but charities warn customers still owe billions to suppliers. a controversial new law on hate speech comes into force in scotland — police warn it could make theirjobs harder. tens of thousands of people in israel take part in the biggest anti—government demonstration since the start of the conflict in gaza. it's advantage liverpool in the premier league title race. manchester city and arsenal play out a goalless draw — as mo salah and liverpool go top of the table for now. and we'll meet the latest additions to chester zoo — a pair of baby snow leopards. good morning. across the centre of the country we are looking at a fair bit of cloud and some rain which is pushing northwards. northern scotland dry with sunny spells,

southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it's monday the 1st of april. our main story. energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgem's new quarterly price cap comes into force. a household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 - the lowest it's been for two years. charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. with more, here's our cost—of—living correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it's been quite a harsh winter and i haven't been able to afford to have the central heating on.

so it's been rather challenging. and so i've been using hot water bottles. i invested in a battery—operated vest. inside the centre we find kaz, who's found ways to stay warm too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob peter to pay paul, and that'sjust the way it is. and as long as you let people know that you're struggling and that we're not, i'm not the only person who's struggling. there's thousands and thousands. quite a few of my friends are struggling, as well, you know? but hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable with everything. manageable because today the cost of each unit of gas and electricity in the home has come down.

energy prices are now at their lowest level for two years, but at the same time, some government support is being wound down, and other bills — council tax, phone and broadband — are on the way up. financial pressures aren't over, theyjust look a bit different. that will pay for itself in the energy saving. that's why this former mining community is part of a project sharing good habits to save energy and money. if you use more energy, you pay more. so sarah, who leads the discussion, says simple tips are best even at this time of year. three tips would be one, your hot water setting. if it's too hot to wash your hands with, your boiler�*s too high. two, draughts from your chimney into your windows and your doors, manage those draughts. and three, your showers. you need to stick to four minutes. find a four—minute song — less bohemian rhapsody — in the shower. and again, that's £70 a year just on water and energy that you could save.

one water charity has even compiled a four—minute song playlist, keeping people here and around the country to time, and their finances on song. kevin peachey, bbc news. there are also other changes to household bills coming into force from today. peter's here with the details. yes, the new financial year often means working out changes to what's coming in to our bank accounts and what's going out, and there are quite a few big changes taking effect this month. it is well worth doing it if you don't normally. good morning, everyone. let's start with the positives. so, from today, all workers aged 21 and above are entitled to the main rate of national living wage. until now you had to be 23. the amount you'll get is also increasing by more than a pound for the first time ever. there we go, £11.44. working parents of two—year—olds in england should now be able to access 15 hours of free childcare a week. that is from today. but a number of providers say they will struggle

to offer the extra hours. as part of his budget last month, the chancellor announced another cut in national insurance — a 2p cut this time — which takes effect from saturday the 6th of april. that and lower energy bills from today is the good news. on the other hand, water bills are going up in england and wales and there is a bigger increase for scotland. they work out as an average of £30 or more in scotland each year. and it's a similar story when it comes to council tax — three quarters of local authorities are expected to put bills up the maximum possible amount this year. worth saying, in scotland, charges have been frozen. being after being frozen for years, the tv licence will go up to nearly £170 for most people. lots of mobile phone and broadband providers will be charging more,

even if you are in the middle of a contract. vehicle tax, nhs dentist fees and the cost of a new passport are also — yes, you guessed it — going up. thatis that is before we talk about rent and mortgage costs. now is a really good time to do an audit of your income and your bills. lots of changes. there is lots of help out there, as well, including on the bbc news website. thank you. unto other news this morning. a new hate crime law has come into force in scotland today. the government in edinburgh says the legislation will protect minority groups from prejudice and hatred. the association of scottish police superintendents says officers could potentially face a huge increase in reports of crimes. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhartjoins us now. good morning. a controversial law. what does it encapsulate? this was controversial _ what does it encapsulate? this was controversial when _ what does it encapsulate? this was controversial when it _ what does it encapsulate? this was controversial when it was _ what does it encapsulate? this was controversial when it was passed i what does it encapsulate? this was controversial when it was passed as a scottish parliament back in 2021

and that controversy has flared up once again in recent weeks because todayis once again in recent weeks because today is the day the act comes into force. stirring up racial hatred in scotland is already illegal, but what this law does is criminalises a threatening and abusive behaviour intended to stir up hatred on the basis of other characteristics. those are age, disability, religion, sexual being intersex. this is based on thejudgment of sexual being intersex. this is based on the judgment of a reasonable person, with the government stressing there are free—speech regulations baked into this, you can still offend, shock someone, they say that will not change. but it is controversial and there are plenty of critics, some very prominent, of this piece of legislation. including people like elon musk, who owns x, formerly twitter. jk rowling, author of harry potter. there are also critics within the snp, one of their mps at westminster, joanna cherry,

has said she believes this war will be weaponised by trans rights activists and criticise women who do not share their beliefs. also some upset that when we talk about those protected characteristics there, that sex is not one. being a woman isn't one. the scottish government are stressing they plan to introduce separate legislation to deal with misogyny. 0thers separate legislation to deal with misogyny. others are more relaxed about this legislation. adam tomkins, a law professor at glasgow university, who himself used to be a conservative member of the scottish parliament who voted against this legislation back when he was a politician. he says offensive speech is not criminalised by this legislation and he is more relaxed about what it means free speech. he also picked up on another aspect of this legislation and it is what it means for the police in scotland. there are concerns within the force about what this could mean for increased workload. the police have committed to investigating every

allegation of hate crime, but this is appointing scotland when the including some low—level theft, so thatis including some low—level theft, so that is proving the scottish comment saying this is giving more protection to minority groups and protects free speech.— a charity which supports people affected by mental illness has said that anti—depressants should not be handed out to children "simply because there's nothing else to offer". the warning from sane comes after government data showed that nearly 450,000 anti—depressant prescriptions are issued to children in england each year. guidelines from nice state that they should only be given in the most severe cases. tens of thousands of people in israel have taken to the streets in protest, calling for the removal of benjamin netanyahu. they are urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in gaza.

it comes as the israeli prime minister underwent surgery for a hernia last night. 0ur correspondent graham satchell has more. the protest on the streets ofjerusalem is the biggest israel has seen since the start of the conflict. tens of thousands gathered outside the parliament building, the knesset, angry at the government's handling of the war in gaza. there is growing disquiet here at the fate of the hostages, israel's deteriorating relationship with america, its closest ally, and particularly with the leadership of benjamin netanyahu. listen to the crowd, listen to the people of israel who are saying enough is enough. we need a functioning government. bibi netanyahu is not doing hisjob anywhere in the last few years. he's bringing the country down in every aspect possible. so we got to replace him immediately. prime minister netanyahu has temporarily handed control of his government to his deputy

while he has surgery for a hernia. but speaking before the operation, he said now was not the time for an election in israel. translation: the calls for elections now in the middle of the warjust - before the victory will paralyse israel for at least six months, eight months in my estimation. they will paralyse the negotiations for the release of our hostages. they will bring the war to an end before the completion of its objectives. and the first to bless it will be hamas, and that says everything. in gaza, an air strike near the al—aqsa hospital. israeli military says this area was being used as a command centre by islamichhad. the bbc understands four militants were killed and a number of others, including journalists, injured. back in israel, there were minor scuffles as demonstrators clashed with police. there are protests planned for the next three days in israel as pressure mounts inside the country for a resolution to the conflict.

graham satchell, bbc news. salvage crews at the us port of baltimore have removed the first section of the bridge that collapsed on tuesday, when it was hit by a container ship. six people working on the bridge at the time were killed. the coastguard said a first section of the francis scott key bridge had been cut free, and was being transferred onto a barge to be taken ashore. the use of cannabis has been partially legalised in germany, under new rules aiming to combat its sale on the black market. adults are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of the drug, and grow up to three plants per household. thousands of people have taken to the streets in haiti to mark easter weekend. it's the first major national holiday since the country's government collapsed. the caribbean island is now largely gripped by gang violence. more than 1,500 people have been killed since the start of the year, and tens of thousands of others left homeless. the un has described

the situation as cataclysmic. our reporter nomia iqbal has more. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap haitian, praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince, the city is still suffering — with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites — an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with herfamily every day to make sure they're still alive. her father says there was a shooting today — everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence.

her cousin was killed by a gang in the capital last year. i have friends that, after school, they decided to open a business or things like that, and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so its two ways — either you stay and you fight, or you go. even though i, go i'll come back because i have a plan, even though i go, i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a dream, and that dream is happening in haiti. the country is now waiting to see exactly who will take on the gangs in the fight for power. a presidential transitional council is in the works, and the group's main goal will be to restore order and democracy to a nation that's at a crucial turning point in history. one of the country's most powerful gang leaders, jimmy cherizier, has said he's open to a ceasefire. known as barbecue, he and his coalition control much of the capital right now, but he wants a seat at the negotiating table. it will be hard, though, to convince many haitians

to accept violent gangsters as future political leaders. translation: when gangs attack, they're terrorising people, - and they don't have any compassion — theyjust kill. the population is dying — it's true — because it's the country which is dying. when the port is dysfunctional, the airport is dysfunctional, and the hospital is dysfunctional, people will definitely die. haiti is a country with a lot of faith, but constant, overlapping crises have pushed it to the brink. and with little change so far, right now hope is all people have. nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti. a burial crypt close to the resting place of marilyn monroe has sold for more than £150,000. the buyer — a us tech investor — said he had "always dreamt of being next to" the hollywood star.

one of her dresses also sulphate times the asking price. account bought for more than £250,000. i haven't heard of the designer. marilyn monroe's address, people would pay more for carol's addresses, and rightly! as if! good morning. really mixed weather through this week and next week. this week we are looking at rather unsettled conditions, spells of wind and rain turning very mild towards the end of the week. yesterday the temperature in we can halt reached 17.9 celsius. that is in sussex. it won't be that high today. two bands of rain, both pushing steadily northwards, a fair bit of cloud associated with these,

as well. as we go through the day they will continue to move northwards. this essential swathe of the uk will be cloudy and wet. some of that getting into south—east scotland at times with the breeze coming in off the sea, pulling in the cloud and there will be drizzle. the of scotland seeing sunny spells, southern england, south wales also seeing sunny spells but some heavy showers developing as we go through the course of the afternoon. temperatures ranging from eight in the north to 15 in the south. cooler, though, under the rain. as we go through the evening and overnight the band of rain continues to push northwards into scotland. some of it getting into northern ireland. some clear spells behind it means they will be mist and fog patches forming but we also have breezy conditions and showers running through the english channel and southern counties. temperatures overnight, chilly for most, five to 8 degrees, but also where we have the cloud and the rain across parts of north—east england, for example,

temperatures will fall away to one or 2 degrees. as i mentioned, the weatherfor or 2 degrees. as i mentioned, the weather for the rest of this week remains unsettled. we weather for the rest of this week remains unsettled.— weather for the rest of this week remains unsettled. we will keep an e e on the remains unsettled. we will keep an eye on the forecast. _ remains unsettled. we will keep an eye on the forecast. thank - remains unsettled. we will keep an eye on the forecast. thank you. - remains unsettled. we will keep an l eye on the forecast. thank you. nice to see you. eye on the forecast. thank you. nice to see vow— ten residents — including two 88—year—old pensioners — have been given six weeks to move out of their homes, after being served no—fault eviction notices by their social housing landlord. nearly every tenant on lake house close in weaverham in cheshire has received a letter from cedar care — after it said they didn't meet the criteria to live there. the residents say they're devastated — and have nowhere else to go. abbie jones has more. we're both in the same boat, aren't we? we're both going to be evicted and homeless at the same time. 0h, we're not. doreen says she can't stop crying ever since she opened a letter out of the blue saying she has just six weeks to leave her home of ten years.

it's the worst feeling i have ever had in my life. i just feel sick, i just can't. .. i don't think i'd have the energy to move. god knows how much time i've got left. but i would like to spend it here. it's horrible to see your mum like that, to think that people are making your mum of 88 homeless. doreen�*s daughter alison lives next door on lake house close, and she, too, has had an eviction notice telling her to leave by may 12th. i'm really worried about my mum and then i stop and think, me and all, you know, it's notjust my mum, it's me as well. there's nowhere that is like this, next to each other and right next to the the doctors, the shops. to the doctors, the shops. ijust don't understand why. you know, are we not vulnerable? are we not... you know, my mum at her age? jonathan's dad is also 88.

he doesn't know he's being evicted. jonathan intercepted the letter, afraid of what it would do to his father. he has heart disease, stage four kidney disease, a number of other ailments. and if he had read that letter, i mean, the shock in the worst case scenario could have killed him. i can't believe that a company can just serve that letter on somebody. you know, it's immoral, it's unethical. around the corner, glen has been told he hasjust four weeks to get out. 30th of april. not having a place to live, it alters everything. your health, your prospects. glen's home is also full of black mould, and he has no hot water. so you're living in a mouldy home that you've complained about, and now they're evicting you from that mouldy home. nice, isn't it? yeah, that's right. the government had pledged to abolish no—fault evictions like this, but a ban would require a court hearing for each case and the courts have huge backlogs. housing minister michael gove originally said the courts must be reformed first, but told the bbc in february a ban would be in place

by the general election. but the residents' mp — who's also the shadow homelessness minister — says that's not soon enough. section 21 no—fault evictions are driving homelessness. it's up, rough sleeping is up 37%, homelessness overall is up. and here we are in my own constituency, almost on an industrial scale. unfortunately, legally, they can do this at the moment. cedar care told us the properties are not full life homes and are for vulnerable people identified by the council as needing extra support. it says the tenants don't fall into those categories and should never have been living there. it says it will refurbish homes like glen's that weren't maintained by the previous landlord. and if the council says residents do require support, they can move back in. cheshire west and chester council says it hasn't been contacted by cedar care and is looking into the situation. meanwhile, doreen and the other residents say they have no idea what to do. i do wish they'd think

again and help us. it's not... i've never missed a rent or anything. you just don't know what you've done wrong. abbiejones, bbc news, weavering. a really worrying time for those residents. let's take a look at today's papers. many of the front pages focus on king charles' first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer — after he was seen at the easter sunday service in windsor yesterday. the daily mirror praises the monarch's "show of strength" and quotes a source as saying he has "responded to treatment very encouragingly". the times leads on the findings of a study by the royal college of emergency medicine, which suggest that long waits in a&e could be responsible for the deaths of up to 250 people per week. the college compiled the figures based on the high number of patients waiting for admission, and the death rates

associated with such delays. we will have a look through the papers for you a little later. a trip to the doctors is something that can be a bit frightening for some children — so medical students from bristol university have been helping primary—school pupils by teaching first aid using teddy bears. the children also learnt some potentially life—saving skills, including how to apply a bandage. our reporter harriet robinson has been to one of their classes. oh, no! and i fixed it. this is teddy bear hospital, and these children are learning how to put bandages on their injured, fluffy friends. we're having a lot of fun. all the kids were so excited about it. they were so engaged. we had so much fun. we learned loads of stuff. it was really, really good. the sessions are run by medical students from the university of bristol to make any potential hospital trips a little less scary,

and to teach these year one and two pupils some basic first aid. teddies are usefuljust because it's something that children are really familiar with, and it's quite common in hospitals and doctors to maybe put your stethoscope on a teddy first to show a child that it's not going to be painful and that it's... and what's going to happen before it happens to them. as well as learning how to put bandages on and make slings, they also get to listen to each other�*s hearts using a stethoscope, and learn more about different parts of the body. i was listening to my friend arlo's heart. hello! giggling. ilike... oh, i like doing that. kate said they're told the children often go home and tell their parents all about what they've learnt. although, at the time, it can sort of look a bit chaotic and like there's lots of things going on, i think they tend to actually pick up quite a lot from it. hearts don't actually look like a normal heart. what do they look like? they're kind of looking like a blob.

did you learn how to put a bandage on? were you good at it? wrap it, wrap it around. when you've nearly finished the bandage, you just- put it back inside. looks like we're in safe hands. that was harriet robinson reporting from bristol. what a brilliant idea. still to come on breakfast... we'll take a look at how boxing training sessions are helping those diagnosed with parkinson's to control and slow down the development of symptoms. we'll also chat to rory cellan—jones, who co—hosts the movers and shakers podcast — that's coming up at 7:15. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello from bbc london, i'm angie george.

operating because of work at willingdonjunction in eastbourne. southeastern will run a saturday service today and passengers are urged to allow extra time for theirjourneys. meanwhile, trains are unable to run between tonbridge and redhill for at least two weeks according to network rail. emergency repair work will be carried out after a problem with the track which first emerged on friday night. kent police is running a month—long crackdown on dangerous driving during april. officers will be targeting drivers who use a mobile phone at the wheel, those who don't wear a seatbelt, and those driving after drinking or taking drugs. meanwhile, a separate scheme aimed at keeping motorcyclists safe is also being held

this easter weekend. lifeguards from the rnli are back on camber central beach. they'll provide cover at weekends and on bank holidays until may 19th and will then operate seven days a week from the 25th may to the end of september. last year, across rother and hastings, lifeguards responded to 234 incidents, helped 250 people and saved five lives. it's been a busy weekend for some of ourfarmers, with lambing in full swing. at coombes farm, in west sussex, around 1,500 lambs are born each spring. it's the star attraction for members of the public who've been able to watch lambing here since the 1970s. the main thing is, really, we're trying to educate people, and i'd say we've been doing that for 45 years, but then, everybody enjoys it because we're open all the time. through lambing, the sheep are quiet, they don't mind, they don't object. on to football now, and both of our league two sides are in action today. gillingham are away at harrogate town and crawley are away at newport county. both games kick off

at three this afternoon. let's have a look at the weather forecast now with kawser ouamer. hello, good morning. well, it's a largely dry and bright start to easter monday, maybe a few patches of mist and fog around as well, but today is a day of sunny spells and some pretty heavy scattered showers developing, too. a dry start initially, then, but those showers arriving in on a fairly brisk south to southwesterly wind, and there may even be the odd rumble of thunder into the afternoon, temperatures reaching around 12 to 14 or 15 celsius. into the evening, some further showers, some clear spells. more in the way of cloud developing by the end of the night, though, and temperatures overnight, well, holding up at around seven or eight celsius. looking ahead to the next few days, well, staying quite unsettled. for tuesday, too, we're looking at some sunny spells around, maybe some showers, but later in the day, we're expecting some rain to arrive in, and it remains quite unsettled for the rest of the week, but it will become milder, too. and that's your forecast.

