good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today. calls for a police investigation after secret papers reveal the post office fought sub—postmasters in court despite knowing its case was false. the growing cost of dog attacks on livestock — new figures show farmers are footing the bill for lost animals and vets' charges. for the first time, cameras catch animals adapting to climate change — as part of sir david attenborough's new tv series. who needs the caribbean when you have got a caravan park that looks like this in shropshire? with more of us planning a uk break this easter, i have come to find out how important that boost could be to the uk economy at places like this. another milestone in the meteoric rise of teenage dart star luke littler — the 17—year—old wins his first premier league darts night

in belfast, and says it's down to him changing his throwing style. and after the stormy weather yesterday there will still be a few showers around over the next few days, but easter weekend is looking a bit drier. i will have all the details here on breakfast. it's good friday, the 29th march. a senior mp has called for a police investigation after secret papers seen by the bbc showed the post office continued to fight compensation claims brought by sub—postmasters, despite knowing its defence was false. labour's kevan jones, who sits on the horizon compensation advisory board, has called the post office's actions "an abusive use of public cash against innocent people", and said there would be no justice until someone was brought before the courts. our reporter aruna iyengar has more. it's the latest twist in the ongoing post office drama. between 1999 and 2015,

hundreds of sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with horizon — an it system created by fujitsu and used for tallying up the books. cheering. the postmasters took their cases to court in 2019, and won — the postmasters started legal action in 2019. they became known as the 555 group. the post office agreed to pay them compensation and costs. but now, this secret 2017 draft report uncovered by the bbc shows the post office spent £100 million fighting sub—masters in court when it knew its defence was untrue. commissioned by the post office, the brambell report by deloitte said... "fujitsu employees had the ability to amend or delete transactions entered by branch staff. the system wouldn't flag up to a postmaster

if a change had been made. and those changes could cause a shortfall in branch accounts." it also said a malicious actor could potentially change data — though there's no evidence this happened. labour mp kevanjones sits on the horizon compensation advisory board. he's called on the police to investigate. ido i do now think the police need to start looking at this. what will obviously come out of the public inquiry but there is enough out there now, i think, to start looking. the post office has said it's deeply sorry for the impact the scandal has had on people, and has told the bbc the public inquiry�*s next phase would look at the issues raised. fujitsu said the group regards the matter with the utmost seriousness, and offers its deepest apologies to the sub—postmasters and their families. janet skinner, a former sub—postmistress from hull, lost herjob and was sent to prison in 2007 based on information from the horizon system. they could have prevented that court case.

do you know? the 555 of us that went to that court case — they could have prevented that and they could have saved a lot of time, money and tears. for many, delivery ofjustice is taking far too long. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we will talk more about that on the programme a little later, but if you're heading out for the easter weekend, may be for a walk, there is a warning this morning that naga is looking at. there certainly is and it is affecting farmers at the moment. dog attacks cost farmers in the uk more than £2.11 million last year, in lost livestock and vets' bills, according to data from the insurer nfu mutual — that's an increase of 30% on 2022. our south west england correspondent, jenny kumah, reports. came down over the brow of the hill and the bottom hedge — it was just littered with dead ewes and injure ewes. orphaned lambs on this farm in west devon. your legs have gone, haven't they?

hey? all right, we'll be back for you. chris discovered the shocking scenes on his morning rounds a month ago. then went... there's some in the gateway, hung up in the gate. went to the next field and it was the same against the bottom hedge. it's just horrific — just, you know, sheep just ripped to pieces. all they're doing is defending their lambs. there's one down the bottom with her ear missing, next to her. it's just horrific — absolutely horrific to find. more than a0 sheep were killed. some survived the carnage, but their injuries were so serious, they had to be put down later. all the hard work's done. the ewes have given birth. then you've looked after them, you've turned them out. that should be the easy part, then — just, they're away to this footprint was found in one of the fields, and casts were sent to the police. the family believed their livestock were attacked by a number of large dogs who escaped their homes at night. dna samples are also being looked

at as part of the investigation. work is under way to stop these incidents happening in the first place. this is operation recall in action in dorset. so we're just out sort of educating people on sort of livestock and sheep that are out — obviously lambing season's starting now. yeah. across the country, police are out this week, raising awareness about the need to have dogs on a lead near livestock. why do you think there's been an increase in dog attacks on livestock? put it down to covid — a lot of people went out and purchased dogs during that time, and they weren't able to train them sufficiently, and it's led to a bit of an increase. they weren't able to socialise their dogs and there was a lack of training for those particular dogs. lamb bleats. there's14 orphaned lambs on the day. we managed to foster two... back in west devon, the dog attacks have cost this farming family around £10,000 in lost livestock and vet bills. police say what's frustrating is that incidents like these are entirely preventable if dogs are kept under control near livestock. jenny kumar, bbc news, devon.

investigators in south africa are trying to identify 45 people who were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine and caught fire. the passengers — from botswana — were travelling to an easter church service on thursday when the bus crashed through a barrier. an eight—year—old girl is the only survivor. she's been taken to hospital with serious injuries. the us government has awarded the state of maryland $60 million in emergency relief funding, following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. officials say the priority is to find four workers, who are presumed dead. they then hope to free the ship that crashed into the bridge in order to clear the channel, so shipping can resume through the port. parents at a primary school in aberdeenshire have complained after they were offered a choice of class photographs, with or without children with complex needs in them. aberdeenshire council has apologised

to families at aboyne primary saying the decision was not taken by the school. our reporter rachel bell has more. this is where i get really emotional. natalie's daughter, erin, attends aboyne primary. like many parents across the country, she looked forward to seeing her class photo. what she saw came as a shock. there was two options for the photograph, so i opened the first one. erin's in it, she looks amazing. opened the second one and she was missing. two different classes were pictured with and without pupils with additional support needs — including one pupil in a wheelchair. it'sjust, it's beyond belief that they could do that, and obviously massively devastating to us as a family, to the other parents that are affected by it. to effectively see your child erased orto, um... ooh! hear my voice choke. she breathes shakily. yeah, to give to give parents a choice or to think that those yeah, to give parents a choice

or to think that those children don't have any... any less or any more of a right to actually be in these pictures, to be part of their community, to be part of their class...just is really disappointing. aberdeenshire council has apologised, and says it appreciates the distress and hurt this has caused. in a letter sent to parents, the headteacher said that this was not a decision made by anyone here at the school. she said it should never have happened and was totally u na cce pta ble. the photography company has been asked to remove those alternative photographs, and the school says it will be terminating its working relationship with them. tempest photography says it's investigating the matter, that it had spoken to the photographer involved and the school, and that at this stage there was no further comment. my only goal, you know, in raising awareness about this is just to make sure that no other family or child experiences that, because the pain... ..is deep.

for these children specifically, they're left out of a lot of things. they don't necessarily have voices. they are unseen, unheard in so many ways in life. if a photographer thinks that that's ok, i just feel like there's education that needs to go on everywhere about inclusion, and it doesn't give me hope for erin, you know, navigating life. ——navigating life well, if this is, you know, the way that people accept that... sorry! ..they can be treated. rachel bell, bbc news. a major conservative party donor has been awarded a knighthood on the personal recommendation of the prime minister. a source from number 10 said egyptian—born businessman mohamed mansour — who gave £5 million to the party last year — was being recognised for his "extensive public and charity service". four conservative mps have also been recognised in the honours list, which was released unexpectedly. the uk will almost double the amount of aid it gives to sudan — delivering a package worth

£89 million in the next financial year. the nearly one—year war has created the biggest displacement disaster in the world, and the un is warning of the risk of famine. a man has been arrested in connection with the death of gogglebox star george gilbey, after the ao—year—old died following a fall at work. a spokesperson for essex police said a man in his 40s is in custody on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. three prisoners and three staff from lewes prison in east sussex have been taken to hospital for suspected food poisoning. it's understood a number of people became ill after after eating a curry served at the end of a maundy thursday service. our reporter, graham satchell, has more. as emergency services arrived at lewes prison in east sussex, this looked like a major incident — a chemical and biological response van had been sent by the ambulance service, a nearby hospital set up a decontamination unit. reports from inside the prison were that 15 people had been taken

ill, with initial concerns that fentanyl or another synthetic opioid may have been involved. it subsequently transpired the cause of the problem was a meal. the ministry ofjustice says this was a case of food poisoning. there'd been a church service here at the prison and a meal immediately afterwards — a curry. people became ill very quickly — they were vomiting, slurring their speech, became dizzy and light—headed. six people were transferred to the royal sussex county hospital in brighton — three prisoners and three chaplaincy staff. prison officers say lewes is a difficult place to work. the latest inspection from last year said inmates faced squalid conditions and violence. the prison service is a very troublesome service at the moment for staff. assaults and other things. so i think as staff start to reflect on it, they will be extremely

worried that this could happen. it's not yet clear how the food became contaminated — tests are being carried out and a full investigation will take place. graham satchell, bbc news, lewis. new earth—like planets could soon be discovered, thanks to a technological breakthrough by scientists here in the uk. physicists at heriot—watt university in edinburgh, and cambridge university, have developed a new kind of astrocomb — a laser system that allows astronomers to observe tiny changes in the colour of starlight, that could reveal hidden planets beyond our solar system. i would like an astrocomb. one of those in your— i would like an astrocomb. one of those in your garden? _ i would like an astrocomb. one of those in your garden? not - i would like an astrocomb. one of those in your garden? not all- i would like an astrocomb. one of those in your garden? not all of. those in your garden? not all of that but i those in your garden? not all of that but | like _ those in your garden? not all of that but | like to _ those in your garden? not all of that but i like to see _ those in your garden? not all of that but i like to see the - those in your garden? not all of that but i like to see the lights. | that but i like to see the lights. an astrocomb, the ideas it combs through the stars. it is an astrocomb, the ideas it combs through the stars.— through the stars. it is something to do with it _ through the stars. it is something to do with it can _ through the stars. it is something to do with it can break _ through the stars. it is something to do with it can break up - through the stars. it is something to do with it can break up the - to do with it can break up the frequency and look more specifically

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through into saturday and sunday. at the moment the day starts wet across parts of central scotland, some persistent rain, that will gradually ease away but showers are southern parts of england and to the west of wales, as well. they will develop more widely, drift away northwards through the day. a day to be prepared, grab the umbrella before you head out, the showers will be more abundant through the afternoon. the odd heavy, may be thundery one, but not as many and not as fierce or as windy as it was yesterday. lightest winds through scotland, early morning rain across the north west were clear, persistent rain through central scotland will ease but we will see showers return later in the day. if you afternoon showers in the day. if you afternoon showers in northern ireland, some more lengthy downpours in northern england and north wales through the afternoon, the odd rumble of thunder possibly attached. after showers this morning for the south, fewer of them come a bit more sunshine, killing one, temperatures up to around 13 or 1a degrees. a few showers continuing into the night, particularly to the north and west

of the country, many other areas staying dry. if you get any lengthy clear skies tonight, it will be chilly, we could see a touch of frostjust chilly, we could see a touch of frost just about anywhere like this morning in northern ireland with fog around. extended weekend, saturday and sunday, fewer showers, more of you will be dry, still a few showers around, will be completely dry on saturday and sunday but by monday at the northern half of the countries best favoured for weather, and further south there will be further outbreaks of rain returning. overall, compared to the past few days, not looking too bad. back to you. it days, not looking too bad. back to ou. , ., ., days, not looking too bad. back to ou. , . . , �* you. it is all relative, isn't it? thank yom — from the big cats to the great apes, sir david attenborough's new series is looking at the ways animals are adapting to the challenges of climate change. it's 20 years on from his life of mammals documentary, and now researchers are discovering the problems faced by different species in a rapidly changing world, as our climate and science reporter, esme stallard, explains.

attenborough: there are more than | 6,000 species of mammals on earth. | and as our world changes, so must they. this latest attenborough series captures new mammal behaviours on film for the first time, as they adapt to a world dominated by the most successful mammal of all — us. humans have changed three quarters of the earth's surface. we're changing the world in so many different ways, and animals are having to adapt in real time. it's essentially evolution in action. we see otters navigating the busy streets of singapore, polar bears filmed for the first time hunting reindeers inland as the sea ice rapidly melts, and howler monkeys mistaking live electrical wires for tree branches. there are some sad realities in this series, but also some successes. he picks them off one by one. pig—tailed macaques in malaysia have found a way to survive in a new habitat. they've started coming in to palm—oil plantations, which were apparently

devoid of life. but these palm—oil plantations have been completely overrun by rats, and these pig—tailed macaques were predominantly vegetarian. now they're adapting to coming into these plantations and starting to eat rats — they're becoming carnivorous. this shows you what sort of pressure these animals are under — they're having to do such extreme behavioural changes. recent advances in camera technology means new night—time sequences could be captured. in one episode, we see the nocturnal life of a fennec fox filmed entirely by moonlight. those enormous ears are so sensitive, they could even hear the movements of prey hiding underground. the series is a celebration of mammals — you know, how remarkable they are, how adaptable they are. but i suppose the message behind it is that we are mammals ourselves, so let's find a way to share this planet with all the mammals. and, like all attenborough series, it provides us with some inspiration of how we can protect these species. esme stallard, bbc news.

sir david attenborough's mammals is on bbc one on sunday at 7pm. and two of the programme's producers will be joining us on the sofa after 7.30 this morning to tell us more about what the new series has in store. i have seen episode one and it is all about mammals who live in the dark and how they hunt and there are some brilliant characters and brilliant stories. and whenever we get the producers of these nature programmes on, they tell such good stories with loads of adventures, so i am really looking forward to that at half past seven. an internationally renowned comic book artist known for his batman and thejoker illustrations has donated original artwork to his former school. brian bolland, who's worked on a number of dc comics, grew up near boston, in lincolnshire, and during a recent visit to his old stomping ground, he gave an art lesson to students who described him as "inspirational". our reporter harry

parkhill was there. batman and his arch enemies. superman, wolverine, wonder woman and judge dredd. all iconic comic—book characters. and in this instance, all illustrated by brian bolland. the internationally renowned artist, who's worked on some of the best—selling graphic novels of all time, is from butterwick, near boston, and he's back at his old school — boston grammar school — to inspire artists of the future. well, the thing is, nowadays i work on a wacom tablet, so i'm not used to working in actual media, but you may vaguely recognise who you're looking at fairly soon. over ten minutes, brian sketches out a character he's best known for drawing — his version of thejoker in bestseller the killing joke is seen as an inspiration for film versions starring jack nicholson and heath ledger. i thought monkes were bad.

enough from the clown! ah—ta—ta—ta—tah! let's not blow this out of proportion. now, he also has a little bit of a shine on his lips because they're sticky. it's really impressive. i like it a lot. it's very impressive how quickly it can be done. i'd probably never be able to do something as good. it's not every day that you see the guy who made the killing joke in your art room! a, can i have it? laughter. b, i'lljust start getting more comics and see that guy who'sjust wild. to have someone of brian's esteeml come to the school and then actually work with the students — i meet them, demonstrate — and to be able to look. at an array of first—class, internationally recognised comic art, and have the creator- sat with my students, _ talking to them — it's just amazing. i still think of it as my spawning ground, my home. i come here whenever i can, and i'm very fond of the place. it's good to see the talent that's on show in the classroom

today and other times. alongside his sketch, it's clear brian has — just like thejoker — left smiles in his wake, though perhaps not quite so terrifying! harry parkhill, bbc news. laughter what are you typing?! laughter whatare ou ”in?! . ., 4, . what are you typing?! work! i'm aaivin what are you typing?! work! i'm giving work! _ what are you typing?! work! i'm giving work! you _ what are you typing?! work! i'm giving work! you are _ what are you typing?! work! i'm giving work! you are suddenly i giving work! you are suddenly writin: a giving work! you are suddenly writing a book. _ giving work! you are suddenly writing a book. what's - giving work! you are suddenly writing a book. what's wrong | giving work! you are suddenly - writing a book. what's wrong with ou?! writing a book. what's wrong with you?! mocking — writing a book. what's wrong with you?! mocking me _ writing a book. what's wrong with you?! mocking me typing?! - writing a book. what's wrong with you?! mocking me typing?! it - writing a book. what's wrong with you?! mocking me typing?! it is l you?! mocking me typing?! it is 6:22am and it has started already! let's take a look at some of today's newspapers. the guardian says famine in gaza is "setting in" — according to a new united nations report. it illustrates the article with a photograph of refugees in gaza city desperately reaching out for food and water. "save lives for martyn" is the mirror headline, about a government report which is set to recommend tough new rules to improve security

at entertainment venues. martyn hett was killed in the manchester arena bombing — and it was his mum, figen murray, who campaigned for the new regulations. the i leads on thames water bosses warning that customers could see their bills rise by 40% by 2030, because of its high levels of debt. the firm's financial woes have raised the prospect of the government taking it into public ownership at a cost of billions to the taxpayer. and the telegraph has a lovely weather picture — but perhaps not the one you were hoping to see at the start of the easter weekend. it shows a young boy sledging on dartmoor yesterday. matt was saying we do get snow in march. and the stone of destiny's new setting has been unveiled. 0h, oh, ithought oh, i thought that was part of that story! i don't know what that story

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life. authorities in australia, these wildlife officers and a 700,000 instagram followers, by the way, a staffordshire bull terrier and a magpie. way, a staffordshire bull terrier and a magpie-— way, a staffordshire bull terrier and a magpie. they are on social media. and a magpie. they are on social media- the)! _ and a magpie. they are on social media. they document _ and a magpie. they are on social media. they document at - and a magpie. they are on social media. they document at the - and a magpie. they are on social i media. they document at the time, the sle -t media. they document at the time, they slept together, _ media. they document at the time, they slept together, play _ media. they document at the time, they slept together, play together. | they slept together, play together. animal welfare experts have weighed in saying that the magpie has been surrendered to wildlife officials, saying it was illegal to keep him, saying it was illegal to keep him, saying that it is a wild animal and so it was too tame and they have taken it away! take on the magpie away. taken it away! take on the magpie awa . , . taken it away! take on the magpie awa. , . , ., taken it away! take on the magpie awa . , . , ., away. they have separated them?! yeah, molly _ away. they have separated them?! yeah. molly and — away. they have separated them?! yeah, molly and peggy _ away. they have separated them?! yeah, molly and peggy no - away. they have separated them?! yeah, molly and peggy no longer. yeah, molly and peggy no longer together. there is a big row. big break! gosh. prophetic. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc

london i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service is asking londoners to use its services wisely. and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call handlers at the las typically see an increased demand on their services in the days following the bank holiday weekend. and expect to receive up to 20,000 999 calls over the weekend itself. we're really asking londoners to call 999 when it's an emergency, but to think about other options when it's not a health care emergency. so perhaps contacting your gp, thinking about accessing a pharmacy, or calling 111 or going to 111 online. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's euro cup final. they lost in paris on tuesday. but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third match next tuesday. visitors to epping forest

are being asked not to pick or trample on bluebells in order to protect and preserve the wildflowers for future generations. for a few weeks each spring, chalet wood in wanstead park, is transformed by a carpet of bluebells, attracting a growing number of visitors each year. bluebells are protected under the wildlife and countryside act. it's against the law to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy them. and just a reminder that the easter getaway is well under way. engineering work is taking place on the west coast main line, so no trains are running between euston and milton keynes until tuesday. there are also no trains between liverpool street and stansted airport because of storm damage to the overhead wires. meanwhile, on the tubes... there are severe delays on the northern line this morning between golders green and camden town. there are also part closures on the dlr, london overground and the elizabeth line, which also has a reduced service between paddington and heathrow.

