'to come forward, around the river to come forward, saying the decline in the health of this river is linked to the rise in chicken production. the princess of wales is pictured for the first time since the controversy surrounding her mother's day photograph. nearly £16,000 a year, that is how much you might be paying for your infant's place in nursery. cuts are going up, the number of spots is going up, the number of spots is going down. it's nice to be even more extraction, we will take a look. in sport, the latest punishment for breaching premier league spending rules — nottingham forest are hit with a four—point penalty that leaves them in the relegation zone. if i do an interview, the question is, why you? with respect, you know how people see you. spell it out. randy andy. the story behind the scoop — we speak to the stars of the drama that tells the story behind that prince andrew interview.

good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south—west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government's nature watchdog, natural england, said the river's health was declining — with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected — but the food producer being targeted says it isn't supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england's favourite river, and now it's like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his coracle out on the river wye.

if you'd have come here four years ago and we'd have been stood here, you could have seen the bottom of the river right the way across. people'd shout from the bank to me and i'd encourage them down and show them how to paddle a coracle. it broughtjoy notjust to me, but to lots of people. but the joy for pete has gone. the declining health of the river means going out just isn't fun any more. it feeds my anxiety, my depression. it's damaging for my mental health. rather than coming off the river with a big grin and taking lots and lots of photos, which i then share — instead of that, i'm coming off angry. angry with who? angry with the people polluting the river. so who's to blame? these guys are at least part of the problem — the last decade has seen a massive expansion in chicken farming near the wye... ..and that means lots of chicken poo. and if too much of that is spread on fields as fertiliser, it runs off into the river,

and can turn it green. the use of huge industrial chicken sheds helps keep prices down at the supermarket. but with the decline of the river clear to see, the question now being asked is whether those who live and work along the river wye might be entitled to compensation. lawyers are looking to bring a group litigation against avara foods — the company which dominates chicken production near the wye. we're saying people who have property along the river, people who enjoy the river, people who use the river — they can all come forward. private property owners or have a right — a legal right — private property owners have a right — a legal right — to be able to enjoy the river, be able to enjoy it without interference from pollution. so this is the living room. 0k. and that's the view you get. the river wye in our garden. that's what people pay for. mark rents out a holiday home on the banks of the wye, and he's worried he'll lose out because the riverjust isn't an attraction any more.

we can't, with all honesty, say to people, "help yourself, swim in the river," because it's damaged. so let's wait and see how badly it affects our business. what are you hoping to achieve by being part of this group litigation? holding them to account, hitting them where it hurts — in their pocket — because that seems to be the only way, the only thing they understand, and getting restitution for the river. somebody has to repair the damage. avara foods declined an interview, but told bbc news the wye's problems started before the expansion of chicken farms, and that other types of farming can also lead to nutrients in the river. "this is a year—old opportunistic attempt to profit from a serious environmental issue," its spokesperson said. "it has no merit, and is not supported by evidence or expert opinion." legal proceedings in the case are expected to start later this year.

and jonah joins us now. morning. the river has in fact been in a bad state for quite some time now, hasn't it? it in a bad state for quite some time now. hasn't it?— now, hasn't it? it has been and it has, now, hasn't it? it has been and it has. according — now, hasn't it? it has been and it has, according to _ now, hasn't it? it has been and it has, according to people - now, hasn't it? it has been and it has, according to people who - now, hasn't it? it has been and itj has, according to people who live alongside it can been declining markedly over the last ten years or so. it should be said there are other reasons, as well as checking farming that have been blamed, other types of farming. sewage being put in the river. they have all no doubt contributed but people and lawyers are saying what has changed markedly over the last ten years has been the rapid increase in chicken farming, huge chicken sheds along the river wye catchment area and they are linking —— directly with the declining state of the river. avara foods, the company being targeted by this claim, they have been very clear that they dismiss this claim, saying it is opportunistic. they say the lawyers out looking to make a

profit and there is no expert opinion or evidence to back up the claim. . ~ opinion or evidence to back up the claim. ., ~ i. opinion or evidence to back up the claim. . ~' ,, , opinion or evidence to back up the claim. ., ~ i. , . claim. thank you very much indeed, jonah. claim. thank you very much indeed, jonah- ben — claim. thank you very much indeed, jonah. ben has— claim. thank you very much indeed, jonah. ben has more _ claim. thank you very much indeed, jonah. ben has more news. - the princess of wales has reportedly been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. the video, published by the sun newspaper, claims the couple were at the windsor farm shop near their home. 0ur reporter, simonjones, is there now. what do we know about this video? i have a copy of the front page of this morning the sun, describing this morning the sun, describing this picture as a royal world exclusive, headline, great to see you again, kate. the sun says this comes from a video filmed on the farm shop this morning —— behind me on saturday. the man who took the video said he was doing a bit of shopping when he looked over to the bread aisle and said he saw a woman

who, when she turned around, looked rather familiar. who, when she turned around, looked ratherfamiliar. he said he who, when she turned around, looked rather familiar. he said he then saw a man and thought, is that the royal couple? after paying for his mistake he went back to his car, got out his phone and took the video. —— after paying for his steak. the sun said it has decided to publish this photo, which it may not have done in the past because it was a private visit, to try to end what has been going on on social media. princess catherine had an operation on her abdomen injanuary but since then there has been speculation about her health, how her recovery is going and that has led to wild conspiracy theories. that was only fuelled by a picture published by kensington palace for mother's day showing her surrounded by her three children. she had to later apologise, admitting she had edited that picture. kensington palace will be hoping this picture, even though it wasn't approved by them, will help

quash some of that wild speculation, but certainly looking at social media this morning, conspiracy theories are very much continuing. thank you. the number of asylum—seekers planned to be housed at the former raf scampton airbase in lincolnshire will be capped at less than half the number initially proposed by the government. the legal migration minister, tom pursglove, confirmed that the regular occupancy would be a maximum of 800 male asylum seekers. 2,000 were originally due to be housed there, but none have yet moved onto the site. only 3% of dentists believe they'll be able to see more nhs patients as a result of the government's plans to boost nhs dentistry in england — that's according to a survey by the trade union representing the profession. the government unveiled its £200 million plan last month. the department for health says it's already seeing progress. the rate of pothole repairs in england and wales has reached an eight—year high, according to a new report.

the annual alarm survey found that local authorities expect to fix at least two million potholes in the current financial year — up 43% in the last 12 months. the caribbean nation of haiti is sliding further into chaos, with violent conflict continuing across large parts of the country. haiti has long been plagued by extreme instability — but recent weeks have seen gang violence escalate dramatically. 0rdinary haitians, desperate to escape, have been caught in the middle. 0ur central america and caribbean correspondent, will grant, reports. baby crying. just a day old — baby woodley�*s first cries are the same of those of children born anywhere — for food and for comfort. but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials are far from guaranteed in haiti. markinsonjoseph tells me she would take her newborn boy out of the country altogether

if she gets the chance. but she doesn't have the money to flee. the first room for pathology. as he shows us around dark and empty wards, dr clervil says the gangs�* control of the roads is making it impossible to find enough fuel to keep the lights on, let alone to bring in the drugs and equipment they need. translation: as you can see, we have beds and staff, - but often the patients just can't reach us because of their economic situation — or, more often than not, their safety. for some, it has had terrible consequences. louisemanie was eight and a half months pregnant when she came in to hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure, and lost the baby. pre—eclampsia is treatable, had she been properly monitored or the baby being delivered early. louisemanie knows her loss was avoidable. the head of unicef has called

the situation in haiti horrific, and likened the lawlessness to the post—apocalyptic film mad max. the security situation aside, the humanitarian need here is critical, and the aid response so far has been painfully slow. the essential things of life are increasingly hard to find. in port—au—prince, farah 0xima and her nine children have been forced from their home by the violence, and she's struggling to provide the food and water they need. "only god can change this place," she says, "because from where i'm sitting, i can't see where any other change is coming from." the gangs have such a grip of haiti, they are, in essence, dictating what happens next in this country — who can govern it, who lives in it, and who dies. will grant, bbc news, haiti. us presidentjoe biden has once again warned israel that an all—out assault on rafah in southern gaza

would be a mistake. biden met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, this week for the first time in a month. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem. good morning. how significant are these latest comments, do you think? you can clearly see the us is turning up the pressure on israel, it obviously has big levers to use should it want to. it supplies weapons, diplomatic cover to israel but there is absolutely no sign that the us president is prepared to use either of those. instead he has been slowly turning up the pressure, turning up the rhetoric on israel, imposing sanctions on extremist settlers in the west bank, and also now in this conversation clearly saying that israel's plan to go into rafah is a mistake and summoning israeli officials to washington to

discuss the plan, and also to hear about a proposed alternative approach to rafah that would avoid a large—scale ground invasion. edgley netanyahu says he needs to go into rafah in order to achieve his goal of ensuring hamas can no longer launch attacks that could threaten the israeli public but he is also under great domestic pressure to get israeli hostages out of gaza which is why he is also sending a delegation to qatar to restart negotiations today on a temporary ceasefire. those two war goals he has outlined mean more difficult conversations with his enemies but also very difficult conversations with his number one ally. for now, thank yom — with his number one ally. for now, thank yon lucy — with his number one ally. for now, thank you. lucy williamson - with his number one ally. for now, thank you. lucy williamson in - thank you. lucy williamson in jerusalem. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has insisted that the conservatives are "united" as he tries to shrug off continued reports of discontent with his leadership among some tory mps.

0ur chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, is in westminster. those questions about rishi sunak�*s future will not go away. the? those questions about rishi sunak's future will not go away.— future will not go away. they want. the principal— future will not go away. they want. the principal reason _ future will not go away. they want. the principal reason for— future will not go away. they want. the principal reason for that - future will not go away. they want. the principal reason for that is - the principal reason for that is fear. fearamong the principal reason for that is fear. fear among conservative mps of notjust fear. fear among conservative mps of not just losing fear. fear among conservative mps of notjust losing the general election later this year, but a devastating defeat from which it is hard for their party to recover. conservative mps see the same opinion polls that we see and they suggest that the conservatives are a long way behind the labour party. you might say, well, opinion polls have suggested that for a very long time, and you would be right, but there are a few reasons why some, and i emphasise the sum, conservative mps seem to be panicking now. the last few weeks have been really bad for the conservative party, you had lee andersonjoining conservative party, you had lee anderson joining the reform conservative party, you had lee andersonjoining the reform party, the row over frank hester, meggitt conservative donor, but also the budget failing to shift the opinion

polls, the public opinion landscape, it seems, at all, despite a fairly hefty cut to national insurance. you also have conservative mps preparing for local elections, council elections, police and crime commissioner elections all across england and wales in may and i'm told by conservative mps that as they have begun to campaign for their local councillors a lot of them have been really taken aback by what members of the public seem to think of their party, but also of rishi sunak. i don't think there will be a change anytime soon. the number of conservative mps who think will be utterly absurd to change leader again is still far outnumbering the number who are looking at a change. but let's see what happens in the local elections in may because there are some conservative mps who now think that might be a moment where they look again at changing leader again. for now, thank you, we will speak later. henry zeffman in westminster. an original pair of ruby slippers worn byjudy garland in the wizard of oz are to go on a world tour

before being sold at auction. do you think they fly around the world? .,,, , , do you think they fly around the world? , , , ., do you think they fly around the world? ._ world? possibly, they are actually maaical, world? possibly, they are actually magical. ben. _ world? possibly, they are actually magical, ben, that _ world? possibly, they are actually magical, ben, that is _ world? possibly, they are actually magical, ben, that is how- world? possibly, they are actually magical, ben, that is how it - world? possibly, they are actually. magical, ben, that is how it works. the shoes — one of four surviving pairs used in the film — previously made headlines when they were stolen from a museum in 2005 — before being recovered 13 years later. they will go on display in cities including new york, london and tokyo before being sold in december. pretty cool. and don't forget you can keep up to date on all of the day's news live on bbc iplayer — just head for iplayer and look out for bbc news, live. let's say our first proper good morning to carol. good morning.

good morning. quite a mild start from most of this morning and it will be mild across the day over the next couple of days at least. as we head towards the end of the week it will turn colder, and by the weekend we will be talking about the significant wind chill and in the next few days spells of wind and rain. that's what we have this morning. winds easing through the course of the morning, the rain pushing towards the east, but quite a cloudy start to the day and quite a cloudy start to the day and quite a showery one for many areas, as well. gradually those showers will ease, we will hang onto a few as we go through the afternoon but generally speaking sunny spells developing. but it will cloud over across northern ireland and also southern england as we go through the afternoon, with rain arriving into the south—west later. these are our temperatures. into the south—west later. these are ourtemperatures. nine in into the south—west later. these are our temperatures. nine in lerwick, 13 in belfast, 16 or 17 in the south—eastern corner. as we head through the evening and overnight this band of rain continues to push

steadily northwards and eastwards. it will mist a lot of the south—east and it will mist the north—west, and in north—west under clear skies we are looking at temperatures dipping in places as low as freezing, so there will be a touch of and there. but still very mild for the time of yearin but still very mild for the time of year in the south. tomorrow, we start with this cloud and rain across central areas. you will find it pushes into the north sea but we will be left with a hang back of cloud, damp conditions across northern england and wales. to the northern england and wales. to the north of that, for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine which will push eastwards through the day but it is the south in the sunshine that will feel warm for the time of year, with highs up to 18 degrees. time of year, with highs up to 18 decrees. . , ., ., ~ time of year, with highs up to 18 decrees. . , . ., ~ i. let's take a look at today's papers. we have spoken already about this. the sun has the first photo of the princess of wales out in public since she underwent surgery injanuary. kate was spotted with prince william at a farm shop in windsor

after weeks of wild conspiracy theories, says the paper. the daily telegraph leads on labour's rachel reeves promising a 1979 moment — referring to the election of margaret thatcher that year. in a speech later today, the shadow chancellor is expected to promise a decade of national renewal if her party is elected. the times reports that diets where people only eat during an eight—hour window and fast for the rest of the day may be linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. the paper says intermittent fasting has been endorsed by many celebrities but the paper quotes researchers who say more studies on its health credentials are needed. and the i says energy firms could be forced to pay out billions to customers after a judge ruled that french powerfirm engie hid additionalfees in business bills. hundreds of thousands of firms could be affected.

the paper says it could be a bigger scandal than ppi. the british board of film classification — which gives films age ratings — is tightening its rules on violence, sex and bad language in response to its latest audience research. the changes only affects future releases. but, as charlie rose reports, some popularfilms would have faced stricter ratings if they were released in cinemas today. released in 1964, goldfinger is one of the classic bond movies, but some of the content hasn't stood the test of time. now let's both play. the british board of film classification, or bbfc, says people who took part in its research feel this scene actually portrays sexual assault. and these drama and media students in bury in greater manchester agree that the film's current classification of pg — or parental guidance — is too low. it's not appropriate for younger viewers,

for the younger audience, i don't think it's suitable. i think it should be at least a 12a, minimum. i tend to ignore the kind of not as appropriate side of it because that's more how i was brought up tojust see the better things of it. the bbfc says its guidelines are updated every few years to ensure standards reflect the expectations and values of audiences. in its new survey, the organisation spoke to more people than ever before. 12,000 people there or thereabouts responded to your latest survey. tell me what they told you. this time they've told us that they're slightly more concerned about violence and sexual activity. there's a degree of tightening up on language, particularly at the lower levels, but there's a bit more relaxation when it comes to cannabis use. don't worry about that. and that's why the new film about bob marley has been classified as suitable for children over 12.

# gonna be all right. you like that one? yeah. our research had come out already, so it enabled us to apply the new research to the film. the film was now given a 12a. if we had received that film six months ago, it would have been given a 15. and olderfilms put forward for re—release must also be tested against current attitudes. last month, the original mary poppins from the 19605 was reclassified from a u — which stands for universal — to a pg, because of concerns about discriminatory language. bumblebee, from 2018, was among the more recent films shown to focus groups as part of the bbfc�*s latest research. and at school, the children had their own firm views. do you think the pg rating is right? yeah, because there are, like, toys that children play with. and i think that if kids can play

with those toys they can at least see the movie. i think the violence should at least be toned down a little because the younger audiences, they see stuff, they want to copy it, it's like they might think it's right. and 2021's mitchells vs the machines — sold as a family comedy and classified as universal. yes, it does show violence. and although it is humans against machines, there's still the threat of humans doing that to other humans. having it as a pg, the parents can talk to the child about it. it's not that violent, but it's a little bit violent. do you think the rating is fair at the moment? um... yes, i do, because it'sjust a cartoon, actually. but the british board of film classification says following audience feedback, it now adopts a stricter position on the classification of violence. so these films would be labelled differently if they were released today. charlie rose, bbc news.

still to come on breakfast... it is one of the most memorable tv interviews of recent years. now, emily maitlis's grilling of prince andrew is the subject of a new drama — scoop — with gillian anderson starring as the former bbc journalist. more on that at 6:16. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. nominations open today for the election to become the next mayor of london. anyone wishing to stand has until 4pm on wednesday 27th march to apply, ahead of polling day on may 2nd. more than six million londoners are eligible to vote. more than half of local roads

in london could fail in the next 15 years as the amount of money needed to fix the repairs backlog reaches a record high of £1.26 billion. the annual local authority road maintenance survey says poor road conditions and potholes can damage vehicles and can even be fatal to some road users like cyclists. a spokesperson for the department for transport said it's investing £8.3 billion to fix potholes and resurface roads and that a further £150 million is available for councils now. and looking ahead to this evening's programme, we're on the hunt for london's worst potholes and we need your help. so if there's a pothole where you live, or on your way to work that needs looking into do get in touch. you can email us at... and don't forget to include your name, a photo and where it is. the first of two performances of a play where only black identifying people are allowed to watch has taken place in the west end. the production of blue has had its first "black 0ut" night which is aimed at encouraging black and people of colour to the theatre.

while no one is actually excluded from attending the performances, the producers are encouraging people who don't identify with this community to consider another night something which has caused some controversy. i think that the idea behind the black 0ut nights is simply to centre a black audience — not that anyone is turned away — but the idea is to centre folks who come at this with very real wounds. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on most lines so far this morning, now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and that cloud thick enough to produce some light and patchy rain. the cloud breaking though as we head further through the day, some brighter spells, even some sunny spells but also some showers. temperatures getting up to a maximum of 16 celsius. 0vernight tonight it stays largely cloudy, we will see further outbreaks of rain moving through as the front

just starts to lift north. the minimum temperature for central london at least not dipping much below 10 celsius. for wednesday, we have got a bit of cloud around in the morning but it is looking largely dry. the wind is light, we will see that cloud start to thin and break. and especially through the afternoon, when we get those sunny spells, the temperatures could feel quite pleasant. we are looking at a maximum of around 18 celsius. as we head further through the week, it is all change. as we head through thursday and through friday, we have got a cold front sinking south. the wind switches to a north—westerly wind, we will see some rain on friday. as that clears through, the temperature drops. so a chillier start to the weekend. that's it for now, but if you head over to our website, you can see the current list of 12 candidates who intend to run for london mayor in may's election. i'm back with more in half an hour, but for now, i'll hand you back to ben and sally, goodbye.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. the availability of childcare is falling as costs go up, according to a survey of councils in england, scotland and wales. fewer than a third say there's enough childcare for under—twos in all areas. nina's here and can take us through the numbers. good morning. the other shock is that things could be about to get even worse. i think my microphone... are we hearing you?— are we hearing you? technical issues. are we hearing you? technical issues- we _ are we hearing you? technical issues. we have _ are we hearing you? technical issues. we have you _ are we hearing you? technical issues. we have you now. - are we hearing you? technical| issues. we have you now. that are we hearing you? technical - issues. we have you now. that was my fault! lots of parents will be looking forward to the expansion of the nursery scheme but there will not necessarily be the places available for them. this might sound all too familiar. nursery places becoming further to find and eye watering and expensive once you do. it can be a tricky balancing act for

parents dealing with some of the highest childcare costs in the world and wondering whether it working is worth it. new research suggests that the average annual cost of a full—time nursery place for a child under two is now creeping, look at that, upwards of £16,000 per year. that is more than half the average salary. we have calculated that figure on 50 hours per week for 52 weeks a year. in just one year, that represents an increase of £873, really significant. when you look at the average child care costs against average salary, if you look at the east and south—east, you come off worst. if you have a child in nursery, you could be paying 54p in every pound and four childcare costs. what compounds the issue is supply and demand. the number of councils with enough childcare places has fallen across england, wales and scotland for children of

all ages, wales and scotland for children of allages, but wales and scotland for children of all ages, but particularly under two. demand is expected to rise with the expansion of childcare support due to be introduced next month. 0ur education reporter explains. see you later! come on, guys, let's go. it's drop off time at granby nursery on the border of nottinghamshire, and the children here are ready to start the day. but the cost of a nursery space like this is rising fast. an increase in the minimum wage and other costs mean nurseries are finding it hard to balance the books. we do want to pay the staff more because they are very valuable to us, but we're simply unable to do that because of the amount of money that we're getting in, in order to provide the care for the child, just simply doesn't meet the costs that we're facing. so does that mean that unfortunately, you have to put costs up for parents? yes, and this year is a primary example where we've had to put the costs up by a significant margin just to remain sustainable.

today's report highlights notjust the rising cost of childcare, but how tricky it can be to find a place. this nursery is full with a waiting list and there are many other areas where there just aren't enough nursery and childminder spaces to meet demand. in england, wales and scotland, fewer than a third of councils say there are enough childcare spaces for children under two, down from 42% last year. forfamilies living in rural areas, only 16% of councils say there are enough spaces. and for children with special educational needs and disabilities, the number drops to just 8%. parents are facing a double whammy of above inflation price rises and dramatic drops in availability of childcare places. we are a short way away from a really big expansion of childcare and obviously it's really concerning that we might not have enough places for every parent who needs them and every child who needs to take one up. how about this bit?

