good morning — welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines: children's services are at breaking point — the warning from a group of mps as they call for billions of pounds more infunding. the cost of gas and electricity will rise for hundreds of thousands of people from today, as their fixed deals come to an end. i'll be explaining what's behind the price rise and what you can do to avoid a nasty shock in your energy bills. special status for beavers — from today it's illegal to kill or harm the animals in scotland without a licence. spurs have it all to do in the semi finals

of the champions league. they lose the first leg at home to a brilliant young ajax side. tonight, liverpool take on barcelona. more deatil soon. it's wednesday 1st may. our top story. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says more funding is needed to plug an expected financial gap of more than three billion pounds a year by 2025. simonjones reports. four—year—old daniel pelka, murdered by his mother and her partner. baby peter connelly, who died at his home after months of abuse.

opportunities were missed by the authorities to help them. such tragic cases have led to a rise in people reporting concerns about children. the housing, communities and local government committee says supporting vulnerable young people is one of the most important duties that local authorities provide, but he is warning that finances are increasingly stretched. i think they're in a desperate state, they're at crisis point. local authorities across the country of all political persuasions are overspending this financial year — around about £800 million over—budget. between 2017—18, councils in england spent £8.8 billion on children's social care. the committee says the government needs to increase core grant funding by more than £3 billion a year by 2025. the number of children in care has increased from 60,000 to 75,000 over the past decade, and the cost

of looking after them has risen sharply. mps on the committee warn early intervention services have been cut, and families must often reach crisis point before they receive help. the government says it has put an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year, and millions more will be spent to help keep more children at home safely with their families. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from today. data from the auto—switching provider look after my bills shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. at the start of the april there was a big change in the amount companies are allowed to charge customers. companies were allowed to up their prices for the standard, baseline tariff. the auto switching company look after my bills say 22 suppliers

have increased their standard ta riffs have increased their standard tariffs since that rule was changed, but lots of customers have been shielded from those increases because they are on fixed deals, locked for a certain length of time. the bad news is that there's so many deals finishing at the end of april, hundreds of thousands of customers are facing a big price rise this morning. suppliers can charge a lot more for their energy than they were able to just a few months ago. that means, when you roll off a thick steel, you will be rolling onto a much higher tariff than you were just at the start of the year. the biggest hike comes from shell energy, who are transferring people toa energy, who are transferring people to a standard tariff which is 43% more expensive. that means households will be paying £377 more each year. across the 102 fixed deals which ended yesterday, customers will have already been transferred to the new higher standard tariff. the solution is to shop around and asked to switch if you can find a better deal.

if that is affecting you, we will have lots more information throughout the programme. ben will be looking at this in more detailjust before 7:00am this morning. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. south african athlete caster semenya is challenging the introduction of controversial rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. it is thought a win for the 800 metre gold medalist could see all sports having to completely rethink who is allowed to compete in women's races, or even if female—only events are relevant anymore. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day of violent clashes. nicolas maduro used a defiant tv address to accuse the opposition of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. it comes asjuan guaido,

who insists he is venezuela's legitimate president, appealed for his supporters to take to the streets again today. thousands of cash machines which are currently free to use will start charging fees this year, according to the consumer organisation which? its research suggests, in the first three months of this year, nearly 1700 atms started charging for withdrawals. 0perators say they're not making enough money from running the machines. the new emperor ofjapan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. if comes after his 85—year—old father, akihito, became the first ruler to abdicate in more than 200 years. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is outside the imperial palace in tokyo this morning. good morning to you. this was clearly a very important moment in japanese history and i can see many crowds with you there this morning. hundreds of people came to try and catch a glimpse of the new imperial couple. at midnight, they officially

ushered in the new era of reiwa, which means beautiful or ordered piece, depending on which kind of interpretation you have. but to give you an idea of what they are all here to see, it is the imperial palace. they want their picture taken on this auspicious occasion in front of these ridges and in front of the imperial palace. the motorcade, the imperial motorcade, made their way out. some lucky people got a view of the new imperial couple, but emperor naruhito said that he wishes for the prosperity of his people, their happiness, and also for world peace. so it looks like he will be continuing the legacy of his father, who is much loved as an emperor of the people here injapan. this is the people here injapan. this is the world's oldest monarchy. the ceremony involved the sacred sword and a sacred dual inboxes placed before him as he ascended the throne. but much excitement here in

japan as they usher in the new era, and with it comes hope of what the new emperor might be able to do —— jewel. a new law making it an offence to kill beavers in scotland is being welcomed by wildlife organisations. the animals were reintroduced to waterways a decade ago, but some farmers were unhappy because of the damage their dams can do to agricultural land. here is our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they are back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals have set up home. their busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for their food, but also as construction materials. beavers are known as ecosystem engineers. their dams alter their watery landscape, capturing silt and pollutants and helping support a web of life of insects and birds. from today, the animals have european protected

species status in scotland. farmland around here are some of the most productive in scotland, and unofficial release of the animals here led to dams appearing in some drainage ditches and waterways, costing farmers crops and money. adrian ivory will now need a license to clear any dams beavers build from his land. he recognises, though, that beavers are here to stay. we are involved in a mitigation trail whereby we are going to put a device known as a beaver deceiver or a beaver gate into the water near the mouth of the river. and, where all attem pts mouth of the river. and, where all atte m pts to mouth of the river. and, where all attempts to limit the damage beavers cause don't work, licenses can be issued to allow for their culling. around 20 have been granted. there are around 20 have been granted. there a re calls around 20 have been granted. there are calls for close monitoring of how many end up being killed. the balancing act of protecting beavers while also protecting crops now set in law, to allow for the species to spread in scotland.

you are watching breakfast. just coming up to 6:10 a.m. holly is here with a disappointing night. a lot of expectations. really disappointing. basically, ajax just continued. totte n ha m basically, ajax just continued. tottenham really missing the likes of hurricane. it really did start to show. beaten 1—0 at home to this young i ajax side stop they were beaten 1—nil at home to a young ajax side who were absolutely brilliant in the first half. donny van de beek showing nerves of steel to score the only goal of the game. spurs go to amsterdam for the second leg next week. tonight it's the turn of liverpool. jurgen klopp says his side will suffer at the nou camp against a barcelona side who haven't

lost at home in the champions league for 31 games. judd trump's living up to his tag of favourite at the world snooker championships. he's got a huge 7—1 lead over steven maguire going into the final session of their quarter final at the crucible. and the man in charge of wimbledon says they can relax their wildcard rules to allow andy murray to play in this year's tournament. murray's working his way back from hip surgery, and if he wanted to play he'd have to apply byjune 18th. but richard lewis says they can make exceptions for injured players who need more time. it would be great to see andy murray at wimbledon this year. amazing. he should be able to stroll in to the grid whenever he wants to. whenever he likes. if you've done what he's done. that's the way it should work. i don't think it quite works like that but hopefully we will see him there. let's take a look at

today's front pages. a photograph of an opposition protester in venezuela features on the front page of the times. the paper says armoured vehicles targeted demonstrators in the capital, caracas, yesterday. "is this the end of free cashpoint machines?" asks the daily express. its front page reports figures showing that a rising number of atms impose a charge, following a change in the fees machine operators are paid by banks. the main story for the guardian is labour's support for a further referendum on brexit — under certain circumstances. the photo is ofjuan guaido, the venezuelan opposition leader. and finally, the i leads on the first day of a public inquiry into how thousands of patients were infected with contaminated blood in the 1970s and 80s. i was listening to the radio and some of the evidence is really harrowing. let's look at the inside

pages. the latest figures from apple, the record fall from iphone sales. down 17%. that's a real problem. more of us keeping our existing handset. that's when they mark a lot of their money. investing in all sorts of on line cloud computing devices rather than buying physical handsets. those figures actually looking quite good despite the significant fall. especially in things like television. the idea we will pay a monthly subscription to maybe get access to those services rather than rely on them. apple is just had phenomenal success. the moment something starts to change, eve ryo ne moment something starts to change, everyone says, is everything

changing? that's why investors have been sticking with apple. they've said, look, we know you've had these crazy record growth figures. what they have to do with bone is come up with something new. everyone will say, we sort of got what we want, give me some amazing gadget. we are focusing on services. on the back pages, many of them focusing on the champions league but they are focusing on the incident. a lot of people are doing the tottenham medical staff. he had to change his minutes after he went back on, he almost stumbled off. he was taken off of the blood injury and they assist him and decided he was fit to play and he himself decided, i'm

not, almost had to be helped off the pitch so there are questions being asked as to how you deal with head injuries and whether our players fit to play. i wanted to pick up, lots of papers talking about this story, on the front page of the times, it's about obesity. leeds has become the first city in britain to reduce childhood obesity after introducing mass parenting lessons. they had eight weeks of lessons and preschool children have become thinner while the obesity gap between rich and poor has widened and they say some of the people are looking at this data and its astonishing and a lot of it is about making parents strip. here is a very trivial one. you could say this is people who have too much time on their hands. no disrespect, the gentleman's name is john stich. he opened at ten of these beans, hines five beans, a

mixture of all different types of beans. he counts how many is in. 0nce beans. he counts how many is in. once you start to think about it, it gets quite interesting. does it? what is he trying to determine. two find it they are equally divided. would you like some more on this? he tweezer out each been. he weighed the harrogate bean, red kidney beans, pinto, found both cans had more. “— beans, pinto, found both cans had more. —— haricot been. both cans had more. —— haricot been. both cans had more haricot beans than any other kind of been. i was so concerned. would you like to take that? use that information. there is something that information. there is something

that i am interested in. with a yeti, come on. with tweezers? high in the himalayas, gigantic tracks in the snow have been found according to the indian army. that inches. look, here they are. they think there is a yeti. we don't have to look far away for bigfoot, do we. then. that's all i'm saying. look at that. they are not yeti sized. they are size 12. good job, you're not a yeti. you may have very large feet but unfortunately, the sighting of yeti ‘s have in largely regarded by the scientific community as a myth. it's a shame. it is, isn't it? i like to think these things are true. how whimsical, charlie. you,

everybody. you didn't! 17 minutes past. see you later. carol is out and about for us. it looked quite cold. good morning. it is indeed. good morning. iam cold. good morning. it is indeed. good morning. i am at wicken fen nature reserve in cambridgeshire, it's beautiful. the mist is starting to lift, the sun is coming out and it isn't gorgeous start of the day. albeit cold, some frost around and there is also some low cloud, missed an patchy fog as well across eastern parts of england. you'll find as you go through the course of this morning is that lift, the sun will come out and we also still have a weather front moving from the west to the east, introducing a bit of cloud and some showery out weeks of rain. as we go through the rest of this week, what you find is the temperature is going to go down. particularly friday and friday night into saturday morning and some of us will see frost. keeping temperatures

into the garden, do bear that in mind. wintry showers in the forecast. this morning, the extent of the cloud cover across the uk. we got clear skies in the east, we have the lowest temperatures and also we have some patchy mist and fog. that will lift as we go through the morning, the sun will come out better weather front already in the wet, moving slowly eastwards today. it will continue to bring more cloud and also some showery out eggs the brain, some of which could be heavy and potentially thundery but behind them, what you will find is it's going to brighten up, especially northern ireland, a dryer, right today. temperatures generally still in double figures. heading out towards the mid to high teens. as we head on through this evening and overnight, our weather front continues to push steadily eastwards, still some showers around but they will tend to aid in the south. clear spells developing, possibly mist and fog was in the

north, across northern scotland, further showers coming in and temperatures this coming night, not particularly low. between six and 10 degrees. it's tomorrow we start to see a bit of a change coming across the north of scott and is a cold front starts to sink south and behind it, pulling cold air, coming straight from the arctic to head of it, we're still looking at quite a bit cloud, sunshine and showers and some of the showers could be heavy and potentially thundery. temperatures still comparatively high in the south compared to turning colder in the north and as we go through friday, our weather front continues to sink all the way south, taking its rain with it. the showers following on behind across higher ground, especially of northern scotland, northern england will be wintry but it won't lie the snow but it will be transitory but it's starting to get colder and colder still as we head through friday night into saturday morning and this weekend, we could see some

