good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today. the prospect of tougher and tighter lockdown regulations — as ministers warn of further restrictions, one police chief confirms rule—brea kers are increasingly likely to be fined. borisjohnson is criticised for going cycling in east london at the weekend — downing street insists it wasn't a breach of the restrictions. a tougher stance on masks when you're shopping — morrisons and sainsbury‘s are stepping enforcement, as reports of staff facing abuse increase. a row over the poor quality of food parcels sent to children in lockdown who'd normally get free school meals — the children's minister says she's urgently looking into the claims.

lots to look forward to in the fourth round of the fa cup. non—league chorley get a home tie against premier league wolves, and liverpool will play manchester united. keeping busy during lockdown — we explore some of the ways people are filling their time in the face of the call to stay at home. good morning. a mixed picture out there today, things turning colder from the north with sunshine in store. further south, many from the north with sunshine in store. furthersouth, many will stay quite cloudy with outbreaks of rain. full forecast through the programme. it's tuesday the 12th of january. our top story. there's a warning that tighter lockdown rules and tougher enforcement could be imposed in england as hospital admissions for covid continue to rise. ministers have warned we are currently at the worst point of the pandemic. meanwhile, one of england's top police chiefs says people who break

the rules are increasingly likely to be fined. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. with hospitals under huge strain, people are being urged to follow the rules to try and bear down on infections and admissions. this is 42—year—old hanifa, whose condition worsened after testing positive. it is loud and clear. covid is serious. national lockdown rules may be tough on many, but there are warnings that they could yet become tougher — especially if people don't follow the current restrictions. there's been speculation about more restrictions, and we don't rule out taking further action if it's needed. but it's your actions now that can make a difference. the supermarket morrisons says it will bar customers who refuse to wear face coverings unless medically exempt. sainsbury‘s is also set to challenge people without a mask. and writing in the times,

britain's most senior police officer — cressida dick — said it was preposterous that anyone could be unaware of our duty to do all we can to stop the spread of the virus. labour's suggested tighter rules in england should be considered. we're in this extraordinary situation, if you like, where, having got to at least as serious, if not a more serious position than in march of last year, we've got lesser restrictions in place, and we need those in place as quickly as possible. meanwhile, boris johnson — a keen cyclist — was seen on his bike in east london on sunday around seven miles from downing street. advice is to stay local when exercising, but a number 10 source insists he was within the rules. jessica parker, bbc news. and at 7.30 we'll be joined by policing minister kit malthouse.

we will put some of those points to him. two supermarket chains have said that they will step up the enforcement of wearing face coverings in their stores. morrisons said customers refusing to wear a mask without a medical exemption would be asked to leave. meanwhile, sainsbury‘s said that it was putting trained security guards at the front of its shops to challenge people who do not comply. there are concerns that the quality and quantity of food being provided to some children from low—income families as part of the government's free school meals pledge is inadequate. the department for education has launched an investigation into the claims after parents began to post images of the food parcels online. andy moore reports. even though many children may not be at school because of covid, the government is still committed to providing free school meals in the form of vouchers or food parcels. but some of those deliveries have been falling short of expectations. this is claimed to be the supply of food for one child for ten days, issued in place of a £30 voucher.

the company believed to have supplied it says an investigation is under way. it says the photo doesn't reflect the specification of one of its hampers. and now this example, and other hampers provided by different companies, have come to the attention of marcus rashford, the manchester united player and school meals campaigner. he tweeted an image of a parcel said to be three days of food for one family, saying it was just not good enough. he added that children deserved better than this. when marcus rashford raises an issue, ministers take note. the claims can't be verified but have already prompted children's minister vicky ford to say she would be looking into the issue urgently. the department for education said parcels should be nutritious and contain a varied range of food. it said there were clear guidelines which it expected to be followed. some parents have been happy with the food hampers they've received. but the government will be

keen to diffuse this row before incurring the wrath of marcus rashford once again. andy moore, bbc news. the fbi has warned that armed protests are being planned across the united states by supporters of donald trump, ahead ofjoe biden‘s inauguration next week. a huge security operation has been drawn up to prevent any repeat of last week's storming of the capitol building in washington. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. washington, eight days before joe biden is due to be sworn in as the next president. unprecedented security around the capitol building, where the national guard is on patrol. from tomorrow, parts of the city will be under lockdown, and president trump has approved a state of emergency lasting until the end of next week. inside the capitol, more political high drama. the democrats don't want to wait to see the back of mr trump — they want him out now. resolution calling on vice president michael r pence...

it's a long shot, but they're hoping the vice president and a majority of the cabinet will agree to invoke the 25th amendment, declaring mr trump unfit to continue in office. he will be removed immediately. if that doesn't happen, the democrats will move forward with articles of impeachment, accusing the president of incitement of insurrection, that he gravely endangered the security of the united states. around the country, feelings are running high. you know, if one of us was inciting a riot we would get thrown in jail, so i think that somebody like... you know, just because you're the president doesn't mean you are exempt from the law. and i think he should be held accountable. hurry up and impeach him! but we're only hoping that he will never run for anything ever again. except from the police. yes. so lock him up. while washington debates the president's immediate future, mr trump is planning to head to texas to see part of the border wall that he promised to build. for his part, joe biden has been

