good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. our headlines today: reassurance on the uk's covid vaccine programme from ministers, in the face of moves by the eu to control the export of supplies. the uk applies to join a trade agreement with 11 countries around the pacific. it could make it easier for businesses to sell to countries like canada and australia. manchester united's marcus rashford is the latest player to reveal he's been racially abused online. in a tweet, he says he's been subjected to social media and humanity at its worst. the story of how an accidental meeting and the kindness of strangers saved one

family from the holocaust. is this the perfect location for binge watching films? a cinema for one, in a lighthouse on a remote island. good morning. we are looking at a cold and frosty start, and many of us will have a dry day with spells of sunshine. in the west we are going to see a band of rain moving in, and this will probably bring some snow to the hills of wales and perhaps the hills of northern ireland as well. join me for the detailed forecast later on. it's sunday, the 31st of january. our top story: ministers have said they are confident of the uk's covid vaccine supply and expect the programme to continue as planned. it comes after brussels said it would put controls on supplies exported from the eu. the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine in the uk now stands at 8.3 million. the aim is to have 15 million jabs done by the 15th of february.

and if the government is to reach its own targets, all care home residents should be vaccinated by the end of today. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. nearly 8.5 million people in the uk have now had a coronavirus vaccine dose. ministers believe the rollout is going well, and could be a way out of the restrictions on our lives. in the eu, though, there have been delays. brussels had wanted to use emergency powers from the brexit deal to introduce controls between northern ireland and the republic. but it's ditched those plans after widespread criticisms, admitting it had made a mistake. it widespread criticisms, admitting it had made a mistake.— widespread criticisms, admitting it had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake in that _ had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake in that regard. _ had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake in that regard. i _ had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake in that regard. i think- mistake in that regard. i think however what is important is that the channel of communication is open and they are constructive ones, they took on board what we said and relatively quickly pulled back. but

eu countries have been given some new powers to control exports of vaccines. the government here says it won't affect its plans. we vaccines. the government here says it won't affect its plans.— it won't affect its plans. we are confident. _ it won't affect its plans. we are confident, we _ it won't affect its plans. we are confident, we have _ it won't affect its plans. we are confident, we have assurances| it won't affect its plans. we are - confident, we have assurances that the supply we have procured, the supply we have paid for, is going to be delivered. that is why we are carrying on with our programme and i am working with ministers across the united kingdom in order to make sure that we can accelerate the rollout of that same programme to make sure that there are more jabs in more arms exactly as we have planned. there had been concerns raised about so—called vaccine nationalism, with warnings countries must work together to beat the pandemic. the rollout is pretty controversial. nick eardley, bbc news. the uk is applying to join a free trade agreement made up of ii pacific and asian countries, as part of post—brexit plans. the cptpp is made up of australia, canada, japan, singapore and others, and generates more than 13% of the world's income.

aruna iyengar has more. three, two, one... exactly one year after waving — three, two, one... exactly one year after waving good _ three, two, one... exactly one year after waving good prior _ three, two, one... exactly one year after waving good prior to _ three, two, one... exactly one year after waving good prior to the - after waving good prior to the eu, the uk is seeking trade deals with new friends further afield in the asia—pacific region. the cptpp covers a market of 500 million people, from australia and japan to chilly and mexico, countries around the pacific rim generating more than 13% of the world's income. # chile and mexico. the grouping aims to cut trade tariffs between member countries, allowing for big reductions in import charges. that could mean no tariffs to export whiskey to malaysia for cars to canada. but as with the eu, trade deals require compromise. it is auoin to deals require compromise. it is going to be _ deals require compromise. it 3 going to be asked to make concessions, potentially quite tricky ones stop and remember, australia and new zealand are members of this pact, britain does

not have a trade deal with them yet, and they have very strong, offensive agricultural interests. the immediate _ agricultural interests. the immediate benefits - agricultural interests. the immediate benefits to the uk might be limited. cptpp nations account for less than 10% of uk exports stop thatis for less than 10% of uk exports stop that is dwarfed by the massive 43% of uk exports going to the eu. but a longer term, of uk exports going to the eu. but a longerterm, do of uk exports going to the eu. but a longer term, do uk hopes to build stronger ties with nations who provide uk manufacturers with components. tariffs would be cut on uk exports of food, drink and cars. there would also be faster visas for business travel. the uk will be the first country to join which was not there at the start, and if all goes to plan, it will be the group's second—largest economy afterjapan. second—largest economy after japan. and second—largest economy afterjapan. and the icing on the cake, it may be a way of getting a warmer trade relationship with the united states. residentsjoe biden has hinted at joining the partnership. —— president. environmental groups are calling on the government to review the hs2

rail project in the light of the pandemic. the high—speed line was signed off by borisjohnson almost a year ago, before travel ground to a halt as covid hit the uk. construction is underway and the first phase between london and birmingham is due to open at the end of 2026. more protests are expected across russia today in support of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny. mr navalny�*s allies have called for another round of demonstrations against president vladimir putin, after tens of thousands of people took to the streets last weekend. let's speak to our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford. sarah, what can we expect today? well, mr novelli's supporters have been calling for massive crowds to take to the streets across the country, as they did last saturday to pressure the authorities to release him from prison. —— mr navalny�*s supporters stop we have already seen a number of people

coming out, crowds coming out, in the far east of russia. they're in mind this is an enormous country with multiple time zones. people in the face have already taken to the streets. we are seeing protests now in siberia as well, but what we are also seeing today is a massive police presence, a police operation right across the country. here in moscow, which is the epicentre of things, last weekend in the main square, where mr novelli's supporters have called for protests, but entire area is being courted off by police. —— mr navalny�*s supporters. there are lots of police on the streets already. as mrs around there have been closed for the day and even pedestrians have been barred from the area. the metro stations have been closed. authorities are taking every precaution to try to prevent people from gathering in large numbers, because that is precisely what they did last saturday, huge crowds calling for freedom, the did last saturday, huge crowds calling forfreedom, the release did last saturday, huge crowds calling for freedom, the release of alexei navalny, but also chanting against vladimir putin and against the kremlin. so unprecedented crowds

last week and i think it is important to watch today to see how many people come out and what their demands are. many people come out and what their demands are-— demands are. sarah rainsford in moscow, thank _ demands are. sarah rainsford in moscow, thank you. _ demands are. sarah rainsford in moscow, thank you. we - demands are. sarah rainsford in moscow, thank you. we will- demands are. sarah rainsford in | moscow, thank you. we will keep demands are. sarah rainsford in - moscow, thank you. we will keep you updated on that story through the day across bbc news. the animals guitarist hilton valentine, who created one of the most famous riffs in pop music in the 1960s, has died at the age of 77. the band's version of the house of the rising sun topped the charts in 1964. the group had six other top 10 hits, including don't let me be misunderstood and we gotta get out of this place. their record label said that valentine, who was born in north shields, "influenced the sound of rock music i really enjoyed that. i love that. the idea of going to a festival is something very much on hold for the moment. and crowds and parties are definitely not on the billing at this year's film festival in gothenburg. the event is also pushing

the boundaries of isolation from the middle of the ocean, as tanya dendrinos has been finding out. located at the edge of an archipelago of sweden's west coast, this tiny island is in one of the country's most barren and windswept locations and now, its home to the isolated cinema — an experiment expanding on the theme of social distances as part of the gothenburg film festival. after a rich ito—year history, the event normally attracts 160,000 visitors, but this cinema is strictly for one. i feel privileged to be able to do this and to be able to watch all of these amazing movies in an isolated cinema experience. lisa has swapped all connection to the outside world — her phone, her friends and family — for seven days in the ocean and 60 film premieres, the chosen one

from more than 12,000 applicants from around the globe. we chose lisa because she is a big film lover and that is most important for us — somebody who can appreciate the films that we love so much and we decided to programme at the festival — but she also has dedicated this past year in the front line against the covid—19 pandemic, she is an emergency nurse at a hospital. you can follow her experience through a daily video diary with the overarching aim to determine the answer to one question — what exactly does film mean to us when we are isolated from everything else? tanya dendrinos, bbc news. sounds like quite a good way to watch a few films, that. no distractions whatsoever. we were just discussing, though, if it was a scary film you might not want to be

there on your own. but still, what a great way to watch films. good morning. you are with breakfast on bbc news. the coronavirus epidemic has had a huge impact all over the world. but in lebanon, where people have been dealing with economic collapse and the blast in beirut, they are facing some of their toughest times. the country has seen a record number of infections and deaths, and now they're enforcing one of the world's strictest curfews. the bbc�*s middle east correspondent martin patience reports. welcome to a city in lockdown, as beirut fights its latest battle. we joined an ambulance crew driving through empty streets, as the authorities try to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. the callout, a woman who is struggling to breathe. the big question now, which hospital to take her to? and then an

extraordinary stand—off at the hospital gate. when it wasn't clear if the patient was going to get admitted. ., , ~ , ., if the patient was going to get admitted. ., , ~' , ., ., admitted. now it is like you get to the hospital. _ admitted. now it is like you get to the hospital, you _ admitted. now it is like you get to the hospital, you don't _ admitted. now it is like you get to the hospital, you don't know- admitted. now it is like you get to the hospital, you don't know if- admitted. now it is like you get to| the hospital, you don't know if you are going to need to go to another one or a third one or a fourth one, and this happens, you know, sometimes you go to seven hospitals and you don't know if they are going to take the patient or not. in and you don't know if they are going to take the patient or not.— to take the patient or not. in the end, the woman _ to take the patient or not. in the end, the woman got _ to take the patient or not. in the end, the woman got a _ to take the patient or not. in the end, the woman got a bad. - to take the patient or not. in the end, the woman got a bad. but. to take the patient or not. in the - end, the woman got a bad. but many others in lebanon are being turned away. at a different hospital, they are packing patients in whatever they can find the space. here, three to a room, when normally it would just be too. we are treating patients in their cars. - just be too. we are treating patients in their cars. if- just be too. we are treating| patients in their cars. if they just be too. we are treating - patients in their cars. if they just patients in their cars. if theyjust sit on a chair and get some oxygen, yes. it is really bad. in this hospital you get a real snapshot of the pressures that staff are under. it says that lebanon as a

whole is overwhelmed. if i are under. it says that lebanon as a whole is overwhelmed.— whole is overwhelmed. ifi can have more staff. — whole is overwhelmed. ifi can have more staff, more _ whole is overwhelmed. ifi can have more staff, more nurses, _ whole is overwhelmed. ifi can have more staff, more nurses, more - whole is overwhelmed. if i can have i more staff, more nurses, more nurse aides, i can manage another 20, 18-20 aides, i can manage another 20, 18—20 beds. regular beds. but aides, i can manage another 20, 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you don't aet 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you don't get that. _ 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you don't get that, what _ 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you don't get that, what does _ 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you don't get that, what does that - 18-20 beds. regular beds. but if you| don't get that, what does that mean? i don't know. find don't get that, what does that mean? i don't know— i don't know. and so families are left to fend _ i don't know. and so families are left to fend for— i don't know. and so families are left to fend for themselves. - i don't know. and so families are l left to fend for themselves. buying oxygen at shop like this one to treat their relatives at home. my brother treat their relatives at home. ij�*i brother 's treat their relatives at home. ii brother 's three days, treat their relatives at home. ii1 brother 's three days, very sick. it brother �*s three days, very sick. it cannot work. look, i want to tell you something. lebanon finished. no more lebanon. before 50 years, before 20 years, this is lebanon now. no more lebanon. the coronavirus _ now. no more lebanon. the coronavirus is _ now. no more lebanon. the coronavirus is just _ now. no more lebanon. the coronavirus is just the - now. no more lebanon. the

coronavirus isjust the latest coronavirus is just the latest crisis to hit this country. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. let's take a look at the front pages. the sunday times says a "cash crisis" is looming for professional sport, as gambling logos may be banned from shirts in the biggest shake—up of advertising in the industry since tobacco promotion was stopped. it says football clubs would be hit hardest. a photo of borisjohnson's partner carrie symonds dominates the front page of the sunday telegraph. it reports she is set to become head of communications at an animal conservation charity. the observer calls the european union's actions over the irish border a "blunder," and says it has reopened the political row over northern ireland's post—brexit status. and here's a story you don't want to miss, on the front page of bbc news online. bandit, a 2—year—old pet ferret, has made a "miraculous" recovery after accidentally spending a full cycle in a washing machine. he was given a 1% chance of survival by vets after going

through a 100—minute wash. yes! he made it! some good news at last! i am interested who made the washing machine and what does it tell you about the quality of that washing machine? here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you, chris. hello and good morning to you at home. today we are looking at a really cold day coming up and many of us will see sunshine and i reckon it may be a nice sunrise actually in a short while we have some rain on the way for western areas, bringing the threat of some snow across the high ground. today, cold and frosty for most of us. those temperatures in scotland really plumbing the depths are down to —12 celsius at the moment. the satellite shows this thickest cloud working into western areas. this is why we have the weather front beginning to edge its way in. behind it, the air will turn

milder so we're going to see some changes in the weather over the next few days. today as i say, cold and frosty to start with and some sunshine after the nice sunrise across england and scotland and further west we see the cloud at the thickest, bringing some rain, and probably the rain turning to snow for a time across the high ground in wales and maybe also for northern ireland, to go around the spirit, heading into county londonderry, you may well see some snowfall here. a cold day for most of us, temperatures typically 2— four celsius but the mild and nosing into the south—west with temperatures up to eight in plymouth. 0vernight tonight, we're going to continue to see the threat of a few patches of rain across southern areas as the milder air slowly works its way in, maybe a few missed an hillsong patches around. frost again with us across northern areas of the uk but limited in the south, temperatures staying at about eight degrees in plymouth for example. tomorrow we will have fragments of weather fronts, really, across the uk so

more cloud in the sky. this is the most significant front across northern ireland, bringing the threat of some hills and about as the entrance milder, it should turn back to reinders ago through monday. through the rest of the day the system slowly it into scotland, bringing the threat of snow across the hills as we go through the latter part of the day so we can even see things to rather icy for the time here and further south, not quite as cold, the temperatures lifting a few degrees with highs of around 4—7 for many of us. into tuesday's forecast, a day where we could see the potential for transport disruption across higher parts of northern england and scotland. these weather fronts run into this cold air and across the pennines and across the high ground in scotland we could see as much as 20 centimetres of snow building in. the snow will be particularly long—lived to the north of the central bulb so the risk of some transport disruption for these areas on tuesday. cold in scotland but the air training on tuesday. cold in scotland but the airtraining milder on tuesday. cold in scotland but the air training milder elsewhere. look, towards other parts of england and wales, 12 or 13 degrees. we see some

changes in the weather over the next few days but today the main threat of any snow really across the high ground of wales and perhaps northern ireland as well. ben, sima, back to you. now on breakfast, it's time for click. hey, welcome to click! hope you're well. hope you're coping ok with the not going out, the not seeing people, the home—schooling and that long wait for the vaccine. there's a heck of a lot going on at the moment, isn't there? lara, looks like you've been keeping busy. you've been decorating — look! i have! i hope you like them! i've got to keep myself busy in lockdown. absolutely! no, they look lovely! thank you! i tell you, it's the most exciting thing to happen in the lewington

household for months! now, of course, we are being encouraged to stay at home as much as possible, except in particular circumstances — and that includes if you need medical attention. that said, at the moment in the uk, most gp appointments are happening remotely, so that may be by telephone or online. but, of course, there are some examinations that really need to take place in person, so i've been looking at some of the technology that aims to be able to help you do them yourself. health—tracking devices are not new — especially those used to monitor chronic conditions. but the pandemic has encouraged the rise of innovative new kit. 0r sometimes, all you need is your smartphone. this app from binah ai uses the camera built into your smartphone, tablet or laptop to measure your vital signs in under a minute, just by looking at your face.

so binah is actually analysing the tiny colour changes that are happening in your cheeks and forehead, and those tiny colour changes actually provide a clear indication regarding the blood flow behind your skin and by analysing the blood flow, then we are able to analyse and to understand what is your heart rate, what is your oxygen saturation, what is your respiration rate, and a lot of different body signs. over 100 million scans have already been done and thousands of doctors have been trialling the tool whilst it applies for widescale approvals. but to get a second opinion — and one from an actual doctor — i drafted in clare gerada, gp and former chair of the royal college of general practitioners. so under your skin, you've got millions of very small blood vessels and what this technology will be doing, no doubt, is actually pinning one of those down and picking up these various indices. another smartphone—based

solution could be this. lmd's tiny device can track your blood pressure just by holding your finger down on it. its sensors track the pressure that you are putting on, along with what the vessels look like under the skin. but the eventual aim is to have this built in to mobile phones. when you measure your blood pressure with a normal cuff — round your arm — what that does is squeeze and compress the arm against the pressure of the blood. we do exactly the same, except we use the arteries here in the tip of the finger. and when you put your finger on the device, like that, it tells you on the screen to push harder or softer. it did take quite a few goes to get a reading, but the company is improving its set of simple games to help you focus on getting it right, and clinical trials are under way. you've mentioned how beneficial this could be to people who know they need to be taking their blood pressure readings, but how about to healthy people?

it would be very, very useful to be picking up people that we don't normally see in our surgery, till they run into problems. sometimes your phone may need a bit of help, though. this smartphone—connected device aims to help you when you're having a remote doctor's appointment. now, it comes with attachments that help you look inside your ear or inside your throat, even a stethoscope, plus simpler functions like being able to take your temperature. an app helps you record your findings and send them to a doctor. or if your health care provider is signed up, you can do live video calls where they take control. heart is awesome! let's go to spot 2. ah, great! go directly across... a lot of schools around the us - and europe are starting to use tyto as a mini clinic. we have visiting nurses services that they are using tyto, - so it's not always at - the home level, it's also the community level.

tytocare has been clinically validated by universities and hospitals in the us and israel. but not everyone's convinced that parents should be buying their own $300 device. what do you think of a device like this which actually takes on some of the physical elements of what a doctor would generally need to do? i think that if you're a worried parent, number one you probably wouldn't have one. if you're anxious, where you're looking for the bits, in the midst of being unwell, i think you won't find there's much usage. where it might be useful is if we're trying to monitor a patient at home. so if i've seen a patient, say, on a friday morning and i'm a little bit concerned — is this child unwell or not unwell? — i might give — lend a patient�*s parents that machine. but moving forward, do you think that these things are still going to stay with us? there'll be as much enthusiasm in the future? covid has really done a paradigm shift. saying that, i don't ever think it will get beyond 60% of consultations will start and finish online.

