good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today — plans for a 1% pay rise for nhs staff are dismissed by unions as a "kick in the teeth." work with us to beat the racists — a senior police officer makes a plea to the premier league and football league. cyprus opens its doors, quarantine—free. it says brits can go there on holiday from may 1st, as long as they've been vaccinated. help for some but not for all. extra su ort help for some but not for all. extra support for — help for some but not for all. extra support for pubs — help for some but not for all. extra support for pubs and _ help for some but not for all. east: support for pubs and restaurants help for some but not for all. exit: support for pubs and restaurants in the budget this week, but

hairdressers and gyms so they still lose out. liverpool make history for all the wrong reasons they lose five home games in a row for the first time ever. chelsea the latest side to win at anfield. and it is a chilly start to the day out there, but high pressure keeps things largely dry, if somewhat cloudy over the next couple of days. i'll be here all morning with more details. good morning. it's friday 5th march. our top story — a proposed 1% pay rise for nhs staff has been described by health unions and labour as an "insult". sir kier starmer says "covid heroes" deserve a bigger pay rise, but the government says the economy is currently under pressure and any rise above 1% would require cuts to services. our reporter charlotte wright has more. it has been a relentless year for those working in the nhs, battling a health emergency like no other. so tough that, for ten weeks at the start of the pandemic, the public took to their doorsteps

to show their appreciation for those on the front line. applause. now the government has recommended a pay rise of 1% for nhs staff in england next year, which some have described as "a kick in the teeth." it's been a really difficult time. i know nurses that have been suffering with ptsd, i know people that have moved out of their homes and not seen families to protect their families from covid, nurses, and i honestly believe this is the final straw. the figure's been submitted by the department of health to an independent pay review body. it says anything higher would require re—prioritisation of funds. last night, the business secretary highlighted the difficulties currently facing all parts of the economy. nobody is doubting that the nhs has been absolutely first class in this

whole _ been absolutely first class in this whole pandemic. what i am suggesting is that— whole pandemic. what i am suggesting is that the _ whole pandemic. what i am suggesting is that the whole economy has been under_ is that the whole economy has been under huge — is that the whole economy has been under huge pressure. when i look to people _ under huge pressure. when i look to people in_ under huge pressure. when i look to people in the hospitality sector, aviation. — people in the hospitality sector, aviation, retail, many of them are very worried — aviation, retail, many of them are very worried that they won't even be in a job _ trade unions have contrasted the chancellor's response with scotland and wales, where health workers received bonuses last year, but the government says more than a million nhs staff continue to benefit from deals which have delivered a pay rise of more than 12% for newly—qualified nurses, and will increase junior doctors' pay scales by 8.2%. it says while pay rises and other public sectorjobs are paused, in the nhs they are not, but some believe the proposal would actually leave them worse off. we don't come into the nhs, we didn't come into this job, and we don't come into the nhs, we didn't come into thisjob, and not we don't come into the nhs, we didn't come into this job, and not a nurse for the monday, but i am working harder than i ever have before, sojust working harder than i ever have before, so just something that was in line with inflation, i'd be happy with. trade unions have also made submissions to the pay review body,

which will make a recommendation in may. the government will then decide whether or not to accept it. charlotte wright, bbc news. we'll speak to health minister nadine dorries at 7.30. the lead voice on football for the national police chiefs' council says the premier league and the football league need to work better with the police to stamp out racist abuse. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter which deputy chief constable mark roberts sent to league bosses, outlining measures they could take. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. swa nsea swansea versus manchester city in the recent fifth round of the fa cup. after swansea's defeat, online racist abuse was directed at their british asian player. it racist abuse was directed at their british asian player.— british asian player. it did have a bi effect british asian player. it did have a big effect on _ british asian player. it did have a big effect on me, _ british asian player. it did have a big effect on me, and _ british asian player. it did have a big effect on me, and i _ british asian player. it did have a big effect on me, and i was - british asian player. it did have a. big effect on me, and i was upset. dhanda one of so many players

targeted by the trolls. others include the manchester united players anthony martial and marcus rashford. there are many more. 11 players from different clubs, but all in the same team as victims of abuse. deputy chief constable murk roberts is the lead on football for the national breeze chiefs council. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter he has written to the chairman of the english football league. he said a similar one to the chief executive of the premier league. the league says he was only made aware of it when we asked for a response. the letter calls for a joined up approach to tackling

racism, both at grounds and on social media. it was sent two months ago. neither organisation responded. the bbc contacted them both this week. since then, both have replied to the letter. mark roberts wants better co—operation from clubs to get access to players. vital in mounting a prosecution. taste get access to players. vital in mounting a prosecution. we actually have difficulty _ mounting a prosecution. we actually have difficulty getting _ mounting a prosecution. we actually have difficulty getting through - have difficulty getting through clubs' legal departments player clu bs' legal departments player welfare clubs' legal departments player welfare teams. we have had experiences with the force has been making real attempts to try to get to a player, we have hit a wall at the club, and then public with the player is asking why the police are not making contact. the player is asking why the police are not making contact.— not making contact. the premier leaaue not making contact. the premier league says _ not making contact. the premier league says it — not making contact. the premier league says it has _ not making contact. the premier league says it has been - not making contact. the premier league says it has been involved not making contact. the premier. league says it has been involved in regular discussions with the police, and it was doing everything possible to eradicate online abuse. and the english football league said it was looking at ways in which football and policing it could be better coordinated. june kelly, bbc news. cyprus is the first country to allow british tourists who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus to visit without further restrictions

from the start of may. travel abroad from the uk is currently only allowed for exceptional reasons until at least may 17th. let's find out more from our reporter simonjones. good morning, simon. just explain what cyprus is outlining. maw; what cyprus is outlining. many others are _ what cyprus is outlining. many others are keen _ what cyprus is outlining. many others are keen on _ what cyprus is outlining. many others are keen on the - what cyprus is outlining. many others are keen on the idea i what cyprus is outlining. many others are keen on the idea of| what cyprus is outlining. many. others are keen on the idea of a summer holiday abroad, and cyprus is keen to see the return of british tourists. before the pandemic, a million of us used to visit the island each year. visitor numbers are now down by 85%, having a big effect on the economy. so the deputy minister for tourism effect on the economy. so the deputy ministerfor tourism has effect on the economy. so the deputy minister for tourism has said to the british government for the british tourists will be welcomed back from the 1st of may, as long as they have had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. and when people arrive, they will not need any sort of quarantine or testing, but this is in some ways in conflict with the government here, because at the moment, it is illegal to have a

holiday abroad, you can only travel internationally for exceptional reasons, and under borisjohnson�*s road map out of lockdown in england, the earliest envisaged holidays abroad starting again as the 17th of may. so a couple of weeks after cyprus would like to see the return of british tourists. now, the department for transport told us overnight that they are committed to working to fight the pandemic, and also find a reasonable way to allow people to travel abroad. so this week, we have the first meeting of a new task force, bringing together people from the government, from the aviation and maritime industry, tourism, too, to try to look for a route map specifically to allow international travel. and of course, if is allowed in the future, then ultimately it will also depend on how the vaccine programme goes here, and how it goes in the countries abroad we are intending to go on holiday. abroad we are intending to go on holida . ,, ., ., ~ abroad we are intending to go on holida _ ,, ., ., ~' , ., abroad we are intending to go on holida . . ., . ~' , ., , abroad we are intending to go on holida . ,, ., . ~' , ., , . confidence in coronavirus vaccines is increasing across the world, according to a new report by imperial college london and yougov.

a survey in 15 countries has been monitoring attitudes during the last four months, and found that almost six in ten people would take a vaccine if it was offered to them now. our health correspondent naomi grimley has more. it isn't enough to have a steady supply of vaccine. countries also need to have enough people willing to take it to achieve herd immunity in the population. researchers at imperial college london have been tracking vaccine sentiment in 15 countries over the last few months, and this is what they found. the survey suggests that people in the uk are the most willing to have the vaccine, with 77% stating they would take it if offered now. france, singapore and japan have consistently remained among the least willing. in these three countries, less than 50% of those questioned would accept a vaccination, chiefly because of apparent worries about side effects. even in these countries, though,

confidence has grown since november, when the first covid vaccines were onlyjust emerging. in fact, 9 out of the 15 countries in the survey saw vaccine confidence rising over the last four months. the team at imperial says it's heartening. what we can see now is that when we look back and compare data in february to our data points in november, actually for most of the countries in our survey, confidence is increasing. we see more people that are willing to get the vaccine if it were made available to them, and we see fewer people say that they are worried about side effects potentially. so overall, it seems like a better story in terms of increased confidence across our ia countries. the task for many countries will be overcoming the vast amount of misinformation online, which undermines vaccination programmes worldwide. naomi grimley, bbc news. the street artist banksy has

confirmed he's responsible for an artwork that's appeared on the wall of a jail in reading. the painting shows a prisoner — possibly resembling famous inmate oscar wilde — escaping on a rope made of bed sheets tied to a typewriter. campaigners are currently lobbying for the abandoned prison to be turned into an arts hub rather than sold for housing. ido i do wonder how he does that. but thatis i do wonder how he does that. but that is part of the joy of it. a mystery, love it. sarah is here with the weather. good morning. things are looking fairly settled out there where the couple of days, a quiet spell of weather, high pressure in charge of things, but it is a chilly start to the day, things will feel fairly cool over the next few days, dry conditions, bit of sunshine around, and also quite a lot of land around as well. this morning, a few places

below freezing first thing, there will be some central parts of east anglia and the south—easterly morning. down towards the channel islands, fairly breezy with one or two showers around, and just the odd shower around these clusters well, for the likes of lincolnshire, perhaps even a late flurry of snow across the north pennines and the southern uplands. but most places looking dry, some sunshine coming through across parts of scotland, but it will be cloudier, with a few showers for the northern isles, but it will also be quite pleasing. through the course of the day, looking dry for most of us, just as isolated showers around the east coast. variable amounts of cloud, but some sunshine breaking through, not lifting the temperatures more than around five to eight celsius, so not great for march. into the evening hours, sticking with the dry thin, clear spells around, and light winds as we have certain out, so i cold night once again. in fact, by first thing saturday morning, we are looking at a temperatures down around “4 celsius. still a few showers around the east coast, particularly around the thames estuary, but a chilly start to

saturday, high—pressure holding on for most of us through the course of the weekend. we start to see a change, weatherfront the weekend. we start to see a change, weather front pushing the weekend. we start to see a change, weatherfront pushing in from the north, perhaps bringing some rain to the north of scotland, particularly by sunday. but dry for most, fairly cloudy and chilly over the next few days. sarah, thanks very much, see you later. it is 6.13. businesses have now had a few days to figure out what the budget means for them. ben's at a pub in south east london to hear reaction from the hospitality industry. ben, what's the mood there this morning? creeping closer to getting inside the pub, but we have to wait, of course. 38 days until you can have a drink outside a pub, not that i'm counting. take a look at the riff here, it might look like they're having some building work done, but actually, this is a relatively new addition here at the pub, because they want to increase the capacity outside to try to cash in on those

customers that will be able to come and have a drink outside from the 12th of april. and you are right, in the budget on wednesday we had a lot of news from the chancellor about what extra support will be offered to business to get them through these next few months. until restrictions can be lifted and they can get back to some sort of normality. the problem is, not all sectors and say they have been treated the same. they say there is some unfairness in it. so one of the big announcements for hospitality businesses like this one was the extension of the vat cut. it means that tax on food and drink sold in pubs and restaurants will remain at 5% until the end of september and then rise to 12.5%, just half the normal level. however, other retail businesses say they've not been treated the same. gyms and leisure centres, alongside so—called personal care businesses like hairdressers and beauty parlours, say they should also have had the vat cut. now, all these types of business — hospitality, leisure and beauty —

will benefit from one of the other big announcements, the extension of the business rates holiday, meaning they won't have to pay anything until the end ofjune. but again, there's some who say there has been unequal treatment as afterjune, hospitality businesses will only pay a third of the normal rate for another six months, while health and beauty businesses will go back to the normal rate at that point. the treasury say the reasoning is that it is pubs and restaurants that have been hardest hit, and that the small business grants will help rebalance. hospitality and leisure businesses, including personal care and gyms, will receive the maximum £18,000 per premises, as they'll be closed for longer and more affected by restrictions. nonetheless, there is a concern that the rules are not even across the board, even though many businesses are still suffering the impact of lockdown restrictions. a little bit later this morning,

i'll be chatting to the landlord here, and also the owners of a local gym and hairdressers to get their take on what the budget did for them. iam going i am going to put my reserved sign on one of these tables as well. see you soon. on one of these tables as well. see ou soon. ., .., on one of these tables as well. see ou soon. ., _, , on one of these tables as well. see ou soon. ., , , . you soon. you could 'ust stretch our lens you soon. you could 'ust stretch your legs out h you soon. you could 'ust stretch your legs out and _ you soon. you could just stretch your legs out and hug _ you soon. you could just stretch your legs out and hug the - you soon. you could just stretch your legs out and hug the whole table. . �* , . your legs out and hug the whole table. ., �* , ., ., ., , your legs out and hug the whole table. ., �*, ., ., ., , ., table. that's what i normally do. thanks, table. that's what i normally do. thanks. ben- — let's take a look at today's papers. many of this morning's front pages dominated by the nhs pay increase. the daily mirror calls it an "insult to nhs heroes" — the paper says the rise could amount to just £3.50 extra per week in take—home pay for experienced nurses. another story we are covering here on breakfast this morning is the news that cyprus looks set to welcome fully vaccinated british tourists back this summer.

the times quotes the island's deputy tourism minister, savvas perdios, who describes the move to allow vaccinated brits to travel without restrictions, as "a green light for travellers." the telegraph features on its front page a photograph of the duchess of sussex during an interview with the us broadcaster operah winfrey. the paper says the duke and duchess have not been contacted about an investigation into claims of bullying made against them by former staff. and this morning's edition of the yorkshire post reports that plans to enable uk space flights will be published by the department for transport later. the paper speculates that it could pave the way for the country's first space launch within the next few years. this story caught my attention in the times, let's see if i can hold that up properly —— of the times. many stories about what sniffer dogs can do, practical work, many stories about what sniffer dogs can do, practicalwork, police many stories about what sniffer dogs can do, practical work, police work, customs, all scheme of things. there's been some talk about how useful they are in detecting coronavirus. this is a trial that

has been going on at a belgian football club, and what they have discovered a that sniffer dogs have detected cases of covid—19 more than a week before they were picked up by conventional nasal swabs. so the scent of the disease, they are picking up before there is any indicator that will sharpen any of the tests up to a week before. so basically, they have got players and staff who have it who, a week later in a test positive, but the dogs have detected coronavirus and them up have detected coronavirus and them up to a week earlier, and with enormous efficiency. but the problem with that is, if you haven't got enough viral load, then that is why it is not picked up. if it is a week before, and some of it was told, you've got coronavirus but the tests say no, the trusty dogs? it is unlikely that you would trust the whole process on the basis of the dogs, but i don't know what you do. the user does an early indicator in

other areas, don't they? answer treatment, —— cancer. it is an indicator, if it means early detection, and at a football club, of course, and other sports clubs, that could mean that less players become infected. if you catch it early enough... so that could be important. it also shows just how brilliant dogs are. which dogs are they? that looks like a basset hound. they are usually some form of hound. they are usually some form of hound. are you good at telling jokes, charlie? it really wasn't a trick question. i am already starting to despair. why? are you? no, i'm terrible. i'm not doing that. i'm one of those people that when i think the joke that. i'm one of those people that when i think thejoke is really funny, i get it out really quickly,

and get the punch out first. i start laughing, and then everyone isjust like... at least one person is enjoying thejoke. sojust like... at least one person is enjoying the joke. so just a like... at least one person is enjoying thejoke. sojust a piece in the times this morning, there has been a survey by a television channel which is trying to shed some light on why some jokes amuse and confuse in equal measure. i love the way this is written. in the entirely non—scientific study, 2000 brits were shown a range ofjokes and asked which ones they needed to read more than once to understand, so the topjoke that kind more than once to understand, so the top joke that kind of confused people the most was, how do you drown a hipster? in the mainstream. see, somebody got it. it took me a couple of times. do you get it? yeah, i think so. did you find it funny? not really. is there a sound effect for tumbleweed? you do tumbleweed perfectly, it's fine. the nation needs morejokes. here's one.

ajar of omega three nation needs morejokes. here's one. a jar of omega three vitamins fell on my head when i opened the cupboard. i sustained superficial oil injuries. superfish oil... can wejust move on? do one more. they are loving it. it is all in the delivery. here is one. i'm very pleased with my new fridge magnet. so far, i've got 12 fridges. our floor manager laughed! i'm not sure that was a laugh about the joke. i am actually having that hot sweat panic thing, that ijust need to move on. how much more time we got forjokes? the time now is 6.21. that actually went better than i was expecting, to be honest. 6.21 is the time now.

green spaces are known to improve health and wellbeing, as well as providing benefits for the environment and wildlife. more of us are increasing the amount of greenery in our front gardens by opting for plants instead of paving. the rhs says a0 square miles of new trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last five years. breakfast�*s tim muffett has been meeting some keen gardeners to find out what changes they've made. that garden has got me through what has been a really challenging three years. when camilla added plants to herfront garden in sheffield, the effects were far—reaching. four years ago, the front garden was in really bad shape, so it had been used pretty much as a builders' yard. and at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer, so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better i think was one of the few things that i could do at that time. the uk's front gardens are getting greener,

according to the royal horticultural society. its research suggests that plant cover has increased by a0 square miles over the past five years. what's been really lovely is seeing how people respond to the garden, because, you know, we're a little street, so you see people walking up and down, and if somebody stops and smiles, then that's very much the reward. in woking, another front garden with plants instead of paving. when i come home, i feel good about arriving at my own door. and because it changes every day, you get involved, you get interested in what's going on. neighbours stop to talk, so i know more people in my road. compared to 2015, it's thought more than one million more front gardens in the uk now contain only greenery, so why the big change? well, in 2008, paving or concreting over a front garden did become more difficult.

since then, you've needed planning permission to do that for an area of five square metres. gardens max your physical, mental, and social well—being. with the covid—19 impact, i think people are recognising the health benefits. the royal horticultural society's garden in wisley. it's notjust home to thousands of beautiful plants — a lot of research goes on here. there's a new science centre being built. we've just recently done a study where we put two tiny planters and a tree in a salford street, and we measured cortisol, which is a stress hormone. we found a 6% decrease in stress, which is equivalent to eight mindfulness sessions. and for anyone without a front garden, the team here believe a window box or a pot can also make a big difference, helping pollinators such as bees, or even reducing pollution. just some silver—leafed plants will really help.

