the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating full—scale conflict. israel says it reserves the right to retaliate. iran says the strikes were an act of self defence. after rafjets took part in operations to shoot down the missiles, the prime minister is expected to explain the operation to mps later. detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of six people at a shopping centre in sydney say the attacker may have deliberately targeted women. one motorist group says the more has to be done to reduce the number of

potholes but what is the cost? is this the moment the premier league title race turned? as first liverpool lose to crystal palace, and then arsenal are defeated by aston villa, it's advantage manchester city. good morning. it is going to be a wet start to the day but the rain will clear away, some sunny spells and showers but are called north—westerly wind. all of the details shortly. it's monday the 15th of april. world leaders have called for calm in the middle east as israel considers its response to iran's aerial attack. more than 300 drones and missiles were fired from iran, iraq, syria and yemen in the early hours of sunday but they caused little damage as they were shot down by israel and its allies, including fighterjets from the uk and the united states. israel has insisted it has the right to retaliate in a time and manner of its choosing but the united states has warned that it will not take part

in strikes against iran, and the head of the united nations has said it's time to "step back from the brink". our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel's air defences call to action. in the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles fired at israeli targets. it marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. explosions could be heard widely, including injerusalem and tel aviv. israel says that 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepted. some of those that got through hit here in the sensitive nevatim air force base in southern israel. nearby, seven—year—old amina hassouna was seriously injured when a missile fragment struck her house. translation: the children

were frightened and wanted to run away from home. and that's when the missile hit our house. the israeli war cabinet met yesterday to plan its next move. one of its members, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran when the time is right. and last night, the un security council met in an emergency meeting following the attacks. israel called for sanctions on iran and reiterated its right to a response. this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate. we are not a frog in boiling water, we are a nation of lions. following such a massive and direct attack on israel, the entire world, let alone israel, cannot settle for inaction. we will defend our future. iran's ambassador to the un told the meeting that its actions, which were in retaliation for a deadly air strike on its

consulate in syria, werejustified. these countries, especially the united states, have shielded israel from any responsibility for the gaza massacre. while they have denied iran inherent right to self—defence against the israeli armed attack on our diplomatic premises, at the same time, they shamefully justified the israeli massacre amid rising tensions, the attacks have received widespread international condemnation. the scale and nature of iran's heinous assault, the first direct attack from iran on israeli soil, poses grave risks to the security and stability of citizens across the middle east. now world leaders are pressing for de—escalation in a bid for calm in the region. we have a shared responsibility to work for peace. regional and indeed global peace and security are being undermined by the hour.

all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak tojohn sudworth in new york, where the united nations security council met to discuss the attack. first, our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. we know that israel has vowed to have a significant response but the question is, what does that mean? indeed, and israel's war cabinet met yesterday for about three hours. we understand that was to discuss the response. there were briefings from officials afterwards saying that the response was going to come. there was a unity of that. but what was dividing the cabinet was what the nature of the response should be, the scale of it, and exactly the timing. in a positive sign, what we have seen overnight is that the

israeli military has eased some of the restrictions it imposed on public activities just before those strikes by iran on saturday night, those were restrictions, closing schools and universities, restricting the size of public gatherings. those limits have been taken off so that is seen as the military as a determination that the threat has passed at least for now for a wave of new attacks. so everyone sits back to wait and see what israel's response will be. there is a dispute that its has been continuing as iran has been saying in the past day or so that it gave 72 hours notice to some of its neighbours in the region and the us via switzerland that the attack was going tablet, israel has said that is not the timing and the message that was passed did not convey the

scale of the threat nor the timing of the attacks. the attacks received widespread international condemnation but the white house has warned israel that the us will notjoin any retalitory strikes on iran. our north america correspondent john sudworth can tell us more. john, the united states choosing their words very, very carefully there. , . ,., their words very, very carefully there. , . ~ ., ., ., there. very much so. all along, of course, washington _ there. very much so. all along, of course, washington has _ there. very much so. all along, of course, washington has been - there. very much so. all along, of l course, washington has been saying that the last thing it wants here is a wider regional escalation. that's why you have heard those comments suggesting that, you know, in terms of what happens next, america will not be leading military assistance but also saying that israel, it's not going to tell israel what to do. you heard the comments from the united nations secretary—general here in new york again adding to the

sense, that appealfor sense, that appeal for de—escalation. sense, that appealfor de—escalation. i think the real diplomacy as always is going to be happening outside the security council between the various parties. what we can be certain of is not only america but the other major international players, the other permanent members of the security council, russia and china, also have no interest in any escalation. china, of course, is a recipient of the iranian oil imports, it doesn't want to see a wider conflagration. what we are going to see is all sides calling on their allies in the region privately, behind the scenes, if possible, to step back from the brink here. if possible, to step back from the brink here-— if possible, to step back from the brink here. , ., ., ~' brink here. john, live in new york, thank yon — rishi sunak is expected to give a statement to the house of commons later about the uk's involvement in shooting down some of those iranian missiles. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is on downing street.

all eyes, henry, on the uk's response. all eyes, henry, on the uk's re5ponse-_ all eyes, henry, on the uk's response. all eyes, henry, on the uk's resonse. . �*, g ., .,, response. that's right, john. it has been a frenetic— response. that's right, john. it has been a frenetic weekend _ response. that's right, john. it has been a frenetic weekend of- response. that's right, john. it has been a frenetic weekend of activity| been a frenetic weekend of activity here in westminster, from ministers, officials, diplomats. the uk government had expected for a few days that iran would launch an attack of some sort on israel. what is called the cobra committee met on friday to plan a response, that is the prime minister, the foreign secretary, david cameron, who we will be hearing from shortly on this programme, the home secretaryjames cleverly, defence minister grant shapps, ministers like that, sending extra planes to the region. when the attacks came, raf planes participated in shooting down some of those drones. we don't know exactly how many planes or that the uk shut down how many drones. we are expecting rishi sunak to address the house of commons to address questions about some of those

decisions he took. at this stage i don't think there is much political disagreement between political parties over this, there has been widespread condemnation from all parties against iran. the labour party called for more restrictions and the prescription of the revolutionary guard, the liberal democrats saying that there should be more discussion on the response but they support it. fundamentally it depends what happens next in the middle east and that is not under the control of politicians here. we will have full analysis on the programme as it goes on this morning and we will be joined by the foreign secretary lord cameron and labour's shadow defence secretaryjohn healey is welcome to get a sense of what the different parties —— as well to

get a sense of what the different parties are saying. but more on the other news including the dreadful attack down under. police in australia have said it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were women. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. our sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now been released. this was pikria darchia — originally from georgia, she spoke several languages. dawn singleton was a 25—year—old planning her imminent wedding. jade young was a 47—year—old architect, motherand member of a surf life—saving club. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. police say the little girl has improved significantly, and could be on a regular hospital

ward within days. yixuan cheng, a chinese student — her picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz tahir — the only man killed as he tried to intervene in the attack. he had moved here from pakistan. assailantjoel cauchi, who was shot dead by a police officer, had a history of mental illness — but authorities continue to search for motives, including whether he was targeting women. well, the videos speak for themselves, don't they? and that's certainly a line of inquiry for us. it's obvious to me, it's obvious to detectives, that that seems to be an area of interest that the offender had focused on women and avoided the men. as you know — that has been reported — five of the deceased are women, and the majority of victims in hospital are also women. stories behind the bravery of the shoppers during the attack are also emerging. damien geurot from france confronted the killer with a bollard.

i saw the guy. somebody on the floor with a lot of blood. and i saw one girl actually from the balcony get stabbed. and... and then it's like, when i saw him running, it's like, you're not... i saw him running, so i have to follow him, of course. police have now finished their immediate investigations here at the westfield shopping centre, but it remains closed today. amid the stories of bravery and developments in the investigation, the focus for many is on remembering the victims of an attack that's shaken the country. our sydney correspondent katy watson joins us now. the police are giving their initial assessment, but now there will be a much more full investigation, won't there? ., �* , much more full investigation, won't there? . �*, . ., , , there? that's right, certainly this line of inquiry _ there? that's right, certainly this line of inquiry about _ there? that's right, certainly this line of inquiry about whether- there? that's right, certainly this line of inquiry about whether or l there? that's right, certainly this l line of inquiry about whether or not he was targeting women is just one line of inquiry, it is an

investigation that authorities expect to take months. it's very early days, talking to the press yesterday, they say there will be many more questions than answers at the moment that they can give. it's very early stages. we know that the new south wales premier is providing £9.5 million to the state coroner office to have an independent inquiry looking into the police response, looking into the contact that the killer had with the police, and looking as well as reflecting on what protection security guards in public crowded spaces have and seeing what can be done to keep people safer. not going as far as firearms but hoping help people can feel safer, because that has really shocked people in australia, in a country that people did not expect such a violent attack to take place.

thank you, katie. parliament will resume voting today on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. it's expected the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week. the house of lords has tried making changes to the controversial legislation but the government's majority in the house of commons has seen those amendments overturned. ministers hope the first asylum seekers can be sent to the east african country within weeks. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people which would restrict their use of cars after passing their test. in terms of what time they can drive and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who have lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. the owners of what was known as "britain's wonkiest inn" have drawn up plans to rebuild it in a new location. the crooked house near dudley in the west midlands had been demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. the stage show sunset boulevard had a good night at the olivier awards,

picking up a record seven prizes including best musical revival. another went to its leading lady nicole scherzinger, who won best actress for her role as norma desmond, a former silent movie star who lives in her own fantasy world. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it, you know, ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last, but i didn't know it would be with this show. and that's jamie lloyd, the way that his brain works. so i'm just really grateful. well done to her and all of the other winners as well. and finally, some cracking news for bird lovers this morning! loch arkaig in the highlands has welcomed its first osprey egg of the season. the woodland trust in scotland say one of their birds of prey, called dorcha, began chirping yesterday morning and treated live

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showers which are turning wintry. a bit of snow over the higher ground of scotland. we have got a north—westerly wind which is bringing colder airfrom north—westerly wind which is bringing colder air from the arctic, a very different feel to things through today. the rain is moving into the south—east of england this morning, some nasty conditions on the road i suspect. it will clear away and then we are left with a mixer of sunny spells and showers, heavy and possibly thundery, and it will be windy. gusts of wind a0 or 50 miles an hour, so the showers rattling their way through. because of the strength of the wind from the north—west, it is going to feel quite chilly, maximum temperature is ten to 12 degrees in the south—east. through the evening and tonight, showers will tend to clear away but we will see a next mound of showery rain spreading into the south—east tonight. stilla rain spreading into the south—east tonight. still a rather brisk northerly wind which will bring cloud and rain across eastern areas

of the uk into tuesday. overnight temperatures stand at a7 celsius, pretty similar to at the moment but tuesday will be quite cloudy and wet across eastern areas. —— temperatures will stand at a—7 c. it will feel cold in lincolnshire and east anglia, further west it will be drier with more showers. hat east anglia, further west it will be drier with more showers.- drier with more showers. not very springlike! — drier with more showers. not very springlike! not — drier with more showers. not very springlike! not yet! _ almost anyone who has seen the care provided by hospices will know how valuable they are — but the sector says those services are at risk because of a looming financial crisis caused by rising staff costs. hospice leaders say they need more government funding, and the issue will be debated in parliament today. our reporter sophie long has the story. he was just a normal child just running around, just like his sister, flying at school, doing really, really well. and things started to change, noticed that his handwriting was starting to go off,

he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed, it was almost like he'd had like a mini stroke type thing. and we got him referred, he had a ct scan, and we were given the awful news. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition, adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who's nine years old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone disease and dementia. he's already lost the use of his limbs. eventually, he won't recognise his parents or twin sister. they now rely on the help they get at the forget me not hospice in huddersfield, which supports children who have life shortening illnesses and their families. this place gives us support and comfort, gives ethan support and comfort, but more importantly, it gives him a sense of normality

because here he can be himself, with the other children, be part of that and feel almost normal. and that's, it's invaluable to us as a family. quite often when a family comes to us, they are in absolute dire straits. they're unable to get the sort of support that we're able to offer under one roof from anywhere else. and what we're able to do with every family that comes to us, is support them in a really bespoke way to help them with their particular needs and to help them cut through some of that chaos that they're facing in a time of absolute trauma and uncertainty. places like this actually take a huge pressure off the nhs because we can come here and we can get the advice, we can tweak things here because of the network they've built that he doesn't have to go to a hospital. there should be a hospice for children and adults in every town, in every city in this country.

but forget me not hospice is facing a funding crisis. just 10% comes from the government. for the remaining 90%, they rely on charity fundraising. and that's becoming more difficult due to the cost of living crisis and climbing prices. we start every single year with that degree of uncertainty. and what we say is that we'd like to be able to support families today, tomorrow and in the future. but can i hand on heart say that i can offer that certainty to families in three, four or five, ten years' time? possibly not. at the ashgate hospice in chesterfield, six of their 21 beds lie empty due to a lack of funding. there are 220 hospices in this country, none of which receive the funding that they need from the nhs. this affects everybody, we're all going to die. it's part of what the nhs is legally required to provide and at the moment they're not providing the funding for it. we have to have a public debate in this country about how we fund end of life care.

we wouldn't fund baby care, we wouldn't fund maternity care in this way. there would be an outcry and with good reason. kimberley and andrew greaves' lives changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the age of ai with two young children. he was admitted here at ashgate hospice six months before he died. itjust made all the difference to us. and yeah, i do smile, i do think back fondly because for a long time andrew was fighting, i was fighting with him. he couldn't be that poorly at home and he couldn't die at home. it had to be here. the children were too young. he needed to be away from the home environment, and itjust was the best possible place for him. the people are lovely. i bumped into kayleigh, the nurse, and she was probably one of the people i remember the most from the time that andrew was in the hospice.

and it was lovely to come back and give her a hug. and, you know, she remembers andrew very fondly as well. how you doing? yeah, good, thank you. dying is very different to everybody and some people do want to be at home. so our specialist teams in the community provide the care as we would on the ward, but in the community. so, you know, whether that's symptom management, whether that is, you know, end of life care and making sure that people are, you know, comfortable and where they want to be, through to specialist equipment, physiotherapists, family support. so it's a really big team. and i think hospice care is so much more than the hospice in itself. i wish we'd discovered the hospice earlier. as i say, there was the care when he was here. there's the continuing care and support for the children, which is very, very important. and without all that, i really, i don't know how we would have got

through the last three years. sophie long, bbc news. something that we know lots of families have experience of and we will be talking to a hospice nurse and a head of policy at hospice uk later in the programme. it's 35 years today since the hillsborough stadium disaster took place, when 97 liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in a crush at an fa cup semifinal in sheffield. liverpool's opponents that day were nottingham forest and now some forest fans are calling for a memorial at their stadium. one of them is martin peach, who was at hillsborough on that terrible day. he's been telling his story. i think about hillsborough every day at least once, and i've thought about it every day for what is nearly 35 years now. it's just scarred into my brain. but there's been just a little bit of a disturbance here at hillsborough. i've been a forest fan all my life.

i was 12 in 1989. we were taking on liverpool in the fa cup. i was so young, there on my own to witness the worst sporting disaster britain has ever seen. the liverpool fans are just packed too tightly into the leppings lane end. we weren't allowed to leave the ground, we weren't allowed to help. so we just had to stand and watch. i can't remember ever discussing it. and there was never a shared period of grief, reflection. things just seemed to go back to normal quite quickly. it's a terrifying scene, really, quite upsetting. 97 liverpool fans died, all of them unlawfully killed in the crush. i visited their memorial at anfield after liverpool fans reached out to us. as i was stood there looking at it and reading the names, i felt very overwhelmed emotionally. i felt an arm around me and someone saying, "it's all right, love,

don't worry, it's ok. you're all right." margaret aspinall. her son's i think the second name down or maybe the third name down on there, her son. and she's telling me it's ok, it's all right. it was just incredible compassion and kindness from somebody who's suffered real pain from what happened on that day. now we've started to talk, we're also asking questions. why isn't there a memorial at the city ground? i'm aware that there's memorials at anfield and hillsborough. i think it's one of those ideas that actually we should reflect on and if people want to make that idea to me, they should do. it's much as the fans decision as the football clubs decision, because i think it's about the wider nottingham forest community. but i can understand why people would like to visit something, a tangible something. i've neverfelt i had the right to share my experiences, but the liverpool fans i now call

friends don't see it that way. it's about time that people in liverpool heard their story, people in nottingham hear our story and we can become like a, you know, a friendship. and it's kind of opened up this new world in a way, listening to what they'd been through. i remember this guy looking me in the eye and saying, "you're a survivor." and i said, "i'm not, no, no, i was there, but i'm not, i'm not a survivor like you. you know, you were in those pens." he said, "no, you're a survivor. you walked into that football ground and you walked out of that football ground. you are a survivor." that was martin peach talking about his memories of the hillsborough disaster, 35 years ago. you can hear more on the bbc podcast "hillsborough unheard: nottingham forest fans" on bbc

sounds. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, i'm thomas magill. bbc london has learned some tory mps, including a former chair of the conservative party, are planning to boycott an event for eid at downing street tonight. it's understood the move is in protest at the government's support of israel's military action in gaza. the annual eid reception by the prime minister is normally attended by leading muslim figures. a government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding gaza. they're supporting israel, who stand accused of genocide, they stand accused of war crimes. the deprivation of water and food to women and children has left many starving. and last week, the killing of three british aid workers —

after which lord cameron has said they will continue to supply arms to israel — was an absolute red line. the ultra low emission zone has generated over £130 million in revenue since it expanded in august last year. figures obtained by bbc shows there was £23 million in fines during the first six months — and £108 million in from people paying to use noncompliant vehicles. tfl says ulez won't generate any income by 2026, as drivers switch away from more—polluting vehicles. in football, it was a good weekend for tottenham hotspur women, who won the biggest game in their history on sunday. they beat leicester city 2—1 — and are now through to the fa cup finals for the first time. they'll face manchester united in may at wembley stadium. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. it's a cloudy start to the day, and it will be a wet start for many of us as we have a cold front bringing some outbreaks of showery rain, clearing to sunshine and showers during the day. but that rain may be heavy for a time as it sweeps further south eastwards. once it clears through, though, this morning, we're left with sunshine, some scattered, blustery showers, and it will be windy today — with gusts quite widely reaching a0—a5mph, and temperatures around 9 to 12 degrees. some further showers, some clear spells this evening, some thicker cloud by the end of the night, with some further showers by the early hours. and temperatures, well, dipping to around 6 to 8 degrees — and still quite breezy out there, as well. looking ahead, well, high pressure remains to the west of us, and the wind direction becomes more of a north—to—north—westerly, so we're drawing in some further showers to the east as we look ahead to the next few days, and it remains cool, as well. so for tuesday and for wednesday, sunshine and showers,

still quite breezy out there. becoming a bit drier and brighter by the end of the week and into the weekend. that's it for now. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back with you in half an hour, but for now let's cross back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. here is something you already know. potholes are a pain even at low speeds that can be even more dangerous on the motorway.

one motoring organisation are saying more needs to be done to fix them. looking into the pot hole, i love that. they are expensive, annoying, and i was thinking back to the first report i did for the bbc years and years ago was on potholes, it always gets people riled and they are not going away. good morning. around four million journeys are made every day on our motorways and major a roads. and along the way, all too often there's a pothole. like these! eugh! this is the mao in buckinghamshire last week. that might look familiar. the rac tells us there is no excuse for motorists having to drive in these conditions. trying to swerve them can be dangerous. falling in them can cause a lot of damage. look at this — damaged caused by a pothole on the m6. must�*ve been quite scary, too. motorways representjust i% of road miles across britain. but they can be busy. very busy! some sections of motorway carry more

than 200,000 vehicles a day. so, who's responsible for fixing them? well, that's down to national highways. they look after england's motorways. in scotland, that responsibility falls to traffic scotland. and in wales, it's dealt with by traffic wales. we don't exactly know how many motorway potholes there are. but what we do know is getting close to 21,000 were repaired in england alone last year — that's up from the year before. also up is the number of people reporting potholes. let's face it — you can't really miss them. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. they're the nemesis of drivers up and down the country. on the mao motorway in buckinghamshire, we saw quite a few. so we actuallyjust have gone over a pothole, which i couldn't really avoid because there's traffic on both sides. and i'm not even going that fast — i'm going about 50 because of the conditions,

and that wasn't one i could avoid. luckily, it wasn't a very big one. the driver of this car was in the middle lane of the m6 in late february, when he says a pothole burst. two of his tyres thankfully, he managed to pull over safely. it was quite scary. i think if we were in a vehicle that didn't have such advanced features, it would have been really easy to lose control of the car — especially because we had two punctures to the same side. to see a pothole of such significance, and that could cause so much damage to a vehicle, was really surprising. with no spare tyre, jonathan and his passengers had to wait for breakdown and recovery services. the damage cost him £700, and he says the offending pothole was still there six weeks later. on all types of road — including smaller local ones — motoring groups say it's been a bad year for potholes. and it's not only car drivers who can fall victim.

