good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. proposals to improve access to dentists are unveiled by the government but critics say it doesn't go far enough to solve the broken system. the new patient safety commissioner calls for families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants to be awarded compensation. the prince of wales will return to public duties today for the first time since king charles�* cancer diagnosis was revealed. it's the love story that has got everyone talking. preparations for one of the worlds biggest sporting spectacles are under way in las vegas, but will taylor swift make it on time? good morning. a colder day than

yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it's wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top—up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under—served areas. but health leaders say the measures don't go far enough. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for england has been unveiled today.

this will involve 2.5 million more appointments over 12 months and a new patient premium for dentists to treat around one million new patients who haven't seen a dentist for at least two years. nhs fees for dentists paid by the government will rise and around 240 dentists will be offered payments of up to £20,000 to work in under—served areas for up to three years. but the association representing dentists has said the plan doesn't go far enough to tackle the problems. we're not currently spending the money that's already allocated to dentistry and that's because many of my colleagues are finding it difficult to recruit dentists into their practices to deliver on the contract. so what we need is a contract that's attractive to the profession so that dentists on the high street can work within the nhs and see more patients. research by bbc news in 2022 found that nine out of ten dental

practices in the uk offering nhs care were not taking on any new adult patients for treatment. some patients were found to be driving hundreds of miles in search of treatment and even pulling out their own teeth. the research led to a parliamentary inquiry. mps�* post bags are said to be full of correspondence on the issue. labour argues that the problems are down to 14 years of conservative neglect. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get more on these proposals now with our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning, henry. first of all, how have these plans been received and how did we hear about them? we have all seen the footage _ how did we hear about them? we have all seen the footage of— how did we hear about them? we have all seen the footage of people - all seen the footage of people queueing for nhs dental services over recent days and i'm told that this is one of those issues that has been really filling up mp's post bags. constituents complained them nonstop about access to dental

services so it's little wonder that the government feels it has to come out with this plan. actually i am told that yesterday, before this was announced, the government accidentally sent these plans to mps so we had some of these details yesterday. as of the details themselves, it's very striking that there is a combination of immediate proposals, things like the bonuses for nhs dentists to take on new nhs clients, but also to encourage about 2000 dentists to work in those so—called dental deserts, places underserved by dental services by the nhs, but also preventative programmes in school for example to make tooth—brushing a normal part of a child's day from an early age. you might think that sounds familiar, wes streeting the shadow health

secretary is accusing the commit of stealing his idea, he was talking on the breakfast sofa not so long ago how labour wants a supervised tooth—brushing in schools. that's not specifically what the government is proposing but they do agree that you do need to get good dental habits for kids from a young age and clearly both parties now agree that is one way of addressing what is becoming, mps of all parties agree, a very serious problem. how becoming, mps of all parties agree, a very serious problem.— becoming, mps of all parties agree, a very serious problem. now we have the latest on — a very serious problem. now we have the latest on the _ a very serious problem. now we have the latest on the king's _ a very serious problem. now we have the latest on the king's health. - the prince of wales will return to public engagements today, as his father king charles recovers from his first round of cancer treatment. william had taken some time off while his wife, the princess of wales, had abdominal surgery, and he's now expected to carry out more duties during the king's illness. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has the details. a first sight of the king since he went public with his cancer diagnosis. with queen camilla, he was driven to buckingham palace.

from there, he was flown to sandringham. it was a chance to escape to the privacy of the norfolk estate after the start of his cancer treatment. i think the king will be very stoic about this. i think he will accept that this is a challenge thatjust has to be dealt with. it's just something that he's got to get through. the overriding sense, i suspect, with him will be one of frustration. he will be not wanting to let people down by cancelling engagements, things of that nature. and i think that he willjust be determined to get through it as quickly as he can and in the best way that he can, so that he can get back to full duties as quickly as possible. the king stayed in london on tuesday to see his youngest son. the duke of sussex arrived from california and went straight to clarence house to meet his father. they've seen very little of each other over the past four years, but spent around 45 minutes together yesterday. where there seems to be a thaw between father and son, the sibling

relationship remains strained. there are currently no plans for prince harry to see his brother, the prince of wales, while he's in the uk. with the king clearing his diary and focusing on his cancer treatment, royal duties are now for the wider family. princess anne already has one of the busiest diaries and with others may need to do more to support her brother while he's unwell. and prince william is back on royal duty today for the first time in just under a month. he'd taken time out to support the princess of wales after abdominal surgery. the king will now rely heavily on the support of his family, both privately and publicly. i think this is signalling that as the world is changing so the royal household is changing, and this willingness to be open not only signals a change, i think, in the way in which the king relates to people but also encourages others to be much more open and explicit about their health issues and to do

something about it. sandringham is where the royal family gather for christmas. now it is where the king can rest out of the public eye as he concentrates on his recovery. daniela ralph, bbc news. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher is in windsor. charlotte, prince william is set to meet a lot of people today but prince harry will not be among them. he will not, then, and perhaps many people thought that prince harry and prince william would meet during this visit, two brothers who once had a very close relationship it seemed, now they have a very strained relationship. they have barely met over the past two years. prince harry flew into the uk yesterday meeting with his father for the first time since the coronation. they met for around 45 minutes at clarence house in london before the king then flew to

sandringham. the king phoned both his sons personally after his diagnosis and harry very quickly then flew to the uk from los angeles to be with his father. prince william is returning to work today for the first time since the princess of wales, his wife's operation, he had been stepping back from public duty but today he will be here at windsor castle at a ceremony for people becoming mbe and 0bs, then he will attend a gala dinnerfor the 0bs, then he will attend a gala dinnerforthe air 0bs, then he will attend a gala dinnerfor the air ambulance in dinner for the air ambulance in london, dinnerfor the air ambulance in london, he himself is an air ambulance pilot in east anglia. it will be a very busy day for him out and about meeting people. it demonstrates prince harry and william the two brothers now have very different lives and very separate lives. i thank you very much for now, charlotte, we will be back with you later. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls

with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. a committee of mps has warned that cancelling the northern branches of the hs2 rail network will be very poor value for money for taxpayers. the public accounts committee has questioned the department for transport�*s claim that it was still better to complete the line to birmingham, rather than scrapping the whole project. the government says it disagrees. at least three people have been killed by falling trees as a powerful storm hit the us state of california. the record—breaking rainfall also brought flooding and mudslides, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency in eight counties. the storm also left an estimated 150,000 people without power. a door that blew away from a passengerjet shortly after take—off was missing four key bolts, according to a new report. the door came off the alaska airlines boeing

737 max in portland, oregon, injanuary. the boeing boss said his comapny "simply must do better". a us woman who bought her teenage son a handgun which he then used to kill four classmates in michigan has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. 45—year—old jennifer crumbley, whose husband is facing the same charge, could be jailed for 15 years. we are very lucky today because carol is with us. i know the weather is complicated for the next few days. that's right, good morning, we have it all going on. in summary it will be colder in the last few days then it has been, particularly in england

and wales, we have had some snow falling across scotland through the night. in the north, seven or eight centimetres. the heavy rain continuing to push away down towards the english channel. we have seen some heavy bursts. in the far south we are looking at a cloudy day, spots of rain but a lot of dry weather, wintry showers in scotland, a few of those getting into northern ireland this morning. these are the temperatures, two in lerwick to nine as we go towards london. ten or ii in the south—west where we have a weather front. in the south—west where we have a weatherfront. this in the south—west where we have a weather front. this evening and overnight, the weather front is going to come in, connected to an area of low pressure, storm pushing northwards bringing heavy rain, windy around it. as that bumps into the cold air, it will turn to snow in parts of north wales in the north midlands by the end of the night. it

will be a cold night, a few wintry flurries in the far north of scotland, temperatures in sheltered areas could be —8. widespread frost and the risk of ice. temperatures represent the towns and cities. the early part of tomorrow, the rain preceded by snow on its leading edge will continue to move north. it is likely to be affecting northern wales, the north midlands, northern england and northern ireland. it will be windy around it so the snow will be windy around it so the snow will be windy around it so the snow will be drifting. a lot of this will be falling on higher ground but we will see some to lower levels so if you are travelling, parroting mind. —— bear it in mind. thank you, we will. we've spoken on breakfast many times about the damage caused to our seas and rivers by raw sewage leaks, but human waste isn't the only problem. there's also chicken poo. it gets spread onto fields as fertiliser and then washed into our waterways and one campaign

group is taking the government to court, accusing it of not doing enough to tackle the problem. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. if you pay £5 for a chicken at your local supermarket, itjust might come from here. these are a breed called ross 308. we're being shown round a chicken farm in herefordshire. there are about 28,000 birds in this shed. they arrived a day old and will spend their entire lives, that's 36 days, inside. everything is looked after for them. you've got all of their water delivered automatically. all of the feed is delivered automatically. i guess this is the reality of people wanting affordable, cheap chicken in their supermarkets. correct. i mean, we're providing a protein source for over 60 million people in this country. and we've got to do it, we've got to do it somehow. during their short lives, the chickens that live in this shed will altogether produce about a0

tonnes of chicken poo. now, just to put that in context, there are about 20 million chickens being raised here in the river wye catchment area at any one time. that's an awful lot of chicken poo. chicken poo is full of nitrogen and phosphorus, which are powerful fertilisers. so farmers around the wye have been spreading it on their fields. but if there's too much chicken poo and rain, the fertiliser ends up in the river wye and the rapidly expanding chicken industry has been blamed for turning it green. with the river deteriorating in front of their eyes, concerned locals have been carrying out their own tests to try and work out what's going on. what's happened over the past few years? well, yes, there's been growth in towns and more sewage and so on going in. but it's agriculture which must have

altered in orderfor this to happen. this has been the area of perhaps the greatest growth of intensive chicken farms in europe, it's said to be. it must have made a difference. there are rules already in place which state that fertilisers like chicken poo shouldn't be spread on farmers' fields if the land can't properly absorb it. but campaigners say those rules haven't been enforced, and that's contributed to the decline of this once great river. one group has taken the government to the high court for a judicial review and that hearing starts today. we are basically saying that we believe that the government and its agency, the environment agency, have acted unlawfully by deliberately not enforcing the critical regulation that, had it been enforced, would have prevented the contamination of the wye catchment with these huge levels of phosphorous chemicals coming out

of these chicken sheds. the environment agency said anyone caught breaching environmental laws faces enforcement action, including prosecution. but it hasn't prosecuted anyone for overusing fertilisers near the river wye. this is the chicken litter or the manure... at james's farm in front of a huge mound of chicken poo, we talk solutions. here, they invested in three biomass boilers which burn the poo to heat the sheds. a powdered fertilizer is left behind that can be easily transported out of the catchment area. it wouldn't take much, but if a consumer was willing to pay an extra 15p to 20p for a chicken, that would make a huge difference. and it would pave the way for investment in technology like this that can capture nutrients and recycle them in a really positive way. campaigners say if the court rules in their favour... it could be transformational.

both for the health of the river wye and the way chickens are farmed. jonah fisher, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's papers. king charles dominates the front pages today including the times, which features the first picture of the monarch since his cancer diagnosis was made public. the paper also displays an image of prince harry, who returned to the uk yesterday to meet his father. the telegraph leads on the news that dentists in england will be paid a lump sum of £20,000 to move to rural areas, where there is a shortage of nhs appointments. the guardian focuses on another area of the nhs, with a report that delays have left 600 children a week facing a mental health crisis. and the is main story is about the post office scandal — claiming the firm was behind the design of another faulty it system that may have led to sub—postmasters being unfairly

prosecuted and convicted before the horizon scandal. if you're one of those lucky people who can sleep anywhere, here's someone who takes that skill to a new level. this photograph was taken by an amateur british photographer nima sarikhani in norway's svalbard islands. it won the wildlife photographer of the year people's choice award, with one judge saying it captured "the beauty and fragility of our planet." i know it's beautiful but it's also a little tiny bit sad.— a little tiny bit sad. there isn't much ice _ a little tiny bit sad. there isn't much ice there. _ a little tiny bit sad. there isn't much ice there. for— a little tiny bit sad. there isn't much ice there. for that - a little tiny bit sad. there isn't much ice there. for that polar| a little tiny bit sad. there isn't - much ice there. for that polar bear to be sleeping on. in the fragility of it all really evident in that picture. we will look at some more of those amazing photos later on, there are some incredible ones. how about a holiday, fancy a trip to spain? about a holiday, fancy a trip to sain? , ., .,

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sounds great. pastries and peace and quiet, that sounds great-— pastries and peace and quiet, that sounds great. that's go. we will be auoin to sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit _ sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit the _ sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit the nuns _ sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit the nuns of _ sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit the nuns of the - sounds great. that's go. we will be going to visit the nuns of the order| going to visit the nuns of the order of st claire. it's now more than a month since the post office horizon scandal was brought into sharp focus by an itv drama series and still the individual stories of suffering by subpostmasters keep coming. they include two sisters who were pursued by post office investigators even after a criminal trial against them was ruled out over faulty computer evidence. mark daly has the details. right through the door there. that was a dark place, and it was the guilt. i knew i hadn't taken the money. i would say that i'm a strong woman. the post office took that away from me. sisters rose and jackie used to run this post office in the gorbals area of glasgow. just sad how things went. in 2012, auditors told them the horizon system was showing up £34,000 short. i actually almost slid down the wall. it's almost like the

blood drained from me. the post office wanted to take the sisters to a criminal trial over the shortfall. but a glasgow prosecutor killed the case stone dead, citing issues with the horizon evidence. despite this, the post office threatened the family with debt collectors if they didn't pay up. they went to mediation, but the post office didn't tell the family why its criminal case had collapsed. i went into that mediation still feeling like the accused. ultimately repaid the post office £10,000. they go into a mediation in good faith without that key piece of information and the post office end up bullying ten grand out of them. that's theft. that's fraud by misrepresentation. the post office said it would not be appropriate to comment on the allegations, but said that fully supported the ongoing public inquiry�*s aims to get to the truth of what happened. meanwhile, scotland's crown office is facing questions over its handling of horizon cases.

karen lorimer worked in her local post office in kilmarnock for 17 years. in 2008 the auditors found a shortfall of nearly £110,000. i remember getting a phone call. karen was in tears. i asked her if she'd done it. i should have known, of course she didn't do it. facing jail, karen pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was given community service and forced to pay the post office £15,000. she died from cancer in 2022. she died basically a convicted criminal, no chance to clear her name. yeah, she's taken that with her. the crown office in scotland had known about horizon issues since 2013 and formally ceased prosecutions in 2015. and yet for five years there were no victims written to, no cases re—examined,

no convictions overturned. there was no attempt to review a single prosecution. for this entire period, it seems, the crown 0ffice in scotland did nothing. the body which investigates miscarriages ofjustice in scotland began reviewing horizon cases in 2020. karen's case is set for the appeal court in april. the crown 0ffice told the bbc there had been no scope for a meaningful review until the failings were known. it said it was not until the decisions by the courts in england and wales in 2019 and �*21 that the full extent of the bugs and errors became known. so far, only six out of around 60 horizon convictions have been overturned in scotland. for the family of karen lorimer, that's all that matters. clear karen's name. yeah. give us a bit of paper that says that she didn't do it. that'll do me.

you can watch the documentary scotland's post office scandal now on the bbc iplayer. viewers in scotland can see it tonight on bbc one at 8pm. still to come on breakfast. what happens when one of the world's biggest sporting events meets one of the world's biggest pop stars. we'll be looking ahead to what's being called the taylor swift super bowl this weekend. that's coming up at 6.40am. and it's not because she is singing. no, she is not the half—time act. she is making quite a long trip to be there. , ., ., , ., be there. there is going to be a debate on _ be there. there is going to be a debate on whether— be there. there is going to be a debate on whether she - be there. there is going to be a debate on whether she will - be there. there is going to be a debate on whether she will be i be there. there is going to be a - debate on whether she will be there on time. ,, ., ., ., , , on time. quite a long “ourney 'ust for a on time. quite a long “ourney 'ust fora game i on time. quite a long “ourney 'ust fora game but fl on time. quite a long “ourney 'ust for a game but it isn'ti on time. quite a long journey 'ust for a game but it isn'tjust i on time. quite a long journey 'ust for a game but it isn'tjust a h on time. quite a long journeyjustl for a game but it isn'tjust a game, sorry, if you are a super bowl then,

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0ctavia housing association, say, "we are in close contact with residents and have provided them with temporary emergency accommodation as well as other services." the advertising standards authority has upheld complaints in part against some ulez adverts run by transport for london and the greater london authorty. the asa found some claims didn't match up to the available evidence. in response, tfl said the rulings centred on minor technical points, and that estimates are standard practice among experts. let's take a look at the tubes now. now the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. after a wet and windy night last night, conditions are much improved today. largely dry and bright out there. it will be cooler and less breezy too. now still a fair amount of cloud,

but there will be some brighter spells, maybe some spells of hazy sunshine. by the afternoon, temperatures only reaching 79 celsius at best. it will be a dry start to the evening too. but later on tonight, we are expecting the weather front that brought the rain last night, to arrive back up from the south, bringing with it some wet and breezier weather too. temperatures overnight initially dipping down to low single figures, but we are drawing in some mild ale once more. it's this area of low pressure that will stay with us throughout the day on friday and into the weekend as well, bringing with it that unsettled weather. so there will be some further outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy at times, but it will become milder as temperatures by friday, and into the weekend, climb back up to double figures, maybe 11 or 12 celsius, so staying unsettled for the next few days. before we go, it's that time of yearagain when we're looking for people in our communities that go that extra mile to make life better for others. the make a difference awards are back — and if you know someone

who you think should be nominated, then please do get in touch. a full list of categories and how to nominate someone is on the website — just go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference for more information. nominations close on the 10th of march. that's it from me — there's much more on the bbc news app and over on bbc radio london, where there is regular bulletins throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. thousands of women affected by two major medical scandals will find out later how much compensation they may receive. sodium valproate is an anti—epilepsy drug which — when taken by pregnant women — caused learning and physical disabilities in their babies.

more recently, pelvic mesh implants have caused severe pain in at least ten thousand women. today, the patient safety commissioner, henrietta hughes, is publishing her report outlining a financial redress scheme for those affected, as our heath correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. i first filmed with andy seven years ago. hello! it's sophie, it's sophie! oh, how lovely to see you. he's now 25, but will never live independently. he has severe learning disabilities and autism, caused by the epilepsy drug sodium valproate that his mum emma was on when she was pregnant. oh, you did drama today. i'm the big bad wolf today. i am the big bad wolf! andy is one of an estimated 20,000 children in the uk harmed. today, the first redress scheme in england, proposing financial help for them, is being published. but his mum emma is sceptical.

this isjust a proposal. i know that there's going to be years until this actually comes into fruition, and then for me to try and trust these people, to actually believe that this is going to be until andy dies. the scheme also recommends help for the 10,000 women in england harmed by pelvic mesh, used to treat incontinence and prolapse, but which left some women, like sadie, with debilitating injuries. in december, i went into hospital. i was suicidal. the pain got too much. i couldn't manage it. i'm not able to be a mum that i need to be. my 15—year—old son has had to undress me to help me into bed because the pain has been too much. the proposal by the patient safety commissioner is for a two stage redress scheme, an interim payment due next year for those directly harmed. £20,000 for victims of mesh, and 100,000 for sodium valproate, followed by a main scheme offering

further financial and non—financial help tailored to families' needs. the commissioner has compared the number of children harmed by sodium valproate to thalidomide, the most notorious birth defect story in history. this is a scandal that's bigger than thalidomide. these families weren't listened to by a system that really turned its back, and dismissed and fobbed them off with information that led to them, not only being harmed, but thousands of others being harmed. but the government in england is yet to confirm whether it will accept the scheme to give financial redress to families like these, who have suffered for so many years. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. karen buck was taking sodium valproate during herfour pregnancies, and all of her children have some form of disability. shejoins us now from north—west london.

