sacked in a bitter row over compensation for wrongly convicted sub—postmasters — speaks in public for the first time. biden says a ceasefire between israel and hamas could be reached by the start of next week. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. were close — we're not done yet. my hope is by next monday we'll have a ceasefire. calls for delivery drivers to be given greater protection on their rounds in the face of a rise in threats and violence against them. i'll look at the impact on the drivers and their families. the fa cup dream is over for maidstone, but the celebrations to mark their memorable run to the fifth round continued well after the final whistle after losing to coventry last night. after the final whistle after losing it after the final whistle after losing is 100 days until anniversary it is 100 days until the 80th anniversary of d—day. commemorations will take place in northern france,

staffordshire and here in portsmouth. we will bring you the details later and introduce you to a very special veteran. good morning. we have frost and fog across the south—east and quarter of the country this morning. here it will cloud over with patchy rain arriving later. the patch rain moving out of scotland and northern ireland, leaving brightest skies behind. i will have all the details later. it's tuesday the 27th february. the former post office chairman, henry staunton, will appear before mps later to answer questions about compensation for victims of the horizon it scandal. it'll be the first time mr staunton has spoken publicly since claiming he was told to delay payouts to subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted — sparking a bitter row with the business secretary kemi badenoch. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. henry staunton was sacked as post office chairman just over a year into the job. but this boardroom veteran didn't go quietly —

making a series of explosive claims in a newspaper interview. the next day, the business secretary hit back, accusing him of making wild and baseless allegations. i would hope that most people reading the interview in yesterday's sunday times would see it for what it was — a blatant attempt to seek revenge, following dismissal. this has been a real war of words. a first—class row with claims and counterclaims last week — including how and why mr staunton — a city bigwig — was fired. the business and trade select committee have been looking into why so many subpostmasters are still waiting for their full and final compensation. and they've added him to the long list of witnesses today. including several victims. tony downey�*s one of them — he ended up bankrupt after trying to keep his lake district post office afloat — spending his own savings to make

up for the shortfalls. this should have been ours, our business. yesterday, he told breakfast he's only received a fraction of what he's owed. for me, at the moment, it's giving me back what they took from me. 0bviously, there's the money. i put 36,000 — almost 36,000 — into my post office. but then i lost my business, i lost my home, i lost my health. so when you say compensation, i mean, that's something additional to what they took. that's how i see it. it was the itv drama that lit the fuse, putting the scandal back on the agenda. and post office ltd is stealing my livelihood, my shop, my... my...myjob, my home, my life savings, my good name. alan bates, the hero who took on the post office and won. he recently got his final offer of compensation, but it was only about a sixth of what he had requested, and is

also answering questions today. yesterday, the government announced plans to try and speed up compensation — including offering higher interim payments for some of those waiting for their claims to be fully assessed, or those challenging their offers. but for many victims, the wait has gone on long enough. emma simpson, bbc news. that is a story we will be covering in detail through the morning here on the programme. jon has more of the news. let's start with the political story that will not go away. the former conservative deputy chair, lee anderson, says he won't rule outjoining reform uk — after losing the party whip over comments he made about the mayor of london. appearing on gb news last night, he insisted his remarks describing sadiq khan as being controlled by islamists were not racist. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman.

a wide—ranging interview that lee anderson gave last night. what else did he have to say? big anderson gave last night. what else did he have to say?— did he have to say? big row in westminster _ did he have to say? big row in westminster yesterday - did he have to say? big row in westminster yesterday over i did he have to say? big row in l westminster yesterday over lee anderson's comments and i think it is still going to rage today because of this interview. you had rishi sunak during the day saying that lee anderson's comments were wrong, and again urging him to apologise, and then in the evening in this interview with gb news, for whom he has a paid presenter, lee anderson saying he will not apologise while he has breath in his body. that was the general tone of this interview. it was defiant, unrepentant. let's hear a bit of it now. i it was defiant, unrepentant. let's hear a bit of it now.— hear a bit of it now. i am a big believer in _ hear a bit of it now. i am a big believer in free _ hear a bit of it now. i am a big believer in free speech, - hear a bit of it now. i am a big believer in free speech, i - hear a bit of it now. i am a big l believer in free speech, i admit some _ believer in free speech, i admit some of— believer in free speech, i admit some of my speech was a little bit clumsy— some of my speech was a little bit clumsy at— some of my speech was a little bit clumsy at times, but my sentiment is exactly— clumsy at times, but my sentiment is exactly the _ clumsy at times, but my sentiment is exactly the same. we are losing control— exactly the same. we are losing control of— exactly the same. we are losing control of this beautiful city to a tiny minority of extremists, and nobody— tiny minority of extremists, and nobody seems to be doing anything about— nobody seems to be doing anything about it _ nobody seems to be doing anything about it. ., , .,

about it. now, listen to lee anderson's— about it. now, listen to lee anderson's defence. - about it. now, listen to lee anderson's defence. he - about it. now, listen to lee anderson's defence. he is l about it. now, listen to lee - anderson's defence. he is talking about the policing of pro—palestine protests in london. he is trying to refine, i think some people would say, frankly, change, what he actually said originally that got him into hot water because what he initially said was that sadiq khan, mayor of london, one of the uk's if not the most prominent muslim politician, is controlled by islamists. that is what rishi sunak and various other conservative politicians have come under pressure to say is notjust wrong, as a prime minister said yesterday, but is islamophobic. in his interview yesterday lee anderson was trying to move the argument onto one about policing and it is worth noting that whereas for most of the weekend and most of yesterday, almost no conservatives were defending lee anderson, by the end of the day you did have a couple of prominent conservatives coming to his defence. you had said jacob rees—mogg, the former cabinet minister, saying that while his comments were in felicitous, they were not racist and he should not have been suspended

from the conservative whip in parliament. suella braverman, the former home secretary, saying she thought his suspension was an overreaction. lee anderson fighting back yesterday and a bit more of a sense today that there were some in the conservative party who are in his —— on his side of the admin. for his -- on his side of the admin. for now, his -- on his side of the admin. for new. thank— his —— on his side of the admin. for now, thank you very much indeed. the policing of pro—palestinian protests is putting forces under "unsustainable pressure" — that's according to a cross—party committee of mps. it comes amid concerns other priorities — such as neighbourhood policing — will suffer as officers cover an increasing number of demonstrations. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. chanting: stop bombing gaza! since the autumn, pro—palestinian marches have become regular weekend events — especially in london. thousands of people on the streets and so a massive police response. but these marches are straining and draining police resources, according to a cross—party

committee of mps. they say if the protests go on as the war in the middle east continues, there'll be an impact on forces across the uk. neighbourhood policing just one of the areas which could suffer because officers will have done their hours covering the protests — often outside their own force area. 4,000 police rest days have been cancelled in a three—month period. 0ur concern was the frequency and the size of some of the demonstrations that have taken place since the atrocities in israel on october the 7th. those demonstrations — some very, very large — have taken a huge amount of police resource. the conflict in the middle east has led to a rise in hate crime in the uk — bothjewish and muslim organisations say they've seen an increase. and, of course, not all incidents are reported. in their report today, the mps are calling on the government to set out a strategy for dealing with hate crime. they say it's long overdue. they also focus on —

and condemn — the targeting of politicians at their homes. these were the scenes recently at the house of the conservative mp tobias ellwood — pro—palestinian protesters outside, while the mp and his family were advised by police to stay away. police chiefs acknowledge that events in the middle east have implications for law and order in the uk, but both they and the mps stress that lawful protest is a key democratic right. june kelly, bbc news. president biden has said he's hopeful a ceasefire in gaza could start by the beginning of next week. speaking to reporters at an ice—cream parlour in new york, mr biden said he'd been advised that a deal to halt the fighting between israel and hamas was close, as negotiations continue in qatar. well, i hope by the end of the weekend. i mean, the end of the weekend. my national security adviser tells me that we're close.

we're close — we're not done yet. and my hope is, by next monday, we'll have a ceasefire. new research has found that cancer survival rates in the uk are lagging as much as 15 years behind those of other major economies. the study — which was published in the lancet — shows that patients also wait longer for treatment and are given chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than those in comparable countries. two bodies have been found in the search for a tv presenter and a flight attendant in sydney. australian police believe that jesse baird and his boyfriend luke davies were shot at a house in the city, before being loaded into surfboard bags and transported to a rural property. a 28—year—old serving police constable who had previously been in a relationship with baird, has been charged with two counts of murder. the chancellor should not cut taxes

in next week's budget without explaining how he'll pay for them — that's according to a leading think tank. nina has the details. thank you. these are strong words from the well—respected institute for fiscal studies — saying if the treasury is planning to make savings on tax without explaining how or where, then the chancellor will "lack credibility and transparency." jeremy hunt has hinted that they're coming — always a popular move with the public — in what would be the last budget before an election. and, yes, taxes are high — but so is national debt. and today the ifs says the government is barely on course to meet its 0wn target of making it fall within the next five years. what's more, they worry that cuts would be funded by chops to public services — already under enormous pressure — and suggest if he does want to go ahead with cuts, stamp duty on properties and shares would be better for the wider economy. big decisions for a budget just over a week away.

we will know next wednesday. the father of the us singer taylor swift is being investigated by police following accusations he assaulted a photographer in sydney. scott swift is in australia alongside his daughter as she continues her eras tour. 0ur reporter simon atkinson is in sydney. what more do we know about this, what has happened?— what more do we know about this, what has happened? well, this guy is a ve re what has happened? well, this guy is a very grey this _ what has happened? well, this guy is a very grey this afternoon _ what has happened? well, this guy is a very grey this afternoon in - what has happened? well, this guy is a very grey this afternoon in sydney l a very grey this afternoon in sydney but for the last couple of weeks australia has been lit up by the taylor swift phenomenal. she did three shows in melbourne, the biggest concerts ever performed in this country, and then four in sydney. the last of that run was last night, monday night in australia, and it was after that concept that she and her entourage went out on the harbour behind me in a luxury superyacht to let their hair down and enjoy themselves after that long run of shows. about 2:30am

this morning, it is alleged that as the singer came off the boat, she got into a car and after that her father, who had been walking with her, had a clash with a photographer. he then filed a complaint to the police and, as you say, the police are now investigating. what they have said is that nobody needed hospital treatment. there is a video of the event going around, as well, which is largely inconclusive, it is not clear whether the alleged assault is supposed to have been captured on video whether it took part slightly afterward. certainly there was some argy—bargy, taylor swift was covered by an umbrella as she got into the car and there seems to be a dispute over who had bumped into her between security guards and taylor swift's father. as you say, police are investigating 71—year—old scott swift, who is due to leave australia fairly shortly along with her daughter as she moves her tour onto the next leg in singapore as.-

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fog around. and we have two elephants both bearing rain and moving south. you can see them quite nicely in africa two weather fronts. both of them slowly pushing southward through the day, bumping into high pressure so they will continue to weaken. a bright start when we lose the fog in southern areas, but there is high cloud around so the sunshine will be hazy and the cloud will build through the day as the rain leaves scotland as northern ireland and crosses england and wales. for scotland as northern ireland, a mixture of bright spells, sunny spells and showers. some of the showers will be heavy with hail. potentially some thunder. wintry on the hills and windy across the far north of scotland with gales at times. temperatures six in lerwick to 8 or 9 further south. not as winter in the south as yesterday. heading through the evening and overnight, the weather front continues into the south—east, patchy light rain and drizzle on it. it clears and then behind it we will

see some mist and fog patches forming anywhere in the south—east, also through yorkshire and lincolnshire, as well. by the end of the night we have the next weather front coming in from the west, introducing thick cloud, strengthening winds and some rain. frosty where we hang on to the clear skies, temperatures falling as low as one in norwich and one in birmingham. as we head through the course of tomorrow we start off with our weather front in the west, slowly pushing eastwards. ahead of it there be hazy sunshine but it will be quite murky in the hills and coasts in the west and these are our temperatures, seven to 11 degrees. i know you are going to ask what the weather is like for the rest of the week. unsettled sums it up quite nicely. week. unsettled sums it up quite nicel . , ., ., ., , nicely. hey, carol, what is the weather like _ nicely. hey, carol, what is the weather like for _ nicely. hey, carol, what is the weather like for the _ nicely. hey, carol, what is the weather like for the rest - nicely. hey, carol, what is the weather like for the rest of. nicely. hey, carol, what is the| weather like for the rest of the week? is it unsettled?! {jut weather like for the rest of the week? is it unsettled?! see week? is it unsettled?! out yes! see ou later. let's take a look at today's papers. the continuing row stemming from comments made by conservative

mp lee anderson, who suggested that london mayor sadiq khan was controlled by islamists, leads the times. the paper reports on rishi sunak saying he is "living proof" that britain is not a racist country as the pm attempts to "close down the row". several of the papers have started trailing next week's budget. the guardian reports that jeremy hunt's financial planning has been described as "dubious" and "lacks credibility" by the institute for fiscal studies. the think tank warns the chancellor should not announce tax cuts in the budget if he is unable to detail how they will be funded. the daily telegraph leads with what it calls the government's u—turn over army housing. it says the ministry of defence was "taken aback by the scale of the anger" about the plans to allocate accommodation according to family size, rather than rank. and the sun reports that friends

star courteney cox is "being lined up" as the first signing for a celebrity spin—off of popular bbc tv show the traitors. is that the traitors uk or the us? i think it is uk, she is friends with claudia. and we have this picture to bring you this morning, after police were called to an event described as a "willy wonka" experience in glasgow. can we share this with you? yes, thatisit can we share this with you? yes, that is it there. the event had been advertised as a "journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every turn". but one visitor said it was little more than "an abandoned, empty warehouse". the organisers have apologised and promised full refunds. i cannot even see a single chocolate bar. ihla i cannot even see a single chocolate bar. ., . ., ., ., ., ~

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for the first time, tv cameras were there to broadcast history in the making. long live the queen! this was state—of—the—art technology, producing images of a superlative quality — at least, it was in 195a. so when you can broadcast to the world from your mobile phone, who on earth would want to keep hold of this obsolete chunk of metal? well, a group of enthusiasts at hemswell cliff in lincolnshire is doing its best to keep this ancient technology alive. my dad brought me a television set when i was six years old to take to pieces, and i've been fascinated with television ever since! sort of almost a lifetime later, here we are with this massive museum. the broadcast engineering conservation group has one of the world's largest collections of antique tv technology — with more than 200 cameras and eight outside—broadcast trucks — that's more than the bbc! this is one of the really important

pieces in our collection. it's one of the cameras that was used to shoot the television pictures at the queen's coronation in 1953. after spending some 25 years in a rubbish tip, it's been restored to cosmetic condition, and it's been seen in many productions. one of them was in the crown where it played itself, as it were — being one of the cameras in their recreation of the coronation. the equipment here has enjoyed a second lease of life — it's appeared in numerous period dramas, and even hollywood feature films like this. and some of the cameras are still actually used to give an authentic vintage look to footage. lovely. the skills are dying out. one of the things that we're keen to do here is impart this knowledge to a next generation. the museum's trustees are determined to keep the cameras shooting long into the future. jake zuckerman, bbc news. there is none of that here. that

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that's the warning from the home affairs committee. the size and frequency of recent protests over the conflict in gaza were highlighted. police reps told the committee of mps that staff well—being was at risk, with over 4,000 rest days cancelled over a three month period to ensure protests could be policed safely. the family of a man, who was killed in a freak accident in central london lastjanuary, say they are still looking for answers. 60—year—old engineer kevin holding, from beckenham, was crushed when the public urinal he was working on in soho dropped suddenly. his daughter has criticised a lack of communication from the authorities. so the whole process has just been absolutely disgusting how we've been treated. for such a public incident that was completely out of my dad's control, they have just left the family just with no answers, no support, no financial support. none of the parties have taken liability. and all we want is

just answers, really. after months of poor performance, network rail has announced improvements will be made on the route between london paddington and reading, which is used by great western and elizabeth line services. it follows an incident last december, when broken wires left thousands of commuters stranded and having to walk by the tracks to safety. the recovery plan will take a year and a half, with much of the work done at night. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes so far this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning. temperatures widely in low single figures. one or two mist and fog patches as well, but some hazy brightness, cloud increasing as we head further through the day. any mist and fog will start to lift, that cloud moving in from the west, so we lose any hazy sunny spells to thicker cloud. should be largely dry, maybe one or two spots of rain. temperatures getting up to nine celsius. a south—westerly breeze developing today.

we have lost yesterday's chilly north—easterly. 0vernight tonight further patchy rain potentially to start with. that should clear, cloud breaks, again, some mist and fog patches. minimum down to two celsius. a chilly start tomorrow. front moving through, quite a similar start tomorrow morning. one or two mist and fog patches around, they were lift and then the cloud increases. we'll see further spells of rain as we head through tomorrow afternoon and into wednesday evening. temperatures tomorrow a little less cold at 11 celsius. it will stay pretty unsettled for the rest of this week, further outbreaks of rain. the first day of meteorological spring on friday, and it's getting chillier. a first—edition harry potter novel that was bought for 13p almost 30 years ago, has sold at auction for £11,000. the uncorrected proof copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone was bought in 1997 from a second—hand shop. the seller bought it when she was 26 and lived in crystal palace. you can read more about that story on our website. that's it for now.

i'll be back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. coming up to half past six. there are calls for delivery drivers to be given greater protection on their rounds following a rise in threats and attacks made against them. nina has been looking into this for us. good morning. heading out to work, the most basic thing you can expect to be is safe. it is not always happening. good morning. we have reported a lot on the rise in abuse directed towards retail workers. now we are hearing reports of similar dangers to delivery drivers and couriers. it is thought one out of five home delivery drivers has been attacked or threatened by the public in some way. ahead of christmas last

year, 86% of amazon drivers said they were put at risk of harm, or putting others at risk, because of the pressures under the conditions of the role. that issue is not going away. in march last year a man was jailed for 13 and a half years for stealing a delivery van and seriously injuring its driver. in february of this year another driver was pulled from his van and attacked the derbyshire. in edinburgh the issue has become so widespread drivers have labelled danger zones to avoid these attacks. now the relatives of a man murdered while out delivering in cardiff are calling for a courier is to have a better protection. mark lang was run over by his own van when it was stolen last year, his killer is serving a life sentence for murder. kayley thomas has been speaking to the family. you don't expect that your dad goes out to work to deliver parcels and he's not coming home. last december, cara and elena lang were in court to see their father's

killer sentenced. christopher el gifari was given life after he stole mark lang's van and ran him over with it. 0bviously, we've got plenty of memories, but the first thing i hear is his laugh. he loved his work. he loved the people that were included in his work, the people that he'd met. he used to carry treats in his pocket for the dogs. although he loved hisjob, mark lang's daughters say it was stressful. he worked a lot. he did work a lot. he put a lot of hours, a lot of hours into it. and he talked about how he was always busy, how he was literally on the go all day. there is a relentless amount - of pressure to continue delivering, delivering, delivering, delivering. and the more they do, _ the more they're expected to do. what we don't want to see is - a continuance of employers perhaps putting profits before people. when you look at what happened to mark lang, he paid the ultimate price just for being a delivery driver.

mark lang's daughters also want changes, including better training and fewer parcels to deliver in one shift. every delivery driver woman out there has a family, and ijust think at the end of the day, like, people say, yourjob's yourjob, but... yeah, it's not worth losing your life over. as they remember their dad, cara and elena don't want any other family to go through what they have. you see delivery drivers and theyjust quickly pop out. you know, they are literally out of their vans for like, two seconds, if that. now, obviously, when i do see anybodyjust leaving the keys in the ignition, i kind of get a little bit of like anxiety, a little bit... don't do that. ..please don't do that, because it's really not worth it. because it takes not even probably not even a minute. so you only need somebody watching and it takes seconds. thank you to mark's family for speaking to our reporter kayley thomas. when we contacted evri,

the company mark worked for, they told us that they take driver welfare incredibly seriously and that personal safety measures are included in staff training. we also contacted other major delivery firms about the issues drivers have raised. ups said it took the safety of its staff very seriously, while amazon told us, "training is provided to all drivers." yodel said it wouldn't be commenting, and we had no response from dpd or royal mail. it could just be one of those examples of a massive growth in an area of industry and regulation on safety measures not yet keeping up. absolutely. thank you. the welsh government s handling of the pandemic will be scrutinised over the next three weeks, as the covid inquiry begins its hearings in cardiff. many bereaved families had called for a separate welsh inquiry, but the first minister, mark drakeford, has insisted his ministers' actions should be considered in relation to the rest of the uk. 0ur wales correspondent,

hywel griffith reports. the pandemic reached every corner of the country. in wales, the response brought lockdowns that lasted longer than the rest of the uk. we have now reached the difficult decision to introduce a two week firebreak. mark drakeford's labour government earned a reputation for caution. but were its decisions well thought out? did they help or hinder the health service? i love that photograph though. that was a photo shoot that we did together. miranda lost her aunt, her uncle and her 94—year—old grandmother to covid. pearl higgins was admitted to hospital after a stroke. she picked up coronavirus on the wards and was cut off from herfamily, who, unable to see her, were told pearl wouldn't be granted intensive care. miranda says they're still traumatised.