i think there'll still be a large number of patients that see their doctor face—to—face for all sorts of reasons. last monday was burns night, when scots everywhere celebrate the birth, life and poetry of their national bard, robert burns. yeah, he wrote, amongst other things, this... # for auld lang syne...#. auld lang syne, of course traditionally sung on new year's eve — hogmanay if you're in scotland. and in scotland right now is our very own nick kwek! hello, nick! look at you! well, hello there! how's it going? you alright? yes, i'm in bonny scotland and of course, i am wearing traditional garb. yeah, keep that well under wraps, if you wouldn't mind, sir. listen, where are you? well, i'm in the one place many a scot hold dear to their heart — the whisky distillery! laughter. can't wait to tuck into some of that later on. but anyway, as it is burns night, it's the one time of the year where it's socially acceptable to drink whisky with your dinner. i see! how was your burns night?

well it was pretty bizarre, to be honest. it went virtual for the first and hopefully the last time, and obviously, there's a lot of people up here with a lot of time on their hands, so one phd student from glasgow decided to train an ai to write poetry in the style of the great bard himself. 0k, can we hear a bit of that now? he reads. wow! tech meets tradition! speaking of which, we're going to break sacred tradition. ageing whiskey usually takes years. but one company in silicon valley believes that it can do it in days. james clayton's been finding out more. welcome to the bespoken spirits, one of a number of small start—ups on a mission to revolutionise

the spirits industry. and meet martin and stu, the founders of the company. a couple of different samples and we're looking at some of the attributes of aroma. this has more of that furfural than this one does, so this one is going to have a more nutty taste than this one does. another one might have higher amounts of vanillin than another one, which means it's going to have a higher smell or taste of vanilla. so you can be that exact? exactly. and then those are things we can engineer in each subsequent iteration of our recipe. whisky making is a bit of a science but here, they've taken that to a whole new level. here's stu explaining the process from start to finish. we have three main elements that we use in creating those recipes. the first is the source spirit itself. the second element we use is the wood, and here what we do is we operate with what we call

microstaves, which are small pieces of wood. and each microstave is roughly one 25,000th the size of a barrel, and we'll start by building a mixture of microstaves. so we can mix and match these microstaves to get the recipes that we want — kind of like spices in a recipe, if you will. and once we have that microstave mixture selected, we then choose how we're going to toast and char those microstaves. we then take it and the source spirit and we put them together in our machine which we call �*the activator�* and we control the environment within the machine to precisely influence when and how the chemical reactions occur. we have over 17 billion combinations we can use in creating our recipes and it typically takes 3—5 days to get the end result that we're looking for. some of the process uses technology they say is market—sensitive that they wouldn't show me but they claim that the spirits

that they make — things like whiskey and rum — are just as good as the real thing. we've got three different samples of our bespoken products here. this was our original flagship product, the first product we made, the first to win industry awards. this is a japanese—style whisky in the sense that it's more floral and aromatic, fruity. whereas this is more of a classic bourbon—style whiskey — vanilla, caramel, woody notes, etc. all right, i'll try this. right. i'm getting nuts from this — is that a thing? is it nutty? is it? today on the whiskyjug, we are going to be doing the last class review of the... ok, so i'm clearly not a spirits expert, butjosh peters is. he's a respected whisky expert and writes the whiskyjug blog. i'm yet to have a whiskey from one of these that i thought tasted like a true oak aged spirit. i've had some great rums, though. things like rums, unaged products,

end up tasting very good. but anything that requires that barrel ageing, i've yet to have anything that actually replicates or comes even close to it. companies like bespoken spirits don't actually need to convince everyone they're onto a winner. they're looking for a fraction of a multibillion—dollar industry. if they can convince just 1% of people who drink spirits that this is the future, they'll be cheersing to that. ding! that was james clayton in silicon valley and i tell you, that is going to annoy a lot of people, that is. anyway, that's it for the shortcut of click for this week. check out the iplayer for the full length version. it's well worth it. and as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. bye— bye.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. ministers have said they are confident of the uk's vaccine supply and the programme would continue as planned, after the eu reversed a decision which could have disrupted doses reaching the uk. the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine now stands at 8.3 million. the aim is to have 15 million offered to people by the 15th of february. the uk is set to apply to join a major free—trade deal with 11 nations, including australia, canada and japan. international trade secretary liz truss will ask to join the cptpp on monday, with negotiations expected to start later this year. joining the partnership could cut tariffs on goods including

food and cars. environmental groups are calling on the government to review the hs2 rail project in the light of the pandemic. the high speed line was signed off by borisjohnson almost a year ago, before travel ground to a halt as covid hit the uk. construction is underway and the first phase between london and birmingham is due to open at the end of 2026. the animals guitarist hilton valentine, who created one of the most famous riffs in pop music in the 1960s, has died at the age of 77. house of the rising sun guitar riff. the band's version of house of the rising sun topped the charts in 1964.

the group had six other top 10 hits including don't let me be misunderstood and we gotta get out of this place. their record label said that valentine, who was born in north shields, "influenced the sound of rock music for decades." iconic. hello, kat. how are you? just enjoying _ iconic. hello, kat. how are you? just enjoying about _ iconic. hello, kat. how are you? just enjoying about risk, - iconic. hello, kat. how are you? just enjoying about risk, one - iconic. hello, kat. how are you?| just enjoying about risk, one that my dad _ just enjoying about risk, one that my dad is— just enjoying about risk, one that my dad is still struggling to masten _ my dad is still struggling to master. —— enjoying that riff. everybody knows that, even if you don't know where it is from. we are talkin: don't know where it is from. we are talking about _ don't know where it is from. we are talking about marcus _ don't know where it is from. we are talking about marcus rashford. - don't know where it is from. we are i talking about marcus rashford. some horrible _ talking about marcus rashford. some horrible online racist abuse for marcus — horrible online racist abuse for marcus rashford in the week that two of his— marcus rashford in the week that two of his teammates have also suffered from the _ of his teammates have also suffered from the same abuse online. a classy and measured response from marcus— a classy and measured response from marcus rashford, as we have come to expect— marcus rashford, as we have come to expect from _ marcus rashford, as we have come to expect from the young man. good morning. — expect from the young man. good morning, everyone. manchester united forward marcus rashford has described receiving racist abuse last night as "humanity and social media at its worst". rashford, who was awarded an mbe last year for his work fighting child food poverty, received multiple racist messages on instagram after his sides

goalless draw with arsenal. on his twitter account rashford said: "so sorry if you're looking for a strong reaction, you'rejust simply not going to get it here." it comes in a week when a number of high profile players have been subject to online abuse. former england playerjermainejenas is calling for more to be done. accountability, it is as simple as that. you know, in my opinion, the platforms that be, whether it is instagram or twitter, i need them to show me these people and say, that'll tell me they are doing enough, they doing everything they possibly can to bring some justice... this should be a matter for the law. it should be a law. should be something they are doing hand in hand. haifa should be something they are doing hand in hand-— should be something they are doing hand in hand. ., . ., , hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? — hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? how _ hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? how much _ hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? how much do _ hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? how much do they - hand in hand. how much do they care, deep down? how much do they really| deep down? how much do they really care? _ how much longer must we keep asking those questions? rashford received that abuse after manchester united's goalless draw with arsenal. meanwhile manchester city emerged as the front—runners for the premier league title in what's been a rather unpredictable season. adam wild rounds up

the weekend's action so far. the premier league's top team up against the premier league's bottom team. the gulf between manchester city and sheffield united was not as wide as the season so far might suggest. just one goal scored by gabrieljesus. united, infact, when close to taking something from the game. commentator: fleck! so close! top and bottom in the end, closer than you might expect. and bottom in the end, closer than you might expect-_ you might expect. sheffield is now in the bottom of the legs, - you might expect. sheffield is now in the bottom of the legs, and - you might expect. sheffield is now in the bottom of the legs, and youj in the bottom of the legs, and you see his team and you realise how tough is the premier league. we have a belief and a — tough is the premier league. we have a belief and a fight, _ tough is the premier league. we have a belief and a fight, hopefully - tough is the premier league. we have a belief and a fight, hopefully we - a belief and a fight, hopefully we can pick— a belief and a fight, hopefully we can pick up some wins between now and the _ can pick up some wins between now and the end — can pick up some wins between now and the end of the season and make it a little _ and the end of the season and make it a little bit— and the end of the season and make it a little bit uncomfortable for the teams above us.— it a little bit uncomfortable for the teams above us. second place, manchester — the teams above us. second place, manchester united _ the teams above us. second place, manchester united went _ the teams above us. second place, manchester united went to - the teams above us. second place, | manchester united went to arsenal. plenty of chances, plenty of near misses. arsenal here hit the bar with alexander like is at�*s free kick. addison killarney could have

won it for united in the closing stages, but a 0—08 finished, and united lose ground at the top. —— 0-0 it united lose ground at the top. —— 0—0 it finished. down the bottom, amid the snowfall at west from the mood was fairly clear. manager sam allardyce didn't exactly cut a figure of a man enjoying life, despite coming from behind to take the lead against fulham, another team finding the going tough. west bromwich albion _ team finding the going tough. ft bromwich albion are in front! team finding the going tough. west bromwich albion are in front! a - team finding the going tough. west| bromwich albion are in front! a late euualiser bromwich albion are in front! a late equaliser for _ bromwich albion are in front! a late equaliser for fulham _ bromwich albion are in front! a late equaliser for fulham from - bromwich albion are in front! a late equaliser for fulham from either . equaliser for fulham from either caballero, the climax of a 2—to draw. an entertaining game, but it won't have done too much to raise the mood of either side. but certainly can't be said for newcastle, under intense pressure from the fan steve bruce's side went to everton, who won 2—0. callum wilson with both goals, a victory that could not have come soon enough. adam wild, bbc news. celtic manager neil lennon described their defeat to st mirren yesterday as a low point. they could be as many as 26 points behind rangers by this afternoon.

st mirren won at celtic park for the first time in 31 years, with ilkay durmus scoring the winner. elsewhere kilmarnock parted company with manager alex dyer after losing to stjohnstone. the two—week break in the premiership seemed to do the exeter chiefs good. they ended a run of two straight defeats by beating worcester. director of rugby rob baxter described that run as an emotional wobble but they looked more sturdy, running in three tries at sixway. elsewhere, gloucester stay bottom after losing to northampton. it was a bad night for scarlets in the pro—14, hammered 52—25 by reigning champions leinster. both teams were missing large chunks of their squad due to the six nations, which starts next weekend. it's ryder cup year, so every tournament this year carries extra significance for european golfers. paul casey leads going into this morning's final round at the dubai desert classic.

a magnificent setting in the uae, too, and an equally impressive finish from casey, eagling the final hole to take a one shot lead into round four, ahead of scotland's robert macintyre. so here's hoping to make his ryder cup debut, as well. all eyes, for us, anyway, on the european players and how they are doing on the tour. looking ahead to the announcement of the riders that ryder cup teams later this year.— we are going to talk about the holocaust. we will talk about that some more in a minute, because we are going to speak to them a little later in the programme. and it is a story, of course, how one chance meeting helped herjewish family escape horrors of the holocaust. frank and annie kessler and their young son harry were fleeing nazi persecution when they were taken in by a family in chester. now harry's daughter liz kessler has based her new novel on herfamily�*s incredible story. suzanne hailey has more.

it began as a chance encounter on the river danube, an encounter that changed the course of harry casler�*s life. at}?! changed the course of harry casler's life. . ., , , ., life. of course i understand absolutely _ life. of course i understand absolutely now _ life. of course i understand absolutely now that - life. of course i understand absolutely now that it - life. of course i understand l absolutely now that it wasn't life. of course i understand - absolutely now that it wasn't just something that changed the course of my life, it saved my life. iii something that changed the course of my life, it saved my life.— my life, it saved my life. in 1934, aued 'ust my life, it saved my life. in 1934, aged just four. — my life, it saved my life. in 1934, aged just four, harry _ my life, it saved my life. in 1934, aged just four, harry and - my life, it saved my life. in 1934, aged just four, harry and his - my life, it saved my life. in 1934, i aged just four, harry and his father one a day trip in vienna. also on board were gladys and william jones, on holiday from chester. i board were gladys and william jones, on holiday from chester.— on holiday from chester. i clambered onto the seat. _ on holiday from chester. i clambered onto the seat, my _ on holiday from chester. i clambered onto the seat, my father— on holiday from chester. i clambered onto the seat, my father said, - onto the seat, my father said, careful you don't dirty that lady's dress, and that lady said, oh, its all right, in very hesitant and bad german. he said, where you from? and she said, england. the german. he said, where you from? and she said, england.— she said, england. the families stalked, shared _ she said, england. the families stalked, shared coffee - she said, england. the families stalked, shared coffee and - she said, england. the families. stalked, shared coffee and cake, she said, england. the families - stalked, shared coffee and cake, and the next day, frank kessler showed the next day, frank kessler showed the couple around vienna. weeks later this thank you letter arrived from chester. it

later this thank you letter arrived from chester.— later this thank you letter arrived from chester. it is in german, but literally translated, _ from chester. it is in german, but literally translated, it _ from chester. it is in german, but literally translated, it says, - from chester. it is in german, but literally translated, it says, my i literally translated, it says, my dear mr kessler, we have nothing forgotten. i can the german not well right, but we think often out of view, and that's so nice son, signed, gladys.— view, and that's so nice son, signed, gladys. view, and that's so nice son, sinned, glad s. , ., , ., ., signed, gladys. five years later and be kesslers — signed, gladys. five years later and be kesslers needed _ signed, gladys. five years later and be kesslers needed to _ signed, gladys. five years later and be kesslers needed to escape - signed, gladys. five years later and be kesslers needed to escape nazi l be kesslers needed to escape nazi occupation. they knew of no—one who could help accept the family they had met five years before. they wrote to the jones, had met five years before. they wrote to thejones, explaining their lives were in danger. gladys and william jones lived in chester with their two sons, and where mrjones ran a dental surgery. the family welcomed frank and annie kessler, and harry, with open arms. had welcomed frank and annie kessler, and harry, with open arms.- and harry, with open arms. had we not, had this _ and harry, with open arms. had we not, had this chance _ and harry, with open arms. had we not, had this chance encounter - and harry, with open arms. had we not, had this chance encounter and j not, had this chance encounter and exchanged acts of kindness, um, we would have died, like the other 6 million dues in europe.— would have died, like the other 6 million dues in europe. every day we would hear of _ million dues in europe. every day we would hear of someone _ million dues in europe. every day we would hear of someone else - million dues in europe. every day we would hear of someone else who - million dues in europe. every day we | would hear of someone else who had been beaten or imprisoned or taken

away, _ been beaten or imprisoned or taken away, nobody knew where.- away, nobody knew where. harry's dau~hter, away, nobody knew where. harry's daughter. liz _ away, nobody knew where. harry's daughter, liz kessler, _ away, nobody knew where. harry's daughter, liz kessler, is— away, nobody knew where. harry's daughter, liz kessler, is a - daughter, liz kessler, is a children's author. now she has used her own family history for the basis of her latest novel, when the world was 0urs. for of her latest novel, when the world was ours. ., , ., , was ours. for me, it is really important _ was ours. for me, it is really important to _ was ours. for me, it is really important to tell _ was ours. for me, it is really important to tell the - was ours. for me, it is really important to tell the story. i was ours. for me, it is really - important to tell the story. when the world — important to tell the story. when the world was 0urs important to tell the story. when the world was ours is based on what happened _ the world was ours is based on what happened in the past but i don't really— happened in the past but i don't really see — happened in the past but i don't really see it as just being about a moment in— really see it as just being about a moment in history, because i think it's really— moment in history, because i think it's really important, particularly because it is aimed at young people, too related _ because it is aimed at young people, too related to now, to make it accessible. there are still enough reasons— accessible. there are still enough reasons to — accessible. there are still enough reasons to have to stand up and notice _ reasons to have to stand up and notice what is happening and sometimes take a stand. and to be that light _ sometimes take a stand. and to be that light in the darkness is as valuable — that light in the darkness is as valuable and important now as it was then _ valuable and important now as it was then it— valuable and important now as it was then. ., , ., , , valuable and important now as it was then. .,, ., , , valuable and important now as it was then. ., , , ., ., then. it was a simple act of human kindness and _ then. it was a simple act of human kindness and a _ then. it was a simple act of human kindness and a reminder _ then. it was a simple act of human kindness and a reminder even - then. it was a simple act of human. kindness and a reminder even today of all that unites us, despite language or cultural differences. something that certainly wasn't afforded to harry's grandfather. somehow, she survived the concentration camps, and harry's father eventually brought her back to england. he

father eventually brought her back to encland. ., to england. he saved, from her clothes, to england. he saved, from her clothes. the — to england. he saved, from her clothes, the star _ to england. he saved, from her clothes, the star of _ to england. he saved, from her clothes, the star of david, - to england. he saved, from her clothes, the star of david, but i to england. he saved, from her- clothes, the star of david, but they all had to wear, the yellow star, and that is the actual yellow star that she wore in three years in a concentration camp. suzanne haley, bbc news. what an incredible story. and we're going to talk to harry and liz, whom you saw in that report, a bit later on the programme. they willjoin us livejust before 9am. on the programme. they willjoin us live just before 9am. stay tuned for that if you can. really incredible to hear their stories, and how liz is bringing it to life and telling that story once again. just before nine o'clock this morning breakfast. absolutely. now, chris, i had one of those calls from my mother last night when she said, are we going to get any more snow? well, it depends where you live. a bit more to come today. mostly the hills of wales and northern ireland. i think the next big system to watch out for is probably on tuesday, when

we could see some transport disruption building and across the northern pennines and also across parts of scotland. i think that is one to watch, really. we will take a look at the forecast this morning, we've got a lot of cold out with us this morning. most of us will see some sunshine today and probably quite a nice sunrise. we've got some rain and snow moving into some western areas, as we will see in a moment. a cold one, temperature widely below freezing. at their lowest in scotland, plumbing the depths of —12 this morning. although most of us will have a bright start today, we have thicker cloud working in towards northern ireland right now, that's going to be spreading into wales in the south—west of england, bringing outbreaks of rain and the threat of some hill snow. behind the front of the air actually gets a lot milder. so there will be some big changes in our weather over the next few days. today, then, we've got the rain edging into northern ireland and also wales. probably turning to snow across the hills. could be a few centimetres in wales, and perhaps also for the sparrows. so around county

londonderry and county tyrone, they could see snow for a time here. this area of rain getting into south—west england before the end of the afternoon. that is want to watch out for. it isn't out of the question you could see a few flakes of snow falling this evening across parts of the cotswolds and chilterns, although it is not likely to be too dramatic. as we go through the night a slightly less cold air will be working on, still some rain and hill snow to come in northern ireland, and in scotland we've got those wintry showers across northern areas, falling on frozen ground with the risk of some icy stretches here to start the day on monday. monday, we got wet weather systems across the uk, just fragments, really. this one is the most active on across northern ireland, bringing further rain. could be some hill snow initially in the morning, but as the milder air works initially in the morning, but as the milderairworks in, but initially in the morning, but as the milder air works in, but should tend to turn back into rain. at the same time, as it waits east into scotland, we will probably see some hill snow turning up here as we go through monday afternoon, whereas further south across england and wales, more cloud than we were used

in recent days. a little bit higher, around 4—7. it is on tuesday that we are likely to see the risk of some disruption, as this more active weather system bumps into that cold air that is still with us across northern areas of the uk. we see a spell of heavy snow across the pennines and across the hills in scotland. some areas could see 20 centimetres of snow. so there is the risk of transport disruption from that. however, it isn't going to be cold everywhere because the northern ireland, wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england it turns milder, and look at those temperatures in the south, climbing all up to 12 or 13. the risk of disruption is really across the high ground of northern england and scotland as well. big changes over the next few days for sure. the risk of a little bit of hill snow to come today across wales and also the northern ireland, i think. the next really significant weather system comes through on tuesday, bringing the risk of that disruptive snow across northern england and scotland as well. that's how it is looking.

