good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. ending timetable disasters and franchise failures once and for all — the government's promise as it announces the biggest shake—up of the railways since the 1990s. good of the railways since the 1990s. morning. for pass. flexible good morning. for passages it means flexible season tickets and pay train fares but will it be cheaper? i i will find out. surge testing and vaccinations begins in more areas of england to combat the spread of the indian covid variant. good morning, before covid, 300,000

took part in park run every saturday and with restrictions easing across much of the uk, we will find out whether serious concerns about when park run will be up and running once again. it's advantage liverpool in the race for champions league places. victory at burnley takes them back into the top four for the first time since st valentine's day. good morning, for many in the east, starting on a dry note with some sunshine but rain in the west will move northwards and eastwards accompanied by strong winds and gales for some. it's thursday, may 20th. our top story. the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in decades has been announced by the government. the reform plan will see the creation of the great british railways body, which aims to improve train infrastructure, ticketing and timetables. consumer affairs correspondent

colletta smith has this report. for years now, rail travel has been less associated with glamour and more with crowds, delays and expense. quite diabolical. just a disaster. i actually pay about £30 a day for my travel. - and, as you can see, - this isn't worth £30 a day. it is not worth 30p a day. you get on the train and then they will cancel it at wigan without telling you. problems in recent years have seen train companies folding at a rate of knots. but, a quarter of a century after privatising the railways, this conservative government has a new plan. they are going to make a government—owned company responsible for all timetable, prices and ticket sales. sales called great british railways. bringing a new flexiseason ticket that doesn't have to be used five

days a week as millions of people are facing a hybrid return to the office in the coming months. and scrap the franchise system — only pay companies if trains are on time and clean. the former boss of british airways, keith williams, came up with the ideas. there is an enormous opportunity here, not only to simplify the way that people buy tickets, but also to benefit from a retail environment that gives greater flexibility in the way that fares are operated in the future. this is the government acknowledging the real problems that have existed on the railways for decades that any passenger could have told you about. problems with pricing, ticketing and problems with timetabling. and nobody knowing who's in charge. i do accept it is too complicated. we have seen the timetable debacle, the secretary of state, me, in other words, having to take railways back into public ownership and no one really knowing who is in charge when something goes wrong. these reforms, great british railways, will sort that out once and for all.

the plan will take a slightly different shape in scotland and wales, but the government say the new system across britain should look more like transport for london — multiple operators under one brand. but, in the midlands, campaigners worry it won't be nearly as straightforward to use. we want in the midlands what london has been benefiting from for decades. so that flexibility, integration between railways and trams and buses is going to be very important moving forward. after pumping billions of pounds into the railways during the pandemic, the new plans also mention efficiency. and whatever promises are made, that usually means cuts to services somewhere. surge testing and vaccinations will be rolled out across more areas in england today to tackle the spread of the indian variant. almost 3,000 cases have now been identified in the uk. 0ur reporter sharon barbour is in north shields, where a testing site will be set up,

and sharon they hope that will stop the spread there? that is the hope. real concerns have developed over this indian variant. i am in north shields, north tyneside, to give you a sense of where that is 15 miles to the centre of newcastle and behind me is the river tyne and over there you have south shields and sunderland. we have the vaccination centre here. that is where vaccines have been ongoing. that will surge and those people needing their first vaccine who are eligible are urged to come forward and those needing their second dose are urged to come forward and that is what this area

is concentrating on, getting those eligible for vaccines to come forward. not expanding it outside of that. behind me, already a large testing site for pcr and lateral flow testing. what will happen now is mobile sites will go up around north tyneside in the coming days. the government will support more testing, vaccinations, people are urged to come forward. you have to slow the variant and speed up vaccines. north tyneside is one of six new areas of concern. we understand 20 cases here, but health officials say there will be more. they are picked up through travel patterns and water testing and we have covered an outbreak of cases in north tyneside recently. the big concern is how transmissible this variant will be. between 10% and 50%, and how effective will vaccines

be against it, but the feeling is pretty effective, but of caution. the home office says it has the capacity to carry out 10,000 checks a day to enforce the home quarantine rule for arrivals from so—called amber list countries. since monday, travel has been permitted from england to more than 170 countries and territories on the government's amber list, but borisjohnson says people should not be going on holidays to those countries. travellers returning from amber—list countries must comply with a ten—day home quarantine rule. senior ministers are expected to meet today to discuss concerns about how a trade deal with australia would affect british farmers. the international trade secretary, liz truss, says negotiators are in a "sprint" to reach an agreement in principle with australia by early next month. her department insists farmers here won't be undercut. now the weather with carol.

i have to report those early birds, have a beautiful morning in the north west. for many starting on a dry and bright note, but it will not last because as we go through the day some rain already in western areas will push northwards and eastwards and be accompanied by windy conditions and gales. dry and bright to start. cloud turning the sunshine hazy and then in comes the rain. it will be patchy in the far south—east but the wind will strengthen. especially through the irish sea and south—west england and with exposure we could have gusts up to 50 mph and inland a0 mph. trees are in leaf so we will have issues with that. the totals will tot up over the next 2a hours and you can see how the rain spreads across the

uk. there will be gales in southern areas and overnight temperatures between a—io. not particularly cold. tomorrow, we will have this low pressure and rain. the strongest wind in southern areas. the 50—60 mph. the top numbers with exposure especially. in temperatures, 7—ia. as low pressure drifts into the north sea, behind it it will brighten up in scotland and northern ireland but then you will see showers. the next few days, the weather remains unsettled. thanks. hundreds of british women who had breast implants from the french manufaturer pip are expected to find out later whether they've won a case against the german company which awarded the safety mark. pip implants were given to around 50,000 women in the uk, but were found to contain

cheap industrial grade silicone. many ruptured, and women say that's led to serious health problems. sophie hutchinson reports. do you want to give me a kiss first? yep. alifiejones at home with her son where she has been recovering after having her faulty pip breast implants removed just last month. she was finally convinced by a friend to take them out after suffering years of exhaustion and debilitating pain. not knowing what it was. the mysterious illnesses. not being able to exercise. not being vibrant. having my life stolen from me in a way. this abandoned factory in southern france is where the sub—standard implants were made. the french manufacturer pip was liquidated in 2010 and its founder was given a prison sentence after it emerged the implants were filled with cheap

silicone gel that was not cleared for human use. i can't believe that these were allowed to be implanted in me. i don't know how they got through regulations, in me, but i feel guilty that i messed around with my body and that i put them in in the first place, but i'm angry that a human being can do that to another human being. for the past decade, this lawyer in paris has been seeking compensation for what are now more than 20,000 victims of pip, half of whom are british women. this morning, the court of appeal in paris is expected to rule whether the german company that issued safety certificates for the implants, tuv rheinland, is negligent and liable for compensation. we will probably reach a turning point. a positive decision will probably put an end and probably a definitive end to the long period of doubt

we have been going through during going through during so many years and the way to compensation will probably be widely and definitely widely open for victims. it estimated up to a00,000 women worldwide have received the illegal implants. latin american was worst hit, in particular colombia, where there are estimated to be 60,000 victims, followed by the uk, where it is thought a7,000 women are affected. pip implants from 20 years ago are still impacting on my life and my health and my wellbeing, even today. jan spivey was given pip implants after she had a mastectomy due to breast cancer. she developed sore and aching joints, chest and back pain, fatigue, severe headaches and anxiety. 0nce removed, it was clear her implants had been leaking silicone into her body. the important thing for me now is that all of this suffering

hasn't been in vain, that there will be some important consequences and outcomes for a lot of women who have gone through precisely the same kind of trauma and have been impacted in a similar way. i have been angry for every single day for 20 years that i have been affected by pip. and it is possibly one of the things that i am looking forward to most — is i really need to move away from those constant feelings of anger and despondency. jan is one of 5a0 british women involved in this morning's court case in paris. but the ruling will have implications for hundreds of thousands of women worldwide who have fallen victim to the faulty breast implants. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the guardian leads with a claim that ministers are thinking about "diluting" plans for england's so—called "freedom day" on the 21st ofjune,

when all covid restrictions are due to be lifted, and delaying the end of all social distancing, after new data showed another surge in the indian variant in the uk. the mail's front page says that families who take holidays to countries on the uk's amber list, including tourism hotspots like france, spain and italy, should expect to receive a "knock on the door" afterwards to check they are obeying the 10—day quarantine requirement. and the i also leads on a story about travel. it has a photograph — reportedly taken inside heathrow airport — that the paper claims shows passengers from countries on the government's red list, waiting alongside those from non—red list nations. we'll be putting that to the transport secretary grant shapps at half—past seven. and one of the stories trending on social media overnight was about the much—anticipated reunion show for the american sitcom friends. the first trailer was released yesterday. we can see a bit of it now.

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very good. they stand the test of time. some sitcoms are a bit tired. but in this case, it is not really good, people will say should have left it the way it was. inside, ryan reynolds the actor and rob mcaleny have bought wrexham football club and they have done a video and hired a welsh speaking woman to be part of the video and they have let her mark them. the video looks very funny. she speaks in welsh. they wanted welsh language in welsh. they wanted welsh language in the video. she says things like there is no way they can manage a club. they think they are funny. the skinny wonders movies stop the other

one sells cream cheese or something. and they stand there as if she is saying good things about them. apparently, rob mcaleny, they have learnt about wales and he sang the welsh national anthem to prove he is learning welsh and it was spot on. properly committed. a picture story. 600 kilograms walrus he was in tenby. the rnli crew found he was blocking the slipway. apparently, the rnli person tapped a poll to try to get him to move but he did not want to move. i would not argue with a walrus. you would leave he or she to do their own business. go about their own business. and the birthdays

pages. a tiny picture of cher, who is 75 years old today. hgppy is 75 years old today. happy birthday, cher. if she is watching. you never know. unlikely, i grant you, but you never know. people are being recruited for a trial to find out if a third dose of covid vaccine could protect against new variants. meanwhile, more surge testing and vaccinations will be introduced in england to combat the spread of the indian variant. let's discuss this with our gp this morning, dr zoe norris. good morning. good morning. how are things? fik. good morning. good morning. how are thins? , , , things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it is _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it is the - birds are singing. it is the beginning of another day in general practice. beginning of another day in general ractice. , ~ ., practice. sometimes i think ok mean somethin: practice. sometimes i think ok mean something other _ practice. sometimes i think ok mean something other than _ practice. sometimes i think ok mean something other than ok. _ practice. sometimes i think ok mean something other than ok. you - practice. sometimes i think ok mean something other than ok. you are i something other than ok. you are under pressure right now as things

change. it under pressure right now as things chance. . , , under pressure right now as things chance. , ., ,,, ~ change. it has been a rubbish week in aeneral change. it has been a rubbish week in general practice. _ change. it has been a rubbish week in general practice. that _ change. it has been a rubbish week in general practice. that is - change. it has been a rubbish week in general practice. that is partly i in general practice. that is partly because of the increased demand. we are running at 120% of capacity. practices are busy. we are delivering the vaccination programme for all of england and my colleagues in the devolved nations are doing similar, then we have had some snottiness from people in charge of nhs england that has made people feel demoralised. i nhs england that has made people feel demoralised.— feel demoralised. i need to know what ou feel demoralised. i need to know what you mean. _ feel demoralised. i need to know what you mean. general- feel demoralised. i need to know what you mean. general practice| feel demoralised. i need to know- what you mean. general practice has been 0 en what you mean. general practice has been open throughout _ what you mean. general practice has been open throughout the _ what you mean. general practice has been open throughout the whole - been open throughout the whole pandemic. we have never closed our doors, we have always been there. we never put on waiting lists or anything like that, but we were asked to move to a model where patients were given triage first so

lots of patients would have spoken to a doctor on a phone or video to reduce covid infection but also because of the ppe and cleaning, everything takes longer. we had an instruction on friday saying regardless of safety, we had to see patients face—to—face. no doctor objects to seeing a patient face—to—face when appropriate and safe to do so and it feels like a kick in the teeth by the people who have told us we should triage first and then they say now you should see everyone face—to—face. you and then they say now you should see everyone face-to-face._ everyone face-to-face. you kind of cannot win- — everyone face-to-face. you kind of cannot win- i— everyone face-to-face. you kind of cannot win. i can _ everyone face-to-face. you kind of cannot win. i can understand - everyone face-to-face. you kind of cannot win. i can understand the i cannot win. i can understand the pressure you are under. let's talk about some of the things such as people are urged to take part in trials. this is about the potential for a third dose of vaccine. a lot of people have had two doses. the question about when and if people should have another vaccine. iliiuiith

should have another vaccine. with an -e should have another vaccine. with any type of _ should have another vaccine. with any type of vaccine _ should have another vaccine. with any type of vaccine we _ should have another vaccine. tn any type of vaccine we have already, people will be familiar with the fact it might be something like the vaccination you had as a baby that are not repeated, or it might be a vaccine where you have to have a booster, ongoing doses. in this case we do not know with the covid vaccine. what we are doing, which ties in beautifully with these emerging variants. the study will look at if a booster has an effect on increasing immune response at this early stage. it might be that we are looking at a six monthly booster, annual, repeat dosing, but it is great to see we are at the forefront of more vaccine trials in the uk. ., ., �* ., . the uk. you are in bridlington. we heard from — the uk. you are in bridlington. we heard from matt _ the uk. you are in bridlington. we heard from matt hancock - the uk. you are in bridlington. we| heard from matt hancock yesterday about new ways they are testing,

where the virus is going, specifically the indian variant. they are looking at ways such as checking waste water to see where it might be going in terms of areas. how concerned are you in your locality and more generally about the rise in cases? the locality and more generally about the rise in cases?— the rise in cases? the concerning thin is the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the _ the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the rise _ the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the rise in _ the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the rise in cases - the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the rise in cases to - the rise in cases? the concerning thing is the rise in cases to do . thing is the rise in cases to do with this variant is in those without the vaccine and those who have not had any vaccine, but also those who have not completed a course of vaccine. this is a strong message, particularly to younger people able to access vaccinations that it people able to access vaccinations thatitis people able to access vaccinations that it is important they get vaccinated. notjust for their own health as we see in this scenario, but also for the health of those who cannot be vaccinated and that includes children as well as vulnerable patients. if we can get people vaccinated, they are

protected against most effects of the new strain.— the new strain. have you seen evidence _ the new strain. have you seen evidence in — the new strain. have you seen evidence in your _ the new strain. have you seen evidence in your locality - the new strain. have you seen evidence in your locality of- the new strain. have you seen j evidence in your locality of the the new strain. have you seen - evidence in your locality of the new variant? ., ., ., ., ., ., evidence in your locality of the new variant? ., ., ., ., ., variant? not that i am aware of but, like lots of — variant? not that i am aware of but, like lots of areas, _ variant? not that i am aware of but, like lots of areas, we _ variant? not that i am aware of but, like lots of areas, we are _ variant? not that i am aware of but, like lots of areas, we are pushing i like lots of areas, we are pushing hard with that vaccination campaign and would encourage those, particularly under a0s to come along. particularly under 40s to come alonu. ., .., . particularly under 40s to come alonu. ., . ., along. you conduct vaccinations, our along. you conduct vaccinations, your practice? — along. you conduct vaccinations, your practice? yes, _ along. you conduct vaccinations, your practice? yes, i _ along. you conduct vaccinations, your practice? yes, i support - along. you conduct vaccinations, j your practice? yes, i support the six practices _ your practice? yes, i support the six practices in _ your practice? yes, i support the six practices in bridlington - six practices in bridlington delivering vaccinations. fin six practices in bridlington delivering vaccinations. on a ractical delivering vaccinations. on a practical note, _ delivering vaccinations. on a practical note, if— delivering vaccinations. on a practical note, if you - delivering vaccinations. on a practical note, if you get - delivering vaccinations. on a practical note, if you get someone in their late 20s who arrives, the vaccination centres says i am worried about my parents, i have a number of things, although they do not fit in the guidelines, the age group, demographic, do you tell them to go away? ladle

group, demographic, do you tell them to aoawa ? ~ . group, demographic, do you tell them toaoawa? ., ., , to go away? we are under really strict guidelines _ to go away? we are under really strict guidelines about _ to go away? we are under really strict guidelines about who - to go away? we are under really strict guidelines about who we i to go away? we are under really i strict guidelines about who we are allowed to vaccinate and when and deviating from those guidelines results in being severely told off. usually by nhs england, about doing so. having said that i think there are many gps and vaccinateds applying a common—sense approach. i will not give you a yes or no but i would say there are a lot of barriers in the way to doing something sensible. i barriers in the way to doing something sensible. barriers in the way to doing somethin: sensible. , ., something sensible. i understand the wa ou something sensible. i understand the way you have — something sensible. i understand the way you have answered _ something sensible. i understand the way you have answered that - something sensible. i understand the way you have answered that question j way you have answered that question the way you have. give me a thought. there is slight concern about people who have had the first vaccine and appear slightly reluctant to come for the second. share appear slightly reluctant to come for the second.— appear slightly reluctant to come for the second. . , ., , ., for the second. are you seeing that? we are. generally _ for the second. are you seeing that? we are. generally speaking, - for the second. are you seeing that? we are. generally speaking, if- we are. generally speaking, if people come in for the first they come for follow—up but there is a feeling i am covered now, i do not

need to worry about it, i have had that dose. we know from emerging dated the second dose is important, particularly with this new strain and it is a two dose programme. people should not consider one dose gives them the protection they need. it is important to get the second day is at the right time. i it is important to get the second day is at the right time.- day is at the right time. i think ou are day is at the right time. i think you are having _ day is at the right time. i think you are having a _ day is at the right time. i think you are having a difficult - day is at the right time. i think you are having a difficult time| day is at the right time. i think. you are having a difficult time at the moment. everyone appreciates work you and your colleagues do and it is worth saying that so thank you, nice to talk to you. time to get the news where you are. good morning. i'm sonja jessup. there are fears that london could experience what's been called a "wave of homelessness" this summer. london councils say high unemployment, rent arrears as well as the eviction ban coming to an end later this month, could push homelessness to record levels. they say research suggests one in ten londoners could be without a job by the end

of the year. part—time commuters travelling on some routes into london are going to be able to buy new flexible season tickets. they can be used on any eight days over a 28 day period. the new system's being introduced following the rise in homewoking during the pandemic with far fewer people using traditional season tickets. a new study suggests that teachers' grades could be biased towards students with more "agreeable" personalities — rather than their actual ability. researchers at goldsmiths college, university of london and queen's university belfast found those seen as "likeable" had a ten per cent advantage, compared to results in anonymous exams. headteachers union the ascl says teachers are assessing students fairly. now max fosh and niko 0miolana are two of london's

most popular youtubers. and if you're not familiar with their work— you may remember them as they both just stood— unsuccessfully— to be mayor. so are theyjust in it for the clicks, or do they actually want to shake up politics? i actively tell my audience not to vote for me because i made it very clear that i would have made a terrible mayor. i have got absolutely no political experience. and so ijust wanted my audience to have a look at all the candidates and decide who they thought would do the bestjob and be the best mayor for them. i made some great content my audience enjoyed, but also there was a huge importance to me to try to get young people to vote. let's take a look at the travel situation now. first the tube, that's running well so far— just the usual closure of the waterloo and city line we have just seen the dlr has we havejust seen the dlr has minor delays. there are still safety checks on great western trains and southern trains have 15 minute delays between clapham junction and milton keynes central due to a points failure and this is how it looks on the a2, its slow westbound approaching the kidbrooke interchange now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a deep area of low pressure starts to move across the uk today from the west.

for us, it means our wind is going to strengthen and the isobars really squeezing together. this morning, you might get a bright start and a bit of sunshine but short—lived, and the cloud will increase and we will see outbreaks of rain. the wind to be strengthening the whole time, 35 to a0 mph gusts widely and temperatures reaching 1a celsius, so feeling a little chilly. the met office has a yellow weather warning valid from six o'clock tonight through to friday night for the strong winds. they are going to continue to strengthen overnight, some clear spells, but quite a bit of cloud as well and some outbreaks of rain. it stays mild though thanks to the strengthening wind with the minimum between eight and 10 celsius. so for friday, the wind is stronger still with gusts of up to 50 mph if not more through the course of friday. some sunny spells, scattered showers and it stays unsettled into the weekend. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning. we'll hear from the world athletics president lord coe, who is telling councils to back the return of running event parkrun "or risk losing it forever". it's music to the ears of eurovision fans — the event will be going ahead this weekend, with safety measures in place — and we're seeing how the uk s entrantjames newman is prepping for the big day. # down, down, deeperand down and francis rossi will be taking us through his favourite songs of the 805, ahead of getting back on the road with status quo. back to our top story now, and a long—awaited shake—up of the rail industry will see both tracks and trains managed by a new government—owned body. there'll be more flexible fares for passengers, but no promise that they will be cheaper.