things like stachys byzantina would be really good. any plant that's covered in lots and lots of tiny hairs, they have a larger surface area, they can lock in all of the dust particles in the atmosphere. plant in as big a part as you can, and always line terracotta with a plastic bag, and thatjust stops all of the waterjust leaching out into the environment, and locks it into the soil where you need it. punch a few holes in the bottom so the water can drain away, and the plant's roots aren't sitting drowning, literally, in all of the excess water that they don't need. the small acts that you do, they contribute to a huge great tidal wave of achievement, really. a new season is approaching, and for many, a new sense of optimism. there's a growing appreciation, it seems, for the power of nature. tim muffett, bbc news. there was a little patch when we had

that sunshine. things are starting to look really lovely. what changes have you made to your garden recently? have you opted for more greenery and swapped your gravel for grass? has your garden made a difference to your overall health this past year? get in touch and send us your pictures, either by email or through our social media channels. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. the family of a 16—year—old boy, who is critically ill after being stabbed in brixton, have appealed for an end to violence on london's streets. james bascoe—smith video called his mother as he lay injured following the attack 10 days ago. his aunt has pleaded with anyone for information to come forward. he is not in a gang. he is not gang affiliated. why are they continuing to do this. why are they still doing

it? why do they want families to go through this? just squash whatever beef, or whatever you call it, it is ridiculous. london is still seen as the most desirable city to work in the world, according to a news study. despite the pandemic, and concern over how brexit would have an impact, the global talent survey found the capital was the top choice for thousands of workers they spoke to around the world. it suggests it's most popular among those employed in digital or professional roles. more londoners are buying electric vehicles. the numbers on uk roads have increased by more than 50% in the last year. and four of the ten local authorities with the highest number were in the capital. barnett came top of the table where 1200 vehicles were registered. an engineerfrom london has won the young woman engineer of the year award. ella podmore works for luxury british car maker mclaren — based in woking.

only 12% of people working in engineering and technicaljobs are women. let's take a look at the travel situation now. more problems with the hammersmith and city line this morning. train cancellations again. great northern and thameslink trains aren't running between alexandra palace and stevenage. it's because overhead wires have been damaged. now there are bus strikes today across west, south—west and north—west london— it's affecting around 80 bus routes, mostly operated by london united, and some by quality line. and this is how it looks on the a13. getting busy heading into central london from the goresbrook interchange in dagenham. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a chilly start this morning — temperatures hovering widely just above zero. we'll see bright and sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud today. the wind is light but coming from the north east. it will feel chilly. you will notice it more on the thames estuary and towards the essex coast.

temperature seven, eight celsius, staying in single figures. overnight we will get lengthy clear spells. the temperature drops right down. maybe the risk of mist and fog. one or two shallow speeding in from the north sea, essex coast, thames estuary. they could be a little bit wintry but nothing too significant. a widespread frost to start the weekend but it doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. cloud around for the weekend and temperatures staying in single figures. not until the middle of next week will temperatures turn milder. i'm back in half an hour. there's plenty more on our website. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning.... it's back to school on monday. we'll hearfrom families in england, as children prepare to return

to face—to—face teaching next week. # you know you have got to be strong. # we'll catch up with soul singer gabrielle after her performances as harlequin on the masked singer. it's likely to be an uncomfortable watch for the windsors. we'll look ahead to oprah winfrey's highly—anticipated interview with harry and meghan, due to be broadcast in the us this weekend. "pitiful" and "an insult" is how health unions have described a proposed government pay rise of 1% for nhs staff. ministers made the recommendation to the independent panel that reviews nhs salaries. they claimed the figure would be a real term pay increase in contrast to other public sector workers, whose wages are frozen. let's hear more recation now

from our gp, doctor rachel ward. lovely to see you this morning. are ou well? lovely to see you this morning. fife: you well? morning. i lovely to see you this morning. jij9: you well? morning. i am lovely to see you this morning. jij9: you well? morning. lam really lovely to see you this morning. £59 you well? morning. i am really well, thank you. i you well? morning. i am really well, thank ou. ., ~' you well? morning. i am really well, thank ou. :, ~ :, i. thank you. i would like to get your reaction to — thank you. i would like to get your reaction to this _ thank you. i would like to get your reaction to this myth. _ thank you. i would like to get your reaction to this myth. the - thank you. i would like to get your reaction to this myth. the 1% - thank you. i would like to get your reaction to this myth. the 1% pay. reaction to this myth. the 1% pay rise for nhs staff. gps are not in scope for that offer at the moment. that is correct. festival we have to put it in context of many years of the fact a large proportion of health care workers have had salaries which have not kept up with the course of living. this has affected our ability to recruit and retain health care staff, which has had a huge impact on what work we can do that has had a huge impact in the last year. going forwards, this is a time we need to pause and think

as a society. i do not think there is a person in the uk you is not valued the ability to access the nhs over the last year. is health care something we want to invest in? is it something we want to ensure going forward is there for us? as we as a society prepared to take a gamble and say, we have financial difficulties and this is how we are going to do it. it may be we had to accept there are large swathes of nhs staff, like porters, leaving the nhs. we have to think about what we value. :, , :, , nhs. we have to think about what we value. . , ., , , :, ., . value. that is a very diplomatic answer. other _ value. that is a very diplomatic answer. other things _ value. that is a very diplomatic answer. other things i - value. that is a very diplomatic answer. other things i would . value. that is a very diplomatic. answer. other things i would like value. that is a very diplomatic- answer. other things i would like to talk to you about. cyprus, the deputy tourism minister, has indicated that if brits have two vaccinations, had completed the vaccine dosage, buy may, or in may

at some point, they would be welcomed as holiday—makers if they had vaccine certificates or proof of vaccination. one idea is that gps would write a letter saying that. how do you feel about being asked to do that? the how do you feel about being asked to do that? , ., do that? the first thing, the idea of havin: do that? the first thing, the idea of having a _ do that? the first thing, the idea of having a vaccine _ do that? the first thing, the idea of having a vaccine certificates, | of having a vaccine certificates, vaccine passport, it brings a difficult aspect to vaccination. at the moment, ourfocus on vaccination is priority and that is how it should be. we should vaccinate our most vulnerable first. if you add into the mix the fact you could go abroad and had a lovely holiday, for example, if you had your vaccine, that will add a whole different spin on getting vaccinated and people will want to bring forward vaccines and there will be a different focus on it and i do not think that is right. at the moment we are already building huge amounts of enquiries as to when people get their

vaccines. this will add to it. further work during certificates is not something we have capacity to do at the moment and i do not think it is things that are not health—related we should be focusing on either. iii health-related we should be focusing on either. , :, health-related we should be focusing on either. , ., . health-related we should be focusing on either. , :, ., ., on either. if you are asked if we should recommend _ on either. if you are asked if we should recommend this - on either. if you are asked if we i should recommend this committee would say no, we do not have capacity and it is out of our remit. i would. we are swamped with doing the work which is really important, vaccinating the vulnerable. that is what we should be focusing on. lats what we should be focusing on. lots of areas to tackle _ what we should be focusing on. lots of areas to tackle this morning. nice guidelines and new recommendations, it says under 17 should be given information in a private setting if that is what they prefer. i was under the impression children could see doctors without parents if they preferred. how is

this a change?— parents if they preferred. how is this a change? this is a really good messaue. this a change? this is a really good message- it _ this a change? this is a really good message- it is _ this a change? this is a really good message. it is telling _ this a change? this is a really good message. it is telling young - this a change? this is a really good j message. it is telling young people they can access health care independently. that is really important for some people. for example, if they are having difficulties at home they want to discuss confidentially with a health care professional. it is getting a clear message we want young people to take responsibility for their health, we respect their decisions. on a practical basis, we have always taken the approach, good medical practices, you assess somebody for level of competence. it is not based on age as to when they can decide whether they want treatment or can see a doctor. i have not seen the full guidance but i do not think it will change things practically very much day—to—day. d0 will change things practically very much day-to-day._ will change things practically very much day-to-day. do en'oy your day. thank you. —

all smiles from the england camp in the cricket. they are fighting back. yes, it's been a great morning for england's cricketers on day two of the fourth test in ahmedabad, a match they must win to level the series. they desperately needed quick wickets in india's first innings after a below—par batting performance yesterday and they made the breakthrough whenjack leach dismissed chetshwar pujara. then ben stokes delivered a huge blow getting captain virat kohli out for a duck. a1—3 at that stage. india recovered slightly but, on the stroke of lunch, jimmy anderson — who else — struck to remove ajinkya rahane. so at lunch, india are 80—a. next to the woes of premier league champions, liverpool, who've lost at home, for a fifth match running, for the first time in their history, as chelsea beat them 1—0. this was a moment of brilliance from mason mountjust before half—time.

liverpool are seventh and now four points behind chelsea and the champions league places. they haven't scored at anfield in open play for more than ten hours now. it's just... it's just annoying to talk about the same things again and again here. there are no smart explanations for it or whatever, it's tough but we have to fight through this. it's great, great to watch, a pleasure to coach them, to be on the sideline. i see improvement in every game and i see things that are very, very reliable on a high level and this is a very good feeling. it makes it worse for liverpool that everton are doing well. fifth placed everton won 1—0 at next—to—bottom club west brom. richarlison scored his fourth goal in four league games. west brom are six points from safety. a tosin own goal was enough to give tottenham a 1—0 win over struggling fulham

at craven cottage. it's the first time spurs have recorded consecutive league victories since november. glasgow and dublin are at growing risk of being cut from the list of hosts for this summer's delayed euros. uefa wants each of the countries staging matches to submit their plans by the 7th of april. but the scottish and irish governments are yet to provide assurances whether fans will be allowed back byjune. the english fa has announced the women's fa cup will resume later this month. it was stopped injanuary because of the third national lockdown with non—elite football suspended. one first—round and 17 second round ties are still to be played. teams from the super league and championship willjoin in the fourth round. how about this for at this our first due to the pandemic? atletico bilbao can win the same cup twice next

month. bilbao were set to play real sociedad last season before the coronavirus pandemic halted the competition. that match will take place on 3rd april. last night, bilbao completed a 3—2 aggregate win over levante in this season's competition, which means they'll meet barcelona in that final on 17th april, again in seville. both games, both finals, will be played in seville. rory mcilroy is joint leader going into today's second round of the arnold palmer invitational in florida. the northern irishman shot a 6 under par first round of 66, as did canada's corey conners. defending champion england's tyrell hatton is struggling on five over. and it's been a case of like father like son for tommy fleetwood, who's 2 under par. here he is getting little franklin into the swing of things, in a video fleetwood has shared on twitter. and the coaching is paying off, because the shot when dad is helping, is scuffed along the ground. lacks power, rolling

towards the buggy, but when left in control of his own shot, look at this. franklie, as he's known, does even better and gets some air. maybe inspiring dad. how old is he? three and a half. looks great, absolutely brilliant. i was talking to someone the other day, his dad was a professional golfer. this guy, he said he never enjoyed playing against his dad because he could never beat him. we saw a month ago, tiger woods and his son. tiger woods recovering after the car accident. the joy of seeing them together. he said it lifts the game again. tommy enjoyed it at the moment. a few years time, when frankie is beating him. i have been lucky enough to play with tommy fleetwood. he is a very chilled out guy. i cannot see him being a pushy parent. so lovely

having him in the tournament in florida stop caddying for him. thank you. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. pretty chilly first thing this morning. temperatures below freezing in a few spots. the weather is largely dry and settled. notjust weather is largely dry and settled. not just today but the next few days as well. sunshine breaking through the cloud. it is feeling quite cool. we had a cold air mass. you can see the blue colours. this week cold front has been slipping its way further south through the overnight period. high pressure but quite cold air with us. period. high pressure but quite cold airwith us. one period. high pressure but quite cold air with us. one or two showers around here and there, particularly around here and there, particularly around the east coast of england, perhaps towards the channel islands as well. most other areas looking dry with light winds and variable amounts of cloud. temperatures rant

about five to 8 degrees. —— roundabout. in the latter part of the day and into the evening it stays dry and settled. one or two isolated showers around the east coast. most places looking dry overnight. more showers pitching in across the thames estuary first thing saturday morning. it will be a cold start to their weekend with a touch of frost around. there is likely to be a bit of mist and fog. heading through the course of the weekend, high pressure stays with us but it will start to slip away towards the south. by sunday milder air will move in from the north—west. during the day on saturday, quite a chilly field to the weather. some sunshine and cloud here and there. temperatures not great for the time of year. turning a little bit milderfrom the great for the time of year. turning a little bit milder from the far

north—west as we start to see cloud piling in, turning brazier with a few showers. that story continues into sunday. a bit of rain for the western isles, the northern isles as well. there could be early mist and fog which is likely to clear away. through the day cloud will build and spread out. temperatures about six to 8 degrees for most of us. could be nine or ten in the far north—west. as we head into next week, many children returning to school on monday. looks like another mostly dry day. atlantic systems will push their way in. through the course of next week, things will turn much more unsettled with temperatures on the rise. for the weekend, high—pressure holding on. variable amount of cloud, some sunshine. decent weather for getting out and about this weekend. temperatures not doing particularly well for the time of year. he very

much. at least it is getting milder. —— thank you very much. the duke of edinburgh will remain in hospital for rest and recuperation, after a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. buckingham palace says the procedure took place yesterday at st bartholomew's hospital in london. let's find out more details with consultant cardiologist dr aseem malhotra. very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. the first and most important thing is the statement from the palace, saying it has been a successful procedure. the duke will remain in hospitalfor rest and procedure. the duke will remain in hospital for rest and recuperation for a number of days. we do not know the detail because that is not the way things work. we do know a bit about his heart condition history. absolutely. it is difficult to comment on an individual case. from what we know already it is most likely what prince philip had is

coronary stenting. this is where a metal scaffold is put into the heart at the area of blockage. this is probably based upon the already know he was in king edward vi! hospital being treated for an infection. he may have had a urinary infection or a complicated chest infection. any infection with someone with an underlying heart disease in the background can cause acute coronary syndrome. eithera minor background can cause acute coronary syndrome. either a minor heart attack or something preceding a minor heart attack. what we know about heart disease now, it is not caused by high cholesterol, it is a chronic inflammatory condition. anything can cause heart problems. what is crucial to emphasise, if you

are particularly unwelcoming you do not want to be managed in a private hospital. private hospitals do not have infrastructure, experience and staff and facilities at nhs hospitals. that is interesting to observe about his management. he is 99, quite robust for 99. age is not a precluding factor to having this procedures done. any other conditions may make the situation worse on the risk of complications higher. the benefits are procedure outweighed any risks. often the procedures are done... in my early career, i had done hundreds, thousands of angiograms. usually once the procedures are done without complication, patients can go home within a day or two. because of his

age and the fact he has already been in hospitalfor a couple of weeks, he will need to get back to that stage of independence with physiotherapist, etc. we caution this by saying — physiotherapist, etc. we caution this by saying we _ physiotherapist, etc. we caution this by saying we do _ physiotherapist, etc. we caution this by saying we do not - physiotherapist, etc. we caution this by saying we do not know. this by saying we do not know exactly what procedure he did go through. you are talking about recovery time. i am often amazed as a lay person how quickly these procedures can take place and how quickly people can be back home again. in his case, given the age factor what are the elements which will have a part to play in that decision making?— will have a part to play in that decision making? that is a really aood decision making? that is a really good point- _ decision making? that is a really good point- in — decision making? that is a really good point. in a _ decision making? that is a really good point. in a normally- good point. in a normally uncomplicated situation, with people having stents down, patients get discharged within a day. if people have minor heart attacks and there

are no other complications, even more significant heart attacks, normally we can discharge these patients within a couple of days. people are awake for the procedure. it can take anything from 30 minutes add to a couple of hours depending on the complexity of the case. because prince philip was already unwell or something else going on, they want to be more careful in terms of making sure they do not discharge him to rally. then the last one is readmission to hospital for something else. —— too early. they want to make sure he is optimised for everything around physical health, nutrition, and get him home so there is little risk of him home so there is little risk of him being readmitted with another problem. him being readmitted with another roblem. ., him being readmitted with another roblem. :, . , him being readmitted with another roblem. ., . , ,., problem. good to catch up with you toda . problem. good to catch up with you today- thank _ problem. good to catch up with you today. thank you _ problem. good to catch up with you today. thank you for _ problem. good to catch up with you today. thank you for your _ problem. good to catch up with you today. thank you for your time. - many parents have been counting down the final days of home—schooling, and the long—awaited return to the classroom for pupils in england begins

on monday. students and everyone in their household will be offered regular lateral flow testing kits, to make the return of face—to—face teaching as covid safe as possible. breakfast'sjohn maguire has been speaking to families about the return to school life. it's back to school again — again. parminder and raj have six children between them, so very busy lives. it's measuring today. adding lengths. how are they feeling about the children all returning to school next week? excited. yeah. ijust can't contain my excitement. just really, really, really excited for them to go back. it's been tough — very, very tough. why has it been tough? just trying tojuggle work and home—schooling. for me, it's not possible to be a parent, a teacher, and run your own business at the same time. it's very difficult. let's see, which words have you found already? can you read them out to me?

the younger children aren't the only ones who have been doing their homework. nadeem prepared for our visit by playing both interviewee and interviewer with an interesting style. what will you miss about home—schooling? you get to wear your own clothes, and it's just more comfortable. i don't want to go. why not? because you have to wake up so early, and you just have to go to school. i already have to do that. why do you have to wake up early? because i actually go to school now. here at the city academy in bristol, the process of teaching children to carry out their own lateral flow tests is well under way. school sports halls are of course designed for five—a—side. netball, basketball, they'll host the odd school disco and, every summer, the exams. but now, right across the country, theatres, halls and gyms are being turned into covid testing centres.

rub it on your tonsils at the back. do you know where your tonsils are? yes. they'll take three under supervision at school and from then on will test themselves at home. by the time we go back to school, we have all taken our covid tests. we know who's positive and we know who's negative. and so we can keep track of how many covid cases that we've had, so we can be a bit more safer. along with wearing masks in class, these measures are aimed at increasing confidence of pupils, for parents, and for staff. we've just had one of my members of staff going, "i'm really excited. i'm bringing the books back." very pleased to be coming back into school. it's two things. that's why we're in school. that's why we do this job, is to work with children face to face in classrooms, not on a screen online. but also, i think for everyone, it's that first step towards something hopefully coming back to normal. it's quite tricky sometimes learning online because there are lots of distractions.

it will be good getting back to normal school, so we get to go to the classrooms and stuff and actually interact with the teachers. for thomas and beth, swapping home screens for classrooms comes with mixed emotions. i feel it's good for the education side of it but i don't feel there will be an drastic improvement in covid numbers, so it's a bit 50—50. i'm excited to see my friends but, at the same time, it will be hard because we can't really bubble with granddad because we'll be in circulation. i'm not leaping forjoy at them going back to school but we'rej trying to balance up additional risk with them going back to school, i that's how we kind of view it. and how we've been speaking as a family. so we're nervous, but it's the right thing for them to do, both kids- to go back to school. so new shoes, new uniforms and new measures in place to ensure that this time school stays in till summer. john maguire, bbc news.

