good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today... a new international campaign to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats — with the numbers up compared to this time last year. russian authorities charge four men over the moscow concert attack that killed 137 people — the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. the cyber threat posed by china. ministers believe beijing is behind a wave of attacks on british democracy, including hacking personal details of a0 million voters.

the price of the humble hot cross rug ban is on the rise. i will look at how it might notjust affect your easter shop at your christmas one as well. —— hot cross bun. a winning start for england in the women's six nations. marlie packer gets her 100th cap — leading the side to victory in italy, as they pursue a sixth title in a row. back in the west end. sheridan smith on bringing her own life story to her latest role, as a drunken legend on the brink of a breakdown. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised. so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. the weather this week is changeable. spells of rain and it will often be

windy. significant snowfall on the scottish hills. all the details later on in the programme. it's monday the 25th march. our main story. migrants considering crossing the english channel are being targeted by a new social media campaign, aimed at reducing the number of people making the dangerous journey to the uk. the home office project comes amid an increase in those making the crossing. amid an increase in those making more than 500 people entered on a single day last week. and the number of people making the journey so far in 2024 is up 17% on last year. our reporter, simon jones, has the story. a campaign that aims to convince people not to put their lives in the hands of ruthless people smugglers — featuring testimony from those who have attempted the perilous journey across the channel. it will initially be rolled out in vietnam, following a sharp rise in vietnamese people making the crossing by boat. the dangers are very real. we've been given rare access to the area in dover, where migrants

are brought to shore. so far this year, nine people have lost their lives trying to reach the uk. well, as you can see from this, you might look at this at first hand and think that's a sturdy piece of equipment. it's really not. it's a death trap. the poor quality of the rubber is like a bouncy castle. if there's a puncture in one bit, it's all going to go down. these life jackets are very, very poor quality. last year, more than 29,000 people crossed the channel in small boats — that represented a fall of more than a third on 2022. but so far this year, around 4,300 people have made the journey — an increase of 17% on the same period last year, despite government pledges to stop the boats. the boats have been getting bigger with more and more people packed on to them. when the crossings became a regular thing five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat, now, it's more like 50. the home office says its recent social media activity in albania

helped contribute to a fall of 90% in arrivals from there. and the home secretary told me the new campaign isjust one part of a wider plan. given numbers are similar — even more than last year — is the plan plateauing? as we have evolved our response to the smuggling, the smugglers have also adapted their tactics. we've seen a smaller number of larger boats because we have been successful at preventing boat launches on the french channel. so what we're doing is we're going after the boats upstream in the supply chain. we showed the home office campaign to this man. originally from eritrea, he arrived in the uk in the back of a lorry and now works with the kent refugee action network. what do you think of this? this is just a waste of money. i mean, honestly... i don't know.

actually, it's nothing for us. nothing for us refugees and asylum seekers. you don't think it would stop people? not even... we're not even interested. we're not going to look at it. the big hope still of ministers is the rwanda plan, but labour says the government's approach isjust about gimmicks. simonjones, bbc news, dover. ben has more of this morning's news, including the very latest on the moscow attack. four men suspected of carrying out an attack on a music hall in moscow, which killed 137 people, have appeared in court charged with terrorism. footage released by the court shows the men being marched into the room, handcuffed and blindfolded. all appeared to be injured. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack — but russian officials have stated, without evidence, that there was ukrainian involvement. kyiv says the claim is "absurd".

france has raised its terror threat warning to the highest level, following friday's attack in the russian capital. it allows for more security measures, such as extra patrols by armed forces in public places, like train stations and airports. the escalation comes months before the paris hosts the olympic games. mps will be briefed on cyber security threats posed by china today — including the targeting of politicians and the uk's electoral watchdog. it comes after a number of high—profile individuals, the incident, in 2021, allegedly saw the personal details of millions of voters accessed in a hack. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. we will hear more from oliver dowden in the house of commons later. he will be addressing mps. his audience is really engaging. we

are expecting two overarching things. one will be about attacks on an institution, the electoral commission committee elections watchdog. we learned about the cyber attack last year. that is windy electoral commission told us it had happened. it happened in 2021. for the first time today it sounds like we will get closer as to who conducted their cyber attack. 0liver dowden is expected to say it was carried out by people with links to beijing. laterwe carried out by people with links to beijing. later we will hear more about cyber threats to individual mps. three mps had been called to a briefing this afternoon about particular cyber threats they themselves have faced. among them set iain duncan smith. like others, he is a very firm critical of china. i think we're going to see the government calling out with a real

directness malign activity from another state. that is a big deal. a government to government rebuke. it is also worth thinking about how far things have changed. just a few years ago this government was talking about a golden era of relations with beijing. who was the prime minister then? david cameron. i wonder what ever happened to him! junior doctors in wales will begin a 96—hour walk out this morning, as part of an ongoing pay dispute with the welsh government. bma cymru wales say they were left with no choice but to strike after the welsh government "failed to produce a credible offer to end the dispute". the welsh government said it did not have the funds to improve its 5% pay offer, whichjunior doctors have rejected. protests outside schools should be banned — that's according to a review by a senior government advisor. dame sara khan has made the recommendation after examining the handling of demonstrations outside batley grammar school in west

yorkshire in 2021. they began when pupils were shown an "offensive" cartoon of the prophet muhammad. the children's commissioner for england is calling on politicians to put the ambitions of young people at the heart of their election manifestos. dame rachel de souza will publish the findings of a survey of children's views today. it suggests only one in five children believe that adults in power are listening to them. an urgent review into the crown prosecution service s handling of the nottingham attacks case is expected to be published today. barnaby webber, grace 0'malley—kumar, and ian coates were killed by valdo calocane last june — but the cps's decision to accept his guilty plea to manslaughter, as opposed to prosecuting him for murder, caused outrage among the victims�* families. louisa pilbeam has the story. ian coates, barnaby webber and

grace 0'malley—kumar were stabbed to death in violent attacks in nottingham. their families were expecting their killer to be tried for murder. when we went to nottingham, the day after barney had been murdered, and the very first person we saw was the chief constable, and her first words to us were, "don't worry, we've got him, he's going down." and i think i foolishly took it verbatim that the criminaljustice system would do the right thing. valdo calocane was initially charged with three counts of murder and the attempted murder of three others. police, stay where you are! shown here being arrested by police, calocane was assessed by five psychiatrists, who agreed his severe mental illness meant he had a partial defence of diminished responsibility. the crown prosecution service accepted that plea.

he was instead charged with three counts of manslaughter, alongside three counts of attempted murder. but the families say they were not consulted. an urgent independent inspection was launched into how the cps handled the case. 19—year—old grace's father believes the cps failed them. all of the families were utterly, utterly let down. technically, he could have killed tens of people that day in nottingham. if you can't get someone like him a life tariff, then i can't understand in the country, who deserves a life tariff. speaking alongside the other victims�* families outside court injanuary, after calocane was sentenced, caretaker ian coate�*s son expressed his frustrations. this man is a killer. murder was the only thing he cared about, and he fulfilled this in horrific fashion. the crown prosecution service told the bbc... we are fully engaging with the review. the findings of this review will be announced today and are expected to clarify whether or not the cps made the right decisions and fulfilled its duty to the families devastated

by these attacks. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we will have all of the front pages coming up upfor up for you upforyou in up for you in a moment. here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. if you are stepping out you are in the east of the country, and chili start milder in the west. for most of us it is cloudy with rain already coming in. this week when will be a feature of the weather. it will often be windy as well. significant snowfall on the scottish hills, particularly through tonight. what is happening we are starting off with this cloudy note. 0n the leading edge of this front we will see snow on higher ground will

stop ahead, brighter spells with the next weather front waiting in the wings bringing in further rain. breezy from the irish sea. temperatures five in the north to 12 in their cells. yesterday in london it was 14.5 celsius, today only 12. yesterday in edinburgh the temperature reached 13.3. today it will be eight. you will definitely feel the difference. this evening and overnight the weather front moves north taking heavy rain with it. we will see a spell of persistent snow across the highlands and the grampians. above 300 metres source so we could have as much as ten to 20 centimetres of snow. as we push further south, drier and brighter. a lot of cloud in the south—west. that is producing patchy rain through the course of the

night. we are also looking at temperatures between freezing in scotland with the blues to plus eight. the weather for the scotland with the blues to plus eight. the weatherfor the rest scotland with the blues to plus eight. the weather for the rest of the week remains fairly changeable. looks chilly. thank you. since the murder of her daughter brianna by two other teenagers, esther ghey has embarked on a campaign to improve mental wellbeing for school children across the country. one of the focuses of her campaigning is mindfulness — and she recently visited a school in liverpool to see how pupils there are benefitting from it. 0ur reporter, fi lamdin, has the story. it's thursday morning! it's 9am and the first lesson at this primary school in liverpool is mindfulness. listening to that music. and today, esther ghey, the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna, is here to watch. have we all got a space? her daughter was lured and then

killed in a park by two 15 year olds in february last year. she thinks mindfulness in schools will build resilience. three, two, one! i actually do guided meditation. esther herself has practised mindfulness for the last eight years. mindfulness teaches you to be more in the present moment and to be more aware of your surroundings. in february last year, when it happened, me and my other daughter would go for walks and we would see, like, the beauty that was around us we would see like the beautiful trees or the flowers or the blossoms or how lovely the sky was. and i think that during a difficult time, it's really important to be able to see those things because it shows you that even though you're struggling that there is still beauty in the world. nice and still on the floor. esther believes it should now be introduced in all primaries in england. we did blow a balloon up.

this school has been teaching it for the last five years. mindfulness isjust about experience in the world for what it is right now. being alive and knowing it, savouring the good stuff, the fun stuff, and also noticing the not so good stuff when it shows up for us. shake those legs, shaking those legs! i like the tapping because it makes me feel sleepy. i i like the singing because it makes me calm. when do you use this? i use it outside. and then sometimes when, when i'm, when i'm going a little bit too crazy. what does it do when you're going a little bit crazy? it makes me feel more calmer. so have you seen behaviour improve? absolutely. what we're finding is that our children are more responsive rather than reactive. the children are taking time to think about their actions, to think about their decisions, and to really take that time to be present in the moment.

and then will respond rather than react straightaway with what might have been a gut instinct. and even though brianna didn't seem interested in it, her mum thinks it would have helped her. if she had experienced mindfulness at a young age and it was embedded into her life as well, then maybe she wouldn't have suffered the way that she did when she was a teenager. listening... and while she knows it's too late for her daughter, esther wants all children across the country to be taught this when they start school. fiona lamdin, bbc news. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian carries court photographs of two of the men accused of carrying out the attack on a rock concert in moscow on friday night, which killed at least 137 people. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility.

the sun reports that the government is planning to officially blame china for a massive cyber hack in 2021, which reportedly accessed the personal details of 40 million british voters, as well as some mps and peers. the daily telegraph has a story about a different kind of cyber attack. it reports that china, russia and iran have been fuelling online disinformation about the princess of wales, as part of efforts to destabilise the uk, with the paper quoting government sources. and, if you're looking forward to banishing the monday blues with a few drinks tonight, you'd better be quick. the mirror is reporting that some pubs are now calling time as early as 8pm, as they try to save money on staffing and energy costs. we are going to stay on a theme of alcohol. in the paper to you know the area in france with a grow that binds to make champagne. it is very

well protected. 100 years ago, the mayors of that region decided whether boundaries would be. you could have grapes in one day and just over the road he would be told to grow cereal. if you were a lucky farmer who got irvine, that is now worth 1 farmer who got irvine, that is now worth! million euros per hectare. worth1 million euros per hectare. the other side of the road is now worth 1% of that. now people on the other side of the road are going to be allowed to grow some vines. champagne, the region, is getting bigger because of worldwide demand for the product. more champagne, less serial, thank you. sounds about right to me. waiters and waitresses in paris certainly had a lot on their plates, as a century—old tradition returned to the streets for the first time since 2011.

you say run but actually they are not allowed to run. they had to walk. it is really fast walking. they are balancing coffee, a croissant and a glass of water on a tray. he is running. at the end judges check how much has spilled on the tray. he has done all right, by the tray. he has done all right, by the looks of it. the guy who came second is walking casually over the line. is it like training for quick service in paris? you have to be quick. people get grumpy if you are not quick. i think it is the waiters who are usually grumpy. sheridan smith is one of the uk's most well—known actresses, winning awards for her tv and stage work in a career that has

spanned more than two decades. now, she's back on the west end, starring as an alcoholic broadway legend struggling with her mental health. our culture reporter, charlotte gallagher, spoke to her about the challenges of her latest role. action! # you gotta make magic...# sheridan smith is back in the west end in a role she's described herself as being close to the bone. it's about this character, myrtle, who is a broadway actress, and she's kind of clinging on to life by her fingernails. and you don't know if she's going to make opening night. but it's just such a buzz. it's like, i've never done anything like this before, so i'm really kind of pushing myself to the limit physically and mentally on this, but it's worth it. # once said to me cool. # down, down. # don't act the fool. # now, now. # i always act a fool. # 0w, ow. # ain't nothing new. # now, now. she's experienced the highs of fame, starring in shows like gavin and stacey... sheridan smith, mrs biggs. and winning a bafta award, but also the lows. in 2016, she temporarily pulled out of the musical

funny girl because of stress, exhaustion and grief about her father's cancer diagnosis. # when they tell you, tell you that you can't...# i read that when you first got the script, you talk about how it's dark and it's challenging. you thought, "is this about me?" there's so many parts of the character that i relate to in that way. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised, so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. and it's a wonderful role, she's vulnerable, strong, but all over the place. and you kind of the whole point of the story is that you never know if she's going to be ok. i had a wobble, covered myself with tattoos, had my moment... which actually, i'm allowed to have my tattoos for the firstjob ever. but yeah, i lost a lot of confidence around that time. but it's come back thankfully, due to friends and supportive people and being given opportunities like this again.

i'm very grateful because that's the one thing, the public always kind of stood by me, even though whatever went on in the press and what was reported, they understood that, you know, when you're grieving, you can't really explain what you go through. and people were stopping me and cuddling me on the street. part of sheridan's new show involves her leaving the theatre and acting on the street, collapsing outside the stage door. the scene is shown to the audience inside on big screens. we get a lot of people crowding around to watch that scene every night. i mean, i would love people to get involved because it adds to it all, you know, it's so exciting. and then if people kind of come and help me or if people are passing, it makes it alljust so live and real. and, you know, that's never done in the theatre. so it's such an exciting element of the musical. and have you've got a coachload of people coming from home? probably! i mean, on legally blonde, the whole village came and they all used to come in pink cowboy hats. this isn't that show.