costs, windy conditions across parts of the north and east and some sunshine and temperatures recovering by the time we get to monday. we've got a right variety of weather. we seem to be going backwards with the weather, rather than forwards into the summer. the temperature is certainly up like nobody‘s business at the moment, but hopefully it will stabilise. and honestly it looks so lovely there this morning, i know we will be back there throughout the morning but it is lovely with the mist as well. we are using fewer plastic carrier bags than ever, thanks partly to the fact that, for the past few years, we've had to pay for them. despite that, more than a billion are still sold every year. britain's major supermarkets have all signed up to targets to reduce the amount of plastic they use. so what are they doing to reduce that number? john maguire has been to wales to find out. 0ur our shopping habits have changed in recent yea rs. our shopping habits have changed in

recent years. bags for life really are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for a plastic bag. if it doesn't come free, i go outside the shop. but i've always got my own bags. yes, and you carry those with you wherever you go? never forget? should never forget, wherever you go? never forget? should neverforget, one in my bag and one in the back of the car. normally i bring a plastic bag arrived at the disposable bag, so, like, i put all my veg in. i always buy single use vegetables rather than bags. so you take it to the next level. yes. you can see the pressure means that all the main supermarkets have pledged to cut the use of plastics. in wales, an early adopter of restrictions, lidl is running a trail of removing all of its single use bags be replaced by this heavy duty variety. what we have seen is actually a trend that since we have reduced our single use bags from sale that more customers are starting to use the reusable ones. so we are starting to see if we can make a difference, make a

change, a positive step forward. we're starting a trail today to see how our we're starting a trail today to see how oui’ customers we're starting a trail today to see how our customers respond to that. government figures show a huge 86% drop in throwaway bags since the charging scheme was introduced in england five years ago. an average shopper once bought 140 bags per year. it is now down to 19. but still, 1 billion were sold between 2017 and 2018. so could paper provide a solution? this factory and ever veil produces paper bags for various shops. the groceries provide a specific challenge. morrison said they can hold 16 kg. so let's put them to the test. confident?” they can hold 16 kg. so let's put them to the test. confident? i am, yes, very. so we have 16 bags of sugar, obviously a kilogram each. the bag should take 16 bags. yes, it will. look at that, just about fit.

0ne will. look at that, just about fit. one last one in the top. yes. here we go, bend the knees, not the back. here we go. it says the bag is easier to recycle than plastic, but with the same carbon footprint when manufactured. we've made sure when their sourcing and making this paper bag that it is equivalent to our plastic bag, so that when the customers are choosing the plastic free alternative, they can be confident that it is just as good for the environment. waste experts say products are evolving co nsta ntly, say products are evolving constantly, but as yet, there is no—one size fits all. constantly, but as yet, there is no-one size fits all. really it boils down to how many times you're going to reuse the bag. so a cotton bag needs to be used 131 times before it is equivalent to its plastic bag. so really it is very much about choosing a bag that you like, that you are likely to take with you, that you are going to reuse as many times as possible. supermarkets are also under pressure

to get rid of unnecessary packaging inside their stores. the front line in the warren plastics is notjust being fought at the checkouts, but also on the shelves. it is one of the success stories, isn't it, in terms of the environment. that is a success story, driven in part by what people want, i suppose, story, driven in part by what people want, isuppose, but story, driven in part by what people want, i suppose, but also supermarkets who have been genuinely on—board the supermarkets who have been genuinely on—boa rd the process, supermarkets who have been genuinely on—board the process, on which subject, a little later on, we have the big boss of sainsbury ‘s. coming up on breakfast this morning: it would have created britain's biggest supermarket chain, but last week, a proposed merger between sainsbury‘s and asda was blocked. later in the programme, we will ask the under—pressure boss of sainsbury‘s whether he has a plan b. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. hospitals, schools and tube stations

are at serious risk of flooding if urgent action is not taken to tackle climate change. that is according to a report by the london assembly's green party, which looks at how the capital will be affected by an increase in temperature. it also warns about the extreme strain emergency services could face. the mayor says he is urging government to either take action, or devolve more powers and resources to london. a group of mps is calling for an inquiry into uk immigration policies in response to the windrush scandal, accusing the home office of unlawful discrimination. over 80 mps say it continues to discriminate against ethnic minorities as a direct result of the government policy. the home office says it is committed to righting the wrongs experienced by the windrush generation. around 100 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a hotel in south—west london. 15 fire engines were called to the richmond hill hotel after the roof of

the spa caught alight. it has been brought under control, but pockets of fire still remain. the cause is not known at this stage. reading's gillette factory has been given protected status by the local council. the art deco—style building dates back to the 1930s. it means its historic and architectural significance has to be taken into account during any future planning process. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes, there are minor delays on the district line between upminster and tower hill. there is no service on the london tramlink from east croydon to new addington, beckenham junction and elmers end, due to industrial action. the m25 is starting to get busy in both directions between junction 12 for the m3 and junction 14 for heathrow. and in barking, ripple road is closed in both directions between king edwards road and movers lane after a fire at a disused block of flats. now the weather, with kate kinsella.

good morning. 0nce good morning. once again, for some of us at least, it's a rather misty start. that mist will lift to a largely dry day, with some bright spells. now, the best of the brightness, you might need to catch it this morning. 0nce any missed lifts, will see may be glimmers of sunshine, but fairly quickly will see the cloud increasing, coming in from the west. now, it should stay dry today, temperatures getting up to around 17 celsius in the light winds. now, there is a little bit of a shower risk as we head into the evening, out towards the home counties especially. dry elsewhere, with some clear spells, patchy cloud tonight and the minimum temperature

between seven and 10 celsius. again, we could see a little bit of mistiness. so for tomorrow, we could see a little bit of mistiness. so fortomorrow, rather showery day. some sunny spells in there, but the showers, it is a cold front that is slowly sinking south, said it could be quite heavy. you might heara rumble said it could be quite heavy. you might hear a rumble of thunder, may even get a bit of hail mixed in there as well. temperatures around 16 celsius, but once that cold front clears, the cold air arrives, so turning much colder as we had to friday and into the first part of the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to louise and charlie. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. twins phil and tracey neville are at the forefront of a big summer for women's sport. we'll speak to them ahead of the football and netball world cups. we'll meet the doctor who carried out open heart surgery on a busy town centre pavement. despite just a 1% chance of success, he saved a man's life. and can you believe it? stormzy has never had a number one single. but that could all be about to change with what could be

the dance craze of the summer. he'll be here to tell us all about the vossi bop. good morning — here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. children's services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra by 2025 to respond to growing demand, and many local authorities are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively. the government says it has put an additional £400 million four—year—old daniel pelka, murdered by his mother and her partner. baby peter connelly, who died at his home after months of abuse. 0pportunities were missed by the authorities to help them. such tragic cases have led to a rise in people reporting concerns about children. the housing, communities and local government committee says supporting vulnerable young people is one of the most important duties

that local authorities provide, but he is warning that finances are increasingly stretched. i think they're in a desperate state, they're at crisis point. local authorities across the country of all political persuasions are overspending this financial year — around about £800 million over—budget. between 2017—18, councils in england spent £8.8 billion on children's social care. the committee says the government needs to increase core grant funding by more than £3 billion a year by 2025. the number of children in care has increased from 60,000 to 75,000 over the past decade, and the cost of looking after them has risen sharply. mps on the committee warn early intervention services have been cut, and families must often reach crisis point before they receive help. the government says it has put an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year, and millions more will be spent to help keep more children at home

safely with their families. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from this morning. data from the auto—switching provider, look after my bills, shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. it comes after the industry regulator raised the price cap, meaning firms can now charge over £1,200 a year. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. south african athlete caster semenya is challenging the introduction of controversial rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. it's thought a win for the 800 metre gold medalist could see all sports having to completely rethink who is allowed to compete in women's races, or even if female—only events are relevant anymore. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day

of violent clashes. (tx 00v)nicolas maduro used a tv address to accuse the opposition of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. it comes asjuan guaido who insists he is venezuela's legitimate president appealed for his supporters to take to the streets again today. but mr. maduro remains defiant. transmit with the truth is a sword, asa transmit with the truth is a sword, as a shield, we face so many attacks on so many as a shield, we face so many attacks on so many lies and we have emerged victorious in so many situations and will continue to emerge victorious in any to 20 we face from now on. ——in any difficulty. thousands of cash machines, which are currently free to use, will start charging fees this year — according to the consumer organisation, which? its research suggests in the first three months of this year, nearly 1,700 atms started charging for withdrawals. 0perators say they're not making enough money from running the machines. leeds has become the first city

to report that it has reversed childhood obesity amongst pre—schoolers. parents were taught how to serve healthier meals as part of a 10—year project. the improvements have been highest in the city among the poorest children — a result that has been described as "astonishing" by researchers. the new emperor of japan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. in his first address to his people, he expressed gratitude for the 30—year reign of his father, emperor—emeritus akihito, who abdicated on tuesday. top universities should look beyond exam results and lower entry grades for poorer students, according to the higher education watchdog. the office for students is calling on universities to take more account of the context in which exam results are achieved, saying that solely focussing on grades risks overlooking people who could have great potential. it's urged institutions to be "more ambitious" in how theyjudge students. a new law making it an offence to kill beavers in scotland is being welcomed by wildlife organisations. the animals were reintroduced to waterways a decade ago, but some farmers were unhappy

because of the damage their dams can do to agricultural land. let's head to norway now — and a rather unusual family relationship. meet bob the duck — he's had a rough start in life. abandoned by his mother as a duckling, he's had to seek out love elsewhere — enter zita, the norwegian moosehound. since meeting a month ago, she and bob have become inseparable. bob's owner has tried to reunite him with his own family, but it seems he knows where he's truly wanted — back with zita, his adopted mother. love that story. i can see it as one of those films. you know the ones? where the animals get together. the

one about the dog in the dark, that old tail. from norway. a norwegian duck and his dog. if it's not a movie, it should be. what happened? that's the question that pochettino will be asking himself. spurs and ajax, such high hopes. but this young ajax side are not going anywhere. they beaten juve ntus young ajax side are not going anywhere. they beaten juventus and madrid and tottenham have fallen victim as well as they look like they have a bit of a mountain to climb come the second leg in a week. things didn't go to plan for spurs as their lost the first leg of their champions league semi final at home to ajax. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching at the tottenham hotspur stadium. tottenham's motto spelt out in the stands urge the players to be brave. maybe there were minds were willing but spurs tactically seemed shackled. the defence was undone by

ajax in the first 15 minutes of this game. 's got time, and scores. spurs still had delialli and there were opportunities for him to equalise in the second half. ajax often soaked up the second half. ajax often soaked up the pressure but they were the ones who came this close to scoring. well, that could have ended the time right there. spurs fans have now witnessed to home defeats at their home stadium, and no goals scored. maintaining pick performance right in the peak season with players missing is tough, of course it is. but although wood there was a hint ofjob done in the ajax celebrations, there is still a chance for spurs to dream next week if they can find some energy. joe wilson, bbc news, in north london. there was a worrying end to the night for defenderjan vertonghen. he was injured in this clash of heads in the first half, and was allowed back onto the pitch.

but immedately signalled that he needed to come off — and looked in a bad way as he was carried from the side of the pitch. he later left the stadium on foot. we must protect the player integrity and of course, i wasn't out of the conversation and our medical staff, the protocol, and they decided we would start the game and start to play again but he started to feel u nwell play again but he started to feel unwell and we need to change him. have you got any concerns over how he is now? no, he's ok, he was good, he is now? no, he's ok, he was good, he was working away. more relaxed. liverpool's bid to reach the champions league final again gets underway tonight at the nou camp, where they take on a barcelona side who are in the midst of an unbeaten run of 31 home games in the tournament. striker lionel messi is the obvious threat, but managerjurgen klopp says

there are plenty of others to keep an eye on. it's not only about messi but of course it's about him as well. can we concentrate on messi? we should in a lot of moments. but if you do it only, there are 10 world—class players around who decide the game easily then. the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship continue today — and judd trump is living up to his tag of favourite.he made three centuries to build a huge 7—1 lead over stephen maguire. he's in such good form that he's won 12 frames in a row, the first six in this match, and the last six in his previous match. he has one foot in the semi finals at the crucible. david gilbert got some outrageous luck here. what should have been an escape from pretty nasty snooker on the 15th frame of his quarter—final match at the world snooker championship — he unexpectedly potted it and landeds perfectly on the pink.