back to school on monday means lateral flow tests will become a regular part of life for families in england with school age children. if you're using one for the first time, take a look at this handy demonstration from our gp doctor nighat arif, who explains how to properly use one of these tests. hello. i have got my at home coronavirus rapid flow test. i'm going to demonstrate to you how to use this. you open your cassette, take this out. you are given something like this. you also get this as well. in that, goes your solution. we squeeze all that in there. take a swab. take the bottom

bit out of your swab will stop ok. go right down into your mouth. and then these go up your nose as well. then, dab it into the solution. pop this on to the top. you have a little squeezy bottle. this then will go on this. if you see two lines, one next to see, and one next to key, even fake lines, this shows a test is positive. you must report this to the nhs.— this to the nhs. usually when we talk to how _ this to the nhs. usually when we talk to how we _ this to the nhs. usually when we talk to how we see _ this to the nhs. usually when we talk to how we see a _ this to the nhs. usually when we talk to how we see a perfect - talk to how we see a perfect kitchen. the dining room with the

chairs and the close, i love that. nice to see someone practically giving it like that. having done one or two myself... the bit where you have to put the swab down your throat and up your nose, i think of anything, i think i had overdone it. instinctively you think i do not want to overdo it. i think i had gone the other way round, going a bit far. i think when you get to the back, stop. lots of you have been sending in pictures of your front gardens and letting us know how you've made them greener. peter maxfield from sheffield sent us this, with his garden. looks a nice place to be. did you see that power? that

is a dog, i think. —— that cow. joe says her garden used to be completely paved and they came up with a water feature. flowers planted all round. he was lin's photo of all her colourful flowers. that looks like a very neatly planned garden. thank you for those pictures. keep them coming in. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. the family of a 16—year—old boy, who is critically ill after being stabbed in brixton, have appealed for an end to violence on london's streets. james bascoe—smith video called his mother as he lay injured following the attack ten days ago. his aunt has pleaded with anyone for information to come forward.

he is not in a gang. he is not gang affiliated. why are they continuing to do this? why are they still doing it? why do they want families to go through this? just squash whatever beef, or whatever you call it, it is ridiculous. you can hear more you can hear more on you can hear more on that appeal on our lunchtime programme at 1.30. london is still seen as the most desirable city to work in the world, according to a news study. despite the pandemic, and concern over how brexit would have an impact, the global talent survey found the capital was the top choice for thousands of workers they spoke to around the world. more londoners are buying electric vehicles. the numbers on uk roads have increased by more than 50% in the last year. and four of the ten local authorities with the highest number were in the capital. barnet came top of the table.

an engineerfrom london has won the young woman engineer of the year award. ella podmore works for luxury british car maker mclaren — based in woking. only 12% of people working in engineering and technicaljobs are women. let's take a look at the travel situation now. more problems with the hammersmith and city line this morning — train cancellations again. the circle line also has minor delays. there are no london northeastern trains between kings cross and stevenage, and great northern and thameslink services are suspended between alexandra palace and stevenage via potters bar due to damage to the overhead wires. there are bus strikes today across west, south—west and north—west london — it's affecting around 80 bus routes, mostly operated by london united. and this is how it looks on the a13 — getting busy heading into central london from the goresbrook interchange in dagenham. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a chilly start this morning — temperatures hovering widely just above zero. we'll see bright and sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud today.

the wind is light but coming from the north east. it will feel chilly. you will notice the breeze a little more, on the thames estuary and towards the essex coast. temperatures today seven, eight celsius, staying in single figures. it will feel quite cool. overnight we will get lengthy clear spells. the temperature drops right down. there is a risk of mist and fog developing as well. in the early hours, the risk of one or two showers feeding in from the north sea, essex coast, thames estuary. with temperatures down to —1, they could be a little bit wintry but nothing too significant. a widespread frost to start the weekend — high pressure dominates — but it doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. cloud around through the course of the weekend and temperatures once again staying in single figures. not until the middle of next week where temperatures return to something a little milder. with that comes something rather wet and windy. i'm back in half an hour. there's plenty more on our website. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today — plans for a 1% pay rise for nhs staff are dismissed by unions as a "kick in the teeth." work with us to beat the racists — a senior police officer makes a plea to the premier and football leagues. quarantine—free holidays in cyprus from may for british holiday—makers — if they've been vaccinated. help for some, but not for all. extra support for pubs and

restaurants in the budget on wednesday, but hair salons and say they lose out. —— hair salons and gems. good morning from the royal horticultural society garden, where the crocuses are out and looking beautiful. we will be talking about front gardens and why more and more people seem to be replacing with plants. —— replacing paving with plants. —— replacing paving with plants. and if you plan to be gardening today through the weekend, a lot of dry weather out there. watch out for some overnight frost. more than about ten minutes. good morning. it's friday 5th march. our top story — a proposed 1% pay rise for nhs staff has been described by health unions and the labour party as an "insult". sir kier starmer says "covid heroes" deserve a bigger pay rise, but the government says the economy is currently under pressure, and any rise above 1% would require cuts to services. our reporter charlotte

wright has more. it has been a relentless year for those working in the nhs, battling a health emergency like no other. so tough that, for ten weeks at the start of the pandemic, the public took to their doorsteps to show their appreciation for those on the front line. applause now the government has recommended a pay rise of 1% for nhs staff in england next year, which some have described as "a kick in the teeth." it's been a really difficult time. i know nurses that have been suffering with ptsd, i know people that have moved out of their homes and not seen families to protect their families from covid, nurses, and i honestly believe this is the final straw. the figure's been submitted by the department of health to an independent pay review body. it says anything higher would require re—prioritisation of funds. last night, the business secretary

highlighted the difficulties currently facing all parts of the economy. nobody is doubting that the nhs has been absolutely first class in this whole pandemic. what i am suggesting is that the whole economy has been under huge pressure. when i look to people in the hospitality sector, aviation, retail, many of them are very worried that they won't even be in a job. trade unions have contrasted the chancellor's response with scotland and wales, where health workers received bonuses last year, but the government says more than a million nhs staff continue to benefit from deals which have delivered a pay rise of more than 12% for newly—qualified nurses, and will increase junior doctors' pay scales by 8.2%. it says while pay rises in other public sectorjobs are paused, in the nhs they are not, but some believe the proposal would actually leave them worse off. we don't come into the nhs, we didn't come into this job, i'm not a nurse for the money, but i am working harder

than i ever have before, so just something that was in line with inflation, i'd be happy with. trade unions have also made submissions to the pay review body, which will make a recommendation in may. the government will then decide whether or not to accept it. charlotte wright, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watson joins us from westminster. iain, how much backlash has the government received following this announcement? this will not go down well with many. it has already been described as an insult, a kick in the teeth. if the reaction was measured on the richter scale, if the reaction was measured on the richterscale, it if the reaction was measured on the richter scale, it would be right up there at ten. you mention some of there at ten. you mention some of the things which have been said, the rhetoric is pretty strong, a dereliction of moral responsibility, according to the bma. the worst type of insult says the health service union unison. you might expect those directly involved to be critical,

but it is also allowed the labour party to criticise a budget that otherwise, the polling suggested was quite popular. the government's justification is on several fronts. first of all, as we were hearing, they say there is pay progression inside the nhs, is a newly qualified nurses will get a much bigger increase than the headline 1%. they are also saying the economy as a whole is in deep trouble, so therefore it is only fair that the public service sees their pay being restrained. there will be a real terms pay cut for most public service workers, but that they are in the private sector and you are on furlough, you have effectively had a 20% pay cut. if you are in the hospitality industry, you might have lost your job entirely. hospitality industry, you might have lost yourjob entirely. so is the government begins to pay back the huge sums it has spent to support the economy during the pandemic, it will have to look at other areas where belts have to be tightened. but while that might be economically sensible, i think it is politically hugely risky, and it is possible

that these pay review body is to say that these pay review body is to say that perhaps a 1% pay increase isn't quite enough because how this works historically is that review bodies can look at issues like retention, and the hospital trust saying it'll be to retain staff if they are not rewarded more generously. so it might give the p bodies —— of bodies might give the p bodies —— of bodies might have to tell the government to increase the offer, and then the government might have to look at how to do that. :, ~ , :, ., we'll speak to health minister nadine dorries at 7.30. the national police chiefs council is urging the premier league and english football league to do more to tackle racist abuse from fans. deputy chief constable mark roberts has written to bosses of the premier league and the football league, warning about a possible rise in hate crime when fans are allowed back inside stadiums. cyprus is the first country

to allow british tourists who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus to visit without further restrictions from the start of may. travel abroad from the uk is currently only allowed for exceptional reasons until at least may 17th. let's find out more from our reporter simonjones. simon, there are two end of the studies, one is what we are allowed to do here and what the cyprus authorities saying what they will allow. :, authorities saying what they will allow. . , :, authorities saying what they will allow. . ,., ' . , allow. yeah, some differences here. man of allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us — allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us are _ allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us are keen _ allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us are keen to _ allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us are keen to see - allow. yeah, some differences here. many of us are keen to see the - many of us are keen to see the return of the summer holiday abroad, and cyprus is certainly keen to see the return of british tourists, because before the pandemic struck, around a million british visitors went to the island each year. since then, numbers have fallen by 85%. it's been a huge hit for the economy and cyprus. so the deputy tourism minister has said, from the 1st of may, british tourists will be welcome as long as they have had both doses of the coronavirus

vaccine. they might have to prove that by a letter from their gp, perhaps via some sort of app. they will not need to go into quarantine or have any sort of further testing. but in terms of the british government, at the moment it is illegal to go on holiday abroad or at home. you can only travel abroad under exceptional circumstances. and under exceptional circumstances. and under the current route map out of lockdown, the idea is that international travel would only resume on the 17th of may at the earliest. , the department for transport have told us they are committed to fighting corona whilst also finding a reasonable route to allow international travel again. they have set up a task force, which is brought together people from the aviation industry, the maritime industry, from tourism and government officials to look for a way forward that everyone can try to agree on, to try to breathe life into this industry. but it is not

going to be easy, and that date of the 17th of may is certainly not set in stone. it depends on the vaccination programme here continuing apace. and it may be the government here will only allow travel to countries where also the vaccination programme has made good progress, and they will also look at coronavirus levels. so if you're thinking of booking a holiday on the basis of this to cyprus on the 1st of may, the advice would be, don't, and just wait to see what happens. thank you very much. pope francis arrives in iraq today for the first ever papal visit in a bid to encourage the country's dwindling christian community. the four—day trip will include visits to six cities and a meeting with one of iraq's most respected shia muslim clerics. the pope will have limited exposure to the public following security concerns and a spike of covid infections. several great apes at san diego zoo have been given an experimental covid—19 vaccine designed for animals, after an outbreak among gorillas there. eight gorillas

became the first in the world to test positive for covid—19 in january. they are now recovering. four orangutans and five bonobos have also been vaccinated. the street artist banksy has confirmed he's responsible for an artwork that's appeared on the wall of a jail in reading. the painting shows a prisoner — possibly resembling famous inmate oscar wilde — escaping on a rope made of bed sheets tied to a typewriter. campaigners are currently lobbying for the abandoned prison to be turned into an arts hub rather than sold for housing. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a beautiful start to the day in felixstowe in suffolk, but it is chilly out there. temperatures in sub 0a some of us first thing this morning, and that theme continues over the next few days. looking mainly dry and

settled, fairly cloudy conditions, the temperature of the little under par relief at this time of year. but it is looking lastly dry out there. just one or two rule showers, particularly around these coast, down towards the channel islands. quite breezy here. for most of us, looking like light winds today. sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud, could evenjust be sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud, could even just be a flick or two of snow across the north pennines, southern uplands. northern ireland and scotland should see a bit of sunshine breaking through. but it will be breezy, with one or two showers up towards the northern isles. so a largely dry, settled sort of day, variable amounts of cloud out there. you will see some sunshine breaking through a cloud at times, but not lifting the temperatures in a hurry, so high is between around five to eight celsius. little cooler around these coast where you catch one or two isolated showers. the evening and overnight, most of us staying dry once again with light winds and clear spells, the recipe for another cold night. we could see a few mist

and fog patches forming, some frosty conditions as well, a few showers moving in towards the thames estuary, but temperatures first thing saturday around —3 or minus four celsius. some in moving into northern scotland particularly by sunday. back to both of you. thank you, sarah, see you later. the time is 7.12. in 2018, a three—year deal on nhs pay in england was agreed and welcomed by unions. but the issue is now firmly back on the agenda with a new deal needed for the upcoming financial year. the government has made its submission to the nhs pay review body, and is proposing a 1% pay rise for nhs staff in england next year. this has angered health unions. the royal college of nursing has called the suggested rise "pitiful," saying it would amount to only an extra £3.50 per week take—home pay for an experienced nurse. they're calling for a 12.5% increase.

we can now speak to the chief executive and general secretary of the royal college of nursing, professor dame donna kinnair. thank you forjoining us this morning. your reaction to this proposal?— proposal? this is shockingly -itiful, proposal? this is shockingly pitiful. and _ proposal? this is shockingly pitiful, and extremely - pitiful, and extremely disappointing. it reallyjust disappointing. it really just showers disappointing. it reallyjust showers that the government is completely out of touch with nursing staff, nhs workers, and the public. —— reallyjust shows. staff, nhs workers, and the public. -- reallyjust shows.— staff, nhs workers, and the public. -- reallyjust shows. -- really 'ust shows. what would you have -- reallyjust shows. what would you have exoected _ -- reallyjust shows. what would you have expected to _ -- reallyjust shows. what would you have expected to be _ -- reallyjust shows. what would you have expected to be proposed - have expected to be proposed considering how the nhs has been spoken about by the government throughout the pandemic? i spoken about by the government throughout the pandemic? i think the government should _ throughout the pandemic? i think the government should have _ throughout the pandemic? i think the government should have really - throughout the pandemic? i think the government should have really made| government should have really made some effort to fully deal with the backlog of pay that we haven't received, and although it constantly quotes this multi—year pay deal that were accepted, we have yet to see any nurse received the figures that the government are quoting. and what we say is, if the pay review body accepts the government's view, the

government has for the first time that shown its hand in terms of the value of nursing, and how it actually treats us. and no nurse coming off any night shift this morning will be happy about the fact that we are being made to feel as though we are paying for the pandemic. though we are paying for the pandemic-— though we are paying for the andemic. :, , :, , ., pandemic. can you explain the backlou , pandemic. can you explain the backlog, please? _ pandemic. can you explain the backlog, please? solely- pandemic. can you explain the i backlog, please? solely backlog pandemic. can you explain the - backlog, please? solely backlog in terms of nursing _ backlog, please? solely backlog in terms of nursing as _ backlog, please? solely backlog in terms of nursing as we _ backlog, please? solely backlog in terms of nursing as we have - backlog, please? solely backlog in terms of nursing as we have seen l terms of nursing as we have seen success of government after successive government failed to listen to the voice of nurses, and actually take action or deliver policies that have actually cut the numbers of nursing. we saw the policy on the funding of education take away in one fell swoop every mature person that wanted to comment on nursing, and year after year, we have seen them award themselves, and actually nurses have stepped up throughout this pandemic, they have put themselves at risk, they have worked on the front line, naturally, the government is now showing, besides all that clapping, how undervalued we truly are. there is

the counterargument, _ undervalued we truly are. there is the counterargument, as - undervalued we truly are. there is the counterargument, as you - undervalued we truly are. there is the counterargument, as you willl undervalued we truly are. there is l the counterargument, as you will be aware, that we are dealing with a pandemic, all of us, and of course the economy was very apparent when the economy was very apparent when the budget was presented by the chancellor, the economy has taken a massive hit. the nhs has been given a 1% pay rise, much more than those who are on furlough and those in the private sector who have lost their jobs. is there not an argument for at least that pay rise? it is jobs. is there not an argument for at least that pay rise?— at least that pay rise? it is for as at least that pay rise? it is for as a political _ at least that pay rise? it is for as a political choice _ at least that pay rise? it is for as a political choice about _ at least that pay rise? it is for as a political choice about pay - at least that pay rise? it is for as| a political choice about pay rises. this government has continued to say that, we have listened to this story for over ten years now for there is not enough money, but we have seen them pay contracts and things that they have chosen to pay. so our argument is, they can pay the nurses of this country properly, to keep us going, so that actually we don't lose a third of our workforce who are thinking of retiring or stepping out of nursing because the burden has been too strong, they can choose

to treat us properly, they can choose to reward us for the efforts we have made. and i think it's important that every single nurse in this country, every member of nursing staff, makes the government understand their feelings about this paltry offer. {iii understand their feelings about this alt offer. .:, , ,, understand their feelings about this alt offer. , ,, paltry offer. of course, the nhs has so far been — paltry offer. of course, the nhs has so far been protected _ paltry offer. of course, the nhs has so far been protected against - paltry offer. of course, the nhs has so far been protected against the i so far been protected against the public pay sector freeze, which is going to affect some 1.3 million public sector workers next year. how can that be balanced against the fact that at least there is a 1% pay rise for nhs workers?— rise for nhs workers? well, it is siml rise for nhs workers? well, it is simply this. _ rise for nhs workers? well, it is simply this, naga, _ rise for nhs workers? well, it is simply this, naga, you - rise for nhs workers? well, it is simply this, naga, you either i rise for nhs workers? well, it is i simply this, naga, you either want to keep the nhs going by funding it properly and treating your nurses properly and treating your nurses properly so that they are there to deliver the care of this country needs for its patients, or you don't. it is a choice.- needs for its patients, or you don't. it is a choice. what do you think the impact _ don't. it is a choice. what do you think the impact of _ don't. it is a choice. what do you think the impact of this - don't. it is a choice. what do you think the impact of this is - don't. it is a choice. what do you think the impact of this is going l don't. it is a choice. what do you. think the impact of this is going to be in terms of recruitment and retention? i

be in terms of recruitment and retention?— be in terms of recruitment and retention? ~' ,., . ., , retention? i think the impact as we know that every — retention? i think the impact as we know that every single _ retention? i think the impact as we know that every single nurse - retention? i think the impact as we. know that every single nurse coming off a shift last night, hearing this for the first time, will be demoralised and angry. we've endured this last year where we have felt properly unprotected, we have stepped up, we have delivered care to patients in spite of not having correct ppe, we have done the things that they have asked us to do, and we think that this government should now look at how we value nurses, and i think every member of nursing staff will be making sure that the government knows its feelings today. what would be a reasonable pay rise? we have asked for 12.5%, because that takes into account the years where we haven't had a pay rise, and actually, we need to remember that nurses contribute to the economy, too, and actually, if we can't afford to nurse, then we will find other things to do. you afford to nurse, then we will find other things to do.— afford to nurse, then we will find other things to do. you are asking for 12.5%, —

other things to do. you are asking for 12.5%, the — other things to do. you are asking for12.5%, the proposal— other things to do. you are asking for 12.5%, the proposal is - other things to do. you are asking for 12.5%, the proposal is 196, - other things to do. you are askingj for 12.5%, the proposal is 196, that for 12.5%, the proposal is 1%, that is a very long way apart, isn't it? with this proposal, does that tell you that this 12.5% to just will not be offered? it you that this 12.5% to 'ust will not be efferent be offered? it tells me that this government _ be offered? it tells me that this government is _ be offered? it tells me that this government is prepared - be offered? it tells me that this government is prepared to - be offered? it tells me that this - government is prepared to continue to undervalue nurses, and that actually, the independent pay review body needs to take a view on this. that is one aspect of evidence, and there is a lot of evidence going in, this independent pay review body, when it makes its recommendation to the government, must review all of that. nurses have spoken, the unions have spoken, and it is for the pay review body to listen to that, the government in time to listen to the pay review body's recommendations. thank you very much for your time with us this morning.— thank you very much for your time i with us this morning._ the with us this morning. thank you. the time now is — with us this morning. thank you. the time now is 7.18. _ senior police officers have warned that the leaders of england's professional football leagues must do more to stamp out racist abuse within the game.

