good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today: health bosses�* message to the over 50s — book a coronavirus vaccination before supplies become limited next month. it is never too late. it is an evergreen offer. if you've decided actually i'm now ready for my vaccination, you will absolutely be able to get it. as england prepares for lockdown changes on monday, the head of the nhs warns the public not to squander the gains made against covid in recent months. high tide fails to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the suez canal in egypt. good morning. the world cup qualifiers continue:

scotland take on israel, while england take on albania, looking to make it two wins from two. iceland's hottest attraction: how an erupting volcano has become a popular alternative to cinemas and theatres. hello there, good morning. it is a windy, warm day we have some rain moving its way northwards. now next week, you will need a pair of shorts and a warm coat. and —— and i will explain why later on. it's sunday the 28th march — and don't forget, the clocks have gone forward an hour. it gone forward an hour. is one minute past six o'clo( our top story: gone forward an hour. the nhs in england is urging the over 50s to book a coronavirus vaccination before an expected shortage of supply next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 5a haven't been vaccinated. the nhs will concentrate on delivering second doses in april, meaning there'll be fewer first appointments available. charlotte wright reports.

this is progress. every needle in each arm, one step closer in the fight against coronavirus. and today, a new milestone for england. this is wonderful so we have now protected 2.5 million people with a second dose, on the background of over 25 million people in england having had theirfirst over 25 million people in england having had their first dose so it is really quite phenomenal numbers and we will keep going. really quite phenomenal numbers and we will keep going-— we will keep going. across the uk as a whole the — we will keep going. across the uk as a whole the first _ we will keep going. across the uk as a whole the first dose _ we will keep going. across the uk as a whole the first dose has _ we will keep going. across the uk as a whole the first dose has been - a whole the first dose has been administered to more than 29 million people. the government says it is on track to reach all nine priority groups by the 15th of april. but as the uk role that steams ahead, a group of health and development organisations have written to the prime minister, urging him to help other countries. the groups, including the research foundation welcome and the charity save the children, say:

the government says it will share the government says it will share the majority of any future surplus supply when available. we are not quite yet —— there yet, though, uk is expected to see a reduction in supply month following a need to test a badge and delay in arrival of some doses from india so for now anyone 1850 to 69 who has yet been booked in for their first anyone 1850 to 69 who has yet been booked in for theirfirstjob has been urged by the nhs to take up the offer as soon as they can. charlotte wright, bbc news. people should not "squander the gains" made against coronavirus in recent months — that's a warning from the head of nhs england. professor stephen powis said "enormous progress" had been made, but it "does not mean job done". he made the comments ahead of lockdown restrictions in england easing tomorrow, allowing groups of up to six, or two households, to meet outside

and in private gardens. the stay—at—home rule is also ending. our reporter simon jonesjoins us now. simon, give us some more details about what the warnings are specifically stephen powis here. this morning is important because it comes from the medical director at nhs england who has been at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus —— this morning. it is a big day in england tomorrow because the stay at home rule officially comes to an end. we are still being urged not to make unnecessary journeys and stay local but you will be allowed to meet outside and in a group of up to six people, two households, and it can be in a private garden and konta but that, outdoor sporting facilities will be open but professor stephen powis says the virus is not defeated yet —— and on top of that. we have made great gains over the past year, thanks in large part due to the

vaccination programme, but he says we must not squander what we have achieved yet. the virus still has power to reach, because chaos as well, and i think he is speaking out because what he is trying to say to people is a must not go too quickly down the route out of lockdown. making this message is really an appeal to people to be sensible. as well as this, we've also got lockdown restrictions already being eased in wales yesterday, people there were told yesterday they could travel in the country which they have not been able to do before. in scotland on good friday, the stay at home message becomes stay local and in northern ireland, restrictions are being eased on the 12th of april but the message very much from this man at the nhs says you must be careful and we must be cautious. thank you, simon. wales has become the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. the stay local rule, in place since december, has been scrapped in favour of unlimited travel within wales

and groups of six people from two households can meet up outdoors in private gardens. i feel like a free bird. it's lovely, yeah, it's really nice to get that bit of normality again, you know? and just to be able to go out and just do things that we are used to doing, really. it’s and just do things that we are used to doing. rfilly-— to doing, really. it's nice to actually _ to doing, really. it's nice to actually get _ to doing, really. it's nice to actually get out _ to doing, really. it's nice to actually get out of - to doing, really. it's nice to actually get out of the - to doing, really. it's nice to actually get out of the local to doing, really. it's nice to - actually get out of the local area and smell— actually get out of the local area and smell the sea air! it actually get out of the local area and smell the sea air!— actually get out of the local area and smell the sea air! it has been a lona few and smell the sea air! it has been a long few months _ and smell the sea air! it has been a long few months of _ and smell the sea air! it has been a long few months of lockdown - and smell the sea air! it has been a long few months of lockdown so - and smell the sea air! it has been a l long few months of lockdown so nice to get _ long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, — long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, we _ long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, we got _ long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, we got here _ long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, we got here at- long few months of lockdown so nice to get here, we got here at half- to get here, we got here at half past _ to get here, we got here at half past six — to get here, we got here at half past six this _ to get here, we got here at half past six this morning _ to get here, we got here at half past six this morning and - to get here, we got here at half past six this morning and wentl to get here, we got here at half. past six this morning and went up the peggy— past six this morning and went up the peggy whitson _ past six this morning and went up the peggy whitson and _ past six this morning and went up the peggy whitson and down - past six this morning and went up the peggy whitson and down the i the peggy whitson and down the miners _ the peggy whitson and down the miners roots _ the peggy whitson and down the miners roots and _ the peggy whitson and down the miners roots and really- the peggy whitson and down the miners roots and really good, i the peggy whitson and down the i miners roots and really good, really windy— miners roots and really good, really windy up _ miners roots and really good, really windy up there. _ miners roots and really good, really windy up there, though— _ miners roots and really good, really windy up there, though— and - miners roots and really good, really windy up there, though— and cold! i a second mp has defected from the scottish national party to join the new pro—independence group being set up by alex salmond. neale hanvey, mp for kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath, willjoin the alba party, which is set to contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. yesterday, the former scottish justice secretary kenny macaskill announced he would stand as a candidate for the newly established party. more than 100 people were killed

by myanmar�*s security forces yesterday, making it the deadliest day of protesting since the ruling military�*s coup last month. the actions have been widely condemned by both the us secretary of state antony blinken, who said that washington is "horrified" and the uk foreign secretary dominic raab, who called the violence a "new low". there were fresh efforts yesterday to refloat a giant container ship blocking the suez canal — one of the world's busiest waterways. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the vessel, which became stranded on tuesday. 0ur correspondent sally nabil reports. the operation to refloat the giant container ship blocking one of the world's busiest waterways continues in egypt's red sea. tugboats have been operating here around the clock to try and dislodge this giant ship that has been blocking the suez canal for the past few days. we

understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build. more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong winds had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given. 0fficials suggested other factors could have been to blame. translation:— could have been to blame. translation: ., , ., ., ., translation: could be a lot of mistakes but _ translation: could be a lot of mistakes but we _ translation: could be a lot of mistakes but we cannot - translation: could be a lot of mistakes but we cannot say - translation: could be a lot of| mistakes but we cannot say what translation: could be a lot of- mistakes but we cannot say what they are now. the only mistake we can be sure of now is the wind and the sandstorm. this is not the main one, like i said, but the others will become clearer in the investigation.

the's manager says initial suggestions were strong winds lead to its grounding. more tugboats will arrive on sunday to help. with all efforts focused on freeing up the canal as soon as possible. sally nabil, bbc news, suez. a number of drivers for meal delivery company deliveroo are planning to go on strike to protest against the way they are employed. it comes as the company prepares to float on the london stock exchange. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. cooked up in the uk making takeaway meals accessible around the world. deliveroo is a homegrown success story. its launch on the london stock market is a huge event. but this is being overshadowed by criticism of how the company employs its delivery drivers as independent contractors, not entitled to benefits all the minimum wage. some investors say that is putting them off. , . ,

investors say that is putting them off. , , off. the livery has contract is rather than _ off. the livery has contract is rather than employees - off. the livery has contract is rather than employees and i off. the livery has contract is | rather than employees and as off. the livery has contract is - rather than employees and as with the gruber ruling, there is a significant chance that in due course, people who bicycle for deliveroo as contractors will be given the rights of employees and that will impact the long—term profitability of deliveroo —— uber. so pressure on the company about this employment model is mounting as others such as uber make their drivers officially workers, entitled to benefits. delivery drivers from one union plan to go on strike over the issue. ., ~ , , ,, , the issue. you think business is movinu the issue. you think business is moving and _ the issue. you think business is moving and these _ the issue. you think business is moving and these guys - the issue. you think business is moving and these guys would i the issue. you think business is i moving and these guys would have been getting more money as people are starting to rely more and more on deliveries to their homes but what they've actually seen for the courier is working out there is over hiring, money coming down, conditions getting worse. but these strikers make _ conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up _ conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a _ conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a tiny _ conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a tiny fraction - conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a tiny fraction of l strikers make up a tiny fraction of the workforce and livery says: —— and deliveroo says.

as deliveroo gears up for its share sale, it is not yet clear whether this issue will affect demand. katie prescott, bbc news. for more than a week now, a volcano near the icelandic capital of reykjavik has been throwing lava and gas into the air and attracting thousands of visitors. the eruption is the first of its kind there in more than 800 years and has become the country's hottest attraction. tim allman reports. mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacle. but for there to truly be a spectacle, you have to have spectators. this audience, wrapped with attention,

marvelling at the jawdropping site on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event.— woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it feels so nice! it feels geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like _ geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a _ geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music— geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival - geological event. it feels so nice! j it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around! yeah. i love it! i love how many people are here. �* ., ~ i love it! i love how many people are here. . . ,, . , are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, _ are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this— are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this is— are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this is my - are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here, this is my third - i've been here, this is my third time, and it's changing so severely every time i come.— every time i come. they have literally queued _ every time i come. they have literally queued up _ every time i come. they have literally queued up to - every time i come. they have literally queued up to see - every time i come. they have l literally queued up to see this, every time i come. they have i literally queued up to see this, a line of cars parked nearby now a common site. the authorities have set up a hiking trail and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases. all this quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdown. i think for m self viruses and lockdown. i think for myself and _ viruses and lockdown. i think for myself and for _ viruses and lockdown. i think for myself and for so _ myself and for so many other people, it's just like a really nice experience to get to have this kind of social vibe, really, and just

kind of get out. it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that has been going on. volcanology is say they have no idea how long this eruption will last. it could be over in days or it could go on for decades. 0nly mother nature knows. tim allman, bbc news. wow! what a light show! incredible, isn't it? it's — wow! what a light show! incredible, isn't it? it's amazing. _ wow! what a light show! incredible, isn't it? it's amazing. 13 _ wow! what a light show! incredible, isn't it? it's amazing. 13 minutes - isn't it? it's amazing. 13 minutes ast six. let's take a look at today's papers. the mail on sunday reports that a third coronavirus jab will be added to the uk's vaccine rollout in the next three weeks. the us—made moderna jab is expected to be administered for the first time from mid april, with more than 500,000 doses available. that's the first one approved for use here. according to the sunday times, the uk is planning to offer 3.7 million vaccine doses to the republic of ireland, to help lift lockdown in northern ireland. what have we got here? the observer reports that a number of elite schools have come under

fire over their handling of claims of "rape culture". a police source has told the paper that more than 100 schools have been named on a website set up to expose misogyny, harassment and assault. that really is a growing story, that one. and the most—watched video on the bbc news website tells the story of a man in australia who has set himself the challenge of skateboarding 2,500 miles from melbourne to cairns. the man, who goes by the name gordy, is now nine weeks into the trip and says he "didn't realise how big australia was". well, if you did not know before you started, you know soon afterwards! fantastic. a little—known fact, one about vt editors on bbc breakfast was once the australian skateboarding national champion. no! true. jeff. there you go. that is really impressive! he is older now. secret hidden talents at bbc breakfast. loads in the papers this

morning and i mean, some of the stories are sunday morning gossipy stories are sunday morning gossipy stories which i will not necessarily... the red tops have a couple of salacious stories, haven't they? 0ne couple of salacious stories, haven't they? one thing i am interested in, all of the papers and over the weekend have lots about outdoor socialising which is of course what everyone all lots of people will be looking forward to over the next few days and weeks. how to do it, how to get dressed for the garden and even appeasing yesterday's paper about how to have conversations with people in case you'd forgotten how to do it. we would love to know how you are preparing in your gardens this morning. cleaning of the garden furniture after it has been sitting out all winter. as faras, i as far as, i want to order some new lights for the garden so yeah, yeah. bbc breakfast, if you want to send us pictures of how your garden is looking. we don't mind you showing off. as you are preparing for a bit off. as you are preparing for a bit

of outdoor socialising. i off. as you are preparing for a bit of outdoor socialising.— off. as you are preparing for a bit of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can just — of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can just quickly _ of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can just quickly show _ of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can just quickly show you - of outdoor socialising. i don't know if i can just quickly show you this, | if i can just quickly show you this, ijust if i can just quickly show you this, i just spotted if i can just quickly show you this, ijust spotted it inside the observer. it is the ship, you know, 0bserver. it is the ship, you know, the container ship blocking the suez canal which is causing 300 ships racked up either side. this is a photograph taken from a bank of the canal, and you can seejust photograph taken from a bank of the canal, and you can see just how big that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length of that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length of four that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length of four football that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length of four football pitches, that, the actual size of the ship off in the distance there. it is the length of four football pitches, i read yesterday. we length of four football pitches, i read yesterday.— length of four football pitches, i read yesterday. we will talk to the shi - 's read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain _ read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain who _ read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain who is _ read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain who is saying - read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain who is saying it - read yesterday. we will talk to the ship's captain who is saying it is i ship's captain who is saying it is actually crucial if they want to try and shifted and if it doesn't work today they will have to start lifting some of the containers off to lighten the load. a precarious process. fist to lighten the load. a precarious rocess. �* , to lighten the load. a precarious rocess. , to lighten the load. a precarious rocess. . , to lighten the load. a precarious rocess. , process. at six o'clock you tease the weather _ process. at six o'clock you tease the weather that _ process. at six o'clock you tease the weather that is _ process. at six o'clock you tease the weather that is coming - process. at six o'clock you tease the weather that is coming up i the weather that is coming up a little bit later and darren really did tease us this morning saying that this week we would need a pair of shorts and a thick coat. the weather doesn't really know what it is doing, then?

at the same time, start the week with shorts and and with a thick coat. good morning rachel and roger. let me get to the warm weather festival because for the next few days it will be warming up. we are in for the warmest weather we have had in for the year so far. but it is not going to be warm everywhere. it was part of scotland, the north—west of scotland, sunny and make some heavy rain developing in the next few days and we have seen rain pushing in from the atlantic yesterday and continuing overnight from this cloud that is streaming in. notice how the club looks different as you move towards scotland. more speckled cloud with showers so it is cooler across northern parts of scotland. here is the rain across northern ireland, northern england and into wales. the rain will work its way slowly up towards scotland, allowing many parts of london and wales to become dry, right, with sunshine towards the south—east in particular but it is going to be a windy day today and we could see gusts of over 50 mph ——

snow over the pennines. a slightly warmer day with temperatures everywhere a few degrees higher than they were yesterday. 15 and 16 in lincolnshire and across east anglia. as we go towards the end of the day, we still have the rain in the same place but because the have changed, other son doesn't go down in inverness until 748 and in ipswich at 722. we have more rain to come this evening and overnight and it is really setting in over the western side of scotland tonight. more rain for northern ireland. it has been wet in wales over the last 24 hours. lowest images, clear skies in the south of england and the far north of scotland. a mild night pretty much everywhere. as we head into the start of the new week, the rain that is coming into scotland is on that weather front which is not really moving very far, but elsewhere across the uk we are drawing in air all the way down from the tropics and when we get the sunshine, the temperature is really will rise. the rain is still around and scotland, mainly in the west, setting up

towards the north—west of the country. it turns drier and brighter in northern ireland but the best of the sunshine will be developing from the sunshine will be developing from the south across england and wales and the temperatures will continue to rise on monday, even across northern ireland, eastern parts of scotland, but the high temperatures will be along the eastern side of scotland. tuesday, we still have rain in the north—west of scotland continuing to mount up with cloud and rain coming back towards northern ireland, a lot of sunshine for england and wales, temperatures widely 20— 21 degrees and it could make 20 or 20 —— 23 or 24 in the south—east of england. as we had to wednesday, some rain will move down from the north and that introduces our coming all the way down from the arctic so you can put the shorts away, it is later on in the week, just in time for the easter weekend, that you will need a warm coat. back to you. thanks very much, it is all very

clear. i5 thanks very much, it is all very clear. , ., ., thanks very much, it is all very clear. , ., , ., clear. is going to be beautiful, at least for the first part _ clear. is going to be beautiful, at least for the first part the week. | working from home is taking a toll on many of us and sitting at make shift desks for hours, and moving a lot less, is particularly damaging to posture. physiotherapists say they are inundated with people contacting them about injuries linked to homeworking. andrew hartley has this report. as soon as you work but, this is less tense. can you feel that? life in lockdown _ less tense. can you feel that? life in lockdown is _ less tense. can you feel that? life in lockdown is taking its toll. just l in lockdown is taking its toll. just leaned backwards for me... at i in lockdown is taking its toll. just i leaned backwards for me... at this clinic in newcastle, _ leaned backwards for me... at this clinic in newcastle, they _ leaned backwards for me... at this clinic in newcastle, they are i leaned backwards for me... at this | clinic in newcastle, they are seeing a range of injuries from neck to knee. a range of in'uries from neck to knee. �* , ., a range of in'uries from neck to knee. �*, . , .,, , knee. it's a huge problem. every in'u knee. it's a huge problem. every injury that's _ knee. it's a huge problem. every injury that's coming _ knee. it's a huge problem. every injury that's coming in _ knee. it's a huge problem. every injury that's coming in at - knee. it's a huge problem. every injury that's coming in at the i injury that's coming in at the moment is linked with what people have been doing over the last year, during the town. people are working from home in not ideal set ups, have beenin from home in not ideal set ups, have been in poor posture is trying to homeschool their children. we have seen people working on their garden

tables, dining tables, dressing tables, dining tables, dressing tables using deck chairs, using garden furniture. they are causing damage. shortening muscles and things and then that doesn't go away when they suddenly stop work at five p.m.. jae when they suddenly stop work at five p.m.. joe suffered a number of in'uries p.m.. joe suffered a number of injuries caused _ p.m.. joe suffered a number of injuries caused by _ p.m.. joe suffered a number of. injuries caused by homeworking. exercising, runs most days, from walking to the kitchen, it was actually quite painful. things have improved in terms of a work set up now but with that sort of imbalance and stiffness is already breaking in and stiffness is already breaking in and it has taken quite a lot of work for karen and me to try to loosen everything up again.— for karen and me to try to loosen everything up again. coming around and the left — everything up again. coming around and the left side _ everything up again. coming around and the left side is _ everything up again. coming around and the left side is a _ everything up again. coming around and the left side is a real... - and the left side is a real... physiotherapist like karen feel the people with problems is about to soar. is it yourfear that people with problems is about to soar. is it your fear that once we come out of lockdown that this situation might worsen? element those people sitting at home and

