good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and mega munchetty. our headlines today: the met police confirms it's investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. hundreds of flood warnings are still in place as the clean up operation gets under way. rishi sunak had serious doubts about the plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda when he was chancellor, according to government documents seen by the bbc. good morning. on fa cup third round weekend, we've already seen some magic. pedro porro, with a stunning strike to propel tottenham into the fourth round at the expense of fellow premier league team burnley. good morning. it's been very wet recently, but the good news is that for the weekend and into next week it's going to be drier, but it's

colder. i will have the details shortly. good morning. it's six o'clock on 6 january. our main story: the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software, which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which was dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. mr bates vs the post office has brought to light a story for years those in power wouldn't believe. for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades, it's been a nightmare they couldn't escape. i haven't got that money. and i don't know where it's gone. noel tomas, a former sub—postmaster in anglesey,

was one of those wrongly sent to prison in 2006. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. the rest of the country knows how the government and the post office have dealt with us over the many, many years. it's been 18 years for me. and, you know, it's been hell for a lot of people. after a long battle, the court of appeal quashed noel and 38 others�* convictions. but no—one responsible has been convicted for their role. now, the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating potential fraud offences arising out of the prosecutions, relating to monies recovered from sub—postmasters of prosecutions or civil actions. the force is already looking into potential offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice. two people have been interviewed already under caution.

but no—one has yet been arrested. as a result of the four—part itv drama, lawyers who act for claimants say that dozens more potential victims have come forward, finally ready to face their trauma. these people have been so heavily damaged psychologically by the post office and their actions, they've been so fearful of coming forward and going through the process again. now, what the drama has done is brought awareness, huge widespread sympathy to these people. so alongside that, family encouragement, and speaking with other sub—postmasters who have been on this journey, they have finally found the courage to come forward. the post office has once again apologised for the distress this has caused. the views it has brought to attention the greatest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. —— for

viewers. justice delayed may be justice denied, but the hundreds of postmasters there is hope justice may finally be delivered. the rains may be easing off but the flood continues. naga munchetty has the details. a clean—up operation for communities is under way across parts of england this morning after days of heavy rainfall led to more than 1,000 homes and businesses being flooded. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place, mostly in the midlands, east anglia, and the south. will bachelor reports. water levels may have peaked, but as they recede they reveal a trail of destruction stop homes flooded, treasured possessions lost, gardens completely submerged. the treasured possessions lost, gardens completely submerged.— completely submerged. the water actually started _ completely submerged. the water actually started coming _ completely submerged. the water actually started coming through i completely submerged. the water. actually started coming through the floor, not through the door, coming through the floor. it has gone down, but it is going to go back up, some have said is going out, some have said it is coming up. so at the end of the day all a note is i've got 5— six centimetres of water in my

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the prime minister, rishi sunak, is facing calls from opposition parties to convene an urgent cobra style task was to protect homes from further damage and to visit areas hit by flooding. he says the environment agency has people on the ground in all the affected areas. meanwhile, many communities are doing their best to help each other stop this was bisbee in nottinghamshire where the river trent was at its highest level in a quarter—century. with a cold snap predicted next and more rain likely, it's going to be a long, hard winter ahead for many. will bachelor, bbc news. our reporter oli constable is by the river trent in farndon. good morning to you. river trent is because so many problems, hasn't it, over the last days? it because so many problems, hasn't it, over the last days?— over the last days? it really has. this is farmed _ over the last days? it really has. this is farmed near _ over the last days? it really has. this is farmed near newark, - over the last days? it really has. this is farmed near newark, you j over the last days? it really has. - this is farmed near newark, you see behind me where the river trent is about 150 yards in that direction. as you can see it has overtop now only what is spilling into residential streets. you may be able

to see a car over my shoulder that has become stuck in the floodwater as well as this road closed sign which not too long ago would have been submerged. that would have started recede. this is the riverside publisher still had a delivered this morning, so they may still expect to be open, but as you can see the damage is caused as quite extensive. nottinghamshire county council yesterday declaring a major incident after more than 100 homes became flooded. lots of people were evacuated because of that. it was a peak on the river trent close to what it had seen in the year 2000. that is starting to recede. some of the helicopter images we have seen show a path to the river trent almost a mile wide as it has flooded into those nearby fields. there are still 244 flood warnings and alerts across the midlands, east anglia, and the south of england. but for people living here whose homes have been flooded this is just the start of the nightmare is now unable —— now wait months for their

homes to drought. unable -- now wait months for their homes to drought.— homes to drought. thank you very much. oli constable _ homes to drought. thank you very much. oli constable in _ homes to drought. thank you very much. oli constable in farndon i homes to drought. thank you very l much. oli constable in farndon near newark. downing street documents seen by the bbc suggest that rishi sunak had serious doubts about the government's rwanda migration policy when he was the chancellor. the papers, written in march 2022, indicate that his view then was that it would not stop the channel crossings. a source close to rishi sunak told the bbc, "the prime minister was always fully behind the principle of the scheme as a deterrent." the prime minister is facing another by—election after the former energy minister quit as an mp in a row about climate change policy. chris skidmore said he could not continue as a tory mp ahead of a vote on a bill on monday to guarantee annual oil and gas licensing in the north sea. the kingswood mp added his "personal decision" meant his constituents deserved the chance to elect a new mp. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has begun his latest trip to the middle east — his fourth since the hamas attack on israel on october 7. it comes as reports say there's been heavy shelling of palestinian

settlements in parts of gaza overnight. our correspondent shaimaa khalil joins us from jerusalem. good morning to you. the focus, weeks now, hasn't it, whether or not weeks now, hasn't it, whether or not we are any closer to terms of some peace, there have rising tensions as well in the last few days. goad well in the last few days. good morning- _ well in the last few days. good morning. that's _ well in the last few days. good morning. that's right. - well in the last few days. good morning. that's right. antonyl morning. that's right. antony blinken has a very difficult mission ahead in his fourth visit and so many stops, which tells you that there is a real concern about the spillover of the gaza conflict after that latest crisis of the killing of the hamas deputy chairman a few days ago, think his to—do list remains the same as is becoming more difficult stop i think he wants to see a deescalation of the bombardment and the military operation in gaza and even though we have had from israel that they are going to have a more targeted approach that hasn't translated on

the ground yet. hearing of more than 160 people killed overnight, according to the hamas run health industry including in central gaza where israel has told people to go for more safe zones. that hasn't been the case. but also, antony blinken, in terms of diplomacy, has a lot to talk about with many partners that are directly or indirectly involved with this conflict. he needs to come up with a unified plan about what happens the day after. who is going to govern gaza? how long the israeli security presence is going to be? so far the plan we have had hasn't really satisfy the key partners here. it's going to be a very difficult diplomatic effort but i think it comes at a very volatile time and moment in the region right now. absolutely. thank you so much. shaimaa khalil there for us. more than 20 million working people will pay less national insurance from today. the treasury says an average earner

will save around £450 a year, but critics warn other tax changes mean employees won't be any better off. here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. 27 million workers may be about to see a little bump in their pay packet. a changes to national insurance, the money automatically deduct from your salary to help fund the state pension. from today, contributions in the basic tax band are being cut from 12% to 10%. the chancellor says everyone will take home a bit more cash. we chancellor says everyone will take home a bit more cash.— home a bit more cash. we have already started _ home a bit more cash. we have already started cutting - home a bit more cash. we have already started cutting taxes i home a bit more cash. we have. already started cutting taxes and that's what's happening today. a 2% cut in national insurance, that is nearly £1000 for a typical family with two earners. and that is a very significant change, because it was right to put up taxes to pay back the debt from the help we gave families during covid and during the cost—of—living crisis, but now we have turned a corner, brought down

inflation, the economy is doing better, we ought to bring down the tax burden and this 2% cut will make a very big difference to families up and down the country. the a very big difference to families up and down the country.— and down the country. the change means if you _ and down the country. the change means if you want _ and down the country. the change means if you want £35,000 - and down the country. the change means if you want £35,000 a - and down the country. the changel means if you want £35,000 a year, the average uk wage, you could sound thatis the average uk wage, you could sound that is a month. someone earning £50,000 you could be £62 a month better. the treasury says 2 million people who are self—employed will also benefit, but not until april, with the plans to scrap voluntary contributions they make on bond —— ron hoenig. it's also worth noting that contributions in the high taxman, £50,000 or so, that contributions in the high taxman, £50,000 orso, will that contributions in the high taxman, £50,000 or so, will remain a experts point out that the government has also frozen income tax thresholds until 2028, many more people are now paying tax. i tax thresholds until 2028, many more people are now paying tax.— people are now paying tax. i don't want to look _ people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a _ people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift _ people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift horse - people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift horse in - people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift horse in the . want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but, overall, it's not going to make very much difference because the amount of income tax that we are

paying is going up because the income tax threshold has been frozen and as incomes go up that means that more of us are paying income tax and more of us are paying income tax and more of us are paying more income tax. so, overall, we are still losing. tax. so, overall, we are still losint. ., ., . ., , . losing. none of the changes affect those who have _ losing. none of the changes affect those who have already _ losing. none of the changes affect those who have already retired - losing. none of the changes affect those who have already retired as| those who have already retired as national insurance is obeyed on pension income. millions of workers will no doubt welcome a tax cut, but the government was maycomb for customer is the overall tax burden remains the highest since the second world war. marc ashdown, bbc news. we will talk to the chancellor about exactly that a little later in the programme. tributes have been paid to actor david soul, best known for his role in the television series starsky & hutch, who has died at the age of 80. you said there and you think, you think about time, hard time, because we will be back and if you've got

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flood warnings in force over - country. absolutely. still over 200 l flood warnings in force over england and wales — flood warnings in force over england and wales. for the weekend and into next week_ and wales. for the weekend and into next week the weather is looking much _ next week the weather is looking much drier. but with the dry comes the cold. temperatures have been close to freezing — temperatures have been close to freezing in some parts. why will it -et freezing in some parts. why will it get so _ freezing in some parts. why will it get so much drier? we have this area of high—pressure extending to the west of— of high—pressure extending to the west of us— of high—pressure extending to the west of us in the atlantic, which acts as — west of us in the atlantic, which acts as a — west of us in the atlantic, which acts as a big boulder in a stream. it will— acts as a big boulder in a stream. it will stop— acts as a big boulder in a stream. it will stop the atlantic weather systems — it will stop the atlantic weather systems moving in. conditions will be more _ systems moving in. conditions will be more settled. some frost and ice in scotland. — be more settled. some frost and ice in scotland, northern ireland, northern— in scotland, northern ireland, northern england. wanted to showers coming _ northern england. wanted to showers coming to— northern england. wanted to showers coming to northern england and wales this morning. fairly cloudy across eastern _ this morning. fairly cloudy across eastern areas of england today. 0r two showers. —— one or two showers. a dry— two showers. —— one or two showers. a dry day— two showers. —— one or two showers. a dry day for— two showers. —— one or two showers. a dry day for most of us with is about— a dry day for most of us with is about 5- — a dry day for most of us with is about 5— seven celsius. through tonight— about 5— seven celsius. through tonight quite a bit of cloud across eastern _ tonight quite a bit of cloud across eastern parts of england. one or two mist and _ eastern parts of england. one or two mist and fog patches forming. but

again— mist and fog patches forming. but again it _ mist and fog patches forming. but again it will be quite chilly. you can see — again it will be quite chilly. you can see with the blue on the on the map the _ can see with the blue on the on the map the return of frost against scotland. _ map the return of frost against scotland, northern ireland, wales, temperatures —1 or minus two celsius. — temperatures —1 or minus two celsius. temperatures will be just above _ celsius. temperatures will be just above freezing in other areas. for most, _ above freezing in other areas. for most, a _ above freezing in other areas. for most, a grey day. some showers into north-east _ most, a grey day. some showers into north—east england, one or two in the southeast initially before clearing away. with the sunshine temperatures are on the chilly side of about— temperatures are on the chilly side of about 2- — temperatures are on the chilly side of about 2— six celsius. going into next _ of about 2— six celsius. going into next week— of about 2— six celsius. going into next week this big area of high pressure. _ next week this big area of high pressure, as i said, stops the atlantic— pressure, as i said, stops the atlantic weather systems from moving in. a atlantic weather systems from moving in a big _ atlantic weather systems from moving in. a big boulder in the stream. going _ in. a big boulder in the stream. going through next week largely dry but cold _ going through next week largely dry but cold and with a northeast or easterly — but cold and with a northeast or easterly wind we draw in some cold air from _ easterly wind we draw in some cold air from scandinavia. temperatures will drop— air from scandinavia. temperatures will drop in — air from scandinavia. temperatures will drop in further through next week _ will drop in further through next week on — will drop in further through next week. on monday, lots of dry weather~ _ week. on monday, lots of dry weather. cloud streaming in from time _ weather. cloud streaming in from time to— weather. cloud streaming in from time to time. on the thermometer,

temperatures could say three or five celsius, _ temperatures could say three or five celsius, but— temperatures could say three or five celsius, but with the easterly wind, it could _ celsius, but with the easterly wind, it could feel chillier. in many parts — it could feel chillier. in many parts it— it could feel chillier. in many parts it may not get above or feel much _ parts it may not get above or feel much above freezing as we go through monday _ much above freezing as we go through monday. forthe rest much above freezing as we go through monday. for the rest of the week, as i said, _ monday. for the rest of the week, as i said. the _ monday. for the rest of the week, as i said, the high—pressure looks to stay in _ i said, the high—pressure looks to stay in place for quite a while. that— stay in place for quite a while. that means it will be more dry and temperatures will be kept at or around — temperatures will be kept at or around low single figures for most of the _ around low single figures for most of the week. around low single figures for most of the week-— around low single figures for most of the week. nicola bulley had and scar. of the week. nicola bulley had and scan yes. — of the week. nicola bulley had and scan yes. all— of the week. nicola bulley had and scar. yes, all the _ of the week. nicola bulley had and scar. yes, all the warm _ of the week. nicola bulley had and scar. yes, all the warm winter- scar. yes, all the warm winter clothint scar. yes, all the warm winter clothing you — scar. yes, all the warm winter clothing you will _ scar. yes, all the warm winter clothing you will need - scar. yes, all the warm winter clothing you will need now. i scar. yes, all the warm winter| clothing you will need now. -- scar. yes, all the warm winter. clothing you will need now. -- b woolly scarf _ clothing you will need now. -- b woolly scarf and _ clothing you will need now. -- b woolly scarf and a _ clothing you will need now. -- b woolly scarf and a hat. - clothing you will need now. -- b woolly scarf and a hat. thank . clothing you will need now. -- b| woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon- the _ woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. the time _ woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. the time is _ woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. the time is coming - woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. the time is coming up - woolly scarf and a hat. thank you simon. the time is coming up to | simon. the time is coming up to 6:18am. —— the woolly scarf. unpaid carers are warning that there isn't enough support to help them look after their loved ones. but voluntary groups are stepping into the gap, mainly providing respite care and a safe environment for unpaid carers and the people they care for. as part of breakfast�*s care in 2024

series, tim muffett has spent the day with the stepping out walking group. tell us about your husband, maureen, what are your memories of him? wonderful times. what are your memories of him? wonderfultimes. fun what are your memories of him? wonderful times. fun loving. always singing. he was a very outgoing person, very happy, he was. maureen and ronnie — person, very happy, he was. maureen and ronnie were _ person, very happy, he was. maureen and ronnie were married _ person, very happy, he was. maureen and ronnie were married for - person, very happy, he was. maureen and ronnie were married for 66 - and ronnie were married for 66 years. i and ronnie were married for 66 ears. ., ., and ronnie were married for 66 ears, ., ., . ., ., and ronnie were married for 66 ears. ., ., . ., ., , and ronnie were married for 66 ears. . . ., , ~ years. i am a carer for my mum. mum was a full-time — years. i am a carer for my mum. mum was a full-time carer _ years. i am a carer for my mum. mum was a full-time carer previously - years. i am a carer for my mum. mum was a full-time carer previously for i was a full—time carer previously for my dad who suddenly died two years ago. are you sure this will be warm enough? ago. are you sure this will be warm enouth? , i. ., ,, ago. are you sure this will be warm enouth? , i. .,~ ., ago. are you sure this will be warm enouth? , ., enough? yes. do you make that was diatnosed enough? yes. do you make that was diagnosed with _ enough? yes. do you make that was diagnosed with dementia _ enough? yes. do you make that was diagnosed with dementia and - enough? yes. do you make that was diagnosed with dementia and since l enough? yes. do you make that was. diagnosed with dementia and since he died mum's— diagnosed with dementia and since he died mum's hell has gone downhill and she _ died mum's hell has gone downhill and she has been very poorly for the last year~ _ and she has been very poorly for the last ear. ., ., ., ., last year. ronnie love to “oining maureen last year. ronnie love to “oining maueen and i last year. ronnie love to “oining maureen and leslie i last year. ronnie love to “oining maureen and leslie on i last year. ronnie love to joining maureen and leslie on walks i last year. ronnie love to joining |

maureen and leslie on walks for unpaid carers and theirfamilies. organised by a community group called stepping out with carers. one of the main challenges of being unpaid carer? it of the main challenges of being unpaid carer?— of the main challenges of being unpaid carer? it is really hard. i didn't work— unpaid carer? it is really hard. i didn't work for _ unpaid carer? it is really hard. i didn't work for a _ unpaid carer? it is really hard. i didn't work for a number - unpaid carer? it is really hard. i didn't work for a number of i unpaid carer? it is really hard. i i didn't work for a number of years because i was trying to help you and dad. when you have a young family of your own, which i did have, that was a real struggle, wasn't it? you your own, which i did have, that was a real struggle, wasn't it?— a real struggle, wasn't it? you and l nn, the a real struggle, wasn't it? you and lynn. the other— a real struggle, wasn't it? you and lynn, the other daughter, - a real struggle, wasn't it? you and lynn, the other daughter, you i a real struggle, wasn't it? you and i lynn, the other daughter, you helped me a lot, _ lynn, the other daughter, you helped me a lot, don't you?— lynn, the other daughter, you helped me a lot, don't you? because maureen has been unwell, _ me a lot, don't you? because maureen has been unwell, this _ me a lot, don't you? because maureen has been unwell, this is _ me a lot, don't you? because maureen has been unwell, this is the _ me a lot, don't you? because maureen has been unwell, this is the first i has been unwell, this is the first time in a year that she has been able to go on a walk. i time in a year that she has been able to go on a walk.— time in a year that she has been able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly- — able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly- i — able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly. i can't _ able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly. i can't wait _ able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly. i can't wait for _ able to go on a walk. i have missed it terribly. i can't wait for today. i it terribly. i can't wait for today. i it terribly. i can't wait for today. i shall _ it terribly. i can't wait for today. ishall bring _ it terribly. i can't wait for today. i shall bring everybody again, won't die? ., . j , i shall bring everybody again, won't die? ., . ~' i shall bring everybody again, won't die? ., ., «m i shall bring everybody again, won't die? ., m, , die? today's walk is in rochester. it is for unpaid _ die? today's walk is in rochester. it is for unpaid carers _ die? today's walk is in rochester. it is for unpaid carers and - die? today's walk is in rochester. it is for unpaid carers and the i it is for unpaid carers and the people they care for. so that they can have a day out that is just for them, for respite, a good laugh, to meet each other, and a good stroll.

