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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the teenager who threw a toddler of the tate gallery had warned a carer he was planning to throw someone off a building... thousands are stranded on a quarantine ship off the coast of japan. quarantine ship off the coast of japan. cheaper gas and electricity.
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11 million people could have their bills cut today but i look at why it still probably isn't the best deal for you. protecting footballers from brain injury. good morning, we have one more day of quite weather. dense fog and frost around but lively weather around on the weekend as storm ciara approaches. good morning, it is friday. the top story is a recording reveals the teenager who threw a toddler off a balcony of the tate gallery had planned to do so almost a year before. jonty bravery, who was 17 that it happened, will be sentenced later this month. the six—year—old
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boy is still recovering. the carer, who we are protect, said he had passed the information onto his senior colleagues. it was a day out that changed a little boy forever. phone from the top of the tate gallery. jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. now the bbc can reveal disturbing new details. the teenager who has autism lived in this flat in london with round the clock care. he confessed nearly a year before to two carers what he was planning. one was so concerned two carers what he was planning. one was so concerned he recorded it...
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his carer, who we are calling ollie, recorded jonty‘s threats. he claimed bravery was at the tate alone. it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously enough. do you think he could and should have been stopped? 100%. ifeel like him being allowed out independently was a risk to the public. the whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. opportunities missed. what happened that day at the tate was exactly as jonty bravery had threatened.
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so two carers knew aboutjonty‘s plans and ollie claims he told a more senior colleague and played the recording to someone else in volved withjonty‘s care. they both deny this. advert: we're spencer & arlington. we are a care provider for young people and adults with disabilities... spencer & arlington were the company providing carers forjonty bravery. they boast of a highly trained team. they are rated "good" by the care regulator and are used by a number of councils. hammersmith and fulham council had legal responsibility for jonty bravery. spencer & arlington said in a statement... but they say, because of the gravity of the bbc‘s claims, they have reported this to the care regulator and the councils so it can be examined by the serious case review. after seven o'clock we will talk to someone after seven o'clock we will talk to someone who deals with difficult
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cases like this and works with people like jonty cases like this and works with people likejonty bravery. cases like this and works with people like jonty bravery. 41 people ona people like jonty bravery. 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of japan have tasted positive with the coronavirus. brings the total to 61. the diamond princess is quarantine for at least two weeks. good morning to you. now a cruise ship where they we re to you. now a cruise ship where they were already some cases on, diagnosed, this again showing how it is spreading? it appears to be spreading outside of china, among people who themselves have not been to this country. we have a cruise ship with a number effected is increasing, and other in hong kong with more suspect the case. the event dominating the coverage here todayis event dominating the coverage here today is of the death of a doctor in wuhan, he was treating patients affected with coronavirus and it is
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even more significant because this is the man who tried to raise the alarm of what he thought was an outbreak and was reprimanded by police at the time. li wenliang died last night. it illustrates the battle that china continues to have about truth and information with its own people. senior officials have talked about this country being in a warlike situation as it tries to get this virus under control. yet again this virus under control. yet again this doctor who was treating people and tried to raise the alarm has died and his death has caused a lot of reaction on social media. doctors and sexual health experts are urging an investigation into an
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unacceptable shortage of drugs to treat menopause. many women have been struggling to axis hormone replacement drugs. reported shortages of certain types of contraceptives. more than a million people use treatment for menopause but many are finding it hard to axis drugs because of problems with manufacturing and distribution. it is still unclear by the shortages began and why they seem to be unique to the uk. they have accused the government of an extremely frustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacy over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who said they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time they have been reported shortages of certain
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contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. increasing the difficulty of access to birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, they suffer in silence and thatis loud, they suffer in silence and that is why it is important like organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said they were doing everything they can to help axis treatment. it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could improve this month but without further action, many women could be waiting much longerfor action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on.
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the duke of york has asked to delay a navy promotion he was due to receive when he turns 60 later this month. this follows scrutiny over friendships with jeffrey month. this follows scrutiny over friendships withjeffrey epstein. following a career in which she saw action during the falkland was, he retired from the navy in 2001 but it isa retired from the navy in 2001 but it is a tradition that senior members of the royal family continued to receive military promotions as they get older, even if in reality they we re get older, even if in reality they were never going to advance to the very highest levels of command. prince and was set to follow his siblings, charles and an, and become an admiralwhen he siblings, charles and an, and become an admiral when he turns 60 on the 19th of february buckingham palace said he has asked the ministry of defence to defer his promotion for now. in a statement the palace that...
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it appears the duke may still intend to a cce pt it appears the duke may still intend to accept the promotion in the future, perhaps when or if the backlash against his friendship with the sex offenderjeffrey epstein dies down. for now, andrew remains very much a nonworking royal even though his official website still says he is. in a further sign of his now diminished status, the government has told local councils are not required to fly union flag on the duke was my birthday as they do for other senior royals. westminster abby says it spells will still ring out to mark his seventh decade. the white house is confirmed that us
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forces have killed the leader of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. qasim l remy was killed in yemen. it brings the united states closer, as he put it, to eliminating the threat posed to national security by al-qaeda and other groups. an mp heavily criticised for wearing an off the shoulder dress has now auctioned the dress on line for charity. she said she had been startled by some of the comments received on mine after her shoulder became exposed in parliament on monday in what she is now calling shoulder gait. all proceeds will go to the charity, girl guiding. we're talking about concussion head injuries in foot pole. this is an issue that football has been trying to tackle for some time. ——
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football. football is a 3.5 more likely to die from dementia than the re st of likely to die from dementia than the rest of the population... because of heading the ball? this is what they are looking into. concussion is also something that looking. they may introduce possibly maybe not allowing children, under 18, two had the ball during training. the other issue is concussion. this idea of introducing temporary substitutes if somebody sought to have concussion. you get about three minutes to make a decision. in rugby and cricket, and may be in english football is well, these trials could be coming. maybe next season. the premier league's plan is that anyone showing signs of concussion can be summed in addition to the three substitutes
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already allowed. st. helens north failed to wind a single point in over three years. they lost at werrington. england women have beaten india in australia held by a half century. ronnie o'sullivan has been wronged out in cheltenham. he lost in the quarter—finals. the world number one is also out. iam i am cheering the england cricket team! fabulous. we will bring you more later on and more discussion on the concussion rule. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. yesterday carol was highlighting storm ciara and the problems it might be bringing.
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we've got one more day acquired weather today but winds on the cards as storm ciara approaches. when picking up particularly across the west of scotland. by the time we get to tomorrow, through saturday, it's across all of scotland and northern ireland that the wind will be 60—70 miles per hour so really strong gusts. sunday, storm ciara brings the impact of the wind. quite widespread, damaging winds by the time we get to sunday but for the here and now, i pressure still with us. here and now, i pressure still with us. slipping away towards the east, and it will open the doors for weather fronts to move in. and it will open the doors for weatherfronts to move in. if and it will open the doors for weather fronts to move in. if you're stepping out, it's a chilly start. frost and dense fog patches around, particularly around england, wales and southern scotland. mist and fog should lift unclear so quite a lot of dry sunny weather on the cards. later in the day, the cloud will
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increase, bringing a few showers and bridges around about 5— 10 degrees, so bridges around about 5— 10 degrees, so not too bad in the sunshine but into the latter part of the afternoon and evening, the wind sta rts afternoon and evening, the wind starts to pick up, particularly for the west and scotland. they will move through the course of tonight. with the breeze and cloud in the showers, not as cold as it was last night. temperatures in mid— single figures for most of us. a very different feel to the weather to the cold frosty morning we got out there. through saturday, a bit of snow over the high ground. gales was scotla nd snow over the high ground. gales was scotland and northern ireland, combined with some heavy rain and mountain snow but further south and east, you should stay dry through the day, turning breezy here and temperatures between 6— 10 degrees on saturday and it's true the second half of the weekend that storm ciara
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approaches. you can see the proximity of these isobars moving in from the west. heavy bursts of rain and strong wind across the board, particularly as this cold front moves west, squally, gusty winds and again, later on the date be picking up. gusts up to 80 miles per hour. 75 further south. gusts of wind like that can bring disruption, particularly travel. we are expecting to see damaging winds combined with heavy rainfall, it waves around the coast. keep tuned to the latest forecasts. the potential for power cuts as well. we definitely will stay tuned. let's ta ke definitely will stay tuned. let's take a look at the newspapers.