focusing on the coronavirus, receiving his second dose of the vaccine. he was pressed by reporters on whether he was concerned about the open—air inauguration ceremony next week. i'm not afraid of taking the oath outside, and we've been getting briefed. butiam... i think it's critically important that there be a real, serious focus on holding those folks who engaged in sedition, and threatened people's lives, defaced public property, caused great damage, that they be held accountable. the head of the national guard has said up to 15,000 troops could be deployed in washington for mr biden‘s inauguration, while the fbi has warned that armed protests could take place in the capital cities of every state in the country over the next week. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the united arab emirates has been added to the uk's

travel quarantine list, following a spike in coronavirus cases. from today, anyone arriving from the uae will need to self—isolate for ten days. it comes after scotland removed dubai from its safe—travel list. uk officials say cases have risen 52% in the uae in the last seven days. retailers suffered their worst annual sales performance on record in 2020, according to new figures. the british retail consortium says that while spending on food and drink at christmas was the highest ever seen, there was a big slump in demand forfashion and homeware products. many retailers have been badly affected by the closure of non—essential stores due to the pandemic. several gorillas at a zoo in california have tested positive for coronavirus, in what's thought to be the first transmission of the virus to apes. staff at the san diego zoo arranged for eight of the animals to be tested after some developed coughs. it's thought the source of infection

may be a member of staff. when it comes to unusual marriage proposals, you might have heard of people getting a pet to present the engagement ring. but what about a romantic robot? ben hogan and his partner sherri dawes live near milton keynes, where these hi—tech machines are used to deliver groceries. ben arranged for one of them to bring the ring to their home so he could pop the question. there he goes! sherri is a big fan of the robots so the proposal went down very well. aww! that's really sweet, i like that. there was no hesitation, was there? whether any groceries in there? whether any groceries in there or was it just there? whether any groceries in there or was itjust the ring? was it amongst the pineapples and the like? anyway... let's get the weather! there is some sunshine there, isn't there? good morning. there will be a bit of sunshine

around through the day. we will not all be seeing it but a real day of mixed fortunes out there because things are turning colder and sunnier across northern parts of the uk. summer rain and more cloud lingering in the south, particularly the south—west, through the day. raining overnight and you can see rain across northern ireland, wales, the south—east of england. clearer skies to the north and a few wintry flurries across the north—east of scotland. with a northerly wind, we keep some snow showers in eastern scotland. a few showers down the eastern coast of england. for most, the sunshine returns through the day butjust the sunshine returns through the day but just cloud and outbreaks of rain lingering across parts of the south—west of england and south wales. temperatures here up to 11 degrees or so but in the colder air, some places only at two or three degrees. 5pm today it will still be raining for parts of devon and cornwall and pembrokeshire. clearer skies for the bulk of england and wales. clouding over across the

evening hours and for scotland are largely clear end to the day. the si'iow largely clear end to the day. the snow flurry in the final but temperatures will plummet quickly for many is the son sets. they could be some ice around for many areas overnight. this frontal system starts to pivot and head back north mainly falling as rain but it will turn to rain across the high ground of northern england and scotland and it will fall on freezing surfaces so icy conditions through the course of the night, coldest in the east with sub zero temperatures. pretty unsettled through the rest of that week, more rain for many, bit of sleet and snow, then things turn colder later in the week that white thank you very much thank you. see you in about half an hour. let's look at the papers. the times leads with a promise from britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, who says anyone caught ignoring lockdown rules will be challenged and fined. the paper says police officers are now stopping people on the street and asking them to explain why they are

outside. the mirror goes with prime minister boris johnson's bike ride, saying it's "caused confusion" about the rules. he was seen riding around the olympic park, in east london, which is seven miles from downing street. comments made by professor chris whitty on this programme yesterday make the front of the metro. england's chief medical officer told us that lockdown measures could get tougher if people do not properly observe the restrictions. and the financial times highlights how supermarkets in northern ireland are struggling to fill the shelves because of post—brexit trading delays. what have you got in there? the same as you. sex and city. some of you may have watched it back the day and it is making a comeback. but without one of its key characters. sarah jessica parker, who played carrie

bradshaw, she confirmed the show is returning but there will be no place for samantha jones, played by kym catterall. they have not enjoyed the happiest of relationships. she ruled herself out of a possible third movie based on the series after claiming there was a toxic relationship onset. there is a different headline elsewhere that claimant is an ex in the city. look at these funky things. there is not much to see, they are a pair of glasses. i have worked that way. the days of searching the house for the right pairof days of searching the house for the right pair of glasses may be over thanks to visionary inventors. the first adjustable spectacle lenses have been unveiled at the virtual show. above the arm there are two tiny dials and those dials enable you to fine tune the lenses depending on whether you are long or

short sighted. if you need them for reading up close... it won't be that's good because i can look over there and then go like that end of that! yellowknifer what is wrong with good old bifocals?! do you do that? do you peer over... anyway, shall we look at this? i have big problems finding my glasses, you are right doppler potholes are a massive problem. we talk about it all the time here on the programme. the number of holes being filled could increase fourfold with a machine designed to cut the huge repair backlog. jcb has launched an all in one device which will repair the road and clear up in a less than eight minutes. that is a game changer. that would be great. do you have the right glasses? five minutes before the programme started you said you had the wrong ones. they are the right ones to day. the other thing i wanted to share your

christmas tree update. louisa said she was going to try to keep a christmas tree as long as possible. i took a photograph of it yesterday which i will put on social media. i took a photograph of it yesterday which i will put on social mediam it still going? yeah, fully decorated and still really beautiful. i checked it yesterday. no needle... no needle drop. amazing! are you sure it isn't rustic? eye watering it so it could last for months. it went up in november —— are you sure it isn't plastic? i am watering it. we got rid of hours on boxing day.“ plastic? i am watering it. we got rid of hours on boxing day. if you still have your christmas tree up, i am betting there are people. still have your christmas tree up, i am betting there are peoplelj still have your christmas tree up, i am betting there are people. i am a big christmas fan but even i am surprised. i turn the lights on every evening. it extends the joint. it's doing really well. we were talking about face white in