# what is this feeling that's haunting me at all times?# sheridan has been acting professionally since she was a teenager, leaving her home near doncaster and moving to london. i am very proud working class. my dad was from barnsley, proper yorkshireman, so i am very proud of where i've come from. but i have been very lucky, you know, like... when i moved to london when i was 16, i did, actually in the theatre next door i played tallulah and i stayed down since i was 16. so i've been one of the lucky ones. but it is quite hard, i think, for... it's getting better, i think working class kids are being able to get into drama schools and things like that, but yeah, i'm very proud of my roots and being a northerner like you. sheridan became a mum in 2020. so could her son be following in her footsteps? he sees me on telly, like, he sees me in interviews. and then he came to the theatre and been in my dressing room

and seen the picture and he goes, "mama!" but yeah, this isn't shirley valentine. this isn't a light, fun show. so i don't think he'll be watching this one. but he did, he came on stage with me when i did shirley valentine and did the bows, and he was loving it, he was waving to the crowd. but he's my pride and joy. he's the reason i do it all. and, yeah, very proud to have him. when he was doing the bows did that worry you, did you say, "oh my god, he's going to be wanting to act straight away?" i did think that, i thought, "oh, no, he's got it in him, there's something in him, he's loving it all!" charlotte gallagher, bbc news. that bit outside the theatre would confuse anyone walking past. you can see opening night at london's gielgud theatre. still to come on breakfast... they are home to some of the uk's most important bird colonies. now, the farne islands are being opened to the public once again after a devastating avian flu outbreak. more on that at twenty past seven. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london and welcome to viewersjoining us from look east this morning. a man has been arrested at heathrow airport on suspicion of murder hours after another man was hit by a car and killed in east london. was arrested at the airport at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. it follows the death of a man after reports of a crash between a car and pedestrian in newham early yesterday morning. the home office has confirmed that raf wethersfield in essex will hold fewer than half the number of asylum seekers than had been orginally planned for. when the former airbase re—opened last year ministers had hoped it would look after 1,700 illegal migrants. but the home office has told the local council that it'll

cap the numbers at 800. public swimming pools and leisure centres across the east are getting a share of £3 million to help them go greener. the funding is coming from sport england and the government for 40 pools in the east. the cash will help to pay for things like solar panels and led lighting. a new book helping children navigate the emotionaljourney when an elderly relative moves into care has launched at a croydon care home. finding nana is thought to be the first to tackle and answer questions children might have. it was produced by the uk's largest charity care provider, mha. finding nana is a book about what happens for ellie when she realises that her special place is not actually nana's house,

let's take a look at the tubes this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with sara. morning to you. it's been pretty chilly overnight, especially across the east. that's because we had clearer skies earlier on. the temperatures are starting to lift a little bit but certainly it is a colder start. a lot of dry weather today, but there reason why are lifting is we have got cloud and rainjust skirting in from the west. and moving its way northwards, so it's bringing a bit of patchy rain for some of us out towards the west. mostly we are dry today, quite a bit of cloud, some breaks in the cloud later on, top temperature typically very low double figures. the next couple of days, it is a bit more of a change, a bit more unsettled. low pressure dominating our weather, bringing various frontal bands at time of rain.

the time and the place of these is subject to some change but tuesday, wednesday and thursday, you need to cater for the idea that there will be some rain around and slightly colder feel to things as well before it turns warmer into next weekend with some sunshine at times. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. have a very good morning. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. the work and pensions secretary, mel stride, is expected to update parliament this week on the government's response to a report on the treatment of the so—called waspi women. the ombudsman said they should get compensation for the way they were affected by changes to the state pension age.

from 1948 until 2010, the age at which men could receive their state pension, provided they had made enough national insurance contributions, stood at 65 years old. during that same period, the pension age was lower for women. they could draw their pension once they reached 60. but in 1995, the pensions act was passed, meaning that women's state pension age would gradually increase from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2020. but in 2011, this process was accelerated as the government brought its target forward by two years to 2018. campaigners claim 3.6 million women across the uk had their retirement plans disrupted by those changes. we are nowjoined by sir steve webb, who was minister of state for pensions from 2010 to 2015, during the conservative and liberal democrat coalition government. good coalition government. morning to you. so far, real move good morning to you. so far, real move as far as compensation is concerned, neitherthe

move as far as compensation is concerned, neither the conservatives or labour committing to complete these women who said they have lost out. this is pretty damaging in an election year, isn't it? —— committing to compensate these women. . , ., committing to compensate these women. . ,., ., y women. even that the report only came out in _ women. even that the report only came out in thursday _ women. even that the report only came out in thursday and - women. even that the report only came out in thursday and the - women. even that the report only - came out in thursday and the amount of money involved, the government will be looking at this clearly. but hopefully the secretary of state will not stall this week and will say he will implement the men's reporting full. say he will implement the men's reporting full-— reporting full. what do you think would be an _ reporting full. what do you think would be an appropriate - reporting full. what do you think would be an appropriate level i reporting full. what do you think would be an appropriate level of| would be an appropriate level of compensation? the would be an appropriate level of compensation?— would be an appropriate level of compensation? would be an appropriate level of com ensation? ., ., compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have _ compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is _ compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is that _ compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is that it _ compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is that it is - compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is that it is up - compensation? the dilemma that the ombudsman have is that it is up to i ombudsman have is that it is up to parliament whether men and women have equal pension ages and when the increase to 66 happens, his business was the way it was communicated. he said the second pension age change that he mentioned, the government i was involved with sent 5 million

letters and did tell people, but the time around them as poor communication, the government knew there would be challenges but did not communicate. it's not saying that parliament cannot change pension ages, he's saying it's not fair on people. ideally you would give individual compensation, each individual, some people not affected at all but some very badly, but millions of people means that we would be very difficult so he suggests a flat rate figure and i think the government should accept that, they should not refuse the ombudsmen report.— that, they should not refuse the ombudsmen report. that's the point, what is the point _ ombudsmen report. that's the point, what is the point of _ ombudsmen report. that's the point, what is the point of an _ ombudsmen report. that's the point, what is the point of an independent l what is the point of an independent ombudsman if the government will not go ahead with their findings. that’s go ahead with their findings. that's ri . ht, go ahead with their findings. that's riaht, i go ahead with their findings. that's right. i think _ go ahead with their findings. that's right, i think the _ go ahead with their findings. that's right, i think the government - go ahead with their findings. triat�*s right, i think the government the government is worried about the knock—on effect. i don't think they are massively worried about the one—off payment in the grand scheme of what the government spends,

because it's not that huge. i think they are worried about the next report in the next report. if they turnit report in the next report. if they turn it down it will be because they are worried about the president. i think parliament has to hold them to account, all political parties need to say, we have set up this ombudsman, he has spent years looking at it, it is not a quick and dirty report, it is very measured, it does not give the campaign is everything they wanted me to give them something and now the government should accept that report. government should accept that re ort. ., , ., , government should accept that reort. . _ , report. campaigners yesterday said the would report. campaigners yesterday said they would still _ report. campaigners yesterday said they would still hold _ report. campaigners yesterday said they would still hold out _ report. campaigners yesterday said they would still hold out for - they would still hold out for £10,000 they feel they are owed in compensation, the report suggest anything between 1000 and 3000. even just at the top end of that 3000, it would cost the government nearly £10 billion. is it an appropriate use of government funds? it’s billion. is it an appropriate use of government funds?— billion. is it an appropriate use of government funds? it's a dilemma, because of the _ government funds? it's a dilemma, because of the people _ government funds? it's a dilemma, because of the people who - government funds? it's a dilemma, because of the people who have - government funds? it's a dilemma, because of the people who have to | because of the people who have to wait a long time and perhaps didn't know the loss, in effect, is much

greater than these figures. it is a large sum of money but much many people will still be upset about the process and understandably so. but it will also include people who have a very small impact on them all who knew already. the idea of a scheme where 3.5 million people have to apply one by one given it has dragged on would not be practical so i think the ombudsman has tried to strike a balance. the important thing is speed, it has dragged on for long enough and the government should not kick the can down the road. figs should not kick the can down the road. �* , , ., should not kick the can down the road. ~ , y., y., ., road. as you highlighted, you are enchant road. as you highlighted, you are penchant when _ road. as you highlighted, you are penchant when it _ road. as you highlighted, you are penchant when it was _ road. as you highlighted, you are penchant when it was brought - penchant when it was brought forward, you say that the communication that time —— newer pensions minister when it was brought forward. you say the communication that time was good but do you feel responsible for this? when we woke to the 5 million letters to people, some replies

said, you have told me about the exchange but i didn't know anything about the first change. that came as about the first change. that came as a surprise to me was only after i left the office that i became aware of this research that the government knew that the first change was not well known, and i didn't take action. i always have the ombudsmen should look into this and what he recommended should be accepted by parliament and i think that is right. parliament and i think that is riuht. ~ ~ , ., parliament and i think that is rirht.~ ~ ,., . , right. we will keep a close eye, thank you _ right. we will keep a close eye, thank you for— right. we will keep a close eye, thank you for being _ right. we will keep a close eye, thank you for being with - right. we will keep a close eye, thank you for being with us. - let's get some support. rugby grant. yes, the women's six nations, it started at the weekend, scotland were lucky against wales, i beaten by france, england favourites, —— ireland beaten by

france. england want to make it three grand slams in a grown and they are well—placed because it was a comfortable win even though they were reduced to 14 players. a standing ovation for the captain on her 100th appearance. marlie packer substituted to take the fans' applause after helping england to a convincing eight try win over italy. i've got a big crowd out here, so for them to make the trip and make it that extra more special for me. butjust everybody along my rugby journey, you know, everybody�*s had a part to play and you know, i carry them every time i wear the shirt. and to be able to say i've done it 100 times, yeah, it's very special. but under blue skies in parma, it had looked promising for the azzurri, who've never beaten england. after ten minutes, sarah beckett's roll onto an italy player adjudged to be dangerous. her yellow card upgraded to red.

with just 14 players, england redoubled their efforts. hannah botterman, the workhorse of the team, have given her reward. the red roses get their try. they went over again before the break, but it was in the second half that england ran away with it, securing a bonus point. italy threw everything at their visitors, but even with an extra player were outclassed. so an easy start to the red roses campaign to attempt to win the trophy for a sixth consecutive time. and a fitting tribute for a centurion. jane dougall, bbc news. scotland men's co—captain finn russell had a great day with the boot, as bath beat sale 42—24 to move up to second in the premiership. the sides were tied approaching the hour mark. this converted try from sale's sam dugdale making it 24—all. but russell put bath back in front with a penalty and a drop goal, and they stretched away,

he kicked 17 points in all. disappointment for britain in the singles at the miami 0pen. cam norrie has gone out in the third round this morning, beaten in straight sets by the defending champion daniil medvedev. and andy murray has been beaten too, picking up an injury in the process. murray, top of your screen, came out firing and took the first set against 23—year—old tomas machac of the czech republic, but he found himself taken to a decider and went down with an ankle injury here in the third. he carried on after a time out but ultimately lost the tie—break. and so the player ranked two places higher than murray at number 60 in the world goes through to the fourth round. next to football, there are more injuries to report from the england camp. defenders kyle walker and harry maguire will miss tomorrow's friendly against belgium after they were both injured in the defeat to brazil on saturday. walker's manchester city team—mate rico lewis has been drafted

in from the under—21s squad, along with burnley goalkeeperjames trafford, as cover for sam johnstone, who's also injured. it's trafford's first senior call up. harry kane and buyako saka had already been ruled out. it is all set up for a blockbuster finish to the season in the women's super league. two sides are level on points and onlyjust separated on goal difference at the top, but it's emma hayes' chelsea who lead the way by that slender margin. they ensured they kept the pace with manchester city with a nervy 2—0 win away at struggling west ham. erin cuthbert made the three points safe with that volley late on. they're back playing in the champions league this week and are still chasing four trophies in hayes' final season in charge. arsenal are stilljust about in touch with those top two sides with five games left to play now in the wsl. they came from behind to beat aston villa 3—1, it leaves arsenal six points behind city and chelsea.

rangers head coachjo potter says she's super proud of her players after they beat partick thistle 4—1 to retain the scottish women's premier league cup. rachel rowe fired in rangers' second goal as they bounced back impressively from their first defeat of the season to title rivals celtic in the league last weekend as they lifted the trophy at tynecastle. american golfer peter malnati has won his first pga tournament in almost nine years to qualify for the masters for the first time in his career. the 36—year—old shot a four—under—par 67 in his final round in palm harbor, florida, to finish on 12 under and win the valspar championship title. it earns him a place in the field at augusta next month. malnati's only previous pga tour win came in november 2015, and so he was understandably emotional afterwards, with his son in arms.

you wonder if you're ever going to do it again, you know, because it's hard. and in the nine years since my last win, its gotten a lot harder as well. you look at the level of talent out here, guys coming out when they are 20 years old, and they are ready to play at this page and they are so good. it's just, i are ready to play at this page and they are so good. it'sjust, i mean, you just, you just wonder. i do have this moment, oh, itjust feels so amazing. love the superhero cape that his son was wearing and he gets over £1 million, he thought about giving up at one stage but he is now a winner on the pga tour again. cutest guests so far this morning, well done! that's what the webinar with carol, and we might wash macro let's

todayit today it will be cloudy and wet for most of us and cheney had we have been watching the rain coming in from the southwest this morning, it will be wintry in some places and it will be wintry in some places and it will be wintry in some places and it will be continually moving into scotland. behind it one or two breaks, and what the weather front coming in later on, introducing more rain. we could see some snow on the hills. temperatures down on yesterday, filed in lerwick to 12 in norwich. this evening and overnight, this is the weather front moving north, taking its range. as it engages in the cold air across scotland, we will see significant

snowfall. above 300 metres on the hills, we could see 20 centimetres of snow. that could be disruptive, especially on the higher roots, and we are also going to see quite a lot of rain as well. see overnight, this is the progress of the rain, it starts to edge into the north sea but it will carry on knowing for a time. the rest of the country will have showers behind the rain, and weather front slowly pushing north and east, some clear spells, the weather front fragmenting and east, some clear spells, the weatherfront fragmenting in places and these are the temperatures. sevenin and these are the temperatures. seven in london, two in aberdeen. around freezing in the highlands. tomorrow, slowly the smell will peter out. a front continues to push —— the snow will peter out. there

will be cloudy and one brighter breaks coming our way and these are the temperatures. heading into wednesday, the next area of low pressure comes in. around the weather front, pressure comes in. around the weatherfront, the pressure comes in. around the weather front, the low pressure, we have a weather front, that is producing some rain, pushing north, a plethora of showers behind. temperatures in the north to ten or 11 as we push down towards the south and into the east. even beyond that of the weather remains changeable, spells of rain, it will be windy, and temperatures up a little bit, that the easter weekend, but not by much. looks like a bit of everything, doesn't it? it looks like a bit of everything, doesn't it?— looks like a bit of everything, doesn't it?_ thank | looks like a bit of everything, - doesn't it?_ thank you.

for the last few days, breakfast has been following the former footballers, marcus stewart and stephen darby, as they take part in a challenge to help find a cure for motor neurone disease, a condition they both live with. the challenge is called "march of the day" and it's a 178—mile hike from bradford to liverpool. yesterday, the pair completed the final leg of the epic trek at anfield stadium where stephen started his footballing career. we joined them as they completed the final miles and were joined by some of the game's famous faces. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has the story. cheering. crossing the finish line at anfield, liverpool's motto of you'll never walk alone had rarely been more poignant. they'd taken on the challenge in the names of marcus stewart and stephen derby, both former professional footballers, both living with motor neurone disease. the support along the route and at the end meant so much. i didn't expect this many people. i would say that this many

people are affected by mnd in some sort of way, a family friend, however, and they turned up in force. and i was surprised. me and stephen had a little bet yesterday. whoever has a little blubber first got to donate 50 quid to the foundation. and fortunately it was him. so 50 quid, i'm all right for 50 quid today. for the last leg, the short distance between everton's goodison park and anfield, stephen was pushed by his wife, the manchester city captain, steph horton. sometimes you think, "oh, why us, and why is it only happened to people like us?" but at the same time we're really fortunate that we have such a good support network and many families don't have that when this illness comes to them. and i think that's the idea of the foundation was to support as many people as we possibly can and to know how much money we have raised already so far before this event. but now to know how many people have kind of really put themselves out to help, to help us find a cure, really.

and that's ultimately the goal is that this is a disease that's well underfunded. and we want to try and raise as much money as we can to help people all over the country. it all started 178 miles ago at bradford city's ground on friday morning. they'd called the challenge march of the day. but for the relay teams of friends and family, they marched for three days and two nights nonstop. despite everything the spring weather threw at them. in all, they would visit 19 clubs across the north of england. there was even a saturday night appearance from kevin sinfield, whose endurance challenges in support of his former team—mate rob burrow inspired this call to legs. yeah, i thought i'd join for the coldest, wettest, darkest, most miserable part! i'm onlyjoking. i wouldn't have picked this if i'd had the choice. but i'm here. i'm passionate about the mnd community. and it's great to be a support.

the aim was to raise money for stephen's darby rimmer foundation, and also, crucially, to raise awareness. they believe the more people that understand mnd and how it blights the lives of the 5,000 people living with it in the uk, the better chance a cure will one day be found. famous faces from the world of footballjoined the walkers for the final day. marcus stewart and i go back, we were 15 together rooming, england schoolboy trials and we just became really good friends and obviously when you hear something like this and it brings it home that someone's 50 years of age that this can happen to, you just don't quite... it's hard to comprehend, hard to believe. but then when you think what people can do and the power of what you can do and achieve and bring people together and raise money and raise awareness, i think it's absolutely fabulous. i feel a bit bad, actually, because i've turned up to do this leg and there's people here that walked 178 miles, but such a fantastic cause.