she is with her sonjohn. morning. karen, i know you have participated in this report. just tell us how the drug has affected your life and your children's lives?— children's lives? well, what can i sa ? it children's lives? well, what can i say? it has _ children's lives? well, what can i say? it has ruined _ children's lives? well, what can i say? it has ruined it, _ children's lives? well, what can i say? it has ruined it, basically. i say? it has ruined it, basically. it's taken up the majority of my life. i'm like 52 years of age now. my life. i'm like 52 years of age now. my life is overtaken by caring for my disabled daughter. it is 2a hours a day. i can't go out there and find a day. i can't go out there and find a job which i am suitable for because i have got to come back every three hours to look after my daughter by categorising her, cheering her bowels, doing all her medication, suction her out and doing the necessary things. she has

got gastro syndrome. a number of medical needs. i've only liked, what, say the last six years, had a carer come in. that was due to the fact that i got cancer. you see. i also have mesh. so, i have a number of medical needs myself. and i haven't been getting no help at all. if it wasn't for a lady, after i got my counter and went for my chemo, from the barnet hospital, turned around and said, carrying you really do need help, you can't do this on your own. and post and post... i wouldn't have even got the carer i have now from ten o'clock to half past four. i was struggling, literally struggling. now that we

have got this come through, here it is... this is like, pen to paper, yes. whether the government say in this, whether we get face, this first payment, is another thing. we pushed for this. 50 first payment, is another thing. we pushed for this.— first payment, is another thing. we pushed for this. so karen, you have ot the pushed for this. so karen, you have got the report _ pushed for this. so karen, you have got the report with _ pushed for this. so karen, you have got the report with you _ pushed for this. so karen, you have got the report with you there. - pushed for this. so karen, you have got the report with you there. what| got the report with you there. what do you think about what they have put on paper? what do you think about the recommendations? the payment first, yes, i welcome it. if they pull it in. but it's hearsay at the moment. it's like a pen to paper out the moment. like, i've been fighting this for many

years. along with many families in different countries as well. this worldwide. this is notjust like a part of the world. you've got families all over the world. and the damage is so bad. you have notjust got autistic children. you've got paralysed, brain—damaged children. you got children that have actually passed away. you've got mothers that may have passed away. and their children have been put into respite and be forgotten about. this is a dangerous drug. now i am not saying to people they have to come off this drug, because some people can't come off the stroke. but we have to recognise this. —— off this drug. everybody has to recognise this. who are liable for this. and they've got to get out there and help these people. you know, we've been fighting this.

when did you first know there was a problem, i know that sodium valproate is something you have needed to take. it wasn't like you had a choice, really. when did you first know there was a problem, and may be a connection? —— may be. imilieu may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told. _ may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told. when — may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told, when i _ may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told, when i was _ may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told, when i was six _ may be a connection? -- may be. when i was told, when i was six months - i was told, when i was six months pregnant, that my child was spina bifida, with haifa catheters, and told by the doctors, do you want an abortion? ijust burst out crying. i didn't know what that was. and i said to the hospital, like, i don't want to go back to this hospital because i was devastated with the way they treated me. you need to bring me to a different hospital. you need to refer me to a different hospital. that's when they referred me to queen charlotte hospital, which i've named my daughter

bridget�*s middle name after. when they set me down and explain to me in detail, then i started piecing it together. and then i knew, when i come home, i started doing research on everything. and i said, it's the drug that has caused this damage. you see. and then i wanted to pursue. i went to a solicitor to see if i could take the hospital, because they give me the high dose of drugs. and that's where, when the solicitor contacted me to try to take it further, they reply was, we was looking after her best interests. then it got squashed. and it wasn't until my neighbour found a little clip in a newspaper that ian mitchell solicitors are taking on, because there was other families. and i'm like, wow, otherfamilies.

what is this drug? this drug is lethal, it's toxic. and then i contacted them. and then it wasn't until then that they told me that my other children was affected. and i was absolutely devastated because then i had to go all the way to exeter to find out, and then now, that my other children then was affected. can you imagine a mother, young mother, finding out that all chip —— all three children were affected? that is devastating. 0ne affected? that is devastating. one of my children was severely damaged. and then i've got three children that are really seriously damaged. and karen, you are sitting next to john now, one of yourfour children. john, if i could just bring you in at this point. i know this is an issue that has affected your whole family. just tell us how it has

affected you personally? well, i had affected you personally? well, i had a lot of learning _ affected you personally? well, i had a lot of learning difficulties - a lot of learning difficulties growing up. socialising with other children — growing up. socialising with other children i— growing up. socialising with other children. i never, ijust couldn't iet children. i never, ijust couldn't get the — children. i never, ijust couldn't get the grasp of it. very lonely. just didn't— get the grasp of it. very lonely. just didn't know why. i have a twisted — just didn't know why. i have a twisted oesophagus. i find it difficult _ twisted oesophagus. i find it difficult to breathe at night. especially. and i am on medication for it _ especially. and i am on medication for it it's _ especially. and i am on medication for it. it's quite difficult, really~ _ for it. it's quite difficult, reall . �* ., ., , for it. it's quite difficult, reall. �* ., ., , ., really. and what about the rest of our really. and what about the rest of yourfamily. _ really. and what about the rest of yourfamily. your— really. and what about the rest of your family, your siblings, - really. and what about the rest of your family, your siblings, what l your family, your siblings, what life yourfamily, your siblings, what life been like for them? for your family, your siblings, what life been like for them?- life been like for them? for my sister bridget, _ life been like for them? for my sister bridget, bridget - life been like for them? for my sister bridget, bridget coyle, l life been like for them? for my - sister bridget, bridget coyle, she's iot sister bridget, bridget coyle, she's got no _ sister bridget, bridget coyle, she's got no lie — sister bridget, bridget coyle, she's got no lie. it's been very difficult _ got no lie. it's been very difficult. —— life. very difficult growing — difficult. —— life. very difficult growing up in senior had procedures all the _ growing up in senior had procedures all the time, medication,

growing up in senior had procedures allthe time, medication, pain, operations. my older sister is in and out — operations. my older sister is in and out of— operations. my older sister is in and out of hospital. so, we spent most _ and out of hospital. so, we spent most of— and out of hospital. so, we spent most of the — and out of hospital. so, we spent most of the time in the hospitals with my— most of the time in the hospitals with my sister. it was very difficult _ with my sister. it was very difficult growing up. different than anyone _ difficult growing up. different than anyone else. all the children. we had to— anyone else. all the children. we had to adapt. it's been very difficult _ had to adapt. it's been very difficult. especially my sister. we nearly— difficult. especially my sister. we nearly lost her a few times. scenery passed _ nearly lost her a few times. scenery passed away a few times. it's devastating, heartbreaking. but we have to— devastating, heartbreaking. but we have to go— devastating, heartbreaking. but we have to go through it as a family. see my— have to go through it as a family. see my mum and my father and my sister, _ see my mum and my father and my sister, the — see my mum and my father and my sister, the whole family it has affected _ sister, the whole family it has affected. it is notjust one, it is the whole — affected. it is notjust one, it is the whole family. it's very difficult _ the whole family. it's very difficult. of course it is. it's difficult. of course it is. it's very— difficult. of course it is. it's very difficult. difficult. of course it is. it's very difficult.— difficult. of course it is. it's very difficult. john and karen, thank you _ very difficult. john and karen, thank you so _ very difficult. john and karen, thank you so much _ very difficult. john and karen, thank you so much for- very difficult. john and karen, thank you so much for talking j very difficult. john and karen, i thank you so much for talking to very difficult. john and karen, - thank you so much for talking to us this morning, for sharing your story, because i know it is representative of many other families, many other mums and

children in a similar position. john and karen, thank you. thank you.— and karen, thank you. thank you.- i l and karen, thank you. i thank you.- ijust and karen, thank you. - thank you.- ijust want and karen, thank you. _ thank you.- i just want to thank you. cheers. i 'ust want to sa one thank you. cheers. i 'ust want to say thing. h thank you. cheers. i 'ust want to say one thing. light,j_ thank you. cheers. i just want to say one thing. light, we - thank you. cheers. i just want to say one thing. light, we all - thank you. cheers. i just want to say one thing. light, we all need this. it's welcoming if they can do something for us and if the government, you know, we want the government, you know, we want the government to help us. it is well needed. we need this for all the families. it's overdue. karen, thank you. we are going to speak to the health secretary later in the programme at half past seven this morning here on breakfast. john easier with the sport. starting in scotland. we are. we're gonna be talking super bowl and the impact of taylor swift. it is fascinating. interesting to see how it plays out this weekend. firstly, a manager who has made a huge impression on the english game. a record—breaking manager. neil warnock. 75 years old now. his career has spanned a0 years. 17 clubs. you thought perhaps its was

over. but he has made the move to scotland. huge experience. he has taken charge of aberdeen. we see how you get on last night. his first game in charge against rangers. no easy introduction to scottish football. neil is back. no fairy tale start for the record—breaking manager, losing 2—1 to rangers, but he said it was a fabulous occasion to be back. he looked very relaxed at ibrox before kick—off ahead of the game, following his appointment. it has created a buzz at the club. it has created a buzz at the club. it almost rubbed off on his players as well. they were drawing at some stage only for todd cantwell to win it for rangers, who are now level on points with league leaders celtic and the scottish premiership. there was also a big win for motherwell, who beat ross county 5—0. up and running, neilwarnock, now managing in scotland. how about this? a 600 mile round trip for leeds united supporters to

plymouth for their fourth replay in the fa cup. it was worth it. they won a—1 after extra time. i am sure they will be talking about this goal on the way home. ceysencio summerville putting leeds ahead in extra time. they went on to score two more as well to put the tie to bed and will face chelsea or aston villa next. coventry are also in the fifth round after beating sheffield wednesday a—1. it was 1—1 at half—time but coventry came out on top after callum 0'hare scored twice for the sky blues in the second half and they will now host national league south club maidstone united, who at the lowest ranked side left in the competition. and southampton marched into the fifth round with a 3-0 marched into the fifth round with a 3—0 win against watford. kamara scoring two goals, including this stunning strike. 2a games unbeaten

for southampton. it is premier league leaders liverpool next for them at anfield. we were waiting, we were all waiting for the big showdown between tyson fury and aleksandar vucic in the ring. he revealed he missed his daughter's breath so he could train for the fight. all need to learn it had been postponed. fury pulled out having sustained a cut above his eye in training. lisicki told the bbc wants to make history. the winner in saudi arabia when the fight is eventually stage will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. it's important, because i had 21, 22 years coming will stop when i was young, 16, 17 old, ithink, wow, wow, now it's possible. i and tyson.

boxing undisputed. let's make history. looking forward to that when it happens. as promised, the super bowl, a sporting phenomenon, as much about the spectacle as the game itself. stays in las vegas for the first time this sunday, the kansas city chiefs face the san francisco a9ers, and they will be roared on by an army of new fans, because ever since taylor swift began dating chiefs player talent —— travis kelce, there has been a remarkable rise in followers across the team's social media platforms, with short sales of travis kelce's sirte up by a whopping a00%. the impact on american football is undeniable. no wonder they are calling this the taylor swift super bowl. super bowl opening night. players, fans and the world's media gearing up for a sporting occasion like no other.

i mean, where else but the super bowl do you get a press conference where 23,000 people turn up a week before the game? and the biggest day in us sports just got bigger, thanks to a love story between a pop music icon, and one of the stars of the nfl. 0ver there, travis kelce. you just try and get close to him. it's kind of impossible, but we're going to give it a go. since the pair started dating four months ago, taylor swift has been a regular at kansas city chiefs games. driving interest amongst the new generation of american football fans. it's been awesome to see, you know, the nfl expand in that regard and hearjust how many young girls are getting into the game of football, are enjoying those moments with their fathers and their loved ones. it's been awesome to hear. mind you, not all fans are buying into the taylor swift effect. i'm all about football. not a love story, you know what i mean? we're not the titanic here. i think they're really cute .

together, but i don't know. a bunch of people don't like it. is the love story a distraction from the actual football? maybe for a lot of fans it is because they show her a lot. but i mean, it's good for tv. i think she's cool. she's our good luck charm. the chiefs! the chiefs take on the san francisco a9ers here at the las vegas allegiant stadium on sunday afternoon. but the question on everyone's lips — will taylor swift be there? fresh from her latest success at the grammys, she's due on stage in tokyo as part of her world tour the day before the super bowl. then it's a race against time. a 12—hour flight across the pacific, but the time difference is in her favour. so in theory, it's possible. even the japanese embassy in the us has got involved, issuing a statement confirming she should arrive in time for kick—off. back in vegas, the will she/won't she narrative isn't the only subject on the hundreds of talk shows in town. taylor swift chat is big business, with no limit on how unbelievable

the topics can be. there's even — get this — right wing claims the relationship is fake, and it's being used to sway voters in the upcoming us election. we talk about it enough. i think it's interesting. the white house has got a lot of other things on. i don't think they're sitting there going like, "hey, hey, hey, guys, listen — we've got to figure out how can we get a couple together that will be anti—trump in order to help us maintain a white house?" i, i... ..that�*s a pretty hard sale for me. but is it part of the conversation? hell, yeah! so on sunday, there's likely to be a blank space reserved for taylor swift in the vip lounge. and any sign ofjet lag, a chiefs super bowl win should be enough to shake it off. nesta mcgregor, bbc news, las vegas. she can do no wrong. she can do no wrong.

she can't. although some people may be not... concentrate on the sport or the music. it's both. carol is in the studio. for some people this week there might be seeing pictures like that. absolutely right. not everybody will cease now. the worst of it will be on higher ground. but what we have got today is a colder day than yesterday. that will happen for the next couple of days. there is the risk of snow for some. 0vernight we have had some heavy rain pushing south across southern parts of england. as we head further north we have had some snow. in fact, in kirkwall in 0rkney there are 15 centimetres of lying snow at the moment. you can see where it has been falling, notjust in scotland, some of it getting into northern ireland. it will remain cloudy and damp in the south of england through the day. especially through the channel islands. but a lot of dry weather. a chilly field to the day. these are the maximum terms —— temperatures. as we head into the

evening under the knife this weather front starts to come back northwards. as it does so it would bump into the cold air. 0n northwards. as it does so it would bump into the cold air. on its leading edge we will see some snow. it is going to be windy around its —— this band of rain. rain in the farsouth of —— this band of rain. rain in the far south of ingle. you can see how it is starting to turn to snow across parts of wales and also the west midlands. windy still, clear skies, it is going to be called with the widespread frost, and also some ice. —8 is quite possible across parts of the highlands. as we go into tomorrow this is where we start to see the snow more widespread. we have the rain moving northwards, windy around it, snow across north wales, the north midlands, in through northern england, and also northern ireland. the met office has this morning out. at lower levels we could see up to two centimetres. but with a bit of height, about 200 metres. bear in mind we are talking about the pennines, for example. we could see a lot more than that. some disruption especially on the higher routes as possible.

thank you. two by—elections are taking place next week — both in seats vacated by a sitting conservative mp. tomorrow we'll focus on kingswood, near bristol. but today, let's take a look at wellingborough, in northamptonshire, where the mp peter bone was forced to stand down after allegations of bullying and sexually inappropriate behaviour. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has been speaking to voters there. the welly wombles have been running litter picks for three years now. the volunteers have some clear views on what else in wellingborough could do with a spruce up. there's the anti—social behaviour, there are burglaries... ...dare i say it, potholes, and litter. and what i would like to see is someone that represented wellingborough and spoke for us. i know a lot of people are concerned about nhs and that sort of thing, and if there was an urgent care centre here that would make a big difference to the town.

more building work going on now, like, new housing estates, - the town is getting bigger is what it used to be. - is that a good thing or a bad thing? it can be a good thing, - if there's employment here. in the town centre, thoughts are also turning to what will drive votes at the by—election next week. there's loads of potholes everywhere. we used to vote conservative, but now, labour. wow! why? we like labour now. there needs to be a big change. lam retired. i'm looking forward . for the young people. at the wellingborough museum, we met some college students who had concerns about their future in the town. like, the skills i'm learning in college now, they don't really go into nothing in wellingborough because there's no jobs that take skills, or high paying jobs. so what do you see then as the future for you then? do you think you'll stay here or do you think you'll go elsewhere? i'll go elsewhere, look for some carpentryjob or an apprenticeship, but around here it's all warehouse.

because i want to design, maybe even create my own video games, but around here there's nothing like that. and i have to go far away from, let's say, from home, where my family lives. i'm training to become a health practitioner. i i think more care homes - and more hospitals are needed. they could vote at this by—election, but say they won't. we're all on our phones. so i think posting stuff online on social media, that will grab our attention. and i would love to vote, but i don't want to vote for the wrong person. 11 candidates are standing, including the lib dems, the greens and reform, who are running a higher profile campaign here aimed at taking tory votes. historically, this seat has been a contest between labour and the conservatives. labour won in 1997. the conservatives have held it since 2005, and at the 2019 general election they held it pretty comfortably. but other recent by—election results have seen safer conservative seats than this lost. up until recently i thought they were doing quite well. but theyjust don't... ..they don't continue with things.

i'll probably stay conservative. certainly locally, rushdenj has improved dramatically over the last few years, - so i'm quite happy with that. still things have be done, of course, but i'm not- particularly worried. i also dislike labour's policies very much, so i have no idea who i'm going to vote for. an added complication for some voters are the circumstances that brought about this by—election. the former tory mp peter bone was found to have bullied a staff member, which he denies. the new conservative candidate is also his partner. it's going to be a bit messy, isn't it? because of certain people that are standing and what have you. and whoever gets in has got a lot of work to do, a lot of work. voters here will go to the polls on the 15th of february. helen catt, bbc news. you can see a full list of all the candidates standing in welllingborough next thursday.

just visit the bbc news website. still to come on breakfast, we'll be talking to sir michael morpurgo, whose book war horse inspired this incredible creation, which is coming to a theatre near you over the next couple of years. look at that. beautiful. it is incredible. it is embarking on a tour around the uk. and joey and the others will be coming to a theatre near you very soon. what a moment! i love that. it is just incredible. you absolutely believe the horses are real. it incredible. hopefully he is staying for a little while longer. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good moring, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul shokoor ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. residents who have been living in hotels following a fire at a block of flats in wembley last week say they don't know when they will be able to return home. it comes after london fire brigade confirmed cladding was involved in the blaze on elm road. residents say it's been a worrying time. it's been really unsettling. we don't know what's happening. we don't know whether we're going to be able to come back into our flats. different people will tell us different things. and we've all been split into three or four hotels around wembley.