looking better in parts, freezing in some places but then getting up to 12 which, 12, some places but then getting up to 12 which,12,13, some places but then getting up to 12 which, 12, 13, we can cope with that. ., �* , ., ., . that. that's right and a nice sunrise for _ that. that's right and a nice sunrise for quite _ that. that's right and a nice sunrise for quite a - that. that's right and a nice sunrise for quite a few- that. that's right and a nice i sunrise for quite a few people that. that's right and a nice - sunrise for quite a few people so if you do have that, take a photo and we will try to put it on air a little bit later this morning. wonderful! thank you. more from chris a little later. this is the kind of story you would want on a sunday morning. 12 lucky healthcare workers will soon be swapping their scrubs for sequins in the final of strictly come dancing nhs. 2,000 people applied for the chance to train alongside a professional dancer and help raise £10,000 for nhs charities. ian haslam has been speaking to some of the finalists. it is the go to show for ballroom dancing fans and continues to inspire similar competitions, like strictly come dancing nhs which is raising money for the health service and helping frontline workers achieve their dance dreams. irate

achieve their dance dreams. we decided achieve their dance dreams. - decided back in the first lockdown that we needed to find a way of giving back. we have been watching obviously the news and all of the nhs people really putting themselves on the line for everybody. we had over 2000 entries and we whittled it down to our final 12 and it was a tough decision for the team but i think we made the right one. among the north-west _ think we made the right one. among the north-west finalists, _ think we made the right one. among the north-west finalists, current - the north—west finalists, current sites, a nurse at royal bolton and as you can see she is quite a mover. this is cassandra, clinical trials administrator at royal preston. item; administrator at royal preston. very excited but very _ administrator at royal preston. - excited but very surprised because i did write on my application that i cannot dance. no spatial awareness and no rhythm. you cannot dance. no spatial awareness and no rhythm-— and no rhythm. you got through for the final! yes! _ and no rhythm. you got through for the final! yes! it _ and no rhythm. you got through for the final! yes! it is _ and no rhythm. you got through for the final! yes! it is definitely - the final! yes! it is definitely liven a the final! yes! it is definitely given a positive _ the final! yes! it is definitely given a positive spin - the final! yes! it is definitely given a positive spin on - the final! yes! it is definitely given a positive spin on 2021j the final! yes! it is definitely i given a positive spin on 2021 for us. i know it isn't going downhill in our lives but this is definitely putting us up. in our lives but this is definitely putting us up— in our lives but this is definitely -uttinausu-. h, ., �* putting us up. let's see what you've not, i'm putting us up. let's see what you've got. i'm no — putting us up. let's see what you've got. i'm no expert. _ putting us up. let's see what you've got, i'm no expert, but... _ putting us up. let's see what you've. got, i'm no expert, but... something like that, i— got, i'm no expert, but... something like that, i don't— got, i'm no expert, but... something like that, i don't know! _

got, i'm no expert, but... something like that, i don't know! my _ got, i'm no expert, but... something like that, i don't know! my family - like that, i don't know! my family are going tojust be... that is like that, i don't know! my family are going to just be... that is the first thing i said, you had better not embarrass us. i first thing i said, you had better not embarrass us.— first thing i said, you had better not embarrass us. i don't think you have. not embarrass us. i don't think you have- joshua _ not embarrass us. i don't think you have. joshua is _ not embarrass us. i don't think you have. joshua is a _ not embarrass us. i don't think you have. joshua is a doctor— not embarrass us. i don't think you have. joshua is a doctor at - not embarrass us. i don't think you have. joshua is a doctor at royal. have. joshua is a doctor at royal preston hospital. he is on call today but in his downtime he pulls off some nice moves and he is also in the final. it off some nice moves and he is also in the final-— in the final. it is time to get strict fired! _ in the final. it is time to get strict fired! and _ in the final. it is time to get strict fired! and honey - in the final. it is time to get strict fired! and honey from j strict fired! and honey from blackpool — strict fired! and honey from blackpool who _ strict fired! and honey from blackpool who works - strict fired! and honey from blackpool who works at - strict fired! and honey from i blackpool who works at black toiletry hospital. i blackpool who works at black toiletry hospital.— toiletry hospital. i always is to sa to toiletry hospital. i always is to say to my _ toiletry hospital. i always is to say to my husband _ toiletry hospital. i always is to say to my husband i _ toiletry hospital. i always is to say to my husband i would - toiletry hospital. i always is to | say to my husband i would just toiletry hospital. i always is to - say to my husband i would just love to be on their art it was just for the celebrities so i thought i have no chance and then this came up. you've done it!— no chance and then this came up. you've done it! i've done it, yeah! i 'ust you've done it! i've done it, yeah! ijust really. _ you've done it! i've done it, yeah! ijust really, really, _ you've done it! i've done it, yeah! ijust really, really, cannot - you've done it! i've done it, yeah! ijust really, really, cannot wait, i ijust really, really, cannot wait, what girl would not love this? girls on the unit where i work ijust, it has lifted them so much. because when i walk in they do this strictly music. you know, when i walk off the unit? well, ithink music. you know, when i walk off the unit? well, i think the charleston is me. i

unit? well, i think the charleston is me. ., ., unit? well, i think the charleston isme. ., ., ., ., is me. i would say you are a real contender! _ is me. i would say you are a real contender! the _ is me. i would say you are a real contender! the strictly - is me. i would say you are a real contender! the strictly nhs - is me. i would say you are a real contender! the strictly nhs final is me. i would say you are a real. contender! the strictly nhs final is due to take place at the winter garden blackpool later this year. ian haslam, bbc news. i told you you would enjoy that! it was great! good luck to them all. incredible stuff. that was ian haslam talking to some of the nhs strictly come dancing finalists. we'll be back with the headlines at 7 o'clock. now on breakfast, it's the travel show. coming up on this week's show: an uphill struggle for europe's ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things, so people came here with the cross—country skiing. gorgeous view. and the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. hello and welcome to the show,

where it's pretty safe to say 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and from the uk has pretty much ground to a halt. laughs. whoa! laughs. and if you're like me and you just can't wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world than your own front garden, then why not stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is trying to cope with the pandemic. plus, a bit of inspiration of things to see and do once those travel corridors are reinstalled and we can perhaps start exploring again. but first, it's that time of the year when some of us start packing our ski suits and get ready to hit the slopes. but with an ongoing global pandemic and travel restrictions all across the world, travelling to the mountains is an uphill struggle. in the uk, all the ski resorts

in scotland have closed their ski lifts until the current lockdown is lifted. elsewhere in europe, many ski stations have simply shut down for the season or remain open only for the locals. chamonix is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps where, this year, there's a lot of snow but very few tourists. this the aiguille du midi lift station. it is the highest lift in western europe. normally this platform area would be absolutely buzzing with people waiting to take the lift, with alpinists, with ropes people with their skis, every nationality you could imagine. they would all be here, waiting here to take the lift. this is an extremely lively place in normal times. since october, like other ski lifts across france, this cable car has remained closed by government order in an effort to stop the spread of covid—19.

perhaps the danger is not so much in the outdoor activity of skiing, which is considered pretty safe, but it's more the gathering of groups of people. and when you have ski, you inevitably have apres ski, and that's something that the government wants to avoid. i'm sure the season is dead, i'm sure about that. compared to december last year, our turnover is down by 62%, which is enormous. and because of this, i have been employing only four seasonals instead of 21 normally. at the moment, our clients are the locals and we have also people coming from switzerland, a few of them, but there is no more foreigners in chamonix, and this is how we live normally with the foreigners, and for the moment, we don't have any.

laughter. for others, the closure of ski lifts has been a way of rediscovering other things to do in the snow, like sledging. because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers that have been asking for the new things, and the new thing is touring skis. ski touring, snowshoeing, cross—country — normally the people that would have skied are doing those activities instead.

so it is a little bit more of a back to nature and resourcing and just enjoying the peace and quiet of the mountain as well. my name is daniele, i have been a ski instructor in chamonix- for 20 years now. so the lift closures have changed a lot of things in the valley, - you can imagine, because chamonix valley is very, i very famous for downhill ski. so people came here in the holidays for the last christmas holidays - here in chamonix, and the change of ski came here with— the cross—country ski. it was incredible. we had so many peoplel here on the loop, many, many skiers. we've never seen that in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we had so many people trying to have some lessons. - we didn't have enough ski instructors in the valley. i that was incredible!

some people will come back to cross—country skiing next year, too, because they enjoy it. you see where we are — look at the snow, the snow on the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have got always got the noise of the lifts and the chairlifts, it's very noisy. here it's — it's a totally different atmosphere, so i think they enjoy this a lot. welcome back to london, city in lockdown will be getting used to sing deserted streets. last year, before the current travel restrictions were in place, i went to italy to a hilltop village

that's in exactly that situation, civita. today they call it �*the dying town' but it was once home to more than 3,000 people. now they reckon there are just seven permanent residents here. and they are heavily outnumbered by tourists — up to 10,000 a day. this bridge, by the way, is the only way up to the village — and back, for that matter. you can only walk — you can't drive. it's a pretty stunning entrance as well, isn't it? civita dates back more than 1,000 years but over the centuries, its population has dwindled, and notjust for economic reasons — because this town is actually physically collapsing itself. in fact, it was once three or four times the size it is now. wow, so luca, this is a really steep drop in the rock face. what caused this?

and this is a problem that is continuing today? even up to today, there is still a big danger that this will collapse even more?

ironically, although there are hardly any local amenities — no supermarkets, no post office, no police station — some businesses are booming because of increasing visitor numbers. like this cantina, a restaurant owned by one of civita's few remaining residents. she grew up here as a child and watched the town change around her. rosanna, tell me, what was it like here when you were growing up as a child? was it sad for you to see so many of your friends leave and just you left behind?

the basic fact is for civita as a whole to survive, it will need money. to cross the bridge, you now have to pay five euros, and it's in the running to become a unesco world heritage site, which would bring with it funding to help secure its future.

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good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. 0ur headlines today: reassurance on the uk's covid vaccine programme from ministers, as the eu plans to control the exports. the uk applies to join a trade agreement with 11 countries around the pacific. it could make it easier for businesses to sell to countries like canada and australia. manchester united's marcus rashford is the latest player to reveal he's been racially abused online. in a tweet he says he's been subjected to social media and humanity at its worst. a year after the first coronavirus evacuees from wuhan returned to the uk and were sent into quarentine, we'll look back

with with two of those involved. is this the perfect location for binge watching films? a cinema for one, in a lighthouse on a remote island. good morning. we are looking at a cold and frosty start this morning. many of us will have a dry day with spells of sunshine, but in the west we are going to see a band of rain moving in, and this will probably bring some snow to the hills of wales and perhaps the hills of northern ireland as well. join me for the detailed forecast a little bit later on. it's sunday, the 31st of january. our top story: ministers have said they are confident of the uk's covid vaccine supply and expect the programme to continue as planned. it comes after brussels said it would put controls on supplies exported from the eu. the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine in the uk now stands at 8.3 million. the aim is to have 15 million jabs done by the 15th of february.

and if the government is to reach its own targets, all care home residents should be vaccinated by the end of today. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. nearly 8.5 million people in the uk have now had a coronavirus vaccine dose. ministers believe the rollout is going well, and could be a way out of the restrictions on our lives. in the eu, though, there have been delays. brussels had wanted to use emergency powers from the brexit deal to introduce controls between northern ireland and the republic. but it ditched those plans after widespread criticism, admitting it had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake in that regard. ithink, however, what's important is that the channel of communications is open and they are constructive ones. they took on board what we said and they relatively quickly pulled back. but eu countries have been given some new powers to control exports of vaccines.

the government here says it won't affect its plans. we're confident, we have assurances that the supply that we have procured, the supply that we have paid for, is going to be delivered. that's why we are carrying on with our programme, and i'm working with ministers across the united kingdom in order to make sure that we can accelerate the rollout of that vaccine programme to make sure that there are more jabs in more arms exactly as we've planned. there had been concerns raised about so—called "vaccine to beat the pandemic. the rollout is proving controversial. nick eardley, bbc news. we can speak now to our political correspondentjessica parker. jess, correspondent jessica parker. there jess, correspondentjessica parker. there are so many di coming jess, there are so many deadlines coming up, all eyes will be on weather the nhs can actually meet them. you you're absolutely right.

there is a deadline tonight, as you mentioned a moment ago, the plan to offer, and it is important to say that ministers do talk about offering the vaccine, to every elderly care home resident by the close of play this evening. i elderly care home resident by the close of play this evening.- close of play this evening. i don't think we will— close of play this evening. i don't think we will find _ close of play this evening. i don't think we will find out _ close of play this evening. i don't think we will find out until - think we will find out until tomorrow as to whether the target has been met, then there is of course the mid—february target to vaccinate the 15 million most vulnerable and elderly people by the 15th of february. ministers sounding very confident about reaching the target date, and then to offer all top nine priority groups by spring, and then all adults by september. so the targets to get a broader going forward. —— do get. ministers have been pretty clear that what they are doing in the uk is operating what they call a just—in—time supply chain. of course, supply has been a particularly sensitive issue of recent days, but michael gove, we just heard him there, sounding very confident, saying they think they can take that planet had exactly as planned under that contracts will be honoured. but it has been a pretty

remarkable, extraordinary few days, i think demonstrating the extent to which governments are really desperate to secure those vaccines for their populations. why, well, to protect people, but also it is seen as the key to start unlocking the economy and unlocking society. cheers, jess. the uk is applying to join a free trade agreement made up of 11 pacific and asian countries, as part of post—brexit plans. the cptpp group is made up of australia, canada, japan, singapore and others, and generates more than 13% cent of the world's income. aruna iyengar has more. three, two, one... exactly one year after waving goodbye to the eu, the uk is seeking trade deals with new friends further afield in the asia—pacific region. the cptpp covers a market of 500 million people, from australia and japan to chile and mexico, countries around the pacific rim generating more than 13% of the world's income.

the grouping aims to cut trade tariffs between member countries, allowing for big reductions in import charges. that could mean no tariffs to export whiskey to malaysia or cars to canada. but as with the eu, trade deals require compromise. it's going to be asked to make concessions, potentially quite tricky ones. remember, australia and new zealand are members of this pact, that britain doesn't have a trade deal with them yet, and they have very strong, offensive agricultural interests. the immediate benefits to the uk might be limited. cptpp nations account for less than 10% of uk exports. that's dwarfed by the massive 43% of uk exports going to the eu. but longer—term, the uk hopes to build stronger ties with nations who provide uk manufacturers with components. tariffs would be cut on uk exports of food, drink and cars.

there would also be faster visas for business travel. the uk will be the first country to join which wasn't there at the start, and if all goes to plan, will be the group's second—largest economy afterjapan. and the icing on the cake — it may be a way of getting a warmer trade relationship with the united states. presidentjoe biden has hinted atjoining the partnership. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, has revealed he's investigators from the world health organization have arrived at a 0rganization have arrived at a seafood market in the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected. some chinese diplomats and state media have said they believe the wet market is not the origin of the outbreak. we can speak now to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's outside the market. steve, good morning to you. what are investigators looking for here?

