the uk lowers its covid alert level as the prime minister prepares to announce a major easing of lockdown restrictions in england. it's understood he'll say that from next monday there can be a return to indoor hospitality and household mixing and people can hug each other again. i would really, really appreciate giving my gran and my mum and my sister and my loved ones a hug again. it's a good thing, i think we need to hug our children, our grandchildren. i've got a granddaughter now, that's why i said that! yeah, it's a good thing, it's good that we're allowed to start getting back to normal. we'll have the latest from our health editor. also this lunchtime. after labour's crushing by election defeat, a reshuffled shadow cabinet meets amid calls for an end to infighting. labour's got to stop this sort of internal focus,

the civil war between those on the left of the party, those on the right of the party. from my point of view, that's absolutely pointless and destructive. suing the government, the family of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were cut. police! don't move, don't move, don't move! a special report on how one police force is taking on the growing power of the county lines drugs gangs. down memory lane. the queen recollects becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a life—saving award. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, uefa is set to decide by wednesday whether to switch the champions league final between chelsea and manchester city to wembley from istanbul, because of travel restrictions.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, the uk's covid alert level has been lowered from four to three, which means the virus is no longer spreading exponentially. this afternoon, the prime minister is expected to announce a major easing of restrictions in england, so that, from next monday, six people or two households can meet indoors, while groups of up to 30 can meet outdoors. pubs and restaurants would be able to reopen indoors, and, at last, people could hug friends and family outside their households. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. you have got to do two verses, happy

birthday to you, happy birthday to you! since the pandemic began we've had to learn to do everyday things differently. this started with hand washing. right, there we go. then we have to get used to wearing facemasks. now it looks like we might have to rethink how to do something else. hugging. we expect the prime minister later to give us the go—ahead to hug friends and family from next week, sort of. careful cuddling, if you will. keeping them short and selective, not hugging lots of people, and avoiding face—to—face contact. just a proper hug. not, i couldn't, it's not a hug. a hug is a hug. it's not a push them away sort of thing. it is not natural for us to be so separate. we are, like, are social creatures. we need that interaction. i've been hugging family members but other than that i haven't - missed hugging. missed hugging anyone else. i do love to give my friends and family lots of hugs, especially as you don't know how long they're going to be here for so...

today the chief medical officers across the uk have agreed to lower the covid alert level from four to three. this means that case numbers, people in hospital and deaths have all fallen consistently, but covid is still spreading with people catching it every day. we have really high levels of vaccination, but the vaccines are not 100% protective, so, we need to be a little bit careful, but i think it is a good step in the right direction. if we look at the figures, the number of people getting infected, the number of people going into hospital, are at really low levels, back to where we were in august, pretty much the lowest time at any point in the pandemic. the government promised to follow the data. with more than 50 million doses of the vaccine given so far, and just one in 1100 people infected with coronavirus, it seems that there is no reason not to ease restrictions again in england from next monday. we still need to be cautious. we are incredibly aware that everybody wants to get together, that people want to hug each other, that people want to entertain in their own house.

we all want to do that. and we understand that. and that is why we have a road map. once it is confirmed, in england from next monday, social contact rules will be lifted outdoors. six people, or two households, can meet up inside, and indoor hospitality and hotels can open again. this step along the road map was always going to be a big one. right now, if you want to go to a pub or restaurant in england, you better bring a coat. this will bring our social lives indoors, and, with hugging, bring us into closer contact. these are two things that help the virus to spread. wales and scotland are also expected to open up more next week, with northern ireland following the week after. catherine burns, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym is here. how confident are the authorities that the next stage of unlocking will not lead to a resurgence of the virus? ., .,

virus? there are quite a few unknowns- _ virus? there are quite a few unknowns. next _ virus? there are quite a few unknowns. next monday, i virus? there are quite a few unknowns. next monday, in virus? there are quite a few- unknowns. next monday, in varying degrees in england, wales and scotland, will be the biggest easing so far, allowing people up to a point to mix indoors, and go into pubs, bars and restaurants. and spent time there, and that's a pretty significant move. what they will need to do, the officials and scientific advisers to the governments of the uk, will need to look very carefully at the data after that. so it leads to the next issue, will the full opening, the end of all legal restrictions in england onjune 21, then go ahead? there has been talk of that being moved forward because things are going pretty well generally. but the officials have made clear, you have to allow this five weeks in between because it takes a week or two for an infection to show up, and then you need to see to what extent it has spread. so they do need, they think, a bit of time to assess how that opening up next monday goes. but for now, all of the data is pointing in the right direction, the alert level has been cut from four