unpaid carers, on top of being unpaid, are looking after somebody at home, friend orfamily, for sometimes 24—7 with no respite. it is wonderful seeing everybody. they have all— is wonderful seeing everybody. they have all come out and said hello. i haven't— have all come out and said hello. i haven't seen — have all come out and said hello. i haven't seen leslie for several months — haven't seen leslie for several months and just to see people again and walk— months and just to see people again and walk and talk and catch up, it's lovely _ and walk and talk and catch up, it's lovely |t— and walk and talk and catch up, it's lovel . , ., , ., �* and walk and talk and catch up, it's lovel. ,., , ., �* , lovely. it is lovely. i haven't been here fora— lovely. it is lovely. i haven't been here for a year. _ lovely. it is lovely. i haven't been here for a year. it _ lovely. it is lovely. i haven't been here for a year. it is _ lovely. it is lovely. i haven't been here for a year. it is lovely i here for a year. it is lovely because it is lovely to come back and know she is up there, further ahead, being looked after again, and it gives me a different chat, you know, to catch up with people. i think it is extremely important for carers _ think it is extremely important for carers to— think it is extremely important for carers to be cared for themselves. there _ carers to be cared for themselves. there is— carers to be cared for themselves. there is an — carers to be cared for themselves. there is an old saying which is, you know, _ there is an old saying which is, you know. if— there is an old saying which is, you know. if you — there is an old saying which is, you know, if you don't look after yourself, _ know, if you don't look after yourself, how can you look up to someone — yourself, how can you look up to someone else? it yourself, how can you look up to someone else?— yourself, how can you look up to someone else? it is thought there are more than _

someone else? it is thought there are more than 5 _ someone else? it is thought there are more than 5 million _ someone else? it is thought there are more than 5 million unpaid i are more than 5 million unpaid carers in the uk. and so many of them have spoken about the sense of isolation and loneliness that can occur when you are caring for someone. and this is the opposite of loneliness and isolation. when you are out walking and chatting, how important is it?— are out walking and chatting, how important is it? very important for leslie, important is it? very important for leslie. very _ important is it? very important for leslie, very important _ important is it? very important for leslie, very important for - important is it? very important for leslie, very important for all i important is it? very important for leslie, very important for all of i leslie, very important for all of us, because it gives you mental freedom. d0 us, because it gives you mental freedom. , ., ~ us, because it gives you mental freedom. ~ , freedom. do you think unpaid carers are often overlooked _ freedom. do you think unpaid carers are often overlooked and _ freedom. do you think unpaid carersj are often overlooked and forgotten? oh, gosh, yes, they really are. i mean, without this whole battalion of carers in britain, it would cost them billions. they are absolutely vital. ., ., , ., , vital. how important is it to be able to get _ vital. how important is it to be able to get out _ vital. how important is it to be able to get out and _ vital. how important is it to be able to get out and have i vital. how important is it to be able to get out and have a i vital. how important is it to bej able to get out and have a nice vital. how important is it to be i able to get out and have a nice chat and catch up?— able to get out and have a nice chat and catch u-? , ., , , and catch up? very important because 11 m own and catch up? very important because 11 my own now— and catch up? very important because 11 my own now because _ and catch up? very important because 11 my own now because my _ and catch up? very important because 11 my own now because my husband i 11 my own now because my husband died last year. so it is very lonely. died last year. so it is very lonel . ~ ., died last year. so it is very

lonel . . . ,, died last year. so it is very lonel . ~ ., ., fabulous. lonely. what was it like? fabulous. eve bod lonely. what was it like? fabulous. everybody who _ lonely. what was it like? fabulous. everybody who has _ lonely. what was it like? fabulous. everybody who has come _ lonely. what was it like? fabulous. everybody who has come up - lonely. what was it like? fabulous. everybody who has come up to i lonely. what was it like? fabulous. | everybody who has come up to you, hug you, spoken with you, it has been lovely. mum has had little ashes necklace on which you can probably see here. mum had this robin made with dad's ashes. it is very special- _ robin made with dad's ashes. it is very special- i _ robin made with dad's ashes. it is very special. i take it with me so then— very special. i take it with me so then he — very special. i take it with me so then he is— very special. i take it with me so then he is there, isn't it? tim muffett, bbc news, rochester. it goes to show the difference that can be made in people's lies. thank you to everyone who spoke with tim in that piece. it is difficult to admit you are lonely. that piece. it is difficult to admit you are lonely-— you are lonely. being with other --eole. you are lonely. being with other people- when — you are lonely. being with other people. when you _ you are lonely. being with other people. when you don't - you are lonely. being with other people. when you don't expect | you are lonely. being with other i people. when you don't expect to be. incredible stuff.— incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here- look. _ incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. look, it— incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. look, it is— incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. look, it is only— incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. look, it is only the - incredible stuff. 6:22am. mike is here. look, it is only the third i here. look, it is only the third round. , ., here. look, it is only the third round. , . ,, . ., ., here. look, it is only the third l round-_ of here. look, it is only the third round. , . , , . ., ., of the round. yes, a special round. of the fa cu ._ round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup- and _ round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup- and you — round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup. and you have _ round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup. and you have to _ round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup. and you have to sell i round. yes, a special round. of the fa cup. and you have to sell this i round. yes, a special round. of the| fa cup. and you have to sell this to people. it fa cup. and you have to sell this to --eole. , ., .,

people. it is unique around the world because _ people. it is unique around the world because uniquely- people. it is unique around the world because uniquely all- people. it is unique around the world because uniquely all the| people. it is unique around the i world because uniquely all the big clubs— world because uniquely all the big clubs from the first two divisions, the premier league and championship come in _ the premier league and championship come in and _ the premier league and championship come in and pick their wits potentially against non— league sides — potentially against non— league sides. the so huge. we know from history— sides. the so huge. we know from history that — sides. the so huge. we know from history that somewhere there is a giant— history that somewhere there is a giant thing about to happen, a hero who doesn't know about who will have their lives _ who doesn't know about who will have their lives changed forever because they will— their lives changed forever because they will rewrite history. they will write _ they will rewrite history. they will write their — they will rewrite history. they will write their name in fa cup folklore. we will— write their name in fa cup folklore. we will talk— write their name in fa cup folklore. we will talk about it for decades, generations — — in a century a sports — generations — — in a century a sports broadcaster could be seeing you remember in 2024 when joe from whichever— you remember in 2024 when joe from whichever team — and the shock of the third _ whichever team — and the shock of the third round. i whichever team - and the shock of the third round.— the third round. i am sold, i am sold. the third round. i am sold, i am sold- let's _ the third round. i am sold, i am sold. let's start _ the third round. i am sold, i am sold. let's start with _ the third round. i am sold, i am sold. let's start with last i the third round. i am sold, i am sold. let's start with last night. j some big ties to come in the fa cup this weekend, there's a wear—tyne derby in the next few hours, and arsenal play liverpool tomorrow. meanwhile 2 sides already have their feet up, waiting for the next round, including tottenham, who struggled to beat fellow premier league side burnley last night, until a rocket sparked the night

into life. drew savage was watching. the magic of the fa cup had the conspicuous absence until... ., ., ., ., until... pedro porro with a thunderbolt _ until... pedro porro with a thunderbolt and _ until... pedro porro with a thunderbolt and they i until... pedro porro with a i thunderbolt and they celebrate. until... pedro porro with a - thunderbolt and they celebrate. the rest of the match had been seriously lacking in quality. vincent kompany�*s burnley left their best to the last. arijanet muric went for a corner. he flicked on, but zeki amdouni couldn't force a draw. ange postecoglu probably expected more from a full—strength spurs team but one of them delivered for him. wolves were up against it at in another all—premier league tie at brentford, down to 10 men after 9 minutes, and afterjoao gomes was sent off the home side took advantage. a free kickjust before half time — only half cleared. neal maupay put brentford ahead.

but luckily for wolves, tommy doyle had brought his shooting boots to west london, —— tommy doyle had brought his shooting boots to west london. fabulous hit by tommy doyle. who needs 11 men when you've got one who can earn you a replay single—handed? and rotherham, bottom of the championship, didn't help themselves at premier league fulham. they haven't won away for 14 months, and bobby de cordova reid's goal ensured that record will continue. putting fulham in the hat for the fourth round. drew savage, bbc news. we are just a few hours away, from an fa cup derby match not seen since 1956 as championship club sunderland get ready to host their neighbours premier league newcastle united. it's one of the most intense rivalries in football, that dates back centuries, and newcastle's poorform over christmas, the underdogs, might just fancy their chances of an historic upset. i went to the northeast for a look.

two great football communities 12 miles from each other, but kept apart in the fa cup for 68 years, until now, when finally, today, the northeast coast titans are set to crash into each other once more. for ex—players, the masses of diehard fans on both sides, it is a once in a generation chance to remember past glories. and relish renewed rivalry between sunderland and newcastle in the cauldron of the fa cup. it brings up the hairs on the back of your neck. it brings up the hairs on the back of your neck-— your neck. it is like a religion to many people — your neck. it is like a religion to many people in _ your neck. it is like a religion to many people in the _ your neck. it is like a religion to many people in the northeast. i j your neck. it is like a religion to i many people in the northeast. i came for the setting- _ many people in the northeast. i came for the setting. it _ many people in the northeast. i came for the setting. it is _ many people in the northeast. i came for the setting. it is fierce, _ many people in the northeast. i came for the setting. it is fierce, a - for the setting. it is fierce, a white hot — for the setting. it is fierce, a white hot atmosphere. i for the setting. it is fierce, a | white hot atmosphere. there for the setting. it is fierce, a i white hot atmosphere. there are for the setting. it is fierce, a - white hot atmosphere. there are few left who remember _ white hot atmosphere. there are few left who remember the _ white hot atmosphere. there are few left who remember the last - white hot atmosphere. there are few left who remember the last time i white hot atmosphere. there are few| left who remember the last time they met in the fa cup. it was 1956 when sunderland reached the semifinals. bill holden slips meekly through for

the second goal. a sad day for the cupholders, beaten in the sixth round. �* ,, ., ., ., , ., , round. and sunderland have a history of shakint round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up — round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up the _ round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up the perceived _ round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up the perceived elite, i of shaking up the perceived elite, beating leeds in the 1973 cup final, a moment immortalised at the stadium of light. and one former player can talk until the cows come home about the last time they played newcastle in a knockout match. it was the play—off semifinals of 1990, and eric gates who later went into farming scored at the park that day. not a week goes by, even now, when people don't bring it up. and i really mean that, sincerely. when you bump into somebody and they say something, and it turned out that that was my last ever goal for sunderland. so any better than newcastle fans want to target me, i say, that's all, i scored against

newcastle. say, that's all, i scored against newcastle-— say, that's all, i scored against newcastle. ~ ., ,, ., ., ., newcastle. alan shearer never got to tla a newcastle. alan shearer never got to play a couple — newcastle. alan shearer never got to play a couple or— newcastle. alan shearer never got to play a couple or knockout _ newcastle. alan shearer never got to play a couple or knockout game i play a couple or knockout game against the great rivals, just plenty of lead encounters, which were always special. it is plenty of lead encounters, which were always special.— plenty of lead encounters, which were always special. it is good to have those _ were always special. it is good to have those games _ were always special. it is good to have those games back— were always special. it is good to have those games back because l were always special. it is good to i have those games back because they are great, brilliant for the fans, you can get away a little bit more, you can get away a little bit more, you perhaps may be allowed one bad tackle, whereas in normal games then you aren't. but i think there is an understanding because it means so much to everyone and how passionate everyone is that you may get a little carried away now again. the intense rivalry _ little carried away now again. the intense rivalry between sunderland and newcastle united dates back way beyond the days of football. to the time of the english civil war. people in sunderland were protesting about the great advantages and wealth that merchants in newcastle had over their sunderland counterparts. it is why sunderland people back the parliamentarians. in newcastle here, they backed the royalists. centuries on, this sunderland supporting priest knows

that his team could do with some divine intervention based as the football divide is still deep. especially in wealth. the current newcastle team is 35 times the value of the sunderland one, a division below. �* ., , ., , , ., below. and that strong sense of rivalry has _ below. and that strong sense of rivalry has remained. _ below. and that strong sense of rivalry has remained. two i below. and that strong sense of| rivalry has remained. two cities, below. and that strong sense of. rivalry has remained. two cities, 12 miles apart, so close, yet so far in many ways in terms of economic development. yet newcastle, a huge sprawling city of the north, the little city of sunderland, 12 miles down the road, where are fortified. it is like a rolls—royce, and there is a vauxhall rover. but you have to remember— is a vauxhall rover. but you have to remember rolls—royce can break down. i am excited, _ remember rolls—royce can break down. i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling — i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a — i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a little _ i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a little bit _ i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a little bit here. - i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a little bit here. but - i am excited, but nervous as well. i am feeling a little bit here. but wei am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger— am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger fish _ am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger fish to _ am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger fish to fry. _ am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger fish to fry. there - am feeling a little bit here. but we have bigger fish to fry. there have| have bigger fish to fry. there have been _ have bigger fish to fry. there have been takeovers, _ have bigger fish to fry. there have been takeovers, leagues, - have bigger fish to fry. there have been takeovers, leagues, but - have bigger fish to fry. there have been takeovers, leagues, but thati have bigger fish to fry. there have . been takeovers, leagues, but that is where _ been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the _ been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the pressure _ been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the pressure is _ been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the pressure is on _ been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the pressure is on us. - been takeovers, leagues, but that is where the pressure is on us. wherel where the pressure is on us. where the team _

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i reat. , ., ., , win it. at least a draw would be i reat. , ., .,, ., great. it is almost time for the banter to _ great. it is almost time for the banter to stop _ great. it is almost time for the banter to stop and _ great. it is almost time for the banter to stop and bated - great. it is almost time for the l banter to stop and bated breath great. it is almost time for the - banter to stop and bated breath as banter to stop and hated breath as the chickens come home to roost. at the chickens come home to roost. at the eric gates of 2024 to score the winner. ~ ., ., , ., ., ., winner. what would it be for one of these goes — winner. what would it be for one of these goes together _ winner. what would it be for one of these goes together get _ winner. what would it be for one of these goes together get the winner or the hat—trick? he would be remembered for the rest of his life. who will be the eric gates of today? what a tie to begin the weekend. four non—league sides are still standing in round three — they're chesterfield, eastleigh, aldershot and maidstone, who are the lowest ranked side left in the competition. they've reached the third round for the first time since the club was reformed in 1992 and face stevenage later — a team that plays three divisions above them in league one. it will be a great day. when, draw, lose, we will enjoy. our players have to enjoy this occasion some of them will never find themselves there again. this comes once in a lifetime or in a career time. however, they have to enjoy it and

go into the game being full of confidence and isjust, you know, enjoy the occasion, enjoy it. yesterday morning we were discussing var and the red card shown to everton's dominic calvert—lewin in their goalless draw at crystal palace. well, everton have appealed against it. the striker faces a three—game ban after being dismissed for the first time in his career. referee chris kavanagh originally took no action, but the var officials asked him to review it after studying the slow motion shots. the consensus is that calvert—lewin did not appear to endanger the safety of the opponent, nor was there excessive force. away from the foot pole. -- football- _ rafael nadal has onlyjust returned to the tennis tour after almost a year out with injury. but there are fresh concerns after his defeat in the quarter—finals of the brisbane open. he had three match points, but he failed to convert and lost tojordan thompson in three sets.

nadal said he had pain in his left hip in a similar place to the injury that required an operation lastjune. the question now is whether nadal, will be fit in time for the australian open, which begins a week on sunday. if something is worse than what we want, then it is not that positive, but let's wait. it is not the day to talk about this kind of stuff. it is the day to be happy and to congratulate the opponent and then the next couple of days, let's see how i feel. the next couple of days, let's see how i feel-— the next couple of days, let's see how i feel. . ., ., ., , how i feel. and a boxing data finish with. anthonyjoshua will fight the former ufc star francis ngannou in saudi arabia this year, says promoter eddie hearn. joshua continued his quest to return to the top of the heavyweight division by beating otto wallin before christmas and he was set to face deontay wilder, until his defeat tojoseph parker. ngannou lost to tyson fury on a split decision, on his professional boxing debut in october. there we are. there we go. see you a bit later. there we are. there we go. see you a bit later- so — there we are. there we go. see you a bit later. so much _ there we are. there we go. see you a bit later. so much going _ there we are. there we go. see you a bit later. so much going on. - there we are. there we go. see you a bit later. so much going on. thank i

bit later. so much going on. thank you. we'll be back with the headlines at 7:00. now on breakfast, sir anthony hopkins has been speaking to our culture editor katie razzall about his role in the new film about sir nicholas winton, the british stockbroker who organised the rescue of hundreds ofjewish children from the nazis. 30 seconds to on air. ok, and you are just here. couldn't i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn't talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that's life. if they hadn't been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i'm the bbc�*s culture editor, katie razzall, and for this edition of the arts interviews, i interrupted sir anthony's busy filming schedule to talk

to him about his role in one life. is everybody happy? are you happy, sir anthony? yes. tony. i think this whole story has affected me and has actually stayed with me throughout the whole of my life, really. i also speak to the younger nicky winton actor, johnny flynn... the experience of making it will never leave me. ..and 90—year—old renate collins, whose life was saved by nicholas winton. i'm assuming that's you. that's me. if it's not faith that drives you, what is it? ethics. this is sir nicholas winton being interviewed on the bbc�*s hardtalk programme in 2014 when he was 105. love, honesty, decency... ..ethics.

that standard of life. i believe in ethics. and if everybody believes in ethics, we'd have no problems at all. 26 years earlier, another bbc programme, that's life, thrust him into the spotlight after it was handed a wartime scrapbook. that tv show told the true story of how nicholas winton had saved the lives of 669 mainlyjewish children. so we told her about him. she said... "i tried very hard to find out who had rescued us. "i even tried the archbishop of canterbury to see "if he knew. "but i drew a blank. "i would very much like to meet nicholas winton to thank him "for saving my life. "if it hadn't been for this man, i wouldn't be here "to tell the tale." vera gissing is with us here tonight. hello, vera. and i should tell you that

you are actually sitting next to nicholas winton. hello. applause hello. that story has gone from the small screen to the big in the feature film one life. thank you. as i'm now, when i was playing him — how old was i then? — i was in my, yeah, mid 805, so i didn't have to act old — iam old. personally, it meant something to me in a different way because i'm old enough to have remembered the war and remembered the holocaust. i was born in 1937, the end of �*37, and i was 18 months old when war broke out, and when neville chamberlain declared war on adolf hitler. and so i remember the remnants of the war from about 1942 onwards, the bombing of swansea, and all that sort

of thing, and the air raids. so, i remember those first newsreel films and they showed the first signs, the first camps, bergen—belsen. and then years later, the russians released auschwitz and dachau and... and, er, yeah. hello. i'm sorry. i haven't got anything. oh, wait, hold on a moment. chocolate. there we go. actorjohnny flynn plays the young nicholas winton, who was a london city stockbroker when he visited prague in 1938. there he found hundreds of refugees, many of whom had been pushed out of germany and austria by the nazis. he was shocked by the conditions they were living in and feared for their future with hitler closing in. and so he headed a campaign to bring the children

from prague to london. baby cries i'm sorry. i'll... i'll bring more another day. baby screams she pleads being in prague and trying to recreate these harrowing scenes in refugee camps and at the refugee office that he worked in with a tiny team watching people play the parents of children and they're sending their children off and seeing them, kind of, families wrenched apart and knowing what happened to the parents, you get a glimpse into what he would have felt. we are moving the children. in big groups, by train. that's a two—day trip, - which would mean crossing holland and the dutchl have shut their borders tojewish refugees. and they'd have . to cross germany. yes, but they'd only be passing through and on british visas. with british foster parents waiting. well, that is if you can find british foster parents. - there are 1,000 -

children on that list. the welcome may not be as warm as you're all imagining. _ god bless nicholas winton and all people who tried. you know, it's like viktor franklin man's search for meaning inspired people to survive. don't give in to death. one child who did survive the journey was renate collins, who was put onto a train for london. that's me, innocent little five—year—old. this actually is a legal visa. a lot of the children came with visas without the perforations there. that was ripped off a sheet. some came with illegal ones with no perforations. and if you notice, they've got the swastika on the back. 0h. the germans wanted us to go, look.

wow. i had a temperature of 104 and chicken pox, and my mother didn't want to put me on the train. and our doctor said, "if you don't put her on this train, she'll never go." and do you remember saying goodbye to your mother? oh, i remember, yes, because i was so poorly. but only one parent was allowed on the platform. and before the train went out, i remember the german soldiers were in a line. and theyjust lined up and kept the parents from going near the train. but on the film, it shows the parents going right up to the carriages. we are working to evacuate these children by train to safety in britain. why are you doing this, mrwinton?i to secure the children's visas, winton and his team had to find foster families for them before they came to britain. well, i'd written a letter

via my mother, which my mother had quite good english, that if they didn't have any spinach in england, and plenty of ice cream, i could be a very good girl. because you didn't like spinach? but there wasn't much ice cream during the war anyway! so i don't know. but i only knew two words of english — yes and no. so how difficult? how quickly did you learn? that's difficult. when do you say yes and when you say no? renate's mother and grandmother was shot dead while being transferred between concentration camps. herfather and uncle died in auschwitz. in total, she lost 64 members of her family during the war. so this was from a concentration camp? it doesn't say which concentration camp, but i think terezin was the concentration camp where they went to first and then they were distributed all over the place afterwards.

what does it say? "many birthday wishes. we think continually of you. "are well, hope you, too. "much love, kind regards, and thanks to your foster " parents. " and you see, my foster parent tried to... "many thanks for birthday greetings." and then he had got confirmed that he couldn't reply. it was too late, so... renate was on the last train to leave prague. the next train, the ninth, was due to leave on the day world war ii was declared and the borders closed. 251 children were on the train ready to leave for great britain when they were stopped by the nazis. announcement: london, liverpool street. _ the last train and all the others that he would have organised after that point didn't leave. for him, it was a tragedy, and he almost can't admit to himself what he knows to be true, which is what happened to those children.

and i think only two of them survived the war. so, that was a deep shame that he had to overcome. and so it was a lovely thing for him to meet the children as adults. we asked as many as possible of these grown—up children to get in touch with us, so they'd have the chance to thank mr winton personally. can i ask, is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton? if so, could you stand up, please? after the first that's life episode featuring sir nicholas winton's story aired in 1988, dozens more survivors got in touch with the programme. sir nicholas was invited back to the studio, and this time the audience included many more of the children from the prague trains and their descendants. from this moment on, they called themselves nicky's children, and renate was one of them. applause tv clip: ..mr winton personally. renate: here's me.

tv cup: can i ask, _ is there anyone in our audience tonight who owes their life to nicholas winton? and you'd never met him at this point? no, never. no. tv clip: in the meantime, mr winton. .. _ we often wondered who had brought us. and of course, then, there were 40 of us came up to that show. and of course, since then, we've done all sorts of things with him, you know? and what kind of a man was he, in your experience? he was very introverted. he didn't want anybody to know, actually. he didn't want any accolade. do you ever think about the children and what happened to them? yes. yes, i do from time to time. do you? no, not really. well, maybe a little, recently. it is incredible - what you achieved. oh, i don't think of it that way. no, no, no, no. i mean it, truly.

i mean, you should be proud. save one life, save i the world, you know? well, it's nothing to brag about. i mean, look at doreen and trevor. they did far more than i did. they took all the risks. they actually stayed in prague. you know, nicky, telling people isn't bragging. i i admired his sense of anonymity. he didn't want to be exposed or revealed. i think he was quite a remarkable man because of his humility. and so... i'd seen that bbc documentary with esther rantzen just some years ago, and i admired his low—key presentation, how he was baffled by esther rantzen's revelation of his work and his eagerness to give credit to the other people, who were the kindertrain people, who organised the children's escape from prague.

cutting! like sir nicholas, sir anthony was also kept in the dark about the film's that's life studio audience. he was not told until hours before filming that the scene's extras were, in fact, the descendants and relatives of the original refugee children. thank you very much. well done. oh, god. it's too much. so you lost family in the holocaust? ancestors. we lost family, ancestors. quite an event. you know, we can overstate and it becomes very dramatic, but it was quite an event seeing them all there and knowing that some of them were the grandchildren and maybe the children as well of the survivors. it was really quite an emotional moment.

