cost—of—living pressures still biting. debt support charities saying millions are turning to them for help. i'll have all the details. britain's most succesful gymnast max whitlock has told bbc breakfast in an exclusive interview, he's retiring after the paris olympics this summer — and that the games will be his last ever event. he h e m ostly he mostly dry start for many of us. it is chilly with sunshine. the rain in the west will cross all areas through the day. all of the details later in the programme. it's wednesday, the 10th of april. children have been let down by a lack of research and what is described as "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions in gender care, according to a landmark review published today.

paediatrician dr hilary cass, who carried out the review for nhs england, is calling for gender services for children and young people to match the standards of other nhs care, saying the "toxicity" of the debate meant professionals were "afraid" to openly discuss their views. our health editor hugh pym reports. sonia wanted to transition from the age of 15, but she found she couldn't get access to care and was put on a waiting list. by the age of 18, she hadn't had a first appointment and was transferred to adult services. after hearing there'd be another long wait, she opted to go private until she could be seen by the nhs. sonia says the long delays were hard to cope with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists to be seen by an nhs specialist. it was incredibly frustrating and the period between being told that, "oh, we're not going to see before you're18th," and being referred on, and then me gaining private health

care was an incredibly dark period in terms of my mental health. it was the the lowest i've been during the course of my transition. expanding gender services is a key focus of the latest independent review. recommendations include a separate pathway for young children and their families, allowing early discussions to take place, a follow through service for 17 to 25—year—olds, and assurances that the same standards of care as other parts of the nhs will be provided. gender services, provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatment should in future be used with extreme caution for 16 to 18—year—olds and argues that children were let down by the quality of services.

well, i think it's very important to be concerned about a group of children and young people, who are not getting the services that they need and they deserve in order to thrive and be well as they grow into adults. so i, of course, would hope that considerable note is taken of this report. keira bell started taking puberty blockers aged 16, after being referred to the tavistock. she then took legal action, arguing she wasn't challenged enough at the clinic and regretted her decision. her lawyer responded to the review findings. whilst it is very reassuring for young people, who are going through gender—questioning at the moment and their parents, that hopefully there will be a new service developed that will meet their needs appropriately, it is, unfortunately, for many young people, too late. they live with the ongoing consequences of poor clinical

treatment and their lives forever changed. for sonia, the priority now is for the report's findings to be implemented, for more resources to be provided, and for calmer and fairer discussions around gender and identity. hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. now for more of the news, including another day at the post office inquiry today. former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates has accused the post office of lying about their accounting systems, in the first day of evidence into the horizon it scandal on tuesday. the inquiry heard how bates wrote that the organisation was being run by "thugs in suits" in a letter in 2010. 0ur correspondent, sanchia berg, has more. today, the evidence will hear from the politician who is a key figure in highlighting the issue.

across the country, many small post offices are still valued by their communities. 0nce, jo hamilton ran her own small post office, then she fell foul of the horizon computer system. wrongly prosecuted for false accounting, she turned to her local mp. for many years, james, now lord arbuthnot, has been the postmasters' most trusted voice in parliament, demanding answers from ministers and post office executives. this morning, he will take his turn at the post office inquiry, along with the retired appeal court judge, who chaired the first failed attempt at mediation back in 2013. former postmaster alan bates gave evidence yesterday, covering 23 years of battling the post office in just a few hours. it began when he was a postmaster, asking question after question about the horizon system. what do you understand to be the reason for the termination of your contract? well...

well, basically, ithink it was because, a, they didn't like me standing up to them in the first instance. b, they were finding it awkward. and c, i don't think they could answer these questions. after years of fighting, helping many hundreds of postmasters, how would he describe the culture of the post office? they're an atrocious organisation. they need disbanding, it needs removing, it needs building up again from the ground floor. and, as i've been quoted quite commonly, the whole of the postal service nowadays, it's beyond it's a dead duck — it's beyond saving. alan bates said the post office should be sold to someone like amazon. sanchia berg, bbc news. full coverage of that throughout the day on bbc news. police are continuing

to question a 25 year—old man on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed, while pushing her pram, in bradford. habibur massum was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire yesterday. 0ur reporter mairead smyth is in bradford for us this morning, mairead, what's the latest? could you bring us up to date with what has happened in the last 2a hours? it has been eventful. it what has happened in the last 24 hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed. hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed- good _ hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed. good morning. _ hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed. good morning. i— hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed. good morning. i am - hours? it has been eventful. it has indeed. good morning. i am close| hours? it has been eventful. it has l indeed. good morning. i am close to where the shocking murder happened in broad daylight on saturday afternoon. the big ten, 27—year—old kulsuma akter, was pushing her son along westgate in bradford city centre. behind me are flowers and tributes to the young mother, who police say lost her life in the most horrific circumstances. her cousin says the family is devastated and wants justice. our mom in bangladesh is constantly crying. i spoke to her yesterday and she never stopped crying, and all the time mentioning our names. absolutely...

actually shocking news to us... and we will... all we want is justice. nothing else. no revenge or anything. we just wantjustice for our sisters. and she left a six—month—old child and we want best for him. habibur masum from 0ldham and greater manchester was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire yesterday morning. that followed a nationwide search for the 25—year—old. he was actually bailed by magistrates in november after being charged with assaulting and threatening to kill kulsuma akter, which he had denied. we also know a 23—year—old man was arrested in cheshire on monday on suspicion of

assisting an offender. the investigation continues. here, in bradford, a community still shocked by what happened here on saturday afternoon. back to you. the parents of an american teenager, who carried out a mass shooting at a school, have been sentenced to a minimum of ten years in jail. ethan crumbley, who was 15 at the time, killed four students in 2021 and is serving life without parole. in the first case of its kind, his parents — james and jennifer — were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. 0ur north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. neitherjames norjennifer crumbley pulled the trigger but in a country where gun violence in schools is all too common, this was a legal first. it is the sense of this court, mr crumbley, that you serve 10 to 15 years with the michigan department of corrections. the two now face at least a decade

in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the mass shooting carried out by their son. in 2021, they bought ethan crumbley, then 15 years old, a semi—automatic handgun as an early christmas present. a few days later, he took it to school in his backpack and shot dead four of his fellow students. last year, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. but prosecutors claimed his parents also bore responsibility, arguing that they had failed to keep the gun secure and that they had been indifferent to the clear warning signs of their son's deteriorating mental health, with his diary entries suggesting they had ignored his desperate pleas for help. and, as she sent them to jail, thejudge agreed. but these convictions are not about poor parenting. these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could have halted an oncoming runaway train.

gun control campaigners hope the long sentences handed down will resonate across america in any home where children live in close proximity to guns. they were certainly welcomed by some of the relatives of the victims. ultimately, the responsibility was in their hands. they are the parents. they are the ones that control their son, and they have the power to do what needs to be done. and they didn't do that. legal experts caution that one case will do little to stem epidemic gun violence. but those frustrated by the lack of political action may take some comfort in the message being sent by a us court. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. the mp william wragg has voluntarily given up the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing mps' personal phone numbers with someone he had met on a dating app.

henry, what's the reaction to the announcement in westminster? this is all such a strange story. before i go any further, i should briefly declare my own interest. the so—called westminster honey trap a on with me a few weeks ago, not very successfully i might add. i have written about my experiences on the bbc website. the decision yesterday was becoming inevitable. a few days ago he said he had passed phone numbers onto —— of colleagues on to someone from a dating app. yesterday he had resigned his committee chairmanship. at that point people started to ask questions about his future as a conservative mp. the position of the conservative party had shifted a bit. jeremy hunt

initially praised the courage in admitting he was caught up in all of this. it is true a lot of conservative mps felt sympathy for him, sympathy for a colleague and in some cases as a friend. as people thought more about the implications, the sympathy was beginning to paddle into quite serious questions. there is still an awful lot we don't know about this, we don't know who was behind this, what they wanted. we don't know what william wragg says they had on him and what they were using it for. there are lots of people at the apex of power in this country who are hoping for answers. . ~' in this country who are hoping for answers. ., ~ , ., in this country who are hoping for answers. . ~ , ., y in this country who are hoping for answers. ., ~ , ., , . five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than £50 million from the welfare system. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit in what prosecutors have described as the biggest case of benefit fraud ever brought before the courts

in england and wales. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. this is some of the almost £54 million stolen from the welfare system. two of the gang treating taxpayers' money like confetti, celebrating their role in one of britain's biggest benefit fraud operations. investigators found £750,000 in cash in one of the gangs homes. this was a sustained attack on a system that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our society. but, instead, this gang used it as a cash machine to fund their lavish lifestyles. the group of three women and two men are all bulgarian nationals. they operated out of the wood green area of north london for a four and a half year period before their arrest in may 2021. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit, forging documents like tenancy agreements, to support either real or stolen ids.

if a claim was rejected they'd simply reapply, sometimes repeatedly, until it was granted. stealing so much money for so many years raises serious questions for the government. when universal credit was introduced, the government said its have been designed to reduce fraud in the welfare system. —— it had been designed. that simply didn't happen. fraud increased and billions and billions of pounds were lost annually. the department for work and pensions said the gang had used a sophisticated combination of legitimate and fake documents to make it appear that they were eligible for benefits when they were not. the gang are all due to be sentenced next month. prosecutors will also attempt to confiscate as much money and other assets as they can. michael buchanan, bbc news. now, we know that the movements of the sun and the moon can have a big impact here on earth, but monday's total solar eclipse had a profound and unexpected effect

on the singles charts. # once upon a time there was light in my life. # total eclipse of the heart.# millions of people in the us turned out to witness the phenomenon, and it seems welsh icon bonnie tyler was provding the unofficial soundtrack. it's been reported that the singer is expected to make over a million pounds from the sudden surge in spotify streams of her 1983 power ballad as the moon covered the sun. that is amazing. that is a lot of carnage.

are you still sounding like bonnie tyler? so much rain. good morning. _ like bonnie tyler? so much rain. good morning. this _ like bonnie tyler? so much rain. good morning. this morning - like bonnie tyler? so much rain. | good morning. this morning once again we are looking at when in cows. to start with it will be dry, there will be a little bit of sunshine around. a cold stop are also some frost. in the west we have when coming in and brisk winds will develop as well, particularly in the west. one or two showers. this is the rain coming and that will spread east across all areas through the day. the cloud building ahead of it as it does so. some of the rain will be happy, very persistent across scotland. on higher ground we could have between a0 millimetres and 60 millimetres. 0n lower ground, half of that. in the east of england it will not be as happy but there will be residual cloud. mist and murk around the coast of wales and

england. do not forget that wind as well. one thing you will notice, it will not be as cold as yesterday. temperatures nine to 15 north to south. heading on into the evening, one band of rain in scotland is replaced by another one. this one is moving steadily southwards and eastwards as we go through the night. though the show is coming behind it. still windy. some breaks in the cloud. this is a cold front. the air behind it is not particularly cold. these are the overnight lows, eight to 12 degrees. some parts of the uk didn't even have them as maximum temperatures. tomorrow we start off with cloud and drizzly bits and pieces in the south. further north it will break with sunshine around. if anything tomorrow it will be that little bit warmer. highs up to 19. possibly 20.

we are not done with the rain just yet even in the week and we are looking at further rain where we do not want it. let's take a look at today's papers. many of this morning's front pages feature former sub—postmaster alan bates, who gave evidence to the post office inquiry yesterday. the mirror headline quotes mr bates, describing the post office organisation as "thugs in suits." according to the telegraph, children under the age of 16 could be banned from buying mobile phones in an attempt to protect them from the harmful effects of social media. that is something we have talked about over the last few weeks. the paper says government ministers are considering the proposal as part of a wider crackdown on children's use of phones. the guardian is reporting that the president of the 202a paris olympics is worried the triathlon could be delayed, or the swimming leg cancelled, if levels of e—coli bacteria in the seine are too high.

more than £800 million has been invested in making the river safe for swimming ahead of the games. it really is the centrepiece of that event. and the times has some advice for anyone not getting on well with their boss. according to researchers injapan, writing a strongly—worded letter to your boss after a disagreement. it can help you feel less angry, but the key thing is you do not give it to your boss, you just write it and throw it away and you feel better. they never, ever see it. i think it sounds like a good idea. i hope that is not about me. i will rip it up. no one will ever know. lots more to come here on breakfast.

more than 30 bereaved parents are calling for a government inquiry into the disproportionately high number of young driver and passenger road deaths in the uk. it comes as latest figures from the department for transport showed male drivers under the age of 25 were four—times more likely than other drivers to be killed, or seriously injured, than drivers over 25. theirfigures also revealed more than 1,500 young drivers are killed or seriously injured on uk roads every year. and, in 2022, nearly five thousand people were killed or seriously injured in crashes involving at least one young driver — this includes people in other cars and pedestrians. campaigners are now urging the government to take action. 0ur reporter abi smitton has been to meet them. i go to the churchyard most days. thatjust...helps me with my grief for caitlin. er...

ifeel like i... i want to go and sit with herfor a little while through the day. and i talk to her, as well. er... and sometimes i even play her some music. nearly every day for the last seven years, sharon has sat by her daughter caitlin�*s grave. it's quiet — quiet in the house without her. she turned to me and she asked, "do i look ok, mam?" and i said, "yes." and then as she left the house, as i looked at the door, ijust saw the long black hair and the back of her head as she shut the back door. and that was the last time that i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked out the door, caitlin was killed. she'd accepted a lift from a friend, who lost control of her car. it collided with an oncoming van. the impact it has on a family is. . .just unbelievable. i was just aching for caitlin.

er... and...that yearning for her will never go away. i have found my way of coping with focusing on the campaign that i do in memory of caitlin. caitlin�*s friend, the driver, was also killed in the crash. she'd only passed her test four months earlier. sharon's campaigning for better controls over what newly qualified drivers can do. hello, everybody. i'm really, really grateful to all of yous forjoining us in this group. everyone on this call has lost a loved one in similar tragic circumstances to sharon. they call themselves the forget me not families uniting. this is a club, we don't want any more members. ijust find it heartbreaking. they're joining forces to call for graduated driving licences. they'd restrict things like how many passengers new drivers can carry. the scheme's already in place in countries including canada and new zealand.

the thing that people also don't know is that 50% of people who are killed in crashes involving young drivers are not in the young driver car. ian's become an expert in road safety since his 12—year—old daughter alice was killed. because of a young driver crash, she's no longer with us. earlier this year, crystal launched a petition calling for tighter controls after her son harvey was killed in november. i only enforce it for young people, but also as parents, _ because it would enlighten us i as to how risky our young people are for starters, anyway. i mean, you know, like i say... it's... we're only realising - all the statistics now that it's happened to us. neil was a back—seat passenger. the driver lost control and hit an oncoming double—decker bus full—on. five of the boys died, and one was seriously injured. robin and patsy have been

campaigning for change for nearly a0 years. it really feels like, you know, the whole thing is gaining momentum now. in 1986, we were very much lone voices. but now, with all of you, as well — i'm sorry for all your losses — but it... hopefully we will get something achieved now. the government says there are no plans to introduce graduated driving licences, but sharon has been fighting for seven years already. now, surrounded by so many other families who want the same thing as her, she's even more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, she would be backing me fully with this and saying, "yeah, come on, mam, do this, to stop this — what's happened to us, our family — that's taken me and caitlin away from each other." she would be backing me and saying, "come on, mam, get this done for other kids, so that they're not taken away

from theirfamilies." that was abi smitton reporting. sharon will be here with us on breakfast to talk about the issue a little later. if you have any to any comments or thoughts that we would love to hear from you. still to come on breakfast... comedian and actress helen lederer, best known for her roles in absolutely fabulous and french and saunders, joins us on the sofa at ten to nine to tell all about her new memoir based on the challenges of being a female comedian in the 1980s. that will be fun, won't it? looking forward to seeing helen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. the met says it has achieved dozens of convictions after identifying

and ranking the most dangerous suspects inflicting harm on women and girls. the force says using a data—led scheme — similar to that used in counter—terrorism operations — can analyse crime and prioritise interventions. it says it's allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and children, where we know that in the past we've not provided the best service we can. every single victim of crime in this space matters to us. but we need to focus on the offenders who are causing the most harm, and who are the most prolific, and that's what we're trying to do. six months after a fire destroyed a car park at luton airport, it's been confirmed that the replacement will have additional fire—safety measures. flights were grounded for hours and more than a thousand vehicles were lost in the fire last october. under the current rules, car parks like these do not need a sprinkler or fire—suppressant system, but structural engineers are among those calling for change —

saying the regulations are no longer fit for purpose. modern cars are heavier than some of the car parks have been designed for, and also more flammable because they contain more plastic. but also the potential fire risk from ev vehicles — it's a different type of fire than petrol vehicles. police are trying to find the owners of mobile phones that were snatched in central london one morning late last month. city of london police said the phones were taken by a motorcyclist in and around the west end. officers recovered 2a phones during the arrest of a man. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with katarina.

hello, there, good morning to you. it's a dry start to the day with spells of sunshine through this morning. that sunshine may appear quite hazy at times, and then through the afternoon it will turn increasingly cloudy with spells of rain. it's also going to feel quite breezy through the day. so this morning, it's a chilly start. the best of our dry and bright weather at first, but cloudier later with spells of rain pushing in from the west. that rain's going to continue to track eastwards as the afternoon progresses. once it does clear, there may just be one or two spots of drizzle to follow. we're looking at highs today of around 15 celsius. so through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with plenty of cloud lingering. but, again, towards the end of the night, we'll start to get a few spots of rain just pushing in for those further west. it stays breezy widely, and we're looking at lows of around 11 to 12 celsius, so a mild start to thursday morning. thursday, any early rain will clear. the rest of the day will brighten up with some sunny spells, and notice our temperatures on the rise, so by friday, we could be seeing highs of around 20 degrees.

that's it from me for now — now i'll pass you back to sally and jon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. a cost of living story for you now. the financial conduct authority claims less people were struggling with bills and credit payments injanuary — compared with the previous year. however, charities who support people in debt say many people are still coming to them for help. nina's been taking a look at this new research. what has it held you? there is an argument that we could see recessionary seeding, inflation coming down, tesco result out later, looking to be a bumper yearfor them. but as ever how you're feeling depends on your circumstances and you are. good morning.