it can't be for nothing, you know? we cannot experience this again. future generations cannot go through what we have been through, and i think we've all been traumatised as a result of that. we still have nightmares. it's nearly four years since covid reached wales, but some are still living with the consequences. sarah was working as a community midwife when she became ill in march 2020, the start of what became long covid. she feels nhs staff weren't protected, the impact of the pandemic still not fully recognised. every day i don't work, i don't really go out on my own. i go once a week to get my hair washed and dried because my hands — i can'tjust do it any more. i can't hold my hands above my head for that long to dry my hair, and i can't use a brush for long enough in my hands because it's too painful.

by coming to wales, baroness hallett hopes she'll show she's listening to all those whose lives were changed by the pandemic, and hold to account those who shaped wales. hywel griffith, bbc news. there will be full coverage of the welsh earrings on bbc news and bbc wales over the next three weeks. john is here with an fa cup update from last night. yes, maidstone, they have brought the excitement, the magic comedy drama, the lowest ranked team to reach this stage of the fa cup since the 1970s. last night was a step too far. the dream run is over. at the celebrations continuing long after the final whistle. they did do well. it was a heavy defeat but they have done it so well. that was the magic. we have heard people from the club saying how it has brought the whole time together. and it really has, as we will see once again. good morning. what a memorable run. and

by coventry last night. but it was more a celebration than devastation for maidstone. in this season's fa cup it's maidstone, and their manager, who have provided the magic. this may be where the fairytale ended for them, but it's a story they'll never forget. today it just shows you the connection we've got, and it binds us for life. and we are together. we'll keep we keep going to places and we'll keep trying and making sure we can now recover and then reflect, and back to the national league side, because that's our bread and butter. as the lowest ranked side to make it this far since blythe spartans back in 1978, maidstone's place in cup folklore was already secure. nearly 5000 travelling fans dared to dream against coventry, but eight minutes was all it took for the cracks in stone's defence to show. 95 places separated the two sides, a gulf that ellis simms ruthlessly exposed. urged on by george elokobi,

maidstone's part—timers kept working hard, but simms wasn't done yet. a hat trick by half time and coventry were more than in control. maidstone tried to wriggle from their grasp and in the second half they — and their brazilian keeper — largely held their own. but there would be no scriptwriter�*s finish, for coventry never eased up and added two late goals to cruise through to the quarter finals. despite the result, maidstone united have left here with their heads held high. it's been a magical fa cup run from them, which started all the way back in september, and has earned the club, they say, around £700,000. as for coventry, they did a very professionaljob here, and are now in theirfirst fa cup quarter final for 15 years. katie gornall, bbc news, coventry. that is a huge sum of money. it will have a massive benefit for the club. there was another hat—trick hero last night — it came in the shape ofjarrod bowen for west ham. this his first senior hat—trick. he scored two within the first

seven minutes, and number three in the second half. his achievement almost overshadowed by an absolutely fantastic strike from emerson. it finished 4—2. west ham are pushing for a place in europe, but brentford are stilljust five points above the relegation zone. and that all came after the news yesterday of everton's successful appeal against their ten point deduction, which has been reduced to six, for breaking premier league financial rules. there is still a second charge looming over the club. so too, nottingham forest — their hearing is set for next week. for now, everton have moved up two places in the table, and are five points clear of the relegation zone with 12 games remaining. the new manager of the wales women's national team has been announced — and it's rhian wilkinson. she's canadian, but her mother is welsh, and she spent part of her childhood in south wales. wilkinson played in four world cups for canada, and since retiring seven years ago, she's been in coaching, leading two canadian youth sides, and she was briefly an assistant

coach for england and with team gb at the last 0lympics. she said wales deserved to be in major tournaments and their mission was to qualify for next summer's euros and beyond. andy murray has given another hint that this season could be his last, despite a good win at the dubai 0pen. he came from a set down to beat canada's denis shapavalov. it was his 500th career win on the hard courts. what a milestone. mixed fortunes for two more british men over at the mexico 0pen overnight. jack draper beat seventh seed tommy paul to reach the last 16, but dan evans is out. he lost in three sets to world number 17 ben shelton. good news though — british women's number one katie boulter cruised past ukrainian lesia tsurenko in straight sets at the san diego 0pen. boulter will face brazilian beatriz haddad maia in the second round.

interesting when andy murray says he has a few months left. i'm not sure it is two months, or if it is just one of those throwaway lines. people reading a lot into it. leading up to wimbledon, maybe. potentially, if he was going to have a big goodbye, you feel at wimbledon. but how many years have we seen that?! exactly. it is a conversation we will have again. here's carol with the weather. i know it is going to be all change. it certainly is. you could do my job! i it certainly is. you could do my 'ob! �* it certainly is. you could do my 'ob! . ., �* ., it certainly is. you could do my 'ob! �* ., is it certainly is. you could do my job!_ is that i job! i can't. not ever. is that because _ job! i can't. not ever. is that because you _ job! i can't. not ever. is that because you don't _ job! i can't. not ever. is that because you don't want - job! i can't. not ever. is that because you don't want to? l job! i can't. not ever. is that. because you don't want to? no, job! i can't. not ever. is that- because you don't want to? no, i 'ust because you don't want to? no, i just can't! _ because you don't want to? no, i just can't! good _ because you don't want to? no, i just can't! good morning. - because you don't want to? no, i just can't! good morning. it - because you don't want to? no, i just can't! good morning. it is . because you don't want to? no, i just can't! good morning. it is a i just can't! good morning. it is a cold start _ just can't! good morning. it is a cold start to _ just can't! good morning. it is a cold start to the _ just can't! good morning. it is a cold start to the day, _ just can't! good morning. it is a l cold start to the day, particularly in parts of southern england where

there is also some fog. we could see further fog there is also some fog. we could see furtherfog patches there is also some fog. we could see further fog patches develop any word from yorkshire through lincolnshire, the midlands, down into the south—east. we also had some rain pushing south. around that band of rain we have mild air. but that is going to change. if we take a look at our temperature contrast, we have got the weather fronts going south today. tomorrow, more weatherfronts coming in from the west, bringing milderfrom the coming in from the west, bringing milder from the atlantic. look how we go blue. it is going to turn colder as we move through friday and the weekend. even into monday next week, it is still going to be cold. these are the two weather fronts sinking south. look at the squeeze on those isobars. windy conditions with gales across the far north of scotland, particularly so the islands. the rainfall reader shows you where we are looking at that rain currently sinking southwards. ahead of it, there is some high cloud. we will see some beautiful

sunrises this morning as a result. we have also got the fog to lift. as the rain pushes out of scotland and northern ireland come into england and wales, it is bumping into a ridge of high pressure, so it is weakening all the time. behind it, brighter skies, sunshine, showers. some of those showers in scotland will have hail and thunder and be wintry on the hills. we mention of the gales in the north, not as windy in the south as it was yesterday. through this evening and overnight the weakening front continues to take its cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle with it, and eventually clears. behind it, mistand and drizzle with it, and eventually clears. behind it, mist and fog patches forming in similar areas to this morning. 0ut towards the west of the cloud will take on, the rain will arrive, and the wind will strengthen. where we have broken cloud and clear skies, we are looking at a cold night with a touch of frost. a chilly start tomorrow. this weather front continuing to push eastwards. it is a warm front.

the warmer air behind it before the cold front comes in later and introduces some colder conditions. we have the frost to start with. some hazy sunshine. in comes the weather front taking its some hazy sunshine. in comes the weatherfront taking its rain. it pushes steadily eastwards. behind it, the return to a fair bit of cloud. these are the temperatures. seven to 11 degrees. remember, we have got the cold front wading in the wings. as we move through wednesday night into thursday, here comes the cold front. it is going to be stinking —— sinking steadily south overnight. through thursday morning it will clear england and wales and could be a slow process. behind it, we have got the colder air coming in. the showers will be wintry on the hills. temperature wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colder air wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colder air comin- wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colderaircomin- in wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colderair comin- infrom wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colder air comin- in from the wise on thursday this is what you can expect. milder air. colder air comin- in from the west. colder air coming in from the west. thank you. nearly ten million people

watched the netflix adaption of david nicholls' bestselling book one day. you have watched it all. couldn't stop. totally binge worthy. but it's not the only novel of his to make the jump from the page to the screen. i can't believe you haven't done it. it will make me cry. now, more than a decade since the release of comedy—drama 'starterfor ten' — it's set to once again entertain audiences in its third re—incarnation — as a musical starring mel giedroyc. rhiannon yyhnell went to meet her. one, two, three... and... the glacier mints. and while you're there, can you get some simpkins tins? yeah! cheering. a few more rehearsals for the cast before the curtains rise on starter for ten. set in bristol, there could only be

one place to launch it. we're premiering this musical in bristol. not onlyjust in bristol — at the bristol old vic. and i think all of us, when we walked into this theatre, kind of felt. . .this is. .. this is really special. you know, the walls have sto... actually, that's quite a cheap wall. but anyway, the older walls in the theatre tell many, many stories. university challenge... the 1980s comedy has university challenge as a backdrop. i play irene jackson and she is a5. i'm playing a5. er...! she's at that point of her life where her son is going off to university. i have to say it resonates quite strongly with my own experience, because my kids are now at university and you do have that feeling ofjust sickening, howling, wailing grief for about a week. and then you think, "0oh, hello!

0oh, there's a bit more free time!" # beauty you can actually touch. and the music brings back memories for mel. as a student, you know, the smoky basement clubs that we all used to — well, i hope we all used to go to, i certainly did. angles nightclub for me was very, very big in the '80s. dressed — you know, a trilby, possibly a pair of shades, maybe a bin liner, some chains. all that stuff is brought to life so brilliantly and evocatively in this musical. david nicholls is a really clever writer, because he's writing about a very specific time — 1985 — and a specific place — bristol, the city that we all love — and being a student in that city. but the characters are universal. anyone from any age — you know, from ten to 90 will find something in this show. and david nicholls is having such a moment!

who is he, then? "dear dex. " 0h, he's a friend from university. with one day being top of the kind of netflix viewing, everyone loving that. i'm engaged. dexter, that's... that's amazing — congratulations. 0h! mel found early fame on channel 4's light lunch with sidekick sue, before rising to prime time bbc one with bake 0ff... on your marks. get set. both: bake. ..and more recently vying for the spotlight in front of millions at eurovision. graham norton: literally milking it. now it's all eyes on mel at the bristol old vic. and with the musical soon to launch, get ready for your starter for ten. this year marks the 80th anniversary of one of the key dates of world war two — the d—day landings in 1944. today, exactly 100 days before the commemorations on 5june,

more details will be released about the special events taking place to honour veterans. john maguire is at the d—day story museum in portsmouth. and john, i know they are preparing to mark the anniversary in a very special way. good morning. yeah, good morning. there will be commemorations here in portsmouth, just a little further along the seafront at and also in staffordshire and northern france. i wanted to show you this. it is called a landing craft tank. they were 800 of these of the normandy beaches during the d—day invasion. they can carry ten tanks. they would have been ferrying men, equipment, metal, machinery, across the channel, in what would have been an absolutely extraordinary site before the start of the battle for normandy. and of course, ultimately, the liberation of paris. later on we will be talking live to a very

special man, a veteran from the d—day landings, a young sailor, just 19 at the time. he is at the very young age of 98 now. cyril ford. he goes by the name of stanley. listen to his incredible story. all the way from here to the actual beach would be a roadway. 80 years on, and stan ford's recollection of the summer of 191m is remarkable. yeah, that's an american. yeah, they're americans, yeah. here at the d—day story museum in portsmouth, he's telling me about the mulberry harbour, the vast floating pontoons used to bring the equipment ashore as the invasion progressed. stan was a 19—year—old sailor on board hms fratton when it was hit by a torpedo. the force of the blast threw him — and the machine gun platform he was standing on — overboard. you don't hear it explode. you just get a feeling, like. and the feeling was, that was me going through the air and landing in the water.

so we become detached. the gun platform, they were either bolted or welded to the steel deck, but it come apart and over it went. but i survived that. he should have been strapped to the guns. he wasn't. and as they sunk to the sea bed, stan, thankfully, floated free. the ship sunk in four minutes. gun platform and gun went straight on down. i was feeling my back, like. anyway, lost a little craft come by and hands come over the side and started to pull me. you know, you put your hand up. but i was, "oh, no, oh, my back, my back." but anyway they kept pulling. got to get the guy out of the water. and as soon as they got

me out of the water, they laid me down on the deck and i went off. nature put me to sleep. and i didn't wake up until i was in a field hospital, 84 general field hospital in france, a few miles in from gold beach. and that's where i come to. he'd suffered serious injuries to his spine and both legs. news had been sent ahead to his parents, but when he returned home, there was confusion about which part of his body had been wounded. i went down the front path and my mother must have seen me. she come to the front door. and she said, "you're not disfigured, you're not disfigured!" and i said, "no, mother, i'm not." "but the letter said you had damaged cheeks." i said, "mother, it was the others!"

the other cheeks? it was the other cheeks! this summer, he'll once again return to normandy and to the british memorial at gold beach. i've got 31 reasons for going back, and this is the 31 of the friends and shipmates that didn't survive. their names are among the more than 22,000 on the walls and pillars of the memorial. i go therejust and i run my hand down and pick out certain ones that was a real buddy, that i used to go shore with, like. ifind them. i find the ones that were real buddies, like, you know, and, um, that makes a difference of going there, and it is a marvellous construction. like all the veterans of d—day and the battle for normandy, all now

well into their 90s, if not older, stan says it's important to remember those who died to honour their sacrifice, notjust for generations past, but also for generations in the future. an important message for this period of commemoration, really. let's take you on board the landing craft tank. as i say, look, there is a tankjust here, carried ten in total. this year's anniversary promises to be very special. lots of veterans. the boss, brigadieralec very special. lots of veterans. the boss, brigadier alec kimber, very special. lots of veterans. the boss, brigadieralec kimber, is organising everything here in bristol and in staffordshire and northern france. what can people look forward to? 50. northern france. what can people look forward to?— northern france. what can people look forward to? so, on the fifth in the uk we — look forward to? so, on the fifth in the uk we have _ look forward to? so, on the fifth in the uk we have got _ look forward to? so, on the fifth in the uk we have got our— look forward to? so, on the fifth in the uk we have got our major- the uk we have got our major national— the uk we have got our major national commemorative event in portsmouth. 4500 people, a live

event _ portsmouth. 4500 people, a live event for— portsmouth. 4500 people, a live event for an hour portsmouth. 4500 people, a live event foran hourand portsmouth. 4500 people, a live event for an hour and a half or full stop so, _ event for an hour and a half or full stop so, really special. lots of storytelling at the event itself. and of— storytelling at the event itself. and of course a lot of veterans who can attend — and of course a lot of veterans who can attend as well. on the sixth in the uk _ can attend as well. on the sixth in the uk we — can attend as well. on the sixth in the uk we have got a service at the national— the uk we have got a service at the national memorial arboretum delivered by the royal british legion — delivered by the royal british legion. it is notjust in the uk. we have _ legion. it is notjust in the uk. we have events — legion. it is notjust in the uk. we have events in france on the fifth and sixth. — have events in france on the fifth and sixth, delivered by our partners. _ and sixth, delivered by our partners, the commonwealth war graves _ partners, the commonwealth war graves commission and the royal british— graves commission and the royal british legion. uncritically, out of the new— british legion. uncritically, out of the new memorial, the normandy memorial— the new memorial, the normandy memorial trust, the driving force behind _ memorial trust, the driving force behind the delivery of this fantastic memorial. the major event is on _ fantastic memorial. the major event is onjune _ fantastic memorial. the major event is onjune six. sis fantastic memorial. the ma'or event is on june six.— fantastic memorial. the ma'or event is on june si— is on june six. as a ma'or -- as a servini is on june six. as a ma'or -- as a serving soldier, why _ is on june six. as a major -- as a serving soldier, why is _ is on june six. as a major -- as a serving soldier, why is it - is on june six. as a major -- as a serving soldier, why is it so - serving soldier, why is it so important to these anniversaries? well, because if we don't learn from the past, _ well, because if we don't learn from the past, then we will make the same mistakes _ the past, then we will make the same mistakes again. for me personally, i have been— mistakes again. for me personally, i have been to — mistakes again. for me personally, i have been to a few places over a 30

year career~ — have been to a few places over a 30 year career. this is probably the most _ year career. this is probably the most important thing we have done. it is most important thing we have done. it is about— most important thing we have done. it is about commemorating the service — it is about commemorating the service and sacrifice of those who have gone — because if we can't instil this into the youth — because if we can't instil this into the youth for them to take it forward _ the youth for them to take it forward it has been in vain. for me that is— forward it has been in vain. for me that is important. i forward it has been in vain. for me that is important.— that is important. i have seen the wa the that is important. i have seen the way the public — that is important. i have seen the way the public and _ that is important. i have seen the way the public and northern - that is important. i have seen the i way the public and northern france, but also serving soldiers are around the veterans. there is that link. they understand and are very appreciative of what they and their comrades, who paid the ultimate price, did all those years ago? absolutely. serving soldiers now look back— absolutely. serving soldiers now look back at what the veterans did for us _ look back at what the veterans did for us and — look back at what the veterans did for us and what their legacy is, and it's really— for us and what their legacy is, and it's really hard to imagine. the service — it's really hard to imagine. the service and _ it's really hard to imagine. the service and the sacrifice, the conditions they were operating in. there _ conditions they were operating in. there is— conditions they were operating in. there is that bond, without a shadow of it out _ there is that bond, without a shadow of it out if it — there is that bond, without a shadow of it out. if it was not for them we would _ of it out. if it was not for them we would live — of it out. if it was not for them we would live a — of it out. if it was not for them we would live a very different life today — would live a very different life today. they were ultimately responsible for our freedom.

great — responsible for our freedom. great. thank you very much. we have a very busy 100 days and a few more ahead of you. all the best. we will catch up with stan later. a real character, as i am sure you have all returned. looking forward to spending more time with him back in portsmouth later on in the programme. round 8:50am. we are looking forward to that. thank you. lots more coverage of that anniversary coming up in the next few weeks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. shall we have a look outside our window? wow. in the studio we often don't get a sense of what is happening on the outside world. beautiful sunrise. a little tiny spider having a snooze. manchester city centre in the distance. fantastic view of salford. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. 0ngoing protests could drain police resources, risking the met�*s ability to deal with wider issues — that's the warning from the home affairs committee. the size and frequency of recent protests over the conflict in gaza were hilighted. police reps told the committee of mps that staff wellbeing was at risk, with over 4,000 rest days cancelled over a three—month period to ensure protests could be policed safely. the family of a man who was killed in a freak accident in central london last january say they are still looking for answers. 60—year—old engineer kevin holding, from beckenham, was crushed when the pop—up urinal he was working on in soho dropped suddenly. his daughter has criticised a lack of communication from the authorities. so the whole process has just been absolutely disgusting how we've been treated. for such a public incident that was completely out

of my dad's control, they have just left the family just with no answers, no support, no financial support. none of the parties have taken liability. and all we want is just answers, really. after months of poor performance, network rail has announced improvements will be made on the route between london paddington and reading, which is used by great western and elizabeth line services. it follows an incident last december, when broken wires left thousands of commuters stranded, and having to walk by the tracks to safety. the recovery plan will take a year and a half, with much of the work done at night. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning. temperatures widely in low single figures. one or two mist and fog pataches as well, but some hazy brightness, cloud increasing as we head further through the day. any mist and fog will start to lift,

that cloud moving in from the west, so we lose any hazy sunny spells to thicker cloud. should be largely dry, maybe one or two spots of rain. temperatures getting up to nine celsius. a south—westerly breeze developing today. we have lost yesterday's chilly north—easterly. 0vernight tonight further patchy rain potentially to start with. that should clear, cloud breaks, again, some mist and fog patches. minimum down to two celsius. a chilly start tomorrow. front moving through, quite a similar start tomorrow morning. one or two mist and fog patches around, they were lift and then the cloud increases. we'll see further spells of rain as we head through tomorrow afternoon and into wednesday evening. temperatures tomorrow a little less cold at 11 celsius. it will stay pretty unsettled for the rest of this week, further outbreaks of rain. the first day of meteorological spring on friday, and it's getting chillier. a first—edition harry potter novel that was bought for 13p almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for £11,000. the uncorrected proof copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone was bought in 1997

from a second—hand shop. you can read more about that story on our website. i'll be back with another update in half an hour — there's plenty more on our website until then. have a lovely day. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. the former chairman of the post office speaks for the first time after being sacked in a row over compensation for wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. 0n the campaign trail, president biden says a ceasefire between israel and hamas could be reached by the start of next week. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. we're close — we're not done yet. my hope is by next monday we'll have a ceasefire. a call for more schools to have plans in place to help children with allergies — we hear the concerns of parents. the fa cup dream is over for maidstone. it was still celebration not devastation, come the final whistle as that memorable run was ended by coventry last night a warning that scottie

dogs are under threat — we'll have not one, but five of the breed here in the studio to find out why campaigners want more of us to give them homes. what?! yes, five! frost in some areas and some sunshine but that will be eradicated later by figure cloud and some patchy rain moving out of scotland and northern ireland. for you, sunshine and showers. all the details later. it's tuesday the 27th february. our main story. the former post office chairman henry staunton will appear before mps later — to answer questions about compensation for victims of the horizon it scandal. it will be the first time mr staunton has spoken publicly since claiming he was told to delay pay—outs to subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted — sparking a bitter row with the business secretary kemi badenoch.