to three, back to where it was in early last september. the data is moving down, as we have seen in the last few weeks, hospital admissions daily were at 4000 in the uk, now just 100 or so, the number of deaths reported yesterday was only 2, and two thirds of uk adults have had the first dose of vaccine. that will be what features in the press conference this afternoon, as the reason for the unlocking next week. thank you very much indeed. and the prime minister will be leading the downing street briefing this evening. we'll have full coverage from 4:30 on bbc one and the bbc news channel. labour's new shadow cabinet has met for the first time after a reshuffle following a poor showing in last week's english local elections and the hartlepool byelection. last night sir keir starmer sacked his shadow chancellor annaliese dodds and party chair angela rayner, moving both to other positions. sir keir claims his new shadow cabinet is refreshed and renewed.

0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. good morning. after a tough weekend, the labour leader— good morning. after a tough weekend, the labour leader often _ good morning. after a tough weekend, the labour leader often meet - good morning. after a tough weekend, the labour leader often meet his - the labour leader often meet his newly tweaked top team. that biggest change, the replacement of anneliese dodds as shadow chancellor. i’m dodds as shadow chancellor. i'm fine. not dodds as shadow chancellor. i'm fine- not all— dodds as shadow chancellor. i'm fine. not all changes _ dodds as shadow chancellor. i'm fine. not all changes went - dodds as shadow chancellor. i'm fine. not all changes went so - fine. not all changes went so smoothly- — fine. not all changes went so smoothly. there _ fine. not all changes went so smoothly. there was - fine. not all changes went so smoothly. there was an - fine. not all changes went so - smoothly. there was an apparent dispute between sir keir starmer and his deputy leader angela rayner over changing some of herjobs. that has led to more friction within the party, not helpful, say some. it is about now — party, not helpful, say some. it is about now moving _ party, not helpful, say some. it is about now moving forward. labour has -ot about now moving forward. labour has got to _ about now moving forward. labour has got to stop _ about now moving forward. labour has got to stop this sort of internal focus, — got to stop this sort of internal focus, the _ got to stop this sort of internal focus, the civil war between those on the _ focus, the civil war between those on the left — focus, the civil war between those on the left of the party, those on the right— on the left of the party, those on the right of the party, from my point _ the right of the party, from my point of— the right of the party, from my point of view, that is absolutely pointless — point of view, that is absolutely pointless and destructive. and there is su ort pointless and destructive. and there is support from _ pointless and destructive. and there is support from a — pointless and destructive. and there is support from a former _ pointless and destructive. and there is support from a former leader- pointless and destructive. and there is support from a former leader who j is support from a former leader who is support from a former leader who is no stranger to strains at the top of the party. he is no stranger to strains at the top of the party-— is no stranger to strains at the top of the party. he has got to be given the time and _ of the party. he has got to be given the time and the _ of the party. he has got to be given the time and the power, _ of the party. he has got to be given the time and the power, keir, - of the party. he has got to be given the time and the power, keir, and i the time and the power, keir, and the time and the power, keir, and the resources to get on with bringing forward new policies which

will never be the same as 1997, cannot be the same as 2019, but he has got to and will bring forward new policies to change britain and he has got to get out there as he wants to do and listen to the people. so wants to do and listen to the ”eole. ., wants to do and listen to the --eole. ., ., , ,, ., ., people. so what does the new shadow cabinet look like? _ people. so what does the new shadow cabinet look like? angela _ people. so what does the new shadow cabinet look like? angela rayner- people. so what does the new shadow cabinet look like? angela rayner was | cabinet look like? angela rayner was given some more senior roles, about 24 hours after she was sacked from her job as 24 hours after she was sacked from herjob as party chair on saturday. anneliese dodds takes that role after being sacked as shadow chancellor. rachel reeves has replaced her. and there is a promotion, wes streeting, considered to be a strong media performer, is in charge of the child poverty brief. , ' , ., ., , brief. reshuffles are always difficult, brief. reshuffles are always difficult. it _ brief. reshuffles are always difficult, it is— brief. reshuffles are always difficult, it is more - brief. reshuffles are always. difficult, it is more important brief. reshuffles are always i difficult, it is more important i think to take the time to get exactly team that keir wants around him, in thejobs exactly team that keir wants around him, in the jobs that he wants people doing. and i'm really pleased to be part of a shadow cabinet that has got very, very strong and committed colleagues sitting alongside us. and i'm very excited to be working with his buddy and colleagues. it to be working with his buddy and colleague—