well, it is a very big day, at least symbolically, for the who investigation team in wuhan, because they are here at the wet market. now, people will remember that it is here that before it was closed down, we saw the first clusters of coronavirus emerging. and because of that, and the fact that there are a lot of exotic animals being sold previously at the market, there was a theory that possibly it is right here but the coronavirus jumped from one of those animals into human beings. however, it is also possible that this was reallyjust beings. however, it is also possible that this was really just a beings. however, it is also possible that this was reallyjust a place where the coronavirus spread, because it is just a crowded location, so maybe somebody came here, they were infected, and then many more others got sick as a result of that. either way, we are not able to see what the who investigation team is doing inside, so we're not quite sure how they hope that this visit will lead to a better understanding of the origins

of the coronavirus. but earlier today, they went to a massive wholesale market, and there they spoke to people about seafood, actually, and that is because there is another theory that the coronavirus possibly is able to survive for longer than we thought on frozen seafood. now, the chinese government likes this theory because if it was possible, may be the coronavirus didn't originate here after all. maybe it came in on, say, after all. maybe it came in on, say, a frozen norwegian salmon, who knows? eitherway, a frozen norwegian salmon, who knows? either way, they won't be able to tell us at the end of this trip whether that is true or not. they also won't be able to tell us whether this market was the source of the virus. the scientists are saying this is a very complex matter, it is going to take time and we're alljust to have to wait. absolutely. stephen, for now, thank you. still so many questions, aren't there? that was steven mcdonald in wuhan for us. there? that was steven mcdonald in wuhanfor us. —— there? that was steven mcdonald in

wuhan for us. —— mcdonnell. the manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, has revealed he's been subjected to racist abuse online after his side's goalless draw against arsenal. on twitter, the 22—year—old said he was subjected to "humanity and social media at its worst." over the past week, the game has seen a series of incidents which have reignited calls for social media companies to tackle discrimination. former england player ian wright is calling for more to be done. i think as long as the powers that be will continue to let people like that feel like it is something they can do, because it seems to be a fad now, black player plays poorly or they think they have played poorly and they come in with all the analogies or whatever it is, but until they do something, really do something... you know... exactly, you are talking of about shoes and jump you are talking of about shoes and jump and all of a sudden they come to your phone. there are ways of doing it, there are ways of being able to catch people. i don't think they are vigilant enough, nowhere near. those of the top stories for you this sunday morning. a year ago today, the country watched as a flight touched down,

carrying dozens of people who had been evacuated from wuhan. at that point, coronavirus had barely touched the lives of people in the uk, and few of us could know that the next 12 months would bring. here's a reminder of what happened that day. a plane carrying more than 80 bretons is on its way to the uk after leaving behind, the chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak. —— britons. it is due to touch down at raf brize norton around lunchtime. irate touch down at raf brize norton around lunchtime.— touch down at raf brize norton around lunchtime. we are actually beinu around lunchtime. we are actually being evacuated _ around lunchtime. we are actually being evacuated right _ around lunchtime. we are actually being evacuated right now. - around lunchtime. we are actually being evacuated right now. my - around lunchtime. we are actually - being evacuated right now. my mother here behind me, and my wife. let�*s here behind me, and my wife. let's take ou here behind me, and my wife. let's take you live _ here behind me, and my wife. let's take you live to _ take you live to raf brize norton, where _ take you live to raf brize norton, where that plane isjust— take you live to raf brize norton, where that plane is just arriving . where that plane is just arriving from _ where that plane is just arriving from china _ where that plane is just arriving from china from _ where that plane is just arriving from china from the _ where that plane is just arriving from china from the city- where that plane is just arriving from china from the city of- where that plane is just arriving . from china from the city of wuhan. they— from china from the city of wuhan. they were — from china from the city of wuhan. they were put _ from china from the city of wuhan. they were put onto _ from china from the city of wuhan. they were put onto buses - from china from the city of wuhan. they were put onto buses for - from china from the city of wuhan. they were put onto buses for the l from china from the city of wuhan. l they were put onto buses for the 170 mile journey to merseyside, and their quarantine. there was one

official on each bus, in protective clothing, so if needed they could escort any passenger to hospital if they were unwell. 83 escort any passenger to hospital if they were unwell.— escort any passenger to hospital if they were unwell. 83 british people who were evacuated _ they were unwell. 83 british people who were evacuated from _ they were unwell. 83 british people who were evacuated from the - they were unwell. 83 british people| who were evacuated from the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in china have begun their 14 day quarantine in merseyside. the have begun their 14 day quarantine in merseyside— have begun their 14 day quarantine in merse side. ., ., ., , in merseyside. the uk nationals were taken by coach _ in merseyside. the uk nationals were taken by coach to _ in merseyside. the uk nationals were taken by coach to arrow _ in merseyside. the uk nationals were taken by coach to arrow park - taken by coach to arrow park hospital— taken by coach to arrow park hospital in well and arrived last night _ hospital in well and arrived last niuht. ~ ., ., ., night. we are doing 0k, doing the best we can _ night. we are doing 0k, doing the best we can under _ night. we are doing 0k, doing the best we can under the _ night. we are doing 0k, doing the . best we can under the circumstances. we are _ best we can under the circumstances. we are being — best we can under the circumstances. we are being treated _ best we can under the circumstances. we are being treated exceptionally i we are being treated exceptionally well here — we are being treated exceptionally well here. this— we are being treated exceptionally well here. this is— we are being treated exceptionally well here. this is the _ we are being treated exceptionally well here. this is the view- we are being treated exceptionally well here. this is the view that i we are being treated exceptionally well here. this is the view that we | well here. this is the view that we have _ well here. this is the view that we have from — well here. this is the view that we have from the _ well here. this is the view that we have from the room. _ well here. this is the view that we have from the room. there - well here. this is the view that we have from the room. there is- well here. this is the view that we have from the room. there is an i well here. this is the view that we i have from the room. there is an army of people _ have from the room. there is an army of people here — have from the room. there is an army of people here who are looking after. of people here who are looking after us extremely — of people here who are looking after us extremely well. _ of people here who are looking after us extremely well. as _ of people here who are looking after us extremely well. as far _ of people here who are looking after us extremely well. as far as - of people here who are looking after us extremely well. as far as we i us extremely well. as far as we know _ us extremely well. as far as we know. we — us extremely well. as far as we know. we are _ us extremely well. as far as we know, we are all— us extremely well. as far as we know, we are all both - us extremely well. as far as we know, we are all both tickety i us extremely well. as far as we i know, we are all both tickety and booi _ know, we are all both tickety and boo. and — know, we are all both tickety and boo. and we _ know, we are all both tickety and boo, and we are _ know, we are all both tickety and boo, and we are just— know, we are all both tickety and boo, and we are just waiting. i know, we are all both tickety and boo, and we are just waiting. boo, and we are 'ust waiting. gosh, so much has — boo, and we are just waiting. gosh, so much has happened _ boo, and we are just waiting. gosh, so much has happened in _ boo, and we are just waiting. gosh, so much has happened in the i boo, and we are just waiting. gosh, so much has happened in the last i boo, and we are just waiting. gosh, | so much has happened in the last 12 months. we'rejoined now by dr nikki stevenson, the medical director at arrowe park hospital. she's also a consultant respiratory physician. thank you for coming on this

morning. i mean, just looking at that vt, what have you learned in the last year? i mean, you have been through so much and watched it unfold so closely.— through so much and watched it unfold so closely. listening back to it, it unfold so closely. listening back to it. it seems — unfold so closely. listening back to it, it seems like _ unfold so closely. listening back to it, it seems like yesterday. - unfold so closely. listening back to it, it seems like yesterday. but i unfold so closely. listening back to it, it seems like yesterday. but of. it, it seems like yesterday. but of course, as you say, so much has happened since, i don't think when we welcomed the guests a year ago today, that we realised the impact that coronavirus was going to have on all of our lives at that point. i mean, what was it like being at the centre of it, back then? and seeing it now? well, back then we didn't really understand too _ it now? well, back then we didn't really understand too much i it now? well, back then we didn'tj really understand too much about coronavirus, and how infectious it was. at that point it was classified as a high consequence infectious disease, and that is why the people accompanying the guests were wearing hazmat suits. so we just had to prepare for the worst. we had to put in a lot of infection prevention and

control measures, and very very quickly set up this isolation facility which had been the first in the uk for decades. and then obviously, since then, the northwest and my hospital, we are now on our third surge of coronavirus. so it has been a challenging and interesting year. i has been a challenging and interesting year.— has been a challenging and interesting year. has been a challenging and interestin: ear. , ~ ., , interesting year. i bet. and what is the impact — interesting year. i bet. and what is the impact been — interesting year. i bet. and what is the impact been on _ interesting year. i bet. and what is the impact been on you? _ interesting year. i bet. and what is the impact been on you? because | interesting year. i bet. and what is i the impact been on you? because we have had so much of our mental health impacted, for frontline workers, things like ptsd. because it had a big impact on you? i mean, i think for everybody, _ it had a big impact on you? i mean, i think for everybody, working i it had a big impact on you? i mean, i think for everybody, working in i i think for everybody, working in the nhs and outside, because it is affecting us all the time, you know, there is no escape from it when you leave work, what i would say is that i've been very fortunate because the staff at the hospital where i work have been absolutely amazing throughout it all. and i would say that some of them have helped that impact far greater than i have, particularly those working, for

example, in the emergency department, or critical care, or working with coronavirus patients on the medical wards. i think it has been an arduous year, but everybody has just dealt with professionalism and gone above and beyond, time and time again. absolutely, and we can see how hard those frontline workers are working and when you do look back to last year when it first started, what did you put in place when those first people were quarantined? it you put in place when those first people were quarantined? it was a hue team people were quarantined? it was a huge team effort _ people were quarantined? it was a huge team effort both _ people were quarantined? it was a huge team effort both within i people were quarantined? it was a huge team effort both within the i people were quarantined? it was a i huge team effort both within the nhs and outside the nhs so we worked with the police and the fire brigade to make sure that they were accompanied and that the accommodation was safe and we worked with the local authority colleagues, the humanitarian aspects of what provisions you might need when you arrive. we did not really know who to expect in the age range so we

just had to cater for everything and of course from the medical viewpoint, we had to put in place plans for all eventualities, dealing from a pregnant woman to dental problems, and we had help from that through not only within our own hospital but from the royal, public health england, and numerous people. it was a very quick learning curve for us all to deal with that. but i'm really pleased that all of our guests left with a clean bill of health and that is the positive aspect of this story. bud health and that is the positive aspect of this story. and briefly, how do you _ aspect of this story. and briefly, how do you feel— aspect of this story. and briefly, how do you feel about _ aspect of this story. and briefly, how do you feel about going i aspect of this story. and briefly, i how do you feel about going forward? we know infection rates have stabilised but the death toll, that daily death toll that we hear about every day, is so hard—hitting, isn't it? it every day, is so hard-hitting, isn't it? ., , , every day, is so hard-hitting, isn't it? . , , ., every day, is so hard-hitting, isn't it? . 1 , ., ~ ., it? it really is, and you know, the families that _ it? it really is, and you know, the families that are _ it? it really is, and you know, the families that are affected - it? it really is, and you know, the families that are affected and i it? it really is, and you know, the families that are affected and the j families that are affected and the people in my hospital looking after

those people, it has been difficult. but we're hopeful. the hospital is one of the first vaccine hospital hubs so we have made great progress with vaccinating our most honourable and the over 80s and of course now our staff that is giving us some reassurance that there is light at the end of the tunnel but it is early days yet because we still have significant numbers of people in hospital and in the community with coronavirus. hospital and in the community with coronavirus-— coronavirus. absolutely, thank you so much, doctor— coronavirus. absolutely, thank you so much, doctor stevenson, i coronavirus. absolutely, thank you so much, doctor stevenson, and i coronavirus. absolutely, thank you | so much, doctor stevenson, and we coronavirus. absolutely, thank you i so much, doctor stevenson, and we do hope that there is light at the end of that tunnel. matt raw was one of the people who was on that flight. hejoins us now. it is good to see you and thank you for spending some time with us. talk us through, first of all for those who are not aware, how you came to be on the flight and therefore at arrowe park? i be on the flight and therefore at arrowe park?— be on the flight and therefore at arrowe park? i guess it started off erha -s a arrowe park? i guess it started off perhaps a few _ arrowe park? i guess it started off perhaps a few days _ arrowe park? i guess it started off perhaps a few days ago _ arrowe park? i guess it started off perhaps a few days ago from i arrowe park? i guess it started off perhaps a few days ago from now, j perhaps a few days ago from now, last year. when the foreign &

commonwealth office of the uk put out notjust commonwealth office of the uk put out not just an commonwealth office of the uk put out notjust an advisory but a very stark warning" get out. get out of wuhan. howeveryou stark warning" get out. get out of wuhan. however you can get out, get out." governments do not do that unless they know there is something serious happening. it was, you know, then talk of repatriation flights. and eventually, i think the night before that flight, we had decided we weren't going to go because my wife, who is chinese, was not allowed to leave. at that time, china was very, very cautious about what was happening and the last thing they wanted was to be accused of exporting, you know, the virus, so it actually prevented their own citizens from leaving which makes sense but we got a phone call at four am or something like that from

the fco saying they have changed their mind and your wife can go so we got on the flight and a few hours later, we were on a somewhat impromptu coach trip to matt comyn. you paint a picture —— to arrowe park. you paint a picture -- to arrowe park. ., ., , . ., , ., park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, park. paint a picture of confusion and fear. i _ park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, ithink— park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, i think it _ park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, i think it is _ park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, i think it is fair - park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, i think it is fair to i park. paint a picture of confusion and fear, i think it is fair to say, l and fear, i think it is fair to say, anyone getting a message of get you would be scared. but 12 months on, do you regret the decision to leave? absolutely, very much so! i can only draw one or two conclusions from this. one is the government knew exactly what was happening and then did nothing. all they did not know what was happening and bringing us back over here and quarantining us for two weeks was nothing more than a political stunt. you know, it is, it has to be one of the other. 0therwise it has to be one of the other. otherwise there is absolutely no

reason that they are taking so long to actually act on what was going on around the world. you know, we trust, to a degree we have to trust our government, they actually know what is going on in foreign countries. you know, with world affairs. you know, did they didn't they, in this case? ihshd affairs. you know, did they didn't they, in this case?— they, in this case? and i think it is fair to say _ they, in this case? and i think it is fair to say no-one _ they, in this case? and i think it is fair to say no-one really i they, in this case? and i think itj is fair to say no-one really knew is fair to say no—one really knew what was happening at that point and certainly from a medical point of view and we were just hearing from one of the staff members who was at arrowe park in those very early days when very few people knew what they were dealing with and talk me through what happens when you arrive because i know it was pretty scary all round for everyone.— all round for everyone. well, i cuess, all round for everyone. well, i guess. i _ all round for everyone. well, i guess, i think _ all round for everyone. well, i guess, i think really _ all round for everyone. well, i guess, i think really it - all round for everyone. well, i guess, i think really it was i all round for everyone. well, i i guess, i think really it was more a sense of relief once we arrived. i mean, we stepped through the doors to be greeted by a number of staff, there must�*ve been 30 or 40 people there, all applauding us.

there must�*ve been 30 or 40 people there, allapplauding us. i there must�*ve been 30 or 40 people there, all applauding us. i thought someone famous must have arrived. but no, apparently yeah, it was us. it was a really busy time when we did arrive. there were 83 of us, i think. 0bviously, they will processing all of us in finding out does anyone need any regular medication, and when we left we came with the clothes on our backs. of course, in wuhan, the airport was shut and there were no ground staff to be able to load the big luggage containers onto the aircraft so it was carry on luggage only so, you know, small suitcases for everyone, basically. so finding out what everyone needs, any medical requirements, as your previous guest just said, and getting us settled into our rooms. i seem to actually recall the time the weather was absolutely atrocious, which kind of

made the whole stay there all the more palatable because no—one wanted to go outside anyway! more palatable because no-one wanted to go outside anyway!— to go outside anyway! reassuring in some respects. _ to go outside anyway! reassuring in some respects, matt, _ to go outside anyway! reassuring in some respects, matt, that - to go outside anyway! reassuring in some respects, matt, that some i some respects, matt, that some things never change. good to see you, thank you for your thoughts on all of that, one year on from the flight bringing people back from wuhan to arrowe park hospital. in a statement, the foreign office says at all times it acted in the best interests of british nationals caught up in the outbreak. that is in response to what matt was saying about some of the confusion certainly in the early days. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. i struggled to get out of bed this morning. it was cold as usual at the moment so please tell me it will get warmer. cold, cold, cold all the way. in the south it will warm up in the next couple of days but the cold air is with us today and are widespread and sharp frost around and probably some nice sunrises and kill snow on the way to some western areas and look at the temperatures, sima! braemarties it

areas and look at the temperatures, sima! braemar ties it for the lowest temperature we have seen so far this winter and at this time of year, well, you could get the temperatures falling for another hour or so so it may be the coldest day of the winter so far for the early morning. the satellite shows this weather front moving into western areas and behind the front of the air gets milder, significantly, but today is a day where the cold air is with us all day for most of us, in any case. a fair bit of sunshine for most of england and scotland and a few showers in northern and eastern scotland to watch out for but this area of rain could cause some interest with the rain turning to snow across the hills of wales and probably also into the high ground of northern ireland, particularly around county londonderry, a few centimetres of snow for a time. we'll probably see the rain arriving across the south east england and maybe some sleet mixed in across areas like the salisbury plain and perhaps a few flakes of snow over the cotswolds and chilterns this evening but probably nothing too exciting. the main bulk of the rain will be in northern ireland

overnight, still with some snow over the high ground here. another cold night, particularly across the north of the uk but all the while the air is starting to turn less cold across the far south of wales and across southern counties of england. monday sees fragments of weather fronts across the uk, low pressure generally in charge. more cloud around them we have been used to and the most active weather fronts again across northern ireland and still with some snow mixed in across the high ground but as it turns mild, it will turn back to rain. this moves into scotland through the afternoon and again, a spell of snow in the hills here. temperatures coming up a little bit, highs of around 4—7 . then on tuesday it looks like things could get nasty for some of us again. milder putting into was england and wales and northern ireland but as it does, romping into the cold air so we could see as well of snow across the hills of northern england and scotland and particularly a longer lived spell towards the central belt, whereas,

across northern ireland, further south across well, woodland, southern counties of england milder, 12 or 13 degrees for cardiff and london so clearly, no chance of snow there. the risk of some transport disruption across high levels in northern england and scotland. ben, sima, back to you. cheers, chris! michael molloy was just 18 years old when he died in a coach accident while travelling home from a festival. it was later discovered that a tyre — which was older than him — had blown and caused the crash. from tomorrow, a new law will come into force which bans old bus and lorry tyres from road. it's the culmination of nearly a decade of campaigning from michael's mother, frances. shejoins us now. thank you so much for getting up early on a sunday to come on bbc breakfast. ~ ., early on a sunday to come on bbc izvreakfast-- it _ early on a sunday to come on bbc breakfast.- it has - early on a sunday to come on bbc breakfast.- it has been i early on a sunday to come on bbc breakfast.- it has been a | breakfast. morning! it has been a lona breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey _ breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey for— breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey for you _ breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey for you so _ breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey for you so talk i breakfast. morning! it has been a long journey for you so talk us i long journey for you so talk us

through how you are feeling at the moment, knowing that tomorrow the law will have been changed. it is still feeling _ law will have been changed. it is still feeling quite _ law will have been changed. it 3 still feeling quite surreal for me. i'm trying to take it all in because as you have said, i have been campaigning for eight years to change this law and, you know, i had not back up the knockback and we had rejected in parliament eight times so yeah, i'm still trying to take it in. i have had quite an emotional weekend. yesterday was particularly difficult. i'm obviously never going to recover from what happened to michael but to see that this is happening now and all of the hard work that has gone into it, notjust by me, i led the campaign but obviously we had a whole team of people, the public, the media. there is a sense also of relief that this is a sense also of relief that this is now something that we've done as much as we can do.—