time now for our photo of the day. this shot of spring blossom was taken at leeds castle by aimee marie. back to ben and nina. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and ben thompson. hand—made silhouettes of almost 1,500 servicemen are being made in oxfordshire and will go on display in normandy later this month to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the standing with giants installation is made from recycled signs and has taken artist dan barton four years to plan. breakfast'sjohn maguire has been to the studio with veteran stan ford to see the finishing touches added to the project. not all giants loom large. yes, i remember him. yes. i was only 18 when i when ijoined. i'm proud to have done my bit. proud. very proud to have done my bit.

yeah. and my eight brothers, they all done their bit. stan ford is among kindred spirits — among those who served, as he did, on d—day — and among symbols of those who never returned home. it's an honour to be in the presence of this. it does give you some idea — a great idea of the. ..of what the cost, and the people involved. he's here to see the making of standing with giants — an installation representing, in silhouette, the almost 1,500 men of the army, navy and air force under british command who died on that first day, june the 6th. like sentinels, they will stand at the british normandy memorial above ver—sur—mer in northern france — codenamed gold beach during the allied invasion. they've been created by dan barton — a labour of love, commitment and dedication, four years

in the making. the multiples of the same figure — it just seems to just really drive the point home, just how many people suffered for our freedom. part of dan's vision was to involve as many volunteers as possible — more than a thousand have helped to create the figures from recycled signs. he's borrowed thousands of pounds against his oxfordshire home to self—fund the project, and to make his vision a reality. you don't really get parents taking their children and standing them by the — sadly — the monument in the village and taking a photograph of prosperity, whatever. but you do with our figures — they come along, they take a lot of pictures with their children and conversations start. and it's a way of telling youngsters, you know, just to be mindful of where their freedom came from. and, you know, that's... that's... this is a passion project for those involved.

for sure. today, personnel from the nearby raf base, brize norton, are lending a hand. like many in the armed forces, the station commander has a family linked to the second world war — her mother's father drove a tank onto sword beach during the d—day landings. it wasn't something he talked about quite a lot, and i thinkl he was just that kind of quite a modest, reserved man. - and we learn about our history when you're in the military, i right from day one of being in the service, so we knowl the sacrifices that our- predecessors have made — and they made them under really difficult conditions, as well. - but, of course, it's really- important to remember the people that made those sacrifices, because if not, then - what was it all for? the silhouettes will travel to normandy in these specially created stillages, adorned with poetry, prose and poppies — hand—made by volunteers from the women's institute, and delivered in mail sacks bursting at the seams. and some have 600, 700 i poppies in them from a wi, maybe from edinburgh or down i in cornwall, and then another one

has got a little envelope - with maybe one or two in them. but every one comes with a letter, or a card — and honestly — - about who they know, - somebody that was involved in the d—day at normandy. and even if they're just given one poppy, that makes a difference. i it means the world to dan and his volunteer army to have stan's approval — notjust of the concept, but also the design, as the men are depicted with their heads bowed. if they'd have all been stood up like this, you know, it wouldn't have been quite so... the reverence is there. and with a bowed head is really good. really good. i'm... i'm proud to be here, and to see it myself. dan's ambition is to create a mobile display that can travel around during commemorations. his mission — as with the normandy memorial itself — is to encourage people to pause, remember and to learn — but also to ensure the fallen

are never forgotten. john maguire, bbc news, oxfordshire. what an incredible tribute, it's really moving, isn't it? just that reminded to _ really moving, isn't it? just that reminded to stop _ really moving, isn't it? just that reminded to stop and _ really moving, isn't it? just that| reminded to stop and remember really moving, isn't it? just that - reminded to stop and remember and mark the moment for all of us. let's get the sports now with chetan. top of the premier league is a three horse race still. irate of the premier league is a three horse race still.— of the premier league is a three horse race still. we picked it up, it was great _ horse race still. we picked it up, it was great in _ horse race still. we picked it up, it was great in the _ horse race still. we picked it up, it was great in the end _ horse race still. we picked it up, it was great in the end as - horse race still. we picked it up, it was great in the end as a - it was great in the end as a spectacle, it was manchester city deal, arsenal nil, but i think arsenal will be happy. arsenal are now two points behind liverpool, who i think with the big winners yesterday, literally on the pitch because they beat brighton but they are still clear of arsenal and city.

it has been a decade since we have had three sides at the top of the table at this stage of the season when it has been so close. the running is perhaps slightly kinder for city but tough games ahead for all three teams. stalemate at the etihad. watching it all wasjoe lynskey. a title race between three teams. it's now in the sprint finish. sunday's results went liverpool's way. two points clear with nine games to go. butjust like their match with brighton, it won't be straightforward. and it might drop for welbeck. oh, what a finish! they came to anfield and led inside 90 seconds. a setback, but time to sort it. this isjurgen klopp's last season in charge. whoever succeeds him gets a team with belief. unbeaten at anfield for 32 games, they hauled themselves level then had the poise to find a winner. it's salah.

yes, well, iwould have loved to not be 1—0 down, and i would have loved to have been 4—0, 5—0 up but that's just not possible. but besides that, i loved the game. i thought it's the best game we played against brighton. yes, it's nerve—racking, sorry, for all of us, but yeah, that's the first of the last ten. let's keep going. between now and may, this title race will be dramatic. manchester city's match with arsenal was not. the gunners this year are harder to get past. they might have snatched all three points. saka across! but arsenal's priority was to keep the champions out. it's the first time city haven't scored in a home match since 2021. we've made another big step today because you play the best team in the world and they have the capacity to change formations, to get you deep in many moments. they are extremely physical, but i think we cope with that. yeah, it's what it is. we have not a chance just for the fact that it's not easy.

they defend very well, they block and, yeah, we tried but i recognise my team perfectly. how to separate these sides is down to eight more weeks of football. the premier league marathon is now into the running. joe lynskey, bbc news. a good result for the arsenal men. arsenal have dedicated their women's league cup final win to team—mate frida maanum after she collapsed in the second half during their 1—0 victory over chelsea at molineux. play was stopped for seven minutes when the norway midfielder went down off the ball. she received medical treatment before being taken off on a stretcher. she didn't need to go to hospital and later travelled home with her arsenal team—mates. stina blackstenius scored the only goal of the final deep in extra time to stop emma hayes' bid for a quadruple in her final season at chelsea. that is back to back wins in this

competition now for arsenal. also after the match, chelsea manager emma hayes said that the women's game shouldn't tolerate male aggression. hayes was angered by this touchline altercation involving arsenal boss jonas eidevall and chelsea's erin cuthbert during the match. eidevell was booked. hayes then appeared to push him away after the full time whistle as the pair exchanged words. he says her refering to "male aggression" is irresponsible. this is what both managers had to say. i think there's a way to behave on the side of the pitch and not for the first time, you know, i've been in women's football a long time. i don't think we should tolerate male aggression like we did today. and, you know, fronting up or squaring up to a player is something that's unacceptable. and i've never been booked in 12 years of my career. but i mean, there's a way to behave on the touchline. and obviously he received a yellow card and perhaps should have got more.

we had a discussion before the game where both clubs had to agree if we're going to play with multiple system or not. and chelsea said they only wanted to play with one ball and we said we wanted to play with multiple. and then when it suits them in the last minute of the game, when they want to take another ball to take a quick throw in, then all of a sudden they want to use that. and i only said that you guys wanted to play with one ball, so it's not my problem. in the women's six nations, ireland fought back against a strong italy side, but weren't able to get the win losing by 27 points to 21. after a good start from ireland, mistakes gave italy a way back. aura mutzzo getting their fourth try and a bonus point with it. defeat leaves ireland fifth in the six nations table, just above wales. and in rugby league's super league, huddersfield giants recovered from conceding the first try to run out comfortable winners against the london broncos 26—6. after a slow start, the giants scored five unanswered tries to

register their third win of the season. huddersfield are eighth in the table but only two points behind third—placed warrington. the broncos are bottom and winless. ican i can tell you in the last hour, england's women have beaten new zealand by four wickets in the first one—day. thank you, chetan. two friends with disabilities are wanting to break down barriers in the world of scuba diving, whilst also trying to set a new world record. shaun gash, who uses a wheelchair has teamed up with bbcjournalist mohammed salim patel, who's registered blind, in an attempt to become the world's first disabled deep sea diving duo. let's take a look at their journey so far. every time i've mentioned it to somebody, they've said, "what are you going to get out of it? because you can't see." but for me, it's always

a question of, well, why not? yeah, let's go and show the world what we can do and break down the barriers with with diving. throughout my life, i've come across negativity and it motivates me. i've got a degenerative eye condition, which is called retinitis pigmentosa. so i was diagnosed at the age of ten, and at that time the doctors said to me, "you're going to go blind one day." and then suddenly when i was 15, 16 years old, my eyesight started to go and it went very quickly. and i struggled to come to terms with that. what do i do now? do i accept this or do i let it consume me? through my religion, through my parents' support, it inspired me to say, no, i'm going to overcome that and i'm going to push on and do whatever i can.

at the age of 20, 32, nearly 33 years ago, i was involved in a road traffic accident. i was the back—seat passenger of a car. we went around the corner too fast and car flipped over. i broke my back, my wrist, my shoulder, punctured both my lungs and gave me two days to live. i couldn't see where my life was going to take me. you know, i didn't, iwasn't... i was thinking, who was going to have me, who was going to marry me? who was going to, how was i going to have children? where are we going to go? egypt. and i worked in a spinal injuries, rehabilitation, sort of home. so i met shaun there. i think because of sean's personality, that overcomes his disability. everything i do, all the challenges i've done, dawn has always been behind me. even my kids, my youngest went from land's end tojohn o'groats with me, same with shauna, she does all the obstacle courses, same with my son. so, yeah, we're a family of adventurers. i think it'sjust normal now. i think he comes home and just says

he's going to do something crazy, i and it's not really a surprise. are you proud of him? yeah, yeah. i mean, i wouldn't tell that to him! it's really nice and quiet and the paths are really wide. i've got my wife now, who's my support worker. she helps me out, she describes pictures to me or videos to me. when he mentioned diving first time to me, i was like, "how would you do that?" and when he showed me, when he explained me what his vision is in his mind, i was like, wow. when i first started looking into the diving, i contacted a number of different companies. as soon as you mentioned disability, as soon as you mentioned paralysis, there was a lot of barriers put up. silly excuses not to be able to do it. and i think it's because of lack of awareness. but we're both the type of people that will not accept no as an answer. i was looking around, i was contacting companies all over the uk.

morecambe area divers, i contacted them, we had a meeting. we came across curly and nobody's going to say no to curly. _ so this is everything about how we're going to just, like, breathe underwater. he's now then taking me on my little adventure. we want to spread the word that diving is for everybody, for every ability, because we are all equal underwater. we can show to people there's nothing to actually stop you apart from what's in your head. i worked with salim for many years and he _ i worked with salim for many years and he is _ i worked with salim for many years and he is one — i worked with salim for many years and he is one of— i worked with salim for many years and he is one of the _ i worked with salim for many years and he is one of the most- i worked with salim for many years i and he is one of the most determined people _ and he is one of the most determined people i_ and he is one of the most determined pennie i have — and he is one of the most determined pennie i have ever— and he is one of the most determined people i have ever met _ and he is one of the most determined people i have ever met so _ and he is one of the most determined people i have ever met so no - and he is one of the most determined people i have ever met so no wonderl people i have ever met so no wonder he is _ people i have ever met so no wonder he is taking _ people i have ever met so no wonder he is taking that _ people i have ever met so no wonder he is taking that in _ people i have ever met so no wonder he is taking that in his— people i have ever met so no wonder he is taking that in his stride. - bbcjournalist mohammed salim patel there with his diving partner, shaun gash. if you have the bank holiday of today in england and wales, what

will the weather do? let's get the details with carol. it's looking pretty unsettled for some, it is a mishmash of weather this week. let's start with some weather watcher pictures, this is the northern lights last night, seen in the high lines and in aberdeenshire as well. —— seen in the highlands. if you arejust stepping up this morning, it is a chilly start of clear skies. it is currently —2 in the highlands and eight in london. we have weather fronts, these two bringing in some rain, they will eventually merge. low pressure is in charge of the weather right the way through the week. we have areas coming and going. that is why it will be unsettled. across the central swathe of the country we are looking at cloud and rain, this rain slowly moving north. we have a north—easterly wind bringing cloud

and drizzle across the north sea areas. once again here it will feel cooler but across the far north and north—west of scotland, and the far north—west of scotland, and the far north of northern ireland, we are likely to see some sunshine. as the weather fronts move north, likely to see some sunshine. as the weatherfronts move north, we will see sunshine across england and wales but late morning into the afternoon, widespread, heavy, potentially thundery showers are going to develop. temperatures eight to 15 degrees. this evening and overnight, the weather front continues to push north, taking its rain with it and all of the cloud. cloudy in northern ireland with patchy light rain and drizzle, clear skies across england and wales, we will see some mist and fog patches forming. we are also looking at showers across the english channel and areas adjacent to the english channel. breezy here, when you across the far north of scotland and these are the overnight temperatures. under clear skies especially across the north—east, we

could get temperatures down to one or two, and wales as well. low pressure is still with us tomorrow, pushing east, and later in the day we have a clutch of weather fronts coming our way bringing some rain. tomorrow we start with the rain from today across the far north of scotland. dry weather, variable cloud and sunshine, then the next clutch of fronts coming to the south—west introducing rain. temperature wise, we are looking at arrangements again. six in lerwick, 15 in the south—east. it will be pleasant in the sunshine. through the latter part of the week, we can see all of the weather fronts bringing rain and showers, wendy at times particularly by the end of this week, and —— windy at times, a very vigorous area of low pressure

bringing in windy conditions and rain. it remains unsettled, there will be spells of wind and rain but it will turn very mild by the time we get to the end of the week with temperatures up to 17 or 18 degrees. something to look forward to! it won't necessarily be dry! that i something to look forward to! it won't necessarily be dry! that isj won't necessarily be dry! that is how low the _ won't necessarily be dry! that is how low the bar _ won't necessarily be dry! that is how low the bar is, _ won't necessarily be dry! that is how low the bar is, we - won't necessarily be dry! that is how low the bar is, we are - won't necessarily be dry! that is| how low the bar is, we are giddy won't necessarily be dry! that is i how low the bar is, we are giddy at 18! it doesn't take much for us. laughter it might be raining but it will be warm. it's fair to say that winning the lottery is something many have dreamed of, so it's no surprise that the tv show the syndicate, about five people who hit the jackpot, was a popular series. now the story crafted by the late scriptwriter, kay mellor has been adapted for the stage with a cast of famous faces. our reporter abi jaiyeola has been backstage.

theyjust rolled down that little tube, one after the other. the syndicate tells a story of a group of supermarket staff who win the lottery. it was a huge hit on tv. now, remember, as soon as i make the announcement, the cameras will go off. so big smiles. the show ran for four series from 2012 and now it's making its theatre debut. the script was written by leeds playwright kay mellor shortly before she died two years ago. now her daughter gaynor has stepped in to bring her mum's work to the stage. coming to leeds grand, she's had band of gold here, she's had fat friends the musical here, and they were huge hits. so for her to bring the syndicate here is ultra special, and to keep her words alive is really important for us and her legacy going forward. well, there's the ticket. you can check the numbers if you like. in rehearsals backstage at the leeds grand, the production is a real family affair. oliver is gaynor�*s son, and he plays the role ofjamie.

i've been a part of it since the start, so to be able to be a part of it on the stage in such a great place like the grand with gaynor directing me, you know, it's an honour. and to be able to speak kay's words every day is an honour to me. i call her kay because professional sense but she's my lovely grandma, but, yeah. the cast includes some otherfamiliarfaces — brooke vincent from coronation street and emmerdale's samantha giles. i had a little bit of a taster of going back on stage at christmas when i did panto at bradford, so i feel like i remembered, i remembered what it's like because i hadn't been on stage for 14 years. and it is very exciting having a live audience and the reactions there, but it's also quite scary. one of kay's qualities was to just get you laughing and crying within seconds, and i think that really, really does come through in the play as well. we've had so much fun laughing at different lines in the rehearsal room.