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. henry staunton was sacked as post office chairman just over a year into the job. but this boardroom veteran didn't go quietly — making a series of explosive claims in a newspaper interview. the next day, the business secretary hit back, accusing him of making wild and baseless allegations. i would hope that most people reading the interview in yesterday's sunday times would see it for what it was — a blatant attempt to seek revenge, following dismissal. this has been a real war of words. a first—class row with claims and counterclaims last week — including how and why mr staunton — a city bigwig — was fired. the business and trade select committee have been looking into why so many subpostmasters are still waiting for their full and final compensation. and they've added him to the long list of witnesses today.

including several victims. tony downey�*s one of them — he ended up bankrupt after trying to keep his lake district post office afloat — spending his own savings to make up for the shortfalls. this should have been ours, our business. yesterday, he told breakfast he's only received a fraction of what he's owed. for me, at the moment, it's giving me back what they took from me. 0bviously, there's the money. i put 36,000 — almost 36,000 — into my post office. but then i lost my business, i lost my home, i lost my health. so when you say compensation, i mean, that's something additional to what they took. that's how i see it. it was the itv drama that lit the fuse, putting the scandal back on the agenda. and post office ltd is stealing my livelihood, my shop, my... my...myjob, my home, my life savings, my good name.

alan bates, the hero who took on the post office and won. he recently got his final offer of compensation, but it was only about a sixth of what he had requested, and is also answering questions today. yesterday, the government announced plans to try and speed up compensation — including offering higher interim payments for some of those waiting for their claims to be fully assessed, or those challenging their offers. but for many victims, the wait has gone on long enough. emma simpson, bbc news. in halfan in half an hour we will be speaking to the chair of the commons select committee which will be talking all about the post office scandal later today. more of the news from the jon. president biden has said he's hopeful a ceasefire in gaza could start by the beginning of next week. speaking to reporters at an ice—cream parlour in new york,

mr biden said he'd been advised that a deal to halt the fighting between israel and hamas was close, as negotiations continue in qatar. well, i hope by the end of the weekend. well, i hope by the beginning of the weekend. i mean, the end of the weekend. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. we're close — we're not done yet. and my hope is, by next monday, we'll have a ceasefire. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem. a suggestion from president biden that something is imminent. what are you hearing?— you hearing? these are the most -ositive you hearing? these are the most positive comments _ you hearing? these are the most positive comments we _ you hearing? these are the most positive comments we have - you hearing? these are the most positive comments we have had l you hearing? these are the most i positive comments we have had yet you hearing? these are the most - positive comments we have had yet on the likelihood of a new deal. a reminder, really, with the location where mr biden was speaking that he is now switching into presidential campaign mode. we have been hearing

that us negotiators have been pressing for a new deal to start. because the hostages deal. by the start of the islamic holy month of ramadan, on the 10th of march. in the last week we have these important talks that took place involving the israelis and also at qatar and egypt mediators, and we knew there was a new framework deal that have been taking shape. but israeli media in particular have been much less positive about the likely outcome of those talks. the us state department has also been sounding more of a note of caution, saying yesterday that what was happening now depended on hamas. the reuters news agency saying this morning that hamas is studying the new paris framework that has been put to it, and it has been quoting a senior source close to those talks giving some details about the contents, saying this involves a 40 day ceasefire, the release of israeli hostages still held in gaza,

in exchange for palestinian prisoners at a ratio of 1:10 and they would also be coming during the pause, repair is allowed to hospitals, bakeries in gaza and a big increase in aid so that 500 lorry loads of aid would be entering each day, according to that source. for now, thank you very much indeed. the former conservative deputy chair lee anderson says he won't rule outjoining reform uk — after losing the party whip over comments he made about the mayor of london. appearing on gb news last night, he insisted his remarks describing sadiq khan as being controlled by islamists were not racist. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. lee anderson really digging in here, isn't he? . , lee anderson really digging in here, isn'the? . , , , isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant- _ isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant. he _ isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant. he says _ isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant. he says as - isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant. he says as long - isn't he? absolutely, completely unrepentant. he says as long as| isn't he? absolutely, completely i unrepentant. he says as long as he has breath in his body he will not back down on this. the row really

raged in westminster about this yesterday, rishi sunak, the prime minister derailed from a cabinet meeting in the north of england, in yorkshire, where he wanted to talk about transport but instead found himself bogged down in definitional questions about what lee anderson had said. he said it was wrong but people wanted him to say whether it was islamophobic or not. that was a question the prime minister didn't want to get into. while all of that was happening, lee anderson was silent, people were trying to get him to answer questions in westminster and he didn't, and in the evening he popped up on gb news, for who he is also a pay presenter, and where he made the initial comments that's got him into hot water. let's hear what he had to say. i am a big believer in free speech. i admit some of my speech was a little bit clumsy at times, but my sentiment is exactly the same. we are losing control of this beautiful city to a tiny minority of extremists, and nobody seems to be doing anything about it.

just notice that lee anderson, if you are being generous, is refining a little bit, even as he says he will not apologise, what he originally said. he said on friday, this is what got him into such hot water, that sadiq khan, briton's most prominent muslim politician, is controlled by its lists. what he said there was about the policing in london of the pro—palestine protest —— controlled by islamists. if you are being generous you might call it refining his argument. many would say he's actually defending a completely different claim to the one he originally made. crucially, that gets him onto a side of the argument that the conservatives with lots of concept is concerned about the policing and that is a debate we will hear much or off, i think. we can talk about it right now. police forces are being put under "unsustainable pressure" as they deal with pro—palestinian

demonstrations — that's according to a cross party committee of mps today. it comes amid concerns that other priorities like neighbourhood policing will suffer as officers cover an increasing number of protests. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. chanting: stop bombing gaza! since the autumn, pro—palestinian marches have become regular weekend events — especially in london. thousands of people on the streets and so a massive police response. but these marches are straining and draining police resources, according to a cross—party committee of mps. they say if the protests go on as the war in the middle east continues, there'll be an impact on forces across the uk. neighbourhood policing just one of the areas which could suffer because officers will have done their hours covering the protests — often outside their own force area. 4,000 police rest days have been cancelled in a three—month period. 0ur concern was the frequency and the size of some

of the demonstrations that have taken place since the atrocities in israel on october the 7th. those demonstrations — some very, very large — have taken a huge amount of police resource. the conflict in the middle east has led to a rise in hate crime in the uk — bothjewish and muslim organisations say they've seen an increase. and, of course, not all incidents are reported. in their report today, the mps are calling on the government to set out a strategy for dealing with hate crime. they say it's long overdue. they also focus on — and condemn — the targeting of politicians at their homes. these were the scenes recently at the house of the conservative mp tobias ellwood — pro—palestinian protesters outside, while the mp and his family were advised by police to stay away. police chiefs acknowledge that events in the middle east have implications for law and order in the uk, but both they and the mps stress that lawful protest is a key democratic right. june kelly, bbc news.

new research has found that cancer survival rates in the uk are lagging as much as 15 years behind those of other major economies. the study — which was published in the lancet — shows that patients also wait longer for treatment and are given chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than those in comparable countries. the ministry of defence has suspended changes to the allocation of military housing following a backlash by officers. under the plans, subsidised housing would have been allocated according to the size of someone's family, rather than their rank. the defence minister said the u—turn came after listening to feedback. two bodies have been found in the search for a tv presenter and a flight attendant in sydney. australian police believe that jesse baird and his boyfriend luke davies were shot at a house in the city before being loaded

into surfboard bags and transported to a rural property. a 28—year—old serving police constable who had previously been in a relationship with baird has been charged with two counts of murder. the chancellor should not cut taxes in next week's budget without explaining how he'll pay for them. that's according to a leading think tank. nina has the details. thank you. when tax cuts are announced, the public listens. which is possiby why the chancellor has hinted at this ahead of the last budget before the election. but these are strong words from the well—respected institute for fiscal studies, saying if the treasury is planning to make savings through tax without explaining how or where, then the chancellor will "lack credibility and tra nsparency". yes, taxes are high — but so is national debt. and today the ifs also says the government is barely on course to meet its 0wn target of making debt fall within

the next five years. what's more, they worry that cuts would be funded by chops to public services — already under enormous pressure — and suggest if he does want to go ahead with tax cuts, then stamp duty on properties and shares would be better for the wider economy. pleasing the public while balancing the books is the perpetual challenge for a chancellor — especially when votes are at stake. so he has some big decisions before the budget — and just over a week to make them. thank you. the father of the us singer taylor swift has left australia following accusations he assaulted a photographer. scott swift was in sydney alongside his daughter as she continues her eras tour. an altercation is said to have happened when the star and her family were leaving a luxury yacht in the city. police who are investigating the allegations have confirmed that no one needed hospital treatment.

we will keep our eye on that during the rest of the programme. it is time to go _ the rest of the programme. it is time to go straight _ the rest of the programme. it 3 time to go straight to carol, who has all today's weather. good morning, another gorgeous picture. isn't it? some beautiful sunrises out there — isn't it? some beautiful sunrises out there this morning. we have high cloud, so some hazy sunshine _ we have high cloud, so some hazy sunshine and the sun —— mecca when the sun— sunshine and the sun —— mecca when the sun does— sunshine and the sun —— mecca when the sun does get up. this was taken by one _ the sun does get up. this was taken by one of— the sun does get up. this was taken by one of our— the sun does get up. this was taken by one of our weather watchers in scarborough and i will show you more it through _ scarborough and i will show you more it through the morning. there is also _ it through the morning. there is also some — it through the morning. there is also some mist and fog patches around — also some mist and fog patches around across southern areas, temperatures falling below freezing in places _ temperatures falling below freezing in places so some frost to watch out for. in places so some frost to watch out for~ and _ in places so some frost to watch out for~ and we — in places so some frost to watch out for. and we have rain moving across scotland _ for. and we have rain moving across scotland and — for. and we have rain moving across scotland and northern ireland, heading — scotland and northern ireland, heading south. it is all under this band _ heading south. it is all under this band of— heading south. it is all under this band of cloud pushing steadily south, — band of cloud pushing steadily south, high cloud in the south itself, — south, high cloud in the south itself, and _ south, high cloud in the south itself, and it is bumping into a ridge — itself, and it is bumping into a ridge of— itself, and it is bumping into a ridge of high pressure, so the ray night _ ridge of high pressure, so the ray night will— ridge of high pressure, so the ray night will continue to weaken as it

moves _ night will continue to weaken as it moves across england and wales, but at the _ moves across england and wales, but at the moment we still have it across— at the moment we still have it across scotland and northern ireland, — across scotland and northern ireland, albeit this is nine o'clock _ ireland, albeit this is nine o'clock. windy with gales across the fun scotland, blustery in the northern _ fun scotland, blustery in the northern half of the country stop conie _ northern half of the country stop come south, clearer skies, hence the frost and _ come south, clearer skies, hence the frost and fog — come south, clearer skies, hence the frost and fog. that will lift, there will be _ frost and fog. that will lift, there will be hazy sunshine for a time, but as— will be hazy sunshine for a time, but as our— will be hazy sunshine for a time, but as our weather front sinks south through— but as our weather front sinks south through the — but as our weather front sinks south through the day, the cloud will build _ through the day, the cloud will build just— through the day, the cloud will build just ahead of them. behind them, _ build just ahead of them. behind them, for— build just ahead of them. behind them, for scotland and northern ireland, — them, for scotland and northern ireland, retentive bright spells, sunny— ireland, retentive bright spells, sunny spells and showers, some could be heavy— sunny spells and showers, some could be heavy and thundery with some hail, _ be heavy and thundery with some hail, and — be heavy and thundery with some hail, and wintry on the hills in scotland _ hail, and wintry on the hills in scotland. temperatures six 9 degrees north to _ scotland. temperatures six 9 degrees north to south. through the evening and overnight the dregs of the weather— and overnight the dregs of the weather pull away, taking the cloud and drizzle — weather pull away, taking the cloud and drizzle and patchy light rain left on — and drizzle and patchy light rain left on it — and drizzle and patchy light rain left on it. behind it, mist and fog patches _ left on it. behind it, mist and fog patches forming in similar areas to this morning. but then we also have this morning. but then we also have this next— this morning. but then we also have this next weather front introducing thicker— this next weather front introducing thicker cloud, more rain and strengthening winds, and where the cloud _ strengthening winds, and where the cloud breaks this is where we will see some — cloud breaks this is where we will

see some frost. tomorrow, the cloud and rain _ see some frost. tomorrow, the cloud and rain in _ see some frost. tomorrow, the cloud and rain in the west pushes steadily eastwards, — and rain in the west pushes steadily eastwards, eradicating the earlier start~ _ eastwards, eradicating the earlier start. breezy and blustery around this, _ start. breezy and blustery around this, as _ start. breezy and blustery around this, as well, temperatures, six in the north— this, as well, temperatures, six in the north to — this, as well, temperatures, six in the north to 11 in this, as well, temperatures, six in the north to 11 in the this, as well, temperatures, six in the north to 11 in the south. thank you. we look forward to more pictures of the sunrise.— pictures of the sunrise. thanks, i will iet pictures of the sunrise. thanks, i will get them _ pictures of the sunrise. thanks, i will get them now. _ teachers are being urged to do more to support children with allergies, as new figures show over half have suffered an allergic reaction or "near miss" whilst at school. helen blythe began campaigning after her five—year—old son benedict died following an allergic reaction at school. 0ur reporter fi lamdin has been to meet her. he really loved school. and i think with any parent, you don't really know how it's going to go. and the first week he was there, he came home and cried. what would you like to learn? and he cried because he realised

that he didn't have to go to school at the weekend, and he really wanted to. he felt like he'd found his place and the opportunity to learn and to sort of play, and he made some really lovely friends really early on. and he was very bright. yeah, he was really bright. he'd wake up at sort of 5:30 on a sunday morning and say, "mummy, can we go and play maths?" and that sounds... i can't think anything worse as a parent than having to do maths all the time, but he absolutely loved it. and he was just curious about everything in the world. siren wails. horn beeps, siren wails. benedict blythe was five years old. he seemed happy and healthy when he arrived at school on the 1st of december 2021. he helped his sister to get her sort of toy and chocolate out of the advent calendar, and then he went off to school like normal. and then he didn't come home, and he died from anaphylaxis a few hours later. benedict was allergic to milk, soy,

sesame, eggs and nuts. we were told a lot that children grow out of allergies, and i think there was a belief that this is a really young child with an allergy — he's got a high likelihood that he'll outgrow it. so we sort of bought into that, i think. oh, hey, hey, hey! whoa! you still don't know what actually happened to your son. two and a half years on, we still haven't had the inquest, so we don't have answers about what happened on that day. and that's difficult for us to...to sort of get our heads around, if we don't know how he went to school and didn't come home. despite not yet having answers, his family are keen to stress there's no suggestion the school did anything wrong. so you've got strawberry bites, cookies, crisps, peperami. we happy with that? yeah? it's 8am and mum katie is making george his packed lunch — just as she does every morning. coat.

george is allergic to eggs, nuts and sesame. last year, at his previous school, he had a severe reaction when he was accidentally given pancakes. they didn't check properly then they gave me one. i but then it started making my face and my whole body so itchy. - when i got to the school to pick him up, i could straight away see that he was...he was having, like, a really severe reaction. a week later, katie moved her son to a different school. because i didn't feel like that school could keep him safe any more. it makes you feel like you've trusted somebody to look after your child, and they've let you down. honeydew melon, that one. have a nice dinner. what would you like, olivia? at george's new school, every child with an allergy has their own health—care plan, and staff make sure they're given safe alternatives for them to eat. i'm allergic to milk.

because you have to eat different food sometimes to your friends. yeah. and if it's pizza day, j i get a special pizza. naomi, tell me, what are you allergic to? er, pistachios, cashews — i can't remember any more. so lots of nuts. and what does that mean other people — your friends and other children in your class — do? they're not allowed to bring any nuts to school. the increase in allergies and the increase, i think, awareness of allergies is definite in at least the last 20 years. in our school at present we have between 15 and 20 children on the allergy register. it's certainly a responsibility. it's a duty, really, to safeguard pupils, and this is another way that we do that. helen is also trying to change the law in benedict's name — she wants mandatory training for all schools in england. her driving force is etta — herfive—year—old daughter, who — just like her brother —

can't tolerate eggs or milk. it's really difficult trusting people with looking after her. my phone is on all the time, and i think that will never change. you do live in fear of getting the phone call and something having gone wrong. monster! hellooo! you have to be strong for them, but also there is a sense of, you have to get up in the morning and put clothes on and go out into the world. and i'd be failing my son if i didn't do that. fiona lamdin, bbc news. we'rejoined now by sarah knight, who founded the allergy team, and garret fay, the chief executive of insignis academy trust which runs four secondary schools in buckinghamshire. some of the answers to this latest information, some of the results of this survey, it is really quite

scary. it must be scary for parents who have children with issues around allergies at. we who have children with issues around alleri ies at. ~ ., ,, who have children with issues around allergies at— allergies at. we work with hundreds of families and _ allergies at. we work with hundreds of families and we _ allergies at. we work with hundreds of families and we see _ allergies at. we work with hundreds of families and we see this - allergies at. we work with hundreds of families and we see this every . of families and we see this every week, _ of families and we see this every week, we — of families and we see this every week, we get calls from families where _ week, we get calls from families where they have had incidents at school~ _ where they have had incidents at school. there are mild, moderate, or a near— school. there are mild, moderate, or a near niiss— school. there are mild, moderate, or a near miss or— school. there are mild, moderate, or a near miss or another incident like bullying _ a near miss or another incident like bullying or— a near miss or another incident like bullying or exclusion. it is so hard to navigate — bullying or exclusion. it is so hard to navigate as a parent with kids with allergies.— with allergies. there will be -arents with allergies. there will be parents right _ with allergies. there will be parents right now _ with allergies. there will be parents right now packing i with allergies. there will be | parents right now packing up with allergies. there will be - parents right now packing up packed lunches for the day and going off to school and i suppose you send them off and you never quite know if the phone will ring or they will be an incident. how worrying is it, how does it dominate? it incident. how worrying is it, how does it dominate?— incident. how worrying is it, how does it dominate? it totally depends on our does it dominate? it totally depends on your relationship _ does it dominate? it totally depends on your relationship with _ does it dominate? it totally depends on your relationship with the - does it dominate? it totally depends on your relationship with the school| on your relationship with the school and how— on your relationship with the school and how you feel about it. some schools — and how you feel about it. some schools do — and how you feel about it. some schools do a really good job of putting — schools do a really good job of putting allergy awareness at the height _ putting allergy awareness at the height of everything, but lots of schools — height of everything, but lots of schools just don't have that kind height of everything, but lots of schoolsjust don't have that kind of allergy— schoolsjust don't have that kind of allergy awareness and we hear from parents _ allergy awareness and we hear from parents all — allergy awareness and we hear from parents all the time, the phone rings _ parents all the time, the phone rings at — parents all the time, the phone rings at 1230 pm and their heart is intheir— rings at 1230 pm and their heart is in their mouth or they miss a couple