has that got dinosaur spike on it? yeah! the expansion of government funded hours orfree hours in england, which is due to begin injust two weeks, was welcome news for therese, who works full time in northamptonshire. her two—year—old daughter quinn's nursery bill is more than her mortgage, £13,000 a year. quinn is eligible for 15 hours from april, but it won't be coming her way. so our nursery has had to take the really tough decision to opt out of the funding hours because they are currently running at a massive deficit. there's so little help available. the fact that we can't actually access the little help that there is is... it's really frustrating when you do work, when you do work full time, you do work hard. would you consider moving quinn to another nursery? we've had four, i think between four and five nurseries close in the local area and even... there is another nursery in the village but even they're having to look at the same thing, whether they can actually afford to run with the scheme

that's currently in place. the english, scottish and welsh governments all say they're investing more money in early years education and councils in england say despite concerted effort, historic underfunding and wider pressures have left them less prepared to support nurseries and childminders with the expansion of funded hours. with demand expected to increase, these sought after nursery places would become even harder to find. vanessa clarke, bbc news. just admiring those toddlers behaving. 50 just admiring those toddlers behavinu. . purnima tanuku, chief executive of the national day nurseries association charityjoins us now. good morning. it was well explained their way nurseries are becoming more expensive, it makes sense because of inflation, but therese was explaining that her spot for her daughter won't necessarily be part of these extensions of childcare which is going to be in quotation

free, explain why some nurseries are opting out. i free, explain why some nurseries are o-utin out. ~ ., opting out. i think some of the nurseries _ opting out. i think some of the nurseries are _ opting out. i think some of the nurseries are already - opting out. i think some of the nurseries are already full, - opting out. i think some of the j nurseries are already full, they have a long waiting list, and i think the government expansion plans have been announced and it's a bit like, promise first and panic later kind of approach. there was no consultation with providers to see how many places they can offer or how many places they can offer or how much they were going to get paid for it. as a result, most nurseries in our survey, 56% of them said they might not be able to offer places because they haven't got physical space to expand. to because they haven't got physical space to expand.— space to expand. to be clear if there is a _ space to expand. to be clear if there is a parent _ space to expand. to be clear if there is a parent watching - space to expand. to be clear if there is a parent watching now space to expand. to be clear if- there is a parent watching now who has a two—year—old or a child coming up has a two—year—old or a child coming up to two or nine months for the autumn roll—out, how confident would you be that they would get those hours they have been promised by government? it’s hours they have been promised by government?— government? it's going to be a ostcode government? it's going to be a postcode lottery. _ government? it's going to be a postcode lottery. it _ government? it's going to be a postcode lottery. it depends i government? it's going to be a| postcode lottery. it depends on where they happen to be. in some areas there are places, in some areas there are places, in some areas they are already full. this is something that needed to be planned well in advance rather than just in

the last minute looking for places. parents will struggle in some places, providers are struggling to be sustainable. the places, providers are struggling to be sustainable.— places, providers are struggling to be sustainable. the government of dollars that — be sustainable. the government of dollars that families _ be sustainable. the government of dollars that families stand - be sustainable. the government of dollars that families stand to - be sustainable. the government of dollars that families stand to save | dollars that families stand to save up dollars that families stand to save up to £7,000 per year, they say they are confident the strength of the nursery market. the are confident the strength of the nursery market.— are confident the strength of the nursery market. the nursery market isn't confident _ nursery market. the nursery market isn't confident because _ nursery market. the nursery market isn't confident because the - isn't confident because the underfunding, chronic underfunding for years, and this is something that we have been warning the government for a long time, especially for three and four—year—olds, they are making a loss at the moment. we have seen more closures, in 22—23, 50% more closures and unfortunately they are it the most deprived areas which other children who need them high quality care most. and on top of that we have a staffing crisis and it's difficult to recruit staff. several reasons why nurseries are not able to offer places. but recently come up until last week, local authorities, some of them have not even told nurseries how much funding they are going to get. without that, how can they plan a

business and cash flow? that is a really difficult scenario at the moment. ~ , ., ., ~ really difficult scenario at the moment. ~ ., ~ ., , ., moment. when you talk about planning with that influx — moment. when you talk about planning with that influx that _ moment. when you talk about planning with that influx that is _ moment. when you talk about planning with that influx that is potentially - with that influx that is potentially coming _ with that influx that is potentially coming down the line into nurseries, can i do— coming down the line into nurseries, can i do anything? how do they prepare, — can i do anything? how do they prepare, is _ can i do anything? how do they prepare, is there any way they can save _ prepare, is there any way they can save a _ prepare, is there any way they can save a hit— prepare, is there any way they can save a hit of— prepare, is there any way they can save a bit of money and move it around? — save a bit of money and move it around? ., . , save a bit of money and move it around? ., ., , , , around? not really because the flexibility is _ around? not really because the flexibility is not _ around? not really because the flexibility is not there _ around? not really because the flexibility is not there any - around? not really because the| flexibility is not there any more. from april, the government will be funding 80% of the places. when i say funding, actually, part funding, that's the problem exactly. this needs careful planning because the estimation is 40,000 new for workforce are required to be able to deliver. when the two—year—old of a start in september, two—year—olds need more staffing and more skilled staff to be able to cope with the number of children that they are going to get. the physical space is not therefore some people. one of the really biggest mistakes is that the really biggest mistakes is that the education select committee made some recommendations following an

inquiry, this is an all—party select committee. what they recommended it as they looked at three and four—year—old funding and because childcare is such a public benefit, supporting parents, you need to make sure that the vat and the business rate are examined. that is not the case because recently the chancellor in the spring budget announced business rates relief for the arts sector and the film industry but not childcare businesses. they are paying on average £20,000 for business rates. 0ne provider recently told us that they are charged £500 per child per yearfor business rates. multiply that in terms of the number of children that you have a nursery, and that is why nurseries are not sustainable any more. . . ., , ~ , more. the chancellor says the key art of more. the chancellor says the key part of this — more. the chancellor says the key part of this policy _ more. the chancellor says the key part of this policy of _ more. the chancellor says the key part of this policy of rolling - more. the chancellor says the key part of this policy of rolling out. part of this policy of rolling out more places is in order to free up working mums to get back in the workplace in order to enrich their working community. what needs to happen now to make that happen?

because that would benefit the wider economy as you say. i because that would benefit the wider economy as you say.— economy as you say. i think it's a fantastic promise _ economy as you say. i think it's a fantastic promise for _ economy as you say. i think it's a fantastic promise for parents - fantastic promise for parents because the cost of childcare is quite high and i think today's report demonstrates that. within that cost there is inflation and staffing costs running at 14%. on top of that, you have mortgages and interest rates, everything is combined. so what we have said to government already and wore a long time we have been saying this, address the three and four—year—old funding first before you make any other promises. that needs to be done. and vat, if it wants to expand, they expand if they want to expand, they expand if they want to expand and create an extra room, take out the vat. you are giving funding through capital funding take out the vat. you are giving funding through capitalfunding and taking away 20% through vat so who would want to expand? those are the mini —— the immediate thing they can do. mini -- the immediate thing they can do. ., ~' , ., mini -- the immediate thing they can do. . ~' i., ., mini -- the immediate thing they can do. . ., ~ do. thank you for your time. we would love _ do. thank you for your time. we would love to _ do. thank you for your time. we would love to hear _ do. thank you for your time. we would love to hear from - do. thank you for your time. we would love to hear from you - do. thank you for your time. we would love to hear from you on | do. thank you for your time. we i would love to hear from you on this as ever, you might be a parent with as ever, you might be a parent with a toddler or a newborn, looking

ahead to the three hours that are not necessarily free for the nursery but are supposed to be free for you, let us know whether you have had any luck or whether you have faced resistance from your local nursery. perhaps you run a nursery or work in one and you find that the funding is not working out. get in touch in all the usual ways.— not working out. get in touch in all the usual ways. the usualways. those numbers are staggering. — the usualways. those numbers are staggering. the _ the usualways. those numbers are staggering, the cost _ the usualways. those numbers are staggering, the cost of— the usualways. those numbers are staggering, the cost of everything i staggering, the cost of everything is going up. you staggering, the cost of everything is going lip-— staggering, the cost of everything istt-oinu. ., , , is going up. you can see why some arents is going up. you can see why some parents think— is going up. you can see why some parents think it _ is going up. you can see why some parents think it is _ is going up. you can see why some parents think it is not _ is going up. you can see why some parents think it is not worth - is going up. you can see why some parents think it is not worth going l parents think it is not worth going back to work. we will talk again about this. let's go tojohn who has the sport this morning. and news of a punishment for nottingham forest. we start with a huge story at the bottom of the premier league. nottingham forest have dropped into the relegation zone after being deducted four points for breaching the premier league's profitability

and sustainability rules. the deduction is less than the six points handed out to everton for the same charge which was reduced from ten on appeal. the lesser penalty seems to reflect the corporation by nottingham forest at the investigation. no indication whether they will appeal. the rules are in place to vent clubs from gaining an unfair advantage by spending beyond their means. it's not shock, i'm not surprised because we knew, impending, that there was going to be a situation where the club could face penalty points, so... we just didn't know how many points, so it's not... it's not undoable — you know, the club have still got a situation where they can go and win enough games this season to stay in the premier league, so... the team have to, you know, deal with what they can deal with as players and coaching staff, and the legal team behind the scenes will have to deal with the legalities of trying to get some points back. all this comes as a bill will be put

to parliament today, a football governance bill aimed at protecting cubs from unscrupulous owners and paving the way for an independent regulator which will stand alone from government and football authority to oversee clubs in the top five years of football in england and safeguard their future is for the fans. it should prevent what became of bury fc who were expeued what became of bury fc who were expelled from the football league in 2019 because of rising debt and ensure a more even spread of money throughout the english football period met. —— football pyramid. yet another attendance record has been broken in the women's super league, with the overall attendance for the season reaching more than 700,00 fans. there was a club record at chelsea in their win over arsenal at the weekend, with just under 33,000 at stamford bridge. the figure has already surpassed the entire of last season with six rounds of matches, and 36 games still to be played this season. another injury setback

for emma raducanu — who has pulled out of the miami open with a lower back injury. she was due to play her opening match later today. raducanu was knocked out of indian wells by aryna sabalenka in the third round last week and she'd been named in great britain's team to face france in the billiejean king cup qualifying round next month. but the extent of the injury is not yet known so we do not know if that will affect that. she was out of action for nine months, only returning at the start of the year. and heather knight has set up her side for victory in the opening t20 net against new zealand. she hit 63 from 39 as england reached 160—4, and bowled two tight overs with lauren bell taking two wickets as new zealand fell 27 runs short stop its all shaped up nicely for england with the second batch getting under way in nelson on friday. great start to the tour.

it is just approaching quarter to seven. the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, will outline labour's plans for the economy in a speech to banking and finance leaders in london later today. the party is trying to flesh out its offer to voters ahead of the next general election, which is expected before the end of the year. the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, darren jones, joins us now. good morning to you. let's try and flesh this out a little bit more. what will the shadow chancellor's priorities b as she makes her speech today? priorities b as she makes her speech toda ? ,., ., priorities b as she makes her speech toda ? , ., ., ., priorities b as she makes her speech toda ? ,., ., ., .,. priorities b as she makes her speech toda ? ,., ., ., .. , today? good morning. rachel reeves will set out today _ today? good morning. rachel reeves will set out today how _ today? good morning. rachel reeves will set out today how we _ today? good morning. rachel reeves will set out today how we have - today? good morning. rachel reeves will set out today how we have got. will set out today how we have got to get growth back to the economy. that might seem obvious to people at home, we are in recession right now. but it is the long—term solution to being able to free up cash for public services and make people better off and then the obvious question is, how are you going to achieve growth the conservatives had failed so miserably at achieving it? rachel will set out three pillars of her argument today around stability,

political stability, we have had a lot of instability recently and we will not have that with labour if we win the next election. investment, a decade of investment in our country from the private and public sector. and the third pillar is reform, a lot of work for government to do around planning reform, skills, apprenticeships, the supply chain and providing opportunities for workers across the country to benefit. so rachel will set that out today in this important lecture for a shadow chancellor and define what we see as an opportunity for a decade of national renewal in the years ahead. decade of national renewal in the years ahead-— decade of national renewal in the ears ahead. , , ., , years ahead. interesting you use the hrase years ahead. interesting you use the phrase decade _ years ahead. interesting you use the phrase decade of _ years ahead. interesting you use the phrase decade of national _ years ahead. interesting you use the phrase decade of national renewal, i phrase decade of national renewal, this front—page is the daily telegraph, britain faces its 1979 moment according to rachel reeves. talking about a decade of stability, so is labour planning for two terms in office? we so is labour planning for two terms in office? ~ ., so is labour planning for two terms in office? ~ . . ., , ., in office? we are certainly not complacent — in office? we are certainly not

complacent about _ in office? we are certainly not complacent about this - in office? we are certainly not. complacent about this election, in office? we are certainly not - complacent about this election, we are working really hard across the country to secure every vote and we have a huge mountain to climb from our defeat in 2019 so there is no complacency there. the reason we talk about a decade of national renewal is because the depth of the problems this country faces after 14 years of the conservatives mean that fixing these problems is going to take time. there are things we can do in the short and medium term but to turn the country round and sold the structural problems will take a bit longer because of the mess the country is in right now. that is why we talk about a decade of national renewal. any party would like to win as many elections as possible but we are trying to focus on this general election whenever it will be called this year. i election whenever it will be called this ear. ., ., , ., ., , this year. i imagine lots of voters will be asking _ this year. i imagine lots of voters will be asking one _ this year. i imagine lots of voters will be asking one question, - this year. i imagine lots of voters will be asking one question, how| this year. i imagine lots of voters . will be asking one question, how are you going to pay for this? we know that the most recent budget would leave labour a £2 million shortfall plans for breakfast clubs in schools and extra jobs within the nhs so how are you going to pay for it? that and extra jobs within the nhs so how are you going to pay for it?— are you going to pay for it? that is wh the are you going to pay for it? that is why the long-term _ are you going to pay for it? that is why the long-term answer - are you going to pay for it? that is why the long-term answer is - are you going to pay for it? that is i why the long-term answer is growth.

why the long—term answer is growth. if the uk had been growing at the average of the wealthy countries, the oecd countries over the past years, we would have £50 billion extra in tax revenue because people's pay would have gone up, businesses would have made more profit which could fund public services with. that's why being recession makes funding public service is very hard. in the short term we need to inject money into public services know we have set out a number of policies that the conservatives refuse to follow, vat on private school fees, proper taxation of partners in private equity companies, that make lots of money from buying and selling businesses, that will inject billions into the economy. we also know from the national audit office and others that the government wastes a huge amount of money that we spend already, estimated up to 20 billion per year. we think that if you can get a waste out of the system and spend taxpayer money more effectively and grow the economy, raise additional money from the

measures i havejust announced raise additional money from the measures i have just announced to make the tax system fairer and get the country back on track.- make the tax system fairer and get the country back on track. would you dismantle the _ the country back on track. would you dismantle the tax _ the country back on track. would you dismantle the tax cuts _ the country back on track. would you dismantle the tax cuts in _ the country back on track. would you dismantle the tax cuts in the - the country back on track. would you dismantle the tax cuts in the most i dismantle the tax cuts in the most recent budget? we dismantle the tax cuts in the most recent budget?— dismantle the tax cuts in the most recent budtet? . , , . , recent budget? we supported the cuts in national insurance _ recent budget? we supported the cuts in national insurance in _ recent budget? we supported the cuts in national insurance in this _ recent budget? we supported the cuts in national insurance in this budget i in national insurance in this budget and autumn last year, because the tax burden is the highest it has beenin tax burden is the highest it has been in 70 years. people at home will know that they are feeling worse off, that is why we support that tax cut. for it to be sustainably funded over the years ahead, we do have to get the economy back into a period of growth because if we can get the economy onto a trajectory of growth, people will see their pay improving at home, and businesses will be making more profit and contributing more to the treasury so that they are sustainably funded. we support tax cuts but you must get the economy back on track which the tories of failing to do right now. we back on track which the tories of failing to do right now.— failing to do right now. we know some labour— failing to do right now. we know some labour mps _ failing to do right now. we know some labour mps including - failing to do right now. we know. some labour mps including dame angela eagle say that rachel reeves will simply find a way to plug the gap but it will be, in her words, an issue. do you agree with that? it

will certainly be hard. rachel reeves has already said that if labour wins the election this year, we will inherit the worst fiscal environment, the worst environment in terms of the public budget, since the second world war. the books are in a mess. the conservatives need to admit that. we recognise that challenge and that is why we are saying to voters now, we will turn the page on 14 years of the conservatives if we win the election and start to rebuild our country, but it is not going to be easy and we will not be able to do everything that we might like to do as an incoming labour government at the very start. incoming labour government at the ve start. ,, ., ., ,, . ., , very start. shadow chief secretary to the treasury — very start. shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren _ very start. shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones, - very start. shadow chief secretary l to the treasury darren jones, thank to the treasury darrenjones, thank you. it has felt a little bit springlike, of late, but it will unfortunately not last stop. good morning. you are quite right, it will not last, it will turn colder. but it is a mild start this

morning, 12 in durham, northern ireland, 8 degrees. for the next few days we hang on to the mild weather ljy days we hang on to the mild weather by day and night, but it is going to turn colder in the latter part of the week especially into the weekend when we are going to be talking about wintry showers in the hills and wind—chill. we're also talking about smells of wind and rain in the next few days. starting —— talking about spells of wind and rain in the next few days. showers will fade this morning and the blustery winds we have had overnight in scotland in particular will ease. mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers in northern ireland and northern england and scotland. western parts, wales and the south seem brighter skies developing. midlands and the south—east, a weak weather front pushing down towards the south—east and we will hang onto some cloud with a few showers. later in the day the cloud will build again from the south—west, and we will start to see

some rain arrived. the cloud will also build across northern ireland. it will be a mild or warm day depending on where you are. seven in lerwick, 16 in norwich. this evening and overnight, a batch of rain coming in from the south—west pushes steadily north and east. missing a lot of the south—east and missing the north west of scotland where it will be cold enough for some frost. some places seeing temperatures dipped to freezing. tomorrow we have rain slowly pulling into the north sea, a fair bit of cloud and damp conditions across northern england and wales. on either side some sunshine but we could see a high of 18 degrees somewhere in the south—east tomorrow. not bad, i will take that. thank you very much, let's talk later. for anyone who watched, it's hard to forget the 2019 newsnight interview that caused prince andrew to withdraw from his public duties. now, his head—to—head with emily maitlis is the subject of a new film.

"scoop" stars gillian anderson and billie piper and will dramatise one of the most notorious television interviews of recent years. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has more. on thursday, 2pm, the palace. two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart. tomorrow night, in an unprecedented interview, we will hear from the duke himself. it's newsnight, the movie, or rather, a netflix dramatization of how producer sam mcalister secured emily maitlis's 2019 interview with prince andrew. the allegations surrounding jeffrey epstein include his friend prince andrew. sam, let's start pushing the palace, i want it for us. in scoop, sam mcalister is played by billie piper with gillian anderson as emily maitlis. like a walk in the park. i'm going to start by asking a paraphrase of the first question that emily maitlis asked prince andrew. so today, you have chosen to speak

out about scoop for the first time. why have you decided to talk now? because i've been told to! because i sweat. to go back to 2019, when the interview was first broadcast... i was with the children and i'd taken beatricel to a pizza express in woking. what are your memories? just agog. like, couldn't believe what i was seeing and sort of felt like i don't know if i'll ever see anything like this again. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. i think i put off watching it because i heard what a, i want to say catastrophe in terms of... but at the same time, it feels like it's just a car crash in slow motion in a way. and, you know, on the one hand, itjust throws up so many questions, so many questions. why do you need to make a dramatic version of it when the original is still there for everyone to see? well, because this, as much as anything,

is about the story behind the acquisition of the interview. why not dramatise up until one of the most important and dramatic interviews in history, really? i think it is in history, yeah. myjob is booking the people. we can't just call up. hello, everyone. billie, it's important to say this is very much from the point of view of sam mcalister, who you play, who was a producer on newsnight at the time. how much have you been speaking to sam to get into the role? she was very much available to us, which was great. it's kind of what you wish for as an actor, playing a real person. she's so high energy and unlike anyone i've ever met, actually, and i don't say that lightly. i've never been smuggled into a palace before. at first, gillian anderson actually turned down the role of emily maitlis. i can't tell you what the questions will be

because i don't know myself yet. but when i do know, i still won't tell you. i originally said no, as i often... did you? i don't know whether i've actually said that. i said emily'sjust too scary to play. why? well, because she's still living, because she's so formidable, because people know her so well and they said, well, then, you have to do it. and i thought, yeah, you're probably right. i probably do have to do it because i'm so scared of it. do you remember dancing at tramp? no. and to make things more complicated, emily maitlis herself is executive producer on an upcoming rival three part amazon drama about the interview, which made it slightly awkward when gillian anderson bumped into her. i've since met her and behaved with her as if i knew her, as if we were best friends, which didn't go down... she knew you were playing her?

she knew i was playing her. but she's also got her own project, so she was very boundaried about that. but ijust noticed the degree to which i was, i knew her so well by that point, i was like going in for like a really, you know, friendly hug. that must have been quite a moment. well, i mean, the hilarious part of it was i had come to this charity event not having prepared at all and was really dishevelled. and she showed up as emily maitlis, who looks like a movie star and was tanned and short white skirt and tanned legs and everything. and i literally looked like her great aunt! if i do an interview, - the question is, why you. with respect, you know how people see you. spell it out. randy andy. with respect?! as for prince andrew, he is played by rufus sewell, with three hours of makeup each day transforming him into a startlingly accurate lookalike. it was unreal seeing him that first time.

and particularly once you get into the interview. oh, my god, yeah. it's uncanny, i think. your royal highness. how would you feel if you heard someone was making a drama of your life? very worried. very concerned! how can i shut it down? where's my lawyer? who's playing me? yeah! no, i thought that went very well. prince andrew famously thought that the interview had been a triumph. gillian anderson and billie piper both agree that there is almost no chance he will watch this version. this interview, does it matter? colin patterson, bbc news. yeah, it matters. uncanny. it's incredible how they 'ust uncanny. it's incredible how they just laecome _ uncanny. it's incredible how they just become thosepeople. - uncanny. it's incredible how they just become thosepeople. out i uncanny. it's incredible how they| just become thosepeople. out on april the 5th on netflix