it's the question that's tantalising tennis fans — will andy murray be fit enough to play at wimbledon? well, the man in charge of the tournament says they can relax their wildcard rules if murray wants to play. he's working his way back from hip surgery, and he'd have to apply byjune 18th if he wanted to be considered for a wildcard. but richard lewis says they can make exceptions for injured players who need more time. wimbledon have announced an end to a 95—year tradition. don't worry, it's not the strawberries and cream. there is an increased prize pot for the winners of the men's and women's singles. it's hard to believe it is just around the corner. meanwhile it was mixed fortunes for the british number one on court — kyle edmund has been knocked out in the first

round of the atp event in munich. there was joy for johanna konta though. she's through to the second round at the morocco open in rabat, as she came from behind to beat china's wang yafan two sets to one. and it's a date — andy ruizjunior is set to be named as the man to fight world heavyweight champion anthony joshua onjune the first at new yorks madison square garden. california—born ruiz has fought for a world title once before. team ineos have made a good start after taking over sponsorship of team sky. their first official race got underway at the tour of romandie in switzerland with geraint thomas finishing fifth on the opening time trial stage in neuchatel. the team's new look will be unveiled later ahead of the tour de yorkshire which starts tomorrow.

tommy fleetwood will be back to talk about dish masters soon. when the beaver was reintroduced in scotland a decade ago some farmers were unhapppy because of the damage their dams can do to agricultural land. well from today it will be illegal to kill the animals, and the new law is being welcomed by wildlife organisations. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they're back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals have set up home. they're busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for their food, but also as construction materials. beavers are known as ecosystem engineers. their dams alter their watery landscape, capturing silt and pollutants and helping support a web of life, of insects and birds. from today, the animals have european protected species status in scotland.

it's significant because we are showing the intent to allow believers back into scotland. we have something here that can provide huge benefits for the environment. beavers are industrious. all these trees would have been felled by one family group living on this block and while the dams they can build can slow the flow of water, in some areas, that can cause problems. farmland around the tay is some of the most productive in scotland. adrian ivory will now need a license to clear any dams beavers build from his land. he recognises, though, that beavers are here to stay.

when beavers set up home here, the whole crop, it was left under a couple of inches of water, the whole crop wanted so we are involved in a mitigation trial with the scottish government whereby we are going to put a device known as a beaver deceiver or a beaver gate into the water near the mouth of the river. and, where all attempts to limit the damage beavers cause don't work, licenses can be issued to allow for their culling. around 20 have been granted. we haven't had this species of 400 yea rs. we haven't had this species of 400 years. there are lots of things were going to do to manage beavers. we see that legal control will be a final stage of the process. we like to see the other mitigating methods trialed first. the balancing act of protecting beavers while also protecting crops now set in law, to allow for the species to spread in scotland.

i love the underwater pictures. carol is live at wicken fen with this morning's weather. rather beautiful surroundings. let's find out a little bit more about it from sarah, general manager of the trust. what does the national trust have to do with this dutiful nature reserve ? have to do with this dutiful nature reserve? so the nationaltrust purchased two acres of wicken fen 120 years ago today, and we have been looking after this special place for the last 120 years. the nature reserve has grown somewhat since then, so from two acres we've got nearly 2000 acres for people to explore here at wicken fen now. and behind us, you can't fail but noticed this beautiful windmill.

tell us a bit about that, is that original? that is one of our wind pumps, it was originally on the fan in order to pumps, it was originally on the fan in orderto drain pumps, it was originally on the fan in order to drain the landscape and turnit in order to drain the landscape and turn it into agricultural land —— fen. we moved it to wicken fen and we have restored it, back to front, so now we have restored it, back to front, so now the wind pump pumps water onto the fen to keep it nice and wet for us. and it is a nature reserve, so for us. and it is a nature reserve, so what kinds of animals can we expect to see and hope to see this morning? we are one of the most diverse sites in the country, 9000 species recorded here and most of the rarest one is a very small species that you would be lucky to see. some of the iconic ones that you can see. some of the iconic ones that you can see see. some of the iconic ones that you can see and hear this morning i things like the cuckoo and the bitten and we have otters around, what evolves, so there is lots of wildlife to see at any time of year. —— water voles. wildlife to see at any time of year. -- water voles. it is good here this morning, some mistjust rising from the fence. it is also a cold start

to the day, temperatures close to freezing so there is a touch of frost. some patchy mist and fog across eastern areas, but that will tend to lift with a weather front heading in from the west towards the east. for the rest of the week what we're looking at is it will turn colder and it will also have some rain or showers at times. but even so, there will be some sunny skies as well. talking of skies, you can see the amount of cloud in the satellite picture across our shores. that is a weather front that is moving from the west to the east, bringing cloud in showery outbreaks of rain. it is bumping into an area of rain. it is bumping into an area of high pressure and it continues to weaken. in the east, with the clear skies, we are starting off with the sunshine and in the sunshine temperatures will pick up quite quickly. we will see the mist and fog we currently have on the east lifting, the cloud and showery rain in the west moving towards the east during the day, and behind it it will brighten up once again across northern ireland. you will have a drier and warmer day than you did

yesterday. temperatures today not bad for the time of year. we are looking into the mid to high teens. yesterday we had 19 degrees in some parts. today we could see something not too far off that. as we head onto the evening and overnight, we will have a weather front moving in towards the east. there will be some showers in it, but the showers in the south will tend to fade. some clear skies in between, the showers in the north, especially northern scotland, will continue. as a result of all of this it will not be a particularly cold night, temperatures falling to roughly between about six and 10 degrees. tomorrow we start to see a change in the weather from the north, because we have a cold front moving south across northern scotland, heading south towards northern england by the end of the day. behind it we pull in arctic air. there will be some showers around as well, and some showers around as well, and some sunshine. ahead of it we are in the milder conditions, quite cloudy with some showers, and some of them could be heavy and possibly thundery as well. by the time we get to

friday, we will have that weather front careering south across england and wales, taking its showers with it. behind it, note the difference in the temperatures, cold enough for some wintry showers across parts of northern scotland in particular. most of those will be in the hills, but we could see one or two getting down to lower levels at times. by the time we get to friday night the cold air will be across a lot of the uk, so watch out for some frost. cold air will be across a lot of the uk, so watch out for some frostlj uk, so watch out for some frost.” am reminiscing, do you remember campbell week —— campbell week —— camberwick green. if you play the music, i will do it. some energy customers are facing a big jump in their gas and electricity bills from today. ben has got more on this for us. what's going on, ben?

carol's windmill might come in handy, actually. we are talking about fixed deals that come to an end. some deals offer you a tariff for a fixed period of time, maybe a year, and you stay on that tariff for the full 12 months. 0thers, though, offer a fixed price until a set end date, and it's those we're talking about. a lot of those deals came to an end last night, and it means thousands of customers are face a price hike today, all at the same time. well, if you don't sign up to a new deal, you will be transferred onto your supplier's standard variable tariff. that is normally higher. on average, it could cost you about £200 more. partly that is down to the rules set

by the regulator. when your deal ends, you roll onto your supplier's standard tariff, thatis your supplier's standard tariff, that is governed by the energy regulator, 0fgem's price. at the start of april that was increased by £117, of a lot more expensive than it was just a few months ago. so what can customers do about it? well, rather than staying on that standard variable tariff, you could fix your price again, that is usually cheaper, or you could shop around and move to another provider. if you don't like what you are paying, move elsewhere. more people switched energy supplier in 2018 than any other year in the past decade, but a lot of people don't. many worry that it is too complicated, and stuff could go wrong.

the energy 0mbudsman received more than 3,000 complaints about switching supplier last year. the most common issues were problems with billing or refunds. maybe you have a credit balance in your current account, you are worried that will not be transferred to your new one. new rules from the energy regulator mean customers will be given at least £30 in compensation if there are problems or the switch takes longer than 21 days. you could also get a payout if the supplier is late in sending out final bills or refunding money. it is designed to encourage more of us to switch. are they not required to tell you you are on this, it is coming to an end, here is a good deal you can go on? yes, that is one of the changes brought in last year. on the paperwork you can receive, it will

say your current deal is due to end on this date, if you don't do anything you will revert to the standard variable rate, and they sort of rely on people not doing anything. it means you have to be pretty proactive. it will give you details on that bill of another tariff that might be able to save you a bit of money. you are right, it relies on us taking that action, especially switching, and many of us are still reluctant to do so. two of the biggest events in women's sport take place this summer — the football and netball world cups. and england's hopes are being led by a famous set of twins. phil and tracey neville reached the top of their respective sports as players, and they're now aiming to do the same as coaches. jo currie has been to meet them. there has never been a better time for women's sport and this summer it is set to ramp up even further, with the neville family right at the heart of it. in a way it is normal for ourfamily to heart of it. in a way it is normal for our family to be heart of it. in a way it is normal for ourfamily to be probably heart of it. in a way it is normal for our family to be probably going to be tournaments and to be playing in arenas, which we will be doing in

the summer. i think for me, i probably get more nervous for phil. you look beyond the result, obviously i want trace to be happy, to come home from work and to be successful and happy and to come home from her work having done well and for people to be happy for her. at the end of the day, she is my sister. both neville 's played sport at the highest level. tracy one welding commonwealth medals in netball while twin phil played for manchester united and for england. let's ta ke manchester united and for england. let's take us back to when you are younger. what was the neville household like? daly we were very busy family. two rounders was monday night, tuesday night was soccer, cricket was saturday and sunday all day, and we would repeat that for the next six months, and then into the next six months, and then into the winter, we would go football training tuesday, football training wednesday, annette mulligan on thursday. so that was our lives, we we re thursday. so that was our lives, we were never at home. we created a family roster that actually has really kept us going now and get us

a strong through probably some of the hugest as opponents we have had. but also some of the huge successes as well. england have done it! and one of those golden moments or tracy codes the roses to commonwealth glory in australia last year, while phil led the lionesses to the she believes title in march. next step will be selecting their squads for the summer's world cup, where they will be delivering good and bad news to players. i've got good experience. i haven't, actually.” would say i didn't go to any world cups, andl would say i didn't go to any world cups, and i got left out of the last stage, 19981 got left out, probably the best man in england to do that job or to actually try and understand how a player can feel. success breeds success in sport. media coverage, sponsorship and participation figures could all rest on how the england team's performed this summer. so how much pressure is

resting on the two head coaches? we are going to create a legacy, whether we win or lose, but if we win, we will create an even bigger legacy. we are a family where we get on this escalator and there is no getting off. we can get through a family meal in 30 minutes because there's other things to do. without speaking. it is not about savouring the moment, it is about getting the job done and get out of here. we just have to respect that sometimes not everyone is on that escalator. they need time to get off and sometimes we don't allow for that, probably, as a family. no matter the ups and downs of this summer, the nation's sporting success rests on one family's fortune, and team neville will be flying the flag for england. the neville escalator. just going up, can't stop moving. they keep going upwards. bbc sport is launching its #changethegame women's summer of sport season, with more live free—to—air women's sport than ever before, across tv, radio, online and digital platforms. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. hospitals, schools and tube stations are at serious risk of flooding if urgent action is not taken to tackle climate change. that is according to a report by the london assembly's green party, which looks at how the capital will be affected by an increase in temperature. it also warns about the extreme strain emergency services could face. the mayor says he is urging government to either take action, or devolve more powers and resources to london. a group of mps has reported the home office to the equalities watchdog over the windrush scandal, accusing it of unlawful discrimination. 87 mps say there is still discrimination against ethnic minorities as a direct result of government policy. the home office says it is committed to righting the wrongs experienced by the windrush generation. an investigation has begun after a man doused himself with acid

as he was being sentenced in court. marc marshall was in the dock of inner london crown court after being jailed for fraud when he poured the substance onto his face. he is in a critical condition in hospital. about 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a hotel in south—west london. 15 firefighters we re south—west london. 15 firefighters were called in after the roof caught alight. reading's gillette factory has been given protected status by the local council. the art deco—style building dates back to the 1930s. it means its historic and architectural significance has to be taken into account during any future planning process. let's take a look at the travel situation now. good service on all lines on the tube. there is also no service on the london tramlink from east croydon to new addington,

beckenham junction and elmers end, because of industrial action. traffic is building into town on the a13 from the goresbrook interchange, dagenham. and in barking, ripple road is closed in both directions between king edwards road and movers lane, after a fire at a disused block of flats. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. once again, for some of us at least, it's a rather misty start. that mist will lift to a largely dry day, with some bright spells. now, the best of the brightness, you're likely to catch it this morning. 0nce any mist lifts, we'll see maybe glimmers of sunshine, but fairly quickly we'll see the cloud increasing, coming in from the west. now, it should stay dry today, temperatures getting up to around 17 celsius in the light winds. now, there is a little bit of a shower risk as we head into the evening, out towards the home counties especially. dry elsewhere, with some clear spells. patchy cloud tonight, and the minimum temperature between 7—10 celsius. again we could see a little bit of mistiness. so, for tomorrow, a rather showery day. some sunny spells in there, but the showers, it's a cold front

that is slowly sinking south. so they could be quite heavy. you might hear a rumble of thunder, may even get a bit of hail mixed in there as well. temperatures around 16 celsius, but once that cold front clears, the cold air arrives, so turning much colder as we head through friday and into the first part of the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning — welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: children's services are at breaking point — the warning from a group of mps as they call for billions of pounds more infunding. the cost of gas and electricity will rise for hundreds of thousands of people from today, as their fixed deals come to an end.