the lead voice on football for the national police chiefs' council, deputy chief constable mark roberts, insists better co—operation is needed to increase the number of successful prosecutions. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. swansea versus manchester city in the recent fifth round of the fa cup. after swansea's defeat, online racist abuse was directed at their british—asian player yan dhanda. it did have a big effect on me, and i was upset. dhanda is one of so many players targeted by the trolls. others include the manchester united players anthony martial and marcus rashford. there are many more. 11 players from different clubs, but all in the same team

as victims of abuse. whether it is instagram or twitter, i need these platforms to show me these people. this i need these platforms to show me these people-— these people. this should be a matter for— these people. this should be a matter for the _ these people. this should be a matter for the law, _ these people. this should be a matter for the law, shouldn't l these people. this should be a i matter for the law, shouldn't it? that _ matter for the law, shouldn't it? that should be something they are doing _ that should be something they are doing hand — that should be something they are doing hand in— that should be something they are doing hand in hand. _ deputy chief constable mark roberts is the lead on football for the national police chiefs council. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter he has written to the chairman of the english football league, rick parry. he sent a similar one to the chief executive of the premier league, richard masters. the league says mr masters was only made aware of it when we asked for a response. the letter calls for a joined—up approach to tackling racism, both at grounds and on social media. it was sent two months ago. neither organisation responded.

the bbc contacted them both this week. since then, both have replied to the letter. mark roberts wants better co—operation from clubs to get access to players, vital in mounting a prosecution. we actually have some difficulty getting through clubs' legal departments and player welfare teams. we have had experiences where a force has been making real attempts to try to get to a player, we have hit a wall at the club, and then publicly the player is asking why the police are not making contact. the fear is that when we return to grounds, we will see an increase in hate crimes at football. part of our plea to the leagues and clubs is that while we have got this short hiatus while we do not have fans in the stadium, let's be ready. the premier league says it has been involved in regular discussions with the police, and it was doing everything possible to eradicate online abuse.

and the english football league said it was looking at ways in which football and policing it could be better coordinated. june kelly, bbc news. we're joined now by iffy onuora, who is equalities officer for the professional footballers' association,is going to become the premier league's first head of equality, diversity and inclusion next month. good morning. thank you for your time this morning. let's start with this little part of the story, in a way, a senior police officer writes to the english football league and the premier league, talking about cooperation and what is happening, and just doesn't get a reply. what's that about? :, and just doesn't get a reply. what's that about?— and just doesn't get a reply. what's that about? :, ., , ., that about? from what i understand, in terms of the _ that about? from what i understand, in terms of the premier— that about? from what i understand, in terms of the premier league, - that about? from what i understand, in terms of the premier league, i - in terms of the premier league, i think there was a miscommunication initially, but since then, the lines of communication have resumed. i cannot speakfor the of communication have resumed. i cannot speak for the english football league, but i know that is the case in the premier league. there is also the police crime unit as well, hulu liaise very closely with the players representatives.

there has been some communication, albeit there is more work to be done. �* , :, albeit there is more work to be done. �* , ., ., albeit there is more work to be done. �*, ., ., done. let's have a look, you will know very _ done. let's have a look, you will know very much _ done. let's have a look, you will know very much some _ done. let's have a look, you will know very much some of- done. let's have a look, you will know very much some of the - know very much some of the principles behind this. dc c roberts, one of the things he said was that at times, it is harder than it should be to get statements from players themselves to support a prosecution, and on occasions, players are reluctant to make a statement. he says that is their right as a victim. this issue is compounded with the clubs frustrating investigators gaining direct access to players. are you familiar with this as a problem? i familiar with this as a problem? i think that is possibly a misinterpretation of it. i think what can happen, suddenly from the player's perspective, you have got to start from the opposite end, the complete confidence that those issues and crimes will be

prosecuted, you know, the prosecution figures are not great in that respect. perhaps there is a lack of confidence in that. and that is a natural tendency to just forget about it on the part of the player, they do not want it reading up again it has been shown that once somebody raises a complete, then they get more abuse on top of that. you can understand the reluctance. i cannot speak for every club, but some clubs have better results than others in terms of looking after the players. i think we are all struggling at times to do the right thing, and i think there is an unwillingness to do the right thing, some clubs are probably better able to do it particularly for players who have had repeated abuse, but as others when it happens for the first time are not quite sure. so there is something to be done, definitely, but i think it would be unfair to say the clubs are deliberately frustrating for any other reason than maybe they are not quite sure

of the correct mechanisms. and also it depends on what context the abuse is. if it happens on social media, that's very different from being inside the stadium. i know mr roberts has spoken about a possible spike once fans go back to the stadium, but i tend to think the opposite. i think the specs at the moment on social media as a result of fans not being in the stadium. those examples we saw a couple of seasons ago, the stadium protocol is pretty well established, so it remains to be seen what happens when fans come back to stadiums. but i agree there is more work to be done. so iffy, your new role you will be taking up enables the premier league was my first head of equality, diversity and inclusion. listen to what you're saying, it sounds like head needs to be knocked together to try to get to the right place on this. what kind of power and influence will you have in your new

role? ., :, ., role? the premier we have got a re-eortin role? the premier we have got a reporting system _ role? the premier we have got a reporting system now, _ role? the premier we have got a reporting system now, and - role? the premier we have got a reporting system now, and kickl role? the premier we have got a | reporting system now, and kick it out also have a reporting system, so in some respects it may look as though there are too many cooks, and if somebody gets abuse of an evening after a game, the first recourse isn't possible to go to the premier league, it might be to the club of the club liaison, and then that was either to the premier league or to the pfa if they want to get in touch with the bird directly. so you can understand at times, there wasn't just a one stop place that everyone goes to, which i think mr roberts is looking for. it is possibly too simplistic. it is only natural, like any trim, you might go to a relative first and then the police, so i understand from what he is saying it would be simpler. i think the important thing is that everyone pulls together and makes sure that the climate is such that people know they can go somewhere. if that is they can go somewhere. if that is

the club, great, if it is the police straightaway, great, if it is the social media companies, great. let's not forget there is a lot of work still to be done in terms of getting the social media companies on board. can ijust put this one in front of you as well? the notion, quite a lot of people are starting to think us, maybe including the players, you will know better than me about this, is there a sense that football is paying lip service to the problem? we have seen the gestures, taking the knee, to people are taking different attitudes to that now for different attitudes to that now for different reasons, but is there a risk that because that happened, that was visible, the club could have got away without thinking, things are being done, people are taking it seriously, were in fact not has changed?— taking it seriously, were in fact not has changed? yeah, add a lot of focus has been _ not has changed? yeah, add a lot of focus has been made _ not has changed? yeah, add a lot of focus has been made on _ not has changed? yeah, add a lot of focus has been made on the - not has changed? yeah, add a lot of focus has been made on the chester itself, where i think for everybody in the game, we are looking at the real root of the problem, which has

been during the last 12 months on social media companies, so a lot of the focus will turn to the online arm is bill going through parliament, and for that provides the accountability for social media companies that simply hasn't been there. within the game itself, there is protocol, certainly around stadiums, certainly around the fans, so there is a protocol established. it is important, we are still dealing with this, i am not here to apologise on anyone's behalf, i am as frustrated as anybody, we are all trying to make sense of the best way to do this, let's not turn the guns inside the clubs, and save the players. the perpetrators online are the ones we need is to ostracise and name and shame, if you like. social media companies have to do more, they simply have to do more than what they are doing at the moment. once we get that climate established, then i think we can move forward with greater confidence, and of course the police as well, we need confidence that the perpetrators are brought to justice. too many times now, those things are

not being seen through to prosecution, so we need to work harder to establish that. hopefully with the online harms bill as well. that can be alleviated.— with the online harms bill as well. that can be alleviated. good to talk to ou. that can be alleviated. good to talk to you- we — that can be alleviated. good to talk to you- we might — that can be alleviated. good to talk to you. we might have _ that can be alleviated. good to talk to you. we might have another- to you. we might have another conversation with you in april to see what progress has been made then, when you have started the role. i'd be delighted, thank you, charlie. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. the family of a 16—year—old boy, who is critically ill after being stabbed in brixton, have appealed for an end to violence on london's streets. james bascoe—smith called his mother as he lay injured following the attack ten days ago. his aunt has pleaded with anyone with information to come forward. he is not in a gang. he is not gang affiliated. why are they continuing to do this? why are they still doing it?

why do they want families to go through this? just squash whatever beef, or whatever you call it, just squash it now, it's ridiculous. and you can hear more on that appeal on our lunchtime programme at 1.30pm. london is still seen as the most desirable city to work in the world, according to a news study. despite the pandemic, and concern over how brexit would have an impact, the global talent survey found the capital was the top choice for thousands of workers they spoke to around the world. more londoners are buying electric vehicles — the numbers on uk roads have increased by more than 50% in the last year. and four of the ten local authorities with the highest number were in the capital — barnet had the most. an engineerfrom london has won the young woman engineer of the year award. ella podmore works for luxury british car maker mclaren — based in woking. only 12% of people working in engineering and technicaljobs are women.

let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line and the hammersmith and city line both have minor delays this morning— train cancellations again hitting services. great northern and thameslink trains from stevenage to kings cross and moorgate are running again but with delays and cancellations because of damage to the overhead wires. there are bus strikes today across west, south—west and north—west london. it's affecting around 80 bus routes, mostly operated by london united. and chelsea bridge is closed southbound from chelsea embankment to north carriage drive. there's been an accident. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a chilly start this morning — temperatures hovering widely just above zero. we'll see bright and sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud today. the wind is light but coming from the north east.

it will feel chilly. you will notice the breeze a little more, on the thames estuary and towards the essex coast. temperatures today seven, eight celsius, staying in single figures. it will feel quite cool. overnight we will get lengthy clear spells. the temperature drops right down. there is a risk of mist and fog developing as well. in the early hours, the risk of one or two showers feeding in from the north sea, essex coast, thames estuary. with temperatures down to minus one, they could be a little bit wintry but nothing too significant. a widespread frost to start the weekend — high pressure dominates — but it doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. cloud around through the course of the weekend and temperatures once again staying in single figures. not until the middle of next week where temperatures return to something a little milder. with that comes something rather wet and windy. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt

and naga munchetty. we are going to be speaking to the health minister in a few minutes. this is about the proposal of a 1% pay rise. mike is on standby right now with smiles. there were smiles until i cursed it by saying there was optimism in the england camp. what are they doing? they are bowling in india. i do not know what was in the same edges but they are a different team after lunch. frustration on day two. england's bowlers have been frustrated by india, after lunch on day 2 of the ath test in admedabad, after the morning session when england came back into this match, that they have to win to level the series. they desperately needed quick wickets in india's first innings, after a below par, batting performance yesterday and they made the breakthrough,

whenjack leach dismissed chetshwar pujara. then ben stokes delivered a huge blow getting captain virat kohli out for a duck. a1—3 at that stage. india recovered slightly but on the stroke of lunch jimmy anderson, who else, struck to remove ajinka, rahane. but there have been no more wickets after lunch and india108—a. next to the woes of premier league champions, liverpool, who've lost at home, for a fifth match running, for the first time in their history, as chelsea beat them 1—0. it was a moment of brilliance from mason mount, that inflicted more miseryjust before half time. liverpool are seventh and now four points behind chelsea, and the champions league places.. managerjurgen klopp was almost lost for words. it's just... it's just annoying to talk about the same things again and again here. there are no smart explanations for it or whatever, it's tough but we have to fight through this. it makes it worse for liverpool that neighbours everton are eyeing

the top four, thanks to a 1—0 win at lowly west brom. richarlison continuing his scoring form. west brom are nine points from safety. you have to feel for struggling fulham. a tosin own goal, enough to give tottenham a 1—0 win at craven cottage to keep them in the bottom 3. it's the first time spurs have recorded consecutive league victories since november. let's talk about the proposed nhs increase with the health minister. could you tell me how you reacted when you were told that the

government to be proposing a 1% pay increase for nhs staff in england? well, first of all, can ijust say, everybody appreciates the efforts that both nurses and doctors and all the health care workers had put in, the health care workers had put in, the sacrifices they have made their dedication they have shown over the past year. the government has holding the purse priorities. priorities have been protecting jobs and livelihoods. without thosejobs and livelihoods. without thosejobs and businesses continuing and people's employment continuing, we need a vibrant economy in order to fund the nhs. the priority had to be keeping people in work. it is worth mentioning, in the private sector, many people are losing jobs and have been on very much reduced incomes

over the past year. no other public sector employee is receiving a pay rise. and so it is against that backdrop that the government has decided... all we can afford is the 1%. nurses and health care workers will be the only employees, the only workers receiving a pay rise this year. many public sector workers will receive nothing. many in the private sector have either lost theirjobs are on reduced incomes. one more point. it is important to note over the past three years, newly qualified nurses have received a 12% increase, taking the salary to £3a,000. the government has had to set priorities. they have had to be 1% of this year, coming out of a global pandemic, where cost is huge,

is all the government can afford in order to save peoples jobs, is all the government can afford in order to save peoplesjobs, extend the fallow scheme and keep it going. can i ask again, what was your reaction when you were told the government would be offering a pay rise of 1% to nhs staff in england? my rise of 1% to nhs staff in england? my reaction was minor —— actually surprised that we had frozen pay, no one in the public sector was receiving a pay rise, so i was surprised we were making an offer. many people have lost theirjobs over the last year. unemployment has increased. :, ., ., ., increased. you have made that point about others — increased. you have made that point about others losing _ increased. you have made that point about others losing jobs _ increased. you have made that point about others losing jobs in _ increased. you have made that point about others losing jobs in the - about others losing jobs in the private sector. what kind of message do you think nhs workers are receiving, are hearing from this

government? we clapped for them, we all clapped for them. we have been dealing with the pandemic. the government cannot afford more than a 12% increase. how do you think an nhs worker will feel? i 12% increase. how do you think an nhs worker will feel?— nhs worker will feel? i hope they received a message _ nhs worker will feel? i hope they received a message that - nhs worker will feel? i hope they received a message that we - nhs worker will feel? i hope they. received a message that we totally appreciate their efforts over the past year. the hugely value then. that is why the government knew they could not go without some pay offer. unfortunately, 1% is all we can afford. ~ :, :, ,, unfortunately, 1% is all we can afford. ~ . ., ,, :, unfortunately, 1% is all we can afford. . . . ,, ., , unfortunately, 1% is all we can afford. ~ . ., ,, :, , afford. what happened to being able to do everything _ afford. what happened to being able to do everything you _ afford. what happened to being able to do everything you can _ afford. what happened to being able to do everything you can do? - afford. what happened to being able to do everything you can do? there. to do everything you can do? there were promises. we will do everything it takes to support the nhs. we are genuinely saying 1% is all the government can afford. 12 months aeo, we government can afford. 12 months ago. we were _ government can afford. 12 months ago, we were looking _ government can afford. 12 months ago, we were looking in _ government can afford. 12 months ago, we were looking in the - government can afford. 12 months ago, we were looking in the face l government can afford. 12 months| ago, we were looking in the face of ago, we were looking in the face of a global pandemic with no idea at that point, 12 months ago this week, no idea how much that was going to cost, how many lives it is going to

cost, how many lives it is going to cost, or what the pressures on the nhs were going to be. our priorities had been about saving lives and protecting the nhs. that his financial priorities as well. a year later as we are hopefully coming out of the tail end of the pandemic, it is about saving jobs and livelihoods. if we do not have those jobs, if we do not have a vibrant economy and save those businesses, they are what fund the nhs. we need these livelihoods in order that we have revenue for the nhs. it is about protecting jobs and livelihoods. about protecting “obs and livelihoods._ about protecting “obs and livelihoods. �*, ., ~ ., livelihoods. let's talk about protecting _ livelihoods. let's talk about protecting jobs _ livelihoods. let's talk about protecting jobs in _ livelihoods. let's talk about protecting jobs in the - livelihoods. let's talk about protecting jobs in the nhs. | livelihoods. let's talk about - protecting jobs in the nhs. earlier we spoke to the chief executive of the royal college of nursing. this is what she told us this pay offer was going to result in. taste is what she told us this pay offer was going to result in.— was going to result in. we have asked for 12.5%, _ was going to result in. we have asked for 12.5%, that _ was going to result in. we have asked for 12.5%, that takes - was going to result in. we havej asked for 12.5%, that takes into asked for12.5%, that takes into account— asked for 12.5%, that takes into account years when we have not had a pay rise _ account years when we have not had a pay rise we _ account years when we have not had a

pay rise. we need to remember nurses contribute _ pay rise. we need to remember nurses contribute to _ pay rise. we need to remember nurses contribute to the economy as well. we cannot— contribute to the economy as well. we cannot afford to nurse, we will find other— we cannot afford to nurse, we will find other things to do. that we cannot afford to nurse, we will find other things to do.— find other things to do. that is re find other things to do. that is pretty stark. _ find other things to do. that is pretty stark, isn't _ find other things to do. that is pretty stark, isn't it? - find other things to do. that is pretty stark, isn't it? while . find other things to do. that is| pretty stark, isn't it? while you are protecting jobs in the private sector, there are going to be nhs staff who will say, we have put our all in thisjob. this staff who will say, we have put our all in this job. this 12% staff who will say, we have put our all in thisjob. this 12% increase, you say, takes into an average salary of £3a,000 a year. you say 1% pay rise, inflation will be more than that, i am done, i am walking. that is the consequence of this. we do not know if that prediction of inflation is going to materialise. what we do know is that nurses are on an average salary of 3a,000. many people in the private sector have lost theirjobs. what i hope is nurses do say nursing is still at vacation and i hope we see a record number of nurses this year applying to become nurses and tojoin

number of nurses this year applying to become nurses and to join the nhs. d0 to become nurses and to 'oin the nhs. y ., to become nurses and to 'oin the nhs. ., , , to become nurses and to 'oin the nhs. ., ,_ to become nurses and to 'oin the nhs. ., , i, ., nhs. do you honestly believe that will happen _ nhs. do you honestly believe that will happen when _ nhs. do you honestly believe that will happen when anyone - nhs. do you honestly believe that will happen when anyone who - nhs. do you honestly believe that will happen when anyone who is l will happen when anyone who is thinking of entering the nhs is what nhs workers had done in the past year, says mental health impact on them, the physical health impact on them, the physical health impact on them, complete changes ofjobs nhs staff had had to embrace and be brilliant at for the government to say, orwe brilliant at for the government to say, or we can afford is 1% for you. do you really think you will be getting more nhs staff? i do you really think you will be getting more nhs staff?- do you really think you will be getting more nhs staff? i do. nurses are about more _ getting more nhs staff? i do. nurses are about more than _ getting more nhs staff? i do. nurses are about more than superficial- are about more than superficial sound bites. nurses left theirjobs. they do theirjobs because they love their jobs. they do theirjobs because they love theirjobs. i was a nurse myself and trained as a nurse. i trained as a nurse because i loved nursing. i hope those nurses who loved nursing will stay in the nhs and stick with us through what is a difficult time. this government is making the offer

of 1% on top of the 12% over the last three years for newly qualified nurses because we appreciate them. we love our nurses, we want them to stay. i believe those people coming into the nhs, the new nurses, there is applying forjobs on an average salary of £3a,000 will do so. because they are doing so for the right reasons because they want to help others, they want to become nurses for the right reasons. fits help others, they want to become nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me _ nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me how _ nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me how it _ nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me how it will— nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me how it will work - nurses for the right reasons. as an mp, tell me how it will work from | mp, tell me how it will work from the government? when the pay assessment of this comes in may, if it says it should be more than 1%, will you reconsider? that it says it should be more than 1%, will you reconsider?— will you reconsider? that is not a discussion _ will you reconsider? that is not a discussion for _ will you reconsider? that is not a discussion for me. _ will you reconsider? that is not a discussion for me. that - will you reconsider? that is not a discussion for me. that is - will you reconsider? that is not a discussion for me. that is above | will you reconsider? that is not a i discussion for me. that is above my pay scale. that is for the secretary of state and the chancellor. d0 pay scale. that is for the secretary of state and the chancellor. do you think it should — of state and the chancellor. do you think it should be _ of state and the chancellor. do you think it should be reconsidered? i think it should be reconsidered? that is a decision for matt hancock. they will be on the table. i am very sure that is something that will be

discussed. those considerations will take place moving forward. it is important _ take place moving forward. it is important to — take place moving forward. it is important to recognise that the average pay of a nurse is £3a,000. many doctors are still moving forward from the pay increase of 1%. this government made the country stable and actually over ten years. our priority now is to keep the economy is strong and stable. the only way to do that is to protect peoples jobs. only way to do that is to protect peoplesjobs. if only way to do that is to protect peoples jobs. if we do that, we protect the nhs as well. that has to be our priority. thank you. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather.