of calls— in their mouth or they miss a couple of calls and — in their mouth or they miss a couple of calls and are concerned. i have spoken— of calls and are concerned. i have spoken to — of calls and are concerned. i have spoken to parents who worry they will not _ spoken to parents who worry they will not see their child again at the end — will not see their child again at the end of the day, that is how concerned _ the end of the day, that is how concerned may.— the end of the day, that is how concerned ma . ., , ., concerned may. garret, what should skills be doing _ concerned may. garret, what should skills be doing to _ concerned may. garret, what should skills be doing to make _ concerned may. garret, what should skills be doing to make sure - skills be doing to make sure children are safe?— skills be doing to make sure children are safe? training staff is important. _ children are safe? training staff is important. so _ children are safe? training staff is important, so making _ children are safe? training staff is important, so making sure - children are safe? training staff is important, so making sure they i children are safe? training staff is . important, so making sure they know about _ important, so making sure they know about allergies — important, so making sure they know about allergies and _ important, so making sure they know about allergies and how— important, so making sure they know about allergies and how to _ important, so making sure they know about allergies and how to respond i about allergies and how to respond to allergies — about allergies and how to respond to allergies. and _ about allergies and how to respond to allergies. and making _ about allergies and how to respond to allergies. and making sure - about allergies and how to respond to allergies. and making sure thatl to allergies. and making sure that is threaded — to allergies. and making sure that is threaded through _ to allergies. and making sure that is threaded through the _ to allergies. and making sure that. is threaded through the curriculum. the other— is threaded through the curriculum. the other thing _ is threaded through the curriculum. the other thing that _ is threaded through the curriculum. the other thing that you _ is threaded through the curriculum. the other thing that you are - is threaded through the curriculum. the other thing that you are sayingl the other thing that you are saying about _ the other thing that you are saying about packing _ the other thing that you are saying about packing up— the other thing that you are saying about packing up the _ the other thing that you are saying about packing up the lunches, - the other thing that you are saying about packing up the lunches, it. the other thing that you are saying about packing up the lunches, it is| about packing up the lunches, it is notjust— about packing up the lunches, it is notjust parents— about packing up the lunches, it is not just parents and _ about packing up the lunches, it is not just parents and children - about packing up the lunches, it is not just parents and children withl not just parents and children with allergies, — not just parents and children with allergies, it— not just parents and children with allergies, it is— not just parents and children with allergies, it is ensuring _ not just parents and children with allergies, it is ensuring that - not just parents and children with allergies, it is ensuring that all. allergies, it is ensuring that all parents — allergies, it is ensuring that all parents know— allergies, it is ensuring that all parents know what _ allergies, it is ensuring that all parents know what is _ allergies, it is ensuring that all. parents know what is appropriate allergies, it is ensuring that all- parents know what is appropriate to bring _ parents know what is appropriate to bring into _ parents know what is appropriate to bring into school— parents know what is appropriate to bring into school and _ parents know what is appropriate to bring into school and what - parents know what is appropriate to bring into school and what is - parents know what is appropriate to bring into school and what is not. i bring into school and what is not. the wider — bring into school and what is not. the wider awareness _ bring into school and what is not. the wider awareness of _ bring into school and what is not. the wider awareness of that - bring into school and what is not. the wider awareness of that can. bring into school and what is not. i the wider awareness of that can be really _ the wider awareness of that can be really important _ the wider awareness of that can be really important.— really important. what is appropriate _ really important. what is appropriate to _ really important. what is appropriate to take - really important. what is appropriate to take into l really important. what is - appropriate to take into school if there is a child with a serious allergy? there is a child with a serious alleri ? , , ., allergy? the first thing is, if a school is _ allergy? the first thing is, if a school is not _ allergy? the first thing is, if a school is not free, _ allergy? the first thing is, if a school is not free, you - allergy? the first thing is, if a school is not free, you need i allergy? the first thing is, if a | school is not free, you need to allergy? the first thing is, if a - school is not free, you need to make sure the _ school is not free, you need to make sure the lunches _ school is not free, you need to make sure the lunches are. _ school is not free, you need to make sure the lunches are. we _ school is not free, you need to make sure the lunches are. we moved - school is not free, you need to make sure the lunches are. we moved our| sure the lunches are. we moved our skills— sure the lunches are. we moved our

skills -- _ sure the lunches are. we moved our skills -- if— sure the lunches are. we moved our skills -- if the — sure the lunches are. we moved our skills —— if the school— sure the lunches are. we moved our skills —— if the school is— sure the lunches are. we moved our skills —— if the school is not- skills —— if the school is not nut-free _ skills —— if the school is not nut—free. we _ skills —— if the school is not nut—free. we are _ skills —— if the school is not. nut—free. we are encouraging skills —— if the school is not— nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make _ nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make sure — nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make sure that _ nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make sure that that _ nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make sure that that lunches - nut—free. we are encouraging parents to make sure that that lunches they. to make sure that that lunches they send in _ to make sure that that lunches they send in art — to make sure that that lunches they send in art nut—free. _ to make sure that that lunches they send in art nut—free. that _ to make sure that that lunches they send in art nut—free. that is - to make sure that that lunches they send in art nut—free. that is a - to make sure that that lunches they send in art nut—free. that is a good| send in art nut—free. that is a good start— send in art nut—free. that is a good start which— send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you _ send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you are _ send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you are at _ send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you are at the _ send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you are at the mercy. send in art nut—free. that is a good start which you are at the mercy of| start which you are at the mercy of people's— start which you are at the mercy of people's time _ start which you are at the mercy of people's time and _ start which you are at the mercy of people's time and everything - start which you are at the mercy of people's time and everything else. it is people's time and everything else. it is also _ people's time and everything else. it is also little _ people's time and everything else. it is also little things _ people's time and everything else. it is also little things like - people's time and everything else. it is also little things like there - it is also little things like there is a certain— it is also little things like there is a certain brand _ it is also little things like there is a certain brand of— it is also little things like there is a certain brand of chocolate i it is also little things like there - is a certain brand of chocolate that you can _ is a certain brand of chocolate that you can get — is a certain brand of chocolate that you can get and _ is a certain brand of chocolate that you can get and they— is a certain brand of chocolate that you can get and they come - is a certain brand of chocolate that you can get and they come in- is a certain brand of chocolate thati you can get and they come in small wrappers— you can get and they come in small wrappers and — you can get and they come in small wrappers and every— you can get and they come in small wrappers and every christmas - you can get and they come in small wrappers and every christmas they| wrappers and every christmas they arrive _ wrappers and every christmas they arrive into — wrappers and every christmas they arrive into school _ wrappers and every christmas they arrive into school and _ wrappers and every christmas they arrive into school and there - wrappers and every christmas they arrive into school and there is - wrappers and every christmas they arrive into school and there is one i arrive into school and there is one particular— arrive into school and there is one particular part _ arrive into school and there is one particular part that _ arrive into school and there is one particular part that we _ arrive into school and there is one particular part that we have - arrive into school and there is one particular part that we have to - particular part that we have to remove — particular part that we have to remove very— particular part that we have to remove very quickly— particular part that we have to remove very quickly because i particular part that we have to - remove very quickly because people don't think — remove very quickly because people don't think it— remove very quickly because people don't think. it is— remove very quickly because people don't think. it is understandable - don't think. it is understandable because — don't think. it is understandable because they _ don't think. it is understandable because they are _ don't think. it is understandable because they are not _ don't think. it is understandable because they are not thinking i don't think. it is understandable - because they are not thinking about that but— because they are not thinking about that but they — because they are not thinking about that but they do _ because they are not thinking about that but they do need _ because they are not thinking about that but they do need to. _ because they are not thinking about that but they do need to. i- because they are not thinking about that but they do need to.— that but they do need to. i guess it is --eole that but they do need to. i guess it is people who _ that but they do need to. i guess it is people who don't _ that but they do need to. i guess it is people who don't have _ that but they do need to. i guess it is people who don't have kids - that but they do need to. i guess it is people who don't have kids with| is people who don't have kids with allergies who may be have to think about this a bit more than those with kids with allergies because they are used to it. it is with kids with allergies because they are used to it.— with kids with allergies because they are used to it. it is not 'ust nuts and that is i they are used to it. it is not 'ust nuts and that is a i they are used to it. it is not 'ust nuts and that is a key �* they are used to it. it is notjust nuts and that is a key thing. - they are used to it. it is notjust| nuts and that is a key thing. milk is responsible for more fatalities than any— is responsible for more fatalities than any other allergen. so it is that awareness beyond that. thinking notjust— that awareness beyond that. thinking not just about excluding food like that but _ not just about excluding food like that but also thinking, well, it could — that but also thinking, well, it could be —

that but also thinking, well, it could be here, so how do we reduce the risk— could be here, so how do we reduce the risk generally and make sure that teachers are not just trained for example on how to use an adrenaline pen? if you are reaching for the _ adrenaline pen? if you are reaching for the pen. — adrenaline pen? if you are reaching forthe pen, it is adrenaline pen? if you are reaching for the pen, it is late adrenaline pen? if you are reaching forthe pen, it is late in adrenaline pen? if you are reaching for the pen, it is late in the day. any allergic— for the pen, it is late in the day. any allergic reaction like that is incredibly— any allergic reaction like that is incredibly traumatic to deal with so you want— incredibly traumatic to deal with so you want to be stopping those reactions— you want to be stopping those reactions happening in the first place — reactions happening in the first place it— reactions happening in the first place it is— reactions happening in the first place. it is building up that allergy— place. it is building up that allergy awareness in the whole school — allergy awareness in the whole school community to ensure that hopefully— school community to ensure that hopefully you reduce that risk as much _ hopefully you reduce that risk as much as— hopefully you reduce that risk as much as possible. that is things like thinking aboutjunk much as possible. that is things like thinking about junk modelling in the _ like thinking about junk modelling in the classroom, if you are using e- . in the classroom, if you are using egg boxes— in the classroom, if you are using egg boxes and you have a child with an egg _ egg boxes and you have a child with an egg allergy or bird feeders and making _ an egg allergy or bird feeders and making sure they don't have nuts in them _ making sure they don't have nuts in them and _ making sure they don't have nuts in them and it— making sure they don't have nuts in them and it is that wider picture. you say— them and it is that wider picture. you say the _ them and it is that wider picture. you say the goal is to not get to the point where you need an adrenaline pen, but when that happens, where does the protocol... is that rigorous enough, is everyone well trained, do you feel teachers are confident enough to know what to do in that moment? the pressure is huge. it do in that moment? the pressure is hue. , ,. , ., ,

huge. it is. in the schools allergy code we recommend _ huge. it is. in the schools allergy code we recommend you - huge. it is. in the schools allergy code we recommend you have i huge. it is. in the schools allergy code we recommend you have an anaphylaxis drill so you can rehearse _ anaphylaxis drill so you can rehearse it and think about if things— rehearse it and think about if things go— rehearse it and think about if things go wrong, if the pen miss fires _ things go wrong, if the pen miss fires or— things go wrong, if the pen miss fires or they are not where they are meant _ fires or they are not where they are meant to— fires or they are not where they are meant to be, then you have that confidence — meant to be, then you have that confidence of what to do at that moment — confidence of what to do at that moment. at the moment the benedict blight _ moment. at the moment the benedict blight foundation did a survey of teachers —— benedict blythe. only 4% have allergy _ teachers —— benedict blythe. only 4% have allergy training and the emergency response was about 70%. 40% said — emergency response was about 70%. 40% said they were not confident and so it is— 40% said they were not confident and so it is building that's confidence. it is so it is building that's confidence. it is scary— so it is building that's confidence. it is scary as— so it is building that's confidence. it is scary as a parent, i get it, but— it is scary as a parent, i get it, but it— it is scary as a parent, i get it, but it is— it is scary as a parent, i get it, but it isa— it is scary as a parent, i get it, but it is a lot— it is scary as a parent, i get it, but it is a lot for a school to manage. _ but it is a lot for a school to manage, so the more that can be done, _ manage, so the more that can be done, and — manage, so the more that can be done, and in _ manage, so the more that can be done, and in a software because there _ done, and in a software because there is— done, and in a software because there is a — done, and in a software because there is a lot for the schools to manage. — there is a lot for the schools to manage, the better.— manage, the better. scary for -arents. manage, the better. scary for parents- i— manage, the better. scary for parents. i wonder _ manage, the better. scary for parents. i wonder how- manage, the better. scary for parents. i wonder how scary i manage, the better. scary for| parents. i wonder how scary it manage, the better. scary for. parents. i wonder how scary it is for schools, as well, for leaders in schools, teachers. it is one heck of a responsibility you have on a daily basis. it a responsibility you have on a daily basis. , ., , ., , basis. it is and it is a scary challenge- _ basis. it is and it is a scary

challenge. there - basis. it is and it is a scary challenge. there is - basis. it is and it is a scary challenge. there is a - basis. it is and it is a scary challenge. there is a risk. | basis. it is and it is a scary i challenge. there is a risk. it basis. it is and it is a scary - challenge. there is a risk. it is ensuring — challenge. there is a risk. it is ensuring you _ challenge. there is a risk. it is ensuring you can _ challenge. there is a risk. it is ensuring you can reduce - challenge. there is a risk. it is ensuring you can reduce the l challenge. there is a risk. it is i ensuring you can reduce the risk challenge. there is a risk. it is - ensuring you can reduce the risk as much _ ensuring you can reduce the risk as much as— ensuring you can reduce the risk as much as you — ensuring you can reduce the risk as much as you possibly— ensuring you can reduce the risk as much as you possibly can. - ensuring you can reduce the risk as much as you possibly can. working | much as you possibly can. working with the _ much as you possibly can. working with the altergy— much as you possibly can. working with the allergy team _ much as you possibly can. working with the allergy team and - much as you possibly can. working with the allergy team and making| with the allergy team and making sure staff — with the allergy team and making sure staff have _ with the allergy team and making sure staff have access _ with the allergy team and making sure staff have access to - with the allergy team and making sure staff have access to the - sure staff have access to the training _ sure staff have access to the training is— sure staff have access to the training is very _ sure staff have access to the training is very important. sure staff have access to the| training is very important but sure staff have access to the - training is very important but the next _ training is very important but the next step— training is very important but the next step is— training is very important but the next step is around _ training is very important but the next step is around weaving - training is very important but the next step is around weaving into| training is very important but the i next step is around weaving into the curriculum _ next step is around weaving into the curriculum because _ next step is around weaving into the curriculum because the _ next step is around weaving into the curriculum because the training - curriculum because the training takes place _ curriculum because the training takes place maybe _ curriculum because the training takes place maybe once - curriculum because the training takes place maybe once a - curriculum because the training takes place maybe once a yearl curriculum because the training i takes place maybe once a year or once _ takes place maybe once a year or once every— takes place maybe once a year or once every two _ takes place maybe once a year or once every two years, _ takes place maybe once a year or once every two years, but - takes place maybe once a year or once every two years, but what i takes place maybe once a year or| once every two years, but what is important — once every two years, but what is important is — once every two years, but what is important is making _ once every two years, but what is important is making sure - once every two years, but what is important is making sure that- important is making sure that ongoing — important is making sure that ongoing conversation- important is making sure that ongoing conversation about i important is making sure that- ongoing conversation about allergy is there. _ ongoing conversation about allergy is there. as — ongoing conversation about allergy is there, as well. _ ongoing conversation about allergy is there, as well.— is there, as well. very quickly, we are almost — is there, as well. very quickly, we are almost out _ is there, as well. very quickly, we are almost out of— is there, as well. very quickly, we are almost out of time, _ is there, as well. very quickly, we are almost out of time, what - is there, as well. very quickly, we | are almost out of time, what about kids, how do you make the children not feel like they are different or going to be picked on or bullied as you might suggest? how do we talk to kids about it. you might suggest? how do we talk to kids about it— kids about it. pshe is a really good wa of kids about it. pshe is a really good way of doing _ kids about it. pshe is a really good way of doing it. — kids about it. pshe is a really good way of doing it, we _ kids about it. pshe is a really good way of doing it, we are _ kids about it. pshe is a really good way of doing it, we are moving - kids about it. pshe is a really good j way of doing it, we are moving into the statutory — way of doing it, we are moving into the statutory element _ way of doing it, we are moving into the statutory element of _ way of doing it, we are moving into the statutory element of pshe, - the statutory element of pshe, actually — the statutory element of pshe, actually written _ the statutory element of pshe, actually written into _ the statutory element of pshe, actually written into the - the statutory element of pshe, . actually written into the curriculum really _ actually written into the curriculum really clearly _ actually written into the curriculum really clearly-— really clearly. thank you all for comini really clearly. thank you all for coming in- _ really clearly. thank you all for coming in. the _ really clearly. thank you all for coming in. the number- really clearly. thank you all for coming in. the number is - really clearly. thank you all for coming in. the number is on i really clearly. thank you all for -

coming in. the number is on screen with our e—mail address and social media. get in touch if it affects you at home because so many families are affected every morning and every day. this is at the forefront of their minds, the safety of their kids. thank you. this year marks the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings — the start of the campaign by allied forces to liberate nazi—occupied north—west europe. breakfast'sjohn maguire is at the d—day story museum in portsmouth, where details of the upcoming commemorations are due to be released. good morning. that is notjohn. it is not, it is the unmistakable figure of field marshal bernard montgomery, monty as he was known. he was also the allied commander of all of the land forces on d—day. we are here at the d—day story museum in portsmouth, and poisonous will be the focus of the first major event in just under the focus of the first major event injust under 100 the focus of the first major event

in just under 100 days. the focus of the first major event injust under 100 days. on the focus of the first major event in just under 100 days. on the 5th ofjune. other events will then of june. other events will then follow. ofjune. other events will then follow. staffordshire at the national memorial arboretum and also in france, as well, in normandy, the normandy memorial taking centre stage there. a whole sequence of events coming up in 100 days. veterans will be very much at the centre of the commemoration, remembering what they did for all of us eight decades ago. this is the memorial wall at the museum. 0ne us eight decades ago. this is the memorial wall at the museum. one of the ways they raise money is to sell these name plates that remember family members, fondly remembered by giving money to place these on the walls. it is an international wall, to reflect the international flavour of the forces that were there for the battle of normandy in 1944. we will meet veteran, have a good look around and tell you so much more about what will be happening later in the summer after the news, travel

and weather where you are watching this morning. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. ongoing protests could drain police resources, risking the met�*s ability to deal with wider issues. that's the warning from the home affairs committee. the size and frequency of recent protests over the conflict in gaza were hilighted. police reps told the committee of mps that staff wellbeing was at risk, with over 4,000 rest days cancelled over a three month period to ensure protests could be policed safely. the family of a man, who was killed in a freak accident in central london lastjanuary, say they are still looking for answers. 60—year—old engineer kevin holding, from beckenham, was crushed when the pop up urinal he was working on in soho dropped suddenly. his daughter has criticised a lack of communication from the authorities. so the whole process has just been absolutely disgusting how we've been treated. for such a public incident that was completely out

of my dad's control, they have just left the family just with no answers, no support, no financial support. none of the parties have taken liability. and all we want is just answers, really. after months of poor performance, network rail has announced improvements will be made volker on the route between london paddington and reading, which is used by great western and elizabeth line services. it follows an incident last december, when broken wires left thousands of commuters stranded and having to walk by the tracks to safety. the recovery plan will take a year and a half, with much of the work done at night. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's are minor delays on the bakerloo line. there's a good service on the tubes so far this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning. temperatures widely in low single figures. one or two mist and fog pataches as well, but some

hazy brightness, cloud increasing as we head further through the day. any mist and fog will start to lift, that cloud moving in from the west, so we lose any hazy sunny spells to thicker cloud. should be largely dry, maybe one or two spots of rain. temperatures getting up to nine celsius. a south—westerly breeze developing today. we have lost yesterday's chilly north—easterly. overnight tonight further patchy rain potentially to start with. that should clear, cloud breaks, again, some mist and fog patches. minimum down to two celsius. a chilly start tomorrow. front moving through, quite a similar start tomorrow morning. one or two mist and fog patches around, they were lift and then the cloud increases.