the last two years have seen prices rocket across the board — barely anyone has been insulated from that. a new survey from the people who keep a close eye on how businesses are working suggests there were almost 7.5 million people struggling with bills and credit repayment in january. in one sense that number's moving in the right direction — down from almost 11 million thought to be struggling with payments last january. but still almost two million higher than pre pandemic levels and before the cost—of—living squeeze hit. the survey indicated around 5.5 million people fell behind or missed at least one bill or credit commitment in the six months up to january. utility bills, credit card payments and council tax are the most commonly skipped. so things are still very tough for many. the charity stepchange says they continue to see a rise in people asking for advice — last year they supported more than 180,000 people — up 10% from the year before. and they say it's notjust

about a shift in how many people are coming through the door — but who. we've seen an increase in the number of people who own their own home coming to us because they're now struggling to be able to afford their mortgage, as the fixed—term deals might be starting to come to an end, and they're looking to remortgage at much more expensive rates than they have been used to. and we're also seeing that, sadly, lots of people who are coming to us, we aren't able to offer a solution to because, ultimately, they are still finding that they've got more going out than they've got coming in, even after debt advice. a mixed picture, then. let's speak to sheldon mills from the financial conduct authority who conducted that research we mentioned earlier. good morning to you. if you are struggling than last year but millions more than pre—pandemic. that is a worry. millions more than pre-pandemic. that is a worry-— that is a worry. yes, a significant wor . that is a worry. yes, a significant worry- there _ that is a worry. yes, a significant worry. there are _ that is a worry. yes, a significant worry. there are many _ that is a worry. yes, a significant worry. there are many people . that is a worry. yes, a significant - worry. there are many people across the country _ worry. there are many people across the country who are still struggling

with paying debt and credit commitments. a high level statistic is that— commitments. a high level statistic is that 14ti— commitments. a high level statistic is that 14.6 million people are struggling to cope with their finances, so they might not actually be finances, so they might not actually he in _ finances, so they might not actually he in debt— finances, so they might not actually be in debt but they are struggling to manage their daily life with finances _ to manage their daily life with finances. ~ , , ., ~ ., to manage their daily life with finances. ~ ,, .,~ ., , finances. when we speak to charities like stepchange. _ finances. when we speak to charities like stepchange, when _ finances. when we speak to charities like stepchange, when i _ finances. when we speak to charities like stepchange, when i speak - finances. when we speak to charities like stepchange, when i speak to - like stepchange, when i speak to businesses are struggling with new mortgage loans, they say the worst is yet to come. is there a possibility your figures don't necessarily reflect the full picture? necessarily reflect the full icture? , ., ., picture? the figures are detailed, so when you _ picture? the figures are detailed, so when you get _ picture? the figures are detailed, so when you get into _ picture? the figures are detailed, so when you get into the - picture? the figures are detailed, so when you get into the detail. picture? the figures are detailed, so when you get into the detail in| so when you get into the detail in relation _ so when you get into the detail in relation to— so when you get into the detail in relation to mortgage holders specifically, they are seeing around 36% of— specifically, they are seeing around 36% of them being a reasonably large increase _ 36% of them being a reasonably large increase in— 36% of them being a reasonably large increase in their mortgage repayments in the past 12 months. whilst _ repayments in the past 12 months. whilst they focus on paying their mortgage, some are missing credit repayments and struggling with finances, as well, as noted by stepchange in your report. who is feelin: stepchange in your report. who is feeling better. — stepchange in your report. who is feeling better, then _ stepchange in your report. who is feeling better, then west -

stepchange in your report. who is feeling better, then west meike . feeling better, then west meike there is this reduction statistically compared to last january in the number of those are struggling. taste january in the number of those are stru: rulin.~ ., , january in the number of those are stru~lin-.~ ., , ., struggling. we have seen wage increases for _ struggling. we have seen wage increases for some _ struggling. we have seen wage increases for some sectors, - increases for some sectors, particularly in the private sector and other— particularly in the private sector and other sectors, so there will be people _ and other sectors, so there will be heapie who — and other sectors, so there will be people who are managing their money but across— people who are managing their money but across the piece, one statistic is that— but across the piece, one statistic is that 77% — but across the piece, one statistic is that 77% of people are spending less and _ is that 77% of people are spending less and cutting on certain types of activities — less and cutting on certain types of activities. at the lower end of the income _ activities. at the lower end of the income scale, that will be on essentials and use of energy. at the higher— essentials and use of energy. at the higher end _ essentials and use of energy. at the higher end of the income scale that will he _ higher end of the income scale that will he on _ higher end of the income scale that will be on travel and holidays and things— will be on travel and holidays and things like — will be on travel and holidays and things like that. find will be on travel and holidays and things like that.— things like that. and that has a wider impact — things like that. and that has a wider impact on _ things like that. and that has a wider impact on the _ things like that. and that has a wider impact on the economy. | things like that. and that has a - wider impact on the economy. people might argue that you, as the sca, are in a unique position. as the regulator you could make it easier for people to approach their lender, could you be doing more? we for people to approach their lender, could you be doing more?— could you be doing more? we have done quite — could you be doing more? we have done quite a _ could you be doing more? we have done quite a lot _ could you be doing more? we have done quite a lot since _ could you be doing more? we have done quite a lot since the - could you be doing more? we have| done quite a lot since the pandemic and today— done quite a lot since the pandemic and today we have announced a strengthening of protections for borrowers. borrowers should be able to speak _

borrowers. borrowers should be able to speak to _ borrowers. borrowers should be able to speak to their lenders and their lenders— to speak to their lenders and their lenders should therefore be helping support— lenders should therefore be helping support borrowers who not only are in debt— support borrowers who not only are in debt but — support borrowers who not only are in debt but who might be struggling to meet— in debt but who might be struggling to meet repayments. so there is a lot out— to meet repayments. so there is a lot out there that we have done with lenders _ lot out there that we have done with lenders to _ lot out there that we have done with lenders to ensure they are supporting borrowers and where lenders — supporting borrowers and where lenders have not been doing that we have been— lenders have not been doing that we have been working with them to improve — have been working with them to improve and we have seen over £60 million _ improve and we have seen over £60 million worth of redress out to customers in compensation, where lenders— customers in compensation, where lenders have not been doing the right— lenders have not been doing the right thing. lenders have not been doing the right thing-— lenders have not been doing the riahatthin. ,, ., ~ , ., right thing. sheldon mills from the fca, thank you- — right thing. sheldon mills from the fca, thank you. ending _ right thing. sheldon mills from the fca, thank you. ending on - right thing. sheldon mills from the fca, thank you. ending on an - fca, thank you. ending on an important bit of advice. they will usually be help available, don't skip payments, approach a lenderfor help. that report out today showing fewer people struggling, whatever that means, it is different for each household but definitely by speaking to charities and businesses when we are out and about, there is still a long way to go before we return to normal, if indeed we get back to where we were pre—pandemic.

thank you. lots of people getting in touch on that and also on a graduated driving licences are young people. gary has been in touch, good morning, saying that young drivers shouldn'tjust be restricted by the number of passengers they can have in their carfora number of passengers they can have in their car for a complete years, they also should not be allowed to drive anything with a bigger engine than, say, 1.2 engine for the first three orfour yearsjust than, say, 1.2 engine for the first three or four years just so they can settle down and get used to things before they handle something big is. keep those thoughts coming in —— something bigger. keep those thoughts coming in -- something bigger.— something bigger. time for the sort. i something bigger. time for the sport- i went — something bigger. time for the sport. i went to _ something bigger. time for the sport. i went to bed _ something bigger. time for the sport. i went to bed before - something bigger. time for the sport. i went to bed before the| sport. i went to bed before the champions league game finished last night and i woke up and everything had changed!— night and i woke up and everything had chanaed! , , . ., had changed! everything is changing, a cra niaht had changed! everything is changing, a crazy night in _ had changed! everything is changing, a crazy night in the _ had changed! everything is changing, a crazy night in the world _ had changed! everything is changing, a crazy night in the world of - a crazy night in the world of football and a crazy morning, as well met with max whitlock announcing his retirement after the next 0lympic announcing his retirement after the next olympic games. we will reflect on that in a moment and hear from him and how he feels about now being

the right time to retire. reflecting on those who didn't sleep much last night, as well, yourself included with arsenal and manchester city locked in these real battles. a thrilling night.— locked in these real battles. a thrilling night. and thrilling night. getting beaten. and both endina thrilling night. getting beaten. and both ending in _ thrilling night. getting beaten. and both ending in draws _ thrilling night. getting beaten. and both ending in draws and _ thrilling night. getting beaten. and both ending in draws and amazing. both ending in draws and amazing subplots with hurricane of tottenham coming back —— harry kane coming back. manchester city and arsenal back. manchester city and arsenal backin back. manchester city and arsenal back in action. what a night in the champions league. ten goals in two matches — both involving english teams — and both ties delicately poised heading into the second leg of the quarter finals next week. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson round up a frantic night for both arsenal and manchester city. where to start after such a night? how about the second minute at real madrid? suddenly manchester city led... and what a start! so quickly they were behind. deflections helped the home side — there, especially. cute finish coming up,

and for a while real seemed able to tear through the city defence — alarmingly, for pep guardiola especially. but in the second half, it was real sitting back, and foden is well capable of doing that. central to city's football. gvardiol�*s finish was less predictable — therefore, even more remarkable. oh, that's a stunner! in this frenzied match, all madrid could do then was to attack — and do that. felt like a season of magic finishes in one leg. in north london, bukayo saka began with precision, while harry kane might have been proud of that. arsenal's celebrated events then began to wobble — helping bayern munich to first get back into the game, and then to lead by half time. when the referee decided that was a penalty, who else to step up but kane? and north london saw that coming.

who else in europe does it better? calmly rolls it in... but arsenal are resilient this season. trossard equalised, and the tie is alive. ten goals, part one. see you next week. joe wilson, bbc news. very little room for error heading into the second legs with ties to come tonight. england got their european qualifying campaign back on track. after a draw on friday, they grabbed their first win. laurenjames with their opener in a 2—0 win against the republic of ireland in dublin. captain leah williamson making her return for england for the first time in a year. obviously, i think a lot of us love playing in those types of games with that sort of crowd but it's still hard. they threw everything at us. so i know my old team—mate — as soon as louise quinn come up, i knew that was going to be hard to see it out. whoo! she laughs. everyone did, so, yeah, i'm very happy with the points. everyone is pleased to see her back. scotland earned their first win of the campaign, too — beating slovakia 1—0 at hampden park. sophie howard with the only goal.

jess fishlock had a match to remember. the welsh midfielder earning her 150th cap — the most of any welsh player. she set up two goals as they thrashed kosovo 6—0. and northern ireland grabbed their first win of qualifying — beating bosnia and herzegovina 3—1 — megan bell scoring the important goal when the scores were level at 1—1. now, to that's big news this morning. britain's most successful gymnast max whitlock has exclusively told bbc breakfast that he's retiring after the paris 0lympic games this summer. the three—time olympic champion is stepping up preparations as he aims to defend his pommel horse title for the last time. i went to meet him. max, welcome to bbc breakfast. great to see you again. we gather you have some news.

i'm excited to say — i suppose it still feels a bit weird — i've made a decision and it's the right time for me that paris 2024 olympics will hopefully be my fourth olympic games, but will also be my final olympic games. i've done the sport for 24 years. i'm 31 years old now. ifeel like, in my gut — and i think you've got to listen to that — that, yeah, it's the right time for me. how have you arrived at this decision, then? max sighs. it's a tricky question. i suppose... max sighs. ever since, i suppose, rio olympics — where i was at my peak age — i think i've had questions thrown at me about like, when am i retiring? i think, when you get that constantly throughout eight years, of the last bit of my career here, you do naturally think about it. i've wanted to prove people wrong a lot of my way through myjourney, and i've always had the mindset of trying to do this for as long as i possibly can.

take us back to the beginning. why was it gymnastics for you? i loved it from day one. ifeel, like, hugely, hugely grateful that i was given the opportunity to start a sport like gymnastics, that i got, like, a huge, constant sense of achievement every day i went into the gym. the amount you can learn from a young age in this sport is crazy. and then... i almostjust gradually took to the pommel. as a young gymnast, i have always trained twice as much on the pommel compared to any other piece of apparatus, took to it, loved it, was massively, massively determined to just try and progress and progress. and when you do that from seven years old up to now — to 31 — that compounds massively. is there one moment that stands above any other in your career today?

this is very impressive. i was lucky enough to go to a home games in london 2012 when i was 19 years old. he just need to land this tumble. come one, max, up high. then onto four years later, into rio olympics... that is why he is olympic champion! i think i made a decision after tokyo... he clicks his fingers. ..like that. it was a split decision that i was done. and i think that's... it's almost not logical. i think, when you've done something for so long — 24 years — and you make a split decision like that, it's never possibly going to be the right one. but i think this decision now feels right. it feels right to me. i've kind of gone over the decision quite a lot. i spoke to just the people close to me about it, and...i think it feels good. take us back to that moment when you returned from tokyo.

cheering. your family couldn't be there with you, which was obviously very tough — it was a games like no other under covid restrictions. especially after an olympic games like tokyo, the previous one, being a covid games with no audience, i cannot wait for everyone to be able to come out to paris and watch. i think it will be an amazing 0lympic experience, but also, like, for willow to get the opportunity — i always, always said i want to try and have children young and while i'm competing at this level. and now i've given myself the opportunity for willow to come and watch an olympic games, because she couldn't in tokyo/ i think that's such a good feeling for me. i think that's such a good feeling for me. like, when i go to these competitions — and willow's been to many of them — she's so intrigued by me getting pictures with people or signing autographs, and she's almost trying to understand exactly why they want that. and i think, when i'm in arenas competing, and willow waits for it to go quiet and she calls for me, and we do this double thumbs up. i think i'd love to do that in paris olympics. did you ever think you would be

heading into what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful gymnast? max laughs. never. i think i've always done the sport because i love it. i suppose it's a proud feeling, but it's a feeling that i would have never, ever expected. i didn't even dream of being an 0lympian when i was young, ijust followed the process of trying to do what i could do — just working hard at something that i love doing — and it's led me to where i am today. and now i'm trying to push on and push boundaries and see where i can take it. going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like, or trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's... it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think ijust give it all i got. there we go, great to be able to tell his story and interesting he feels now is the right time. yeah.

it does feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel _ feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel that _ feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel that we _ feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel that we are _ feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel that we are seeing . feels now is the right time. yeah. it does feel that we are seeing an j it does feel that we are seeing an end to that kind of generation. to end to that kind of generation. trr that era. end to that kind of generation. to that era. retirement, _ end to that kind of generation. to that era. retirement, now - end to that kind of generation. to that era. retirement, now max i that era. retirement, now max whitlock, _ that era. retirement, now max whitlock, you _ that era. retirement, now max whitlock, you are _ that era. retirement, now max whitlock, you are seeing - that era. retirement, now max whitlock, you are seeing that l whitlock, you are seeing that generation of athletes. they really came to the fore at london 2012 at the home olympics but certainly leaving behind a really solid sporting foundation for the new athletes to build upon. stand sporting foundation for the new athletes to build upon. and paris has been such _ athletes to build upon. and paris has been such a _ athletes to build upon. and paris has been such a target _ athletes to build upon. and paris has been such a target for- athletes to build upon. and paris has been such a target for them, such a target, the games everyone wants to go to. such a target, the games everyone wants to go to-_ wants to go to. especially with to 0, wants to go to. especially with tokyo. with — wants to go to. especially with tokyo. with it _ wants to go to. especially with tokyo, with it being _ wants to go to. especially with tokyo, with it being under- tokyo, with it being under restrictions, family and friends couldn't be there to see them perform. now they will be able to be there, friends and family. he says he wants his daughter willow to be there in the arena to watch him and she will be able to do that this summer. . ~' she will be able to do that this summer. ., ~ , ., ., , ~ summer. thank you. i was thinking back to your— summer. thank you. i was thinking back to your interview _ summer. thank you. i was thinking back to your interview with - summer. thank you. i was thinking back to your interview with laura i back to your interview with laura kenny. like laura, max looked and seemed very at ease with the

decision. that focus then, sportspeople, once they make up their mind...— their mind... because they have worked so _ their mind... because they have worked so hard _ their mind... because they have worked so hard for _ their mind... because they have worked so hard for so _ their mind... because they have worked so hard for so many - their mind... because they have i worked so hard for so many years, when it is time to stop it is almost a relief. ., , , ., , , a relief. one last blast, bring it on. a relief. one last blast, bring it on- paris _ a relief. one last blast, bring it on. paris the _ a relief. one last blast, bring it on. paris the place _ a relief. one last blast, bring it on. paris the place to - a relief. one last blast, bring it on. paris the place to do - a relief. one last blast, bring it on. paris the place to do it. - a relief. one last blast, bring it i on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with _ on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with the _ on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with the weather. - on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with the weather. you - on. paris the place to do it. carol. is here with the weather. you have on. paris the place to do it. carol- is here with the weather. you have a beautiful picture but i know there is rain coming. there certainly is. good morning. to start the day, some waking up to some beautiful sunrises. this from one of our weather watchers sent in earlier from one of our weather watchers sent in earlierfrom shropshire. we have seen a deluge of rain. to give you an idea of the totals we had yesterday, in north wales... a lot of rain with more to come. this is the rainfall total chart, which runs for the next five days. there is not a lot coming into the

far south—east. there will be some. north—west scotland is where we will see a lot. you can make out the white here. this is the key and it represents 100 millimetres plus, so about four inches more rain to come or so. the rain from yesterday has pulled away, courtesy of this area of low pressure. we have a transient ridge of high pressure which has settle things down. this is the next batch of rain coming in on a warm front. we start off with some sunshine. a cold and frosty start for some. the cloud romping in ahead of the weatherfront for some. the cloud romping in ahead of the weather front and here is the weather front bringing in this of the weather front and here is the weatherfront bringing in this rain. the rain will weaken touch in the south as it drifts to the east and it will be heavy across north—west scotland, where we will also have it persistent. in its wake, a lot of cloud and murk around the coasts and hills in england and wales. temperatures higher than yesterday, nine to 15 degrees north to south. as we head through the evening and

overnight, the first batch of rain clears only to be replaced by another across north—west scotland and sinking south. fragmenting as it does so, and more showers come in across the north and west. again, quite a windy night. some clear skies. but it will also be a mild night. temperatures are the overnight lows, so six to 12 degrees. higherthan overnight lows, so six to 12 degrees. higher than some saw as the afternoon maximum yesterday. as we head three tomorrow we start off with our weak weather front in the south producing all this cloud. bits and pieces of drizzle, especially around the coast and hills, but the cloud elsewhere will break up, and evenin cloud elsewhere will break up, and even in the south we will see some breaks developing. again, a breezy day but a pleasant enough day, decent amount of sunshine around, and temperatures 11 in the north to 19, possibly 20 as we push down towards the south and the east. how long does this milder weather at last? you can see into saturday in

southern areas it lasts, but the cooler weather in and represented by the blue through the weekend and into the early part of next week. the weather also remains fairly unsettled as we go through the weekend and into next week, as well, with rain or showers. but of course, some sunshine as well. [30 with rain or showers. but of course, some sunshine as well.— some sunshine as well. do you promise? _ some sunshine as well. do you promise? yes! _ promise? yes! laughter - that was a very definite yes, wasn't it? labour is promising to "breathe new life" into high streets, as part of a five—point plan which includes reforming business rates and tougher laws on shoplifting. as part of the plans, labour says it would employ 13,000 more neighbourhood police and pcsos. joining us now is shadow home secretary yvette cooper. good morning to you. thank you. people might like the sound of more bobbies and pc s0s on the beat, but i'm wondering, how would they rejuvenate the high street? irate

i'm wondering, how would they rejuvenate the high street? re'uvenate the high street? we know a rejuvenate the high street? we know a lot of our town _ rejuvenate the high street? we know a lot of our town centres _ rejuvenate the high street? we know a lot of our town centres now - rejuvenate the high street? we know a lot of our town centres now have i a lot of our town centres now have really had a tough time over many years. we have seen shops go, banks 90, years. we have seen shops go, banks go, and also we have seen complete collapse of the neighbourhood patrols that we used to having town centres. there are 10,000 fewer neighbourhood police and pcsos on the beach than there were back in 2015 and that is the result of conservatives policy, but it has meant that if you don't see the police, we have had a 30% increase in shoplifting, big increases in anti—social behaviour in the town centres. shoppers do not feel safe. if you don't feel safe going into the town centre you won't go, you want to go shopping, and that hits the high street even further. that is why we think bringing back those community police into our town centres is really important, alongside the action on business rates, banking hopes. let's have a proper plan, working together right across government. the conservatives have never done that and that is

what labour's plan would be, make our towns are safe and more prosperous. our towns are safe and more prosperous-— prosperous. should say the conservatives _ prosperous. should say the conservatives would - prosperous. should say the conservatives would argue | prosperous. should say the - conservatives would argue they have brought the policing numbers back up again in the last year or so. let's talk about your five—point plan, you mentioned the banking hopes and replacing business rates with what you say would be a fairer system. i wonder, is the reality that the high street has changed? we are living differently now, using the internet more and maybe instead of trying to reinvent... we need to reinvent rather than rejuvenate the high street. i would being too sentimental?— street. i would being too sentimental? , , ., sentimental? high streets have chanaed sentimental? high streets have changed and — sentimental? high streets have changed and people _ sentimental? high streets have changed and people will - sentimental? high streets have changed and people will use - sentimental? high streets have changed and people will use it. sentimental? high streets have l changed and people will use it for different things and go into town for different things but it is still important to have those local small shops that are being hit at the moment by having to pay business rates. that is why we want to scrap and replace business rates so you get a proper level playing field between town centres and between online sales and the big online giants who don't pay their fair

share relative to our town centres. we have to support them. it is a real problem if we lose banking services from towns altogether. if you have no way for small businesses to take their cash. that is why we want banking hopes back in our towns and your point about the policing, look, you are right that the conservatives have tried to reverse the scale of cuts they made overall, but they are not back on the beat. that is 10,000 fewer in the community and it is at neighbourhood policing, that is what labour wants to restore so you have the barbie that you know locally that you can get in touch with, that knows the shop owners and shop workers who too often face abuse and assault and we have been calling for a long time for stronger laws to protect them, as well. ~ ., ., i. as well. what would your replacement, _ as well. what would your replacement, fera - as well. what would your replacement, fera kind l as well. what would your| replacement, fera kind of as well. what would your - replacement, fera kind of business rate, actually look like? are we getting specifics? that rate, actually look like? are we getting specifics?— rate, actually look like? are we getting specifics? that is something that rachel reeves, _ getting specifics? that is something that rachel reeves, shadow- that rachel reeves, shadow chancellor, will set out in due course, but the whole point is to inform the way in which business

taxation works because it is not fair at the moment, and you have high street businesses who are paying in business rates but a lot of their competitors are now online that i'm not paying those business rates. and so that is why we want to scrap that system and replace it with a much fairer system. when will we hear that — with a much fairer system. when will we hear that system? _ with a much fairer system. when will we hear that system? that _ with a much fairer system. when will we hear that system? that will - with a much fairer system. when will we hear that system? that will be i with a much fairer system. when will we hear that system? that will be a l we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel _ we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel to _ we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel to set _ we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel to set out, - we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel to set out, but. we hear that system? that will be a matter for rachel to set out, but i l matter for rachel to set out, but i think the point is we have said for some time that this business rates system just isn't working and that is why it needs to be scrapped in order to properly support our high streets. but it is alongside these proposals to have a banking hop and also some further proposals to make it easierfor also some further proposals to make it easier for communities to take over empty buildings, empty assets, and be able to use them and bring them back into use, as well. itrailiiile them back into use, as well. while ou are them back into use, as well. while you are with _ them back into use, as well. while you are with us. — them back into use, as well. while you are with us, can _ them back into use, as well. while you are with us, can i _ them back into use, as well. while you are with us, can i ask- them back into use, as well. while you are with us, can i ask you - them back into use, as well. whilel you are with us, can i ask you about a story we are covering this money? we have been hearing from 30 bereaved families who are calling for changes in the wake driving licences are managed for younger people. they want a graduated system

so that young people, if they pass their test, so that young people, if they pass theirtest, have so that young people, if they pass their test, have to drive on their own before they can take passengers. may be limiting in the size of engines they use because the figures suggest that drivers aged 17 to 24 by four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than those over 25. is that a graduated license something labour would back? it is not something we have looked at. it is a matter for the transport team look at. but i think you do make an important point about the seriousness of the risks to people and making sure there is proper safety on the road and that includes four young drivers making sure that the system works. for young drivers and for everybody else, as well. these families will look at these figures and say they speak for themselves, something needs to be done. i themselves, something needs to be done. , ., ., , ., , , done. i understand that. obviously it is not done. i understand that. obviously it is rrot an — done. i understand that. obviously it is not an issue _ done. i understand that. obviously it is not an issue i _ done. i understand that. obviously it is not an issue i have _ done. i understand that. obviously it is not an issue i have looked - done. i understand that. obviously it is not an issue i have looked at l

it is not an issue i have looked at and so i think you are making a very serious point and i think the families do need to be listened to and the points they are making need to be taken seriously. for and the points they are making need to be taken seriously.— to be taken seriously. for labour, yvette cooper. — thank you forjoining us. we ask you to e—mail in about graduated driving licences. i want to read you this from donna. in northern ireland you must display an r plate when you pass which means you are restricted, cannot drive more than 45 miles an hour and cannot drive on motorways for a year. it is an offence not to display the r plate.— for a year. it is an offence not to display the r plate. one of lots of ideas. do display the r plate. one of lots of ideas- do keep — display the r plate. one of lots of ideas. do keep your— display the r plate. one of lots of ideas. do keep your ideas - display the r plate. one of lots of| ideas. do keep your ideas coming. display the r plate. one of lots of - ideas. do keep your ideas coming. we will talk to some of the families later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, and a very good morning to you. this is your bbc london news. i'm frankie mccamley. scotland yard says it's made 60 arrests since last summer, thanks to a new way

of identifying the people, who pose the biggest risk to women and girls. the force says it's using a data—led scheme — similar to counter—terrorism operations — that can analyse crime and prioritise interventions. it says it's allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and children, where we know that in the past we've not provided the best service we can. every single victim of crime in this space matters to us. but we need to focus on the offenders who are causing the most harm, and who are the most prolific, and that's what we're trying to do. six months after a fire destroyed a carpark at luton airport, it's been confirmed that the replacement will have additional fire safety measures. flights were grounded for hours and more than a thousand vehicles were destroyed. under the current rules carparks like these do not need a sprinkler

or fire suppressant system but structural engineers are among those calling for change, saying the regulations are no longer fit for purpose. modern cars are heavier than some of the car parks have been designed for, and also more flammable because they contain more plastic. but also the potential fire risk from ev vehicles — it's a different type of fire than petrol vehicles. and the brutalist barbican centre has been transformed by a giant purple artwork. around 2,000 square metres of magenta fabric has been used for an exhibition using traditional ghanaian robes. the robes were worn by kings and are often saved by families over generations. you can see more of that on our website or the bbc news app let's take a look at the tubes now.