sarah corker is at leeds station for us. what leeds station for us. will this mean in the practical sense? what will this mean in the practical sense? ,., ., ., what will this mean in the practical sense? ., ., , ., ., sense? good morning from platform one a here in — sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. _ sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as _ sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as you - sense? good morning from platform one a here in leeds. as you can - sense? good morning from platform| one a here in leeds. as you can see, still pretty quiet and a train just arriving here, but passenger numbers during the pandemic have plummeted, but there are big changes ahead, described as the biggest reforms for the rail sector in a generation. as you say there will be a new public body that will manage both the trains and trucks and it will be called great british railways. it means the end of the franchise model, but there will be a role for private sector companies as well as they will be contracted to run the tracks, so like a concessions model. what does all this mean for passengers? there will be flexible season tickets and people will be able to use them two or three days a

week, and there will also be a pay—as—you—go contactless system, similar to the oyster card in london. so far business groups have welcomed the changes, the rmt union though is worried about potential job cuts further down the line. but i've been chatting to passengers about their experiences on the railways. ladies and gentlemen could you please allow passengers to alight the service before boarding. a familiar scene on the commuter service from leeds to manchester before the pandemic. it's a joke. this is likely only. train you can get to manchester to get to work in time for nine o'clock and it's outrageous. | an absolute nightmare. during lockdown though, passenger numbers have plummeted. the government is now promising the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in 25 years. dan is a season ticket holder and travels to london three times a week. i moved out of london in 2006, so, yeah, the season ticket started at £a000 in 2006

and it is now touching 11,000. it's not cheap, it goes up and up every year, and the service, overall, doesn't get any better, so the government have got to look at the pricing across the railways. one of the first big changes for commuters will be flexible season—tickets, reflecting the changing world of work. something frankie from huddersfield welcomes. it's not guaranteed when i'm in the office at the moment, so having that flexibility to be able tojust kind of pick the number of times i use it and have the cost split up like that would be good. but convincing some to ditch the road for the railways will be a challenge. i can't imagine me ever wanting to use public transport over my car. so, yeah, i do think they'd have to do something drastic. for others, these changes may be too little, too late. when it was bad, it was really bad. briony commuted to

leeds for four years. she said in the end the trains got so bad she changed jobs to avoid them. is there anything that the rail industry could do to tempt you back to commute on the trains again, or has your experience put you off forever? the four years really did dent my confidence in northern rail as a company, and you know, their ability to get things done on time and get somewhere where they need to be on time. for some, it comes down to price and whether it will be affordable. it is terrible. you know, the price of the tickets, it would be really good if they were a bit cheaper than this. so, big changes on the way. the test for the industry will be attracting people back onto the railways as lockdown lifts.

so, a mixed response from passengers. let's have a chat to david sidebottom from transport focus. good morning. we've heard a lot about the flexible ticket system but what a lot of people will be thinking is, will that be translated into cheaper tickets? ladle thinking is, will that be translated into cheaper tickets?— thinking is, will that be translated into cheaper tickets? we wait to see what the discounts _ into cheaper tickets? we wait to see what the discounts alike _ into cheaper tickets? we wait to see what the discounts alike from - into cheaper tickets? we wait to see what the discounts alike from the i what the discounts alike from the end of— what the discounts alike from the end ofjune but we know from the research — end ofjune but we know from the research we have done with passengers who are commuting on a regular— passengers who are commuting on a regular basis, four or five times a week_ regular basis, four or five times a week they— regular basis, four or five times a week they will now be commuting two or three _ week they will now be commuting two or three times so they want to see a discount _ or three times so they want to see a discount that makes it an attractive offer over _ discount that makes it an attractive offer over the more expensive open day ticket — offer over the more expensive open da ticket. ., ., , ., ~' offer over the more expensive open da ticket. ., ., , ., ,, , day ticket. how do you think this s stem, day ticket. how do you think this system. how _ day ticket. how do you think this system. how do _ day ticket. how do you think this system, how do you _ day ticket. how do you think this system, how do you think- day ticket. how do you think this system, how do you think it - day ticket. how do you think this system, how do you think it will| system, how do you think it will work in practice? what will the role be for the private sector in all of this, because one union has described it as papering over the cracks and are questioning whether there will be a big difference. what is your take? there will be a big difference. what is yourtake?i there will be a big difference. what is your take?— is your take? i think putting the ”lannin is your take? i think putting the planning for _ is your take? i think putting the planning for the _ is your take? i think putting the planning for the tracks - is your take? i think putting the planning for the tracks and - is your take? i think putting the l planning for the tracks and trains under— planning for the tracks and trains under one — planning for the tracks and trains under one roof has to be a good

thing _ under one roof has to be a good thing. people want a reliable, efficient— thing. people want a reliable, efficient and value for money railway— efficient and value for money railway and putting that coordination together has become too fragmented under franchising when mistakes _ fragmented under franchising when mistakes are made, the passengers are the _ mistakes are made, the passengers are the ones who bear the brunt with delays _ are the ones who bear the brunt with delays and _ are the ones who bear the brunt with delays and here in the north we saw problems— delays and here in the north we saw problems three years ago and we don't _ problems three years ago and we don't want — problems three years ago and we don't want a repeat of that. get the planning _ don't want a repeat of that. get the planning and delivery right and you will get _ planning and delivery right and you will get the passengers. when planning and delivery right and you will get the passengers.— planning and delivery right and you will get the passengers. when it end ofthe will get the passengers. when it end of the blame — will get the passengers. when it end of the blame game _ will get the passengers. when it end of the blame game when _ will get the passengers. when it end of the blame game when there - will get the passengers. when it end of the blame game when there is - of the blame game when there is disruption and problems and perhaps there will be more accountability going forward?— there will be more accountability auoin forward? ~ .,, , , going forward? accountability is the ke word. going forward? accountability is the key word- we _ going forward? accountability is the key word. we spoke _ going forward? accountability is the key word. we spoke to _ going forward? accountability is the key word. we spoke to lots - going forward? accountability is the key word. we spoke to lots of - key word. we spoke to lots of passengers in the review, and accountability, who is running my train, _ accountability, who is running my train, who— accountability, who is running my train, who is— accountability, who is running my train, who is in control of the whole — train, who is in control of the whole train _ train, who is in control of the whole train set. accountability when things _ whole train set. accountability when things go— whole train set. accountability when things go wrong so we know who's to blame _ things go wrong so we know who's to blame and _ things go wrong so we know who's to blame and to put things right. anyone — blame and to put things right. anyone who has travelled across the north of england by rail knows it can be a bit hit and miss and can be a slow, painful at times. travelling from hull city to liverpool can take half a day and it's actually quicker to get to london, so what would you like to see going forward when it

comes to investment in the north and part of the levelling up agenda? passengers tell us they want a reliable — passengers tell us they want a reliable railway, seats on trains that are — reliable railway, seats on trains that are more frequent and we stood on a platform now that has been recently — on a platform now that has been recently opened at leeds station and we have _ recently opened at leeds station and we have new trains behind us and the investment— we have new trains behind us and the investment is coming in but it has to he _ investment is coming in but it has to be delivered and we need to get the revenue, through and grow from the revenue, through and grow from the railway — the revenue, through and grow from the railway. its the revenue, through and grow from the railwa . �* ., the revenue, through and grow from the railway-— the railway. a lot of people will be workin: the railway. a lot of people will be working from _ the railway. a lot of people will be working from home _ the railway. a lot of people will be working from home and _ the railway. a lot of people will be working from home and already i working from home and already adopting this model and whether they will come to the office and lots of talk about the hybrid model of working. as the rail industry, how do you attract those people back onto the trains?— do you attract those people back onto the trains? partly it is about reassurance _ onto the trains? partly it is about reassurance and _ onto the trains? partly it is about reassurance and we _ onto the trains? partly it is about reassurance and we have - onto the trains? partly it is about reassurance and we have to - onto the trains? partly it is about| reassurance and we have to make onto the trains? partly it is about - reassurance and we have to make sure the railway— reassurance and we have to make sure the railway does a good job of keeping — the railway does a good job of keeping maclean's —— trains clean, but it's— keeping maclean's —— trains clean, but it's also — keeping maclean's —— trains clean, but it's also about the fair offers, bil but it's also about the fair offers, big spine — but it's also about the fair offers, big spine going to commute two days a week— big spine going to commute two days a week in— big spine going to commute two days a week in the future it will cost me more _ a week in the future it will cost me more to— a week in the future it will cost me more to buy— a week in the future it will cost me more to buy a day ticket and that flexible _ more to buy a day ticket and that flexible ticket will be key to get people — flexible ticket will be key to get people back on the railways for commuting purposes.—

people back on the railways for commuting purposes. david, thanks for “oininu commuting purposes. david, thanks forjoining us— commuting purposes. david, thanks forjoining us bright _ commuting purposes. david, thanks forjoining us bright and _ commuting purposes. david, thanks forjoining us bright and early - commuting purposes. david, thanks forjoining us bright and early at - forjoining us bright and early at leeds station. there are questions about how long it will take for passenger numbers to recover and one forecast suggests that for the next four years the passenger numbers will be at 60% of normal pre—pandemic levels, so i think the sector needs to adapt and needs to change and this reform is the start of that. w . change and this reform is the start of that. ,,., ., ., ~ change and this reform is the start of that. ., ., ,, , ., , . it's time to talk to mike and find out what's going on and you are all about the football. shill out what's going on and you are all about the football.— about the football. all about the last day of _ about the football. all about the last day of the — about the football. all about the last day of the premier - about the football. all about the last day of the premier league l last day of the premier league season. people say come to us and you can play champions league football and for so long leicester thought they had the place but it looks like liverpool are set to snatch it from them. it's now liverpool who are in pole position to get a champions league spot after beating burnley

3—0 last night. they're now ahead of leicester, on goal difference, with just that final game, at home to crystal palace to go. joe lynskey reports. the last time liverpool were in the top four, it was valentine's day. now, to reach theirfavourite competition, they need just one more win. in that last match at anfield, they'll have their own fans with them, but all 3500 at turf moor were behind burnley. chris wood almost gave them lead and liverpool a setback. to reach the champions league, they need maximum points and every goal matters. with no away fans in, the silence was deceiving. just how much this meant to liverpool you could see through their manager. 1—0 through roberto firmino. this had been a match a few chances, but soon liverpool had their cushion. nat phillips is their 2a—year—old defender. in his breakthrough year, this is his first career goal. alex 0xlade—chamberlain has had a different kind of season. he's missed most

of it through injury. this goal, too, was personal. his first since lastjuly. for liverpool, it sealed the game. and while their season has been farfrom vintage, it could now end with just enough. we have one more game to go. we are not the biggest squad. and let me say like this, especially in this position, we have to wrap them in cotton wool and go again. it is now clear and that is the premier league. and now, game on at the weekend. 0n the last day, liverpool welcome palace and their former manager. they've spent three months on the fringes, but now the top four is in sight. now, was it a long goodbye from harry kane to the tottenham fans last night? it wasn't a good final home match of the season, as a calamatious own goal helped aston villa to a victory, and spurs drop outside the guaranteed european places but what happened after the match will be more worrying for the tottenham fans. an emotional—looking kane

did a lap of the pitch and applauded the crowd, on his own, as speculation grows that he will be moving on in the summer. u nless unless he was just saying goodbye for the season. crystal palace manager roy hodgson, was given a guard of honour from both teams ahead of their last home game of the season after he announced he'll be leaving at the end of the campaign. the game didn't go his way, though — arsenal winning 3—1. but for hodgson, it was hard walking away from the club he's supported all his life. to start on the terraces at the age of five or six and then to finish here at 73, managing the team, that, well, i suppose that has something of the fairy tale and the roy of the rovers element, but it has been a privilege, these four yea rs. this is a very important and special club. also leaving is west brom's sam allardyce, who said he now thought of himself as a "short—term manager". they lost 3—1 at home to west ham, who are now almost certainly set for european football next season. west brom had already been relegated, despite allardyce's efforts in a five—month spell. if you're dreaming of getting

to wimbledon this summer, your chances have increased. but online sales won't start until the middle of next month. that's just a couple of weeks before the tournament starts on 28th ofjune — and organisers now say they are confident the capacity for this summer's championships will be more than the 25 per cent capacity, that was mentioned last month. anthonyjoshua has branded tyson fury a "fraud", after news emerged that their heavyweight title fight could be off. in a furious twitter exchange, joshua said fury, had "let boxing down" and "lied to the fans". they looked set to meet in the ring in august, but an arbitration panel has ruled that fury must first face deontay wilder for a third time. joshua dismissed fury�*s offer of a bare knuckle fight to settle their differences. that was tongue in cheek, but it has got to the level of playground banter. you had this nice analogy. say i was challenge you to a game,

not a fight, but a game of rock, paper scissors and we are all fixed and the fans will love it but charlie pipes up and says, hold on, you agreed to give me a game first, for our third match, best—of—three and i said, hold on, i've agreed to play nalgo that then you go to court and win in the courts and that is why you are angry. and win in the courts and that is why you are angry-— and win in the courts and that is why you are angry. that is the kind of thing charlie _ why you are angry. that is the kind of thing charlie would _ why you are angry. that is the kind of thing charlie would do. - why you are angry. that is the kind of thing charlie would do. that - why you are angry. that is the kind of thing charlie would do. that is l of thing charlie would do. that is what ou of thing charlie would do. that is what you are _ of thing charlie would do. that is what you are viewing. _ of thing charlie would do. that is what you are viewing. i - of thing charlie would do. that is what you are viewing. i am - of thing charlie would do. that is - what you are viewing. i am outraged. joshua taylor — what you are viewing. i am outraged. joshua taylor yeah? _ what you are viewing. i am outraged. joshua taylor yeah? barnacles - joshua taylor yeah? barnacles thou . h? let's find out what's going on with the weather. how are you doing today? a lovely morning but a lot of rain lately. will that continue? you are riaht rain lately. will that continue? you are right on — rain lately. will that continue? you are right on all _ rain lately. will that continue? gm. are right on all counts. the rain will continue and it was a beautiful morning as you can see from the sun rise on this time—lapse of london early on but the cloud is building on today's forecast is going to be a pretty wet one and a windy one for

many parts of the uk. the reason for this is we have low pressure coming in from the atlantic and we can see how it advances north and east, taking in the rain but one look at the isobars tells you we're looking at strong winds, and gail is developing through the day across the irish sea, south—west england, south wales and gus as much as a0 mph. there goes the rain pushing north and east. patchy across the south—east, dry and bright in shetland with one or two showers and temperature —wise, we're at seven in lerwick up to 1a as we come further south, so temperature is below par for may. through the evening and overnight, he was the centre of low pressure. the rain is rotating around it and it will continue to push very slowly across the uk and once again we are looking at strong winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour and even in land we could see gusting across southern areas with temperatures falling to between four and 10 celsius, so for most it will

not be a cold night and we should be frost free but the met office has a weather warning for the wind and trees are in full leaf and we could see branches down and it could cause disruption and plus with the amount of rainfall in the next 2a hours across parts of wales on the higher ground and in north west england. tomorrow the low pressure continues to drift steadily eastwards and we will see more rain coming into the south—east and east anglia and once again, strong winds across southern areas and the strongest with exposure but even inland we are looking at gusty winds and temperatures between seven and 1a degrees, so once again not where they should be. we should be looking at very roughly 15 in the north to about 17 or 18 as we go further south. heading into the weekend, saturday sees the low pressure and here is the centre, being pulled away, so there will be earlier rain and then we look at sunshine and showers but some of us will miss the showers but some of us will miss the showers altogether and get away with a dry day and we are looking at

temperatures still below far, between seven and 13, so how long will this last? well, on sunday we have a new area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic bringing more rain, moving west to east and it will pull away during monday and then as we go into the middle of next week it looks like things will settle down. so a quick look at sunday. a dry start in central and eastern areas with a few showers developing and ahead of the weather front attached to the low pressure coming in from the west, drifting steadily east through the day and once again, these are the temperatures, between nine and 13 degrees, so nothing to write home about with the weather for the next few days. about with the weather for the next few da s. ., ., ., ,, about with the weather for the next few da s. ., ., ., ~' ,, about with the weather for the next few da s. ., ., ., ,, i. ,, few days. carroll, thank you. see ou later few days. carroll, thank you. see you later on- _ it's been almost two years since england cricketing legend bob willis passed away from prostate cancer, and today a fund is being launched in his name to raise money for research into the disease. it's being backed by the likes of sir ian botham and bob dylan.

the charity has been set up by bob's wife, lauren clark. graham satchell went to meet her at lord's cricket ground. you can be surrounded by people, but you still feel incredibly lonely. because that person that yours and looks at you in a way that no one else does and loves you more than anyone else does... ..he's not there now. i mean, he is there, he's here all the time, he's here now, but he's not here in person, is he? yes, i miss him a lot. lauren has really struggled to cope with the loss of her husband, cricketing legend, bob willis. bob had prostate cancer and died in 2019. he was very funny. we laughed a lot.

we had quite a naughty rude sense of humour and liked the same things, so we made each other laugh. i think i kept upbeat for him and he kept upbeat for me, and whether that was good or bad, ultimately, because we didn't really talk about him dying and how i would live without him and stuff, which i regret now, but it was about keeping upbeat and happy and not bringing each other down. bob willis played 90 tests for england but will always be remembered for headingley, 1981. and he's caught it! going into the match, he was angry. he was under a lot of pressure and probably if he hadn't performed he probably wouldn't have ever played for england again. coming in off his long run, bob willis tore the australians apart. willis has taken his sixth wicket. it was one of england's greatest sporting moments. bowled him. it's all over, and it is one of the most fantastic

victories ever known. bob willis, eight wickets. i think it affected his life for evermore, because he did carry on playing cricket for england. he then became england captain, and then, was that the reason he got his job with sky for 30 years? i mean, possibly. so it was a very life changing day for him. well, he isn't an international natural wicketkeeper, is he, let's be honest about it. bob willis became a gloriously wash this pundit. i mean, standing up he looks like a performing seal at feeding time, doesn't he? flapping away there. he perfected that persona. he came across very grumpy and opinionated. for this series has been disgraceful. but in real life, he just wasn't like that. he was a very loving, gentle, listened to people, didn't talk about himself or show off about his cricket exploits or anything like that. he was a really special person and lots of people loved him.