in a statement, the owners of the block of the flats 0ctavia housing association say "we are in close contact with residents and have provided them with temporary emergency accommodation as well as other services." the charles dickens museum has bought over 100 unpublished letters written by his sister—in—law and housekeeper. it's hoped the unseen letters, which costjust over £6,000, will offer a vivid new insight into the writer's life. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's minor delays on the central and circle lines. elizabeth is part suspended and severe delays on the metropolitan line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. after a wet and windy night last night, conditions are much improved today. largely dry and bright out there. it will be cooler and less breezy too. now still a fair amount of cloud, but there will be some brighter spells, maybe some spells

of hazy sunshine. by the afternoon, temperatures only reaching 7—9 celsius at best. it will be a dry start to the evening too. but later on tonight, we are expecting the weather front that brought the rain last night, to arrive back up from the south, bringing with it some wet and breezier weather too. temperatures overnight initially dipping down to low single figures, but we are drawing in some mild air once more. it's this area of low pressure that will stay with us throughout the day on friday and into the weekend as well, bringing with it that unsettled weather. so there will be some further outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy at times, but it will become milder as temperatures by friday, and into the weekend, climb back up to double figures, maybe 11 or 12 celsius, so staying unsettled for the next few days. before we go it's that time of yearagain, when we're looking for people who have gone that extra mile to make life better for others. the make a difference awards are back and if you know someone who you think should be nominated then please do get in touch. just go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference

for a full list of categories and more information. that's it from me, there's much more on the bbc news app and over on bbc radio london where there is regular bulletins throughout the morning. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today. proposals to improve access to dentists are unveiled by the government but critics say it doesn't go far enough to solve the broken system which has seen people queuing for hours to try to join a practice. we'll speak to the health secretary. the prince of wales will return to public duties today for the first time since king charles' cancer diagnosis was revealed. you'll have heard about the gender pay gap,

what about the gender pension gap? men's pots are growing to three times the size of women's. why, and what needs to change? coming up in sport. we reveal the sport of rugby league's new plans to honour the former player and mnd campaigner rob burrow. a cold and frosty stance of the day today, some rain pushing towards the south and wintry showers in the north but tonight we starts to see snow coming up from the south heading north. all the details later. it's wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top—up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under—served areas. but health leaders say the measures don't go far enough. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting

to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for england has been unveiled today. this will involve 2.5 million more appointments over 12 months and a new patient premium for dentists to treat around one million new patients who haven't seen a dentist for at least two years. nhs fees for dentists paid by the government will rise and around 2a0 dentists will be offered payments of up to £20,000 to work in under—served areas for up to three years. but the association representing dentists has said the plan doesn't go far enough to tackle the problems. we're not currently spending the money that's already allocated to dentistry and that's because many of my colleagues are finding it difficult to recruit

dentists into their practices to deliver on the contract. so what we need is a contract that's attractive to the profession so that dentists on the high street can work within the nhs and see more patients. research by bbc news in 2022 found that nine out of ten dental practices in the uk offering nhs care were not taking on any new adult patients for treatment. some patients were found to be driving hundreds of miles in search of treatment and even pulling out their own teeth. the research led to a parliamentary inquiry. mps' post bags are said to be full of correspondence on the issue. labour argues that the problems are down to 1a years of conservative neglect. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get more on these proposals now with our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning, henry. how have these plans been received? there is a mix of

reactions from the political spectrum but also from dental experts. spectrum but also from dental exerts. ~ , ., ., ., ., , , experts. mps had a bit of a heads up because the — experts. mps had a bit of a heads up because the government _ experts. mps had a bit of a heads up because the government is - experts. mps had a bit of a heads up i because the government is announcing this today, but yesterday inadvertently e—mailed mps of all parties with details of these plans, giving them a head start. the measures themselves, now they have been properly announced, or a combination of immediate measures and preventative measures. for the immediate measures you have things like mobile dental vans which will be travelling the country providing fillings, extractions, preventative treatments and so on. you have incentives for dentists to work in so—called dental deserts, places where we have seen footage of people not being able to get dental appointments or clambering over a very small number of available appointments. you also have preventative measures, measures designed at very early stages in people's lives to address the

problems of tooth decay. the government talking about people going into schools to provide treatment dental treatment and advice on tooth—brushing. you might think that sounds familiar, and that's because the labour party has also been talking about measures in schools, supervised tooth brushing, that's what wes streeting the shadow health secretary was talking about on this programme a few weeks ago. the labour party funnily enough has reacted by accusing the conservatives of nicking their plans. dental experts are saying there isn't enough money here, 200 million but you could need billions of pounds and fundamental reform of the contract to address the scale of the contract to address the scale of the problem. when you have seen the footage we have seen, its clear the footage we have seen, its clear the footage is not problem is not going away. we are talking to the health secretary after half past seven. lets get rest of the news with ben.

thousands of women affected by two major medical scandals will find out later how much compensation they may receive. sodium valproate is an anti—epilepsy drug which, when taken by pregnant women, caused learning and physical disabilities in their babies. karen buck, a former valproate patient, told breakfast how it affected her life. it's ruined it, basically. it has taken up a majority of my life. i'm like 52 years of age now. my life is overtaken by caring for my disabled daughter. it's 2a/7. i can't go out there and find a job which i'm suitable for because i've got to come back every three hours to look after my daughter by catheter rising her, clearing her bowels, doing her medication, suction her out and doing the necessary things. it's 2a/7. detectives hunting the clapham

chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. a committee of mps has warned that cancelling the northern branches of the hs2 rail network will be very poor value for money for taxpayers. the public accounts committee has questioned the department for transport�*s claim that it was still better to complete the line to birmingham, rather than scrapping the whole project. the government says it disagrees. the prince of wales will return to public engagements today, as his father king charles recovers from his first round of cancer treatment. william had taken some time off while his wife, the princess of wales, had abdominal surgey and he's now expected to carry out more duties during the king's illness. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has the details.

a first sight of the king since he went public with his cancer diagnosis. with queen camilla, he was driven to buckingham palace. from there, he was flown to sandringham. it was a chance to escape to the privacy of the norfolk estate after the start of his cancer treatment. i think the king will be very stoic about this. i think he will accept that this is a challenge thatjust has to be dealt with. it's just something that he's got to get through. the overriding sense, i suspect, with him will be one of frustration. he will be not wanting to let people down by cancelling engagements, things of that nature. and i think that he willjust be determined to get through it as quickly as he can and in the best way that he can, so that he can get back to full duties as quickly as possible. the king stayed in london on tuesday to see his youngest son. the duke of sussex arrived from california and went straight to clarence house to meet his father. they've seen very little of each other over the past four years, but spent around a5

minutes together yesterday. where there seems to be a thaw between father and son, the sibling relationship remains strained. there are currently no plans for prince harry to see his brother, the prince of wales, while he's in the uk. with the king clearing his diary and focusing on his cancer treatment, royal duties are now for the wider family. princess anne already has one of the busiest diaries and with others may need to do more to support her brother while he's unwell. and prince william is back on royal duty today for the first time in just under a month. he'd taken time out to support the princess of wales after abdominal surgery. the king will now rely heavily on the support of his family, both privately and publicly. i think this is signalling that as the world is changing so the royal household is changing, and this willingness to be open not only signals a change, i think,

in the way in which the king relates to people but also encourages others to be much more open and explicit about their health issues and to do something about it. sandringham is where the royal family gather for christmas. now it is where the king can rest out of the public eye as he concentrates on his recovery. daniela ralph, bbc news. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher is in windsor. we know that other members of the royal family will be picking we know that other members of the royalfamily will be picking up extra duties including prince william today. what we know is that he will not be meeting prince harry. he will not be meeting prince harry. many people perhaps thought this could be a thaw in their relationship, with prince harry flying yesterday to meet his father for the first time since the

coronation but we have been told that prince william and prince harry have not been meeting, their relationship is very strange, we don't think they have spoke very much in the last few years. prince william is going back to work today and undertaking his first public engagement since the diagnosis of cancer, he will be at windsor castle, and a ceremony for people receiving mbe and 0 b.c. s, including the lioness ellen white receiving an 0be, so a very nice —— and mbe, a very nice moment for her. then he will be in a gala for the air ambulance in london tonight so a busy day for the prince and the start of a busy period for members of the royalfamily, princess start of a busy period for members of the royal family, princess anne, queen camilla and prince edward. we can expect to see more of them out and about doing public duties as the king takes more time away from duties due to his cancer diagnosis. the king is at sandringham resting

and recuperating after his first round of cancer treatment. thank ou, we round of cancer treatment. thank you. we will— round of cancer treatment. thank you, we will speak _ round of cancer treatment. thank you, we will speak to _ round of cancer treatment. thank you, we will speak to you - round of cancer treatment. thank you, we will speak to you later. l at least three people have been killed by falling trees as a powerful storm hit the us state of california. the record—breaking rainfall also brought flooding and mudslides, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency in eight counties. the storm also left an estimated 150,000 people without power. a door that blew away from a passengerjet shortly after take—off was missing four key bolts, according to a new report. the door came off the alaska airlines boeing 737 max in portland, oregon, injanuary. the boeing boss said his comapny "simply must do better". a us woman who bought her teenage son a handgun which he then used to kill four classmates in michigan has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. a5—year—old jennifer crumbley, whose husband is facing the same charge, could be jailed for 15 years.

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especially in england and wales with all of us in single figures away from the south—west. in the south—west we have a weather front. that will be pushing north overnight, bringing some heavy rain, gusty winds around it and as it bumps into the cold air, we will see some snow falling in wales, possibly into the north—west midlands. clear skies, the risk of frost and icy temperatures in the highlands down to —8. these are the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. tomorrow we have rain and windy conditions pushing north and the snow becoming a bit more widespread. that's across parts of wales. and northern ireland and northern england. further north it will be cold and dry but we could see a fair bit of snow around. up to two centimetres at low levels but two —

five in areas across 200 metres. we have a yellow warning, that snow transferring north further on. b, transferring north further on. reminder that it is still winter. absolutely. let's return now to the government's plan to tackle so—called dental deserts in england. plan to tackle so—called we showed you the problem on yesterday's breakfast as people in bristol queued for hours in the winter cold when one new practice announced plans to take on nhs patients. this happened both yesterday and on monday. the shadow health secretary wes streeting is there today and we can speak to him now. good morning. so, no queues yet, we will talk about that in a second. good morning. the queue is here. it has already started. it has just gone quarter past seven. there is already a queue of people. those people have been told that the

practice is not enrolling patients today but people are still queueing already on a very cold morning because they are desperate. i have spoken to one woman who has had to go private to get some emergency dental work, a bit of patching up with a temporary filling, she is desperate to get into this nhs dentist because otherwise she is going to be hit with a bill of thousands of pounds that she cannot afford, i have spoken to another man who has been waiting three years without a dentist and those images we have seen on our tv screens in recent days of people queueing around the block will resonate with millions of people across the country who are in exactly the same position after 1a years of conservative government. what the government has announced today, much of which has been lifted from what labour has announced as an emergency dental rescue package, will go some way to plugging the immediate shortfall, but what it does not do

and what the dentists are crying out for is reform of the dentist contract so we can recruit and retain nhs dentists we need. and frankly if they are not doing it now, after 1a years of conservative government, and they are saying, we will do contract reform after the general election, why should anyone believe them when this was in their 2010 manifesto and we have now seen the consequences of 1a years of failure to get a grip on reform of nhs dentistry. 50 failure to get a grip on reform of nhs dentistry.— failure to get a grip on reform of nhs dentistry. so let's talk about our nhs dentistry. so let's talk about your plans. _ nhs dentistry. so let's talk about your plans. what _ nhs dentistry. so let's talk about your plans, what you _ nhs dentistry. so let's talk about your plans, what you would - nhs dentistry. so let's talk about your plans, what you would do i your plans, what you would do differently. the government telling us that this planet has announced today would cost £111 million per year. it's quite a cost. but we know as well that if we look at how much in real terms funding for dentistry has been cut, the british dental association says it's a real terms drop of £1 billion since 2010. the announcements today and even what you are proposing isjust a drop in the ocean, isn't it? i

you are proposing is 'ust a drop in the ocean, isn't mi you are proposing is 'ust a drop in the ocean, isn't it? i made no bones about the fact _ the ocean, isn't it? i made no bones about the fact that _ the ocean, isn't it? i made no bones about the fact that what _ the ocean, isn't it? i made no bones about the fact that what labour i the ocean, isn't it? i made no bones about the fact that what labour putl about the fact that what labour put forward was a rescue plan providing hundreds of thousands of emergency nhs dentistry appointments. some supervised tooth—brushing for children which conservative mps ready —— were ridiculed but it is now in their plans so we have won the argument on that. the contract reform which is needed. i have told the bbc if labour wins the general election, i will get the british dental association in the following monday to start the process of contract reform because i think it is that urgent. this would be a weak one priority for me if i'm an ex health secretary. we have had five health secretaries —— if i am the next health secretary. we have had five health secretaries in the last few years and we have still have no reform. and because there is general election around the corner, finally after months and years of outcry the government have come out with

temporary measures in the hope it buys them some time to the other side of the election but frankly after 1a years' time, —— they have had plenty of time, and the longer they are in power, the longer patients will wait.— patients will wait. what will contract reform _ patients will wait. what will contract reform look - patients will wait. what will contract reform look like? l patients will wait. what will i contract reform look like? the accusation is this is throwing good money after bad, piecemeal bonuses and what is needed is a full review of how nhs dentistry works in this country. of how nhs dentistry works in this count . , ~ , , ., country. yes, i think dentists are riiht to country. yes, i think dentists are right to make — country. yes, i think dentists are right to make that _ country. yes, i think dentists are right to make that argument. i country. yes, i think dentists are | right to make that argument. i'm country. yes, i think dentists are i right to make that argument. i'm not going to knock the idea that we need extra financial incentives to get dentists into areas that are poorly served like the south—west of england and the north west of england, there is the worst parts of the country for nhs dentistry access. but everyone knows this is a national problem and even where i am

on the london essex border as an mp there are still challenges. contract reform is needed. i will tell you what the kicker is, not all of the nhs problems are about money but it is in dentistry. last year there was a £a00 million underspend in the nhs dentistry budget. can you believe it, with people struggling to get access to dentists, contract reform is desperately needed and money being part of the answer, because they have not performed that contract, we are not getting the service and money which has been allocated to dentistry has gone underspend while people are paying hand over fist if they can for private dentistry. that's what i think it's a disgrace. but private dentistry. that's what i think it's a disgrace.— think it's a disgrace. but wes streeting. — think it's a disgrace. but wes streeting, it's _ think it's a disgrace. but wes streeting, it's not _ think it's a disgrace. but wes streeting, it's not about i think it's a disgrace. but wes streeting, it's not about if i think it's a disgrace. but wes i streeting, it's not about if people can. the idea is the people have given up on the very concept that they can get an nhs dentist. this is nothing new, this has been going on

for years. with all the pictures of the queues at the start of this week but people up and down the country will say that is familiar. the very notion that you can sign up with an nhs dentist is so alien to so many people. it's not about being able to afford private dentistry, people just assume that that is the norm these days. that needs to change, doesn't it? . . ., , ., , doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot — doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot let _ doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot let that _ doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot let that idea _ doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot let that idea take i doesn't it? yeah, it certainly does. we cannot let that idea take hold. | we cannot let that idea take hold. because this is what i think we should be very worried about with a fifth term of conservative government if they win the next election. this sets a dangerous precedent for the whole of the nhs. the idea that it becomes a two tier service where those who can afford it go private or scrimp and save or worst still borrow to go private and those who cannot get access to an nhs which is free but a poor service for poor people. that's not the future we want to see. i will be honest about this, it will be taking time to rebuild nhs dentistry,

living up to the founding principles of the nhs, but we have got to do it and that's why i will grip the issue of reform and reform of the contract in the first week of a labour government, getting the dentists in straightaway to agree the contractual glaciation process and set that path in place because i am not prepared to stand by and see the founding principles of our nhs eroded and people paying upfront for medical care when over 75 years ago, labour established that fundamental principle that we pay collectively through progressive taxation so that when it comes to health care, no one needs to worry about the bill. that's why we love the nhs, that's the principle we have got to defend. where does the money come from, how you paying for this, wes streeting? there are underspend is in the nhs dentistry budget we have got to put into contract reform. labour's rescue plan is a fully costed like the rest of our health care

policies, but i want to get the dentists in the monday after the general election to make sure we grip this issue of reform because we cannot have sticking plaster reforms, we need to get the fundamentals right so patients are not queueing like they are already on this very cold morning this morning in bristol.— on this very cold morning this morning in bristol. thank you very much. morning in bristol. thank you very much- we — morning in bristol. thank you very much. we will— morning in bristol. thank you very much. we will keep _ morning in bristol. thank you very much. we will keep an _ morning in bristol. thank you very much. we will keep an eye - morning in bristol. thank you very much. we will keep an eye on i morning in bristol. thank you very | much. we will keep an eye on what morning in bristol. thank you very i much. we will keep an eye on what is happening there. and if the queue starts to grow we will be back there with our reporter in bristol. nina's looking at pensions today and the enormous gap between what women are saving compared to men. lots of reasons behind it, aren't there? pensions can be really difficult to talk about. it's never nice seeing that chunk of money leave your account to go into the pot but the contributions are important and what they are human rights do when they retire is really important. we talk a lot about the gender

pay gap, less so about the gender pension gap. today a report has found a huge difference in pension pots when men and women come to retirement age. look at the difference here. staggering. on average men are retiring with savings of around £205,000 compared to women when they reach the end of their careers, a pot less than a third atjust £69,000. that gap is the equivalent of 19 years worth of work. so, in theory, that's what a woman would have to work in order to catch up. and women on average live longer. so their pot has further to go. so what's going on? 0verall on average a woman will learn less over her working life. and where do we start with that? career gaps, caring responsibilities, childcare costs, and things like being more likely to work part time, mean their earnings are lower.

what can be done? the authors of today's report say changes are needed to the structures of how we work. better access to childcare. changes to working patterns. helping more parents stay in work when their kids are little. these are some of the suggestions they say would help close the gap. but gender parity is complicated. yes, recently the state pension age for men and women was equalised but many women tell us that's made things harder. carol hadn't planned for working the extra years before accessing her pension pot, and has had a very stressful journey to returement. i have heard a couple of people say, well, you wanted equality with the men, you know, you've got it. and i think, you know, it's like the, we are not levelling up, we are levelling down, sort of thing. it's that idea, isn't it, they made it harder for us rather than the same. i was 58 when i was diagnosed with breast cancer, and i took time out and had the treatment, and ifinished my treatmentjust

before my 59th birthday. my mum died shortly after, during that period. we, i then went down with pancreatitis and i spent ten weeks in hospital and i had all sorts of problems and i couldn't get going and my workplace finished me, basically, because i couldn't go back to work. i had to wait for this, you know, until i was 66 for my pension. if it hadn't have been for the money that came for me when my mum died which was shared out within the family, we wouldn't have survived. we wouldn't have managed. i genuinely don't know what we would have done to get through. the government told us that automatic enrolment, when an employee is put on a workplace pension scheme, means millions of women were now saving for retirement for the first time. and that the planned expansion

of that scheme as well as more funding for nursery hours will benefit women. theoretically we will see the gap closing. when carol left school a0 odd years ago, sorry, carol, she would have been expected to be a carer, but boys and girls are now looking at different things. in 19aa —— in looking at different things. in 19aa -- in 198a, it looking at different things. in 19aa —— in 198a, it was a0%, the pay gap, now it is 1a%, so the gap in pensions will be closing that there is a long way to go.— is a long way to go. there is a bit more to travel, _ is a long way to go. there is a bit more to travel, thank— is a long way to go. there is a bit more to travel, thank you. i is a long way to go. there is a bit more to travel, thank you. we i is a long way to go. there is a bit | more to travel, thank you. we are ioiin to more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk _ more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk so — more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk so much _ more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk so much more i more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk so much more in i more to travel, thank you. we are going to talk so much more in the | going to talk so much more in the programme. still to come on breakfast... # and #and|

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residents say it's been a worrying time it's been really unsettling. we don't know what's happening. we don't know whether we're going to be able to come back into our flats. different people will tell us different things. and we've all been split into three or four hotels around wembley. in a statement, the owners of the block of the flats, 0ctavia housing association, say, we are in close contact with residents and have provided them with temporary emergency accommodation as well as other services." the charles dickens museum has bought over 100 unpublished letters written by his sister—in—law and housekeeper. it�*s hoped the unseen letters — which costjust over £6,000— will offer a vivid new insight into the writer's life. let's take a look at the tubes. now the weather with kawser. hello, good morning.

after a wet and windy night last night, conditions are much improved today. largely dry and bright out there. it will be cooler and less breezy too. now still a fair amount of cloud, but there will be some brighter spells, maybe some spells of hazy sunshine. by the afternoon, temperatures only reaching seven to nine celsius at best. it will be a dry start to the evening too. but later on tonight, we are expecting the weather front that brought the rain last night, to arrive back up from the south, bringing with it some wet and breezier weather too. temperatures overnight initially dipping down to low single figures, but we are drawing in some milder air once more. it's this area of low pressure that will stay with us throughout the day on friday and into the weekend as well, bringing with it that unsettled weather. so there will be some further outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy at times, but it will become milder as temperatures by friday, and into the weekend, climb back up to double figures, maybe 11 or 12 celsius, so staying unsettled for the next few days.