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the man in the new coronavirus uk case walked into an and e and brighten up a showing symptoms. the daily mail says a teenager who through a six—year—old boy off the tate modern had revealed his plans a year earlier, recorded by a care worker. prince andrew has turned down a senior navy role according to the express. the paper says he declined promotion to admiral for the sake of the queen. bbd scotland's podlitical broadcast reports on the resignation of the snp's finance minister. sharon white, we talked about her arrival atjohn lewis. she was in the city for a long time then the head of ofcom. she is the new boss ofjohn lewis. it could be some
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store closures and job losses in all the papers this morning. suggesting that given the competition from the on line retailers, that they don't have enough profit to invest or make the firm viable, the amount of investment they want to make in the business. sharon white could be, one of the first jobs business. sharon white could be, one of the firstjobs in the newjob could be to cut a number of stores, a lot ofjobs. a lot of concern about that. £104 million, that is how much we are paying in these to cash machines. surging to a new high of 104 million pounds. which ones these? you might find them in hotel lobbies. it is this thing we were talking about again yesterday, the concept of free banking. sometimes
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we will pay throughout rubbish interest. but it's always made clear on the machine. you've typed in all the numbers in and it won't tell you what it is. £3 9091 the numbers in and it won't tell you what it is. £3 909! had at one. i took my card straight out. in the papers this morning, a lot of reaction to this. under—18s, this idea of temporary substitutes. a bit of pushback, to say and one voice speaking out is john of pushback, to say and one voice speaking out isjohn charlton, jack charlton's son. his son is pushing back a little bit on this. not enough research has been done. back a little bit on this. not enough research has been donem terms of the substitution, the
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issues here is, giving a doctor enough time to make a proper judgement. stay on pitch, don't stay on pitch. is that safe? this is the issue,is on pitch. is that safe? this is the issue, is that enough time to properly assess and determine whether or not they have the concussion. to decide and come up with, conclude they have concussion and decide whether or not they should be taken of the pitch. it is a good idea and they will be a board meeting later this month. a bit of pushbackin meeting later this month. a bit of pushback in the papers. this research i mentioned earlier on, the research i mentioned earlier on, the research made the link between alzheimer's and dementia and put dollars, he says he thinks the idea of concussion subs is hopeless. on a slightly lighter note for a friday morning, how is this for a picture? this is a lovely bridal party, this is chelsea who lindsay, 28, and she
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couldn't make up her mind about bridesmaids. these are all bridesmaids. these are all bridesmaids. there were seen in all. that is a lot. it's like a packet of highlighters. the very colour—coordinated. you know, in a stationary shop. this lovely picture of these beautiful people...|j stationary shop. this lovely picture of these beautiful people... i think it's more like a packet of sherbet ‘s. can anyone beat that? it's more like a packet of sherbet 's. can anyone beat that?|j it's more like a packet of sherbet 's. can anyone beat that? i bet somebody out there has had a wedding with more bridesmaids than that.” wonder how many people were at the wedding stop my miserable side comes m, wedding stop my miserable side comes in, not miserable, but my financial head. do you want to leave? the director is saying, what are you on this morning? it's the cost of the
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bridesmaids dresses. who paid them? if she was paying, if the bridal party was paying, that's a lot of money. they are not cheap. u nfortu nately, money. they are not cheap. unfortunately, chelsea lindsay, her wedding, the detail is not in there about how much the dresses cost. i just think, it's lovely. it's a nice picture. everyone likes a helping hand now and then. look at this picture. it was taken by a tourist in borneo and the warden is in the river and had been told and apparently, this orangutan came to the banks and watched and came closer and offered his hand. sensibly, the warden didn't take his hand because it's a wild animal. let's just say he was. we will see
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later on. angelo was just days old when he died king's college hospital. thanks to his mother's determination, the impact of his short life will be known for years to come. angelo's pa rents known for years to come. angelo's parents decided to donate his organs. this is the most precious photo i have because it was the last hour of his life. he is there in the warmth of my arms and just cuddle them and tell him i love you so much. he knew, "ok, i'm with mum, it's all good, ican knew, "ok, i'm with mum, it's all
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good, i can go." minutes after this photo was taken baby angelo ray died, just eight days old. look at the mess up there. this is the story of one amazing mum, one amazing nurse and one amazing baby who died at his legacy lives on. after a 39— week help the big nancy, valentina collapsed. she was rushed into hospital and told she very nearly died and she was told her son almost certainly would. here my thinking, you've got to feel better, you've got to get better, you've got to see that baby because i wonder what he's thinking, whereas my mummy, i've been with her nine months, where has she been with her nine months, where has she gone? angelo ray held on just long enough for his mum to recover and hold him and take these precious pictures. he met his father luigi, his big brother leone between them they thought there was only one possible outcome from such terrible tragedy. we looked at each other and
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thought, what can we do, let's just donate the organs. what else could you do? there was absolutely nothing as we could have done and i remember amy said, brilliant. we don't have anything in place but i will find out and get back to you and surely, she did. baby organ donation is incredibly rare. there have been only 40 donations in the last decade. angelo ray's gift would be a first for king's college hospital but not the last. as nurse amy introduced a new policy she is now trying to introduce into other hospitals and today, we've arranged a reunion. your family were just amazing. you did something so selfless and so unique. so after angelo,, he wasn't the only baby we could offer this to and seeing what it did for you, luigi, leone, could offer this to and seeing what it did foryou, luigi, leone, saying there was something else after he'd
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gone was huge for us. just hours before the meeting, valentina received a phone call she will never forget. one of his lungs has been put to use. that's amazing, oh, my goodness. when i received a phone call, i cannot tell you. and i was like, oh, my god, there is a baby out there somewhere that is surviving. and because of you guys. it's one of the only sensible things one can do when there is nothing else. what else can you do? their gift has helped a baby with a congenital heart defect to live and since baby angelo ray, another new life has arrived in the family home. this is matteo rainbow, rainbow
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because his porter much life. this is matteo rainbow, rainbow because his porter much lifem wasn't just in my because his porter much lifem wasn'tjust in my head, it was in my heart. stories about hope. for every mum that lost a baby a child, the worst nightmare is whether they will be forgotten. in the worst moment, there is hope somewhere, even if it's a small, that families can hold onto. so i know that angelo ray will not be forgotten. and i know that. his little feet and his hands. what a remarkable story. a decision the family took... valentina, what an amazing woman. in the comfort, she puts it better than so many others, the comfort they know. it's only been done 40 times in the last decade. we will talk about the
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director of organ transplantation at the nhs and baby's kidneys can be donated to an adult because it continues to grow, the kidney continues to grow, the kidney continues to grow c can't imagine having that conversation with a family that has just gone through that but valentina, what a lovely lady. details of organisations offering support for bereavement or child bereavement are available at: i'm sure valentina's story would have touched many of you. still to come this morning, as doctors warn that a national shortage of hrt is harming menopausal women, we talk to one patient who says she is so terrified of her symptoms returning, she is rushing her supplies. we'll
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see when a few minutes. good morning from baby c london, i am victoria hollins. the specialist court is due to report on an appeal by shamima begum if she can keep a citizenship. the tribunal is expected to determine whether she is able to have a therapy orfrom whether she is able to have a therapy or from outside the uk and whether the decision to revoke a citizenship is exposed to a risk of torture or death stop the london assembly is calling on the mayor to develop a citywide strategy to help autistic people live and succeed in the capital. 88,000 people here are thought to be autistic and only 16% of the adults are in full—time paid work. many avoid public transport and feel socially isolated. the assembly says the current scheme to tackle health inequalities is one
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size fits all. the mayor has says he will respond in due course. london's first recycled road has been laid in bethnal green. this is what can robert street looks like now. it's made from old tires that was due to go to landfill. the council said is it not only goes to the environment but it's much easier to work with and will make future roadworks easier and safer. on that note, let's get a check on the travel. good news for the tube first thing this morning. all lines running well apart from london overground where trains remain suspended. turning to the roads and westbound traffic on the roads and westbound traffic on the 813 is starting to build from dagenham in towards parking. it's still moving so far this morning. northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road layover. and in wapping, the highway is down to one lane in both directions between garnet street and wapping lane with
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roadworks, westbound delays heading towards tower hill. it's get a check on the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. get set fora rather stormy weekend of weather but for today, it's still fairly quiet. a few mist and fog patches out there at the moment, mostly towards northern home counties. they were slowly lifting clear but poor visibility on the roads but it's a frosty start of the day as well, temperatures having dipped below freezing for many spots. it will stay dry today in the wind will slowly strengthen but they should be quite a lot of sunshine again. that southerly wind starts to pick up as we head through the afternoon. we will keep the sunshine as we had to the day when it turns a bit cloudier. top temperatures between seven and nine celsius. it's going to bea seven and nine celsius. it's going to be a cloudy night tonight. it won't stay completely dry. outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. rather windy with it, stronger gusts tonight and overnight lows of 6— seven celsius. saturday, mostly dry
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and cloudy. the wind starts to strengthen. storm ciara, damaging winds for this one. possibly the strongest gust of wind on sunday evening. i'm back with the latest in half—an—hour. there is plenty more on our website and we will see you soon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we will bring you the latest news and sport coming up: ahead of the oscars, we have been meeting some of the british nominees. we will be checking in with louise as she trained for one of the most gruelling challenges of her life.
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from manchester to manhattan, the incredible street dancing sisters taking the world by storm. ever get the feeling we sedentary, and we talk about louise doing triathlons, the dancing sisters and we arejust triathlons, the dancing sisters and we are just sitting here. someone has to tell people things, that is all i will say. we will also have the weather and at the spot. let's get with the main stories. an order recording reveals a teenager who through a six—year—old boy from the tate modern had planned a carer he was planning to throw someone off a building year before. jonty bravery will be sentenced for attempted murder. his victim fell five floors from the viewing
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platform. it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people do not take any caution about what he was saying seriously enough. do you think he could have been stopped? 100%. being allowed out independently was a risk to the public on the situation could have been dealt differently. spencer and arlington was the company providing care and in a statement it said there was no mention of this recording in any plan or review and believe they acted entirely property. the bbc claims the company has reported this to the regulator and council so it can be examined by the serious case review team. 41 people including a uk national have been tested positive to the coronavirus on board the diamond
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princess quarantine in yokohama for at least two weeks. drugs to help treat menopause is not easily available. certain types of contraceptives are also not easily available. the department for health and social care says it is working to resolve the issue. people have given up reporting crimes because they have worked out please do not have enough resources. people are losing faith because officers are failing to solve some officers are failing to solve some of the most common offences my cloud theft. changes need to be made if services are not up to scratch. —— car theft. prince andrew who left the navy in 2001 step back from public duty in
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november following scrutiny over his friendship with the disgraced sex offenderjeffrey epstein. there was famous pubs and hotels pay attention to the smallest details but i think is about to change? in japan, the bar's owners could not get any humans to do the job. this robot can pull you a pint inside a minute and even make small talk. it can even read your body language, apparently, although it will not ask if you want one more for the road... they look happy but it will not be quite the same. yesterday talk about driverless cars. kevin mcleod also looking to the future, people going out to japan. i am not sure. behind
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the bar... no, definitely. a serious issue in full will, something that has a lot of pressure across the world to be looked. —— football. 3.5 more times more likely to dementia, footballers because of concussion. the temporary substitute is a possible introduction. at the moment you have three minutes to decide whether or not a player has concussion. this would allow more time for a diagnosis and it could be introduced by next season. these trials could be coming into force as early as next season. the current three—minute period could be used to determine if a head injury replacement is required and that would be an additional substitute to the three already allowed. new guidelines will also possibly
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restrict the amount of headings younger players should do a training. this year the first of september is the window for football transfers. st. helens north beaten 19 — nell. their boss said they were extremely ill—disciplined with the ball. the six nations game against ireland will be the biggest test of their opponents. they began with a thumping victory over italy. but wales have not the irish in dublin in this competition for eight years.
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it will be a massive step up in what we have had so far. we have been very fortu nate. we have had so far. we have been very fortunate. we have had the bugbear is going trying things out and then a competition match and now we go up against a much sterner challenge. i think it is built mostly and this will be the real test to see where we are at and how much we need to do to play the game and the pleasure that i want to it. in cricket, england women defeated india. 124 for victory. a half century help them along the way. they made it with seven balls to spare. we could have an england australia final on wednesday if australia final on wednesday if australia when the next match.
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ronnie o'sullivan has been knocked out. he lost 5— three frames. it is the first time he has beaten him in nine years. the world number one is also out. the ice hockey team are a step closer to go to the olympics, beating romania. they will also play estonia and hungary. they are bidding to reach the beijing game in 2022. anthonyjoshua looks to be heading home for the next defence of his title, likely to be fighting at totte n ha m title, likely to be fighting at tottenham stadium. he is expected to ta ke tottenham stadium. he is expected to take on the bulgarian injune. he's a massive football fan but he says the only spot he follows is
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boxing. focus on his craft. a lot of people will be very happy he is fighting here. time out is 6:40am. hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, just some of the symptoms of menopause that hormone replacement therapy can help relieve. but there is an unacceptable shortage of the medication with some women resulting to rationing. sharon has been unable to rationing. sharon has been unable to get her prescription since october. thank you for talking to us this morning. when did you start noticing the shortage and when did it start affecting you? probably around june last year. i was lucky enough to get six with of my prescription, however i started to hear about these shortages injune.