colleagues. it will not be long before labour _ colleagues. it will not be long before labour is _ colleagues. it will not be long before labour is having - colleagues. it will not be long before labour is having to - colleagues. it will not be long before labour is having to go| colleagues. it will not be long - before labour is having to go into another election. tracy brabin won the mayoralty in west yorkshire yesterday, mean she is stepping down as an mp meaning another by—election. there is no doubt that what happened with angela rayner over the weekend has sparked real angen over the weekend has sparked real anger. to over the weekend has sparked real anaer. ., ., , ., over the weekend has sparked real men ., ., , ., ,., over the weekend has sparked real anaer. ., ., , ., , ., ., over the weekend has sparked real men ., ., , ., ,., .,~ anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack — anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack her _ anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack her from _ anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack her from her _ anger. to apportion blame to angie, and to sack her from her position, i and to sack her from her position, was a despicable act of cowardice from my point of view. the was a despicable act of cowardice from my point of view.— was a despicable act of cowardice from my point of view. the next test for the keir — from my point of view. the next test for the keir will _ from my point of view. the next test for the keir will be _ from my point of view. the next test for the keir will be to _ from my point of view. the next test for the keir will be to quieten - from my point of view. the next test for the keir will be to quieten the - for the keir will be to quieten the party's internal row quickly so it can look outward once again —— for sir keir. helen joins us now from westminster. andy burnham said he wanted an the infighting, how likely is that? it infighting, how likely is that? it is certainly the hope of leadership. the conventional wisdom is if a party is talking to itself and looking inwards, it isn't talking to the voters enough, and there is that by—election which will come up shortly to focus on. the leadership will be hoping that they can quell

this. there is a sense of frustration in westminster, though, about the handling of this, the political handling, if you like. because there was such a big gap between the news coming out on saturday evening that angela rayner was going to be moved to that final appointment of when she went to on sunday night, that gave a lot of time and space to air time for critics to spend their time on the air time, critics to spend their time on the airtime, those critics to spend their time on the air time, those divisions to be aired quite publicly. there is a sense of frustration about the political handling of it as well. there is dissents from many in the party this morning that it is time move on and focus on voters once again —— there is a sense from many in the party. the shadow cabinet has met this morning, keir starmer saying that angela rayner had a big new role taking the fight to the tories. he also praised what happened in wales, there was praise for scotland, he has also spoken to staff this morning and thanking them for their efforts in the long hours they put in. there is a sense this

morning of trying to move on from this and move forward.— this and move forward. thank you very much — this and move forward. thank you very much indeed, _ this and move forward. thank you very much indeed, helen. - nicola sturgeon has said it is a question of when and not if there is another independence referendum. she was speaking after pro—independence parties won a majority in the scottish parliament. former prime minister gordon brown has this morning warned against what he called muscular unionism. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at holyrood. both sides in the independence debate setting out their stalls. what happens next?— debate setting out their stalls. what happens next? debate setting out their stalls. what ha ens next? ~ ~ ,, , ., what happens next? well, msps have started arriving _ what happens next? well, msps have started arriving for _ what happens next? well, msps have started arriving for their _ started arriving for their inductions, both to holyrood and the temperamental edinburgh weather. they know there will be a big constitutional clash in the next five years, nicola sturgeon has made it clear to the prime minister in the last 24 hours that she is adamant a referendum will happen. but this story feels like a bit of a political slow burner, to me. because nicola sturgeon �*steam are

