tv Breakfast BBC News March 21, 2021 6:00am-9:01am GMT
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. our headlines today: a new daily high for covid vaccinations, but as infection rates surge in europe, there's a warning that summer holidays abroad will be extremely unlikely. a snapshot of life during the pandemic — millions of people are due to take part in a once—in—a—decade census. heartbreak for wales in paris. the grand slam slips away in the final seconds as france stake their claim to the six nations title. and raccoons on zoom. meet the animals livening
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up virtual meetings. while we won't all hit the 18 some hit yesterday, today most places will be dry and a bit more sunshine around. all the details on that and your forecast for the week here on breakfast. it's sunday, 21st march. our top story: more than half of all adults in the uk have now received their first coronavirus vaccine, a milestone hailed by the health secretary as a "phenomenal" achievement. but as parts of europe brace for a third wave of infections, scientists here say the prospect of summer holidays abroad may be impacted. john mcmanus reports. it has been a record making week in the uk, at least as far as covid vaccines are concerned. on friday, more than 711,000 doses were administered to the public stop that means more than half of the uk's
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aduu means more than half of the uk's adult population have now received their first adult population have now received theirfirstjab. the government adult population have now received their firstjab. the government says their firstjab. the government says the vaccination programme is a phenomenal achievement and it insists it is on track to offer shots to all of the over 50s by mid april. over the past year, the uk has suffered the highest death toll in europe. now numbers of infections and deaths are dropping. but in parts of mainland europe, the virus is reasserting its grip. in response, parts of poland and france have reintroduced partial lockdowns. preventing those different variants of covid entering the uk has led to a warning from scientists that holidays overseas this summer are extremely unlikely. though ministers are more circumspect. we saw it first on the continent in europe and then we saw it here. so of course we are absolutely vigilant, but there is no sign that we will not be able to make progress. we are on track to meet the commitments we have made to
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vaccinate the whole population, offer them that first jab vaccinate the whole population, offer them that firstjab at vaccinate the whole population, offer them that first jab at the vaccinate the whole population, offer them that firstjab at the end offer them that firstjab at the end ofjuly, and to meet the date set out in the roadmap, but we will stay vigilant and we will be cautious and careful in our approach. it vigilant and we will be cautious and careful in our approach.— careful in our approach. it isn't “ust careful in our approach. it isn't just holidaymakers _ careful in our approach. it isn't just holidaymakers who - careful in our approach. it isn't just holidaymakers who want l careful in our approach. it isn't| just holidaymakers who want to travel. those with families living abroad are keen to swap online chat for the real thing. one way of achieving that might be a traffic light system, where travellers are given the green light to visit less risky countries while others remain on red. john mcmanus, bbc news. more than 30 people have been arrested following anti—lockdown demonstrations in london. crowds marched from hyde park to westminster, after mps urged the government to allow peaceful protests during lockdown. scotland yard said a number of officers were assaulted, some attacked with bottles. details of every adult and child in england, having a coronavirus vaccine could be a requirement if we want to visit some countries, according to the boss of the australian airline qantas. alanjoyce warned that a number of governments are looking at introducing mandatory
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vaccinations for all international travellers as part of a plan to revive the aviation industry. demand for flights has fallen by 75% as a result of the pandemic. mrjoyce told the bbc it's about keeping people safe. governments are going to insist on it, ithink it, i think some of the european governments are talking about it, and other governments around the world, as a condition of entry. but evenif world, as a condition of entry. but even if there wasn't, we think we have a duty of care to our passengers, to our crew, to say that everybody on that aircraft needs to be safe. fix, everybody on that aircraft needs to be safe. �* . ., , everybody on that aircraft needs to be safe. n ., , , everybody on that aircraft needs to besafe. n ., , , ., ., everybody on that aircraft needs to besafe. n ., ,, ., ., , be safe. a curious bit of art behind that particular _ be safe. a curious bit of art behind that particular airline _ be safe. a curious bit of art behind that particular airline executive's l that particular airline executive's shoulder. thousands of people on australia's east coast have been ordered to leave their homes following days of record—breaking rainfall. the region of new south wales has been hit by huge storms, prompting warnings of "life threatening" flash floods. let's speak now to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. phil, what's the latest there? the census bills a picture of your
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community. when you fill in yours, to help make decisions about services like local transport and healthcare. services like local transport and healthcare-_ services like local transport and healthcare. , healthcare. almost every decade since 1801, the uk has held a census, a detailed snapshot of our society that helps governments plan and fund the local services we need. schools, gp surgeries, roads, transport and housing. but only for the third time in its long history, part of the country will not be participating in this census day. in scotland it has been delayed for a year because of concerns the results would reflect the abnormal circumstances of the pandemic and prove less useful in the longer term. lockdown means people are not necessarily staying in the usual household, or have left the country during the health emergency. but the event goes ahead in the rest of the uk, with the justification that understanding the impact of life understanding the impact of life under covid will be vital in distributing funds where they are needed most after the pandemic is over. �* , ., , needed most after the pandemic is over. 3 . , ., needed most after the pandemic is over. �*, , ,~ ,, over. it's easy to completely census online. over. it's easy to completely census online- you — over. it's easy to completely census online. you can _ over. it's easy to completely census
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online. you can do _ over. it's easy to completely census online. you can do it _ over. it's easy to completely census online. you can do it on _ over. it's easy to completely census online. you can do it on a _ over. it's easy to completely census | online. you can do it on a computer, you can do it on a tablet, you can do it on a phone.— you can do it on a tablet, you can do it on a phone. this census, for the first time. — do it on a phone. this census, for the first time, will— do it on a phone. this census, for the first time, will be _ do it on a phone. this census, for the first time, will be conducted i the first time, will be conducted primarily online. 90% of households will have received a letter with a 16 digit code to access a secure website page. but paperforms are available for those who needed them. the 2021 census includes one new question, counting military veterans, and extra categories on sexual orientation and gender identity. it is a legal requirement to complete or be included in the census by the end of today, although officials will go door—to—door to offer support before prosecuting those who refuse to comply with a fine of up to £1000. mark easton, bbc news. refugees who come to the uk as part of a government scheme to help people fleeing war are to be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival. the new approach is part of changes to the asylum system being announced by the home secretary, priti patel, this week. at present, refugees are allowed to stay for five years and then have to make an application
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to live here permanently. thousands of people on australia's east coast have been ordered to leave their homes following days of record—breaking rainfall. the region of new south wales has been hit by huge storms, prompting warnings of "life threatening" flash floods. let's speak now to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. phil, what's the latest there? well, parts of sydney, this is australia's biggest city, are in the grip of a once in a 50 year storm cell. now, the main reservoir that surprises sydney, warragamba down, is overflowing for the first time in years. —— dam. this is because of torrential rain that has been battering parts of eastern australia for a couple of days now, thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes, and spare a thought for their homes, and spare a thought for
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the young couple near a town called taree to the north of sydney. they were getting married only to be told that fairholm been washed away, and there has been pictures online of their property floating off down one of the rivers. —— their home had been washed away. that's just gives you an indication of how serious it is, and as you say, the authorities are warning off —— warning of life—threatening flooding in parts of eastern australia, and it won't be time to put the umbrellas away for many, many days. the expectation is that the flooding won't start to receive in some parts until at least thursday. many, many people have been rescued from floodwaters and the authorities are urging people in sydney, for example, to stay home. it is wet, getting wetter, and the rain is expected, as i say, to last for most of this coming week. thank ou, phil. the duke of cambridge has praised the work of those tackling the pandemic in countries
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caught up in war, calling them "incredible heroes." prince william joined a video call with syrian aid workers who have received funding from countries including the uk to help vulnerable people affected by a decade of conflict. the duke told the workers he was "overwhelmed" by the scale of the burden they face. at a time when there are restrictions on travel for most of us, wales has found itself welcoming an unexpected visitor. a giant walrus has been spotted in pembrokeshire, thousands of miles from its home in the arctic circle. it is thought the animal may have been the same one that was spotted off the coast of county kerry in ireland last week. biologists believe there's a chance it fell asleep on an iceberg and was then carried south. laughter. we've all done it, haven't we? ., laughter. we've all done it, haven't we? . . , ., laughter. we've all done it, haven't we? ., ., , ., we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, we? yeah, and then it melts and you think. where — we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on _ we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on earth _ we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on earth am _ we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on earth am i? - we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on earth am i? it- we? yeah, and then it melts and you think, where on earth am i? it is- think, where on earth am i? it is like getting on a bus, in those days
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were open, to fall asleep and wake up were open, to fall asleep and wake up in a depot. were open, to fall asleep and wake up in a depot-— were open, to fall asleep and wake up in a depot. more of an adventure than most people _ up in a depot. more of an adventure than most people this _ up in a depot. more of an adventure than most people this year. - than most people this year. apparently, according to scientists, it is a whopper. a particularly big walrus, about the size of a cow. i wonder where it will end up next. it is on a tour of the british isles. let's take a look at today's front pages. a "grim" catalogue of sexual misconduct allegations against metropolitan police officers is revealed in a special investigation by the observer. documents obtained by the paper show there were 594 complaints made against met officers between 2012 and 2018, with 119 of these upheld. the met said "while the allegations involve a small percentage of staff, we acknowledge the impact any offence will have on those involved, and will continue to take all allegations of this nature extremely seriously."
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the sunday telegraph leads with what it describes as a "major shake—up of defence priorities." the paper reports that special forces soldiers are to work with mi6 to disrupt "meddling" by russian spies and military units. the front page also pictures the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who have celebrated the spring equinox by sharing a photograph of themselves in their garden at highgrove on social media. the mail on sunday says the uk and the eu are on the cusp of a "vaccine war" that could see the bloc "hold hostage" more than 19 million doses of the oxford—astrazeneca jab heading for the uk in the coming weeks. the front page of the sunday express reports that borisjohnson is being urged by mps to "protect our freedoms" as they prepare to vote on extending emergency coronavirus laws this week.
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so those are the front pages, and we will delve into the inside pages a bit later on. let's talk to matt, who has the weather. red sky in the morning... is but a morning shot? maybe that is evening and the whole thing is the other way around. it is actually from the last 20 minutes. red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. we can ignore that because it's not looking too bad out there. for most of the it will be another dry day today, and even though it has been pretty great for some of you, a better chance of some sunshine. those in the sunshine yesterday saw highs of about 18. aberdeenshire, 17 in northumberland. we won't quite see those temperatures today, because through the night and into this morning we are seeing this well—defined push its way south. not much on it but it has introduced slightly cooler conditions in across the north, but also, in a cloud which will break up
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also, in a cloud which will break up a bit more easily. what we also have todayis a bit more easily. what we also have today is more breeze across the north of scotland and down the eastern coast. a chillier feeling compared to yesterday but elsewhere, some of the morning cloud will break up some of the morning cloud will break up some sunny spells, the best of which through the day will be in parts of southern scotland and northern england. the winds will be like year, south—westerly breeze blowing towards the north—west later. that will bring one or two light showers but for the vast majority it is going to be a dry day. temperatures they are probably seeing a pig around the south—east midlands in south—east wales of around 13, 1a, maybe 15 degrees. for most, around 9—11. we go into tonight largely derived. they will be some clear skies around, if you've mist and fog patches forming. not much in the way of wind. with clear skies around, a chilly night. some of you may have got into the garden this weekend with the dry weather dominating, but if you put out any new plans, possible away from the city townsend centres. high—pressure on monday still keeping things dry. stopping further south, which allows more of an
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atlantic of wind once it comes in again. you can see those south—westerly winds picking up across parts of scotland and northern ireland through the day, nothing too strong, but it will bring just a few spots of rain every now and then and the cloud will be thick enough, heading towards the coast of england and wales for one or two showers, but the most, another dry day, misty fog clearing, temperatures up a bit on today. it will be mild across eastern areas as we see those south—westerly winds which will pick up further as we go into tuesday. a dry day for most, sunny spells around, clouding a belated towards the west and by that stage the winds will really be picking up. we will see gales developing as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday. through tuesday night and wednesday we will see some rain arriving, pushing its way east, another batch of rain pushing east on wednesday and thursday, and through next week we can expect some wetter and windier weather, drierto can expect some wetter and windier weather, drier to the south and east. essex has one of the highest rates of suicide in england.
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but in the last year, more than 115,000 people in the county have taken part in mental health awareness training. the the council is offering the training to everyone to try to identify and support those who are struggling during the pandemic. our reporter chi chi izundu can tell us more. hello, my name is tina. tina runs her own business _ hello, my name is tina. tina runs her own business and _ hello, my name is tina. tina runs her own business and a _ hello, my name is tina. tina runs her own business and a charity i hello, my name is tina. tina runsl her own business and a charity and describes herself as a confident person. but christmas was a tough time for her mental health. will if i had in push much further, i am not sure i would be sitting here talking to you today. was it difficult to ask for help? i to you today. was it difficult to ask for help?— to you today. was it difficult to ask for help? i didn't fully ask for it, it was thrust _ ask for help? i didn't fully ask for it, it was thrust upon _ ask for help? i didn't fully ask for it, it was thrust upon me - ask for help? i didn't fully ask for it, it was thrust upon me from i ask for help? i didn't fully ask for it, it was thrust upon me from a l it, it was thrust upon me from a great height because the other great thing is, these are people who are really good friends who had actually seen there was something not right. they actually came forward and then made me spell it out and there was a problem. made me spell it out and there was a roblem. , ., , made me spell it out and there was a roblem. , .,, _ made me spell it out and there was a roblem. , _ , problem. dinner was held by people who had gone _ problem. dinner was held by people who had gone through _ problem. dinner was held by people who had gone through mental - problem. dinner was held by people | who had gone through mental health awareness training. help other --eole to awareness training. help other people to understand - awareness training. help other people to understand mental. awareness training. help other- people to understand mental health and mental ill—health and what we
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can do about it. it is and mental ill-health and what we can do about it.— can do about it. it is designed for an one can do about it. it is designed for anyone and _ can do about it. it is designed for anyone and not _ can do about it. it is designed for anyone and not only _ can do about it. it is designed for anyone and not only teaches - can do about it. it is designed for. anyone and not only teaches about the different types of mental health conditions but also the different ways to approach someone who may be struggling and how to cite best how to help. the idea to get people trained came to kirsty after she lost her dog. i trained came to kirsty after she lost her dog-— trained came to kirsty after she lost her do. ., , ., , lost her dog. i realised that people would respond _ lost her dog. i realised that people would respond to _ lost her dog. i realised that people would respond to something - lost her dog. i realised that people would respond to something on . would respond to something on facebook group in a way that they perhaps wouldn't to other things. unfortunately, we had a very difficult incident when —— in essex where a young woman took her own life, and we wanted a different way to work hand—in—hand with communities. to work hand-in-hand with communities.— to work hand-in-hand with communities. . , communities. she contacted community trou -s communities. she contacted community groups online — communities. she contacted community groups online and _ communities. she contacted community groups online and said _ communities. she contacted community groups online and said the _ communities. she contacted community groups online and said the council- groups online and said the council would pay for those who wanted to have mental health awareness training. have mental health awareness trainina. . . ., have mental health awareness trainin.. ,, ., ., ., have mental health awareness trainin., ,, ., ., ., i1 i training. started, trained about 400 --eole in a training. started, trained about 400 people in a week. — training. started, trained about 400 people in a week, training _ training. started, trained about 400 people in a week, training took- people in a week, training took place at the local pub, and we rolled out from there. so to date, we have now trained about 45,000
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people across essex. that we have now trained about 45,000 people across essex.— people across essex. that training didn't 'ust people across essex. that training didn'tjust happen _ people across essex. that training didn'tjust happen in _ people across essex. that training didn'tjust happen in pubs, - people across essex. that training didn'tjust happen in pubs, it - people across essex. that training didn'tjust happen in pubs, it also| didn'tjust happen in pubs, it also took place in other settings like monkey agnes, hockley. —— monkey business. simon did his training here and set up the never too late mate facebook group to help people access to mental health resources. people now have the knowledge of the power to realise how easy and simple and intervention can be.— and intervention can be. happy harbour in _ and intervention can be. happy harbour in basildon _ and intervention can be. happy harbour in basildon right- and intervention can be. happy harbour in basildon right now l harbour in basildon right now only operates as a food bank and crisis centre but usually it welcomes people inside who may be battling with their mental health. there they can get support from volunteers who have had the mental health awareness training. i have had the mental health awareness trainina. ., , have had the mental health awareness trainina. ~ , ., ., , training. i think it is invaluable, i reall training. i think it is invaluable, i really think— training. i think it is invaluable, i really think everyone - training. i think it is invaluable, i really think everyone should i training. i think it is invaluable, i i really think everyone should have it. i'd love everyone to have it at school, i'd love everyone to have it as an adult, ijust think it's really essential because you don't have that understanding of mental health in society that we don't —— we don't have that understanding of mental health and society that we
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should. , , , mental health and society that we should. ,, , ., . should. essex city council said the eo - le should. essex city council said the people told _ should. essex city council said the people told them _ should. essex city council said the people told them that _ should. essex city council said the people told them that support - should. essex city council said the | people told them that support from those trained had stopped them taking their own lies. now 47 other local authorities around england want to adopt this very model to help their own communities. people don't no help their own communities. people don't go forward _ help their own communities. people don't go forward and _ help their own communities. people don't go forward and say, _ help their own communities. people don't go forward and say, "i'm - don't go forward and say, "i'm feeling really low at the moment". you have to recognise that. so it gives you that ability to know what to look for in people and also how then deal with it, but also while protecting your own mental health. chi chi izundu, bbc news. such an important thing to happen, isn't it? particularly in the last 12 months when many people have been far more conscious of our mental health and at other stages in our lives. in health and at other stages in our lives. ., ., ., , ,., lives. in -- good to see something roactive lives. in -- good to see something proactive happening. _ now it's time for click with spencer kelly and lara lewington.
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welcome to click. i would like to share with you some personaljoy, i was getting ready to film the programme this morning when i got the best text message that i think i've received in years, inviting me to get my first dose of the vaccine. congratulations. i presume you acted on it. yeah, sure did. took about three or four clicks, ithink, and i'm booked in for later this afternoon so it was easy. i did that and then i had a big cry. well, i was so worried when i spoke to you first thing this morning — you were so upset — but now i know they were tears of joy. yeah, i mean, i might go again — just to warn you — but this, this feeling
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of relief and possibly a release of pent—up emotions from the last year, i don't know what it was, but it happened, let's just say that. but here's the thing, right? before i confirmed, ifound myself looking at this text and thinking "is this genuine?" now, i checked the website that it sent me to and it did and in .nhs.uk, so it was all fine, but these are the times we're living in, where scammers target world events and take advantage of people's fears. and by genuine coincidence, this is what we're talking this week. the royal united services institute says that cyber scams reached epidemic levels during the pandemic. dan simmons has been finding out more. preparing for a dawn raid. as soon as the door�*s breached, they will go in and then there will be a slight pause. officers are on their way to a terraced house in north london. this is the city of london police force's 10th raid against covid scammers this year alone. operation parasite is aiming to seize evidence before devices can be locked or destroyed.
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police! police with a warrant! a red box is flung out of a bedroom window — it seems the suspect has something to hide. but it's what the cops will find inside the house that makes them certain they have their man. that's a sim file, so it's essentially one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight mobile phones and it is used by the fraudsters to send messages. specialist equipment housing multiple sim cards is designed to fire out thousands of texts at a time, in a type of fraud known as sms phishing, or �*smishing'. officers are now bagging up anything they believe could be evidence — phones, computers and the like. they've also have access to a digital dog that can sniff out this sort of equipment. just like a drug dog, fred has been trained to recognise the smell
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of materials used to make digital equipment. the search will continue for several hours. whether it's raiding a house or simply taking a website offline, police are now closing down 2,500 covid scams like this every single month in the uk. 30,000 campaigns have been stopped in the last year. but that doesn't mean that these often sophisticated cons aren't working, partly because of the way our lives have changed. one line of attack has been to focus on the massive increase in home shopping. all those parcels have to be delivered, right? it was last autumn and i'd been doing quite a bit of online shopping. anyway, i got this text message through from courierfirm dpd, asking me to rearrange a parcel delivery. like thousands of other people, i would have gone online and left some details but i did
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not because it was not dpd, it was fraudsters. and the only reason i knew — because it was pretty convincing — was i had been in all day. the black friday sales started and i decided to purchase a lovely coat that i really wanted to buy for a very, very long time. anna was not so lucky and is so worried about being targeted again, we've agreed not to use her real name. when she received an email saying her coat needed to be redelivered, she handed over financial details before realising it was a fake website. she immediately told her bank about the fraud and cancelled her card. i actually thought "now i have nothing to worry about. everything is fine and, you know, case closed." a few days later, she received a call from the phone number on the back of her bank card. man: we have detected fraud on your account. l we'lljust need to take a few pieces of security information to get this sorted out. ok, thanks for that.
