Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20180205 : compa

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire 20180205

May is doing a good job, but i think she can do a betterjob, she needs to stand firm. Also on the programme. This programme has been told that thousands of people are desperate to get out of their time share contracts, but cant because theyre far too complex and costly. Every door is closing on me, i cannot go anywhere. I cannot get free of this thing and its like a disease, if you like, hanging over you. That full exclusive report in around 15 minutes time. A doctor said there is no hope for 20 month old alfie evans as doctors wa nt to 20 month old alfie evans as doctors want to switch off his life support. We talk to other parents who have had similar decisions to make. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 00. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you on all the stories were talking about. A little later well hear claims that returns on University Degrees can be paltry when you consider the £50,000 many students rack up getting them. We wa nt we want to hear your experiences. If youve recently graduated, do you have any regrets over your degree . Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. 0ur our top story, a downing street source has ruled out the prospect of britain staying in any kind of European Customs Union after brexit. The statement came days after the strong supporters of leaving had criticised theresa may for not taking a stand on the issue. The Customs Union allows goods made in the eu to move around the block without tariffs and without few checks. But it prevents members from striking their own free trade deals with other countries. Norman smith, all sorted . What we have seen in recent days, we note the tory brexiteers have been on the warpath breathing down theresa mays neck. 0ne on the warpath breathing down theresa mays neck. One of the issues they have been getting to her over is this idea of staying in this eu trading bloc, which we are currently in. Theresa may has always said we will not claim in the Customs Union, but she has been less clear on whether we can stay in some sort of revamped Customs Union, another form of Customs Union. Last night downing street put it down in black and white that we will not be pa rt black and white that we will not be part of any type of Customs Union whatsoever. That will please the brexit is because they regard the great prize of brexit is our ability, once we leave, to go out on strike our own trade deals, which we cannot do if we stay in a Customs Union. Albeit there are plenty of tory remainders, the labour party and the snp and others who do want us and the snp and others who do want us to think about staying in a Customs Union and that was what hilary benn said this morning. The Prime Minister has brexiteers to the left of her, remain as to the right of her but in the end she will need to make a decision because we need to make a decision because we need to make a decision because we need to know what the future relationship is going to be. I think we should stay in the Customs Union andl we should stay in the Customs Union and i think we should stay as close as possible to the Single Market because it is in our economic interests. This noise, argument and accusation assessments are not being done fairly, these are symptoms of the inability of the government to do itsjob. Anyone who has read the papers over the weekend will have read about the various plots to get rid of theresa may and we know about the split in the tory party, will this be enough to quieten those plotters . the tory party, will this be enough to quieten those plotters . I suspect not, it may buy theresa may some breathing space but a lot of the tory brexiteers are suspicious about the sort of deal she will deliver. Throughout this whole process she has had to shimmy this way and shimmy that way, to keep her party together. The basic problems she faced hasnt changed since the election, which is, she has divided cabinet, a divided party and she doesnt have a commons majority, which makes her position incredibly fragile, which is why she has had to be very, very careful, every little step she has taken. But she does seem, over the weekend, to have decided to throw a bit of meat to the brexiteers, 0k decided to throw a bit of meat to the brexiteers, ok on the Customs Union, no question about it, we will not have any Customs Union at all, that will please them. Norman smith, thank you. And a little later in the programme well be asking conservative Party Supporters and activists how they think the government is doing and whether it might be time for theresa may to step aside. We are keen to get your support as well. Annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. A new ring fenced tax to fund the nhs and social care in england has been proposed by a panel of health experts. The panel, commissioned by the liberal democrats has also recommended a return of caps on personal payments for adult social care. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. Thousands of demonstrators marched through london at the weekend calling for increased funding for the nhs. Health unions joined other campaigners, arguing there was a winter crisis which needed urgent action and investment. Today, a report from health experts, including the former head of nhs england, has called for new answers to nhs funding problems. The report commissioned by the liberal democrats calls for an extra . Billion on top of inflation for the nhs in england in the next financial year, more than double the increase announced in the budget. A single, ring fenced tax for health and social care replacing national insurance. And reinstating a commitment to cap the costs paid by individuals for social care. The report argues that higher funding needed for health and care should come through increased taxation, and that this will be more transparent if there is a dedicated tax for this purpose. Longer waiting lists and rationing for some treatments, it says, are undermining the key principles of the nhs. In response, the department of health and social care said the nhs had been prioritised in the budget, and an extra . Billion had already been provided for social care in england. Hugh pym, bbc news. Customers of the Lloyds Banking group have been banned from using their credit cards to buy Virtual Currencies such as bitcoin. The decision affects all account holders with lloyds bank, bank of scotland, halifax and mbna. The group says its protecting customers from running up debts they could never repay. The surviving suspect from the paris terror attacks of 2015 will go on trial in belgian today. Salah abdeslam faces charges relating to shoot outs he had with police while on the run in belgian in 2016. He faces a second trial relating to his involvement in the paris at later date. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is at the court in brussels. Salah abdeslam, at one time the most wa nted Salah Abdeslam, at one time the most wanted man in europe, what can we expect from the court today . This is a separate case because the four months after the paris attacks, the 13th of november 2015 where 150 13th of november 2015 where150 people were killed in the bataclan, restau ra nts a nd people were killed in the bataclan, restaurants and the stade de france, forfour months, restaurants and the stade de france, for four months, Salah Abdeslam, restaurants and the stade de france, forfour months, Salah Abdeslam, was missing, the only sole surviving suspect and he was picked up on cctv ata suspect and he was picked up on cctv at a service station between paris and brussels in the early hours after the attacks. This case in brussels, at the highest court, you can see the police. 200 officers here, Belgian Special police forces, to secure this whole site. This is to secure this whole site. This is to do with when he was first discovered in a flat about three miles from here in a suburb of brussels when police came to the door looking for Salah Abdeslam. As they opened the door they came under gunfire, kalashnikov gunfire. It was sustained for several hours and Salah Abdeslam is alleged to have cleared and fled via rooftops. He was found three days later and shot by police near his family home. Four days after that it was the brussels attacks, 32 people were killed. It is also to be linked. This is to do with the attempted murder of Police Officers at the flat. But his lawyers are saying he is willingly taking part, so he may speak. He arrived flanked by armed Police Officers. This may be the first time we hear evidence from him. Gavin, thank you very much. This programme has been told that thousands of people desperate to get out of their timeshare contracts are currently unable to because it is far too complex and costly. A timeshare usually involves paying a one off lump sum in return for being able to use the property for an agreed number of weeks each year, every year for life. And well have more on that story later in the programme. Many graduates receive paltry returns for their degrees despite racking up £50,000 in debt thats according to the head of the house of commons Education Select Committee. In a speech today, Robert Halfon will argue that too many people are taking academic degrees and that the rewards for taking them vary wildly. But the organisation that represents uk universities says graduates earn more than non graduates and are more likely to be in employment. Snow has caused a number of accidents in south east england, at the start of what forecasters say could be one of the coldest weeks of the winter. This was footage taken by the Police Called out to accidents on the m20 in kent. Luckily no one was seriously injured and the motorway has now been cleared. The met office has issued yellow warnings of snow and ice for large parts of the uk. One woman had a lucky escape when she got stranded on a beach and had to be rescued by the rnli. The woman you can see in the water in these pictures, was forced to climb on to the top of her submerged car, after becoming stranded on the cumbrian coast as the tide came in and the water levels began to rise. She was treated for hypothermia but was otherwise unharmed. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9 30am. We wa nt we want to hear from you this morning if you have bought a time share, if you are happy with it 01 time share, if you are happy with it or you time share, if you are happy with it 01 you are time share, if you are happy with it or you are trying to get out it. Peter on facebook said he didnt mind boasting about these holiday homes when you bought them, you take your chance whether you win or lose. Somebody else says, anybody who is stupid enough to fall for a time share deserves what they get. A and his money are easily parted. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets get some sport from sarah. Was the superbowl worth staying up for . It really was. It turned out to be third time lucky for the Philadelphia Eagles. They were runners up in 1980 and 2004 but the franchise finally won their first super bowl overnight. What an upset, theirfans had super bowl overnight. What an upset, their fans had taken to wearing dark masks in the lead up, such was their underdog status coming into the game. But in the final day beat the defending champions in minneapolis. Lets have a look at the touchdown theyre saying will be shown a billion times nick foles who led magnificiently on the night became the first quarterback to throw and catch touchdowns in superbowl history. He only came into the side towards the end of the regular season as an injury replacement. So you can imagine the celebrations ongoing in philadelphia now. And if the football is not your thing theres