before we go, it's that time of year again, when we're looking for people who have gone that extra mile to make life better for others. the make a difference awards are back — and if you know someone who you think should be nominated, then please do get in touch. just go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference for a full list of categories and more information. that's it from me. there's much more on the bbc news app and over on bbc radio london, where there is regular bulletins throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour, but for now, back to ben and sally. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. we're talking about plans to tackle the crisis in nhs dental care on today's show, after the government announced plans to invest £200 million to improve

nhs provision in england. the health secretary victoria atkins is in our westminster studio. can you first explain what you are announcing this morning? 50. can you first explain what you are announcing this morning? so, the dental recovery _ announcing this morning? so, the dental recovery plan _ announcing this morning? so, the dental recovery plan is _ announcing this morning? so, the dental recovery plan is offering i dental recovery plan is offering both immediate term but also longer term solutions to the issues that i know you have been reporting on recently, that we all want to see changed. i am recently, that we all want to see changed. iam proud recently, that we all want to see changed. i am proud to represent a beautiful part of lincolnshire, but we are very rural, very coastal command we find it difficult to attract dentists to our area to conduct nhs work. so from the moment that somebody is in their mum's tommy, pregnant mums, we are offering help for pregnant mums all the way through to adulthood, to ensure that we are helping children get onto the right start for life, smile for life, we are calling it, with help in nursery settings and family outs, all the way through to increasing the premiums that we pay

to dentists to take on new patients under nhs contracts. so, there is a lot of detail in here, but i am very much confident that through this plan we will be delivering up to 2.5 million more dental nhs appointments over the coming years. and i hope it will be welcomed by both patient and dentist, the dental profession allowed, because this really is a step change in how we are tackling nhs dentistry in this country. can you explain to us how this is different to labour's proposals? we had wes streeting on the programme backin had wes streeting on the programme back in november talking about their proposals. and they do sound really quite similar?— quite similar? well, remember that interview and _ quite similar? well, remember that interview and l _ quite similar? well, remember that interview and i thought _ quite similar? well, remember that interview and i thought bbc - interview and i thought bbc breakfast gave my labour opponent a bit of a going over because labour's plans are only offering a further 700,000 appointments. we, through all of this concerted work, offering up all of this concerted work, offering up to 2.5 million more appointments.

we are not going in with the attitude that the state knows best. today, this morning, there will be mums and dads at home giving their children's teeth brushed all the way to school —— getting their children's teeth brushed on the way to school. children do not have problems with their teeth because the overwhelming number of patients do this. what we want to do is help those families who really need it. in some of the most deprived areas with the worst ill—health, oral ill—health outcomes, we will be sending dental teams into schools, not asking teachers to do it, as labour seems to want to do, but asking dental teams to go into schools to brush children's teeth with fluoride, a coating which protects their teeth for up to 12 months. itjust helps embed that teeth hygiene whilst of course we work with the family to ensure that they are able to do tooth—brushing at home. we are also trying to address some of the issues adults are facing. so we are bringing, in the immediate term, dental vans into the immediate term, dental vans into

the most underserved areas. again, as a rural constituency mp, i get it. we are going to be bringing these fans into try and come if you like, stimulate the dental market where dentists at the moment aren't practising. and in addition to that, we are copping what we have already done with gps, which is to say to those dentists are starting out who perhaps want to settle down somewhere, we will give you a golden hello of £20,000 to set up practising one of these areas, again with an idea to stimulate the local dental market. and i hope also, persuading existing dentists to either work to the maximum of their nhs contract. we know some do come but some don't. work to the maximum of their nhs contract through the new patient premium, offering dentists up to £50 to look at new patients, as well as increasing the unit that they are paid for a treatment. it is a very complicated

contract. i treatment. it is a very complicated contract. . ., , , ., contract. i am really sorry to interrupt _ contract. i am really sorry to interrupt you. _ contract. i am really sorry to interrupt you, but _ contract. i am really sorry to interrupt you, but we - contract. i am really sorry to interrupt you, but we are i contract. i am really sorry to i interrupt you, but we are short on time and i want to keep a really simple for people watching at home. all of this is going to cost money. how are you finding it? are you finding it via an underspend in the budget? we finding it via an underspend in the budiet? ~ . finding it via an underspend in the budiet? . ,, finding it via an underspend in the budiet? ~ . ,, z: finding it via an underspend in the budiet? ~ . ,, g; , ., ., budget? we are spending £3 billion a ear on budget? we are spending £3 billion a year on nhs — budget? we are spending £3 billion a year on nhs dentistry. _ budget? we are spending £3 billion a year on nhs dentistry. is _ budget? we are spending £3 billion a year on nhs dentistry. is that - budget? we are spending £3 billion a year on nhs dentistry. is that an i year on nhs dentistry. is that an undempend? _ year on nhs dentistry. is that an underspend? just _ year on nhs dentistry. is that an underspend? just a _ year on nhs dentistry. is that an underspend? just a couple i year on nhs dentistry. is that an underspend? just a couple of. year on nhs dentistry. is that an i underspend? just a couple of moments ago wes streeting said on this programme there is a £a00 million underspend in the nhs budget for dentistry. it’s underspend in the nhs budget for dentist . �* , . underspend in the nhs budget for dentist . �*, . ., ., ., :: :: dentistry. it's an additional 200 million. dentistry. it's an additional 200 million- we _ dentistry. it's an additional 200 million. we are _ dentistry. it's an additional 200 million. we are already - dentistry. it's an additional 200| million. we are already spending dentistry. it's an additional 200 i million. we are already spending a lot of money on nhs dentistry, understandably so, but we want to turbo—charge this because we know, we know that it is very difficult for some people to get nhs appointments. interestingly, if people have already been registered with a dentist before the pandemic, there doesn't seem to be quite the same difficulty with getting appointments for those people, as with people who, since the pandemic, for whatever reason, they have

moved, there dentists have changed to private practice, whatever the reason, they are finding it more difficult to get appointments. we are being very targeted, very focused on how we are tackling these issues. but in the longer term, importantly, we are training more dentists, more hygienists, we are helping hygienists and dental therapists to work to the top of their licence. 0nly last week we described pharmacy first about pharmacies working at the top of their licence. we want to do the same with dental surgeons and dentists. we want to get more international dentist into the uk to work. , . �* ., , international dentist into the uk to work. , . �* . , ., international dentist into the uk to work. , ., �* ., , ., ., work. great. but i am 'ust going to brini ou work. great. but i am 'ust going to bring you back h work. great. but i am 'ust going to bring you back to i work. great. but i am 'ust going to bring you back to the i work. great. but i amjust going to bring you back to the 200 - work. great. but i amjust going to bring you back to the 200 million l bring you back to the 200 million figure. am i right in thinking that actually budget for nhs dentistry has dropped by 500 minim pounds since 201a? so you might be putting in an extra 200 million, but that is at a point when the budget is usually smaller than it was ten years ago?—

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but get that help they need if they are adults. , , ., , ,., but get that help they need if they are adults, , ., , y., . ,, are adults. just to bring you back one more time, _ are adults. just to bring you back one more time, is _ are adults. just to bring you back one more time, is the _ are adults. just to bring you back one more time, is the budget i are adults. just to bring you back i one more time, is the budget lower thanit one more time, is the budget lower than it was? 50. one more time, is the budget lower than it was?— than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion- ltut _ than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. but is _ than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. but is that _ than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. but is that lower - than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. but is that lower than i than it was? so, the budget is £3 billion. but is that lower than it i billion. but is that lower than it was? we are — billion. but is that lower than it was? we are spending - billion. but is that lower than it was? we are spending more i billion. but is that lower than itj was? we are spending more on billion. but is that lower than it i was? we are spending more on the billion. but is that lower than it - was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever— was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have. _ was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have. but _ was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have. but is _ was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have. but is it _ was? we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have. but is it lower- than we ever have. but is it lower than we ever have. but is it lower than it was- _ than we ever have. but is it lower than it was. it _ than we ever have. but is it lower than it was. it is _ than we ever have. but is it lower than it was. it is £3 _ than we ever have. but is it lower than it was. it is £3 billion - than it was. it is £3 billion budget. is it lower? lat than it was. it is £3 billion budget. is it lower? lot has happened--- _ budget. is it lower? lot has happened... so, _ budget. is it lower? lot has happened... so, that's i budget. is it lower? lot has happened... so, that's a i budget. is it lower? lot has. happened... so, that's a yes? budget. is it lower? lot has- happened... so, that's a yes? this is additional _ happened... so, that's a yes? this is additional money. _ happened... so, that's a yes? this is additional money. an _ happened... so, that's a yes? this is additional money. an additional| is additional money. an additional £200 million on top of the £3 billion. �* ., . . £200 million on top of the £3 billion. �* ., ., ., ., , billion. additional after a budget cut? it's a bit _ billion. additional after a budget cut? it's a bit rich _ billion. additional after a budget cut? it's a bit rich for— billion. additional after a budget cut? it's a bit rich for labour- billion. additional after a budget cut? it's a bit rich for labour to i cut? it's a bit rich for labour to be lecturing — cut? it's a bit rich for labour to be lecturing us _ cut? it's a bit rich for labour to be lecturing us when _ cut? it's a bit rich for labour to be lecturing us when their i cut? it's a bit rich for labour to i be lecturing us when their proposals would only provide 700,000 appointments. we have gone the extra mile because we want to turbo—charge this. and we are offering 2.5 million more appointments with a long—term plan for the dentistry workforce. to long-term plan for the dentistry workforce. ., , long-term plan for the dentistry workforce-— workforce. to be fair, victoria atkins, it _ workforce. to be fair, victoria atkins, it is — workforce. to be fair, victoria atkins, it is not _ workforce. to be fair, victoria atkins, it is not labour- workforce. to be fair, victoria atkins, it is not labour asking these questions, it is me. but you

have 'ust these questions, it is me. but you have just quoted _ these questions, it is me. but you have just quoted wes _ these questions, it is me. but you have just quoted wes streeting i these questions, it is me. but you have just quoted wes streeting to | have just quoted wes streeting to me. i have 'ust quoted wes streeting to me. . ., have 'ust quoted wes streeting to me, . ., ., have 'ust quoted wes streeting to me. . ., ., , ., have 'ust quoted wes streeting to me. . ., ., y ., �* , me. i can quote you the british dental association, _ me. i can quote you the british dental association, if - me. i can quote you the british dental association, if you i me. i can quote you the british dental association, if you like. | dental association, if you like. they say it is not new money. again, it is an additional _ they say it is not new money. again, it is an additional £200 _ they say it is not new money. again, it is an additional £200 million. i it is an additional £200 million. from a smaller budget. igrgfe it is an additional £200 million. from a smaller budget. we have been workini from a smaller budget. we have been working with — from a smaller budget. we have been working with the _ from a smaller budget. we have been working with the dental— from a smaller budget. we have been working with the dental profession i working with the dental profession to see what they need. 50, the new patient premium, we have discussed that. we understand that will help a lot of dentists take on new patient onto their books. we know the uda, we want to work with dentists to reform the contract. but in the meantime we are bringing that unit price up to help counter some of the problem is that they are engaging in. and we want to encourage a dental market across england, which are clearly in those areas where we know it is very diffident to attract new dentists.— know it is very diffident to attract new dentists. �* ., , ., ., new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask _ new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask you _ new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask you about _ new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask you about a _ new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask you about a story - new dentists. before we let you go, i want to ask you about a story we l i want to ask you about a story we have been covering on the programme this morning. a group of patients with epilepsy who have been taking sodium valproate and as a result

have had children with disabilities have had children with disabilities have been affected. karen buck was on earlier and she has seen the report put out by the gunmen. her question to you would be theirs, when will you do something about it and when will they get compensation? __ by and when will they get compensation? —— by the government. the and when will they get compensation? -- by the government.— -- by the government. the reason that report — -- by the government. the reason that report exists _ -- by the government. the reason that report exists is _ -- by the government. the reason that report exists is because - -- by the government. the reason that report exists is because we, l that report exists is because we, the government, listened to women who have gone through this horrific ordeal. and we wanted to get the evidence, we want to have someone to provide recommendations. the report has actually just landed. provide recommendations. the report has actuallyjust landed. we are going to look at it very carefully. but i absolutely understand the women affected by this, the families affected by this, and their calls forjustice. i absolutely understand that. just as we listened to them and brought this report forward, we

now, what did you write by the author of the report, look at it carefully and come forward with some recommendations and proposals. —— we should do right by the author of the report. thank you. 17 minutes to eight. for the past six decades, rugby league fans have watched the harry sunderland trophy awarded to the most impressive player in the sport's showpiece final. ourfriend rob burrow won it twice — in 2007 and 2011 — and now his association with the honour has been sealed. that's because — in the last few minutes — it's been announced that the prize has been re—named, and it's now called the rob burrow award. let's hearfrom the man himself. rob burrow tonight handing over the harry sunderland trophy. i'm completely overwhelmed by the renaming of the harry sunderland award. i would like to express a sincere heartfelt thank you to the rugby if league community for their support since my diagnosis. and i achieved that dream. to be the first player to win

the harry sunderland award twice was really special. here is burrow, who's english, but not young, but he's still ducking and darting like the best of them. that is a sensational try from robbie burrow! there aren't many in super league that can do that. unbelievable. to have the award named after me is the ultimate honour. i am so proud to be associated with this sport. from the very bottom of my heart, thank you. here we see puletua underneath him. doesn't get anywhere near him. beats wellens as if he's not there. what a finish from rob burrow. well, joining us now is jamie jones—buchanan, rob's former leeds team—mate. great to see you. tell us about this incredible trophy and what this means and why rob has been given this honour?—

given this honour? yeah, the previously — given this honour? yeah, the previously known _ given this honour? yeah, the previously known harry - given this honour? yeah, the - previously known harry sunderland trophy is the award given to the best player in the biggest game in the super league season, the man of the super league season, the man of the match. that will be redefined and called the rob burrow player of the match trophy. the super league trophy has currently got a wagon colours on. rightly so, they have been outstanding this year. —— wigan. on the 14th of october 2024, danny mcguire, former team—mate, has been given the honour of presenting the first—ever burrow player of the match to a worthy recipient. —— rob burrow. everybody is delighted his name is going to be on there. he will be very honoured, proud but humble as well. humility shines through him as a character. on behalf of leeds rhinos and all the players, we are over the moon. you watched that _ players, we are over the moon. you watched that moment there that we showed and you are commentating on the trip for us. talk us through that moment?— the trip for us. talk us through that moment? ., ., �* ., ., , ., that moment? you don't have to be an

exert in that moment? you don't have to be an exaert in rugby — that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, _ that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, you _ that moment? you don't have to be an expert in rugby league, you don't - expert in rugby league, you don't have to know anything in rugby league to appreciate the physical ability that went into that, the genius. that is what he personified. i remember playing in that game. it was a grand final, 2011. rob burrow won the harry sunderland trophy. he was the first player to have won it the second time, having won it in 2007. that physical ability there, and he tells the story a lot better, he's seen them looking a bit tired, and thought, i am going to take them on. i will either get knocked into next week or i will burn him. to me that personifies him. only rob burrow can do that. he is the only one in the world that can do that. anybody can look at marvel at what was just unreal. that is danny mcguire covering. danny mcguire, given the honour of presenting at this year, he has won twice himself. when you look again, in context rob burrow won twice, 20 —— then kevin

sinfield, the leader of that generation. he is the second guy to win it second. danny mcguire. he is the third one to win it. just then, three players in ten years, all won the player the match trophy, just personifies again that generation i was fortunate to witness and be a part of it. was fortunate to witness and be a art of it. �* , ., ., was fortunate to witness and be a artofit. �* , ., ., part of it. and testament to rob's talent. part of it. and testament to rob's talent- he — part of it. and testament to rob's talent. he has _ part of it. and testament to rob's talent. he has such _ part of it. and testament to rob's talent. he has such a _ part of it. and testament to rob's talent. he has such a close - talent. he has such a close relationship with the trophy anyway. unbelievable. yeah. the trophy will be a new one. i think the previous harry sunderland trophy was quite modest. it was small. but he didn't like prestige. it is the value of what it means. the symbolism. i think that personifies robin himself as well. an absolute champion. when you look at that cheap —— clip, it is the courage and bravery. it was a special moment. i think we all understand he is fighting against mnd, and alongside kevin sinfield, that's another example of his

courage. while we marvel at his physical expression on the field, which has since been taken away from him, there is no less heroic and courageous post—career than what he doing now. that is why years are here and that's why it's fantastic this trophy gets after him. it here and that's why it's fantastic this trophy gets after him. it will be a special _ this trophy gets after him. it will be a special moment _ this trophy gets after him. it will be a special moment when - this trophy gets after him. it will be a special moment when it - this trophy gets after him. it will be a special moment when it is i be a special moment when it is handed out. jamie, thank you. absolute pleasure. making it to 104 years of age is an incredible achievement — but imagine doing it with your twin sister. elma and thelma — who are are thought to be britain's oldest twins — attribute their longevity to a positive outlook, good food and the occasional drop of brandy — with no ice. they've been sharing their memories with rogerjohnson. # happy birthday to you...# we filmed them when they were 103. we met them again at 104. now, nearly105,

surely there are no older twins in britain? elma and thelma. what a double act. true! and me! born on august the 3rd,1919, the sisters grew up in stockport just after the first world war. oh, kids were alive, really. you didn't have much money. we were very happy, really. enjoyed our life, you know. as much as you could. yeah. when we left school... ..do you remember? what? leaving school. oh, yeah. walking down the main road. yeah. going to smiths crisps, hadn't been open long in stockport. so... we got a job there. we knocked on the window. yes. "have you had opportunities, please?" two kids, in! and that was it. thelma worked at smiths during world war two.

although elma was called up to work at fairey aviation's nearby factory, making parts for the raf. the firefighting and other air. services behaved magnificently. the people's chins are up and protruding a little - more than usual. well, we had the bombs at night falling on us, didn't we? occasionally, yes. but even though the air raids were on at night, you still had to go to work the next day. oh, yeah. when it was over, we celebrated, didn't we? yeah, there was a lot, yeah. there was a lot of dancing in the street and everything. it was lovely. elma's first husband, bill, died soon after the war. thelma's husband joe was like many people in stockport. he was a hatter. he worked for the hat trade. and if he was caught without his hat, he got a fine. yes, they did! got fined half a crown. really? yeah.

many a time when we were courting i would find myself whisked down an entry. he'd seen them in the distance! the sisters have always enjoyed a good night out. we used usually go to nightclubs and dance and, yeah — didn't we? not nightclubs! not nightclubs. you must bejoking. we used to go dancing, didn't we? yeah, we did. yeah, go to dances. or we went to the pictures. thelma and elma now live together again at a new care home in lancashire. between them, they have children, grandchildren and numerous great—grandchildren. that's a lot to remember, at nearly 105. love them. happy birthday. 104 years young. we're often joined by dogs in the breakfast studio, but this is a first.