just ask this delivery business. i've never known, in 32 years of business, potholes being in the situation and the state that they are now. the teams around the country say that there's been damage to vehicles such as you can see here, that are happening on a daily basis. and, as a result of that, that's increasing insurance claims, and it's increasing the cost to our network and to our customers in delays. it does happen on motorways as well as a roads and b roads. the challenge with motorways is that it tends to be a far more high—impact collision with the pothole, and that, of course, can be extremely dangerous. national highways, which maintains britain's major roads, told us it had a comprehensive inspection programme, and that when potholes are identified, it aims to repair any which are categorised as safety defects within 2a hours. the aa's advised anyone unlucky enough to hit a pothole on a motorway badly enough to damage their vehicle is to try to get over to the hard shoulder or an emergency area, or leave the motorway at the nearest exit if you can.

katy austin, bbc news. some really important advice there at the end of katy�*s report. the department for transport has told us national highways gets nearly £6 billion in government funding over a five—year period, and it's for them to determine how they spend that money. national highways tell us their most recent assessment shows over 95% of england's motorways and major a roads are in good condition. more than, but that is no good to you if you are the victim of the remaining a%. as always, we'd love to hear about your experiences with potholes. maybe there is a motorway pothole hotspot near you or your vehicle has been damaged or sometimes you feel you have to move lanes to avoid that damage to your vehicle. do get in touch with us in all the usual ways. if you are contacting us via whatsapp make sure you leave your name. ., ~' whatsapp make sure you leave your name. . ~ i. ., name. thank you. one of the dangerous — name. thank you. one of the dangerous things _ name. thank you. one of the dangerous things is -

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telling a little bit. liverpool also feeling it injurgen klopp's final season. these details coming into play. not for manchester city, who keep ploughing on regardless. good morning, hello. perhaps not a good morning for the arsenal and liverpool fans watching, who will be thinking how costly those two defeats could prove to be. handing the advantage to manchester city, who didn't even play yesterday, with six games left to play. patrick gearey reports. the table tells you there is a title race. the faces tell you who is now in control of it. received wisdom says manchester city won on sunday — without playing. this morning, arsenal will be trying to avoid those words. but against aston villa they didn't heed warnings — having lost to them earlier in the season. having lost to them earlier in the season, youri tielemans rattled out in alarm call. an unlikely ricochet away, villa soon made the angles work for them. leon bailey had just enough to aim at. a win would have put arsenal back top, but now they were chasing the game —

and also ollie watkins. and that is 2—0 to aston villa. a big win for villa in their hunt for the champions league, a big slip for arsenal — but there are still six games left. it was going to be always a bump in the road. we won ten, drew one. unbelievable. everybody is on board. win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, everybody is happy. very easy to maintain momentum and be on top of that. it's now, after the defeat, how you show your character, your leadership. liverpool also might have gone top, but they'd been beaten in europe in the week. and soon, crystal palace's eberechi eze was left in all sorts of space. a goal to make you say... wow, indeed, and wow again is liverpool missed again as liverpool missed chance after chance. might have been moments... curtis jones for liverpool. .. misses. ..in the manager's last season. liverpool are just two points behind manchester city — arsenal only one — but at this stage of the season, the champions can make any gap seem like a long, dark tunnel. patrick gearey, bbc news.

yes, it is not over but will manchester city dropped points from here on in? that is the question. not the only upsets yesterday. they were not the only upsets. title challengers rangers beaten by ross county for the first time in their history. it finished 3—2, and that hands celtic the advantage — they're four points clear, but who would have predicted this? a huge upset and a huge three points for ross county in their bid to beat the dreaded drop and relegation. the line—up for the women's fa cup final is confirmed — manchester united stunning the holders chelsea to set up a wembley final against tottenham. rachel williams with the second goal — that result ends chelsea's hopes of winning a treble in emma hayes' last campaign as manager before she becomes head coach of the united states women's team in the summer. elsewhere, tottenham beat leicester.

xabi alonso — here he is getting doused in german beer — the bayer leverkusen boss celebrating winning the german title for the first time in the club's history. topping serial winners bayern munich. enjoyed a little glass. i say little, huge glass! celebrations for a scottish athletic, the american winning the masters late last night in augusta. slightly more conservative man, his wife is about to give birth to their first child so a great turnaround and he finishes four shots clear of the rest of the field, getting his hand on one of the famous green jackets once again. his second victory in three years underlining his status as the world's best. it's... it's hard to put into words how special this is. it's been a long week, a grind of a week, the golf

course was so challenging, and to be sitting here wearing this jacket again and getting to take it home is...is extremely special. if he was going to get doused in beer, handy he has a second jacket that he can pop in for the flight home. ., ., �* ., , ., that he can pop in for the flight home. ., ., �* . , ., . he mightfind he might find himself lucky that he only has one baby on the way. a family in oklahoma bought what they thought was a male octopus as a pet. where are we going with this? ended u . where are we going with this? ended u- havin: a where are we going with this? ended no having a baby _ where are we going with this? ended up having a baby and _ where are we going with this? ended up having a baby and then _ where are we going with this? ended up having a baby and then another baby and then another baby. 50 baby octopi pi? i don't know. apparently octopi a i don't know. apparently they can produce 50,000 eggs.

goodness, that is scary. what will they do with them all?— they do with them all? there is a icture in they do with them all? there is a oictnre in the _ they do with them all? there is a picture in the paper, _ they do with them all? there is a picture in the paper, dozens - they do with them all? there is a picture in the paper, dozens and | picture in the paper, dozens and dozens like ice cream. thea;r picture in the paper, dozens and dozens like ice cream. they need to be adooted — dozens like ice cream. they need to be adopted quickly. _ dozens like ice cream. they need to be adopted quickly. don't _ dozens like ice cream. they need to be adopted quickly. don't they? - dozens like ice cream. they need toj be adopted quickly. don't they? are ou free? be adopted quickly. don't they? are you free? no- _ simon is in the studio. it has been cold for the last couple of days. colder today but a lovely start in kent _ colder today but a lovely start in kent this — colder today but a lovely start in kent this morning. clear skies here, but kent this morning. clear skies here, bnt it— kent this morning. clear skies here, but it wont— kent this morning. clear skies here, but it won't last because we have some _ but it won't last because we have some rain— but it won't last because we have some rain moving south and east. this is_ some rain moving south and east. this is the — some rain moving south and east. this is the latest radar imagery and you can _ this is the latest radar imagery and you can see — this is the latest radar imagery and you can see this area of rain here to the _ you can see this area of rain here to the north _ you can see this area of rain here to the north and west, which will soread _ to the north and west, which will spread south and east today, bringing _ spread south and east today, bringing a wet start, lots of spray on the _ bringing a wet start, lots of spray on the roads this morning. you can see here _ on the roads this morning. you can see here a — on the roads this morning. you can see here a bit of winteriness over the high — see here a bit of winteriness over the high ground of scotland. some snow _ the high ground of scotland. some snow the — the high ground of scotland. some snow. the rain will clear again from the south—east of england later this morning _ the south—east of england later this morning and then we are left with a mixture _ morning and then we are left with a mixture of— morning and then we are left with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the showers — mixture of sunny spells and showers. the showers could be heavy, may be

thundery, _ the showers could be heavy, may be thundery, some hail, sleet, and a bit of— thundery, some hail, sleet, and a bit of snow— thundery, some hail, sleet, and a bit of snow on higher ground of scotiamt — bit of snow on higher ground of scotland. a strong north—westerly wind, _ scotland. a strong north—westerly wind, gusting ao, 50 mph. with that wind, gusting ao, 50 mph. with that wind coming in from the north—west, it will— wind coming in from the north—west, it will feel— wind coming in from the north—west, it will feel quite chilly today. maximum temperatures 10 degrees in aberdeen. _ maximum temperatures 10 degrees in aberdeen, 12 in london. the south—east of england over the weekend, _ south—east of england over the weekend, temperatures up to 22 degrees — weekend, temperatures up to 22 degrees celsius. a big change. tonight, — degrees celsius. a big change. tonight, still some showers drifting south _ tonight, still some showers drifting south and _ tonight, still some showers drifting south and east would. more cloud around _ south and east would. more cloud around eastern areas of england some outbreaks— around eastern areas of england some outbreaks of rain here. a fairly strong — outbreaks of rain here. a fairly strong wind. overnight temperatures down to— strong wind. overnight temperatures down to four to seven celsius, but as we _ down to four to seven celsius, but as we go— down to four to seven celsius, but as we go through tuesday it will feel particularly chilly across the eastern — feel particularly chilly across the eastern side of the uk. we have this weather— eastern side of the uk. we have this weather front, strong wind, eastern side of the uk. we have this weatherfront, strong wind, but eastern side of the uk. we have this weather front, strong wind, but if you look— weather front, strong wind, but if you look behind me this area of high oressure _ you look behind me this area of high pressure which we have not seen in a lon- pressure which we have not seen in a longtime _ pressure which we have not seen in a long time is— pressure which we have not seen in a long time is going to gradually move eastward. _ long time is going to gradually move eastward, giving us a sustained oeriod — eastward, giving us a sustained oeriod of—

eastward, giving us a sustained period of dry weather, which i guess for construction, agriculture, that will be _ for construction, agriculture, that will be good news. find for construction, agriculture, that will be good news.— will be good news. and life in reneral, will be good news. and life in general, thank _ will be good news. and life in general, thank you. - let's get the latest in the middle east. politicians around the world and in the uk have urged restraint as israel considers how to respond to the attack by iran on saturday night. at around 7:30, we'll be speaking to the foreign secretary, lord cameron. now we can hear from the shadow defence secretary — labour'sjohn healey — who joins us from westminster. good morning mr healey. your reaction to those attacks on saturday night.— reaction to those attacks on saturda niuht. , ., saturday night. yes, good morning. we utterly condemn _ saturday night. yes, good morning. we utterly condemn the _ saturday night. yes, good morning. we utterly condemn the iranian - saturday night. yes, good morning. | we utterly condemn the iranian tax. they were unprecedented, unacceptable, they risk killing thousands of innocent people and they risk dragging the region into a wider war. they risk dragging the region into a widerwar. iran they risk dragging the region into a wider war. iran were warned not to do it by many countries and now the

overriding priority is to make sure that we urge restraint on everyone involved and we see a reduction in the tensions, we prevent further conflict, and we turn the focus again to try to secure a ceasefire, an immediate ceasefire, in gaza. if you were in power, how would you do that? irate you were in power, how would you do that? ~ ., , ., , , , ., that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians- — that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians. there _ that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians. there is _ that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians. there is a _ that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians. there is a role _ that? we would put extra pressure on the iranians. there is a role for - the iranians. there is a role for sanctions, there is a right for israel to defend itself and iran is a threat to the wider region, not just to israel but other arab countries and western interests. we would also be working hard, as we are behind—the—scenes, with what we can do in opposition to age restraint on the israelis. they have shown they can defend themselves against this unprecedented and unacceptable scale of attack. they are in a strong position now to pursue a ceasefire and help prevent

further wider escalation in the region. further wider escalation in the reuion. ~ , ., further wider escalation in the reaion.~ ., , region. when you say that is something — region. when you say that is something going _ region. when you say that is something going on - region. when you say that is something going on now, i region. when you say that is i something going on now, what region. when you say that is - something going on now, what do you mean? ~ ., , ., something going on now, what do you mean? ., ,,_ mean? we, in opposition, publicly called for wider _ mean? we, in opposition, publicly called for wider restraint, - mean? we, in opposition, publicly called for wider restraint, but - mean? we, in opposition, publicly called for wider restraint, but we | called for wider restraint, but we also are continuing we having meetings. our shadow cabinet only to visit the region so we are working behind the scenes diplomatically as well as making public calls to try and see greater stability in the region, to back the military efforts of the uk in the wider region, to reinforce that stability, but also to secure the immediate ceasefire that the labour led motion in parliament of two months ago call for, that the united nations security council has demanded, and that our uk government should be working for. pond that our uk government should be working for-— working for. and right now, what would your _ working for. and right now, what would your assessment - working for. and right now, what would your assessment be, - would your assessment be, realistically, of how likely that ceasefire is?— realistically, of how likely that ceasefire is? ~ . ., ., , ceasefire is? well, we are at a very dangerous —

ceasefire is? well, we are at a very dangerous moment. _ ceasefire is? well, we are at a very dangerous moment. it _ ceasefire is? well, we are at a very dangerous moment. it is _ ceasefire is? well, we are at a very| dangerous moment. it is important, ceasefire is? well, we are at a very l dangerous moment. it is important, i think, to recognise that iran, the representative at the un, has said the matter is deemed concluded, the foreign minister has said we are not planning to pursue further operations. so that there is no further action from israel, which is where the focus on the edging on restraint on everyone but particularly on israel, to consider its position now as strongly defending itself, able to pursue a ceasefire, and if israel and hamas can reach a ceasefire in gaza that meets the release of hostages, the direct delivery of the mass of age required to meet the humanitarian crisis, then we may have a basis for a sustainable ceasefire that could become a process, a diplomatic and political process, which is required to see a permanent peace through a two state solution, a secure israel in the future but the right of a

palestinian state to exist alongside it, sovereign and independent. this it, sovereign and independent. as you said, the people who are putting on their tvs this morning, waking up and watching the news, this is a dangerous moment. there is a sense this morning that people know we are at a very dangerous moment. in your assessment, how dangerous is it? this is the most serious and most dangerous moment since hamas launched that unprecedented terror attack on israel on october the 7th. and especially with our uk military in action over the weekend, we thank them for acting so professionally and effectively at short notice. but we now need to hear from the prime minister in parliament today. we need to hear about the reasons for the military action, the legal basis for it, but most importantly, what the uk government is doing diplomatically to try to reduce tensions, to restore stability and

to pursue the path of peace and a ceasefire in gaza. this to pursue the path of peace and a ceasefire in gaza.— to pursue the path of peace and a ceasefire in gaza. as you mentioned, the uk was — ceasefire in gaza. as you mentioned, the uk was involved _ ceasefire in gaza. as you mentioned, the uk was involved militarily - ceasefire in gaza. as you mentioned, the uk was involved militarily over i the uk was involved militarily over the uk was involved militarily over the weekend. how concerned are you that this country could be drawn further into any potential conflict in the region? it is further into any potential conflict in the region?— in the region? it is a constant concern but _ in the region? it is a constant concern but the _ in the region? it is a constant concern but the uk _ in the region? it is a constant concern but the uk forces - in the region? it is a constant concern but the uk forces are in the region? it is a constant i concern but the uk forces are in in the region? it is a constant - concern but the uk forces are in the middle east to try to enforce that wider regional stability, protecting international shipping in the red sea, helping deliver essential humanitarian aid to gaza, and they are there also to defend, help defend israel and our partners in the region. the important thing is that we back, i think, the action we saw over the weekend, defensive action alongside allies, to help israel defeat an unprecedented, unacceptable iranian threat of attack. but we have to play a part,

the uk now, in the future path, which is 12—piece because this requires diplomats —— one to peace. we want to hear that from the prime minister this afternoon in the house of commons. what is the uk government now doing to reduce the threat from iran, to put pressure on israel, and to pursue that ceasefire in gaza which would do most to reduce the tensions that we see today? reduce the tensions that we see toda ? g ., . , reduce the tensions that we see toda 7, ., ., , ,, ., ., reduce the tensions that we see toda 7, ., . , ,, ., ., , . today? john healey, shadow defence secreta , today? john healey, shadow defence secretary. thank _ today? john healey, shadow defence secretary, thank you. _ today? john healey, shadow defence secretary, thank you. we _ today? john healey, shadow defence secretary, thank you. we will - today? john healey, shadow defence secretary, thank you. we will ask - secretary, thank you. we will ask some questions _ secretary, thank you. we will ask some questions that _ secretary, thank you. we will ask some questions that he - secretary, thank you. we will ask some questions that he raced - secretary, thank you. we will ask l some questions that he raced there about the uk government response of the foreign secretary lord cameron who willjoin us at 7:30am. sir salman rushdie has been speaking in chilling detail about the knife attack in new york two years ago, in which he lost an eye. the author — who was attacked as he was about to give a public lecture — has written a book about the incident, and what he sees

as the erosion of free speech in recent years. he's been speaking to alan yentob. oh, my god! screaming. today at six, author salman rushdie has been stabbed... more breaking news tonight after author salman rushdie was attacked... august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i saw the blood, and i realised there was a weapon. and then he just started... i think he was just slashing wildly at everything. so there was a very big slash here across my neck, as well as the stab wound here. and there were wounds down the middle of my torso — one, two, three — like that.

and there are two on the side over here. and then there was the wound in my eye, which was quite deep. it looked terrible — i mean, it was very distended, swollen, and it was kind of hanging out of my face, sitting on my cheek, like a...like a soft boiled egg. and... and blind. while this was happening, something extraordinary happened, in that the audience jumped onto the stage and... saved my life. talk about heroism — that's heroism. i was lying there on the ground, bleeding profusely, and i'm thinking, "i want my house keys." and i think that was that survival instinct that was saying to me, "you're going to live. live." ijust remember the sounds of the machines and the ventilator breathing for him. that's...

that's what i remember. and i thought, you know, at least he's come through this surgery. i thought... "at least i'm not a widow," is what i thought. shouting. rushdie's life has been threatened before. in 1989, after the publication of the satanic verses, the iranian supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, issued a death threat — a fatwa — calling the book an insult to islam. i come to think of that whole episode as being ancient history. as i say in the book, i felt like a time traveller — it felt like somebody coming out of the past to attack me in the present. and so one of the first things i thought when i saw him coming at me is i thought, "oh, it's you." you know? "so it's you." the man accused of carrying out the attack is hadi matar from newjersey. he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. he took very little trouble to inform himself about the man he was planning to kill.

he'd said he'd read a couple of pages — he didn't say of what — and that he'd watched a couple of youtube videos and decided that i was disingenuous. disingenuous. disin — and therefore right to kill. there's a sentence in the book where i say that language is a knife. you know, language is a way of cutting things open and revealing the truth. calling this book knife is notjust a description of the attack against me. the book is the knife. the book is my knife and and it's my way of fighting back. salman rushdie speaking to alan yentob. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. this programme has learned that some tory mps including a former chair of the conservative party are planning to boycott an event

for eid at downing street tonight. it's understood the move is in protest at the government's support of israel's military action in gaza. the annual eid reception by the prime minister is normally attended by leading muslim figures. a government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding gaza, but that hasn't convinced everyone. they're supporting israel, who stand accused of genocide, they stand accused of war crimes. the deprivation of water and food to women and children has left many starving. and last week, the killing of three british aid workers — after which lord cameron has said they will continue to supply arms to israel — was an absolute red line. the ultra low emission zone has generated over £130 million in revenue since it expanded in august last year. figures obtained by bbc london revealed there was £23 millions in fines during the first six months and £108 million paid by drivers using noncompliant vehicles.

