good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. is the uk emerging from recession? we'll find out the latest gdp figure in the next hour. an important measure of how the economy's performing. experts think it'll show a return to growth for the first three months of the year, but they're not expecting a very big number. labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. from wireless earphones to electric toothbrushes, fire chiefs say there's been a dramatic rise in fires sparked by discarded batteries found in everyday items.

we spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise visit to a charity event for bereaved military children. aston villa's european dream is over. disappointment in athens as they're knocked out in the semi—finals of the europa conference league by olympiakos. good morning from the blue peter garden, which is going to be fine in today's lovely weather once again. is it going to last of the weekend? join me throughout the programme. it's friday 10th may. officalfigures released in an hour are expected to show the economy is no longer in recession, after growing in the first three months of this year. the uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. at this butcher on the gloucester road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away.

after the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the price of meat or cheese and eggs has fallen, allowing some of them to buy more. but even in this prosperous part of town, they are still very cautious. we find a lot of our customers tend to come in most days and buy a little bit of something that's fresh that they can use straight away and they're not wasting things. whereas before, people would buy a lot at the end of a week, stick it in their freezer, and then people put things in their freezer and it stays there. so at the moment, i think people are a little bit more conscious of buying and using and not having any waste. the economy is no longer in a slump, but economists forecast that it will grow by less than 1% this year compared to last. that's far lower than before the 2008 financial crisis. and it's a lot to do with chronically weak investment. public investment in the postwar era used to be between 4% and 5%. now it's dropped to somewhere between 1.5% and 2% per year and private investment,

too, has been persistently weak. you need a long term, credible, coherent plan for spending, for tax and for public investment, on the basis of which and on the back of which private businesses can then commit to their investment. and the point of our policy is this. policy is supposed to help us absorb shocks and create somewhat greater certainty and some measure of stability when actually policy in recent years has just done just the opposite. it's contributed to uncertainty. one thing holding economic growth back is tax. where cuts to national insurance benefit higher earners, they're more than offset for lower earners by frozen tax bands, which don't rise with inflation. so a greater and greater chunk of their income is exposed to higher rates of tax. that tends to mean less spending overall and with it a slower economy. andy verity, bbc news. coming up to four minutes past six.

naga, you have more around the issue of small boats, all political parties laying out their plans more and more. the labour party has been under pressure to be much more clear about its plans when it comes to immigration and migration. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will visit dover this morning where he'll give details of how he'll tackle people smugglers and migrants arriving on small boats. he'll promise to make britain's shores "hostile territory" for the criminal gangs by setting up a new border security command. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. so far this year, nearly 9,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats. the numbers arriving and staying via legal routes are far greater but tackling this issue of boat crossings is high up the political agenda. so today the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will set out labour's alternative strategy. labour will promise new border security measures. there will be a new border security command reporting to the home secretary. hundreds of investigators working across the national crime agency,

immigration enforcement and mi5. with new powers like enhanced stop and search, financial investigations, search and seizure warrants, and £75 million earmarked for the rwanda scheme would be used to fund it. we'll set up a new border security command with additional new cross border police, specialist investigators, but also make sure that they've got new powers, counter—terror style powers. currently, some of those powers can only be used for terror investigations. but we think the threats to our border security and to life in the channel are so serious that we need to now apply those powers to criminal gangs who are undermining our border security instead. rishi sunak�*s plan is his rwanda scheme. the law has been passed, but no asylum seekers have yet been deported under it, though flights have been promised within weeks. by his side in dover last summer was the local tory mp natalie elphicke. this week she defected to labour, saying mr sunak was not stopping

the boats and she was confident labour would deal with the crossings. sir keir starmer has said he would replace what he called gimmicks with graft and labour would deal with the backlog of people who have applied for asylum and are sitting in hotels. the conservatives believe labour's plan would be no deterrent and they say they have been working hard to prosecute the smugglers and block their flows of money. damian grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent helen cattjoins us from westminster. helen, morning to you. as i was saying to charlie, there has been a lot of pressure on the labour party to offer a plan and even though there will be some things said today, it's all about detail, isn't it? it today, it's all about detail, isn't it? , , ., today, it's all about detail, isn't it? it is, yeah. the conservatives have for a _ it? it is, yeah. the conservatives have for a while _ it? it is, yeah. the conservatives have for a while now _ it? it is, yeah. the conservatives have for a while now been - have for a while now been criticising labour saying that they have not got a detailed plan to deal with this. today we are going to get labour's answer to that, they are going to put some flesh on the bones

of what they have been saying about tackling those criminal gangs and you had a bit there about what they are planning to do. hearing the government or labour, rather, trying to frame this about being graft, doing the low—key background things that they think will work as opposed to what they see as the government's gimmicks, things like the rwanda scheme. sources in government are saying, they are doing things to tackle the smuggling gangs, it's not all about rwanda, there are things like trying to make sure that gangs can't get hold of boats, that sort of thing. what is interesting though that in common with the government, what is not in this kind from labour and admittedly we have not had the full speech from sir keir starmer yet, is any mention of increasing safe and legal routes will be able to apply for asylum in the uk without having to physically get here. that's the solution that charities have long been saying is the way to tackle this. it's worth remembering that while all the focus is on small boat crossing is at the

moment, this is the latest iteration of a very long running problem. before that it was people stowing away in lorries to make dangerous crossings. there have been concerns for about 25 years now about the number of people congregating in northern france to try to come to the uk and it is a problem that successive governments have not managed to fix.— successive governments have not managed to fix. indeed, thank you, helen. new evidence, seen by the bbc, shows that contaminated blood continued to be given to nhs patients even after screening for hepatitis—c was introduced in september 1991. now there are calls for the compensation cut—off date to be extended to include patients who were infected after that date as our health editor hugh pym reports. remembering those who've died after being given blood contaminated with potentially fatal hepatitis c during surgery. for some living with the virus, there's been financial support, but only if infected before

september 1991. caz challis was given a blood transfusion during cancer treatment in 1992 and was infected with hep c. she's received no support. it's the stress when you're fighting for every crumb on benefits and you're not recognised and you're not considered worth... it's the feeling of being told you're not worth it. that's what's hit me the hardest. on september 1st, 1991, the uk officially started screening all new blood that was donated, but no formal system to check blood collected before then was ever introduced. we have more than one client who was infected by way of a blood transfusion with hepatitis c after september 1991. there was no such cutoff date for people that were infected with hiv, and so we can't see any reason for there being such a cut off date for people that were infected with hepatitis c. during hearings at the infected blood inquiry, doctors confirmed that untested blood did remain

within the nhs blood supply even after screening began. i did remember at the time feeling a little bit nervous about the possibility of hcv emerging among some of our recipients. these are the individual scans. the test system itself, according to one expert, was not as reliable as it is now. it was based then on testing for antibodies. the test for the virus itself, what we call an rna test, took a little longer to develop than the antibody test. and there is that potential situation whereby somebody newly infected with the virus may have the virus circulating in their bloodstream but have not yet produced the antibodies. we now screen all blood products for the virus itself rather than the antibodies, but the initial screening was purely with antibodies, so that possibility did exist. the government says it will set up a new compensation scheme, but crucially, whether all support should extend beyond 1991

is likely to be addressed by the inquiry�*s final report. hugh pym, bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he hopes he can overcome his differences withjoe biden after the us president withheld the delivery of some of the us�*s biggest bombs to israel. mr biden is unhappy about israeli plans to attack the southern gazan city of rafah, although the white house says it will continue working with israel to "inflict an enduring defeat" on hamas. five babies have died this year from whooping cough, following a surge in cases that have been reported by health officials. there have been nearly 2,800 cases in england this year. the uk health security agency says a decline in uptake of the vaccine and the very low numbers seen during the pandemic were both factors in the rise. a 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed near a bus stop in edgware in north—west london.

the woman, in her 60s, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. police are trying to contact the victim's family. a section of the m25 motorway around london will be fully closed for only the second time in its history from this evening as part of a £317 million upgrade. the work being carried out over the weekend is aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing pollution. drivers are being warned they could receive ulez penalty charges if they don't follow official diversion routes. the adult film star stormy daniels has clashed with donald trump's defence team, during her second day of testimony at his criminal trial in new york. the former president is charged with hiding a payment to ms daniels to cover up an alleged affair before the 2016 election which he denies. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports. stormy daniels' lawyer posted this picture of his client looking very happy to have finished with a hostile cross—examination.

in the courtroom, she was repeatedly accused of being a liar, of having made up the story about having sex with donald trump in 2006. referring to her career in adult films, mr trump's attorney said to ms daniels, "you have a lot of experience in making phony stories about sex appear to be real." she replied, "the sex in the films is very much real, just like what happened to me in that room," referring to her alleged sexual encounter with mr trump and then saying, "if that story was untrue, i would have written it to be a lot better." donald trump denies ever having sex with stormy daniels and claims the case against him is bogus. this is a frankenstein case. they took a dead misdemeanour, they attached it to a dead alleged federal felony and zapped it back into life. so many of us are just amazed to watch this actually walk into court because it's not a recognisable crime. the judge and jury kept straight faces, as ms daniels described being called a human toilet online and replying that she was

the best person to flush that orange turd down. because she tweeted a link to her online store selling team stormy merchandise the day mr trump was indicted, ms daniels was accused of trying to make money from this case. "not unlike mr trump," she said. he sends out frequent emails to supporters trying to raise money to defend himself. stormy daniels' testimony over a day and a half was explicit and explosive, talking about donald trump in black silk pajamas and describing having sex with him. but it may not have much impact on this criminal case. legally, it doesn't really matter whether donald trump and stormy daniels had sex. in fact, his defence team had been arguing for a mistrial, saying all this explicit detail has nothing to do with the case in hand. they were denied that. donald trump doesn't deny paying stormy daniels to keep quiet, and what he's actually charged with is falsifying business expenses because he marked those hush money payments as legal expenses,

so it doesn't really have anything to do with the sex. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. the israeli singer, eden golan, has qualified for tomorrow's final of the eurovision song contest in sweden. isreal are through. she was applauded and cheered at the semi—finals but there was also some booing. her victory came hours after thousands of pro—palestinian protestors gathered in the city of malmo, where the contest is being held. simon is in the blue peter garden on salford quays this morning with the weather. good morning to you. beautiful flowers there, what is the daylight? —— day like?

yes, we are in the middle of the first long dry spell of the year so why not come out and enjoy it? petra's bust is here in the blue peter garden in salford quays. it was the warmest day of the year so far yesterday in london and widely, and it will last for the next couple of days at least. for today, it is going to be another dry, warm day with some sunny bells. most areas of the uk have this. throughout the morning, we will have sunshine in most parts. a bit more cloud in northern areas and into scotland. the rain that we have in the final yesterday mostly cleared away, one or two spots of rain in the northern isles where temperatures make be only 11 degrees, 16 in stornoway, elsewhere temperatures up to 21 to 24 elsewhere temperatures up to 21 to 2a celsius. maybe 25 degrees in the

south—east of england once again. temperatures might be a little bit higher than they were yesterday. uv levels are still pretty high so do take care if you are out and about. tonight we are going to see some low clouds moving away and into eastern areas, misty first thing tomorrow morning. 8—12 overnight. the mist and fog in eastern areas will generally move back into the north sea. it might linger around coastal areas but for most of us it is going to be another fine day on saturday, temperatures getting up to 21 to 2a celsius quite widely. a small chance of one or or thundery showers in northern england and southern scotland throughout the day on saturday but for most of us it is dry, fine, sunny, uv levels will be high so bear that in mind. a decent start their weekend. high so bear that in mind. a decent start theirweekend. some high so bear that in mind. a decent start their weekend. some changes on sunday, i will talk that in the next house half an hour or so.

there's a fresh warning today against throwing away old electrical equipment such as phones and tablets because their batteries could set on fire or explode. fire services say they're dealing with an increasing number of fires, caused by items that weren't disposed of properly. 0ur reporter harriet bradshaw has the latest. this is a test to show what can happen when you crush or penetrate a large lithium ion battery. even smaller batteries than this one can cause huge fires if they're thrown into the general waste instead of properly being recycled. the results can be ferocious. this waste transfer site fire at herne hill in london took days to put out. the cause, the fire service concluded most likely a lithium ion battery setting alight and not suspicious. it was a really scary experience for all of us. the sky was yellow. you could smell this horrible, horrible smell of burning

chemicals and plastic. we had to close our windows during a heat wave. we were stuck in our homes and eventually we decided to leave our home because our two—year—old daughter was coughing and her cough was getting worse. we didn't know if it was caused by the smoke from this hideous fire. now, imperial college london's new research has found there was a significant spike in air pollution during this fire. so this is just another example of where air pollution is being affected negatively. and it's something that we don't need. we need to be reducing the release of pollution into the air, not increasing it. and the problem is growing, according to the national fire chiefs council, which says fire services are dealing with increasing incidents involving incorrectly disposed of batteries which can alight in bin lorries and rubbish and recycling centres.

and they're really big challenge to the fire and rescue service. they cause really unpredictable, really prolonged, protracted fires and the results can be really catastrophic with the types of toxic gases that go into the atmosphere, the types of water runoff that will go into the water systems and of course, the smoke that can affect our local communities. so it's something that's a real focus for the national fire chiefs council. and i'd really urge households, families to really think hard about how they recycle those electrical items. we conducted some market research, nationally representative research that scales up what we think the challenge is. and basically that revealed that 1.6 billion batteries were being thrown away a year. that's 3,000 a minute. over a billion of them were hidden batteries inside portable tech. so people are putting batteries in the bin, but they might not realise they are. what are we talking about? what you've got is sort of the obvious batteries that we all recognise, the portable batteries in remote controls, but actually increasingly there's a number of hidden batteries

inside electrical portable technology because we need that for it to be powered when we're on the move. so you've got the infamous vape here with a lithium ion battery inside it but other items too. so even in this earphone set, you've got three different lithium ion batteries and even things such as electric toothbrushes, power banks, remote control speakers and shavers, too. all of this is powered by battery technology. scott butler admits it's not just down to the public, but retailers and manufacturers also have a responsibility. but the advice for customers is to recycle electricals responsibly to avoid the ferocious risks of these waste fires. harriet bradshaw, bbc news. we will be discussing that later on this morning, if you have got some questions let us know. it’s questions let us know. it's something _ questions let us know. it's something you _ questions let us know. it�*s something you don't really think about, because so many electric toothbrushes, you cannot change the

internal battery if it is usb charge so you don't think about it. let's have a look at today's papers. the guardian leads with the un saying there's fear and trepidation as more than 100,000 people flee rafah in gaza. it's after israel steps up strikes, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing to fight with our fingernails. the daily mailfront page reports on what it calls the worst whooping cough outbreak in a0 years. the paper says five babies have died, and more than 3000 cases have been reported so far this year. the times reports comments from education secretary gillian keegan, who says school truancy is up by a fifth on fridays. that's 50,000 more children absent at the end of the week compared to mondays. the minister says it's down to parents working from home. big crowds gathered in south korea yesterday to look up at the sky to watch not a firework display but a drone show.

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bannister did his mile he was a medic himself, colleagues and experts said, if you do that, your heart will explode.— heart will explode. they were scared. heart will explode. they were scared- their _ heart will explode. they were scared. they warned - heart will explode. they were scared. they warned him - heart will explode. they were scared. they warned him that heart will explode. they were - scared. they warned him that would ha en if scared. they warned him that would happen if he — scared. they warned him that would happen if he tried _ scared. they warned him that would happen if he tried to _ scared. they warned him that would happen if he tried to do _ scared. they warned him that would happen if he tried to do that - scared. they warned him that would happen if he tried to do that thing. i happen if he tried to do that thing. they have looked into all of these people and how long they lived. there is your connection as well. there is your connection as well. there is your inspiration, isn't it? you eat porridge first thing in the morning, like roger bannister, and if he's going to add five years on his life, now you can go and run and try to bring the four—minute mile. and you have an extra five years, job done. in the next hour we'll find out whether the uk has officially come out of recession. katy austin is here to take us through what that might mean. i suppose we need the definition of recession and we need to know how it feels as well. how does it affect us evenif feels as well. how does it affect us even if we do come out of recession? it's about 7am that the office of

national statistics will give us the latest figures for gdp. that means gross domestic product, it's a measure of all the economic activity going on in the country. in other words, we'll find out whether the economy is now growing again and by how much. why does that matter? professor of economics laura coroneo can explain. having a growing economy means that the government can have big revenues that they— the government can have big revenues that they can rely on to invest or spend _ that they can rely on to invest or spend on— that they can rely on to invest or spend on public services or cut taxes — spend on public services or cut taxes if— spend on public services or cut taxes. if the economy doesn't grow, you dont— taxes. if the economy doesn't grow, you don't have this possibility and then you — you don't have this possibility and then you have the weight of that that increases. let's take a look at those figure, last summer the economy shrank slightly. two consecutive quarters of that negative growth meant the uk was tipped into a recession — albeit a shallow one.

this year, there have already been signs of an improvement — monthly figures show the economy grew by 0.2% across december to february compared to the previous three months. february's growth was driven by manufacturing, things like car production, and food and drink. while construction was among the areas which shrank. even if we do officially come out of recession today, experts don't see the economy heading straight into the fast lane. analysts expect growth to be modest. the governor of the bank of england gave his view yesterday with a tone of cautious optimism. all the evidence as we see it is that we have turned a corner from that. i don't want to portray it as a strong recovery, that's not what we're seeing but we are seeing a recovery and we seem to have turned a corner. i'll be bringing you those latest figures as soon as we have them, just after seven and we'll see if the uk economy has turned the corner as the governor of the bank of england has suggested. i know that is a very busy time because you have to do figure it out and see. it is the amount of how much it has come out of recession

which is a good indicator as well. thank you. still to come on breakfast. one of europe's most wanted people smugglers nicknamed the scorpion has been found and interviewed as part of a bbc investigation. after seven we'll hear from the reporter who tracked him down along with the aid worker who helped. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a key section of the m25 will close again for the entire weekend as work to improve the uk's busiest motorway continues. it's shutting betweenjunctions 9 and 10 in both directions — from 9 this evening until early on monday morning. drivers are being told to expect delays and warned they could incur ulez charges if they don't stick to the official diversion through surrey. a man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death

in broad daylight in edgware yesterday morning. emergency services were called to burnt oak broadway shortly before midday. the victim, believed to be in her 60s, died at the scene. a 22—year—old man was arrested in the colindale area. it's been compared to trying to fix a car while it's driving along a busy road. so how hard is it to move an old intensive care unit to a brand—new wing? they've been finding out at newham university hospital. 1a critically ill patients were transferred from cramped wards to a purpose built facility on the other side of the building. the move involved five years of planning with the aim of providing better care. now, this patient is in the room behind me with a window and lots of space. much better environment. a much safer place to be. in terms of rehab and recovery, this is a world apart from where they were before.