making absolutely clear that her first 100 days back in office are going to be dominated by the pandemic. that's likely to start with an announcement tomorrow of further easing of in scotland. and in truth, neither side is ready for a campaign any time soon. ms sturgeon still has to work out answers to some pretty big questions over the border with england if scotland wants to rejoin the eu, over when scotland might move to the new currency, over what the economic picture might look like after the pandemic. and with gordon brown's comments this morning, we are seeing a bit of a clash between the unionist side... borisjohnson wants to pour money into scotland over the next few years, to talk about the uk government's role here, and gordon brown saying that muscular unionism willjust not brown saying that muscular unionism will just not work. brown saying that muscular unionism willjust not work. and you need to come up with a new constitutional settlement if you're going to solve this short of independence. so there

is a big clash coming, but it is in the medium term.— is a big clash coming, but it is in the medium term. borisjohnson is being investigated by the mps' standards watchdog over the funding of his caribbean holiday with his partner carrie symonds in late 2019. commons standards commissioner kathryn stone has confirmed she is looking into whether the prime minister correctly declared how the trip to mustique was paid for. mrjohnson has previously declared he received accommodation worth £15,000, covered by businessman david ross. number ten has previously said it was properly registered. the family of a woman who took her own life after her benefit payments were cut is bringing legal action against the government. an inquest into the death of philippa day said the department for work and pensions made 28 mistakes in handling her case. it's now emerged the department has reviewed around 150 other similar cases, in which claimants either died or came to serious harm. michael buchanan reports.

it's been six months. i am in so much debt. i have nothing to eat. i can't... phillipa day pleaded repeatedly with benefits officials for help. her money had been cut. they insisted she couldn't have a benefits assessment at home, so in despair, the 27—year—old mother took a fatal overdose, leaving her sister to fight her case. it was absolutely preventable. it was directly due to the impact of the claim. the coroner said that claiming benefits should not see that a risk to life, and it was. an inquest found 28 errors in the way the government had processed phillipa day's application for personal independence payments, the main disability benefit. the family are now suing the department for work and pensions.

it was a multiple of systemic issues that had been unaddressed for a very, very long time. so my sister was not the first to die, she was one of many. and clearly, lessons have not been learned. philippa day's death is one of scores that families have blamed on the stresses of the benefits system, including tim salter, errol graham, david clapson and jodey whiting. research by the bbc�*s shared data unit found that at least 150 reviews of death or serious harm to claimants have been carried out by the department for work and pensions between 2012 and 2019. the government told us they take each tragic case seriously, and review them in case there are lessons to learn. ben mcdonald, who died in march 2015, again taking his own life after being found fit for work. the labour mp debbie abrahams read out the names of some of those who have died in the house of commons last year. michael connolly, who died in may 2014... she says internal reviews of each incident is akin to the government

marking its own homework. is this what we should be expecting, from our social security system? and i'd say, no. it is not fit for purpose. it isn't a safety net. and we are seriously letting people down. campaigners say there should be an independent public inquiry to uncover how many benefit claimants died whilst seeking support. michael buchanan, bbc news. there have been fierce clashes between israeli police and hundreds of palestinians injerusalem following three nights of unrest. police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse stone—throwing crowds around the al—aqsa mosque. the palestinian red crescent said more than 180 people were hurt. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem. just bring us up to date on the latest situation, tom.-

just bring us up to date on the latest situation, tom. there have been growing _ latest situation, tom. there have been growing concerns _ latest situation, tom. there have been growing concerns about - latest situation, tom. there have - been growing concerns about violence today. and so it had turned out even before nine o'clock this morning at the al—aqsa mosque compound, the holy site behind me, many dozens of heavily armed israeli police had entered the site and were firing volleys of stun grenades at palestinians who were throwing stones and objects back at them. many of the palestinians were forced out of the old city walls here, then came down the street, then there was another incident and we will show you some pictures. therefore we do, warning, some of these are quite graphic and disturbing. what happened was, while the police were involved in those confrontations with palestinians, at that point an israeli car was being pelted with stones. it then appeared to lose control and to veer onto the pavement merited a barrier, and appeared to hit one of the palestinians, where it crashed and came to rest. there were injuries on both sides, and nothing more to at