there's just over two weeks of rehearsals left, and audiences will be able to share what has been a very special project for kay's family. everybody says, "oh, god, if i only won the lottery, if i won the lottery, i'd do this, if i won..." she explores all that, the good, the bad and the ugly. it's that theme of money, is it good for us? and i think it raises that question but all in a wonderful, amusing, sad, you know, dramatic way. the show will start in leeds on the 18th of april, then head to sheffield and bradford. abijaiyeola, bbc news. it's so true, what would i do if i won the lottery? we it's so true, what would i do if i won the lottery?— it's so true, what would i do if i won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what — won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i _ won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do _ won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do when _ won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do when i _ won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do when i try - won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do when i try to - won the lottery? we can all dream. that is what i do when i try to get l that is what i do when i try to get to sleep, ijust that is what i do when i try to get to sleep, i just fantasise about that. to sleep, i 'ust fantasise about that. ~ ., �* , , i] that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still _ that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still be _ that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still be here _ that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still be here at _ that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still be here at 6am - that. we wouldn't see the dust! i would still be here at 6am every|

would still be here at 6am every morning! a trip to the zoo is always a popular choice for families enjoying the school holidays. but for those of you who can't make it in person today, our reporter sarah rogers will be giving us a sneak peek into life at chester zoo. you are meeting the penguins this morning? good morning. yes, iwon the lottery, if i did, i would spend all my time here with the humboldt penguins on penguin island. there are 44 here but there are 37 and —— 37,000 animals here and 1000 zookeepers here at chester zoo. zoe is one of them, we are going to be feeding them sooner. how are you getting on with your easter eggs? because the penguins here have been working on some eggs of their own. the male and female take equal time in making sure that they are warm and nesting at the moment, we are not allowed over there for obvious reasons. they are very protective

over their young. they are expected to hatch any time. let's go and feed some penguins. i have to walk very slowly to not scare anyone away but they don't look scared at all. what are we having for breakfast? it is s - rats for are we having for breakfast? it is sprats for our _ are we having for breakfast? it 3 sprats for our penguins here. little fish for them to eat. who sprats for our penguins here. little fish for them to eat.— fish for them to eat. who is here? this is hazel. _ fish for them to eat. who is here? this is hazel. hello, _ fish for them to eat. who is here? this is hazel. hello, good - fish for them to eat. who is here? | this is hazel. hello, good morning, hazel! their — this is hazel. hello, good morning, hazel! they are _ this is hazel. hello, good morning, hazel! they are hungry _ this is hazel. hello, good morning, hazel! they are hungry today! - this is hazel. hello, good morning, hazel! they are hungry today! they | hazel! they are hungry today! they are wonderful, _ hazel! they are hungry today! they are wonderful, aren't _ hazel! they are hungry today! they are wonderful, aren't they? - hazel! they are hungry today! they are wonderful, aren't they? they i are wonderful, aren't they? they came over so quickly when you called them. and they do come when you call them, how quick are they? thea;r them. and they do come when you call them, how quick are they?— them, how quick are they? they can aet seeds them, how quick are they? they can get speeds no _ them, how quick are they? they can get speeds no to _ them, how quick are they? they can get speeds up to 25 _ them, how quick are they? they can get speeds up to 25 miles _ them, how quick are they? they can get speeds up to 25 miles an - them, how quick are they? they can get speeds up to 25 miles an hour. them, how quick are they? they can | get speeds up to 25 miles an hour so if i throw some fish in the water, you can see how quickly they can spin off and have a quick feed. that is really important for them out in the world, catching these really small quick fish.— the world, catching these really small quick fish. they torpedo don't the . the small quick fish. they torpedo don't they- they are _ small quick fish. they torpedo don't they. they are very _ small quick fish. they torpedo don't they. they are very social, - small quick fish. they torpedo don't they. they are very social, do - small quick fish. they torpedo don't they. they are very social, do you i they. they are very social, do you know who everybody is in all their

personalities?— know who everybody is in all their personalities? yes, even though we have 44 and — personalities? yes, even though we have 44 and they — personalities? yes, even though we have 44 and they look _ personalities? yes, even though we have 44 and they look very - personalities? yes, even though we have 44 and they look very similar, | have 44 and they look very similar, we know them all by name, they'll have a name and a personality. this is minstrel and hazel. they are all very individual.— is minstrel and hazel. they are all very individual. they are a long way from home- — very individual. they are a long way from home. how— very individual. they are a long way from home. how are _ very individual. they are a long way from home. how are they - very individual. they are a long way from home. how are they doing - very individual. they are a long way from home. how are they doing in l very individual. they are a long way i from home. how are they doing in the wild? i know people can see them here but how are they doing in the world? in here but how are they doing in the world? . , world? in peru and chile where these cu s are world? in peru and chile where these guys are from. _ world? in peru and chile where these guys are from. they _ world? in peru and chile where these guys are from, they are _ world? in peru and chile where these guys are from, they are struggling i guys are from, they are struggling quite a bit, the usual problems like global warming, quite a bit, the usual problems like globalwarming, overfishing quite a bit, the usual problems like global warming, overfishing and pollution, but now threats like open cast mining which threatens to destroy breeding habitats, there are only 24,000 in the world now so it's important that we have them here at chester zoo as part of the european reading programme. this chester zoo as part of the european reading programme.— reading programme. this is hazel? ri . ht in reading programme. this is hazel? right in front _ reading programme. this is hazel? right in front of— reading programme. this is hazel? right in front of me, _ reading programme. this is hazel? right in front of me, yes! - reading programme. this is hazel? right in front of me, yes! and i reading programme. this is hazel? right in front of me, yes! and a i right in front of me, yes! and a mini milk is after it as well. hogs mini milk is after it as well. how do ou mini milk is after it as well. how do you make _ mini milk is after it as well. how do you make sure _ mini milk is after it as well. how do you make sure that _ mini milk is after it as well. how do you make sure that everybody is fed and happy?—

do you make sure that everybody is fedand ha-- ?�* , fed and happy? because we feed them b hand as fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much _ fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much as _ fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much as we _ fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much as we feed _ fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much as we feed them i fed and happy? because we feed them by hand as much as we feed them in i by hand as much as we feed them in the water, we can monitor them really closely. we weigh them regularly as well so we can keep an eye on them ridiculously. you regularly as well so we can keep an eye on them ridiculously.— eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- — eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- we _ eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- we could _ eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- we could keep- eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- we could keep an i eye on them ridiculously. you have 44 here -- we could keep an eye i eye on them ridiculously. you have| 44 here -- we could keep an eye on 44 here —— we could keep an eye on them really closely. we have 44 here but we just saw the exit so you are getting more?— but we just saw the exit so you are getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs _ getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs -- _ getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs -- 14 _ getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs -- 14 eggs _ getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs -- 14 eggs at - getting more? yes, we hope so, we have 44 eggs -- 14 eggs at the i have 44 eggs —— 14 eggs at the moment, we don't know how many of them are fertile, it is quite difficult rearing checks but hopefully we will get a bumper year this year. hopefully we will get a bumper year this ear. �* , ., , hopefully we will get a bumper year this ear. �*, ., , .., hopefully we will get a bumper year this ear. �*, ., , ., this year. let's had this income are read , this year. let's had this income are ready. guys? _ this year. let's had this income are ready, guys? ready? _ this year. let's had this income are ready, guys? ready? that - this year. let's had this income are ready, guys? ready? that is i this year. let's had this income are ready, guys? ready? that is how. this year. let's had this income are i ready, guys? ready? that is how you dive in at the pool! sorry, i can't resist, the only chance i will get to do this. that is the penguins said. you might have seen this video on social media of a very rare

giraffe that was born here. six but at birth, and 70 kilos. we will be moving on later to go and see their mum and baby, six foot at birth. i don't think they fish!— don't think they fish! these guys are lovin: don't think they fish! these guys are loving it! _ don't think they fish! these guys are loving it! one _ don't think they fish! these guys are loving it! one last _ don't think they fish! these guys are loving it! one last fish i don't think they fish! these guys are loving it! one last fish for i are loving it! one last fish for hazel, hello, _ are loving it! one last fish for hazel, hello, hazel, - are loving it! one last fish for hazel, hello, hazel, you i are loving it! one last fish for hazel, hello, hazel, you are. are loving it! one last fish for i hazel, hello, hazel, you are my favourite. comejoin us hazel, hello, hazel, you are my favourite. come join us later on, hazel, hello, hazel, you are my favourite. comejoin us later on, i will show you around. favourite. come join us later on, i will show you around.— favourite. come join us later on, i will show you around. sarah, you are havin: the will show you around. sarah, you are having the time _ will show you around. sarah, you are having the time of— will show you around. sarah, you are having the time of your _ will show you around. sarah, you are having the time of your life _ will show you around. sarah, you are having the time of your life there i having the time of your life there and we are very envious. we could have watched those penguins all morning, they are mesmerising. this is the bestjob in morning, they are mesmerising. this is the best job in the morning, they are mesmerising. this is the bestjob in the world. i almost went to pet hazel then, you're not meant to do that! i will give herfish instead. find you're not meant to do that! i will give her fish instead.— give her fish instead. and a baby airaffe, give her fish instead. and a baby giraffe. what _ give her fish instead. and a baby giraffe, what more _ give her fish instead. and a baby giraffe, what more do _ give her fish instead. and a baby giraffe, what more do you i give her fish instead. and a babyj giraffe, what more do you want? give her fish instead. and a baby i giraffe, what more do you want? and ma be giraffe, what more do you want? and maybe some — giraffe, what more do you want? and maybe some snow leopards babies. if you are lucky. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. a £1.5bn redevelopment plan for liverpool street station has received more than 2,000 objections. westminster council, historic england and members of the public have objected to the plans, with some calling the proposals "ugly". plans include the partial demolition of the victorian station. property developer sellar said the project would "help london maintain its status as a world—class city — at no cost to passengers or the taxpayer". patients of the children's gender clinic at the tavistock centre in north london are being transferred to new clinics from today. some 5,000 children and young people are on the waiting list for referral to the new clinics, one of them being at great ormond street hospital. concerns have been raised about whether the new service is ready. many of us will remember the plight of british—iranian dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was sentenced to five years in prison in iran, and her husband richard's fight to get her released.

but another british—iranian dual national was imprisoned at the same time, and released on the the same day anoosheh ashoori from south london was wrongfully imprisoned while incarcerated he vowed he would run the london marathon if he was released. he ran in 2022, and he hasn't stopped running since. he's raising money for hostage international. this is the uniform that you have to wear when you are being taken to the revolutionary court. i managed to smuggle it somehow and managed to bring it to britain and i ran in this in the first london marathon in 2022. there were two charity organisations that helped us very much. one was amnesty international, iran for them the first time. and then hostage international, who helped my family members while i was in prison and afterwards when i was released. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, it's a dry, bright start initially to this easter monday but today we're looking at some sunny spells but also some scattered heavy showers developing in places too. this morning there may be one or two patches of mist and fog but they will soon left and then we will start to see those showers developing, being brought in on a fairly brisk south—westerly wind. these showers may come with the odd rumble of thunder into the afternoon and temperatures reaching around 12 to maybe 14 celsius. these showers will continue for a time, there will be some drier, clearer weather during the evening but more in the way of cloud by the early hours and again some showers drifting in from the south and temperatures holding up at around six to nine celsius. so fairly mild conditions overnight. as we look ahead, tuesday, another day of sunshine and scattered showers but this area of low pressure will arrive later in the day bringing with it some outbreaks of rain for a time. it does look like it will be quite

unsettled over the next few days, not a complete wash—out, there will be some drier, brighter weather in between and becoming much milder by the end of the week. and that's your forecast for now. that's it for now. we're back in half an hour. back to nina and ben. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and ben thompson. our headlines today. energy bills fall to their lowest in two years as the new price cap for england, wales and scotland comes into effect — but charities warn customers still owe billions to suppliers. and with many council tax, water and broadband bills all rising, many households will still be feeling the squeeze. i'll have all the details. a controversial new law on hate speech comes into force in scotland — police warn it could make theirjobs harder.

i hated end to the matching that women's ly cup final as both managers clash. emma hayes accusing the other side of male aggression during the game, comments he calls irresponsible. across northern scotland, the driest conditions with sunny spells. across the centre of the country, cloudier with rain and in the south we have sunny spells but also some heavy, thundery showers developing. all the details later. it's monday the 1st of april. our main story. energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgem's new quarterly price cap comes into force. the household using typical energy

will save more than £200. but charities say customers still have billions of pounds of outstanding payments. with more, here's our cost—of—living correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it's been quite a harsh winter and i haven't been able to afford to have the central heating on. so it's been rather challenging. and so i've been using hot water bottles. i invested in a battery—operated vest. inside the centre we find caz, who's found ways to stay warm too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob peter to pay paul, and that'sjust the way it is. and as long as you let

people know that you're struggling and that we're not, i'm not the only person who's struggling. there's thousands and thousands. quite a few of my friends are struggling, as well, you know? but hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable with everything. manageable because today the cost of each unit of gas and electricity in the home has come down. energy prices are now at their lowest level for two years, but at the same time, some government support is being wound down, and other bills — water, council tax, phone and broadband — are on the way up — financial pressures aren't over, theyjust look a bit different. that will pay for itself in the energy saving. that's why this former mining community is part of a project sharing good habits to save energy and money. if you use more energy, you pay more. so sarah, who leads the discussion, says simple tips are best even at this time of year. three tips would be one, your hot water setting.

if it's too hot to wash your hands with, your boiler�*s too high. two, draughts from your chimney into your windows and your doors, manage those draughts. and three, your showers. you need to stick to four minutes. find a four—minute song — less bohemian rhapsody — in the shower. and again, that's £70 a year just on water and energy that you could save. one water charity has even compiled a four—minute song playlist, keeping people here and around the country to time, and their finances on song. kevin peachey, bbc news. there are also other changes to household bills coming into force from today. peter's here with the details. quite often the case in april where you look at what is going in and what is going out and there are a lot of changes this month. i will try to go through them. let's start with the positives. so, from today, all workers aged 21

and above are entitled to the main rate of national living wage. until now you had to be 23. the amount you'll get is also increasing by more than a pound for the first time ever. working parents of two—year—olds in england should now be able to access 15 hours of free childcare a week. that is from today. but a number of providers say they will struggle to offer the extra hours. as part of his budget last month, the chancellor announced another cut in national insurance — a 2p cut this time — which takes effect from saturday — the 6th of april. that and lower energy bills from today is the good news. on the other hand, water bills are going up in england and wales and there is a bigger increase for scotland. they work out as an average of £30 or more in scotland each year. and it's a similar story when it comes to council tax — three quarters of local authorities are expected to put

bills up the maximum possible amount this year. worth saying, in scotland, charges have been frozen. after being frozen for years, the tv licence will go up to nearly £170 for most people. lots of mobile phone and broadband providers will be charging more, even if you are in the middle of a contract. vehicle tax, nhs dentist fees and the cost of a new passport are also — yes, you guessed it — going up. that is before we talk about rent and mortgage costs. now is a really good time to do an audit of your income and your bills. there are lots of changes. there is lots of help out there, as well, including on the bbc news website. thank you. onto other news this morning. a new hate crime law has come into force in scotland today. the government says the legislation will protect minority groups from prejudice and hatred.

the association of scottish police superintendents says officers could face a huge increase in reports of crimes. our political correspondent david wallace lockhartjoins us now. a law aimed at protecting minority groups but proving controversial. that's right. stirring up racial hatred in scotland is already illegal or was before this law came in but this law criminalises threatening or abusive behaviour intended to stir up hatred towards another set of protected characteristics. those are age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and being intersex. this is all based on thejudgment and being intersex. this is all based on the judgment of a reasonable person. but it is proving controversial in a number of ways. one of them is that sex is not included in those protected characteristics. some argue this does not offer enough protection for women. scottish ministers say they will legislate separately in that area. there are also concerns about

free speech, which is where some very prominent critics, some famous critics, have emerged. elon musk, the owner of twitter or x, and jk rowling, the author of harry potter. the scottish government says protections on free speech are baked into the legislation and people can still shop and defend but this is offering more protection to those groups we mentioned. there is also another area proving controversial about what it means for policing. police scotland are a stretch at the moment and there are concerns from within the force about the level of complaints that they will have to investigate off the back of this new legislation. this is at a point where police scotland has committed to investigate every allegation when a hate crime has been committed. police scotland doesn't currently investigate every crime already, for example some low—level thefts. scottish government say they provided police scotland with training and that police funding is at a record high in scotland but

certainly a number of areas where people are unhappy with this legislation which has come into force today but i don't think this will be the last time we talk about it. i will be the last time we talk about it. ., , , ., ., will be the last time we talk about it. i am sure you are right. david, thank you- _ a charity which supports people affected by mental illness has said that anti—depressants should not be handed out to children "simply because there's nothing else to offer". the warning from sane comes after government data showed that nearly 450,000 anti—depressant prescriptions are issued to children in england each year. guidelines from nice state that they should only be given in the most severe cases. more than 250 patients a week may have died unnecessarily last year due to very long waits for a bed in a&e, according to a study of nhs figures by the royal college of emergency medicine. the department of health said it is making progress in reducing waiting times, including adding an extra 5000 permanent staff beds this winter to increase

capacity. tens of thousands of people in israel have taken to the streets to protest, calling for the removal of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they are urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in gaza. it comes as the israeli prime minister underwent surgery for a hernia last night. our correspondent graham satchell has more. the protest on the streets ofjerusalem is the biggest israel has seen since the start of the conflict. tens of thousands gathered outside the parliament building, the knesset, angry at the government's handling of the war in gaza. there is growing disquiet here at the fate of the hostages, israel's deteriorating relationship with america, its closest ally, and particularly with the leadership of benjamin netanyahu. listen to the crowd, listen to the people of israel who are saying enough is enough. we need a functioning government. bibi netanyahu is not doing hisjob anywhere in the last few years.

he's bringing the country down in every aspect possible. so we got to replace him immediately. prime minister netanyahu has temporarily handed control of his government to his deputy while he has surgery for a hernia. but speaking before the operation, he said now was not the time for an election in israel. translation: the calls for elections now in the middle of the warjust i before the victory will paralyse israel for at least six months, eight months in my estimation. they will paralyse the negotiations for the release of our hostages. they will bring the war to an end before the completion of its objectives. and the first to bless it will be hamas, and that says everything. in gaza, an air strike near the al—aqsa hospital. israeli military says this area was being used as a command centre by islamichhad. the bbc understands four militants were killed and a number of others, including journalists, injured. back in israel, there were minor

scuffles as demonstrators clashed with police. there are protests planned for the next three days in israel as pressure mounts inside the country for a resolution to the conflict. graham satchell, bbc news. salvage crews at the us port of baltimore have removed the first section of the bridge that collapsed on tuesday, when it was hit by a container ship. six people working on the bridge at the time were killed. the coastguard said a first section of the francis scott key bridge had been cut free, and was being transferred onto a barge to be taken ashore. the use of cannabis has been partially legalised in germany, under new rules aiming to combat its sale on the black market. adults are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of the drug, and grow up to three plants per household. proposals to criminalise rough sleeping are facing criticism,

the prime minister is in talks with conservative rebels over the plans. the bill would give police the power to fine, move on, or a jail homeless people deemed to be a nuisance. our political correspondent georgia robertsjoins us now. good morning. another divisive policy and headache for the prime minister. �* ., ., ., minister. another potential headache for rishi sunak _ minister. another potential headache for rishi sunak when _ minister. another potential headache for rishi sunak when it _ minister. another potential headache for rishi sunak when it comes - minister. another potential headache for rishi sunak when it comes to i for rishi sunak when it comes to managing his own mps. this bill was introduced by the former home secretary suella braverman, part of government efforts to project are tough on crime attitude ahead of the general election. you might remember sheep came under some quite hefty criticism at the time for some of her language —— she came under heavy criticism. she described homelessness as a lifestyle choice. this bill would give police and local authorities powers to move on on rough sleepers, fine them or in some cases jail them if they are deemed a so—called nuisance in

england and wales. many conservative mps are unhappy about this and looking to scrub that from the criminaljustice bill. they are being led in those efforts by the conservative mp bob blackman, long—time homelessness campaigner, but support also from the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith. they are concerned that this bill could effectively end “p that this bill could effectively end up too punishing. someone who just looks as if they intend to sleep rough could land themselves into trouble. or those who have no choice but to sleep on the streets being punished. one potential backer of making changes to this bill told the bbc that negotiations with the government are ongoing but so far nothing concrete from them. but certainly, given what seems to be quite widespread discontent within the party, some compromise perhaps would appear to be inevitable unless the government wants to be seen as looking weak in the face of what could be quite a large rebellion. we shau could be quite a large rebellion. we shall see. thank you.