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idid not hear about these shortages injune. i did not take much notice but then it became much more of a thing, women chatting in different groups i am part of. by october time, women chatting in different groups i am part of. by octobertime, it became apparent that my hrt was going to be out of stock. it was really scary. how has that affected your life? i started to self medicaid so rather than taking the dose i was recommended —— self medicaid. i took half the dose. you are going through stress going through menopause let alone worrying about the think that is going to help you, hrt, being around. are your symptoms getting worse? you call it self—medication, managing this shortage, are your symptoms worsening, are you noticing physical
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or emotional changes? if i forget, yes, i consider symptoms coming back. there are hundreds of women out there having different experiences. it is really, really difficult. we were talking when we introduced this discussion that some people are going abroad to try and find medication. you are an educator and campaigner. what is the risk of women who are doing that? even myself, i was in greece last year at the beginning of this year. i am findingi the beginning of this year. i am finding i am going abroad asking if they have hrt available. one lady i heard stuffed a suitcase when she was abroad. and we do not know if we are buying the right stuff but women are buying the right stuff but women are becoming desperate because hrt for lots of women can be a last
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resort so it takes is a long time to come to the pollution that hrt may be is the thing that will solve out menopause problems. to find out the thing that works for you is no longer available is absolutely terrifying. i will say what the department of health and social care statement said. we understand how distressing medicine shortages are and we want to reassure patients we re and we want to reassure patients were doing the best we can. to resolve this as soon as possible and to continue to share relevant information to the nhs on a regular basis. why is this happening in the uk? if it is available elsewhere?m is smoke and mirrors as far as i can see. you will hear brexited, problem with ingredients, the truth is out
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there somewhere, as mulder would say. —— brexit. in scotland, they are able to get their hands on certain medication. if i am honest, there is no rhyme or reason on who can get what and when. we are not getting much information so i am hopeful that my hrt becomes available towards the end of this month but i have no guarantee. this is an issue that is affecting 50% of the population immediately and also families, partners, affecting families, partners, affecting families, 100%. anyone lucky enough to be part of a family. why do you think this is not being given a sense of more urgency? well, i would really like to ask the question myself. i really have no idea. this is often the last resort for women who think hrt maybe not suitable, it
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has had bad press so when you find the thing that actually helps relieve you of the menopausal symptoms, and it has taken you weeks and months to get to that conclusion and months to get to that conclusion and then you find it is no longer there, myself and the community i am a part of our at a loss as to why that could be. what we want to know is how come it has happened and we wa nt is how come it has happened and we want somebody somewhere, i do not know who is responsible, to make sure it does not happen again. sharon macarthur, thank you for talking to us. sarah has tales of storms and other things. it's a case of button—down those hatches. storm ciara is going to bring some pretty lively weather. the winds are going to pick up later today across the west of scotland,
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which could see gusts of about 50—60 miles per hour into this evening. by tomorrow, for scotland and northern ireland, gusts of about 60—70 miles per hour. it's on sunday we see those widespread gusts of wind. there could be gusts in excess of 80 miles per hour so enough to cause some significant damage. for the here and now, we have high pressure not far away. it's drifting off towards the east. this morning it is a chilly start in the morning, sub zero temperatures. boston dense fog, particularly across eastern england into southern scotland, the mist and fog should lifting clear through the day so a lot of blue sky and sunshine out there. later in the afternoon, more cloud moving in from the west. a few showers and northern ireland. further east, drive through the day. late this afternoon to this evening, the wind starting to pick up evening, the wind starting to pick
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up across the of scotland. this area of rain pushes eastwards through the uk. with the cloud and breeze overnight, it won't be as cold as the night with just seen. it won't bea the night with just seen. it won't be a cold frosty morning. during saturday, a window of quieter weather before the next area of low pressure m oves weather before the next area of low pressure moves in. quite a bit of dry weather on the cards for saturday but wind is picking up, gail is developing across northern ireland and scotland with heavy rain and mountain snow across parts of scotland. further south and east across england and wales, it will be breezy. temperature is about 6— 10 degrees on saturday and this is when storm ciara arrives, you can see the proximity of all these isobars. some heavy rain and strong winds across the board, particularly as this cold front pushes east across england and wales. strong wind there and on the
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southern edge of that low pressure system. that is 60—80 miles per hour across scotland and northern england, 60—70 miles per hour. potentially some fairly disruptive weather for sunday. potentially some fairly disruptive weatherfor sunday. bringing potentially some fairly disruptive weather for sunday. bringing those damaging winds, big waves if you are close to the coast as well as heavy rain. the combination of strong wind, and heavy rain may well lead to not only travel disruption but the potential for power cuts as well so do keep tuned to all the details over the next few days. that is a lot to look forward to. millions of people are set to see their gas and electricity bills go down soon. ben's looking into this.
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yes the energy price cap was introduced last year. it's was intended to help those on standard variable tariffs — that's the one you're on if you don't switch deals, orjust sign up for the basic offer. it's the worst deal. it's the basic, bog standard deal. you expect people would move off it. and that's a lot of people, over half of households which is about 11 million households are on default tariffs. the cap is on the unit of energy — you'll be charged not your overall bill, so at the moment if you're a dual fuel customer on a standard variable tariff using a typical amount of energy and you pay by direct debit, you'll pay about £1,179 a year. it's the regulators stepping in to
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say if you are an energy firm, you cannot charge... that numbered there, £1179, people can't look at that and say, i paid more than that. broken the rules. if you use an average amount of energy, gas and electricity, you pay by direct debit, your bill should be no more than that but some will use less, some will use more of the regulator steps in and says, if you are using an average amount, this is how much it should be per unit. the issue with all of this is that people might be misled, they are protected, the regulator has stepped in. if you look around on average, it's a good so what the messages as always, if you don't like, switch. there are cheaper deals out there. you could save more than £300 by moving from the standard variable tariff, even
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with the cap. here's what one switching site uswitch told us... the energy price is presented as a fair price. that is not even the best price. the best are £350 a year, much better than the energy price so if you want to find a good price, the thing you should do is vote with your feet and switch and find that good deal. i'm always surprised, we talk about this so much, about switching and moving and if you don't like what you're paying, shop around. it can be a bit complicated. what your old bill is, what your new bill could be but you could save about £300 per year. just one in five households switch. more expensive standard tariffs. how will you know if your energy supplier has stuck there? they will charge you
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over and tell you charged over? when the new comes into force, they will not be able to charge more. you don't even need to look at it? this is where it gets complicated. you got unit charges, standing charges for gas and electricity. the regulator is saying you cannot charge more than for gas or electricity for that. but there are still cheaper deals. the reason this is so complicated, essentially what happens is, if you are on the bog standard basic tariff, if you're a cheaper deal, that averages out the reve nu es cheaper deal, that averages out the revenues for the firm. people switching to level out profits. seven o'clock we will find out. it sounds like you examine your bills really closely. the opposite in a way. if the industry is going to regulate yourself. the regulator is
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there to make sure they play ball. that's talk about the oscars. sundays hollywood spinous walking down the red carpet, some of the first time. some will be it's nominated for awards. sophie long has the details. it's this weekend, hollywood's august night of the year in the buzz is building but imagine what feels like to learn you're going to be one of the people to walk or glide up this red carpet on sunday, especially if it's for the very first time. it really was unexpected. i was in a kind of laughing, crying straight and i hadn't expected to feel quite so emotional about it. i am a cynic about it all. the whole thing was crazy. i'm monoplane and i can't go anywhere so i tell the air stewardess and she tells everybody else and it's just stewardess and she tells everybody else and it'sjust like madness and they brought a little plate of food, they brought a little plate of food, they were to conduct relations
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onenote. it was special. i've been grinning earto earsince onenote. it was special. i've been grinning ear to ear since last money when i was called to let me know would be nominated so it's amazing. i'm terrified, i'm just a child at heart. i love this experience. i've never lost that thrill, oh, my gosh, i'm sitting next to leonardo dicaprio or there is al pacino. it's just as exciting as the first time. but the first time is pretty amazing. there is a magic to it. it means so amazing. there is a magic to it. it means so much and it's something that, you know, it's an event in your life, like the world cup or something. and it's notjust the recognition of one's peers. the award, the honour. it's the company you get to keep. it would be amazing to meet robert the niro or meet al pacino. these are people i grew up with, as well as any of today's. margot robbie would be lovely to meet. quentin tarantino is a great
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director, i would love to meet him. brad pitt, iwouldn't director, i would love to meet him. brad pitt, i wouldn't mind director, i would love to meet him. brad pitt, iwouldn't mind meeting him. i don't think he's going to wa nt him. i don't think he's going to want to meet me. i look forward to seeing people i haven't seen for a while, it's really nice. it's a celebration of bm film and i don't look at it any other way. brad pitt, it's a bit strange because he is like a properfilm it's a bit strange because he is like a proper film star. this is the green room where stars will come before going on stage to reveal the winners and present the awards. or whether winners might come if they need to take a moment. but how do they prepare? they must‘ve written speeches. rehearsing your oscar accept and speech without tears is what normal people do when they're bored, right? it's personal, you know. i did actually write something. i know that there are people i have to say thank you to. it's not a long list because you always wa nt it's not a long list because you always want to keep those things short. that's the thing. i already told myself there is no chance i will win so whatever happens will be
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a bonus. my heart is already beating a bonus. my heart is already beating a little fast and i might have to get up on that stage.” a little fast and i might have to get up on that stage. i kind of think it'sjust better to be spontaneous and just feel the moment and hopefully don't forget people.” don't think i will never have to get up don't think i will never have to get up there, i will speak from the heart but it tends to be what i've doing in the last few years, just speakfrom doing in the last few years, just speak from the heart. whatever they say... however they say it... anyone who works away from here with a gold statu ette will who works away from here with a gold statuette will have their pick of the after parties. oscar opens a lot of doors. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. sophie felt very at home in the green room. it will all be kicking off across the weekend. we will see you at seven o'clock with the headlines. good morning from bbc london — i'm victoria hollins. a specialist court is due to rule this morning on an appeal
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by shamima begum, the east london schoolgirl who joined islamic state in syria, on whether or not she can keep her british citizenship. the tribunal is also expected to determine whether she is able to have a fair appeal orfrom outside the uk and whether the decision to revoke her citizenship has exposed her to a risk of torture or death. the london assembly is calling on the mayor to develop a citywide strategy to help autistic people live and succeed in the capital. 88,000 people here are thought to be autistic and only 16% of the adults are in full—time paid work. many avoid public transport and feel socially isolated. the assembly says the current scheme to tackle health inequalities is one—size—fits—all. the mayor says he will respond in due course. london's first recycled road has been laid in bethnal green. this is what canrobert street looks like now. it's made from old tyres that
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were due to go to landfill. the council says this not only is good for the environment but it's much easier to work with and will make future roadworks easier and safer. on that note, let's get a check on the travel. good news for the tube first thing this morning. all lines running well apart from london overg round remain suspended between south tottenham and barking. turning to the roads and westbound traffic on the 813 is starting to build from dagenham in towards barking. northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road flyover. turning to the roads and westbound traffic on the a13 is starting to build from dagenham in towards barking. now it's time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. get set for a rather stormy weekend of weather but for today,
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well, it's still fairly quiet. a few mist and fog patches out there at the moment, mostly towards northern home counties. they will slowly lift and clear as we head through the morning but poor visibility on the roads but it's a frosty start of the day as well, temperatures having dipped below freezing for many spots. it will stay dry today in the wind will slowly strengthen but there should be quite a lot of sunshine again. that southerly wind starts to pick up as we head through the afternoon. we will keep the sunshine until we get to the end of the day when it turns a bit cloudier. top temperatures between seven and nine degrees celsius. it's going to be a rather cloudy night tonight. it won't stay completely dry. we could see some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. rather windy with it, stronger gusts tonight and overnight lows of a milder 6—7 celsius. saturday, mostly dry and rather cloudy. then the wind really starts to strengthen. the met office has issued a warning for storm ciara,
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damaging winds for this one. that warning is valid all wekend. possibly the strongest gust of wind on sunday evening. i'm back with the latest in half—an—hour. there is plenty more on our website and we will see you soon. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the teenager who threw a six—year—old boy from a balcony the tate modern in london had warned a care worker that he planned to push someone off a high building... thousands are stranded on a quarantined cruiseship off the coast of japan, as 41 more people test positive for the new coronavirus bringing the total to 61. good morning. cheaper gas and electricity. 11 million people on basic tariffs
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could have their bills cut today good morning. protecting footballers from brain injury. the premier league calls for temporary substitutes to be brought on. good morning, we have one more day of quite weather. some dense fog and frost around this morning but beprepared for some very lively weather through the weekend as storm ciara approaches, bringing damaging winds, particularly by sunday. good morning, it is friday the seventh of february. our top story is that a recording reveals the teenager who threw a six—year—old boy from a balcony of the tate modern in london had told his carer that he was planning to push someone from a tall building almost a year before. jonty bravery, who was 17 when it happened, will be sentenced later this month for attempted murder. the six—year—old boy is recovering from the attack. the carer, who's identity we are protecting, recorded the teenager and says that he passed his concerned to senior colleagues. our special correspondent,
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lucy manning, has more. it was a day out that changed a little boy forever. thrown from the top of the tate. news archive: a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. now the bbc can reveal disturbing new details. the teenager, who has autism, lived in this flat in london, with round the clock care. he confessed to two carers what he was planning, nearly a year before. one was so concerned, he recorded it. this isjonty bravery speaking...