0n the honours board at lord's, bob willis sits proudly alongside the great names of cricket. it is a source of pride for lauren, but not comfort. i am completely on my own. i have lots of lovely friends. it isn't the same. i have no one to do nothing with. that is a famous phrase that really resonates with me. we don'tjust hang around, lying on the sofa together, watching netflix in silence. i come home to an empty flat. i don't really know how, i have no idea what my life is going to be in the future. it's really, really difficult. lauren has decided to honour bob's name by setting up the bob willis fund. it launches today. it will raise money for prostate cancer. better testing, screening and treatment. 11,000 men die every year of prostate cancer, which is one man every a5 minutes

and there is still no national screening programme because the psa test is unreliable. so that's not perfect, and that's what we're trying to raise money and awareness for through the bob willis fund, and helping prostate cancer uk. in lockdown, lauren painted this portrait of her husband at the crease, ready to deliver. he did have an iconic action, didn't he? i think the cubism gives it quite a lot of movement, so it feels like he is storming in, doesn't it? it does. i'm quite pleased with the result. lauren is planning to auction her painting. the money will go to the bob willis fund, to help the fight against prostate cancer. graham satchell, bbc news. 0ur our thanks goes to lauren, who spoke so very openly about her grief but also the campaign coming up. i liked that picture. brilliant painting. it

is very stylised. you wouldn't know necessarily straightaway it was a cricketer. it you can absolutely see it. i don't follow cricket that closely and he did have a distinctive action and you can see it in the picture. it has lots of movement it. for something that was zd, it movement it. for something that was 2d, it was brilliant. it's been described as "one of the greatest public health initiatives of the 21st century" but the future of parkrun could be at risk because of issues over land permission. 0rganisers of the free weekly five—kilometre runs say less than a third of sites have granted approval for the events, which were due to restart in two weeks. now, world athletics president lord sebastian coe has written an open letter in support of the event. let's get more now from our reporter, ricky boleto, whojoins us from crane park in london. hi, ricky. yes, good morning everyone. — hi, ricky. yes, good morning everyone, running _ hi, ricky. yes, good morning everyone, running for- hi, ricky. yes, good morning everyone, running for all- hi, ricky. yes, good morning everyone, running for all of. hi, ricky. yes, good morning| everyone, running for all of us hi, ricky. yes, good morning - everyone, running for all of us has been hugely important during lockdown with so many of us having

that physical activity and it's great for our mental health as well and it's one of our only opportunities during lockdown to get outside, so lots of people have taken up running in the last year but since march 2020 the parkrun event has been cancelled because of covid and it has been going since 200a and is hugely popular with 300,000 people taking part in the run every saturday morning in those five k runs, and the important thing is that it is for anyone with any ability, so people who are able to run fast, for children, young people, a whole wide range of everyone, but the big issue we are hearing at the moment is it has not been able to be going ahead. it was meant to start again on the 5th of june but unfortunately lots of local authorities and also landowners have not given permission to all of the different sites across the uk to be involved in parkrun one and these

sites need permission from the local authority and the landowners for it to go ahead and there are something like 800 sites all over england, and only around a0% have been given permission at the moment and they need all of them, around 90% to get permission for them to go ahead safely and i'm joined this morning by the chief executive, and thank you so much forjoining us this morning, nick pearson. can you tell us what problems you are coming across to get parkrun up and running again? the across to get parkrun up and running auain? . ., , , , ., again? the challenges we spent an incredible amount _ again? the challenges we spent an incredible amount of _ again? the challenges we spent an incredible amount of time - again? the challenges we spent an incredible amount of time working | incredible amount of time working with national organisations, the dcms, — with national organisations, the dcms, public health england and all of those _ dcms, public health england and all of those organisations to bring back parkrun _ of those organisations to bring back parkrun with a national framework, and the _ parkrun with a national framework, and the challenges that we are coming — and the challenges that we are coming across with local authorities wanting _ coming across with local authorities wanting to — coming across with local authorities wanting to have a local input into what _ wanting to have a local input into what is _ wanting to have a local input into what is going on in the challenge we have got— what is going on in the challenge we have got with that is that it is impossible. it's literally

impossible. it's literally impossible to have 600 or 700 conversations with individual local authorities and negotiate to get parkrun — authorities and negotiate to get parkrun back on a single day all in one go _ parkrun back on a single day all in one go l — parkrun back on a single day all in one to. ~ ., ., parkrun back on a single day all in one to. ~' ., ., ., , , one go. i know how important this is to ou, one go. i know how important this is to you. cathy. _ one go. i know how important this is to you. cathy. you — one go. i know how important this is to you, cathy, you are _ one go. i know how important this is to you, cathy, you are a _ one go. i know how important this is to you, cathy, you are a keen - one go. i know how important this is to you, cathy, you are a keen park. to you, cathy, you are a keen park runner and have taken part in the event since 201a. 2017. telus white is so important to you and what you get from it. —— tell us why. it’s get from it. -- tell us why. it's something _ get from it. -- tell us why. it's something we _ get from it. -- tell us why. it's something we do _ get from it. —— tell us why. it's something we do as a family and i did not— something we do as a family and i did not run— something we do as a family and i did not run until— something we do as a family and i did not run until i'd _ something we do as a family and i did not run until i'd started - did not run until i'd started parkrun _ did not run until i'd started parkrun and _ did not run until i'd started parkrun and i— did not run until i'd started parkrun and i got - did not run until i'd started parkrun and i got the - did not run until i'd started parkrun and i got the bug, | did not run until i'd started . parkrun and i got the bug, but did not run until i'd started - parkrun and i got the bug, but it's a sense _ parkrun and i got the bug, but it's a sense of— parkrun and i got the bug, but it's a sense of community _ parkrun and i got the bug, but it's a sense of community and - parkrun and i got the bug, but it's a sense of community and my- parkrun and i got the bug, but it's - a sense of community and my daughter comes— a sense of community and my daughter comes along _ a sense of community and my daughter comes along and — a sense of community and my daughter comes along and volunteers _ a sense of community and my daughter comes along and volunteers so - a sense of community and my daughter comes along and volunteers so we - a sense of community and my daughter comes along and volunteers so we do l comes along and volunteers so we do it as a _ comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family— comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family and _ comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family and we _ comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family and we meet _ comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family and we meet people - comes along and volunteers so we do it as a family and we meet people we j it as a family and we meet people we wouldn't _ it as a family and we meet people we wouldn't meet — it as a family and we meet people we wouldn't meet otherwise _ it as a family and we meet people we wouldn't meet otherwise and - it as a family and we meet people we wouldn't meet otherwise and have i wouldn't meet otherwise and have conversations _ wouldn't meet otherwise and have conversations and _ wouldn't meet otherwise and have conversations and connections, i conversations and connections, particularly _ conversations and connections, particularly moving _ conversations and connections, particularly moving into - conversations and connections, particularly moving into the i conversations and connections, i particularly moving into the area which _ particularly moving into the area which really _ particularly moving into the area which really helped _ particularly moving into the area which really helped us— particularly moving into the area which really helped us meet- particularly moving into the area| which really helped us meet new people — which really helped us meet new --eole. �* ., ., . which really helped us meet new n-eole. �* ., ., . , people. i've heard fantastic stories of --eole people. i've heard fantastic stories of people who _ people. i've heard fantastic stories of people who have _ people. i've heard fantastic stories of people who have run _ people. i've heard fantastic stories of people who have run while i people. i've heard fantastic stories of people who have run while they | of people who have run while they are pregnant or those who have met their loved ones at the finish line, so it's a really special... their loved ones at the finish line, so it's a really special. . ._ so it's a really special... we've had one or _ so it's a really special... we've had one or two _ so it's a really special... we've had one or two problems i

so it's a really special... we've had one or two problems with | so it's a really special... we've i had one or two problems with the sound down there and we are actually speaking to sebastian coe a little later on this morning, who is backing the appeal is to get the parkrun up and running again, and of course, we will speak to him also about the olympics. we cannot not. also coming up, we will talk to the transport secretary, grant shapps and you'll be hearing that the government has announced a shake—up the railways, and we will talk to him about how that will affect us, if you travel and commute by train. if you're not doing as much travelling or worried about prices or timetables and punctuality, all of those issues, we will put them to him. it is one of those stories unnecessarily during lockdown we have done this —— less stories about gripes about trains because people have used them less and times are changing, so if you have a particular issue about train services and how you would like to see them change under the shake—up, let us know this morning, because

the transport secretary is going to be speaking to us, so he is the man. five minutes to seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. there are fears the capital could face what's been described as a wave of homelessness this summer. london councils say high unemployment, rent arrears, as well as the eviction ban coming to an end later this month, could push homelessness to record levels. they say research suggests one in ten londoners could be without a job by the end of the year. part—time commuters travelling on some routes into the capital are going to be able to buy new flexible season tickets. they can be used on any eight days over a 28—day period. the new system's being introduced following the rise in home—working during the pandemic. a new study suggests that teachers' grades could be biased towards students with more

agreeable personalities rather than their actual ability. researchers at goldsmiths college, university of london and queen's university belfast found those seen as likeable had a 10% advantage compared to results in anonymous exams. headteachers union the ascl says teachers are assessing students fairly. now, max fosh and nicko 0milarna are two of london's most popular youtubers. and if you're not familiar with their work, you may remember them as they both just stood unsuccessfully to be mayor. so are theyjust in it for the clicks, or do they actually want to shake up politics? i actively told my audience not to vote for me because i made it very clear that i would have made a terrible mayor. i have got absolutely no political experience. and so ijust wanted my audience to have a look at all the candidates and decide who they thought would do the bestjob and be the best mayor for them. i made some great content my audience enjoyed, but also there was a huge importance to me to try to get

young people to vote. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's been a powerfailure on the dlr this morning — severe delays on the line. there are still safety checks on great western trains — we could have some disruption to long distance services. usual rush hour delays at the blackwall tunnel. you can see queues northbound from before the woolwich road flyover. edgware road is down to one lane southbound at praed street— some works being craried out there now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. and unsettled theme is set to continue. a deep area of low pressure starts to move across the uk today from the west. isobars squeezed together. the cloud will increase and some outbreaks of rain. the wind widely gusting at a5 mph. from six o'clock tonight the met office has a yellow weather

warning in place for strong wind in parts of essex out towards the coast, the thames estuary. windy elsewhere. perhaps not quite as strong but it will strengthen overnight. cloud, further outbreaks of rain but as a result the temperature mild tonight. friday, the wind will get stronger, gusting up the wind will get stronger, gusting up to 55, baby 60 as you head to those parts in essex. windy everywhere, sunny spells and scattered showers. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. ending timetable disasters and franchise failures once and for all — the government's promise as it announces the biggest shake—up of the railways since the 1990s. surge testing and vaccinations begin in more areas of england to combat the spread of the indian covid variant. it's down to the wire in the race for the champions league places. liverpooljump back into the top four,

with victory at burnley with just one more game to play. and we'll meet the man who built a raft to save this swan's nest of eggs. for many, starting on a dry and bright note but it will not last with wet and windy weather and gales for some coming in from the west and moving northwards and eastwards. it's thursday 20th may. our top story. the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in decades has been announced by the government. the reform plan will see the creation of the great british railways body, which aims to improve train infrastructure, ticketing and timetables. consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. for years now, rail travel has been less associated with glamour and more with crowds, delays and expense.

quite diabolical. just a disaster. i actually pay about £30 a day for my travel. i and, as you can see, i this isn't worth £30 a day. it is not worth 30p a day. you get on the train and then they will cancel it at wigan without telling you. problems in recent years have seen train companies folding at a rate of knots. but, a quarter of a century after privatising the railways, this conservative government has a new plan. they are going to make a government—owned company responsible for all timetable, prices and ticket sales called great british railways. bringing in a new flexiseason ticket that doesn't have to be used five days a week as millions of people are facing a hybrid return to the office in the coming months. and scrap the franchise system — only pay companies if trains are on time and clean. the former boss of british airways, keith williams, came up with the ideas.

there is an enormous opportunity here, not only to simplify the way that people buy tickets, but also to benefit from a retail environment that gives greater flexibility in the way that fares are operated in the future. this is the government acknowledging the real problems that have existed on the railways for decades that any passenger could have told you about. problems with pricing, ticketing and problems with timetabling and nobody knowing who's in charge. i do accept it is too complicated. we have seen the timetable debacle. the secretary of state, me, in other words, having to take railways back into public ownership, and no one really knowing who is in charge when something goes wrong. these reforms, great british railways, will sort that out once and for all. the plan will take a slightly different shape in scotland and wales, but the government say the new system across britain should look more like transport for london — multiple operators under one brand.

but, in the midlands, campaigners worry it won't be nearly as straightforward to use. we want, in the midlands, what london has been benefiting from for decades. so that flexibility, integration between railways and trams and buses is going to be very important moving forward. after pumping billions of pounds into the railways during the pandemic, the new plans also mention efficiency. and whatever promises are made, that usually means cuts to services somewhere. surge testing will begin in six new areas across england today to tackle the spread of the indian covid variant. tests and vaccine doses will be rolled out to bedford, burnley, hounslow, kirklees, leicester, and north tyneside, after the government said they were areas of concern. it comes after almost 3000 cases of the variant were identified in the uk. the home office says it has the capacity to carry out 10,000 checks a day to enforce the home quarantine rule for arrivals

from so—called amber list countries. since monday, travel has been permitted from england to more than 170 places on the government's amber list — but borisjohnson says people should not be going on holidays to those countries. let's get more now from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, whojoins us from westminster. we know from yesterday and from borisjohnson himself we know from yesterday and from boris johnson himself that people should not go to these amber countries, but, in reality, we know that some will. the question is, how do you make sure they do what they are supposed to do in return? it is are supposed to do in return? it is interesting — are supposed to do in return? it 3 interesting after a couple of days of several cabinet ministers mucking up of several cabinet ministers mucking up the interpretation of the travel advice, here comes priti patel the home secretary saying she has got it under control. interesting timing.

this is aimed at those coming back from amber countries, most of the rest of the world, they are supposed to quarantine for ten days and have a couple of tests. up till now they have expected a phone call from the government to check they are at home but what has happened in the past months is the introduction of physical checks, knocks on the door, from inspectors. they have wrapped up from inspectors. they have wrapped up the number of checks and priti patel said they are up to 10,000 a day. if you look at the statistics, about 12,000, to 15,000 people a week have come back to the uk from amber countries and that was before the stay at home order was lifted so you can expect the number coming back to go up faster than the increase in the number of checks on them. we increase in the number of checks on them. ~ , , ., ~ increase in the number of checks on them. ~ , , ., ,, ., increase in the number of checks on them. ~ ,, ., ,, ., ., , them. we will speak to the transport secretary in — them. we will speak to the transport secretary in a — them. we will speak to the transport secretary in a few _ them. we will speak to the transport secretary in a few minutes _ them. we will speak to the transport secretary in a few minutesjust i secretary in a few minutes just after 730. senior ministers are expected to meet today to discuss concerns about how a trade deal

with australia would affect british farmers. the international trade secretary, liz truss, says negotiators are in a "sprint" to reach an agreement in principle with australia by early next month. her department insists farmers here won't be undercut. here's carol with a look at today's weather. good morning. good morning. good morning, the picture tells a story. today will be wet and windy, evenif story. today will be wet and windy, even if it starts dry where you are. we have rain across northern ireland, wales, into the south—west. you can see cloud ahead of it. we have showers in north—east scotland and they will continue on and off in the course of the day. cloudy, so bright rather than sunny, and rain by ten o'clock coming in and moving across northern ireland. we will see some get into north—west england at

this stage and also wales, but note how much lighter it is as we push south. through the rest of the day the rain pushes northwards and eastwards. the wind will strengthen. the met office has a yellow warning out for the wind starting at 6pm but we could have gales in the irish sea, parts of wales and even in lands we are looking at gusty wind up lands we are looking at gusty wind up to a0 mph. dry conditions with showers in the south—east. sunshine and showers in shetland. temperatures here seven, and 1a—15 in the south. 0vernight, we still have rain wrapped around the low pressure as it continues moving eastwards. we will see more rain across southern england and here the wind will strengthen inland as well. temperatures tell the story. it will be a mild night.

we will have more weather later. surge testing is being extended across england to tackle outbreaks of the indian covid variant. six new areas of concern, including bedford, burnley, hounslow, kirklees, leicester and north tyneside, will have more testing facilities and vaccine doses rolled out. surge testing is already taking place in nine areas across london and the north west where the variant is spreading more quickly. almost 3,000 cases of the indian strain have now been identified across the uk. 0ur reporter sharon barbour is in north shields this morning where one of the testing sites will be set up. you are just you arejust outside you are just outside the walk—in centre. you are 'ust outside the walk-in centre. , ., , ., ~ you are 'ust outside the walk-in centre. , .,, ., ,, , centre. testing has taken place in north shields — centre. testing has taken place in north shields for _ centre. testing has taken place in north shields for some _ centre. testing has taken place in

north shields for some time i centre. testing has taken place in north shields for some time and l north shields for some time and vaccinations at this site but there will be additional search testing and vaccinations. to tell us how this will impact north tyneside and the background to these cases, i am joined by the director of public health in north tyneside. this area are added to the areas of concern, why? are added to the areas of concern, wh ? ., , ., ., , are added to the areas of concern, wh? , why? the reason it has happened is we have an — why? the reason it has happened is we have an increase _ why? the reason it has happened is we have an increase in _ why? the reason it has happened is we have an increase in infection i we have an increase in infection rate _ we have an increase in infection rate in— we have an increase in infection rate in north tyneside, over the past _ rate in north tyneside, over the past seven— rate in north tyneside, over the past seven days, and we have a significant — past seven days, and we have a significant number of cases of the indian _ significant number of cases of the indian variant.— significant number of cases of the indian variant. how concerned are ou about indian variant. how concerned are you about the _ indian variant. how concerned are you about the indian _ indian variant. how concerned are you about the indian variant i indian variant. how concerned are you about the indian variant and l you about the indian variant and possible restrictions coming in here as a result? we possible restrictions coming in here as a result?— possible restrictions coming in here asa result? ~ ., . ., as a result? we are concerned about the variant- — as a result? we are concerned about the variant. we _ as a result? we are concerned about the variant. we are _ as a result? we are concerned about the variant. we are particularly i the variant. we are particularly concerned _ the variant. we are particularly concerned because it is —— because of its _ concerned because it is —— because of its transmissibility. it is more

transmissible and we have a large proportion— transmissible and we have a large proportion of the population who have _ proportion of the population who have not— proportion of the population who have not had the opportunity to be vaccinated — have not had the opportunity to be vaccinated and a large number of people _ vaccinated and a large number of people in— vaccinated and a large number of people in the over 50, clinical risk groups— people in the over 50, clinical risk groups who — people in the over 50, clinical risk groups who have not had their second dose _ groups who have not had their second dose we _ groups who have not had their second dose. we are concerned and are taking _ dose. we are concerned and are taking precautionary measures as part of— taking precautionary measures as part of being on this list of concern _ part of being on this list of concern areas.— part of being on this list of concern areas. ., ., ., , concern areas. you will have mobile testin: concern areas. you will have mobile testing site — concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set _ concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set up _ concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set up in _ concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set up in the _ concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set up in the area i concern areas. you will have mobile testing site set up in the area and l testing site set up in the area and additional vaccines. what about vaccinating younger people? a lot of the spread we understand is among younger people of this indian variant. ~ ., ., , ., ., variant. we are not planning to vaccinate _ variant. we are not planning to vaccinate anybody _ variant. we are not planning to vaccinate anybody currently i variant. we are not planning to | vaccinate anybody currently not eligible — vaccinate anybody currently not eligible. the plan needs to be to protect— eligible. the plan needs to be to protect those most vulnerable and that is _ protect those most vulnerable and that is people in cohorts 1—9 of the w that is people in cohorts 1—9 of the jcvi categories, over 50 and those in the _ jcvi categories, over 50 and those in the clinical at risk groups. we

need _ in the clinical at risk groups. we need to— in the clinical at risk groups. we need to make sure as many people as possible _ need to make sure as many people as possible in— need to make sure as many people as possible in those groups receive two doses _ possible in those groups receive two doses. ., ., ., ., , , doses. throughout, the aim has been to rotect doses. throughout, the aim has been to protect the — doses. throughout, the aim has been to protect the nhs _ doses. throughout, the aim has been to protect the nhs from _ doses. throughout, the aim has been to protect the nhs from being i to protect the nhs from being overwhelmed and that comes back under the radar now. there is one patient left in the trust that looks after north tyneside. how concerned are you about an uptick in the number of patients that might need hospitalisation? are there talks preparing for another wave? brute hospitalisation? are there talks preparing for another wave? we are in talks with — preparing for another wave? we are in talks with the _ preparing for another wave? we are in talks with the nhs _ preparing for another wave? we are in talks with the nhs and _ preparing for another wave? we are in talks with the nhs and work i preparing for another wave? we are in talks with the nhs and work with | in talks with the nhs and work with n h nhs_ in talks with the nhs and work with n h nhs colleagues closely. we would be concerned if there was a rise in hospital— be concerned if there was a rise in hospital admission which has not been _ hospital admission which has not been the — hospital admission which has not been the case so far and it does not appear— been the case so far and it does not appear to _ been the case so far and it does not appear to be — been the case so far and it does not appear to be the case nationally, which _ appear to be the case nationally, which is — appear to be the case nationally, which is good news, but we will monitor— which is good news, but we will monitor the situation carefully. we