millwall football club has reached a deal with the local authority, which allows it to move foward with regeneration plans. the agreement with lewisham council grants the club a new lease and also gives it permission to develop the land around the den. millwall said it ensures the lions remain at the heart of the community and will help them to build new sources of income. let's take a look at the tubes now. most lines are running well. just minor delays on the northern line. now, on to the weather with kawser. good morning. well, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. we reached 2a.6 celsius in st james's park and today too stays warm and dry with some decent spells of sunshine, although we will start to see more in the way of fairweather cloud bubbling up during the day and into the afternoon. light winds continue and once more temperatures will likely reach 22 to 23 or 2a celsius quite widely into this afternoon. now, for this evening, any cloud will tend to clear. clear skies

for the most part, especially across more western parts. but, across the east, we'll start to see some mist and low cloud spreading in from the north sea, and temperatures holding up at around 10 to 12 degrees. now, for tomorrow, we are expecting a lot of fine, dry weather and sunshine. but, later on this weekend, as high pressure slips to the east, we have this weather front that will bring some showers. for the next few days at least, largely fine and dry. some decent spells of sunshine. temperatures still climbing up to around the mid—twenties. but after sunday and into next week, it becomes a bit cooler with more in the way of showers. that's it. you can find all the day's stories on our website, we'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning.

prince harry returned to the uk this week to mark the 10th anniversary of the invictus games. during a charity event in central london, the bbc�*s royal correspondent, daniela relph, was given exclusive access to the duke of sussex, as hejoined a children's party. go! it's a side of prince harry we've not seen so much of lately. fun, informal, engaging, as he mucked in for this very special children's party. every child in this room has lost a parent, who served in the military. the charity, scotty's little soldiers, supports them. three, two, one, go! yesterday afternoon, they had a party for the families in london...with a surprise guest. prince harry's come to play games with you. is that 0k? it was a low—key arrival from prince harry, but that didn't last long. here we go. we spent around an hour with

prince harry yesterday afternoon. since he left the uk for california, seeing him up close in this context has been rare. very nice to meet you. nice to have you back. how is it being here? it's great. perfect timing. it's great. it's amazing. what scotty's is doing with these kids is absolutely incredible and very needed as well. the more...the more opportunity we get to do these kind of events, the more that families and kids up and down the country actually know that scotty's exists, which is really the most important thing. is it nice to be back in the uk? nice to see you. these visits back to the uk are not straightforward, for prince harry or the royalfamily. relationships remain broken and there was no fix to be had this week. but for those in the room with harry here, especially the children who, like him, had experienced the death of a parent, it was a reminder of what he brings to the party. it's insane to think about, like... you always see these people on tv.

like, i've seen... saw prince harry's wedding, but it's, like, meeting them in real life is, like, a whole other experience. and sitting down with him, he truly understood what we felt. with the loss of his mum. he... even if it's not through military connections, he understands that pain and he understands what we went through and are still going through. to be placed in your mouth. harry's competitive streak was on full show. this was the race to eat the strawberry laces the quickest. the prince found himself on the winning side. it's looking good. and the roll the chocolate down the tape measure game was also a crowd pleaser, with not a bit of food going to waste. how many maltesers did you eat off the floor? er, you guys probably know better than i do but at least three. i think, at that point, it started getting a little bit weird. i could have never imagined

i was rolling a malteser down a tape measure with prince harry, but it was definitely lovely to see kind of those barriers being taken down with him and to see him asjust him. because obviously you can see him on the screens and you can see the kind of face that he puts up to the public eye but to see him kind of being himself around us was definitely a very heartwarming feeling. in recent years, harry's support for scotty's little soldiers has largely been through letters and jokey video messages. merry christmas. did anyone actually feel...? yeah. the family fallout and the move to california has drastically reduced what he's been able to do for the organisations he supports in the uk. this party was the first event he'd been able to attend in person with a charity. —— with the charity. you forget that every single child in there has experienced the death of a parent, who served for our country, and that i would imagine that prince harry got so much from that room and had so much fun and joy that i wouldn't mind betting that he's probably thinking about these children right now

because it does that to you. like, it really makes you think these children are incredible. like, all good children's parties, there were some goodies to go home with... i thought you joking! ..including a lego figure of...prince harry. all of this is now personal rather than royal duty. while family ties remain fractured, prince harry's charity work is an important link to the place that was once home. daniela relph, bbc news, central london. he is very good in those circumstances. having a blast with those youngsters. shared experiences in some ways. nice to have fun with kids as well. take your mind off everything. i think people who need to take their minds off things are aston villa fans. you have a pact.

if you are an england football fan, supporting any team, you're going to be thinking, what's gone wrong? feels like that, doesn't it. having said that manchester city success in the champions league. villa have gone out, beaten in athens by 0lympiakos. they were beaten in the first leg last week. they needed to turnit first leg last week. they needed to turn it around. they went behind early and had a mountain to climb in that match. the big picture, they are feeling very good because almost certainly they will be in the champions league. that is remarkable. unai emery has done an incrediblejob. 0verall remarkable. unai emery has done an incredible job. overall the fans will be feeling very happy. defeat

in athens. natalie pirks, reports from athens. on a night where greek passion and desire ran red hot, villa's belief deserted them. in the port of piraeus, their european dream sailed away — for this season, at least. it's been more than a0 years since their last european trophy but as fans made their way to the karaiskakis stadium, praying for a blistering start, a cauldron awaited. welcome to hellas. the return of their number one, emmy martinez, was a welcome sight, but he could do little to stop the greeks' chief tormentor, el kaabi. villa's hill became a mountain. it's el kaabi. they remained calm, though — confident their patient probing would reap rewards. but when the goal gaped, they couldn't convert. frustration on the touchline

continued with every chance that went begging and glum fans were about to get glamour. el kaabi was clinical and, crucially, after a check, onside. an olympic effort from the home side, high emotions for their first final in their history. from villa fans, only pride at a season that's delivered so many highs already. natalie pirks, bbc news, athens. so frustration for villa but manager unai emery says they can still achieve something very special. if they win one of their remaining two premier league games, they'll be playing champions league football next season. we had the opportunity in the two matches we went to play against liverpool and crystal palace to get the four position. it is amazing, amazing. 0ur motivation — very great motivation we have with our supporters. we have to be disappointed a little bit, frustrated a little bit, but a little bit. and we have to react quick in our mind to focus the match on sunday — on monday. with the start of the french open just ten days away, britain's jack draper

is into the second round of the italian open in rome. after a straight sets win over croatia's borna coric, an impressive performance from draper who didn't face any break points during the match. things will likely be tougher in the next round though when he comes up against the defending champion daniil medvedev. elsewhere, dan evans lost his opening round match. the rugby football union has told billy vunipola his actions risked bringing the game into disrepute, following his arrest in majorca last month. the bbc understands the england and saracens number eight was tasered by spanish police and later charged with "resisting the law". vunipola was apparently drinking for the first time in two years, on what was his final trip away with his clubmates before his move to montpelier. he's since apologised to those involved. warrington wolves are top of rugby league's super league — after holding off a second—half fightback from hull kr to win by 20—8. in front of their home fans,

warrington made a blistering start and had toby king to thank for his two tries before kr improved after the break. the win sees warrington leapfrog wigan at the top of the table, albeit having played two games more. a summer of international cricket is almost upon us. tomorrow, england women get their series against pakistan underway at edgbaston. they'll play three t20s before three one—dayers. vital preparation and game time for the squad ahead of the t20 world cup in bangladesh in september. for us, it's... after the series, we'll be reflecting on what worked and what didn't and what we can take forward going then into the new zealand series. and i think as long as we keep doing that, we'lljust keep developing our game ready for the world cup. glenn irwin has equalled the record in the north west 200 superbikes race, with his ninth victory in a row. he won a thrilling duel with davey todd, hundredths of a second separating them throughout,

as they raced between the hedges and stone walls of the nine—mile triangle circuit. irwin has two more chances to beat the premier class record, currently held by michael rutter and the latejoey dunlop, when the riders take to the grid again on saturday. both those riders obliterating the bmp both those riders obliterating the lamp record, the benchmark over 125 mph. can you imagine what it is like being on that bike up to the aerial pictures? having to navigate that. that circuit in particular is really nuanced. incredible times. thank you very much- — the mother of a teenager who was fatally stabbed is calling for the devastating impacts of knife crime to be taught in secondary schools. 16 year—old max dixon died in hospital after being stabbed close to his home in bristol injanuary.

his mum, leanne ekland is campaigning for "bleed—kit" training to be part of the national curriculum. our home affairs correspondent fiona lamdin reports. i want max to be remembered for the child that he was, not the child that was killed by knife crime. lianne lost her 16—year—old son, max, just over three months ago. he was stabbed with his best friend, mason, close to his home. he was very popular. i knew he was popular because i worked in the same school as max. so everyone knew that i was max's mum. he was quite proud of that, actually. he always used to come and see me on break times and he was never embarrassed that i was his mum. you were close. the two of you were very close. very close. yeah, very close. i miss him a lot. every day, as soon as i walk out through my bedroom door, i see his bedroom door, and then it all hits me. so... but each day is a struggle. but i've got to do something. that people don't tell, don't report or don't phone the police.

lianne now wants to make bleed kit training compulsory in secondary schools. and tonight they've brought the session to the football club, where max used to play. i've had multiple run—ins with knife crime as my mate's been mugged at knife point. and, obviously, we had the tragic events of max mason. i had another knife—related incident with being threatened with one. so i found it very sensitive myself. it taught me, like, the consequences. instead of piping down and just keeping humble, you've got to... sometimes you've got to be brave enough to speak up and just tell someone about it. didn't know, like, a stabbing looked like that. and it like... i don't know. itjust made me feel a bit weird. you need to know when to speak up and when to not really. but stuff like knife crime, you really do need to speak up because it could end up getting someone killed. but they aren't just focusing on bristol. leanne and her best friend carly have been to westminster to try to persuade the politicians. and he said it could be something that could be added to the already first aid and stuff that's

already on the curriculum. so, for me and leanne, that was a really positive response because it wasn't a "no", it was a "this could possibly be done". this is where we've left all his stuff. oh, wow! it brings me comfort because i feel like he's here. i don't want to take it down. no. i'd be sat down watching telly and he'd be sat on my lap, literally on my lap, and i'd be like, max, you're six foot two. i should be sat on your lap, not the other way around. but i miss that. max should have been starting his gcses this week. it was just upsetting. i wish i wasn't sat here doing this, to be honest. yeah, but i just... i would like max to be remembered in a good way. and that's all i can ask for. like, these bleed kits are really important and we need them to be educated on them. we need to for them to be confident enough to use them. what would he say about it? i think he would be very proud of me. very proud, just like i was of him.

fiona lamdin, bbc news. here's simon with a look at the weather. simon isjust outside simon is just outside the building where we are. it is not clear what the weather is like. do you have sunshine yet? hat the weather is like. do you have sunshine yet?— the weather is like. do you have sunshine yet? not quite. there is hiuh cloud sunshine yet? not quite. there is high cloud at _ sunshine yet? not quite. there is high cloud at the _ sunshine yet? not quite. there is high cloud at the moment. - sunshine yet? not quite. there is high cloud at the moment. i - sunshine yet? not quite. there is high cloud at the moment. i can i sunshine yet? not quite. there is i high cloud at the moment. i can see some blue skies coming through. that will clear. there will be sunshine here, don't you worry. i am outside. in the middle of this dry, warm and settled spell of weather. a bit of nostalgia in the blue peter garden. we have some goldfish. they seem happy. probably ready for their breakfast. the birds are singing. another fine day for many parts of

the uk. yesterday was the warmest ever year so far. 2a.7 celsius in london. for many of the warmest weather of the year so far. today, more of the same. pleasantly warm. we will see sunny spells across most areas of the uk. there will be more cloud around today across northern areas of england, across scotland. quite high level cloud. it will then break. still sunny spells breaking through. the rain we had yesterday across the north of scotland has cleared away. one or two spots of rain in the northern isles. elsewhere we are looking at blue skies, warm sunshine, light winds, temperatures generally getting up to 21, 20 a temperatures generally getting up to 21,20 a degrees, temperatures generally getting up to 21, 20 a degrees, maybe 25 celsius in the south—east of england. with the sunshine around, uv levels are just as high now as they are in august. we could well get pretty

high uv levels in some parts with the sunshine. you are susceptible to some burning. as we go through this evening and tonight little change. you will notice this big area of cloud in the north sea. that will drift in. some mist and fog. low cloud first thing saturday morning across eastern areas. 0vernight temperatures down to eight to 12 celsius. it is the weekend. it starts off on a sunny note for most areas. it will drift away to the east. across lincolnshire and east yorkshire, it could be cloudy. there is the small chance of heavy and thundery showers you will notice a

bit of a change. more showers across northern ireland, wales and south west england. temperatures down a little bit. eastern areas, staying dry and sunny. it could be warmer. possibly 27 celsius in parts of eastern england. another warm day for many of us. uv levels will be high. we will have that change on sunday. let's make the most of this mine, dry and settled spell of weather. i mine, dry and settled spell of weather. ~ ., ., weather. i think throughout the mornin: weather. i think throughout the morning we _ weather. i think throughout the morning we will— weather. i think throughout the morning we will see _ weather. i think throughout the morning we will see you - weather. i think throughout the morning we will see you in - weather. i think throughout the l morning we will see you in some sunshine. see you later. the grand final of the eurovision song contest gets underway in sweden tomorrow night. and israeli singer eden golan will be among the contenders. her perfomance at the semi—finals had a mixed reception — with cheers and some boos — and came amid protests about israel's war against hamas in gaza. the controversy has put added pressure on security, and other contestants — the uk's entry 0lly alexander has been telling david sillito

how his preparations are going. welcome to the second semifinal! semifinal number two and all the attention was on one competitor, eden golan, from israel. outside, there had been protests from those angered about israel's actions in gaza, but nothing was going to stop her in her progress to the final. this was for her and the israeli delegation, a symbolic moment for the country after the events of october the 7th. and all of this has had a wider impact on the contest, both in terms of the extra security and also on the competitors for the uk's 0lly alexander. it's added a whole new level of pressure. however, when we met, he was putting all that out of his mind. the focus — the show, and reflecting on his preview performance earlier this week. # there's a place where. # we break the line.# what did it feel like?

oh, my goodness. it's a lot of nerves. excitement, the atmosphere. it's just like a military operation. # beautiful goddess. # eternalflowers...# i'm trying to understand the staging. your dancers are upside down, aren't they? they are. some of them are. yeah. how are they doing it? what's holding them up? so the stay... 0ur prop. there are some bars built into the side of different bits. they're kind of built into the side of the walls. so the dancer... so sometimes one of them will literally grab on like that and then turn themselves upside down, so their feet are on the ceiling and their head towards there but then when the camera's flipped, it looks like they're stood on the floor. you're not upside down at any point, though, are you? no. they've spared you that. yes. and you're having to sing as well. yes.