just not realising they have any problems. j just not realising they have any roblems. .., �* just not realising they have any problems-— just not realising they have any roblems. .. �* , ., problems. i can't believe how bad and how stiff _ problems. i can't believe how bad and how stiff people _ problems. i can't believe how bad and how stiff people are. - problems. i can't believe how bad and how stiff people are. to i problems. i can't believe how bad and how stiff people are. to be i and how stiff people are. to be honest. i am really quite gobsmacked ljy honest. i am really quite gobsmacked by it. honest. i am really quite gobsmacked b it. , . honest. i am really quite gobsmacked bit. . by it. there is so much concern about the _ by it. there is so much concern about the problem _ by it. there is so much concern about the problem that - by it. there is so much concern about the problem that a i by it. there is so much concern about the problem that a new. about the problem that a new national campaign is about to be launched, encouraging us all to follow a set of guidelines as we come out of lockdown.- follow a set of guidelines as we come out of lockdown. what covid has done, like with — come out of lockdown. what covid has done, like with so _ come out of lockdown. what covid has done, like with so many _ come out of lockdown. what covid has done, like with so many other - done, like with so many other things, has revealed the scale of the problem but also added to it and so the real tragedy is that if people don't get the help to recondition, they end up in all sorts of other parts of the system that are really expensive.- sorts of other parts of the system that are really expensive. there are some simple _ that are really expensive. there are some simple exercises _ that are really expensive. there are some simple exercises that - that are really expensive. there are some simple exercises that will i some simple exercises that will start— some simple exercises that will start to — some simple exercises that will start to help it. it's getting the right— start to help it. it's getting the right help if you need it now, not allowing — right help if you need it now, not allowing these patterns to develop. that report came

from andrew hartley. posture is a real issue for lots of us, take a look at some of these pictures viewers have sent in. jonny griffin from south london enjoys using the ironing board as he can change position from sitting to standing. he says before lockdown he never used it, now it never goes away! do you know what, ironing boards at bad because you don't —— you can get them quite high up! andrew from balham is a self confessed classic couch worker — perfect cuddling height with his dog baxter. and gilly robinson works from the bathroom in the evening, as it's the only room she can lock the door, when the kids come home from nursery. please send in your photos if you have any — and we'll be speaking to a physiotherapist about this later in the programme so stick around for that. and you are talking about outdoor

spaces and if you are able to socialise. lots of people getting in touch already. socialise. lots of people getting in touch already-— touch already. some of these look amazinu. touch already. some of these look amazing. amazing. _ touch already. some of these look amazing. amazing. highly- touch already. some of these look i amazing. amazing. highly inadequate with our own scrappy outdoor places. let's have a look at the spot. john is with us this morning was not have you got some garden furniture? i don't know, have you got a garden? it we can be hopeful. we have seen a little bit of good weather already and i think it is fair to say the sun is shining on england at the moment stop gareth southgate, the plethora of talent they have to choose from. and it goes along way or shows how hard it is your players are feeling sorry for you. gareth southgate has a selection headache because the players are so good and he has so many to choose from. even the players understand how difficult it is for him. it is a good problem to have but i bet you it keeps him awake at night. perhaps he is poring

over it in the garden at the moment. england and scotland continue their qualifying campaigns for next year's world cup in qatar. england with the perfect start after their 5—0 win over san marino on thursday night. they're away to albania this evening where gareth southgate's side can expect a much tougher test. we have to produce every game. we are expected to win every time we play and we have got to make sure that our mentality is like that so i thought the mentality the other night was very good we have to be exactly the same. we have a good opportunity in the next two games to put ourselves in a really strong position in the group and we have got to make sure we make the most of that. , ., after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face israel in tel aviv later. familiar opponents, having played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semi—final which they won on penalties. 0bviously obviously it is hard when you are winning games of football so you have to be confident and as i say

relative success recently so we should be confident. to get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well. we will be confident. we are looking to win the game. not a great result for the republic of ireland, beaten at home by luxembourg. gerson rodrigues scoring the only goal of the game 5 minutes from time. it means that stephen kenny is still winless as ireland boss after replacing mick mccarthy last april. meanwhile wales beat mexico in a friendly at the cardiff city stadium. the only goal of the game was scored by kieffer moore. they play their next qualifier against czech republic on tuesday. now it's early days, but signs already lewis hamilton might not be as dominant this season? for the first time in eight years there won't be a mercedes car on pole for the opening race of the season. that's because red bull's max verstappen has finally broken their strangle hold by taking the top spot

on the grid for this afternoon's bahrain grand prix. the dutchman was a third of a second quicker than hamilton. valtteri bottas lines up third in the other mercedes. i gave it everything and just at the end, i don't know whether came from that he did but they clearly still have a good chunk of time on us and, so, but still to be there in the fight, we can still fight from second place. dillian whyte has kept alive his hopes of a heavyweight world title shot after gaining revenge over alexander povetkin last night. whyte looked impressive from the outset before knocking povetkin out in the fourth round. 0nly anthonyjoshua and wladimir klitschko had previously beaten the russian in 39 fights, so great win for whyte. sometimes boxing can last year, there is nothing wrong with the

performers, one mistake, do you know what i mean? with boxing we have milliseconds make decisions. i went for the hook and he come up the middle. but this time, i stayed, i was back, do you know it mean? balance, so yeah, easy adjustment. a big win for him. wales got their hands on the six nations trophy. they won the championship on friday after scotland beat france but they had a fairly low key presentation ceremony at their training base on saturday. it's their second title in 3 years. come up just shy of a grand slam was pretty difficult to take last week but obviously those emotions have moved on and to go through it again in a game which was full of drama again, itjust made it doubly very, very special six nations for the whole group. and we can be very

proud and when we look back. wales star callum sheedy wasn't able to enjoy those celebratiosn as he was kicking the winning points for bristol as the premiership leaders beat harlequins 35—33 in a thriller at ashton gate. quins were heading for a memorable win before bristol's kyle sinkler was bundled over the line in added time. that made the score 33—33, so it was down to sheedy with last kick of the game. 0ver it went to give the bears a narrow two point victory. worcester�*s woes worsen. the bottom side were thrashed 62—14 at home by northampton. the saints ran in nine tries, four for 0llie sleightholme. leinster are pro 14 champions for a fourth straight year. they beat munster in dublin by 16 points to six. just the one try in this one with jack conan barging his way over from close range. ross byrne kicked 11 points too. munster�*s decade long wait for the title goes on whilst leinster lift the trophy for the eighth time.

today's super league fixtures have a lot to live up to after two remarkable games on saturday. hull kr fought bravely back from 28—4 down against catalans dragons to level the game at 28—all at full—time. that means in extra—time whoever scores the next point wins. despite hull's great comeback, catalans dramatically won it with a drop goal from james maloney. and leeds rhinos won a thrilling derby against wakefield trinity. rhinos were trailing 16—4 at one point but came on strong in the second half to take a victory by 28 points to 22. now some tennis news and disappointment overnight for britain'sjohanna konta she was beaten comprehensively by the ninth seed from the czech republic petra kvitova in the third round of the miami 0pen. konta was on court forjust around an hour, and lost 6—1 6—2, it was a historic moment for manchester united women as they played at old trafford for the first time. they beat bottom—of—the

table west ham 2—0 — american star kristen press with the second. united are third, in the last of the champions league places. manchester city moved top for 24 hours at least after beating reading 1—0. they were made to work for it with chloe kelly grabbing the winner just three minutes from time for an eleventh straight win. chelsea can reclaim top spot against aston villa later. ronnie 0'sullivan staged a stunning fightback to reach the final of the tour championship. the rocket was 9—6 down against barry hawkins before winning fourframes in a row at celtic manor. he'll face neil robertson in today's final. and how about this? tommy fleetwood producing a little bit of magic at the world of membership match in texas. ——and finally — tommy fleetwood produced a little piece of magic at the world golf championship matchplay in texas. we're showing you a tee shot at a par three so you can probably

guess what happens next. an incredible hole in one. and with the golf courses opening again tomorrow there mightjust be a few people trying to emulate that! there was a hole—in—1 to the night before so what are the chances of two happening back—to—back? you can tell when you are a good player that maybe didn't go in but... jt tell when you are a good player that maybe didn't go in but. . ._ maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man _ maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man who _ maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man who was _ maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man who was not - maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man who was not sure. i maybe didn't go in but... it strikes me as a man who was not sure. a| me as a man who was not sure. a hole—in—1 back to yeah. me as a man who was not sure. a hole-in-1 back to yeah.— me as a man who was not sure. a hole-in-1 back to yeah. thank you, john. stay with us. news headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson.

good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. over 50s in england are being urged to book their coronavirus vaccination ahead of an expected shortage in supply from next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 54 have yet to be vaccinated. it's thought that there will be fewer first appointments available as nhs england focuses on delivering second doses to patients throughout april. the national medical director of nhs england has said people should not "squander the gains" made against coronavirus during lockdown — it's ahead of an easing of restrictions. professor stephen powis says covid—19 still has the capacity to "wreak more havoc and ill health on a significant scale" amid concerns over new variants. it comes as groups of up to six people or two households can socialise outdoors in parks and gardens in england from tomorrow. more than 100 people were killed by myanmar�*s security forces yesterday, making it the deadliest day of protesting since the ruling military�*s coup last month.

the actions have been widely condemned by both the us secretary of state antony blinken, who said that washington is "horrified", and the uk foreign secretary dominic raab, who called the violence a "new low". a high tide has failed to dislodge the giant container ship that is blocking the suez canal in egypt. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the vessel, which became stranded on tuesday, blocking trade worth hundreds of millions of pounds every day. it's hoped the ship could be afloat once again by tonight. those are the main stories now. back with the headlines at seven o'clock. we have a special programme now, looking at how four staff from university hospital in southampton have been impacted by lockdown in their work and home lives. there were some days when you had to verify death after death and it was really hard to detach from it.

when you are alone, you know, your thoughts just come back to you and there are no other things of focus on. it is just you and your thoughts in an empty house by yourself. if i could sum it up in one word, the word that comes to mind would be "guilt". i have had a lot of mum guilt and a lot of professional guilt. it was a very weird experience when the ambulance took me to my own workplace and my own work colleagues were looking after me, but also, it was very reassuring knowing that the best possible people would take care of me. the last year, both personallyl and professionally, it has been a completely different year. covid has taught me to be more supportive with each other i and kindness, kindness, kindness.

a year of high stress. has he opened his eyes for you this morning? every patient that comes through the door, you don't know how they are going to be or how quickly they are going to deteriorate. how are you doing? what's going on this morning? we love every patient that we have in our care, like they were our own. can you have a big cough for me? i love them like they are my relatives and i care for them how i would want my own to be loved. that is what we do in icu. and sometimes, that is why they come home with us.

yeah? and you come home at the end of a 14—hour day, and "wait. no, don't touch me or hug me" to the people you just want to melt into, because you have to go upstairs and scrub your body. are you all coming to sit with me? we will do it altogether then. 0k. the children would get into the habit of then asking me "is it safe to cuddle you, mummy?" 49,50! my first day working on g9 and this is a covid ward. most of these people have been stepped down from icu or new patients who have covid. they were saying it would be good if we could take some bloods but i cannot find covert antibodies on a quest. ——equest. being made to start in the middle of a pandemic and having to learn on the job and having to adapt to a new city and a new culture, that has taught me so much and i have learned so quickly. all right, keep the elbow straight for me. do you know why you're in hospital? covid.

yeah, covid. it is like a new first beginning that has been quite difficult and a lot of anxiety going into the newjob. there you go. all done. as doctors, we are kind of redeployed whenever they're needed in terms of covid. we change wards all the time, we work on different teams, we don't know who our bosses are some days and we don't know who the nurses are, but it's been more tiring just mentally, just having to deal with a lot of covid patients and a lot of deaths — more death than you normally would ever expect in the start of your doctor career. one i would never like to live through again but one i have learned to manage and cope. yes. he is going home today, isn't he? yeah! _ we had 15 deaths in two weeks. we would normally have maybe five in a year. so for the team, that is quite hard. ready, steady, slide. i think we all knew what was going to come. if you have any knowledge of medicine, you kind of half expected it to be like this. i think it is the severity

of the second wave that was more scary, because it is so random. be kind — that is my mantra for the year. it is very hard to be kind at times when you are under a lot of stress, changes are happening in your professional life, you are not always happy about it. it is very hard to maintain that kindness, but it is very important to maintain that kindness. it is important that you are coming onto the ward and that we recognise and we can talk to you and you can provide support for us. sometimes, you know, i they may have seen in a day during covid the number of deaths that they might normally see i perhaps over a year or even two. so a lot of nurses are kind of dealing with patients i that they wouldn't normally deal, i with and all sorts of situations i that they wouldn't i normally deal with. | it gets painful at times and i thinkj we often feel the pain of the staff. we have lost a porter, -

we have lost a couple of nurses, and i think everybody feels that pain, even if we didn't - because it feels like it is part of our family who has died. l first of all, can you just confirm are you allergic to anything? i was tested positive for covid—19. it was a very weird experience when the ambulance took me to my own workplace and my own colleagues were looking after me. that was quite a scary experience — especially looking at the screen, at the monitor, understanding exactly what those numbers mean. every moment felt like an eternity. it was so obvious that my lungs were heavily affected. the leading consultant called my wife, telling her that the chances of me surviving this whole procedure is only 40%.

i had way, much more chances to leave the hospital in a body bag rather than on my own feet. my wife, my boys, had to go through those very dark hours of me being in the hospital, being very sick and at the brink of losing my life. ah, terrifies me. it was a really, really dark, dark time and almost indescribable mixture of hope and despair and, to be honest, i was constantly pleading with god, so i was just pleading and reasoning and ijust couldn't let him go, i couldn't let my husband go. 25 years, i said he is too young. he is too precious. love of my life. my boys, i know they are adults now, but they need him. who's going to be the winner today?

yes! ah! my little soldier. because he's been through the wars. my most challenging moments are in my social life, personal life, yeah. because at work, you put on that uniform and you have that persona — people work with you, you work with people. you have that support network. because of my work and the fact that i have got links with the covid patients, i've kept away from everybody. i don't get to see my family. they are all local, and i haven't seen my mum since before christmas, or my dad. my children, i haven't seen

and my grandchildren i haven't seen. the saddest thing that comes to mind — it was my granddaughter�*s birthday was in december and we were locked down but we were allowed to go to the house. and we knocked on the front door, but she had to keep apart. the present was put on the floor and then i took a step back and then she came forward and picked it up. there was no hugs, no kisses. words, but, um, that was really sad. that, yeah — that, i think, that was the saddest part of my covid experience in my personal life. what are we going to have in here, great? —— what are we going to have in here, gray? graham and i are very close. in the last year, it has brought us closer because we were working together, so a lot of our free time is just us two, so i think that's been good for us. was i going to be bringing it home to my family? what fraction of that

shape is shaded? how many? one quarter. good job! am i going to be good enough at teaching them when i am at home? george says the number is pointing to one half. so for the last 12 months, there has been an urgent need to step up for my profession. and — but then, everything else around us has fallen apart as well. and mummy is so tired that she can barely string two sentences together, so i felt that i was this dreadful parent who didn't have the energy to do anything. and there's been an awful lot of time where genuinely, if i didn't have the boys and my husband to prepare a meal for at the end of the day,

i probably would've just poured a bowl of cereal and then gone back to bed, because it isjust so tiring. you have been ever so good, mate. let's have a runabout. it's either walk or more home learning~ _ there have been periods of time where ijust had to put social media down because people say the most awful things on social media. and that's always in the back of your mind. and everybody's so cross about the nhs is underfunded, but that's not what we've been thinking about. we have been thinking about patients in the beds, my husband's had to sit and just hold me while i cry and worry, and i don't normally do that. i normally come home to my babies and we live our life to the full because i know that it could be taken away from you tomorrow.

i get about 30, 40 minutes on the bus, i think that it's time to myself really, not having to worry about patients on that bus, it'sjust me thinking about what i will get to do for myself, if i do some exercise or go home and watch some tv, like the feeling of leaving work is quite nice on the bus and just thinking i'm on the way home now, trying not to think about what's just happened at work. i feel safe at home. it is my place. i can do whatever i want. there is no one around me. but on the other hand, sometimes i go home and it is quite lonely. going home to a flat to yourself, there's no one there, just being by yourself the whole night and then thinking about doing the same thing again tomorrow and for the rest of the week and the next few months until lockdown is over. i think it's quite difficult, especially when you don't have a social life. there's nothing to take

your mind off of work. you get home and i live alone so it is just me thinking about work. the most i can do is call some friends and speak about it, call my family. hey, mum. hello. it's been fine. yeah, pretty worried over the situation over there. i so what have you been doing? pretty much nothing as usual. just exercising. watching tv. nothing really. wish you were here i could give you a hug and feed you. - all the food. we have been worried _ about you and definitely knowing, we've been hearing so much. about the situation in the uk, so please, please take care. | especially since you're on the front| line and you go into the covid ward. we do worry that no one. is there to look after you. we have to trust you, right?

but even though i say that, you know i'm worried. i so we are proud of you. 0k? bye. applause. those days and weeks while i was in hospital, all my work family has turned into blood family, simply because the connection and support was so close. i decided to stand up from the wheelchair and to salute them as a sign of respect and as a sign of gratitude towards everything they have done for me and my family. i can't even describe it, how good it was to get home, to be honest. every day is a gift from god. every day is a miracle. there is no hours passing

by when i am around laszlo not to be reminded what a miracle that he is with us. steady. go. i can't really describe how much it means to be alive, how much it means to have a second chance, how much it means to see those faces that you love the most. of like appreciating everything that we have, rather than looking to the things that we don't have. yes. when you were gravely ill, i would've given anything and everything. our house, even my life, just to get you back. i was saying let me die and let him live. that's just what i wanted, in that situation, want your loved one back. no matter what. and here i am.

here you are. thank god. is that the first time having this procedure? have you had it before? i've had it about 20 times. you know what to expect then. to be honest, ifeel so privileged to be back to work. it feels good to do what i do best. i will be next to you during the procedure. seeing things from the other side of the hospital bed, i think it made me more empathetic. i kind of put myself into my patient�*s shoes way much better. having you back amongst us, now working again after you have been unwell with covid is such an inspiring story for everyone. and i think it gave the whole uhs family an uplift and it was a good that everybody needed to be able to carry on after this sort of difficult time with the first wave, and now the second wave, because people are getting tired, but stories like yours just make us keep going.