this incredible creation is, of course, joey, the hero of the book turned stage show war horse. it's already been seen by more than eight million people around the world, and now it's about to start a uk tour. j°ey joeyis joey is going to stay with us. sir michael morpurgo, who wrote the book, joins us now. good morning. lovely to be here aaain. good morning. lovely to be here again- it's _ good morning. lovely to be here again. it's wonderful. _ good morning. lovely to be here again. it's wonderful. one - good morning. lovely to be here again. it's wonderful. one of- good morning. lovely to be here again. it's wonderful. one of thej again. it's wonderful. one of the createst again. it's wonderful. one of the greatest characters _ again. it's wonderful. one of the greatest characters in _ again. it's wonderful. one of the| greatest characters in literature? that's right. he is... did greatest characters in literature? that's right. he is...— greatest characters in literature? that's right. he is... did you ever imaaine that's right. he is... did you ever imagine you _ that's right. he is... did you ever imagine you might _ that's right. he is... did you ever imagine you might end _ that's right. he is... did you ever imagine you might end up - that's right. he is... did you ever imagine you might end up talkingj imagine you might end up talking about a huge tour? h0. imagine you might end up talking about a huge tour?— imagine you might end up talking about a huge tour? no, you don't. you 'ust about a huge tour? no, you don't. you just tell a _ about a huge tour? no, you don't. you just tell a story. _ about a huge tour? no, you don't. you just tell a story. i _ about a huge tour? no, you don't. you just tell a story. i was - about a huge tour? no, you don't. you just tell a story. i was a - you just tell a story. i was a teacher years ago. and actually, what you are doing when you are telling a story is trying to get the

audience deeply engaged. i did it for year sixes in a school. that is what i am doing when i am writing. i am writing to try to engage with people out there. but i forget about them and just tell the story. enjoy plus my case i told it in the first person, so i became the horse. —— in joey's case. you don't imagine anything like this is ever going to happen, that's for sure.— anything like this is ever going to happen, that's for sure. when it was ro osed happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to — happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to you _ happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to you that _ happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to you that this _ happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to you that this is - happen, that's for sure. when it was proposed to you that this is how - proposed to you that this is how joey would be portrayed on stage, did you think it was the craziest idea? ., , , did you think it was the craziest idea? . , , , , did you think it was the craziest idea? . ,, , idea? yeah, stupid, pretty stupid. i was told by — idea? yeah, stupid, pretty stupid. i was told by this _ idea? yeah, stupid, pretty stupid. i was told by this wonderful - idea? yeah, stupid, pretty stupid. i was told by this wonderful man, - idea? yeah, stupid, pretty stupid. i. was told by this wonderful man, tom morris, whose idea it really was to bring this to the stage, he read the book, or his mother read the book and told him he should read the and suddenly there was the source. i thought, the horse is always a pantomime horse. joey, will you stop interrupting? i am talking. i am on national television and you are not supposed to take the floor yet! i am talking. the whole point of the thing really was that i thought it was ridiculous until they showed me

the work of the puppets. it was quite extraordinary. i have seen horses before. they don't make you cry. they don't make you emotional. you see three people becoming a horse. in the circumstances of this story is just remarkable. hello, joey. do you remember me? nice to see you. don't talk, i am the talk! it's astonishing as well, because i have seen the show. you forget about the craft of the puppeteers. you just believe that it is a horse? you don't see the _ just believe that it is a horse? ym. don't see the puppeteers. that's remarkable about it. you suspend disbelief totally, which is what a child does when a child is reading. you lose yourself completely in it. once that transformation has taken place, this creature becomes real in your eyes and the situation he is in, the first world war, and the terrible things that went on, those

relationships that went on, the loss, grief, the longing, somehow you see it through the horse 's eyes. i'm not sure how it happened. i am not a theatre maker. i don't want to understand it too much. i can't analyse it. all i know it is working. as i am talking now and rubbing my fingers againstjoey�*s knows, i believe it. that's the truth of it. i don't want to know why. truth of it. i don't want to know wh . ., . truth of it. i don't want to know why. you say that horses previously ma be why. you say that horses previously maybe didn't _ why. you say that horses previously maybe didn't make _ why. you say that horses previously maybe didn't make you _ why. you say that horses previously maybe didn't make you emotional. why. you say that horses previously| maybe didn't make you emotional or right, butjoey does? he maybe didn't make you emotional or right, but joey does?— right, but joey does? he does. i think he makes _ right, but joey does? he does. i think he makes quite _ right, but joey does? he does. i think he makes quite a - right, but joey does? he does. i think he makes quite a few - right, but joey does? he does. i l think he makes quite a few people cry. it does hit you. it's because of the subject matter. and even more now with the situation we are in throughout the world. i speak of no particular war, throughout the world. i speak of no particularwar, but throughout the world. i speak of no particular war, but all throughout the world. i speak of no particularwar, but all wars. throughout the world. i speak of no particular war, but all wars. the national theatre have taken this show all around the world. i have seen age in berlin, i have seen it in australia, i have seen are pretty well everywhere, and it's universal.

because we all do this crazy thing, we go mad and we fight wars. it has happened over generations. in a way this horse is a symbol of humanity. that's what the story is about. it is about people coming together not fighting am i right in saying when you first released as her it wasn't successful? it wasn't successful at all. i think it's all something like 700 copies. then went very quiet. it was supposed to win a prize called the whitbread prize but some other person won it. and i have never forgiven him. it is one of those things that, the book didn't work. it got into paperbackjust about. then you had to get lucky. tom morris' mother picked up a copy of the paperback, read it, told her son, you are looking for a story to put on the stage, with handspring puppets, an animal to be the at the centre of the action, this is a

winnable story, read it. next moment he rang me. it is luck. that is what it is. the book would have died a death. suddenly get to play. the book begins to be successful. then a man comes to be a bug comes along and says, i want to make a film. suddenly this is translated into 40 languages. the book aaronjones. it was still the same as before. i was was still the same as before. i was alwa s was still the same as before. i was always thought _ was still the same as before. i was always thought you _ was still the same as before. i was always thought you had _ was still the same as before. i was always thought you had to - was still the same as before. i was always thought you had to give something to a horse. an apple or a polo. i'm really sorry. just beautiful. it's astonishing. three puppeteers as well. you are literally sort of forget they're there. we were just discussing it earlier. they have the amazing names, the head, the heart and the hind at the three puppeteers. the skill and work that goes into this. the puppeteers. the skill and work that goes into this-— goes into this. the coordination of these three _ goes into this. the coordination of these three people _ goes into this. the coordination of these three people creating -

goes into this. the coordination of these three people creating horse | goes into this. the coordination of. these three people creating horse is just amazing. the instinct, the work, physically extraordinarily hard, intellectually and emotionally very hard. these horses with the music and the lighting and everything else, he is the centre of the whole thing. —— base horse is. they have to get this right. the minute they don't audiences might notice it and you can't suspend disbelief any more. do you want to show off, joey? g0 disbelief any more. do you want to show off. joey?— disbelief any more. do you want to i show off, joey?_ show show off, joey? go on, michael. show us. wa show off, joey? go on, michael. show us- way up — show off, joey? go on, michael. show us- way up joey _ show off, joey? go on, michael. show us- way up joey way _ show off, joey? go on, michael. show us- way upjoey way up. _ show off, joey? go on, michael. show us. way up joey way up, joey! - show off, joey? go on, michael. show us. way up joey way up, joey! once i us. way upjoey way up, joey! once more. are you ready? a bit better, please. way up, joey! that's enough. that's enough. that's incredible. michael, that is so beautiful. thank you so much for coming in. he so beautiful. thank you so much for cominu in. . , ., . coming in. he celebrated too, which is lovel .

coming in. he celebrated too, which is lovely- he — coming in. he celebrated too, which is lovely. he celebrated _ coming in. he celebrated too, which is lovely. he celebrated twice. - the war horse uk tour starts in setpember, and tickets are available now. thank you. thank you from joey too. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul shokoor ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. the charles dickens museum has bought over 100 unpublished letters written by his sister—in—law and housekeeper. it's hoped the unseen letters

which costjust over £6,000 will offer a vivid new insight into the writer's life. let's take a look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the central line and the elizabeth line is part suspended. that takes us to the weather and it will be a dry day with a mixture of bright spells and patchy cloud. a top temperature ofjust nine degrees. before we go, it's that time of year again when we're looking for people who have gone that extra mile to make life better for others. the make a difference awards are back and if you know someone who you think should be nominated then please do get in touch. just go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference for a full list of categories and more information. that's it from me. there's much more on the bbc news app and over on bbc radio london. i'll be back in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. proposals to improve access to dentists are unveiled by the government but critics say it doesn't go far enough to solve the broken system which has seen people queuing for hours to try to join a practice. the new patient safety commissioner calls for families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants to be awarded compensation. the prince of wales will return to public duties today for the first time since king charles' cancer diagnosis was revealed. it's the love story that has got everyone talking. preparations for one of the world's biggest sporting spectacles are under way in las vegas, but will taylor swift make it on time? good morning. a cold start to the

day with the risk of ice and some frost around. for most of us it will be dry, snow showers fading across scotland but tonight and tomorrow some of us will see some snow. all of the details later in the programme. it's wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top—up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under—served areas. but health leaders say the measures don't go far enough. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts.

a new government and nhs plan for england has been unveiled today. this will involve 2.5 million more appointments over 12 months and a new patient premium for dentists to treat around one million new patients who haven't seen a dentist for at least two years. nhs fees for dentists paid by the government will rise and around 240 dentists will be offered payments of up to £20,000 to work in under—served areas for up to three years. but the association representing dentists has said the plan doesn't go far enough to tackle the problems. we're not currently spending the money that's already allocated to dentistry and that's because many of my colleagues are finding it difficult to recruit dentists into their practices to deliver on the contract. so what we need is a contract that's attractive to the profession so that dentists on the high street can work within the nhs and see more patients. research by bbc news in 2022 found that nine out of ten dental practices in the uk offering nhs

care were not taking on any new adult patients for treatment. some patients were found to be driving hundreds of miles in search of treatment and even pulling out their own teeth. the research led to a parliamentary inquiry. mps' post bags are said to be full of correspondence on the issue. labour argues that the problems are down to 14 years of conservative neglect. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get more on these proposals now with our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. morning, henry. what has been the reaction to these plans? the government's _ reaction to these plans? the government's plans - reaction to these plans? tte: government's plans are a reaction to these plans? t“te: government's plans are a combination of the immediate and the preventative. on the immediate level, you have got plans like mobile units going round the country providing dental care, you have got cash incentives for dentists to work in areas where you have not got many

dentists and existing dental practices to take on more nhs patients. on the preventative level you have got the government talking about ways in which to get children into healthy tooth brushing habits from an early age. i think another element being scrutinised in reaction to this this morning is money. how much money is being used to underpin this programme? that's something you scrutinised with victoria acting is the health secretary earlier. t5 victoria acting is the health secretary earlier.— victoria acting is the health secretary earlier. is the budget lower than _ secretary earlier. is the budget lower than it _ secretary earlier. is the budget lower than it was? _ secretary earlier. is the budget lower than it was? the - secretary earlier. is the budget lower than it was? the budget| secretary earlier. is the budget l lower than it was? the budget is secretary earlier. is the budget - lower than it was? the budget is £3 billion. is that — lower than it was? the budget is £3 billion. is that lower _ lower than it was? the budget is £3 billion. is that lower than _ lower than it was? the budget is £3 billion. is that lower than it - lower than it was? the budget is £3 billion. is that lower than it was. i billion. is that lower than it was. we are spending _ billion. is that lower than it was. we are spending more _ billion. is that lower than it was. we are spending more on - billion. is that lower than it was. we are spending more on the i billion. is that lower than it was. i we are spending more on the nhs billion. is that lower than it was. - we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have... t5 it we are spending more on the nhs than we ever have- - -— we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is — we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is a _ we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is a £3 _ we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is a £3 billion _ we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is a £3 billion budget. - we ever have... is it lower than it was? it is a £3 billion budget. isl was? it is a £3 billion budget. is it lower? a _ was? it is a £3 billion budget. is it lower? a lot _ was? it is a £3 billion budget. is it lower? a lot has _ was? it is a £3 billion budget. is it lower? a lot has happened - was? it is a £3 billion budget. is it lower? a lot has happened in| it lower? a lot has happened in those... that _ it lower? a lot has happened in those... that is _ it lower? a lot has happened in those... that is yes. _ it lower? a lot has happened in those... that is yes. as - it lower? a lot has happened in those... that is yes. as i - it lower? a lot has happened in those... that is yes. as i say, i it lower? a lot has happened in i those... that is yes. as i say, this is additional _ those... that is yes. as i say, this is additional money, _ those... that is yes. as i say, this is additional money, an _

those... that is yes. as i say, this is additional money, an additionalj is additional money, an additional £200 million. is additional money, an additional £200 million-— £200 million. additional after a bud . et £200 million. additional after a budget cut- _ £200 million. additional after a budget cut. it's _ £200 million. additional after a budget cut. it's a _ £200 million. additional after a budget cut. it's a little - £200 million. additional after a budget cut. it's a little bit - £200 million. additional after a budget cut. it's a little bit rich l budget cut. it's a little bit rich for labour _ budget cut. it's a little bit rich for labour to _ budget cut. it's a little bit rich for labour to be _ budget cut. it's a little bit rich for labour to be lecturing - budget cut. it's a little bit rich for labour to be lecturing us | budget cut. it's a little bit rich - for labour to be lecturing us when their proposals would only provide 700,000 appointments, we have gone the extra mile because we want to turbo—charge this, and we are offering 2.5 million more appointments with a long—term plan. a long—term plan. you can hear that the argument that the government is making, _ the argument that the government is making, acknowledging that yes, there _ making, acknowledging that yes, there are — making, acknowledging that yes, there are problems of dentistry but that they— there are problems of dentistry but that they can solve them going forward — that they can solve them going forward. the question for the coming days. _ forward. the question for the coming days, and _ forward. the question for the coming days, and this is an argument labour will push. _ days, and this is an argument labour will push. is — days, and this is an argument labour will push, is whether the government can be _ will push, is whether the government can be allowed to make that case that they — can be allowed to make that case that they can solve these things going _ that they can solve these things going forward or whether people will decide _ going forward or whether people will decide they are culpable for the state _ decide they are culpable for the state that dentistry is in now. thank— state that dentistry is in now. thank you, henry. let's get more of the day's is with ben. thousands of women affected by two major medical scandals, sodium valproate and pelvic mesh implants, will find out later how much compensation they may receive. it's in a report by the patient safety commissioner henrietta hughes, as our heath correspondent

sophie hutchinson reports. i first filmed with andy seven years ago. hello! it's sophie, it's sophie! oh, how lovely to see you. he's now 25, but will never live independently. he has severe learning disabilities and autism, caused by the epilepsy drug sodium valproate that his mum emma was on when she was pregnant. oh, you did drama today. i'm the big bad wolf today. i am the big bad wolf! andy is one of an estimated 20,000 children in the uk harmed. today, the first redress scheme in england, proposing financial help for them, is being published. but his mum emma is sceptical. this isjust a proposal. i know that there's going to be years until this actually comes into fruition, and then for me to try and trust these people, to actually believe that this is going to be until andy dies.

the scheme also recommends help for the 10,000 women in england harmed by pelvic mesh, used to treat incontinence and prolapse, but which left some women, like sadie, with debilitating injuries. in december, i went into hospital. i was suicidal. the pain got too much. i couldn't manage it. i'm not able to be a mum that i need to be. my 15—year—old son has had to undress me to help me into bed because the pain has been too much. the proposal by the patient safety commissioner is for a two stage redress scheme, an interim payment due next year for those directly harmed. £20,000 for victims of mesh, and 100,000 for sodium valproate, followed by a main scheme offering further financial and non—financial help tailored to families' needs. the commissioner has compared the number of children harmed by sodium valproate to thalidomide, the most notorious birth defect story in history. this is a scandal that's bigger than thalidomide.

these families weren't listened to by a system that really turned its back, and dismissed and fobbed them off with information that led to them, not only being harmed, but thousands of others being harmed. but the government in england is yet to confirm whether it will accept the scheme to give financial redress to families like these, who have suffered for so many years. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. a committee of mps has warned that cancelling the northern branches of the hs2 rail network will be very poor value for money for taxpayers. the public accounts committee has

questioned the department for transport�*s claim that it was still better to complete the line to birmingham, rather than scrapping the whole project. the government says it disagrees. the prince of wales will return to public engagements today, as his father king charles recovers from his first round of cancer treatment. william had taken some time off while his wife, the princess of wales, had abdominal surgery, and he's now expected to carry out more duties during the king's illness. our royal correspondent daniela relph has the details. a first sight of the king since he went public with his cancer diagnosis. with queen camilla, he was driven to buckingham palace. from there, he was flown to sandringham. it was a chance to escape to the privacy of the norfolk estate after the start of his cancer treatment. i think the king will be very stoic about this. i think he will accept that this is a challenge thatjust has to be dealt with. it's just something that

he's got to get through. the overriding sense, i suspect, with him will be one of frustration. he will be not wanting to let people down by cancelling engagements, things of that nature. and i think that he willjust be determined to get through it as quickly as he can and in the best way that he can, so that he can get back to full duties as quickly as possible. the king stayed in london on tuesday to see his youngest son. the duke of sussex arrived from california and went straight to clarence house to meet his father. they've seen very little of each other over the past four years, but spent around 45 minutes together yesterday. where there seems to be a thaw between father and son, the sibling relationship remains strained. there are currently no plans for prince harry to see his brother, the prince of wales, while he's in the uk. with the king clearing his diary and focusing on his cancer treatment, royal duties are now for the wider family. princess anne already has one of the busiest diaries and with others may need to do more

to support her brother while he's unwell. and prince william is back on royal duty today for the first time in just under a month. he'd taken time out to support the princess of wales after abdominal surgery. the king will now rely heavily on the support of his family, both privately and publicly. i think this is signalling that as the world is changing so the royal household is changing, and this willingness to be open not only signals a change, i think, in the way in which the king relates to people but also encourages others to be much more open and explicit about their health issues and to do something about it. sandringham is where the royal family gather for christmas. now it is where the king can rest out of the public eye as he concentrates on his recovery. daniela ralph, bbc news.