from today, it's illegal to harm or kill beavers and scott and without a licence. —— scotland. the boss of sainsbury‘s staked his reputation on a merger with asda which was blocked last week — so what next for the supermarket and its chief executive? i'm speaking to him later this hour. spurs have it all to do in the semi finals of the champions league.they lost the first leg at home to a brilliant young ajax side. tonight, it's liverpool's turn in barcelona. good morning from cambridgeshire, wicked fen, which is celebrating its 120th but they today. a lot of cloud and showery rain moving from the west towards the east through the day but a better day northern ireland. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday 1st may. our top story. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra funding to respond to growing demand, and many local authorities

are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively. simonjones reports four—year—old daniel pelka, murdered by his mother and her partner. baby peter connelly, who died at his home after months of abuse. 0pportunities were missed by the authorities to help them. such tragic cases have led to a rise in people reporting concerns about children. the housing, communities and local government committee says supporting vulnerable young people is one of the most important duties that local authorities provide, but he is warning that finances are increasingly stretched. i think they're in a desperate state, they're at crisis point. local authorities across the country of all political persuasions are overspending this financial year — around about £800 million over—budget. between 2017—18, councils in england spent £8.8 billion on children's social care. the committee says the government

needs to increase core grant funding by more than £3 billion a year by 2025. the number of children in care has increased from 60,000 to 75,000 over the past decade, and the cost of looking after them has risen sharply. mps on the committee warn early intervention services have been cut, and families must often reach crisis point before they receive help. the government says it has put an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year, and millions more will be spent to help keep more children at home safely with their families. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from this morning. data from the auto—switching provider, "look after my bills", shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. at the start of april, there was a big change in the amount energy companies were allowed

to charge customers. the price cap imposed by the regulator was raised, so companies were allowed to up their prices for the standard, baseline tariff. the auto—switching company look after my bills say 22 suppliers have increased their standard tariffs since that rule was changed. but lots of customers have been shielded from those increases because they're on fixed deals, locked for a certain length of time. the bad news is that with so many deals finishing at the end of april, hundreds of thousands of customers are facing a big price rise this morning. suppliers can charge a lot more for their energy than they were able to just a few months ago. that means, when you roll off a fixed bill, you will be rolling onto a much higher tariff than you were just at the start of the year. the biggest hike comes from shell energy, who are transferring people to a standard tariff which is 43% more expensive.

that means households will be paying £377 more each year. across the 102 fixed deals which ended yesterday, customers will have already been transferred to the new, higher standard tariff. the solution is to shop around and ask to switch if you can find a better deal. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. south african athlete caster semenya is challenging the introduction of controversial rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. it's thought a win for the 800 metre gold medalist could see all sports having to completely rethink who is allowed to compete in women's races, or even if female—only events are relevant anymore. we'll get the latest from our reporter injohannesburg just after 8 o'clock. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day of violent clashes. nicolas maduro used a defiant tv address to accuse

the opposition of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. it comes asjuan guaido who insists he is venezuela's legitimate president appealed for his supporters to take to the streets again today. thousands of cash machines, which are currently free to use, will start charging fees this year — according to the consumer organisation, which? its research suggests in the first three months of this year, nearly 1,700 atms started charging for withdrawals. 0perators say they're not making enough money from running the machines. sainsbury‘s was blocked from merging with asda last week within the past few minutes the supermarket has released an update on its results. ben's got the details for us. what's going on ben?

they have told us the profits are up 8%, despite their sales falling. sales are down a little bit, down by 0.2%. you are right, these are particularly crucial for sainsbury's because let's not forget, all of these results from way before the deal was blocked last week at what's important is that sainsbury's were trying to get a bigger share of the grocery market. it would have made it the biggest supermarket chain in the uk for the combined group. 3000 stores, 300,000 staff. it would have beena stores, 300,000 staff. it would have been a huge organisation by the regulator said no. therefore they blocked this deal from going ahead. lots of questions about what happens next. the boss really staked his future on getting this deal through.

we will ask about what happens next and what the implications are that deal being blocked but these figures are pretty good, given it is so tough out there right now because we never discount supermarkets are reaching into profits. they have done pretty well. if their profits, their decent profits, in an extremely competitive market, the shopper, which could be anyone watching this morning would then, why did they drop prices a bit? if they are making more money, why do they are making more money, why do they drop prices more? sainsbury's is quietly complicated. they have been merging argus into your store —— into the store, saying it provides a better experience. the strategy was to take a lot of the

cost out of the business and a lot of the back office management to save money. you will know, when this deal was locked last week, he was pretty angry about it and he accused the regulator of taking £1 billion worth of savings out of the pockets of customers. i'm going to ask about that as well because they were pretty angry last week. this is the first response we have been able to get. leeds has become the first city to report that it has reversed childhood obesity amongst pre—schoolers. parents were taught how to serve healthier meals as part of a 10—year project. the improvements have been highest in the city among the poorest children — a result that has been described as "astonishing" by researchers. the new emperor of japan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. in his first address to his people, he expressed gratitude for the 30—year reign of his father, emperor—emeritus akihito, who abdicated on tuesday.

top universities should look beyond exam results and lower entry grades for poorer students, according to the higher education watchdog.the 0ffice for students is calling on universities to take more account of the context in which exam results are achieved, saying that solely focussing on grades risks overlooking people who could have great potential. it's urged institutions to be "more ambitious" in how theyjudge students. a new law making it an offence to kill beavers in scotland is being welcomed by wildlife organisations. the animals were reintroduced to waterways a decade ago, but some farmers were unhappy because of the damage their dams can do to agricultural land. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they're back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals

have set up home. they're busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for their food, but also as construction materials. beavers are known as ecosystem engineers. their dams alter their watery landscape, capturing silt and pollutants and helping support a web of life, of insects and birds. from today, the animals have european protected species status in scotland. farmland around here is some of the most productive in scotland, and unofficial release of the animals here led to dams appearing in some drainage ditches and waterways, costing farmers crops and money. adrian ivory will now need a license to clear any dams beavers build from his land. he recognises, though, that beavers are here to stay. we're involved in a mitigation trial whereby we're going to put a device known as a beaver deceiver or a beaver gate into the water near the mouth of the river. and, where all attempts to limit the damage beavers cause don't work, licenses can be issued to allow for their culling. around 20 have been granted. there are calls for close monitoring of how many end up being killed. the balancing act of protecting

beavers while also protecting crops now set in law, to allow for the species to spread in scotland. dramatic footage of life—saving open heart surgery being performed on a busy street is being used to help train other medical teams. a man, who had been stabbed in the chest, was given a one per cent chance of survival before the operation. in a moment we'll speak to the doctor and paramedic who saved his life. but first, let's take a look at what happend. the great north air ambulance crew had been called out to a road accident. we were in flight and then we heard that a young mail had been stabbed in five minutes later we we re stabbed in five minutes later we were told that patient was actually in cardiac arrest. the patient had no signs of life so wasn't

breathing. see you guys are going to doa breathing. see you guys are going to do a thoracotomy. the doctor knew only one thing might bring him back to life and it was radical and the chances of survival were only around 196. we need to make a big incision right the way across the chest, cut through the muscle, expose the chest itself so we can get access to the heart and lungs, identify what's bleeding and try to stop the leading in any way we can and release a clot thatis in any way we can and release a clot that is probably formed around the heart itself. this was open heart surgery late in the afternoon near shops and on a busy pavement. incredibly, his heart began to beat. 0k, swing it in. incredibly, his heart began to beat. ok, swing it in. go for it. sharon barba, bbc news. let's go to the great north air ambulance headquarters in darlington now, where we can speak to dr chris smith and paramedic tim west, who were both involved in that operation.

good morning to you, thank you so much forjoining us. this seems like quite an extraordinary thing to do. with her to bit about you talking there but just give with her to bit about you talking there butjust give us an idea. he really was in terrible trouble, this man, wasn't he? in all essence, he was dead on the pavement, his heart was dead on the pavement, his heart was stop, no signs of life, he wasn't breathing, there was no reaction from his pupils. we know we had to do something there and then. you obviously had an idea but that's an extraordinarily rave thing to do as well, isn't it? it's at the forefront of our minds, we train for this procedure every day and there are critical care teams around the country who are prepared to do this. when the time is right and we need to do to save a life, we will. tim west, you were alongside chris while he was operating. tells what you had

to do. my role within the team is to work with chris to undertake this procedure. it has to be performed within 15 minutes of that person losing the pulse. we had to work quickly, really. and it's breakfast time but this is a pretty intensive operation. who wants to talk about it? i will leave that to chris. it isa it is a pretty intense operation, it is pretty graphic, from the footage that we have got. it involves making two small holes near the ribs and then making an incision right the way across the chest to get access into the heart. and the issues are that there is bleeding within the chest, and unless you are in there, you can't turn off the tap and stop

the bleeding. so you need to make those wide incisions, open up to get access to the heart into the lungs, remove access to the heart into the lungs, re m ove clot access to the heart into the lungs, remove clot that is around the heart thatis remove clot that is around the heart that is stopping the heart from beating, and then clamp down the lung which was bleeding really heavily that day. luckily we were able to do all those things on the right order at the right time. we we re right order at the right time. we were able to get there very quick be with the use of the aircraft. and having a great team around us, including all the bystanders, the police and some off—duty nurses who we re police and some off—duty nurses who were there really helped us, because there is a lot to do unseen. you say you train this, but explaining that to us here on bbc breakfast, it seems such an intense, as i say, extraordinary thing to do. tim, what was your role? i understand you were holding his lung, was it? certainly one of our pilots was holding his loan, because we thought that his lung was bleeding. so our pilots are

very good at, when they are not needed to look after the aircraft, they will help us anyway needed. so we thought he was bleeding from his left lung, so you can squash that down and put compression on it like you would any other wound, which is what we did in this case.” you would any other wound, which is what we did in this case. i know that people like you in air ambulances across the uk save lives every day, and it is amazing to be able to talk to you. are you now using this video to train other people, and how useful is it to have it? yes, so it is still a rare procedure for us. we can sometimes do this once a month, but often it is not captured, and it is very difficult to distil what we have done by describing it on paper or describing it to people. so being able to use the footage and having the consent of the patient and the family, and all our footage is

approved by the information commissioner, is incredibly valuable for other students across the country, and we are starting to use that to help train other teams to do the simple things well, in the right order, to save lives. so you did the operation, he then went to hospital, and how is he doing now? he is doing really well, he has made a full recovery. it has been a prolonged recovery, and it has been hard for him and his family, but he is doing remarkably well, and we are very pleased that he has made such a really good recovery. are you both working today? we are, yes, we are both operating in about 40 minutes' time. something like that. well, have a cup of tea, and i hope you have a cup of tea, and i hope you have a cup of tea, and i hope you have a quieter day. thank you for talking to us. you all do amazing work. i was sitting there thinking, it is one of those times when you think what did you do at work today? 0ne think what did you do at work today? one of those moments, that is so