i'll be back with another update in half an hour. there's plenty more on our website until then. have a lovely day. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank you forjoining us this tuesday morning. the former post office chairman, henry staunton, will appear before mps today. he was sacked following a row with the business secretary kemi badenoch over claims he was instructed to stall compensation payments to victims of the horizon it scandal. liam byrne is chair of the business and trade select committee and joins us now. good morning. this is quite a

moment, i imagine, for lots of people who will be very closely watching the answers you are able to discover this afternoon. what sort of question is will you be asking? we are trying to get to the truth, really, trying to figure out why his financial redress for the supposed masters who have suffered the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in british history, why is financial redress of slow and the office so low? he has obviously made allegations that he was told to go slow by the secretary of state. she has obviously argued that was not the case but the question remains, well, despite what the he said, she said dimension to this debate, the bottom line is that the money is not going out of the door fast enough. about 80% of the budget for compensation for supposed masters has still not been paid out and years after the scandal, no one thinks that is acceptable. i know ou will thinks that is acceptable. i know you will be _ thinks that is acceptable. i know you will be asking _ thinks that is acceptable. i know you will be asking both - thinks that is acceptable. i know you will be asking both of - thinks that is acceptable. i knowj you will be asking both of them,

both men that you are talking to this afternoon swear an oath before they give evidence. how unusual is that? why are you doing it? select committees have the power to put people on oath in front of our hearings. the reason for that is that there is so much dispute about what the facts of the case are. so, it is a little bit like a court of law. people are sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. that is what the public record now demands. we are just sick of this now. we are sick of people not being straight with us or with parliament or with the sub—postmasters but what is going wrong with the process. so, we all will be going through the compensation process in some detail. i will be asking witnesses today, 0k, i will be asking witnesses today, ok, if they weren't told to slow down, where they actually told to speed up? because, as we have gone through the minutes of the post office board we summoned last week,

i can't actually see any evidence that the post office was told to get a grip and told to speed up the compensation payments. there is a new bill coming to parliament that is going to overturn convictions. lots of us in parliament are thinking about how we use that bill to create a legally binding timetable for making sure that once and for all offers are fair and offers are fast. 0ne and for all offers are fair and offers are fast. one of the things many people have spoken to us about on the programme is how difficult it is to make a claim. how much help and support they might need to make that claim. and how much historical data that they need. will you be talking about how to make claiming any easier? yes. there is a good case at the moment— yes. there is a good case at the moment for— yes. there is a good case at the moment for the compensation process bein- moment for the compensation process being taken— moment for the compensation process being taken off the post office because — being taken off the post office because some of the information we published _ because some of the information we published yesterday also showed that frankly— published yesterday also showed that frankly there is a toxic culture of disbelief— frankly there is a toxic culture of disbelief that is still prevailing at the — disbelief that is still prevailing at the post office, where sub—postmasters are not believed. the compensation form is 14 pages

long _ the compensation form is 14 pages long. people have to apply blind. they— long. people have to apply blind. they have — long. people have to apply blind. they have no idea what information the post _ they have no idea what information the post office has got. they won't often _ the post office has got. they won't often have — the post office has got. they won't often have records of their own. when _ often have records of their own. when the — often have records of their own. when the offers come from the post office, _ when the offers come from the post office, there is no explanation for how those — office, there is no explanation for how those of us have actually been calculated — how those of us have actually been calculated. and if you want to challenge that offer, you are in a david _ challenge that offer, you are in a david and — challenge that offer, you are in a david and goliath struggle sub—post... they are against the might— sub—post... they are against the might of— sub—post... they are against the might of the post office. one of the biggest _ might of the post office. one of the biggest law firms in the country. it is almost — biggest law firms in the country. it is almost like the post office is playing — is almost like the post office is playing with loaded dice. the odds are stacked against the postmasters even when _ are stacked against the postmasters even when there try to get financial redress— even when there try to get financial redress for— even when there try to get financial redress for the incredible pain they have gone — redress for the incredible pain they have gone through. how do you address— have gone through. how do you address the inequalities? how do you address— address the inequalities? how do you address the inequalities? how do you address the inequalities? how do you address the inequalities ofjust over— address the inequalities ofjust over £1000 in legal aid against one of the _ over £1000 in legal aid against one of the biggest law firms in the country? _ of the biggest law firms in the country? what can you do about that. ——7 country? what can you do about that. --i i— country? what can you do about that. "7 i am _ country? what can you do about that. ——? i am coming to the conclusion this whole process needs taking off the post office and we need an

independent authority to process the claims, we need a legally binding timetable then becomes lord of the land, if you like. it is legally binding on the department of business to get the money out of the door within a certain time but there is a real taste for increasing the amount of legal aid available for sub—postmasters at the beginning of the process, not halfway through, which is when it kicks in at the moment. what we are finding out what we are hearing is that so many people are nowjust exhausted by this. sometimes they will be in their 70s or 80s and they will settle for anything. that's just not british justice. settle for anything. that's just not britishjustice. that's not fair. what we need is a process that is fair and fast.— what we need is a process that is fair and fast. one of the things we know that is _ fair and fast. one of the things we know that is important _ fair and fast. one of the things we know that is important is - fair and fast. one of the things we know that is important is for - fair and fast. one of the things we know that is important is for the i know that is important is for the post office to admit liability for causing bankruptcy for very specific reasons. any compensation that might come out could be eaten up by the official receiver. can you make a difference with that? brute official receiver. can you make a difference with that?— official receiver. can you make a difference with that? we can. the meite the way _ difference with that? we can. the meite the way the _ difference with that? we can. the meite the way the post _

difference with that? we can. the meite the way the post office - difference with that? we can. the meite the way the post office is i meite the way the post office is presenting itself as —— offers at the moment, it's like a riddle. it presents you with a table of numbers. it offers no explanation as to how those numbers are calculated. it doesn't offer any kind of protection for the way that payment is actually made. so, that is why so many people are finding themselves in this david and goliath struggle, after everything they have been through. it is almost like they are going through the whole kind of process of prosecution all over again. as i say, we now know that the post office knew about this scandal and the that caused it it as early as 2004. so, we are talking 20 years on and we are still at the stage where 80% of the compensation budget has not been paid out. it is just frankly unacceptable. liam b rne, just frankly unacceptable. liam byrne. mp. _ just frankly unacceptable. liam byrne, mp, chair— just frankly unacceptable. liam byrne, mp, chair of— just frankly unacceptable. liam byrne, mp, chair of the - just frankly unacceptable. liam byrne, mp, chair of the commons select committees, thank you. full coverage of that committee will be shown live this afternoon on bbc news channel. it will be a busy day in westminster. just after 20 to eight

or. johnjoins us on westminster. just after 20 to eight or. john joins us on the sofa. it is what might have been for maidstone. yes, celebration more than devastation for maidstone. they made a £700,000. it will be a huge windfall. a massive amount of money for a club of their size. george elokobi, their manager, has been at the heart of it. they brought the time together. they went out last night, losing to coventry, but they will have enjoyed it. good morning. it's been an incredible run for maidstone united. the lowest side to make it to the fifth round since the 1970's. they were still soaking it up right up after the final whistle. they were still soaking it up after the game had finished despite losing 5-0 to the game had finished despite losing 5—0 to coventry last night. the 95 places separating the teams was evident from the start. ellis seems scoring a hat—trick within half an hour. no dropped out at the final whistle. the manager and players applauded the 5000 fans who had made thejourney and applauded the 5000 fans who had made the journey and celebrated the fact that maidstone are the lowest ranked team to reach the last 16 since

blyth spartans in 1978. haven't those players, the fans and their manager, haven't they enjoyed it? you've seen it at the end there with our supporters. they didn't want the players to leave because they are super proud of our boys. also, i as the manager of the football club,, i am immensely proud of our supporters, our community, we are one. we win as a community and we lose as a community. today itjust shows you the connection we have got. it binds us for a life, we are together. we will keep going to places and keep trying and make sure that we can now recover and then cannot reflect. and back to the national league. that is our bread—and—butter. well said. you win together, you lose together. there was another hat—trick hero last night — it came in the shape ofjarrod bowen for west ham. it's his first senior hat—trick, scoring two within the first seven minutes. number three came in the second half. his achievement almost overshadowed by an absolutely fantastic strike from emerson. it finished 4—2. west ham pushing for a place in europe,

brentford just five points above the relegation zone. they will be aware of the news that came before kick—off. everton's successful appeal against their ten point deduction for breaking financial rules, which has now been reduced to six. there is still a second charge looming over the club, along with a charge against nottingham forest. they still need to be heard and settled by the end of the season. for now though, everton have moved up two places in the table, level on points with brentford. and a sense of relief following the reduction in the punishment. we love it. we are happy, aren't we? no more _ we love it. we are happy, aren't we? no more getting relegated. was that a genuine _ no more getting relegated. was that a genuine fear? yeah, of course.

it's a genuine fear? yeah, of course. it's a _ a genuine fear? yeah, of course. it's a positive. the team now, it might be a bit of impetus for them for saturday against west ham, because their heads have been a bit down. and it would be — if i was playing, i'd be the same today. how do you feel? a sense of relief, vindication? how does it feel? a sense of relief and a sense we were right. the rules they've got aren't fit for purpose. relief seems to be the overriding feeling among the everton supporters there. and yesterday we told you about golferjoe dean from sheffield, the part—time morrisons delivery driver who's just banked £170,000 after finishing runner—up at the kenya 0pen. well, despite that windfall he's told us he's not quite ready to give up the deliveryjob just yet. this season will get more busy, sort of april, i think, around that time, it should start picking up. so maybe at that point, yeah, i'll consider handing my notice in. but i'm quite stuck in my own way. so, to me, maybe going back and doing the shift here and there is not too out of the ordinary. so there you go. if you see him

delivering your groceries to your doorstep in the next few weeks, he might be able to help you with your parting or your golf swing. he could deliver golf stuff to you. that would be good, wouldn't it? here's carol with the weather. a spectacular sunrise. good morning. you're not wrong. isn't it gorgeous, this sunrise or? again, the pictures taken by our weather watchers. this one is from redcar in cleveland. look at the colours. the next one is from cornwall. again, beautiful collars. high cloud around. this is also from cornwall. herbals and pinks really standing out. we have got two weather fronts, so you are less likely to see any sunrises in the west of the country where there is more cloud and rain. we are still in the milder weather conditions along these weather fronts. as they

clear, the milder moves away, comes back tomorrow, and then as we head into towards the latter part of the week, we are all in cooler air. the wind changes to more of a north—westerly for many parts of the country. the two weather fronts are producing rain currently. slowly sinking southwards. some snow on the tops of the mountains in scotland, potentially the lake district and the pennines as well. and as these two weather fronts pushed south, any fog will lift, the frost will lift, and the cloud will continue to build. 0n the other side of the weather front build. 0n the other side of the weatherfront for build. 0n the other side of the weather front for scotland and northern ireland we are looking at bright conditions, sunshine and showers. some of the sunshine —— showers. some of the sunshine —— showers will be heavy. wintry on the mountain tops in scotland. gales across the north of scotland. blustery across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. it not as windy in the south as it was yesterday. as we had on through the evening and overnight the dregs of

that weather front porch southwards and clear, taking drizzle, party light rain with them in doing so. behind it we will see some mist and fog forming in similar areas to this morning. by the end of the night for a cloud, stronger winds, and more rain from the west. a cold night with some frost. something to bear in mind if you are hanging around outside, may be waiting for transport tomorrow morning. talking of tomorrow, this is the weather front coming in from the west, pushing eastwards. it is a warm front. milder conditions behind. followed in hot pursuit later by a cold front. they co—starred in the east, hazy sunshine. here comes the weather front bringing in the cloud and also the rain. it is going to be pushing eastwards as we go through the course of the day. and temperature —wise, we are still looking at southerly winds. seven to about 11 or 13 degrees. as we move through wednesday into thursday, the

warm front. here comes the cold front, seeking south—east which we will have the dregs of that one across england and wales through the course thursday morning. it might be slower to clear that this chart is showing. it is something we are keeping an eye on. behind it, the cooler air. showers, wintry on the tops of the hills, i towards the west, six, seven, eight or. milder conditions for a little bit longer in the far south—east. it all changes on friday when we are in that cold air. carol just went until you that cold air. caroljust went until you see who we have in the studio. wait till you see this. 0h, see this. oh, my goodness! aren't they gorgeous? d0 oh, my goodness! aren't they gorgeous?— oh, my goodness! aren't they iioreous? ., ., ., , gorgeous? do you want one? that is three so far- — gorgeous? do you want one? that is three so far. five _ gorgeous? do you want one? that is three so far. five in _ gorgeous? do you want one? that is three so far. five in total, _ gorgeous? do you want one? that is three so far. five in total, carol. - three so far. five in total, carol. what could possibly go wrong? i think everything, sal! despite their popularity among monopoly players, royals and even us presidents,

the scottish terrier has joined a growing number of british dog breeds on the kennel club's watchlist, amid fears over its dwindling numbers. not doing here, but nationally. —— dwindling. we'rejoined now by charlotte mcnamara from the organisation, alongside cath marchbank from the scottish terrier emergency rescue charity, and rescue scotties, savannah, honey, wobble, lilliebet, and mcduff. ami am i right in thinking macduff is the poppy? he am i right in thinking macduff is the poppy?— am i right in thinking macduff is the .o.. ? , , , ., , the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old. the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old- come — the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old. come today _ the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old. come today with _ the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old. come today with kath - the poppy? he is, yes. ten months old. come today with kath from - the poppy? he is, yes. ten months| old. come today with kath from the scottish terrier rescue. reallyjust to try to highlight that this really iconic breed is now the kennel club's watchlist to potentially be british vulnerable breed. what club's watchlist to potentially be

british vulnerable breed. what does that mean? — british vulnerable breed. what does that mean? how— british vulnerable breed. what does that mean? how vulnerable? - british vulnerable breed. what does that mean? how vulnerable? in - british vulnerable breed. what does i that mean? how vulnerable? in 1947, we registered — that mean? how vulnerable? in 1947, we registered almost _ that mean? how vulnerable? in 1947, we registered almost 6000 _ that mean? how vulnerable? in 1947, we registered almost 6000 of- that mean? how vulnerable? in 1947, we registered almost 6000 of these i we registered almost 6000 of these dogs. and now we're at 400 registrations a year. so we are seeing a really quite significant decline. and i think it probably just relates to people's different tastes in dogs now and the different dogs people see with their neighbours or on social media, they forget about some of these iconic breeds. ., , ., ., forget about some of these iconic breeds. ., ., ~ , forget about some of these iconic breeds. ., ., . , ., breeds. kath, you love them. why do ou love breeds. kath, you love them. why do you love them? _ breeds. kath, you love them. why do you love them? as _ breeds. kath, you love them. why do you love them? as a _ breeds. kath, you love them. why do you love them? as a child, _ breeds. kath, you love them. why do you love them? as a child, i - you love them? as a child, i couldn't _ you love them? as a child, i couldn't have _ you love them? as a child, i couldn't have my _ you love them? as a child, i couldn't have my own - you love them? as a child, i couldn't have my own dog. i you love them? as a child, i - couldn't have my own dog. i used to knock _ couldn't have my own dog. i used to knock on _ couldn't have my own dog. i used to knock on the — couldn't have my own dog. i used to knock on the neighbour's door and ask if— knock on the neighbour's door and ask if the — knock on the neighbour's door and ask if the dogs could come out to play _ ask if the dogs could come out to play. they— ask if the dogs could come out to play. they were to little scotties. it is play. they were to little scotties. it is in _ play. they were to little scotties. it is in the — play. they were to little scotties. it is in the day when people use to open _ it is in the day when people use to open their— it is in the day when people use to open their doors. we would take the do-s open their doors. we would take the dogs to— open their doors. we would take the dogs to the — open their doors. we would take the dogs to the park, the dogs would get fed up— dogs to the park, the dogs would get fed up and _ dogs to the park, the dogs would get fed up and take themselves home. so my 21st— fed up and take themselves home. so my 215t birthday, that is what i wanted — my 215t birthday, that is what i wanted i— my 215t birthday, that is what i wanted. i started with scotties. what _ wanted. i started with scotties. what is — wanted. i started with scotties. what is it— wanted. i started with scotties. what is it about scotties that makes

you love them so much? their wilfulness. _ you love them so much? their wilfulness. so _ you love them so much? their wilfulness. so wilful. - you love them so much? their wilfulness. so wilful. they - you love them so much? their wilfulness. so wilful. they lullj you love them so much? their- wilfulness. so wilful. they lull you into a _ wilfulness. so wilful. they lull you into a full— wilfulness. so wilful. they lull you into a full sense of security. sometimes they will play. they will .et sometimes they will play. they will get out _ sometimes they will play. they will get out a _ sometimes they will play. they will get out a ball, they will fetch it to you — get out a ball, they will fetch it to you. and then they will pick it up. to you. and then they will pick it u . _ , . ., , up. unpredictable. i am surprised - up. unpredictable. | i am surprised they up. unpredictable. - i am surprised they are not up. unpredictable. _ i am surprised they are not more popular. i would i am surprised they are not more popular. iwould have i am surprised they are not more popular. i would have thought they were everything that the modern dog owner wants? they look lovely, they are not too big. they have got it all. ., , ., ,. , all. yeah, they are described in their breed _ all. yeah, they are described in their breed standard _ all. yeah, they are described in their breed standard is - all. yeah, they are described in their breed standard is loyal, i their breed standard is loyal, courageous and highly intelligent. so you would think that something that people want. at what pc really is people will look at what their neighbours have come or the dogs they see on social media, and it's really important to do your research and not miss out on other breeds. we have discovered dogs coming up at crofts and people would get the opportunity to stroke some dogs,

talk to people who know these breeds. and do a little bit of research in person. so breeds. and do a little bit of research in person.- research in person. so it is basically — research in person. so it is basically what _ research in person. so it is basically what is _ research in person. so it is basically what is in - research in person. so it is. basically what is in fashion? research in person. so it is- basically what is in fashion? yes, definitely- _ basically what is in fashion? yes, definitely. driven _ basically what is in fashion? yes, definitely. driven by _ basically what is in fashion? yes, definitely. driven by what - basically what is in fashion? yes, definitely. driven by what is - basically what is in fashion? 1a: definitely. driven by what is in fashion. ., , , . ., definitely. driven by what is in fashion. ., ,, . ., , fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a fashion. that is such a shame. it is riot a way — fashion. that is such a shame. it is riot a way to _ fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a way to choose _ fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a way to choose a _ fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a way to choose a dog, - fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a way to choose a dog, is - fashion. that is such a shame. it is not a way to choose a dog, is it? it has always been the case throughout history. it has always been the case throughout histo . ., , has always been the case throughout histo . .,, ., , has always been the case throughout histo. ., , has always been the case throughout histo. history. it has always been the case but we encourage _ history. it has always been the case but we encourage people _ history. it has always been the case but we encourage people to - history. it has always been the case but we encourage people to come i but we encourage people to come along, i spent ten minutes with duffy and nobody could not fall in love with him. but you really need to go and speak to people who understand the breeds and figurative thatis understand the breeds and figurative that is absolutely right for you, for your family and for your life. don'tjust pick a dog on fashion or on what they look like. speak to experience people like kath. think about rescuing a pedigree job. experience people like kath. think about rescuing a pedigreejob. haifa about rescuing a pedigree 'ob. how many — about rescuing a pedigree job. how many rescue dogs do you have? throughout the year we have rescued and rehomed about 100. the last two years— and rehomed about 100. the last two years we _ and rehomed about 100. the last two years we were down to 50 but the numbers — years we were down to 50 but the numbers are increasing.— years we were down to 50 but the numbers are increasing. every case is different — numbers are increasing. every case is different but _ numbers are increasing. every case is different but is _ numbers are increasing. every case is different but is there _ numbers are increasing. every case is different but is there a _ numbers are increasing. every case