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you _ it is. good morning —— a nice start. you can— it is. good morning —— a nice start. you can see — it is. good morning —— a nice start. you can see the sunrise here and across— you can see the sunrise here and across southern areas and other areas _ across southern areas and other areas that — across southern areas and other areas that is the case but not everywhere. two bands of rain, both slowly _ everywhere. two bands of rain, both slowly moving northwards. eventually this one _ slowly moving northwards. eventually this one will catch up and they will merge _ this one will catch up and they will merge trut— this one will catch up and they will merge but the rain will not be particularly heavy. but we have some sunshine _ particularly heavy. but we have some sunshine to _ particularly heavy. but we have some sunshine to start the day in the south, — sunshine to start the day in the south, we _ sunshine to start the day in the south, we run into this cloud and rain _ south, we run into this cloud and rain sunny— south, we run into this cloud and rain. sunny skies likely to be in the northern isles, northern and western— the northern isles, northern and western scotland. west of scotland fairly cloudy with rain in the south—east. northern ireland, cloudy with patchy _ south—east. northern ireland, cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle. then _ with patchy light rain and drizzle. then the — with patchy light rain and drizzle. then the rain across northern england — then the rain across northern england and north wales. some sunshine — england and north wales. some sunshine further south but we already— sunshine further south but we already have some showers in the south—west and if anything on a late morning _ south—west and if anything on a late morning for— south—west and if anything on a late morning for the afternoon they will be more _ morning for the afternoon they will be more widespread and some are likely— be more widespread and some are likely to _ be more widespread and some are likely to be — be more widespread and some are likely to be heavy with some thunder and lightning in them. breezy through— and lightning in them. breezy through the english channel and the breeze _ through the english channel and the breeze coming in off the north sea will make — breeze coming in off the north sea will make it feel that bit cooler here _ will make it feel that bit cooler here but— will make it feel that bit cooler here but temperatures up to about 15

degrees _ here but temperatures up to about 15 degrees. through this evening and overnight— degrees. through this evening and overnight the band of cloud and rain continues— overnight the band of cloud and rain continues to push northwards across scotland. _ continues to push northwards across scotland, cloudy and damp across northern — scotland, cloudy and damp across northern ireland, some clearer skies developing _ northern ireland, some clearer skies developing across parts of england and wales. some mist and fog patches forming _ and wales. some mist and fog patches forming we _ and wales. some mist and fog patches forming. we also have breezy conditions and showers pushing across— conditions and showers pushing across the english channel. nippy for some — across the english channel. nippy for some in the night, 2 degrees in newcastle — for some in the night, 2 degrees in newcastle for example. tomorrow we have the _ newcastle for example. tomorrow we have the remnants of the rain from today— have the remnants of the rain from today across northern scotland, brisk— today across northern scotland, brisk winds here and, as we push further— brisk winds here and, as we push further south we are looking at, again. _ further south we are looking at, again. a — further south we are looking at, again, a fair bit of cloud at times, some _ again, a fair bit of cloud at times, some sunny— again, a fair bit of cloud at times, some sunny skies and some rain coming — some sunny skies and some rain coming in — some sunny skies and some rain coming in from the south—west. highs up coming in from the south—west. highs up to 14 _ coming in from the south—west. highs up to 14 or— coming in from the south—west. highs up to 14 or 15— coming in from the south—west. highs up to 14 or 15 degrees. beyond that, fairly— up to 14 or 15 degrees. beyond that, fairly unsettled. pretty wet and windy, — fairly unsettled. pretty wet and windy, especially on friday. the temperatures going to climb and it will be _ temperatures going to climb and it will be quite warm for some in any sunshine _ will be quite warm for some in any sunshine by— will be quite warm for some in any sunshine by the end of the week. tell us— sunshine by the end of the week. tell us that temperature again, how one at the end of the week? it could

be 17 or 18 degrees. _ one at the end of the week? it could be 17 or 18 degrees. thank— one at the end of the week? it could be 17 or 18 degrees. thank you! i it could be, it could be. we will cling on to that. 16. it could be, it could be. we will cling on to that.— cling on to that. 16, 17, 18. we will see- _ a boxing club in north yorkshire is helping people with parkinson's disease to improve their strength and mobility through specialist fitness classes. westway boxing club in eastfield has eight students with the degenerative condition who have been training for six months and have seen an improvement in their symptoms. our reporter carla fowler has been to meet the boxers. fighting to keep fit for as long as possible. westway club has been training boxers for three decades in scarborough, but this is a new group of fighters facing a different kind of battle. everyone here has parkinson's. it's a heavyweight opponent, but they're slowing down its progress through boxing.

you start to learn your balance quite early on. you get the coordination and the strength builds up. of course, once you can do that, you can punch harder. so i think it affects all of those things. and they're very important because what parkinson's does is take away the ability of the mind to control the body, basically. and so you need to find new ways of doing it. we aren't recreating the wheel, we're just doing boxing training. i think it's the rhythm. it's got everybody strong, everyone's improved. my granddad had had parkinson's, and through my training, through boxing, i'd seen other clubs and people doing similar things. and i turned up to one of the people's coffee mornings and offered my services and we went from there. parkinson's is a neurological condition with many different symptoms, but a growing body of evidence suggests boxing specifically improves balance, coordination and agility. all things impacted by parkinson's.

my footsteps have got much better. the strength, certainly in my left arm, is very much better. it keeps the body working, keeps the mind working. even the consultant thinks it's one of the best things that's happened for all of us. for many, it's a chance to release the daily frustrations their condition brings. it isn't how i foresaw my life panning out. i've always been interested in sport, always kept myself fit, never done drugs or...rarely drink. and, you know, it's kind of... you need to keep going. i live on my own, so i need to be able to look after myself for as long as possible. i hope we can continue building on this and showing people the power of boxing used for parkinson's is quite a special thing. at the moment, there is no cure for parkinson's, but boxing could be the best therapy.

that was carla fowler reporting. we are nowjoined by rory cellan—jones, co—host of the movers and shakers podcast. afamiliar a familiarface a familiar face on the bbc. lovely to see you. how are you? i a familiar face on the bbc. lovely to see you. how are you?- a familiar face on the bbc. lovely to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben- i am — to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben- i am ready _ to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i am ready to _ to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i am ready to actually - to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i am ready to actually go i to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i am ready to actually go for i to see you. how are you? i am fine, ben. i am ready to actually go for a | ben. i am ready to actually go for a walk so as soon as we have done this i shall be out. that is my main form of exercise stock that is the point, it is about exercise and the importance it can play in dealing with symptoms of parkinson's. that was a boxing _ with symptoms of parkinson's. that was a boxing club. _ with symptoms of parkinson's. that was a boxing club. do you do similar things to help with your symptoms? well, ben, ifeel incredibly guilty hearing those people because i don't do enough exercise. i know i should do enough exercise. i know i should do more. i do actually have a personal trainer, do more. i do actually have a personaltrainer, until do more. i do actually have a personal trainer, until recently, who did some boxing with me so i got a bit of experience with that. i had a bit of experience with that. i had a bad fall late last year that

brought everything to a halt but i'm trying to get going again but i know the importance. i do pilates weekly and that is very testing, stretching in all sorts of directions, and that is with people who don't have parkinson's so that pushes me a long way. parkinson's so that pushes me a long wa . , , parkinson's so that pushes me a long wa , . , , ., ., parkinson's so that pushes me a long wa .g, ., parkinson's so that pushes me a long wa., ., ., way. just explain to those who may not know, way. just explain to those who may not know. why _ way. just explain to those who may not know. why it — way. just explain to those who may not know, why it is _ way. just explain to those who may not know, why it is important i way. just explain to those who may not know, why it is important if- way. just explain to those who may j not know, why it is important if you are living with parkinson's to practise different forms of exercise, particularly ones that perhaps demand high levels of focus on coordination.— perhaps demand high levels of focus on coordination. well, when you come into it, often — on coordination. well, when you come into it. often you _ on coordination. well, when you come into it, often you don't _ on coordination. well, when you come into it, often you don't get _ on coordination. well, when you come into it, often you don't get that - into it, often you don't get that information. when i was diagnosed no mention exercise, and coming together with the group that does the movers and shakers podcast we began to talk about this and find out that none of us did it and we did a whole episode on exercise and benefits. there are drugs which mask it but don't halt it or slow it in any way. exercise just seems to give

you a bit of a focus. exercise is good at any stage, good exercise, good at any stage, good exercise, good nutrition either things that we think need to be brought into the whole treatment of parkinson's. a more holistic approach, which is what everyone is pushing for. you talk about the _ what everyone is pushing for. you talk about the holistic approach, there is also a social element, i assume, to group exercise and that is really important, isn't it? absolutely, yeah. there are all sorts of things now coming together for people with parkinson's. yes, different classes, boxing, pilates and so on, but also darts has become and so on, but also darts has become a big thing. my wife keeps telling me that i need to go to a parkinson's ballet class! but seriously, it has been shown to be really helpful. one of my colleagues paul is a big advocate of it and he will tell you he is nobody�*s idea of a ballet dancer but he really enjoys

it. i a ballet dancer but he really en'oys it. , , ., , �* ., a ballet dancer but he really en'oys it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good _ it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good at — it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good at it. _ it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good at it. i _ it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good at it. i am _ it. i guess it doesn't matter if you are any good at it. i am also i are any good at it. i am also guessing, for you, you have no choice but to get out every day for a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we — a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we have _ a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we have had _ a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we have had for _ a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we have had forjust i a big one date with the dog. yeah. the dog we have had forjust over| a big one date with the dog. yeah. | the dog we have had forjust over a year, hasjust in the dog we have had forjust over a year, has just in the last month started going for a walk, she has been so frightened that she didn't. now we are doing two walks a day and that has been a huge difference for me and that is one of the reasons i wanted a dog. having a reason to get out there, even if it is raining, snowing, is incredibly important. i try to keep up, a certain number of steps a day, i use a smart watch and having a dog is a huge incentive and she is waiting just around the corner. she is waiting 'ust around the corner. ,, , she is waiting 'ust around the corner. , , ., she is waiting 'ust around the corner. ,, , ., corner. she is doing so well. i remember — corner. she is doing so well. i remember when _ corner. she is doing so well. i remember when she - corner. she is doing so well. i remember when she wouldn'tj corner. she is doing so well. i i remember when she wouldn't come corner. she is doing so well. i - remember when she wouldn't come out from behind the sofa and now look at her! ,, , ., ,, her! she is doing well. still quite scared but _ her! she is doing well. still quite scared but once _ her! she is doing well. still quite scared but once we _ her! she is doing well. still quite scared but once we put - her! she is doing well. still quite scared but once we put the i her! she is doing well. still quite scared but once we put the lead | her! she is doing well. still quite i scared but once we put the lead and the highness and she is raring to

go. i have tracked my step count and it has gone way up over the last month all thanks to her. you talk about the podcast, _ month all thanks to her. you talk about the podcast, movers i month all thanks to her. you talk about the podcast, movers and i about the podcast, movers and shakers. congratulations! winning the 2024 podcast of the year award at the broadcasting press guild awards, congratulations. some famous faces on that and you are all brought together to talk about, to deal with and offered help to people also facing a parkinson's diagnosis. yeah. me, jeremy paxman, paul mayhew archer, the retired judge... what we have also done is come up with a charity which we call the parky cameco charter which we hope to take to downing street in a week or so. we feel careful parkinson's is not enough at the moment, people struggle to get diagnosed, struggle to get the holistic care we have

been talking about. we want things to change and we hope that might help engineer it. the to change and we hope that might help engineer it.— to change and we hope that might help engineer it. the comet say they are committed _ help engineer it. the comet say they are committed to _ help engineer it. the comet say they are committed to spending - help engineer it. the comet say they are committed to spending at - help engineer it. the comet say they are committed to spending at least i are committed to spending at least £375 million in research into neurodegenerative diseases over five years. is your sense that it isn't enough, that improvement for patients is not there yet? well, there is a _ patients is not there yet? well, there is a huge _ patients is not there yet? well, there is a huge quest _ patients is not there yet? well, there is a huge quest going i patients is not there yet? well, there is a huge quest going on | patients is not there yet? -m there is a huge quest going on and it is always five years away until the wonder drug comes but parkinson's uk did a freedom of information request and found out the amount from the government spent into parkinson's was £6.7 million, which is pitiful. that is one thing that has to change but also just raising the whole profile of the condition which has been quite low until now. we are hoping to get far more awareness out and about. you are certainly — more awareness out and about. you are certainly doing your bit to raise awareness, always in education when we talk to you about it. give

our love to sophie.— our love to sophie. sophie says hello. our love to sophie. sophie says hello- so _ our love to sophie. sophie says hello. so nice _ our love to sophie. sophie says hello. so nice to _ our love to sophie. sophie says hello. so nice to catch - our love to sophie. sophie says hello. so nice to catch up- our love to sophie. sophie says hello. so nice to catch up with l our love to sophie. sophie says i hello. so nice to catch up with you, en'o hello. so nice to catch up with you, enjoy your — hello. so nice to catch up with you, enjoy your walk- — two weeks ago chester zoo welcomed a new arrival, a giraffe calf who has been named eddie. cerro rogers is at the zoo and can tell us more. if you have never been around a live giraffe i would say it is one of the most incredible things i have seen in real life.— i have seen in real life. unreal. sor , i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry. ben. — i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry. ben. it— i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry, ben, it is— i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry, ben, it is edie. - i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry, ben, it is edie. if- i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry, ben, it is edie. if it- i have seen in real life. unreal. sorry, ben, it is edie. if it had| sorry, ben, it is edie. if it had been a boy it would have been eddie. six feet at birth, weighing 70 kilos. that isjust six feet at birth, weighing 70 kilos. that is just behind. six feet at birth, weighing 70 kilos. that isjust behind. i am told that when they stare like that it is ok, just so singles out. we

can show you some footage of baby edie taking herfirst can show you some footage of baby edie taking her first steps. she can show you some footage of baby edie taking herfirst steps. she is unsteady and falls over and just a bit of an encouraging note from mum and she was off on her way. 30 minutes. i can bring hannah in. how i mum minutes. i can bring hannah in. how imum and minutes. i can bring hannah in. how i mum and baby doing?— minutes. i can bring hannah in. how i mum and baby doing? fantastic. she is a very experienced _ i mum and baby doing? fantastic. she is a very experienced mum, _ i mum and baby doing? fantastic. she is a very experienced mum, this - i mum and baby doing? fantastic. she is a very experienced mum, this is - is a very experienced mum, this is her seventh — is a very experienced mum, this is her seventh calf. edie is a welcome addition _ her seventh calf. edie is a welcome addition. mum is amazing. it is her seventh calf. edie is a welcome addition. mum is amazing.- addition. mum is amazing. it is a lona addition. mum is amazing. it is a long pregnancy! _ addition. mum is amazing. it is a long pregnancy! it _ addition. mum is amazing. it is a long pregnancy! it is _ addition. mum is amazing. it is a long pregnancy! it is 472 - addition. mum is amazing. it is a long pregnancy! it is 472 days, i long pregnancy! it is 472 days, around 15-5 — long pregnancy! it is 472 days, around 15.5 months. _ long pregnancy! it is 472 days, around 15.5 months. that - long pregnancy! it is 472 days, around 15.5 months. that is i long pregnancy! it is 472 days, around 15.5 months. that is a l long pregnancy! it is 472 days, - around 15.5 months. that is a long old gestation but we have been waiting — old gestation but we have been waiting and so excited to have her here _ waiting and so excited to have her here she — waiting and so excited to have her here she is— waiting and so excited to have her here. she is three weeks old tomorrow. here. she is three weeks old tomorrow— here. she is three weeks old tomorrow. ., ,, . ., , ., ., tomorrow. how special is it to have somethin: tomorrow. how special is it to have something like _ tomorrow. how special is it to have something like this _ tomorrow. how special is it to have something like this happen - tomorrow. how special is it to have something like this happen here? | something like this happen here? edie, these are rare giraffes. thea;r edie, these are rare giraffes. they are. less than _ edie, these are rare giraffes. they are. less than 2500 _ edie, these are rare giraffes. they are. less than 2500 of— edie, these are rare giraffes. they are. less than 2500 of them left in

the wild _ are. less than 2500 of them left in the wild and there is fantastic conservation efforts in africa, especially in uganda, with our partners. _ especially in uganda, with our partners, giraffe conservation foundation, so it is really important for the international breeding programme and edie is a fantastic— breeding programme and edie is a fantastic addition. it breeding programme and edie is a fantastic addition.— fantastic addition. a welcome addition. we _ fantastic addition. a welcome addition. we will _ fantastic addition. a welcome addition. we will be - fantastic addition. a welcome addition. we will be letting i fantastic addition. a welcome i addition. we will be letting them fantastic addition. a welcome - addition. we will be letting them go quite soon, they will be heading out of their enclosure so we have done penguins, met beautiful edie, who is just three weeks old tomorrow, and then later on we will be meeting some snow leopards, as well. before that, here is the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. a £1.5 billion redevelopment plan for liverpool street station has received more than 2,000 objections. westminster council, historic england and members of the public have objected to the plans, with some calling the proposals "ugly".