at least three people have been killed by falling trees as a powerful storm hit the us state of california. the record—breaking rainfall also brought flooding and mudslides, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency in eight counties. the storm also left an estimated 150,000 people without power. a door that blew away from a passengerjet shortly after take—off was missing four key bolts, according to a new report. the door came off the alaska airlines boeing 737 max in portland, oregon, injanuary. the boeing boss said his comapny "simply must do better". a us woman who bought her teenage son a handgun which he then used to kill four classmates in michigan has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. 45—year—old jennifer crumbley, whose husband is facing the same charge, could be jailed for 15 years. wildlife watchers say they've lost sight of several killer whales that had become trapped in drift

ice injapan. drone video had shown at least ten orcas crowded together in a tiny opening, bobbing up and down for breath, but a new surveillance mission found no sign of them. local officials said the drift ice appeared to have become less dense, and there's hope the animals were able to escape. that's really distressing. hopefully the not that's really distressing. hopefully they got away _ that's really distressing. hopefully they got away as — that's really distressing. hopefully they got away as the _ that's really distressing. hopefully they got away as the ice _ that's really distressing. hopefully| they got away as the ice dissipated. 14 minutes past eight, carol is with us this morning, a very beautiful picture with you. yes, the snow always makes things look pretty but it comes with problems, some of us have seen some snow and some of this will see it in the next couple of days. tt snow and some of this will see it in the next couple of days.— the next couple of days. it will turn colder— the next couple of days. it will turn colder than _ the next couple of days. it will turn colder than it _ the next couple of days. it will turn colder than it has - the next couple of days. it will turn colder than it has been i turn colder than it has been particularly across england and wales with the risk of snow. windy

conditions pushing south overnight and you can see the snow showers we have seen already this morning. that will continue across scotland for a time, quite a bit of cloud across the south of england, a weather front not too far away producing spots of rain but not as windy as it has been in the last few days and for many it will be dry with some sunshine. but cold, two in lerwick, six in newcastle, 11 in the south—west with the weather front. this evening and overnight, the weather front is this evening and overnight, the weatherfront is going this evening and overnight, the weather front is going to continue to come back northwards. it will have some heavy rain in it and gusty winds. as it bumps into the cold air thatis winds. as it bumps into the cold air that is already in place, it will turn into snow in parts of wales and the west midlands. north of that, clear skies, a cold night, widespread frost, temperatures in parts of the highlands could fall to -8. parts of the highlands could fall to —8. away from the south—west, it is going to feel cold. tomorrow, the rain continues to push north. the

snow becomes more widespread and it will be windy so the snow will be blowing. across parts of north wales, northern england, possibly into south—west scotland and northern ireland. the met office has a yellow weather warning in force for all of these areas. at lower levels, two centimetres of snow but above 200, 2—5 even more with more height. the snow continues to push steadily northwards overnight. we will keep an eye, carol thank you. here on breakfast we've been following the work of mike, andy and tim, also known as three dads walking, since their first challenge in 2021. they met after each losing a daughter to suicide and now they're trying to stop other families from going through the same ordeal. before we hear about their latest mammoth hike, let's take a look at what they've achieved so far. talking to the man at the top

and hoping for change. after two epic walks across the uk, the three dads got to sit down with the prime minister at downing street in april last year. andy, mike and tim shared their personal stories of loss with rishi sunak as they campaigned for more to be done to stop young people taking their own lives. bethy was the brightest star, you know, she really was. she's the last person you'd ever think would take her own life. i saw your comments on that. itjust kind of came out of nowhere. there's nothing more precious than your children, is there? i mean, the devastation that is still within my family now, you know, it nearly pushed me to the edge of suicide as well. and sophie was your daughter? soph was 29 and her suicide came out, like so many people - who met along the way, _ where our young people have just got lost and failed to reach out, - hadn't had that coping mechanism and the encouragement to have some kind of help—seeking behaviour. -

and that's really what's - at the heart of what's kept us going because we realised we can actually help other people. - the dad's second walk ended at westminster, and a petition that ran alongside that challenge led to an often emotional parliamentary debate. the dads calling on ministers to make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the national curriculum. they also met the education secretary, gillian keegan, who asked the dads to use their expertise to help with a review of how the topic could be best taught in schools. is it likely that we will have a conversation about what to get in the curriculum through the rshe review? yes. are we serious about getting those experts in to inform us to how we should be doing that in an age appropriate way? yes. do we want children and young people and their families to feel that they can have a conversation and have a, you know, get those help seeking behaviours? definitely, yes.

now in 2024, the three dads will be walking once again, but they're also waiting, hoping their campaign will force change and save lives. em told me what to do in that last night to us, you know, she said, if other people can learn from what happened to me, then let it happen. so trying to change society for the better. so i know exactly what em would say. "you're doing a good thing, dad." alison freeman, bbc news. we arejoined now by mike palmer, andy airey and tim owen. good andy airey and tim owen. morning. thank you so coming good morning. thank you so much for coming in. i know you are here because you have some news to share with us, just tell us what the latest idea is.— with us, just tell us what the latest idea is. ~ ., ., latest idea is. well, we are going to walk again. — latest idea is. well, we are going to walk again, is _ latest idea is. well, we are going to walk again, is the _ latest idea is. well, we are going to walk again, is the thing. - latest idea is. well, we are going to walk again, is the thing. we i latest idea is. well, we are going i to walk again, is the thing. we had a bit of a year off last year, when we spent most of our time in westminster, it felt like, talking to the department for education. in spring, were going to walk, we are going to walk down the east side of

the country. a lot of people asked us when we would walk on that side of the pennines. so start of april, or middle of april, we are going to walk between some of the new offices that papyrus have opened as they expanded over this last few years, from stirling to norwich. tt’s expanded over this last few years, from stirling to norwich. it's about 500 or something _ from stirling to norwich. it's about 500 or something wales, - from stirling to norwich. it's about 500 or something wales, stirling, | 500 or something wales, stirling, newcastle, leeds, hull, norwich, five new_ newcastle, leeds, hull, norwich, five new hubs. when we first started walking _ five new hubs. when we first started walking papyrus had five hubs around the country. — walking papyrus had five hubs around the country, they are now up to 18 because _ the country, they are now up to 18 because of— the country, they are now up to 18 because of the money that people have raised money, and the helpline is 24/7— have raised money, and the helpline is 24/7 which is amazing, that's what _ is 24/7 which is amazing, that's what we — is 24/7 which is amazing, that's what we all wanted, i knew that could _ what we all wanted, i knew that could have really helped emma in the middle _ could have really helped emma in the middle of— could have really helped emma in the middle of the night in crisis. soto know— middle of the night in crisis. soto know that — middle of the night in crisis. soto know that anyone around the country can call— know that anyone around the country can call anytime so important. that

such an important _ can call anytime so important. “tngt such an important change because some people might not believe that an helpline is not staffed at the point when some people feel the most vulnerable. , , . ., ~ vulnerable. definitely. we walked a . ain vulnerable. definitely. we walked again because _ vulnerable. definitely. we walked again because we _ vulnerable. definitely. we walked again because we realise - vulnerable. definitely. we walked again because we realise we - vulnerable. definitely. we walked again because we realise we hear| again because we realise we hear stories— again because we realise we hear stories every— again because we realise we hear stories every week, _ again because we realise we hear stories every week, sadly, - again because we realise we hear| stories every week, sadly, people losing _ stories every week, sadly, people losing their — stories every week, sadly, people losing their loved _ stories every week, sadly, people losing their loved ones _ stories every week, sadly, people losing their loved ones to - stories every week, sadly, people losing their loved ones to suicide. and we _ losing their loved ones to suicide. and we realised _ losing their loved ones to suicide. and we realised there _ losing their loved ones to suicide. and we realised there is- losing their loved ones to suicide. and we realised there is more - losing their loved ones to suicide. i and we realised there is more work to be _ and we realised there is more work to be done — and we realised there is more work to be done so _ and we realised there is more work to be done. so we _ and we realised there is more work to be done. so we want _ and we realised there is more work to be done. so we want to- and we realised there is more work to be done. so we want to take - to be done. so we want to take papyrus — to be done. so we want to take papyrus basically— to be done. so we want to take papyrus basically into - to be done. so we want to take papyrus basically into every- papyrus basically into every community, _ papyrus basically into every community, into _ papyrus basically into every community, into the - papyrus basically into every community, into the heartl papyrus basically into every. community, into the heart of papyrus basically into every- community, into the heart of every town _ community, into the heart of every town so _ community, into the heart of every town so every— community, into the heart of every town. so every individual _ community, into the heart of every town. so every individual knows i town. so every individual knows about _ town. so every individual knows about the — town. so every individual knows about the helpline, _ town. so every individual knows about the helpline, every- town. so every individual knows| about the helpline, every school town. so every individual knows - about the helpline, every school and family— about the helpline, every school and family knows, — about the helpline, every school and family knows, every— about the helpline, every school and family knows, every organisation - family knows, every organisation knows _ family knows, every organisation knows and _ family knows, every organisation knows and we _ family knows, every organisation knows. and we believe _ family knows, every organisation knows. and we believe that - family knows, every organisation knows. and we believe that will. family knows, every organisation - knows. and we believe that will save lives _ knows. and we believe that will save lives. ., _ knows. and we believe that will save lives. ., ,. knows. and we believe that will save lives. ., ,, ., ., ., lives. you say you spent a lot of time in westminster _ lives. you say you spent a lot of time in westminster last - lives. you say you spent a lot of time in westminster last year, | lives. you say you spent a lot of- time in westminster last year, where are you with that? tt’s time in westminster last year, where are you with that?— are you with that? it's ok, we have moved a long _ are you with that? it's ok, we have moved a long way. _ are you with that? it's ok, we have moved a long way, haven't - are you with that? it's ok, we have moved a long way, haven't we? - are you with that? it's ok, we have i moved a long way, haven't we? when we first started talking to government, the idea of... what we realise on the first walk, we spoke to 70 suicide bereaved parents who said, it was only after they lost

their young people that they realised, they found out that suicide was the biggest killer of under 35s in the country, 200 school age children take their own lives each year. and they all said, why didn't anybody tell us? that's what we asked about, why are we talking about this? that a tougher series of conversations and meetings and we ended up being invited to get involved with the review of the r s h e curriculum, the relationship sex health education curriculum last summer. we also got invited to bring people along we had met.— summer. we also got invited to bring people along we had met. experts we had met, people along we had met. experts we had met. we — people along we had met. experts we had met. we are _ people along we had met. experts we had met, we are not _ people along we had met. experts we had met, we are not experts - people along we had met. experts we had met, we are not experts but - had met, we are not experts but there _ had met, we are not experts but there are — had met, we are not experts but there are so many brilliant people out there. — there are so many brilliant people out there, organisations, charities, schools. _ out there, organisations, charities, schools, professionals, academics, cleverer— schools, professionals, academics, cleverer people than we are and they all contributed into those round tables — all contributed into those round tables. , ,, all contributed into those round tables. ,, , , ., ,

tables. the process is frustratingly slow. i tables. the process is frustratingly slow- i sense _ tables. the process is frustratingly slow. i sense frustration _ tables. the process is frustratingly slow. i sense frustration because l slow. i sense frustration because the last time _ slow. i sense frustration because the last time you _ slow. i sense frustration because the last time you were _ slow. i sense frustration because the last time you were here, i slow. i sense frustration because l the last time you were here, there was a little bit of optimism that you are nearly there, it has that gone? you are nearly there, it has that none? . you are nearly there, it has that .one? ., ., , �* you are nearly there, it has that one? ., .,, �* ., gone? no, it hasn't gone. the fact is we have — gone? no, it hasn't gone. the fact is we have confidence _ gone? no, it hasn't gone. the fact is we have confidence in _ gone? no, it hasn't gone. the fact is we have confidence in the - is we have confidence in the productive _ is we have confidence in the productive education- is we have confidence in the productive education to - is we have confidence in the productive education to do i is we have confidence in the i productive education to do the is we have confidence in the - productive education to do the right thing _ productive education to do the right thing -- _ productive education to do the right thing -- read— productive education to do the right thing. —— read with _ productive education to do the right thing. —— read with the _ productive education to do the right thing. —— read with the departmentj thing. —— read with the department for education — thing. —— read with the department for education. they _ thing. —— read with the department for education. they always - thing. —— read with the department for education. they always talk- for education. they always talk about— for education. they always talk about the — for education. they always talk about the risk— for education. they always talk about the risk of— for education. they always talk about the risk of talking - for education. they always talk about the risk of talking aboutl about the risk of talking about suicide — about the risk of talking about suicide in _ about the risk of talking about suicide in schools, _ about the risk of talking about suicide in schools, we - about the risk of talking about suicide in schools, we want i about the risk of talking about suicide in schools, we want toj about the risk of talking about. suicide in schools, we want to talk about _ suicide in schools, we want to talk about suicide _ suicide in schools, we want to talk about suicide prevention _ suicide in schools, we want to talk about suicide prevention age - about suicide prevention age appropriately— about suicide prevention age appropriately and _ about suicide prevention agel appropriately and sensitively, about suicide prevention age i appropriately and sensitively, it can be — appropriately and sensitively, it can be done, _ appropriately and sensitively, it can be done, we _ appropriately and sensitively, it can be done, we have - appropriately and sensitively, it can be done, we have seen - appropriately and sensitively, it can be done, we have seen it. i appropriately and sensitively, it i can be done, we have seen it. we have _ can be done, we have seen it. we have confidence _ can be done, we have seen it. we have confidence in— can be done, we have seen it. we have confidence in them - can be done, we have seen it. we| have confidence in them doing the film have confidence in them doing the right thing. — have confidence in them doing the right thing. doing _ have confidence in them doing the right thing, doing nothing - have confidence in them doing the right thing, doing nothing is - have confidence in them doing the right thing, doing nothing is not i have confidence in them doing the| right thing, doing nothing is not an option— right thing, doing nothing is not an option at— right thing, doing nothing is not an option at this — right thing, doing nothing is not an option at this case. _ right thing, doing nothing is not an option at this case.— right thing, doing nothing is not an option at this case. where we are at at the moment. _ option at this case. where we are at at the moment, we _ option at this case. where we are at at the moment, we know _ option at this case. where we are at at the moment, we know this - option at this case. where we are at at the moment, we know this view i option at this case. where we are at i at the moment, we know this view has been carried out, we have seen a draft of what could be the new curriculum which looked great. but with the change of, with the reshuffle last autumn we have a new schools minister. we spent a lot of time with nick gibb last year, now damian heinz came in the autumn who

we met last month. it felt like we had gone back ten months, we needed to have the same conversation again with him. he has all the evidence, all of the people we have met and we have introduced them to the department, they have all said talking about suicide does not provoke suicide. if you talk about suicide prevention, you save lives. he has the evidence sat on his desk, wejust need him he has the evidence sat on his desk, we just need him to he has the evidence sat on his desk, wejust need him to go, the next step is for it's to come forward for public consultation. share step is for it's to come forward for public consultation.— public consultation. are you confident — public consultation. are you confident that _ public consultation. are you confident that will - public consultation. are you confident that will happen? | public consultation. are you - confident that will happen? maria caulfield last — confident that will happen? maria caulfield last week _ confident that will happen? maria caulfield last week was _ confident that will happen? maria caulfield last week was at - confident that will happen? maria caulfield last week was at the i caulfield last week was at the national suicide prevention alliance at the _ national suicide prevention alliance at the oval, and she announced that the curriculum review was going forward — the curriculum review was going forward with the department of health — forward with the department of health and social care, so it things like things— health and social care, so it things like things are in motion but we have _ like things are in motion but we have not— like things are in motion but we have not heard it definitively. it have not heard it definitively. [11 needs have not heard it definitively. needs to have not heard it definitively. it needs to be part of a whole school approach — needs to be part of a whole school approach. we _ needs to be part of a whole school approach. we need _ needs to be part of a whole school approach. we need to _ needs to be part of a whole school approach. we need to look- needs to be part of a whole school approach. we need to look after. needs to be part of a whole school. approach. we need to look after the teaching _ approach. we need to look after the teaching staff — approach. we need to look after the teaching staff here, _ approach. we need to look after the teaching staff here, give _ approach. we need to look after the teaching staff here, give them - approach. we need to look after the teaching staff here, give them the i teaching staff here, give them the tools _ teaching staff here, give them the tools to _ teaching staff here, give them the tools to be — teaching staff here, give them the tools to be able _ teaching staff here, give them the tools to be able to _ teaching staff here, give them the tools to be able to do _ teaching staff here, give them the tools to be able to do what - teaching staff here, give them the tools to be able to do what they i teaching staff here, give them the. tools to be able to do what they are doing _

tools to be able to do what they are doing you — tools to be able to do what they are doing you know. _ tools to be able to do what they are doing. you know, it's... _ tools to be able to do what they are doing. you know, it's... there - tools to be able to do what they are doing. you know, it's... there are i doing. you know, it's... there are figures _ doing. you know, it's... there are figures out — doing. you know, it's... there are figures out there _ doing. you know, it's... there are figures out there as _ doing. you know, it's... there are figures out there as well, - doing. you know, it's... there are figures out there as well, the - figures out there as well, the figures — figures out there as well, the figures i _ figures out there as well, the figures i have _ figures out there as well, the figures i have heard - figures out there as well, the figures i have heard bandiedl figures out there as well, the - figures i have heard bandied about, it used _ figures i have heard bandied about, it used to _ figures i have heard bandied about, it used to be — figures i have heard bandied about, it used to be about _ figures i have heard bandied about, it used to be about one _ figures i have heard bandied about, it used to be about one in - figures i have heard bandied about, it used to be about one in ten - it used to be about one in ten pupils— it used to be about one in ten pupils have _ it used to be about one in ten pupils have an— it used to be about one in ten pupils have an issue - it used to be about one in ten pupils have an issue with- it used to be about one in ten i pupils have an issue with mental health. — pupils have an issue with mental health. but— pupils have an issue with mental health, but now— pupils have an issue with mental health, but now it's— pupils have an issue with mental health, but now it's gone - pupils have an issue with mental health, but now it's gone up- pupils have an issue with mental health, but now it's gone up to i pupils have an issue with mental. health, but now it's gone up to four in ten _ health, but now it's gone up to four in ten since— health, but now it's gone up to four in ten. since about _ health, but now it's gone up to four in ten. since about 2007. _ health, but now it's gone up to four in ten. since about 2007. and - health, but now it's gone up to fourl in ten. since about 2007. and these are unacceptable _ in ten. since about 2007. and these are unacceptable figures. _ in ten. since about 2007. and these are unacceptable figures. there - in ten. since about 2007. and these are unacceptable figures. there is. in ten. since about 2007. and these are unacceptable figures. there is a| are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of— are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of pressure _ are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of pressure on _ are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of pressure on our— are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of pressure on our young - are unacceptable figures. there is a lot of pressure on our young people at the _ lot of pressure on our young people at the moment— lot of pressure on our young people at the moment and _ lot of pressure on our young people at the moment and academic - at the moment and academic qualifications— at the moment and academic qualifications are _ at the moment and academic qualifications are one - at the moment and academic qualifications are one thing i at the moment and academic i qualifications are one thing but at the moment and academic - qualifications are one thing but we need _ qualifications are one thing but we need to— qualifications are one thing but we need to look— qualifications are one thing but we need to look after— qualifications are one thing but we need to look after these _ qualifications are one thing but we need to look after these life - qualifications are one thing but we need to look after these life skills| need to look after these life skills to make _ need to look after these life skills to make our— need to look after these life skills to make our young _ need to look after these life skills to make our young people - need to look after these life skills. to make our young people resilient and happy — to make our young people resilient and ha - . to make our young people resilient andha-- . ., , ., ., and happy. doing nothing is not an otion. so and happy. doing nothing is not an option- so it— and happy. doing nothing is not an option. so it will— and happy. doing nothing is not an option. so it will happen. - and happy. doing nothing is not an option. so it will happen. good i option. so it will happen. good luck. option. so it will happen. good luck- and _ option. so it will happen. good luck. and enjoy _ option. so it will happen. good luck. and enjoy your _ option. so it will happen. good luck. and enjoy your new - option. so it will happen. goodj luck. and enjoy your new walk. option. so it will happen. good i luck. and enjoy your new walk. it enjoy the right word? walking i luck. and enjoy your new walk. it | enjoy the right word? walking and talkin: is enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what _ enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what we _ enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what we do _ enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what we do so _ enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what we do so that - enjoy the right word? walking and talking is what we do so that is i talking is what we do so that is what we will do and keep the conversation open.— what we will do and keep the conversation open. one thing we should say. _ conversation open. one thing we should say. if— conversation open. one thing we should say, if anybody _ conversation open. one thing we should say, if anybody wants i conversation open. one thing we should say, if anybody wants the j should say, if anybody wants the details. — should say, if anybody wants the details, that should now be live on our website, three dads walking website, — our website, three dads walking website, everything should be on

there. _ website, everything should be on there, dates, days, the whole itinerary. _ there, dates, days, the whole itinerary, should be live! good luck, itinerary, should be live! good luck. thank— itinerary, should be live! good luck, thank you _ itinerary, should be live! good luck, thank you for _ itinerary, should be live! good luck, thank you for coming i itinerary, should be live! good luck, thank you for coming in, | itinerary, should be live! (ems luck, thank you for coming in, nice to see you. it’s luck, thank you for coming in, nice to see you-— to see you. it's often about the --eole to see you. it's often about the people who _ to see you. it's often about the people who walk _ to see you. it's often about the people who walk with - to see you. it's often about the people who walk with you, i to see you. it's often about the| people who walk with you, isn't to see you. it's often about the i people who walk with you, isn't it. i'm sure we will be there. and if you've been affected by any of those issues you can get details of organisations providing support on the bbc action line website. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with helen and gethin. good morning. coming up. cruel fraudsters are targeting victims of scams, offering to get their money back and then conning them again. scam interceptors' nick stapleton has caught them in the act. i posted online that i'd been scammed, and the dodgy. messages came flooding in. i'll tell you how your social| media makes you a target, and why it could land i you on a "suckers" list. we've got a double helping of scams today. our consumer champ matt allwright meets the man duped into sending a rogue trader thousands, for work they never intended to do.

i felt empty inside. i threw my inheritance, - and what money we had to do anything memorable with, to somebodyjust to - line their own pockets. it's heart—breaking stuff. matt finds out why banks should have spotted big lumps of money being shifted. also today. we're talking about one of the nation's biggest bug bears, parking on pavements. presenter arthur williams explores how it negatively affects some living with disabilities, and how a number of cities are cracking down on the law. plus, he's back separating fact from fiction in the health headlines. dr oscar shares if you can catch alzheimer's. and he's the star and writer of bbc comedy 'here we go'. tom basden tells us why alison steadman is the most "un—flusterable" face on set! see you at 9:30. i have no doubt about that. love alison!