supermarkets. you probably notice when you go on your big shop there are signs saying that facemasks are mandatory and you have probably also seen some people are not necessarily wearing one. it has been the law since the middle of la st it has been the law since the middle of last year that you have to wear a facemask if you are out shopping. but you can expect tougher treatment at some supermarkets from this week. morrisons were the first to announce that they're putting security guards on store entrances to offer every customer a face covering. if you decline they won't let you in unless you have a medical exemption. sainsbury's also say they'll challenge customers to wear masks and to shop alone. you can expect security guards at their stores, too. but, unlike morrisons, they say they cannot deny entry to those who break the rules. who's responsibility is it? the police can issue fines to people not following the law, £200 in england and £60

in the rest of the uk, with repeat offenders facing bigger penalties. however, that doesn't actually happen that often — the latest figures from the national police chiefs council show that since june fewer than 1,000 fixed—penalty notices have been issued in england and wales to people breaking rules on masks. that's a tiny proportion of the total number of fines for breaking coronavirus regulations — over 32,000 for the same period. police say they simply cannot do it all and that businesses have to play their part. and those in retail say they are doing their best, despite regularly facing verbal and sometimes physical abuse. and some industry experts say enforcement really should be a police matter. what we have seen is the level of violence and abuse against shop workers on the rise, you know, when they query the wearing of face coverings with some people. so they have a fine line to tread and a really importantjob to do, so they absolutely do encourage

people where they can, but they are not going to put themselves into danger where, you know, that might escalate into a difficult situation. it's not a policy that's really as feasible in small stores. at the big supermarket you've got the security guards, you've got a lot of colleagues there. in your small local shop you've probably got two colleagues in the store — one of whom might be the retailer themselves. it's asking too much for them to be challenging people who sadly may become abusive, may even become violent. so we've got to strike the right balance here, and we welcome morrisons' decision, but it wouldn't be the right policy for most convenience stores. you know lots of supermarket workers have told the bbc of the abuse they face for trying to enforce the rules and of their personal fears of getting covid when customers do not wear a mask. the shop workers union usdaw sake current measures don't go farenough and at usdaw sake current measures don't go far enough and at the moment customers are not complying with the rules the same way they work last year. we would love to hear from you

oi'i year. we would love to hear from you on this. maybe you are a shop worker, someone who has gone into a shop and nobody is wearing a mask. but also we have heard from people who are medically exempt were not wearing them ask in store and other shoppers have approached them and have a go at them. it is really tricky, tense for people. everybody is trying to do the right thing but there are inevitable tensions. that's a good way of putting it, it is tense. thank you. 6:20am on bbc brea kfast. the findings of an inquiry into cruelty suffered by unmarried mothers and their children in religious institutions is expected to be published by the irish government today. at one mother—and—ba by home in county galway, almost 800 children died during the mid—20th century. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been to meet a man who was born and lived in the home. the only thing that i can remember is the bed being wet. wetting the bed an awful lot, then march down to school. i had to go ten minutes late in the morning. we had to leave ten minutes early in the evening. and when it came to playtime,

then we were all cornered off in a section of the playground by the nuns so you wouldn't mix with the other kids. locked up — what i called a prison, really. and to think, why? just because i was born out of wedlock. pj haverty spent his first seven years in the home which once stood here. ireland in the 1950s was a deeply conservative catholic society. unmarried women who were pregnant were taken into religious institutions, and separated from their children. pj's late mother, eileen, eventually moved to london, where he met her. and i suppose then when you look at other people, i was lucky — i got to meet my mother. that's the most brilliant part of it, as well — i got to meet her. and, as i said, i got her side of the story so i could never blame her. but if i didn't meet her, i would be blaming herfor living in there. there's another reason why pj thinks he's lucky —

he was fostered by a loving family near here, after a plan for him to be adopted in america fell through. at the tuam home, nearly 800 children aged up to three died between 1925 and 1961. investigators believe many were buried at the site in some kind of sewage system. when i go down there and stand there, to think that i could be in there, too. for i was born a healthy baby. and to think that the mothers of today are still looking for them babies, not knowing where they are — and to think, the possibilities that their baby could be in there in the sewer system — i was amazed, i was shocked that a religious country, that we are supposed to be, would do the likes of that to a helpless little baby. the irish government has committed to having this site excavated, so the children whose remains are beneath this ground can be reburied with some dignity. tuam is the mother—and—baby home which has generated the most international attention, but there are many other institutions in the republic

of ireland with long histories of shame, neglect and unspeakable cruelty. back in 2011... the historian who discovered what happened at tuam says there should be a state apology. these babies were more than likely left to die, but they were neglected. there were some little simple diseases that could have been treated. and let's give an apology to all those people who suffered at the hands of the state, the church and the religious. and pj is hoping the public inquiry report will lay out all the dark truths. the priest never went after the father — he never went to the father's house and said, like, "you're responsible here — you must look after this child, this is your child." it was always the woman's fault. and that's why i like to get my story out there, and i want this to go into the history books of ireland — what was done to the women in the past.