is different but is there a trend? i is different but is there a trend? there is a trend. as soon as the dogs _ there is a trend. as soon as the dogs have — there is a trend. as soon as the dogs have been on tv everybody rings up dogs have been on tv everybody rings up and _ dogs have been on tv everybody rings up and wants one. this breed of dog is on _ up and wants one. this breed of dog is on for— up and wants one. this breed of dog is on for everybody. sometimes you .et is on for everybody. sometimes you get people. — is on for everybody. sometimes you get people, where they have been out and bought— get people, where they have been out and bought one, spent a lot of money, — and bought one, spent a lot of money, and they feel it is not the do- money, and they feel it is not the dog for— money, and they feel it is not the dog for them. money, and they feel it is not the dog for them-— money, and they feel it is not the dog for them. money, and they feel it is not the do for them. . , ., , ., ., dog for them. why would this dog not be for ou? dog for them. why would this dog not be for you? they _ dog for them. why would this dog not be for you? they are _ dog for them. why would this dog not be for you? they are so _ dog for them. why would this dog not be for you? they are so stubborn. i be for you? they are so stubborn. the are be for you? they are so stubborn. they are very _ be for you? they are so stubborn. they are very quirky. _ be for you? they are so stubborn. they are very quirky. i'll— be for you? they are so stubborn. they are very quirky. i'll call- be for you? they are so stubborn. they are very quirky. i'll call them marmite _ they are very quirky. i'll call them marmite dogs. you love or hate them. we were _ marmite dogs. you love or hate them. we were just _ marmite dogs. you love or hate them. we were just saying it is really hard, i mean, macduff is ten months old here next to me, but he has got a face, he looks wise, he looks, dare i say it, old? they all look a similar age, dare i say it, old? they all look a similarage, even dare i say it, old? they all look a similar age, even though they are different. . ., , . , different. the characteristics, the beard, different. the characteristics, the heard the _ different. the characteristics, the beard, the eyebrows, _ different. the characteristics, the beard, the eyebrows, so i different. the characteristics, the beard, the eyebrows, so iconic. i beard, the eyebrows, so iconic. people — beard, the eyebrows, so iconic. people are _ beard, the eyebrows, so iconic. people are stopping you in the street — people are stopping you in the street. they want to meet the dogs. funny— street. they want to meet the dogs. funny you _ street. they want to meet the dogs. funny you should say that. andrew fisher has just e—mailed. he said, and my sister heather goes out for a

walk with her two scotties, she gets stopped in the park so often by people who want to stroke them that her 45 minute walk takes twice as long! her 45 minute walk takes twice as lam! �* , , ., , her 45 minute walk takes twice as long!_ maybe - her 45 minute walk takes twice as long!_ maybe because| her 45 minute walk takes twice as i long!_ maybe because they long! absolutely. maybe because they are more unusual— long! absolutely. maybe because they are more unusual now? _ long! absolutely. maybe because they are more unusual now? absolutely. i are more unusual now? absolutely. but if ou are more unusual now? absolutely. iout if you are _ are more unusual now? absolutely. but if you are thinking _ are more unusual now? absolutely. but if you are thinking about i but if you are thinking about getting a dog, utilise events like discover dogs, but also speak to people, anybody who has lived experience with that breed, really get to know what they are like. as kath said, some people love them, for other people, they might want a dog with totally different characteristics.— dog with totally different characteristics. ., characteristics. one thing that we have not discussed. _ characteristics. one thing that we have not discussed. they i characteristics. one thing that we have not discussed. they do i characteristics. one thing that we have not discussed. they do like i characteristics. one thing that we i have not discussed. they do like to buy quite a lot, don't they? thea;r buy quite a lot, don't they? they do. the buy quite a lot, don't they? they do- they are _ buy quite a lot, don't they? they do- they are a — buy quite a lot, don't they? they do. they are a good _ buy quite a lot, don't they? they do. they are a good guard i buy quite a lot, don't they? they do. they are a good guard dogs. they will alert— do. they are a good guard dogs. they will alert you. but if you train them — will alert you. but if you train them properly, they are not really yapping _ them properly, they are not really yapping dogs. them properly, they are not really yapping dogs-— them properly, they are not really i yapping dogs-_ that yapping dogs. that is the word! that is art of yapping dogs. that is the word! that is part of that. _ yapping dogs. that is the word! that is part of that, training. _ yapping dogs. that is the word! that is part of that, training. the i is part of that, training. the really important thing when you get a dog is to understand its needs and the training needs for your dog. so

again, discovered dogs, other events, or you can engage with people, understand how to train them properly and motivate them so they are not kind of board or disruptive or wanting to do those kinds of behaviours. or wanting to do those kinds of behaviours-— or wanting to do those kinds of behaviours. �* ., ., behaviours. and when we talk in the news today and _ behaviours. and when we talk in the news today and other _ behaviours. and when we talk in the news today and other media i behaviours. and when we talk in the news today and other media as i behaviours. and when we talk in the news today and other media as well| news today and other media as well about the fact that scottie dogs are on the endangered list, there is a risk that you will get an influx of demand and interest that it is managing that, isn't it, over time with the breeding? it is managing that, isn't it, over time with the breeding?— with the breeding? it is because sometimes _ with the breeding? it is because sometimes people _ with the breeding? it is because sometimes people want i with the breeding? it is because sometimes people want to i with the breeding? it is becausej sometimes people want to jump with the breeding? it is because i sometimes people want to jump on the bandwagon. they think it is an opportunity to make some more money from the _ opportunity to make some more money from the breed. we don't want to encourage — from the breed. we don't want to encourage that. we want to encourage .ood encourage that. we want to encourage good breeding. two health checks first _ good breeding. two health checks first. ., , first. the right dogs with the right and resist what _ first. the right dogs with the right and resist what we _ first. the right dogs with the right and resist what we want. i first. the right dogs with the right and resist what we want. and - first. the right dogs with the right| and resist what we want. and they are full of personality. _ and resist what we want. and they are full of personality. wobble - and resist what we want. and they} are full of personality. wobble has been hiding under the sofa. she is called wobble for a specific reason, isn't she? ,, , ,, ., , , , ., isn't she? she is. she wobbles all the time when _ isn't she? she is. she wobbles all the time when she _ isn't she? she is. she wobbles all

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good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. ongoing protests could drain police resources, risking the met�*s ability to deal with wider issues. that's the warning from the home affairs committee. the size and frequency of recent protests over the conflict in gaza were hilighted. police reps told the committee of mps that staff wellbeing was at risk, with over 4,000 rest days cancelled in a three—month period. the family of a man who was killed in a freak accident in central london last january say they are still looking for answers. 60—year—old engineer kevin holding, from beckenham, was crushed when the pop—up urinal he was working on in soho dropped suddenly. so the whole process has just been absolutely disgusting how we've been treated. for such a public incident that was completely out of my dad's control, they have just left the family just with no answers, no support, no financial support. none of the parties

have taken liability. and all we want is just answers, really. let's take a look at the tubes now. a quick look at the weather — this morning will see mist and fog lifting, leaving bright spells but cloud will thicken again later with the chance of a spot of rain in the evening. high of nine degrees celsius. i'll be back with another update in half an hour — have a lovely day. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. the former chairman of the post office speaks for the first time after being sacked in a row over compensation for wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. on the campaign trail, president biden says a ceasefire between israel and hamas could be reached by the start of next week. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. we're close — we're not done yet. my hope is by next monday we'll have a ceasefire. threats and violence while doing theirjob. should there be better protection for delivery drivers and couriers? we look at the impact of the dangers

on them and their families. it is 100 days untiljune the 6th, the 80th anniversary of d—day. there will be special commemorations here in portsmouth, staffordshire and of course in normandy. good morning. scotland and northern ireland today we have rain clearing followed by blustery showers, gales in the north. for england and wales. after a bright, cold and foggy site for some, after a bright, cold and foggy site forsome, rain after a bright, cold and foggy site for some, rain will arrive later. all the details throughout the rest of the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, the 27th february. the former post office chairman henry staunton will appear before mps later — to answer questions about compensation for victims of the horizon it scandal. it will be the first time mr staunton has spoken publicly since claiming he was told to delay pay—outs to sub—postmasters who were wrongly prosecuted — sparking a bitter row with the business secretary kemi badenoch. our business correspondent

emma simpson reports. henry staunton was sacked as post office chairman just over a year into the job. but this boardroom veteran didn't go quietly — making a series of explosive claims in a newspaper interview. the next day, the business secretary hit back, accusing him of making wild and baseless allegations. i would hope that most people reading the interview in yesterday's sunday times would see it for what it was — a blatant attempt to seek revenge, following dismissal. this has been a real war of words. a first—class row with claims and counterclaims last week — including how and why mr staunton — a city bigwig — was fired. the business and trade select committee have been looking into why so many subpostmasters are still waiting for their full and final compensation. and they've added him to the long list of witnesses today.

including several victims. tony downey�*s one of them — he ended up bankrupt after trying to keep his lake district post office afloat — spending his own savings to make up for the shortfalls. this should have been ours, our business. yesterday, he told breakfast he's only received a fraction of what he's owed. for me, at the moment, it's giving me back what they took from me. obviously, there's the money. i put 36,000 — almost 36,000 — into my post office. but then i lost my business, i lost my home, i lost my health. so when you say compensation, i mean, that's something additional to what they took. that's how i see it. it was the itv drama that [it the fuse, putting the scandal back on the agenda. and post office ltd is stealing my livelihood, my shop, my... my...myjob, my home, my life savings, my good name. alan bates, the hero who took

on the post office and won. he recently got his final offer of compensation, but it was only about a sixth of what he had requested, and is also answering questions today. yesterday, the government announced plans to try and speed up compensation — including offering higher interim payments for some of those waiting for their claims to be fully assessed, or those challenging their offers. but for many victims, the wait has gone on long enough. emma simpson, bbc news. jon has more of this morning's news. president biden has said he's hopeful a ceasefire in gaza could start by the beginning of next week. speaking to reporters at an ice cream parlour in new york, mr biden said he'd been advised that a deal to halt the fighting between israel and hamas was close, as negotiations continue in qatar. well, i hope by the beginning of the weekend.

i mean, the end of the weekend. my national security adviser tells me that we're close. we're close — we're not done yet. and my hope is, by next monday, we'll have a ceasefire. more information has been emerging about a possible ceasefire deal. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. these are the most positive comments we have had yet on the likelihood of a new deal. a reminder, really, with the location where mr biden was speaking that he is now switching into presidential campaign mode. we had been hearing that us negotiators have been pressing for a new deal to start, a pause for hostages deal, by the start of the islamic holy month of ramadan, on the 10th of march. in the last week we have these important talks that took place

involving the israelis, and also qatari and egyptian mediators, and we knew there was a new framework deal that have been taking shape. but israeli media in particular have been much less positive about the likely outcome of those talks. the us state department has also been sounding more of a note of caution, saying yesterday that what was happening now depended on hamas. the reuters news agency saying this morning that hamas is studying the new paris framework that has been put to it, and it has been quoting a senior source close to those talks giving some details about the contents, saying this involves a ito—day ceasefire, the release of israeli hostages still held in gaza in exchange for palestinian prisoners at a ratio of 1:10. and there would also be, during the pause, repairs allowed to hospitals, bakeries in gaza and a big increase in aid, so that 500 lorry loads of aid would be entering each day, according to that source. the former conservative deputy chair

lee anderson says he won't rule outjoining reform uk — after losing the party whip over comments he made about the mayor of london. appearing on gb news last night, he insisted his remarks describing sadiq khan as being controlled by islamists — were not racist. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. there does not seem to be any way back for lee anderson into the conservative party at the moment. if rishi sunak was hoping for contrition from the anderson last night, he didn't get it at all. lee anderson saying that as long as he has breath he will defend what he said about sadiq khan. it was striking that lee anderson got this sort of storm of condemnation yesterday, including from the prime minister, who said his comments were wrong and unacceptable, though he didn't want to get into the question

of whether they were islamophobic or not. lee anderson kept his silence throughout the day yesterday and then popped up on gb news, for whom he is also a paper centre, last night. let's hear some of what he had to say. i am a big believer in free speech. i admit some of my speech was a little bit clumsy at times, but my sentiment is exactly the same. we are losing control of this beautiful city to a tiny minority of extremists, and nobody seems to be doing anything about it. what lee anderson said, what he has been suspended from the conservative party four, was saying that sadiq khan, briton's most prominent muslim politician, is controlled by islamists. that is what he has been so widely condemned for. last night he tried to refocus the arguments, some would say rewrite what he said, to make it sound like something about policing of pro—palestinian protests in london recently. criticising sadiq khan for how he has handled that, given his

oversight role of the metropolitan police. on that terrain i think he has more support from conservatives. last night said jacob rees—mogg, former cabinet minister, said he thought the comments were infelicitous, basically saying they were clumsy. he was onto something with his concerns about islamist extremism in london and the policing of the protest. suella braverman also used to have a role to do with the police, and she has let it be known she thinks lee anderson's suspension was an overreaction. if lee anderson cannot nudge the debate on policing then i think he has more supporters within the conservative party. supporters within the conservative pa . . ~' , ., supporters within the conservative pa . ., ~ . supporters within the conservative pa . ., ~ .,~ supporters within the conservative party. thank you. we can talk about that riaht party. thank you. we can talk about that right nova _ the policing of pro—palestinian protests is putting forces under "unsustainable pressure" — according to a cross party committee of mps. it comes amid concerns other priorities such as neighbourhood policing will suffer as officers cover an increasing number of demonstrations. police chiefs have said that whilst events in the middle east have implications in the uk, lawful protest is a key democratic right.

two bodies have been found in the search for a tv presenter and a flight attendant in sydney. australian police believe that jesse baird and his boyfriend luke davies were shot at a house in the city before being loaded into surfboard bags and transported to a rural property. a 28—year—old serving police constable who had previously been in a relationship with baird has been charged with two counts of murder. the ministry of defence has suspended changes to the allocation of military housing following a backlash by officers. under the plans, subsidised housing would have been allocated according to the size of someone's family, rather than their rank. the defence minister said the u—turn came after listening to feedback. the chancellor should not cut taxes in next week's budget, without explaining how he'll pay for them. that's according to a leading think tank. nina has the details.

thank you. when tax cuts are announced, the public listens, which is possibly why the chancellor has hinted at this ahead of the last budget before the election. but these are strong words from the well respected institute for fiscal studies, saying if the treasury is planning to make savings through tax — without explaining how or where — then the chancellor will "lack credibility and transparency". yes, taxes are high, but so is national debt. and today the ifs also says the government is barely on course to meet its own target of making debt fall within the next 5 years. what's more, they worry that cuts would be funded by chops to public services — already under enormous pressure — and suggest if he does want to go ahead with tax cuts — then stamp duty on properties and shares would be better for the wider economy. pleasing the public, while balancing the books is a perpetual challenge for any chancellor — especially

when votes are at stake. so he has some big decisions before the budget — and just over a week to make them. thank you. here's something you don't see in the river thames every day. 0h, oh, look, that he is! he? i am cuettin. oh, look, that he is! he? i am getting- i— oh, look, that he is! he? i am getting. ithink— oh, look, that he is! he? i am getting. i think it _ oh, look, that he is! he? i am getting. i think it is _ oh, look, that he is! he? iam getting. i think it is a mum oh, look, that he is! h9? iam getting. i think it is a mum and dad and baby but i don't know —— i am guessing. volunteers from the rnli spotted a pod of dolphins in the thames near northfleet in kent. they said it was incredible to see the two adults and a calf jumping out of the water. the thames is home to 125 species of fish, marine and mammals, according to the rnli. they have sent us those great pictures. they have sent us those great ictures. , , , :,, they have sent us those great ictures. , , , :, , so pictures. they 'ust stop there. so aood. .. pictures. they 'ust stop there. so good. .. we — pictures. theyjust stop there. so good... we have _ pictures. theyjust stop there. so good... we have paused - pictures. theyjust stop there. so good... we have paused them. i pictures. theyjust stop there. so good... we have paused them. aj pictures. they just stop there. so - good... we have paused them. a great icture good... we have paused them. a great picture now. — good... we have paused them. a great picture now. here _ good... we have paused them. a great picture now, here is _ good. .. we have paused them. a great picture now, here is carol— good... we have paused them. a great picture now, here is carol with - good... we have paused them. a great picture now, here is carol with the - picture now, here is carol with the most amazing sunrise. that

picture now, here is carol with the most amazing sunrise.— most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar. most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar- it _ most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar. it is. _ most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar. it is. good— most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar. it is. good morning. - most amazing sunrise. that looks familiar. it is. good morning. ourj familiar. it is. good morning. our technical manager _ familiar. it is. good morning. our technical manager nipped - familiar. it is. good morning. our technical manager nipped out - familiar. it is. good morning. our technical manager nipped out in l technical manager nipped out in salford — technical manager nipped out in salford and took this. isn't it beautiful? look at that sky. we also have one from one of— at that sky. we also have one from one of our— at that sky. we also have one from one of our weather watchers are showing — one of our weather watchers are showing a — one of our weather watchers are showing a slightly different picture, some frost around and a bit of mist _ picture, some frost around and a bit of mist ih _ picture, some frost around and a bit of mist in dudley. we really are seeing — of mist in dudley. we really are seeing lots of different kinds of weather — seeing lots of different kinds of weather today. seeing lots of different kinds of weathertoday. rain seeing lots of different kinds of weather today. rain across scotland and ireland, that will be sinking southward through the day, eradicating the hazy sunshine we started _ eradicating the hazy sunshine we started within the south. mist and fo- started within the south. mist and fog were _ started within the south. mist and fog were left. weather fronts push southward through the course of the morning _ southward through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. bumping — morning and into the afternoon. bumping into an area of high pressure. _ bumping into an area of high pressure, continuing to weaken. the rain will— pressure, continuing to weaken. the rain will turn — pressure, continuing to weaken. the rain will turn more patchy in nature and become — rain will turn more patchy in nature and become more fragmented. we move out of— and become more fragmented. we move out of northern ireland and scotland, leaving behind its bright spetts _ scotland, leaving behind its bright spells and showers. some of the showers — spells and showers. some of the showers could be heavy and thundery with pale _ showers could be heavy and thundery with pale and wintry on higher ground — with pale and wintry on higher ground and across the far north of scotland _ ground and across the far north of scotland we have gales, blustery

across— scotland we have gales, blustery across the rest of scotland and northern — across the rest of scotland and northern england and northern ireland — northern england and northern ireland but lighter winds than yesterday as we push further south. temperatures today seven in the north _ temperatures today seven in the north to — temperatures today seven in the north to 10 — temperatures today seven in the north to 10 or 11 in belfast. through— north to 10 or 11 in belfast. through this evening and overnight our weather front continues to push steadily— our weather front continues to push steadily southwards, taking its cloud, — steadily southwards, taking its cloud, drizzle and patchy rain with it. cloud, drizzle and patchy rain with it behind — cloud, drizzle and patchy rain with it. behind it, some clear skies, then— it. behind it, some clear skies, then the— it. behind it, some clear skies, then the next weather fronts waiting in the _ then the next weather fronts waiting in the winds and that will introduce thicker— in the winds and that will introduce thicker cloud and strengthening wind _ thicker cloud and strengthening wind. where we have the brakes on the cloud _ wind. where we have the brakes on the cloud and the temperatures are low enough, that is where we will see some — low enough, that is where we will see some frost and some patchy fog which _ see some frost and some patchy fog which will _ see some frost and some patchy fog which will lift through tomorrow. bright _ which will lift through tomorrow. bright and cold start especially in eastern _ bright and cold start especially in eastern areas than that weather front, _ eastern areas than that weather front, that one front comes in, taking — front, that one front comes in, taking its— front, that one front comes in, taking its rain. it will not be a cold _ taking its rain. it will not be a cold day — taking its rain. it will not be a cold day tomorrow, temperatures are seven _ cold day tomorrow, temperatures are seven to _ cold day tomorrow, temperatures are seven to it, _ cold day tomorrow, temperatures are seven to 11, may be13 in cold day tomorrow, temperatures are seven to 11, may be 13 in northern ireland _ seven to 11, may be 13 in northern ireland as — seven to 11, may be 13 in northern ireland. as we had three thursday and a _ ireland. as we had three thursday and a cold — ireland. as we had three thursday and a cold front comes in, friday and a cold front comes in, friday and into— and a cold front comes in, friday and into the _ and a cold front comes in, friday and into the weekend it turns cotder~ — and into the weekend it turns cotder~ it _ and into the weekend it turns colder. it remains unsettled, even