problems from the part closure on northern line. now on to the weather with katarina. hello, there, good morning to you. it's a dry start to the day with spells of sunshine through this morning. that sunshine may appear quite hazy at times, and then through the afternoon it will turn increasingly cloudy with spells of rain. it's also going to feel quite breezy through the day. so this morning, it's a chilly start. the best of our dry and bright weather at first, but cloudier later with spells of rain pushing in from the west. that rain's going to continue to track eastwards as the afternoon progresses. once it does clear, there may just be one or two spots of drizzle to follow. we're looking at highs today of around 15 celsius. so through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with plenty of cloud lingering. but, again, towards the end of the night, we'll start to get a few spots of rain just pushing in for those further west. it stays breezy widely, and we're looking at lows of around 11 to 12 celsius, so a mild start to thursday morning. thursday, any early rain will clear. the rest of the day will brighten up with some sunny spells, and notice our temperatures on the rise, so by friday, we could be seeing highs of around 20 degrees. that's it from me. see you at half past 7 with more

of your london news. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today... children questioning their gender—identity are being let down by a "toxic debate" over the subject, according to a major review. the family of a woman murdered by her ex—boyfriend call for her killer to be kept behind bars, after they were told he may be released on compassionate grounds. tesco is expecting a strong year for profits. we find out soon if they're right, and what that might tell us about food prices. a thriller in the champions league. two games, ten goals. arsenal held at home to german giants bayern munich, whilst fantastic foden scores

a stunnerfor city in spain. a mostly dry but chilly start to the day for many of us. when in the west which will sweep across all areas accompanied by a brisk wind. all of the details later on in the programme. 15 thousand miles across asia with no phones, credit cards or internet. race across the world is back tonight and we'll speak to two hopefuls making that epicjourney. it's wednesday, the 10th of april. children have been let down by a lack of research and what is described as "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions in gender care, according to a landmark review published today. paediatrician dr hilary cass — who carried out the review for nhs england — is calling for gender services for children and young people to match the standards of other nhs

care, saying the "toxicity" of the debate means professionals are "afraid" to discuss their views openly. our health editor hugh pym reports. sonia wanted to transition from the age of 15, but she found she couldn't get access to care and was put on a waiting list. by the age of 18, she hadn't had a first appointment and was transferred to adult services. after hearing there'd be another long wait, she opted to go private until she could be seen by the nhs. sonia says the long delays were hard to cope with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists to be seen by an nhs specialist. it was incredibly frustrating and the period between being told that, "oh, we're not going to see before you're18th," and being referred on, and then me gaining private health care was an incredibly dark period in terms of my mental health. it was the the lowest i've been

during the course of my transition. expanding gender services is a key focus of the latest independent review. recommendations include a separate pathway for young children and their families, allowing early discussions to take place, a follow through service for 17 to 25—year—olds, and assurances that the same standards of care as other parts of the nhs will be provided. gender services, provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatment should in future be used with extreme caution for 16 to 18—year—olds and argues that children were let down by the quality of services. well, i think it's very important to be concerned about a group of children and young people,

who are not getting the services that they need and they deserve in order to thrive and be well as they grow into adults. so i, of course, would hope that considerable note is taken of this report. keira bell started taking puberty blockers aged 16, after being referred to the tavistock. she then took legal action, arguing she wasn't challenged enough at the clinic and regretted her decision. her lawyer responded to the review findings. whilst it is very reassuring for young people, who are going through gender—questioning at the moment and their parents, that hopefully there will be a new service developed that will meet their needs appropriately, it is, unfortunately, for many young people, too late. they live with the ongoing consequences of poor clinical treatment and their lives forever changed. for sonia, the priority now is for the report's findings to be implemented, for more resources to be

provided, and for calmer and fairer discussions around gender and identity. hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. police are continuing to question a 25 year—old man on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed, while pushing her pram, in bradford. habibur massum was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire yesterday. 0ur reporter mairead smyth is in bradford for us this morning. the is in bradford for us this morning. community theri deeply the community there has been really deeply shocked by what has happened. do you want to bring it up—to—date with developments? do you want to bring it up-to-date with developments?— do you want to bring it up-to-date with developments? good morning. of course, the community _ with developments? good morning. of course, the community is _ with developments? good morning. of course, the community is shocked - with developments? good morning. of course, the community is shocked by l course, the community is shocked by what happened here on saturday afternoon in broad daylight around 3:30pm. the big ten, 27—year—old

kulsuma akter was pushing her baby son in a pram when she was attacked in bradford city centre. you can see behind me, some flowers have been laid in tribute to the young man, who lost her life, police have described as horrific circumstances. some of her family have spoken for the first time about the impact of her death on them. her cousin says they are devastated and wantjustice for her. our mom in bangladesh is constantly crying. i spoke to her yesterday and she never stopped crying, and all the time mentioning our names. absolutely... actually shocking news to us... and we will... all we want is justice. nothing else. no revenge or anything. we just wantjustice for our sisters. and she left a six—month—old child

and we want best for him. kulsuma akter, from 0ldham and greater manchester, was arrested in aylesbury, buckinghamshire, yesterday morning. —— habibur masum. we know he was bailed by police in magistrates in november, after he was charged with assaulting and threatening to kill kulsuma akter. he denied those charges. a23—year—old man was also arrested in cheshire in connection with assisting an offender. the investigation into what happened here on saturday afternoon continues and police are continuing to question the 25—year—old man. back to you. question the 25-year-old man. back to ou. ., ., question the 25-year-old man. back to ou. ., ,, question the 25-year-old man. back to ou. ., ~' , question the 25-year-old man. back to ou. ., , . former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates has

accused the post office of lying about their accounting systems, on the first day of the latest stage of the horizon it scandal. the inquiry heard how bates wrote that the organisation was being run by "thugs in suits" in a letter in 2010. lord arbuthnot, who was a key figure in highlighting the issue. five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than fifty million pounds from the welfare system. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit in what prosecutors have described as the biggest case of benefit fraud ever brought before the courts in england and wales. all five are due to be sentenced next month. the mp william wragg has voluntarily given up the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing mps' personal phone numbers with someone he had met on a dating app. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman.

this story goes on and on and it is affecting so many people. such a strange story. before i go any further, i should briefly declare my own interest because the so—called westminster honey trap trader on with me. send me some pretty odd messages last month. i have written about my experiences on the bbc website. in the case of william wragg, it seemed he was not wise as to what was going on. he admitted in a statement last week that he sent some sort of compromising material to somebody who initially contacted him via a dating app and as a result he ended up dating app and as a result he ended up sending conservative mps phone numbers to that person all those people because he felt threatened. as the consequences of that came

force, william wragg resigned from committee positions but yesterday said he was voluntarily giving up the conservative whip, meaning he was an independent mp. he announced he would be standing down as an mp altogether at the next general election. had he not made that announcement i would have been even more pressure on him. at the heart of the story are so many questions we do not know the answer to. he was behind it? what was their motive? what did they have over william wragg and what would they do with it? what are the security implications? i could keep going. the police are investigating and lots of people want answers. thank ou for lots of people want answers. thank you for that- _ in the last few minutes, tesco has announced its annual results. nina is across the figures. tesco had been feeling confident. the chief exec recently said the retailer had "started the year off with a bang," and that's reflected it its annual results.

profits of around £2.76 billion, slightly higher than they had hoped. that is an increase of 11% on the year before. tesco remains the supermarket giant. 4,500 stores, 27% market share — way higher than sainsbury�*s with 15%. so what does its success say about prices for all of us? well, the chief exec has said input costs have been easing. basically meaning it's getting less expensive for them to operate in some areas. and you may have seen some prices even coming down. they have worked smart, matching audi on products and broadening our cheaper brand ranges. as we say, be wary of hints at falling prices. inflation may be coming down but overall the price of your bakeshop

is not getting cheaper and possibly never will. ., ., is not getting cheaper and possibly never will. ., ,, , ., every now and then, the charts get overshadowed by the return of a true classic. this time it was the turn of bonnie tyler's total eclipse of the heart that had an overnight revival — 40 years after its original release. it's a result of people in the us turning out to witness a total solar eclipse and it's been reported that the singer is expected to make over a million pounds from the sudden surge in streams of her 1983 power ballad, just on a monday afternoon. that is

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across the north west of scotland. on higher ground we could have 0n higher ground we could have between 40 millimetres and 60 millimetres. 0n lower levels between 20 and 40 millimetres. temperatures nine to about 15 degrees north to south. as we head on through the evening and overnight, more rain comes in and there will be —— it will be sinking south. it will fragment into the far south. there will be some clear skies with showery outbreaks following on behind. it will be a mild night. much milder than last night the temperature is between six and 12 degrees. tomorrow we start off with the cloud and the dregs of the rain in southern areas. the cloud will start to break up but it will break more readily across the rest of the country with decent sunny spells coming through. a decent day that warmer again, 11 to 19 or 20 degrees. some places on friday could

reach 21. after that the temperatures start to slip back down and it does remain unsettled. a little bit warmer but still wet. the ground is so wet everywhere. really saturated at the moment. the extra when it is really saturated at the moment. the extra when it is not really saturated at the moment. the extra when it is not welcome. really saturated at the moment. the extra when it is not welcome. that has been causing problems, hasn't it? wet weather is set to continue. it comes as many are still counting the cost of the disruption over the past 48 hours. this was the scene in exmouth where the foundations of a coastguard lookout station gave way following high tides. the station manager said the building would now probably be condemned. easter holidaymakers at this caravan park in west sussex were also hit by floods, with cars and caravans partially submerged. around 180 people had to be evacuated from the site. further north, the river tyne overflowed along part of newcastle's quayside with makeshift flood

defences being put up to try and stem the flow of water. and high water levels left cars stranded outside a ferry terminal on the isle of wight. the hampshire coast was another area badly affected by high tides and rainfall, our reporter alexis green is in milford on sea for us this morning. alexis, people there still assessing the damage? that is right. we are here in milford on sea where it is fairly quiet at the moment. there is a bit of a breeze blowing. some swimmers in the sea. there is actually evidence here of a storm surge which occurred during the early hours of yesterday morning. a storm surge is a combination of strong wins. in this case, gusts up to 65 mph and high tides. the lower —— low

pressure system was named in france. record high tides causing an extra half metre on top of the already spring tides. the worst area was west sussex. 0ne spring tides. the worst area was west sussex. one person was taken to hospital and 180 people evacuated from the caravan park. i river burst its banks in littlehampton. it was supposed to be a dream easter getaway for these two families who arrived at medbury caravan park, but it quickly turned to drama. the most surreal moment i can think — i can imagine. sea wall is flooded. cars are floating. we're evacuating the park. i put my foot on the floor and there was an inch or two of water. and i looked at the corner of the room and there was water gushing in. it's ok, you've done i really well, good boy. it left the two couples carrying their five children through waist—height water to safety. child crying.

the first i knew about it was our two—year—old baby crying in his cot because he was being swamped by the water coming in. and we came up with a very quick plan to throw some stuff in a bag and take... and to get out of there, really. and when we opened the door, you know, the water then was another couple of inches higher. and the water flooded in and we knew that we needed to find an exit route pretty quickly. both families were among 180 people evacuated here. we did have a flood back in 2012, iwhich was quite similar to this. i and the difference, i i think, with this one, is we didn't have any rain. i it is literally all the sea water. that's come in over the stones due to the high tides and the windl that was behind the tide that's caused us all the problems. derek and his wife, brenda, who've been coming down here for 65 years. just water, water everywhere. it's almost up to the bottom of caravans. and that's the bad time because once they're wet they're written off, really. and because of the past history,

a lot of people haven't got any cover for flood damage on their caravans. and we're in that category. so we just hope it's not going to get any worse. not quite the magical trip planned for many, but a memorable one for those rescued. yeah, a few stories. a few pub stories for this afterwards, for sure. but, yeah... one we won't forget. yeah, yeah. that's for sure. there are still high tides across the south during the course of the day. the winds were not be as strong as early yesterday. homes in hampshire were flooded. there were 50 call—outs to hampshire fire and rescue. flooding in hayling island, gosport and portsmouth affecting

homes and businesses. as you heard, west sussex was the worst affected area. west sussex council waiting for the waters to recede before they can let people return safely to homes and businesses. the environment agency needs to check flood defences to make sure they are safe before people can return. the holiday—makers, it may be the end of the easter holidays. there are a number of flood warnings across the country. rain and wind warnings for england and wales have expired but still when warning enforceable the western parts of scotland. the storms experienced the night before last will become more frequent and more intense in the coming years with climate change. back to you in the studio. it with climate change. back to you in the studio. , , . ., , the studio. it is such a sad sight. just as we _ the studio. it is such a sad sight. just as we are — the studio. it is such a sad sight. just as we are beginning - the studio. it is such a sad sight. just as we are beginning to - the studio. it is such a sad sight. just as we are beginning to think| just as we are beginning to think about the summer ahead. thank you so much forjoining us from the beach.

glenda hoskins was just 43 years of age when she was brutally murdered by her former boyfriend, victor farrant, at her home in portsmouth in 1996. despite being sentenced to a whole life order, a team of officials will meet today to consider the possible release of farrant on health grounds, in a move which has angered those who knew glenda, including her three children. robert townsend has more. victor farrant had just been released early from a 12—year prison sentence he was serving for rape, false imprisonment and gbh when he murdered his former girlfriend — mother—of—three glenda hoskins — at her home in portsmouth in 1996. he'd previously attempted to kill another woman — ann fidler — in the brief time since his release. after going on the run in europe, he was eventually caught following this crimewatch appeal. you may have read about it in the papers — just before christmas, ann fidler was savagely attacked at her home in eastleigh, near southampton. then in february, and also on the hampshire coast, glenda hoskins was found dead in her home in port solent, on the outskirts of portsmouth.

she was a former girlfriend of the wanted man. victor farrant hasn't been seen since — unless you know otherwise. sentencing farrant in 1998, thejudge told him the murder had been so terrible, and he was so dangerous, that the sentence of life should mean just that. he was also given 18 years for attempting to kill his previous victim. following the trial, victor farrant�*s own family said they, too, hoped he would never be freed. however, after 26 years behind bars, officials last month contacted glenda hoskins' children, informing them that their mother's killer was being considered for release on health grounds. ahead of a meeting later today to consider that release, they penned an emotional letter to probation officials, in which they said... "victor farrant is an incredibly dangerous man with a hatred of women. if he is sick and dying, this makes him even more dangerous. what has he got to lose by killing or raping again?" they added that the use of the words "compassionate release"

in correspondence had made their blood boil. in a statement, the ministry ofjustice said prisoners are only released on compassionate grounds in exceptional circumstances, following strict risk assessments. they added that no formal application had yet been made in this case. it now remains to be seen whether the family's intervention will be enough to ensure their mother's killer remains behind bars. robert townsend, bbc news. one of glenda's children is iain hoskins, whojoins us now. morning. good morning. this is a very difficult _ morning. good morning. this is a very difficult time _ morning. good morning. this is a very difficult time for— morning. good morning. this is a very difficult time for you - morning. good morning. this is a very difficult time for you and - morning. good morning. this is a | very difficult time for you and your family. it all happened quite recently. tell us how you found out about this possibility.— about this possibility. three weeks a a o, about this possibility. three weeks aao, m about this possibility. three weeks agor my brother— about this possibility. three weeks ago, my brother received - about this possibility. three weeks ago, my brother received an - about this possibility. three weeks| ago, my brother received an e-mail ago, my brother received an e—mail from the victim liaison officer who we had been corresponding with over the years but we had not had any contact for many, many years. it was

a complete bolt out of the blue. sad that he was being considered for release and would we like to consider some exclusion zones? that was terrifying for us all.— was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones. meaning — was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, meaning if— was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, meaning if he _ was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, meaning if he was - was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, meaning if he was in - was terrifying for us all. exclusion zones, meaning if he was in areas was terrifying for us all. exclusion i zones, meaning if he was in areas of the country you would not want him to get into. the country you would not want him to aet into. , ., the country you would not want him to get into-— to get into. things like, would you not like to get into. things like, would you rrot like him _ to get into. things like, would you not like him to _ to get into. things like, would you not like him to contact _ to get into. things like, would you not like him to contact you? - to get into. things like, would you not like him to contact you? of. not like him to contact you? of course we would not. released on compassionate grounds due to ill health. the fact there were exclusion zone is being discussed, it is not someone being wheeled out on a stretcher on his deathbed, he can move about and potentially contact us. feels like he is literally being let out the back door. literally being let out the back doon ~ . literally being let out the back door. ~ ., .., literally being let out the back door. ~ ., ., ., [m door. what can you do about it? not much. a meeting _ door. what can you do about it? not much. a meeting today _ door. what can you do about it? not much. a meeting today is _ door. what can you do about it? not| much. a meeting today is happening. it will be discussed. potential

risks of him being released. the only thing we were able to do is write a letter by the victim liaison officer and within a couple of pages to input all our thoughts, all our feelings and facts as well. over the years, facts disappear as well. people do not realise what happened back then. it was such a horrific time, notjust for us but his other victims. it cannot be forgotten and it cannot just victims. it cannot be forgotten and it cannotjust be, well, this is now a democrat lets have sympathy, the fact he might be dying all the ill these are things that were never forwarded to my mum in her life when she died, tragically.— she died, tragically. would you mind exlainina she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to — she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to us _ she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to us what _ she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to us what you _ she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to us what you said - she died, tragically. would you mind explaining to us what you said in - explaining to us what you said in that letter? how can you sum up what you have been three?— you have been three? there were vafious you have been three? there were various drafts, _ you have been three? there were various drafts, an _ you have been three? there were various drafts, an one _ you have been three? there were various drafts, an one and - you have been three? there were various drafts, an one and one i l various drafts, an one and one i looked at the next day thinking, we need to be more professional, taking

the anger and emotion out of it. all of these facts were popping up which you remember and would have tried to block out, like maybe my sister and brother knew and i did not. things we felt were important. there was so much. let's try to make it more concise. it was incredibly hard to put all of those feelings onto the one page. this is our only way of being able to stop this apart from talking out and speaking out publicly in the media. in talking out and speaking out publicly in the media. in your own mind, i imagine _ publicly in the media. in your own mind, i imagine it _ publicly in the media. in your own mind, i imagine it is _ publicly in the media. in your own mind, i imagine it is impossible, l mind, i imagine it is impossible, whatare you mind, i imagine it is impossible, what are you preparing for? that is a really hard _ what are you preparing for? that is a really hard question _ what are you preparing for? that is a really hard question to _ what are you preparing for? that is a really hard question to answer. it does not seem possible to us he could be released. we cannot comprehend that. particularly my brother was 12, 13 when it happened in my sister was 15. they have young

families now. my mum's friends were threatened at the time. even his family, the killer's family, they have been in touch to say they support our campaign. taking that phone call from his sister was ahead whack. knowing we had to do this to try to get this campaign together so it cannot happen. penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons, hasissued the leader of the house of commons, has issued a pretty damning statement supporting our campaign that he should never be released. in the back of your mind, are you also thinking, this could happen. put our thinking, this could happen. pm your head above the parapet in this way, it feels dangerous. how will exclusion zones be policed? this is

someone who went on the run for five months after premeditated killing. interpol and the national police service were after him for five months. he has nothing to lose. if he has a life sentence of death, he has nothing to lose by being released. i had to ask the question, why would he want to be released for a period of a few weeks or months? are there schools to be settled? again, putting out there so publicly, we have no choice. it feels we're leaving ourselves incredibly vulnerable to what might happen if he does get released. you feel like you — happen if he does get released. you feel like you may be under threat? absolutely. even the killer cosmic sister said that. she cannot speak publicly due to the of safety. thank ou so publicly due to the of safety. thank you so much _ publicly due to the of safety. thank you so much for— publicly due to the of safety. thank you so much for coming _ publicly due to the of safety. thank you so much for coming in - publicly due to the of safety. thank you so much for coming in this -

you so much for coming in this morning. i know it is a particularly tough day and a very tough time. we appreciate your openness with us. we will keep across developments. now, the news, the travel and weather where you are this morning. hello and welcome to bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. scotland yard says it's made 60 arrests since last summer, thanks to a new way of identifying the people who pose the biggest risk to women and girls. the force says it's using a data—led scheme that has allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and children, where we know that in the past we've not provided the best service we can. every single victim of crime in this space matters to us. but we need to focus on the offenders who are causing the most harm, and who are the most prolific, and that's what we're trying to do.