impressive. carol is live at wicken fen with this morning's weather. it is looking just like a picture postcard. good morning. good morning, all. it is beautiful here at wicken fen nature reserve in cambridgeshire, and it is a huge reserve. there is about 9300 wildlife and also plants reportedly living here, including things like cattle, ponies, for example, things like beetles and also short eared owls, harry hands, and earlier on we saw rising out of the trees a sedge wobbler —— harrier hens. —— warbler. it is celebrating 100 years today, and we arejoining the it is celebrating 100 years today, and we are joining the celebrations with them. the sun is out, we have had some frost here this morning, we have also had some mist which has

now risen, and today, for many of us it will be cloudy and there will be some showers around. as we go through the rest of this week, what you will notice is it is going to turn colder. as well as that, there will be some showers, some sunshine, and at times it will be windy. as we head into the weekend we are not immune to some frost. you can see on the satellite picture there is quite a bit of cloud around this morning. that cloud is bearing some rain which increasingly will turn showery as we go through the course of the day, as the front bumps into an area of high pressure. in the east, there is some low cloud, some patchy mist and fog. that will lift and give way to some sunshine. but for much of the uk it is a cloudy start, with rain moving east, turning more showery through the day. some of those showers could be heavy and thundery. it will brighten up behind it, so a drier and warmer day in northern ireland than it was yesterday. temperature—wise, many of us still in double figures, mid to high double figures at that, lower thanit high double figures at that, lower than it was yesterday and parts of scotland. through the evening and

overnight, a weather front is with us asa overnight, a weather front is with us as a weakening feature. showers will fade, there will be some clear skies, but showers in the north of scotla nd skies, but showers in the north of scotland will continue. as a result of all of this it will not be a particularly cold night, with temperatures falling between about six and 10 degrees. it is tomorrow we start to see a change, and that change comes in across the north of scotla nd change comes in across the north of scotland in the shape of a cold front. it will dragon behind it cold arctic air as it sinks south, getting into northern england by the end of the day. sunshine and showers with it as well. ahead of it, still afair bit with it as well. ahead of it, still a fair bit of cloud, some sunshine and some showers which will be heavy and some showers which will be heavy and possibly thundery. ahead of that weather front we are still in double—figure temperatures. by the time we get to friday the weather front will be careering steadily southwards, taking its rain with it across england and wales. the cold airsinking across england and wales. the cold air sinking further south, so any showers across scotland and the hills of northern england are likely to be wintry on the hills. but at times, transiently, we could see just the odd wintry flurry at lower

levels. temperatures, well, they are going down and they will continue to going down and they will continue to go down overnight, with an overnight frost. it is not until bank holiday monday when we will start to see temperatures return to where they should be at this stage in may. i can hardly believe i am saying it is made, and did you know there is an old wives tale that if you wash your face in the early morning dew on the first of may, you will be beautiful. it hasn't worked, clearly, but i do try. carol, don't do yourself down. yes, i was trying to work out what was the right thing to say there. go and do it now, carol? that is the wrong thing to say. thanks, charlie. save some due —— dew for me, carole. we are using fewer plastic carrier bags than ever, thanks partly to the fact that

for the past few years, we've had to pay for them. despite that, more than a billion are still sold every year. britain's major supermarkets have all signed up to targets aimed at reducing the amount of plastic they use. so how are they going to do it? john maguire has been to wales to find out. our shopping habits have changed in recent years. bags for life really are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for a plastic bag. if it doesn't come free, i go outside the shop. but i've always got my own bags. yeah, and you carry those with you wherever you go — neverforget? neverforget — one in my bag, and one in the back of the car. normally i bring a plastic bag, or i've got the disposable bags, so i put all my veg in. i always buy single—use veg, rather than bags. so you take it to the next level. yep. consumer pressure means that all the main supermarkets have pledged to cut the use of plastics. in wales, an early adopter

of restrictions, lidl, is running a trial removing all of its cheap single—use bags, to be replaced by this heavy—duty variety. what we've seen is actually a trend of, since we have reduced our single—use bags from sale, that more customers are starting to use the reusable ones. so we really want to see if we can make a difference, make a change, a positive step forward. so hence we're starting this trial today to see how our customers respond to that. government figures show a huge 86% drop in throwaway bags since the charging scheme was introduced in england five years ago. an average shopper once bought 140 bags per year. that is now down to 19. but still, 1 billion were sold between 2017 and 2018. so could paper provide a solution? this factory in ebbw vale produces paper bags for various shops. but groceries provide a specific challenge.

morrisons says they can hold 16 kg, so let's put them to the test. confident? i am, yes, very. so we have 16 bags of sugar, obviously a kilo each. the bag should take 16 bags. yes, it will. look at that, just about fit. one last one in the top. yep. here you go — bend the knees, not the back. here we go. it says the bag is easier to recycle than plastic, but with the same carbon footprint when manufactured. well, we've made sure when they're sourcing and making this paper bag that it is equivalent to our plastic bag, so that when the customers are choosing the plastic—free alternative, they can be confident that it is just as good for the environment. waste experts say products are evolving constantly, but as yet, there is no one—size—fits—all. really it boils down to how many times you're going to reuse the bag.

so a cotton bag needs to be reused 131 times before its equivalent to its plastic bag. so really, it's very much about choosing a bag that you like, that you're likely to take with you, that you're going to reuse as many times as possible. supermarkets are also under pressure to get rid of unnecessary packaging inside their stores. the front line in the war on plastics is notjust being fought at the checkouts, but also on the shelves. it is interesting to see confirmation of how change can be made. on the face of it, at the beginning of that argument there we re beginning of that argument there were people saying people are not going to change, but lo and behold it can happen. you are watching breakfast. still to come this morning: despite dozens of awards, can you believe it? stormzy has never had a number one single.

but that could all be about to change with what could be the dance craze of the summer. he will be here to tell us all about the vossi bop. what is it? ask stormzy. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. hospitals, schools and tube stations are at serious risk of flooding if urgent action is not taken to tackle climate change. that is according to a report by the london assembly's green party, which looks at how the capital will be affected by an increase in temperature. it also warns about the extreme strain emergency services could face. the mayor says he is urging government to either take action, or devolve more powers and resources to london. a group of mps has reported the home office to the equalities watchdog over the windrush scandal,

accusing it of unlawful discrimination, and they say ethnic minorities are still being discriminated against as a direct result of government policy. the home office says it is committed to righting the wrongs experienced by the windrush generation. an investigation has begun after a man doused himself with acid as he was being sentenced in court. marc marshall was in the dock of inner london crown court after being jailed for fraud when he poured the substance onto his face. he is in a critical condition in hospital. around 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a hotel in south—west london. 15 fire engines were called to the richmond hill hotel after the roof of the spa caught alight. reading's gillette factory has been given protected status by the local council. the art deco—style building dates back to the 1930s. it means its historic and architectural significance has to be taken into account during any future planning process. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. 0n the tubes, we've got a good service on all lines currently. but there is no service on the london tramlink from east croydon to new addington, beckenham junction and elmers end, because of industrial action. traffic is slow across putney bridge into central london at the moment. the congestion is not being helped by the closure of hammersmith bridge. and in barking, ripple road is closed in both directions between king edwards road and movers lane, after a fire at a disused block of flats. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. once again, for some of us at least, it's a rather misty start. that mist will lift to a largely dry day, with some bright spells. now, the best of the brightness, you're likely to catch it this morning. 0nce any mist lifts, we'll see maybe glimmers of sunshine, but fairly quickly we'll see the cloud increasing, coming in from the west. now, it should stay dry today, temperatures getting up to around 17 celsius in the light winds. now, there is a little bit of a shower risk as we head into the evening, out towards the home counties especially.

dry elsewhere, with some clear spells. patchy cloud tonight, and the minimum temperature between 7—10 celsius. again we could see a little bit of mistiness. so, for tomorrow, a rather showery day. some sunny spells in there, but the showers, it's a cold front thatis slowly sinking south. so they could be quite heavy. you might hear a rumble of thunder, may even get a bit of hail mixed in there as well. temperatures around 16 celsius, but once that cold front clears, the cold air arrives, so turning much colder as we head through friday and into the first part of the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it is back to louise and charlie. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. children's services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra by 2025 to respond to growing demand, and many local authorities are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively.

the government says it has put an additional 400 million pounds into adult and children's social care this year. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from this morning. data from the auto—switching provider, "look after my bills", shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. it comes after the industry regulator raised the price cap, meaning firms can now charge over 12 hundred pounds a year. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. south african athlete caster semenya is challenging the introduction of controversial rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. it's thought a win for the 800 metre

gold medalist could see all sports having to completely rethink who is allowed to compete in women's races, or even if female—only events are relevant anymore. an investigation under way after a man doused himself with acid as he was being sentenced in court. 54—year old marc marshall was in the dock of inner london crown court after being jailed for fraud when he poured the liquid onto his face. he is in a critical condition in hospital. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day of violent clashes. nicolas maduro used a tv address to accuse the opposition of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. it comes asjuan guaido who insists he is venezuela's legitimate president— appealed for his supporters to take to the streets again today. but mr. maduro remains defiant.

translation: with the truth as a sword, as a shield, we face so many attacks and so many lies and we have emerged victorious in so many situations and will continue to emerge victorious in any difficulty we face from now on. thousands of cash machines, which are currently free to use, will start charging fees this year — according to the consumer organisation, which? its research suggests in the first three months of this year, nearly 1,700 atms started charging for withdrawals. 0perators say they're not making enough money from running the machines. the new emperor of japan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. in his first address to his people, he expressed gratitude for the 30—year reign of his father, emperor—emeritus akihito, who abdicated on tuesday. let's head to norway now — and a rather unusual family relationship. meet bob the duck — he's had a rough start in life. abandoned by his mother as a duckling, he's had to seek out love elsewhere — enter zita,

the norwegian moose—hound. since meeting a month ago, she and bob have become inseparable. bob's owner has tried to reunite him with his own family, but it seems he knows where he's truly wanted — back with zita, his adopted mother. very sweet, not a story you see often. i don't know how we can follow that. huge expectations. if totte n ha m follow that. huge expectations. if tottenham were going to do it, it would have to be at their new stadium. really missing the likes of harry kane. losing it 1—0 stadium. really missing the likes of harry kane. losing it1—0 in stadium. really missing the likes of harry kane. losing it 1—0 in the end, joe wilson was watching. tottenham's motto is spelt out in

the stands and urge the players to be brave. maybe their minds were willing but spurs tactically seemed shackled and there defence was undone by ajax in the first minutes. maybe there were minds were willing but spurs tactically seemed shackled. the defence was undone by ajax in the first 15 minutes of this game. commentator: he's got time, and scores. spurs still had dele alli and there were opportunities for him to equalise in the second half. ajax often soaked up the pressure but they were the ones who came this close to scoring. well, that could have ended the time right there. spurs fans have now witnessed whome two defeats at their home stadium, and no goals scored. maintaining peak performance right in the peak season with players missing is tough, of course it is. but although there was a hint ofjob done in the ajax celebrations, there is still a chance for spurs to dream next week if they can find some energy. joe wilson, bbc news,

in north london. there was a worrying end to the night for defenderjan vertonghen. he was injured in this clash of heads in the first half, and was allowed back onto the pitch. but immedately signalled that he needed to come off — and looked in a bad way as he left the pitch. we must protect the player integrity and of course, i was a part of the conversation and our medical staff, the protocol, and they decided we would start the game and start to play again but he started to feel unwell and we need to change him. reporter: have you got any concerns over how he is now? no, he's 0k, he was good, he was working away. more relaxed. liverpool's bid to reach the champions league final again gets underway tonight at the nou camp, where they take on a barcelona side who are in the midst of an unbeaten

run of 31 home games in the tournament. striker lionel messi is the obvious threat, but managerjurgen klopp says there are plenty of others to keep an eye on. it's not only about messi but of course it's about him as well. can we concentrate on messi? we should in a lot of moments. but if you do it only, there are 10 world—class players around who decide the game easily then. the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship continue today — and judd trump is living up to his tag of favourite. he made three centuries to build a huge 7—1 lead over stephen maguire. he's in such good form that he's won 12 frames in a row, the first six in this match, and the last six in his previous match. he has one foot in the semi finals at the crucible. it's the question that's tantalising tennis fans — will andy murray be fit enough to play at wimbledon? well, the man in charge of the tournament says they can relax their wildcard rules if murray wants to play. he's working his way back from hip surgery,

and he'd have to apply byjune18th if he wanted to be considered for a wildcard. but richard lewis says they can make exceptions for injured players who need more time. well, the all england club have also confirmed that the new roof will be in place on number one court this year. there's an increased prize pot for the winners of the men's and women's singles, and next year fans will be able to enter the ballot for tickes online, rather than the tradition of having to write in. 0n court, there were mixed fortunes for the british number one's. kyle edmund has been knocked out in the first round of the atp event in munich. but there was joy for johanna konta though. she's through to the second round at the morocco open in rabat, as she came from behind to beat china's wang yafan by two sets to one. and team ineos have made a good start after taking over sponsorship of the british team

from ky.their first official —— sky. their first official race was at the tour of romandie in switzerland, and geraint thomas finished fifth on the opening time trial stage. the team's new look will be unveiled later ahead of the tour de yorkshire which starts tomorrow. seamlessly... tommy fleetwood may have recently returned from the masters in augusta, but his next tournament is a lot closer to home. hillside, in southport, is tommy's local club and next week it's hosting the british masters. tommy joins us now. it's taking place in hillside and southport. your back its been a great experience leading up to it for the last few months. we are pretty proud to be from south board, we got the open once every ten years or so. it's been really nice for me.