much as we can do. people are not aware of michael's _ much as we can do. people are not aware of michael's story _ much as we can do. people are not aware of michael's story may i aware of michael's story may actually struggle to understand that this was actually not illegal and now it has been so what is the process been like for you, seeing that happen?— process been like for you, seeing that happen? process been like for you, seeing that ha en? ., i. ,, ., that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about _ that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about it _ that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about it a _ that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about it a lot _ that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about it a lot over i that happen? even now, you know, i have talked about it a lot over the i have talked about it a lot over the weekend and talked about that day at the inquest when i found out that, you know, to lose your child is life changing but then to hear that it was because of a 20—year—old tire and the tire was older than michael, had assumed that it would come back as an unlawful killing —— tyre. when it came back as accidental death and the tyre was legal, i could feel the feeling, it was like an out of body experience trying to take in what was happening. so the process of going through that has been, yeah, it has been a very difficult one. it has taken its toll on me, i have to say. emotionally, and, you know, in terms of things i have done with the rest of my life. however, it was essential that i did do that because

my biggest fear was that i would face another family who had lost somebody through an old tyre and sadly, that did happen, a couple of years ago on the m5, and that was horrendous, having to face another mum and look her in the eyes knowing to give knowing that she was going through the same thing.— to give knowing that she was going through the same thing. frances, as ou sa it through the same thing. frances, as you say it was _ through the same thing. frances, as you say it was so _ through the same thing. frances, as you say it was so difficult _ through the same thing. frances, as you say it was so difficult for - through the same thing. frances, as you say it was so difficult for you i you say it was so difficult for you and continues to be difficult so how do you keep on going? how do you keep on fighting? did do you keep on going? how do you keep on fighting?— keep on fighting? did you know, there are days _ keep on fighting? did you know, there are days where _ keep on fighting? did you know, there are days where it - keep on fighting? did you know, there are days where it feels i keep on fighting? did you know, | there are days where it feels like it is too much and there will probably be more of those days that i can even recall. however, i could never give up this campaign, i said that from the start and i never doubted for one second that we would win this because the amount of support and it is just common sense but i think it got me up was i was doing this also for michael and for kerry and colin who were also killed on the coach and for me to give up would have felt like i was giving up on michael. because this is the only

tiny bit ofjustice i'm ever going to get for him. he is never going to get thejustice he to get for him. he is never going to get the justice he deserves, you know. he should never have been on a coat with a 20—year—old tyre so that drive and also my son, my family and friends, and the determination when i saw the amount of public support —— been on a coach. people don't realise when i get messages and when they back me and say we are here, it was incredible, absolutely incredible.— incredible. frances, briefly, i mean, incredible. frances, briefly, i mean. what _ incredible. frances, briefly, i mean, what do _ incredible. frances, briefly, i mean, what do you _ incredible. frances, briefly, i mean, what do you do - incredible. frances, briefly, i mean, what do you do now? | incredible. frances, briefly, i- mean, what do you do now? you incredible. frances, briefly, i— mean, what do you do now? you spent, as i said, several months campaigning for this and now it has happened, how do you divert your time? ~ , ., happened, how do you divert your time? ~ ,, ~ ., ., happened, how do you divert your time? ~ ~ ., ., ., time? well, you know, one of the thins time? well, you know, one of the things that _ time? well, you know, one of the things that i _ time? well, you know, one of the things that i have _ time? well, you know, one of the things that i have realised - time? well, you know, one of the things that i have realised has - things that i have realised has happened with me is that i'm grieving and i'm always going to grieve, he's my and i suppose that this gave me a focus to keep my strength —— he's my child. it was a bit of a distraction so at the

moment, i think i'm just taking this one day at a time and i feel like i'm going through the grieving process all over again, sadly. in the way that i did at the beginning. although we have this ban tomorrow and it goes for ten years they are only on the front axle so there is work to do to make sure they ban all of the tyres completely off all of the, you know, all areas of the vehicle. ,., the, you know, all areas of the vehicle. ., . ~' the, you know, all areas of the vehicle. ., ., ~ ,, the, you know, all areas of the vehicle. ., . ~ the, you know, all areas of the vehicle. ., . . vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really _ vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really do _ vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really do wish _ vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really do wish you - vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really do wish you all- vehicle. go to, thank you so much and we really do wish you all of. vehicle. go to, thank you so much | and we really do wish you all of the best. thank you so much. what an incredible story, eight years of campaigning and approves what you can do with perseverance. andrew marr is on bbc one at nine o'clock. good morning to you once again. a busy show? it is o'clock. good morning to you once again. a busy show?— again. a busy show? it is a busy show, again. a busy show? it is a busy show. we've _ again. a busy show? it is a busy show, we've all— again. a busy show? it is a busy show, we've all been _ again. a busy show? it is a busy show, we've all been following l again. a busy show? it is a busy i show, we've all been following this extraordinary row between britain and the eu over vaccines. i'll be speaking to the irish prime minister, the taoiseach, mikhail martin, to list trust, the international trade secretary, labour's rachel reeves, and also getting an in—depth look at where we

actually are inviting this pandemic, and what the near future might look like by doctor susan hopkins of public health england. see like by doctor susan hopkins of public health england.- like by doctor susan hopkins of public health england. see you at nine o'clock- _ public health england. see you at nine o'clock. thanks, _ public health england. see you at nine o'clock. thanks, andrew. - public health england. see you at i nine o'clock. thanks, andrew. don't go anywhere. stay with us, we got more coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. it is just after 7:30am. it's time now for our daily appointment with a gp. today, we're talking to dr mohit mandiratta. mohit, good morning. we got loads to talk about. ., mohit, good morning. we got loads to talk about. . , . ., talk about. thanks very much for havin: talk about. thanks very much for having me _

talk about. thanks very much for having me again. _ talk about. thanks very much for having me again. you _ talk about. thanks very much for having me again. you are - talk about. thanks very much for having me again. you are very i having me again. you are very welcome- _ having me again. you are very welcome. thanks _ having me again. you are very welcome. thanks for - having me again. you are very welcome. thanks for sparing l having me again. you are very - welcome. thanks for sparing time to talk to us in what is a busy week, a busy month, a busy year for you. let's talk firstly about the vaccine deadlines. the government has said they want to vaccinate all care home residents by today. i know that you have already finished your over 80s cohort haven't you? just give me a sense of how you are getting on and who is being vaccinated right now? absolutely. as i've said previously on the show, i think the work is incredible. so much hard work is going on across primary care and in—hospital hubs and the mass vaccination sites as well. locally, we have offered appointments to our over 80s, we are moving onto our next at risk groups, which will be the over 75s and over 70s, and those with serious clinical conditions which can their immune systems, the extremely vulnerable, the shielding group. eco— residents have also been offered appointments with our community teams, nurses and pharmacists, who are out with gps delivering vaccines to care homes. things are going well. lots of headlines this week about suppliers,

we have all the logistics, dissenters, the staff to make it happen, the volunteers, the one thing that is always an unknown is the supply of the vaccine. talking through the availability, have you got everything that you need? locally, i'm very relieved to say that we have got the vaccine we promised and that has been the case all the way through. i think there is a strong suggestion that the vaccine supply will continue to increase. that is why we got these mass vaccination sites open, the black country living museum locally, we've got pharmacies coming on board as well. we're hoping vaccine supply will continue to increase. it is exciting we are getting further vaccines, which obviously the government has ordered, showing good evidence that they are affected that effective. hopefully it will ramp up in the future, that will be excellent, but it is going to be a marathon, not a sprint, and it is so important for the public and the population do not let their guard down in terms of following the guidelines. down in terms of following the guidelines-_ down in terms of following the uuidelines. �* ., ., , ,

guidelines. amid all of this it is erha -s guidelines. amid all of this it is perhaps quite _ guidelines. amid all of this it is perhaps quite easy _ guidelines. amid all of this it is perhaps quite easy for - guidelines. amid all of this it is perhaps quite easy for people | guidelines. amid all of this it is l perhaps quite easy for people to guidelines. amid all of this it is - perhaps quite easy for people to get a bit confused. maybe you can clarify a couple of things for me, first of all, as far as scams go, and understandably, people will be looking for letters and messages about when they can potentially go and get their vaccine, but we know that there are a number of scams, some people suggesting they might need to pay. can you clarify that for us? what will people get in terms of notifications in terms of getting a vaccine? {iii terms of notifications in terms of getting a vaccine?— terms of notifications in terms of getting a vaccine? of course, it is reall sad getting a vaccine? of course, it is really sad to _ getting a vaccine? of course, it is really sad to see _ getting a vaccine? of course, it is really sad to see that _ getting a vaccine? of course, it is really sad to see that our- really sad to see that our population, communities who are potentially quite vulnerable, might be exploited in this way. the nhs will never charge you for a vaccine orany will never charge you for a vaccine or any treatment at the point of delivery. that has always been the case. we are advising our patients through ouradmin and case. we are advising our patients through our admin and reception teams and they will either give you a ring to come to the practice, or the national nhs booking system will potentially invite you to a mass vaccination site, that might be a letter or a phone call, but it is important that you don't give up your details, you will never be charged for care, as is always the case without nhs was as far as

information is concerned as well, we know they have been headlines about this recently, about the ba e community may be being a bit more cautious about taking up the option of a vaccine. == cautious about taking up the option of a vaccine-— of a vaccine. -- bame community. what information _ of a vaccine. -- bame community. what information is _ of a vaccine. -- bame community. what information is available, - of a vaccine. -- bame community. | what information is available, what messaging to target a part of the community and make sure that they are protected also? i community and make sure that they are protected also?— are protected also? i think this is are protected also? i think this is a really important _ are protected also? i think this is a really important piece - are protected also? i think this is a really important piece of - are protected also? i think this is a really important piece of work, | a really important piece of work, something again that we have focused on locally. we know that the bame community is unfortunately a bit more likely to be affected by covid in terms of its severity and unfortunately as mortality as well. we also know the evidence out there suggests they are less likely to take it up. it is so important to engage our communities. i was really pleased to see the work that adel ray and other recognisable faces in our asian and bame community, the videotape it out was excellent. there is really a lot of misinformation out there. i am pleased to say the vaccine is safe and effective, it has been approved ljy and effective, it has been approved by experts and also by multifaith religious groups who have got a mosque, we have got a hindu temple, across the country, that i vaccination sites. it really

reassures people not to believe the myths out there. if you need information, contact a trusted health professional. obviously the nhs website gives a lot of information about the covid vaccine as well, so please come forward and get your vaccine. it is so important, both for our population and on an individual basis. absolutely. top advice. mohit, thank you. that was mohit with some top advice on what you might need to know as the vaccine rollout continues. the idea of going to a festival is something very much on hold for the moment, and crowds and parties are definitely not on the billing at this year's film festival in gothenburg. the event is also pushing the boundaries of isolation, from the middle of the ocean, as tanya dendrinos has been finding out. located at the edge of an archipelago of sweden's west coast, this tiny island is in one of the country's most barren and windswept locations. and now it's home to the isolated cinema —

an experiment expanding on the theme of social distances as part of the gothenburg film festival. after a rich ao—year history, the event normally attracts 160,000 visitors, but this cinema is strictly for one. i feel privileged to be able to do this and to be able to watch all of these amazing movies in an isolated cinema experience. lisa has swapped all connection to the outside world — her phone, her friends and family — for seven days in the ocean and 60 film premieres, the chosen one from more than 12,000 applicants from around the globe. we chose lisa because she is a big film lover and that was very important for us — there would be somebody who can appreciate the films that we love so much and we decided to programme at the festival.

but she also has dedicated this past year in the front line against the covid—i9 pandemic, she's an emergency nurse at the hospital in skovde. you can follow her experience through a daily video diary with the overarching aim to determine the answer to one question — what exactly does film mean to us when we are isolated from everything else? tanya dendrinos, bbc news. we're here on the bbc news channel until 9:00 this morning, and coming up on the programme: as coronavirus infections begin to fall we'll find out about the current situation in hospitals with an icu doctor. it's the series that shines a light on the aids epidemic and has captivated audiences. we'll be talking about the impact of it's a sin. and it's a strictly competition, but not as we know it. we'll find out about the nhs staff who could be taking to the dance floor with the professionals.

all that to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. it is 738, good morning. some really eventful stuff happening with marcus rashford, unfortunately the vic of basal —— racial abuse? tell us more. it isjust, you know, it comes in for ten starts, or at least the reporting does, doesn't it? two of his teammates earlier in the week had to deal with online racial abuse as well and now, marcus ushered himself dealing with it with class and measure, as we have come to expect, but they wonder why footballers are taking the knee before matches. the message perhaps not getting through to everybody. manchester united forward marcus rashford has described receiving racist abuse last night as "humanity and social media at its worst". rashford, who was awarded an mbe

last year for his work fighting child food poverty, received multiple racist messages on instagram, prompting more calls for authorities and social media companies to do more to prevent such abuse. on his twitter account, rashford said: it comes in a week when a number of high—profile players have been subject to online abuse. rashford received that abuse after manchester united's goalless draw with arsenal. meanwhile, manchester city emerged as the front—runners for the premier league title in what's been a rather unpredictable season. adam wild rounds up the weekend's action so far. the premier league's top team up against the premier league's bottom team. but the gulf between manchester city and sheffield united wasn't as wide as their season so far might suggest — just one goal scored by gabrieljesus. united, in fact, went close to taking something from the game. commentator: fleck — oh, so close!

top and bottom in the end, closer than you might expect. when i see sheffield is now in the bottom of the league, and you see his team, you realise how tough is the premier league. we have a belief and a fight and a togetherness that hopefully we can pick up some wind between now and the end of the season and make it a little bit uncomfortable for the teams above us. second—placed manchester united went to arsenal. plenty of chances, plenty of near misses. arsenal here hit the bar with alexandre lacazette's free kick. edinson cavani could have won it for united in the closing stages, but 0—0 it finished. united lose ground at the top. down the bottom, amidst the snowfall at west brom, the mood was fairly clear. manager sam allardyce didn't exactly cut a figure of a man enjoying life. that's despite coming from behind to take the lead against fulham, another team finding the going tough. and west bromwich albion are in front! a late equaliser for fulham

from ivan cavaleiro, the climax of a 2—2 draw. an entertaining game, but it won't have done too much to raise the mood of either side. that certainly can't be said for newcastle. under intense pressure from the fans, steve bruce's side went to everton, and won 2—0. callum wilson can finish it now for newcastle, —— callum wilson can finish it now for newcastle, and he has! callum wilson with both goals — a victory that couldn't have come soon enough. adam wild, bbc news. celtic manager neil lennon described their defeat to st mirren yesterday as a low point. they could be as many as 26 points behind rangers by this afternoon. st mirren won at celtic park for the first time in 31 years, with ilkay durmus scoring the winner. elsewhere, kilmarnock parted company with manager alex dyer after losing to stjohnstone. the two—week break in the premiership seemed to do the exeter chiefs good — they ended a run of two straight defeats by beating worcester. director of rugby rob baxter described that run as "an emotional

wobble" but they looked more sturdy, running in three tries at sixway. elsewhere, gloucester stay bottom after losing to northampton. and britain's tom pidcock could become a world champion in cyclo—cross this afternoon. don't know what it looks like? this is what it looks like — one of the most physically demanding forms of riding. this was the women's race yesterday, where the netherlands got a1, 2, 3. the sport's very popular there. the world championships are taking place on the flanders coast in belgium. pidcock goes in today's men's elite race at 2:10. and you can watch on the bbc sport website. genuinely crawling! so it is like cross—country running on a bike. the cross-country running on a bike. the really steep — cross—country running on a bike. tue: really steep hill at the beginning, i mean... it really steep hill at the beginning, i mean... ., , ., really steep hill at the beginning, imean... ., , ., really steep hill at the beginning, imean... ., ~' really steep hill at the beginning, imean... ., ~ . i mean... it does not look like much fun to do it — i mean... it does not look like much fun to do it yourself— i mean... it does not look like much fun to do it yourself but _ i mean... it does not look like much fun to do it yourself but what - i mean... it does not look like much fun to do it yourself but what other| fun to do it yourself but what other people, i'm happy with that. absolutely. it

people, i'm happy with that. absolutel. , ., ., absolutely. it is as -- a sport of burnina absolutely. it is as -- a sport of burning thighs! _ absolutely. it is as -- a sport of burning thighs! on that - absolutely. it is as -- a sport of burning thighs! on that note... | let's look at the sunrise, chris was promising us glorious sun rises and to the far right of your screen across parts of manchester, a beautiful sunrise. you canjust make out some traffic. just beautiful sunrise. you can 'ust make out some traffich beautiful sunrise. you can 'ust make out some traffic.�* chris, | out some traffic. just about! chris, it is auoin out some traffic. just about! chris, it is going to _ out some traffic. just about! chris, it is going to look— out some traffic. just about! chris, it is going to look pretty _ out some traffic. just about! chris, it is going to look pretty glorious i it is going to look pretty glorious in some places, isn't it, this morning? indeed, good morning. we have got quite a bit of fun trying to come today, particularly across scotland and england as well. but further west we have a band of rain edging in, bringing a little bit of snow to parts of northern ireland and wales, particularly over the high ground, and a cold start and widespread frost around, temperatures —13 in braemar which is the lowest we have seen, the joint lowest temperature so far this winter so a particularly cold one. a nice sunrise partly because this thick cloud is edging in so the old,

you know, low sun angle is eliminating the cloud which is what is banking for the pink skies. today we have this band of rain continuing to edging and the best of the dry weather really across the midlands, northern england and scotland. a few showers for northern and eastern scotland to come. further west, the rain is edging in, turning to snow fora rain is edging in, turning to snow for a while in wales and seeing some snowfall reported in northern ireland. i think county londonderry, we could see a few centimetres of snow building in and a few centimetres of snow is well over the high ground of wales with the rain getting into south east england later in the afternoon and maybe even sleep across parts of the salisbury plain and the potential for a few flakes of snow on the cotswolds and chilterns this evening although commonly nothing too exciting. the wettest weather overnight will be in northern ireland, still with the risk of hill snow patches here. the frost more limited to the northern half of the uk, turning milder with time across the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. tomorrow we

have fragments of weather fronts across the uk. this is the most active one, bringing some further rain, still a bit active one, bringing some further rain, stilla bit of active one, bringing some further rain, still a bit of hill snow mixed in for a time across northern ireland, but milder air pushes in and hill snow will tend to turn back to rain. later in the day that system could move its way into scotland to bring some hill snow here during monday afternoon. further south across england and wales, more cloud than we have been used to. bright spells around in temperatures coming up more comparatively recent days. temperatures for many of us between four and seven. tuesday, this is a day that could ring us on localised disruption. although the air is mild across the south and west of the uk, we have got colder air in scotland and northern england, so we will see and northern england, so we will see a spell of hill snow pushing into the pennines and across the high ground in scotland with the snow particularly long—lived to the north of the central belt and they will be large accumulations of snow building up large accumulations of snow building up in the hills. northern ireland, wales, the midlands and east anglia, and southern counties of england, temperatures around 12 or 13 for

cardiff and london, monday night and into tuesday, the main risk of disruption is across the high ground in northern england and scotland, with heavy snow to come. thank you, chris. chris will stay across that for us and have the latest a bit later. we'll be back with the headlines at 8 o'clock. now on breakfast, it's the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. the most mainstream release this week is the dig, a bittersweet real life drama about the unearthing of the sutton hoo treasures

on the the eve of world war ii. what are they? do you hazard a guess? burials, men, i'd expect. —— burial mounds. we are standing in somebody's graveyard, i reckon. viking? maybe older. apparently local girls used to lie down on them in the hope of falling pregnant. i've heard plenty of legends. is that why you want to dig, mrs pretty? details of buried treasure? ralph fiennes stars as basil brown, the self—taught archaeologist who wears his immense learning lightly and who is enlisted by carey mulligan's wealthy widow, edith pretty, to excavate the imposing burial mounds on her property. "my interest in archaeology began like yours," edith tells the initially sceptical basil, "when i was scarcely old enough to hold a trowel."