as well as do essentially an aerobics workout. exactly. yeah. i didn't make things easy for myself. # i wonder if one day that you'll say that you care...# however, while the uk's had many eurovision triumphs, more recently, success has become... ..less regular. this year, we're not the bookies' favourite. do you actually look at the odds? i was looking at the odds, yeah. you're not supposed to do that. you know, all these things. i know, but... you've got to put it out of your mind, haven't you? yeah, i put everything else out of my mind. but the odds i was quite interested in. so i was like, i had a look. and my odds are 1% of winning. that's fine. it's more than zero. it's better than zero. yeah. that's a very positive outcome. thank you. did you ever think to yourself, "why am i doing this?" why? i mean, i think it'sjust... i've tried tojust, like, embrace the madness of the whole process, really? because i knew it would be... yeah. like i said, i knew it would be a crazy ride. and it definitely has proven to be that. and i knew there would be

a lot of attention, a lot of scrutiny and pressure. so i think you've just got to deal with it. indeed, there has been pressure on him from some to pull out because of israel's presence. and, in a recent documentary, it's clear the issue has affected him. it's an incredibly complicated political situation — one that i'm not qualified to speak on. and i really respect people who, you know... people should do what's right for them. if they want to boycott eurovision, if they don't feel comfortable watching, that's their choice and i respect that. this, it was said, was all he was going to say. but shutting it out, focusing on the night. so it's like being in a dream. just nothing feels... it's such a bubble. and you've managed to filter out all the chatter around you because you've got to concentrate on the night, haven't you? yeah. i deleted all my social media apps on my phone, so i don't have, like, i don't look at anything. so you're off twitter, you're off instagram,

you're off all of them. yeah. so i don't say anything, really. you're in a little bubble. iam. i'm in my bubble. i like it that way. all i can say is good luck. thank you. good luck. and it's going to be great fun. yeah, it's meant to be fun. of course. it's eurovision. yeah. eurovision. and all that's left now is the big night on saturday. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. that is saturday night. the build—up is remarkable. if you are a eurovision fan, this is a week of joy, eurovision fan, this is a week of joy, isn't it? it was the year of the d—day landings — winston churchill was prime minister, and the end of the war was in sight. to commemorate that era, 80—years on, a home kitted out with period furnishings has been created at that national memorial arboretum —

and some of those who lived during the war have contributed to it, as our reporter giles latcham has been taking a look. take a step back in time to 19aa, somewhere on the home front. a letter to a loved one serving overseas, the washing drying in front of the fire. these artefacts and furniture were put together by linda, who included a wartime picture of her newborn sister, her mum, and her dad home from the army. it's been a joy to recreate it all. they have always been in the background. dad loved gardening so there is a garden out there as well, that represents him too. this story is about the people who were left at home, really, and how they continued throughout the conflict. as well as all the ambience and the sights of 19aa, there are the sounds too, and those include the bbc. this is the bbc home service. d—day has come. this is it, they're on the beach. injune19aa, came the long—awaited allied invasion

of nazi—occupied europe. in september, there was the airborne assault on arnhem in the netherlands. at home, the germans' long range v2 rockets struck terror into civilian hearts. i was 18 years old, i was working in a munitions factory. but life went on. grace got married in 19aa. now aged 98, she remembers her wedding reception as if it were yesterday. ifell over and they said i was drunk, and i wasn't, i'd had nothing to eat, and i'd tripped over. are you sure? oh, yeah! very authentic. my grandmother's house looked very much like this, mum's mum's house. so, yeah, it's really lovely. this is an opportunity for them to step back into life in 19aa, to really set the scene and give that context. we know that people were all around the world serving and sacrificing their lives for us but actually there was lots of things happening at home as well. i had a fur coat instead

of an engagement ring. 0n d—day, margaret was in the women's auxiliary air force on duty on the south coast. i'm glad i did it. you know, i can remember it almost in detail, i think. something i would not have missed for the world. although it was a war. it is a window into times long gone, but one that's full of the very real fears and hopes of those that lived through them. giles latcham, bbc news. still to come on breakfast... the african penguin could become extinct in the wild by 2035. after 7am, we'll hear from the conservationists who are hoping legal action against the south african government might help save the birds.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. a man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in edgware yesterday morning. emergency services were called to burnt oak broadway shortly before midday. the victim believed to be in her 60s died at the scene. a 22—year—old man was arrested in the colindale area. a key section of the m25 will close again for the entire weekend as work to improve the uk's busiest motorway continues. it's shutting betweenjunctions nine and ten in both directions from nine this evening until early on monday morning. drivers are being told to expect delays and warned they could incur ulez charges if they don't stick to the official diversion through surrey.

it's been compared to trying to fix a car while it's driving along a busy road. so how hard is it to move an old intensive care unit to a brand new wing? they've been finding out at newham university hospital. 1a critically ill patients were transferred from cramped wards to a purpose built facility on the other side of the building. the move involved five years of planning with the aim of providing better care. now, this patient is in the room behind me with a window and lots of space. much better environment. a much safer place to be. in terms of rehab and recovery, this is a world apart from where they were before. millwall football club has reached a deal with the local authority which allows it to move forward with regeneration plans. the agreement with lewisham council grants the club a new lease and also gives it permission to develop the land around the den. millwall said it ensures the lions remain at the heart of the community and will help them to build

new sources of income. let's take a look at the tubes now. pretty good news, as you can see, only minor delays on the northern line. now onto the weather with kawser. good morning. well, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. we reached 2a.6 celsius in st james's park and today too stays warm and dry with some decent spells of sunshine, although we will start to see more in the way of fairweather cloud bubbling up during the day and into the afternoon. light winds continue and once more temperatures will likely reach 22 to 23 or 2a celsius quite widely into this afternoon. now, for this evening, any cloud will tend to clear. clear skies for the most part, especially across more western parts. but, across the east, we'll start to see some mist and low cloud spreading in from the north sea, and temperatures holding up at around 10 to 12 degrees. now, for tomorrow, we are expecting a lot of fine, dry weather and sunshine. but, later on this weekend, as high pressure slips to the east, we have this weather front that

will bring some showers. for the next few days at least, largely fine and dry. some decent spells of sunshine. temperatures still climbing up to around the mid—twenties. but after sunday and into next week, it becomes a bit cooler with more in the way of showers. that's it, you can find all the day's stories on our website or download the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. the uk is officially out of recession after figures just released show the economy is growing again. labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings, promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. aston villa's european dream is over. disappointment in athens as they're

knocked out in the semi—finals of the europa conference league by 0lympiakos. good morning from the blue peter garden here in salford quays. there is a bit of clout in the sky at the moment but i am confident of another dry, warm and sunny day. how long will it last? join me throughout the programme. # don't turn around, cos you're gonna see my heart breaking... and don't turn around because we'll be speaking to aswad bassist and reggae legend tony "gad" robinson about his new album. it's friday 10th may. in the last few minutes it has been confirmed that the new quay is no longer in recession. figures released from the office —— the uk is no longer in recession. figures released by the office for national statistics say that the economy grew

by 3.6% in the last three months of the year. —— 0.6%. at this butcher on the gloucester road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away. after the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the price of meat or cheese and eggs has fallen, allowing some of them to buy more. but even in this prosperous part of town, they are still very cautious. we find a lot of our customers tend to come in most days and buy a little bit of something that's fresh that they can use straight away and they're not wasting things. whereas before, people would buy a lot at the end of a week, stick it in their freezer, and then people put things in their freezer and it stays there. so at the moment, i think people are a little bit more conscious of buying and using and not having any waste. the economy is no longer in a slump, but economists forecast that it will grow by less than 1% this year compared to last. that's far lower than before the 2008 financial crisis. and it's a lot to do with chronically weak investment. public investment in the postwar era

used to be between a% and 5%. now it's dropped to somewhere between 1.5% and 2% per year and private investment, too, has been persistently weak. you need a long term, credible, coherent plan for spending, for tax and for public investment, on the basis of which and on the back of which private businesses can then commit to their investment. and the point of our policy is this. policy is supposed to help us absorb shocks and create somewhat greater certainty and some measure of stability when actually policy in recent years has just done just the opposite. it's contributed to uncertainty. one thing holding economic growth back is tax. whereas cuts to national insurance benefit higher earners, they're more than offset for lower earners by frozen tax bands, which don't rise with inflation. so a greater and greater chunk of their income is exposed to higher rates of tax. that tends to mean less spending overall and with it a slower economy. andy verity, bbc news. katy can go in to a bit

more detailfor us. these figures just out for a half minutes ago, they came through. absolutely right. the latest we have heard from the office for national statistics is, this is a measure of the economic activity going on across the country. the 0ns thinks in the first three months of the year the economy grew by 0.6%, slightly higher than analysts were expecting. still a relatively small number but it means that officially the shallow recession we saw in the last half of last year has ended. services and production grew in the first three months of this year, services by 0.7%, production by 0.8%. construction was down 0.9%. the overall picture is a slight return to growth after the period of recession, a shallow recession. why does gdp matter? it is a sense of the size and health of the uk

economy. if the economy is growing it can affect the number ofjobs available and mean more revenue for the government. today's figures are a sign of good news, still relatively weak growth and if you look at the past couple of years the economy has barely grown. in the last couple of minutes we have had a bit of reaction from the chancellor jeremy hunt who has said, today's growth figures are proof that the economy is returning, he says, to full health for the first time since the pandemic. full health for the first time since the pandemic— full health for the first time since the pandemic. full health for the first time since the andemic. . ~ . ., the pandemic. thank you so much for that. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will visit dover this morning where he'll give details of how he'll tackle people—smugglers and migrants arriving on small boats. he'll promise to make britain's shores "hostile territory" for the criminal gangs by setting up a new border security command. 0ur political correspondent helen cattjoins us from westminster. 0k, helen, morning to you. bold claims, and they are claims that have been called for, a clear

picture from the labour party because it has been very critical of the conservatives' plans but now demands for what the labour party will do. is there any more detail and practicalities coming through? there is. we knew that labour wanted to scrap the rwanda scheme but said they sir keir starmer is setting out a bit of detail about what he would do in its place, he said in the first year he would take £75 million that would have gone into the rwanda scheme and put it into having hundreds of new intelligence officers, police officers, dedicated offices spread across various agencies which would come under a new unit which would oversee its called border security command. the idea is to try and tackle the smuggling gangs. what he says he will do is give them the powers that are currently used in counterterrorism, things like stop and search people at borders, closing bank accounts, shutting of

internet access, to try and tackle smuggling gangs. that is labour setting out detail of what it would do. government sources say they are already working with european partners to try to tackle the gangs. what is interesting is what is not in this plan, so in the same way as the government has been doing, labour is talking very tough on this although labour is very clear that it is aiming the tough talk at this model is not the people that want to come. but there is not in here any kind of mention of more safe and legal routes to allow people to apply for asylum without having to make journeys physically here which is what charities have long been suggesting is part of the solution. you very much for taking us through that, helen. new evidence, seen by the bbc, shows that contaminated blood continued to be given to nhs patients even after screening for hepatitis—c was introduced in september 1991. now there are calls for the compensation cut—off date

to be extended to include patients who were infected after that date, as our health editor hugh pym reports. remembering those who've died after being given blood contaminated with potentially fatal hepatitis c during surgery. for some living with the virus, there's been financial support, but only if infected before september 1991. caz challis was given a blood transfusion during cancer treatment in 1992 and was infected with hep c. she's received no support. it's the stress when you're fighting for every crumb on benefits and you're not recognised and you're not considered worth... it's the feeling of being told you're not worth it. that's what's hit me the hardest. on september 1st, 1991, the uk officially started screening all new blood that was donated, but no formal system to check blood collected before then was ever introduced.

we have more than one client who was infected by way of a blood transfusion with hepatitis c after september 1991. there was no such cutoff date for people that were infected with hiv, and so we can't see any reason for there being such a cut off date for people that were infected with hepatitis c. during hearings at the infected blood inquiry, doctors confirmed that untested blood did remain within the nhs blood supply even after screening began. i did remember at the time feeling a little bit nervous about the possibility of hcv emerging among some of our recipients. these are the individual scans. the test system itself, according to one expert, was not as reliable as it is now. it was based then on testing for antibodies. the test for the virus itself, what we call an rna test, took a little longer to develop than the antibody test. and there is that potential situation whereby somebody newly

infected with the virus may have the virus circulating in their bloodstream but have not yet produced the antibodies. we now screen all blood products for the virus itself rather than the antibodies, but the initial screening was purely with antibodies, so that possibility did exist. the government says it will set up a new compensation scheme, but crucially, whether all support should extend beyond 1991 is likely to be addressed by the inquiry�*s final report. hugh pym, bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his forces will press ahead with military operations in gaza and fight alone if necessary. he was speaking after president biden confirmed the us had paused the delivery of some weapons which could be used in an assault on rafah. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, good morning to you. very close focus i think on how benjamin

netanyahu is reacting to this latest move by the united states, and which taki will take regarding and analyse actions. it taki will take regarding and analyse actions. , , .. , actions. it interesting because first of all _ actions. it interesting because first of all we _ actions. it interesting because first of all we had _ actions. it interesting because first of all we had mr - actions. it interesting because i first of all we had mr netanyahu taking a very defiant term, he was speaking in hebrew saying the country was ready to go it alone, saying they will fight with their fingernails if they have to. later on he was speaking to the us talk show host doctor phil injerusalem and said to him that he hoped to overcome differences with israel's closest ally in the us. we have had different responses, the far right minister came out with hamas heart emoji biden on his x accounts on social media, that has been

criticised by the israeli president and those in the opposition saying that this damages relations with such an important ally of israel. we have had other ministers coming out to express their thanks for the us for its continuing support in the war. what israel is saying is that it has to go into rafah in the very south of gaza to destroy the remaining hamas battalions there. the world is very worried about that because the city is crammed full of displaced people, more than1 million of them. tens of thousands of people have fled with the limited incursions that israel has carried out. capturing the rafah crossing on what has happened already has caused a humanitarian crisis in the city. thank you very much, yolande. five babies have died this year from whooping cough, following a surge in cases that have been reported by health officials. there have been nearly 2,800 cases in england this year. the uk health security agency says a decline in uptake of the vaccine

and the very low numbers seen during the pandemic were both factors in the rise. a 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed near a bus stop in edgware in north—west london. the woman, in her 60s, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. police are trying to contact the victim's family. the adult film star stormy daniels has clashed with donald trump's defence team, during her second day of testimony at his criminal trial in new york. under fierce cross examination, she was accused of trying to profit from the case. the former president is charged with hiding a payment to ms daniels to cover up an alleged affair before the 2016 election, which he denies. the israeli performer in the eurovision song contest in sweden has reached tomorrow's final, amid protests about israel's war against hamas in gaza. eden golan received claps and cheers and some booing from the audience as she started her song,

hurricane, in last night's semifinal. sarah rainsford is in the host city of malmo for us this morning. sarah, hello. idon't sarah, hello. i don't know if you were at the performance last night, i don't know if you are living the dream because you are a eurovision, but there is still controversy surrounding this years competition. there is and i was nowhere near the performance, i was on the street to the protesters. no partying for me, it was all about the protests. there was the party people up at the arena where eden golan was performing, it sounded like she got some booing as well as cheering as well when she got her performance done. certainly when she rehearsed a couple of days ago there was loud booing for the israeli act. here in the city centre of malmo, there were protests, thousands of people on the streets calling for israel to be banned from eurovision. they called the fact that israel is taking part music

washing, art washing, they were talking about genocide extremely strong language to describe what they say is happening in gaza right now. they are objecting to the fact that israel is managing to compete at this massive music event and being allowed to at a time when the israeli army is bombing gaza at the time of a humanitarian crisis and civilian casualties. there were marches, police was around, helicopters and drones and police on horseback but the mood was peaceful as the process took place. there was also a small pro—israeli rally including some of the localjewish community here in malmo waving israeli flags saying it was horrible, the word they used, for calls to ban israel, that it was all about eurovision being not political and it was all about the music. but this year politics have intruded in a big way.

this year politics have intruded in a bi wa . . ~ this year politics have intruded in abiawa. ., this year politics have intruded in abiu wa. ., ~ ., this year politics have intruded in abiawa. ., ~ ., ~ a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary _ a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary note _ a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary note in _ a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary note in the - a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary note in the way - a big way. thank you, sarah. a cautionary note in the way to i a big way. thank you, sarah. a - cautionary note in the way to come. do you always read the small print? you might want to after this. a free bottle of wine has finally been claimed after a tax think tank hid the offer of the free drink in its privacy policy for three months. who reads the privacy policies? you should. tax policy associates added the clause back in february as an experiment to see if anyone actually read theirfull terms and conditions. an eagle—eyed consumer finally bagged the giveaway, with the head of the organisation, dan neidle saying it had been his childish protest against the fact that all business have to have a privacy policy that he says "nobody reads". so, actually, it is quite a good... not even a marketing stunt, quite a

good consumer story stunt, isn't it? just to say, these are the rewards if you read the privacy policy but they are there for a reason. something tells me there are going to be a lot of disappointed people who go away now and correctly read the small print hoping that tucked away is some little gem and they will not be. away is some little gem and they will not toe-— will not be. not every privacy oli will not be. not every privacy policy offers _ will not be. not every privacy policy offers a _ will not be. not every privacy policy offers a bottle - will not be. not every privacy policy offers a bottle of - will not be. not every privacy| policy offers a bottle of wine, will not be. not every privacy i policy offers a bottle of wine, if so, we would all be reading them. wouldn't we, simon? good morning to you! good morning, and there is always small print in the weather, always somewhere that is not the same as everywhere else, but today that is the far north of scotland which will be chilly. most of us have a warm, dry, sunny day. let's go to the blue peter garden, we thought, the famous blue peter ship, and a totem pole, i am in the vegetable patch of the blue peter garden. the birds are singing, and while it is cloudy it is high level cloud, it will clear

away and there will be sunny spells. elsewhere there are one or two mist and fog patches this morning which will clear away. throughout the day it is largely dry once again, and there will be some warm sunny spells across the united kingdom. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, 2a degrees in london but widely many of us had the warmest day so far of the year. mist and fog will clear away for most of the united kingdom, it is dry and it will be mostly sunny. the exception of a bit of cloud, one or two spots of rain in the far north of scotland. temperatures in the northern isles 11 degrees, 16 in the western isles. for most of us, those temperatures once again climbing to about 21 to 2a, perhaps 25 celsius towards the south—east of england. their in mind the uv levels are still pretty high, just as high as they are in august. some cloud in the north sea will

drift in as part of lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east of england, mist and fog and low cloud first thing on saturday morning around eastern areas. elsewhere clear skies with overnight temperatures getting to eight to 12 celsius. saturday morning might start on a rather cloudy note but that will clear and there will be sunshine for most of the uk. it is a fine saturday for most of us. one or two showers are possible in the far north of scotland, could be thundery, maximum temperatures into the mid—20s. by sunday there will be some changes, some showers coming into western areas, dry and sunny in eastern parts and next week it all changes with low pressure dominating with some showers or longer spells of rain. thank you, see later on. one of europe's most—wanted human traffickers is known as the scorpion, the boss of a gang that's smuggled thousands of people into the uk.

he's so far avoided capture, so bbcjournalist sue mitchell teamed up with aid worker rob lawrie to track him down. during their search, they meet many who were put in danger including six—year—old miley, who was rescued from a boat in the english channel. let's take a look. i say, please help. we need patrol. i say, please, we need patrol, we need help. can i say my mum is feel bad, feels sick. these are the haunting words of six year old miley. she was rescued from a boat that was sinking in the english channel as she and her family attempted to cross from france to the uk. because she speaks english, she was the one to call the emergency services. she begged them to come and rescue them. then the police come here to take us out of the small boat.

