still to come on this week's travel show: ijoin a dance—off ijoin a dance—off with a difference in peru's capital, lima. so, don't go away. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you are heading. hello, i'm michelle chan, your global guide with top tips on the world's best events in the coming months. starting in england, hull is the uk city of culture this year. a 365—day event which kicks off with fireworks and light projections downtown. there will be art installations across the city, as well as poetry readings, rock gigs and photography exhibitions. the city will be hosting the turner prize, the renowned annual arts award, as well as concerts and performances throughout the year. the social festival, usually a very british affair, is taking its house and techno to mexico and colombia this year, playing on march 17th and 18th in both nations‘ capitals. it might be even noisier in gadmen, switzerland, over the weekend of february 25th and 26th at the international dog sledding race. there will be more than 100 teams, and at a slower pace there will be dog sled rides for kid

ijoined him on his rounds, delivering poems. door—to—door poet. ijoined him on his rounds, delivering poemslj his rounds, delivering poems.” brought you a poem. this is jane, she likes horse racing. there he stood in his little hat and said, "cani stood in his little hat and said, " can i recite stood in his little hat and said, "can i recite your palm? " i said i was busy at the moment. —— up a woi'iti. was busy at the moment. —— up a worm. now he is back with a poem on what she loves. horses. their thundering gallops at the races. their faces as he crossed the finish line. wow. that's really good. you got it to the thereat the end.” will see you later, jane, cheers, ta ke will see you later, jane, cheers, take care. how did you become a door—to—door poet? take care. how did you become a door-to-door poet? forcible was to door-to-door poet? forcible was to do with boredom. did you just start knocking on people ‘s doors? do with boredom. did you just start knocking on people 's doors? -- first of all. it works. the process a lwa

talked about his his plans earlier on "washington journal earlier today. " promised, jacqueline klimas ijoining us from "washington examiner." good morning. about the $54 billion, put that into context for us? guest: there claiming it is a 10% increase, but no one was really expecting it to grow to that number. everyone was expecting lawmakers to come to a budget deal. so it is 3% more than what president obama

still to come on this week's travel show: ijoin a dance—off with a difference in peru's capital, lima. so don't go away. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. hello, i'm michelle jana—chan, your global guide with top tips on the world's best events in the coming months. starting in england, hull is the uk city of culture this year. a 365—day event which kicks off with fireworks and light projections downtown. there'll be art installations across the city, as well as poetry readings, rock gigs and photography exhibitions. the city will be hosting the turner prize, the renowned annual arts award at the ferens gallery, as well as concerts and performances throughout the year. the social festival, usually a very british affair, is taking its house and techno to mexico and colombia this year, playing on march 17th and 18th in both nations‘ capitals. it might be even noisier in gadmen, switzerland, over the weekend of february 25th and 26th at the international dog sledding race. there'll be more than 100 teams of mushers and dogs and at a slower pace there wi

talked about his his plans earlier on "washington journal earlier today. " promised, jacqueline klimas ijoining us from "washington examiner." good morning. about the $54 billion, put that into context for us? guest: there claiming it is a 10% increase, but no one was really expecting it to grow to that number. everyone was expecting lawmakers to come to a budget deal. so it is 3% more than what president obama asked for in his defense plan. less -- john mccain asked for $640 billion so it is less than that. host: is the money going to weapon systems? is there a worry that these funds could be applied -- guest: this is just a blueprint and we will find out more details when the full budget comes out later this year. some of the things the militaries ask for it is to get more ships. lawmakers are always looking to get more money for more training to boost readiness. service stories about members having to cannibalize other planes to keep other planes flying. host: we have heard the president talk a lot about what has happened militarily overseas in the past years and expressing his dislike. but

when i told them, later when ijoined the ypj, i told them that i'd joined, they cried, and then i cried. and then i explained what is the ypj and what is our ideology and why do we need to fight and why do i need to join and they understood and said that if this is something i believe in, then i need to do it. i don't accept the government's opinion on this. to be honest i don't really accept very much from the government at all. look what they've done to our country. nobody believes in the government anymore, no—one believes in the political system of britain anymore, especially working—class people. we are suffering from every angle, so when the british government want to tell me that i'm a terrorist or i shouldn't come here, i don't listen. i'm doing this for humanity, not for the government, i'm doing this for people everywhere. breaking news coming from pakistan. we hear there has been a large explosion at a protest rally. it happened outside the punjab assembly, during a protest by a large group of chemists and pharmaceutical manufacturers. a nearby vehicle exploded and a larg