that particular point. but as we head into the afternoon, there is due to be a by israelis. this is an annual event to mark the capture by israel of eastjerusalem in the 1967 war. part of that involves right—wing nationalist israelis marching through areas of the muslim quarter, seen by palestinians as a confrontation. there are many reasons behind this particular confluence of events today but there are fears that all of this is putting further fuel on a very volatile situation.— putting further fuel on a very volatile situation. tom bateman, re ortin . volatile situation. tom bateman, reporting from — volatile situation. tom bateman, reporting from jerusalem, - volatile situation. tom bateman, reporting from jerusalem, thank | volatile situation. tom bateman, - reporting from jerusalem, thank you. the time is 19 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime... the uk lowers its covid alert level as the prime minister prepares to announce a major easing of lockdown restrictions in england allowing a return to indoor hospitality and household mixing. and still to come, the people's advocate. naturalist and broadcaster

sir david attenborough is appointed to special role ahead of november's global climate summit in glasgow. coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, frustration for the british number one dan evans, who is out of the rome masters, after being beaten in the opening round by america's taylor fritz in straight sets. there's a new warning that violent drugs gangs are causing misery across the country, expanding their operations from cities into smaller towns and cities. —— villages. the bbc�*s panorama programme has been filming with kent police for the last year, with so called county lines drug running reaching a peak during the pandemic. panorama filmed the force's dedicated "county lines and gangs team" as it investigated the drugs networks. rahil sheikh reports. police! don't move, don't move, don't move!

kent officers are increasingly carrying out raids like these. 0n the floor, on the floor, get hold of your dog, get hold of your dog. targeting dealers believed to be part of county lines, transporting drugs worth millions from london to the county. great big rambo knife there. we've got multiple weapons, drugs, all sorts. a county line is a drug dealing network, often with a city—based dealer distributing illegal drugs to smaller towns. the gangs sell their drugs through phone dealing lines. we're trying to get to the snakes here, we try to find out who is bringing these drugs in. they're the people we are really after. what's this, for itv? police are after those higher up the chain, known as line holders. we want to take out the people that are holding the line, because they're the bigger threat. and they are harder to replace. they can be in control of several lines and several runners. so it would take out more people in the long run.

you're under arrest concerning the supply of class a drugs. what we've got here is going to be a quantity of heroin, which is uncut, a quantity of crack cocaine here. he's got two mobile phones on him, and one of the mobile phones is what we call the job line. we've got bulk messages, basically saying that he's got heroin and crack cocaine for sale. silver to bronze ground and all units, strike, strike, strike. outside of london, the south—east has the highest rate of drug seizures in the uk. profits from a single line often supplying heroin and crack cocaine can be £800,000 per year. when we first started looking at the phenomenon of county lines, which was probably back around seven years ago now, only seven forces in the country were actually affected. as of today, every police force in the country is affected. essentially an exchange hasjust taken place. according to the latest figures from the national crime agency, there are around 1000 county lines in operation across the uk.

here in kent, despite successive national lockdowns, the number of lines reached record levels at around 80. kent police have made over 300 drugs—related arrests in the last year and reduced the number of county lines to 46. it's hoping to triple the size of this dedicated team to 70 officers by next year, paid for with additional government funding. rahil sheikh, bbc news. and there is more on that story in panorama: drugs, cops and lockdown tonight on bbc one at 7.30. officers in kent investigating the death of the police community support officer, julia james have been searching a house in aylesham. she was attacked while walking her dog near her home on april 27th. police have until tonight to question a man they arrested on friday, who comes from the canterbury area.

let's get the latest on this, joining simonjones, who is in ales. bring us up—to—date on the latest, simon. —— aylesham. bring us up-to-date on the latest, simon. -- aylesham.— bring us up-to-date on the latest, simon. -- aylesham. police arrested a man on friday _ simon. -- aylesham. police arrested a man on friday evening _ simon. -- aylesham. police arrested a man on friday evening at _ simon. -- aylesham. police arrested a man on friday evening at half- simon. -- aylesham. police arrested a man on friday evening at half past| a man on friday evening at half past nine. yesterday lunchtime they were given permission to question him for a further 36 hours. that takes them to the end of the day. at that point, officers have to decide whether to charge him, release him or they could ask for another 24 arrows, a final 24 hours, to carry on questioning him. there has been a lot of police activity at this house in aylesham not far from the murder scene today, for a third day, we have seen forensic officers coming and going from the property. so one officer up a ladder with a camera examining guttering at the top of the house. police have not said how the house. police have not said how the property is linked to their