i suppose with nicky, his thing that anthony captures so well is he shrugs off and he prays and he's incredibly humble. he didn't tell anyone what he'd done in the '30s until years later, when the story was sort of dragged out of him and the scrapbook was found and he went on that's life. he had to be kind of duped into going onto it. it's estimated that there are 6,000 people alive today because of the prague rescue. none of them would have known of sir nicholas and his team's

involvement in that rescue had it not been for a scrapbook which documented the details of all the children needing to be saved. this is a copy of the original scrapbook. wow. i mean, it looks incredibly real to me. yeah, it's incredible to have it all in one place. wow. this is the list of people, yeah, who were going to make it, hopefully. and the houses that they were going to. and you can see, like, swapping things around. they had to make the difficult decision to split up siblings, i think. yeah. the scrapbook is now housed at yad vashem, israel's holocaust museum. here in london, the wiener holocaust library holds the uk's most extensive collection of holocaust material, and in amongst its archive are the heartbreaking letters sent by renate's family.

she donated all her documents to this library. the tragic thing is that we don't seem to learn and, all politics apart and religions apart, and so on, it's very interesting because winton said something so interesting, which i responded to. he was interviewed, i think, by an american journalist. he said, "do you believe in god?" and he said, "well, nazi germany was playing for god. "britain was praying for god, for peace. "so where's god?" and the otherjournalist asked him, "do you see any hope for the future?" he said, "no, none at all." startling. and he was very dogmatic. he said, "no, no hope for us, unless we learn to compromise, "unless we learn to listen to the other question, "the other side. "otherwise, there is no hope." there are children here living in fields, in the open, in mud. the worst of winter's still to come and under the threat of nazi invasion.

i have seen this and i cannot unsee it. and because i may be able to do something about it... ..i must...at least try. the task you propose - requires money and visas. i don't have them...yet. there's a scene in which he's asked why he wants to help the children and if he's jewish, and he says, "there are children living in the open, winter yet to come." i know from reading the accounts that it was really hard to get people, because there was mostlyjewish refugees, but there were communists and various other groups as well. and to get their kind of spokespeople to hand over the lists of names so that you could actually get in touch

with these people and find out who needed to be taken out of the country was really hard because they'd been, you know, knocked back and forth. they'd been on the run for a long time. and thenjust before the story starts, the allied governments have handed over the sudetenland to hitler as a kind of an act of appeasement, and then he ignores the agreement. so they're naturally mistrustful, basically. and i think that's what... so the rabbi is sort of saying, what's your interest in these people? and it's a lovely chance for nicky to spell out who he really is, which is — i love that scene — he says, "i see myself as a european, as a human being, "and i see fellow human beings in distress." and he doesn't see borders and barriers and differences in race and religion. he just sees children that need rescuing. the prague route wasjust one of a network used to save an estimated 10,000

children from mainland europe. this commemorative service organised by the association ofjewish refugees was held at london's liverpool street station in december on the 85th anniversary of the first kindertransport. to all who lost their lives. alexandra greensted was just seven when she arrived here from prague weeks before the start of the second world war. at 92, she still remembers sir nicholas winton. 0h, he's wonderful. he was the most wonderful, generous, helpful... you couldn't say enough about him. also at the event was one of sir nicholas's actual children, his son nick. he believes one life has captured his father's story brilliantly. it's based on my sister's book, which is true to life, with a few little creative licences. but sir anthony hopkins, boy, at times i would swear that that's my father in the room.

it'sjust extraordinary how he's captured all the little details. i'm talking to you from the wiener holocaust library, which is the uk's holocaust library of record. it feels like an important place to speak to you from. we've also been speaking to some of the survivors and also his son, who said of your portrayal of his father, he told us, "at times, i would swear that's my father in the room." well, i watched various documentaries on him. i come from a different background, different nationa. .. i'm welsh. but ijust made those translations or transitions. but i watched him very carefully and, as i say, i was impressed by his modesty, his humility. i'm just a cipher. i'm just the kind of actor who just portrays it, but, no, thank nicholas winton. when i was clearing out all the papers, i came across that old

scrapbook from prague. do you remember that? i do. yes. — you're not throwing that out? no. i think it could be quite an important note of record in its way. you know, full of history we should learn from. it is. look, maybe the wiener archive might like it in london. - yeah. but what is tragic is this whole wave of prejudice building again. and i think in the human brain, we'rejust stuck. there's something stuck in us where we cannot move forward. and i was doing some research and there was a letter, but there was a documentary statement by commandant hoss of auschwitz, and he described how, you know, "well, i was just doing my duty." ha. it's just so grotesque. "i was just doing my duty. "i was doing what..."

"it was goebbels who was to blame. "hitler was to blame. "himmler was to blame." but we were all responsible. we turned a blind eye. and it is an immense tragedy. life on any side of a conflict is a tragedy. one child's death is a tragedy on both sides. so, what are we to do? my only feeling is that nicholas winton was right. maybe they should put that as like a big brother peace sign. let us compromise. let's compromise. winton had no sentimentality about it. he didn't want to be regarded as a hero. he just hoped that we would learn from it. you don't think we have, is what i'm gathering from that conversation? well, i do. i think we can have.

i mean, fortunately, i've been around a long time. so, i remember the end of the war. and i remember standing in trafalgar square with cnd, campaign for nuclear disarmament, november1961. and bertrand russell was standing there with a microphone, he was very old, and he said, "if you're all alive next year, you'll all be very lucky." well, that was 61 years ago. so we weren't nuked. but there is an insanity in us. how can we do what we do? and we all are there. we can march and we can say and we can protest. we point one finger, there'll be pointing three back at ourselves. we are the human beast. and it is a tragedy, but it's the human tragedy. it's quite extraordinary. and i think there's some...

i didn't realise how much this film meant to me until, you know, your question. and because it is part of my life, really. i mean, i was never involved in, you know... but i was around, i was a boy. i was growing up. it's good to see you. good to see you. we interviewed johnny flynn. he said — you know, meeting you, for him, was clearly, really important. clearly sort of meeting one of his heroes as a young actor. did you have people like that when you were young that you met, that you looked up to in the way thatjohnny flynn looked up to you? oh, yes. peter o'toole, i remember seeing him at the bristol old vic playing jimmy porter. ten years later, he was playing my father in lion in winter. and laurence olivier, i worked with him. my life has unfolded in a way which is beyond my — i couldn't have organised anything like that. i couldn't have dreamed that up. but i've been the most fortunate person in the world. the funny thing, now, at 86 years of age and facing, you know, the inevitable, and i feel more at peace with that than i've ever done,

is the fact that i can't really take credit for any of it. my life is a complete mystery to me. i don't even know why i act. so when any young actor says, "how do you do it?", i say, "i don't know. "learn your lines, show up and don't bump into the furniture!" but use compassion. compassion. thanks so much. what a treat. compassion, a quality that sir nicholas winton also had in abundance. well, you can see now from our conversation, there was nothing heroic about it. it'sjust a question of organisational work.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today: the met police confirms it's investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. hundreds of flood warnings are still in place as the clean up operation gets under way. rishi sunak had serious doubts about the plan to send illegal

migrants to rwanda when he was chancellor, according to government documents seen by the bbc. good morning. the fa cup third round sparks into life, thanks to pedro porro, with a stunning strike to propel tottenham into the fourth round at the expense of fellow premier league team burnley. good morning. it's been very wet recently, but the good news is that for the weekend and into next week it's going to be drier, but it's colder. i will have the details shortly. hello, good morning. it's saturday, 6january. the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software, which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which has recently been dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent

mcaviney has more. mr bates vs the post office has brought to light a story that for years those in power wouldn't believe. but for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades it's been a nightmare they couldn't escape. i haven't got that money. and i don't know where it's gone. noel thomas, a former sub—postmaster in anglesey, was one of those wrongly sent to prison in 2006. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. at least, the rest of the country knows how the government and the post office have dealt with us over the many, many years. it's been 18 years for me. and, you know, it's been hell for a lot of people. after a long battle, the court of appeal quashed noel and 38 others' convictions. but no—one responsible has been convicted for their role. now, the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating

potential fraud offences arising out of the prosecutions, relating to monies recovered from sub—postmasters as a result of prosecutions or civil actions. the force has already looking into potential offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice arising out of investigations or prosecutions carried out by the post office. two people have been interviewed already under caution. but no—one has yet been arrested. as a result of the four—part itv drama, lawyers who act for claimants say that dozens more potential victims have come forward, finally ready to face their trauma. these people have been so heavily damaged psychologically by post office and their actions, they've been so fearful of coming forward and going through the process again. now, what the drama has done is brought awareness, brought huge widespread sympathy to these people. so alongside that, family encouragement and speaking with other sub—postmasters who have been on this journey,

they have finally found the courage to come forward. the post office has once again apologised for the effect this has caused. for viewers it has brought to attention the greatest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. justice delayed might be justice denied, but the hundreds of postmasters there is hope justice may finally be delivered. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. a little later on breakfast we will talk to a solicitor involved in that case for many years about the implications of that drama and many others who have come forward to say they were affected by that crisis at they were affected by that crisis at the post office. elsewhere, the rain may have stopped, but the work really begins on the clean—up, doesn't it? a clean—up operation for communities is under way across parts of england this morning after days of heavy rainfall led to more than 1,000

homes and businesses being flooded. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place, mostly in the midlands, east anglia, and the south. will bachelor reports. water levels may have peaked, but as they recede they reveal a trail of destruction — homes flooded, treasured possessions lost, gardens completely submerged. the water actually started coming through the floor, not through the door — coming through the floor. some said it has gone down, but it is going to come back up, some have said it's going down, some have said it's coming up. so at the end of the day all i know is i've got 5—6 centimetres of water in my house. when this resident of gloucestershire's only island, human and canine, return, that's when the real work will start. and for thousands it has already begun. staff and locals pulled together to get this pub in evercreech, somerset back open, while these neighbours in steventon, hampshire tried their best to unblock grains.

—— drains. but not everyone was so helpful. as they try to recover some kind of normality, many know that this will probably happen again. it's the second time this house in hampshire has flooded. the last was in 2007. while angie's home near bridgnorth in shropshire has flooded three times in the last year. it is what it is and you just gotta wait till it decides to go away. and it's notjust homes, this farm in lincolnshire was completely submerged for the second time in four years when a river burst its banks. for now, all the farmer can do is move his livestock to higher ground, hoping the land recovers in time for lambing season. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is facing calls from opposition parties to convene an urgent cobra—style taskforce to protect homes from further damage and to visit areas hit by flooding. he says the environment agency has people on the ground in all the affected areas. meanwhile, many communities are doing their best to help each other. this was bleasby in nottinghamshire where the river trent was at its highest level

in a quarter—century. with a cold snap predicted next and more rain likely, it's going to be a long, hard winter ahead for many. will bachelor, bbc news. as we've just been hearing, hundred of flood warnings are still in place. this is the situation around the country at the moment on the environment agency's live map. this is so much better in terms of the number of triangles and red alerts. there are no severe flood warnings in place compare to yesterday even. 244 flood warnings and alerts across england. oli constable is by the river trent near newark. it sounds ridiculous, but this is actually positive compared to a couple of days ago, isn't it, in terms of how much is submerged? yes. terms of how much is submerged? yes, absolutel , terms of how much is submerged? yes, absolutely. naga- _ terms of how much is submerged? i'eis absolutely, naga. you terms of how much is submerged? ieis absolutely, naga. you can terms of how much is submerged? ie::~ absolutely, naga. you can see terms of how much is submerged? i2: absolutely, naga. you can see behind me just some of the damage that has

occurred as the river trent overtop. there is a car in the distance that has had its hazard lights on the last three hours but they have since stopped. you can road close design as well which is almost fully submerged in the water. you are right that this water has started to recede and has gone to many residential streets and flooded many homes. the council yesterday declared a major incident here after more than 100 homes were flooded and people had to be led to safety. the peak of the river was close to that in the year 2000 but it didn't quite get that. and as you said he would have started to go away now so there is respite for people living here. it comes after storm babet and storm ciaran were saturating the ground here and as the rain fell for storm henkjust couldn't go anywhere and thatis henkjust couldn't go anywhere and that is why we have had so many issues here. 244 warnings across for much of southeastern england, east anglia, for people here the cleanup

operation is about to get under way and the misery is onlyjust about to start. and the misery is only 'ust about to start. :, ., and the misery is only 'ust about to start. :, ,, , :, and the misery is only 'ust about to start. :, ~' , :, , and the misery is only 'ust about to start. :, ,, i. , : start. thank you very much. oli constable _ start. thank you very much. oli constable near— start. thank you very much. oli constable near newark - start. thank you very much. oli constable near newark near - start. thank you very much. 0li| constable near newark near the start. thank you very much. oli - constable near newark near the river trent. downing street documents seen by the bbc suggest that rishi sunak had serious doubts about the government's rwanda migration policy when he was the chancellor. let's get more now from our political correspondent, charlotte rose. good morning to you. we say downing street documents, this is while he was in government, government documents have been seen. goad documents have been seen. good mornin , documents have been seen. good morning. naga- — documents have been seen. good morning, naga. these _ documents have been seen. (13mm morning, naga. these documents were prepared in most 2022 when rishi sunak was chancellor boris johnson prime sunak was chancellor borisjohnson prime minister. sunak was chancellor boris johnson prime minister. the sunak was chancellor borisjohnson prime minister. the thing sunak was chancellor boris johnson prime minister. the thing that alison brie things, firstly, he wasn't convinced that the ravana scheme would act as a deterrent to stop small boat crossings, secondly, that he wanted to scale back the scheme because he wasn't convinced it was good value for money and, thirdly, that he didn't want to find greek style reception centres and preferred instead to use hotels, dispersing migrants across the

country, because he believed it was more cost—effective. now, government spokesperson makes the that as chancellor rishi sunak did fund the ravana scheme and put it at the heart of his ten plan —— ten point planned a mandagi became prime minister. they say he is now passing the ravana bill to try to get floods of the ground and he is the first prime minister to oversee a reduction in small boat crossings. of course we know figures out of course we know figures out earlier this week shows crossings were down by one third of the bustier. yvette cooper, the shadow home secretary, says it shows what an absolute con the awana scheme is and how weak rishi sunak has become. she says he is going for gimmicks rather than getting a grip. in terms of the wider picture of what this means for rishi sunak, we know there are those in his party were already questioning his commitment to getting the skin to work. these documents are going to raise those questions even further.— questions even further. charlotte, while we have _ questions even further. charlotte, while we have got _ questions even further. charlotte, while we have got you, _ questions even further. charlotte, while we have got you, there - questions even further. charlotte, while we have got you, there is i while we have got you, there is pressure on rishi sunak and the conservatives, in an election year, what we are expecting is an election

year, because there is another by electing to add to the list. yes. electing to add to the list. yes, that is correct, _ electing to add to the list. yes, that is correct, that _ electing to add to the list. yes, that is correct, that is - electing to add to the list. yes, that is correct, that is after - electing to add to the list. i2: that is correct, that is after chris skidmore, conservative mp from gloucestershire, and as he was resigning as conservative weapon standing down with immediate effect as an mp. the reason he is doing thatis as an mp. the reason he is doing that is because of his concern every bill due to come to the commons on monday around licensing for new oil and gas licenses in the north sea stop as you say, this will create a new by—election, which comes off the back of those already happening in wellingborough and blackpool south. it is not the new year present rishi sunak would have been hoping for. charlotte, thank you for taking us through that. it is political correspondence charlotte rose. more than 20 million working people will pay less national insurance from today. the treasury says an average earner will save around £450 a year, but critics warn other tax changes mean employees won't be any better off. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. 27 million workers may be about to see a little bump in their pay packet. it's down to changes in national insurance, the money automatically deducted

from your salary to help fund the state pension. from today, contributions in the basic tax band are being cut from 12% to 10%. the chancellor says everyone will take home a bit more cash. we've already started cutting taxes and that's what's happening today. a 2% cut in national insurance, that is nearly £1000 for a typical family with two earners. and that is a very significant change, because it was right to put up taxes to pay back the debt from the help we gave families during covid and during the cost—of—living crisis, but now we have turned a corner, brought down inflation, the economy is doing better, we ought to bring down the tax burden and this 2% cut will make a very big difference to families up and down the country. the change means if you earn £35,000 a year, the average uk wage, you could save £37.38 a month. someone earning £50,000

could be £62 a month better. the treasury says 2 million people who are self—employed will also benefit, but not until april, with plans to scrap voluntary contributions they make on taxable earnings. it's also worth noting that ni contributions in the higher tax band, above £50,000 or so, will remain at 2% for everyone. however, experts point out that the government has also frozen income tax thresholds until 2028, meaning more people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but, overall, it's not going to make very much difference because the amount of income tax that we're paying is going up because the income tax threshold has been frozen and as incomes go up that means that more of us are paying income tax and more of us are paying more income tax. so, overall, we're still losing. none of the changes affect those who have already retired as national insurance isn't paid on pension income.

millions of workers will no doubt welcome a tax cut, but the government's own forecaster says the overall tax burden remains the highest since the second world war. marc ashdown, bbc news. we will be talking to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, a little late in the programme and talk about the changes that have come through. —— later. tributes have been paid to actor david soul, best known for his role in the television series starsky & hutch, who has died at the age of 80. you sit there and you think, you think about time, hard time. because we will be back and if you've got what we say and aren't saying it you will fall behind the accessory to murder rap, and that, my fat friend, is a 10—15 year nightmare. he played detective kenneth 'hutch' hutchinson in the classic crime—solving series. actor ben stiller described him as:

soul was also a singer known for his uk chart—toppers don't give up on us and silver lady. incredible stuff. it is 7:15. here's simon with a look at the weather. it isa it is a bit dry but it turns quite cold. we will replace the umbrellas with winter— we will replace the umbrellas with winter warmers because temperatures will come — winter warmers because temperatures will come down. overnight frost expected — will come down. overnight frost expected. but that comes with the risk of— expected. but that comes with the risk of ice — expected. but that comes with the risk of ice in some places. thick scars, risk of ice in some places. thick scars. since _ risk of ice in some places. thick scars, since shoes, _ risk of ice in some places. thick scars, since shoes, a _ risk of ice in some places. thick scars, since shoes, a thick- risk of ice in some places. thick scars, since shoes, a thick hat. | risk of ice in some places. thick . scars, since shoes, a thick hat. but a welcome — scars, since shoes, a thick hat. but a welcome change compared to the wet and stormy— a welcome change compared to the wet and stormy weather we have had over the last _ and stormy weather we have had over the last weeks or months or so. —— scarves. _ the last weeks or months or so. —— scarves, thicker hat. it will be drier— scarves, thicker hat. it will be drier but— scarves, thicker hat. it will be drier but get colder through the weekend — drier but get colder through the weekend into next week. why is it getting _ weekend into next week. why is it getting more dry? high—pressure extends— getting more dry? high—pressure extends into the atlantic,

preventing the atlantic weather system, — preventing the atlantic weather system, the low pressure system moving _ system, the low pressure system moving in — system, the low pressure system moving in from the west. so it settles — moving in from the west. so it settles things down. it is quite a chilly— settles things down. it is quite a chilly start — settles things down. it is quite a chilly start this morning with the risk of— chilly start this morning with the risk of some ice in scotland into northern— risk of some ice in scotland into northern england and northern lreland — northern england and northern ireland. some showers coming into northern— ireland. some showers coming into northern ireland and wales this nrorning — northern ireland and wales this morning. but the showers should tend to fade _ morning. but the showers should tend to fade away as we head into the afternoon — to fade away as we head into the afternoon. some cloud in eastern areas _ afternoon. some cloud in eastern areas of— afternoon. some cloud in eastern areas of england. the possibility of one or— areas of england. the possibility of one or two — areas of england. the possibility of one or two showers. but for most, dry and _ one or two showers. but for most, dry and fairly sunny. but look at the temperatures, getting down to about— the temperatures, getting down to about five, seven or eight celsius. chillier— about five, seven or eight celsius. chillier compared to recent weeks. we have _ chillier compared to recent weeks. we have quite a bit of code in eastern — we have quite a bit of code in eastern areas that will start to push _ eastern areas that will start to push further westward. beneath the cloud temperatures should stay above freezing, _ cloud temperatures should stay above freezing, two or three degrees. elsewhere with clear skies we expect a frost _ elsewhere with clear skies we expect a frost once — elsewhere with clear skies we expect a frost once again, —1 or two celsius _ a frost once again, —1 or two celsius. into sunday, sunshine for much _ celsius. into sunday, sunshine for much of— celsius. into sunday, sunshine for much of scotland, northern ireland, most _ much of scotland, northern ireland, most of— much of scotland, northern ireland, most of england and wales as well.