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i can see that while we have been talking, your account has taken out a £9,000 loan. was that you? right. in that case, we'll need you to transfer that money back into our account. we'll give you the account number and sort code now. with the information she'd given them, the crooks had taken out a £9,000 loan into anna's account and were now trying to finish thejob by talking her into sending the money onto them. then i thought "ok, just give me the account number and sort code". so i still felt quite suspicious and i decided to google the sort code that they gave me and to see what that might come up with. then it came up with a completely different account, different bank. i said "you know what? i'm going to hang up right now and i'm just gonna call you back." and this is when theyjust started panicking a lot and they were like "no, no, no!" like, "don't hang up! don't hang up! the longer the money are out somewhere, the more likely that they are just gonna be used by fraudsters."
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anna then called her bank and realised the scammers had come back to hit her again. she closed that account, changed her email address and mobile number in a bid to escape the crooks. she still doesn't feel safe. i know i did not lose any money but it did feel like a real burglary, to be honest. i didn't feel like that was — that was the end, because there was still a lot of my information out there that fraudsters can potentially try and use, and i don't know if they're gonna to use it now or in two months' time or in two years' time. that particular fraud netted nearly £250,000 last year. the true figure is probably much higher, due to under—reporting. in fact, during the pandemic, the uk service, the cyber helpline, saw an increase of 366% in the number of people seeking support after being a victim of cyber crime. only a quarter of those had already reported the crime to the police. detective chief inspector martina elliott helps lead
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the fight against fraud on a national level. the different types of fraud that we have seen have dramatically shifted. for example, online shopping fraud has gone up by 43%, which is a huge leap. we saw a definite increase in smishing after the december rollout for the covid vaccine, where we received over 1000 reports in one week. they are taking advantage at the most horrendous time. people at the moment have — are short of money, people have lost employment, they've lost jobs, they're vulnerable, and these despicable people are taking advantage of all of those things. it's reprehensible. back at the morning raid, and 21—year—old ty gallagher has been arrested. officers find scripts on a smartphone, designed to trick victims into revealing personal information, messages with associates about the most effective ploys... they're saying they use this to make more money. ..and lists of numbers which can all be targeted at the press of a button.
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so that that will just send — bombard these with fake messages. i mean, can you see how many that is. and all this can be done from just sitting in your bedroom with your laptop and a mobile phone. two days after his arrest, ty gallagher pleads guilty to two charges relating to fraud. he's awaiting sentencing. but perhaps the most worrying attacks over the past year have been the ones targeting the uk's ability to manage and counter the spread of the pandemic itself.
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four years ago, the wannacry ransomware attack brought the nhs to a standstill for several days, with attackers seizing control of hospital systems and demanding payments. the man in charge of protecting the uk's hospitals, vaccine research and rollout, and other key infrastructure, has been desperate to avoid a repeat. one of the things that we learned very early on was that the organisations, the businesses that supplied our hospitals, supplied the work behind the vaccine, all of those became critical, and so they're still potentially a target for states and criminals. the ncsc has told click that the number of high—level incidents against key coronavirus—related targets like the nhs and vaccine development is happening around the clock, at around 30 every month. but none of them are believed to have affected the nhs' response. there's certainly been no service disruption or impact or theft that we're aware of. i mean, obviously, you know, it's hard to be — always be confident of everything, because you don't see everything. but have any been successful against any other critical
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systems ? well, there unfortunately have been a number of successful ransomware attacks against businesses. i can think of roughly about ten that we've — that would be again, we deal with a number of ransomware cases — unfortunately, far too many — but about ten that have been — could have been considered part of the supply chain. meanwhile, the problem of fraud, particularly during the pandemic, continues relentlessly. we are never going to be able to arrest our way out of fraud because the levels are rising. technology enables fraudsters, so it is on the increase and it is likely to continue to increase. hopefully, we are keeping pace and we are dealing with it and we will continue to keep pace with it. the level of fraud has jumped over the past five years and now, the pandemic has allowed scammers to prey on fears and uncertainty. officers admit that perhaps the most effective weapon against all of this is for us
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to adopt a sort of new normal and double check any message that asks us for our details. that is it for the shortcut of click for this week, the full length version is waiting for you right now on iplayer. as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media — find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching, and, i can't believe i'm gonna say this... i'm off for my vaccination. we'll see you soon. yay! bye.
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hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: jane has the sport. what a night! jane has the sport. what a night! cracking match last night. not so good for wales fans, but it had everything. it had red cards, eye gouging, a couple of sin bins and a last—minute try. a great match, but a cruel and for wales in rugby union's six nations championship, is a late french try to do grand slams hopes, losing 32—30 in paris. but they can still win the title, which will be settled in the final game of the tournament next week, asjoe wilson reports. through the stage—managed metres of an empty stadium, there was no doubt
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about the occasion. it's all there in his face. but france were playing not simply to defy the welsh grand slams, they had their own eyes on the trophy, on the try line, there. wales recovered immediately. watch out for dan bigger, stronger and over. the scores were levelled for a few seconds. this is scintillating stuff. now france were attacking again, and anton davon was soon scoring france's second try. the anthems had barely left the stadium. and to end, when would it end? not yet. whenjosh habibi found a way through, it was 14 all inside 20 minutes. second half, and a marginal moment. josh adams touched this ball down? be on field referee said yes, his tv colleague didn't overrule, so wales were ten points ahead. discipline is everything. france had just scored a try when the officials spotted this. that hand, near vi.
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try ruled out, paul dillon says sent off. but then france did cross the line. three minutes left, and the lead was just three. wales had played themselves to the brink of glory, and then this. again lost, the still to be decided. joe wilson, bbc news. we obviously knew what was at stake coming into it. it is not in our hands now. and ultimately, i can say we invited but pressure on and credit to france. the discipline probably brought a lot of pressure on, but probably when we look back at it they will probably be, like i say, the discipline probably will have brought that pressure on, as well as good french play. ireland remain on course for a second place finish after beating england 32—18 in their final match. keith earls with the first of their two tries. defeat means england are set to finish fifth in the table, with only italy below them. scotland recorded their biggest win over italy, easing to a 52—10 victory at murrayfield. duhan van der merwe scored
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twice, including the last of their eight tries. scotland have one more match to play, against france next friday, and they could still finish second if they win. the clean sweep is still on for manchester city. 14 points clear at the top of the premier league, a league cup final to come in april, champions league quarter—finalists and now they're into the last four of the fa cup. they left it late to beat everton at goodison park. both goals in their 2—0 win coming in the last five minutes. kevin de bruyne wrapping it all up, much to manager pep guardiola's delight. it is an incredible achievement, arriving at this stage in the premier league, in the position that we are in. so, we play every day for three orfour days, no rest, so we could not enjoy every game, so it is
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incredible, the results and what we have done, and every game in which we compete you compete, that is why it is time to celebrate. southampton willjoin city in the last four after a comfortable win over south coast neighbours bournemonth. nathan redmond scored twice in the 3—0 win. the pressure is mounting on newcastle united and steve bruce after a 3—0 defeat to fellow strugglers brighton. neal maupay scored their third in the win that sees brighton move six points clear of the bottom three. but newcastle are nowjust two points above the relegation zone. it went to a decider, but england lost their t20 series with india after a 36 run defeat yesterday. india's dominance with the bat was the difference. captain virat kohli opened for them and hit a rapid 80. it was tough for england's bowlers but there was one piece of outstanding fielding. quick thinking from chrisjordan, unable to complete a catch, but tossing the ball to jason roy, who could only laugh at the brilliance of it. jos buttler and dawid malan put england in contention, but after malan went, the rest of england's batting
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couldn't maintain the momentum. england lost 7 wickets for 44 runs, so india comfortable winners. in only his 16th professional fight, lawrence okolie can now call himself a world champion. okolie, who went to rio 2016 with team gb, knocked out poland's krzysztof glowacki in the fifth round to become wbo world cruiserweight champion and britain's fifth current world title holder. rugby union premiership leaders bristol take on northampton later, looking to extend their lead over second place exeter. they are the reigning champions and exeter ran in seven tries as they beat leicester 47—31 to narrow the gap at the top of the table to just two points. there were also wins for harlequins over gloucester and bath beat worcester. now, we've been talking about wales rugby, one of their former heroes is dusting off his boots and getting
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back in the thick of the action. you may remember gavin henson from either his match—winning performances back in 2005 or from the strictly dancefloor, but after retiring in 2019, he's decided to make a comeback in rugby league. henson has signed for west wales raiders and makes his debut tomorrow in the challenge cup against super league side widnes. it is supposed to be just for fun, you know, we sign for fun it is supposed to be just for fun, you know, we sign forfun in it is supposed to be just for fun, you know, we sign for fun in the lower legs and just get a little taste of drug the league at lower level. at the end of the radar, a bit. so it was a bit naive. ideally i would have liked the well —shaped scheme, on itv now, there's going to be no hiding places. a bit nervous but this one. just forfun! just for fun! looking forward to watching that one.— watching that one. there is a certain attitude _ watching that one. there is a certain attitude you - watching that one. there is a certain attitude you need - watching that one. there is a certain attitude you need if l watching that one. there is a l certain attitude you need if you watching that one. there is a - certain attitude you need if you are going to play that one just for fun.
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thank you very much, jane. for all the sadness and uncertainty of the last year, there have also been moments of hope and happiness. this was especially on show in local communities, with neighbours pulling together in times of need. for one street in greater manchester, their unique bond forged during the pandemic has led to them being crowned "britain's best neighbours". ian haslam has been to meet them. backin back in march, lockdown hit and it was quite a shock, but here is a tale of the street and how they became my rock. it tale of the street and how they became my rock.— tale of the street and how they became my rock. it is the poem that heled became my rock. it is the poem that helped convince _ became my rock. it is the poem that helped convince judges _ became my rock. it is the poem that helped convince judges that - became my rock. it is the poem that helped convince judges that the - helped convince judges that the street was britain's best. go to some communities, people don't even talk to each other. but certainly not the case here in crawford street, though. everybody�*s chums. i street, though. everybody's chums. i just thought it would be a really nice thing to do. we've all sort of created a nice support network. it has been a tough year for everyone and when i saw the competition i just thought, do you know what, that
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would be great for everyone. her verses describe the forging of friendships over the last year. {line friendships over the last year. one da i friendships over the last year. one day i received _ friendships over the last year. one day i received a _ friendships over the last year. iez day i received a little letter friendships over the last year. ©“i2 day i received a little letter about a street facebook group and my days got better. charlatans number 38 had created the page and by 6pm that day, all introductions were made. are you the best street in the uk, do you reckon? i are you the best street in the uk, do you reckon?— do you reckon? i would say so, absolutely- _ do you reckon? i would say so, absolutely. we've _ do you reckon? i would say so, absolutely. we've got - do you reckon? i would say so, absolutely. we've got great - absolutely. we've got great neighbours. help each other out, we love a bit of a party. we are just great, very— love a bit of a party. we are just great, very friendly. it is love a bit of a party. we are 'ust great, very friendlyi great, very friendly. it is tough bein: great, very friendly. it is tough being confined _ great, very friendly. it is tough being confined to _ great, very friendly. it is tough being confined to the - great, very friendly. it is tough being confined to the small - great, very friendly. it is tough i being confined to the small space great, very friendly. it is tough - being confined to the small space of your home but it's a reassuring feeling knowing that you are never alone. �* ., , g. . ,, alone. and that is something jackie is really appreciative _ alone. and that is something jackie is really appreciative of. _ alone. and that is something jackie is really appreciative of. jackie, - is really appreciative of. jackie, how long have you lived here for? £11 how long have you lived here for? 41 years. how long have you lived here for? 41 years and — how long have you lived here for? 41 years and as _ how long have you lived here for? 41 years. and as the _ how long have you lived here for? 41 years. and as the current _ how long have you lived here for? 41 years. and as the current crop - how long have you lived here for? 41 years. and as the current crop of- years. and as the current crop of residents the _ years. and as the current crop of residents the best _ years. and as the current crop of residents the best yet, - years. and as the current crop of residents the best yet, do - years. and as the current crop of residents the best yet, do you i residents the best yet, do you think? , ., , ., think? they are getting there, yeah, eah. the think? they are getting there, yeah, yeah- they are _ think? they are getting there, yeah, yeah. they are brilliant, _ think? they are getting there, yeah, yeah. they are brilliant, while - think? they are getting there, yeah, yeah. they are brilliant, while i've i yeah. they are brilliant, while i've been shielding i've had notes pushed through my doorfrom people i would just say hello to. through my door from people i would just say hello to-_ just say hello to. which brings in this couple- _ just say hello to. which brings in this couple. then _ just say hello to. which brings in this couple. then there's - just say hello to. which brings in| this couple. then there's danielle and mike, the _ this couple. then there's danielle and mike, the resident _ and mike, the resident personal shoppers, making sure that those who
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are shielding are still eating pmpen _ are shielding are still eating ro er. �* , . are shielding are still eating ..roer. �*, ., are shielding are still eating --roer. h . ., ' proper. it's a good mix of different --eole of proper. it's a good mix of different people of different _ proper. it's a good mix of different people of different ages. - proper. it's a good mix of different people of different ages. and - people of different ages. and there's nobody _ people of different ages. and there's nobody don't like? people of different ages. and | there's nobody don't like? not people of different ages. and - there's nobody don't like? not yet! we have said _ there's nobody don't like? not yet! we have said anybody _ there's nobody don't like? not yet! we have said anybody who - there's nobody don't like? not yet! we have said anybody who moves i there's nobody don't like? not yet! i we have said anybody who moves and now, we have said anybody who moves and now. we _ we have said anybody who moves and now. we are _ we have said anybody who moves and now. we are going _ we have said anybody who moves and now, we are going to _ we have said anybody who moves and now, we are going to vet, _ we have said anybody who moves and now, we are going to vet, to- we have said anybody who moves and now, we are going to vet, to check. now, we are going to vet, to check that they— now, we are going to vet, to check that they are — now, we are going to vet, to check that they are suitable _ now, we are going to vet, to check that they are suitable for - now, we are going to vet, to check that they are suitable for the - that they are suitable for the street — that they are suitable for the street. . , ., ,, that they are suitable for the street. ,, , ., «i ., . at that they are suitable for the street. . , ., «i ., . at 31, street. speaking of which. .. at 31, we have new _ street. speaking of which. .. at 31, we have new kids _ street. speaking of which. .. at 31, we have new kids on _ street. speaking of which. .. at 31, we have new kids on the _ street. speaking of which. .. at 31, we have new kids on the block, i street. speaking of which. .. at 31, i we have new kids on the block, ajay and kate, moving in a week before lockdown really wasn't great. did ou feel lockdown really wasn't great. did you feel under pressure to be likeable and popular?- you feel under pressure to be likeable and popular? well, no-one was really allowed _ likeable and popular? well, no-one was really allowed out _ likeable and popular? well, no-one was really allowed out when - likeable and popular? well, no-one was really allowed out when we - likeable and popular? well, no-one i was really allowed out when we moved in! so we didn't have to do too much. �* ., �* , ., , in! so we didn't have to do too much. �* ., �*, ., ,., much. and now it's got this accolade of bein: much. and now it's got this accolade of being the — much. and now it's got this accolade of being the best _ much. and now it's got this accolade of being the best street _ much. and now it's got this accolade of being the best street around, - much. and now it's got this accolade of being the best street around, is l of being the best street around, is not surprising? taste of being the best street around, is not surprising?— of being the best street around, is not surprising? we definitely made the riaht not surprising? we definitely made the right choice! _ not surprising? we definitely made the right choice! they've _ not surprising? we definitely made the right choice! they've also - not surprising? we definitely made the right choice! they've also got l not surprising? we definitely made the right choice! they've also got a i the right choice! they've also got a bi street the right choice! they've also got a big street party _ the right choice! they've also got a big street party to _ the right choice! they've also got a big street party to look _ the right choice! they've also got a big street party to look forward - the right choice! they've also got a big street party to look forward to l big street party to look forward to in the coming months, laid on by the competition organisers. 2,5 in in the coming months, laid on by the competition organisers.— competition organisers. as in tough times we've — competition organisers. as in tough times we've kept _ competition organisers. as in tough times we've kept each _ competition organisers. as in tough times we've kept each other- competition organisers. as in tough times we've kept each other sane i competition organisers. as in tough l times we've kept each other sane and upbeat, and i'm forever gratefulfor the friendships formed on crawford street. ~ ., ., , the friendships formed on crawford street. ~ . . , . the friendships formed on crawford street. ~ ., ., , ., street. well, that was lucky ian haslam, street. well, that was lucky ian haslam. getting _ street. well, that was lucky ian haslam, getting to _ street. well, that was lucky ian haslam, getting to go - street. well, that was lucky ian haslam, getting to go to - street. well, that was lucky ian haslam, getting to go to that l haslam, getting to go to that brilliant road, crawford street. it
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has definitely provoked, plenty of us, more conversations with your neighbours than you might otherwise have had, not least because we were just chatting as we were watching ian's report there that it is the only kind of conversation beyond your own household that you actually get. your own household that you actually tet. , , your own household that you actually .et, , , ., ., your own household that you actually tet. , , so your own household that you actually net. , , so in your own household that you actually get-_ so in that - get. yes, it is good. so in that sense it is _ get. yes, it is good. so in that sense it is one _ get. yes, it is good. so in that sense it is one of— get. yes, it is good. so in that sense it is one of the - get. yes, it is good. so in that sense it is one of the small i sense it is one of the small positives, isn't it? here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a fantastic north yorkshire sunrise or sunset? it isa it is a sunrise. they are all the latest ones this morning. i thought a bit of yorkshire sunshine would suit you this morning, chris. a good morning to you all. a lovely start to sunday for some of you. it will be a largely dry day—to—day across the uk. any spots of rain will be very limited, and for some of you who have been stuck with grey skies, a greater chance we will see a bit of sunshine at times. high—pressure still with us, but what has happened in the last 24 hours is this weather front is pushing south stop not much on, but what it has done is change the temperature of the air, a little bit cooler there. a bit of frost across parts of scotland but that is
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just about it. a chilly start in northern england after we saw high temperatures of 17 or 18 yesterday. through the day, a bit more in the way of sunshine developing here. the best of which will be southern scotland and northern england. a bit cloudier still across the very far and clouding over towards the north of scotland. more of a northerly wind pushing down those eastern coast, after seeing temperatures into the midteens, those will drop back again to between eight and 11 and most of us today were about 10-13. and most of us today were about 10—13. towards south—west england and south—east wales, into this evening at overnight with the clear skies around, the day of course will be a bit chillier, so the notes will be chillier than last night. a greater chance of clear skies, mist and fog. and there will be a bit of frost around. not a few degrees of those temperatures for the suburbs and countryside. if you are planting today, be wary they could be a frost first thing. this is the chart for monday. a bit more of the way in the
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breeze coming up the atlantic as we go through the day and that will bring the return of a few spots of rain across the north—west, the highlands and islands of scotland, but most places will stay dry. mist and fog clearing, sunny spells and with the wind starting to go more into a south—westerly direction, temperatures will lift along the east coast once again at a chillier day today. more of a breeze across the board on tuesday, which would such gale force and a very far west later on. many places will be dry again but late in the day we will see these weather fronts approach from the west of ireland, moving east as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday. a bit more rain around, not much across the south, many places staying dry, with atlantic starting to dominate things from tuesday night onwards, we will start to see more rain at times. cities across the four nations, in glasgow we will see rain on and off from midweek onwards. some of that will be heavy at times with some hail. temperatures dropping as well.
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further south, very little in the way of rain, most places staying dry. briefly milder as well. that is how it is looking. back to you both. we've been talking about about lockdown life. from meetings and birthdays, to quizzes and keeping fit, there's no doubt we've spent a great deal of the past year on video calls. but how many of us can say we've had the chance to zoom with a raccoon? well, that's what's been offered by an animal park in yorkshire, which came up with the novel idea to help sustain an income during lockdown. tom ingall had to find out more. there is something wonderful about the word return! it is amusing somehow, and they are great to look out, as we will find out in a moment. this animal park in yorkshire came up with a novel idea to sustain income during lockdown. there is obviously a serious economic side to this as far as business is concerned. tom ingle found out more about his returns.