plans include the partial demolition of the victorian station. property developer sellar said the project would "help london maintain its status as a world—class city at no cost to passengers or the taxpayer". patients of the children's gender clinic at the tavistock centre in north london are being transferred to new clinics from today. some 5,000 children and young people are on the waiting list for referral to the new clinics, one of them being at great ormond street hospital. concerns have been raised about whether the new service is ready. many of us will remember the plight of british—iranian dual national nazanin zagari—radcliffe who was sentenced to five years in prison in iran, and her husband richard's fight to get her released. but another british—iranian dual national was imprisoned at the same time, and released on the the same day. anoosheh ashoori from south london was wrongfully imprisoned while incarcerated he vowed he would run the london marathon if he was released. he ran in 2022, and he hasn't

stopped running since. he's raising money for hostage international. this is the uniform that you have to wear when you are being taken to the revolutionary court. i managed to smuggle it somehow and managed to bring it to britain and i ran in this in the first london marathon in 2022. there were two charity organisations that helped us very much. one was amnesty international, iran for them the first time. and then hostage international, who helped my family members while i was in prison and afterwards when i was released. let's take a look at the tubes now. minor delays on the district and jubilee lines. there are part closures on the dlr, elizabeth line and overg round services. and closure on the waterloo & city line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, it's a dry, bright start initially to this easter monday but today we're looking at some sunny spells but also some scattered heavy showers

developing in places too. this morning there may be one or two patches of mist and fog but they will soon left and then we will start to see those showers developing, being brought in on a fairly brisk south—westerly wind. these showers may come with the odd rumble of thunder into the afternoon and temperatures reaching around 12 to maybe 14 celsius. these showers will continue for a time, there will be some drier, clearer weather during the evening but more in the way of cloud by the early hours and again some showers drifting in from the south and temperatures holding up at around six to nine celsius. so fairly mild conditions overnight. as we look ahead, tuesday, another day of sunshine and scattered showers but this area of low pressure will arrive later in the day bringing with it some outbreaks of rain for a time. it does look like it will be quite unsettled over the next few days, not a complete wash—out, there will be some drier, brighter weather in between and becoming much milder by the end of the week. and that's your forecast for now. that's it for now. we'll see you again at eight. back to nina and ben.

hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and ben thompson. as we've been reporting this morning, energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years, as the regulator 0fgem's new price cap is introduced. however, a number of other bills and services are rising sharply, many above the rate of inflation. we're joined now by business minister kevin hollinrake. good morning, thank you for being with us on the programme. goad with us on the programme. good morninu. with us on the programme. good morning. government _ with us on the programme. good morning. government claiming i with us on the programme. good i morning. government claiming this mornin: morning. government claiming this morning that _ morning. government claiming this morning that thousands _ morning. government claiming this morning that thousands of - morning. government claiming this i morning that thousands of households will be £3850 better off because of new economic odysseys, how do you come up with that figure? == new economic odysseys, how do you come up with that figure?— come up with that figure? -- new economic policies. _ come up with that figure? -- new economic policies. part _ come up with that figure? -- new economic policies. part of - come up with that figure? -- new economic policies. part of that . come up with that figure? -- new economic policies. part of that is| economic policies. part of that is the national living wage which goes up the national living wage which goes up to £11 40 for the 2.7 million people, that is 1800 per year, so

good for many people around the country, 2.7 million people. and you have got a much better chance of finding a job then you have in 2010, there are 4.2 million more jobs and 2.1 million less unemployment. good news all round. and more than halving inflation, it is now 3.3 by percent, and it will be 2% by the end of the year.— end of the year. bills are still auoin u- end of the year. bills are still going up but _ end of the year. bills are still going up butiust _ end of the year. bills are still going up butjust less - end of the year. bills are still| going up butjust less quickly. end of the year. bills are still i going up butjust less quickly. it is not all good news this morning. the institute of government analysis says that the real incomes are lower than when parliament began in 2019. resolution foundation says that inflation, highertaxes resolution foundation says that inflation, higher taxes mean the average household will be £1900 poorer byjanuary average household will be £1900 poorer by january 2025. more people are paying tax because of the freeze

on tax thresholds. 3.2 million extra taxpayers, 2.6 million more people will pay a higher rate of tax. the institute for fiscal studies says the chancellor's budget plans will inflict more pain than the austerity drive. that's not good news, this is not people feeling better off. the institute for _ not people feeling better off. the: institute for fiscal not people feeling better off. tt;e: institute for fiscal studies not people feeling better off. "tt9: institute for fiscal studies have said how the budget help people on lower incomes and that is what we are here today. and we have done that significantly since 2010. that rising national living wage, £10,000 in cash terms since 2010, which is a 35% real terms increase, after taking into account those inflationary things you talked about. so good news for many people. it has been tough, we had been through the covid crisis, cost of living crisis, we help people with £100 billion of household support. we know it has been difficult but things are getting better. we are

seeing tax drop in, £900 of the average person this year, interest rates will be dropping by the riddle of the year, rising incomes for those on low pay. we have virtually eradicated low pay in this country according to the 0ecd definition which is tremendous achievement. although things are difficult for many but things are improving for a lot of people. t many but things are improving for a lot of people-— lot of people. i don't think all of those points _ lot of people. i don't think all of those points are _ lot of people. i don't think all of those points are right _ lot of people. i don't think all of those points are right and - lot of people. i don't think all of those points are right and it's i those points are right and it's important to clarify. the resolution foundation saying, it is the top fifth of households in britain that will gain most from the chancellor's tax cuts, the richest households 1000 farms on average, five times more than the poorest households, that's not helping people on the lowest incomes. t that's not helping people on the lowest incomes.— that's not helping people on the lowest incomes. i don't know the fiuures lowest incomes. i don't know the figures you _ lowest incomes. i don't know the figures you are — lowest incomes. i don't know the figures you are talking _ lowest incomes. i don't know the figures you are talking about - lowest incomes. i don't know the figures you are talking about in i figures you are talking about in terms like that but it's clear that things like national living wage and raising the threshold to £12,600, it was half that in 2010, has helped a

lot of people on low incomes. the data i saw from the iff has praised the chancellor for helping households on low incomes. there is a much higher proportion of our taxes collected today from those very rich households you talk about which is to be welcomed, and lower taxes on lower income households and moving to high wage high skill economy which is a significant change. a very significant movement. we have one of the highest national living wages in the developed world. all those things are to be welcomed. in real terms after inflation, 35% higher than we were in 2010, £10,000 in cash terms, good news for low—income households. mit in cash terms, good news for low-income households. all of this is about getting — low-income households. all of this is about getting the _ low-income households. all of this is about getting the economy - low-income households. all of this i is about getting the economy growing again. we know it is one of the priorities of the prime minister but we also know the economy slipped into recession at the end of last year, the figure just confirmed recently. people are still having a hard time paying their bills. inflation is slowing but as we have touched on, prices are still going

up. people are still worse off now. as we approach what will be a general election year, do you really think that if voters believe that the conservatives have a grip on the economy? t the conservatives have a grip on the econom ? ~ :,, :, , the conservatives have a grip on the econom ? ~ :, , ., , economy? i think most voters realise the have economy? i think most voters realise they have been _ economy? i think most voters realise they have been through _ economy? i think most voters realise they have been through a _ economy? i think most voters realise they have been through a tough - economy? i think most voters realise they have been through a tough time| they have been through a tough time with the covid crisis and the cost of living crisis. things have been tough but it is turning a corner. the economy is growing faster than all the other g7 economies, faster than germany, france, japan, and it is due to you again over the next five years. the economy grew by 0.2% in january, five years. the economy grew by 0.2% injanuary, taxis are dropping this year, interest rates are dropping, those things will help people. and people on low pay are getting a big pay boost. £1 per hour, £1140 people on low pay are getting a big pay boost. £1 per hour, £11 40 for now, the national living wage, that applies to everybody over 21. by the time we get to the election and the

water has flown under the bridge, i think people will feel a lot happier about life. �* , . ~ think people will feel a lot happier about life. �*, ., ~ ., about life. let's talk about something _ about life. let's talk about something else _ about life. let's talk about something else which - about life. let's talk about something else which is i about life. let's talk about i something else which is one about life. let's talk about - something else which is one of your responsibilities as a minister, postal services including royal mail and the post office. earlier in the week the bbc was reporting that draft report that the post office and £100 million fighting sub—postmasters in court even though at the time they knew its defence was untrue and the horizon system we have talked a lot about was flawed, when were you aware of that being the case that they were fighting abroad evidence? == the case that they were fighting abroad evidence?— abroad evidence? -- on flawed evidence- _ abroad evidence? -- on flawed evidence. that _ abroad evidence? -- on flawed evidence. that is _ abroad evidence? -- on flawed evidence. that is for _ abroad evidence? -- on flawed evidence. that is for the - abroad evidence? -- on flawed| evidence. that is for the inquiry abroad evidence? -- on flawed i evidence. that is for the inquiry to determine... evidence. that is for the inquiry to determine. . .— evidence. that is for the inquiry to determine... when were you made aware of as — determine... when were you made aware of as a _ determine... when were you made aware of as a minister _ determine... when were you made aware of as a minister in _ determine... when were you made aware of as a minister in charge i determine... when were you made aware of as a minister in charge of| aware of as a minister in charge of postal services? t aware of as a minister in charge of postal services?— aware of as a minister in charge of postal services? i read it when you read it in the _ postal services? i read it when you read it in the paper _ postal services? i read it when you read it in the paper at _ postal services? i read it when you read it in the paper at the - postal services? i read it when you | read it in the paper at the weekend. that is why we have got the inquiry to look at. we have got a statutory

inquiry, the retired high court judge is looking at all the evidence. we need to provide redress from the people who have been affected, that is the number one thing, those thousands of postmasters affected, we are doing that significantly, £180 million paid out already, exonerating all those with convictions and then hundreds of millions will float those people. the second thing we need to do is to find out who is responsible for this scandal, wholesome to account with the criminal prosecutions if possible and that is what the inquiry is there to establish. you and that is what the inquiry is there to establish.— and that is what the inquiry is there to establish. you talk about redress for _ there to establish. you talk about redress for people _ there to establish. you talk about redress for people as _ there to establish. you talk about redress for people as far - there to establish. you talk about redress for people as far as - redress for people as far as compensation is concerned, 22% of claims are still outstanding, did you say you are going to commit to paying all of those byjuly? £31!" paying all of those by july? our intention is _ paying all of those by july? our intention is to _ paying all of those by july? our intention is to do _ paying all of those byjuly? qt" intention is to do it by paying all of those byjuly? (ztt:' intention is to do it by the end of the year but not everything is within our gift. we rely on claims being submitted and what we have

seen since the tv dramatisation, about 1300 new cases have come forward, new claims have come forward, new claims have come forward which will take time to settle. the people with convictions, the most serious cases, 700 of them, we are overturning by legislation which has never been done before in parliament and that will be done by july which means that money can start flowing back to those people by august and beyond that. so those people can get an immediate 600,000 pounds to settle their claim that they can go through a few sets —— a thorough assessment which will take more time we want to do it as quickly as possible. tie more time we want to do it as quickly as possible.— more time we want to do it as quickly as possible. he would do say ou want quickly as possible. he would do say you want to — quickly as possible. he would do say you want to -- _ quickly as possible. he would do say you want to -- one _ quickly as possible. he would do say you want to -- one thing _ quickly as possible. he would do say you want to -- one thing within - quickly as possible. he would do say you want to -- one thing within yourj you want to —— one thing within your gift is holding those people to account, does that mean criminal charges? account, does that mean criminal charaes? :, . , , , charges? potentially yes. the in . ui charges? potentially yes. the inuui is charges? potentially yes. the inquiry is establishing - charges? potentially yes. the inquiry is establishing the - charges? potentially yes. the - inquiry is establishing the evidence and will determine wrongdoing, and the same time our law enforcement

agencies, the police and crown prosecution service are looking at the evidence coming out. at this point in time and they have got the evidence they need, —— when they have got the evidence they need, hopefully we will see individuals held to account through criminal prosecutions if possible. but also corporate failures, fujitsu have already accepted some responsibility for what happened would see them contribute towards this compensation bill which will be quite large. thank you, kevin hollinrake, from westminster. chetan is here with the sport. we talked about the three horse race from the premier league but the women's league cup final was dramatic as well. yes, frida maanum

was collapsed onto the stage, she was collapsed onto the stage, she was well and she went home with her arsenal team—mates because they were celebrating, they did win but the big talking point was an altercation between the managers is a good heated. let's round up what was an eventful final, heated. let's round up what was an eventfulfinal, back to back league caps for arsenal. arsenal continental cup champions. a dramatic and emotional day, a coming together of two huge rivals, but it was arsenal who carried the league cup back to london with them. in an edgy affair, chelsea thought they'd taken the lead in the first half. here's ramirez! only for var, rarely used in the women's game, to show a handball and the goal be ruled out. arsenal had their chances, denied at time simply by fingertips, as they found no way past hannah hampton. with extra time looming, lauren

james had the chance to win it. and then a moment no fan wants to see as arsenal's frida maanum collapsed on the pitch. a lengthy delay followed before she was stretchered off with the club later confirming she was conscious, stable and talking. perhaps fired on by wanting to win it for their team—mate and with penalties on the horizon... surely wins it for arsenal! the tense encounter continuing after the final whistle. no friends there, then? well, in the most challenging of circumstances, it's arsenal who held their nerve to win the first piece of silverware available this season. a significant win, and not least because it denies their biggest rivals a chance at winning the quadruple. jo currie, bbc news, molineux. you saw the managers clash at the end there. chelsea boss emma hayes accused her arsenal counterpart jonas eidevell of male aggresion during the match —

after he was booked for a brief altercation with chelsea midfielder erin cuthbert on the touchline. he says hayes using that word is irresponsible. manchester city boss gareth taylor's previusly accused eidevall of "bullying" a fourth official. here's what both managers had to say after the game: i think there's a way to behave on the side of the pitch and not for the first time, you know, i've been in women's football a long time. i don't think we should tolerate male aggression like we did today. and, you know, fronting up or squaring up to a player is something that's unacceptable. and i've never been booked in 12 years of my career. but i mean, there's a way to behave on the touchline. and obviously he received a yellow card and perhaps should have got more. we had a discussion before the game where both clubs had to agree if we're going to play with multi ball system or not. and chelsea said they only wanted to play with one ball and we said we wanted to play with multi ball. and then when it suits them in the last minute of the game,

when they want to take another ball to take a quick throw in, then all of a sudden they want to use that. and i only said that you guys wanted to play with one ball, so it's not my problem. it was billed as a pivotal match in the premier league season, a potential classic but manchester city's 0—0 draw with arsenal did not live up to the hype. it was a game of very few chances — former city striker gabrieljesus coming closest to giving arsenal the lead in the second half. and more often than not erling haaland scores chances like this, but not that one. the stalemate means arsenal are second, two points behind the leaders liverpool while city are third a further point back. and then, and then we tried. we had not a lot of chances just for the fact that it's not easy. they defend very well, block, and yeah, we tried but i recognise my team perfectly. now it's just to relax, recovery,

and wednesday we'll come back. it generates belief, it generates continued momentum and the good position that we are in. and the fact that the boys are there and they want more and they demand themselves that i could have done this better and we haven't done this well enough as we train, that tells you how much they want it, you know, and we will try our best to continue what we are doing. that 1—1 result at city was the result most wanted after they'd gone top of the table with a 2—1win over brighton. yet again they had to come from behind. having missed several chances mohammed salah got it right here. that the winner, and it gives them a two point lead at the top as i said with nine games to go. next forjurgen klopp's side is a home game against sheffield united at anfield on thursday before a trip to manchester united on sunday: and in rugby league's super league, huddersfield giants recovered from conceding the first try to run out comfortable winners

against the london broncos 26—6. after a slow start, the giants scored five unanswered tries to register their third win of the season. huddersfield are eighth in the table but only two points behind third—placed warrington. the broncos are bottom and winless. a reminder, the england women have won theirfirst one a reminder, the england women have won their first one day in new zealand this morning by four wickets. good morning, happy bank holiday monday if you are in england and wales, not so lucky bank holiday white in scotland. let's see what the weather is doing if you have the day off. good morning. some of have a glorious start, don't be fooled because we have some showers developing today and some of us have some rain. this week is looking unsettled with spells of rain but by

the end of the week it is going to be turning very mild and at times it's going to be windy as well particularly on friday. at the moment we have got two bands of rain pushing north. some showers coming into the south—west. showers across england and wales will develop more widely as we go through the course of the day, as the band of rain moves north. we are starting with sunshine but if you are thinking of going out for a walk, take your brolly with you. cloud across northern england, northern island in southern scotland, the brighter skies will be in northern scotland and the western isles. a breeze making it feel cooler and breezy to the english channel. this evening and overnight, a band of rain per she is north, still a brisk breeze in the north and we will see some clear skies. windy through the english channel with further showers

here. this temperatures overnight, a chilly night especially where we have got clearer skies, one or two across northern england. as we can further south, across northern england. as we can furthersouth, it across northern england. as we can further south, it is eight. and there are the remains unsettled, there are the remains unsettled, there will be sunshine at times, not raining all the time, but quite a bit it rain in the forecast. the first part of a brand new series from peaky blinders creator steven knight aired on bbc one last night. this town is set in 1980's birmingham, and follows the formation of a band and the rise of the two—tone music genre. two—tone became one of the most famous sounds of the 80s with bands like the specials and the selecter, and it all started in the west midlands. our reporter ben sidwell can tell us more. i don't think we were a political party, we were a pop group,

but we had this political message. what i thought was odd at the time was if somebody could have a record out in that period and not mention what was going on outside in the street. # i bought my baby a red radio # he played it all day, go—go a—go—go. i've always felt very, very strongly that the two—tone movement was bigger than all of us. that's why it survives. it was that moment in time, at the time nobody saw. but it was unique. coventry, 1979. a backdrop of rising unemployment, social unrest and racial tension that gave birth to a genre of music that seemed to sum up the feel of the city and the country — two—tone. it was the only reason i wanted to write songs was the enormities that were going on. we were only singing about what was being talked about in every pub and at every bus stop. it wasn't just about the music, but that was the backdrop to our lives.

so whatever you're bringing to the stage, you're bringing part of your life too, part of your thinking, part of your way of interpreting the world at that time. bands such as the selecter and the specials from coventry and the beat from birmingham were at the forefront of two—tone, made up of both black and white musicians, sending a very visual message to a divided nation. it was just great to look out at a sea of people and see yourself reflected in it. and, you know, you were fronting to a whole load of people, some of which actually didn't like you very much. they liked the music, but they actually didn't like it. we were very different people and i think that was the, for me, that was the interesting thing about the specials. lynval golding was the first black person that i'd ever sat down

and talked to in my life. the thing that i think that we all get wrong about the specials is their songs are of a moment. they were bob dylan, they were political... they were political hand grenades. you know, too much too young was a generation. within a few years, despite all the success, all three bands had split. but 45 years on, two—tone is still going strong and the music it created seems just as relevant. ben sidwell, bbc news. songs that have been in my head all morning since i saw that last night. we're joined now by pete chambers, curator of the coventry music museum. looking into the background of two tone a little bit before chatting to you, it is quite easy to forget how radical it was at the time.

