good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. "desist and step back". the foreign secretary's message to president putin if russia invades ukraine to avoid a "terrible loss of life". thames water launches an investigation after new footage show what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames. i'm gutted, i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours trying to figure it out. a tearful adele postpones her entire las vegas residency, just 2a hours before

the opening night. good morning. "a shameful shambles". that's how mps have described decades of errors at the department for work and pensions. women are owed £1 billion in missed payments. liverpool are heading to wembley. and it's a double from diegojota that beats arsenal and sends liverpool through to the league cup final against chelsea. it isa it is a freezing —7 in parts of southern england, it is milder, eight in northern scotland, and that milder air is eight in northern scotland, and that milderair is coming eight in northern scotland, and that milder air is coming for all of us this weekend. i will have all of the details later. it's friday 21st january. our main story. moscow has denied plans to attack ukraine even though it's amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned russia that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei

lavrov, in geneva. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. it's notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine's defence ministry showing their troops close to crimea which was annexed by russia in 2014, in the kind of incursion ukraine and its allies are trying to determine once again. i've been absolutely clear with president putin, he has no misunderstanding that any, any assembled russian units moving across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. it will be met with a severe and coordinated economic response. in some of the most intensive american diplomacy for years, the us secretary of state has been touring western capitals, rallying support for ukraine and appealing directly to the people of russia. you deserve to live with security and dignity. but what really risks your security

is a pointless war with your neighbours in ukraine. western allies are threatening russia with massive economic sanctions if there's any invasion. there are differences over what those penalties should be. in australia, the foreign secretary urged president putin to step back from making an historic mistake. they claim they want stability while they work to threaten and destabilise others. we know what lies down that path. and the terrible toll in lives lost and human suffering it brings. that's why we urge president putin to desist and step back from ukraine before he makes a massive strategic mistake. fresh satellite images appear to show how russia has amassed not just troops near ukraine, but also military equipment.

from klimovo to the north to to ukraine's eastern border, and the south near crimea. the diplomacy now moves to geneva where mr blinken arrived for talks with his russian counterpoint. but the discussions at this hotel may be difficult because the gap between both sides is so large. the americans wants to talk about avoiding war in ukraine, but the russians want to talk about their demands, for nato to step back and allow moscow to establish a new sphere of influence across eastern europe. in eastern ukraine, they know what that might mean. pro—russian separatists have been fighting government forces here since 2014, and the scars are all to see. the question now is whether all these exercises might soon become the real thing. james landale, bbc news, geneva. a damaging conversation which was apparently secretly—recorded between conservative mps and the chief whip could soon

be published by those who want to oust borisjohnson. that's the claim in the times this morning. it comes after the government was accused of blackmail and intimidation. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. good morning. when you hear those words, blackmailand intimidation, words, blackmail and intimidation, and words, blackmailand intimidation, and the possibility that secret recordings could be broadcast, or given out to the media, this is a pretty toxic domination. it given out to the media, this is a pretty toxic domination.- pretty toxic domination. it is, charlie, good _ pretty toxic domination. it is, charlie, good morning. - pretty toxic domination. it is, charlie, good morning. and l pretty toxic domination. it is, charlie, good morning. and i | pretty toxic domination. it 3 charlie, good morning. and i think what is clear is all this shows us there is a good deal of ill feeling at the moment among conservative mps and as you say, a pretty toxic atmosphere here at westminster. to be clear, we don't know of any recording specifically, but certainly, some of the newer conservative mps, those elected in 2019, many of them to former labour seats, have been comparing notes, if

you like, discussing their experiences at the hands of the government whips and those are the mps charged with keeping discipline among the parliamentary party. and their tactics, their methods have been up for discussion in recent days with yesterday, the senior backbencher william wragg, long a critic of borisjohnson, one of the few calling for him to resign in public, describing their methods as potentially constituting blackmail and certainly intimidation. yesterday the prime minister said he had seen or heard no evidence for any such accusations. downing street said they were serious but they again pointed to the fact that no evidence had been put forward. the prime minister did say when asked that he would look into it. so it could be that in the days to come, perhaps damaging information or examples, potentially come to light,

but whether it does or doesn't, the fact it is even being considered as a tactic to perhaps destabilise borisjohnson further a tactic to perhaps destabilise boris johnson further is just illustrative of how bad things are, really, in the conservative party at the moment, and how much... how much face has been lost in the eyes of some mps in the prime minister, borisjohnson. most, it has to be said, are awaiting the report by sue grey, the senior civil servant, into the many claims of parties in downing street during the pandemic and during lockdown measures before making their next move. thank and during lockdown measures before making their next move.— a huge explosion in western ghana has killed at least 17 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. nearly 60 people were injured when the blast happened near the town of bogoso in the western region of the country on thursday, after a truck carrying dynamite to a gold mine collided with a motorbike. from today thousands of fans will be able to return to sports events in wales,

as covid rules limiting crowds at stadiums are eased in time for next month's six nations. restrictions introduced after christmas meant fans were effectively banned from games. pubs and restaurants will also be able to operate outdoors without the rule of six or social distancing. rules are also being relaxed in northern ireland, where the rule of six will be dropped at hospitality venues. coronavirus passes will be scrapped at pubs, restaurants and cinemas from next wednesday, and nightclubs will also reopen. adele has postponed her 2a show residency at the caesar's palace hotel in las vegas a day before it was due to begin. in a tearful message, posted on social media, the singer said half of her crew currently had covid. she said she felt gutted and embarrassed and promised to reschedule the concerts. mark lobel has this report. # oh my god, i can't believe it. oh my god, as adele would say. with hours to go until one

of the most anticipated concerts of the year, came the devastating news. after a five year wait, adele's appearance in las vegas was to come two months after the launch of her fourth album, called 30, covering the dramatic impact of divorce and motherhood on her life. but now the multi—grammy award winner can add to the impact of covid to her list. hiya. listen... in what resembled a break up video, the sleep—deprived star tearfully told fans why the show can't go on. half my crew, half my team down with covid, they still are, and it's been impossible to finish the show. and i can't give you what i have right now. and i'm gutted, i'm gutted, and i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours now trying to figure it out. we've run out of time. adele then appealed to ticket

holders to hold on, promising to reschedule her show. some may remember, adele was forced to cancel the last two nights of her wembley stadium gig in 2017 after she damaged her vocal chords. but this year, some vegas acts are continuing as normal, such as pop star katy perry, whose residency on the strip has received some great reviews. adele has received comforting words from the american singer pink. and the lead singer of the hugely successful 80s band bros. there will no doubt be disappointment from herfans, many of whom have arrived from around the world. but she will be hoping they follow

her mantra to go easy on me, until she finally says hello to her lucrative 12 week run once this delay hopefully becomes water under the bridge. mark lobel, bbc news. a firm planning the mass production of electric car batteries in the uk has secured government funding for its proposed factory in northumberland. the project is the brainchild of startup company "britishvolt", which has previously said it will create 3000 jobs. the amount of taxpayer funding has not been revealed, but the bbc understands it is roughly 100—million pounds. theo leggett reports. a windswept building site in northumberland. in a few years, this will be home to the uk's first gigafactory. if all goes to plan, britishvolt�*s giant facility will be capable of making 300,000 batteries for electric vehicles every year. now, the project has the government's seal of approval in the form of funding worth £100 million.

that in turn has helped the project raise another £1.7 billion from private investors. the fantastic thing today is the announcement of government support for the project, from the atf, automotive transformation fund. and what that has enabled us to do, we have now been able to, in the capital market, with the government's support, access the funding to get the building built. britishvolt says 3000 newjobs will be created in the factory itself and some 5000 more at its suppliers. for a government that's been coming under fire lately, it's some badly needed good news. i think the key message here is that we are re—industrialising our economy, and the north—east has a huge part to play in that. people look back to the industrial revolution, the north—east had an enormous role in that, 150, 200 years ago. we de—industrialised, but now we are re—industrialising. this isn't the only gigafactory in the pipeline. nissan has already said it will build one close to its own plant in sunderland. the uk wants to become a big play in the fast—growing market

for electric vehicles, but it's in a race with other european countries that want to do the same. and experts say, to win that race, many more of these giant battery plants will soon be needed. theo leggett, bbc news. it is 13 minutes past six. matt has the weather. good morning, i hope you are well! we were talking yesterday to carol, we saw some very cold temperatures, and is this today? it cold temperatures, and is this toda ? , , ., , ., today? it is temperatures right now. such a big contrast. _ today? it is temperatures right now. such a big contrast. you _ today? it is temperatures right now. such a big contrast. you could - today? it is temperatures right now. such a big contrast. you could see i such a big contrast. you could see the blue colours indicating frost across england and wales, but the reason things are not as cold for scotland and northern ireland is more cloud pushing into the night. that cloud in place in northern and western areas, affecting north west

of england and north—west wales, slowly creeping south and east through the day. many parts of southern and eastern england, eat in scotland will stay through the sunshine —— through the day with sunshine. some breeze of the atlantic, bringing milderairto the north. temperatures creeping up a degree or 2,—7 the further south you are as the sun gets to work. tonight with the atlantic air starting to filter around a bit more, more cloud in the skies above us, the best of any breaks in eastern areas, where you are likely to see a touch of frost into the morning. many areas will be dry. rain in the far north of scotland where temperatures will be eight or 9 degrees to take us into tomorrow morning. england and wales not as cold into the weekend but this weekend not as much fast because there will be more cloud at times, sunny breaks and if you have outdoor plants, it is looking dry. —— outdoor plans.

the bbc has seen footage of what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames in 0xfordshire. it's coming out of an overflow pipe connected to the cassington treatment works run by thames water. local campaigners believe that the company could be in breach of its permit. thames water says it's investigating. this week the bbc revealed data suggesting that seven water companies discharged untreated sewage into rivers and the sea more than 3,000 times between 2017 and 2021. zoe conway has this report. it's minus two degrees in port meadow in oxford, but nothing will deter these students from their morning swim. it's not quite euphoria but it's almost like just your brain just clears, and especially anxiety and feeling just so caught up in everything, it's also that connection with nature that's just so, you really can't get it from anywhere else. how aware are you of the sewage pollution issue? it's quite a big deal for us because obviously we're very aware

that swimming in the river, we're putting ourselves at risk. we say to everyone, before swimming, we can't guarantee that the water is safe. who can blame these students from being concerned, when two kilometres upstream, a camera lowered into the river reveals this. what looks like untreated sewage coming out of an outflow pipe and into the river thames. it was filmed by the windrush against sewage pollution campaign group, they recorded on one day last week and in mid—december. campaigner vaughan lewis worked in the water industry for a0 years. looking at the screen now, it looks like you've got some brown fuzzy material coming down. looks like faeces. and there's some white, which again, look like toilet paper. the pipe is connected to this sewage treatment works in cassington near 0xford, which is run by thames water. 18,000 people's sewage is processed here. water companies are allowed

to discharge untreated sewage into our rivers in exceptional circumstances, such as heavy rainfall. so they can be found to be breaking the law if they are doing it when the conditions are dry. but they can also be found to be breaking the law if they're not treating enough of the sewage before they discharge it. it's not clear whether what was discharged here is illegal or not. but vaughan lewis can't see any permitted reason why what looks like untreated sewage should be discharging or spilling into the river. it hasn't rained for about five days in west 0xfordshire, so, no, that work should not be spilling from what we've seen on the camera and the footage that we've seen. there is a fundamental problem here. that's what appears to be happening. in a statement, thames water said...

peter hammond is a retired professor of computational biology who is also a campaigner. my data shows, when the individual sewage treatment works are spilling illegally... this week, the bbc revealed data compiled by peter hammond which suggests there have been thousands of illegal discharges or spills of untreated sewage over the last four years. some of the spills appear to have gone on for months. well, the environment agency could have access to the data, but they choose not to. unless they've got a suspicion that there is a problem. and i've shown many examples where you need the detail to actually get the suspicion, so that means that many spills that are illegal are just passing by the environment agency. the environment agency

says their major investigation into possible unauthorised spills at thousands of sewage treatment works is ongoing. on a bank of the river tame at denton near stockport are chris and alan. they say fishing here is a way to escape the stress of everyday life. they care passionately about the river, and it's distressing to them to see the mess that gets left behind when untreated sewage makes its way into the river. what do you make of the condition of this river? it's absolutely disgusting. the sanitary towels, we've done raking, with a rake, throwing it in to remove what's on the bottom. and we're finding these on a regular occurrence. i've probably removed, this year alone, probably 20 or 30 bags of these. peter hammond's report shows that two of the treatment works that feed into the river tame at hyde and here at dukinfield between discharged untreated sewage on one more than 300 days over the last four years.

between them discharged untreated sewage on more than 300 days over the last four years. the data comes as no surprise to jamie woodward. within that sand and silt, we'll find micro plastics. we will find micro beads, microfibres, small plastic fragments. peter hammond's analysis of the flow data from the sewage treatment works is really very significant because it demonstrates that it's become routine on this river for spills of untreated waste water. and that was our conclusion will be looked at the micro plastics, and it's the only explanation for the high concentration of micro plastics that we find on this river bed. in a statement, united utilities said. some of the water companies say there are some inaccuracies in professor hammond's data, or disagree with the methodology. water uk, which represents the industry, said...

it seems as if the quality of our rivers has never been more important. through the pandemic, people turned to them, not just for exercise, but to improve their well—being. zoe conway, bbc news. a real contrast between the images and how beautiful it looks and then you look at what has been happening and the evidence about what is going into our rivers. we are talking more about that little later on. let's take a look at today's front pages. the times reports that tory mps who've accused government whips of "blackmailing" them, are considering publishing texts and a recording of a "heated conversation" to back up their claims. according to the guardian, anger has intensified among the tory rebels after they were accused of losing their nerve in their bid to force a no—confidence vote in borisjohnson. the daily express reports that the chancellor, rishi sunak, is considering offering millions of people a £500 payout to help with soaring energy bills. and one of the most watched videos on the bbc news website shows

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morning everyone. today's report by the public accounts committee shows mistakes going back as far as 1985. it's been described by mps as a �*shameful shambles'. more than 130,000 pensioners, mostly women, have been underpaid. those affected are widows, divorcees and women able to claim through their husbands pension contributions. some people are still unaware they're missing out. so what went wrong? complex rules, outdated computer systems and manual processing have all been blamed. today's report says mistakes at the department for work and pensions weren't detected early enough and may still be occurring. former pensions minister steve webb first revealed the scale of the problems. it is clear to me that mistakes are still being made today. i hearfrom people who get letters saying everything is fine and when we checked, it is not. the government need to take this issue much more seriously and urgently, notjust axing the past but fixing the

future. these issues have been going on for a very long time and the department does check cases but it didn't take this one seriously enough. to the department it is small change back to the nvidia individuals concerned, it can be life changing amounts of money. the average amount of money owed is around £9,000, but others have missed out on six figure sums. some women will now be fully re—paid, but others like jan in fife can only backdate claims for 12 months, because of when her husband retired. she's received just over £1,000 but thinks she's owed many thousands more. the fact that they kept saying it was your— the fact that they kept saying it was your fault, it was, you should have _ was your fault, it was, you should have told — was your fault, it was, you should have told us, and i was arguing, no, inever_ have told us, and i was arguing, no, i never received any information telling _ i never received any information telling me — i never received any information telling me to fill in forms. and they— telling me to fill in forms. and they gave _ telling me to fill in forms. and they gave me, over the different letters, — they gave me, over the different letters, they gave me several differeni— letters, they gave me several different reasons why this was never dona _

different reasons why this was never dona first_ different reasons why this was never done. first of all, it was my fault for not _ done. first of all, it was my fault for not filling in the form. then the letter— for not filling in the form. then the letter saying it was my husbands fault for— the letter saying it was my husbands fault for not ticking a box. their excuses— fault for not ticking a box. their excuses were numerous. and ijust kept answering them back and saying, no, this— kept answering them back and saying, no, this is— kept answering them back and saying, no, this is not the case. for people like jan it's been a battle to get the errors corrected. a team of 500 civil servants is now working to trace those affected. a process that will take until the end of 2023 to complete. the dwp says it's working as quickly as possible to correct mistakes. for some it'll come too late. around 40,000 women have already died without getting the money they were owed. there's no plan to trace their families. all this comes at a price to the taxpayer. staffing costs in correcting the mistakes are estimated to reach at least £24 million. experienced staff have been moved away from the day—to—day duties to fix these issues. that's caused a backlog

in processing new applications. naga and charlie, this report is very detailed and damning in its criticism, and this process to trace these women is going to take many, many years. the dwp has been questioned, why did no one notice for decades that these women were being underpaid?— being underpaid? from the other oint of being underpaid? from the other point of view. — being underpaid? from the other point of view, sarah, _ being underpaid? from the other point of view, sarah, there - being underpaid? from the otherj point of view, sarah, there might being underpaid? from the other i point of view, sarah, there might be someone watching this morning, how would you ever know that you might be one of those people in the first place? be one of those people in the first lace? .. �* . be one of those people in the first lace? .. �*. .. be one of those people in the first lace? .. �*. .,. ~ ., place? that's the problem. women have run: place? that's the problem. women have runs; up _ place? that's the problem. women have runs; up the — place? that's the problem. women have rung up the dwp _ place? that's the problem. women have rung up the dwp thinking, - place? that's the problem. women have rung up the dwp thinking, i l have rung up the dwp thinking, i have rung up the dwp thinking, i have maybe not got the right amount. they say they were fobbed off and given the wrong information, told it was correct. but when they have spoken to their peers, other women, and compared amounts, they realised they should be getting more. and it's only through perseverance, like you heard from jan, that they get

the corrected amount. so it's a real issue and it will take a long time to correct these errors. and the dwp may not actually trace all of those affected. it's a massive task. thank ou ve affected. it's a massive task. thank you very much. _ affected. it's a massive task. thank you very much, sarah. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a charity has launched a fundraising appeal in croydon, to build a new youth centre in honour of the memory of a murdered teenager. 15 year old zaian aimable—lina was stabbed to death in ashburton park three weeks ago. he was a pupil at shirley park academy. the charity 0asis that runs it wants to transform a disused building into a hub to support young people. residents and traders in south london fear plans to close the rotherhithe tunnel for almost a year will increase journey times and damage local business. transport for london says it needs to shut the 114—year—old tunnel to complete essential repairs.

some pedicab riders could be banned from the west end, following complaints to westminster council about loud music and over charging, sometimes by hundreds of pounds. the authority wants to bring in community prevention notices to keep pedicabs out of parts of the city. now, over the pandemic, the world harmony 0rchestra has played hundreds of mini concerts to vulnerable people who've been isolating. they were formed in london, with the aim of bringing together international musicians to perform for humanitarian causes. but their focus changed as covid cases rose, and two years on, they say supporting people who are alone is as important as ever. i don't really see any difference sitting here, playing here, injanuary 2022, than i did injanuary 2021, in terms of the value of music, people isolating in a softer lockdown, if you will, and to the value of music as a professional musician's craft.

let's take a look at how the tube is running this morning. let's take a look at how the tube not that much to tell you about so far. just remember, the northern line is closed between moorgate and kennington for major work. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure is set to dominate the weather as we head through the rest of this week and into the start of next. so it is looking dry and settled. a very cold day again today, but temperatures will start to improve by a degree or so on the day, with some milder air coming through with that high, and a bit more moisture as well. there may be some issues with mist and fog as we head into the weekend. but no visibility problems out there at the moment. there is, however, a widespread sharp frost, temperatures having dropped even lower than they did last night, a good few degrees below freezing. lots of blue sky and sunshine around again today. a crisp winter's day all in all. a bit more cloud as we head towards the end of the afternoon, top temperatures of five or six celsius. the winds stay light and gentle.

and then as we head through this evening and overnight, there will be some areas of cloud around, but some more clear spells too. watch out for some more mist and fog developing into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures won't be quite as low, generally hovering just above freezing for most of us. and then on saturday, where do see the mist and fog, that will lift and clear as we head through the course of the morning. it will be slow to clear, of course. staying dry over the weekend, some sunshine at times, cloudier and milder again on sunday. there's more from me in half an hour. lots more on our website. now back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning. had to roll the dice...