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hey, you! a hard day at work? want to try making new social connections? have you ever considered an animal encounter? well, now you can magazine with a return! —— now you can zoom with a raccoon. return! -- now you can zoom with a raccoon. , , , ., ., ., . . raccoon. this six-year-old raccoon lives that mayfield _ raccoon. this six-year-old raccoon lives that mayfield animal- raccoon. this six-year-old raccoon lives that mayfield animal park i raccoon. this six-year-old raccoon lives that mayfield animal park in i lives that mayfield animal park in sheffield with an amount that animal marge —— manager abigail weisman. who is having zooms with returns, i must know? soa so a romantic evening in, shared with a raccoon? what has she got there? ,, with a raccoon? what has she got there? . . , with a raccoon? what has she got there? ,, ., , ., , with a raccoon? what has she got there? ,, .,, ., , ., , , ,, there? she has many, many toys. she ist int there? she has many, many toys. she ist in: to there? she has many, many toys. she is trying to get — there? she has many, many toys. she is trying to get the _ there? she has many, many toys. she is trying to get the grapes _ there? she has many, many toys. she is trying to get the grapes out. - is trying to get the grapes out. just like so many of my dates, my raccoon rendezvous was more interested in food and conversation.
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she clearly fancied herself as some kind of jackson pollock. while the animal always sets the agenda in these meet, ifelt it while the animal always sets the agenda in these meet, i felt it was time to bring out the big guns. if this will help, i have a tiny thing to waver. what if i wear a hat? does that help? that has already livened up that help? that has already livened up the experience, hasn't it? for both of us. tough crowd, even with the hat. do you think we have sparked up a relationship here at all? uncle in the not as a track live as a great. —— i am clearly not as a truck live as a grape. that was
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as a truck live as a grape. that was a work of genius. i think he enjoyed making that report. i can exclusively _ making that report. i can exclusively reveal i making that report. i can exclusively reveal that i making that report. i can i exclusively reveal that before making that report. i can - exclusively reveal that before this programme goes off air this morning, just before nine o'clock, we will be zooming a raccoon. cannot wait for that! ., , ., that! that is the interview of the mornin: that! that is the interview of the morning to _ that! that is the interview of the morning to look _ that! that is the interview of the morning to look forward - that! that is the interview of the morning to look forward to. i that! that is the interview of the morning to look forward to. just | morning to look forward to. just answer our questions, that is all we can ask. now it's time for the film review with mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may.
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if you've watched my bbc four series secrets of cinema, which is now on iplayer, you'll know that i'm a great fan of pop biopics. from the buddy holly story to good vibrations, the latter of which told the story of legendary belfast record label boss terri hooley. there's more than a touch of hooley�*s maverick genius in creation stories. a new film about alan mcgee who helped launch the careers of bands like primal scream and oasis. he's comin' in for his white labels. anything you can find in this box. tvps? later! co—written by irvine welsh, produced by danny boyle and starring ewen bremner, you could be forgiven for thinking that this has something of a trainspotting feel. i have a dream! indeed, mcgee comes across as basically a more
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successful version of spud, someone whose kamikaze style enthusiasm for class a narcotics leads him not into a gutter in edinburgh, but to a swanky poolside terrace in la. now you've one of the biggest bands in the world, where does it go from here? played in his younger years by leo flanagan, and by bremner as an oddly childlike adult, mcgee's biggest breaks seem to be down to chaotic fate. with his unswerving belief that each new signing will be bigger than u2, he somehow stumbles into a position of immense cultural importance, helping to define the era of britpop and gaining access to the corridors of power under tony blair's new labour where everything starts to unravel. directed by nick moran who previously did a brilliant job with thejoe meek story, telstar, this is entertaining if inevitably self mythologizing fare. bremner is clearly having
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a ball in the lead role but it's the supporting characters who often steal the show. from former skids frontman richard jobson as alan's overbearing dad, to jason isaacs in a rip—roaring cameo as a coke addled producer. it's a biopic, forrest gump meets boyz n the hood. personally, i could have lived without the somewhat hackneyed staged interviews, and for all its excesses, there's little sense that this gets under the skin of its la rger—than—life subject. but, like many of the bands that mcgee championed, this is entertainingly bolshie fare. loud, brash and absolutely full of itself. creation stories is on sky cinema from saturday. it's a book. it's a little more than that. open it. you bought drugs from yourself? i had to beta test it. sticking with substance fuelled lifestyles, silk road retells the story of self—proclaimed dark web pirate ross ulbricht who made a fortune setting up what was effectively amazon for drugs. a site where narcotics could be bought, sold and even customer rated, all under the anonymity
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of bitcoin currency. that's 1.2 million a day. likeable love simon star nick robinson plays the real—life entrepreneur whose libertarian dreams of changing the world lead him into increasingly paranoid isolation, obsessed with money, riven with deadly suspicion. by contrast, jason clarke is the fictional ravaged narc who worms his way into ulbricht�*s confidence, albeit from a distance, determined to bring him down. we get him on conspiracy to commit murder. checkmate. there may be a brilliantly incisive movie to be made about this story, told in a rolling stone article by david kushner, but this isn't it. instead it's stylishly empty fare, fitting perhaps considering the subject matter. robinson who was terrific in the underrated coming—of—age pic the kings of summer, makes a very sympathetic lead, although it's worth remembering for all of his talk about giving people the freedom
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to make their own choices, ulbricht was essentially a dealer grifting in an industry built not upon freedom but on extortion, greed and murder. the result is a passable if lightweight cyber crime thriller that you can find online, appropriately enough, from monday. at the other end of the dramatic spectrum we have oleg which opened to very positive reviews in the directors' fortnight at cannes in 2019 and now arrives on mubi, offering a vivid and occasionally horrifying portrait of economic migration. valentin novopolskij is the latvian butcher who travels to belgium
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in search of work but finds himself effectively enslaved by smilingly psychotic polish criminal andrzej. seeming initially to befriend and support oleg, andrzej is soon exploiting and abusing him, refusing to pay him for his work and threatening to kill him or his family if he leaves. inspired by real—life tales of modern slavery that add a gritty veracity to the kafkaesque proceedings, directorjuris kursietis' film has an urgent documentary—like quality, interspersed with quasi—religious dreams of drowning that somehow universalize the story. dawid ogrodnik is particularly good as oleg's nemesis. a ball of nervy energy who oozes danger, switching
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in an instant from goofiness to gangsterism — a terrifying combination. as for novopolskij, he plays the sacrificial lamb to a tee, his strangely innocent face perfect for the role of someone trapped in hellish surroundings, stripped of their voice and their identity. oleg is available on mubi from tuesday. to hungary now, where this year's entry from the best foreign film oscar was the lengthily entitled preparations to be together for an unknown period of time. it may not have made the academy's shortlist but that's no reason to miss out on this twisty treat from writer director lili horvat. siren wails. natasha stork is martha, a hungarian neurosurgeon living in the us who returns to her homeland after a fleeting encounter with janos
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at a conference in newjersey. realising that janos is "what i've been looking for", martha agrees to a rendezvous in budapest, but when she gets there he insists that he has no memory of meeting her. has martha encountered a doppelganger? is janos just pretending not to know her? or has she simply imagined their relationship, carefully conjuring every detail so even i believe it happened? horvat has cited truffaut and kie?lowski alongside hitchcock as influences, although strangely, the emotional tension of her film reminded me at times of the superb french thriller tell no—one. impressively, horvat manages to keep all the narrative options
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open forfar longer than should be credible. with martha and janos playing an unspoken game of cat and mouse as they follow each other through a city whose distinct districts seem to mirror and map her internal conflicts. part ghost story, part love story, this playfully mysterious film is a joy to watch, with stork drawing us deep into martha's kaleidoscopic world while horvat toys expertly with the tricks of memory and the mind. you can find it on curzon home cinema. this sunday the 21st is world down syndrome day. on thursday, the brilliant british movie my feral heart starring steven brandon had its terrestrial and network premiere on bbc four, and it's now available on iplayer. it's a real indie gem, of which writer producer duncan paveling significantly said that inspiration came
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from the similarities and experiences that we all share regardless of needs, adding that this story is about ability not disability. that's a sentiment that also rings true with amber and me, a beautiful and uplifting documentary about childhood, friendship and education that's available for home viewing from sunday. amber, do you want to taste a bit of the cake now? time for the taste test. focusing on twin sisters amber and olivia, and directed by their dad, ian davies, the film follows the girls as they start school together, embarking on different journeys that will see each challenged in different ways. she just finds it a bit trickier. now she doesn't want to go to school as much. it's impossible not to feel deeply involved in the world of these sisters who share a palpable bond that is tested by the classroom environment, but that also proves unbreakable.
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dad? are you going to go to school tomorrow? i don't want to. how are you feeling? sad. sad? the honesty with which the camera catches them both at work and at play is terrific. it's like being in a room with friends and family watching these two young people grow, wishing only the best for their future. it really is a lovely film. for details of how to see it go to amberandmefilm.com. i'll leave you with news that following a lengthy fan fuelled campaign, zack snyder's directors cut of the 2017 flop justice league has been completed and is now available for home viewing. the original theatrical release was finished byjoss whedon
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after snyder left due to a family tragedy and was universally panned by critics, myself included. this new cut, which clocks in at a heaven's gate style four hours, restores the film to snyder's original vision, producing a substantially different experience that's been enthusiastically embraced by ha rd—core devotees. life is either one or zero, it's to be or not to be. not both. for me, justice league has problems no amount of re—cutting could solve, and the endless video game cg effects, some of which is still look shonky, to the wooden dialogue, flatpack characters, despite an abundance of additional character building, and risibly overburdened plot. i mean, we have to try, don't we? we have to try. but i do understand the desire to see the movie as it was intended, and having spent four hours doing just that i can tell you that this is an improvement on the disastrously disjointed 2017 cut. it may be bloated and turgid, but at least it's coherently bloated and uniformly turgid.
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you can judge zack snyder's justice league for yourself on sky cinema. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review, stay safe and i'll see you next week. you're alan mcgee? as i live and breathe! good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. our headlines today: a new daily high for covid vaccinations, but as infection rates surge in europe, there's a warning that summer holidays abroad will be extremely unlikely. a snapshot of life during the pandemic. millions of people are due to take part in a once—in—a—decade census. how can we make large—scale social gatherings safe? the netherlands puts on a music festival to find out. but experts say they're
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dicing with danger. late drama as france deny wales the grand slam. a last minute try in paris means heartbreak for wales, and the title goes down to the last game. while we have all hit the 18 celsius, _ while we have all hit the 18 celsius, today most places will be dry and _ celsius, today most places will be dry and a — celsius, today most places will be dry and a little bit more sunshine around. i will have the details about— around. i will have the details about and _ around. i will have the details about and your forecast for the week on breakfast. it's sunday, 21st march. our top story. more than half of all adults in the uk have now received their first coronavirus vaccine, a milestone hailed by the health secretary as a "phenomenal" achievement. but as parts of europe brace for a third wave of infections, scientists here say the prospect of summer holidays abroad may be impacted. john mcmanus reports. it's been a record—breaking week in the uk, at least as far as covid
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vaccines are concerned. on friday, more than 711,000 doses were administered to the public. that means more than half of the uk's adult population have now received their firstjab. the government says the vaccination programme is a phenomenal achievement and it insists it's on track to offer shots to all of the over—50s by mid—april. over the past year, the uk has suffered the highest death toll in europe. now numbers of infections and deaths are dropping. but in parts of mainland europe, the virus is reasserting its grip. in response, parts of poland and france have reintroduced partial lockdowns. preventing those different variants of covid entering the uk has led to a warning from scientists that holidays overseas this summer are extremely unlikely, though ministers are more circumspect. we saw it first on the continent, in europe, and then we saw it here. so of course we are absolutely
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vigilant, but there is no sign that we will not be able to make progress. we are on track to meet the commitments we have made to vaccinate the whole population, offer them that firstjab at the end ofjuly, and to meet the date set out in the roadmap, but we will stay vigilant and we will be cautious and careful in our approach. it isn'tjust holidaymakers who want to travel. those with families living abroad are keen to swap online chat for the real thing. one way of achieving that might be a traffic light system, where travellers are given the green light to visit less risky countries while others remain on red. john mcmanus, bbc news. we're joined now by our political correspondent, jonathan blake. jonathan, good news on the vaccine front here, but a warning from abroad on cases and travel. will this impact the roadmap out of lockdown?
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it is looking very uncertain, sally. it is looking very uncertain, sally. i don't think there is any expectation in government at all but the roadmap is going to be accelerated, but i think it was very interesting to hear what transport secretary grant shapps said yesterday, stressing a couple of things. that state of ppril17, when international travel will hopefully be allowed, is at the very earliest. —— april 17. government has always said it was at the earliest, but it is worth reminding ourselves of that at this point. also, the transport secretary saying the vaccine rollout is going very well, broadly speaking, here in the uk. the lockdown restrictions are holding. but unless that is the case in other countries, particularly our closest european neighbours, then he said we will not be in the position that we need to be in. and you only have to look at the countries we saw there in jon's look at the countries we saw there injon's report look at the countries we saw there in jon's report to look at the countries we saw there injon's report to know look at the countries we saw there in jon's report to know that just isn't the case, certainly in all european countries, at the moment.
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so a couple of dates for your diary, 17 may is at the earliest when international travel will be allowed from the uk. before that, on 12 april, task force the government has set up will report on how and where people may hopefully be able to travel to after that date. so some more detail to come down, and it remains the hope that international travel will be allowed later in the summer but it is by no means a guarantee. having a coronavirus vaccine could be a requirement as to when we are able to travel abroad, according to the boss of the australian airline qantas. alanjoyce warned that a number of governments are looking at introducing mandatory vaccinations for all international travellers as part of a plan to revive the aviation industry. demand for flights has fallen by 75% as a result of the pandemic. details of every adult and child in england, wales and northern ireland are being collected today as part of a once—in—a—decade census. by law, everyone has
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to be accounted for, in order to provide the government, local authorities and other organisations with information needed for future planning. our home editor, mark easton, has the details. voiceover: the census builds a picture of your community. l when you fill in yours, you help make decisions about services like local transport and healthcare. almost every decade since 1801, the uk has held a census, a detailed snapshot of our society that helps governments plan and fund the local services we need. schools, gp surgeries, roads, transport and housing. but for only the third time in its long history, part of the country will not be participating in this census day. in scotland it has been delayed for a year because of concerns the results would reflect the abnormal circumstances of the pandemic and prove less useful in the longer term. lockdown means people are not necessarily staying in their usual household, or have left the country during the health emergency. but the event goes ahead in the rest of the uk, with the justification that
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understanding the impact of life under covid will be vital in distributing funds where they are needed most after the pandemic is over. it's easy to complete the census online. you can do it on a computer, a tablet, or a phone. this census, for the first time, will be conducted primarily online. 90% of households will have received a letter with a 16—digit code to access a secure website page. but paper forms are available for those who need them. the 2021 census includes one new question, counting military veterans, and extra categories on sexual orientation and gender identity. it's a legal requirement to complete or be included in the census by the end of today, although officials will go door—to—door to offer support before prosecuting those who refuse to comply with a fine of up to £1000. mark easton, bbc news. refugees who come to the uk
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as part of a government scheme to help people fleeing war are to be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival. the new approach is part of series of changes to the asylum system being announced by the home secretary, priti patel, this week. at present, refugees are allowed to stay for five years and then have to make an application to live here permanently. thousands of people on australia's east coast have been ordered to leave their homes following days of record—breaking rainfall. the region of new south wales has been hit by huge storms, prompting warnings of "life threatening" flash floods. let's speak now to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. nice to see you, phil. this seems pretty serious? it nice to see you, phil. this seems pretty serious?— nice to see you, phil. this seems pretty serious? it is. the new south wales government _ pretty serious? it is. the new south wales government have _ pretty serious? it is. the new south wales government have been i pretty serious? it is. the new south i wales government have been warning that the city of sydney, the most populous city in the country, was in the path of a "rain bomb." they don't seem to be wrong. this was an
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extreme event hitting sydney. authorities are now saying parts of western sydney are in the grip of a weather system that is a once in 50 years event. now, the main reservoir supplying sydney, the warragamba dam, is overflowing for the first time in about five years. that is making nearby suburbs extremely vulnerable to flooding. thousands of people could well be ordered to leave their homes. many other low—lying communities have been ordered to evacuate. many thousands of calls have been received by emergency authorities, rescuing people from floodwaters. the surf is absolutely wild. you know of at least one swimmer who has gone missing, to the north of sydney. —— we know. is there a respite on the way, yes, but we may have to wait until the end of the week but to happen. in the meantime the rollout
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of the coronavirus vaccine here in new south wales is being disrupted. the rain continues to fall. those flood warnings continue to be made. a very, very wet autumn is awaiting this part of eastern australia and the rain is still teaming down. phil, thank you. at a time when there are restrictions on travel for most of us, wales has found itself welcoming an unexpected visitor. a giant walrus has been spotted in pembrokeshire, thousands of miles from its home in the arctic circle. it's thought the animal may have been the same one that was spotted off the coast of county kerry in ireland last week. biologists believe there's a chance it fell asleep on an iceberg and was then carried south. and at some point, presumably, said iceberg melted and it had to do a bit of swimming. i’m iceberg melted and it had to do a bit of swimming.— iceberg melted and it had to do a bit of swimming. i'm a bit worried for him or— bit of swimming. i'm a bit worried for him or her. _ bit of swimming. i'm a bit worried for him or her. those _ bit of swimming. i'm a bit worried
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for him or her. those pictures i bit of swimming. i'm a bit worried i for him or her. those pictures were taken by the rspca, so i know everything is in hand.- taken by the rspca, so i know everything is in hand. there is the obvious question about the whole | obvious question about the whole business of the return “ourney. yes. i am sure business of the return “ourney. yes. i am that h business of the return “ourney. yes. i am sure that is i business of the return journey. yes. i am sure that is being _ business of the returnjourney. i2; i am sure that is being dealt with. it is only a single ticket on an iceberg that flows south from the north pole, i suppose. iceberg that flows south from the north pole, isuppose. it iceberg that flows south from the north pole, i suppose. it is 7:11am. as attention turns to what life might look like after lockdown, one of the major challenges facing the uk is how to restart la rge—scale events safely. it's something currently being trialled in the netherlands — where a two—day music festival is under way. participants were supposed to stick to different measures to limit the spread of coronavirus but it hasn't gone to plan. our correspondent, anna holligan, is there and can tell us more. good morning, anna. good morning. if i told ou good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in — good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in a — good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in a few _ good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in a few hours _ good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in a few hours time - good morning, anna. good morning. if i told you in a few hours time they i i told you in a few hours time they were going to be hundreds of people here raving, you might think i was on another planet. literally. but actually, for a year now, we are on
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the other side of the north sea right now, and for a year we have been told to keep our distance, to avoid going out drinking, certainly no dancing in the presence of strangers. but that can't go on forever. so what they are trying to do is navigate a way to help us go back to doing the things that we love. let's have a look. surreal as it might look, a reminder of what life was once like, and an opportunity to pilot a way back to this. �* , ., , ., , . opportunity to pilot a way back to this. , . this. i'm 'ust really heavy! we can -a this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what does _ this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what does it - this. i'm just really heavy! we can party again! what does it feel i this. i'm just really heavy! we can i party again! what does it feel like? eu - horic! party again! what does it feel like? euphoric! 1500 — party again! what does it feel like? euphoric! 1500 people _ party again! what does it feel like? euphoric! 1500 people managed i party again! what does it feel like? euphoric! 1500 people managed to| party again! what does it feel like? i euphoric! 1500 people managed to get a ticket for this, _ euphoric! 1500 people managed to get a ticket for this, and _ euphoric! 1500 people managed to get a ticket for this, and everyone - euphoric! 1500 people managed to get a ticket for this, and everyone here i a ticket for this, and everyone here had to show a negative test before they were allowed in. everyone is meant to be wearing a mask, though, and as you can see, they aren't. they either don't realise or they don't care. and of course the risk
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with an event like this is when people stop following the rules, that could potentially affect everyone outside this controlled environment. soon they were all mixing, and the masks had mostly vanished. . mixing, and the masks had mostly vanished. i , i, ., mixing, and the masks had mostly vanished. i , i, i, i, vanished. once you are into the mood of dancin: vanished. once you are into the mood of dancing and — vanished. once you are into the mood of dancing and partying, _ vanished. once you are into the mood of dancing and partying, they - vanished. once you are into the mood of dancing and partying, they fly i of dancing and partying, they fly away in no time. they become a party had as i usually say. as all these people are tested and no negatives —— unknown negatives, of course this is not a normal situation. you have to see them as dust bunnies during an experiment. this is not a normal life. , , i, , i, «i life. there will be people who think it is unethical _ life. there will be people who think it is unethical to _ life. there will be people who think it is unethical to use _ life. there will be people who think it is unethical to use these - life. there will be people who think it is unethical to use these young i it is unethical to use these young people and guinea pigs. what do you say to them? mil people and guinea pigs. what do you say to them?— say to them? all these people, all the participants, they _ say to them? all these people, all the participants, they know i say to them? all these people, all the participants, they know there i say to them? all these people, alll the participants, they know there is a minor risk. they are well aware of it. we believed from the first data that we can say the risk is not much higher than staying at home.- higher than staying at home. these are motion sensors _
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higher than staying at home. these are motion sensors designed i higher than staying at home. these are motion sensors designed to i higher than staying at home. these are motion sensors designed to track the group dynamics, and the government is paying for the scientific research. this event will inevitably raise eyebrows and questions about how ethical it is, especially when neighbouring nations are locking down. here in the netherlands, the infection rate has gone up by 25% since last week. in what sense is this valuable when the risks are still so great?— risks are still so great? yeah. it will only give up the data to i will only give up the data to reopen, society, if you plan it right, you can do safe things. so this is not an unsafe event. the entertainment _ this is not an unsafe event. the entertainment industry in the netherlands and around the world has been shot down by measures to stop our social interactions. the isolation has huge consequences for businesses and our mental health. i miss it very much because i really love dancing. so for me personally, it is a big missing, to miss it. so,
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yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. me it is a big missing, to miss it. so, yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. yeah, i love it! i en'oy it. we have missed each _ yeah, i love it! i en'oy it. we have missed each other i yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. we have missed each other and _ yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. we have missed each other and now- yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. we have missed each other and now we i yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. we have| missed each other and now we can yeah, i love it! i enjoy it. we have i missed each other and now we can go to a party— missed each other and now we can go to a party again. this missed each other and now we can go to a party again-— to a party again. this feels like a revelation _ to a party again. this feels like a revelation of _ to a party again. this feels like a revelation of freedom _ to a party again. this feels like a revelation of freedom again. i to a party again. this feels like a revelation of freedom again. we| to a party again. this feels like a i revelation of freedom again. we are really— revelation of freedom again. we are really happy — revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to — revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to be — revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to be able _ revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to be able to _ revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to be able to meet i revelation of freedom again. we are really happy to be able to meet like | really happy to be able to meet like this again — really happy to be able to meet like this again it— really happy to be able to meet like this again it is— really happy to be able to meet like this again. it is also _ really happy to be able to meet like this again. it is also surreal. - really happy to be able to meet like this again. it is also surreal. meet i this again. it is also surreal. meet different people, _ this again. it is also surreal. meet different people, and _ this again. it is also surreal.- different people, and handshake, this again. it is also surreal— different people, and handshake, and hugging. different people, and handshake, and hu atin. ii different people, and handshake, and hui iini. i, , i, different people, and handshake, and huntin. ii , hugging. have you been doing a lot of hugging, then? yeah, really! i of hugging, then? yeah, really! everyone, everyone! _ everyone, everyone! they will be tested again _ everyone, everyone! they will be tested again next _ everyone, everyone! they will be tested again next week _ everyone, everyone! they will be tested again next week to i tested again next week to see if this event has been the source of an outbreak. although on previous occasions, not everyone showed up for the second test. looking ahead to festival season. this might be a model for other countries to follow. and this is what festivals of the future might look like. this is a
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test street so one in test —— ten people —— one in ten people have been tested before they go inside but they will be people watching this thinking this is reckless, we're still in the midst of a pandemic for that i want to put this to you. from the field allowed, the events team. —— field lab. what is thejustification events team. —— field lab. what is the justification of having an event like this when the infection is still around us? irate like this when the infection is still around us?— still around us? we are a big industry and _ still around us? we are a big industry and we _ still around us? we are a big industry and we also - still around us? we are a big industry and we also do i still around us? we are a big industry and we also do a i still around us? we are a big industry and we also do a loti still around us? we are a big i industry and we also do a lot for the well—being of people socially. so basically what we saw is people are missing out on social gatherings, getting together, and what we set up together with the government and the events industry, we said we want to try to see if we can build building blocks to create safe environments for events and thatis safe environments for events and that is basically what we're testing here so it a scientific research. 2,5
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here so it a scientific research. as we saw, people were supposed to keep their masks on and it wasn't long before they were off stop you are under no illusion that that was going to happen, probably, but if people aren't sticking to the rules and there, how do you know when they go outside again they will stay away from vulnerable people, as they are supposed to?— from vulnerable people, as they are supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because _ supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because we _ supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because we had _ supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because we had a _ supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because we had a seven i supposed to? what we saw in earlier events because we had a seven and. events because we had a seven and eight this weekend, what we're seeing is people stick to rules very well as they are outside the venue again. it is very different when you look at theatre, for example, or a festival, we expected a difference and we saw the difference, the testing afterwards which we also include to create a safe environment, again, it creates a safety behind the event as well. that is done by 86% of the people. so everyone here should be going for a test again next week and if this is successful they are hoping to restart this whole industry by the summer.