it has been gruelling, it has been felt at times it's been gruelling, it's been felt at times like a battle that is never ending. people are tired. there is a sense that this has been going on and is still going on, we've still got patients in critical care and inpatients who are positive with covid in our beds. so it's still ongoing. it's felt quite hard to pull

ourselves out after dealing with wave one, feeling that sense of relief and then hitting wave three, and actually that being worse than wave one. so we're going to need to make sure that every individual who works for us has had a well—being conversation. there are people who might have post—traumatic stress as to what they have witnessed and need psychological support and others mightjust need support of a buddy or mentor. inclined to grab a coffee? let's have a coffee. do you want a posh coffee? 0oh, i'd love a posh one. the morning huddles that we have | every day, they allow me to catch| up, just to make sure that everybody is all right. i notjust mentally, but if they need any help around the ward. - i bought one for you.

with your sweetener in. thank you. i did bring some. there's a spare coffee. help yourself. it's really important to look after your mental health i ina team. everybody 0k? you haven't got your buddy- at the moment because she is not very well? i miss lisa. at the end of the day, - we all need to look for support and if you can't get it - face—to—face with your family, you need to look at other areas. covid, i think, has changed the way that we work in the hospital. - and i'm hoping not to go back to how we were. i i think we're more conscious i that we need to be more talking to the patients, talking to each other, talking to the team, i i think we've learned that - from covid more than anything. that supporting each other, being there for each other. i yeah, so i've got a shared

care in numbertwo... i'm still very much the efficient nurse that i've always been. i've always liked to think of myself as a role model at work from a professional standpoint. i think the pandemic has taught me to role model in a different way at work, in that i have started to show when i'm not ok. whereas i don't think i did that before. i don't think i've had any choice but to stand up and say, "i haven't been 0k." the days when there are just lots of covid deaths, itjust made me feel very hopeless. and that after all this training, we think about going into the job, being able to save lives being able to help people get better, but all he you can do is just, there was nothing else you could do. you just see death after death. it's really hard to then think about yourself after seeing so many deaths that you end up and i end up worrying about my family and other people that i know that have covid and it is really hard to take time

for myself to think about my own mental health and how i can detach from it. i try to speak to someone and tell them how my feeling, especially my mum. and try to do things for myself, do a work—out, do some mindfulness, take time off and not think about what has just happened at work. during the recovery process, what i found was talking about my experience and not bottling it up, i took proper time to chat with as many people as possible. it helped me so much in recovering mentally, psychologically and emotionally. and not having any side effects, not experiencing any thing negative as a result of this experience, clearly, talking about it has helped me to recover even much faster.

there are, at southampton, some of the most extraordinary people that i have ever come across. everybody just worked like this well—oiled machine. you just look at them when you are working under extreme pressure and they really are magnificent. it can be the worst shift that you ever had, or the best day you've ever had, but ultimately, you all have the same goal, you all will do your best and we all have laughs and tears, but we are all in it together. i'm not a real hero in this story. the real heroes are the people who never gave up on me, including my wife, my kids, my work family, members of my church, all the neighbours, everyone who was supporting us

in an extraordinary way. i think i've achieved a lot. i think i've learned so much, and to think that i've actually been a part of this pandemic and being able to help patients makes me feel quite proud of what i do and that five years of medical school did pay off, being able to help in this sort of time. one of things i've learned in the past year is that i you appreciate each other, because you never know. what is going to happen around the corner. i what i'm looking forward to most when the lockdown restrictions are lifted is definitely meeting people outside of work, getting to know them, becoming friends with them, and you know, developing a social life in southampton, which is a new place for me. i'm looking forward to what the future holds in terms of career progression, it only go better from here, really. laughter.

we've all been home—schooling children that don't want to learn and we've all been trying to work from home and we've all been absolutely exhausted and missing people that we adore, notjust the nurses. i think for every mum, dad, human being in the country, we need to start getting back to normality. ready for the summer? in the next few months, i am looking forward to going to see my family in their own homes and having a cup of tea with my mum out and my special mug and going on holiday. not necessarily sunshine, but definitely to see friends abroad. that is what i can't wait to see. we are not dreaming of sandy. beaches, 5—star accommodations

or all—inclusive, we just really want to see our family- and our parents. that will be probably i the biggest gift of lifting of the lockdown measures. i am a hugger. and i can't wait to hug... i can't wait to hug my family.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. 0ur headlines today: "don't squander the gains made against covid" the message from the head of the nhs as england prepares for lockdown changes on monday. a call to over 50s — book a coronavirus vaccination before supplies become limited next month. it's never too late. it's an evergreen offer. if you've decided now actually, i'm now ready for my vaccination, you will absolutely be able to get it. high tide fails to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the suez canal in egypt. good morning. the world cup qualifiers continue — england face albania. later, scotland face familiar opponents israel in their quest to qualify for the tournament in qatar next year. hello there, good morning! it's a windy, warmer day but we've got some rain

moving its way northwards. now next week, you're going to need a pair of shorts and a warm coat. and i'll explain why later on. it's sunday the 28th march — and don't forget, the clocks have gone forward an hour. it is seven o'clock, our top story— people should not "squander the gains" made against coronavirus in recent months — that's a warning from the head of nhs england. professor stephen powis said "enormous progress" had been made, but it "does not mean job done". he made the comments ahead of lockdown restrictions in england easing tomorrow, allowing groups of up to six, or two households, to meet outside and in private gardens. the stay—at—home rule is also ending. simonjones reports. he has been at the forefront in the fight against coronavirus but now,

nhs england's medical director is warning everyone remains a clear and present danger. from tomorrow, stay at home rule is ending in england. rips of up to six people or two households be allowed to meet outside and out of sports facilities will reopen —— groups. this is only another step on the roadmap lockdown being fully eased. non—essential shops will not open before april the 12th and holidays are still banned. writing in the sunday telegraph, professor stephen powis says: the nhs in england is urging people over 50 to book coronavirus vaccination before an expected shortage of supply next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 54 have still not had thejob progress overall is being made. == progress overall is being made. -- the 'ab. progress overall is being made. » the jab. this is wonderful, we have

now protected 2.5 million people with their second dose on the background of over 25 million people in england having had theirfirst dose so it is really quite phenomenal numbers and we will keep going. phenomenal numbers and we will keep hoin _ �* ., , phenomenal numbers and we will keep hoin,�* ., , going. against the backdrop of the vaccination programme, _ going. against the backdrop of the vaccination programme, males i going. against the backdrop of the i vaccination programme, males became the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders yesterday. argory three scotland's stay at home will stay local on friday, northern ireland's message is to be relaxed on april the 12th but despite the progress the nhs is warning we must not go too far, too fast on our return to normality. we are beating the virus, professor powis says, but it is not beaten yet. simon jones, bbc news. we'rejoined now from our london newsroom by our political correspondentjessica parker. jessica, we've heard the message from the head of the nhs that tomorrow, changes — it is a crucial moment for the government, aren't they? borisjohnson boris johnson thank there

borisjohnson thank there is nothing in the data that suggests to him we cannot carry along the roadmap? that's right, the data will be key, thatis that's right, the data will be key, that is what they will be watching over coming days and weeks as people are handed these new freedoms, freedom they have not enjoyed a very long time and you say in the last few days, borisjohnson said there is nothing in the data and, of course, schools have returned, that gives him any reason to stop progressing with the roadmap as it stands but there has of course this week been a lot of pressure from some of his conservative mps who actually want the roadmap to go faster, they want freedoms to come soon enough. they point to the successful rollout of the vaccine. i have also raised concerns about the government's emergency powers which they say are too sweeping but on the other side of that you have people like stephen powis really urging caution ahead of this lifting of lockdown measures tomorrow, telling people not to squander those gains. what the government has said, in terms of this roadmap, is what they want is the progress to be cautious so there are gaps between the steps

and they can look at the data but they want those steps to be irreversible as well, i.e. they don't want to bring back in restrictions that they have lifted previously. but that is not a guarantee and of course hanging over this are a number of concerns, not least of all those concerns around potential new variants and also fears of a third wave in parts of europe as well.— fears of a third wave in parts of europe as well. jessica, thank you. five minutes _ europe as well. jessica, thank you. five minutes past _ europe as well. jessica, thank you. five minutes past seven. _ it was the deadliest day of protesting in myanmar yesterday since february's coup by the country's military. more than 100 people, including children, were killed by security forces. the foreign secretary has condemned the violence. laura bickerjoins us from bangkok. what do we know about this violence and in particular the fact that children have been caught up in this? ~ ., children have been caught up in this? . . , ., this? we are getting reports of the numbers of— this? we are getting reports of the numbers of children _ this? we are getting reports of the numbers of children involved i this? we are getting reports of the numbers of children involved and i this? we are getting reports of the l numbers of children involved and the ages of children involved, some are under ten years old. and we know that from certain resources within the country, many families are

preparing forfunerals. but preparing for funerals. but yesterday's preparing forfunerals. but yesterday's deadliest day takes the total of civilian dead in myanmar to more than 440 people, that figure certainly has been compiled by at risk —— advocacy groups. it has been strongly condemned by a number of international countries, including the united kingdom, the eu and, of course, the united states. antony blinken the us secretary of state praised the courage of protesters and said it was clear that they would not accept the military�*s reign of terror. it's worth explaining, rachel, these are protesters going out with slingshot, wooden sticks and bicycle helmets against an armed security force firing live rounds. they say they will continue to take to the streets. there is call for more co—ordinated global action by the united states, by the united nations. however, myanmar�*s military does have friends elsewhere— that

includes russia, who sent a senior military generals with armed forces day, and china. they could veto any action by the security council on myanmar so it may be difficult for the international community to react. ., ., �* a second mp has defected from the scottish national party to join the new pro—independence group being set up by alex salmond. neale hanvey, mp for kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath, willjoin the alba party, which is set to contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. yesterday, the former scottish justice secretary kenny macaskill announced he would stand as a candidate. a number of drivers for meal delivery company deliveroo are planning to go on strike to protest against the way they are employed. it comes as the company prepares to float on the london stock exchange. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. a business cooked up in the uk making takeaway meals accessible around the world, deliveroo

is a home—grown success story. its launch on the london stock market is a huge event. but this is being overshadowed by criticism of how the company employs its delivery drivers as independent contractors, not entitled to benefits or the minimum wage. some investors say that's putting them off. deliveroo has contractors, rather than employees, and as with the uber ruling, there is a significant chance that, in due course, people who bicycle for deliveroo as contractors will be given the rights of employees, and that will impact the long—term profitability of deliveroo. so pressure on the company about this employment model is mounting as others, such as uber, make their drivers officially workers, entitled to benefits. deliveroo drivers from one union plan to go on strike over the issue. you'd think business is booming. you'd think these guys would have been getting more money as people are starting to rely more and more on deliveries to their homes.

but what they've actually seen for the couriers working out there is over—hiring, money coming down, conditions getting worse. but these strikers make up a tiny fraction of the workforce, and deliveroo says: as deliveroo gears up for its share sale, it is not yet clear whether this issue will affect demand. katie prescott, bbc news. for more than a week now, a volcano near the icelandic capital of reykjavik has been throwing lava and gas into the air and attracting thousands of visitors. the eruption is the first of its kind there in more than 800 years and has become the country's hottest attraction. tim allman reports.

i see what you did there! mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacle. but for there to truly be a spectacle, you have to have spectators. this audience, rapt with attention, marvelling at the jaw—dropping site on display. —— sight on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. oh, it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around! yeah. i love it! i love how many people are here. amazing, like incredible. i've been here — this is my third time, and it's changing so severely every single time i come. they have literally queued up to see this — a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases.

all this quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdowns. like a really nice experience to get to have this kind of social vibe, really, and just kind of get out and it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that has been going on. volcanologists say they have no idea how long this eruption will last. it could be over in days or it may go on for decades. only mother nature knows. tim allman, bbc news. those pictures are astonishing. incredible, mesmerising! it is 11 minutes past seven. lockdowns in each of the four uk nations has meant that leisure travel has been illegal. that remains the case in scotland and northern ireland for now, but the stay local rule has been lifted in wales already and in england, the stay—at—home restriction will end tomorrow.

it feels quite exciting, doesn't it? it feels quite exciting, doesn't it? it feels quite exciting, doesn't it? it feels like a moment. most of us have probably seen more than enough of our local parks, so we may be tempted to head to one of our national parks instead, but that is causing some concern for local residents. abbiejones reports from the peak district, where they're preparing for a surge in visitor numbers. surrounded by rolling hills, hayfield has been the gateway to the peak district since the 1900s. then an escape for thousands of workers from northern industrial towns and cities, now popular with cyclists and ramblers. in birch vale, lockdown has meant the set valley cafe has been serving locals only. who understand the safety measures ownerjoe has put in, she is nervous about an influx of visitors —— sett valley. about an influx of visitors -- sett valle . ~ , ., about an influx of visitors -- sett valle . ~ i. . ., , about an influx of visitors -- sett valle . ~ . ., , ., valley. when you get crowds of eo - le it valley. when you get crowds of people it is _ valley. when you get crowds of people it is very _ valley. when you get crowds of people it is very difficult - valley. when you get crowds of people it is very difficult for i people it is very difficult for people it is very difficult for people to read the signs and to stay safe, essentially, and that's does

worries me because visitors then put off our local regulars. abs, worries me because visitors then put off our local regulars.— off our local regulars. a mile away in picturesque _ off our local regulars. a mile away in picturesque hayfield _ off our local regulars. a mile away in picturesque hayfield itself, i off our local regulars. a mile awayi in picturesque hayfield itself, they are also gearing up for visitors. many businesses here, particularly those forced to close during lockdown, rely on tourist income to supplement local trade. but they want manageable numbers, not a deluge. tim runs the village newsagent and store and is looking forward to serving new faces. there's been days when i've been tapping my fingers on the counter but, yeah, ithink tapping my fingers on the counter but, yeah, i think it will be good to see foakes and we would like to gear up for that. but to see foakes and we would like to gear up for that-— gear up for that. but you have had some problems — gear up for that. but you have had some problems in _ gear up for that. but you have had some problems in the _ gear up for that. but you have had some problems in the village i gear up for that. but you have had some problems in the village with | some problems in the village with tourists back —— folks. some problems in the village with tourists back -- folks.— tourists back -- folks. there have been significant _ tourists back -- folks. there have been significant problems - tourists back -- folks. there have been significant problems and - tourists back -- folks. there have been significant problems and i i tourists back -- folks. there have i been significant problems and i have friends up there who had people parking across their driveways under point we had gridlock last summer, so we don't really want to repeat that again. so we don't really want to repeat that again-— so we don't really want to repeat that aaain. a, , ., that again. the mansell trail in the peak district _ that again. the mansell trail in the peak district saw _ that again. the mansell trail in the peak district saw visitor _ that again. the mansell trail in the peak district saw visitor numbers | peak district saw visitor numbers double in the three months following the first lockdown of 2020, compare to the same period in 2019. but it

has meant beauty spots have suffered with miles of cars, piles of rubbish and antisocial behaviour. the peak district national park authority urging visitors to act responsibly. i think this time, i would hope that perhaps as a nation he remembered a little bit more about how we should act and respect our national parks and we really welcome people back, they are so important to us, and as long as we respect, protect and enjoy these national parks by following things like the countryside care act, i think it will be a better place this time. forjoe and her staff, the message is simple. we forjoe and her staff, the message is simle. ~ , ., ., is simple. we definitely want to welcome the — is simple. we definitely want to welcome the visitors _ is simple. we definitely want to welcome the visitors back- is simple. we definitely want to welcome the visitors back to . is simple. we definitely want to | welcome the visitors back to the high peak but we were just like people to be respectful and kind. theyjust need to be kind. abbie jones, bbc news. so different rules in different parts of the uk. in wales, things have been eased a little and in

scotland, changes coming in on good friday, no plans yet definitely in northern ireland. let's talk about england tomorrow. we're joined by simon calder, the travel editor at the independent. good morning to you, great to see you. you know all about these things. reminders of the rules are going to be in england from tomorrow? £31 going to be in england from tomorrow?— going to be in england from tomorrow? _, , ., ., tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the — tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the stay _ tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the stay at _ tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the stay at home _ tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the stay at home rule - tomorrow? of course at the moment there is the stay at home rule which | there is the stay at home rule which means that you're only allowed out of your front door for essential purposes, work, shopping, education and exercise. so what happens tomorrow? but disappears completely. and in its place, from the travel point of view, well, inaudible government says minimise travel and i have been trying to find out what they actually mean by that. is it reasonable to go well, we just heard from the beautiful peak district to maybe go from manchester or sheffield to somewhere lovely like edl? is it possible to go from manchester to inaudible or london to

brighton and the government has been quite reticent about that. in my knee that you need to particularly reconnect with other people and here at king's cross, one of the busiest rail stations in the uk normally, they are preparing for perhaps a lot more people travelling tomorrow. grand central which runs trains to west yorkshire, they started operations yesterday, whole trains starts on the 12th of april and el ner says you are not getting on a train, that is the main long—distance operator, unless you actually have your reservation in place for this a lot of concern that

people might go mad but i very much hope that they don't. this people might go mad but i very much hope that they don't.— hope that they don't. as you said, the request _ hope that they don't. as you said, the request spoke _ hope that they don't. as you said, the request spoke to _ hope that they don't. as you said, the request spoke to somebody i hope that they don't. as you said, j the request spoke to somebody at hope that they don't. as you said, - the request spoke to somebody at the peak district who said please don't go to the honey top —— honey top places —— honeypot places, because they will get really busy. ab have a plan b and go somewhere quieter if you need to go. if people holiday abroad they will get a $5,000 fine. that make £5,000 fine. what prospects?— that make £5,000 fine. what ”rosects? ., , ., , that make £5,000 fine. what --rosects? . , ., ., prospects? that is what people are concerned about. _ prospects? that is what people are concerned about. people _ prospects? that is what people are concerned about. people like - prospects? that is what people are concerned about. people like me i prospects? that is what people are i concerned about. people like me who want to go on holiday but much more particularly the millions of people who are disconnected and in some cases people wouldn't have seen them for a year or not. does make a year or more. as you say, it is illegal

and tomorrow that £5,000 fixed penalty comes in for them if i turn up penalty comes in for them if i turn up a road that may quite across the road with a view to have a lovely rake in paris, that is a £5,000 fixed penalty, until the 17th of may. we will probably find out on easter monday what is going to change and as the sunday telegraph reveals this morning, there is one proposal made actually by heathrow airport. you get a traffic light system and just to explain what that would be, we got it kind of traffic light system at the moment. read least, hotel quarantine, and that would be 160 least, hotel quarantine, and that would be160 or so countries and one country on the green list, ireland, that you would actually have a four band traffic light system. the idea will be to avoid the stop start we