and you know what? just turning up now you canjust feel the love, and it's so important that we kind of raise awareness about mnd, such a cruel disease. and i think even if you can just come down and just show your support, i think we all need to make sure we run this fight together. great to be here to support such an amazing cause alongside - so many great people. they've set out on friday and we're here today to fnish it off _ for stephen and marcus. they talk of the club no—one wants tojoin, but once in the mnd community, there's huge amounts of support. andy merritt has the disease and wanted to come to liverpool to show his thanks. oh, it means everything. it's such a horrible illness as i know personally. so it's, it's really good. and hopefully they'll find something. yeah. many of the walkers were hobbling towards the end, but the former goalkeeper chris kirkland had played for the liverpool legends in a charity match yesterday,

then walked solidly from 10:00 on saturday night. it's been tough, but listen, it's not about me. it's about what the cause is for and what we're doing it for. and you can tell by the turnout and all along the way, it's been unbelievable. people stopping and beeping the cars and the coverage it's got thanks to you guys, it's made it what it is. so yeah, we're looking forward to finish it off now. not far to anfield. yeah, i can't wait to get there now. both physically and mentally, it had been exhausting but exhilarating and the collective effort was hugely appreciated by steven and by marcus. they face a challenge ahead like no other. but march of the day proved so many people are willing to help in any way they can. john maguire, bbc news, liverpool. incredible achievement by markus and stephen. i know that has been many months in the planning so it's amazing to see them. that final moment at anfield yesterday, well

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at 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. it follows the death of a man after reports of a crash between a car and pedestrian in newham early yesterday morning. the home office has confirmed that raf wethersfield in essex will hold fewer than half the number of asylum seekers than had been orginally planned. when the former airbase re—opened last year, ministers had hoped it would look after 1,700 migrants. but the home office has told the local council it will cap the numbers at 800. a plan to clean up the air in and around cambridge over the next five years has been approved. traffic around the city is the main cause of pollution. cambridge city and south cambridgeshire district councils plan to invest in better public transport, cycling and walking routes. the nhs in northamptonshire is leading the way with trialing new treatments for depression. one of them uses low level electrical pulses to stimulate a part of the brain.10 out of 14 people saw an improvement in their condition.

i feel ifeel much more i feel much more settled. a new book helping children navigate the emotionaljourney when an elderly relative moves into care has launched at a croydon care home. finding nana is thought to be the first to tackle and answer questions children might have around the subject. it was produced by the uk s largest charity care provider, mha. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. the metropolitan line has minor delays. and for all the latest travel news where you are —— tune into your bbc local radio station. now onto the weather with sara.

morning to you. it's been pretty chilly overnight, especially across the east. that's because we had clearer skies earlier on. the temperatures are starting to lift a little bit but certainly it is a colder start. a lot of dry weather today, but the reason why the temperatures are lifting is we have got cloud and rainjust skirting in from the west. and moving its way northwards, so it's bringing a bit of patchy rain for some of us out towards the west. mostly we are dry today, quite a bit of cloud, some breaks in the cloud later on, top temperature typically very low double figures. the next couple of days, it is a bit more of a change, a bit more unsettled. low pressure dominating our weather, bringing various frontal bands at time of rain. the time and the place of these is subject to some change but tuesday, wednesday and thursday, you need to cater for the idea that there will be some rain around and slightly colder feel to things as well before it turns warmer into next weekend with some sunshine at times. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. have a very good morning. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... a new international campaign to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats — with the numbers up compared to this time last year. russian authorities charge four men over the moscow concert attack that killed 137 people — the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. the cyber threat posed by china. ministers believe beijing is behind a wave of attacks on british democracy, including hacking personal details of 40 million voters. the olympian inspiring their communities. weightlifter emily campbell tells us about the change make a campaign and how team gb and team parryjb will be giving back this summer. we'll hear from the british record—breaking

runnerjasmin paris — the first woman to finish one of the world's toughest ultramarathons. this is a kind of project of multiple years. and i really felt this year i could do it. i had a really strong sense of self belief. this week the weather is going to be fairly changeable. spells of rain it will often — fairly changeable. spells of rain it will often be windy. also significant snowfall on the scottish hills _ significant snowfall on the scottish hills all_ significant snowfall on the scottish hills. all the details later on in the programme. it's monday the 25th march. migrants considering crossing the english channel are being targeted by a new social media campaign, aimed at reducing the number of people making the dangerous journey to the uk. the home office project comes amid an increase in those making the crossing. more than 500 people entered on a single day last week. and the number of people making the journey so far in 2024 is up 17% on last year. 0ur reporter, simonjones, reports from dover.

a campaign that aims to convince people not to put their lives in the hands of ruthless people smugglers — featuring testimony from those who have attempted the perilous journey across the channel. it will initially be rolled out in vietnam, following a sharp rise in vietnamese people making the crossing by boat. the dangers are very real. we've been given rare access to the area in dover, where migrants are brought to shore. so far this year, nine people have lost their lives trying to reach the uk. well, as you can see from this, you might look at this at first hand and think that's a sturdy piece of equipment. it's really not. it's a death trap. the poor quality of the rubber is like a bouncy castle. if there's a puncture in one bit, it's all going to go down. these life jackets are very, very poor quality. last year, more than 29,000 people crossed the channel in small boats — that represented a fall of more than a third on 2022. but so far this year, around 4,300 people have made the journey —

an increase of 17% on the same period last year, despite government pledges to stop the boats. the boats have been getting bigger with more and more people packed on to them. when the crossings became a regular thing five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat, now, it's more like 50. the home office says its recent social media activity in albania helped contribute to a fall of 90% in arrivals from there. and the home secretary told me the new campaign isjust one part of a wider plan. given numbers are similar — even more than last year — is the plan plateauing? as we have evolved our response to the smuggling, the smugglers have also adapted their tactics. we've seen a smaller number of larger boats because we have been successful at preventing boat launches on the french channel. so what we're doing is we're going after the boats upstream

in the supply chain. we showed the home office campaign to this man. originally from eritrea, he arrived in the uk in the back of a lorry and now works with the kent refugee action network. what do you think of this? this is just a waste of money. i mean, honestly... i don't know. actually, it's nothing for us. nothing for us refugees and asylum seekers. you don't think it would stop people? not even... we're not even interested. we're not going to look at it. the big hope still of ministers is the rwanda plan, but labour says the government's approach isjust about gimmicks. simonjones, bbc news, dover. ben has more of this morning's news. four men suspected of carrying out an attack on a music hall in moscow, which killed 137 people, have appeared in court charged with terrorism.

footage released by the court shows the men being marched into the room, handcuffed and blindfolded. all appeared to be injured. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack but russian officials have stated, without evidence, that there was ukrainian involvement. kyiv says the claim is "absurd". france has raised its terror threat warning to the highest level, following friday's attack in the russian capital. it allows for more security measures, such as extra patrols by armed forces in public places, like train stations and airports. the escalation comes months before paris hosts the olympic games. mps will be briefed on cyber security threats posed by china today — including the targeting of politicians and the uk's electoral watchdog. it comes after a number of high—profile individuals, the incident, in 2021, allegedly saw the personal details of millions

of voters accessed in a hack. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, what more do we know? i think we are expecting 0liver dowden, deputy prime minister, to speak in the house of commons this afternoon about two things. cyber attacks on institutions and cyber attacks on institutions and cyber attacks on institutions and cyber attacks on individuals. 0n institutions we are expecting 0liver dowden to say a hack of the electoral commission, our elections regulator when you register to vote and so on, was corrupted by hackers with ties to china. we found out about that last year and it took place in 2021. a culprit has never been identified before. when it comes to individuals, mps and the house of lords have been called to the security department this afternoon. they are deep sceptics and critics of the chinese government. sounds like they will be

briefed about specific efforts of traffickers have made about getting into their systems. there are two significant things. the first guy to have the deputy prime minister of this country standing in the house of commons rebuking another country tells you the significance and scale of what the government is identifying. it is worth reflecting on how far things have changed. 0nly on how far things have changed. only a few years ago the uk government was failing what it called the golden era of relations with china, encouraging chinese investment and involvement in all sorts of areas of public life. the prime minister then was a certain david cameron. now he is lord cameron of chipping norton, the foreign secretary.— the foreign secretary. thank you. i know ou the foreign secretary. thank you. i know you will _ the foreign secretary. thank you. i know you will be _ the foreign secretary. thank you. i know you will be following - the foreign secretary. thank you. i know you will be following land. i the foreign secretary. thank you. i know you will be following land. -- know you will be following land. ——

that. junior doctors in wales have started a 96—hour walk out this morning as part of an ongoing pay dispute with the welsh government. a 5 % pay offer had been on the table but was rejected by junior doctors and the welsh government said that it did not have the funds to improve it further. protests outside schools should be banned — that's according to a review by a senior government advisor. dame sara khan has made the recommendation after examining the handling of demonstrations outside batley grammar school in west yorkshire in 2021. they began when pupils were shown an "offensive" cartoon of the prophet muhammad. the children's commissioner for england is calling on politicians to put the ambitions of young people at the heart of their election manifestos. dame rachel de souza will publish the findings of a survey of children's views today. it suggests only one in five children believe that adults in power are listening to them. an urgent review into the crown prosecution service s handling of

the nottingham attacks case is expected to be published today. barnaby webber, grace 0'malley—kumar, and ian coates were killed by valdo calocane last june — but the cps's decision to accept his guilty plea to manslaughter, as opposed to prosecuting him for murder, caused outrage among the victims' families. louisa pilbeam has the story. ian coates, barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar were stabbed to death in violent attacks in nottingham. their families were expecting their killer to be tried for murder. when we went to nottingham, the day after barney had been murdered, and the very first person we saw was the chief constable, and her first words to us were, "don't worry, we've got him, he's going down." and i think i foolishly took it verbatim that the criminaljustice system would do the right thing. valdo calocane was initially charged with three counts of murder

and the attempted murder of three others. police, stay where you are! shown here being arrested by police, calocane was assessed by five psychiatrists, who agreed his severe mental illness meant he had a partial defence of diminished responsibility. the crown prosecution service accepted that plea. he was instead charged with three counts of manslaughter, alongside three counts of attempted murder. but the families say they were not consulted. an urgent independent inspection was launched into how the cps handled the case. 19—year—old grace's father believes the cps failed them. all of the families were utterly, utterly let down. technically, he could have killed tens of people that day in nottingham. if you can't get someone like him a life tariff, then i can't understand in the country, who deserves a life tariff. speaking alongside the other victims' families outside court injanuary, after calocane was sentenced, caretaker ian coate's son expressed his frustrations.

this man is a killer. murder was the only thing he cared about, and he fulfilled this in horrific fashion. the crown prosecution service told the bbc... "we are fully engaging with the review." the findings of this review will be announced today and are expected to clarify whether or not the cps made the right decisions and fulfilled its duty to the families devastated by these attacks. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. here's carol with a look at the weather. it was beautiful in parts of the country yesterday.— it was beautiful in parts of the country yesterday. quite warm as well. country yesterday. quite warm as well- much _ country yesterday. quite warm as well. much cooler— country yesterday. quite warm as well. much cooler than _ country yesterday. quite warm as| well. much cooler than yesterday. for the rest of this week the weather remains changeable. i will

often be spells of rain and it will be windy. tonight we will see significant snowfall over the scottish hills leading to disruption on the higher rates. this morning the cloud will produce rain as we have gone through the early hours of this morning. the rain coming in from the south—west will continue to push north. another batch following on later behind. a scattering of showers across the northern and western isles. some of those could be wintry. brighter skies in western scotland. a lot of cloud in western scotland. a lot of cloud in western scotland. the rain pushing across northern ireland and northern england extending towards the midlands. in wales and the south—west some showers ahead of the next front coming in. early brightness in the far south—east. through the rest of the day the rain will continue to migrate north. there could be snow on the hills of scotland as well. temperatures well

down on yesterday. yesterday in edinburgh it was 13.3. today we are looking at 7 degrees. the top temperature being 12. this evening and overnight this is when we see heavy rain. risk of disruption from that. at 300 metres we could see ten centimetres to 20 centimetres of snow. the front in the south breaking up in parts. cold in the north, cooler in the south. temperatures lower than they are this morning for many.— this morning for many. thank you very much- _ it can be hard to imagine what life must be like for soldiers on the frontline of a conflict but a new bbc two documentary about the war in ukraine is attempting to do just that. filmed over nine weeks, ukraine: enemy in the woods uses footage filmed by soldiers themselves as they attempt to stop a direct attack on the country's second largest city, kharkiv. in a minute, we'll be speaking to the directorjamie roberts, but first, take a look at this.

directorjamie robertsjoins us now. morning to you. it really is a powerful documentary. how do you start to work on something like this? i start to work on something like this? ., start to work on something like this? . , .,, ., ., this? i had seen videos online of soldiers posting _ this? i had seen videos online of soldiers posting their— this? i had seen videos online of| soldiers posting their experience, which was quite different to what they had seen in the news. there was no context. that was the starting point. with bbc current affairs we started to look at, could we get to the front lines to meet the people? filming their stories as well as me filming with them.— filming with them. really difficult to net filming with them. really difficult to get access _ filming with them. really difficult to get access to _ filming with them. really difficult to get access to and _ filming with them. really difficult to get access to and film - filming with them. really difficult to get access to and film with i filming with them. really difficult to get access to and film with any sort of safety. what plans and preparations do you have to make to get footage like that? you preparations do you have to make to get footage like that?— get footage like that? you have to be on the ground _ get footage like that? you have to be on the ground with _ get footage like that? you have to be on the ground with bands. i get footage like that? you have to be on the ground with bands. we. get footage like that? you have to i be on the ground with bands. we were trying to get into the zero line, the front line, where janice cannot go. i went with an expert. we spent

a lot of time looking for the right unit to work with. daily we were in touch with bbc current affairs to try to keep us as safe as possible but it is a war zone. brute try to keep us as safe as possible but it is a war zone.— try to keep us as safe as possible but it is a war zone. we see so many difficult images _ but it is a war zone. we see so many difficult images on _ but it is a war zone. we see so many difficult images on the _ but it is a war zone. we see so many difficult images on the television i difficult images on the television now. sometimes he can become a little bit immune as to just how dangerous a situation is. can you explain how dangerous it was? in the seven weeks — explain how dangerous it was? in the seven weeks we _ explain how dangerous it was? in the seven weeks we were _ explain how dangerous it was? in the seven weeks we were there - explain how dangerous it was? in the seven weeks we were there they i explain how dangerous it was? ii�*u ii�*uéi seven weeks we were there they lost ten people and quite a lot were badly injured. to go anywhere near the front line when there is artillery, shelling, bombs. in the woods in particular, the russians are attacking all the time. they are trying to hold them back with machine guns and kalashnikovs. they are fighting a superpower and they have not got much to do it with. it is very dangerous. every unit that

goes there a lot of people. you get a real sense _ goes there a lot of people. you get a real sense about _ goes there a lot of people. you get a real sense about the _ goes there a lot of people. you get a real sense about the support i goes there a lot of people. you get a real sense about the support the | a real sense about the support the support the men need to give each other. we have a little clip of that, of what they did before they headed out towards the front line. let's have a look.

when you get that itch like that, how do you start to weave that into the narrative and the story and what you want to tell? this is about real people in horrendous situations. the soldier, people in horrendous situations. tue: soldier, who people in horrendous situations. tte: soldier, who is people in horrendous situations. "tt2 soldier, who is talking, people in horrendous situations. tt2 soldier, who is talking, they were based near the front line. i would be at the base of the command post retrieving footage and reviewing it, asking them, could they take cameras of the helmets? working with them to be able to capture what they were doing and interviewing them along the way. i had never seen this before. they were praying every time before. they were praying every time before they went out. they were going in the forest and they think it gives them good luck. trying to unpack their experiences. previously i thought we would follow a group of a long period of time. then i realised a group goes out and the

last four, five, six weeks and then they are so decimated they have to come back and regroup and get new people involved. tell! come back and regroup and get new people involved.— people involved. tell us about the eo - le people involved. tell us about the people themselves. _ people involved. tell us about the people themselves. what - people involved. tell us about the people themselves. what sort i people involved. tell us about the people themselves. what sort of. people themselves. what sort of people themselves. what sort of people where they?— people themselves. what sort of people where they? people themselves. what sort of --eole where the ? ., ., people where they? none of them were soldiers before — people where they? none of them were soldiers before the _ people where they? none of them were soldiers before the war. _ people where they? none of them were soldiers before the war. one _ people where they? none of them were soldiers before the war. one was i people where they? none of them were soldiers before the war. one was a i soldiers before the war. one was a steelworker. some are bricklayers, students. they are very open in a way, in a different way, not like normal professional soldiers. natalia was the one female in the unit. she was a combat medic. previously she had been a veterinarian. she was not training to be a doctor that she had been brought in and she was the last doctor left. they were special people are sharing their innermost feelings, which was quite unique.