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. nominations open today for the election to become the next mayor of london. anyone wishing to stand has until 4pm on wednesday 27th march to apply — ahead of polling day on may the 2nd. more than six million londoners are currently eligible to vote. more than half of local roads in london could fail in the next 15 years, as the amount of money needed to fix the repairs backlog reaches a record high of £1.26 billion. the annual local authority road maintenance survey says poor road conditions and potholes can damage vehicles — and can even be fatal to some road users, like cyclists. a spokesperson for the department for transport said it's investing £8.3 billion to fix potholes and resurface roads — and that a further £150 million is available for councils now. and looking ahead to this evening's programme, we're on the hunt for london's worst

potholes — and we need your help. so if there's a pothole where you live, or on your way to work that needs looking into, do get in touch. you can email us — and don't forget to include your name, a photo, and where it is. the first of two performances of a play where only black—identifying people are encouraged to watch has taken place in the west end. the production of blue has had its first "black out" night, which is aimed at encouraging black and people of colour to the theatre. while no—one is actually excluded from attending the performances, the producers are encouraging people who don't identify with this community to consider another night — something which has caused some controversy. i think that the idea behind the black out nights is simply to centre a black audience — not that anyone is turned away — but the idea is to centre folks who come at this with very real wounds. let's take a look at the tubes now.

no service clockwise on the circle line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and that cloud thick enough to produce some light and patchy rain. the cloud breaking though as we head further through the day, some brighter spells, even some sunny spells but also some showers. temperatures getting up to a maximum of 16 celsius. overnight tonight it stays largely cloudy, we will see further outbreaks of rain moving through as the front just starts to lift north. the minimum temperature for central london at least not dipping much below 10 celsius. for wednesday, we have got a bit of cloud around in the morning but it is looking largely dry. the wind is light, we will see that cloud start to thin and break. and especially through the afternoon, when we get those sunny spells, the temperatures could feel quite pleasant. we are looking at a maximum of around 18 celsius. as we head further through the week, it is all change.

as we head through thursday and through friday, we have got a cold front sinking south. the wind switches to a north—westerly wind, we will see some rain on friday. as that clears through, the temperature drops. so a chillier start to the weekend. that's it for now, but if you head over to our website, you can see more on the upcoming mayoral election — including the current list of candidates who intend to run for london's topjob. i'm back with more in half an hour, but for now, i'll hand you back to ben and sally. goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today... compensation for river pollution — a multi—million pound claim is launched for people living near the river wye. good morning. yes, lawyers want people who use the river, like these railways are behind me, and people who live alongside it to come forward. they say the decline in the

quality of the river wye is linked to the rise in chicken production. the princess of wales is pictured for the first time since the controversy surrounding her mother's day photograph. in sport, will nottingham forest's season be settled off the field as they become the latest club to be hit with a points deduction for breaking premier league spending rules? # ma n'atu sole. # cchiu bello, oi ne'. 16 years after winning the first—ever series of britain's got talent, opera singer paul potts is here ahead of his new tour. good morning. quite cloudy start to the day with some showers. many showers will fade through the day, sunny spells will develop but then we have more rain from the south—west. and it will be mild. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday 19th march.

a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government's nature watchdog, natural england, said the river's health was declining ? with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected — but the food producer being targeted says it isn't supported by evidence. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england's favourite river, and now it's like something out of charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his coracle out on the river wye. if you'd have come here four years ago and we'd have been stood here, you could have seen the bottom of the river right the way across. people'd shout from the bank to me and i'd encourage them down and show them how to paddle a coracle. it broughtjoy notjust to me, but to lots of people. but the joy for pete has gone. the declining health of the river means going out just isn't fun any more.

it feeds my anxiety, my depression. it's damaging for my mental health. rather than coming off the river with a big grin and taking lots and lots of photos, which i then share — instead of that, i'm coming off angry. angry with who? angry with the people polluting the river. so who's to blame? these guys are at least part of the problem — the last decade has seen a massive expansion in chicken farming near the wye... ..and that means lots of chicken poo. and if too much of that is spread on fields as fertiliser, it runs off into the river, and can turn it green. the use of huge industrial chicken sheds helps keep prices down at the supermarket. but with the decline of the river clear to see, the question now being asked is whether those who live and work along the river wye might be entitled to compensation. lawyers are looking to bring a group

litigation against avara foods — the company which dominates chicken production near the wye. we're saying people who have property along the river, people who enjoy the river, people who use the river — they can all come forward. private property owners have a right — a legal right — to be able to enjoy the river, be able to enjoy it without interference from pollution. so this is the living room. 0k. and that's the view you get. the river wye in our garden. that's what people pay for. mark rents out a holiday home on the banks of the wye, and he's worried he'll lose out because the riverjust isn't an attraction any more. we can't, with all honesty, say to people, "help yourself, swim in the river," because it's damaged. so let's wait and see how badly it affects our business. what are you hoping to achieve by being part of this group litigation? holding them to account, hitting them where it hurts —

in their pocket — because that seems to be the only way, the only thing they understand, and getting restitution for the river. somebody has to repair the damage. avara foods declined an interview, but told bbc news the wye's problems started before the expansion of chicken farms, and that other types of farming can also lead to nutrients in the river. legal proceedings in the case are expected to start later this year. and jonah joins us now. the river has been in a bad way for a while. ,., ., ., ., the river has been in a bad way for a while. ., ., a, ., a while. good morning from monmouth rowin: a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club. — a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club. that _ a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club, that is _ a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club, that is the _ a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club, that is the wye _ a while. good morning from monmouth rowing club, that is the wye behind - rowing club, that is the wye behind me, we havejust what rowing club, that is the wye behind me, we have just what some of the kits from monmouth comprehensive

school row out for a session on the river. this claim is hoping to encompass those who use the river, like the railways, —— like the rowers and those who live and work along the river. it could be tens of thousands of people, the lawyers say, possibly a claim that could go into the hundreds of millions of pounds. it should be said that chicken farming is not the only thing that contributes to the pollution of the river. there are other sorts of farming, there is a sewage as well but the lawyers are saying the big difference over the last decade has been the increase in chicken farming right along the wye valley catchment area. avara foods, the group being targeted by this claim, who provide chicken to many supermarkets, have dismissed the claim, saying it is without evidence and that it is opportunist and aimed at making a profit for the lawyers. thank you very much indeed. ben has more of the day's news. the princess of wales has reportedly

been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. the video, published by the sun newspaper, claims the couple were at the windsor farm shop near their home. our reporter, simon jones, is there now. what do we know about this video? morning. what do we know about this video? mornint. ., ~ ., what do we know about this video? mornint. . ~ ., ., ., ~' what do we know about this video? mornint. . ~' . ., ., ~' . what do we know about this video? mornin.. . ~ ., ., ., _ ., morning. take a look at a copy of this morning's — morning. take a look at a copy of this morning's sun _ morning. take a look at a copy of this morning's sun newspaper, i this morning's sun newspaper, describing the picture on the front has a royal world exclusive first picture, the headline is great to see you again, kate. according to the paper, video this picture comes from was taken at this farm shop behind me on saturday, the paper has spoken to the man who filmed it, and he said he was doing a bit of shopping, looking for some steak when he saw a couple in the bread aisle. he set when the woman turned around he thought her face looked familiar and then saw the man and thought, is up to the royal couple? you spoke to staff and said he went back to his car, got his phone and filmed them leaving. in the past,

the sun may have decided not to publish a picture like this because this was not any sort of official engagement, it was a private visit by a couple, but the sun says it has decided to publish because it wants to end what it calls the madness of social media. since catherine underwent abdominal service back in january, there has been a huge number of conspiracy theories and speculation on social media about her health and her recovery. the paper hopes that this picture may help quash some of that but the speculation was really field on mothering sunday when kensington palace published a picture of catherine surrounded by her three children, that then catherine apologise well because she admitted she had edited it and said it had caused some confusion. will this latest picture end all of that speculation? i have looked at social media this morning and i have to say, once again, the conspiracy theorists are out in force.- theorists are out in force. they are.

theorists are out in force. they are- thank _ theorists are out in force. they are. thank you, _ theorists are out in force. they are. thank you, we _ theorists are out in force. they are. thank you, we will- theorists are out in force. they are. thank you, we will talk i theorists are out in force. they are. thank you, we will talk later. simonjones. the number of asylum seekers planned to be housed at the former raf scampton airbase in lincolnshire will be capped at less than half the number initially proposed by the government. the legal migration minister, tom pursglove, confirmed that the regular occupancy would be a maximum of 800 male asylum seekers. 2,000 were originally due to be housed there, but none have yet moved onto the site. the rate of pothole repairs in england and wales has reached an eight—year high, according to a new report. the annual alarm survey found that local authorities expect to fix at least two million potholes in the current financial year — up 43% in the last 12 months. the caribbean nation of haiti is sliding further into chaos, with violent conflict continuing across large parts of the country. haiti has long been plagued by extreme instability — but recent weeks have seen gang violence escalate dramatically. ordinary haitians, desperate to escape, have been caught in the middle.

our central america and caribbean correspondent, will grant, was in the port city of cap—haitien, where officials are hoping appointing a transitional council will help them regain control. the us state department are confident that a transitional council here in haiti can affect change, can bring some form of stability to this nation that continues to slide into anarchy. but one has to ask whether or not a group of political appointees from across the political spectrum — as the us wants to see — would even be able to do anything, given the extent of the violence in the capital still. we saw that at least a dozen people were killed in supposedly we saw that at least a dozen people were killed in supposedly the safe part of town. a judge's house was attacked — which, to me at least, is a clear message from the gangs that they're not going to accept a transitional council, they're not going to accept efforts

from outside to bring stability and order to the country, and that they won't accept anything that they haven't decided themselves. for example, representation that they are happy with in any future administration that might be able to give them amnesty for the current crimes and violence being committed. so the politics remains extremely difficult, and the humanitarian situation even worse. there is very little aid still getting in. unicef�*s executive director has described the situation here as horrific, and compared the lawlessness to the post—apocalyptic film mad max. it gives you a picture of a state continuing to unravel. will grant willgrant in haiti. us presidentjoe biden has once again warned israel that an all—out assault on rafah in southern gaza would be a mistake. mr biden spoke to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, for the first time in a month. our middle east correspondent

lucy williamson is injerusalem. morning to you. how significant are these latest comments from the us president? these latest comments from the us resident? ~ ~ , ., , president? well, i think you can see u i president? well, i think you can see u- of the president? well, i think you can see up of the pressure, _ president? well, i think you can see up of the pressure, bit _ president? well, i think you can see up of the pressure, bit by _ president? well, i think you can see up of the pressure, bit by bit, - president? well, i think you can see up of the pressure, bit by bit, from | up of the pressure, bit by bit, from the us administration. the language here is getting stronger and starker. president biden coming out and saying that benjamin netanyahu's plan was a mistake. in effect summoning israeli officials to washington to discuss that plan. and saying that the american administration would like to put forward what it said was a possible alternative approach to targeting hamas in rafah without sending in ground troops. prime minister netanyahu said he needs go into rafah to eliminate hamas' ability to launch attacks against israel. he is also under pressure to get israeli hostages outcome and that is why he is also sending a delegation to qatar to try to negotiate with hamas

today, to reach a ceasefire deal that will do that.— today, to reach a ceasefire deal that will do that. the national grid has unveiled a £58 billion plan to connect britain's offshore wind capacity to the grid over the next decade. the utility company says the investment is needed to hit government targets to decarbonise power generation by 2035 — but there are concerns about the number of new pylons included in the proposal. our bubiness editor, simonjack, has more. green, cheap, home—grown — offshore wind power has been a massive british success story, and there are plans for more huge wind farms like this one. but you need to get the electricity from where it's produced out at sea to the homes and businesses where it's used. and that will mean more of these. today's grid upgrade involves a thousand miles of new onshore power lines — mostly overhead pylons — 4,000 miles of undersea cables at a cost of £58 billion — which means an extra £20 to £30 on annual bills for the next decade.

the system planners insist they've kept as many cables out at sea as possible, but new pylons through scotland, west wales, the north west, east anglia and essex are inevitable. we've tried to balance cost, environmental impacts, impacts on communities, and the security of the electricity system. what that's meant is that we've got in the plan four times as much offshore infrastructure — new offshore infrastructure — as onshore. but inevitably that does mean, in balancing those four factors, that there is still going to be some infrastructure onshore. so that inevitably means more pylons. yes, it does for some communities. no! opponents say they're not anti—wind power, but more of the network should be at sea, and power lines can and should be buried underground. you cannot keep offering each wind a connection one by one onshore farm a connection one by one onshore and then have it trenching across miles of countryside to get to a substation — that'sjust plain bonkers,

and it's really expensive. so the problem we've got in this country is when everyone thinks "great, grid upgrade", they think pylons — and the whole rhetoric is around pylons and no—one thinks about these other better ways of doing things. so... so that's what upsets people who are told they're going to have a pylon outside their garden. but burying cables underground can be up to four times more expensive, according to national grid. the government said these were preliminary plans that would have to go through a robust planning process — a stage at which many infrastructure plans have failed. but without a grid upgrade, the uk's wind power risks going to waste. simon jack, bbc news. and don't forget, you can keep up to date on all of the day's news live on bbc iplayer — just head for iplayer and look out for bbc news, live. there it is! is super easy, just there it is! is super easy, 'ust click. cacti there it is! is super easy, 'ust click. carol has i there it is! is super easy, 'ust click. carol has got * there it is! is super easy, 'ust click. carol has got a i there it is! is super easy, 'ust click. carol has got a look“ there it is! is super easy, just click. carol has got a look at l there it is! is super easy, just l click. carol has got a look at the weather. good morning. good morning. i'll start to the day if you _ good morning. i'll start to the day if you haven't yet ventured out. for the next _

if you haven't yet ventured out. for the next couple of days it will be mild _ the next couple of days it will be mild through the day but also by night _ mild through the day but also by night. however, it will turn colder later_ night. however, it will turn colder later in_ night. however, it will turn colder later in the — night. however, it will turn colder later in the week particularly the weekend, — later in the week particularly the weekend, and you will hear us talk about— weekend, and you will hear us talk about a _ weekend, and you will hear us talk about a significant wind chill. also looking _ about a significant wind chill. also looking at — about a significant wind chill. also looking at spells of wind and rain. that's_ looking at spells of wind and rain. that's what— looking at spells of wind and rain. that's what we have this morning. some _ that's what we have this morning. some rain— that's what we have this morning. some rain pushing steadily eastwards through— some rain pushing steadily eastwards through the night, turning to my shower— through the night, turning to my shower it — through the night, turning to my shower it now, and blustery winds which _ shower it now, and blustery winds which will— shower it now, and blustery winds which will continue to ease, especially across scotland. through the day, _ especially across scotland. through the day, you will find most of the showers — the day, you will find most of the showers will fade, sunny spells will start to _ showers will fade, sunny spells will start to develop, but the cloud will thicken _ start to develop, but the cloud will thicken up — start to develop, but the cloud will thicken up across the south—west, heralding — thicken up across the south—west, heralding the arrival of some more rain _ heralding the arrival of some more rain still— heralding the arrival of some more rain stilla— heralding the arrival of some more rain. still a few scattered showers across _ rain. still a few scattered showers across the — rain. still a few scattered showers across the south—eastern corner where _ across the south—eastern corner where we — across the south—eastern corner where we have a decaying weather front _ where we have a decaying weather front for— where we have a decaying weather front. forwales, northern england, northern— front. forwales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, if showers. — northern ireland and scotland, if showers, more sunshine developing and the _ showers, more sunshine developing and the wind continuing to ease. temperatures today, nine in the north— temperatures today, nine in the north to — temperatures today, nine in the north to 15— temperatures today, nine in the north to 15 or 16 in the south—east. through— north to 15 or 16 in the south—east. through this — north to 15 or 16 in the south—east. through this evening and overnight the batch _

through this evening and overnight the batch of rain coming in from the south-west — the batch of rain coming in from the south—west continues to push northwards and eastwards, missing most _ northwards and eastwards, missing most of— northwards and eastwards, missing most of the south—east of england. under_ most of the south—east of england. under clear— most of the south—east of england. under clear skies across north—west scotland. _ under clear skies across north—west scotland, temperatures could fall to freezing _ scotland, temperatures could fall to freezing so you may well start with a touch _ freezing so you may well start with a touch of — freezing so you may well start with a touch of frost here. tomorrow we will see _ a touch of frost here. tomorrow we will see some sunshine to the rain continuing — will see some sunshine to the rain continuing to ease towards the north sea. continuing to ease towards the north sea a _ continuing to ease towards the north sea a bit _ continuing to ease towards the north sea. a bit more cloud and damp conditions — sea. a bit more cloud and damp conditions lingering across wales and northern england, but the largest— and northern england, but the largest amount of sunshine through the day— largest amount of sunshine through the day and highest temperature will be in the _ the day and highest temperature will be in the south—east. tomorrow we could _ be in the south—east. tomorrow we could reach— be in the south—east. tomorrow we could reach 18 degrees here. like the sounds off that. we will take that, carol, thank you. a study into suicide by armed forces veterans — the first of its kind in the uk — is calling for an urgent review of the mental health services which are meant to support them. the report — one is too many — found a range of issues which led to unnecessary deaths. our reporter, alison freeman, met the parents of veteran ben riches, who died in 2019. some viewers may find

her report upsetting. he always wanted to be a soldier. his bedroom which was just covered in posters of military. his bedroom was just covered in posters of military. at only 16, he went to the army foundation college. he was the life and soul of the party. i think that was... ..reflected at his funeral when the funeral director estimated about 500 people — most of them his former comrades from the army — turned up for his funeral. ben was 30 when he took his own life. it followed a number of failed suicide attempts, and numerous conversations with mental—health professionals. it was on his return from a tour of iraq that his family noticed serious signs of trauma. there was an occasion carolyn was woke up in the middle of the night. ben was in the toilet washing his hands, and he was asleep. and he was saying, "i've got to wash

the blood off my hands, i've got to wash the blood off my hands." he was burning his hands under the tap. that's when we suspected there might be problems. as he got worse, his family tried to get help from senior officers at catterick garrison for suspected ptsd. and i was told there's nothing they can do unless he goes and asks for help himself. well, back in those days, that's the last thing a soldier would do, because of the stigma of mental health within the armed forces. ben was discharged from the army, and struggled to engage with a variety of mental—health services. he died in 2019. ben's mum and dad are now among more than 20 families who've told their stories to researchers at northumbria university for the one is too many study into veteran suicide. the study — which is the first of its kind — found disjointed, overstretched and inconsistent mental—health services, as well as a lack of understanding of military personnel.

ben could be — he would come across as being aggressive, but he wasn't being aggressive. he was trying to mask his vulnerability. and our care—givers don't recognise that, because they're not trained or educated in dealing with the veterans. the report's authors spoke to hundreds of mental—health staff and bereaved relatives, and found similar stories of missed opportunities over more than a decade. the crux of it is, if we want to save lives, then families need to be involved. the biggest message that the families have kind of articulated to was, there were times when there could have been an intervention, or they could — they spotted something, but no—one would listen. to keep reading that over and over again is — for us as a research team, it's a significant finding. we often talk about people slipping through the net. what can be changed to stop

that from happening? we need to remove the net, because people fall through the holes in the net and we need to move to a safety blanket. the study makes a number of recommendations to help mental—health organisations improve, and prevent unnecessary deaths — like making sure families are included in care plans. if people had have listened to us when we was saying that we have these problems with ben — we know ben, he's our son. you know, if they had listened to us, then maybe — maybe he might still be here. alison freeman, bbc news. we're joined now by claire lilly, whose ex—husband alan took his own life in 2020 — and by professor matt kieran, who led this study. morning to you both. claire, if we could start with you, you have

spoken a lot in the past, i know, about the trauma that your former husband had survived. just tell us what happened to him. 50. husband had survived. just tell us what happened to him.— husband had survived. just tell us what happened to him. so, prior to him takint what happened to him. so, prior to him taking his _ what happened to him. so, prior to him taking his own _ what happened to him. so, prior to him taking his own life _ what happened to him. so, prior to him taking his own life in _ what happened to him. so, prior to him taking his own life in 2020, i what happened to him. so, prior toj him taking his own life in 2020, we were _ him taking his own life in 2020, we were essentially watching this whole train wreck, if you like, play out as a _ train wreck, if you like, play out as a family— train wreck, if you like, play out as a family for the best part of 19 years _ as a family for the best part of 19 years and — as a family for the best part of 19 years. and then alan obviously sadly took his— years. and then alan obviously sadly took his own life after being missing _ took his own life after being missing for a period of three days. andm _ missing for a period of three days. andm yeah, — missing for a period of three days. and... yeah, it became evident, really. _ and... yeah, it became evident, really. in — and... yeah, it became evident, really. in the _ and... yeah, it became evident, really, in the inquest, that when you look— really, in the inquest, that when you look at— really, in the inquest, that when you look at the time line from when he left _ you look at the time line from when he left the — you look at the time line from when he left the military to passing away, — he left the military to passing away, there was actually various points _ away, there was actually various points that there could have been preventative measures implemented by one body— preventative measures implemented by one body or— preventative measures implemented by one body or another. so, yeah, prevention. _ one body or another. so, yeah, prevention, there were missed opportunities for prevention. and for the people — opportunities for prevention. fific for the people closest to opportunities for prevention. a"ic for the people closest to him, it opportunities for prevention. aic for the people closest to him, it is almost may be sometimes, are you so close that you can't see that from

that outside perspective? do you need someone else to be keeping an eye on him?— eye on him? well, obviously, we wanted the _ eye on him? well, obviously, we wanted the professionals - eye on him? well, obviously, we wanted the professionals to - wanted the professionals to implement that care and give him the tools to _ implement that care and give him the tools to cope. for me, i worked for the military— tools to cope. for me, i worked for the military for 16 years, alongside the military for 16 years, alongside the military, sol the military for 16 years, alongside the military, so i kind of had a bit of an— the military, so i kind of had a bit of an insight— the military, so i kind of had a bit of an insight into the psychological make-up. — of an insight into the psychological make—up, if you like, of the military— make—up, if you like, of the military mindset. but obviously a lot of— military mindset. but obviously a lot of family members and friends are not— lot of family members and friends are not avoided that insight. matt, ou are not avoided that insight. matt, you undertook— are not avoided that insight. matt, you undertook the _ are not avoided that insight. matt, you undertook the study _ are not avoided that insight. matt, you undertook the study and - are not avoided that insight. i�*j�*ié�*iiii, you undertook the study and we had in the report, the care for families is passive, often disjointed, deficits in understanding, families who felt they were not being heard, understood or valued. why is it so lacking in help forfamilies? that's... that is really the really interesting — that's... that is really the really interesting question— that's... that is really the really interesting question because, i that's... that is really the really| interesting question because, as that's... that is really the really- interesting question because, as you know, _ interesting question because, as you know. with _ interesting question because, as you know. with this — interesting question because, as you know, with this study, _ interesting question because, as you know, with this study, we _ interesting question because, as you know, with this study, we did - interesting question because, as you know, with this study, we did it- interesting question because, as you know, with this study, we did it in. know, with this study, we did it in three _ know, with this study, we did it in three parts — know, with this study, we did it in three parts. that— know, with this study, we did it in three parts. that first _