now, on to the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. just in time for the easter weekend, and before the clocks go back, something more spring—like in the forecast. having said that, for today still, there's still a risk of some heavy showers. now, much like the last few days, those showers could be heavy and thundery with some hail as well. but, gradually by the afternoon, things becoming somewhat drier and it is beginning to feeljust a fraction milder with highs of 13 celsius. now, overnight tonight is going to be dry with some long, clear spells developing. quite a cool night, but with the breeze still there, no risk of any frost or fog. we'll still see overnight lows tonight down to around 2 or 3 celsius. so on to the easter weekend. as i said, things gradually calming down. for tomorrow, still the risk of some isolated showers, particularly the further east you are. but more in the way of sunshine. easter sunday at the moment looks to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend. and then, into next week, we see a return to unsettled weather. bye— bye. that's it from us.

i'll be back in half an hour. in the meantime, riz lateef is giving some good friday vibes on radio london. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. the easter weekend is here — and around two million of us are expected to head abroad to enjoy the long bank holiday break. will it be a smooth getaway? our transport correspodent katy austin is at manchester airport for us this morning. it is looking quite busy already. good morning from terminal numeric tea at manchester airport. we are just by the departure board. ——

terminal two. everything from tenerife to istanbul as people head off on holiday. manchester airport is expecting a very busy few days. here, they think 320,000 passengers will come through the airport over the long weekend, 8% more than the same time last year. it's the busiest time of the year so far for travel. about two million brits are expected to head overseas over the long weekend. one travel agent group says easter holiday bookings are 9% up on last year, despite prices rising and cost—of—living pressures. we've not seen any dent in demand. in fact, the season is exceptionally strong and people's appetite to travel is exceptionally high. what we are seeing are slightly different trends. so, for a lot of people, what they like to do is they want to be able to budget before they go on holiday. all inclusive trends is growing exceptionally well. and more people now book late. some airports expect to be as busy as before the pandemic, or busier. these passengers at stansted were happy to be getting away. it's been pretty miserable.

so yeah, it'd be nice to get a bit of vitamin d with the kids. 2018 was the last one. so you haven't been holiday since 2018? no. not outside the uk. yeah. so... wow. so looking forward to it? very much so. definitely. bit of sun, bit of warmth. leave the rain behind for a few days. after a very tricky few years with the pandemic and then staff shortages and then other issues, like air traffic control problems, airports and airlines want to make the most of very high demand and they're hoping for a bumper easter. they and air traffic control provider nats say they've done what they can to make sure things go smoothly. the aviation regulator told us the industry had learned from recent challenges. we are confident that they can cope, based on what they've told us, but it will require every single part of the system, whether it's an airline, an airport and each individual member, each employee of those organisations to be fully committed to delivering the best possible service.

the channel ports are also likely to get very busy today and people driving around the country can expect major roads to clog up. engineering works means some rail disruption. for example, london euston station is closed apart from the london overground from today until monday. however you're travelling, the best advice, as ever, is to plan ahead and leave plenty of time. and what we are hearing at the moment is the port of dover is looking quite busy. seems like there was some bad weather across the channel overnight and that has caused very delays. it has taken two hours to get processed through the border at the moment. that is one to keep an eye on. updates later. with air travel, the big focus on the airports, the airlines and from nats

is on resilience. they said they had done everything they can to make sure things go smoothly and coordinate so if anything does go wrong things are not too hairy and disruptive for passengers. some passengers hoping for a very smooth getaway are the cooper family at manchester airport. getaway are the cooper family at manchesterairport. i getaway are the cooper family at manchester airport. i hear this holiday is a bit of a special occasion. tell me about it. we are auoin to occasion. tell me about it. we are going to anglesey- _ occasion. tell me about it. we are going to anglesey. we _ occasion. tell me about it. we are going to anglesey. we are - occasion. tell me about it. we are going to anglesey. we are not i occasion. tell me about it. we are l going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey- — going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey- cape — going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey. cape verde. _ going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey. cape verde. it - going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey. cape verde. it was i going to anglesey. we are not going to anglesey. cape verde. it was a i to anglesey. cape verde. it was a ve bi to anglesey. cape verde. it was a very big birthday. _ to anglesey. cape verde. it was a very big birthday, 80 _ to anglesey. cape verde. it was a very big birthday, 80 on - to anglesey. cape verde. it was a | very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how— very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how long _ very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how long are _ very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how long are you _ very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how long are you going - very big birthday, 80 on thursday. this how long are you going to- very big birthday, 80 on thursday. i this how long are you going to cape verde? b. this how long are you going to cape verde? �* ~ this how long are you going to cape verde?- what _ this how long are you going to cape verde?- what are _ this how long are you going to cape verde?- what are you i this how long are you going to cape l verde?- what are you looking verde? a week. what are you looking forward to? — verde? a week. what are you looking forward to? so _ verde? a week. what are you looking forward to? so playing _ verde? a week. what are you looking forward to? so playing with _ verde? a week. what are you looking forward to? so playing with my i forward to? so playing with my cousins in the pool. what are you

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isn't broke, don't fix it. if things are working. luke let he has won the first premier league darts night of his career. —— luke littler. he said it is down to him practising law. he has changed his playing style, taking a breather before each thread. he said he practised all the time. i know. just shows when you are a perfectionist, at the top of your game, you can still improve. good morning. the teenager, who's transformed darts, and given it a whole new surge of popularity, says practising even more and pausing before each throw, helped him write this latest chapter in his remarkable rise. luke littler, now 17 years old, beat luke humphries and michael van gerwen to reach the final, and then overcame practice partner nathan aspinall6—1t.

to achieve this latest huge moment. it's the first time he's won a night in the premier league and moves up to second in the table behind the world champion humphries. as luke littler makes more waves in his sport, welshman louis rees zammit is looking to do the same in a second in his career. the former welsh rugby star, who's only 23, is trying to make it as an american football star in the nfl. one of the teams he has visited and is tipped to sign for is the kansas city chiefs, who won the super bowl last month. and that is the team which taylor swift's boyfriend, travis kelce, plays for. while they could soon be teamates, it's not guaranteed rees zammitt will get to play for the main team if he signs, as he'll have to go through a training camp, like a pre—season, to make the final roster. but he has impressed with his speed and jumping ability. look at him go! the speculation is seemingly over. liverpool believe that zabi alonso, the man many thought and hoped

would take over from jurgen klopp, will instead stay in germany. alonso used to play for liverpool, and was heavily rumoured to be returning to anfield as manager, while also being linked with bayern munich — another of his former clubs. but, with his current club, bayer leverkusen, on the brink of winning the german league, he looks set to stay there and liverpool seem resigned to now start looking elsewhere for their next boss. newcastle united's sandro tonali has now been charged with misconduct by the football association in this country for alleged breaches of betting rules. tonali, whojoined newcastle last summer for £55 million, is already currently serving a 10—month worldwide ban — issued last october — for breaking betting rules in italy. now, the english fa have made separate charges relating to tonali's time as a newcastle player. they allege he broke their rules by placing 50 bets on matches between 12th august and 12th october last year. tonali has until next friday to respond to the charges.

leicester city women's team, have sacked manager willie kirk, following an investigation into an allegation he had a relationship with a player. kirk was suspended by the wsl club earlier this month to "assist with an internal process." he'd not been on the touchline for the past three games. the club said in a statement: "willie was determined to have breached the team's code of conduct to a degree that makes his position untenable." there's a couple of big derbies to look forward to in the super league this afternoon, as hull kr and hull fc go head to head, and second—place wigan travel just ten miles to third place st helens. meanwhile, castleford's winless start to the season continues, after they were beaten 26—6 by leeds rhinos. ex—sydney and penrith centre paul momirovski scoring his first super league tries. castleford are only above bottom side london broncos only on points difference.

thank you. we are talking about the big getaway at the airports and on the roads. how about if you have decided to stay closer to home this long weekend? then is at a caravan park for us this morning. i was looking at that pool, both of us were, when we were going through the headlines. we went, that looks so cold! i am not going to ask you to show us how cold it is. people have bobble hats on. that is how cold it is. that is sensible. who bobble hats on. that is how cold it is. that is sensible.— bobble hats on. that is how cold it is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not— is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not a _ is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not a chance _ is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not a chance of— is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not a chance of me - is. that is sensible. who can blame them? not a chance of me gettingl is. that is sensible. who can blame l them? not a chance of me getting in there. that water is 8 degrees. he wants the hassle of going to the

airport and a long flight to somewhere. we heard about the easter getaway. more and more of us are opting for things like this, a uk—based break over the easter holidays. this is one of the attractions, this cold water natural pool attractions, this cold water natural pool. sue and kelly are enjoying it this morning. thank you for showing off the pool for us. what is the appeal of being immersed in such cold water on a good friday morning. for me it is about being outside and seeing _ for me it is about being outside and seeing the _ for me it is about being outside and seeing the seasons change. being with a friend. _ seeing the seasons change. being with a friend. people _ seeing the seasons change. being with a friend. people wouldn't i seeing the seasons change. es: “i; with a friend. people wouldn't think rather the balmy waters of the caribbean or the mediterranean. what is the appeal of coming to a caravan park like this?— park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have _ park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have a — park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have a swim _ park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have a swim and - park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have a swim and go i park like this? how beautiful it is. you can have a swim and go on i park like this? how beautiful it is. | you can have a swim and go on the hot tuhs— you can have a swim and go on the hot tubs afterwards. you can have a cup of _ hot tubs afterwards. you can have a cup of coffee afterwards.—

cup of coffee afterwards. loving hacked by the — cup of coffee afterwards. loving hacked by the way. _ cup of coffee afterwards. loving hacked by the way. as - cup of coffee afterwards. loving hacked by the way. as i - cup of coffee afterwards. loving hacked by the way. as i run i cup of coffee afterwards. loving i hacked by the way. as i run through some of the numbers around uk based holidays, because latest figures suggest something like 11 million of us are planning a uk—based break this easter holiday. that is “p break this easter holiday. that is up significantly from last year when it was 6.5 million. that could boost the uk by more than £3 million. if you are looking for a bargain, the cheaper spot in england because shropshire got in scotland it is the scottish borders and wails it is the brecon beacons, bannau brycheiniog. forgive the pronunciation! i did my best with that. let me show you around some of the other features of this park. this is more my type of thing. the hot tub. how is the water? enjoying it?— thing. the hot tub. how is the |

water? enjoying it?- it thing. the hot tub. how is the i water? enjoying it?- it is water? en'oying it? brilliant. it is not 'ust water? enjoying it? brilliant. it is not just water-based _ water? enjoying it? brilliant. it is not just water-based stuff. i water? enjoying it? brilliant. it is not just water-based stuff. that l notjust water—based stuff. that building they had created a cinema for the guests and ban, talking about beaches, this, they call the little beach as well. a much warmer option if the cold water swimming is not the year. this is mark, the owner of the site. thank you for having us here this morning. harper having us here this morning. how bus do having us here this morning. how busy do you _ having us here this morning. how busy do you get _ having us here this morning. how busy do you get over easter? pretty busy do you get over easter? pretty busy tonight. 800 to 1000 people tonight _ busy tonight. 800 to 1000 people tonight. is busy tonight. 800 to 1000 people tonitht. , ., busy tonight. 800 to 1000 people tonitht. , . , ., tonight. is that people in their own caravans or in _ tonight. is that people in their own caravans or in the _ tonight. is that people in their own caravans or in the lodges? - tonight. is that people in their own caravans or in the lodges? lots i tonight. is that people in their own caravans or in the lodges? lots of| caravans or in the lodges? lots of different things, _ caravans or in the lodges? lots of different things, short _ caravans or in the lodges? lots of different things, short breaks. i caravans or in the lodges? lots of i different things, short breaks. when --eole different things, short breaks. when people have — different things, short breaks. when people have the _ different things, short breaks. when people have the options _ different things, short breaks. when people have the options of - different things, short breaks. “page“! people have the options of so many different holidays, how do you compete with some of the other choices? the compete with some of the other choices? �* ., , ., compete with some of the other choices? ., , choices? a variety of reasons. peo . le choices? a variety of reasons. people have — choices? a variety of reasons. people have dogs _ choices? a variety of reasons. people have dogs and - choices? a variety of reasons. people have dogs and do i choices? a variety of reasons. people have dogs and do not. choices? a variety of reasons. i people have dogs and do not want to leave _ people have dogs and do not want to leave them — people have dogs and do not want to leave them. people are conscious of carbon _ leave them. people are conscious of carbon footprints and do not want to

fly as— carbon footprints and do not want to fly as much — carbon footprints and do not want to fly as much. wherever you are, it is about— fly as much. wherever you are, it is about you _ fly as much. wherever you are, it is about you and your family having a great _ about you and your family having a great time — about you and your family having a great time. do about you and your family having a treat time. ,, about you and your family having a great time-— great time. do you get regular --eole great time. do you get regular people returning _ great time. do you get regular people returning year- great time. do you get regular people returning year after i great time. do you get regular. people returning year after year, holiday after holiday or is it new people returning each time? about 4096 of people _ people returning each time? about 4096 of people return, _ people returning each time? about 4096 of people return, which i people returning each time? about 4096 of people return, which is i people returning each time? about 40% of people return, which is great news _ 4096 of people return, which is great news. ., 4096 of people return, which is great news, ., p, p, " 4096 of people return, which is great news. ., ., , news. one more look out here across the water, — news. one more look out here across the water, it — news. one more look out here across the water. it is _ news. one more look out here across the water, it is a _ news. one more look out here across the water, it is a lovely _ news. one more look out here across the water, it is a lovely scene - news. one more look out here across the water, it is a lovely scene on i news. one more look out here across the water, it is a lovely scene on a i the water, it is a lovely scene on a bank holiday, a good friday morning. take some inspiration from those who are up and about early, enjoying the water, having a swim in the natural cold water pool. i am told the group of ladies that comes regularly here to swim are known as the blue tits, because like the birds, they are up nice and early.— nice and early. really? he is not even answering. _ nice and early. really? he is not even answering. he _ nice and early. really? he is not even answering. he is _ nice and early. really? he is not even answering. he isjust i nice and early. really? he is not i

even answering. he isjust smiling even answering. he is just smiling because that is all you can do. thank you very much. with uk holidays against overseas holidays, people might want to support businesses. sometimes it is cheaper to go abroad. i think people now think about their carbon footprint and think about when teaching theirfamilies footprint and think about when teaching their families and children to enjoy the countryside, which they might not be doing as much. just to explore here at home. the debate continues. someone who will not persuade you to stay at home is matt taylor. you have not presented the best of britain. just putting it out there. showing what happened yesterday and not what will come this weekend. this was the view yesterday on the south coast. wild weather across

many parts of the country. some good news to grasp hold of this weekend. a bit of improvement in the weather. it is only march. do not expect heatwaves and long spells of sunshine. we could still see showers around today for good friday. saturday and sunday more of you could get through completely dry. feeling warmer in the sunshine. when the sunshine continues in the north on monday, particularly the far north—west can expect longer spells of rain to continue across england and wales. fist of rain to continue across england and wales-— of rain to continue across england and wales. �* ., , and wales. at the moment, we still have low pressure _ and wales. at the moment, we still have low pressure in _ and wales. at the moment, we still have low pressure in charge. - and wales. at the moment, we still have low pressure in charge. the i and wales. at the moment, we stilll have low pressure in charge. the low pressure brought us the heavy rain yesterday. whilst it is with us it will continue to produce showers. some showers across parts of england and wales. they will develop more widely. a cold start here and in the north of england showers will develop. longerspells north of england showers will develop. longer spells of showery rain later. sunshine this afternoon

before the showers return. brighter in the north of scotland. when is a lighter. temperatures 13, 14. —— the wind will be lighter. where we had clear skies, the odd mist orfog patch. also a chilly night. even though temperatures by day lift up, by night it could be cold with a touch of frost to take you into the start of that weekend. on saturday low pressure is pushing further away. that means showers. we had this weather front to watch in parts of east anglia and the south—east. maybe a bit of a great day for some. when across the coastal districts. that showers will be more frequent, probably northern ireland, heaviest here. across much of scotland, england and wales it will be a day when more of you will be dry and

starting to feel that bit milder. saturday night into sunday the star of british summer time. good news for the night shift but not so much for the night shift but not so much for those working on sunday morning. a bit of frost in the north—east of the country. a few showers around, particularly in the west. showers few and far between. a quick look at bank holiday monday before we go. low pressure developing back towards the south of the country. that means we could see longer spells of rain returning in southern parts of england and wales. all in all, not looking too bad at all. back to you. so excited about the clocks going forward. everything get light —— get light and there is optimism again. i am looking forward to it if you are

going to be more optimistic and easier to be around. that is not difficult. the creator of peaky blinders has described his latest drama as a "love letter to birmingham and coventry." set in the 1980s, this town follows the formation of a band, as the two—tone music scene was exploding in the charts against a backdrop of civil unrest, as our reporter phil mackie has been finding out. the early '80s in the west midlands was a time of turmoil and civil unrest. recently—arrived communities, who'd been the victims of violence and racism began to find their voices. and the violence remained in the background for the majority. two-tone music starts a new musical movement dominated the charts. two—tone, influenced by punk and ska.

this town, set in birmingham and coventry in 1981, has used the music as a backdrop to the social upheaval. so you stay out all the hours of the night, get caught up in a riot, get beaten till you start to see double, and you talk about some girl. i'm in love with her. 0h! levi brown is the lead here in a scene with stephen pinnock, who plays his dad. i didn't even smell the smoke until i got to lascelles road. last year, we got to see it being filmed in birmingham. levi's character dante eventuallyjoins a band. he's decided he wants to be a rock star. coming from birmingham, he already knows all the early '80s classics. growing up in birmingham, you kind of... you're kind of exposed to it very early on, you know, through parents and through just going to the pub. like, you can guarantee someone's probably going to whack on a ska tune at some point. i've got lots of tunes in my head. i could do the tunes

and you could do the words. what do you say? my parents are the people i've spoken to most because they were sort of this age in the '80s — and they always say it was the most electric and wonderful time. it was really hard. but the way that people connected with one another, the way that people spoke to their neighbours, it actually was quite a joyous time. of course, what they really hope is that this will be as successful as the last programme that the same people may set here in birmingham, and that was peaky blinders. the man behind both that and this is stephen knight, who's also built a new film studio in his home city. it's the first major production to come from the new studios here in birmingham. why does that matter? i really want this to be a city of choice for people, who are making anything, whether it's set in birmingham or not. it's very much birmingham and coventry are characters in it, if you like. you know, they're really important.