what was most surprising for you when you got the footage back? actually seeing people we were filming with in fierce gun battles losing friends in the moment. i think that was kind of what we were

there to capture but we actually captured it and then we could ask what it feels like to lose your best friend in the moment and how you keep fighting and dealing with that. we were in a unique place, i suppose. it is a very different environment to the one we live in. almost like going into a parallel universe. he almost like going into a parallel universe. . universe. he were embedded with them, basically. _ universe. he were embedded with them, basically. what _ universe. he were embedded with them, basically. what is _ universe. he were embedded with them, basically. what is it - universe. he were embedded with them, basically. what is it like i universe. he were embedded with them, basically. what is it like to | them, basically. what is it like to come back out of it? must have been very strange for you. t come back out of it? must have been very strange for you.— very strange for you. i watched a film the other— very strange for you. i watched a film the other day, _ very strange for you. i watched a film the other day, screening. i very strange for you. i watched a i film the other day, screening. they are still there. they will have to go back to the forest or somewhere else. a really effective unit. they will have to go to a hot spot. i care about those people. you build relationships with them. they are one group among many on a really long front line. thinking about the enormity of that and the difference to how we live does give some

perspective. to how we live does give some perspective-— to how we live does give some perspective. to how we live does give some --ersective. ., ,, y., ., , , perspective. thank you. it really is an incredible _ perspective. thank you. it really is an incredible piece _ perspective. thank you. it really is an incredible piece of _ perspective. thank you. it really is an incredible piece of television. i an incredible piece of television. thank you very much. if you want to watch the documentary in full... ukraine: enemy in the woods airs tonight on bbc two at 9pm and is also available to stream on iplayer. thank you. thank you very much. the fame islands, off the coast of northumberland, typically attract around 45,000 visitors a year, with nature lovers making the trip to see some the 23 species of birds which call it home. but inner farne, the largest of the islands, has been shut to visitors for almost two years, after an outbreak of avian flu killed more than 10,000 birds. today, it reopens, with members of the public once again able to experience what sir david attenborough described as his favourite place to see nature in the uk. alison freeman has this report. rugged and remote. the fame islands are a haven for hundreds of thousands of seabirds. and every breeding season,

it's notjust birds who flock here. people keen to see the 23 different species — including puffins — make their way across by boat from seahouses. but two years ago, visits to the islands were stopped after an outbreak of bird flu killed a total of 9000 birds. looking back, national trust wardens explained what a difficult time it was. we had to deal with a number of carcasses. at the time it was over 6,000 dead birds in 2022. so you can be prepared for it, but it's quite upsetting. so this has been as close as people could get for the past few years, sailing around but not going on to the islands. but from today inner farne will finally reopen to visitors. the national trust saying there's far less avian flu with the number of birds affected halved.

the relief felt by the businesses on shore, who rely on the enthusiasts. you don't get any photographers because they just want the picture of the puffin. so fingers crossed. it's all good for everybody. the b&bs and the hotels. so this willjust help them as well because people will get wind of this being back open again and they think, "0h, right, well, we'll definitely go now." visitor numbers will be limited at first, but the reopening is a significant moment for one of northumberland's most beautiful destinations and an internationally important habitat for wildlife. alison freeman, bbc news. i think lots of people will be very excited about that today. now it is the run—up to easter. you might have been tucking into hot cross buns but you might also have noticed they cost more this year. nina is here to explain. cost more this year. nina is here to exlain. ~ , . .

cost more this year. nina is here to exlain. ~ , , ., ., cost more this year. nina is here to exlain. ~ , , . ., ., ., explain. why is that? have a look at this bad boy- _ explain. why is that? have a look at this bad boy. isn't _ explain. why is that? have a look at this bad boy. isn't it— explain. why is that? have a look at this bad boy. isn't it gorgeous?! i this bad boy. isn't it gorgeous?! when you buy your six pack of these from the supermarket, you might not necessarily think about where the ingredients come from. when you open it out and see the juicy sultanas and raisins. by and large the supply chain comes from turkey where there were floods last year and that has pumped up the price. there has been a reduction of around 36%. bakers like this have to make a decision about whether to baking the extra cost to pass on also looking ahead to christmas, mince pies, for example, have lots of dry fruit end. while i find a toaster, some butter and debris, time to get the news, the travel and weather where you are

having breakfast this morning. hello, good morning from bbc london and welcome to viewers from look east who are joining us due to some planned technical work. a man has been arrested at heathrow airport on suspicion of murder hours after another man was hit by a car and killed in east london. metropolitan police detectives say a 33—year—old was arrested at the airport at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. it follows the death of a man after reports of a crash between a car and pedestrian in newham early yesterday morning. the home office has confirmed that raf wethersfield in essex will hold fewer than half the number of asylum seekers than had been orginally planned for. when the former airbase re—opened last year ministers had hoped it would look after 1,700 migrants. but the home office has told the local council it will cap the numbers at 800. public swimming pools and leisure centres across the east are getting a share of £3 million

to help them go greener. the funding is coming from sport england and the government and will cover 40 pools in the east. the cash will help to pay for things like solar panels and led lighting. a new book helping children navigate the emotionaljourney when an elderly relative moves into care has launched at a croydon care home. finding nana is thought to be the first to tackle and answer questions children might have around the subject. it was produced by the uk's largest charity care provider, mha. finding nana is a book about what happens for ellie when she realises that her special place is not actually nana's house, it's actually wherever her nana is. so it's really a story about that, it's about connection, it is about loss, but it's also about realising that your treasures are portable because we hold them in our hearts. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. services all running well.

and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with sara. morning to you. it's been pretty chilly overnight, especially across the east. that's because we had clearer skies earlier on. the temperatures are starting to lift a little bit but certainly it is a colder start. a lot of dry weather today, but the reason why the temperatures are lifting is we have got cloud and rainjust skirting in from the west. and moving its way northwards, so it's bringing a bit of patchy rain for some of us out towards the west. mostly we are dry today, quite a bit of cloud, some breaks in the cloud later on, top temperature typically very low double figures. the next couple of days, it is a bit more of a change, a bit more unsettled. low pressure dominating our weather, bringing various frontal bands at time of rain. the time and the place of these is subject to some change but tuesday, wednesday and thursday, you need to cater for the idea

that there will be some rain around and slightly colder feel to things as well before it turns warmer into next weekend with some sunshine at times. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. now it's back ben and sally. have a very good morning. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. a senior government advisor has recommended that protests outside schools be banned. it comes as part of a review which examined an incident at a school in batley in west yorkshire in 2021. there were demonstrations outside the school after pupils were shown an "offensive" cartoon of the prophet muhammad and the teacher who showed it said he felt "abandoned" and "suicidal" in the aftermath of the protests. "abandoned" and "suicidal" we can speak now to dame sara khan,

who led the review. morning. what did you find out when you work through everything that happened? you work through everything that ha ened? ,.., you work through everything that ha ened? , ., happened? good morning. the review that i happened? good morning. the review that i published _ happened? good morning. the review that i published today _ happened? good morning. the review that i published today is _ happened? good morning. the review that i published today is an _ that i published today is an examination of some of the contemporary threats facing social receipt —— cohesion and democratic resilience so it is much more broader than happened at that grammar school. broader than happened at that grammarschool. i broader than happened at that grammar school. i showed that at batley, a teacher that had taught a lesson and he had taught it four times previously, he was forced into hiding because of threats to his life because people disagreed with what he had taught in the class. an independent investigation cleared him of malicious intent and said it was for an educational purpose, but my report examined how was it in this day and age that a man just doing hisjob as this day and age that a man just doing his job as a teacher was forced into hiding and what was the response of the authorities and local agencies at that time? sadly, some of the things that i realised

was that he and i both felt that the local authority had failed him, the west yorkshire police had not taken the appropriate response to it, and also the trust, the batley trust did not respond either effectively. this is a much more broader problem where what my review is showing is that victims like that teacher is a victims like that teacher is a victim of what i have termed as freedom restricting harassment, people in our country are experiencing or witnessing threatening, abusive and intimidatory harassment which is leading people to sell —— a quote self censor out of fear for themselves and their loved ones. we have seen images of protests outside the school, and i know there were protests outside the home of the teacher as well, why was he never a victim of a crime?— victim of a crime? that's interesting _ victim of a crime? that's interesting and - victim of a crime? that's interesting and i - victim of a crime? that's interesting and i have i victim of a crime? that's i interesting and i have raised victim of a crime? that's - interesting and i have raised the question. he was not recognised as a victim of a crime. recognising that

there are victims of freedom restricting harassment, i hope, will try to address that problem. that is one of the concerns i have raised, that he was not given adequate support and provision, he wasn't entitled to the provisions that are set out in the victims code, despite that he, his family and children were forced into hiding and continue to remain in hiding. i think that is unacceptable that at this day and age, people, just because of the job that they do, then suddenly met with incredible levels of threatening harassment and abuse and forced into hiding. more widely, what some of my statistics have shown is that there are people in our country that are experiencing life altering freedom restricting harassment. there are people who are being forced to move house or having to take additional security measures or even having changed or lost theirjob because of the type of threatening abuse they are experiencing. it's a much wider problem that is being experienced in our society,

problem that is being experienced in oursociety, it's problem that is being experienced in our society, it's notjust politicians and those in public life experiencing it, it's clearly a much greater problem affecting people across all walks of life. we greater problem affecting people across all walks of life.— across all walks of life. we know that in response _ across all walks of life. we know that in response to _ across all walks of life. we know that in response to the - across all walks of life. we know that in response to the batley i that in response to the batley multi—academy trust said, we remain clear that we delivered on our responsibilities and followed due process. one of the things you are suggesting in the report is to ban protests outside schools. don't you think there are occasions when protests near schools might be legitimate, for example, if people want to make traffic restrictions to make the road safer? in want to make traffic restrictions to make the road safer?— want to make traffic restrictions to make the road safer? in the last few ears, one make the road safer? in the last few years. one of — make the road safer? in the last few years. one of the _ make the road safer? in the last few years, one of the challenges - make the road safer? in the last few years, one of the challenges that i years, one of the challenges that many schools have had to india are shouting, very loud —— but had to endure a very loud, intimidating protests outside the school gates. many viewers will remember what happened in 2019 outside and that in primary school. the impact on teachers, staff and their well—being was horrendous, and this was outlined in the high court, the impact of those protests was

devastating. again, similarly outside batley grammar school, the harm of the protests of the peoples well—being and the teachers, even of the local community, has been devastating. i think for many of us, as a parent myself who has three children, the idea that people should be able to create that kind of climate outside schools where schools should be a warm and welcoming place for pupils is unacceptable. that's why one of the recommendations i have made to government is there should be buffer zone to protect children outside schools. if you is the change —— it is the case that teachers want to go on picket for industrial action for example, that should be acceptable. there are other kinds of protests which are acceptable but these intimidatory and threatening protests should be banned just in the same way that there are exclusion zones outside abortion clinics. �* ., ., ., . ., clinics. and how would you enforce a zone like this? _ clinics. and how would you enforce a zone like this? have _ clinics. and how would you enforce a zone like this? have it _

clinics. and how would you enforce a zone like this? have it enshrined i clinics. and how would you enforce a zone like this? have it enshrined by| zone like this? have it enshrined by law, that zone like this? have it enshrined by law. that is — zone like this? have it enshrined by law. that is my _ zone like this? have it enshrined by law, that is my government - law, that is my government recommendation. so law, that is my government recommendation.— law, that is my government recommendation. . ., recommendation. so the police would monitor it? in — recommendation. so the police would monitor it? in the _ recommendation. so the police would monitor it? in the same _ recommendation. so the police would monitor it? in the same way - recommendation. so the police would monitor it? in the same way that i monitor it? in the same way that this is, monitor it? in the same way that this is. at — monitor it? in the same way that this is. at the — monitor it? in the same way that this is, at the moment, - monitor it? in the same way that i this is, at the moment, is happening outside abortion clinics, i suggest that this should be done outside primary and secondary schools. i do not believe if you want to protest or you are calling for teachers to be fired from theirjobs, rather than engaging in dialogue and discussion with the school in a calm and meaningful way, shouting and screaming and using loudspeakers and causing a very disruptive environment to the school community, blocking the entrance. to come in and out of schools, i don't think thatis and out of schools, i don't think that is acceptable. that's why i am suggesting a zone like abortion clinics of a few hundred metres. what sort of work are you hoping the government will adopt? fine what sort of work are you hoping the government will adopt?— government will adopt? one of the roblems i government will adopt? one of the problems i have _ government will adopt? one of the problems i have at _ government will adopt? one of the problems i have at the _ government will adopt? one of the problems i have at the moment i government will adopt? one of the problems i have at the moment is| government will adopt? one of the i problems i have at the moment is the cohesion threats that i have identified, whether i'm talking

about misinformation or conspiracy theories, this freedom restricting behaviour which a large majority of our people in our country are we don't have an adequate infrastructure to deal with it. at the moment there is no strategic approach by the government that deals with these chronic cohesion threats which are often insidious and below the radar which are eroding cohesion and our democratic rights and freedoms. we need a new independent an impartial office for democratic cohesion and social resilience. so that will assess the current state of cohesion in our country and put together a five year strategic plan on social cohesion and democratic resilience and an action plan to tackle these threats but also promote social cohesion and democratic resilience. if we don't do that, we will seek an erosion of

social cohesion and the democratic rights which are so central to our society. rights which are so central to our socie . . ~ rights which are so central to our socie . ., ,, , ., rights which are so central to our socie . . ~' , ., , rights which are so central to our socie . ., ,, y., , . british ultrarunnerjasmin paris made history last week by becoming the first woman to complete one of the world's toughest races, the barkley marathons. she's one of only 20 people to have completed the course since it was extended to 100 miles long in 1989. the annual event is held at frozen head state park in tennessee. runners have to complete five loops of roughly 20 miles, through extremely challenging terrain. the exact route changes year to year and this latest included 60,000 feet of climbs and descents — that's twice the height of mount everest. and if that wasn't enough, there's a time limit too. jasmin crossed the finish line on friday with 99 seconds to spare before the 60—hour cut—off. the mother—of—two, who works as

a vet and research scientist, told the bbc she did it to test the limits of what she was capable of and to inspire other women around the world. cheering. i knew it going to be tight from about six hours out from the finish and i was really pushing. it wasn't until the last kilometre that i really sort of doubted that it was going to be possible. and at that point, i was just so desperate to stop, and to stop running and to walk. and i knew that i couldn't because i wouldn't make it. so ijust forced myself to keep running. and i think it was just the thought that if i didn't make it this time, it was going to be by seconds, and then i would have to come back and do the whole thing again, all those five loops, because i would never have let it rest. and i knew that i only had a few minutes to get up that hill. so i ended up sprinting at the end of, the end of 60 hours of running through the forest, which felt really hard. i did it for me and i'm super happy that i achieved what i set out to do after the three years of trying.