take me and my mummy, some better blankets for my mummy to feel better. how many children were on the boat, miley? so there was you and your brother? four. four children? yeah, four children. we're searching for the boss of one of the biggest smuggling gangs in europe. he calls himself scorpion. he's on the run from police, and he's wanted by crime agencies across europe. because i'm so excited to england, we go school, we take some life. my friend is here and in england, we need to, we need to next to go to england. another day next time. we're joined by bbc investigative journalist sue mitchell and aid worker, rob lawrie. you are both very welcome this morning. you are both very welcome this morninu. . ~ you are both very welcome this morninu. ., ~ ,., you are both very welcome this morninu. . ~ ,. ., ~ you are both very welcome this

morninu. . ~ y., ., ~ ,., you are both very welcome this morninu. . ~ ., ~ g , morning. thank you, thank you. just seeinu morning. thank you, thank you. just seeing that — morning. thank you, thank you. just seeing that little _ morning. thank you, thank you. just seeing that little part _ morning. thank you, thank you. just seeing that little part of _ morning. thank you, thank you. just seeing that little part of that - seeing that little part of that investigation and seeing that little girl, it absolutely focuses the mind. ,, . , girl, it absolutely focuses the mind. ,, ., , ., girl, it absolutely focuses the mind. ,, .,, ., ., girl, it absolutely focuses the mind. ,, ., ., , ., girl, it absolutely focuses the mind. ,, ., ., mind. she was on a small boat because of— mind. she was on a small boat because of this _ mind. she was on a small boat because of this man _ mind. she was on a small boat because of this man amongst i mind. she was on a small boat - because of this man amongst others. that's why we started this investigation. 0ur interest in this character— investigation. 0ur interest in this character who is a big pub people smuggler— character who is a big pub people smuggler responsible for smuggling thousands of people to the uk began when we _ thousands of people to the uk began when we interviewed a little girl 'ust when we interviewed a little girl just like — when we interviewed a little girl just like miley who was on a small boat which — just like miley who was on a small boat which sank in the sea, she was badly— boat which sank in the sea, she was badly burned, her and boat which sank in the sea, she was badly burned, herand her boat which sank in the sea, she was badly burned, her and her parents were _ badly burned, her and her parents were rescued thankfully but there are so— were rescued thankfully but there are so many lives lost, we just wanted — are so many lives lost, we just wanted to— are so many lives lost, we just wanted to get to the people behind the trade _ wanted to get to the people behind the trade which has been have to do so it has— the trade which has been have to do so it has been a tough few months. how did _ so it has been a tough few months. how did you — so it has been a tough few months. how did you split the workload, how did you work together? that how did you split the workload, how did you work together?— did you work together? that was eas , i did you work together? that was easy. i did _ did you work together? that was easy. i did all— did you work together? that was easy, i did all the _ did you work together? that was easy, i did all the work - did you work together? that was easy, i did all the work and - did you work together? that was easy, i did all the work and sue. easy, i did all the work and sue tagged alone!— easy, i did all the work and sue

tagged alone! it tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well. _ tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well, we _ tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well, we are _ tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well, we are a _ tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well, we are a good - tagged alone! how very dare you! it worked well, we are a good thing i worked well, we are a good thing because — worked well, we are a good thing because we know each other quite a lon- because we know each other quite a longtime _ because we know each other quite a long time now, we met in the camps covering _ long time now, we met in the camps covering this — long time now, we met in the camps covering this issue along time ago, and roh— covering this issue along time ago, and rob doesn't sleet. we did a lot of stake _ and rob doesn't sleet. we did a lot of stake out for this, late at night, — of stake out for this, late at night, to— of stake out for this, late at night, to penetrate the games you have to _ night, to penetrate the games you have to he — night, to penetrate the games you have to be there at all hours of the days and _ have to be there at all hours of the days and night —— to penetrate the gangs _ days and night —— to penetrate the gangs i_ days and night —— to penetrate the gangs. i would always be dozing off and he _ gangs. i would always be dozing off and he would be watching and we got all the _ and he would be watching and we got all the bases covered. it is and he would be watching and we got all the bases covered.— all the bases covered. it is to someone. — all the bases covered. it is to someone. we _ all the bases covered. it is to someone, we hear— all the bases covered. it is to someone, we hear from - all the bases covered. it is to someone, we hear from the l all the bases covered. it is to - someone, we hear from the victims, i someone, we hearfrom the victims, i will call them that, whether or not they chose to pay, they are victims if they are being promised safe passage and safety of the other side. those smugglers are difficult to track, how confident were you you would track the sky? i to track, how confident were you you would track the sky?— would track the sky? i have been workin: , would track the sky? i have been working. not _ would track the sky? i have been working, not working, _ would track the sky? i have been working, not working, i- would track the sky? i have been working, not working, i have - would track the sky? i have been. working, not working, i have been looking into that upstream human trafficking chains for many years

now, the further up the chain you 90, now, the further up the chain you go, it becomes really difficult. these people are not on the radar. certified the scorpion was, when we set off on the journey, we didn't know how it would achieve it, finding him. we had a name and we knew that he had been sentenced in belgium. in knew that he had been sentenced in belaium. . ,, ., knew that he had been sentenced in belium. ., ,, ., , knew that he had been sentenced in itelgium-— yes. i knew that he had been sentenced in belgium._ yes, he| belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the — belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. _ belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. he _ belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. he has _ belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. he has all - belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. he has all of - belgium. in absentia, yes? yes, he was on the run. he has all of those | was on the run. he has all of those resources, — was on the run. he has all of those resources, the millions he has made from smuggling, to hide himself and we were _ from smuggling, to hide himself and we were lone wolves going after him. we were _ we were lone wolves going after him. we were just showing the image. that picture for example, where does that fit in to what you knew about him? can we bring the picture up again? this image here, where is that in your quest to find out who and where? . , ., ._ ., where? that is quite a way down. that is later _ where? that is quite a way down. that is later research. _ where? that is quite a way down. that is later research. we - where? that is quite a way down. that is later research. we have i where? that is quite a way down. i that is later research. we have been in camps for many years, and like i

said earlier, i have many contacts in germany, iraq, iran, all overthe place that i have built up through friendships, it is those people, almost like sources, who have guided us to the scorpion. irate almost like sources, who have guided us to the scorpion.— us to the scorpion. we are truncating _ us to the scorpion. we are truncating your _ us to the scorpion. we are truncating your research i us to the scorpion. we are truncating your research a | us to the scorpion. we are i truncating your research a lot us to the scorpion. we are - truncating your research a lot here. people can watch ennis at the whole thing for themselves. take us to the point where you know where he is? me point where you know where he is? we have crossed to europe, at all hours of the _ have crossed to europe, at all hours of the day _ have crossed to europe, at all hours of the day and night, we have moved from germany, france, belgium, through— from germany, france, belgium, through to— from germany, france, belgium, through to turkey, we keep on getting — through to turkey, we keep on getting tip—offs about where he might— getting tip—offs about where he might be, and eventually our trail takes _ might be, and eventually our trail takes us — might be, and eventually our trail takes us to— might be, and eventually our trail takes us to iraq and there is mounting _ takes us to iraq and there is mounting excitement on our part as we get _ mounting excitement on our part as we get closer and closer. but there is no _ we get closer and closer. but there is no real— we get closer and closer. but there is no real idea that we might find him _ is no real idea that we might find him and — is no real idea that we might find him. and things start to fall into place _ him. and things start to fall into lace. , ., , ., place. these conversations are takinu place. these conversations are taking place — place. these conversations are taking place at _ place. these conversations are taking place at two _ place. these conversations are taking place at two or - place. these conversations are taking place at two or 3am. i place. these conversations are i taking place at two or 3am. one taking place at two or 3am. 0ne instance, i got a message about something going down in france and i

got that at 11pm, and i rang sue and said, we need to go to france now, there is something going down, i will meet you in dover in four hours. you don't plan ahead, these things come ahead and you have to react and respond in that moment. irate react and respond in that moment. we are going to hear now the moment where you finally and this is in a rack, paint a where you finally and this is in a rack, painta picture... where you finally and this is in a rack, paint a picture... where are you physically, what is the situation?— you physically, what is the situation? . ., ., situation? we had a tip-off that he had been seen _ situation? we had a tip-off that he had been seen in _ situation? we had a tip-off that he had been seen in a _ situation? we had a tip-off that he had been seen in a money - situation? we had a tip-off that he had been seen in a money shop in | had been seen in a money shop in iraq. we traced into an exclusive property development, he had purchased himself a very expensive property and was living quite a cushy life in iraq, was coming out of hiding to come to these money shops. so we lay in wait in a way. we use resources to position ourselves where we could be within striking distance of him and finally we met him. how many people do you think you have smuggled through the uk? maybe

1000, ma be have smuggled through the uk? maybe 1000, maybe 10.000. — have smuggled through the uk? maybe 1000, maybe 10,000, |_ have smuggled through the uk? maybe 1000, maybe 10,000, | don't— have smuggled through the uk? maybe 1000, maybe 10,000, i don't know. i. 1000, maybe 10,000, i don't know. i didn't 1000, maybe 10,000, i don't know. didn't count. thousands of passengers had your number in their phone? _ passengers had your number in their phone? l�*m — passengers had your number in their hone? �* , ., passengers had your number in their hone? �* , ., ., , phone? i'm telling you, yeah, nobody forced them. — phone? i'm telling you, yeah, nobody forced them, they _ phone? i'm telling you, yeah, nobody forced them, they are _ phone? i'm telling you, yeah, nobody forced them, they are begging, - forced them, they are begging, begging — forced them, they are begging, begging the _ forced them, they are begging, begging the smugglers, - forced them, they are begging, begging the smugglers, please| forced them, they are begging, i begging the smugglers, please do this for— begging the smugglers, please do this for us — begging the smugglers, please do this for us. you _ begging the smugglers, please do this for us. ., ~ ., ., , this for us. you know that smuggling throu . h this for us. you know that smuggling through europe _ this for us. you know that smuggling through europe is _ this for us. you know that smuggling through europe is illegal— this for us. you know that smuggling through europe is illegal and - this for us. you know that smuggling through europe is illegal and highly i through europe is illegal and highly dangerous, you know that. gf through europe is illegal and highly dangerous, you know that. of course. and et dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you — dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you did _ dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you did it. _ dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you did it. i'm _ dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you did it. i'm telling - dangerous, you know that. of course. and yet you did it. i'm telling you, - and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have done _ and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have done them _ and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have done them kind _ and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have done them kind of - and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i have done them kind of things. i i have done them kind of things. i've i have done them kind of things. i've done — i have done them kind of things. i've done it _ i have done them kind of things. i've done it— i have done them kind of things. i've done it. , ., ., , ., i've done it. very good english and there, so i've done it. very good english and there. so you _ i've done it. very good english and there, so you said, _ i've done it. very good english and there, so you said, he _ i've done it. very good english and there, so you said, he lived - i've done it. very good english and there, so you said, he lived in - there, so you said, he lived in england for ten years? looking at his back story. — england for ten years? looking at his back story, he _ england for ten years? looking at his back story, he came _ england for ten years? looking at his back story, he came to - england for ten years? looking at i his back story, he came to england in 2006, illegally, stowed away in the back of a lorry, from iraq but he claimed he was from iran in england. it took the authority ten years to deport him and they only moved after a series of crimes, drug and gun violence. can moved after a series of crimes, drug and gun violence-— and gun violence. can i make clear, lots of people _ and gun violence. can i make clear, lots of people will _ and gun violence. can i make clear, lots of people will be _ and gun violence. can i make clear, lots of people will be watching - and gun violence. can i make clear, lots of people will be watching and | lots of people will be watching and going, why didn't you had him over? you met him. he

going, why didn't you had him over? you met him-— going, why didn't you had him over? you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years — you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years in _ you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years in belgium. _ you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years in belgium. that - you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years in belgium. that was - you met him. he has been sentenced to ten years in belgium. that was in i to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he — to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is— to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on _ to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on the _ to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on the run. - to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on the run. he - to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on the run. he is - to ten years in belgium. that was in absentia, he is on the run. he is in. absentia, he is on the run. he is in ira: , we absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq. we are _ absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq. we are in _ absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq, we are in his— absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq, we are in his back— absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq, we are in his back yard. - absentia, he is on the run. he is in iraq, we are in his back yard. so i iraq, we are in his back yard. so ou iraq, we are in his back yard. you couldn't iraq, we are in his back yard. ’sr you couldn't do iraq, we are in his back yard. 5r you couldn't do that but you did it for the authorities. brute you couldn't do that but you did it for the authorities.— you couldn't do that but you did it for the authorities. we did think he did think we _ for the authorities. we did think he did think we were _ for the authorities. we did think he did think we were going _ for the authorities. we did think he did think we were going there - for the authorities. we did think he did think we were going there to i did think we were going there to snatch— did think we were going there to snatch him. when we found him, he thought— snatch him. when we found him, he thought we — snatch him. when we found him, he thought we were there to snatch him. he thinks— thought we were there to snatch him. he thinks the authorities will move now but it's very difficult to extricate him from iraq. belgium and britain are now coordinating to try and put pressure on the iraqi authorities to bring him back. this is obviously _ authorities to bring him back. this is obviously a _ authorities to bring him back. this is obviously a great piece of work. can i ask you, rob, having seen first hand the harm that is done by people like that, and then coming face—to—face with him, we heard your voice,... what was that like for you? voice, . .. what was that like for ou? ~ ., ., ., ,, ., you? when he agreed to talk to me, we sat down — you? when he agreed to talk to me, we sat down and _ you? when he agreed to talk to me, we sat down and chatted _ you? when he agreed to talk to me, we sat down and chatted and i i you? when he agreed to talk to me, we sat down and chatted and i think| we sat down and chatted and i think suem _ we sat down and chatted and i think suem you — we sat down and chatted and i think sue... you are right, charlie, i have _ sue... you are right, charlie, i have seen— sue... you are right, charlie, i have seen first—hand the deaths and

i have seen first—hand the deaths and i have _ have seen first—hand the deaths and i have seen— have seen first—hand the deaths and i have seen first hand the torment that human — i have seen first hand the torment that human traffickers put these people _ that human traffickers put these people through. i remembera conversation in iraq when he agreed to talk— conversation in iraq when he agreed to talk to _ conversation in iraq when he agreed to talk to me and sue said, be professional. because i was, we saw a little _ professional. because i was, we saw a little girl, — professional. because i was, we saw a little girl, and she showed me the burns. _ a little girl, and she showed me the burns. the — a little girl, and she showed me the burns, the burns all over her body from _ burns, the burns all over her body from sea — burns, the burns all over her body from sea water and petrol mix, and its strict — from sea water and petrol mix, and its strict... we talked about sarah who drowned last week. these people are monsters. they are monsters. and they exploit _ are monsters. they are monsters. and they exploit as much money out of people _ they exploit as much money out of people in— they exploit as much money out of people in a — they exploit as much money out of people in a dire situation as they can _ people in a dire situation as they can. so — people in a dire situation as they can. ., people in a dire situation as they can, ., ... , people in a dire situation as they can. ., , .,, can. so to, sorry to personalise this, but— can. so to, sorry to personalise this, but do _ can. so to, sorry to personalise this, but do you _ can. so to, sorry to personalise this, but do you get _ can. so to, sorry to personalise this, but do you get some i can. so to, sorry to personalise| this, but do you get some sense can. so to, sorry to personalise i this, but do you get some sense of satisfaction that you have been able to face someone with the reality of what they have done? it is to face someone with the reality of what they have done?— what they have done? it is denial from their point. _ what they have done? it is denial from their point. i _ what they have done? it is denial from their point. i remember i what they have done? it is denial from their point. i remember in i what they have done? it is denial i from their point. i remember in that interview. _ from their point. i remember in that interview. i— from their point. i remember in that interview, i pushed him for overan hour— interview, i pushed him for overan

hour and _ interview, i pushed him for overan hour and i— interview, i pushed him for overan hour and i did get quite i write with— hour and i did get quite i write with him _ hour and i did get quite i write with him. but denial, —— i was quite i with him. but denial, —— i was quite i write _ with him. but denial, —— i was quite i write with — with him. but denial, —— i was quite i write with him. they are so far removed — i write with him. they are so far removed from their own involvement, it's amazing — removed from their own involvement, it's amazing. it�*s removed from their own involvement, it's amazing-— it's amazing. it's satisfying because maybe _ it's amazing. it's satisfying because maybe authorities it's amazing. it's satisfying i because maybe authorities will move now and he will face those prison bars that he should face for what he has done. it’s bars that he should face for what he has done. �* , ., bars that he should face for what he has done. �* , . . bars that he should face for what he has done. �*, . . , . ., has done. it's an excellent piece of work and you _ has done. it's an excellent piece of work and you worked _ has done. it's an excellent piece of work and you worked very i has done. it's an excellent piece of work and you worked very hard i has done. it's an excellent piece of work and you worked very hard to i has done. it's an excellent piece of i work and you worked very hard to say thank you very much. —— it is time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a man is being held on suspicion of murder, after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in edgware yesterday morning. emergency services were called to burnt oak broadway shortly before midday. the victim, believed to be in her 60s, died at the scene. a 22—year—old man was arrested

in the colindale area. a key section of the m25 will close again for the entire weekend, as work to improve the uk's busiest motorway continues. it's shutting betweenjunctions 9 and 10 in both directions — from 9 this evening until early on monday morning. drivers are being told to expect delays. it's been compared to trying to fix a car while it's driving along a busy road. so how hard is it to move an old intensive care unit to a brand new wing? they've been finding out at newham university hospital. 1a critically ill patients were transferred from cramped wards to a purpose built facility on the other side of the building. the move involved five years of planning with the aim of providing better care. now, this patient is in the room behind me with a window and lots of space. much better environment. a much safer place to be. in terms of rehab and recovery, this is a world apart

from where they were before. there's a special celebration kicking off in trafalgar square this evening and best of all, it's free! a light show with projections of paintings will be beamed onto the national gallery. it's all part of events to mark the venue's 200th anniversary. here we are celebrating, one of the iconic views of central london. it is a place where people have been able to find solace. a living, vibrant museum, one which has inspired so many businesses in the uk and abroad. let's take a look at the tubes now. now, on to the weather with kawser. good morning. well, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. we reached 2a.6 celsius in

