In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how the head of the us Pacific Command put it to the house in washington. All options are on the table. We want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. Later, all 100 senators were bussed to a briefing at the white house from their commander in chief. A highly unusual move to show politicians from both sides of the aisle just how serious the situation has become. North korea is the most dangerous spot on the planet right now, and kimjong un is a dangerous and wildly unpredictable dictator. Donald trump is hoping china will use its political and economic leverage over pyongyang to persuade kim jong un to end his nuclear programme. Other options include redesignating north korea as a State Sponsor of terrorism, which will allow the us to impose greater sanctions. Meanwhile, the us show off might continues. This is a is a Missile Defence system in south korea. The current goal is apart to peace through negotiations, but the Trump Administration said it is prepared to defend itself and its allies if necessary. The Foreign Secretary borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the Election Campaign to mount the conservatives most personal attack yet on theJeremy Corbyn. In an article published in the sun newspaper, mrjohnson accused the Labour Leader of being a Security Threat to the united kingdom. Labour have called his comments Crass And Offensive. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth joins us from westminster. Alex, what more has Boris Johnson said . Borisjohnson has Boris Johnson has been borisjohnson has been pretty quiet in this Election Campaign so far, but he has now waited in in true fla m boya nt style. He but he has now waited in in true flamboyant style. He is known for his colourful use of language and has turned that full blast onJeremy Corbyn. He has called him a Martin Headed mutton headed and says he threatens national security. He says he asks nonsensical questions in parliament, he would be calamitous in parliament and disastrous for brexit. This is the core of the conservative campaign so far. They are trying to make this about leadership to draw parallels between Jeremy Corbyn and theresa may because they think this will do them some savers, but labour have been highly critical of these comments. The Shadow Secretary says Boris Johnson was only allowed out of hiding if he talked delusional nonsense. She says he is looking after exit, a significant thing for this country, and these remarks could damage the chances of the uk getting a good deal with the eu brexit. We are one week into the campaign and it is already very personal. Well speak to the Foreign Secretary, borisjohnson injust over an hours time. Labour will today promise to tackle the Housing Crisis by building a million homes, half of them council houses, if the party wins the general election. Labour claims the number of Affordable Homes being built is at a 24 year low. The housing minister Gavin Barwell mp said the conservatives have recently set out a clear plan to build more affordable housing, with the number of new homes under construction up three quarters since 2010. Ministers from 27 European Union countries will meet today for final discussions about the eus Negotiating Stance on brexit. Theyre set to approve the Draft Negotiating Guidelines for the uks divorce from the eu and discuss the next steps in the process. A simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of a condition which causes irreversible sight loss, according to researchers from University College london. Diagnosing glaucoma sooner would mean patients could start treatment before their vision deteriorates. Our Health Correspondent jane dreaper has the details. Francescas eyesight is crucial for her work as an artist. Glaucoma develops slowly over many years. There is no cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients get diagnosed and treated much sooner. To lose ones eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. But this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. Glaucoma is more common as you get older. It affects 600,000 people in the uk. If left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. The test uses a special Fluorescent Marker to highlight failings cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. We believe in glaucoma, it is ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. That ten year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it is most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. Francesca wants to save her sight from deteriorating, and she is hopeful the new test will help many others too. 16 people have been involved in trials so far, so more research is needed. But the london team say these are promising results which could also perhaps be used to detect early signs of degenerative brain illnesses. Councils in england will have to do more to tackle homelessness, under a new law introduced today. The Homelessness Reduction Bill means local authorities now have a legal duty to help Homeless People to find a place to live. The legislation has been broadly welcomed by homelessness charities, though they warn more still needs to be done to tackle rough sleeping, which has risen by 16 in england in the last year. Patients are still struggling to get Gp Appointments and many surgeries are closed during core opening hours, according to mp5. A report from the Public Accounts Committee says the governments drive to force surgeries to open longer risks duplicating services. They also warn no credible plan is in place to recruit more doctors. The government has pledged an extra £500 million per year in funding by 2020 to operate a seven day service. Its been a record year for book sales, according to figures released by the Publishing Industry. Childrens books, non fiction and academicjournals all did well, but sales of ebooks fell sharply. E readers, tablets, smart phones. The story was that as we increasingly read on screens this would spell doom for the good Old Fashioned book. Would spell doom for the good Old Fashioned book. But last would spell doom for the good Old Fashioned book. But last year sales of ebooks to consumers fell by 1796. Sales of ebooks to consumers fell by 17 . Meanwhile, in a record yearfor the Publishing Industry, Physical Book Sales Rose by 8 . Readers showed particular interest in non fiction. Everything from diet books to celebrity memoirs. Sales of Childrens Books rose by 16 . The bestseller of 2016 was harry potters new book and the overwhelming majority of buyers ready when it on paper, not on screen. Most of us have screens in front of us at work or home and people are choosing to spend time away from them. In their leisure moments they look at a book, a printed version, and equally really important when parents want to spend time with their children they want to redo them themselves or they want their children to spend time away from screens. The Publishing Industry is still making increasing amounts of money from online journals, digitalacademic titles and audio books, but it seems the printed book isnt over yet. The number of new cars built in britain reached a 17 year high last month at more than 170,000. Figures from the society of Motor Manufacturers and traders show exports continue to drive the increase, with an average of one car exported every 20 seconds in march. Now for something fluffy. 