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part, which was the co—production, where we brought the families in, . where we brought the families in, brought— where we brought the families in, brought those _ where we brought the families in, brought those service _ where we brought the families in, brought those service providers, i where we brought the families in, i brought those service providers, the nurses, _ brought those service providers, the nurses, the — brought those service providers, the nurses, the doctors, _ brought those service providers, the nurses, the doctors, the _ brought those service providers, thei nurses, the doctors, the government and policy— nurses, the doctors, the government and policy people _ nurses, the doctors, the government and policy people and _ nurses, the doctors, the government and policy people and put _ nurses, the doctors, the government and policy people and put them - and policy people and put them together, — and policy people and put them together, and _ and policy people and put them together, and even— and policy people and put them together, and even in- and policy people and put them together, and even in that - and policy people and put them together, and even in that areaj and policy people and put them - together, and even in that area you can feel— together, and even in that area you can feel that — together, and even in that area you can feel that front _ together, and even in that area you can feel that front line _ together, and even in that area you can feel that front line clinical - can feel that front line clinical staff— can feel that front line clinical staffjust _ can feel that front line clinical staffjust feel— can feel that front line clinical staffjust feel so— can feel that front line clinical staffjust feel so constrained. can feel that front line clinical - staffjust feel so constrained when trying _ staffjust feel so constrained when trying to— staffjust feel so constrained when trying to work— staffjust feel so constrained when trying to work with _ staffjust feel so constrained when trying to work with families - staffjust feel so constrained when i trying to work with families because they are _ trying to work with families because they are constrained, _ trying to work with families because they are constrained, they - trying to work with families because they are constrained, they feel, - trying to work with families because they are constrained, they feel, by. they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr. _ they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr. by— they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr, by confidentiality, - they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr, by confidentiality, and - they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr, by confidentiality, and it. they are constrained, they feel, by gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is. gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a _ gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple _ gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple fit _ gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple fit to _ gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple fit to think _ gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple fit to think that - gdpr, by confidentiality, and it is not a simple fit to think that is . not a simple fit to think that is one of— not a simple fit to think that is one of the _ not a simple fit to think that is one of the things _ not a simple fit to think that is one of the things from - not a simple fit to think that is one of the things from the - not a simple fit to think that is i one of the things from the study, where _ one of the things from the study, where we — one of the things from the study, where we don't _ one of the things from the study, where we don't like _ one of the things from the study, where we don't like saying - one of the things from the study, where we don't like saying it, - one of the things from the study, where we don't like saying it, we| where we don't like saying it, we are saying. — where we don't like saying it, we are saying, actually, _ where we don't like saying it, we are saying, actually, that- where we don't like saying it, we are saying, actually, that is- where we don't like saying it, we. are saying, actually, that is where we need _ are saying, actually, that is where we need to— are saying, actually, that is where we need to do— are saying, actually, that is where we need to do further— are saying, actually, that is where we need to do further work- are saying, actually, that is where i we need to do further work because we need to do further work because we need _ we need to do further work because we need to— we need to do further work because we need to be — we need to do further work because we need to be able _ we need to do further work because we need to be able to _ we need to do further work because we need to be able to help- we need to do further work because we need to be able to help not- we need to do further work because we need to be able to help not only| we need to be able to help not only the health— we need to be able to help not only the health services _ we need to be able to help not only the health services but— we need to be able to help not only the health services but social - the health services but social services, _ the health services but social services, the _ the health services but social services, the military- the health services but social i services, the military charities, the health services but social - services, the military charities, to work— services, the military charities, to work with— services, the military charities, to work with families _ services, the military charities, to work with families better, - services, the military charities, to work with families better, and - services, the military charities, to work with families better, and we| work with families better, and we need _ work with families better, and we need to— work with families better, and we need to start _ work with families better, and we need to start looking _ work with families better, and we need to start looking at _ work with families better, and we need to start looking at that - work with families better, and we need to start looking at that and. need to start looking at that and how is— need to start looking at that and how is that? _ need to start looking at that and how is that? unless _ need to start looking at that and how is that? unless we - need to start looking at that and how is that? unless we can - need to start looking at that and how is that? unless we can get. need to start looking at that and - how is that? unless we can get over the gdpr. _ how is that? unless we can get over the gdpr, conventionality_ how is that? unless we can get over the gdpr, conventionality barriers, i the gdpr, conventionality barriers,

because _ the gdpr, conventionality barriers, because we — the gdpr, conventionality barriers, because we talk— the gdpr, conventionality barriers, because we talk about _ the gdpr, conventionality barriers, because we talk about barriers, - because we talk about barriers, barriers — because we talk about barriers, barriers in — because we talk about barriers, barriers in the _ because we talk about barriers, barriers in the way _ because we talk about barriers, barriers in the way all _ because we talk about barriers, barriers in the way all the - because we talk about barriers, j barriers in the way all the time, because we talk about barriers, - barriers in the way all the time, we need _ barriers in the way all the time, we need to— barriers in the way all the time, we need to work— barriers in the way all the time, we need to work out _ barriers in the way all the time, we need to work out how _ barriers in the way all the time, we need to work out how we _ barriers in the way all the time, we need to work out how we get - barriers in the way all the time, we need to work out how we get past. need to work out how we get past those _ need to work out how we get past those barriers _ need to work out how we get past those barriers because _ need to work out how we get past those barriers because they- need to work out how we get past those barriers because they have. need to work out how we get past i those barriers because they have to be involved — those barriers because they have to be involved in— those barriers because they have to be involved in the _ those barriers because they have to be involved in the care. _ those barriers because they have to be involved in the care. itritt�*hait- those barriers because they have to be involved in the care.— be involved in the care. what does that mean in _ be involved in the care. what does that mean in practical— be involved in the care. what does that mean in practical terms? - be involved in the care. what does| that mean in practicalterms? does that mean in practical terms? does that mean in practical terms? does that mean in practical terms? does that mean somebody may be in claire �*s position, wanting outside help, is not able to find it because of confidentiality? ii is not able to find it because of confidentiality?— is not able to find it because of confidentiality? if you look in the re ort we confidentiality? if you look in the report we have — confidentiality? if you look in the report we have many _ confidentiality? if you look in the report we have many families - confidentiality? if you look in the i report we have many families telling us they— report we have many families telling us they were — report we have many families telling us they were not _ report we have many families telling us they were not allowed _ report we have many families telling us they were not allowed to - report we have many families telling us they were not allowed to ask - report we have many families telling us they were not allowed to ask for. us they were not allowed to ask for help on— us they were not allowed to ask for help on behalf— us they were not allowed to ask for help on behalf of— us they were not allowed to ask for help on behalf of the _ us they were not allowed to ask for help on behalf of the person - us they were not allowed to ask for help on behalf of the person that i help on behalf of the person that was in _ help on behalf of the person that was in distress. _ help on behalf of the person that was in distress. we _ help on behalf of the person that was in distress. we have - help on behalf of the person that was in distress. we have got - help on behalf of the person that was in distress. we have got to. help on behalf of the person that i was in distress. we have got to find a way— was in distress. we have got to find a way around — was in distress. we have got to find a way around that _ was in distress. we have got to find a way around that it _ was in distress. we have got to find a way around that it is _ was in distress. we have got to find a way around that it is generally- a way around that it is generally being _ a way around that it is generally being a — a way around that it is generally being a formal— a way around that it is generally being a formal dinner— a way around that it is generallyj being a formal dinner performer commission— being a formal dinner performer commission myself— being a formal dinner performer commission myself you - being a formal dinner performer commission myself you see - being a formal dinner performer. commission myself you see some being a formal dinner performer- commission myself you see some of the one _ commission myself you see some of the one hour— commission myself you see some of the one hour and _ commission myself you see some of the one hour and the _ commission myself you see some of the one hour and the other- commission myself you see some of the one hour and the other six- commission myself you see some of the one hour and the other six daysl the one hour and the other six days 23 hours. _ the one hour and the other six days 23 hours. it— the one hour and the other six days 23 hours. it is— the one hour and the other six days 23 hours, it is the _ the one hour and the other six days 23 hours, it is the family— the one hour and the other six days 23 hours, it is the family that- the one hour and the other six days 23 hours, it is the family that care i 23 hours, it is the family that care for them — 23 hours, it is the family that care for them and _ 23 hours, it is the family that care for them and they— 23 hours, it is the family that care for them and they need _ 23 hours, it is the family that care for them and they need to - 23 hours, it is the family that care for them and they need to be - 23 hours, it is the family that care j for them and they need to be able 23 hours, it is the family that care i for them and they need to be able to express— for them and they need to be able to express and — for them and they need to be able to express and be — for them and they need to be able to express and be heard _ for them and they need to be able to express and be heard what _ for them and they need to be able to express and be heard what is - express and be heard what is happening _ express and be heard what is happening the _ express and be heard what is happening. the other- express and be heard what is happening. the other thing l express and be heard what is i happening. the other thing that express and be heard what is - happening. the other thing that came through— happening. the other thing that came through really— happening. the other thing that came through really clearly— happening. the other thing that came through really clearly was, _ happening. the other thing that came through really clearly was, when - through really clearly was, when that person _

through really clearly was, when that person has _ through really clearly was, when that person has made _ through really clearly was, when that person has made a - through really clearly was, when that person has made a decisionj through really clearly was, when i that person has made a decision on what _ that person has made a decision on what they— that person has made a decision on what they were _ that person has made a decision on what they were going _ that person has made a decision on what they were going to _ that person has made a decision on what they were going to do, - that person has made a decision on what they were going to do, things| what they were going to do, things calm down — what they were going to do, things calm down. and _ what they were going to do, things calm down. and so _ what they were going to do, things calm down. and so the _ what they were going to do, things calm down. and so the families- what they were going to do, things| calm down. and so the families can pick up _ calm down. and so the families can pick up the — calm down. and so the families can pick up the changes, _ calm down. and so the families can pick up the changes, they - calm down. and so the families can pick up the changes, they are - pick up the changes, they are telling — pick up the changes, they are telling them _ pick up the changes, they are telling them. we _ pick up the changes, they are telling them. we saw- pick up the changes, they are telling them. we saw it - pick up the changes, they are i telling them. we saw it through multiple — telling them. we saw it through multiple stories, _ telling them. we saw it through multiple stories, where - telling them. we saw it through multiple stories, where it - telling them. we saw it through multiple stories, where it is - telling them. we saw it through multiple stories, where it is not good, _ multiple stories, where it is not good, it— multiple stories, where it is not good, it is— multiple stories, where it is not good, it is not— multiple stories, where it is not good, it is not right, _ multiple stories, where it is not good, it is not right, somethingj multiple stories, where it is not i good, it is not right, something is going _ good, it is not right, something is going to _ good, it is not right, something is going to happen _ good, it is not right, something is going to happen as _ good, it is not right, something is going to happen. as you - good, it is not right, something is going to happen. as you are - good, it is not right, something is. going to happen. as you are saying, claire, _ going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like — going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like a — going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like a train _ going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like a train going _ going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like a train going down- going to happen. as you are saying, claire, like a train going down the i claire, like a train going down the track— claire, like a train going down the track and — claire, like a train going down the track and you _ claire, like a train going down the track and you know _ claire, like a train going down the track and you know the _ claire, like a train going down the track and you know the eventual. track and you know the eventual destination _ track and you know the eventual destination and _ track and you know the eventual destination and you _ track and you know the eventual destination and you are - track and you know the eventual destination and you are trying i track and you know the eventualj destination and you are trying to .et destination and you are trying to get that— destination and you are trying to get that across. _ destination and you are trying to get that across. [5 _ destination and you are trying to get that across. [5 it— destination and you are trying to get that across.— get that across. is it fair to say we are talking _ get that across. is it fair to say we are talking a _ get that across. is it fair to say we are talking a lot _ get that across. is it fair to say we are talking a lot about - get that across. is it fair to say we are talking a lot about the i get that across. is it fair to say - we are talking a lot about the help available when someone has been diagnosed, but, actually, diagnosing ptsd is really difficult, and a lot of people are not diagnosed properly, particularly after serving in the armed forces?— properly, particularly after serving in the armed forces? obviously the terminology — in the armed forces? obviously the terminology ptsd _ in the armed forces? obviously the terminology ptsd covers _ in the armed forces? obviously the terminology ptsd covers a - in the armed forces? obviously the terminology ptsd covers a broad i terminology ptsd covers a broad spectrum — terminology ptsd covers a broad spectrum of complexities. but i think — spectrum of complexities. but i think... yeah, it isjust... ithink there _ think... yeah, it isjust... ithink there are — think... yeah, it isjust... ithink there are the _ think... yeah, it isjust... ithink there are the professionals out there. — there are the professionals out there. it — there are the professionals out there. it is _ there are the professionals out there, it is obviously possible to diagnose — there, it is obviously possible to diagnose but it is, what are the tools _ diagnose but it is, what are the tools to — diagnose but it is, what are the tools to cope? that is what i want tools to cope? that is what i want to know — tools to cope? that is what i want to know. what i those tools? i would

like to _ to know. what i those tools? i would like to see _ to know. what i those tools? i would like to see more being utilised within— like to see more being utilised within the services. i think there are only so — within the services. i think there are only so much value... not that i'm advocating this, but going to a gp and _ i'm advocating this, but going to a gp and being prescribed medication doesn't _ gp and being prescribed medication doesn't really cut the mustard. there — doesn't really cut the mustard. there needs to be more in place, more _ there needs to be more in place, more tools — there needs to be more in place, more tools-— there needs to be more in place, more tools. ~ . ., , ., , , more tools. what are the problem is when ptsd is _ more tools. what are the problem is when ptsd is undiagnosed? - more tools. what are the problem is when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm - more tools. what are the problem is when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm get| when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm get regulations. — when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm get regulations, drug _ when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm get regulations, drug and _ when ptsd is undiagnosed? i'm get regulations, drug and alcohol- regulations, drug and alcohol misuse _ regulations, drug and alcohol misuse. all seen as criminal activities, _ misuse. all seen as criminal activities, if you like, when actually— activities, if you like, when actually these guys are self—medicating. their pain, their emotional— self—medicating. their pain, their emotional pain. they are not being heard, _ emotional pain. they are not being heard, understood, given the tools to cope _ heard, understood, given the tools to cope. yeah. heard, understood, given the tools to cope- yeah-— heard, understood, given the tools to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are ou that to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as — to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as a — to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as a result _ to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as a result of _ to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as a result of this _ to cope. yeah. matt, how hopeful are you that as a result of this report - you that as a result of this report that things will start to change? it is a huge problem and difficult to know, as you have outlined, where to start because there are so many elements. are you hopeful things are changing? hate elements. are you hopeful things are chanttin? ., elements. are you hopeful things are chanttin? . , , elements. are you hopeful things are chantitn? . , , changing? we are because the simple thint we changing? we are because the simple thing we could — changing? we are because the simple thing we could have _ changing? we are because the simple thing we could have done _ changing? we are because the simple thing we could have done is _ changing? we are because the simple thing we could have done is written i thing we could have done is written this bed _ thing we could have done is written this bed part—

thing we could have done is written this bed part of— thing we could have done is written this bed part of the _ thing we could have done is written this bed part of the report - thing we could have done is written this bed part of the report and - thing we could have done is written this bed part of the report and said| this bed part of the report and said here are _ this bed part of the report and said here are the — this bed part of the report and said here are the problems, _ this bed part of the report and said here are the problems, there - this bed part of the report and said here are the problems, there we i this bed part of the report and said i here are the problems, there we go. but we _ here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't— here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't do— here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't do that. _ here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't do that. —— _ here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't do that. —— this - here are the problems, there we go. but we didn't do that. —— this first i but we didn't do that. —— this first part _ but we didn't do that. —— this first part the — but we didn't do that. —— this first part. the second _ but we didn't do that. —— this first part. the second part _ but we didn't do that. —— this first part. the second part we - but we didn't do that. —— this first part. the second part we started. but we didn't do that. —— this first. part. the second part we started to .et part. the second part we started to get solutions and _ part. the second part we started to get solutions and the _ part. the second part we started to get solutions and the third - part. the second part we started to get solutions and the third part - part. the second part we started to get solutions and the third part is l get solutions and the third part is really— get solutions and the third part is really the — get solutions and the third part is really the way _ get solutions and the third part is really the way forward _ get solutions and the third part is really the way forward because i get solutions and the third part is i really the way forward because this is the _ really the way forward because this is the framework. _ really the way forward because this is the framework. what _ really the way forward because this is the framework. what we - really the way forward because this is the framework. what we talk- really the way forward because this i is the framework. what we talk about now is _ is the framework. what we talk about now is creating — is the framework. what we talk about now is creating safe _ is the framework. what we talk about now is creating safe environments. i now is creating safe environments. if now is creating safe environments. if you _ now is creating safe environments. if you accept — now is creating safe environments. if you accept in _ now is creating safe environments. if you accept in a _ now is creating safe environments. if you accept in a care _ now is creating safe environments. if you accept in a care setting, - if you accept in a care setting, when — if you accept in a care setting, when you _ if you accept in a care setting, when you are _ if you accept in a care setting, when you are caring _ if you accept in a care setting, when you are caring for- if you accept in a care setting, i when you are caring for people, if you accept in a care setting, - when you are caring for people, that there _ when you are caring for people, that there will— when you are caring for people, that there will always _ when you are caring for people, that there will always be _ when you are caring for people, that there will always be risk, _ when you are caring for people, that there will always be risk, so - there will always be risk, so actually— there will always be risk, so actually don't _ there will always be risk, so actually don't look - there will always be risk, so actually don't look at - there will always be risk, so actually don't look at trying | there will always be risk, so l actually don't look at trying to predict — actually don't look at trying to predict that _ actually don't look at trying to predict that risk. _ actually don't look at trying to predict that risk. actually- actually don't look at trying toj predict that risk. actually look actually don't look at trying to i predict that risk. actually look at how we — predict that risk. actually look at how we make _ predict that risk. actually look at how we make the _ predict that risk. actually look at how we make the environment l predict that risk. actually look at - how we make the environment safer. so if people _ how we make the environment safer. so if people do— how we make the environment safer. so if people do fall— how we make the environment safer. so if people do fall over, _ how we make the environment safer. so if people do fall over, if— how we make the environment safer. so if people do fall over, if they - so if people do fall over, if they do relapsetm _ so if people do fall over, if they do relapse,... we— so if people do fall over, if they do relapse,... we talk- so if people do fall over, if they do relapse,... we talk about. so if people do fall over, if they do relapse,... we talk about a i do relapse,... we talk about a blanket. — do relapse,... we talk about a blanket. a _ do relapse,... we talk about a blanket, a safety— do relapse,... we talk about a blanket, a safety blanket - do relapse,... we talk about a blanket, a safety blanket thatl do relapse,... we talk about a i blanket, a safety blanket that we wrap _ blanket, a safety blanket that we wrap around _ blanket, a safety blanket that we wrap around the _ blanket, a safety blanket that we wrap around the care _ blanket, a safety blanket that we wrap around the care system. . blanket, a safety blanket that we i wrap around the care system. that final part _ wrap around the care system. that final part of — wrap around the care system. that final part of the _ wrap around the care system. that final part of the report _ wrap around the care system. that final part of the report we - wrap around the care system. that final part of the report we have - final part of the report we have done _ final part of the report we have done is — final part of the report we have done is the _ final part of the report we have done is the first _ final part of the report we have done is the first step _ final part of the report we have done is the first step in - final part of the report we have done is the first step in the - done is the first step in the framework— done is the first step in the framework of— done is the first step in the framework of assessment i done is the first step in the - framework of assessment where we done is the first step in the _ framework of assessment where we are lloii'i framework of assessment where we are going to _ framework of assessment where we are going to ask— framework of assessment where we are going to ask and — framework of assessment where we are going to ask and hopefully _ framework of assessment where we are going to ask and hopefully work - framework of assessment where we are going to ask and hopefully work with . going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of— going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of the _ going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of the trusts _ going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of the trusts now— going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of the trusts now and _ going to ask and hopefully work with a lot of the trusts now and the - a lot of the trusts now and the military— a lot of the trusts now and the military charities _ a lot of the trusts now and the military charities and - a lot of the trusts now and the military charities and they- a lot of the trusts now and the military charities and they can| military charities and they can start— military charities and they can start to — military charities and they can start to assess _ military charities and they can start to assess themselves i military charities and they can - start to assess themselves against what the _ start to assess themselves against what the co—production, _ start to assess themselves against what the co—production, because i start to assess themselves against i what the co—production, because the co-production— what the co—production, because the co—production articulated _ what the co—production, because the co—production articulated what - what the co—production, because the co—production articulated what goodl co—production articulated what good looks— co—production articulated what good looks like _ co—production articulated what good looks like and — co—production articulated what good looks like and that _ co—production articulated what good looks like and that is _ co—production articulated what good looks like and that is important, - co—production articulated what good looks like and that is important, it. looks like and that is important, it is not _