had last year with a two week quarantine but at the moment very little confidence and very little certainty about what will happen. 0ne safe prediction will —— be on the 17th of may, there are a limited amount of things and places we can go. amount of things and places we can to. ., amount of things and places we can no. ., ., ., , ,., ., amount of things and places we can go. you are one step ahead. my final auestion go. you are one step ahead. my final question was — go. you are one step ahead. my final question was going _ go. you are one step ahead. my final question was going to _ go. you are one step ahead. my final question was going to be _ go. you are one step ahead. my final question was going to be about - go. you are one step ahead. my final question was going to be about the l question was going to be about the traffic light system but you are there, we got it covered. thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us. it looked a bit grimmer there. as you will may have worked out by now, darren with all his talks of shorts and sunglasses and whatever else. is that this morning, that picture behind you?— that this morning, that picture behind ou? ., , , , behind you? no, this is probably what's to come _ behind you? no, this is probably what's to come over _ behind you? no, this is probably what's to come over the - behind you? no, this is probably what's to come over the next - behind you? no, this is probably - what's to come over the next couple of mornings in the uk. today is not a good day for sitting out in the garden but it will be over the next

couple of days. for many parts of the country. because temperatures are going to be climbing. we will get more sunshine, more warmth stop but they will be some rain in the north—west of the uk. particularly in the north—west of scotland. this is going to mount up in the next few days. it is going to be very wet across this part of the country. today, well, we have seen all of the cloud coming in. risk wins as we saw in london. and as we head further north, the cloud looks more speckled, more showery. we have clear skies and sunshine with showers but the rainy setting across northern ireland, northern england and wales and that rain will work its way slowly northwards into more of scotland, allowing more of england and wales to become dry and eventually brighter. some sunshine towards the south—east wherever you are today, it will be windy and particularly windy in snowdonia and over the pennines. gusts of over 50 mph. but two bridges are a few degrees higher than yesterday, despite all the cloud and rain around, peaking at 15 or 16 in

lincolnshire and across east anglia. during this evening as we head towards the end of the day, there is more rain to come again in the same sort of areas but because the clock has changed, moved forward, don't see the sun rising until almost quarter to eight in penzance and also in inverness. the rain is still around and continuing to meet that amount up to particularly across, lowest temperatures will be in the far south of england. the cloud will continue to bring rain for the early part of next week as the weather front get stuck in scotland but elsewhere, we're looking at warm air to come up from the south and increasing amounts of sunshine as well. but we start monday with some more rain in northern ireland and across scotland. rain continues to run northwards up towards the north—west of scotland, drying off in northern ireland. more on the way

of sunshine developing across the south in england and wales and those two bridges climbing, even across northern ireland and the north—east of 17 .— averages probably towards the wash. those sorts of areas. tuesday the rain is set across the north of scotland. it, england and wales seen more in the sunshine once again that the damages rising to 23 or 2a degrees. but then from wednesday, we start to see temperatures. we start to see rain and then we draw down f in the arctic. much colder air by the end of next week but with high pressure close by, at least it will be dry. it is all change over the weekend you two. looking at some pictures from one of our viewers this morning because of amazing sky in west sussex so if you are up and about early, don't forget the clocks have gone forward. people often aet the clocks have gone forward. people often net in the clocks have gone forward. people often get in touch _ the clocks have gone forward. people often get in touch and _ the clocks have gone forward. people often get in touch and say _ the clocks have gone forward. people

often get in touch and say your - often get in touch and say your clock is wrong! it is absolutely right. it is 722. let's get on top of this story. the huge container ship blocking the suez canal. it looks like they would have been a bit of movement around this vessel but effectively the whole canal is still blocked and it is impeding the trade of hundreds of billions of pounds worth of goods everything good day. they have tugs on the scene which managed to move it slightly yesterday but it is still blocking things with copies hoping the ship will be back later tonight. the operation to reflow the biggest container ship blocking one of the biggest waterways continues in egypt's red sea. they have been operating here around the clock to try to dislodge this giant ship that has been blocking the suez canal for

the past few days. we understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the shift to move —— ship to move. ships continue to pile up in this strategic waterway and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel which is holding up at £7 billion worth of good each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever —— ever given. cancellation matt they could have been a lot of mistakes but we can't say what they are now. the only thing we can be sure of now is the wind in the sandstorm. the rest will

become clear in the investigation. the ship's manager said the initial investigation said strong winds lead to its grounding. more tugboats will arrive on sunday to help with all efforts focused on freeing up the canal as as soon as possible. to give us an idea of what's at stake in this kind of operation, we're joined from surrey by retired royal navy commander tom sharpe. i know you have been keeping a really close eye on everything that has been going on here. what is the situation at the moment? goad situation at the moment? good mornin: situation at the moment? good morning as _ situation at the moment? good morning as i — situation at the moment? good morning as i understand - situation at the moment? good morning as i understand it, - situation at the moment? (emf. morning as i understand it, they freed the stern yesterday so one of the complications is it is wedged at the complications is it is wedged at the bow and that is putting to managers structural stress on the ship. it is designed to be supported all the way along, so there is a huge risk. when they do eventually start to pull it off, that this could get worse. without ever dramatising it, if the whole ruptures, then you have an

environmental disaster and a broken ship and it suddenly makes this whole thing look much, much more collocated. what they were doing yesterday and the day before, since the start, is getting rid of this sand and i understand they freed the stone which is significant and clearly that has got to be the case before you can get it off the bank at the bow. but it also means they can now use the ship's own part of the process to get her off which is more powerful than any tug. it is high water then right now so with the tugs in place and the ballast off the ship then they have as good a chance as any right now and the same high water later today to get it off as soon as possible. is same high water later today to get it off as soon as possible.- it off as soon as possible. is this a legitimate _ it off as soon as possible. is this a legitimate account _ it off as soon as possible. is this a legitimate account from - it off as soon as possible. is this a legitimate account from who i it off as soon as possible. is thisj a legitimate account from who is there in that tiny digger to try to make a difference in this situation? given how prolific they have been on

social media, i would say probably not. they are probably in a room somewhere in the uk. but it is extraordinary because it looked like a toy digger, that is how the whole thing came about was not actually it is a massive digger, it isjust thing came about was not actually it is a massive digger, it is just the size of the ship, it is the length of the empire state building. it is 100 metres longer than the eiffel tower. it is absolutely vast. whoever they are, they have been posting some amazing up close footage of the ever given. the real concern is the backlog this is causing as well, with other container ships waiting to come through the canal. do we know how long it is going to take to clear all of this? to get it through? assuming they can get this ship moving in the next 2a hours. what assuming they can get this ship moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on — moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on this, _ moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on this, it _ moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on this, it is _ moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on this, it is not _ moving in the next 24 hours. what we have seen on this, it is not quite - have seen on this, it is not quite gloomy as what people have seen was a bit is going to take six or seven days to get the backlog out of the immediate canal area but that is

only the start of the problem. the issue with timing as well in the pandemic recovery phase. the shipping business will start to pick up shipping business will start to pick up so the suez canal is a massive area. then you have turned off all of those arrivals at ports around the world and when it is clear, they will all arrive at the same time so it is not the end of the problem when the ships have cleared and it is a web and it goes worldwide and it will go on for days and weeks. some carriers have already taken the decision to go around the cape. it has been going on for about 85, it adds another ten days and it is not quite that simple but that is what has been going on.— quite that simple but that is what has been going on. what is going to be like for the staff _ has been going on. what is going to be like for the staff on the - be like for the staff on the ever given and all of the other ships caught up in this?—

given and all of the other ships caught up in this? when the train sto on caught up in this? when the train stop on the _ caught up in this? when the train stop on the road _ caught up in this? when the train stop on the road stop, _ caught up in this? when the train stop on the road stop, ships - caught up in this? when the train | stop on the road stop, ships keep going to stop some seafarers have been at sea during the pandemic for a year, sometimes unpaid in grim conditions so they will be used to it, they will be fatigued, that is an issue right now, true fatigue because i think there is 26 people on board the ship and this is perhaps one of the issues. rich resource management will come up in the investigation is one of the causes of this collision, this grounding. so yes, they will be setting it out and it is not that uncommon that it is the uncertainty. will he be sitting it out before high tide today? if that doesn't work and they have to start taking the containers off, will they be sitting it out for the next month which market is the uncertainty that is the killer. which market is the uncertainty that is the killer-— is the killer. yes, thank you so much. is the killer. yes, thank you so much- it _ is the killer. yes, thank you so much- it is _ is the killer. yes, thank you so much. it is great _ is the killer. yes, thank you so much. it is great to _ is the killer. yes, thank you so much. it is great to get - is the killer. yes, thank you so much. it is great to get your. much. it is great to get your expertise on all of this was that we appreciated, tom sharp, former royal navy commander on the latest in the suez canal. coming up in the next half hour: we'll meet the man who's had an amazing week —

qualifying for the tokyo olympics at the age of 39 and becoming a first time dad in the space of a few days. stay with us, plenty more to come. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. nhs england is today urging anyone aged 50 and over to come forward for their coronavirus vaccine ahead of an expected slowdown in supplies from next month. the government says it is on track to reach its target of offering a jab to all nine priority groups by mid april. we're joined now by the gp

dr mohit mandiratta. good morning to you and thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. we have talked to you a lot about this slowing down and supply of vaccines. have you seen any evidence of that in your practice yet or are you still full scheme ahead?— practice yet or are you still full scheme ahead? ,., ., ., ~' scheme ahead? good morning. i think at the moment — scheme ahead? good morning. i think at the moment i _ scheme ahead? good morning. i think at the moment i would _ scheme ahead? good morning. i think at the moment i would say _ at the moment i would say things are full steam ahead because you have mentioned we have had information in the coming weeks that vaccines apply will be reduced and the numbers on the ground are still phenomenal with 29 million vaccinated on their first dose across the uk and 3,000,002nd doses and i think that is the real push now, are already we have seen an uptick in how many second doses we are doing and that is the real focus in the coming weeks. we have been reassured that everyone who has had their first dose has a second dose with their name on it may be a little bit anxious with the information of reduced supply and if you are due a second dose in the next few weeks and as we know we had

doing all seconds doses within 12 weeks, they tend to be around the 10-11 weeks, they tend to be around the 10—11 week market, people should continue with their appointment if they have got one or expect one for they have got one or expect one for the second dose. 0n the ground we tend to get only about a week often at most notice before we get the vaccines are people may be waiting but yes, he vaccines are people may be waiting but yes, be reassured those second doses are there and indeed currently we still have first doses for those, as you've mentioned, who are over 50, health and social care workers, those who have shielded, if you have not had your vaccine yet, please come forward. you mentioned reassurance there, for people who have concerns, you know, pregnant women, people who have said it might affect fertility, all sorts of rumours and worries. what can you say to reassure _ rumours and worries. what can you say to reassure people? _ rumours and worries. what can you say to reassure people? there - rumours and worries. what can you say to reassure people? there has| say to reassure people? there has been absolutely _ say to reassure people? there has been absolutely a _ say to reassure people? there has been absolutely a lot _ say to reassure people? there has been absolutely a lot of _ been absolutely a lot of misinformation all the way through and we —— we are so many vaccines down the line and we have a real bank of evidence as to how safe and effective these vaccine czar. in terms of fertility there has been no

evidence to suggest that vaccines affect fertility in any way and in terms of pregnancy we are actually seeing more and more pregnant women have the vaccine. the trials of taken place on pregnant women for obvious reasons and i think from a pregnancy perspective it is a risk— benefit sort of thing though is that more of high risk of catching covid—19, may thejobs more of high risk of catching covid—19, may the jobs they do or places they go then they may want the vaccine but it is obviously a 1-to-1 the vaccine but it is obviously a 1—to—1 conversation we will have with patients pregnant to see if it is more beneficialfor them to have the vaccine will not have the vaccine. i think as we go into younger age groups, which are doing as we move through to cohorts, there is a complacency perhaps with the vaccine and younger patients think they are not at risk of catching covid or if i get it it will not be that severe for me and from that perspective i would say it is so important that you are not only protecting yourself but you are protecting those around you and we have seen young people get very unwell with covid. i've seen patients with long covid which we are learning about steel and it can be so debilitating so i encourage

everyone to have those conversations with healthcare professionals and we can address any concerns that are there —— we are learning about it still. there -- we are learning about it still. ,, , . , ., still. side effects from the vaccines. _ still. side effects from the vaccines, what _ still. side effects from the vaccines, what sort - still. side effects from the vaccines, what sort of- still. side effects from the j vaccines, what sort of side still. side effects from the - vaccines, what sort of side effects have people reported to you? i vaccines, what sort of side effects have people reported to you? i think reall , an have people reported to you? i think really, any medications _ have people reported to you? i think really, any medications can - have people reported to you? i think really, any medications can cause i really, any medications can cause side effects. a lot of people have mentioned this week if you open a packet of paracetamol and look at the leaflet, it will say so many things about side effects. most people actually will not get any side effects at all and the vast majority will be fine and i had both of my doses and the sorts of side effects that are reported are often feeling a bit tired with headaches, achy, rundown 424—40 eight hours afterwards —— 24—48 hours afterwards. these things are just self—limiting, have a rest, they should pass, and actually they occur because it is your body building up an immune response to the vaccine which as i said you can get of any medication, even the flu vaccination can as well. as with any medicine

nomia giving the vaccine we will discuss any side effects of risks before giving it to user be reassured there is nothing significant or serious about this. and i thought on the boosters that we are now hearing about, is there a possible way, obviously, the vaccine developers having developed them, have notjust stopped and said right, job done, move on. they are constantly tweaking, aren't they, there are talks of roosters so what can you tell us about that? —— boosters. can you tell us about that? -- boosters-— can you tell us about that? -- boosters. , , ., boosters. this is something that the manufacturer _ boosters. this is something that the manufacturer has _ boosters. this is something that the manufacturer has mentioned - boosters. this is something that the manufacturer has mentioned and . boosters. this is something that the manufacturer has mentioned and it. manufacturer has mentioned and it does not surprise me, we know viruses mutate, we're already seeing variants out across the world in our communities and i a booster if it happens, it would be an opportunity for the vaccines to be tweaked —— i think a booster. it would be good for the scientists who have worked so hard on the vaccines to make sure that they are as effective as they can be against the variance. you know, we're used to giving vaccine programmes across the nhs and this is evidence of it with the covid vaccine and we do the flu virus as well, it could for the flu

vaccinations as well, we know that virus takes readily and it would not surprise me if that does happen as well. dr mohit mandiratta. 7:35 am. 7:35am. a 7:35 am. a lovely story. two new runners have qualified for the tokyo olympics this summer after they won the british marathon trials on friday, and it was an unexpected triumph for both. steph davis only ran her first marathon three years ago, and chris thompson has hit his stride at the age of 39, and it came in the same week he became a father for the first time. let's take a look at what it meant to them. commentator: look at the clock, it will be under 2—11, a massive personal best for chris thomson, one of the nice man of the sport, one of the really delightful individuals, he takes the win here in kew gardens! you can feel it, can't you,

the man who wears his heart on his sleeve. he looks like he could go around again! i sleeve. he looks like he could go around again!— sleeve. he looks like he could go around again! i cannot... we did it, alan. i around again! i cannot... we did it, man i feel — around again! i cannot... we did it, alan. ifeel like, _ around again! i cannot... we did it, alan. ifeel like, i— around again! i cannot... we did it, alan. ifeel like, i don't— around again! i cannot... we did it, alan. ifeel like, i don't know. - alan. ! feel like, i don't know. this— alan. ! feel like, i don't know. this week— alan. i feel like, i don't know. this week hasjust alan. i feel like, i don't know. this week has just knocked alan. i feel like, i don't know. this week hasjust knocked me for sex. this week hasjust knocked me for sex i've _ this week hasjust knocked me for sex. i've been trying to hold it togethen _ sex. i've been trying to hold it together. everything just, sex. i've been trying to hold it together. everythingjust, idon't know. _ together. everythingjust, idon't know. i_ together. everythingjust, idon't know, ijust does make i have never felt so _ know, ijust does make i have never felt so much — know, ijust does make i have never felt so much emotion in my life. | felt so much emotion in my life. i think felt so much emotion in my life. think chris felt so much emotion in my life. i think chris has caught his breath now. we can speak to chris now — he's in surrey — and stephjoins us from south london this morning. hello and congratulations to both of you! fantastic achievement. steph, did you first. 0h, you! fantastic achievement. steph, did you first. oh, look!— did you first. oh, look! steph has been upstaged! _ did you first. oh, look! steph has been upstaged! sorry, _ did you first. oh, look! steph has been upstaged! sorry, chris- did you first. oh, look! steph has been upstaged! sorry, chris has i did you first. oh, look! steph has - been upstaged! sorry, chris has been handed his tiny _ been upstaged! sorry, chris has been handed his tiny newborn _ been upstaged! sorry, chris has been handed his tiny newborn baby! - been upstaged! sorry, chris has been handed his tiny newborn baby! chris, | handed his tiny newborn baby! chris, tell us about this little one. he is, tell us about this little one. he is. yeah. _ tell us about this little one. he is. yeah. he — tell us about this little one. he is, yeah, he hasjust been having breakfast — is, yeah, he hasjust been having breakfast and we are trying to time it. breakfast and we are trying to time it so _ breakfast and we are trying to time it so we _ breakfast and we are trying to time it. so we can say hello. he is a

little _ it. so we can say hello. he is a little star— it. so we can say hello. he is a little star and he is, has shown his appreciation in his own little way. itell— appreciation in his own little way. i tell you — appreciation in his own little way. i tell you what, he is beautiful. what weight was he when he was born? he was ten pounds, two ounces. moon! he was ten pounds, two ounces. wow! i thouuht it he was ten pounds, two ounces. wow! i thought it looked _ he was ten pounds, two ounces. wow! i thought it looked like _ he was ten pounds, two ounces. wow! i thought it looked like a _ he was ten pounds, two ounces. turn-o"! i thought it looked like a big fellow! ~ ., .. fellow! when he said hello to the world, fellow! when he said hello to the world. the _ fellow! when he said hello to the world, the midwife _ fellow! when he said hello to the world, the midwife said - fellow! when he said hello to the world, the midwife said he - fellow! when he said hello to the world, the midwife said he is - fellow! when he said hello to the world, the midwife said he is a i fellow! when he said hello to the l world, the midwife said he is a big boy! you're — world, the midwife said he is a big boy! you're not particularly big people ourselves, gemma is also an ex— olympian, hello! hello, it's ok. can we_ ex— olympian, hello! hello, it's ok. can we see — ex— olympian, hello! hello, it's ok. can we see him a little bit more? obviously— can we see him a little bit more? obviously very carefully. look at him there! he has and i love mummy hit on and he has no idea he is on tv, all he is thinking about his food and the fact he needs his nappy changed. i food and the fact he needs his nappy chanced. ~ ., �*, food and the fact he needs his nappy chanced. ~ . �*, , ., changed. i think that's brilliant. ho efull changed. i think that's brilliant. hopefully you — changed. i think that's brilliant. hopefully you have _ changed. i think that's brilliant. hopefully you have recorded . changed. i think that's brilliant. hopefully you have recorded it | changed. i think that's brilliant. i hopefully you have recorded it and you can play it back to him on his 18th birthday. you can play it back to him on his 18th birthday-— 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will hand him back—