so we're shooting it here, shooting what's left of what was there then, and making it the story of four young people from birmingham and coventry, who come together around the music. the important thing for me is people — these four people are living very hard lives in quite tough places. but they have a laugh. look like a proper rude boy what's a rude boy? inside the happy trooper, you're going to find rude boys, skinheads and zulus. another of the main characters is played by a local lad, too. it's just been a lot of self—education on my own history and what the fabric of my area as well. means a lot to you as well, right? imagine how much it means to you to do something like this. there's been days where it's quite, like, not, idon't want to say emotional,

but yeah, emotional. to really go, "oh, this is what... this is the reality of the story my mum was telling me when i was young. come on. the west midlands has changed massively since the early '80s but some things have stayed the same. the druids heath tower blocks and the region's musical heritage. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. this town will be on bbc one on sunday at 9pm, and is available from 6am on sunday on the bbc iplayer. during the pandemic, kerry irving and his springer spaniel max broughtjoy to hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, as they shared their regular lake district walks on facebook. providing these gorgeous views! the pair, along with kerry's other dogs, paddy and harry, raised more than £900,000 for charity. max passed away in 2022, but kerry hasn't stopped walking. he's just set out on his latest charity challenge, an 84—mile trek along the length of hadrian's wall.

our reporter alison freeman went to meet him before he set off. the power of max. even two years after the springer spaniel passed away, dozens of people and their dogs turned out in his orange colour to see owner kerry start out on his latest fundraising challenge. he's walking the 84—mile length of hadrian's wall from east to west non—stop to raise money for the great north air ambulance service — something that's vital for his community in cumbria. max was great at bringing people together and helping people through difficult times. and the air ambulance is a... the great north air ambulance is a great charity to support. your chances of survival are much greater because trying to get an ambulance to the foot of wastwater or scafell pike, three hours on a bank holiday weekend. it's 20 minutes by helicopter. it's lifesaving, critical care. kerry, max and his other dogs have raised around £900,000 for charity — a third of it for the air ambulance. they even bought a critical

care vehicle, which runs when the air ambulance can't. rob hope knows the importance of the service. if it wasn't for the air ambulance, i wouldn't be here. i can say that, you know, without a doubt. a motorbike crash in aspatria in west cumbria in 2018, left him with injuries so severe that the nearest hospital that could treat him was the royal victoria infirmary on the other side of the country in newcastle. as the crow flies, you're taking in 80 miles. ao it took him 24 minutes. —— so it took him 24 minutes. and when i got to the rv! in newcastle, i actually stopped breathing, my heart stopped. and mr fearon, who was the surgeon there, had said if you'd been 30 seconds later, we would never have got you back. you know, coming by road, it would have taken two hours. i wouldn't have even reached carlisle and i would have been dead. it costs on average about £23,000 a day, every day of the year to keep us being able to provide the critical care that we do. for him to raise the amount of money that he's hopefully going to raise...

..it�*s just so humbling. today, it was revealed that one of the service's helicopters, the pride of cumbria, has been branded with max's paw print. incredible to think that our little dog that helped so many is still out there helping so many. aw! and it is fantastic. it's an amazing legacy and it's one that i thought would have stopped when we lost max. but it's actually grown in momentum. cheering. kerry set off to cheers at wallsend in newcastle yesterday lunchtime. and each of his three dogs will walk in relay with him. he's only stopping to refuel during this mammoth 48—hourjourney with the finish in cumbria on saturday morning. alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle. that does make me feel like getting out. it is beautiful, just beautiful. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc

london, i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service is asking people to use its services wisely and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call—handlers at the las typically see an increased demand on their services in the days following the bank holiday weekend, and expect to receive up to 20,000 999 calls over the weekend itself. we're really asking londoners to call 999 when it's an emergency, but to think about other options when it's not a health care emergency. so perhaps contacting your gp, thinking about accessing a pharmacy, or calling 111 or going to 111 online. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's euro cup final. they lost in paris on tuesday, but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third

match next tuesday. visitors to epping forest are being asked not to pick or trample on bluebells, in order to protect and preserve the wildflowers for future generations. for a few weeks each spring, chalet wood in wanstead park is transformed by a carpet of bluebells, attracting a growing number of visitors each year. bluebells are protected under the wildlife and countryside act — it's against the law to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy them. and just a reminder that the easter getaway is well underway. engineering work is taking place on the west coast main line, so no trains are running between euston and milton keynes until tuesday. there are also no trains between liverpool street and stansted airport because of storm damage to the overhead wires. meanwhile, on the tubes... there are part closures on the dlr, london overground and the elizabeth line — which also has a reduced service

between paddington and heathrow. and there's no service at all today on the waterloo and city line. now onto the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. just in time for the easter weekend, and before the clocks go back, something more spring—like in the forecast. having said that, for today still, there's still a risk of some heavy showers. now, much like the last few days, those showers could be heavy and thundery with some hail as well. but, gradually by the afternoon, things becoming somewhat drier and it is beginning to feeljust a fraction milder with highs of 13 celsius. now, overnight tonight it's going to be dry with some long, clear spells developing. quite a cool night, but with the breeze still there, no risk of any frost or fog. we'll still see overnight lows tonight down to around 2 or 3 celsius. so on to the easter weekend. as i said, things gradually calming down. for tomorrow, still the risk of some isolated showers,

particularly the further east you are. but more in the way of sunshine. easter sunday at the moment looks to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend. and then, into next week, we see a return to unsettled weather. bye— bye. that's it from us — i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today. calls for a police investigation after secret papers reveal the post office fought sub—postmasters in court despite knowing its case was false. a row over class photos at a school in scotland. parents were given the choice to buy pictures that didn't include children with complex needs. the family of glenda hoskins — a mother of three who was murdered almost 30 years ago — fight to keep her killer behind bars. in sport, the much—anticipated reunion seems to be off, as liverpool

expect former star xabi alonso to stay as manager at bayer leverkusen, rather than replace jurgen klopp. the good news is, fewer storms around today and fewer still into the start of the weekend with a bit more sunshine. also feeling a tad warmer, as well. all the details here and breakfast. it's good friday, the 29th march. a senior mp has called for a police investigation, after secret papers — seen by the bbc — showed the post office continued to fight compensation claims brought by sub postmasters, despite knowing its defence was false. labour's kevan jones, who sits on the horizon compensation advisory board, has called the post office's actions "an abusive use of public cash against innocent people" — and said there would be no justice until someone was brought before the courts. our reporter aruna iyengar has more.

it's the latest twist in the ongoing post office drama. between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with horizon — an it system created by fujitsu and used for tallying up the books. cheering. the postmasters began legal action brought in 2016. they became known as the 555 group. the post office agreed to pay them £58 million in compensation and costs. but now, this secret 2017 draft report uncovered by the bbc shows the post office spent £100 million fighting sub—masters in court when it knew its defence was untrue. commissioned by the post office, the brambell report by deloitte said... "fujitsu employees had the ability to amend or delete transactions entered by branch staff. the system wouldn't flag up to a postmaster

if a change had been made. and those changes could cause a shortfall in branch accounts." it also said a malicious actor could potentially change data — though there's no evidence this happened. labour mp kevanjones sits on the horizon compensation advisory board. he's called on the police to investigate. i do now think the police need to start looking at this. more will obviously come out of the public inquiry, but there's enough out there now, i think, to start looking. the post office has said it's deeply sorry for the impact the scandal has had on people, and has told the bbc the public inquiry�*s next phase would look at the issues raised. fujitsu said the group regards the matter with the utmost seriousness, and offers its deepest apologies to the sub—postmasters and their families. janet skinner, a former sub—postmistress from hull, lost herjob and was sent to prison

in 2007 based on information from the horizon system. they could have prevented that court case. do you know? the 555 of us that went to that court case — they could have prevented that and they could have saved a lot of time, money and tears. for many, delivery ofjustice is taking far too long. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we will talk some more about is that a little later in the problem but an astonishing story coming from scotland and naga has the story. it has surprised many of us this morning. parents at a primary school in aberdeenshire have complained after they were offered a choice of class photographs, with or without children with complex needs in them. aberdeenshire council has apologised to families at aboyne primary saying the decision was not taken by the school. our reporter rachel bell has more. this is where i get

really emotional. natalie's daughter, erin, attends aboyne primary. like many parents across the country, she looked forward to seeing her class photo. what she saw came as a shock. there was two options for the photograph, so i opened the first one. erin's in it, she looks amazing. opened the second one and she was missing. two different classes were pictured with and without pupils with additional support needs — including one pupil in a wheelchair. it'sjust, it's beyond belief that they could do that, and obviously massively devastating to us as a family, to the other parents that are affected by it. to effectively see your child erased orto, um... ooh! hear my voice choke. she breathes shakily. yeah, to give parents a choice or to think that those children don't have any... any less or any more of a right to actually be in these pictures, to be part of their community, to be part of their class...just is really disappointing. aberdeenshire council has apologised, and says it appreciates

the distress and hurt this has caused. in a letter sent to parents, the headteacher said that this was not a decision made by anyone here at the school. she said it should never have happened and was totally u na cce pta ble. the photography company has been asked to remove those alternative photographs, and the school says it will be terminating its working relationship with them. tempest photography says it's investigating the matter, that it had spoken to the photographer involved and the school, and that at this stage there was no further comment. my only goal, you know, in raising awareness about this is just to make sure that no other family or child experiences that, because the pain... ..is deep. for these children specifically, they're left out of a lot of things. they don't necessarily have voices. they are unseen, unheard in so many ways in life. if a photographer thinks that that's ok, i just feel like there's

education that needs to go on everywhere about inclusion, and it doesn't give me hope for erin, you know, navigating life well, if this is, you know, the way that people accept that... sorry! ..they can be treated. rachel bell, bbc news. investigators in south africa are trying to identify 45 people who were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine and caught fire. the passengers — from botswana — were travelling to an easter church service on thursday when the bus crashed through a barrier. an eight—year—old girl is the only survivor. she's been taken to hospital with serious injuries. the us government has awarded the state of maryland £60 million the us government has awarded the state of maryland $60 million in emergency relief funding, following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. officials say the priority is to find four workers, who are presumed dead. they then hope to free the ship that crashed into the bridge in order to clear the channel so shipping can

resume through the port. one of the conservative party's largest donors has been awarded a knighthood after being recommended by rishi sunak. our westminster correspondent shelley phelps joins us now. good morning. we will find out about this gentleman that was rather important to the conservative party but i think also it is worth talking about the timing of this on his list, which is unusual. it is about the timing of this on his list, which is unusual.- about the timing of this on his list, which is unusual. it is a bit of a surprise — list, which is unusual. it is a bit of a surprise because _ list, which is unusual. it is a bit l of a surprise because we typically get these honours lists around new year or the king's birthday injune. the fact it has come out at the easter bank holiday has raised eyebrows. in terms of the names on the list, the one getting the most attention is the conservative party donor mohamed mansour, a businessman, he gave the party £5 million last year, he is also a senior treasurer at the party so there has been some criticism and commentary about that. but number 10 sources stressing his public and

charity work experience. other names on the list, four conservative mps including tracey crouch, a former sports minister who has done a lot of work around football governance and also philip davies, who is married to esther mcvey, cabinet minister, and he used to be a presenter for gb minister, and he used to be a presenterfor gb news. in terms of the reaction, the labour party is saying that this is an act of self entitlement or somebody who is not expecting to be in office much longer, while the liberal democrats are saying this is a sign that rishi sunak is out of touch. but i think it is worth remembering that whenever one of these lists comes out, there is always controversy. thanks for that, shelley phelps, our westminster correspondent. dog attacks cost farmers in the uk more than £2.4 million last year, in lost livestock and vets bills, according to data from the insurer, nfu mutual. that's an increase of 30% on 2022. the south west was the

worst—affected area in england. the uk will almost double the amount of aid it gives to sudan — delivering a package worth £89 million in the next financial year. the nearly one—year war has created the biggest displacement disaster in the world and the un is warning of the risk of famine. this is the dramatic moment lightning struck a city centre hotel in south wales. the video was captured in newport on thursday afternoon as thunderstorms swept the area. management at the hotel said they remained open as usual and would welcome guests over the easter weekend. there were fears for the future of dachshunds — also known as sausage dogs — in germany this week after the country's biggest—selling newspaper reported the breed could be banned. panic was sparked by a draft law aiming to clamp down on animal suffering. however, a spokesperson for germany's agriculture ministry says no breeds will be banned outright, instead the law will try and reduce "pain

and suffering" for animals with health complications. saw those pictures of that thunder, didn't you in wales, and the lightning? for many people yesterday it was quite a miserable day. i think you had to time dashing out to avoid the really heavy storms. but today i think might be a bit different. bit better today and it better still for the weekend. let me show you this weather watches shop from this morning first. this was on the coast in lincolnshire —— weather watchers shot. it is quite chilly out there, touch of frost in parts of northern ireland. be prepared, there will be showers today. overall, if you are compared with yesterday. not as heavy and it will not be quite as windy. at the moment we have a lot of you starting your good friday on a dry note but heavy showers across

the south of england and to the west of wales already and longer spells of wales already and longer spells of rain just of wales already and longer spells of rainjust through of wales already and longer spells of rain just through the central belt of scotland. that will depart eastward through the morning so things will brighten up. showers in the south transfer northwards, still blustery, not as windy as yesterday but showers develop more widely, heavy at times, still the chance of an odd rumble of thunder and flash of lightning, but further north will be a drier afternoon, fewer showers, lighter winds and temperatures around eight to 11 degrees. showers will return back to southern scotland after the morning's rain late in the day but certainly brighter than we start the day. a few showers in northern ireland, lengthier showers in northern england and north wales through this afternoon again with rumbles of thunder, bit of a mixed in. showers further east and south will become fewer in number, many of you will finish the day with sunshine and it will feel warmer than yesterday. tonight, showers keep going to the north and west, more if you will be dry tonight with clear skies and that means a cold at night with

temperatures possibly low enough for a touch of frostjust temperatures possibly low enough for a touch of frost just about anywhere and into the weekend, saturday and sunday, fewer showers. more of you will be dry, but monday but weather returns across the south. more details on about half an hour. fewer is the key word in all of that. not known, but fewer. for one or two, that. not known, but fewer. for one or two. you — that. not known, but fewer. for one or two. you will _ that. not known, but fewer. for one or two, you will get _ that. not known, but fewer. for one or two, you will get away _ that. not known, but fewer. for one or two, you will get away dry. i that. not known, but fewer. for one or two, you will get away dry. not i or two, you will get away dry. not all. , , , ., , or two, you will get away dry. not all. ,, earlier this week, actor and comedian sally phillips posted on social media to say that her son, olly, was prevented from entering a local trampoline park because he has down's syndrome. sally was told by staff at oxygen freejump that olly needed a gp's certificate to take part, despite having used the centre many times before. she told her followers, "the irony is that olly — who is the proud owner of a "most enthusiastic bouncer" certificate from his primary school — has been hundreds of times with an ordinary parental waiver." soon, many other parents of children with down's syndrome were replying, showing support and sharing similar stories.

sally and ollyjoin us now, as well as gillian bird from the down's syndrome association. good morning to you. sadly, i know we will bejoined good morning to you. sadly, i know we will be joined by olly very soon. gillian, good morning to you, as well —— sally, i know olly willjoin us. the support you had, tell me what happened when you went to the park and you had to say to olly... hello, olly! you had to say to olly, you cannot go on the trampoline. it was the first sort of... sorry, it was the first sort of... sorry, it was olly�*s best friend's 21st last night had he is a bit worse for wear. time have really changed for people with down syndrome and... sit

back, darling. olly is used to being able to do what his contemporaries can do. he went with his younger brother and his younger brother's friend and we have been hundreds of times before and the lady on the desk said, oh, sorry, can i have a word? and she called the manager over. and even though i was aware i was being a bit... i was so upset for olly to be prevented... they were so many things wrong with it. it took me a while to think them all through. one was that they are weeding out people with visible disabilities, so if you have an invisible disability you are not required to bring a doctor's letter. the other thing is that the information is out of date. we know this because olly was a member of the british gymnastics association, was required to go and get... olly, can you look up at the camera and say hello to mike was required to get an x—ray to be able to

participate. x—rays that we discovered didn't give the information required, so they are looking for evidence of neck instability and you can only see that when you already have symptoms. so if you don't have symptoms you can participate like anyone else. the other thing is they require a doctor letter every single time you 90, doctor letter every single time you go, so i that you are using nhs resources to get an appointment with the doctor for a private company and their insurance, or you are needing to pay for it letter which means that this admin burden on special needs parentsjust to that this admin burden on special needs parents just to be part of the community, to do a normal thing, to take normal risks that everyone else is allowed to take is just unbearable and we can spend weeks and weeks not leaving the house, just filling in forms for our children to be able to do very normal things. when i put this out, the number of people that got in touch saying it had happened to them, despite their children being british gymnasts, was... you know, it is clearly something that needs