that was pj haverty ending that report from chris page. just to let you know, and breakfast this morning we were looking at what nina was talking about, the wearing of masks being mandatory. borough market in london has become the first outdoor space in the uk to make it a legal requirement to wear face coverings on site. we'll get more just before eight. and on that extra element as to who polices that. is it to the security in the supermarket, as we heard from one of the guests? visit to the police officers? we have kit malthouse here at 7:30am. to get in touch about that and your thoughts on it. do you see people who don't wear masks? what you think when you are in the supermarket, does it worry you? may be not. lots of people commenting that this lockdown feels a lot busier than those we have had in the past. people out and about, more people in parts, to see more people when you go out for a

dog walk or daily exercise. also, talking about a lot more people being back at work, as well. lets us know about your experiences white time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. more than a dozen areas in london are no longer receiving regular royal mail deliveries, due to its workforce being affected by covid—19. some residents say they haven't received any post for more than a month. royal mail published a list of areas affected, which include lewisham, wandsworth, highbury and enfield. the company struggled to cope with a surge in parcel deliveries over christmas. passenger numbers at heathrow dropped by almost three quarters in 2020, as a result of the pandemic. just over 22 million people travelled through the airport last year, down nearly 60 million on the previous 12 months. all travellers to the uk now have to test negative for coronavirus before they can enter the country.

borough market, london's historic food market, has become the first outdoor venue to legally enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks. current government regulation does not require the wearing of masks outside, but the market is using by—laws dating back to 1829, to make it compulsory for all traders and customers. those who don't wear a mask face a £50 fine. a project in west london that started out helping homeless people, says its now giving hot food and clothing to those who've been financially hit by the pandemic. the open kitchen in hounslow is run by the charity muslim hands. it says its having to help more people than ever before. before wejust open, there was only a0 to 80 people was coming for the one session. and now this is going up, up to 300 to 400 peoples. so it really surprised and it should be, you know, we look after these people. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. it's looking good on the tubes this morning, apart from that planned closure on the waterloo & city line. 0n the roads, in bexley there are two lanes closed for roadworks on the a2 into town. traffic is running on the hard shoulder. elsewhere, neasden lane north is closed in both directions between the neasden interchange and aboyne road — that's due to a police investigation. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's a wet and a windy start to the day, but it is mild out there. temperatures between seven and nine degrees celsius. more outbreaks of rain to come for the rest of the morning, some strong gusty winds, but then, it will turn drier as we head through the afternoon. as our weather front gradually moves its way south westwards, the air turns colder, but it also brightens up. so, temperatures will be lower than this through the afternoon. these will be the maximum temperatures through the morning. but we should all see some sunshine.

as we head through this evening and overnight, it's going to be quite cold at first. in that chilly air temperatures will drop low enough to get a touch of frost. but then they'll rise again, those temperatures, into the start of the day tomorrow. plenty of cloud around by wednesday morning again. on wednesday, we'll see further outbreaks of rain on and off through the day. quite a wet day again on thursday. but by the time we get to friday, it's drier with perhaps some spells of brightness. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. coming up on breakfast this morning, we'll hear from the journalist and senior detective who were at the heart of the real life investigation that's inspired the new drama, the pembrokeshire murders. it's the second day of our lockdown life series. this morning we'll be joined by children's presenters

maddie moate and greg foot. they'll be sharing fun science experiments for families to try over the next few weeks. i like the idea of and from keeping up the christmas tree to gazing at the night sky, we've been hearing about the ways you're trying to stay the prime minister has warned the uk is facing a "perilous moment" in the pandemic, and urged people not to become complacent with lockdown rules despite the vaccine roll—out. 2.3 million people in the uk have already had the jab so far. we're joined now by gp dr rosemary leonard. to talk about that and so many other things. just on the vaccine, how are you doing at your surgery? have you got it yet, can you give it to people? not yet, but it is coming on friday. we are starting on friday evening and working through the

weekend, 12 hours a day, to give it to our over 805. great news, we have got it coming. are they all booked in? they know they are going to be offered it? yes, we have three 5urgerie5 working together. we have had administrators ringing them. they know they are coming in, they know they have their appointment locally, and hopefully, they will all turn up. we want them to turn up on time, not airlie, becau5e all turn up. we want them to turn up on time, not airlie, because we have 5een big queues of elderly people out5ide, 5een big queues of elderly people outside, and particularly with the cold weather we don't want that, we wa nt cold weather we don't want that, we want them to come on time. do they have to wait for a bit? yes, they have to wait for a bit? yes, they have to wait for a bit? yes, they have to wait for 15 minutes afterwards becau5e have to wait for 15 minutes afterwards because we are giving the pfizer vaccine. we have to observe them for 15 minutes. we have lots of chair5, we will hopefully have some mu5ic chair5, we will hopefully have some music to keep them occupied, piped mu5ic, music to keep them occupied, piped music, and then they can go. you sound very pleased by the fact you are going to get this finally? yes,

absolutely. we have been delayed and delayed and now we have finally, finally getting it. i do believe thi5 finally getting it. i do believe this time it will actually arrive. it is great to get going. we are also having a few oxford vaccines, which we are going to be taking out two ca re which we are going to be taking out two care homes and some of our house band as well. people should not be contacting you, you are contacting them? absolutely. please don't bring them? absolutely. please don't bring the surgery. we will bring you, yes, absolutely. i know there is some confusion. there have been letter5 flying around offering people to go to these big 5uper—centre5, which is fine if you can, but gp 5urgerie5 are also now offering them locally, so are also now offering them locally, so if you don't want to travel long distance, you will be able to get it locally. the vaccine is now really being rolled out to all the 5urgerie5, which is fantastic new5. tell us a little bit about whether 01’ tell us a little bit about whether or not people are sticking to the