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people, or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul shokoor ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said all resources are being used to find him. residents who have been living in hotels following a fire at a block of flats in wembley last week, say they don't know when they will be able to return home. it comes after london fire brigade confirmed cladding was involved in the blaze on elm road. the owners of the block of the flats, octavia housing association, say, "we are in close contact with residents and have provided them with temporary emergency accommodation."

complaints about adverts promoting london's ulez scheme have been upheld by the advertising standards authority. it found issues with three radio adverts created by transport for london, and one from the greater london authority, after more than 500 complaints. tfl says the information was based on robust scientific evidence and was clearly presented. the charles dickens museum has bought over 100 unpublished letters written by his sister—in—law and housekeeper. it's hoped the unseen letters — which costjust over £6,000 — will offer a vivid new insight into the writers life. there's minor delays on the bakerloo and central lines and the elizabeth line has severe delays. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. after a wet and windy night last night, conditions are much improved today. largely dry and bright out there. it will be cooler and less breezy too. now still a fair amount of cloud,

but there will be some brighter spells, maybe some spells of hazy sunshine. by the afternoon, temperatures only reaching seven to nine celsius at best. it will be a dry start to the evening too. front that brought the rain last night, to arrive back up from the south, bringing with it some wet and breezier weather too. temperatures overnight initially dipping down to low single figures, but we are drawing in some milder air once more. it's this area of low pressure that will stay with us throughout the day on friday and into the weekend as well, bringing with it that unsettled weather. so there will be some further outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy at times, but it will become milder as temperatures by friday, and into the weekend, climb back up to double figures, maybe 11 or 12 celsius, so staying unsettled for the next few days. before we go, it's that time of yearagain, when we're looking for people who have gone that extra mile to make life better for others. the make a difference awards are back — and if you know someone

who you think should be nominated, then please do get in touch. just go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference for a full list of categories and more information. that's it from me — there's much more on the bbc news app and over on bbc radio london, where there is regular bulletins throughout the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. but for now, let's cross back to ben and sally. good morning. we've been talking this morning about the government's plan to tackle the shortage of nhs dentist appointments. this was the scene in bristol yesterday after hundreds of people queued in the cold to sign up for treatment when one new practice announced plans to take on nhs patients. our reporter fiona lamdin is outside st paul's dental practice this morning. how is that a queue looking? good

mornini. how is that a queue looking? good morning. there _ how is that a queue looking? good morning. there are _ how is that a queue looking? (ems morning. there are already people queueing. people have been queueing since about six o'clock this morning. and what they have been told today is that, sorry, the first 20 people will get in and will be able to register. i have been speaking to all sorts of people, many of who don't want to go on camera because they say they have taken the day off work, they are so desperate to come down and get in the queue. i met one person who said they came on monday, didn't get income on tuesday, didn't get in, and they have come today, taking the day off work. let's ask this person here. that morning. you are telling me you have got to think? tia. here. that morning. you are telling me you have got to think?- me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not _ me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not hurting. _ me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not hurting. i _ me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not hurting. i have - me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not hurting. i have got i me you have got to think? no, my tooth is not hurting. i have got a i tooth is not hurting. i have got a temporary— tooth is not hurting. i have got a temporary filling. i have had it for two weeks — temporary filling. i have had it for two weeks. 50 temporary filling. i have had it for two weeks-— temporary filling. i have had it for twoweeks. ., ., , two weeks. so today you are probably numbered three _ two weeks. so today you are probably numbered three or _ two weeks. so today you are probably numbered three or four? _ two weeks. so today you are probably numbered three or four? number- two weeks. so today you are probably| numbered three or four? number five. i not here numbered three or four? number five. i got here at — numbered three or four? number five. i got here at half— numbered three or four? number five. i got here at half past _ numbered three or four? number five. i got here at half past six. _ numbered three or four? number five. i got here at half past six. i _ numbered three or four? number five. i got here at half past six. i have - i got here at half past six. i have been told _ i got here at half past six. i have been told the _ i got here at half past six. i have been told the first _ i got here at half past six. i have been told the first 20 _ i got here at half past six. i have been told the first 20 will- been told the first 20 will definitely get to register. so you

are hopeful?— definitely get to register. so you are hopeful? yes. thank you. i hope ou aet are hopeful? yes. thank you. i hope you get your— are hopeful? yes. thank you. i hope you get your tooth fix. let's come to number one in the queue! smiles here. what time you hear this morning? sin. here. what time you hear this morning?— here. what time you hear this morning?_ it - here. what time you hear this morning?_ it is i here. what time you hear this | morning?_ it is your here. what time you hear this - morning?_ it is your day morning? six o'clock. it is your day off toda . morning? six o'clock. it is your day off today- you _ morning? six o'clock. it is your day off today. you got _ morning? six o'clock. it is your day off today. you got up _ morning? six o'clock. it is your day off today. you got up especially i off today. you got up especially early. you couldn't come the last two days because of work. how desperate are you to be seen? actually, i am desperate are you to be seen? actually, lam not desperate are you to be seen? actually, i am not really desperate, but i want _ actually, i am not really desperate, but i want to register with a dentist_ but i want to register with a dentist because it is too new for me to really— dentist because it is too new for me to really not — dentist because it is too new for me to really not have a dentist. —— near_ to really not have a dentist. —— near for— to really not have a dentist. —— near for m _ to really not have a dentist. -- near for me-— to really not have a dentist. -- near for me. you are first in. let's talk to the — near for me. you are first in. let's talk to the dentist _ near for me. you are first in. let's talk to the dentist running - near for me. you are first in. let's talk to the dentist running it. - near for me. you are first in. let's| talk to the dentist running it. good morning. alreadyjust seeing all these people, what is this like for you? these people, what is this like for ou? . , ., , , . you? initially it was very exciting, because we _ you? initially it was very exciting, because we opened _ you? initially it was very exciting, because we opened and _ you? initially it was very exciting, because we opened and saw- you? initially it was very exciting, i because we opened and saw queues. but it_ because we opened and saw queues. but it is_ because we opened and saw queues. but it is a _ because we opened and saw queues. but it is a bit— because we opened and saw queues. but it is a bit daunting as well because — but it is a bit daunting as well because we know that we will not be

able to _ because we know that we will not be able to cater to this crowd. at some point _ able to cater to this crowd. at some point we _ able to cater to this crowd. at some point we have got to say no because we are _ point we have got to say no because we are held — point we have got to say no because we are held by our contract. that's it. so, _ we are held by our contract. that's it so. it_ we are held by our contract. that's it so. it is— we are held by our contract. that's it. so, it is daunting and it is heartbreaking that people have to say no _ heartbreaking that people have to say no to — heartbreaking that people have to say no to some people and some families — say no to some people and some families. ., ,., , ., , ., families. there are some people who won't be able — families. there are some people who won't be able to _ families. there are some people who won't be able to be _ families. there are some people who won't be able to be seen? _ families. there are some people who won't be able to be seen? yes, - families. there are some people who won't be able to be seen? yes, or. won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled- — won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled. even _ won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled. even if _ won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled. even if they _ won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled. even if they come - won't be able to be seen? yes, or enrolled. even if they come back. won't be able to be seen? yes, or. enrolled. even if they come back the next da ? enrolled. even if they come back the next day? yes. _ enrolled. even if they come back the next day? yes, because _ enrolled. even if they come back the next day? yes, because we - enrolled. even if they come back the next day? yes, because we have - next day? yes, because we have already enrolled _ next day? yes, because we have already enrolled 1502 _ next day? yes, because we have already enrolled 1502 days - next day? yes, because we have already enrolled 1502 days and i next day? yes, because we have already enrolled 1502 days and it 'ust already enrolled 1502 days and it just doesn't stop. if already enrolled 1502 days and it just doesn't stop.— already enrolled 1502 days and it just doesn't stop. it really doesn't sto -. just doesn't stop. it really doesn't step- back — just doesn't stop. it really doesn't step- back to _ just doesn't stop. it really doesn't stop. back to you. _ just doesn't stop. it really doesn't stop. back to you. -- _ just doesn't stop. it really doesn't stop. back to you. -- we - just doesn't stop. it really doesn't stop. back to you. -- we have - stop. back to you. —— we have already enrolled 1500 in two days. incredible. just taking the first 20 patients and that is still a big queue, provingjust patients and that is still a big queue, proving just how difficult it can be in some places. we're joined now by dentist, drjames darcey. morning. how surprised are you by that queue? inlet morning. how surprised are you by that queue?— that queue? not surprised at all, reall . it that queue? not surprised at all, really- it is _ that queue? not surprised at all, really- it is a _ that queue? not surprised at all, really. it is a story _ that queue? not surprised at all, really. it is a story we _ that queue? not surprised at all, really. it is a story we have - that queue? not surprised at all, | really. it is a story we have heard so much about over the years. queues and queues of people can't access

dentistry. there is a dearth of access to nhs dentistry. it is dentistry. there is a dearth of access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem _ access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem though, _ access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem though, is _ access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem though, is it? - access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem though, is it? a - access to nhs dentistry. it is not a new problem though, is it? a lot l access to nhs dentistry. it is not al new problem though, is it? a lot of people would be surprised by the very idea you might even be able to sign up at an nhs dentist. a lot of people will think, i can't do it. yeah, what we don't see very often as new practices open. you don't get this media coverage of queues. these little immense reminders of the scale of the problem. at the moment what we tend to get is just one of reports above patient having to travel 200 miles for a dentist. a news outlet might do a report on that. when we see these queues it gives us a sense of the scale of the problem. in greater manchester alone, there was only enough money to cover 60% of the population. the budget only goes as far as 60% access. 50, that is 40% it will not get access to nhs dentistry. flan access. so, that is 4096 it will not get access to nhs dentistry. can we be really clear— get access to nhs dentistry. can we be really clear about _ get access to nhs dentistry. can we be really clear about how— get access to nhs dentistry. can we be really clear about how the - get access to nhs dentistry. can we | be really clear about how the budget works? who gets paid what were seeing which patient?—

works? who gets paid what were seeing which patient? well, dentist have contracts _ seeing which patient? well, dentist have contracts with _ seeing which patient? well, dentist have contracts with nhs _ seeing which patient? well, dentist have contracts with nhs england i seeing which patient? well, dentist have contracts with nhs england toj have contracts with nhs england to provide a service. and that contract is variable between practices. so, for example, in these new report there is talk of increasing the uda rate to increase payments for dentists to 28 p. people would be surprised another across the country dentist to get pay different amounts for exactly the same work. and £28 is not enough. we couldn't run our business like that. we would be looking for 35, 30 £6. it is not enough. looking for 35, 30 £6. it is not enouah. , ., ., ., enough. he is also true that a dentist will _ enough. he is also true that a dentist will get _ enough. he is also true that a dentist will get the _ enough. he is also true that a dentist will get the same - enough. he is also true that a . dentist will get the same amount enough. he is also true that a - dentist will get the same amount in another country give a patient comes in and needs one filling, or whether they need five fillings?— they need five fillings? yeah, areat. they need five fillings? yeah, great- there _ they need five fillings? yeah, great. there is _ they need five fillings? yeah, great. there is a _ they need five fillings? yeah, great. there is a system - they need five fillings? yeah, great. there is a system that| they need five fillings? yeah, - great. there is a system that puts patients into different bands depending on their needs. you are quite right, a patient could come in with multiple needs, a mouthful of feelings, and the dentist will get to set the fee. if you went into

kwik fit you wouldn't expect four tires for the price of one, but dentist are working on a system like that, which is stressful. there is burnout. and ultimately, patients will lose out because the quality of the care that they receive will not always be what they want. we know that funding — always be what they want. we know that funding is _ always be what they want. we know that funding is a _ always be what they want. we know that funding is a problem. _ always be what they want. we know that funding is a problem. are - always be what they want. we know that funding is a problem. are you | that funding is a problem. are you also facing all of these challenges because there simply aren't enough dentists coming through? that because there simply aren't enough dentists coming through?— dentists coming through? that is a roblem. dentists coming through? that is a problem- we _ dentists coming through? that is a problem. we are _ dentists coming through? that is a problem. we are training - dentists coming through? that is a problem. we are training lots - dentists coming through? that is a problem. we are training lots of. problem. we are training lots of dentists. at the appetite to work on the nhs isn't there. young dentist don't want to work in these systems. it is not attractive enough. it is too stressful. and so, the idea of increasing the number of trainee dentists is —— dentist, how do you incentivise them to work within the nhs without the contract fundamentally? i have done a back of fag packet analysis on these numbers. 200 million sounds a lot. and cynically you could set it is a pre—election pledge to try to get

some sympathy for government policy. it is less than 1% of the whole dental budget. 40% of the population don't have access to a dentist. less than 1% of the budget isn't really going to make any difference. it is fascinating- _ going to make any difference. it is fascinating. we _ going to make any difference. it is fascinating. we could talk about this. lots of people getting in touch this morning with their own experiences of it. james, thank you. john is here this morning. and he had some news about what happens when one of the world's biggest sports events collides with one of its biggest pop stars. i know. are we excited? there will be a huge amount of build up ahead of the weekend. we are talking about that now. good morning again. the build—up is well and truly under way. the super bowl is a sporting phenomenon, as much about these spectacle as the game itself. it is set to be staged in las vegas for the first time this sunday. the kansas city chiefs will take on the

san francisco 49ers, and they will be roared on by an army of new fans. why? well, ever since pop star taylor swift began dating travis kelsey of the chiefs there has been a remarkable rise in followers across the team's social media platforms, with short sales of his number 87 jersey up by a huge 400%. the interest taylor swift has generated has been nothing short of mind blowing. no wonder they are calling this the taylor swift super bowl. nesta mcgregor reports. super bowl opening night. players, fans and the world's media gearing up for a sporting occasion like no other. i mean, where else but the super bowl do you get a press conference where 23,000 people turn up a week before the game? and the biggest day in us sports just got bigger, thanks to a love story between a pop music icon, and one of the stars of the nfl. over there, travis kelce.

you just try and get close to him. it's kind of impossible, but we're going to give it a go. since the pair started dating four months ago, taylor swift has been a regular at kansas city chiefs games. driving interest amongst the new generation of american football fans. it's been awesome to see, you know, the nfl expand in that regard and hearjust how many young girls are getting into the game of football, are enjoying those moments with their fathers and their loved ones. it's been awesome to hear. mind you, not all fans are buying into the taylor swift effect. i'm all about football. not a love story, you know what i mean? we're not the titanic here. i think they're really cute . together, but i don't know. a bunch of people don't like it. is the love story a distraction from the actual football? maybe for a lot of fans it is because they show her a lot. but i mean, it's good for tv. i think she's cool. she's our good luck charm. the chiefs! the chiefs take on the san francisco 49ers here at the las vegas allegiant stadium on sunday afternoon.

but the question on everyone's lips — will taylor swift be there? fresh from her latest success at the grammys, she's due on stage in tokyo as part of her world tour the day before the super bowl. then it's a race against time. a 12—hour flight across the pacific, but the time difference is in her favour. so in theory, it's possible. even the japanese embassy in the us has got involved, issuing a statement confirming she should arrive in time for kick—off. back in vegas, the will she/won't she narrative isn't the only subject on the hundreds of talk shows in town. taylor swift chat is big business, with no limit on how unbelievable the topics can be. there's even — get this — right wing claims the relationship is fake, and it's being used to sway voters in the upcoming us election. we talk about it enough. i think it's interesting. the white house has got a lot of other things on. i don't think they're sitting there going like, "hey, hey, hey, guys, listen — we've got to figure out how can we get a couple together

that will be anti—trump in order to help us maintain a white house?" i, i... ..that�*s a pretty hard sale for me. but is it part of the conversation? hell, yeah! so on sunday, there's likely to be a blank space reserved for taylor swift in the vip lounge. and any sign ofjet lag, a chiefs super bowl win should be enough to shake it off. nesta mcgregor, bbc news, las vegas. so, when music and sport collide. pop superstar, pop royalty, to our very own weather royalty. good morning. iwish very own weather royalty. good morning. i wish i could shake off some of the weather at the moment! good morning. it is a cold start to the day. for some it is a frosty one as well. this is a beautiful picture taken a bit earlierfrom beautiful picture taken a bit earlier from shetland. beautiful picture taken a bit earlierfrom shetland. in orkney, further south, we are looking at 15 centimetres of lying is now. come south again into inverness, we have

some lying snow as well. the snow in scotland will tend to ease through the day. heavy rain and gusty winds pushing south. today in the south what you will find is the wind is not going to be a feature. it will be much lighter. a fair bit of cloud around. the odd spot of rain in the south—west. for most it will be drier. there will be brightness, is not sunny spells. it will feel colder than yesterday. especially for england and wales. this evening and overnight a lot of clear skies to start with. then the front in the south—west starts to pour south—west again. taking heavy rain and gusty winds. it will introduce some snow across parts of wales and the north west midlands. a cold night under clear skies. west midlands. a cold night under clearskies. in west midlands. a cold night under clear skies. in the north we could see as low as —8. a widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. it is the far south—west where we are looking at the temperatures holding up. tomorrow that rain continues to push northwards. in its leading edge of the snow will become more

widespread. again, crosswords, the north midlands coming to northern england, and also northern ireland. with a strong wind it will be blowing. across wales. a weather warning is in force. at lower levels we are looking at two centimetres. above 200 metres we get a two to five centimetres. above that we are looking at some disruptive snout. if you are travelling, by that amount. as we had through the evening and overnight, that snow is steadily north. thank you. useful warning. thank you. quarterto thank you. useful warning. thank you. quarter to nine. we've spoken on breakfast many times about the damage caused to our seas and rivers by raw sewage leaks, but human waste isn't the only problem. there's also chicken poo. it gets spread onto fields as fertiliser and then washed into our waterways. and one campaign group is taking the government to court, accusing it of not doing enough to tackle the problem. here s our environment correspondentjonah fisher. if you pay £5 for a chicken at your local supermarket, itjust might come from here.

these are a breed called ross 308. we're being shown round a chicken farm in herefordshire. there are about 28,000 birds in this shed. they arrived a day old and will spend their entire lives, that's 36 days, inside. everything is looked after for them. you've got all of their water delivered automatically. all of the feed is delivered automatically. i guess this is the reality of people wanting affordable, cheap chicken in their supermarkets. correct. i mean, we're providing a protein source for over 60 million people in this country. and we've got to do it, we've got to do it somehow. during their short lives, the chickens that live in this shed will altogether produce about a0 tonnes of chicken poo. now, just to put that in context, there are about 20 million chickens being raised here in the river wye catchment area at any one time. that's an awful lot of chicken poo.