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hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. in our coverage of motor neurone disease, we've talked about how the condition affects the body — but also the toll it takes on mental wellbeing. well, new research has found that tailored psychological support could improve the quality of life for those living with the disease. we're joined now by one of the study�*s leaders, professor chris mcdermott, and two men who live with the condition, craig eskrett and ian flatt, who's with his wife rachael. good morning to you all. do you know what? i was talking to you just before and i said how is today? is it a good day? it is before and i said how is today? is it a good day?— before and i said how is today? is it a good day? it is a winning day. eve da it a good day? it is a winning day.

every day i _ it a good day? it is a winning day. every day i like — it a good day? it is a winning day. every day i like to _ it a good day? it is a winning day. every day i like to have i it a good day? it is a winning day. every day i like to have my i it a good day? it is a winning day. every day i like to have my little i every day i like to have my little wins with a smile on my face, the sun is out. a lovely trip across from york this morning. seems like a nice day, seeing you guys helps. harps nice day, seeing you guys helps. how lona have nice day, seeing you guys helps. how long have you — nice day, seeing you guys helps. how long have you lived with mnd? five l long have you lived with mnd? five ears. are long have you lived with mnd? five years- are as _ long have you lived with mnd? five years. are as much _ long have you lived with mnd? five years. are as much as _ long have you lived with mnd? five years. are as much as you i long have you lived with mnd? five years. are as much as you are i years. are as much as you are comfortable _ years. are as much as you are comfortable talking i years. are as much as you are comfortable talking about i years. are as much as you are i comfortable talking about here, you have observed as well, how has it resonated with you? i have observed as well, how has it resonated with you?— have observed as well, how has it resonated with you? i have been so assionate resonated with you? i have been so passionate about _ resonated with you? i have been so passionate about this _ resonated with you? i have been so passionate about this since i resonated with you? i have been so passionate about this since almost| passionate about this since almost day one. it took me a long time to find that toolkit, find an ability to process what i had been told. i did all the dad and husband things consulted my will out, a power of attorney, all of those things. it was a deflection. i never cried,

never got upset. eventually, after about 18 months, i would say, i went. i could not sleep for months. i do not think a day went by for three orfour month i do not think a day went by for three or four month period where i did not think about some way of ending it. ijust wanted somebody to talk to. and, eventually, my palliative care consultant came to the house to see me. for a completely different reason. she worked it out straightaway. we started having a conversation. it impacted our relationship so much. i was impossible to live with. that impacted our relationship so much. i was impossible to live with.- was impossible to live with. that is a line, was impossible to live with. that is a line. you — was impossible to live with. that is a line. you were — was impossible to live with. that is a line, you were impossible i was impossible to live with. that is a line, you were impossible to i was impossible to live with. that is a line, you were impossible to live| a line, you were impossible to live with. can we let rachel be the judge

of that? it is a process. practicalities, make sure you your family is financially secure, how you will live in the house and everything. emotions come later. what were you witnessing? is very similar impact- — what were you witnessing? is very similar impact. ian _ what were you witnessing? is very similar impact. ian has— what were you witnessing? is very similar impact. ian has always i what were you witnessing? is veryl similar impact. ian has always been practical~ _ similar impact. ian has always been practical. he got everything sorted. we moved — practical. he got everything sorted. we moved house in a very short period _ we moved house in a very short period of— we moved house in a very short period of time. a we moved house in a very short period of time.— we moved house in a very short i period of time._ when he period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment — period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment to _ period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment to relax _ period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment to relax into _ period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment to relax into it, i period of time. a vehemence. when he had a moment to relax into it, he i had a moment to relax into it, he really— had a moment to relax into it, he really did — had a moment to relax into it, he really did struggle. he was difficult to live with, he was difficult _ difficult to live with, he was difficult to live with, he was difficult to be around because he was in _ difficult to be around because he was in an— difficult to be around because he was in an incredibly dark place. when _ was in an incredibly dark place. when we — was in an incredibly dark place. when we saw the palliative care consultant and he came round, it was incredible _ consultant and he came round, it was incredible. shejust consultant and he came round, it was incredible. she just got ian. she knew_ incredible. she just got ian. she knew exactly what to say. it really turned _ knew exactly what to say. it really turned a _

knew exactly what to say. it really turned a corner for him. i promise, professor. — turned a corner for him. i promise, professor. we _ turned a corner for him. i promise, professor, we will _ turned a corner for him. i promise, professor, we will get _ turned a corner for him. i promise, professor, we will get you i turned a corner for him. i promise, professor, we will get you in i turned a corner for him. i promise, professor, we will get you in a i professor, we will get you in a moment. i am sure you understand. we are hearing some incredible stories. can you tell us a bit of your history can make your diagnosis your age? i history can make your diagnosis your ate? ., , history can make your diagnosis your ae? ... ., history can make your diagnosis your ae? ., history can make your diagnosis your ate? ., , ., age? i was diagnosed last year. pretty much, — age? i was diagnosed last year. pretty much, from _ age? i was diagnosed last year. pretty much, from 2022, i age? i was diagnosed last year. pretty much, from 2022, things started to change. i had twitching in my upper thighs. getting cramps during the night. it was making miele. i started to lose weight. going into 2023. i couldn't run any more. i was in a lot of pain in my right hip area. the upper twitching just started. that is when i went to the gp, who referred me to a neurologist and did the tests. it came out i had mnd and others in

september last year. you came out i had mnd and others in september last year.— september last year. you got this dia . nosis september last year. you got this diagnosis and _ september last year. you got this diagnosis and you _ september last year. you got this diagnosis and you were i september last year. you got this diagnosis and you were trying i september last year. you got this diagnosis and you were trying to i diagnosis and you were trying to deal with that. the impact on you. what difference did this type of therapy, what difference did talking make for you? it therapy, what difference did talking make for you?— therapy, what difference did talking make for you? it was more a case of surrounding — make for you? it was more a case of surrounding myself— make for you? it was more a case of surrounding myself with _ make for you? it was more a case of surrounding myself with lots i make for you? it was more a case of surrounding myself with lots of i surrounding myself with lots of people, making sure i keep as active as possible. i have two young boys and a wife. getting me up in the morning. i am still a coach for a local rugby league team. i go to the gym all the time. it is surrounding myself with positive people. you do have dark days. it is also, like, meeting people like ian. there is a mnd group. we can give advice. it is

nice. you do not want mnd. when you have it, it is like family around you. the mnd support is unbelievable.— you. the mnd support is unbelievable. ., , unbelievable. your wife is here somewhere- — unbelievable. your wife is here somewhere. she _ unbelievable. your wife is here somewhere. she chose i unbelievable. your wife is here somewhere. she chose not i unbelievable. your wife is here somewhere. she chose not to l unbelievable. your wife is here l somewhere. she chose not to be unbelievable. your wife is here i somewhere. she chose not to be with us here on the sofa. 0ne somewhere. she chose not to be with us here on the sofa. one of your sonsis us here on the sofa. one of your sons is here. us here on the sofa. one of your sons is here-— sons is here. one of my sons is here. sons is here. one of my sons is here- that _ sons is here. one of my sons is here. that is _ sons is here. one of my sons is here. that is your _ sons is here. one of my sons is here. that is your support i sons is here. one of my sons is i here. that is your support group. we should speak — here. that is your support group. we should speak to _ here. that is your support group. we should speak to the _ here. that is your support group. we should speak to the professor i should speak to the professor really. do you know what is interesting? craig's diagnosis was two years ago. last interesting? craig's diagnosis was two years ago-— two years ago. last september. symptoms — two years ago. last september. symptoms started _ two years ago. last september. symptoms started a _ two years ago. last september. symptoms started a couple i two years ago. last september. symptoms started a couple of i two years ago. last september. i symptoms started a couple of years ago. ian, you have lived with this much longer. i wonder, professor, how the psychological support over that time has changed. goad how the psychological support over that time has changed. good morning. listenin: to that time has changed. good morning. listening to these _ that time has changed. good morning. listening to these stories _ that time has changed. good morning.

listening to these stories from i listening to these stories from craig _ listening to these stories from craig and — listening to these stories from craig and ian, i think emphasises the importance of psychological support — the importance of psychological support. we recognised back in 2017, when _ support. we recognised back in 2017, when this— support. we recognised back in 2017, when this programme first started, my colleague from ucl is a leading psychologist. she set about working with patients and health services to really _ with patients and health services to really look — with patients and health services to really look at what type of psychological support patients living — psychological support patients living with motor neurone disease needed, _ living with motor neurone disease needed, what they wanted and what was feasible to deliver. we then tailored — was feasible to deliver. we then tailored acceptance and commitment therapy— tailored acceptance and commitment therapy to— tailored acceptance and commitment therapy to support people with mnd so and _ therapy to support people with mnd so and mnd specific type of commitment therapy and tested it out into an _ commitment therapy and tested it out into an early feasibility studies, which _ into an early feasibility studies, which we — into an early feasibility studies, which we then refined the intervention and then we went on to do a large _ intervention and then we went on to do a large clinical trial, which we are reporting today, which has shown

unsurprisingly tailored psychological support and therapy for people with motor neurone disease — for people with motor neurone disease improves their quality of life and — disease improves their quality of life and reduces depression and anxiety — life and reduces depression and anxiety. that improvement is seen early— anxiety. that improvement is seen early on _ anxiety. that improvement is seen early on. after the treatment is given — early on. after the treatment is given it — early on. after the treatment is given. it persists long after we have _ given. it persists long after we have done the training sessions. what _ have done the training sessions. what we — have done the training sessions. what we are doing with individuals is giving _ what we are doing with individuals is giving them a different toolkit, retraining — is giving them a different toolkit, retraining how their mind works, how they approach their day—to—day challenges of living with motor neurone — challenges of living with motor neurone disease and it has really positive — neurone disease and it has really positive benefits for them. canl positive benefits for them. can i ask a practical— positive benefits for them. can i ask a practical question? i positive benefits for them. can i ask a practical question? what l positive benefits for them. (can i ask a practical question? what about availability and cost? immediately, that becomes the issue. we can all hear it works, it is better, what about getting it? you hear it works, it is better, what about getting it?— about getting it? you are quite riuht. about getting it? you are quite right- that _ about getting it? you are quite right. that question _ about getting it? you are quite right. that question was - about getting it? you are quite i right. that question was alluding about getting it? you are quite - right. that question was alluding to that _ right. that question was alluding to that in_ right. that question was alluding to that. in 2017 there was little

psychological support. most mnd clinics _ psychological support. most mnd clinics did not have psychologists who could — clinics did not have psychologists who could deliver therapy attached to those _ who could deliver therapy attached to those clinics. that has not changed _ to those clinics. that has not changed. they may neurone disease federation _ changed. they may neurone disease federation has been working hard to try to _ federation has been working hard to try to put _ federation has been working hard to try to put psychological support into clinics but it is not there yet — into clinics but it is not there yet what _ into clinics but it is not there yet. what is lacking is evidence. nice _ yet. what is lacking is evidence. nice and — yet. what is lacking is evidence. nice and the nhs will not fund things— nice and the nhs will not fund things unless there is a robust evidenca _ things unless there is a robust evidence. we have been having discussions with nice this work and waiting _ discussions with nice this work and waiting for— discussions with nice this work and waiting for the study in this report and hoping it will look at this evidence _ and hoping it will look at this evidence and will revise the national— evidence and will revise the national clinical guidelines for mnd care, _ national clinical guidelines for mnd care, to _ national clinical guidelines for mnd care, to say it must include psychological therapy. there is a lot of nodding _ psychological therapy. there is a lot of nodding going _ psychological therapy. there is a lot of nodding going on - psychological therapy. there is a lot of nodding going on in - psychological therapy. there is a lot of nodding going on in the . lot of nodding going on in the studio. i think you said you have not received yet any professional help, is that right? i not received yet any professional help, is that right?— not received yet any professional help, is that right? i have my mnd nurse and i —

help, is that right? i have my mnd nurse and i have _ help, is that right? i have my mnd nurse and i have seen _ help, is that right? i have my mnd nurse and i have seen my - nurse and i have seen my neurologist. apart from that, literally no one, apart from the support i have at home with the mnd family. d0 support i have at home with the mnd famil . ,, ~ support i have at home with the mnd famil . i. ~ , ., family. do you think, listening to this report. _ family. do you think, listening to this report. do — family. do you think, listening to this report, do you _ family. do you think, listening to this report, do you think - family. do you think, listening to this report, do you think you - family. do you think, listening to this report, do you think you will| this report, do you think you will actively seek it out?— actively seek it out? absolutely, es. it actively seek it out? absolutely, yes- it needs — actively seek it out? absolutely, yes. it needs to _ actively seek it out? absolutely, yes. it needs to be _ actively seek it out? absolutely, yes. it needs to be there, - actively seek it out? absolutely, l yes. it needs to be there, doesn't it? exactly _ yes. it needs to be there, doesn't it? exactly that. _ yes. it needs to be there, doesn't it? exactly that. when _ yes. it needs to be there, doesn't it? exactly that. when you - yes. it needs to be there, doesn't it? exactly that. when you are - yes. it needs to be there, doesn'tl it? exactly that. when you are told how lona it? exactly that. when you are told how long you _ it? exactly that. when you are told how long you have _ it? exactly that. when you are told how long you have to _ it? exactly that. when you are told how long you have to live, - it? exactly that. when you are told how long you have to live, how- it? exactly that. when you are told how long you have to live, how do | how long you have to live, how do you process it? there is literally no one there. once you leave that room, it is you with your own thoughts and feelings.- room, it is you with your own thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how— thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how long _ thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how long you _ thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how long you have - thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how long you have got - thoughts and feelings. have you been told that? how long you have got to l told that? how long you have got to live? , , , you told that? how long you have got to live?_ you are _ told that? how long you have got to live?_ you are in _ told that? how long you have got to live?_ you are in the - told that? how long you have got to live?_ you are in the early| live? yes, yes. you are in the early staues. live? yes, yes. you are in the early stages- the)! _ live? yes, yes. you are in the early stages. they said _ live? yes, yes. you are in the early stages. they said two _ live? yes, yes. you are in the early stages. they said two to _ live? yes, yes. you are in the early stages. they said two to five - live? yes, yes. you are in the early} stages. they said two to five years. that is what — stages. they said two to five years. that is what i _ stages. they said two to five years. that is what i was _ stages. they said two to five years. that is what i was told. _ stages. they said two to five years. that is what i was told. you - stages. they said two to five years. that is what i was told. you are - stages. they said two to five years. that is what i was told. you are a l that is what i was told. you are a ounu that is what i was told. you are a

young man- _ that is what i was told. you are a young man- you _ that is what i was told. you are a young man. you are _ that is what i was told. you are a young man. you are listening - young man. you are listening intently to craig. i guess you have had a chance to talk. as an outsider, not affected personally, a young man hearing that information with a young family can make you think there should be someone to do that thing you have talked about, to listen and ask the questions? that is it. you listen and ask the questions? that is it- you are _ listen and ask the questions? that is it. you are given _ listen and ask the questions? that is it. you are given a _ listen and ask the questions? that is it. you are given a leaflet explaining the average... you are given— explaining the average... you are given that — explaining the average... you are given that with the expectation you will go _ given that with the expectation you will go home and explain it to your children _ will go home and explain it to your children it— will go home and explain it to your children. it is written in a way that— children. it is written in a way that is— children. it is written in a way that is helpful and friendly for young — that is helpful and friendly for young people. ultimately, it says there _ young people. ultimately, it says there is— young people. ultimately, it says there is no— young people. ultimately, it says there is no cure and that your father— there is no cure and that your father can _ there is no cure and that your father can mother can make your brother— father can mother can make your brother can— father can mother can make your brother can they will pass away in a couple _ brother can they will pass away in a couple of— brother can they will pass away in a couple of years and that is it. —— your— couple of years and that is it. —— your father, _ couple of years and that is it. —— your father, your brother, your

sister~ — your father, your brother, your sister~ you _ your father, your brother, your sister. you are given 30 minutes to talk and _ sister. you are given 30 minutes to talk and say— sister. you are given 30 minutes to talk and say what the diagnosis is, the prognosis is not is it. i might .et the prognosis is not is it. i might get to— the prognosis is not is it. i might get to see — the prognosis is not is it. i might get to see them again once a year. you get _ get to see them again once a year. you get lots — get to see them again once a year. you get lots of help. a mnd specialist nurses and the team are fantastic — specialist nurses and the team are fantastic. they write all sorts of prescriptions and get you the best of everything. there is no biggie, as i of everything. there is no biggie, as i had _ of everything. there is no biggie, as i had been aware. we are not passive — as i had been aware. we are not passive we _ as i had been aware. we are not passive. we go out, fight and seek and demand. it is not signposted anywhere — and demand. it is not signposted anywhere where we can get help, that mentai— anywhere where we can get help, that mental help and support. just because — mental help and support. just because i told our children on day one, _ because i told our children on day one. it _ because i told our children on day one, it doesn't mean four years later— one, it doesn't mean four years later they— one, it doesn't mean four years later they are any better with it. every _ later they are any better with it. every day — later they are any better with it. every day they see either i cannot

feed myself today all i have fallen, or whatever the changes are. we have .ot a or whatever the changes are. we have got a stairlift in the house. suddenly, a wheelchair. new car with a ramp— suddenly, a wheelchair. new car with a ramp it~ _ suddenly, a wheelchair. new car with a ram it. ., ,, ., ., ., a ramp it. you know what you have done, all three _ a ramp it. you know what you have done, all three of— a ramp it. you know what you have done, all three of you, _ a ramp it. you know what you have done, all three of you, i _ a ramp it. you know what you havej done, all three of you, i apologise, rachel, we have spoken to ian and craig more than we have spoken to you. you have spoken and no doubt it will not be ignored. hopefully something will have been done about it. so good to talk to you. immediately i am thinking, you're very first thought when he sat down, you know what, the sun is shining, i am winning. i will pocket that one. good luck to you. great that your son has been watching. we were trying to get him to look through the cameras. maybe now he has seen