always the half time show for entertainment. This year it wasJustin Timberlake wowing the crowds. The 12 minute performance included a tribute to prince he ended up in the middle of the crowd. Where this 13 year old mayjust be the most popular person in his school today bagging a selfie with the star. And while it doesnt take long to find that selfie online. Ryan mckenna the lucky 13 year old and it seems the internet has fallen in love with him. Selfiekid seemed to be his twitter name and now many are calling him the superbowls mvp in place of quarterback nick foles. He doesnt look like hes got that much security. Cannot believeJustin Timberlake can go into the centre of a crowd. What a start to the six nations this weekend wales with a stunning victory over scotland and the last minute drop goal for ireland to steal the win against france on saturday, and then yesterday it was englands turn as they began their defence of the title. And it went pretty well. They ran in seven tries for a bonus point win over italy in rome. A nice six nations debut for sam simmonds though with two tries. Worry for ben youngs, the scrum half stretchered off early with a knee injury. 46 15 the final score in rome. There very quiet apart from the final ten minutes to the day. The final ten minutes provided an equaliser, two penalties, one saved and one missed and sandwiched in between was what looked like a stoppage time winner for livepool. Harry kane missed the first but made up for it in the second to give him his 100th premier league goal. And before any of that, came one of the goals of the season. This was the equaliser. Substitute victor wa nyama smashing home an equaliser with ten minutes to go. That cancelled out mo salahs earlier strike, only for the egyptian to score this brilliant goal at the end. In stoppage time. But there was still time for a second spurs penalty. You dont give harry kane a second chance, do you . That levelled things off at 2 2. Relieved to have equalised at the end. Take your hat off to him, he missed the first penalty, saved and he took the second one. Got to be brave. We will speak to you later on. This programme has been told that thousands of people desperate to get out of their timeshare contracts are currently unable to because it is far too complex and costly. Timeshares were very popular in the 19805 and 19905 they were marketed as holidays without the hassle investors were told their timeshares would increase in value and be easy to get out of, whenever they wanted. But for many, this didnt happen and instead theyve been left with increasing maintenance charges on a property they cant get rid off. Cant get rid of. Timeshare groups say the industry provides millions of people with quality holidays every year. 0ur reporter Anna Collinson has more. It was acceptable in the 80s it was acceptable at the time it was acceptable in the 805. Its the 1980s, and hundreds of thousands of people are signing contracts which promise cheap sun and convenient getaways, normally in spain. Ive got love for you if you were born in the 80s, the 805. Many were told their time shares were an investment, that they would increase in value, and that they could get rid of them when ever they wanted. Many of those people are now retired or close to it and they can no longer afford or use their time share. So, what happens then . We had some good years with it but over the years, of course, things have changed. So, quickly, heres how it works. People buy a share in a property for a number of weeks each year, usually paying a one off lump sum. In return, they get the right to use their annual weeks in the apartment, which in some cases can last until they die. Time share owners must also pay maintenance charges, which can increase year on year. Id come back home to mum, i didnt really know anybody that was gay, so it was just like, illjust see if i can find some friends. That was all i wanted, just a friend that i could speak to, that knew how i felt, because i was 40 at the time and it was first time id ever come out in the open, if you like. It was taken outside the lodge. Wendy barker met her partner, anne jackson blanchard, in 1995. Laughter. She was quite punctilious, but quite jolly with it. Does it bring back nice memories . Yes, i suppose it does, yeah, yeah. The couple decided to get a time share. So, this is a photograph of the lodge taken from one angle. The bungalow in the countryside cost nearly £9,000. What it was was an escape for me, really, because i worked within the prison service, it was freedom, if you like, from being shut in those walls. But as the years passed, the couple separated, wendy retired and annes health deteriorated. They could no longer use their time share, but every year were paying around £900 to cover its maintenance fees. So then i tried to sell it, i tried to give it away. It was just, nobody wanted it because the maintenance fees were going up and up and up. We were also told if there comes a time where you dont want it and you decide thats it, well buy it back from you. Never happened. Some companies allow time share owners to terminate agreements on request. Others only allow it if a person is sick, elderly or bankrupt, but anne was told she wasnt sick enough. In october, she died. Anne spent nearly the last ten years of her life worrying about this time share. Yeah. Do you think that impacted on her health . It didnt help, it certainly didnt help her. Its just one of them things, she couldnt help how she was and time beat her. Yeah. Not nice. Industry bodies believe up to 600,000 people own time shares in the uk. The cost can vary, depending on the property, but lawyers at this firm says its clients have paid between £300 £1300. Trading standards say if the person wants to exit a time share, they should contact their company directly and, in most cases, they will let a cons

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