some _ most of england and wales as well. some bart — most of england and wales as well. some part in the morning with one or two mist _ some part in the morning with one or two mist and — some part in the morning with one or two mist and fog patches clearing away~ _ two mist and fog patches clearing away. some clearance goes into the afternoon _ away. some clearance goes into the afternoon. apart from one or two showers — afternoon. apart from one or two showers in — afternoon. apart from one or two showers in the northeast of england, a more _ showers in the northeast of england, a more dry— showers in the northeast of england, a more dry day on sunday with maximum _ a more dry day on sunday with maximum temperatures around 2— six celsius _ maximum temperatures around 2— six celsius into— maximum temperatures around 2— six celsius. into next week, high—pressure sticks around, keeping things— high—pressure sticks around, keeping things settled. it prevents the rain bearing _ things settled. it prevents the rain bearing weather systems from coming in from _ bearing weather systems from coming in from the _ bearing weather systems from coming in from the west. it's days like this for— in from the west. it's days like this for some time. but it brings colder— this for some time. but it brings colder air— this for some time. but it brings colder air from scandinavia, parts of europe, — colder air from scandinavia, parts of europe, the northeast or easterly windi _ of europe, the northeast or easterly wind, which — of europe, the northeast or easterly wind, which will bring in some parts of the _ wind, which will bring in some parts of the north sea from time to time. but again— of the north sea from time to time. but again you can see it as a dry day on _ but again you can see it as a dry day on monday. temperatures on the face of— day on monday. temperatures on the face of it— day on monday. temperatures on the face of it about 3—5. day on monday. temperatures on the face of it about 3—5 . the windmill be fairly— face of it about 3—5 . the windmill be fairly brisk, eagerly in southern areas~ _ be fairly brisk, eagerly in southern areas with — be fairly brisk, eagerly in southern areas. with that it will feel colder than the — areas. with that it will feel colder than the temperatures suggest. —— the wind _ than the temperatures suggest. —— the wind will be fairly brisk. into

the wind will be fairly brisk. into the rest — the wind will be fairly brisk. into the rest of— the wind will be fairly brisk. into the rest of the week, the area of high _ the rest of the week, the area of high pressure doesn't really move, it stays _ high pressure doesn't really move, it stays there. that keeps things settled — it stays there. that keeps things settled. we have the seasonal north—easterly wind bringing colder air for— north—easterly wind bringing colder air for most of us. temperatures will be _ air for most of us. temperatures will be at — air for most of us. temperatures will be at or— air for most of us. temperatures will be at or below the average for most _ will be at or below the average for most of— will be at or below the average for most of us — will be at or below the average for most of us. but there will be mist and fog _ most of us. but there will be mist and fog in— most of us. but there will be mist and fog in the mornings. some cloud from time _ and fog in the mornings. some cloud from time to— and fog in the mornings. some cloud from time to time, but plenty of dry weather— from time to time, but plenty of dry weather and sunshine and maximum temperatures about 5— eight celsius. 0vernight— temperatures about 5— eight celsius. overnight we will see a frost as well _ overnight we will see a frost as well. certainly a much better prospect— well. certainly a much better prospect for many of us after the very stormy, wet weather we have had recently~ _ very stormy, wet weather we have had recently~ a _ very stormy, wet weather we have had recently. a big changing conditions for many— recently. a big changing conditions for many as we go through this week. thank— for many as we go through this week. thank you _ for many as we go through this week. thank you very much, simon. now, stroke is a — thank you very much, simon. now, stroke is a leading _ thank you very much, simon. now, stroke is a leading cause _ thank you very much, simon. now, stroke is a leading cause of- thank you very much, simon. now, stroke is a leading cause of adult i stroke is a leading cause of adult disability in the uk, with 100,000 cases every year. but, of course, behind every case is a personal story. stuart cassells, who is best known for founding the scottish band red hot chilli pipers, had his world turned upside down

last year when he suffered a stroke at his son's second birthday party. he's now on the road to recovery and he's been telling us his story. iam i am stuart cassells, founder of the red—hot chilli pipers. and i am a survivor of stroke. just over a year ago, at my son's second birthday party, i had a stroke. initially i wasn't really sure what was going on. ijust excused myself and went upstairs. and then my wife came up the stairs and i couldn't speak. really couldn't make any sense whatsoever. when i was at the hospital and found out i had had a

stroke i couldn't believe it. i was so worried. so frightening. frightening for me, i think, fighting for the family, fighting for my wife. you are never sure how bad it is going to be. not everybody recovers. i think they become desperate to find help. but for the first four months it was really relearning how to speak again. and i went back to being like a 2—year old, learning basic books. and as someone who spent a lot of my early years onstage, not being able to speak again was a real concern for me. and then, obviously, once we recognised it was the heart that caused it, i needed to have open heart surgery. i went to edinburgh and had my heart valve replacement. the best way to recover my brain and

get back to full health, give me the best opportunity to get back to full health, was about getting more fit. but i always put the year, the anniversary, as being my target to get to the weight that i wanted to get to the weight that i wanted to get to, and i got there two days before my anniversary. so i really can remember who i was before i was the stroke. i have really had to reinvent myself. i have had to rediscover who i am now. the knew me is someone who values health a little bit more. and values, maybe, family, a little bit more. values my relationship with my wife and my boys and want to make the most of my time with those guys. hopefully now i am a better person, after the stroke, even if i can't remember who i was before. that is stuart's story. joining us now is associate director for the north west at the stroke association, jennifer gardner. good morning. good morning. a lot of

--eole will good morning. good morning. a lot of people will be — good morning. good morning. a lot of people will be surprised _ good morning. good morning. a lot of people will be surprised that _ good morning. good morning. a lot of people will be surprised that stuart . people will be surprised that stuart is in his 405. a lot of people associated with later in life but that isn't or is the case. that is absolutely _ that isn't or is the case. that is absolutely right. _ that isn't or is the case. that is absolutely right. there - that isn't or is the case. that is absolutely right. there is - that isn't or is the case. that is absolutely right. there is an i absolutely right. there is an assumption that stroke happened with older people but it doesn't discriminate. one in four stroke survivors— discriminate. one in four stroke survivors will be of working age and face some _ survivors will be of working age and face some of the real difficulty that stuart spoke about, worrying about _ that stuart spoke about, worrying about your — that stuart spoke about, worrying about your employment, your family, your childcare, so absolutely it is a myth _ your childcare, so absolutely it is a myth that we like to bust that it isn'tiust— a myth that we like to bust that it isn'tiust an — a myth that we like to bust that it isn'tjust an older age. we a myth that we like to bust that it isn'tjust an older age.— a myth that we like to bust that it isn'tjust an older age. isn't 'ust an older age. we can't do too isn'tjust an older age. we can't do too much of— isn'tjust an older age. we can't do too much of this _ isn'tjust an older age. we can't do too much of this programme, - isn'tjust an older age. we can't do too much of this programme, what should you look out for? stewart stepped away from the gathering, handy, and it was only when his wife saw him, that she said absolutely something is not rated had to take in. there are signs you can look for. there has been a campaign on tv as well, but you cannot repeat it enough. as well, but you cannot repeat it enouh. , , as well, but you cannot repeat it enouih. , , as well, but you cannot repeat it enouih. ~ , ,, :, enough. absolutely right. stuart reco i nise enough. absolutely right. stuart recognise the — enough. absolutely right. stuart recognise the signs _ enough. absolutely right. stuart recognise the signs and - enough. absolutely right. stuart recognise the signs and acted i enough. absolutely right. stuart i recognise the signs and acted fast which _ recognise the signs and acted fast which is _ recognise the signs and acted fast which is really important. and we

use the _ which is really important. and we use the word fast to help people remember the key signs and symptoms of a stroke. _ remember the key signs and symptoms of a stroke, so if i talk you through— of a stroke, so if i talk you through it, the f in fast sensor facei _ through it, the f in fast sensor face, so — through it, the f in fast sensor face, so that is drooping, if summary— face, so that is drooping, if summary smiles and it isn't the same on both— summary smiles and it isn't the same on both sides. the a stands for arms — on both sides. the a stands for arms you _ on both sides. the a stands for arms. you are simply to hold their arms— arms. you are simply to hold their arms out~ — arms. you are simply to hold their arms out. one will be weaker than the other — arms out. one will be weaker than the other. and s is for speech. are the other. and s is for speech. are the words — the other. and s is for speech. are the words slowed or the wrong words coming _ the words slowed or the wrong words coming out? and if you notice any one of— coming out? and if you notice any one of those things, then the t — time _ one of those things, then the t — time to— one of those things, then the t — time to call— one of those things, then the t — time to call 999. it is a medical emergency. the faster you get treatment, the more likely you will recover _ treatment, the more likely you will recover. : , :, , recover. and 'ust to emphasise, even one of those — recover. and just to emphasise, even one of those symptoms... _ recover. and just to emphasise, even one of those symptoms... just i recover. and just to emphasise, even one of those symptoms... just one i recover. and just to emphasise, evenj one of those symptoms... just one of the symptoms- _ one of those symptoms... just one of the symptoms. there _ one of those symptoms... just one of the symptoms. there are _ one of those symptoms... just one of

the symptoms. there are less - one of those symptoms... just one of i the symptoms. there are less common symptoms— the symptoms. there are less common symptoms such as dizziness, problems with your— symptoms such as dizziness, problems with your vision, sudden severe headache. _ with your vision, sudden severe headache, and they are all on our website _ headache, and they are all on our website if— headache, and they are all on our website if you need to look, but those _ website if you need to look, but those three are the most common ones - face. _ those three are the most common ones - face. arms. _ those three are the most common ones — face, arms, speech. those three are the most common ones - face. arms. speech-— - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time. — - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time, the _ - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time, the t, _ - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time, the t, as _ - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time, the t, as soon _ - face, arms, speech. when you talk about time, the t, as soon as - about time, the t, as soon as possible, of course, but are we talking about calling 999 and waiting for an ambulance, or is this a case of if somebody can get you to a case of if somebody can get you to a hospital immediately, just go? we would always say call 999 because depending on yourarea, would always say call 999 because depending on your area, certain hospitals — depending on your area, certain hospitals will specialise in stroke treatment and the ambulance will know— treatment and the ambulance will know where the best place to take you is _ know where the best place to take you is so — know where the best place to take you is. so we would always say 999. just briefly. — you is. so we would always say 999. just briefly, stuart said he made lifestyle changes. although you can't predict a stroke, can you do something to prevent or help stave off a stroke?— off a stroke? yes, so stroke in a lot of cases _ off a stroke? yes, so stroke in a lot of cases is _ off a stroke? yes, so stroke in a lot of cases is preventable. i off a stroke? yes, so stroke in a lot of cases is preventable. 9096 off a stroke? yes, so stroke in a i lot of cases is preventable. 9096 of lot of cases is preventable. 90% of strokes _ lot of cases is preventable. 90% of strokes could be prevented. there are some — strokes could be prevented. there are some key things along with

lifestyle. — are some key things along with lifestyle, some key conditions to look out — lifestyle, some key conditions to look out for. coming up on january the 25th _ look out for. coming up on january the 25th is — look out for. coming up on january the 25th is ours stroke prevention day. the 25th is ours stroke prevention day and — the 25th is ours stroke prevention day and on — the 25th is ours stroke prevention day. and on that day we will be encouraging people to check the pulse _ encouraging people to check the pulse. you can go online to do that, because _ pulse. you can go online to do that, because there is a condition called atrial— because there is a condition called atrial fibrillation, which is a stroke _ atrial fibrillation, which is a stroke. some of the main cause high blood _ stroke. some of the main cause high blood pressure, high cholesterol. we would _ blood pressure, high cholesterol. we would say _ blood pressure, high cholesterol. we would sayjust make sure you are getting _ would sayjust make sure you are getting regular checks, do the checks— getting regular checks, do the checks you can do at home like checking — checks you can do at home like checking your pulse, but also keeping — checking your pulse, but also keeping a healthy lifestyle is really— keeping a healthy lifestyle is really important.— keeping a healthy lifestyle is really important. such useful advice. jennifer, _ really important. such useful advice. jennifer, thank- really important. such useful advice. jennifer, thank you i really important. such usefull advice. jennifer, thank you for coming and talking to us. jennifer gardner there from the stroke association. it is 7:25am. hundreds of homes have been devastated by flooding in england following a powerful storm and a week of heavy rain. there are still more than 200 flood warnings in place this morning. we have had a powerful storm and a week of heavy rain. fiona lamdin is in

gloucestershire for us. it tells us all we need to know, fi. the water is still there, and while it is there it causes so many problems, doesn't it?- it is there it causes so many problems, doesn't it? good morning. good morning. _ problems, doesn't it? good morning. good morning, yes. _ problems, doesn't it? good morning. good morning, yes. i'm _ problems, doesn't it? good morning. good morning, yes. i'm standing i problems, doesn't it? good morning. good morning, yes. i'm standing on i problems, doesn't it? good morning. | good morning, yes. i'm standing on a pavement~ _ good morning, yes. i'm standing on a pavement. this road, normally it is incredibly— pavement. this road, normally it is incredibly busy, with cars in and out of— incredibly busy, with cars in and out of gloucester. i am in a village 'ust outside gloucester, and it is so quiet — outside gloucester, and it is so quiet it— outside gloucester, and it is so quiet it is— outside gloucester, and it is so quiet. it is so quiet. they see normally— quiet. it is so quiet. they see normally this road, even on a saturday. _ normally this road, even on a saturday, is busy. but you can hear the birds _ saturday, is busy. but you can hear the birds. the one thing everybody is saying _ the birds. the one thing everybody is saying is— the birds. the one thing everybody is saying is thank goodness it has stopped — is saying is thank goodness it has stopped raining. this, to emily. emily. — stopped raining. this, to emily. emily. you _ stopped raining. this, to emily. emily, you are a resident. we can see our emily, you are a resident. we can see your home- — emily, you are a resident. we can see your home. my _ emily, you are a resident. we can see your home. my house - emily, you are a resident. we can see your home. my house is i emily, you are a resident. we can see your home. my house is that l emily, you are a resident. we can i see your home. my house is that when there. _ see your home. my house is that when there. over— see your home. my house is that when there, overthere. _ see your home. my house is that when there, overthere. the _ see your home. my house is that when there, over there. the driveway- see your home. my house is that when there, over there. the driveway is i there, over there. the driveway is flooded. _ there, over there. the driveway is flooded. but — there, over there. the driveway is flooded, but we _ there, over there. the driveway is flooded, but we are _ there, over there. the driveway is flooded, but we are lucky- there, over there. the driveway is flooded, but we are lucky that i there, over there. the driveway is flooded, but we are lucky that the houses _ flooded, but we are lucky that the houses built— flooded, but we are lucky that the houses built upwards. _ flooded, but we are lucky that the houses built upwards. we - flooded, but we are lucky that the

houses built upwards. we didn't l houses built upwards. we didn't flood _ houses built upwards. we didn't flood even — houses built upwards. we didn't flood even in _ houses built upwards. we didn't flood even in 2007, _ houses built upwards. we didn't flood even in 2007, so- houses built upwards. we didn't flood even in 2007, so we - houses built upwards. we didn't flood even in 2007, so we are l houses built upwards. we didn'tl flood even in 2007, so we are all right— flood even in 2007, so we are all right at— flood even in 2007, so we are all right at the — flood even in 2007, so we are all right at the moment. _ flood even in 2007, so we are all right at the moment. but- flood even in 2007, so we are all right at the moment.— flood even in 2007, so we are all right at the moment. but you have been helping _ right at the moment. but you have been helping all _ right at the moment. but you have been helping all the _ right at the moment. but you have been helping all the residents, i been helping all the residents, because — been helping all the residents, because down that way, somebody is walking _ because down that way, somebody is walking up _ because down that way, somebody is walking up towards us. down that way. _ walking up towards us. down that way. there — walking up towards us. down that way, there is a lot of houses that are flooded. way, there is a lot of houses that are flooded-— way, there is a lot of houses that are flooded. , :, , , :, are flooded. yes, the houses down there, are flooded. yes, the houses down there. mainly _ are flooded. yes, the houses down there, mainly decide, _ are flooded. yes, the houses down there, mainly decide, they - are flooded. yes, the houses down there, mainly decide, they are i there, mainly decide, they are rather— there, mainly decide, they are rather flooded. _ there, mainly decide, they are rather flooded. and _ there, mainly decide, they are rather flooded. and further. there, mainly decide, they are i rather flooded. and further down this way— rather flooded. and further down this way is — rather flooded. and further down this way is where _ rather flooded. and further down this way is where they _ rather flooded. and further down this way is where they are - rather flooded. and further down this way is where they are all- this way is where they are all flooded — this way is where they are all flooded as— this way is where they are all flooded as well. _ this way is where they are all flooded as well. so - this way is where they are all flooded as well. so about i this way is where they are all flooded as well. so about 4—| this way is where they are all. flooded as well. so about 4— six inches — flooded as well. so about 4- six inches. ~ . flooded as well. so about 4- six inches. ~ , , :, :, , inches. we 'ust standing outside the iub. you inches. we just standing outside the pub- you can — inches. we just standing outside the pub- you can see — inches. we just standing outside the pub. you can see the _ inches. we just standing outside the pub. you can see the sandbags i inches. we just standing outside the pub. you can see the sandbags and | pub. you can see the sandbags and you can _ pub. you can see the sandbags and you can see — pub. you can see the sandbags and you can see the water has come basically— you can see the water has come basicallyjust up to the bottom step~ — basicallyjust up to the bottom step. good morning, aaron. just tell me what— step. good morning, aaron. just tell me what it _ step. good morning, aaron. just tell me what it is — step. good morning, aaron. just tell me what it is like. you know, yesterday. _ me what it is like. you know, yesterday, just thinking is the water— yesterday, just thinking is the water going to come in? i had at one point _ water going to come in? i had at one point a _ water going to come in? i had at one point a tractor went past. it did and it came _ point a tractor went past. it did and it came up _ point a tractor went past. it did and it came up through - point a tractor went past. it did and it came up through our- point a tractor went past. it did l and it came up through our front door _ and it came up through our front door today— and it came up through our front door today it _ and it came up through our front door. today it has _ and it came up through our front door. today it has gone - and it came up through our front door. today it has gone down i and it came up through our front door. today it has gone down a i and it came up through our front i door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully— door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully it — door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully it doesn't _ door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully it doesn't come - door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully it doesn't come up - door. today it has gone down a bit. hopefully it doesn't come up any. hopefully it doesn't come up any further — hopefully it doesn't come up any further. because we are clueless hopefully it doesn't come up any. further. because we are clueless as well because — further. because we are clueless as well because we _ further. because we are clueless as well because we can't _ further. because we are clueless as well because we can't take - further. because we are clueless as well because we can't take any i well because we can't take any trade — well because we can't take any trade there _ well because we can't take any trade. there is _ well because we can't take any trade. there is no _ well because we can't take any trade. there is no access- well because we can't take any trade. there is no access to i well because we can't take anyi trade. there is no access to the pub _ trade. there is no access to the iub. :, :, trade. there is no access to the ub. a, a, trade. there is no access to the ub, ., ., , trade. there is no access to the ub. ., ., , ., ., ., pub. you have lived in this area for man , pub. you have lived in this area for many. many. _ pub. you have lived in this area for many. many. many _ pub. you have lived in this area for many, many, many years. -

pub. you have lived in this area for many, many, many years. how- pub. you have lived in this area for. many, many, many years. how does pub. you have lived in this area for- many, many, many years. how does it compare _ many, many, many years. how does it compare to _ many, many, many years. how does it compare to 2007 when it was...? nearly— compare to 2007 when it was...? nearly that — compare to 2007 when it was...? nearly that bad. it hasn't been this bad nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since _ nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since then. _ nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since then. 50 _ nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since then. 50 going _ nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since then. 50 going back- nearly that bad. it hasn't been this had since then. so going back to. bad since then. so going back to 2007— bad since then. so going back to 2007 all— had since then. so going back to 2007 all over _ had since then. so going back to 2007 all over again. _ bad since then. so going back to 2007 all over again.— 2007 all over again. yesterday, talkinu 2007 all over again. yesterday, talkin: to 2007 all over again. yesterday, talking to people, _ 2007 all over again. yesterday, talking to people, what - 2007 all over again. yesterday, talking to people, what was - 2007 all over again. yesterday, | talking to people, what was then would _ talking to people, what was then would like? it talking to people, what was then would like?— would like? it was 'ust pulling toaether, would like? it was 'ust pulling together, it h would like? it was 'ust pulling together, it is _ would like? it was 'ust pulling together, it is a _ would like? it wasjust pulling together, it is a good - would like? it wasjust pulling - together, it is a good community, everybody— together, it is a good community, everybody was _ together, it is a good community, everybody was pulling _ together, it is a good community, everybody was pulling together, i everybody was pulling together, helping — everybody was pulling together, helping each _ everybody was pulling together, helping each other, _ everybody was pulling together, helping each other, everybody. everybody was pulling together, . helping each other, everybody was helping _ helping each other, everybody was helping each — helping each other, everybody was helping each other— helping each other, everybody was helping each other get _ helping each other, everybody was helping each other get sad - helping each other, everybody was helping each other get sad based i helping each other, everybody was. helping each other get sad based on helping _ helping each other get sad based on helping each — helping each other get sad based on helping each other. _ helping each other get sad based on helping each other. helping - helping each other get sad based on helping each other. helping me - helping each other get sad based on helping each other. helping me get| helping each other. helping me get sandbags _ helping each other. helping me get sandbags and. _ helping each other. helping me get sandbags and, yes. _ helping each other. helping me get sandbags and, yes. tan— helping each other. helping me get sandbags and, yes.— helping each other. helping me get sandbags and, yes. can you tell me about the tea _ sandbags and, yes. can you tell me about the tea ends, _ sandbags and, yes. can you tell me about the tea ends, where - sandbags and, yes. can you tell me about the tea ends, where were - sandbags and, yes. can you tell me | about the tea ends, where were they stationed? _ about the tea ends, where were they stationed? , , stationed? over in the streets flooded at _ stationed? over in the streets flooded at the _ stationed? over in the streets flooded at the top, _ stationed? over in the streets flooded at the top, the - stationed? over in the streets i flooded at the top, the residents have _ flooded at the top, the residents have been— flooded at the top, the residents have been setting _ flooded at the top, the residents have been setting up _ flooded at the top, the residents have been setting up tv. - flooded at the top, the residents - have been setting up tv. developing going _ have been setting up tv. developing going in— have been setting up tv. developing going in and — have been setting up tv. developing going in and out— have been setting up tv. developing going in and out of— have been setting up tv. developing going in and out of houses, - have been setting up tv. developing going in and out of houses, charging�* going in and out of houses, charging phones. _ going in and out of houses, charging phones. things— going in and out of houses, charging phones, things like _ going in and out of houses, charging phones, things like that. _ going in and out of houses, charging phones, things like that. that - going in and out of houses, charging| phones, things like that. that makes selling _ phones, things like that. that makes setting up— phones, things like that. that makes setting up lea — phones, things like that. that makes setting up tea. the _ phones, things like that. that makes setting up tea. the village _ phones, things like that. that makes setting up tea. the village hall- setting up tea. the village hall has been _ setting up tea. the village hall has been open — setting up tea. the village hall has been open as— setting up tea. the village hall has been open as well. _ setting up tea. the village hall has been open as well. they— setting up tea. the village hall has been open as well. they have - setting up tea. the village hall has i been open as well. they have opened from 2- _ been open as well. they have opened from 2- six— been open as well. they have opened from 2— six yesterday. _ been open as well. they have opened from 2— six yesterday. —— _ been open as well. they have opened from 2— six yesterday. —— setting - been open as well. they have opened from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up. from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up lea _ from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up lea they— from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up lea they have — from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up tea. they have set _ from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up tea. they have set up _ from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up tea. they have set up toilets, - from 2— six yesterday. —— setting up tea. they have set up toilets, tea i tea. they have set up toilets, tea