transport for london says ulez won't generate any income by 2026 as drivers switch away from those more polluting vehicles. in football, it was a good weekend for tottenham hotspur women who won the biggest game in their history on sunday. they beat leicester city 2—1 and are now through to the fa cup finals for the first time. they'll face manchester united in may at wembley. congratulations to the team. let's take a look at how the tube is running now. bakerloo and district lines are both part suspended and there's minor delays on the piccadilly line. otherwise there's a good service on the rest of the network. that takes us to the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. it's a cloudy start to the day, and it will be a wet start for many of us as we have a cold front bringing some outbreaks

of showery rain, clearing to sunshine and showers during the day. but that rain may be heavy for a time as it sweeps further south eastwards. once it clears through, though, this morning, we're left with sunshine, some scattered, blustery showers, and it will be windy today — with gusts quite widely reaching a0—a5mph, and temperatures around 9 to 12 degrees. some further showers, some clear spells this evening, some thicker cloud by the end of the night, with some further showers by the early hours. and temperatures, well, dipping to around 6 to 8 degrees — and still quite breezy out there, as well. looking ahead, well, high pressure remains to the west of us, and the wind direction becomes more of a north—to—north—westerly, so we're drawing in some further showers to the east as we look ahead to the next few days, and it remains cool, as well. so for tuesday and for wednesday, sunshine and showers, still quite breezy out there. becoming a bit drier and brighter by the end of the week and into the weekend. that's it for now. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london

across the morning. i'll be back with you in half an hour, but for now let's cross back tojon and sally. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. world leaders move to de—escalate the tension in the middle east after iran launched drones and missiles at israel. the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating full—scale conflict. israel says it reserves the right to retaliate. iran says the strikes were an act of self defence. after rafjets took part in operations to shoot down the missiles, the prime minister is expected to explain the operation to mps later. detectives investigating the fatal

stabbing of six people at a shopping centre in sydney say the attacker may have deliberately targeted women. the campaign to restrict young drivers after they've passed their test. the aa issues a new call the new laws to improve safety. is this the moment the premier league title race turned? as liverpool are beaten again at anfield opening to the door for arsenal, who also lose at home, handing the advantage to manchester city. good morning. it is a wet start to the day. lots of rain out there this morning. there are any sign of any drier weather? morning. there are any sign of any drierweather? i morning. there are any sign of any drier weather? i will have the details shortly. it's monday the 15th of april. world leaders have called for calm in the middle east as israel considers its response to iran's aerial attack. more than 300 drones and missiles

were fired from iran, iraq, syria and yemen in the early hours of sunday but they caused little damage as they were shot down by israel and its allies, including fighterjets from the uk and the united states. israel has insisted it has the right to retaliate in a time and manner of its choosing but the united states has warned that it will not take part in strikes against iran, and the head of the united nations has said it's time to "step back from the brink". our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel's air defences call to action. in the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles fired at israeli targets. it marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. explosions could be heard widely, including injerusalem and tel aviv. israel says that 99% of more

than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepted. some of those that got through hit here in the sensitive nevatim air force base in southern israel. nearby, seven—year—old amina hassouna was seriously injured when a missile fragment struck her house. translation: the children were frightened and wanted to run away from home. and that's when the missile hit our house. the israeli war cabinet met yesterday to plan its next move. one of its members, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran when the time is right. and last night, the un security council met in an emergency meeting following the attacks. israel called for sanctions on iran and reiterated its right to a response. this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate. we are not a frog in boiling water,

we are a nation of lions. following such a massive and direct attack on israel, the entire world, let alone israel, cannot settle for inaction. we will defend our future. iran's ambassador to the un told the meeting that its actions, which were in retaliation for a deadly air strike on its consulate in syria, werejustified. these countries, especially the united states, have shielded israel from any responsibility for the gaza massacre, while they have denied iran inherent right to self—defence against the israeli armed attack on our diplomatic premises. amid rising tensions, the attacks have received widespread international condemnation. the scale and nature of iran's heinous assault, the first direct attack from iran on israeli soil, poses grave risks to the security and stability

of citizens across the middle east. now world leaders are pressing for de—escalation in a bid for calm in the region. we have a shared responsibility to work for peace. regional and indeed global peace and security are being undermined. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. morning, yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande. israel has a morning, yolande. israel has showed a significant response, bowing for a significant response, what does that mean? == significant response, what does that mean? ~ ., . significant response, what does that mean? . ., ., , mean? -- it wowza significant resoonse- _ mean? -- it wowza significant response. there _ mean? -- it wowza significant response. there were - mean? -- it wowza significant response. there were long - response. there were long deliberations by the israeli war cabinet yesterday and they have not reached their decision we understand

they are going to meet once again quite soon. what divides them is the timing of any response and the scan it should take. we understand the israeli military has drawn up a whole range of different possible options. really around me same time the israelis are getting mad their normal lives and the israeli military overnight have eased restrictions that it put in place on saturday night ahead of those unprecedented attacks by iran. it said that schools and universities were being closed and size of public gatherings were being severely limited. and those wishing children doubling each which is a sign that the israeli military does not —— severely limited and those restrictions are being eased which is a sign that the israeli literary

does not think that the risk is so great. relations have been so low recently between israel and its closest ally in the us, and the messaging from the white house is that they have shown through their defence of israel over the past couple of days that they are committed to, they have an ironclad commitment to israel's security. what will be interesting to watch is how this shapes name related to the war in gaza, where there has been so much chris —— how this shapes things in relation to the war in gaza where there has been so much conflict. rishi sunak is expected to give a statement to the house of commons later about the uk's involvement in shooting down some of those iranian missiles. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is on downing street. henry, at a moment when every word counts and will be analysed and

interpreted, any sense of what the prime minister will say to the commons later? it’s prime minister will say to the commons later?— prime minister will say to the commons later? �* , ., .., commons later? it's not confirmed et that commons later? it's not confirmed yet that he — commons later? it's not confirmed yet that he will _ commons later? it's not confirmed yet that he will make _ commons later? it's not confirmed yet that he will make a _ commons later? it's not confirmed yet that he will make a statement| yet that he will make a statement but i think everybody here is expecting him to because this is a perilous moment for the middle east and perhaps, therefore, for the world. people want to hear what the prime minister has to say. at the weekend when he was explaining why the uk took part in israel's defence against iran's attack, iran's missiles and drones, the prime minister talked about regional stability. he said that if iran's attack had been successful, it would have seriously destabilised the middle east and i think in the house of commons today if he does address mps, you will hear similarfor him, talking about why the uk took part to protect the stability of the middle east as well as israel's ability to defend itself. you might also hear him looking forward to talking about regional stability

because the united states has clearly signalled that it does not want israel's response to the iran attack to go too far and you might hear that i'm minister saying that if israel's response goes too far, that risks the regional stability he was talking about at the weekend. were talking there is not much political disagreement between parties over the labour party has been thanking the government for keeping them up to speed and calling for tougher sanctions against iran. iran —— liberal democrats saying they should be a vote about what happens but they would support it. whether they will be political disagreement will depend on what happened in the middle east and that is not in the gift of politicians here. ., ~ is not in the gift of politicians here. . ,, i. is not in the gift of politicians here. ., ~' ,, , ~ here. thank you, henry. we will seak to here. thank you, henry. we will soeak to lord — here. thank you, henry. we will speak to lord cameron - here. thank you, henry. we will speak to lord cameron the - here. thank you, henry. we will. speak to lord cameron the foreign secretary in about 20 minutes. but first, the news this morning.

police in australia have said it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were female. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. our sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now been released. this was pikria darchia — originally from georgia, she spoke several languages. dawn singleton was a 25—year—old planning her imminent wedding. jade young was a a7—year—old architect, motherand member of a surf life—saving club. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. police say the little girl has improved significantly, and could be on a regular hospital ward within days. yixuan cheng, a chinese student — her picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz tahir — the only man killed as he tried to intervene in the attack. he had moved here from pakistan.

assailantjoel cauchi, who was shot dead by a police officer, had a history of mental illness — but authorities continue to search for motives, including whether he was targeting women. well, the videos speak for themselves, don't they? and that's certainly a line of inquiry for us. it's obvious to me, it's obvious to detectives, that that seems to be an area of interest that the offender had focused on women and avoided the men. as you know — that has been reported — five of the deceased are women, and the majority of victims in hospital are also women. stories behind the bravery of the shoppers during the attack are also emerging. damien geurot from france confronted the killer with a bollard. i saw the guy. somebody on the floor with a lot of blood. and i saw one girl actually from the balcony get stabbed. and... and then it's like, when i saw him running,

it's like, you're not... i saw him running, so i have to follow him, of course. police have now finished their immediate investigations here at the westfield shopping centre, but it remains closed today. amid the stories of bravery and developments in the investigation, the focus for many is on remembering the victims of an attack that's shaken the country. our sydney correspondent katy watson joins us now. morning, katie. we can see from the flowers behind you, there has been a huge response to this attack. absolutely. these flowers are starting from very early on sunday morning and people are still coming, there is also a book of condolences, you can write condolences online, they are also looking at a permanent memorialfor the they are also looking at a permanent memorial for the victims. they are also looking at a permanent memorialfor the victims. it they are also looking at a permanent memorial for the victims. it is very much a mood of reflection especially

as we are now hearing more personal details about who the people were, the victims, and their stories and theirfamilies. people here are the victims, and their stories and their families. people here are very much reflecting on what happened on saturday and really trying to come to terms with exactly the violent attack and how it could have happened here in australia. the glimmer of light if you like it was hearing about the small baby, who was injured, her mother died trying to protect her. she has now been moved away from being critical to a serious condition, but she is looking like she is improving and thatis looking like she is improving and that is some good news if you like in what has been a sea of terrible news on this last few days. thank ou ve news on this last few days. thank you very much. — news on this last few days. thank you very much, katy. _ parliament will resume voting today on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. it's expected the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week, following intense debate and attempts by the house of lords to make amendments. ministers hope the first asylum seekers can be sent to the east

african country within weeks. hospice services are at risk and are facing a devastating financial crisis due to rising staff costs, according to a leading charty. figures from hospices uk suggest centres that provide end of life care are collectively short of £77 million. mps will debate the topic in parliament later today. the department of health says it's provided £60 million in extra cash, including to some hospices, for one—off payments to staff employed by non—nhs organisations. the owners of what was known as britain's wonkiest inn have drawn up plans to rebuild it in a new location. the crooked house near dudley in the west midlands had been demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. still crooked. still crooked, that

is the idea, _ still crooked. still crooked, that is the idea, it _ still crooked. still crooked, that is the idea, it has _ still crooked. still crooked, that is the idea, it has got _ still crooked. still crooked, that is the idea, it has got to - still crooked. still crooked, that is the idea, it has got to be - is the idea, it has got to be crooked! simon joins simonjoins us with simon joins us with the weather, and it is wet for a lot of people. it is an all-too-familiar _ it is wet for a lot of people. it is an all—too—familiar weather watcher picture, we have had a lot of this recently, the rain! there is promising news on the horizon, it could be a bit drier for more than a day by the end of this week.- day by the end of this week. good! let's 'ust day by the end of this week. good! let's just skio _ day by the end of this week. good! let's just skip to _ day by the end of this week. good! let's just skip to that! _ i wish i could! it is nasty out there — i wish i could! it is nasty out there this _ i wish i could! it is nasty out there this morning, deep area of low oressure _ there this morning, deep area of low pressure north of the uk is giving us some — pressure north of the uk is giving us some strong isobars, some strong winds— us some strong isobars, some strong winds along _ us some strong isobars, some strong winds along with a weather front which _ winds along with a weather front which is — winds along with a weather front which is bringing very heavy rain, tricky— which is bringing very heavy rain, tricky conditions on the roads with this rain— tricky conditions on the roads with this rain moving its way into the south-east— this rain moving its way into the south—east of england over the next few hours _ south—east of england over the next few hours. if south-east of england over the next few hours. , ., . south-east of england over the next few hours. ,, ., .., few hours. if you are commuting, bear that in _ few hours. if you are commuting, bear that in mind. _ few hours. if you are commuting, bear that in mind. the _ few hours. if you are commuting, bear that in mind. the rain - few hours. if you are commuting, bear that in mind. the rain will. bear that in mind. the rain will clear to the south—east and behind it as it clears, we have got a mixture of sunny spells and showers.

those showers are heavy and potentially thundery in places, we could see some sleet, hail and even some snow over the higher ground of scotland. there is a gusty wind up to 50 miles an hour for scotland. there is a gusty wind up to 50 miles an hourfor many scotland. there is a gusty wind up to 50 miles an hour for many of us today and with the wind coming in from the north—west it will feel particularly chilly. temperatures across scotland, northern england, northern ireland, 10 celsius, 12 down to the south—east of england. it will feel significantly cooler compared to the weekend. tonight there will be showery outbreaks of rain moving away to the south—east but largely clear skies, cloud, rain, strong winds in eastern areas. a-7 , rain, strong winds in eastern areas. a—7 , and it will stay cloudy, wet and cold on the eastern side of england on tuesday. through to the end of the week, higher pressure will build in which will prevent those rain bearing weather systems

moving in, say something a bit more settled for a few more days. simon, thank you. the aa is launching what it calls a motoring manifesto today and one of its key points is an issue we've covered before on breakfast — graduated driving licences. they require new drivers to build up their experience behind the wheel before they can do certain things, like carrying passengers of their own age, or drive at night. at the moment, around a fifth of all fatal or serious injury car collisions involve a young driver, according to the latest government figures. male drivers aged 17 to 2a are four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than all drivers aged 25 or over. each year, more than 1,500 young drivers are killed or seriously injured on uk roads. we're joined now by crystal owen,

whose son harvey was 17 when he died along with three friends in a crash last year, and by the aa presdient edmund king. good morning to you both. good morninu. good morning to you both. good morning. crystal, _ good morning to you both. good morning. crystal, thank - good morning to you both. good morning. crystal, thank you - good morning to you both. good morning. crystal, thank you for. morning. crystal, thank you for talkin: morning. crystal, thank you for talking to _ morning. crystal, thank you for talking to us — morning. crystal, thank you for talking to us about _ morning. crystal, thank you for talking to us about this, - morning. crystal, thank you for talking to us about this, really | talking to us about this, really significant story and i'm sure it's an idea that lots of people at home will be watching this morning and thinking, a chilly, what are good and sensible idea. can you explain to us why this might help and who it might be helping? road to us why this might help and who it might be heloing?— to us why this might help and who it might be helping? road crashes and mm: might be helping? road crashes and young oeoole. _ might be helping? road crashes and young oeoole. that _ might be helping? road crashes and young people, that is _ might be helping? road crashes and young people, that is one _ might be helping? road crashes and young people, that is one of - might be helping? road crashes and young people, that is one of the - young people, that is one of the leading causes of death in the uk and worldwide it is the leading cause of death. it would not only help the passengers, it would save the lives of the drivers, the passengers, and also 50% of these crashes are other people that are affected, you could be walking down the street and affected by these

crashes so it affects everybody basically. it would save the trauma for thousands of families that we have to go through, and we have a life sentence basically now. that is the situation _ life sentence basically now. that is the situation you _ life sentence basically now. that is the situation you are _ life sentence basically now. that is the situation you are in _ life sentence basically now. that is the situation you are in because i life sentence basically now. that is the situation you are in because of| the situation you are in because of what happened. the situation you are in because of what haooened— the situation you are in because of what happened. yeah, yeah. people sa it is what happened. yeah, yeah. people say it is restrictive, _ what happened. yeah, yeah. people say it is restrictive, how _ what happened. yeah, yeah. people say it is restrictive, how more - say it is restrictive, how more restrictive can you get? my 17—year—old son was mac light has been restricted for ever, his physical self, all that remains of him now is ashes. how many lives can be taken before the government does anything? indie be taken before the government does an hint ? ~ be taken before the government does an hint? , be taken before the government does an hin? , ,. , anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he — anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was _ anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was in _ anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was in a _ anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was in a car— anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was in a car with - anything? we can see some pictures of harvey he was in a car with his - of harvey he was in a car with his mates. have you been able to established what happened? the inruest is established what happened? tue: inquest is still established what happened? tta: inquest is still going established what happened? t"t2 inquest is still going ahead, established what happened? tt2 inquest is still going ahead, so four boys came off a wet road, you know, a carfull of boys, a wet rural road on a bend. i personally... there are a lot of circumstances leading up to how they got there, and this raised, for me, that actually as a parent, saying no

to teenagers is not enough. harley was a brilliant lad, he was never in any trouble, he never did anything wrong, hejust any trouble, he never did anything wrong, he just thought he was going on an adventure and he told a few white lies but nothing that any other teenager doesn't do. but as a parent, theyjust think other teenager doesn't do. but as a parent, they just think we other teenager doesn't do. but as a parent, theyjust think we are nagging and i don't see the dangers. we need the law to enforce us, as parents, if the law is there, most young people are law—abiding citizens and it acts as up as parents. tt citizens and it acts as up as oarents— citizens and it acts as up as arents. ., �* , , , parents. it wouldn't 'ust be mums and dads saying. _ parents. it wouldn'tjust be mums and dads saying, don't, _ parents. it wouldn'tjust be mums and dads saying, don't, it - parents. it wouldn'tjust be mums and dads saying, don't, it would l parents. it wouldn'tjust be mumsl and dads saying, don't, it would be the law saying, you can't. find and dads saying, don't, it would be the law saying, you can't.— the law saying, you can't. and it hiuuhlihts the law saying, you can't. and it highlights as _ the law saying, you can't. and it highlights as well— the law saying, you can't. and it highlights as well why, - the law saying, you can't. and it highlights as well why, when - the law saying, you can't. and it i highlights as well why, when there is a law there, the education is there as well. so they understand why the law is there. the statistics are there and hopefully more education as well, they will realise, that is why i am doing that today, that is why all of our families are talking in our group because this will hopefully save lives. people will actually realise

these are real people behind the statistics, it's notjust numbers on paper, real lives are affected. edmund king, what is the aa saying about this today? what edmund king, what is the aa saying about this today?— edmund king, what is the aa saying about this today? what we are saying to government _ about this today? what we are saying to government is, _ about this today? what we are saying to government is, this _ about this today? what we are saying to government is, this is _ about this today? what we are saying to government is, this is a _ about this today? what we are saying to government is, this is a national. to government is, this is a national issue _ to government is, this is a national issue it _ to government is, this is a national issue it is — to government is, this is a national issue it is a — to government is, this is a national issue. it is a national crisis. and we don't — issue. it is a national crisis. and we don't think it has had the attention— we don't think it has had the attention from the top of government that it _ attention from the top of government that it really needs. the leading cause _ that it really needs. the leading cause of— that it really needs. the leading cause of death of young people. if we had _ cause of death of young people. if we had five people dying every day on the _ we had five people dying every day on the railways or on the airlines, there _ on the railways or on the airlines, there would — on the railways or on the airlines, there would be a public inquiries, stuff— there would be a public inquiries, stuff would be done. but because this is— stuff would be done. but because this is drio — stuff would be done. but because this is drip drip effect of young drivers— this is drip drip effect of young drivers every other weekend, and the reason _ drivers every other weekend, and the reason we _ drivers every other weekend, and the reason we got involved was reading the oaoers — reason we got involved was reading the papers on the monday morning seeing, _ the papers on the monday morning seeing, three teenagers die, to teenagers like it continually, and we found — teenagers like it continually, and we found that 72% of fatalities for young _ we found that 72% of fatalities for young drivers are on rural roads.

most— young drivers are on rural roads. most people didn't know that, rural roads— most people didn't know that, rural roads are _ most people didn't know that, rural roads are dangerous. one of the things— roads are dangerous. one of the things we — roads are dangerous. one of the things we are talking about is more graduated — things we are talking about is more graduated learning before you take your test _ graduated learning before you take your test to ensure that young drivers _ your test to ensure that young drivers go — your test to ensure that young drivers go out on a rural road, go out on _ drivers go out on a rural road, go out on a — drivers go out on a rural road, go out on a motorway and a dual carriageway, go out at night and in the rain _ carriageway, go out at night and in the rain. because many of these cases— the rain. because many of these cases are — the rain. because many of these cases are quite ordinary. i know you have _ cases are quite ordinary. i know you have sooken — cases are quite ordinary. i know you have spoken to sharon who is daughter— have spoken to sharon who is daughter caitlin was 18, a passenger in a car~ _ daughter caitlin was 18, a passenger in a car~ it— daughter caitlin was 18, a passenger in a car. it has three girls, it was an ordinary— in a car. it has three girls, it was an ordinary night out, they didn't do anything wrong. they weren't soeeding. — do anything wrong. they weren't speeding, they went drinking or taking _ speeding, they went drinking or taking drugs, it was an experience. -- they— taking drugs, it was an experience. -- they were — taking drugs, it was an experience. —— they were not drinking or taking drugs _ —— they were not drinking or taking drugs it— —— they were not drinking or taking drugs it is— —— they were not drinking or taking drugs. it is countering that inexperience. limiting the amount of oassengers _ inexperience. limiting the amount of passengers for six months, that is a small— passengers for six months, that is a small orice — passengers for six months, that is a small price to pay. and in that six months. — small price to pay. and in that six months, drivers can get much more exoerience — months, drivers can get much more experience on the road. and that is what _ experience on the road. and that is what it— experience on the road. and that is what it comes down to. that is what we are _ what it comes down to. that is what we are calling on all political

party— we are calling on all political party today to adopt the simple thing _ party today to adopt the simple thing which will save thousands of lives _ thing which will save thousands of lives i_ thing which will save thousands of lives i do— thing which will save thousands of lives. i do get the sense that there is any— lives. i do get the sense that there is any political buy into this? do you get— is any political buy into this? do you get the sense? yvette cooper said last _ you get the sense? yvette cooper said last week that they were aware of it, _ said last week that they were aware of it. from _ said last week that they were aware of it, from labour, but they were not committing to it necessarily in their— not committing to it necessarily in their manifesto. government ministers _ their manifesto. government ministers have not adopted it yet, our politicians listening? i haven't been _ our politicians listening? i haven't been asked. but i think we have an opportunity— been asked. but i think we have an opportunity now —— they haven't been so far~ _ opportunity now —— they haven't been so far~ they— opportunity now —— they haven't been so far. they have an opportunity now, _ so far. they have an opportunity now. there _ so far. they have an opportunity now, there is an election in the offing, — now, there is an election in the offing, and _ now, there is an election in the offing, and we are committed to make this a _ offing, and we are committed to make this a main— offing, and we are committed to make this a main issue.— this a main issue. crystal, what edmund is _ this a main issue. crystal, what edmund is talking _ this a main issue. crystal, what edmund is talking about, - this a main issue. crystal, what- edmund is talking about, restricting passengers for six months, what are things would you like to see, whatever other changes? aha, things would you like to see, whatever other changes? a minimum of 40 hours of lessons _ whatever other changes? a minimum of 40 hours of lessons call _ a0 hours of lessons call experiencing other road conditions. it bore a test? in other countries