absolutely. it was very, very powerful. in coventry, two tone has always been in the blood. it was such a movement that changed everything. i mean, it changed everything. i mean, it changed everything for me. i was in my 20s, and suddenly there was this fantastic music coming out of my city and as a music fan, that was just really, really something wonderful. just really, really something wonderful-— just really, really something wonderful. ~ ., ., ., just really, really something wonderful. ., ., ., ., wonderful. where you are aware at the time that _ wonderful. where you are aware at the time that this _ wonderful. where you are aware at the time that this was _ wonderful. where you are aware at the time that this was something i the time that this was something special? t the time that this was something secial? ~ ., the time that this was something secial? ~ . , ., special? i think at first, when that first single — special? i think at first, when that first single came _ special? i think at first, when that first single came out, _ special? i think at first, when that first single came out, gangsters, | special? i think at first, when that i first single came out, gangsters, we were all very proud, of course. but were all very proud, of course. but we didn't realise exactly where it was going to go. of course it was just about everything they put out on two tone was a hit. and itjust kept getting better and better. and for a coventry boy, that was wonderful. it was for a while,

coventry was the epicentre of the music industry for about three years, which is an incredible thing to say. that's the way it was. hand to say. that's the way it was. and what was it _ to say. that's the way it was. and what was it about _ to say. that's the way it was. and what was it about coventry, and birmingham, that made it the place that this music would come from? as we said, dramatised in the new tv show, but it really did as you say but commentary on the map, the music map. == but commentary on the map, the music ma -. , but commentary on the map, the music ma . _ , :, , but commentary on the map, the music ma. , :, , :, ., , map. -- put coventry on the map. i alwa s map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look— map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at — map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at it _ map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at it as _ map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at it as the _ map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at it as the big - map. -- put coventry on the map. i always look at it as the big bang. i always look at it as the big bang. we were right in the centre of the country, the west midlands, soaking up country, the west midlands, soaking up all these ideas from everywhere else. and of course along came the guy that created it all, jerry, he was the man who galvanised the whole movement. if it wasn't forjerry, he had an idea of what he wanted to do. first of all he wanted to meld the idea of reggae with the power of punk. they never really worked until they spend the whole thing up to ska

and punk and the rest is history, they created this great genre, a subdivision of reggae. that was the start of all this once that happened. but it was gerry who was the man. we were talking about this recently. he tried to get into leeds university, that was his first choice at the time, he ended up in coventry. we always wonder if it could have happened in leeds. with that have been the same? but it certainly happened in coventry. tt certainly happened in coventry. it was as much about ska driving it and those genres coming together but also what was happening socially in coventry as well. we look at the footage of the specials, we take it for granted that you would have seen a black and white thing at together but that was new then. tt a black and white thing at together but that was new then.— a black and white thing at together but that was new then. it was. -- a black and white _ but that was new then. it was. -- a black and white singer _ but that was new then. it was. -- a

black and white singer together. i l black and white singer together. i think you had equals and a couple of other bands but it wasn't done but then suddenly there was this multicultural band, we didn't know what multicultural was back in the day, we didn't use that phrase. but they certainly were and they were singing these multicultural lyrics. the other thing was that people were going to the gigs giving it the ska are not really getting what they were talking about, black and white united. —— giving it the sieg hi. some of the gigs were a little bit hairy at times. was there a lasting impact of what happened or was itjust the few years there in coventry? happened or was it just the few years there in coventry?- happened or was it just the few years there in coventry? there is a lastin: years there in coventry? there is a lasting impaet- _ years there in coventry? there is a lasting impact. the _ years there in coventry? there is a lasting impact. the amount - years there in coventry? there is a lasting impact. the amount of i years there in coventry? there is a i lasting impact. the amount of people who come into the museum will tell you that. one of the thing is the tattoos, life choice, it's never to

change. we have people who with the two tone things all over them. these people cared so passionately about the genre. and that is the lasting legacy, people care and people still talk about it, here we are all these years later still talking about two tone and the power of it. ijust think that is wonderful. and in the museum, it isjust think that is wonderful. and in the museum, it is just a wonderful place to be, to share the ideas and thoughts and memories with other people. thoughts and memories with other --eole. . ~ thoughts and memories with other --eole. :, ~' ,, people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry _ people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry l _ people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry i will— people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry i will drop _ people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry i will drop income i people. thank you, pete. next time i am in coventry i will drop income in l am in coventry i will drop income in the museum sounds fascinating. may i say i love your shirt, i havejust clocked the vinyl records in the musical notes, fantastic! thank you! pete chambers _ musical notes, fantastic! thank you! pete chambers coming _ musical notes, fantastic! thank you! pete chambers coming to _ musical notes, fantastic! thank you! pete chambers coming to us - musical notes, fantastic! thank you! pete chambers coming to us from i pete chambers coming to us from coventry. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc

london, i'm angie george. a £1.5bn redevelopment plan for liverpool street station has received more than 2,000 objections. they've come from westminster council, historic england, and members of the public. some have called the proposals "ugly". plans include the partial demolition of the victorian station. patients of the children's gender clinic at the tavistock centre in north london are being transferred to new clinics from today. 5,000 children and young people are on the waiting list for a referral to the new clinics. one is at great ormond street hospital. concerns have been raised about whether the new service is ready. plans for a football fanzone near embankment tube for the champions league final have been criticised by local businesses and residents. it would involve closing the embankment between westminster and blackfriars bridges onjune first. up to 30,000 people would be able to watch the game. gla and westminster council say it's an ongoing application. let's take a look at the tubes now.

london's weather — sunny spells with patchy cloud and scattered showers developing — some will be heavy and possibly thundery. highs today of up to 14 degrees, that's it for now. we'll see you again just before 8:30. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and ben thompson. our headlines today. energy bills fall to their lowest in two years as the new price cap for england, wales and scotland comes into effect — but charities warn customers still owe billions to suppliers. and with many council tax, water and broadband bills all rising, many households will still be feeling the squeeze.

i'll have all the details. a controversial new law on hate speech comes into force in scotland — police warn it could make theirjobs harder. tens of thousands of people in israel take part in the biggest a heated end to arsenal's win over chelsea in the women's league cup final as both managers clash — emma hayes accusing jonas eidevall of male aggression during the game — comments he calls irresponsible. and we'll meet the latest additions to chester zoo — a pair of baby snow leopards. good morning. cloudy with some rain across the central swathe of the country today, pushing north—west. driest, sunniest conditions in the far north of scotland. for the south, a sunny start with showers developing. all the details later.

it's monday 1st april. energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgem's new quarterly price cap comes into force. a household using a typical amount of energy will pay £1,690 a year — a saving of more than £200. 29 million households will be impacted — but it's always important to point out that the cap sets the maximum amount suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity but not the total bill — so if you use more, you will pay more. despite the drop, charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers — as our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey, reports. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it's been quite a harsh winter and i haven't been able to afford to have the central heating on. so it's been rather challenging.

and so i've been using hot water bottles. i invested in a battery—operated vest. inside the centre we find caz, who's found ways to stay warm, too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now, and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob peter to pay paul, and that'sjust the way it is. and as long as you let people know that you're struggling and that... we're not — i'm not the only person who's struggling. there's thousands and thousands. quite a few of my friends are struggling, as well, you know? but hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable with everything. manageable because today the cost of each unit of gas and electricity in the home has come down.

energy prices are now at their lowest level for two years, but at the same time, some government support is being wound down, and other bills — water, council tax, phone and broadband — are on the way up. financial pressures aren't over, theyjust look a bit different. that will pay for itself in the energy saving. that's why this former mining community is part of a project sharing good habits to save energy and money. if you use more energy, you pay more. so sarah, who leads the discussion, says simple tips are best even at this time of year. three tips would be... one, your hot—water setting. if it's too hot to wash your hands with, your boiler�*s too high. two — your draughts — from your chimney to your windows and your doors — manage those draughts. and three, your showers. you need to stick to four minutes. find a four—minute song — less bohemian rhapsody — in the shower. and again, that's £70 a year just on water and energy that you could save.

one water charity has even compiled a four—minute song playlist, keeping people here and around the country to time, and their finances on song. kevin peachey, bbc news. we will talk more about that later. peter will be here to look at what is going up and what is coming down and whether you will feel better off because it is april and we get a sense of which bills are a changing so that is about 15 minutes from now. nina has the other main stories this morning. thank you. a new hate crime law has come into force in scotland, which the government says will protect minority groups from prejudice and hatred. the association of scottish police superintendents has warned that officers could face a "huge" increase in reports of crimes. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart joins us from glasgow. good morning. the idea is to protect minority groups from prejudice and hatred but interpreting the law can become located.— become located. that's right. stirrinu become located. that's right. stirring up — become located. that's right. stirring up racial _

become located. that's right. stirring up racial hatred i become located. that's right. stirring up racial hatred was l stirring up racial hatred was already illegal in scotland but this law criminalises threatening and abusive behaviour intended to stir up abusive behaviour intended to stir up hatred based on other characteristics and those are age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and being intersex. it is a controversial piece of legislation that has been criticised on a number of fronts. there are those who are concerned that the sex is not included, saying not enough protections are given to women. there are those including very prominent critics like elon musk and jk rowling who have concerns about free speech. the scottish government say it will legislate separately when it comes to protecting women from misogyny and that free speech provisions are baked into this legislation. you can still offend, say shocking things, they say. there are also concerns from the police about workload because of fears of more and more complaints coming in, especially things taking place online, but the scottish government says they have been trained and have more resources than they have ever

had. ., ~ i. ~ more resources than they have ever had. ., ~�*, ,, had. david, thank you. a business minister has _ had. david, thank you. a business minister has told _ had. david, thank you. a business minister has told bbc _ had. david, thank you. a business minister has told bbc breakfast i had. david, thank you. a business| minister has told bbc breakfast he helps individuals involved with the post office candle are held to account. the comments from kevin hollinrake, afterfour account. the comments from kevin hollinrake, after four minutes of postmasters and politicians called for the post office to face a police investigation after the bbc revealed the company knew the flaws in its it system horizon. kevin hollinrake said he would support criminal and corporate prosecutions if enough evidence is gathered. tt is corporate prosecutions if enough evidence is gathered.— evidence is gathered. it is the olice evidence is gathered. it is the police and _ evidence is gathered. it is the police and the _ evidence is gathered. it is the police and the crown - evidence is gathered. it is the i police and the crown prosecution service _ police and the crown prosecution service who are looking at the evidence — service who are looking at the evidence coming out. at the time, a point _ evidence coming out. at the time, a point in _ evidence coming out. at the time, a point in time — evidence coming out. at the time, a point in time and have the evidence they need. — point in time and have the evidence they need. i— point in time and have the evidence they need, i very much hope we will see individuals held to account, you know, _ see individuals held to account, you know, through criminal prosecutions wherever— know, through criminal prosecutions wherever possible, but also in terms of any _ wherever possible, but also in terms of any corporate failures here. we know _ of any corporate failures here. we know that — of any corporate failures here. we know that fujitsu have already accepted some responsibility for what _ accepted some responsibility for what happened and we want to see them _ what happened and we want to see them contribute towards the compensation bill which will be very significant — more than 250 patients a week

in england may have died unnecessarily last year due to very long waits for a bed in a&e. that's according to a study of nhs figures by the royal college of emergency medicine. nhs england said that the cause of excess deaths is down to several different factors and the office of national statistics is continuing to analyse the data. the department of health said it's making progress in reducing waiting times, including adding an extra 5,000 permanent staffed beds this winter to increase capacity. israeli forces are said to have withdrawn from gaza's biggest hospital, al—shifa, two weeks after launching their second major operation at the site. it's as tens of thousands of people in israel took to the streets to protest, calling for the removal of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they are urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in gaza. our correspondent graham satchell has more. the protest on the streets ofjerusalem is the biggest israel has seen since the start

of the conflict. tens of thousands gathered outside the parliament building, the knesset, angry at the government's handling of the war in gaza. there is growing disquiet here at the fate of the hostages, israel's deteriorating relationship with america, its closest ally, and particularly with the leadership of benjamin netanyahu. listen to the crowd, listen to the people of israel who are saying enough is enough. we need a functioning government. bibi netanyahu is not doing hisjob anywhere in the last few years. he's bringing the country down in every aspect possible. so we got to replace him immediately. prime minister netanyahu has temporarily handed control of his government to his deputy while he has surgery for a hernia. but speaking before the operation, he said now was not the time for an election in israel.

translation: the calls for elections now in the middle of the warjust i before the victory will paralyse israel for at least six months, eight months in my estimation. they will paralyse the negotiations for the release of our hostages. they will bring the war to an end before the completion of its objectives. and the first to bless it will be hamas, and that says everything. in gaza, an air strike near the al—aqsa hospital. israeli military says this area was being used as a command centre by islamichhad. the bbc understands four militants were killed and a number of others, including journalists, injured. back in israel, there were minor scuffles as demonstrators clashed with police. there are protests planned for the next three days in israel as pressure mounts inside the country for a resolution to the conflict. graham satchell, bbc news. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem.

good morning to you. growing voices, discontent with benjamin netanyahu's leadership. what more do we know about israel's withdrawal from gaza's biggest hospital? this is news that broke _ gaza's biggest hospital? this is news that broke overnight. i gaza's biggest hospital? this is news that broke overnight. we | gaza's biggest hospital? this is i news that broke overnight. we had from palestinian witnesses there has been shelling and air strikes near this hospital and in the darkness there had been israeli armoured vehicles and tanks withdrawing from there. the israeli military has now confirmed it has pulled out and if you look at the video emerging on social media, you can see that many of the main buildings around al—shifa hospital, place i have been 70 times in the past, they are bent out, almost completely destroyed stop the israeli military said that when it went into this hospital two weeks ago, it was acting on precise intelligence that they were hamas and islamichhad there and it was being used as a base and it has called this one of its most successful operations of the war so

far, saying it had rounded up many hundreds of people who have been giving up useful information and that it killed some 200 gun men, members of these two main palestinian armed groups. the israeli prime minister said that al—shifa hospital had become, in his words, a terrorist layer. hamas has denied it used hospitals as a base and palestinians have said many innocent people were caught up in this fighting and were killed and at the time of this made unable to get possible delicate access to water and food. salvage crews at the us port of baltimore have removed the first section of the bridge that collapsed on tuesday, when it was hit by a container ship. six people working on the bridge at the time were killed. the coastguard said a first section of the francis scott key bridge had been cut free, and was being transferred onto a barge to be taken ashore. the use of cannabis has been partially legalised in germany, under new rules aiming to combat its sale on the black market. adults are now allowed to carry up to 25 grams of the drug,

and grow up to three plants per household. proposals to criminalise rough sleeping are facing criticism — and the bbc understands the prime minister is in talks with conservative rebels over the plans. the bill would give police the powers to fine, move on orjail homeless people deemed to be a "nuisance". our political correspondent georgia robertsjoins us now. morning to you in london. another week, another bill that seems to be dividing the conservative party. yeah, this is the criminaljustice bill, introduced by the former home secretary suella braverman. part of government efforts to project a tough on crime message ahead of the general election. she faced a lot of criticism at the time for some of her language in this area. she described homelessness as a lifestyle choice. what this bill will do, it is very broad but when it comes to homelessness it will

give police and local authorities the power to move on, potentially fine or even jail rough sleepers who are deemed a so—called nuisance in england and wales. many conservative mps are unhappy about this and they want to scrub those powers from the bill and that campaign is being led by the conservative mp bob blackman, long—time campaigner on homelessness. but also he has support from other senior conservatives such as the former conservatives such as the former conservative leader iain duncan smith. now, there is concern in particular about how punishing this bill could be, for example those who have no choice but to sleep on the streets, they could land have no choice but to sleep on the streets, they could [and themselves in trouble as well as those who just look as if they intend to sleep rough. one potential backer of deleting this from the bill told the bbc that, actually, they are still in negotiations with the government, but they are hoping for those changes because, look, this is still a time when the prime minister is

facing questions about his leadership and a big rebellion on this, which seems likely given the discontent, would make his leadership looked fair that we can. indeed. georgia, thank you. a burial crypt close to the resting place of marilyn monroe has sold for more than £150,000. the buyer — a us tech investor — said he had "always dreamt of being next to" the hollywood star. that is one way! laughter one of the actress' dresses also sold for eight times the asking price — a pink pucci gown that was bought for more than £250,000. that is pucci, not gucci. you are shaking your head. 50 that is pucci, not gucci. you are shaking your head.— that is pucci, not gucci. you are shaking your head. so much better stuff ou shaking your head. so much better stuff you can _ shaking your head. so much better stuff you can spend _ shaking your head. so much better stuff you can spend £250,000 i shaking your head. so much better stuff you can spend £250,000 on. | shaking your head. so much better- stuff you can spend £250,000 on. not if ou love stuff you can spend £250,000 on. not if you love her, absolutely stunning. almost as stunning as our carol. good morning. laughter bless you! good morning. i have been showing you pictures of the sun in different parts of the country but

we also have a lot of cloud and rain around, as you can see from one of our weather watchers in lincolnshire. the central swathe of the country has all the cloud, and the country has all the cloud, and the rain. move further south we have sunshine to start with, quite a few showers. if anything, as we go through the morning, the showers will become a bit more widespread and eventually heavy and thundery. we still have rain across north wales, northern england, some getting into northern ireland. just clipping the south—east of scotland. quite a cloudy day for a lot of scotland but the sunniest and driest conditions will be across the north and the north west. through the day this band of rain continues to push northwards. we will see the showers developed behind. it will be breezy through the english channel and a keen breeze off the north sea will make it feel a bit cooler than the temperatures suggest. temperatures as high as 15 degrees. through this evening and overnight, a band of cloud and rain continues to advance north west, cloudy and damp across

northern ireland, as well. some clear skies for england and wales, so mist and fog patches forming, and it will be breezy with some showers moving across the english channel and areas adjacent to it. temperatures falling down to about 2 degrees in newcastle, similar in parts of wales under the clear skies. tomorrow, we have the rain ensconced across northern scotland, quite a bit of cloud around, some sunny spells but this next batch of rain with strengthening winds comes in from the south—west through the day. temperatures six in the north to 15 in the south and beyond that it remains unsettled. wet and windy at times. also some sunshine. it will get a bit warmer. tote at times. also some sunshine. it will get a bit warmer.— will get a bit warmer. we look forward to _ will get a bit warmer. we look forward to that, _ will get a bit warmer. we look forward to that, thank - will get a bit warmer. we look forward to that, thank you, i will get a bit warmer. we look i forward to that, thank you, carol. thanks. as we've been hearing, there are also other changes to household bills coming into force from today. there are also other changes to household bills. peter has been