and coffee, — tea. they have set up toilets, tea and coffee, warm _ tea. they have set up toilets, tea and coffee, warm places- tea. they have set up toilets, tea and coffee, warm places because�* and coffee, warm places because healing _ and coffee, warm places because healing isn't— and coffee, warm places because healing isn't on— and coffee, warm places because heating isn't on in— and coffee, warm places because heating isn't on in most- and coffee, warm places because heating isn't on in most houses. i and coffee, warm places becausel heating isn't on in most houses. it has been — heating isn't on in most houses. it has been amazing. _ heating isn't on in most houses. it has been amazing. everybody - heating isn't on in most houses. it has been amazing. everybody is l has been amazing. everybody is pulling — has been amazing. everybody is pulling togelher _ has been amazing. everybody is pulling together nicely. - has been amazing. everybody is pulling together nicely.- has been amazing. everybody is pulling together nicely. thank you ve much pulling together nicely. thank you very much for— pulling together nicely. thank you very much forjoining _ pulling together nicely. thank you very much forjoining us. - pulling together nicely. thank you very much forjoining us. i- pulling together nicely. thank you very much forjoining us. i will- very much forjoining us. i will leave — very much forjoining us. i will leave you _ very much forjoining us. i will leave you with this scene. it is 'ust leave you with this scene. it is just sow _ leave you with this scene. it is just sow it _ leave you with this scene. it is just so... it isjust unbelievable to think— just so... it isjust unbelievable to think that normally this is a pavement, this is a road, and, yes, they— pavement, this is a road, and, yes, they will— pavement, this is a road, and, yes, they williusl — pavement, this is a road, and, yes, they willjust be delighted it isn't raining. — they willjust be delighted it isn't raining, andjust they willjust be delighted it isn't raining, and just waiting and watching _ raining, and just waiting and watching for these water levels to di°p~ _ watching for these water levels to dro -. ., ~ watching for these water levels to dro. . ~' ,, watching for these water levels to dro. . , watching for these water levels to dro. ., , . . drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back— drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back with _ drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back with you _ drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back with you later. - drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back with you later. we - drop. thank you very much, fi. we will be back with you later. we saw fi talk to people — will be back with you later. we saw fi talk to people who _ will be back with you later. we saw fi talk to people who were - will be back with you later. we saw| fi talk to people who were affected. mary long—dhonau is a flood advisor and campaigner whose home has been flooded multiple times. you have learned from that, have a mary? morning. i have. and seeing things like that, morning. i have. and seeing things like that. it — morning. i have. and seeing things like that. it is _ morning. i have. and seeing things like that, it is heartbreaking, - like that, it is heartbreaking, because _ like that, it is heartbreaking, because i_ like that, it is heartbreaking, because i know what everyone will go through _ because i know what everyone will go through i_ because i know what everyone will go through. i know what they are smelling — through. i know what they are smelling right now. and i know what is lurking _ smelling right now. and i know what is lurking in— smelling right now. and i know what is lurking in that water, too. and it is the shot. _ is lurking in that water, too. and it is the shot, isn't _ is lurking in that water, too. jifuc it is the shot, isn't it? because is lurking in that water, too. a"uc it is the shot, isn't it? because in an area like gloucestershire, as we

said yesterday, floods every year, and you know the area very well — it slides regularly, there are flood defences, but it doesn't mean that it isn't a shock distressing and heartbreaking, which i think is the word that you used, when your home is full of sewage? find word that you used, when your home is full of sewage?— is full of sewage? and a lot of eo - le is full of sewage? and a lot of people don't _ is full of sewage? and a lot of people don't realise _ is full of sewage? and a lot of people don't realise that - is full of sewage? and a lot of - people don't realise that absolutely it is exhausting as well. i spend my life, it is exhausting as well. i spend my life. like _ it is exhausting as well. i spend my life. like a — it is exhausting as well. i spend my life, like a broken needle, telling people _ life, like a broken needle, telling people to — life, like a broken needle, telling people to sign up for flood warning and prepare for flooding. and even preparing — and prepare for flooding. and even preparing for flooding is exhausting. lifting a 3—piece suite on to's_ exhausting. lifting a 3—piece suite on to's trestles and getting all your— on to's trestles and getting all your beloved items out of harm's way. _ your beloved items out of harm's way, having lost children's prints and baby— way, having lost children's prints and baby playgroup drawings and grandma's photo, it is heartbreaking, so i am so passionate about— heartbreaking, so i am so passionate about telling people not to keep anything like that below waist level — anything like that below waist level. given all if you can. all

these — level. given all if you can. all these people will be throwing all their belongings into a skip in a few days — their belongings into a skip in a few days' time, and that is horrendous. and the warnings are that this will keep happening, weak silky building houses on floodplains. people have to get used to this, won't they? yes. that's why my agenda has always been flood _ yes. that's why my agenda has always been flood resilience. because if we have prepared for flooding we have signed _ have prepared for flooding we have signed up _ have prepared for flooding we have signed up for that flood warnings and we _ signed up for that flood warnings and we have moved our stuff, we have installed _ and we have moved our stuff, we have installed flood protection products, flood doors, flood products, to stop that toilet _ flood doors, flood products, to stop that toilet paper coming into your house _ that toilet paper coming into your house and — that toilet paper coming into your house and having pumps and then after— house and having pumps and then after you — house and having pumps and then after you have been flooded, and this is— after you have been flooded, and this is slightly good news, to build back better. they have travelled the country _ back better. they have travelled the country talking to people who have nrade _ country talking to people who have made their home flood recoverable. there _ made their home flood recoverable. there are _ made their home flood recoverable. there are many people on the river severn— there are many people on the river severn in— there are many people on the river severn in worcester, where we were earlier— severn in worcester, where we were earlier this _ severn in worcester, where we were

earlier this week... severn in worcester, where we were earlier this week. . .— earlier this week... what does that look like, earlier this week... what does that look like. how _ earlier this week... what does that look like, how do _ earlier this week... what does that look like, how do you _ earlier this week... what does that look like, how do you make - earlier this week... what does that look like, how do you make your i look like, how do you make your house but recoverable?- look like, how do you make your house but recoverable? right, first of all, house but recoverable? right, first of all. look — house but recoverable? right, first of all. look so _ house but recoverable? right, first of all, look so different. _ house but recoverable? right, first of all, look so different. you - house but recoverable? right, first of all, look so different. you can i of all, look so different. you can have _ of all, look so different. you can have flood — of all, look so different. you can have flood resilient kitchens, i have _ have flood resilient kitchens, i have kitchen enve want to go to the houses _ have kitchen enve want to go to the houses of _ have kitchen enve want to go to the houses of people who have got them. they look— houses of people who have got them. they look no different, but perhaps the carcass — they look no different, but perhaps the carcass will be made of plastic. even _ the carcass will be made of plastic. even the _ the carcass will be made of plastic. even the doors will be a sort of shiny— even the doors will be a sort of shiny plastic and they look gorgeous, even solid wood kitchens can recover— gorgeous, even solid wood kitchens can recover from a flood. you can .et can recover from a flood. you can get powder— can recover from a flood. you can get powder coated acrylic steel, for the kitchens, they are gorgeous, you can get— the kitchens, they are gorgeous, you can get waterproof plaster and plasterboard to the walls that can recover — plasterboard to the walls that can recover. you don't have to have it knocked _ recover. you don't have to have it knocked off _ recover. you don't have to have it knocked off. solid flooring, you can .et knocked off. solid flooring, you can get plastic— knocked off. solid flooring, you can get plastic flooring that looks like laminate — get plastic flooring that looks like laminate flooring that can literally, when it gets wet, you can pull it _ literally, when it gets wet, you can pull it up. — literally, when it gets wet, you can pull it up, put it under the tap, and put— pull it up, put it under the tap, and put it— pull it up, put it under the tap, and put it down again. so these people — and put it down again. so these people have made adaptations, and i did in— people have made adaptations, and i did in my— people have made adaptations, and i did in my former home, when the floodwater— did in my former home, when the floodwater is gone they can, if anyone — floodwater is gone they can, if anyone has floodwater in the house, this is— anyone has floodwater in the house, this is a _ anyone has floodwater in the house, this is a brilliant tip, as it starts _ this is a brilliant tip, as it starts to— this is a brilliant tip, as it starts to go, throw some washing—up

liguid. _ starts to go, throw some washing—up liguid. eco- _ starts to go, throw some washing—up liquid, eco— washing—up liquid and eco- _ liquid, eco— washing—up liquid and eco— disinfectant into the water, start— eco— disinfectant into the water, start agitating it, then use a squeegee to get it out in your house will be _ squeegee to get it out in your house will be clean afterwards. but then the people who have built back better. — the people who have built back better, they can literally light the fires. _ better, they can literally light the fires, tony heating on, and get dehumidifiers and carry on. it takes time and it takes _ dehumidifiers and carry on. it takes time and it takes money _ dehumidifiers and carry on. it takes time and it takes money and - dehumidifiers and carry on. it takes time and it takes money and it - dehumidifiers and carry on. it takes time and it takes money and it will| time and it takes money and it will take a longtime. it is always interesting talking to you. thank you so much. mary long—dhonau, flood campaigner and tirelessly campaigning. campaigner and tirelessly campaigning-— campaigner and tirelessly i campaigning-_ my campaigner and tirelessly _ campaigning._ my pleasure. campaigning. thank you. my pleasure. thank ou. mike has the sport this morning. some big ties to come in the fa cup this weekend — there's a wear—tyne derby in the next few hours and arsenal play liverpool tomorrow. let's look at a couple of sides already through. tottenham struggled to beat burnley last night but their winner was well worth waiting for — pedro porro firing the third round into life with an absolute scorcher.

fulham are also into round four and they avoided a cup upset, too, beating the championship's bottom club rotherham i—o. bobby decordova—reid with the goal. but brentford and wolves will have to meet again at molineux as their match finished i—i. wolves played over 80 minutes with ten men, but tommy doyle's sensational strike earned his side a replay. this is why it is so special. four non—league sides are still standing in the third round and for two of them it's a rare appearance. partly that's because for maidstone, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, and aldershot town. there hasn't been much chance for them to get this far. both are new incarnations of clubs that went out of business in the 1990s. patrick gearey reports. 1992, the year the locks were changed on aldershot�*s and maidstone united. within months of each other, two football league clubs were scrapped and sulphur parts at the

dawn of the premier league age. but both had been born again. maidstone have climbed from kent county league division 42 fa cup round three. this is a stage of the cup they have not reached since reforming. for a cup that has wandered from ground to ground, a chance to host a noisy party of their own.— ground, a chance to host a noisy party of their own. going back 12 ears, party of their own. going back 12 years. originally. _ party of their own. going back 12 years, originally, was— party of their own. going back 12 years, originally, was the - party of their own. going back 12 years, originally, was the idea, l party of their own. going back 12 | years, originally, was the idea, it was to bring a stadium, a football stadium that we could use for day today and for the big occasion for a day like this, third round stevenage. it is as good as the last game, it will be a terrific night. that game came in 2014 when maidstone shocks stevenage in a first—round tie. a note which made the long road back was travelling. results matter, but soders perspective. it results matter, but soders pempective-_

results matter, but soders perspective. results matter, but soders --ersective. , . ., perspective. it will be a great day, we have to — perspective. it will be a great day, we have to enjoyed. _ perspective. it will be a great day, we have to enjoyed. our _ perspective. it will be a great day, we have to enjoyed. our players i perspective. it will be a great day, i we have to enjoyed. our players have we have to enjoyed. 0ur players have to enjoy this occasion. some of them may neverfind to enjoy this occasion. some of them may never find themselves in the third round of the fa cup ever again, moments like this come once—in—a—lifetime. if again, moments like this come once-in-a-lifetime._ again, moments like this come once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a lone once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a long journey _ once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a long journey it's _ once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a long journey it's nice - once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a long journey it's nice to - once-in-a-lifetime. if you're going on a long journey it's nice to hire i on a long journey it's nice to hire an open topped bus for some of it. 16 years after aldershot folded, aldershot town were promoted back to the football league. since then, things have been bumpier, more crisis meetings, administration, salvation, relegation, and now finally stability. and growing enthusiasm. big crowds have watched them in the league and cup, plenty will travel up to west brom on sunday. will travel up to west brom on sunda . ., ., ., will travel up to west brom on sunda . ., . , sunday. for the football club, you know, the turn _ sunday. for the football club, you know, the turn of— sunday. for the football club, you know, the turn of the _ sunday. for the football club, you know, the turn of the century - sunday. for the football club, you | know, the turn of the century there wasn't one and it is a redemption period for them, the four, five months we have had this season has been nothing but positive, we have one, loss, or drawn, taking almost 5000 west brom, we could not have jumped of that at the beginning of the season. they don't wanted to be

a 1—off thing for them, wanted to be a 1—off thing for them, wanted to be a regular thing. a 1—off thing for them, wanted to be a regularthing. ithink a 1—off thing for them, wanted to be a regular thing. i think the club is on an upward trajectory and they want them to be with us. the odds are against — want them to be with us. the odds are against both _ want them to be with us. the odds are against both maidstone - want them to be with us. the odds are against both maidstone united| are against both maidstone united and aldershot town. the chances are that the road ends here. but these two clubs only exist because of a dream of what's possible. patrick gearey, bbc news. away from the fa cup. harlequins are the leaders of rugby union's premiership, thanks to a bonus point 24—3 victory over newcastle falcons and a rare slip for sale. the sharks missed the chance to go back to the top and had their 12—game winning streak ended by bristol bears, who beat them 22—14, running in three tries including this one from max malins. sale drop to fourth in a tight table, while bristol stay eighth. new world darts champion luke humphries has been a busy man since lifting the trophy at alexandra palace on wednesday night. he visited number 10 downing street yesterday and met prime minister rishi sunak. humphries admits his life has been turned upside down since beating

luke littler, but insists he wouldn't have it any other way. these are not things that you get to do every day, you know, it was a privilege to be invited because, you know, this is massive for our sport. now they have a duty as the flag bearer of darts right now to fulfil all my media requirements and we just talked about sport, you know, nothing else really. we wanted to congratulate me on the success and he really enjoyed watching it and he enjoyed the game and it's really important to have different figures come in and enjoying our sport. laura muir says she's excited to see her bronze medal from the 2015 european indoor championships, which she's been retrospectively awarded. the russian athlete yelena korobkina crossed the line first, but she's been found guilty of doping offences. had muir received the medal in prague at the time it would have been herfirst senior international medal. she says that missing out on that special moment at the age of 21 was very difficult but it

made her more determined than ever to ensure it didn't happen again. and, finally, she gets that metal that she so deserved.— and, finally, she gets that metal that she so deserved. some things are worth waiting _ that she so deserved. some things are worth waiting for. _ that she so deserved. some things are worth waiting for. thank - that she so deserved. some things are worth waiting for. thank you. | that she so deserved. some things| are worth waiting for. thank you. it is cominr are worth waiting for. thank you. it is coming up _ are worth waiting for. thank you. it is coming up to _ are worth waiting for. thank you. it is coming up to 7:40am. _ tributes have been paid to the former political advisor derek draper who helped new labour come to power in the 1990s. he became ill with covid nearly four years ago and was nursed by his wife, the tv presenter kate garraway. 0ur political correspondent helen catt looks back at his life. derek draper, the husband of our very own kate garraway, has sadly passed away. all of us here at this morning, we're sending our love to you, kate, and of course darcey and billy. he was a former political adviser who became familiar to millions when covid changed his life and his family's. derek draper spent ten weeks in a coma after he caught the virus

in 2020 and 374 days in hospital before he came home. he has difficulty speaking. he can't move without help and has been left doubly incontinent. his wife, the tv presenter kate garraway, made this film about their experience. today, in a post on instagram, she said: she ended her message with: # things can only get better... in the 1990s, derek draper worked behind the scenes to create new labour, an important part of the party's story, according to tony blair, who's paid tribute to him as a tough, sometimes ruthless political operative, someone you always wanted on your side. while gordon brown said he was brilliant, creative and multi—talented.

don't quote me directly on this, but you could say that a friend of peter's... but he was also controversial, and sparked a cash—for—access scandal when he was caught boasting about contacts with ministers and making money. if a company hires my company, how much... and they get me for an hour, guess how much they have to pay. £15. 250. he remained a big supporter of new labour, but left politics to retrain as a psychotherapist. that is definitely me, yeah. at home, he'd found happiness in a marriage to kate garraway after a mutual friend sent them on a blind date. well done! when covid struck, derek was fit, healthy and barely 50. absolutely fantastic. the couple shared their story on film to show how their family and others coped with a life—changing event. # happy birthday to you... keeping hope alive, doing their best, and enjoying what time they had.

we're joined by tony blair's former director of communications, alastair campbell. good morning to you. thank you for joining us on reckless. thoughts to kate, the children, darcy and billy, and to all the people who loved derek. you, you worked with him, our condolences. i derek. you, you worked with him, our condolences-— condolences. i think there are lots of --eole condolences. i think there are lots of people today — condolences. i think there are lots of people today who _ condolences. i think there are lots of people today who are _ condolences. i think there are lots of people today who are feeling i of people today who are feeling very, very sad. you saw from the waves of tributes yesterday that he lived an extraordinary life and i think it was michael gove of all people who once said warwick draper was like some character out of a swot buckling novel, never quite knew what he would do next. and i think it is right and important that a lot of the coverage in the last 24 hours has been about that relationship with kate, because they

think what we have seen has been a pretty remarkable love story she has been an inspiration in showing how when something is awful is what happened to derek strikes, the love and devotion and care that she and herfamily and children of and devotion and care that she and her family and children of ziggler have provided to derek. i think he was a big character, he was somebody who had sharp elbows, he shall people knew what he thought, and he made a big contribution in many different ways. i’m made a big contribution in many different ways.— made a big contribution in many different wa s. �* ., i. , different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate, different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate. think _ different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate, think he _ different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate, think he once _ different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate, think he once that - different ways. i'm glad you focused on kate, think he once that she - on kate, think he once that she saved his life by marrying him when they got married.— they got married. well, derek had one they got married. well, derek had gone through _ they got married. well, derek had gone through some _ they got married. well, derek had gone through some pretty - they got married. well, derek had gone through some pretty difficultj gone through some pretty difficult times. he got involved in one or two pretty difficult durations in politic, they were referred to there in that report. and then i think he has some pretty severe psychological troubles and i think it is brilliant that he went on, i think, probably driven in part by his own

experience, to become a psychotherapist, which is another big, important chapter in his life. but then this amazing relationship which, i will be honest, i'd think they broadcast the term politician an old friend of derek who introduced him to kate ansell to set them up, i think if you had asked me would i see that is a natural match, this kind of very glamorous and sort of positive, enthusiastic, outgoing kate garraway and derek who was always quite edgy and i would not naturally have put them together, but it was an absolute match made in heaven. so i think has been incredible to see that. those films that kate has made while derek has been struggling with his illness, they are notjust been struggling with his illness, they are not just a been struggling with his illness, they are notjust a human story about a couple and the family, they have also highlighted some of the pressures that people face as carers

and i think now, for most people, we are through covid, we're through the pandemic, lockdowns have and so forth, but there are still people, lots of people who getting over loss, but also people like derek you have had this long covid, that has sort of drag them down completely transform their lives and ultimately taken his life. i think is important to remember that there are still other people living like that. you worked with _ other people living like that. you worked with him pretty closely, of course, what did he bring to politics and what will be his legacy? i think ithink in i think in terms of his role within the development of new labour, he is somebody worked in politics from an early age, a student politician in many ways, and he was involved in some of the intellectual underpinning, that you need, particularly in opposition. the bulk

of his contribution came in working — in opposition building the infrastructure, organisationally and intellectually, to build to a position where we could campaign properly, campaign properly, then fight and win general elections. he was somebody who — he worked closely with manuals on. he wasn't afraid of saying what he thought. he brought a kind of edge and quirk and creativity, and intellectual power, if you like, and to be frank, he was good at the dark arts as well. he needed to be able to do all that stuff to get along in politics. really good to have you with us, alastair. alastair campbell there, joining is from london. and alastair. — joining is from london. and alastair, referring - joining is from london. and alastair, referring to - joining is from london. a"uc alastair, referring to carers and kate's roll, and will be doing more

on carers after eight 0'clock. we'll be back with the headlines at 8am. now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch. welcome to the first newswatch of 2024 with me, samira ahmed. coming up in our round—up of your comments on bbc news coverage — the row over how the bbc reported on the resignation of harvard university's president in the united states. and was the removal of a christmas tree from the bbc news studio premature? happy new year. darts tournaments don't normally feature on news bulletins, but this wednesday was an exception when that night's news at ten started, the progress of 16—year—old luke littler to the world championships had just finished with defeat to luke humphries in the final. natalie pirks was the reporter on the spot at alexandra palace. well, it's not only the smell of two weeks' worth of beer—soaked carpet

that's in the air here tonight. it's also the sweet smell of anticipation because a certain 16—year—old could become the youngest world champion in darts history here tonight. oh, and he'd be half a million better off, too. for sally smith, the bbc�*s coverage failed to hit the bullseye. but it was a score of 184 skippy 561. not so special forjohn lister. now, last month, the heads of three top colleges in the united states appeared before a hearing of the us congress to face questions about their response to incidents of anti—semitism on campus since the start of the conflict in the middle east. one of them was the president

of harvard university, claudine gay. at harvard, does calling for the genocide of dues violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? —— jews. rt be — depending on the context. what's the context? targeted as an individual. targeted at an individual? it's targeted at jewish students, jewish individuals. do you understand your testimony is dehumanising them? do you understand that dehumanisation is part of anti—semitism? there was a widespread scathing reaction to the answers given by dr gay and her fellow college heads. and on tuesday, she resigned, having also faced allegations of plagiarism in her academic record. the following day, bbc news published a tweet reading: and an online article with the same headline. there was a swift and angry backlash on social media to that interpretation of her departure,

and a community note was added to the post on x reading: a community note is publicly shown according to access to potentially misleading posts when enough contributors from different points of view rate a note helpful. the bbc then deleted its post and replaced the headline on its website, although it still featured a phrase objected to by the former bbc north america editorjon sopel others were equally unimpressed, such as heidi bachram. and capitalbard added: we put those criticisms to bbc news, and they sent us this response.