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was an extraordinary story because stop it is really interesting because it provokes that conversation that every country will have at some stage about what is safe. incredible pictures. like a flashback to a previous era. it made us all stop for— flashback to a previous era. it made us all stop for a _ flashback to a previous era. it made us all stop for a minute _ flashback to a previous era. it made us all stop for a minute thinking, i us all stop for a minute thinking, is that a crowd? 2,5 us all stop for a minute thinking, is that a crowd?— us all stop for a minute thinking, is that a crowd? as you say, we are all atoin is that a crowd? as you say, we are all going to — is that a crowd? as you say, we are all going to have to answer - all going to have to answer those questions at some stage. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. giving you a bit of sunday morning serenity, a lovely start of the day here in nottinghamshire, i would like to say, we start the week in the same vein but what is coming our way, windier and wetter, particularly to the north and west. any in the south and east of the country will stay dry. it really sums up the story, dry at the moment, only a few showers in the short—term. the rainfall totals do start to increase. nothing untoward
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as far as rainfall amounts are concerned and the lack of blue across the eastern areas is an indication these places will stay dry stop certainly dry for most today with high pressure in charge. this weather front here pushing southwards, open associated with the rain and not really much on it through tonight and this morning, it is clearing south and east and has just brought in slightly cooler air. it is brightening up here through the day, a bit more cloud but the vast majority is sunshine will come and go and some set a bit more than others. scotland and cumbria the sunniest spots. when the sun shines on your back, it will feel quite nice. the breeze down the north sea coast again, temperatures will drop relative to yesterday. it is a chillier day, particularly across east anglia and kent where temperatures are only seven eight degrees. towards the south—east
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midlands, wales, may be up to 14 or 15. through this evening and overnight, clearskies 15. through this evening and overnight, clear skies are in place with light wind and mist and fog patches. a bit of cloud through the peripheries and that will keep temperatures up here but with clear conditions elsewhere. if you have been out planting this weekend in the garden, the city temperatures could be a touch of frost in the suburbs and the countryside. dry with high pressure still in place. it is drifting further south than that allowed is more of a south—westerly wind developed for scotland and northern ireland. one or two for the hebrides and most of you will be dry. variable amounts of cloud, a little bit of sunshine coming through and with winds light and a shifting wind direction, it should feel a touch milder than today, particularly along the eastern coasts once again. in tuesday, dry again, best of the sunshine, more cloud in the north and west. by the end of the day towards the far west of scotland, northern ireland, they could be touching gale force and
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thatis could be touching gale force and that is the change, tuesday onwards into the second half of the week. to give you a flavour of things, you will notice across scotland and northern ireland, they will be rain on and off, some will be wintry and the further south and east, less in the further south and east, less in the way of rain. most of us will stay dry. the andrew marr show is on bbc one at 9 o'clock. andrew what do you have coming up on the programme? because britain seems to be pretty close to a full—scale vaccine trade war with the eu, i'm talking to the senior eu commissioner, to the defence secretary ben wallace, labour's shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy and because all of this involves our own vaccine rollout, doctor mary ramsey who is head of immunisation for public health england. a very busy and important head —— morning ahead. when two of coronation street's characters, alina and tyrone, shared a kiss on friday's episode, many viewers were left wondering how
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they managed to film it while abiding by social distancing guidelines. the answer? crafty camera work, plus the use of a real—life couple as kissing doubles. let's take a look at how the scene was filmed. you look proper upset, are you ok? i knew something was up earlier. i have knew something was up earlier. have not knew something was up earlier. i have not done something wrong, have i? i, �* , �* i, i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the wron. i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the wrong- what _ i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the wrong. what makes _ i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the wrong. what makes you - i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the wrong. what makes you say i i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the| wrong. what makes you say that? i? no, it's me, i'm the one in the - wrong. what makes you say that? i'm the worst person. _ wrong. what makes you say that? i'm the worst person, i'm _ wrong. what makes you say that? i'm the worst person, i'm the _ wrong. what makes you say that? i'm the worst person, i'm the worst. - wrong. what makes you say that? i'm the worst person, i'm the worst. i - the worst person, i'm the worst. [ don't the worst person, i'm the worst. don't think the worst person, i'm the worst. t don't think so, the worst person, i'm the worst. i don't think so, i think you're great. don't think so, i think you're areat. ,, don't think so, i think you're areat. ., , ., ., great. do you really mean that? yeah, of course _ great. do you really mean that? yeah, of course i _ great. do you really mean that? yeah, of course i do. _ great. do you really mean that? yeah, of course i do. you - great. do you really mean that? yeah, of course i do. you are i yeah, of course i do. you are clever, funny, beautiful... don't be
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kind to me — clever, funny, beautiful... don't be kind to me tyrone, _ clever, funny, beautiful... don't be kind to me tyrone, it _ clever, funny, beautiful... don't be kind to me tyrone, it only - clever, funny, beautiful... don't be kind to me tyrone, it only makes i kind to me tyrone, it only makes things— kind to me tyrone, it only makes things worse. kind to me tyrone, it only makes things worse-— kind to me tyrone, it only makes things worse. i things worse. makes what worse? i think i'm falling _ things worse. makes what worse? i think i'm falling for _ things worse. makes what worse? i think i'm falling for you. _ what are you doing? i never gave you the impression that i was interested! i the impression that i was interested!— the impression that i was interested! ~ ., �* , interested! i know, i'm sorry, it all my fault- — interested! i know, i'm sorry, it all my fault. because _ interested! i know, i'm sorry, it all my fault. because i'm - interested! i know, i'm sorry, it all my fault. because i'm not! l interested! i know, i'm sorry, it. all my fault. because i'm not! 0h interested! i know, i'm sorry, it. all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know, all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know. please. _ all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know, please, say— all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know, please, say no _ all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know, please, say no more. - all my fault. because i'm not! oh i know, please, say no more. it - all my fault. because i'm not! oh i. know, please, say no more. it won't happen again. that was crafty, wasn't it? that was more complicated than i expected it might have been to make that all
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happen with the benches and then the emotion of the scene and trying to do that when they have the distance and all the rest of it. very difficult- _ well, to explain how that all came together, let's speak to ruxandra porojnicu, who plays alina, and to the real—life couple subbed in for the kiss, alex mulvaney and hannah frostick. morning! the mind boggles. where do you even start? real—life first. you come home from work and say to your partner do you want to come to work with me for a kiss. is that what happened?— with me for a kiss. is that what hauened? , , ., , happened? basically, yeah. i still kee in happened? basically, yeah. i still keep in touch _ happened? basically, yeah. i still keep in touch with _ happened? basically, yeah. i still keep in touch with my _ happened? basically, yeah. i still keep in touch with my agent - happened? basically, yeah. i still keep in touch with my agent stop i happened? basically, yeah. i still| keep in touch with my agent stop i don't do too much tv work anymore. but she basically said your partner has dark hair, hasn't she? i said yes. i have a feeling, where is this going... and yes, ended up coming
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home from the office and saying honey? do you fancy kissing me on tv? ., ., honey? do you fancy kissing me on tv? . ., y ., honey? do you fancy kissing me on tv? . ., honey? do you fancy kissing me on tv? hannah, if you can relate the sto in tv? hannah, if you can relate the story in a — tv? hannah, if you can relate the story in a broadcast _ tv? hannah, if you can relate the story in a broadcast of— tv? hannah, if you can relate the story in a broadcast of the - tv? hannah, if you can relate the story in a broadcast of the way, . story in a broadcast of the way, what would your —— what was your response when alex said that? oh i was really, really nervous. but once i was there it was fine, it was completely fine. ruxandra, how is that for you? it that for you? it was a difficult experience as an actress. - that for you? it was a difficult experience as an actress. it i that for you? it was a difficult i experience as an actress. it was interesting. we can't luck hug each other or look into each other�*s eyes we had alex and hannah who are very professional and took directions well and we also had, we knew we had a great present behind the camera and a great crew so i was sure
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everything was going to work out so well. , ., ,., ., everything was going to work out so well. _, ., . ., , well. tell us about a particularly im ortant well. tell us about a particularly important pair _ well. tell us about a particularly important pair of _ well. tell us about a particularly important pair of sunglasses - well. tell us about a particularly| important pair of sunglasses that well. tell us about a particularly i important pair of sunglasses that i think were taped onto something. so the whole business of aylan �*s work. for those of us watching, it looked as it should have done if it weren't for the whole business of social distancing. for the whole business of social distancing-— for the whole business of social distancinu. , ., , ., , distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging _ distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging part _ distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging part for _ distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging part for me - distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging part for me as - distancing. yes, there was actually a challenging part for me as an - a challenging part for me as an actress. alan as well. we had to look at those glasses so it was a bit challenging but it was very interesting and then when i saw the final edit, i was so impressed by the amazing work. done in the editing room.— the amazing work. done in the editing room. alex, coronation street is a _ editing room. alex, coronation street is a family _ editing room. alex, coronation street is a family affair- editing room. alex, coronation street is a family affair for- editing room. alex, coronation| street is a family affair for you, isn't it? am i right to say that yourfamily isn't it? am i right to say that your family have also worked as extras, too? my
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your family have also worked as extras. too?— your family have also worked as extras, too? ~ , ., ., , , extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years _ extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years. that _ extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years. that is _ extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years. that is why _ extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years. that is why i - extras, too? my dad has been in it for 42 years. that is why i ended i extras, too? my dad has been in it| for 42 years. that is why i ended up getting involved, to be honest. university, most of my friends had dogsin university, most of my friends had dogs in bars and i thought actually, this sounds interesting. fancy getting me onto coronation street? the rest is history. i have worked there sporadically since. i the rest is history. i have worked there sporadically since. i suppose it is one thing, alex and hannah, appearing as an extra and quite another kissing scene. talk us through harmony takes took and the whole business so... how awkward did it feel when you have cameras everywhere and then you are kissing on the tv? i everywhere and then you are kissing on the tv? .. everywhere and then you are kissing on the tv? ~ ., , on the tv? i think it was three takes in total, _ on the tv? i think it was three takes in total, i— on the tv? i think it was three takes in total, i think. - on the tv? i think it was three takes in total, i think. but- on the tv? i think it was three | takes in total, i think. but yes, you are busily have the crew watching you coma cameraman, producer, director. you can physically see them in front of you, and then you know there's also a team in a room and a production box
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as well so very nerve racking, especially when they are critiquing your kissing. i’m especially when they are critiquing your kissing-— your kissing. i'm not sure whether ou are your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going _ your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going to — your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going to be _ your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going to be able _ your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going to be able to - your kissing. i'm not sure whether you are going to be able to share l you are going to be able to share with us but i'm curious to know if you have had any more opportunities to film kissing scenes since? ho. to film kissing scenes since? no. you've just _ to film kissing scenes since? no. you've just given _ to film kissing scenes since? iifm you've just given away the storyline! i'm trying to find out! as you are hinting, was it to do with the kiss itself that they had to do other takes? i with the kiss itself that they had to do other takes?— to do other takes? i think it was different camera _ to do other takes? i think it was different camera angles. - to do other takes? i think it was different camera angles. to - to do other takes? i think it was different camera angles. to be l different camera angles. to be honest. getting the right angle on the camera angle. obviously the smoke and mirrors, the audience thought it was tyrone, it was just getting that right camera angle. grocery, can you give me a bit of information about what might happen
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nextin information about what might happen next in this story? —— ruxandra. there is more drama to come, surely. yes, for shoppers i welcome you need to keep _ yes, for shoppers i welcome you need to keep on _ yes, for shoppers i welcome you need to keep on watching, that's for sure _ to keep on watching, that's for sure. when i would say, a lot of challenges _ sure. when i would say, a lot of challenges-— challenges. how difficult has it been for you — challenges. how difficult has it been for you filming _ challenges. how difficult has it been for you filming during - challenges. how difficult has iti been for you filming during the pandemic. in been for you filming during the andemic. been for you filming during the pandemic-— been for you filming during the andemic. , ., , pandemic. in the beginning it was very different _ pandemic. in the beginning it was very different and _ pandemic. in the beginning it was very different and challenging. i very different and challenging. everyone knows exactly what to do. like the new normal, like they would say. before it more challenging, i must admit. say. before it more challenging, i must admit-— say. before it more challenging, i must admit. great to see how the maaic must admit. great to see how the magic happens — must admit. great to see how the magic happens on _ must admit. great to see how the magic happens on the _ must admit. great to see how the
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magic happens on the cobbles. i must admit. great to see how the i magic happens on the cobbles. thank you all for coming on. we appreciate it. as ever, things are more complicated when you are shown how things actually work and they sometimes come across when you are watching the telly. plenty more to come on breakfast but we probably won't be doing any fancy camera work. stay with us. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news.
