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good morning. welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and ben thompson. our headlines today: as the queen marks 70 years on the throne, she expresses her wish for camilla to be queen consort when charles becomes king. and i'm here at sandringham, where the queen made that surprise intervention, a significant development as we now know that camilla will be queen when charles becomes king. a date is set for prince andrew to give evidence under oath as he fights the ongoing civil sex assault case against him. new recruits to the prime minister's top team, but will it be enough to steady the ship following
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a series of resignations? the calcutta cup stays in scotland. it was a dramatic night at murrayfield, as the scots beat england in a spectacular opening day of the six nations. good morning. we are looking at a wet and windy start today across england and wales. the weather will improve, with sunshine and showers following to all areas, but with show is coming down with heavy snow across the hills of scotland, they could be one two issues here. i will have more on that and more later on. it's sunday the 6th of february. our main story: the queen says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, a milestone no british monarch has ever reached before. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell�*s report contains some flash photography.
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it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne, and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. upside down for the press. 50 and fully engaged in conversations. upside down for the press.- upside down for the press. 50 they can see. i don't— upside down for the press. 50 they can see. i don't matter. _ upside down for the press. 50 they can see. i don't matter. at - upside down for the press. 50 they can see. i don't matter. at the - upside down for the press. 50 they i can see. i don't matter. at the same time, it can see. i don't matter. at the same time. it is — can see. i don't matter. at the same time, it is clearly _ can see. i don't matter. at the same time, it is clearly queen _ can see. i don't matter. at the same time, it is clearly queen is _ can see. i don't matter. at the same time, it is clearly queen is looking . time, it is clearly queen is looking to the future, and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner prince philip, who she said had unselfishly taken on the role of consort stop and so she concluded:
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until now, mindful of the sensitivities around camilla's role in the breakdown of charles' first marriage, it had been intended that she would become princess consort. now the queen has made clear her wish that camilla should have the full status as the wife of a king, and be known as queen. it is a decision that undoubtedly will delight prince charles. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham. the queen's intervention paves the way for camilla to have a fully—fledged royal role beside charles in the future. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph takes a look at the woman who will one day be queen consort. her report contains some flash photography. when charles is king, we now know camilla will be his queen. it is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch, and a total rehabilitation for camilla. their wedding day in 2005. the journey to
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this point had at times been rocky. camilla parker bowles was a controversial figure, camilla parker bowles was a controversialfigure, blamed by some for the end of the prince's first marriage. his relationship with the young camilla had faulted in their 20s. decades later, it took until camilla's 50th birthday party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. the path to acceptance, though, was difficult. slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. in making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her daughter—in—law for her loyalty to prince charles, and the happiness and stability she has brought him. it is also a recognition of camilla's own campaigning, from literacy to animal welfare to domestic violence. where she recently spoke about the horror of abuse. , _, , .,, recently spoke about the horror of abuse. ,.., , .,,, abuse. this country has been a- alled abuse. this country has been appalled and _ abuse. this country has been appalled and saddened - abuse. this country has been appalled and saddened by . abuse. this country has been | appalled and saddened by the abuse. this country has been - appalled and saddened by the loss of women to violence this year. on
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average, one woman is killed by a man every three days. find average, one woman is killed by a man every three days.— average, one woman is killed by a man every three days. and in media interviews. — man every three days. and in media interviews, here _ man every three days. and in media interviews, here with _ man every three days. and in media interviews, here with the _ man every three days. and in media interviews, here with the bbc's - man every three days. and in media l interviews, here with the bbc's emma interviews, here with the bbc�*s emma barnett, she spoke personally with warmth and honesty about missing her grandchildren during lockdown. i shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a huge hug again. can really give them a huge hug aiain. ., ., can really give them a huge hug aiain. ., ., ., can really give them a huge hug aiain. . . ., ., , , again. camilla had always been described as _ again. camilla had always been described as a _ again. camilla had always been described as a nonnegotiable i again. camilla had always been i described as a nonnegotiable part again. camilla had always been - described as a nonnegotiable part of the prince's life. now we know it is the prince's life. now we know it is the queen's wish too that camilla will be at the prince's side and he is a coward, as his wife and his queen. —— the prince's side in the years ahead. daniela joins us from sandringham this morning. it isa it is a significant intervention by the queen, tell us how she will be spending the day at sandringham? it is a really significant development, and a surprise one as well, in both what the queen has said in this
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jubilee statement she has issued and also the timing of it. as you say, today's the 70th anniversary of her father's death. it is her accession day, it is the start of the platinum jubilee year. it is a time when perhaps you would expect her to be reflecting on the decades of her reign, but in this statement, saying it is her sincere wish that camilla becomes queen. what she is doing is looking forward, thinking about succession, thinking about what happens next and making it a very clear what she wants to see happen. in many ways she is sort of future proofing the royal family from this very significant weekend. camilla was always going to be princess consort, that had been the official line, always, whenever we asked anybody in the royal household, it was that she would be princess consort. but charles made it very clear he was extremely unhappy about that, he wanted something very different for his wife. clearly now the queen agrees. she is looking at our camilla has performed, i
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suppose, for want of a better phrase. how she had begun to win the affection of the public. how she has shown great service and loyalty to the royal family and to her husband. it was clearly held by the queen at the moment was right for her to make this announcement and that it was a relatively noncontroversial decision at this stage. i expect as well she has probably made the calculation that we have camilla as queen, charles may be a happier king. prince andrew will give evidence under oath in london next month to lawyers representing the woman accusing him of sexual assault in a us civil court case. virginia giuffre claims she was trafficked by the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, to have sex with the duke in the early 20005, when she was 17. the prince, who denies the allegations, will give evidence on march the 10th. the prime minister is said to be considering further changes to his top team following the appointment of two senior aides yesterday. the shake—up follows the resignation of five staff members last week,
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and more mps submitting letters of no confidence in him. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. after another week of bad headlines and the loss of senior downing street staff and some of his mps openly calling for him to go, boris johnson was attempting to get on the front foot. he has appointed the former bbcjournalist gita hari as his director of medications. he works for borisjohnson when he was mayor of london, and here he was just a couple of weeks ago setting out to the prime minister what to do. �* ., , . , out to the prime minister what to do. , ., out to the prime minister what to do. boris has always underestimated how critical it — do. boris has always underestimated how critical it is _ do. boris has always underestimated how critical it is to _ do. boris has always underestimated how critical it is to have _ do. boris has always underestimated how critical it is to have a _ how critical it is to have a fantastic team around him, and i don't think, even if he can pull this back, he will be allowed to do it unless he promises to his party that he is going to overhaul the machinery. that he is going to overhaul the machinery-— machinery. and as part of that overhaul. _ machinery. and as part of that overhaul, unusually, - machinery. and as part of that overhaul, unusually, the - machinery. and as part of that overhaul, unusually, the newl machinery. and as part of that - overhaul, unusually, the new chief of staff downing street is not a
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servant, but a politician, the former brexit secretary steve buckley. hisjob will former brexit secretary steve buckley. his job will be to ensure that the cabinet and mps feel more involved in decision—making. although tony blair's former chief of staff, jonathan powell, questioned whether a demanding full—time role as a government official can be combined with the job of an mp. after so—called partygate borisjohnson had to promise mps behind closed doors that he would make significant changes to the way downing street was run. it is actually an opportunity for a reset, which i hope the prime minister takes, reset, which i hope the prime ministertakes, because reset, which i hope the prime minister takes, because it is an important part of his premiership. but he actually builds bridges not just between downing street and the parliamentary party but across the parliamentary party but across the parliamentary party. but parliamentary party but across the parliamentary party.— parliamentary party. but will this be enough? _ parliamentary party. but will this be enough? more _ parliamentary party. but will this be enough? more mps _ parliamentary party. but will this be enough? more mps are - parliamentary party. but will this - be enough? more mps are considering submitting letters of no confidence, and potential rivals to the prime minister. borisjohnson is hoping that the changes in downing street will convince his conservative critics not to change its occupant. iain watson, bbc news, westminster.
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an operation to rescue a boy who'd been trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach five—year—old rayan yesterday evening, but sadly he had died. the rescue effort had generated huge public interest in morocco and around the world. russia is stepping up preparations for a large—scale invasion of ukraine, with 70% of the forces it would need now in place — according to reports from the united states. nearly 3,000 additional american troops have been deployed to the polish—ukrainian border, as us security officials warn a russian invasion could cause as many as 50,000 civilian deaths. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. lata mangeshkar, one of india's most venerated singers who sang tens india has declared two days of national mourning following the death of a veteran hollywood star. lata mangeshkar, known as the nightingale of leawood, died in hospital in mumbai after testing
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positive for covid—i9 last month. her career spanned more than half a century and included 30,000 songs across 36 languages. india's president and prime minister are among those who have paid tribute. let's return now to the news that the duke of york will give evidence under oath next month as part of the ongoing civil sexual assault case against him. virginia giuffre is suing prince andrew in the us, but the hearing will take place in london. he's repeatedly denied the allegations. we can get more on this from the legal commentatorjoshua rozenberg. good morning, joshua. thanks for being with us. no huge surprise that he will give this evidence. just talk to us about the significance of this, and what it could mean for the case from here on in? this this, and what it could mean for the case from here on in?— case from here on in? this is a rocess case from here on in? this is a process known _ case from here on in? this is a process known in _ case from here on in? this is a process known in the - case from here on in? this is a process known in the united i case from here on in? this is a - process known in the united states as a deposition. this is giving evidence outside of court, and it is quite normal. both sides are questioned by lawyers acting for the
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other side, the answers are recorded on video, they are transcribed by an official court reporter, and they can be used in evidence. what is significant is that a date has been fixed for this, however, significant is that a date has been fixed forthis, however, prince andrew's site have told the newspapers that although they have agreed a date for him to give evidence, virgina giuffre has not agreed to a date on which she will give her deposition. what agreed to a date on which she will give her deposition.— give her deposition. what are the implications _ give her deposition. what are the implications with _ give her deposition. what are the implications with the _ give her deposition. what are the implications with the fact - give her deposition. what are the implications with the fact that - give her deposition. what are the | implications with the fact that this is playing out in public, this evidence given, that we perhaps not respecting posture mark i wasn't expecting that. it respecting posture mark i wasn't expecting that-— respecting posture mark i wasn't expecting that. it does show that both sides seem _ expecting that. it does show that both sides seem to _ expecting that. it does show that both sides seem to be _ expecting that. it does show that both sides seem to be breaching | expecting that. it does show that . both sides seem to be breaching the newspapers on what is going on. now, there is no obligation on them to do this. we have been given estate a month in advance, march ten, as you say, at a neutral location in london. —— given this date. it is probably quite unfortunate prince andrew's point of view that it came out today of all days, the 70th anniversary of the queen's
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accession. what it means is that once the two sides have taken all the evidence from the key witnesses, have exchanged written evidence, they will both have a better idea of they will both have a better idea of the respective strengths, of each other�*s case, and i suppose they will be in a stronger position to reach a deal to settle the case if thatis reach a deal to settle the case if that is what they decide to do. and that is what they decide to do. and of course the _ that is what they decide to do. and of course the timing of this, not particularly welcome, coming into queen'sjubilee year. tell us about the significance of that, and whether that has an impact on the trial? ~ . . , whether that has an impact on the trial? ~ .. , ,., , trial? well, exactly so. the very fact this is _ trial? well, exactly so. the very fact this is going _ trial? well, exactly so. the very fact this is going on _ trial? well, exactly so. the very fact this is going on today, - trial? well, exactly so. the very| fact this is going on today, week after week, that both sides seem to be willing to play out their disputes in public in the way that we have been talking about, it can't be helpful to the royal family, which understandably wishes to
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concentrate on the queen'sjubilee submissions later this year. the lawyers have told that they need to decide by the end ofjuly whether they want to go ahead with a trial in the autumn, or whether they wish to settle, but before we get to that stage, i think we are going to get quite a lot of publicity, to—ing and fro—ing, arguing over the two sides' positions, who has the better witnesses, what they are going to be calling, what they hope to produce. pretty uncomfortable, i think, that a palace and the royal family, in what is intended to be a year of celebrations.— what is intended to be a year of celebrations. ~ , ,., , . celebrations. absolutely, i wanted to ask ou would imagine that is the last thing the palace wants right now, a very public trial with the allegations being played out, as you say, in the newspapers. tell us more about the timing of what happens next? indeed. we have this — timing of what happens next? indeed. we have this period _ timing of what happens next? indeed. we have this period now, _ timing of what happens next? indeed. we have this period now, really - we have this period now, really until summer, when the two parties can depose one another�*s witnesses, get written evidence and oral
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evidence, particularly. you might have thought that would all go on behind closed doors, not really part of the court process, as such, no court orders, it could have been done discreetly behind the scenes. judging by today's newspapers, yesterday's newspapers, this is going to be played out in public. you can understand this, because this is litigation, trial by battle, if you like, and the two sides are understandably wanting to put their best side forward and to argue it out in public. but you would have thought that certainly on prince andrew's side, he doesn't particularly want the publicity. maybe his lawyers think if there is going to be publicity from virgina giuffre's side, he has to respond and tough it out, and show that he is ready for this case, whether or not there is a formal trial, whether or not there is a settlement. for now, or not there is a settlement. for now. joshua. — or not there is a settlement. for now, joshua, thank you. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather.
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it isa it is a very dark and ominous sky, chris. , ., ., ., . , chris. yes, good morning. that is - re chris. yes, good morning. that is pretty much _ chris. yes, good morning. that is pretty much what _ chris. yes, good morning. that is pretty much what most _ chris. yes, good morning. that is pretty much what most of- chris. yes, good morning. that is pretty much what most of you - chris. yes, good morning. that is| pretty much what most of you will chris. yes, good morning. that is- pretty much what most of you will be waking up to across england and wales this morning. we have some wet and windy weather to come through just for a time in the next few hours, really. but the weather will brighten up for most of you, with sunshine and showers following for all parts of the country. the showers, though, falling as snow into parts of scotland, and that could cause one or two issues. here is the satellite picture, showing the extensive cloud running across england and wales, bringing that zone of rain. a speckled —— speckled shower clouds across england and wales, feeding their way in, so it will be quite cold blowy kind of day. let's take a look at the radar picture at where the rain is at the moment, and you can see the majority of it is across england and wales. it is running eastwards, winds gusting to around 50 or 60 mph around the coast of england and wales. very blowy, some strong winds
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as well for western scotland. see how the rain works its way eastwards pretty quickly. the skies brightening up from the north—west but that will be loads of showers today across north—western areas. some of the showers will be falling as snow across the hills of scotland in particular, where we are looking at some significant accumulations of snow. it is already snowing heavily here. 10—15 centimetres possible above 300m in elevation, they are some of the higher—level routes that we haven't scotland, but nevertheless there is the risk of seeing some destructive weather here through the day. it will be a cold day, temperatures 4— seven celsius pretty widely, still hanging onto some nines and tens in the south, where it will probably start to feel a bit cooler here towards the end of the afternoon. 0vernight tonight, showers continue to feed in on those gusty north—westerly winds. later in the evening, the showers clear off, the evening, the showers clear off, the skies clear and it turns cold. a fairly widespread frost around means we could have some icy stretches as we could have some icy stretches as we head into monday morning. i think as we head into monday, we have a
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ridge of high pressure initially but then this warm front is going to be pushing its way in, and so we will have some changes in the weather as day goes by. i think monday morning probably quite a nice sunrise for a lot of you. we will keep sunshine for a good part of the morning in england, wales and eastern scotland but in western areas the cloud quickly thickens up, outbreaks of rain and drizzle coming in, but quite murky around the hills and heavy rain in western scotland later in the day. it is going to be a milder day tomorrow, temperatures widely reaching double figures, 12 degrees or so in belfast. then for the rest of the week it says quite cloudy through tuesday and wednesday, a few patches of rain around but in the mild side, with temperatures staying into double figures. later in the week, as high pressure builds on, it will become drier with more sunshine around, but the temperatures will get a little bit closer to normal. but in the short term, today we are watching for some snow across those higher parts of scotland. that's for some snow across those higher parts of scotland. that's your weather. . ~ parts of scotland. that's your weather. . ,, , ., , ~ parts of scotland. that's your weather. . , ~ , ., weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow, a weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow. a bit — weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow. a bit of _ weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow, a bit of sun, _ weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow, a bit of sun, a _ weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow, a bit of sun, a bit— weather. thank you, chris. a bit of snow, a bit of sun, a bit of- snow, a bit of sun, a bit of everything.