murder investigation but have confirmed it is part of their inquiries. julia james was killed almost two weeks ago. she was working from home on that day. she took her dog, toby, for a walk, and she was attacked and suffered head injuries and was found dead. in terms of the local community, many people still extremely concerned and worried. police telling them that they should keep their phones with them when they go out and let people know exactly where they are going to be. know exactly where they are going to be, ,, ., ., ~' know exactly where they are going to be. ,, ., ., ,, i. know exactly where they are going to be. ,, ., ., ~' , . rail passengers are facing disruption for a third day in a row after cracks were found in the chassis of some high speed trains during routine inspections. all hitachi 800 trains are being inspected, with disruption expected on long—distance routes. great western railway is advising people not to travel today and london north eastern railway says passengers should check their bookings before travelling. sir david attenborough has warned the problems awaiting the world in the next decade are greater than those currently posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

the naturalist and broadcaster comments come as he has been named as the people's advocate for the cop26 climate change conference due to be held in glasgow in november, where sir david will address world leaders and key policy makers. there could not be a more important moment that we should have international agreement. the epidemic has shown us how crucial it is to find agreement among nations if we are to solve such worldwide problems. but the problems that will await us within the next 5—10 years are even greater. it is crucial that these meetings in glasgow, cop26, have success, and that, at last, the nations will come together to solve the crippling problems that the world, the globe, now faces.

sir david attenborough. a whale is believed to be swimming in the thames after slipping free from a rescue team overnight the whale, believed to be a baby minke was found stranded at richmond lock in south west london yesterday. it has been spotted swimming further up it has been spotted swimming further up river, near teddington lock, in south—west london. the former gogglebox star and i'm a celebrity winner scarlett moffatt has revealed how "horrific" online abuse led to her calling the samaritans for support. now she says she's in a better place, and she wants to use her experience to help others — she's become an ambassador for the charity. jayne mccubbin went to meet her. do you remember that first voice? yeah, this is going to sound really dramatic, but it's just like... it's like hope. scarlett moffat recalls the moment she reached out to a stranger, and asked for help.

that's what it sounded like, like hope. just hearing somebody say, like, "hello, samaritans?" like, "what's wrong?" queen of the jungle. she'd risen to fame through reality tv. a warm personality which saw her crowned queen of thejungle in 2016, but that is when her life started to unravel. when i came out of the jungle, i was on top of the world. i finally felt accepted. with all those positive things came a lot of negativity. i'd get a lot of trolling, and, before long, it was just consuming me. this sadness was just consuming every part of my body. that is when scarlett picked up the phone and dialled six numbers which, she says, didn'tjust change her life, but saved her life. here we are, danny and lisa. and today she is meeting two other people whose mental health took them on the same journey to samaritans. danny, when depression left him suicidal.

lisa e—mailed the charity after she divorced. i remember giving a fake name, because i didn't dare say my name. and then, for the first time ever, having a decent night's sleep. just relief i think and, like, the power ofjust that human connection. have either of you still got that first e—mail? yes, definitely. the first one i sent just says, "hi, i'm having a really tough time at the moment." - like you said about the relief - of getting that off your shoulders and to be able to have someone on the other end he would just. listen, whereas obviously sometimes it is a bit more difficult— to speak to family, friends. for me, it wasjust, like, itjust being a pure stranger, them not knowing anything about you and just being, like, "this is the issue". today scarlett has been announced as samaritans' new ambassador. she will use her platform to tell other people, especially young people, about the hope that's on offer. like, we've all been in such

a rubbish place, and, probably at the time, felt like there was no escape. but we've done that. we are little legends. everyone who's rung samaritans is a little legend, aren't they? jane mccubbin, bbc news. in light—hearted online conversation, the queen has recollected becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a junior life—saving award from the royal life saving society. appearing in good spirits just a few weeks after the duke of edinburgh's funeral, she recalled her experience with lifeguards, who have been recognised for saving swimmers, and a senior figure from the royal life saving society. you obviously completed a life saving award. what was one of the memories that stuck out for you when you did it? well, it was of course all done in the bath club, in the swimming pool. and i suppose i didn't really actually realise quite what i was doing, you know?

because i think i must have been 12 or something — 12 or 14.