through— colder. it remains unsettled, even through the weekend, and even into the start— through the weekend, and even into the start of— through the weekend, and even into the start of next week and it remains _ the start of next week and it remains nippy. thank you very much indeed for now. it's nearly 80 years since the d—day landings — when allied troops attacked german forces on the coast of northern france. injune 19114, it was the largest military naval, air and land operation ever attempted and marked the start of the campaign to liberate nazi—occupied north—west europe. breakfast�*sjohn maguire is at the d—day story museum in portsmouth. i know they are preparing to mark the anniversary in various very special ways. the anniversary in various very special ways— the anniversary in various very special ways. the anniversary in various very secialwa s. :, . ., specialways. good morning. we are 100 da s specialways. good morning. we are 100 days away _ specialways. good morning. we are 100 days away from _ specialways. good morning. we are 100 days away from june _ specialways. good morning. we are 100 days away from june the - specialways. good morning. we are 100 days away from june the 6th, i special ways. good morning. we are. 100 days away from june the 6th, the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. commemorations will take place you in portsmouth, a large event on the fifth, then things will move to normandy and they will also

be a large event in staffordshire at the national memorial arboretum. this is the memorial wall, one of the ways they raise money for the museum, by selling these bricks. family members will put the names of theirforebears, designation, regiment, squadron, their ship or whatever, and it is up way to remember and also raise money for the museum. the 80th anniversary. the 75th was an extraordinary event, five years ago! but the atf promises to be just as special. there are less veterans. anyone involved on the day. they were 16—year—olds, the youngest and i would be 96 but many of them on more than 100 years old. i want to introduce you to captain ian beattie and squadron leader luke jules from the royal air force. it promises to be a special commemoration of d—day. as current

servicemen, what to do events like this mean to you? it servicemen, what to do events like this mean to you?— this mean to you? it means everything _ this mean to you? it means everything to _ this mean to you? it means everything to me. - this mean to you? it means everything to me. it - this mean to you? it means everything to me. it is - this mean to you? it means everything to me. it is as i this mean to you? it means - everything to me. it is as relevant today— everything to me. it is as relevant today as _ everything to me. it is as relevant today as it— everything to me. it is as relevant today as it was then, chance to thank— today as it was then, chance to thank the — today as it was then, chance to thank the veterans for what they did for us _ thank the veterans for what they did for us 80 _ thank the veterans for what they did for us. 80 years of freedom for our country. _ for us. 80 years of freedom for our country. it— for us. 80 years of freedom for our country. it is— for us. 80 years of freedom for our country, it is massive. you for us. 80 years of freedom for our country, it is massive.— for us. 80 years of freedom for our country, it is massive. you both had grandfathers. _ country, it is massive. you both had grandfathers. l— country, it is massive. you both had grandfathers, i know, _ country, it is massive. you both had grandfathers, i know, who - country, it is massive. you both had grandfathers, i know, who served i grandfathers, i know, who served during the second world war, tell us about us. ma; during the second world war, tell us about us. g :, ., , :, about us. my grandfather george heaton was _ about us. my grandfather george heaton was a _ about us. my grandfather george heaton was a halifax _ about us. my grandfather george heaton was a halifax bomber- about us. my grandfather george i heaton was a halifax bomber crew. about us. my grandfather george - heaton was a halifax bomber crew. he was unfortunately shuts down. a classic— was unfortunately shuts down. a classic allo allo story, helped by french _ classic allo allo story, helped by french resistance and escape through france _ french resistance and escape through france on _ french resistance and escape through france on a _ french resistance and escape through france on a bike. a great inspiration.— france on a bike. a great insiration. :, ., ., inspiration. there are amazing stories and — inspiration. there are amazing stories and you _ inspiration. there are amazing stories and you are _ inspiration. there are amazing stories and you are telling - inspiration. there are amazing stories and you are telling me | inspiration. there are amazing - stories and you are telling me your grandfather opened up after you had been on active service in afghanistan.— been on active service in afghanistan. been on active service in afr hanistan. :, :, afghanistan. yeah, he told me the basics of his _ afghanistan. yeah, he told me the basics of his time _ afghanistan. yeah, he told me the basics of his time in _ afghanistan. yeah, he told me the basics of his time in normandy - afghanistan. yeah, he told me the l basics of his time in normandy when i basics of his time in normandy when t was _ basics of his time in normandy when t was at _ basics of his time in normandy when t was at school — basics of his time in normandy when i was at school but _ basics of his time in normandy when i was at school but it _ basics of his time in normandy when i was at school but it wasn't - basics of his time in normandy when i was at school but it wasn't until - i was at school but it wasn't until after— i was at school but it wasn't until after nav— i was at school but it wasn't until after my first _ i was at school but it wasn't until after my first tour _ i was at school but it wasn't until after my first tour in _ i was at school but it wasn't untili after my first tour in afghanistan, coming _ after my first tour in afghanistan, coming home _ after my first tour in afghanistan, coming home and _ after my first tour in afghanistan, coming home and speaking - after my first tour in afghanistan, coming home and speaking to - after my first tour in afghanistan, | coming home and speaking to him about— coming home and speaking to him about working _ coming home and speaking to him about working with _ coming home and speaking to him

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years— strong bond between us in the last years of— strong bond between us in the last years of his — strong bond between us in the last years of his life. _ strong bond between us in the last years of his life. you _ strong bond between us in the last years of his life.— years of his life. you will help us with a special— years of his life. you will help us with a special presentation - years of his life. you will help us with a special presentation in i years of his life. you will help us with a special presentation in a l with a special presentation in a couple of minutes. i'm going to introduce you to several forward, known as stanley. stan is his middle name, d—day veteran, just a young sailor injune 19114. he was 19 then. he is 98 years younger now. we will meet him in a moment but i sat down with him yesterday to hear some of his stories and i can tell you he is an incredible guy and he has incredible tales. watch this. all the way from here to the actual beach would be a roadway. 80 years on, and stan ford's recollection of the summer of 19114 is remarkable. yeah, that's an american. yeah, they're americans, yeah. here at the d—day story museum in portsmouth, he's telling me about the mulberry harbour, the vast floating pontoons used to bring the equipment ashore as the invasion progressed. stan was a 19—year—old sailor on board hms fratton when it was hit by a torpedo.

the force of the blast threw him — and the machine gun platform he was standing on — overboard. you don't hear it explode. you just get a feeling, like. and the feeling was, that was me going through the air and landing in the water. so we become detached. the gun platform, they were either bolted or welded to the steel deck, but it come apart and over it went. but i survived that. he should have been strapped to the guns. he wasn't. and as they sunk to the sea bed, stan, thankfully, floated free. the ship sunk in four minutes. gun platform and gun went straight on down. i was feeling my back, like. anyway, a little craft come by and hands come over the side

and started to pull me. you know, you put your hand up. but i was, "oh, no, oh, my back, my back." but anyway they kept pulling. got to get the guy out of the water. and as soon as they got me out of the water, they laid me down on the deck and i went off. nature put me to sleep. and i didn't wake up until i was in a field hospital, 84 general field hospital in france, a few miles in from gold beach. and that's where i come to. he'd suffered serious injuries to his spine and both legs. news had been sent ahead to his parents, but when he returned home, there was confusion about which part of his body had been wounded. i went down the front path and my mother must have seen me. she come to the front door. and she said, "you're not disfigured, you're not disfigured!"

and i said, "no, mother, i'm not." "but the letter said you had damaged cheeks." i said, "mother, it was the others!" the other cheeks? it was the other cheeks! this summer, he'll once again return to normandy and to the british memorial at gold beach. i've got 31 reasons for going back, and this is the 31 of the friends and shipmates that didn't survive. their names are among the more than 22,000 on the walls and pillars of the memorial. i go therejust and i run my hand down and pick out certain ones that was a real buddy, that i used to go shore with, like. ifind them. i find the ones that were real buddies, like, you know, and, um, that makes a difference of going there, and it is a marvellous construction.

like all the veterans of d—day and the battle for normandy, all now well into their 90s, if not older, stan says it's important to remember those who died, to honour their sacrifice, notjust for generations past, but also for generations in the future. how are you? i am good, thank you. in fine fettle- — how are you? i am good, thank you. in fine fettle. ian _ how are you? i am good, thank you. in fine fettle. ian will _ how are you? i am good, thank you. in fine fettle. ian will make - how are you? i am good, thank you. in fine fettle. ian will make a - in fine fettle. ian will make a presentation of one of these brick fronts that will go onto the memorial wall. fin fronts that will go onto the memorial wall.— fronts that will go onto the memorial wall. , ., :, memorial wall. on behalf of the r0 al memorial wall. on behalf of the royal navy. _ memorial wall. on behalf of the royal navy. the _ memorial wall. on behalf of the royal navy, the whole - memorial wall. on behalf of the royal navy, the whole country i memorial wall. on behalf of the i royal navy, the whole country and owe you _ royal navy, the whole country and owe you a — royal navy, the whole country and owe you a big thank you and this is a small— owe you a big thank you and this is a small token of our appreciation for everything you have done, giving our freedom for the last eight years — our freedom for the last eight years. thank you very much. it is a

treat years. thank you very much. it is a great honour— years. thank you very much. it is a great honour to _ years. thank you very much. it is a great honour to receive _ years. thank you very much. it is a great honour to receive something | great honour to receive something like this. i never dreamt it —— back at the last 80 years in my name on a plaque in portsmouth is a great honour. i really appreciate it, on behalf of my family, what everybody has been saying, doing to keep your feet in, it is a great honour for has been saying, doing to keep your feet in, it is a great honourfor me to be in this situation at this great age. it to be in this situation at this great age-— to be in this situation at this arreatae. ,:, ., ., pk great age. it is a great age, 98. i said in the — great age. it is a great age, 98. i said in the film _ great age. it is a great age, 98. i said in the film a _ great age. it is a great age, 98. i said in the film a couple - great age. it is a great age, 98. i said in the film a couple of- great age. it is a great age, 98. i l said in the film a couple of minutes ago your memory seems to be as sharp as ever. ~ , , :, ., , as ever. well... yes, my mother was as ever. well... yes, my mother was a treat as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person- _ as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person. she _ as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person. she built _ as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person. she built up - as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person. she built up a - as ever. well... yes, my mother was a great person. she built up a big - a great person. she built up a big family. eight boys and two girls and we were a big happy bunch and i unfortunately am the only one that survived of the whole family. there

is a time when i will have loved my siblings and my mother and father to be here but knowing that day back at the christian traditions i know they are looking down on me.— are looking down on me. seven brothers served _ are looking down on me. seven brothers served in _ are looking down on me. seven brothers served in the - are looking down on me. seven brothers served in the war. - are looking down on me. sevenj brothers served in the war. and are looking down on me. seven - brothers served in the war. and one was an ambulance _ brothers served in the war. and one was an ambulance driver, _ brothers served in the war. and one was an ambulance driver, a - was an ambulance driver, a terrifying job for him to be doing. gentleman, to spend time with veteran, to hear some of his stories, i knew you were speaking fondly about your grandfathers but what does it mean to thank them, commemorate what they did? it is really gratifying to have you here, especially — really gratifying to have you here, especially on _ really gratifying to have you here, especially on this _ really gratifying to have you here, especially on this 80th _ really gratifying to have you here, i especially on this 80th anniversary and a _ especially on this 80th anniversary and a like — especially on this 80th anniversary and a like yourself _ especially on this 80th anniversary and a like yourself are _ especially on this 80th anniversary and a like yourself are a _ especially on this 80th anniversary and a like yourself are a link- especially on this 80th anniversary and a like yourself are a link back. and a like yourself are a link back to our— and a like yourself are a link back to our previous _ and a like yourself are a link back

to our previous generation. - to our previous generation. everyhody_ to our previous generation. everybody in _ to our previous generation. everybody in the _ to our previous generation. everybody in the nation - to our previous generation. - everybody in the nation uniting behind — everybody in the nation uniting behind a — everybody in the nation uniting behind a common— everybody in the nation uniting behind a common cause - everybody in the nation uniting behind a common cause on - everybody in the nation uniting i behind a common cause on that everybody in the nation uniting - behind a common cause on that day. it is behind a common cause on that day. it is a _ behind a common cause on that day. it is a real— behind a common cause on that day. it is a real honour— behind a common cause on that day. it is a real honour to— behind a common cause on that day. it is a real honour to be _ behind a common cause on that day. it is a real honour to be here. - behind a common cause on that day. it is a real honour to be here. inie- it is a real honour to be here. we talked it is a real honour to be here. talked yesterday about how it is a real honour to be here.“ talked yesterday about how important it is notjust to look back but to look forward, the new education centre is being built at the normandy memorial. what does that mean to you? it is normandy memorial. what does that mean to you?— mean to you? it is a climax, really the final thing _ mean to you? it is a climax, really the final thing that _ mean to you? it is a climax, really the final thing that they _ mean to you? it is a climax, really the final thing that they needed i mean to you? it is a climax, really the final thing that they needed to be put together because i got three lots of great grandson is and i know they would do their duty when the time comes that i would rather that they were not put us through something like that. i take every opportunity if i can speak to a class of children, which i will be doing injune, to repeat the same message. take it on board, what

these people have done for you. and just take the message and spread it around, talk about it, talk about it. don't let it be forgotten. don't let it be forgotten. some 22,000 names, 22,1100 names on those pillows in normandy and like i said, long may they stand —— on those pillars. for future generations to go and see it and appreciate it and work to keep the peace, keep the peace. defer? keep the peace, keep the peace. very wise words. — keep the peace, keep the peace. very wise words, gentlemen. literally from the horse's mouth, as it were. a huge honour to meet you here and it is a _ a huge honour to meet you here and it is a real— a huge honour to meet you here and it is a real link back to our grandfathers, the sacrifices they gave _ grandfathers, the sacrifices they gave the — grandfathers, the sacrifices they gave the inspiration for the generation of today. not a lot more

to say _ generation of today. not a lot more to say. thank you. find generation of today. not a lot more to say. thank you.— to say. thank you. and very well said. important, _ to say. thank you. and very well said. important, do _ to say. thank you. and very well said. important, do you - to say. thank you. and very well said. important, do you agree, | to say. thank you. and very well| said. important, do you agree, to keepin said. important, do you agree, to keep in commemorating? as stan was saying, forfuture keep in commemorating? as stan was saying, for future generations to understand what they did. defer? understand what they did. very difficult to forget _ understand what they did. very difficult to forget but _ understand what they did. very difficult to forget but as veterans a-e. difficult to forget but as veterans age talk— difficult to forget but as veterans age. talk about those lessons, do not forget — age. talk about those lessons, do not forget and we commemorate this year on _ not forget and we commemorate this year on year. we not forget and we commemorate this year on year-— year on year. we will have a chance to ut on year on year. we will have a chance to put on a — year on year. we will have a chance to put on a plaque _ year on year. we will have a chance to put on a plaque within _ year on year. we will have a chance to put on a plaque within the - to put on a plaque within the school, within this complex, their experiences. their experiences that the children can read so that they can appreciate. the children can read so that they can appreciate-— the children can read so that they can appreciate. thank you all very much for being — can appreciate. thank you all very much for being here _ can appreciate. thank you all very much for being here this - can appreciate. thank you all very| much for being here this morning. can appreciate. thank you all very i much for being here this morning. it was a special moment. i was worried about your cheeks getting red in the cold. laughter i'll tell you after! laughter i'lltell ou after! :, laughter i'lltell ouafter! :, i'll tell you after! you can tell them about — i'll tell you after! you can tell them about that _ i'll tell you after! you can tell them about that later. -

i'll tell you after! you can tell them about that later. thank| i'll tell you after! you can tell - them about that later. thank you very much indeed. from portsmouth, lots of commemorations, special events over the next couple of months building up to things on it during the fifth and june the 6th. from here in portsmouth, back to you. thank you so much and thank you to stand. what an amazing guy, a wonderful opportunity to hear from him —— thank you to stan. talk about it, he said. we him -- thank you to stan. talk about it. he said-— it, he said. we could learn a lot from him. _ it, he said. we could learn a lot from him, stan _ it, he said. we could learn a lot from him, stan would - it, he said. we could learn a lot from him, stan would never- it, he said. we could learn a lot - from him, stan would never slouch. i didn't slouch! i am in trouble this morning. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and michelle. sit up straight! coming up... energy bills are set to drop by £238 in a matter of months. but with debts spiralling, millions are struggling to heat their homes. finance expert laura pomfret explains the support you can get now. thousands of people only have a few days left to claim £150,

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and dragon sara davies is no stranger to the pressure of a boardroom, but she shares how a trek across the arctic for comic relief nearly pushed her to breaking point. she's back and warming up with a brew! it was some challenge. lovely to see you, it was some challenge. lovely to see you. are _ it was some challenge. lovely to see you. are you — it was some challenge. lovely to see you, are you all right? i it was some challenge. lovely to see you, are you all right?— you, are you all right? i have all the gossip _ you, are you all right? i have all the gossip for — you, are you all right? i have all the gossip for you! _ see you at 9:30. i love that she is keeping her coat on, great idea. fire i love that she is keeping her coat on. great idea-— i love that she is keeping her coat on, great idea. are good to see you back safely- — on, great idea. are good to see you back safely. thank _ on, great idea. are good to see you back safely. thank you. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. ongoing protests could drain police resources, risking the met�*s ability to deal with wider issues. that's the warning from the home affairs committee. the size and frequency of recent protests over the conflict in gaza were highlighted. police reps told the committee of mps that staff wellbeing was at risk, with over 4,000 rest days cancelled over a three month period to ensure protests could be policed safely.

the family of a man, who was killed in a freak accident in central london lastjanuary, say they are still looking for answers. 60—year—old engineer kevin holding, from beckenham, was crushed when the pop up urinal he was working on in soho dropped suddenly. his daughter has criticised a lack of communication from the authorities. so the whole process has just been absolutely disgusting how we've been treated. for such a public incident that was completely out of my dad's control, they have just left the family just with no answers, no support, no financial support. none of the parties have taken liability. and all we want is just answers, really. after months of poor performance, network rail has announced improvements will be made on the route between

london paddington and reading, which is used by great western and elizabeth line services. it follows an incident last december, when broken wires left thousands of commuters stranded and having to walk by the tracks to safety. the recovery plan will take a year and a half, with much of the work done at night. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's are minor delays on the bakerloo line. there's a good service on the tubes so far this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning. temperatures widely in low single figures. one or two mist and fog pataches as well, but some hazy brightness, cloud increasing as we head further through the day. any mist and fog will start to lift, that cloud moving in from the west, so we lose any hazy sunny spells to thicker cloud. should be largely dry, maybe one or two spots of rain. temperatures getting up to nine celsius. a south—westerly breeze developing today. we have lost yesterday's chilly north—easterly. overnight tonight further patchy rain potentially to start with. that should clear, cloud breaks, again, some mist and fog patches. minimum down to two celsius. a chilly start tomorrow.

front moving through, quite a similar start tomorrow morning. one or two mist and fog patches around, they were lift and then the cloud increases. we'll see further spells of rain as we head through tomorrow afternoon and into wednesday evening. temperatures tomorrow a little less cold at 11 celsius. it will stay pretty unsettled for the rest of this week, further outbreaks of rain. the first day of meteorological spring on friday, and it's getting chillier. a first—edition harry potter novel that was bought for 13p almost 30 years ago, has sold at auction for £11,000. the uncorrected proof copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone was bought in 1997 from a second—hand shop. the seller bought it when she was 26 and lived in crystal palace. you can read more about that story on our website. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. have a lovely day. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast

withjon kay and sally nugent. good morning. there are calls for delivery drivers to be given greater protection on their rounds following a rise in threats and attacks made against them. nina has been looking into this for us. good morning. when you go to work one of the basics you should expect is to feel safe and protected. that has not been happening for all of these drivers. we have reported a lot on the rise in abuse directed towards retail workers. now we are hearing reports of similar dangers to delivery drivers and couriers. it is not one in five home delivery drivers have been attacked or threatened by the public in some way. and if he had of christmas last year, 86% of amazon drivers said that they were at risk of harm, or putting others at risk of harm because of the pressures and conditions of the role. the issue hasn't gone away. so, in march last

year, a man was jailed for 13 and a half years for stealing a delivery van and seriously injuring its driver. in february of this year, another driver was pulled from his van and attacked in derbyshire. and in edinburgh, the issue has become so widespread that drivers have labelled danger zones to avoid these attacks. now the relatives of a man murdered while out delivering in cardiff are calling for a couriers to have better protection. this is mark laing, who was run over when his own van was stolen last year and his own van was stolen last year and his killer is serving a life sentence for murder. kayleigh thomas has been speaking with his family. you don't expect that your dad goes out to work to deliver parcels and he's not coming home. last december, cara and elena lang were in court to see their father's killer sentenced. christopher el gifari was given life after he stole mark lang's van and ran him over with it.