18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will hand him back so, _ 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will hand him back so, so _ 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will hand him back so, so he - 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will hand him back so, so he can i 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will. hand him back so, so he can carry 18th birthday. yeah, yeah. i will- hand him back so, so he can carry on with his breakfast.— with his breakfast. we will have a ruick with his breakfast. we will have a quick word _ with his breakfast. we will have a quick word with _ with his breakfast. we will have a quick word with steph. _ with his breakfast. we will have a quick word with steph. amazing. | quick word with steph. amazing. steph, anyway, back to you! we are as excited to speak to you, no doubt about it. what did it feel like when you run across the line and very strange circumstances but in beautiful surroundings of kew gardens. ali. good morning. kew gardens. ali. good morning. kew gardens was absolutely beautiful, i don't know how much of it i actually took in on the way around!- took in on the way around! yeah, it was 'ust took in on the way around! yeah, it wasjust unbelievable when - wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line _ wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line i_ wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line i was, — wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line. i was, like _ wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line. i was, like chris, _ wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line. iwas, like chris, i- wasjust unbelievable when i crossed the line. i was, like chris, i had i the line. iwas, like chris, i had every— the line. iwas, like chris, i had every emotion. _ the line. iwas, like chris, i had every emotion, happy- the line. iwas, like chris, i had every emotion, happy tears, i the line. iwas, like chris, i had every emotion, happy tears, so the line. i was, like chris, i had i every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement — every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement i— every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement. i could _ every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement. i could not— every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement. i could not wait- every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement. i could not wait to - every emotion, happy tears, so much excitement. i could not wait to kind i excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially — excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially given _ excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially given my _ excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially given my coach - excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially given my coach a i excitement. i could not wait to kind of especially given my coach a big i of especially given my coach a big high-5— of especially given my coach a big high-5 and — of especially given my coach a big high—5 and celebrate _ of especially given my coach a big high—5 and celebrate because i of especially given my coach a big high—5 and celebrate because it i of especially given my coach a big i high—5 and celebrate because it put so much _ high—5 and celebrate because it put so much hard — high—5 and celebrate because it put so much hard work— high—5 and celebrate because it put so much hard work into— high—5 and celebrate because it put so much hard work into this - high—5 and celebrate because it put so much hard work into this and i high—5 and celebrate because it putl so much hard work into this and with a marathon— so much hard work into this and with a marathon on. _ so much hard work into this and with a marathon on, just _ so much hard work into this and with a marathon on, just anything - so much hard work into this and with a marathon on, just anything could i a marathon on, just anything could have _ a marathon on, just anything could have happened _ a marathon on, just anything could have happened on _ a marathon on, just anything could have happened on the _ a marathon on, just anything could have happened on the day. - a marathon on, just anything could have happened on the day. i- a marathon on, just anything could have happened on the day. i knewl have happened on the day. i knew from _ have happened on the day. i knew from my— have happened on the day. i knew from my training _ have happened on the day. i knew from my training that _ have happened on the day. i knew from my training that if— have happened on the day. i knew from my training that if things i have happened on the day. i knew. from my training that if things went well for— from my training that if things went well for me. — from my training that if things went well for me. it _ from my training that if things went well for me, it could _ from my training that if things went well for me, it could be _ from my training that if things went well for me, it could be a _ from my training that if things went

well for me, it could be a good i well for me, it could be a good result— well for me, it could be a good result but— well for me, it could be a good result but with _ result but with the marathon, yeah, anything _ result but with the marathon, yeah, anything can— result but with the marathon, yeah, anything can kind _ result but with the marathon, yeah, anything can kind of— anything can kind of play out through the race and - anything can kind of play out through the race and i- anything can kind of play out through the race and i didn't| anything can kind of play out i through the race and i didn't feel quite _ through the race and i didn't feel quite strong _ through the race and i didn't feel quite strong but _ through the race and i didn't feel quite strong but kind _ through the race and i didn't feel quite strong but kind of- through the race and i didn't feel quite strong but kind of 90 i through the race and i didn't feel. quite strong but kind of 90 minutes then i_ quite strong but kind of 90 minutes then i made — quite strong but kind of 90 minutes then i made the _ quite strong but kind of 90 minutes then i made the breakaway- quite strong but kind of 90 minutes then i made the breakaway and i quite strong but kind of 90 minutesl then i made the breakaway and then it was— then i made the breakaway and then it wasjust _ then i made the breakaway and then it was just focusing _ then i made the breakaway and then it was just focusing on _ then i made the breakaway and then it was just focusing on each - it was just focusing on each kilometre _ it was just focusing on each kilometre and _ it was just focusing on each kilometre and each - it was just focusing on each kilometre and each lap i it was just focusing on each kilometre and each lap as i it was just focusing on each i kilometre and each lap as they it was just focusing on each - kilometre and each lap as they came and, kilometre and each lap as they came and. to— kilometre and each lap as they came and. to make — kilometre and each lap as they came and, to make sure _ kilometre and each lap as they came and, to make sure that _ kilometre and each lap as they came and, to make sure that i _ kilometre and each lap as they came and, to make sure that i didn't- kilometre and each lap as they came and, to make sure that i didn't losel and, to make sure that i didn't lose track— and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of— and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my— and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my place _ and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my place and _ and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my place and my _ and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my place and my time i and, to make sure that i didn't lose track of my place and my time and i track of my place and my time and kept pushing — track of my place and my time and kept pushing to _ track of my place and my time and kept pushing to the _ track of my place and my time and kept pushing to the finish - track of my place and my time and kept pushing to the finish but i track of my place and my time and kept pushing to the finish but the i kept pushing to the finish but the pace is _ kept pushing to the finish but the pace is really_ kept pushing to the finish but the pace is really helped _ kept pushing to the finish but the pace is really helped as _ kept pushing to the finish but the pace is really helped as well. i kept pushing to the finish but the | pace is really helped as well. josh was with— pace is really helped as well. josh was with me — pace is really helped as well. josh was with me pretty— pace is really helped as well. josh was with me pretty much - pace is really helped as well. josh was with me pretty much till i i pace is really helped as well. joshj was with me pretty much till i had did one _ was with me pretty much till i had did one lap— was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on— was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on my— was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on my own— was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on my own at- was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on my own at the i was with me pretty much till i had did one lap on my own at the endl was with me pretty much till i had i did one lap on my own at the end and at that— did one lap on my own at the end and at that point — did one lap on my own at the end and at that point i— did one lap on my own at the end and at that point i was just absolutely i at that point i was just absolutely buzzing! i really wanted to - at that point i was just absolutely buzzing! i really wanted to get i at that point i was just absolutely buzzing! i really wanted to get to| buzzing! i really wanted to get to the finish — buzzing! i really wanted to get to the finish line _ buzzing! i really wanted to get to the finish line as _ buzzing! i really wanted to get to the finish line as quickly - buzzing! i really wanted to get to the finish line as quickly as - the finish line as quickly as possible! _ the finish line as quickly as possible!— the finish line as quickly as ossible!, , , ,, , the finish line as quickly as ossible! , , ,, , ., possible! just tell us, steph, for ou, i possible! just tell us, steph, for you. i mean _ possible! just tell us, steph, for you. i mean you _ possible! just tell us, steph, for you, i mean you work, - possible! just tell us, steph, for you, i mean you work, you i possible! just tell us, steph, for. you, i mean you work, you know, full—time. you're in olympian in the old sense of the word, i guess. an amateur athlete. so to achieve what you have achieved is remarkable, you only took it up years ago. how tough is it to balance those and juggle all of the commitments you have had? i actually worked part—time, three

days a _ i actually worked part—time, three days a week _ i actually worked part—time, three days a week i_ i actually worked part—time, three days a week. i was _ i actually worked part—time, three days a week. i was full—time i i actually worked part—time, three days a week. i was full—time and i days a week. i was full—time and then— days a week. i was full—time and then when— days a week. i was full—time and then when i_ days a week. i was full—time and then when i ran _ days a week. i was full—time and then when i ran the _ then when i ran the olympic qualifying _ qualifying time in december 2019, work were really— qualifying time in december 2019, work were really supportive - qualifying time in december 2019, work were really supportive and i qualifying time in december 2019, i work were really supportive and they aiiowed _ work were really supportive and they aiiowed me — work were really supportive and they aiiowed me to — work were really supportive and they allowed me to reduce _ work were really supportive and they allowed me to reduce my— work were really supportive and they allowed me to reduce my hours. i work were really supportive and they allowed me to reduce my hours. so. work were really supportive and they allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down_ allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to — allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to three _ allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to three days _ allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to three days a _ allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to three days a week- allowed me to reduce my hours. sol went down to three days a week and| allowed me to reduce my hours. so ii went down to three days a week and i was training _ went down to three days a week and i was training at — went down to three days a week and i was training at that _ went down to three days a week and i was training at that point _ went down to three days a week and i was training at that point for - went down to three days a week and i was training at that point for the - was training at that point for the london — was training at that point for the london marathon _ was training at that point for the london marathon trials - was training at that point for the london marathon trials meant . was training at that point for the | london marathon trials meant to was training at that point for the - london marathon trials meant to take place last_ london marathon trials meant to take place last aprih — london marathon trials meant to take place last april. and _ london marathon trials meant to take place last april. and that _ london marathon trials meant to take place last april. and that has- london marathon trials meant to take place last april. and that has been. place last april. and that has been a big _ place last april. and that has been a big help. — place last april. and that has been a big help. having _ place last april. and that has been a big help, having those _ place last april. and that has been a big help, having those two- place last april. and that has been a big help, having those two extra| a big help, having those two extra days in _ a big help, having those two extra days in my — a big help, having those two extra days in myweek_ a big help, having those two extra days in my week to _ a big help, having those two extra days in my week to kinda - a big help, having those two extra days in my week to kinda focus . a big help, having those two extra days in my week to kinda focus oni days in my week to kinda focus on training _ days in my week to kinda focus on training and — days in my week to kinda focus on training and have _ days in my week to kinda focus on training and have the _ days in my week to kinda focus on training and have the extra - days in my week to kinda focus on training and have the extra time l days in my week to kinda focus oni training and have the extra time to recover, _ training and have the extra time to recover, but — training and have the extra time to recover, but has _ training and have the extra time to recover, but has been _ training and have the extra time to recover, but has been really- recover, but has been really valuabla _ recover, but has been really valuable. because _ recover, but has been really valuable. because it- recover, but has been really valuable. because it is- recover, but has been really valuable. because it is a - recover, but has been really- valuable. because it is a balancing act, trying — valuable. because it is a balancing act, trying to— valuable. because it is a balancing act, trying to fit _ valuable. because it is a balancing act, trying to fit everything - valuable. because it is a balancing act, trying to fit everything in - act, trying to fit everything in with— act, trying to fit everything in with covid, _ act, trying to fit everything in with covid, '— act, trying to fit everything in with covid, i guess _ act, trying to fit everything in with covid, i guess it- act, trying to fit everything in with covid, i guess it makes. act, trying to fit everything in - with covid, i guess it makes things a little _ with covid, i guess it makes things a little bit — with covid, i guess it makes things a little bit easier, _ with covid, i guess it makes things a little bit easier, you _ with covid, i guess it makes things a little bit easier, you don't- a little bit easier, you don't really— a little bit easier, you don't really have _ a little bit easier, you don't really have much _ a little bit easier, you don't really have much of- a little bit easier, you don't really have much of a - a little bit easier, you don't| really have much of a social a little bit easier, you don't- really have much of a social life when _ really have much of a social life when we — really have much of a social life when we are _ really have much of a social life when we are all— really have much of a social life when we are all in— really have much of a social life when we are all in lockdown! i really have much of a social life i when we are all in lockdown! that was one _ when we are all in lockdown! that was one thing _ when we are all in lockdown! that was one thing that _ when we are all in lockdown! that was one thing that then _ when we are all in lockdown! that was one thing that then i- when we are all in lockdown! that was one thing that then i could i when we are all in lockdown! thatl was one thing that then i could put it to the _ was one thing that then i could put it to the side — was one thing that then i could put it to the side and _ was one thing that then i could put it to the side and just _ was one thing that then i could put it to the side and just focus - was one thing that then i could put it to the side and just focus on - it to the side and just focus on kind _ it to the side and just focus on kind of— it to the side and just focus on kind of and _ it to the side and just focus on kind of and running. _ it to the side and just focus on kind of and running. so - it to the side and just focus on kind of and running. so it- it to the side and just focus on kind of and running. so it was| it to the side and just focus on - kind of and running. so it was work giving _ kind of and running. so it was work giving me — kind of and running. so it was work giving me a — kind of and running. so it was work giving me a good _ kind of and running. so it was work giving me a good balance - kind of and running. so it was work giving me a good balance so - kind of and running. so it was work giving me a good balance so shut. kind of and running. so it was work. giving me a good balance so shut out to them _ giving me a good balance so shut out to them for— giving me a good balance so shut out to them for really— giving me a good balance so shut out to them for really letting _ giving me a good balance so shut out to them for really letting me - giving me a good balance so shut out to them for really letting me do - to them for really letting me do that and — to them for really letting me do that and be _ to them for really letting me do

that and be so _ to them for really letting me do that and be so supportive - to them for really letting me do that and be so supportive of- to them for really letting me do that and be so supportive of my to them for really letting me do - that and be so supportive of my work and my— that and be so supportive of my work and my running— that and be so supportive of my work and my running and _ that and be so supportive of my work and my running and having _ that and be so supportive of my work and my running and having that- that and be so supportive of my work and my running and having that goodj and my running and having that good balance _ and my running and having that good balance. , , ., balance. chris, you were at the olympics in 2012, in _ balance. chris, you were at the olympics in 2012, in fact, - olympics in 2012, in fact, won't you, in the 10,000 metres? did you ever think then in 2021 you would be competing in this completely different event?— competing in this completely different event? no, not even remotely- _ different event? no, not even remotely- i— different event? no, not even remotely. i was, _ different event? no, not even remotely. iwas, as _ different event? no, not even remotely. i was, as you - different event? no, not even remotely. i was, as you say, i different event? no, not evenl remotely. i was, as you say, at london _ remotely. i was, as you say, at london 2012 and i competed the night of the _ london 2012 and i competed the night of the super saturday, when it was 'ust of the super saturday, when it was just a _ of the super saturday, when it was just a crazy — of the super saturday, when it was just a crazy night of the british metats — just a crazy night of the british metals with mo, jess and greg and unfortunately i had a bit of an injury— unfortunately i had a bit of an injury going into it and i did not have _ injury going into it and i did not have the — injury going into it and i did not have the best day but i kind of viewed — have the best day but i kind of viewed it — have the best day but i kind of viewed it as the best seat in the house, i was on the track watching everything unfold and trying to compete and i came away from that thinking _ compete and i came away from that thinking there's not a huge amount left in _ thinking there's not a huge amount left in the — thinking there's not a huge amount left in the sport for me to experience or achieve and there's

been _ experience or achieve and there's been a _ experience or achieve and there's been a lot— experience or achieve and there's been a lot of moments of i should retire _ been a lot of moments of i should retire i_ been a lot of moments of i should retire. i want to retire. i've had an achilles operation, i've had a lot an achilles operation, i've had a tot of— an achilles operation, i've had a lot of things happen. and to have a moment— lot of things happen. and to have a moment like i did on friday, i still cannot— moment like i did on friday, i still cannot quite believe it. i've never experienced such a strong vet like steph. _ experienced such a strong vet like steph. to— experienced such a strong vet like steph, to cross the line and become an olympian on a day and everything happened _ an olympian on a day and everything happened is one thing but to do it off the _ happened is one thing but to do it off the back of having a child and everything that has happened over the years. — everything that has happened over the years, this year and everything, i can't get my head around it. i'm exhausted — i can't get my head around it. i'm exhausted right now because this is a dose _ exhausted right now because this is a dose of— exhausted right now because this is a dose of reality i have got, you hear _ a dose of reality i have got, you hear this— a dose of reality i have got, you hear this from parents, a dose of reality i have got, you hearthis from parents, i a dose of reality i have got, you hear this from parents, i do that in the morning — hear this from parents, i do that in the morning and i was up until six pm with _ the morning and i was up until six pm with theo, feeding and changing him and _ pm with theo, feeding and changing him and burping him, and i'm like this is— him and burping him, and i'm like this is reality. he does not care at the moment. hejust wants this is reality. he does not care at the moment. he just wants me to look after him _ the moment. he just wants me to look after him and i'm just being, i will over— after him and i'm just being, i will overthe— after him and i'm just being, i will over the place. after him and i'm just being, i will

overthe place. i after him and i'm just being, i will over the place. i still can't come down _ over the place. i still can't come down from — over the place. i still can't come down from it all. the fact i am talking — down from it all. the fact i am talking to _ down from it all. the fact i am talking to you guys on breakfast at bbc, i_ talking to you guys on breakfast at bbc, i watch you talk to people! i'm not the _ bbc, i watch you talk to people! i'm not the person being interviewed! this does— not the person being interviewed! this does not happen. this is not real! _ this does not happen. this is not real! it— this does not happen. this is not real! . this does not happen. this is not real! , , ., . this does not happen. this is not real! ,, ., . g , real! it is phenomenal, 39. just askin: real! it is phenomenal, 39. just asking you _ real! it is phenomenal, 39. just asking you a — real! it is phenomenal, 39. just asking you a quick _ real! it is phenomenal, 39. just asking you a quick question - real! it is phenomenal, 39. just l asking you a quick question about the kind of technical questions, i suppose. chris, i noticed when you were, you dropped back, didn't you, you run your own race and let them run away from you which must be quite a brave thing to do because i guess you know what you've got to do and you know your body but did you worry that you'd lost it because you let them go?— let them go? absolutely. marathon runnina is let them go? absolutely. marathon running is - — let them go? absolutely. marathon running is - it's _ let them go? absolutely. marathon running is - it's very _ let them go? absolutely. marathon running is - it's very strange - let them go? absolutely. marathon running is - it's very strange that l running is — it's very strange that you prepare _ running is — it's very strange that you prepare so hard and trying so hard _ you prepare so hard and trying so hard and — you prepare so hard and trying so hard and then the back off is so great _ hard and then the back off is so great that— hard and then the back off is so great that you almost forget the last concession you had and so you io last concession you had and so you go into— last concession you had and so you go into it _ last concession you had and so you go into it feeling like it has been a while — go into it feeling like it has been a while since you've run hard and