rules as much as they can, because the prime minister is warning of the dangers of complacency? yeah. from what i have seen, i went to the supermarket yesterday and people we re supermarket yesterday and people were absolutely sticking to the rules. they were wearing masks. but i think people need to be aware that the health service is now not operating as normal. all sort of routine x—rays, if you have got a dodgy knee, think you have got arthritis, we can't do x—rays for that any more. the hospitals are incredibly busy with covid patients and that means routine services are being suspended. this does affect everybody, even if you yourself haven't got covid but you have another health complaint, this pandemic is affecting everybody now. we keep hearing about this new variant being more transmissible. in practical terms, what does that mean for people? are they catching it in,

i don't know, where do they seem to be catching it? it's very difficult to know. but certainly, we are seeing far more cases, a sudden rise in cases over christmas, and now. it seems now to be christmas and new year, they seem to be the worst. it's difficult to know where people are catching it. at one of the reasons, we are seeing, please go to your appointment on time, the last thing we want is people hunkering together around a vaccination site. you know, we need to keep people socially distanced. wherever you go you need to maintain social distancing. and what about these age groups of people being affected? what have you seen? actually, all age groups being affected, but particularly young people. i think there was a peak in teenagers just before christmas. now these goals are shut, hopefully that will come down. it was across the board. ——

now these schools are shut. we know matt hancock is saying the uk is at the worst point of the coronavirus pandemic. what you think of the current lockdown restrictions, are they enough? i think if people stick to the rules, yes, they are. ithink we have got to look at mental and physical health, as well as coronavirus, and getting that balance right is quite difficult. we just need people to absolutely stick to the rules. and actually, i think we just all need to get in the habit of wearing a mask all the time. the one thing i'd say, even though it is less transmissible outside, is actually, just put a mask and whenever you leave the house, wherever you are , whenever you leave the house, wherever you are, inside, whenever you leave the house, whereveryou are, inside, outside. if you are in the supermarket, going for a walk, put a mask on. that's very interesting. anything else we should be thinking about?|j very interesting. anything else we should be thinking about? i think people need to be aware that with the roll—out of the vaccine it is not business as normal in gp

surgeries. unfortunately, we can only do one thing at a time and so nurses can't be doing smear tests and ears arranging at the same time as giving vaccines. —— herelt's arranging. people will find that the services in local surgeries are being restricted. none of us want a repeat of the first lockdown where people with chest pain and serious illness didn't come in. so if you have got symptoms, please, please contact us, but be prepared, if it isa minorthing, contact us, but be prepared, if it is a minor thing, for instance, you have had a knee pain for several months, we might say, look, can you wait a couple of months, a month or so, until services return a little bit more to normal. as ever, thank you very much. thank you. very interesting. thank you for your comments. we have a busy programme. and kat is here, reflecting on the fourth round draw for the fa cup? yes, plenty to enjoy

last night, including peter crouch's elaborate picking technique. rod stewart did the draw for the scottish cup. he used the reach and pick. and peter crouch really went for it last night. and with his height, it was quite dramatic. check it out. it is on the bbc sport website. there's plenty to look forward to in the fourth round of the fa cup, not least for non—league chorley, who've got a home tie against wolves. remember chorley beat the championship side derby in the third round of the cup. it's the first time they've ever been this far in the competition, but as their manager explains, it's not the first time they've played wolves. there's a bit of history, because in 1986, chorley played against wolves at home and beat them 3—0. so we just need to do that again. the lads have trained today, to try and get some of the some that lactic acid out of the system. we're prepared for lemington. and then we've got a few of the games, and then we've got to prepare for that. it'sjust tough, though, isn't it, to try and keep them

focused on the league, which is our priority. nevertheless, they're going to start thinking about wolves and dreaming big, i'm sure. the weekend's other giant killers, crawley town, have been drawn against bournemouth. cheltenham town have a home game against manchester city. and the tie of the round will be at old trafford, where manchester united have been drawn against liverpool. united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer will be hoping for a repeat of scenes like this. he scored the winner when the sides met in the fourth round in 1999, the year that united went on to complete a famous treble. the full draw for the fourth round of the fa cup is on the bbc sport website and app. there was one more third round game last night. west ham's game at non—league stockport was temporarily stopped by fireworks outside edgeley. not sure the west ham captain mark noble is a fan. on a very wet night it was the premier league side who eventually won it, craig dawson's late header enough to send them through to the next round. reigning champions celtic had to cobble together a side for their scottish premiership game gainst hibs last night. they were without 13 players and boss

neil lennon, after a positive coronavirus test following their much—criticised training camp in dubai. they went ahead through david turnbull‘s free kick, but hibs got themselves an equaliser in stoppage time. celtic are 21 points behind rangers with three games in hand. the premier league's getting in touch with clubs this week to remind them of coronavirus rules. referees are also going to be asked to remind players to stick to social distancing rules during matches — so that includes avoiding unnecessary contact like goal celebrations and handshakes. there are growing concerns that footballers are breaching too many of the regulations. worries that the game may be called toa worries that the game may be called to a stop. european rugby's champions cup and challenge cup have been temporarily suspended because of the pandemic. the remaining two rounds of matches scheduled to be played injanuary are now on hold. bosses say they had no choice, after the french government said its clubs should not play in the competitions this month because of the public health risk.