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let's take a look at some of today's front pages. camilla will be queen declares the sunday mirror, which uses royal purple to highlight the word "will". the sunday express focuses on borisjohnson's ongoing efforts to firm up support for his leadership. the paper says he has promised to warm the cockles of tory hearts by ditching advisers and left—wing policies. the sunday times leads on its own investigation into private schools gaming covid to boost grades. the paper says teachers at dozens of private schools at least doubled the proportion of a*s given to their a level pupils compared with 2019, when children last sat public exams. and bbc news online has a report about the winner of this year's international garden photographer of the year. magda wasiczek, from poland, won it for the third time with this picture of a butterfly. iam squinting, i am squinting, it looks like... it
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looks beautiful. it is called stardust, it is a butterfly, but to me itjust looks very abstract. it me it just looks very abstract. it looks like an abstract painting. i can't see the butterfly, i feel like we're looking at one of those magic eye pictures. i we're looking at one of those magic eye pictures-— eye pictures. i also feel we are robabl eye pictures. i also feel we are probably not — eye pictures. i also feel we are probably not qualified - eye pictures. i also feel we are probably not qualified as - eye pictures. i also feel we are l probably not qualified asjudges. eye pictures. i also feel we are i probably not qualified asjudges. i am clearly not an art connoisseur, sorry. it am clearly not an art connoisseur, sor . , ., . ., sorry. it is wonderful, and it won the prize. _ sorry. it is wonderful, and it won the prize. so _ sorry. it is wonderful, and it won the prize, so congratulations. i sorry. it is wonderful, and it won i the prize, so congratulations. lets have a look— the prize, so congratulations. lets have a look at— the prize, so congratulations. lets have a look at some _ the prize, so congratulations. lets have a look at some of inside pages. this one here is... there you go, it is the desire new parenting fad, valentines gifts for children. it is not enough that you're expected to give a gift to your partner, your other half, your loved one, but in just over a week's time, when it is valentine's day, apparently there is this idea about giving... sorry, that has gone a bit wonky. i am so shocked at this news that i am all askew. you are supposed to give
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valentine's day gifts to the family. it says here, for example, for pets you can give dogs and cats toys, for kids you can give, you know, cards and pyjamas and things. you are supposed to give... i feel like, come on. i supposed to give. .. i feel like, come on— supposed to give... i feel like, come on. ~ ., , . come on. i don't know why we are shocked. surely _ come on. i don't know why we are shocked. surely this _ come on. i don't know why we are shocked. surely this is _ come on. i don't know why we are shocked. surely this is just - come on. i don't know why we are shocked. surely this is just the . shocked. surely this is just the commercial world saying buy some more stuff. ii commercial world saying buy some more stuff. , ., ., commercial world saying buy some more stuff-— more stuff. if you love someone, rive more stuff. if you love someone, give them _ more stuff. if you love someone, give them gifts — more stuff. if you love someone, give them gifts any _ more stuff. if you love someone, give them gifts any time - more stuff. if you love someone, give them gifts any time of - more stuff. if you love someone, give them gifts any time of the l give them gifts any time of the year. i give them gifts any time of the ear. ., _ . ., year. i will not say the name of these personal— year. i will not say the name of these personal assistance, - year. i will not say the name of- these personal assistance, because they may start going off around the country, but there is a research project under way. it is £220,000 worth of research, which i suppose in the grand scheme of things isn't that much, because what they are hoping to do is use these digital assistants to be able to recognise things like tone of voice, and crucially things like sarcasm. the headline there is that your smart speaker may laugh at your dad jokes. it says there is a really serious
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underlying issue that at the moment a lot of these devices can do things that we ask them to do but they are hoping to make their bit more clever by being able to recognise things like tone of voice or whether people are angry, upset or in need, and they will be able to respond accordingly. but they will be able to respond accordingly-— they will be able to respond accordinil. �* ., ., . , they will be able to respond accordinil. �* ., ., . accordingly. but no-one laughs at dad 'okes. accordingly. but no-one laughs at dad jokes- you — accordingly. but no-one laughs at dad jokes. you appreciate - accordingly. but no-one laughs at dad jokes. you appreciate them, l accordingly. but no-one laughs at i dad jokes. you appreciate them, but you wouldn't necessarily laugh at them. this one here is in the mail on sunday. this is artists who are... they have got their virtual selves, so they can perform digitally, in virtual reality worlds. that is a way of making money by being on it. this one looks a bit like ben, i have to say. avatars in the meta— verse, so this is where the likes of facebook would have us believe we are going to live in the future in this digital world. i want to play a little bit of this, because get used to this song. we may not be hearing it that much
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more. at? may not be hearing it that much more. ,., , may not be hearing it that much more. , , , , more. # neighbours, everybody needs iood more. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours... _ more. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours... i— more. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours... ithink— more. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours... i think if— more. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours... i think if there - good neighbours... i think if there was ever a — good neighbours... i think if there was ever a theme _ good neighbours... i think if there was ever a theme tune _ good neighbours... i think if there was ever a theme tune that - good neighbours... i think if there| was ever a theme tune that people will recognise here in the uk, it is this one. neighbours, of course, made famous on the bbc, the australian soap opera. sad news if you are a fan, but the son reports that maybe it is the end of the road, or the end of the cul—de—sac. neighbours could be facing the axe after four decades neighbours could be facing the axe afterfour decades on tv neighbours could be facing the axe after four decades on tv screens, this because channel five, even though it is made in australia by an australian company, it suggests that much of the production cost is paid for by channel five, which says they are struggling to justify, apparently, because of the ad revenue that it would generate being played on channel five, so they say they might try to offer some tips to boost its popularity, including trying to get kylie minogue back on it. she left, of course, after the famous wedding which pulled in how many million viewers, do you think?
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10 million? :: :: :: :: ::" many million viewers, do you think? 10 million? :: i: i: i: ii" 3 ~ many million viewers, do you think? 10 million? i: :: i: i: ii" j~ ~ ., 10 million? 20,000,019 86 for the scott and charlene _ 10 million? 20,000,019 86 for the scott and charlene wedding, - 10 million? 20,000,019 86 for the scott and charlene wedding, now l scott and charlene wedding, now pulling in about 1.2 million viewers every day. pulling in about 1.2 million viewers eve da . , pulling in about 1.2 million viewers eve da. , , ., , every day. they should get kylie back, iet every day. they should get kylie back. get jason _ every day. they should get kylie back, get jason donovan - every day. they should get kylie back, get jason donovan back. l every day. they should get kylie i back, get jason donovan back. will that net 20 back, get jason donovan back. will that get 20 million people tuning in again? i that get 20 million people tuning in aiain? . . that get 20 million people tuning in aiain? , . again? i will call people and get them to watch _ again? i will call people and get them to watch it. _ again? i will call people and get them to watch it. if _ again? i will call people and get them to watch it. if that's - again? i will call people and get them to watch it. if that's whatl again? i will call people and get| them to watch it. if that's what it takes, i will get the petition going. as we've been hearing, today is a significant milestone in british royal history, as the queen has now been reigning for exactly 70 years. she was in the middle of kenya when her father, george vi, died on 6 february 1952. anne soy has been looking back at that moment and the queen's ongoing bond with africa. the royal visitors step off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. it was just a week ago today. no—one knew then that the girl who would arrive here as princess elizabeth would leave again five days later as queen. ii again five days later as queen. if the queen were to come to kenya
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today, — the queen were to come to kenya today, this _ the queen were to come to kenya today, this is probably where she would _ today, this is probably where she would stay, at the high commissioner's residents. and would stay, at the high commissioner's residents. and it is here in kenya _ commissioner's residents. and it is here in kenya that _ commissioner's residents. and it is here in kenya that the _ commissioner's residents. and it is here in kenya that the then - commissioner's residents. and it is| here in kenya that the then princess elizabeth learned of her father's death and that she would succeed him. but things were quite different back then. it took some time for the news of the king's death to come from britain to this remote royal lodge in central kenya. it was prince philip, her husband of five years at the time, that broke the news to her. she had come here to represent her father. news to her. she had come here to represent herfather. he had been too ill to travel, but she took it in her stride.— too ill to travel, but she took it in her stride. ,, ., , in her stride. the queen, who he is here to as — in her stride. the queen, who he is here to as head _ in her stride. the queen, who he is here to as head of _ in her stride. the queen, who he is here to as head of the _ in her stride. the queen, who he is- hereto as head of the commonwealth, here to as head of the commonwealth, to which south africa has recently returned... to which south africa has recently returned- - -_ returned... and over the past 70 ears, returned... and over the past 70 years. she _ returned... and over the past 70 years. she has — returned. .. and over the past 70 years, she has built— returned... and over the past 70 years, she has built a _ returned... and over the past 70 years, she has built a strong - years, she has built a strong relationship with africa and the commonwealth, and she has left quite an impression on those she met. you are meeting — an impression on those she met. you are meeting someone you have heard of all of— are meeting someone you have heard of all of the _ are meeting someone you have heard of all of the world, but then the
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feeling — of all of the world, but then the feeling thereafter, you just say, well, _ feeling thereafter, you just say, well, i_ feeling thereafter, you just say, well, i had _ feeling thereafter, you just say, well, i had the privilege of meeting her in _ well, i had the privilege of meeting her in my— well, i had the privilege of meeting her in my life. it well, i had the privilege of meeting her in my life-— her in my life. it was one of the queen's gifts — her in my life. it was one of the queen's gifts to _ her in my life. it was one of the queen's gifts to the _ her in my life. it was one of the queen's gifts to the emperor. l her in my life. it was one of the i queen's gifts to the emperor. the stallion _ queen's gifts to the emperor. the stallion was — queen's gifts to the emperor. the stallion was flown _ queen's gifts to the emperor. the stallion was flown out _ queen's gifts to the emperor. the stallion was flown out from - queen's gifts to the emperor. the i stallion was flown out from windsor a few _ stallion was flown out from windsor a few days — stallion was flown out from windsor a few days earlier. _ stallion was flown out from windsor a few days earlier. she _ stallion was flown out from windsor a few days earlier.— a few days earlier. she says she is mired the queen's _ a few days earlier. she says she is mired the queen's love _ a few days earlier. she says she is mired the queen's love for- a few days earlier. she says she is| mired the queen's love for horses, farming and leadership. the encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her. for encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her.— encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothin: rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to — rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare _ rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare with _ rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare with her- nothing to compare with her leadership, but we have learned a lot from _ leadership, but we have learned a lot from her, and i hope that whoever— lot from her, and i hope that whoever will take over from her will continue _ whoever will take over from her will continue the legacy that she has left. continue the legacy that she has left very— continue the legacy that she has left. very humourous person, very charming, — left. very humourous person, very charming, but you get scared. the feeling _ charming, but you get scared. the feeling that you are meeting the queen — feeling that you are meeting the queen. ., ., queen. throughout her reign, the queen. throughout her reign, the queen has — queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met _ queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met many _ queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met many people - queen. throughout her reign, the i queen has met many people around africa, in big and small ways, she has touched their lives. and left them with lasting memories.
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you know, i just love you know, ijust love seeing all the archival footage of the queen, especially the fashion in the hats. beautiful. brute especially the fashion in the hats. beautiful. ~ . ., ., especially the fashion in the hats. beautiful. . ., ., . ~ especially the fashion in the hats. beautiful. ~ . ., ., . ~ beautiful. we are going to talk so much more _ beautiful. we are going to talk so much more about _ beautiful. we are going to talk so much more about that _ beautiful. we are going to talk so much more about that really - much more about that really beautiful milestone for the rest of the programme. but holly is here, and there were probably a few sore heads around the country this morning. heads around the country this mornini. ,., ., heads around the country this mornin. _ ,., ., ., heads around the country this mornini. ,., ., ., , , ~ morning. good morning, yes, i think there was plenty _ morning. good morning, yes, i think there was plenty of— morning. good morning, yes, i think there was plenty of fashion - morning. good morning, yes, i think there was plenty of fashion and - morning. good morning, yes, i think there was plenty of fashion and hats| there was plenty of fashion and hats at murrayfield yesterday. but what an opening day for the six nations. you couldn't have asked for better. evenif you couldn't have asked for better. even if you are in england fan or a welsh man, you could have looked for a different result, but in terms of the rugby, it wasjust a different result, but in terms of the rugby, it was just fantastic. there was excitement, there was drama, and most importantly the fans were back. the opening day was everything we could have hoped for. ireland got off to a flying start with a bonus point over wales, while scotland's victory over england means they retain the calcutta cup for the first time since 1984, and the fans were back to see it all. joe wilson reports.
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this tournament has been waiting for them. supporters are back, welcome to the tradition. scotland versus england, best of rivals. it's a close relationship. when scotland made the most of this early opportunity, the man who crossed the line to score used to play for england's under 20s. ben white. the youthful energy for england came from marcus smith. 22 years old in the number ten shirt. with that prior, england lead. here comes a decision. a kick towards the scottish winger, luke cowan—dickie, the only english defender. what happened? scotland would have scored if luke cowan—dickie hadn't knocked on that ball deliberately, the referee ruled. yellow card, penalty try. the game was tied. then, with nine minutes left, finn russell had a penalty, to put scotland three points ahead. it was there, and if scotland could hang on, if they could boop that all finally,
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anywhere safely, it was their game. well, beating england is always a joy, well, beating england is always a joy, of course, but it is becoming a regular occurrence for scotland. we see that in the team celebrating on the other end of the pitch. a scotland potential six nations champions. it scotland potential six nations champions-— scotland potential six nations chamions. . ., ., , , champions. it means a lot to us, but it means more _ champions. it means a lot to us, but it means more for _ champions. it means a lot to us, but it means more for our _ champions. it means a lot to us, but it means more for our country, - champions. it means a lot to us, but it means more for our country, for i it means more for our country, for the people — it means more for our country, for the people here. we delivered a winning — the people here. we delivered a winning performance, but we know where _ winning performance, but we know where we _ winning performance, but we know where we can improve, and we will have _ where we can improve, and we will have to _ where we can improve, and we will have to improve if we want to win another— have to improve if we want to win another trophy later on this season. well, _ another trophy later on this season. well, the _ another trophy later on this season. well, the first weekend is about first impressions. it took two minutes for ireland to score against wales, aki with that finish. by the end of the game they had four tries. this was going out to gary ringrose. 29/7 against the defending champions. well, that is a statement. let's head out to china then and check in with laura scott on day two of the winter olympics. laura, you are at the alpine centre in yanqing where the downhill was supposed to take place,
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but no skiers behind you. it does. by now we should know who the men's downhill champion is, but instead, we haven't seen a single skier raced down the course behind me. that is because of the weather. the start time had been delayed several times, and thenjust the start time had been delayed several times, and then just around an hour ago, several times, and then just around an hourago, we several times, and then just around an hour ago, we had the announcement that the whole event was going to be delayed to another day, because of gusting winds and the weather forecast. a statement saying it was in the best interests of the safety and fairness for the races. what the organisers will have been desperate to avoid is a repeat of yesterday, when only three of the athletes were able to take part in the final downhill training session. and that led to accusations of unfairness from the other athletes, particularly given that one of the three who was able to race before the wind called it off was no way�*s contender who is one of the favourites for gold. there is no decision as yet as to when this, the blue riband event of the winter olympics, will be rescheduled.