ididn't or so. it's been really nice for me. i didn't know until this morning that it was called the gulf coast. it's generally the capital of the uk for golf. you get a lot of holidays in the summer playing golf. like i say, it should be great for fans. you are hosting this event, aren't you? again, you are hosting this event, aren't you ? again, that's you are hosting this event, aren't you? again, that's been really nice for me. all previous hosts, ian poulter, luke westwood, a different pa rt poulter, luke westwood, a different part of the career to me. they've achieved a lot more. i put my face to it, you get input in the venue. and doing things like this which is really cool. i might go over and above when i'm there. at one point, this british masters was facing the axe. what happened? the contract was

up axe. what happened? the contract was up in the event didn't have a place on the schedule when we finished, so the event finished in september last year. we spoke about it before. you see these british buyers coming in. ididn't see these british buyers coming in. i didn't think i'd be doing at this soon. thingsjust kind of i didn't think i'd be doing at this soon. things just kind of escalated really quickly. we managed to get it back on the schedule. it's such a great event. attracting new fans, young fans, it's always a sell—out. it was a shame that it wasn't on the schedule when we finished. you've had an amazing run, you've had great fun. ifi had an amazing run, you've had great fun. if i can ask about the masters, you were there. what an extraordinary performance by tiger. what was it like? i would have preferred that it was me. it was

great. tiger was returning. i played it for the first two rounds that year. it was a special atmosphere in a sense that everyone was so happy to see him and he was getting his game back. being around him, he was a lwa ys game back. being around him, he was always going to win again. i think the scenes this year at the masters, there was something special. as i understand it, you were really interested in bringing on young talent, getting new people into the sport. can you spot someone of the very young age? i don't want your story was, but can you tell very early on that someone has something special? i would struggle at the age of two but in general, yes, i have quite a good eye for talent. it's easy to tell when they get, reaching

high school, it's easy to tell because they're a bit more grown and you can see the co—ordination. i am massively interested in growing the game. it's so many people's favourite hobby and it should be grown, the way i think it should be, it's a cool sport but i'd struggled to see where tiger would be. it's funny, because there are competitions like the masters and the ryder cup, that is one that even non— golf and is but cannot help get wrapped up in and that was last year, it must be hard to think back and hand those memories. what you and hand those memories. what you and francesco did together. it's the biggest sporting event in the world. for us, we were massive underdogs last year. we didn't see ourselves that way but everybody else did. it was nice, it was cool. it's the best

feeling ever. we play such an individual sport so to have a massive team around you like that is the best feeling. i have not met many golfers. i must say, you are quite slight. does bild have a big pa rt quite slight. does bild have a big part to play? it's becoming a much more physical sport, for sure. there are people who have, as athletic as it's become, it will always be a skill —based sport, so many different aspects in such a hard game to practise. there are constant variables, so many areas of the game. not least, how you are thinking. the mental part. you are out there for five hours and you have a shot every ten minutes so if you have a bad one, you have ten minutes to think about it. everybody

works on the fitness these days. i know i'm little, if that's the way you are putting it, but i hit at a decent distant —— distance i get away with it that way. he has one of the firmest handshakes. if i may say so, you have a very mellow way about you. thank you. i have. it might be just that, i'm not sure. we hope it goes really well. carol is live at wicken fen with this morning's weather. good morning from wicken fen nature reserve in cambridgeshire. now, todayis reserve in cambridgeshire. now, today is the reserve's120th birthday. it was bought by the national trust 120 years ago, in 1899, and in the last 20 years alone has doubled in size. now, it plans

to increase in size even more, reaching all the way to cambridge, which is ten miles from here, in the next 80 years or so. and in the last 20 years, actually, some of the animals that were here to start with had left, but they have been brought back. animals like otters, some of the birds. a lovely place to be, it has been a beautiful started the day. the sun has risen and the mist has also lifted. today ‘s forecast is one of cloudy to start with, some patchy mist and fog and some eastern areas, giving way to some sunshine, but it weather front moving west to east introducing some cloud and some rain. for the rest of the week it will turn colder and there will be some showers in the forecast, some of which will be heavy and potentially thundery. by the time we get to the weekend, we are also looking at some frost by night. so this morning, when we lose the mist, low cloud and fog from the east, you

can see on the satellite picture all the cloud moving in from the west, bearing the weather front with some rain on it as well. the rain will turn more showery through the course of the day, and behind it it will also start to brighten up. northern ireland will have a dry day to day, and also a sunnier one than yesterday. for the rest of us, temperatures today roughly between around 13 to around 15 or 16 degrees. locally we could see a little bit higher. but today is the last day for most of the uk to be in double figures. as we head onto the evening and overnight, we have our weather front drifting eastwards. any of the showers across the south will start to fade, there will be some clear spells with the potential for some mist and fog. the showers continue across northern and western scotland. with all of this taking place, not a particularly cold night for the time of year. temperatures falling to about six or ten. as we start the day tomorrow, there are changes afoot in the shape of a cold front sinking south across the north of scotland. behind that cold front we will be pulling in a northerly wind straight down from the arctic, so it will feel much colder. that

will get as far south as northern england by the end of the day. behind it, sunshine and showers. ahead of it we are still in the milder air, ahead of it we are still in the milderair, a ahead of it we are still in the milder air, a bit ahead of it we are still in the milderair, a bit of ahead of it we are still in the milder air, a bit of cloud around, some sunny spells and also some showers which have the potential to be heavy and thundery. as we head only into friday, that weather front will have moved south. still across parts of england and wales, bringing its rain with it. ahead of it we hang onto double—figure temperatures. behind it, sunshine and showers, but feeling much colder thanit and showers, but feeling much colder than it has been. that cold front clears the south of england, meaning we are all in the cold air as we go through friday night. if you have been tempted into the garden, watch out for some frost, and into the weekend, it will be cooler for a bit. we will also have some windy conditions down the east coast. 0n bank holiday monday itself, it looks like temperatures will start to recover. thank you very much, see you in recover. thank you very much, see you in half—an—hour. recover. thank you very much, see you in half-an-hour. always recover. thank you very much, see you in half-an-hour. always good when we can talk to a big boss of a

company which is right in the headlines, sainsbury's. good morning, that's right. that deal would have created the uk's biggest supermarket chain, and the sainsbury's boss said it was crucial to help it compete in a difficult retail environment. let's have a reminder of how we got here. the merger was announced just over a year ago. the idea was to create a supermarket giant with 300,000 staff and 3,000 stores. but the regulator was worried about what impact the tie—up could have on prices and service, so it launched an investigation. in february, it said it was concerned about a lack of competition, that the firm would have too much power. so sainsbury's offered to sell off some stores and petrol stations, and to make £1 billion worth of price cuts.

but it wasn't enough to satisfy the regulator. last week, it blocked the deal once and for all. today, sainsbury's announced its latest results. profits are up, but that failed merger cost it £46 million. so what next? mike coupe, the chief executive, joins me from the london stock exchange. very good morning to you. good morning. let's start with this deal, because we will talk about your results in a moment. looking at all the numbers, we have been through all the history, you state your future on this deal happening. how disappointed are you that the regulator said no? it is clearly disappointing, and ultimately it should be disappointing for customers, because we believed we would be able to lower prices. as you say, we pledged lower prices by £1 billion and we think that is a missed opportunity. but it is what it is. the regulator disagreed with us, and therefore we have drawn a line under that path. we knew in

february it wasn't likely to go through, so we are getting on with adapting our business to a changing consumer environment. as you say, today we are announcing results which are 8% up in terms of our profits, and we have also shown sales growth across our business in all of our channels. so we are very proud of our set of results, and it shows that we are adapting our business to that changing customer dynamic. absolutely a decent set of figures. i wonder how angry you are at the regulator, and last week when the statement came out you issued a statement saying that it was essentially taking £1 billion of savings out of the pockets of consumers. i have just savings out of the pockets of consumers. i havejust been savings out of the pockets of consumers. i have just been looking at the numbers this morning, and what the regulator said they had an issue with was that you would be too big, too dominant, hold too much sway. tesco has 27.3% of the market,

you two, sainsbury's and asda, would have had just over 30, so you have lost out by 3%. have had just over 30, so you have lost out by 396. it is what it is, we draw a line under that and move on, so we don't agree with the regulator. we believe we would be able to lower prices and we are in a very competitive market. unlike most businesses, every morning that we open our shops, we have no customers, and customers have a huge amount of choice, and that choice is increasing over time. we have to adapt our business as we look forward to those changing customer habits, and underlying our business results today, we have seen our online business grow by 6.9%. we have seen our convenience business grow by 3.7%. we have seen our taste the difference brand grow by 2.3%, and we are now delivering 20% of our company's and we are now delivering 20% of our com pa ny‘s sales and we are now delivering 20% of our compa ny‘s sales through and we are now delivering 20% of our company's sales through the online channels. so you can see how rapidly our business is changing towards that different customer shopping behaviour. as we said, you are very personally involved in this, and you we re very personally involved in this, and you were very keen to get this through. a lot of speculation about what you would do next. were you asked to quit when this deal was blocked?”

have the full support of the board, so you will have the joy, i am sure, i've talking to me again at some point in the not—too—distant future. sainsbury is was an opportunity, undoubtedly, and it ultimately would have benefited customers. but you can see by the results today there is still a huge amount of change going on in our organisation, and we are adapting our business to those changing customer habits and taking a very long—term view of how we need to adjust our business to make sure that we can compete in the future. the world of retailers very competitive, and as i say, underlying our business results today, we are showing progress on a number of fronts, particularly in modernising and making our business fit for the future. i am very glad that we will be able to talk again, but you didn't answer my question. my but you didn't answer my question. my question was whether you are asked to quit by the board. no, i wasn't. in straightforward terms, the board has been very supportive, and soi the board has been very supportive, and so i have committed my future to sainsbury's and will continue to do the best job sainsbury's and will continue to do the bestjob i can to make sure that

we do the bestjob i can to make sure that wedoa the bestjob i can to make sure that we do a brilliantjob of serving our customers, weekend, week out. let's talk about what you have also been discussing —— week in, week out. you talked about the synergies, the cost savings you would get from bringing the firms together. clearly the regulator has said no, so let's look at what happens next. is there a plan b? well, we are getting on with the things we have already been doing. so in the background, while there has been a lot of focus on the potential asda merger, the business has been adapting to our business's changing shopping habits. that is why we have been investing in our convenience business, in growing our online business, and what we are talking about today is the fact we will be investing more money in our underlying supermarket chain. so we will be investing more money in about 400 of our shops. we also recognise the fact that encore commodities we have to be more competitive, so we will have to make our business more efficient in order

to be able to do that. we have done a pretty good job of reducing our costs over the last year so we can become more competitive. and with those cost savings you are pushing through, and you have been very instrumental in doing that already, does that mean prices come down? as you said, you have committed to cutting £1 billion in prices if the merger went ahead. what happens to those prices now? are prices staying 7 those prices now? are prices staying up? well, our prices in court commodity areas will come down over period of time. not overnight, because there is more work to be done to make sure we can do that, but we will seek to reduce prices across our organisation. we have done a good job at the high end of the scale, those products have grown by 2%, so we have done a good job with added value foods, and adapting to the way customers are shopping. this market is increasingly driven by speed and the need for customers for what they want right now, so we are adapting to that changing

customer dynamic. it is good to talk to you, thank you very much. after what has been a pretty tough week for them. that deal costing them £46 million, nonetheless headline profits up by 8% even though like—for—like sales fell a little bit. so lots for us to digest in that. it is also worth noting that in the 56 pages of the statement from sainsbury's this morning, they mention asdajust once, from sainsbury's this morning, they mention asda just once, about that cost, that £46 million it has cost them to not merge with asda. a big week for the bus, as you heard, talking to us, and you will notice he was very good at getting in the headlines without really answering many questions. but you asked them again. you have to, that is ourjob. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london news, i'm alice salfield. hospitals, schools and tube stations are at serious risk of flooding if urgent action is not taken to tackle climate change. that is according to a report by the london assembly's green party which looks at how the capital will be affected by an increase in temperature. it also warns about the extreme strain emergency services could face. the mayor says he is urging government to either take action, or devolve more powers and resources to london. a group of mps has reported the home office to the equalities watchdog over the windrush scandal, accusing it of unlawful discrimination, and they say ethnic minorities are still being discriminated against as a direct result of government policy. the home office says it is committed to righting the wrongs experienced by the windrush generation. around 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a hotel in south—west london.