it is all safe, he will come back in and have a look. thank you for your time this morning. i apologise we have not spoken to you moore, professor. i am sure you appreciate hearing these first—hand accou nts is so important. simon is in the blue peter garden. i said he worked hard to run around and have some shade. you have found some. in a shade. you have found some. in a little neck- — shade. you have found some. in a little neck. the _ shade. you have found some. in a little neck. the sun _ shade. you have found some. in a little neck. the sun is _ shade. you have found some. in a little neck. the sun isjust coming behind this building. turning quite nice. why not come out to the blue peter garden, just outside our studios? it will be another fine, dry and warm day. we are in the middle of this settled spell of weather. that will continue into the weekend. there will be changes as we go into next week. if you can, try to enjoy this settled spell with some sunshine and temperatures once

again getting up into the mid 20s. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. as for today, temperatures could be higher. highs could go up once again to 25,26 across the south—east of england. the reason for this subtle spell of weather, a big area of high pressure sitting across the united kingdom at the moment, keeping the rain bearing weather fronts at bay for the time being. this morning we might start with a bit of mist and fog. that will clear away. also high—level cloud making the sunshine a tad hazy. for most of the uk, it will be a dry day the sunshine. that far north of scotland, yesterday had outbreaks of rain. today fairly cloudy. temperatures in the northern isles ii celsius. elsewhere across the uk, temperatures getting up to about 21, 2a may be. 25, even 26

degrees in the south—east of england. maybe a tad warmer. uv levels are high at the moment, just as they august really. bear that in mind. tonight we have ploughed across the north sea. that will will drift in. quite misty and murky here first thing saturday morning. saturday morning starts off on a sunny mate jelinek a note for most parts. i sunny matejelinek a note for most parts. i mentioned sunny mate jelinek a note for most parts. i mentioned the cloud. sunny matejelinek a note for most parts. i mentioned the cloud. —— on a sunny note. it may linger along coastal areas of lincolnshire and east yorkshire. for most of us, dry and sunny once again. there will be one or two heavy perhaps thundery showers developing in the far north of england and southern scotland on saturday afternoon. most of us staying dry. on sunday we had a change. showers moving in across parts of northern ireland, wales and

south—west england. it will be a tad cooler on sunday. the further east you are quite likely to stay dry and sunny. temperatures could reach 26 very warm for the time of year. it will change into next week. low pressure will become more dominant. that will bring us showers got longer spells of rain. temperatures will drop down to the mid to high teens. above average for the time of year but cooler compared with the weekend. enjoy the fine weather this weekend. enjoy the fine weather this weekend if you possibly can. thank ou so weekend if you possibly can. thank you so much- _ weekend if you possibly can. thank you so much. thank _ weekend if you possibly can. thank you so much. thank you _ weekend if you possibly can. thank you so much. thank you for- weekend if you possibly can. thank you so much. thank you for finding some sunshine. it's been almost 50 years since the band aswad released their debut album — and they are still one of the most influential acts of the british reggae scene. today, their new live album is out —

capturing an emotional homecoming gig in london, which they didn't even know was being recorded. in a moment, we'll speak with aswad bassist tony 'gad' robinson — but first let's hear some of their highlights. # a warrior. # people freedom. # a warrior searching for freedom. # warrior.# # all night long. # ijust keep on trying. # and i smile when ifeel like crying. # all night long. # don't turn around. # cos you're gonna see my heart breaking. # don't turn around. # i don't want you seeing my crying. # just walk away. # it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. # i'm letting you go. # and i won't let you know, baby. # i won't let you know.#

the band's bass player, tony 'gad' robinsonjoins us now. morning tea year. good morning, good morninu. morning tea year. good morning, good morning- -- — morning tea year. good morning, good morning. -- morning _ morning tea year. good morning, good morning. -- morning to _ morning tea year. good morning, good morning. -- morning to you. _ morning tea year. good morning, good morning. -- morning to you. do - morning tea year. good morning, good morning. -- morning to you. do the i morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for — morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me- _ morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me. is _ morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me. is it _ morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me. is it 50 _ morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me. is it 50 years? - morning. -- morning to you. do the maths for me. is it 50 years? not i maths for me. is it 50 years? not uuite maths for me. is it 50 years? not quite very — maths for me. is it 50 years? not quite very close. _ maths for me. is it 50 years? not quite very close. it _ maths for me. is it 50 years? lint quite very close. it has been a while since we put out new music. the days of recording had changed. they used to be big studios and now people are using laptops. we are putting out a live lp. the way we recorded this live lp, it was almost an accident. he had an engineer, went to a gig. —— we had. two days later after we did the gig, he came up later after we did the gig, he came up to us and said, you know what? i recorded the gig. what do you mean?

there was a plug you could plug in your laptop. i recorded the gig. engineers make out they did in the same way we would. if i did it, it would sound awful. they did a brilliantjob.— would sound awful. they did a brilliant 'ob. , , ., ~ brilliant 'ob. sometimes you think i do not brilliant job. sometimes you think i do rrot want — brilliant job. sometimes you think i do rrot want to _ brilliant job. sometimes you think i do not want to listen _ brilliant job. sometimes you think i do not want to listen to _ brilliant job. sometimes you think i do not want to listen to that. - brilliant job. sometimes you think i do not want to listen to that. it - do not want to listen to that. it was out that night and that the site. when you listen a couple of days later, that is not bad, actually. it becomes this live lp we put out now. actually. it becomes this live lp we put out now— actually. it becomes this live lp we put out now. over the course of your career, put out now. over the course of your career. you — put out now. over the course of your career. you have _ put out now. over the course of your career, you have seen _ put out now. over the course of your career, you have seen a _ put out now. over the course of your career, you have seen a lot - put out now. over the course of your career, you have seen a lot of- career, you have seen a lot of changes. do a compare and contrast about where reggae was when aswad first started as opposed to where it is now. irate first started as opposed to where it is now. ~ , .,

first started as opposed to where it isnow. ~ , . " :: first started as opposed to where it isnow. " ::, , | is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like eah! is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like yeah! the _ is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like yeah! the steely _ is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like yeah! the steely was - is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like yeah! the steely was a - is now. we started in 1970 shush. i like yeah! the steely was a big - is now. we started in 1970 shush. i l like yeah! the steely was a big room with the tape — like yeah! the steely was a big room with the tape machines. _ like yeah! the steely was a big room with the tape machines. if _ like yeah! the steely was a big room with the tape machines. if fax - with the tape machines. if fax machines. —— in the studio. no social media at the time. when we talk about what has changed everything has come down the music business, the screen you have on your phone. i business, the screen you have on your phone-— your phone. i was going to say, often stars _ your phone. i was going to say, often stars coming _ your phone. i was going to say, often stars coming and - your phone. i was going to say, often stars coming and we - your phone. i was going to say, often stars coming and we lookj your phone. i was going to say, - often stars coming and we look back. when you look back, i do not know if you remember doing that. i do. when you look back, i do not know if you remember doing that.— when you look back, i do not know if you remember doing that. i do, i do. how do you — you remember doing that. i do, i do. how do you feel _ you remember doing that. i do, i do. how do you feel about _ you remember doing that. i do, i do. how do you feel about looking - you remember doing that. i do, i do. how do you feel about looking back? j how do you feel about looking back? over the years, things change. we were babies fan. [30 over the years, things change. we were babies fan.— over the years, things change. we were babies fan. do you think there is more respectful _ were babies fan. do you think there is more respectful reggae _ were babies fan. do you think there is more respectful reggae music? it is more respectful reggae music? it was given a trade. this is for certain kind of people. in

was given a trade. this is for certain kind of people. in our day it was like _ certain kind of people. in our day it was like the _ certain kind of people. in our day it was like the sun _ certain kind of people. in our day it was like the sun is _ certain kind of people. in our day it was like the sun is opening - certain kind of people. in our day| it was like the sun is opening that is the only time he would play reggae music. as a reggae band we got to play reggae music every month of the year. it wanted to play all of the year. it wanted to play all of the year. it wanted to play all of the time, notjust when the sun comes out. for of the time, not 'ust when the sun comes out.— of the time, not 'ust when the sun comes out. for us, it is something we do all the _ comes out. for us, it is something we do all the time. _ comes out. for us, it is something we do all the time. reggae - comes out. for us, it is something we do all the time. reggae music, comes out. for us, it is something i we do all the time. reggae music, in our early days, one thing us as a band did commit reggae music was not made outside ofjamaica. when we came out, we had to prove to people we could do what our parents had done. it we could do what our parents had done. ., , , , we could do what our parents had done. . , , , ,., done. it was the tipping point moment- -- — done. it was the tipping point moment... you _ done. it was the tipping point moment... you had - done. it was the tipping point moment... you had big - done. it was the tipping point moment... you had big hits l done. it was the tipping point - moment... you had big hits early on. was there a tipping point? i do not like the word mainstream. you had the car radio on. they are playing our song. the car radio on. they are playing oursong. j the car radio on. they are playing our sons. , ., our song. i remember when we went to number one — our song. i remember when we went to number one with _ our song. i remember when we went to number one with don't _ our song. i remember when we went to number one with don't turn _ our song. i remember when we went to number one with don't turn around. i

number one with don't turn around. that was our aim that you did not know it would happen. i was told to go and buy the sun newspaper. open it up near the middle page where that are the charts. i opened it up. there was aswad sitting at the top. i looked at it and thought, that his ice axe you had to sit down and prove to yourself, that us. before that we had been playing for years as a live band, trying to get into the charts but not always happening. they might get to 65, to a0. in our day you had to cross the border into a0 and then once you did that great yoursong a0 and then once you did that great your song could climb. iarrol’ith 40 and then once you did that great your song could climb.— 40 and then once you did that great your song could climb. with the new album as well. _ your song could climb. with the new album as well. it _ your song could climb. with the new album as well. it was _ your song could climb. with the new album as well. it was next. - album as well. it was next. christian palin._ de - album as well. it was next. christian palin. yes. de whalers.

yes. i christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes- i am — christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes- i am trying _ christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes. i am trying to _ christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes. i am trying to get _ christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes. i am trying to get people i christian palin. yes. de whalers. yes. i am trying to get people to | yes. i am trying to get people to understand _ yes. i am trying to get people to understand the _ yes. i am trying to get people to understand the relationships i yes. i am trying to get people to | understand the relationships that yes. i am trying to get people to i understand the relationships that go through the history of reggae and what people recognise. bab through the history of reggae and what people recognise. bob marley and the wailers _ what people recognise. bob marley and the wailers made _ what people recognise. bob marley and the wailers made me - what people recognise. bob marley and the wailers made me decide i | and the wailers made me decide i wanted to become a musician. i had seen this picture of this man on an album, i did not know who he was. he had a sister, irene. i saw this album. they were greek. i looked at them. here is that? she said, it is bob marley. you know bob marley? i said, no. this was really early on. how old were you? 15. said, no. this was really early on. how old were you?— said, no. this was really early on. how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might — how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might have _ how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might have known. _ how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might have known. i _ how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might have known. i was i how old were you? 15, 16. some of my friends might have known. i was a i friends might have known. i was a church boy, church first. we started to walk around to see what was going

on. we saw how big bob marley got and it gave us inspiration that that would be something we wanted to do. a lot of people will be very pleased to see you have new material. a real pleasure. aswad's new album live in london is out now. it is out today. thank you for wearin: it is out today. thank you for wearing a — it is out today. thank you for wearing a hat _ it is out today. thank you for wearing a hat that _ it is out today. thank you for wearing a hat that matched i it is out today. thank you for i wearing a hat that matched our set. a nice touch! thank you so much. stay there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. a man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in edgware yesterday morning. emergency services were called to burnt oak broadway shortly before midday.

the victim believed to be in her 60s died at the scene. a 22—year—old man was arrested in the colindale area. a key section of the m25 will close again for the entire weekend as work to improve the uk's busiest motorway continues. it's shutting betweenjunctions nine and ten in both directions from nine this evening until early on monday morning. drivers are being told to expect delays. passengers are being warned to expect major disruption on the croydon tramlink for at least the next three days. several trams have suffered wheel damage and repairs have been delayed by a strike by engineers which only ended yesterday. on a normal day around 30 trams operate on the network at peak times, but only eight are currently working. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, minor delays on the northern line. now onto the weather. fine and dry for most places with patchy cloud and sunny spells. there'll be light winds

and it'll be a warm day. maximum temperature 23 celsius. that's it for now, there's plenty more on our website or of course on the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the uk is officially out of recession after figures released this morning showed the economy is growing again. labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. from wireless earphones to electric toothbrushes, fire chiefs say there's been a dramatic rise in fires sparked by discarded batteries found in everyday items. we spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise

visit to a charity event for bereaved military children. i have come outside and amongst nature, the singing birds, which will be anotherfine nature, the singing birds, which will be another fine and sunny day for many of us. will be another fine and sunny day for many of us— for many of us. how and when it last? i will— for many of us. how and when it last? i will bring _ for many of us. how and when it last? i will bring you _ for many of us. how and when it last? i will bring you the - last? i will bring you the programme. it's friday 10th may. it's been confirmed that the uk is no longer in recession. figures released by the office for national statistics show that the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of this year. katie, you have had an hour or so to look at _ katie, you have had an hour or so to look at these — katie, you have had an hour or so to look at these figures, you can crunch— look at these figures, you can crunch the _ look at these figures, you can crunch the numbers first and then maybe _ crunch the numbers first and then maybe give people a sense of what that actually means in terms of everyday — that actually means in terms of everyday life. the _ everyday life. the headline figure is 0.6%, that is

from the office of national statistics. gdp is the measure of the economic activity going on along the economic activity going on along the country and that is how much of the country and that is how much of the office for national statistics thinks the economy grew in the first three months of the year. it's slightly higher than analysts were expecting and it means that officially the shallow recession that we saw late last year has ended. it doesn't mean it was great across the board. services, including things like hospitality, arts and entertainment were up probably helped by early easter in march and production particularly goods manufacturing was up, but construction fell by 0.9%. why does gdp matter? it's a sense of the size and health of the uk economy. of the economy is growing it can affect things like the number ofjobs available and mean more revenue for the government. after a sluggish couple of years, these figures show a return to the higher number if you put again —— a side of the pandemic bounced back, it is the fastest growth in three months since 2019.

the chancellorjeremy hunt said it showed the economy was returning to full health of the first time since the pandemic but labour's shadow chancellor rachel reeves said it was no time for conservative ministers to be doing a victory lap is working people were still worse off with prices and mortgage bills still higher. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will visit dover this morning where he'll give details of how he'll tackle people—smugglers and migrants arriving on small boats. he'll promise to make britain's shores "hostile territory" for the criminal gangs by setting up a new border security command. our political correspondent will be talking to is shortly. first, let's hear more on the detail we will be expecting. so far this year, nearly 9,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats. the numbers arriving and staying via legal routes are far greater but tackling this issue of boat crossings is high up the political agenda. so today the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will set out

labour's alternative strategy. labour will promise new border security measures. there will be a new border security command reporting to the home secretary. hundreds of investigators working across the national crime agency, immigration enforcement and mi5. with new powers like enhanced stop and search, financial investigations, search and seizure warrants, and £75 million earmarked for the rwanda scheme would be used to fund it. we'll set up a new border security command with additional new cross border police, specialist investigators, but also make sure that they've got new powers, counter—terror style powers. currently, some of those powers can only be used for terror investigations. but we think the threats to our border security and to life in the channel are so serious that we need to now apply those powers to criminal gangs who are undermining our border security instead. rishi sunak�*s plan is his rwanda scheme. the law has been passed,

but no asylum seekers have yet been deported under it, though flights have been promised within weeks. by his side in dover last summer was the local tory mp natalie elphicke. this week she defected to labour, saying mr sunak was not stopping the boats and she was confident labour would deal with the crossings. sir keir starmer has said he would replace what he called gimmicks with graft and labour would deal with the backlog of people who have applied for asylum and are sitting in hotels. the conservatives believe labour's plan would be no deterrent and they say they have been working hard to prosecute the smugglers and block their flows of money. damian grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent helen cattjoins us from westminster. helen, morning to you. you know as well as i do there has been lots of criticism of the plan is that the conservatives have offered, and often push back by the conservatives

to labour is, you haven't got a plan. so now we have got a plan but are we going to hear details? you heard some _ are we going to hear details? you heard some of _ are we going to hear details? wm. heard some of them there, this idea of employing hundreds of new detectives and police officers and intelligence agents to try and tackle smuggling gangs because this is likely to be an issue in the upcoming election. so they have been pushed on this, labour, to set out more detail. the big difference between them and the government is this idea that they would scrap the rwanda scheme and instead would focus all of their efforts on tackling smuggling gangs although the government says it is already working with european partners to try to tackle the gangs. what is interesting is that there is a bit of a similarity here in that what we are hearing from labour is very tough sounding talk, they would say it is more than talk, and they are clear that they are being tough against the smugglers, the criminals, not the people who are coming. what we are not hearing for

them so far is any mention of what charities have been saying for a long time needs to happen, this idea of introducing safe and legal routes for asylum seekers for them to be able to be able to apply for asylum without having to make a potentially dangerous journey to the uk. that is the detail we might get from labour today, and a little bit of how it differs from what the government is doing but this is a long—standing problem. if you think back to 2015, the focus then was on people being smuggled out in the backs of lorries and under wheel axles in lorries and small boats is the latest iteration of this but it is a problem that successive governments have not managed to fix.— successive governments have not managed to fix. thank you for taking us throuuh managed to fix. thank you for taking us through that, _ managed to fix. thank you for taking us through that, helen. _ israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his forces will press ahead with military operations in gaza and fight alone if necessary. he was speaking after president biden confirmed the us had paused the delivery of some weapons which could be used in an assault on rafah. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, sent this

report from jerusalem. it's interesting because first of all we had mr netanyahu coming out and striking a very defiant tone, he was speaking in hebrew in the run up to the country's independence day and he said the country was ready to go it alone, saying they will fight with their fingernails if they have to. later on he was speaking to the us talk show host dr phil injerusalem and he said to him that he hoped to overcome differences with israel's closest ally, with the us. we have had different responses, the far right minister itamar ben—gvir who came out with "hamas heart emoji biden" on his x account on social media, that has been criticised by the israeli president and those in the opposition saying that this damages relations very much with such an important ally of israel. we have had other ministers coming out at pains to express their thanks

for the us for its continuing support in the war. what israel is saying is that it has to go into rafah in the very south of gaza to destroy the remaining hamas battalions there. the world is extremely worried about that because the city is crammed full of displaced people, more than 1 million of them. already we have seen tens of thousands of people have fled with the limited incursions that israel has carried out. capturing the rafah crossing and what has happened already has caused a humanitarian crisis in the city. five babies have died this year from whooping cough, following a surge in cases that have been reported by health officials. there have been nearly 2,800 cases in england this year. the uk health security agency says a decline in uptake of the vaccine and the very low numbers seen during the pandemic were both factors in the rise. a 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed near a bus stop in edgware in north—west london.