good morning. a beautiful start to the day. this is the picture in felixstowe in suffolk at the moment. a bit of sunshine at their full some of us. quite a chilly start to the day. that theme continues over the next few days into the weekend. a lot of dry and settled weather. despite some sunny spells, it will feel quite chilly. that is down to the fact that although high pressure is in charge met we have a cold air mass. there has been a week front moving its way south. the wind is coming through from a north—easterly direction. there has been some sunshine. variable amounts of cloud elsewhere. whilst most places will have light winds and be largely dry, there will be one or two isolated showers over the east coast of england and the channel islands as well, where it'll be a breezy day. temperature is not grateful to between five and 8 degrees. there will be dry and bright weather for

most places that are into the evening hours would keep the light winds, the dry weather as well. in clear spells, temperatures will drop quickly. a many of us and the old folk patch developing. by saturday morning we are down 2—3, —a—macro in some towns and cities. a cold start to the weekend but largely dry. this weather system will slip southwards, particularly by sunday, allowing milder air 2 million from the north—west. after a chilly start by any morning mist and frost clearing away. sunny spells for many of us. at their amount of cloud around. there may be shallow is pushing into the western isles, the northern isles as well. —— there may be showers pushing. temperatures struggling a bit on saturday, around six to 8 degrees. moving through

into the second half of the weekend, a decent —looking day on sunday. morning frost and nastiness. proud bubbling up. not wall—to—wall blue skies. —— temperatures climbing in the north—west. there will be the arrival of some wet weather as well. through the course of next week, high pressure starts to push towards the near continent. something more unsettled will working from the atlantic. a couple of weather fronts moving in. i choose that is when things will turn wet and windy from the west. by tuesday, that is when. dry weather with some sunny spells. temperatures not great for the time of year. do take note there could be some frost around overnight. thank you. we will speak later.

lots of talk about the budget lately. especially hard hit has been hospitality. we are going to be talking to ben. will perhaps reopen soon enough for businesses to get back on track? 50 soon enough for businesses to get back on track?— soon enough for businesses to get back on track? so close yet so far. we are not — back on track? so close yet so far. we are not inside _ back on track? so close yet so far. we are not inside just _ back on track? so close yet so far. we are not inside just yet. - back on track? so close yet so far. we are not inside just yet. 38 i back on track? so close yet so far. j we are not inside just yet. 38 days until you can be outside. you can get a drink outside. take a look at this place. this is the prince of peckham in south london. the roof might look like they are having building work done that when they reopen they could get 60 people

outside of here. april the 12th the date when you can get a drink outside a pub. we are talking about the budget. on wednesday the chancellor was offering more help to get some firms through their worst. when we get tojune, restrictions can be lifted. hospitality is doing well. maybejim ennis and salon owner is not quite so well. let me introduce you to the owner. —— gym owners. it has been a tough year for you. did you get what you wanted on wednesday?— you. did you get what you wanted on wednesda ? :, , , , , wednesday? there were no surprises. no surprises — wednesday? there were no surprises. no surprises for _ wednesday? there were no surprises. no surprises for me. _ wednesday? there were no surprises. no surprises for me. furlough - wednesday? there were no surprises. no surprises for me. furlough was i no surprises for me. furlough was great _ no surprises for me. furlough was great we — no surprises for me. furlough was great. we had grants, the stock grants — great. we had grants, the stock grants for— great. we had grants, the stock grants. for someone like me, who is at the _ grants. for someone like me, who is at the bottom end of the rateable value. _ at the bottom end of the rateable value. i_ at the bottom end of the rateable value, i only get £8,000. what difference _ value, i only get £8,000. what difference does _ value, i only get £8,000. what difference does that _ value, i only get £8,000. what

difference does that make? i value, i only get £8,000. what| difference does that make? not value, i only get £8,000. what i difference does that make? not much. not much actual. _ difference does that make? not much. not much actual. i _ difference does that make? not much. not much actual. i made _ difference does that make? not much. | not much actual. i made improvements to the _ not much actual. i made improvements to the outside area during the first lockdown — to the outside area during the first lockdown. we also created a basement bar downstairs. invested in the pub to battle _ bar downstairs. invested in the pub to battle those regulations. it is great _ to battle those regulations. it is great but — to battle those regulations. it is great but does not do much. how confident are _ great but does not do much. how confident are you _ great but does not do much. eirm-h" confident are you that the timetable will go according to plan? you will be able to reopen on the staggered dates april the 12th of may the 17th. it dates april the 12th of may the 17th. ., , dates april the 12th of may the 17th. :, , :, , . 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs _ 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs it. _ 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs it. we _ 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs it. we need - 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs it. we need to i 17th. it has to be. we need it. the nation needs it. we need to put i 17th. it has to be. we need it. the| nation needs it. we need to put an end to _ nation needs it. we need to put an end to this — nation needs it. we need to put an end to this. the first date, april the 12th. — end to this. the first date, april the 12th, we are fully booked for that week. i am very ankle. i hope we can— that week. i am very ankle. i hope we can go— that week. i am very ankle. i hope we can go through the next few months — we can go through the next few months with that same momentum. ——

very thankfui — months with that same momentum. -- very thankful-— very thankful. when you talk about what ou very thankful. when you talk about what you have _ very thankful. when you talk about what you have lost, _ very thankful. when you talk about what you have lost, how _ very thankful. when you talk about what you have lost, how long i very thankful. when you talk about what you have lost, how long will. very thankful. when you talk about | what you have lost, how long will it take you to get back to financial stability? 2st take you to get back to financial stabili ? ., , take you to get back to financial stabili ? :, , ._ , :, stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen. _ stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen, get _ stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen, get back— stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen, get back to - stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen, get back to what i stability? 24 months maybe longer. i want to reopen, get back to what we | want to reopen, get back to what we love doing _ want to reopen, get back to what we love doing. a pub full of punters and drinks — love doing. a pub full of punters and drinks over the bar. that is what _ and drinks over the bar. that is what we — and drinks over the bar. that is what we really want. you and drinks over the bar. that is what we really want.— and drinks over the bar. that is what we really want. you are well under way- _ what we really want. you are well under way. thank— what we really want. you are well under way. thank you _ what we really want. you are well under way. thank you for - what we really want. you are wellj under way. thank you for coming. hospitality _ under way. thank you for coming. hospitality businesses, _ under way. thank you for coming. hospitality businesses, some i under way. thank you for coming. hospitality businesses, some of. under way. thank you for coming. i hospitality businesses, some of them faring much better. what about salon owners? they feel they have not had the same support. it has been quite different for you. clement telling us he has been getting the help he needs to get him tojune. it us he has been getting the help he needs to get him to june.— needs to get him to june. it has been a really — needs to get him to june. it has been a really tough _ needs to get him to june. it has been a really tough year - needs to get him to june. it has been a really tough year for i needs to get him to june. it has been a really tough year for us. | needs to get him to june. it has i been a really tough year for us. we were _ been a really tough year for us. we were hoping to get a pat to vat similar— were hoping to get a pat to vat similar to — were hoping to get a pat to vat similar to hospitality. we have not been _ similar to hospitality. we have not been able — similar to hospitality. we have not been able to be open. we cannot do

take away— been able to be open. we cannot do take away haircuts or haircuts online, — take away haircuts or haircuts online, anything like that. when we are shut. _ online, anything like that. when we are shut. we — online, anything like that. when we are shut, we are shut. the online, anything like that. when we are shut, we are shut.— online, anything like that. when we are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does — are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does not _ are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does not apply _ are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does not apply to _ are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does not apply to you. i are shut, we are shut. the idea that the 80 does not apply to you. till. the 80 does not apply to you. till the 80 does not apply to you. till the end ofjune, you will be paying it as normal. —— that vat. the end ofjune, you will be paying it as normal. -- that vat.- the end ofjune, you will be paying it as normal. -- that vat. yes. we had a huge — it as normal. -- that vat. yes. we had a huge bill. _ it as normal. -- that vat. yes. we had a huge bill. our— it as normal. -- that vat. yes. we had a huge bill. our debt _ it as normal. -- that vat. yes. we had a huge bill. our debt is - had a huge bill. our debt is mounting every single day. i am paying _ mounting every single day. i am paying around £2000 a dayjust to stay closed, to keep my employees in a job. _ stay closed, to keep my employees in a job, you _ stay closed, to keep my employees in a job, you know and paying the rent, insurance _ a job, you know and paying the rent, insurance and loans. all the bills i had to— insurance and loans. all the bills i had to pay— insurance and loans. all the bills i had to pay mounting up. i am not sure _ had to pay mounting up. i am not sure how— had to pay mounting up. i am not sure how long it will take to pay that back — sure how long it will take to pay that back. if we had had a cut in vat— that back. if we had had a cut in vat that— that back. if we had had a cut in vat that would give headroom to start to _ vat that would give headroom to start to pay down some of those bills _ start to pay down some of those bills. :, _ ,:, :,, start to pay down some of those bills. :, y:, :, bills. you were saying you lose out on many levels- — bills. you were saying you lose out on many levels. you _ bills. you were saying you lose out on many levels. you are _ bills. you were saying you lose out on many levels. you are a - bills. you were saying you lose out| on many levels. you are a company

director. has on many levels. you are a company director. : , :, on many levels. you are a company director. a ., , on many levels. you are a company director. , . ., director. as a company director i have had no _ director. as a company director i have had no income. _ director. as a company director i have had no income. i _ director. as a company director i have had no income. i have i director. as a company director i | have had no income. i have large premises — have had no income. i have large premises in — have had no income. i have large premises in london. i paid too much in rent _ premises in london. i paid too much in rent and _ premises in london. i paid too much in rent and rates in order to have benefited — in rent and rates in order to have benefited from the grants. that has been another blow for us. good luck. i know been another blow for us. good luck. i know you — been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have _ been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have had _ been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have had a _ been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have had a long _ been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have had a long way i been another blow for us. good luck. i know you have had a long way to i i know you have had a long way to go. let me introduce you to ashton. much like gina, you do not get some of the same breaks the hospitality industry gets. it is of the same breaks the hospitality industry gets-— industry gets. it is pretty tough for ou. industry gets. it is pretty tough for you- we _ industry gets. it is pretty tough for you. we have _ industry gets. it is pretty tough for you. we have benefited i industry gets. it is pretty tough l for you. we have benefited from industry gets. it is pretty tough i for you. we have benefited from some rants. the for you. we have benefited from some grants. the reality _ for you. we have benefited from some grants. the reality is, _ for you. we have benefited from some grants. the reality is, there _ for you. we have benefited from some grants. the reality is, there vat i grants. the reality is, there vat for us _ grants. the reality is, there vat for us is — grants. the reality is, there vat for us is as— grants. the reality is, there vat for us is as it _ grants. the reality is, there vat for us is as it always _ grants. the reality is, there vat for us is as it always has - grants. the reality is, there vat for us is as it always has been. i for us is as it always has been. they're — for us is as it always has been. they're not— for us is as it always has been. they're not going _ for us is as it always has been. they're not going to _ for us is as it always has been. they're not going to get - for us is as it always has been. they're not going to get a i for us is as it always has been. they're not going to get a cat. | for us is as it always has been. i they're not going to get a cat. i had a _ they're not going to get a cat. i had e £1o.ooo — they're not going to get a cat. i had a £10,000 vat— they're not going to get a cat. i had a £10,000 vat bill- they're not going to get a cat. i had a £10,000 vat bill pay- they're not going to get a cat. i i had a £10,000 vat bill pay today. to be brought— had a £10,000 vat bill pay today. to be brought into — had a £10,000 vat bill pay today. to be brought into line _ had a £10,000 vat bill pay today. to be brought into line with _ be brought into line with hospitality— be brought into line with hospitality would - be brought into line with hospitality would have . be brought into line with i hospitality would have helped be brought into line with - hospitality would have helped the

industry — inaudible apologies for the loss of sound. on the theme of outside places. have a look at this. take a moment to enjoy this. this is rhs wisley. hopefully it might inspire you. it says that a0 square miles, the royal horticultural society says, a0 square miles of new trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last 5 years. breakfast�*s tim muffett has been meeting some keen gardeners to find out what changes they've made. that garden has got me through what has been a really challenging three years.

when camilla added plants to herfront garden in sheffield, the effects were far—reaching. four years ago, the front garden was in really bad shape, so it had been used pretty much as a builders' yard. and at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer, so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better i think was one of the few things that i could do at that time. the uk's front gardens are getting greener, according to the royal horticultural society. its research suggests that plant cover has increased by a0 square miles over the past five years. what's been really lovely is seeing how people respond to the garden, because, you know, we're a little street, so you see people walking up and down, and if somebody stops and smiles, then that's very much the reward. in woking, another front garden with plants instead of paving. when i come home, i feel good about arriving at my own door.

and because it changes every day, you get involved, you get interested in what's going on. neighbours stop to talk, so i know more people in my road. compared to 2015, it's thought more than one million more front gardens in the uk now contain only greenery, so why the big change? well, in 2008, paving or concreting over a front garden did become more difficult. since then, you've needed planning permission to do that for an area of five square metres. gardens max your physical, mental, and social well—being. with the covid—19 impact, i think people are recognising the health benefits. the royal horticultural society's garden in wisley. it's notjust home to thousands of beautiful plants — a lot of research goes on here. there's a new science centre being built. we've just recently done a study where we put two tiny planters

and a tree in a salford street, and we measured cortisol, which is a stress hormone. we found a 6% decrease in stress, which is equivalent to eight mindfulness sessions. and for anyone without a front garden, the team here believe a window box or a pot can also make a big difference, helping pollinators such as bees, or even reducing pollution. just some silver—leafed plants will really help. things like stachys byzantina would be really good. any plant that's covered in lots and lots of tiny hairs, they have a larger surface area, they can lock in all of the dust particles in the atmosphere. plant in as big a part as you can, and always line terracotta with a plastic bag, and thatjust stops all of the waterjust leaching out into the environment, and locks it into the soil where you need it. punch a few holes in the bottom so the water can drain away,

and the plant's roots aren't sitting drowning, literally, in all of the excess water that they don't need. the small acts that you do, they contribute to a huge great tidal wave of achievement, really. a new season is approaching, and for many, a new sense of optimism. there's a growing appreciation, it seems, for the power of nature. tim muffett, bbc news. tim is at rhs wisley this morning. you are slightly in the way, frankly, because it looks beautiful. it emerges that small gardens can be beautiful as well and people are making considerable efforts to do that. ihla making considerable efforts to do that. :, :, making considerable efforts to do that, ., :, , ., making considerable efforts to do that. :, :, , ., ., , ., that. no more beautiful a sign that s-erin is that. no more beautiful a sign that spring is on — that. no more beautiful a sign that spring is on the — that. no more beautiful a sign that spring is on the way _ that. no more beautiful a sign that spring is on the way than _ that. no more beautiful a sign that spring is on the way than these i spring is on the way than these crocuses. there are thousands upon thousands of them here at wisley. it is notjust pollution and pollinators affected by the greening

of them. it has a really huge impact, putting more greenery into your front impact, putting more greenery into yourfront garden. it impact, putting more greenery into your front garden.— your front garden. it really is. it slows down _ your front garden. it really is. it slows down downpours - your front garden. it really is. it slows down downpours and i your front garden. it really is. it i slows down downpours and heavy your front garden. it really is. it - slows down downpours and heavy rain and allows _ slows down downpours and heavy rain and allows it to soak back into mother— and allows it to soak back into mother earth. rather than paving which _ mother earth. rather than paving which rashes of over the paving and into the _ which rashes of over the paving and into the drains. lots which rashes of over the paving and into the drains.— into the drains. lots of people will be watching _ into the drains. lots of people will be watching this _ into the drains. lots of people will be watching this thinking - into the drains. lots of people will be watching this thinking of - into the drains. lots of people will| be watching this thinking of getting into the garden this weekend. mame into the garden this weekend. name three to into the garden this weekend. name three tap tips- _ into the garden this weekend. name three top tips. it _ into the garden this weekend. name three top tips. it is _ into the garden this weekend. name three top tips. it is perfect _ into the garden this weekend. name three top tips. it is perfect for- three top tips. it is perfect for gardening. there is loads of moisture _ gardening. there is loads of moisture in the ground. lift and divide _ moisture in the ground. lift and divide and — moisture in the ground. lift and divide and get down mulch. help to seal divide and get down mulch. help to seat the _ divide and get down mulch. help to seal the moisture. | divide and get down mulch. help to seal the moisture.— seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue- — seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue. this _ seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue. this time _ seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue. this time of _ seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue. this time of year - seal the moisture. i know slugs can be an issue. this time of year you l be an issue. this time of year you should be taking measures to avoid them. . . . should be taking measures to avoid them. ., . ., , ., them. having clear up for the time of ear them. having clear up for the time of year but — them. having clear up for the time of year but of _ them. having clear up for the time of year but of any _ them. having clear up for the time of year but of any sloppy _ them. having clear up for the time

of year but of any sloppy rotting i of year but of any sloppy rotting debris— of year but of any sloppy rotting debris from last year, go out and go shopping _ debris from last year, go out and go shopping and get hold of any new plants— shopping and get hold of any new plants for— shopping and get hold of any new plants for your garden. look online. any inspiration. now is the time to prepare _ any inspiration. now is the time to prepare for— any inspiration. now is the time to prepare for the summer display ahead of you _ prepare for the summer display ahead of ou. �* , . prepare for the summer display ahead of ou. �*, ., ,.,, of you. let's leave you some shots of you. let's leave you some shots ofthe of you. let's leave you some shots of the crocuses _ of you. let's leave you some shots of the crocuses themselves. - of you. let's leave you some shots of the crocuses themselves. they l of you. let's leave you some shots i of the crocuses themselves. they are one of the best collections of crocuses in the uk. there has been a garden here, run by the rhs since 1903. nevermore have we needed a lift like we do now. the inspiration to get out there, get gardening, get healthy and enjoy the many benefits it brings. healthy and en'oy the many benefits it brinus. ., , ., , it brings. lovely to see the sunshine — it brings. lovely to see the sunshine as _ it brings. lovely to see the sunshine as well. - the headlines coming up next.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today — plans for a 1% pay rise for nhs staff are dismissed by unions as a "kick in the teeth." work with us to beat the racists — a senior police officer makes a plea to the premier and football leagues. quarantine—free holidays in cyprus from may for british holiday—makers — if they've been vaccinated. stokes strikes again, with two big wickets as england fight back in the fourth test against india.