but i'm also, you know, i'm really glad that i kind of did it for women worldwide as well, notjust runners, but maybe, you know, any woman that wants to take on a challenge and maybe doesn't have the confidence and the idea that i might have inspired them to believe in themselves and how they go, that's huge. and especially all the young girls, you know, how hard it is to keep young girls in sports. so that's fantastic if i might have inspired some people to keep at it. it's hard to describe what is so hard about this race because lots of people ask. and if you look at the statistics, you know, like they say, you don't, you don't really know but it's a round five loops of roughly 20 miles, they say, which is a 100 mile race. people do that in far less time than 60 hours. but the fact is, it's constantly up and down. so there's a huge amount of ascent, far more than you get in most mountain races. and at the same time,

the terrain is very difficult, not very much of it is on path, very little is on path. so it's all kind of like a steep, kind of, leaf covered ground or rocks so you'd be scrambling or sliding back down in places. it's very difficult to stay on your feet. and there is these big kind of gullies and mossy rocks and trees to climb over or undergrowth to kind of push through. this year there was a new section of the course which involved a lot of kind of brambles, really thick ones that kind of slashed your legs. so my legs were actually far worse, but i got quite a few scratches on my arms and hands. you were totally on your own out there. most races will have checkpoints where they have, you know, some volunteers or checkpoint staff to feed you and give you a bit of a cheer and send you on your way. but this is not like that at all. so from the moment you leave the camp till the moment you come back, there's no assistance and you only ever see anybody maybe at the fire tower. so it feels really

isolated and really alone. and there's a lot of potential to make mistakes in terms of navigational errors. it's huge. i mean, you look back through the history of the race and there's some fantastic stories about where people have ended up. this was a kind of project of multiple years, and i really felt this year that i could do it. i had a really strong sense of self—belief and i think that was what kept me going. if you look at the statistics, kind of the estimates of how long it was going to take me to get back from certain points in the course, there was no way i should have made it. i think there was just some sort of adrenaline took over in that last loop and just carried me onwards and i, yeah, just really believed it was possible. it's amazing what you do when you believe. i'm really looking forward to getting back to see the kids tomorrow and pick them up from school and nursery and give them a really big hug. she then went and did the school run! can you believe that? just incredible. _ run! can you believe that? just incredible. amazing _ run! can you believe that? just incredible. amazing woman. i

run! can you believe that? just l incredible. amazing woman. and run! can you believe that? just i incredible. amazing woman. and with 99 seconds to — incredible. amazing woman. and with 99 seconds to spare. _ incredible. amazing woman. and with 99 seconds to spare. she _ incredible. amazing woman. and with 99 seconds to spare. she couldn't i 99 seconds to spare. she couldn't see at the end, _ 99 seconds to spare. she couldn't see at the end, she _ 99 seconds to spare. she couldn't see at the end, she was _ 99 seconds to spare. she couldn't see at the end, she was so i see at the end, she was so exhausted. fir see at the end, she was so exhausted.— see at the end, she was so exhausted. ,, .,~ ., ., ., ., , exhausted. or speak. congratulations to her, but exhausted. or speak. congratulations to her. but an — exhausted. or speak. congratulations to her, but an amazing _ exhausted. or speak. congratulations to her, but an amazing achievement. | to her, but an amazing achievement. talking about achievements, we have some rugby news. yes, an achievement in itself that i here! ., ., ., ., , it's yes, an achievement in itself that i here!_ it's much i here! congratulations! it's much easier to sport _ here! congratulations! it's much easier to sport then _ here! congratulations! it's much easier to sport then do - here! congratulations! it's much easier to sport then do it! i here! congratulations! it's much l easier to sport then do it! england getting off in the six nations to a flying start, marlie packer have the 100 caps now, they are the team to beat. they are trying to get three grand slams. scotland edged past wales at the weekend, ireland were beaten by france, france are contenders for the crown but england are the team to catch and they beat italy by 48 points to nil. that despite sarah beckett being sent off in the first half, for using a dangerous roll

on an italian player. she's the first woman to have a yellow card upgraded to red by the television match 0ffical �*bunker�* system. it made little difference, the red roses scored six second—half tries, including two from ellie kildunne, in a game marked by a 100th cap for skipper marlie packer, who was delighted to score a try herself. the girls are in a really good place and, you know, we're playing with smiles on our faces. we are enjoying what we doing so i couldn't be prouder of the girls. and to get over the scoreline as well, and for me, this is the first place i scored after having my son 0liver, so to do it again the second time i played here, yeah, i'm just top of the world right now. disappointment for britain in the singles at the miami 0pen. cam norrie has gone out in the third round this morning, beaten in straight sets by the defending champion daniil medvedev. and andy murray has been beaten too, picking up an injury in the process. murray, top of your screen, came out firing and took the first set against 23—year—old tomas machac of the czech republic, but he found himself taken to a decider and went down

with an ankle injury here in the third. he carried on after a time out but ultimately lost the tie—break. and so the player ranked two places higher than murray at number 60 in the world goes through to the fourth round. next to football, there are more injuries to report from the england camp. defenders kyle walker and harry maguire will miss tomorrow's friendly against belgium after they were both injured in the defeat to brazil on saturday. walker's manchester city team—mate rico lewis has been drafted in from the under—21s squad, along with burnley goalkeeperjames trafford, as cover for sam johnstone, who's also injured. it's trafford's first senior call up. harry kane and buyako saka had already been ruled out. it is all set up for a blockbuster finish to the season in the women's super league. two sides are level on points and onlyjust separated on goal difference at the top, but it's emma hayes' chelsea who lead the way by that slender margin. they ensured they kept the pace with manchester city with a nervy

2—0 win away at struggling west ham. erin cuthbert made the three points safe with that volley late on. they're back playing in the champions league this week and are still chasing four trophies in hayes' final season in charge. arsenal are stilljust about in touch with those top two sides with five games left to play now in the wsl. they came from behind to beat aston villa 3—1, it leaves arsenal six points behind city and chelsea. rangers head coachjo potter says she's super proud of her players after they beat partick thistle 4—1 to retain the scottish women's premier league cup. rachel rowe fired in rangers' second goal as they bounced back impressively from their first defeat of the season to title rivals celtic in the league last weekend as they lifted the trophy at tynecastle. in four months, it'll be the eve of the olympics in paris, with the paralympics starting just

over four weeks later. and for many of the british athletes involved, the hard work won't stop after the closing ceremony. post paris, they'll spend two weeks back in their communities, getting involved in social impact projects. it's part of the changemaker campaign, which was launched today. at the forefront is tokyo weight lifting silver medalist emily campbell. she spoke with our sports editor, dan roan. pushing for paris. already one of the faces of team gb, emily campbell now has her sights set firmly on this summer's games. emily campbell, can she hold it? the weightlifter became the first british woman to win an olympic medal in the sport three years ago, with silver in tokyo becoming an instant star in the process. what a lift! and here at the gym near nottingham that she trains at, she told me just how much it would mean to go one better. everybody wants to upgrade, you know, and it would be incredible. but, you know, it's a tough field out there.

everybody�*s worthy of winning a medal. ijust know that i've just got to work and get myself in the best possible shape i can to get an outcome and obviously, if i get rewarded with a bit of bling again, then i'll be over the moon all the time. but can team gb deliver more than medals? a new changemaker initiative, a partnership with the operator of the national lottery, will match athletes to social impact projects in their local communities for two weeks after they return from paris. these athletes that have already got things that are very close to their heart and they're part of in the community already, that they're going to be able to help. and then there's some that are just very passionate and just want to get out there and if it's to do with sport, fitness, you know, environment, environmental things, mental health, whatever, you know, i went back to my local primary school and watched kids sit on the same floor that i used to cross my legs on at that age, you know? and that sometimes brings it back home. and, you know, it is so, so important to be more than just an athlete. ijust think it's a really, really nice way to finish

what hopefully is going to be a fantastic games. when you get back from the games, don't you just want to go on holiday, chill out? yeah, no, absolutely! of course you want to, of course you want to go away, but you also want to ride that wave. it's such a special feeling environment. as a nation, we focus so much on the winning and the medals and whatever, but there's actually a big holistic message around the olympics. campbell is passionate about using her platform to address body image issues among young women and encouraging kids to get more active. with social media, there's underlying pressure for people to look a certain way or be a certain way. there's a reason why we're all different, it's because we're meant to be the person that we are. that should be celebrated, and, you know, and people that don't want to do that, that should be challenged. and for me, that's what i'm on the road to do. well, they are tears ofjoy. now close to qualifying for her second 0lympics, the trailblazing campbell is intent on lifting the nation once again and making an impact on the medal table and beyond. emily campbell! dan roan, bbc news.

good luck to emily with that campaign and trying to get to paris and hopefully this time that will be and hopefully this time that will be a gold. thank you. i know it is spring but yesterday was definitely a little bit chilly. yesterday was definitely a little bit chill . �* yesterday was definitely a little bit chill . ~ , ., , yesterday was definitely a little bit chill. ~ , ., , yesterday was definitely a little bitchill. ~ ,. , ., , bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well. bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well- carol _ bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well. carol has _ bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well. carol has all— bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well. carol has all the _ bit chilly. and it is a bit damp as well. carol has all the details. l good morning. it is damp this morning, rain pushing from the south—west of the north—east, cloudy for most of us, today will feel chillier than it did yesterday. it is what has been happening through the morning, you can see the extent of the rain pushing north, sao is ahead of it, some wintry, and showers behind before the next where the front comes. most of us have got a cloudy start, the rain moving north and behind it you can see the showers and the next where the front is waiting on the winnings. there are some bright _ is waiting on the winnings. there are some bright spells _

is waiting on the winnings. there are some bright spells this i is waiting on the winnings. there are some bright spells this morning. the rain continuing through the midlands, northern england, scotland, northern ireland, a few showers ahead of that, bright skies, and it will also be breezy to the irish sea. the rain continues to move north, as it engages with the colder air in scotland we will see some snow in the hills, and behind it the rain will pep up across south—west england and south—west wales. temperatures five to 12. this evening and overnight in the rain will be heavy and persistent as it pushes across scotland, and a spell of snow, ten to 20 centimetres possible above 300 metres. that could prove to be disruptive on some of the higher roots. and at the same time, we have got a band of rain in the south breaking up in places, cloud around, their spells and a chilly night. beyond that, it does remain unsettled.

we will keep an eye on the forecast especially head of easter this week. thank you. a new bbc drama will tell the story of young people drawn into the grass roots music scenes of the west midlands in the 1980s. set against a backdrop of violence and social unrest, "this town" is produced by steven wright, the creator of peaky blinders, who has described it as "a love letter to birmingham and cove ntry". let's take a look. if you don't get away, you just become what everybody already thinks you are. i've got to do something to stop myself thinking nothing is worth doing. dante, i've got lots of tunes in my head. i could do the tunes and you could do the words. what do you say? bang goes the gong. all along i've been wrong. how could i have been so thick? words need music. trust me, my cousin can sing like a bird. if your pretty face is good enough for the ira, it's good enough for top of the pops. this will become a cathedral of live music and merchandise. _ my brother has decided he wants to be a rock star. he thinks sex and drugs

will make him a better songwriter. i'm not asking you to spy on your own families. i'm ordering you. you have to sing what you do, you have to sing your life. there's going to be another ban. there's a bomb at coventry train station. joining us now is levi brown, who plays the lead character, dante williams. morning. this is going to be quite something, isn't it?_ something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so- i think _ something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i think we _ something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i think we have _ something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i think we have showed i something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i think we have showed it i something, isn't it? yeah, ithink so. i think we have showed it in l so. i think we have showed it in london and brighton, the first episode, and it went down very well. what was the audience reaction? i have seen parts of it, some of it is quite wacky. have seen parts of it, some of it is quite wacky-— quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really toes quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really goes there- _ quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really goes there. that _ quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really goes there. that is _ quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really goes there. that is steve's i quite wacky. oh, yeah, it really- goes there. that is steve's number one skill, being as wacky as possible, hejust kind of one skill, being as wacky as possible, he just kind of does what he wants. it went down really well. we got more laughs than we were

expecting, and, yeah, ithink people, especially in birmingham where it was made, it was really special showing it there. six. where it was made, it was really special showing it there. six parts, it took six months _ special showing it there. six parts, it took six months to _ special showing it there. six parts, it took six months to film. - special showing it there. six parts, it took six months to film. that's l it took six months to film. that's quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, wh so quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, why so long? _ quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, why so long? i— quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, why so long? i think— quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, why so long? i think it's - quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, why so long? i think it'sjust i quite a long time, isn't it? yeah, | why so long? i think it'sjust such why so long? i think it's just such a big story. and it's got so many avenues in it. and we only had one director through the whole thing. it was a huge task and everyone came together and wanted to tell the best story possible. we wanted to to have as long as possible to tell the story. as long as possible to tell the sto . ., , , ., as long as possible to tell the sto . . , , ., oh, story. ok, what is the story? oh, cosh, it story. ok, what is the story? oh, gosh. it is— story. ok, what is the story? oh, gosh. it is so _ story. ok, what is the story? oh, gosh, it is so many _ story. ok, what is the story? oh, gosh, it is so many things! i story. ok, what is the story? oh, gosh, it is so many things! when| story. ok, what is the story? oh, l gosh, it is so many things! when it was first announced, i think the focus was to tone and scar music. which, of course, is at the

epicentre of the story. —— two—tone and ska music. but i think people should prepare themselves for a lot more. i don't want to give away too much but there is a lot going on. people will get exactly what they are promised, which is the formation of a brilliant two—tone and ska band. of a brilliant two-tone and ska band. �* . of a brilliant two-tone and ska band. �*, ., ~ of a brilliant two-tone and ska band. �*, ., ,, ,., band. it's almost like when you watch it, band. it's almost like when you watch it. it's — band. it's almost like when you watch it, it's like _ band. it's almost like when you watch it, it's like a _ band. it's almost like when you watch it, it's like a period i band. it's almost like when you l watch it, it's like a period drama, the attention to detail with the set, the props, the costumes, how important was that to get into character for you?— important was that to get into character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant. _ character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant, it's _ character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant, it's like _ character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant, it's like being - character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant, it's like being in i character for you? oh, gosh, yes! it's brilliant, it's like being in a i it's brilliant, it's like being in a playground. and playing dress up with your mates, it was brilliant. everything was so accurate and so detailed. yeah, our costume designer molly, she was, she was straight in and the sort of relationship we had with her was, it was like a team, we

were working together to create these characters and bring it to life. �* , ., these characters and bring it to life. �* . ., these characters and bring it to life. �* .. ., life. and your character almost has a maaical life. and your character almost has a magical quality — life. and your character almost has a magical quality to _ life. and your character almost has a magical quality to him, _ life. and your character almost has a magical quality to him, he i life. and your character almost has a magical quality to him, he is- life. and your character almost has a magical quality to him, he is a i a magical quality to him, he is a poet. but without anywhere for his poems to go at the start.— poems to go at the start. yeah. where does _ poems to go at the start. yeah. where does it _ poems to go at the start. yeah. where does it take _ poems to go at the start. yeah. where does it take you? - poems to go at the start. yeah. where does it take you? when l poems to go at the start. yeah. i where does it take you? when we first meet him? _ where does it take you? when we first meet him? the _ where does it take you? when we first meet him? the thing - where does it take you? when we first meet him? the thing that i where does it take you? when we first meet him? the thing that we j first meet him? the thing that we sort of, sort of see about him straightaway is that is a bit off compared to everyone else's and his poetry is born out of the fact that he is experiencing being a love for the first time. —— in love. and he loves listening to leonard cohen and is inspired by leonard cohen and his words. that's where his poetry is going initially, it is all going to the girl he is in love with, which is wonderful.— is wonderful. and you said you inhabit this — is wonderful. and you said you inhabit this world _ is wonderful. and you said you inhabit this world of _ is wonderful. and you said you inhabit this world of the i is wonderful. and you said you inhabit this world of the early. is wonderful. and you said you i inhabit this world of the early 80s, inhabit this world of the early 805, when so much was going on, but at

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at heathrow airport on suspicion of murder — hours after another man was hit by a car and killed in east london. metropolitan police detectives say a 33—year—old was arrested at the airport at 3:30pm yesterday afternoon. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. it follows the death of a man after reports of a crash between a car and pedestrian in newham early yesterday morning. the nhs in northamptonshire is leading the way with trialing new treatments for depression. one of them uses low level electrical pulses to stimulate a part of the brain. 10 out of 14 people saw an improvement in their condition. tried lots of medication. i've tried lots of different things. i couldn't work, couldn't interact with my family on a day—to—day basis. i was pretty poorly. i've become much calmer, i take a day at a time and i feel much more settled and there is much more hope in my life. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line. other services are running well.