0r four fluffy things to be precise. A zoo in austria has shown off a litter of White Tiger Cubs to the public for the first time. Falco, toto, mia and mautzi were born a month ago and weighed about a kilo each. As you can see from these pictures, theyve been eating well and have grown quite a bit in just a few weeks. White tigers are very rare, so the cubs are bound to be a big hit with visitors, before theyre donated to other zoos around the world in about a years time. For a zoo, that is a fantastic thing to happen. Absolutely. Marvellous. 0ver absolutely. Marvellous. Over to the sport. Good morning. Crystal palace have already beaten some big names in the past few weeks. Arsenal, liverpool, chelsea. Last night it looked, before i went to bed, like they were going to cause another upset and trip spurs up. But waking up this morning there was a late goal, but i missed it because i went to bed early tottenham are back to within four points of chelsea at the top of the Premier League after a 1 0 win over Crystal Palace. Christian erikssen with the goal that kept spurs in the title race, with five games to play. Tottenhams next game is on sunday against their north london rivals arsenal, who Beat Leicester 1 0 last night to boost their chances of finishing in the top four. Elsewhere, bottom side sunderland lost to middlesbrough. Maria sharapova won herfirst competitive match since returning from a 15 month doping ban, beating italys Roberta Vinci in straight sets at the stuttgart grand prix, but theres been more criticism from fellow players for sharapova. Eugenie bouchard described her as a cheater. And ronnie 0sullivans been knocked out of the World Snooker championship by ding junhui. But he says hes Over The Moon for the chinese player, whos into the semi finals. He said he would rather lose a good match than win a bad one. There are enough i think a wins a win. I know what he means. Fair i know what he means. Fairenough. I think fairenough. Ithinki fairenough. I think i would still want to win. Lets have a quick look at the papers. Starting with the daily telegraph. The main stories about theresa may, saying she will Keep Britain Tidy europes human rights laws. We have heard her say that before. The picture is of her greeting Jean Claude Juncker outside Downing Street. And these tax raids at west ham. Inside, borisjohnson and these tax raids at west ham. Inside, Boris Johnson is and these tax raids at west ham. Inside, borisjohnson is writing for the first time. A very personal attack onJeremy Corbyn. We will be speaking to him later this morning. The front page of the times. Quite an incredible picture released yesterday by north korea. Images of what you could only describe as their military strength. Marking their 85th anniversary. Of course north korea recently threatened to strike the us. The mail is focusing on mps comments about gps, suggesting people were denied appointments because gps are closing early, shutting in the afternoon. We will be talking a lot more about that later in the programme, to the head of gps who is explaining why that might happen, why they might wa nt to that might happen, why they might want to close on wednesday, which makes it more difficult for people to getan makes it more difficult for people to get an appointment. Ive got a story about car production. We often look at whats going on in the car industry to see how the Manufacturing Industry is going. Good morning. The times picks up going. Good morning. The times picks up on the latest figures. Car factories have had their best months since 2000. Back at the start of the millennium. They say there is a 7 surge in car assembly output. In terms of the number of cars produced, it is Something Like the equivalent of 230 cars every hour of which is huge that in the uk every hour. As for that particular month in march. If you look at the three figures for the first quarter, it is still the strongest opening since 2000. Nice to hear things are going well in manufacturing. The other thing i want to talk about is you know when youve got. You are trying to get people to donate and you might send one of those e mails out to your mates and everything . Well, this is a story saying the best thing to do to raise more money is just best thing to do to raise more money isjust go best thing to do to raise more money is just go and ask a few. So rather than sending 100 e mails, if you just ask for five people you will probably get more money. Face to face . Because people feel like they have to donate . Yes and e mails are fairly anonymous. You can send it out and people can ignore it. The trick is, if you go doorto ignore it. The trick is, if you go door to door, not personally, but local kids come around and perform, whatever the first person has put m, whatever the first person has put in, sponsorship. If they have put in £50, then you all have to do around the same thing, its about the first one. Maybe their mum or dad puts £100 in at the top and then you see its their mum and dad and you see its their mum and dad and you think, i dont need to do that much im always fascinated with stories about what athletes eat, especially athletes like and anthony joshua, fighting Vladimir Klitschko on saturday. Its all about what he puts in his body to perform at the best of his ability and it is the sheer volume that fascinates me. For breakfast he has a smoothie made with yoghurt, fruit, porridge, oats and milk, something similarto sally. Then a second breakfast, five eggs, a few slices of bread, smoked salmon, avocados, juice, lunch is too large Chicken Breasts with pasta and all sorts of things. Then a Recovery Sha Ke N and all sorts of things. Then a recovery shaken with bananas. Dinner, to fill its salmon, brown rice, vegetables, and supper as well two phillips of. Then an eton mess and honey for a treat. How does he find time to fight . He drains two hours a day and the rest of it is eating. Trains. That makes me hungry what is it, six takes . Up to five eggs. Is that an order for me . We will go to the cafe now. See you later on. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning the us says it will tighten sanctions on north korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to end its nuclear and missile programmes. Scientists say theyve developed an eye test which could spot the main cause of blindness a decade before symptoms appear leading to earlier treatment. Fill it time to say hello properly and good morning to carol. Good morning. This morning if youre outside early on under clear skies, a chilly start. In powys the temperature last night fell to 6, at the moment in benson in 0xfordshire, i but not everywhere has clear skies, eight bit of cloud around today producing showers, some of which will be heavy a bit of. Especially in the afternoon. As is the way with showers, not all will catch one. We have had a few showers overnight, weve also had some rain moving steadily south in scotland and now in skulls in england. Still further showers, some merging to give outbreaks in the far north 0scar and, brighter spells ahead of it ensconced far north of scotland. South of that under clear skies overnight, a beautiful and sunny start to the date but also a frosty one and cold one for some if youre just tapping out that to the day. The South West