know _ monitor the situation carefully. we know it _ monitor the situation carefully. we know it is — monitor the situation carefully. we know it is a — monitor the situation carefully. we know it is a government test that might— know it is a government test that might hamper progress on the road map _ might hamper progress on the road map. nobody wants further restrictions. i think we are clear on that, — restrictions. i think we are clear on that, so— restrictions. i think we are clear on that, so we need to do what we can to _ on that, so we need to do what we can to try— on that, so we need to do what we can to try to — on that, so we need to do what we can to try to contain the spread of this variant — can to try to contain the spread of this variant-— can to try to contain the spread of this variant. you have been looking after public — this variant. you have been looking after public health _ this variant. you have been looking after public health in _ this variant. you have been looking after public health in this _ this variant. you have been looking after public health in this area i after public health in this area from the start of the pandemic. how disappointed are you at this moment with this rise in cases of the indian variant, one we seem to know not a huge amount about but seems to be worrying? the not a huge amount about but seems to be worrying?— be worrying? the pandemic constantly throws challenges _ be worrying? the pandemic constantly throws challenges at _ be worrying? the pandemic constantly throws challenges at us. _ be worrying? the pandemic constantly throws challenges at us. this - be worrying? the pandemic constantly throws challenges at us. this is i throws challenges at us. this is another— throws challenges at us. this is another challenge we are facing. we are concerned about it, but all of the measures we are putting in place are precautionary, so we do not want the public— are precautionary, so we do not want the public to— are precautionary, so we do not want the public to panic. we are doing this to _ the public to panic. we are doing this to try— the public to panic. we are doing this to try to prevent further cases and to— this to try to prevent further cases and to try— this to try to prevent further cases and to try to contain the spread. if everybody— and to try to contain the spread. if everybody does their bit, i am sure

we can— everybody does their bit, i am sure we can work— everybody does their bit, i am sure we can work together to make that happen _ we can work together to make that ha en. . happen. thanks. back— happen. thanks. back to - happen. thanks. back to you. i happen. thanks. i back to you. thanks. for more on this, we're joined by professor andrew hayward who advises the government as a member of sage and nervtag — the new and emerging respiratory virus threats advisory group — but is speaking to us today in a personal capacity. good morning. we were hearing about the concerns about the indian variant. how concerned are you about it and what impact it might have? i it and what impact it might have? i am very concerned. i think that concern largely arises from the fact it is more transmissible than previous variants, which was already substantially more transmissible than the variant before that. whilst we thought we would have another wave of covid, the size of that wave will depend on how transmissible the variant that causes it is and what

proportion of the population has been vaccinated when it hits. fortunately, we have had a good proportion vaccinated but there are still people not vaccinated in high—risk groups. the vaccine is not 100% effective. even in younger groups, you have many thousands of cases, we would expect hospitalisations and deaths to result from that. that is the threat. it is really over the next week or two, when we see how much these outbreaks that at the moment are relatively local, how much they become generalised across the population and, if that happens, thatis population and, if that happens, that is when we will be more worried. i that is when we will be more worried. , . ~ that is when we will be more worried. , . ,, , that is when we will be more worried. , a , ., , worried. i will pick up on things ou said worried. i will pick up on things you said there. _ worried. i will pick up on things you said there. do _ worried. i will pick up on things you said there. do you - worried. i will pick up on things you said there. do you think i worried. i will pick up on things| you said there. do you think we worried. i will pick up on things i you said there. do you think we are at the start of the third wave? i think so. what we can see is this

strain can circulate effectively, although it was originally imported through travel to india, it has spread fairly effectively in households after that and now more broadly within communities. i do not see why it would not continue to spread in other parts of the country. we are doing everything we can to contain the spread, but it is likely that more generalised measures may start to be needed to control it. ., ., ., ., ., control it. you mention to travel to india. control it. you mention to travel to lndia- 0ne — control it. you mention to travel to india. one newspaper— control it. you mention to travel to india. one newspaper today i control it. you mention to travel to india. one newspaper today has i control it. you mention to travel to india. one newspaper today has al india. 0ne newspaper today has a picture of an arrivals lounge at an airport where you have red list passages in the same facility as amber and passages in the same facility as amberand green passages in the same facility as amber and green list passengers. how much of a problem will this be? that does concern — much of a problem will this be? that does concern me, _ much of a problem will this be? that does concern me, as _ much of a problem will this be? trust does concern me, as well. this is one reason why it is important to

really minimise travel, whether to red, and the list countries, because there is a risk involved in travelling in aeroplanes, in airports and the country you go to. i think at the moment, over the next period of time, whilst we are trying to get as much of the population vaccinated, so we have the whole population protection approach, we do not really want to waste the opportunity with too much travel. [30 opportunity with too much travel. do you think no travel should be allowed until more have been vaccinated? i allowed until more have been vaccinated?— allowed until more have been vaccinated? ,, ., , , vaccinated? i think the approach that countries _ vaccinated? i think the approach that countries like _ vaccinated? i think the approach that countries like australia i vaccinated? i think the approach that countries like australia and | that countries like australia and new zealand have taken has been similar to that new zealand have taken has been similarto that in new zealand have taken has been similar to that in terms of stopping all travel or having all travel based on the principle of hotel

quarantine, if you are coming in. certainly, that is an option. it is for governments to decide that. you are a scientist, _ for governments to decide that. you are a scientist, you look at the effects of this. that is why i am asking you. you used to the australia example and the inferences thatis australia example and the inferences that is a successful model. from your opinion. and what we have in the uk is a different model. that would be the _ the uk is a different model. that would be the most _ the uk is a different model. twat would be the most successful model from other countries. it might not completely stop it, but it would be the most successful model. it is more up to governments to decide how much to balance that against other factors. there is large representations from the travel industry on this. it is destroying their industry. there are also arguments on the other side that if you have similar levels of covid in another country and people are

vaccinated, what is the fuss? it is not a black—and—white issue. what the government have tried to do is to take a graded approach. it is a risk assessment approach. the challenge of that is deciding on when countries should be in the red zone and in the amber or green zone. essentially what that approach means is that you are likely to get some importation before you realise a country is important to put in the red zone. ., ,., ., red zone. one more point. you mentioned _ red zone. one more point. you mentioned about _ red zone. one more point. you mentioned about younger - red zone. one more point. you l mentioned about younger groups red zone. one more point. you - mentioned about younger groups when it came to this variant and the implication being that if younger groups are not vaccinated, they potentially have the risk of spreading this further. do you think there should be younger groups vaccinated now, particularly in search testing areas? h

vaccinated now, particularly in search testing areas?- vaccinated now, particularly in search testing areas? i still think the priority _ search testing areas? i still think the priority is _ search testing areas? i still think the priority is to _ search testing areas? i still think the priority is to keep _ search testing areas? i still think the priority is to keep the - the priority is to keep the vaccination of the people who are vulnerable, particularly people over 50 who have not had their second vaccination, people with chronic illness who might not have had their second dose. that means they do not have complete protection and the risk of them getting very ill is higher than younger adults that i think they should still be the priority. the approach of targeting vaccination down the age groups may be a possibility after having done that. it also assumes in a sense that. it also assumes in a sense that the variant is not going to spread to other areas, so protecting people across all areas is what i would prefer to see. we people across all areas is what i would prefer to see.— people across all areas is what i would prefer to see. we have seen the variant — would prefer to see. we have seen the variant rise _ would prefer to see. we have seen the variant rise 30%, _ would prefer to see. we have seen the variant rise 30%, occurrences, | the variant rise 30%, occurrences, do you see that continuing in the near future?

do you see that continuing in the nearfuture? i do you see that continuing in the near future?— do you see that continuing in the near future? i think a lot is being done to try _ near future? i think a lot is being done to try to — near future? i think a lot is being done to try to halt _ near future? i think a lot is being done to try to halt that _ near future? i think a lot is being done to try to halt that and, - done to try to halt that and, previously, we have been able to halt the spread of some of the variants through localised interventions like search testing. but the scale of this is different. the number of places affected is different and the number of cases is different and the number of cases is different and the speed of increase is different. my hunch is that this is different. my hunch is that this is going to become the dominant strain across the country, maybe even across the world. that really brings it back down to this race against the virus and the virus just got faster. against the virus and the virus 'ust aot faster. ., , ,., ., ~ against the virus and the virus 'ust aot faster. ., ,,., ., ~ i. got faster. professor, thank you very much- _ the tokyo 2021 olympics are due

to start in just over two months, and the international olympic committee president has insisted the games can go ahead safely. but despite this, opposition to the games withinjapan is growing, as the country faces a increase of coronavirus cases and a slow—moving vaccination programme. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. never before has a summer olympics faced such overwhelming opposition from the people of the host nation. as japan's covid pandemic continues to get worse, the opposition is growing louder and more prominent. this double—page spread has appeared in several newspapers. it is an old photo from world war ii ofjapanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spears. except now, the enemy is covid. "no vaccines, it reads, no drugs. are we supposed to fight the virus

with bamboo spears?" the head ofjapanese online retailer rakuten is also making headlines. he described holding the olympics now as a suicide mission. even those who have signed up as olympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event. i never hear about it. they are just hoping that they will cancel the event. i think that's the main public opinion. while the virus is now well into its fourth wave here, japan has barely begun vaccination. so far, just 3% have received a single shot. this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i have come here because this city has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections.

i have also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they're desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who does not want to show her face, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff and hospital _ beds for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients will not get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields, far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, this small town has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of its young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment are specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us

dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it. long—timejapan resident and sports promoter robert maas thinks there is one very obvious solution. to delay the olympics again. whenever you ask the people in charge why would you not even consider 2022, there really is no answer. there is only direct and firm, "we do not organise in 2022. it is now or never." i argue for the exact opposite because i think that everybody involved here is better off with organisation in 2022. it may already be too late for another delay. it looks like the olympics will either go ahead or be cancelled. but for these young gymnasts, the excitement they once had of welcoming the world to japan this summer is already a fading memory. rupert wingfield—hayes,

bbc news, niigata. we will talk to lord coe later and will talk to him about park run, because he said if they do not get to go ahead, and there have been issues about permission being granted by certain landowners, councils, etc, but we are also, as the world athletics president, will be talking to him about the olympics in his view on whether he thinks they will go ahead. coming up later on the show we have a lovely story for you from st ives, in cambridgeshire, and we can take a look at a live shot from there now. it isa it is a lovely picture in itself. there is a man who built a raft to save this swan's nest of eggs. the eggs kept going missing in the water or were taken by foxes. and so rob adamson decided to help the bird become a mother.

there she is. sitting there. very happily. they were trying for four, five years to successfully hatch cygnets. and i assume it is her, she is keeping them tasty. when we do these cameras watching wildlife, you think, we could watch that longer. a calming moment. yes. makes me wonder if they are wriggling underneath her. anyway. time now to get the news where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. there are fears the capital could face what's been described as a "wave of homelessness" this summer. london councils say high unemployment, rent arrears as well as the eviction ban coming to an end later this month

could push homelessness to record levels. they say research suggests one in ten londoners could be without a job by the end of the year. part time commuters travelling on some routes into the capital are going to be able to buy new flexible season tickets. they can be used on any eight days over a 28 day period. the new system's being introduced following the rise in homeworking during the pandemic. a new study suggests that teachers' grades could be biased towards students with more "agreeable" personalities — rather than their actual ability. researchers at goldsmiths college, university of london and queen's university belfast, found those seen as "likeable" had a ten per cent advantage compared to results in anonymous exams. headteachers union the ascl says teachers are assessing students fairly. now max fosh and niko omilana are two of london's most popular youtubers. and if you're not

familiar with their work, you may remember them as they both just stood — unsuccessfully — to be mayor. so are theyjust in it for the clicks, or do they actually want to shake up politics? i actively tell my audience not to vote for me because i made it very clear that i would have made a terrible mayor. i have got absolutely no political experience. and so ijust wanted my audience to have a look at all the candidates and decide who they thought would do the bestjob and be the best mayor for them. i made some great content my audience enjoyed, but also there was a huge importance to me to try to get young people to vote. you can see more on that story on our website actually at the usual address. let's take a look at the travel situation now. now the good news is the problems on the dlr have cleared up— a powerfailure earlier— but all running well now this is the north circular— where a lorry�*s broken down eastbound at the cooks ferry interchange— causing some delays and edgware road is down to one lane southbound at praid street— some works being craried out there.

good morning. a deep area of low pressure starts to move across the uk today from the west. for us, it means our wind is going to strengthen and the isobars really squeezing together. this morning, you might get a bright start and a bit of sunshine but short—lived, and the cloud will increase and we will see outbreaks of rain. the wind to be strengthening the whole time, 35 to a0 mph gusts widely and temperatures reaching iii celsius, so feeling a little chilly. the met office has a yellow weather warning valid from six o'clock tonight through to friday night for the strong winds. that for the strong winds. is a part of essex, the coast, the that is a part of essex, the coast, the thames estuary but maybe not quite as strong but will strengthen overnight, and still further outbreaks of rain but the temperature is mild tonight between nine and 10 celsius as a minimum. through friday, the wind will get even stronger, gusting up to 55, maybe even 60 as you head towards those parts of essex. windy everywhere, sunny spells and scattered showers. now though it's back to charlie and naga.

bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a quarter of a century after britain's railways were privatised, the government has announced it wants to bring train services back under public control. a new body called great british railways, will manage infrastructure, ticketing and timetables. let's speak now to the transport secretary, grant shapps, whojoins us from westminster this morning. in some ways, the simplest questions are the ones that people want to know. with your new master plan for the railways, will we have cheaper tickets and more trains on time? that is exactly the plan. we want trains to run on time, i'm essentially a fed up commuter who became transport secretary and it is

three years to the week since we had that terrible may of 2018 timetable meltdown when everybody looked around and no one could tell you who's responsible for it. great british railways will be a single simplified organisation running all of the ticketing and all of the network, bringing everything together, the timetable and the rest of it under one roof in order to make sure people get the service that they demand. the make sure people get the service that they demand.— make sure people get the service that they demand. the phrase you use is interesting- — that they demand. the phrase you use is interesting. you _ that they demand. the phrase you use is interesting. you said _ that they demand. the phrase you use is interesting. you said that _ that they demand. the phrase you use is interesting. you said that is - is interesting. you said that is what you want, well everybody wants that, even the people who run it before and it was rubbish, they wanted that, so what is different this time? how will you make that a reality? br; this time? how will you make that a reali ? �* , , ., , reality? by bringing the timetabling and ticketin: reality? by bringing the timetabling and ticketing on _ reality? by bringing the timetabling and ticketing on the _ reality? by bringing the timetabling and ticketing on the network- and ticketing on the network together effectively under one roof, it does mean that you do know who is responsible. when things go wrong, there is a single guiding mind or as there is a single guiding mind or as the media often says, a fat controller, running the network and by having that set up it means you get rid of, in the case of the

current setup, 400 people who have to debate and work out who's fault a delay is at the moment and you get into some ludicrous situations and one of the things that was the case was the size of the birder hits an overhead line and causes a delay became an issue of dispute and if it's bigger than a certain size network rail would pay and the smaller the railway company, then all of that nonsense would go. we will have a simple, simplified organisation but still the private sector, capital initiative involved and it will be a bit like on transport for london where london overground on the buses and the docklands light railway are run by private companies but it's all branded as transport for london and it will be like that with the railways, all one, single, simple organisation and that is who you will buy your tickets from as well. what i am understanding as you are branding yourself as the fat controller because you have complete and direct oversight of what happens and direct oversight of what happens and how well it is working. the

organisation will have a structure and a chief executive. that person would effectively _ and a chief executive. that person would effectively be _ and a chief executive. that person would effectively be the _ and a chief executive. that person would effectively be the single - would effectively be the single guiding mind for the organisation but yes, it will be accountable to ministers and parliament and accountable to the public, and so it should be. what i want to do, really, with the reforms is take the best of some of the things that have happened as we have twice as many people using the railways than we did before the pandemic, where is the railways declined year on year under british rail, sol the railways declined year on year under british rail, so i want to keep the best parts of it and i want to simplify the whole thing and a great example is it is enabling me as soon as next month to introduce flexible season tickets so people who after the pandemic who are travelling two or three days a week will be able to buy season tickets which are flexible and they don't have to decide in advance how many days they will be in that week and it will turn and to be better value for them when they do that. that's only possible because of the white paper today on rail reform and it's the first time we've been able to introduce something like this across the network. will

introduce something like this across the network-— the network. will a flexible season ticket, definitely, _ the network. will a flexible season ticket, definitely, can _ the network. will a flexible season ticket, definitely, can you - ticket, definitely, can you guarantee it will be the cheapest way of doing thatjourney if you are doing it frequently? way of doing that journey if you are doing it frequently?— doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly _ doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly what _ doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly what it _ doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly what it is. - doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly what it is. that i doing it frequently? that's right. that is exactly what it is. that is| that is exactly what it is. that is a guarantee- — that is exactly what it is. that is a guarantee. it _ that is exactly what it is. that is a guarantee. it depends - that is exactly what it is. that is a guarantee. it depends how - that is exactly what it is. that is i a guarantee. it depends how many da s ou a guarantee. it depends how many days you end _ a guarantee. it depends how many days you end up — a guarantee. it depends how many days you end up travelling, - a guarantee. it depends how many| days you end up travelling, because if you travel five days a week, the answer is no, but if you travel two or three days, which we think seems likely as people start to come back to the railway, they may work at home for a day or two and this will mean that people can buy these flexible tickets and you don't have to decide up front and you can start to decide up front and you can start to use it and essentially it is a pack of 28 tickets and they are flexible and they can be used ad hoc throughout the month. {jut flexible and they can be used ad hoc throughout the month.— throughout the month. out of curiosity at — throughout the month. out of curiosity at 827 _ throughout the month. out of curiosity at 827 we _ throughout the month. out of curiosity at 827 we are - throughout the month. out of curiosity at 827 we are going l throughout the month. out of. curiosity at 827 we are going to manchester piccadilly to birmingham new street, a single would cost me £47 80 p, £47.80 to go from

manchester to birmingham new street. under the new system, will that fair get cheaper?— get cheaper? there will be no instant changes _ get cheaper? there will be no instant changes and _ get cheaper? there will be no instant changes and it - get cheaper? there will be no instant changes and it will. get cheaper? there will be no | instant changes and it will take some time to come in, but one of the things that is ludicrous as you turn up things that is ludicrous as you turn up at birmingham new street station and you are probably faced by an array of different ticket machines and you are supposed to know which one to buy a ticket from and if you buy it from the wrong one, you can't use particular services. all of that gets simplified and becomes a single source for that ticket from great british railways and by the way, why are we even using paper tickets? the machines churn out ticket after ticket and i take a single journey and i get three orfour pieces ticket and i take a single journey and i get three or four pieces of paper and we need to move away from that and we will be able to do that. this is about supplication and i hope that as it rolls out people will see many different advantages and have a brand they can really trust with all of the trains. but going back to the basics. should it

be cheaper? _ going back to the basics. should it be cheaper? you _ going back to the basics. should it be cheaper? you are _ going back to the basics. should it be cheaper? you are in _ going back to the basics. should it be cheaper? you are in control - going back to the basics. should it be cheaper? you are in control of| be cheaper? you are in control of this, so people might look to you to say i think £47 80 to go from manchester to birmingham is too expensive. if you are pulling in control of this and talking to me this morning, do you think, for example and i know it's just one fare and one journey, example and i know it's just one fare and onejourney, but example and i know it's just one fare and one journey, but do you think it should be cheaper? is that what you are looking at as part of these reforms to go, is that the fair price, so what is your instinct? my instinct is. fit fair price, so what is your instinct? my instinct is. of course. will ou instinct? my instinct is. of course. will you make _ instinct? my instinct is. of course. will you make it _ instinct? my instinct is. of course. will you make it happen? - instinct? my instinct is. of course. will you make it happen? for- instinct? my instinct is. of course. will you make it happen? for all. instinct? my instinct is. of course. | will you make it happen? for all of our will you make it happen? for all of your viewers. _ will you make it happen? for all of your viewers, many _ will you make it happen? for all of your viewers, many of _ will you make it happen? for all of your viewers, many of whom - will you make it happen? for all of your viewers, many of whom never will you make it happen? for all of- your viewers, many of whom never use the trains at all it's important to know they have contributed to £12 billion because of coronavirus to rescuing the railway and it has been a huge cost and tickets are still subsidised by the public purse, by taxpayer money, so any government has to make the very legitimate payoff between people not using the