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we love a bit of curling here and we have some good news, hopefully team gb edging closer to the semi—final? yes, great britain's mixed curling doubles pair of bruce mallett and jan dodds came from behind to beat china in the final and, and they know that if they be norway tonight they are almost certainly going to make the semifinals tomorrow. there was confusion for the australian pair of tahli gill and dean hewitt, they initially thought about 0lympic competition was over after gill tested positive for covid, but it seems they have been landed a later approved by an expert medical panel and will be allowed to continue competing after all. 1&1 and will be allowed to continue competing after all. 14 gigabytes, what is coming — competing after all. 14 gigabytes, what is coming up? _ competing after all. 14 gigabytes, what is coming up? what - competing after all. 14 gigabytes, what is coming up? what can - competing after all. 14 gigabytes, what is coming up? what can wel competing after all. 14 gigabytes, - what is coming up? what can we look forward to now?— what is coming up? what can we look forward to now? andrew musgrave goes into the 30 kilometres _ forward to now? andrew musgrave goes into the 30 kilometres skiathlon, - into the 30 kilometres skiathlon, one of the most gruelling events in winter sports. one of the most gruelling events in wintersports. he finished one of the most gruelling events in winter sports. he finished seventh in this event four years ago and
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rupert starting a goes in the men's luge event later today, the third run, if he finishes in the top 20 he will get to the fourth and final run. 21 medals have been awarded so far in beijing. none so far team gb, but of course it is early days. the fa cup continues today with liverpool hosting cardiff city in the lunchtime kickoff. the fifth—round draw will be held before that match. there were a couple of close calls for chelsea and west ham yesterday, which means heartbreakfor which means heartbreak for kidderminster and which means heartbreakfor kidderminster and plymouth, who came also close. adam wild reports. down at kidderminster, all the signs were there. novelty wigs, tinfoil trophies, one team of superstars and others, well, just excited to be on the telly. even down to the blustery wind, all the ingredients for an fa cup classic were there. despite early chances, few intruders would
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have given kidderminster harriers much of a hope against west ham. that was until the ball fell to defender alex penney, who finished with a calmness that, in an instant, deserted just about everybody else. commentator: the upset is on at aggborough! in commentator: the upset is on at aniborouh! ., commentator: the upset is on at aggborough!— commentator: the upset is on at a: riborouh! ., . . . , aggborough! in more than a century and a half of — aggborough! in more than a century and a half of fa _ aggborough! in more than a century and a half of fa cup _ aggborough! in more than a century and a half of fa cup football, - aggborough! in more than a century and a half of fa cup football, a - aggborough! in more than a century and a half of fa cup football, a top. and a half of fa cup football, a top division team has never lost to a 60 aside. david moyes now staring at what threatened to be perhaps the biggest upset of them all. west ham getting closer but all the while more desperate. just seconds remaining for kidderminster, history beckoning. west ham finally found a way through. beckoning. west ham finally found a way through-— way through. west ham united! absolute despair _ way through. west ham united! absolute despair for _ way through. west ham united! i absolute despair for kidderminster harriers! . . , absolute despair for kidderminster harriers! . ., ., harriers! that was not the end of it. two harriers! that was not the end of it- two extra _ harriers! that was not the end of it. two extra time, _ harriers! that was not the end of it. two extra time, all— harriers! that was not the end of it. two extra time, all without i harriers! that was not the end of it. two extra time, all without a l it. two extra time, all without a goal. penalties looming, surely west ham couldn't do it again? well, they could and they did. it ham couldn't do it again? well, they could and they did.— could and they did. it could not ossibl could and they did. it could not possibly be _ could and they did. it could not possibly be any _ could and they did. it could not possibly be any more _ could and they did. it could not possibly be any more cruel- could and they did. it could not possibly be any more cruel onl possibly be any more cruel on kidderminster harriers! it is tough,
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because we — kidderminster harriers! it is tough, because we were _ kidderminster harriers! it is tough, because we were that _ kidderminster harriers! it is tough, because we were that close. - kidderminster harriers! it is tough, because we were that close. but i l because we were that close. but i just said, be proud, yourfamilies will be proud, they are all out here today with your friends, and on reflection, when you wake up tomorrow and the bitterness is gone, they will enjoy what has happened today. relief and heartbreak in equal measures at aggborough, the same can be set at the bridge, plymouth argyle having a day out in the capital, but there was certainly no tourists. incredibly, they took the lead against chelsea. macauley gillespie making those travelling fans believe anything was possible. as bilyk letter with a moment of william's brought decide level, but chelsea struggled to find a winner. that was until extra time, and marco tilio. plymouth still wouldn't leave without a fight. a penalty, missed. a missed opportunity, a memorable day, that was so nearly unforgettable. adam wild, bbc news. the race for the scottish premiership title resumes this afternoon with leaders celtic travelling to motherwell and rivals rangers hosting hearts. dundee remain rooted to the bottom of the table. they lost 2—1 at home to ross county
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and ended the match with ten men. there were also wins for st mirren and livingston, while stjohnstone drew with dundee united. women's super league leaders arsenal left it late to salvage a draw against manchester united. they were trailing 1—0 and had a player sent off, but stina blackstenius's first goal for the club meant the points were shared. second—placed chelsea will be looking to cut arsenal's lead at the top to two points when they play manchester city this afternoon. more disappointment for england down under, their hopes of drawing the ashes series are over, as australia claimed a five wicket win in the second one—day international. and i'm afraid we can't bring you any better news for the under 19 men's cricket world cup. england were beaten in the final by india in antigua. james rew top—scored for england with an impressive 95. that helped england to set india a target of 190 to win.
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both sides were unbeaten coming into the final but it was india who kept their perfect record, as they reached 195 with 14 balls remaining to win by four wickets. england have only won the title once, and this was their first final for 24 years. it is the opening weekend of the new netball season, and defending champions loughborough lightning got off to a winning start. they beat london pulse 61—50 in birmingham. lightning were supposed to play again today, but the match was postponed after leeds rhinos could't field a team due to covid cases and injuries. we have seen this time and time again. good news, i have more six nations for you today. the favourites taking on italy, expect a lot of tries. now it's time for the travel show. coming up this week: downhill for the double vaxed. we are controlling every guest, so he needs to show his covid
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status, you need vaccination or valid healing from corona. up in the air with a guide dog. so relieved that she is ok and she has just been chewing the bone the whole flight. and grease is the word: why fans of the great british fry—up fear for its future. i think the secret ingredient is love, because you can't get this food anywhere in the world. hello and welcome to bethnal green in the heart of london's east end. now, if you are looking for proper cockney london,
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this isn't farfrom the real deal, and waiting just over there, calling out to me is a proper, traditional great british fry—up. some people, though, believe the traditional english breakfast may have had its chips. more on that later. first though: we are in the austrian alps, at a ski resort that became one of europe's first covid hotspots back at the beginning of 2020. almost two years on, and ischgl is cautiously reopening the business. we have been there to find out how things are going. what makes ischgl special? the area is like, awesome, there is so much space, so much fun, and you have so many options to...do crazy things. in the wintertime, when the sun is shining, i will be up here for snowboarding. how the season was this year,
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and how busy, pfft, it is still a kind of busy but it is a little bit lower, relaxeder. for skiing, it is so good because most of the time you have the feeling you are really alone, up on the mountains. not so long ago, ischgl was best known as the ibiza of the alps, as famous for its dazzling apres ski scene as its 240 kilometres of pistes. but in early march 2020, as covid began to arrive in europe, the authorities here were slow to respond.
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several days passed between the first positive test and ischgl�*s bars being ordered to close on 10 march. then, on friday 13 march the austrian chancellor sebastien kurtz ordered a lockdown, warning tourists that if they didn't leave immediately, they would have to quarantine at the resort. the result was pandemonium, as people fled to catch a flight home. more than 6000 tourists from nearly 50 countries say they caught coronavirus in ischgl, going on to spread the virus across the continent and beyond. and so, this small alpine community was labelled the "super spreader resort". before the lockdown, it was reported staff at the kitzloch bar had continued to turn up to work, despite displaying the flulike symptoms that came to be
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associated with covid. in the beginning of february and march there is the flu season, and everybody is kind of ill, everyone has a wet nose, everyone is having symptoms, headache, and so for us it was the reason for the illness was because of the flu season. most of bernard's team went on to test positive for coronavirus. when he was quarantining, he saw reports about the bar spread worldwide. it was quite, yeah, surreal. of course it must be that even people here got infected and i am very sorry about that, and we can't have, we were not able to do anything different because we had no safety measures which were at this time available, so we had no possibilities for any tests or for controlling vaccinations at the entrance. the bar didn't reopen again until this past december. this is the first ski season
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in ischgl since the pandemic began. 54,000 ski passes were sold in december, after it opened on the 14th. that's only a modest drop in numbers since the last time the slopes were open here in 2019. the season is fine so far, we are happy that we are able to welcome guests again from all over the world. we are limited to our seats, at the moment we have the ability for 120 customers. normally guests are coming inside and having a drink and standing, that is not possible at the moment, so we are 50% capacity to regular—season. we are controlling every guest, so he needs to show his covid status, you need vaccination or a valid healing from corona. and furthermore, it is necessary to wear ffp2 masks to the place, and that is the measures we have at the moment and we have to have a little bit more normality in a few weeks. all bars and restaurants in the region are subject to a strict curfew, and the police do the rounds daily to make sure
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that customers have valid covid vaccine passes. these controls have had an impact on ischgl�*s famous apres ski scene. while you are standing here in a tall, dark and silent space, you miss the nights of dancing, of hugging, of laughing, of being together here, because normally it is... i would say it is rather a wild place. marvin is the resident dj at local nightclub pacha, which has now been closed for nearly two years. we have lots of different people from all over the world, djs, but also the artists that we book here, they come straight from ibiza, spend the winter season here with our people, working with fire or dancing, all that. i personally feel that before covid we had a very creative transition in the alps. hotel owners trying to evolve new topics in the alps, arts, music, events, and all that completely died. so i think we have to be optimistic,
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but we are in a very, very difficult situation, because while other venues and clubs and restaurants in austria, we don't have one in summertime, so this is when we need a strong winter. i think what we need is a perspective, a running dateline where we see hey, if this all that happens, if we bring the cases down to that point, we can open the club, and i am hoping, and i am still quite positive that we might have a spring season with a little bit more freedom. this ski season, the tourists have tentatively returned to ischgl, but with strict control still in force, the people who live and work here have been left wondering if and when it will regain its status as the ibiza of the alps.
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i personally feel ibiza of the alps, yes, of course we can come back, we can come back even stronger because we have the infrastructure, we have the people, and we have the willingness. right — if you are off skiing, it is worth having a very close look at the rules, notjust in the country but also the resort you are heading to as well. so here is our rundown of the places we think you should consider if you are looking for a quieter, more socially distanced time on the slopes. traditionally in norway, skiing isn't so much about speeding down mountains as getting from one valley to another. you can find lots of well looked after tracks in the west of the country in myrkdalen. one 5 kilometre loop is lit up, so you can even go after dark. perfect for those short, winter days. just remember to wrap up warm.
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for a less family friendly trip, a specialist tour operator injapan has created a bucket list adventure. this four—day trip takes you across the back country of hokkaido, traversing dormant volcanoes and the steep open faces of mt yotei. if the weather is in your favour, you may even get to ride into its crater. it is not cheap though — 5 days will set you back about us$3,700, but that does include a private guide and a hot onsen at the end of each day. and if you are more of a thrillseeker, how about heli skiing? from its beginnings in the 60s, this adrenaline sport has quite literally taken off. for a long time it was pretty much only possible in north america, but for the last two decades, it has been possible to fly from a small mountain village in eastern turkey up into the pontic alps.
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the trips only take 20 people, and with 5,000 square kilometres of slopes to explore, there is no shortage of fresh powder. with all that space, it is a great way to keep socially distanced while taking in some mega views. right — stay with us, because still to come: how to navigate an airport when a guide dog sees for you. i think the main challenge will be getting up the steps and the loud noises of the aircraft. and why fans of the great british fry—up fear for its future. this is like traditional east end here, it has heritage, it has got culture, if only these walls could speak. so don't go away. right, we are talking airports next, which are confusing places even without the addition of all the new covid measures.
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but how would you navigate your way onto a plane without your sense of sight? now here in the uk, guide dogs for the blind has recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, so it is an ideal time to take a look at some of the challenges blind people face when trying to get on board. and if you are wondering about the lack of masks, this was filmed shortly before that first lockdown changed things for everyone. i am lucy edwards, i am a radio presenter, freelance journalist and seven years ago i was diagnosed as completely blind. before the age of 17, i had usable vision, i would go out and about, without a guide dog, without a cane, feeling quite free. where are you travelling to today, madam? we're travelling to edinburgh. i didn't really have many concerns about where i was going, or i didn't feel anxious at all.
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and what brought about my anxiety was feeling disabled by the world. i had a huge knock in confidence, i didn't want to leave the house, let alone leave the country. and i think that is why only now, seven years down the line, i am tackling plane journeys, because i feel 0k enough to want to go to other places. it's honestly so mentally draining after going to a new place as a blind person, when you've never been there before. and i think that is why, when i'm in an airport situation, i have tojust say "oh, can you please help me"? so you're in what looks like a shopping centre at the moment, so there is lots of people around... it feels really busy. it's really important to not feel overwhelmed in airport situations with a guide dog. you have to rely on your partnership together to get around, and you have to admit
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to yourself as a blind person, yeah, i'm not going to know everywhere that i am today. and initially when you're doing something like that, it's daunting. sorry, can we squeeze through? yeah, sure. thank you.| that was just too busy for her to get you through. and then you can carry on from there. i think i could feel that she didn't know where she was going. yeah, that got very congested. that's when i get most anxious, when it's that crowded. i think from my point of view, as well, because we're learning and i'm with you, that takes quite a lot of the stress to try and navigate those areas that we have just navigated. but it is... she's rolling around on her back with her legs in the air. i think the main challenge will be getting up the steps and the loud noises of the aircraft. but because i am doing it with michaela for the first time, hopefully that will make both of us less anxious. here's 0lga's aeroplane bag,
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ready for the flight. everything's in here, collapsible dog bowl, a blanket, a bone to make herfeel chilled out, and quite importantly her restraining harness. she can't use her guide dog official restraining harness on the plane to restrain her, because this bit of her seatbelt needs to click into the aeroplane belts, so she's safe. this is the moment of truth, 0lga's first aeroplane experience. a bit nervous. we've got to get her restraining harness on so she's secure and fastened to the plane. we don't know how it is going to be, her walking up the steps, but it should be good — exciting stuff. she is looking very chilled at the moment. things are looking good. yep, things are looking good. i'm so relieved that she's 0k, and she's just been chewing the bone the whole flight.