chicken poo is full of nitrogen and phosphorus, which are powerful fertilisers. so farmers around the wye have been spreading it on their fields. but if there's too much chicken poo and rain, the fertiliser ends up in the river wye and the rapidly expanding chicken industry has been blamed for turning it green. with the river deteriorating in front of their eyes, concerned locals have been carrying out their own tests to try and work out what's going on. what's happened over the past few years? well, yes, there's been growth in towns and more sewage and so on going in. but it's agriculture which must have altered in orderfor this to happen. this has been the area of perhaps the greatest growth of intensive chicken farms in europe, it's said to be. it must have made a difference. there are rules already in place which state that fertilisers

like chicken poo shouldn't be spread on farmers' fields if the land can't properly absorb it. but campaigners say those rules haven't been enforced, and that's contributed to the decline of this once great river. one group has taken the government to the high court for a judicial review and that hearing starts today. we are basically saying that we believe that the government and its agency, the environment agency, have acted unlawfully by deliberately not enforcing the critical regulation that, had it been enforced, would have prevented the contamination of the wye catchment with these huge levels of phosphorous chemicals coming out of these chicken sheds. the environment agency said anyone caught breaching environmental laws faces enforcement action, including prosecution. but it hasn't prosecuted anyone for overusing fertilisers near the river wye.

this is the chicken litter or the manure... at james's farm in front of a huge mound of chicken poo, we talk solutions. here, they invested in three biomass boilers which burn the poo to heat the sheds. a powdered fertilizer is left behind that can be easily transported out of the catchment area. it wouldn't take much, but if a consumer was willing to pay an extra 15p to 20p for a chicken, that would make a huge difference. and it would pave the way for investment in technology like this that can capture nutrients and recycle them in a really positive way. campaigners say if the court rules in their favour... it could be transformational. ..both for the health of the river wye and the way chickens are farmed. jonah fisher, bbc news. our environment correspondent jonah fisher is in cardiff.

we saw the implications in your report. but how significant will this review be?— this review be? well, the campaigners _ this review be? well, the campaigners say - this review be? well, the campaigners say it - this review be? well, the campaigners say it could | this review be? well, the i campaigners say it could be this review be? well, the - campaigners say it could be a very big deal indeed. as you say, i am outside the court. the next hour or so thatjudicial review is going to get under way. to talk about it i am joined by feargal sharkey, once a singer, now almost better known for the fact you have been campaigning for the health of our rivers. just to be very clear, we have talked in the past about sewage going into rivers. this is agriculture primarily? it rivers. this is agriculture primarily?— rivers. this is agriculture rimaril? , ., , rivers. this is agriculture rimaril? ., ., primarily? it is, and people have to remember. — primarily? it is, and people have to remember. as _ primarily? it is, and people have to remember, as we _ primarily? it is, and people have to remember, as we have _ primarily? it is, and people have to remember, as we have discussed l remember, as we have discussed before, _ remember, as we have discussed before, every single river in england _ before, every single river in england is polluted. and the largest source _ england is polluted. and the largest source of— england is polluted. and the largest source of that pollution is agriculture. followed probably by the water industry. between those two industries we are looking at estimates— two industries we are looking at estimates between 70% and 90% of all river pollution in england, so it is a huge _

river pollution in england, so it is a huge issue. river pollution in england, so it is a huge issue-— a huge issue. you are a man who loves your— a huge issue. you are a man who loves your fishing. _ a huge issue. you are a man who loves your fishing. what - a huge issue. you are a man who loves your fishing. what are - a huge issue. you are a man who i loves your fishing. what are people telling you, fellow fisherman, about what has been going on in the river wye? what has been going on in the river e? , . . what has been going on in the river e? . . what has been going on in the river wye? this particular case, it is one ofthe wye? this particular case, it is one of the most — wye? this particular case, it is one of the most lethally _ wye? this particular case, it is one of the most lethally -- _ wye? this particular case, it is one of the most lethally -- protected i of the most lethally —— protected rivers _ of the most lethally —— protected rivers in — of the most lethally —— protected rivers in the whole of europe. it is a special— rivers in the whole of europe. it is a special area of conservation. it should _ a special area of conservation. it should be — a special area of conservation. it should be en mint ticketless condition. it's absolutely failing. it is falling off a cliff, as has been — it is falling off a cliff, as has been witnessed over the past couple of summers, people can now see algae blooms, _ of summers, people can now see algae blooms, the _ of summers, people can now see algae blooms, the river basically turning green _ blooms, the river basically turning green and — blooms, the river basically turning green and toxic, three, four, five miles— green and toxic, three, four, five miles long — green and toxic, three, four, five miles long. the river is declining. it is miles long. the river is declining. it is on _ miles long. the river is declining. it is on the — miles long. the river is declining. it is on the verge of collapse. this articular it is on the verge of collapse. this particular case _ it is on the verge of collapse. ti 3 particular case centres on the environment agency. it accused are basically not enforcing the regulations along the river wye. in terms of putting fertilisers and feels. i think they would say that perhaps prosecuting farmers is not the way forward and they have been trying to almost put an arm around farmers' shoulders and say, this is best practice, do things differently

and that will deliver results? —— this isn't best practice. and that will deliver results? -- this isn't best practice.- and that will deliver results? -- this isn't best practice. they have been doing _ this isn't best practice. they have been doing that _ this isn't best practice. they have been doing that for _ this isn't best practice. they have been doing that for ten _ this isn't best practice. they have been doing that for ten years - this isn't best practice. they have been doing that for ten years and | been doing that for ten years and this is— been doing that for ten years and this is where we are at. the atlantic— this is where we are at. the atlantic salmon has now been put on the endangered species list, along with black rhinos, mountain gorillas _ with black rhinos, mountain gorillas. so ten years are putting arms— gorillas. so ten years are putting arms around shoulders and buying cups of— arms around shoulders and buying cups of tea, it is time for the regulator— cups of tea, it is time for the regulator to do the job and enforce the law _ regulator to do the 'ob and enforce the law. , , the law. very quickly, if the company — the law. very quickly, if the company is _ the law. very quickly, if the company is doing _ the law. very quickly, if the company is doing today, . the law. very quickly, if the| company is doing today, the environment agency is ruled to have acted unlawfully, will it make any difference? it acted unlawfully, will it make any difference?— difference? it has to. the agency needs to do _ difference? it has to. the agency needs to do the _ difference? it has to. the agency needs to do the job _ difference? it has to. the agency needs to do the job it _ difference? it has to. the agency needs to do the job it was - difference? it has to. the agency needs to do the job it was given l difference? it has to. the agency i needs to do the job it was given by parliament, by us, go and do your 'ob parliament, by us, go and do your job to _ parliament, by us, go and do your job to enforce the law.— job to enforce the law. thank you very much _ job to enforce the law. thank you very much indeed. _ job to enforce the law. thank you very much indeed. and _ job to enforce the law. thank you very much indeed. and that - job to enforce the law. thank you i very much indeed. and that hearing is due to start in the next hour. we are expecting some demonstrations outside the court. some have just arrived behind me. save the river wye on one of their banners. that hearing will probably last two days and then we are expecting the judge

to write his report, his verdict on this, which we will then hear a couple of weeks later. thank you. keep us posted. we will talk to you later. it is never too early to start thinking about dinner. is it? or maybejust the last dinner party. the last dinner party have quickly become one of the uk's most talked about new bands. they were named bbc sound of 2024 and have won this year's brits rising star award. let's hear some songs from their debut album, which came out last week. # and you can hold me # like you held her # and i will have you # like nothing matters # you can hold me # like you held her # and i will have you # like nothing matters.# # i wish i knew you # back when we were both small # i wish i knew you # but i have gotten too tall # i wish i knew you

# when touch was innocent # i wish i knew you # before i felt like this...# # when it's 4am and your heart is breaking # i will hold your hands to stop them from shaking # if it takes all night i will be on your side...# the last dinner party are here with us now. we are missing in georgia. georgia has got flu but she's all right. she

is surviving- _ has got flu but she's all right. she is surviving. she _ has got flu but she's all right. 5ue: is surviving. she watching at home. talk to me, abergel, about how you guys to get together. it was university?— guys to get together. it was university? guys to get together. it was universi ? . ., , ., guys to get together. it was universi ? . . , ., ., university? yeah, lazy and i met at freshers' week— university? yeah, lazy and i met at freshers' week at _ university? yeah, lazy and i met at freshers' week at uni _ university? yeah, lazy and i met at freshers' week at uni and - university? yeah, lazy and i met at freshers' week at uni and we - university? yeah, lazy and i met at i freshers' week at uni and we decided in a smoking area to start a band and actually made it out. haifa in a smoking area to start a band and actually made it out. how did that conversation _ and actually made it out. how did that conversation go? _ and actually made it out. how did that conversation go? we - and actually made it out. how did that conversation go? we met. and actually made it out. how did i that conversation go? we met emily and aurora through _ that conversation go? we met emily and aurora through mutual- that conversation go? we met emily and aurora through mutual friends. | and aurora through mutual friends. how does that work? there are lots of great ideas in freshers' week, i imagine. they don't last into the second fortnight. how did that... did you realise there was an amazing chemistry between you? i did you realise there was an amazing chemistry between you?— chemistry between you? i think it was the music. _ chemistry between you? i think it was the music. abby _ chemistry between you? i think it was the music. abby had - chemistry between you? i think it was the music. abby had some i chemistry between you? i think it. was the music. abby had some piano demos _ was the music. abby had some piano demos written before. i remember hearing _ demos written before. i remember hearing it — demos written before. i remember hearing it and thinking, what is this? _ hearing it and thinking, what is this? i— hearing it and thinking, what is this? i have never heard anything like it _ this? i have never heard anything like it that— this? i have never heard anything like it. that drew us together. we wanted _ like it. that drew us together. we wanted to — like it. that drew us together. we wanted to do itjustice. and also wanted — wanted to do itjustice. and also wanted to— wanted to do itjustice. and also wanted to be a live band and play on

the live _ wanted to be a live band and play on the live scene in the better venues in london — the live scene in the better venues in london it— the live scene in the better venues in london. it was really exciting to be part— in london. it was really exciting to be part of — in london. it was really exciting to be part of-— be part of. like a lot of things, heavil , be part of. like a lot of things, heavily. i _ be part of. like a lot of things, heavily, i made _ be part of. like a lot of things, heavily, i made all— be part of. like a lot of things, heavily, i made all that, - be part of. like a lot of things, heavily, i made all that, best. be part of. like a lot of things, i heavily, i made all that, best laid plans and then the pandemic arrives. it must admit rehearsing, getting together, quite difficult? it it must admit rehearsing, getting together, quite difficult?- together, quite difficult? it was reall , together, quite difficult? it was really. really — together, quite difficult? it was really, really difficult _ together, quite difficult? it was really, really difficult for - together, quite difficult? it was really, really difficult for at - really, really difficult for at least — really, really difficult for at least a _ really, really difficult for at least a year~ _ really, really difficult for at least a year. but _ really, really difficult for at least a year. but then, - really, really difficult for at least a year. but then, oni really, really difficult for at i least a year. but then, on the really, really difficult for at - least a year. but then, on the other hand, _ least a year. but then, on the other hand. did _ least a year. but then, on the other hand. did men— least a year. but then, on the other hand. did men -- _ least a year. but then, on the other hand, did men —— men— least a year. but then, on the other hand, did men —— men we - least a year. but then, on the other hand, did men —— men we spent. least a year. but then, on the other hand, did men —— men we spent a i hand, did men —— men we spent a whole— hand, did men —— men we spent a whole year— hand, did men —— men we spent a whole year rehearsing— hand, did men —— men we spent a whole year rehearsing together i whole year rehearsing together without — whole year rehearsing together without doing _ whole year rehearsing together without doing gates. _ whole year rehearsing together without doing gates. so - whole year rehearsing together without doing gates. so we i whole year rehearsing togetherl without doing gates. so we kind whole year rehearsing together i without doing gates. so we kind of hung _ without doing gates. so we kind of hung our— without doing gates. so we kind of hung our sound _ without doing gates. so we kind of hung our sound anyway. _ without doing gates. so we kind of hung our sound anyway. but - without doing gates. so we kind of hung our sound anyway. but thenl without doing gates. so we kind of. hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing _ hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing one — hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing one song _ hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing one song on— hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing one song on repeat - hung our sound anyway. but then we were doing one song on repeat for. were doing one song on repeat for three _ were doing one song on repeat for three months— were doing one song on repeat for three months because _ were doing one song on repeat for three months because we - were doing one song on repeat for three months because we were i were doing one song on repeat for. three months because we were like, rehearsal! _ three months because we were like, rehearsal! it— three months because we were like, rehearsal! !t was— three months because we were like, rehearsal! it was like _ three months because we were like, rehearsal! it was like groundhog i rehearsal! it was like groundhog day _ rehearsal! it was like groundhog day so — rehearsal! it was like groundhog da _ ., ., rehearsal! it was like groundhog da. ., ., ., day. so you had that time of frustration, _ day. so you had that time of frustration, i— day. so you had that time of frustration, i guess. - day. so you had that time of frustration, i guess. at- day. so you had that time of frustration, i guess. at lastl frustration, i guess. at last summer, or is it last summer, when everything went not?— everything went not? everything ha--ened everything went not? everything happened at _ everything went not? everything happened at once. _ everything went not? everything happened at once. it _ everything went not? everything happened at once. it is - everything went not? everything happened at once. it is still- happened at once. it is still happening at once. we are on the bbc i’ilht happening at once. we are on the bbc right now! _ happening at once. we are on the bbc right now! yeah, it'sjust so

surreal _ right now! yeah, it'sjust so surreal. it'sjust, you know, so many— surreal. it'sjust, you know, so manythings— surreal. it'sjust, you know, so many things that i didn't think were possible _ many things that i didn't think were possible. like doors have opened, opportunities have opened up to us. like glastonbury?— opportunities have opened up to us. like glastonbury? yeah, exactly. we all not a at like glastonbury? yeah, exactly. we all got a at glastonbury. _ like glastonbury? yeah, exactly. we all got a at glastonbury. it's - like glastonbury? yeah, exactly. we all got a at glastonbury. it's so i all got a at glastonbury. it's so monumental. we had a group hug afterwards. it was amazing. to even be able to go _ afterwards. it was amazing. to even be able to go was _ afterwards. it was amazing. to even be able to go was unbelievable. i afterwards. it was amazing. to even| be able to go was unbelievable. half ofthe be able to go was unbelievable. half of the excitement was just to go and experience _ of the excitement was just to go and experience that festival because it is so historic.— is so historic. what goes through our mind is so historic. what goes through your mind when _ is so historic. what goes through your mind when you _ is so historic. what goes through your mind when you are - is so historic. what goes through your mind when you are stood i is so historic. what goes through | your mind when you are stood on is so historic. what goes through i your mind when you are stood on that stage with that view? hate your mind when you are stood on that stage with that view?— stage with that view? we are 'ust in rehearsal! everything i stage with that view? we are 'ust in rehearsal! everything is i stage with that view? we are 'ust in rehearsal! everything is fine. i stage with that view? we are just in rehearsal! everything is fine. my i rehearsal! everything is fine. my parents are with me. mr; rehearsal! everything is fine. my parents are with me.— rehearsal! everything is fine. my parents are with me. my friends are with me. a- with me. a few thousand. is that with me. — a few thousand. is that of the key, because your friends are with you all the time? how much is that helping? all the time? how much is that hel-iin ? ~ all the time? how much is that heltint ? ~ ., , all the time? how much is that heltint? . , , all the time? how much is that heltint? . , helping? we literally say this all the time, that _ helping? we literally say this all the time, that we _ helping? we literally say this all the time, that we are _ helping? we literally say this all the time, that we are so - helping? we literally say this all| the time, that we are so grateful helping? we literally say this all i the time, that we are so grateful we are not solo artists. there's five of us together. that's a nice

visual. because, you know, everything has happened so quickly. it is overwhelming. very fast, not what we expected. it's nice to do something i go on the bbc or play glastonbury, and then we can just kind of come home together, have a drink. latte kind of come home together, have a drink. ~ ., the kind of come home together, have a drink._ the same i drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed- _ drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed. the— drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed. the label— drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed. the labeljust i drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed. the labeljust put i drink. we live together. the same bait! -- bed. the labeljust put usj bait! —— bed. the labeljust put us back into storage. bait! -- bed. the label 'ust put us back into storage.i bait! -- bed. the label 'ust put us back into storage. lizzie, if people don't know — back into storage. lizzie, if people don't know your _ back into storage. lizzie, if people don't know your music, _ back into storage. lizzie, if people don't know your music, because i back into storage. lizzie, if people | don't know your music, because the new album is out, how would you describe your music? maximalist, fun, describe your music? maximalist, fun. joyful. _ describe your music? maximalist, fun. joyful. fun. _ describe your music? maximalist, fun, joyful, fun, sad. _ describe your music? maximalist, fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, i describe your music? maximalist, fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, art. fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, art rock~ _ fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, art rock i_ fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, art rock~ idon't _ fun, joyful, fun, sad. opera, art rock. i don't know, lots of words. difficult _ rock. i don't know, lots of words. difficult to — rock. i don't know, lots of words. difficult to pick one genre. the look is really _ difficult to pick one genre. the: look is really important. difficult to pick one genre. tue: look is really important. talk difficult to pick one genre. the: look is really important. talk me through the lock. costume? not much costume there! just

through the lock. costume? not much costume there!— costume there! just comes from brain rot on tumblr- — costume there! just comes from brain rot on tumblr. we _ costume there! just comes from brain rot on tumblr. we just _ costume there! just comes from brain rot on tumblr. we just kind _ costume there! just comes from brain rot on tumblr. we just kind of - rot on tumblr. we just kind of absorbed _ rot on tumblr. we just kind of absorbed so many different ascetics and styles _ absorbed so many different ascetics and styles and this is kind of the opportunity to let that out. and really _ opportunity to let that out. and really express ourselves. you have to fit all of — really express ourselves. you have to fit all of your _ really express ourselves. you have to fit all of your ideas _ really express ourselves. you have to fit all of your ideas into - really express ourselves. you have to fit all of your ideas into one? i to fit all of your ideas into one? sometimes i work with a stylist when it is a big shoot like this one. we are looking to work with some amazing stylist you really understand us and let us play dress up. understand us and let us play dress u t. �* understand us and let us play dress ut, �* , understand us and let us play dress up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah, we up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah. we get — up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah, we get loads _ up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah, we get loads of— up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah, we get loads of other - up. and play vintage dress up alsop? yeah, we get loads of other stuff i yeah, we get loads of other stuff vintage _ yeah, we get loads of other stuff vintage and second—hand. it's so unique — vintage and second-hand. it's so unitue. ., .. vintage and second-hand. it's so unitue. . ,, ., ., unique. talk to me about winning the bread rising — unique. talk to me about winning the bread rising star— unique. talk to me about winning the bread rising star award. _ unique. talk to me about winning the bread rising star award. 2024, i unique. talk to me about winning the bread rising star award. 2024, of i bread rising star award. 2024, of course. i am just looking bread rising star award. 2024, of course. iam just looking here. previous winners, adele, sam smith, florence & the machine, pretty good company to be in. is it daunting as well? it almost feels like that is quite a lot of pressure to live up

to mike who has gone before you? how do you cope with that? t to mike who has gone before you? how do you cope with that?— do you cope with that? i don't find m self do you cope with that? i don't find myself thinking — do you cope with that? i don't find myself thinking about _ do you cope with that? i don't find myself thinking about that - do you cope with that? i don't find myself thinking about that too i do you cope with that? i don't find i myself thinking about that too much. it feels like it is just anything thatis it feels like it is just anything that is to us. it feels like it is 'ust anything that is to us.— that is to us. she's only 'ust realised what i that is to us. she's only 'ust realised what is i that is to us. she's only 'ust realised what is going i that is to us. she's onlyjust realised what is going on! i that is to us. she's onlyjust i realised what is going on! enjoy it. realised what is going on! en'oy it. en'o our realised what is going on! en'oy it. enjoy your moment. i realised what is going on! enjoy it. i enjoy your moment. congratulations. you will be on the bbc again soon. get well soon georgia. the last dinner party's album prelude to ecstasy is out now. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59. live from london. this is bbc news.

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