drilling down on the details. trying. drilling down on the details. t inc. , ,:, drilling down on the details. t inc. , ,., . drilling down on the details. t inc. , . ., drilling down on the details. t inc. . ., .,~ drilling down on the details. t inc. . :, ., «a, trying. there is so much to work out whether you — trying. there is so much to work out whether you will _ trying. there is so much to work out whether you will be _ trying. there is so much to work out whether you will be better _ trying. there is so much to work out whether you will be better or - trying. there is so much to work out whether you will be better or worse. j everyone's circumstances will be different, as ever, but this month, more than any other year, there are some really big changes that could really impact household finances so it is worth sitting down and going through what is going in and out because it may have changed significantly. let's attempt to dig through the details. let's start with the positives. from today, the main rate of the national living wage is going up by more than a pound an hour, and all workers aged 21 and above, not 23, will be entitled to it. also, working parents of two—year—olds in england should be able to access 15 hours of free childcare a week from today, but a number of providers say they think they will struggle to offer those extra hours. as part of his budget last month, the chancellor

announced another cut in national insurance, 2p this time, taking effect from saturday the sixth of not today. that and lower energy bills is probably all the good news. on the other hand, water bills. they are going up in england and wales and there is a bigger increase coming for scotland. these percentages here work out at about an average of around £30 or more each year on top of your bill at the moment. it is a similar story when it comes to council tax. three quarters of local authorities are expected to put bills up by the maximum possible amount this year. when saying this is england and wales. in scotland, charges have been frozen. the tv licence fee will go been frozen. the tv licence fee will 9° up been frozen. the tv licence fee will go up to nearly £170 for most people. on top of that, get ready for this, lots of mobile phone and broadband providers are going to be charging more, even if you are in

the middle of a contract. vehicle tax, nhs dentist fees, the cost of a new passport, all of those things also going up. and that is before we talk about rent and mortgage costs. so much to be aware of at the moment and the advice is that now is a really good time to do a bit of an audit of your income and bills because, as i was explaining, there are so many changes, but lots of help out there, as well, including on the bbc news website. it is so difficult but hopefully you have a guest who can tell us what we should be doing. guest who can tell us what we should be doinu. . ~ guest who can tell us what we should be doinu. :, ~ i. guest who can tell us what we should be doinu. . ~ ,, ., guest who can tell us what we should be doin.. :, ~ ., be doing. thank you, that was comprehensive. _ let's get more on what this means with consumer affairs journalist harry kind, from which? this isn't a price cut at all. we live in merseyside, some of the highest standing charges in the country. why is it that and not the same across the board? we country. why is it that and not the same across the board?— country. why is it that and not the same across the board? we have this variation in the _ same across the board? we have this variation in the standing _ same across the board? we have this variation in the standing charge i same across the board? we have this variation in the standing charge so i variation in the standing charge so the price you are paying for a cold

and dark house before you turn on the electricity or the gas and you have that variation across the country because that is the cost of keeping up the network which is supposed to be different in different parts of the country. it is cheapest in london. that has increased. you would have to be using barely anything for the increase in the standing charge to cancel out the decrease in the unit prices we are seeing today. for almost everyone it will be good news but it does mean that the people who have got a smaller house, one bed flat, they will not see anywhere near the benefits of this cut in the price cap that someone who has a massive house, really high heating bills, maybe a family who need

expensive medical equipment, uses a lot of electricity. they will be the big beneficiaries of this where is everyone else, not as much. we tend to talk about — everyone else, not as much. we tend to talk about stuff _ everyone else, not as much. we tend to talk about stuff going _ everyone else, not as much. we tend to talk about stuff going down, i to talk about stuff going down, stuff going up, trying to work out what it means for your individual budget. it is fair to say that overall, given what inflation has done and the price rises, even if stuff is coming down, it is still higher than it was a couple of years ago. higher than it was a couple of years aio, : , , :, , higher than it was a couple of years auo. : , ,:, , we higher than it was a couple of years ago-_ we are _ higher than it was a couple of years ago._ we are not - higher than it was a couple of years ago._ we are not seeing ago. absolutely. we are not seeing rices ao ago. absolutely. we are not seeing prices go anywhere _ ago. absolutely. we are not seeing prices go anywhere near _ ago. absolutely. we are not seeing prices go anywhere near they i ago. absolutely. we are not seeing prices go anywhere near they used| ago. absolutely. we are not seeing i prices go anywhere near they used to be before _ prices go anywhere near they used to be before covid. that prices go anywhere near they used to be before covid.— be before covid. that they are still hundreds of— be before covid. that they are still hundreds of pounds _ be before covid. that they are still hundreds of pounds higher - be before covid. that they are still hundreds of pounds higher than i be before covid. that they are still. hundreds of pounds higher than they were pre—2019. food price inflation went up to double digits, now down to increasing but it still means that prices are higher than before. people talk about that prices are higher than before. people talk abou— that prices are higher than before. people talk about things like energy bills, people talk about things like energy bills. mortgage _ people talk about things like energy bills, mortgage payments, - people talk about things like energy bills, mortgage payments, those i people talk about things like energy i bills, mortgage payments, those have been the third highest level they

have been in the last few years in the last month. that is scary because people get bad credit scores and might even be evicted. tt is and might even be evicted. it is nowhere near _ and might even be evicted. it is nowhere near over _ and might even be evicted. tt 3 nowhere near over four people. and might even be evicted. it is i nowhere near over four people. is there a danger as the cap comes down and we get warmer temperatures, we might get lulled into a false sense of security and think the prices have come right down, and then we get a shock in the winter? what is a good way of combating that? that is where the energy — good way of combating that? that is where the energy companies - good way of combating that? that is where the energy companies give i good way of combating that? that is. where the energy companies give you a direct debit which is consistent every month even though you are using less in the summer. even if you are using less and paying in more, maybe i should lower my direct debit, if you think that, maybe build up the credit so that when you are using more energy in the winter, you are eating into that rather than losing money. we you are eating into that rather than losing money-— you are eating into that rather than losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching _ losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching to _ losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching to get _ losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching to get a _ losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching to get a better i losing money. we used to talk a lot about switching to get a better deal and then all of the prices went up and then all of the prices went up and that was not a thing because no one could shop around for a cheaper deal. are we getting back to that

point where it is worth looking around again?— point where it is worth looking around again? yes, switching is back, around again? yes, switching is back. great _ around again? yes, switching is back, great fun. _ around again? yes, switching is back, great fun. it _ around again? yes, switching is back, great fun. it might - around again? yes, switching is back, great fun. it might not i around again? yes, switching is back, great fun. it might not be worth fixing. there is a difference between those two. you can still shop around and see if there are variable tariffs that will always be below the price cap, so you will be making a saving. there are some things that you could look at, but prices could come down again in july. but if you have got an electric car and a smart meter, get yourself on a tariff which has got a cheaper rate of electricity at night like the old economy seven, more expensive in the day, same for people with heat pumps. it is time to look around but don't handcuff yourself to a deal which might not be a deal in three months. tt’s yourself to a deal which might not be a deal in three months. it's good to know there _ be a deal in three months. it's good to know there are _ be a deal in three months. it's good to know there are options _ be a deal in three months. it's good to know there are options out i be a deal in three months. it's good | to know there are options out there, it has been so long. just to know there are options out there, it has been so long.— it has been so long. just a word about people — it has been so long. just a word about people who _ it has been so long. just a word about people who run _ it has been so long. just a word about people who run small i about people who run small businesses, the business minister earlier— businesses, the business minister earlier was— businesses, the business minister earlier was championing the rise in

the national minimum wage, good news because _ the national minimum wage, good news because you _ the national minimum wage, good news because you get more than a pound extra, _ because you get more than a pound extra. and — because you get more than a pound extra. and it — because you get more than a pound extra, and it applies to younger people — extra, and it applies to younger people as — extra, and it applies to younger people as well, 21 now. but katie says. _ people as well, 21 now. but katie says. i_ people as well, 21 now. but katie says. i run— people as well, 21 now. but katie says. i run a _ people as well, 21 now. but katie says, i run a small business in north— says, i run a small business in north yorkshire, wage rises having severe _ north yorkshire, wage rises having severe effect and i cannot afford to employ _ severe effect and i cannot afford to employ three people that are in this wa-e employ three people that are in this wage bracket and she has to let one no. wage bracket and she has to let one go it— wage bracket and she has to let one go it is— wage bracket and she has to let one go it is all— wage bracket and she has to let one go. it is all well and good the government announcing that they are lloii'i government announcing that they are going to _ government announcing that they are going to pay more, but those small businesses — going to pay more, but those small businesses pay it and that is the rub, _ businesses pay it and that is the rub. great — businesses pay it and that is the rub, great news if you get it but the business that employs you has to be able _ the business that employs you has to be able to— the business that employs you has to be able to afford it. yes, the business that employs you has to be able to afford it.— be able to afford it. yes, those businesses _ be able to afford it. yes, those businesses will _ be able to afford it. yes, those businesses will ultimately i be able to afford it. yes, those i businesses will ultimately hopefully have more business because there is more money in the economy to be spent in those businesses. and so if you look at the impact of the minimum wage over the last 20 years, what the resolution foundation says is one of the most successful economic policies of our time, the theory is that we all have more money and it boosts these small businesses. hopefully as prices come down, as inflation starts to

stabilise and we get more secure, we can get back to the high street, spend our money in the businesses that need our support and hopefully that need our support and hopefully that increases the number ofjobs out there. that increases the number of 'obs out there. :, ., :, :, out there. ending on a note of optimism. _ out there. ending on a note of optimism. we _ out there. ending on a note of optimism, we needed - out there. ending on a note of optimism, we needed at i out there. ending on a note of optimism, we needed at the l out there. ending on a note of- optimism, we needed at the moment. thank you, good to see you. we have had a bit of everything this morning. we have had penguins, giraffes. morning. we have had penguins, ciraffes. a , morning. we have had penguins, ciraffes. .y .p , morning. we have had penguins, giraffes-_ very - morning. we have had penguins, | giraffes._ very cute. giraffes. baby giraffes. very cute. and now snow — giraffes. baby giraffes. very cute. and now snow leopards. - a breeding pair of snow leopard cubs have been welcomed into their new home at chester zoo. they've had a specially designed �*himalayan habitat�* built to help them settle in. our reporter sarah rogers is at the zoo for us this morning and can tell us more. she has been feeding the penguins and she has been cooing at the giraffes and now they are here with the snow leopards. we are quite cold in here, yashin is taking a catnap. 45,000 people will

be making their way through chester zoo over this bank holiday weekend. if we go a bit further to the next enclosure, we can meet moobra from germany. they are massive, just like domestic cats. she was checking us out earlier and she is going for a sleep. they haven't been introduced yet but they are part of a very special breeding programme because there are only around 3500 of these snow leopards. oh, she has opened her eyes. i will be meeting the person who is looking after them to tell us loads more about them shortly but first he is the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. a £1.5 billion redevelopment plan for liverpool street station has

received more than 2,000 objections. westminster council, historic england and members of the public have objected to the plans, with some calling the proposals "ugly". plans include the partial demolition of the victorian station. property developer sellar said the project would "help london maintain its status as a world—class city at no cost to passengers or the taxpayer". patients of the children's gender clinic at the tavistock centre in north london are being transferred to new clinics from today. around 5,000 children and young people are on the waiting list for referral to the new clinics, one of them being at great ormond street hospital. concerns have been raised about whether the new service is ready. plans whether the new service is ready. for a football fan the plans for a football fan zone for the champions league final on the embankment you have been criticised by local businesses and residents, and would mean closing the embankment between westminster and blackfriars bridge on during the first book to 30,000 people. gla and west mr council say it is an ongoing application. many of us will

remember the plight of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who was imprisoned in iran. but another british national was released on the same day. anoosheh ashoori from south london was wrongfully imprisoned while incarcerated he vowed he would run the london marathon if he was released. he will run it now for the second time soon to raise money for hostage international. this is the uniform that you have to wear when you are being taken to the revolutionary court. i managed to smuggle it somehow and managed to bring it to britain and i ran in this in the first london marathon in 2022. there were two charity organisations that helped us very much. one was amnesty international, iran for them the first time. and then hostage international, who helped my family members while i was in prison and afterwards when i was released. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, it's a dry, bright start initially to this easter monday but today we're looking at some sunny spells but also some scattered heavy showers developing in places too. this morning there may be one or two patches of mist and fog but they will soon left and then we will start to see those showers developing, being brought in on a fairly brisk south—westerly wind. these showers may come with the odd rumble of thunder into the afternoon and temperatures reaching around 12 to maybe 14 celsius. these showers will continue for a time, there will be some drier, clearer weather during the evening but more in the way of cloud by the early hours and again some showers drifting in from the south and temperatures holding up at around six to nine celsius. so fairly mild conditions overnight. as we look ahead, tuesday, another day of sunshine and scattered showers but this area of low pressure will arrive later in the day bringing with it some outbreaks of rain for a time. it does look like it will be quite unsettled over the next few days, not a complete wash—out,

there will be some drier, brighter weather in between and becoming much milder by the end of the week. and that's your forecast for now. that's it for now. we'll see you again at eight. back to nina and ben. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and ben thompson. hand—made silhouettes of almost 1,500 servicemen are being made in oxfordshire and will go on display in normandy later this month to mark the 80th anniversary of d—day. the standing with giants installation is made from recycled signs and has taken artist dan barton four years to plan. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has been to the studio with veteran stan ford to see the finishing touches added to the project. not all giants loom large. yes, i remember him. yes. i was only 18 when i when ijoined. i'm proud to have done my bit. proud. very proud to have done my bit.

yeah. and my eight brothers, they all done their bit. stan ford is among kindred spirits — among those who served, as he did, on d—day — and among symbols of those who never returned home. it's an honour to be in the presence of this. it does give you some idea — a great idea of the. ..of what the cost, and the people involved. he's here to see the making of standing with giants — an installation representing, in silhouette, the almost 1,500 men of the army, navy and air force under british command who died on that first day, june the 6th. like sentinels, they will stand at the british normandy memorial above ver—sur—mer in northern france — codenamed gold beach during the allied invasion. they've been created by dan barton — a labour of love, commitment and dedication, four years

in the making. the multiples of the same figure — it just seems to just really drive the point home, just how many people suffered for our freedom. part of dan's vision was to involve as many volunteers as possible — more than a thousand have helped to create the figures from recycled signs. he's borrowed thousands of pounds against his oxfordshire home to self—fund the project, and to make his vision a reality. you don't really get parents taking their children and standing them by the — sadly — the monument in the village and taking a photograph of prosperity, whatever. but you do with our figures — they come along, they take a lot of pictures with their children and conversations start. and it's a way of telling youngsters, you know, just to be mindful of where their freedom came from. and, you know, that's... that's... this is a passion project for those involved. for sure. today, personnel from the nearby

raf base, brize norton, are lending a hand. like many in the armed forces, the station commander has a family linked to the second world war — her mother's father drove a tank onto sword beach during the d—day landings. it wasn't something he talked about quite a lot, and i thinkl he was just that kind of quite a modest, reserved man. i and we learn about our history when you're in the military, i right from day one of being in the service, so we knowl the sacrifices that our- predecessors have made — and they made them under really difficult conditions, as well. i but, of course, it's really- important to remember the people that made those sacrifices, because if not, then - what was it all for? the silhouettes will travel to normandy in these specially created stillages, adorned with poetry, prose and poppies — hand—made by volunteers from the women's institute, and delivered in mail sacks bursting at the seams. and some have 600,700 i poppies in them from a wi, maybe from edinburgh or down i in cornwall, and then another one has got a little envelope - with maybe one or two in them.

but every one comes with a letter, or a card — and honestly — - about who they know, - somebody that was involved in the d—day at normandy. and even if they're just given one poppy, that makes a difference. i it means the world to dan and his volunteer army to have stan's approval — notjust of the concept, but also the design, as the men are depicted with their heads bowed. if they'd have all been stood up like this, you know, it wouldn't have been quite so... the reverence is there. and with a bowed head is really good. really good. i'm... i'm proud to be here, and to see it myself. dan's ambition is to create a mobile display that can travel around during commemorations. his mission — as with the normandy memorial itself — is to encourage people to pause, remember and to learn —

but also to ensure the fallen are never forgotten. john maguire, bbc news, oxfordshire. so 50 moving seeing them standing there. and thinking how lucky we are being able to hear from people like stan who were there. that won't last forever. �* , , , ., forever. let's get this but i would chetan come _ forever. let's get this but i would chetan come a _ forever. let's get this but i would chetan come a bit _ forever. let's get this but i would chetan come a bit of— forever. let's get this but i would chetan come a bit of explaining l forever. let's get this but i would| chetan come a bit of explaining to do, there was a bit of beef. a, lot do, there was a bit of beef. a lot happened. _ do, there was a bit of beef. a lot happened. this _ do, there was a bit of beef. a lot happened, this was _ do, there was a bit of beef. a lot happened, this was the - do, there was a bit of beef. a lot happened, this was the league cup finalfor arsenal, they won happened, this was the league cup final for arsenal, they won the continental cup. frida maanum, their midfielder, did collapse during the game. she received treatment on the pitch. you can see the medical

assistance she received. she received medical treatment before being taken off on a stretcher. she didn't need to go to hospital and later travelled home with her arsenal team—mates. stina blackstenius scored the only goal of the final deep in extra time to stop emma hayes' bid for a quadruple in her final season at chelsea. that is back to back wins in this competition now for arsenal. after the match, chelsea manager emma hayes said that the women's game shouldn't tolerate male aggression. hayes was angered by this touchline altercation involving arsenal bossjonas eidevall and chelsea's erin cuthbert during the match. this is the context, there was an agreement he would play with one ball and not multiple balls. chelsea tried to change that once they went down so he has a bit of a word if you like on the touchline with the chelsea player here. she obviously

says something that, emma hayes is watching and then she pushes eidevell away, clearly wasn't happy at the full—time whistle. he is shouting back hair. she has since said we need to call out male aggression in women's football, he has called her comments irresponsible. i think there's a way to behave on the side of the pitch and not for the first time, you know, i've been in women's football a long time. i don't think we should tolerate male aggression like we did today. and, you know, fronting up or squaring up to a player is something that's unacceptable. and i've never been booked in 12 years of my career. but i mean, there's a way to behave on the touchline. and obviously he received a yellow card and perhaps should have got more. we had a discussion before the game where both clubs had to agree if we're going to play with multi ball system or not. and chelsea said they only wanted to play with one ball and we said we wanted to play with multi ball. and then when it suits them in the last minute of the game,

when they want to take another ball to take a quick throw in, then all of a sudden they want to use that. and i only said that you guys wanted to play with one ball, so it's not my problem. 20 comments around is pointing up people, emma hayes pushesjonas eidevell at the end, —— plenty of comments around, but others are saying that eidevell has got previous, bullying full of officials. expect to hear more on that. the fourth official. it's advantage liverpool in the premier league title race after they beat brighton 2—1 and manchester city and arsenal played out a goalless draw in their much hyped match at the etihad stadium. liverpool beat brighton so with nine games to go the champion are behind arsenal and liverpool. all to play for but liverpool are happiest for now. a title race between three teams. it's now in the sprint finish.