he's so popular in las vegas, they celebrate matt goss day there. we'll talk to him as he gets ready to return to the uk after his record—breaking run of shows. we'll bring you some perfect, sunny, escapism when we speak to amrita acharia, star of the good karma hospital. and 0lympic bmx champion kai whyte will be telling us about swapping his bike for a pair of ice skates, as he competes in this year's dancing on ice. the time now is 6:33am. let's talk about new measures being proposed to tackle waste crime such as fly—tipping and the illegal export of rubbish. the government wants increased background checks on companies which move or trade waste, as well as mandatory digital tracking of rubbish across the uk. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. so, you've got loads

of asbestos just dumped in there, heaps of it, like, in the water. 0k. meet martin, the waste crime vigilante. and then further down, there's a whole heap of fly—tipping in bags. martin's brought us to a stream in hampshire, that's full of illegally dumped asbestos and rubbish. the sheer fact that someone will bring all of this hazardous waste out here, and deliberately throw it into a watercourse, is beyond me. for the last few years, the dumping of waste, and how to stop it, has become something of an obsession for martin. it's a slightly strange thing to have decided to dedicate your life to? yeah, yeah, i know that. but it isn't and it isn't, because someone's got to do it, right? so, why not me? martin launched a website and app, encouraging people to report fly—tipping, and the messages have flooded in. someone has literally uploaded a picture of this waste,

and uploaded it to the clear waste app there. and then you can see it's come through. so they've reported this to you? yeah. what do you then do with that information? that goes to the local authority. yeah. and also, if we get evidence with that, we submit that to the appropriate authorities. sometimes that's the police. so why will this have been dumped here? because it's so expensive to legally get rid of. now, someone either knows that they've cut a corner to get this dumped here, or the contractor that's removed this asbestos has literally thought, i'm not paying to dispose of that. across england, the level of fly—tipping is rising, and so is the cost to the economy, estimated at £1 billion in the last year. the lack of control over who handles the waste is a big part of the problem. now, if you want someone to come to your house and take away yourjunk,

by law, you have to make sure that that person is registered with the environment agency. but that registration system, well, to be quite frank, it's a bit of a joke. anyone — and i do mean anyone — can go online here to the government website, answer a few questions, pay £154, and then, a few minutes later, they have the paperwork they need to go and collect and dispose of people's rubbish. 0scar was our beloved west highland terrier that died in 2006. mike brown is an environmental waste consultant, and to test the registration system, decided to try and register his dead dog, 0scar. frankly, we were very, very surprised at how easy it was to register 0scar as an upper tier waste carrier and broker in just 15 minutes for £154. were there any checks made on 0scar to see if your dog was up to the job? no, no checks. and the reason the system is broken is that, over the last decade, the funding for the regulator has

reduced at exactly the time that these inadequate rules are being tested by criminals, whose proceeds from crime has increased. after years of complaints from the legal waste industry, the government says it is listening, and has today announced plans for background checks on those who handle the rubbish. |the consultation today, it's making| sure that we have the right systems in place to track everything. but most importantly, - making sure that those carriers, brokers, dealers, that- are in the system, are doing what we need them to do, - that those who are misbehaving, and behaving in a way that basically means we can't track that rubbish, i that we actually drill down and make sure that we have the right people . doing the right jobs. this is epsom in london. absolute hell hole for

fly—tipping, this was. martin is focusing his energy on trying to catch fly—tippers in the act. but with large amounts of money involved, he now believes organised networks are behind much of the waste crime. are these people dangerous? yes. i've been chased by dogs, my life's been threatened, i've had all sorts done — spat on, kicked, you name it. jonah fisher, bbc news, in hampshire. no matter how many times we feature that story, we have seen those pictures of rubbish just left. it’s pictures of rubbish 'ust left. it's so pictures of rubbishjust left. it's so infuriating because it ruins your local environment. perhaps you have got some pictures. send them in. or thought and how you think it can be tackled. you can get in touch and the usual ways.— tackled. you can get in touch and

the usual ways. the usualways. sometimes it is not 'ust that it the usualways. sometimes it is not just that it looks _ the usualways. sometimes it is not just that it looks ugly, _ the usualways. sometimes it is not just that it looks ugly, which - the usualways. sometimes it is not just that it looks ugly, which it - just that it looks ugly, which it does, it is risky. asbestos, we saw. it is shocking. mike is here. liverpool fans very ha - . mike is here. liverpool fans very happy- they _ mike is here. liverpool fans very happy- they were _ mike is here. liverpool fans very happy. they were worried - mike is here. liverpool fans very happy. they were worried when | mike is here. liverpool fans very i happy. they were worried when mo salah and sadio mane went off to the africa cup of nations. with the miss them? no, the evidence of last night. superstanding, understudy, night. super standing, understudy, diogojota, night. superstanding, understudy, diogojota, getting both goals against arsenal. a world—class striker, according to his manager. high praise indeed. so it will be a first wembley final for liverpool in six years, after they beat arsenal at the emirates to seal their place in next months' league cup final, where they'll face chelsea. 0ur correspondent katie gornall was watching. walking out at the emirates with wembley in their sights. after a goalless draw in last week's first leg, this semifinal was finely poised. at first, arsenal looked the more threatening. it's lacazette! butjurgen klopp needn't worry. diogojota was about to put liverpool in charge. he never lets liverpool down! the run was mesmerising.

the finish, less so. jota continued to torment arsenal in the second half, but 17—year—old kaide gordon wasn't quite on the same wavelength. it didn't matter. jota's movement for his second was so fast, even the assistant couldn't keep up. he gave offside. the technology corrected him — goal. no salah, no mane, no problem for liverpool. it would get worse for arsenal when thomas partey, hours after returning from the africa cup of nations, again departed early, and there was no way back. liverpool remain on course for a record—breaking ninth league cup, although the headlines belong to one man. katie gornall, bbc news. well, katie mentioned the africa cup of nations there, where holders algeria have gone out, after losing 3—1 to ivory coast. arsenal's nicolas pepe was amongst the scorers, as ivory coast finished top of their group. manchester city's riyad mahrez missed a penalty for algeria, but they did manage a late consolation goal. there's some big names on court

at the australian open over the next couple of hours. ash barty, naomi osaka and rafa nadal, all due on court in melbourne. already this morning, two—time champion victoria azarenka brushed aside elina svitolina to reach the fourth round for the first time since 2016. the belarusian who was champion in melbourne in 2012 and 2013, won in straight sets and will now face french open champion barbora krejcikova. we are all gutted for emma raducanu and andy murray, who went out yesterday morning. very different reasons. andy murray annoyed with himself. emma raducanu and had blisters on hand. and here's a name to look out for in the future — 15—year—old snooker star stan moody. here he is, an amateur, winning in the opening round of the snooker shoot out in leicester. it's a genuine ranking tournament, which the world's best are invited to play in. he's being touted as a future star byjimmy white. and to be doing this at his age, you wouldn't bet against it, would

you how old was the person he played against? i’m how old was the person he played aaainst? �* .. . i how old was the person he played against?_ i mean, . how old was the person he played against?_ i mean, if. against? i'm not sure. i mean, if ou are against? i'm not sure. i mean, if you are endorsed _ against? i'm not sure. i mean, if you are endorsed by _ against? i'm not sure. i mean, if you are endorsed by jimmy - against? i'm not sure. i mean, if. you are endorsed by jimmy white... you are endorsed byjimmy white... yeah. he won that match. he looks so young! those are big tables. amazing. we are celebrating this this morning. she's made team gb history, by becoming the first british woman, to be selected to compete in different sports at the olympics summer and winter games. montell douglas ran in the 100 metres at the beijing summer olympics in 2008. now, she has been named in the bobsleigh squad for the winter games, also in beijing. let's speak to montell. thank you forjoining us. great to see you again. congratulations. i know what again. congratulations. i know what a long journey this has been. how do you feel today making this history? thank you, first of all, so much. honestly, — thank you, first of all, so much. honestly, it— thank you, first of all, so much. honestly, it means a lot. it's

incredible. i'm a bit overwhelmed with it _ incredible. i'm a bit overwhelmed with it all — incredible. i'm a bit overwhelmed with it all. it has been a goal of mine _ with it all. it has been a goal of mine since _ with it all. it has been a goal of mine since the last winter games. it has spurred — mine since the last winter games. it has spurred me on for the last four years _ has spurred me on for the last four years. today— has spurred me on for the last four years. today and yesterday i am just taking _ years. today and yesterday i am just taking it _ years. today and yesterday i am just taking it all— years. today and yesterday i am just taking it all in, embracing the moment _ taking it all in, embracing the moment. .. taking it all in, embracing the moment. ., . . ., taking it all in, embracing the moment. ., .. ., . .. . moment. now the spring to start is so important _ moment. now the spring to start is so important in _ moment. now the spring to start is so important in bobsleigh, - moment. now the spring to start is so important in bobsleigh, which i so important in bobsleigh, which makes your summer sport background so ideal. that all—important sprint at the start? so ideal. that all-important sprint at the start?— at the start? yes, definitely. peole at the start? yes, definitely. people think _ at the start? yes, definitely. people think it _ at the start? yes, definitely. people think it is _ at the start? yes, definitely. people think it is a _ at the start? yes, definitely. people think it is a smoother transition _ people think it is a smoother transition from athletics to bobsleigh because of the running element — bobsleigh because of the running element. you want a fast start. you want _ element. you want a fast start. you want a _ element. you want a fast start. you want a great — element. you want a fast start. you want a great drive and you want a good _ want a great drive and you want a good sled, — want a great drive and you want a good sled, which we have been able to have _ good sled, which we have been able to have. but i have had to still learn — to have. but i have had to still learn a — to have. but i have had to still learn a lot _ to have. but i have had to still learn a lot of things from my spending _ learn a lot of things from my spending days because i am a particular— spending days because i am a particular type of sprinter. there are different types. first of all, i had to— are different types. first of all, i had to put— are different types. first of all, i had to put on an extra ten kilos of body— had to put on an extra ten kilos of body weight, which tends to slow you down _ body weight, which tends to slow you down that _ body weight, which tends to slow you down. that wasn't helpful in the beginning. i have got used to that and push — beginning. i have got used to that and push myself and it has made me a better— and push myself and it has made me a better athlete embodied today. -- in

bobsleiuh. better athlete embodied today. -- in bobsleigh. hurtling _ better athlete embodied today. -- in bobsleigh. hurtling down _ better athlete embodied today. -- “i bobsleigh. hurtling down the track at 90 mph, when i came to see you on the track in germany four years ago when you were a reserve, it was basically like going down in a dustbin. you are at the back as the brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doinu brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doing bobsleigh — brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doing bobsleigh it _ brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doing bobsleigh it is _ brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doing bobsleigh it is difficult _ brake woman, even worse there? yeah, doing bobsleigh it is difficult to describe it to somebody who has never _ describe it to somebody who has never done it. iadvise describe it to somebody who has never done it. i advise everybody to .ive never done it. i advise everybody to give it _ never done it. i advise everybody to give it a _ never done it. i advise everybody to give it a go — never done it. i advise everybody to give it a go. the best way i could describe — give it a go. the best way i could describe it— give it a go. the best way i could describe it is put yourself in a bin and he _ describe it is put yourself in a bin and be rolled down a hill as fast as you can _ and be rolled down a hill as fast as you can i— and be rolled down a hill as fast as you can. i don't see any thing. my you can. idon't see any thing. my driver— you can. i don't see any thing. my driver takes — you can. i don't see any thing. my driver takes care of that. myjob is to move _ driver takes care of that. myjob is to move it— driver takes care of that. myjob is to move it as fast as possible. absolutely, it is an incredible sensation. not the most comfortable ride. when i came to see you in germany you cooked me a lovely chili and you said you had to find yourselves. crowdfund as well. you have got some sponsorship. does all that sacrifice over the years make it special for you now?

that sacrifice over the years make it specialfor you now? filth. it special for you now? oh, absolutely. _ it special for you now? oh, absolutely. dhl_ it special for you now? oh, absolutely. dhl have - it special for you now? 0h, absolutely. dhl have been a godsend. they saw _ absolutely. dhl have been a godsend. they saw the potential in ice and a ba- they saw the potential in ice and a bag does _ they saw the potential in ice and a bag does from the start. to get to the position where we are now, making — the position where we are now, making sure i start... we are not a whit— making sure i start... we are not a whit of— making sure i start... we are not a whit of subordination. we need more ice time~ _ whit of subordination. we need more ice time it— whit of subordination. we need more ice time. it has given us the opportunity to be the best athletes we can— opportunity to be the best athletes we can he — opportunity to be the best athletes we can be. we want to make sure that we can be. we want to make sure that we are— we can be. we want to make sure that we are a— we can be. we want to make sure that we are a dhl_ we can be. we want to make sure that we are a dhl family, essentially, we want to— we are a dhl family, essentially, we want to put— we are a dhl family, essentially, we want to put on the best performance. now we _ want to put on the best performance. now we are _ want to put on the best performance. now we are in a position where we have _ now we are in a position where we have had _ now we are in a position where we have had the resources from dhl, it has made _ have had the resources from dhl, it has made all the difference, it really— has made all the difference, it really has. it has made all the difference, it really has-— has made all the difference, it reall has. . .. y .. really has. it has certainly made ou really has. it has certainly made you competitor. _ really has. it has certainly made you competitor. thanks. - really has. it has certainly made you competitor. thanks. we - really has. it has certainly made. you competitor. thanks. we have really has. it has certainly made - you competitor. thanks. we have to live it there for now, montell. the best of luck. the olympics starting in two weeks. in the world cup event they finished fourth, misha and montell, in 2020. i don't want to jinx them by talking up the medal prospects, but...

how useful were you in the bobsleigh? i wasn't on their team. i was in the back. it was like being strangled and hit on the head with a hammer at the same time. you do wear a helmet. they have gods. thank you. gods. thank ou. ~ thank you. 6:46am. let's find _ thank you. 6:46am. let's find out - thank you. 6:46am. let's find out what l thank you. 6:46am. | let's find out what is thank you. 6:46am. _ let's find out what is happening with the weather. it is chilly out there. good morning. good morning. yes, pretty chilly for some. not everyone. a few differences around the country. most of us will be dry again. that is the common theme. in the north and west we are seeing more cloud spreading in from the atlantic. that is having an impact on the temperatures this morning. parts of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, well above freezing. temperatures at about six notice across much of england, also wales, well below freezing. coldest in parts of 0xfordshire, down to —7.

clear skies south and east. that will be the way through the day. another day of sparkling suntan. blue skies. more cloud in western areas. some of it will drift its way southwards into wales, the midlands, parts of southern england. that. the temperature lifting too much. a big turnaround from this morning. up to six, 7 degrees, not farfrom turnaround from this morning. up to six, 7 degrees, not far from where we should be at this time of the year. in scotland, tonight we will see outbreaks of rain. they could cloud working its way south. elsewhere, more cloud on the chart. the frost tonight will be more limited. most likely in southern and eastern areas. temperatures are nowhere near as low as they were in the node just gone. nowhere near as low as they were in the nodejust gone. mild in the north and west of scotland. that takes us into the weekend which will stay dry. frost and fog by night will become very isolated. the cloud continues to increase across the country. it is not going to be as cold. cold air is now being shoved into eastern parts of europe. high

pressure still with us. a little less cold as we go day by day. into saturday, the chance of some rain in the north and west of scotland with some thicker cloud in the southern highlands. mostly dry, more cloud. sunny spells more limited. temperatures are starting to lift. very mild for this stage injanuary across parts of scotland and northern ireland. ten, 11 degrees. another frost to take us into sunday. staying dry. breeze in the north and west of scotland, where we could see some light showers later in the day. a lot more cloud across the country. if you have outdoor plans on sunday and over the weekend, it does stay fine. and indeed into next week, with high pressure never far away. the dry story continues. thank you, man. doesn't look too bad. so, it's back to the office for thousands of workers, with many companies bringing staff back to their desks,

after the government scrapped its working from home guidance. while some are concerned it's too early for the move, it's been welcomed by others — including the city centre cafes, shops and restaurants, which rely on commuters. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to coventry to find out more. hands up if you're happy to be back. woo! no hesitation here. just a bit of plugging back into their desks. at this small head office in coventry, the team is reunited. morning, gang. how are we doing? hello. i you 0k? i'm buzzing, i'm buzzing. i haven't seen everybody in the company yet, to be fair. it's nice to see everybody, happy faces, good atmosphere. we're adaptable. we survive. that's what we do here. and you feel safe? yeah, i do feel safe. pet—xi is a training business, helping those most in need to find jobs. the boss says they work far better in person. i really hope that is the last time

that we have to work all separately, because there is so much to be gained from people working together, not just for the community, but for the team itself. and they have had it really, really hard trying to work on their own remotely. so this has to be it now. down the road in the city centre, businesses like this one hope so, too. december was a ghost town, really. there's a huge drop off in footfall, and we lost a lot of business. i'm hoping it will pick back up again now with, you know, restrictions lifting and people actually want to be in offices again. you need the workers? yeah! 100%, yeah. not everyone's rushing back to the office, though. the pandemic has transformed how many of us work, and how many days people need to be in the office is now a big issue for employers trying to hire staff. flexibility is as important as salary now, in terms of workers' expectations. so if you don't offer that as an employer, you're going to be at the back

of the queue for this talent shortage, for this 1.25 million unfilled jobs in the uk. so what they're looking for is ability to work productively, but flexibly, from home, around two to three days a week. cities rely on workers. how many return will be key to their recovery as restrictions lift, hopefully for the last time. emma simpson, bbc news, coventry. yes, there may well be quite a few people going on the trains on public transport as they come back into the office for the first time. "see it, say it, sort it", and long lists of what's available to eat and drink on the buffet car, are the types of announcements lots of rail passengers are used to hearing, multiple times. but the department for transport wants to silence so—called tannoy spam, to make england's train journeys more peaceful. will batchelor reports. train announcements. "this train is for- london, waterloo." some people love them.

the more information that's given, the better. if you don't want to hear them, put your earphones in, because that's what we all do. it helps us to know more about the time. i mean, things to do. we're strangers, and we need to know what's going on. better to be safe than sorry at the end of the day. - i actually appreciate it when they announce saying, "don't forget your bag", because i have left things on trains before. "this train terminates at st alban's city." i some are less keen. if they just stuck to the stuff that's important, we'd listen to it. all we get now is, people just give up. "see it, say it, sort it" — it's something that i see, hear, quite often on the trains. yeah, that's something. but i don't really sort of take much notice of it. i personally do think that probably gets overused. i i don't think necessarily people think about the meaning - of that saying any more. especially on like, a short stock train, you get one when you get off, and then there's one when you're approaching a stop, and then there's one when you get off at your stop. so there's like three

in between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. "..or leave the train - when the doors are closing." the doors aren't even open. no one's got on or off. and it's common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? do you have to hear it at every station? "we are now approaching london euston, our final destination." i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he's calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey there are far too many announcements. i accept there's got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it's things — some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don't really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea. the department for transport is holding a year long review, with train operators and passenger groups, to decide which announcements are a vital service... "this is finchley road."

..and which need to be shunted into the nearest siding. "doors will open on i the right hand side." train announcements are there to give important information — important travel information, important safety information, information about preventing terrorist attacks, keeping people safe, preventing people from leaving their belongings behind. so which of those kinds of announcements should be cut back then? "..station, brentwood." with the pandemic easing, and more of us returning to public transport, are we on track for quieterjourneys? or does the government need to... "mind the gap." ..between what it sees as banalities, and what many train passengers view as vital information? "the final stop..." will batchelor, bbc news. "you're travelling on the 0600 bbc breakfast service from salford. - please remember that charlie and naga will be discussing. allegedly annoying train -

announcements just after 8.30." that was nicely done. very nice voice. that was the voice of london underground announcer emma clarke who we'll be speaking to just after 8.30 this morning i like the word allegedly being used. i quite like the announcements. i quite like them. especially if you are on the train and it's really empty. i think it's quite reassuring.— and it's really empty. i think it's quite reassuring. anyone who uses trains on a — quite reassuring. anyone who uses trains on a regular _ quite reassuring. anyone who uses trains on a regular basis _ quite reassuring. anyone who uses trains on a regular basis will - quite reassuring. anyone who uses trains on a regular basis will now. trains on a regular basis will now and some trains you get big characters on the tannoy. i am all in favour of that, although my impression is, and i don't know if it is policy, they try to get rid of that. that message is literally delivered in a more flat way. and i rather like it when you get a bit more character, especially the guys on the buffet car when they try and sell the product. i quite like that.

yeah, they make you hungry. i don't like the pre—recorded announcements so much but when you get of the personalities fabulous. we want to hear what you think. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a charity has launched a fundraising appeal in croydon to build a new youth centre in honour of the memory of a murdered teenager. 15—year—old zaian aimable—lina was stabbed to death in ashburton park three weeks ago. he was a pupil at shirley park academy and the charity 0asis that runs it wants to transform a disused building into a hub to support young people. residents and traders in south london fear plans to close the rotherhithe tunnel for almost a year will increase journey times and damage local business. transport for london says it needs to shut the 114—year—old tunnel to complete essential repairs.

some pedicab riders could be banned from the west end following complaints to westminster council about loud music and over—charging, sometimes by hundreds of pounds. the authority wants to bring in community prevention notices to keep pedicabs out of parts of the city. now over the pandemic, the world harmony 0rchestra has played hundreds of mini concerts to vulnerable people who've been isolating. the group of international musicians initially came together to perform for humanitarian causes. but over the pandemic they've been aiming to offer emotional support to people who are alone and say their work is as important as ever. i don't really see any difference sitting here, playing here, injanuary 2022, than i did injanuary 2021, in terms of the value of music, people isolating in a softer lockdown, if you will, and to the value of music as a professional musician's craft.