good morning. quite a fresh start to the day out there today, but over the day out there today, but over the next few days, lots of dry weather, bit of sunshine coming through, more details for you and about ten minutes. good morning. it's friday 5th march. our top story — the health minister nadine dorries has defended the government's1% pay increase for nhs staff. she told us the offer reflects huge borrowing during the pandemic but insisted there would be "no cuts" to nhs budgets going forward. 0ur political correspondent iain watson joins us from westminster. this is a very sensitive subject right now because of the work that nhs staff are doing, and on the other hand, the squeeze on the finances. . �* , other hand, the squeeze on the finances. ., �* , ., ., finances. that's right, charlie, and certainl finances. that's right, charlie, and certainty of — finances. that's right, charlie, and certainly of the _ finances. that's right, charlie, and certainly of the reaction _ finances. that's right, charlie, and certainly of the reaction to - finances. that's right, charlie, and certainly of the reaction to this - certainly of the reaction to this could be measured on the richter scale, it would be right up there at ten, because i think most people seem to be very much focused on the

work that nhs staff have been doing rather than necessarily the economic problems which the country is going to have when recovering from the pandemic, beginning to pay back over £400 billion that has been spent on support to get people through the pandemic, for example, the royal couege pandemic, for example, the royal college of nursing described as 1% pay increase as it is a full and the doctors gripped the bma said it was a dereliction of the government's model duty. a budget that initially looked according to polling quite popular, now sir keir starmer is time to give our covid euro is time to give our covid euros ep increase, and shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth has said this proposed paying juice is a bitter blow for those working in the nhs. —— proposed pay increase. it is those working in the nhs. -- proposed pay increase.- those working in the nhs. -- proposed pay increase. it is a kick in the tooth _ proposed pay increase. it is a kick in the tooth for— proposed pay increase. it is a kick in the tooth for our— proposed pay increase. it is a kick in the tooth for our nhs _ proposed pay increase. it is a kick in the tooth for our nhs staff. - proposed pay increase. it is a kick. in the tooth for our nhs staff. they have been— in the tooth for our nhs staff. they have been working so hard in this crisis. _ have been working so hard in this crisis, putting their lives on the line, _ crisis, putting their lives on the line. many— crisis, putting their lives on the line, many of them have died, and for rishi _

line, many of them have died, and for rishi sunak offering then what could _ for rishi sunak offering then what could turn— for rishi sunak offering then what could turn out to be a pay cut as an absolute _ could turn out to be a pay cut as an absolute disgrace. the could turn out to be a pay cut as an absolute disgrace.— could turn out to be a pay cut as an absolute disgrace. the reason he is sa in: it absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could _ absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn _ absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn out _ absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn out to - absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn out to be - absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn out to be a - absolute disgrace. the reason he is saying it could turn out to be a pay| saying it could turn out to be a pay cut, it is above inflation at the moment, but forecasts show that this time next year, inflation could be running at between 1% and 2%, which is why other people have been so critical. the health minister nadine dorries was speaking on this programme in the past hour said the problems of the government was to protect jobs and problems of the government was to protectjobs and the public service employees. they have been treated less generally than those in the nhs itself. , , , ., ., ., less generally than those in the nhs itself. , ,, ., ., ., , itself. our process of had to be protecting _ itself. our process of had to be protecting people's _ itself. our process of had to be protecting people's jobs - itself. our process of had to be protecting people's jobs and i protecting people's jobs and livelihoods, _ protecting people's jobs and livelihoods, because - protecting people's jobs and| livelihoods, because without protecting people's jobs and - livelihoods, because without those 'obs livelihoods, because without those jobs and _ livelihoods, because without those jobs and without _ livelihoods, because without those jobs and without those _ livelihoods, because without those jobs and without those businesses| jobs and without those businesses and people's— jobs and without those businesses and people's employment - jobs and without those businesses i and people's employment continuing, we need _ and people's employment continuing, we need that— and people's employment continuing, we need that vibrant _ and people's employment continuing, we need that vibrant economy - and people's employment continuing, we need that vibrant economy in i we need that vibrant economy in order— we need that vibrant economy in order to — we need that vibrant economy in order to fund _ we need that vibrant economy in order to fund the _ we need that vibrant economy in order to fund the nhs. - we need that vibrant economy in order to fund the nhs. —— - we need that vibrant economy in order to fund the nhs. —— are i we need that vibrant economy in order to fund the nhs. —— are ai order to fund the nhs. —— are a priority— order to fund the nhs. —— are a priority had _ order to fund the nhs. —— are a priority had to _ order to fund the nhs. —— are a priority had to be _ order to fund the nhs. —— are a priority had to be protecting i priority had to be protecting people's— priority had to be protecting people'sjobs _ priority had to be protecting people'sjobs i_ priority had to be protecting people'sjobs. i think- priority had to be protecting people'sjobs. i think it i priority had to be protecting people'sjobs. i think it is i priority had to be protecting i people'sjobs. i think it isjust worth— people'sjobs. i think it isjust worth mentioning _ people'sjobs. i think it isjust worth mentioning as - people'sjobs. i think it isjust worth mentioning as well- people'sjobs. i think it isjustj worth mentioning as well that people'sjobs. i think it isjust. worth mentioning as well that in people'sjobs. i think it isjust- worth mentioning as well that in the private _ worth mentioning as well that in the private sector, — worth mentioning as well that in the private sector, many— worth mentioning as well that in the private sector, many people - worth mentioning as well that in the private sector, many people are i private sector, many people are actually — private sector, many people are actually losing _ private sector, many people are actually losing their _ private sector, many people are actually losing theirjobs, - private sector, many people are actually losing theirjobs, and i private sector, many people are i actually losing theirjobs, and have been _ actually losing theirjobs, and have been on _

actually losing theirjobs, and have been on very— actually losing theirjobs, and have been on very much _ actually losing theirjobs, and have been on very much reduced - actually losing theirjobs, and have. been on very much reduced incomes over the _ been on very much reduced incomes over the past— been on very much reduced incomes over the past year. _ been on very much reduced incomes over the past year, and _ been on very much reduced incomes over the past year, and nobody- been on very much reduced incomesl over the past year, and nobody else, no other— over the past year, and nobody else, no other public— over the past year, and nobody else, no other public sector _ over the past year, and nobody else, no other public sector employee, i over the past year, and nobody else, no other public sector employee, is i no other public sector employee, is receiving _ no other public sector employee, is receiving a — no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay— no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay rise, _ no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay rise, and _ no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay rise, and so - no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay rise, and so it- no other public sector employee, is receiving a pay rise, and so it is- receiving a pay rise, and so it is against — receiving a pay rise, and so it is against that _ receiving a pay rise, and so it is against that backdrop _ receiving a pay rise, and so it is against that backdrop that i receiving a pay rise, and so it is against that backdrop that the i against that backdrop that the government— against that backdrop that the government has— against that backdrop that the government has decided i against that backdrop that the j government has decided that, against that backdrop that the i government has decided that, and against that backdrop that the - government has decided that, and all we can— government has decided that, and all we can afford — government has decided that, and all we can afford is— government has decided that, and all we can afford is the _ government has decided that, and all we can afford is the 1%. _ government has decided that, and all we can afford is the 1%. i— government has decided that, and all we can afford is the 1%.— we can afford is the 1%. i think what is interesting _ we can afford is the 1%. i think what is interesting there i we can afford is the 1%. i think what is interesting there is i we can afford is the 1%. i think| what is interesting there is that nadeem dodd is' argument is that other public sector workers are effectively getting a pay cut, but also people on furlough are effectively getting a 20% cut, so the government is trying to argue that this is fair, but the pay review bodies will report back in may. we have had once the royal couege may. we have had once the royal college of nursing that some people might be leaving the profession. pay review bodies the basis of the recruitment and retention might well say that the government should be increasing at above 1%, but that still gives government ministers easily difficult choice, puts in a difficult position, because they either have to ignore that advice

when it comes, we have to find cuts a bigger than anticipated pay increase, which could also cost them a great deal of political pain. thank you, iain. the lead voice on football for the national police chiefs' council says the premier league and the football league need to work better with the police to stamp out racist abuse. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter which deputy chief constable mark roberts sent to league bosses, outlining measures they could take. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. swansea vs manchester city in the recent fifth round of the fa cup. after swansea's defeat, online racist abuse was directed at their british—asian player yan dhanda. it did have a big effect on me, and i was upset, and i was angry. dhanda is one of so many players targeted by the trolls. others include the manchester united

players anthony martial and marcus rashford, chelsea's antonio rudiger, arsenal's willian, and many more. 11 players from different clubs, but all in the same team as victims of abuse. deputy chief constable mark roberts is the lead on football for the national police chiefs council. the bbc has used the freedom of information act to obtain a copy of a letter he has written to the chairman of the english football league, rick parry. he sent a similar one to the chief executive of the premier league, richard masters. the league says mr masters was only made aware of it when we asked for a response. the letter calls for a joined—up approach to tackling racism, both at grounds and on social media. it was sent two months ago. neither organisation responded.

the bbc contacted them both this week. since then, both have replied to the letter. mark roberts wants better co—operation from clubs to get access to players, vital in mounting a prosecution. we actually have some difficulty getting through clubs' legal departments and player welfare teams. we have had experiences where a force has been making real attempts to try to get to a player, we have hit a wall at the club, and then publicly the player is asking why the police are not making contact. the premier league says it has been involved in regular discussions with the police, and it was doing everything possible to eradicate online abuse. and the english football league said it was looking at ways in which football and policing it could be better coordinated. june kelly, bbc news. cyprus is the first

mediterranean country to allow british tourists who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus to visit without further restrictions from the start of may. if travellers can prove they had had both doses of a vaccine, they won't need to be tested on arrival or go into quarantine. travel abroad from the uk is currently only allowed for exceptional reasons until at least may 17th. all schools and childcare settings on the isle of man have been told to close from today, even for children of key workers, as officials try and get a new coronavirus outbreak under control. a 21—day circuit breaker started on wednesday after 106 cases were confirmed on the island, including 40 people aged between 5 and 19. confidence in coronavirus vaccines is increasing across the world, according to a new report by imperial college london and yougov. 9 of 15 countries involved in the survey saw a rise in positive attitudes towards the vaccine during the last four months. the researchers said many countries still have more to do to address vaccine hesitancy. several great apes at san diego zoo have been given

an experimental covid—19 vaccine designed for animals, after an outbreak among gorillas there. eight gorillas became the first in the world to test positive for covid—19 in january. they are now recovering. four orangutans and five bonobos have also been vaccinated. pope francis arrives in iraq today for the first ever papal visit, in a bid to encourage the country's dwindling christian community. the four day trip will include visits to six cities and a meeting with one of iraq's most respected shia muslim clerics. the pope will have limited exposure to the public following security concerns and a spike of covid infections. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. some beautiful conditions out there through today,

and actually over the next few days as well, things staying largely dry and settled. this is the nature of this morning, some blue skies around there. quite a bit of cloud around here and there, but this trend will break through, next few days dry and settled, quite a bit of cloud, and temperatures not great for the time of year, but feeling pleasant enough where the sunshine comes through, with light winds. just one or two isolated showers to watch out for today, down towards the channel islands quite easily, a few showers moving in here. some sunny spells moving in here. some sunny spells moving north across much of england and wales. a bit more cloud on the odd lecture around the east coast, perhaps a little snow over the highest round for the north pennines and the southern uplands. but most places predominantly bright, some sunny spells for northern ireland and scotland, too, just a few showers and breezy conditions towards the northern isles at times today. through the day, a lot of dry weather, some brightness breaking through for parts of scotland,

temperatures in the about five to eight celsius, a bit below parfor this time of year. this evening and tonight, the light winds and clear spells, it is going to be a cold night. chance of one or two showers continuing around the east coast, perhaps some more frequent showers down towards the thames estuary. a cold start to the weekend, temperatures are around minus four celsius first thing tomorrow. quite odd scene was not temperatures at this moment in time. —— seeing those low temperatures. chilly through the mornings, but it was the bit of sunshine starting to warm things up through the course of the day. sarah, thanks very much, see you later. the time now is 8.12. health unions have reacted with anger over the government's proposal for a 1% pay increase for nhs staff. the offer has been described as "insulting" and a "kick in the teeth." but ministers have defended it, saying the economy has taken a huge hit because of the coronavirus pandemic. that's of little comfort, though, to those working on the front line, like kevin, an a&e nurse in london.

he sent us this video during his shift last night. the announcement from the government in relation to the 1% pay rise increase is a complete insult, personally, for me, to all nurses and nhs staff. 1% increase is roughly on average is 200 to £400 increase a year for nurses. does the government really think all the hard work and dedication and putting lives at risk and lives lost, so many lives lost during the pandemic, does the government really think 200 to £400 justifies that? junior doctor suga roy and intensive care nurse emily huntingford join us now.

good morning, both. emily, are you at work? first thing i wanted to say to you is, some of these things are obvious to you, some people have so much respect for the work that nhs staff are doing at the moment. can i ask for your initial reaction to the 1% proposed pay rise? i ask for your initial reaction to the 1% proposed pay rise?— 1% proposed pay rise? i was completely _ 1% proposed pay rise? i was completely shocked. - 1% proposed pay rise? i was completely shocked. that . 1% proposed pay rise? i was l completely shocked. that was 1% proposed pay rise? i was i completely shocked. that was the first word that came to my mind was that this is insulting. it shows a complete disregard for the work that nhs workers have done this year. what we're hearing from a lot of nurses and nhs staff is that this feels very personal. there is the argument around the finances, we will talk about that in a moment,

but does it feel very personal to you? it but does it feel very personal to ou? ., , , , , you? it does, because we... this whole year _ you? it does, because we... this whole year it _ you? it does, because we... this whole year it has _ you? it does, because we... this whole year it has taken _ you? it does, because we... this whole year it has taken a - you? it does, because we... this whole year it has taken a lot i you? it does, because we... this whole year it has taken a lot of i whole year it has taken a lot of personal— whole year it has taken a lot of personal sacrifice for all of us, as an nhs— personal sacrifice for all of us, as an nhs as — personal sacrifice for all of us, as an nhs as a _ personal sacrifice for all of us, as an nhs as a whole. we have put ourselves— an nhs as a whole. we have put ourselves at risk, we have one inadequate pv, and —— wore an inadequate _ inadequate pv, and —— wore an inadequate ppe, and then to be given such an _ inadequate ppe, and then to be given such an inadequate token, it isjust insulting _ such an inadequate token, it is 'ust insultinu. , ., insulting. emily, we interviewed one ofthe insulting. emily, we interviewed one of the government _ insulting. emily, we interviewed one of the government ministers - insulting. emily, we interviewed one of the government ministers earlier| of the government ministers earlier on, nadine dorries, and one of the things she said and explained was that the government is dealing with a pandemic, and economic cost of that has been severe, and this is what the government can afford. does that argument offer you any comfort? it doesn't. as nurses, we have had ten years— it doesn't. as nurses, we have had ten years of— it doesn't. as nurses, we have had ten years of real term pay cuts, and ithink—

ten years of real term pay cuts, and i think the _ ten years of real term pay cuts, and i think the british government and everyone — i think the british government and everyone has seen the value of nurses— everyone has seen the value of nurses this year. i have had nurses from _ nurses this year. i have had nurses from all— nurses this year. i have had nurses from all professions come and support— from all professions come and support me as a critical care nurse, people _ support me as a critical care nurse, people have — support me as a critical care nurse, people have come out of retirement, the army— people have come out of retirement, the army have been there to support us. the army have been there to support us we _ the army have been there to support us we have — the army have been there to support us. we have all seen the value of nurses, _ us. we have all seen the value of nurses, and — us. we have all seen the value of nurses, and to then give such a small— nurses, and to then give such a small tokenjust shows nurses, and to then give such a small token just shows that there is no gratitude, and a complete disregard for the work that we've been _ disregard for the work that we've been doing. 0h, disregard for the work that we've been doing-— been doing. oh, you are a 'unior doctor, been doing. oh, you are a 'unior doctor. and i been doing. oh, you are a 'unior doctor, and others i been doing. oh, you are a 'unior doctor, and others 1% i been doing. oh, you are ajunior doctor, and others 1% does i been doing. oh, you are ajunior doctor, and others 1% does not i been doing. oh, you are ajunior- doctor, and others 1% does not apply tojunior doctor, and others 1% does not apply to junior doctors, doctor, and others 1% does not apply tojunior doctors, but talk doctor, and others 1% does not apply to junior doctors, but talk to me about you at work, which is where i am listening you are this morning, tell me about how you feel your colleagues could react, should react to this recommendation, this 1% proposal? to this recommendation, this 1% - ro osal? , ., to this recommendation, this 196 ro osal? , ., , proposal? the first thing that is uuite proposal? the first thing that is quite useful— proposal? the first thing that is quite useful here _ proposal? the first thing that is quite useful here is _ proposal? the first thing that is quite useful here is to - proposal? the first thing that is quite useful here is to put i

proposal? the first thing that is quite useful here is to put into l quite useful here is to put into context of, what does this 1% actually mean? so if we were to kind of put it into context of our basic pay under the latestjunior doctor pay under the latest junior doctor contract, pay under the latestjunior doctor contract, then our basic pay currently for secondary junior doctors is 32,600 £91,000. —— for second yearjunior doctors is second year junior doctors is £32,691. second yearjunior doctors is £32,691. 50 that 1% in second yearjunior doctors is £32,691. so that 1% in real terms means we are looking at an additional average of 89p extra for doctors who are agreed above me, that additional pay is £1 and six p. so does this reflect the very fact that nhs workers have been risking their own lives on top of the 30% cut that we have faced over the last decade? because actually, if we remind ourselves of that, then before we talk about a pay rise, we would be talking about being paid back. , .., would be talking about being paid back. , _, would be talking about being paid back. , .., . ~' would be talking about being paid back. , ., would be talking about being paid back. , back. emily, can i come back to you with a thought? _

back. emily, can i come back to you with a thought? naga _ back. emily, can i come back to you with a thought? naga mentioned i back. emily, can i come back to you i with a thought? naga mentioned that we spoke to nadeem dorries earlier on, she is on the role today of defending the government's decision. —— nadeem doris. she was asked whether the results of this would be that nursing staff might walk away from the job, that nursing staff might walk away from thejob, and she responded that nursing staff might walk away from the job, and she responded that that would not happen because nurses do it for vocational reasons. the reason they do the job is because they have a vocation. when you hear that, what do you think? 50 they have a vocation. when you hear that, what do you think?— that, what do you think? so many levels there. _ that, what do you think? so many levels there, i _ that, what do you think? so many levels there, i find _ that, what do you think? so many levels there, i find sometimes i that, what do you think? so many i levels there, i find sometimes been referred _ levels there, i find sometimes been referred to — levels there, i find sometimes been referred to as a vocation quite insulting _ referred to as a vocation quite insulting. doctors do not get referred _ insulting. doctors do not get referred to as a vocation, nurses are compassionate individuals, but we are _ are compassionate individuals, but we are also— are compassionate individuals, but we are also safety critical, and we have _ we are also safety critical, and we have such — we are also safety critical, and we have such expertise that a vocation