15 fire engines were called to the richmond hill hotel after the roof of the spa caught alight. it has been brought under control, but pockets of fire still remain. the cause is not known at this stage. reading's gillette factory has been given protected status by the local council. the art deco—style building dates back to the 1930s. it means its historic and architectural significance has to be taken into account during any future planning process. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes, there are minor delays on the victoria line between victoria and brixton, due to a faulty train. and there is no service on the london tramlink from east croydon to new addington, beckenham junction and elmers end, because of industrial action. traffic is building on the north circular westbound approaching the a10 great cambridge interchange. in richmond, richmond hill and queens road remain blocked after the fire i was telling you about earlier.

and the woolwich ferry is only running with a one boat service, due to a technicalfault. now the weather, with kate kinsella. good morning. once again, for some of us at least, it's a rather misty start. that mist will lift to a largely dry day, with some bright spells. now, the best of the brightness, you're likely to catch it this morning. 0nce any mist lifts, we'll see maybe glimmers of sunshine, but fairly quickly we'll see the cloud increasing, coming in from the west. now, it should stay dry today, temperatures getting up to around 17 celsius in the light winds. now, there is a little bit of a shower risk as we head into the evening, out towards the home counties especially. dry elsewhere, with some clear spells. patchy cloud tonight, and the minimum temperature between 7—10 celsius. again, we could see a little bit of mistiness. so, for tomorrow, a rather showery day. some sunny spells in there, but the showers — it's a cold front that is slowly sinking south. so they could be quite heavy. you might hear a rumble of thunder, may even get a bit of hail mixed in there as well. temperatures around 16 celsius, but once that cold front clears, the cold air arrives, so turning much colder as we head through friday and into the first

part of the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today. children's services are at breaking point — the warning from a group of mps as they call for billions of pounds more in funding. the cost of gas and electricity will rise for hundreds of thousands of people from today, as their fixed deals come to an end. not checking out, the boss of sainsbury staked his reputation on the merger with asda that was blocked last week. he hasjust the merger with asda that was blocked last week. he has just told me he is not quitting despite the setback. spurs have it all to do in the semifinals of the champions

league having lost the first leg at home to a brilliant young ajax side. tonight, it is livable's turning barcelona. —— livable's town in barcelona. and stormzy will bejoining —— livable's town in barcelona. and stormzy will be joining us on the cipher as he battles taylor swift for his first number one single. —— on the sofa. good morning from cambridgeshire which is absolutely stunning. the the reserve is separating its 100th birthday. there will be son in the east, brief sunshine but a lot of blood generally across the uk with some showery outbreaks of rain. more in15 some showery outbreaks of rain. more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday 1st may. our top story. child protection and support services in england are at breaking point, according to a group of mps. a committee says it needs at least £3 billion extra funding to respond to growing demand,

and many local authorities are reliant on the goodwill of staff to operate effectively. simonjones reports. four—year—old daniel pelka, murdered by his mother and her partner. baby peter connelly, who died at his home after months of abuse. 0pportunities were missed by the authorities to help them. such tragic cases have led to a rise in people reporting concerns about children. the housing, communities and local government committee says supporting vulnerable young people is one of the most important duties that local authorities provide, but he is warning that finances are increasingly stretched. i think they're in a desperate state. they're at crisis point. local authorities across the country of all political persuasions are overspending this financial year, around about £800 million over budget. between 2017—18, councils in england spent £8.8 billion on children's social care.

the committee says the government needs to increase core grant funding by more than £3 billion a year by 2025. the number of children in care has increased from 60,000 to 75,000 over the past decade, and the cost of looking after them has risen sharply. mps on the committee warn early intervention services have been cut, and families must often reach crisis point before they receive help. the government says it has put an additional £400 million into adult and children's social care this year, and millions more will be spent to help keep more children at home safely with theirfamilies. simon jones, bbc news. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. south african athlete caster semenya is challenging the introduction of controversial rules which restrict testosterone levels in female runners. it's thought a win for the 800 metre gold medalist could see all sports having to completely rethink who is allowed to compete in women's races.

joining us now from johannesburg is our sports reporter, ade adedoyin. good morning. it is no exaggeration to say this is a seismic moment, certainly in athletics but across all sports and in the heart of it, a very personal story of an extraordinary athlete. it is a really difficult situation. this dates back to 2009 when she won the world championships in berlin as a teenager. really, there was fallout after that when there were issues about her gender raised. essentially, the international athletics governing body, the iaaf, are trying to introduce this ruling which will reduce the level of testosterone for any female who wa nts to com pete testosterone for any female who wants to compete in athletics events. they are suggesting that people like caster semenya, who have naturally elevated levels of testosterone, they say they have an unfair advantage over other athletes and they want them to reduce their testosterone level 0059 millilitres

per litre. caster semenya, it is a personal issue, she feels it is disco nation and violates our human rights and the un human rights council have supported that. they say it is humiliating, it is hurtful and unnecessary. but the iaaf president, lord coe, has said as the iaaf, theirjob is to empower women and protect the integrity of women's sport which is why they want to introduce the ruling. as you say, this could have major implications, not just for caster semenya this could have major implications, notjust for caster semenya if this could have major implications, not just for caster semenya if she went in terms of not having to take any medication but also for all sports in terms of deciding the policy going forward as regards any athlete who has this condition. the international olympic committee will be keeping a close eye on this as well because it will have ramifications for them. and also transgender athletes. there ramifications for them. and also tra nsgender athletes. there is ramifications for them. and also transgender athletes. there is a policy in place for them as regards testosterone but if caster semenya wins the ruling on the human rights angle, it could have implications for that as well because they could go to the court and say their human rights are being violated as well. as you say, this is a seismic moment

for sport. thank you forjoining us. that announcement is coming from lausanne in switzerland at mid—morning, about 11am. we will be speaking to someone in about —— about all those indications in about five minutes' time. —— implications. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a significant rise in their energy prices from this morning. data from the auto—switching provider look after my bills shows that 102 different fixed—term deals end today. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more. at the start of april, there was a big change in the amount energy companies were allowed to charge customers. the price cap imposed by the regulator was raised, so companies were allowed to up their prices for the standard, baseline tariff. the auto—switching company look after my bills say 22 suppliers have increased their standard tariffs since that rule was changed. but lots of customers have been shielded from those increases because they're on fixed deals, locked for a certain length of time. the bad news is that with so many

deals finishing at the end of april, hundreds of thousands of customers are facing a big price rise this morning. suppliers can charge a lot more for their energy than they were able to just a few months ago. that means, when you roll off a fixed deal, you will be rolling onto a much higher tariff than you were just at the start of the year. the biggest hike comes from shell energy, who are transferring people to a standard tariff which is 43% more expensive. that means households will be paying £377 more each year. across the 102 fixed deals which ended yesterday, customers will have already been transferred to the new, higher standard tariff. the solution is to shop around and ask to switch if you can find a better deal. coletta smith, bbc news. the president of venezuela has pledged to stay on as leader, despite calls for a military uprising which prompted a day of violent clashes. nicolas maduro used a defiant tv address to accuse the opposition

of trying to mount a coup with the support of the united states. it comes asjuan guaido, who insists he is venezuela's legitimate president, appealed for his supporters to take to the streets again today. the boss of sainsbury's says he's still confident in his plan for the supermarket despite the merger with asda being blocked last week. ben's got more on this. yes, they have had their latest results this morning and you will know the deal was blocked this time last week. that deal, the tie—up between them, not going ahead. a particular personal site, it is fair to say, against the boss of sainsbury's because he had staked its future on it, talked about all the benefits that would come from the benefits that would come from the tie—up which would have given them 330,000 staff, 3000 stores across the country but the regulator said no. today they have issued their profits which are up just short of 8%, even though sales have been coming down. the firm has said it has been cutting a lot of costs.

but given the importance of the deal to the chief executive, i asked what happens next. is he going to stay because he staked his future on it? was he asked to quit? this is what he said? i wasn't, was he asked to quit? this is what he said? iwasn't, in straightforward terms, the board has been very supportive and sol straightforward terms, the board has been very supportive and so i have committed my future to sainsbury's and will continue to do the best job ican to and will continue to do the best job i can to make sure we do a brilliant job of serving our customers every week. so he very much says it is businesses as you will —— as usual and they will get back to doing what they were doing before and what they have been doing is trying to integrate a lot of argos stores, they have bought argos and have been putting them into the front of sainsbury's stores, they have been trying to cut costs, really tough market out there for retailers right now. we know the discounters like lidl and aldi, they have been doing very well and sainsbury's have got to lick their wounds and get on with it now because the deal will not happen. thousands of cash machines which are currently free to use will start charging fees this year,

according to the consumer organisation, which? its research suggests in the first three months of this year, nearly 1,700 atms started charging for withdrawals. 0perators say they're not making enough money from running the machines. the new emperor ofjapan, naruhito, has formally ascended the throne. in his first address to his people, he expressed gratitude for the 30—year reign of his father, emperor—emeritus akihito, who abdicated on tuesday. a new law making it an offence to kill beavers in scotland is being welcomed by wildlife organisations. the animals were reintroduced to waterways a decade ago, but some farmers were unhappy because of the damage their dams can do to agricultural land. so it is a 10am. you are watching brea kfast. so it is a 10am. you are watching breakfast. —— mega eight to 10am. a decision which could lead to the most radical change in the history of international sport will be published today. it's a case involving 0lympian caster semenya. she's the double 800 metres gold

medallist whose strong physique raised questions over her gender. the south african followed on from her success in rio, taking gold at the london world championships in 2017. last april, rules to limit the amount of natural testosterone in women were set by the iaaf. it applies in track events from 400 metres up to a mile. but caster semenya and athletics south africa have challenged the ruling, and if she wins it throws into question the whole concept of female—only races. joining us now is dr gemma witcomb, a sport psychologist from loughborough university. good morning. just so people are absolutely clear about what is being decided on today, this is not an issue of gender. no. this is specific to testosterone levels. yes, absolutely. can you explain that? yes, caster semenya is female and she has a condition which may lead her to have slightly higher testosterone levels than the average

female. lots of women have conditions like this and there are various conditions that might lead to someone having high testosterone levels. the crux of the argument is whether those high levels that occur naturally in women concerned the same advantage that they would if it was a man against woman, where we see about a 10—12% difference. was a man against woman, where we see about a 10-1296 difference. for example, and we will take you through the different scenarios, if she lost the appeal, what would she have to do? take medication to reduce testosterone levels to compete with yellow that's correct, or to compete against men. right, which would be a radical change. absolutely and i think morally incorrect and wrong. she would have to ta ke incorrect and wrong. she would have to take medication to reduce her testosterone down to about five nano millilitres per litre. doing that for some people can be good if they have a condition which means the testosterone is dangerous in their body but for other people, lowering testosterone and using medication can lead to a host of side effects which would impact negatively on her. if she wins the case today,