now, is it legitimate for the bbc to broadcast bad language when it's quoting words used by a public figure and those words are the essence of a controversy? it's a question we've covered before on newswatch, and it cropped up again this week after tuesday morning's today programme on radio four, during which mishal hussain asked the home secretary, james cleverly, about what he did or did not say in parliament in november. now, we are going to bleep out the terms used, but the today programme didn't. there was the personal place you referred to in parliament as bleep hole. no, ididn't. you did say, didn't you, that it was a... no, no, i absolutely didn't.

no, ididn't. so when you picked up on a microphone, who was talking, who said the word in parliament? you need to do better research because i've made it very, very clear what i what i said i was referring to an individual. you used the word, didn't you? yes, idid. in all, as several newspapers pointed out, the today presenter used the term in question seven times that morning, which upset a number of people, including this anonymous listener. others disagreed, though, withjill gordon pointing out that: do let us know what you think about that and about any of the issues we're covering in the show. details of how to contact us at the end of the programme.

now, we've been off the air for a couple of weeks, of course. so let's hear a couple of your comments that came in during the holiday period. the first relates to this item shown on the news at six a few days before christmas. now, have a look at this mother and child who had the most extraordinarily lucky escape on saturday afternoon. just incredible, isn't it? neither mother nor child were hurt at all in solihull. the woman driving the car suffered only cuts. a man who witnessed the crash described how the mother reacted afterwards. she can't believe that, what's happened. was another another life... i don't know. but when i see her, i see she was very scared. totally shocked.

she would be if that happened. pauljones got in touch with us to make this point. well, among the viewers who also complained was the walking and cycling commissioner for the mayor of the west midlands. we asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us:

over christmas and new year, there's traditionally a lull in the news agenda, and the bbc runs some special programmes, including a number looking back on the year in news. as one might expect, audiences were given a number of chances to see these programmes. but what did surprise some of you was the frequency with which the news channel repeated them. of the four of them, we remember, on those who had died in 2023 were shown ten times over the holiday period. a review of the sporting year appeared 14 times. the biggest stories had no fewer than 21 outings, but that was topped by the royal year broadcast 24 times within that ten—day period. they were also shown at the same times on the bbc parliament channel, and karen smith had this reaction.

why was it necessary to show the same annual review programmes so many times on your news channels in favour of other news that was going on at home and around the world? and to make matters worse, to show them on two channels at the same time. yes, reviews are fun and i sometimes needed to look back on to learn. but surely having a review on your news channel and showing all the news at the same time on the parliament channel wouldn't be too far outside your remit, and one would think there wasn't anything else going on around the world. finally, we have the story of the sad case of the disappearing christmas tree. there had been a tree in the bbc news studio up to and including this monday new year's day. but some eagle—eyed viewers spotted that from the following day, january 2, it was gone, and julie taylor was not happy.

another viewer called tricia echoed that: we put that question to bbc news and they told us: thank you for all your comments this week. why not make it your new year resolution to come on the very comfy newswatch sofa with me and share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media? here's how. you can e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk

or you can find us on x, formerly known as twitter, @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 03700106676 and do have a look at previous interviews and discussions on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do you think about getting in touch, perhaps even coming on the programme. and we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye.

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post office questions continue. and you can see the devastation in nottinghamshire while the river trent over top flooding many homes. the nottingham council declaring a major incident here yesterday. and plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda. —— good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today. the met police confirms it's investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. hundreds of flood warnings are still in place as the clean up operation gets underway rishi sunak had serious doubts about the plan to send

illegal migrants to rwanda when he was chancellor, according to government documents seen by the bbc after 68 years of waiting, one of football's great rivalries, is ready to be rekindled, in the fa cup... sunderland fans are getting ready to cheer on their side this lunchtime, hoping to cause an upset, against their premier league neighbours newcastle, now one of the richest sides in the world... the money they spent is like a rolls—royce and like a vauxhall nova but you have to remember that rolls—royces can break down. it's saturday the 6th of january. our main story. the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating potential fraud offences, in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. around 700 people were blamed for accounting mistakes caused by faulty it software — which made it look like money was missing. some were wrongfully imprisoned, in a scandal which has recently been dramatised on itv. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. mr bates versus the post office has

brought to light a story for years those in power wouldn't believe. for the post office branch managers across the country over two decades, it's been a nightmare they couldn't escape. i haven't got that money. and i don't know where it's gone. noel, a former sub—postmaster in anglesea, was one of those wrongly sent to prison. this week has offered some catharsis after years of torment. the rest of the country knows how the government and the post office have dealt with us over the many, many years. it's been 18 years for me. and, you know, it's been hell for a lot of people. after a long battle, the court of appeal quashed noel and 38 others' convictions.

but no—one responsible has been convicted for their role. now, the metropolitan police has confirmed it's investigating potential fraud offences arising out of the prosecutions, relating to monies recovered from sub—postmasters of prosecutions or civil actions. the force is already looking into potential offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice. two people have been interviewed already under caution. but no—one has yet been arrested. as a result of the 4—part itv drama, lawyers who act for claimants say that dozens more potential victims have come forward, finally ready to face their trauma. these people have been so heavily damaged psychologically by the post office and their actions, they've been so fearful of coming forward and going through the process again. now, what the drama has done is brought awareness, huge widespread sympathy to these people. so alongside that, family encouragement, and speaking with other sub—postmasters who have been on this journey, they have finally found

the courage to come forward. the post office has once again apologised for the effect the scandal has caused. it has brought to attention the greatest miscarriage injustice in uk history. just this delay might not be justice denied. —— justice delayed might not bejustice denied. for hundreds of postmasters, there's hope justice may finally be delivered. now the weather might be a bit dry but problems persist this morning. a clean—up operation for communities is under way across parts of england this morning after days of heavy rainfall led to more than 1,000 homes and businesses being flooded. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place, mostly in the midlands, east anglia and the south. will batchelor reports. water levels may have peaked but as they recede, they reveal a trail of

destruction. homes flooded, treasured possessions lost, garden is completely submerged. the water started coming _ is completely submerged. the water started coming through _ is completely submerged. the water started coming through the - is completely submerged. the water started coming through the floor, i started coming through the floor, not the door but the floor. something that goes down, it has to go back up, some say it's going down, some say it's going up so at the end of the day all i know is i have got 5—6 centimetres of water in my house. have got 5-6 centimetres of water in m house. ~ . have got 5-6 centimetres of water in m house. ~ , , ., my house. when this resident of gloucestershire's _ my house. when this resident of gloucestershire's only _ my house. when this resident of gloucestershire's only ireland, l gloucestershire's only ireland, human and canine return, that is when the real work will begin. people are pulling when the real work will begin. people are putting together to get this pop back together and others are trying their best to unblock drains but not everyone was so helpful. as they try to recover some kind of normality, many know this will probably happen again, the second time this house in hampshire is flooded, the last in 2007 while angie's home in shropshire has

flooded three times in the last year. it flooded three times in the last ear. . ., flooded three times in the last ear. , ., , flooded three times in the last ear. , . , ., flooded three times in the last ear. , . , . , ., flooded three times in the last ear. , . , ., ., year. it is what it is and you have to 'ust year. it is what it is and you have to just get _ year. it is what it is and you have to just get on _ year. it is what it is and you have to just get on with _ year. it is what it is and you have to just get on with it. _ year. it is what it is and you have to just get on with it. might - year. it is what it is and you have | to just get on with it. might make this farm was completely submerged by the second time in four years when he reversed its banks and finau all the former can do is move livestock to higher ground hoping the land recovers in time for allowing season. —— make for now all the farmer can do. white rishi sunak is putting together a task force to visit areas hit by flooding and he says the environment agency has people on the ground and all affected areas meanwhile many communities are doing our best to help each other. this was the river trent at its highest level in a quarter—century. with a cold snap predicted next and more rain likely, it will be along, hard winter ahead for many. as we've just been hearing, hundred of flood warnings

are still in place. this is the situation around the country at the moment on the environment agency's live map. there are currently no severe flood warnings in place, but there are still 244 flood warnings and alerts across england. our reporter oli constable is by the river trent near newark. oli, what's the situation there? yet another area waiting for the water to recede.— yet another area waiting for the water to recede. yes, absolutely, this is new _ water to recede. yes, absolutely, this is new york _ water to recede. yes, absolutely, this is new york marina _ water to recede. yes, absolutely, this is new york marina where - water to recede. yes, absolutely, | this is new york marina where the river group devon meets the river trent. —— the river devon meets the river trent. this is the scene of devastation. james, what was it like at its height?— at its height? shocking, never seen the water raging — at its height? shocking, never seen the water raging across _ at its height? shocking, never seen the water raging across the - at its height? shocking, never seen the water raging across the yard - the water raging across the yard trying _ the water raging across the yard trying to— the water raging across the yard trying to find any which way it could — trying to find any which way it could to — trying to find any which way it could to get back into the river

trent — could to get back into the river trent. ~ .., . could to get back into the river trent. ~ , ,, trent. we can see the blocks behind ou, these trent. we can see the blocks behind you. these are _ trent. we can see the blocks behind you, these are really _ trent. we can see the blocks behind you, these are really high, - trent. we can see the blocks behind you, these are really high, full - trent. we can see the blocks behind you, these are really high, full of i you, these are really high, full of water. . you, these are really high, full of water. , , it you, these are really high, full of water._ it has - you, these are really high, full of| water._ it has gone water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere- _ water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere- it — water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere. it is _ water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere. it is move _ water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere. it is move the - water. yes, shocking. it has gone everywhere. it is move the gravelj water. yes, shocking. it has gone i everywhere. it is move the gravel on the yard. _ everywhere. it is move the gravel on the yard, damage some of the fencing posts. _ the yard, damage some of the fencing posts. it— the yard, damage some of the fencing posts. it will— the yard, damage some of the fencing posts, it will be a lot of work to try to _ posts, it will be a lot of work to try to recover. we posts, it will be a lot of work to try to recover-— posts, it will be a lot of work to try to recover. we know the river levels were _ try to recover. we know the river levels were high _ try to recover. we know the river levels were high here _ try to recover. we know the river levels were high here in - try to recover. we know the river levels were high here in the - try to recover. we know the river levels were high here in the yearj levels were high here in the year 2000 at its worst. this is shocking for you to see, relentless. in 2000 at its worst. this is shocking for you to see, relentless. in 2000 that was a — for you to see, relentless. in 2000 that was a big _ for you to see, relentless. in 2000 that was a big lake _ for you to see, relentless. in 2000 that was a big lake and _ for you to see, relentless. in 2000 that was a big lake and static- for you to see, relentless. in 2000j that was a big lake and static water but now it is raging and trying to get away. very different and quite shocking really. it happened quite quickly in the obit. while works cure. the operation to get everything clean and safe continues here with the misery for many only just starting. here with the misery for many only just starting-— documents seen by the bbc suggest

that rishi sunak had serious doubts about the government's rwanda migration policy when he was the chancellor. let's get more now from our political correspondent, charlotte rose. charlotte, these documents have been seen, they are from downing street but they are government documents. yes, that is right, they were prepared in march 2022 back when borisjohnson was prime minister and rishi sunak was chancellor and they seem to tell us three things, firstly that rishi sunak was not convinced the rwanda scheme would stop small boat crossing and secondly you want to scale it back because he was not sure it was value for money and thirdly he did not want to fund large reception centres preparing to disperse why great acrostic poetry —— like the spurs migrants across the country because it was cheaper. he did fund the rwanda scheme and put that the out of his plans when he became prime minister and now you see he is trying to pass the bill to off the ground but the shadow secretary

yvette cooper has said this is an attack on and the scheme is not working, saying it shows how weak rishi sunak is and it will cause problems for him within his own party amongst mps who do not believe he is committed to the plan. something else putting pressure on conservatives, rishi sunak leading the party, another by—election. yes. the party, another by-election. yes, because chris _ the party, another by-election. yes, because chris skidmore _ the party, another by—election. 133 because chris skidmore announced last night he was both resigning the conservative whip and standing down as an mp because of a bill coming to the house of commons to good morrow which would effectively —— tomorrow which would effectively —— tomorrow which would effectively remove gas licenses for the north sea. he was a energy minister under theresa may and he has been critical of government scaling back of current action plans. he said on x last night that it would show the uk was rolling back even further from climate change commitments and this will trigger a by—election in his

seatin will trigger a by—election in his seat in gloucestershire on top of those already happening in wellingborough and blackpool south with more pressure being heaped on the government are not the new year's present he was hoping to start the new year with. the us supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal against a ruling by the states of colorado and maine, which would bar donald trump from running for president there. last month, a colorado court said he was ineligible because his actions during the capitol riot amounted to insurrection. the case will be heard in february and the ruling will apply nationwide. there are reports of heavy shelling of palestinian settlements in central and southern gaza overnight. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has begun his latest trip to the middle east — his fourth since the hamas attack on israel on october the 7th. he is expected to hold talks with palestinian officials in the occupied west bank and israeli leaders. more than 20—million working people will pay less national insurance from today. the treasury says an average earner

will save around £450 a year — but critics warn other tax changes mean employees won't be any better off. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. 27 million workers may be about to see a little bump in their pay packet. it's down to changes to national insurance, the money automatically deducted from your salary to help fund the state pension. from today, contributions in the basic tax band are being cut from 12% to 10%. the chancellor says everyone will take home a bit more cash. we've already started cutting taxes and that's what's happening today. a 2% cut in national insurance, that's nearly £1,000 for a typical family with two earners. and that is a very significant change because it was right to put up taxes to pay back the debt from the help we gave families during covid and during the cost of living crisis. but now we've turned a corner, brought down inflation. the economy is doing better. we want to bring down the tax burden. and this 2% cut will make a very big difference to many families up and down the country.

the change means if you earn £35,000 a year, the average uk wage, you could save £37.38 a month. someone earning £50,000 a year could be £62 a month better off. the treasury says 2 million people who are self—employed will also benefit, but not until april. it plans to scrap the voluntary contributions they make on taxable earnings. it's also worth noting that ni contributions in the higher tax band above £50,000 or so will remain at 2% for everyone. however, experts point out that the government has also frozen income tax thresholds until 2028, meaning more people are now paying tax. i don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but overall it's not going to make very much difference because the amount of income tax that we're paying is going

up because the income tax threshold has been frozen. and as incomes go up, that means that more of us are paying income tax and more of us are paying more income tax. so overall, we're still losing. none of the changes affect those who've already retired as national insurance isn't paid on pension income. millions of workers will no doubt welcome a tax cut. but the government's own forecaster says the overall tax burden remains the highest since the second world war. mark ashdown, bbc news. —— marc ashdown, bbc news. in15 minutes, in 15 minutes, the chancellorjeremy hunt willjoin us on the programme so we will address some of those issues. tributes have been paid to actor david soul — best known for his role in the television series starsky and hutch — who has died at the age of 80. if we use this car, we might as well

make it habitable.— if we use this car, we might as well make it habitable._ yes. | make it habitable. habitable? yes. i've been looking _ make it habitable. habitable? yes. i've been looking for _ make it habitable. habitable? yes. i've been looking for this. - he played detective kenneth "hutch" hutchinson in the classic crime—solving series. actor ben stiller described him as... "defining 70's cool. rest in peace." soul was also a singer known for his uk chart—toppers "don't give up on us" and "silver lady". we've been talking about the flooding, the rain it seems for now has stopped but it's not the end of the affair. here's simon with a look at the weather. a lot of flood warnings in place? yes, 246 across england and wales but much has peaked so we will see an improving picture across the coming days because the forecast looks much drier but it will be colder. good morning. iwill show

good morning. i will show you the rainfall accumulation chart which shows marina swelling of the next five days with a view showers giving us some rainfall across parts of scotland, wales, north—east of england but for most of us you can see where we do not have any blue is where it will stay completely dry now for the next five days so this is a map that i suspect many of us will be fairly pleased to see. the reason why it will stay so tries because of high pressure which is building in from the south joining another area of high pressure throughout scandinavia and where those to meet, we have this large area of high pressure preventing atlantic weather systems, though storm systems, coming in from the west and that is why it will stay so settled but this morning we have some frost across scotland, northern england and northern ireland with the potential for some england and northern ireland with the potentialfor some ice first thing and if you showers coming in but those tend to ease away, lots of dry, sunny weather for most of us to

start this week but the eastern areas of england see more clout and the odd shower perhaps the temperature 5—8 c and through tonight the cloud and eastern areas will move its way further west and we could see one or two showers still but for most clear skies and quite cold with the return of some frost across the northern and western parts with temperatures down to —1 or minus two celsius and very cute without temperature stay above freezing but this sunday's forecast in vt some showers towards eastern parts of england and elsewhere for as there us a dry and sunny day with temperatures about 2—6 c so certainly temperatures coming down and as we come through next week, with the area five pressure sticking around, we have a north in north—easterly wind or an easterly wind coming in which could bring us the colder air so you could see the blues there across the united

kingdom as you go through sunday into monday and with that again, once again on monday morning, some frost around first thing i also dry and sunny weather and some across eastern areas meaning we could see patches of mist and fog during the mornings and maximum temperatures on the thermometer about 3—5 c but factor in the wind which is particularly strong to the east and south—east and things could feel more like freezing if not believe how many of us on monday and for the rest of the week, that area of high pressure just sticks around, not moving very far at all, keeping the colder air across the uk and the easter north—easterly brings in chilly weather with the patch is a frost as well but for most of us good news as it is dry with sunny spells. good news as it is dry with sunny sells. ., . good news as it is dry with sunny sells. . , , ., good news as it is dry with sunny sells. . , ,., spells. that is good news are so man of spells. that is good news are so many of those _ spells. that is good news are so many of those people _ spells. that is good news are so many of those people just - spells. that is good news are so i many of those people just waiting for the water to recede. absolutely. thank you- —

19 minutes past eight. people caring for a loved one are generally unpaid, and can often feel unsupported. so, more and more carers are turning to voluntary groups to provide respite and extra help. as part of "brea kfast�*s care in 2024" series, tim muffett has spent the day with the stepping out walking group. tell us about your husband, maureen. what are your memories of him? wonderful times. fun—loving, always singing. he was a very outgoing person, very happy. maureen and ronnie were married for 66 years. i'm a carer for my mum. mum was a full—time carer previously for my dad, who sadly died two years ago. are you sure this is going to be warm enough? yes. dad was diagnosed with dementia.

since dad died, mum's health sort of went downhill and she's been very, very poorly for the last year. ronnie loved joining maureen and lesley on walks for unpaid carers and their families. organised by a community group called stepping out with carers. what are the main challenges of being an unpaid carer? it's really hard. i mean, i didn't work fora number of years, did i? because i was trying to help you and dad. and when you've got a young family, if you run, which i did have, that was a real struggle, wasn't it? you and lynn, the other daughter, you help me a lot, don't you? because maureen's been unwell, this is the first time in a year that she's been able to go on a walk. i've missed it terribly. i can't wait for today. and i shall meet everybody again. today's walk is in rochester.