'ust have such expertise that a vocation just sometimes it seems a little bit of a moot _ just sometimes it seems a little bit of a moot point. but people have been _ of a moot point. but people have been put — of a moot point. but people have been put to the point where they are at breaking, and there are people around _ at breaking, and there are people around me — at breaking, and there are people around me who have colleagues that have gone _ around me who have colleagues that have gone back to the countries that they live _ have gone back to the countries that they live in — have gone back to the countries that they live in. people are often saying — they live in. people are often saying ad _ they live in. people are often saying ad work, and depressed, i don't _ saying ad work, and depressed, i don't feel— saying ad work, and depressed, i don't feel myself. ijust don't know how this _ don't feel myself. ijust don't know how this l% — don't feel myself. ijust don't know how this 1% will mean that we can retain— how this 1% will mean that we can retain staff, but also recruit staff~ — retain staff, but also recruit staff~ it's _ retain staff, but also recruit staff. it'sjust not sustainable. emily. — staff. it'sjust not sustainable. emily, have you considered your position, in light of this? i’m emily, have you considered your position, in light of this? i'm only three years _ position, in light of this? i'm only three years into _ position, in light of this? i'm only three years into my _ position, in light of this? i'm only three years into my nursing i position, in light of this? i'm only i three years into my nursing career, so for— three years into my nursing career, so for nre. — three years into my nursing career, so for nre. i— three years into my nursing career, so for me, i am still energetic, i am still— so for me, i am still energetic, i am still young and ready to get out there _ am still young and ready to get out

there but — am still young and ready to get out there. but this 1% doesn't fill me with confidence about the rest of my career~ _ with confidence about the rest of my career. ,, ., ., ., , career. suga, tell me what today is to be like- — career. suga, tell me what today is to be like. you _ career. suga, tell me what today is to be like. you are _ career. suga, tell me what today is to be like. you are ready _ career. suga, tell me what today is to be like. you are ready to - career. suga, tell me what today is to be like. you are ready to be i to be like. you are ready to be working today, and you will be surrounded by colleagues who will all be very aware of this proposal. what's it going to be like? we have sent a what's it going to be like? we have spent a whole _ what's it going to be like? we have spent a whole year _ what's it going to be like? we have spent a whole year being _ what's it going to be like? we have i spent a whole year being surrounded by so many morbid cases all at once, and at the moment, we are not really dealing with the workforce, we are dealing with the workforce, we are dealing with the workforce, we are dealing with exhausted health care professionals. for example, i dealing with exhausted health care professionals. for example, lam dealing with exhausted health care professionals. for example, i am an junior practice at the moment, and we know we have to anticipate and prepare for the coming months of dealing with recovery of both the workforce and patients, and also catching up on the backlog of things like electoral procedures and mental health, all of which have been impacted over the last year. so it

is more about the sphere of the upcoming months in what we have to anticipate for, and after hearing about the 1%, we don't feel that reassured, that a our workers can recover, and b, we can provide good health care sustainably. 50. recover, and b, we can provide good health care sustainably.— health care sustainably. so, emily, when this comes _ health care sustainably. so, emily, when this comes to _ health care sustainably. so, emily, i when this comes to decision-making when this comes to decision—making time, this is a proposal, so it was to be review body, they look at what should be suggested. it comes back to government, they make that decision. and this will effectively be the chancellor, and it will be the health secretary, and ultimately borisjohnson, the prime minister. what would you say to those people as you sit there today awaiting to start your day and talking to your colleagues about what they should do, regardless of what they are advised to do? i do, regardless of what they are advised to do?— do, regardless of what they are advised to do? i think the millions of --eole advised to do? i think the millions of people that _ advised to do? i think the millions of people that have _ advised to do? i think the millions of people that have been - advised to do? i think the millions of people that have been affected | advised to do? i think the millions i of people that have been affected by the virus. _ of people that have been affected by the virus, they know what the right thing _ the virus, they know what the right thing is _ the virus, they know what the right thing is to—

the virus, they know what the right thing is to do right now. we need to value _ thing is to do right now. we need to value our— thing is to do right now. we need to value our nhs, we need to value our nurses, _ value our nhs, we need to value our nurses, and — value our nhs, we need to value our nurses, and i— value our nhs, we need to value our nurses, and ijust implore boris to 'ust nurses, and ijust implore boris to just take _ nurses, and ijust implore boris to just take himself back to this time last year. — just take himself back to this time last year. i— just take himself back to this time last year, i believe, when he was cared _ last year, i believe, when he was cared for— last year, i believe, when he was cared for in — last year, i believe, when he was cared for in a fantastic nhs hospital— cared for in a fantastic nhs hospital and was given excellent care, _ hospital and was given excellent care, and — hospital and was given excellent care, and that is what we give to our patients every single day. it wasn't — our patients every single day. it wasn'tiust_ our patients every single day. it wasn'tjust because he is the prime minister. _ wasn'tjust because he is the prime minister, we are there to take care of people _ minister, we are there to take care of people and to get people better, and we _ of people and to get people better, and we have done that as much as it was in _ and we have done that as much as it was in our— and we have done that as much as it was in our powerto and we have done that as much as it was in our power to this year. emily. — was in our power to this year. emily, what do you think is a reasonable pay rise? looking at the situation all of us are in, what would be reasonable, what would be palatable, what would be enough of a thank you and a motivation for you and all of your colleagues to continue? figs

and all of your colleagues to continue?— and all of your colleagues to continue? �* , ., , ., continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12-5% — continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12-5% pay _ continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12.5% pay rise. _ continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12.5% pay rise. i _ continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12.5% pay rise. i think - continue? as a member of the rcn, i back a 12.5% pay rise. i think after i back a 12.5% pay rise. i think after the ten _ back a 12.5% pay rise. i think after the ten years we have had of real term _ the ten years we have had of real term pay— the ten years we have had of real term pay cuts, we can't accept anything — term pay cuts, we can't accept anything below that. and term pay cuts, we can't accept anything below that. and suga, as a final thought. _ anything below that. and suga, as a final thought, it _ anything below that. and suga, as a final thought, it is _ anything below that. and suga, as a final thought, it is a _ anything below that. and suga, as a final thought, it is a very _ anything below that. and suga, as a final thought, it is a very strong i final thought, it is a very strong emotional argument around nursing and nhs staff, which is been made very clearly, people will get that entirely. the other side of this coin is that if more money is given in a pay settlement to nhs staff, it comes from somewhere. and that is the reality, somewhere else loses out if this money goes to nhs staff. and that is an uncomfortable truth. where would you have the money come from? i where would you have the money come from? ~ ., where would you have the money come from? ~' ., , from? i think we need to identify what hasn't _ from? i think we need to identify what hasn't really _ from? i think we need to identify what hasn't really worked - from? i think we need to identify| what hasn't really worked through the pandemic. so if we look at the private test and trace, we can see that has not been that efficient, so that has not been that efficient, so thatis that has not been that efficient, so that is one of the many examples where we can divert the money from. but like i said, that isjust

where we can divert the money from. but like i said, that is just one of many examples of where we can get the money. and i think statistics show that has not been efficient, and actually the amount that was given to test and trace could easily have been put towards the workforce recovery for the nhs.— recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank ou recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to _ recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to both _ recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to both of— recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to both of you _ recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to both of you for - recovery for the nhs. suga, emily, thank you to both of you forjoiningj thank you to both of you forjoining us, and also thank you for the what you're doing and for looking after us. . ~' you're doing and for looking after us. . ~ , ., you're doing and for looking after us. ., ~ i. ., ~ you're doing and for looking after us. ., ~' i., ., ~' the you're doing and for looking after. us-_ the time us. thank you, take care. the time now is 8-24- _ more than a million british tourists a year visited cyprus before the pandemic struck. now the cypriot tourism minister says holiday—makers who have had two doses of a coronvirus vaccine would be allowed back into the country from the 1st of may. let's find out more details with the independent�*s travel editor, simon calder. two sides to this climate, it is about what we might be allowed to do

here, and then the other part is what cyprus are prepared to accept those people coming in. absolutely, let me make — those people coming in. absolutely, let me make it _ those people coming in. absolutely, let me make it perfectly _ those people coming in. absolutely, let me make it perfectly clear i those people coming in. absolutely, let me make it perfectly clear that i let me make it perfectly clear that it is illegal to go on holiday within and beyond the uk. the government says you're not going to be going anywhere abroad for a holiday until at least the 17th of may, and we are not making any certainty about that particular date. of course, if you are going to go on a holiday, and nothing else changed, you could go out, when you came back you would still face the ritual of three different tests, plus ten days of self—isolation, so thatis plus ten days of self—isolation, so that is not really compatible with a holiday. but here at the cyprus high commission in central london, they are working on plans to get the british back, because of course with the vaccine programme in the uk way ahead of anywhere else in europe, the british holiday—maker is going to become a really quite appealing to become a really quite appealing to countries who are working out how

to countries who are working out how to rebuild their tourist industry while at the same time minimising risk. so, yes, there will be a new club jab if the risk. so, yes, there will be a new clubjab if the rules change enough, this will be your entitlement to go and hit the beautiful island of cyprus. and hit the beautiful island of c rus. . , and hit the beautiful island of c rus. ., , ,, ., and hit the beautiful island of c rus, ., , ,, ., and hit the beautiful island of crus. ., , ,, ., cyprus. immediately, simon, you can see a number— cyprus. immediately, simon, you can see a number of— cyprus. immediately, simon, you can see a number of problems _ cyprus. immediately, simon, you can see a number of problems there. if. see a number of problems there. if we talk about that made it, you're absolutely right about all the caution around that, say you are a family, and you might have two members of the family who are maybe over 50 or whatever who have had the vaccine, two children or younger people who want to go, they haven't, it is not straightforward at all, is it? ., , ., ., it is not straightforward at all, is it? . , ., ., , it is not straightforward at all, is it? ., ., , ., it? that is what i am trying to find out from the _ it? that is what i am trying to find out from the subject _ it? that is what i am trying to find out from the subject tourism i out from the subject tourism minister, i have a call with a bit later, he wasn't able to speak to me before the programme. however, i think that there will be a way found. at the moment, cyprus has an extremely arduous set of restrictions for people coming from the uk, including two tests and ten

days of quarantine. i think what they will do, because on the twelves appeared to have a get out ofjail free card on that, so under twelves will probably be given a free pass. teenagers, i think they will probably have... what they did for cyprus last year was a test before you fly to the island, if you have not had both jabs, so they might do that again. for many people, tens of thousands of brits, actually took advantage of that last year. it cost about £150 and you had to have it done three days before your departure, it may well be that cyprus, as well as other countries, will say, we would like to have a test before departure, but you can have a quick one at the airport as part of the check—in process, rather than having to organise an expensive and onerous pcr test.— than having to organise an expensive and onerous pcr test. simon, thanks for takin: and onerous pcr test. simon, thanks for taking us — and onerous pcr test. simon, thanks for taking us through _ and onerous pcr test. simon, thanks for taking us through all _ and onerous pcr test. simon, thanks for taking us through all those - for taking us through all those things. we will no doubt find out more as you will. worth distributing, because people might be had on that and think, let's book

up, but right now, the rules are the rules, you cannot go on holiday, those are the rules. until at least the 17th of may. all of that of course subject to change depending on the data and the evidence that is presented to the government. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. the family of a 16—year—old boy, who is critically ill after being stabbed in brixton, have appealed for an end to violence on london's streets. james bascoe—smith called his mother as he lay injured following the attack ten days ago. his aunt has pleaded with anyone with information to come forward. he is not in a gang. he is not gang affiliated. why are they continuing to do this? why are they still doing it? why do they want families to go through this?

just squash whatever beef, or whatever you call it, just squash it now, it's ridiculous. and you can hear more on that appeal on our lunchtime programme at1.30pm. london is still seen as the most desirable city to work in the world, according to a news study. despite the pandemic, and concern over how brexit would have an impact, the global talent survey found the capital was the top choice for thousands of workers they spoke to around the world. more londoners are buying electric vehicles — the numbers on uk roads have increased by more than 50% in the last year. and four of the ten local authorities with the highest number were in the capital. barnet had the most. an engineerfrom london has won the young woman engineer of the year award. ella podmore works for luxury british car maker mclaren, based in woking. only 12% of people working in engineering and technicaljobs are women. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line and the

hammersmith and city line both have minor delays this morning due to train cancellations. there's no overground between woodgrange park and barking, a freight train's broken down. great northern and thameslink trains from stevenage to kings cross and moorgate are running again but with delays and cancellations because of damage to the overhead wires. there are bus strikes today across west, south—west and north—west london. it's affecting around 80 bus routes. and chelsea bridge is closed southbound from chelsea embankment to north carriage drive. there's been an accident. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a chilly start this morning — temperatures hovering widely just above zero. we'll see bright and sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud today. the wind is light but coming from the north east. it will feel chilly. you will notice it more on the thames estuary and towards the essex coast. temperature seven, eight celsius, staying in single figures. overnight we will get lengthy clear spells. the temperature drops right down. maybe the risk of mist and fog.

one or two shallow speeding in from the north sea, essex coast, thames estuary. —— showers feeding in. they could be a little bit wintry but nothing too significant. a widespread frost to start the weekend but it doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. cloud around for the weekend and temperatures staying in single figures. not until the middle of next week will temperatures turn milder. i'm back in half an hour. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. "morning live" is on bbc one at 9.15am. let's find out what's on today's programme with kym and gethin.

good morning. thanks, both. coming up on morning live... we know there is a link between covid deaths and obesity, and with one in four british adults sitting in that category, the government is pledging £70 million to get the nation in shape. but will a financial reward be enough to get people to slim down? and is it a good use of taxpayers' money? we want your thoughts on this — morning.live@bbc.co.uk. also on the show, two in three adults have a foot problem. but could it be a sign of something more sinister? podiatrist marion reveals how to spot signs of arthritis just by checking your feet. plus, it was thought the pandemic would spark a "baby boom", but it looks more like a "baby bust." as nearly 80% of couples ditch their family plans, we uncover why this could be good news for older generations. with demand for creative writing courses skyrocketing in recent months, we speak to national treasure pam ayres about the power of poetry and why it can be good for stress relief.

and, it's the masterclass we never knew we needed. will kirk gives us a lesson in sanding, and reveals why getting the wrong sandpaper could wreak havoc on your wood. you don't actually like sandpaper incommode do you? i you don't actually like sandpaper incommode do you?— you don't actually like sandpaper incommode do you? plus, is he good cop or bad cop? i don't know. i am going to say good cop but i could be wrong. star of bbc's 'bloodlands', lorcan cranitch, tells us about the crime drama that has us all on the edge of our seats. and, it's time to turn up the fun factor, asjohannes radebe brings us our strictly fitness workout. lovely to see you. quickly, what is coming up? it lovely to see you. quickly, what is coming up?— lovely to see you. quickly, what is coming up? it is about party vibes. full body work-out. _ coming up? it is about party vibes. full body work-out. i— coming up? it is about party vibes. full body work-out. i hope - coming up? it is about party vibes. full body work-out. i hope people| full body work—out. i hope people are warming — full body work—out. i hope people are warming up— full body work—out. i hope people are warming up at— full body work—out. i hope people are warming up at home. - full body work—out. i hope people are warming up at home. i- full body work-out. i hope people are warming up at home.-

are warming up at home. i look forward to _ are warming up at home. i look forward to that. _ all that and more at 9:15am. picking up on the sandpaper thing, it is quite awkward. health and safety says you do not use it on your own skin! i write about it? by]!!! your own skin! i write about it? all i would your own skin! i write about it? fill i would say, well as an expert on these things. i i would say, well as an expert on these things-— these things. i say tuning at 9:15am. when _ these things. i say tuning at 9:15am. when you - these things. i say tuning at 9:15am. when you say, i these things. i say tuning at 9:15am. when you say, do i these things. i say tuning at i 9:15am. when you say, do not try these things. i say tuning at - 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home, 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home. my _ 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home. my point _ 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home, my point is _ 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home, my point is breathing. i 9:15am. when you say, do not try it at home, my point is breathing. --| at home, my point is breathing. —— proven. many parents have been counting down the final days of home—schooling, and the long awaited return to the classroom for pupils in england begins

on monday. students and everyone in their household will be offered regular lateral flow testing kits, to make the return the face—to—face teaching as covid safe as possible. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has been speaking to families about the return to school life. it's back to school again — again. parminder and raj have six children between them, so very busy lives. it's measuring today. adding lengths. how are they feeling about the children all returning to school next week? excited. yeah. ijust can't contain my excitement. just really, really, really excited for them to go back. it's been tough — very, very tough. why has it been tough? just trying tojuggle work and home—schooling. for me, it's not possible to be a parent, a teacher, and run your own business at the same time. it's very difficult. let's see, which words have you found already? can you read them out to me? the younger children aren't the only ones who have been doing their homework. nadeem prepared for our visit by playing both interviewee and interviewer

with an interesting style. what will you miss about home—schooling? you get to wear your own clothes, and it's just more comfortable. i don't want to go. why not? because you have to wake up so early, and you just have to go to school. i already have to do that. why do you have to wake up early? because i actually go to school now. here at the city academy in bristol, the process of teaching children to carry out their own lateral flow tests is well under way. school sports halls are of course designed for five—a—side. netball, basketball, they'll host the odd school disco and, every summer, the exams. but now, right across the country, theatres, halls and gyms are being turned into covid testing centres. rub it on your tonsils at the back. do you know where your tonsils are? yes. they'll take three under supervision at school and from then on will test themselves at home.