really— a while since you've run hard and really pushed your body and there's an element of can i do this? what's going _ an element of can i do this? what's going on? _ an element of can i do this? what's going on? conditions on the day, how everyone _ going on? conditions on the day, how everyone else responds, and quite early on i — early on i was not feeling particularly like i was enjoying the pace that— particularly like i was enjoying the pace that we were going out and i thought— pace that we were going out and i thought i— pace that we were going out and i thought i need to do my own thing for a _ thought i need to do my own thing for a little — thought i need to do my own thing for a little bit. and i thought if the gap — for a little bit. and i thought if the gap happens, it happens, and it .rew the gap happens, it happens, and it grewa— the gap happens, it happens, and it grewa bit— the gap happens, it happens, and it grew a bit bigger than i was hoping it would _ grew a bit bigger than i was hoping it would but i could not do anything about _ it would but i could not do anything about it _ it would but i could not do anything about it at — it would but i could not do anything about it at that point other than 'ust about it at that point other than just run— about it at that point other than just run my own race. and i thought the second — just run my own race. and i thought the second half things would mix up a bit, _ the second half things would mix up a bit. and _ the second half things would mix up a bit. and i— the second half things would mix up a bit, and i was — but i honestly, the amount— a bit, and i was — but i honestly, the amount of time it went through my head _ the amount of time it went through my head and i thought i have missed this up and these guys are in better shape _ this up and these guys are in better shape than — this up and these guys are in better shape than i thought, and i was trying _ shape than i thought, and i was trying to— shape than i thought, and i was trying tojust stick shape than i thought, and i was trying to just stick in shape than i thought, and i was trying tojust stick in it and yes, it was— trying tojust stick in it and yes, it was deliberate but you were watching — it was deliberate but you were watching your olympics in the distance — watching your olympics in the distance get away from you. and you're _ distance get away from you. and you're thinking this really is the moment— you're thinking this really is the moment that is sticking through and fit into— moment that is sticking through and fit into turn — moment that is sticking through and fit into turn on its head like it

did. _ fit into turn on its head like it did, i— fit into turn on its head like it did, ithink— fit into turn on its head like it did, i thinkjust added to the did, ithinkjust added to the emotion— did, i thinkjust added to the emotion even more because just went from its _ emotion even more because just went from its 35— emotion even more because just went from its 35 seconds in front of me is the _ from its 35 seconds in front of me is the olympics to i'm in front, i'm going _ is the olympics to i'm in front, i'm going away, — is the olympics to i'm in front, i'm going away, don't cramp, just do not cramp! _ going away, don't cramp, just do not cramp! don't cramp! what is it going to feel like, do you have any idea to actually be there representing great britain in that strip out there in japan in there representing great britain in that strip out there injapan in an olympics, in an event that you didn't even do three years ago? this is my first time wearing the gigabits vest and representing my country. i had to pull out due to injustice —— injury. i'm so excited

to fidget on and wear it for a race. and the marathon is my favourite event. i love training foret. ijust love everything about it. it is so especially at the olympic games, i just can't believe it. it is especially at the olympic games, i just can't believe it.— just can't believe it. it is still all sinking — just can't believe it. it is still all sinking in. _ just can't believe it. it is still all sinking in. it— just can't believe it. it is still all sinking in. it has - just can't believe it. it is still all sinking in. it has been - just can't believe it. it is still all sinking in. it has been a l just can't believe it. it is still. all sinking in. it has been a mad just can't believe it. it is still- all sinking in. it has been a mad 24 all sinking in. it has been a mad 2a hours sit the race and it is just been so overwhelming but in a great way. it hasjust been so overwhelming but in a great way. it has just been amazing. i just can't wait to plan the training and get to japan. just can't wait to plan the training and get to japan-— just can't wait to plan the training and get to japan. en'oy every minute and get to japan. en'oy every minute and the buildup — and get to japan. enjoy every minute and the buildup over— and get to japan. enjoy every minute and the buildup over the _ and get to japan. enjoy every minute and the buildup over the next - and get to japan. enjoy every minute and the buildup over the next few i and the buildup over the next few weeks. we will follow your progress with great interest. thank you for talking to us and best of luck with gorgeous theo, chris. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. the first sunrise at reddish summertime force of this one over shedin summertime force of this one over shed in sussex and it looks like a beautiful sunrise. the cloud has

really brought rain overnight, continuing into this morning. shari stream at the moment across parts of scotland but the cloud does make the crowd and rain we have is slowly moving north into scotland. it allows more of england and wales to become dry with right weather and sunshine towards the south—east but wherever you are today it is going to be a really windy day and particularly over the pennines, snowdonia, gusts of 50 mph. it is slightly warmer air, temperatures a few degrees higher than yesterday. of around 15 or 16 degrees but the weather whether —— wet weather will continue. it is very been, more rain for snowdonia overnight and more rain for northern ireland and getting much wetterfor rain for northern ireland and getting much wetter for the western side of scotland, that could lead to some flooding over the next few days. whether in the north—west of we will have clear skies for a while

overnight. the rain adding up for the early part of next week over scotland with the weather front slow—moving. elsewhere, drawing in some air from the south and the temperatures will be climbing with sunshine. what i think for northern ireland we start with sunshine that would start to clear away in the wetter weather continuing and becoming drier and complete —— increasingly sunnier and warmer, too. it is going to be. maybe two bridges of 20 degrees across eastern england. —— temperatures. more cloud for scotland and ireland. the rain still continuing in the north—west of scotland and perhaps returning to some parts of northern ireland. winds will be light on tuesday and it will fill warm with temperatures reaching 23 were 2a degrees. that is likely to be the peak of the heat and we are tapping into tropical air

then goes into good friday and we draw down cool air from the arctic. it comes around an area of high pressure so while we have got some rain moving southwards from the north during sunday, bringing in the cold air through thursday and friday, it looks generally dry but to england and wales, a drop of ten or 12 degrees and it will feel much colder at the end of the week. time now for a look at this week's travel show. this week on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown. we're doing a virtual livestream, and tonight we are focusing on the plague. in the meantime we have found some creative new ways for you to soothe your itchy feet and see a bit of the world from your couch.

for around 3 million people that work in britain's tourism industry, it has been a year of worry and uncertainty. initial reports suggest employment in the sector might have dropped by 10% last year, but with hundreds of thousands of vaccinations taking place each day and the prospect of restrictions easing in the weeks to come, we went to edinburgh to find out whether tours and professionals are hopefulfor the summer and how theirjobs have changed over the course of the pandemic. rajan tells us more. with its castle, its cobbled streets and the annual fringe, reportedly the world's biggest arts festival, the scottish capital attracts more visitors to the uk than any other city outside of london, which means it's been hit particularly hard by ongoing travel restrictions. below the royal mile, the main street in edinburgh's old town, one attraction is figuring out how to welcome visitors while keeping its doors closed. i'm kitty, i'm the guest experience

manager here at the real mary king's close. we're in the heart of edinburgh. a lot of people think that we are underground, however that's technically not true. in 1753, a building called the royal exchange was built and they built it right on top of four tiny little streets. what this did, was it perfectly preserved the rooms, the houses and streets that we can still explore today. normally, this warren of passages and homes dating back to the 17th century draws around 250,000 ——to the 17th century draws around 250,000 visitors a year, but the pandemic has meant they have had to improvise. obviously we are closed so we can't open to the public but what we want to do is bring the close to people at home. we're doing a virtual live stream and tonight we're focusing on the plague. we're looking at the comparisons, specifically 1645 which was when the worst plague ever hit edinburgh

and when you look at what we're going through today, it's quite unbelievable how similar it all is. the biggest one would be isolation, staying at home. if you thought you had the plague, if you were starting to feel a little bit sick, you'd hang a little white flag outside your house that basically said, "don't come near us, we've got the plague", and it would alert the right people to bring in food and beer because you couldn't go out to get your shop, so it's almost like your tesco delivery but in 16115. so we have just finished our dress rehearsal for the live event tonight and it's always exciting to get, especially when we have the close set up like this, it's not our day—to—day. there's always a bit of nerves in case you say something silly or forget your lines. so we're all ready? good, excellent.

good evening, and welcome to the real mary king's close. thank you for tuning in to be with us here tonight. the hour—long webcast has taken six people a month to prepare. but other tour companies have decided against these big online events. fourth boat tours is a family—run business that have been operating cruises around the firth of fourth since 2006. they've not organised virtual tours, saying they can't compare to the personal, physical experience. i think the main focus point here is the iconic fourth rail bridge along at the end there, that's the one that people come to see. they travel from all over the world to come and join us to go on a trip underneath the rail bridge. pre—pandemic, they'd also expect thousands of visitors from within the uk, but their tours have only been able to operate for 13

weeks over the past year. it's been a tough year to keep everything ticking over and to get everything and keeping up with new guidance to allow us to operate. i tend to spend a lot of my time out on the water between the tours here, dinghy sailing, paraboating, to all of that has just stopped, it's just not happened. it's been difficult. with different parts of the uk opening up at different rates, some companies have expressed concern about their ability to attract staycationers. following announcements made last week, forth boat tours plan to open up again at the end of april, when it is still uncertain whether scotland will permit non—essential travel from the rest of britain. yeah, i'm excited to get in the water. i've got some optimism about the summer, i hope that we will get staycations. i think it's really important that people get a summer of activity and they are allowed to go and explore further afield from where they are.

it is a big shame that the international tourists, it's probable that it doesn't look like they will be back soon. the other thing that we've got that we use a lot here in the forth is cruise ships and i think they've been in limbo for a wee while too and hopefully they return soon as well because they play a big part in whojoins us on our tour. in the centre of the city, guesthouse owner vivian is feeling cautious about the next few months. she doesn't plan to open until mid—may despite restrictions lifting as early as april the 26. i don't see that there is going to be a return to normality for edinburgh this summer. i think people will only want to come to the city when they are guaranteed they can go for a pint around the corner or they can sit in the museum and take their time to look at things. the tattoo for example has said it is going ahead but the festival hasn't decided so i think people like to see what is going to happen from that. she has only been open five days over the past 12 months. guesthouses across scotland

have called for more government support, after they were ruled and eligible for £6,000 top up grants, paid out to thousands of hospitality businesses, including restaurants and hotels. money has been tight, funding from the government has been tight. it is my home as well as my business and i have still a mortgage to pay which i have had to pay every month, still, as well as all the bills that come with owning a house, owning a guesthouse. i'm not ready to throw the towel, i'm still fighting to keep alive and keep going with the business that i have which is a good business when it's open and there's travellers here. i want the key thing to be taken away from this is to remember the resilience of the people of edinburgh. it was a really, really tough, dark, difficult time

that they lived through... thanks again forjoining us tonight, folks. stay safe and be resilient. bye! smashed it! well done! it's a different type of excitement that we're feeling just now, we've pulled it off, all these hours of work and research, but you are not getting that immediate reaction that you do with your guests when they are on site. and as a team we are looking forward to welcoming guests again. and the close is hoping to open again in mid—may — a couple of weeks after edinburgh's accommodation, attractions and shops are set to reopen themselves on april the 26th. well, international travel is still months away for most of us. we are all watching those infection rates really carefully. in the meantime we've found

some creative new ways for you to soothe your itchy feet and see a bit of the world from your couch. easter�*s coming up in april and normally thousands of pilgrims head straight for st peter's square in the vatican for the big services. last year they were live streamed as visitors were forbidden from going. but if you're more interested in the art and the history on show there, there are some great virtual tours available on the vatican museum's website, including some rooms normally not open to the public. and just around the corner in rome, the mausoleum of augustus open earlier this month. it was built in 28 bce and has been hidden for 100 years, largely overlooked. a few years back, adi went

to see how the restoration work was progressing. it's hard to believe that in its heyday, these walls were three times higher than they are now and they were covered in white marble. of course, none of us can go there and visit yet but the team has spent a lot of time and effort putting together the story of the mausoleum, which is told in an interactive timeline on their website. let's hope we can all go and visit soon. new york city's beginning to look ahead to a time when it can get its actors and musicians recording again. ——performing again. ny pops up as a festival of hundreds of surprise performances that began in february and will run until the tribeca film festival and june. the shows are unannounced and un— ticketed to stop too many people from gathering in one place and you will be able to catch some of them on the festival's instagram and facebook websites. and an annual highlight of the uk sporting calendar,

the oxford cambridge boat race takes place on 3 april, but not in its usual place on the thames and london. there are safety concerns at hammersmith bridge, it's all taking place behind closed doors and temperature. ——in cambridgeshire. the flat fenland there should provide some atmospheric backdrops to the race, but the big attraction in those parts is ely�*s enormous norman cathedral and, of course, its resident tour guide dave, who you'll find on the website. you must remember this is a mediaeval cathedral. it's out to get you. so mind your head. well, unfortunately, that's all the time we have left for today. next week, lucy's here to revisit some of our favourite adventures in south america. including the time i lived like a gaucho in argentina's wetlands. this is one of the craziest things i've done in my entire life! the water does not

taste very good. and there's miscellaneous things — some slimy, some spiky — rubbing against most of my body! remember, you canjoin our adventures by following us on social media. keep planning your adventures and see you next time. good morning welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: don't squander the gains made against covid — the message from the head of the nhs, as england prepares for lockdown changes on monday. a call to over 50s to book a coronavirus vaccination, before supplies become limited next month. it is never too late. if you have decided, actually i am ready for my vaccination, you will absolutely be able to get it. international outrage against mayanmar at the killing of dozens of protestors and children by the security forces. the world cup qualifiers continue. england face albania later.

scotland face familiar opponents israel in their quest to qualify for the tournament in qatar next year. iceland's hottest attracton — how an erupting volcano has become a popular alternative to cinemas and theatres. hello there, good morning, it's a windy, warmer day today, but we've got some rain moving its way northwards. now, next week, you're going to need a pair of shorts and a warm coat and i'll explain why later on. it's sunday the 28th march, and don't forget the clocks have gone forward an hour. our top story. people should not "squander the gains" made against coronavirus in recent months — that's a warning from the head of nhs england. professor stephen powis said "enormous progress" had been made, but it "does not mean job done". he made the comments ahead of lockdown restrictions in england easing tomorrow, allowing groups of up to six, or two households, to meet outside

and in private gardens. the stay—at—home rule is also ending. simonjones reports. he's been at the forefront in the fight against coronavirus, but now nhs england's medical director is warning covid remains a clear and present danger. from tomorrow, the stay at home rule is ending in england. groups of up to six people, or two households will be able to meet outside, outdoor sports facilities will reopen. but this is only another step on the road map to lockdown being fully eased. nonessential shops won't reopen before the 12th of april, holidays are still banned. writing in the sunday telegraph, professor stephen powis says tomorrow's easing doesn't meanjob done. this virus still has the capacity to wreak more havoc and ill—health on a significant scale. we need to build on and not squander the gains we've made.

the nhs in england is urging people over 50 to book a coronavirus vaccination before an expected shortage of supply next month. a quarter of those aged between 50 and 5a have still not had the jab, but progress overall is being made. this is wonderful, so we have now protected 2.5 million people with their second dose on a background of over 25 million people in england having had their first dose. so it's really quite phenomenal numbers and we will keep going. against the backdrop of the vaccination programme, wales became the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders yesterday. scotland's stay at home rule becomes stay local on good friday. northern ireland's stay home message is to be relaxed on the 12th of april. but despite the progress, the nhs is warning that we mustn't go too far too fast in our return to normality. we are beating the virus, professor powis says, but it's not beaten yet. simon jones, bbc news. it was the deadliest day of protesting in myanmar yesterday

since february's coup by the country's military. more than 100 hundred people, including children, were killed by security forces. the foreign secretary has condemned the violence. laura bickerjoins us from bangkok. can even bring us up today with the latest? ., , , ., latest? right now the streets of m anmar latest? right now the streets of myanmar appear _ latest? right now the streets of myanmar appear to _ latest? right now the streets of myanmar appear to be - latest? right now the streets of myanmar appear to be quiet. i latest? right now the streets of. myanmar appear to be quiet. from information we're getting, many freelance journalists have had to flee so it is difficult to get any clear details. this comes after a day of violence yesterday. protesters using slingshots, wooden sticks, bicycle helmets stuck on armed security forces firing live rounds. as you said, over 100 people are thought to have died and that brings the total to 440 people, civilians, including children, who have died since the military coup on february the ist. protesters say

they will continue to head onto the streets and continue to fight for democracy. the international condemnation has been swift. the us secretary of state praised protesters for their courage and said it is clear that the people of myanmar will not give in to the military�*s reign of terror. the united nations, human rights raconteur is also calling for global action. but that may be difficult because myanmar�*s military does have friends in russia and china who could block any un sanctions that could block any un sanctions that could be try to be pushed through. laura bicker, thank you. a high tide has failed to dislodge the giant container ship that is blocking the suez canal in egypt. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the vessel, which became stranded on tuesday, blocking trade worth hundreds of millions of pounds every day. it's hoped the ship could be afloat once again by tonight. a second mp has defected from the scottish national party to join the new pro—independence group being set up by alex salmond. neale hanvey, mp for

kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath, willjoin the alba party, which is set to contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. yesterday the former scottish justice secretary kenny macaskill announced he would stand as a candidate. a number of riders for the meal delivery service, deliveroo, are planning to go on strike over their employment conditions. the stoppage by members of the independent workers union coincides with the company's flotation on the london stock exchange. the riders say they are not guaranteed the minimum wage, sick leave or holiday pay. deliveroo says they have the complete freedom to choose when and where to work. those are the main stories this morning. as we said, the clocks have gone forward an hour. nhs england is urging all those who are eligible, but not yet vaccinated, to come forward for a coronavirus jab ahead of a tightening

of supply next month. nearly 30 million people across the uk have already received at least one dose so far. professor anthony harnden is the deputy chair of thejoint committee on vaccines and immunisation and joins us now. good morning. do we have any idea how many over 50 are still waiting for their vaccine? how many over 50 are still waiting fortheirvaccine? i how many over 50 are still waiting for their vaccine ?_ for their vaccine? i think it is a relatively _ for their vaccine? i think it is a relatively small _ for their vaccine? i think it is a relatively small number - for their vaccine? i think it is a l relatively small number because for their vaccine? i think it is a - relatively small number because we offered 30 million first dose vaccines to everybody in the uk. i think there are about 32 or 33 million, so it is a relatively small number. is million, so it is a relatively small number. . . million, so it is a relatively small number. , . , , . . ., number. is there a specific window, so if ou number. is there a specific window, so if you don't _ number. is there a specific window, so if you don't book _ number. is there a specific window, so if you don't book in _ number. is there a specific window, so if you don't book in by _ number. is there a specific window, so if you don't book in by the - so if you don't book in by the state, you will have to wait another few weeks?— state, you will have to wait another few weeks? absolutely not, we will continue to — few weeks? absolutely not, we will continue to press _ few weeks? absolutely not, we will continue to press for _ few weeks? absolutely not, we will continue to press for the _ few weeks? absolutely not, we will continue to press for the majority i continue to press for the majority of the first nine priority groups to be immunised. they are the groups that are most at risk, the over 50s and those with an underlying health condition. i think it is really important that we not only go back