it's for unpaid carers - and the people they care for so that they can have a day out l that'sjust for them, for respite, i for a good laugh to meet each other and a good, good stroll. unpaid carers, on top i of being unpaid, looking after somebody at home, friend or family, for sometimes 24—7 with no respite. - it's wonderful. and seeing everybody, they've all come out and said hello. i haven't seen lesley for several months and just to see people again and walk and talk and catch up, it's like... yeah, it's lovely. and i wasjust saying i haven't been here for a year, so it'sjust lovely because i've had my mum ill for a year, so it's just lovely to come back and know that she's up there further ahead, being looked after, and it gives me a bit of a bright and different chat, you know, to catch up with people. —— and it gives me a bit of a break

and different chat, you know, to catch up with people. well, i think it's extremely- important for carers to be cared for themselves because there's i an old saying which is, you know, if you don't look after yourself, - how can you look after someone else? it's thought there are more than 5 million unpaid carers in the uk. and so many of them have spoken about the sense of isolation and loneliness that can occur when you're caring for someone. but this is like the opposite of loneliness and isolation. when you're out walking and chatting, how important is that? very important for leslie, very important for all of us, because it gives you mental freedom. do you think unpaid carers are often overlooked and forgotten? oh gosh, yes, they really are. i mean, without this whole battalion of carers in britain, it would cost them billions. they're absolutely vital. how important is it to be able to get out and have a nice chat and to catch up? 0h, very important because i live on my own now because my husband

died last year. so it's very lonely. walk finished, what was it like? well, it's just fabulous. everyone's come up to you, hugged you, caught up with everyone. mum's got her little ashes necklace on, which you'll probably be able to see here. mum had this little robin made with dad's ashes in. it's very special. yeah. take it with me. so then he is there, isn't he? tim muffett, bbc news, rochester. another group which offers help and respite to unpaid carers in the manchester camerata — who use music therapy to help those with dementia and aphasia. we arejoined by amina hussein and beth forster from the group. good morning to you both. what was the question? _

good morning to you both. what was the question? what _ good morning to you both. what was the question? what do _ good morning to you both. what was the question? what do you _ good morning to you both. what was the question? what do you do? - good morning to you both. what was the question? what do you do? i - good morning to you both. what was. the question? what do you do? i work for millennium _ the question? what do you do? i work for millennium care _ the question? what do you do? i work for millennium care which _ the question? what do you do? i work for millennium care which is _ the question? what do you do? i work for millennium care which is a - for millennium care which is a really— for millennium care which is a really innovative care group and my 'ob really innovative care group and my job as _ really innovative care group and my job as music— really innovative care group and my job as music ambassador basically is to facilitate — job as music ambassador basically is to facilitate music in mind group and individual sessions daily throughout our five care homes. what does that look— throughout our five care homes. what does that look like? _ throughout our five care homes. what does that look like? music _ throughout our five care homes. what does that look like? music in - throughout our five care homes. what does that look like? music in mind - does that look like? music in mind sessions are _ does that look like? music in mind sessions are based _ does that look like? music in mind sessions are based on _ does that look like? music in mind i sessions are based on improvisation music— sessions are based on improvisation music which— sessions are based on improvisation music which means we help people with dementia communicate feelings that could _ with dementia communicate feelings that could go left unsaid. the with dementia communicate feelings that could go left unsaid.— that could go left unsaid. the power of music is such _ that could go left unsaid. the power of music is such that _ that could go left unsaid. the power of music is such that if— that could go left unsaid. the power of music is such that if someone - that could go left unsaid. the powerj of music is such that if someone has dementia you could play a tune that picks somewhere any recesses and brings someone alive. i was talking to someone his father was in a care home and they did not realise he had a love of opera and as soon as it was realised there was a different man who came out and it is so powerful, isn't it? so man who came out and it is so powerful, isn't it?— man who came out and it is so powerful, isn't it? so powerful and the music sessions _ powerful, isn't it? so powerful and the music sessions we _ powerful, isn't it? so powerful and the music sessions we run - powerful, isn't it? so powerful and - the music sessions we run manchester camerata focused on improvisation specifically to bring people into the moment and be present in the

year and now as opposed to too much focus on nostalgia and sort of bringing up memories because bring up bringing up memories because bring up memories is great and a beautiful thing but there are difficult memories, to and a harmful aspect to that as well. it’s memories, to and a harmful aspect to that as well-— that as well. it's almost like they have a purpose — that as well. it's almost like they have a purpose at _ that as well. it's almost like they have a purpose at that _ that as well. it's almost like they have a purpose at that moment i that as well. it's almost like they l have a purpose at that moment in time, doing something and being part of the world. time, doing something and being part of the world-— of the world. absolutely and if ou're of the world. absolutely and if you're living — of the world. absolutely and if you're living with _ of the world. absolutely and if you're living with dementia i of the world. absolutely and if i you're living with dementia there of the world. absolutely and if - you're living with dementia there is a real challenge being present in the moment and a sense of orientation so that's one of the reasons we use improvisations so much as a technique because it is so useful and brings people alive as you say and that is a phrase used a lot but it's really aboutjust tapping into someone's personality outside of their diagnosis and finding out who that person actually is inside there, bring it to the fore. �* , ., , , , fore. and it stops them being defined i guess _ fore. and it stops them being defined i guess by _ fore. and it stops them being defined i guess by whatever i fore. and it stops them being i defined i guess by whatever they fore. and it stops them being - defined i guess by whatever they are dealing with. beth, can you see that moment they switch and come alive? absolutely. in a music mine session,

not only— absolutely. in a music mine session, not only allow to express their emotions _ not only allow to express their emotions and feel them but we give them _ emotions and feel them but we give them a _ emotions and feel them but we give them a chance to have those feelings acknowledged and so then that also allows— acknowledged and so then that also allows emotional regulation so we have people who may be enter the session— have people who may be enter the session feeling distressed or anxious— session feeling distressed or anxious and throughout the session we see _ anxious and throughout the session we see those feelings being eased. | we see those feelings being eased. i was looking at some of the things you say about how that also helps to eat and take medication because they are in a new mindset and receptive to those sort of things.— to those sort of things. absolutely so the music— to those sort of things. absolutely so the music in _ to those sort of things. absolutely so the music in mind _ to those sort of things. absolutely so the music in mind techniques i to those sort of things. absolutely i so the music in mind techniques i've learned _ so the music in mind techniques i've learned in _ so the music in mind techniques i've learned in the manchester camerata from the _ learned in the manchester camerata from the team can be woven throughout the day so music becomes part of— throughout the day so music becomes part of the _ throughout the day so music becomes part of the fabric of our homes. | part of the fabric of our homes. i think part of the fabric of our homes. think when part of the fabric of our homes. i think when it comes to music, no matter what stage in life your ad, confidence is key because of someone said to mejust confidence is key because of someone said to me just saying, confidence is key because of someone said to mejust saying, no. ijust play the piano, it's about finding someone and giving them the confidence to be part of that because they might not have a

musical background. that because they might not have a musical background.— because they might not have a musical background. that is an especially _ musical background. that is an especially important _ musical background. that is an especially important point - musical background. that is an - especially important point because we focus on... there is no necessity for experience, we have a relationship with music as part of our identity whether being active or not so that makes no difference and we make our sessions completely out of the accessible and inclusive, and as an extension of that and what you're saying, we train care staff as well and beth is a great example. where you musical before? i do as well and beth is a great example. where you musical before?— where you musical before? i do play iano and where you musical before? i do play piano and flute _ where you musical before? i do play piano and flute and _ where you musical before? i do play piano and flute and i _ where you musical before? i do play piano and flute and i use _ where you musical before? i do play piano and flute and i use them - where you musical before? i do play piano and flute and i use them and i piano and flute and i use them and incorporate — piano and flute and i use them and incorporate them in the sessions but i in incorporate them in the sessions but i in no _ incorporate them in the sessions but i in no way— incorporate them in the sessions but i in no way have to rely on them which _ i in no way have to rely on them which is — i in no way have to rely on them which is the _ i in no way have to rely on them which is the beauty of it. we currently _ which is the beauty of it. we currently have _ which is the beauty of it. we currently have a _ which is the beauty of it. , currently have a pilot project we've recruited what we call music champions and we have 35—40 involved in the majority are not musicians. we train them in how to use music despite the fact they are not a

musician themselves because there is lots of interesting techniques we employ when working with people with dementia and it works on all those different levels and layers. istale dementia and it works on all those different levels and layers. we said in the introduction _ different levels and layers. we said in the introduction is _ different levels and layers. we said in the introduction is been - different levels and layers. we said in the introduction is been a - different levels and layers. we said in the introduction is been a big - in the introduction is been a big increase in demand from unpaid carers looking for the respite and of course this is about the people tackling these problems themselves at the carers, too, that there is not enough support for this people around them all day, everyday trying to provide the care. it is around them all day, everyday trying to provide the care.— to provide the care. it is so important _ to provide the care. it is so important and _ to provide the care. it is so important and we - to provide the care. it is so important and we do - to provide the care. it is so - important and we do everything we can to include carers and family members because the ripple effect is huge and someone living with a condition or illness is notjust about that one person. condition or illness is not 'ust about that one person.h condition or illness is not 'ust about that one person. what does the ri le effect about that one person. what does the ripple effect look _ about that one person. what does the ripple effect look like? _ about that one person. what does the ripple effect look like? it _ about that one person. what does the ripple effect look like? it really - ripple effect look like? it really 'ust is, ripple effect look like? it really just is. the _ ripple effect look like? it really just is, the impact _ ripple effect look like? it really just is, the impact is _ ripple effect look like? it really just is, the impact is great - ripple effect look like? it really just is, the impact is great and| just is, the impact is great and easy changes in carers and family members because they are in with what fun is living with dementia and a session and you see the dynamics of the relationship shifting, becoming more positive, less fraught

with the same kind of default habits that might have been there before. are the carers therefore able to see the people they care for in a new light, perhaps the person they want to be in the parents? do they see that? , ,., . to be in the parents? do they see that? , . ., ., ., that? yes, so much 'oy and love and ha iness that? yes, so much 'oy and love and happiness involved _ that? yes, so much joy and love and happiness involved in _ that? yes, so much joy and love and happiness involved in the _ that? yes, so much joy and love and happiness involved in the music - that? yes, so much joy and love and happiness involved in the music and | happiness involved in the music and mine _ happiness involved in the music and mine session and for me as a participant— mine session and for me as a participant as well.- mine session and for me as a participant as well. although people are involved. _ participant as well. although people are involved, you _ participant as well. although people are involved, you guys _ participant as well. although people are involved, you guys are - participant as well. although people are involved, you guys are very - are involved, you guys are very lucky but the fact remains that these groups are still hard to come by. these groups are still hard to come b . , ., , these groups are still hard to come by. yes, we are trying to extend what we can- — by. yes, we are trying to extend what we can. we _ by. yes, we are trying to extend what we can. we have _ by. yes, we are trying to extend what we can. we have a - by. yes, we are trying to extend what we can. we have a music i what we can. we have a music champions is pretty good work and bring it to more people with dementia and family members and you have regular session so come along. thank you both so much.— have regular session so come along. thank you both so much. thank you. like my coming _ thank you both so much. thank you. like my coming up — thank you both so much. thank you. like my coming up to _ thank you both so much. thank you. like my coming up to 8:30am. - —— coming up to 8:30am.

it's an epic work that will span 18 metres. a new national war memorial will be installed in washington dc later this year — and one foundry in gloucestershire has played a key part. the extraordinary work of art has taken pangolin foundry in stroud and american sculptor sabin howard around 10 years to create, as amanda parr reports. he trusted and he discovered it in stroud. a depiction of one soldier's journey through the great war and a creative journey like no other for the team here at pangolin. the american sculptor, sabin howard, searched the world for a foundry he trusted and he discovered it in stroud. as you can see, the casting has come beautifully, really sharp detail. i'm really happy with that. it's been a decade in the making. the process has been astonishing. actors with clothes from the period flew from the states to pose before this rig of cameras. 3d images were then made up in foam and clay and sent back to the us for the sculpting, from life, each figure taking hundreds of hours. and then they've been shipped back

to stroud to be cast in bronze. the project of a lifetime. how's the work going? how's the modelling? this week, one more day, next week, five days and then four days. so that's total of ten days of sculpting. and we're finished 60 feet and 25 tonnes. what a project. it'll be america's first ever national memorial to the first world war, and some very well known us citizens have lent their support to the project. it captures the dignity of the mission that the people who fought in that war were carrying in their hearts, the trauma that they endured and the legacy that they left behind. and the monument is...just breathtaking. while its creation has been complex, its narrative will be compellingly simple — one soldier's journey and a young nation coming of age. it's been said this work of art could become the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age,

and one gloucestershire foundry will have played no small part in that achievement. amanda palmer, bbc news. a stunning piece. you can understand why that took ten years to come to creation. ., why that took ten years to come to creation. . ., , . creation. the detail, the fabric, the creases. _ creation. the detail, the fabric, the creases. incredible. - creation. the detail, the fabric, the creases. incredible. a - creation. the detail, the fabric, the creases. incredible. a sightj creation. the detail, the fabric, i the creases. incredible. a sight to see. the the creases. incredible. a sight to see- the time _ the creases. incredible. a sight to see. the time i _ the creases. incredible. a sight to see. the time i was _ the creases. incredible. a sight to see. the time i was 8:32am. - from today more than 20 million people in work will have lower national insurance contributions taken from their pay. the main rate falls from 12 to 10 percent. we can speak now to the chancellor, jeremy hunt. good morning. national insurance contributions coming down slightly but not really a tax cut for what people are paying overall. goad people are paying over all. good morninr. people are paying over all. good morning- we — people are paying over all. good morning. we gave _ people are paying over all. good morning. we gave a _ people are paying over all. good morning. we gave a lot - people are paying over all. good morning. we gave a lot of - people are paying overall. good morning. we gave a lot of help to families— morning. we gave a lot of help to families during the pandemic and in

the cost _ families during the pandemic and in the cost of— families during the pandemic and in the cost of living crisis, just like america. — the cost of living crisis, just like america, germany, france, many countries. _ america, germany, france, many countries. taxes have gone up. we are in— countries. taxes have gone up. we are in the _ countries. taxes have gone up. we are in the beginning of bringing them— are in the beginning of bringing them down but can't go all the way back to _ them down but can't go all the way back to pre—pandemic levels in one swoop— back to pre—pandemic levels in one swoop but— back to pre—pandemic levels in one swoop but we want to bring taxes down _ swoop but we want to bring taxes down and — swoop but we want to bring taxes down and that's a fundamental choice the country— down and that's a fundamental choice the country will be making this year in the _ the country will be making this year in the general election year because kia -- _ in the general election year because kia -- keir— in the general election year because kia —— keir starmer... this is nearly— kia —— keir starmer... this is nearly £1000 for a typical two earner— nearly £1000 for a typical two earner family. nearly £1000 for a typical two earnerfamily. it nearly £1000 for a typical two earner family. it will make a big difference — earner family. it will make a big difference to people who have been really _ difference to people who have been really struggling in a cost of living — really struggling in a cost of living crisis.— really struggling in a cost of livina crisis. �* ., , ., ., living crisis. but what you have done, living crisis. but what you have done. the _ living crisis. but what you have done, the conservative - living crisis. but what you have - done, the conservative government has done, is free the levels in which we pay tax and that has tipped people into higher tax brackets. overall, the treasury will get more a year by 2027, 28. we will be paying more. the obr scissors the

highest tax level since the war era. as a funny way of saying bring down taxes. i as a funny way of saying bring down taxes. ,., as a funny way of saying bring down taxes. . ., as a funny way of saying bring down taxes. , . ., as a funny way of saying bring down taxes. , ., ., , ., taxes. i said starting to bring down taxes. i said starting to bring down taxes- since _ taxes. i said starting to bring down taxes. since 2010, _ taxes. i said starting to bring down taxes. since 2010, three _ taxes. i said starting to bring down taxes. since 2010, three million i taxes. since 2010, three million fewer— taxes. since 2010, three million fewer people have had to pay taxes because _ fewer people have had to pay taxes because we've increased the threshold and even after the freezers, people will be paying less tax, freezers, people will be paying less tax. the _ freezers, people will be paying less tax, the average earner paying less tax, the average earner paying less tax in _ tax, the average earner paying less tax in the _ tax, the average earner paying less tax in the year ahead because of today— tax in the year ahead because of today buzz 2% insurance tax. i want today buzz 2% insurance tax. i want to bring _ today buzz 2% insurance tax. i want to bring down the tax burden, i think— to bring down the tax burden, i think it — to bring down the tax burden, i think it is — to bring down the tax burden, i think it is too high and that's a choice — think it is too high and that's a choice we _ think it is too high and that's a choice we will make as a country because — choice we will make as a country because if— choice we will make as a country because if the priority spending more _ because if the priority spending more as— because if the priority spending more as labour say theirs is, is not possible _ more as labour say theirs is, is not possible to — more as labour say theirs is, is not possible to bring down the tax burden — possible to bring down the tax burden. we think looking around the world. _ burden. we think looking around the world. the _ burden. we think looking around the world, the countries they grew the fastest _ world, the countries they grew the fastest are — world, the countries they grew the fastest are the ones with lower taxes. — fastest are the ones with lower taxes, america, canada, the two fastest _ taxes, america, canada, the two fastest growing countries in the g7

with the _ fastest growing countries in the g7 with the lowest taxes in the g7. we believe _ with the lowest taxes in the g7. we believe a _ with the lowest taxes in the g7. we believe a lower tax more entrepreneurial.- believe a lower tax more entrepreneurial. believe a lower tax more entrereneurial. �*, ., entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this- _ entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this. you _ entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this. you say _ entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this. you say you _ entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this. you say you want - entrepreneurial. it's important we clarify this. you say you want to l clarify this. you say you want to bring down taxes and of course in an election year that will be looked at closely. but the policies you have implemented, those tax freezers will break 3.2 million extra tax—payers by 2028. 2.6 million more people will be in a higher tax category. what can you commit to right now for the year ahead? you say we can't afford it but can you promise us? the average earner is paying less tax this year as a result of today's reduction in national insurance. let me make this commitment. a conservative government will be more successful as a country with a fast—growing economy if we bring taxes down. it's notjust me, the biggest tax cut i introduced in the autumn statement with the business

tax cut, the cbi said would to fire up tax cut, the cbi said would to fire up the british economy, they said it was a game changer. thus the big choice we have. do we want to be a likely tax economy or doing what the priority to be more government spending? and equipment i make as a conservative chancellor is i believe we will continue to reduce taxes. i don't pretend we can go all the way back to where we were just for the pandemic in one go but we are making a very start today. i pandemic in one go but we are making a very start today-— a very start today. i want to talk about some _ a very start today. i want to talk about some stories _ a very start today. i want to talk about some stories were - a very start today. i want to talk. about some stories were following today. you will have seen our main story about the met police are looking into potentialfraud offences all related to the post of a scandal. that's been going on 24 years now, lives have been ruined. the former postmaster in the centre of the drama said they need to light a fire and officials to make sure it

is put right. what are you doing to make sure this is put right quickly? over 24 years, this is a government that in 2020 set up the public inquiry. i had a postmaster man constituency in the surrey who was appallingly wronged by this scandal so i'm very proud to be setting up the inquiry and we started paying compensation, nearly 150 million paid to around 3000 people. but we want to do this as fast as possible. we hear the message loud and clear and want to speed up the payment compensation. the and want to speed up the payment compensation-— and want to speed up the payment compensation. the problem with this as --eole compensation. the problem with this as people caught _ compensation. the problem with this as people caught up _ compensation. the problem with this as people caught up in _ compensation. the problem with this as people caught up in the _ compensation. the problem with this as people caught up in the scandal, i as people caught up in the scandal, some of them have died. it's taken that long for this to be resolved. you talk about the public inquiry set up. only 93 convictions of close to 900 people who were wrongly accused, 93 convictions have been fully overturned. why has it taken so long?

fully overturned. why has it taken so lona ? ~ ., fully overturned. why has it taken so lon? ~ ., ., , so long? while, the law operates independently — so long? while, the law operates independently of _ so long? while, the law operates independently of politicians - so long? while, the law operates independently of politicians but i so long? while, the law operates i independently of politicians but we have decided as a government that we won't wait until the inquiry concludes before paying out compensation. ..._ concludes before paying out compensation. what can you do riaht compensation. what can you do right now? — compensation. what can you do right now? will _ compensation. what can you do right now? will do _ compensation. what can you do right now? will do everything - compensation. what can you do right now? will do everything we i compensation. what can you do i right now? will do everything we can do to net right now? will do everything we can do to get the — right now? will do everything we can do to get the compensation - right now? will do everything we can do to get the compensation out - do to get the compensation out quickly to the families who have been wronged. that's why nearly 3000 people have received compensation and we will see if there is more we can do to get compensation out quickly. can do to get compensation out ruickl. , can do to get compensation out ruickl. i. , can do to get compensation out ruickl. i. can do to get compensation out quickly. apparently only 11 people have received _ quickly. apparently only 11 people have received the _ quickly. apparently only 11 people have received the full— quickly. apparently only 11 people | have received the full settlement. quickly. apparently only 11 people i have received the full settlement. a further ten have been accepted. there are many hundreds of clients who have still not had this resolved 24 years after the scandal began. i accept that and that is why i proud we have set up the inquiry, the first government to pay compensation. sometimes there is a legal process to work out precisely how much someone should get paid and that can take time. that should not

stop us getting out compensation early to as many people as we possibly can. the other main story we are following is the devastating floods in parts of england and wales. looking at the numbers, these are coming from the national audit office, they say the number of extra homes in england that will be protected from flooding has been cut in half. the government committed to protecting 336,000 more properties but the spending watchdog says that's been reduced to just but the spending watchdog says that's been reduced tojust 200,000. given the scenes we have seen across the country, why is this not a priority for the government? it is a riori priority for the government? it is a priority and — priority for the government? it is a priority and that's _ priority for the government? it is a priority and that's the _ priority for the government? it is a priority and that's the whole - priority for the government? it is a priority and that's the whole story. | priority and that's the whole story. since 2015, because of spending we have done, protected nearly 400,000 homes those in my constituency from giving properflood defences. we have allocated £5 billion to protect more homes. the reason the national audit office so that is because of the impact of inflation. that's why

our number one priority is to bring down inflation. we make good progress, it's now fallen... molar progress, it's now fallen... now inflation is _ progress, it's now fallen... now inflation is coming _ progress, it's now fallen... now inflation is coming down? the i progress, it's now fallen. .. now- inflation is coming down? the reason the office and — inflation is coming down? the reason the office and what _ inflation is coming down? the reason the office and what they _ inflation is coming down? the reason the office and what they said - inflation is coming down? the reason the office and what they said it - inflation is coming down? the reason the office and what they said it is - the office and what they said it is because inflation has had an impact on how far that money will go. that's why our number one priority is to bring down inflation and it's now down at 3.9%. we want to go further and that's why we will make the budgets go further. the garment are facina the budgets go further. the garment are facing another— the budgets go further. the garment are facing another by-election - the budgets go further. the garment are facing another by-election afterl are facing another by—election after the resignation of chris skidmore. it's not looking good for you is it? not a massive majority and labour held that seat between 1992 and 2010. , , ., held that seat between 1992 and 2010. , y ., ., 2010. firstly we are sad to lose chris because _ 2010. firstly we are sad to lose chris because he's _ 2010. firstly we are sad to lose chris because he's a _ 2010. firstly we are sad to lose chris because he's a respected | chris because he's a respected colleague. but secondly, the issue behind this is the crucial one. i do disagree with chris on this point. i think when the independent panel on

climate change are saying we will still need some oil and gas even after net—zero in 2050 and domestically produced oil and gas, that's four times cleaner and fewer emissions than imported oil and gas, that it's right to continue to develop the north sea. that's the right thing to do and we should remember that only in the last month we became the first major country to decarbonise our economy by more than 50%. we are a climate change leader and will continue to be so.— and will continue to be so. thank ou for and will continue to be so. thank you for being _ and will continue to be so. thank you for being with _ and will continue to be so. thank you for being with us. _ mike's here with the sport... i'm so excited. my favourite moment. the big teams coming in alongside the minnows. you don't know where the minnows. you don't know where the heroes will be. some big ties to come in the fa cup this weekend, including four non—league teams in action. there's a wear—tyne derby in the next few hours,

and arsenal play liverpool tomorrow. meanwhile 2 sides already have their feet up, waiting for the next round, including tottenham, who struggled to beat fellow premier league side burnley last night, until a rocket sparked the night into life. drew savage was watching. the magic of the fa cup had been conspicuous by its absence until... pedro porro hits an unstoppable thunderbolt and tottenham fans celebrate! it's a goal worth seeing again, perhaps even more so because the rest of the match had been seriously lacking in quality. vincent kompany�*s burnley left their best until the last minute of injury time. goalkeeper muric went up for a corner he flicked on, but zeki abdullahi couldn't force a draw. ange postecoglou probably expected more from a full—strength spurs team, but one of them delivered for him. wolves were up against it in another all—premier league tie at brentford, down to ten men after 9 minutes.