by the time we go back to school, we have all taken our covid tests. we know who's positive and we know who's negative. and so we can keep track of how many covid cases that we've had, so we can be a bit more safer. along with wearing masks in class, these measures are aimed at increasing confidence of pupils, for parents, and for staff. we've just had one of my members of staff going, "i'm really excited. i'm bringing the books back." very pleased to be coming back into school. it's two things. that's why we're in school. that's why we do this job, is to work with children face to face in classrooms, not on a screen online. but also, i think for everyone, it's that first step towards something hopefully coming back to normal. it's quite tricky sometimes learning online because there are lots of distractions. it will be good getting back to normal school, so we get to go to the classrooms and stuff and actually interact with the teachers.

for thomas and beth, swapping home screens for classrooms comes with mixed emotions. i feel it's good for the education side of it but i don't feel there will be an drastic improvement in covid numbers, so it's a bit 50—50. i'm excited to see my friends but, at the same time, it will be hard because we can't really bubble with granddad because we'll be in circulation. i'm not leaping forjoy at them going back to school but we'rej trying to balance up additional risk with them going back to school, i that's how we kind of view it. and how we've been speaking as a family. so we're nervous, but it's the right thing for them to do, both kids- to go back to school. so new shoes, new uniforms and new measures in place to ensure that this time school stays in till summer. john maguire, bbc news.

of course, one of the things that will happen in school that is very different now are the lateral flow tests. if you're using one for the first time, take a look at this handy demonstration from our gp doctor nighat arif, who explains how to properly use one of these tests. hello. i'm dr nighat arif. i have got my at home covid—i9 rapid flow test. i'm going to demonstrate to you how to use this. so you open your cassette, take this out. you are given something like this. you also get this as well. in that, goes your solution. we squeeze all that in there. 0k. take a swab. take the bottom bit out of your swab. 0k. go right down into your mouth. and then these go up your nose as well. then, dab it into the solution.

pop this on to the top. you have a little squeezy bottle. this then will go on this. if you see two lines, one next to c, and one next to t, even faint lines, this shows a test is positive. you must report this to the nhs. a lot of people will have done those tests already, some people will not. we're joined now by lucy hubber, director of public health from luton borough council. very good morning to you. i am not sure where you are in the process with schools who have been doing this already. what have you learned so far about how this has been doing in practice? in so far about how this has been doing in ractice? ., ., , in practice? in luton, we had been runnina in practice? in luton, we had been running lateral— in practice? in luton, we had been

running lateral flow _ in practice? in luton, we had been running lateral flow test _ in practice? in luton, we had been running lateral flow test centres i running lateral flow test centres since september. we had large numbers of schools and families coming in and being tested. since january, schools have been testing. the schools in luton have been busy during lockdown. they have really got their testing skills up. we feel very prepared for what monday will bring. we think these lateral tests, the rapid tests, will make a really big difference in keeping children in school, keeping schools fully open. in school, keeping schools fully 0 en. ~ ., . in school, keeping schools fully oen. ~ . . ., in school, keeping schools fully oen. ~ ., . ., ., , open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing — open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing an _ open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing an example _ open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing an example of - open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing an example of how- open. we were watching one about dr brent is doing an example of how you | brent is doing an example of how you do it properly. are you confident that youngsters who do it for themselves, with tuition, will do it properly? if the tests are not carried out properly you will not get the right results and that could be more of a problem.— get the right results and that could be more of a problem. following the instructions — be more of a problem. following the instructions is _ be more of a problem. following the instructions is actually _ be more of a problem. following the instructions is actually quite - instructions is actually quite simple but incredibly important. what we know from our experience in

luton is just how important it is to follow those steps. they are simple steps that must be followed really closely, particularly the bit where you are putting the swab in the squeezy tube and counting to ten. it is important to get that right. because we have rapid test centre is open to the population, come and have a test with us. we will help parents and people in childcare bubbles to learn to do their own tests, so when they take their test kits home they can be confident in learning how to do it properly. fine learning how to do it properly. are ou able learning how to do it properly. are you able to — learning how to do it properly. are you able to check, to make sure that youngsters are actually doing the tests properly, both at school and at home? ~ . , ., , tests properly, both at school and athome? . , ., , ., tests properly, both at school and athome? . , ., , at home? what is really important is these home — at home? what is really important is these home tests _ at home? what is really important is these home tests need _ at home? what is really important is these home tests need to _ at home? what is really important is these home tests need to be - at home? what is really important is| these home tests need to be checked by one of the usual standard tests. so that those positive results are

confirmed. that is really important because we are asking people to stay at home for ten days. that result really matters. if we see a large outbreak in numbers in schools, then we will go into the schools and do some work to make sure the tests are being done properly at home. it will being done properly at home. it will be a case of vigilance, watching her pace numbers are working and make sure there is no transmission in school. —— how case numbers. sure there is no transmission in school. -- how case numbers. many --eole school. -- how case numbers. many people will — school. -- how case numbers. many people will be _ school. -- how case numbers. many people will be aware _ school. -- how case numbers. many people will be aware of— school. -- how case numbers. many people will be aware of this - school. —— how case numbers. many people will be aware of this right now. a student goes into school, they take a flow test and they are part of a bubble. if you do get a positive at that point, who has to leave the premises?— positive at that point, who has to leave the premises? what happens next? as you _ leave the premises? what happens next? as you heard _ leave the premises? what happens next? as you heard on _ leave the premises? what happens next? as you heard on the - leave the premises? what happens next? as you heard on the clip, - leave the premises? what happens next? as you heard on the clip, if l next? as you heard on the clip, if you test positive on a lateral flow test, in school, you will be immediately asked to go home and

feel household to isolate. if you have that rapid test at home, you will be asked to have extra test, a pcr test to check it is right. the school will identify close contacts, looking at people who have been under two metres of you will two days before the positive test was that they will be asked to isolate at home. that is what we were doing before christmas. that has not changed, it remains the same. schools are used to identifying bubbles or to spot close contacts so that we can try to only send home those children who absolutely need to go home and isolate. figs those children who absolutely need to go home and isolate.— those children who absolutely need to go home and isolate. as you look ahead to next _ to go home and isolate. as you look ahead to next week, _ to go home and isolate. as you look ahead to next week, how _ to go home and isolate. as you look ahead to next week, how many - to go home and isolate. as you look i ahead to next week, how many schools are open in their entirety? a lot of schools have freedom within the guidelines to open over a period of time. how many of your schools are open to all students? thea;r

time. how many of your schools are open to all students?— open to all students? they will all be opening _ open to all students? they will all be opening next — open to all students? they will all be opening next week _ open to all students? they will all be opening next week to - open to all students? they will all be opening next week to all- be opening next week to all students. they will be taking the opportunity of facing the first day, allowing students to come in and be tested in a safe way, so that we can get that first tests done. all of our schools will be open and all our students will be able to come back to school. ,., ., x' students will be able to come back to school. ,., ., .~ 4, to school. good luck next week. it is an important — to school. good luck next week. it is an important week. _ to school. good luck next week. it is an important week. i _ to school. good luck next week. it is an important week. i hope - to school. good luck next week. it is an important week. i hope it - to school. good luck next week. it is an important week. i hope it all| is an important week. i hope it all goes well for you. that is luton's director of public health. it will be different across different parts of the uk. it is happening everywhere. it'll be interesting to see how it works out. also full children going to school, it is a whole new world, isn't it? having to be tested. not frightening. what do you think, mike? it is a lot easier than you think. it tickles a bit when you go the nose, do a funny face. the science behind it is

simple and does not hurt. i am renowned for being clumsy. you would not be the person i would want to swab my nose. at the end of this, you feel really proud, you have done a scientific experiment. i will tell you what, rescuejobs, cricket. the keyca ps the keycaps will be rattling. the excitement is building. both teams know in a session how to take it is so crucial. if england take more wickets, they will be on top. england are only 50 runs behind the total. if they can stay at the crease, it will be all to play. yes the fourth test between india and england is really delicately poised the just before tea on the second day in ahemedabad. it was a great morning forjoe root�*s men, with cheteshwar pu—jara

going cheaply and then ben stokes, delivering a real boost, for england, getting captain virat kohli, out for a duck. then on the stroke of lunch, jimmy anderson struck to remove ajinka rahane. england's bowlers were frustrated after lunch, but stokes got another huge wicket, this time opener rohit sharma for 49. india though, 146—5 closing in on england's total, 205. it's not the record premier league champions liverpool expected or wanted to set. but they have lost a fifth consecutive home match for the first time in their history. this time it was chelsea inflicting the damage. the brilliant run and finish from mason mount, showed the renewed energy and confidence in the chelsea camp as they chase the top three, while,

in contrast, the mood of the champions, was summed up by mo salah, who wasn't happy at being substituted with half an hour to go. they're now 7th and four points off the champions league places. there he is. once the confidence goes and you lose momentum, it does set in a bet. jurgen klopp almost lost words at the end, trying to explain it all. some have been blaming the lack of crowds and injuries. all teams have had some key players missing at times. they go again as early as sunday again at home against fulham. they lost last night that they are renowned for their fighting spirit. night that they are renowned for theirfighting spirit. and night that they are renowned for their fighting spirit. and at least six defeats at home on the trot? it makes it more tough when you have had success in recent years. you get that momentum will stop a sigh of relief. they are seven at the moment. this will pick up you'll need. gorgeous views coming your way, mike. is it to him again? it is

where he is more than tim himself. tim. this is the drone high above rhs wisley. this is a beautiful place. how would you describe that day? a perfect spring day. a blue sky, lots of sunshine but deceptively chilly. it looks warm. it has been a cold start to the day is at temperatures below freezing in athe spots. as it warms up and it will feel very pleasant. another beautiful view for you here, from south wales. high

pressure still very much driving our weather. some dry and settled conditions. if you have plans to get out in the garden over the course of the weekend. that is down to the fact you have a cold air mass. a weak cold front is making its way south. there are a few rogue showers dotted around tactically down the east coast down towards the channel isles, their chance of a passing shower. forthe isles, their chance of a passing shower. for the rest of the uk it is looking dry. some sunshine, especially in parts of scotland, dan and the south—east of england as well. temperatures only five to 8 degrees. this evening and overnight, with the light winds and clear skies, temperatures will be dropping quite quickly. a touch of frost, particularly in the countryside. there could be mist and fog patches

developing. one or two showers coming in. temperatures around —3, “4 coming in. temperatures around —3, —1i macro possibly. still that cold air mass with us. high pressure will start to slip away towards the south, particularly by sunday. that will allow milder air from atlantic weather fronts to come in. will allow milder air from atlantic weatherfronts to come in. one will allow milder air from atlantic weather fronts to come in. one or two showers in east anglia and the far south—east. most places looking drier. more patchy rain for the western isles and the northern isles. breezy conditions. some sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud after morning mist clears away. temperatures around six to 8 degrees. still cool through the day on saturday. into the second half of the weekend, high pressure not going anywhere in a hurry. a largely try unsettled day. breezy and milder with the arrival of the rain. nine,

ten across parts of scotland. for the rest of us, again, six to eight celsius on sunday. some brightness breaking through the cloud. into next week, the high pressure will slide away towards the near continent. that will open the doors for the atlantic weather systems to start to move in. perhaps rain will sum on monday. later on tuesday and then into wednesday as well. things will turn more unsettled next week. turning milder with the arrival of the rain next week. today in through the rain next week. today in through the weekend, a little bit chilly with light winds and some sunshine to enjoy as well. that beach is very chariot of fire. sarah, enjoy your weekend. just a voice! still there.

is it done it is gone now. the duke and duchess of sussex's highly—anticipted interview with oprah winfrey is to be broadcast in the us this weekend. it has been a difficult few days for the royal family, with headlines dominated by meghan's comments that the palace could not expect her and prince harry to be silent if it was "perpetuating falsehoods" about them. jayne mccubbin's been looking at how media outlets around the world have been reporting the news. at one point harry talks about being worried about history repeating itself. bullying allegations against meghan markle. ijust feel it's - going to end in tears. the latest royal rift comes ahead of markle and prince harry's interview with oprah winfrey. it's making headlines around the world. if you thought brexit was the jam in london, megxit is causing a whole heap of trouble. it's all kicking off. the two—hour tell—all has been

snapped up by tv stations around the world, who know there is a huge global appetite for this royal rift. it's been unbelievably tough for the two of us but at least we have each other. no subject was off—limits. if cbs went from one hour to two hours on this thing, _ and gave it an extra hour... and with accusations flying from both sides of the atlantic now, audiences want more. a sussex spokesperson tells abc news, "let's call it what it is — a calculated smear campaign." it feels like this is carefully timed and that there is a reason are they're trying to create an opposition to what maybe they are going to say in the interview. why are we now hearing about an investigation? | is there something else at play? just how will the royal family come out of this? who knows? but this is a significant moment for the monarchy. a famous british constitutionalist said about the royals, don't let daylight in on the magic. the programme airs on itv, monday night.

we can now speak to jamie samhan, who is a royal commentator at et canada and journalist lisbeth gorr from abc radio in melbourne. hello to you both. jamie, lets start with you. the view from canada. i am quite interested. would people be interested in this interview because they are royalty or other more now celebrities? the royal family have always been like celebrities in north america in general. thea;r always been like celebrities in north america in general. they are art of a north america in general. they are part of a big. _ north america in general. they are part of a big, historic— north america in general. they are part of a big, historic institution . part of a big, historic institution but generally news stories were covered as celebrity news stories. now harry and meghan had moved to la and had done an interview with oprah, that is how people will be viewing the story.—

oprah, that is how people will be viewing the story. elizabeth, how is it bein: viewing the story. elizabeth, how is it being seen _ viewing the story. elizabeth, how is it being seen in _ viewing the story. elizabeth, how is it being seen in australia? - viewing the story. elizabeth, how is it being seen in australia? that - viewing the story. elizabeth, how isj it being seen in australia? that was a very sensible _ it being seen in australia? that was a very sensible way _ it being seen in australia? that was a very sensible way of _ it being seen in australia? that was a very sensible way of pretty - it being seen in australia? that was a very sensible way of pretty much l a very sensible way of pretty much surmising — a very sensible way of pretty much surmising exactly what it is being taken _ surmising exactly what it is being taken for— surmising exactly what it is being taken for over here. it is a celebrity— taken for over here. it is a celebrity interview. we have such huge _ celebrity interview. we have such huge things happening here politically in federal parliament with allegations of rape going on in parliament house, allegations of a senior_ parliament house, allegations of a senior minister being involved in an historical_ senior minister being involved in an historical rape claim which he vehemently denies. the harry and meghan— vehemently denies. the harry and meghan show has kind of been relegated to the supermarket shelves, whoever thought that a ferry _ shelves, whoever thought that a ferry might reinvent itself 30 years after the _ ferry might reinvent itself 30 years after the death of princess diana. it is not _ after the death of princess diana. it is not something people take as serious _ it is not something people take as serious news. they are sad about it, to tell _ serious news. they are sad about it, to tell you _ serious news. they are sad about it, to tell you the truth. you serious news. they are sad about it, to tell you the truth.— to tell you the truth. you tell me, is there a — to tell you the truth. you tell me, is there a sensibility _ to tell you the truth. you tell me, is there a sensibility in _ to tell you the truth. you tell me, is there a sensibility in melbourne right now, in australia, where

people are thinking, really, there are other things going on at the moment and we could do without this. there are always people who are interested but what about the bigger picture? interested but what about the bigger icture? �* , . , , picture? bigger picture is, it is a-ossi. picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip- lt— picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip- it is — picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip. it is sad. _ picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip. it is sad. it _ picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip. it is sad. it is - picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip. it is sad. it is like - picture? bigger picture is, it is gossip. it is sad. it is like the l gossip. it is sad. it is like the kardashians in more haute couture, with covering over the midwest although— with covering over the midwest although harry has always held an incredibly— although harry has always held an incredibly soft spot in the hearts of my— incredibly soft spot in the hearts of my generation. we are all princess— of my generation. we are all princess diana girls was that the death— princess diana girls was that the death of— princess diana girls was that the death of princess diana was kind of like the _ death of princess diana was kind of like the end of the cinderella dream — like the end of the cinderella dream. every girl dreams of marrying a prince _ dream. every girl dreams of marrying a prince and— dream. every girl dreams of marrying a prince and everything would be all right _ a prince and everything would be all right there — a prince and everything would be all right. there is something wonky going _ right. there is something wonky going on— right. there is something wonky going on with the end of the tragic fairy tale _ going on with the end of the tragic fairy tale is — going on with the end of the tragic fairy tale is somehow being rewritten by hollywood. can fairy tale is somehow being rewritten by hollywood. can i give

ou a rewritten by hollywood. can i give you a one-word — rewritten by hollywood. can i give you a one-word answer _ rewritten by hollywood. can i give you a one-word answer on - rewritten by hollywood. can i give you a one-word answer on this . rewritten by hollywood. can i give l you a one-word answer on this one. rewritten by hollywood. can i give i you a one-word answer on this one. i you a one—word answer on this one. i take on board what you are saying about what it is and what it is not. if i were listening to abc radio in melbourne on monday morning, is it going to be the lead story? is it? i suspect it will be. i do not think it will— suspect it will be. i do not think it will be — suspect it will be. i do not think it will be the lead story that we had bigger fish to fry. our senior legal— had bigger fish to fry. our senior legal minister denying rape allegations.— legal minister denying rape allerations. ., , allegations. that point is well made. allegations. that point is well made- how— allegations. that point is well made. how high _ allegations. that point is well made. how high on _ allegations. that point is well made. how high on the - allegations. that point is well. made. how high on the agenda allegations. that point is well - made. how high on the agenda is it going to be come monday morning where you are? that going to be come monday morning where you are?— going to be come monday morning where you are? that will depend on what happens _ where you are? that will depend on what happens over— where you are? that will depend on what happens over the _ where you are? that will depend on what happens over the weekend. i what happens over the weekend. morning news programmes have been signed up to discuss it on monday. it might not be the lead but it will figure in the headlines, like it sounds like it will be in australia. do you think there are any surprises left? there are a couple of clips we

have had already.— have had already. absolutely. it is not auoin have had already. absolutely. it is not going to _ have had already. absolutely. it is not going to be — have had already. absolutely. it is not going to be all _ have had already. absolutely. it is not going to be all about - have had already. absolutely. it is not going to be all about the - have had already. absolutely. it is| not going to be all about the royal family. megan marco is going to discuss racism and monogamy as well. —— meghan markle. discuss racism and monogamy as well. -- meghan markle.— -- meghan markle. thank you both for our views -- meghan markle. thank you both for your views this — -- meghan markle. thank you both for your views this morning. _ -- meghan markle. thank you both for your views this morning. a _ -- meghan markle. thank you both for your views this morning. a nice - your views this morning. a nice little wave at the end. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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