sunday's results went liverpool's way. two points clear with nine games to go. butjust like their match with brighton, it won't be straightforward. and it might drop for welbeck. oh, what a finish! they came to anfield and led inside 90 seconds. a setback, but time to sort it. this isjurgen klopp's last season in charge. whoever succeeds him gets a team with belief. unbeaten at anfield for 32 games, they hauled themselves level then had the poise to find a winner. it's salah. yes, well, iwould have loved to not be 1—0 down, and i would have loved to have been 4—0, 5—0 up but that's just not possible. but besides that, i loved the game. i thought it's the best game we played against brighton. yes, it's nerve—racking, sorry, for all of us, but yeah, that's the first of the last ten. let's keep going. between now and may, this title race will be dramatic. manchester city's match with arsenal was not.

the gunners this year are harder to get past. they might have snatched all three points. saka across! but arsenal's priority was to keep the champions out. it's the first time city haven't scored in a home match since 2021. we've made another big step today because you play the best team in the world and they have the capacity to change formations, to get you deep in many moments. they are extremely physical, but i think we cope with that. yeah, it's what it is. we have not a chance just for the fact that it's not easy. they defend very well, they block and, yeah, we tried but i recognise my team perfectly. how to separate these sides is down to eight more weeks of football. the premier league marathon is now into the running. joe lynskey, bbc news. the title race in the scottish premiership is tight too — celtic are back on top of the table

after a 3—0 win away at bottom side livingston. all three goals came in the second half. it means celtic are now a point ahead of rangers, although they have played one game more — so there's everything to play for when the two meet on sunday at ibrox. in the women's six nations, ireland fought back against a strong italy side, but weren't able to get the win losing by 27 points to 21. after a good start from ireland, mistakes gave italy a way back. aura mutzzo getting their fourth try and a bonus point with it. defeat leaves ireland fifth in the six nations table, just above wales. in domestic rugby, sale have given their top four hopes a huge boost with a dominant win over exeter by 41 points to five. tom roebuck the star for last season's beaten finalists as he scored a hat—trick. six tries in total for sale. the chiefs will hope for better next time out when they face bath in the european champions cup last 16. and in rugby league's super league, huddersfield giants recovered from conceding the first try to run out comfortable winners against the london broncos 26—6. after a slow start, the giants

scored five unanswered tries to register their third win of the season. huddersfield are eighth in the table but only two points behind third—placed warrington. the broncos are bottom and winless. amyjones has hit 92, charlie dean took three wickets, the fastest women to 50 odi wickets. england beat new zealand in the first monday in new zealand. —— the first one day. two friends with disabilities are wanting to break down barriers in the world of scuba diving, whilst also trying to set a new world record. shaun gash, who uses a wheelchair has teamed up with bbcjournalist mohammed salim patel, who's registered blind, in an attempt to become the world's first disabled deep sea diving duo. let's take a look at their journey so far. every time i've mentioned it to somebody, they've said, "what are you going to get out of it? because you can't see."

but for me, it's always a question of, well, why not? yeah, let's go and show the world what we can do and break down the barriers with diving. throughout my life, i've come across negativity and it motivates me. i've got a degenerative eye condition, which is called retinitis pigmentosa. so i was diagnosed at the age of ten, and at that time the doctors said to me, "you're going to go blind one day." and then suddenly when i was 15, 16 years old, my eyesight started to go and it went very quickly. and i struggled to come to terms with that. what do i do now? do i accept this or do i let it consume me? through my religion, through my parents' support, it inspired me to say, no, i'm going to overcome that and i'm going to push on and do whatever i can.

at the age of 20, 32, nearly 33 years ago, i was involved in a road traffic accident. i was the back—seat passenger of a car. we went around the corner too fast and car flipped over. i broke my back, my wrist, my shoulder, punctured both my lungs and gave me two days to live. i couldn't see where my life was going to take me. you know, i didn't, iwasn't... i was thinking, who was going to have me, who was going to marry me? who was going to, how was i going to have children? where are we going to go? egypt- gypt- and i worked in a spinal injuries, rehabilitation, sort of home. so i met shaun there. i think because of sean's personality, that overcomes his disability. everything i do, all the challenges i've done, dawn has always been behind me. even my kids, my youngest went from land's end tojohn o'groats with me, same with shauna, she does

all the obstacle courses, same with my son. so, yeah, we're a family of adventurers. i think it'sjust normal now. i think he comes home and just says he's going to do something crazy, i and it's not really a surprise. are you proud of him? yeah, yeah. i mean, i wouldn't tell that to him! it's really nice and quiet and the paths are really wide. i've got my wife now, who's my support worker. she helps me out, she describes pictures to me or videos to me. when he mentioned diving first time to me, i was like, "how would you do that?" and when he showed me, when he explained me what his vision is in his mind, i was like, wow. when i first started looking into the diving, i contacted a number of different companies. as soon as you mentioned disability, as soon as you mentioned paralysis, there was a lot of barriers put up. silly excuses not

to be able to do it. and i think it's because of lack of awareness. but we're both the type of people that will not accept no as an answer. i was looking around, i was contacting companies all over the uk. morecambe area divers, i contacted them, we had a meeting. we came across curly and nobody's going to say no to curly. _ so this is everything about how we're going to just, like, breathe underwater. he's now then taking me on my little adventure. we want to spread the word that diving is for everybody, for every ability, because we are all equal underwater. we can show to people there's nothing to actually stop you apart from what's in your head. best of luck to them both. i said earlier, i have worked with celine, he is pretty unstoppable, so we will stay with that story. —— worked with saleem. let's get the weather now. that looks familiar, carol.

you are not wrong, the rain, more of it to come! it has been a wet start across central parts of the uk, as you can see from this picture in staffordshire. it is cool for some but as you go through the week, you can see yellow and amber across the country, blue hanging on meaning colder across the north of scotland. at the time we get to the weekend, the yellow and amber will go all the way north as the wind comes in from the and south—west. but that doesn't mean it will be settled. we have a bank of cloud and rain in the central swathe of the country, keen winds coming in from the north sea bringing cloud and drizzle at times. and making it feel cooler. the driest conditions will be in the north and west of scotland, behind the band of rain for the rest of england and wales there will be sunny spells but we have already got showers coming in from the south—west and they will develop a

bit more widely through the course of the day with the odd rumble of thunder in them. top temperature of 15 degrees. through the evening and overnight, the band of rain continues to advance northwards. clear skies follow behind but it would be quite breezy with showers crossing behind the english channel and areas adjacent to it and brisk winds across the north—east of scotland. where we have got clear skies, you can see mist and fog patches forming and it will be cold across the north—east of england and sheltered parts of wales, with temperatures falling away to one or 2 degrees. tomorrow we start the north of scotland with rain, then we have variable amounts of cloud and sunshine, following a band of rain from the south—west coming in with strengthening winds. temperatures in the mid—teens, 15 degrees in norwich, cooler in the north of

scotland. wednesday, the driving our weather pushes east so it drags the rain while it does so. the south and west are seeing sunshine but also showers. across scotland, variable cloud cover snow on the tops of the mountains and rain in the east. northern ireland has a few showers. i wasn't kidding when i said it was unsettled. thursday there will be cloud around, showers and rain. it will be windy generally especially in the south and these are the temperatures, up to 16 degrees. climbing up a little bit. on friday it is looking pretty wet and windy. thank you, the temperature is creeping up, we do like that. the di creeping up, we do like that. tue: dizzy heights creeping up, we do like that. tte: dizzy heights of 17 and 18. bring it on. ., ~' dizzy heights of 17 and 18. bring it on. ., ~ , ., dizzy heights of 17 and 18. bring it on. . ~ . ., it's fair to say that winning

the lottery is something many have dreamed of. what would be your first splurge after a present for you? fix, what would be your first splurge after a present for you?- after a present for you? a really lona after a present for you? a really long holiday _ after a present for you? a really long holiday after _ after a present for you? a really long holiday after a _ after a present for you? a really long holiday after a present - after a present for you? a really long holiday after a present forl long holiday after a present for you. where you just switch on. but you. where you 'ust switch on. but then ou you. where you just switch on. but then you would be back on the sofa. of course, absolutely! the tv show the syndicate, about five people who hit the jackpot, was a popular series. now the story crafted by the late scriptwriter, kay mellor has been adapted for the stage with a cast of famous faces. our reporter abi jaiyeola has been backstage. theyjust rolled down that little tube, one after the other. the syndicate tells a story of a group of supermarket staff who win the lottery. it was a huge hit on tv. now, remember, as soon as i make the announcement, the cameras will go off. so big smiles. the show ran for four series from 2012 and now it's making its theatre debut. the script was written by leeds playwright kay mellor shortly before she died two years ago. now her daughter gaynor has

stepped in to bring her mum's work to the stage. coming to leeds grand, she's had band of gold here, she's had fat friends the musical here, and they were huge hits. so for her to bring the syndicate here is ultra special, and to keep her words alive is really important for us and her legacy going forward. well, there's the ticket. you can check the numbers if you like. in rehearsals backstage at the leeds grand, the production is a real family affair. oliver is gaynor�*s son, and he plays the role ofjamie. i've been a part of it since the start, so to be able to be a part of it on the stage in such a great place like the grand with gaynor directing me, you know, it's an honour. and to be able to speak kay's words every day is an honour to me. i call her kay because professional sense but she's my lovely grandma, but, yeah. the cast includes some otherfamiliarfaces — brooke vincent from coronation street and emmerdale's samantha giles. i had a little bit of a taster of going back on stage at christmas

when i did panto at bradford, so i feel like i remembered, i remembered what it's like because i hadn't been on stage for 14 years. and it is very exciting having a live audience and the reactions there, but it's also quite scary. one of kay's qualities was to just get you laughing and crying within seconds, and i think that really, really does come through in the play as well. we've had so much fun laughing at different lines in the rehearsal room. there's just over two weeks of rehearsals left, and audiences will be able to share what has been a very special project for kay's family. everybody says, "oh, god, if i only won the lottery, if i won the lottery, i'd do this, if i won..." she explores all that, the good, the bad and the ugly. it's that theme of money, is it good for us? and i think it raises that question but all in a wonderful, amusing, sad, you know, dramatic way.

the show will start in leeds on the 18th of april, then head to sheffield and bradford. abijaiyeola, bbc news. it has got has all thinking what we would do with the cash. it's something i think about most days. it does help me get to sleet to night! —— get to sleep at night! we have more nice pictures. these slow letters at chester zoo are not very active, they look how i feel this morning on a bank holiday! they are cats, ben, but it is 8:54am! they are still cats napping. these are part of the 37,000 animals here are chester zoo. 1000 staff look after them and 2 million people

come and visit them. they moved in a few weeks ago, these snow leopards, this is yashin, sleeping, he is from scotland. and still in separate rooms, we have nubra. was checking us out a little bit earlier but is nowjust us out a little bit earlier but is now just curled us out a little bit earlier but is nowjust curled up and looking very beautiful asleep there. they are both under two years old. let's bring in mikejordan, director of plants and animals, good morning. good morning. this plants and animals, good morning. good morning-— good morning. this is the best 'ob in the world. fl good morning. this is the best 'ob in the world, isn't d good morning. this is the best 'ob in the world, isn't it? i good morning. this is the best 'ob in the world, isn't it? it's fl in the world, isn't it? it's wonderful, _ in the world, isn't it? it's wonderful, even - in the world, isn't it? it's wonderful, even on - in the world, isn't it? it's wonderful, even on a - in the world, isn't it? tit�*s wonderful, even on a rainy day like today. wonderful, even on a rainy day like toda . . , , ., today. tell me about these snow leo ards, today. tell me about these snow leapards. why — today. tell me about these snow leopards, why are _ today. tell me about these snow leopards, why are they - today. tell me about these snow leopards, why are they still - today. tell me about these snowl leopards, why are they still apart, why aren't they friends yet? the? why aren't they friends yet? they are still young. — why aren't they friends yet? they are still young, at _ why aren't they friends yet? they are still young, at the _ why aren't they friends yet? tte: are still young, at the moment why aren't they friends yet? tte are still young, at the moment we are still young, at the moment we are settling them both in, she is looking at us now, giving us a nice, checking us out. elli. looking at us now, giving us a nice, checking us out.— looking at us now, giving us a nice, checking us out._ it's - checking us out. 0h, hello! it's important— checking us out. 0h, hello! it's important that _ checking us out. 0h, hello! it's important that they _ checking us out. 0h, hello! it's important that they get - checking us out. 0h, hello! it's important that they get used . checking us out. 0h, hello! it's| important that they get used to their own space, effectively establishing their own territories

which is what young snow leopards in the world would you do, they would leave the parents and establish their own territory and later when their own territory and later when the time is right, we will look to allow them to move together but we will be led by them. when she is ready to mix she would let us know with some signs. 50 ready to mix she would let us know with some signs.— with some signs. so they are the ones in control. _ with some signs. so they are the ones in control. she _ with some signs. so they are the ones in control. she put - with some signs. so they are the ones in control. she put her- with some signs. so they are the | ones in control. she put her head with some signs. so they are the - ones in control. she put her head up and gave us a good look before. they look like domesticated cats, but far from it, will she sizing is up? she is very aware _ from it, will she sizing is up? she is very aware of— from it, will she sizing is up? ’ste is very aware of what from it, will she sizing is up? ste is very aware of what is going on. it might look like a giant cat at home but they are so aware. she will know that there is a male next door to her, she knows that we are here, something a little strange is going on this early in the morning. she is definitely very aware of her environment. and her survival depends on that in the wild, being aware of everything going on around her. ., . , ., aware of everything going on around her. ., . y., ., ., “ aware of everything going on around her. ., . i. ., ., ~ . aware of everything going on around her. ., . . her. hello, are you looking at us? so, how her. hello, are you looking at us? so. how have _ her. hello, are you looking at us? so, how have you _ her. hello, are you looking at us? so, how have you managed - her. hello, are you looking at us? so, how have you managed to - her. hello, are you looking at us? l so, how have you managed to come her. hello, are you looking at us? - so, how have you managed to come are farfrom home, create a little bit of the himalayas here in chester?

it's actually a stunning habitat that we have created, it is mirrored so they both have their own habitats, they can share when they want to and be separate at other times. we have created with 600,000 tonnes of rock, the huge habitat. it is almost like the himalayan scree, it is planted with himalayan plants, giving them some height and given a bit of himalayas in chester. truth? giving them some height and given a bit of himalayas in chester.- bit of himalayas in chester. why are the here? bit of himalayas in chester. why are they here? they _ bit of himalayas in chester. why are they here? they are _ bit of himalayas in chester. why are they here? they are part _ bit of himalayas in chester. why are they here? they are part of- bit of himalayas in chester. why are they here? they are part of a - they here? they are part of a special breeding programme, separate bedrooms at the moment but the hope is... �* , , bedrooms at the moment but the hope is... absolutely. snow leopards are threatened — is... absolutely. snow leopards are threatened with _ is... absolutely. snow leopards are threatened with extinction - is... absolutely. snow leopards are threatened with extinction in - is... absolutely. snow leopards are threatened with extinction in the i threatened with extinction in the world. there are about 3500 individuals spread over a huge area from uzbekistan to bhutan and india up from uzbekistan to bhutan and india up to southern russia. it's a massive area in central asia with very few animals and declining. they come into conflict, meeting

livestock, and climate change is squeezing things from the top of mountains as the zones move up a mountain, so these guys are looking to —— losing their habitat. it's really important that we work with them and breed them here at the zoo but also we rely on our visitors at chester zoo to carry out the conservation work we do with 3000 animals. she conservation work we do with 3000 animals. ,, , , . . , animals. she is giving is a really aood animals. she is giving is a really good look- _ animals. she is giving is a really good look. that _ animals. she is giving is a really good look. that concludes - animals. she is giving is a really good look. that concludes our l good look. that concludes our behind—the—scenes tour of chester zoo this morning. 115,000 people will have visited here over the weekend. we have seen penguins, giraffes and now the snow leopards. and that concludes our tour so here is the news, travel and weather where you are. not quite time to that yet. we have really enjoyed being with you at chester zoo this morning. ben and i have spent the last four minutes with our head tilted to the side watching the snow leopard snoozing. so calming. tt

watching the snow leopard snoozing. so calmina. ., watching the snow leopard snoozing. so calmin.. . . .y watching the snow leopard snoozing. so calmina. . . .y . so calming. it made me fancy a snooze! stay — so calming. it made me fancy a snooze! stay with _ so calming. it made me fancy a snooze! stay with us, _ so calming. it made me fancy a j snooze! stay with us, headlines coming up. live from london, this is bbc news. israel says its military operation at gaza's al—shifa hospital is complete, and has begun withdrawing troops. celebrations in turkey — the main opposition party stuns president erdogan with historic wins

in local elections. a new hate crime law comes into force in scotland, but is it protecting minorities or blocking free speech? and germany decriminalises cannabis. the government tries to tackle the black market trade — we have a special report. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. we start this hour with breaking news out of israel, where the military has confirmed it's completed its operation at gaza's biggest hospital, al—shifa, and has begun withdrawing troops from the area. the hospital had been under siege for two weeks. the hamas—run health ministry and palestinian witnesses had earlier reported tanks pulling back from the heavily bombarded hospital complex in gaza—city. israel has previously said it was carrying out precise

operations against hamas and islamichhad fighters,