railways subsidising people who do and to what extent and we will always try to get the balance right. great british railways is an organisation setting the prices and timetable and in charge of everything and we will be able to do that much better than the very disparate system that has grown up over the years. disparate system that has grown up over the years— disparate system that has grown up over the years. would you lay down a marker for me. _ over the years. would you lay down a marker for me, by _ over the years. would you lay down a marker for me, by which _ over the years. would you lay down a marker for me, by which we - over the years. would you lay down a marker for me, by which we can - over the years. would you lay down a | marker for me, by which we can judge you? so if you are saying it will be better, in a year's time, will it be better? put down a marker. when do you expect to see more trains on time and cheaperfares? lay you expect to see more trains on time and cheaper fares? lay down a markerfor me. time and cheaper fares? lay down a marker for me.— marker for me. sure. i should exlain marker for me. sure. i should explain it's— marker for me. sure. i should explain it's a _ marker for me. sure. i should explain it's a multi-year - marker for me. sure. i should i explain it's a multi-year change marker for me. sure. i should - explain it's a multi-year change and explain it's a multi—year change and will require primary legislation and law changes as well but i don't want to wait for any of that which is why from next month, from the 21st of june, this flexible season ticket will become available for the first time. people start to see the benefit straightaway, and i can't pretend, instantly because we

changed the name the trains will run on time, that will take time to happen because the structures will take time to get in place, but there is a down payment with a flexible season ticket and a better way of running the railways, and that is what we are committing to today and i think great british railways will become a brand which is trusted and known and has some control over what is happening on the railway, which is happening on the railway, which is something that has been missing for a lot of years. i is something that has been missing for a lot of years.— for a lot of years. i want to talk to about airports _ for a lot of years. i want to talk to about airports and _ for a lot of years. i want to talk| to about airports and specifically in relation to covid. why is it that passengers coming into the uk from amber and red countries are not separated? everyone has seen the pictures. this is a real risk. yes. pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot — pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of— pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this _ pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this is _ pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this is is _ pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this is is to - pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this is is to do - pictures. this is a real risk. yes, and a lot of this is is to do with i and a lot of this is is to do with practicalities and everybody has to be tested before they are even able to get onto a flight to the uk, but i do want to see people separated out as much as is practically

possible, and we have asked and i think heathrow will respond to this at the beginning of next month. if possible, to even use unused terminals and by the way they're only something like 4% of the usual number of people through the airports so there is excess space and heathrow, ithink, are airports so there is excess space and heathrow, i think, are putting together a plan to use a spare terminal to perhaps bring in the red flights separately. we will do as much as possible to separate people out but we are asking people also to use their common sense with travel. it's ok to go to a green country. can we just stick to this one issue. the answer you just gave me, at least another ten days in which people will be expecting to see people will be expecting to see people in airports people from those countries red and amber moving together and reset the beginning of next month. people have no choice in that situation. they are herded into those environments. personal responsibility has nothing to do with this. you are saying we have another minimum of ten days of this

carrying on in the middle of a real crisis in relation to the new indian variant? , ., ., , variant? first of all you say people have no choice. _ variant? first of all you say people have no choice. we _ variant? first of all you say people have no choice. we are _ variant? first of all you say people have no choice. we are not - variant? first of all you say people have no choice. we are not forcing people to travel right now. secondly, everything a person in the airport has already taken a coronavirus test in order to even get on the plane and thirdly, heathrow and the other airports are working as hard as they can to try to keep passengers socially distant and obviously we have been going through the crisis a long time and people know about wearing face coverings and trying to keep distance as far as is possible. the amount of people travelling is 96% down on where it would have been in the last full year, 2019 and the airports are trying to take additional steps, airports are trying to take additionalsteps, including airports are trying to take additional steps, including opening up additional steps, including opening up additional terminals as well, so there is a range of measures in place. and by and large, farfewer people are travelling than you would never expect at this time of year as well. there are a number of

different steps in place there. in the end, we live in the real world which is lovely to have separate airports or something like that, but you appreciate it... hope airports or something like that, but you appreciate it. . ._ you appreciate it... how about a se arate you appreciate it... how about a separate queue? _ you appreciate it... how about a separate queue? it's _ you appreciate it... how about a separate queue? it's the - you appreciate it... how about a l separate queue? it's the airport's resonse separate queue? it's the airport's response ability _ separate queue? it's the airport's response ability to _ separate queue? it's the airport's response ability to separate - separate queue? it's the airport's i response ability to separate people out and they have been constructive including now looking at opening up separate terminals. the airports are working as hard as they can on doing that. and ijust want to working as hard as they can on doing that. and i just want to finish off on what we are saying here, people are going to government quarantine if they are coming from a red list and if they come from an ambulance, they have to go home and quarantine and are checking up. —— an ambient list. the home secretary has announced numbers or duck 200,000, in their homes, so it's not people just wandering out and spreading about and that is why we are getting on top of the virus in this country and we want to make sure, very

carefully and cautiously as we open up carefully and cautiously as we open up that people carry on following the rules and numbers remain low and we will open up in a responsible and gentle way. is we will open up in a responsible and gentle way. t5 it we will open up in a responsible and rentlewa. , ,, we will open up in a responsible and gentle way-— gentle way. is it responsible for --eole gentle way. is it responsible for eo - le to gentle way. is it responsible for people to go — gentle way. is it responsible for people to go on _ gentle way. is it responsible for people to go on holiday - gentle way. is it responsible for people to go on holiday to - gentle way. is it responsible for people to go on holiday to an i gentle way. is it responsible for - people to go on holiday to an amber country? i people to go on holiday to an amber count ? . . people to go on holiday to an amber count ? ., . ., , . country? i launched the traffic li . ht country? i launched the traffic light system _ country? i launched the traffic light system friday _ country? i launched the traffic light system friday a - country? i launched the traffic light system friday a week - country? i launched the traffic| light system friday a week ago country? i launched the traffic - light system friday a week ago and at that press conference in everything i said from the statements department, i said people should not use the red and amber list. t should not use the red and amber list. . , should not use the red and amber list. ., , ., ., , list. i am using that word very deliberately, _ list. i am using that word very deliberately, so _ list. i am using that word very deliberately, so is _ list. i am using that word very deliberately, so is it - list. i am using that word very - deliberately, so is it irresponsible to go on holiday to an amber country? i know the guidance. i don't want to go backwards. i'm trying to get you to answer that question. trying to get you to answer that cuestion. , , , question. yes, but let me finish the sentence. question. yes, but let me finish the sentence- the _ question. yes, but let me finish the sentence. the guidance _ question. yes, but let me finish the sentence. the guidance is _ question. yes, but let me finish the sentence. the guidance is not - question. yes, but let me finish the sentence. the guidance is not to . question. yes, but let me finish the | sentence. the guidance is not to and we said you should only go to amber countries in exceptional circumstances, extreme or exceptional circumstances and that answer is that part of the question. at the same time, we are moving away

from what was in place before during the height of the lockdown, where it was illegal to leave the country and i know people had got used to the law saying that this is banned all thatis law saying that this is banned all that is banned during coronavirus but we are moving towards unlocking and we are past the third stage of the four stages of the unlock and starting to shift responsibility back to individuals and to look at what is the right and wrong thing. that is precisely the reason i asked you the question in the way i did. you are doing that and borisjohnson made this clear. there is a shift. you are asking people to take personal responsibility, which is what i asked a question in that way. do you think it is responsible or irresponsible to go on holiday to an amber list country?— amber list country? we've asked --eole amber list country? we've asked people not _ amber list country? we've asked people not to- — amber list country? we've asked people not to- l— amber list country? we've asked people not to. i said _ amber list country? we've asked people not to. i said that - amber list country? we've asked people not to. i said that as - amber list country? we've asked people not to. i said that as i - people not to. i said that as i announced it and i'm saying it again today and so did the prime minister yesterday and the health secretary, so that is the situation. if you go away to an amber country for whatever reason you end up having to

take a vast series of tests, predeparture, for you can return, one on day two and one on day eight and one on day five and there's a lot of cost in that and you have to quarantine a home and people will come and visit you, so there's a lot to do and clearly most people are not going to want to go through all of that when a little bit of patience is starting to see other countries catch up and fundamentally what has happened is we have got ahead in terms of the vaccination programme, well over 70% of the aduu programme, well over 70% of the adult population having received one vaccine and 40% with the second and the age at which you can get a vaccine has dropped to 34 from today and we are getting through and where waiting for the rest of the world to catch up with that and we would ask people to be patient as we gradually start to unlock. i think most people understand that.— start to unlock. i think most people understand that. transport secretary grant shapps. _ understand that. transport secretary grant shapps, thank _ understand that. transport secretary grant shapps, thank you _ understand that. transport secretary grant shapps, thank you for - understand that. transport secretary grant shapps, thank you for your - grant shapps, thank you for your time. it is quarter to eight. good morning, mike. how are you doing?

pretty good. what are you excited about? two champions league places, three teams, and the music stops on sunday. chelsea, liverpooland sunday. chelsea, liverpool and leicester going sunday. chelsea, liverpooland leicester going for those two remaining shares in the musical chairs game. i love that analogy. one of my favourite games. unlikely as it seemed for much of the last few months, liverpool will go into the last game of the season, inside the top four champions league places, after a 3—0 win at burnley last night. they go above leicester city and know a win against crystal palace at anfield now should secure them champions league football next season thanks to goals from roberto firmino, nat phillips, and a first goal sincejuly, for alex oxlade—chamberlain. but liverpool's manager knows it's notjob done yet. it's too early. the boys don't want

to talk about it. we have one more game to go. we are not the biggest squad. and let me say like this, especially in this position, we have to wrap them in cotton wool and go again. it is now clear and that is the premier league. and now, game on at the weekend. now tottenham fans were anxiously analysing the body language of their star man, harry kane, last night? it wasn't a good final home match of the season, as a calamatious own goal helped aston villa to a victory, and that pushes spurs down to 7th, but what did fans make of kane, at the end, as he did a lap of the pitch on his own, applauding the crowd, as speculation grows that he will be moving on in the summer or maybe he's just saying bye for 110w. see you in august. crystal palace manager roy hodgson was given a guard—of—honour, ahead of their last home game of the season, after he announced, he'll be leaving at the end of the campaign. the game didn't go his way — arsenal winning 3—1

an emotional evening for hodgson, walking away from the club he's supported since he was a young boy. also stepping down is west brom's sam allardyce, who said he now though of himself as a "short—term manager". they lost 3—1 at home to west ham, who are now almost certain of playing in europe next season allardyce told fans he was sorry he couldn't save them from relegation, in his five months at the club. i'm sad i've not kept you up. i really, really loved you being here today. i felt the atmosphere, which was fantastic. and, you know, somebody else will come in and hopefully get the team back in the premier league where they belong, and that's it. we're looking forward, to the start of the second golf major of the season — the uspga championship, at kiawah island in south carolina. and among the favourites is rory mcilroy, after he ended a 19—month spell without a win just two weeks ago. he also has form on this course taking the pga title back in 2012. that was his second major victory — and he poked fun atjustin thomas, as they spoke to the media. the american has one major to his name to mcilroy�*s four. a lot of guys have won one major,

but it's a big hurdle to get to the second. so, it was good to get that monkey off my back, especially here, playing so well, so, yeah, it was a big deal and i definitely did not want to be stuck on one for a long time, so happy to get that second. a bit like bands where they try to get the second successful album. the [on . est the second successful album. the longest course — the second successful album. the longest course in major golf history, so do you fancy the beast, bryson dechambeau? he has got the lender. they all hit so long. there is wind as they — lender. they all hit so long. there is wind as they are _ lender. they all hit so long. there is wind as they are on _ lender. they all hit so long. there is wind as they are on the - lender. they all hit so long. there is wind as they are on the coast. l is wind as they are on the coast. that is the joy of it. so is wind as they are on the coast. that is the joy of it.— that is the 'oy of it. so hard to redict. that is the joy of it. so hard to predict. there _ that is the joy of it. so hard to predict. there is _ that is the joy of it. so hard to predict. there is wind - that is the joy of it. so hard to predict. there is wind here. i that is the joy of it. so hard to l predict. there is wind here. not aaain. predict. there is wind here. not again- wind _ predict. there is wind here. not again. wind and _ predict. there is wind here. not again. wind and gales. - predict. there is wind here. not again. wind and gales. rain. i again. wind and gales. rain. february and may.— again. wind and gales. rain. february and may. again. wind and gales. rain. februa and ma. ., ., february and may. this colleague of ours never seems _ february and may. this colleague of ours never seems to _ february and may. this colleague of ours never seems to be _ february and may. this colleague of ours never seems to be bringing i february and may. this colleague of| ours never seems to be bringing this anyjoy. t ours never seems to be bringing this an “0 . ., ., , ., any joy. i thought it was me, and i don't think— any joy. i thought it was me, and i don't think i'm _ any joy. i thought it was me, and i don't think i'm carol. _ any joy. i thought it was me, and i don't think i'm carol. it _ any joy. i thought it was me, and i don't think i'm carol. it is - any joy. i thought it was me, and i

don't think i'm carol. it is carol. . don't think i'm carol. it is carol. i don't often _ don't think i'm carol. it is carol. i don't often get _ don't think i'm carol. it is carol. i don't often get confused i don't think i'm carol. it is carol. i don't often get confused with i don't think i'm carol. it is carol. i i don't often get confused with her, sadly. me i don't often get confused with her, sadl . ~ .., , i don't often get confused with her, sadl . ~ _, , , i don't often get confused with her, sadl. , , ., sadly. we could be twins, mike and i. sadly. we could be twins, mike and l- absolutely- _ sadly. we could be twins, mike and i. absolutely. if _ sadly. we could be twins, mike and i. absolutely. if you _ sadly. we could be twins, mike and i. absolutely. if you squint - sadly. we could be twins, mike and i. absolutely. if you squint and i i. absolutely. if you squint and scrunch up your eyes. swiftly moving on from that, good morning. it is wet and windy for some of us and if you haven't got it yet, it's coming your way. low pressure is dominating our weather today and this is the area of low pressure and you can see the cloud wrapped around it but it is notjust cloud, it's also rain on the track it is taking is pushing north and east with some heavy and persistent rain and look at the wind arrows. that tells you a loan it is going to be a windy day, especially in some western and southern open areas. many of us started on a dry and bright note and a few showers across north—east column but the rain is piling on our moving north and east, heavy and persistent and lighter and more patchy across southern england but the wind will certainly be a

feature. gales across the irish sea, wales and the southwest and even inland we are looking at costs of around 40 mph. temperatures between seven or 15 degrees and we should be roughly north to south, 15 up to 18, so below par to stick with the golf theme. overnight the low pressure will continue to push the east, bringing us more rain and the wind is strengthening across southern counties. it's not going to be a cold night, in fact it will be quite a mild night with liverpool not getting lower than 11 degrees. tomorrow we still have low pressure across us, still producing all of this rain wrapped around it, windy across southern england and south wales and we could have gusts of 50 or 60 miles an hour. the met office has a yellow wind warning for this and it could lead to some disruption, but as the low pressure pulls away it will brighten up across north—west scotland and northern ireland, but for you, you will then see some showers. as we

head into saturday, we are looking at sunshine and showers and some of them will be heavy and thundery and then we are back to square one with our next area of low pressure on sunday again bringing in some rain. here is today's low pressure and on saturday will have pulled into the north sea and taken its weather front with it and then we have sunshine and showers and some are heavy and thundery with some hail storms and some western areas could be missing them altogether and stay dry. on sunday, a lot of dry weather to start the day but the remember the low pressure, here it comes wet weather, gusty winds and even the chance we could see wintry nets on the tops of the mountains in scotland. you see, it's not good. it's not great. scotland. you see, it's not good. it's not great-— it's not great. no, but it should imrove it's not great. no, but it should improve mid — it's not great. no, but it should improve mid week _ it's not great. no, but it should improve mid week as _ it's not great. no, but it should improve mid week as high i it's not great. no, but it should i improve mid week as high pressure replaces low pressure, so let's hope thatis replaces low pressure, so let's hope that is the case. full then you could just say, summer is coming. it's always going to

improve. eurovision fans have had to wait two long years for their favourite contest — but this weekend sees the competition back on our screens. the contestants who were due to take part in last year's cancelled event are being given another shot at the prize. our arts correspondent david sillito sat down with the uk's representative, singer—songwriterjames newman, ahead of saturday's competition. # out of the embers, you and i are going to light up the room nervous? just a little bit. probably the biggest show i will ever perform at in my life. it's huge. # i never worry when you're by my side # oh, feelings change and seasons fade i keep thinking, i've woken up some days and i'm like, 180 million people and then i'm like, whoa, 180 million people.

i just can't comprehend that amount of people. # ifeel the heat here. # there's still a chance for us. you had to write a new song. how did you go about that? i waited as long as possible before i wrote it. and when i sat down to write it i thought, what do i want to sing on stage in front of18o million people and what is the feeling going to be, and i thought, it's going to be like a celebration, hopefully. hopefully we have got through this rubbish time, or are starting to get through and colin, one of the writers, had a list of contacts and he showed them to me and there was one called embers and i was like "oh, sick." let's do embers, because it's like the glowing fire, kind of reigniting and everyone coming back together. how has the last 12 months been for you? it's been a bit of a roller—coaster, really. when it got cancelled, shortly after that i got covid, which was not fun.

and it hit me quite hard and for two months and i got asthma, and then i got long covid, which was rubbish, so it was a year of trying to be healthy. # light up the room! of course, the uk hasn't had a great deal of eurovision success in recent years. was that in the back of his mind? i think it's all aboutjust showing people who love eurovision that you love it as well, and you are putting in the effort and that you really care about it and everything you say, you mean, and the song you are singing, you love and it's a part of you as well. and it is for me, so i feel like, you know, hopefully that will get picked up on by the voters. are you looking forward to being kind of around lots of people having fun? yes. can't wait. honestly, can't wait. # out of the embers, you and i are going

to light up the room. # out of the embers, there's a fire burning for you. the eurovision song contest is live from rotterdam this saturday at 8pm, and you can watch it on bbc one. in case you are the iceland contestant, but they will run the recorded version they did earlier. i like your role as eurovision correspondent, charlie. a builderfrom cambridgeshire has become the unlikely saviour of a bevy of swans. rob adamson, lives on a barge and has spent many years observing the swans, who over four years lost all their eggs to foxes and rising waters. it is like a sitcom or a drama.