and we try and persuade and encourage anybody in these at risk groups to be immunised, and there is still a bit of work to be done in this area. still a bit of work to be done in this area-— still a bit of work to be done in this area. . i. :: . , . this area. anyone 50 above, it is a broad bracket, _ this area. anyone 50 above, it is a broad bracket, of— this area. anyone 50 above, it is a broad bracket, of course. - this area. anyone 50 above, it is a broad bracket, of course. second. broad bracket, of course. second vaccinations, the focus is on that now, people are increasingly beginning to reach the 12 week mark. with the concern around supply, are you confident you will get although second vaccinations done within that window? i second vaccinations done within that window? . . ., second vaccinations done within that window? . .., , , window? i am confident everybody will be offered _ window? i am confident everybody will be offered a _ window? i am confident everybody will be offered a second _ window? i am confident everybodyl will be offered a second vaccination within 12 will be offered a second vaccination within12 weeks, which is what we set out to do. it is really important with the second vaccinations, because that is what will give you longer and better long—term protection. it is quite clear we need to press through april and try and get the second immunisations in. at the time when supply is a bit bumpy, it makes

sense to try and immunise all those over the age of 50 and press on with the second immunisations during the month of april. every adult will be offered an immunisation by the end offered an immunisation by the end ofjuly, the prime minister is committed. there is enough vaccine supply to enable that to happen. abs, supply to enable that to happen. a couple of stories around concerning vaccines, one suggestion is the moderna vaccine will start to arrive mid april and that might open the window for people under 50, what can you tell us about that?— you tell us about that? absolutely, at the jcvi we _ you tell us about that? absolutely, at the jcvi we have _ you tell us about that? absolutely, at the jcvi we have examined - you tell us about that? absolutely, at the jcvi we have examined the l at thejcvi we have examined the data from moderna, it is very promising, it is very similar to the pfizer biontech vaccine that everybody has become familiar with. i think we will start deploying that towards the end of april. it would make sense if we have caught up with all those over 50 we want to reach out to. it makes sense to go towards

our next group, which is the 110 to 49—year—old age group. the our next group, which is the 40 to 49-year-old age group.— 49-year-old age group. the other sto in a 49-year-old age group. the other story in a that _ 49-year-old age group. the other story in a that the _ 49-year-old age group. the other story in a that the uk _ 49-year-old age group. the other story in a that the uk may - 49-year-old age group. the other story in a that the uk may offer. 49-year-old age group. the other| story in a that the uk may offer 3.7 million doses of vaccine to the republic of ireland, in part because it is so interconnected with northern ireland, of course. can you confirm if that is happening and what sort of timescale there is for that? fits what sort of timescale there is for that? r , , ., what sort of timescale there is for that? ~ , i. ~ ., ., what sort of timescale there is for that? a ~ ., ., ., what sort of timescale there is for that? r , a, ~ ., ., ., ., that? as you know, i am not involved in su -l that? as you know, i am not involved in sopply of — that? as you know, i am not involved in supply of procurement, _ that? as you know, i am not involved in supply of procurement, but - that? as you know, i am not involved in supply of procurement, but it - in supply of procurement, but it makes good sense because ireland is an island and third wave spreads across europe, it could easily spread to northern ireland very quickly. that strategy does make sense, but i cannot confirm when those deliveries will be made. brute those deliveries will be made. we have seen a little bit of a rise in the reproduction rate, the r number, it is still below one, just about which means the numbers are not going up, up and up, but that was

sort of expected with schools going back and with this lockdown easing we are seeing in wales this weekend and in england as of monday, how concerned are you the vaccine programme will be sufficient to keep the virus under control?— the virus under control? there is two things _ the virus under control? there is two things here _ the virus under control? there is two things here come _ the virus under control? there is two things here come every - the virus under control? there isj two things here come every time the virus under control? there is - two things here come every time you make an adjustment to lock down, you expect the r rate to rise slightly. was going back has caused it to rise a little bit and of course, being able to meet outside will cause it to rise. from a vaccination point of view, it is important that people who are vaccinated remember they are completely protected. they are protected against severe disease, hospitalisation and death. they might not be protected against infection after one dose. it takes three or four weeks for the vaccine's effects to kick in and they could potentially still transmit. it is important that

people who have been vaccinated still obey the rules. if we do this slowly, people are sensible about this, then we have a way out. if neither of those things happen and the virus starts transmitting again and cases rise, it could mutate and we could find you variants and then we could find you variants and then we could find you variants and then we could get vaccine escape. it is important people stick to the rules, we unlock down slowly, patiently and those that are vaccinated obey the same rules and don't think they are invincible. ~ . . same rules and don't think they are invincible. ~ . , . , invincible. what is the latest evidence on _ invincible. what is the latest evidence on vaccines - invincible. what is the latest - evidence on vaccines preventing transmission? one argument i have heard from somebody reluctant to be vaccinated said, there is no point because it doesn't stop me spreading the virus anyway?— the virus anyway? there is good evidence from _ the virus anyway? there is good evidence from the _ the virus anyway? there is good evidence from the oxford - the virus anyway? there is good - evidence from the oxford astrazeneca trials at the vaccines do prevent transmission, but not completely. the figures are still being calculated, but it is in the order

of 50%, 30 to 50%. so there will be some reduction in transmission, absolutely no doubt about that. but it is still possible, even though you are vaccinated, to be infected, have no symptoms and then transmit it to others. it is important that all those who are vaccinated also stick to the rules. i all those who are vaccinated also stick to the rules.— stick to the rules. i hope it's not rude to make — stick to the rules. i hope it's not rude to make any _ stick to the rules. i hope it's not rude to make any assumptions l stick to the rules. i hope it's not - rude to make any assumptions about your age, rude to make any assumptions about yourage, professor, buti rude to make any assumptions about your age, professor, but i am assuming you are in the vaccinated category? assuming you are in the vaccinated cateuo ? . assuming you are in the vaccinated category? yes. good, i got that riaht! category? yes. good, i got that right! given _ category? yes. good, i got that right! given that _ category? yes. good, i got that right! given that is _ category? is; good, i got that right! given that is the case category? i9; good, i got that right! given that is the case and there is a bit of lockdown easing next week, have you got plans and are you worried that these vaccinated people. piling into each other�*s houses because they feel like they have got this protection? next week they are not allowed to pile into people's houses, the rules are six outdoors and no more than

two households. i don't think you are allowed to pile into peoples houses. no, i are allowed to pile into peoples houses. no, lam going are allowed to pile into peoples houses. no, i am going to carry on being sensible. you are right, rachel, i have had my vaccination, i am 60 years old and i am very pleased to have received it. particularly as i was one of the first to develop covid in march last year and i was quite unwell with it. i had personal experience of this virus and i know how difficult and challenging it can be. go out, get vaccinated when you are offered and be sensible after you have been vaccinated. everybody stick to the rules and by the summer, we will be in a much better position in this country. in a much better position in this count . :. .. in a much better position in this count . :, ,, ,:, in a much better position in this count . :, ,, y:, in a much better position in this count . :, ,, : country. thank you so much, good advice. country. thank you so much, good advice- nice _ country. thank you so much, good advice. nice to _ country. thank you so much, good advice. nice to talk— country. thank you so much, good advice. nice to talk to _ country. thank you so much, good advice. nice to talk to you - country. thank you so much, good advice. nice to talk to you once i advice. nice to talk to you once again, thank you for getting up for us. i again, thank you for getting up for us. �* :, , :

us. i didn't realise the clocks chance, us. i didn't realise the clocks change. and _ us. i didn't realise the clocks change. and l _ us. i didn't realise the clocks change, and i only _ us. i didn't realise the clocks change, and i only agreed. l us. i didn't realise the clocks i change, and i only agreed. nor us. i didn't realise the clocks - change, and i only agreed. nor did we win we — change, and i only agreed. nor did we win we agreed _ change, and i only agreed. nor did we win we agreed to _ change, and i only agreed. nor did we win we agreed to work - change, and i only agreed. nor did we win we agreed to work this - we win we agreed to work this morning. basic error, professor, basic error. i am glad your phone did the magic thing that they do and your alarm was ok. just a reminder, absolutely not allowed to pile into each other�*s houses and it is only gardens. i wasjust each other�*s houses and it is only gardens. i was just asking the question. but people are sending great pictures of how they are getting their gardens ready for a bit of safe, outdoor socialising ready. total garden envy. we have got some light on other, planning some late nights. that is all have got. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. what is not to like about this picture, we have daffodils, a dog and the sunrise. the first sunrise of british summertime. this picture was taken in the north—east of england. not all of us have been able to see the sun coming up. this

picture taken in wales in pontypridd, rain and drizzle and it has been very wet in the north and west of wales and also the north west of england. we have got rain affecting northern ireland as well. that rain will continue to move northwards further into scotland throughout the day, replacing the brighter skies and showers we have in the north. it should be turning dry and bright across england and wales through the day. some sunshine in the south east but it will be windy. these are the gusts and it is particularly windy in snowdonia and over the pennines. it will be a milder day, temperatures a few degrees higher than yesterday, getting up to 15 or 16 through lincolnshire and east anglia if it brightens up. we have rain continuing this evening and overnight. in north wales and the north west of england, but turning that across western parts of scotland and a lot of rain to come in the next few days over the hills in the next few days over the hills in the next few days over the hills in the north—west of scotland. a mild night, double figures, chillier in the north of scotland and the south of england where there will be

clearer skies. the rain could be in a shoe in the north—west of scotland in the week because the weather front is not moving far. elsewhere, further away from the weather front we are drawing in warmer air on the south to south—westerly wind. it will be windy for a on monday, the winds gradually ease. the wind should move away from northern ireland away from northern england, but continue towards the north—west of scotland. increasing amounts of sunshine moving up from the south across england and wales and temperatures are going to be rising, even across parts of northern ireland, the north—east of scotland. highest temperatures across the midlands and eastern england, 19 or 20 degrees. rain in the north—west of scotland on tuesday and we could see more cloud and rain pushing back towards northern ireland. sunny skies continue for england and wales and this is the warmest day of the week. the woman state of the year, so far, 23 and possibly 2a degrees towards the south—east. we are tapping into air that has come from a long way south and that is tropical air. a long way south and that is tropicalair. from mid

a long way south and that is tropical air. from mid week, we start to see colder air moving down from the north as we draw down some air that has come originally from the arctic. a swing in the weather over the week ahead. we have the peak in temperatures on tuesday, warm in the far south on wednesday, but a band of cloud and rain moving southwards on wednesday. the colder air arrived by the end of the week and a drop of io air arrived by the end of the week and a drop of 10 degrees across and part of england and wales. at least it should be largely dry in time for the easter weekend. that is it from me. he had given as a tantalising taste of summer and then taking it away again. but we will take it. every week, presenter ros atkins takes an in—depth look at one of the issues in the news. this time, it's the challenges president biden faces over migrants at the us—mexico border. this week, we are focused on the us—mexico border and a test of whetherjoe biden can match his words with actions.

what do you do with an unaccompanied child that comes to the border? do you repeat what trump did? do you take them from their mothers? move them away, hold them in cells? we're not doing that. sincejoe biden became president, tens of thousands of people have arrived at the us border. most have been turned back, but in a change of donald trump's policy, unaccompanied children are now not turned back. and these pictures are our first sight of where they initially stay, children packed into confined areas, surrounded by screens and republicans are blaming the president. this crisis was created by the presidential policies. there's no administration. there's no other way to claim it... ..but a biden border crisis. they're hoping nobody sees the tragic human cost of their failed policy. to which the biden administration says this is on donald trump. president trump dismantled the orderly, humane,

efficient way of allowing children to make their claims under united states law in their home countries. he dismantled the central american minor programme, we are rebuilding those orderly and safe processes. joe biden has put kamala harris in charge of this and she acknowledges there is a lot of work to be done. we've been in office less than 100 days, we are addressing it and dealing with it. it will take time. are we frustrated, are you frustrated? yes, we are. frustration for kamala harris, frustration for republicans, frustration all around. where does responsibility lie? for all his criticism of donald trump, hasjoe biden made the situation worse and is this a problem with no obvious solution? let's work through it, starting with the numbers. here is the us—mexico border,

more than 3,000km long, if the most frequently crossed international border in the world. this graphic shows the number of encounters with us border patrol since 2017. you will see a peak in 2019, then a sharp fall, then a rise in 2020, so beforejoe biden took office and we should note, for this time of year, march 2021 is higher than three previous years. also, look at this. the number of unaccompanied children is rising. that started under president trump and it's increased more rapidly under president biden. and we know where they are coming from. some from mexico, others from guatemala, honduras, el salvador and nicaraguans and the question at the heart of their stories and this issue for the white house is why they are heading to the us. this is one reason. these pictures show the aftermath of hurricane iota last year. many lost homes.

and the pandemic, which has disrupted everything, creating reasons to leave and reasons to delayjourneys. both explain the current surge on the borders and drug cartels, political repression and poverty, all of these reasons leading people to conclude that the us might be their best, perhaps only, hope. the bbc�*s sophie long spoke to some people heading to the border. sophie long: these boys fled violence and poverty. - they don't know who president biden he is. all this man knows is how hard it was to say goodbye to his mum and young siblings. they didn't know ofjoe biden but the president is part of the equation for others. this is a photo of a protest in tijuana on the mexican side of the border. "biden, please let us in," read the t—shirts. and listen to this teenage boy.

and whether right or wrong, this expectation is repeatedly being heard. translation: these teenagers get l here now with the hope joe biden. will let them in as refugees. some us officials are drawing similar conclusions. before the new president, we didn't have these kinds of numbers coming across. we see children all the time. we caught one on monday coming from bolivia that was 10 years old, by himself. does this add up? joe biden is only two months into his presidency. can we really connect him to what's happening? tojudgejoe biden, we need to look at the numbers but also at how the us is treating people. this audio, obtained by propublica, reportedly came from inside a borderfacility in texas during the trump administration. you can hear children separated from their parents and calling out for them.

children cry. this was one of the most divisive moments of donald trump's presidency and he stopped the child separation policy, but not before hundreds of children had been taken from their parents. and joe biden led the condemnation. now they can't find over 500 sets of those parents and the kids are alone, nowhere to go, nowhere to go. it's criminal. it's criminal, and it makes us a laughing stock and violates every notion of who we are as a nation. joe biden was also clear that if he were president, the us would help those in need. i would in fact make sure that we immediately surged to the border all those people seeking asylum. they deserve to be heard, that's who we are. and if this wasn't clear enough, he also said this. where a nation says if you want

to flee and you are fleeing oppression, you should come. nowjoe biden is pesident and he's taking immediate action. we are going to work on the moral and national shame of the previous administration, literally, not figuratively, ripped people from the arms of their families, of mothers and fathers, at the border. this all got attention, as did the shift on the unaccompanied children. and the president added to his message. i can say clearly, don't come, don't leave your town or city or community. so first come, then don't come until we tell you to, all while changing the rules on children and republican senator mitt romney has tweeted: now, as we've seen, the data appears to show a rise in the number of unaccompanied children

after the change of policy and that rise in arrivals means more children are in facilities like this and on that, the white house had this to say. it's not acceptable but i think the challenge here is that there are not that many options. the argument being the trump administration didn't maintain sufficient facilities, but the trump administration is no longer in power and it also didn't change the policy on unaccompanied children, and pressure is growing. the democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio—cortez has tweeted about the children situation, saying: and these pictures i showed you earlier were released by another democrat, a texas congressman, henry cuellar, who wants to show people what's happening.

and underlining all this concern from across the political spectrum is the question of whether the president has perhaps been naive, because make no mistake, americans loathed the child separation policy, many wanted the biden administration to treat children differently, to treat them better, but changing the policy straightaway before facilities are ready risks an influx and risks children ending up in unacceptable conditions. and some would argue it also doesn't address the more fundamental issue here because the border between the us is largely closed at the moment, because of the pandemic and thousands of people are waiting in makeshift camps like these but of course the border won't stay closed forever and when it opens, just like his predecessors, joe biden will need to outline how him plans to manage america's borders when many, many people want to get in. as sabrina rodriguez writes in politico:

to that, some would add that while the work on the border is urgent, it's actually america's role in the region beyond its borders that may offer the longer term solution. have a listen tojonathan blitzer from the new yorker: . biden's pitch to the american people was in part simply that he wasn't donald trump, that he would follow the science on the pandemic, stop spreading misinformation. this was a low bar. immigration is harder, much harder and cramped detention centres filling up with unaccompanied children is a long way from joe biden's vision of america, but that's what's happening and his next move matters both to those children and his presidency.