looks like and that is important, it is not new. — looks like and that is important, it is not new. the _ looks like and that is important, it is not new, the nhs— looks like and that is important, it is not new, the nhs do— looks like and that is important, it is not new, the nhs do it - is not new, the nhs do it extensively— is not new, the nhs do it extensively when - is not new, the nhs do it extensively when they. is not new, the nhs do it extensively when they do is not new, the nhs do it - extensively when they do their toolkits — extensively when they do their toolkits we _ extensively when they do their toolkits. we know— extensively when they do their toolkits. we know what - extensively when they do their toolkits. we know what good i extensively when they do their - toolkits. we know what good looks like, toolkits. we know what good looks like. how _ toolkits. we know what good looks like. how we — toolkits. we know what good looks like, how we assess _ toolkits. we know what good looks like, how we assess ourselves - like, how we assess ourselves against — like, how we assess ourselves against what _ like, how we assess ourselves against what good _ like, how we assess ourselves against what good looks - like, how we assess ourselves against what good looks like? | like, how we assess ourselves - against what good looks like? then we know _ against what good looks like? then we know the — against what good looks like? then we know the action _ against what good looks like? then we know the action plan _ against what good looks like? then we know the action plan to - against what good looks like? then we know the action plan to put - against what good looks like? then we know the action plan to put in. we know the action plan to put in place _ we know the action plan to put in place and — we know the action plan to put in place and improve _ we know the action plan to put in place and improve care _ we know the action plan to put in place and improve care and - we know the action plan to put in place and improve care and close those _ place and improve care and close those gaps _ place and improve care and close those gaps-— place and improve care and close those gaps._ what - place and improve care and close those gaps._ what i i place and improve care and close i those gaps._ what i they? those gaps. solutions. what i they? like ou those gaps. solutions. what i they? like you say. _ those gaps. solutions. what i they? like you say, wraparound _ those gaps. solutions. what i they? like you say, wraparound care. - those gaps. solutions. what i they? like you say, wraparound care. you | like you say, wraparound care. you have _ like you say, wraparound care. you have single — like you say, wraparound care. you have single points of contact with the defence minister has been created. — the defence minister has been created, single care pathway, and outside _ created, single care pathway, and outside of — created, single care pathway, and outside of that... created, single care pathway, and outside of that. . .— created, single care pathway, and outside of that. .. systems within... it is outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing _ outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing where _ outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing where to _ outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing where to turn - outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing where to turn in - outside of that. .. systems within... it is knowing where to turn in your i it is knowing where to turn in your first incident and then —— instance sight then they use thousands of charities that i veteran specific but getting them into the right place but getting them into the right lace ., but getting them into the right .lace . ., but getting them into the right lace ., ., _ , , , place and the whole system itself is constantly evolving _ place and the whole system itself is constantly evolving at _ place and the whole system itself is constantly evolving at a _ place and the whole system itself is constantly evolving at a rate - place and the whole system itself is constantly evolving at a rate of- constantly evolving at a rate of knots — constantly evolving at a rate of knots in — constantly evolving at a rate of knots. in the last year we have seen a significant — knots. in the last year we have seen a significant change in veteran care but more _ a significant change in veteran care but more needs to be done. this

toolkit— but more needs to be done. this toolkit that matt is talking about needs _ toolkit that matt is talking about needs to — toolkit that matt is talking about needs to be utilised effectively, the families need to be listened to. we have _ the families need to be listened to. we have the misfortune of hindsight, if you _ we have the misfortune of hindsight, if you like. _ we have the misfortune of hindsight, if you like, but prevention is ultimately the cure.- if you like, but prevention is ultimately the cure. if you like, but prevention is ultimatel the cure. . ,, , ., ultimately the cure. thank you both. reau ultimately the cure. thank you both. really interesting, _ ultimately the cure. thank you both. really interesting, the _ ultimately the cure. thank you both. really interesting, the language - ultimately the cure. thank you both. really interesting, the language you| really interesting, the language you use, that is so important, that you fall over. this is a blanket to put around someone and it is so important to recognise that. thank you so much for talking to us. we have a response from the army and they have set our service personnel are our most valued asset. we have improved the supports are provided no provided for people to recognise the signs of mental health in themselves and others and encourage themselves and others and encourage them to seek help earlier. the government — them to seek help earlier. the government say _ them to seek help earlier. “i"ia: government say they them to seek help earlier. t"ia: government say they have a commitment to support veterans are spelt mental health pathways, backed by over £17 million a year of investment so some work being done. thank you to your belt. you investment so some work being done. thank you to your belt.— thank you to your belt. you are welcome- _ time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. nominations open today for the election to become the next mayor of london. anyone wishing to stand has until 4pm on wednesday 27th march to apply ahead of polling day on may 2nd. more than half of local roads in london could fail in the next 15 years as the amount of money needed to fix the repairs backlog reaches a record high of £1.26 billion. the annual local authority road maintenance survey says poor road conditions and potholes can damage vehicles and can even be fatal to some road users like cyclists. the government said it's investing £8.3 billion to fix potholes and resurface roads and that a further £150 million is available for councils now. and looking ahead to this evenings programme, we're on the hunt for london's worst potholes and we need your help. so if there's a pothole where you live or on your way to work that needs looking into do get in touch.

you can email us at... and don't forget to include your name, a photo and where it is. the first of two performances of a play where only black identifying people are encouraged to watch has taken place in the west end. last night the production of blue had its first "black out" night which is aimed at encouraging black people and people of colour to the theatre. while no one is actually excluded from attending the performances, the producers are encouraging other people to consider another night, something which has caused some controversy. i think that the idea behind the black out nights is simply to centre a black audience — not that anyone is turned away — but the idea is to centre folks who come at this with very real wounds. let's take a look at the tubes now. at the moment severe delays on the circle line and minor delays on the hammersmith and city and district line. a good service elsewhere. now onto the weather

with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and that cloud thick enough to produce some light and patchy rain. the cloud breaking though as we head further through the day, some brighter spells, even some sunny spells but also some showers. temperatures getting up to a maximum of 16 celsius. overnight tonight it stays largely cloudy, we will see further outbreaks of rain moving through as the front just starts to lift north. the minimum temperature for central london at least not dipping much below 10 celsius. for wednesday, we have got a bit of cloud around in the morning but it is looking largely dry. the wind is light, we will see that cloud start to thin and break. and especially through the afternoon, when we get those sunny spells, the temperatures could feel quite pleasant. we are looking at a maximum of around 18 celsius. as we head further through the week, it is all change. as we head through thursday and through friday, we have got a cold front sinking south. the wind switches to a north—westerly wind, we will see some rain on friday. as that clears through, the temperature drops. so a chillier start to the weekend.

that's it for now, but if you head over to our website, you can see more on the upcoming mayoral election including all you need to know about the election and how you can participate in it. i'm back with more in half an hour, but for now, i'll hand you back to ben and sally. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. children with allergies are being put at risk by inconsistent policies and support available in schools. that's the warning from a charity founded by the mother of a boy who died after an anaphylactic shock. a survey from the benedict blythe foundation has found that one third of schools in england don't have any sort of policy in place to support pupils with allergies. the research also suggested around 57% of schools don't train staff to manage allergies. helen blythe set up

the benedict blythe foundation to call for change in memory of her son. this is their story. oh, no, bigger! bigger, how big is it? i will say ten and a half. he was incredibly kind. i think one of the things that you realise when you've lost a child is the stories that other people tell you about your own child. the number of stories about his kindness and how he supported his friends and how he was there for other children is what i hear more than anything else. 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. i think for anyone who's first diagnosed with allergies, it's overwhelming. in his life, he'd not had a huge number of allergic reactions. and part of that is if you avoid the things you're allergic to, you don't really experience too many allergic reactions. 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. hey— 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 get our heads around. we don't know how he went to school

and didn't come home. despite not yet having the answers, his family are keen to stress there is no suggestion the school did anything wrong. your daughter also has allergies. with what happened to benedict, how do you trust her with the outside world? it's incredibly difficult. it can be really hard to trust anyone. helen is now 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. schools are doing loads of really good things as it is. individual teachers are going above and beyond. but it shouldn't be that teachers are having to make individual choices, and we believe that education as a whole needs to be safer. and that's one of the reasons why we've been campaigning for political change that forces schools to adopt certain measures that mean that every school in england is safe

for a child with allergies. the department for education says all schools are required to make arrangements to ensure children are properly supported. fiona lamdin, bbc news. helen blythejoins us now, alongsidejames gardner, a nurse consultant who specialises in children's allergies. good in children's allergies. morning to you both, thank for good morning to you both, thank you for being here. good morning to you both, thank you for being here-— for being here. helen, tell us about how ou for being here. helen, tell us about how you prepare — for being here. helen, tell us about how you prepare to _ for being here. helen, tell us about how you prepare to look _ for being here. helen, tell us about how you prepare to look after - for being here. helen, tell us about how you prepare to look after a - how you prepare to look after a child with allergies, how much of your life is now spent looking after etta and her allergies? it is significant _ etta and her allergies? it is significant weight _ etta and herallergies? it 3 significant weight that the parent of children with allergies have to carry, you are constantly vigilant. you spend huge amount of time reading packets, preparing before you go out for a meal, thinking about the places that are safe, packing medication. it is a constant

and then there are scenarios like at school which we are talking about today, where you have to trust other people to make those same sort of judgments and think about all those things are. bhd judgments and think about all those thints are. �* ,, judgments and think about all those thins are. �* ,, ., things are. and you said think about thints that things are. and you said think about things that are _ things are. and you said think about things that are safe, _ things are. and you said think about things that are safe, places - things are. and you said think about things that are safe, places that - things that are safe, places that are safe, what is deemed a safe place? in a macro it's really difficult, it depends a lot on the level of risk you are comfortable with as a family. i level of risk you are comfortable with as a family.— with as a family. i know a lot of tarents with as a family. i know a lot of parents of _ with as a family. i know a lot of parents of children _ with as a family. i know a lot of parents of children with - with as a family. i know a lot of. parents of children with allergies who will not eat out, you cannot trust someone to care about it as much as you do and put safeguards in place. you would expect places like school and environments like that to be safe places. school and environments like that to be safe places-— be safe places. what can be done to make more — be safe places. what can be done to make more places _ be safe places. what can be done to make more places safer? _ be safe places. what can be done to| make more places safer? awareness and raisint make more places safer? awareness and raising awareness _ make more places safer? awareness and raising awareness is _ make more places safer? awareness and raising awareness is really - and raising awareness is really important, thinking particularly about— important, thinking particularly about schools, making sure we identify— about schools, making sure we identify the children that we have plans— identify the children that we have plans in— identify the children that we have plans in place of those children,

and that— plans in place of those children, and that we are and where that those children— and that we are and where that those children are _ and that we are and where that those children are there and managed. is the same _ children are there and managed. is the same in — children are there and managed. is the same in restaurants and things as welt _ the same in restaurants and things as welt it's — the same in restaurants and things as well. it's that awareness of the menu _ as well. it's that awareness of the menu to _ as well. it's that awareness of the menu to have awareness of allergies to keep _ menu to have awareness of allergies to keep people safe in terms of what they are _ to keep people safe in terms of what they are eating. you to keep people safe in terms of what they are eating-— they are eating. you have set up a foundation — they are eating. you have set up a foundation in _ they are eating. you have set up a foundation in benedict's _ they are eating. you have set up a foundation in benedict's name. i they are eating. you have set up a i foundation in benedict's name. what do you hope that can do? is that one of thejobs of do you hope that can do? is that one of the jobs of the foundation, so that we all know what the dangers might be and how to react in an emergency?— might be and how to react in an emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation _ emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation after _ emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation after my _ emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation after my son - emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation after my son died i emergency? yeah, we set up the foundation after my son died and j emergency? yeah, we set up the i foundation after my son died and we started to get messages. i put a post on twitter and from that we started to get messages from families who were parents of children with allergies, and they were telling us stories of hope where schools were doing really wonderful things, and stories of pain where children were being exposed consistently to their allergens, having repeated anaphylactic shock in school. and we couldn't get our heads around how that could be that variation, how it

could be that different. my husband and i would read these of an evening and i would read these of an evening and it prompted us to go, something should be done here, we should see if there is a way of making everything more consistent and safer. so i think awareness and education is a really big part of that, so talking about this today, there will be people watching this and it is raising it to their attention for the first time. there are some practical things as well which would be useful to implement. were you surprised when you did your research at how little training there was in schools, and how unprepared some schools are for it? we know they are trained to look after children and train in things like safeguarding, security, fire training, to get them out of the building, it heals like this is a thing which isn't really on many of their radars. it’s thing which isn't really on many of their radars-— their radars. it's a really difficult _ their radars. it's a really difficult thing. _ their radars. it's a really difficult thing. there i their radars. it's a really difficult thing. there are their radars. it's a really i difficult thing. there are not their radars. it's a really - difficult thing. there are not legal expectations on schools to do this training. what we wanted to look at and the reason that we did this research, we sent out a freedom of

information request to 20,000 english schools and analysed a 20% sample with a company which helped us to identify the management practices in english schools so what they are doing to keep children safe. we looked at that against the recommended good practice and i think the findings were quite shocking. there was a lack of training, one in ten schools had not got basic training on how to administer an autoinjector which you would think would be in place. beyond that, in terms of the expected safeguards, 70% of schools did not have the four things in place that they should have to keep children safe, which is shocking. and there is such a postcode lottery are it as well. it's the fact that if you have a child with allergies and you are looking for a school for them to attend, you don't know whether your local school will have these measures in place or not and it is a role of the dice. ththd these measures in place or not and it is a role of the dice.— it is a role of the dice. and james, i imatine it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on _ it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on the _ it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on the flip _ it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on the flip side - it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on the flip side of - it is a role of the dice. and james, i imagine on the flip side of this, i

i imagine on the flip side of this, there could be school and nursery staff listening to this thinking, this is such a huge responsibility, i am terrified i'm going to get this wrong. what would you say to them? the key is there are educational resources — the key is there are educational resources out there for them. it is this lack— resources out there for them. it is this lack of— resources out there for them. it is this lack of awareness sometimes in allergy, _ this lack of awareness sometimes in allergy, that there are resources available, — allergy, that there are resources available, schools can access that for free _ available, schools can access that for free to — available, schools can access that for free to train. it's also something they do have to be aware of. something they do have to be aware of this _ something they do have to be aware of this is _ something they do have to be aware of this is a — something they do have to be aware of. this is a big problem in children. _ of. this is a big problem in children, 8% of children will have some _ children, 8% of children will have some kind — children, 8% of children will have some kind of allergy so that is one or two— some kind of allergy so that is one or two children in every class. so they— or two children in every class. so they are — or two children in every class. so they are going to see more children coming _ they are going to see more children coming through. why they are going to see more children coming through-— they are going to see more children coming through._ it i they are going to see more children coming through._ it is i they are going to see more children | coming through._ it is a coming through. why is that? it is a multifactor thing. _ coming through. why is that? it is a multifactor thing. genetic _ multifactorthing. genetic predisposition is one, that it might slowly— predisposition is one, that it might slowly be _ predisposition is one, that it might slowly be a — predisposition is one, that it might slowly be a food allergy, someone in the family— slowly be a food allergy, someone in the family -- — slowly be a food allergy, someone in the family —— it might not necessarily be a food allergy, summer— necessarily be a food allergy, summer could have hay fever or asthma — summer could have hay fever or asthma in — summer could have hay fever or asthma in the family. now we are in asthma in the family. now we are in a very—

asthma in the family. now we are in a very clean— asthma in the family. now we are in a very clean environment, children do not _ a very clean environment, children do not play— a very clean environment, children do not play in the dirt any more, we vaccinated _ do not play in the dirt any more, we vaccinated against everything, there is a pro _ vaccinated against everything, there is a pro to— vaccinated against everything, there is a pro to that but that leads to a protection — is a pro to that but that leads to a protection for allergy development. but we _ protection for allergy development. but we really don't know what triggers — but we really don't know what triggers those allergies but we are seeing _ triggers those allergies but we are seeing an— triggers those allergies but we are seeing an increase. it will be interesting to see post—pandemic weather— interesting to see post—pandemic weather that massively increases with children kept a in those little bubbles — with children kept a in those little bubbles. ., ~ with children kept a in those little bubbles. ., ,, , ., , . with children kept a in those little bubbles. ., ~ , ., , . ., bubbles. thank you very much for talkint to bubbles. thank you very much for talking to us. _ bubbles. thank you very much for talking to us, it's _ bubbles. thank you very much for talking to us, it's really _ bubbles. thank you very much for talking to us, it's really important to raise awareness, thank you for coming in. to raise awareness, thank you for coming in-— to raise awareness, thank you for comint in. , ., ., coming in. department for education sa , we coming in. department for education say, we understand _ coming in. department for education say, we understand the _ coming in. department for education say, we understand the seriousnessl say, we understand the seriousness of severe allergies and we are clear that children with medical conditions should be properly supported to enjoy a full education and be safe at school. all schools are required to make arrangements to ensure this is the case. itaste are required to make arrangements to ensure this is the case.— ensure this is the case. we will talk more _ ensure this is the case. we will talk more about _ ensure this is the case. we will talk more about that _ ensure this is the case. we will talk more about that later- ensure this is the case. we will talk more about that later in i ensure this is the case. we will. talk more about that later in the programme. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. this morning it is fairly cloudy, mild and we have got

some light rain and showers around. the showers will ease through the day, sunny spells developing but there is more rain in the forecast. this is the rain accumulation chart, dark blue is up to 15 millimetres, and where we have jade in western scotland, we see up to 70 millimetres, falling on already saturated ground and it could lead to some issues. this morning, cloudy and damp, sunny spells developing, more cloud although in the south—east and in the southwest the cloud will thicken and we will see some rain arrive stop it will be mild wherever you are, nine to 16 degrees. this evening and overnight the rain gathers pace as it pushes north and east, it will miss a lot of the south—east and the north west and in the north—west, clear skies. here, temperatures could fall in places to as low as freezing so we could see a touch of frost first thing, but it will be a mild night

for the bulk of the uk. through tomorrow the band of rain slowly edges into the north see. it could clip a little bit more of scotland before it does so, but cloud and light rain will in wales. the north, fresher with some sunshine, and sunshine pushing east, to the south we have sunshine and temperatures up to 80 degrees. —— 18 degrees. let's get the sport now with john. yes, these points deductions are the big talking point of the season. there could be more to come? yes. there could be more to come? yes, there is still— there could be more to come? yes, there is still an _ there could be more to come? yes, there is still an outstanding charge against everton, we have seen everton hit with a penalty already, six points reduced on appeal, nottingham forest, four, questions over how these are being applied. the big elephant in the room is manchester city who have over 100

nonstandard charges against them and i'm sure forest and everton fans will be heard —— 100 i'm sure forest and everton fans will be heard ——100long—standing charges against manchester united. —— manchester city. nottingham forest the latest club to be hit with a points deduction, that lands them in the relegation zone. if they appeal, there's no guarantee the outcome will be settled before the last game of the season is played. as laura scott reports. frustration at the final whistle for nottingham forest after letting a lead slip against their relegation rivals. "points deduction, it's coming for you," the luton town fans sang and they weren't wrong. two days on and forest were ruing another result as an independent commission found them guilty of breaching profit and sustainability rules by £34 million and docked them four points, plunging them into the bottom three, below luton, with nine games to play. last month, everton were docked six points for breaching the same rules, reduced from ten on appeal, and face another possible points deduction this season. within this 50 page judgment,

the premier league insisted that sporting sanctions are the only way to meaningfully disincentivise overspending by clubs. but the result is that a team's fate in the league could be determined by a lawyer's performance in a boardroom rather than players on a pitch. and that doesn't sit well with some. a league exists and excels on its sporting integrity. and i think when you have a table that may have two asterisks in it and possibly three at some stage, that is a big problem for sporting integrity. but it's been more than a year since champions manchester city were charged with more than 100 alleged rule breaches, and forest fans aren't happy that case is yet to be heard. it's just disgusting. and what about man city? what's happening to them? ijust think they're going after the wrong people. you shouldn't be dishing out - sanctions, when man city are able to win their treble titles over and over again and we - might get relegated. a furious forest have warned this decision threatens

the competitiveness of the league at a time when the sustainability of the whole football pyramid is in the spotlight and the government is poised to intervene. laura scott, bbc news. well, all this comes as a bill will be put to parliament today — a football governance bill — aimed at protecting clubs from unscrupulous owners, paving the way for an independent regulator, a body that will stand—alone from both the government and football authorities to oversee club's in england's top five tiers and safeguard their futures for the fans. it should prevent what became of bury fc, who were expelled from the english football league in 2019 because of rising debts. and ensure a more even spread of money throughout the football pyramid. and a quick update on england who were playing in new zealand in the early hours. and a captain's performance from heather knight who set her side for victory in the first of their five match t20 series. she hit 63 from 39 balls,

as england reached 160—4. and she bowled two tight overs, with lauren bell taking two wickets as new zealand fell 27 runs short. the second match is on friday. a good start, then come before england come up and running with a win in that series. great start, thank you. it's been 16 years since opera singer paul potts was thrown into the spotlight after winning the first ever series of britains got talent, changing his life forever. since then, he's sold millions of records and performed live more than 1,000 times. it was like a film. in fact, it was a film! we'll speak to him shortly as he prepares for his new tour but first, a reminder of what fans can expect. # ma n'atu sole # cchiu bello, oi ne' # �*0 sole mio

# sta nfronte a te! wow! that's what you need just before eight pauljoins us now. can you believe it's that far back? it makes me feel old. my wife tells me that the first time in more than 30 years of marriage, i am right.