it is —— before a test? tit it bore a test? in other countries it is -- before a test?— it is -- before a test? in other countries _ it is -- before a test? in other countries it — it is -- before a test? in other countries it is _ it is -- before a test? in other countries it is much _ it is -- before a test? in other countries it is much higher, i it is -- before a test? in otherl countries it is much higher, 120 hours in australia, not necessarily with an instructor, they can log it with an instructor, they can log it with their parents. but people assume that people aren't speeding or doing something silly. sometimes it isjust that or doing something silly. sometimes it is just that the road conditions are that they need to be going slower and thatjust comes with experience. it takes time to really learn to drive. it protects them in the most crucial stage when they are most likely to crash, it is a no—brainer. it would save the economy millions, it would be saving pressure on the nhs, and most importantly it would save young lives and other lives as well. t lives and other lives as well. i just wonder whether things like equality law, does that come into it? politicians might be reluctant to go for this because you are restricting a certain group based on their age or experience. t restricting a certain group based on their age or experience.— their age or experience. i really don't think— their age or experience. i really don't think it — their age or experience. i really don't think it should _ their age or experience. i really don't think it should be. - their age or experience. i really don't think it should be. if- their age or experience. i really don't think it should be. if we i their age or experience. i really i don't think it should be. if we look at this— don't think it should be. if we look at this in— don't think it should be. if we look at this in the broader scale, it's about— at this in the broader scale, it's about saving lives, young people's

lives _ about saving lives, young people's lives we — about saving lives, young people's lives. we have restrictions on cigarettes— lives. we have restrictions on cigarettes for good reason because they kill _ cigarettes for good reason because they kill people. we need to look at this. they kill people. we need to look at this all_ they kill people. we need to look at this all of— they kill people. we need to look at this. all of the academic evidence shows, _ this. all of the academic evidence shows, and — this. all of the academic evidence shows, and the evidence from other countries, _ shows, and the evidence from other countries, shows that it will reduce crashes _ countries, shows that it will reduce crashes by— countries, shows that it will reduce crashes by between 20 and ao%. it would _ crashes by between 20 and ao%. it would have — crashes by between 20 and ao%. it would have a significant impact. and yet, would have a significant impact. and yet. the _ would have a significant impact. and yet, the inconvenience would only be felt for— yet, the inconvenience would only be felt for a _ yet, the inconvenience would only be felt for a short period and there are ways — felt for a short period and there are ways around it. so this is crucial~ — are ways around it. so this is crucial~ we _ are ways around it. so this is crucial. we cannot go on every monday— crucial. we cannot go on every monday morning looking at the news, more teenagers needlessly killed. so we want _ more teenagers needlessly killed. so we want total government, opposition commitment, to make a change. it is the most _ commitment, to make a change. it is the most important issue facing young _ the most important issue facing young people. it's not knives, gun crime, _ young people. it's not knives, gun crime, sex, — young people. it's not knives, gun crime, sex, drink, drugs, it's not, it is— crime, sex, drink, drugs, it's not, it is the— crime, sex, drink, drugs, it's not, it is the leading cause of death. in a way— it is the leading cause of death. in a way it— it is the leading cause of death. in a way it is— it is the leading cause of death. in a way it is a — it is the leading cause of death. in a way it is a no—brainer. we need action— a way it is a no—brainer. we need action on— a way it is a no—brainer. we need action on the _ a way it is a no—brainer. we need action on the future for our young

oeoole _ action on the future for our young --eole. �* , ., action on the future for our young --eole. �* i. .,, action on the future for our young --eole. �* ., ., people. are you hopeful for a resoonse _ people. are you hopeful for a response from _ people. are you hopeful for a response from government? | people. are you hopeful for a _ response from government? hopefully, es, this response from government? hopefully, yes. this has — response from government? hopefully, yes, this has been _ response from government? hopefully, yes, this has been debated _ response from government? hopefully, yes, this has been debated and - yes, this has been debated and talked about for decades and it angered me so much when i read how much it has been discussed and nothing has been done. hopefully with all of us, we are not backing down now, us and the other families are not going to stop until something is done. are not going to stop until somethin: is done. , , ., something is done. edmund, crystal, thank ou something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so — something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so much _ something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so much for— something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so much for coming - something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so much for coming in. i something is done. edmund, crystal, thank you so much for coming in. we j thank you so much for coming in. we know it is still very raw for you and yourfamily know it is still very raw for you and your family so we really appreciate your time.- and your family so we really appreciate your time. the former strictly queen dame arlene phillips and singer nicole scherzinger were among the winners at last night's olivier awards. the event, which recognises the best of uk theatre, took place at london's albert hall. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher was there. star power on full display at the olivier awards. this year's nominations were full of household names like andrew scott, sarah snook and nicole scherzinger. the green carpet has been rolled out for the biggest

night in british theatre, with some of the biggest names in show business. all of them, they're wanting to get their hands on an olivier. nicole scherzinger was one of the winners, after wowing critics and audiences in sunset boulevard. she took home best actress in a musical. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it, you know — ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last. but i didn't know it would be with this show! her co—star, tom francis — who performed during the oliviers — won best actor in a musical. another winner was the sherlock and league of gentlemen star mark gatiss — he won best actor for the motive and the cue — beating off competition from andrew scott, james norton, joseph fiennes and david tennant. i've known david tennant for...25 years. andrew, obviously, from sherlock for a very long time.

and it's just amazing to be in that company. joe fiennes and james norton, as well. just amazing. it was an amazingly strong year, so i'm really thrilled to bits. succession's sarah snook was another big name taking home one of those prestigious trophies for her one—woman production of the picture of dorian gray. i'm a little bit... are you in shock? very much in shock, yes. yeah, i... yeah. i... i think the... just, even the architecture of the building is shocking — to walk into the royal albert hall and be like, "what am i doing here? what's this, here in the west end with the cream of the cream of london theatre?" it's... yeah, it's a dream come true. it's quite astonishing to be able to be included in the group, so... # we are the finest minds in england # on that we are agreed... operation mincemeat — a show inspired by a real—life world war ii mission — won best new musical. another big winner was dear england — the play about gareth southgate

and his england team. will close — who played harry kane — won an olivier at his first—ever awards show. itjust reached such a large audience base. i mean, it was... i've just never seen anything like it, in terms of the demand for tickets, the enthusiasm of the crowds. it was... it ends with such a feel—good sweet caroline rendition that i think itjust left people leaving the theatre with a buzz and a love of not only the story and the characters involved, but actually just the medium. it's a celebration of theatre, really, as much as it's a celebration of sport. and dame arlene phillips won her first olivier at the age of 80. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. she looks very pleased with that. t she looks very pleased with that. i was going to say, she is never she looks very pleased with that. t was going to say, she is never 80! t was going to say, she is never 80! i am so glad dear england did so well, i don't go to the theatre hugely often but i saw it in london it was

incredible. often but i saw it in london it was incredible-— incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up in _ incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up in a - incredible. david cameron, lord cameron coming up in a few i incredible. david cameron, lord i cameron coming up in a few minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. this programme has learned that some tory mps, including a former chair a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. this programme has learned that some tory mps, including a former chair of the conservative party, are planning to boycott an event for eid at downing street tonight. it's understood the move is in protest at the government's support of israel's military action in gaza. the annual eid reception by the prime minister is normally attended by leading muslim figures. a government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding gaza — but that hasn't convinced everyone. they're supporting israel, who stand accused of genocide, they stand accused of war crimes. the deprivation of water and food to women and children has left many starving. and last week, the killing of three british aid workers — after which lord cameron has said they will continue to supply arms to israel —

was an absolute red line. the ultra low emission zone has generated over £130 million in revenue since it expanded in august last year. figures obtained by bbc london revealed there was £23 million in fines during the first six months — and £108 million paid by drivers using non—compliant vehicles. transport for london says ulez won't generate any income by 2026 as drivers switch away from those more—polluting vehicles. in football, it was a good weekend for tottenham hotspur women, who won the biggest game in their history on sunday. they beat leicester city 2—1, and are now through to the fa cup finals for the first time. they'll face manchester united in may at wembley. congratulations to the team. let's take a look at how the tube is running now.

that takes us to the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. it's a cloudy start to the day, and it will be a wet start for many of us as we have a cold front bringing some outbreaks of showery rain, clearing to sunshine and showers during the day. but that rain may be heavy for a time as it sweeps further south eastwards. once it clears through, though, this morning, we're left with sunshine, some scattered, blustery showers, and it will be windy today — with gusts quite widely reaching a0—a5mph, and temperatures around 9 to 12 degrees. some further showers, some clear spells this evening, some thicker cloud by the end of the night, with some further showers by the early hours. and temperatures, well, dipping to around 6 to 8 degrees — and still quite breezy out there, as well. looking ahead, well, high pressure remains to the west of us, and the wind direction becomes more of a north—to—north—westerly, so we're drawing in some further showers to the east as we look ahead to the next few days, and it remains cool, as well. so for tuesday and for wednesday, sunshine and showers, still quite breezy out there. becoming a bit drier and brighter by the end of the week and into the weekend.

that's it for now. that's it from me — there's more on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back with you in half an hour, but for now let's cross back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. let's return to our top story this morning. world leaders are calling for calm in the middle east after israel vowed to respond to iran's missile attack. more than 300 drones were fired from iran in the early hours of sunday — which they said was in response to a deadly attack on their consulate in damascus two weeks ago. most of the missiles were shot down

by israel and its allies, including fighterjets from the uk and the united states. but some got through. this crater was caused by a missile striking an air base in southern israel. the prime minister is expected to speak in parliament later after he confirmed a number of attack drones have been shut down by rafjets. rishi sunakjoined g7 leaders in condemning what he described as iran's "reckless" attack on israel over the weekend. we'rejoined now by the foreign secretary, lord cameron. good morning. thank you for your time. for ourviewers good morning. thank you for your time. for our viewers waking up this monday morning who have seen the headlines over the weekend, how worried should they be about the situation in the middle east right now? ~ ., situation in the middle east right now? ~ . ., , now? well, we are living in a very dangerous — now? well, we are living in a very dangerous world. _ now? well, we are living in a very

dangerous world. we _ now? well, we are living in a very dangerous world. we know i now? well, we are living in a very dangerous world. we know that i dangerous world. we know that because of what is happening in ukraine, the middle east, and elsewhere. what iran did was a very, very dangerous act in an already dangerous world. your report was completely right, but when we think about the 301 weapons that were fired at israel, they were not all drones, there were 110 ballistic missiles and a3 cruise missiles. a very significant attack. fortunately it seems a failure because of the brave action because of israeli defences and what americans did and our limited role which i can come untrue. iran has suffered a double defeat, the almost complete failure of their attack and also by making this attack they have revealed to the world true nature in the region. israel is warning of a significant response to that attack, given the scale of what they have faced with that to be justified?

scale of what they have faced with that to bejustified? t scale of what they have faced with that to be justified?— that to be 'ustified? i think they are that to be justified? i think they are oerfectly — that to be justified? i think they are perfectlyjustified _ that to be justified? i think they are perfectly justified to - that to be justified? i think they are perfectlyjustified to think i are perfectlyjustified to think they should respond because they have been attacked, but we are urging them as friends to think with head as well as heart, to be smart as well as tough, and to recognise iran suffered this defeat because the attack was a failure, the world can see what a benign influence they are and i think the right thing to do is not to escalate but, as president biden has put it, do take the win, as it were, and then let's focus the world's attention onto hamas, who still hold those hostages, including british nationals. they have been offered a deal by israel to release many, many prisoners out of israeli prisons and to have a pause in the fighting in gaza and hamas should take that deal, they are the only reason this fighting continues. the escalation, trying to calm the situation, is what we are trying to do. ——

de—escalation. israelis are waking up de—escalation. israelis are waking up and thinking we should respond because we have been attacked but we have to be smart as well as tough. when you urge israel to show restraint, what does that look like? i think it means not having another wave of attacks and focusing instead on putting the pressure on hamas to release the hostages, have the pause in fighting in gaza, then we can flood aid into gaza, get the hostages home after over six months of awful captivity and try to de—escalate the situation. getting the whole world to recognise what a benign influence iran is in the region and looking at sanctions and other pressures that can be put on iran in orderto other pressures that can be put on iran in order to get them to desist against further attacks on israel but also to rein in their proxies because of course iran is responsible for hamas in gaza, responsible for hamas in gaza, responsible for hamas in gaza, responsible for the houthis and for hezbollah. we need to de—escalate

the situation rather than see further conflict.— the situation rather than see further conflict. ., , further conflict. over the last few weeks you _ further conflict. over the last few weeks you have _ further conflict. over the last few weeks you have urged _ further conflict. over the last few weeks you have urged israel- further conflict. over the last few weeks you have urged israel to i further conflict. over the last few i weeks you have urged israel to show restraint in gaza and a lot of people think that doesn't really appear to have happened. he warned iran not to carry out any attacks and now we know that has happened. how much influence do we, how much influence do you, really having the situation? t influence do you, really having the situation? ., ,., influence do you, really having the situation? ., ., ., situation? i would point to one situation? i would point to one situation which _ situation? i would point to one situation which is _ situation? i would point to one situation which is right - situation? i would point to one situation which is right from i situation? i would point to one | situation which is right from the beginning, we have talked about the importance of getting aid into gaza and i was attacked for being too aggressive about this but we have now seen, thanks in large part to watch the americans have said, we have now seen israel's same we are going to allow more aid into gaza, 500 trucks a day, opening the port, opening times lasting longer and allowing them to move around gaza. that is somewhere britain has really focused our efforts, trebled our aid budget into gaza, helped to save,

create mini lights, feed people, provide food, medicine and shelter and we should keep up with that and i think britain has had an influence there. i wouldn't overstate what we did on saturday night, but nonetheless we did provide aeroplanes to backfill for the americans on the operation we jointly do to suppress isil—daesh and that did more to protect israel from attack but at the same time we said to our pilots that if there are drones or missiles coming in from where they where they should shoot them down and is a testament to their skill, that bravery and we should be proud of them. you their skill, that bravery and we should be proud of them. you seem to be downolaying — should be proud of them. you seem to be downolaying the — should be proud of them. you seem to be downplaying the involvement i should be proud of them. you seem to be downplaying the involvement of- be downplaying the involvement of the uk over the weekend, but if there was another attack on israel by iran, would the uk expect to play a similar role again?— a similar role again? well, we hope there won't — a similar role again? well, we hope there won't be _ a similar role again? well, we hope there won't be one _ a similar role again? well, we hope there won't be one and _ a similar role again? well, we hope there won't be one and the - a similar role again? well, we hope there won't be one and the iraniansj there won't be one and the iranians have set their won't, but we were asked by the americans to assist. we were helping them to do more. but

also providing part of the shield ourselves and we shut down, our pilots shot down a number of drones as they came in from those areas and that was the right thing to do. a state on state attack would have been a huge escalation and it is worth reflecting on the scale, i think it was bigger than many people expected in terms of the 301 weapons that were flown by iran and its proxies into israel. could have resulted in thousands of casualties, including civilians, if it hadn't been the almost total failure it was because the israelis and americans and us where successful in shooting these things down.— these things down. president biden has said to israel, _ these things down. president biden has said to israel, look, _ these things down. president biden has said to israel, look, if - these things down. president biden has said to israel, look, if you i has said to israel, look, if you take any retaliatory action against iran, we will not be part of that. is the uk saying the same? what is the uk saying the same? what we're saying _ is the uk saying the same? what we're saying is — is the uk saying the same? what we're saying is we _ is the uk saying the same? what we're saying is we don't - is the uk saying the same? transit we're saying is we don't think should take escalate reaction. we totally respect an independent

sovereign state, being attacked, they have every right to consider how they respond, but we are urging them to think with head as well as heart, to think what is best for their security in the region in terms of not escalating this conflict and so we don't think they should go ahead with such action. but i fully understand the difficulty of making that argument. and whenever you are talking to another country about things they should or shouldn't do, you must respect their independence, sovereignty and the sense they have about how they best protect their people. but i think what saturday night proved is they can protect their people and the us is there, as biden said, giving them that ironclad support and we can play a role in helping the us. but you don't rule out the possibility that the uk mightjoin retaliatory action on iran, should israel choose to do it, even if you don't want it to happen. that is not what i said. i said we don't think escalate reaction should take. that is our

clear view and we have communicated that to the israelis. my point is that to the israelis. my point is that i think it is important to be respectful on these occasions. the country has had dangerous attack from a dangerous and malign actor in region. they will consider, the israeli cabinet has been eating already, to consider that. our advice is not to retaliate. take the win, recognise that iran has suffered a double defeat, defeat as almost all of their weapons were shut down because —— weapons were shut down because —— weapons were shut down because —— weapons were shut down and the world can see the true nature. pivot now, look at hamas and say they must release hostages. we will not be supporting retaliatory action but are supportive of other countries. labour have said they want to see my sanctions on iran. is that something you and the government would consider? , ., , ,., , , consider? yes, absolutely. -- see more at sanctions. _ consider? yes, absolutely. -- see more at sanctions. we _ consider? yes, absolutely. -- see more at sanctions. we already i consider? yes, absolutely. -- see. more at sanctions. we already have sanctions on iran, we put in place a

whole new sanctions regime which is proving effective. we have sanctioned the iranian revolutionary guard in its entirety and we will continue to look at what further steps we can do. i think there is an opportunity, and i'm sure the prime minister will talk about this in his statement to the house of commons, to try to work very closely with our partners in the g7. all these things are more effective if countries can act together. i think britain in many ways has been the sharp end, the most keen on sanctions and pressure and on turning up the heat, recognising, as i said in the first interview i gave as foreign secretary, that iran is the malign actor in the region but it is best we can do these things better. same we can do these things better. some countries including _ we can do these things better. some countries including france, _ we can do these things better. some countries including france, the netherlands, changing advice for their citizens as far as travelling to the middle east is concerned. do you expect movement on that as far as uk citizens? itrai’iki you expect movement on that as far as uk citizens?— as uk citizens? wiki i was oermanently _ as uk citizens? wiki i was permanently under i as uk citizens? wiki i was| permanently under review as uk citizens? wiki i was i permanently under review and i as uk citizens? wiki i was _ permanently under review and i would urge anyone travelling to look at

the foreign office website and the travel advice is set out there very clearly. we haven't made any alteration in travel advice to israel that people should look carefully and we give it under review by the hour and often with countries we have different advice for different parts of the country and different forms of travel, so thatis and different forms of travel, so that is the best thing to do. lard that is the best thing to do. lord cameron. _ that is the best thing to do. lord cameron, foreign _ that is the best thing to do. lord cameron, foreign secretary, thank you forjoining us popular thank you. time for a look at the weekend's sport. a decisive afternoon. yes. sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, this could — sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, this could be _ sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, this could be the _ sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, this could be the moment. i sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, this could be the moment. was l sport. a decisive afternoon. yes, i this could be the moment. was it? i think it will — this could be the moment. was it? i think it will be — this could be the moment. was it? i think it will be the _ this could be the moment. was it? i think it will be the moment - this could be the moment. was it? i think it will be the moment the i think it will be the moment the premier league title race turns. the arsenal manager said it was a bump in the road, the defeat yesterday. hard to see it that is not more than that and liverpool also lost, so two of the teams in this brilliant title race faltering at a really crucial moment. . , , . moment. manchester city didn't even -la . that moment. manchester city didn't even olay- that has — moment. manchester city didn't even play. that has given _ moment. manchester city didn't even play. that has given them _ moment. manchester city didn't even play. that has given them a - moment. manchester city didn't even play. that has given them a huge i play. that has given them a huge advantage- _ morning. can anyone see beyond

manchester city lifting another premier league title? as two of the teams in this three horse race faltered. i went would have moved arsenal top. —— a win would have moved arsenal top. leon bailey and ollie watkins with the goals. it completed a perfect weekend for reigning champions city, with pep guardiola's side now two points clear of arsenal who are ahead of third—placed liverpool on goal difference. just six games remaining. can arsenal pick themselves up after this? they go again. the impact is now how you react to that. it was going to be always a bump in the road. we won ten, draw one. unbelievable. everybody is on board. win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win, win. everybody is happy. very easy to maintain momentum and be on top of that. it's now, after the defeat, how you show your character, your leadership. is the pressure beginning to bite? jurgen klopp called his side horrible to watch as they slipped to defeat against crystal palace to end a horrible week after losing to

atalanta. what chance is now of jurgen klopp in the premier league trophy in his final season in charge? it'sjust crazy, how big the chances were, and we didn't use them. so, the second half crystal palace was lucky that we didn't punish them. but first half, they deserved the 1—0 lead, and that's sometimes enough. and that's why we stand out here and have nil points, and they have three. they need to go again. west ham's chances of another season in european football were reduced further by a 2—0 defeat at home to fulham. andreas pereira scored both goals as the away side registered a first league win at west ham for 23 years. west ham are trailing leading into the second leg. they were not the only upsets. title challengers rangers beaten by ross county for the first time in their history. it finished 3—2, and that hands celtic the advantage — they're four points clear, but who would have predicted this? a huge upset and a huge three points for ross county in their bid to beat

the dreaded drop and relegation. manchester united stunned holders chelsea. rachel williams with the second goal — that result ends chelsea's hopes of winning a treble in emma hayes' last campaign as manager before she becomes head coach of the united states women's team in the summer. totte n ha m tottenham beat leicester. scottie scheffler�*s wife is about to give birth and he was ready to head home mid round. he had this message for her. to my lovely wife, meredith. i love you, sweetheart. i'm excited for the next few weeks. excited to get home.