and so begins an unlikely friendship between two very different people, both of whom believe the past speaks. the line thatjoins them to their forebears, isn't that what you all say? something like that. adapted by screenwriter at moira buffini from the historical novel byjohn preston, the dig is an extremely likeable fare, beautifully lensed by cinematographer mike eley, who captures the lonely landscape and the darkening skies of the drama. would you have dinner with me? yes. fiennes and mulligan are perfectly cast in the lead roles and there's strong support from the likes of monica dolan, ken stott, and the young archie barnes as edith's son robert, who find solace in his friendship with basil as his mother's health fails. if i have a complaint, it is that the film gets rather sidetracked by a subplot that sees lily james' real—life archaeologist peggy falling forjohnny flynn's fictional airman rory,

a distraction that feels as though it has been foregrounded simply to broaden the film's appeal to a younger audience rather than as an organic addendum to the central story. but that aside, this is engaging stuff, boasting a similar melancholic charm tojessica swales' lovely summer land, one of my favourite films of last year. you can find the dig on netflix now. american filmmakersjustin benson and aaron moorehead are the team behind the 2017 oddity the endless, a strange little movie about two brothers revisiting the ufo death cult to which they formerly belonged. although made on a comparatively small budget, the endless had eerie atmosphere to spare, offering a genuinely strange and haunting experience. the same cannot be said of their latest, synchronic, another sci—fi inflected mystery adventure with high ambitions but one that doesn't quite hit the mark. jamie dornan and anthony mackie star as paramedics dennis and steve, who start to encounter people who have been driven to death

or distraction by the titular drug. yeah, that is a body, not a burn victim. new kid called it in. when dennis' daughter goes missing, steve, who is facing his own medical crisis, resolves to help his friend with the aid of the mystery drug, which, it transpires, can transport the user to another time. as with benson and moorehead's previous films, synchronic is brim full of interesting ideas and admirably bonkers dramatic conceits. but arriving as it unfortunately does in the wake of chris nolan's mega—budget head—scrambling tenet, which recently came out on blu—ray,

it can start to look like a cheap b—movie version of a more celebrated and accomplished a—list film. there is nothing wrong with that per se, but i think the filmmakers had far higher goals, certainly on the basis of their back catalogue. synchronic, which is available now on a range of digital platforms, is fine, although ultimately rather unremarkable, which is unusual for these inventive filmmakers. altogether more celebrated is beginning, a haunting georgian—french co—production written and directed by dea kulumbegashvili, which has won numerous international festival awards and now finds its natural home on streaming service mubi.

ia sukhitashvili is jana, wife of david, a religious leader in an isolated community ofjehovah's witnesses whose place of worship is firebombed in an astonishing opening sequence. it looks like the set—up for a mystery thriller, with david concerned about tracking down those responsible, but instead the film focuses on the inner life ofjana, who is trapped by her surroundings, misunderstood by her husband, and sexually harassed by a visitor who claims to be a detective but seems to be something altogether more sinister.

kulumbegashvili has described jana as somebody who would be a "secondary character in any other film". certainly she gives the impression of being a bit—part player in her own life, robbed of agency or understanding, trapped in somebody else's story. shot on 35mm by arseni khachaturan and edited by matthieu taponier, whose credits include the soul—shaking son of saul, beginning, which takes its title from the bible, makes for deeply unsettling and uncomfortable viewing. some critics have drawn comparison with the films of michael haneke, but to me this is closer to the work of carlos reygadas, whose films i admire but don't actually like, and who here serves as an executive producer. in the end, i'm not entirely sure what to make of beginning,

although it has stuck with me, which is always a good sign. you can check it out for yourself on mubi. for a couple years, we have been waiting for answered prayers. i refer to it now as my posthumous novel. writer and withering society wit truman capote's two most famous books both spawned acclaimed movies, breakfast at tiffany's and in cold blood. capote himself has also been the subject of the couple of biopics, the 2005 film capote for which philip seymour hoffman won an oscar, and 2006's perhaps less—lauded infamous, for which tobyjones deserved awards recognition. now in the documentary the capote tapes, we hear interviews conducted by george plimpton with the writer's friends and enemies along with a collage of talking heads and home movie footage to build a portrait of the real capote. he was writing these thinly veiled stories about people he knew and he basically told all their secrets. the response was, how could your friend do this to you? he must've known therei was danger in all of that.

dick cavett, norman mailer and lauren bacall are among those remembering the writer who said of his famously unpublished book answered prayers "either i'm going to kill it or it's going to kill me." a thinly veiled expose of his high—society friends, the book, which he claimed to be working on for decades, surfaced only in magazine extracts that alienated his posh cohort and also suggested that the finished work might not be the "proust in the age of warhol" masterpiece that everybody was waiting for. the depressing truth is that after in cold blood in the mid 60s, capote did little of note other than appear on chat shows and hang out with rich celebrities at studio 5a. as this documentary makes clear, noone knows whether a finished manuscript of answered prayers exists. and even if it did, would anyone care? the capote tapes is available now at altitude.film and on other digital platforms.

kim jong—nam has been assassinated. two women have just been arrested in connection with the murder. altogether more riveting of the documentary front is assassins, a film about the murder of kim jong—un's half—brother, kimjong—nam, by two young women who later claimed they thought they were taking part in a harmless video prank show. yes, really. caught on camera smearing a deadly chemical on the kim jong—nam's face at kuala lumpur airport, the women, one vietnamese and one indonesian, were arrested and tried for murder. meanwhile, a group of north koreans who had apparently masterminded the killing, widely believed to have been ordered by kimjong—un, returned home safely.

by turns jaw—dropping, bewildering and horrifying, assassins leads us through the stranger than fiction tale with impressive array of amusing surveillance footage, with each twist and turn more gobsmacking than the last. the story really does beggar belief, but in the hands of director ryan white, it becomes a chillingly credible thriller. all the more gripping because it is actually true. for details of virtual cinema screenings and on—demand info, go to dogwoof.com/assassins. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe and i will see you next week. doubts, man. they never go away.

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. our headlines today. reassurance on the uk's covid vaccine programme from ministers as the eu plans to control the exports. the uk applies to join a trade agreement with 11 countries around the pacific. it could make it easier for businesses to sell to countries like canada and australia. manchester united's marcus rashford is the latest player to reveal he's been racially abused online. in a tweet he says he's been subjected to social media and humanity at its worst. the story of how an accidental meeting and the kindness of strangers saved one family from the holocaust.

is this the perfect location for binge watching films? a cinema for one, in a lighthouse on a remote island cold and frosty start this morning. many of us will have a dry day with spells of sunshine but in the west, we will see a band of rain moving and it will bring some snow to the hills of wales and perhaps northern ireland as well. join me later on. it's sunday the 31st of january. our top story. ministers have said they are confident of the uk's covid vaccine supply and expect the programme to continue as planned. it comes after brussels said it would put controls on supplies exported from the eu. the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine in the uk now stands at 8.3 million — the aim is to have 15 millionjabs done by the 15th of february.

and if the government is to reach its own targets,all care home residents should be vaccinated by the end of today. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. nearly 8.5 million people in the uk have had a coronavirus vaccine dose. ministers believe the roll—out is going well and could be a way out of the restrictions on our lives. in the eu, though, there have been delays. brussels had wanted to use emergency powers from the brexit deal to introduce controls between northern ireland and the republic. but it ditched the plans after widespread criticism, admitting it had made a mistake. it clearly was a mistake, in that regard. ithink, however, what's important is that the channel of communications are open and they are constructive ones. they took on board what we said, and they relatively quickly pulled back. but eu countries have been given some new powers to control exports of vaccines. the government here says it

won't affect its plans. we are confident we have assurances that the supply that we have procured, the supply that we have paid for, is going to be delivered. that's why we're carrying on with our programme, and i'm working with ministers across the united kingdom, in order to make sure that we can accelerate the roll—out of that vaccine programme, to make sure that there are more jobs and more arms, exactly as have planned. they have been concerns raised about so—called vaccine nationalism, with warnings countries must work together to beat the pandemic. the roll—out is proving controversial. we can speak now to our political correspondentjessica parker. jess, there are some important vaccinaton deadlines coming up in the next few weeks for the government aren't there? how for the government aren't there? are we getting 0! just how are we getting on? as nick was just reporting _

how are we getting on? as nick was just reporting there, _ how are we getting on? as nick was just reporting there, ministers - how are we getting on? as nick was just reporting there, ministers are i just reporting there, ministers are sounding pretty confident. as you say, a deadline of tonight to have offered, and ministers do talk about offering the vaccine, to all elderly care home residents, and i don't think we will find out until tomorrow on the next day as to whether the target has been met. then the really big target of vaccinating, offering a first dose of the vaccination, to the 15 million most vulnerable by the middle of february. clearly, there is some way to go but again, the government sound very confident about hitting that target. beyond that, they are looking to vaccinate the top nine priority groups, over 50s, by the spring, and all adults in the united kingdom by september. as we look ahead to the medium and longer term, as we look ahead to the medium and longerterm, naturally, as we look ahead to the medium and longer term, naturally, things look a little bit less certain, but michael gove, a senior minister, saying that as things stand, they think they will be able to deliver this programme currently exactly as planned. interestingly though, in terms of day—to—day supplies, how much vaccine there is at any one

time, the uk government are being deliberately tight—lipped by that issue. why is it so important? why have we seen this extraordinary last few days in terms of the eu's movements? well, of course, really this is because the vaccine is key to protecting people, particularly the most vulnerable, but key as well across the world to try to unlock economies that have struggled so much and unlock society as well. jessica parker, thanks very much. the uk is applying to join a free trade agreement made up of 11 pacific and asian countries, as part of post—brexit plans. the c—p—t—p—p group is made up of australia, canada, japan, singapore and others, and generates more than 13% of the world's income. aruna iyengar has more. three, two, one! big ben bongs. exactly one year after waving goodbye to the eu, the uk is seeking trade deals with new friends, further afield in the asia—pacific region.

the cptpp covers a market of 500 million people. from australia and japan, to chile and mexico. countries around the pacific rim, generating more than 13% of the world's income. the grouping aims to cut trade tariffs between member countries, allowing for big reductions in import charges. that could mean no tariffs to export whiskey to malaysia, or cars to canada. but as with the eu, trade deals require compromise. it's going to be asked to make concessions, potentially quite tricky ones. remember, australia and new zealand are members of those pact, that britain doesn't have a trade deal with yet and they have very strong offensive agricultural interests. the immediate benefits to the uk might be limited. cptpp nations account for less than 10% of uk exports. that is dwarfed by the massive 43% of uk exports going to the eu.

but longer term, the uk hopes to build stronger ties with nations who provide uk manufacturers with components. tariffs would be cut on uk exports of food, drink and cars. there would also be faster visas for business travel. the uk will be the first country to join which wasn't there at the start. and if all goes to plan, will be the group's second largest economy after japan. and the icing on the cake, it may be a way of getting a warmer trade relationship with the us. presidentjoe biden has hinted atjoining the partnership. environmental groups are calling on the government to review the hs2 rail project in the light of the pandemic. the high speed line was signed off by borisjohnson almost a year ago before travel ground to a halt as covid hit the uk. construction is under way and the first phase between london

and birmingham is due to open at the end of 2026. investigators from the world health organization have arrived at a seafood market in the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected. some chinese diplomats and state media have said they believe the wet market is not the origin of the outbreak. our china correspondent steve mcdonnell is in wuhan. well, it's a very big day, at least symbolically for the who investigation team in wuhan because they are here at the market. people will remember that it's here where, before it was closed down, we saw the first clusters of coronavirus emerging. and because of that, and the fact that there are lots of exotic animals being sold previously in the market, there was a theory that possibly, it was right here that the coronavirus jumped from one of those animals into human beings.

however, it also possible that this really was just a place where the coronavirus spread, because it's just a crowded location, so maybe somebody came here, they were infected and then many more others got sick as a result of that. other way, we are not able to see what the who investigation team is doing inside, so we are not quite sure how they hope that this visit will lead to a better understanding of the origins of the coronavirus. but earlier today, they went to a massive wholesale market and there, they spoke to people about seafood, actually. and that's because there is another theory that the coronavirus possibly was able to survive for longer than we thought on frozen seafood. now, the chinese government likes this theory because, if it was possible, may be the coronavirus didn't originate here after all. maybe it came in on, say, a frozen norwegian salmon. who knows? by the way, they won't be able

to tell is at the end of this trip whether that's true are not. they also won't be able to tell is whether this market was the source of the virus. the scientists are saying it's a very complex matter, it will take time and we are alljust going to have to wait. more protests are expected across russia today in support of the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny. mr navalny�*s allies have called for another round of demonstrations against president vladimir putin, after tens of thousands of people took to the streets last weekend. the authorities say the protests are illegal gatherings and warned people not to attend. the animals guitarist hilton valentine — who created one of the most famous riffs in pop music in the 1960s — has died at the age of 77. the band's version of the house

of the rising sun topped the charts in 1964. the group had six other top 10 hits including �*don't let me be misunderstood' and �*we gotta get out of this place'. their record label said that valentine, who was born in north shields, "influenced the sound of rock music for decades". the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus is falling, according to the latest government figues. but there are still more people seriously ill with coronavirus than during the first peak in april. experts at imperial college london have warned that case numbers also need to decline more rapidly, as they did in the first lockdown, if hospitals are to cope with the number of people needing critical care. the latest figures show that there were 23,275 new covid—19 infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. and there are currently 34,783 people in hospital with coronavirus.

1,200 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive test. nearly 490,000 people have had their first vaccine dose in the latest 24 hour period, meaning nearly 8.4 million people in the uk have had theirfirstjab. let's speak now to intensive care consultant, professor rupert pearse who is working on the front line in a london hospital. thank you forjoining us. we've seen so many harrowing accounts of what is happening in itu at the moment. can you try and convey to us what it's been like for you? it’s can you try and convey to us what it's been like for you?— it's been like for you? it's an endless struggle _ it's been like for you? it's an endless struggle to - it's been like for you? it's an endless struggle to maintain it's been like for you? it's an - endless struggle to maintain the standards that we have been trained to meet all the time in the nhs. before the pandemic started. one of

the biggest learnings i've had is that myself, all the staff around may, staff and other departments and emergency departments, respiratory awards, even primary care, we are just unable to give up on our standards of quality and i think that's one of the biggest causes of mental strain and exhaustion that we are having right now. do mental strain and exhaustion that we are having right now.— are having right now. do you feel, thouuh, are having right now. do you feel, though. that _ are having right now. do you feel, though, that the _ are having right now. do you feel, though, that the situation - are having right now. do you feel, though, that the situation is - though, that the situation is getting better? because as i said, these harrowing accounts, it seems like things perhaps are plateauing at quite a difficult level? i like things perhaps are plateauing at quite a difficult level?— at quite a difficult level? i think the situation _ at quite a difficult level? i think the situation stabilised. - at quite a difficult level? i think the situation stabilised. it - at quite a difficult level? i think the situation stabilised. it is - at quite a difficult level? i think| the situation stabilised. it is not stabilised in every hospital in every part of the country, but it is stabilised in most areas. and that's a big step forward for is because we are no longer having to plan to build extra capacity, extra ice eu

beds, and we can focus all that energy on improving the standards of care that patients have already got. and this time gradually progresses, new hospital beds, new ice eu beds become available as patients get better and go home, so the system gets less strained as we move forwards and as you can imagine, it's always easier... this forwards and as you can imagine, it's always easier. . ._ forwards and as you can imagine, it's always easier... as you look at what's happening _ it's always easier... as you look at what's happening now, _ it's always easier... as you look at what's happening now, professor, | it's always easier... as you look at - what's happening now, professor, how does it differ from what happened in the previous pandemic? i’ge does it differ from what happened in the previous pandemic?— the previous pandemic? i've never been in the _ the previous pandemic? i've never been in the army _ the previous pandemic? i've never been in the army but _ the previous pandemic? i've never been in the army but i _ the previous pandemic? i've never been in the army but i imagine - the previous pandemic? i've never been in the army but i imagine it's a little bit like second tour of duty. the first wave lasted eight weeks, and while we had lots of patients in hospital first weeks, and while we had lots of patients in hospitalfirst to weeks, and while we had lots of patients in hospital first to care for, it calmed down. the second wave has been for more than three months now and you can expect another three

months until admissions settle. the patients that we have an hospital will still be in hospital, many of them, as long asjune and it isjust going to be another very hard year for us. we going to be another very hard year for us. ~ ., ., ., , for us. we have heard as well in recent days _ for us. we have heard as well in recent days of _ for us. we have heard as well in recent days of the _ for us. we have heard as well in recent days of the impact - for us. we have heard as well in recent days of the impact on - for us. we have heard as well in - recent days of the impact on people like yourself on itu staff affecting their mental health. there is some research out there that many people are struggling, finding it very difficult to sleep, for example, after a gruelling shift. has it had an impact on you?— an impact on you? yeah, i don't think anybody — an impact on you? yeah, i don't think anybody who _ an impact on you? yeah, i don't think anybody who has - an impact on you? yeah, i don't think anybody who has been - an impact on you? yeah, i don't - think anybody who has been involved has been unaffected, maybe even minor mental health problems, difficulty sleeping, anxiety and so on, it's almost possible to avoid that. what worries me the more severe problems, ptsd, problems with