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when will we be able to go on holiday again? it's a question many of us would love to know the answer to. under the government's routemap out of lockdown, the earliest we could be allowed to head abroad is may 17th, but that's now been called into question. epidemiologist dr mike tildesley says summer holidays overseas are "extremely unlikely" because of the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the uk. hejoins us now. good morning. it is not going to ha en, good morning. it is not going to happen. is _ good morning. it is not going to happen. is it? — good morning. it is not going to happen. is it? it _ good morning. it is not going to happen, is it? it doesn't - good morning. it is not going to | happen, is it? it doesn't appear, according to your analysis, that travelling abroad this summer, given what we have seen in europe at the moment and given the variance? iuglieiiii. moment and given the variance? well, i think the first — moment and given the variance? well, i think the first thing _ moment and given the variance? well, i think the first thing to _ moment and given the variance? well, i think the first thing to say _ moment and given the variance? ii i think the first thing to say is that i'm definitely not a decision—maker and i am a verified stints away from being a decisionmaker. what i think it's safe, reallyjust my personal opinion, is where we think we are. my opinion, is where we think we are. my realfear is opinion, is where we think we are. my real fear is that the vaccination campaign is doing incredibly well in
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this country, i don't think we can understate that, how well we have done. the concern is that it is not doing quite as well in the european union, for example, and the other concern we have is that we take a lot of countries in europe, these variants —— variants with this e484k mutation that we see in the south african variant, is much more prevalent, and some of the reports coming out about vaccines, like the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, they are nowhere near as effective the south african variant. my concern is with international travel, and i totally understand the frustration and the real need of people to want to travel as soon as possible, is that if we bring more of those variants into the country we really run the risk of undoing all the good that we've done with our current vaccination campaign. given that, is there bluntly. _ vaccination campaign. given that, is there bluntly, here, _ vaccination campaign. given that, is there bluntly, here, a _ vaccination campaign. given that, is there bluntly, here, a trade-off, i there bluntly, here, a trade—off, limited to international travel significantly or pretty much entirely, and things, touch wood, can carry on opening up here at home? orthe can carry on opening up here at
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home? or the alternative, there is more trouble but in the prospect of further lockdowns? to more trouble but in the prospect of further lockdowns?— further lockdowns? to be honest, this is exactly _ further lockdowns? to be honest, this is exactly the _ further lockdowns? to be honest, this is exactly the position - further lockdowns? to be honest, this is exactly the position that i l this is exactly the position that i have been in. i really worry that i, like many people, would love to think that i would be able to go overseas in the summer, but my worry is that if we open up too quickly, we could then be seeing, if these south african variance or similar come in, and all of a sudden the vaccines are much less effective, you might see the virus spreading more readily and really putting the vulnerable much more at risk, and then as you said, sadly, possibly, another lockdown later in the year. i want to avoid that, i very much want us to be on a i—way route to freedom, as it were, as the government has stressed. i think with international travel, if we do that too quickly wish that we could be jeopardising that too quickly wish that we could bejeopardising data. that too quickly wish that we could be jeopardising data. i mentioned on social media — be jeopardising data. i mentioned on social media last _ be jeopardising data. i mentioned on social media last night _ be jeopardising data. i mentioned on social media last night that - be jeopardising data. i mentioned on social media last night that we i social media last night that we would be talking to you this morning. one or two people in the travel industry expressed frustration at your predictions around the likelihood of foreign
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holidays, understandably, from their perspective, given how important an industry it is, and how manyjobs are dependent on it. ijust wonder how useful these predictions actually are, given that none of us can be quite certain what the future holds? it can be quite certain what the future holds? , . , can be quite certain what the future holds? , ., , , . ., holds? it is really difficult. i do totally appreciate _ holds? it is really difficult. i do totally appreciate that. - holds? it is really difficult. i do totally appreciate that. i i holds? it is really difficult. i do totally appreciate that. i am i holds? it is really difficult. i do totally appreciate that. i am in | holds? it is really difficult. i do. totally appreciate that. i am in a position, i have research projects overseas that i have not been able to go to for over a year, and they are severely injeopardy to go to for over a year, and they are severely in jeopardy because i'm unable to travel internationally. i think it affects all of us in a really serious way, and it is hard, because my concern has always been, when it comes to making decisions that the government have been putting on, i would like deadlines that are achievable, and if possible, bring those dates earlier. my possible, bring those dates earlier. my concern is that if we set unrealistic expectations and then have to kick the can down the road, in a way, that is actually worse, because then it is almost like we don't really know when restrictions are going to be relaxed. i would probably like to be a little bit more cautious, and then if we do much better, possibly we could reopen things earlier. to me, that
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is the more sensible way to be. hour is the more sensible way to be. how do ou is the more sensible way to be. how do you reflect _ is the more sensible way to be. how do you reflect on _ is the more sensible way to be. how do you reflect on our _ is the more sensible way to be. how do you reflect on our top story this morning, this whole business of the jitters that have been happening in many european countries as far as the astrazeneca vaccine is concerned, the much lower rates of vaccination there, and then, i guess, the potential that these conversations have as far as vaccine hesitancy is concerned? either here, or overseas. peoplejust hesitancy is concerned? either here, or overseas. people just asking additional questions as to whether or not they think it is a good idea to get the jab? to or not they think it is a good idea to get the jab?— or not they think it is a good idea to get the jab? to get the 'ab? to be honest, this is half the to get the jab? to be honest, this is half the problem _ to get the jab? to be honest, this is half the problem with _ is half the problem with international travel. if we were doing better with the vaccination campaign in the eu, the story might bea campaign in the eu, the story might be a bit different, as to where we might be in terms of being able to travel. i think it has been hugely damaging in the eu, this mixed messaging, when it comes to, originally the cost —— oxford astrazeneca vaccine in some countries was not being given to the over 65s, and a lot of countries stopped using it because of the supposed blood clots that was really
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based on very flaky evidence. now some countries are only giving the ulster —— astrazeneca vaccine to the over 555. ulster —— astrazeneca vaccine to the oversss. i ulster —— astrazeneca vaccine to the over 555. i think it is really mixed messaging. the key thing to me is that we need as many people as possible to take the vaccines as rapidly as possible, so that we can get to high levels of protection rapidly, so that we can open up, which hopefully, in the long—term, will include travelling internationally again. will include travelling internationall aaain. . ., ., internationally again. what about . uarantine internationally again. what about quarantine periods _ internationally again. what about quarantine periods for _ internationally again. what about quarantine periods for travellers | quarantine periods for travellers returning? i quarantine periods for travellers returning? lam quarantine periods for travellers returning? i am elderly thinking of people who might want to go and see family. i guess holidays are nice to have, but is not must haves. people were particularly keenly feel not being able to see family overseas, so they might be willing to put up with a quarantine period upon return. i wonder how useful, though, they are, in your assessment, in trying to repress the virus, or limit the amount of variants from overseas coming back into the uk? n overseas coming back into the uk? i mean, quarantines are effective. if people staying quarantine for the
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full ten days. you know, of course, with the hotel quarantines that were in place, they of course you have a high level of effectiveness because people are forced to stay in their rooms. but of course we cannot reasonably expect people going overseas to visit family to come back and spent nearly £2000 in a hotel for a couple of weeks. so that is the difficulty, that in a sense, if people did stay in isolation at home for the full ten days when they get back, and theoretically the risk should be very low. but we don't need that many people not to adhere to the rules before all of a sudden we could get these new variants breaking out and a large—scale problem. i think these discussions need to happen further down the line because it is really clear we can't stay in isolation forever, we do need to be able to open our borders, and we need a solution that makes that happen. and we need a solution that makes that happen-— that happen. mike, thank you. we appreciated- _ that happen. mike, thank you. we appreciated. always _ that happen. mike, thank you. we appreciated. always nice - that happen. mike, thank you. we appreciated. always nice to i that happen. mike, thank you. we appreciated. always nice to talk i that happen. mike, thank you. we i appreciated. always nice to talk to you on the programme. i still don't quite know what we're going do, do we? ,, . ., , , , . quite know what we're going do, do we? . ., we? still uncertainty, yes. with so man of we? still uncertainty, yes. with so many of the _ we? still uncertainty, yes. with so many of the stories _ we? still uncertainty, yes. with so many of the stories it _
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we? still uncertainty, yes. with so many of the stories it boils - we? still uncertainty, yes. with so many of the stories it boils down i we? still uncertainty, yes. with so| many of the stories it boils down to that word. �* . , many of the stories it boils down to that word. �* .,, i. , that word. and as you said, it is not 'ust that word. and as you said, it is not just about _ that word. and as you said, it is notjust about holidays, - that word. and as you said, it is notjust about holidays, it i that word. and as you said, it is notjust about holidays, it is i that word. and as you said, it is i notjust about holidays, it is about people seeing friends and family they have not seen such a long time. let's go to jane, who has news of an incredible rugby match last night. yes, it was a cruel end for wales in rugby union's six nations championship as a late french try ended their grand slam hopes, losing 32—30 in paris. that would have been captainfor the grand slam. that would have been captainfor the grand slam-— that would have been captainfor the | grand slam._ not grand slam. devastated for him. not to be, unfortunately. _ grand slam. devastated for him. not to be, unfortunately. a— grand slam. devastated for him. not to be, unfortunately. a cruel- grand slam. devastated for him. not to be, unfortunately. a cruel and i grand slam. devastated for him. not to be, unfortunately. a cruel and in l to be, unfortunately. a cruel and in the six nations. but they can still win the title, which will be settled in the final game of the tournament next week, asjoe wilson reports. through the stage—managed metres of an empty stadium, there was no doubt about the occasion. it's all there in his face. but france were playing not simply to defy the welsh grand slams. they had their own eyes on the trophy, on the try line,
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there. well, wales recovered immediately. watch out for dan biggar, stronger and over. the scores were level, for a few seconds. this was scintillating stuff. now france were attacking again, and antoine dupont was soon scoring france's second try. the anthems had barely left the stadium. end to end, when would it end? not yet. whenjosh navidi found a way through, it was 14—14 inside 20 minutes. second half, and a marginal moment. did josh adams touch this ball down? on—field referee said yes, his tv colleague didn't overrule, so wales were 10 points ahead. discipline is everything. france had just scored a try when the officials spotted this. that hand, near the eye. try ruled out, paul willemse sent off. but then france did cross the line.
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three minutes left, the lead was just three. wales had played themselves to the brink of glory, and then this. the game lost, the championship still to be decided. joe wilson, bbc news. just desperately frustrating and the players obviously, you know, got so close and yet so far. so it is a tough time for them. but we have to be proud of the performers, proud of the affidavit put in through the championship. go away now and wait seven days to see the outcome of next week's game. ireland remain on course for a second place finish, after beating england 32—18 in their final match. keith earls with the first of their two tries. defeat means england are set to finish fifth in the table — with only italy below them. scotland recorded their biggest win over italy, easing to a 52—10 victory at murrayfield. duhan van der merwe scored twice, including the last of their eight
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tries. scotland have one more match to play, against france next friday, and they could still finish second if they win. the clean sweep is still on for manchester city. 14 points clear at the top of the premier league, a league cup final to come in april, champions league quarter—finalists and now they're into the last four of the fa cup. they left it late to beat everton at goodison park. both goals in their 2—0 win coming in the last five minutes. kevin de bruyne wrapping it all up, much to manager pep guardiola's delight. southampton willjoin city in the last four after a comfortable win over south coast neighbours bournemonth. nathan redmond scored twice in the 3—0 win. the pressure is mounting on newcastle united and steve bruce after a 3—0 defeat to fellow strugglers brighton. neal maupay scored their third in the win that sees brighton move six points clear of the bottom three. but newcastle are nowjust two
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points above the relegation zone. the one thing that i won't ever do is give up on anything, because we had a bad defeat. we've been ok, i believe. we haven't been sensational over the last few weeks. but tonight we have to accept, and i have to accept, the criticism that is going to come our way, and the fallout from it. because we were simply nowhere near good enough on the big occasion. of course, the buck stops with me. it always does. and i have no problems. we have been talking about wales rugby. you might remember this man, one of theirformer rugby. you might remember this man, one of their former heroes, dusting off his boots and getting back in the thick of the action. you may remember gavin henson from either his match winning performances back in 2005 or from the strictly dancefloor, but after retiring in 2019, he's decided to make a comeback in rugby league. henson has signed for west wales raiders and makes his debut tomorrow in the challenge cup
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against super league side widnes. it's supposed to be just forfun, you know? we sign for fun in the lower leagues, and just get a little taste of training in rugby league, at the lower level, be under the radar a bit. so it was a bit naive, and suddenly it's alljust taken off. ideally i would've liked about six games, before being live on tv now, so there's going to be no hiding places. so, yeah, i'm a bit nervous for this one. very impressive that he is trying that at 39. �* very impressive that he is trying that at 39-— that at 39. and straight onto the telly. jane, thank you. _ good morning to you, you are watching breakfast. it's checking on the sunday weather, with matt and the sunday weather, with matt and the daffodils. good morning. thought! good morning. thought i would bring you some signs of spring this morning. hope you are doing well the sunday morning. dry start in solihull a short while ago. grey
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skies overhead, but i'm optimistic after the grey skies over the past few days that you will see more in the way of sunshine today, as many of us will at some point or another. a slight change with the feel of things. we saw 17— a slight change with the feel of things. we saw i7— 18 degrees things. we saw 17— 18 degrees yesterday and parts of north—east scotland under the north—east of england. this weather front is pushing its way south, nothing on it except that it has changed to something a bit cooler as it has gone through the air. more of a breeze down those eastern coasts, temperatures will have dropped and it will be a bit chilly, especially through parts of norfolk and kent. winds are light comedy club breaking up in places, the sunshine will come up up in places, the sunshine will come up for the vast majority of times through the day, longer spells of sunshine through southern scotland and parts of north—west england. this is where the winds will be lightest. temperature wise, around where we should be for this time of year. if not a little bit below. certainly that is the case along those eastern coasts as well, eight or nine degrees at the highest. south—west midlands, south—east wales, and parts of the south—west of england. into this evening and
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overnight, because the daytime temperatures aren't quite as high as they have been for some of you, night will be that bit chilly. with clear skies around they will be missed and fogged, and we could see a bit of frost in the suburbs of the countryside. temperatures close to if not below freezing, these are the values in the city townsend centres, you can usually not a few degrees of them as we get outside into the countryside. a colder start to tomorrow morning, without frost around. high pressure still in charge, generally dry, slipping further south and that means more in the way of winds coming off the atlantic to the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, a bit cloudy at times through the day and one or two passing showers. the vast majority, sticking with the dry theme. sunny spells and with winds going more south—westerly instead of off pc, temperatures across those eastern counties of england in particular will lift up the biggest changes towards east anglia under south—east, and a big change still introduced tuesday for you. but here it will stay and sunny. more cloud towards the west again on tuesday. we will see the wind picking up, that could touch gale force across northern ireland and the western isles later in the day. it will
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shepherd in a bit of a change, tuesday into wednesday, weather fronts will go through not a huge amount of rain on it, but more in the way of rain especially this one across the north as we go through wednesday, more ganging up towards the rest of the rest of us. that is as we go through the rest of the week. a look at the outlook for the rest of the week, after a dry start, as you can see in glasgow and omar, things are going to turn a wet at times. —— armagh. could be a bit temperatures drop later in the week. the further south you are, for example northampton, things will stay largely dry and temperatures in double figures. for thousands of sports fans around the world, travelling to an olympic games is a once—in—a lifetime opportunity. however, overseas ticket—holders for the delayed tokyo games have been left disappointed after organisers confirmed the event will go ahead this summer without them. let's get reaction now from olympic champions, jadejones and rebecca adlington.
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good morning to you both. before we even start this interview, can i first of all say rebecca, congratulations, thank you so much for talking to us this time of the morning because you have a two —week—old baby. morning because you have a two -week-old baby.— morning because you have a two -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old- really — -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and _ -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and to _ -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and to see _ -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and to see you! - -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and to see you! as i -week-old baby. yes, he is 17 days old. really and to see you! as join | old. really and to see you! as 'oin me in saying fl old. really and to see you! as 'oin me in saying happy i old. really and to see you! as 'oin me in saying happy birthday i old. really and to see you! as join me in saying happy birthday to i old. really and to see you! as join | me in saying happy birthday to jade jones! ., .. me in saying happy birthday to jade jones! ., ~' , ., me in saying happy birthday to jade jones! ., .. ,, i'm me in saying happy birthday to jade jones!_ i'm doubly i jones! thank you! i'm doubly impressed — jones! thank you! i'm doubly impressed that _ jones! thank you! i'm doubly impressed that you - jones! thank you! i'm doubly impressed that you are i jones! thank you! i'm doubly impressed that you are both | jones! thank you! i'm doubly i impressed that you are both up to talk to us, it is great to see you both. rebecca, first of all, your reaction to the news that they won't be overseas fans in the crowd. when you are at your olympic games, how important was it to have your friends, families, cheering them on? gill i think that is the thing because we all love the crowd and the crowd really help athletes as well. .,. ., the crowd really help athletes as well. .. ., , ., , well. the fact that your friends, our well. the fact that your friends, your partner. — well. the fact that your friends, your partner, your— well. the fact that your friends,
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your partner, your loved - well. the fact that your friends, your partner, your loved ones, l your partner, your loved ones, whoever it is, can't be there, that is the most disappointing thing. i always say my metals are 50% mine and 50% my parents' because of all their dedication and what they put into it, so it is very hard for the athletes going knowing their loved ones can't be there, but at least they are happening.— ones can't be there, but at least they are happening. jade, that seems like an appropriate _ they are happening. jade, that seems like an appropriate moment _ they are happening. jade, that seems like an appropriate moment to - they are happening. jade, that seems like an appropriate moment to ask i like an appropriate moment to ask your reaction when you heard the news yesterday. s i can't lie, i am truly, truly gutted. my family have been there from all the olympics so far. ., . .. been there from all the olympics so far. , .,, far. lack rebecca said, it does alwa s far. lack rebecca said, it does always give — far. lack rebecca said, it does always give you _ far. lack rebecca said, it does always give you that _ far. lack rebecca said, it does always give you that push i far. lack rebecca said, it does always give you that push -- l far. lack rebecca said, it does i always give you that push -- like always give you that push —— like rebecca — always give you that push —— like rebecca said. but it is about the people _ rebecca said. but it is about the people and the health and it is kind of expected so now i am seeing it as i of expected so now i am seeing it as i have _ of expected so now i am seeing it as i have just _ of expected so now i am seeing it as i have just got to try and bring home — i have just got to try and bring home that that metal to them. —— medal~ _ home that that metal to them. —— medal. 30— home that that metal to them. -- medal. , ., ., ., ,
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medal. so you would have preferred the olympics _ medal. so you would have preferred the olympics to _ medal. so you would have preferred the olympics to be _ medal. so you would have preferred the olympics to be delayed - medal. so you would have preferred the olympics to be delayed even i the olympics to be delayed even further in order to have overseas fans there? it sounds like you just want to get it done. fans there? it sounds like you 'ust want to get it done.i want to get it done. yes, like you said, i want to get it done. yes, like you said. i would _ want to get it done. yes, like you said, i would like _ want to get it done. yes, like you said, i would like my _ want to get it done. yes, like you said, i would like my family i want to get it done. yes, like you said, i would like my family to i want to get it done. yes, like you said, i would like my family to bei said, i would like my family to be there _ said, i would like my family to be there lrul— said, i would like my family to be there but obviously it has already been _ there but obviously it has already been postponed a year and it is really— been postponed a year and it is really tough for athletes. the 0lymph— really tough for athletes. the olympic cycle is a long cycle. it is four years — olympic cycle is a long cycle. it is four years already. this time it has been _ four years already. this time it has been five _ four years already. this time it has been five years and am going in a bit older— been five years and am going in a bit older than i would have before so i definitely want to get it done. and for— so i definitely want to get it done. and for the — so i definitely want to get it done. and for the olympians going to tokyo, you must fill the sympathy. we have had the delay and now we've heard that families won't be there. how important is the mental preparation heading into these games? i preparation heading into these names? , .. , games? i definitely think it is something — games? i definitely think it is something they _ games? i definitely think it is something they will - games? i definitely think it is something they will have i games? i definitely think it is something they will have to l games? i definitely think it is - something they will have to address. just then, two things you just said but also this is not going to be a normal games. if you are like jade and you are already experienced, you
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will notice a huge difference coming into this games. if it is your first one you probablyjust don't know what to expect and that can play on an athlete's mind. you have to be prepared and you want to get prepared and you want to get prepared and you want to get prepared and beat mentally, just as physically you train, you want to get mentally that strong as well so you know what to expect stop with the competition anyway, what countries have been training? what countries have been training? what countries haven't been training? have they had the same lockdowns? you don't know what to do expect to i think it about the athletes, just attack it, like jade said, it has really been long enough now and they are so excited and want to hopefully bring home some medals for us. haifa bring home some medals for us. how can commentators _ bring home some medals for us. how can commentators and organisers make sure that they bring this event alive and we feel some sense of the apeness there? i alive and we feel some sense of the apeness there?— apeness there? i think the game alread do apeness there? i think the game
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already do that. _ apeness there? i think the game already do that. -- _ apeness there? i think the game already do that. -- games. i- apeness there? i think the game already do that. -- games. i still already do that. —— games. i still talk to semi— people about the london olympics, even if they were not in london and didn't go to the games. everyone felt that way. i think we will feel that way, especially since we haven't had that much live sport and obviously football and other sports have come back but we haven't had a multiple sport —— multiple sport arena like the olympics so i think we're all going tojust enjoy the olympics so i think we're all going to just enjoy having something live on telly, just getting engrossed and i know so many people do that with the olympics anyway evenif do that with the olympics anyway even if you are not a sports fan, people just love the olympics. i people just love the olympics. i definitely think there is going to be a hungerfor live definitely think there is going to be a hunger for live sport and we were got that. —— we will get that was not jade, were got that. —— we will get that was notjade, had to ask how your preparations have been, but what form a un right now? lack rebecca said, it has been _ form a un right now? lack rebecca said, it has been different - form a un right now? lack rebecca said, it has been different this i said, it has been different this time — said, it has been different this time. obviously training from the garage _ time. obviously training from the garage and now we're back at the academy— garage and now we're back at the academy feeling in really good
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shape — academy feeling in really good shape i— academy feeling in really good shape. i took this time to try and better— shape. i took this time to try and better myself and see it as an extra year to— better myself and see it as an extra year to get— better myself and see it as an extra year to get better so i have got the europeans— year to get better so i have got the europeans in three weeks and that will be _ europeans in three weeks and that will be a _ europeans in three weeks and that will be a good test to see where i am truly— will be a good test to see where i am truly at — will be a good test to see where i am truly at like rebecca said, just going _ am truly at like rebecca said, just going on— am truly at like rebecca said, just going on with an open mind and not knowing _ going on with an open mind and not knowing what to expect and just attack it, really, and try and get that gold — attack it, really, and try and get that gold medal. find attack it, really, and try and get that gold medal.— attack it, really, and try and get that gold medal. and jade, one of the thin . s that gold medal. and jade, one of the things you _ that gold medal. and jade, one of the things you might _ that gold medal. and jade, one of the things you might be _ that gold medal. and jade, one of the things you might be able i that gold medal. and jade, one of the things you might be able to i the things you might be able to console yourself with, every other athlete is in the same boat, aren't they? athlete is in the same boat, aren't the ? , , ., athlete is in the same boat, aren't the? , athlete is in the same boat, aren't the ? , .,�* ~ ., they? yes, exactly and we don't know what kind of— they? yes, exactly and we don't know what kind of training _ they? yes, exactly and we don't know what kind of training they _ they? yes, exactly and we don't know what kind of training they are - they? yes, exactly and we don't know what kind of training they are going i what kind of training they are going -- they— what kind of training they are going —— they have done so i think this time _ —— they have done so i think this time it— —— they have done so i think this time it will— —— they have done so i think this time it will come down to mentality and who— time it will come down to mentality and who can handle the pressure and the different kind of training and the different kind of training and the road — the different kind of training and the road we have had to do, who will handle _ the road we have had to do, who will handle it— the road we have had to do, who will handle it the best. definitely coming — handle it the best. definitely coming down to mentality this time, i coming down to mentality this time, i reckon _ coming down to mentality this time, i reckon. , ..., coming down to mentality this time, i reckon. , . ., .~ coming down to mentality this time, i reckon. , ., .~ ., ,, i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank ou ve i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank you very much _ i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank you very much for _ i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank you very much forjoining - i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank you very much forjoining us i i reckon. rebecca and jade, thank you very much forjoining us this | you very much forjoining us this
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morning. rebecca, going to give a little albia kiss from us and jade, happy birthday. there thank you very much guys. mi; happy birthday. there thank you very much iu s. ~ , happy birthday. there thank you very muchiu s. g ., much guys. my mind was wandering -- wanderini much guys. my mind was wandering -- wandering back — much guys. my mind was wandering -- wandering back to _ much guys. my mind was wandering -- wandering back to london _ much guys. my mind was wandering -- wandering back to london games. i much guys. my mind was wandering --| wandering back to london games. they were magical. it's invisible to the naked eye, but above us is a cloud of more than 9,000 tonnes of so—called space junk, everything from old satellites to rocket parts. now a mission to clean up the debris with magnets is about to get underway. let's find out more from harriet brettle, who will be at the control centre in oxfordshire for the launch tomorrow morning. good morning to you. i think this was meant to happen yesterday and thenit was meant to happen yesterday and then it was meant to happen this morning and now it is happening tomorrow morning. i guess these things are complicated. doncaster exactly how this works because this sounds like some sort of rocket fuel vacuum cleaner, this spacecraft. have pretty much got it. we will launching our mission, fingers
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crossed, tomorrow, and that will be launching two spacecraft and it will be a servicing spacecraft that will be a servicing spacecraft that will be able to demonstrate that we can go be able to demonstrate that we can 9° up be able to demonstrate that we can go up into space and safely clean up pieces of space debris. we are also bringing up our own replica piece of spacejunk as well and bringing up our own replica piece of space junk as well and under a number of different scenarios, we will show that we can capture that piece, our satellite safely and bring everything back to earth. is bring everything back to earth. is this satellite like a lemming and it will both burn up in the atmosphere along with the space junk?- along with the space 'unk? exactly. we don't along with the space 'unk? exactly. we ion-i want h along with the space 'unk? exactly. we don't want to i along with the space junk? exactly. we don't want to make _ along with the space junk? exactly. we don't want to make anything i along with the space junk? exactly. i we don't want to make anything worse by doing this demonstration. we will be launching the satellite and demonstrating that we can do the cleanup and bring everything act safely and it will tee us up for future services.— safely and it will tee us up for future services. ., ., . future services. harriet, how much 'unk out future services. harriet, how much junk out there _ future services. harriet, how much junk out there is _ future services. harriet, how much junk out there is there? _ future services. harriet, how much junk out there is there? s - future services. harriet, how much junk out there is there? s there i future services. harriet, how much junk out there is there? s there is| junk out there is there? s there is quite a lot. if you think about the number of satellites that have been launched into space over the last
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few years, we have about 3800 operational satellites and they are trying to navigate around 30,000 pieces of space debris that are larger than ten centimetres and hundreds of thousands of pieces that are much smaller than that but can still cause catastrophic damage to a satellite. ., , . ., ., still cause catastrophic damage to a satellite. ., , ., , satellite. that will become a bigger iroblem satellite. that will become a bigger problem over— satellite. that will become a bigger problem over time _ satellite. that will become a bigger problem over time so _ satellite. that will become a bigger problem over time so finding i satellite. that will become a bigger problem over time so finding a - problem over time so finding a solution to it is absolutely crucial? it is really important and as we continue to rely on satellite technology, this will get more and more important in time. can't keep launching things into space without any way to clean up so this demonstration is one of the first of its kind to show that we can do something about this problem and keep the space environment clean future generations. talk keep the space environment clean future generations.— keep the space environment clean future generations. talk me through how it will work _ future generations. talk me through how it will work has _ future generations. talk me through how it will work has taken _ future generations. talk me through how it will work has taken off. - future generations. talk me through how it will work has taken off. i'm i how it will work has taken off. i'm imagining you in a bunker in oxford with a joystick and lots of screens and itjust seems extraordinary.