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that's why i was able to have a bit of breakfast, because i thought she's fine. a sigh of relief — we're all good. guide dog 0k, human 0k. now, when i think of going on holiday as a non—sighted person, i think that i would love to explore the culture, the wine, the cheese, the food, the different languages, the smells, the touch — just a whole sensory experience, really. today has been a real eye—opener, if you'll pardon the pun. i have really enjoyed myself. i think the assistance was amazing, and now i know that 0lga's not going to be anxious on the plane and she loves it, she can chew her bone, i'm going to go on a lot more planejourneys. and ijust feel so much more happy to embark on a journey, and i feel liberated. goodbye, see you! you've got a little step down,
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and then you're just going to come off that grid... well, it's no surprise that covid put a stop to lucy's travel plans, and also 0lga's, who is now enjoying retirement at home alongside lucy's assistance dog, molly, who will hopefully be going through the same flight training programme sometime soon. let's hope she passes the test with flying colours. the traditional british cafe, serving fried all—day breakfasts, has been a fixture of the country's cuisine and culture for generations. but over the years their numbers have dwindled, with thousands now closing right across the country. pellicci's in the east end of london has been serving up amazing full english breakfasts for over 120 years.
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i wanted to know what is behind their lasting success and whether even iconic cafs like this are under threat. you must be ned. hi, lucy, nice to meet you. 0h, shall we do that? nice to meet you. how are you? i'm good, how are you? i'm good, thank you. this caf is a true family affair, and it has been passed down between generations since 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925, along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we'd come in here after school — part of our lives. there is a really nice vibe in here, as well. yes, we like to keep a good little vibe. like i said to you, it's like a second home for us. it's part of our lives. so when you're coming in here, you're coming home. you get a lot of regular people that come back, and they really sort of rely on you. if they're not coming to the caf, they maybe wouldn't talk to a lot of people during the day — a lot of the older people especially.
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when the world's getting bigger, you can't know anybody, but when you're in little places like a cafe, it's a little community. there are less places like this. the caf attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma collins is a reality tv star and presenter who has been coming to pellicci's for years. i feel that this is like traditional east end here. it's got heritage, it's got culture. you know, if only these walls could speak, i'm sure there's been a lot that's gone on here over the years. just that real family hub feel is very rare, and yeah, this is the only place that i know, actually, that's got it. bernard kops, the east end writer, said, "these cafes, these interiors, these faces give you identity. life is for real. it is all here, and that is enough. you have no ambition to be anywhere else. you know where you are." do you think we're beginning to see less of these kinds of places now? there are more challenges. every day there's always new challenges. we've had to put the price up a bit, and that doesn't go down well
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with the customers. we're lucky, we were passed this down by our grandparents. but it takes a lot of money to set up a cafe, so not everyone can afford to do that. you need a bit of backing behind you. we enjoy ourselves as much as the customers do — probably more. every day anna and her mum, maria, cook home—made food using locally sourced fresh ingredients. but, in an area that is rapidly changing and as more big—brand chains move in, the competition is getting tougher. east london and all inner cities, i think, are becoming gentrified, or whatever this word is that they're using. and i just think that soul's being lost. and it's a case of the little guy helping the little guy still. it is so important at the minute, with all these big, big businesses, especially at the minute, to keep looking after the other little guys — because fundamentally, that's what keeps the country going, innit? with tastebuds kind of diversifying, and like we were saying, food cultures changing, how are you guys keeping up with the competition? what are you guys doing differently? people have started being able to travel a lot more and taste different things. there's something more
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thanjust egg and chips, but some things have to change. like i say, for example, that coffee machine, you wouldn't have had it years ago. east end people wanted powder coffee. i used to love it. we've often thought about maybe doing this, maybe doing that. and then my mum's like, no, and she's right. do what you're doing and do it well. rupa is an event chef and food blogger who cooks a range of dishes and knows how modern tastes are evolving. so we're in east london — so many different tastes from all over the world. do you think that is what the younger generations want? yes, i think people do want the variety, so many people going vegetarian or vegan or trying to be more healthy. with all of that, the traditional british cafe is struggling. do you think it holds a future? 0h, absolutely. i think bringing people together, serving up the nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. i think with any business, they need to adapt, providing full
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english, vegetarian or vegan options. i don't think there needs to be anything like an avocado toast on there, because they're known for what they're known for. so do you think it will be really sad to see them go? do you think they will be missed? most definitely. i think they're kind of part of the backbone of some of these communities, and they're an institution. you have no idea how much i'm looking forward to eating this fry—up. i've seen it come past me a few times a day, and it is a lot of food. i will try my hardest. so with places like pellicci's still going strong, i don't doubt for a second that the great british grub and the traditional english cafe will keep going strong. right, that's it for now. here's what's coming up next week. rajan is in qatar as the country prepares for this year's football world cup.
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from the desert to a gleaming city, he is seeing the faces and meeting the people as they prepare to host the biggest football championship in the world. this is the perspective the players will have as they walk out into the game for the first match of the tournament here at al bayt stadium — perfect, pristine conditions. well, i'm going to sit here and let my food settle. and while i do, don't forget, if you want to follow us on social media, look for bbc travel show on facebook and instagram. stay happy, stay healthy, and we'll see you next week. goodbye.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today: as the queen marks 70 years on the throne, she expresses her wish for camilla to be queen consort when charles becomes king. and i'm here at sandringham, where the queen made that surprise intervention, a significant development as we now know that camilla will be queen when charles becomes king.
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a date is set for prince andrew to give evidence under oath as he fights the civil sex assault case against him new recruits to the prime minister's top team, but will it be enough to steady the ship following a series of resignations? the calcutta cup stays in scotland. it was a dramatic night at murrayfield, as the scots beat england in a spectacular opening day of the six nations. good morning. we are looking at a wet and windy start to the day across england and wales. the weather will improve, with sunshine and showers are flowing to all areas, but with those showers, coming down with heavy snow across the hills of scotland, there could be a couple of issues here. i will have more on that a bit later on. it's sunday, the 6th of february. our main story. the queen says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, a milestone no british monarch has
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ever reached before. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne, and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. upside down for the press. so they can see — i don't matter! at the same time, it's clear the queen is looking to the future, and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner, prince philip, who she said had unselfishly taken on the role of consort. and so she concluded: until now, mindful of the sensitivities around
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until now, mindful of the sensitivities around camilla's role in the breakdown of charles' first marriage, it had been intended that she would become princess consort. now the queen has made clear her wish that camilla should have the full status as the wife of a king, and be known as queen. it's a decision that undoubtedly will delight prince charles. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham. the queen's intervention paves the way for camilla to have a fully—fledged royal role alongside charles. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph takes a look at the woman who will one day be queen consort. her report contains some flash photography. when charles is king, we now know camilla will be his queen.
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it is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch, and a total rehabilitation for camilla. their wedding day in 2005. the journey to this point had at times been rocky. camilla parker bowles was a controversial figure, blamed by some for the end of the prince's first marriage. his relationship with the young camilla had faltered in their 20s. decades later, it took until camilla's 50th birthday party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. the path to acceptance, though, was difficult. slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. in making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her daughter—in—law for her loyalty to prince charles, and the happiness and stability she has brought him. it's also a recognition of camilla's own campaigning, from literacy to animal welfare to domestic violence, where she recently spoke
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about the horror of abuse. this country has been appalled and saddened by the loss of women to violence this year. on average, one woman is killed by a man every three days. and in media interviews, here with the bbc�*s emma barnett, she spoke personally with warmth and honesty about missing her grandchildren during lockdown. i shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a huge hug again. camilla had always been described as a non—negotiable part of the prince's life. now we know it is the queen's wish, too, that camilla will be at her husband's side in the years ahead, as his wife, his supporter and his queen. daniela joins us from sandringham this morning. just explain how significant this intervention by the queen is? yes.
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intervention by the queen is? yes, iood intervention by the queen is? yes, good morning. _ intervention by the queen is? yes, good morning, luxmy. _ intervention by the queen is? yes, good morning, luxmy. it— intervention by the queen is? yes, good morning, luxmy. it is- intervention by the queen is? 1a: good morning, luxmy. it is a really significant intervention, in both the words the queen uses in her statement, but also in the timing of that statement. today, as you say, is the queen's accession day, 70 years since she became queen. it is a day you would expect in mind to be on remembering herfather and on remembering her father and perhaps on remembering herfather and perhaps reflecting on the decades of her reign. but what statement does is very much look to succession and look to the future. and we get a very clear indication of what the queen 's thinking and what her position on that is. whenever we had asked, over recent years, the position of camilla, duchess of cornwall, to anyone in the royal household, they had always said she would be known as princess consort. that was the position. but when knew that prince charles was very unhappy about that, that he wanted his wife, he thought she deserved to be queen when he becomes king. and it is clearly a position that his mother now agrees with. she is rewarding
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camilla for her service, her loyalty to her son, but also the kind of work she has been doing for the royal family. i think the queen will also be thinking at this stage, it is a relatively noncontroversial decision, but camilla has won around the doubters, and is a relatively popularfigure the doubters, and is a relatively popular figure with the public. i think there is also another personal important calculation be queen will have made here, and that is that with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king. with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king-— be a happier king. daniela, thanks for 'oinin: be a happier king. daniela, thanks forjoining us- _ prince andrew will give evidence under oath in london next month, to lawyers representing the woman accusing him of sexual assault in a us civil court case. virginia giuffre claims she was trafficked by the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, to have sex with the duke in the early 20005, when she was 17. the prince, who denies the allegations, will give evidence on march the 10th.
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it is probably quite unfortunate from prince andrew's point of view that it has come out today, of all days, the 70th anniversary of the queen's accession. but what it means is that once the two sides have taken all evidence from the key witnesses of exchange written with —— written evidence, they will both have a better idea of their respective strengths of each other�*s case, and then i suppose they will be in a stronger position to reach a deal to settle the case if that is what they decide to do. the prime minister is said to be considering further changes to his top team, following the appointment of two senior aides yesterday. the shake—up follows the resignation of five staff members last week, and more mps submitting letters of no confidence in him. 0ur political correspondent helen cattjoins us now. helen, who are these new appointments, and will they help to steady the ship?
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yes, so, these are two of the three senior figures that resigned last week, two of those jobs have now been filled. the director of communications will now be guta harri, former bbcjournalist who worked with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london. the other appointment is causing a bit more discussion in westminster, that who is taking over the role of chief of staff, and borisjohnson has appointed steve barclay to that, cabinet minister and chancellor of the of lancaster. he is an mp, and thatis the of lancaster. he is an mp, and that is quite an unusual thing to do. there have been questions asked, particularly labour saying, how can you combine a roll of that size of being a sitting mp? the idea, i think, is so that he will involve ministers and mps more in decision—making, it provides more of a direct link with the tory mps, and that has been one of the complaints of the tory party, over recent years, that they don't feel involved
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in. lord barwell, theresa may's chief of staff, he did thatjob under her, has said he doesn't think it will be easy to combine being chief of staff with a minister and mp, he says steve barclay will provide the prime minister with good advice, the question is, will be promised to take it? as you asked, what is this going to do in terms of mps thinking that it is going to steady the ship? i think we'll have to see in the coming days whether they think that is going to be enough, the right sort of changes for borisjohnson to fix it, as he has promised. an operation to rescue a boy, who'd been trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach 5—year—old rayan yesterday evening, but sadly, he had died. the rescue effort had generated huge public interest in morocco and around the world. india has declared two days of natonal mourning following the death of a veteran bollywood star.
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lata mangeshkar, known as the nightingale of bollywood, died in hospital in mumbai after testing positive for covid—19 last month. her career spanned more than half a century, and included more than 30,000 songs across 36 languages. india's president and prime minister are among those who have paid tribute. russia is stepping up preparations for a large—scale invasion of ukraine, with 70% of the forces it would need now in place, according to reports from the united states. nearly 3,000 additional american troops have been deployed to the polish—ukrainian border, as us security officials warn a russian invasion could cause as many as 50,000 civilian deaths. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. some sad news, if you are a soap opera found this morning. your favourite neighbours are off, they are moving. (neighbours theme.
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channel 5 has confirmed it will stop showing neighbours in the summer — although its australian production company has said it will try to find another broadcast partner. in its heyday on bbc one, the soap used to attract millions of viewers. that brings back so many memories, that, just seeing those images. did you spot a very youthful looking kylie minogue? i mean, she still looks incredibly useful. 50 kylie minogue? i mean, she still looks incredibly useful.— looks incredibly useful. so many names have _ looks incredibly useful. so many names have been _ looks incredibly useful. so many names have been in _ looks incredibly useful. so many names have been in it _ looks incredibly useful. so many names have been in it that - looks incredibly useful. so many names have been in it that i - looks incredibly useful. so many names have been in it that i had j looks incredibly useful. so many i names have been in it that i had no idea were actually in it, but obviously kylie and jason, apparently their wedding, 1986 was the wedding, 20 million viewers. amazing, amazing. there you go. they were the soap royalty of the day, wednesday. were the soap royalty of the day, wednesday-— were the soap royalty of the day, wednesday. speaking of which. .. s-ieakin wednesday. speaking of which. .. speaking of _ wednesday. speaking of which. .. speaking of which, _ wednesday. speaking of which. .. speaking of which, he _ wednesday. speaking of which. .. speaking of which, he are - wednesday. speaking of which. .. speaking of which, he are some i speaking of which, he are some weather royalty for us. the regal looking chris.
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i think it is a sign of a misspent youth, when you are packing —— running the package on neighbours, i think i could pick every character. and it was on twice a day on bbc one, lunchtime and in the evening. i 0ne, lunchtime and in the evening. i mean, that is the demand for it, thatis mean, that is the demand for it, that is why you couldn't miss it. chris, bring us up to date. fiifi that is why you couldn't miss it. chris, bring us up to date. ok, this mornin: , chris, bring us up to date. ok, this morning. very _ chris, bring us up to date. ok, this morning. very good _ chris, bring us up to date. ok, this morning, very good morning i chris, bring us up to date. ok, this morning, very good morning to i chris, bring us up to date. ok, this. morning, very good morning to you. lots of cloud and rain to come through, just across england and wales this morning, but it is an improving weather picture where most of us will see a brighter weather pushing on with a bit of sunshine, they will be loads of showers across north—western areas today, some of those falling snow in scotland. this satellite front is pushing across england and wales, bringing a wet and when he started the day, those showers stretch all the way to iceland, so there is loads more about to come across north—western areas in particular. they will be some gaps between those showers, of course. the radar picture shows where the rain is at the moment.