let's take a look at how the tube is running this morning. not that much to tell you about so far, just remember the northern line is closed between moorgate and kennington for major work. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure is set to dominate the weather as we head through the rest of this week and into the start of next. so it is looking dry and settled. a very cold day again today, but temperatures will start to improve by a degree or so on the day, with some milder air coming through with that high, and a bit more moisture as well. there may be some issues with mist and fog as we head into the weekend. but no visibility problems out there at the moment. there is, however, a widespread sharp frost, temperatures having dropped even lower than they did last night, a good few degrees below freezing. lots of blue sky and sunshine around again today. a crisp winter's day all in all. a bit more cloud as we head towards the end of the afternoon, top temperatures of five or six celsius. the winds stay light and gentle. and then as we head through this evening and overnight,

there will be some areas of cloud around, but some more clear spells too. watch out for some more mist and fog developing into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures won't be quite as low, generally hovering just above freezing for most of us. and then on saturday, where do see the mist and fog, that will lift and clear as we head through the course of the morning. it will be slow to clear, of course. staying dry over the weekend, some sunshine at times, cloudier and milder again on sunday. lots more on our website including a look at what can be done to save young lives in london from knife crime. i'm back in half an hour, bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. "desist and step back". the foreign secretary's message to president putin if russia invades ukraine to avoid a "terrible loss of life". crowds back in time for the six nations in wales and hospitality rules are scrapped in northern ireland as both nations ease covid restrictions. a tearful adele postpones her entire las vegas residency, just 24 hours before the opening night. i can't give you what i have right now. i'm gutted, i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours trying to figure it out. a league cup final for liverpool. and it'sjota at the double as they beat arsenal to book a meeting at wembley

with chelsea next month. another cold one to the south and eat of the country, —7 in parts of 0xfordshire, plus eight in parts of scotland. the milder conditions will be heading to most this weekend. all of the details later. it's friday 21st january. our main story. russia has denied it plans to attack ukraine even though it's amassed more than 100,000 troops on the border. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned president putin that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov in geneva. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is there. it's notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine's defence ministry showing their forces training close

to crimea which was annexed by russia in 2014, in the kind of incursion ukraine and its allies are trying to determine once again. i've been absolutely clear with president putin, he has no misunderstanding that if any, any assembled russian units move across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. it will be met with a severe and coordinated economic response. in some of the most intensive american diplomacy for years, the us secretary of state has been touring western capitals, rallying support for ukraine and appealing directly to the people of russia. you deserve to live with security and dignity. but what really risks your security is a pointless war with your neighbours in ukraine. western allies are threatening russia with massive economic sanctions if there's any invasion. behind the scenes, there are differences over what those penalties should be. in australia, the foreign secretary urged president putin to step back

from making an historic mistake. they claim they want stability while they work to threaten and destabilise others. we know what lies down that path. and the terrible toll in lives lost and human suffering it brings. that's why we urge president putin to desist and step back from ukraine before he makes a massive strategic mistake. fresh satellite images appear to show how russia has amassed not just troops near ukraine, but also military equipment. from klimovo to the north to soloti on ukraine's eastern border, and novoozernoye in the south near crimea. the diplomacy now moves to geneva where mr blinken arrived for talks with his russian counterpoint. but the discussions at this hotel may be difficult because the gap between both sides is so large. the americans want to talk about avoiding war in ukraine, but the russians want to talk about their demands,

for nato to step back and allow moscow to establish a new sphere of influence across eastern europe. in eastern ukraine, they know what that might mean. pro—russian separatists have been fighting government forces here since 2014, and the scars are all to see. the question now is whether all these exercises might soon become the real thing. james landale, bbc news, geneva. jamesjoins us now from geneva. good morning. there is definitely a ramping up of rhetoric, isn't there? internationally. and it seems to be at a very tense moment. is there hope of a breakthrough in those talks that we are going to see in geneva later today?— talks that we are going to see in geneva later today? well, naga, good mornin: to geneva later today? well, naga, good morning to a — geneva later today? well, naga, good

morning to a very— geneva later today? well, naga, good morning to a very windy _ geneva later today? well, naga, good morning to a very windy and _ geneva later today? well, naga, good morning to a very windy and cold - morning to a very windy and cold geneva, outside the hotel where today's talks are going to take place. as you say, there is no great expectation of a breakthrough, no new proposals being flagged up by both sides, little movement on the fundamentals. but there are some notes of a more positive nature. the fact that these talks are simply taking place themselves is being looked upon by diplomats as a sign of hope. these two men, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, and sergei lavrov, his russian counterpart, the only agreed to come here a few days ago, they are serious men representing powerful nations, they don't agree to sit down face—to—face unless they have something to say. at least for now while the talking continues, there is a chance of the fighting being pushed into the distance. but james, we have now — pushed into the distance. but james, we have now got _ pushed into the distance. but james, we have now got the _ pushed into the distance. but james, we have now got the uk _ pushed into the distance. but james, we have now got the uk foreign - we have now got the uk foreign secretary getting involved. with her comments. has there been any reaction or rebuttal from president putin ahead of the discussions?

well, the russians say, when people like the foreign secretary and other western politicians warn of dire consequences of any military action, they say that these words are just ramping up tensions in ukraine themselves. saying that these words are encouraging what they call hotheads in ukraine to try to foment civil war there. that's the russian narrative on this. the question is, you have the foreign secretary warning of dire consequences and the americans are saying, if there's any military action, there will be severe economics costs and sanctions for the russians. the question is, will that be enough to create a space for some kind of diplomatic solution here today and in coming days? solution here today and in coming da s? .. . . . . . solution here today and in coming da s? . . . . ., days? there has been criticism of how president _ days? there has been criticism of how president biden _ days? there has been criticism of how president biden has - days? there has been criticism of how president biden has handled| days? there has been criticism of - how president biden has handled this up how president biden has handled this up until now. how president biden has handled this up until now-—

up until now. well, president biden ut a up until now. well, president biden put a small— up until now. well, president biden put a small wedge _ up until now. well, president biden put a small wedge within _ up until now. well, president biden put a small wedge within the - up until now. well, president biden l put a small wedge within the western meritage couple of days ago. he said, —— the western message. he said, —— the western message. he said, if there is only a minor military incursion, we might have to calibrate responses in terms of sections. that might be a statement of the truth but it wasn't very helpful in maintaining a firm line and warning the russians, if you do anything, we are going to come back at you hard. since then, the americans and other diplomats have been making it very clear, any military incursion, any russian steppe into ukrainian territory, however because course of all, would still —— however big or small, would still —— however big or small, would still provoke a severe response from the americans. still provoke a severe response from the americans-— still provoke a severe response from the americans. thank you very much, james landale- _ a damaging conversation which was apparently secretly recorded between conservative mps and the chief whip could soon be published by those who want to oust borisjohnson. that's the claim in the times this morning. it comes after the government was accused of blackmail and intimidation.

0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. good morning, jonathan. 0n good morning, jonathan. on one hand, we have talked of a recording, yet to be released, and then we have the allegations of blackmail and intimidation. these are anti boris johnson conservative mps. explain. good morning, charlie, yes, as westminster awaits the all—important westminster awaits the all—importa nt report westminster awaits the all—important report into parties into —— in downing street and other buildings, and attempt to give accredited version of events, what is filling the void is a response to the moves earlier this week by a lot of newer conservative mps to attempt to remove borisjohnson sooner rather than later, maybe even before that report. their efforts in the end hastold, and the moment has passed, i think. hastold, and the moment has passed, ithink. —— hastold, and the moment has passed,

i think. —— their efforts have stalled. a lot of them are unhappy about the tactics deployed in response to their efforts. there is concern about what the government whips have been doing to try to keep these mps in line. the whips, as a reminder, are those charged with keeping discipline within the conservative party ranks and ensuring mps stay in line. so some members of parliament have been comparing notes, talking about their experiences at the hands at the whips, and there is talk possibly of some material being released in the coming days, maybe even a recording. who knows, in the whirlwind of events we have seen here at westminster in the last few days, whether any of this will come to light. whether it does or doesn't, i think it shows you just how come —— how much acrimony, ill feeling and distrust there is amongst conservative mps. whatever happens in response to the sue grey response

—— soup great report —— the sue grey report, this will be a very damaging episode for borisjohnson. a huge explosion in ghana has killed at least 17 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. nearly 60 people were injured when the blast happened in the west of the country near the mining town of bogoso, on thursday, after a truck carrying dynamite to a gold mine collided with a motorbike. from today thousands of fans will be able to return to sports events in wales, as covid rules limiting crowds at stadiums are eased in time for next month's six nations. pubs and restaurants will also be able to operate outdoors without the rule of six or social distancing. let's get the latest now from tomos morgan. monica tomos. so all changed today, or at least some change. yes, the second stage of the route map hack—

yes, the second stage of the route map back to alert level one. the big thing _ map back to alert level one. the big thing is _ map back to alert level one. the big thing is that— map back to alert level one. the big thing is that fans are now allowed back thing is that fans are now allowed hack into — thing is that fans are now allowed back into sporting events, just in time _ back into sporting events, just in time for— back into sporting events, just in time for the six nations next month, which _ time for the six nations next month, which will— time for the six nations next month, which will be a huge boost for the welsh _ which will be a huge boost for the welsh rugby reunion who are threatening to take the games over the lrorder— threatening to take the games over the border if no easing happened, but also _ the border if no easing happened, but also businesses here in cardiff because _ but also businesses here in cardiff because the stadium is right in the centre _ because the stadium is right in the centre of— because the stadium is right in the centre of town close to pubs and businesses. there is no no restriction _ businesses. there is no no restriction on outdoor hospitality and if— restriction on outdoor hospitality and if everything goes to plan, and case numbers come down, there will no longer— case numbers come down, there will no longer be, next friday, any restrictions on into hospitality. people — restrictions on into hospitality. people will still need a vaccine pass— people will still need a vaccine pass to — people will still need a vaccine pass to get into big events and they will still— pass to get into big events and they will still need them to go to cinemas _ will still need them to go to cinemas and theatres here in wales. the first _ cinemas and theatres here in wales. the first minister will hold a press conference — the first minister will hold a press conference later on today, this afternoon, lunchtime, to explain the current— afternoon, lunchtime, to explain the current situation. as things stand,

things— current situation. as things stand, things are — current situation. as things stand, things are moving in the right direction _ things are moving in the right direction. there are calls for more clarity— direction. there are calls for more clarity on — direction. there are calls for more clarity on what help there will be for the _ clarity on what help there will be for the hospitality industry after this difficult time and mark drakeford will address those things in his— drakeford will address those things in his press conference and later on on this— in his press conference and later on on this programme as well.- on this programme as well. thank ou, on this programme as well. thank you. tomos- _ on this programme as well. thank you. tomos- we _ on this programme as well. thank you, tomos. we will— on this programme as well. thank you, tomos. we will be _ on this programme as well. thank you, tomos. we will be talking i on this programme as well. thank you, tomos. we will be talking to| you, tomos. we will be talking to mark drakeford the first minister in about 20 minutes. rules are also being relaxed in northern ireland, where the rule of six will be dropped at hospitality venues. coronavirus passes will be scrapped at pubs, restaurants and cinemas from next wednesday, and nightclubs will also reopen. adele has postponed her residency at the caesar's palace hotel in las vegas a day before it was due to begin. in a tearful message, posted on social media, the singer said half of her crew currently had covid. she said she felt gutted and embarrassed and promised to reschedule the concerts. mark lobel has this report. # oh my god, i can't believe it. oh my god, as adele would say. with hours to go until one

of the most anticipated concerts of the year, came the devastating news. after a five year wait, adele's appearance in las vegas was to come two months after the launch of her fourth album, called 30, covering the dramatic impact of divorce and motherhood on her life. but now the multi—grammy award winner can add to the impact of covid to her list. hiya. listen... in what resembled a break up video, the sleep—deprived star tearfully told fans why the show can't go on. half my crew, half my team are down with covid, they still are, and it's been impossible to finish the show. and i can't give you what i have right now. and i'm gutted, i'm gutted, and i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours now trying to figure it out. we've run out of time. adele then appealed to ticket

holders to hold on, promising to reschedule her show. some may remember, adele was forced to cancel the last two nights of her wembley stadium gig in 2017 after she damaged her vocal chords. but this year, some vegas acts are continuing as normal, such as pop star katy perry, whose residency on the strip has received some great reviews. adele has received comforting words from the american singer pink. and the lead singer of the hugely successful 80s band bros. there will no doubt be disappointment from herfans, many of whom have arrived from around the world. but she will be hoping they follow her mantra to "go easy on me",

until she finally says "hello" to her lucrative 12 week run once this delay hopefully becomes "water under the bridge". mark lobel, bbc news. that message came in late last night, in the early hours, and there was no disguising the emotion in her voice. that's a massive production and the logistics are immense. there was a lot of emotion running to that message. was a lot of emotion running to that messa . e. .. was a lot of emotion running to that messaue. .. ... a. was a lot of emotion running to that messaue. .. ... was a lot of emotion running to that messae. ., .,.. .. message. you saw matt goss give a messa . e, message. you saw matt goss give a message, we — message. you saw matt goss give a message, we are — message. you saw matt goss give a message, we are talking _ message. you saw matt goss give a message, we are talking to - message. you saw matt goss give a message, we are talking to him - message. you saw matt goss give a | message, we are talking to him later on, he had a residency in las vegas as well. �* . .. .. on, he had a residency in las vegas as well. �*. .. .. .. . as well. let's have a look at this ima . e. as well. let's have a look at this image- this _ as well. let's have a look at this image. this is _ as well. let's have a look at this image. this is a _ as well. let's have a look at this image. this is a sunrise - as well. let's have a look at this image. this is a sunrise over - image. this is a sunrise over central london. and i tell you what, for those people who do get up relatively over, it is quarter past seven, we are at the moment, aren't we, blessed with some rather beautiful images. it is quite a

special time of year, matt. the styles are colluding to give us some wonderful mornings. they certainly are. the sunrise is getting a little earlier, just over a month since the winter solstice, and we are gaining between two and four minutes extra daylight every day. they sunset times are creeping ever closer to 5pm, for pm in shetland. starting to make a big difference to the day. the nights are still long enough for temperature to drop quite widely, a frosty start for many in england and wales. —7 in 0xfordshire. in further north areas, blackpool is six, and shetland is eight. mulder to the north and west, because not so much of a sunrise, a bit more cloud around. the cloud will be creeping south and east through the day, taking away sunshine that many of us

are enjoying. southern and eastern areas will have blue skies all day long and whilst it stays mild because the north of the country because the north of the country because of the breeze coming from the atlantic, lighting wins further south and temperatures will lift up dramatically from the cold start, —— lighter winds further south. still chilly for this time of year. patchy first across southern and eastern areas tonight, a lot more cloud and into the weekend, most will stay dry with cloud in place and are not as much sunshine. two thirds of adults in the uk have now had three doses of a covid vaccine. but that leaves 16 million who have not yet received a booster, and more than four million adults who still haven't taken up the offer of a firstjab. 0ur health reporterjim reed has been out with nhs teams as they try to get the vaccine to groups who have in the past been much harder to reach. it's more than a year since the first covid vaccines,

and in portsmouth, barry is finally getting his first dose. i was on the streets, - a bit of an issue with me, i was on the streets since 2015. i done my research, and asked a lot of people who had the jabs. and they said, because you've got copd. in particular, yeah. you're high—risk. how do you feel now after having it done? pretty, i've achieved something, and may not even, that's not even finished yet. no, it's a good day. so this is your card. there's a steady stream coming through this clinic, held at a project for those at risk of homelessness. there is 20% of people in portsmouth that haven't had their first vaccines. so to get somebody here today who has that complex need, up to have that first vaccine, is just amazing, just one of the reasons why we do the. of the reasons why we do this. 57—year—old martin wood has come in with his dog for his third jab. martin, can we ask you why you thought it was so important to come down and get your booster today? well, because i don't want covid. i don't want to be on my own.

i want to be able to get out still. i ain't got long left, so! overall in the uk, more than 90% of adults have now had at least one dose of a covid vaccine. the mass vaccination programme is still going. booster jabs are still being rolled out. this year, though, the nhs is really trying to get to those groups who are much harder to reach, people who might not have good access to a gp, or to health care in general. this part of essex is home to a community of 2000 showmen, running fun fairs across the country. at a mobile service near the site, 19—year—old madison is having her second jab. we've got the funfair rides, so we are always out, dealing with hundreds of people day in, day out. if everyone doesn't get the vaccine, then we're just going to keep

going back in the same circle we've been going into the two years now. so, life's got to carry on, and we've got to come and get the vaccine, haven't we, i suppose. the nhs staff here say that for communities like this, access to a gp is a major barrier to getting vaccinated. it's also about correcting some of the myths spread on social media. we're always going to have someone that doesn't want it. we can try our best, we can put the messages out there, but there will always be someone out there that will say, no, it's not for me. it's never going to be 100%? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be. but we're going to try our hardest. in the past, some communities in the uk have struggled to access health services. are you feeling well today? when this vaccine drive is over, the hope is that a new relationship with the nhs can continue and improve lives in the longer term. jim reed, bbc news. we're joined now by a gp who we're going to be seeing a lot more of on breakfast, dr helen wall, who's overseeing

the vaccine roll—out in bolton. good morning. give us a picture of what has happened, and what the challenges are for you in bolton. taste challenges are for you in bolton. we have challenges are for you in bolton. - have had a real time of it in bolton, as many places have had throughout the country, but we have had a lot of peaks and waves in bolton, a lot of restrictions. how we have tried to get round it is by vaccinating everybody. we have had some challenges in bolton because it is very diverse town, we have ten years difference in life expectancy from one part of town to another, so some of our community is a very diverse and deprived, so we have had to really get in there and target them, looking at things like access, convenience, how people can get the vaccine. so convenience, how people can get the vaccine. .. convenience, how people can get the vaccine. ., .. convenience, how people can get the vaccine. ., ., y .. convenience, how people can get the vaccine. ., ., y ., .. vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? — vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? we _ vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? we started _ vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? we started the - vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? we started the back- vaccine. so how do you target them, practically? we started the back -- i practically? we started the back -- vaccine roll-out _ practically? we started the back -- vaccine roll-out in _ practically? we started the back -- vaccine roll-out in 2020, _ practically? we started the back -- vaccine roll-out in 2020, and - practically? we started the back -- vaccine roll-out in 2020, and in -

vaccine roll—out in 2020, and in february this year we realised that the areas were not having the uptake, we heard that they didn't want the taxi. so we went out and we knocked on the doors where people had not taken up the offer of a vaccine with all of our teams in the voluntary sector and the council. and we discovered the reasons were notjust and we discovered the reasons were not just that people and we discovered the reasons were notjust that people didn't and we discovered the reasons were not just that people didn't want and we discovered the reasons were notjust that people didn't want it, the number who said they didn't want it was very small, it was 2%. people said, i don't have any credit on my phone so i cannot ring to book in, i don't have any money to get on the bus, i don't want to get on the bus because i am scared of covid, i have elderly relatives to look after, children i can't leave it anyone. so we launched a vaccine bus in belton which i know many other areas have done since, and we drove into those areas where the uptake is low. 50 areas where the uptake is low. so numbers wise, when you say you have 100 in a postcode who were not vaccinated, when you drive the bus

through, how many... do you have numbers you can say, we got this many? numbers you can say, we got this man ? ~ .. ~ numbers you can say, we got this man ? ~ .. ,. ., many? we were taking it right down to ostcode many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. _ many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. in _ many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. in a _ many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. in a day - many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. in a day on - many? we were taking it right down to postcode level. in a day on the i to postcode level. in a day on the bus, we could do 500 —— 400 vaccines, which doesn't sound like a lot but maybe that is 400 people who might not have got anywhere else to have a vaccine. we had a difference of about 30% between more affluent and less affluent parts of bolton and less affluent parts of bolton and we managed to close that gap quite significantly. so when we were going to boosters, it was only about a 10% gap in those areas. so looking at the reasons why people are not coming forward, and removing those barriers, was really helpfulfor us. i'm genuinely not trying to be negative about what you are trying to achieve, but are you reaching a point given how much time you have had to work on this, and get the message across, you and the

government, are you reaching a point where there is... i think the figure you say now is 4 million people who have had no vaccination, that number does not seem to have changed notwithstanding what you have just said about what you have seen on the ground. are we reaching a point where there is a hard core, whatever you want to say, of people who say, thatis you want to say, of people who say, that is where it is going to remain? as they said on the report there, the nurse said, there is always going to be people who don't want the vaccine. i think we have to distinguish between vaccine hesitancy in vaccine refusal. vaccine hesitancy is when people are delayed in coming forward because they are not sure, in the world health organization gives three reason why that might be. one is convenience, access reasons we have talked about. one is complacency, quite a bit around boosters, they don't need it yet, it isn't time, i will wait and see what happens, i don't know if i want it. the other one is confidence in the vaccine. there is a lot of misinformation out there which is feeding into the. i

know you quite rightly and all of the gps do not get involved in politics and that's absolutely right. i will put you in a circumstance now, which will maybe be real for circumstance now, which will maybe be realfor you, circumstance now, which will maybe be realforyou, in circumstance now, which will maybe be realfor you, in the next, let's say two months, by the end of march, you are having a conversation with someone about why they have not yet been vaccinated. they are going to turn around you and by then, if it is due what the government says, may be all restrictions are at it, don't have to self isolated, they will say, i can carry on with life completely normally, i don't see the problem. everything has come back to normal. do you think it will become harder to persuade people by that point? harder to persuade people by that oint? ~ . y harder to persuade people by that oint? �* .. y .. harder to persuade people by that oint? ~ .. y .. ., �* point? absolutely and i don't need to imaaine point? absolutely and i don't need to imagine that, _ point? absolutely and i don't need to imagine that, that _ point? absolutely and i don't need to imagine that, that has - point? absolutely and i don't need to imagine that, that has been i to imagine that, that has been happening for some time. that's a conversation we regularly have with individuals. but i'd say to that, there is a reason we are going back to normal. we all want to get back to normal. we all want to get back to normal, i do, we all do, but we have got back to normal, how? for

me, it is by being vaccinated and following the public health measures. the public health measures will be going as the restrictions eased so we are left with vaccination and testing so we need to carry on with that i make sure people are boosted. 0ne to carry on with that i make sure people are boosted. one or two doses will not keep you posted, and i find it strange when people say, i don't want to come back. there are lots of vaccines that were used in primary care... ~ y .. vaccines that were used in primary care... ~ ..y. .. vaccines that were used in primary care... ..y. .. .,�* care... when you say strange, don't ou 'ust care... when you say strange, don't you just mean _ care... when you say strange, don't you just mean annoyed? _ care... when you say strange, don't youjust mean annoyed? no, - care. .. when you say strange, don't youjust mean annoyed? no, i - care... when you say strange, don't youjust mean annoyed? no, i know you 'ust mean annoyed? no, i know ou youjust mean annoyed? no, i know ou won't youjust mean annoyed? no, i know you won't believe _ youjust mean annoyed? no, i know you won't believe this _ youjust mean annoyed? no, i know you won't believe this because - youjust mean annoyed? no, i know you won't believe this because i i you won't believe this because i don't get annoyed, —— but i don't get annoyed. myjob is to give people the right information. people have choices, i am not annoyed. there are still people coming forward for the first dose, people who have had a whole year, but they wake up one morning and say, i am getting my vaccine. the reasons are varied but unless we remain patient and confident that we can get people

vaccinated, we are not going to get where we need to be. pare vaccinated, we are not going to get where we need to be.— where we need to be. are you back today doing — where we need to be. are you back today doing the _ where we need to be. are you back today doing the same _ where we need to be. are you back today doing the same job, - where we need to be. are you back today doing the same job, back i where we need to be. are you back i today doing the same job, back doing the same thing?! today doing the same “ob, back doing the same thing?— the same thing? i split my time between general _ the same thing? i split my time between general practice - the same thing? i split my time between general practice and i between general practice and vaccines. i'm up early enough to do a full days work now! we vaccines. i'm up early enough to do a full days work now!— a full days work now! we help you with that! i _ a full days work now! we help you with that! i have _ a full days work now! we help you with that! i have got _ a full days work now! we help you with that! i have got out - a full days work now! we help you with that! i have got out of - a full days work now! we help you with that! i have got out of the i with that! i have got out of the school run. — with that! i have got out of the school run, that _ with that! i have got out of the school run, that is _ with that! i have got out of the school run, that is all - with that! i have got out of the school run, that is all good! i with that! i have got out of the i school run, that is all good! glad to have been _ school run, that is all good! glad to have been a _ school run, that is all good! glad to have been a service. - school run, that is all good! glad to have been a service. look forward to have been a service. look forward to seeing you again. doctor helen wall. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning. smooth sound! he's so popular in las vegas they celebrate "matt goss day" there! that is his live show. we'll talk to him as he gets ready to return to the uk after his record—breaking run of shows. we can also talk to him about the news we're reporting this morning that adele has had

to postpones her own las vegas residency, just 24 hours before the opening night. a very big event in las vegas. and it's cancelled. latte a very big event in las vegas. and it's cancelled.— it's cancelled. we will talk about that later- _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a charity has launched a fundraising appeal in croydon to build a new youth centre in honour of the memory of a murdered teenager. 15—year—old zaian aimable—lina was stabbed to death in ashburton park three weeks ago. he was a pupil at shirley park academy. the charity 0asis, that runs it, wants to transform a disused building into a hub to support young people residents and traders in south london fear plans to close the rotherhithe tunnel for almost a year, will increase journey times and damage local business. transport for london says it needs to shut the 114—year—old tunnel to complete essential repairs. some pedicab riders could be banned from the west end,

following complaints to westminster council about loud music and over charging, sometimes by hundreds of pounds. the authority wants to bring in community prevention notices to keep pedicabs out of parts of the city. now over the pandemic, the world harmony 0rchestra has played hundreds of mini concerts to vulnerable people who've been isolating. the group of international musicians initially came together to perform for humanitarian causes. but over the pandemic they've been aiming to offer emotional support to people who are alone, and say their work is as important as ever. i don't really see any difference sitting here, playing here, injanuary 2022, than i did injanuary 2021, in terms of the value of music, people isolating in a softer lockdown, if you will, and to the value of music as a professional musician's craft. let's take look at the travel. the metropolitan line has minor delays due to a signal failure. minor delays on the piccadily line between acton town and heathrow.