the woman, in her 60s, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. police are trying to contact the victim's family. a section of the m25 motorway around london will be fully closed for only the second time in its history from this evening as part of a £317 million upgrade. the work being carried out over the weekend is aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing pollution. drivers are being warned they could receive ulez penalty charges if they don't follow official diversion routes. here's simon with a look at the weather. he is in the blue peter garden grabbing all the sunshine he can. what is going on? a sunny weekend head foremost? yes, pretty much. the settled, dry start is going to continue into the weekend and why not come outside, a bit of nostalgia in the blue peter garden? the goldfish pond, petra's

bustin garden? the goldfish pond, petra's bust in the corner, some birds singing, lovely flowers as well. a beautiful start in many parts of the united kingdom and it will be another warm one, lasting into at least the first half of the weekend for many of us. there will be some changes by sunday. today, we start off with a little bit of mist and fog out there, a bit of high—level cloud as well, making the sunshine a bit hazy in some places. it will mostly clear away and there will be plenty of dry and sunny weather. there could be one or two spots of rain in the far north of scotland today, but for most it will be an improved itch across scotland. 11-13 in improved itch across scotland. 11—13 in the northern isles, 16 in the western isles but elsewhere across the uk, once again the temperatures will be getting up to 21 or 22 quite widely, could be up to 26 degrees in the south—west. ——

south—east. uv levels will be high. cloud will drifting across eastern areas of england so it could be quite misty and murky overnight tonight, because eastern areas. overnight eight to 12 degrees. one or two mist and fog patches, low cloud will tend to clear away and there will be some sunshine coming through here. once again temperatures up to 21 to 2a—35 in one or two spots. —— 2a to 25. eastern areas could be worn by sunshine but showers in the west. that is on sunday. there's a fresh warning today against throwing away old electrical equipment such as phones and tablets, because their batteries could catch fire or explode. fire services say they're dealing with an increasing number of fires

caused by items that weren't disposed of properly. our reporter harriet bradshaw has the latest. this is a test to show what can happen when you crush or penetrate a large lithium ion battery. even smaller batteries than this one can cause huge fires if they're thrown into the general waste instead of properly being recycled. the results can be ferocious. this waste transfer site fire at herne hill in london took days to put out. the cause, the fire service concluded most likely a lithium ion battery setting alight and not suspicious. it was a really scary experience for all of us. the sky was yellow. you could smell this horrible, horrible smell of burning chemicals and plastic. we had to close our windows during a heat wave. we were stuck in our homes and eventually we decided to leave our home because our two—year—old daughter was coughing and her cough was getting worse.

we didn't know if it was caused by the smoke from this hideous fire. now, imperial college london's new research has found there was a significant spike in air pollution during this fire. so this is just another example of where air pollution is being affected negatively. and it's something that we don't need. we need to be reducing the release of pollution into the air, not increasing it. and the problem is growing, according to the national fire chiefs council, which says fire services are dealing with increasing incidents involving incorrectly disposed of batteries which can alight in bin lorries and rubbish and recycling centres. and they're a really big challenge to the fire and rescue service. they cause really unpredictable, really prolonged, protracted fires and the results can be really catastrophic with the types of toxic gases that go into the atmosphere, the types of water runoff that

will go into the water systems and of course, the smoke that can affect our local communities. so it's something that's a real focus for the national fire chiefs council. and i'd really urge households, families to really think hard about how they recycle those electrical items. mark andrews admits it's not just down to the public, but retailers and manufacturers also have a responsibility. but the advice for customers is to recycle electricals responsibly to avoid the ferocious risks of these waste fires. harriet bradshaw, bbc news. let's now speak to scott butler, from the recycle your electricals campaign. he is here with some stuff with batteries in it. scott, just to be absolutely clear with people, the alarm bells are ringing of a crushed battery item, this is not to suggest that they are things here, a toothbrush, they and themselves, thatis toothbrush, they and themselves, that is not the risk we are talking about, that they might catch fire?

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worst case scenario is other lithium ion batteries which will go big. we have seen an increase in fires across the uk, 700 when we last did the survey, 1200 last year, 90% of local authorities we surveyed have said that there is an increase in battery —related waste fires. so essentially, let's get the public getting them in the bin and putting them into recycling facilities instead. j them into recycling facilities instead. . them into recycling facilities instead. , . ., them into recycling facilities instead. , , , instead. i 'ust exclaimed because i saw instead. ijust exclaimed because i saw those pictures, _ instead. ijust exclaimed because i saw those pictures, one _ instead. ijust exclaimed because i saw those pictures, one of - instead. ijust exclaimed because i saw those pictures, one of the i instead. ijust exclaimed because i | saw those pictures, one of the guys who was sorting, being hit by a battery that was ignited, and it was thrown across the room. how are they going to stop this? because not everyone... we have got some vapours, remote control, but everyone thinks there is a battery in there. particularly things like vapes or earbuds, you think, mine are not working, i had them for years, i will chuck them, they don't

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them, and that is making it easier all the time, we have over their activities where we are funding projects to add kerb—side collections, more retail collectors, amazing bright pink bring banks on the streets, running those out. trying to make recycling of electricals and batteries as common as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to ou as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right _ as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right now, _ as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right now, it _ as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right now, it could - as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right now, it could be i as mastic or glass bottles. someone is to you right now, it could be the l is to you right now, it could be the bin day on monday and they know they have got some batteries, once everyone has got, some triple—a or whatever and they have got a bunch of them because they have cleared out some stuff. they are sorting out the bins, i know where to put the paper and the metal, but what they do with the batteries? if they haven't got access to a car and there is a thing a little way away, what do you do? fin there is a thing a little way away, what do you do?— there is a thing a little way away, what do you do? on that website, re clina what do you do? on that website, recycling electricals, _ what do you do? on that website, recycling electricals, it _ what do you do? on that website, recycling electricals, it flags i what do you do? on that website, recycling electricals, it flags that l recycling electricals, it flags that you have got kerb—side collections, 20% of the country has that for electricals and batteries, theyjust

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hit! thank you,. recycle your i electricals is the website. yes, you will see a mad _ electricals is the website. yes, you will see a mad hypnotic _ electricals is the website. yes, you will see a mad hypnotic pink- electricals is the website. yes, you will see a mad hypnotic pink cat, i will see a mad hypnotic pink cat, don't get disturbed, he is there to hypnotise you into recycling your electricals. we will be here with the sport and the weather later on in the programme. the mother of a teenager who was fatally stabbed is calling for the devastating impacts of knife crime to be taught in secondary schools. 16 year—old, max dixon, died in hospital after being stabbed close to his home in bristol injanuary. his mum, leanne ekland is campaigning for bleed—kit training to be part of the national curriculum. she's been speaking to our home affairs correspondent, fiona lamdin. i want max to be remembered for the child that he was, not the child that was killed by knife crime. leanne lost her 16—year—old son, max, just over three months ago. he was stabbed with his best friend, mason, close to his home. he was very popular. i knew he was popular because i worked in the same school as max.

so everyone knew that i was max's mum. he was quite proud of that, actually. he always used to come and see me on break times and he was never embarrassed that i was his mum. you were close. the two of you were very close. very close. yeah, very close. i miss him a lot. every day, as soon as i walk out through my bedroom door, i see his bedroom door, and then it all hits me. so... but each day is a struggle. but i've got to do something. that people don't tell, don't report or don't phone the police. leanne now wants to make bleed kit training compulsory in secondary schools. and tonight they've brought the session to the football club, where max used to play. i've had multiple run—ins with knife crime as my mate's been mugged at knife point. and, obviously, we had the tragic events of max and mason. i had another knife—related incident with being threatened with one. so i found it very sensitive myself. it taught me, like, the consequences.

instead of piping down and just keeping humble, you've got to... sometimes you've got to be brave enough to speak up and just tell someone about it. didn't know, like, a stabbing looked like that. and it like... i don't know. itjust made me feel a bit weird. you need to know when to speak up and when to not really. but stuff like knife crime, you really do need to speak up because it could end up getting someone killed. but they aren't just focusing on bristol. leanne and her best friend carly have been to westminster to try to persuade the politicians. and he said it could be something that could be added to the already first aid and stuff that's already on the curriculum. so, for me and leanne, that was a really positive response because it wasn't a "no", it was a "this could possibly be done". this is where we've left all his stuff. oh, wow! it brings me comfort because i feel like he's here. i don't want to take it down. no. i'd he sat down watching telly and he'd he sat on my lap, literally on my lap, and i'd be like, max,

you're six foot two. i should he sat on your lap, not the other way around. but i miss that. max should have been starting his gcses this week. it was just upsetting. i wish i wasn't sat here doing this, to be honest. yeah, but i just... i would like max to be remembered in a good way. and that's all i can ask for. like, these bleed kits are really important and we need them to be educated on them. we need to for them to be confident enough to use them. what would he say about it? i think he would be very proud of me. very proud, just like i was of him. fiona lamdin, bbc news. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and michelle.

not surprised you are out on the ridge, simon is in the blue peter garden, i imagine you would be out there all week with the weather like this. it there all week with the weather like this. . ., there all week with the weather like this. , ., ., ., , there all week with the weather like this. ., ., , ., this. it is a gorgeous day today, we have not this. it is a gorgeous day today, we have got to — this. it is a gorgeous day today, we have got to be _ this. it is a gorgeous day today, we have got to be outside. _ this. it is a gorgeous day today, we have got to be outside. we - this. it is a gorgeous day today, we j have got to be outside. we thought it was really — have got to be outside. we thought it was really lovely, _ have got to be outside. we thought it was really lovely, the _ have got to be outside. we thought it was really lovely, the first - have got to be outside. we thought it was really lovely, the first day. i it was really lovely, the first day. you thought it would be cold, but it is lovely! _ coming up. water rates are set to soar by almost 50% in the next seven years. consumer champ matt allwright has cost—saving hacks. having a leaky loo or dripping tap- means you could be chucking hundreds of quid down the drain. i'll show you how some nifty| gadgets, like this hippo bag, help keep the bills at bay. plus, with headlines warning that one pensioner lost his hearing after being violently robbed at an atm, former chief superintendent parm sandhu shares how to protect yourself. including why looking directly into someone's eyes might prevent you from being targeted. also today. three million brits admit to hoarding, but for some it's a psychological condition. we're meeting the woman who almost had her children taken into care because of it, and reveal how support groups

can help change habits. all of that plus, our vet drjames greenwood is live in milton keynes, finding out how specialist detection dogs are successfully sniffing out diseases, including bowel cancer. i couldn't say it, successfully! and star of hit bbc drama the responder myanna buring tells us why working with on—screen husband martin freeman is a joy, despite their differences in the show. see you at 9:30. thank you for your help! all right, an time. thank you for your help! all right, any time- it _ thank you for your help! all right, any time- it to _ thank you for your help! all right, any time. it to to _ thank you for your help! all right, any time. it to to each _ thank you for your help! all right, any time. it to to each other, i any time. it to to each other, aren't you — any time. it to to each other, aren't you lucky, _ any time. it to to each other, aren't you lucky, get - any time. it to to each other, aren't you lucky, get in? i any time. it to to each other, aren't you lucky, get in? we | any time. it to to each other, i aren't you lucky, get in? we could take a leaf out of their book. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. in2 hello, go in 2 od morning from bbc london. i'm barry caffrey.

a man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight in edgware yesterday morning. emergency services were called to burnt oak broadway shortly before midday. the victim — believed to be in her 60s — died at the scene. a 22—year—old man was arrested in the colindale area. a key section of the m25 will close again for the entire weekend as work to improve the uk's busiest motorway continues. it's shutting betweenjunctions 9 and 10 in both directions — from 9 this evening until early on monday morning. drivers are being told to expect delays and warned they could incur ulez charges if they don't stick to the official diversion through surrey. passengers are being warned to expect major disruption on the croydon tramlink for at least the next three days. several trams have suffered wheel damage and repairs have been delayed by a strike by engineers which only ended yesterday. on a normal day around thirty trams operate on the network at peak times, but only eight

are currently working. there's a special celebration kicking off in trafalgar square this evening and best of all, it's free! a light show with projections of paintings will be beamed onto the national gallery. it's all part of events to mark the venue's 200th anniversary. here we are celebrating in trafalgar square on the facade of the national gallery. square on the facade of the national galle . ., . ., . , square on the facade of the national galle . ., .., . , ., gallery. one of the iconic views of central london. _ gallery. one of the iconic views of central london. the _ gallery. one of the iconic views of central london. the gallery i gallery. one of the iconic views of central london. the gallery has i gallery. one of the iconic views of. central london. the gallery has been a place where people have been able to find solace. it's a living, vibrant museum, one which inspired so many visitors from the uk and abroad. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the network this morning. minor delays though on the northern line. now onto the weather with kawser. good morning. well, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. we reached 24.6 celsius in st james's park and today too stays

warm and dry with some decent spells of sunshine, although we will start to see more in the way of fairweather cloud bubbling up during the day and into the afternoon. light winds continue and once more temperatures will likely reach 22 to 23 or 2a celsius quite widely into this afternoon. now, for this evening, any cloud will tend to clear. clear skies for the most part, especially across more western parts. but, across the east, we'll start to see some mist and low cloud spreading in from the north sea, and temperatures holding up at around 10 to 12 degrees. now, for tomorrow, we are expecting a lot of fine, dry weather and sunshine. but, later on this weekend, as high pressure slips to the east, we have this weather front that will bring some showers. for the next few days at least, largely fine and dry. some decent spells of sunshine. temperatures still climbing up to around the mid—twenties. but after sunday and into next week, it becomes a bit cooler with more in the way of showers. so a mixed bag for the weekend! that's it from me. you can find all the day's news on our website, including the story

about an 11—year—old boy from south london, who's become one of mensa's newest members. i'll be back in half an hour. now it's back to charlie and naga. have a good morning. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. after a turbulent few weeks in scottish politics, john swinney has now been sworn in as the new first minister — and leader of the snp. just a few days in the job john swinneyjoins us now. good morning to you. we appreciate you talking to us. our first opportunity to speak to you as first minister. welcome to the programme. the name and job title has changed. what has actually changed? what the name and job title has changed. what has actually changed? what has

chanced is what has actually changed? what has changed is the _ what has actually changed? what has changed is the scottish _ what has actually changed? what has changed is the scottish national - changed is the scottish national party has decided to move forward and take the steps necessary to put what has been a really difficult period behind us and start to build on the strong record we have in government in scotland and to engage with the public in scotland and addressing their priorities over challenges around the cost of living and brexit, which is still felt very much in our community and the need to build public services for expectations of the people in scotland. that is what my government will be about. scotland. that is what my government will be about-— will be about. your phrase was a difficult period. _ will be about. your phrase was a difficult period. the _ will be about. your phrase was a difficult period. the snp - will be about. your phrase was a difficult period. the snp can - will be about. your phrase was a l difficult period. the snp can make your party, was in charge. mistakes that have been made, or what? it has that have been made, or what? it has been a difficult _ that have been made, or what? it has been a difficult time, _ that have been made, or what? it has been a difficult time, as _ that have been made, or what? it has been a difficult time, as i _ that have been made, or what? it has been a difficult time, as i said. - been a difficult time, as i said. the agreement we put in place with the scottish green party ended very abruptly and that has led to the circumstances which see me now as the first minister of scotland. what i am determined to do is to give the

government very clear leadership to identify our biggest driver would be the eradication of child poverty within scotland. we are making big progress on the policy objective. we have lifted 100 children out of poverty in scotland with the scottish child payment we have introduced. there is the biggest intervention to tackle child poverty intervention to tackle child poverty in europe in a0 years. strong interventions to address the needs of the people in scotland. i want to boost the scottish economy. we have low unemployment that we need to boost and grow the economy so we can invest in public services. that will shape the government i take forward. why didn't you at the smp have those priorities before? we why didn't you at the smp have those priorities before?— priorities before? we have a strong record in government. _ priorities before? we have a strong record in government. steps - priorities before? we have a strong record in government. steps that i record in government. steps that were taking steps i took in

government before had created conditions where we have lifted 100,000 children out of poverty in scotland by the interventions we have made. we have not eradicated child poverty, so we have work to do. that is what my government will focus on, taking those decisive steps to eradicate child poverty by boosting the economy and investing in public services and making the fundamental difference some of the other policy interventions we have put in place like the expansion of early learning and child care, so our youngest children get the very best start in life, that can have the effect of transforming individuals in scotland. i the effect of transforming individuals in scotland. i would 'ust oint individuals in scotland. i would just point out. _ individuals in scotland. i would just point out, we _ individuals in scotland. i would just point out, we are - individuals in scotland. i would just point out, we are having . individuals in scotland. i would just point out, we are having a| individuals in scotland. i would i just point out, we are having a bit of interference from your microphone that people will be hearing at home. we can hear you 0k. just a point that out to people. to have a look at your record, the record of the smp, you have been talking about child poverty. in 2021 great your