hopefully i'll get home as quickly as i can. but i miss you, and i love you. i'll be home soon. a busy weekend and a busy few weeks. it is getting to the business end in rugby champions cup. exeter will not be there. they were swept aside by toulouse. toulouse, five—time winners of the title, will play harlequins next. one of the moments of the weekend reserved for matty ashton. look at this brilliant piece of play. how on earth he managed to get the ball down in the corner here as they beat saint helens in rugby league has eco challenge cup. they will face huddersfield giants in the semifinals. wigan thrashed castleford to set up a meeting with hull kr in the other. incredible, love that. great britain's katie archibald has won her third gold medal at the track nations cup in canada,

adding the omnium to the team pursuit and madison titles she'd already taken. and another britain, tom pidcock, won the prestigious one—day and another briton, tom pidcock, won the prestigious one—day amstel gold race in the netherlands — at last. he's previously finished second and third, but this year he came out on top from a four—man breakaway. brilliant weekend for him. mixed fortunes elsewhere.— brilliant weekend for him. mixed fortunes elsewhere. yes, indeed. thank you- _ the second season of the bbc police drama blue lights starts tonight. it's set in belfast and follows the challenges of officers in northern ireland's police force. let's take a look. crime stats in the city. centre are off the charts. what's your take on what's going on out there? - anyone? uh, it's chaos. uh, street crime, robberies, drug seizures. overdoses. take your pick. gold star.

now, a year ago, we closed down the mcintyre crime group. - now, as you can see here, for about three months, i we saw a decline in drug seizures and a corresponding _ drop in street crime. then this. looks like someone's taken over- the supply and turned up the volume. now, you all know these two. jim dixon and davy hamill, i from the mount eden estate. now, what do we know about them? they're loyalist gang leaders. yeah, that's right, big rivals. now, our current intel suggests that either one or both of these two i individuals is behind this. here are some of their associates. again, they should be known to you. you see them on the move, you come to us _ you hear anything about them, or their operations, _ anything at all, you come to me. i need you to be our eyes and ears on the ground out there, ok? i two of the show�*s stars — sian brooke and nathan braniff join us now. sian, you were here at the first the

start —— focused on the verses season when he didn't know what was going to happen. how it was going to go. it has been a huge hit. tt has go. it has been a huge hit. it has been unbelievable, _ go. it has been a huge hit. it has been unbelievable, the - go. it has been a huge hit. it has been unbelievable, the most i been unbelievable, the most wonderful ride. i remember sitting here last _ wonderful ride. i remember sitting here last year with our amazing writer— here last year with our amazing writer declan and, yeah, totally new. _ writer declan and, yeah, totally new. we — writer declan and, yeah, totally new, we didn't know what the receotion _ new, we didn't know what the reception was, but it has been brilliantly— reception was, but it has been brilliantly overwhelming. here we are in season _ brilliantly overwhelming. here we are in season two _ brilliantly overwhelming. here we are in season two and _ brilliantly overwhelming. here we are in season two and with - brilliantly overwhelming. here we are in season two and with some | are in season two and with some dramatic twists in season one. you are picking up from them and all of the emotionally hard—hitting the emotionally ha rd—hitting storylines the emotionally hard—hitting storylines stop sign we meet them again, year on in thejob, year on from season one and it will be quite explosive and heart—wrenching and they have definitely dialled it up again this series.— they have definitely dialled it up again this series. nathan, you are character tommy _ again this series. nathan, you are character tommy has _ again this series. nathan, you are character tommy has been - again this series. nathan, you are. character tommy has been through again this series. nathan, you are i character tommy has been through the emotional ringo. he has dealt with loss as well as being a rookie cop. the first series, tommy goes through

some _ the first series, tommy goes through some oretty_ the first series, tommy goes through some pretty difficult _ the first series, tommy goes through some pretty difficult things _ the first series, tommy goes through some pretty difficult things and - some pretty difficult things and throughout— some pretty difficult things and throughout the _ some pretty difficult things and throughout the second - some pretty difficult things and throughout the second series i some pretty difficult things and i throughout the second series they stay with— throughout the second series they stay with him. _ throughout the second series they stay with him, as _ throughout the second series they stay with him, as well. _ throughout the second series they stay with him, as well. it - throughout the second series they stay with him, as well. it is- stay with him, as well. it is interesting _ stay with him, as well. it is interesting to— stay with him, as well. it is interesting to see - stay with him, as well. it is interesting to see how- stay with him, as well. it is interesting to see how he i stay with him, as well. it is- interesting to see how he deals with the trauma — interesting to see how he deals with the trauma he — interesting to see how he deals with the trauma he is— interesting to see how he deals with the trauma he is going _ interesting to see how he deals with the trauma he is going through- interesting to see how he deals with| the trauma he is going through while still trying _ the trauma he is going through while still trying to — the trauma he is going through while still trying to do _ the trauma he is going through while still trying to do the _ the trauma he is going through while still trying to do the job _ the trauma he is going through while still trying to do the job the - the trauma he is going through while still trying to do the job the best i still trying to do the job the best he can — still trying to do the job the best he can i— still trying to do the 'ob the best he can. . still trying to do the 'ob the best he can. , ., ., ., he can. i will be allowed to say, for oeoole _ he can. i will be allowed to say, for oeoole who _ he can. i will be allowed to say, for people who have _ he can. i will be allowed to say, for people who have seen i he can. i will be allowed to say, l for people who have seen season he can. i will be allowed to say, i for people who have seen season one, a spoiler alert, but there was a shocking death in season one. there was a. shocking death in season one. there was a- this — shocking death in season one. there was a. this follows _ shocking death in season one. there was a. this follows you _ shocking death in season one. there was a. this follows you as _ shocking death in season one. there was a. this follows you as you - shocking death in season one. there was a. this follows you as you react| was a. this follows you as you react to that. was a. this follows you as you react to that- the — was a. this follows you as you react to that. the second _ was a. this follows you as you react to that. the second series - was a. this follows you as you react to that. the second series is - was a. this follows you as you react to that. the second series is a - was a. this follows you as you react to that. the second series is a year| to that. the second series is a year and so we — to that. the second series is a year and so we are _ to that. the second series is a year and so we are not _ to that. the second series is a year and so we are not seeing _ to that. the second series is a year and so we are not seeing the - and so we are not seeing the immediate _ and so we are not seeing the immediate grief— and so we are not seeing the immediate grief of— and so we are not seeing the immediate grief of that - and so we are not seeing the immediate grief of that for l and so we are not seeing the i immediate grief of that for the police — immediate grief of that for the police officers, _ immediate grief of that for the police officers, but _ immediate grief of that for the police officers, but i _ immediate grief of that for the police officers, but i think- immediate grief of that for the | police officers, but i think even for tommy. _ police officers, but i think even for tommy, especially, - police officers, but i think even. fortommy, especially, something for tommy, especially, something like that, — for tommy, especially, something like that, it — for tommy, especially, something like that, it is _ fortommy, especially, something like that, it is probably— fortommy, especially, something like that, it is probably something| like that, it is probably something he will— like that, it is probably something he will take — like that, it is probably something he will take through _ like that, it is probably something he will take through the _ like that, it is probably something he will take through the rest - like that, it is probably something he will take through the rest of i like that, it is probably something| he will take through the rest of his policing _ he will take through the rest of his policing career— he will take through the rest of his policing career and _ he will take through the rest of his policing career and there - he will take through the rest of his policing career and there are - he will take through the rest of his policing career and there are little | policing career and there are little moments — policing career and there are little moments in — policing career and there are little moments in the _ policing career and there are little moments in the second _ policing career and there are little moments in the second series - policing career and there are little | moments in the second series that you do— moments in the second series that you do see — moments in the second series that you do see that— moments in the second series that you do see that grief— moments in the second series that you do see that grief and - moments in the second series that you do see that grief and trauma. i moments in the second series thatl you do see that grief and trauma. [it you do see that grief and trauma. it is a you do see that grief and trauma. is a cop drama but very much and northern ireland cop drama.

absolutely rooted in the location. why do you think that matter so much? i why do you think that matter so much? ~' ., , why do you think that matter so much? ~ ., , ,., . much? i think northern irish police deal with very _ much? i think northern irish police deal with very specific _ deal with very specific circumstances - deal with very specific circumstances that. deal with very specific i circumstances that may deal with very specific - circumstances that may be deal with very specific _ circumstances that may be police forces _ circumstances that may be police forces in — circumstances that may be police forces in the _ circumstances that may be police forces in the rest _ circumstances that may be police forces in the rest of _ circumstances that may be police forces in the rest of the - circumstances that may be police forces in the rest of the uk - circumstances that may be police forces in the rest of the uk don't| forces in the rest of the uk don't have _ forces in the rest of the uk don't have to — forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal— forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal with. _ forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal with. i _ forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal with. i think- forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal with. i think that i forces in the rest of the uk don't have to deal with. i think that isi have to deal with. i think that is one of— have to deal with. i think that is one of the — have to deal with. i think that is one of the things _ have to deal with. i think that is one of the things that _ have to deal with. i think that is one of the things that sets - have to deal with. i think that is one of the things that sets blue| one of the things that sets blue lights— one of the things that sets blue lights apart _ one of the things that sets blue lights apart from _ one of the things that sets blue lights apart from other- one of the things that sets blue lights apart from other cop - one of the things that sets blue - lights apart from other cop dramas we have _ lights apart from other cop dramas we have seen— lights apart from other cop dramas we have seen before. _ lights apart from other cop dramas we have seen before. find - lights apart from other cop dramas we have seen before.— we have seen before. and a professional _ we have seen before. and a professional and _ we have seen before. and a professional and personal i we have seen before. and a i professional and personal level we have seen before. and a - professional and personal level as officers. . , i professional and personal level as officers._ i think - professional and personal level as officers._ i think it - officers. certainly. i think it shines a — officers. certainly. i think it shines a light _ officers. certainly. i think it shines a light on _ officers. certainly. i think it shines a light on a - officers. certainly. i think it shines a light on a world i officers. certainly. ithink it. shines a light on a world that i think. — shines a light on a world that i think. you _ shines a light on a world that i think, you know, on a place and a 'ob think, you know, on a place and a job that _ think, you know, on a place and a job that l — think, you know, on a place and a job that i think people may have no notion— job that i think people may have no notion of— job that i think people may have no notion of war may have preconceived ideas _ notion of war may have preconceived ideas of— notion of war may have preconceived ideas of what they think it is, and ithink— ideas of what they think it is, and i think three very clever storytelling, they are able to give people _ storytelling, they are able to give people a — storytelling, they are able to give people a greater understanding and that is— people a greater understanding and that is not— people a greater understanding and that is not necessarilyjust at home and low—key in belfast but a wider circle _ and low—key in belfast but a wider circle a _ and low—key in belfast but a wider circle. a greater understanding of what _ circle. a greater understanding of what it _ circle. a greater understanding of what it is — circle. a greater understanding of what it is to do that job and what

belfast _ what it is to do that job and what belfast is — what it is to do that job and what belfast is now. do what it is to do that 'ob and what belfast is now._ belfast is now. do you think that has worked _ belfast is now. do you think that has worked well? _ belfast is now. do you think that has worked well? for _ belfast is now. do you think that has worked well? for people - belfast is now. do you think that| has worked well? for people who belfast is now. do you think that - has worked well? for people who have not lived there we are learning something new or. that not lived there we are learning something new or.— not lived there we are learning something new or. that has been the resonse something new or. that has been the response from _ something new or. that has been the response from so _ something new or. that has been the response from so many _ something new or. that has been the response from so many people - something new or. that has been the response from so many people and i something new or. that has been the| response from so many people and so nrany— response from so many people and so many different generations, who might— many different generations, who might not— many different generations, who might not know the history of northern— might not know the history of northern ireland. "i had no idea, i didn't— northern ireland. "i had no idea, i didn't understand." a generation that hasn't— didn't understand." a generation that hasn't lived through it. it gives— that hasn't lived through it. it gives a — that hasn't lived through it. it gives a more human side of what that place _ gives a more human side of what that place is _ gives a more human side of what that lace is. ., . ., , place is. your character is learning. _ place is. your character is learning, as _ place is. your character is learning, as well, - place is. your character is learning, as well, isn't i place is. your character is i learning, as well, isn't she? place is. your character is - learning, as well, isn't she? grace hasjoined the learning, as well, isn't she? grace has joined the police quite late in her career, having been a social worker so things are changing for her. . . worker so things are changing for her. ., ., ., , , ., her. yeah, and that is why it also works. her. yeah, and that is why it also works- when _ her. yeah, and that is why it also works. when we _ her. yeah, and that is why it also works. when we see _ her. yeah, and that is why it also works. when we see police - her. yeah, and that is why it also i works. when we see police officers, oh, works. when we see police officers, oh. yeah. _ works. when we see police officers, oh, yeah, they know exactly what they are — oh, yeah, they know exactly what they are doing. you don't think this might— they are doing. you don't think this might be _ they are doing. you don't think this might be theirfirst they are doing. you don't think this might be their firstjob. this might be their— might be their firstjob. this might be their first arrest and they might .et be their first arrest and they might get it— be their first arrest and they might get it wrong. and i think in this series. — get it wrong. and i think in this series. in— get it wrong. and i think in this series, in series one grace is

naively— series, in series one grace is naively optimistic in what she thinks — naively optimistic in what she thinks she can do and then in series two, _ thinks she can do and then in series two. like _ thinks she can do and then in series two. like any— thinks she can do and then in series two, like anyjob, she is a year on, more _ two, like anyjob, she is a year on, more experienced and a bit more hardened — more experienced and a bit more hardened and a little bit ground down _ hardened and a little bit ground down lry— hardened and a little bit ground down by it so slightly more realistic _ down by it so slightly more realistic. . . , down by it so slightly more realistic-— down by it so slightly more i realistic._ the realistic. she has snacks. the obligatory _ realistic. she has snacks. the obligatory stevie _ realistic. she has snacks. the obligatory stevie snacks. - realistic. she has snacks. the obligatory stevie snacks. i - realistic. she has snacks. the i obligatory stevie snacks. i didn't have _ obligatory stevie snacks. i didn't have to — obligatory stevie snacks. i didn't have to eat all of those. the lovely martin _ have to eat all of those. the lovely martin mccann. | have to eat all of those. the lovely martin mann-— have to eat all of those. the lovely martin mccann-_ martin mccann. i love this. your character. _ martin mccann. i love this. your character, nathan, _ martin mccann. i love this. your character, nathan, has- martin mccann. i love this. your character, nathan, has to - martin mccann. i love this. your| character, nathan, has to change physically or has had two this season. reading back what you said about it, you didn't want to pretend to be him, you said why notjust be him? to be him, you said why not 'ust be him? ., ., ., , “ to be him, you said why not 'ust be him? ., ., ., , 4' ., him? yeah. for tommy, i think going from the first — him? yeah. for tommy, i think going from the first series _ him? yeah. for tommy, i think going from the first series to _ him? yeah. for tommy, i think going from the first series to the _ him? yeah. for tommy, i think going from the first series to the second - from the first series to the second series. _ from the first series to the second series. if— from the first series to the second series. if he — from the first series to the second series, if he was— from the first series to the second series, if he was going _ from the first series to the second series, if he was going to- from the first series to the second series, if he was going to last - from the first series to the second series, if he was going to last in l series, if he was going to last in thisioh — series, if he was going to last in thisioh for— series, if he was going to last in thisioh for a _ series, if he was going to last in thisjob for a year, _ series, if he was going to last in this job for a year, he _ series, if he was going to last in this job for a year, he was - series, if he was going to last in thisjob for a year, he was going series, if he was going to last in i thisjob for a year, he was going to have _ thisjob for a year, he was going to have to _ thisjob for a year, he was going to have to make — thisjob for a year, he was going to have to make some _ thisjob for a year, he was going to have to make some changes- thisjob for a year, he was going to l have to make some changes because the way— have to make some changes because the way he _ have to make some changes because the way he is — have to make some changes because the way he is the _ have to make some changes because the way he is the first _ have to make some changes because the way he is the first series, - have to make some changes because the way he is the first series, he - the way he is the first series, he might— the way he is the first series, he might not— the way he is the first series, he might not have _ the way he is the first series, he might not have stuck— the way he is the first series, he might not have stuck it- the way he is the first series, he might not have stuck it out. - the way he is the first series, he might not have stuck it out. so ij

might not have stuck it out. so i suppose. — might not have stuck it out. so i suppose. i— might not have stuck it out. so i suppose, i decided _ might not have stuck it out. so i suppose, i decided that - might not have stuck it out. so i suppose, i decided that i - might not have stuck it out. so i| suppose, i decided that i wanted might not have stuck it out. so i i suppose, i decided that i wanted to .et suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him _ suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit — suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit and _ suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit and a _ suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit and a bit _ suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit and a bit more - suppose, i decided that i wanted to get him fit and a bit more able. i get him fit and a bit more able. these _ get him fit and a bit more able. these guys _ get him fit and a bit more able. these guys have _ get him fit and a bit more able. these guys have to _ get him fit and a bit more able. these guys have to be - get him fit and a bit more able. these guys have to be ready. get him fit and a bit more able. | these guys have to be ready for anything — these guys have to be ready for anything on _ these guys have to be ready for anything on the _ these guys have to be ready for anything on the streets - these guys have to be ready for anything on the streets of i these guys have to be ready for. anything on the streets of belfast. you see _ anything on the streets of belfast. you see these _ anything on the streets of belfast. you see these policemen- anything on the streets of belfast. you see these policemen and i anything on the streets of belfast. i you see these policemen and women walking _ you see these policemen and women walking around — you see these policemen and women walking around the _ you see these policemen and women walking around the streets, - you see these policemen and women walking around the streets, they'll i walking around the streets, they'll look and _ walking around the streets, they'll look and strong _ walking around the streets, they'll look and strong and _ walking around the streets, they'll look and strong and healthy i walking around the streets, they'll look and strong and healthy and i walking around the streets, they'lll look and strong and healthy and for me that _ look and strong and healthy and for me that was — look and strong and healthy and for me that was something _ look and strong and healthy and for me that was something i— look and strong and healthy and for me that was something i really- me that was something i really focused — me that was something i really focused on _ me that was something i really focused on going _ me that was something i really focused on going into - me that was something i really focused on going into the i me that was something i really. focused on going into the second series _ focused on going into the second series. . , focused on going into the second series. ., , ,., , series. there was something very secific series. there was something very specific you _ series. there was something very specific you did. _ series. there was something very specific you did. there _ series. there was something very specific you did. there was. i i series. there was something very| specific you did. there was. i have three younger— specific you did. there was. i have three younger brothers _ specific you did. there was. i have three younger brothers who i specific you did. there was. i have three younger brothers who are i specific you did. there was. i have | three younger brothers who are all tick boxes — three younger brothers who are all tick boxes. two _ three younger brothers who are all tick boxes. two kick— three younger brothers who are all tick boxes. two kick boxes - three younger brothers who are all tick boxes. two kick boxes and - three younger brothers who are all| tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma— tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma fighter— tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma fighter and _ tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma fighter and they— tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma fighter and they took- tick boxes. two kick boxes and one mma fighter and they took me - tick boxes. two kick boxes and one i mma fighter and they took me under their wing, _ mma fighter and they took me under theirwing, and— mma fighter and they took me under theirwing, and i_ mma fighter and they took me under theirwing, and i ended _ mma fighter and they took me under theirwing, and i ended up— mma fighter and they took me under theirwing, and i ended up taking- mma fighter and they took me under their wing, and i ended up taking anl their wing, and i ended up taking an amateur_ their wing, and i ended up taking an amateur fight, — their wing, and i ended up taking an amateurfight, which— their wing, and i ended up taking an amateur fight, which was _ their wing, and i ended up taking an amateur fight, which was an - amateur fight, which was an experience~ _ amateur fight, which was an exnerience-_ amateur fight, which was an exerience. ., ., ., ., experience. you took an amateur fiuht, experience. you took an amateur fight, kickboxing? _ experience. you took an amateur fight, kickboxing? yeah, - experience. you took an amateur fight, kickboxing? yeah, i- experience. you took an amateur fight, kickboxing? yeah, iwon. l fight, kickboxing? yeah, iwon. cheering _ cheering but it was all good experience for the characten _ but it was all good experience for the character.— but it was all good experience for the character. how has it changed ou, not the character. how has it changed you. notjust _ the character. how has it changed you, notjust physically _ the character. how has it changed you, notjust physically but - you, notjust physically but