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easter. happy easter. i like a wave from a guest. let's wave _ easter. happy easter. i like a wave from a guest. let's wave to - easter. happy easter. i like a wave from a guest. let's wave to ben. i oh, my goodness, he is bouncing! i'm not sure oh, my goodness, he is bouncing! i“n not sure what is going on here... laughter well, if you were thinking that uk break this easter on a camping caravan site was slumming it he would be wrong. this is one of the clamping cabins at this site in shropshire. —— glamping. full kitchen, hot water, all the mod cons. even got a tv so you can be watching bbc breakfast! and if you want something a bit rustic, a nice, traditional roaring fire. and more and more of us i thinking of taking and more of us i thinking of taking an easter break this year in the uk, something like i! an easter break this year in the uk, something like 11 million people, significantly up on last year. let's speak to one of those. this is aled

and sky. is this your first time you? and sky. is this your first time ou? ,, . ., .., you? second time, came here five ears you? second time, came here five years ago. — you? second time, came here five years ago, returned _ you? second time, came here five years ago, returned again. - you? second time, came here five i years ago, returned again. fantastic site, amazing facility. what years ago, returned again. fantastic site, amazing facility.— site, amazing facility. what is the a- eal of site, amazing facility. what is the appeal of coming _ site, amazing facility. what is the appeal of coming on _ site, amazing facility. what is the appeal of coming on a _ site, amazing facility. what is the appeal of coming on a uk - site, amazing facility. what is the appeal of coming on a uk holiday| appeal of coming on a uk holiday over the easter break rather that there may be going somewhere where there may be going somewhere where the weather is perhaps a little more guaranteed, dare i say it? it is the weather is perhaps a little more guaranteed, dare i say it?— guaranteed, dare i say it? it is the rice of guaranteed, dare i say it? it is the price of foreign — guaranteed, dare i say it? it is the price of foreign travel, _ guaranteed, dare i say it? it is the price of foreign travel, the - price of foreign travel, the challenges with that, the passports, either in date or not? it is certainly easier to come here as a family and experience the local area and try out new things and revisit some places we came to five years ago. some places we came to five years a . o. r some places we came to five years auo. �* . ~' some places we came to five years auo. �* . ~ , ., y some places we came to five years aio, �* ., ~' , ., , . some places we came to five years auo.�* ., , . . ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave _ ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave it _ ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave it there _ ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave it there because - ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave it there because it - ago. aled, thank you very much. we have to leave it there because it is i have to leave it there because it is time for us to go for walkies and for you get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service

is asking people to use its services wisely and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call handlers at the las typically see an increased demand on their services in the days following the bank holiday weekend, and expect to receive up to 20,000 999 calls over the weekend itself. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's eurocup final. they lost in paris on tuesday but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third match next tuesday. everyone knows that we can compete with the best teams in europe in eurocup. so i think we're just excited to get back out there and show — show, like, ourtrue potential. visitors to epping forest are being asked not to pick or trample on bluebells in order to protect and preserve the wildflowers for future generations. for a few weeks each spring,

chalet wood in wanstead park, is transformed by a carpet of bluebells, attracting a growing number of visitors each year. bluebells are protected under the wildlife and countryside act. it's against the law to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy them. and just a reminder that the easter getaway is well underway. engineering work is taking place on the west coast main line so no trains are running between euston and milton keynes until tuesday. there are also no trains between liverpool street and stansted airport because of storm damage to the overhead wires. meanwhile on the tubes. there are also part closures on the dlr, london overground and the elizabeth line which also has a reduced service between paddington and heathrow. and there's no service at all today on the waterloo and city line. now onto the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. just in time for the easter weekend,

and before the clocks go back, something more spring—like in the forecast. having said that, for today still, there's still a risk of some heavy showers. now, much like the last few days, those showers could be heavy and thundery with some hail as well. but, gradually by the afternoon, things becoming somewhat drier and it is beginning to feeljust a fraction milder with highs of 13 celsius. now, overnight tonight it's going to be dry with some long, clear spells developing. quite a cool night, but with the breeze still there, no risk of any frost or fog. we'll still see overnight lows tonight down to around 2 or 3 celsius. so on to the easter weekend. as i said, things gradually calming down. for tomorrow, still the risk of some isolated showers, particularly the further east you are. but more in the way of sunshine. easter sunday at the moment looks to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend. and then, into next week, we see a return to unsettled weather. bye— bye. that's it from us, i'll be back in half an hour. in the meantime, riz lateef is giving some good friday

vibes on radio london. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. mike will have the sport and matt will have the longer weather later. glenda hoskins was just 43 years old when she was killed by her ex—boyfriend in 1996, leaving behind her three children. victor farrant was told by the judge that he would never be freed when he was sentenced for life. but, just last month, glenda's children were informed that he could be released because he is ill, and can no longer receive treatment in prison. now, the family are appealing for him to remain behind bars, as our reporter matt treacey has been finding out. for a time in 1996, this was one

of britain's most wanted men. victor farrant was the main suspect in the murder of accountant glenda hoskins in port solent. he was her former boyfriend. she had been held under the water in her bath. her body was found by her teenage daughter, wrapped in a carpet in an upstairs room. just weeks after the murder, her children spoke to the bbc. go into a newsagent and see it on all the stands and whatever. itjust seems like you're watching somebody else. it still doesn't really sink in. i don't know when it will. victor farrant victor farra nt had victor farrant had onlyjust come out of prison, having served half his sentence for rain, gbh and false imprisonment. and glenda wasn't his only victim. you may have read about it in

the papersjust before christmas — ann fidler was savagely attacked at her home in eastleigh, near southampton. then in february — and also on the hampshire coast — glenda hoskins was found dead. police say he seems charming, but don't go near him. victor had stolen glenda's car and fled to the continent, but a tourist who'd seen the crimewatch appeal spotted him. he was found guilty of murder and attempted murder. the judge that sentenced him said, "this murder was so terrible, and you are so dangerous, that in your case, the sentence of life should mean just that." we absolutely thought life meant life. we thought that while we still have to go through our lives without our mother — which is one thing that we still have to deal with every day — we did think we would never have to deal with him being let out. but last week, one of glenda's sons was contacted by probation officials, who said their mother's murderer was being considered for release on health grounds. we can only assume that, if he's out, he could still be dangerous. i'm alsojust scared

about him doing it again, and about somebody else getting hurt, and anotherfamily and another victim — and this is someone that hates women and has shown before that this is repeat behaviour. the family have no details about what victor farrant 's health condition is, but of appeal to the government to prevent his release. it's thought the case will be discussed by officials next month. matt treacy, bbc news. glenda's son, iain hoskins, joins us now. good morning. good morning. in your words, whatever _ good morning. good morning. in your words, whatever you _ good morning. good morning. in your words, whatever you are _ good morning. good morning. in your words, whatever you are comfortable | words, whatever you are comfortable saying, you are 20 at the time your mother was murdered. tell us about your mum. you will say were aware of the relationship she had with victor farrant and you had concerns as well. obviously, the impact of her

killing. well. obviously, the impact of her killinu. ,, . , well. obviously, the impact of her killinu. ,, ., , , well. obviously, the impact of her killinu. ,, , , ,, killing. she was very trusting. she was a mother _ killing. she was very trusting. she was a mother first _ killing. she was very trusting. she was a mother first and _ killing. she was very trusting. she was a mother first and foremost. l killing. she was very trusting. she i was a mother first and foremost. she married and had children very, very young. and prior to this happening, she had separated from her father and had begun a new chapter of her life, essentially finding herself again. i was away in university, my brother and sister were 13 and 15. they were pretty independent. my mother was enjoying life, going out, meeting people, connecting with old friends, doing things she had never really done before. she had given so much to us in those early years. it was at that time that she met victor farrant. unbeknown to her, he was on parole and was going back to prison. that was basically telling her he was an airline pilot and he was just jetting in for the weekend, met her

at a nightclub, jetting in for the weekend, met her ata nightclub, i jetting in for the weekend, met her at a nightclub, i think in some way she definitely fell for it. she was very naive and very trusting. but then, part way through that, i think she realised something was wrong and things were not as they seemed. as you mentioned before, i met her once on christmas day. they came back from university and my mum had said, there is going to be this guy. i was seeing him and i am not now. that is something she did to be kind. there was something very, very odd about him, very old. we were playing games at christmas and, given the situation, if you are around a guesthouse, you join in. there was a control, intensity about him. pettiness when he got a question wrong in one of the games. i did not

think anything like this would happen, ijust thought he was a bit old, a bit wet. i told her that the following month, the last time i spoke to her. she said, do not worry, he is out of the picture. i did that as a favour. unbeknown to us he was stalking her and attacked another woman and left her for dead. you are the eldest of three. what impact did her death have on you and the family? my impact did her death have on you and the famil ? g , ., ., impact did her death have on you and thefamil ? g , ., ., , , the family? my brother and sister, m sister the family? my brother and sister, my sister found _ the family? my brother and sister, my sister found my _ the family? my brother and sister, my sister found my mum. - the family? my brother and sister, my sister found my mum. they . the family? my brother and sister, i my sister found my mum. they were involved in all of that mystery. when they got home from school, where was she? they thought she had been kidnapped at first because her car was missing, clothes were gone, things like that. myself, i was in liverpool at university, returned

home immediately. again, i think those early days were completely numb. it felt completely bewildering it had happened. it did not feel normal, did not feel logical. the craziness of that situation just started to unfold in the days and weeks that went on. i am not saying things were kept from us. even now we are finding out details that are absolutely shocking that i that we were not told before, were protected from or did not want to hear. —— that either were not told before. you were told he would remain in jailfor the you were told he would remain in jail for the rest of his life. what has happened now is you have been told you have been informed that he is ill, can no longer receive the medical treatment he requires in prison. what implication has that ——

what conclusion has that made you come to? bi]! what conclusion has that made you come to? . ., , ., , what conclusion has that made you come to? �* ., , ., , ., come to? all of them milestones from my mother's — come to? all of them milestones from my mother's funeral _ come to? all of them milestones from my mother's funeral to _ come to? all of them milestones from my mother's funeral to him _ come to? all of them milestones from my mother's funeral to him being - come to? all of them milestones from my mother's funeral to him being on l my mother's funeral to him being on the run forfive months, that is what happened. basically, he left the country. we did not know whether he would come back for us. my brother and sister were petrified. my brother and sister were petrified. my sister said she did not sleep without the light on for two years afterwards. it felt after all these different things, the court case was the final thing. ajudge had said life means life and in your instance we would categorise you in the same group as myra hindley, peter sutcliffe, ian huntley. it was the start of us being able to move on with our lives and the start of us being able to start afresh, not always having to look over our

shoulders. this will never happen. the other thing, at the time he murdered my mum, he had been inside for horrific crimes before then and received early parole. for us to get a letter out of the blue, which basically said not the we are considering it, it is happening. the minist of considering it, it is happening. the ministry ofjustice has said there is no formal release application. we have is no formal release application. , have been contacted by the justice have been contacted by thejustice department and they have said this is happening. i think the quote they gaveisit is happening. i think the quote they gave is it had not landed on their desk but it is happening already. we had e—mails from thejustice department asking us specifically about exclusion zones. that does not seem like a man on his deathbed. you cannot make contact with us, cannot make contact with my brother, who still lives in the area. very worrying because the detail is very

vague. the information is slightly conflicting and the goalposts often seem to be moving whoever we speak to at the justice department. seem to be moving whoever we speak to at thejustice department. i{finite to at the justice department. quite aside from everything _ to at the justice department. quite aside from everything you - to at the justice department. quite aside from everything you have explained about the impact on you and yourfamily, do you think he still poses a risk if he were to be released? ,., ., still poses a risk if he were to be released? ., .g . ., released? the parole officer at the time when he _ released? the parole officer at the time when he was _ released? the parole officer at the time when he was first _ released? the parole officer at the time when he was first released i released? the parole officer at the i time when he was first released said he was the most dangerous man he had ever encountered. notjust because ever encountered. not just because of ever encountered. notjust because of his crimes but he can full people. very charming, a master manipulator. that is how he charmed my mum. given his crimes, the fact he has shown no remorse whatsoever, went to trial, pleaded not guilty, put us through the biggest amount of pain we could have suffered during that trial. my brother and sister had to listen to detail you would never want to be exposed to either. he could have avoided that by pleading guilty. 26 years on, again

the nature of how he has been released, he has been released through the back door. no proper parole protocol, no psychological evaluations. i think it is incredibly reckless for him to be released in this way. notjust from our point of view and the suffering we will go through but because he is a psychopath and he has a history of murder and we see no contrition from that whatsoever in any of the documents we seen.- that whatsoever in any of the documents we seen. this is not an eas time documents we seen. this is not an easy time for _ documents we seen. this is not an easy time for you _ documents we seen. this is not an easy time for you and _ documents we seen. this is not an easy time for you and your- documents we seen. this is not an easy time for you and your family. | documents we seen. this is not an | easy time for you and your family. i thank you for coming on and talking to us about this. i am so you are going through this. thank you for talking to us. i had to say what the ministry ofjustice has said. the spokesperson has said the murder of glenda hoskins was a horrific crime in our thoughts remain with her family and friends. prisoners are only released on compassionate grounds in exceptional circumstances following strict assessments and no

formal application has yet been made in this case. we will keep following this story and this case throughout the day to come on bbc breakfast. thank you. now for the sport. the speculation is seemingly over. liverpool believe that xabi alonso — the man many thought and hoped would take overfrom jurgen klopp — will instead stay in germany. alonso used to play for liverpool, and was heavily rumoured to be returning to anfield as manager, while also being linked with bayern munich — another of his former clubs. but with his current club, bayer leverkusen, on the brink of winning the german league, he looks set to stay there and liverpool seem resigned to now start looking elsewhere for their next boss. all ears will be peeled for his latest press conference later today. the teenager, who has given darts a whole new surge of popularity,

says practising even more and pausing before each throw has helped him write this latest chapter in his remarkable rise. luke littler, now 17 years old, has won his first premier league darts night in belfast — beating luke humphries and michael van gerwen to reach the final, and then he overcame practice partner nathan aspinall6—1i. he says it is because he changed his throwing style. it's the first time he's won a night in the premier league and moves up to second in the table behind the world champion humphries. like luke littler, welshman louis rees—zammit is making headlines, but in a second sport. the former welsh rugby star, who's only 23, is trying to make it as an american football star in the nfl. one of the teams he has visited and is tipped to sign for is the kansas city chiefs, who won the super bowl last month. and that is the team which taylor swift's boyfriend travis kelce plays for. while they could soon be teamates, it's not guaranteed. rees—zammitt will get to play for the main team if he signs, as he'll have to go

through a training camp — like a preseason — to make the final roster. but he has impressed with his speed, posting 4.1i3 seconds in a 40—yard dash, earning him the nickname rees lightning. sport can have a powerful impact on self—confidence. and this is certainly the case for british pa ra—canoeist jack eyers. he says he used to feel ashamed of his disability, but now says having his leg amputated was the best decision he's ever made. it led to a career in modelling, and then elite sport. he's been talking to sally hurst about his journey from catwalk to canoe. owning the catwalk as mr england — the first amputee to win the title. it's hard to believe thatjust a few years earlier, jack eyers hated how he looked. i was born with a condition in my leg that affect my hip and my kneejoint and my femur. i was very embarrassed by my leg, and i was very

ashamed of how it looked. today, the model—turned—gb canoeist has bags of body confidence, and the turning point was deciding — aged 16 — to have his leg amputated. having an amputation, i've literally got rid of this leg that i was quite ashamed of, and that didn't work and was very much dead weight. it's honestly the best decision i've ever made. a career as a personal trainer followed, and then fitness modelling. my body was my business, so i very much kept myself in good shape. disabled peoplejust weren't represented at all within the fashion world. well done, jack. mr popularity! i was one of the first amputees to really kind of step into that world. and it wasn't a very common thing. it was very nerve—racking because you didn't know what people were going to think. and some of the other models, like the able—bodied models, you could tell they weren't too happy about it because they were talking about the catwalk

being like the ballet — it needs to be, like, classic — same—shape model, same—height models. and we were changing that. we were changing the mould — i believe, for the better, and it has been for the better. jack eyers, you are mr england! you've said in the past that you didn't like the word "disabled". you feel it's negative. but there is a movement now that "disabled" is becoming something that you own and that you're proud of as an identity. how do you feel about the word disabled now? the way that i talk, i refer to myself as an amputee or a para—athlete or a para=model i'd never really say disabled. only because i feel like identifying myself as a disabled person still feels slightly limited, and i think that, within sport — which i'm now heavily involved in — it's para sport, it's this... it's a category, but you're still this athlete. in 2017 came the call—up

to great britain's para canoe squad, and jack gave up hopes of competing for mr world to pursue elite sport full—time. jack has successfully transitioned from the catwalk to the canoe. now, the race is on to qualify for the paris paralympics. the pinnacle is the paralympics. it's the thing that everybody talks about, it's the thing that brands and sponsors care about. strap yourselves in at home, folks, because this is going to be a real humdinger. under way. having narrowly missed out on selection for tokyo, jack went on to win two world titles, and last year a silver. jack eyers might get the silver. yes! but in 2024, there's only one thing on his mind. it would make my career. it would be absolutely overwhelming experience. it would be...creme de la creme of everything i've ever put into it. it would be the pinnacle to call myself a paralympian. you're no longer civilian. you've really made it.

what a journey! i really hope he can make it. to come to that decision, i am better having the leg of, and then releasing. such a personal decision. to take that decision and move forward, be brilliant at something else as well. on the catwalk. now when the canoe. we will be following him. thank you. here's matt with a look at the weather. good morning. it is probably looking better than the past couple of days. there are already a few showers this good friday. this picture captured by one of our weather watchers in devon. the shower is not as potent as some of you saw and the wind is

not as strong as it was along the south coast. the showers have been across the southern counties of england by pushing into the midlands. a spell of more persistent rain has been lingering. it will pushis rain has been lingering. it will push is so things will brighten up. a few showers developing across scotland. many of us will stay largely dry. may be lengthy showers northern england into parts of north wales. after the shows this morning more of you will finish the day dreyer with sunshine and temperatures around 1a degrees. tonight we will see the shower is continuing here and there across the north and west. many places will be dry with clear skies around. it will lead to a chilly start and the chance of a frost as we go into the weekend. on saturday, some cloud and the potential for some weekend. on saturday, some cloud and the potentialfor some rain in east anglia and the south east. the heaviest of the showers in northern

ireland. saturday are largely dry day but not completely dry. temperatures up to 11 to 1a degrees. isolated showers on sunday. monday, if you are in the south of england and wales, there could be longer spells of rain making their return. thank you. from the big cats to the great apes, sir david attenborough's new series is looking at the ways animals are adapting to the challenges of climate change. let's take a look at how this tiny fennec fox manages to survive and thrive in one of the world's harshest enviroments, the sahara. attenborough: the fox searches dune... ..after dune... ..listening for the faintest of audible clues. those enormous ears are so sensitive, they could even hear the movements of prey hiding underground. but then, they have to be dug out.