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this mission will be launched from kazakhstan, fingers crossed, tomorrow. it will be launched from our mission control centre just outside of oxford in the uk. we have a fantastic team of engineers making sure the spacecraft is doing everything it is supposed to be doing. a lot of the mission is autonomous so the satellite will know what it is doing but we have got that team on the ground to be there to keep track of things. h5 there to keep track of things. is there to keep track of things. is there now and need for launching satellites for all of the work that has been done with technology, to be more sustainable?— more sustainable? absolutely. if you talk about, think _ more sustainable? absolutely. if you talk about, think about _ more sustainable? absolutely. if you talk about, think about the _ more sustainable? absolutely. if you talk about, think about the impact i talk about, think about the impact —— environmental issues that are important for us here on earth, it is the same in space. we need to have that sustainable culture going into the space as well so that the satellites providing incredible services here on earth can can —— continue to operate into the future.
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wants the rocket is up, i appreciate there has been delays, —— once the rocket is up. how long before it is, well, either mission accomplished or not? be well, either mission accomplished or not? �* . . well, either mission accomplished or not? �* ., . ., not? be launching into space and the team and mission _ not? be launching into space and the team and mission control _ not? be launching into space and the team and mission control will - not? be launching into space and the team and mission control will be - team and mission control will be doing a number of safely safety checks and we will be doing the demonstrations in the months and weeks to make sure we can capture that debris under a series of increasingly complex scenarios and we hope it will be complete by the end of the year. bud we hope it will be complete by the end of the year.— end of the year. and harriet, the idea is this _ end of the year. and harriet, the idea is this becomes _ end of the year. and harriet, the idea is this becomes a _ end of the year. and harriet, the idea is this becomes a regular i idea is this becomes a regular service? , , ~' service? yes, exactly. like when you call u- service? yes, exactly. like when you call up the — service? yes, exactly. like when you call up the breakdown _ service? yes, exactly. like when you call up the breakdown service - service? yes, exactly. like when you call up the breakdown service when l call up the breakdown service when your car breaks down on the motorway, the idea is we can do the same thing for space and that we can clean up as we go. b, same thing for space and that we can clean up as we 90-— clean up as we go. a lovely image, drawina a clean up as we go. a lovely image, drawing a comparison _ clean up as we go. a lovely image,
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drawing a comparison in _ clean up as we go. a lovely image, drawing a comparison in with - clean up as we go. a lovely image, l drawing a comparison in with conking out on the highway. i think it is seven par six in the morning uk time? ~ ., �* ~ ., time? we don't know the exact time et, we time? we don't know the exact time yet. we are — time? we don't know the exact time yet, we are waiting _ time? we don't know the exact time yet, we are waiting to _ time? we don't know the exact time yet, we are waiting to hear- time? we don't know the exact time yet, we are waiting to hear from - time? we don't know the exact time yet, we are waiting to hear from the| yet, we are waiting to hear from the launch team at our team on the ground are already ready to go. i ground are already ready to go. i hazard a guess that if it was happening at that time, it will be happening at that time, it will be happening here on breakfast. we appreciate your time. i hope we can bring that to you tomorrow morning. that will be so exciting. we are here until nine o'clock this morning. still to come on breakfast, as millions of us sit down to fill out our census forms, we find out how the questions were selected and how they've changed over time. is this the happiest street in the land? we meet the residents of one greater manchester road crowned britain's best neighbours. and ever wondered what it's like to zoom a raccoon? we'll be doing just that before 9:00am. stick with us to find out why.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. our headlines today: a new daily high for covid vaccinations — but as infection rates surge in europe, there's a warning that summer holidays abroad will be extremely unlikely. a snapshot of life during the pandemic — millions of people are due to take part in a once—in—a—decade census. wales' hopes for the grand slam are crushed. after a last—minute try from france breaks welsh hearts. and raccoons on zoom — meet the animals livening up virtual meetings.
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we will not hit 18 celsius that some hit yesterday but most places dry and a little bit more sunshine around, but the forecast for the week here on breakfast. it's sunday 21st march. our top story. more than half of all adults in the uk have now received their first coronavirus vaccine, a milestone hailed by the health secretary as a "phenomenal" achievement. but as parts of europe brace for a third wave of infections, scientists here say the prospect of summer holidays abroad may be impacted. john mcmanus reports. it's been a record—breaking week in the uk, at least as far as covid vaccines are concerned. on friday, more than 711,000 doses were administered to the public. that means more than half of the uk's adult population have now received their firstjab.
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the government says the vaccination programme is a phenomenal achievement and it insists it's on track to offer shots to all of the over—50s by mid—april. the vaccination programme is our route out of the pandemic, help us to protect people. we know these vaccines protect you but they also know they protect those around you and make it less likely that others, your loved ones, will catch coronavirus. forall of your loved ones, will catch coronavirus. for all of us, they are our route out so i am delighted so many people are coming forward and getting thejob. —— jab. over the past year, the uk has suffered the highest death toll in europe. now numbers of infections and deaths are dropping. but in parts of mainland europe, the virus is reasserting its grip. in response, parts of poland and france have reintroduced partial lockdowns. preventing those different variants of covid entering the uk has led to a warning from scientists that
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holidays overseas this summer if we were doing better with the vaccination campaign in the eu the story might be different in terms of where we were able to travel. i think it has been hugely damaging in the eu, really mixed messaging. the key thing to me is, we need as many people as possible to take the vaccines as rapidly as possible so we can get to high levels of protection rapidly so we can open up, which hopefully in the longer term will include travelling internationally again. it is not 'ust internationally again. it is not just holiday-makers - internationally again. it is not just holiday-makers who - internationally again. it is not| just holiday-makers who want internationally again. it is not. just holiday-makers who want to just holiday—makers who want to travel, those living abroad are keen to swap online chat for the real thing. a traffic light system as possible, where travellers are given the green light to visit less risky countries while others remain unread. john mcmanus, bbc news. ——
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remain unread. we're joined now by our political correspondent, jonathan blake. jonathan, good news on the vaccine front here, but a warning from abroad on cases and travel. it is certainly not going to be accelerated... the word from government is still caution. grant shapps yesterday, transport secretary, said international travel in may at the earliest. it is worth reminding ourselves of that at this point. the 12th of april is another key date, the government's vaccine international travel task force will hopefully report and give us some detail on where and how people will be able to travel this summer, if you are waiting to book a holiday or have one but there should be more detailed then. one possible idea as
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you heard onjohn's report then, a traffic light system idea, countries graded according to the level of coronavirus cases, and also the speed and density of vaccine roll—out in those individual countries. it depends what is happening elsewhere as well as what is happening in the uk. it remains the aspiration and the help in government that international travel will be a lot this summer but it is no means a guarantee. —— be allowed the summer. more than 30 people have been arrested following anti—lockdown demonstrations in london. crowds marched from hyde park to westminster, after mps urged the government to allow peaceful protests during lockdown. scotland yard said a number of officers were assaulted — some were attacked with bottles. having a coronavirus vaccine could be a requirement
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if we want to visit some countries, according to the boss of the australian airline qantas. (tx oov)alanjoyce warned that a number of governments are looking at introducing mandatory alanjoyce warned that a number of governments are looking at introducing mandatory vaccinations for all international travellers as part of a plan to revive the aviation industry. demand for flights has fallen by 75 percent as a result of the pandemic. governments are going to insist on it, i think some of the european governments are talking about it, and other governments around the world, as a condition of entry. but even if there wasn't, we think we have a duty of care to our passengers, to our crew, to say that everybody on that aircraft needs to be safe. refugees who come to the uk as part of a government scheme to help people fleeing war are to be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival. the new approach is part of series of changes to the asylum system being announced by the home secretary, priti patel, this week. at present, refugees are allowed to stay for five years and then have to make an application to live here permanently. flooding in parts of news south wales has been described by officials as a once—in—a—century event. thousands more people could be
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ordered to leave their homes. the torrential rain is forecast to continue through most of the week. let's speak now to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. phil, what's the latest there? chile is well used to nature's extremes but this deep—seated weather event, as described by the new south wales state government, is breaking records left, right and centre, the official view a couple of days ago was that sydney was potentially facing a rain bomb and certainly western parts of australia's mega city are under severe threat of flooding from torrential rain that has been hammering down now for quite some time, adding to the danger in some suburbs here in sydney, the main dam, main reservoir that supplies the drinking water is overflowing for the first time in about five
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years. very serious situations for the authorities to deal with. thousands have been made to leave their homes and many more could follow suit in the next 2a is. we are expecting some respite but not until the end of the week and what this means is already saturated parts of eastern australia will become more soaking, of course increasing the risk of flooding. also the roll—out of covid vaccinations is being disrupted here in new south wales and authorities have warned residents to be aware of a life—threatening flooding. so it is raining and rain is forecast for the next few days at least. the duke of cambridge has praised the work of those tackling the pandemic in countries caught up in war, calling them "incredible heroes. prince william joined a video call with syrian aid workers who have received funding
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from countries, including the uk, to help vulnerable people affected by a decade of conflict. the duke told the workers he was "overwhelmed" by the scale of the burden they face. at a time when there are restrictions on travel for most of us, wales has found itself welcoming an unexpected visitor. a giant walrus has been spotted in pembrokeshire, thousands of miles from its home in the arctic circle. finds itself in west wales. it is thought the animal may have been the same one that was spotted off the coast of county kerry in ireland last week. biologists believe there's a chance it fell asleep on an iceberg and was then carried south. the walrus of equivalent of getting a late night bus and ending up in the depot. a late night bus and ending up in the deot. ~ ., ., a late night bus and ending up in the deot, . ., ., ., ., , , the depot. what had that walrus been u . the depot. what had that walrus been u- to? he
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the depot. what had that walrus been up to? he is — the depot. what had that walrus been up to? he is able _ the depot. what had that walrus been up to? he is able to _ the depot. what had that walrus been up to? he is able to travel, _ the depot. what had that walrus been up to? he is able to travel, a - up to? he is able to travel, a luxury the — up to? he is able to travel, a luxury the rest _ up to? he is able to travel, a luxury the rest of _ up to? he is able to travel, a luxury the rest of us - up to? he is able to travel, a luxury the rest of us are - up to? he is able to travel, a i luxury the rest of us are denied. but only a single ticket on the iceberg. there is a follow—up in that story. a snapshot of life in england, wales and northern ireland will be captured today when millions of people take part in a once—in—a—decade census. the information gathered will be used by the government and local authorities to better fund services. but the full results may not be available to the public for 100 years. our home editor mark easton reports. voiceover: the census builds a picture of your community. l when you fill in yours, l you help make decisions about services likej local transport and healthcare. almost every decade since 1801, the uk has held a census, a detailed snapshot of our society that helps governments plan and fund the local services we need. schools, gp surgeries, roads, transport and housing. but for only the third time in its long history, part of the country will not be participating in this census day.
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in scotland it has been delayed for a year because of concerns the results would reflect the abnormal circumstances of the pandemic and prove less useful in the longer term. lockdown means people are not necessarily staying in their usual household, or have left the country during the health emergency. but the event goes ahead in the rest of the uk, with the justification that understanding the impact of life under covid will be vital in distributing funds where they are needed most after the pandemic is over. it's easy to complete the census online. i you can do it on a computer, you can do it on a tablet, i or phone. this census, for the first time, will be conducted primarily online. 90% of households will have received a letter with a 16—digit code to access a secure website page. but paper forms are available for those who need them. the 2021 census includes one new question, counting military veterans, and extra categories on sexual orientation and gender identity. it's a legal requirement to complete
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or be included in the census by the end of today, although officials will go door—to—door to offer support before prosecuting those who refuse to comply with a fine of up to £1000. mark easton, bbc news. let's find out more from peter benton from the office for national statistics. peter, this must be like christmas day for you! this is heaven for a statistician. the census really is the fundamental bedrock of our statistical system. b, the fundamental bedrock of our statistical system.— the fundamental bedrock of our statistical system. a good day for us. how statistical system. a good day for us- how does _ statistical system. a good day for us. how does it _ statistical system. a good day for us. how does it work _ statistical system. a good day for us. how does it work from - statistical system. a good day for us. how does it work from your . us. how does it work from your perspective? we are all going to fill in the information today, at what point does it start flooding into the office for national statistics so you can start pouring over it? it statistics so you can start pouring over it? , . . , statistics so you can start pouring over it? , ., ., , over it? it is already flooding in, i'm pleased _ over it? it is already flooding in, i'm pleased to — over it? it is already flooding in, i'm pleased to say. _ over it? it is already flooding in, i'm pleased to say. many - over it? it is already flooding in, j i'm pleased to say. many people over it? it is already flooding in, i i'm pleased to say. many people are responding online but i will never
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be satisfied until everybody has done it. we will process the data over the next 12 months, in about 12 months we will publish the first results that will give us that fabulous snapshot of all of our local communities. i fabulous snapshot of all of our local communities.— fabulous snapshot of all of our local communities. i detect you miaht local communities. i detect you might have _ local communities. i detect you might have spent _ local communities. i detect you might have spent some - local communities. i detect you might have spent some of- local communities. i detect you might have spent some of your| local communities. i detect you i might have spent some of your time looking back at previous census as well as this one, what is fascinating is that the snapshot every day that —— on the day every ten years, but they also give an insight to historians about the contemporary concerns at the moment that the questions were asked about what society is considering. as mark was expelling, areas which might be controversial about particular questions being asked? the census noes questions being asked? the census aoes back questions being asked? the census goes back to _ questions being asked? the census goes back to 1801, _ questions being asked? the census goes back to 1801, and _ questions being asked? the census goes back to 1801, and when i questions being asked? the census goes back to 1801, and when the i goes back to 1801, and when the first one was asked, they were about 9 million of us in england and
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wales. the concern at the time was with the we would have enough fighting men to fight in the napoleonic wars. it has moved on. then questions about children being orphaned from the first world war or the spanish flu. then the 19505, all about housing, how many people have got a kitchen sink, only an outside toilet? forthe got a kitchen sink, only an outside toilet? for the next couple of decades that was a focus but now housing is of a much higher quality and the census i5 housing is of a much higher quality and the census is looking at all the diversity of the population. so our local services can plan. we diversity of the population. so our local services can plan.— local services can plan. we talked about the census _ local services can plan. we talked about the census on _ local services can plan. we talked about the census on breakfast i about the census on breakfast yesterday and had loads of e—mails, people asking about the whole business of how it is done. it is the snapshot as i say, everyone has to figure ten, but how do you get to people hard to reach? people who are homeless for instance? we people hard to reach? people who are homeless for instance?—
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homeless for instance? we wear for ears, all homeless for instance? we wear for years. all kinds _ homeless for instance? we wear for years, all kinds of— homeless for instance? we wear for years, all kinds of community i years, all kinds of community groups, whether religious groups or ethnic groups, nationally and locally, through local authorities, to make sure everyone can be counted. homeless people can be included whether it is at a shelter or actually sleeping rough. they can call our contact centre and through that we will be able to give them a count of where they are on census night. that rich snapshot really is the fundamental basis for planning health care, education, housing. the that all depend on where people are and they make up of a local community. the census that snapshot which is the bedrock of planning for the next ten years.— the next ten years. crucial to the compilation _ the next ten years. crucial to the compilation of — the next ten years. crucial to the compilation of the _ the next ten years. crucial to the compilation of the data, - the next ten years. crucial to the compilation of the data, when i the next ten years. crucial to the compilation of the data, when it| the next ten years. crucial to the l compilation of the data, when it is sent out to government departments or those who can usefully use the information right now, but then the 100 year lag we were mentioning in terms of the rich data being published for us all to see. angie
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e—mailed us asking about the 1921 census. and when we might be able to see the detail of that. and like many others wanting to trace family lines, and the obviously a rich source of information that regard. the census data is confidential. we do not pass it to government, they will authority, do not pass it to government, they willauthority, immigration authorities, it stays locked away for 100 years, apart from the aggregate statistics we produce. if i were in the office now, underneath my desk we have a basement. that has all of the 1921 forms in it and they are currently being scanned and digitised so in 2022,100 are currently being scanned and digitised so in 2022, 100 years later, they will finally see the light of day. i5 later, they will finally see the light of day-— light of day. is this stuff definitely _ light of day. is this stuff definitely secure, i light of day. is this stuff definitely secure, in i light of day. is this stuffj definitely secure, in this light of day. is this stuff i definitely secure, in this era light of day. is this stuff - definitely secure, in this era we hear of data leaks, things being hacked into, how can you reassure us the personal information you are collecting will be secure for as long as you promise? we
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collecting will be secure for as long as you promise? we have been doin: the long as you promise? we have been doing the sentence _ long as you promise? we have been doing the sentence -- _ long as you promise? we have been doing the sentence -- census i long as you promise? we have been doing the sentence -- census four. long as you promise? we have been| doing the sentence -- census four to doing the sentence —— census four to 20 years, it is all absolutely secure and we are well tested so you can be confident data is safe. we all face this _ can be confident data is safe. we all face this form, we do not have the excuses we might have had in the past in terms of stuff to do of a sunday. walk us through what we encounter when we log on or those doing it on paper, and the whole business of the fine. £1000 fine, how soon could people be fined if they do not sort this out? it is dead simple. _ they do not sort this out? it is dead simple, you _ they do not sort this out? it is dead simple, you go - they do not sort this out? it 3 dead simple, you go to our website, you put in the code for your address. if you do not have the code or cannot access it, some people might be at a second residence for example, you can go online, pick your address, example, you can go online, pick youraddress, get example, you can go online, pick your address, get a code from your address sent to your phone by text message so everyone can take part. doing it online is actually quicker and easier than doing it on paper
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you would be surprised to hear, it is well structured, you can do it on your phone, smartphone or tablet. it is a legal requirement and that simply reflects the importance of having the rich snapshot of every local community. it calls out the diversity by religion, language we speak by country of birth unequalled by any other statistics. it speak by country of birth unequalled by any other statistics.— by any other statistics. it takes about ten _ by any other statistics. it takes about ten minutes? _ by any other statistics. it takes about ten minutes? i - by any other statistics. it takes about ten minutes? i pick i by any other statistics. it takes about ten minutes? i pick up i by any other statistics. it takes i about ten minutes? i pick up these cookbooks that take 2.5 hours and not half an hour, is it definitely ten minutes? it not half an hour, is it definitely ten minutes?— not half an hour, is it definitely ten minutes? , ., , ten minutes? it is about ten minutes er ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person. — ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person. so _ ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person. so if— ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person. so if you _ ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person, so if you have _ ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person, so if you have three i ten minutes? it is about ten minutes per person, so if you have three or. per person, so if you have three or four are in per person, so if you have three or fourare in the per person, so if you have three or four are in the family, maybe 30 minutes. i have had stories of 93—year—olds picking it up and doing it on their ipad and saying it was so easy. people have learned to use the internet perhaps in ways they haven't done before during the pandemic. it is straightforward and
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easy to do. pandemic. it is straightforward and eas to do. �* , . pandemic. it is straightforward and eas to do. �* ' . ., easy to do. peter benson, office for national statistics. _ easy to do. peter benson, office for national statistics. 2.5 _ easy to do. peter benson, office for national statistics. 2.5 hours - easy to do. peter benson, office for national statistics. 2.5 hours to i national statistics. 2.5 hours to make your _ national statistics. 2.5 hours to make your tea? _ national statistics. 2.5 hours to make your tea? 20 _ national statistics. 2.5 hours to make your tea? 20 minutes i make your tea? 20 minutes preparation. _ make your tea? 20 minutes preparation, 20 _ make your tea? 20 minutes preparation, 20 minutes- make your tea? 20 minutes i preparation, 20 minutes cooking, make your tea? 20 minutes - preparation, 20 minutes cooking, as if! ., , ., if! someone is agreeing with you, matt? i get told off all the time to be quicker. brighterthan i get told off all the time to be quicker. brighter than some of you expected. bluerskies quicker. brighter than some of you expected. bluer skies breaking through the cloud in shropshire. the story this week is one of change. atlantic winds take hold, as in the north and west could expect some rain at times, not much if any rain in the south and east. at the moment, very little rain around. you
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can see the impact across the western areas, the blue colours appearing on some of the hills, nothing towards some eastern areas of the country. a case of staying dry throughout after a dry start to the weekend across the eastern half of the uk. a cold front pushed southwards through the night, nothing on it, slightly cooler air than yesterday. reintroducing the cold northerly wind in parts of east anglia, far south east, chilly day there. blue skies, parts of south scotland into cumbria. elsewhere cloud coming and going, some glimpses of sunshine now and again, some of you will see improvement on recent days. brisk wind in northern scotland, northerly breeze east coast of england. compared to the temperatures of yesterday, only around 7—11, warmest conditions if you can comment that south east
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wales, east midlands. overnight, clearskies wales, east midlands. overnight, clear skies sea mist and fog. a colder night, temperatures dropping below freezing away from the towns and city centres. in the suburbs and countryside, knock a few degrees of that hence the risk of frost for the new week. high pressure, generally dry, slips further south and more of the way of atlantic winds toward scotland and northern ireland, with that coming more cloud. splashes of rain towards the highlands and islands. art show in northern ireland and one or two around irish sea coasts. you will stay dry for the majority on monday. sunshine based in central and eastern parts and temperatures lifting a little relative to today. warmer day for some in the east of england, dry and reasonably sorry for many. we will see some rain and some strong winds arrived towards the end of the day.