mentally?— you, notjust physically but mentally? you, notjust physically but mentall ? ., ~ ., ., ., you, notjust physically but mentall? ., ~ ., ., ., ., you, notjust physically but mentall ? ., ~ ., ., ., ., , mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all— mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all your— mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all your life, _ mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all your life, it _ mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all your life, it is _ mentally? you know... you want to be an actor all your life, it is nice - an actor all your life, it is nice for something _ an actor all your life, it is nice for something to _ an actor all your life, it is nice for something to hit, - an actor all your life, it is nice for something to hit, get - an actor all your life, it is nice for something to hit, get the i an actor all your life, it is nice i for something to hit, get the job and then— for something to hit, get the job and then for— for something to hit, get the job and then for it _ for something to hit, get the job and then for it to _ for something to hit, get the job and then for it to blow _ for something to hit, get the job and then for it to blow up - for something to hit, get the job and then for it to blow up the i and then for it to blow up the weight— and then for it to blow up the weight has— and then for it to blow up the weight has done, _ and then for it to blow up the weight has done, it's - and then for it to blow up the weight has done, it'sjust- and then for it to blow up the i weight has done, it'sjust been and then for it to blow up the - weight has done, it'sjust been the most _ weight has done, it'sjust been the most insane — weight has done, it'sjust been the most insane experience _ weight has done, it'sjust been the most insane experience ever. - weight has done, it'sjust been the most insane experience ever. sian| weight has done, it'sjust been the| most insane experience ever. sian. most insane experience ever. sian, even i can — most insane experience ever. sian, even i can see _ most insane experience ever. sian, even i can see there _ most insane experience ever. sian, even i can see there are _ most insane experience ever. sian, even i can see there are a - most insane experience ever. sian, even i can see there are a lot - most insane experience evenm even i can see there are a lot more stories for you to tell about grace. kickboxing?— stories for you to tell about grace. kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see _ kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, _ kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, i _ kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, iwill— kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, i will be - kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, i will be back- kickboxing? they will have a fight! you will see me, i will be back like this _ you will see me, i will be back like this it _ you will see me, i will be back like this it is — you will see me, i will be back like this it is it— you will see me, i will be back like this. it is. it is an explosive series— this. it is. it is an explosive series and _ this. it is. it is an explosive series and you see these people, i think this — series and you see these people, i think this series, the first one is what _ think this series, the first one is what it— think this series, the first one is what it takes to do the job and this series— what it takes to do the job and this series i_ what it takes to do the job and this series i think it is very much what it takes— series i think it is very much what it takes from you and how all—consuming it is. these characters that people have come to love, _ characters that people have come to love, i_ characters that people have come to love, ithink— characters that people have come to love, i think you will delve deeper into their— love, i think you will delve deeper into their worlds and see how they respond _ into their worlds and see how they respond to— into their worlds and see how they respond to these very extreme

situations. respond to these very extreme situations— respond to these very extreme situations. �* ., ., ., situations. i'm amazed you have time and ener: situations. i'm amazed you have time and energy to — situations. i'm amazed you have time and energy to put _ situations. i'm amazed you have time and energy to put into _ situations. i'm amazed you have time and energy to put into kickboxing. . and energy to put into kickboxing. we have a bit of a gap between filming — we have a bit of a gap between filming the _ we have a bit of a gap between filming the two _ we have a bit of a gap between filming the two series - we have a bit of a gap between filming the two series and - we have a bit of a gap between filming the two series and i - we have a bit of a gap between- filming the two series and i thought it was— filming the two series and i thought it was a _ filming the two series and i thought it was a good — filming the two series and i thought it was a good way— filming the two series and i thought it was a good way to _ filming the two series and i thought it was a good way to spend - filming the two series and i thought it was a good way to spend my - filming the two series and i thoughtl it was a good way to spend my time! i it was a good way to spend my time! twon't _ it was a good way to spend my time! wont be _ it was a good way to spend my time! wont be doing _ it was a good way to spend my time! i won't be doing that! _ it was a good way to spend my time! i won't be doing that! just— it was a good way to spend my time! i won't be doing that! just so- it was a good way to spend my time! i won't be doing that! just so you - i won't be doing that! just so you know, _ i won't be doing that! just so you know. i_ i won't be doing that! just so you know, i won't be doing that. congratulations to both of you, lovely to have you here and good luck with another series. you can watch blue lights series two in full on bbc iplayer now, and the first episode on bbc one from 9pm tonight. we have the latest from the middle east coming up for you at a time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. this programme has learned that some tory mps including a former chair of the conservative party are planning to boycott an event for eid at downing street tonight. it's understood the move is in protest at the government's

support of israel's military action in gaza. the annual eid reception by the prime minister is normally attended by leading muslim figures. a government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding gaza but that hasn't convinced everyone. they're supporting israel, who stand accused of genocide, they stand accused of war crimes. the deprivation of water and food to women and children has left many starving. and last week, the killing of three british aid workers — after which lord cameron has said they will continue to supply arms to israel — was an absolute red line. let's take a look at how the tube is running. bakerloo and district lines have severe delays and there's minor delays on the central line. that takes us to the weather and it will be a wet start clearing in the afternoon but the chance of more rain this evening.

top temperature of 12 degrees. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app including a run down of all the winners from last night's olivier awards at the royal albert hall. i'll be back with you in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. world leaders move to de—escalate the tension in the middle east after iran launched drones and missile at israel. the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating full—scale conflict. israel says it reserves the right to retaliate. iran says the strikes were an act of self defence. after rafjets took part in operations to shoot down the missiles, the prime minister is expected to explain the operation to mps later. detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of six people at a shopping centre in sydney say the attacker may have deliberately targeted women. no excuse for the bumps in the road. one motoring group tells us more needs to be done to reduce the number of motorway potholes. but who's driving repairs?

and what's the cost? we hear your stories. is this the moment the premier league title race turned? some heavy rain this morning will be replaced with a mixture of sunny spells and showers but when will it get drier? join me shortly for the details. it's monday the 15th of april. world leaders have called for calm in the middle east as israel considers its response to iran's aerial attack. more than 300 drones and missiles were fired from iran, iraq, syria and yemen in the early hours of sunday but they caused little damage as they were shot down by israel and its allies, including fighterjets from the uk and the united states. israel has insisted it has the right to retaliate in a time and manner of its choosing but the united states has warned that it will not take part in strikes against iran, and the head of the united nations has said it's time to "step

back from the brink". our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel's air defences called to action. in the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles fired at israeli targets. it marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. explosions could be heard widely, including injerusalem and tel aviv. israel says that 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepted. some of those that got through hit here in the sensitive nevatim air force base in southern israel. nearby, seven—year—old amina hassouna was seriously injured when a missile fragment struck her house. translation: the children were frightened and wanted to run away from home. and that's when the

missile hit our house. the israeli war cabinet met yesterday to plan its next move. one of its members, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran when the time is right. and last night, the un security council met in an emergency meeting following the attacks. israel called for sanctions on iran and reiterated its right to a response. this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate. we are not a frog in boiling water, we are a nation of lions. following such a massive and direct attack on israel, the entire world, let alone israel, cannot settle for inaction. we will defend our future. iran's ambassador to the un told the meeting that its actions, which were in retaliation for a deadly air strike on its consulate in syria, werejustified. these countries, especially

the united states, have shielded israel from any responsibility for the gaza massacre, while they have denied iran inherent right to self—defence against the israeli armed attack on our diplomatic premises. amid rising tensions, the attacks have received widespread international condemnation. the scale and nature of iran's heinous assault, the first direct attack from iran on israeli soil, poses grave risks to the security and stability of citizens across the middle east. now world leaders are pressing for de—escalation in a bid for calm in the region. we have a shared responsibility to work for peace. regional and indeed global peace and security are being undermined. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. that was our middle east

correspondent yolande knell. she joins us now from jerusalem. as you said there, all eyes on israel, vowing a significant response, what more can you tell us? well, israel's war cabinet have not yet reached a final decision on how it should react to those attacks by iran, those unprecedented attacks. it's said to favour retaliation but there is division about what form that you take and when it should happen. the israeli military week understand has drawn up a whole range of options. in israeli politics, you do have are those who are calling for a strident response, the likes of the national security minister who is really on the far right saying that israel should go crazy, that that would be necessary to restored deterrent in the region.

but if you look at the key decision makers in the war cabinet, the likes of benny gantz, and the defence minister, they have been really talking in a more balanced way and really looking to build on israel kind of restoring strategic alliance against iran. this is after israel has had heavy criticism from the inner state —— international community in recent weeks over its conduct in the war in gaza. that is playing into decision making as well. people are getting back to their normal lives today, and it is telling that the israeli ministry have lifted the restrictions that were put in place on saturday night on schools and universities, although they were mostly closed for the jewish passover although they were mostly closed for thejewish passover holiday, and public gatherings at all, which is a sign that they do not think another attack is imminent. rishi sunak is expected to give a

statement later, let's go to downing street. i believe you have some news for us on the prime minister, henry? that's right, downing street has just confirmed that rishi sunak will be making a statement later on today on the attack at the weekend, and we have a pretty good idea of the message he will be presenting to mp5, he will be saying, take the mps, he will be saying, take the win. that is the message that president biden had for israel over the weekend and it's also the message that lord cameron expressed when you spoke to him a little earlier. ~ ., ., , earlier. we are urging them as friends to _ earlier. we are urging them as friends to think _ earlier. we are urging them as friends to think with _ earlier. we are urging them as friends to think with head - earlier. we are urging them as friends to think with head as l earlier. we are urging them as i friends to think with head as well as heart. — friends to think with head as well as heart, to be smart as well as tough, — as heart, to be smart as well as tough, and _ as heart, to be smart as well as tough, and to recognise that iran suffered — tough, and to recognise that iran suffered a — tough, and to recognise that iran suffered a defeat because the attack was a _ suffered a defeat because the attack was a failure, the world can c, and

ithink— was a failure, the world can c, and ithihk the — was a failure, the world can c, and i think the right thing to do is not to escalate — i think the right thing to do is not to escalate but as president biden has put _ to escalate but as president biden has put it to take the win as it were, — has put it to take the win as it were, and _ has put it to take the win as it were, and focus the world's attention— were, and focus the world's attention onto hamas who are still holding _ attention onto hamas who are still holding this hostages.— holding this hostages. interesting lanauuae holding this hostages. interesting language from — holding this hostages. interesting language from david _ holding this hostages. interesting language from david cameron - holding this hostages. interesting - language from david cameron talking about the double defeat, about what he calls the failure of iran's attack although he expressed it was more extensive than many had expected, but also showing the world as he put it that iran is the malign influence in the region. that is his explanation is why there is such a broad coalition of countries, the un —— the us, the uk and some middle eastern countries supporting israel in its defence at the weekend. it's worth saying that there is not much political argument over the action that the uk took, the labour party has supported it although they have called for more sanctions on iran, the liberal democrats have called

for a parliamentary vote on the action that the uk took but if there was a vote they would support what the government did. where the political argument develops on this depends on what happens next in the middle east and that is not in the gift of politicians here.— middle east and that is not in the gift of politicians here. thank you very much _ gift of politicians here. thank you very much indeed. _ gift of politicians here. thank you very much indeed. there - gift of politicians here. thank you very much indeed. there is- gift of politicians here. thank you very much indeed. there is a - gift of politicians here. thank you very much indeed. there is a live| very much indeed. there is a live page on the bbc news website keeping you across the development and that will continue all day. police in australia have said it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were female. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. our sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now been released. this was pikria darchia — originally from georgia, she spoke several languages. dawn singleton was a 25—year—old planning her imminent wedding. jade young was a 47—year—old

architect, motherand member of a surf life—saving club. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. police say the little girl has improved significantly, and could be on a regular hospital ward within days. yixuan cheng, a chinese student — her picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz tahir — the only man killed as he tried to intervene in the attack. he had moved here from pakistan. assailantjoel cauchi, who was shot dead by a police officer, had a history of mental illness — but authorities continue to search for motives, including whether he was targeting women. well, the videos speak for themselves, don't they? and that's certainly a line of inquiry for us. it's obvious to me, it's obvious to detectives, that that seems to be an area of interest that the offender had focused on women and avoided the men. as you know — that has been reported

— five of the deceased are women, and the majority of victims in hospital are also women. stories behind the bravery of the shoppers during the attack are also emerging. damien geurot from france confronted the killer with a bollard. i saw the guy. somebody on the floor with a lot of blood. and i saw one girl actually from the balcony get stabbed. and... and then it's like, when i saw him running, it's like, you're not... i saw him running, so i have to follow him, of course. police have now finished their immediate investigations here at the westfield shopping centre, but it remains closed today. amid the stories of bravery and developments in the investigation, the focus for many is on remembering the victims of an attack that's shaken the country. katy watson, bbc news. parliament will resume voting today on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda.

it's expected the bill could be given final approval by the end of the week, following intense debate and attempts by the house of lords to make amendments. ministers hope the first asylum seekers can be sent to the east african country within weeks. the aa has issued a new call for the introduction of graduated driving licences for young people, which would restrict their use of cars after passing their test, in terms of what time they can drive, and who they can carry as passengers. it follows a campaign by families who've lost loved ones to crashes involving young drivers. the stage show sunset boulevard had a good night at the olivier awards, picking up a record seven prizes including best musical revival. another went to its leading lady nicole scherzinger, who won best actress for her role as norma desmond, a former silent movie star who lives in her own fantasy world. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it,

you know, ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last, but i didn't know it would be with this show. and that's jamie lloyd, the way that his brain works. so i'm just really grateful. you might think that if the emergency services turned up to rescue you from a tight squeeze he would be grateful. don't forget to tell your face if that happens! look at this. laughter this is a cat that got stuck between two walls in preston but when firefighters turned up to rescue him, it feels like it is not very happy about it! it him, it feels like it is not very happy about it!— him, it feels like it is not very happy about it! him, it feels like it is not very ha-- about it! ., ., ., happy about it! it has gone viral on social media _ happy about it! it has gone viral on social media looking _ happy about it! it has gone viral on social media looking so _ happy about it! it has gone viral on social media looking so grumpy - happy about it! it has gone viral on| social media looking so grumpy and ungrateful. social media looking so grumpy and unarateful. , _ .., ., social media looking so grumpy and unarateful. , _ ., ., ungrateful. grumpy cat, who would have thought? _ ungrateful. grumpy cat, who would have thought? just _ ungrateful. grumpy cat, who would have thought? just didn't _ ungrateful. grumpy cat, who would have thought? just didn't want - ungrateful. grumpy cat, who would have thought? just didn't want to l have thought? just didn't want to

have thought? just didn't want to have his picture _ have thought? just didn't want to have his picture taken! _ have thought? just didn't want to have his picture taken! nice - have thought? just didn't want to have his picture taken! nice to i have thought? just didn't want to i have his picture taken! nice to have something to smile about but not the cat! but i'm sure the weather will make it grin from ear to ear! it make it grin from ear to ear! it will be a cheshire cat by the end of the week! something drier is coming our way. the look very nice when you have got raindrops on the window, but we have got heavy rain moving south and east through the morning. the rain is thundery in places, with some snow over higher ground. this is the radar image, this is happening over the last few hours, a band of rain across southern areas. in the next few hours, as the heavy rain spread into the south—east, the green colours there are indicative of some heavy downpours. as the rain clears away, we have sunny spells developing and a few rainbows as well. as the rain clears away, a mixture of sunny spells and showers,

those could be quite wintry especially on the higher ground of scotland but elsewhere we could see some sleet, hail, thunder storms mixed in with that and it is windy. gusts of wind of a0 or 50 miles an hour, quite widely, across the uk. it will feel quite chilly in the western —— eastern areas with a westerly wind. the winds will ease off tonight but it will stay blustery down the eastern side of the uk in particular, showers feeding into the south—east overnight. then there will be some clear spells. overnight. then there will be some clearspells. but overnight. then there will be some clear spells. but always staying quite cloudy with rain across eastern areas of england. overnight temperatures down to four to 7 degrees. it will stay pretty cloudy, wet and cold across eastern areas tomorrow. ., wet and cold across eastern areas tomorrow— you i wet and cold across eastern areas i tomorrow._ you will, tomorrow. not smiling yet! you will, there! anyone who has seen the care

provided by hospices will know how valuable they are, but the sector says those services are at risk because of a looming financial crisis caused by rising staff costs. hospice leaders say they need more government funding, and the issue will be debated in parliament today. our reporter sophie long has the story. he was just a normal child just running around, just like his sister, flying at school, doing really, really well. and things started to change, noticed that his handwriting was starting to go off, he seemed to be struggling a little bit hearing. his walking changed, it was almost like he'd had like a mini stroke type thing. and we got him referred, he had a ct scan, and we were given the awful news. ethan was diagnosed with a rare condition, adrenoleukodystrophy. the condition that ethan, who's nine years old, was diagnosed with results in symptoms similar to motor neurone

disease and dementia. he's already lost the use of his limbs. eventually, he won't recognise his parents or twin sister. they now rely on the help they get at the forget me not hospice in huddersfield, which supports children who have life shortening illnesses and their families. this place gives us support and comfort, gives ethan support and comfort, but more importantly, it gives him a sense of normality because here he can he himself, with the other children, be part of that and feel almost normal. and that's, it's invaluable to us as a family. quite often when a family comes to us, they are in absolute dire straits. they're unable to get the sort of support that we're able to offer under one roof from anywhere else. and what we're able to do with every family that comes to us, is support them in a really bespoke way to help them with their particular needs and to help them cut through some of that chaos that

they're facing in a time of absolute trauma and uncertainty. places like this actually take a huge pressure off the nhs because we can come here and we can get the advice, we can tweak things here because of the network they've built that he doesn't have to go to a hospital. there should be a hospice for children and adults in every town, in every city in this country. but forget me not hospice is facing a funding crisis. just 10% comes from the government. for the remaining 90%, they rely on charity fundraising. and that's becoming more difficult due to the cost of living crisis and climbing prices. we start every single year with that degree of uncertainty. and what we say is that we'd like to be able to support families today, tomorrow and in the future. but can i hand on heart say that i can offer that certainty to families in three, four or five, ten years' time? possibly not. at the ashgate hospice

in chesterfield, six of their 21 beds lie empty due to a lack of funding. there are 220 hospices in this country, none of which receive the funding that they need from the nhs. this affects everybody, we're all going to die. it's part of what the nhs is legally required to provide and at the moment they're not providing the funding for it. we have to have a public debate in this country about how we fund end of life care. we wouldn't fund baby care, we wouldn't fund maternity care in this way. there would be an outcry and with good reason. kimberley and andrew greaves' lives changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the age of ai with two young children. he was admitted here at ashgate hospice six months before he died. itjust made all the difference to us. and yeah, i do smile, i do think back fondly because for a long time andrew was fighting, i was fighting with him. he couldn't be that poorly at home and he couldn't die at home.

it had to be here. the children were too young. he needed to be away from the home environment, and itjust was the best possible place for him. the people are lovely. i bumped into kayleigh, the nurse, and she was probably one of the people i remember the most from the time that andrew was in the hospice. and it was lovely to come back and give her a hug. and, you know, she remembers andrew very fondly as well. how you doing? yeah, good, thank you. dying is very different to everybody and some people do want to be at home. so our specialist teams in the community provide the care as we would on the ward, but in the community. so, you know, whether that's symptom management, whether that is, you know, end of life care and making sure that people are, you know, comfortable and where they want to be, through to specialist equipment, physiotherapists, family support.

so it's a really big team. and i think hospice care is so much more than the hospice in itself. i wish we'd discovered the hospice earlier. as i say, there was the care when he was here. there's the continuing care and support for the children, which is very, very important. and without all that, i really, i don't know how we would have got through the last three years. sophie long, bbc news. that will resonate with so many families watching right now. watching right now. we are joined now by katie reade from hospice uk and claire shaw, who is a hospice nurse. we just saw your hospice featured there. what are you noticing about

what is changing and what had to be cut? what i notice about the hospice is it is amazing, the care we deliver is outstanding, to our patients, people that are important to them, to our staff, supporting our staff, our paid staff and volunteers. but what i do notice is changing is that we have a brilliant community service, we look after around 2a00 patients per year through our hospice services in the community and our inpatient unit, but one of the things that we do have at the moment is we have 21 beds on our unit but we can only open 15 of those. �* . unit but we can only open 15 of those. . ., , , , unit but we can only open 15 of. those-_ we unit but we can only open 15 of those. �* . , , , we do those. and that is because? we do not have the _ those. and that is because? we do not have the funding _ those. and that is because? we do not have the funding to _ those. and that is because? we do not have the funding to open i those. and that is because? we do not have the funding to open in i those. and that is because? we do not have the funding to open in old 21 beds. we do have a waiting list, —— to open all 21 beds. we have a waiting list of people who need inpatient care, and they are greatly

supported by our community teams, but they don't have the direct access when they sometimes to get into our inpatient unit. and access when they sometimes to get into our inpatient unit.— into our inpatient unit. and they don't have _ into our inpatient unit. and they don't have the _ into our inpatient unit. and they don't have the time _ into our inpatient unit. and they don't have the time to - into our inpatient unit. and they don't have the time to waste. i into our inpatient unit. and they l don't have the time to waste. no, that's correct. _ don't have the time to waste. no, that's correct. it _ don't have the time to waste. no, that's correct. it is _ don't have the time to waste. tip, that's correct. it is precious time. when you have one bed available and you have five people on your waiting list, everyone is a priority. 50 as list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse, list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse. you _ list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse. youiust _ list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse, you just want _ list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse, you just want to - list, everyone is a priority. so as a nurse, you just want to care i list, everyone is a priority. so as| a nurse, you just want to care for people at that point in their lives, so how frustrating and upsetting is it for you to know that you cannot be at full capacity?— be at full capacity? very, very frustrating. _ be at full capacity? very, very frustrating. it's _ be at full capacity? very, very frustrating. it's frustrating i be at full capacity? very, very frustrating. it's frustrating for| frustrating. it's frustrating for our patients, theirfamilies, it's frustrating for our staff and our staff well—being. we know what care we can deliver, we know we deliver it exceptionally well. but we want to deliver it to more people. katie, how lona to deliver it to more people. katie, how long would _ to deliver it to more people. katie, how long would you _ to deliver it to more people. katie, how long would you say _ to deliver it to more people. katie, how long would you say that i to deliver it to more people. katie, how long would you say that hospices have been struggling with funding?