there is no gerbil. but those ears help pinpoint all sorts of other smaller creatures under the sand... ..such as beetles and lizards. it really is amazing. joining us now are two of the series producers, harry lawrence and stuart armstrong. good morning to you both. every time we think we have seen amazing new footage or astonishing new pictures he managed to pull it out of the bag once again. what do we learn in the

series we have not learned before? it shows diversity and ingenuity of animals. it takes you all over the world to show this amazing group of animals like you have never seen them before. we have every habitat on earth and a few things that have not been shown on television. i’d not been shown on television. i'd like the fact he has split it into nice episodes, haven't you? dark, wild water, forest, heath. do you have a favourite? the wild water, forest, heath. do you have a favourite ?_ have a favourite? the one i made, the dark episode _ have a favourite? the one i made, the dark episode going _ have a favourite? the one i made, the dark episode going out - have a favourite? the one i made, the dark episode going out on - have a favourite? the one i made, i the dark episode going out on sunday night _ the dark episode going out on sunday night as— the dark episode going out on sunday night. as harry says, we are hugely proud _ night. as harry says, we are hugely proud of— night. as harry says, we are hugely proud of what we achieve. always a challenge _ proud of what we achieve. always a challenge to try to find new things to film _ challenge to try to find new things to film. especially with the dark episode. —

to film. especially with the dark episode, we have been able to break new boundaries. with the fennec fox seguence. _ new boundaries. with the fennec fox sequence, things have moved on so far. sequence, things have moved on so far you _ sequence, things have moved on so far you can— sequence, things have moved on so far. you can film under moonlight which _ far. you can film under moonlight which enables you to film at night in colour — which enables you to film at night in colour. that brings more beauty to the _ in colour. that brings more beauty to the scene — in colour. that brings more beauty to the scene rather than a night show— to the scene rather than a night show which is black and white. the fennec fox. — show which is black and white. the fennec fox. l— show which is black and white. iie: fennec fox, i call show which is black and white. tie: fennec fox, i call these show which is black and white. ti9: fennec fox, i call these programmes murder, death, kill programmes. when i was young, they really weren't that and they were heartbreaking. now there is more sensitivity around that engine you want to show more than the hunt, it is all about survival, living in this world altogether. the thing with that fennec fox, there is a heartbreaking story and it is not natural what happens to the fennec fox which makes it heartbreaking. i do not want to spoil it but i really felt for the team. they are hunched in these, i do not know what they are

called. . these, i do not know what they are called- they _ these, i do not know what they are called.- they wait _ these, i do not know what they arej called.- they wait overnight, called. hides. they wait overnight, watchinu. called. hides. they wait overnight, watching- this _ called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is _ called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is our _ called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is ourjob _ called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is ourjob to - called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is ourjob to get i called. hides. they wait overnight, watching. this is ourjob to get the | watching. this is ourjob to get the pictures. but to then see human impact. that is something that is definitely coming through. same can we did not expect to see what we saw. that comes out in the making of it. , , . ., ., , :, it. the biggest challenge was to find somewhere _ it. the biggest challenge was to find somewhere to _ it. the biggest challenge was to find somewhere to film - it. the biggest challenge was to find somewhere to film fenneci it. the biggest challenge was to i find somewhere to film fennec foxes. we got _ find somewhere to film fennec foxes. we got a _ find somewhere to film fennec foxes. we got a lead from an italian stills photographer, bruno, who under his own steam _ photographer, bruno, who under his own steam went out to do articles on them _ own steam went out to do articles on them he _ own steam went out to do articles on them. he found a location so remote that when— them. he found a location so remote that when we were there, we discovered that there had been a camp— discovered that there had been a camp a _ discovered that there had been a camp a few kilometres away from us. we have _ camp a few kilometres away from us. we have had — camp a few kilometres away from us. we have had success early on and managed — we have had success early on and managed to get some images of the foxes _ managed to get some images of the foxes. then it went quiet. we wondered _ foxes. then it went quiet. we wondered if it was because there were _ wondered if it was because there were other people nearby. do not

soil it were other people nearby. do not spoil it all- _ were other people nearby. do not spoil it all- it _ were other people nearby. do not spoil it all. it is _ were other people nearby. do not spoil it all. it is the _ spoil it all. it is the most beautiful _ spoil it all. it is the most beautiful thing. - spoil it all. it is the most beautiful thing. it - spoil it all. it is the most beautiful thing. it shows | spoil it all. it is the most i beautiful thing. it shows how spoil it all. it is the most _ beautiful thing. it shows how human interaction _ beautiful thing. it shows how human interaction is maybe one of the scariest — interaction is maybe one of the scariest things for these animals. can i_ scariest things for these animals. can i say. — scariest things for these animals. can i say, how delighted are you? we can i say, how delighted are you? 9 worked on it together. can i say, how delighted are you? we worked on it together. the _ can i say, how delighted are you? we worked on it together. the armadillo | worked on it together. the armadillo is one of my — worked on it together. the armadillo is one of my favourite _ worked on it together. the armadillo is one of my favourite animals. i worked on it together. the armadillo is one of my favourite animals. how| is one of my favourite animals. how delighted were you all how cheeky was it when you saw there was a wonderful chase between the male and female? when it came to a conclusion, that you got the shot. it was very cheeky and very funny. it was very cheeky and very funny. it was very cheeky and very funny. it was funny. really quite comical. in a way you can kind of relate to his pursuit of this partner he is into. the team was thrilled when the finale happens. in the doorway, where you can capture it, very

clever. :. where you can capture it, very clever. :, , :, ., clever. imagine if you had hidden round the corner. _ clever. imagine if you had hidden round the corner. so _ clever. imagine if you had hidden round the corner. so annoyed. it| clever. imagine if you had hidden i round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 ears round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 years since _ round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 years since the _ round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 years since the original - round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 years since the original life i round the corner. so annoyed. it is 20 years since the original life of. 20 years since the original life of mammals series. technology and the environment has changed. climate change, difficulties politically about being able to access certain places. what is the hardest thing about putting a show like this together? about putting a show like this touether? ., , , together? the hardest thing is t in: to together? the hardest thing is trying to find _ together? the hardest thing is trying to find novel— together? the hardest thing is trying to find novel stories - together? the hardest thing is} trying to find novel stories and together? the hardest thing is - trying to find novel stories and new ways to _ trying to find novel stories and new ways to those animals. we get such support— ways to those animals. we get such support from scientists and wildlife experts _ support from scientists and wildlife experts and friends in the business, who give _ experts and friends in the business, who give us— experts and friends in the business, who give us a tip offs of what might be possible. it is trying to do it in the — be possible. it is trying to do it in the right way as well. we travel around _ in the right way as well. we travel around the — in the right way as well. we travel around the world and try to minimise our impact _ around the world and try to minimise our impact as best we can by using locat— our impact as best we can by using local crew— our impact as best we can by using local crew and kit to try to make a

difference — local crew and kit to try to make a difference. it local crew and kit to try to make a difference-— difference. it is really important to incorporate _ difference. it is really important to incorporate that _ difference. it is really important to incorporate that in _ difference. it is really important to incorporate that in our - difference. it is really important| to incorporate that in our stories as best we can.— to incorporate that in our stories as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought — as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought they _ as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought they could _ as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought they could be - as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought they could be so - as best we can. mole rats. he would have thought they could be so cute? little baby ones are the cutest thing you will see. you are introducing us to species... i had never seen a mole rat. its, introducing us to species... i had never seen a mole rat.— never seen a mole rat. a close relative of _ never seen a mole rat. a close relative of the _ never seen a mole rat. a close relative of the mole _ never seen a mole rat. a close relative of the mole rat - never seen a mole rat. a close relative of the mole rat we - never seen a mole rat. a close i relative of the mole rat we found, it is a _ relative of the mole rat we found, it is a naked — relative of the mole rat we found, it is a naked mole rat, which people might— it is a naked mole rat, which people might be _ it is a naked mole rat, which people might be more familiar with. it may be quitem — might be more familiar with. it may be quitem |— might be more familiar with. it may be uuite... ,, might be more familiar with. it may be uuite... i. ., might be more familiar with. it may be uuite... ., be quite... i dare you to say it! not as easy — be quite... i dare you to say it! not as easy on _ be quite... i dare you to say it! not as easy on the _ be quite... i dare you to say it! not as easy on the eye. - be quite... i dare you to say it! not as easy on the eye. an - not as easy on the eye. an incredible animal. they have survived _ incredible animal. they have survived in the kalahari desert by living _ survived in the kalahari desert by living underground. the best way to do that _

living underground. the best way to do that is— living underground. the best way to do that is by living together. the bigger— do that is by living together. the bigger mole rat families can take full feed — bigger mole rat families can take full feed. very proud of managing to .et full feed. very proud of managing to get new— full feed. very proud of managing to get new things across the series and new behaviours into their shows. | new behaviours into their shows. i say new behaviours into their shows. say every new behaviours into their shows. i say every time we interview people who work on nature programmes, that bestjobs in the world. the longest and require loads of patients. cannot complain.— and require loads of patients. cannot complain. and require loads of patients. cannot comlain. ., ~' cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot complain. thank you both so much- i cannot _ cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot wait _ cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot wait to _ cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot wait to see - cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot wait to see the - cannot complain. thank you both so much. i cannot wait to see the rest l much. i cannot wait to see the rest of the series. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service is asking people to use its services wisely and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call—handlers at the las typically see an increased demand on their services in the days following the bank holiday weekend,

and expect to receive up to 20,000 999 calls over the weekend itself. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's euro cup final. they lost in paris on tuesday, but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third match next tuesday. and just a reminder there are engineering works taking place on the west coast main line, so no trains are running between euston and milton keynes until tuesday and there are no trains between liverpool street and stansted airport because of storm damage to the overhead wires. meanwhile, on the tubes... there are part closures on the dlr, london overground and the elizabeth line, which also has a reduced service between paddington and heathrow.

and there's no service at all today on the waterloo & city line. now onto the weather, and it will be breezy and rather cloudy during the morning, but there will be some rain and possibly hail and thunder in the afternoon. highs of ia degrees celsius. that's it from us — i'll be back in half hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga

munchetty and ben thompson. our headlines today. calls for a police investigation after secret papers reveal the post office fought sub—postmasters in court despite knowing its case was false. a row over class photos at a school in scotland — parents were given the choice to buy pictures that didn't include children with complex needs. who needs the caribbean when you could go caravanning in shropshire? with more planning a uk break this easter i have come to find the boost it could give to the uk economy in places like this. well, the good news is it will turn drier in the uk this weekend with a bit more sunshine around, feeling warmer, but for today still plenty of showers around, some of the heavy side. all the details later. # this ain't texas... and there's a new sheriff in town — beyonce's back, but her new album

has split the world of country music. it's good friday, the 29th march. a senior mp has called for a police investigation, after secret papers — seen by the bbc — showed the post office continued to fight compensation claims brought by sub postmasters, despite knowing its defence was false. labour's kevan jones, who sits on the horizon compensation advisory board, has called the post office's actions "an abusive use of public cash against innocent people" — and said there would be no justice until someone was brought before the courts. our reporter aruna iyengar has more. it's the latest twist in the ongoing post office drama. between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with horizon — an it system created by fujitsu

and used for tallying up the books. cheering. the postmasters began legal action brought in 2016. they became known as the 555 group. the post office agreed to pay them £58 million in compensation and costs. but now, this secret 2017 draft report uncovered by the bbc shows the post office spent £100 million fighting sub—masters in court when it knew its defence was untrue. commissioned by the post office, the brambell report by deloitte said... "fujitsu employees had the ability to amend or delete transactions entered by branch staff. the system wouldn't flag up to a postmaster if a change had been made. and those changes could cause a shortfall in branch accounts." it also said a malicious actor could potentially change data — though there's no evidence this happened. labour mp kevanjones sits on the horizon compensation advisory board.

he's called on the police to investigate. i do now think the police need to start looking at this. more will obviously come out at the public inquiry, but there's enough out there now, i think, to start looking. the post office has said it's deeply sorry for the impact the scandal has had on people, and has told the bbc the public inquiry�*s next phase would look at the issues raised. fujitsu said the group regards the matter with the utmost seriousness, and offers its deepest apologies to the sub—postmasters and their families. janet skinner, a former sub—postmistress from hull, lost herjob and was sent to prison in 2007 based on information from the horizon system. they could have prevented that court case. do you know? the 555 of us that went to that court case — they could have prevented that and they could have saved a lot of time, money and tears. for many, delivery ofjustice

is taking far too long. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we will talk more about that a little later but naga is looking at an astonishing story from scotland. this goes down to decision—making thatis this goes down to decision—making that is unusual, to say the least. parents at a primary school in aberdeenshire have complained after they were offered a choice of class photographs, with or without children with complex needs in them. aberdeenshire council has apologised to families at aboyne primary saying the decision was not taken by the school. our reporter rachel bell has more. this is where i get really emotional. natalie's daughter, erin, attends aboyne primary. like many parents across the country, she looked forward to seeing her class photo. what she saw came as a shock. there was two options for the photograph, so i opened the first one. erin's in it, she looks amazing. opened the second one

and she was missing. two different classes were pictured with and without pupils with additional support needs — including one pupil in a wheelchair. it'sjust, it's beyond belief that they could do that, and obviously massively devastating to us as a family, to the other parents that are affected by it. to effectively see your child erased orto, um... ooh! hear my voice choke. she breathes shakily. yeah, to give parents a choice or to think that those children don't have any... any less or any more of a right to actually be in these pictures, to be part of their community, to be part of their class...just is really disappointing. aberdeenshire council has apologised, and says it appreciates the distress and hurt this has caused. in a letter sent to parents, the headteacher said that this was not a decision made by anyone here at the school.

she said it should never have happened and was totally u na cce pta ble. the photography company has been asked to remove those alternative photographs, and the school says it will be terminating its working relationship with them. tempest photography says it's investigating the matter, that it had spoken to the photographer involved and the school, and that at this stage there was no further comment. my only goal, you know, in raising awareness about this is just to make sure that no other family or child experiences that, because the pain... ..is deep. for these children specifically, they're left out of a lot of things. they don't necessarily have voices. they are unseen, unheard in so many ways in life. if a photographer thinks that that's ok, i just feel like there's education that needs to go on everywhere about inclusion, and it doesn't give me hope for erin, you know, navigating life well, if this is, you know, the way that people accept that... sorry!

..they can be treated. rachel bell, bbc news. investigators in south africa are trying to identify 45 people who were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine and caught fire. the passengers — from botswana — were travelling to an easter church service on thursday when the bus crashed through a barrier. an eight—year—old girl is the only survivor. she's been taken to hospital with serious injuries. dog attacks cost farmers in the uk more than £2.1i million last year, in lost livestock and vets bills, according to data from the insurer nfu mutual. that's an increase of 30% on 2022. our south west england correspondent, jenny kumah, reports. came down over the brow of the hill and the bottom hedge — it was just littered with dead ewes and injure ewes. orphaned lambs on this farm in west devon. your legs have gone, haven't they? hey? all right, we'll be back for you.

chris dawe discovered the shocking scenes on his morning rounds a month ago. then went... there's some in the gateway, hung up in the gate. went to the next field and it was the same against the bottom hedge. it's just horrific — just, you know, sheep just ripped to pieces. all they're doing is defending their lambs. there's one down the bottom with her ear missing, next to her. it's just horrific — absolutely horrific to find. more than a0 sheep were killed. some survived the carnage, but their injuries were so serious, they had to be put down later. all the hard work's done. the ewes have given birth. then you've looked after them, you've turned them out. that should be the easy part, then — just, they're away to grow for the summer. and just to find them just in pieces is absolutely horrific. heartbreaking. this footprint was found in one of the fields, and casts were sent to the police. the family believed their livestock were attacked by a number of large dogs who escaped their homes at night. dna samples are also being looked at as part of the investigation. work is under way to stop these incidents happening in the first place. this is operation recall

in action in dorset. so we're just out sort of educating people on sort of livestock and sheep that are out — obviously lambing season's starting now. yeah. across the country, police are out this week, raising awareness about the need to have dogs on a lead near livestock. why do you think there's been an increase in dog attacks on livestock? put it down to covid — a lot of people went out and purchased dogs during that time, and they weren't able to train them sufficiently, and it's led to a bit of an increase. they weren't able to socialise their dogs and there was a lack of training for those particular dogs. lamb bleats. there's iii orphaned lambs on the day. we managed to foster two... back in west devon, the dog attacks have cost this farming family around £10,000 in lost livestock and vet bills. police say what's frustrating is that incidents like these are entirely preventable if dogs are kept under control near livestock. jenny kumar, bbc news, devon.

israel has said it's looking at ways to increase humanitarian aid being sent to gaza and has denied that it places any limits on the amount getting in. the international court ofjustice has ordered the israeli government to act without delay to ensure basic food supplies can reach the palestinian population in order to prevent a famine. the uk will almost double the amount of aid it gives to sudan — delivering a package worth £89 million in the next financial year. the nearly one—year war has created the biggest displacement disaster in the world and the un is warning of the risk of famine. a major conservative party donor has been awarded a knighthood on the personal recommendation of the prime minister. a source from number ten said egyptian—born businessman mohamed mansour — who gave £5 million to the party last year — was being recognised for his "extensive public and charity service." four conservative mps have also been recognised in the honours list which was released unexpectedly.

a man has been arrested in connection with the death of gogglebox star george gilbey, after the ao—year—old died following a fall at work. a spokesperson for essex police said a man in his 40s is in custody on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new earth—like planets could soon be discovered, thanks to a technological breakthrough by scientists here in the uk. physicists at heriot—watt university in edinburgh, and cambridge university, have developed a new kind of astrocomb — a laser system that allows astronomers to observe tiny changes in the colour of starlight, that could reveal hidden planets beyond our solar system. iam i am fascinated by that. matt will definitely be fascinated by that. good morning. this video you have posted that we are about to see, i think you need, like, a cagoule, an

umbrella and you need to be walking across as if you are experiencing this. so many of us saw this. very good morning. let's see what was happening outside my window yesterday evening. some vile downpours out there, really strong winds, heavy rain, some pale mixing. quite a few of you saw that, it led to flooding in one or two spots, causing problems on the line to stansted for this morning, the train lines but whilst there will be heavy showers around through today, the good news is, for good friday, there will be fewer showers than we saw three yesterday and it will not be quite as windy. let's show you where the showers are starting off this morning. already seen some in southern counties of england, drifting to the midlands, west wales, the isle of man, south—east northern ireland. persistent rain to parts of central scotland now starting to fizzle. it will move out to the north sea, things will brighten up. showers we have in the south by drifting northwards so it will take shower it again in southern scotland later. for another

scotland, after early club, patchy rain western isles, will clear into the afternoon. not looking back for many in northern scotland through today. the winds are light here, sunshine out at times, only isolated showers. wish showers in the second half of the day for southern scotland, northern ireland and we could see some lengthier downpours in northern england, northern wales, hail and thunder attached. further south, the afternoon showers bit lighter than this morning, a few around so some of you will finish the day with sunshine and feeling pleasantly one, highs of 13 or 1a degrees. a big improvement on yesterday. it will be cold tonight, we will continue with a few showers in scotland and the west, as well. but with clear skies in between those, could see a touch of frost in places as temperatures drop down to around 2 or three degrees quite widely for tomorrow morning. a chilly start to the weekend but saturday, sunday, onlya chilly start to the weekend but saturday, sunday, only a few showers around, more if you will spend saturday and sunday dry, but wetter on monday across the south. i will have a full rundown of the weekend forecast in half an hour. back to you both. thank you. really important, the

weather for the long weekend ahead. that is the weather, a mixed picture. if that is the weather, a mixed icture. , ., that is the weather, a mixed icture. i. ., �* that is the weather, a mixed icture. ., �* ~' that is the weather, a mixed i picture-— you picture. if you don't like it? you miaht ao picture. if you don't like it? you might go somewhere _ picture. if you don't like it? you might go somewhere warmer. l picture. if you don't like it? you i might go somewhere warmer. you could. 2 million _ might go somewhere warmer. wm. could. 2 million of us are planning to come to enjoy the long bank holiday break. katy austin is at manchester airport. we have been with you through the morning, looks busy, people making a getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah. getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah, that's riuht. getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah, that's right- a — getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah, that's right. a warm _ getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah, that's right. a warm welcome - getaway to somewhere warmer. yeah, that's right. a warm welcome from - that's right. a warm welcome from terminal two at manchester airport, which has been getting pretty busy over the past couple of hours consistently, lots of people coming through behind me to drop off their bags at one of the airlines, taking people on holiday this weekend. you can see the departure board, that is pretty busy, everything from tenerife to istanbul to new york and many more. this is one of the app was expecting a particularly busy few days. here at manchester they think they will handle 320,000 passengers over the long weekend and thatis passengers over the long weekend and that is more than last year. in fact

they think it is up 8% on the same time in 2023. it's the busiest time of the year so far for travel. about two million brits are expected to head overseas over the long weekend. one travel agent group says easter holiday bookings are 9% up on last year, despite prices rising and cost—of—living pressures. we've not seen any dent in demand. in fact, the season is exceptionally strong and people's appetite to travel is exceptionally high. what we are seeing are slightly different trends. so, for a lot of people, what they like to do is they want to be able to budget before they go on holiday. all inclusive trends is growing exceptionally well. and more people now book late. some airports expect to be as busy as before the pandemic, or busier. these passengers at stansted were happy to be getting away. it's been pretty miserable. so yeah, it'd be nice to get a bit of vitamin d with the kids. 2018 was the last one. so you haven't been holiday since 2018? no. not outside the uk. yeah. so...