and remember, the northern line is closed between moorgate and kennington for major work. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure is set to dominate the weather as we head through the rest of this week and into the start of next. so it is looking dry and settled. a very cold day again today, but temperatures will start to improve by a degree or so on the day, with some milder air coming through with that high, and a bit more moisture as well. there may be some issues with mist and fog as we head into the weekend. but no visibility problems out there at the moment. there is, however, a widespread sharp frost, temperatures having dropped even lower than they did last night, a good few degrees below freezing. lots of blue sky and sunshine around again today. a crisp winter's day all in all. a bit more cloud as we head towards the end of the afternoon, top temperatures of five or six celsius. the winds stay light and gentle. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, there will be some areas of cloud around, but some more

clear spells too. watch out for some more mist and fog developing into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures won't be quite as low, generally hovering just above freezing for most of us. and then on saturday, where do see the mist and fog, that will lift and clear as we head through the course of the morning. it will be slow to clear, of course. staying dry over the weekend, some sunshine at times, cloudier and milder again on sunday. there's more from me in an hour. lots 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. the time is 7:31am. as we've been hearing this morning, restrictions in wales will be eased from today, meaning fans can return to stadiums. there's also good news for the hospitality industry, with pubs and restaurants able to operate outdoors without the rule of six or social distancing. let's speak to mark drakeford,

the first minister of wales. good morning. so, why today, why no, what is the data telling you? == what is the data telling you? -- now. what is the data telling you? -- now- the _ what is the data telling you? —— now. the data is telling us that the number— now. the data is telling us that the number of— now. the data is telling us that the number of people suffering from coronavirus has been falling steadily— coronavirus has been falling steadily in wales over the last week — steadily in wales over the last week. we are beginning to see the impact _ week. we are beginning to see the impact on — week. we are beginning to see the impact on our hospitals recede as well _ impact on our hospitals recede as well and — impact on our hospitals recede as well. and in line with the plan we set out _ well. and in line with the plan we set out last— well. and in line with the plan we set out last week, we are confident that from _ set out last week, we are confident that from a — set out last week, we are confident that from a public health perspective it is safe to lift those restrictions in outdoor settings and hopefully, — restrictions in outdoor settings and hopefully, provided the numbers continue — hopefully, provided the numbers continue to improve, we will be able to do— continue to improve, we will be able to do the _ continue to improve, we will be able to do the same for indoor settings on friday— to do the same for indoor settings on friday of— to do the same for indoor settings on friday of next week. | to do the same for indoor settings on friday of next week. i am to do the same for indoor settings on friday of next week.— on friday of next week. i am sure many people _ on friday of next week. i am sure many people in — on friday of next week. i am sure many people in wales _ on friday of next week. i am sure many people in wales will - on friday of next week. i am sure many people in wales will be i on friday of next week. i am sure i many people in wales will be looking to the restrictions that have been eased in england and thinking, why are we not there? why are we not at that stage if we are hearing a

similar message from the uk government that numbers are coming down, hospitaladmissions, the down, hospital admissions, the pressure down, hospitaladmissions, the pressure is easing on the nhs? weill. pressure is easing on the nhs? well, we have always _ pressure is easing on the nhs? well, we have always taken _ pressure is easing on the nhs? well, we have always taken a _ pressure is easing on the nhs? well, we have always taken a different approach — we have always taken a different approach in wales. 0ne we have always taken a different approach in wales. one that does things— approach in wales. one that does things step—by—step in line with the science _ things step—by—step in line with the science. we're a government that doesn't _ science. we're a government that doesn't need to grab headlines, to distract— doesn't need to grab headlines, to distract attention from the difficulties that we would be in if we were — difficulties that we would be in if we were in the same position as the government— we were in the same position as the government of england. and i think people _ government of england. and i think people in— government of england. and i think people in wales have demonstrated their support for that work cautious, more step—by—step approach. _ cautious, more step—by—step approach, because it has kept wales save and _ approach, because it has kept wales save and it _ approach, because it has kept wales save and it has kept wales open. fire save and it has kept wales open. are ou save and it has kept wales open. you saying the save and it has kept wales open. fife: you saying the uk save and it has kept wales open. fif'e: you saying the uk government has lent towards more favourable headlines to save itself, rather than follow science? absolutely. i don't think _

than follow science? absolutely. i don't think there _ than follow science? absolutely. i don't think there is _ than follow science? absolutely. i don't think there is any _ than follow science? absolutely. i don't think there is any doubt i than follow science? absolutely. i don't think there is any doubt at l don't think there is any doubt at all. don't think there is any doubt at all the — don't think there is any doubt at all the uk_ don't think there is any doubt at all. the uk government has long abandoned any sense that it is following the science. it is a government desperately mired in difficulties of its own making and is forever— difficulties of its own making and is forever on the lookout for a headline _ is forever on the lookout for a headline that will distract people's attention from the awful mess that it finds _ attention from the awful mess that it finds itself in. do attention from the awful mess that it finds itself in.— it finds itself in. do you think it has made _ it finds itself in. do you think it has made the _ it finds itself in. do you think it has made the wrong _ it finds itself in. do you think it has made the wrong decision i it finds itself in. do you think it | has made the wrong decision to it finds itself in. do you think it i has made the wrong decision to ease restrictions in the way it has? well, look, i don't spend my time thinking _ well, look, i don't spend my time thinking about the responsibilities of other— thinking about the responsibilities of other people. myjob is to make as best _ of other people. myjob is to make as best i _ of other people. myjob is to make as best i can... of other people. my “0b is to make as best i can...— as best i can... sorry to interrupt, but what you _ as best i can... sorry to interrupt, but what you will _ as best i can... sorry to interrupt, but what you will be _ as best i can... sorry to interrupt, but what you will be aware - as best i can... sorry to interrupt, but what you will be aware of i as best i can... sorry to interrupt, l but what you will be aware of these people in wales, they will be those who travel to england and work in england, and those travelling from england, and those travelling from england to wales, so you will be aware there is a crossover in that people who live in wales will be noticing what is going on there? i don't deny that at all. people have

had to— don't deny that at all. people have had to manage those differences i’ilht had to manage those differences right through the pandemic. myjob, and the _ right through the pandemic. myjob, and the job— right through the pandemic. myjob, and the job of my cabinet, is to take _ and the job of my cabinet, is to take the — and the job of my cabinet, is to take the medical and scientific advice — take the medical and scientific advice that we have to make the decisions — advice that we have to make the decisions that we think go on keeping _ decisions that we think go on keeping wales save. today, because of the _ keeping wales save. today, because of the actions we have taken, we have _ of the actions we have taken, we have the — of the actions we have taken, we have the lowest rates of coronavirus anywhere _ have the lowest rates of coronavirus anywhere in — have the lowest rates of coronavirus anywhere in the united kingdom. rates— anywhere in the united kingdom. rates fell twice as fast in wales last week as in england. 0ur hospital— last week as in england. 0ur hospital rates are improving faster than in _ hospital rates are improving faster than in england and people in wales will see _ than in england and people in wales will see that the actions they are taking _ will see that the actions they are taking and the support they have offered _ taking and the support they have offered is — taking and the support they have offered is paying off as we come out offered is paying off as we come out of the _ offered is paying off as we come out of the omicron wave in a better shape _ of the omicron wave in a better shape because of the actions that we have taken — shape because of the actions that we have taken. fire shape because of the actions that we have taken. : . :,. .. shape because of the actions that we have taken-— have taken. are people less safe in en t land? have taken. are people less safe in england? well. _ have taken. are people less safe in england? well, it's _ have taken. are people less safe in england? well, it's not _ have taken. are people less safe in england? well, it's not for - have taken. are people less safe in england? well, it's not for me i have taken. are people less safe in england? well, it's not for me to i england? well, it's not for me to make those _ england? well, it's not for me to make those judgments, - england? well, it's not for me to make those judgments, is i england? well, it's not for me to make those judgments, is it? i england? well, it's not for me to | make thosejudgments, is it? i'm england? well, it's not for me to i make thosejudgments, is it? i'm not responsible _ make thosejudgments, is it? i'm not responsible for what happens in england — responsible for what happens in england. those questions are for the

uk government to answer. but when you ask— uk government to answer. but when you ask me _ uk government to answer. but when you ask me about people looking across _ you ask me about people looking across the — you ask me about people looking across the border and comparing what .oes across the border and comparing what goes on. _ across the border and comparing what goes on. as— across the border and comparing what goes on. as i— across the border and comparing what goes on, as i say, people in wales today— goes on, as i say, people in wales today looking at the ons figures that were published this week, will see that _ that were published this week, will see that the position in wales is better— see that the position in wales is better than elsewhere, improving faster _ better than elsewhere, improving faster than elsewhere, and that the actions _ faster than elsewhere, and that the actions that we have taken together in wales— actions that we have taken together in wales are demonstrating their success — in wales are demonstrating their success. :. in wales are demonstrating their success. :, . :. :. success. you will be aware the hospitality _ success. you will be aware the hospitality industry _ success. you will be aware the hospitality industry in - success. you will be aware the hospitality industry in wales i success. you will be aware the i hospitality industry in wales will be very frustrated because the restrictions have been eased at a much slower rate than england, for example. maybe even scotland as well. so what are support are you going to offer the hospitality industry as it comes out of these measures slower, and obviously hit hard by the measures put in place? so, we put £120 million together of

welsh _ so, we put £120 million together of welsh government money in to support the hospitality industry and other industries that have been affected by the _ industries that have been affected by the fact we have had to deal with the omicron wave of coronavirus. that _ the omicron wave of coronavirus. that is— the omicron wave of coronavirus. that is what — the omicron wave of coronavirus. that is what has hit hospitality and other— that is what has hit hospitality and other industries. the fact that people — other industries. the fact that people have understandably taken actions _ people have understandably taken actions in — people have understandably taken actions in their own lives to protect— actions in their own lives to protect themselves against the very rapid rise _ protect themselves against the very rapid rise that we saw in that new variant _ rapid rise that we saw in that new variant. millions of pounds have already— variant. millions of pounds have already been paid out to businesses in wales— already been paid out to businesses in wales as — already been paid out to businesses in wales as a result of having that money— in wales as a result of having that money available, and many more millions— money available, and many more millions of— money available, and many more millions of pounds will be being paid out— millions of pounds will be being paid out the rest of this week and into next— paid out the rest of this week and into next week as well. will paid out the rest of this week and into next week as well.— into next week as well. will there be an announcement _ into next week as well. will there be an announcement for- into next week as well. will there be an announcement for extra i into next week as well. will there i be an announcement for extra money, or is that extra money part of a package that exists? ida. or is that extra money part of a package that exists?— or is that extra money part of a package that exists? no, that is art of a package that exists? no, that is part of a package _ package that exists? no, that is part of a package that _ package that exists? no, that is part of a package that we i package that exists? no, that is i part of a package that we announced on the _ part of a package that we announced on the day— part of a package that we announced on the day that the additional protections were put in place in wales —

protections were put in place in wales so — protections were put in place in wales. so the industry has known for a couple _ wales. so the industry has known for a couple of— wales. so the industry has known for a couple of weeks now that help is on its _ a couple of weeks now that help is on its way— a couple of weeks now that help is on its way and that help is already arriving _ on its way and that help is already arriving with businesses in wales. mark— arriving with businesses in wales. mark drakeford, first minister of wales, thank you for your time with us this morning. 7:38am. mike, a thought on the six nations. cardiff in a home match, special place to be? yes, the pubs and restaurants before — yes, the pubs and restaurants before. the stadium itself with over 80.000 _ before. the stadium itself with over 80,000 people. three weeks tomorrow wales at— 80,000 people. three weeks tomorrow wales at home to scotland. the tournament begins two weeks tomorrow but they— tournament begins two weeks tomorrow but they are _ tournament begins two weeks tomorrow but they are awaiting first match. so important for the welsh rugby union _ so important for the welsh rugby union it— so important for the welsh rugby union. it and football matters from tomorrow — union. it and football matters from tomorrow. —— rugby and football matches — liverpool are through to a first wembley final for six years — they beat arsenal at the emirates, to seal their spot in the wembley showpiece event next month, where they'll face chelsea. and this was about a player, deeogojota, who's often

the understudy to the likes of mo salah, who showed again, that he's just as lethal. fantastic run and finish. the portuguese forward made sure his team weren't missing their strikers who are away at the africa cup of nations, with the second. var calling it a goal, and the night got even worse for arsenal as thomas partey was sent off. liverpool will now face chelsea in the final on february 27th. there was almost a big shock in the scottish cup, with part—timers cove rangers taking premiership side hibernian all the way to extra time. it took until the 112th minute for kevin nisbet to finally find a winner to put out the league one side. hibs will find out who they play next on saturday. cove rangers coming so close. that would _ cove rangers coming so close. that would have — cove rangers coming so close. that would have been a massive shock. at the africa cup of nations, holders algeria have gone out, after losing 3—1 to ivory coast. arsenal's nicolas pepe was amongst

the scorers as ivory coast finished top of their group. manchester city's riyad mahrez missed a penalty for algeria as they finish bottom. meanwhile, heres some feel—good friday vibes for you. here are the comoros players celebrating after they qualified for the knockout stages. they're ranked 132nd in the world, and its their first time in the tournament, but last night's results mean they go through to the last 16 as one of four best—ranked, third—placed teams. look at the celebrations there. do you know— look at the celebrations there. do you know where it is? | look at the celebrations there. do you know where it is?— you know where it is? i have no idea. a you know where it is? i have no idea- a happy — you know where it is? i have no idea. a happy place _ you know where it is? i have no idea. a happy place though. i you know where it is? i have no idea. a happy place though. a i you know where it is? i have no i idea. a happy place though. a little island off the _ idea. a happy place though. a little island off the tip _ idea. a happy place though. a little island off the tip of— idea. a happy place though. a little island off the tip of mozambique. i island off the tip of mozambique. beautiful there, island off the tip of mozambique. beautifulthere, isn't island off the tip of mozambique. beautiful there, isn't it? population of less than a million. in population of less than a million. in football— population of less than a million. in football terms that is huge. there's some big names on court at the australian open over the next couple of hours. ash barty, naomi osaka and rafa nadal, all due on court in melbourne. already this morning, two—time champion victoria azarenka brushed aside elina svitolina to reach the fourth round for the first time since 2016. the belarusian, who was champion

in melbourne in 2012 and 2013, won in straight sets, and she was proud to have done it with her son leo watching. being a parent is not easy. he's full of personality. i don't know where he gets it from, obviously! but it's, eh, i always feel priveleged that i'm able to have him here. you know, these kind of moments are really priceless for me, so, for me to be able to share that with my son is pretty incredible. leo, how did mummy play today? awesome — thank you for that! crazy indeed. he is only five. i crazy indeed. he is only five. don't crazy indeed. he is only five. i don't remember seeing a press conference on with a child. i love the way he _ conference on with a child. i love the way he realises _ conference on with a child. i love the way he realises he _ conference on with a child. i love the way he realises he is - conference on with a child. i love the way he realises he is on i conference on with a child. i love the way he realises he is on tv i conference on with a child. i love i the way he realises he is on tv and wears— the way he realises he is on tv and wears sunglasses to match his mum. nice _ wears sunglasses to match his mum. nice~ you _ wears sunglasses to match his mum. nice. you will very much appreciate of this next story, mike. thank you. when 11—year—old amelia eldred was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to have her leg amputated,

her biggest fear was that she would never dance again. but after being fitted for herfirst running blade, she's one step closer to her dream of returning to the dancefloor. alice key has the story. a new term, and for amelia a whole new way of moving. two weeks ago, she was taking her new blade for a test run. now she has been proudly showing it off to all her friends. she's always confident, just never gives up on anything. to see her get this far, from chemotherapy and cancer treatment, i'm just really proud of her. this 11—year—old rarely sits still, but four years ago, her parents thought she might never run again. on her seventh birthday, she was diagnosed with bone cancer and surgeons were left with no choice but to amputate the top of her leg. eventually what happens is the ankle joint becomes a new knee joint. however, using a rare procedure called rotationplasty, they were able to reattach the lower

half the wrong way round and create a joint. when i look in the mirror it looks stranger than when i look at it face—to—face. it looks normal. this meant she could be fitted for a prosthesis and continue doing the activity she loved. over the years, she has also starred in a video to highlight the lack of diversity in tv and film, and been interviewed on a blue peter as part of a feature on inspirational women. her new blade will mean she can run, jump and dance like never before. and the extra spring in her step means she can keep adding more achievements to her already growing list. alice key, bbc news. i'm delighted to say we can now speak to amelia and her mum michelle. hello my good morning. morning.

amelia, i hello my good morning. morning. amelia. i was _ hello my good morning. morning. amelia, i was watching _ hello my good morning. morning. amelia, i was watching that i hello my good morning. morning. amelia, i was watching that film i hello my good morning. morning. | amelia, i was watching that film of what you have already achieved. tell me what a difference you're a new blade will make? it me what a difference you're a new blade will make?— me what a difference you're a new blade will make? it will make a big difference because _ blade will make? it will make a big difference because it _ blade will make? it will make a big difference because it is _ blade will make? it will make a big difference because it is much i blade will make? it will make a big | difference because it is much easier to run— difference because it is much easier to run in— difference because it is much easier to run in and — difference because it is much easier to run in and it will make me be able— to run in and it will make me be able to— to run in and it will make me be able to do— to run in and it will make me be able to do loads more activities and stuff like _ able to do loads more activities and stuff like that. so able to do loads more activities and stuff like that.— stuff like that. so basically you feel more _ stuff like that. so basically you feel more agile, _ stuff like that. so basically you feel more agile, is _ stuff like that. so basically you feel more agile, is that - stuff like that. so basically you feel more agile, is that of- stuff like that. so basically you feel more agile, is that of the l feel more agile, is that of the change? feel more agile, is that of the chante? :. feel more agile, is that of the change?- amelia, i feel more agile, is that of the change?- amelia, what| feel more agile, is that of the i change?- amelia, what have feel more agile, is that of the change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? — change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i— change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i have _ change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i have only _ change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i have only had _ change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i have only had it - change? yeah. amelia, what have you been doing? i have only had it for i been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours. — been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours. but _ been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours. but i — been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours, but i am _ been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours, but i am going - been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours, but i am going to i been doing? i have only had it for 24 hours, but i am going to be i been doing? i have only had it for i 24 hours, but i am going to be going to out— 24 hours, but i am going to be going to out camp — 24 hours, but i am going to be going to out camp. that is an amputee camp with some _ to out camp. that is an amputee camp with some other amputees. i will be doing _ with some other amputees. i will be doing loads — with some other amputees. i will be doing loads of activities there. and mum doing loads of activities there. jifuc mum michelle, you doing loads of activities there. a"uc mum michelle, you must see the change. we said as we introduced that report that i'm feared she would not be able to do the things she loved, such as dancing? yeah,