we at hospice uk have been warning about— we at hospice uk have been warning about this _ we at hospice uk have been warning about this forjust over a year. the cost of— about this forjust over a year. the cost of living — about this forjust over a year. the cost of living crisis immediately, we saw— cost of living crisis immediately, we saw the impact on charitable hospices — we saw the impact on charitable hospices, the impact on gusts like fuel, _ hospices, the impact on gusts like fuel. food, — hospices, the impact on gusts like fuel, food, staff wages, but we are really— fuel, food, staff wages, but we are really seeing, beginning to see those — really seeing, beginning to see those gusts lead to service reductions. there is a really important example there —— the costs are leading _ important example there —— the costs are leading to service reductions. there _ are leading to service reductions. there is— are leading to service reductions. there is a — are leading to service reductions. there is a really good example there with ash _ there is a really good example there with ash gate. we have got an increasingly elderly population and more _ increasingly elderly population and more and — increasingly elderly population and more and more people need hospice services _ more and more people need hospice services so _ more and more people need hospice services so this is the time to strengthen them not to pull them back _ strengthen them not to pull them back. ~ ., ., , ., strengthen them not to pull them back. ., , ., _ back. what do you need? obviously mone but back. what do you need? obviously money but it _ back. what do you need? obviously money but it depends _ back. what do you need? obviously money but it depends where - back. what do you need? obviously money but it depends where the i back. what do you need? obviously i money but it depends where the money comes from. , money but it depends where the money comes from-— comes from. yes, what we need is a national government _ comes from. yes, what we need is a national government to _ comes from. yes, what we need is a national government to take - comes from. yes, what we need is a national government to take a i national government to take a serious — national government to take a serious look at this and propose a new funding formula for hospices. funding _ new funding formula for hospices. funding is — new funding formula for hospices. funding is delivered at a local level— funding is delivered at a local level but— funding is delivered at a local level but we need national government to partner with those

local decision—makers to ensure that hospices— local decision—makers to ensure that hospices get the funding they need. do you _ hospices get the funding they need. do you think that part of the problem is that as a nation, we are not very good at talking about planning, thinking about end—of—life care until it comes as? planning, thinking about end-of-life care until it comes as?— care until it comes as? definitely. this is maternity _ care until it comes as? definitely. this is maternity services, - care until it comes as? definitely. this is maternity services, we i care until it comes as? definitely. i this is maternity services, we would not be _ this is maternity services, we would not be sitting here having this conversation. we don't like to talk about— conversation. we don't like to talk about death and dying. those moments, those last months, weeks and hours _ moments, those last months, weeks and hours with our loved ones are some _ and hours with our loved ones are some of— and hours with our loved ones are some of the — and hours with our loved ones are some of the most important and they are the _ some of the most important and they are the ones— some of the most important and they are the ones that we remember. 30 are the ones that we remember. so the are the ones that we remember. ’sr the fundraising that are the ones that we remember. sr the fundraising that people might see in their community being done by the local hospice, isn'tjust a top up, that makes an absolute difference between whether you can survive or not?— survive or not? yes, on average hosices survive or not? yes, on average hospices get — survive or not? yes, on average hospices get about _ survive or not? yes, on average hospices get about a _ survive or not? yes, on average hospices get about a third i survive or not? yes, on average hospices get about a third of- survive or not? yes, on average l hospices get about a third of their funding _ hospices get about a third of their funding from the state, so they have to raise _ funding from the state, so they have to raise two — funding from the state, so they have to raise two thirds of their income from _ to raise two thirds of their income from their— to raise two thirds of their income from their local communities. as you will well— from their local communities. as you will well know this is a time when people _ will well know this is a time when people are — will well know this is a time when people are really struggling to make

ends meet themselves. you had a good example _ ends meet themselves. you had a good example in— ends meet themselves. you had a good example in terms of how ash gate has to raise _ example in terms of how ash gate has to raise money. we example in terms of how ash gate has to raise money-— to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million. — to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million. we _ to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million, we are _ to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million, we are funded _ to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million, we are funded for- to raise money. we have got to raise £11 million, we are funded for 5 i £11 million, we are funded for 5 million so 31% comes from our nhs, and the other 11 million needs to come through fundraising teams, through shops, through our people volunteering their time. so it is amazing, but we need that 11 million. . �* . amazing, but we need that 11 million. . v . amazing, but we need that 11 million. ., �* , ., ., ., amazing, but we need that 11 million. ., �*, ., ., ., ., million. that's a huge amount of mone , million. that's a huge amount of money. that _ million. that's a huge amount of money. that is — million. that's a huge amount of money, that is a _ million. that's a huge amount of money, that is a lot. _ million. that's a huge amount of money, that is a lot. we - million. that's a huge amount of money, that is a lot. we talked l money, that is a lot. we talked about bake sales and people running marathons, that is a lot of bake sales and marathons, isn't it, it's not enough. sales and marathons, isn't it, it's not enough-— not enough. and it is to deliver that quality _ not enough. and it is to deliver that quality care _ not enough. and it is to deliver that quality care that _ not enough. and it is to deliver that quality care that you i not enough. and it is to deliver| that quality care that you talked about, people need that quality care. we do it very, very well in the hospice sector. and care. we do it very, very well in the hospice sector. and hospices are stru: ailin the hospice sector. and hospices are struggling to — the hospice sector. and hospices are struggling to keep — the hospice sector. and hospices are struggling to keep up. _ the hospice sector. and hospices are struggling to keep up. the _ the hospice sector. and hospices are struggling to keep up. the hospice l struggling to keep up. the hospice sector— struggling to keep up. the hospice sector collectively is looking at a deficit _ sector collectively is looking at a deficit of— sector collectively is looking at a deficit of 77 million for the year

'ust deficit of 77 million for the year just gone. _ deficit of 77 million for the year just gone, that is being spent on care that — just gone, that is being spent on care that they cannot raise from fundraising or government sources so we will— fundraising or government sources so we will start _ fundraising or government sources so we will start seeing hospices pulling — we will start seeing hospices pulling back. we will start seeing hospices pulling back-— we will start seeing hospices ullin: back. ~ , pulling back. when you say pulling back, what pulling back. when you say pulling back. what you — pulling back. when you say pulling back, what you mean, _ pulling back. when you say pulling back, what you mean, more i pulling back. when you say pulling back, what you mean, more beds| pulling back. when you say pulling i back, what you mean, more beds are left empty or worse than that? that's a good example, perhaps reducing — that's a good example, perhaps reducing services, and as i said this is— reducing services, and as i said this is a — reducing services, and as i said this is a time when the nhs needs all the _ this is a time when the nhs needs all the help it can get from the hospice — all the help it can get from the hospice sector and that partnership is really— hospice sector and that partnership is really important. can hospice sector and that partnership is really important.— hospice sector and that partnership is really important. can you imagine hosices is really important. can you imagine hospices having _ is really important. can you imagine hospices having to _ is really important. can you imagine hospices having to close? _ is really important. can you imagine hospices having to close? we i is really important. can you imagine hospices having to close? we are i is really important. can you imagine | hospices having to close? we are not seeinu that hospices having to close? we are not seeing that at — hospices having to close? we are not seeing that at the _ hospices having to close? we are not seeing that at the moment _ hospices having to close? we are not seeing that at the moment but i hospices having to close? we are not seeing that at the moment but we i hospices having to close? we are notj seeing that at the moment but we do seeing that at the moment but we do see them _ seeing that at the moment but we do see them having very good conversations about the future of their— conversations about the future of their services.— conversations about the future of their services. katie, claire, thank ou so their services. katie, claire, thank you so much _ their services. katie, claire, thank you so much for— their services. katie, claire, thank you so much for coming _ their services. katie, claire, thank you so much for coming in. i their services. katie, claire, thank you so much for coming in. thank| you so much for coming in. thank ou. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and gaby. morning. hello, both, good to see ou. coming up. with this month's state pension increase, finance expert iona bain shares what you need to do today to keep more in your pocket. millions of pensioners have got

a record breaking pay rise. i i'll explain how much you should be getting and why limiting _ when you withdraw your moneyl could stop you paying more tax. plus, it's being labelled as an epidemic. latest figures show that drink spiking has increased five times in the last five years. tv presenter hayley hassall, who experienced this as a student, is finding out how some bars and pubs are now handing out test kits to keep us all safe. also on the show. millions of prescriptions were given out for sleeping pills last year in england. and with many people getting hooked on them, dr xand's got his advice. medication shouldn't be thought of as a solutionj to a bad night's sleep. i'll be telling you why moving i the time you eat your dinner byjust an hour could help you sleep better. it's thought of as the veg that gives us strength, but today chefjohn gregory—smith is telling us why frozen or canned spinach packsjust as much nutritional punch at a fraction

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at 930 m! -- and get income on a popeye with you at 930 m! —— gabby and gethin. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning — welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. this programme has learned that some tory mps — including a former chair of the conservative party — are planning to boycott an event for eid at downing street tonight. it's understood the move is in protest at the government's support of israel's military action in gaza. the annual eid reception by the prime minister is normally attended by leading muslim figures. a government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding gaza — but that hasn't convinced everyone. they're supporting israel, who stand accused of genocide, they stand accused of war crimes. the deprivation of water and food to women and children has left many starving. and last week, the killing of three british aid workers — after which lord cameron has said they will continue to supply arms to israel —

was an absolute red line. the ultra low emission zone has generated over £130 million in revenue since it expanded in august last year. figures obtained by bbc london revealed there was £23 million in fines during the first six months, and £108 million paid by drivers using non—compliant vehicles. transport for london says ulez won't generate any income by 2026 as drivers switch away from those more polluting vehicles in football, it was a good weekend for tottenham hotspur women who won the biggest game in their history yesterday. they beat leicester city 2—1 — and are now through to the fa cup finals for the first time. they'll face manchester united in may at wembley. congratulations to the team. let's take a look at how the tube is running now.

that takes us to the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. it's a cloudy start to the day, and it will be a wet start for many of us as we have a cold front bringing some outbreaks of showery rain, clearing to sunshine and showers during the day. but that rain may be heavy for a time as it sweeps further south eastwards. once it clears through, though, this morning, we're left with sunshine, some scattered, blustery showers, and it will be windy today — with gusts quite widely reaching a0—a5mph, and temperatures around 9 to 12 degrees. some further showers, some clear spells this evening, some thicker cloud by the end of the night, with some further showers by the early hours. and temperatures, well, dipping to around 6 to 8 degrees — and still quite breezy out there, as well. looking ahead, well, high pressure remains to the west of us, and the wind direction becomes more of a north—to—north—westerly, so we're drawing in some further showers to the east as we look ahead to the next few days, and it remains cool, as well. so for tuesday and for wednesday, sunshine and showers, still quite breezy out there. becoming a bit drier and brighter by the end of the week and into the weekend. that's it for now.

there's more on the bbc news app, including a full rundown from last night's oliviers awards at the royal albert hall — including interviews and reaction from the big winners. congratulations to all of them. that's it from me — i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. let's return to our top story this morning. foreign secretary lord cameron has urged israel to avoid escalating its conflict with iran but says that it has a right to respond. more than 300 drones and missiles were fired from iran in the early hours of sunday — which they said was in response to a deadly attack on their

consulate in damascus two weeks ago. most were shot down by israel and its allies, including fighterjets from the uk and the united states. but some got through. this crater was caused by a missile striking an air base in southern israel. later we'll hearfrom the prime minister rishi sunak, who'll be making a statement to parliament about the crisis — and the role played by the uk military in shooting down those iranian missiles. let's get more on this from our security correspondent frank gardner. security correspondent for security correspondent people who have maybe he over for people who have maybe been busy over the weekend, maybe haven't seen a huge amount of news, where is the world, the middle east this monday morning, compared with the end of last week? ~ �* . morning, compared with the end of last week? ~ �* , ., ., last week? well, it's in a more dangerous _ last week? well, it's in a more dangerous place. _ last week? well, it's in a more dangerous place. but - last week? well, it's in a more dangerous place. but there i last week? well, it's in a more dangerous place. but there is. last week? well, it's in a more| dangerous place. but there is a last week? well, it's in a more i dangerous place. but there is a lot of pressure on israel

internationally from its allies not to respond. sojust to kind of recap, as you say, there was this major escalation by iran that launched a barrage, a swarm of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles at israel, not just firing them from iran but also its proxies in lebanon and syria and yemen. together with us, british, french and jordanian help, israel was able to intercept 99% of these incoming munitions before they hit their target. so it was a calibrated response by iran to an attack on april the 1st, two weeks ago, by israel, although israel has never claimed responsibility for it, everybody knows it was israel, on the iranians consulate in damascus which killed senior commanders.

israel say privately it was an act of self defence because they were coordinating i'm supplies from iran into syria and lebanon would then attack israel. the analysis i would use is that if you think of a ladder of escalation, we have gone halfway up of escalation, we have gone halfway up that ladder. the question now is how israel responds. hardliners say we need to hit back hard, in which case we go right up that ladder because iran will then also retaliate again. or, will israel bide its time and do something differently and hide its time and do something differently and let bide its time and do something differently and hide its time and do something differently and let tensions bide its time and do something differently and hide its time and do something differently and let tensions just subside in the middle east? which is what its allies, the us, uk and the un and others are hoping and calling for. taste un and others are hoping and calling for. ~ ., ., ,, . ., , for. we had the foreign secretary lord cameron _ for. we had the foreign secretary lord cameron on _ for. we had the foreign secretary lord cameron on earlier, - for. we had the foreign secretary lord cameron on earlier, talking l lord cameron on earlier, talking about the significance, in very careful terms, of the uk's involvement. what is your assessment of that involvement?—

of that involvement? well, it is very clear. _ of that involvement? well, it is very clear. it — of that involvement? well, it is very clear, it was _ of that involvement? well, it is very clear, it was raf - of that involvement? well, it is very clear, it was raf typhoons flying out of cyprus shot down somewhere between ten and 20 of the incoming drones. these drones took circuitous routes, flute relatively slowly, and they can be tracked quite easily using the tech that the raf warplanes have and sensors on the ground can detect. the raf were already flying as part of of an operation, which is the ongoing raf mission to support the counter isis operation that has been going on for years in the syria— i rack why region to stop isis regrouping —— syria — iraq. they were not taking part in attacking anything, they

were defending. it is part in attacking anything, they were defending.— part in attacking anything, they were defending. part in attacking anything, they were defendinu. . ., , ., were defending. it is always good to hear our were defending. it is always good to hear your insight, _ were defending. it is always good to hear your insight, thank— were defending. it is always good to hear your insight, thank you i were defending. it is always good to hear your insight, thank you very i hear your insight, thank you very much indeed, our security correspondent frank gardnerjoining correspondent frank gardner joining us correspondent frank gardnerjoining us as we reflect on the latest defence in the middle east. we are going to tell you something that if you are a driver you might already know. potholes are a pain, even at low speeds. on the motorway they can be far more dangerous. one motoring organisation says more needs to be done to fix them. nina's been looking into this. loads of messages on this, as well. and it is because, you will know yourself, it can be frightening. you have to make split—second decision when you spot the pothole. try to move lanes, go through it, risk damage to the car? dangerous, scary and expensive for a lot of motorists. good morning. around four million journeys are made every day on our motorways and major a roads. and along the way, all too often there's a pothole. like these! yuck! this is the mao in buckinghamshire last week.

the rac tells us there is no excuse for motosrists having to drive in these conditions. trying to swerve them can be dangerous. falling in them can cause a lot of damage. look at this — damaged caused by a pothole on the m6. must�*ve been quite scary too. motorways representjust1% of road miles across britain. but they can be busy. very busy! some sections of motorway carry more than 200,000 vehicles a day. so, who's responsible for fixing them? well, national highways look after england's motorways. in scotland, it's traffic scotland. and in wales, it's traffic wales. and northern ireland it's under the infrastructure department. it's tricky to keep track of the number of potholes. what we do know is that close to 21,000 were repaired in england alone last year — that's up from the year before. also up is the number of people reporting potholes. let's face it —

you can't really miss them. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. they're the nemesis of drivers up and down the country. on the mao motorway in buckinghamshire, we saw quite a few. so we actuallyjust have gone over a pothole, which i couldn't really avoid because there's traffic on both sides. and i'm not even going that fast — i'm going about 50 because of the conditions, and that wasn't one i could avoid. luckily, it wasn't a very big one. the driver of this car was in the middle lane of the m6 in late february, when he says a pothole burst. two of his tyres. thankfully, he managed to pull over safely. it was quite scary. i think if we were in a vehicle that didn't have such advanced features, it would have been really easy to lose control of the car — especially because we had two punctures to the same side. to see a pothole of such significance, and that could cause so much damage to a vehicle,

was really surprising. with no spare tyre, jonathan and his passengers had to wait for breakdown and recovery services. the damage cost him £700, and he says the offending pothole was still there six weeks later. on all types of road — including smaller local ones — motoring groups say it's been a bad year for potholes. and it's not only car drivers who can fall victim. just ask this delivery business. i've never known, in 32 years of business, potholes being in the situation and the state that they are now. the teams around the country say that there's been damage to vehicles such as you can see here, that are happening on a daily basis. and, as a result of that, that's increasing insurance claims, and it's increasing the cost to our network and to our customers in delays. it does happen on motorways as well as a roads and b roads. the challenge with motorways is that it tends to be a far more high—impact collision with the pothole, and that, of course, can be extremely dangerous.

national highways, which maintains britain's major roads, told us it had a comprehensive inspection programme, and that when potholes are identified, it aims to repair any which are categorised as safety defects within 2a hours. the aa's advised anyone unlucky enough to hit a pothole on a motorway badly enough to damage their vehicle is to try to get over to the hard shoulder or an emergency area, or leave the motorway at the nearest exit if you can. katy austin, bbc news. some really important advice there at the end of katy�*s report. the department for transport has told us national highways gets nearly £6 billion in government funding over a five—year period. and it's for them to determine how they spend that money. national highways tell us the research suggests most motorways and a roads — 95%, in fact — are in good condition. but that's no good to you if you're a victim of the 5%.

so many of you have been in touch with us today about potholes on the motorway. dave describes the m62 as "a sieve". he says he had a tyre blow there two weeks ago. paul says he isn't looking ahead on the road as he should be any more — he's looking much closer to his car to watch for potholes instead of keeping his attention on other possible dangers. laura from cambridgeshire says it's notjust about the repair costs — potholes are even more dangerous for motorcyclists, with catastrophic consequences to the rider. and that is the issue. notjust the damage to your car, it can be incredibly dangerous. so dangerous, thank ou, incredibly dangerous. so dangerous, thank you, nina. _ sir salman rushdie has been speaking in detail about the knife attack in new york two years ago, in which he lost an eye. the author — who was stabbed on stage as he was about to give a public lecture —

has written a book about the incident, and what he sees as the erosion of free speech in recent years. he's been speaking to alan yentob. oh, my god! screaming. today at six, author salman rushdie has been stabbed... more breaking news tonight after author salman rushdie was attacked... august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i saw the blood, and i realised there was a weapon. and then he just started... i think he was just slashing wildly at everything. so there was a very big slash here across my neck, as well as the stab wound here.

and there were wounds down the middle of my torso — one, two, three — like that. and there are two on the side over here. and then there was the wound in my eye, which was quite deep. it looked terrible — i mean, it was very distended, swollen, and it was kind of hanging out of my face, sitting on my cheek, like a...like a soft boiled egg. and... and blind. while this was happening, something extraordinary happened, in that the audience jumped onto the stage and... saved my life. talk about heroism — that's heroism. you were worried about your credit cards and your... oh, yeah — this is... no, when i was lying there on the ground, bleeding profusely, and i'm thinking, "i want my house keys." which, to me, at the time, of course, is ludicrous. but in retrospect, what it says

to me is there was some bit of me that was not intending to die. there's an immensely strong survival instinct that human beings have that kicks in. and i think that was that survival instinct that was saying to me, "you're going to live. live." rushdie was airlifted to hospital. with his life in the balance, his wife, eliza, never left his bedside. ijust remember the sounds of the machines and the ventilator breathing for him. that's... that's what i remember. and i thought, you know, at least he's come through this surgery. i thought... "at least i'm not a widow," is what i thought. shouting. rushdie's life has been threatened before. in 1989, after the publication of the satanic verses, the iranian supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, issued a death threat — a fatwa —

calling the book an insult to islam. i had come to think of that whole episode as being ancient history. as i say in the book, i felt like a time traveller — it felt like somebody coming out of the past to attack me in the present. and so one of the first things i thought when i saw him coming at me is i thought, "oh, it's you." you know? "so it's you." the man accused of carrying out the attack is hadi matar from newjersey. he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, but is reported to have said he was surprised to hear that rushdie survived the attack. a lot of what i know about him — which is very little — doesn't make much sense. he took very little trouble to inform himself about the man he was planning to kill. he'd said he'd read a couple of pages — he didn't say of what — and that he'd watched a couple of youtube videos and decided that i was disingenuous. disingenuous. disin — and therefore right to kill. and that's all he knew. does this attack suggest that

freedom of speech has got more and more difficult, rather than less so, since then... 0h! freedom of speech has got much more difficult, and notjust for this kind of reason. a lot of people — including a lot of young people, i'm sorry to say — have formed the opinion that it's now almost ok to be prepared to suppress speech that you don't agree with. whereas, of course, the whole point of freedom of speech is that you have to permit speech you don't agree with. it came to me that, really, there were two forces in collision here. you know, one was a force of... ..violence, fanaticism, bigotry, you know, and the other was the force of love. and, of course, the force of love is embodied in the figure of my wife, eliza. this person was not powerful enough to take this love or this man from me. i love his eyes. and he left home with two of them, and then our world changed. and now i love his...his

single eye even more. because... because of how he sees the world. this book is a statement from a man who refuses to be beaten. an advocate of free speech, who won't be silenced. there's a sentence in the book where i say that language is a knife. you know, language is a way of cutting things open and revealing the truth. calling this book knife is notjust a description of the attack against me. the book is the knife. the book is my knife and and it's my way of fighting back. sir salman rushdie speaking to alan yentob and you can see a longer version of that interview on bbc iplayer. ben elton has written a string of best—selling books, musicals and sitcoms including the young ones, blackadder and the thin blue line.