you're watching breakfast. the andrew marr show is coming up on bbc one at 9am. what do you have in store, andrew? we arejust beginning we are just beginning to leave the lockdown restrictions and i will focus on what's ahead for us. i'm talking to the culture secretary about vaccine passports. he has to open theatres in football stadiums and end at our restaurants and pubs. i'm also talking to one of the more optimistic government advisers. wales is priced out of the traps —— first out of the traps and i am talking to the first minister there. they have very important elections

coming up as do scotland. i'm talking tojoint leader coming up as do scotland. i'm talking to joint leader of the scottish greens who despite the advent of alba they might be significant in giving a majority. lockdown restrictions are being eased in the uk over the next few weeks, and wales has already become the first nation to lift travel restrictions and scrap the "stay local" rule — let's remind ourselves of what is happening in the rest of the home nations and when. in england from monday, the stay—at—home rule is ending. it means groups of up to six people, or two households, being able

able to meet outdoors, or in private gardens. the government though is urging people to stay local — and staying away from home won't be allowed until the 12th april at the earliest. in scotland that "stay at home" rule will change to "stay local" on the 2nd april — with travel around mainland scotland being allowed from the 26th. and as for northern ireland, it will relax its stay at home restrictions on the 12th april — but we are still waiting to hear what their plans will be for travel. technically it is known as stage one b. stage a is when schools return and you can see people meet up outdoors one and one for socialising instead ofjust outdoors one and one for socialising instead of just four outdoors one and one for socialising instead ofjust four exercise. stage one is tomorrow then we move through

to the next stage and it is not necessarily a fixed date at the 12th of april when none is essential —— nonessential retail and you can go on domestic holidays but without mixing so you could go with your bubble or your household and then 17th of may you can see gatherings of up to 30 people and the rule of six will apply to up to two households indoors and we want to see international travel until may 17 in england and the fourth step on june 21 when it is hoped legal limits on social contact will be lifted but as i say these are tentative dates and no earlier than we expect. we await government updates throughout and see the data which is so important. let's focus on the next two weeks which is what we know it's happening, outdoor sports and outdoor socialising. also

the government advice about travel is to minimise our travel. what do they mean by that exactly? thea;r is to minimise our travel. what do they mean by that exactly? they have not for they mean by that exactly? they have rrot for example _ they mean by that exactly? they have not for example had _ they mean by that exactly? they have not for example had any _ they mean by that exactly? they have not for example had any idea - they mean by that exactly? they have not for example had any idea of - not for example had any idea of exact limits of how far we might be able to travel but i was looking at the government advice on that and they said people should continue to work from home where they can and minimise the number ofjourneys they make where possible avoid in travel at the busiest times and routes and travel abroad will continue to be prohibited. while the legal stay at home order is being lifted, the suggestion seems to be people should still exercise caution and not make for example a necessaryjourneys. for example a necessary journeys. with for example a necessaryjourneys. with the success of the vaccine programme we know that is pressure within the governments own party to perhaps hurry things along a bit for lockdown easing. we know the scientists are dead against that and is there any sense that governments might cave? i think there is pressure from some in the

conservative party and we saw that from some rebels earlier this week but probably not a enough pressure for the government to change tack at the moment. it is not enough to overturn the majority and also the labour party is supporting the restriction so far so there is some pressure from conservative backbenchers but i don't think it is really enough at the moment to necessarily change the position but i think they have applied pressure over recent months on borisjohnson to be as clear as it possibly can be about when restrictions may be lifted so for example setting out these dates in the road map. it is worth emphasising again it is slightly different in every part of the uk so check depending on where you live. earlier we asked to see some of your gardens ready and waiting for their guests and you delivered. take a look

at this incredible view of the sea in east yorkshire — this picture came in from andrea who says she can't wait to host friends from monday. and here we have what ownerjanet calls her "gin palace" — she says she is nowjust waiting to go ahead to have friends and family over. finally, this gorgeous garden has been mowed four times already this year according to ownerjane. looking beautiful and ready for some warmer weather. stunning pictures — thank you andrea, janet and jane for sharing. hoping you have a fun and safe time in your gardens tomorrow.

for more than a week now a volcano near the icelandic capital of reyjkavik has been throwing lava and gas into the air— and attracting thousands of visitors. the eruption is the first of its kind there in more than 800 years and has become the country's hottest attraction. tim allman reports. mother nature can provide the most astonishing of spectacles. but for there to truly be a spectacle, you have to have spectators. this audience, rapt with attention, marvelling at the jaw—dropping sight on display. it seems more like woodstock or glastonbury than a geological event. it feels so nice! it feels like a music festival here, to have so many people around. yeah, i love it, i love how many people are here. amazing, like incredible.

i've been here, this is my third time, and it's changing so severely, every single time i come. they have literally queued up to see this. a line of cars parked nearby now a common sight. the authorities have set up a hiking trail, and are patrolling the area to prevent people from straying too close to dangerous volcanic gases. all this, quite the diversion after a year of viruses and lockdowns. i think for myself and for so many other people, it's like a really nice experience to have this social vibe, really, to get out. it really makes you forget about the whole pandemic and everything that's been going on. volcanologists say they've no idea how long this eruption will last. it could be over in days, or it may go on for decades. only mother nature knows. it is like something from another world, isn't it? absolutely

stunning, from a distance. john is here with the sport. good morning. the squad is thinking about coming off social media this summer. but the world cup in russia, it was such a big part of the england team and accessing what they were up to. and finding the connection with fans as well and all the pictures and the unicorn inflatables and all that so in a way to the real shame but on the other hand you do want to protect the players. it is trying to strike the balance. gareth southgate says his players will decide if they impose a social

media blackout at the euros. thiery henry cancelling his accounts this week due to a lack of action in tackling abuse. speaking ahead of their world cup qualifer with albania the england manager says he came off social media before and the players might want to do the same. i made a conscious decision to come off social media when i took the under—21 job, i didn't think it was probably the right platform and i didn't really want to read the sorts of messages that i know would be landing in my box. and similarly when i'm in camp i try to switch off from all the external media which is not great for keeping up with what's going on in the world but the world's a happier place if i'm not getting that negativity so i think that's something absolutely for our players to consider. after opening with a draw against austria, scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later. they played them three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semi—final which they won on penalties.

we've no' qualified so obviously it's hard. when you're winning games of football it's easier to be confident and as i say we've had relative success recently so we should be confident. i think we did get to grips with the game after the first 20 minutes the other night and played well at times. no, we'll be confident against israel and as i say it's a game we're looking to win. not a great result for the republic of ireland, beaten at home by luxembourg. gerson rodrigues scoring the only goal of the game five minutes from time. it means that stephen kenny is still winless as ireland boss after replacing mick mccarthy last april. and wales beat mexico in a friendly in cardiff. a great finish from kieffer moore, the only goal of the game. they play their next qualifier against the czech republic on tuesday. boxer dillian whyte kept alive his hopes of a heavyweight world title shot after gaining revenge over alexander povetkin last night. he lost when they met back in august, but whyte knocked

povetkin out this time in the fourth round. only anthonyjoshua and wladimir klitschko had previously beaten the russian in 39 fights. i'm a good boxer, i came back... sometimes... i was boxing good last year, last year, there was nothing wrong with my performance last year, it was one mistake, you know what imean? in boxing we have mini seconds to make five or six decisions. sometimes you make the wrong one and that's it. i went for the hook and he come up the middle. this time i didn't sit on the front foot, i stayed centre and i was back, you know, i mean, better balance. so, yeah, easy adjustment. early signs it might not all go lewis hamilton's way this season. for the first time in eight years there won't be a mercedes on pole at the opening race of the f1 season. that's because red bull's max verstappen has finally broken their stranglehold, taking top spot at today's bahrain grand prix. the dutchman a third of a second

faster than hamilton. valtteri bottas starts third in the other mercedes. i gave it everything and... he laughs ..just at the end, i don't know where that time came from that he did but they clearly still have a good, good chunk of time on us and so but still we thought red bull would be as fast as they are, if not faster. hejust he just loves to raise. hejust loves to raise. how he just loves to raise. how far behind ac? he has got a good car as well. he's not a bad driver, is he? let's not forget that. working from home is taking a toll on many of us and sitting

at makeshift desks for hours, and moving for hours, is particularly damaging to posture. physiotherapists say they are inundated with people contacting them about injuries linked to homeworking. annie ray. have you seen a lot of people coming with workplace injuries? yes. with workplace in'uries? yes, workinu with workplace in'uries? yes, working from — with workplace injuries? yes, working from home _ with workplace injuries? yes, working from home injuries i with workplace injuries? i9: working from home injuries have come up working from home injuries have come up vastly since lockdown number one with people coming in with neck and shoulder and upper and lower back problems that have really stemmed from working from home and as rachel said previously trying to grab a space where they can, dining tables and work surfaces, anywhere you can put your computer and it is really quite difficult when you don't have a dedicated space at home to and i think with people also being far more sedentary and not having that morning commute mixes not move

around as much as we normally would. i imagine many companies will have tried to support people with working from home but i guess not every company probably has and we saw pictures earlier from people working at an ironing board and working in all sorts of different positions. yeah, again, when people come to us that companies have been fantastic but some people also don't know they can approach their companies for these tricks and tools to help them at home. but what i can maybe suggest this morning are some recommendations that even i give to patients when the comment to us. what you really want to do is raise your computers green to eyelevel sea can stop that forward sleeping neck grading posture you get on looking down continuously. you can do that really simply told by using some books from your book shelf and some

boxes, there are often boxes hanging around. if you are using a laptop you will have to get yourself a separate keyboard and a separate mouse because obviously working up here is a little bit difficult for you and probably not the best for your posture. you and probably not the best for your posture-— your posture. that is a good tip. there was _ your posture. that is a good tip. there was a _ your posture. that is a good tip. there was a picture _ your posture. that is a good tip. there was a picture of— your posture. that is a good tip. there was a picture of what - your posture. that is a good tip. there was a picture of what you | your posture. that is a good tip. - there was a picture of what you were talking of a lady who just wrote to us and said in the evening she goes into the bathroom because that is the only place you can lock the door get some peace and quiet. i noticed she had the keyboard on her knees with the laptop on the sink so it was at a slightly elevated level. i guess people also may be getting injured by working out at home. lots of people have got into online workouts. of people have got into online workouts-— of people have got into online workouts. : , ~ , :, workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing — workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing lots _ workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing lots of— workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing lots of thanks - workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing lots of thanks from - workouts. absolutely. as i mentioned we are seeing lots of thanks from an l we are seeing lots of thanks from an activity but also people trying to be quite active and may be doing a little bit too much too soon for the body. so again like that i'm seeing a lot of people who are maybe trying

couch to 5k and they are doing more than the body is used to and lots of ankle problems. people may be using instagram and youtube and may not be doing the exercises correctly which may lead to problems so my suggestion is if you are getting niggles from activity you have probably tried to pick up and do on your own then maybe get seen by someone like me. we can see you virtually or see you in person and then you get the guidance and support to recover from any injuries you are suffering from at the moment. in you are suffering from at the moment-— you are suffering from at the moment. :, , ::, , moment. in the final few seconds in the interests _ moment. in the final few seconds in the interests of _ moment. in the final few seconds in the interests of trying _ moment. in the final few seconds in the interests of trying to _ moment. in the final few seconds in the interests of trying to get - moment. in the final few seconds in the interests of trying to get a - the interests of trying to get a freebie out of you what is your top tip for something you can do to keep loose while you sit at your keyboard, watching your virtual consultation?— keyboard, watching your virtual consultation? ~ :, :, ::, consultation? what i would recommend hi . hl consultation? what i would recommend hiuhl as consultation? what i would recommend highly as you — consultation? what i would recommend highly as you get _ consultation? what i would recommend highly as you get up— consultation? what i would recommend highly as you get up and _ consultation? what i would recommend

highly as you get up and take _ highly as you get up and take regular breaks and set an alarm and once on our stand up and there are exercises which are really fantastic that will keep your neck and shoulders and chest really loose and stop you getting all of those problems we get sat at a desk. exercise one, pop your head down to the side, hold this posture for ten to 15 seconds then bring yourself back to medline and repeat on the other side. another, looked over one shoulder and hold your hand and hold the posture for ten to 15 seconds, come back to medline and repeat. a nice chest exercise to keep everything open at the front is squeeze your shoulder blades together, hold forfive squeeze your shoulder blades together, hold for five seconds. you can easily do this sat at your desk. then relax. repeat that three to five times a day and you will do really well from that perspective. we're really grateful to you. we all doing it. it is great to see you,

thanks for talking to us from sunny brighton this morning. you thanks for talking to us from sunny brighton this morning.— thanks for talking to us from sunny brighton this morning. you are more than welcome. _ brighton this morning. you are more than welcome, have _ brighton this morning. you are more than welcome, have a _ brighton this morning. you are more than welcome, have a wonderful - brighton this morning. you are more | than welcome, have a wonderful day. i am going to go off and do a bit of limbering up ready to read the news. we are all holding our shoulders back. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. over the next few days it will be warming up as we get more sunshine but in some parts of the sunshine, notably north—west scotland will be heavy rain in the next few days and it has been a pretty cloudy start to the second half of the weekend, all this cloud streaming in from the atlantic. it has been very wet in the cumbrian fells and more sherry weather in the far north—west of scotland will be replaced with thickening cloud arriving in the south of scotland and wet weather

for northern ireland, north wales and the north of england. the rain pushes further into scotland through the day. much of england and wales becomes dry and bright away from the north—west. it is a windy day everywhere and windy over the pennines, cumbrian fells with gusts of over 50 mph. temperatures higher than yesterday, 15 or 16 degrees what it brightens up in lincolnshire and east anglia. more rain further north and for a while effect north wales and north—west england and heavy rain over the hills but because the clocks have sprung forward then the sunset is later. almost a quarter to eight in inverness and penzance. but we have rain around across the uk and through the night. it tends to ease away from wales and north—west england but wet in northern ireland and very wet in the western side of scotland. a mild and windy night just about everywhere with temperatures in the northern isles and at the far south of england with

cloud breaking later. rain will be a problem in scotland over the next few days over the hills of north—west scotland and over here we draw in warm air and the south and south—west from the tropics which gives us increasing one for monday and tuesday. that rain should move away from northern ireland and setting in western scotland, quite cloudy as you move further south to northern england but across england and wales will get more sunshine come through and gradually winds will ease, temperatures will rise evenin will ease, temperatures will rise even in eastern parts of northern ireland and scotland and highs of 19 or 20 in england. tuesday is the warmest day but we still have the rain and north—west scotland and more cloud in scotland and northern ireland and rain threatening to come back into northern ireland and plenty of sunshine for england and wales. temperatures 23, maybe even 24 wales. temperatures 23, maybe even 2a degrees towards the south so really warming up over the next few days but it does not last. from you start to draw down air coming all

away from the arctic, and northerly wind around that area of high pressure. a of dry weather apart maybe wednesday. those temperatures really are going to drop away. really quite warm in the south of england on wednesday but a significant fall in temperature for england and wales with temperatures struggling to make double figures. quite a roller—coaster ride over the weekend but certainly enjoy the sunshine if you can in the garden over the next few days. with less than 12 months to go until the winter olympics, the best figure skaters in the world have been competing in stockholm, at the 2021 world championships, over the last four days. the event was cancelled last year because of the pandemic, with less than 12 months to go until the winter olympics, the best figure skaters in the world have been competing in stockholm, at the 2021 world championships, over the last four days. the event was cancelled last year because of the pandemic, so this is the first time many have skated competitively for more than 18 months.

britain's lilah fear and lewis gibson came seventh in the ice dance, meaning they qualify for the 2022 winter games in beijing. let's take a look at them in action. # ladies with an attitude # fellas that were in the mood # don'tjust stand there, let's get to it # strike a pose, there's nothing to it. # vogue! applause. # vogue. # move to the music # vogue! # go with the flow # ooh you've got to # let your body move to the music. # you've got to just... # vogue #. commentator: they love to perform, don't they? i they love a party. we can now talk to olympic gold medallist robin cousins.

fantastic performance. tell us how significant it is they landed on the top ten. it’s significant it is they landed on the to ten. �* , :, , significant it is they landed on the to ten. �*, :, , :, :, top ten. it's our first guaranteed sot for top ten. it's our first guaranteed spot for team — top ten. it's our first guaranteed spot for team gb _ top ten. it's our first guaranteed spot for team gb and _ top ten. it's our first guaranteed spot for team gb and the - top ten. it's our first guaranteed | spot for team gb and the skaters top ten. it's our first guaranteed i spot for team gb and the skaters and the spot for the national governing body, not for themselves. although skaters putting the heart and soul on the ice have been doing it for the national governing bodies stop i think it is pretty secure that lilah fear and lewis gibson will be heading to china next year. fortunately for them they have spent the time away during the pandemic at the time away during the pandemic at theice the time away during the pandemic at the ice skating academy in montreal. had they been in here i think they would have struggled to be top 15 let alone inside the top ten so a fantastic result for them. i let alone inside the top ten so a fantastic result for them.- fantastic result for them. i was talkin: fantastic result for them. i was talking to _ fantastic result for them. i was talking to natasha _ fantastic result for them. i was talking to natasha mackay i fantastic result for them. i was talking to natasha mackay earlier this week who was telling me she had resorted to practising on frozen puddles on fields. that

resorted to practising on frozen puddles on fields.— resorted to practising on frozen puddles on fields. that was one thin that puddles on fields. that was one thing that happened _ puddles on fields. that was one thing that happened for - puddles on fields. that was one thing that happened for the i puddles on fields. that was one i thing that happened for the scottish skaters that they were able to find outdoor ice. we can do a little bit of training off ice and the athletes will do what they can. it gets quite frustrating. they need to have their skates on and need to be physically on the ice. natasha was also lucky as dundee was one of the three national places finally opened in this last lockdown for our athletes but it has been really tough for team gb. i sent them a good lock note saying how good we can step on ice at the world championships. to know that this event would have happened four months ago but let alone we could be here. to say against the odds we made it, it's

definitely not an even playing field country by country and we can see these athletes fully trained up and ready to go and those who are just thrilled to have their skates on and be on the ice. thrilled to have their skates on and be on the ice-— be on the ice. lets talk about one ofthe be on the ice. lets talk about one of the other— be on the ice. lets talk about one of the other big _ be on the ice. lets talk about one of the other big stars, _ be on the ice. lets talk about one of the other big stars, well - be on the ice. lets talk about one j of the other big stars, well known in the ice skating world. nathan chan. :, :, :, ,, :, , in the ice skating world. nathan chan. :, :, :, ,, :, :, :, chan. not that many years ago what he produced — chan. not that many years ago what he produced on _ chan. not that many years ago what he produced on the _ chan. not that many years ago what he produced on the ice _ chan. not that many years ago what he produced on the ice in _ chan. not that many years ago whatj he produced on the ice in stockholm would have been science—fiction. to put things into perspective, what i did when i won the olympics? skating has moved on. but he produced quadruplejumps, for has moved on. but he produced quadruple jumps, for revolutions has moved on. but he produced quadruplejumps, for revolutions in the air. —— nathan chen. it was history making. and phenomenal. that is three world championships in a

row for him against a two—time olympic champion so beijing will be a bit of a bone fide for the men's title. �* , , :, , . title. it's been a while since we have had a _ title. it's been a while since we have had a medal— title. it's been a while since we have had a medal in _ title. it's been a while since we have had a medal in this i title. it's been a while since we i have had a medal in this particular discipline. there will be so much hope for beijing next year but we have to get through the summer olympics first. it is have to get through the summer olympics first-— olympics first. it is quite a feat and team _ olympics first. it is quite a feat and team gb — olympics first. it is quite a feat and team gb will— olympics first. it is quite a feat and team gb will be _ olympics first. it is quite a feat and team gb will be looking i olympics first. it is quite a feat and team gb will be looking atj olympics first. it is quite a feat i and team gb will be looking at three and team gb will be looking at three and a half months between the end of the summer olympics and at the beginning of the beijing olympics. wejust have to beginning of the beijing olympics. we just have to keep our fingers crossed and hope everyone in whatever sport in whatever field is allowed to get themselves prepared as best they can and hope that beijing comes around and we don't just have lilah fear and lewis

gibson but we have those who can qualify in the german event in september. i qualify in the german event in september-— qualify in the german event in setember. ~ :, :, september. i know you are hoping the can september. i know you are hoping they can break _ september. i know you are hoping they can break the _ september. i know you are hoping they can break the run _ september. i know you are hoping they can break the run of - september. i know you are hoping they can break the run of 40 i september. i know you are hoping they can break the run of 40 odd l they can break the run of 40 odd years. and you can see the the world championship highlights this afternoon at 4.30 on bbc two. that's all we have time for today. breakfast will be back tomorrow morning at six o'clock. bye— bye.

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