that was always _ she loved, such as dancing? yeah, that was always the _ she loved, such as dancing? yeah, that was always the fear _ she loved, such as dancing? yeah, that was always the fear and - she loved, such as dancing? yeah, that was always the fear and the i that was always the fear and the uncertainty _ that was always the fear and the uncertainty when _ that was always the fear and the uncertainty when she _ that was always the fear and the uncertainty when she had - that was always the fear and the uncertainty when she had to - that was always the fear and the | uncertainty when she had to first have _ uncertainty when she had to first have the — uncertainty when she had to first have the surgery. _ uncertainty when she had to first have the surgery. it _ uncertainty when she had to first have the surgery. it was - uncertainty when she had to first have the surgery. it was always. uncertainty when she had to first. have the surgery. it was always her goat _ have the surgery. it was always her goat always — have the surgery. it was always her goat always very _ have the surgery. it was always her goal. always very determined. - have the surgery. it was always her goal. always very determined. she| goal. always very determined. she has been _ goal. always very determined. she has been able _ goal. always very determined. she has been able to _ goal. always very determined. she has been able to do— goal. always very determined. she has been able to do some - goal. always very determined. she has been able to do some bit - goal. always very determined. she has been able to do some bit of. has been able to do some bit of dancing — has been able to do some bit of dancing with _ has been able to do some bit of dancing with her— has been able to do some bit of dancing with her basic- has been able to do some bit of. dancing with her basic prosthetic, but it— dancing with her basic prosthetic, but it has— dancing with her basic prosthetic, but it has been— dancing with her basic prosthetic, but it has been waiting, - dancing with her basic prosthetic, but it has been waiting, well, - but it has been waiting, well, nearly— but it has been waiting, well, nearly four_ but it has been waiting, well, nearly four years— but it has been waiting, well, nearly four years now - but it has been waiting, well, nearly four years now since . but it has been waiting, well, - nearly four years now since surgery for this— nearly four years now since surgery for this day— nearly four years now since surgery for this day to _ nearly four years now since surgery for this day to have _ nearly four years now since surgery for this day to have the _ nearly four years now since surgery for this day to have the blade, - nearly four years now since surgery for this day to have the blade, to. for this day to have the blade, to be able _ for this day to have the blade, to be able to— for this day to have the blade, to be able to run, _ for this day to have the blade, to be able to run, jump _ for this day to have the blade, to be able to run, jump and - for this day to have the blade, to be able to run, jump and do - for this day to have the blade, to be able to run, jump and do a i for this day to have the blade, to| be able to run, jump and do a lot, lot be able to run, jump and do a lot, tot more — be able to run, “ump and do a lot, lot more. ~ . be able to run, “ump and do a lot, lot more.— lot more. so, amelia, we are watching _ lot more. so, amelia, we are watching you _ lot more. so, amelia, we are watching you running. - lot more. so, amelia, we are watching you running. you i lot more. so, amelia, we are| watching you running. you are lot more. so, amelia, we are - watching you running. you are fast, actually. what would be the dance, ultimately, that he would love to be able to do? —— you would love to be able to do? —— you would love to be able to do? —— you would love to be able to do. i able to do? -- you would love to be able to de— able to do. i really like my street dance and _ able to do. i really like my street dance and recently _ able to do. i really like my street dance and recently we _ able to do. i really like my street dance and recently we have - able to do. i really like my street dance and recently we have been learning — dance and recently we have been learning choreography and it was really _ learning choreography and it was really hard for me to do. i would like to— really hard for me to do. i would like to try— really hard for me to do. i would like to try that again to see if i can't _ like to try that again to see if i can't do — like to try that again to see if i can't do it _ like to try that again to see if i can't do it. we have tried some parts _ can't do it. we have tried some parts and — can't do it. we have tried some parts and i_ can't do it. we have tried some parts and i can do most of the parts that i_ parts and i can do most of the parts that i was—

parts and i can do most of the parts that i was struggling with, so that is really— that i was struggling with, so that is really good. i that i was struggling with, so that is really good-— is really good. i have heard a rumour that _ is really good. i have heard a rumour that you _ is really good. i have heard a rumour that you are - is really good. i have heard a rumour that you are quite . is really good. i have heard a rumour that you are quite a i is really good. i have heard a l rumour that you are quite a big strictly come dancing fan, is that right? strictly come dancing fan, is that riuht? . is strictly come dancing fan, is that right?- is it _ strictly come dancing fan, is that right?- is it on _ strictly come dancing fan, is that right?- is it on every - strictly come dancing fan, is that right?- is it on every week. right? yeah! is it on every week when the show _ right? yeah! is it on every week when the show is _ right? yeah! is it on every week when the show is on? _ right? yeah! is it on every week when the show is on? yeah, - right? yeah! is it on every week- when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah. we have _ when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we have done _ when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we have done since _ when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we have done since he - when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we have done since he was - when the show is on? yeah, usually. yeah, we have done since he was in| yeah, we have done since he was in hospitat _ yeah, we have done since he was in hospitat it — yeah, we have done since he was in hospitat it was _ yeah, we have done since he was in hospital. it was a _ yeah, we have done since he was in hospital. it was a real— yeah, we have done since he was in hospital. it was a real inspiration. . hospital. it was a real inspiration. saturday— hospital. it was a real inspiration. saturday night _ hospital. it was a real inspiration. saturday night was _ hospital. it was a real inspiration. saturday night was always - hospital. it was a real inspiration. saturday night was always strictly night _ saturday night was always strictly night she — saturday night was always strictly night she was _ saturday night was always strictly night. she was always _ saturday night was always strictly night. she was always all- saturday night was always strictly night. she was always all right. saturday night was always strictly night. she was always all right as| night. she was always all right as [on- night. she was always all right as long as _ night. she was always all right as long as we — night. she was always all right as long as we had _ night. she was always all right as long as we had strictly. - night. she was always all right as long as we had strictly. it- night. she was always all right as long as we had strictly.— long as we had strictly. it kind of -ushed long as we had strictly. it kind of pushed me _ long as we had strictly. it kind of pushed me through. _ long as we had strictly. it kind of pushed me through. 0k. - long as we had strictly. it kind of pushed me through. 0k. a - long as we had strictly. it kind of pushed me through. 0k. a few. long as we had strictly. it kind of| pushed me through. 0k. a few of long as we had strictly. it kind of- pushed me through. 0k. a few of the stars from strictly _ pushed me through. 0k. a few of the stars from strictly might _ pushed me through. 0k. a few of the stars from strictly might have - pushed me through. 0k. a few of the stars from strictly might have heard i stars from strictly might have heard about you. and what you have been doing. and what you are planning to do. and i very much hoping that right now we are going to play something, you can watch it at home. have a listen. hello, amelia. jeanette here from strictly come dancing. i havejust gone on to congratulate you on your

amazing new blade. i know it is going to help you with your movement and you can dance. fantastic news. notjust and you can dance. fantastic news. not just that, and you can dance. fantastic news. notjust that, you are also coming to the strictly live tour on sunday. you are going to come and see us. i am hosting it. all the couples are dancing, all the professionals, the judges. it will be an amazing show. i am so glad you will be in the audience watching. make sure you make a lot of noise, that you cheer really loud and i will see you on sunday. untilthen, keep dancing! goodbye. hi, amelia. it isjj chalmers _ goodbye. hi, amelia. it isjj chalmers. i havejust goodbye. hi, amelia. it isjj chalmers. i have just seen a video of you _ chalmers. i have just seen a video of you bounding down the corridor on your new— of you bounding down the corridor on your new prosthetic leg. i am delighted to hear that means you are --oin delighted to hear that means you are going to _ delighted to hear that means you are going to be _ delighted to hear that means you are going to be able to dance again. hi, amelia. iam so going to be able to dance again. hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg _ hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and — hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the — hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the fact _ hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the fact he _ hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the fact he will - hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the fact he will be - hi, amelia. i am so happy about your new leg and the fact he will be able l new leg and the fact he will be able to dance _ new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again _ new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again. i— new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again. i hope _ new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again. i hope you - new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again. i hope you have - new leg and the fact he will be able to dance again. i hope you have ani to dance again. i hope you have an amazing _ to dance again. i hope you have an amazing time _ to dance again. i hope you have an amazing time on— to dance again. i hope you have an amazing time on the _ to dance again. i hope you have an amazing time on the strictly - to dance again. i hope you have an amazing time on the strictly my. to dance again. i hope you have an. amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend — amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and _ amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and i— amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and i want— amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and i want to - amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and i want to send - amazing time on the strictly my tour this weekend and i want to send alll this weekend and i want to send all of my— this weekend and i want to send all of my love — of my love. by! - of my love. by!- of my love. by! s! ., ., .,

of my love- — by! you are getting a newr prosthetic by! you are getting a new prosthetic leu , which by! you are getting a new prosthetic leg. which is — by! you are getting a new prosthetic leg, which is brilliant! _ by! you are getting a new prosthetic leg, which is brilliant! and _ by! you are getting a new prosthetic leg, which is brilliant! and you - by! you are getting a new prosthetic leg, which is brilliant! and you are i leg, which is brilliant! and you are going _ leg, which is brilliant! and you are going to _ leg, which is brilliant! and you are going to take up dancing again, which _ going to take up dancing again, which is — going to take up dancing again, which is even more brilliant. my love, _ which is even more brilliant. my love, you — which is even more brilliant. my love, you are an inspiration. and i am sending — love, you are an inspiration. and i am sending you lots and lots of love _ am sending you lots and lots of love and — am sending you lots and lots of love. and maybe one day in the future _ love. and maybe one day in the future you — love. and maybe one day in the future you and i can have a dance. much— future you and i can have a dance. much love — future you and i can have a dance. much love-— much love. hi, amelia, it is current- _ much love. hi, amelia, it is current- i— much love. hi, amelia, it is current. i wanted _ much love. hi, amelia, it is current. i wanted to - much love. hi, amelia, it is current. i wanted to wish i much love. hi, amelia, it is. current. i wanted to wish you much love. hi, amelia, it is - current. i wanted to wish you the best of luck with your new prosthetic. and i also heard a little bird told me that you are going to go and watch the strictly mag live tour with your mum. i hope you enjoy every second of it. sending you lots of love. amelia, we have been watching you, watching that. and i know, it's very obvious and everybody will understand, there is a lot of emotion. we have talked about the amazing things you have done. but you have been on a journey. what does hearing people talking about you like that mean? itjust means a lot because i don't

think— itjust means a lot because i don't think of— itjust means a lot because i don't think of myself like that. what you think— think of myself like that. what you think that — think of myself like that. what you think that other people do, it is quite _ think that other people do, it is quite nice _ think that other people do, it is quite nice-— think that other people do, it is uuite nice. ., , , . quite nice. you must be so excited this weekend? _ quite nice. you must be so excited this weekend? they _ quite nice. you must be so excited this weekend? they know - quite nice. you must be so excited this weekend? they know who - quite nice. you must be so excited this weekend? they know who you j quite nice. you must be so excited - this weekend? they know who you are. and they are so impressed with what you are doing and what you are achieving. itjust must make this weekend, when you go and see the tour, so much more exciting? yeah, it is definitely _ tour, so much more exciting? yeah, it is definitely going _ tour, so much more exciting? yeah, it is definitely going to _ tour, so much more exciting? yeah, it is definitely going to be _ tour, so much more exciting? yeah, it is definitely going to be more - it is definitely going to be more special— it is definitely going to be more special than i thought it was going to be _ special than i thought it was going to be i_ special than i thought it was going to be i am — special than i thought it was going to be. i am really going to enjoy it. to be. i am really going to en'oy it. ~ , ., , .. to be. i am really going to en'oy it. , .. .~ to be. i am really going to en'oy it. when you see jj talk to you as well, he it. when you see jj talk to you as well. he must — it. when you see jj talk to you as well, he must be _ it. when you see jj talk to you as well, he must be somebody - it. when you see jj talk to you as well, he must be somebody you | it. when you see jj talk to you as - well, he must be somebody you have looked at and thought, he is doing this, and i can do this?— this, and i can do this? yeah. it is the same — this, and i can do this? yeah. it is the same with _ this, and i can do this? yeah. it is the same with jonnie _ this, and i can do this? yeah. it is the same with jonnie peacock - this, and i can do this? yeah. it is the same with jonnie peacock a i this, and i can do this? yeah. it is. the same with jonnie peacock a few the same withjonnie peacock a few years— the same withjonnie peacock a few years back — the same withjonnie peacock a few years back. they have both inspired me to _ years back. they have both inspired me to do _ years back. they have both inspired me to do more. it isjust very inspiring _ me to do more. it is 'ust very inspiringfi me to do more. it is 'ust very inspiring. can i 'ust ask you, i think you _ inspiring. can i 'ust ask you, i think you saw _ inspiring. can ijust ask you, i think you saw aren't - inspiring. can ijust ask you, i think you saw aren't on - inspiring. can ijust ask you, i think you saw aren't on the i inspiring. can ijust ask you, i- think you saw aren't on the back, i think you saw aren't on the back, i think he has officially asked you for a dance.

think he has officially asked you fora dance. —— think he has officially asked you for a dance. —— anton du beke. do you want to give us an official statement about the situation whether you will or will not dance with anton du beke? i’d whether you will or will not dance with anton du beke?— with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah, with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah. we _ with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah. we will — with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah, we will hold _ with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah, we will hold him - with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah, we will hold him to - with anton du beke? i'd love to! yeah, we will hold him to that i yeah, we will hold him to that dance~ — yeah, we will hold him to that dance. . ~ yeah, we will hold him to that dance. , ,, ., dance. he is the king of the ballroom- _ dance. he is the king of the ballroom. he _ dance. he is the king of the ballroom. he will— dance. he is the king of the ballroom. he will want - dance. he is the king of the | ballroom. he will want that. dance. he is the king of the - ballroom. he will want that. but knowing him, he is a pretty relaxed quy- knowing him, he is a pretty relaxed guy. i think you could pretty much persuade him into any dance you want. do you want to put the dads out there that you would like him to prepare when he dances with you? get him to do some street dance. some freestyle _ him to do some street dance. some frees le. . him to do some street dance. some freestyle. yes! contemporary. - him to do some street dance. some freestyle. yes! contemporary. they| freestyle. yes! contemporary. they can do anything- — freestyle.- contemporary. they can do anything i_ freestyle.- contemporary. they can do anything. i am _ freestyle.- contemporary. they can do anything. i am sure - freestyle.- contemporary. they can do anything. i am sure he - freestyle.- contemporary. they can do anything. i am sure he will. can do anything. i am sure he will work on it. one day it may happen. michelle, you must be very proud of your daughter this morning. i know

your daughter this morning. i know you are already. well done and congratulations. amelia, you have already impacted and a lot of people. have a lovely morning. are you after school shortly? i am assuming you are? what is happening today? assuming you are? what is happening toda ? . .g assuming you are? what is happening toda ? . ., ,. off assuming you are? what is happening today?_ off to - today? yeah, off to school! off to school in a _ today? yeah, off to school! off to school in a bit, _ today? yeah, off to school! off to school in a bit, eight _ today? yeah, off to school! off to school in a bit, eight o'clock. - school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah — school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah lt— school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah. . . . school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah. . , , ., , school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah. , ., ,~ . school in a bit, eight o'clock. yeah. .,, , ., , . ., ., yeah. it has been lovely chatting to ou. yeah. it has been lovely chatting to you- thank — yeah. it has been lovely chatting to you- thank you _ yeah. it has been lovely chatting to you. thank you both _ yeah. it has been lovely chatting to you. thank you both very _ yeah. it has been lovely chatting to you. thank you both very much. - yeah. it has been lovely chatting to l you. thank you both very much. give us a big wave and we will follow your story with interest. as and when that dance happens, we will be there. . ~ when that dance happens, we will be there. . ,, ., when that dance happens, we will be there. .~ ., when that dance happens, we will be there-_ thankl there. take care both of you. thank ou so there. take care both of you. thank you so much. _ there. take care both of you. thank you so much, thank— there. take care both of you. thank you so much, thank you. _ there. take care both of you. thank you so much, thank you. goodbye! | you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite _ you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite a _ you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite a morning _ you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite a morning for - you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite a morning for a - you so much, thank you. goodbye! that is quite a morning for a young lady. fabulous. fabulous. 7:51am. a lot of people waking up to news they will not want to this morning. —— to know this morning.

adele has postponed the start of her las vegas residency because the show is not ready, having been "absolutely destroyed" by delivery delays and coronavirus. the award—winning singer said she was "gutted" and really upset and that covid had made it impossible to deliver the show that her fans deserve. let's take a look at the announcement she made on social media. hiya. erm, listen, i'm so sorry, but, erm... ..my show ain't ready. we've tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time, and for it to be good enough for you, but we have been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and covid. half my crew, half my team, are down with covid, they still are. and it's been impossible to finish the show. and i can't give you what i have right now. and i'm gutted. i'm gutted. and i'm sorry it's so last—minute. l'm gutted — we've been awake for over 30 hours now, trying to figure it out.

we've run out of time. and... i'm so upset and i'm really embarrassed and i'm so sorry to everyone that travelled again. i'm really, really sorry. i'm really sorry. erm... we're on it, we are going to reschedule all of the days. we're on it right now. erm... and i'm going to finish my show and i'm going to get it to where it's supposed to be now for you. i'm so... i'm so sorry. it's been impossible. we've been up against so much and itjust ain't ready. i'm really sorry. that was adele. well, someone who knows a thing or two about what goes into putting together a show is bros singer matt goss, who holds the record for the british artist with the longest—running residency in vegas.

hejoins us now. good morning. good afternoon, good evening to you. thank you for talking to us. what did you make of a dell's announcement? ! talking to us. what did you make of a dell's announcement?— a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to a dell's announcement? ! think it is hard to hear— a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to hear an _ a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to hear an artist _ a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to hear an artist being - a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to hear an artist being that. a dell's announcement? i think it is hard to hear an artist being that it | hard to hear an artist being that it destroyed — hard to hear an artist being that it destroyed but i completely understand what he is going through. there _ understand what he is going through. there is— understand what he is going through. there is so— understand what he is going through. there is so much that goes into it. and honestly, if a sound guy goes down, _ and honestly, if a sound guy goes down, a _ and honestly, if a sound guy goes down, a lighting guy, a dancer, singer, — down, a lighting guy, a dancer, singer, it — down, a lighting guy, a dancer, singer, it can affect your whole show — singer, it can affect your whole show. there is such pressure on her to get— show. there is such pressure on her to get this _ show. there is such pressure on her to get this show right. at the end of the _ to get this show right. at the end of the day— to get this show right. at the end of the day it is her music, it is her— of the day it is her music, it is her live — of the day it is her music, it is her live show and she has the right to get— her live show and she has the right to get it _ her live show and she has the right to get it right. we are going through— to get it right. we are going through this pandemic. it has completely obliterated our industry and we _ completely obliterated our industry and we still continue as artists to try and _ and we still continue as artists to try and get— and we still continue as artists to try and get to crowds. by definition we have _ try and get to crowds. by definition we have not been allowed for a couple — we have not been allowed for a couple of — we have not been allowed for a couple of years now to get to our

audiences~ — couple of years now to get to our audiences. she is fighting against all the _ audiences. she is fighting against all the odds. audiences. she is fighting against allthe odds. i audiences. she is fighting against all the odds. i love her and i have all the odds. ! love her and i have a lot— all the odds. ! love her and i have a lot of— all the odds. i love her and i have a lot of respect that it meant that much _ a lot of respect that it meant that much to— a lot of respect that it meant that much to her. you could see she was pained _ much to her. you could see she was pained by— much to her. you could see she was pained by it — much to her. you could see she was pained by it i— much to her. you could see she was pained by it. i really respect that she went — pained by it. i really respect that she went out and made that announcement. she didn't give a press _ announcement. she didn't give a press statement. she did that herself — press statement. she did that herself. that takes a lot of courage _ herself. that takes a lot of courage-— herself. that takes a lot of couraue. ., . , . ., herself. that takes a lot of courae. ., ., , ., ., ., courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation _ courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation is. _ courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation is. you _ courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation is. you have _ courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation is. you have had - courage. you gave us a hint of what the situation is. you have had the l the situation is. you have had the longest running residency. what is it like out there at the moment in terms of restriction that what fans can hope for, and what you are battling with just behind the scenes with the crews?— with the crews? again, right now, with the crews? again, right now, with this variant, _ with the crews? again, right now, with this variant, everybody - with the crews? again, right now, with this variant, everybody has i with the crews? again, right now, | with this variant, everybody has it. certainly _ with this variant, everybody has it. certainly in — with this variant, everybody has it. certainly in las vegas. i was at the same _ certainly in las vegas. i was at the same casino — certainly in las vegas. i was at the same casino as adele for seven, eight _ same casino as adele for seven, eight years. i know caesar's palace will be _ eight years. i know caesar's palace will be very. — eight years. i know caesar's palace will be very, very determined to make _ will be very, very determined to make sure — will be very, very determined to make sure that she is treated with respect _ make sure that she is treated with respect i— make sure that she is treated with respect. i can promise you, there's a lot— respect. i can promise you, there's a lot of— respect. i can promise you, there's

a lot of people, so many people have covid _ a lot of people, so many people have covid now _ a lot of people, so many people have covid now in— a lot of people, so many people have covid now in las vegas. she is battling — covid now in las vegas. she is battling against the odds. she has every— battling against the odds. she has every right to want the show to be how she _ every right to want the show to be how she wanted. it is a very painful decision— how she wanted. it is a very painful decision to — how she wanted. it is a very painful decision to cancel shows. it is agonising _ decision to cancel shows. it is agonising. | decision to cancel shows. it is agonising-— agonising. i have been there. morning. _ agonising. i have been there. morning, matt. _ agonising. i have been there. i morning, matt. notwithstanding agonising. i have been there. - morning, matt. notwithstanding what you are saying, it is a very personal decision, her emotions, she is a huge star. and vegas, as you know only too well, that is the place where they want the really big names doing live shows, those residencies. that is an absolute driver for the economy there? i'm sorry. we seem to have lost matt for a moment. we have lost matt. just interesting hearing... that is matt goss. he has been working, is at nine or 11 years in vegas? he goss. he has been working, is at nine or 11 years in vegas? nine or“ years in vegas? he has not the nine or“ years in vegas? he has got the record — nine or“ years in vegas? he has got the record for _ nine or“ years in vegas? he has got the record for the _ nine or“ years in vegas? he has got the record for the longest - got the record for the longest running residency for a british performer in vegas. he was saying

caesar's palace, he was there seven years, which is obviously where adele was going to be performing. the reason we are talking to him, it was supposed to be the first day today, it was supposed to be the first day. we were going to talk to him about that. but lbc overnight we have had that announcement from adele who posted on social media, she didn't go through her publicist, she didn't go through her publicist, she went on for about one minute and a half of her looking really upset, really distressed, talking about the situation with covid, which has basically halved her crew and basically halved her crew and basically set back the preparations as well. what she has said is that anybody who does have a ticket, the shows will be rescheduled and they will be rescheduled for another date. and obviously, the apology. if you have travelled out of the vegas... you have travelled out of the veuas. .. �* you have travelled out of the vegas- - -_ you have travelled out of the veuas. .. �* . vegas... and there will be entire hohda vegas... and there will be entire holida is vegas... and there will be entire holiday is built _ vegas... and there will be entire holiday is built around _ vegas... and there will be entire holiday is built around that. - vegas... and there will be entire holiday is built around that. but| vegas... and there will be entire i holiday is built around that. but as you say, very emotional message. we