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for the rest of the week, scotland and northern ireland showers, dry to the south and east. dinner should be on the table for about nine. i know she is better than that. i am not. i am already thinking about what i will do. 8:22am. more than half of all adults in the uk have now received a first dose of coronavirus vaccine. the health secretary has called the milestone a "phenomenal achievement", but it comes amid concerns over supplies, after a shipment of doses was delayed. let's speak now to one of our regular gps, dr mohit mandiratta. let's talk about the potential delay in vaccines. who will it affect and if you have already had your first vaccine, does this mean your second vaccine, does this mean your second vaccine might be delayed? goad
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vaccine might be delayed? good mornin: , vaccine might be delayed? good morning. it _ vaccine might be delayed? good morning, it has _ vaccine might be delayed? good morning, it has been _ vaccine might be delayed? good morning, it has been an - vaccine might be delayed? (13mg. morning, it has been an incredible effort across the nhs to get to where we are at the moment, over half of the adults in the uk now vaccinated, record figures in the last couple of days in terms of vaccination. we have had information to say vaccine supply may be limited into april. this is frustrating, we are doing such a greatjob delivering vaccines, all the vaccines we are getting, we will continue to do that. if they are limited, we will be looking to get supply up but if limited we have been reassured lots of our doses will be second doses we are doing as we approach the 12 week period from when people have had theirfirst test in january. when people have had theirfirst test injanuary. we have been reassured those supplies will be available and any appointments booked will not be cancelled. if you have an appointment, please turn up. it is so important we carry on with the vaccination programme. we were
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always told about a delay being possible. in always told about a delay being ossible. , ., possible. in terms of the astrazeneca _ possible. in terms of the astrazeneca vaccine, i possible. in terms of the i astrazeneca vaccine, have possible. in terms of the _ astrazeneca vaccine, have patience asked more questions about that particular vaccine? asked more questions about that particularvaccine? in asked more questions about that particular vaccine ?_ particular vaccine? in the small numbers that _ particular vaccine? in the small numbers that is _ particular vaccine? in the small numbers that is what _ particular vaccine? in the small numbers that is what we i particular vaccine? in the small numbers that is what we have i particular vaccine? in the small- numbers that is what we have seen, not significant numbers. i would echo what we have said previously, the vaccines are safe, rigorously tested, gone through trial processes, effective. we have massive data from the millions vaccinated now that shows the millions vaccinated now that shows lives are being saved, transmission is being reduced, in terms of plot courts, that was the worry raised, 37 out of 17 billion, no more than the baseline rate in the population. one or two people per thousand getting blood courts and pulmonary embolism and more. the vaccine is safe, if people are uncertain, we will see some hesitancy and
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complacency in our younger populations who may think, i am not affected by covid as much, it is important to remind yourself you are protecting other people around you, young people can still get very unwell, people can get long covered, which i am seeing in my patience. if you have got questions, we will always discuss all the pros and cons of any medicines. —— long covid. do not waste vaccines, please. i5 of any medicines. -- long covid. do not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense _ not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense we _ not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense we are _ not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense we are seeing - not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense we are seeing in i not waste vaccines, please. is there still be sense we are seeing in lots. still be sense we are seeing in lots of images we get in here that people are filled with joy to be getting their vaccine. are filled with joy to be getting theirvaccine. lots are filled with joy to be getting their vaccine. lots of places see quite a special atmosphere when it is happening. we quite a special atmosphere when it is happening-— is happening. we are doing the vaccinations _ is happening. we are doing the vaccinations that _ is happening. we are doing the vaccinations that our _ is happening. we are doing the vaccinations that our surgery, i j vaccinations that our surgery, i have done some vaccine clinics, people are so pleased and grateful, getting emotional, tears ofjoy when
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getting emotional, tears ofjoy when getting their vaccine. it is that feeling that we are world leaders in the vaccine programme and that is playing out now. compared to europe, it is a stark reminder of where we were a few weeks ago. we are lucky were a few weeks ago. we are lucky we have the nhs and hope of getting back to normality. really happy about what we are seeing in our practice. about what we are seeing in our ractice. ., , about what we are seeing in our ractice. , , ., practice. europe, the possibility of another wave _ practice. europe, the possibility of another wave in _ practice. europe, the possibility of another wave in mainland - practice. europe, the possibility of another wave in mainland europe | practice. europe, the possibility of. another wave in mainland europe at the moment, in particular countries. lots of people talking about the prospect of summer holidays, travelling abroad, whether it is a holiday or seeing friends and family. what is your feeling at this moment? will people be able to travel internationally, even in a limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. _ limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. i _ limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. i as _ limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. i as much _ limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. i as much as - limited way, any time soon? it is a difficult one. i as much as anybodyj difficult one. i as much as anybody love travelling, i have family in different parts of the world. it is a real reflection of how we need the vaccine programme to be a global
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effort, as many people to be vaccinated as quickly as possible to return to normal in terms of travel. the government said the earliest with the 17th of may for travel restrictions being lifted. they will make that decision at the time, see how safe things are. i would hope for travel but it is difficult to judge where we will be in a few weeks. if you have things to look forward to, we can already meet people outside for exercise or on a park bench, and soon people in gardens. and i am looking forward to a haircut. we will also be able to see loved ones again. small steps, and hopefully travelling again in the near future. and hopefully travelling again in the nearfuture. dr and hopefully travelling again in the near future.— the near future. dr mohit mandiratta, _ the near future. dr mohit mandiratta, great - the near future. dr mohit mandiratta, great to i the near future. dr mohit mandiratta, great to talk| the near future. dr mohit i mandiratta, great to talk to the near future. dr mohit - mandiratta, great to talk to you. the near future. dr mohit _ mandiratta, great to talk to you. we are all looking forward to a haircut! back in 1940, a young woman named
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olivia jordan left england for france to help the war effort by driving ambulances. it was the start of a journey that would see her awarded a french war medal and become chauffeur to former french president, charles de gaulle. now, aged 102, olivia has been speakng to edward sault about her remarkable life. general charles de gaulle and exile in london addressing the people of france during the second world war but not many people knew his chauffeur was a young english woman from the south coast. i got to know him better simply by
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being able to speak his own language. being able to speak his own language-— being able to speak his own lanaauae. ,, ., ., . language. she went to france, olivia, language. she went to france, olivia. to _ language. she went to france, olivia, to drive _ language. she went to france, olivia, to drive ambulances i language. she went to france, i olivia, to drive ambulances before being sent to the maginot line. mr; being sent to the maginot line. m government... being sent to the maginot line. my government... he _ being sent to the maginot line. my government... he couldn't - being sent to the maginot line. my government... he couldn't speaki being sent to the maginot line. my i government... he couldn't speak much enalish. as government... he couldn't speak much english- as the — government... he couldn't speak much english. as the germans _ government... he couldn't speak much english. as the germans edged - government... he couldn't speak much english. as the germans edged closerl english. as the germans edged closer to paris, olivia was told she was in danger. she brought back important papers for charles de gaulle and ended up working for him. i papers for charles de gaulle and ended up working for him. i loved it. iwas ended up working for him. i loved it. i was talking _ ended up working for him. i loved it. i was talking french _ ended up working for him. i loved it. i was talking french all - ended up working for him. i loved it. i was talking french all the - it. i was talking french all the time. i always _ it. i was talking french all the time. i always loved - it. i was talking french all the time. i always loved it. - it. i was talking french all the time. i always loved it. today| time. i always loved it. today olivia has a slower pace of life. recently she celebrated her 102nd birthday. she recently she celebrated her 102nd birthda . ,, , , ., recently she celebrated her 102nd birthda . ,, , ., ., birthday. she tells us a lot about her ast, birthday. she tells us a lot about her past. you — birthday. she tells us a lot about her past, you have _ birthday. she tells us a lot about
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her past, you have to _ birthday. she tells us a lot about her past, you have to sit - birthday. she tells us a lot about her past, you have to sit with - birthday. she tells us a lot about| her past, you have to sit with her and enjoy— her past, you have to sit with her and enjoy listening because she has so many— and enjoy listening because she has so many things to tell. this historic day _ so many things to tell. this historic day commemorating france double _ historic day commemorating france double liberation— historic day commemorating france double liberation holds— historic day commemorating france double liberation holds a _ historic day commemorating france double liberation holds a double . double liberation holds a double meeting — double liberation holds a double meetinu. . , double liberation holds a double meetin. ., , ., ., meeting. olivia is passionate about france and her _ meeting. olivia is passionate about france and her language, _ meeting. olivia is passionate about france and her language, she - meeting. olivia is passionate about france and her language, she was. france and her language, she was given a prestigious medal. i am given a prestigious medal. i am roud of given a prestigious medal. i am proud of it- _ given a prestigious medal. i am proud of it. croix _ given a prestigious medal. i am proud of it. croix de _ given a prestigious medal. i am proud of it. croix de guerre. - given a prestigious medal. i am| proud of it. croix de guerre. she given a prestigious medal. i am i proud of it. croix de guerre. she is full of pride _ proud of it. croix de guerre. she is full of pride and _ proud of it. croix de guerre. she is full of pride and memories. - proud of it. croix de guerre. she is| full of pride and memories. edward segment. —— sault.
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hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. every week, bbc news presenter, ros atkins, takes an in—depth look at one of the issues that have been hitting the headlines. this time, it's the astrazeneca vaccine and why some countries in europe decided to suspend it's rollout. let's take a look. this week, we are going to look at a puzzle. i think it's some kind of social orfear—based contagion, i mean there's no rational basis to this. this is a safe vaccine. the puzzle is how the astrazeneca vaccine, which was hailed as a vital achievement now finds itself in a scientific and political storm, because from the start it was also seen as being particularly important. this is a really significant moment in the fight against this pandemic, because the vaccine is the way out and the _ approval of the astrazeneca vaccine brings forward the date at which we are going to bring this
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pandemic to an end. the leading immunologist helen fletcher told us in december: so we have a vaccine that is relative cheap, easy to store, vital to the global roll out and which the uk, european regulators and the who all say is fine to use. so why is this happening? france, germany and italy are among several countries to suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine over safety fears. in the last ten days, these european countries have all restricted the use of astrazeneca's vaccine. many have completely suspended its use and all have acted on concerns about blood clotting, despite there being no evidence to link this vaccine and blood clotting. and the european regulator could not have been clearer. this vaccine is safe
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and effective in preventing covid—i9 and its benefits to be far greater than its risks. so we have european countries out of synch with the european regulator and these aren't the first issues that astrazeneca has faced, far from it. first of all the company initially put out confusing statements about how effective this vaccine is. some studies reported around 90%, others 62%. one headline at the time read: doubts were created and they started to take hold. week later those doubts grew after the french president emmanuel macron intervened saying:
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well, mr macron was wrong on that. there was a shortage of data for the over 65s, but everything suggested the vaccine would be effective. despite that, some countries restricted astrazeneca for older people, then later those restrictions were lifted and by this point a perception was developing. here's the bbc�*s europe correspondentjean mackenzie reporting: here's one woman at a vaccination centre in berlin this week. translation: it doesn't exactly inspire a lot of confidence, because there's also a lot of discussion already at work, do i get vaccinated or not? this evidence isn'tjust anecdotal. this french survey was conducted as the suspensions were announced. only 20% of people said they had confidence in astrazeneca. for the pfizer vaccine, it's 52%.
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and let's remember the context here, while confidence in astrazeneca falls in europe, infections still rise. these are empty streets in rome after much of italy went back into lockdown. the situation's worsening in italy and elsewhere as my colleague nick beake has reported. in prague, in paris, and once again in northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. �* , ., , , , real. as well as this there is the issue of the _ real. as well as this there is the issue of the speed _ real. as well as this there is the issue of the speed of _ real. as well as this there is the issue of the speed of europe's l issue of the speed of europe's vaccine roll out. eu member states are vaccinating more slowly than the uk and the us. infection rates, hospitalisation, vaccine speed, the astrazeneca jab could help address this, but as the uk's deputy chief medical officer put it... this, but as the uk's deputy chief medical officer put it. . .— medical officer put it... vaccines don't save _ medical officer put it... vaccines don't save lives _ medical officer put it... vaccines don't save lives if _ medical officer put it... vaccines don't save lives if they're - medical officer put it... vaccines don't save lives if they're in - don't save lives if they're in fridges. they only save lives in
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they're in arms. 50 fridges. they only save lives in they're in arms.— fridges. they only save lives in they're in arms. so what is going on, how they're in arms. so what is going on. how do _ they're in arms. so what is going on. how do we — they're in arms. so what is going on, how do we get _ they're in arms. so what is going on, how do we get to _ they're in arms. so what is going on, how do we get to the - they're in arms. so what is going on, how do we get to the point l they're in arms. so what is going i on, how do we get to the point that the vaccine is not being used as much as it could be? i have four possible explanations. pr, process, politics and first patients. norwegian patients. the politics and first patients. norwegian patients. politics and first patients. norweaian atients. , norwegian patients. the patients we are talkin: norwegian patients. the patients we are talking about _ norwegian patients. the patients we are talking about are _ norwegian patients. the patients we are talking about are not _ norwegian patients. the patients we are talking about are not the - norwegian patients. the patients we are talking about are not the more i are talking about are not the more common_ are talking about are not the more common clots, these are rare cases with a _ common clots, these are rare cases with a criticat— common clots, these are rare cases with a critical outcome with a young populati°“_ with a critical outcome with a young population where it is not common. the point _ population where it is not common. the point being the blood clots in a small number of patients warrant a suspension. but to be clear, the incidents are no more frequent than incidents are no more frequent than in a regular population sample, there is no proven connection, but norway decided to act and that influenced other countries. the sect factor is politics, a lot of politics, this was a warning from the eu this week. we
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politics, this was a warning from the eu this week.— politics, this was a warning from the eu this week. we want to see preportionality — the eu this week. we want to see preportionality in _ the eu this week. we want to see proportionality in exports - the eu this week. we want to see proportionality in exports and - the eu this week. we want to see proportionality in exports and we | proportionality in exports and we are ready— proportionality in exports and we are ready to— proportionality in exports and we are ready to use _ proportionality in exports and we are ready to use whatever- proportionality in exports and we are ready to use whatever tool. proportionality in exports and wel are ready to use whatever tool we need _ are ready to use whatever tool we need to _ are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver _ are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver on _ are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver on that. _ are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver on that. this - are ready to use whatever tool we need to deliver on that.— need to deliver on that. this is about whether _ need to deliver on that. this is about whether astrazeneca - need to deliver on that. this is i about whether astrazeneca doses produced in the uk are being fairly distributed to the eu. if you want to measure the political threat, europe has not done anything like this since an oil crisis in 1973. in some quarters it has not gone down well: te you would have none of that. but —— the te you would have none of that. but -- the eu te you would have none of that. but —— the eu would have none of that. but the pressure to get it right and astrazeneca is in the middle of broader political tensions between the uk and the eu and european tensions around the vaccine roll out. just have a look at this. the
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head of italy's medicine authority on the astrazeneca suspensions: this is a leading expert on the impact of drugs on populations. {13th impact of drugs on populations. once one of the them _ impact of drugs on populations. once one of the them starts _ impact of drugs on populations. qutéi one of the them starts doing it, then they get a collective anxiety. they don't want to be standing out. they don't want to be standing out. they don't want to be the only ones going on delivering it. the they don't want to be the only ones going on delivering it.— going on delivering it. the idea bein: in going on delivering it. the idea being in an _ going on delivering it. the idea being in an influential- going on delivering it. the idea being in an influential country i going on delivering it. the idea i being in an influential country like germany takes action, it becomes politically incomfortable for others to be out of step. decisions good and bad can be amplified and that is the nature of the eu's political structure, one part unified, one part after a collection of states. if those currents impacted astrazeneca there is another factor too — process. tom nuttall said:
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keep tom's tweet in mind as we listen to emmanuel macron. translation: we are informed by science and the authorities, also doing so within the framework of a european strategy. that doing so within the framework of a european strategy.— european strategy. that word framework — european strategy. that word framework is _ european strategy. that word framework is crucial. - european strategy. that word - framework is crucial. frameworks and processes are crucial, but at a time of maximum pressure they risk being inflexible and slow and influencing what people think of the vaccine, which brings me to my fourth factor - pr. this which brings me to my fourth factor — pr. this is the prime minister of thailand having a jab after the country ended its suspension of the astrazeneca jab. he said he wanted to boost confidence in the vaccine and the who encourages this, but this is perhaps a tactic for a simpler time. this is perhaps a tactic for a simplertime. can this is perhaps a tactic for a simpler time. can photo opes be a
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match for the tsunami of information online, because once doubts exist they spread. here is a senior epidemiologist.— they spread. here is a senior epidemiologist. they spread. here is a senior eidemiolouist. , , ., epidemiologist. this is part of the challen . e epidemiologist. this is part of the challenge we _ epidemiologist. this is part of the challenge we have _ epidemiologist. this is part of the challenge we have with _ epidemiologist. this is part of the challenge we have with vaccine i challenge we have with vaccine confidence. if i tell you that vaccine a or drug a is involved with something and it gets on the internet, you will have people, saying, i took that same drug or same vaccine and now look what happened to me.— happened to me. regulators, politicians _ happened to me. regulators, politicians and _ happened to me. regulators, politicians and companies - happened to me. regulators, politicians and companies are j happened to me. regulators, - politicians and companies are not just taking decisions about science, they're taking decisions about information and as we consider how astrazeneca got to this point, i think of dr ted ross's famous line. no one is safe until everyone is safe. , , ., ., no one is safe until everyone is safe. , . safe. this is a global problem which reruires a safe. this is a global problem which requires a global— safe. this is a global problem which requires a global solution _ safe. this is a global problem which requires a global solution and - safe. this is a global problem which requires a global solution and the l requires a global solution and the astrazeneca vaccine was and is central to that solution. that makes it disorientating when we see point it disorientating when we see point it has reached in europe. but this
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clip perhaps offers a clue as to how to make sense of it. it clip perhaps offers a clue as to how to make sense of it.— to make sense of it. it isn't erring on the side _ to make sense of it. it isn't erring on the side of _ to make sense of it. it isn't erring on the side of caution, _ to make sense of it. it isn't erring on the side of caution, it - to make sense of it. it isn't erring on the side of caution, it is - on the side of caution, it is throwing caution to the wind. perhaps it is both. science is cautious, but in a world where misinformation and a virus are out of control and caution designed to keep people safe risks having the opposite effect. astrazeneca is caught in the middle of that. this is somebody from the company. this has been the — is somebody from the company. t�*u 3 has been the toughest thing i have worked on in terms of gold fish bowl environment you're in where everything is scrutinised, misrepresented.- everything is scrutinised, misrepresented. everything is scrutinised, misreresented. ., , , misrepresented. that was probably inevitable, this _ misrepresented. that was probably inevitable, this vaccine's _ misrepresented. that was probably inevitable, this vaccine's becoming | inevitable, this vaccine's becoming a real time lesson in our systems and politics are struggling to cope with the pandemic and how doubt and suspension are easily created. it is a lesson being learned the hard way.