and afterjoao gomes was sent off, the home side took advantage. a free kickjust before half—time, only half cleared. neal maupay put brentford ahead. but luckily for wolves, tommy doyle had brought his shooting boots to west london. doyle, who'll have a go! fabulous hit by tommy doyle! who needs 11 men when you've got one who can earn you a replay single—handed? and rotherham bottom of the championship didn't help themselves at premier league fulham. they haven't won away for 14 months and bobby decordova—reid's goal ensured that record will continue putting fulham in the hat for the fourth round. drew savage, bbc news. we are just a few hours away, from an fa cup derby match, not seen since the 1950s as championship club sunderland, get ready to host their neighbours, premier league newcastle united. it's one of the most intense rivalries in football, that dates back centuries, and newcastle's poorform over christmas, the underdogs,

might just fancy their chances of an historic upset. two great football community is just 12 miles from each other. kept apart in the fa cup for 68 years until now. finally today these north—east coast titans are set to crash into each other once more. for ex players, the masses, die—hard fans on both sides, is a once in a generation chance to remember past glories and relish a renewed rivalry between sunderland and newcastle in the cauldron of the fa cup. it brings up the hairs on the back of your neck. i5 brings up the hairs on the back of your neck-— your neck. is like a religion to many people _ your neck. is like a religion to many people in _ your neck. is like a religion to many people in the _ your neck. is like a religion to i many people in the north-east. your neck. is like a religion to - many people in the north-east. is a many people in the north—east. is a once—in—a—lifetime game here for the

city. once—in—a—lifetime game here for the city its— once—in—a—lifetime game here for the city it's fierce — once—in—a—lifetime game here for the city. it's fierce a_ once—in—a—lifetime game here for the city. it's fierce. a white _ once—in—a—lifetime game here for the city. it's fierce. a white hot _ city. it's fierce. a white hot atmosphere _ city. it's fierce. a white hot atmosphere.— city. it's fierce. a white hot atmosphere. city. it's fierce. a white hot atmoshere. . ., atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the _ atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the last _ atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the last time _ atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the last time they - atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the last time they met i atmosphere. there are a few left he remember the last time they met in j remember the last time they met in the fa cup, 1956 when sunderland reached the semifinals. abs, the fa cup, 1956 when sunderland reached the semifinals.— reached the semifinals. a sad day for the cup _ reached the semifinals. a sad day for the cup holders _ reached the semifinals. a sad day for the cup holders beaten - reached the semifinals. a sad day for the cup holders beaten in - reached the semifinals. a sad day for the cup holders beaten in the| for the cup holders beaten in the sixth round. bhd for the cup holders beaten in the sixth round-— for the cup holders beaten in the sixth round. . ,, ., ., ., sixth round. and sunderland have a histo of sixth round. and sunderland have a history of shaking _ sixth round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up _ sixth round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up the _ sixth round. and sunderland have a history of shaking up the perceived | history of shaking up the perceived elite beating leeds in the 1973 cup final, a moment immortalised at the stadium of light. one former player can talk until the cows come home at about the last time they played newcastle in a knockout match. it was a play—off semifinals in 1990 and eric gates who later went into farming scored at st james park that day. farming scored at st james park that da . . ., ~ farming scored at st james park that da . , . ,, ., farming scored at st james park that da . , ., ~ ., ., , farming scored at st james park that da. , ., ~ ., day. there is in a week that goes by even now when _ day. there is in a week that goes by even now when people _ day. there is in a week that goes by even now when people don't - day. there is in a week that goes by even now when people don't bring i day. there is in a week that goes by i even now when people don't bring up. i mean that sincerely. when you bump into somebody they say, all right,

get it. it turned out that was my last ever goal for sunderland. so any banter newcastle fans wanted and say, hey, the last goal ever scored was for sutton against newcastle. alan shearer never got to play in a cup or knockout game against the clubs rivals. just plenty of league encounters which were always special. encounters which were always secial. �* . ., encounters which were always secial. �*, ., ., , special. it's great to play in them, the 're special. it's great to play in them, they're brilliant _ special. it's great to play in them, they're brilliant for _ special. it's great to play in them, they're brilliant for the _ special. it's great to play in them, they're brilliant for the fans. - special. it's great to play in them, they're brilliant for the fans. you i they're brilliant for the fans. you can get away a bit more and allow one bad tackle where as a normal games you're not. but there is an understanding that because it means so much to everyone and how passionate everyone is, you may get a bit carried away now and then. the intense rivalry between sunderland and newcastle united states back way beyond the days of football to the time of the english civil war when people in sunderland were protesting against that greater advantages and

wealth that merchants in newcastle had over their sunderland counterparts. that's why sunderland back the parliamentarians and cut newcastle where they back the royalists. the football dividers deep especially in wealth. the current newcastle team is 35 times the value of the sunderland one a division below.— the value of the sunderland one a division below. that strong sense of rival has division below. that strong sense of rivalry has remained. _ division below. that strong sense of rivalry has remained. two _ division below. that strong sense of rivalry has remained. two cities - division below. that strong sense of rivalry has remained. two cities 12 i rivalry has remained. two cities 12 miles apart, so close yet so far in terms of economic development. newcastle is huge and sprawling, and the little close—knit city of sunderland just 12 miles down the road. we are certainly up for the fight. road. we are certainly up for the firht. ., y j road. we are certainly up for the firht. ., , j ,, , fight. the money they've spent is like a rock _ fight. the money they've spent is like a rock -- _ fight. the money they've spent is like a rock -- rolls-royce. - fight. the money they've spent is like a rock -- rolls-royce. ours| fight. the money they've spent is|

like a rock -- rolls-royce. ours is like a rock —— rolls—royce. ours is like a rock —— rolls—royce. ours is like a _ like a rock —— rolls—royce. ours is like a vauxhall nova. we have to remember. — like a vauxhall nova. we have to remember, rolls—royces can break down _ remember, rolls-royces can break down. ., , remember, rolls-royces can break down. . , , ., , down. there are bigger fish to fry. for champions _ down. there are bigger fish to fry. for champions leagues, _ down. there are bigger fish to fry. | for champions leagues, takeovers. the pressure is on us. we are the team that should be winning this game. for sunderland, is a free hit, a chance to beat us.— game. for sunderland, is a free hit, a chance to beat us. halfway between newcastle and — a chance to beat us. halfway between newcastle and sunderland _ a chance to beat us. halfway between newcastle and sunderland is - newcastle and sunderland is chester—le—street. it is not only town with divided loyalties but whole and families. iie town with divided loyalties but whole and families.— town with divided loyalties but whole and families. he rubs it in a bit when they _ whole and families. he rubs it in a bit when they score. _ whole and families. he rubs it in a bit when they score. she - whole and families. he rubs it in a bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. _ bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. i'd _ bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. i'd like _ bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. i'd like a _ bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. i'd like a draw- bit when they score. she pretends not bothered. i'd like a draw but i not bothered. i'd like a draw but reall i not bothered. i'd like a draw but really i want _ not bothered. i'd like a draw but really i want newcastle - not bothered. i'd like a draw but really i want newcastle to - not bothered. i'd like a draw but really i want newcastle to win. i not bothered. i'd like a draw but i really i want newcastle to win. but a draw _ really i want newcastle to win. but a draw would — really i want newcastle to win. but a draw would be _ really i want newcastle to win. but a draw would be easier— really i want newcastle to win. but a draw would be easier on - really i want newcastle to win. but a draw would be easier on the - a draw would be easier on the families _ a draw would be easier on the families. �* . a draw would be easier on the families. . , , ., . . .,, ., families. and this historic occasion has brought _ families. and this historic occasion has brought together _ families. and this historic occasion has brought together the - families. and this historic occasion has brought together the rival - has brought together the rival clubs, youtube is. half

has brought together the rival clubs, youtube is.— has brought together the rival clubs, youtube is. half of your friends at _ clubs, youtube is. half of your friends at work _ clubs, youtube is. half of your friends at work are _ clubs, youtube is. half of your friends at work are newcastle | clubs, youtube is. half of your - friends at work are newcastle fans, you work with sunderland fans, a lot of rivalry going on. you really want to come out with at least a draw. it's almost time for the banter to stop, bated breath as the chickens come home to roost and the eric gates in 2024 to write the lightest chapter. gates in 2024 to write the lightest cha ter. ~ ., ., gates in 2024 to write the lightest chaten . ., . ., , , gates in 2024 to write the lightest chaten . ., ., ., , , ., ., chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads — chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads to _ chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads to get _ chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads to get the _ chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads to get the winner. - chapter. what an opportunity for one of these lads to get the winner. he i of these [ads to get the winner. he will be remembered for the rest of his life. i wonder who will be this lunchtime. tennis now. rafael nadal has onlyjust returned to the tennis tour after almost a year out with injury, but there are fresh concerns, after his defeat in the quarter—finals of the brisbane open. he had three match points, but he failed to convert and lost tojordan thompson in three sets. nadalsaid he had pain, in his left hip, in a similar place to the injury, that required, an operation lastjune. the question now is whether nadal, will be fit in time

for the australian open, which begins a week on sunday. if something is worse than what we want, is not that positive. but it's not the day to talk about this kind of stuff. it's the day to be happy and congratulate the opponent. and the next couple of days, let's see how i feel. i hope you can make the australian open because he had so much time off to recover for open because he had so much time off to recoverfor this open because he had so much time off to recover for this year. open because he had so much time off to recoverfor this year. it open because he had so much time off to recover for this year. it will be a shame if he misses the first grand slam year. and he has so many fans and lights up and he has so many fans and lights up the world of tennis. thank you, mike. i was going to call you tennis then. see you later. the landscape of eryri — also known as snowdonia — is wild and dramatic. but it can also be dangerous. that's why the local mountain rescue team are so important.

they feature in a new series called sos: extreme rescues. let's take a look at what happened when one climber got stuck. on the way down, i thought, "i'll go a slightly different route." so i was just trying to go whichever bit looked the easiest. and i pushed myself sort of into an awkward position, and ifell a little bit. and i dropped onto this ledge. i could see it was a death drop. i realised, "actually, i can't get off this." stuck. i've got death drops either side of me. i do what any young man does, i rang my mum. i don't know what to do at this point and i don't know even who to call. i'd never been in this situation before. and she said, "well, i can call mountain rescue for you." connor. how are you doing? thank you for coming out. no problem.

i felt a massive sense of relief when i saw the eight guys coming towards me. how did you get here? i was making my way down and i was like... you came down here? yeah, that's why i came down. when i tried to climb back up, the rocks broke off. i almost fell down here. well, i'm glad you didn't. after five hours, i'm just knackered. i'm tired. finally, i'm going to be getting off this ledge. safely back on solid ground, connor bennettjoins us now alongside one of his rescuers from ngen valley mountain rescue, mo barclay. this is your hero. have you said thank you? i this is your hero. have you said thank you?— this is your hero. have you said thank you?_ t- this is your hero. have you said i thank you?_ i love, thank you? i have indeed. i love, this is something _ thank you? i have indeed. i love, this is something i _ thank you? i have indeed. i love, this is something i would - thank you? i have indeed. i love, this is something i would do, - thank you? i have indeed. i love, | this is something i would do, that

you call to your mum as soon as you were in trouble. it you call to your mum as soon as you were in trouble.— were in trouble. it was indeed. in trouble, were in trouble. it was indeed. in trouble. you _ were in trouble. it was indeed. in trouble, you naturally _ were in trouble. it was indeed. in trouble, you naturally want - were in trouble. it was indeed. in trouble, you naturally want to - were in trouble. it was indeed. in i trouble, you naturally want to bring you the _ trouble, you naturally want to bring you the person who brings you the most _ you the person who brings you the most comfort and that was my mum. for anyone _ most comfort and that was my mum. for anyone who thinks, what we do in going up there? you have climbed snowdon 25 times?— going up there? you have climbed snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. — snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. so _ snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. so you _ snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. so you are - snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. so you are not - snowdon 25 times? something like that. 15 times. so you are not an i that. 15 times. so you are not an inexperienced _ that. 15 times. so you are not an inexperienced hiker, _ that. 15 times. so you are not an inexperienced hiker, you - that. 15 times. so you are not an| inexperienced hiker, you thought that. 15 times. so you are not an i inexperienced hiker, you thought it was a nice day, wanting to go up there so before anyone asking for there so before anyone asking for the preparation, did you? yes. there so before anyone asking for the preparation, did you?- the preparation, did you? yes, i sent a the preparation, did you? yes, i spent a lot _ the preparation, did you? yes, i spent a lot of— the preparation, did you? yes, i spent a lot of time _ the preparation, did you? yes, i spent a lot of time in _ the preparation, did you? yes, i spent a lot of time in snowdonia the preparation, did you? yes, i - spent a lot of time in snowdonia and there _ spent a lot of time in snowdonia and there are _ spent a lot of time in snowdonia and there are some things you just can't fully anticipate and one of them would _ fully anticipate and one of them would definitely be the weather. that played a big role in that. and when the that played a big role in that. .a"ic when the ledge connor that played a big role in that. aic when the ledge connor was trapped on am i right in saying the ledge? it's quite a common place for people to get trapped on. the

quite a common place for people to get trapped om— get trapped on. the west face is ical get trapped on. the west face is typical place- — get trapped on. the west face is typical place. lots _ get trapped on. the west face is typical place. lots of— get trapped on. the west face is typical place. lots of people - get trapped on. the west face is i typical place. lots of people come to climb— typical place. lots of people come to climb there _ typical place. lots of people come to climb there because _ typical place. lots of people come to climb there because it's - typical place. lots of people come to climb there because it's got - typical place. lots of people come to climb there because it's got a l to climb there because it's got a really— to climb there because it's got a really exciting _ to climb there because it's got a really exciting north _ to climb there because it's got a really exciting north ridge - to climb there because it's got a really exciting north ridge to - to climb there because it's got a i really exciting north ridge to scale but what — really exciting north ridge to scale but what happens _ really exciting north ridge to scale but what happens is _ really exciting north ridge to scale but what happens is people - really exciting north ridge to scale but what happens is people go- really exciting north ridge to scale| but what happens is people go up, .et but what happens is people go up, get to— but what happens is people go up, get to the — but what happens is people go up, get to the summit, _ but what happens is people go up, get to the summit, turn _ but what happens is people go up, get to the summit, turn around i but what happens is people go up, i get to the summit, turn around and come _ get to the summit, turn around and come back— get to the summit, turn around and come back down— get to the summit, turn around and come back down and _ get to the summit, turn around and come back down and aren't - get to the summit, turn around and come back down and aren't able - get to the summit, turn around and come back down and aren't able to| come back down and aren't able to pick up _ come back down and aren't able to pick up the — come back down and aren't able to pick up the way _ come back down and aren't able to pick up the way they— come back down and aren't able to pick up the way they came - come back down and aren't able to pick up the way they came up - come back down and aren't able to pick up the way they came up the i pick up the way they came up the mountain— pick up the way they came up the mountain and _ pick up the way they came up the mountain and end _ pick up the way they came up the mountain and end up _ pick up the way they came up the mountain and end up staring - pick up the way they came up the i mountain and end up staring either off on— mountain and end up staring either off on the— mountain and end up staring either off on the east— mountain and end up staring either off on the east or _ mountain and end up staring either off on the east or west _ mountain and end up staring either off on the east or west face, - off on the east or west face, really. — off on the east or west face, really. to— off on the east or west face, really. to end _ off on the east or west face, really, to end up _ off on the east or west face, really, to end up in - off on the east or west face, really, to end up in the - off on the east or west face, really, to end up in the west off on the east or west face, - really, to end up in the west face because — really, to end up in the west face because it's _ really, to end up in the west face because it's in _ really, to end up in the west face because it's in the _ really, to end up in the west face because it's in the car— really, to end up in the west face because it's in the car in - really, to end up in the west face because it's in the car in a - really, to end up in the west face because it's in the car in a car- because it's in the car in a car park. _ because it's in the car in a car park. think— because it's in the car in a car park. think you _ because it's in the car in a car park, think you will— because it's in the car in a car park, think you will head - because it's in the car in a car- park, think you will head towards that, _ park, think you will head towards that. then — park, think you will head towards that, then new— park, think you will head towards that, then new end _ park, think you will head towards that, then new end on _ park, think you will head towards that, then new end on top - park, think you will head towards that, then new end on top of- park, think you will head towards that, then new end on top of the | that, then new end on top of the cliffs _ that, then new end on top of the cliffs it's— that, then new end on top of the cliffs. it's not— that, then new end on top of the cliffs. it's not an _ that, then new end on top of the cliffs. it's not an uncommon - that, then new end on top of the i cliffs. it's not an uncommon place for people — cliffs. it's not an uncommon place for people to _ cliffs. it's not an uncommon place for people to accidentally- cliffs. it's not an uncommon place for people to accidentally stay- cliffs. it's not an uncommon place for people to accidentally stay off| for people to accidentally stay off too. , . for people to accidentally stay off too. . , , . ., for people to accidentally stay off too. . , , ., ., , for people to accidentally stay off too. , ., , ,, too. just explain to us the process that unfolds _ too. just explain to us the process that unfolds when _ too. just explain to us the process that unfolds when you _ too. just explain to us the process that unfolds when you get - too. just explain to us the process that unfolds when you get the - too. just explain to us the process that unfolds when you get the callj that unfolds when you get the call that unfolds when you get the call that someone might need your help. as mountain rescue and armed police, you get— as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a _ as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a 999— as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a 999 call— as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a 999 call and _ as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a 999 call and she _ as mountain rescue and armed police, you get a 999 call and she is - you get a 999 call and she is pleased _ you get a 999 call and she is pleased to _ you get a 999 call and she is pleased to go _ you get a 999 call and she is

pleased to go through - you get a 999 call and she is pleased to go through to - you get a 999 call and she is pleased to go through to the mountain— pleased to go through to the mountain rescue, _ pleased to go through to the mountain rescue, we - pleased to go through to the mountain rescue, we then i pleased to go through to the i mountain rescue, we then are informed _ mountain rescue, we then are informed of— mountain rescue, we then are informed of a _ mountain rescue, we then are informed of a rescue - mountain rescue, we then are informed of a rescue need - mountain rescue, we then are| informed of a rescue need and mountain rescue, we then are i informed of a rescue need and a mountain rescue, we then are - informed of a rescue need and a text message _ informed of a rescue need and a text message to — informed of a rescue need and a text message to our _ informed of a rescue need and a text message to our team _ informed of a rescue need and a text message to our team members- informed of a rescue need and a text. message to our team members saying we need _ message to our team members saying we need to— message to our team members saying we need to attend _ message to our team members saying we need to attend base. _ message to our team members saying we need to attend base. as _ message to our team members saying we need to attend base. as many- we need to attend base. as many people _ we need to attend base. as many people leave _ we need to attend base. as many people leave their— we need to attend base. as many people leave their day— we need to attend base. as many people leave their dayjobs - we need to attend base. as many. people leave their dayjobs because we all— people leave their dayjobs because we all have — people leave their dayjobs because we all have day— people leave their dayjobs because we all have dayjobs _ people leave their dayjobs because we all have dayjobs as _ people leave their dayjobs because we all have dayjobs as volunteers, | we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we _ we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we make — we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we make a _ we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we make a plan— we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we make a plan to _ we all have dayjobs as volunteers, and we make a plan to help- we all have dayjobs as volunteers, i and we make a plan to help someone and we make a plan to help someone and what's _ and we make a plan to help someone and what's required _ and we make a plan to help someone and what's required to— and we make a plan to help someone and what's required to go— and we make a plan to help someone and what's required to go in, - and we make a plan to help someone and what's required to go in, what. and what's required to go in, what kit we _ and what's required to go in, what kit we need. — and what's required to go in, what kit we need, how _ and what's required to go in, what kit we need, how many _ and what's required to go in, what kit we need, how many people, i and what's required to go in, what- kit we need, how many people, where we need _ kit we need, how many people, where we need to— kit we need, how many people, where we need to go — kit we need, how many people, where we need to go and _ kit we need, how many people, where we need to go. and then _ kit we need, how many people, where we need to go. and then we _ kit we need, how many people, where we need to go. and then we initiate i we need to go. and then we initiate the rescue — we need to go. and then we initiate the rescue-— the rescue. and you say where you need to go- _ the rescue. and you say where you need to go- ls _ the rescue. and you say where you need to go. is it _ the rescue. and you say where you need to go. is it always _ the rescue. and you say where you need to go. is it always obvious i need to go. is it always obvious where you need to go? 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live from london. this is bbc news... the iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah, says it has launched a barrage of rockets at northern israel, in response to tuesday's beirut explosion that killed a top hamas official. us secretary of state, antony blinken, begins his latest trip to the middle east and the wider region for talks — his fourth since hamas' october attack on israel. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. the uk health security agency issues a week—long cold weather alert as parts of england still struggle with floods following a week of heavy rain. three arrests over a fire on a bangladesh train after at least four people, including a child, died. it comes ahead of this weekend's election. hello, i'm lauren taylor.

the powerful iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah, says it's launched a barrage of rockets at northern israel,