then she wailed, i mean, presumably on the face of it, you say she can carry on doing what she does, but the sports bodies may have set up a different system altogether in order to try to cope with the situation. can you explain that? possibly, if she wins, she will carry on competing as she is but i don't think the issue will go away. the strong feelings about how women with intersex conditions could compete. there are strong feelings about transgender people, there are strong feelings about tra nsgender people, people transitioning from male to female, should compete, so not a difference of six devout men. let's -- biglia, the ideas i've added you can tell me if it is being taken seriously, is that if you are someone with raise testosterone levels, whether you are male orfemale, there testosterone levels, whether you are male or female, there should testosterone levels, whether you are male orfemale, there should be testosterone levels, whether you are male or female, there should be a new category of racing, basically, so you race against people, whether they are male or female, so you race against people, whether they are male orfemale, who have similar testosterone levels. yes, this has been suggested. in paralympics, we

this has been suggested. in pa ralympics, we have this has been suggested. in paralympics, we have sportspeople stratified according to different types of disability and to the level at which that disability impairs them. in boxing, you have people stratified according to their weight class. there has been the suggestion that maybe we stratified according to testosterone. whether that actually could play out in reality or even work is a different matter. and how much difference can high testosterone make in any athlete? well, testosterone is what we generally say is that thing that makes someone bigger, faster, stronger. however, as i said, with differences of sex development and different intersex conditions, how the testosterone works in the body is not quite that straightforward. some people can have high testosterone levels but actually, they are insensitive to its effects so it does not play out in any advantage. so a person, that three of us come here, we will all have different testosterone levels, obviously. —— the three of us, here. there are all kinds of differences

in people, you have tall athletes, you have athletes with long legs, who naturally have an advantage to something. why is this being treated differently? it is just how somebody is built, isn't it? absolutely, so this is just is built, isn't it? absolutely, so this isjust a natural variation. men have testosterone, women do, we'll vary, even between women, we very massively, and between men and there is often overlap between men and women. this belief that there is and women. this belief that there is a set level for men and a set level for women is incorrect but that is what a lot of people do believe. therefore, with this issue, if we are talking about people having levels of testosterone which does not fit with the underlying belief that actually women only have a small amount, then it is like we are transgressing our whole small amount, then it is like we are tra nsgressing our whole belief system about fundamentally what is fair. actually, that is not the case. it is a lot more complicated. you said this is probably not... whatever happens today, there will be more cases brought to the courts, do you think? yes, there have been

cases previously that have been thrown out, athletes that have had high testosterone and have left the sport. i think we should not underestimate the significance, psychologically, of a woman being kind of witch hunted for having high testosterone, being forced out of the sport they love. i think at 11am we should hear the result. thank you for coming to talk to us. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. she is in cambridge this morning. good morning. good morning. good morning. good morning from the nature reserve in cambridgeshire, which is absolutely stunningly beautiful, celebrating its 120th birthday today. now, the weather, for many of us, it is going to be cloudy with some showers, with one or two exceptions. today will be the last day of double—figure temperatures more or less across the board. for the rest of the week, the forecast is going to be a colder one, as temperatures plunge, initially across scotland and then the cold

weather will push all the way further south. there will also be some showers, some of them heavy and thundery. 0n the satellite picture, you can see there's a lot of cloud around. embedded in that is a weather front which is around. embedded in that is a weatherfront which is producing some rain and as it bumps into high pressure in the east, you will find the rate will turn more showery in nature. —— the a rainbow time. first thing, low cloud and mist and fog in eastern areas which will lift and we will see some sunshine but don't forget, the weather front coming from the west to the east, will introduce more clout and some showers. some of the showers today are likely to be heavy and possibly thundery. behind that weather front, it will start to brighten up. in northern ireland today, a warmer day than yesterday and drier and brighter as well. through this evening and overnight, the weather front continues into these. there will still be some showers but through the evening, many of them will fade in the south but we will hang onto them across the north. with the cloud around, it is not going to be a particularly cold time

for the time of year. temperatures dipping to about 6—10. as we head into tomorrow, that is when we see a change coming in from the north in the shape of a cold front. the cold front will bring some rain across northern scotland, sinking down into northern scotland, sinking down into northern england by the end of the day, and arctic air will follow on behind with some sunshine and showers. ahead of it, it is still going to be mild, and we will see some cloud and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, but some brightness will develop as well. as we move into friday, we have the weather front across southern england and wales, producing some rain. still ahead of that, relatively mild. behind it, into cooler conditions, much colder thanit into cooler conditions, much colder than it has been. windy across the north as well. as we move into the overnight period, there frantically isa overnight period, there frantically is a southern england so we are all in the cold air with some frost.

thank you, carol. we love the windmill so much. it has reminded you of something, do you want to talk about it later? some of us remember camberwell grain... candlewick green green, that i can just remember. windy miller. —— camberwick green. we're using fewer plastic carrier bags than ever. thanks partly to the fact that, for the past few years, we've had to pay for them. despite that, more than a billion are still sold every year. britain's major supermarkets have all signed up to targets to reduce the amount of plastic they use, so what are they doing to reduce that number? john maguire's been to south wales to find out. our shopping habits have changed in recent years. bags for life really are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for a plastic bag. if it doesn't come free, i go outside the shop. but i've always got my own bags. yeah, and you carry those with you wherever you go — neverforget?

neverforget — one in my bag, and one in the back of the car. normally i bring a plastic bag, or i've got the disposable bags, so i put all my veg in. i always buy single—use veg, rather than bags. so you take it to the next level. yes. consumer pressure means that all the main supermarkets have pledged to cut the use of plastics. in wales, an early adopter of restrictions, lidl, is running a trial removing all of its cheap single—use bags, to be replaced by this heavy—duty variety. what we've seen is actually a trend of, since we've reduced our single—use bags from sale, that more customers are starting to buy the reusable ones. so we really want to see if we can make a difference, make a change, a positive step forward, so hence we're starting this trial today to see how our customers respond to that. uk government figures show a huge 86% drop in throwaway bags since the charging scheme was introduced in england five years ago.

an average shopper once bought 140 bags per year. that is now down to 19. but still, 1 billion were sold between 2017 and 2018. so could paper provide a solution? this factory in ebbw vale produces paper bags for various shops, but groceries provide a specific challenge. morrisons says they can hold 16 kg, so let's put them to the test. confident? iam, yes. 100%? very. so we have 16 bags of sugar, obviously a kilo each. the bag should take 16 kilos. yes, it will. look at that, just about fits. one last one on the top. yeah. here you go — bend the knees, not the back. there we go. it says the bag is easier

to recycle than plastic, but with the same carbon footprint when manufactured. well, we've made sure when we're sourcing and making this paper bag that it is equivalent to our plastic bag, so that when the customers are choosing the plastic—free alternative, they can be confident that it is just as good for the environment. waste experts say products are evolving constantly, but as yet, there is no one—size—fits—all. really it boils down to how many times you're going to reuse the bag. so a cotton bag needs to be reused 131 times before it's equivalent to its plastic bag. so really, it's very much about choosing a bag that you like, that you're likely to take with you, that you're going to reuse as many times as possible. supermarkets are also under pressure to get rid of unnecessary packaging inside their stores. the front line in the war on plastics is notjust being fought at the checkouts, but also on the shelves.

john maguire, bbc news, south wales. professor margaret bates from university of northampton joins us now. you are the professor of sustainable waste management. yes. what a perfect person to speak to. i guess what want to know is, we've got a plethora of bags in front of us, how do we choose if we really want to make sure that we are using the most environmentally friendly one? make sure that we are using the most environmentally friendly one ?m make sure that we are using the most environmentally friendly one? it is actually not very straightforward. i'm glad you said that. go on. actually not very straightforward. i'm glad you said that. go onm all depends how often you use it, thatis all depends how often you use it, that is the most environmentally friendly thing. lots of studies have been done. some have only looked at climate change impact. some have looked at impact on water and ozone and all kinds of other things. it might be that your reusable carrier bag only needs to be used three or four times more to make it better than a single use plastic bag or it might be that it needs to, depending on the way it was produced, be used several thousand times more. on the way it was produced, be used several thousand times morem would be nice if it was written on it. the selection on the table, we

have got paper bags at the front. is that the best thing? fundamentally, would that be the best? again, not an easy answer! that is what you need a professor, you see! it depends, it is where they are made, so how far they have had to be transported, so paper often weighs more than plastic so the impact of the transport can be greater. the impact of the water and the energy to manufacture. but the key thing is to manufacture. but the key thing is to not get a bag if you don't need it and to use the ones you've got as much as you can. yes, multiple use a nswe rs a much as you can. yes, multiple use answers a lot of the issues that you are talking about. yes, and also what you do with it at the end—of—life. most people, a carrier bag starts being a bit shabby, you don't trust it to carry your shopping and more, use it as a bin liner, which is great. one of the things i've noticed is compostable bags,is things i've noticed is compostable bags, is that even how you say it? yes. what about those? again, it all depends, compostable bags can work but a recent study has shown that in

a lot of environmental conditions, they don't break down very well. sometimes, compostable might not mean in your home composting, it might mean in industrial composting, which is hotter, more intense, so easier to break down. it is worth taking a moment to celebrate what is a big achievement in terms of changes of people'spatterns of behaviour. you have been doing your job a while. there probably was a time when you thought people were not going to change, everyone needed a bag and they bought a plastic bag, ican imagine a bag and they bought a plastic bag, i can imagine that is what people thought and yet we are. who would have thought 5p would bring about an 86% reduction, most people if they dropped 5p with only glance to look at it and would not make an effort to find it yet it has changed some of our behaviours. it was the right thing to do it the right time so clearly, for that you have worked, people'smindset must have been in a different place. —— for that to have worked. it was less risky for england, considering wales, northern

ireland and scotland had done it first. what are the other things that people watching at home, we can all make, is there something simple we can do that will start making big differences? don't buy something you don't need. anything? a piece of clothing... yes, so we've had a lot of things recently about stores, should we have plastic or paper or biodegradable stores or bamboo. probably the real thing is, do you need a straw? if you don't need a store, buying a reusable straw is not good for the environment, it is still having an environmental impact. and in all honesty, there are very impact. and in all honesty, there are very few people who need a straw. yes. when you think about it, may be for medical reasons or that kind of thing but above and beyond... so if we were going to your home, for example, would you find not many things that you did not routinely use or need? 0bviously, my waste management is perfect, i only have things that can be reused, and it is a very

minimalist house. really? no, not at all! that is reassuring, though, because you look at yourself and you think... but it is a journey, isn't it? yes and it is about thinking about what you do. rather than blaming plastic for everything, when we have got a lifestyle where we need plastic, you know, when was the last time you went to buy something from a supermarket and they said... we don't sell that at this time of the, it is out of season. it does not happen anymore. we need packaging because we changed our food habits and plastic is often the most environmental packaging. if you really wa nt most environmental packaging. if you really want to make a difference and remove packaging, shop seasonally and locally. good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. would you like to take a bag with you?” have several! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning. yesterday we got to 17-18d good morning. yesterday we got to 17—18d across many parts of england and wales. it's the last of the warmer days because it will turn chilly from now on. a cold front setting to the west, it's within an area of high pressure so it's quite wea k area of high pressure so it's quite weak but still bringing damp and drizzly conditions across southern scotland, north—west england and wales. during the breaking up into showers, heavy showers developing across the north—east of england and scotland, south—west england and wales. perhaps even the odd rumble of thunder. elsewhere quite cloudy with a few bright skies in the east stand far west. this evening and tonight, a few showers in the far north—east. 0therwise working largely dry. temperatures getting

down to 6—10. throughout thursday, another fairly showery day, particularly across scotland in the morning and then across england and wales in the afternoon. scattered showers developing. sunny spells in between and some of us staying dry for most of the day. maximum temperature is about 14—16. this cold front will move its way south as we go into friday. behind that, colder air, snow actually moving into scandinavia. we could see some snow in the far north of scotland. noticeably colder. the cold front moving south, bringing showers and thick cloud as it moves into the south of england. quite a big difference in the temperatures. behind the cold front, doing what it says on the tin, 8—9 degrees. 0ver the bank holiday, a chilly start, try the most. a touch warmer by bank

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