will show you that again. maybe if we can we will go back to matt goss later. he knows how vegas works. he has had a show there for a long time. 7:57am. 0k, time. 7:57am. ok, we will be back with the headlines around eight o'clock.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. us singer meat loaf, whose hits included bat out of hell, has died aged 74. "desist and step back". the foreign secretary's message to president putin if russia invades ukraine to avoid a "terrible loss of life". thames water launches an investigation after new footage shows what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames. i'm gutted, i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours trying to figure it out. a tearful adele postpones her entire las vegas residency,

just 24 hours before the opening night. good morning. "a shameful shambles". that's how mps have described decades of errors at the department for work and pensions. women are owed £1 billion in missed payments. liverpool are heading to wembley. and it's a double from diegojota that beats arsenal and sends liverpool through to the league cup final against chelsea. cold for many of you, —7 in parts of england, plus eight in northern scotland. the cloud will emanate into the weekend. a full focus later on on breakfast. it's friday 21st january. in the last few minutes, we have heard that the singer known as meat loaf, the actor known for a lot of

theatrical songs, shows, songs, particularly bat out of hell. has died at the age of 74. we will bring you more as we get it this morning. russia has denied it plans to attack ukraine even though it's amassed more than 100,000 troops on the border. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned president putin that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov in geneva. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is there. it's notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine's defence ministry showing their forces training close to crimea which was annexed by russia in 2014, in the kind of incursion ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i've been absolutely clear with president putin,

he has no misunderstanding that if any, any assembled russian units move across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. it will be met with a severe and coordinated economic response. in some of the most intensive american diplomacy for years, the us secretary of state has been touring western capitals, rallying support for ukraine and appealing directly to the people of russia. you deserve to live with security and dignity. but what really risks your security is a pointless war with your neighbours in ukraine. western allies are threatening russia with massive economic sanctions if there's any invasion. behind the scenes, there are differences over what those penalties should be. in australia, the foreign secretary urged president putin to step back from making an historic mistake. they claim they want stability while they work to threaten and destabilise others. we know what lies down that path. and the terrible toll in lives lost

and human suffering it brings. that's why we urge president putin to desist and step back from ukraine before he makes a massive strategic mistake. fresh satellite images appear to show how russia has amassed not just troops near ukraine, but also military equipment. from klimovo to the north to soloti on ukraine's eastern border, and novoozernoye in the south near crimea. the diplomacy now moves to geneva where mr blinken arrived for talks with his russian counterpart. but the discussions at this hotel may be difficult because the gap between both sides is so large. the americans want to talk about avoiding war in ukraine, but the russians want to talk about their demands, for nato to step back and allow moscow to establish a new sphere of influence across eastern europe. in eastern ukraine, they know what that might mean. pro—russian separatists have been fighting government

forces here since 2014, and the scars are all to see. the question now is whether all these exercises might soon become the real thing. james landale, bbc news, geneva. we have learnt some very sad news in the last few minutes. us singer meat loaf, whose hits included bat out of hell, has died aged 74, a statement on his official facebook page said. let's read out a little bit from the facebook page, from his family. our hearts are broken, to announce that the incomparable meat loaf part away tonight with his wife deborah by his side, daughters powell and amanda and close friends have been with him

throughout the last 24 hours. —— daughters pearl and amanda. his amazing career spanned six decades, 100 million albums sold worldwide, and starred in over 65 movies, including fight club, waynes world, rocky horror picture show and focus. . the family continued to say, we know how much he meant to many of you. this is a the facebook fan page. "we truly appreciate the love and support as we move this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artists beautiful manner. we thank you for your understanding for our need of privacy at this time. from his heart to yourselves, don't ever stop rocking".

the thundering rock opera sound. the grandiose lyrics. # no one is going to know where you've been! the consummate showmanship. there was no one quite like meat loaf. his first album, bat out of hell, became one of the biggest selling of all time. he was born the only child of a schoolteacher mother and leishman father who is quick with his fists. he was an alcoholic, and he would beat me up as a kid, he threw me through plate glass window, threw me through plate glass window, threw me through a door. his through plate glass window, threw me through a door-— through a door. his size made him a natural for the _ through a door. his size made him a natural for the high _ through a door. his size made him a natural for the high school _ through a door. his size made him a natural for the high school football i natural for the high school football team but his first love was drama.

when his mother died, he escaped his bullying father and moved to los angeles. a chance audition for the musical care, an album for motown. —— the musical hair. and then the rocky horror picture show, on screen and on broadway. a meeting withjim steinman proved to be a turning point. the made in musical heaven. it took time but this performance on the bbc�*s old grey whistle test fish to the album to number one in the uk. -- to the album to number one in the uk. —— pushed the album. but the demands of fame and the constant touring proved too much. the singer's voice failed and he had a breakdown. and there were arguments withjim steinman who felt he wasn't getting a fair share of the line

might. meat loaf�*s popularity took his second album to number one but it was a poor imitation of about. there were court cases, he suffered years of depression, his house was repossessed and then he found himself playing tiny bars and clubs. then, in 1990, he himself playing tiny bars and clubs. then, in1990, he and himself playing tiny bars and clubs. then, in 1990, he and steinman healed their rift. the result, bat out of hell two and 16 years after the original, the magic still worked. . . �* the original, the magic still worked. , , �* ., worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed _ worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed to _ worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed to talk _ worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed to talk about - worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed to talk about it. - worked. the first rule is, i'm not supposed to talk about it. he - worked. the first rule is, i'm not. supposed to talk about it. he also made something _ supposed to talk about it. he also made something of— supposed to talk about it. he also made something of a _ supposed to talk about it. he also made something of a name - supposed to talk about it. he also made something of a name as - supposed to talk about it. he also made something of a name as an| supposed to talk about it. he also - made something of a name as an actor in the film fight club. look made something of a name as an actor in the film fight club.— in the film fight club. look at my face, in the film fight club. look at my face. above- _ in the film fight club. look at my face, above. but— in the film fight club. look at my face, above. but his _ in the film fight club. look at my face, above. but his legacy - in the film fight club. look at my face, above. but his legacy will. face, above. but his legacy will alwa s face, above. but his legacy will always be _ face, above. but his legacy will always be that _ face, above. but his legacy will always be bat out _ face, above. but his legacy will always be bat out of _ face, above. but his legacy will always be bat out of hell, - face, above. but his legacy will always be bat out of hell, one j face, above. but his legacy will. always be bat out of hell, one of the most extraordinary and certainly one of the most successful rock albums ever made.

looking back at the life and career of meat loaf. the news in the last ten minutes that he has died at the age of 74. we will have more reflections and thoughts about his amazing body of work, you canjust get a sense of it there, you can hear the songs. so many people right now will be switching those songs onto render him. it is nine minutes past eight. covid regulations are being eased in northern ireland and wales from today. in a moment we'll speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, but first let's speak to tomos morgan who is in cardiff for us this morning. lots of people working out for announcements in terms of helpful hospitality, we spoke to the first minister mark drakeford a little earlier. —— help for hospitality. yes, he has mentioned the £120 million package he put in place for the hospitality sector, the hospitality sector saying they need

more help an opposition party sable help needs to be given to those businesses as well. —— say more help. today the easing was that that spectators can go and say sport but in the interview today, mark drakeford in the interview today, mark dra keford was in the interview today, mark drakeford was scathing of the uk government, saying they were more focused on being in the news than keeping an eye on the covid situation. keeping an eye on the covid situation-— keeping an eye on the covid situation. , ., keeping an eye on the covid situation. ,., . , situation. the uk government has lona situation. the uk government has long abandoned _ situation. the uk government has long abandoned any _ situation. the uk government has long abandoned any sense - situation. the uk government has long abandoned any sense that i situation. the uk government has long abandoned any sense that it| situation. the uk government has| long abandoned any sense that it is following _ long abandoned any sense that it is following the science. it is a government desperately mired in difficulties of its own making, and is forever— difficulties of its own making, and is forever on the lookout for a headline _ is forever on the lookout for a headline that will distract peoples attention from the awfulness that it finds itself in. —— the awful mess that it _ finds itself in. —— the awful mess that it finds — finds itself in. —— the awful mess that it finds itself in. finds itself in. -- the awful mess that it finds itself in.— that it finds itself in. mark drakeford _ that it finds itself in. mark drakeford also _ that it finds itself in. mark drakeford also said - that it finds itself in. mark drakeford also said that i that it finds itself in. marki drakeford also said that the that it finds itself in. .— drakeford also said that the rates in wales have fallen faster than in any other area of the uk come extraordinary because at one stage they were rising faster than any other area of the uk. so quite the

turnaround after a couple of weeks here. that's why the first minister say they are now able to ease restrictions. if things keep moving in the right direction, next friday, all hospitality restrictions indoors and two metres will also go away. people still need to wear masks and have vaccine passes for large events and going to the cinema. let's cross to our colleagues in northern ireland and talk to chris page. today, the first phase of rules being — today, the first phase of rules being relaxed will be kicking in at midday — being relaxed will be kicking in at midday. from then, the rule of six in pubs _ midday. from then, the rule of six in pubs and — midday. from then, the rule of six in pubs and restaurants will be lifted, — in pubs and restaurants will be lifted, and it will no longer be table — lifted, and it will no longer be table service only in bars and restaurants if you want to queue for a drink— restaurants if you want to queue for a drink so— restaurants if you want to queue for a drink so you can. if you want to have _ a drink so you can. if you want to have people _ a drink so you can. if you want to have people around your home you have people around your home you have the _ have people around your home you have the green light to do that. the guidance _ have the green light to do that. the guidance is — have the green light to do that. the guidance is that no more than three households— guidance is that no more than three households should socialise together indoors _ households should socialise together indoors presently but that

recommendation is being removed. the next big _ recommendation is being removed. the next big day— recommendation is being removed. the next big day will be wednesday, when nightclubs _ next big day will be wednesday, when nightclubs will be allowed to reopen _ nightclubs will be allowed to reopen. events held indoors which involve _ reopen. events held indoors which involve standing, some concerts for example. _ involve standing, some concerts for example, they have been banned for the last— example, they have been banned for the last few weeks but that ban is being _ the last few weeks but that ban is being lifted. and covid passports will not _ being lifted. and covid passports will not be required any longer for you to _ will not be required any longer for you to go — will not be required any longer for you to go into a bar, restaurant or a cinema. — you to go into a bar, restaurant or a cinema, although they will still be needed for some of those larger events~ _ be needed for some of those larger events. the next time ministers in the devolved government will be meeting — the devolved government will be meeting to discuss the situation will be _ meeting to discuss the situation will be on — meeting to discuss the situation will be on the 10th of february and the first _ will be on the 10th of february and the first minister from the democratic unionist party has said he would _ democratic unionist party has said he would like ministers to look at the remaining rules revolving face coverings — the remaining rules revolving face coverings. whether or not there will be a change — coverings. whether or not there will be a change and that will depend on all five _ be a change and that will depend on all five power—sharing parties agreeing. scientists say people should — agreeing. scientists say people should still address the situation with a _ should still address the situation with a degree of caution, however.

let's _ with a degree of caution, however. let's bring — with a degree of caution, however. let's bring you right up to date with the story that has broken in the last ten minutes. the announcement of the death of the singer meat loaf, aged 74. a statement from his family, i will just read out the opening couple of lines. "our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable meat loaf passed away tonight with his wife deborah by his side, daughters amanda and pearl and close friend had been with him for the last 24 hours. we will look back at his life with colin paterson later in the programme. more on the tributes coming in but now let's have a look at the weather. good morning. a chilly start to the south and east of the country, —7 in

oxfordshire and part of dorset, —4 in cardiff. blackpool, 6 degrees and cackle has 8 degrees. a good deal milder here in comparison because we have had more cloud here which will come south and east of the day. blue skies across southern and eastern part of the country, throughout today. but over all for a number of you there will be more cloud around. a breeze blowing across the north of scotland, feeding in air off of the atlantic. higher temperatures at the moment will lift a degree or two compared to what we have got at present. furthersouth, it could compared to what we have got at present. further south, it could be six or 7 degrees, close to the mid—january average. this evening and overnight, not as cold. still gaps in the cloud across eastern parts of the country. this is where you are likely to see a first in places. the cloud thickening in the north of scotland, you could see

some rain in the start of the weekend. but that is it for rainfall, the vast majority will stay dry. not a sunny but there will be a few gaps in the cloud allowing a glimpse of some sunshine. the bbc has seen footage of what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames in oxfordshire. it's coming out of an overflow pipe connected to the cassington treatment works run by thames water. local campaigners believe that the company could be in breach of its permit. thames water says it's investigating. this week the bbc revealed data suggesting that seven water companies discharged untreated sewage into rivers and the sea more than 3,000 times between 2017 and 2021. zoe conway has this report. it's minus two degrees in port meadow in oxford, but nothing will deter these

students from their morning swim. it's not quite euphoria but it's almost like just your brain just clears, and especially anxiety and feeling just so caught up in everything, it's also that connection with nature that's just so, you really can't get it from anywhere else. how aware are you of the sewage pollution issue? it's quite a big deal for us because obviously we're very aware that swimming in the river, we're putting ourselves at risk. we say to everyone, before swimming, we can't guarantee that the water is safe. who can blame these students for being concerned, when two kilometres upstream, a camera lowered into the river reveals this. what looks like untreated sewage coming out of an outflow pipe and into the river thames. it was filmed by the windrush against sewage pollution campaign group, they recorded on one day last week and in mid—december. campaigner vaughan lewis worked in the water industry for 40 years. looking at the screen now, it looks like you've got some brown fuzzy material coming down.

looks like faeces. and there's some white, which again, look like toilet paper. the pipe is connected to this sewage treatment works in cassington near oxford, which is run by thames water. 18,000 people's sewage is processed here. water companies are allowed to discharge untreated sewage into our rivers in exceptional circumstances, such as heavy rainfall. so they can be found to be breaking the law if they are doing it when the conditions are dry. but they can also be found to be breaking the law if they're not treating enough of the sewage before they discharge it. it's not clear whether what was discharged here is illegal or not. but vaughan lewis can't see any permitted reason why what looks like untreated sewage should be discharging or spilling into the river. it hasn't rained for about five days in west oxfordshire, so, no,

that work should not be spilling from what we've seen on the camera and the footage that we've seen. there is a fundamental problem here. that's what appears to be happening. in a statement, thames water said... peter hammond is a retired professor of computational biology who is also a campaigner. my data shows, when the individual sewage treatment works are spilling illegally... this week, the bbc revealed data compiled by peter hammond which suggests there have been thousands of illegal discharges

or spills of untreated sewage over the last four years. some of the spills appear to have gone on for months. well, the environment agency could have access to the data, but they choose not to. unless they've got a suspicion that there is a problem. and i've shown many examples where you need the detail to actually get the suspicion, so that means that many spills that are illegal are just passing by the environment agency. the environment agency says their major investigation into possible unauthorised spills at thousands of sewage treatment works is ongoing. on a bank of the river tame at denton near stockport are chris and alan. they say fishing here is a way to escape the stress of everyday life. they care passionately about the river, and it's distressing to them to see the mess that gets left behind when untreated sewage makes its way into the river. what do you make of the condition of this river? it's absolutely disgusting.

the sanitary towels, we've done raking, with a rake, throwing it in to remove what's on the bottom. and we're finding these on a regular occurrence. i've probably removed, this year alone, probably 20 or 30 bags of these. peter hammond's report shows that two of the treatment works that feed into the river tame at hyde and here at dukinfield between them discharged untreated sewage on more than 300 days over the last four years. the data comes as no surprise to jamie woodward. within that sand and silt, we'll find micro plastics. we will find micro beads, microfibres, small plastic fragments. peter hammond's analysis of the flow data from the sewage treatment works is really very significant because it demonstrates that it's become routine on this river for spills of untreated waste water. and that was our conclusion when we looked at the micro plastics, and it's the only explanation for the high concentration of micro plastics that we find on this river bed. in a statement,

united utilities said... some of the water companies say there are some inaccuracies in professor hammond's data, or disagree with the methodology. water uk, which represents the industry, said... it seems as if the quality of our rivers has never been more important. through the pandemic, people turned to them, not just for exercise, but to improve their well—being. zoe conway, bbc news. for more on this, let's speak to philip dunne, the conservative mp who is the chair of the environmental audit committee. good morning. i know this is an area of particular interest to you and i know your committee has been looking into it. a lot of people will be seeing these images this morning of what appears to be untreated sewage

going into the thames. i think we can probably see, these are the overhead shops, the picture beneath the water is really telling a story. what do you think when you see that? good morning, charlie. i'm afraid i'm not surprised by these images, we have been looking at this as she and our committee for the last year and our committee for the last year and we published a report yesterday. we took evidence from both professor peter hammond and jamie woodford who you had on your clip, who were both very clear that there seems to be evidence of significant discharge into rivers regularly rather than when there had been significant rainfall. we are determined to stop this and we have introduced measures in the environment act which came into force last month which will help us get a grip on the situation. let me get your reaction to what thames would have said. people may have heard this already in the film.

cutting tin stew which —— cassington sewage works is not discharged since march 16 last year, any problems seem to be occurring in the long pipe which takes the treated effluent to the river. do you understand that? i effluent to the river. do you understand that?— understand that? i think! understand _ understand that? i think! understand that. - understand that? i think! understand that. i- understand that? i think! understand that. i think i understand that? i think i i understand that. i think the understand that? i think i - understand that. i think the brutal truth of the matter is, water companies and environment agency are not routinely monitoring water quality at the point of outfall into the river. so one of the things which i think is going to change this, which i was very pleased to see was introduced as an amendment by the government to the environment act last autumn, is the requirement on water companies to start monitoring both upstream and downstream of outfall pipes, the state of the water quality in the river. and i think this will provide

information in near real time which will help the public, people like ruby and ellie, to know if there has been a spill before they go swimming. it will also help the water company to identify where there has been a problem, not testing once a year but testing continuously in real time, and help the regulators crackdown on severe breaches where they occur. ianthem the regulators crackdown on severe breaches where they occur. when you sa , and i breaches where they occur. when you say. and i know— breaches where they occur. when you say. and i know a _ breaches where they occur. when you say, and i know a lot _ breaches where they occur. when you say, and i know a lot of _ breaches where they occur. when you say, and i know a lot of people - breaches where they occur. when you say, and i know a lot of people are i say, and i know a lot of people are frustrated and i know you probably are as well. people here are a gator is a phrase and they hear, —— people hear phrases like regulators, and they hear things like monitoring, they hear things like monitoring, they get exasperated because they say, this is another thing happening, what measures can be taken against those responsible? there can be very significant fines, we saw a fine of £90 million imposed on southern water last year. this is a problem which has been building up over decades. for 60 years we have not been investing as a nation in sewage works and in particular the

drainage network which carries the sewage into and out of them, to the same extent as we have been investing in new housing and so hot on above ground. it's because we can't see it. —— and so on above ground. that's why things like this are so valuable in raising public awareness of the problem which helps politicians change the law. that is what has happened but it will take several years before all of these problems are resolved. and one of the opportunities, if i canjust conclude, is that the government are about to give new guidance to the regulator which we hope will mean they will prioritise spending more capital on water treatment as well as the supply side of their business. ! as the supply side of their business-— as the supply side of their business. . ., . ,, , business. i want to take this opportunity _ business. i want to take this opportunity to _ business. i want to take this opportunity to ask _ business. i want to take this opportunity to ask you i business. i want to take this opportunity to ask you in i business. i want to take this i opportunity to ask you in another capacity. i understand you were a former government whip. you will be well aware of the story is being talked about at the moment. people care about how government behaves. the store will be wearable —— of the

story you will be well aware of is the accusation that government whips have been bullying and intimidating members of the conservative party speaking out against bullies johnson. —— against boris johnson. —— against borisjohnson. there is talk of a recording of some of that taking place. i know some people some people have dismissed this as if it is nonsense and people making a fuss about nothing, what do you think? i a fuss about nothing, what do you think? . , . , ., ., think? i was a whip for over three ears think? i was a whip for over three years under— think? i was a whip for over three years under the _ think? i was a whip for over three years under the cameron - think? i was a whip for over three i years under the cameron government. i don't recognise bullying or intimidation. undoubtedly whips on all sides of the house tried to persuade colleagues to vote with their party. but we have come to a pretty pass where if members of parliament are recording conversations with their whips, that is extraordinary, it is a very strange story. daily if there has

been significant bullying going on, thatis been significant bullying going on, that is a matter that can be taken up that is a matter that can be taken up with the authorities in the house. this sounds like a very strange story to me and i haven't seen any evidence of it and certainly not myself. fin seen any evidence of it and certainly not myself. on the one hand ou certainly not myself. on the one hand you say — certainly not myself. on the one hand you say it _ certainly not myself. on the one hand you say it is _ certainly not myself. on the one hand you say it is an _ certainly not myself. on the one hand you say it is an odd - certainly not myself. on the one hand you say it is an odd thing i certainly not myself. on the one | hand you say it is an odd thing to record it, and then you say, haven't seen any evidence, surely that is the point. if someone has recorded the point. if someone has recorded the conversation in which that is happening, that's precisely what you would want to hear, isn't it? i would want to hear, isn't it? i think it is a very strange thing to do. you normally have... i have a very good relationship with my whip, i have been clear with him and i have rebelled against the government towards the end of last year and we are very straightforward with each other. so i find thisjust are very straightforward with each other. so i find this just unusual and strange, is a story. trier? other. so i find thisjust unusual and strange, is a story. very much appreciate — and strange, is a story. very much appreciate your — and strange, is a story. very much appreciate your time, _ and strange, is a story. very much appreciate your time, mr - and strange, is a story. very much appreciate your time, mr dunne, i and strange, is a story. very much i appreciate your time, mr dunne, and i know we will talk again in connection with pollution of the rivers. ., ., ~' connection with pollution of the rivers. ., . ., . ,, rivers. look forward to it, thank ou. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a charity has launched a fundraising appeal in croydon to build a new youth centre in honour of the memory of a murdered teenager. 15—year—old zaian aimable—lina was stabbed to death in ashburton park three weeks ago. he was a pupil at shirley park academy. the charity oasis, which runs it, wants to transform a disused building into a hub to support young people. the bishop of london has called on the government to delay the requirement for all health workers to be fully vaccinated against covid by april. sarah mullally says mandatory vaccinations are causing anxiety among some health workers, and that london could lose more than 10% of its midwives. residents and traders in south london fear plans to close the rotherhithe tunnel for almost a year will increase journey times and damage local business. transport for london says it needs to shut the 114—year—old tunnel to complete essential repairs.