and the masters snooker continues in milton keynes. 2015 winner shaun murphy the latest player to progress to the quarter finals after beating mark williams. murphy will play the defending champion stuart bingham in the last eight. l the snooker across the bbc today. thank you very much. snooker unaffected by the weather.” know. my granny was a massive fan of snooker. she used to watch hours of it. there is something quite calming about snooker. when kat was saying that that i was thinking that.” took my wife to the world championships a few years ago. it was two of the slowest players out there. the first frame was just underan there. the first frame was just under an hour. she got told off for opening a rather noisy suite because she was so bored of it, but i love it. i can see why people would. here's sarah with a

look at the weather. good morning. yes, stunning pictures. this was last night. if you are lucky enough to be out and about in scotland, you may have caught a glimpse of an active aurora borealis. this was elegant. clear skies. beautiful scenes from many of oui’ skies. beautiful scenes from many of our weather watchers. under those clear skies it is quite a cold start to the day across scotland, northern england as well. a day of contrasts. turning colder but there will be some sunshine in the north, further south we have cloud and outbreaks of rain and some milder air around. a very mixed picture. there is the milderair very mixed picture. there is the milder air sitting across the southern part of the uk. the blue colours working in from the north. where those two air masses meet, we have outbreaks of rain. we start with icy stretches across scotland and northern england. a few wintry flurries across parts of northern scotla nd flurries across parts of northern scotland and a few rain showers than the east coast of england at times.

quite a lot of dry weather. some sunshine. we will stick with the cloud and outbreaks of rain in south—west england and wales. temperatures ten to 11 degrees. when you have the sunshine, two or three degrees. those temperatures are going to drop quite quickly when the sun sets. another cold night. we have this rain is starting to return its way north eastwards. as it bombs into the colder air, particularly across parts of scotland into the north west of england, it could turn to sleet and snow. sub zero temperatures. icy stretches developing once again through the night. a cool start to your wednesday in the east. then we have this frontal system working its way gradually northwards and eastwards. that is introducing milder airfor many during the day. on that leading edge where it meets the cold air, outbreaks of rain and significant to sleet and snow over higher ground, parts of the pennines, the southern

uplands, highland scotland could see 20 centimetres, possibly 30 centimetres, and snow as we head through wednesday into thursday. pretty wet weather for northern ireland at times and for eastern england. a soggy day. watch out for the sleet and snow over the high ground. temperatures again contrasting between two and 11 degrees on wednesday. into wednesday evening it is going to be quite slow moving. not only a lot of rain but sleet and snow. even to some lower levels we could see snow settling. seven centimetres possible into wednesday evening. that milder air sta rts wednesday evening. that milder air starts to gradually clear away as we move through thursday into friday. but before it gets completely out of the way, we have got more rain, sleet and snow of the high ground on thursday, things turn cooler and perhaps brighter into friday and then colder once again towards the weekend. thank you, sarah. an investigation is under way into the quality of food

being given to children who receive free school meals. it's after parents began posting images online showing the food parcels they had received, claiming they were inadequate and insufficient. zane powles is the assistant head teacher at western primary school in grimsby, and joins us now. morning tea. lovely to see you again. you will be familiar to many of our viewers for things you were doing earlier on in lockdown last year. what do you make of these provision of school meals? is that the sort of thing you have been experiencing yourself? yeah. the hamperwas experiencing yourself? yeah. the hamper was offered to us as well. we didn't feel it was good value on its own. certainly not good value for out own. certainly not good value for our parents. it wasn't the right option for us. we decided to deliver a packed lunch every day because that way we can see the children, make sure they have got their meal, make sure they have got their meal, make sure they have got their meal, make sure everything is ok, check their work, do work at the gates, whatever. for those who maybe aren't

involved in this scheme, can you explain how this works? is it right the school can choose how they want that food to reach the children, whether it is vouchers, packed lunches or these hampers? yeah. back in march we was delivering packed lunches. that was in the first lockdown. this lockdown, i don't think vouchers are in play at the moment. the company we deal with offered us a hamper. that is what they offered is the main option. then packed lunches every day if he didn't want to hampers. the hampers are not great for another reason. they deliver once a week. they expect parents to pick up the hampers from school, which causes more people to get out of the house. at the moment i don't think vouchers are an option. what about the packed lunches? has that been a problem? i have been hearing you have had to chop those up? yes, for the first two days nobody was ready to change

over from the hot meals we were getting to the packed lunches. so the night after the prime minister made the announcement, i was at the supermarket getting back lunches for the next day. what i bought for the packed lunches was much better than the company we use and it was half the company we use and it was half the price. we found that throughout the price. we found that throughout the whole of lockdown. what we have been getting from the company has been getting from the company has been not the greatest in the world. believe it or not, it is nearly double the price we paid for the hot meals during the lockdown. we weren't happy at all. 0k. chart wells, the company, i disappointed that people are disappointed with the service. a spokesperson for chartwells, the provider of meals for zane's school, and the company said to be behind the food hamper in one of those images, said: our hampers follow the department for education specifications and contain a variety of ingredients to support families in providing meals throughout the week. are you still having to supplement

some of those meals? we saw you earlier in lockdown having to look after children from your school. is this a huge concern for you? yeah. from chart wells we get a cheese and ham sandwich, cucumber, raisins, a bit of fruit and may be a cookie. that is not the best for children who are in the school all the time. we supplemented by buying yoghurt tubes, fruit things, a little bit of a breakfast bar, a packet of crisps. luckily enough, sainsbury is give us a voucher. that was good. last night i was out buying yoghurt, breakfast bars and crisps, just to add to the hamperand make it bars and crisps, just to add to the hamper and make it better for the children. what has the response of the family's been? they haven't really commented on the value this time. they are quite happily ——