there's nothing funny about it, but it does get better. rob stepped in to build them a raft to help save their nest, enabling the parents to hatch their own eggs for the very first time. robjoins us now. good morning. rob, talk us through what is happening — good morning. rob, talk us through what is happening behind _ good morning. rob, talk us through what is happening behind you, i what is happening behind you, because it looks to me like one very contented and secure mother swan. yep, very happy. they've not been to water for the first time yet, but seven out of eight eggs have hatched yesterday and, yes, all doing well. , rob, where are the young ones. they are hiding under the mum and it's a bit chilly at the moment so they are waiting for the sun to come

out. when the sun comes out, they come out from underneath and stick their heads out.— come out from underneath and stick their heads out. rob, good morning. how many cygnets — their heads out. rob, good morning. how many cygnets are _ their heads out. rob, good morning. how many cygnets are there? i their heads out. rob, good morning. | how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets — how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets are _ how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets are there? - how many cygnets are there? sorry? how many cygnets are there? there | how many cygnets are there? there are seven at — how many cygnets are there? there are seven at the _ how many cygnets are there? there are seven at the moment. _ how many cygnets are there? there are seven at the moment. there i how many cygnets are there? there are seven at the moment. there is i are seven at the moment. there is one on hatched egg at the minute. tell me about why you decided that this raft, this design was going to be successful? i this raft, this design was going to be successful?— be successful? i didn't have a lot of choice. _ be successful? i didn't have a lot of choice. it _ be successful? i didn't have a lot of choice, it was _ be successful? i didn't have a lot of choice, it was just _ be successful? i didn't have a lot of choice, it was just what i i be successful? i didn't have a lot| of choice, it was just what i could gather together in the middle of the night because after the heavy rain, the water was rising so fast and so quick that if i hadn't done anything at that point, the nest would have either floated off and sunk or it would have ended up under two feet of water. if i hadn't built something i moved in. i of water. if i hadn't built something i moved in. i don't know how a swan — something i moved in. i don't know how a swan shows _ something i moved in. i don't know how a swan shows gratitude, i something i moved in. i don't know how a swan shows gratitude, but i l how a swan shows gratitude, but i notice that usually they are quite

assertive and protective over their little ones and they seem very calm around you. are they quite familiar with you? around you. are they quite familiar with ou? , , ., with you? yes, they are quite familiar. _ with you? yes, they are quite familiar, and _ with you? yes, they are quite familiar, and as _ with you? yes, they are quite familiar, and as long - with you? yes, they are quite familiar, and as long as i with you? yes, they are quite familiar, and as long as you l with you? yes, they are quite l familiar, and as long as you are still and quiet. they recognise me for sure, anyway, and the mum has not left the nest for a few days so i've been feeding her and that sort of thing just to help out. there you go. of thing 'ust to help out. there you no. ., , , of thing 'ust to help out. there you 0. ., , , ., ., . ., , of thing 'ust to help out. there you go. rob, is that dad i can see to our go. rob, is that dad i can see to your right? _ go. rob, is that dad i can see to your right? yes. _ go. rob, is that dad i can see to your right? yes. yep, _ go. rob, is that dad i can see to your right? yes. yep, as - go. rob, is that dad i can see to your right? yes. yep, as long i go. rob, is that dad i can see to j your right? yes. yep, as long as he's not too _ your right? yes. yep, as long as he's not too close _ your right? yes. yep, as long as he's not too close to _ your right? yes. yep, as long as he's not too close to me, - your right? yes. yep, as long as he's not too close to me, it's i your right? yes. yep, as long as i he's not too close to me, it's fine. no, i think he's about five or six feet behind you. is he the one who does the scaring people off? yes. does the scaring people off? yes, but he didn't _ does the scaring people off? yes, but he didn't scare _ does the scaring people off? yes, but he didn't scare me _ does the scaring people off? yes, but he didn't scare me off- does the scaring people off? ya: but he didn't scare me off the other night. the mum stayed on the nest whilst i raised it with a shovel underneath, and then i had a sheet of plywood to put underneath her and

slide it onto the palate, and then i have a rope attached, so as and when the water was rising i could still pull it up the hill, sol the water was rising i could still pull it up the hill, so i didn't have to interfere too much afterwards. it worked out. it’s have to interfere too much afterwards. it worked out. it's been aood afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching _ afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching up — afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching up with _ afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching up with you - afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching up with you and i afterwards. it worked out. it's been good catching up with you and it's l good catching up with you and it's such a lovely calm scene. thank you. it's lovely. chris needs to come and do springwatch out the boatyard. it would be perfect. the do springwatch out the boatyard. it would be perfect.— would be perfect. the invitation is out there- — would be perfect. the invitation is out there. thank _ would be perfect. the invitation is out there. thank you _ would be perfect. the invitation is out there. thank you very - would be perfect. the invitation is out there. thank you very much. i stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. ending timetable disasters and franchise failures once and for all — the government's promise as it announces the biggest shake—up of the railways since the 1990s. good morning, for passengers it means flexible season tickets and pay as you go train fares but will it be cheaper? surge testing and vaccinations begin in more areas of england to combat the spread of the indian covid variant. before coronavirus, 300,000 took part in parkrun every week but since thenit part in parkrun every week but since then it has been difficult for them.

we will talk to runners to find out how they hope parkrun will return very soon. and after a dry and bright start in central and eastern areas, rain already in the west and it will move northwards and eastwards. some of it heavy and persistent and the wind will strengthen with some parts having gales. it's thursday, 20th may. our top story. the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in decades has been announced by the government. the reform plan will see the creation of the great british railways body, which aims to improve train infrastructure, ticketing and timetables. let's get more now from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, whojoins us from westminster. good morning. may be the biggest question people want to know is what difference will it make? this question people want to know is what difference will it make?— difference will it make? this has the potential— difference will it make? this has the potential to _ difference will it make? this has the potential to really _ difference will it make? this has the potential to really change i difference will it make? this has i the potential to really change how the potential to really change how the railways operate and we will

notice changes straightaway. for example, the first thing to be introduced in a couple of weeks is a flexible season ticket, so you could get a ticket a couple of days of week if you are going into the office fewer days than before the pandemic. real changes phased in over the next few years and the main one is the introduction of great british railways, which will organise everything. the idea behind thatis organise everything. the idea behind that is there will be one organisation that is obvious and accessible to the public, so you know who is in charge, rather than this body, this company, this government department. the transport secretary just explained government department. the transport secretaryjust explained the big idea behind this. i cannot pretend suddenly, instantly, because we change the name _ instantly, because we change the name of— instantly, because we change the name of the trains will all run on time _ name of the trains will all run on time that — name of the trains will all run on time. that will take time to happen because _ time. that will take time to happen because the structures will take time _ because the structures will take time to— because the structures will take time to get into place. there is a

down _ time to get into place. there is a down payment with flexible season tickets. _ down payment with flexible season tickets, there is a better way of running — tickets, there is a better way of running the railways and that is what _ running the railways and that is what we — running the railways and that is what we are committing to. i think great _ what we are committing to. i think great british railways will be a brand — great british railways will be a brand that is trusted and known and have some — brand that is trusted and known and have some control over what is happening in the railway which has been _ happening in the railway which has been missing for years. the government _ been missing for years. the government has _ been missing for years. the: government has published been missing for years. tte government has published a been missing for years. the: government has published a huge plan. one example reveals what has been going on. apparently, if the train was delayed because it hit a pheasant, a team of people had to work out if a pheasant was a small bird, in which case it was the train company's fault there was a delay, or if it was a large bird, in which case it would be network rail�*s fault because they run the rails. that is the sort of problem the government is trying to solve. it matters to all of us, even if you are a driver, cyclist, because all taxpayers contribute to the running of the railways and so how they function is a matterfor everyone. is a pheasant a small bird or big

bird? i don't know. apparently there are 400 people who work out like that. ~ ., ., , , , ., ., that. would it not be simpler to go on the weight _ that. would it not be simpler to go on the weight of— that. would it not be simpler to go on the weight of the _ that. would it not be simpler to go on the weight of the bird? - that. would it not be simpler to go on the weight of the bird? you i on the weight of the bird? you should have _ on the weight of the bird? you should have asked _ on the weight of the bird? ym. should have asked grant —— grant shapps. you missed your chance. brute shapps. you missed your chance. we should have pursued that line of enquiry, you are quite right. i will hold that question. next time he is in, he will not escape.— in, he will not escape. chris packham. — in, he will not escape. chris packham, someone - in, he will not escape. chris packham, someone like i in, he will not escape. chris i packham, someone like that. surge testing and vaccinations will be rolled out across more areas in england today to tackle the spread of the indian variant. almost 3,000 cases have now been identified in the uk. our reporter sharon barbour is in north shields, where a testing site will be set up, and sharon they hope that will stop the spread there? the sun is shining. the hope is i suppose it will encourage more people who have not been vaccinated and are entitled to to turn up and get tested and vaccinated?

absolutely. that is the main plea. those especially over 50 who are most vulnerable to the disease to come and get their first or second dose. only a couple of minutes ago the testing opened here and people have been arriving, some turning up to security and said they have come for search testing. pcr, a more reliable form of testing is taking place here. some have not made appointments, some are just coming down. mobile testing will be set up around north tyneside. north tyneside is one of six new areas of concern but quite a number now across the country and many local authorities reporting cases of the new indian variant. we spoke earlier to the director of public health in north tyneside and they are concerned about the transmissibility of the virus. cases have gone up. 17

confirmed cases of the indian variant. they are keen for people to get tested and to get their vaccine, and they know the vaccine is effective against other variants. the jury is still out, scientists are working to find out how transmissible it is and how successful the vaccine will be but hopes are high it will give you a good amount of protection against the indian variant.— the home office says it has the capacity to carry out 10,000 checks a day to enforce the home quarantine rule for arrivals from so—called amber list countries. since monday, travel has been permitted from england to more than 170 countries and territories on the government's amber list, but borisjohnson says people should not be going on holidays to those countries. travellers returning from amber—list countries must comply with a ten—day home quarantine rule. senior ministers are expected to meet today to discuss concerns about how a trade deal

with australia would affect british farmers. the international trade secretary, liz truss, says negotiators are in a "sprint" to reach an agreement in principle with australia by early next month. her department insists farmers here won't be undercut. here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. we saw this shower in south shields. a beautiful start in eastern areas but it will not last because low pressure will bring wet and windy weather. we have some of that in the west already. the rain, lighter in the south, but the cloud building, turning sunshine hazy. but more heavy rain in wales, north—west england, northern ireland and south—west scotland with showers on and off during the day through

north—east scotland. this moves northwards and eastwards and the wind will strengthen, particularly across the irish sea, wales and south—west, where we are looking at gales, but inland we could have gusts up to 40 mph. through this evening and overnight, the rain pushes eastwards and the wind will strengthen across parts of the south—east. the south of england and wales, very gusty winds, particularly next to the coast. a mild night. some not dropping below double figures. tomorrow, we have low pressure. still drifting eastwards. still windy across southern areas. the rain clearing north—west scotland and northern ireland. it will brighten up and then we will see showers. temperatures tomorrow 7—13. unsettled the next few days sums it up unsettled the next few days sums it up nicely.

thanks. hundreds of british women who had breast implants from the french manufaturer pip are waiting to find out if they've won a case against the german company, which awarded the safety mark. the ruling today will have an impact on hundreds of thousands of women across the world — many of whom say they suffered long—term health effects when the implants ruptured. we're joined now by gail coxon, who had the implants back in 2006. and lawyer oliver thorne, who's representing hundreds of women affected. good morning. it will help people to understand some of the story, and people will have picked up some over the years, how has it affected you? i had implants in 2006. shortly after, i started to feel really tired and generally unwell and started to get aches and pains,

persistent headaches that were quite severe. having heavy nosebleeds and feeling awful. this got worse and worse. until i started collapsing. nobody could get to the bottom of it, which was the worst. i felt like i was going mad. it was absolutely awful, it completely took my life. it resulted in my having to sell my business, cost me my relationship. it has been 15 years of hell. you must be looking _ it has been 15 years of hell. you must be looking with interest at this legal case. what do these judgments mean to you, what difference does it make? tt is judgments mean to you, what difference does it make? it is huge. we want somebody _ difference does it make? it is huge. we want somebody to _ difference does it make? it is huge. we want somebody to be _ difference does it make? it is huge. we want somebody to be held i we want somebody to be held accountable. this should not have happened. we were told these devices were 100% safe. we were lied to, basically. there needs to be a

crackdown on the regulatory bodies to make them accountable.- crackdown on the regulatory bodies to make them accountable. where you believed, to make them accountable. where you believed. when — to make them accountable. where you believed, when you _ to make them accountable. where you believed, when you were _ to make them accountable. where you believed, when you were talking i believed, when you were talking about the symptoms you were struggling with? tia. about the symptoms you were struggling with?— about the symptoms you were struggling with? no, that was the hardest part- _ struggling with? no, that was the hardest part- i — struggling with? no, that was the hardest part. i felt _ struggling with? no, that was the hardest part. i felt like _ struggling with? no, that was the hardest part. i felt like i - struggling with? no, that was the hardest part. i felt like i was... i hardest part. i felt like i was... made to feel like a hypochondriac. i had never been to the doctor a lot previously and i felt like had never been to the doctor a lot previously and ifelt like i had never been to the doctor a lot previously and i felt like i was there every other week and the longer it went on the more i felt the doctors were not taking me seriously. but it was scary because i honestly believed i was going to die, it was so awful. when we found out, when i heard about the pip implants, and found out i had them, it made complete sense, that is what it made complete sense, that is what it was. and when i had them removed, the symptoms started to abate. that was conclusive proof for meat. oliver, when you hear this and you

are working on this case, one of the infuriating things is notjust the fact of the faulty implants, but the impact it has had on lives and the length of time it took for authorities to be informed in order to pass on this information. absolutely. gael�*s story is one i absolutely. gael's story is one i have _ absolutely. gael's story is one i have heard _ absolutely. gael's story is one i have heard countless times and there will be _ have heard countless times and there will be tens— have heard countless times and there will be tens of thousands of women this morning looking at this judgment with keen interest and hoping _ judgment with keen interest and hoping it— judgment with keen interest and hoping it is favourable to them. what _ hoping it is favourable to them. what is — hoping it is favourable to them. what is the crux of the case in terms of the information that has come to light that will lead to the decision? th come to light that will lead to the decision? :: ' j~ come to light that will lead to the decision? :: ' j~ . ., decision? in 2018, the court in paris ruled _ decision? in 2018, the court in paris ruled the _ decision? in 2018, the court in

paris ruled the point _ decision? in 2018, the court in paris ruled the point of- decision? in 2018, the court in paris ruled the point of law i decision? in 2018, the court in| paris ruled the point of law that had been — paris ruled the point of law that had been previously thought to be bad in _ had been previously thought to be bad in french law was absolutely fine, _ bad in french law was absolutely fine, so — bad in french law was absolutely fine, so it — bad in french law was absolutely fine, so it has been returned to the court _ fine, so it has been returned to the court of— fine, so it has been returned to the court of appeal for them to rule on it. court of appeal for them to rule on it not _ court of appeal for them to rule on it not only— court of appeal for them to rule on it. not only this group of claimants, it will have an impact on tens of— claimants, it will have an impact on tens of thousands of women all over the country — tens of thousands of women all over the country-— the country. what is it people seeking? _ the country. what is it people seeking? l— the country. what is it people seeking? i get _ the country. what is it people seeking? i get the _ the country. what is it people| seeking? i get the impression the country. what is it people i seeking? i get the impression from gail she wants answers and somebody being held responsible, but are there issues around compensation? there are still thousands of women walking _ there are still thousands of women walking around every day with these implants _ walking around every day with these implants and essentially, they could be ticking _ implants and essentially, they could be ticking time bombs. the anxiety and stress — be ticking time bombs. the anxiety and stress and psychological pain these _ and stress and psychological pain these women are suffering, not knowing — these women are suffering, not knowing if — these women are suffering, not knowing if their implants will rupture, _ knowing if their implants will

rupture, whether they will lead to other— rupture, whether they will lead to other health problems, it is devastating for them but like gail, a lot of— devastating for them but like gail, a lot of women want recognition their— a lot of women want recognition their suffering is as a result of these — their suffering is as a result of these implants.— their suffering is as a result of these implants. why is there not a directive these _ these implants. why is there not a directive these implants _ these implants. why is there not a directive these implants should i these implants. why is there not a directive these implants should bej directive these implants should be replaced for the thousands of women walking around? the replaced for the thousands of women walking around?— walking around? the rules in each country are _ walking around? the rules in each country are different. _ walking around? the rules in each country are different. after i walking around? the rules in each country are different. after the i country are different. after the 2012 _ country are different. after the 2012 report, in this country it was deemed _ 2012 report, in this country it was deemed the nhs were only able to remove _ deemed the nhs were only able to remove implants and they were not able to _ remove implants and they were not able to remove and replace implants. a lot of— able to remove and replace implants. a lot of women who had these implants — a lot of women who had these implants for reason, so without them, _ implants for reason, so without them, their lives... the reasons they— them, their lives... the reasons they have — them, their lives... the reasons they have had them might be for body of dysmorphic reasons and the like, they need _ of dysmorphic reasons and the like, they need these implants in. gail,

of dysmorphic reasons and the like, they need these implants in.- they need these implants in. gail, i was askin: they need these implants in. gail, i was asking oliver _ they need these implants in. gail, i was asking oliver about _ they need these implants in. gail, i was asking oliver about what i they need these implants in. gail, i was asking oliver about what it i they need these implants in. gail, i was asking oliver about what it is i was asking oliver about what it is women are seeking from this, these judgments. what is the most important for you now? there is stricter controls _ important for you now? there is stricter controls on _ important for you now? there is stricter controls on regulatory . stricter controls on regulatory bodies. they need to ensure they are doing theirjob properly. there is no amount of compensation can give me the past 15 years back, wejust need to make sure it does not happen to anybody else in the future. that is the most — to anybody else in the future. that is the most important. gail, thanks. and we will look forward to the judgment as you will. oliver, thank you for your time. it's been described as one of the greatest public health initiatives of the 21st century, but the future of parkrun could be at risk. organisers of the free weekly 5km runs say less than a third of sites have granted approval

for the events, which were due to restart in two weeks. let's get more now from our reporter, ricky boleto, whojoins us from crane park in london. the weather is holding up, but i am not sure there are any runs planned just yet. no, i have been doing some running this morning because it is a bit nippy and we have seen lots of runners go past all morning. they are hoping parkrun will resume on the 5th ofjune. we are here at the start line of what would be the parkrun at this location. i will speak to these runners and hopefully mabel the dog will get involved. this is the problem. before covid, 300,000 runners would take part in parkrun every saturday morning. they champion anyone getting involved. you do not have to be fast, good at running, you do not have to finish.

the problem they find is they are struggling to get local authorities and landowners on their side to resume the parkrun. around 800 plus locations over england are trying to get in on the act but at the moment only 40% have agreed to starting up. they need about 90% to agree in order for the they need about 90% to agree in orderfor the run they need about 90% to agree in order for the run to they need about 90% to agree in orderfor the run to be carried out safely. the focus at the moment is on england. they will focus on the other nations at a later date. i will speak to the runners now. jonathan and carol, you are husband and wife, do you run together? we t to, and wife, do you run together? we try to, but it different times. we i try to, but it different times. we no try to, but it different times. - go together. he is always ahead of me. . , go together. he is always ahead of me. ., , ., ., me. there a big movement to get parkrun up _ me. there a big movement to get parkrun up and — me. there a big movement to get parkrun up and running. - me. there a big movement to get parkrun up and running. can - me. there a big movement to get parkrun up and running. can you i parkrun up and running. can you understand why it has been difficult and there is so much red tape? yes because you _ and there is so much red tape? yes because you have to make it safe and

they have _ because you have to make it safe and they have to — because you have to make it safe and they have to get permission is right because _ they have to get permission is right because you cannotjust they have to get permission is right because you cannot just go and they have to get permission is right because you cannotjust go and run where _ because you cannotjust go and run where ever— because you cannotjust go and run where ever you like. i because you cannot 'ust go and run where ever you like.— where ever you like. i have sympathy- _ where ever you like. i have sympathy- are _ where ever you like. i have sympathy. are you - where ever you like. i have sympathy. are you hopefulj where ever you like. i have l sympathy. are you hopeful it where ever you like. i have - sympathy. are you hopeful it will start up? sympathy. are you hopeful it will startu? , ~ sympathy. are you hopeful it will startu? ~ , ~ ., ., start up? absolutely. we are from the original— start up? absolutely. we are from the original run _ start up? absolutely. we are from the original run that _ start up? absolutely. we are from the original run that started - start up? absolutely. we are from the original run that started 16 - the original run that started 16 years ago, so we have been doing it a long time. we hope it can come back as soon as possible and it is safe too. ., ,., ., ~ safe too. the thing about parkrun, ou can safe too. the thing about parkrun, you can run _ safe too. the thing about parkrun, you can run with _ safe too. the thing about parkrun, you can run with your _ safe too. the thing about parkrun, you can run with your dog. - safe too. the thing about parkrun, you can run with your dog. mabell safe too. the thing about parkrun, | you can run with your dog. mabel is with you this morning.— you can run with your dog. mabel is with you this morning. mabel is only one. she with you this morning. mabel is only one- she has — with you this morning. mabel is only one. she has not _ with you this morning. mabel is only one. she has not run _ with you this morning. mabel is only one. she has not run a _ with you this morning. mabel is only one. she has not run a parkrun - with you this morning. mabel is only one. she has not run a parkrun yet, | one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am— one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited _ one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited for— one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited for her— one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited for her to— one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited for her to do- one. she has not run a parkrun yet, so i am excited for her to do her- so i am excited for her to do her first— so i am excited for her to do her first one — so i am excited for her to do her first one but— so i am excited for her to do her first one. but dogs _ so i am excited for her to do her first one. but dogs have - so i am excited for her to do her first one. but dogs have to - so i am excited for her to do her first one. but dogs have to be i so i am excited for her to do herl first one. but dogs have to be on so i am excited for her to do her. first one. but dogs have to be on a tead~ _ first one. but dogs have to be on a lead. ~ . . first one. but dogs have to be on a lead. ~ ., ., i. .,, , first one. but dogs have to be on a lead. ~ ., ., ,., first one. but dogs have to be on a lead. ~ ., ., , first one. but dogs have to be on a lead. ., ., i, lead. what are your hopes and why is it important — lead. what are your hopes and why is it important to _ lead. what are your hopes and why is it important to you? _ lead. what are your hopes and why is it important to you? it _ lead. what are your hopes and why is it important to you? it is _ it important to you? it is important. _ it important to you? it is important, obviously - it important to you? it isj important, obviously the it important to you? it is important, obviously the running, but also _ important, obviously the running, but also the — important, obviously the running, but also the friends. _ important, obviously the running, but also the friends. these - important, obviously the running, but also the friends. these are i but also the friends. these are people — but also the friends. these are people we _ but also the friends. these are people we have _ but also the friends. these are people we have met _ but also the friends. these are people we have met from - but also the friends. these are - people we have met from parkrun. it is about— people we have met from parkrun. it is about the — people we have met from parkrun. it is about the community _ people we have met from parkrun. it is about the community and - people we have met from parkrun. it is about the community and being. is about the community and being together — is about the community and being together and _ is about the community and being together. and the _ is about the community and being together. and the post _ is about the community and being together. and the post runs, - is about the community and being together. and the post runs, thel together. and the post runs, the coffee _ together. and the post runs, the