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more from roz next weekend. you're watchin: more from roz next weekend. you're watching break _ more from roz next weekend. you're watching break fast. _ more from roz next weekend. you're watching break fast. jane _ more from roz next weekend. you're watching break fast. jane is - more from roz next weekend. you're watching break fast. jane is with - more from roz next weekend. you're watching break fast. jane is with us l watching break fast. jane is with us with a report from a fantastic game of rugby. with a report from a fantastic game ofru~b.�* with a report from a fantastic game ofru~b. ,, with a report from a fantastic game ofruub. ,, ., of rugby. arguably the best match of the tournament. _ of rugby. arguably the best match of the tournament. it _ of rugby. arguably the best match of the tournament. it had _ of rugby. arguably the best match of the tournament. it had everything. l the tournament. it had everything. it had excitement, eye gouging, red cards, sin—bins and a last minute try as well. it was last minute heartbreak for wales in paris as they missed the chance to win the grand slam. in an enthralling game, wales threw away a ten point lead against a 1li—man french team. they then conceded a match losing try from brice dulin with the last play of the game. it is just desperately frustrating
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and the players obviously, you know, got so close and yet so far. it is a tough time for them. but we have to be proud of the performance. proud of the effort they put in throughout the championship and go away now and wait seven days to see the outcome of next week's game. ireland look likely to finish second in the tournament after a convincing 32—18 win over england. keith earls got the first of their two tries. the loss means england could finish fifth. it's the first time in 45 years they've lost to all other home nations in the competition. scotland recorded their biggest win over italy — easing to a 52—10 victory at murrayfield. duhan van der merwe scored twice — including the last of their eight tries. scotland have one more match to play, against france next friday, and they could still finish second if they win. manchester city could still win four trophies this season. they're14 points clear at the top of the premier league, they're
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in april's league cup final, through to the champions league quarter—finals and now they're into the last four of the fa cup. a 2—0 win over everton, but they left it late at goodison park. both goals coming in the last five minutes. kevin de bruyne wrapping it all up, much to manager pep guardiola's delight. southampton willjoin city in the last four after a comfortable win over south coast neighbours bournemonth. nathan redmond scored twice in the 3—0 win. it's not looking promising for newcastle united or steve bruce after a 3—0 defeat to fellow strugglers brighton. neal maupay scored their third in the win that sees brighton move six points clear of the bottom three. but newcastle are nowjust two points above the relegation zone. it went to a decider, but england lost their t20 series with india after a 36 run defeat yesterday. india's dominance
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with the hat was the difference. captain virat kohli opened for them and hit a rapid 80. it was tough for england's bowlers but there was one piece of outstanding fielding. quick thinking from chrisjordan, unable to complete a catch, but tossing the ball to jason roy, who could only laugh at the brilliance of it. jos buttler and dawid malan put england in contention, but after malan went, the rest of england's batting couldn't maintain the momentum. england lost 7 wickets for 44 runs, so india comfortable winners. two—time olympic taekwondo gold medallistjadejones is unhappy that overseas fans won't be allowed into this years delayed tokyo games. she told us earlier on breakfast, she will especially miss her family while out in japan, but that she's motivated to bring home another gold for them. i can't lie, ican't lie, i i can't lie, i am truly gutted. my family have been there from the
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youth olympics, the london olympics and the rio one. it has already been postponed a year and it is tough for athletes, the olympic cycle is a long one. this time, it's been five years and i'm going into it a bit older than i even would have before. so definitely want to get it done, yeah. so definitely want to get it done, eah. ., ., ., ., ., yeah. you have got to feel for the athletes and _ yeah. you have got to feel for the athletes and their— yeah. you have got to feel for the athletes and their families. - yeah. you have got to feel for the athletes and their families. their | athletes and their families. their parents can't watch them. at least at the moment it looks like it is going ahead. at the moment it looks like it is going ahead-— at the moment it looks like it is going ahead. and it is live sport, so actually _ going ahead. and it is live sport, so actually even _ going ahead. and it is live sport, so actually even there _ going ahead. and it is live sport, so actually even there might - going ahead. and it is live sport, so actually even there might not| going ahead. and it is live sport, i so actually even there might not be fans, i think we are all desperate to see something exciting on the tv. hopefully it will bring us that. i hopefully it will bring us that. i have got to ask about that fielding in the _ have got to ask about that fielding in the cricket, it had to be thrown to the _ in the cricket, it had to be thrown to the other— in the cricket, it had to be thrown to the other guy, if you cross the boundary — to the other guy, if you cross the boundary it — to the other guy, if you cross the boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever- — boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever. he _ boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever. he has _ boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever. he has a _ boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever. he has a track- boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it was clever. he has a track record i boundary it wouldn't count? yes. it| was clever. he has a track record of doing that before chrisjordan as well. he is a very talented fielder.
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very clever. well. he is a very talented fielder. very clever-— this is where we say goodbye to chris who is off to read the news who is off to read the news on the andrew marr show. and here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a bit of sunday serenity. don't you want to be there. almost like a mill pond the water in padstow harbour. for most of us a bit more sunshine around today if you have been grey over the past few days and a dry sunday for the majority. high pressure is with us and through the night this cold front has been working southwards. not guilty not much in the term of rain. a bit of frost in scotland and north—east england. a breeze on these eastern coasts. some sunshine for many. the
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best of the sunshine southern scotland, parts of cumbria i think and it is here where the winds will be lightest. but that northly wind will make itself known. seven or eight degrees on the coasts. most of us 10 to 13 degrees. the highest temperatures in the south—west of england and wales. 1a celsius possible. tonight, some clear skies and it will turn chilly. some mist and it will turn chilly. some mist and fog patches. cloud amounts will come and go. if you're under the clear skies, temperatures will drop below freezing in the countryside. these are the city centre temperatures. high pressure still with us on monday. the atlantic winds will come in, particularly for scotland and northern ireland. a developing south—west wind. more cloud in north—west scotland and northern ireland and the chance of
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some light showers. the odd light showers around the irish sea. but most dry with sunny spells and not as chilly in the east. temperatures up as chilly in the east. temperatures up to 1a. more of a south—westerly wind on tuesday, keeping eastern and southern areas sunniest. more cloud in the west. the wind will pick up and could touch gale force in the west of ireland ahead of a front that will push eastwards bringing some rain on tuesday night into wednesday. more cloud and rain through wednesday. again more gathering to the west into thursday. after we get the first few days of the week out of way, from wednesday onwards, in glasgow rain at times, cold on friday. some sleet and snow in places. the same sort of story for northern ireland. further south and longer dry spells and in the south and east you are going to stay
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dry for much of the week with sunshine. temperatures close to where they should be for the time of the year. more throughout the morning. enjoy sunday. morning. en'oy sunday. before i let ou no, it morning. enjoy sunday. before i let you go. it has— morning. enjoy sunday. before i let you go, it has been _ morning. enjoy sunday. before i let you go, it has been the _ morning. enjoy sunday. before i let you go, it has been the official- you go, it has been the official start of spring, we are celebrating, because we don't have a huge amount to celebrate. this is weather typical for the start of spring? istale typical for the start of spring? we are roughly where she should be. spring is one of those seasons where it can fluctuate from one day to the next. things will turn windier this week and you often get that in spring. nothing too much to complain about weather—wise. spring. nothing too much to complain about weather-wise.— for all the uncertainty and sadness of the last year, there have undoubtedly also been moments of hope and humanity. this was especially on show in local communities, with neighbours pulling together in times of need. for one street in greater manchester, their strong bond forged during the pandemic has led
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to them being crowned "britain's best neighbours". ian haslam has been to meet them. back in march, lockdown hit and it was quite the shock, but here's a tale of crawford street and how they became my rock. it's the poem that helped convince judges that this street was britain's best. you go to some communities, and people don't even talk to each other. that's certainly not the case here in crawford street, though. everybody's chums. ijust thought it would be a really nice thing to do. we've all sort of created a nice support network. it's been a tough year for everyone and when i saw the competition ijust thought, do you know what? that would be great for everyone. azra's verses describe the forging of friendships over the last year. then one day i received a little letter about a street facebook group and my days got better. charlotte at number 38 had created the page and by 6:00pm that day, all introductions were made. are you the best street in the uk, do you reckon? i'd say so. definitely. yeah, absolutely.
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we've got great neighbours. we're a mixture of characters. we love helping other out, we love a bit of a party. we're just great, very friendly. it's tough being confined to the small space of your home but it's a reassuring feeling knowing you're never alone. and that's something jackie is really appreciative of. jackie, how long have you lived here for? 41 yea rs. and is the current crop of residents the best yet, do you think? they're getting there, yes, yeah. they're brilliant, while i've been shielding i've had notes pushed through my doorfrom people i'd just say hello to. which brings in this couple. then there's danielle and mike, the resident personal shoppers, making sure that those who're shielding are still eating proper. it's a good mix of different people of different ages, l to be fair. and there's nobody you don't like? not yet! we're waiting for the person. we've said anybody who moves in now, we're going to vet, to check that they're suitable for the street. speaking of which. at 31, we have the new kids on the block, aj and kate. moving in a week before lockdown really wasn't great.
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did you feel under pressure to be likeable and popular? well, no—one was really allowed out when we moved in! so we didn't have to do too much. and now it's got this accolade of being the best street around, is that surprising? i know, we definitely made the right choice! they've also got a big street party to look forward to in the coming months, laid on by the competition organisers. as in tough times we've kept each other sane and upbeat, and i'm forever grateful for the friendships formed on crawford street. that was ian haslam reporting. from meetings and birthdays, to quizzes and keeping fit, there's no doubt we've spent a great deal of the past year on video calls. but how many of us can say we've had the chance to zoom with a raccoon? well that's what's been offered by an animal park in yorkshire, which came up with the novel idea to help sustain an income during lockdown. and it's proved hugely popular. let's speak now to abigail wiseman, who is the animal manager
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at mayfield alpacas animal park. morning to you, it is lovely to see you. it is great to see you obviously, but i am looking... oh, as if by magic. introduce me to your friend. ,, , , ., ., , ., friend. she is the star of the show. she is the one _ friend. she is the star of the show. she is the one that _ friend. she is the star of the show. she is the one that everyone - friend. she is the star of the show. j she is the one that everyone wants to meet. she is having a little paddle. they love water. we might get a bit wet. is paddle. they love water. we might get a bit wet-— paddle. they love water. we might get a bit wet._ yeah, i get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, she is six — get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, she is six years _ get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, she is six years old _ get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, she is six years old and - get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, she is six years old and been - get a bit wet. is this crea. yeah, | she is six years old and been with us as she was a pet and she is here. how did your zooms with raccoons start? ,, ., how did your zooms with raccoons start?- 0h. — how did your zooms with raccoons start?- oh. my _ how did your zooms with raccoons start? 50... oh, my goodness. how did your zooms with raccoons start?- oh, my goodness. start? so... oh, my goodness. she is auoin start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy- — start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy- ls _ start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy- is she — start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy. is she all— start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy. is she all right? -
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start? so... oh, my goodness. she is going crazy. is she all right? yes, - going crazy. is she all right? yes, she isiust — going crazy. is she all right? yes, she isjust playing. _ going crazy. is she all right? yes, she isjust playing. she _ going crazy. is she all right? yes, she isjust playing. she is - going crazy. is she all right? yes, | she isjust playing. she is excited. it started with groups like cubs groups and brownies and things like that that wanted to learn, with the home learning and things like that. and the word got out and we got even families and couples, really interested in knowing more and meeting our raccoons and it took off from there. it has been a god send, i'm not going to lie. i from there. it has been a god send, i'm not going to lie.— i'm not going to lie. i know that ou and i'm not going to lie. i know that you and organisations _ i'm not going to lie. i know that you and organisations like - i'm not going to lie. i know that you and organisations like you | i'm not going to lie. i know that - you and organisations like you have suffered over the last year financially?— suffered over the last year financiall ? , ., , , financially? yes, zoos, obviously lots of people — financially? yes, zoos, obviously lots of people have _ financially? yes, zoos, obviously lots of people have been - financially? yes, zoos, obviously. lots of people have been suffering, but zoos in particular have really suffered. i think unlike a lot of other businesses, a lot of businesses shut down, but as zoos, we need people to stay and look after the animals, buy the food, medical care, heat, everything like that, it is difficult for us. as you
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see, with other zoos, we have been trying to find crazy ways to keep a bit of income coming and we had this beautiful star to do a bit of craziness for us and entertain you lot. ~ . , craziness for us and entertain you lot. ., , , ., , ~ lot. what is her personality like, if we are going _ lot. what is her personality like, if we are going to _ lot. what is her personality like, if we are going to be _ lot. what is her personality like, if we are going to be like... - lot. what is her personality like, l if we are going to be like... going to zoom her. how is she going to interact. she looks like she is being a bit shy. i interact. she looks like she is being a bit shy.— interact. she looks like she is being a bit shy. i think she is 'ust hunu . being a bit shy. i think she is 'ust hungry. she fl being a bit shy. i think she is 'ust hungry. she hi being a bit shy. i think she is 'ust hungry. she is like i being a bit shy. i think she is 'ust hungry. she is like me iffi being a bit shy. i think she isjust hungry. she is like me if there i being a bit shy. i think she isjust hungry. she is like me if there is| hungry. she is like me if there is food around, she will eat. she is like a playful toddler. she wants to be involved in everything. she has a mental capacity of a three to four—year—old child. she usually gets involved with the camera and if you get interested in that, she will come up, it depends what she likes to do. let's see if we can get her interested in the camera. because she is just adorable. interested in the camera. because she isjust adorable. you can never guarantee exactly what she will do.
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what is on that spoon? here guarantee exactly what she will do. what is on that spoon?— guarantee exactly what she will do. what is on that spoon? here we go. a bit of a treat — what is on that spoon? here we go. a bit of a treat for _ what is on that spoon? here we go. a bit of a treat for her. _ what is on that spoon? here we go. a bit of a treat for her. she _ what is on that spoon? here we go. a bit of a treat for her. she using - bit of a treat for her. she using her hands. she is interested and eating all that nice food. this is just a treat, she doesn't eat that all the time. it is for the zoom to get her close. it all the time. it is for the zoom to get her close-— get her close. it is for television --uroses get her close. it is for television purposes only — get her close. it is for television purposes only i'm _ get her close. it is for television purposes only i'm sure. - get her close. it is for television purposes only i'm sure. of- get her close. it is for television i purposes only i'm sure. of course. what sort of _ purposes only i'm sure. of course. what sort of people _ purposes only i'm sure. of course. what sort of people have - purposes only i'm sure. of course. what sort of people have been - what sort of people have been zooming you and having the chance to interact with the raccoon? istale zooming you and having the chance to interact with the raccoon?— interact with the raccoon? we have had an absolute _ interact with the raccoon? we have had an absolute array _ interact with the raccoon? we have had an absolute array of— interact with the raccoon? we have had an absolute array of people - interact with the raccoon? we have i had an absolute array of people from like i said young children and their families to young couples, older couples as well, we have had groups, we have had individuals that are obsessed with animals. people from america interested. and things like that. it has been so successful. and we have been really happy. the publicity as well, because everyone knows we are here. tell publicity as well, because everyone knows we are here.— knows we are here. tell me, are there any _
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knows we are here. tell me, are there any other _ knows we are here. tell me, are there any other animals - knows we are here. tell me, are there any other animals that - knows we are here. tell me, are there any other animals that are | there any other animals that are getting involved with the zoom calls? ~ , , ., , getting involved with the zoom calls? ~ , , ~ getting involved with the zoom calls? absolutely. we are 'ust going to brina calls? absolutely. we are 'ust going to bring out — calls? absolutely. we are 'ust going to bring out one * calls? absolutely. we are 'ust going to bring out one of _ calls? absolutely. we are 'ust going to bring out one of our _ calls? absolutely. we are just going to bring out one of our other- calls? absolutely. we are just going to bring out one of our other stars. | to bring out one of our other stars. as you can guess once you meet him he is a well named animal. m0. as you can guess once you meet him he is a well named animal. mo. he is a rescued meerkat. i will crawl closer so you can see him. we never encourage any of the animals to be pets, but they are brought as pets sometimes and they are not well treated and they need care. he was a pet for about 11 years and unfortunately, it means he doesn't know he is a meerkat and he chewed his own tail off and he hasn't got a tail. we can use them as an education specieses to make sure people understand the care that animals require. he is very friendly. animals require. he is very friendly-— animals require. he is very friendly. animals require. he is very friendl . ~ ., friendly. mo the meerkat! i imagine mo is very popular— friendly. mo the meerkat! i imagine mo is very popular with _ friendly. mo the meerkat! i imagine mo is very popular with younger - m0 is very popular with younger kids? mo is very popular with younger
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kids? , , ., , mo is very popular with younger kids? , ,., , ., mo is very popular with younger kids? , _., ., , kids? yes, he is a very popular guy. i will sit him — kids? yes, he is a very popular guy. i will sit him up _ kids? yes, he is a very popular guy. i will sit him up here. _ kids? yes, he is a very popular guy. i will sit him up here. because - kids? yes, he is a very popular guy. i will sit him up here. because he i i will sit him up here. because he is so friendly, people do get to interact with him, which is fantastic for us. but it means we can get that message about exotic animals as pets across. that is our main thing. it animals as pets across. that is our main thing-— main thing. it is lovely to see you and meet your— main thing. it is lovely to see you and meet your friends. _ main thing. it is lovely to see you and meet your friends. thank - main thing. it is lovely to see you | and meet your friends. thank you. that's all we have time for today. breakfast will be back tomorrow morning at six o'clock. bye— bye.
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