you know that ijoined this coalition before, tried to negotiate. we didn't reach an agreement. i also have criticism on the other side, by the way. but it is true and now it is more clear to the israelis that what this coalition represents is something that would not lead to peace or to the end of conflict, and more and more voices within this current coalition, led by benjamin netanyahu, are talking about secession, something against the interests of israel. and now what we represent is something which is completely different, and in the end, we will reach elections in israel — hopefully sooner — and put this on the table, and say ok, this is what i represent. and we represent something else. but i do agree that this is the responsibility of any leadership, and by refusing to all these, you know, deals or suggestions, and negotiations, that are based on not only thee relations between israel and the palestinians, but also on the ability to change the situation, the strategic situation of israel in the region, with the arabs. they know, and i know this, the — most of the

and ijoined a host of others who think that he is just the right move. you know him well, this is not an easyjob to go into. clearly the experiences of mike flynn suggest that as well. but he has got to deal with many competing egos. he will have to make sure that his views are heard by the president. can he do that? he knows what he's getting into, he is going in with his eyes wide open. there has been a lot of reporting on challenges inside the white house right now. do you think that is accurate? i think a fair bit of it is, perhaps overblown in some respects. and losing the national security officer after 2a days, there will need to be a lot of team—building to get it back on track. the dynamics of the relationship going to be ingesting, lou senator dealing with the 4—star general in james matias lou senator dealing with the 4—star general injames matias and also some big characters in the administration like stephen bannon. i think he knows the candidates and characters in the white house, he will have to establish a personal relationship with

ijoined a school party in one of the vast caverns at blynow festiniog. beneath this sci—fi landscape, there is an industrial world waiting to be discovered again. a labyrinth of over 300 tunnels and caverns, 24 stories deep. former slate mines, now to be explored using climbing skills and declines, giving you an insight into the life of a minor. this is a horrible dream! all that supports you are staples humbled into the rock. you are say thank you toa into the rock. you are say thank you to a harness. but your mind paralysed as you with fear —— miner. what is so incredible is when you look down and around, this is where people work. some working here were as young as six years old.|j people work. some working here were as young as six years old. i learned about what the miners had to do. we have a great safety system now, but they just had chains have a great safety system now, but theyjust had chains around their legs. it is crazy to think they did that for 12 hours a day. she legs. it is crazy to think they did that for12 hours a day. she -- leg

later on breakfast, see what happened when ijoined some free runners, including an 88—year—old, enjoying a new lease of a new lease of life, thanks to the sport of free running. more on that at 9:30am. hopefully by then you will have worked out the size of a daughters. slightly annoyingly, you were almost exactly right. the average tortoise is 17 inches, so the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you were the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you were right. they can weigh up to ten kilos as well. most people would note the size of a tortoise, wouldn't they? but this is the most endangered tortoise in the world. 17 inchesis endangered tortoise in the world. 17 inches is the average. iamso inches is the average. i am so glad we have resolved this because now everyone can get on with their weekend. it could turn up in a pub quiz tonight. it could. it'll soon be time to raid the children's piggy banks and check down the back of the sofa, because the £1 coin is having its much—publicised first makeover in more than 30 years. the new 12—sided coin

ijoined a school party in one of the vast caverns, at blaenau ffestiniog. beneath this sci—fi landscape, there is an industrial world waiting to be discovered again. a labrynth of 300 tunnels and caverns, 24 storeys deep. former slate mines to be explored using climbing skills and zip wires, giving you an insight into the life of a minor 200 feet the rock face. tell me this is not real, that this is a horrible dream? all that supports you are staples hammered into the rock. of course, you have a harness and two special clips which cannot be unhooked at the same time but your mind paralyses you with fear. i am on a wooden plank 100 feet in the air across an old quarry! see you later. what is incredible is when you stop for a moment and look down and look around and realise this is where people worked! how terrifying must that have been? some forced to work here were as young as six years old. when i first came here i learned what the miners had to do with the tools. we have a great safety system but theyjust used to wrap chains around their legs and hang o