coffee and — together. and the post runs, the coffee and all— together. and the post runs, the coffee and all of— together. and the post runs, the coffee and all of that. _ together. and the post runs, the coffee and all of that. it - together. and the post runs, the coffee and all of that. it is - coffee and all of that. it is important. _ coffee and all of that. it is important, and _ coffee and all of that. it is important, and obviouslyl coffee and all of that. it is i important, and obviously the coffee and all of that. it is - important, and obviously the health benefits— important, and obviously the health benefits of— important, and obviously the health benefits of running. _ important, and obviously the health benefits of running.— benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos — benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos and _ benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos and clubs _ benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos and clubs will _ benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos and clubs will open - benefits of running. lorraine, some say casinos and clubs will open at i say casinos and clubs will open at some point, why can parkrun not go ahead? ht some point, why can parkrun not go ahead? , . ., _, ., ahead? it is the crowd control. there are _ ahead? it is the crowd control. there are so — ahead? it is the crowd control. there are so many _ ahead? it is the crowd control. there are so many people. - ahead? it is the crowd control. - there are so many people. parkrun, each event never knows how many people will turn up. you could have 1000 runners or 500 runners. and thatis 1000 runners or 500 runners. and that is the difficulty. this 1000 runners or 500 runners. and that is the difficulty.— that is the difficulty. this is the roblem. that is the difficulty. this is the problem. mabel— that is the difficulty. this is the problem. mabel wants - that is the difficulty. this is the problem. mabel wants you - that is the difficulty. this is the problem. mabel wants you to l that is the difficulty. this is the i problem. mabel wants you to pick that is the difficulty. this is the - problem. mabel wants you to pick up that ball, i can tell. go for it. brilliant. we have been in touch with the local government authority who say there has been a 600% increase in the number of applicants, event organisers who want to use public and open spaces and they are finding it tricky to get through that and they say the priority is to keep everyone safe, but people are hopeful they will

resume on the 5th ofjune. there will be a big announcement on friday to let us know if that can go ahead and we will keep you updated on breakfasts. thanks. good to see people out. a bit of competitive rivalry, which is always healthy. another vocal supporter of parkrun is world athletics president lord coe. he's written an open letter warning the future of the event "hangs in the balance". hejoins us now. good morning. why do you feel so passionately about this? you summed it u- in passionately about this? you summed it up in your — passionately about this? you summed it up in your opening _ passionately about this? you summed it up in your opening remarks. - passionately about this? you summed it up in your opening remarks. it - passionately about this? you summed it up in your opening remarks. it is - it up in your opening remarks. it is one of the nation's greatest public health initiatives. it has been running almost 20 years. millions have taken part. at this time of all times, having people socially interacting, physically active,

having been through the challenge of the lockdown i think is crucial. they form partnerships with general practitioners, and again in your own submission, you have 300,000 people in a normal week taking part. there is another aspect. we have focused on the five kilometres run, but they also organise two kilometre run is for young people and some of the most sobering statistics are around in activity in the uk focusing on that age group, something like 50% of those between the ages of 9—11i become 50% less active. this is a charity out there creating solutions to that pathology. i do hope local authorities can cut through this bureaucratic swamp and give the opportunities to parkrun, who have

worked tirelessly with organisations like sport england, public health england, dcms to create a framework for a safe resumption. it seems crazy they are being asked to do things that supermarkets, theatres, cinemas, even sporting events taking place around us at the moment in football, rugby, athletics, tennis, they are being asked to jump through hoops that so many of these organisations are not being asked to. have you taken part in parkrun yourself? i have. i have taken part in parkrun in the uk and also overseas. my last overseas run was in melbourne. stare overseas. my last overseas run was in melbourne-— in melbourne. are you competitive when ou in melbourne. are you competitive when you do _ in melbourne. are you competitive when you do then? _ in melbourne. are you competitive when you do then? do _ in melbourne. are you competitive when you do then? do you - in melbourne. are you competitive when you do then? do you win? i in melbourne. are you competitive - when you do then? do you win? sadly, those da s when you do then? do you win? sadly, those days are — when you do then? do you win? sadly, those days are past. _ when you do then? do you win? sadly, those days are past. like _ when you do then? do you win? sadly, those days are past. like so _ when you do then? do you win? sadly, those days are past. like so many - those days are past. like so many people taking part in parkrun, i love the atmosphere, the charitable

feel there is and i love the interaction. people of all shapes and sizes, all walks of life come together in a park. it is the most inclusive and probably democratic activity you can take part in. that is the point _ activity you can take part in. that is the point in — activity you can take part in. that is the point in a _ activity you can take part in. that is the point in a way. _ activity you can take part in. that is the point in a way. for - activity you can take part in. that is the point in a way. for whoever it is who ran against you, along you in one of those, that is the point. you do not know who will be there and in a way it does not matter. ht and in a way it does not matter. ut does not matter at all. in the preamble to this the point was made some people do not necessarily even finish the course. some will walk around. it does not matter. the fact that they are out with grandchildren, children, sometimes their dogs, it is a great gathering. i do worry that unless we get this up i do worry that unless we get this up and running pretty quickly, and to the right critical mass, the at —

90%, it will be difficult for this to resume. —— the 80%, 90%. we cannot lose something that is a national institution.— cannot lose something that is a national institution. your passion is evident and _ national institution. your passion is evident and there _ national institution. your passion is evident and there are - national institution. your passion l is evident and there are thousands equally passionate. this is part of their saturday morning. what the problem is here is that many of the sites where parkrun happens are owned by local councils. the lga said councils are working as quickly as they can to process requests and need organisers to understand the scale of the challenge they face. and they are doing this with covid restrictions. there is caution. do ou restrictions. there is caution. il�*ifr you understand that side? of course. we have been through the past year and a half. let me put this in perspective, and i think it is important to recognise that sport has mastered most of these

challenges. world athletics delivered, even in a badly disrupted year, over 600 events. we havejust come back from silesia, where we had the world relay championships, 31 countries, 700 athletes are not a single positive. it can be done. it is slightly different, though. i do | is slightly different, though. i do not genuinely — is slightly different, though. i u not genuinely believe it is. if you can organise sporting events of that complexity, and i am afraid it is a no—brainer to be able to organise something outdoors, where the chances... the so—called scientists are telling us the minute there is an absolutely minimal, if no chance at all of transmission. what worries me is parkrun is being asked to do things that very few other areas that are going back to normal...

rugby, football, tennis, athletics, i have the monaco grand prix on in the background here. the world is beginning to move. i want local authorities to see this as a priority. i think it takes greater priority. i think it takes greater priority over more sedentary... if i may... it priority over more sedentary... if i ma , ., . priority over more sedentary... if i ma... , ., . ., priority over more sedentary... if i ma , ., . ., ., may... it is important. we want to ask about — may... it is important. we want to ask about the _ may... it is important. we want to ask about the olympics. _ may... it is important. we want to ask about the olympics. the - may... it is important. we want to ask about the olympics. the ioc i ask about the olympics. the ioc president has said the tokyo olympics can go ahead safely. there are others who have a different opinion. is there a danger that those linked to the olympics, who are passionate about sport, are just are passionate about sport, are just a little bit blinkered about this? people understand you want to see the olympics go ahead, but it cannot be at any cost and you have to be realistic about the problems where the event is taking place. yes. realistic about the problems where the event is taking place.— the event is taking place. yes, you are riaht the event is taking place. yes, you are right on _ the event is taking place. yes, you are right on every _ the event is taking place. yes, you are right on every count. _ the event is taking place. yes, you are right on every count. it - the event is taking place. yes, you are right on every count. it can - the event is taking place. yes, you

are right on every count. it can be| are right on every count. it can be delivered in a safe and coherent way. i have been in tokyo in the past week and a half and have seen the systems and protocols. i have just come off a two hour call with the international olympic committee and coordination commission dealing this. no sporting events will have ever been delivered with such forethought about the safety of competitors, and crucially the communities into which our events are being staged. we have had over 600 major sporting events in the past year and not one has been a superspreader. past year and not one has been a supersweader-— past year and not one has been a su--ersreader. ., ,, i. , . superspreader. thank you very much for our superspreader. thank you very much for yourtime- _ superspreader. thank you very much for your time. enjoy _ superspreader. thank you very much for your time. enjoy your _ superspreader. thank you very much for your time. enjoy your next - superspreader. thank you very much for your time. enjoy your next five i for your time. enjoy your next five kilometres run if you are doing one scene. ., , y , kilometres run if you are doing one scene. ., , , , ., scene. hopefully it will be in a parkrun because _ scene. hopefully it will be in a parkrun because sense - scene. hopefully it will be in a parkrun because sense has . scene. hopefully it will be in a - parkrun because sense has prevailed. time now to get the news where you are.

good morning, i'm sonja jessup. there are fears the capital could face what's been described as a "wave of homelessness" this summer. london councils say high unemployment, rent arrears, as well as the eviction ban coming to an end later this month, could push homelessness to record levels. they say research suggests one in ten londoners could be without a job by the end of the year. part—time commuters travelling on some routes into the capital are going to be able to buy new flexible season tickets. they can be used on any eight days over a 28—day period. the new system's being introduced following the rise in homeworking during the pandemic. a new study suggests that teachers' grades could be biased towards students with more "agreeable" personalities — rather than their actual ability. researchers at goldsmiths college, university of london and queen's university belfast found those seen as "likeable" had a ten per cent advantage, compared to results in anonymous exams. headteachers union the ascl says teachers

are assessing students fairly. now max fosh and niko omilana are two of london's most popular youtubers. and if you're not familiar with their work, you may remember them as they both just stood — unsuccessfully — to be mayor. so are theyjust in it for the clicks, or do they actually want to shake up politics? i actively tell my audience not to vote for me because i made it very clear that i would have made a terrible mayor. i have got absolutely no political experience. and so ijust wanted my audience to have a look at all the candidates and decide who they thought would do the bestjob and be the best mayor for them. i made some great content my audience enjoyed, but also there was a huge importance to me to try to get young people to vote. you can see more on that story on our website actually at the usual address. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the overground has minor delays between liverpool street and enfield town. cheshunt and chingford— there's been a signal failure this is how the north circular looks.

just the usual queues westbound from the a10 to bowes road. and in tottenham, the traffic lights are out on the a10 at white hart lane. it is slow through there. now the weather with kate kinsella. i'm back in half an hour. the unsettled theme is set to continue and we have a deep area of low pressure sweeping from the west to the east of the uk and you can see the isobars squeezing together which means it will get windy and you might get some sunshine first thing that short lived as the cloud will increase and some outbreaks of rain. they were gusting 30 to a0 mph and that temperatures are chilly at 1a celsius, from six o'clock tonight, the yellow weather warning is in place for strong winds. that's four parts of essex, out towards the coast, the thames estuary and it will still be windy elsewhere and it will still be windy elsewhere and it will strengthen overnight and still further outbreaks of rain, but the

temperature is mild tonight between nine and told celsius as a minimum. through friday the wind will get stronger, gusting up to 55, may be 60 as you head out towards those parts in essex. it will be windy everywhere, sunny spells and scattered showers. now though it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. "rip off britain live" follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. angela, julia and gloria can tell us what's coming up today. thanks charlie and naga — and thanks again to all you breakfast viewers for getting in touch while we were live on air yesterday. as ever, we love hearing your thoughts and comments. and we're expecting plenty more today, when we're looking at the worrying rise in dog thefts, and some of the horrendous

situations some pet owners have found themselves in. two guys came onto the field behind me and _ two guys came onto the field behind me and they ran towards betty and picked _ me and they ran towards betty and picked her— me and they ran towards betty and picked her up and she started barking — picked her up and she started barking. they tried to kidnap the dog _ awful, but we're going to be joined by a genuine pet detective, - live in the studio to explain how - he tracks down lost and stolen pups and, what you can do to better protect yourself and your pet. i plus, we've all been. there: you want to sign into a website you haven't used - for a while but you can't remember the password and you don't i want to get locked out trying! it's a minefield, but never fear, we're ready to give you chapter and verse on what you need to do to make sure you're never locked out again, as we're joined by an expert from the government's national cyber security centre. and, our experts are on hand to answer your questions on everything, from double—glazing disputes to parking charges. so if you want some help or advice, you can email us right now, ripoffbritain@bbc. co. uk.

and we look forward to your company once again at 9.15. see you then. thank you very much. some vaccine news 110w. from today, 3a and 35—year—olds in england can book theirfirst vaccine dose, while in northern ireland, the programme has been extended to those aged 25 to 29. and among those receiving their firstjab this week was the duke of cambridge, who's 38 years old. kensington palace tweeted out this photo a little earlier. prince william thanked all those working on the roll—out of the vaccine programme. prince william and i have something in common. the right arm? we both have a right arm, yes. being vaccinated, don't look at the needle. he may have been looking at it and then looked away, you can't be sure. no, no need to look at it. it's been almost two years since england cricketing legend

bob willis passed away from prostate cancer, and today a fund is being launched in his name to raise money for research into the disease. it's being backed by the likes of bob dylan. the charity has been set up by bob's wife, lauren. graham satchell went to meet her at lord's cricket ground. you can be surrounded by people, but you still feel incredibly lonely. because that person that yours and looks at you in a way that no one else does and loves you more than anyone else does... ..he's not there now. i mean, he is there, he's here all the time, he's here now, but he's not here in person, is he? yes, i miss him a lot. lauren has really struggled to cope with the loss of her husband,

cricketing legend, bob willis. bob had prostate cancer and died in 2019. he was very funny. we laughed a lot. we had quite a naughty rude sense of humour and liked the same things, so we made each other laugh. i think i kept upbeat for him and he kept upbeat for me, and whether that was good or bad, ultimately, because we didn't really talk about him dying and how i would live without him and stuff, which i regret now, but it was about keeping upbeat and happy and not bringing each other down. bob willis played 90 tests for england but will always be remembered for headingley, 1981. and he's caught it! going into the match, he was angry. he was under a lot of pressure and probably if he hadn't performed he wouldn't have ever played for england again. coming in off his long

run, bob willis tore the australians apart. willis has taken his sixth wicket. it was one of england's greatest sporting moments. bowled him. it's all over, and it is one of the most fantastic victories ever known. bob willis, eight wickets. i think it affected his life for evermore, because he did carry on playing cricket for england. he then became england captain, and then, was that the reason he got his job with sky for 30 years? i mean, possibly. so it was a very life changing day for him. well, he isn't an international natural wicketkeeper, is he, let's be honest about it. bob willis became a gloriously waspish pundit. i mean, standing up he looks like a performing seal at feeding time, doesn't he? flapping away there. he perfected that persona. he came across very grumpy and opinionated. ..for this series has been disgraceful. but in real life, he just wasn't like that.

he was a very loving, gentle, listened to people, didn't talk about himself or show off about his cricket exploits or anything like that. he was a really special person and lots of people loved him. on the honours board at lord's, bob willis sits proudly alongside the great names of cricket. it is a source of pride for lauren, but not comfort. i am completely on my own. i have lots of lovely friends. it isn't the same. i have no one to do nothing with. that is a famous phrase that really resonates with me. we don'tjust hang around, lying on the sofa together, watching netflix in silence. i come home to an empty flat. i don't really know how, i have no idea what my life is going to be in the future. it's really, really difficult. lauren has decided to honour bob's name by setting up

the bob willis fund. it launches today. it will raise money for prostate cancer. better testing, screening and treatment. 11,000 men die every year of prostate cancer, which is one man every a5 minutes and there is still no national screening programme because the psa test is unreliable. so that's not perfect, and that's what we're trying to raise money and awareness for through the bob willis fund, and helping prostate cancer uk. in lockdown, lauren painted this portrait of her husband at the crease, ready to deliver. he did have an iconic action, didn't he? i think the cubism gives it quite a lot of movement, so it feels like he is storming in, doesn't it? it does. i'm quite pleased with the result. lauren is planning to auction her painting. the money will go to the bob willis fund, to help the fight against prostate cancer. graham satchell, bbc news.