now, over the pandemic, the world harmony orchestra has played hundreds of mini concerts to vulnerable people who've been isolating. the group of international musicians initially came together to perform for humanitarian causes. but over the pandemic they've been aiming to offer emotional support to people who are alone— and say their work is as important as ever. i don't really see any difference sitting here, playing here, injanuary 2022, than i did injanuary 2021, in terms of the value of music, people isolating in a softer lockdown, if you will, and to the value of music as a professional musician's craft. let's take a look at the travel. and remember, the northern line is closed between moorgate and kennington for major work. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

hello, good morning. high pressure is set to dominate the weather as we head through the rest of this week and into the start of next. so it is looking dry and settled. a very cold day again today, but temperatures will start to improve by a degree or so on the day, with some milder air coming through with that high, and a bit more moisture as well. there may be some issues with mist and fog as we head into the weekend. but no visibility problems out there at the moment. there is, however, a widespread sharp frost, temperatures having dropped even lower than they did last night, a good few degrees below freezing. lots of blue sky and sunshine around again today. a crisp winter's day all in all. a bit more cloud as we head towards the end of the afternoon, top temperatures of five or six celsius. the winds stay light and gentle. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, there will be some areas of cloud around, but some more clear spells too. watch out for some more mist and fog developing into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures won't be quite as low, generally hovering just above freezing for most of us.

and then on saturday, where do see the mist and fog, that will lift and clear as we head through the course of the morning. it will be slow to clear, of course. staying dry over the weekend, some sunshine at times, cloudier and milder again on sunday. there's more from me in half an hour. now though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. led 301am. morning live follows us on bbc one this morning. let's find out what's in store with sam and gethin. good morning. good morning. coming up on morning live, we have a lot to get through. yes, rav is here with a warning for anyone with a keyless car. i over 90% of car theft is of keyless cars and it can all happen in a matter of seconds. this is exclusive footage of a potential thief, walking up to a front door trying to intercept the signal from the keys inside your home.

i'll be telling you how you can protect your car from the criminals. also coming up, many- people have been concerned by the recent changes _ to the frequency of cervical cancer screenings in wales. dr punam is here to clear up the confusion and explain i why you should never ignore an invitation. i plus, a staggering 6.3 million people are affected by dyslexia in the uk. we'll be talking to the expert who says thinking like someone with dyslexia is the way of the future. it's one of tv's most loved crime dramas, and star- of death in paradise josephine jobert tells us about why- she had to go undercover| for her next big storyline, and why filming on a beautifulj tropical island, actually comes with it's challenges. and graziano will be setting us up for the weekend. he'll be putting all his favourite moves together for one big strictly fitness routine. see you at 9.15!

thank you so much. have a good programme. thank you so much. have a good programme-— the us singer meat loaf, who was also known as michael lee aday, has died aged 74, with his wife by his side, a statement on his official facebook page said today. the statement said: "our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable meat loaf passed away tonight with his wife deborah by his side." this news just coming to us in the last half an hour. "our hearts are broken to announce the incomparable meat loaf passed away tonight. his wife deborah was by his side. daughters pearl and amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours." it goes on to say, "his amazing career spanned six decades, he sold over 100 million albums worldwide and starred in 65 movies, including fight club, the rocky horror picture show and wayne's world." we will bring you much more on that with

colin paterson a little later in the programme. the last line of that statement really reflects the spirit of meat loaf. he had so much energy. the family statement said, "we thank you for your understanding for our need a privacy. from his heart to your souls, need a privacy. from his heart to yoursouls, don't need a privacy. from his heart to your souls, don't ever stop rocking." we will get more about the spirit of meat loaf later on with colin patterson.— "see it, say it, sort it", and long lists of what's available to eat and drink on the buffet car, are the types of announcements lots of rail passengers are used to hearing, multiple times. some like them, some not too much. if they repeat too often they become annoying. but the department for transport wants to silence so called tannoy spam to make england's train journeys more peaceful. will batchelor reports. train announcements. "this train is for- london, waterloo."

some people love them. the more information that's given, the better. if you don't want to hear them, put your earphones in, because that's what we all do. it helps us to know more about the time. i mean, things to do. we're strangers, and we need to know what's going on. better to be safe than sorry at the end of the day. - i actually appreciate it when they announce saying, "don't forget your bag", because i have left things on trains before. "this train terminates at st alban's city." i some are less keen. if they just stuck to the stuff that's important, we'd listen to it. all we get now is, people just give up. "see it, say it, sort it" — it's something that i see, hear, quite often on the trains. yeah, that's something. but i don't really sort of take much notice of it. i personally do think that probably gets overused. i i don't think necessarily people think about the meaning - of that saying any more. especially on like, a short stop train, you get one when you get off, and then there's one when you're approaching a stop, and then there's one when you get off at your stop. so there's like three

in between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. "..or leave the train - when the doors are closing." the doors aren't even open. no one's got on or off. and it's common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? do you have to hear it at every station? "we are now approaching london euston, our final destination." i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he's calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey there are far too many announcements. i accept there's got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it's things — some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don't really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea. the department for transport is holding a yearlong review, with train operators and passenger groups, to decide which announcements are a vital service... "this is finchley road."

..and which need to be shunted into the nearest siding. "doors will open on i the right hand side." "..station, brentwood." with the pandemic easing, and more of us returning to public transport, are we on track for quieterjourneys? or does the government need to... "mind the gap." ..between what it sees as banalities, and what many train passengers view as vital information? "the final stop..." will batchelor, bbc news. let's speak to london underground announcer emma clarke. morning to you. morning. can you do a little announcement _ morning to you. morning. can you do a little announcement to _ morning to you. morning. can you do a little announcement to prove i morning to you. morning. can you do a little announcement to prove you i a little announcement to prove you are indeed the voice of the underground? just give us a little something. 0k. the something. ok. the next station is piccadilly 0k. the next station is piccadilly circus _ circus. there you go. circus. there ou to. ~ . circus. there ou no.~ . ., circus. there ouao. . . ., circus. there ouo. ., ., ., there you go. we are all on board the train now. _ there you go. we are all on board the train now. we _ there you go. we are all on board the train now. we are _ there you go. we are all on board the train now. we are taken i there you go. we are all on board the train now. we are taken right| the train now. we are taken right

there. what do you think? is there too much of you, frankly, saying too many things? the too much of you, frankly, saying too many things?— many things? the function of these announcements _ many things? the function of these announcements is _ many things? the function of these announcements is to _ many things? the function of these announcements is to impart - many things? the function of these i announcements is to impart important information _ announcements is to impart important information. it is about keeping people — information. it is about keeping people safe, it is about reducing the risk— people safe, it is about reducing the risk of— people safe, it is about reducing the risk of terrorist threats, reducing _ the risk of terrorist threats, reducing lost property and of course helping _ reducing lost property and of course helping people who are visually impaired. so which of those priorities— impaired. so which of those priorities does the government want to downgrade? | priorities does the government want to downgrade? i am priorities does the government want to downgrade?— priorities does the government want to downgrade? priorities does the government want to downarade? . ,., ... , . to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually — to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a — to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a bit _ to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a bit blown _ to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a bit blown away _ to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a bit blown away by - to downgrade? i am so sorry. emma, i am actually a bit blown away by the i am actually a bit blown away by the voice. i am genuinely blown away. can ijust ask voice. i am genuinely blown away. can i just ask a couple voice. i am genuinely blown away. can ijust ask a couple of questions swirling around in my head? what did you actually do then to your voice to make it a change? because it sounded like an automated voice. this is it. it is myjob. i am a voice — this is it. it is myjob. i am a voice artist. _ this is it. it is myjob. i am a voice artist. imagine my voice is like a _ voice artist. imagine my voice is like a lump _ voice artist. imagine my voice is like a lump of play—doh that can be pulled _ like a lump of play—doh that can be pulled and — like a lump of play—doh that can be pulled and pushed in all sorts of different— pulled and pushed in all sorts of different directions. ijust change

the residence. i change my accent. my the residence. ! change my accent. my natural— the residence. i change my accent. my natural accent is a northern accent~ — my natural accent is a northern accent~ i— my natural accent is a northern accent. i put the sound into my head using _ accent. i put the sound into my head using my— accent. i put the sound into my head using my resonators in my school. there _ using my resonators in my school. there are — using my resonators in my school. there are a — using my resonators in my school. there are a few technical skills you used _ there are a few technical skills you used to— there are a few technical skills you used to create the illusion of being an automated voice. what used to create the illusion of being an automated voice.— an automated voice. what was the audition process _ an automated voice. what was the audition process like _ an automated voice. what was the audition process like to _ an automated voice. what was the audition process like to get - an automated voice. what was the audition process like to get the i audition process like to get the job? audition process like to get the 'ob? . . audition process like to get the 'ob? ., ., audition process like to get the 'ob? . , . . . , job? oh, it was amazing. iwas approached — job? oh, it was amazing. iwas approached by _ job? oh, it was amazing. iwas approached by a _ job? oh, it was amazing. iwas approached by a production i job? oh, it was amazing. i was i approached by a production company to see _ approached by a production company to see if— approached by a production company to see if i _ approached by a production company to see if i would be interested. of course, _ to see if i would be interested. of course, i— to see if i would be interested. of course, i bit— to see if i would be interested. of course, i hit their hand off. they've _ course, i hit their hand off. they've tried three men and three women _ they've tried three men and three women. they put our samples to focus groups. _ women. they put our samples to focus groups, london underground. to market— groups, london underground. to market research. commuters chose my voice _ market research. commuters chose my voice i_ market research. commuters chose my voice i am _ market research. commuters chose my voice l am so— market research. commuters chose my voice. i am so grateful. they codenamed the voices. now apparently they codenamed my voice marilyn. so i they codenamed my voice marilyn. so i often _ they codenamed my voice marilyn. so i often wonder, if they had called me muriel— i often wonder, if they had called me muriel or brenda, or something like that, _ me muriel or brenda, or something like that, whether i would have got the gig _ like that, whether i would have got the gig. then i got the call to say i the gig. then i got the call to say i was _ the gig. then i got the call to say

i was going — the gig. then i got the call to say i was going to record this stuff and i was going to record this stuff and l was _ i was going to record this stuff and i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. _ i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. a _ i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. a lot _ i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. a lot of— i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. a lot of people i i was absolutely blown away. there is a difference. a lot of people are| is a difference. a lot of people are familiar with long—distance trains and you get people making, they are not the formulaic announcements, bad trains, they are information about the buffy car. we had an e—mail earlier to say someone uses a train regularly in devon to say there is a singing, the person announcing the buffy car goes through the menu and a singing voice. —— buffy car. he is the best. that is nice too, isn't it? ., �* , the best. that is nice too, isn't it? ., �*, ., . the best. that is nice too, isn't it? . ., it? that's fantastic. right now we all need cheering _ it? that's fantastic. right now we all need cheering up, _ it? that's fantastic. right now we all need cheering up, don't i it? that's fantastic. right now we all need cheering up, don't we? i it? that's fantastic. right now we i all need cheering up, don't we? we need _ all need cheering up, don't we? we need to— all need cheering up, don't we? we need to feel a bit better. train announcements can really help. what i do announcements can really help. what i do wonder— announcements can really help. what i do wonder if some of these complaints are actually about the quality _ complaints are actually about the quality of — complaints are actually about the quality of sound, the quality of the speakers _ quality of sound, the quality of the speakers in the trains. because i have _ speakers in the trains. because i have sat — speakers in the trains. because i have sat near some of those and they

are, they— have sat near some of those and they are, they do — have sat near some of those and they are, they do great in a bid, don't they? _ are, they do great in a bid, don't they? i_ are, they do great in a bid, don't they? l have _ are, they do great in a bid, don't they? i have to say, there is something about the sound quality on trends _ something about the sound quality on trends that— something about the sound quality on trends thatjust makes something about the sound quality on trends that just makes you wince a bit. trends that just makes you wince a bit i_ trends that just makes you wince a bit. i wonder if the complaint is about— bit. i wonder if the complaint is about the — bit. i wonder if the complaint is about the quality of the speakers and not _ about the quality of the speakers and not the announcements themselves? we and not the announcements themselves?— and not the announcements themselves? ~ . ., ., themselves? we have got other e-mails as _ themselves? we have got other e-mails as well. _ themselves? we have got other e-mails as well. you _ themselves? we have got other e-mails as well. you touch i themselves? we have got other| e-mails as well. you touch upon e—mails as well. you touch upon something really in terms of the sound quality. the frequency as well. one of the gentleman in our report was like, there are so many stops, i don't need to hear this announcement every few minutes because some people just want to be in their own world, don't they? they want to listen to music, a podcast, an audiobook, they are trying to relax? ! an audiobook, they are trying to relax? . , . , , . relax? i really get that, because a lot of people _ relax? i really get that, because a lot of people are _ relax? i really get that, because a lot of people are listening - relax? i really get that, because a lot of people are listening to i relax? i really get that, because a lot of people are listening to stuff| lot of people are listening to stuff on their— lot of people are listening to stuff on their own devices, they are in their— on their own devices, they are in their own — on their own devices, they are in their own internal, private world. at the _ their own internal, private world. at the people who are visually impaired, who can't see a map, who can't— impaired, who can't see a map, who can't see _ impaired, who can't see a map, who can't see the — impaired, who can't see a map, who can't see the internal messages on the matrix— can't see the internal messages on the matrix board, need to know. it is not _ the matrix board, need to know. it is notjust— the matrix board, need to know. it

is not just about the matrix board, need to know. it is notjust about people who the matrix board, need to know. it is not just about people who are able—bodied, able cited, it is about everyone — able-bodied, able cited, it is about eve one. . able-bodied, able cited, it is about eve one. , , everyone. here is the opportunity. you are going _ everyone. here is the opportunity. you are going to — everyone. here is the opportunity. you are going to do _ everyone. here is the opportunity. you are going to do one _ everyone. here is the opportunity. you are going to do one coaching i you are going to do one coaching session for naga in how to give a nice calm voice. what is it she is about to say and how should she do it? �* , ., ., ., about to say and how should she do it? �*, ., ., ., ., , it? ok, let's go for a mind the gap. you have to — it? ok, let's go for a mind the gap. you have to sound _ it? ok, let's go for a mind the gap. you have to sound authoritative, i it? ok, let's go for a mind the gap. i you have to sound authoritative, you have to _ you have to sound authoritative, you have to sound nurturing, you have to sound _ have to sound nurturing, you have to sound as _ have to sound nurturing, you have to sound as if _ have to sound nurturing, you have to sound as if you are going to make people _ sound as if you are going to make people feel safe.— sound as if you are going to make people feel safe. emma, you do know who i am, people feel safe. emma, you do know who i am. don't— people feel safe. emma, you do know who i am, don't you?! _ people feel safe. emma, you do know who i am, don't you?! heeded - people feel safe. emma, you do know who i am, don't you?! heeded the i who i am, don't you?! heeded the advice of the _ who i am, don't you?! heeded the advice of the expert. _ who i am, don't you?! heeded the advice of the expert. go _ who i am, don't you?! heeded the advice of the expert. go for - who i am, don't you?! heeded the advice of the expert. go for it, i advice of the expert. go for it, nara. advice of the expert. go for it, naga- what — advice of the expert. go for it, naga. what am _ advice of the expert. go for it, naga. what am i _ advice of the expert. go for it, naga. what am i doing? i advice of the expert. go for it, i naga. what am i doing? feeling nurturing? naga. what am i doing? feeling nurturina? ~ . , naga. what am i doing? feeling nurturing?_ mind i naga. what am i doing? feeling i nurturing?_ mind the nurturing? mind the gap. mind the .a . _ nurturing? mind the gap. mind the aa -. there nurturing? mind the gap. mind the gap- there you _ nurturing? mind the gap. mind the gap- there you go- _ nurturing? mind the gap. mind the gap. there you go. that _ nurturing? mind the gap. mind the gap. there you go. that wasn't i nurturing? mind the gap. mind the. gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie- pretty _ gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. pretty good. _ gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. pretty good. not— gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. pretty good. not as - gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. pretty good. not as bad - gap. there you go. that wasn't bad, charlie. pretty good. not as bad as| charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- aood charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- good as — charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- good as the _ charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- good as the original. _ charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- good as the original. he - charlie. pretty good. not as bad as -- good as the original. he can't i -- good as the original. he can't

brin: -- good as the original. he can't bring himself— -- good as the original. he can't bring himself to _ -- good as the original. he can't bring himself to say _ -- good as the original. he can't bring himself to say anything - -- good as the original. he can't l bring himself to say anything nice. thank you very much. emma clark, the london underground announcer. the time is 8:42am. if you have been with us through the last iii minutes you will know there is a major breaking story. be very sad announcement that the us singer meat loaf has died aged 7a. his wife was by his side. the statement said: "our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable meat loaf passed away tonight with his wife deborah by his side." we can talk to colin paterson, our entertainment correspondent. let's talk to him now. good morning. this newsjust coming out at five minutes to aid. already you can imagine people thinking of bat out of hell and where he took that song in terms of stage and musical?—

where he took that song in terms of stage and musical? there is one word to sum u- stage and musical? there is one word to sum uo meat _ stage and musical? there is one word to sum up meat loaf, _ stage and musical? there is one word to sum up meat loaf, and _ stage and musical? there is one word to sum up meat loaf, and it _ stage and musical? there is one word to sum up meat loaf, and it is - to sum up meat loaf, and it is bombastio _ to sum up meat loaf, and it is bombastic. he was from a theatrical background. he had been in broadway shows _ background. he had been in broadway shows he _ background. he had been in broadway shows. he played eddie and the rocky horror_ shows. he played eddie and the rocky horror picture show before teaming up horror picture show before teaming up with_ horror picture show before teaming up withjim — horror picture show before teaming up withjim steinman, the man who forever_ up withjim steinman, the man who forever his — up withjim steinman, the man who forever his career will be intertwined with. they created this sound _ intertwined with. they created this sound that — intertwined with. they created this sound that took operatic pop, dramatic— sound that took operatic pop, dramatic elements of rockabilly, the motorbike _ dramatic elements of rockabilly, the motorbike seen, and turned it into bat 0ut— motorbike seen, and turned it into bat out of— motorbike seen, and turned it into bat out of hell. and that would be the phrase that would dominate his career~ the — the phrase that would dominate his career. the album was released in 1977 and _ career. the album was released in 1977 and it — career. the album was released in 1977 and it was a slow burner. it was _ 1977 and it was a slow burner. it was big — 1977 and it was a slow burner. it was big in— 1977 and it was a slow burner. it was big in little areas of the us. but only— was big in little areas of the us. but only really caught on when meat loaf started to tour and had that connection with audiences in the live show — connection with audiences in the live show. it became, quite literally. _ live show. it became, quite literally, a monster. bat out of hell has— literally, a monster. bat out of hell has spent more than 500 weeks on the _ hell has spent more than 500 weeks on the uk _ hell has spent more than 500 weeks on the uk albums chart. it is hell has spent more than 500 weeks on the uk albums chart.— on the uk albums chart. it is an extraordinary _ on the uk albums chart. it is an extraordinary achievement. - on the uk albums chart. it is an l extraordinary achievement. some

on the uk albums chart. it is an - extraordinary achievement. some of the images, the still photography, on stage he was this massive performer, wasn't he? that voice and his size and everything he delivered, it all added up to the package people loved? absolutely. he rive it package people loved? absolutely. he give it everything _ package people loved? absolutely. he give it everything in _ package people loved? absolutely. he give it everything in concert _ package people loved? absolutely. he give it everything in concert and - give it everything in concert and would _ give it everything in concert and would carry on that bombast. in recent— would carry on that bombast. in recent decades he was performing perhaps— recent decades he was performing perhaps when some people said he should _ perhaps when some people said he should not— perhaps when some people said he should not have been, but on days like this— should not have been, but on days like this let's celebrate the guy for his— like this let's celebrate the guy for his achievements. it was a career— for his achievements. it was a career really in two halves. first of all. _ career really in two halves. first of all. the — career really in two halves. first of all, the bat out of hell in 1977. and then, — of all, the bat out of hell in 1977. and then, in 1993, of all, the bat out of hell in 1977. and then, in1993, he of all, the bat out of hell in 1977. and then, in 1993, he teamed up again— and then, in 1993, he teamed up again with — and then, in 1993, he teamed up again withjim steinman for and then, in 1993, he teamed up again with jim steinman for bat and then, in 1993, he teamed up again withjim steinman for bat out of hell_ again withjim steinman for bat out of hell two and that enormous number one single. _ of hell two and that enormous number one single, both in duration and actually— one single, both in duration and actually in — one single, both in duration and actually in its title, i would do anything — actually in its title, i would do anything for love, but i won't do that _ anything for love, but i won't do that week— anything for love, but i won't do that. week after week it was number one in— that. week after week it was number one in the _ that. week after week it was number one in the uk chart. and number one