happy getting them every day. for the first lockdown they got cheese buns every day for 17 weeks. we try to change it but the company weren't happy about changing it. they are not the most flexible, in my opinion, and i feel they could offer a lot more value for money for our parents. we spoke earlier in the interview about the potential options. the government say they are bringing this voucher scheme, that is the plan. i know you have not got that currently, but would that be better? how do you see that affecting some of the families and the children involved ? affecting some of the families and the children involved? with the vouchers, they may work for some schools. i don't think it is something we will take up because we will continue delivering our meals. we see the parents every single day. if they are struggling we can help them at the gate. if not, take it back to school. with the vouchers they sort of disappear. it is easier to call them. everything they sort of disappear. it is easier to callthem. everything might they sort of disappear. it is easier to call them. everything might not be ok. i was delivering it devices yesterday. hopefully some more this

week. if they have got vouchers it is going to be difficult to do that. help them with it devices. in some of our parents are not it literate. i'm sure you're aware of the schools minister has said she is looking into this situation. what would your advice be? yeah, without a doubt. it certainly needs to be looked at. being charged double what we would normally pay for a packed lunch against a hotmail, went certainly in the first lockdown they were delivering the resources to us on a monday. we were making the lunches. we we re monday. we were making the lunches. we were packing them altogether. all they were doing was delivering the stuff yet they were charging a stubble. i couldn't understand it. we couldn't get it. good to talk to you. assistant head teacher at weston primary school in grimsby. we did ask for somebody from chart was to come on the programme and they declined the opportunity. they did give us another part of the

statement. they said they take their responsibility to provide children with access to nutritious food very seriously, they have worked hard to provide school hampers at short notice. 0ur hampers followed department for education specifications and contain a variety of ingredients to support families in providing meals throughout the week. they do say the image we showed there that some families have been sharing on social media, does fall short of their specification, and they are also keen to investigate. try to find out what has been happening. shall we talk about how we are all coping with lockdown three? from dance competitions to ping—pong ball challenges, many of us have been trying to find new ways to have fun at home. now we're living under tough restrictions once again, breakfast's jayne mccubbin has been finding out how you've been keeping busy and upbeat while staying indoors. here we are again, and so many of us need to find a thing that will make all of this bearable. some have found that thing in the most unlikely place. kath, we're talking

lockdown lifelines. what has saved you? k—drama. k—drama, for the uninitiated, is korean drama. and kath's new love is zombie flicks. last train to busan, which is a korean zombie movie, is possibly the best zombie movie ever. and then there's this. it's set in a medieval period and there are zombies. and it's fabulous. one of the best things about k—drama is, very strong female roles. usually older women who have some power. i'm very, very, very keen on that, and i'm sure most women my age are! i think a lot of people have been saved by television through lockdown one, two and three. but most people, kath, have been saved by strictly. yeah, that's true. that is true.

what saved your bacon through lockdown? personal challenge, i guess. this is tim. there's not much else to do, so finding that challenge is the big elevator, i guess. start with £1, end up with £2. can't remember if it was £4 or £5. ran out of pounds. and yeah, i think that was five, six hours' time well spent. we got a decent video out of it. everyone's in the same boat, aren't they? you just got to keep yourself motivated somehow. yeah. whatever works. hang in there, tim. yes, absolutely. absolutely. when the sun has set on another day of grim news, so many have found solace here.

for me, it's got to be looking at the night sky. i love it, i get a sense of peace and tranquillity about it, so it's kept me going. through the magic of twitter, i'll tell people, tonight, 7.30, go outside, take your phone with you and i'll be tweeting about the things you can see in the sky. one of the many families joining mark to look outside their window up at the night sky, has been caroline and hayden. i believe you guys have been doing some stargazing? we have, yes indeed. it helps me relax. hayden is autistic and has adhd, and he's sometimes been overwhelmed by events. how do we cope at night? what do we do? 0h, go out and watch the stars. mm. and what do we always do, we always say we do,

talking about your feelings? yeah. everything's so still and so quiet. and we wrap up really, really well, and we get all cosy and just look up, and it's just wonderful. it takes you away from where we're at right now? yeah. but it is less about the lights in the night sky, and more a tree that is not coming down any day soon. all could get our vaccines, and then i'll take down the christmas tree. it's going to stay up for the duration? it sure is. yeah. it's the best present we could get. i mean, it might be up till the summer, but, hey. hey, ho. it might be longer. it may be next christmas, you never know. no! please god, no! we're all looking forjoy wherever we can find it. now, let me introduce ivy and pots.

i've heard that you guys do something rather special every week to keep in touch through lockdown? and what do you do after the movie? do a dance contest! a dance competition. music plays. it's the only way, really, these days that we can keep in contact. it would be great to sometimes put your hand into the screen and give them a touch, ora big hug, but we know that's not possible. so we just let them know we're thinking of them all the time. we miss them a lot, but this is a great way to catch up. would you like to send grandmama and pop a special message all the way to australia? what would you like to tell them? go on then. i love you. we love you too.