iam hoping i am hoping our next guest, sir tim rice, a friend of bob and a huge cricket fan, could you see that portrait that lauren has done? we were remarking earlier that it is a beautiful picture. i were remarking earlier that it is a beautiful picture.— beautiful picture. i think it's terrific and _ beautiful picture. i think it's terrific and will _ beautiful picture. i think it's terrific and will raise - beautiful picture. i think it's terrific and will raise a - beautiful picture. i think it's terrific and will raise a lot i beautiful picture. i think it's| terrific and will raise a lot of money, it's great, it's beautiful. you have a personal link to bob, and a massive cricket fan and this is personal for you, a massive cricket fan and this is personalfor you, forfamily reasons. personalfor you, for family reasons-— personalfor you, for family reasons. , , ., ., reasons. yes, my father died from rostate reasons. yes, my father died from prostate cancer _ reasons. yes, my father died from prostate cancer many _ reasons. yes, my father died from prostate cancer many years - reasons. yes, my father died from prostate cancer many years ago i reasons. yes, my father died from | prostate cancer many years ago and both my brother and i have had prostate problems which we think are fixed, so we are lucky were as poor bob was not lucky and as lauren was saying, it's a very serious disease which does take the life of many, many men and it's important people

get checked up. and i was lucky to have a court quite early, because i had no obvious symptoms at all and ditto, my brother. my father, many years ago was even less easy to locate for him than it is now, and there are still people who want to be checked up much more now, but back then it was unusual. do be checked up much more now, but back then it was unusual.— back then it was unusual. do you want to go _ back then it was unusual. do you want to go through _ back then it was unusual. do you want to go through what - back then it was unusual. do you want to go through what that - back then it was unusual. do you - want to go through what that checkup involves? i think there is a reluctance.— involves? i think there is a reluctance. ., ., involves? i think there is a reluctance. , ., ., reluctance. gosh stop i had a basic psa test, and — reluctance. gosh stop i had a basic psa test, and i — reluctance. gosh stop i had a basic psa test, and i hate _ reluctance. gosh stop i had a basic psa test, and i hate doctors, - reluctance. gosh stop i had a basic psa test, and i hate doctors, like l psa test, and i hate doctors, like all blokes and i didn't want to go to the doctor but i went once a year and i had a very nice doctor who was and i had a very nice doctor who was a good friend so i looked forward to the chat if not the examination and i would have blood tests and about three years ago he came up and said your psa levels a tiny bit three years ago he came up and said your psa levels a tiny hit up, so may be coming in a couple of months rather than wait another year and thatis rather than wait another year and that is what made the difference is i came back a couple of months later

and had another blood test and it had gone up again in my knowledge of the actual mechanics of the figures and numbers and how it all works is virtually nil but basically i was told that there was a problem and i went through a whole regime of biopsies and tests and scans and all of that jazz and i biopsies and tests and scans and all of thatjazz and i had an operation, and i was very fortunate. i'm still going for checkups but with a bit of luck i will be around for a little while. ~ ., ., while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan _ while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan is _ while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan is one _ while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan is one of _ while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan is one of those - while. we mentioned in the lead in that bob dylan is one of those who| that bob dylan is one of those who is involved in the campaign. can you explain this for us? bob was a huge bob dylan fan, and then you made a phone call. what happened? i bob dylan fan, and then you made a phone call. what happened?- phone call. what happened? i didn't really make — phone call. what happened? i didn't really make a _ phone call. what happened? i didn't really make a phone _ phone call. what happened? i didn't really make a phone call, _ phone call. what happened? i didn't really make a phone call, but - phone call. what happened? i didn't really make a phone call, but bob i really make a phone call, but bob willis, bob dylan was not the guy who took eight wickets at headingley, bob willis was. bob willis was a great lover of opera,

grand opera and also of the wonderful bob dylan and even added the name dylan in his name, and when lauren and bob's brother david were getting the organisation with prostate cancer uk together in memory and honour of bob, we wondered if there was any chance of getting bob dylan to lend his name to it and bob dylan is a difficult chapter get hold of, quite rightly. and i didn't ring anybody up but i sent some e—mails and i got the connection for his office, his manager and we had a very friendly exchange of views and bob agreed to become an honorary patron, which is great for us and of course bob dylan, one of the greatest songwriters of all time coming up to his 80th birthday any minute, and it is a great boost and we are honoured that that bob, bob dylan, is helping

our bob just by his that that bob, bob dylan, is helping our bobjust by his name but he still has put in a couple of nice quotes and we are very grateful, but we have some wonderful ambassadors for the cause every year from the cricket world, ian botham, michael holding, michael atherton, paul allott, a great friend of bob's, although we were all great friends of bob, and piers morgan, if i'm allowed to mention his name on this channel, and sirjohn major, so a really good team of people behind the cause which we are grateful for. do you want to talk about the bob that you knew, because lauren was at pains in the film we ran to say, you know, the bob willis you saw commentating, a bit grumpy,, quite cutting, had the edge to him, but she made clear that he was loving and gave great hugs and fun to be around and self—effacing and didn't talk about himself is more interested in other people. he was the bob willis you knew? i

interested in other people. he was the bob willis you knew?- the bob willis you knew? i wasn't one bob willis. _ the bob willis you knew? i wasn't one bob willis. it _ the bob willis you knew? i wasn't one bob willis. it was _ the bob willis you knew? i wasn't one bob willis. it was delightful. | one bob willis. it was delightful. he was very good entertainer when he criticised on the tv and he had a lot of criticism himself, brilliant as though he was during his career. anybody in any form of entertainment, you will get lots of people having a go at you and often they are right and bob was admired and loved by people of all cricket generations and as a regular bloke down the pub, chatting and having dinner with him or going to the opera with, he was absolutely delightful. i didn't hug him as much as lauren did, but i wouldn't have minded if i had. he was a delightful chap. a very tall bloke and there was a lot of him to the pound. he was a lot of him to the pound. he was a lot of him to the pound. he was a commanding presence, but he was a commanding presence, but he was actually, in a way, quite a quiet man. he was able to just come up quiet man. he was able to just come up with the odd phrase or remark

which actually got to the nub of any matter. it was very funny. i remember the last lunch we had, he was on top form and even though we knew he wasn't that well, he was delightful. he was a great guy. lauren obviously knew him best and i think she summed him up very well. when i used to watching on tv talking about cricket, you wanted him to be a bit acerbic and make a few funny comments. everybody in the cricket world, even if you are a batsmen and you'd had a bad cricket world, even if you are a batsmen and you'd had a had shot and bob would say it was a terrible shot, i think people respected him and his own record was phenomenal, so he was quite entitled to have a few words about the odd occasional failure. but no cricketer, no songwriter except possibly bob dylan, is infallible. and if you are in the business, you have to tell it like it is. bob was a great man, he loved cricket and he loved cricketers.— loved cricket and he loved cricketers. ., ., ., , loved cricket and he loved cricketers. ., ., ., cricketers. for someone who is an occasional — cricketers. for someone who is an occasional cricket _ cricketers. for someone who is an occasional cricket fan _ cricketers. for someone who is an occasional cricket fan like - cricketers. for someone who is an occasional cricket fan like me, - cricketers. for someone who is an occasional cricket fan like me, not like yourself, just seeing those

images of him charging down the pitch and launching one of those balls and the emotions he had at that time, it is a joy to see it again. it'sjust an that time, it is a joy to see it again. it's just an excuse to watch it. it is fantastic. it again. it'sjust an excuse to watch it. it is fantastic.— it. it is fantastic. it was as the iece it. it is fantastic. it was as the piece said _ it. it is fantastic. it was as the piece said one _ it. it is fantastic. it was as the piece said one of _ it. it is fantastic. it was as the piece said one of the - it. it is fantastic. it was as the piece said one of the great - it. it is fantastic. it was as the - piece said one of the great british sporting moments and in cricket sometime people who don't know much about cricket, not really including you in this, sometimes they might think, what is going on, where is the excitement. but the headingley game and it was not the only one where bob did great things, must have been exciting to those who didn't know about cricket and one of those great occasions and bob was at the centre of it. probably half the time in it he was possibly unaware of what he was doing. he was on autopilot, brilliant autopilot and he was almost locked in his own world with just one thought, get those aussies back in the pavilion, which he achieved, brilliantly. it’s

which he achieved, brilliantly. it's been lovely talking to you, sir tim rice, and good luck with the campaign and i'm sure a lot of money will be raised. thank you. thank you very much. will be raised. thank you. thank you very much-— will be raised. thank you. thank you i very much-_ one very much. thank you very much. one treat very much. thank you very much. one great musician — very much. thank you very much. one great musician to _ very much. thank you very much. one great musician to another. _ we're speaking now to francis rossi, who's looking forward to getting out on the road with status quo again after more than a year in lockdown. he spent the time wisely, mainly in his garden and listening to some classic hits from the 1980s, which he's put together for a new compilation album. let's listen to some of the tracks now. # don't you forget about me. # don't, don't, don't, don't. # but it mightjust save your life. # that's the power of love. # 0h, we're halfway there. # whoa—oh! # living on a prayer. # closer to the truth is that you can't get enough.

# you know, you're going to have to face it, you're addicted to love. # you've got your orders, better shoot on sight. # the finger�*s on the trigger, but it don't seem right. # you're in the army now. # 0h, whoa, you're in the army # now. i see iseea i see a little gentle head nod, hung up i see a little gentle head nod, hung up on, listening to those tunes. good morning, francis.- up on, listening to those tunes. good morning, francis. good morning to ou good morning, francis. good morning to you guys- — good morning, francis. good morning to you guys- ls — good morning, francis. good morning to you guys- is that — good morning, francis. good morning to you guys. is that part _ good morning, francis. good morning to you guys. is that part of _ good morning, francis. good morning to you guys. is that part of the - to you guys. is that part of the oint, to you guys. is that part of the point. there — to you guys. is that part of the point, there is _ to you guys. is that part of the point, there is a _ to you guys. is that part of the point, there is a whole - to you guys. is that part of the point, there is a whole bunch i to you guys. is that part of the l point, there is a whole bunch of songs there that are classics in their own right, and there it is, and that is the joy of it, isn't it? yes, i think there are 60 tracks on there and why they chose me to do it, i don't know. but it seems to be doing quite well and i'm kind of surprised. i'm getting into those

kind of compilation albums, which are terrible things to say that i find them good value for money and they are hard pieces of record. llifetime they are hard pieces of record. who did ou they are hard pieces of record. who did you debate _ they are hard pieces of record. who did you debate this with as to as to what songs made the album? . i was civen a list what songs made the album? . i was given a list and _ what songs made the album? . i was given a list and i _ what songs made the album? . i was given a list and i don't _ what songs made the album? . i was given a list and i don't know - what songs made the album? . i —" given a list and i don't know how many were on there but it's got to be under a certain heading of rock music, i suppose, be under a certain heading of rock music, isuppose, but be under a certain heading of rock music, i suppose, but i also discovered certain songs i wouldn't like or didn't like them that i found i quite liked it, whether it is people who thought about who i was there and there was a competition and they don't like that ban, because they are competition, and some i found i quite liked, so i went for them and some i had to think about as to what other people might like, especially with that rock stuff. . , ., ., might like, especially with that rock stuff. ., ., ., might like, especially with that rockstuff. ., ., ., ., .,

rock stuff. can you do that one more time? i don't — rock stuff. can you do that one more time? i don't know— rock stuff. can you do that one more time? i don't know why _ rock stuff. can you do that one more time? i don't know why we'll- rock stuff. can you do that one more time? i don't know why we'll do - time? i don't know why we'll do that. rocki, — time? i don't know why we'll do that. rock!, |_ time? i don't know why we'll do that. rock!, i don't— time? i don't know why we'll do j that. rock!, i don't understand. time? i don't know why we'll do - that. rock!, i don't understand. we like it, it doesn't matter. i am fascinated, francis, when you said about the bands fascinated, francis, when you said about the hands you deliberately didn't like because they were competition, who are you talking about? i competition, who are you talking about? ~' ., , ., about? i think there was that. i remember _ about? i think there was that. i remember iron _ about? i think there was that. i remember iron maiden - about? i think there was that. i remember iron maiden being i about? i think there was that. i i remember iron maiden being one about? i think there was that. i - remember iron maiden being one of them in my second son was really crazy about them, and the drummer from status quo, if bruce dickerson walked into the time they would be like that, and it was something i had to understand —— bruce dickinson. overthe had to understand —— bruce dickinson. over the years there would be dickinson. over the years there would he acts i would look at on the tv and i would think, i like him, and years ago, the band suite, i didn't like one of the guys in the band, and i met him and he was one of the guys in the band. whether it's a competition orjust i became a regular punter who doesn't like someone for whatever reason and we

look at him and then they hear him as well, and it's even worse. i should get off now.— as well, and it's even worse. i should get off now. one way or another, should get off now. one way or another. we — should get off now. one way or another, we all _ should get off now. one way or another, we all make _ should get off now. one way or another, we all make a - should get off now. one way or i another, we all make a judgment about what we think about this and what we think about the music. it's daft. it what we think about the music. it's daft. , ., ., ., what we think about the music. it's daft. , ., ., daft. it is a good act and then we are allowed _ daft. it is a good act and then we are allowed to _ daft. it is a good act and then we are allowed to become _ daft. it is a good act and then we are allowed to become critics - daft. it is a good act and then we | are allowed to become critics and daft. it is a good act and then we - are allowed to become critics and we know what good acting is. i love idris elba and i don't know if he's a good actor but i like what he does and whoever else, we do that all the time. ., , ., and whoever else, we do that all the time. ., i. ., , ., , ., and whoever else, we do that all the time. ., ., , ., , ., ., time. can you answer a question for me? it's a — time. can you answer a question for me? it's a question _ time. can you answer a question for me? it's a question i _ time. can you answer a question for me? it's a question i often - time. can you answer a question for me? it's a question i often have - time. can you answer a question for me? it's a question i often have in l me? it's a question i often have in my head and i often haven't come to the answer. robert palmer, addicted to love, which is better, the video or song? to love, which is better, the video or sont ? ., ., to love, which is better, the video or sont? ., ., . to love, which is better, the video orsont? ., ., . ., �* or song? you are clever, aren't you? sometimes- _ or song? you are clever, aren't you? sometimes- being — or song? you are clever, aren't you? sometimes. being really _ or song? you are clever, aren't you? sometimes. being really honest, - or song? you are clever, aren't you? j sometimes. being really honest, the son: , but sometimes. being really honest, the song. but we — sometimes. being really honest, the song, but we know— sometimes. being really honest, the song, but we know what _ sometimes. being really honest, the song, but we know what the - sometimes. being really honest, the song, but we know what the video i song, but we know what the video did, which is why you asked me that. yeah. it had a strong effect and did

what it was supposed to do, stir people's imagination, shall we say. that is the thing. when you listen to that song, the video, it's quite unusual to have a video to take you back to a moment in time, it's usually a song and they take you back to a moment in time. well, eah, back to a moment in time. well, yeah. but _ back to a moment in time. well, yeah. but that — back to a moment in time. well, yeah, but that was _ back to a moment in time. well, yeah, but that was designed - back to a moment in time. well, yeah, but that was designed to l back to a moment in time. well, | yeah, but that was designed to do that and at the time it was good. when you look at it now, you think it looks a bit out of time and so on, but us men and the way this thing goes on between men and women, particularly these days where we pretend that it doesn't, we just see the person, and that was designed to make people excited and most women were thinking it was ridiculous and it shouldn't happen but it does happen and i remember the video very well. you would jump to see it, much as i love the track and i love robert, but you see, you've got me looking at the video and thinking...

0k, looking at the video and thinking... ok, iwill looking at the video and thinking... 0k, iwill give looking at the video and thinking... ok, i will give you a second to recover. and i will ask another question. recover. and i will ask another question-— recover. and i will ask another tuestion. ~ ., ., question. wait till the afternoon. francis, question. wait till the afternoon. francis. over _ question. wait till the afternoon. francis, over the _ question. wait till the afternoon. francis, over the years _ question. wait till the afternoon. francis, over the years you - question. wait till the afternoon. francis, over the years you have | question. wait till the afternoon. . francis, over the years you have had a well documented, in your own words, rock and roll lifestyle. that was a life you lived. paint me a picture of an average day for francis rossi now. i know the pandemic has been different, but what is an average day? it’s pandemic has been different, but what is an average day?— what is an average day? it's been that way for— what is an average day? it's been that way for a _ what is an average day? it's been that way for a long, _ what is an average day? it's been that way for a long, long - what is an average day? it's been that way for a long, long time - what is an average day? it's been| that way for a long, long time and let me say the rock and roll lifestyle is a bit of a myth and it wouldn't be accepted by anyone else, you wouldn't get away with it and you wouldn't get away with it and you wouldn't get away with it and you would lose yourjob and so on, but i used to get up at seven or 730 at the weekend, two cups of coffee and then i have a banana and then i go and swim and i come out and have somejewish with fruit go and swim and i come out and have some jewish with fruit and veg go and swim and i come out and have somejewish with fruit and veg and the —— the and whatever business calls, and i

had porridge at about 11 o'clock, and i had my main mealat had porridge at about 11 o'clock, and i had my main meal at three up to 330. very much like that. i've got more like that as i was older, but i have been regimented, and when things are in a system like that, to me, that is better. the people who have worked with you, i get really upset and thrown ifjust have worked with you, i get really upset and thrown if just for arguments sake we are going on later today in the festivals, then i get angry and then i come to terms with it. i am a baby, angry and then i come to terms with it. iam a baby, so angry and then i come to terms with it. i am a baby, so we are all indulged so much in the business and you wouldn't get away with it. i’m you wouldn't get away with it. i'm very impressed with your health regime, right —— by the way. you mention business meetings, so does that include going back on tour and a lot of people asking questions about when you get in front of an audience again?— audience again? initially i go out on the talking _ audience again? initially i go out on the talking tour— audience again? initially i go out on the talking tour at _ audience again? initially i go out on the talking tour at the - audience again? initially i go out on the talking tour at the end i audience again? initially i go out on the talking tour at the end of| on the talking tour at the end of june and everything we were about to do was supposed to be finished last year, i think. do was supposed to be finished last year, ithink. iforget do was supposed to be finished last year, i think. iforget what

do was supposed to be finished last year, i think. i forget what year we are in and then status quo go out in february and next year we start in belfast and it goes on. everybody is looking forward to getting back to it that there's a certain amount, i think of lockdown laziness. like i'm doing this now so i am somewhat sped up, so i get into this is what we do and i'm not sure if by later this afternoon if i fancy a nap and then i might not commit to it, and then it kicks in again and it's what i've done since i was about 16, professionally. so this is what we go out to do and i'm kind of hoping that physically i will be on the condition to do it. it's the first time i've ever had to consider that physically, so there is the swimming, the work out in the afternoon and anything to get the lung capacity back. i shouldn't have done that. i am going to pass out.

that was actually a laugh, it's just a really bad line. i can't help myself. how was lockdown for you? because to me, you seem like someone, and by your own admission, you said you were a child and you need entertaining and you don't do very well when you are bored and let's face it, lockdown was boring for a lot of the time for a lot of people. for a lot of the time for a lot of --eole. . , for a lot of the time for a lot of --eole. ., , ., , for a lot of the time for a lot of --eole. ., , ., people. initially there was a sadness when _ people. initially there was a sadness when i _ people. initially there was a sadness when i came - people. initially there was a sadness when i came home | people. initially there was a - sadness when i came home and i thought, because of the gravity of the situation, i may never be able to work again because i am nearly a2 now. to work again because i am nearly 42 now. , to work again because i am nearly 42 now, , ., to work again because i am nearly 42 now. , ., ., ., wait to work again because i am nearly 42 now— wait a l now. sorry, i laughed again. wait a minute. where _ now. sorry, i laughed again. wait a minute. where was _ now. sorry, i laughed again. wait a minute. where was i? _ now. sorry, i laughed again. wait a minute. where was i? initially - now. sorry, i laughed again. wait a minute. where was i? initially i - minute. where was i? initially i said the lockdown, the laziness came in and it felt like i had been let out of school and we couldn't go for a couple of months, so initially i couldn't worry and i couldn't think too much about so i slowed down and

i calmed down a lot, and that i got comfortable with but i painted for sheds and did loads of garden furniture and did stuff in the studio —— studio and tidy that up and did certain rooms in the house and did certain rooms in the house and i'm sure my house —— my wife thought, no, buti and i'm sure my house —— my wife thought, no, but i did and then i went and did them again and to tell the truth it's only this year that i started to think, this is going on a bit now. {lin started to think, this is going on a bit now. ., bit now. on the decorating thing, one technicality, _ bit now. on the decorating thing, one technicality, i— bit now. on the decorating thing, one technicality, i think - bit now. on the decorating thing, one technicality, i think the - bit now. on the decorating thing, one technicality, i think the map| one technicality, i think the map behind you, is it at an angle is it not straight. i behind you, is it at an angle is it not straight-— behind you, is it at an angle is it not straight. i shouldn't do that, this upsets _ not straight. i shouldn't do that, this upsets them _ not straight. i shouldn't do that, this upsets them in _ not straight. i shouldn't do that, this upsets them in the - not straight. i shouldn't do that, this upsets them in the back- not straight. i shouldn't do that, i this upsets them in the back room. this upsets them in the backroom. how is that? it this upsets them in the back room. how is that?— how is that? it still looks like it's at an _ how is that? it still looks like it's at an angle _ how is that? it still looks like it's at an angle for— how is that? it still looks like it's at an angle for me. - how is that? it still looks like it's at an angle for me. is - how is that? it still looks like it's at an angle for me. is it i how is that? it still looks like | it's at an angle for me. is it an angle or not?— it's at an angle for me. is it an antle or not? i. ., _, angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for— angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for this — angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for this i _ angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for this i am _ angle or not? there you are. i could

kill him for this i am sure _ angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for this i am sure you - angle or not? there you are. i could kill him for this i am sure you are i kill him for this i am sure you are right. i always love the idea of a map, when i had young children, one would see where i am on the map and then they would say, goodbye dad. how are you, dad?— then they would say, goodbye dad. how are you, dad? goodbye. it has been lovely — how are you, dad? goodbye. it has been lovely chatting _ how are you, dad? goodbye. it has been lovely chatting with _ how are you, dad? goodbye. it has been lovely chatting with you i how are you, dad? goodbye. it has been lovely chatting with you this i been lovely chatting with you this morning, francis, go and enjoy your swim and the porridge. i morning, francis, go and en'oy your swim and the porridge.i swim and the porridge. i have my -torride swim and the porridge. i have my porridge coming _ swim and the porridge. i have my porridge coming up. _ swim and the porridge. i have my porridge coming up. enjoy. i- swim and the porridge. i have my porridge coming up. enjoy. i love| porridge coming up. en'oy. i love the fact he — porridge coming up. en'oy. i love the feet he eh porridge coming up. en'oy. i love the fact he is so i porridge coming up. enjoy. i love the fact he is so regimented. i no question they are good songs. the album "80s rock down" is out tomorrow and his "i talk too much" tour starts in margate onjune 29th. i wonder how he came up with the name of that. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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