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his carer, who we are calling ollie, recorded jonty‘s threats. he claimed bravery was at the tate alone. it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously enough. do you think he could and should have been stopped? 100%. ifeel like him being allowed out independently was a risk to the public. the whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. opportunities missed. what happened that day at the tate was exactly as jonty bravery had threatened. and ollie claims he told a more senior colleague and played the recording to someone else in volved withjonty‘s care. the recording to someone else involved withjonty‘s care. they both deny this. advert: we're spencer & arlington. we are a care provider for young people and adults
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with disabilities... spencer & arlington were the company providing carers forjonty bravery. they boast of a highly trained team. they are rated "good" by the care regulator and are used by a number of councils. hammersmith and fulham council had legal responsibility for jonty bravery. spencer & arlington said in a statement... but they say, because of the gravity of the bbc‘s claims, they have reported this to the care regulator and the councils so it can be examined by the serious case review. lucy manning, bbc news. another 41 people on a cruise ship off the coast of japan have tasted positive to the new coronavirus. it brings the total to 61. at the moment, around 3,700 people are on board the diamond princess, which is quarantine in yokohama
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for at least two weeks. we can get the lastest from our china correspondent, robin brant. bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. there are 78 british passport holders on this ship, we understand and there are reports that at least one written is among this group of people confirmed to be infected with this new type of coronavirus. —— a british person. the virus is spreading among people who have not been to china and have not had contact with an initial kind of carrier who had been to china — thatis of carrier who had been to china — that is the suggestion. another ship in hong kong with another group of people who may be carrying the virus as well, all of this is the latest official figures from china suggest the death toll continues to
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increase. a slight fault but nonetheless up around 12%. 666 people now dead according to the chinese figures. we are getting further features taken in cities. daily temperature checks for people in every household is something the government wants to see happen and they are constructing further what they are constructing further what they call hospitals. they are starting to have an forced quarantine as well. they are using sporting halls. doctors and sexual health experts are urging the health secretary to investigate what they're calling an "unacceptable" shortage of drugs to treat the menopause. many women have been struggling to access hormone replacement therapy for the past year. more recently, there's also been reported shortages of certain types of contraceptives. charlotte rose reports.
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more than a million women in the uk use hormone replacement therapy to releave symptoms of the menopause but many have faced difficulty getting the specific brand or treatment they are used to, because of disruption to the manufacturing and supply chain. the royal college of obstetricians and gynocologists and the british menapause society says it is still unclear why the shortages began and why they seem to be unique to the uk. they have accused the government of an extremely frustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time there has also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare has warned increasing the difficulty of access in birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions.
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women do not shout out loud, theyjuts suffer in silence and that is why it is important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said... it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start improve this month but without further action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on. charlotte rose, bbc news. people have given up reporting crimes because they've worked out that police don't have enough resources, according to a new report. her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary said people are losing faith because officers are failing to solve some of the most common offences,
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like car theft and burglary. the home office said forces need to make changes if services are not up to scratch. prince andrew has asked to delay an honorary navy promotion that he was due to receive when he turns 60 later this month. the duke of york stepped back from public duties in november, following scrutiny over his friendship with the disgraced sex offender, jeffrey epstein. john mcmanus reports. following a career in which he famously saw action during the falklands war, the duke of york retired from the navy into 2001. but it is a tradition that senior members of the royal family continue to receive military promotions as they get older, even if, in reality, they were never going to advance to the very highest levels of command. prince andrew was set to follow his siblings charles and anne and become an admiral when he turned 60 on february 19. but buckingham palace says the prince has asked the ministry of defence to defer his promotion for now.
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in a statement, the palace said that by convention the duke of york would be in line for military promotion on his 60th birthday. following the decision by his royal highness to step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, the duke of york has asked ministry of defence if this promotion may be deferred until such time that his royal highness returns to public duty. it appears that the duke may still intend to accept the promotion in the future, perhaps when or if the backlash against his friendship with the sex offender jeffrey epstein dies down. for now, andrew remains very much a nonworking royal, even though his official website still says he is. but in a further sign of his now diminished status, the government has told local councils that they are not required to fly the union flag on his birthday, as they do for other senior royals. westminster abbey says it will still ring the bells to mark his seventh decade.
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an mp who was heavily criticised for wearing an off the shoulder dress in the house of commons is now auctioning it online for charity. labour's tracy brabin said she'd been startled by some of the comments she received online, after her shoulder became exposed in parliament on monday in what she's now calling shouldergate. proceeds from the auction will go to the charity, girlguiding. let's catch up with sarah for the weather. storm ciara bringing damaging gusts of wind but for today, it is a quiet start to the day, largely dry, some frost and a dense fog around particularly in parts of eastern england, southern scotland as well. slowly lifting and clearing through the day. for much of the uk a dry day with some sunshine. the cloud
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increasing from the west later on and the breeze picking up with a few showers arriving later on. but in the sunshine and light winds, it should feel quite pleasant towards the east. later this evening, the wind picking up for the west of scotland, gusts of more than 50 miles per hour later on this evening. turning breezy across northern ireland into northern england as well. largely dry and clear across eastern parts of england. the cloud will work in from the west and went gusting more than 30 miles per hour across the south—west of england. through this evening and tonight, the blustery winds pushing across the uk with outbreaks of rain mainly in the north. further south, outbreaks of rain mainly in the north. furthersouth, more likely outbreaks of rain mainly in the north. further south, more likely to stay dry but with the cloud it will not be as cold as last night with temperatures in the mid— single figures. through the weekend, storm ciara arrives bringing damaging winds. heavy rain and large waves across the coast. particularly
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through sunday. do keep tuned in. more details in about half—an—hour. a teenager, who threw a six year old boy from a balcony at the tate modern art gallery in london last year, warned his carers that he was planning to push someone from a building, almost a year before the incident. jonty bravery is due to be sentenced next week. his victim sustained a fractured spine, along with leg and arm injuries, when he fell five floors from the viewing platform. this recording was taken by one of his care workers, who says he passed his concerns to senior colleagues. i put it in my head, i wait to kill somebody an eye for a go to prison if
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joining us now is jayne knight who deals with complex cases like this and works with people likejonty. good morning. when people listen to that recording which was ofjonty himself, approximately a year before he carried out his crime, what are your reflections on hearing that first up? i first heard that last night on the ten o'clock news. i knew about this situation from august, the country knew about it from august but it slowly unfold and that's the first time i heard that recording and i was really shocked by hearing that recording the 12 months before, jonty had actually been expressing that he had some very serious problems. just to be
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clear, that was a conversation recorded between jonty and clear, that was a conversation recorded betweenjonty and his care worker. this is not in a public cafe. it was directly from him to someone who is in charge of looking after him. absolutely. i'm incredulous the 12 months before, having said and been recorded. so obviously the care worker was concerned, it obviously heard that before, so recorded it. it wasn't the first time it'd been said, it's a system that would usually deal with problems were people start to say they have that type of them hasn't been put into place. that should have been escalated. professional people should have been brought into assess that situation. it was a rare situation but it could have been prevented if people had actually dealt with that situation from the beginning. is it your understanding that things like this happen, that cases can be reported
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or concerns reported to someone at a high level and nothing is done. most times, there is a process in place and is important process. people trained when there are problems. and if you are a specialist support provider, this young man was getting 24- provider, this young man was getting 24— hour care, so that's a specialist support provider. there isa specialist support provider. there is a system there and it's notjust you the makes the decision, more people do that but there are times and i'm involved in situations where there are times that things haven't been escalated or ta ken there are times that things haven't been escalated or taken seriously in. there are people therefore that would fall through the net with that if we're not careful. how is this system, is that allowed in the system ? system, is that allowed in the system? it's not allowed in the system? it's not allowed in the system but what can happen on occasion, what i have witnessed, so generally the carer out there is absolute very, very good around people with autism in community who
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are living tremendous lives and are extremely well supported. i've done that for the last 40 years of life. sometimes what eyewitnesses where people are actually saying, they will have a support worker was not well—trained, they are working in isolation, not working with good management, they may be very different motives for actually providing that service which may be very positive lead motives to do that. they're not getting the right support so people aren't able to talk to anybody else about those concerns and sometimes when i've raised concerns, people are starting to worry about things like data protection, they are starting perhaps because the services are reduced in the authorities not to supervise things as well. we have people like the sea qc who want, i was going to not say fit the purpose, they are fit for purpose