wow. so looking forward to it? very much so. definitely. bit of sun, bit of warmth. leave the rain behind for a few days. after a very tricky few years with the pandemic and then staff shortages and then other issues, like air traffic control problems, airports and airlines want to make the most of very high demand and they're hoping for a bumper easter. they and air traffic control provider nats say they've done what they can to make sure things go smoothly. the aviation regulator told us the industry had learned from recent challenges. we are confident that they can cope, based on what they've told us, but it will require every single part of the system, whether it's an airline, an airport and each individual member, each employee of those organisations to be fully committed to delivering the best possible service. the channel ports are also likely to get very busy today and people driving around the country can expect major roads to clog up. engineering works means some rail disruption. for example, london euston station

is closed apart from the london overground from today until monday. however you're travelling, the best advice, as ever, is to plan ahead and leave plenty of time. and it is looking very busy at the port of dover already this morning. we can show you some pictures of the queues building up. it wasn't helped by some bad weather last night or overnight which has caused some ferret delays and it is taking often a couple of hours the chi to get through —— ferry delays. i am joined by the manchester boss was not how busy will it be? a, by the manchester boss was not how busy will it be?— busy will it be? a very busy easter weekend, busy will it be? a very busy easter weekend. the _ busy will it be? a very busy easter weekend, the way _ busy will it be? a very busy easter weekend, the way the _ busy will it be? a very busy easter weekend, the way the holidays - busy will it be? a very busy easter i weekend, the way the holidays have fallen _ weekend, the way the holidays have fallen has _ weekend, the way the holidays have fallen has meant that a lot of schools — fallen has meant that a lot of schools broke up yesterday so everyone _ schools broke up yesterday so everyone is very keen to get off on their— everyone is very keen to get off on their holidays and we look forward to welcoming them.— their holidays and we look forward to welcoming them. there has been a lot of focus on —

to welcoming them. there has been a lot of focus on resilience _ to welcoming them. there has been a lot of focus on resilience because - to welcoming them. there has been a lot of focus on resilience because a i lot of focus on resilience because a couple of years ago at manchester sort some of the worst disruption in that time of staff shortages just after the pandemic, we have also had after the pandemic, we have also had a couple of air traffic control issues in the past year or so. what are you doing here and as an industry to make sure things are as smooth as possible for passengers? we had a great easter last year, great _ we had a great easter last year, great summer, a great christmas. as i look— great summer, a great christmas. as i look forward i'm very confident we will have _ i look forward i'm very confident we will have another great sum this coming — will have another great sum this coming summer. we are working very closely— coming summer. we are working very closely with _ coming summer. we are working very closely with all of the airlines and with national air traffic control services — with national air traffic control services to make sure we are all really _ services to make sure we are all reallyjoined up and of course we have _ reallyjoined up and of course we have on—site our team of 100 people in the _ have on—site our team of 100 people in the resilience team ready to respond — in the resilience team ready to respond to any issues. do in the resilience team ready to respond to any issues.- in the resilience team ready to respond to any issues. do you have extra staff? — respond to any issues. do you have extra staff? absolutely. _ respond to any issues. do you have extra staff? absolutely. you - respond to any issues. do you have extra staff? absolutely. you look i respond to any issues. do you have | extra staff? absolutely. you look at how we passengers _ extra staff? absolutely. you look at how we passengers are _ extra staff? absolutely. you look at how we passengers are coming - extra staff? absolutely. you look at how we passengers are coming and | how we passengers are coming and make _ how we passengers are coming and make sure — how we passengers are coming and make sure you have the right on red security— make sure you have the right on red security staff. so thinking about security, — security staff. so thinking about security, 100% of people in february queued _ security, 100% of people in february queued for— security, 100% of people in february queued for less than 15 minutes and that is— queued for less than 15 minutes and that is that — queued for less than 15 minutes and that is that sort of thing we are expecting — that is that sort of thing we are expecting this weekend. one that is that sort of thing we are expecting this weekend. one thing we are thinkina expecting this weekend. one thing we are thinking ahead _ expecting this weekend. one thing we are thinking ahead to _ expecting this weekend. one thing we are thinking ahead to the _ expecting this weekend. one thing we are thinking ahead to the summer - are thinking ahead to the summer season, we were kind of expecting may be injune, all airports will

have these new security scanners which would end the current rules on liquids. manchester is one where that will. .. liquids. manchester is one where that will... not liquids. manchester is one where that will. .. not all the scanners will be in place, it won't be finished. what will be message? the vast majority of airports in the uk will still— vast majority of airports in the uk will still be — vast majority of airports in the uk will still be in the process of switching out the scanners, just like us — switching out the scanners, just like us our— switching out the scanners, just like us. our message to passengers is please _ like us. our message to passengers is please do — like us. our message to passengers is please do come with your liquid in a liquid — is please do come with your liquid in a liquid bag, less than 100 millilitres and get your laptops out and if— millilitres and get your laptops out and if you — millilitres and get your laptops out and if you turn up and you are happy to lre— and if you turn up and you are happy to be in— and if you turn up and you are happy to be in one— and if you turn up and you are happy to be in one of the new lanes, and we have _ to be in one of the new lanes, and we have some in this terminal, that is great _ we have some in this terminal, that is areat. . ~ we have some in this terminal, that is areat. ., ,, i. ., we have some in this terminal, that is areat. ., ,, ., is great. thank you for your time this morning _ is great. thank you for your time this morning and _ is great. thank you for your time this morning and that _ is great. thank you for your time this morning and that advice - is great. thank you for your time this morning and that advice to l this morning and that advice to tenant prepared is actually a really good bit of advice always if you can with your passport, make sure you have your liquids are sorted, that will save you time and security. talking to passengers, we have a couple. meland talking to passengers, we have a couple. mel and chris, talking to passengers, we have a couple. meland chris, good morning. money, money, morning. couple. mel and chris, good morning. money, money, morning.— couple. mel and chris, good morning. money, money, morning. where are you auoin ? money, money, morning. where are you going? tenerife- — money, money, morning. where are you going? tenerife. special— money, money, morning. where are you going? tenerife. special holiday, - going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? _ going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we _ going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we are _ going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we are fed _ going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we are fed up - going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we are fed up of- going? tenerife. special holiday, bit of sun? we are fed up of the l bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over _ bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over here, _ bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over here, so - bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over here, so a - bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over here, so a bit - bit of sun? we are fed up of the weather over here, so a bit of i bit of sun? we are fed up of the i weather over here, so a bit of sun. fair enough — weather over here, so a bit of sun. fair enough. how long are you going for a? , , fair enough. how long are you going for a? .y , ., fair enough. how long are you going for a? , . ., fair enough. how long are you going for a? . ., , fair enough. how long are you going for a? , . ., , ., for a? five days, we have to be for

work. for a? five days, we have to be for work- you — for a? five days, we have to be for work- you are _ for a? five days, we have to be for work. you are ready, _ for a? five days, we have to be for work. you are ready, everything i work. you are ready, everything sorted because _ work. you are ready, everything sorted because we _ work. you are ready, everything sorted because we all— work. you are ready, everything sorted because we all sorted, i sorted because we all sorted, sorted, ready to rock and roll. is itjust sorted, ready to rock and roll. is it just due to sorted, ready to rock and roll. is itjust due to going? just sorted, ready to rock and roll. is itjust due to going?— sorted, ready to rock and roll. is itjust due to going? just us two. have a lovely _ itjust due to going? just us two. have a lovely break, _ itjust due to going? just us two. have a lovely break, hope - itjust due to going? just us two. have a lovely break, hope it - itjust due to going? just us two. | have a lovely break, hope it goes smoothly. anyone else out there, as i say, plan ahead, you have plenty of time however you are travelling, and have a great time whenever you get to your destination.— get to your destination. thanks so much. if get to your destination. thanks so much- if you _ get to your destination. thanks so much. if you are _ get to your destination. thanks so much. if you are having _ get to your destination. thanks so much. if you are having flight - much. if you are having flight holiday envy, don't. ben will make it all feel better. not this ben. i will make you feel better anyway but it is this ben, looking very relaxed this morning. iam thinking i am thinking catalogue pose, to be completely honest. snap me out of it! laughter catalogue?! surely the front cover, nothing less! who wants to be cooped up nothing less! who wants to be cooped up in a cramped plane seat or a busy departure lounge when you could be

enjoying all the space in this tent in the great outdoors looking out at the scene in shropshire? more and more of us i thinking of a uk break. let me show you around. everything you could possibly want. fully fitted kitchen with hob and decent oven to make a nice roast and for the easter weekend perhaps. microwave, toaster, kettle, the lot. you didn't come from a kitchen —— for a kitchen showing demonstration. let me show you what we are expecting this easter from the holiday habits in the uk. more of us, 11 million in fact, i planning on a uk break this easter holiday. that is up from last year significantly, when it was 6.5 million and it is thought that could bring a boost worth more than £3 billion to the uk economy. if you are looking for a bargain, the cheapest spots to go in the uk, in england it is shropshire, in wales it is the brecon beacons, and in

scotland it is the scottish borders. i think the cattle has just about boiled so, for a bit later, i am going to set that's going and come and get that tea when we have finished up. a little chilly this morning. let me introduce you to one of the families holidaying here at this caravan park. we have alex, steve, frankie, olivia, autumn. i haven't forgotten you, chase, star of the morning. is it yourfirst time or have you been before? we have time or have you been before? - have been four times before. each time with chase. just love it here. what keeps you coming back? just famil what keeps you coming back? jii,sii family friendly, staff cannot do enough to help, really enjoy it. olivia, what is it the family can do together that you enjoy, what does alex do, orton, frankie? figs together that you enjoy, what does alex do, orton, frankie?— together that you enjoy, what does alex do, orton, frankie? as my dad 'ust said, alex do, orton, frankie? as my dad just said. they _ alex do, orton, frankie? as my dad just said, they are _ alex do, orton, frankie? as my dad just said, they are really _ alex do, orton, frankie? as my dad just said, they are really helpful, i just said, they are really helpful, a lovely— just said, they are really helpful, a lovely site and the access is

fairly— a lovely site and the access is fairly easy— a lovely site and the access is fairly easy for alex, nice we have been _ fairly easy for alex, nice we have been able — fairly easy for alex, nice we have been able to do activities together such as _ been able to do activities together such as stone painting, tie—dye t-shirts— such as stone painting, tie—dye t—shirts and orton has especially enjoyed — t—shirts and orton has especially enjoyed some water sports. what t-shirts and orton has especially enjoyed some water sports. what are our enjoyed some water sports. what are your favourite — enjoyed some water sports. what are your favourite things _ enjoyed some water sports. what are your favourite things to _ enjoyed some water sports. what are your favourite things to do? - enjoyed some water sports. what are your favourite things to do? paddle i your favourite things to do? paddle boardin: your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and _ your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and a _ your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and a couple _ your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and a couple of _ your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and a couple of days - your favourite things to do? paddle boarding and a couple of days ago i boarding and a couple of days ago when _ boarding and a couple of days ago when t _ boarding and a couple of days ago when i went— boarding and a couple of days ago when i went paddle _ boarding and a couple of days ago when i went paddle boarding, - boarding and a couple of days ago - when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed _ when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me _ when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in— when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in the _ when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in the water! _ when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in the water! it— when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in the water! it is - when i went paddle boarding, frankie pushed me in the water!— pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, _ pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, did _ pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, did you _ pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, did you get - pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, did you get in? - pushed me in the water! it is cold! it is. frankie, did you get in? i- it is. frankie, did you get in? i not in it is. frankie, did you get in? i got in after- — it is. frankie, did you get in? i got in after. fair _ it is. frankie, did you get in? i got in after. fair enough. - it is. frankie, did you get in? i got in after. fair enough. i- it is. frankie, did you get in? i. got in after. fair enough. i think chase is getting _ got in after. fair enough. i think chase is getting restless - got in after. fair enough. i think chase is getting restless so - got in after. fair enough. i think chase is getting restless so we i got in after. fair enough. i think - chase is getting restless so we were leaving for the moment but thank you for chatting this morning. let's speak to charlie, the site manager here. when you are competing with also some other options for people, how do you make a holiday here appeal? it how do you make a holiday here a- eal? , , . appeal? it is 'ust about the outdoors _ appeal? it isjust about the outdoors and _ appeal? it isjust about the outdoors and the _ appeal? it isjust about the outdoors and the whole i appeal? it is just about the i outdoors and the whole ethos appeal? it is just about the - outdoors and the whole ethos of love to stay is getting the family out of the house, off electrical devices and playing games like the watersports like the girls did and just enjoying time together back

outdoors. �* ., just enjoying time together back outdoors. . ., , _ just enjoying time together back outdoors. ., , , ., , outdoors. and how busy does it get over easter, how important - outdoors. and how busy does it get over easter, how important is - outdoors. and how busy does it get over easter, how important is this i over easter, how important is this period you?— period you? very busy and very important- _ period you? very busy and very important- we _ period you? very busy and very important. we tend _ period you? very busy and very important. we tend to - period you? very busy and very important. we tend to find - period you? very busy and very important. we tend to find a i period you? very busy and very| important. we tend to find a lot period you? very busy and very i important. we tend to find a lot of local families important. we tend to find a lot of localfamilies do come back important. we tend to find a lot of local families do come back to us and enjoy time together and meet up with friends. we get a lot of groups coming together, as well. hagar with friends. we get a lot of groups coming together, as well. how many does si . ht coming together, as well. how many does sight hold _ coming together, as well. how many does sight hold we _ coming together, as well. how many does sight hold we have _ coming together, as well. how many does sight hold we have 116 - coming together, as well. how many does sight hold we have 116 touring i does sight hold we have 116 touring pitches and then we have glamping pictures, as well, so a good 2000 people. while. what kind of activities? you mentioned we saw that cold war to pool mentioned we saw that cold war to pool, what other stuff? we mentioned we saw that cold war to pool, what other stuff?— pool, what other stuff? we have archery -- _ pool, what other stuff? we have archery -- we — pool, what other stuff? we have archery -- we saw— pool, what other stuff? we have archery -- we saw the _ pool, what other stuff? we have archery -- we saw the cold i pool, what other stuff? we have| archery -- we saw the cold water archery —— we saw the cold water pill. we have an easter egg hunt and also a movie tent where people can watch old family favourites together. it watch old family favourites together-— watch old family favourites tooether. , ., ., , ., together. it is not the warmest of easter weekend, _ together. it is not the warmest of easter weekend, does _ together. it is not the warmest of easter weekend, does that i together. it is not the warmest of easter weekend, does that have i together. it is not the warmest of. easter weekend, does that have an effect? it easter weekend, does that have an effect? , , ,., , effect? it well but everybody clubbed together _ effect? it well but everybody clubbed together and - effect? it well but everybody clubbed together and enjoys | effect? it well but everybody i clubbed together and enjoys aims despite the rain. clubbed together and en'oys aims despite the mimi clubbed together and en'oys aims despite the rain. charlie, thank you ve much despite the rain. charlie, thank you very much for— despite the rain. charlie, thank you very much for having _ despite the rain. charlie, thank you very much for having us _ despite the rain. charlie, thank you very much for having us down i despite the rain. charlie, thank you very much for having us down here| very much for having us down here this morning. i will come back

through here because i think that cup of tea are set earlier is probablyjust cup of tea are set earlier is probably just about to brood. cup of tea are set earlier is probablyjust about to brood. i have made that classic mistake, forgotten to bring any milk, so it will be a rather... well, simple black tea for me this morning and chase is watching on, what do you think? does that cut the mustard this morning? do you know what, ben? you are charming but i don't think chase is in your league of admirers. i mean... in your league of admirers. i mean- - -_ in your league of admirers. i mean- - -— in your league of admirers. i mean... ., ., ., ., �* mean... prove them wrong! no don't do it! don't — mean... prove them wrong! no don't do it! don't do _ mean... prove them wrong! no don't do it! don't do it! — mean... prove them wrong! no don't do it! don't do it! thank _ mean... prove them wrong! no don't do it! don't do it! thank goodness i do it! don't do it! thank goodness that worked out well. i do it! don't do it! thank goodness that worked out well.— that worked out well. i was quite worried for _ that worked out well. i was quite worried for a _ that worked out well. i was quite worried for a little _ that worked out well. i was quite worried for a little while - that worked out well. i was quite worried for a little while there. i worried for a little while there. chaser did not look impressed. into us is brave- — chaser did not look impressed. into us is brave. chase _ chaser did not look impressed. into us is brave. chase is _ chaser did not look impressed. into us is brave. chase is brave - chaser did not look impressed. into us is brave. chase is brave for i us is brave. chase is brave for lickino us is brave. chase is brave for licking his _ us is brave. chase is brave for licking his hand! _ us is brave. chase is brave for licking his hand! you - us is brave. chase is brave for licking his hand! you can i us is brave. chase is brave for licking his hand! you can get. us is brave. chase is brave for| licking his hand! you can get in touch with us about any story we are talking about here on bbc breakfast.