six months after a fire destroyed a car park at luton airport, it's been confirmed that the replacement will have additional fire safety measures. flights were grounded for hours and more than a thousand vehicles were destroyed. under the current rules, car parks like these do not need a fire—suppressant system, but structural engineers are calling for change — saying regulations are no longer fit for purpose. modern cars are heavier than some of the car parks have been designed for, and also more flammable because they contain more plastic. but also the potential fire risk from ev vehicles — it's a different type of fire than petrol vehicles. police are trying to find the owners of mobile phones that were snatched in central london on the morning of the 26th march. city of london police said the phones were taken by a motorcyclist in and around the west end. officers recovered 2a phones

and still have 13 left to return to their owners. let's take a look at the tubes now. just a reminder customer service mangers are walking out on the tubes today over a dispute over pay. now onto the weather with kat. hello, there, good morning to you. it's a dry start to the day with spells of sunshine through this morning. that sunshine may appear quite hazy at times, and then through the afternoon it will turn increasingly cloudy with spells of rain. it's also going to feel quite breezy through the day. so this morning, it's a chilly start. the best of our dry and bright weather at first, but cloudier later with spells of rain pushing in from the west. that rain's going to continue to track eastwards as the afternoon progresses. once it does clear, there may just be one or two spots of drizzle to follow. we're looking at highs today of around 15 celsius. so through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with plenty of cloud lingering.

but, again, towards the end of the night, we'll start to get a few spots of rain just pushing in for those further west. it stays breezy widely, and we're looking at lows of around 11 to 12 celsius, so a mild start to thursday morning. thursday, any early rain will clear. the rest of the day will brighten up with some sunny spells, and notice our temperatures on the rise, so by friday, we could be seeing highs of around 20 degrees. that's it from me — lots more on our website, as always — see you in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. assaulting a shop worker is to be made a specific criminal offence and carry a six—month prison sentence, following a wave of retail—related violence. the government says it's taking "tough new action to crack down on retail crime and protect uk high streets".

we're joined now by the minister for victims and safeguarding, laura farris. morning. morning. first of all, can ou morning. morning. first of all, can you explain _ morning. morning. first of all, can you explain to _ morning. morning. first of all, can you explain to everyone _ morning. morning. first of all, can you explain to everyone watching l morning. morning. first of all, can. you explain to everyone watching at home why these measures are so needed? , ., needed? yes. so... overall in the last 15 years _ needed? yes. so... overall in the last 15 years we — needed? yes. so... overall in the last 15 years we have _ needed? yes. so... overall in the last 15 years we have seen - needed? yes. so... overall in the last 15 years we have seen crime i last 15 years we have seen crime falling in many regards. violent crime is down 51%, neighbourhood crime is down 51%, neighbourhood crime like bakery and car theft is down by almost same amount —— like burglary. 0ne down by almost same amount —— like burglary. one area we have a regrettable spike, particularly in the last year to two years shoplifting and with that, assaults on people working in shops, retail workers. we have been working really, really closely with the unions the shops themselves about why that is happening and why they are seeing this increasing year on year, and we have decided to create a stand—alone criminal offence to send the clearest message that this is unacceptable, that we are on

their side, and also to create a bespoke range of sanctions that will apply to people who are convicted of this kind of offence. sanctions that restrict their movements, their ability to go in that shop, with a sort of sword of damocles hanging over their head that they could face five years in prison if they breach it, and also for repeat offenders, gps electronic tagging. in january he voted against _ gps electronic tagging. in january he voted against an _ gps electronic tagging. in january he voted against an amendment i gps electronic tagging. in january l he voted against an amendment of gps electronic tagging. in january - he voted against an amendment of the criminaljustice bill which would have donejust this. criminaljustice bill which would have done just this. can you explain why you did that?— why you did that? yes. it is not a secret that _ why you did that? yes. it is not a secret that we _ why you did that? yes. it is not a secret that we have _ why you did that? yes. it is not a secret that we have spent - why you did that? yes. it is not a secret that we have spent quite l why you did that? yes. it is not aj secret that we have spent quite a lot of time going back and forth on this and there are two reasons why. the first is obviously assault is already an offence and you can already an offence and you can already go to prison for it. the second thing is that about two years ago we made it a statutory aggravating factor if the victim of the assault was a retail worker you were assaulting at work, in other words the perpetrator would get a longer sentence. and one of the

things... forsome longer sentence. and one of the things... for some time we considered, and we worked with police who said they felt that was sufficient. the reason we are changing the law today is because first of all we accept that this continues to be a problem and it has increased, and secondly because we think that it will work well for the purpose of recording the offence, the specific offence, and also because we are attaching bespoke sanctions to it. different sanctions that would apply to —— plant would apply to ordinary assault. it is often the case in parliament that when you have a primary vote, that was an early stage, we have been working very hard on this issue ever since the bill was first published. a colleague, chris philp, the policing minister, has previously said a similar law in scotland has made no difference. how would this make a difference?— make a difference? because of the sanctions that _ make a difference? because of the sanctions that we _ make a difference? because of the sanctions that we are _ make a difference? because of the sanctions that we are imposing. i make a difference? because of the | sanctions that we are imposing. we don't expect to suddenly find

someone convicted of assault would be, because it is a specific assault on that one change but we are asking judges that they would be an expectation that somebody�*s convicted of this specific offence would be subject to a protective order, easily applied. it will very likely restrict their movement, most likely restrict their movement, most likely tell them not to go to that shop or shopping centre, and if they do that, if they breach that order following conviction they could face a maximum penalty of five years behind bars, which is more than they would get for common assault. as i say, repeat offenders can expect to be electronically tagged and if they breach that again they can expect to be found behind bias. it ratchets up the penalties for what we know are often organised criminals, going into shops, stealing goods, assaulting workers and thinking they can do so without consequence. you are putting — can do so without consequence. you are putting £55 million of investment into facial recognition

to stop this happening. where is that money going to come from in the midst of this cost—of—living crisis we are living through now? this midst of this cost-of-living crisis we are living through now? this is art of we are living through now? this is part of home _ we are living through now? this is part of home office _ we are living through now? this is part of home office expenditure l we are living through now? this is i part of home office expenditure and how we will fund the police but one thing about facial recognition technology... we have been working through this in the last couple of years and the director of intelligence at met police went on the record in the times at the weekend and said this is the biggest discovery in policing since dna. we are finding it is completely transforming our ability to identify criminals and apprehend them in public. i will give you one example. the police ran a pilot of this in croydon a few months ago and in the course of one afternoon, where they put signs up telling people they were using facial recognition technology, they apprehended 17 people, just members of the public walking through, one of whom had been wanted for gbh since 2015, anotherfor rape for been wanted for gbh since 2015, another for rape for many years. they used that and just people working no walking down high street in a couple of hours in one

afternoon led to them arresting some of the most very serious offenders. that was just a pilot scheme. we are very confident that, used in shopping centres widely, that could be a highly effective tool in combating retail crime, and this particular crime. we are investing 55 million to improve the roll—out and a million into mobile units which will see them deployed freely in hotspots where we no particular offences are taking place.- in hotspots where we no particular offences are taking place. there are concerns about _ offences are taking place. there are concerns about privacy, _ offences are taking place. there are concerns about privacy, content, i concerns about privacy, content, storage of data. what do you say to the vast majority of people going about their business, who have done nothing wrong but whose faces will be recorded as they walk up and down the high street. tiara be recorded as they walk up and down the high street-— the high street. two things. a very aood the high street. two things. a very good question- _ the high street. two things. a very good question. two _ the high street. two things. a very good question. two things - the high street. two things. a very good question. two things to - good question. two things to reassure. best of all, the college of policing is working with a very strict guidelines as to how they use it. it is not a general expedition where we take biometric data and storage. in fact, where we take biometric data and storage. infact, if where we take biometric data and storage. in fact, if biometric data is received from a person's face and it isn't a match for an image on the

police database and they must automatically remove it to anyone whose data is captured that doesn't match, it is dispensed and deleted immediately. so far, the reason we have piloted this, is to show to ourselves and satisfy ourselves that this method works and it does. we are not going around storing the facial data of ordinary members of the public, we are using it specifically as a matching tool for images that are on police databases and we find it is highly effective in public protection. i and we find it is highly effective in public protection.— and we find it is highly effective in public protection. i want to ask ou about in public protection. i want to ask you about your— in public protection. i want to ask you about your colleague - in public protection. i want to ask you about your colleague william | you about your colleague william wragg, who has resigned the tory whip. why do you think he had to resign rather than being sacked by the prime minister?— resign rather than being sacked by the prime minister? look... i accept that what he — the prime minister? look... i accept that what he did — the prime minister? look... i accept that what he did was _ the prime minister? look... i accept that what he did was foolish. - the prime minister? look... i accept that what he did was foolish. it - the prime minister? look... i accept that what he did was foolish. it is i that what he did was foolish. it is not my decision, this would be discussed between the leadership and the individual and it has been a matter of days and those conversations will be ongoing. i know they will have been some discussions but i won'tjump in and say what should or shouldn't have

happened. he came clean, he apologised, made a mistake, and the course of action is taken the path it has. this is now a matter of a police investigation and i don't want to go any further.- want to go any further. laura farris, thank _ want to go any further. laura farris, thank you. _ want to go any further. laura farris, thank you. thank- want to go any further. laura | farris, thank you. thank you. thank you forjoining us this wednesday. a lot of people had a late night watching the football. what a night. late night watching the football. what a night-— late night watching the football. what a night. late night watching the football. whataniaht. , ., what a night. those lucky people who watched to the _ what a night. those lucky people who watched to the end. _ what a night. those lucky people who watched to the end. mad _ what a night. those lucky people who watched to the end. mad one, - what a night. those lucky people who watched to the end. mad one, crazy i watched to the end. mad one, crazy niaht. you watched to the end. mad one, crazy night. you want _ watched to the end. mad one, crazy night. you want drama _ watched to the end. mad one, crazy night. you want drama and - watched to the end. mad one, crazy i night. you want drama and excitement and we had it in the champions league. and we had it in the champions leaaue. �* , and we had it in the champions league-_ ten - and we had it in the champions league._ ten goals! | and we had it in the champions - league._ ten goals! let's league. and goals. ten goals! let's start with the _ league. and goals. ten goals! let's start with the six _ league. and goals. ten goals! let's start with the six goal _ league. and goals. ten goals! let's start with the six goal thriller, - start with the six goal thriller, shall we? ., ., ., , start with the six goal thriller, shall we?— start with the six goal thriller, shallwe? ., , ., shall we? how good is phil foden? you wonder— shall we? how good is phil foden? you wonder if— shall we? how good is phil foden? you wonder if he _ shall we? how good is phil foden? you wonder if he will— shall we? how good is phil foden? you wonder if he will produce - you wonder if he will produce something similar when we see the goal this summer at the european championships in germany. so many questions. what a night in the champions league. and we start with a mad one in madrid where the holders, manchester city were involved in a six—goal thriller.

they were losing 2—1 against real before phil foden drew them level in stunning style. josko gvardiol then put city ahead, but there was more drama to come. a brilliant volley from federico valverde made it 3—3 to set up an intriguing second leg. we controlled the game really well. and, yeah, it was madrid. bernabeu is special, we live this kind of situation many times. you go 2—3, 0k, ten minutes left, the game is over. mm—hm. it is never over. so... but we take the result. one week in manchester, our people will be sold out. they will help us to score one goal. we'll do the rest. and we'll try again to, you know, to reach semifinal — it's simple. not to be outdone, there was a thrilling draw, too, between arsenal — the only other english side left in the competition — and bayern munich. harry kane's penalty looked to have given bayern a crucialfirst leg

lead at 2—1 before leandro trossard scored arsenal's equaliser 14 minutes from time. the second leg is in germany next week. the margins are very small in this competition. it's really difficult to penetrate the opponent, to create big quality chances against this level of opposition. make sure, as well, we don't give anything. but i think the team showed a lot of composure, especially after 2—1, because you can throw your toys away and generate a lot of spaces for the opponent, and lose the tie. the action doesn't stop there! it was a huge night for the home nations, too, with all four in women's european championship qualifying action. england have got their campaign back on track — with a straightforward win in dublin and there were also victories for scotland, wales and northern ireland. jo currie reports. a relief and three much—needed points. the lionesses' qualification campaign back on track.

it was a different—looking england side that stepped out at the aviva — lead for the first time in a year by captain leah williamson. any early nerves were settled when laurenjames produced this cool finish... james is there, and james scores for england. ..to put her side ahead. and they lead in ireland. england then doubled their lead after they were awarded a penalty for handball. centre—back alex greenwood stepping up to score from the spot. greenwood doesn't fail, and england are 2—0 up. the game should have been out of sight by half time, after england were then awarded a second spot—kick. this time, though, greenwood could only find the post. after the break, it was ireland who applied most of the pressure, but the lionesses doing enough for a 2—0 victory. they threw everything at us. so i know my old team—mate — as soon as louise quinn come up, i knew that was going to be hard to see it out. whoo! she laughs. everyone did, so, yeah, i'm very happy with the points. well, that result means england are now second in the group behind france after their victory over sweden. meanwhile, wales continue

theirfantastic form under new boss rhian wilkinson, as they cruised to a 6—0 victory away in kosovo. rachel rowe got things under way on the half—hour mark to shake things up a bit. four more goals followed, before elise hughes wrapped up proceedings in extra time. and it's hughes... ! northern ireland travelled to bosnia herzegovina. after been pegged back to 1—1, they went on to claim a 3—1win. and at hampden park, scotland's sophie howard was on the end of a brilliant delivery from erin cuthbert to earn them a 1—0 victory over slovakia. jo currie, bbc news. and max whitlock — britain's most succesful gymnast — has revealed on this programme this morning how the next olympic games, in paris this summer, will be his last before retiring. here's how he made the announcement. it still feels a bit weird — i've made a decision and it's the right time for me that paris 2024 olympics will hopefully be my fourth olympic games, but will also be my final 0lympic

games. i've done the sport for 24 years. i'm 31 years old now. ifeel like, in my gut — and i think you've got to listen to that — that, yeah, it's the right time for me. and we will hear that interview in full just after 0830. he will tell us why he feels now is the right time, why he wants to bow out with a bank in paris and how he would love to be able to do that with his daughter willow watching in paris this summer, which of course she couldn't in tokyo last time out with those restrictions, the covid restriction still in place. that with those restrictions, the covid restriction still in place.— restriction still in place. that is the dream- _ restriction still in place. that is the dream. it _ restriction still in place. that is the dream. it is _ restriction still in place. that is the dream. it is indeed. - restriction still in place. that is. the dream. it is indeed. thanks. restriction still in place. that is i the dream. it is indeed. thanks. a reminder of— the dream. it is indeed. thanks. a reminder of what _ the dream. it is indeed. thanks. a reminder of what a _ the dream. it is indeed. thanks. a reminder of what a visit _ the dream. it is indeed. thanks. a reminder of what a visit sporting l reminder of what a visit sporting some it will be. heroes, olympics —— a busy exporting summer. 0ne a busy exporting summer. one thing we can guarantee today is,

carol, some rain.— carol, some rain. you're absolutely riaht and carol, some rain. you're absolutely right and more _ carol, some rain. you're absolutely right and more in _ carol, some rain. you're absolutely right and more in the _ carol, some rain. you're absolutely right and more in the forecast - carol, some rain. you're absolutely right and more in the forecast over| right and more in the forecast over the next few days. we are starting off this morning with a lot of dry weather. a chilly start, some frost overnight. also looking at some sunshine but rain already in the west which will spread eastwards through the day and it will be accompanied by brisk winds. not as windy as it was yesterday, though. you can see what has been happening in the last few hours, this is the rain steadily coming in from the west, continuing its journey eastwards through northern ireland and also the isle of man. the cloud will build ahead of man. the cloud will build ahead of it, so there is sunshine turning hazy for a time, but it is western scotland where the met office has a yellow weather warning out. 40 to 80 millimetres on higher ground, half of that at lower levels, still a good deluge. it will pull away from northern ireland eventually, continuing across wales in the south—west through this morning. ahead of it, after the dry start,

the rain arrives as we go through the rain arrives as we go through the afternoon, accompanied by the brisk winds. not as heavy in the south—east. behind it for england, wales and northern ireland, a lot of cloud. murky conditions, dankness in the air, but persistent rain still across western scotland. temperatures eight in the north to 14 or 15 in the south. through this 1a or 15 in the south. through this evening and overnight, more rain comes in across the north west. it sinks southward through the course of the night and starts to fragment. some clear skies and then further showery outbreaks of rain coming into the north west, so you can see the amounts are accumulating quite a lot. temperatures six to 12 degrees, so a mild night in prospect. tomorrow we start off with the dregs of that weather front in the south, producing this cloud and some drizzly bits and pieces. a fair bit of sunshine whether cloud breaks and breezy conditions, but getting that bit warmer. highs tomorrow somewhere in the south—east as high as may be

20 degrees and possibly on friday, possibly in the south, 21. then it kills down. it possibly in the south, 21. then it kills down-— kills down. it will be tropical, then! laughter 0ne laughter one and a laughter one and a bit laughter one and a bit too laughter one and a bit too wet. laughter one and a bit too wet. you laughter one and a bit too wet. ., ., one and a bit too wet. you are riaht. thank you. in which case our next auests thank you. in which case our next guests will— thank you. in which case our next guests will feel _ thank you. in which case our next guests will feel very _ thank you. in which case our next guests will feel very at _ thank you. in which case our next guests will feel very at home - guests will feel very at home because that is kind of the environment they have been in over the last few months. how does travelling across the world without being able to board a plane or use your phone sound? that's the challenge a group of contestants took on for the latest series of race across the world, that begins tonight on bbc one. the show sees five teams tasked with navigating east asia, it is epic! the show sees five teams tasked with navigating east asia, crossing six seas and eight borders before reaching the finish line in indonesia. let's take a look at one of the pairs in action. i really enjoyed this stop, um... isabel, the bus is coming. yeah, i really enjoyed this stop. it's been quite peaceful because i feel like it's been relax...

isabel! yeah, it's been relaxing, but this is on another level. you don't feel... going to miss the bus! it's relaxing... isabel. ..but you don't feel as though, um... isabel! ..you're relaxing... i don't feel like we've been as relaxed as we actually have. it's all very scheduled, you know that? oh, no. what? i think i might have messed up a bit. tell me. i read the timetable so badly wrong. we're going to miss the...ferry. are we? yeah. there might be a possibility of getting a taxi. depends on how much the taxi would be. yeah, but if we've got no choice... we're haemorrhaging money, like, this is a joke. we just might have tojust make it back up later. can you press the buzzer, please? you want to get off here? so if we get a taxi, how tight is it going to be, isabel? it takes just under an hour. why are you running? because we can.