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but they are not always on the ball about some of the situations happening. what we know is this case is being referred as a serious case to be reviewed and spencer in arlington, who other company providing the care say there is absolutely no evidencejonty providing the care say there is absolutely no evidence jonty told ca re rs absolutely no evidence jonty told carers of his plans, nor is there any mention of this recorded in any ca re any mention of this recorded in any care plan, case report or review. "we believe we have in acted entirely properly. " so people understand, is this normal practice if it was recorded and if it was, presumably the only reason you would recorded is in order that you have evidence. i can't comment on a particular care company that's going to be serious case review submits a separate matter. if you are recording a conversation, there is a reason. it's unusualto record
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somebody when they are speaking to use of the reason you would record somebody is because you are concerned about something. you may actually want to help that person get something over or you may be recording because you are very concerned about it. where did that person go with that recording because they recorded it for a reason so they are saying that actually went to somebody else which was absolutely right. but a system in that organisation should have kicked in immediately so that somebody with more skill, with more knowledge or wisdom could have actually intervened and that is what has happened. that is one issue. the other issue is the idea of supported living and how someone like this teenager at the time was in a situation where he was able to go out on his own while there were these concerns about him and it's
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brought up the discussion about whether supported living is well—managed for people who have issues like he had. what is your opinion on that? supported living, if it's done correctly, and i've worked for 40 years in supported living and i was one of the first to write about really good standards in supported living, in 40 years, if it's managed well and risks are assessed around people and people are supported properly, in supported living is marvellous for all sorts of people, if it's not actually delivered properly and what you have is not a specialist organisation doing it, so an organisation that just says we are specialists in autism, we are specialists in older people, we are specialists in a little bit of everything. you can't be specialists in a little bit of everything. you may have an organisation which feels we can do across the board, we know what we're
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doing in care and that's not what good supported living in is with the right support, the right housing, the right environment, i've seen people flourish amazingly which would have been described as very complex people have contributed to society wonderfully. jane knight, thank you very much, a specialist independent advocate is dealt with many cases. it's good to have someone with your experience talking to us. back to one of our top stories now the coronavirus outbreak and you might remember that earlier this week we spoke to muying shi from her hospital bed in wuhan. she had just found out her elderly father had tested positive and she was waiting for her own test results. i'm feeling a bit short of breath now and i'm coughing a lot. except that i don't have a fever which is a good sign but my dad is more serious than i am. his oxygen level is dropping which means he is
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deteriorating some a bit worried. the now, my oxygen level is ok, it's normal but i still feel hard to breathe and i cough a lot. so far haven't heard anything from the nurses or doctors still waiting. and when i asked them, they are not sure. they are waiting as well. since speaking to us on tuesday, muying has in fact tested positive. she's been quarantined, and shejoins us now from wuhan. thank you for speaking to us. can you bring us up—to—date with your situation as it is this morning. good morning. i'm now in a proper quarantine hospital. i have my results back which was positive so i've been transferred to this new hospital. it's the same one where my dad is staying right now so i'm a little bit relieved because at least
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iam in little bit relieved because at least i am in the same hospital with my dad, although i cannot visit him at all. i'd make just dad, although i cannot visit him at all. i'd makejust so people understand, your dad has also tested positive. yes. can you tell is a little bit about the symptoms that you are suffering at the moment. the symptoms i have now are still the same, short of breath, hard to breathe and a bit of coughing. other than that, everything else is fine with me but my dad, he got it more seriously so he would cough seriously so he would cough seriously whenever he starts to talk. and he has diarrhoea and still has a fever. so he is more serious than i am. i wonder, as has a fever. so he is more serious than i am. iwonder, as we look has a fever. so he is more serious than i am. i wonder, as we look at that image of you, could you tell us a little bit more about the circumstances of your quarantine, how it works in practice. there are
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three people in my ward right now but they have just added an extra bed which means they are...m but they have just added an extra bed which means they are... it looks like we just lost the link. will hold on for a second and said that comes back. i'm not sure you can hear me now. that line has actually frozen. no. so it looks like we've lost that line for a moment. are you hearing me now? no. what will try and do is, obviously she is speaking to us from inside the hospital. she has had that positive test for the coronavirus. and she was just explaining herfather is in the coronavirus. and she was just explaining her father is in the same hospital. she is not permitted to see him. as you can see, she was in a ward. one more person brought in so we will try and contact again to get more insight intojust so we will try and contact again to get more insight into just what it's
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like to be in one of those places. we've also been reporting on a cruise liner that has been quarantine off the coast of japan in yokohama, an updated figure on the number who been infected with the coronavirus from our correspondent, robin brandt. there had been a question of how many britons were on—board. 78 britons he has confirmed for us this morning thought to be on board that ship. it is reported this morning that one britain of those on board has been confirmed to be positive for coronavirus. will try and bring you more on that as well. 3700 people on that ship. the diamond princess and the number, the actual number of people diagnosed is an extra 41, bringing the total to 61 with the coronavirus. it's now been quarantine —— quarantine for two weeks. over 28,000 cases worldwide
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now. giving a sense ofjust how that story is moving. just to bring it back home, the metro, this is in many of the papers, the third case in the uk prompting extra help checks. a middle—aged man believed to have walked into the amd at royal sussex hospital in brighton after suffering lou —like symptoms. we will keep you up—to—date with everything that is going on. lots more coming up in the programme. it's time to find out what is happening where you are. good morning from bbc london — i'm victoria hollins. a specialist court is due to rule this morning on an appeal by shamima begum, the east london schoolgirl who joined islamic state in syria, on whether or not she can keep her british citizenship. the tribunal is also expected to determine whether she is able to have a fair appealfrom outside the uk and whether the decision to revoke her citizenship has exposed her to a risk of torture or death.
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the london assembly is calling on the mayor to develop a citywide strategy to help autistic people live and succeed in the capital. 88,000 people here are thought to be autistic and only 16% of the adults are in full—time paid work. many avoid public transport and feel socially isolated. the assembly says the current scheme to tackle health inequalities is one—size—fits—all. the mayor says he will respond in due course. later this morning the former british and rugby irish internationals will set off on a bike ride. the former lines players will have to arrive in edinburgh to deliver the ball for the six nations match between england and scotland. the game isn't raising money for colon cancer which one of the riders basis. just riding a bike and doing 60k's basis. just riding a bike and doing 60 k 's and feeling great in three weeks later i was in hospital, i lost ten kilos in ten days and then i realise how common cancer is and
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how much research needs to be done into it and how much work goes on this was nice to be able to get involved in something meaningful. on that note, let's get a check on the travel. good news for the tube first thing this morning. all lines running well apart from london overground where trains remain suspended between south tottenham and barking. northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road flyover. now it's time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. get set for a rather stormy weekend of weather but for today, well, it's still fairly quiet. a few mist and fog patches out there at the moment, mostly towards northern home counties. they will slowly lift and clear as we head through the morning but poor visibility on some of the roads for a while and it's a frosty start of the day
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as well, temperatures having dipped below freezing for many spots last night. so cold, it will stay dry today in the wind will slowly strengthen but there should be quite a lot of sunshine again. that southerly wind starts to pick up as we head through the afternoon. we will keep the sunshine until we get to the end of the day when it will turn a bit cloudier. top temperatures today between seven and nine degrees celsius. and it's going to be a rather cloudy night tonight. it won't stay completely dry. we could see some outbreaks of mostly light patchy rain and drizzle. rather windy with it, some stronger gusts around tonight and overnight lows of a milder 6—7 celsius. saturday, mostly dry but rather cloudy. then the wind really starts to strengthen. the met office have issued a weather warning for storm ciara, damaging winds form this one. the day on sunday. possibly the strongest gust of wind on sunday evening. i'm back with the latest in half—an—hour. there is plenty more on our website and we will see you soon. hello, this is breakfast
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with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. 78 british people are believed to be stranded on board a cruise ship off the coast of japan, where another 41 people have tested positive for coronovirus. at least one of those diagnosed is believed to be a uk national. some 3,700 people are on board the diamond princess, which is quarantined in yokohama for at least two weeks. we understand that in total 61 have now been tested and shown to be positive for coronavirus. robyn brand in shanghai for us. we're getting more details about the nationalities and those who tasted positive? there has been an increase of 20 more people in terms of those
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who tested positive for carrying coronavirus on board the ship. the grip affected remains relatively small button increase in terms of proportion. the bbc understands from the foreign office that there are 78 british passport holders, that includes passengers and crew and reports that at least one of the people in fact did and that has been taken off people in fact did and that has been ta ken off into people in fact did and that has been taken off into quarantine on japanese mainland is indeed british. —— infected. what this suggests in terms of the outbreak on the sheep is the virus is yet again moving from a human to human, and that maybe had not had direct contact with someone who initially carried the virus onto that sheep. doctors are warning that a national
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shortage of hrt drugs to treat the menopause is harming women. a number of health organisations have written to the government, calling for an investigation. it comes as experts also warn of a shortage of certain types of contraceptives. the department for health and social care says it's working to resolve the issue. earlier, menopause campaigner sharon macarthur told us women are resorting to desperate measures to get access to hrt. i even heard of one lady taking a trip to malaga and stuffing her suitcase for her and her friend. trip to malaga and stuffing her suitcase for her and herfriend. we do not know if we are buying the right stuff but women are becoming so desperate to get the help and support they need, it is a problem with ingredients, like mulder and scully, i am sure the truth is out there somewhere but where i have no idea. buckingham palace has confirmed that prince andrew intends to delay an honorary navy promotion he was due to receive when he turns 60 later this month. the duke of york, who left the navy in 2001 to become a full time royal,