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coming through across england and wales, across northern areas we see those showers, we are seeing heavy snow across the high ground in scotland. that could cause issues as we go on through the day—to—day with significant accumulations. see how the rain clears east? we will see sunshine coming out, those gusty winds continued through the day, it will feel a bit on the cool side. now, those showers, as i say, are falling snow right now in scotland, and by the end of the day, above 300 metres of elevation, we could see about 10—15 centimetres. that could cause localised disruption on the roots in scotland and we might well see a few of the showers wintry at times, at levels as well. temperatures 4— seven celsius pretty widely, factor in those gusty north—westerly winds, gusting into the 50 miles an hour, and it will feel like a cold day. in this outcome at temperatures well above average, 9— 10 degrees. 0vernight tonight, showers will continue across western areas. they will be clear spells between these uncertainly after midnight, most of
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those showers will clear off. that will allow those showers to drop away quickly and they could be a widespread frost. some icy patches around as we head into monday. monday sees a warm front moving across the atlantic. that will bring another change to our weather. we will lose that supply a relatively cool air, and replace it with much milder conditions. and for many, on monday morning, it might actually be a really nice sunrise for some of you, then we will see this cloud pushing in with a bit of rain and drizzle on this weather front as it moves in, some missed and dog patches around the hills are possible as well, then the north—west scotland, the maintenance and savvier later in the day is a second front approaches. but as a cold front. temperatures much higher, a milder day, widely we are looking at around 10— 12 celsius. we will keep that mild weather as we go through tuesday and, to a degree, wednesday as well. lots of cloud, occasional spots of rain, those temperatures could reach around 14 in london for a time. high—pressure building later in the week, the weather becomes drier, more in the
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way of sunshine and those temperatures will be coming back down closer to average for this time of year. so in the short term today, the main thing we are watching is that heavy snow, the heavy snow showers piling across scotland, that could cause issues on the day. we're looking back to 6 february 1952 today, a time when winston churchill was prime minister, britain's first residential tower block had just opened and the latest car was the austin a30. it was also the day that princess elizabeth became queen elizabeth on the death of her father, george vi. she is the first british monarch to reign for 70 years, and we have two royal commentators to help put that reign into context. victoria howard and richard fitzwilliams join us from london. good morning to you both, thank you forjoining us. if i start with you, first of all, victoria, can you just explain what the role of royal
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consort is and why this intervention by the queen is so significant? 50 by the queen is so significant? so of by the queen is so significant? ’sr of course, by the queen is so significant? 5r of course, much like prince philip, camilla will fill a similar role. she will be very supportive, she will undertake tours with prince charles. it is very similar to what she does now, but the fact that the queen has been so public in her support of camilla is very significant, because of course, she has been a controversialfigure. for the queen to throw her weight behind her, to really make sure she is not princess consort, that she is queen consort, is a big deal. it is kind of the queen's stamp of approval, and hopefully the public will follow suit. �* . . ., ~ and hopefully the public will follow suit. �* . . . ~ ., , and hopefully the public will follow suit. �* . . . ~ ., suit. and richard, talk to us a little bit about _ suit. and richard, talk to us a little bit about the _ suit. and richard, talk to us a little bit about the role - suit. and richard, talk to us a little bit about the role that i little bit about the role that camilla will play and what kind of monarch she will be.— monarch she will be. well, of course, monarch she will be. well, of course. as — monarch she will be. well, of course, as queen _ monarch she will be. well, of course, as queen consort, i monarch she will be. well, of| course, as queen consort, she monarch she will be. well, of- course, as queen consort, she will be supportive of charles when he is king _ be supportive of charles when he is king and _ be supportive of charles when he is king. and the queen, realising that this is— king. and the queen, realising that this is controversial, and it certainly— this is controversial, and it certainly would have been had it
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been _ certainly would have been had it been left, — certainly would have been had it been left, has in her farsighted and perspicacious announcement, which was certainly dramatic realised that this is— was certainly dramatic realised that this is now— was certainly dramatic realised that this is now a packed. we know what her role _ this is now a packed. we know what her role is _ this is now a packed. we know what her role is going to be, on the one hand _ her role is going to be, on the one hand she — her role is going to be, on the one hand she wants to support the person who was— hand she wants to support the person who was once the nonnegotiable partner~ — who was once the nonnegotiable partner. also there is a charitable aspect _ partner. also there is a charitable aspect of— partner. also there is a charitable aspect of her work, in osteoporosis, domestic— aspect of her work, in osteoporosis, domestic abuse and so on. i think the british— domestic abuse and so on. i think the british public have warmed to her, the british public have warmed to her. but — the british public have warmed to her, but there was this question about— her, but there was this question about what her title would be. if it hadn't _ about what her title would be. if it hadn't been settled, and i think that this — hadn't been settled, and i think that this is definitely final, it would — that this is definitely final, it would have probably been a good deal of controversy when prince charles became _ of controversy when prince charles became king, and then subsequently in the _ became king, and then subsequently in the months towards the
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coronation.— in the months towards the coronation. . ., . . , coronation. victoria, i have seen it described this _ coronation. victoria, i have seen it described this morning _ coronation. victoria, i have seen it described this morning as - coronation. victoria, i have seen it described this morning as the i coronation. victoria, i have seen it i described this morning as the queen future proofing the monarchy. is that a fair assessment? i future proofing the monarchy. is that a fair assessment?- future proofing the monarchy. is that a fair assessment? i think so. you don't necessarily _ that a fair assessment? i think so. you don't necessarily associate i that a fair assessment? i think so. | you don't necessarily associate the institution of monarchy with keeping up institution of monarchy with keeping up with trends and making sure that things are done quickly and reactively, but actually, the monarchy has to do that to survive. the queen actually backing camilla in this way is very significant, and it will hopefully sway the public opinion to say do you know what? if the queen can accept her, maybe we should too. it has been 20 years since the death of diana, which has been seen as the sticking point for everything related to camilla. it will future proof the monarchy to have a really queen —— clean succession when the time comes. stand succession when the time comes. and the queen's — succession when the time comes. and the queen'sjubilee message was released last night, and in it the queen has a very optimistic message about the future. she talks about
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the past seven decades having seen extraordinary social, technological and cultural progress, that has benefited us all. and she expresses confidence that they will be similar in the future.— in the future. absolutely. she is a dee -l in the future. absolutely. she is a deeply religious — in the future. absolutely. she is a deeply religious person, - in the future. absolutely. she is a deeply religious person, but i in the future. absolutely. she is a deeply religious person, but she i in the future. absolutely. she is a | deeply religious person, but she is also undoubtedly an optimist, and throughout this message, you get the feeling _ throughout this message, you get the feeling that she has tremendous confidence in the way the nation's future _ confidence in the way the nation's future wiii— confidence in the way the nation's future will unfold in the peoples of written _ future will unfold in the peoples of written and the commonwealth, but also, _ written and the commonwealth, but also, you _ written and the commonwealth, but also, you know that this is a historic— also, you know that this is a historic anniversary, that this really. — historic anniversary, that this reaiiy. as— historic anniversary, that this really, as he looks back, she must be reflecting on the remarkable service, — be reflecting on the remarkable service, herfather, george vi, gave. _ service, herfather, george vi, gave, and— service, herfather, george vi, gave, and she pays tribute as expected _ gave, and she pays tribute as expected to her strength and stay, the duke _ expected to her strength and stay, the duke of edinburgh. 73 years is a remarkable — the duke of edinburgh. 73 years is a remarkable partnership of opposites, in the _ remarkable partnership of opposites, in the sense that the queen is rather—
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in the sense that the queen is rather shy, cautious and conservative and the duke rather dynamic — conservative and the duke rather dynamic and experimental, and it was the combination of these two absolutely remarkable figures and their different character traits that has— their different character traits that has strengthened the monarchy and the _ that has strengthened the monarchy and the nation. and of course, to have _ and the nation. and of course, to have a _ and the nation. and of course, to have a monarchy which is above party politics _ have a monarchy which is above party politics during a pandemic, as well, when _ politics during a pandemic, as well, when the _ politics during a pandemic, as well, when the queen has broadcast so superbly— when the queen has broadcast so superbly virtually to the nation, has been — superbly virtually to the nation, has been such a strength. and victoria, the _ victoria, the queen also renewed the pledge she gave more than seven decades ago that her life will be devoted to service. that is one of the things that really holds her in people's affection, isn't it? this sense of tireless duty. absolutely. i think sense of tireless duty. absolutely. i think many _ sense of tireless duty. absolutely. i think many people _ sense of tireless duty. absolutely. i think many people consider i sense of tireless duty. absolutely. i think many people consider her i sense of tireless duty. absolutely. | i think many people consider her to be one of the last ones of that older generation. i think there is always this thing where people suggest that the younger generation are not as hard—working, not as committed, a bit lazier than their generation, and i think everyone, all generations, look up to the
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queen for that duty. you have to do thisjob every queen for that duty. you have to do this job every day for 70 years is something else. most people can't even imagine what 70 years looks like, so not only the monarchy that she has served, she also served her country during the second world war in the ats. there are many things that people admire about the queen, and this commitment to duty into her role is one of them, and that will be a lasting legacy.— be a lasting legacy. richard, the timini of be a lasting legacy. richard, the timing of this — be a lasting legacy. richard, the timing of this jubilee _ be a lasting legacy. richard, the timing of this jubilee very i be a lasting legacy. richard, the i timing of this jubilee very welcome, timing of thisjubilee very welcome, may be bringing the country together after a very difficult two years, but it has also been a very difficult few years for the royal family, as well. i am thinking about events with harry and meghan and events with harry and meghan and events of course with prince andrew. talk to me about whether that casts some shadow on the celebrations and what the palace will be hoping for from this year.— what the palace will be hoping for from this year. there is no doubt at all that it has _ from this year. there is no doubt at all that it has been _ from this year. there is no doubt at all that it has been an _ from this year. there is no doubt at all that it has been an extremely i all that it has been an extremely difficult — all that it has been an extremely difficult period for the monarchy. they— difficult period for the monarchy. they have — difficult period for the monarchy. they have been such periods in the
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past, _ they have been such periods in the past, in _ they have been such periods in the past, in the — they have been such periods in the past, in the 1860s, they have been such periods in the past, in the 18605, queen victoria's seclusion— past, in the 18605, queen victoria's seclusion after albert's tragic death, — seclusion after albert's tragic death, the abdication in 1936, the i990s. _ death, the abdication in 1936, the 19905, which were frankly disastrous, and yet the golden jubilee — disastrous, and yet the golden jubilee was such a success, and what we have _ jubilee was such a success, and what we have had — jubilee was such a success, and what we have had recently, of course, with— we have had recently, of course, with andrew in total disgrace, the duke _ with andrew in total disgrace, the duke and — with andrew in total disgrace, the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, having stepped back and having _ and meghan, having stepped back and having stepped down, and being better, — having stepped down, and being better, no question the palace will better, no question the palace will be looking — better, no question the palace will be looking for a commemoration in june where — be looking for a commemoration in june where we can all celebrate, where _ june where we can all celebrate, where the — june where we can all celebrate, where the nation, which has been very tired — where the nation, which has been very tired and so many have suffered so after _ very tired and so many have suffered so after two — very tired and so many have suffered so after two years — over two years, by them — so after two years — over two years, by them - _ so after two years — over two years, by them - of— so after two years — over two years, by them — of coronavirus restrictions in one way or another. there _ restrictions in one way or another. there will— restrictions in one way or another. there will be — restrictions in one way or another. there will be a four day celebration and at _ there will be a four day celebration and at its _ there will be a four day celebration and at its centre will be someone who at— and at its centre will be someone who at 21 — and at its centre will be someone who at 21 swore to serve her whole life, who at 21 swore to serve her whole life. and _ who at 21 swore to serve her whole life. and she — who at 21 swore to serve her whole life, and she has done so brilliantly.—
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life, and she has done so brilliantl . ~ , , .~ . ., brilliantly. we will speak again about this. _ brilliantly. we will speak again about this, i _ brilliantly. we will speak again about this, i am _ brilliantly. we will speak again about this, i am sure, - brilliantly. we will speak again about this, i am sure, today i brilliantly. we will speak again i about this, i am sure, todayjust the first day in what will be a year of celebrations. thank you both for being with us this morning. we are gratefulfor being with us this morning. we are grateful for your being with us this morning. we are gratefulfor your time. it has been a really tough couple of years for nhs staff and a period they'll never forget. hospital workers from 0xfordshire have been sharing their memories of that extraordinary time since march 2020, and the photos they took, for a special book called beyond words. david lumb spoke to some of them. i took that picture because and shows how far we have come as a team together. it didn't matter what your, we were all working together to support each other, and that
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comes through in the photo. and it was a happy time, but it was also a really, really tough time.- really, really tough time. during the pandemic. — really, really tough time. during the pandemic, hospital- really, really tough time. during the pandemic, hospitalworkersl really, really tough time. during i the pandemic, hospital workers in 0xfordshire took photographs. some of them have now been published in a new book marking an extraordinary period in medical history. there new book marking an extraordinary period in medical history.— period in medical history. there is a real psychological— period in medical history. there is a real psychological toll _ period in medical history. there is a real psychological toll from i period in medical history. there is a real psychological toll from the l a real psychological toll from the experience of the past two years. it's been incredibly tough, it's been relentless. the thinking behind it was this is a special time, really significant time, and it feels historical, if that doesn't sound too grand. so we need to capture this and keep it and treated respectfully. capture this and keep it and treated respectfully-— respectfully. 2000 pictures were submitted by _ respectfully. 2000 pictures were submitted by staff _ respectfully. 2000 pictures were submitted by staff and _ respectfully. 2000 pictures were | submitted by staff and volunteers for the in—house project. they were whittled down to just 300. the whittled down to 'ust 300. the ima . es whittled down to 'ust 300. the images we h whittled down to just 300. the images we chose, we want to do show staff, _ images we chose, we want to do show staff, their— images we chose, we want to do show staff, their determination, compassion, what they were going through _ compassion, what they were going through. and although there were
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many— through. and although there were many images in the book that you can see that _ many images in the book that you can see that staff were struggling, that it was— see that staff were struggling, that it was difficult, we also wanted to let people — it was difficult, we also wanted to let people know that they were able to work— let people know that they were able to work together, to keep their spirits— to work together, to keep their spirits up _ to work together, to keep their sirits u -. to work together, to keep their spirits up— spirits up. the book is called be ond spirits up. the book is called beyond words. _ spirits up. the book is called beyond words. the - spirits up. the book is called beyond words. the process | spirits up. the book is called i beyond words. the process of fulfilling about 4000 preorders has begun. copies will also be available online and in the bodleian library. that was david lumb reporting. some incredible pictures. it really does remind you what everyone went through over the past two years. it has been quite a couple of years, as those pictures really remind us. sophie raworth is on bbc one at 9:00am with her show sunday morning. she is here to tell us what she has in store. sophie, another quiet week in westminster. will you find much to talk about? i don't think so, not much at all. we have obviously a very packed programme for you. all change in downing street after yet another tumultuous week. i will be talking
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to the business secretary and asking if the prime minister is doing enough to save his job. the former conservative leader sir iain duncan smith is going to be talking to me as well. he knowsjust smith is going to be talking to me as well. he knows just what is like to be assailed from all sides. labour's david lammy will be talking about the cost of living crisis and what they would do about that and we will also bejoined by the boss of tesco to find out what they will be doing to help shoppers with their rising food bills. 20 for you. do join me at nine a.m..— rising food bills. 20 for you. do join me at nine a.m.. we're here on the bbc news channel until 9:00am this morning. 0n on what sophie mentioned there, the downing street events, we will be speaking to jane merrick later. coming up on the programme: we'll bring you all the latest from the winter olympics in beijing, where the skiing, snowboarding and speed skating are in full flow. and we will meet the afghan war