i love it so much! we're joined now by two of this season's contestants — mother and daughter duo, eugenie bucknor and isabel reid. morning, both of you. morning. i don't morning, both of you. morning. i dontwant— morning, both of you. morning. i don't want to _ morning, both of you. morning. i don't want to spoil _ morning, both of you. morning. i don't want to spoil the _ morning, both of you. morning. i don't want to spoil the surprise i morning, both of you. morning. i. don't want to spoil the surprise too much for anybody who is going to watch... don't let! but the thing i love about u2 is you are very, very real. mind you? at times it gets intense, tell us about that dynamic and how it works when you were travelling. and how it works when you were travellina. ~ and how it works when you were travelling-— travelling. well, mother and daughter. — travelling. well, mother and daughter, 24/7, _ travelling. well, mother and daughter, 24/7, definitely i travelling. well, mother and l daughter, 24/7, definitely not travelling. well, mother and - daughter, 24/7, definitely not easy. lots of— daughter, 24/7, definitely not easy. lots of challenging moments. lots of emotional— lots of challenging moments. lots of emotional moments because it's not your normal— emotional moments because it's not your normal situation that we were in. �* ., , ., ., , in. being together 24/7 is what was so difficult. — in. being together 24/7 is what was so difficult, you _ in. being together 24/7 is what was so difficult, you couldn't _ in. being together 24/7 is what was so difficult, you couldn't get - in. being together 24/7 is what was so difficult, you couldn't get that i so difficult, you couldn't get that space _ so difficult, you couldn't get that space but — so difficult, you couldn't get that space but i _ so difficult, you couldn't get that space. but i think— so difficult, you couldn't get that space. but i think it _ so difficult, you couldn't get that space. but i think it bonded - so difficult, you couldn't get that space. but i think it bonded us, i so difficult, you couldn't get that i space. but i think it bonded us, we understand — space. but i think it bonded us, we understand each— space. but i think it bonded us, we understand each other— space. but i think it bonded us, we understand each other a _ space. but i think it bonded us, we understand each other a lot- space. but i think it bonded us, wej understand each other a lot better. intense _ understand each other a lot better. intense at — understand each other a lot better. intense at times _ understand each other a lot better. intense at times but _ understand each other a lot better. intense at times but a _ understand each other a lot better. intense at times but a lot - understand each other a lot better. intense at times but a lot of- understand each other a lot better. intense at times but a lot of love. i

intense at times but a lot of love. absolutely, yes. i5 intense at times but a lot of love. absolutely, yes.— absolutely, yes. is it true, mum, that she didn't _ absolutely, yes. is it true, mum, that she didn't really _ absolutely, yes. is it true, mum, that she didn't really know - absolutely, yes. is it true, mum, that she didn't really know what. absolutely, yes. is it true, mum, i that she didn't really know what you are applying for quiz relo you know, as a mother, you want to— are applying for quiz relo you know, as a mother, you want to please your children. as a mother, you want to please your children- she — as a mother, you want to please your children. she said _ as a mother, you want to please your children. she said she _ as a mother, you want to please your children. she said she wanted - as a mother, you want to please your children. she said she wanted to - children. she said she wanted to apply— children. she said she wanted to apply and — children. she said she wanted to apply and do this race across the world _ apply and do this race across the world with me and i said fair enough but the _ world with me and i said fair enough but the closing date was coming so i watched _ but the closing date was coming so i watched one random episode and i thought. _ watched one random episode and i thought, ok, great, iwillapply. what— thought, ok, great, iwillapply. what did— thought, ok, great, iwillapply. what did you think it was going to be? ., ., . ., be? the one i watched, i thought what a great _ be? the one i watched, i thought what a great opportunity - be? the one i watched, i thought what a great opportunity to - be? the one i watched, i thought what a great opportunity to go i be? the one i watched, i thoughtl what a great opportunity to go and see all— what a great opportunity to go and see all these opportunities. mum missed everything _ see all these opportunities. mum missed everything in _ see all these opportunities. mum missed everything in between, that was the _ missed everything in between, that was the problem _ missed everything in between, that was the problem.— was the problem. when i started watchin a was the problem. when i started watching more _ was the problem. when i started watching more afterwards, - was the problem. when i started watching more afterwards, therej was the problem. when i started - watching more afterwards, there was shock _ watching more afterwards, there was shock. did _ watching more afterwards, there was shock. , , ., watching more afterwards, there was shock. , ., , ., shock. did you then realise what you had let yourself— shock. did you then realise what you had let yourself in _ shock. did you then realise what you had let yourself in for? _ shock. did you then realise what you had let yourself in for? absolutely. i had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is not had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is rrot a _ had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is not a short _ had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is not a short trip. _ had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is not a short trip. tell - had let yourself in for? absolutely. this is not a short trip. tell us - this is not a short trip. tell us the duration. it this is not a short trip. tell us the duration.— the duration. it is about two months- _ the duration. it is about two months. two _ the duration. it is about two months. two months - the duration. it is about two i months. two months together the duration. it is about two - months. two months together all the

time. all months. two months together all the time- all the — months. two months together all the time. all the time. _ months. two months together all the time. all the time. with _ months. two months together all the time. all the time. with no _ time. all the time. with no distraction _ time. all the time. with no distraction other _ time. all the time. with no distraction other than - time. all the time. with no distraction other than a - time. all the time. with no - distraction other than a common focus, to get to one place. that is hard. it focus, to get to one place. that is hard. ., , ., , . hard. it was gruelling at times. we were tired and _ hard. it was gruelling at times. we were tired and tangry. _ hard. it was gruelling at times. we were tired and tangry. tangry? - hard. it was gruelling at times. we i were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and am . were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry- i'm _ were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry- i'm a _ were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry. i'm a word _ were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry. i'm a word of— were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry. i'm a word of the - were tired and tangry. tangry? tired and angry. i'm a word of the day! i and angry. i'm a word of the day! and hangry- _ and angry. i'm a word of the day! and hangry- it — and angry. i'm a word of the day! and hangry. it was _ and angry. i'm a word of the day! and hangry. it was challenging i and angry. i'm a word of the day! i and hangry. it was challenging but we got _ and hangry. it was challenging but we got to— and hangry. it was challenging but we got to see fabulous countries, the scenery was amazing. the people we met were — the scenery was amazing. the people we met were incredible. _ the scenery was amazing. the people we met were incredible. it _ the scenery was amazing. the people we met were incredible. it was - the scenery was amazing. the people we met were incredible. it was a - we met were incredible. it was a lifetime opportunity _ we met were incredible. it was a lifetime opportunity and - we met were incredible. it was a lifetime opportunity and there i we met were incredible. it was a lifetime opportunity and there isj we met were incredible. it was a i lifetime opportunity and there is no way i _ lifetime opportunity and there is no way i would be doing anything like what we _ way i would be doing anything like what we did, so, yeah. it is wonderful. _ what we did, so, yeah. it is wonderful. to _ what we did, so, yeah. it is wonderful. to see - what we did, so, yeah. it 3 wonderful. to see wonderful sites like these but also seeing a different side of one another, equally part of the journey. brute

different side of one another, equally part of the journey. equally part of the “ourney. we did learn a lot about _ equally part of the journey. we did learn a lot about each _ equally part of the journey. we did learn a lot about each other, - equally part of the journey. we did| learn a lot about each other, didn't we? |_ learn a lot about each other, didn't we? .. ., , learn a lot about each other, didn't we? ~ ., , ., , we? i felt like at times i was takina we? i felt like at times i was taking the — we? i felt like at times i was taking the lead _ we? i felt like at times i was taking the lead and - we? i felt like at times i wasj taking the lead and normally we? i felt like at times i was i taking the lead and normally it we? i felt like at times i was - taking the lead and normally it is mum _ taking the lead and normally it is mum and — taking the lead and normally it is mum and she _ taking the lead and normally it is mum and she has— taking the lead and normally it is mum and she has to _ taking the lead and normally it is mum and she has to kind - taking the lead and normally it is mum and she has to kind of- taking the lead and normally it is mum and she has to kind of stepj mum and she has to kind of step back _ mum and she has to kind of step back it— mum and she has to kind of step back. ., , , ., ., . , ., back. it was beautiful watching you. watchina back. it was beautiful watching you. watching her— back. it was beautiful watching you. watching her growth, _ back. it was beautiful watching you. watching her growth, beautiful. - watching her growth, beautiful. because. — watching her growth, beautiful. because, at home, i imagine may be mum is more in charge? [30 because, at home, i imagine may be mum is more in charge?— because, at home, i imagine may be mum is more in charge? do you know what? what — mum is more in charge? do you know what? what is — mum is more in charge? do you know what? what is happening _ mum is more in charge? do you know what? what is happening is _ mum is more in charge? do you know what? what is happening is there - mum is more in charge? do you know what? what is happening is there is i what? what is happening is there is a role _ what? what is happening is there is a role reversal taking place. on the race it _ a role reversal taking place. on the race it was, — a role reversal taking place. on the race it was, have you done your shoelaces — race it was, have you done your shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything _ shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything before _ shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything before we _ shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything before we get - shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything before we get off - shoelaces up? to me! yes! check she has everything before we get off the i has everything before we get off the bus and _ has everything before we get off the bus and things _ has everything before we get off the bus and things-— bus and things. sometimes it was delive , bus and things. sometimes it was delivery. who _ bus and things. sometimes it was delivery, who is _ bus and things. sometimes it was delivery, who is the _ bus and things. sometimes it was delivery, who is the mother?! - bus and things. sometimes it was i delivery, who is the mother?! mum was getting — delivery, who is the mother?! mum was getting really — delivery, who is the mother?! mum was getting really annoyed at me, i am an— was getting really annoyed at me, i am an adult! — was getting really annoyed at me, i am an adult! i— was getting really annoyed at me, i am an adult!— was getting really annoyed at me, i | am an adult!_ yes! am an adult! i brought you up? yes! how do you —

am an adult! i brought you up? yes! how do you balance _ am an adult! i brought you up? yes! how do you balance the _ am an adult! i brought you up? yes! how do you balance the journey - am an adult! i brought you up? yes! how do you balance the journey and | how do you balance the journey and the competition with actually enjoying it? can you balance that? you can actually balance it. i think we did _ you can actually balance it. i think we did pretty well. it you can actually balance it. i think we did pretty well.— we did pretty well. it took a while to aet we did pretty well. it took a while to get there _ we did pretty well. it took a while to get there but... _ we did pretty well. it took a while to get there but... but _ we did pretty well. it took a while to get there but... but as - we did pretty well. it took a while to get there but... but as a - we did pretty well. it took a while to get there but... but as a team| we did pretty well. it took a while i to get there but... but as a team we were on point _ to get there but... but as a team we were on point when _ to get there but... but as a team we were on point when it _ to get there but... but as a team we were on point when it came - to get there but... but as a team we were on point when it came to - to get there but... but as a team we were on point when it came to that. | were on point when it came to that. what _ were on point when it came to that. what is _ were on point when it came to that. what is the — were on point when it came to that. what is the biggest challenge you face? i don't want any spoilers. so don't tell us where and what the result of it was, but you must have faced some real blocks along the way. i faced some real blocks along the wa . ~' . . ~' faced some real blocks along the wa , " ., . " ., faced some real blocks along the wa . ~ ., . ~ ., ., faced some real blocks along the wa . ~ ., ., , way. i think the lack of food for us really meant _ way. i think the lack of food for us really meant that _ way. i think the lack of food for us really meant that we _ way. i think the lack of food for us really meant that we took - way. i think the lack of food for us really meant that we took a - way. i think the lack of food for us really meant that we took a few i really meant that we took a few dodgy— really meant that we took a few dodgy decisions— really meant that we took a few dodgy decisions and _ really meant that we took a few dodgy decisions and our- really meant that we took a few dodgy decisions and our brainsi really meant that we took a few - dodgy decisions and our brains were not functioning _ dodgy decisions and our brains were not functioning well— dodgy decisions and our brains were not functioning well and _ dodgy decisions and our brains were not functioning well and we - dodgy decisions and our brains were not functioning well and we were . not functioning well and we were tired _ not functioning well and we were tired and — not functioning well and we were tired and grumpy _ not functioning well and we were tired and grumpy. i— not functioning well and we were tired and grumpy. i think- not functioning well and we were tired and grumpy. i think that . not functioning well and we were j tired and grumpy. i think that for us was _ tired and grumpy. i think that for us was the — tired and grumpy. i think that for us was the biggest _ tired and grumpy. i think that for us was the biggest challenge, . tired and grumpy. i think that forj us was the biggest challenge, we underestimated _ us was the biggest challenge, we underestimated how— us was the biggest challenge, we underestimated how much - us was the biggest challenge, we underestimated how much we . us was the biggest challenge, we i underestimated how much we need us was the biggest challenge, we - underestimated how much we need rest and food _ underestimated how much we need rest and food to— underestimated how much we need rest and food to make — underestimated how much we need rest and food to make those _ underestimated how much we need rest and food to make those decisions. - and food to make those decisions. rest and _ and food to make those decisions. rest and food _ and food to make those decisions. rest and food.— and food to make those decisions. rest and food._ the i rest and food. absolutely. the basics. rest and food. absolutely. the basics- and _ rest and food. absolutely. the basics. and your _ rest and food. absolutely. the basics. and your daily - rest and food. absolutely. the basics. and your daily budget i rest and food. absolutely. the | basics. and your daily budget is quite small. we basics. and your daily budget is quite small-— basics. and your daily budget is auite small. ~ �* ., , quite small. we didn't realise the other teams _ quite small. we didn't realise the other teams had _ quite small. we didn't realise the other teams had kept _ quite small. we didn't realise the other teams had kept track - quite small. we didn't realise the other teams had kept track of - quite small. we didn't realise the i other teams had kept track of their budget _ other teams had kept track of their bud a et. , other teams had kept track of their

budaet. , , ., �* , budget. daily budgeting, won't they swi -e budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where — budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where you — budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where you not? _ budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where you not? not - budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where you not? not at - budget. daily budgeting, won't they swipe where you not? not at the i swipe where you not? not at the start, _ swipe where you not? not at the start, no~ — swipe where you not? not at the start, no. ., ., ., , swipe where you not? not at the start. no— swipe where you not? not at the start, no. ., ., ., , start, no. not at all. only when we realised and _ start, no. not at all. only when we realised and we _ start, no. not at all. only when we realised and we did _ start, no. not at all. only when we realised and we did a _ start, no. not at all. only when we realised and we did a few- start, no. not at all. only when we realised and we did a few sums - start, no. not at all. only when we | realised and we did a few sums that it was— realised and we did a few sums that it was a _ realised and we did a few sums that it was a lot — realised and we did a few sums that it was a lot htie— realised and we did a few sums that it was a lot-— realised and we did a few sums that it was a lot._ you i it was a lot. we had to work. you have to do _ it was a lot. we had to work. you have to do tasks, _ it was a lot. we had to work. you have to do tasks, don't _ it was a lot. we had to work. you have to do tasks, don't you - it was a lot. we had to work. you have to do tasks, don't you come into a money along the way? some interesting jobs?— interesting jobs? yes, different characters- _ interesting jobs? yes, different characters. physical— interesting jobs? yes, different characters. physicaljobs - interesting jobs? yes, different characters. physicaljobs and i interesting jobs? yes, different characters. physicaljobs and if| interesting jobs? yes, different. characters. physicaljobs and if you characters. physical “obs and if you can imagine _ characters. physical “obs and if you can imagine the — characters. physicaljobs and if you can imagine the temperature... in| can imagine the temperature... in some can imagine the temperature... some of the can imagine the temperature... in some of the places. very - can imagine the temperature... in some of the places. very high - some of the places. very high temperatures _ some of the places. very high temperatures and _ some of the places. very high temperatures and working - some of the places. very high temperatures and working in i some of the places. very high i temperatures and working in that heat wasn't... it temperatures and working in that heat wasn't. . .— heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing “obs we heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing jobs we have — heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing jobs we have never— heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing jobs we have never done - heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing jobs we have never done in - heat wasn't. .. it was nice doing jobs we have never done in our| jobs we have never done in our livesr — jobs we have never done in our lives, that— jobs we have never done in our lives, that was _ jobs we have never done in our lives, that was nice, _ jobs we have never done in our lives, that was nice, i- jobs we have never done in our lives, that was nice, i enjoyedl lives, that was nice, i enjoyed that, — lives, that was nice, i enjoyed that, seeing— lives, that was nice, i enjoyed that, seeing people _ lives, that was nice, i enjoyed that, seeing people there. - lives, that was nice, i enjoyed. that, seeing people there. horror lives, that was nice, i enjoyed that, seeing people there. how has it chan a ed that, seeing people there. how has it changed things _ that, seeing people there. how has it changed things for _ that, seeing people there. how has it changed things for you _ that, seeing people there. how has it changed things for you both? - that, seeing people there. how has. it changed things for you both? what will you do next? two weeks on a beach, will that ever cut it again? we were not necessarily beach people anyway _ we were not necessarily beach people anyway and _ we were not necessarily beach people anyway and i would say we are quite adventurous, but we would always kind of— adventurous, but we would always kind of preplan everything. you book yourm _ kind of preplan everything. you book yourm you — kind of preplan everything. you book your... you are going, your hotel,

your... you are going, your hotel, you would — your... you are going, your hotel, you would have your itinerary, everything is all booked up. i think this way— everything is all booked up. i think this way we — everything is all booked up. i think this way we would probably be a bit more _ this way we would probably be a bit more free _ this way we would probably be a bit more free and flexible. less pressure — more free and flexible. less pressure on _ more free and flexible. less pressure on each _ more free and flexible. less pressure on each other- more free and flexible. less pressure on each other to i more free and flexible. less pressure on each other to have to plan things— pressure on each other to have to plan things or _ pressure on each other to have to plan things or do _ pressure on each other to have to plan things or do things, - pressure on each other to have to plan things or do things, it - pressure on each other to have to plan things or do things, it is - pressure on each other to have to plan things or do things, it isjust| plan things or do things, it isjust being _ plan things or do things, it isjust being in— plan things or do things, it isjust being in the — plan things or do things, it isjust being in the moment. _ plan things or do things, it isjust being in the moment. i— plan things or do things, it isjust being in the moment. i think- plan things or do things, it isjustj being in the moment. i think that was the _ being in the moment. i think that was the biggest _ being in the moment. i think that was the biggest thing _ being in the moment. i think that was the biggest thing and - being in the moment. i think that was the biggest thing and i - being in the moment. i think that. was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety— was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety was— was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety was holding _ was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety was holding me - was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety was holding me back. was the biggest thing and i realised my anxiety was holding me back a i was the biggest thing and i realised i my anxiety was holding me back a lot along _ my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the _ my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the way— my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the way and _ my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the way and it _ my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the way and it is _ my anxiety was holding me back a lot along the way and it is experiencing i along the way and it is experiencing different— along the way and it is experiencing different things _ along the way and it is experiencing different things and _ along the way and it is experiencing different things and taking - along the way and it is experiencing different things and taking in - along the way and it is experiencing different things and taking in the i different things and taking in the small— different things and taking in the small things _ different things and taking in the small things because _ different things and taking in the small things because i— different things and taking in the small things because i can - different things and taking in the small things because i can be . different things and taking in the i small things because i can be quite negative _ small things because i can be quite negative and — small things because i can be quite negative and that _ small things because i can be quite negative and that was _ small things because i can be quite negative and that was having - small things because i can be quite negative and that was having an . negative and that was having an impact — negative and that was having an impact on — negative and that was having an impact on mum _ negative and that was having an impact on mum. she _ negative and that was having an impact on mum.— negative and that was having an impact on mum. negative and that was having an imact on mum. ,, .,, ., , impact on mum. she was getting a bit irritated with — impact on mum. she was getting a bit irritated with me _ impact on mum. she was getting a bit irritated with me being _ impact on mum. she was getting a bit irritated with me being so _ impact on mum. she was getting a bit irritated with me being so positive - irritated with me being so positive and hopeful. | irritated with me being so positive and hopeful-— and hopeful. i see... laughter _ laughter there are parents and children across the country watching you both... �* ., across the country watching you both. . ._ that - across the country watching you both. . ._ that they| across the country watching you i both. . ._ that they will both... and nodding! that they will be askina both... and nodding! that they will be asking themselves _ both... and nodding! that they will be asking themselves a _ both... and nodding! that they will be asking themselves a lot - both. .. and nodding! that they will be asking themselves a lot over- both... and nodding! that they will| be asking themselves a lot over the next few weeks. great to have you here, it will be quite a journey for all of us watching. race across the world starts at 9pm tonight on bbc one and iplayer. it has got us thinking this morning, we would love to hear from you if

you have got a story of a challenge you have got a story of a challenge you overcame when you are travelling. it doesn't have to be going all over the world, just a holiday to somewhere in the uk camping. do you want to see mine? i have found a picture. this is me backpacking. have found a picture. this is me backpacking-— have found a picture. this is me backpacking.- 25 _ have found a picture. this is me backpacking.- 25 years - have found a picture. this is me backpacking. look! 25 years ago. have found a picture. this is me backpacking.- 25 years ago. backpacking. look! 25 years ago. you racina backpacking. look! 25 years ago. you racing across — backpacking. look! 25 years ago. you racing across the _ backpacking. look! 25 years ago. you racing across the world. _ backpacking. look! 25 years ago. you racing across the world. china. - racing across the world. china. china! your— racing across the world. china. china! your lack— racing across the world. china. china! your lack of _ racing across the world. china. china! your lack of the - racing across the world. china. i china! your lack of the backpack racing across the world. china. - china! your lack of the backpack is not quite big enough. salli?r china! your lack of the backpack is not quite big enough.— china! your lack of the backpack is not quite big enough. sally says she hasn't aot not quite big enough. sally says she hasn't got any _ not quite big enough. sally says she hasn't got any pictures. _ not quite big enough. sally says she hasn't got any pictures. you - not quite big enough. sally says she hasn't got any pictures. you have! i hasn't got any pictures. you have! here we go. hasn't got any pictures. you have! here we go-_ hasn't got any pictures. you have! here we go._ that | hasn't got any pictures. you have! i here we go._ that is here we go. where are my? that is ou, our here we go. where are my? that is your your path _ here we go. where are my? that is your your path is — here we go. where are my? that is you, your path is blocked. - here we go. where are my? that is you, your path is blocked. this - here we go. where are my? that is you, your path is blocked. this is i you, your path is blocked. this is camping in north wales. bk. you, your path is blocked. this is camping in north wales.- you, your path is blocked. this is camping in north wales. ok, i don't remember- — camping in north wales. ok, i don't remember. well— camping in north wales. ok, i don't remember. well done. _ camping in north wales. ok, i don't remember. well done. you - camping in north wales. ok, i don't remember. well done. you know. camping in north wales. ok, i don't i remember. well done. you know when ou added remember. well done. you know when you added me — remember. well done. you know when you added me to _ remember. well done. you know when you added me to that _ remember. well done. you know when you added me to that group _ remember. well done. you know when you added me to that group of - remember. well done. you know when you added me to that group of your. you added me to that group of your friends on whatsapp? l. you added me to that group of your friends on whatsapp?— you added me to that group of your| friends on whatsapp?_ i friends on whatsapp? l, that one! i now have unlimited _ friends on whatsapp? l, that one! i now have unlimited access - friends on whatsapp? l, that one! i now have unlimited access to - friends on whatsapp? l, that one! i now have unlimited access to your. now have unlimited access to your whole life. any other pictures, sally, or anybody, send them in your

race across the world title challenges, your holiday disasters, we would love to see and share them. we will share more on the programme in the next hour. i we will share more on the programme in the next hour.— in the next hour. i have more if you . brina in the next hour. i have more if you - bring them _ in the next hour. i have more if you . bring them on. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello and welcome to bbc london. i'm frankie mccamley. scotland yard says it's made 60 arrests — since last summer — thanks to a new way of identifying the people who pose the biggest risk to women and girls. the force says it's using a data—led scheme that has allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and children, where we know that in the past we've not provided the best service we can. every single victim of crime in this space matters to us.

