Now that the scottish fa have agreed a deal to compensate his current employers. And making a splash. Ive donned a tail fin to find out how mermaiding is becoming a growing sport in the uk. And sarah has the weather. Cloudy today, increasingly wet and windy from the west, all the details of the weather today in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There were almost 43,000 to extraction operations the children in england last year,. The British Dental Association says england provides a second Class Service compared to scotland and wales, and has accused government ministers of adopting a short sighted approach to a growing crisis around tooth decay. 0ur Health CorrespondentDominic Hughes reports. Tooth decay in children is distressing, painful and avoidable. Dentists say sugary snacks and drinks are the biggest cause. British children drink more soft drinks than anywhere else in europe and the number of multiple extractions which have to take place in hospital under a general anaesthetic is continuing to grow. Figures compiled by the local Government Association show there were nearly 43,000 multiple to the extractions among under 18s in england last year. Thats around 170 every day of the working week. 0verall, theres been an increase of i7 in just four years. Dentists say children in england are suffering and are being offered a second rate service when compared to scotland and wales. We have seen in scotland and in wales that they have got National Programmes to try and prevent this and they have actually got reasonably good results out of it. The government has not put any money into a National Prevention programme for england and thats the reason why we are seeing so many children being put under general anaesthetic. The department of health in england says the introduction of attacks on sugary drinks is part of its plan to reduce the number of extractions and that more than half of all children have seen a dentist in the last year. And, with proper oral hygiene, good brushing and avoiding high sugar snacks and drinks, thousands of children could be saved from experiencing the pain of a rotten tooth. Dominic hughes, bbc news. The African Union has demanded an apology from donald trump after he reportedly used a vulgar and disparaging term to describe some african nations. The African Union has expressed its shock and outrage and said the Trump Administration misunderstood african nations. 0ur north american correspondent peter bowes reports. An extraordinary week even by Donald Trumps standards. It ended with a medical, a routine checkup that all president s undergo and wood from the doctor that the commander in chief is apparently in excellent health. But the past two days have seen the president mired in controversy. As donald trump arrives in florida to spend the weekend at his golf resort, the International Community is still fuming over his alleged use of crude language to describe african countries. As the African Union we were quite appalled and infuriated, outraged, by the comments. And for a country like the united states, which is a valued partnerfor the africans, this is quite a shock. From the United Nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. These are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. Im sorry but theres no other word one can use but racist. You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. The allegation has gone unanswered by the president. He had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of Martin Luther king. But it was awkward. After signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. Mr president , are you a racist . The president left without responding. Hed earlier tweeted that hed used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. Peter bowes, bbc news. The leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable, said the president s visit to the uk should not go ahead. If that is the case the government will have to work harder to make sure it doesnt happen because it would be appalling if this man, in view of everything he has said and done, would come and be treated as a state visit. Consumers can no longer be charged extra for paying by credit or debit card under new laws from today. It is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said they will raise overall prices in response to the change. Joe lynam reports. Weve all seen them. The extra little fees added at the very end of the buying process. In percentage terms it may not sound like a lot, but card surcharges add up, until today. Under a new eu directive a fire that broke out in nottingham station yesterday is now being yesterdays fire at nottingham train station is now being treated as arson, police have confirmed. The blaze began early yesterday morning. 10 fire crews tackled flames in the stations roof. The station was fully evacuated when smoke filled the foyer. It will re open today. The troubled Construction Firm carillion, a key Government Contractor for projects including schools and prisons, has denied reports that its rescue plan was rejected by creditors. The firm is struggling under £1. 