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veteran martin hewitt who is on the verge of becoming the first person with a disability to conquer the so—called explorers grand slam, which includes seven of the world's highest mountains. those incredible pictures there. we will be speaking to him a little bit later. we have also been told this morning that neighbours is off. this is the story of the morning for me. that neighbours is off. this is the story of the morning for me.— of the morning for me. that has ruined ben's _ of the morning for me. that has ruined ben's day. _ of the morning for me. that has ruined ben's day. channel- of the morning for me. that has ruined ben's day. channel five i of the morning for me. that has i ruined ben's day. channel five has said they will _ ruined ben's day. channel five has said they will no _ ruined ben's day. channel five has said they will no longer _ ruined ben's day. channel five has said they will no longer fund i ruined ben's day. channel five has said they will no longer fund the i said they will no longer fund the neighbours, because even though it is made in australia, channel five is made in australia, channel five is one of the big contributors to making neighbours. they have said it will be no more. it is making neighbours. they have said it will be no more.— will be no more. it is the end of an era. you will be no more. it is the end of an era- you have _ will be no more. it is the end of an era. you have not— will be no more. it is the end of an era. you have not been _ will be no more. it is the end of an era. you have not been the - will be no more. it is the end of an era. you have not been the same i era. you have not been the same since you had that news, ben. istate era. you have not been the same since you had that news, ben. we all have a certain _ since you had that news, ben. we all have a certain association _ since you had that news, ben. we all have a certain association with i since you had that news, ben. we all have a certain association with it, i have a certain association with it, it was on twice a day on bbc one in the 1980s. ., , ., . the 1980s. you 'ust need to hear the word the 1980s. you just need to hear the word neighbours _ the 1980s. you just need to hear the word neighbours and _ the 1980s. you just need to hear the word neighbours and you _ the 1980s. you just need to hear the word neighbours and you will- the 1980s. you just need to hear the word neighbours and you will have i word neighbours and you will have the theme tune in your head. i know it will be an ear worm for you. all that is to come on the bbc news channel. but this is where we say goodbye
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to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and ben thompson. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. if you're out and about today, take a look at how many cars are parked on the pavement. the chances are, there'll be loads. that's unless you live in london, where a blanket ban on pavement parking has been in place —
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and enforced — since 1974. the charity guide dogs says it's causing huge problems for blind and partially sighted people, and they want the rest of the uk brought into line with london. heidi tomlinson has been finding out more. meet terry quinn and guide dog spencer. i meet terry quinn and guide dog sencer. , ,,, . meet terry quinn and guide dog sencer. , .. . , spencer. i trust spencer with my life. and he's, _ spencer. i trust spencer with my life. and he's, he's— spencer. i trust spencer with my life. and he's, he's my - spencer. i trust spencer with my life. and he's, he's my eyes, i life. and he's, he's my eyes, really. straight to the curb! they both enjoy _ really. straight to the curb! they both enjoy a _ really. straight to the curb! they both enjoy a daily _ really. straight to the curb! they both enjoy a daily walk _ really. straight to the curb! they both enjoy a daily walk between baildon and shipley. except, that is, when the footpath is blocked, which is what happened a few days ago. it which is what happened a few days aio. , which is what happened a few days ao. , ., ., , which is what happened a few days aio. , ., ., , ., , which is what happened a few days ago. it is a really, really busy road. it ago. it is a really, really busy road- it is _ ago. it is a really, really busy road. it is horrendously i ago. it is a really, really busyj road. it is horrendously busy. ago. it is a really, really busy i road. it is horrendously busy. the paths are very narrow. we couldn't get past, so at that point you have to sort of put your trust in spencer, but it terrifies you, because... go back, spence, go back. you can hear all this traffic
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whizzing by. you are not quite sure how far into the road this vehicle is. my heart is beating out of my skin. spencer is trained to see what the obstacle isn't that he will find his way back onto the pavement. guide dogs are trained to deal with these situations, but it is still risky. these situations, but it is still ris . ,, these situations, but it is still ris . _ . ~ these situations, but it is still ris . _ . police risky. goodbye, thank you. police have been — risky. goodbye, thank you. police have been in _ risky. goodbye, thank you. police have been in contact _ risky. goodbye, thank you. police have been in contact with - risky. goodbye, thank you. police have been in contact with some i risky. goodbye, thank you. police| have been in contact with some of the drivers who were blocking the path. they say that they just want to where they were causing such a problem, and they will now be more patrols in this area as a result of terry's experience. now the guide dogs charity is calling on parking on pavements to be bound, like it is in london. the government held a consultation on the policy in 2020, and is considering further restrictions. i and is considering further restrictions.— and is considering further restrictions. ., , ., restrictions. i worry each time i go out. i am scared _ restrictions. i worry each time i go out. i am scared but _ restrictions. i worry each time i go out. i am scared but either - restrictions. i worry each time i go | out. i am scared but either spencer or myself are going to get hurt. {lin
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or myself are going to get hurt. on the or myself are going to get hurt. 0n the day terry was filming, his path was blocked twice. 0nce the day terry was filming, his path was blocked twice. once again, spencer calmly guided him around. how many more times before there is an accident? some of those images were quite shocking. notjust cars slightly on the curb, but completely blocking the pavement. joining us now is clive wood from the charity guide dogs, and he's brought winnie with him. nice to see you. good morning. we saw some of— nice to see you. good morning. we saw some of the images _ nice to see you. good morning. we saw some of the images there i nice to see you. good morning. we saw some of the images there and | nice to see you. good morning. we i saw some of the images there and we saw some of the images there and we saw some of the images there and we saw some of the problems that causes, butjust give us a sense, you know, if you are out walking and you know, if you are out walking and you come across a car on the pavement, what does it mean to you? it is a real challenge. terry's experience in that clip is something that a lot of blind and partially sighted people experience on a daily basis, and it is really challenging. even if you are a guide dog owner, like myself, or use a white cane, the problem is still the same. you get to a point where when he will
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stop, i will check with her what the problem is, and she has been trained to look after me and make me feel safe, so she doesn't really want to take me into the road, it is against nature. so then i have to try and get around that obstacle, that vehicle. and it is really, really... your heart is in your mouth. because a vehicle is, you don't know what is coming towards you. a vehicle could be coming, but a quieter vehicles now, electric vehicles, and, you know, you're taking your life in your hands, literally. talk know, you're taking your life in your hands, literally.— know, you're taking your life in your hands, literally. talk to us about that _ your hands, literally. talk to us about that scenario. _ your hands, literally. talk to us about that scenario. what i your hands, literally. talk to us about that scenario. what will i your hands, literally. talk to us i about that scenario. what will be needed and guide you to do, as you said, stepping into the road, but how do you manage to navigate that? she takes me as close as she can to the curb, so she will take me out and then get me back in on the other side. all that time showers doing it, i am trying to concentrate on making sure showers doing herjob, but also, i am really quite anxious and concerned, because i don't know what's coming. haifa and concerned, because i don't know
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what's coming-— what's coming. how often have you experienced _ what's coming. how often have you experienced this? _ what's coming. how often have you experienced this? is _ what's coming. how often have you experienced this? is this _ what's coming. how often have you| experienced this? is this something you come across on a day—to—day basis whenever you go out? absolutely. this is what we are hearing from many blind and partially sighted people, this is happening all the time, at 85% of people but we question. it has been happening over and over again for many years. i had hair when we started campaigning on this issue. it has been there for a long, long time. it is working in london, they have regulation in london and that is what we want to see for the rest of the country, so that parking is prohibited. we don't want to ban it, we don't want it banned. we are saying, local authorities need to be power to allow pavement parking on certain streets, so basically turning around what is in place at the moment. at the moment, local authorities have the power to stop pavement parking street by street. but it is very expensive, very time—consuming for the local authority, and very bureaucratic. local authorities are in favour, the same as us, but it should be able
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around. you should actually be able to ban or restrict parking on pavements, but also, you have the opportunity to introduce pavement parking on narrow streets where we need to make emergency vehicles go through, for example. so that is where we wanted to be, and we just need the government to try to get this done as soon as possible. do ou this done as soon as possible. do you think the drivers have any awareness of hard difficult it makes it for people who use a guide dog, particularly, to get around? but also, this applies to other people who may use things like mobility vehicles as well?— who may use things like mobility vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers _ vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers do. _ vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers do. i _ vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers do. i think _ vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers do. i think it - vehicles as well? generally, i don't think drivers do. i think it is - think drivers do. i think it is convenient for some of them to park, and they will find somewhere that is convenient for them to park, and if that means parking on pavement, i've beenin that means parking on pavement, i've been in situations where, you know, i have come across somebody parked on a pavement and there is two things. eithersomebody on a pavement and there is two things. either somebody will be very apologetic and they will help me around, and actually, i don't want them to help me around, i don't want
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them to help me around, i don't want them to help me around, i don't want them to park on the pavement. or i get people who are quite aggressive, and say, it isn't my problem, i'm allowed to park year. i don't want to have an argument, ijust want to get from a to be. to have an argument, i 'ust want to get from a to be.i get from a to be. that is really shocking. _ get from a to be. that is really shocking, people _ get from a to be. that is really shocking, people actually i get from a to be. that is really| shocking, people actually react aggressively?— shocking, people actually react anressivel? ~ , �* , aggressively? absolutely. because eo - le feel aggressively? absolutely. because peeple feel they — aggressively? absolutely. because people feel they can _ aggressively? absolutely. because people feel they can park- aggressively? absolutely. because people feel they can park there, i aggressively? absolutely. because i people feel they can park there, and this is beating. it is about education. this is why we need to raise awareness, allowing the local authorities to make it safer for people to go from a to be on the footpath. that is all we want them to do, we're not asking for the world, it is something as simple as being safe and not putting our lives at risk, and i don't want to put winnielife at risk either. {lit winnielife at risk either. of course. winnielife at risk either. of course- on _ winnielife at risk either. of course. on that _ winnielife at risk either. of course. on that note, - winnielife at risk either. of course. on that note, the l winnielife at risk either. of _ course. on that note, the department of transportation _ course. on that note, the department of transportation spokesperson - course. on that note, the department of transportation spokesperson said . of transportation spokesperson said they have _ of transportation spokesperson said they have had a consultation on it, and in _ they have had a consultation on it, and in light— they have had a consultation on it, and in light of those findings are actively— and in light of those findings are actively considering options for addressing pavement parking. is that what you _ addressing pavement parking. is that what you would want them to do, to roll out _ what you would want them to do, to roll out what is happening in london elsewhere? — roll out what is happening in london elsewhere? or do you think there is more _ elsewhere? or do you think there is more that_ elsewhere? or do you think there is more that could be done, touching on
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the point _ more that could be done, touching on the point about education?— the point about education? education is really important _ the point about education? education is really important for _ the point about education? education is really important for drivers. - the point about education? education is really important for drivers. but. is really important for drivers. but also, i think the wheels within government, as we know, go very slowly. and the consultation was backin slowly. and the consultation was back in 2020. and every day, there is more consideration about this, it puts people's lives at risk. we need this to be done as soon as possible and we needed to be mirrored to what was in london. and we needed to be mirrored to what was in london-— was in london. clive, thank you, you have articulated _ was in london. clive, thank you, you have articulated clearly _ was in london. clive, thank you, you have articulated clearly the - have articulated clearly the importance of this, and i have to say that— importance of this, and i have to say that when he has been perfectly behaved _ say that when he has been perfectly behaved. the best behaved member of the studio, _ behaved. the best behaved member of the studio, i_ behaved. the best behaved member of the studio, i think. behaved. the best behaved member of the studio, ithink. betterthan behaved. the best behaved member of the studio, i think. better than us in the _ the studio, i think. better than us in the mornings. thank you so much, clive _ in the mornings. thank you so much, clive thanks— in the mornings. thank you so much, clive. thanks for coming in. a drug that's considered the most expensive in the world has been approved for use in the uk, after the nhs negotiated a discount to use it. libmeldy treats an extremely rare condition called mld, which causes severe damage to a child's nervous system and organs.
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our health correspondent gill dummigan has been finding out more about it from a family in cumbria. in cumbria,joe is in cumbria, joe is just in cumbria, joe isjust a typical 11—year—old. he likes computer games, along with a bit of sport. paddle boarding, i enjoy doing, i do a little bit of kayaking. but paddle boarding, i enjoy doing, i do a little bit of kayaking.— a little bit of kayaking. but joe's life has been _ a little bit of kayaking. but joe's life has been anything _ a little bit of kayaking. but joe's life has been anything but - a little bit of kayaking. but joe's i life has been anything but normal. at four years old he was diagnosed with mld, an incredibly rare progressive disorder, along with his older sister, progressive disorder, along with his oldersister, connie. progressive disorder, along with his older sister, connie.— older sister, connie. there is a hue older sister, connie. there is a huge element _ older sister, connie. there is a huge element of _ older sister, connie. there is a huge element of grief - older sister, connie. there is a huge element of grief and - older sister, connie. there is a l huge element of grief and guilt, older sister, connie. there is a - huge element of grief and guilt, and i think you are just huge element of grief and guilt, and i think you arejust in a huge element of grief and guilt, and i think you are just in a complete sense of shock, really. this is too unbelievable, to think it has happened once, but for it to happen a second time, it isjust... it defies belief. a second time, it is 'ust... it defies beliefh a second time, it is 'ust... it defies belief. ., ., , ., ., , defies belief. connie was already showin: defies belief. connie was already showing symptoms, _ defies belief. connie was already showing symptoms, but - defies belief. connie was already showing symptoms, but becausej defies belief. connie was already - showing symptoms, but because joe showing symptoms, but becausejoe wasn't, he was able to start an experimental treatment cold limbeldy in italy. it saved his life, but treatment abroad created yet more
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pressure on the family. to treatment abroad created yet more pressure on the family.— pressure on the family. to have to ick pressure on the family. to have to -ick them pressure on the family. to have to pick them up _ pressure on the family. to have to pick them up and _ pressure on the family. to have to pick them up and travelled - pressure on the family. to have to pick them up and travelled to - pressure on the family. to have to pick them up and travelled to a . pick them up and travelled to a country where you don't speak the language, you've got no support network, there is no family or friends, and you don't really know where you are going, it's quite a scary thing to do. but where you are going, it's quite a scary thing to do.— where you are going, it's quite a scary thing to do. but from now on, families like — scary thing to do. but from now on, families like joe's _ scary thing to do. but from now on, families like joe's won't _ scary thing to do. but from now on, families like joe's won't be - scary thing to do. but from now on, families like joe's won't be going i families likejoe's won't be going to malign for treatment, but he to manchester, because the royal children's hospital has just become the one place in the uk to offer limbeldy. the trust a leading research centre which specialises cutting edge treatments. this one combines a bone marrow transplant with the new drug stop you can take stem cells from the patient themselves, we have an genetically modified them, the drug if you like, in a lab. �* , modified them, the drug if you like, inalab.�* , in a lab. and then infuse them back in. it is a one-off _ in a lab. and then infuse them back in. it is a one-off treatment - in a lab. and then infuse them back in. it is a one-off treatment with i in a lab. and then infuse them back in. it is a one-off treatment with a | in. it is a one—off treatment with a reported pricetag of £2.8 million. but the nhs has negotiated a significant discount, and so it is set to transform lives here.