but we need to focus on the offenders who are causing the most harm, and who are the most prolific, and that's what we're trying to do. police are trying to find the owners of mobile phones that were snatched in central london on the morning of the 26th of march. city of london police said the phones were taken by a motorcyclist in and around the west end. officers recovered 2a phones and still have 13 left to return to their owners. let's take a look at the underground now. just a part closure on the northern line and minor delays on the central line. now on to the weather. lots of cloud around with some patchy rain. staying fairly warm with highs of 15 degrees. —— highs of 18. that's it for now. see you in around half an hour.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today... children questioning their gender—identity are being let down by a "toxic debate" over the subject, according to a major review. the biggest ever case of benefit fraud in england and wales. five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than 50 million pounds from the welfare system. bereaved families call for restrictions on newly—qualified drivers, to reduce the number of young people killed in road crashes. tesco has announced better than expected profits. we'll take a look at what that might tell us about food prices. britain's most succesful gymnast max whitlock tells bbc breakfast in an exclusive interview, he's retiring after the paris olympics this summer and that the games will be his last ever event.

good morning. after what has been a chilly but— good morning. after what has been a chilly but dry and sunny start to the day, — chilly but dry and sunny start to the day, when already in the west will move — the day, when already in the west will move across all areas today accompanied by brisk winds. milder than yesterday. all the details later~ — it's wednesday, the 10th of april. children have been let down by a lack of research and what is described as "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions in gender care, according to a landmark review published today. paediatrician dr hilary cass — who carried out the review for nhs england — is calling for gender services for children and young people to match the standards of other nhs care, saying the "toxicity" of the debate means professionals are "afraid" to discuss their views openly. our health editor hugh pym reports. sonia wanted to transition from the age of 15, but she found she couldn't get access to care and was put on a waiting list. by the age of 18, she hadn't had a first appointment

and was transferred to adult services. after hearing there'd be another long wait, she opted to go private until she could be seen by the nhs. sonia says the long delays were hard to cope with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists to be seen by an nhs specialist. it was incredibly frustrating and the period between being told that, "oh, we're not going to see before you're18th," and being referred on, and then me gaining private health care was an incredibly dark period in terms of my mental health. it was the the lowest i've been during the course of my transition. expanding gender services is a key focus of the latest independent review. recommendations include a separate pathway for young children and their families, allowing early discussions to take place, a follow through service for 17 to 25—year—olds,

and assurances that the same standards of care as other parts of the nhs will be provided. gender services, provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london, ended last month. two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatment should in future be used with extreme caution for 16 to 18—year—olds and argues that children were let down by the quality of services. well, i think it's very important to be concerned about a group of children and young people, who are not getting the services that they need and they deserve in order to thrive and be well as they grow into adults. so i, of course, would hope that considerable note is taken of this report. keira bell started taking puberty blockers aged 16,

after being referred to the tavistock. she then took legal action, arguing she wasn't challenged enough at the clinic and regretted her decision. her lawyer responded to the review findings. whilst it is very reassuring for young people, who are going through gender—questioning at the moment and their parents, that hopefully there will be a new service developed that will meet their needs appropriately, it is, unfortunately, for many young people, too late. they live with the ongoing consequences of poor clinical treatment and their lives forever changed. for sonia, the priority now is for the report's findings to be implemented, for more resources to be provided, and for calmer and fairer discussions around gender and identity. hugh pym, bbc news, birmingham. now more of the day plasma news, including very latest from the post

office inquiry. the inquiry into the post office continues today, with the turn of one of parliament's longstanding campaigners — lord arbuthnot — a former conservative mp who was a key figure in highlighting the issue. yesterday, the former sub—postmaster alan bates — who was wronglyjailed as part of the horizon it injustice — accused the post office of lying about its accounting systems. the post office has apologised and says it's committed to ensuring victims receive justice. police are continuing to question a 25 year—old man on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed, while pushing her pram, in bradford. habibur masum was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire yesterday following a large scale national manhunt. the victim, 27—year—old kulsuma akter, from 0ldham has been described as "polite and humble" by herfamily. in the last hour,

the supermarket giant tesco has revealed it made a profit of £2.76 billion last year. nina has more on the figures. huge numbers! thank you. tesco has been feeling confident, with the chief exec recently saying they'd "started the year off with a bang." and that is reflected in these preliminary annual results. profits last year of £2.76 billion — they will be pleased. that's slightly higher than the predicted results they'd already revised upwards. it represents an 11% increase in profit, and a 4.4% increase in annual sales. tesco is the supermarket giant. 4,500 stores, 27% market share — way higher than sainsbury�*s with 15%. how has it built on growth during hard times for consumers? they've worked smart — competing with aldi and lidl by matching their prices on thousands of products, and broadening their home brand range. but — here's the good news —

they also say inflation on groceries has "lessened substantially. " meaning those price increases have slowed for them and therefore for us too. you may even have seen some prices coming down — sliced white bread and cakes, for example. it's reasonable to feel some relief at these price rises slowing but vital to remember it's a slowdown, rather than a reduction in prices — your overall big shop won't be getting cheaper any time soon, if ever. thank you. some politics for you. the mp william wragg has voluntarily given up the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing mps' personal phone numbers with someone he had met on a dating app. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. henry, what's the reaction to the announcement in westminster?

it is such a strange story. conservative mps, all mp5, are still digesting the broader story of this so—called westminster honey trap. i should say i was contacted by the person or people behind this honey trap last month. i have written about my experiences on the bbc website and you can read it there. with william wragg, it became inevitable that his position as a conservative mp would become under —— would come under heavy strain when it was revealed last thursday he had passed numbers of conservative mps to someone he met on a dating site, and then felt threatened. he first gave up some committee positions but there were lots of questions about his position as a conservative mp. he tried to address those yesterday by voluntarily deciding to sit as an

independent mp. labour was saying you shouldn't rishi sunak have stripped him of the web? this is still a very serious story, even if there are loads of unanswered questions. we do not know who has been behind it all or how many mps and other people fell for it, if they send compromising photos to people and what these people might want to do with them. loads of unanswered questions. a metropolitan police investigation is under way and lots of people desperate for answers. . ~' and lots of people desperate for answers. ., ~ , ., and lots of people desperate for answers. . ~ , ., y and lots of people desperate for answers. ., ~ , ., , . five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than £50 million from the welfare system. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit in what prosecutors have described as the biggest case of benefit fraud ever brought before the courts in england and wales. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. this is some of the almost £54 million stolen from the welfare system. two of the gang treating taxpayers' money like confetti, celebrating their role in one of britain's biggest benefit fraud operations.

investigators found £750,000 in cash in one of the gangs homes. this was a sustained attack on a system that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our society. but, instead, this gang used it as a cash machine to fund their lavish lifestyles. the group of three women and two men are all bulgarian nationals. they operated out of the wood green area of north london for a four and a half year period before their arrest in may 2021. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit, forging documents like tenancy agreements, to support either real or stolen ids. if a claim was rejected they'd simply reapply, sometimes repeatedly, until it was granted. stealing so much money for so many years raises serious questions for the government.

when universal credit was introduced, the government said it had been designed to reduce fraud in the welfare system. that simply didn't happen. fraud increased and billions and billions of pounds were lost annually. the department for work and pensions said the gang had used a sophisticated combination of legitimate and fake documents to make it appear that they were eligible for benefits when they were not. the gang are all due to be sentenced next month. prosecutors will also attempt to confiscate as much money and other assets as they can. michael buchanan, bbc news. every now and then, the charts get overshadowed by the return of a true classic. this time it was the turn of bonnie tyler's total eclipse of the heart that had an overnight revival — 40 years after its original release. # once upon a time there was light in my life. # but now there's only love in the dark. # nothing i can say. # a total eclipse of the heart.#

it's a result of people in the us turning out to witness a total solar eclipse. so many people started to stream it that bonnie is expected to make over £1 million from the sudden surge in demand. 1983, it was. good for her! well done. she has that very distinctive raspy voice, doesn't she? she is not alone. ., ., alone. you are in the firing line between us- — alone. you are in the firing line between us. good _ alone. you are in the firing line between us. good morning. i alone. you are in the firing line i between us. good morning. some alone. you are in the firing line - between us. good morning. some of us started with a bit of sunshine this morning. there is rain in the west and the cloud ahead of it is

building, as you can see from this picture in the wirral. all the wet and windy weather yesterday has moved away. there has been a transient ridge of high pressure setting things down. already the next weather front coming in, introducing all of this rain. ahead of it, the cloud is continuing to build and will be more persistent across western scotland where rainfall totals will mount up. as the rain comes into the east of england it will not be as heavy. behind it, for england, wales and northern ireland are fairly cloudy day. murky, especially around the coast and hills with drizzle. also brisk winds. not as strong as yesterday but still noticeable. temperatures nine in the north to 15 in the south. a bit milder than yesterday. this evening and overnight more rain from the south—west. another when a front

will sink south. this time it is a cold front. the air behind it is not particularly cold. further showers were piling as we go through the rest of the night. some clear skies but milder than last night. temperatures six to 12 degrees. yesterday some of us did not see these values as a maximum afternoon temperatures. tomorrow, the weather front will go to the south of england. still dampness around it was cloud breaking up through the course of the day. more readily across the rest of the country. it will be breezy tomorrow. also milder. temperatures in lerwick11, 17 in aberdeen and belfast. 19, even 20 across the far south—east. getting warmer. thank you. more than 30 bereaved parents are calling for a government inquiry into the disproportionately high number of young driver and passenger road deaths in the uk. it comes as latest figures from the department for transport

showed male drivers under the age of 25 were four—times more likely than other drivers to be killed, or seriously injured, than drivers over 25. theirfigures also revealed more than 1,500 young drivers are killed or seriously injured on uk roads every year. and, in 2022, nearly 5,000 people were killed or seriously injured in crashes involving at least one young driver — this includes people in other cars and pedestrians. campaigners are now urging the government to take action. 0ur reporter abi smitton has been to meet them. you have been getting in touch with us this morning. i go to the churchyard most days. thatjust...helps me with my grief for caitlin. er... ifeel like i... i want to go and sit with herfor a little while through the day. and i talk to her, as well.

er... and sometimes i even play her some music. nearly every day for the last seven years, sharon has sat by her daughter caitlin's grave. it's quiet — quiet in the house without her. she turned to me and she asked, "do i look ok, mam?" and i said, "yes." and then as she left the house, as i looked at the door, ijust saw the long black hair and the back of her head as she shut the back door. and that was the last time that i saw her alive. 15 minutes after she walked out the door, caitlin was killed. she'd accepted a lift from a friend, who lost control of her car. it collided with an oncoming van. the impact it has on a family is. . .just unbelievable. i was just aching for caitlin. er... and...that yearning for her will never go away. i have found my way of coping

with focusing on the campaign that i do in memory of caitlin. caitlin's friend, the driver, was also killed in the crash. she'd only passed her test four months earlier. sharon's campaigning for better controls over what newly qualified drivers can do. hello, everybody. i'm really, really grateful to all of yous forjoining us in this group. they call themselves the forget me not families uniting. this is a club, we don't want any more members. ijust find it heartbreaking. they're joining forces to call for graduated driving licences. they'd restrict things like how many passengers new drivers can carry. the scheme's already in place in countries including canada and new zealand. the thing that people also don't know is that 50% of people who are killed in crashes involving

young drivers are not in the young driver car. ian's become an expert in road safety since his 12—year—old daughter alice was killed. because of a young driver crash, she's no longer with us. earlier this year, crystal launched a petition calling for tighter controls after her son harvey was killed in november. i only enforce it for young people, but also as parents, _ because it would enlighten us i as to how risky our young people are for starters, anyway. i mean, you know, like i say... it's... we're only realising - all the statistics now that it's happened to us. neil was a back—seat passenger. the driver lost control and hit an oncoming double—decker bus full—on. five of the boys died, and one was seriously injured. robin and patsy have been campaigning for change for nearly 40 years. it really feels like, you know, the whole thing is gaining momentum now.

in 1986, we were very much lone voices. but now, with all of you, as well — i'm sorry for all your losses — but it... hopefully we will get something achieved now. the government says there are no plans to introduce graduated driving licences, but sharon has been fighting for seven years already. now, surrounded by so many other families who want the same thing as her, she's even more determined. knowing caitlin like i know caitlin, she would be backing me fully with this and saying, "yeah, come on, mam, do this, to stop this — what's happened to us, our family — that's taken me and caitlin away from each other." she would be backing me and saying, "come on, mam, get this done for other kids, so that they're not taken away from theirfamilies." that was abi smitton reporting. we are joined now by

sharron huddleston, who lost her 18—year—old daughter in 2017 and is helping to lead the campaign, alongside dr ian greenwood, whose 12—year—old daughter was killed by an inexperienced driver — and rebecca morris, from road peace. i know. thank you so much for sharing your story with us and talking so personally about this. it must be incredibly hard. i guess, building this network of other people who kind of understand what you have been through must help. it definitely does. you feel quite in a lonely place when you campaign on your own. now reaching out to other bereaved parent you have all lost children in similar circumstances, we can all now support each other, which is a good thing.—

we can all now support each other, which is a good thing. explain to us aaain how which is a good thing. explain to us again how a — which is a good thing. explain to us again how a graduated _ which is a good thing. explain to us again how a graduated driving - again how a graduated driving licence might work. in again how a graduated driving licence might work.— again how a graduated driving licence might work. in the case of my daughter. _ licence might work. in the case of my daughter. it — licence might work. in the case of my daughter, it would _ licence might work. in the case of my daughter, it would have - licence might work. in the case ofj my daughter, it would have saved licence might work. in the case of- my daughter, it would have saved her life and we had elements of a graduated driving licence in the uk. herfriend he was graduated driving licence in the uk. her friend he was driving was newly qualified. in other countries, newly qualified. in other countries, newly qualified young tribes do not carry passengers for a limited time after passing their tests. young drivers do not carry friends as passengers for a limited time after passing their test. for a limited time after passing theirtest. had for a limited time after passing their test. had it not been in this country she would have been alive. the simplest thing is for you to say why this matter so much to you and your family as well.— your family as well. alice, who was our 12-year-old _ your family as well. alice, who was our 12-year-old daughter, - your family as well. alice, who was our 12-year-old daughter, was - our 12—year—old daughter, was travelling _ our 12—year—old daughter, was travelling home from a weekend away with her— travelling home from a weekend away with her sister and her mum. five

young _ with her sister and her mum. five young blokes with their passengers decided _ young blokes with their passengers decided they would have some fun and have a _ decided they would have some fun and have a race _ decided they would have some fun and have a race. the consequence of that choice _ have a race. the consequence of that choice was _ have a race. the consequence of that choice was that the second car in the race — choice was that the second car in the race was speeding. they were all young, _ the race was speeding. they were all young, they— the race was speeding. they were all young, they were all inexperienced. it young, they were all inexperienced. it was _ young, they were all inexperienced. it was at _ young, they were all inexperienced. it was at night and it was on a rural— it was at night and it was on a rural road _ it was at night and it was on a rural road i— it was at night and it was on a rural road. i make all of those points— rural road. i make all of those points deliberately because that is all part— points deliberately because that is all part of— points deliberately because that is all part of what graduated driving licence _ all part of what graduated driving licence and could look like. the second — licence and could look like. the second car— licence and could look like. the second car missed a bend and hit the car that— second car missed a bend and hit the car that my— second car missed a bend and hit the car that my family were in heddon. the two _ car that my family were in heddon. the two people in the oncoming car both died — the two people in the oncoming car both died. the driver was 18 and the passenger— both died. the driver was 18 and the passenger was 16. alice broke her neck— passenger was 16. alice broke her neck in _ passenger was 16. alice broke her neck in the — passenger was 16. alice broke her neck in the car crash and juliet, the mother— neck in the car crash and juliet, the mother and clara ended up in separate — the mother and clara ended up in separate intensive care units. juliet— separate intensive care units. juliet was— separate intensive care units. juliet was in hospital for many, many— juliet was in hospital for many, many months with very serious injuries — many months with very serious injuries. they are both fine now,

thankfully, — injuries. they are both fine now, thankfully, but they both live with the consequences of that. for me, it is about— the consequences of that. for me, it is about helping young drivers to manage — is about helping young drivers to manage the transition from being a novice _ manage the transition from being a novice and — manage the transition from being a novice and an inexperienced learn but all— novice and an inexperienced learn but all the — novice and an inexperienced learn but all the problems that young people — but all the problems that young people have these days. it is a supportive thing. there is a lot of language — supportive thing. there is a lot of language talking about restrictions and picking on, all of those words. it is and picking on, all of those words. it is about— and picking on, all of those words. it is about helping them. we do it in lots _ it is about helping them. we do it in lots of— it is about helping them. we do it in lots of walks of life, all over the place — in lots of walks of life, all over the place where we help someone transition — the place where we help someone transition from being green as grass all the _ transition from being green as grass all the way— transition from being green as grass all the way through to being experience, whatever that might be. we want _ experience, whatever that might be. we want to— experience, whatever that might be. we want to help young people stay alive _ we want to help young people stay alive one — we want to help young people stay alive. one of the statutes showed hundreds — alive. one of the statutes showed hundreds of people are killed because _ hundreds of people are killed because of choices or mistakes that young _ because of choices or mistakes that young drivers make. these people were _ young drivers make. these people were not— young drivers make. these people were not in— young drivers make. these people were not in half. they go, it is young — were not in half. they go, it is young drivers making daft choices.