and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station. now on to the weather. a rather cloudy morning but it should remain generally dry. some brighter spells may develop towards the evening. highs 12 degrees. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. have a very good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... a new international campaign

to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats — with the numbers up compared to this time last year. russian authorities charge four men over the moscow concert attack that killed 137 people — the islamic state group has claimed responsibility. the cyber threat posed by china. ministers believe beijing is behind a wave of attacks on british democracy, including hacking personal details of 40 million voters. the costof the humble hot cross bun is on the rise. i will look at how it might not just affect your easter shop at your christmas one as well. # magic out of tragic.#

back in the west end. sheridan smith on bringing her own life story to her latest role, as a drunken legend on the brink of a breakdown. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised. so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. this week, the weather is going to be fairly changeable. spells of rain, it will often be windy. significant snowfall on the scottish hills _ all the details later on in the programme. it's monday the 25th march. migrants considering crossing the english channel are being targeted by a new social media campaign, aimed at reducing the number of people making the dangerous journey to the uk. the home office project comes amid an increase in those making the crossing. more than 500 people entered on a single day last week. and the number of people making the journey so far in 2024 is up 17% compared to 12 months ago. simonjones reports from dover. a campaign that aims to convince people not to put their lives in the hands of ruthless people smugglers —

featuring testimony from those who have attempted the perilous journey across the channel. it will initially be rolled out in vietnam, following a sharp rise in vietnamese people making the crossing by boat. the dangers are very real. we've been given rare access to the area in dover, where migrants are brought to shore. so far this year, nine people have lost their lives trying to reach the uk. well, as you can see from this, you might look at this at first hand and think that's a sturdy piece of equipment. it's really not. it's a death trap. the poor quality of the rubber is like a bouncy castle. if there's a puncture in one bit, it's all going to go down. these life jackets are very, very poor quality. last year, more than 29,000 people crossed the channel in small boats — that represented a fall of more than a third on 2022. but so far this year, around 4,300 people have made the journey — an increase of 17% on the same period last year, despite government

pledges to stop the boats. the boats have been getting bigger with more and more people packed on to them. when the crossings became a regular thing five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat, now, it's more like 50. the home office says its recent social media activity in albania helped contribute to a fall of 90% in arrivals from there. and the home secretary told me the new campaign isjust one part of a wider plan. given numbers are similar — even more than last year — is the plan plateauing? as we have evolved our response to the smuggling, the smugglers have also adapted their tactics. we've seen a smaller number of larger boats because we have been successful at preventing boat launches on the french channel. so what we're doing is we're going after the boats upstream in the supply chain.

we showed the home office campaign to grmalem gonetse. originally from eritrea, he arrived in the uk in the back of a lorry and now works with the kent refugee action network. what do you think of this? this is just a waste of money. i mean, honestly... i don't know. actually, it's nothing for us. nothing for us refugees and asylum seekers. you don't think it would stop people? not even... we're not even interested. we're not going to look at it. the big hope still of ministers is the rwanda plan, but labour says the government's approach isjust about gimmicks. simonjones, bbc news, dover. ben has more of this morning's news. four men suspected of carrying out an attack on a music hall in moscow, which killed 137 people, have appeared in court charged with terrorism. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility

0ur russia editor, steve rosenburg, is in moscow. let's start with the court appearance. let's start with the court appearance-— let's start with the court appearance. let's start with the court a- earance. ~ ~ ., ., ., ,, appearance. we know what may happen next? a four — appearance. we know what may happen next? a four men _ appearance. we know what may happen next? a four men were _ appearance. we know what may happen next? a four men were charged - appearance. we know what may happen next? a four men were charged with i next? a four men were charged with committing an act of terrorism and remanded in custody for four months. they will be in pre—trial detention. from that appearance, it looked as though they had been beaten. two of the men had black eyes, one a swollen face. 0ne suspect was brought into the court room in a wheelchair in a hospital gown and at one point looked as though he would lose consciousness. there is little sympathy in russia for the people who carried out this devastating attack. i was speaking to people outside crocus city hall yesterday

and he said he weather carried out this attack, bring back the death penalty in russia. he said we shouldn't have too feed the nonhumans in prison all their lives. islamic state group has claimed responsibility but the kremlin is still blaming ukraine for that attack. that war of words continues, doesn't it? . attack. that war of words continues, doesn't it? , , . , doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. islamic state _ doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. islamic state has _ doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. islamic state has said _ doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. islamic state has said it - doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. islamic state has said it is i doesn't it? yes, it is incredible. i islamic state has said it is behind the shooting and released graphic video from during the attack. i think the kremlin believes it is politically beneficial to it right now to keep pushing the narrative that ukraine was somehow in some way connected to it. imagine you are the kremlin, right? you say it was an islamic state that did this, it was an islamic attack on russian territory. the logical conclusion would be people would start to think in russia, hang on a second! if it

was an islamist attack, why hasn't russia been focusing on that threat, the islamist threat? why have they been fighting a war against ukraine? by been fighting a war against ukraine? by pushing the narrative that ukraine is somehow involved, the kremlin will help will delay those questions. it distracts from possible failures by russian intelligence agencies and gives the kremlin a possible pretext, if it wants it, if it needs it, for a further escalation at some point for russia's war in ukraine.— russia's war in ukraine. thank you. i russia editor— russia's war in ukraine. thank you. i russia editor in _ russia's war in ukraine. thank you. i russia editor in moscow. - russia's war in ukraine. thank you. i russia editor in moscow. thank. i russia editor in moscow. thank you. mp5 will be briefed on cyber security threats posed by china today — including the targeting of politicians and the uk's electoral watchdog. it comes after a number of high—profile individuals, the incident, in 2021, allegedly saw the personal details of millions of voters accessed in a hack. 0ur chief political correspondent

henry zeffman joins us now. do we know what this briefing may sound like? you do we know what this briefing may sound like? ., . do we know what this briefing may sound like?— sound like? you are going to see oliver dowden, _ sound like? you are going to see oliver dowden, the _ sound like? you are going to see oliver dowden, the deputy i sound like? you are going to see| oliver dowden, the deputy prime 0liver dowden, the deputy prime minister, addressing both mp5 and i think beijing. this is a very serious government to government message about how the uk now perceives the threat from chinese cyber activity. there are two things broadly he is going to talk about. he will talk about cyber attacks on institutions. you mentioned the electoral commission. they announced last year they had been victim of a major cyber attack but did not identify the culprit. sounds like today the government will say it came from cyber attack is linked to the chinese state. we will see hear about threats to individual mp5. three mp5 have been called to a briefing from the cyber security department about particular threats they got as well. why does it matter? a couple of reasons. just

how significant it is for the uk government to stand up and say there is a very serious cyber threat to its citizens from another country, from china, another permanent member of the un security council. that is a big moment. it is also a big moment because of how far things have changed in relations between the uk and china. just a few years ago, political leaders talked about establishing a golden age of relations with china, talking about encouraging notjust chinese investment but involvement in all parts of british public life. the prime minister then was david cameron. now he is lord cameron of chipping norton, the foreign secretary. i expect tough questions for him.

an urgent review into the crown prosecution service s handling of the nottingham attacks case is expected to be published today. barnaby webber, grace 0'malley—kumar, and ian coates 0'malley kumar, and ian coates were killed by valdo calocane lastjune but the cps's decision to accept his guilty plea to manslaughter, as opposed to prosecuting him for murder, caused outrage among the victims' families. protests outside schools should be banned that's according to a review by a senior government advisor. dame sara khan has made the recommendation after examining the handling of demonstrations outside batt ley —— batley grammar school in west yorkshire in 2021. they began when pupils were shown an "offensive" cartoon of the prophet muhammad. she says children need to be protected. one recommendation - need to be protected. one recommendation i - need to be protected. one recommendation i made i need to be protected. t2 recommendation i made to the government is there should be an exclusion zone outside school to protect children. if it is the case that teachers want to go on picket because of industrial action can and should be acceptable. there should

be and reasons where some types of protest should be acceptable. these type of intimidate repo test should be banned, just in the same way there are exclusion zones outside clinics. —— abortion clinics. junior doctors in wales have started a 96—hour walk out this morning, as part of an ongoing pay dispute with the welsh government. a 5% pay offer had been on the table but was rejected byjunior doctors and the welsh government said that it did not have the funds to improve it further. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith joins us from university hospital of wales in cardiff. hywel, how much disruption could this cause? well, we know that last time around when there was a strike, a bird of the operations and a third of appointments across wales had to be cancelled. —— a third. this is a longer strike the four days. it goes into a longer easter bank holiday. nhs services in wales will not be back to normal till a tomorrow.

people on the picket line say they do not want to be here but feel they have to. the 5% offer from the government is not enough for the cost of living and to restore the levels. the deal was rejected and they are holding out for more. there is a new first minister in an office in wales. vaughan gething came in to post. the health minister remains the same. she says the welsh government is at the limit of what it can offer. this is the third strike. at the moment ian passes the same. neitherside strike. at the moment ian passes the same. neither side shifting. the impact of the patients continues. patients are being told they can call 111 and emergency services continue as normal. appointments have been cancelled. service is not likely to resume back to normal until a week tomorrow.

thank you. waiters and waitresses in paris certainly had a lot on their plates, as a century—old tradition returned to the streets for the first time since 2011. the waiters' race saw 200 hopefuls compete over a course stretching more than a mile through the city, whilst balancing a coffee, croissant and glass of water on a tray. they weren't allowed to run, and instead had to briskly walk, with judges checking to see how much liquid had been spilled at the end. i assume whether the croissant is still on the tray as well. that is brain running! you went. you said it. if you ran at the end, i am not sure that is allowed. i wonder if you will change hands. i would definitely spill everything. would not get very far. just the coffee

this morning! here's carol with a look at the weather. i had no sound so i cannot hear what you are saying to me so i will press on. this morning it is cloudy and wet for most of us. it will feel chillier than yesterday. we have this band of rain moving steadily north. as it engages with the colder air in scotland we will see snow on the hills. lay to this next when a front bringing in more rain across south—west wales and south—west england. a trier slot and more showers. brightness developing through the course of the day. breezy over the irish sea. temperatures today ranging from five in the north to 12 in the south. this evening and overnight we will see heavy and persistent rain across

southern and central scotland. in the hills there will be heavy snow. about 300 metres, there could be ten centimetres to 20 centimetres of snow. to the south of that variable amounts of cloud with some clear spells. here is the weather front coming in from the south—west producing rain. you can see how the rain band fragmented. temperatures tonight freezing in scotland and seven, eight as we come further south. tomorrow, this is no full should tend to peter out. there will be a lot of dry weather. the weather front in the south—west will continue to push steadily north and east. by the conditions following on behind. temperature wise tomorrow we are looking at five in aberdeen to 12 in norwich.— are looking at five in aberdeen to 12 in norwich. thank you very much indeed. since the murder of her daughter brianna by two other teenagers,

esther ghey has embarked on a campaign to improve mental wellbeing for school children across the country. one of the focuses of her campaigning is mindfulness — and she recently visited a school in liverpool to see how pupils there are benefiting from it. 0ur reporter, fi lamdin, has the story. it's thursday morning! it's 9am and the first lesson at this primary school in liverpool is mindfulness. listening for that music. and today, esther ghey, the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna, is here to watch. have we all got a space? her daughter was lured and then killed in a park by two 15—year—olds in february last year. she thinks mindfulness in schools will build resilience. three, two, one! i actually do guided meditation. esther herself has practised mindfulness for the last eight years. mindfulness teaches you to be more in the present moment and to be more aware of your surroundings. in february last year,

when it happened, me and my other daughter would go for walks and we would see, like, the beauty that was around us — we would see like the beautiful trees or the flowers or the blossoms or how lovely the sky was. and i think that during a difficult time, it's really important to be able to see those things because it shows you that even though you're struggling that there is still beauty in the world. nice and still on the floor. esther believes it should now be introduced in all primaries in england. we did blow a balloon up. this school has been teaching it for the last five years. mindfulness isjust about experience in the world for what it is right now. being alive and knowing it, savouring the good stuff, the fun stuff, and also noticing the not so good stuff when it shows up for us.

shake those legs, shaking those legs! i like the tapping because it makes me feel sleepy. i i like the singing because it makes me calm. when do you use this? i use it outside. and then sometimes when, when i'm, when i'm going a little bit too crazy. what does it do when you're going a little bit crazy? it makes me feel more calmer. so have you seen behaviour improve? absolutely. what we're finding is that our children are more responsive rather than reactive. the children are taking time to think about their actions, to think about their decisions, and to really take that time to be present in the moment. and then will respond rather than react straightaway with what might have been a gut instinct. and even though brianna didn't seem interested in it, her mum thinks it would have helped her. if she had experienced mindfulness at a young age and it was embedded into her life as well, then maybe she wouldn't have suffered the way that she did when she was a teenager. listening... and while she knows it's too

late for her daughter, esther wants all children across the country to be taught this when they start school. fiona lamdin, bbc news. someone with a shared ambition for children's wellbeing is dame rachel de souza, the children's comissioner for england. she has released a reportjust this morning calling on all political parties to simply listen more to young people. good morning. tt is parties to simply listen more to young people. good morning. it is so excitin: to young people. good morning. it is so exciting to be — young people. good morning. it is so exciting to be here. _ young people. good morning. it is so exciting to be here. a _ young people. good morning. it is so exciting to be here. a fascinating i exciting to be here. a fascinating re ort. exciting to be here. a fascinating report- esther — exciting to be here. a fascinating report. esther ghey _ exciting to be here. a fascinating report. esther ghey is _ exciting to be here. a fascinating report. esther ghey is doing i exciting to be here. a fascinating j report. esther ghey is doing such incredible work in schools. talking to children and listening to them more. mt; to children and listening to them more. ~ , . to children and listening to them more. g ., ., , ., ., to children and listening to them more. g ., ., ., , more. my heart goes out to esther ghe . the more. my heart goes out to esther ghey- the point— more. my heart goes out to esther

ghey. the point about _ more. my heart goes out to esther ghey. the point about listening to | ghey. the point about listening to children are so important. this last year! children are so important. this last year i have been talking to children everywhere i had been to manchester to liverpool, to carlisle youth clubs, schools, mental health boards and youth prisons. every child in youth prison failed in a has survey. what do you want less government to do for children? they had come back in one of the really shocking findings is that only one in five think the government and people in power are even listening to them. the kids really want to be listening to. they think they have solutions. they are not cynical. they saw in lockdown politicians closing schools, vaccines being rolled out. they want their voices heard. think what they have been through. they have had a lockdown, there is war in europe. they are all talking to me about the cost of living and parents being able to afford food. they are

interested in health, can we see a doctor? they have come up with 33 big ambitions. we have tested them on all the leaders and we want every political party to listen and to have a children's manifesto and to talk to children. we want to see it on everyone's manifesto. you talk to children. we want to see it on everyone's manifesto.- talk to children. we want to see it on everyone's manifesto. you say the children are — on everyone's manifesto. you say the children are not _ on everyone's manifesto. you say the children are not cynical. _ on everyone's manifesto. you say the children are not cynical. the - children are not cynical. the overwhelming feeling in the report is one of positivity. so overwhelming feeling in the report is one of positivity.— is one of positivity. so ambitious about their _ is one of positivity. so ambitious about their own _ is one of positivity. so ambitious about their own future. - is one of positivity. so ambitious about their own future. they i is one of positivity. so ambitiousl about their own future. they want is one of positivity. so ambitious i about their own future. they want to be part of a solution. children make up be part of a solution. children make up 20% of the population. 1.8 million children are still out of school, absent for a tenth of their time. a million children last year were referred for serious mental health support. there is something about childhood that is not working. we need to listen to them to help find a solution. esther ghey was

talking about finding a place at school or you could be yourself quite be said, be calm and be listened to. it is really important. children are saying that as well. isn't it a problem that everything in politics is short—term? not about taking a long—term view. whilst most politicians will appreciate these are the voters of tomorrow, they are not the voters have now, aren't they? t not the voters have now, aren't the ? . . not the voters have now, aren't the ? ., , ., , not the voters have now, aren't the ? . , ., , ., not the voters have now, aren't the ? ., , ., , ., ., , they? i was in a sixth form last week. they? i was in a sixth form last week- the _ they? i was in a sixth form last week. the young _ they? i was in a sixth form last week. the young people i they? i was in a sixth form last week. the young people were l they? i was in a sixth form last - week. the young people were really smart. they said they don't listen to us because we do not have a vote but it is so short—sighted because we will have it in two years' time. even though you do not have a vote, you should still have a voice. we should be looking at what children are saying about different political parties and make sure they prioritise them. waiting lists are longer for children prioritise them. waiting lists are longerfor children in prioritise them. waiting lists are longer for children in the prioritise them. waiting lists are longerfor children in the health service than for adults. childhood