that was one of the most viewed auditions anywhere in the world, wasn't it? you nearly didn't do it? i flipped wasn't it? you nearly didn't do it? iflipped a coin. i had filled in the application form, and i caught my reflection in the laptop and i thought, why would anybody choose you? you do the wrong kind of music, you? you do the wrong kind of music, you are too old, i was in my mid—30s, god knows what would happen now, and you have got a great face for radio, why would they chose you? it was the last night, so i thought it was the last night, so i thought i would flip a coin and said if it was heads i would not do it and tells i would, and thankfully it was tales. �* , ., ., tells i would, and thankfully it was tales. �* ., ., tales. and then you are at the audition. _ tales. and then you are at the audition, the _ tales. and then you are at the audition, the great _ tales. and then you are at the audition, the great thing i tales. and then you are at the | audition, the great thing about britain's got talent is it's lots of different acts and there were lots of different in the queue? fix, different acts and there were lots of different in the queue? a couple before me were _ of different in the queue? a couple before me were from _ of different in the queue? a couple before me were from bristol, - of different in the queue? a couple before me were from bristol, it - of different in the queue? a couple | before me were from bristol, it was a wife dancing with a pashmina scarf to her husband whistling bed ——

birdsong. the audience were like, what are you doing? i considered walking away. but i didn't in the end. �* ., , walking away. but i didn't in the end. �* ., i, walking away. but i didn't in the end. �* ., ., ., end. but there was a real moment when ou end. but there was a real moment when you sang. — end. but there was a real moment when you sang, wasn't _ end. but there was a real moment when you sang, wasn't there? - end. but there was a real moment when you sang, wasn't there? i i when you sang, wasn't there? i thought i had failed. i had a bit too much tension at the end, and the note cracked a bit and i thought, oh, god, i messed it up. because thatis oh, god, i messed it up. because that is the note everyone is waiting for. it's turned out to be a real crosswords. for. it's turned out to be a real crosswords-_ for. it's turned out to be a real. crosswords._ -- crosswords. let's listen to it. -- it was a real— crosswords. let's listen to it. -- it was a real crossroads - crosswords. let's listen to it. -- it was a real crossroads in - crosswords. let's listen to it. -- it was a real crossroads in my i crosswords. let's listen to it. -- l it was a real crossroads in my life. cheering thatis that is the moment! did you get a sense then, did you know then you have done 0k? sense then, did you know then you have done ok? i sense then, did you know then you have done 0k?— have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would — have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would happen _ have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would happen next. - have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would happen next. i - have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would happen next. i did - have done ok? i didn't have a clue what would happen next. i did my| what would happen next. i did my best not to second guess. sometimes if you overthink how successful you might be, i think it can actually weigh too heavily on your own

expectations and make things a little bit more difficult. so expectations and make things a little bit more difficult.- little bit more difficult. so what does a tour _ little bit more difficult. so what does a tour look _ little bit more difficult. so what does a tour look like _ little bit more difficult. so what does a tour look like for - little bit more difficult. so what does a tour look like for you - little bit more difficult. so what i does a tour look like for you now? is anybody on their feet the whole time? i is anybody on their feet the whole time? . . is anybody on their feet the whole time? ., ., ., , i, time? i have had a bizarre situation. _ time? i have had a bizarre situation, i— time? i have had a bizarre situation, i got _ time? i have had a bizarre situation, i got a - time? i have had a bizarre situation, i got a full - time? i have had a bizarre - situation, i got a full standing ovation at the end of the first time in germany, it is not over yet, don't go yet! —— at the end of the first half in germany. a lot of my tours are just first half in germany. a lot of my tours arejust me first half in germany. a lot of my tours are just me and a piano which isjust a really tours are just me and a piano which is just a really refreshing. i tours are just me and a piano which isjust a really refreshing. i do a lot of shows are still with a full orchestra but here in the uk i am doing some uk and germany shows, it just me and a pianist. thejoy doing some uk and germany shows, it just me and a pianist. the joy is that you can hear something and then perform it on the show. we had heard a version of the song blinding light by the weeknd and two weeks later i

was doing it on stage. but by the weeknd and two weeks later i was doing it on stage.— was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to _ was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to hide _ was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to hide when _ was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to hide when it _ was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to hide when it is - was doing it on stage. but there is nowhere to hide when it is su - was doing it on stage. but there is i nowhere to hide when it is su winner pianist. nowhere to hide when it is su winner ianist. . , , nowhere to hide when it is su winner ianist. i, , , , i, i, pianist. that is the -- 'ust you and a ianist. pianist. that is the -- 'ust you and a pianist. that i pianist. that is the -- 'ust you and a pianist. that is i pianist. that is the -- 'ust you and a pianist. that is the i pianist. that is the -- just you and a pianist. that is the risk- pianist. that is the -- just you and a pianist. that is the risk of. i pianist. that is the -- just you and a pianist. that is the risk of. and l a pianist. that is the risk of. and ou have a pianist. that is the risk of. and you have to _ a pianist. that is the risk of. and you have to be — a pianist. that is the risk of. and you have to be confident. yes! i a pianist. that is the risk of. and i you have to be confident. yes! you have been — you have to be confident. yes! you have been all— you have to be confident. yes! you have been all around the you have to be confident. ilsi you have been all around the uk, scandinavia, germany, south korea, tokyo, you did phantom of the opera there. ouraudience tokyo, you did phantom of the opera there. our audience is different around the world? in there. our audience is different around the world?— there. our audience is different around the world? in tokyo, they are ve olite around the world? in tokyo, they are very polite whilst _ around the world? in tokyo, they are very polite whilst you _ around the world? in tokyo, they are very polite whilst you are _ around the world? in tokyo, they are very polite whilst you are singing i very polite whilst you are singing and then they go nuts at the end. often, they give you a really sweet little presents. like often, they give you a really sweet little presents.— little presents. like what? sometimes _ little presents. like what? sometimes it _ little presents. like what? sometimes it is _ little presents. like what? sometimes it is like i little presents. like what? sometimes it is like little. sometimes it is like little chocolates. and in asia at the moment, they are just obsessed with strawberries, everywhere you go in asia, they have got strawberry shops, strawberry cake shops, strawberries everywhere in taiwan, korea and japan. they are obsessed with strawbridge at the moment. we mentioned the film at the start of

the interview. how much of an impact you think the film has had on your career? it you think the film has had on your career? ., , you think the film has had on your career? i, , i, , career? it was really weird with the film. career? it was really weird with the film- taylor— career? it was really weird with the film. taylor swift _ career? it was really weird with the film. taylor swift on _ career? it was really weird with the film. taylor swift on the _ film. taylor swift on the soundtrack? yeah, and at the premiere, noticing how much taller she was! she was wearing heels! she took them off and she would still be six inches shorter taller than me. it is incredible how much it has changed my life, making one decision with the flipped coin. i'm about to do another uk tour and i am really looking forward to it. you do another uk tour and i am really looking forward to it.— looking forward to it. you have talked a lot — looking forward to it. you have talked a lot about _ looking forward to it. you have talked a lot about bullying. i looking forward to it. you have | talked a lot about bullying. and what is so brilliant about your career is, it is the bigoted to think as to those bullies and that is amazing. —— it is the biggest two fingers to those bullies. i’m is amazing. -- it is the biggest two fingers to those bullies.— fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would _ fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would look _ fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would look at _ fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would look at it _ fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would look at it that i fingers to those bullies. i'm not sure i would look at it that way. fingers to those bullies. i'm not. sure i would look at it that way. i have seen some people who bullied me apologise and ask for forgiveness,

not just after my success, some apologise and ask for forgiveness, notjust after my success, some of them before. if you hold on to the negativity which comes from... it's not about getting revenge because if it is an eye for an eye and to for a dude, what you end up with? you end “p dude, what you end up with? you end up with blind man with poor teeth. what was it like when those people apologised? i... what was it like when those people a oloised? ., , what was it like when those people apologised?— apologised? i... slightly change in some way but _ apologised? i... slightly change in some way but i — apologised? i... slightly change in some way but i don't _ apologised? i... slightly change in some way but i don't -- _ apologised? i... slightly change in some way but i don't -- it - apologised? i... slightly change in some way but i don't -- it is i some way but i don't —— it is slightly strange but i don't hold grudges. because they end up holding you down more than anyone else. you have got to try and move on. it can make you more vulnerable to other forms of abuse. but you have to find a way forward, not always looking back. 50 a way forward, not always looking back. . a way forward, not always looking back, . ., , ,., a way forward, not always looking back. i i, . a way forward, not always looking back. i i, , back. so nice to see you, good luck with the tour. _ back. so nice to see you, good luck with the tour. april _ back. so nice to see you, good luck with the tour. april the _ back. so nice to see you, good luck with the tour. april the 5th, - with the tour. april the 5th, starting in blackpool? i with the tour. april the 5th, starting in blackpool? i have never been to blackpool. _ starting in blackpool? i have never been to blackpool. you _ starting in blackpool? i have never been to blackpool. you are - starting in blackpool? i have never been to blackpool. you are going i starting in blackpool? i have neverl been to blackpool. you are going to love it and they _ been to blackpool. you are going to love it and they are _ been to blackpool. you are going to love it and they are going _ been to blackpool. you are going to love it and they are going to - been to blackpool. you are going to love it and they are going to love i love it and they are going to love you. forsure. ilove

love it and they are going to love you. for sure. i love that, flip the coin, change your life. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. nominations open today for the election to become the next mayor of london. anyone wishing to stand has until 4pm on wednesday 27th march to apply — ahead of polling day on may the 2nd. more than half of local roads in london could fail in the next 15 years as the amount of money needed to fix the repairs backlog reaches a record high of £1.26 billion. the annual local authority road maintenance survey says poor road conditions and potholes can damage vehicles — and can even be fatal to some road users like cyclists. the government said it's investing £8.3 billion to fix potholes and resurface roads — and that a further £150 million is available for councils now. and looking ahead to this evening's programme, we're on the hunt for london's worst potholes — and we need your help. so if there's a pothole where

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. compensation for river pollution — a multi—million—pound claim is launched for people living near the river wye. good morning from the river wye in monmouth. lawyers want people who live along the river and near the river to come forward. they say the decline in its health is linked to the rise in chicken farming. the princess of wales is pictured for the first time since the controversy surrounding her mother's day photograph. how age ratings for films are changing — we'll hear why rules around violence, sex and bad language are being tightened up. nearly £16,000 a year — that's how much you might be paying

for your infant's nursery care. costs are going up, the number of places is going down. we hear your stories. if i do an interview, the question is, why you? with respect, you know how people see you. spell it out. randy andy. the story behind the scoop — we speak to the stars of the drama that tells the story behind that prince andrew interview. good morning. a fairly cloudy and wet start to the day but the showers should ease, sunny spells will develop, and we will see rain coming into the south—west through the afternoon. wherever you are, it will feel mild. i will have all the details later. it's tuesday 19th march. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government's nature watchdog, natural england, said the river's health was declining ? with many putting

the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected — but the food producer being targeted says it isn't supported by evidence. our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, has the details. this is england's favourite river, and now it's like something out of charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his coracle out on the river wye. if you'd have come here four years ago and we'd have been stood here, you could have seen the bottom of the river right the way across. people'd shout from the bank to me and i'd encourage them down and show them how to paddle a coracle. it broughtjoy notjust to me, but to lots of people. but the joy for pete has gone. the declining health of the river means going out just isn't fun any more. it feeds my anxiety, my depression. it's damaging for my mental health. rather than coming off the river with a big grin and taking lots and lots of photos, which i then share — instead

of that, i'm coming off angry. angry with who? angry with the people polluting the river. so who's to blame? these guys are at least part of the problem — the last decade has seen a massive expansion in chicken farming near the wye... ..and that means lots of chicken poo. and if too much of that is spread on fields as fertiliser, it runs off into the river, and can turn it green. the use of huge industrial chicken sheds helps keep prices down at the supermarket. but with the decline of the river clear to see, the question now being asked is whether those who live and work along the river wye might be entitled to compensation. lawyers are looking to bring a group litigation against avara foods — the company which dominates chicken production near the wye. we're saying to people who have property along the river,

people who enjoy the river, people who use the river — they can all come forward. private property owners have a right — a legal right — to be able to enjoy the river, be able to enjoy it without interference from pollution. so this is the living room. 0k. and that's the view you get. the river wye in our garden. that's what people pay for. mark rents out a holiday home on the banks of the wye, and he's worried he'll lose out because the riverjust isn't an attraction any more. we can't, with all honesty, say to people, "help yourself, swim in the river," because it's damaged. so let's wait and see how badly it affects our business. what are you hoping to achieve by being part of this group litigation? holding them to account, hitting them where it hurts — in their pocket — because that seems to be the only way, the only thing they understand, and getting restitution for the river. somebody has to repair the damage. avara foods declined an interview, but told bbc news the wye's problems

started before the expansion of chicken farms, and that other types of farming can also lead to nutrients in the river. legal proceedings in the case are expected to start later this year. that was our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. we will hear from him we will hearfrom him later in we will hear from him later in the programme but now ben has more of the day's news. the princess of wales has reportedly been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. the video, published by the sun newspaper, claims the couple were at the windsor farm shop near their home. our reporter, simon jones, is there now. good morning. how much do we know about this video? take

good morning. how much do we know about this video?— about this video? take a look at the front of the — about this video? take a look at the front of the sun _ about this video? take a look at the front of the sun newspaper, - front of the sun newspaper, proclaiming a royal world exclusive first picture and the headline, great to see you again, kate. this picture, the paper says, was taken from a video filmed inside the farm shop here on saturday. the paper has spoken to the man who filmed it, he said he was out buying summit to and when he looked over he saw a couple in the bread aisle. he said the woman turned around and he thought she looked rather familiar, woman turned around and he thought she looked ratherfamiliar, and then he saw the man and thought, is that the royal couple? he said he went back to his car and he filmed them as they left the farm shop. in the past it is possible that the sun newspaper would not have published this because the couple were not on any official royal duty, they were simply out doing a bit of shopping in their private time, but the paper says it wants to end what it calls the madness of the social media speculation we have seen over the past couple of months, ever since it

was announced that kate had gone into hospital to have abdominal surgery. now the speculation got even worse after mothering sunday, when kensington palace published a picture of catherine surrounded by her three children, but the picture looked rather odd and the following day catherine was forced to apologise, saying she had edited the picture. today prince william is expected in sheffield, where he wants to talk about his homelessness project. kensington palace would far rather we concentrated on that than the ongoing speculation but looking at social media this morning i think the conspiracy theorists have not been silenced.— the conspiracy theorists have not been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones _ been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones in — been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones in a _ been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones in a rather _ been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones in a rather busy i been silenced. simon, thank you. simon jones in a rather busy at i simonjones in a rather busy at windsor. the number of asylum seekers planned to be housed at the former raf scampton airbase in lincolnshire will be capped at less than half the number initially proposed by the government. the legal migration minister, tom pursglove, confirmed that the regular occupancy would be a maximum of 800 male asylum seekers. 2,000 were originally due to be housed there,

but none have yet moved onto the site. only 3% of dentists believe they'll be able to see more nhs patients as a result of the government's plans to boost nhs dentistry in england — that's according to a survey by the trade union representing the profession. the government unveiled its £200 million plan last month. the department for health says it's already seeing progress. the rate of pothole repairs in england and wales has reached an eight—year high, according to a new report. the annual alarm survey found that local authorities expect to fix at least two million potholes in the current financial year — up 43% in the last 12 months. the caribbean nation of haiti is sliding further into chaos, with violent conflict continuing across large parts of the country. haiti has long been plagued by extreme instability — but recent weeks have seen gang violence escalate dramatically. ordinary haitians, desperate to escape, have been

caught in the middle. our central america and caribbean correspondent, will grant, reports. baby crying. just a day old — baby woodley�*s first cries are the same of those of children born anywhere — for food and for comfort. but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials are far from guaranteed in haiti. markinsonjoseph tells me she would take her newborn boy out of the country altogether if she gets the chance. but she doesn't have the money to flee. the first ward for pathology. as he shows us around dark and empty wards, dr clervil says the gangs�* control of the roads is making it impossible to find enough fuel to keep the lights on, let alone to bring in the drugs and equipment they need. translation: as you can see, we have beds and staff, - but often the patients just can't

reach us because of their economic situation — or, more often than not, their safety. for some, it has had terrible consequences. louisemanie was eight and a half months pregnant when she came into hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure, and lost the baby. pre—eclampsia is treatable, had she been properly monitored or the baby being delivered early. louisemanie knows her loss was avoidable. the head of unicef has called the situation in haiti horrific, and likened the lawlessness to the post—apocalyptic film mad max. the security situation aside, the humanitarian need here is critical, and the aid response so far has been painfully slow. the essential things of life are increasingly hard to find. in port—au—prince, farah oxima and her nine children have been forced from their home by the violence, and she's struggling to provide the food

and water they need. "only god can change this place," she says, "because from where i'm sitting, i can't see where any other change is coming from." the gangs have such a grip of haiti, they are, in essence, dictating what happens next in this country — who can govern it, who lives in it, and who dies. will grant, bbc news, haiti. us presidentjoe biden has once again warned israel that an all—out assault on rafah in southern gaza would be a mistake. mr biden spoke to israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, for the first time in a month. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent us this update from jerusalem. i think you can see a dialling up of the pressure, bit by bit, from the us administration. the language here is getting stronger and starker, president biden coming out and saying that benjamin netanyahu's plan was a mistake, in effect summoning israeli officials

to washington to discuss that plan, and saying that the american administration would like to put forward what it said was a possible alternative approach to targeting hamas in rafah without sending in ground troops. prime minister netanyahu had said he needs go into rafah to eliminate hamas' ability to launch attacks against israel. he is under pressure here at home, but he's also under pressure to get israeli hostages out, and that's why he's also sending a delegation to qatar to try and negotiate with hamas today, to reach a ceasefire deal that will do that. lucy williamson in jerusalem. the national grid has unveiled a £58 billion plan to connect britain's offshore wind capacity to the grid over the next decade. the utility company say the massive investment is needed to hit government targets to decarbonise power generation by 2035 — but there is concern

about the number of new pylons included in the proposal. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has insisted that the conservatives are "united" as he tries to shrug off continued reports of discontent with his leadership among some tory mps. our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, is in westminster. morning to you. those questions over rishi sunak's future will not go away. rishi sunak's future will not go awa . i, y rishi sunak's future will not go awa . i, , i, �* rishi sunak's future will not go awa. i, , i, rishi sunak's future will not go awa. i, [i,ii, i,i,, away. no, they won't come at any minute now— away. no, they won't come at any minute now cabinet _ away. no, they won't come at any minute now cabinet ministers i away. no, they won't come at any minute now cabinet ministers will| minute now cabinet ministers will begin arriving in downing street for their weekly cabinet meeting and among them will be penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons. but according to quite a few conservative mps this week, she is a potential future conservative leader because i have to say the mood among conservative mps at the moment is unbelievably bleak. why? they can see the opinion polls, which suggests they are headed notjust for defeat at the general election but for a very bad defeat indeed.

you might say, well, hang on, the polls have been saying that for a couple of years, and you would be right, but a few things are focus on conservative mines. they have had a really bad couple of weeks with different rows, but also the budget, which many of them saw as a last opportunity to shift the political dynamic, doesn't really seem to have done so. i should emphasise it is still quite a small number of conservative mps who are agitating for a possible change of leadership. most of them still seem to think it would be ridiculous for the conservatives to change leader without a general election again. but the fact that even something that that could be in the offing tells you a lot about the mood in the conservative party and i think this is a conversation that will only intensify after the local elections in may, when the conservatives are braced to do really quite badly.— conservatives are braced to do really quite badly. henry, for now, thank ou really quite badly. henry, for now, thank you very _ really quite badly. henry, for now, thank you very much. _ really quite badly. henry, for now, thank you very much. henry i really quite badly. henry, for now, l thank you very much. henry zeffman in westminster.

an original pair of ruby slippers worn byjudy garland in the wizard of oz are to go on a world tour before being sold at auction. they are just they arejust going they are just going on there own, flying around the world! laughter the shoes — one of four surviving pairs used in the film — previously made headlines when they were stolen from a museum in 2005 — before being recovered 13 years later. but they are back! they are safe. they are going on tour. they will go on display in cities including new york, london and tokyo before being sold in december. you kind of need the story because otherwise they look like an old pair of shoes. �* : otherwise they look like an old pair of shoes. �* ~ , i, , of shoes. ben! at your heels together _ of shoes. ben! at your heels together three _ of shoes. ben! at your heels together three times. i of shoes. ben! at your heels together three times. they l of shoes. ben! at your heels l together three times. they did of shoes. ben! at your heels i together three times. they did not look ordinary! and don't forget, you can keep up to date on all of the day's news

live on bbc iplayer — just head for iplayer and look out for bbc news, live. if you are really clever you might even find carol. good morning. good morning. it is a mild start to the day today and over the next few days and nights it will remain mild. spells of wind and rain and later in the week it will turn colder. i will show you that and the ms charge. the yellow and amber indicates mild, for some warm, weather. towards the end of the week, look at the blues pushing across, a cold front moving across, introducing cold air behind it and a northerly wind, so this weekend, we are talking about wintry showers on the hills and a significant wind chill. what we have todayis significant wind chill. what we have today is a fair bit of cloud around today is a fair bit of cloud around to start with, some light rain, showers, a lot of which will ease. still a few showers knocking around this afternoon. the cloud building in the south—west and we will see

some rain. the winds from overnight also ease through the morning with temperatures nine to 16 degrees north to south. through this evening and overnight the rain in the south—west gathers pace and starts to push northwards and eastwards. not much, if any, will get into the south—east, and across the north—east of scotland we will have clear skies, and here temperatures could dip away in places as low as freezing so you may wake up tomorrow morning to a touch of frost. for much of the rest of the uk it will be another mild night. tomorrow, we start off with rain across wales, northern england, southern and eastern scotland. a bit further north possibly across north—east scotland and then we will be left with a lot of cloud and some light rain across northern england and wales. some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, pushing east through the day, but highest temperatures, driest and sunniest conditions in the southeast with highs potentially up to 18 degrees.

keep telling us that, carol! i like that! thank you. that is what we need right now. thank you. the british board of film classification — which gives films in the uk age ratings — is tightening its rules on violence, sex and bad language in response to its latest audience research. the changes only affects future releases. but, as charlie rose reports, some popularfilms would have faced stricter ratings if they were released in cinemas today. released in 1964, goldfinger is one of the classic bond movies, but some of the content hasn't stood the test of time. now let's both play. the british board of film classification — or bbfc — says people who took part in its research feel this scene actually portrays sexual assault. and these drama and media students in bury in greater manchester agree that the film's current classification of pg — or parental guidance — is too low. it's not appropriate

for younger viewers, for the younger audience, i don't think it's suitable. i think it should be at least a 12a, minimum. i tend to ignore the kind of not as appropriate side of it because that's more how i was brought up tojust see the better things of it. the bbfc says its guidelines are updated every few years to ensure standards reflect the expectations and values of audiences. in its new survey, the organisation spoke to more people than ever before. 12,000 people there or thereabouts responded to your latest survey. tell me what they told you. this time they've told us that they're slightly more concerned about violence and sexual activity. there's a degree of tightening up on language, particularly at the lower levels, but there's a bit more relaxation when it comes to cannabis use. don't worry about that. and that's why the new film about bob marley has been classified as suitable for children over 12.