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children with this condition would previously have died usually before the age of ten. so to give them a treatment which could potentially give them a normal lifespan and normal function throughout that life would be really very transformative, and it is hard to put a price on that. . ., and it is hard to put a price on that. g ., ., and it is hard to put a price on that. . ., ., .,, ., and it is hard to put a price on that. i ., ., .,, ., and it is hard to put a price on that. i ., ., ., , ., ., and it is hard to put a price on that. i ., ., .,, ., ., that. joe now has a future to look forward t0- _ that. joe now has a future to look forward to. this _ that. joe now has a future to look forward to. this new _ that. joe now has a future to look forward to. this new treatment i forward to. this new treatment ensures that others, too, will be able to beat this condition. jill dunnigan of bbc news. still lots to come until 9am, but now we're to hollywood this sport. good morning. six nations is back! you can tell i am very excited. it has been lovely to see, obviously we didn't have any here, it was all on the streets of edinburgh and dublin, but even here you could see people out. i but even here you could see people out. ~ but even here you could see people out. ,, . ., ., out. i felt like i could hear it. yes, i definitely _ out. i felt like i could hear it. yes, i definitely had - out. i felt like i could hear it. yes, i definitely had flower i out. i felt like i could hear it. | yes, i definitely had flower of scotland outside my window all the way from edinburgh last night, a big wind for scotland on that opening day, they beat england at murrayfield. this was perhaps the
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turning point for them, with england's leading, scotland were given a penalty try for this deliberate knock—on from the calendar year. that tightly scores, but than this, from thin russell. the first penalty gave them the wind ljy the first penalty gave them the wind by 20 points to 17. this is the first time scotland have beaten england in successive six nations since 1984. it england in successive six nations since 1984-— since 1984. it means a lot to us. but it means _ since 1984. it means a lot to us. but it means more _ since 1984. it means a lot to us. but it means more for _ since 1984. it means a lot to us. but it means more for our - since 1984. it means a lot to us. i but it means more for our country, for the _ but it means more for our country, for the people here. we know how important — for the people here. we know how important this game is for scotland as a nation — important this game is for scotland as a nation. for us, wejust important this game is for scotland as a nation. for us, we just wanted to focus_ as a nation. for us, we just wanted to focus on— as a nation. for us, we just wanted to focus on the game, and we delivered _ to focus on the game, and we delivered a winning performance, but we know _ delivered a winning performance, but we know that we can improve, and we will have _ we know that we can improve, and we will have to _ we know that we can improve, and we will have to improve if we want to wind _ will have to improve if we want to wind another treaty later on the season — and ireland started their campaign with an emphatic wind over raining champions wales. they won 29—7, running infour champions wales. they won 29—7, running in four tries in dublin to secure that all—important bonus point. one game missed this weekend, thatis point. one game missed this weekend, that is france and italy in paris at three p.m. it
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that is france and italy in paris at three p-m-_ that is france and italy in paris at three p-m-— that is france and italy in paris at three .m. ., ., ., , three p.m. it was never going to be erfect three p.m. it was never going to be perfect today _ three p.m. it was never going to be perfect today because _ three p.m. it was never going to be perfect today because of _ three p.m. it was never going to be perfect today because of the - perfect today because of the conditions and the way that wales fought, i thought they fought really hard, especially at the breakdown, they defended really well at times on their own line. very pleased with the wind, but obviously there are things we can work on better. high winds have forced the suspension of the downhill in beijing. 20 march has been taking place overnight, cutdown sister to bring up to speed. team gb still on the hunt for a semi—final place in the hunt for a semi—final place in the curling? for the hunt for a semi-final place in the curling?— the hunt for a semi-final place in the curling? for broussard and jan seacrest continues, _ the curling? for broussard and jan seacrest continues, a _ the curling? for broussard and jan seacrest continues, a good - the curling? for broussard and jan seacrest continues, a good wind i the curling? for broussard and jan | seacrest continues, a good wind for them early on today against the host nation during china, at one point they were 4—1 down, but they came back to level the match, and clinched the winning point in the final end. they now have victories, two defeats, and two more matches to go. they play norway tonight, so
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another huge challenge for the pair to other world champions. they currently sit second in the standings, and the top four, as you would expect, go through to the semifinals and the chance to play for a metal. semifinals and the chance to play fora metal. it semifinals and the chance to play for a metal. it is all on course at the moment for bruce mallett and jan dodds. i don't know if you have noticed, but bruce's cut currently has its own twitter account. i understand it has more followers than bruce himself. that may change, of course, if you brings home a medalfrom of course, if you brings home a medal from drizzle and of course, if you brings home a medalfrom drizzle and big games. let me round up another of the big stories, the women slip stars, incredible scenes in the mountains about 100 kilometres away from where i am standing. chloe is a dusky senate from new zealand made history, winning the first ever olympic winter gold medal for new zealand, some enormous tricks, a massive final run from her, and she clinched the title with this, her final trick on her final clinched the title with this, her final trick on herfinal run, of 10-80. final trick on herfinal run, of 10—80. look at the celebrations as she reached the bottom. she was
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absolutely mobbed, you can see them piling on top of her, americanjulia marino and the australian tess coady. they won silver and bronze. celebrating with zoe for that historic gold for new zealand. she said it was the best run of her life, and what a time to put it down. you touched on the men's downhill, one of the blue—ribbon events of this olympic games. that has been postponed, we don't know when it will be arranged, we will bring you that when we get it. much windier conditions up there in the mountains. really gusty, just into dangerous for them to compete, not fair on the athletes to put them out in those conditions. much warmer, i am pleased to say, down here in beijing. i have been tucked away in the warmth of the figure skating rink, commentating on the team event, and retreating to some absolutely spectacular skating, especially from the 15 year showers
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the favourite for the individual title here in beijing. showers 15 years old, too young to compete in the championship stop showers the raining european champion. do you know what, i've been watching her in the past few seasons coming through the past few seasons coming through the generates, i've never seen her put a skate wrong, she was absolutely exquisite out there again today. so russia are at the top of the standings in the team event. we have got another day competition to go, but it looks like she will be taking home two gold medals. i just taking home two gold medals. i 'ust tuned in this— taking home two gold medals. i 'ust tuned in this morning i taking home two gold medals. i 'ust tuned in this morning as i taking home two gold medals. ijust tuned in this morning as she was beginning and you have to remind yourself that she is just 15 years old. puts us all to shame. we have plenty more to come as well, particularly from team gb, including the men's cross—country skiing, ski—athlon, in the next few minutes. i think it is under way, starting at 7am this morning. andrew musgrave going in the men's ski—athlon. he
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came seventh in pyeongchang, so he is hoping he will be able to do better and bring home a medal. he is very philosophical, andrew musgrave, he says some days you ski well, other daisy ski like a tranquilized manager. let hope he is not badgery today. we manager. let hope he is not badgery toda . ~ . ., manager. let hope he is not badgery toda . . ., ., , ~' ., today. we all have days like that. and i will start _ today. we all have days like that. and i will start a _ today. we all have days like that. and i will start a campaign - today. we all have days like that. and i will start a campaign for - today. we all have days like that. l and i will start a campaign for your hat to have its own twitter page. kidderminster harriers were just seconds away from one of the biggest shocks in the fa cup's 150 year history before agonisingly getting beaten by west ham yesterday. a premier league side has never lost to a sixth—tier side, but kidderminster took the lead when alex penny opened the scoring. but it was heartbreak for the harriers as west ham equalised in injury time before jarrod bowen scored the winner in extra—time.
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it's tough because we were that close, but full credit to west ham. they just close, but full credit to west ham. theyjust kept going and kept going, and that's why they are where they are. i havejust said he and that's why they are where they are. i havejust said be proud. your families are going to be proud, they all out here, your friends. families are going to be proud, they all out here, yourfriends. and when they wake up in the bitterness is gone, they will enjoy what has happened here today. there was also nearly another shock at stamford bridge, where league one side plymouth argyle took the lead against chelsea. the match went to extra—time before marcos alonso finally scored the winner for chelsea. the race for the scottish premiership title resumes this afternoon with leaders celtic travelling to motherwell and rivals rangers hosting hearts. dundee remain rooted to the bottom of the table. they lost 2—1 at home to ross county and ended the match with ten men. there were also wins for st mirren and livingston, while stjohnstone drew with dundee united.
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women's super league leaders arsenal left it late to salvage a draw against manchester united. they were trailing 1—0 and had a player sent off, but stina blackstenius's first goal for the club meant the points were shared. second—placed chelsea will be looking to cut arsenal's lead at the top to two points when they play manchester city this afternoon. later we will be talking about the final which happens tonight. it feels a bit like mo salah against his team—mates, mane versus mo salah and not senegal versus egypt. we will and not senegal versus egypt. , will look forward to that. time now for the latest technology news. here is this week's click.
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this week, lara's doing something unusual. she's left the city to join someone special on a walk. she's in the new forest national park with wildlife tv legend chris packham. what a beautiful scene. tell me about this area. well, we're in the new forest national park here, which is famous for various habitats, its valley moors, its sandy lowland heath, but also, its ancient woodland, and there are a number of veteran trees here, a significant number, so we're talking about trees that are 5, 6, 6.5, maybe even 700 years old, and because there's been woodland here for that amount of time, it means that it supports a lot of other life — there is a great richness of biodiversity. the bird fauna here is really important too — we've got a number of national rarities. you can hear the birds — this isn't a sound i'm used to living in the city! no, what we got? hold on. we've got a bit of robin going. a blue tit. yeah, there's blue tits
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and great tits calling. i mean, it's a lovely, sunny, pre—spring day. they're loving the sunshine and they're pumping out some song. but unfortunately, not all birds are left alone in their natural habitats, and wildlife trafficking, mainly perpetrated online, is having a major impact on the world's biodiversity crisis. carl miller has been looking at the problem. we've had catastrophic declines of whole suites of bird communities. without large tracts of forest, they're silent — they're silent forests, because the birds have been trapped out of these environments. so trapped out, in fact, that 40% of all bird populations in the world are now in decline. to find out a bit more, i came to london zoo, where some of these species have found a home.
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we have our blue—crowned laughingthrushes, you know, which are a species from china. there's less than 250 of those birds left in the wild. we actually have more in captivity. the species is more threatened than the giant panda because of the trapping for the pet trade. the illegal pet trade is a major factor in declining bird numbers. what may come as a surprise to many is that most endangered of all groups of birds are parrots. what would be less surprising, though, is that the pet trade is a major factor in their decline. einstein could sure fit the bill because she loves to dance. can you get down? laughter let's get| down for everybody. come on now. she's gonna make me do it too. imitates dance music ooh-ooh! bird imitates dance music this is an african grey parrot, famous for its intelligence and the most popular one to be kept as pets. even though many are bought in legitimate ways, their popularity fuels the illegal trade too. these birds have been almost wiped out in some
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of their native countries. so, five years ago, they were given the highest category of international protection. it means all international trade of any wild african grey became illegal, and there were serious restrictions on any transaction involving captive—bred birds as well. in short, it became illegal to capture and sell african greys. so we went undercover to investigate how online trafficking still carries on under the radar, particularly on social media. we followed one of these ads, which took us to bangladesh — one of the major hubs in south—east asia for the trafficking of african greys. we set up a meeting with faiz ahmed, a trader whose social media led us to investigate possible illegal activity alongside his legitimate business. we operated under the pretext of wanting to start a breeding farm.
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the conversation started over legal captive—bred parrots, but faiz was also prepared to sell us wild african greys. he was confident that he would be able to get around customs import restrictions, and also advised it would be a lucrative business. recently, a global initiative was set up to understand the scale of the problem and a new system was designed to give conservationists a data—driven view of possible illegal trades online.
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no—one is able to give us an authoritative answer to how much of this is online and everywhere that it is occurring — it's too dynamic, the online space is too fragmented. the system's mission is to identify online trading hot spots in the hope of disrupting a business that's worth £15 billion a year. although many online sites have worked to remove illicit content, the system's found around 10,000 classified ads all over the world for the sale of potentially endangered species and their parts. we showed our film to rowan martin of the world parrot trust, whose expertise in parrots and trafficking is helping the project's researchers. so, rowan, that was obviously undercover filming that colleagues of ours did in bangladesh. what do you think of all that? a lot of those would be endangered species, but it might not necessarily be illegal trade. the conversation switches from this sort of legal side of things to more grey areas, where he is offering up
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or explaining how he can import large wholesale quantities of wild core african grey parrots into bangladesh. and that would be illegal under international law? yeah, that would be illegal under international law. back in bangladesh, faiz was getting cold feet. he told us the authorities were getting stricter, so the birds could still be imported but he couldn't take responsibility for them at airport customs. when later called up by the film's producer in the uk, faiz at first denied offering to trade african greys, and then claimed he didn't know that their import was now illegal. our reporter contacted other sellers based in africa and asia and secured promises of shipments via transit countries.
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but for every one of these traders who we have highlighted, there are countless others using tricks online to avoid detection. they use clever things like sharing memories of something that maybe happened back when it was legal, but that might then stimulate a discussion amongst traders about whether or not something was still available. so they might not have been directly advertising, butjust indicating that these things are available. or, more specifically, school people within these groups about how to talk about the trade without it being flagged. this is all made worse by the way in which social media allows pockets of communities to form, who actively evade any enforcement efforts that do exist. they are using sort of new private channels which might only be viewable to friends and only available for a short period. these platforms aren'tjust sort of passively hosting a problem, they're actually acting to amplify that problem. that's where the system is aiming to outwit illegal sellers
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by figuring out the tactics being used in specific markets. on these indonesian posts, for example, it's cracked a code of letters and numbers used by sellers to represent the asking price for each bird. and in other cases, it's found a slang familiar to enthusiasts which might be used in possible sales, such asjitot for a bird which is fully tamed, and raw for those that are wild and in plentiful numbers. we showed some of the posts selling endangered birds to the platforms hosting them, pointing out that in many cases, their existence was breaking their own site guidelines and policies. of those that responded, meta, the umbrella company of facebook and instagram, said that they: people are not going to huge lengths to hide behind tor browsers and on the dark web, because they don't need to.
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and i've seen it for myself in these birds that often get mutilated. they're crammed in these really crowded boxes, dying of dehydration. it's a slow, painful, miserable death for a lot of these birds. lara: back in the new forest, i asked chris about the wider impact of the illegal wildlife trade. we are in the middle of a climate and biodiversity crisis, which is really, really seriously impacting on our lives — even if we haven't felt it here in uk yet — so stamping out illegal wildlife crime is absolutely critical. the principal culprits here for me are not those poachers — sometimes people living in poverty that can't do anything but capture birds in the forest to feed their family — and tackling that part of the crime would be extraordinarily difficult. the easier part would be dealing with those platforms. they have the technological capacity to stop this, i believe, overnight if there was a will. what do you feel that conservationists could do to help
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with this cause? frankly, i can't write code, i don't understand algorithms. i understand birds and birdsong. but in order to protect those birds and that birdsong, i need young, smart people with their fingers on the buttons of that technological capability to act in our interest. i mean, frankly, if i had my finger in the conservation purse at the moment, i'd spend a lot more money on buying more nature reserves, so on and so forth. i'd spend certainly a significant sum on tackling these tech—led issues because we are underestimating how much damage they're doing and we've got to change that. and that's it for the shortcut of click for this week. of course, the full—length version is waiting for you on right now iplayer. and you can keep up with the team on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter — @bbcclick. thanks for watching. we'll see you soon. bye— bye.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and ben thompson. our headlines today: as the queen marks 70 years on the throne — she expresses her wish for camilla to be queen consort when charles becomes king. and i am at sandringham where the queen made that surprise intervention. a significant development as we now know camilla will be clean when charles becomes king. a date is set for prince andrew to give evidence under oath as he fights the civil sex assault case against him. new recruits to the prime minister's top team but will it be
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enough to steady the ship following a series of resignations? good morning. the calcutta cup stays in scotland — it was a dramatic night at murrayfield, as the scots beat england in a spectacular opening day of the six nations. good morning. a wet and windy start to the day across england and wales. the weather will improve with sunshine and showers to all areas, but with those showers heavy snow coming down across the hills of scotland. they could be more issues here. i will have more on that later on. it's sunday the 6th of february. our main story. the queen says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign — a milestone no british monarch has ever reached before. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham.