is so short. they have given us a really clear, practical, helpful tips, some of which cost nothing. we have 33 big ambitions. we need every single political party to listen. we are in westminster this afternoon, launching two politicians, judges, the lords and leaders in the public sector. it is time to listen to children. sector. it is time to listen to children-— sector. it is time to listen to children. , , , , children. one thing esther ghey is keen on is making _ children. one thing esther ghey is keen on is making social- children. one thing esther ghey is keen on is making social media i children. one thing esther ghey is keen on is making social media a | keen on is making social media a safer place for children and young people. what are they telling you about that? how frightening is it? i about that? how frightening is it? i have survey children in 2021 and done it again now. they feel less safe online filter every single child i speak to say they get a phone around ten, 11, i2, often for good reasons like tracking a bus. that is when they first see serious violence, online, on their phones. that is when they see serious pornography. i took my young

ambassadors to talk to the tech companies. they said this is our childhood not your livelihoods. they challenged, are you x or triplex customer if you cannot get this stuff down and young children of kamate you should not be allowed to have social media apps. they really gave a lot or a challenge. i am on the online safety bill as a statutory for the children's code. children want digital access. their world is biggerfor being able to go online. they need to be safe. they should not have to be exposed to these things. the young children should be outplaying and not on the flames. , , , should be outplaying and not on the flames. , , ., ., flames. they say they are not lessened _ flames. they say they are not lessened to _ flames. they say they are not lessened to buy politicians. . flames. they say they are not i lessened to buy politicians. are they lessened by big tech? i am

callin: they lessened by big tech? i am calling them _ they lessened by big tech? i am calling them in _ they lessened by big tech? i am calling them in but _ they lessened by big tech? i —n calling them in but absolutely not. it was so interesting seeing them denying things the children were saying. they realise that children knew more and they apologised. the online safety bill draws a line in the sand. the parents in this country said enough. we will hold the tech to account. i want to see big tech investing in parental education about the online world and making apps safe and listening to children's voices. i made sure their voices were heard all the way through the online safety bill and we need to keep doing that. this comes as the _ we need to keep doing that. this comes as the british youth council closes due to financial difficulties. that was a really important forum for children to be heard. what can happen to replace that? ., , ., heard. what can happen to replace that? ., ., ., , that? that youth parliament is so im ortant that? that youth parliament is so important for _ that? that youth parliament is so important for the _ that? that youth parliament is so important for the future - that? that youth parliament is so important for the future of - important for the future of democracy. the 16—year—olds, the

i7—year—olds, the is—year—olds are politicians of tomorrow and the voters of the future. we have already reached out to ask what is happening. i will do everything in my power to keep that parliament going. children have told me, 366,000 this time, i have spoken to over a million children who tell me they want a voice. this country will be better if itjust involves children in solving the problems. really nice to see you. a busy day ahead for you. i will let you go. nice to see you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london and welcome to viewers from look east who are joining us due to some planned technical work. a man has been arrested at heathrow airport on suspicion of murder hours after another man was hit by a car and killed in east london. metropolitan police

detectives say a 33—year—old was arrested at the airport yesterday afternoon. a woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. it follows the death of a man after reports of a crash between a car and pedestrian in newham early yesterday morning. the home office has confirmed that raf wethersfield in essex will hold fewer than half the number of asylum seekers than had been orginally planned for. when the former airbase re—opened last year ministers had hoped it would look after 1,700 migrants. but the home office has told the local council it will cap the numbers at 800. public swimming pools and leisure centres across the east are getting a share of £3 million to help them go greener. the funding is coming from sport england and the government and will cover a0 pools in the east. the cash will help to pay for things like solar panels and led lighting. a new book helping children navigate the emotionaljourney when an elderly relative moves

into care has launched at a croydon care home. finding nana is thought to be the first to tackle and answer questions children might have around the subject. it was produced by the uk's largest charity care provider, mha. finding nana is a book about what happens for ellie when she realises that her special place is not actually nana's house, it's actually wherever her nana is. so it's really a story about that, it's about connection, it is about loss, but it's also about realising that your treasures are portable because we hold them in our hearts. let's take a look at the tubes this morning. the bakerloo line has minor delays, other services running well. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now onto the weather with sara. morning to you.

it's been pretty chilly overnight, especially across the east. that's because we had clearer skies earlier on. the temperatures are starting to lift a little bit but certainly it is a colder start. a lot of dry weather today, but the reason why the temperatures are lifting is we have got cloud and rainjust skirting in from the west. and moving its way northwards, so it's bringing a bit of patchy rain for some of us out towards the west. mostly we are dry today, quite a bit of cloud, some breaks in the cloud later on, top temperature typically very low double figures. the next couple of days, it is a bit more of a change, a bit more unsettled. low pressure dominating our weather, bringing various frontal bands at time of rain. the time and the place of these is subject to some change but tuesday, wednesday and thursday, you need to cater for the idea that there will be some rain around and slightly colder feel to things as well before it turns warmer into next weekend with some sunshine at times. i'll be back with another update in half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. over the past couple of years, net migration to the uk has hit record levels despite a pledge by the government to reduce the numbers of people arriving, in the wake of the brexit referendum. now, months after leaving her post, the former home secretary suella braverman has accused rishi sunak of not taking the issue seriously enough. here's our analysis editor ros atkins. net migration reached record levels in 2022 and 2023. that's the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving. and when the government talks about immigration, one issue dominates. one of my top priorities as prime minister is to stop the boats. you might have got the impression that it's small boats that have driven a record rise in net migration. they haven't. while the issue is important in the context of overall

immigration, the numbers are tiny. last year, almost 30,000 people arrived by small boats. also last year, the government issued 1.4 million visas for people to come to the uk legally. and at that time suella braverman was home secretary until rishi sunak sacked her in november. she now says the prime minister had not necessarily assumed that legal migration was an important issue for the british people and she makes this claim. i struggled myself as home secretary even to have a meaningful conversation with him about it. i was left to written correspondence on several occasions throughout a period of 12 months, putting forward policy proposals. but he refused to talk to me. number ten declined to comment on this. in 2019, the conservatives committed to reducing immigration, and despite a new visa system introduced after brexit, the opposite happened. professor brian bell is chair

of the government's independent migration advisory committee. we've offered humanitarian schemes to the ukraine and hong kong citizens. we've increased the number of international students and we've increased the number of workers, particularly in the health and social care sector. they are all the result of deliberate policy by the government. yes, so i bought the place in 2002... many in the care sector welcomed the government's decisions, including raj. if we didn't have international recruitment, we didn't have the staff that we've got. i think we would probably be closed by now. i want to go back. last year, though, the government announced measures to cut net migration, including the care workers. and most postgraduate students can no longer bring dependents. despite this change of tack, the government insists its approach is right, including on small boats. it's right that we place an emphasis on that, but that is not at the expense of also getting on and delivering

on the mission around legal migration, which is to get a better balance to bring those numbers down. labour declined our interview request but says net migration needs to come down and that a practical plan to tackle skills shortages is needed. net migration is expected to fall, but only from a record high that was the consequence of the government's own decisions. ros atkins, bbc news. our analysis editor ros atkins joins us now. good morning. lots for us to get through this morning, but remind us of the big factors, what are the main driving forces of the rise in net migration?— net migration? morning, then, morning. _ net migration? morning, then, morning, sally. _ net migration? morning, then, morning, sally. if— net migration? morning, then, morning, sally. if we _ net migration? morning, then, morning, sally. if we can - net migration? morning, then, morning, sally. if we can look| morning, sally. if we can look through the 1.4 million visas issued last year, we can see some clear trends. the biggest within that 1.4 million are overseas students and their dependents, they account for around 41% of their visas. we

already know that a quarter of those 22 overseas care workers and their dependents. we —— those went to overseas care workers. humanitarian visas were 7%, and in the different ways, all of those three factors i mentioned, universities, care sector, humanitarian visas, because of the government choices. i should say government choices where some people were fully behind them when they were announced.— they were announced. those other -hases they were announced. those other hases of they were announced. those other phases of it _ they were announced. those other phases of it by _ they were announced. those other phases of it by the _ they were announced. those other phases of it by the government. i they were announced. those other i phases of it by the government. talk to me the impact of the —— those are the visas offered by the government. talk to me about the impact of small boats which is front and centre of the government policy. 1&1 boats which is front and centre of the government policy. 1.4 million visas issued _ the government policy. 1.4 million visas issued last _ the government policy. 1.4 million visas issued last year, _ the government policy. 1.4 million visas issued last year, also - the government policy. 1.4 million visas issued last year, also last. visas issued last year, also last year estimated around 30,000 people arrived across the channel on small boats. needless to say, the small boats. needless to say, the small boats issue is incredibly important, both on a human level and on a

national level, but on the context of overall migration, those numbers are tiny in the context of the number of visas issued and also in the context of the most recent net migration figures which is a 620 —— 672,000. migration figures which is a 620 -- 672,000. �* ., ., , 672,000. brexit had a big impact, not only people — 672,000. brexit had a big impact, not only people voting _ 672,000. brexit had a big impact, not only people voting in - 672,000. brexit had a big impact, not only people voting in that - not only people voting in that referendum but what has happened since, so talk to me about how the leaving of the eu has affected those numbers. if leaving of the eu has affected those numbers. ., ., ::' ~ ., numbers. if we go to 2016 and the cam aiun numbers. if we go to 2016 and the campaign ahead — numbers. if we go to 2016 and the campaign ahead of— numbers. if we go to 2016 and the campaign ahead of the _ numbers. if we go to 2016 and the i campaign ahead of the referendum, numbers. if we go to 2016 and the - campaign ahead of the referendum, we saw lots of people who work for brexit saying, this will be about taking control of our immigration system. and when the uk left the european union, several years later after the vote, that it happen. the uk does have more control over its immigration than it did before brexit. but what has happened is that the government has used that control to allow more people to come into the uk, something which i don't

think some people who voted for brexit would have been expecting, and certainly something which is at odds with that overall goal within the conservative manifesto in 2019 to reduce immigration. {line the conservative manifesto in 2019 to reduce immigration.— to reduce immigration. one of the bi issues to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that _ to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that has _ to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that has caused - to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that has caused a - to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that has caused a lot i to reduce immigration. one of the big issues that has caused a lot of| big issues that has caused a lot of headlight is the idea of stopping dependents of those coming to the uk being offered visas. are we expecting that will make a difference to the numbers? i think it inevitably _ difference to the numbers? i think it inevitably will? _ difference to the numbers? i think it inevitably will? we _ difference to the numbers? i think it inevitably will? we know - difference to the numbers? i think it inevitably will? we know that i it inevitably will? we know that hundreds and thousands of people have been offered visas, dependence of student and care workers, that will stop for all care workers and the majority of students and people within both sectors expect that to have a difference. we cannot be entirely sure of the numbers until they come through but it is anticipated by experts who follow this issue that that will bring the numbers down. however, and this is the big unknown, if you say to overseas students, you cannot bring dependents, if you say to care

workers, you cannot bring dependents, that may make the uk are less attractive destination. the government believes you can stop the dependents and people will still come wanting to be students, wanting to be care workers, but we have heard from people within the university sector and the care sector saying they are seeing levels of applications go down in some circumstances. we will have to see whether enough people come to meet the needs of the two sectors. i{inuite the needs of the two sectors. quite clearly implications _ the needs of the two sectors. quite clearly implications for _ the needs of the two sectors. quite clearly implications for the - the needs of the two sectors. quite clearly implications for the economy as a whole, because we know the government has used migration to plug government has used migration to plus gaps government has used migration to plug gaps in some sectors particularly health care sector or care sector. so there are potential consequences if there is a limit that those sectors will suffer and the economy were as a whole will suffer. ., ., . ~ ., , suffer. the government acknowledges that that there _ suffer. the government acknowledges that that there are _ suffer. the government acknowledges that that there are hundreds - suffer. the government acknowledges that that there are hundreds and i that that there are hundreds and thousands of vacancies within the economy at the moment. the chancellorjeremy hunt talked about this in the spring budget statement. the debate is, can the uk find other

ways to fill those vacancies beyond immigration? the government says it can, placing an emphasis on getting more people into the workforce. whether that will be enough to counteract a reduction in immigration, we will have to see. the government has said it wants the numbers to come down, but the labour party has also been clear that it wants net migration to come down from its current levels. ros. wants net migration to come down from its current levels.— from its current levels. ros, good to have you _ from its current levels. ros, good to have you explain _ from its current levels. ros, good to have you explain those - from its current levels. ros, good l to have you explain those numbers, thank you, ros atkins. you can watch more from ros in panorama's immigration, the uk's record rise' on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm tonight. if you've been watching breakfast for the last couple of days you'll know the former footballers marcus stewart and stephen darby have been taking part in an epic challenge to find a cure for motor neurone disease, which they're both living with. the challenge is called "march of the day" and it's a 178—mile hike done with friends and supporters from bradford to liverpool,

and yesterday marcus and stephen completed the final leg of the epic trek at anfield where stephen darby started his footballing career. we joined them both as they completed the final miles where they were joined by some of footballs famous faces. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has the story. cheering. crossing the finish line at anfield, liverpool's motto of you'll never walk alone had rarely been more poignant. they'd taken on the challenge in the names of marcus stewart and stephen derby, both former professional footballers, both living with motor neurone disease. the support along the route and at the end meant so much. i didn't expect this many people. i would say that this many people are affected by mnd in some sort of way, a family friend, however, and they turned up in force. and i was surprised. me and stephen had a little bet yesterday. whoever has a little blubber first got to donate 50

quid to the foundation. and fortunately it was him. so 50 quid, i'm all right for 50 quid today. for the last leg, the short distance between everton's goodison park and anfield, stephen was pushed by his wife, the manchester city captain, steph horton. sometimes you think, "oh, why us, and why has it only happened to people like us?" but at the same time we're really fortunate that we have such a good support network and many families don't have that when this illness comes to them. and i think that's the idea of the foundation was to support as many people as we possibly can and to know how much money we have raised already so far before this event. but now to know how many people have kind of really put themselves out to help, to help us find a cure, really. and that's ultimately the goal is that this is a disease that's well underfunded. and we want to try and raise as much money as we can to help people all over the country. it all started 178 miles ago at bradford city's ground on friday morning.

they'd called the challenge march of the day. but for the relay teams of friends and family, they marched for three days and two nights nonstop. despite everything the spring weather threw at them. in all, they would visit 19 clubs across the north of england. there was even a saturday night appearance from kevin sinfield, whose endurance challenges in support of his former team—mate rob burrow inspired this call to legs. yeah, i thought i'd join for the coldest, wettest, darkest, most miserable part! i'm onlyjoking. i wouldn't have picked this if i'd had the choice. but i'm here. i'm passionate about the mnd community. and it's great to be a support. the aim was to raise money for stephen's darby rimmer foundation, and also, crucially, to raise awareness. they believe the more people that

understand mnd and how it blights the lives of the 5,000 people living with it in the uk, the better chance a cure will one day be found. famous faces from the world of footballjoined the walkers for the final day. marcus stewart and i go back, we were 15 together rooming, england schoolboy trials and we just became really good friends and obviously when you hear something like this and it brings it home that someone's 50 years of age that this can happen to, you just don't quite... it's hard to comprehend, hard to believe. but then when you think what people can do and the power of what you can do and achieve and bring people together and raise money and raise awareness, i think it's absolutely fabulous. i feel a bit bad, actually, because i've turned up to do this leg and there's people here that walked 178 miles, but such a fantastic cause. and you know what? just turning up now you canjust feel the love, and it's so important that we kind of raise awareness about mnd, such a cruel disease. and i think even if you can just come down and just show your support, i think

we all need to make sure we run this fight together. great to be here to support such an amazing cause alongside i so many great people. they've set out on friday and we're here today to finish it off— for stephen and marcus. they talk of the club no—one wants tojoin, but once in the mnd community, there's huge amounts of support. andy merrett has the disease and wanted to come to liverpool to show his thanks. oh, it means everything. it's such a horrible illness as i know personally. so it's, it's really good. and hopefully they'll find something. yeah. many of the walkers were hobbling towards the end, but the former goalkeeper chris kirkland had played for the liverpool legends in a charity match yesterday, then walked solidly from 10:00 on saturday night. it's been tough, but listen, it's not about me. it's about what the cause is for and what we're doing it for. and you can tell by the turnout and all along the way, it's been unbelievable. people stopping and beeping the cars and the coverage it's got thanks to you guys,