# gonna be all right. you like that one? yeah. our research had come out already, so it enabled us to apply the new research to the film. the film was now given a 12a. if we had received that film six months ago, it would have been given a 15. and olderfilms put forward for re—release must also be tested against current attitudes. last month, the original mary poppins from the 19605 was reclassified from a u — which stands for universal — to a pg, because of concerns about discriminatory language. bumblebee, from 2018, was among the more recent films shown to focus groups as part of the bbfc�*s latest research. and at school, the children had their own firm views. do you think the pg rating is right? yeah, because there are, like, toys that children play with. and i think that if kids can play with those toys, they can at least see the movie.

i think the violence should at least be toned down a little because the younger audiences, they see stuff, they want to copy it, it's like they might think it's right. and 2021's mitchells vs the machines — sold as a family comedy and classified as universal. yes, it does show violence. and although it is humans against machines, there's still the threat of humans doing that to other humans. having it as a pg, the parents can talk to the child about it. it's not that violent, but it's a little bit violent. do you think the rating is fair at the moment? um... yes, i do, because it'sjust a cartoon, actually. but the british board of film classification says, following audience feedback, it now adopts a stricter position on the classification of violence. so these films would be labelled differently if they were released today. charlie rose, bbc news.

we are joined now by dalia yousif and lewis powell, who are both members of the british board of film classification's youth panel. and the organisation's president natasha kaplinskyjoins us from the london picture house. morning, everyone, thank you so much for talking to us today. natasha, why is it so important now for the system to be updated, why have things changed so much?- system to be updated, why have things changed so much? well, as we 'ust heard things changed so much? well, as we just heard in — things changed so much? well, as we just heard in the _ things changed so much? well, as we just heard in the report, _ things changed so much? well, as we just heard in the report, we _ things changed so much? well, as we just heard in the report, we do - just heard in the report, we do update our classifications every four or five years just to ensure we are in step with public opinion. this time there is no massive kind of a seismic shift, but we are just charting, it is a barometer of public opinion, to see how attitudes are changing and every four or five years that is reflected in a new classification guidelines. lewis, is

it fair to classification guidelines. lewis, is it fairto say _ classification guidelines. lewis, is it fair to say that _ classification guidelines. lewis, is it fair to say that our _ classification guidelines. lewis, is it fair to say that our opinions i it fair to say that our opinions have hardened on some things and softened on others? it is not a universal change.— softened on others? it is not a universal change. softened on others? it is not a universal chane. ~ ,,i , . i. universal change. absolutely. we are such a modern _ universal change. absolutely. we are such a modern generation, _ universal change. absolutely. we are such a modern generation, we i universal change. absolutely. we are such a modern generation, we are i such a modern generation, we are different. — such a modern generation, we are different. so— such a modern generation, we are different. so we _ such a modern generation, we are different, so we have _ such a modern generation, we are different, so we have different- different, so we have different perspectives— different, so we have different perspectives on _ different, so we have different perspectives on things - different, so we have different perspectives on things than i different, so we have different- perspectives on things than before. but some _ perspectives on things than before. but some things _ perspectives on things than before. but some things have _ perspectives on things than before. but some things have got— perspectives on things than before. but some things have got more i but some things have got more intense — but some things have got more intense so _ but some things have got more intense so we _ but some things have got more intense so we view _ but some things have got more intense so we view violence i but some things have got morel intense so we view violence may but some things have got more i intense so we view violence may be but some things have got more - intense so we view violence may be a different _ intense so we view violence may be a different way — intense so we view violence may be a different way than _ intense so we view violence may be a different way than before _ intense so we view violence may be a different way than before but - intense so we view violence may be a different way than before but maybel different way than before but maybe we are _ different way than before but maybe we are more — different way than before but maybe we are more relaxed _ different way than before but maybe we are more relaxed on _ different way than before but maybe we are more relaxed on things- different way than before but maybe we are more relaxed on things withl we are more relaxed on things with modern _ we are more relaxed on things with modern perspectives— we are more relaxed on things with modern perspectives like _ we are more relaxed on things with modern perspectives like drug i modern perspectives like drug misuse — modern perspectives like drug misuse. i. i, .. modern perspectives like drug misuse. i. i, misuse. dalia, do you think people -a less misuse. dalia, do you think people pay less attention _ misuse. dalia, do you think people pay less attention to _ misuse. dalia, do you think people pay less attention to the _ misuse. dalia, do you think people pay less attention to the little i pay less attention to the little number at the top of the screen? does it matter?— does it matter? they really do because as — does it matter? they really do because as you _ does it matter? they really do because as you said _ does it matter? they really do because as you said earlier- does it matter? they really do. because as you said earlier with streaming — because as you said earlier with streaming platforms you don't usually — streaming platforms you don't usually see it in the cinemas but they— usually see it in the cinemas but they are — usually see it in the cinemas but they are really important issues that you — they are really important issues that you need to pay attention to and when — that you need to pay attention to and when you are on streaming platforms — and when you are on streaming platforms any one of any age can go on then— platforms any one of any age can go on then when it can be really harmful— on then when it can be really harmful so it is really important. how— harmful so it is really important. how do — harmful so it is really important. how do we — harmful so it is really important. how do we protect people from things they are too young to see? 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the new findings we are seeing of what _ the new findings we are seeing of what is _ the new findings we are seeing of what is really important for our society — what is really important for our socie . i. i. . i. . what is really important for our socie . i. i. , i. society. natasha, it is important, the way we _ society. natasha, it is important, the way we consume _ society. natasha, it is important, the way we consume movies i society. natasha, it is important, the way we consume movies has| the way we consume movies has changed so much and i therefore wonder about the relevance of these ratings. do we notice when you turn on a streaming platform whether it has the logo in the corner, an age rating? how important either in this day and age?— day and age? well, that is a brilliant question, _ day and age? well, that is a brilliant question, and i day and age? well, that is a i brilliant question, and actually there is a lovely answer, which as we are with over 30 streaming services and we want to work with many more. our research tells us that our classifications are trusted by the nation. netflix are an early adopter, as are and prime. there are adopter, as are and prime. there are a couple of outliers we are still trying to work with in a constructive way —— as our amazon prime. it is important that caregivers who are choosing films for younger members of their family or in their care to watch are given the same age ratings. so there is streaming services are working very constructively with us, we are

trusted by the nation and that is what the research has told us and we are very excited to continue the process but it is hard, and certainly as a mother i find it very difficult keeping track of what my children watch. it is a constant battle but people do trust at the age ratings and that is what is important. i age ratings and that is what is important-— age ratings and that is what is imortant. i, �* ,. i, i. important. i don't know if you have seen it but— important. i don't know if you have seen it but at _ important. i don't know if you have seen it but at the _ important. i don't know if you have seen it but at the package - important. i don't know if you have seen it but at the package we i important. i don't know if you have seen it but at the package we had l important. i don't know if you have| seen it but at the package we had a little clip of an old james bond film at the start and that has probably been on on christmas day and people have watched it for generations and when you see it now you think, i am really not sure where that is appropriate. i am not sure that is the sort of thing i want young kids to watch. it is interesting how what is appropriate changes. interesting how what is appropriate chanes. ~ ..i . i. . interesting how what is appropriate chanies. : ..i . i. . i. changes. absolutely, attitudes have chan u ed. changes. absolutely, attitudes have changed- we _ changes. absolutely, attitudes have changed. we are _ changes. absolutely, attitudes have changed. we are an _ changes. absolutely, attitudes have changed. we are an organisation i changes. absolutely, attitudes have. changed. we are an organisation that is over 100 years old. if you look at how classification has changed, every four years, there is a tiny little adjustments but if you reflect back over history, attitudes have changed substantially. any film that comes into the bbfc is judged

against current guidelines and we saw that recently with mary poppins and in relation to extra research we have done on discriminate language, there is more warning for those making those decisions. films like goldfinger, otherjames bond films, any film that will come back into the bbfc for classification ahead of a relaunch, for example, will be set against the current guidelines, which will enable us to allow viewers to make those decisions so that they are not shocked or offended by what they might see. hagar offended by what they might see. how does this new — offended by what they might see. how does this new classification do the research, how were you involved? it is so important. it is important that— is so important. it is important that young _ is so important. it is important that young people _ is so important. it is important that young people have - is so important. it is important that young people have their. is so important. it is important- that young people have their voices heard _ that young people have their voices heard the — that young people have their voices heard. the bbfc— that young people have their voices heard. the bbfc very— that young people have their voices heard. the bbfc very actively- heard. the bbfc very actively engages _ heard. the bbfc very actively engages with _ heard. the bbfc very actively engages with young - heard. the bbfc very actively engages with young people. i heard. the bbfc very actively- engages with young people. they heard. the bbfc very actively - engages with young people. they have .one engages with young people. they have gone to— engages with young people. they have gone to schools. — engages with young people. they have gone to schools, don't _ engages with young people. they have gone to schools, don't youth _ engages with young people. they have gone to schools, don't youth groups, i gone to schools, don't youth groups, done different— gone to schools, don't youth groups, done different research— gone to schools, don't youth groups, done different research online - gone to schools, don't youth groups, done different research online from i done different research online from a variety _ done different research online from a variety of — done different research online from a variety of ages _ done different research online from a variety of ages. this _ done different research online from a variety of ages. this is _ done different research online from a variety of ages. this is not- done different research online from a variety of ages. this is notjust i a variety of ages. this is notjust five people — a variety of ages. this is notjust five people sat _ a variety of ages. this is notjust five people sat in _ a variety of ages. this is notjust five people sat in a _ a variety of ages. this is notjust five people sat in a room -

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i | different films. are you ever- surprised by that opinion? i suppose ou kind of surprised by that opinion? i suppose you kind of art- _ surprised by that opinion? i suppose you kind of art. you _ surprised by that opinion? i suppose you kind of art. you have _ surprised by that opinion? i suppose you kind of art. you have your- surprised by that opinion? i suppose you kind of art. you have your own i you kind of art. you have your own perspective — you kind of art. you have your own perspective and _ you kind of art. you have your own perspective and you _ you kind of art. you have your own perspective and you know - you kind of art. you have your own perspective and you know what i you kind of art. you have your own. perspective and you know what your friends _ perspective and you know what your friends and — perspective and you know what your friends and family— perspective and you know what your friends and family think _ perspective and you know what your friends and family think but - perspective and you know what your friends and family think but when i friends and family think but when you go— friends and family think but when you go to — friends and family think but when you go to the _ friends and family think but when you go to the wider _ friends and family think but when you go to the wider sphere - friends and family think but when you go to the wider sphere of- friends and family think but when you go to the wider sphere of thej friends and family think but when i you go to the wider sphere of the uk and you _ you go to the wider sphere of the uk and you are — you go to the wider sphere of the uk and you are like. _ you go to the wider sphere of the uk and you are like, wow, _ you go to the wider sphere of the uk and you are like, wow, everybody. and you are like, wow, everybody agrees _ and you are like, wow, everybody agrees on — and you are like, wow, everybody agrees on this _ and you are like, wow, everybody agrees on this or— and you are like, wow, everybody agrees on this or disagree - and you are like, wow, everybody agrees on this or disagree on i and you are like, wow, everybodyl agrees on this or disagree on this. it is agrees on this or disagree on this. it is very— agrees on this or disagree on this. it is very important, _ agrees on this or disagree on this. it is very important, i— agrees on this or disagree on this. it is very important, i think, - agrees on this or disagree on this. it is very important, i think, that. it is very important, i think, that there _ it is very important, i think, that there is— it is very important, i think, that there is a — it is very important, i think, that there is a nuance _ it is very important, i think, that there is a nuance in— it is very important, i think, that there is a nuance in this - there is a nuance in this conversation, _ there is a nuance in this conversation, differentl there is a nuance in this - conversation, different opinions. dalia _ conversation, different opinions. dalia. _ conversation, different opinions. dalia. how— conversation, different opinions. dalia, how empowering - conversation, different opinions. dalia, how empowering is - conversation, different opinions. dalia, how empowering is it i conversation, different opinions. dalia, how empowering is it to l conversation, different opinions. - dalia, how empowering is it to make a difference? 50 dalia, how empowering is it to make a difference?— dalia, how empowering is it to make a difference? ~ a difference? so empowering. we both love films and — a difference? so empowering. we both love films and when _ a difference? so empowering. we both love films and when we _ a difference? so empowering. we both love films and when we talk _ a difference? so empowering. we both love films and when we talk about - love films and when we talk about them _ love films and when we talk about them with— love films and when we talk about them with our friends we can't make any real_ them with our friends we can't make any real difference but being in the youth _ any real difference but being in the youth panel, with the bbfc, we can have a _ youth panel, with the bbfc, we can have a say— youth panel, with the bbfc, we can have a say in— youth panel, with the bbfc, we can have a say in society and our opinion— have a say in society and our opinion it _ have a say in society and our opinion it makes a difference. natasha, _ opinion it makes a difference. natasha, you said you were very involved with the streaming companies at the studios. what do they make of this new classification? 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they make content or films according to classification?— to classification? -- will it change? _ to classification? -- will it change? we _ to classification? -- will it change? we work - to classification? -- will it change? we work with - to classification? -- will it - change? we work with distributors to classification? -- will it _ change? we work with distributors as they are producing their films, providing a service to guide them if they have a script for example they would like us to look at butjust reflecting what dalia and lewis have said, this is shaped by you. we spoke to over 12,000 people and hopefully the distributors understand what viewers want to see. this is a huge sample size, it it makes us feel our findings are very robust and so hopefully studios will listen to what viewers want as much as we do. do listen to what viewers want as much aswe do. ,, listen to what viewers want as much aswe do. , .. . as we do. do you see a change coming. _ as we do. do you see a change coming, natasha? _ as we do. do you see a change coming, natasha? society - as we do. do you see a change coming, natasha? society is l as we do. do you see a change - coming, natasha? society is changing b decrees. coming, natasha? society is changing by degrees- he _ coming, natasha? society is changing by degrees- he very — coming, natasha? society is changing by degrees. he very accurately - by degrees. he very accurately reported what we found in that great big sample set of 12,000 people. if you think for example an opinion poll that you will be reporting on the news, i had it in the report

before this one, 1500 people are generally consulted. this is eight times the size, so this is a fair reflection of what is happening in society. society is changing in small degrees and it is important we reflect that in films, as well. we have talked _ reflect that in films, as well. we have talked a _ reflect that in films, as well. we have talked a little bit about our modern day view of old movies, should they be left in the past? i definitely think we should hold those — definitely think we should hold those films to today's standards. young _ those films to today's standards. young people can be impressionable, they can _ young people can be impressionable, they can pick up things and ideals we don't — they can pick up things and ideals we don't want in society, we don't want _ we don't want in society, we don't want reflected and they could be harmful— want reflected and they could be harmful so it is important we keep those _ harmful so it is important we keep those films to the standards today. this is _ those films to the standards today. this is about updating classification as opposed to editing films at. we classification as opposed to editing films at. ~ , ., , . . films at. we should update it and make adjustments _ films at. we should update it and make adjustments as _ films at. we should update it and make adjustments as necessary. | make adjustments as necessary. louis? _ make ad'ustments as necessary. louis? . . , ,_, , louis? new audiences discover these films every day- _ louis? new audiences discover these films every day. they _ louis? new audiences discover these films every day. they are _ louis? new audiences discover these films every day. they are old - louis? new audiences discover these films every day. they are old but - films every day. they are old but new audiences, _ films every day. they are old but new audiences, young _ films every day. they are old but new audiences, young people . films every day. they are old but| new audiences, young people are watching — new audiences, young people are watching theni~ _ new audiences, young people are watching them. these _ new audiences, young people are watching them. these are - new audiences, young people are| watching them. these are classics and it— watching them. these are classics and it is— watching them. these are classics and it is important— watching them. these are classics and it is important we _ watching them. these are classics and it is important we preserve i watching them. these are classicsl and it is important we preserve the history— and it is important we preserve the history and — and it is important we preserve the history and update _ and it is important we preserve the

history and update it. _ and it is important we preserve the history and update it.— history and update it. thank you very much _ history and update it. thank you very much indeed. _ history and update it. thank you very much indeed. natasha, - history and update it. thank you very much indeed. natasha, a l history and update it. thank you i very much indeed. natasha, a very special thank you to you for getting up special thank you to you for getting up so early and joining us once more on bbc breakfast! after all this time! i wonder if you miss the early starts. i time! i wonder if you miss the early starts. . . time! i wonder if you miss the early starts. , , , ., . time! i wonder if you miss the early starts. ,, ,, . . . starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best _ starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best job _ starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best job i _ starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best job i ever _ starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best job i ever had, - starts. i miss you all so much, that was the best job i ever had, bbc. was the bestjob i ever had, bbc breakfast, i really mean it, aside from the 3:20am alarm call, you are very lucky to be sitting on that sofa and i send you all my love. thank you very much. we sofa and i send you all my love. thank you very much.— sofa and i send you all my love. thank you very much. we know how luc we thank you very much. we know how lucky we are- _ thank you very much. we know how lucky we are. lovely _ thank you very much. we know how lucky we are. lovely to _ thank you very much. we know how lucky we are. lovely to see - thank you very much. we know how lucky we are. lovely to see you, - lucky we are. lovely to see you, thank you. lucky we are. lovely to see you, thank yon-— thank you. she has a red sofa of sorts, a burgundy _ thank you. she has a red sofa of sorts, a burgundy cinema - thank you. she has a red sofa of sorts, a burgundy cinema chair. | thank you. she has a red sofa of i sorts, a burgundy cinema chair. it! is sorts, a burgundy cinema chair. is posher sorts, a burgundy cinema chair. it is posher than ours. that is showbiz!— is posher than ours. that is showbiz! . ,, ., time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm paul murphy—kasp. nominations open today for the election to become

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the first of two performances of a play where only black identifying people are encouraged to watch has taken place in the west end. last night the production of blue had its first black out night which is aimed at encouraging black people and people of colour to the theatre. while no one is actually excluded from attending the performances, the producers are encouraging other people to consider another night, something which has caused some controversy. i think that the idea behind the black out nights is simply to centre a black audience — not that anyone is turned away — but the idea is to centre folks who come at this with very real wounds. let's take a look at the tubes now. looking good across the bopard at the moment, all lines are now running a good service. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and that cloud thick enough to produce some light and patchy rain. the cloud breaking though as we head further through the day, some brighter spells,

even some sunny spells but also some showers. temperatures getting up to a maximum of 16 celsius. overnight tonight it stays largely cloudy, we will see further outbreaks of rain moving through as the front just starts to lift north. the minimum temperature for central london at least not dipping much below 10 celsius. for wednesday, we have got a bit of cloud around in the morning but it is looking largely dry. the wind is light, we will see that cloud start to thin and break. and especially through the afternoon, when we get those sunny spells, the temperatures could feel quite pleasant. we are looking at a maximum of around 18 celsius. as we head further through the week, it is all change. as we head through thursday and through friday, we have got a cold front sinking south. the wind switches to a north—westerly wind, we will see some rain on friday. as that clears through, the temperature drops. so a chillier start to the weekend. good morning. that's it for now, but if you head over to our website, you can find all you need to know about the upcoming mayoral election. and for more on the rest of the day's top stories, check us out on social media — just search bbc london

on facebook, instagram and x. i'm back with more at around 9:15, but for now, i'll hand you back to ben & sally, goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. we're talking this morning about the river wye. it's notjust an area of stunning natural beauty but one which is hugely important for the uk's chicken and egg farms. more than 20 million chickens are being raised in the river's catchment area at any time. that's around a quarter of the uk's poultry production. some campaigners say the farms are responsible for polluting the river with phosphate, from the tonnes of chicken manure which is used to fertilise fields. now a law firm, leigh day, is putting together a legal claim against avara foods, the company that dominates poultry production around the wye. avara insists it has no case to answer. but lawyers want to put that to the test. they're seeking people from powys,

herefordshire and monmouthshire whose lives and businesses have been blighted by pollution. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher is in monmouth to tell us more. good morning from monmouth rowing club. that is the rather chocolatey river wye flowing behind me, and i have beenjoined to river wye flowing behind me, and i have been joined to talk about this great river by five women, angela, mary, rachel, francis and mj. you will use the river in different ways. angela, you run a wild swimming business. how have you been affected by the health of the river? well, as you can see behind us, this river is unrecognisable. i won't take people in there unless i have tested that water. my business has

decreased on this river by over 95%. so you have seen it get a lot worse? yeah, i have been campaigning tirelessly for six years to bring attention to what's going on in this river. �* ., , ., ~' . river. and now you will think twice before taking _ river. and now you will think twice before taking people _ river. and now you will think twice before taking people in? - river. and now you will think twice before taking people in? there . river. and now you will think twice before taking people in? there is| river. and now you will think twice l before taking people in? there is no wa i before taking people in? there is no way i would — before taking people in? there is no way i would take _ before taking people in? there is no way i would take anyone _ before taking people in? there is no way i would take anyone in - before taking people in? there is no way i would take anyone in that - way i would take anyone in that river unless i have tested that river. ~ . , river unless i have tested that river. , , ., river unless i have tested that river. , . ., ., river. mary, you are from the rowing club. river. mary, you are from the rowing club- your— river. mary, you are from the rowing club. your club _ river. mary, you are from the rowing club. your club test _ river. mary, you are from the rowing club. your club test the _ river. mary, you are from the rowing club. your club test the water, - river. mary, you are from the rowing club. your club test the water, why l club. your club test the water, why have you felt it necessary to do that? ., , , ., , that? over the last five years, we have also noticed _ that? over the last five years, we have also noticed a _ that? over the last five years, we have also noticed a catastrophic. have also noticed a catastrophic degradation and decline in the state of the _ degradation and decline in the state of the river. and while witnessing that, _ of the river. and while witnessing that, we — of the river. and while witnessing that, we thought, how can we get involved? — that, we thought, how can we get involved? so i contacted charles watson — involved? so i contacted charles watson who was just setting up river action _ watson who was just setting up river action at _ watson who was just setting up river action at that time, and he put us in touch— action at that time, and he put us in touch with the wye salmon association, and ever since then we have _ association, and ever since then we have been— association, and ever since then we have been testing the water regularly here and at two sites further— regularly here and at two sites further down the river. this data