addiction, alcohol use, that are inevitably going to be a consequence of being under this amount of strain for this long and we really need to watch out for long term consequences on nhs colleagues because of the pandemic. d0 on nhs colleagues because of the andemic. , ., ~ on nhs colleagues because of the andemic. ~ ., ., pandemic. do you think adequate rovision pandemic. do you think adequate provision is _ pandemic. do you think adequate provision is in _ pandemic. do you think adequate provision is in place _ pandemic. do you think adequate provision is in place to _ pandemic. do you think adequate provision is in place to help - pandemic. do you think adequate l provision is in place to help people like yourself deal with that? i think a huge amount of work is being put in to make sure that support is there around us. there already was some special provision for nhs workers... fantastic clinic in london, but really, we can't stop at the moment to think about our mental health. were so busy trying to look after the patients we have in hospital, we don't have time to pause and think about ourselves, so it's making it very difficult.— it's making it very difficult. thank ou so it's making it very difficult. thank you so much _ it's making it very difficult. thank you so much for— it's making it very difficult. thank you so much forjoining _

it's making it very difficult. thank you so much forjoining us - it's making it very difficult. thank you so much forjoining us and i it's making it very difficult. thank you so much forjoining us and thank you so much forjoining us and thank you for everything you are doing. apologies about the quality of the liner if you are heading out for a walk today, today it might be the day to do it. chris has the details for us. a glorious sunrise, though? this 196 this 1% in about 20 minutes ago from the east anglia area. this is from abington. some of you i've had an eye sunrise, but for all of us, it's been a cold start to the day. —13 in braemar, it's the lowest temperature we've seen so far this winter. today, dry weather with sunshine, out west, the band of rain is starting to edge its way in and just in the last hour, we've seen a bit of snow reported in northern

ireland in county tyrone, so a bit of snow to come. i think it is probably across tyrone and londonderry where we could see several centimetres of snow building on. and in this band of rain coming in more quickly, moving right the way across wales this afternoon, probably reaching into south—east england as well, but it's across wales that we see a return to snow across the high ground. maybe some sleep mixed in as it works into salisbury plain, damp enter the day across the london area this afternoon. this evening, we might even see a few flakes of snow in the cotswolds and the chilterns, but i don't think it will be particularly exciting. overnight tonight, the risk of icy stretches around, particularly webzine hill snow in northern ireland, rain falling on his frozen services are pretty icy. further south, . .. his frozen services are pretty icy. further south,... frost—free across the southern areas. tomorrow, fragments of weather fronts across the uk, low pressure more cloud around, this is the most active

front going across northern ireland, so we will see a spell of hill snow here for a time and this may well push its way into scotland as we head into the afternoon. so we could see a bit of snow here. further south, a bit more cloud than we're used to, there will still be some bright sunny spells coming through. those temperatures a little bit higher than today, high is typically around four to six celsius. tuesday's forecast, this is a day where we could well see some further transport disruption. this mild air is pushing in to the cold air again, another battleground in place. outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, rainfora outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, rain for a chime across much of england and wales, but heavy snow across the hills of northern england and scotland. with the snow particularly long long—lived, this is where we could see some of the largest snowfall accumulations. mild in the south, no chance of seeing snow there. there is the scope for some disruption. monday night and tuesday, we could see as much as 20

centimetres of snow across the northern hills in scotland, bringing the risk of transport disruption. there will be changes taking place over the next few days but today, any snow is probably limited to the hills of wales and northern ireland. the next batch of heavy snow going in across northern england and scotland on monday night on tuesday. it looks like it could be a bit more disruptive. chris, thank you so much. some lovely sunrise pictures as well there. i much. some lovely sunrise pictures as well there-— as well there. i have been looking forward to — as well there. i have been looking forward to this _ as well there. i have been looking forward to this item. _ as well there. i have been looking forward to this item. ben - as well there. i have been looking forward to this item. ben has - as well there. i have been looking | forward to this item. ben has seen it, i have got one episode to go, it's a powerful channel 4 series that had rave reviews. reviews from critics — but "it's a sin" has also got people talking more openly about a topic that's been stigmatised for decades. the show is set in the 1980s at the height of the aids epidemic and follows the lives of a group of five friends. let's take a look. explosions on tv. tv: there is a new danger that has become a threat to us all. -

oh, my god, it's on! richie! it is a deadly disease, - and there is no known cure. is that the bbc? the virus can be passed i during sexual intercourse with an infected person. anyone can get it, man or woman. so far, it has been - confined to small groups. but it's spreading. so protect yourself. my mother is watching this. read this leaflet when it arrives. if you ignore it, it- could be the death of you. so don't die of ignorance. michael barrymore: all right? "all right?" ooh, i love him. we're joined now by tv critic scott bryan, and ian green the chief executive of the terrence higgins trust. good morning to you both. ian, lets start with you, it's so important that people can talk about this. and i was part of the problem, wasn't it? peoplejust i was part of the problem, wasn't it? people just weren't talking about it.

it? people 'ust weren't talking about it. . �* , it? people 'ust weren't talking about it. ., �* , ., , it? people 'ust weren't talking about it. ., �*, ., about it. that's right. it was a hidden pandemic _ about it. that's right. it was a hidden pandemic and - about it. that's right. it was a hidden pandemic and as - about it. that's right. it was a hidden pandemic and as we i about it. that's right. it was a l hidden pandemic and as we are about it. that's right. it was a - hidden pandemic and as we are now in another pandemic, to be reminded of the real pain and the fear that permeated the gay community then. it was something that has been quite a challenge for many of us. it was so important that the story is told and also that people know what hiv is like today. it's changed so much, and we need to understand the genesis of the epidemic in the uk and that's why it's a sin is such a powerful drama.— and that's why it's a sin is such a powerful drama. scott, it had such a rofound powerful drama. scott, it had such a profound impact _ powerful drama. scott, it had such a profound impact on _ powerful drama. scott, it had such a profound impact on so _ powerful drama. scott, it had such a profound impact on so many - powerful drama. scott, it had such a | profound impact on so many viewers, looking through social media, people are talking about it. i watched it all bar one episode. how did it affect you? it’s all bar one episode. how did it affect you?— all bar one episode. how did it affect ou? . ., , .,., affect you? it's such a profound, magnificent _ affect you? it's such a profound, magnificent piece _ affect you? it's such a profound, magnificent piece of— affect you? it's such a profound, magnificent piece of tv - affect you? it's such a profound, magnificent piece of tv because| affect you? it's such a profound, i magnificent piece of tv because it does _ magnificent piece of tv because it does two — magnificent piece of tv because it does two things. i think it shows the worst— does two things. i think it shows the worst of humanity, it shows the fear and _ the worst of humanity, it shows the fear and stigma, the worst of humanity, it shows the fearand stigma, not the worst of humanity, it shows the fear and stigma, not only by the media _ fear and stigma, not only by the media back then, but also fear from families, _ media back then, but also fear from families, from loved ones who worked

with them _ families, from loved ones who worked with them in— families, from loved ones who worked with them in their final days as they— with them in their final days as they were _ with them in their final days as they were dying from this virus, but i also _ they were dying from this virus, but i also think— they were dying from this virus, but i also think it shows the best of humanity, _ i also think it shows the best of humanity, the people went against the grain, — humanity, the people went against the grain, the activists who marched on the _ the grain, the activists who marched on the street, the people who tried their hardest to be with people and help them — their hardest to be with people and help them during their final days. those _ help them during their final days. those who— help them during their final days. those who tried to go and get a better— those who tried to go and get a better procurement of drugs. and i really— better procurement of drugs. and i really do _ better procurement of drugs. and i really do think that highlighting the people who really were there is a real_ the people who really were there is a real inspiration. i think it shows about— a real inspiration. i think it shows about how— a real inspiration. i think it shows about how much of the progress we've seen over— about how much of the progress we've seen over decades has come from these _ seen over decades has come from these people, and i think it's one of those — these people, and i think it's one of those dramas that leaves a mark on you. _ of those dramas that leaves a mark on you. that — of those dramas that leaves a mark on you, that stayed with you for a lon- on you, that stayed with you for a longtime — on you, that stayed with you for a long time and it's one of those dramas — long time and it's one of those dramas that are certainly done so for me _ dramas that are certainly done so for me. ., ., ~ ., ., for me. ian, we talk about how so much has — for me. ian, we talk about how so much has changed _ for me. ian, we talk about how so much has changed and _ for me. ian, we talk about how so much has changed and educationl for me. ian, we talk about how so. much has changed and education is said and improving. how important is it doe for a show like it's a sin to remind a new generation of quite

what happened, what people went through and quite how hideous it was back then the people who were in that position and suffering and in many cases, suffering alone. i was 18 and 1983 _ many cases, suffering alone. i was 18 and 1983 and _ many cases, suffering alone. i was 18 and 1983 and so _ many cases, suffering alone. i —" 18 and 1983 and so throughout my growing up and exploring my sexuality, hiv was always there and it was this fear and sense of foreboding. so i think it's really important that everybody has a really good understanding of what the epidemic was then. but really important for me, it's about making sure that people understand that hiv has changed so much. i was diagnosed with hiv in 1996 and i, because of the medication i take, i can have a normal life expectancy and really importantly, because of the level of virus in my blood is undetectable, it's impossible for me to transmit the virus to my hiv—negative husband. that is changed, but things haven't changed around the stigma and that is something that we need to continue to tackle and also to

encourage people to get tested for hiv. next week, hiv testing week starts and it's important that those messages of what hiv is like today are counterbalanced, the really important story that was told through it's a sin.— important story that was told through it's a sin. ian, scott, do ou through it's a sin. ian, scott, do you think — through it's a sin. ian, scott, do you think those _ through it's a sin. ian, scott, do you think those attitudes - through it's a sin. ian, scott, do you think those attitudes still. you think those attitudes still haven't changed? do you think that this could help to change the attitudes that haven't changed? the wa i attitudes that haven't changed? the way i always see dramas that it opens— way i always see dramas that it opens up— way i always see dramas that it opens up and shines a light on issues — opens up and shines a light on issues and _ opens up and shines a light on issues and situations that people 'ust issues and situations that people just didn't know, that our education has refused — just didn't know, that our education has refused to acknowledge and i personally believe that the reason that homophobia is so rife in our schools— that homophobia is so rife in our schools is— that homophobia is so rife in our schools is because bullies know that the syllabus isn't teaching about things— the syllabus isn't teaching about things such as the aids crisis. all lgbt— things such as the aids crisis. all lgbt cue — things such as the aids crisis. all lgbt cue history at all. sol things such as the aids crisis. all lgbt cue history at all. so i think what _ lgbt cue history at all. so i think what this— lgbt cue history at all. so i think what this drama does is highlight

theissues what this drama does is highlight the issues that haven't been told through— the issues that haven't been told through our education system, but i also really— through our education system, but i also really hope that it encourages us to— also really hope that it encourages us to think. — also really hope that it encourages us to think, right, where can we place _ us to think, right, where can we place education about the aids crisis — place education about the aids crisis in — place education about the aids crisis in our schools? through assemblies all helping to encourage people _ assemblies all helping to encourage people to _ assemblies all helping to encourage people to speak more openly about lgbto _ people to speak more openly about lgbto in _ people to speak more openly about lgbtq in our education system. i think— lgbtq in our education system. i think that's — lgbtq in our education system. i think that's what tv does, it reflects _ think that's what tv does, it reflects positively on society and society— reflects positively on society and society goes, great, what can we do to help _ society goes, great, what can we do to help and — society goes, great, what can we do to help and create a better change? the coronavirus pandemic is clearly highlighted our awareness of how viruses affect people and a lot of misinformation, confusion, fear, particularly in the early days. i wonder if those parallels are fair? i think they are. i think that there was so much misinformation about hiv backin was so much misinformation about hiv back in the 1980s and 1990s and i think we see some of that now in

relation to the coronavirus pandemic. i'm struck by the fact that people still assume that hiv is limited to the gay community. of course, anybody can be impacted and about 45% of people living with hiv in the uk are heterosexual. so we need to make sure that the nuances around the impacted viruses are understood and the scot was saying, it's fundamentally that there is good quality relationships with sex education in schools, because that's when young people have a good understanding of hiv and then once you have a good education, you start to chip away at stigma and stigma is one of the things that hasn't changed. one of the things that hasn't chanced. �* , ., , changed. briefly, scott, does it surprise you that shows - changed. briefly, scott, does it surprise you that shows like - changed. briefly, scott, does it| surprise you that shows like this one is still not very common? would you prefer to see more? i one is still not very common? would you prefer to see more?—

you prefer to see more? i think, from what _ you prefer to see more? i think, from what russell _ you prefer to see more? i think, from what russell t _ you prefer to see more? i think, from what russell t davies - you prefer to see more? i think, | from what russell t davies said, you prefer to see more? i think, - from what russell t davies said, he approached — from what russell t davies said, he approached itv and the bbc before channel— approached itv and the bbc before channel 4 — approached itv and the bbc before channel 4 accepted it. hopefully, people _ channel 4 accepted it. hopefully, people encourage the commissioners to think. _ people encourage the commissioners to think, this drama is critically successful, maybe we can look out and have _ successful, maybe we can look out and have other shows with other issues _ and have other shows with other issues that will shine a spotlight on this— issues that will shine a spotlight on this and hopefully that can encourage something good as well. ian, encourage something good as well. tan, scott. — encourage something good as well. ian, scott, thank you forjoining us this morning. if you've not seen it, it's a sin is on channel 4, also available on all four. it so good, you will be able to spot. we have the sport and weather in the next half hour, stay with us.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sima kotecha. it has been a week of ups and downs when it comes to vaccinations. we've witnessed a diplomatic row with the eu eventually promising britain that it would not stop supplies from pfizer's belgium factory reaching the uk. but, we've also had news of two

new vaccines that have shown to be effective against coronavirus. we can speak now to dr anthony harnden, who is the deputy chair of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. good morning to you. let's talk about these new vaccines and the difference they could make. good news on the face of it. explain the significance of them if you would. clearly, two new vaccines that will be available in the future is really good news. both these vaccines have been shown to be effective, they are slightly different. the novavax vaccine is a protein subunit type of vaccine is a protein subunit type of vaccine which essentially means it's a bit similar to the influenza vaccine we are all familiar with. it shows great effect and shows some effect against the south african variant which is great. thejensen vaccine, which is really interesting

because that is janssens vaccine, it looks a bit like the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, it shows really good effect with one dose and moving forward from a global perspective, a vaccine that actually is effective, really effective for one dose, that can be stored at fridge temperatures, it's going to be really useful for the world. so really useful for the world. so really promising stuff. all of these vaccines do eventually cause immunity, develop immunity against the spike protein virus, and it's particularly encouraging about the janssens vaccine is that one dose is shown to be very effective, which makes us even more believe that the initial one dose, delayed second dose strategy has been a good one. all these things are very promising.

good, promising news to start with. we spoke to a gp earlier, of course the logistical operation is in full flow. the problem is the supply of the vaccine. what do we know about the vaccine. what do we know about the safety of supply, not least because there was a spat this week with the eu? brute because there was a spat this week with the eu?— with the eu? we can be reassured that we are _ with the eu? we can be reassured that we are progressing _ with the eu? we can be reassuredj that we are progressing extremely well in the number of vaccines in this country, 8.3 million first doses so far. the government have ordered 100 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and 40 million of the pfizer vaccine, both of which were given at the moment. vaccines are not easy to manufacture, it's a complicated process, including a lot of batch testing and supply chains. there are bound to be bumps on the road but i'm confident the vaccine task force, there's already so many

doses, we can keep the supply towing. the key thing that the moment is to try and keep the same vaccine second dose as the first dose, we recommend a second dose because it's important for long—term protection. and it will be interesting to see at the supply side whether we can deliver that. if we cannot, the advice as it's best to have a second dose of the different vaccine than no second dose at all and there is no theoretical reason why you cannot mix vaccines but studies are ongoing. as i said, the end point is for the bodies to develop immunity against the spike protein of the virus. i against the spike protein of the virus. ., ., ., ,~' against the spike protein of the virus. ., ., ., ., ., virus. i wanted to ask about that and many _ virus. i wanted to ask about that and many will — virus. i wanted to ask about that and many will find _ virus. i wanted to ask about that and many will find that - virus. i wanted to ask about that i and many will find that fascinating. i was not aware that if you had one jab from one supplier, you can have your second from a different supplier. i know you have said there is limited research but the

assumption is that will be sufficient, you can have a second jab from a different company. to reiterate, it is the advice at the moment that you have the same vaccine tight for the second dose that you had as the first dose. i am saying there is no theoretical reason why you couldn't mix vaccines. and it's definitely better to have a second dose of even at this stage another vaccine rather than no second dose at all. there will be studies which come online and we have no theoretical reason why we should not mix them, but at the moment, jci was next year is the same vaccine take for the second doseis same vaccine take for the second dose is the first. i same vaccine take for the second dose is the first.— dose is the first. i think that's really interesting _ dose is the first. i think that's really interesting and - dose is the first. i think that's really interesting and clearly. dose is the first. i think that's - really interesting and clearly when we get more research it will be fascinating to see. let's talk about new variants, what do we know about

that? we new variants, what do we know about that? ~ ~ ., ., , new variants, what do we know about that? . ~ ., ., , . new variants, what do we know about that? ~ ~ ., ., , . ~ ., that? we know a few things. we know that? we know a few things. we know that both vaccine _ that? we know a few things. we know that both vaccine types _ that? we know a few things. we know that both vaccine types delivering - that both vaccine types delivering in the country at the moment, pfizer and oxford astrazeneca, are effective against the variant strains circulating in the uk thermometer and of course, the novavax studies which was trialled in the uk show that it was effective against the uk variant. the south african, brazilian amazonian variant are slightly different stories. it seems the vaccines studied in those areas, particularly south africa with the novavax and janssens vaccine, there is effectiveness but slightly reduced. so my personal pet going forward is that all these vaccines will be partially effective against new variants but not completely and so i am sort of with

gdt that we're probably going need an annual vaccine each year which is tailored to the predominant type of that time, so the public should be reassured the vaccines we have at the moment give good effect and some effect against the variants and all these vaccines showed good protection against hospitalisations and deaths, so for the various figures we see banded about the efficacy we're talking about my old disease, not hospitalisation and death, which is the important thing. —— not talking about disease. thank -- not talking about disease. thank ou for -- not talking about disease. thank you for your — -- not talking about disease. thank you for your time _ -- not talking about disease. thank you for your time this _ -- not talking about disease. thank you for your time this morning. - -- not talking about disease. thank you for your time this morning. a i you for your time this morning. a really clear advice there in terms of how this will work as the

roll—out continues and what the vaccines can be used for. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, the problem of racism in football continues to be just that, a problem. in football continues to be 'ust that, a problemi in football continues to be 'ust that, a problem. more calls for action to be — that, a problem. more calls for action to be taken _ that, a problem. more calls for action to be taken by _ that, a problem. more calls for action to be taken by social- that, a problem. more calls for. action to be taken by social media companies but the same old question remains. how to get the message across, how to bring about change, we don't seem to be getting closer to that. manchester united forward marcus rashford has described receiving racist abuse last night as "humanity and social media at its worst". rashford, who was awarded an mbe last year for his work fighting child food poverty, received multiple racist messages on instagram, prompting more calls for authorities and social media companies to do more to prevent such abuse. on his twitter account rashford said...