well, for the first 11 years, ijoined the navy and i was very much a loner. i wouldn't trust anybody. and even, even when i got married, i didn't like anybody to touch me, no one to put their arms around me, no one. male forfemale put their arms around me, no one. male for female and that goes, that still continues today. i don't want anybody to touch me. i don't know how i imagined to have children because i didn't even like my wife to sit next to me and i love her dearly. it's a scandal that this independent inquiry into child sex abuse is going to explore and investigate. do you think that 60 yea rs investigate. do you think that 60 years on, it can get to the heart of why this decision was made to send thousands of british children abroad? well, it's got to come out because we must see that this can never happen because in the 80s they sent convicts out to australia, but we didn't steal anything. we didn't commitany we didn't steal anything. we didn't commit any crime. yet we were dumped ina commit any crime. yet we were dumped in a hell that i honestly t

it's now involving groups of over 60 year olds and later on breakfast see what happened when ijoined some free runners, including an 88—year—old enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to the sport of free running. and no harm done? no, it has improved their balance and spatial awareness. they say they haven't had any awareness. they say they haven't had a ny falls awareness. they say they haven't had any falls since they've been doing it. what about you? i enjoyed the togetherness of it. and i haven't had any falls, today at least. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: people buying a new car are urged by the transport secretary to think long and hard before choosing a diesel, as the government looks at ways to cut air pollution. the white house has barred several major news organisations from a press briefing being given by president trump's spokesman. the bbc, along with cnn and the new york times, were among those excluded. i think we should have a look at the weekend weather forecast. it has been quite a week, and it seems to have calmed down a

ijoined him on his rounds, delivering poems in stockton. i'm good, thanks. i brought your poem. what's important to us? well, probably the state of the country at the moment. immigration. i voted out. it's a little window into inner lives. when he was growing up. that's my mum and her friend in dusseldorf. we had a lot of hostility, mum did, people spitting at her in the street. we've had swastikas painted on the door. this is the poem that has been written for him, speak. it's all about his habit of speaking out, in defence of others. it starts in dark pub corners. in stomachs, full of spite. it ends in concentration camps. the rule of the far right. shivers down my spine. i think it's probably one of the highlights of my life. i'm very moved by it. he's a very clever bloke. like i was saying when we were there, it's moments like that, that you just think, bestjob in the world. door—to—door poet? what could be better than that, you know? rowan mccabe, the door—to—door poet. david sillito, bbc news stockton. 100 still in negative territory. astrazeneca was one of the big

ijoined him on his rounds delivering poems in stockton. how are you? i'm good thanks, yeah. i brought you a poem. yeah, that'd be lovely, thanks. this is jane, she likes horse racing. when i got up and opened it, there he stood in his little hat and said, "can i recite you a poem?" i said no, i'm busy at the moment. and he carried on. and now, a week or so on, he's back with a poem about what she loves. those horses. specifically, the grand national legend, red rum. the thundering gallops at the races justles. their faces as he crossed the finish line. oh wow. that's really good, that. that's really good. you got it to a t there at the end. i'll see you later, jean, cheers, take care. i have to ask, how did you become a door—to—door poet? well, first of all it was to do with boredom, really. you're just bored and you were knocking on people's doors saying, can i write you a poem? i had this feeling that anyone could enjoy poetry, really. you are a bit...aren't you? i think i probably am a little bit. but it works. the process always begins with a knock and then if people

for labour party exists for, that is what i joined for and labour party exists for, that is what ijoined for and that is what i will continue doing. can i ask about social care, people will have seen yesterday that he presented theresa may with the situation unfolding in surrey, suggesting the local authority is getting special treatment. what would a labour government do to improve social care? everyone knows it is in crisis right now. first of all, several billion pounds has been cut since 2010 from social care and the crisis has seeped into a crisis in the hospitals as well because it affects ca re hospitals as well because it affects care outside of hospitals, so there isa care outside of hospitals, so there is a blocking process in the hospital. that is a problem so we would ensure proper funding hospital. that is a problem so we would ensure properfunding of it and would not do sweetheart deals with surrey county council is, there has to be a fair national system. the government's line of development on this is to allow local authorities to raise council tax to pay for it, even if