provides— further down the river. this data provides a — further down the river. this data provides a robust evidence base which _ provides a robust evidence base which is — provides a robust evidence base which is used by the universities and the — which is used by the universities and the scientists in order to get a real proper— and the scientists in order to get a real proper picture of what's happening throughout the whole course _ happening throughout the whole course of the river, which is really important — course of the river, which is really important and something that the authorities unfortunately, however much _ authorities unfortunately, however much they — authorities unfortunately, however much they say they test, they test rather— much they say they test, they test rather randomly at local places, they have — rather randomly at local places, they have not managed to get a picture — they have not managed to get a picture across the whole length of the river~ — picture across the whole length of the river. .. picture across the whole length of the river. , , . the river. rachel, i suppose rather sadl , the river. rachel, i suppose rather sadly. you — the river. rachel, i suppose rather sadly. you have — the river. rachel, i suppose rather sadly, you have experienced - the river. rachel, i suppose rather sadly, you have experienced the l sadly, you have experienced the consequences of a polluted river first ad, haven't you?— first ad, haven't you? yeah, absolutely- _ first ad, haven't you? yeah, absolutely. this _ first ad, haven't you? yeah, absolutely. this river- first ad, haven't you? yeah, absolutely. this river is - first ad, haven't you? yeah, | absolutely. this river is used first ad, haven't you? yeah, . absolutely. this river is used by many _ absolutely. this river is used by many people. _ absolutely. this river is used by many people, schoolchildren, l absolutely. this river is used by. many people, schoolchildren, old people. _ many people, schoolchildren, old people. and — many people, schoolchildren, old people, and particularly- many people, schoolchildren, old people, and particularly asked . people, and particularly asked members. _ people, and particularly asked members. we _ people, and particularly asked members, we found _ people, and particularly asked members, we found that - people, and particularly asked members, we found that if- people, and particularly asked members, we found that if we people, and particularly asked - members, we found that if we are falling _ members, we found that if we are falling in — members, we found that if we are falling in the — members, we found that if we are falling in the river, _ members, we found that if we are falling in the river, people - members, we found that if we are falling in the river, people get - falling in the river, people get tummy— falling in the river, people get tummy upsets _ falling in the river, people get tummy upsets and _ falling in the river, people get tummy upsets and other - falling in the river, people get - tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal— tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, — tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i_ tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i had _ tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i had a _ tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i had a cut— tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i had a cut on- tummy upsets and other problems. on a personal note, i had a cut on my- a personal note, i had a cut on my le- a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which — a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which started _ a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which started is _ a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which started is quite - a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which started is quite small. a personal note, i had a cut on my leg which started is quite small a i leg which started is quite small a couple _ leg which started is quite small a couple of— leg which started is quite small a couple of years— leg which started is quite small a couple of years ago _ leg which started is quite small a couple of years ago and - leg which started is quite small a couple of years ago and it - couple of years ago and it progressively _ couple of years ago and it progressively got - couple of years ago and it progressively got worse l couple of years ago and it . progressively got worse and couple of years ago and it - progressively got worse and got couple of years ago and it _ progressively got worse and got very infected _ progressively got worse and got very infected and — progressively got worse and got very infected and i— progressively got worse and got very infected and i got _ progressively got worse and got very infected and i got quite _ progressively got worse and got very infected and i got quite ill— progressively got worse and got very infected and i got quite ill and - progressively got worse and got very infected and i got quite ill and i- infected and i got quite ill and i had to— infected and i got quite ill and i had to go— infected and i got quite ill and i had to go to _

infected and i got quite ill and i had to go to hospital— infected and i got quite ill and i had to go to hospital and - infected and i got quite ill and i had to go to hospital and have i had to go to hospital and have antibiotic— had to go to hospital and have antibiotic shots _ had to go to hospital and have antibiotic shots and _ had to go to hospital and have antibiotic shots and tetanus i had to go to hospital and have l antibiotic shots and tetanus jab had to go to hospital and have - antibiotic shots and tetanus jab so absolutely — antibiotic shots and tetanus jab so absolutely if— antibiotic shots and tetanus jab so absolutely if i _ antibiotic shots and tetanus 'ab so absolutel . . ., antibiotic shots and tetanus 'ab so absolutel . .., .., . ~ antibiotic shots and tetanus 'ab so absolutel . ., absolutely. if i could come back to ou, and absolutely. if i could come back to you. and you _ absolutely. if i could come back to you, and you have _ absolutely. if i could come back to you, and you have been _ absolutely. if i could come back to you, and you have been talking i absolutely. if i could come back to i you, and you have been talking about the wye for a long time. you, and you have been talking about the wye for a longtime. it's you, and you have been talking about the wye for a long time. it's fair to say that other businesses who operate along the river had not been happy with you talking about issues of river quality. i happy with you talking about issues of river quality-— of river quality. i have been told many times _ of river quality. i have been told many times to _ of river quality. i have been told many times to be _ of river quality. i have been told many times to be quiet, - of river quality. i have been told many times to be quiet, the - of river quality. i have been told | many times to be quiet, the nine remaining tourism. monmouthshire —— that i am ruining tourism. monmouthshire alone brings in £265 million from tourism. if we all got together and we were vocal, and the data that i have collected on this river, you know,...— river, you know,... you are effectively _ river, you know,... you are effectively saying _ river, you know,... you are effectively saying that - river, you know,... you are effectively saying that the i river, you know,... you are - effectively saying that the anglers, people who have got hotels, b&b and on the river, they have not wanted you highlighted what is going on. not all of them. there have been a few who have been quite firm in what they have been saying to not bring attention. there have been much support, but not everyone is on

board with this. we support, but not everyone is on board with this.— support, but not everyone is on board with this. ~ . , , board with this. we are here because there is this — board with this. we are here because there is this group _ board with this. we are here because there is this group litigation - board with this. we are here because there is this group litigation being . there is this group litigation being launched, why did you decide to take part in that? i launched, why did you decide to take part in that?— part in that? i 'ust feel that we are at part in that? i 'ust feel that we at the — part in that? i 'ust feel that we are at the end— part in that? i just feel that we are at the end of _ part in that? i just feel that we are at the end of trying - part in that? i just feel that we are at the end of trying to - part in that? i just feel that we | are at the end of trying to bring change for this river. as i said, i have been campaigning six years, i am on this 21t/7, i have spent over £30,000 of my own money, i have bailiffs knocking on my door. i5 bailiffs knocking on my door. is this about money for you are all conversation?— conversation? never ever about mone , conversation? never ever about money. i _ conversation? never ever about money. i would _ conversation? never ever about money, i would not _ conversation? never ever about money, i would not have - conversation? never ever about. money, i would not have dedicated conversation? never ever about - money, i would not have dedicated my life for the last six years to change it. this is about holding those polluters to account for what they are doing to our river. trier? they are doing to our river. very ruickl , they are doing to our river. very quickly. mary. _ they are doing to our river. very quickly. mary. you _ they are doing to our river. very quickly, mary, you only - they are doing to our river. very quickly, mary, you only had about this litigation this morning, but is that something the rowing club will think aboutjoining? that something the rowing club will think about joining?— think about 'oining? well, as a safe think about joining? well, as a safety officer, _ think about joining? well, as a safety officer, which _ think about joining? well, as a safety officer, which i - think about joining? well, as a safety officer, which i am - think about joining? well, as a safety officer, which i am for. think about joining? well, as a i safety officer, which i am for this rowing _ safety officer, which i am for this rowing club, this pollution does .ive rowing club, this pollution does give us — rowing club, this pollution does give us another risk that we need to assess— give us another risk that we need to assess and — give us another risk that we need to assess and deal with. so certainly

the experience of people like rachel and people in our club, we would need _ and people in our club, we would need to— and people in our club, we would need to have a look at it and think carefully— need to have a look at it and think carefully about whether we join. as i say. _ carefully about whether we join. as i say. i— carefully about whether we join. as i say, i have — carefully about whether we join. as i say, i have not seen much of it today. _ i say, i have not seen much of it today. until— i say, i have not seen much of it today, until today. i say, i have not seen much of it today, untiltoday._ i say, i have not seen much of it today, untiltoday. today, until today. thank you all very much- _ today, until today. thank you all very much. and _ today, until today. thank you all very much. and that's _ today, until today. thank you all very much. and that's it, - today, until today. thank you all very much. and that's it, from i today, until today. thank you all. very much. and that's it, from the river wye today. the litigation has begun, we will see how many people along the river come forward to join it. you very much indeed. the availability of childcare is falling as costs go up, according to a survey of councils in england, scotland and wales. fewer than a third say there's enough childcare for under—twos in all areas. nina's here and can take us through the numbers. yes, this is before the roll—out of the expansion of places in funding, we will talk about that in a minute. this may sound all too familiar. nursery places becoming harder to find, and eye wateringly expensive once you do. it can be a tricky balancing act for parents, dealing with some

of the highest childcare costs in the world and sometimes wondering whether working is worth it. new research suggests that the average annual cost of a full—time nursery place for a child under two is now creeping up towards £16,000. that is more than half the average salary. in just one year, that represents an increase of £873. a significant difference. when you look at average childcare cost against average salary, if you live in the east and south—east, you come out worst. if you have a child in nursery here, you could be paying 51tp in every £1 earned for childcare costs. what compounds this issue is supply and demand. the number of councils with enough childcare places has fallen across england, wales and scotland for children of all ages but particularly for those under two. and demand is expected to rise with the expansion of childcare support due to be introduced next month. 0ur education reporter

vanessa clarke explains. see you later! come on, guys, let's go. it's drop off time at granby nursery on the border of nottinghamshire, and the children here are ready to start the day. but the cost of a nursery space like this is rising fast. an increase in the minimum wage and other costs mean nurseries are finding it hard to balance the books. we do want to pay the staff more because they are very valuable to us, but we're simply unable to do that because of the amount of money that we're getting in, in order to provide the care for the child, just simply doesn't meet the costs that we're facing. so does that mean that unfortunately, you have to put costs up for parents? yes, and this year is a primary example where we've had to put the costs up by a significant margin just to remain sustainable. today's report highlights notjust the rising cost of childcare,

but how tricky it can be to find a place. this nursery is full with a waiting list and there are many other areas where there just aren't enough nursery and childminder spaces to meet demand. in england, wales and scotland, fewer than a third of councils say there are enough childcare spaces for children under two, down from 42% last year. forfamilies living in rural areas, only 16% of councils say there are enough spaces. and for children with special educational needs and disabilities, the number drops to just 8%. parents are facing a double whammy of above inflation price rises and dramatic drops in availability of childcare places. we are a short way away from a really big expansion of childcare and obviously it's really concerning that we might not have enough places for every parent who needs them and every child who needs to take one up. how about this bit? has that got a dinosaur spike on it? yeah!

the expansion of government funded hours orfree hours in england, which is due to begin injust two weeks, was welcome news for therese, who works full time in northamptonshire. her two—year—old daughter quinn's nursery bill is more than her mortgage, £13,000 a year. quinn is eligible for 15 hours from april, but it won't be coming her way. so our nursery has had to take the really tough decision to opt out of the funding hours because they are currently running at a massive deficit. there's so little help available. the fact that we can't actually access the little help that there is is... it's really frustrating when you do work, when you do work full time, you do work hard. would you consider moving quinn to another nursery? we've had four, i think between four and five nurseries close in the local area and even... there is another nursery in the village but even they're having to look at the same thing, whether they can actually afford to run with the scheme that's currently in place. the english, scottish and welsh governments all say they're

investing more money in early years education and councils in england say despite concerted effort, historic underfunding and wider pressures have left them less prepared to support nurseries and childminders with the expansion of funded hours. with demand expected to increase, these sought after nursery places would become even harder to find. vanessa clarke, bbc news. how come they always behave like that at nursery and not at home? only because the camera is on! i love the way they are sat really well behaved. taste love the way they are sat really well behaved.— love the way they are sat really well behaved. ~ . . ., ,., well behaved. we have heard from so many people — well behaved. we have heard from so many people this _ well behaved. we have heard from so many people this morning. _ well behaved. we have heard from so many people this morning. i - well behaved. we have heard from so many people this morning. i think- many people this morning. i think it's really interesting who we heard from. these expanded hours were aimed at people economically inactive but i have heard from people like elizabeth who is a midwife who has not been able to get a nursery place for her children since herfamily have moved so a nursery place for her children since her family have moved so she cannot go back to work. a primary

school teacher says she will be paying £1200 per month, it will still be £600 even if she gets the three hours. she might give up work. but marge says, parents should decide if they can afford a child before they have won. she says she doesn't even want to get a dog without any help in case she falls ill. she doesn't think we should be reliant on government. you may have decided to have a child before inflation went through the roof and the other thing is the government has made a promise about the expanded hours and it does not look like they will be able to deliver on it. . ~ , ., . the start of spring is a busy time for wildlife. for the uk's toads, it's the start of their migration period when they return to their ancestral breeding grounds. the path for these tiny travellers can be treacherous. but for 25 years, one village

in nottinghamshire has closed a road to allow the amphibians to cross safely. that closure, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, is thanks to the passionate campaigning of one woman. our reporter, emily anderson, has been to meet her. they have terrific characters, and ijust admire them so much. it's that time of year when toads set off on their travels. conditions are warm and wet. hopefully, they will start on this pilgrimage. very hazardous journey indeed. so why do toads cross the road? well, they're very particular about where they go during mating season — they like to go back to their original breeding ground. so here, they cross from this field, over the road, and into the lake. but with roads comes traffic —

and that could spell dangerfor toads. cue margaret on the toad patrol. it lumbers along. and then, of course, it sits in the road thinking, "ooh, this is quite a nice place to be." that's not a good idea! so that's why here, during march, they're safe and they can cross without being squashed. we actually reclaim this area for one month of the year for wildlife. when margaret first got this road closed 25 years ago, around 1,000 toads would cross here every month — but numbers have dwindled. now it's probably no more than 100 or 200, which is really worrying. and this is reflected nationally — it's notjust here in oxton. so that's why every bit of help we can give them is really important. margaret raises hundreds of pounds to pay for the road closure here. she patrols the area and rescues any toads that may have lost their way. there we are.

safely hidden in the undergrowth, the toads will now wait until nightfall before moving on. to mark the 25th anniversary of this toad crossing, margaret's been presented with her own special sign. oh, that's marvellous! thank you so much. that's wonderful! the work that she's been doing over a period of 25 years — largely raising the money herself to pay for this, and looking after these toads for that period of time — isjust incredible. it's just brilliant that we care that much about this tiny, fabulous little creature. i mean, if you have a toad in your hand and it croaks, that's... that's the best thing of all. it certainly is. emily anderson, bbc news. i love her plaque. that is amazing. they are quite cute, aren't they?

getting a piggyback across the world. ~ ., ,, getting a piggyback across the world. ~ ., ., ., world. would you hold one in your hand, world. would you hold one in your hand. though? — world. would you hold one in your hand, though? no! _ world. would you hold one in your hand, though? no! never! - world. would you hold one in your hand, though? no! never! carol,| world. would you hold one in your| hand, though? no! never! carol, a beautiful picture, _ hand, though? no! never! carol, a beautiful picture, sunshine - hand, though? no! never! carol, a beautiful picture, sunshine and - hand, though? no! never! carol, a beautiful picture, sunshine and a . beautiful picture, sunshine and a rainbow but a big black cloud, that sums it all up. yes, you're right! we have started with sunshine but it is trying to brighten up as you can see, and this lovely rainbow as well. we have got two weather fronts moving across, this one is heading south, the other end of this is a waving front which will come back in our direction in the south—west later. this is what we have at the moment, the rain is continuing to push east, a few showers and still quite a bit of cloud. as we go through the course of the morning, some of the cloud will break up, sunny spells developing. a lot of the showers will fade, we will be left with a

few from the decaying weather front in the south—east, and the cloud thickens as the other end of the weather front comes back into the south—west. it has been a blustery night as well but you will find the easing win through the day, temperatures nine to 16 degrees north to south, mild for the time of year. this evening and overnight, the band of rain moves north and east, it misses a lot of the south—east, it will not get into the north—west of scotland, we will have some clear skies here with temperatures close to freezing so could find some first first thing. the rain lingers across northern england, southern scotland, and tomorrow morning it will pull out of northern ireland. the direction of the rain is northeast, it could clip a bit more of north—east scotland then we are showing on the map. we will be left with the drag across northern england and wales. cloudy and damp —— with the dregs across northern england and wales. cloudy

and damp here. it will brighten up in northern ireland, and in the south—east, dry weather with sunshine, highs of 18. wednesday into thursday, a ridge of high pressure in the south, we have wet and windy weather moving across the north. the risk of gates in northern and western isles. cloudy further south but still going to feel mild. that's what we want to hear, thank you. for anyone who watched, it's hard to forget the 2019 newsnight interview that caused prince andrew to withdraw from his public duties. now, that notorious encounter with emily maitlis is the subject of a new film. "scoop" stars gillian anderson and billie piper and our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, sat down with them to find out more. thursday, 2pm, the palace. two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart. tomorrow night, in an unprecedented interview, we will hear

from the duke himself. it's newsnight, the movie, or rather, a netflix dramatization of how producer sam mcalister secured emily maitlis's 2019 interview with prince andrew. the allegations surrounding jeffrey epstein include his friend prince andrew. sam, let's start pushing the palace, i want it for us. in scoop, sam mcalister is played by billie piper with gillian anderson as emily maitlis. like a walk in the park. i'm going to start by asking a paraphrase of the first question that emily maitlis asked prince andrew. so today, you have chosen to speak out about scoop for the first time. why have you decided to talk now? because i've been told to! because i sweat. to go back to 2019, when the interview was first broadcast... i was with the children and i'd taken beatrice| to a pizza express in woking. what are your memories? just agog.

like, couldn't believe what i was seeing and sort of felt like i don't know if i'll ever see anything like this again. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. i think i put off watching it because i heard what a, i want to say catastrophe in terms of... but at the same time, it feels like it's just a car crash in slow motion in a way. and, you know, on the one hand, itjust throws up so many questions, so many questions. why do you need to make a dramatic version of it when the original is still there for everyone to see? well, because this, as much as anything, is about the story behind the acquisition of the interview. why not dramatise up until one of the most important and dramatic interviews in history, really? i think it is in history, yeah. myjob is booking the people we can'tjust call up. hello, everyone.

billie, it's important to say this is very much from the point of view of sam mcalister, who you play, who was a producer on newsnight at the time. how much have you been speaking to sam to get into the role? she was very much available to us, which was great. it's kind of what you wish for as an actor, playing a real person. she's so high energy and unlike anyone i've ever met, actually, and i don't say that lightly. i've never been smuggled into a palace before. at first, gillian anderson actually turned down the role of emily maitlis. i can't tell you what the questions will be because i don't know myself yet. but when i do know, i still won't tell you. i originally said no, as i often... did you? i don't know whether i've actually said that. i said emily'sjust too scary to play. why? well, because she's still living, because she's so formidable,

because people know her so well and they said, well, then, you have to do it. and i thought, yeah, you're probably right. i probably do have to do it because i'm so scared of it. do you remember dancing at tramp? no. and to make things more complicated, emily maitlis herself is executive producer on an upcoming rival three part amazon drama about the interview, which made it slightly awkward when gillian anderson bumped into her. i've since met her and behaved with her as if i knew her, as if we were best friends, which didn't go down... she knew you were playing her? she knew i was playing her. but she's also got her own project, so she was very boundaried about that. but ijust noticed the degree to which i was, i knew her so well by that point, i was like going in for like a really, you know, friendly hug. that must have been quite a moment. well, i mean, the hilarious part of it was i had come to this charity event not having prepared at all and was really dishevelled.

and she showed up as emily maitlis, who looks like a movie star and was tanned and short white skirt and tanned legs and everything. and i literally looked like her great aunt! if i do an interview, - the question is, why you. with respect, you know how people see you. spell it out. randy andy. with respect?! as for prince andrew, he is played by rufus sewell, with three hours of makeup each day transforming him into a startlingly accurate lookalike. it was unreal seeing him that first time. and particularly once you get into the interview. oh, my god, yeah. it's uncanny, i think. your royal highness. how would you feel if you heard someone was making a drama of your life? very worried. very concerned! how can i shut it down?

where's my lawyer? who's playing me? yeah! no, i thought that went very well. prince andrew famously thought that the interview had been a triumph. gillian anderson and billie piper both agree that there is almost no chance he will watch this version. this interview, does it matter? colin paterson, bbc news. yeah, it matters. it really does look incredible. i can't wait to see it, the on netflix. stay with us, the headlines are coming up.

this is bbc news. live from eastjerusalem, i'm anna foster. the us warns israel, a planned assault on rafah in southern gaza would be a mistake — as america's top diplomat says gazans are in desperate need. 100% of the population of gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that is the first time

and entire population has been classified. im azadeh moshiri in london. also making the news... haiti spirals into anarchy — how the island nation is succumbing to a security crisis. a new picture of the princess of wales — the sun newspaper publishes photos of catherine out shopping with prince william. and gillian anderson plays emily maitlis. the famous bbc newsnight interview with prince andrew hits netflix. hello, i'm anna foster in eastjerusalem. america's top diplomat, secretary of state, antony blinken, has said that 100% of gaza's population is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. those are some of the strongest

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