5 billion of debt, including a pension shortfall of more than half a million pounds. The bbc understands that government ministers are drawing up plans to take over some of its prison contracts. So vince cable says that and in no circumstances should the firm be bailed out. Tributes have been paid to the comedy actress bella emberg, who has died aged 80. She became a household name in the 19805 on the russ abbot show, playing characters including blunderwoman, the sidekick of hapless superhero cooperman. Russ abbot called her a huge comedy talent, while les dennis said she was a funny, lovely friend. Four british friends have broken the world record and become the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat. The amateur crew, dubbed the four 0arsmen, made history when they reached the island of antigua just after 1 30 this morning, having spent 29 days at sea and beating the previous record by six days. Dan johnson has more. And here they go shouting the end of an epicjourney road in record time, four man who had not even been in a rowing boat 18 months ago not only challenge winners but the first to cross the atlantic in less tha n the first to cross the atlantic in less than 30 days. It feels overwhelming. The challenge as we said before is just relentless, never ending payment, just rowing, the whole thing, coming first is something that is beyond our wildest dreams. They left the Canary Islands 3000 miles away and faced 40 foot waves, scorching sun and howling winds, not quite the apocalypse but a test of endurance for the four 0arsmen. Surviving on russians, producing their own water, taking it in turns to eat, to sleep, and to iow. In turns to eat, to sleep, and to row. It is amazing to complete the role. We set out as a charitable initiative, for mind, and spinal research, the mind research is commemorative of my mum and her struggle with her health. To do it such justice and do struggle with her health. To do it suchjustice and do it in struggle with her health. To do it such justice and do it in such style and with such great support and Great Success is amazing. Just making it to the caribbean is a fantastic achievement but they have raised more than a quarter of £1 million and have rode their way into the record books. Danjohnson, bbc news. Congratulations to them. With ten minutes past nine. More on the top story, children in england getting second rate dental treatment than those in scotland and ask according to the British Dental Association. It found children and teenagers have almost 43,000 operations to remove teeth in england last year which works out at 170 operation today. An increase of 17 in the last four years. The bda says children in england are getting second Class Service when it comes to oral health because unlike wales and scotland there is no dedicated National Programme to tackle the problem. The department of health and social care says other half of all children in england visited a dentist last year and it is introducing a sugar tax to tackle tooth decay. We can talk to claire stevens, president of the British Society of paediatric dentistry. Good morning. Anyone who hears these figures should be shocked, 43,002 operations on teenagers and children. 170 day. Why is this situation at this point, and i presume it is worsening . The numbers of operations are going steadily up and have gone up by 15 in the last four years. The reason is not one single answer, it is about our children and young people, having it is about getting fluoride so parents and children need to brush their teeth with a fluoride toothpaste twice a day, in the morning and in the evening and it is getting children to see the dentist in the first place. They should certainly receive their dental check on their first birthday and every year thereafter. 14 of children in england and wales did not see a dentist last year. You are a dental surgeon. Dentist last year. You are a dental surgeon. Its your dayjob. Give us a snapshot of who you are treating and what you are seeing. Have a routine operating list where i will remove multiple decayed teeth under general anaesthetic. Needs can be so complex that they cannot be managed ina complex that they cannot be managed in a normal setting. Ive had to remove in a normal setting. Ive had to re m ove ba by in a normal setting. Ive had to remove baby teeth and anaesthetic for a child of two, thats not read, thatis for a child of two, thats not read, that is something happening week in, week out. When this happened was this the first time the child had seen a this the first time the child had seen a dentist, was it a direct result of poor nutrition and poor dental care . This would be a child presenting to the dentist to the first time because they are in pain, the dentist will recognise that it is beyond their remit to manage and the high streets dentist to refer it to me and that first dental experience for a child will be traumatic, and a general anaesthetic. Wouldnt it be great if the first time that child came to the first time that child came to the dentist it was a positive, happy experience where we could support the family, give preventative advice, help with weaning and then make sure that child avoids decayed teeth for the rest of their life . You also talk about teenagers who are having to have false teeth, in the early teens. Thats right. We know that young people are consuming far too many sugary foods and drinks. And for teenagers it is often fizzy drinks, many of them drinking these daily or more regularly. Ive had young people where we have removed so many permanent teeth weve had no option than to provide them with false teeth, imagine how that person will manage for the rest of their life without the natural teeth. Manage for the rest of their life without the naturalteeth. So manage for the rest of their life without the natural teeth. So what is the answer. Something is happening if 40 of children are not visiting the dentist, where is the system falling down . There needs to be measures, the sugar levy will be welcome when it is introduced in a few months time, how about investing some of that income, in manchester we have a Regional Programme of prevention, we need to invest in the scheme of supervised brushing in the early years, reception, we are encouraging families to go to the dentists, and making sure they apply fluoride. We know we will save much more money when we are investing,. With the expertise that you have, the passion you have, surely theres only one person to blame and that should be the parent . I dont really like the word blame. Well take that word out then, the only responsibility is for the parent to take the child to the dentist, its important to tell people that their child