half of— young drivers making daft choices. half of the — young drivers making daft choices. half of the number of people at the bus stop. _ half of the number of people at the bus stop, waiting at the side of the road full— bus stop, waiting at the side of the road full recovery fan, walking across — road full recovery fan, walking across a — road full recovery fan, walking across a zebra crossing, a young lass _ across a zebra crossing, a young lass going — across a zebra crossing, a young lass going to a ballet class. that is why— lass going to a ballet class. that is why it — lass going to a ballet class. that is why it is — lass going to a ballet class. that is why it is important, to help them — is why it is important, to help them. ., , ., , ., them. there two stories we are shafina them. there two stories we are sharing this _ them. there two stories we are sharing this morning, _ them. there two stories we are sharing this morning, there - them. there two stories we are sharing this morning, there arej them. there two stories we are i sharing this morning, there are so many more. something surely has to change. it many more. something surely has to chanae. ., , ., , ., change. it does. enough is enough. how many young — change. it does. enough is enough. how many young people _ change. it does. enough is enough. how many young people will - change. it does. enough is enough. how many young people will have i change. it does. enough is enough. | how many young people will have to die before we take action on this? we have been supporting families like these both are two years. grief is just dreadful. they have had to cope with so much stop we want action to be taken. enough is enough. action to be taken. enough is enanh. ~ ., action to be taken. enough is enanh. . ., ., , action to be taken. enough is enanh. ., ., , , , .,

action to be taken. enough is enouah. ., ., , , , ., enough. what does research show you? what is the first — enough. what does research show you? what is the first thing _ enough. what does research show you? what is the first thing that _ enough. what does research show you? what is the first thing that would - what is the first thing that would make a difference? the what is the first thing that would make a difference?— what is the first thing that would make a difference? the first thing is if families _ make a difference? the first thing is if families were _ make a difference? the first thing is if families were listened - make a difference? the first thing is if families were listened to. - is if families were listened to. people feel unheard and ignored. that is for decades people have been asking to be heard. 0ur message todayis asking to be heard. 0ur message today is simple. listen to their families, listen to the experts and the overwhelming evidence we just cannot ignore from other countries, which shows categorically graduated driving licensing saves lives. lots of ou driving licensing saves lives. lots of you getting — driving licensing saves lives. lots of you getting in _ driving licensing saves lives. lots of you getting in touch this morning about this with ideas about other things, notjust the licences. mark suggesting that we have restrictions on motorcycles engine power, why not engine powerfor cars being restricted for young drivers? sarah in kent is saying, black boxes and cars, lower insurance, what about making it compulsory for those under

25 is? every young driver would have a black box. is this also the kind of thing you would like to see on the agenda being discussed? tbs, lat of thing you would like to see on the agenda being discussed? a lot of a-eole do the agenda being discussed? a lot of people do want _ the agenda being discussed? a lot of people do want black _ the agenda being discussed? a lot of people do want black boxes - the agenda being discussed? a lot of people do want black boxes as - the agenda being discussed? a lot of people do want black boxes as well. | people do want black boxes as well. in the case of the crash with my daughter, it would not have saved their lives because there was no speeding involved. it wasjust their lives because there was no speeding involved. it was just the driver entered a bend on a wet road and loss control. in the case of my daughter, a black box would not have saved her life is are lots of other families calling for black boxes. with graduated driving licences, there are lots of elements to it. each country chooses what elements they want to be implemented in country. it is whatever, if we can get them to sit with government and talk to them, a serious conversation about this, it is whatever they would decide to implement in this country. would decide to implement in this count . ., ., , .,

country. how important is it we have the conversation, _ country. how important is it we have the conversation, start _ country. how important is it we have the conversation, start to _ country. how important is it we have the conversation, start to have - country. how important is it we have the conversation, start to have the i the conversation, start to have the conversation?— the conversation, start to have the conversation? , ., ,, ., , conversation? some progress. that is im aortant. conversation? some progress. that is important- people _ conversation? some progress. that is important. people like _ conversation? some progress. that is important. people like yourself- important. people like yourself talking — important. people like yourself talking about it on a show like this is really— talking about it on a show like this is really important. we feel ignored _ is really important. we feel ignored. one of our families has been _ ignored. one of our families has been at — ignored. one of our families has been at it— ignored. one of our families has been at it since the 1980s when a child _ been at it since the 1980s when a child was— been at it since the 1980s when a child was killed in similar circumstances to what we have been hearing _ circumstances to what we have been hearing about. we had talked to different — hearing about. we had talked to different governments and different politicians and they say it is really — politicians and they say it is really sad. we take road safety really _ really sad. we take road safety really seriously and nothing happens. there have been five parliamentary processes over the decades — parliamentary processes over the decades. they have all gone it is a good _ decades. they have all gone it is a good idea, — decades. they have all gone it is a good idea, evidence is really strong, _ good idea, evidence is really strong, let's try something different. we are saying enough is enough. _ different. we are saying enough is enough, we are fed up with being ignored — enough, we are fed up with being ignored. we had trip to london, seen a different— ignored. we had trip to london, seen a different ministerand ignored. we had trip to london, seen a different minister and gone home again _ a different minister and gone home again. why i thank you for doing this this — again. why i thank you for doing this this morning, enough is enough. we are _ this this morning, enough is enough. we are fed _ this this morning, enough is enough. we are fed up of waiting. we feel ignored — we are fed up of waiting. we feel ignored i— we are fed up of waiting. we feel ignored. i used to be a children's nurse _ ignored. i used to be a children's

nurse had — ignored. i used to be a children's nurse. had someone said, there is a new treatment for teenage cancer that says _ new treatment for teenage cancer that says up to 40% of teenagers, what _ that says up to 40% of teenagers, what would the government do? they would _ what would the government do? they would go. _ what would the government do? they would go, let's do it. with graduated driving licences, it is for teenagers, graduated driving licences, it is forteenagers, it graduated driving licences, it is for teenagers, it would save up to 40% of— for teenagers, it would save up to 40% of lives, let's ignore it. it is not good — 40% of lives, let's ignore it. it is not good enough. i 40% of lives, let's ignore it. it is not good enough.— 40% of lives, let's ignore it. it is not good enough. i wonder whether eauali not good enough. i wonder whether equality law. _ not good enough. i wonder whether equality law. if _ not good enough. i wonder whether equality law. if it — not good enough. i wonder whether equality law, if it gets _ not good enough. i wonder whether equality law, if it gets in _ not good enough. i wonder whether equality law, if it gets in the - not good enough. i wonder whether equality law, if it gets in the way i equality law, if it gets in the way of this? does it become difficult to restrict some drivers because of their age than others?— their age than others? other countries _ their age than others? other countries do _ their age than others? other countries do it. _ their age than others? other countries do it. i _ their age than others? other countries do it. i have - their age than others? other - countries do it. i have researched all of— countries do it. i have researched all of this — countries do it. i have researched all of this. there are ways around this _ all of this. there are ways around this there — all of this. there are ways around this. there have been draft bills in parliament— this. there have been draft bills in parliament for graduated driving licences — parliament for graduated driving licences. clever people in the legal system _ licences. clever people in the legal system had got solutions for this. thank— system had got solutions for this. thank you — system had got solutions for this. thank you for coming in and discussing this. really so you have gone through and continue to go through what you have. we will reflect on how your campaign goes in

the weeks and months ahead. thank you. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with michelle and gethin. coming up... experts are warning the rise in highly—realistic ai—generated deep fakes could threaten upcoming election results and scam you into believing hoax videos of mps, celebrities and even news presenters. a chill went down my spine, my hair on the back of my neck was on end because it was just uncanny. it looked like me, it sounded like me and none of it was real. unbelievably, it's not illegal. we'll give you the tell—tale signs of an imitation. plus, we're looking - into more stolen identities. the hairy bikers team recently issued a warning about a scamj fundraiser supposedly set up in memory of dave myers. i angela rippon has advice on safely donating to charity. _ around 1,000 people fell for the pretend hairy bikers page made by fraudsters. i'll explain how checking for official registration numbers can help you outsmart them.

also, it's officially the start of moth season! we find out why teaming up cedar with lavender is a super—powerful way to stop them eating your clothes — and jacqui joseph shows us how to put them in our wardrobes. i'm making some easy, reusable lavender bags, costing just over £1 each! and bafta—winning reality series race across the world is back — we meet two contestants from the new series. - husband and wife stephen and viv i tell us why health problems spurred them to do this in their 60s — and why microfibre knickers i are the secret to packing light! that is where we have been going wrong this whole time. brute that is where we have been going wrong this whole time.— that is where we have been going wrong this whole time. we need to chan a e wrong this whole time. we need to change that- _ wrong this whole time. we need to change that. see _ wrong this whole time. we need to change that. see you _ wrong this whole time. we need to change that. see you at _ wrong this whole time. we need to change that. see you at half - wrong this whole time. we need to change that. see you at half past i change that. see you at half past nine _ change that. see you at half past nine. , ., ., , .,

nine. did i hear what i 'ust had? you did. thish nine. did i hear what i 'ust had? you did. this season _ will be good. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello and welcome to bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. scotland yard says it's made 60 arrests since last summer, thanks to a new way of identifying the people who pose the biggest risk to women and girls. the force says it's using a data—led scheme that has allowed them to identify the top 100 suspects across london. we know how important it is to win over the confidence of the people of london — and particularly women and children, where we know that in the past we've not provided the best service we can. every single victim of crime in this space matters to us. but we need to focus on the offenders who are causing the most harm, and who are the most prolific, and that's what we're trying to do. six months after a fire destroyed a car park at luton airport, it's been confirmed that the replacement will have additional fire safety measures. flights were grounded for hours

and more than a thousand vehicles were destroyed. under the current rules, car parks like these do not need a fire—suppressant system, but structural engineers are calling for change — saying regulations are no longer fit for purpose. modern cars are heavier than some of the car parks have been designed for, and also more flammable because they contain more plastic. but also the potential fire risk from ev vehicles — it's a different type of fire than petrol vehicles. and the brutalist barbican centre has been transformed by a giant purple artwork. around 2,000 square metres of magenta fabric has been used for an exhibition using traditional ghanaian robes. the robes were worn by kings, and are often saved by families over generations. you can see more of that on our website or the bbc news app. let's take a look at the underground now.

customer service managers are walking out on the tubes today over a dispute over pay. now onto the weather with katarina. hello, there, good morning to you. it's a dry start to the day with spells of sunshine through this morning. that sunshine may appear quite hazy at times, and then through the afternoon it will turn increasingly cloudy with spells of rain. it's also going to feel quite breezy through the day. so this morning, it's a chilly start. the best of our dry and bright weather at first, but cloudier later with spells of rain pushing in from the west. that rain's going to continue to track eastwards as the afternoon progresses. once it does clear, there may just be one or two spots of drizzle to follow. we're looking at highs today of around 15 celsius. so through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with plenty of cloud lingering. but, again, towards the end of the night, we'll start to get a few spots of rain just pushing in for those further west. it stays breezy widely,

and we're looking at lows of around 11 to 12 celsius, so a mild start to thursday morning. thursday, any early rain will clear. the rest of the day will brighten up with some sunny spells, and notice our temperatures on the rise, so by friday, we could be seeing highs of around 20 degrees. that's it for now — see you around 9:15. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. thank withjon kay and sally nugent. you forjoining us. are you feeling that financial pressure easing? we have been talking about it so much over the last couple of years. fewer people are struggling with bills and credit payments injanuary compared with year — according to one survey. but charities who support people

in debt say many people are still coming to them for help. nina's been taking a look. where is the balance in this? it is a really mixed — where is the balance in this? it is a really mixed picture. hopefully the recession is receding, inflation is coming down. tesco said early at the price rises and groceries are starting to ease a little. but not for everybody. as ever, we say, and these changes come in it depends who you are and where your circumstances are. the last two years have seen prices rocket across the board — barely anyone has been insulated from that. a new survey from the people who keep a close eye on how businesses are working suggests there were almost 7.5 million people struggling with bills and credit repayment in january. in one sense that number's moving in the right direction — down from almost 11 million thought to be struggling with payments last january — but still almost two million higher

than pre—pandemic levels and before the cost—of—living squeeze hit. the survey suggest around 5.5 million people fell behind or missed at least one bill or credit commitment in the six months up to january. utility bills, credit card payments, and council tax are the most commonly skipped. so things are still very tough for many. the charity stepchange says they continue to see a rise in people asking for advice. last year they supported more than 180,000 people — up 10% from the year before. and they say it's notjust about a shift in how many people are coming through the door — but who. we've seen an increase in the number of people who own their own home coming to us because they're now struggling to be able to afford their mortgage, as the fixed—term deals might be starting to come to an end,

and they're looking to remortgage at much more expensive rates than they have been used to. and we're also seeing that, sadly, lots of people who are coming to us, we aren't able to offer a solution to because, ultimately, they are still finding that they've got more going out than they've got coming in, even after debt advice. what's interesting is it's thought 2.7 million people — so only a third of those thought to be struggling — actually went to a lender, debt adviser, or charity for help. so how are the other two thirds coping? well, some are turning to smaller organisations. we've been to see caroline and becky — a mum and daughter in cambridgeshire providing hot food to those who need support. that one's all right. that one's got a kick, this one didn't have. in this kitchen in march, remarkable things are happening. a mum and daughterfeeding hundreds of families out of the goodness of their hearts. i usually go for what people like. they like the crazy pie because it was just... it is crazy. we never know what's going to go in it. for the past 18 months, caroline and becky have been cooking and delivering hot meals

to anyone who needs them. but they're not a business or a charity. they pay for everything themselves and don't charge a penny. no, no, nota penny. not for the food, not for my time, not for my electric. nothing. i do it myself because we're all hitting hard times. as long as i have enough to get by myself, and my grandkids, what else do i need? we have elderly. we have old people. we even have, like, teenage boys. we help out boys in a homeless... homeless house. we help them out quite a lot, to the point where one of the boys comes down and picks out meals out the freezer because he's had nothing to eat. i can't do that. you know, i can't. just... do you want to dish up? no, not really. thank you for that offer.

is that a portion? yeah. one of my elderly ladies was actually buying dog food because it was cheaper than human food. and she said she'd gone through the war and the rations and all that sort of stuff. so dog food didn't taste any different to her. if there are worries about their generosity being exploited, they simply point to the desperation faced by so many. hello. hi. are you all right? are you here for your meal? yeah. it's crazy pie today. when they began, they were cooking 20 to 40 meals twice a week. now, it's 90. i reached out because cost—of—living crisis. i everything's going through the roof and caroline supplies really good hot food. j they're going out of their way to make sure they give - back their side to the community. not everyone can travel. so, after six hours of cooking, this mother and daughter double up as delivery drivers. hello, my darling. what's all this? meals today.

oh, lovely. crazy pie. i can't walk very far. i've got a lot of medical problems. i don't use my oven any more. so living off microwave meals, - and having a nice couple of cooked meals that have been cooked, that means a lot to me. - it's lovely. in the toughest of times, caroline and becky are doing what they can with what little they have. a kitchen notjust cooking food — but spreading kindness when it's needed most. your crazy pie has got my stomach rumbling this morning. we spoke to the fca earlier, who said, yes, there are fewer people struggling with payments, but millions remain on the edge. a reminder — it's always worth reaching out to your lender. in most cases, they have a legal obligation to help you work out a more manageable way of paying. thank you. johnjoins thank you. john joins us on the sofa

because you have done a really special interview, a big moment. with max whitlock, written's most successful gymnast, won medals at london 2012, gold medal on the pommel horse in rio and then backed it up with another gold in tokyo. announcing this morning that the paris olympics will be his last. he will retire. a lot of work. he wants to win another medal, going for it again but it will be his last ever event and it feels the end of an era for some of these really are household names, these big names who have done so brilliantly. paris household names, these big names who have done so brilliantly.— have done so brilliantly. paris is the perfect _ have done so brilliantly. paris is the perfect place _ have done so brilliantly. paris is the perfect place to _ have done so brilliantly. paris is the perfect place to finish. - have done so brilliantly. paris is the perfect place to finish. that| have done so brilliantly. paris is i the perfect place to finish. that is what he is hoping _ the perfect place to finish. that is what he is hoping for. _ the three—time olympic champion is stepping up preparations as he aims to defend his pommel horse title for the last time. i've been to meet him.

max, welcome to bbc breakfast. great to see you again. we gather you have some news. i'm excited to say — i suppose it still feels a bit weird — i've made a decision and it's the right time for me that paris 2024 olympics will hopefully be my fourth olympic games, but will also be my final olympic games. i've done the sport for 24 years. i'm 31 years old now. ifeel like, in my gut — and i think you've got to listen to that — that, yeah, it's the right time for me. how have you arrived at this decision, then? max sighs. it's a tricky question. i suppose... max sighs. ever since, i suppose, rio olympics — where i was at my peak age — i think i've had questions thrown at me about, like, when am i retiring? i think, when you get that constantly throughout eight years, of the last bit of my career here, you do naturally think about it. i've wanted to prove people wrong a lot of my way through myjourney, and i've always had the mindset

of trying to do this for as long as i possibly can. take us back to the beginning. why was it gymnastics for you? i loved it from day one. ifeel, like, hugely, hugely grateful that i was given the opportunity to start a sport like gymnastics, that i got, like, a huge, constant sense of achievement every day i went into the gym. the amount you can learn from a young age in this sport is crazy. and then... i almostjust gradually took to the pommel. as a young gymnast, i have always trained twice as much on the pommel compared to any other piece of apparatus, took to it, loved it, was massively, massively determined to just try and progress and progress. and when you do that from seven years old up to now — to 31 — that compounds massively.

is there one moment that stands above any other in your career today? this is very impressive. i was lucky enough to go to a home games in london 2012 when i was 19 years old. knows he just needs to land this tumble. come one, max, up high. come on, max, up high. then onto four years later, into rio olympics... that is why he is olympic champion! i think i made a decision after tokyo... he clicks his fingers. ..like that. it was a split decision that i was done. and i think that's... it's almost not logical. i think, when you've done something for so long — 24 years — and you make a split decision like that, it's never possibly going to be the right one. but i think this decision now feels right. it feels right to me. i've kind of gone over the decision quite a lot. i spoke to just the people close to me about it, and...i think it feels good.

take us back to that moment when you returned from tokyo. cheering. your family couldn't be there with you, which was obviously very tough — it was a games like no other under covid restrictions. especially after an olympic games like tokyo, the previous one, being a covid games with no audience, i cannot wait for everyone to be able to come out to paris and watch. i think it will be an amazing 0lympic experience, but also, like, for willow to get the opportunity — i always, always said i want to try and have children young and while i'm competing at this level. and now i've given myself the opportunity for willow to come and watch an olympic games, because she couldn't in tokyo. i think that's such a good feeling for me. like, when i go to these competitions — and willow's been to many of them — she's so intrigued by me getting pictures with people or signing autographs, and she's almost trying to understand exactly why they want that. and i think, when i'm in arenas competing, and willow waits for it to go quiet and she calls for me, and we do this double thumbs up. i think i'd love to do that in paris olympics.

did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful ever gymnast? max laughs. never. i think i've always done the sport because i love it. i suppose it's a proud feeling, but it's a feeling that i would have never, ever expected. i didn't even dream of being an 0lympian when i was young, ijust followed the process of trying to do what i could do — just working hard at something that i love doing — and it's led me to where i am today. and now i'm trying to push on and push boundaries and see where i can take it. going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like, or trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's... it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think ijust give it all i got.

what i love is notjust the pictures. of all the successes he has had, all the olympic games he has had, all the olympic games he has been through, london, rio, tokyo, and he wants to write another chapter and hopefully a successful one in paris, but it is the old footage which has never been seen before it. so footage which has never been seen before it. . footage which has never been seen before it.- we _ footage which has never been seen before it.- we have - footage which has never been seen before it.- we have his - footage which has never been seen i before it.- we have his mum before it. so cute. we have his mum to thankfor— before it. so cute. we have his mum to thank for that, _ before it. so cute. we have his mum to thank for that, she _ before it. so cute. we have his mum to thank for that, she has _ before it. so cute. we have his mum to thank for that, she has dug - before it. so cute. we have his mum to thank for that, she has dug it - to thank for that, she has dug it out of the archives and never seen those pictures before of him as a youngster in the gym. he had the talent from a young age, it is fair to say it. talent from a young age, it is fair to sa it. ., ., ,, ,,, talent from a young age, it is fair to sa it. ., ., ,, , i. ,, to say it. that makes you think about what _ to say it. that makes you think about what he _ to say it. that makes you think about what he has _ to say it. that makes you think about what he has done - to say it. that makes you think about what he has done to - to say it. that makes you think about what he has done to his| to say it. that makes you think - about what he has done to his body physically— about what he has done to his body physically after all those years. | physically after all those years. i was saying, is this going to be it, walking out of the gym for the last time, will this be it for you? he said no, it is such a big part of his life, he will still be training in some capacity, as part of that grassroots gymnastic, training the young generation. i don't think we will be seeing the end of max whitlock involved in gymnastics. he

will still be involved in some capacity. i will still be involved in some caaaci . ., , , capacity. i am sure we will see him aaain capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon. — capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon, maybe _ capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon, maybe in _ capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon, maybe in one - capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon, maybe in one of- capacity. i am sure we will see him again soon, maybe in one of those| again soon, maybe in one of those big reality shows. you again soon, maybe in one of those big reality shows.— again soon, maybe in one of those big reality shows. you never know! miaht be big reality shows. you never know! might be following _ big reality shows. you never know! might be following in _ big reality shows. you never know! might be following in your - might be following in your footsteps. he might be following in your footsteps-— might be following in your footste as. ., , ., ., might be following in your footsteas. ., , ., footsteps. he would be good at everything- _ footsteps. he would be good at everything. strictly, _ footsteps. he would be good at everything. strictly, maybe. i comedian helen lederer — perhaps best known for playing catriona in absolutely fabulous — has had a career spanning four decades, appearing alongside the likes of french and saunders, rik mayall and harry enfield. now, helen has decided to tell her own story in her memoir, not that i'm bitter, which looks at both the funny and darker sides of the male—dominated comedy scene in the 1980s. we'll be joined by helen on the sofa next — but first, let's see her in action. yes, no, no, that's really lovely. lovely. and chairs, i thought might be quite interesting. i've got a friend who's got a shop with some lovely chairs in it. jacasta? yes. and she believes chairs

are as important to civilisation as a masterpiece. or something. i wrote it down somewhere. so we could print that up and do some lovely photos. it's so nice to meet genuine aristocracy for a change. 0h! there are so many fakers. you're not wrong there, my dear. i believe that your heart will go on. once more, i open the door and you're here in my heart. go on. it's the kiss now. no, don't get funny. i'm the make—up artist for the titanic. cut! yeah, but i got a deal with fax mactor. laughter i love it!- laughter i love it! ., , , laughter iloveit! , ., ., i love it! iwas 'ust going, oh, they have —