aw! it's not easy to look at the news and feel anything other than dread, but be it zombies, challenges, stargazing, christmas decs or dancing, these people have found their thing and keep the faith. one day this will end. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. so what have you all been up to? i'm with lindsey. the tree. it could be months. are you honestly going to keep it up until the summer? as long as it lasts. is it in your living room? yeah! and if you've taken up any new challenges — or hobbies — to stay entertained at home, then send your ideas into us at at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk. and you can tweet us using the hashtag bbcbreakfast. you have to have a bit ofjoy. you have to have a bit of joy. we are also looking at fitness at home later on. with so many used to go to

the gym three or four times a week. now she has got things you can do to keep trim at home. what are you doing as well? tweet us. later we have lockdown life, information on how to keep us entertained. we had atjoe wicks yesterday. today we have some science experiments. if you are home—schooling, part of the magic that is home—schooling, we have something to keep you entertained. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. london's historic borough market has become the first outdoor venue to legally enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks. current government regulation do not require them to be worn outside, but the market is using byelaws dating back to 1829 to make it compulsory for all traders and customers. those who don't wear a mask face a £50 fine.

more than a dozen areas in london are no longer receiving regular royal mail deliveries due to its workforce being affected by covid—19. some residents say they haven't received any post for more than a month. royal mail published a list of areas affected which include lewisham, wandsworth, highbury and enfield. the company struggled to cope with a surge in parcel deliveries over christmas. passenger numbers at heathrow dropped by almost three—quarters in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. just over 22 million people travelled through the airport last year — down nearly 60 million on the previous 12 months. all travellers to the uk now have to test negative for coronavirus before they can enter the country. a project in west london that started out helping homeless people says its now giving hot food and clothing to those who've been financially hit by the pandemic. the open kitchen in hounslow is run by the charity muslim hands. it says it's having to help more people than ever before.

before wejust open, there was only a0 to 80 people was coming for the one session. and now this is going up, up to 300 to 400 peoples. so it really surprised and it should be, you know, we look after these people. let's take a look at the travel situation now. it's looking good on the tubes apart from the ongoing closure of the waterloo & city line. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's a wet and a windy start to the day, but it is mild out there. temperatures between seven and nine degrees celsius. some more outbreaks of rain to come for the rest of the morning, some strong gusty winds, but then, it will turn drier

and less windy and we head through the afternoon as our weather front gradually moves its way south westwards, and the air turns colder, but it also brightens up. so, temperatures will be lower than this through the afternoon — these will be the maximum temperatures through the morning — but we should all see some sunshine. as we head through this evening and overnight, it's going to be quite cold at first in that chilly air — temperatures will drop low enough to get a touch of frost. but then they'll rise again, those temperatures, into the start of the day tomorrow. plenty of cloud around by wednesday morning again. on wednesday, we'll see further outbreaks of rain on and off through the day. it's quite a wet day again again on thursday but, by the time we get to friday, it's drier with perhaps some spells of brightness. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website, facebook and instagram. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. the prospect of tougher and tighter lockdown regulations — as ministers warn of further restrictions, britain's most senior police officer confirms rule—brea kers are increasingly likely to be fined. a tougher stance on masks when you're shopping — morrisons and sainsbury's are stepping enforcement, despite more reports of staff facing abuse.

a row over the poor quality of food parcels sent to children in lockdown who'd normally get free school meals — the children's minister says she's urgently looking into the claims. a security clampdown in the us as the fbi warns of armed protests in the days beforejoe biden is sworn in as president. fancy some experiments in the living room? we meet the couple helping to bring science to life for children at home duuring lockdown. good morning, dave contrasts out there today. things are colder but sunnier in the north. more clout and outbreaks of rain to the south. all the details in about ten minutes. —— more cloud. it's tuesday the 12th of january. our top story. there's a warning that tighter lockdown rules and tougher enforcement could be imposed in england as hospital admissions for covid continue to rise. ministers have warned

we are currently at the worst point of the pandemic. meanwhile one of england's top police chiefs says people who break the rules are increasingly likely to be fined. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. with hospitals under huge strain, people are being urged to follow the rules to try and bear down on infections and admissions. this is 42—year—old hanifa, whose condition worsened after testing positive. it is loud and clear. covid is serious. national lockdown rules may be tough on many, but there are warnings that they could yet become tougher — especially if people don't follow the current restrictions. there's been speculation about more restrictions, and we don't rule out taking further action if it's needed. but it's your actions now that can make a difference. the supermarket morrisons says it will bar customers who refuse to wear face coverings unless medically exempt. sainsbury's is also set to challenge people without a mask.

and writing in the times, britain's most senior police officer — cressida dick — said it was preposterous that anyone could be unaware of our duty to do all we can to stop the spread of the virus. labour's suggested tighter rules in england should be considered. so we're in this extraordinary situation, if you like, where, having got to at least as serious, if not a more serious position than in march of last year, we've got lesser restrictions in place, and we need those in place as quickly as possible. meanwhile, boris johnson — a keen cyclist — was seen on his bike in east london on sunday around seven miles from downing street. advice is to stay local when exercising, but a number 10 source insists he was within the rules. jessica parker, bbc news. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent adam fleming.

good morning, lovely to speak to you again. there is a big debate going on about tougher restrictions. we will speak to the leasing minister at 7:30am, and about whether and when they may come in. government wa nts to when they may come in. government wants to let this enforcement drive they are on go for a couple more days and if that filters through into that coronavirus data before they then try to toughen up the rules as they really don't want to do that. the enforcement drive is taking the form today of cressida dick, metropolitan police chief, saying that her officers are going to move more quickly from warning people about the rules to enforcing the rules and to giving people fines if they don't follow the rules. in her article in the times, the only points to really very egregious things like holding an illegal rave in some railway arches. it will be interesting to see if it applies to things that seem perhaps less serious to people, like how you see