we have covered two stories that have really resonate, one about this school in aboyne where parents were given the option of having a school class photograph with a whole class or with children who have special educational needs not in the photo. removed from the photo. that educational needs not in the photo. removed from the photo.— educational needs not in the photo. removed from the photo. that was one sto . the removed from the photo. that was one story- the other. _ removed from the photo. that was one story. the other, of— removed from the photo. that was one story. the other, of course, _ removed from the photo. that was one story. the other, of course, we - removed from the photo. that was one story. the other, of course, we were i story. the other, of course, we were talkino story. the other, of course, we were talking about... _ story. the other, of course, we were talking about... it _ story. the other, of course, we were talking about... it was _ story. the other, of course, we were talking about... it was sally - talking about... it was sally phillips and her son olly, facing questions. he has down syndrome and was at a trampoline park and was asked for additional certification and letters from his doctor about whether he was allowed to be on the trampoline. he whether he was allowed to be on the tram-oline. ., , whether he was allowed to be on the tram -oline. . , ., , . whether he was allowed to be on the trampoline-— trampoline. he was devastated stop we s-oke trampoline. he was devastated stop we spoke to — trampoline. he was devastated stop we spoke to them _ trampoline. he was devastated stop we spoke to them earlier. _ trampoline. he was devastated stop we spoke to them earlier. lots i trampoline. he was devastated stop we spoke to them earlier. lots of i we spoke to them earlier. lots of you have been in touch. the chair of the commons women and equalities committee caroline nokes has tweeted the programme to say... "today feels a pretty grim day for inclusion, with children with additional needs erased from class photos and gorgeous olly on @bbcbreakfast this morning talking about how he was excluded from his

local trampoline park. these are battles families should not be having to fight." now, look, if these stories resonate with you, if anything resonates with you in the programme, we are doing ourjob, we are reaching you and talking to you but we also would like to hear your thoughts, as well. always feel free to get in touch, you can do so in so many ways. e—mail, there is the number, the whatsapp, the qr code. all we ask is you leave your name and where you are getting in contact from. we you leave your name and where you are getting in contact from.- are getting in contact from. we will talk more about _ are getting in contact from. we will talk more about these _ are getting in contact from. we will talk more about these stories i are getting in contact from. we will| talk more about these stories later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm leigh milner. london ambulance service is asking people to use its services wisely and get the medication they need for the four—day easter weekend. call handlers at the las typically see increased demand in the days following the bank holiday weekend and expect to receive up to 20,000

999 calls over the weekend itself. we're really asking londoners to call 999 when it's an emergency, but to think about other options when it's not a health care emergency. so perhaps contacting your gp, thinking about accessing a pharmacy, or calling 111 or going to 111 online. london lions play the biggest game in british men's basketball history tonight. they meet paris basketball at the copper box, needing a win to keep alive their chances of becoming the first british team ever to reach the men's eurocup final. they lost in paris on tuesday but victory tonight would see the tie go to a deciding third match next tuesday. visitors to epping forest are being asked not to pick or trample on bluebells in order to protect and preserve the wildflowers for future generations. for a few weeks each spring, chalet wood in wanstead park, is transformed by a carpet of bluebells, attracting a growing

number of visitors each year. bluebells are protected under the wildlife and countryside act. it's against the law to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy them. and just a reminder that the easter getaway is well underway. engineering work is taking place on the west coast main line so no trains are running between euston and milton keynes until tuesday. there are also no trains this morning between liverpool street and stansted airport because of storm damage to the overhead wires. meanwhile, on the tubes... there are part closures on the dlr, london overground and the elizabeth line which also has a reduced service between paddington and heathrow. and there's no service at all today on the waterloo and city line. now onto the weather with georgie palmer. good morning. just in time for the easter weekend, and before the clocks go back, something more spring—like in the forecast. having said that, for today still,

there's still a risk of some heavy showers. now, much like the last few days, those showers could be heavy and thundery with some hail as well. but, gradually by the afternoon, things becoming somewhat drier and it is beginning to feeljust a fraction milder with highs of 13 celsius. now, overnight tonight it's going to be dry with some long, clear spells developing. quite a cool night, but with the breeze still there, no risk of any frost or fog. we'll still see overnight lows tonight down to around 2 or 3 celsius. so on to the easter weekend. as i said, things gradually calming down. for tomorrow, still the risk of some isolated showers, particularly the further east you are. but more in the way of sunshine. easter sunday at the moment looks to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend. and then, into next week, we see a return to unsettled weather. bye— bye. that's it from us, i'll be back in half an hour. in the meantime, riz lateef is giving some good friday vibes on radio london.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. good morning. changing the community in a big or small way — this is the theme of a new bbc radio 4 weekly series, which starts on easter monday. a new bbc radio 4 weekly series, cafe hope will represent a virtual radio coffee shop, shining a light on people who make a difference in their communities. presenter rachel burden is here to tell us more and she's here with one of her first guests, kevin morland, who set up the charity an hour for others. morning to you both. do not think we have not noticed this. your loyalties... where are we here? use it here. you are on breakfast on 5live and you are hopping over to radio 4. ~ . , ., ., . ., radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4 wanted _ radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4 wanted to _ radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4 wanted to do _ radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4 wanted to do was - radio 4. what is going on? what radio 4 wanted to do was create | radio 4. what is going on? what. radio 4 wanted to do was create a space of hopefulness in recognition

of the fact we all know we live in the world of really grim news and it can be relentless and overwhelming sometimes. here at breakfast on 5live, we mix it up with a lot of light, joy and fun. what they want is to create a space, a refuge where you hear incredible stories, which give you a sense of faith in humanity which otherwise we lose when we look at the big picture. privilege, really privilege that heavenis privilege, really privilege that heaven is one of our first stories. his story is phenomenal. he was at hillsborough as a teenager. his life has taken many different turns. only through finding a sense of purpose by helping others, he realised your mission in life. i5 by helping others, he realised your mission in life.— mission in life. is that right? goina to mission in life. is that right? going to hillsborough i mission in life. is that right? going to hillsborough and i mission in life. is that right? i going to hillsborough and surviving the way— going to hillsborough and surviving the way i _ going to hillsborough and surviving the way i did and realising that i was spared that day to do something

with my— was spared that day to do something with my life. when i had the idea ten years— with my life. when i had the idea ten years ago to basically, i was complaining a lot about the world around _ complaining a lot about the world around me. there is a lot of grim news _ around me. there is a lot of grim news about _ around me. there is a lot of grim news about. we around me. there is a lot of grim news about-— around me. there is a lot of grim news about. we like complaining, don't we? not— news about. we like complaining, don't we? not many _ news about. we like complaining, don't we? not many of _ news about. we like complaining, don't we? not many of us - news about. we like complaining, don't we? not many of us get i news about. we like complaining, don't we? not many of us get up| news about. we like complaining, i don't we? not many of us get up and don't we? not many of us get up and do something about it. if i don't we? not many of us get up and do something about it.— do something about it. if i wanted to see a change, _ do something about it. if i wanted to see a change, a _ do something about it. if i wanted to see a change, a kind _ do something about it. if i wanted to see a change, a kind world, i to see a change, a kind world, people — to see a change, a kind world, people helping each other, i had to live and _ people helping each other, i had to live and breathe it, i had to start doing _ live and breathe it, i had to start doing it — live and breathe it, i had to start doing it i— live and breathe it, i had to start doing it. ithought, what can live and breathe it, i had to start doing it. i thought, what can i do? i was _ doing it. i thought, what can i do? i was skilled — doing it. i thought, what can i do? i was skilled in painting and decorating and thought i could give that skill— decorating and thought i could give that skill back to the community. that is— that skill back to the community. that is what i did. so many amazing people _ that is what i did. so many amazing people are — that is what i did. so many amazing people are involved with me. businesses get involved and it is creating — businesses get involved and it is creating a — businesses get involved and it is creating a better community. it is called an ally _ creating a better community. it is called an ally for _ creating a better community. it 3 called an ally for others. such a great idea to help people with the skills you have. —— and hour for

others. skills you have. -- and hour for others. ~ , ., skills you have. -- and hour for others. ~ i. ., , others. when you say about helping, what is the reaction? _ others. when you say about helping, what is the reaction? when - others. when you say about helping, what is the reaction? when i - others. when you say about helping, what is the reaction? when i said i. what is the reaction? when i said i wanted to live _ what is the reaction? when i said i wanted to live in _ what is the reaction? when i said i wanted to live in a _ what is the reaction? when i said i wanted to live in a kinder - what is the reaction? when i said i wanted to live in a kinder world, i wanted to live in a kinder world, people thought it was madness. the change in the world you want to see, if you want to see any change, it will not happen for you. no one will come in and wave a magic wand. it becomes your habits, the words you use and the way you interact with other people. if use and the way you interact with other people-— use and the way you interact with other people. if you're really good friends see _ other people. if you're really good friends see a _ other people. if you're really good friends see a change _ other people. if you're really good friends see a change in _ other people. if you're really good friends see a change in you i other people. if you're really good friends see a change in you and i friends see a change in you and other people say, what he really about? ., , ., , ., ., ., about? for ten years, more and more o-eole about? for ten years, more and more people have — about? for ten years, more and more people have got _ about? for ten years, more and more people have got everyone _ about? for ten years, more and more people have got everyone has - about? for ten years, more and more people have got everyone has seen i about? for ten years, more and more| people have got everyone has seen an hour for others and the impact it has had. people's lives have been transformed. schools are seeing a

difference in the children we work with. people can see the changes. there is an organisational power behind their schedule, his partner. it is kind of the ripple effect. when he steps forward, others step forward as well. there is a lot of time involved in eskimo personal sacrifice. with all the stories we are going to hear, it is about why people give up so much themselves. there are endless charities around fundraising, time pressures and all of that but people like kevin are absolutely committed to it. he may aet reall absolutely committed to it. he may get really important _ absolutely committed to it. he may get really important point, - absolutely committed to it. he may get really important point, what i absolutely committed to it. he may| get really important point, what can i do? we do not feel we have it in ourselves, what can i give back? for you, it was a practical thing. i you, it was a practicalthing. i believe everybody has unique

talents. — believe everybody has unique talents, gifts and skills the world needs— talents, gifts and skills the world needs to — talents, gifts and skills the world needs to see. they are all here for a purpose — needs to see. they are all here for a purpose and we can make the world a purpose and we can make the world a better— a purpose and we can make the world a better place. we cannot do everything that we cannot change everyone — everything that we cannot change everyone. we can bring them talent lifts everyone. we can bring them talent gifts and _ everyone. we can bring them talent gifts and skills into the world to create _ gifts and skills into the world to create a — gifts and skills into the world to create a better future for our children. _ create a better future for our children, which is what i want to see _ children, which is what i want to see. ., . y children, which is what i want to see. ., . , . , see. you are in the very enviable -osition see. you are in the very enviable position of _ see. you are in the very enviable position of getting _ see. you are in the very enviable position of getting to _ see. you are in the very enviable position of getting to meet i see. you are in the very enviable i position of getting to meet people like kevin. �* . position of getting to meet people like kevin._ what - position of getting to meet people like kevin._ what other i like kevin. amazing. what other stories might — like kevin. amazing. what other stories might we _ like kevin. amazing. what other stories might we expect? i like kevin. amazing. what other stories might we expect? a i like kevin. amazing. what other stories might we expect? a real| stories might we expect? a real ranoe. stories might we expect? a real range- some — stories might we expect? a real range. some have _ stories might we expect? a real range. some have been - stories might we expect? a real range. some have been totally| range. some have been totally inspiring. people like kevin have gone through a really traumatic experience. every year there would be a bag of christmas presents which have given to her at the end of the year. she is left with a bag of presents when jay year. she is left with a bag of presents whenjay passed away and people encouraged her to keep

filling it up and donating it. she creates these bags for other people. the sense of peace she has got in carrying on jade's the sense of peace she has got in carrying onjade's name that the sense of peace she has got in carrying on jade's name that helping others who really need that support has been overwhelming for her. i met a guy who isjust has been overwhelming for her. i met a guy who is just a has been overwhelming for her. i met a guy who isjust a drone enthusiast. he goes out and locate lost animals. he has an army of drowned volunteers around the country. he commits to this 24/7. i do not think he ever sees his wife or takes a holiday from it. he loves it. she gives him a great sense of purpose. it. she gives him a great sense of o-urose. ., . . . , . purpose. you have had a very nice time. it purpose. you have had a very nice time- it has _ purpose. you have had a very nice time. it has been _ purpose. you have had a very nice time. it has been great. _ purpose. you have had a very nice time. it has been great. people i purpose. you have had a very nice i time. it has been great. people can listen now on _ time. it has been great. people can listen now on bbc— time. it has been great. people can listen now on bbc sounds. - you can listen to cafe of hope on radio 4 on monday

morning at 9:45am. during the pandemic, kerry irving and his springer spaniel max broughtjoy to hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, as they shared their regular lake district walks on facebook. the pair, along with kerry's other dogs, paddy and harry, raised more than £900,000 for charity. max passed away in 2022, but kerry hasn't stopped walking. he's just set out on his latest charity challenge, an 84—mile trek along the length of hadrian's wall, and our reporter alison freeman has gone down to meet him. beautiful day. sorry. i got a little bit confused. _ beautiful day. sorry. i got a little bit confused. an _ beautiful day. sorry. i got a little bit confused. an absolutely i beautiful day. sorry. i got a little i bit confused. an absolutely gorgeous day. this is hampstead roman port, one of the key archaeological sites along hadrian school. for kerry, it is the halfway point, he is 40 miles into the 80 mile trek. we will chat to him and one of his dogs in a moment. yesterday we went to see

carrie starting off at wallsend in newcastle at some of the people of the air ambulance service have helped. —— and met some of the people. the power of max. even two years after the springer spaniel passed away, dozens of people and their dogs turned out in his orange colour to see owner kerry start out on his latest fundraising challenge. he's walking the 84—mile length of hadrian's wall from east to west non—stop to raise money for the great north air ambulance service — something that's vital for his community in cumbria. max was great at bringing people together and helping people through difficult times. and the air ambulance is a... the great north air ambulance is a great charity to support. your chances of survival are much greater because trying to get an ambulance to the foot of wastwater or scafell pike, three hours on a bank holiday weekend. it's 20 minutes by helicopter. it's lifesaving, critical care. kerry, max and his other dogs have raised around £900,000

for charity — a third of it for the air ambulance. they even bought a critical care vehicle, which runs when the air ambulance can't. rob hope knows the importance of the service. if it wasn't for the air ambulance, i wouldn't be here. i can say that, you know, without a doubt. a motorbike crash in aspatria in west cumbria in 2018 left him with injuries so severe that the nearest hospital that could treat him was the royal victoria infirmary on the other side of the country in newcastle. as the crow flies, you're taking in 80 miles. so it took him 24 minutes. and when i got to the rv! in newcastle, i actually stopped breathing, my heart stopped. and mr fearon, who was the surgeon there, had said if you'd been 30 seconds later, we would never have got you back. you know, coming by road, it would have taken two hours. i wouldn't have even reached carlisle and i would have been dead. it costs on average about £23,000 a day, every day of the year to keep us being able to provide the critical care that we do.

for him to raise the amount of money that he's hopefully going to raise... ..it�*s just so humbling. today, it was revealed that one of the service's helicopters, the pride of cumbria, has been branded with max's paw print. incredible to think that our little dog that helped so many is still out there helping so many. aw! and it is fantastic. it's an amazing legacy and it's one that i thought would have stopped when we lost max. but it's actually grown in momentum. cheering. kerry set off to cheers at wallsend in newcastle yesterday lunchtime. and each of his three dogs will walk in relay with him. he's only stopping to refuel during this mammoth 48—hourjourney with the finish in cumbria on saturday morning. the man himself joins the man himselfjoins me now. how are you feeling half way through? good morning. feeling pretty good. we have _

good morning. feeling pretty good. we have been blessed with beautiful weather _ we have been blessed with beautiful weather today and when we started. in between, we got hammered with wind and _ in between, we got hammered with wind and rain last night but we are still good — wind and rain last night but we are still good to go. you wind and rain last night but we are still good to go-— wind and rain last night but we are still good to go. you said you had a lot of support _ still good to go. you said you had a lot of support even _ still good to go. you said you had a lot of support even in _ still good to go. you said you had a lot of support even in the _ still good to go. you said you had a lot of support even in the wind i still good to go. you said you had a lot of support even in the wind and | lot of support even in the wind and rain. . , , , , , , rain. cars were pulling up beside us sa ina, rain. cars were pulling up beside us saying. keep _ rain. cars were pulling up beside us saying. keep going _ rain. cars were pulling up beside us saying. keep going to _ rain. cars were pulling up beside us saying, keep going to keep - rain. cars were pulling up beside us saying, keep going to keep going. i rain. cars were pulling up beside us| saying, keep going to keep going. it was great _ saying, keep going to keep going. it was great for morale, keeps you goinq _ was great for morale, keeps you goinq it — was great for morale, keeps you goinq it is — was great for morale, keeps you going. it is a long way but it really— going. it is a long way but it really did _ going. it is a long way but it really did help, especially with the windy— really did help, especially with the windy weather we had. tell really did help, especially with the windy weather we had.— really did help, especially with the windy weather we had. tell us why ou are windy weather we had. tell us why you are doing _ windy weather we had. tell us why you are doing this. _ windy weather we had. tell us why you are doing this. what _ windy weather we had. tell us why you are doing this. what is - windy weather we had. tell us why you are doing this. what is the i you are doing this. what is the importance, the significance? basically because i can. a lot of people — basically because i can. a lot of people out there cannot. to raise money— people out there cannot. to raise money for— people out there cannot. to raise money for a — people out there cannot. to raise money for a fantastic charity, you have _ money for a fantastic charity, you have to _ money for a fantastic charity, you have to have a challenge, make it difficult _ have to have a challenge, make it difficult for — have to have a challenge, make it difficult for yourself. this is a difficult — difficult for yourself. this is a difficult walk, not an easy walk. i know _ difficult walk, not an easy walk. i know the — difficult walk, not an easy walk. i know the money we raise will go towards — know the money we raise will go towards helping save lives and makes it worthwhile. towards helping save lives and makes it worthwhile-— it worthwhile. they are your little chums, it worthwhile. they are your little chums. aren't — it worthwhile. they are your little chums, aren't they? _ it worthwhile. they are your little chums, aren't they? they - it worthwhile. they are your little chums, aren't they? they are i it worthwhile. they are your little chums, aren't they? they are not walking the whole way, are they? brute