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stepped back from public duties in november, following scrutiny over his friendship with the disgraced sex offender, jeffrey epstein. people have given up reporting crimes because they've worked out that police don't have enough resources, according to a new report. her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary said people are losing faith because officers are failing to solve some of the most common offences, like car theft and burglary. the home office said forces need to make changes if services are not up to scratch. coming up on the programme, sarah will have all the weekend's weather for you. we are dealing with the serious issue of head injuries in foot pole and the link with dementia in later years. —— and the link with dementia in later years. — — football. and the link with dementia in later years. —— football. talk about changes, things like underage teams from heading the ball in training. and also a temporary substitute,
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bringing ona and also a temporary substitute, bringing on a player for ten minutes while a player is checked for concussion. at the moment you get to three minutes. it could becoming as soon as next season. the premier league has proposed that the current free minute. would then be used to see if a replacement was required and that would be an additional substitute to the free already allowed. the fa has also set out new coaching guidelines to restrict the amount of heading that under 18's can do in training. defending superleage champions st helens aren't used to finishing a match without scoring it hadn't happened for over three years until last night. they were beaten 19 nil at warrington. st helens boss kristian wolff said they were extremely ill disciplined with the ball and a bit the same without it. it's warrington's first win of the season. player of the match anya shrubsole said it wasn't one of the prettiest
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games of cricket. we'll ever see, but it's another win in the bank, after they beat india by four wickets in the t20 tri series in australia. after a great display from the bowlers, england were chasing 124 for victory and nat sivver helped them on their way with a half century, with lauren winfield hitting the winning runs, as they made it with seven balls to spare. if australia beat india tomorrow, we'll have an england australia final on wednesday. one of the greatest batsmen of all time, india legend sachin tendulkar, has been explaining why he's in australia for sunday's bushfire relief game 'the big appeal‘ in melbourne. he said he'd been moved by the horrific secenes over the last few months, describing it as "alarming" and "catastrophic". and after spending part of his early career in australia, he just wanted to help. iamso i am so happy that i am here in whatever possible way to support the
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cause to raise money. australia has overspent dear to me because in 1991, is an 18—year—old, i remember coming here. ispent 1991, is an 18—year—old, i remember coming here. i spent almost four months here. i almost had an aussie accent when i went back to india! the competitive cricket i played here at the age of 18 helped me a lot in my career so i have a special feeling for australia. great britain's men's ice hockey team are a step closer to a place at the winter olympics for the first time since 1948. they're bidding to reach beijing in 2022 and they beat romania four three last night in their first game of the pre qualfication tournament. they'll also play estonia and hungary over the next three days at the national ice centre in nottingham. it is usually exciting, the first time since 1948. for ice hockey this is huge and they are the favourites in theirgroup as is huge and they are the favourites in their group as well. it is a
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rough game. not for you charlie... laughter. i quite fancy and apart from the fact that i cannot skate. that is what i meant. i have to go. sarah has the weather. we need to pay loads of attention to you this morning because of this storm ciara in particular. it is approaching and bringing disruptive weather to the weekend. particularly with the strength of the wind. 60 miles per hour across the wind. 60 miles per hour across the west of scotland later today. by tomorrow and northern ireland, up to 70 miles per hour but as a storm ciara approaches on sunday, many of us will see gusts of winds up to 70
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and even 80 miles per hour. that is enough to cause significant disruption by the time we get to sunday. for the here and now, whether front slowly move again from the atlantic. it is largely dry start to the day. quite cold, below freezing for many of us. dense fog for eastern england and southern scotland, clearing through the day. blue skies around during this afternoon but the cloud increasing from the west with showers for northern ireland, south—west england and the breeze digging up. further east you should stay dry with temperatures 5— 10 degrees. when speaking up in the west of scotland in particular. a few showers almost anywhere through the night. not as cold as last night. temperatures in the mid— single figures. mulder towards the south—east. a different
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feel to the weather. on saturday, the next weather front missing from the next weather front missing from the north—west. it will turn winding particularly for scotland and northern ireland with gales and heavy rain moving in. some mountain snow over the highest ground of scotla nd snow over the highest ground of scotland as well. further it you should stay dry. then, saturday night into sunday, that is when storm ciara really gets going. it will be a very windy spell of weather you are on sunday. dusty squally when is this moved eastwards. really strong winds under the southern edge of the area into scotla nd the southern edge of the area into scotland and northern ireland later in the day. perhaps 80 was forever across the northern half of the uk. even further south up to 70 miles per hour and that is enough to cause
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disruption, delays to travel and also some big waves likely along the coast and heavy rainfall as well. there could be some power cuts and they could well be some disruption. lots of weather warnings and you can keep up—to—date on our app or our bbc weather website. a good time to tell people good news about their energy bills or is it? you will forgive me for having some doubt. yes we're talking about the energy price cap here. it was introduced last year. it's intended to help those on standard tariffs that's the one you're on if you don't switch deals, orjust sign up for the basic offer. and that's a lot of people over half of households about 11 million households are on default tariffs.
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at the moment if you're a dual fuel customer on a standard variable tariff using a typical amount of energy and you pay by direct debit you'll pay about £1,179 a year. these are average figures. within the last half—an—hour or so the energy regulator ofgem has announced the new cap which will come in from the first of april it means an average bill could go down by 17 pounds to £1,162. but that could mislead people into thinking they're getting a good deal, when they could actually save more by switching. the average price among the 20 cheapest tariffs is more like £855 at the moment. a saving of about 300 pounds. let's speak to mary starks, executive director at the energy regulator ofgem which sets this cap. good morning to you. i wonderfirst of all what the point of this is if
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you can still save 300 quid by switching to a fixed deal? the is there to guarantee nobody is ever overcharged for their energy. —— that companies will pay a fair price. —— gap. you can save more money by going out into the market and shopping for the best deal. do we lull people into a false sense of security? you have our back, when actually they should be switching onto a cheaper deal? this sense of security is not false, of cam has got your back and guarantees a fair price for energy but at the moment the market is really competitive with your supplies that really, really wa nt with your supplies that really, really want your business and there are good deals out there and it is a good time to be a customer. by doing a bit of paperwork, you can save
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£300. how is that a fair deal? the underlying cost of energy, at any time some supplies are able to offer lower costs because they have a lower costs because they have a lower costs because they have a lower cost reserve, they do something different with their wholesale prices, it is always worth looking on the market but if you do not want to switch or you do not have the time, you can be sure you can have a fair deal on the gap. should your focus not be on getting more people onto cheaper deals? 11 million households still on the most expensive tariff. absolutely and we would encourage anybody who can to have a look around, talk to your supplier about getting onto the best tariff. we are doing a lot of things to make it easier and quicker to switch so should be a straightforward as it possibly can.
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but there are some people who, for whatever reason, i'm not quite up to that and the price guarantees that. cap. but we are not switching. one in five switching, that suggest that fourin in five switching, that suggest that four in five, the market for them is not working. er 2019 was a record yearfor not working. er 2019 was a record year for switching. people aren't switching all the time but if you are worried about your energy bill and would like to save money, they're are good deals out there and it's worth having a look. any industry, not just the it's worth having a look. any industry, notjust the energy industry. one in five is not a ringing endorsement stop its not bad, compared to insurance or banking or mobile phones. the energy
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market is active. we are able to win customers through, was in a lot of big new brands. there are unable to do that because they can tempt customers. it is quite an exciting time in the market. apologies for the rather blue picture. that is the executive director ofjim. angelo ray duprile was only eight days old when he died. faced with tragedy
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after a complicated birth, his pa rents after a complicated birth, his parents decided to donate his tiny organs. this is only been done 40 times in the last decade. this is the most precious photo i have because it was the last hour of his life. he is there in the warmth of my arms and just cuddle them and tell him i love you so much. he knew, "ok, i'm with mum, it's all good, i can go." minutes after this photo was taken, baby angelo ray died, just eight days old. look at the mess up there. this is the story of one amazing mum, one amazing nurse and one amazing baby who died
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but whose legacy lives on. after a 39—week healthy pregnancy, the big nancy, valentina collapsed. she was rushed into hospital and told she very nearly died and she was told her son almost certainly would. here am i thinking, "you've got to feel better, you've got to get better, you've got to see that baby, because i wonder what he's thinking, 'where is my mummy, i've been with her nine months, where has she gone?”' angelo ray held onjust long enough for his mum to recover and hold him and take these precious pictures. he met his father luigi, his big brother leone between them they thought there was only one possible outcome from such terrible tragedy. we looked at each other and thought, "what can we do, let's just donate the organs." what else could you do? there was absolutely nothing else we could have done and i remember amy said, brilliant. we don't have anything in place but i will find out and get back to you and surely, she did. baby organ donation is incredibly rare. there have been only 40
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donations in the last decade. angelo ray's gift would be a first for king's college hospital but not the last. as nurse amy introduced a new policy she is now trying to introduce in other hospitals and today, we've arranged a reunion. your family were just amazing. you did something so selfless and so unique. so after angelo, he wasn't the only baby that we could offer this to and seeing what it did for you, luigi, leone, seeing there was something else after he'd gone was huge for us. just hours before their meeting, valentina received a phone call she will never forget. one of his valves has been put to use. that's amazing — oh, my goodness. when i received the phone call, i cannot tell you.