needs the teeth removed because they have not done that. As big as a parent myself, of course parents have a responsibility but the profession also has a responsibility to educate the family so that they know you you need to take the child as soon as the first teeth come through. We need to make it easy for children to come into our services and that might mean working with school visitors, health visitors, to make sure we are getting children into the system. You dont think that people know that their children needed to see a dentist . There has been research that shows that pa rents been research that shows that parents dont realise how early you should come and also that it is free. I found that astonishing that pa rents were free. I found that astonishing that parents were not aware that nhs dental treatment was free for children. It may be that parents perceived barriers that are not there in reality. Thank you we are time. President of the british Paediatric Society of dentistry. It is 16 minutes past nine oclock. It is 16 minutes past nine oclock. It is cold and foggy and i think we could see more of that but this is a beautiful picture, sarah, good morning. Good morning, this is deal in kent, a gorgeous picture captured by one weather watcher. A lot more clout to come this weekend. It has been cloudy and great this past weekend, rain in the west, further east you are more likely to stay dry, the weather has been pushing into the south west of england, up towards western scotland, in east it is dry at the moment because of this area of High Pressure over scandinavia so the weather from the atlantic is bumping into this area, not making much progress on its way across the country so it will be damp for match of the day across south west england. Central and eastern parts of the uk, it is mostly dry, temperatures between five and 9 degrees, not far off work there will be for this time of year, not feeling pleasant and the cloud, should stay dry for most of our premier League Football matches today, top temperatures in newcastle. This evening, all the rain in the west were tentative as lads are the weather front will begin to die away overnight. It is still cloudy and the rain will be lighter than last night said temperatures dropping a little lower, 3 4d to start sunday morning for most areas, and some mist and cloud during the course of sunday, many of us having a good deal of dry weather, the client should then and break up later, the cloud should break up later, the cloud should break up, turning windy towards the north west which moves in late on sunday bringing heavy rain to parts of Northern Ireland and north west scotland. Windy as well, elsewhere keeping the dry weather will be fairly cloudy but that front and the north west should mark a change to come, so sunday night and monday and beyond, the blue colours return to map the north westerly map affair. But it will be quite a bit colder than before, windy and unsettled and we could see snow and ice returning, especially in the north. Watch out for something called on the way, pretty grey out there for the rest of the weekend. Back to you both. Thank you, sarah. It is 19 minutes past mind, lets look at the papers. Mike barton, chief constable of durham constabulary, joins us. Lets look at the front pages first, keep eve ryo ne look at the front pages first, keep everyone up to date. The daily mail is leading on donald trump missing out on the uk visit, he has cancelled it, although he may also face the embarrassment, says the paper, of not being invited to the Royal Wedding which will be in may. Royal household source says the guest list hasnt been announced that there is no reason why he wouldnt be invited. Sir vince cable, speaking to this programme a short time ago, says it would be unthinkable if a state visit, at this stage is still on, went ahead. Some of the front pages are looking at the australian flu epidemic, there is the daily telegraph, today programme presenterjohn humphrys faces criticism for conversation he had about the gender pay gap with a fellow journalist, of had about the gender pay gap with a fellowjournalist, of the error. 0n the front page of the financial times, the problems faced by Infrastructure Company carillion. They face major financial problems. We shall we start. I enjoyed this yesterday because it is a conversation that the queen had on camera, although not an official interview, talking about the crown jewels. This story emerged from this interview. A great story. The documentary will be on the bbc tomorrow night. This is the story that caught my eye, the royal family, george vi, hit the crown jewels in a biscuit tin. Although its a very posh biscuit tin, it is bartholomews and the trapdoor into which this was secreted is still there apparently. And so is the tin. If someone asked if i would like a bath 0liver biscuit i would not know what they were talking about. It is a well known posh brand . Read magazines because it has a. Are not familiar with it. I think it must be because it has a crust on it. A crest. Its the weekend, is this why you have chosen a cocktail story . This is about how people have found old spirits and putting them into cocktails and charging a fortune for them. The one thing, whenever i see a cocktail story i always think, i must buy one of those books and then when people come around at christmas, do them. And i never do the other thing that always catches my eye, do you know why they were invented . It was in america during prohibition, to disguise the terrible taste of the home brew. Lets go through some of these prices, you wouldnt want to drink too many. One of them would set you back £5,500. Just for one cocktail. 0ne daiquiri at the savoy would cost about £700. Its because theyve dug up about £700. Its because theyve dug up this vintage bacardi. Something like 40 years old. That is a lot of money. Do you remember how much you wait when you were