it comes in a week when a number of high profile players have been subject to online abuse. accountability, it's as simple as that. you know, in my opinion, the platforms that be, whether it's instagram and twitter, i need them to show me these people and that'll tell me they're doing enough, they're doing everything they possibly can to bring some justice... but they're not the law, this should be a matter for the law. it should be a law. should be something they're doing hand in hand. - how much do they care, deep down, how much do they really care? - rashford received that abuse after manchester united's goalless draw against arsenal, meanwhile manchester city took their chance to extend their lead at the top of the premier league. they weren't at their best against bottom side sheffield united but gabrieljesus finished off this move from ferran torres for the only goal to take them three points clear at the top, with a game in hand. celtic manager neil lennon described their defeat to st mirren yesterday as a low point. they could be as many as 26 points behind rangers by this afternoon.

st mirren won at celtic park for the first time in 31 years, with ilkay durmus scoring the winner. elsewhere, kilmarnock parted company with manager alex dyer after losing to stjohnstone. venus williams has been playing in her first match of the year. she beat dutch player arantxa rus in straight sets, and looked on brilliant form as she, and the rest of the world's best tennis players, emerge from quarantine and start preparations for the australian open which starts next week. venus williams 40 years old and she is always asked how long we will see her play and her answer today was i am still quite good at this. straight sets win. and you have people likejimmy anderson, tom brady, he is playing in the super bowl in a couple of weeks. 43 years

old. superheroes. the idea of going to a festival is something very much on hold for the moment. and crowds and parties are definitely not on the billing at this year's film festival in gothenburg. the event is also pushing the boundaries of isolation from the middle of the ocean, as tanya dendrinos has been finding out. located at the edge of an archipelago off sweden's west coast, this tiny island is in one of the country's most barren and windswept locations. now, it's home to the isolated cinema, an experiment expanding on the theme of social distancing as part of the gothenburg film festival. after a rich 40—year history, the event normally attracts 150,000 visitors. but this cinema is strictly for one.

i feel privileged to be able to do this. to be able to watch all these amazing movies in an isolated cinema experience. lisa has swapped all connections to the outside world. her phone, friends and family, for seven days, for the ocean, and 60 film premiers. the chosen one from more than 12,000 applicants from around the globe. we chose lisa because she's a big film lover and that was very important for us, that there will be somebody who can appreciate the films that we love so much, and we decided to programme at the festival, but she has also dedicated this past year in the front line against covid—19 pandemic. she is an emergency nurse at the hospital in skovde. you can follow her experience through a daily video diary, with the overarching aim to determine the answer to one

question. what exactly does film mean to us when we are isolated from everything else? tanya dendrinos, bbc news. i would be quite up for that. unless it was a scary film. set in lighthouse. on an island. a daily stroll is one of the simple things we can still enjoy in lockdown, but a couple from wokingham have turned their morning walk into an epic fundraising challenge. in november, jenni and nick mcdonagh began walking 10 miles a day to support their baby granddaughter emily, who has leukaemia. since then they've covered an astonishing 700 miles and raised thousands. let's talk to them now. thank you forjoining us, we really appreciate it. thank you for 'oining us, we really appreciate it.—

thank you for 'oining us, we really appreciate it._ tell - thank you for 'oining us, we really appreciate it._ tell us i appreciate it. thank you. tell us what inspired — appreciate it. thank you. tell us what inspired you _ appreciate it. thank you. tell us what inspired you to _ appreciate it. thank you. tell us what inspired you to take - appreciate it. thank you. tell us what inspired you to take up - appreciate it. thank you. tell us| what inspired you to take up this walking challenge. to what inspired you to take up this walking challenge.— what inspired you to take up this walking challenge. to hold onto our sani , i walking challenge. to hold onto our sanity. ithink. _ walking challenge. to hold onto our sanity, ithink. emily— walking challenge. to hold onto our sanity, i think. emily was _ walking challenge. to hold onto our| sanity, i think. emily was diagnosed in 2019 at five weeks old, a precious first baby to our younger son. it wasjust precious first baby to our younger son. it was just overnight she was diagnosed and it was as quick as that. one day fine and the next minute she had leukaemia and was blue lighted. and very seriously unwell. so to see, i said to my son, jamie, how do you cope? he said, i put one foot in front of the other. so that's what we do. put one foot in front of the other, only we made it a bit bigger so that's the inspiration.— it a bit bigger so that's the ins-iration. , ., , ., ~

inspiration. sorry to enter up. talk me throughout _ inspiration. sorry to enter up. talk me throughout works _ is difficult but it limits where you can go and how long you can be out and that sort of thing.— and that sort of thing. absolutely. we started last _ and that sort of thing. absolutely. we started last november - and that sort of thing. absolutely. we started last november and - and that sort of thing. absolutely. | we started last november and have and that sort of thing. absolutely. i we started last november and have a little bit of non—lockdown time. in the main, we walk from home, we never get in the car, so it is seriously boring. i know nearly every house name and house plaque and pothole. and we've got the dreaded treadmill that we top up on and i hate that but we have to do that so that is how we do it. i but we have to do that so that is how we do it— but we have to do that so that is how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, — how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, it _ how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, it can _ how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, it can be _ how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, it can be boring. - how we do it. i am an addict on the treadmill, it can be boring. very. i treadmill, it can be boring. very. walking for you, what does it do to the mind and the soul? it

walking for you, what does it do to the mind and the soul?— the mind and the soul? it certainly rives us the mind and the soul? it certainly gives us relief. _ the mind and the soul? it certainly gives us relief. initially, _ the mind and the soul? it certainly gives us relief. initially, i - the mind and the soul? it certainly gives us relief. initially, i was i gives us relief. initially, i was never— gives us relief. initially, i was never a — gives us relief. initially, i was never a walker, but i used to brag the furthest i walked was to the car back in— the furthest i walked was to the car back in the — the furthest i walked was to the car back in the last few years i have walked — back in the last few years i have walked more and it gives such relief from this— walked more and it gives such relief from this because otherwise we would be locked _ from this because otherwise we would be locked up all day. essentially, since _ be locked up all day. essentially, since november of of 2019, we have kept ourselves free of people because _ kept ourselves free of people because we wanted the opportunity to see our— because we wanted the opportunity to see our granddaughter. simply that. tell me _ see our granddaughter. simply that. tell me about how the fundraising is going because i know you were surprised by the public reaction and what that money will be used for. it will go to support... not everybody has heard of them... have social

worker on them ward, that's the most critical thing, when you are diagnosed because with the child, not like an adult who finds a lamp, with a child you do not know until they become sick and it's a terrible shock i can only speak from my experience, the next day, the social worker was there and you learn a new language when you talk cancer, it's a completely different language. the staff do not have a lot of time to go through all with you, but the social workers do. so the hold your hand, they are there if you have a problem. so that's just one side of it. they do so much. they have ten houses around the hospitals so people can have a home from home stay. parents travel hundreds of miles to treatment. we're quite lucky because loves quite close, 40

miles, to great ormond street, where they had to take emily now. i could spend all day telling you how practical they are and still not tell you enough. so you will have to shut me up because i will go on and on. they are fantastic. i shut me up because i will go on and on. they are fantastic.— on. they are fantastic. i could talk to ou all on. they are fantastic. i could talk to you all day. _ on. they are fantastic. i could talk to you all day, but _ on. they are fantastic. i could talk to you all day, but thank - on. they are fantastic. i could talk to you all day, but thank you i on. they are fantastic. i could talk to you all day, but thank you so i to you all day, but thank you so much for coming on, we have to end it there and good luck with your ten miles a day. that's quite something. could you put everjustgiving page up? we could you put everjustgiving page u . 2 . could you put everjustgiving page ua? ~ ., ., could you put everjustgiving page up? . ., ., , , up? we will do our best, we will find a way- _ up? we will do our best, we will find a way. it's _ up? we will do our best, we will find a way. it's so _ up? we will do our best, we will find a way. it's so lovely - up? we will do our best, we will find a way. it's so lovely to i up? we will do our best, we will find a way. it's so lovely to see l find a way. it's so lovely to see you. best of luck.— find a way. it's so lovely to see you. best of luck. thank you for havin: you. best of luck. thank you for having us- _ you. best of luck. thank you for having us. you _ you. best of luck. thank you for having us. you are _ you. best of luck. thank you for having us. you are very - you. best of luck. thank you for i having us. you are very welcome. let's see having us. you are very welcome. let's see how _ having us. you are very welcome. let's see how the _ having us. you are very welcome. let's see how the weather - having us. you are very welcome. let's see how the weather will i having us. you are very welcome. i let's see how the weather will look. this is where we say goodbye to sima, she's going to read the news for the andrew marr programme.

now here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. it has been pretty dazzling start to the day. this is a moment where you look what you could have won. this was sent earlier in the day from cambridgeshire. a bit further north from this in north yorkshire, another belting weather watch picture sent to us, thanks for both of those. very cold and frosty, widespread, —13 in braemar, the joint lowest temperature we have seen so particularly cold in scotland although the force has been pretty widespread. satellite pictures approaching across areas, bringing some outbreaks of rain and snow. it bumps into the cold air and most of us will have lingering around through today. dry weather in scotland, showers from north and eastern areas, drive north, east, central england, further west we have the rain and hills now. we will

see some snow in northern ireland. some strong wind for northern ireland, particularly cold, 4 degrees but feeling cold because of the wind. rain into south—east england through the afternoon, sleep with the salisbury plain and snow across the chilterns but not cold at all. icy across northern areas but turning more mild across the south with the frost relinquishing across the southern areas. on monday, remnants of weather fronts, a bit more cloud than we have been used to, still showers across scotland, the risk of icy stretches, a risk of snow over the high ground, dry weatherfor england and snow over the high ground, dry weather for england and wales but rather cloudy. temperatures higher

than they will be, highs of four or five but then snow on the way for northern england and also into scotland, monday night into tuesday. that's the latest weather. chris has the details for what will be a chilly couple of days. 12 lucky health care workers will soon be swapping their scrubs for sequins in the final of strictly come dancing nhs. 2,000 people applied for the chance to train alongside a professional dancer and help raise £10,000 for nhs charities. ian haslam has been speaking to some of the finalists. it is the go—to show for ballroom dancing fans, and continues to inspire similar competitions, like strictly nhs, which is raising money for the health service, and helping front line workers achieve their dance dreams. we decided back in the first lockdown that we needed to find a way of giving back.

we were watching, obviously, the news and all the nhs people really putting themselves on the line for everybody. we had over 2,000 entries and we whittled that down to ourfinal12. it was a tough decision for the team, but i think we made the right one. among the north—west finalists, karen sykes, a nurse at royal bolton hospital. as you can see, she is quite a mover. and this is cassandra, a clinical trials administrator at royal preston hospital. very excited but very surprised, because i did write on my application that i cannot dance. no spatial awareness, i've got no rhythm. and you got through for the final! yes! it has definitely given a positive spin on 2021 for us. i know it's kind of downhill morale—wise, but this is definitely putting us up. let's see what you've got. i mean, i'm no expert, but... something like that — i don't know! laughs. my family are going tojust be,

that's is the first thing they said to me when i told them. "you had better not embarrass us!" i don't think you have. ijust did! laughs. joshua is a doctor at royal preston hospital. he's on call today, but in his downtime, pulls off some nice moves, and he is also in the final. it is time to get strictlyfied! and here's strictly fan yvonne from blackpool, who works at blackpool victoria hospital. i always used to say to my husband i would just love to be on that. i i but it wasjust for the celebrities, i so i thought well, i have no chance, and then this came up. you've done it! i've done it, yeah! ijust really, really, cannot wait. what girl would not love this? girls on the unit i where i work are just, it has lifted them so much. because when i walk on, i they do the strictly music. you know, when i walk on the unit? well, i think the charleston is me. i would say you are a real contender!

the strictly nhs final is due to take place at the winter garden's blackpool later this year. ian haslam, bbc news. that was ian haslam talking to some of the nhs strictly come dancing finalists. good luck to them. it's the story of how one chance meeting helped a jewish family escape the horrors of the holocaust. frank and annie kessler, and their young son, harry, were fleeing nazi persecution when they were taken in by a family in chester. now, harry's daughter liz kessler has based her new novel on herfamily�*s incredible story. i'm joined now by harry and liz. what an incredible story and a story that liz is writing and making more available to many others. give us a

sense of what happened to you. it was confusing. my language was german. i spoke no english. we had been living in apartments, in cities, and now we came to stay for the time being in village, the new school was one mile away and i was bullied there because i could not speak english. so it was a bit of a shock at first. of course, a shock to leave behind friends and family too? i didn't really have time to dwell on that. i was just a little boy. the new experiences i was involved in now wear enough to take in. �* , ., ., involved in now wear enough to take in. let's talk about settling in the uk. in. let's talk about settling in the uk- because _ in. let's talk about settling in the uk. because there _ in. let's talk about settling in the uk. because there must - in. let's talk about settling in the uk. because there must have i in. let's talk about settling in the i uk. because there must have been a point when it suddenly felt like he

belonged, it felt like home. how long did that take? i belonged, it felt like home. how long did that take?— belonged, it felt like home. how long did that take? i don't think it felt like home _ long did that take? i don't think it felt like home in _ long did that take? i don't think it felt like home in the _ long did that take? i don't think it felt like home in the uk _ long did that take? i don't think it felt like home in the uk until- long did that take? i don't think it felt like home in the uk until i i long did that take? i don't think it | felt like home in the uk until i was about 23 or 24, but that was because after the village school, i had been at boarding school and i got scholarships to school and i had been at boarding school until i was nearly 19, then i did my two years national service in the raf, for which i was sent to hong kong. after i left the air force, i got my first properjob with the company and sales management and they sent me to live in singapore. so i hadn't been that long in the uk. ipad two maker

my parents had managed to buy a house, coming back till that felt like, although i have to say i was also very content in singapore. let me bring you in at this point, because your dad's story is incredible. maybe explain the back story about how the family came to meet the joness who took them story about how the family came to meet thejoness who took them in. my meet the joness who took them in. my dad was four years old and on the danube _ dad was four years old and on the danube steamer, about with his father— danube steamer, about with his father and due to the fact that he basically— father and due to the fact that he basically very nearly scuffed a woman's _ basically very nearly scuffed a woman's dress, this led to her getting — woman's dress, this led to her getting into conversation with my grandfather. they ended up in such animated _ grandfather. they ended up in such animated conversation they missed their stop _ animated conversation they missed their stop on my grandfather offered to take _ their stop on my grandfather offered to take them back to the hotel and meet _ to take them back to the hotel and meet his— to take them back to the hotel and meet his wife and showed them round vienna _ meet his wife and showed them round vienna his _ meet his wife and showed them round vienna. his small act of kindness led to— vienna. his small act of kindness led to a _ vienna. his small act of kindness led to a thank you letter which five years _ led to a thank you letter which five years later — led to a thank you letter which five years later would lead to an

incredible act of kindness from then wet where _ incredible act of kindness from then wet where they provided the affidavit that led to my parents being _ affidavit that led to my parents being able to get out of czechoslovakia which is where they were in _ czechoslovakia which is where they were in the — czechoslovakia which is where they were in the middle of the nazi rule. so a chance — were in the middle of the nazi rule. so a chance meeting save my family's lives _ so a chance meeting save my family's lives. ., ., , ., , lives. you have written the story and what so _ lives. you have written the story and what so fascinating - lives. you have written the story and what so fascinating is i lives. you have written the story and what so fascinating is it i lives. you have written the story i and what so fascinating is it raises the question of what s? what if that hadn't happened. i the question of what s? what if that hadn't happened-— the question of what s? what if that hadn't happened. i have always known his story but — hadn't happened. i have always known his story but as _ hadn't happened. i have always known his story but as a _ hadn't happened. i have always known his story but as a writer, _ hadn't happened. i have always known his story but as a writer, the _ hadn't happened. i have always known his story but as a writer, the story i his story but as a writer, the story that fascinated me more was the moment, — that fascinated me more was the moment, the thought of what if that moment— moment, the thought of what if that moment had never happened. so my book has— moment had never happened. so my book has three characters who are best friends and it does follow my dad's _ best friends and it does follow my dad's quite story, and sadly elsa doesn't — dad's quite story, and sadly elsa doesn't have that moment of good fortune _ doesn't have that moment of good fortune and her story has a much

less happy— fortune and her story has a much less happy trajectory. then i had the character of max who is not jewish— the character of max who is not jewish and _ the character of max who is not jewish and his life teaching towards the dark— jewish and his life teaching towards the dark forces of the hitler youth and on _ the dark forces of the hitler youth and on from there. so their stories intertwine — and on from there. so their stories intertwine and it is definitely the what _ intertwine and it is definitely the what ethical that propels the story forward _ what ethical that propels the story forward. ., , ., ., forward. harry, when we hear it laid out, i forward. harry, when we hear it laid out. lwonder— forward. harry, when we hear it laid out, i wonder how _ forward. harry, when we hear it laid out, i wonder how much _ forward. harry, when we hear it laid out, i wonder how much you - forward. harry, when we hear it laid out, i wonder how much you knew i out, i wonder how much you knew about what was happening when you were here in the uk, did you have any idea what was going on? no, no. we didn't know about it at all, because we lost complete contact with all the relatives that could not get away, so we didn't know, we had no contact at all and the facts only became clear to us at the same time as to the rest of the world. thank you both for telling your story this morning, it was a fascinating story. thank you so

much. really fascinating, the importance of chance encounters. the kindness of strangers which is evident in that story. that's all from breakfast this morning. we'll be back tomorrow morning from six. goodbye.

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