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yes, yes. and i was like, oh, my god, there is a baby out there somewhere that is surviving. notjust because of angelo, because of you guys. it's one of the only sensible things one can do when there is nothing else. what else can you do? their gift has helped a baby with a congenital heart defect to live, and since baby angelo ray, another new life has arrived in the family home. this is matteo rainbow, rainbow because he has brought us much light. it wasn'tjust in my head, it was in my heart. this story is about hope. for every mum that lost a baby a child, the worst nightmare is if they will be forgotten. in the worst moment, there is hope somewhere, even if it's small, that families can hold onto. so i know that angelo ray
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will not be forgotten. and i know that. his little feet and his hands. we're joined now by anthony clarkson, director of organ donation and transplantation for nhs blood and transplant. you are glued like everyone at home will be. the family have had a devastating thing happened to them. that have ta ken devastating thing happened to them. that have taken the decision. your heart goes out to them, full of respect. the family is to get the benefit and to feel that the loved one and the baby have gone on to say. i can't imagine what it would be like. you can't imagine what it's
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like, the emotion that is running through families, mums, like, the emotion that is running throughfamilies, mums, dads brothers. that must just throughfamilies, mums, dads brothers. that mustjust be hard. incredibly amazed at how brave these families are at thinking about others but when we approached them, we approached them with information and tissue donation. is it 40 times in the last decade been done? it's small babies which can donate some organs but not all the time. small babies which can donate some organs but not all the timem depends if there is somebody needing the transplant at that time. and if
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there is somebody waiting for the transplant, we will approach the family. is it a long list? for children across the board, waiting for the transplant. there is a baby out there somewhere who is surviving. wide because of what happened. it's tragic for a baby to die and also for those who are very ill and may die and also for those who are very illand may die. die and also for those who are very ill and may die. to give another life, for those parents as well as the baby, it's amazing and they are incredibly be —— grateful. the baby, it's amazing and they are incredibly be -- grateful. in some ways, knowing if you've lost a child and it's another child that gets to grow up, there is that comfort. you saw that with valentina and knowing a child with a congenital heart defect benefited. one thing i found
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surprising, tell me how this works. it's possible for a baby to donate a kidney to an adult even if the organ has fully grown. we often transplant both kidneys into an adult and then they will grow actually within the aduu they will grow actually within the adult so they will develop and grow within the adult. fully functioning, the adult can fully function with babies. you've got the two in there, they will grow within the adult to a reasonable size where they are working well. do you encourage families? we're talking about a baby born here who didn't survive. do you encourage families to have these kind of terrible discussions, just in case? is it a healthy thing? you're looking forward to the birth ofa you're looking forward to the birth of a baby. you can't think about that, can you ? of a baby. you can't think about that, can you? if something like that, can you? if something like that happens in other circumstances,
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you do think about organ donation as an adult. this feels a little different. it is different when it's a baby, of course it is. that's why we ensure it's an incredibly sensitive way that it's done and our nurses support that discussion. we do encourage families of older children to have those discussions, whether they support that organ donation i would want to be a donor and many people learn about it in school and often raise it with their parents but it is different of course when it's a baby and that's what's important we have the experts to have that discussion. very interesting to talk to you. anthony clarkson, director of organ donation and transplantation with nhs. there are organisations, looking at what valentina went through, organisations offering information and support when it comes to child bereavement. and we should also
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thank the duprile family because when you hear those stories, it stops you in your tracks. lobster, the programme. you may room —— lobster, the programme. you may remember louise was one of the celebrities involved in a charity ice skating event. good morning. good morning. so this is utterly terrifying. i stepped onto this ice rink about three or four minutes ago on my skates, apparently 26 miles across this frozen lake in mongolia. utterly terrifying. but there is something about the skates which makes me very nervous. look at rob, he stepped onto the ice the same time as me. he is here and also
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tha nkfully time as me. he is here and also thankfully i'm going to have some helps. billy sims, come over. sam womack is going to be on the expedition with me. and zoe williams, doctor. iam expedition with me. and zoe williams, doctor. i am so nervous. this is billy sims, a former olympic british ice skater. we got so much surf —— work to do. we will hand to the regions. i can hardly speak, i feel six. -- i feel sick. go 26.5 miles... you won't be there. then didn't push that's all you've got to do. one of the most ridiculously terrifying things i've done. while i learn to skate, let's go to the news, travel and whether wherever you are. stay, billy. don't go. good morning from bbc london — i'm victoria hollins. a specialist court is due to rule this morning on an appeal by shamima begum, the east london
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schoolgirl who joined islamic state in syria, on whether or not she can keep her british citizenship. the tribunal is also expected to determine whether she is able to have a fair appealfrom outside the uk and whether the decision to revoke her citizenship has exposed her to a risk of torture or death. later this morning the former british and irish rugby internationals will set off from twickenham on a charity bike ride. the former lines players will have to arrive in edinburgh to deliver the ball for the six nations match between england and scotland. the game is raising money for colon cancer which one continues to face. just riding a bike and doing 60 kays and feeling great and three weeks later i was in hospital, i lost ten kilos in ten days and then i realised how common colon cancer is and this how much research needs to be done into it and how much work goes
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on this was nice to be able to get involved in something meaningful. london's first recycled road has been laid in bethnal green. this is what canrobert street looks like now. it's made from old tyres that were due to go to landfill. the council says this not only is good for the environment but it's much easier to work with and will make future roadworks easier and safer. on that note, let's get a check on the travel. good news for the tube first thing this morning. all lines running well apart from london overground where trains turning to the roads and westbound traffic on the a13 is starting affected towards the a10. now it's time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. get set for a rather stormy weekend of weather but for today,
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well, it's still fairly quiet. a few mist and fog patches out there at the moment, mostly towards northern home counties. they will slowly lift and clear as we head through the morning but poor visibility on some of the roads for a while and it's a frosty start of the day as well, temperatures having dipped below freezing for many spots last night. so cold, it will stay dry today in the wind will slowly strengthen but there should be quite a lot of sunshine again. that southerly wind starts to pick up as we head through the afternoon. we will keep the sunshine until we get to the end of the day when it will turn a bit cloudier. top temperatures today between 7 and 9 degrees celsius. and it's going to be a rather cloudy night tonight. it won't stay completely dry. we could see some outbreaks of mostly light patchy rain and drizzle. rather windy with it, some stronger gusts around tonight and overnight lows of a milder 6—7 degrees celsius. saturday, mostly dry but rather cloudy. then the wind really starts to strengthen. the met office have issued a weather warning for storm ciara, damaging winds form this one. that warning is valid saturday night through the day on sunday. possibly the strongest gusts of wind on sunday evening.
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i'm back with the latest in half—an—hour. we will see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... 78 britons are among the thousands stranded on a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of japan as 41 more passengers test positive for the new coronavirus. the teenager who threw a 6—year old boy from a balcony at tate modern in london — was recorded a year earlier saying he planned to push someone off a high building. cheaper gas and electricity — but not the best deal. the energy regulator limits how much firms can charge but i'll look at why it's still cheaper to switch.
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protecting footballers from brain injury. the premier league calls for temporary substitutes to be brought on for anyone showing signs of concussion. good morning. many of us waking up to some frost and fog around this morning but it's all change into the weekend, storm ciara approaches, bringing some damaging winds by sunday. i'll bring you the details in about ten minutes. it's friday the 7th february. our top story. 78 british people are among those stranded on board a cruise ship off the coast of japan, where another 41 people havejust tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total to 61. at least one of those diagnosed is believed to be a uk national. some 3,700 people are on board the diamond princess, which is quarantined in yokohama for at least two weeks. let's get the very latest on this now from our china correspondent, robin brant, who is in shanghai.
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rub in, we arejust rub in, we are just getting rub in, we arejust getting some more details on the british people involved, in terms of those testing positive already. take us through the details. yes, there's a few numbers to digest, what we do know is this is the largest reported outbreak of coronavirus outside of the chinese mainland. as things stand at the moment. 3700 people on board the ship, docked in yokohama injapan. board the ship, docked in yokohama in japan. they board the ship, docked in yokohama injapan. they are about board the ship, docked in yokohama in japan. they are about halfway through their two—week period of quarantine. as things stand at the moment 61 people on board have tested positive for coronavirus. we know also in terms of numbers coming from the foreign office in london, there are 78 british passport holders on board, among both passengers and crew. what we don't have at the moment is any kind of figure about the number of britons who are among those who have tested positive but at the moment they are
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sitting there on board, about halfway through the two—week period of quarantine. anyone testing positive on board the ship is taken off and dealt with by medics, on the japanese mainland. what do we know about how this works in practice in terms of what are they required to do, how confined are they the ship? david abel, a man you interviewed yesterday i think, a british man on board, painted a picture of very tight restrictions. that's the only way to try and prevent people coming together because this is spread in close quarters and just imagine, 3700 people on board a ship, a relatively small space. the only way to stop this being passed on, human to stop this being passed on, human to human, is to keep people apart. so he talked about being stuck in their rooms, food being brought to them. it's all pretty plain and simple. and it's all hugely challenging. i think there are some people as well who have their own medical problems that they have to
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deal with but i think they are halfway through their period of quarantine. the reality is for now they have to sit there, sit tight and wait it out. robin, the moment, thank you. worth saying in about 20 minutes' time we will be speaking to one of the passengers board the cruise ship, under quarantine as we said. will try and get some more details what it's like on board. coming up in a few moments. it's five minutes past eight. an audio recording obtained by the bbc reveals the teenager who threw a six year old boy from a balcony at tate modern in london warned his carers that he was planning to push someone from a tall building almost a year beforehand. jonty bravery — who was 17 at the time — will be sentenced in ten days for attempted murder. his victim sustained a fractured spine, along with leg and arm injuries, when he fell five floors from the viewing platform. the carer, whose identity we are protecting, says he passed his concerns to senior colleagues. it was a tragedy waiting to happen,
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people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously. do you think he could and should have been stopped? 10096, i feel like him being allowed it independently was a risk to the public. the whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. the care company, spencer and arlington, says it has no knowledge, or record of, being told about the recording , and insists it acted entirely properly. doctors and sexual health experts are urging the health secretary to investigate what they're calling an "unacceptable" shortage of drugs to treat the menopause. many women have been struggling to access hormone replacement therapy for the past year. more recently, there's also been reported shortages of certain types of contraceptives. charlotte rose reports. more than a million women in the uk use hormone replacement therapy to relieve symptoms of the menopause but many have faced difficulty getting the specific brand or treatment they are used to, because of disruption to the manufacturing and supply chain. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and the british menopause society says it is still unclear why
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the shortages began and why they seem to be unique to the uk. they have accused the government of an extremely frustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time, there has also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive health care has warned increasing the difficulty of accessing birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, theyjust suffer in silence and that is why it is more important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said...
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it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start to improve from this month but without further action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on. charlotte rose, bbc news. buckingham palace has confirmed that prince andrew intends to delay an honorary navy promotion he was due to receive when he turns 60 later this month. the duke of york, who left the navy in 2001 to become a full—time royal, stepped back from public duties in november, following scrutiny over his friendship with the disgraced sex offender, jeffrey epstein. people have given up reporting crimes because they've worked out that police don't have enough resources, according to a new report. her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary said people are losing faith because officers are failing to solve some of the most common offences, like car
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theft and burglary. the home office said forces need to make changes if services are not up to scratch. the town minutes past eight. —— the time is eight minutes past eight. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. sub zero temperatures for many of us this morning, calm and settled but it certainly is the calm before the storm as storm ciara brings very windy weather. frost and fog slowly clearing, the mist lifting, quite a bit of blue sky at their with sunshine, the further east you are. further west cloud moving in, bringing the odd shower to northern ireland, the south—west of england later this afternoon, the wind picking up later. taking a look at the latter part of the afternoon, the wind picking up the western isles, gusting in excess of 50 miles an hour, breezy but bright and clear
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across eastern scotland and eastern england. further west, 5pm this afternoon, clouds and breeze picking up, shower surround. should afternoon, clouds and breeze picking up, showersurround. should remain dry and clear towards the east into the evening. a spell of breezy and showery weather making its way west to east through tonight, with all the cloud and breeze it won't be as cold as last night, won't be a cold and frosty started the morning tomorrow, temperatures hovering around mid—single figures, pipers think it could be double figures in the fat south—east. but through saturday and into sunday storm ciara rhymes bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and large waves, particularly by the time we get to sunday. the potential for particularly by the time we get to sunday. the potentialfor power cuts and travel disruption as well. storm ciara saturday night into sunday, lots of isobars on the map, damaging winds potentially throughout the course of the weekend but more details on that in about 30 minutes. back to you both. sarah, thank you.
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back now to our main story, an investigation into the case of a six—year—old who was thrown from a balcony at london's tate gallery. jonty bravery warned of his plans a year before he carried them out, and one of his care workers says opportunities to stop him were missed. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has this report. it was a day out that changed a little boy forever. thrown from the top of the tate. news archive: a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. now the bbc can reveal disturbing new details. the teenager, who has autism, lived in this flat in london, with round the clock care. he confessed to two carers what he was planning nearly a year before. one was so concerned, he recorded it. this isjonty bravery speaking.
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his carer, who we are calling ollie, recorded jonty‘s threats. he claims bravery was at the tate alone. it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously enough. do you think he could and should have been stopped? 100%. ifeel like him being allowed out independently was a risk to the public. the whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. opportunities missed. what happened that day at the tate was exactly asjonty bravery had threatened. you thought it was only a matter of
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time until he tried to kill someone? yes, i already knew from the recording that he had an intention to do something. so i could see him getting progressively worse in his behaviour and attitude. so that's the reason why i believe that this could have happened. his carer had stopped working withjonty bravery by the time he visited the tate but he claims he was allowed there alone, despite his threat to kill and despite allegations of violence. was jonty still allowed out by himself? yes, correct. what do you make of that? i believe that this was very wrong as a lot of precaution wasn't taken. do you think he could have been prevented from doing this? yes, definitely, i believe he could have been prevented. risk assessments should have been put in place for him not being allowed out independently. so two carers knew about jonty‘s plans. and ollie claims he told a more senior colleague and played the recording to someone else involved withjonty‘s care. they both deny this.