again— one in the uk chart. and number one again in— one in the uk chart. and number one again inthe— one in the uk chart. and number one again in the us where he had not had again in the us where he had not had a hit for— again in the us where he had not had a hit for 15_ again in the us where he had not had a hit for 15 years. it was a huge comeback _ a hit for 15 years. it was a huge comeback. againjust showing a hit for 15 years. it was a huge comeback. again just showing the power— comeback. again just showing the power when you put meat loaf and jim steinman— power when you put meat loaf and jim steinman together with bat out of hell, that they could do it. meat loaf and — hell, that they could do it. meat loaf and jim hell, that they could do it. meat loafandjim steinman hell, that they could do it. meat loaf and jim steinman had an up and down— loaf and jim steinman had an up and down relationship. they were legal battles _ down relationship. they were legal battles. each of them tried to cap it -- _ battles. each of them tried to cap it -- cony— battles. each of them tried to cap it —— copy write the name bat out of hett~ _ it —— copy write the name bat out of hett~ in— it —— copy write the name bat out of hell. in 2006, meat loaf released a third bat _ hell. in 2006, meat loaf released a third bat out of hell album singing off out _ third bat out of hell album singing off cutjim steinman songs third bat out of hell album singing off cut jim steinman songs and third bat out of hell album singing off cutjim steinman songs and it was nowhere near the same success. it proved _ was nowhere near the same success. it proved how much the two of them had to— it proved how much the two of them had to be _ it proved how much the two of them had to be entwined to get that full power~ _ had to be entwined to get that full power~ i_ had to be entwined to get that full power. ijust think for many people putting _ power. ijust think for many people putting on— power. ijust think for many people putting on a meat loaf album, driving — putting on a meat loaf album, driving down the motorway, singing along, _ driving down the motorway, singing along, that — driving down the motorway, singing along, that is the joy that he has given— along, that is the joy that he has given to — along, that is the joy that he has given to so — along, that is the joy that he has given to so many people. we have been so fortunate _ given to so many people. we have been so fortunate on _ given to so many people. we have been so fortunate on breakfast - given to so many people. we have been so fortunate on breakfast to | been so fortunate on breakfast to talk to so many people. in 2016, he

joined us on the sofa and he was talking about that relationship he had with jim talking about that relationship he had withjim steinman. had with jim steinman. let's had withjim steinman. let's take a look. we started working _ let's take a look. we started working together _ let's take a look. we started working together in - let's take a look. we started working together in 1972. - let's take a look. we started . working together in 1972. when let's take a look. we started - working together in 1972. when you start to _ working together in 1972. when you start to work — working together in 1972. when you start to work with _ working together in 1972. when you start to work with somebody - working together in 1972. when you start to work with somebody again. start to work with somebody again it's like _ start to work with somebody again it's like instant, _ start to work with somebody again it's like instant, its— start to work with somebody again it's like instant, its instant- it's like instant, its instant friendshiu _ it's like instant, its instant friendship. we _ it's like instant, its instant friendship. we never- it's like instant, its instant. friendship. we never parted. it's like instant, its instant- friendship. we never parted. and we've _ friendship. we never parted. and we've been— friendship. we never parted. and we've been friends _ friendship. we never parted. and we've been friends for— friendship. we never parted. and we've been friends for 42 - friendship. we never parted. and we've been friends for 42 years. i we've been friends for 42 years. even _ we've been friends for 42 years. even though— we've been friends for 42 years. even though the _ we've been friends for 42 years. even though the media, - we've been friends for 42 years. even though the media, you - we've been friends for 42 years. i even though the media, you know, made _ even though the media, you know, made it— even though the media, you know, made it out— even though the media, you know, made it out to _ even though the media, you know, made it out to be, _ even though the media, you know, made it out to be, they— even though the media, you know, made it out to be, they sued - even though the media, you know, made it out to be, they sued this l made it out to be, they sued this and did _ made it out to be, they sued this and did that, _ made it out to be, they sued this and did that, we _ made it out to be, they sued this and did that, we never— made it out to be, they sued this and did that, we never have. - made it out to be, they sued this and did that, we never have. the first thing — and did that, we never have. the first thing we _ and did that, we never have. the first thing we do _ and did that, we never have. the first thing we do is— and did that, we never have. the first thing we do is call— and did that, we never have. the first thing we do is call each- and did that, we never have. thei first thing we do is call each other after— first thing we do is call each other after the — first thing we do is call each other after the lawyers _ first thing we do is call each other after the lawyers told _ first thing we do is call each other after the lawyers told us - first thing we do is call each other after the lawyers told us not - first thing we do is call each other after the lawyers told us not to i after the lawyers told us not to talk to — after the lawyers told us not to talk to each _ after the lawyers told us not to talk to each other. _ talk to each other. you _ talk to each other. you love _ talk to each other. you love that - talk to each other. . you love that inside. talk to each other. - you love that inside. up and talk to each other. _ you love that inside. up and down relationship. at the insides when we are given those, always special? yeah. jim steinman died last year. the two _ yeah. jim steinman died last year. the two friends and collaborators dying _ the two friends and collaborators dying so — the two friends and collaborators dying so soon and then within each other~ _ dying so soon and then within each other~ but — dying so soon and then within each other. but yes, it's hard to sum up

a whole _ other. but yes, it's hard to sum up a whole career like this. but meat loaf, _ a whole career like this. but meat loaf, those — a whole career like this. but meat loaf, those two halves, the bat out of hell— loaf, those two halves, the bat out of hell album in 1977, the second one in— of hell album in 1977, the second one in 1993. enormous success stories. _ one in 1993. enormous success stories. they have been so many people _ stories. they have been so many people ioy~ — stories. they have been so many people joy. i stories. they have been so many people joy-— people joy. i remember quite recently bat _ people joy. i remember quite recently bat out _ people joy. i remember quite recently bat out of _ people joy. i remember quite recently bat out of hell - people joy. i remember quite i recently bat out of hell comedy musical, he is not performing, clearly. i remember going to see that a show. if you wanted an indication of how people love songs, when you go and see that show, song after song after song, literally people standing up, they know every word and they feel emboldened to just declare it out themselves. it has an impact. those songs had an impact. and often those songs, they are linked with times in people's lives. some artists have that. maybe it was the rocky horror picture show they remember him from. but at different times in their lives those

songs would have meant something, maybe weddings. everybody gathers around and belt them out? tiara maybe weddings. everybody gathers around and belt them out?— maybe weddings. everybody gathers around and belt them out? two out of three ain't bad. _ around and belt them out? two out of three ain't bad, dead _ around and belt them out? two out of three ain't bad, dead ringer _ around and belt them out? two out of three ain't bad, dead ringer for - three ain't bad, dead ringer for love _ three ain't bad, dead ringer for love it— three ain't bad, dead ringer for love. it wasjust hit three ain't bad, dead ringer for love. it was just hit after hit for a spell — love. it was just hit after hit for a spell. and you mentioned the acting — a spell. and you mentioned the acting he _ a spell. and you mentioned the acting. he was also in fight club alongside — acting. he was also in fight club alongside brad pitt. that was another— alongside brad pitt. that was another string to his bow. when i interviewed him he would speak about how much— interviewed him he would speak about how much acting meant to him. another— how much acting meant to him. another strange fact about bat out of hell. _ another strange fact about bat out of hell. it — another strange fact about bat out of hell, it started out as a musical about— of hell, it started out as a musical about peter— of hell, it started out as a musical about peter pan. it was called neverland. jim steinman and meat loaf performed it on broadway. it was todd — loaf performed it on broadway. it was todd rundgren who financed it. when _ was todd rundgren who financed it. when you _ was todd rundgren who financed it. when you listen to bat out of hell, i am not _ when you listen to bat out of hell, i am not thinking peter pan. that was absolutely its origins. neverland musical. colin, could you answer a question for me which i have always thought about when i have always thought about when i have listened to i would do anything for love? i would do anything for love but i won't do that. what won't he do? he

love but i won't do that. what won't he do? ., �* ., , �* love but i won't do that. what won't hedo? .,�* ., , �* he do? he won't answer. i've asked in that question _ he do? he won't answer. i've asked in that question myself _ he do? he won't answer. i've asked in that question myself in _ in that question myself in interviews. he would never give in and answer~ — interviews. he would never give in and answer. he said it was best for the listener— and answer. he said it was best for the listener to come up with their own answer. 50 the listener to come up with their own answer-— the listener to come up with their own answer. so frustrating but it is a auestion own answer. so frustrating but it is a question that _ own answer. so frustrating but it is a question that people _ own answer. so frustrating but it is a question that people have. - own answer. so frustrating but it is a question that people have. i - own answer. so frustrating but it is a question that people have. i am. a question that people have. i am sure we will _ a question that people have. i am sure we will hear— a question that people have. i am sure we will hear more. _ a question that people have. i am sure we will hear more. there is a statement from his family and they just say their hearts are broken to announce the incomparable, the family have used this word themselves, the incomparable meat loaf passed away tonight with his wife deborah by himself. close friends have been with him. we knew his health was not good. and so for them at least, they will no doubt have the joy of knowing how much he gave to people with the music over the years?— much he gave to people with the music over the years? yeah, they will be a huge _ music over the years? yeah, they will be a huge outpouring - music over the years? yeah, they will be a huge outpouring of - music over the years? yeah, they will be a huge outpouring of love| will be a huge outpouring of love for me _ will be a huge outpouring of love for me loaf, a guy who toured the uk so nrany_ for me loaf, a guy who toured the uk so many times. so many people have been to— so many times. so many people have been to see _ so many times. so many people have been to see him live. when i think

of me _ been to see him live. when i think of me to _ been to see him live. when i think of me to love, ijust think of putting _ of me to love, ijust think of putting the bat out of hell said in the car— putting the bat out of hell said in the car driving down the motorway singing _ the car driving down the motorway singing along. i think a lot of people — singing along. i think a lot of people would be doing that today. thank _ people would be doing that today. thank you — people would be doing that today. thank you so much. you can't indulge enough, i think, thank you so much. you can't indulge enough, ithink, in thank you so much. you can't indulge enough, i think, in some of meat loaf�*s music. here is dead ringer. # every night i got some money and i go down to the bar. # i've got some beer i've got a car. as mike you've got me begging on my knees. # baby, baby, rock and roll and through. # rock and rolling through.

# i know that you went out we've got better things to do. # i do know you are, what you are when you're not around. # i don't know anything about you baby. as mike but you are everything i am dreaming of. #i i am dreaming of. # i don't know who you are but you are a real dead ringerfor love. # a real dead ringerfor love. i am rather hoping that at home, wherever you are listening to that, you have cranked it up. a little bit loud. that is what it needs. it is the sad news this morning. we have been talking about meat loaf. he has died at the age of 74. l been talking about meat loaf. he has died at the age of 74.— died at the age of 74. i think there are many people _ died at the age of 74. i think there are many people who _ died at the age of 74. i think there are many people who will- died at the age of 74. i think there are many people who will be - died at the age of 74. i think there i are many people who will be flicking through, streaming, grabbing the old albums and cranking it up today. morning, matt. exactly. a very distinct voice. good morning. let's move on to the weather. a dry day

for much of the country. a bit more cloud than recent days, particularly in the north and west. a dry story. not only today but for the next few days. blue is showing we are expecting rainfall to mount up in the highlands of scotland. elsewhere, most will avoid. the clear skies to the south and east. a cold start across england and wales. temperatures of though as —7 in parts of 0xfordshire. compared to seven or 8 degrees in shetland and applecross in anglesey. that cloud will be toppling around the high pressure system we have got southwards and eastwards today. cloud on eastern coast yesterday, a brighter day for you today. cloud developing in central and southern parts of england and wales. temperatures were left after the cold start. six or 7 degrees,

holding at eight, nine celsius in the north of scotland. tonight the cloud becomes more dominant. rain in the highlands. dry for the vast majority. patchy frost in eastern areas. into the weekend, the dry story continues, more cloud, the odd sunny break. enjoy your weekend. thank you. sunny break. en'o ourweekend. thank ou. enjoy your weekend. thank you. matt brouaht us enjoy your weekend. thank you. matt brought us some _ enjoy your weekend. thank you. plight brought us some milder weather. we are taking you to an even hotter part of the world, southern india, where the new series of the good karma hospital is set. the hit medical drama follows the life ofjunior doctor ruby walker, who decides to move to india after growing tired of her life in the uk. let's take a look. hi. ruby. 0h... samir. i work for... dcm. somehow i got that. do you need a hand? itjust cut out on me. i'm assuming it's something technical. yeah, i think it's a pretty safe bet. so, what are you doing here? doctor, for gkh.

gkh, i don't think i've heard of that one. is it a nonprofit? good karma hospital. small but perfectly formed. can you hold this? point it there. we're nowjoined by amrita acharia, who plays ruby. you look mega cool on that bike. i like to think so. you've _ you look mega cool on that bike. i like to think so. you've just - like to think so. you've 'ust finished filming? * like to think so. you've just finished filming? yeah, - like to think so. you've just - finished filming? yeah, literally in november- _ finished filming? yeah, literally in november. the _ finished filming? yeah, literally in november. the last _ finished filming? yeah, literally in november. the last time - finished filming? yeah, literally in november. the last time we - finished filming? yeah, literally in | november. the last time we filmed the last— november. the last time we filmed the last series was about three years— the last series was about three years ago _ the last series was about three years ago. it the last series was about three years ago-— years ago. it is set in goa and filmed in _ years ago. it is set in goa and filmed in sri _ years ago. it is set in goa and filmed in sri lanka. _ years ago. it is set in goa and filmed in sri lanka. every - years ago. it is set in goa and | filmed in sri lanka. every time years ago. it is set in goa and - filmed in sri lanka. every time we talk to somebody about covid restrictions, it is such a distant part of the world, what was it like? it was lovely to go back. we had a lot of— it was lovely to go back. we had a lot of the — it was lovely to go back. we had a lot of the same sri lankan crew, which _ lot of the same sri lankan crew, which is — lot of the same sri lankan crew, which is like _ lot of the same sri lankan crew, which is like coming home because we have worked _ which is like coming home because we have worked with them so many times. it was _ have worked with them so many times. it was bittersweet because a lot of the local— it was bittersweet because a lot of the local businesses had obviously taken _ the local businesses had obviously taken a _ the local businesses had obviously taken a massive hit. the local

community had been hit by covid—19 mike whitehead. how community had been hit by covid-19 mike whitehead.— community had been hit by covid-19 mike whitehead. how was it different to workin: mike whitehead. how was it different to working over— mike whitehead. how was it different to working over here? _ mike whitehead. how was it different to working over here? i _ mike whitehead. how was it different to working over here? i was - mike whitehead. how was it different to working over here? i was really - to working over here? i was really lucky because _ to working over here? i was really lucky because i— to working over here? i was really lucky because i worked _ to working over here? i was really lucky because i worked in - to working over here? i was really lucky because i worked in france i to working over here? i was really i lucky because i worked in france and then sri _ lucky because i worked in france and then sri lanka last year so i don't have _ then sri lanka last year so i don't have any— then sri lanka last year so i don't have any experience of working here during _ have any experience of working here during covid. we were really lucky because _ during covid. we were really lucky because a — during covid. we were really lucky because a lot of our filming is done outdoors, — because a lot of our filming is done outdoors, so we were not as restricted. — outdoors, so we were not as restricted. obviously mask wearing and keeping a distance where possible, lateral flow tests and pcr tests~ _ possible, lateral flow tests and pcr tests. ., ., ., �* possible, lateral flow tests and pcr tests. ., ., ~ ., tests. for those that don't know the series, tests. for those that don't know the series. what — tests. for those that don't know the series. what is _ tests. for those that don't know the series, what is the _ tests. for those that don't know the series, what is the thing? _ tests. for those that don't know the series, what is the thing? it - tests. for those that don't know the series, what is the thing? it is - series, what is the thing? it is very popular. what do you think is the thing about it thatjust gets people involved? l the thing about it that 'ust gets people involved?_ people involved? i think it is character — people involved? i think it is character led. _ people involved? i think it is character led. it _ people involved? i think it is character led. it is _ people involved? i think it is character led. it is a - people involved? i think it is character led. it is a medical people involved? i think it is - character led. it is a medical drama but it— character led. it is a medical drama but it is— character led. it is a medical drama but it is less — character led. it is a medical drama but it is less about the elements or the injuries— but it is less about the elements or the injuries and how we are dealing with it. _ the injuries and how we are dealing with it. it— the injuries and how we are dealing with it. it is— the injuries and how we are dealing with it, it is more about the people involved _ with it, it is more about the people involved and the stories behind how they got— involved and the stories behind how they got to — involved and the stories behind how they got to where they are. and the doctors _ they got to where they are. and the doctors and — they got to where they are. and the doctors and what is going on in their— doctors and what is going on in their personal lives as well as

their— their personal lives as well as theiriobs _ their personal lives as well as theiriobs— their personal lives as well as theirjobs. their 'obs. let's not ignore the fact theirjobs. let's not ignore the fact that you — theirjobs. let's not ignore the fact that you get _ theirjobs. let's not ignore the fact that you get to _ theirjobs. let's not ignore the fact that you get to sit - theirjobs. let's not ignore the fact that you get to sit down . theirjobs. let's not ignore the l fact that you get to sit down and look at a beautiful place. you do. it's a tough _ look at a beautiful place. you do. it's a tough gig- _ look at a beautiful place. you do. it's a tough gig. somebody - look at a beautiful place. you do. it's a tough gig. somebody has i look at a beautiful place. you do. | it's a tough gig. somebody has got to do— it's a tough gig. somebody has got to do it _ it's a tough gig. somebody has got to do it it— it's a tough gig. somebody has got to do it. it is absolutely beautiful. the shots attest to that. it is kind _ beautiful. the shots attest to that. it is kind of— beautiful. the shots attest to that. it is kind of a luxury to be out there — it is kind of a luxury to be out there and _ it is kind of a luxury to be out there and film.— it is kind of a luxury to be out there and film. how long have you been doing — there and film. how long have you been doing it? _ there and film. how long have you been doing it? five _ there and film. how long have you been doing it? five years, - there and film. how long have you been doing it? five years, but - there and film. how long have you been doing it? five years, but we | been doing it? five years, but we had that a — been doing it? five years, but we had that a two — been doing it? five years, but we had that a two year— been doing it? five years, but we had that a two year break- been doing it? five years, but we had that a two year break in - been doing it? five years, but we . had that a two year break in between because _ had that a two year break in between because of— had that a two year break in between because of covid. do had that a two year break in between because of covid.— because of covid. do you ever worry ou miaht because of covid. do you ever worry you might not _ because of covid. do you ever worry you might not get — because of covid. do you ever worry you might not get the _ because of covid. do you ever worry you might not get the call _ because of covid. do you ever worry you might not get the call for - because of covid. do you ever worry you might not get the call for the i you might not get the call for the next one? you know death in paradise? it looks like a great gig. it is a gentle programme as well. it is one of those things where you can sit and you can't feel at peace and let it take you away?— let it take you away? yes, it is relatable _ let it take you away? yes, it is relatable and _ let it take you away? yes, it is relatable and it _ let it take you away? yes, it is relatable and it is _ let it take you away? yes, it is relatable and it is feel - let it take you away? yes, it is relatable and it is feel good. l let it take you away? yes, it is - relatable and it is feel good. going back to _ relatable and it is feel good. going back to your question before, i think— back to your question before, i think that _ back to your question before, i think that is why people do love it and watch — think that is why people do love it and watch it. any matter ——

akhterm _ we often interview actors who play doctors or medics. and every once in a while people get confused. they think they might meet you and they think they might meet you and they think you know stuff. figs think they might meet you and they think you know stuff.— think you know stuff. as that. . . ? no! i clearly _ think you know stuff. as that. . . ? no! i clearly am _ think you know stuff. as that. . . ? no! i clearly am not _ think you know stuff. as that. . . ? no! i clearly am not medically i no! i clearly am not medically trained — no! i clearly am not medically trained. �* , ., ., no! i clearly am not medically trained. �* ., ., ~ ., , , trained. but you have to know stuff. have ou trained. but you have to know stuff. have you wised _ trained. but you have to know stuff. have you wised up? _ trained. but you have to know stuff. have you wised up? basic— trained. but you have to know stuff. have you wised up? basic first - trained. but you have to know stuff. have you wised up? basic first aid? | have you wised up? basic first aid? if an one have you wised up? basic first aid? if anyone is — have you wised up? basic first aid? if anyone is injured _ have you wised up? basic first aid? if anyone is injured anywhere - have you wised up? basic first aid? if anyone is injured anywhere near. if anyone is injured anywhere near you... i if anyone is in'ured anywhere near ou. .. ... if anyone is in'ured anywhere near ou... , ., ~y if anyone is in'ured anywhere near ou... g ., if anyone is in'ured anywhere near ou... , ., g ., , you... i will call my dad. my dad is a doctor- — you... i will call my dad. my dad is a doctor- i— you... i will call my dad. my dad is a doctor- i can _ you... i will call my dad. my dad is a doctor. i can get _ you... i will call my dad. my dad is a doctor. i can get the _ you... i will call my dad. my dad is| a doctor. i can get the information. does _ a doctor. i can get the information. does your— a doctor. i can get the information. does your dad watch what you do and say, no? does your dad watch what you do and sa , no? , ., , ., does your dad watch what you do and sa,no? , , ., say, no? yes, he was on set and he said, say, no? yes, he was on set and he said. you — say, no? yes, he was on set and he said. you are _ say, no? yes, he was on set and he said, you are holding _ say, no? yes, he was on set and he said, you are holding that _ say, no? yes, he was on set and he said, you are holding that wrong. i. said, you are holding that wrong. i said, _ said, you are holding that wrong. i said. sorry! — said, you are holding that wrong. i said, sorry! he showed me how to do it. said, sorry! he showed me how to do it there _ said, sorry! he showed me how to do it there was— said, sorry! he showed me how to do it. there was a photo of us. yeah. say it— it. there was a photo of us. yeah. say it again — it. there was a photo of us. yeah. say it again because your dad is going to be listening. !

say it again because your dad is going to be listening.— going to be listening. i love the wa ou going to be listening. i love the way you make _ going to be listening. i love the way you make it _ going to be listening. i love the way you make it a _ going to be listening. i love the way you make it a question. - going to be listening. i love the i way you make it a question. thank you so much. congratulations. great to be working. series four of the good karma hospital starts this sunday at 8pm on itv. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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