now he's decided to return to his stand—up comedy roots and is preparing to embark on a new tour this summer — and this time he's taking aim at certain elements of modern technology. good morning. this time? i spent my life takin: good morning. this time? i spent my life taking aim _ good morning. this time? i spent my life taking aim at _ good morning. this time? i spent my life taking aim at that. _ good morning. this time? i spent my life taking aim at that. this _ good morning. this time? i spent my life taking aim at that. this is i life taking aim at that. this is technology- _ life taking aim at that. this is technology- i _ life taking aim at that. this is technology. i am _ life taking aim at that. this is technology. i am glad - life taking aim at that. this is technology. i am glad to - life taking aim at that. this is technology. i am glad to be l life taking aim at that. this is i technology. i am glad to be able life taking aim at that. this is - technology. i am glad to be able to clear that un- _ technology. i am glad to be able to clear that up. authentic _ technology. i am glad to be able to clear that up. authentic stupidity i clear that up. authentic stupidity is the _ clear that up. authentic stupidity is the name of the tour because we are all— is the name of the tour because we are all terrified, and rightly so, about_ are all terrified, and rightly so, about the — are all terrified, and rightly so, about the potential harm of what they are — about the potential harm of what they are calling artificial intelligence can do. i think that is a threat _ intelligence can do. i think that is a threat but probably a greater threat — a threat but probably a greater threat to — a threat but probably a greater threat to humanity is the same when it has— threat to humanity is the same when it has always been, which is authentic— it has always been, which is authentic stupidity. our own. i have authentic stupidity. 0ur own. i have heerr— authentic stupidity. our own. i have been rifting — authentic stupidity. our own. i have been riffing on that all my life and i'm on_ been riffing on that all my life and i'm on tour— been riffing on that all my life and i'm on touragain been riffing on that all my life and i'm on tour again with a brand—new tour in— i'm on tour again with a brand—new tour in the — i'm on tour again with a brand—new tour in the south—west up to aberdeen— tour in the south—west up to aberdeen in the north and both sides — aberdeen in the north and both sides 60 — aberdeen in the north and both sides. 60 dates, and at 65 it is a lot and _ sides. 60 dates, and at 65 it is a lot and it — sides. 60 dates, and at 65 it is a lot and it starts in september.

authentic— lot and it starts in september. authentic stupidity is what comedians live off and die by and i'm not— comedians live off and die by and i'm not ready to get there yet so, yeah, _ i'm not ready to get there yet so, yeah. it _ i'm not ready to get there yet so, yeah. it is — i'm not ready to get there yet so, yeah, it is what i do. i'm doing another— yeah, it is what i do. i'm doing another show and i will be talking about — another show and i will be talking about i— another show and i will be talking about... i think technology has made us more _ about... i think technology has made us more stupid. we can find our way to the _ us more stupid. we can find our way to the bathroom for the bedroom without— to the bathroom for the bedroom without satnav. we are getting stupider — without satnav. we are getting stupider and the machines are getting — stupider and the machines are getting more clever and there is certainly— getting more clever and there is certainly a — getting more clever and there is certainly a lot of comedy to be found — certainly a lot of comedy to be found that. certainly a lot of comedy to be found that-— found that. but it is scary. serious- — found that. but it is scary. serious. my _ found that. but it is scary. serious. my comedy - found that. but it is scary. serious. my comedy is - found that. but it is scary. - serious. my comedy is always taken — serious. my comedy is always taken... taken serious stuff and try to find _ taken... taken serious stuff and try to find the — taken... taken serious stuff and try to find the funny because funny is not some — to find the funny because funny is not some palliative, sticking plaster— not some palliative, sticking plaster that you put on the grimness of life. _ plaster that you put on the grimness of life, funny is at the height of it, of life, funny is at the height of it. part — of life, funny is at the height of it. part of— of life, funny is at the height of it, part of tragedy. the greeks divided — it, part of tragedy. the greeks divided tragedy and comedy as though they were _ divided tragedy and comedy as though they were two separate muses and i never— they were two separate muses and i never understood because they were quite clever on the whole. to me, you only— quite clever on the whole. to me, you only have to think of charlie chaplin — you only have to think of charlie chaplin to — you only have to think of charlie chaplin to eric and ernie to the office, — chaplin to eric and ernie to the office, absolutely fabulous, the relationship between the mother and

daughter, _ relationship between the mother and daughter, so much tragedy but so much _ daughter, so much tragedy but so much comedy. so, yeah, ithink daughter, so much tragedy but so much comedy. so, yeah, i think there is a terrifying — much comedy. so, yeah, i think there is a terrifying side to what is happening with a day —— ai is a terrifying side to what is happening with a day —— aland if is a terrifying side to what is happening with a day —— ai and if it were _ happening with a day —— ai and if it were a— happening with a day —— ai and if it were a james bond plot, you wouldn't believe _ were a james bond plot, you wouldn't believe it _ were a james bond plot, you wouldn't believe it. james bond, a bunch of uneiected — believe it. james bond, a bunch of unelected billionaires in california, i have invented a machine _ california, i have invented a machine revenge rendering you want it redundant. even in his speedboat with his _ it redundant. even in his speedboat with his glock 45! they can eliminate him in a second step in and we— eliminate him in a second step in and we couldn't do anything. it will write _ and we couldn't do anything. it will write a _ and we couldn't do anything. it will write a new— and we couldn't do anything. it will write a new beatles song, it will put us _ write a new beatles song, it will put us out — write a new beatles song, it will put us out of work!— write a new beatles song, it will put us out of work! does it worry ou, put us out of work! does it worry you. day-to-day. _ put us out of work! does it worry you, day-to-day, do _ put us out of work! does it worry you, day-to-day, do you - put us out of work! does it worry you, day-to-day, do you worry l put us out of work! does it worry - you, day-to-day, do you worry about you, day—to—day, do you worry about your phone safety? i you, day-to-day, do you worry about your phone safety?— your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm your phone safety? i think everyone does- i'm not _ your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm not on _ your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm not on social— your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm not on social media - your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm not on social media so - your phone safety? i think everyone does. i'm not on social media so i i does. i'm not on social media so i don't _ does. i'm not on social media so i don't have — does. i'm not on social media so i don't have that. at does. i'm not on social media so i don't have that.— does. i'm not on social media so i don't have that.- none - does. i'm not on social media so i don't have that.- none of l does. i'm not on social media so i | don't have that.- none of it. don't have that. at all? none of it. wh ? don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because _ don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because i — don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because i value _ don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because i value my - don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because i value my sanity. l don't have that. at all? none of it. why? because i value my sanity. i| why? because i value my sanity. i have spent— why? because i value my sanity. i have spent my _ why? because i value my sanity. i have spent my life _ why? because i value my sanity. i have spent my life being - why? because i value my sanity. i have spent my life being trolled. i j have spent my life being trolled. i don't _ have spent my life being trolled. i don't want — have spent my life being trolled. i don't want to make a big thing but i have had _ don't want to make a big thing but i have had things said about myself in the press _ have had things said about myself in the press for 42 years is not always nice and _ the press for 42 years is not always nice and the — the press for 42 years is not always nice and the idea of saying, hey, here _

nice and the idea of saying, hey, here is— nice and the idea of saying, hey, here is nry— nice and the idea of saying, hey, here is my direct line, tell me how much _ here is my direct line, tell me how much you — here is my direct line, tell me how much you hate... obviously there is a lot— much you hate... obviously there is a lot of— much you hate... obviously there is a lot of love — much you hate... obviously there is a lot of love but as we all know, you hear— a lot of love but as we all know, you hear ten people say you were really _ you hear ten people say you were really nice — you hear ten people say you were really nice and one person is a mean, _ really nice and one person is a nrean. that— really nice and one person is a mean, that is all you remember and everyone _ mean, that is all you remember and everyone is— mean, that is all you remember and everyone is experiencing that now. the funny— everyone is experiencing that now. the funny thing is, you used to have to he _ the funny thing is, you used to have to he in— the funny thing is, you used to have to he in the — the funny thing is, you used to have to be in the public eye to get anonymous, you know... rubbish thrown _ anonymous, you know... rubbish thrown at — anonymous, you know... rubbish thrown at you!— anonymous, you know... rubbish thrown at ou! ~ ., ., thrown at you! well done, well done. it ha ens thrown at you! well done, well done. it happens to — thrown at you! well done, well done. it happens to kids _ thrown at you! well done, well done. it happens to kids in _ thrown at you! well done, well done. it happens to kids in schools - thrown at you! well done, well done. it happens to kids in schools now. - it happens to kids in schools now. it happens to kids in schools now. it is it happens to kids in schools now. it is very— it happens to kids in schools now. it is very scary. i actually think we need — it is very scary. i actually think we need to— it is very scary. i actually think we need to legislate more heavily about— we need to legislate more heavily about what tech companies impose on us, look— about what tech companies impose on us, look at _ about what tech companies impose on us, look at the social and economic implications— us, look at the social and economic implications of what they throw out there _ implications of what they throw out there in— implications of what they throw out there in the market, the smartphone. i there in the market, the smartphone. i knew— there in the market, the smartphone. i knew exactly where that was going, the moment i heard that everyone said, _ the moment i heard that everyone said, democracy, it will be saved by the internets, everyone can have their— the internets, everyone can have their say — the internets, everyone can have their say. yeah, exactly! we are now so stupid _ their say. yeah, exactly! we are now so stupid that we can't tell the difference between verifiable facts and undiluted, you know, hate speech — and undiluted, you know, hate speech it _ and undiluted, you know, hate speech. it is all coming at you at

once _ speech. it is all coming at you at once it — speech. it is all coming at you at once it is — speech. it is all coming at you at once it is a _ speech. it is all coming at you at once. it is a scary time and that is why we _ once. it is a scary time and that is why we need _ once. it is a scary time and that is why we need comedy. i once. it is a scary time and that is why we need comedy.— once. it is a scary time and that is why we need comedy. i love reading about our why we need comedy. i love reading about your tour, _ why we need comedy. i love reading about your tour, when _ why we need comedy. i love reading about your tour, when you _ why we need comedy. i love reading about your tour, when you said - why we need comedy. i love reading| about your tour, when you said that, actually, you don't always enjoy touring. is that the right way to putit? touring. is that the right way to put it? you find it hard, basically. it is not likely bounce out on stage and feel ridiculously comfortable and feel ridiculously comfortable and happy and jolly, it is still a challenge. i and happy and 'olly, it is still a challenge.— and happy and 'olly, it is still a challenue. ,, , ., , challenge. i think most performers of any sort — challenge. i think most performers of any sort would _ challenge. i think most performers of any sort would say _ challenge. i think most performers of any sort would say that. - challenge. i think most performers of any sort would say that. there l challenge. i think most performers| of any sort would say that. there is enormous — of any sort would say that. there is enormous satisfaction about delivering something people appreciate, but it is hard and doing what _ appreciate, but it is hard and doing what i _ appreciate, but it is hard and doing what i do. — appreciate, but it is hard and doing what i do, which is two, 2.5 hours are very— what i do, which is two, 2.5 hours are very carefully written and curated — are very carefully written and curated ideas... iam not making it up curated ideas... iam not making it up as— curated ideas... iam not making it up as i_ curated ideas... iam not making it up as i go— curated ideas... iam not making it up as i go along, there are elements of a rethink— up as i go along, there are elements of a rethink on stage, but basically this is— of a rethink on stage, but basically this is a _ of a rethink on stage, but basically this is a big — of a rethink on stage, but basically this is a big set of ideas that i want — this is a big set of ideas that i want to— this is a big set of ideas that i want to bring together and culminate in an evening of comedy. it is hard. iam— in an evening of comedy. it is hard. lam so— in an evening of comedy. it is hard. i am so luci

marathon, _ much you would enjoy a long distance marathon, but it is what you have to do. marathon, but it is what you have to do i_ marathon, but it is what you have to do i am _ marathon, but it is what you have to do i am not— marathon, but it is what you have to do. iam not making marathon, but it is what you have to do. i am not making any particular direct— do. i am not making any particular direct comparisons but i do it alone on stage. _ direct comparisons but i do it alone on stage, pressure on the voice. but for me _ on stage, pressure on the voice. but for me the _ on stage, pressure on the voice. but for me the pressure is always about making _ for me the pressure is always about making myself understood. that wonderful song from the 60s, the animals, — wonderful song from the 60s, the animals, please don't let me be misunderstood. i feel at onstage because — misunderstood. i feel at onstage because i'm edging close to a lot of subjects _ because i'm edging close to a lot of subjects which, as we discussed this morning. _ subjects which, as we discussed this morning, people now feel that that makes _ morning, people now feel that that makes me — morning, people now feel that that makes me feel unsafe, worried. these are interesting times to be a communicator of ideas. i cannot wait to get— communicator of ideas. i cannot wait to get back— communicator of ideas. i cannot wait to get back amongst it but it will be a hard — to get back amongst it but it will be a hard autumn. it is interesting because there _ be a hard autumn. it is interesting because there are _ be a hard autumn. it is interesting because there are so _ be a hard autumn. it is interesting because there are so many, - be a hard autumn. it is interesting because there are so many, the i be a hard autumn. it is interesting l because there are so many, the new generation of young comedians coming through, doing tours at the moment, they have come through social media. they start making those little reels and videos. if you are starting now that's i am so lucky that i don't have to go on... i that's i am so lucky that i don't have to go on...— that's i am so lucky that i don't have to go on... i would sell more tickets. have to go on... i would sell more tickets- if— have to go on... i would sell more tickets- if i — have to go on... i would sell more tickets. if i had _

have to go on... i would sell more tickets. if i had spent _ have to go on... i would sell more tickets. if i had spent the - have to go on... i would sell more tickets. if i had spent the last - have to go on... i would sell more tickets. if i had spent the last ten | tickets. if i had spent the last ten years— tickets. if i had spent the last ten years curating a twitter following, if i years curating a twitter following, if i had _ years curating a twitter following, if i had a — years curating a twitter following, if i had a couple of million dollars. _ if i had a couple of million dollars, as most of my generation who are _ dollars, as most of my generation who are on — dollars, as most of my generation who are on twitter do, that would be great. _ who are on twitter do, that would be great, i_ who are on twitter do, that would be great, i can— who are on twitter do, that would be great, i can tell them who are on twitter do, that would be great, i can tellthem i who are on twitter do, that would be great, i can tell them i am onstage. i great, i can tell them i am onstage. iwouid _ great, i can tell them i am onstage. iwouid stilt— great, i can tell them i am onstage. i would still come and see you! definitely. there are huge advantages but i am lucky that the marketing one is one i would embrace and love _ marketing one is one i would embrace and love but. — marketing one is one i would embrace and love but, much as i would love to expand — and love but, much as i would love to expand my audience in that way, you know. — to expand my audience in that way, you know. i— to expand my audience in that way, you know, iwas to expand my audience in that way, you know, i was speaking tojimmy carr and _ you know, i was speaking tojimmy carr and he — you know, i was speaking tojimmy carrand he said you know, i was speaking tojimmy carr and he said you should put ciips _ carr and he said you should put clips of— carr and he said you should put clips of your old acts and you could build _ clips of your old acts and you could build something very quickly. he is riaht, ou build something very quickly. he is right, you could. _ build something very quickly. he is right, you could. i _ build something very quickly. he is right, you could. ithink— build something very quickly. he is right, you could. i think so - build something very quickly. he is right, you could. i think so but- build something very quickly. he is right, you could. i think so but i. right, you could. i think so but i am lucky. _ right, you could. i think so but i am lucky. i _ right, you could. i think so but i am lucky. i can _ right, you could. i think so but i am lucky, i can still— right, you could. i think so but i am lucky, i can still get - right, you could. i think so but i am lucky, i can still get on - right, you could. i think so but i am lucky, i can still get on bbc| am lucky, i can still get on bbc breakfast — am lucky, i can still get on bbc breakfast when you will have me! not always. _ breakfast when you will have me! not always. but _ breakfast when you will have me! not always, but you know... iwould rather— always, but you know... iwould rather not — always, but you know... iwould rather not go there. i would spend my life _ rather not go there. i would spend my life on — rather not go there. i would spend my life on it, i would spend my life saying _ my life on it, i would spend my life saying i_ my life on it, i would spend my life saying i have been misunderstood and i can do— saying i have been misunderstood and i can do without that. what saying i have been misunderstood and i can do without that.— i can do without that. what do you think the audience _ i can do without that. what do you think the audience reaction - i can do without that. what do you think the audience reaction will. i can do without that. what do you think the audience reaction will bej think the audience reaction will be to this material? as you mention, we are in a very strange time, general election coming up, very divided opinions on lots of things. how do you think people... how will the toy

go down? it you think people... how will the toy to down? , ,, go down? it will be weird. the us election, unquestionably - go down? it will be weird. the us election, unquestionably the - go down? it will be weird. the us| election, unquestionably the most important — election, unquestionably the most important election in the western world, _ important election in the western world, if— important election in the western world, if that is a phrase we use any more — world, if that is a phrase we use any more. clearly not! anyway, whatever, — any more. clearly not! anyway, whatever, america is still the big one _ whatever, america is still the big one are — whatever, america is still the big one. are having our own incredibly important — one. are having our own incredibly important election. my act, of course — important election. my act, of course there is a bit of politics, you know — course there is a bit of politics, you know that, but i think i will .et you know that, but i think i will get the — you know that, but i think i will get the same reaction i always do because _ get the same reaction i always do because i— get the same reaction i always do because i make sure that what i do is funny— because i make sure that what i do is funny and — because i make sure that what i do is funny and i don't curated my audience — is funny and i don't curated my audience and i know lots of people see my— audience and i know lots of people see my show and say i don't feel the way you _ see my show and say i don't feel the way you do— see my show and say i don't feel the way you do politically but i love the show — way you do politically but i love the show. that is great, thank goodness _ the show. that is great, thank goodness we still live in a world where _ goodness we still live in a world where we — goodness we still live in a world where we value the idea that people can have _ where we value the idea that people can have different opinions and can exchange _ can have different opinions and can exchange ideas and learn from each other~ _ exchange ideas and learn from each other~ i_ exchange ideas and learn from each other. i have got tory friends and i embrace _ other. i have got tory friends and i embrace them and i certainly hope there _ embrace them and i certainly hope there will— embrace them and i certainly hope there will be every type of person to come _ there will be every type of person to come to — there will be every type of person to come to my show. i always try and hedge _ to come to my show. i always try and hedge in— to come to my show. i always try and hedge in any— to come to my show. i always try and hedge in any content is ideal with a reasonable — hedge in any content is ideal with a reasonable approach to its. —— any contentious — reasonable approach to its. —— any contentious idea. we used to collect pointing _ contentious idea. we used to collect pointing out that i called comedy,

messaging prejudice and relying on the audience... an element of the small—mindedness in us all to get a laugh _ small—mindedness in us all to get a laugh i_ small—mindedness in us all to get a laugh. i don't exploit the smallness in us _ laugh. i don't exploit the smallness in us all. _ laugh. i don't exploit the smallness in us all. i— laugh. i don't exploit the smallness in us all, i celebrate it.— in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you. _ in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you, best _ in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you, best of— in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you, best of luck - in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you, best of luck with i in us all, i celebrate it. great to talk to you, best of luck with it. j talk to you, best of luck with it. he is on tour around the uk and ireland in the autumn. stay with us, headlines coming up. live from jerusalem. this is bbc news. as israel weighs its response to iran's unprecedented attack — the un's secretary general calls for calm. the middle east is on the brink.

the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating, full—scale conflict. the uk's foreign secretary lord cameron urges israel not to retaliate — saying they should 'take the win' of repelling iran's attack. iran suffered this defeat because the attack was a failure. the world can see what a malign influence they are and i think the right thing to do is not escalate. and live from london, i'm lauren taylor. donald trump will become the first us president to face a criminal trial on monday — facing 34 charges of fraud. and we focus in on sudan — as the country marks one year of a bloody civil war.