walking the whole way, are they? we are letting them out for between two to four _ are letting them out for between two to four hours and then we swap them over _ to four hours and then we swap them over they— to four hours and then we swap them over. they are all catered for. joining — over. they are all catered for. joining us _ over. they are all catered for. joining us now, gordon from the great north air ambulance service. what do you think to work kerry is doing? what do you think to work kerry is doin.? ., .,, . . what do you think to work kerry is doin? ., . . ., what do you think to work kerry is doing? fantastic. we are in awe of what he has _ doing? fantastic. we are in awe of what he has achieved _ doing? fantastic. we are in awe of what he has achieved so _ doing? fantastic. we are in awe of what he has achieved so far. i doing? fantastic. we are in awe of what he has achieved so far. we i doing? fantastic. we are in awe of. what he has achieved so far. we are riaht what he has achieved so far. we are right behind — what he has achieved so far. we are right behind him. _ what he has achieved so far. we are right behind him. how— what he has achieved so far. we are right behind him. how significant i what he has achieved so far. we are right behind him. how significant is| right behind him. how significant is it when somebody does something like this? a lot of money will be raised. how important is it? hugely important. people refer to us as heroes— important. people refer to us as heroes and _ important. people refer to us as heroes and life—savers. it cuts £21000 _ heroes and life—savers. it cuts £23,000 every day to provide critical— £23,000 every day to provide critical care throughout the north of england and the isle of man and every— of england and the isle of man and every penny helps. what we are going to raise _ every penny helps. what we are going to raise through this challenge is amazinq — to raise through this challenge is amazing. we to raise through this challenge is amazino. ~ ., ., ., , amazing. we heard from rob in the video we shot _ amazing. we heard from rob in the video we shot yesterday _ amazing. we heard from rob in the video we shot yesterday and - amazing. we heard from rob in the video we shot yesterday and he i amazing. we heard from rob in the | video we shot yesterday and he said he would not be alive if it were not for you guys. that is the point of

the airambulance, right? we for you guys. that is the point of the air ambulance, right? we bring critical care — the air ambulance, right? we bring critical care paramedics _ the air ambulance, right? we bring critical care paramedics and - critical care paramedics and transport them to the major trauma centres _ transport them to the major trauma centres and — transport them to the major trauma centres and hospitals to receive treatment as quickly as possible. horrible — treatment as quickly as possible. horrible weather for you last night. we were all thinking about you. a gorgeous sunrise this morning. we had the most fantastic orange sunrise — had the most fantastic orange sunrise. that _ had the most fantastic orange sunrise. that was _ had the most fantastic orange sunrise. that was significant i had the most fantastic orange i sunrise. that was significant for us because _ sunrise. that was significant for us because it — sunrise. that was significant for us because it was _ sunrise. that was significant for us because it was the _ sunrise. that was significant for us because it was the colour- sunrise. that was significant for us because it was the colour of- sunrise. that was significant for us because it was the colour of max's| because it was the colour of max's colour~ _ because it was the colour of max's colour~ a — because it was the colour of max's colour~ a great _ because it was the colour of max's colour. a great morale _ because it was the colour of max's colour. a great morale boost. i because it was the colour of max's colour. a great morale boost. wei colour. a great morale boost. we always— colour. a great morale boost. we always said. _ colour. a great morale boost. we always said, when _ colour. a great morale boost. we always said, when you _ colour. a great morale boost. we always said, when you think i colour. a great morale boost. we always said, when you think of i colour. a great morale boost. we i always said, when you think of max, look to— always said, when you think of max, look to the _ always said, when you think of max, look to the sunrise _ always said, when you think of max, look to the sunrise but _ always said, when you think of max, look to the sunrise but look- always said, when you think of max, look to the sunrise but look to i always said, when you think of max, look to the sunrise but look to the i look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, _ look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, and — look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, and it _ look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, and it really— look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, and it really helped - look to the sunrise but look to the sunset, and it really helped this i sunset, and it really helped this morninq — sunset, and it really helped this mornino. , , . ., . , sunset, and it really helped this mornino. , , . ., ., , , morning. give us a wave. paddy is aooin to morning. give us a wave. paddy is going to say _ morning. give us a wave. paddy is going to say goodbye _ morning. give us a wave. paddy is going to say goodbye for- morning. give us a wave. paddy is going to say goodbye for us. i going to say goodbye for us. hopefully, are we going to get him to do it? pore hopefully, are we going to get him to do it? �* , ., hopefully, are we going to get him to do it? . i. ., ., hopefully, are we going to get him todoit? ., to do it? are you going to say goodbye? _ to do it? are you going to say goodbye? say _ to do it? are you going to say goodbye? say goodbye. i to do it? are you going to say goodbye? say goodbye. we i to do it? are you going to say i goodbye? say goodbye. we almost to do it? are you going to say - goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out. headin:

goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out- heading up _ goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out. heading up on _ goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out. heading up on his— goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out. heading up on his way _ goodbye? say goodbye. we almost got out. heading up on his way shortly. - out. heading up on his way shortly. that was a classic piece of television. i do not know if it would have been better if he just stayed there. do you know what i mean? a good itch. he has performed. we have had so many amazing animals on the programme this morning. ban has had animals, we spoke to producers of the show. the creator of peaky blinders has described his latest drama as a "love letter to birmingham and coventry". set in the 1980s, this town follows the formation of a band, as the two—tone music scene was exploding in the charts against a backdrop of civil unrest, as our reporter phil mackie has been finding out. the early '805 in the west midlands was a time of turmoil and civil unrest. recently—arrived communities, who'd been the victims of violence and racism began to find their voices. and the violence remained in the background for the majority. two-tone music starts

a new musical movement dominated the charts. two—tone, influenced by punk and ska. this town, set in birmingham and coventry in 1981, has used the music as a backdrop to the social upheaval. so you stay out all the hours of the night, get caught up in a riot, get beaten till you start to see double, and you talk about some girl. i'm in love with her. 0h! levi brown is the lead here in a scene with stephen pinnock, who plays his dad. i didn't even smell the smoke until i got to lascelles road. last year, we got to see it being filmed in birmingham. levi's character dante eventuallyjoins a band. he's decided he wants to be a rock star. coming from birmingham, he already knows all the early '805 classics.

growing up in birmingham, you kind of... you're kind of exposed to it very early on, you know, through parents and through just going to the pub. like, you can guarantee someone's probably going to whack on a ska tune at some point. if there's speakers in the club. i've got lots of tunes in my head. i could do the tunes and you could do the words. what do you say? my parents are the people i've spoken to most because they were sort of this age in the '805~ — and they always say it was the most electric and wonderful time. it was really hard. but the way that people connected with one another, the way that people spoke to their neighbours, it actually was quite a joyous time. of course, what they really hope is that this will be as successful as the last programme that the same people made set here in birmingham, and that was peaky blinders. the man behind both that and this is steven knight, who's also built a new film studio in his home city.

it's the first major production to come from the new studios here in birmingham. why does that matter? i really want this to be a city of choice for people, who are making anything, whether it's set in birmingham or not. it's very much birmingham and coventry are characters in it, if you like. you know, they're really important. so we're shooting it here, shooting what's left of what was there then, and making it the story of four young people from birmingham and coventry, who come together around the music. the important thing for me is people — these four people are living very hard lives in quite tough places. but they have a laugh. look like a proper rude boy. what's a rude boy? inside the happy trooper, you're going to find rude boys, skinheads and zulus. another of the main characters is played by a local lad, too. it's just been a lot of self—education on my own history and what the fabric

of my area as well. means a lot to you as well, right? imagine how much it means to you to do something like this. there's been days where it's quite, like, not, idon't want to say emotional, but yeah, emotional. to really go, "oh, this is what... this is the reality of the story my mum was telling me when i was young. come on. the west midlands has changed massively since the early '805 but some things have stayed the same. the druids heath tower blocks and the region's musical heritage. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. this town will be on bbc one on sunday at 9pm, and is available from 6am on sunday on the bbc iplayer. country music has long been celebrated in the us but is now taking the uk by storm. more brits than ever are embracing country music, with streaming of the genre up

by 50% over the past two years. the latest person to enter the country music scene is singer beyonce, who released her first country album cowboy carter in the early hours of this morning. here's some of it. hey, ms honey bee, it's dolly p. # this ain't texas. # woo. # ain't no hold 'em. # hey. # so lay your cards down, down, down, down, oh. # so park your lexus. # hey! # and throw your keys up. # hey! # stick around, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round. # stick around. # mercy on me, baby. # have mercy on me. # mercy, mercy. # i see you, please have mercy on me. # mercy, mercy. # this house was built with blood and bone. # and it crumbled, yes, it crumbled.#

we're joined now by nashville—based country singer, kirstie kraus. hello. we don't get many people waving at the camera. it is really friendl . waving at the camera. it is really friendly- i _ waving at the camera. it is really friendly. i thought _ waving at the camera. it is really friendly. i thought it _ waving at the camera. it is really friendly. i thought it would - waving at the camera. it is really friendly. i thought it would be i friendly. i thought it would be nice. . ~' friendly. i thought it would be nice. . ~ ., friendly. i thought it would be nice. . ~' . . friendly. i thought it would be nice. . ., ., ., , friendly. i thought it would be nice. . ., ., ., nice. thank you. have you had any of this album? — nice. thank you. have you had any of this album? obviously. _ nice. thank you. have you had any of this album? obviously. it _ nice. thank you. have you had any of this album? obviously. it will - nice. thank you. have you had any of this album? obviously. it will be - this album? obviously. it will be the talk of _ this album? obviously. it will be the talk of the _ this album? obviously. it will be the talk of the next _ this album? obviously. it will be the talk of the next couple - this album? obviously. it will be the talk of the next couple of. this album? obviously. it will be i the talk of the next couple of days. she will probably be sitting in all of the charts.— of the charts. here is a really naive opinion. _ of the charts. here is a really naive opinion. if— of the charts. here is a really naive opinion. if you - of the charts. here is a really naive opinion. if you like - of the charts. here is a really i naive opinion. if you like music that you make whatever genre of music you like.— that you make whatever genre of music you like.- there i that you make whatever genre of music you like.- there is | that you make whatever genre of| music you like.- there is a music you like. exactly. there is a row brewing _ music you like. exactly. there is a row brewing around _ music you like. exactly. there is a row brewing around beyonce - music you like. exactly. there is a | row brewing around beyonce being involved in the genre of country music. . ., ~ , involved in the genre of country music. . . ~ , , music. that makes me sad. every artist should _ music. that makes me sad. every artist should do _ music. that makes me sad. every artist should do what _ music. that makes me sad. every artist should do what music - music. that makes me sad. everyl artist should do what music speaks to them. she is from texas, she is representing where she is from. it

is not like she didn't grow up in texas and hear country music can be influenced by it. she is evolving as an artist. why give anybody backlash or shame them for putting out music they want to? you or shame them for putting out music they want to?— they want to? you are well on the scene. they want to? you are well on the scene- we — they want to? you are well on the scene. we will— they want to? you are well on the scene. we will talk— they want to? you are well on the scene. we will talk about - they want to? you are well on the scene. we will talk about your - they want to? you are well on the i scene. we will talk about your music as well. what are you hearing from people in the industry of fans why objecting to beyonce releasing an album like this? i objecting to beyonce releasing an album like this?— album like this? i am based in nashville and _ album like this? i am based in nashville and what _ album like this? i am based in nashville and what i _ album like this? i am based in nashville and what i hear - album like this? i am based in| nashville and what i hear about album like this? i am based in - nashville and what i hear about this album, it was like, beyonce is coming over now? it is not storytelling, not the right instruments. i been hearing a spectrum of things. i have to admit this song just is so catchy. after the initial reaction... this song just is so catchy. after the initial reaction. . .— this song just is so catchy. after the initial reaction... that is what count the initial reaction. .. that is what country music— the initial reaction... that is what

country music is. _ the initial reaction... that is what country music is. to _ the initial reaction... that is what country music is. to the - the initial reaction... that is what country music is. to the opposite | country music is. to the opposite spectrum. _ country music is. to the opposite spectrum. peeple _ country music is. to the opposite spectrum, people talk— country music is. to the opposite spectrum, people talk about - country music is. to the opposite - spectrum, people talk about beyonce and reference her, literally as queen bee. that is universal. i do not understand all of the backlash. does the industry see this as a global megastar stepping on your turf will actually, in reverse, this is someone bringing a whole new audience to the genre that maybe has never experienced it, never enjoyed it, never understood country music in the way you and your fans it, never understood country music in the way you and yourfans do? it is opening up to a whole new market. beyonce is really smart. a lot of artists have gone from country to p0p, artists have gone from country to pop, like taylor swift, but not as many that go from r soul or sole or p0p many that go from r soul or sole or pop to country. this is a whole movement. —— r and b. pop to country. this is a whole movement. -- r and b.- pop to country. this is a whole

movement. -- r and b. what do you love about — movement. -- r and b. what do you love about country _ movement. -- r and b. what do you love about country music? _ movement. -- r and b. what do you love about country music? the - love about country music? the storytelling — love about country music? tue: storytelling nature love about country music? tta: storytelling nature of it. the lyrics are about our lives. i5 storytelling nature of it. the lyrics are about our lives. is it all heartbreak? _ lyrics are about our lives. is it all heartbreak? it _ lyrics are about our lives. is it all heartbreak? it is _ lyrics are about our lives. is it all heartbreak? it is not - lyrics are about our lives. is it all heartbreak? it is not all i all heartbreak? it is not all heartbreak. _ all heartbreak? it is not all heartbreak. that _ all heartbreak? it is not all heartbreak. that is - all heartbreak? it is not all heartbreak. that is the i all heartbreak? it is not all i heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take _ heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take my _ heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take my man _ heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take my man or _ heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take my man or leave i heartbreak. that is the tradition, do not take my man or leave me | heartbreak. that is the tradition, i do not take my man or leave me here crying. do not take my man or leave me here c inc. ., ., ., do not take my man or leave me here c inc. . ., . , crying. traditional country... i lost m crying. traditional country. .. i lost my truck— crying. traditional country... i lost my truck and _ crying. traditional country... i lost my truck and my - crying. traditional country... i lost my truck and my dog. it | crying. traditional country... i i lost my truck and my dog. it has definitely evolved. there has been a lot of inclusivity happening in country music which makes me excited and happy about it. here country music which makes me excited and happy about it— and happy about it. here in the uk, we knew dolly _ and happy about it. here in the uk, we knew dolly parton _ and happy about it. here in the uk, we knew dolly parton for _ and happy about it. here in the uk, we knew dolly parton for decades, | and happy about it. here in the uk, i we knew dolly parton for decades, we have known her music. she is queen! it has not been as popular in previous decades but in the last decade there has been an explosion here. you have the country to country in london where you are performing. so many people. you a

fan of country music? particularly. it is about opening it up. so many of my friends are saying, i am going. it has exploded here. hesse going. it has exploded here. have ou seen going. it has exploded here. have you seen that? — going. it has exploded here. have you seen that? i _ going. it has exploded here. have you seen that? i have _ going. it has exploded here. have you seen that? i have seen - going. it has exploded here. the you seen that? i have seen out. i was performing last year with my direct partner at the time. i get to perform again this year and i have noticed more people at the festival, people like carley pearce coming out there right now and having to expand their dates, having to get bigger venuesjust their dates, having to get bigger venues just because of the demand going up. festivals are popping up over here all the time. home going up. festivals are popping up over here all the time.— going up. festivals are popping up over here all the time. how do the fans here compared _ over here all the time. how do the fans here compared to _ over here all the time. how do the fans here compared to fans, i over here all the time. how do the fans here compared to fans, say, l over here all the time. how do the l fans here compared to fans, say, in the states? what do we do better and need to do better? i the states? what do we do better and need to do better?— need to do better? i would say --eole's need to do better? i would say people's attention _ need to do better? i would say people's attention span - need to do better? i would say people's attention span over i need to do better? i would say i people's attention span over here is a little longerjust in general. we a little longer 'ust in general. we will take

a little longerjust in general. we will take that as a tick. what does it mean to you in a performance? when you are at a show they are watching your every breath and move on how you are singing the song. trying to take un as a collective person and a whole. in america it is a little different, their attention spanis a little different, their attention span is shorter and they want to dance, move and party with you the whole time. i’ll]! dance, move and party with you the whole time-— whole time. i'll be more restrained in this country? _ whole time. i'll be more restrained in this country? i _ whole time. i'll be more restrained in this country? i think _ whole time. i'll be more restrained in this country? i think you - whole time. i'll be more restrained in this country? i think you are i in this country? i think you are restrained _ in this country? i think you are restrained till— in this country? i think you are restrained till later _ in this country? i think you are restrained till later on - in this country? i think you are restrained till later on in i in this country? i think you are restrained till later on in the l restrained till later on in the night. —— are we more restrained in this country? night. -- are we more restrained in this country?— this country? what is honky-tonk? how would — this country? what is honky-tonk? how would you _ this country? what is honky-tonk? how would you put _ this country? what is honky-tonk? how would you put it _ this country? what is honky-tonk? how would you put it in _ this country? what is honky-tonk? how would you put it in a - this country? what is honky-tonk? | how would you put it in a sentence? it is like a saloon. a lot of word would be inside in the venue. you can drink in a honky—tonk. would be inside in the venue. you | can drink in a honky-tonk. country music is playing- _ can drink in a honky-tonk. country

music is playing. there _ can drink in a honky-tonk. country music is playing. there could i can drink in a honky-tonk. country music is playing. there could be i can drink in a honky-tonk. country music is playing. there could be a| music is playing. there could be a grand piano. music is playing. there could be a grand piano-— music is playing. there could be a rand iano. �* , . grand piano. because we are getting used to intimately _ grand piano. because we are getting used to intimately categorise - grand piano. because we are getting used to intimately categorise it i grand piano. because we are getting used to intimately categorise it all i used to intimately categorise it all is country music. you can subdivide into so many different sub genres. there is modern country, country p0p, there is modern country, country pop, country rock, a country blues player. a whole spectrum of country happening. country music is now popular, that is the popular genre now. in popular, that is the popular genre now. , ., , ., , now. in terms of where this goes, ou can now. in terms of where this goes, you can go — now. in terms of where this goes, you can go full — now. in terms of where this goes, you can go full circle _ now. in terms of where this goes, you can go full circle with - now. in terms of where this goes, you can go full circle with the i you can go full circle with the conversation with beyonce. do you think it will calm down? i conversation with beyonce. do you think it will calm down?— think it will calm down? i think it will literally _ think it will calm down? i think it will literally be _ think it will calm down? i think it will literally be the _ think it will calm down? i think it will literally be the talk - think it will calm down? i think it will literally be the talk for i will literally be the talk for months. texas hold them sat in the charts for four weeks. this album is not going to go away, it is her biggest hit for a while and it will

be really celebrated. i wouldn't be surprised if she makes appearances at the top three. kirstie kraus is performing in venues across the uk over the coming weeks. i hope that crowds live up to expectations and encourage you. live from london, this is bbc news. the syrian government blames israel for deadly air strikes

near the city of aleppo, which killed at least 42 people. rishi sunak faces criticism after giving a knighthood to the largest conservative party's largest donor. an investigation begins in south africa after a bus plunges into a ravine killing 45 people. secret papers reveal that the post office knew its court defence was false but continued fighting the cases against the sub—posmasters. and beyonce is back with herfirst ever country album. hello. we start this hour in the middle east. syria has blamed israel for air strikes on the northern city of aleppo which have killed at least 42 people and

wounded many others. they include syrian soldiers and some fighters