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advert: we're spencer & arlington. we are a care provider for young people and adults with disabilities... spencer & arlington were the company providing carers forjonty bravery. they boast of a highly trained team. they are rated "good" by the care regulator and are used by a number of councils. hammersmith and fulham council had legal responsibility forjonty bravery. spencer & arlington said in a statement... but they say, because of the gravity of the bbc‘s claims, they have reported this to the care regulator and the council so it can be examined by the serious case review. lucy manning joins us now from tate modern. lucy, do we know how the young victim is now?
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waldo. the family update, they have a fundraising page. they are dry to raise funds to pay for his recovery and rehabilitation, they update the fundraising page to know how he is doing. a few months ago it started off saying he couldn't move any of his limbs but that he had started to smile. and then the next month that said he had started to get some movement but he was in a lot of pain and then they updated to say that he was able to start saying a few words, it was just syllables at the time but they thought this was really good progress. they call him our little fighter because they say he is fighting to recover in the most he is fighting to recover in the m ost rece nt he is fighting to recover in the most recent update was two weeks ago. they talked about the fact he still couldn't stand or walk but he was starting to eat a little bit of mash, they were hoping that he was going to start drinking through a
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straw. they said he was finding it ha rd to straw. they said he was finding it hard to concentrate and to think and he was getting confused but they say he was getting confused but they say he is starting to make an amazing recovery. which, when you consider he was thrown such a height, he had numerous operations and i bleed in the brain, i think it's been a very, very and painful process of the family and for that little boy. understandably. we've been discussing it on the programme this morning, the case has highlighted some wider issues? well, that's right. i mean, people are talking about the issue of whether there is enough funding and resources for people with learning disabilities being cared for in the community. jaunty bravery was in supportive care, he was being looked after officially by hammersmith and fulham council. the council say they sent their sympathies to the boy but say their sympathies to the boy but say theissues their sympathies to the boy but say the issues we raise will need to be
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recovered by the serious case review but they outsourced his care to this ca re but they outsourced his care to this care company which is rated good by the regulator and it's worth saying spencer and arlington deny knowing anything about this but it's clear to other carers did and the experts are saying when people are cared for in the community, but hasn't been happening is it's good to get them out of the institutions and into the community to live but what hasn't been happening as back—up, resources and training so people who are looking after people with learning disabilities have proper support and proper training and they are saying more resources and training do need to go into this so that, frankly, people aren't at risk. lucy, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. joining us now from london is sir stephen bubb who wrote a report urging the government to end long—stay hospital care for people with learning disabilities in the wake of the winterbourne view scandal.
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good morning to you. thank you for your time. good morning to you. thank you for yourtime. ina good morning to you. thank you for your time. in a way, i'd quite like to go back to the beginning of the story, this recording, just for those people who haven't heard, the recording ofjonty those people who haven't heard, the recording of jonty bravery, those people who haven't heard, the recording ofjonty bravery, who said toa recording ofjonty bravery, who said to a care worker and this was recorded, i've got it in my head to kill somebody, i know for a fact i'm going to go to prison if i do. and then said, want to find a landmark, could be the shard or anything as long as it's high thing, we could go up long as it's high thing, we could go up and visited. when you have that recording and you knew that had been heard by a care worker and according to that care worker who spoke to the bbc, passed on, what did you make of that? i think it's shocking, bbc, passed on, what did you make of that? ithink it's shocking, it's actually quite chilling. and something that we need to see a proper, independent review. i know the council have said they are going to do the council have said they are going todoa the council have said they are going to do a serious case review, i think that's got to be independent. i think it also needs to look at the wider implications of how we care
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for people with learning disabilities and autism. the reality is, the government are presiding over a crumbling care system for people with learning disabilities. they have resources and institutions which are often abusive and frankly, should be closed. and they should be putting those resources into proper community facilities and into the training of staff who run them. many of the staff in those community places are on minimum wage. it's not satisfactory, it's not acceptable and it's time that matt hancock the health secretary did something about it. can i ask you about what we know about the circumstances ofjonty bravery, than this too plays. we understand he was in a flat with round—the—clock care, within the community. with what they call round—the—clock care, something has gone wrong, obviously but can you give us a sense of what that would
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normally mean? no, the point is i think we don't know enough about the ca re think we don't know enough about the care and support that he has been given, probably over his lifetime. and that's why we need an independent review. i don't think we canjust independent review. i don't think we can just focus on his independent review. i don't think we canjust focus on his most independent review. i don't think we can just focus on his most recent circumstances. there's obviously a past history here, i suspect a past history of lack of resources and that's what we need to hear about. i think it would be wrong to concentrate just on the recent circumstances. i take your point and given that there will be review, but nonetheless, with your expertise, circumstances like these, someone who is in this position, what might people reasonably expect to be in place when they hear the phrase, round—the—clock care? what might they expect from that and what do you see is the problems that are currently in the system in relation to that? the problems stem from the
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fa ct to that? the problems stem from the fact that the system is based around institutional care and we know from the scandals that this is often an abusive form of care and the resources , abusive form of care and the resources, something like £3000 a week is spent on institutional care. what we need is those resources into effective community placement. i don't know whether it was appropriate forjonty bravery to be in that particular placement, it might have been something else and i think we don't know enough about the past background so it's very difficult for anyone to form a judgment until we've had that independent review about what's gone wrong, what's gone wrong and what the government will do about solving the government will do about solving the crumbling care system for such people. thank you very much for your time this morning. mr stephen led
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the report into the winterbourne view scandal. getting his thoughts on that story. it's 21 minutes past eight. overnight, dozens more people on board a cruise ship offjapan have tested positive for the new coronavirus — at least one is a british national. 78 of those on board are known to be british. 'the diamond princess' has been quarantined for at least the next two weeks. we understand it's halfway through the period of quarantine as it sits in the dock. joining us now from onboard the ship is matthew smith. first of all, are you 0k? yes, one wife and i are just fine, thank you. great to hear. what is happening on board at the moment? well, at the
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moment we are in the third day of quarantine, it's lasting at least 14 days. we are confined to our cabins. the crew members cannot come inside, we cannot go outside. they have been arranging to allow people who are in interior cabins who have had no access to fresh air to go out onto the deck in small groups for up to an hourand a the deck in small groups for up to an hour and a half. they are directed to wear masks and keep at least a metre away from each other and they are under supervision by the japanese health officials but everyone else is required to remain in theircabins at everyone else is required to remain in their cabins at all times.” imagine that's very, very frustrating for you. what's the atmosphere like in terms of mood, temperament with 3700 people on board? well, it's interesting. it's ha rd board? well, it's interesting. it's hard to get a real feel for the situation because we can't go outside. we have a balcony and i
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have heard people conversing across balconies and the people that are outside, that come outside do seem to be in pretty good spirits. and some of the, you can get a better feel, i guess, forthe mood some of the, you can get a better feel, i guess, for the mood from people who are providing information on social media because even when the crew come by, there's not chatter about what's going on or anything like that so it's hard to really pick up on how everyone is feeling. what have you been told in terms of how much longer he will remain on the ship or it's going to be remaining in quarantine? the original announcement has not been modified at all. and that was wednesday morning when the captain informed us that the ship would be quarantined for at least 14 days. and since then, we have not had any update on that and i haven't seen anything on the news, the internet, that has modified that at all.
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certainly, i don't have any expectation it will be shorter, we are wondering if for some reason it could be longer but we really don't know. from what i understand, you can go out for an hour and a half at the time. as long as you are wearing masks. it very much feels like it's quite organised, quite regimented in some ways? in fact, we are getting an announcement. what's he saying? he's announcing the next phase of the outside visitations. that hasn't applied to our cabin because we have access to the balcony. this is, i think the sixth or seventh stack of interior passengers they are allowing out. i see. interior passengers they are allowing out. isee. it's interior passengers they are allowing out. i see. it's very, very highly regimented. do you feel secure, safe? yes. you couldn't feel
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any safer, given the conditions. because we really don't have any close interaction with anybody else and the crew members that visit at the door are all masked and in gloves so there's really no condition for where we can think we would be getting the virus now. it's just a question of whether the passengers we re just a question of whether the passengers were infected before the quarantine was put in place. so, what happens then in terms of once you're from quarantine? you are covered to get back on, back to california i understand is for your yourfrom? california i understand is for your your from? yes, we are from california. that's probably the biggest unknown, in addition to when exactly will the quarantine end? whether there's going to be any other kind of limitations, is the us going to impose some limitation on when we return? there's no way of knowing at this point.”
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when we return? there's no way of knowing at this point. i must say, matthew, you seem very calm and collected in the face of something unexpected that's happened. thank you so much for talking to us this morning. we wish you well. we wish you well. matthew smith, i think i called him matthew ship when i went to him! we got there in the end. it's interesting, you hear the announcements, he was saying himself he has a suite with a balcony which gives him access to outside but others, internal just an hour and a half, good inside regardless. it's 27 minutes past eight. time to find out what is happening for you are. hello there, good morning. the quiet and settled weather that we have had over the last few days is going to change as we go into the weekend. storm ciara is going to move in, and that is going to give us a potentially disruptive and damaging winds. there could well be some power cuts over the course of the weekend. sunday is perhaps going to be
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the most significant day in terms of the wind speeds experienced across the uk. more about that in just a moment. this morning, we have had some fog across eastern areas. much of that fog will tend to lift and clear away. sunshine over a good part of england and wales and across scotland, more cloud moving into northern ireland, some spots of rain. maximum temperatures today about 5—9 celsius but the wind will pick up later across the west of scotland, northern ireland. we will see some rain moving its way eastward overnight tonight. the wind will strengthen as we head into saturday. overnight temperatures down to about 4—10 celsius. we may start off with a bit of cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting the far south—east of england during the day, a bit of rain further north and east were clear. but then gales will start to develop across the north and west and with that, heavy rain moving its way through northern ireland into scotland, snow on the higher ground. sunny spells down towards the south and east as the wind picks up gradually throughout the day. maximum temperatures on saturday, 7—9 celsius. but then it is into
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sunday that we see storm ciara moving in. this is the area of low pressure we are concerned about. look at the white lines, here, lots of them across the uk. while we will have heavy rain moving its way south and eastward, squally winds associated with that weather front, widely across the uk during sunday, we are going to see those damaging and destructive winds. now, these are the typical gusts, peaking at 60—70 mph, perhaps up to 80 mph and more exposed areas. there could well be some power cuts on sunday and certainly some travel disruption. stay tuned to the forecast.
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