it's made it what it is. so yeah, we're looking forward to finish it off now. not far to anfield. yeah, i can't wait to get there now. both physically and mentally, it had been exhausting but exhilarating and the collective effort was hugely appreciated by steven and by marcus. they face a challenge ahead like no other. but march of the day proved so many people are willing to help in any way they can. john maguire, bbc news, liverpool. well done to them, that has been months and months in the planning and an incredible achievement for everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter — everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter to _ everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter to nine, _ everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter to nine, carol— everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter to nine, carol has i everyone who took part. absolutely. it is quarter to nine, carol has the i it is quarter to nine, carol has the details you need to know and you might need a brolly? absolutely, good morning. you might need one this week because we are looking at spells of rain through

the week, often it will be windy as well, especially tonight we are looking at significant snow on the scottish hills. this is the rainfall accumulation chart. look at the dark blues in the chart so look at the light greens. it is 80 millimetres of rainfall so bear it in mind. as we bumped the cold air we will see some hills snow but at the same time, and other weatherfront in some hills snow but at the same time, and other weather front in the south—west is introducing some rain. one or two bright spells in between but the brightest conditions today will be in western scotland. it will be breezy through the irish sea, and these are the temperatures, five in lerwick to 12 in london said down on yesterday. this evening and overnight, this weather front moves north, producing heavy rain, that will move through central and

southern scotland and we are looking at significant snowfall across the north. the met office has a yellow weather warning out for the snow, and above 300 metres, but where we will see the heaviest snow, ten to 20 millimetres. at the lower levels, 2o millimetres. at the lower levels, sea level, more likely to be rain all sleet. as we go through it, the rest of the country, cloud and rain in southern england and wales infringing into northern ireland. freezing or below into scotland, further south it is six or 7 degrees. tomorrow a lot of the snow will slowly starts to peter out through the course of the day. england, wales and northern ireland, a weather front still very slowly pushing north, quite a cloudy day, again quite windy across the final. temperatures five to 11 or 12 degrees. into wednesday, these are

the kind of values that you can expect. what is happening on wednesday is a new area of low pressure coming our way which will be bringing some more rain, some showers and you can see from the isobars, it is going to be breezy. as we head towards the easter weekend, good friday, and easy to easter, it is still unsettled. we do not expect it to be a wash—out. temperatures are slowly going to start to come up a bit, 11 to 16. the weather didn't get the memo that it is easter weekend! ila. the weather didn't get the memo that it is easter weekend!— it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben, i it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben. i will— it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben, i will write _ it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben, i will write another _ it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben, i will write another one i it is easter weekend! no, it didn't, ben, i will write another one as i ben, i will write another one as soon as i leave the studio! thank ou. sheridan smith is one of the uk's most well—known actresses, winning awards for her tv and stage work in a career that has spanned more than two decades.

now, she's back on the west end, starring as an alcoholic broadway legend struggling with her mental health. our culture reporter, charlotte gallagher, spoke to her about the challenges of her latest role. action! # you gotta make magic...# sheridan smith is back in the west end in a role she's described herself as being close to the bone. it's about this character, myrtle, who is a broadway actress, and she's kind of clinging on to life by her fingernails. and you don't know if she's going to make opening night. but it's just such a buzz. it's like, i've never done anything like this before, so i'm really kind of pushing myself to the limit physically and mentally on this, but it's worth it. # once said to me cool. # down, down. # don't act the fool. # now, now. # i always act a fool. # ow, ow. # ain't nothing new. # now, now. she's experienced the highs of fame, starring in shows like gavin and stacey... sheridan smith, mrs biggs. and winning a bafta award, but also the lows.

in 2016, she temporarily pulled out of the musical funny girl because of stress, exhaustion and grief about her father's cancer diagnosis. # when they tell you, tell you that you can't...# i read that when you first got the script, you talk about how it's dark and it's challenging. you thought, "is this about me?" there's so many parts of the character that i relate to in that way. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised, so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. and it's a wonderful role, she's vulnerable, strong, but all over the place. and you kind of the whole point of the story is that you never know if she's going to be ok. i had a wobble, covered myself with tattoos, had my moment... which actually, i'm allowed to have my tattoos for the firstjob ever. but yeah, i lost a lot of confidence around that time. but it's come back, thankfully, due to friends and supportive people and being given opportunities like this again. i'm very grateful because that's

the one thing, the public always kind of stood by me, even though whatever went on in the press and what was reported, they understood that, you know, when you're grieving, you can't really explain what you go through. and people were stopping me and cuddling me on the street. part of sheridan's new show involves her leaving the theatre and acting on the street, collapsing outside the stage door. the scene is shown to the audience inside on big screens. we get a lot of people crowding around to watch that scene every night. i mean, i would love people to get involved because it adds to it all, you know, it's so exciting. and then if people kind of come and help me or if people are passing, it makes it alljust so live and real. and, you know, that's never done in the theatre. so it's such an exciting element of the musical. and have you got a coachload of people coming from home? probably! i mean, on legally blonde, the whole village came and they all used to come in pink cowboy hats. this isn't that show.

# what is this feeling that's haunting me at all times?# sheridan has been acting professionally since she was a teenager, leaving her home near doncaster and moving to london. i am very proud working class. my dad was from barnsley, proper yorkshireman, so i am very proud of where i've come from. but i have been very lucky, you know, like... when i moved to london when i was 16, i did, actually in the theatre next door i played tallulah and i stayed down since i was 16. so i've been one of the lucky ones. but it is quite hard, i think, for... it's getting better, i think working class kids are being able to get into drama schools and things like that, but yeah, i'm very proud of my roots and being a northerner like you. sheridan became a mum in 2020. so could her son be following in her footsteps? he sees me on telly, like, he sees me in interviews. and then he came to the theatre and been in my dressing room and seen the picture and he goes, "mama!" but yeah, this isn't shirley valentine. this isn't a light, fun show.

so i don't think he'll be watching this one. but he did, he came on stage with me when i did shirley valentine and did the bows, and he was loving it, he was waving to the crowd. but he's my pride and joy. he's the reason i do it all. and, yeah, very proud to have him. when he was doing the bows did that worry you, did you say, "oh my god, he's going to be wanting to act straightaway?" i did think that, i thought, "oh, no, he's got it in him, - there's something in him, he's loving it all!" charlotte gallagher, bbc news. you can see opening night at london's gielgud theatre. we are talking hot cross buns because you might�*ve noticed they are more expensive this year. nina is at the factory in bolton, she sent us some.— is at the factory in bolton, she sent us some. ., ., . sent us some. you might notice there are not as many _ sent us some. you might notice there are not as many as _ sent us some. you might notice there are not as many as there _ sent us some. you might notice there are not as many as there were - sent us some. you might notice there are not as many as there were an i are not as many as there were an hour ago. are not as many as there were an hour auo. , are not as many as there were an hour ago-— hour ago. they are really good! that's why! _ hour ago. they are really good! that's why! what's _ hour ago. they are really good! that's why! what's going i hour ago. they are really good! that's why! what's going on, i hour ago. they are really good! l that's why! what's going on, why hour ago. they are really good! i that's why! what's going on, why are they so expensive this year?

i don't blame you for not being able to resist them, they are gorgeous. welcome to bolton, we are on the brioche packing production line, it has got a bitjammed there, tanya has got a bitjammed there, tanya has worked here for how many years? 38. �* , ., , . ~ has worked here for how many years? 38. , ., 38. and still not sick of the products? _ 38. and still not sick of the products? which _ 38. and still not sick of the products? which is - 38. and still not sick of the products? which is your i 38. and still not sick of the - products? which is your favourite? products? which is yourfavourite? strawberry tart and steak pudding. on the same plate at the same time! which is your favourite, on the same plate at the same time! which is yourfavourite, adam, you have been here 20 years? == which is your favourite, adam, you have been here 20 years? -- annett? i like eclairs. — have been here 20 years? -- annett? i like eclairs, they _ have been here 20 years? -- annett? i like eclairs, they are _ have been here 20 years? -- annett? i like eclairs, they are very _ have been here 20 years? -- annett? i like eclairs, they are very nice. i i like eclairs, they are very nice. i like eclairs, they are very nice. i amazed — i like eclairs, they are very nice. i amazed that they stay slim here. i have not been resisting the products, namely, the hot cross buns. by and large they come out through the night on the production line, i made some earlier. there have been floods in turkey last year which is where many raisins, currants and sultanas come from, that bumped up the price by 36%.

that has impacted the overall price of hot cross ponds. a six—pack —— hot cross buns. a six—pack in the supermarket has gone up by about 4.3% because supermarkets are cushioning the costs. we spent £130 million on hot cross buns last year so that extra means something. georgina is the sales director here. we have been hearing about the sultanas and currants going up, have you had to bake in the increases in cost or have you passed them on? we have cost or have you passed them on? , have managed to keep the costs as the same as last year. with it being a traditional product, we wanted to keep the tradition going, and the new generation is coming into the shops, and one of those is keeping the price the same.— the price the same. thank you, i think we have _ the price the same. thank you, i think we have got _ the price the same. thank you, i think we have got some - the price the same. thank you, i think we have got some footage | the price the same. thank you, i i think we have got some footage of me getting my hands dirty at making some hot cross buns, the piping is

done by we had an insight into the energy costs, the employees, you cannot protect all prices. unfortunately not, we have had to increase of our core product. it is the energy, ingredients, wages, but we have been lucky. we the energy, ingredients, wages, but we have been lucky.— we have been lucky. we are looking ahead to christmas _ we have been lucky. we are looking ahead to christmas already - we have been lucky. we are looking ahead to christmas already with i we have been lucky. we are looking ahead to christmas already with the dried fruit increasing? yes. ahead to christmas already with the dried fruit increasing?— dried fruit increasing? yes, we are alwa s dried fruit increasing? yes, we are always looking _ dried fruit increasing? yes, we are always looking ahead. _ dried fruit increasing? yes, we are always looking ahead. let's i dried fruit increasing? yes, we are always looking ahead. let's talk i dried fruit increasing? yes, we are always looking ahead. let's talk to always looking ahead. let's talk to a retail expert. — always looking ahead. let's talk to a retail expert, really— always looking ahead. let's talk to a retail expert, really interesting l a retail expert, really interesting that we have been talking more generally over the last couple of years about the inflation of energy costs, but now we are seeing the weather having a massive impact. are you seeing an increase in that? yes. you seeing an increase in that? yes, we are seeing _ you seeing an increase in that? yes, we are seeing a _ you seeing an increase in that? yes, we are seeing a few _ you seeing an increase in that? yes, we are seeing a few more _ you seeing an increase in that? yes, we are seeing a few more normal inflation, — we are seeing a few more normal inflation, inflation was going everywhere previously but now it is more _ everywhere previously but now it is more isolated, so whether does have an impact _ more isolated, so whether does have an impact. hot cross ingredients and things— an impact. hot cross ingredients and things like _ an impact. hot cross ingredients and things like cocoa, that is weather in places— things like cocoa, that is weather in places like ghana and the ivory

coast _ in places like ghana and the ivory coast it— in places like ghana and the ivory coast it is— in places like ghana and the ivory coast. it is having more of an impact — coast. it is having more of an impact but _ coast. it is having more of an impact but that means that it is more _ impact but that means that it is more isolated in the places it is going _ more isolated in the places it is going up — more isolated in the places it is rroin u. , more isolated in the places it is ttoin u, , ., more isolated in the places it is rr-oinu. , ., ., ., more isolated in the places it is utoin u, , ., ., ., ,, ~', more isolated in the places it is moinu_ , ., ., ., , ., going up. use a normal spikes, that imlies it going up. use a normal spikes, that implies it could _ going up. use a normal spikes, that implies it could come _ going up. use a normal spikes, that implies it could come down - going up. use a normal spikes, that implies it could come down again? | going up. use a normal spikes, that i implies it could come down again? we would normally expect prices to come down but _ would normally expect prices to come down but other impacts are there as welt _ down but other impacts are there as welt its— down but other impacts are there as welt it's not— down but other impacts are there as well. it's notjust production where it comes _ well. it's notjust production where it comes from, it's things like wages — it comes from, it's things like wages in _ it comes from, it's things like wages. in the uk, as of the 1st of april. _ wages. in the uk, as of the 1st of april, national minimum wage will go up april, national minimum wage will go up by— april, national minimum wage will go up by 10%. _ april, national minimum wage will go up by 10%, that is 25% in the past few years — up by 10%, that is 25% in the past few years that this is gone up. that has a _ few years that this is gone up. that has a huge — few years that this is gone up. that has a huge impact on a business like this. ~ . ~ has a huge impact on a business like this. ~ ., ,, ., ., , this. when we talk to retailers, that is the _ this. when we talk to retailers, that is the pressure _ this. when we talk to retailers, that is the pressure at - this. when we talk to retailers, that is the pressure at the i this. when we talk to retailers, i that is the pressure at the moment, the wages and anticipation of eight. blue yes, and most people are putting their wages above minimum wage as well. this is something that has to be managed, retailers looking at how they can manage wages for the customers. and we have to get used to the fact

that lots of prices will not be coming down. hate that lots of prices will not be coming down.— that lots of prices will not be coming down. that lots of prices will not be comin: down. ~ ., , . ., that lots of prices will not be cominrdown. ., , . ., ., coming down. we cannot expect all of the rices coming down. we cannot expect all of the prices to — coming down. we cannot expect all of the prices to come _ coming down. we cannot expect all of the prices to come down, _ coming down. we cannot expect all of the prices to come down, there i coming down. we cannot expect all of the prices to come down, there will i the prices to come down, there will be an_ the prices to come down, there will be an element where some come down but not _ be an element where some come down but not back— be an element where some come down but not back to where they were before — but not back to where they were before. �* a, , but not back to where they were before. �* ., , ., ., before. and finally, on the whole we are seeinu before. and finally, on the whole we are seeing more _ before. and finally, on the whole we are seeing more choice _ before. and finally, on the whole we are seeing more choice out - before. and finally, on the whole we are seeing more choice out there, i are seeing more choice out there, let's end on a positive, it's not just about these hot cross buns, there are so many different ones. yes, we are seeing much more confidence _ yes, we are seeing much more confidence from the retailers, and hot cross — confidence from the retailers, and hot cross buns, there have been much greater— hot cross buns, there have been much greater fire _ hot cross buns, there have been much greaterfire -- — hot cross buns, there have been much greater fire —— variety in hot cross buns, _ greater fire —— variety in hot cross buns, more — greater fire —— variety in hot cross buns, more choices than ever before, that is_ buns, more choices than ever before, that is confidence from themselves and the _ that is confidence from themselves and the customers.— that is confidence from themselves and the customers. would you like to t one of and the customers. would you like to try one of mine? _ and the customers. would you like to try one of mine? georgina, _ and the customers. would you like to try one of mine? georgina, come - and the customers. would you like to try one of mine? georgina, come and try one of mine? georgina, come and try one of mine? georgina, come and try one as well. these are the ones i made, you can probably see, they are slightly dodgy, the crosses, but they got better as we went along. you may have observed there is one missing, i don't know what happened to that one! , ., ., ~' missing, i don't know what happened

to that one! , ., ., ~ ., missing, i don't know what happened to that one!_ thank l to that one! they look great! thank ou, to that one! they look great! thank you. sadly. — to that one! they look great! thank you. sadly. they — to that one! they look great! thank you, sadly, they are _ to that one! they look great! thank you, sadly, they are delicious, - to that one! they look great! thank you, sadly, they are delicious, i- you, sadly, they are delicious, i did do a taste test. you you, sadly, they are delicious, i did do a taste test.— did do a taste test. you will be able to charge _ did do a taste test. you will be able to charge more _ did do a taste test. you will be able to charge more for - did do a taste test. you will be able to charge more for the . did do a taste test. you will be i able to charge more for the dodgy ones: _ able to charge more for the dodgy ones. the — able to charge more for the dodgy ones, the outtakes.— able to charge more for the dodgy ones, the outtakes. let's call them artisan. ones, the outtakes. let's call them artisan- yes. _ ones, the outtakes. let's call them artisan. yes, it's _ ones, the outtakes. let's call them artisan. yes, it's my _ ones, the outtakes. let's call them artisan. yes, it's my creative - artisan. yes, it's my creative flair! they are the rustic ones, may be. not perfect. they are the rustic ones, may be. not perfect-— they are the rustic ones, may be. not erfect. , .,, . , not perfect. they taste really good, i ma have not perfect. they taste really good, i may have partaken _ not perfect. they taste really good, i may have partaken this _ not perfect. they taste really good, i may have partaken this morning. | stay with us, headlines coming up.

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