role was education secretary. —— snp. are you sticking by your commitment? i snp. are you sticking by your commitment?— snp. are you sticking by your commitment? ., ., commitment? i want to boost the teacher population _ commitment? i want to boost the teacher population within - commitment? i want to boost the i teacher population within scotland. i have got to operate within the constraints of the public finances we have. a lot has changed since 2021 in relation to public finances and the economic situation. we have had very significant inflation, in excess of 10%, which has eroded the value of public expenditure we have available to us. what i said to parliament yesterday, i have got to be straight to the public about the harsh reality of public finances. we are operating at a time when austerity has been prevailing for over 1a years. we need to recognise that puts enormous pressure on public finances when you have things

like high inflation added to those conditions. we will set out in the course of their share budget proposals to allocate public expenditure that we have to recognise there are significant challenges which exist in taking forward some of those policy priorities because of pressure with the finances. find priorities because of pressure with the finances-_ the finances. and as i am misunderstanding - the finances. and as i am misunderstanding what i the finances. and as i am l misunderstanding what you the finances. and as i am - misunderstanding what you are saying, you are not standing by that pledge. obviously, teachers, people with children, they will be interesting in hearing a very clear answer about that. presumably, when you said it, you meant it and you thought scotland needed that. as we speak, you are not able to stick by that pledge of 3500 teachers by 2026. can i be absolutely clear about that?— 2026. can i be absolutely clear about that? ~ ., ., , about that? what i am saying is we have to look _ about that? what i am saying is we have to look at _ about that? what i am saying is we have to look at the _ about that? what i am saying is we have to look at the available - about that? what i am saying is we have to look at the available public| have to look at the available public

finances to help us to deliver on these commitments. since 2021, the public finances have changed. i public finances have changed. i don't mean to interrupt. i am trying to be absolutely clear, you cannot commit to that in a way you did then. ~ , ., ., then. we will set out over the course of _ then. we will set out over the course of the _ then. we will set out over the course of the budget - then. we will set out over the course of the budget process| then. we will set out over the i course of the budget process to scottish parliament the commitments we can take forward. we will be open to the public about what we can afford and do within the constraints of the public finances and living with the implications of sky high inflation which has eroded public finances. all of that will be set out as we work our way through the budget process which comes to parliament later this year and set out the commitments we can deliver. some listening to you involved in education might find that unsatisfactory, to be honest. what unsatisfactory, to be honest. what eo - le in unsatisfactory, to be honest. what people in education _ unsatisfactory, to be honest. what people in education will— unsatisfactory, to be honest. twat people in education will know unsatisfactory, to be honest. “twat people in education will know from the scottish government, we have invested over £1 billion in working

to close a scottish attainment gap in scottish education. making sure resources are targeted effectively to support young people wrestling with the challenges of poverty and where that has affected educational attainment. we have already seen good results with the attainment gap being narrowed. we are seeing more people from deprived backgrounds going to university. record levels of young people leaving school to go into work, training orfurther and higher education. the government plasma educational interventions are working achieving what they set out. making sure everybody no matter what background will prosper as a consequence of educational investment which is coming from the scottish government. i investment which is coming from the scottish government.— scottish government. i would like to ask welsh independence _ scottish government. i would like to ask welsh independence sits - scottish government. i would like to ask welsh independence sits in - scottish government. i would like to ask welsh independence sits in your| ask welsh independence sits in your priorities. you want to deal with the things directly affecting

people. maybe that is where things have slipped a little. where does independence lie in your priorities? if you were to come out when and if? when do you see that happening? i when do you see that happening? i have supported independence all my aduu have supported independence all my adult life. as first minister it will be about taking forward the argument for independence and delivering scottish independence. that is why i came into politics and what i want to achieve. we can achieve independence by demonstrating we are a very effective government. that will be a significant part of the work i take forward. we also had to recognise that we had to boost and expand support for scottish independence. we will do that by engaging with the public on some of the real issues where independence will make a difference. for example, the cost of living crisis as a consequence of decisions taken by the uk

government, which are damaging to scotland. brexit, we never voted for it in scotland. it is having significant damaging social and economic impacts on scotland. i want to say to people in scotland, if you want a way out of these difficulties, the cost of living crisis and brexit, he must support independence. i will take the argument to people as part of the campaign to best support for independence and deliver independence. we independence and deliver independence. independence and deliver indeendence. ~ . ,, . ., independence. we appreciate your time this morning. _ independence. we appreciate your time this morning. thank- independence. we appreciate your time this morning. thank you - independence. we appreciate your time this morning. thank you very| time this morning. thank you very much. we should just say there were a few moments of interference on the microphone, so apologies for that. prince harry returned to the uk this week to mark the 10th anniversary of the invictus games. during a charity event in central london, the bbc“s royal correspondent, daniela relph, was given exclusive access to the duke of sussex as hejoined a children's party. go! it's a side of prince harry we've not seen so much of lately. fun, informal, engaging, as he mucked in for this very special children's party.

every child in this room has lost a parent, who served in the military. the charity, scotty's little soldiers, supports them. three, two, one, go! yesterday afternoon, they had a party for the families in london...with a surprise guest. prince harry's come to play games with you. is that 0k? it was a low—key arrival from prince harry, but that didn't last long. here we go. we spent around an hour with prince harry yesterday afternoon. since he left the uk for california, seeing him up close in this context has been rare. very nice to meet you. nice to have you back. how is it being here? it's great. perfect timing. it's great. it's amazing. what scotty's is doing with these kids is absolutely incredible

and very needed as well. the more...the more opportunity we get to do these kind of events, the more that families and kids up and down the country actually know that scotty's exists, which is really the most important thing. is it nice to be back in the uk? nice to see you. these visits back to the uk are not straightforward, for prince harry or the royalfamily. relationships remain broken and there was no fix to be had this week. but for those in the room with harry here, especially the children who, like him, had experienced the death of a parent, it was a reminder of what he brings to the party. it“s insane to think about, like... you always see these people on tv. like, i've seen... saw prince harry's wedding, but it's, like, meeting them in real life is, like, a whole other experience. and sitting down with him, he truly understood what we felt. with the loss of his mum. he... even if it's not through military connections, he understands that pain and he understands what we went through and are still going through.

to be placed in your mouth. harry's competitive streak was on full show. this was the race to eat the strawberry laces the quickest. the prince found himself on the winning side. it's looking good. and the roll the chocolate down the tape measure game was also a crowd pleaser, with not a bit of food going to waste. how many maltesers did you eat off the floor? er, you guys probably know better than i do but at least three. i think, at that point, it started getting a little bit weird. i could have never imagined i was rolling a malteser down a tape measure with prince harry, but it was definitely lovely to see kind of those barriers being taken down with him and to see him asjust him. because obviously you can see him on the screens and you can see the kind of face that he puts up to the public eye but to see him kind of being himself around us was definitely a very heartwarming feeling. in recent years, harry's support for scotty's little soldiers has largely been through letters

and jokey video messages. merry christmas. did anyone actually feel...? yeah. the family fallout and the move to california has drastically reduced what he's been able to do for the organisations he supports in the uk. this party was the first event he'd been able to attend in person with the charity. you forget that every single child in there has experienced the death of a parent, who served for our country, and that i would imagine that prince harry got so much from that room and had so much fun and joy that i wouldn't mind betting that he's probably thinking about these children right now because it does that to you. like, it really makes you think these children are incredible. like, all good children's parties, there were some goodies to go home with... i thought you joking! ..including a lego figure of...prince harry. all of this is now personal rather than royal duty. while family ties remain fractured,

prince harry's charity work is an important link to the place that was once home. daniela relph, bbc news, central london. i have never played that game with the measuring tape and the maltesers. apparently, it is really good fun. i will tell you what is another crowd pleaser, the idea of laying out in the sun, chilling, catching some rays. obviously, we cannot do it because we are working. as all the breakfast team does. committed to bringing you the news was you go. most of us are. look at that! like a day at the beach. you have your deckchair, the seagulls. all you need is a bag of chips and you are sorted. i can almost hear the waves crashing on the beach. i

am sure i can hear that now. there is an ice cream _ am sure i can hear that now. there is an ice cream van _ am sure i can hear that now. there is an ice cream van somewhere. i am sure i can hear that now. there - is an ice cream van somewhere. where is an ice cream van somewhere. where is it? if you could arrange for an ice cream, it would be great. maybe i could take a dip in the salford quays this morning. a beautiful day in the sunshine. we are in the middle of this warm dry spell of weather which will continue into the weekend. a weekend where you might want to brush up the barbecue, get out and enjoy the fine weather if you can. it will change on sunday and into next week. more on that in and into next week. more on that in a moment. fortoday, a and into next week. more on that in a moment. for today, a lovely start he insulted. we are in the blue peter garden here this morning. why not be outside? as we go through the morning there are nest and fog patches which will clear away quickly. most of us will see blue skies and sunshine. far north of scotland, yesterday there were spots

of rain. that could still be a bit of rain. that could still be a bit of rain. that could still be a bit of rain in the northern isles where it will be cooler. temperature is about 13 degrees. western scotland 16 celsius. elsewhere across the uk, plenty of sunshine. light winds as well. it will be warm. once again temperatures will get up to 21, 20 four celsius quite widely. at the spots in the south—east of england. 25, 20 six celsius into the afternoon. it could of the year once again. this evening and overnight will see low cloud moving in from the north sea, many affecting eastern areas, east anglia and south—eastern areas. it could be amiss misty, murky start to your saturday morning. elsewhere, clear skies. temperatures down to eight celsius. saturday morning, the start of the weekend for most of us, a sunny start to the day. the cloud

and mist and fog in the east will burn back towards the coast. it may linger on the coast towards lincolnshire and east yorkshire into the afternoon, elsewhere are warm and sunny day because the temperature is 21 to 2a, 25, even higher in the south—east of england. on sunday, this is where we will see some changes. showers in the west of the uk. they will be heavy, perhaps thundery. in the east of the uk will be drier. temperatures will reach 26, 27. further west will be cooler on sunday. temperature is more likely mid to high teens. that is the theme going into next week. low pressure will start to become more prevalent across the uk. temperatures coming down where they are for the next few days. still higher than average by 12 to 16 as the average. you could see temperatures in the mid to high teens. throughout next week it will

be more unsettled. showers or longer spells of rain. the messages while we have the spine, settled spell of weather, the first of the year, we have been desperately waiting for this. the messages enjoy it over the weekend. they wear the uv levels will be high and be susceptible to sunburn. —— beware the uv levels. if you don't mind, i will go back to my deckchair. are you all right with that? ,, y ., deckchair. are you all right with that? ,, ., , �* deckchair. are you all right with that? ,, ., , ., that? see you later. didn't you have a cue that? see you later. didn't you have a query about— that? see you later. didn't you have a query about simon _ that? see you later. didn't you have a query about simon and _ that? see you later. didn't you have a query about simon and deck- that? see you later. didn't you have| a query about simon and deck chairs. i questioned whether he put the deckchair up himself because sometimes people get in a pickle with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no. _ with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no. i— with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no, | didn't. _ with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no, | didn't. |_ with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no, i didn't. i am- with that kind of thing. he didn't, did he? no, i didn't. i am sure i l did he? no, i didn't. iam sure i could manage it. did he? no, i didn't. i am sure i could manage it.— did he? no, i didn't. i am sure i could manage it. you say you can but could manage it. you say you can but could you? — could manage it. you say you can but could you? let's _

could manage it. you say you can but could you? let's try _ could manage it. you say you can but could you? let's try it, _ could manage it. you say you can but could you? let's try it, shall - could manage it. you say you can but could you? let's try it, shall we? - could you? let's try it, shall we? is that it? _ could you? let's try it, shall we? is that it? no. _ could you? let's try it, shall we? is that it? no. like _ could you? let's try it, shall we? is that it? no. like that. - could you? let's try it, shall we? is that it? no. like that. there | could you? let's try it, shall we? | is that it? no. like that. there we no. the is that it? no. like that. there we go- the fingers- — is that it? no. like that. there we go. the fingers. i _ is that it? no. like that. there we go. the fingers. i shouldn't - is that it? no. like that. there we go. the fingers. i shouldn't laugh. not too bad. go. the fingers. i shouldn't laugh. not too had. he collapsed it and put it back together again. and hurt his fingers. when disability campaigner tony hudgell was on his way to buckingham palace — he got stuck in a trafficjam and missed the event. well, since then tony — the nine—year—old, who's been tirelessly fundraising for charity — has received some good news, as peter whittlesea reports. for someone who missed out on meeting the king because he was stuck in a traffic jam on the m20, you'd think tony hudgell would be down in the dumps, but oh, no, he was happy shooting hoops in his garden. because after his mum tweeted about their ordeal, the palace has sent tony an invite for next year. when we got back home, guess what?

the actual royal family tweeted from mum the actual like, and said would you go next year? i bet you couldn't believe it, could you? yeah, i didn't even think they would do something like that. tony, who's from west malling, had both legs amputated after he was abused as a baby. with the help of his adopted parents, he's raised more than £2 million for charities. tony has just had hip surgery. his mum says rescheduling the palace invite has a silver lining. tony, hopefully will be out of the the cage that surrounds his leg and he'll be back here mobile is the hope. i mean, that's what all this was about for his operation. and then he can walk around the palace gardens, which will be much nicer than being restricted in the wheelchair like he was. —— he would have been. this is the party tony should have attended. with a year to wait, he's been thinking what he will say to the king and wishes his majesty a speedy recovery following

his cancer diagnosis. hi. i've always wanted to see you. he has had some... he's had some treatment done. and ijust wanted to see if he was ok tony says he's looking forward to going to buckingham palace because he remembers it from the special platinum jubilee paddington bear episode with the late queen. the actual date hasn't yet been set, but he has received a formal confirmation from the lord chamberlain“s office. peter whittlesea, bbc news. he will have a great day. absolutely. it is coming up to five minutes to nine. the grand final of the eurovision song contest gets underway in sweden tomorrow night — and israeli singer eden golan will be among the contenders.

the high—pressure environment has other contestants. the uk“s entry olly alexander has been speaking to david sillito. welcome to the second semifinal! semifinal number two and all the attention was on one competitor, eden golan, from israel. outside, there had been protests from those angered about israel's actions in gaza, but nothing was going to stop her in her progress to the final. this was for her and the israeli delegation, a symbolic moment for the country after the events of october the 7th. and all of this has had a wider impact on the contest, both in terms of the extra security and also on the competitors for the uk“s olly alexander. it“s added a whole new level of pressure. however, when we met, he was putting all that out of his mind. the focus — the show, and reflecting on his preview performance earlier this week. # there's a place where. # we break the line.#

what did it feel like? oh, my goodness. it's a lot of nerves. excitement, the atmosphere. it's just like a military operation. # beautiful goddess. # eternalflowers...# i'm trying to understand the staging. your dancers are upside down, aren't they? they are. some of them are. yeah. how are they doing it? what's holding them up? so the stay... our prop. there are some bars built into the side of different bits. they're kind of built into the side of the walls. so the dancer... so sometimes one of them will literally grab on like that and then turn themselves upside down, so their feet are on the ceiling and their head towards there but then when the camera's flipped, it looks like they're stood on the floor. you're not upside down at any point, though, are you? no. they've spared you that. yes. and you're having to sing as well. yes. as well as do essentially an aerobics workout. exactly.

yeah. i didn't make things easy for myself. # i wonder if one day that you'll say that you care...# however, while the uk“s had many eurovision triumphs, more recently, success has become... ..less regular. this year, we're not the bookies“ favourite. do you actually look at the odds? i was looking at the odds, yeah. you're not supposed to do that. you know, all these things. i know, but. .. you've got to put it out of your mind, haven't you? yeah, i put everything else out of my mind. but the odds i was quite interested in. so i was like, i had a look. and my odds are 1% of winning. that's fine. it's more than zero. it's better than zero. yeah. that's a very positive outcome. thank you. did you ever think to yourself, “'why am i doing this?" why? i mean, i think it“sjust... i've tried tojust, like, embrace the madness of the whole process, really? because i knew it would be... yeah. like i said, i knew it would be a crazy ride. and it definitely has

proven to be that. and i knew there would be a lot of attention, a lot of scrutiny and pressure. so i think you've just got to deal with it. indeed, there has been pressure on him from some to pull out because of israel's presence. and, in a recent documentary, it's clear the issue has affected him. it's an incredibly complicated political situation — one that i'm not qualified to speak on. and i really respect people who, you know... people should do what's right for them. if they want to boycott eurovision, if they don't feel comfortable watching, that's their choice and i respect that. this, it was said, was all he was going to say. but shutting it out, focusing on the night. so it's like being in a dream. just nothing feels... it's such a bubble. and you've managed to filter out all the chatter around you because you've got to concentrate on the night, haven't you? yeah. i deleted all my social media apps on my phone, so i don't have, like, i don't look at anything. so you're off twitter, you're off instagram, you're off all of them. yeah.

so i don't say anything, really. you're in a little bubble. iam. i'm in my bubble. i like it that way. all i can say is good luck. thank you. good luck. and it's going to be great fun. yeah, it's meant to be fun. of course. it“s eurovision. yeah. eurovision. and all that's left now is the big night on saturday. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. no question there is scrutiny and pressure. he said himself and embrace the madness. we will be back with the headlines.

live from london, this is bbc news. the uk is out of recession — with gdp figures released today showing the fastest economic growth in two years. israel's prime minister vows to press ahead with the offensive in rafah in defiance to us calls for restraint. labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings — promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. and israel gets through to saturday's eurovision final, amid protests about israel's war in gaza. and we caught up with prince harry as he surprised a charity event for bereaved military children in the uk — before he jetted off to nigeria. it's amazing. what scotty's is doing with these kids as is absolutely incredible. are you glad to be back in the uk?

yeah, it's great. nice to see you.