obviously, we've got plenty of memories, but the first thing i hear is his laugh. he loved his work. he loved the people that were included in his work, the people that he'd met. he used to carry treats in his pocket for the dogs. although he loved hisjob, mark lang's daughters say it was stressful. he worked a lot. he did work a lot. he put a lot of hours, a lot of hours into it. and he talked about how he was always busy, how he was literally on the go all day. there is a relentless amount - of pressure to continue delivering, delivering, delivering, delivering. and the more they do, _ the more they're expected to do. what we don't want to see is - a continuance of employers perhaps putting profits before people. when you look at what happened to mark lang, he paid the - ultimate price just- for being a delivery driver. mark lang's daughters also want changes, including better training and fewer parcels to deliver in one shift. every delivery driver woman out there has a family, and ijust think

at the end of the day, like, people say, yourjob's yourjob, but... yeah, it's not worth losing your life over. as they remember their dad, cara and elena don't want any other family to go through what they have. you see delivery drivers and theyjust quickly pop out. you know, they are literally out of their vans for like, two seconds, if that. now, obviously, when i do see anybodyjust leaving the keys in the ignition, i kind of get a little bit of like anxiety, a little bit... don't do that. ..please don't do that, because it's really not worth it. because it takes not even probably not even a minute. so you only need somebody watching and it takes seconds. thank you to mark's family for speaking to our reporter kayley thomas. when we contacted evri, the company mark worked for, they told us that they take driver welfare incredibly seriously, and that personal safety measures are included in staff training.

we also contacted other major delivery firms about the issues drivers have raised. ups said it took the safety of its staff very seriously, while amazon told us, "training is provided to all drivers." yodel said it wouldn't be commenting and we had no response from dpd or royal mail. what has been interesting is we heard from a delivery driver at this morning who e—mailed to say that over two days of training he was told if he was robbed while out and about on thejob, told if he was robbed while out and about on the job, to lead the outcome goal. he may then be personally charged for the missing item. you could see how that could put them in a different position. he moved to another company hoping things would be better but got no safety training. you can see how these drivers are heading out to work not necessarily feeling safe or protective. indeed. thank you. 20 to nine. the welsh governments handling

of the pandemic will be under the spotlight over the next three weeks, as the covid inquiry begins its hearings in cardiff. many bereaved families had called for a separate welsh inquiry, but the outgoing first minister mark drakeford insisted his colleagues' actions should be considered in relation to the rest of the uk. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. the pandemic reached every corner of the country. in wales, the response brought lockdowns that lasted longer than the rest of the uk. we have now reached the difficult decision to introduce a two week firebreak. mark drakeford's labour government earned a reputation for caution. but were its decisions well thought out? did they help or hinder the health service? i love that photograph though. that was a photoshoot that we did together. miranda lost her aunt, her uncle and her 94—year—old grandmother to covid. pearl higgins was admitted to hospital after a stroke. she picked up coronavirus on the wards and was cut off from herfamily, who,

unable to see her, were told pearl wouldn't be granted intensive care. miranda says they're still traumatised. it can't be for nothing, you know? we cannot experience this again. future generations cannot go through what we have been through, and i think we've all been traumatised as a result of that. we still have nightmares. it's nearly four years since covid reached wales, but some are still living with the consequences. sarah was working as a community midwife when she became ill in march 2020, the start of what became long covid. she feels nhs staff weren't protected, the impact of the pandemic still not fully recognised. every day i don't work, i don't really go out on my own. i go once a week to get my hair washed and dried because my hands — i can'tjust do it any more.

i can't hold my hands above my head for that long to dry my hair, and i can't use a brush for long enough in my hands because it's too painful. by coming to wales, baroness hallett hope she'll show she's listening to all those whose lives were changed by the pandemic, and hold to account those who shaped wales. hywel griffith, bbc news. it is 8:42am. john is here with the sport. it is the end of the line for maidstone. the dream run for maidstone is over. £700,000 they are expected to walk away with. great celebrations despite losing to coventry 5—0 last night. we have loved following them. good morning. one of the players summed it up saying they've never been this happy after a 5—0 loss. the 95 places separating them and coventry was evident from the start. ellis simms scoring a hat—trick within little more than half an hour.

but there were no dropped heads at the final whistle, the manager and players applauded the 5,000 fans who'd made the journey, and celebrated the fact that maidstone are the lowest ranked team to reach the last 16 since blyth spartans in 1978. the fifth round continues tonight. there are three more games. manchester city manager pep guardiola says they're going for it once again, as they attempt to repeat last season's treble. they're away to luton, then it's the manchester derby at the weekend, followed by their next champions league fixture against fc copenhagen. the business end of the season. guardiola says it's his favourite time of the year. playing every game i have the feeling that if you lose, bye—bye. so it's so nice. for me, september, i october, that you see the expectations far, far away. so in that moment, you don'tl

have to think about any titles. a worrying sign when they feel like they are just getting going, manchester city. there was a timely hat—trick for a jarrod bowen of west ham, who will be hoping to earn a spotin ham, who will be hoping to earn a spot in the england squad this summerfor the upcoming european summer for the upcoming european championship. summerfor the upcoming european championship. two of his goals came against brentford, his third in the second half might. therefore it was an absolutely brilliant strike which came from team—mate emerson as west ham beat brentford 14—2. it leaves them posing for a place in europe. brentford just five points above the relegation zone. and for brentford the news won't be lost that relegation rivals everton have been successful in their appeal against their ten point deduction for breaking financial rules. it has been reduced to six point four now. they move up two places in the table, level on points with brentford. everton saying they were satisfied with the outcome. andy murray says he's going to give the last few months

he has left of his tennis career, everything he's got. his comments came after beating canada's denis shapavalov at the dubai championships, in what was his 500th career win on the hard courts, joining roger federer, novak djokovic, rafa nadal and andre agassi to achieve that feat. like, i obviously still love competing, i still love the game. but yeah, it gets obviously harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys and to keep your body fit and fresh. so, yeah, not easy. i probably don't have too long left, but i will do as best i can these last few months, yeah. mixed fortunes overnight though for two more british men over at the mexico open overnight. jack draper beat seventh seed tommy paul to reach the last 16, but dan evans is out. he lost in three sets to world number 17 ben shelton. good news though british women's number one katie boulter. she cruised past ukrainian lesia tsurenko in straight sets at the san diego open. boulter will face brazilian beatriz haddad maia in the second round.

i know it feels like we are poring over every word andy worry says at the moment, but with the career he has had and everything is given to british tennis, we work we want to know when it is going to end and potentially how he's going to do it. and in what manner that will be. but how can we know if he doesn't? he doesn't know. who knows? has he got a plan? surely he has. he must do. earlier we showed you the view over the studio here at salford quays this morning. many of you have sent us your own sunrises, this image was sent in by nicola chapel in burtonwood, warrington. elsewhere, lesley hunter sent us this view of northumberland. it is the whole stretch of the country. this one is in cornwall. thank you to claire connor for sending that in. lam iamjust i am just slightly alarmed by the

red sky in the morning thing. well, carol will tell us whether or not we need to be alarmed. good morning. red sky in the morning shepherd's warning. we have two weather fronts sinking south at the moment. i will contrast these beautiful sunrise pictures with belfast. this is from one of our weather watchers pictures. a lot of cloud as the weather front continues to drift steadily south—east, taking some rain. where we have the cloud, and where we have got some rain in the northern half of the country this morning, this is where we have the highest temperatures. in the south where we have got the sunrises, we have got some frost, some patchy fog, and it's considerably colder. these are the two weather fronts, both of them sinking south. look at the squeeze on the isobars are across northern scotland in particular. here, we are looking at girls. as the weather front six south it takes the milder air. then it turns colder as a cold

front sinks southwards. the wind changes tomorrow. a northerly component. you will notice that right the way through until monday. on the radar you can see where we have got our two weather front tos. sam hill snow across scotland, the pennines, the lake district, and as this sinks southwards, it will eradicate the hazy sunshine we are starting with. the cloud will continue to build and the rain will turn patchy. for northern ireland some —— scotland and northern ireland, brighter conditions with showers. some of those showers will be heavy, blustery and thundery, and wintry on the hills in the highlands. temperatures six to 10 degrees. as we move through the evening and overnight, the dregs of that weather front clearly south—east of england. taking the cloud, the patchy light rain and drizzle with it. behind we are likely to see mist and fog patches forming in the south—east. parts of the midlands, east anglia, yorkshire

and lincolnshire as well. by the end of the night another weather front would bring in strengthening winds, thickening cloud and some rain. it is where we have the holes in the cloud overnight we will have the lowest temperatures. this is where we are expecting some frost. as we head off from wednesday to thursday, you can see how this weather front pushes steadily towards the east. and it's this weather front later on wednesday into thursday that would bring in the colder conditions. we start with frost and fog on wednesday morning, some hazy sunshine. a weather front coming into the west. that pushes rain from the west towards the east. remember, it is a warm front, and that is reflected in the temperatures. the wind direction are still coming up from the south. these are the temperatures. top temperature up to 13 degrees. then it all changes because one front goes away, this cold front sinks south, and behind it we import colder conditions. we start with the cloud and rain across england and wales. here it will be

comparatively mild. the cold air settling in in the north, meaning the showers will be increasingly wintry, particularly on higher ground. these are the temperatures. six to about 8 degrees, ten in the south—east. we have lost the 13. as we go into the rest of the week, it is still going to be quite cold. thank you. i think! maybe not. as well as those lovely sunrise pictures you sent us this morning, we have also had hundreds of pictures of scottie dogs. apparently the breed is under threat. the kennel club have said it is in danger. not according to our inbox. we will bring you some of those before the end of the show. some are very cute. its remembered as one of the most exciting music movements of the 20th century — and now, more than 50 years since it all began at the wigan casino — northern soul is back. the new northern soul orchestrated

tour promises to transport audiences back to that time, inspired by the northern soul prom. at the proms last year, you might remember we talked about it. it has been huge. millions of people applied it. this is what it looked like. # four, i've never, everfelt like this. # all i can say is mama, give me some more. # are turning my heart up. # are turning my heart up. # turning my heartbeat up. # turning my heartbeat up. # you're turning my heartbeat up. # you're turning my heartbeat up. # turning my heartbeat up. # turning my heartbeat up. # turning my heartbeat up. you're turning my heartbeat up. # i couldn't kiss that girl to save my soul.

# because i need you. # because i need you. # i need you so bad # because i need you. # i need you so had now. # i need you so had now. # little people were running all around. # never knowing why... northern soul of the proms last summer. joining us now is the creator of northern soul orchestrated, stuart maconie. you helped curated, didn't you? yeah, curated by myself and one other person will stop it was a collective triumph. the singers, the bbc concert orchestra. you collective triumph. the singers, the bbc concert orchestra.— collective triumph. the singers, the bbc concert orchestra. you are a bit nervous about _ bbc concert orchestra. you are a bit nervous about it _ bbc concert orchestra. you are a bit nervous about it when _ bbc concert orchestra. you are a bit nervous about it when you _ bbc concert orchestra. you are a bit nervous about it when you talked i nervous about it when you talked about it last year? i nervous about it when you talked about it last year?— about it last year? i wasn't nervous- — about it last year? i wasn't nervous- l _ about it last year? i wasn't nervous. i knew _ about it last year? i wasn't nervous. i knew the - about it last year? i wasn't nervous. i knew the music| about it last year? i wasn't - nervous. i knew the music was great and i knew the bbc concert orchestra and i knew the bbc concert orchestra and the scenes would be great. but i wondered if the records are so vibrant and exciting and have so much energy, how do you trap

lightning in a bottle? do you know what i mean? could we reproduce it live? will it sanitise it somehow? i needn't have worried. it was an absolute triumph. everyone who's there, the millions of people who have watched it since, will agree it was a night to remember. what have watched it since, will agree it was a night to remember. what was it like beini was a night to remember. what was it like being in — was a night to remember. what was it like being in the _ was a night to remember. what was it like being in the room? _ like being in the room? extraordinary. towards the end people said i looked quite emotional and i was. towards the end i realised the whole of the royal albert hall was on its feet. the whole of it. that audience was comprised of people who love northern soul and people who didn't know the first thing about northern soul, a proms audience, essentially. and ijust thought it soul, a proms audience, essentially. and i just thought it was, soul, a proms audience, essentially. and ijust thought it was, the collective sense of joy and ijust thought it was, the collective sense ofjoy in the room was amazing. i walked out from backstage into the actual hall during the night. and it was a goose pimple moment. ads, during the night. and it was a goose pimple moment-— during the night. and it was a goose --imle moment. : :, :, , pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're — pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're taking _ pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're taking it _ pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're taking it to _ pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're taking it to the _ pimple moment. a moment to remember. and now you're taking it to the next - and now you're taking it to the next level? . and now you're taking it to the next level? :, . :, and now you're taking it to the next level? :, _, :, ., , level? yeah come on the night, as soon as we — level? yeah come on the night, as soon as we finished _ level? yeah come on the night, as soon as we finished the _ level? yeah come on the night, as soon as we finished the initial- soon as we finished the initial reaction backstage, we have to do this again. so we are. we are doing

it five more times at least, i hope. it is now in wolverhampton on the 24th of april. i it is now in wolverhampton on the 24th of april-— 24th of april. i love what you said about northern _ 24th of april. i love what you said about northern soul. _ 24th of april. i love what you said about northern soul. you - 24th of april. i love what you said about northern soul. you say - 24th of april. i love what you said i about northern soul. you say there are very few people who are immune to it. . . , are very few people who are immune to it. , :, , ., are very few people who are immune to it. , ., , ., ~' to it. explain why that is? i think there is something _ to it. explain why that is? i think there is something about - to it. explain why that is? i think there is something about these i there is something about these records. they are short records. there are 36 of them in the prom and the live shows. it is notjust about youth. it is about the drama of being alive, romance, heartbreak, hard times, it's music that is warm and humid and dramatic. the tunes are great. perfect for dancing too. i find are great. perfect for dancing too. ifind it are great. perfect for dancing too. i find it hard to believe are great. perfect for dancing too. ifind it hard to believe many people can resist the allure of northern soul. it people can resist the allure of northern soul.— people can resist the allure of northern soul. it is the people's music, it northern soul. it is the people's music. it is _ northern soul. it is the people's music, it is bottom _ northern soul. it is the people's music, it is bottom up, - northern soul. it is the people's music, it is bottom up, not- music, it is bottom up, not top—down? music, it is bottom up, not top-down?— music, it is bottom up, not top-down? music, it is bottom up, not to-down? ~ , , , ,. top-down? absolutely. this is music made in black— top-down? absolutely. this is music made in black working _ top-down? absolutely. this is music made in black working class - made in black working class communities in the 60s in america, places like detroit and new york, that transferred to mainly the industrial north and midlands of britain in the 19705, when people are equally having a hard time.

there is a sense of kinship in those committees. i there is a sense of kinship in those committees-— there is a sense of kinship in those committees. i wonder if that is why it is resonating _ committees. i wonder if that is why it is resonating now? _ committees. i wonder if that is why it is resonating now? lots - committees. i wonder if that is why it is resonating now? lots of - committees. i wonder if that is why| it is resonating now? lots of people struggling with the cost of living and stuff. is that the backdrop? it could well be. when times are tough people need the collective release of the dance floor, the club, even in their own homes. we saw that night that people, the appetite was amazing. it is that kind of music. it is an ecstatic music. you mentioned _ it is an ecstatic music. you mentioned the _ it is an ecstatic music. you mentioned the bbc- it is an ecstatic music. you mentioned the bbc orchestra, how amazing they are. how did they react to this, and obviously you said they want to do it again, but were you surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well, i surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well. i knew — surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well, i knew they'd _ surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well, i knew they'd be _ surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well, i knew they'd be good! - surprised by that enthusiasm? yeah, well, i knew they'd be good! the - surprised by that enthusiasm? .e—u well, i knew they'd be good! the bbc are a wonderful organisation that employs talented people! i didn't realise they would take it up with such gusto. some of them said they were buzzing. thank you for giving us this music to play. i think quite a lot of them were northern soul fans but they don't get a chance to play it. those records, the northern soul records, the originals, are

full of orchestras, strings, and brass. it did suited perfectly. but i wasn't sure how well it could be recreated. or —— let's face it, and the venerable stage of the albert hall. ~ ,:, the venerable stage of the albert hall. ,. , :, hall. we saw some pictures from wi . an hall. we saw some pictures from wigan casino- — hall. we saw some pictures from wigan casino. the _ hall. we saw some pictures from wigan casino. the other - hall. we saw some pictures from wigan casino. the other places l hall. we saw some pictures from i wigan casino. the other places you go to, wolverhampton, london, manchester, sheffield, gateshead, how important are the venues, the places, the cities you have picked for this? we places, the cities you have picked for this? ~ . places, the cities you have picked for this? ~ :, :, :, :, for this? we are doing the london show at the _ for this? we are doing the london show at the royal _ for this? we are doing the london show at the royal festival - for this? we are doing the london show at the royal festival hall, i show at the royal festival hall, which is great. the other shows are around the north and midlands, the heartlands of northern soul. we begin in wolverhampton, which had a legendary northern soul club called the catacombs. these are the kind of places. that sadly burned down in the 19805, so we won't be going there, which is a shame because i am from wigan. we are taking it to do through the heartland of northern soul. one would hope we would go other places too. talk soul. one would hope we would go other places too.— other places too. talk to me about the dancing? _ other places too. talk to me about the dancing? everybody _ other places too. talk to me about the dancing? everybody normally i the dancing? everybody normally associated with _ the dancing? everybody normally associated with this _ the dancing? everybody normally associated with this very - the dancing? everybody normally associated with this very athletic| associated with this very athletic dancing. there are many different

styles of northern soul dancing. people like to float. some people like it more as an athletic pursuit. i noticed a few people at the royal albert hall, the gentle man you're seeing there, i don't do that much any more. a team of attendance would be waiting —— leading me away to waiting paramedics! there were a lot of young people in the audience. i'm hoping that happens again. it is a baton. it gets handed again. people here these records. they hear their mum and dad to play them. they think, what is this great music? it is impossible music to be immune to. totally. we were talking about some of the dancing yesterday on the programme because the actor vicky mcclure and her husband johnny owen are launching day discos for older people who maybe don't want to stay out at night to light, you can dance on boogie during the day? in out at night to light, you can dance on boogie during the day?- on boogie during the day? in some wa s, this on boogie during the day? in some ways. this was _ on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the _ on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the antithesis - on boogie during the day? in some ways, this was the antithesis of i ways, this was the antithesis of that. we didn't start until 11 and

you stayed up until eight or. there are a lot of daytime discos. a lot of old they ares and all—nighters. i recently went to one in blackpool for the 50th anniversary of wigan casino. there are no rules. however you want to come to this music is fine. it isjoyful. even when it is about heartbreak in hard times, there is a joy in it. it is about there is a joy in it. it is about the joy there is a joy in it. it is about thejoy and drama of being alive, being human. find the joy and drama of being alive, being human-— being human. and you can't be persuaded _ being human. and you can't be persuaded to _ being human. and you can't be persuaded to do _ being human. and you can't be persuaded to do a _ being human. and you can't be persuaded to do a little - being human. and you can't be| persuaded to do a little dance? being human. and you can't be - persuaded to do a little dance? no, i have persuaded to do a little dance? no, i have been — persuaded to do a little dance? iifr, i have been doing one. you have to wait for the shows.— i have been doing one. you have to wait for the shows. always lovely to have ou wait for the shows. always lovely to have you had- _ wait for the shows. always lovely to have you had. thank— wait for the shows. always lovely to have you had. thank you. _ wait for the shows. always lovely to have you had. thank you. good - wait for the shows. always lovely to | have you had. thank you. good luck. it looks pretty. tickets for northern soul orchestrated go on sale on thursday at 9am. stay with us, headlines coming up.

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could happen as early as monday. throughout the day here on bbc news we'll be hearing about life in gaza — beginning with a man who lost more than 100 relatives in a single strike. she knew she would die. and she asked me to forgive her for anything bad she might have ever done to me. i told her there was no need to say that. and that was the last call between us. what's next for suspended tory mp lee anderson after the sadiq khan islamist claims? he says he won't "rule out" joining reform uk. police in australia searching for two men believed to have been murdered by a police officer find two bodies. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war, where president biden has said he hopes a ceasefire in gaza could

start by the beginning of next week. reuters news agency says hamas has received a draught proposal