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and she says, "stop showing off, helen." it feels to me like you have been shaking that off ever since and apologising. ease been shaking that off ever since and aoaaloisin. , ., been shaking that off ever since and apologising-— apologising. eye over empathise, that is another _ apologising. eye over empathise, that is another thing _ apologising. eye over empathise, that is another thing i _ apologising. eye over empathise, that is another thing i have - apologising. eye over empathise, that is another thing i have said. | apologising. eye over empathise, | that is another thing i have said. i am miming— that is another thing i have said. i am miming the shaking, this is body language _ am miming the shaking, this is body language. we am miming the shaking, this is body lanauaae. ~ ., am miming the shaking, this is body lanauaae.~ ., i. am miming the shaking, this is body lanauaae.~ ., , ., language. we love you, 'ust relax. we need language. we love you, 'ust relax. we need more h language. we love you, 'ust relax. we need more in _ language. we love you, 'ust relax. we need more in this _ language. we love you, just relax. we need more in this world. - language. we love you, just relax. i we need more in this world. because i we need more in this world. because i was _ we need more in this world. because i was a _ we need more in this world. because i was a large... you can't say the other— i was a large... you can't say the other way — i was a large... you can't say the otherway. large i was a large... you can't say the other way. large and asthmatic, i missed _ other way. large and asthmatic, i missed a — other way. large and asthmatic, i missed a lot of school and showed off a lot _ missed a lot of school and showed off a lot to — missed a lot of school and showed off a lot to keep myself entertained. but there is that split between _ entertained. but there is that split between making people laugh and then that voice _ between making people laugh and then that voice on your shoulder saying stop showing off and that is the same _ stop showing off and that is the same as— stop showing off and that is the same as being a woman comedian because _ same as being a woman comedian because it — same as being a woman comedian because it takes audacity to do it so you _ because it takes audacity to do it so you have to be confident to do it but it _ so you have to be confident to do it but it was _ so you have to be confident to do it but it was my in—state. i am always messing _ but it was my in—state. i am always messing about i am the person who breaks— messing about i am the person who breaks rules. not to show off but because — breaks rules. not to show off but because i— breaks rules. not to show off but because i have to break rules. there is a areat because i have to break rules. there is a great story _ because i have to break rules. there is a great story in — because i have to break rules. there is a great story in the _ because i have to break rules. there is a great story in the book - because i have to break rules. there is a great story in the book where i is a great story in the book where one of your friend's mum

is a great story in the book where one of yourfriend's mum calls is a great story in the book where one of your friend's mum calls yours and you are quite naughty at school. my and you are quite naughty at school. myjunior dilemma can marginally my junior dilemma can marginally naughty — myjunior dilemma can marginally nauah . ., ., ., ., naughty. your mum had a chat and said i will have _ naughty. your mum had a chat and said i will have to _ naughty. your mum had a chat and said i will have to call— naughty. your mum had a chat and said i will have to call her- naughty. your mum had a chat and said i will have to call her back - said i will have to call her back and say she was showing off. it is bad when the _ and say she was showing off. it is bad when the mother of the friend phone _ bad when the mother of the friend phone is— bad when the mother of the friend phone is a — bad when the mother of the friend phone is a mother and you feel that doom _ phone is a mother and you feel that doom and _ phone is a mother and you feel that doom and you go, i am really in trouble — doom and you go, i am really in trouble now— doom and you go, i am really in trouble now and i can't really lie because — trouble now and i can't really lie because if— trouble now and i can't really lie because if you tell lies then you have _ because if you tell lies then you have to — because if you tell lies then you have to do _ because if you tell lies then you have to do tell a lot. one big yeah yeah _ have to do tell a lot. one big yeah yeah i— have to do tell a lot. one big yeah yeah i am — have to do tell a lot. one big yeah yeah. i am glad you liked it and the title is _ yeah. i am glad you liked it and the title is meant to be fully, not that i'm title is meant to be fully, not that i'm bitter, — title is meant to be fully, not that i'm bitter, because i'm not, but only— i'm bitter, because i'm not, but only slightly. funny bitter because i only slightly. funny bitter because i was _ only slightly. funny bitter because i was there and in the 1980s and l990s. _ i was there and in the 1980s and 1990s, how we act with programmes. i am a niche _ 1990s, how we act with programmes. i am a niche so— 1990s, how we act with programmes. i am a niche, so people who love the l980s _ am a niche, so people who love the l980s and — am a niche, so people who love the 1980s and 1990s will get that and then there is the truth of it. not that i— then there is the truth of it. not that i met — then there is the truth of it. not that i met the other bit up but i am alarmingly— that i met the other bit up but i am alarmingly truthful so when people no, alarmingly truthful so when people go, alarmingly truthful... it is alarmingly truthful. and

go, alarmingly truthful... it is alarmingly truthful. and there are stories in their _ alarmingly truthful. and there are stories in their in _ alarmingly truthful. and there are stories in their in that _ alarmingly truthful. and there are stories in their in that book - stories in their in that book that's... it is not that long ago that's... it is not that long ago that all of this happened but it sounds like it is lifetimes ago. some of the things you had to endure. not easy. but we use those words now. i endure. not easy. but we use those words how-— endure. not easy. but we use those words now. i am looking back! am a croat when — words now. i am looking back! am a croat when i— words now. i am looking back! am a croat when i was _ words now. i am looking back! am a croat when i was 20, _ words now. i am looking back! am a croat when i was 20, i _ words now. i am looking back! am a croat when i was 20, i would - croat when i was 20, i would probably— croat when i was 20, i would probably have behaved differently to how i probably have behaved differently to how i do _ probably have behaved differently to how i do now. you are looking at your— how i do now. you are looking at your younger self, how i do now. you are looking at youryounger self, being in that landscape — youryounger self, being in that landscape then. and managing it. and so you _ landscape then. and managing it. and so you don't... your reactions are relevant _ so you don't... your reactions are relevant to— so you don't... your reactions are relevant to the time we impose current— relevant to the time we impose current values to then. i am bracing myself— current values to then. i am bracing myself for— current values to then. i am bracing myself for criticism... it isjust how— myself for criticism... it isjust how i— myself for criticism... it isjust how i rememberand i myself for criticism... it isjust how i remember and i try to find the comedy— how i remember and i try to find the comedy and — how i remember and i try to find the comedy and everything because that is how— comedy and everything because that is how we _ comedy and everything because that is how we manage it. it is a safe place _ is how we manage it. it is a safe place it— is how we manage it. it is a safe place, it should be. iwant is how we manage it. it is a safe place, it should be. i want the reader— place, it should be. i want the reader to _ place, it should be. i want the reader to feel as hysterical as i do and then— reader to feel as hysterical as i do and then there is that, oh, my god, did she _ and then there is that, oh, my god, did she really do that?! i go, yes, i did she really do that?! i go, yes, idid. _ did she really do that?! i go, yes, idid. and— did she really do that?! i go, yes, idid. and im— did she really do that?! i go, yes, i did, and i'm surprised that i did.

i did, and i'm surprised that i did. iam— i did, and i'm surprised that i did. i am surprised myself. i i did, and i'm surprised that i did. lam surprised myself. i mean... have _ lam surprised myself. i mean... have you — lam surprised myself. i mean... have you upset people in your life? oh, have you upset people in your life? oh. yes _ have you upset people in your life? oh. yes |_ have you upset people in your life? oh, es. .. have you upset people in your life? oh, es. ~ ., , oh, yes. i think| have probably u-set oh, yes. i think| have probably upset three _ oh, yes. i think| have probably upset three people _ oh, yes. i think| have probably upset three people in _ oh, yes. i think| have probably upset three people in 50 - oh, yes. i think| have probably upset three people in 50 years | oh, yes. i think| have probably. upset three people in 50 years and that is— upset three people in 50 years and that is not— upset three people in 50 years and that is not too bad, is it, as a record? — that is not too bad, is it, as a record? ~ ., , ,, record? we do it every day, upset aeaole, record? we do it every day, upset people. don't _ record? we do it every day, upset people, don't worry. _ record? we do it every day, upset people, don't worry. are - record? we do it every day, upset people, don't worry. are you - record? we do it every day, upset. people, don't worry. are you nervous about this book, _ people, don't worry. are you nervous about this book, are _ people, don't worry. are you nervous about this book, are you _ people, don't worry. are you nervous about this book, are you worried - about this book, are you worried about this book, are you worried about upsetting people?- about upsetting people? yeah, because i about upsetting people? yeah, because i am — about upsetting people? yeah, because i am that _ about upsetting people? yeah, because i am that person. - about upsetting people? yeah, because i am that person. i - about upsetting people? yeah, | because i am that person. i feel silences — because i am that person. i feel silences quite well, that was my mother— silences quite well, that was my mother were saying about the showing off, and _ mother were saying about the showing off, and then i am fine but one of those _ off, and then i am fine but one of those people who says a bit too much — those people who says a bit too much. helen, that was great, you are really— much. helen, that was great, you are really entertaining until you said that _ really entertaining until you said that the — really entertaining until you said that. the book... i don't have a filter, _ that. the book... i don't have a filter, really _ that. the book... i don't have a filter, really. but the publisher said we— filter, really. but the publisher said we had to keep everything in so i said we had to keep everything in so i have _ said we had to keep everything in so i have. ., ., , ., , ., i have. you are very honest about takina i have. you are very honest about taking diet _ i have. you are very honest about taking diet pills. _ i have. you are very honest about taking diet pills. yes. _ i have. you are very honest about taking diet pills. yes. i _ i have. you are very honest about taking diet pills. yes. i did - i have. you are very honest about taking diet pills. yes. i did meet. taking diet pills. yes. i did meet someone at _ taking diet pills. yes. i did meet someone at an _ taking diet pills. yes. i did meet someone at an audition - taking diet pills. yes. i did meet someone at an audition and - taking diet pills. yes. i did meet| someone at an audition and they taking diet pills. yes. i did meet - someone at an audition and they are banned _ someone at an audition and they are banned now— someone at an audition and they are banned now but she was amazing, she looked _ banned now but she was amazing, she looked tiny— banned now but she was amazing, she looked tiny but she suggested i went off and _ looked tiny but she suggested i went off and in— looked tiny but she suggested i went off and in those days you could just .et off and in those days you could just get them — off and in those days you could just get them i— off and in those days you could just

get them. i did a lot of hoovering, talking, _ get them. i did a lot of hoovering, talking, really busy and i think i 'ust talking, really busy and i think i just drank— talking, really busy and i think i just drank wine and some crackers 'ust just drank wine and some crackers just for— just drank wine and some crackers just for a _ just drank wine and some crackers just for a bit but this is what people — just for a bit but this is what people did in those days, you say. so we _ people did in those days, you say. so we all— people did in those days, you say. so we all do — people did in those days, you say. so we all do those things to try to improve _ so we all do those things to try to improve ourselves and to what we all .o? improve ourselves and to what we all ao? �* ., , ., ~' improve ourselves and to what we all ao? �* ., , ., ~ ., improve ourselves and to what we all ao? �* ., ~ ., ., go? and do you think, having gone thranh all go? and do you think, having gone through all the _ go? and do you think, having gone through all the things _ go? and do you think, having gone through all the things you - go? and do you think, having gone through all the things you went - through all the things you went through all the things you went through them, you won't have realised this at the time but you were all paving the way for this generation of women now, you say in the book that you can't move for women on a panel shall. it is the book that you can't move for women on a panel shall.- the book that you can't move for women on a panel shall. it is a very different now _ women on a panel shall. it is a very different now -- _ women on a panel shall. it is a very different now -- panel— women on a panel shall. it is a very different now -- panel show. - women on a panel shall. it is a very different now -- panel show. you i different now —— panel show. you don't _ different now —— panel show. you don't look— different now —— panel show. you don't look back and moan because when _ don't look back and moan because when you — don't look back and moan because when you are younger, in my 30s, i wanted _ when you are younger, in my 30s, i wanted to— when you are younger, in my 30s, i wanted to do— when you are younger, in my 30s, i wanted to do it. why nobody would wanted to do it. why nobody would want to _ wanted to do it. why nobody would want to do— wanted to do it. why nobody would want to do it, i don't know, but you have _ want to do it, i don't know, but you have to _ want to do it, i don't know, but you have to want — want to do it, i don't know, but you have to want to do it. that ambition 'ust have to want to do it. that ambition just keeps— have to want to do it. that ambition just keeps you going —— why anybody would _ just keeps you going —— why anybody would want _ just keeps you going —— why anybody would want to do it, i don't know. it would want to do it, i don't know. it was _ would want to do it, i don't know. it was a _ would want to do it, i don't know. it was a different time but i didn't do it to _ it was a different time but i didn't do it to be — it was a different time but i didn't do it to be nice to people, i am not that's— do it to be nice to people, i am not that's nice but i did it because i wanted —

that's nice but i did it because i wanted to— that's nice but i did it because i wanted to do it so badly and then i set up _ wanted to do it so badly and then i set up the — wanted to do it so badly and then i set up the comedy women in print price _ set up the comedy women in print price to _ set up the comedy women in print price to enable people to get published, to do something nice but it is quite _ published, to do something nice but it is quite tight being nice to other— it is quite tight being nice to other people all the time. | it is quite tight being nice to other people all the time. i think ou are a other people all the time. i think you are a niceness _ other people all the time. i think you are a niceness comes - other people all the time. i think| you are a niceness comes across. there is a lovely story where you try to be nice tojune whitfield. it was people pleasing because i was brought— was people pleasing because i was brought up in the 1950s and 1960s, when _ brought up in the 1950s and 1960s, when you _ brought up in the 1950s and 1960s, when you have to write thank you letters _ when you have to write thank you letters and — when you have to write thank you letters and asked to get up from the table _ letters and asked to get up from the table |_ letters and asked to get up from the table. , ., letters and asked to get up from the table- anyway. _ letters and asked to get up from the table- anyway. l _ letters and asked to get up from the table.- anyway, i told - table. i still do. anyway, i told that story- _ table. i still do. anyway, i told that story. you _ table. i still do. anyway, i told that story. you bet _ table. i still do. anyway, i told that story. you bet on - table. i still do. anyway, itoldi that story. you bet on absolutely fabulous we _ that story. you bet on absolutely fabulous we talked _ that story. you bet on absolutely fabulous we talked about - that story. you bet on absolutely fabulous we talked about whatl fabulous we talked about what sandwich we got for lunch and by mistake i ended up being

difficult,...— mistake i ended up being difficult, . .. difficult,... joanna lumley is wonderful— difficult,... joanna lumley is wonderful and _ difficult,... joanna lumley is wonderful and i _ difficult,... joanna lumley is wonderful and i had - difficult,... joanna lumley is wonderful and i had to. this| difficult,... joanna lumley is - wonderful and i had to. this was truer _ wonderful and i had to. this was true at — wonderful and i had to. this was true at the _ wonderful and i had to. this was true, at the top. we never said anything — true, at the top. we never said anything about it and nobody mentioned the fact i had got her the worst— mentioned the fact i had got her the worst seats — mentioned the fact i had got her the worst seats in the theatre and we could _ worst seats in the theatre and we could barely see and she nearly tipped — could barely see and she nearly tipped over and couldn't see her on stage _ tipped over and couldn't see her on stage because we were so high up. i wanted _ stage because we were so high up. i wanted to— stage because we were so high up. i wanted to please her. i am stage because we were so high up. i wanted to please her.— wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it. wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it- maybe _ wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it. maybe she _ wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it. maybe she went _ wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it. maybe she went again - wanted to please her. i am sure she loved it. maybe she went again with j loved it. maybe she went again with better seats — loved it. maybe she went again with better seats and _ loved it. maybe she went again with better seats and at _ loved it. maybe she went again with better seats and at the _ loved it. maybe she went again with better seats and at the time - loved it. maybe she went again with better seats and at the time and - better seats and at the time and didn't— better seats and at the time and didn't tell— better seats and at the time and didn't tell me, you never know you should _ didn't tell me, you never know you should have — didn't tell me, you never know you should have said, i am didn't tell me, you never know you should have said, lam bringing june whitfield _ should have said, lam bringing june whitfield. you have to work in a box office _ whitfield. you have to work in a box office and _ whitfield. you have to work in a box office, and your money. june whitfield, nothing. i had the bad seats _ whitfield, nothing. i had the bad seats. ., , , ., seats. has writing this book have ou seats. has writing this book have you enjoyed _ seats. has writing this book have you enjoyed the _ seats. has writing this book have you enjoyed the process? - seats. has writing this book have you enjoyed the process? i - seats. has writing this book have you enjoyed the process? i am i seats. has writing this book have i you enjoyed the process? i am not

you en'oyed the process? i am not it, i you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in — you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in the _ you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in the autumn _ you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in the autumn of - you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in the autumn of my - you enjoyed the process? i am not it, i am in the autumn of my i - you enjoyed the process? i am not| it, i am in the autumn of my i keep saying— it, i am in the autumn of my i keep saying that — it, i am in the autumn of my i keep saying that i— it, i am in the autumn of my i keep saying that. i don't know, i am glad i did saying that. i don't know, i am glad i did it _ saying that. i don't know, i am glad i did it but — saying that. i don't know, i am glad i did it but i'm glad i lent i am different— i did it but i'm glad i lent i am different but it is ok to be different, just slightly inappropriate. i know that i align people _ inappropriate. i know that i align people because sometimes i go to book launches and people walk away from me _ book launches and people walk away from me -- — book launches and people walk away from me -- i— book launches and people walk away from me —— ialarm people. one book launch, _ from me —— ialarm people. one book launch, at— from me —— ialarm people. one book launch, at least five people who walked — launch, at least five people who walked away. they say hello and i've 'ust walked away. they say hello and i've just got _ walked away. they say hello and i've just got tom — walked away. they say hello and i've just got to... i'm slightly inappropriate. that isjust how one is and _ inappropriate. that isjust how one is and how— inappropriate. that isjust how one is and how it — inappropriate. that isjust how one is and how it is and the book is there — is and how it is and the book is there it — is and how it is and the book is there it is _ is and how it is and the book is there. it is not pretty all the time but because i couldn't leave things out, being — but because i couldn't leave things out, being truthful, that is the problem — out, being truthful, that is the problem being truthful. it is lovely to have you _ problem being truthful. it is lovely to have you here. _ problem being truthful. it is lovely to have you here. lovely _ problem being truthful. it is lovely to have you here. lovely to - problem being truthful. it is lovely to have you here. lovely to be - problem being truthful. it is lovely i to have you here. lovely to be here. we are rlot — to have you here. lovely to be here. we are not walking _ to have you here. lovely to be here. we are not walking away, _ to have you here. lovely to be here. we are not walking away, it - to have you here. lovely to be here. we are not walking away, it is - to have you here. lovely to be here. we are not walking away, it isjust i we are not walking away, it is just the time, we have to go out. 2&1 the time, we have to go out. 24 reassuringly. we _ the time, we have to go out. 24 reassuringly. we love _ the time, we have to go out. 24 reassuringly. we love you. - the time, we have to go out. 24 i reassuringly. we love you. sounds like these book— reassuringly. we love you. sounds like these book launches - reassuringly. we love you. sounds like these book launches will - reassuringly. we love you. sounds like these book launches will be i like these book launches will be interesting. g0 like these book launches will be interesting-— helen's memoir is called not that i'm bitter. stay with us, headlines coming up.

live from london. this is bbc news. president biden steps up his criticism of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's handling of the war in gaza, calling it a "mistake" and urging israel to call for a ceasefire. meanwhile, spain's prime minister pedro sanchez says recognising a palestinian state is in europe's geopolitical interests. new analysis finds incidents of racial discrimination by police in the european union are being under reported. arizona's supreme court has ruled that the us state can enforce a near—total abortion ban, dating back 160 years. and south koreans are at the polls in what's being widely seen as a test of confidence in president yoon.

hello. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start with the middle east, where israel is coming under increasing international pressure over how it's conducting the war in gaza. president biden has said he believes prime minister benjamin netanyahu is making a "mistake" and has called on israel to agree to a six to eight week ceasefire. the president had previously said hamas should agree to pause and to release its remaining hostages. meanwhile australia has suggested that formally recognising a palestinian state would strengthen momentum towards peace. and in the past hour, the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has said recognising a palestinian state is "in europe's geopolitical interests". in a speech to parliament, he also warned that israel's "disproportionate response" in the gaza war risks "destabilising the middle east, and as a consequence, the entire world".

more on that later in the programme.