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it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. it had to be upside for the press. very consistent. laughter. i don't matter. laughter. at the same time, it's clear the queen is looking to the future and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner, prince philip, who she said had unselfishly taken on the role of consort. and so she concluded...
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until now, mindful of the sensitivities around camilla's role in the breakdown of charles' first marriage, it had been intended that she would become princess consort. now the queen has made clear her wish that camilla should have the full status as the wife of a king and be known as queen. it is a decision that undoubtedly will delight prince charles. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at sandringham. the queen's intervention paves the way for camilla to have a fully—fledged royal role alongside charles. our royal correspondent daniela relph takes a look at the woman who will one day be queen consort. her report contains some flash photography. when charles is king, we now know camilla will be his queen. it is the ultimate recognition from the current monarch and a total rehabilitation for camilla. their wedding day in 2005. the journey to this point had at times been rocky. camilla parkerbowles
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was a controversial figure, blamed by some for the end of the prince's first marriage. his relationship with the young camilla had faltered in their 20s. decades later, it took until camilla's 50th birthday party at the ritz for them to go public with their romance. the path to acceptance, though, was difficult. but slowly, carefully, camilla won the trust of the queen and began to win over a cautious public. in making it clear what she wants for camilla, the queen has rewarded her daughter—in—law for her loyalty to prince charles and the happiness and stability she has brought him. it's also a recognition of camilla's own campaigning, from literacy to animal welfare, to domestic violence, where she recently spoke about the horror of abuse. this country has been appalled and saddened by the loss of women to violence this year. on average, one woman is killed
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by a man every three days. and in media interviews here with the bbc�*s emma barnett, she spoke personally with warmth and honesty about missing her grandchildren during lockdown. i shall look forward to the day when i can really give them a huge hug again. camilla had always been described as a non—negotiable part of the prince's life. now we know it is the queen's wish, too, that camilla will be at her husband's side in the years ahead as his wife, his supporter and his queen. daniela relph, bbc news, sandringham. daniela joins us from sandringham this morning. how significant is this intervention ljy how significant is this intervention by the queen? it is how significant is this intervention by the queen?— by the queen? it is a real significant _ by the queen? it is a real significant intervention, l by the queen? it is a real. significant intervention, both by the queen? it is a real - significant intervention, both by the words the queen uses in her statement and the timing of it.
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todayis statement and the timing of it. today is 70 years since the death of her father. today is 70 years since the death of herfather. you today is 70 years since the death of her father. you would today is 70 years since the death of herfather. you would have today is 70 years since the death of her father. you would have thought the focus would have been on memories of him and reflecting on the decades of her reign, but in that statement about camilla, the queen has shifted the conversation too looking forward to the years after her reign. in the statement she talks about the role of consort with affection and admiration, particularly in relation to her own husband prince philip and to her mother. in saying that it is her sincere wish that camilla now becomes queen consort, she's basically saying the time is right, this is now a safe decision to make. because camilla has largely won around a sceptical public and is being rewarded for her loyalty and service to the royal family. i think the queen has made a critical calculation and that is with camilla as queen, charles will be a happier king.
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as queen, charles will be a happier kina. . ~' ,. prince andrew will give evidence under oath in london next month — to lawyers representing the woman accusing him of sexual assault in a us civil court case. virginia giuffre claims she was trafficked by the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, to have sex with the duke in the early 2000s when she was 17. the prince — who denies the allegations — will give evidence on march the 10th. it's probably quite unfortunate from prince andrew's point of view that it's come out today of all days, the 70th anniversary of the queen's accession. but what it means is that once the two sides have taken all evidence from the key witnesses, have exchanged written evidence, they will have a better idea of the respective strengths of each other�*s case and then, i suppose, they will be in a stronger position to reach a deal to settle the case, if that's what they decide to do. the prime minister is said
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to be considering further changes to his top team — following the appointment of two senior aides yesterday. the shake—up follows the resignation of five staff members last week and more mps submitting letters of no confidence in him. our political correspondent helen cattjoins us now. good morning, helen. who are the appointments and do they bring a bit of stability to number ten? tum appointments and do they bring a bit of stability to number ten?- of stability to number ten? two key appointments- _ of stability to number ten? two key appointments. the _ of stability to number ten? two key appointments. the new _ of stability to number ten? two key appointments. the new director - of stability to number ten? two key appointments. the new director of l appointments. the new director of communications we know is going to be gertie harry, former bbc journalist and has worked for boris johnson before when he was the mayor of london. he has been quite outspoken in recent weeks about what borisjohnson outspoken in recent weeks about what boris johnson needs outspoken in recent weeks about what borisjohnson needs to do. the other appointment is one that is raising your eyebrows. that is the appointment of the new chief of staff. borisjohnson has chosen steve barclay to do that, an mp, cabinet minister. it is an unusual move to put an empty into that role.
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there is a reaction in westminster this morning, a lot of questions from people who have held the role in the past, about how feasible it is to combine those three jobs. labour certainly highlighting that jonathan powell, tony blair's chief of staff is questioning that because it is usually done by a government official. lord barwell was a minister before he became theresa may's chief of staff. he said it would be easy to combine the three jobs but he said he believes he will give the prime minister good advice. the thinking behind it is strengthening the links between downing street and the conservative party and mps. they have been feeling a little neglected in recent years and the idea is he will bring more mps and ministers into the decision—making but those questions remain about how feasible that role is. that is something mps will be thinking over this weekend, are these changes enough, as you said,
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to steady the ship and do they address other concerns, making changes like this, does it address all the concerns people have? helen, thank ou all the concerns people have? helen, thank you much- _ all the concerns people have? helen, thank you much. let's _ all the concerns people have? helen, thank you much. let's look _ all the concerns people have? helen, thank you much. let's look at - all the concerns people have? helen, thank you much. let's look at some l thank you much. let's look at some other news in brief. an operation to rescue a boy who'd been trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. emergency workers were able to reach five—year—old rayan yesterday evening — but sadly he had died. the rescue effort had generated huge public interest in morocco and around the world. india has declared two days of natonal mourning following the death of a veteran bollywood star. lata mangeshkar, known as the nightingale of bollywood, died in hospital in mumbai after testing positive for covid—19 last month. her career spanned more than half a century, and included more than 30,000 songs across 36 languages. india's president and prime minister are among those who have paid tribute. russia is stepping up preparations for a large—scale invasion of ukraine, with 70% of the forces it would need now in place —
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according to reports from the united states. nearly 3000 additional american troops have been deployed to the polish—ukrainian border — as us security officials warn a russian invasion could cause as many as 50,000 civilian deaths. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. here's some bad news for soap opera fans. your favourite neighbours are about to leave town. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours #. channel 5 has confirmed it will stop showing neighbours in the summer — although its australian production company has said it will try to find another broadcast partner. in its heyday on bbc one, the soap used to attract millions of viewers. 20 million viewers for kylie and jason's wedding. you could do a
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neighbours who is who. i don't think i have watched it for 20 years. it is very much a childhood thing. you are probably the reason it has gone. as we've been hearing, today is a significant milestone in british royal history as the queen has now been reigning for exactly 70 years. she was in the middle of kenya when her father, george vi, died on the 6th of february, 1952. anne soy has been looking back at that moment, and the queen's ongoing bond with africa. the royal visitor stepped off into the hot sunshine of nairobi. it was just a week ago today, no one knew then that the girl would arrive here as princess elizabeth would leave again five days later as queen. if the queen were to
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come to kenya today. this is probably where she would stay the high commissioner's residence, and it is here in kenya that the then princess elizabeth learned of her father's death and that she would succeed him. but things were quite different back then. it took some time for the news of the king's death to come from britain to this remote royal lodge in central kenya. it was prince philip, her husband of five years at the time, that broke the news to her. she had come here to represent her father. he had been too ill to travel, but she took it in stride. the queen, who's here to as head of the commonwealth, to which south africa is recently returned. and over the past 70 years, she's built a strong relationship with africa and the commonwealth. and she's left quite an impression on those she met. you are meeting such an important
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head to the world. but then the feeling after, it is just vile, the privilege of meeting her in my life. it is one of the clean's gifts to the emperor. it is one of the clean's gifts to the emperor-— it is one of the clean's gifts to the emeror. ,, , , , ., the emperor. she says she admired the emperor. she says she admired the queen's — the emperor. she says she admired the queen's love _ the emperor. she says she admired the queen's love for _ the emperor. she says she admired the queen's love for horses, - the emperor. she says she admired the queen's love for horses, her- the queen's love for horses, her farming and leadership. the encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her. for encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her.— encounters were brief, but they rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothina rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to — rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare _ rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare it _ rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare it with - rubbed off on her. for me, there is nothing to compare it with her - nothing to compare it with her leadership, but we have learned a lot from her and we will continue the legacy that she has left. very humorous person, very charming. but you get scared, the feeling you are meeting the queen.— you get scared, the feeling you are meeting the queen. throughout her reiun, the meeting the queen. throughout her reign, the queen _ meeting the queen. throughout her reign, the queen has _ meeting the queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met _ meeting the queen. throughout her reign, the queen has met many - meeting the queen. throughout her i reign, the queen has met many people around africa. in big and small ways, she has touched their lives and left them with lasting memories.
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we can speak now to the author and historian professor kate williams. good morning. talk to us about the significance of the day, 70 years on the throne but it is bittersweet, because it is also 70 years since the death of her father? it is because it is also 70 years since the death of her father?- the death of her father? it is a very significant _ the death of her father? it is a very significant day, _ the death of her father? it is a very significant day, huge - the death of her father? it is a - very significant day, huge moment, 70 years on the throne and she is the longest reigning british monarch and not too far off being the longest reigning monarch in the sovereignty. we have seen progress, culturally, technologically and changes are many great ways. but at the same time, it has been a very poignant moment. it is the moment she became queen but the moment her father died, just aged 56, which was a huge shock. he was ill but they didn't realise how ill he was. i
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think they thought the queen wouldn't come to the throne for another ten, wouldn't come to the throne for anotherten, probably 15 wouldn't come to the throne for another ten, probably 15 years until she was into her 40s. it was a great shock and she was so close to her father. it was a moment of triumph coming to the throne, but also a moment of great mourning and great distress, because it was the death of her father. she distress, because it was the death of her father.— distress, because it was the death of her father. ,, ., , , , , of her father. she has expressed her wish that the — of her father. she has expressed her wish that the duchess _ of her father. she has expressed her wish that the duchess of _ of her father. she has expressed her wish that the duchess of cornwall i of her father. she has expressed her wish that the duchess of cornwall be referred to as the queen consort, how significant is this in terms of royal interventions? it is how significant is this in terms of royal interventions?— royal interventions? it is a significant _ royal interventions? it is a significant intervention - royal interventions? it is a | significant intervention and royal interventions? it is a - significant intervention and this is a significant statement she has made. she has talked poignantly about the death of her father and the changes during her reign and how she is humbled by people's affection for her. she has made mention of the future role to come. she has talked
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about camilla and she has talked about camilla and she has talked about charles and she has said camilla will be queen consort, she will be queen camilla. we haven't been sure, the official line would been sure, the official line would be that camilla would be the princess consort. now she is going to be clean and what is significant about the statement, is she said very importantly that people would show the same affection to charles and camilla as they have done to her. she is putting routes down that the future saying you have been kind and supportive to me, please be the same for charles. but what she has also said is she will continue to serve. it is also important, people like to say, is the queen going to stop or take a step back now she is nearly 100, she made it clear in her statement she wishes to serve as queen. . , ,., i queen. that is the point, very few in the country _ queen. that is the point, very few in the country will _ queen. that is the point, very few in the country will ever— queen. that is the point, very few in the country will ever remember| queen. that is the point, very few. in the country will ever remember a time when elizabeth wasn't on the
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throne. it is such a huge moment for the country, but i also wonder and you have touched on this already, kate, the change she has witnessed and she has navigated herself and all of us through has been hugely successful, but it has not been without its problems over those years? without its problems over those ears? , i ., ~' without its problems over those ears? , i ., ,, , ., , years? yes, when you think she was born 'ust years? yes, when you think she was born just eight _ years? yes, when you think she was born just eight years _ years? yes, when you think she was born just eight years after— years? yes, when you think she was born just eight years after the - years? yes, when you think she was born just eight years after the end i born just eight years after the end of world war i when women didn't have the vote. the country was so different, most people didn't have televisions and fridges, it wasn't a globalised world and we were only just getting used to having a national health service. britain still had thoughts of an empire that was fighting for independence. the queen has seen the country changing in so many ways and so much progress, as she was making reference to in her statement. but she has been a constant throughout that. it has been a time of many ups
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and downs and there have been times when her popularity has plunged during the 60s, but during the 19905, during the 60s, but during the 1990s, during the breakdown of the marriages and princess diana. there were moments when people are questioning the royal family. were moments when people are questioning the royalfamily. she is at the peak of her popularity now but she knows this cannot not necessarily be relied on and cannot be relied on for the future. professor kate williams, thank you for being with us. that is so much we will talk about as thisjubilee year we will talk about as this jubilee year kicks off. today really mocks the ascension to the throne and 70 years on the throne. but it is bittersweet, it also marks the 70th anniversary of the death of her father. let's see what sort of weather we can expect for the next few days. chris has the details. that looks like nani are behind you.
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thick snow in the highlands of scotland, an early taste of winter this morning. we have probably five centimetres looking at things in this picture. the loch ness monster has popped up to see this scene around the inverness area. a slight dusting of snow, some slippery conditions on the roads. we have a lot of cloud across england and wales at the moment with a band of rain pushing through. it will be quite windy for a time. that will move away over the next few hours and for the whole of the uk we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers. it does stay windy and the showers, as we have seen, will be falling as snow in scotland and further accumulations are expected here through the day. this thick cloud across england and wales, this is the weather front bringing more general rain this morning. a wet start for many, winds around the coastal regions running into the 50s of miles an hour. through the morning the band of rain will be clearing eastwards and sunshine and
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showers follow, but the showers will be most frequent across the north western areas of the country. bit of sleet possible across parts of cumbria, certainly snow on the hills in scotland at times, of those showers will fall as snow at lower levels. it is across the hills we will see the biggest accumulations of snow today. 15 centimetres by the end of the day could cause issues on some of the high—level route in scotland. it will feel cold, temperature is about 47 celsius per factor in the strong and gusty winds, it will feel colder than that. —— four, seven celsius. the rain may be reluctant to ease off across western cornwall. overnight, showers will continue to keep going for a good part of the night. after midnight they should fade and clear skies coming through and the winds dropped for a time to allow a fairly widespread frost. they could be if few icy stretches to take us into monday morning. monday, we will see another change in our weather
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pattern as this warm front begins to move its way across the country. behind that, the air will be getting much milder with the wind coming in from the south—westerly direction. quite a nice sunrise tomorrow for a number of you, but we will see the weather clouding over across western areas quickly and patchy rain and drizzle will move its way in, along with mist and fog patches over the high ground, and around the coast. heavy rain pushing into western scotland but those temperatures are higher than those of the day, temperatures typically about ten, 12 celsius. that is about average for february and it will stay mild as we head into tuesday and wednesday as well. a lot of cloud around and probably thick enough for a few spots of rain here and there. temperatures up to 14 degrees in london. from wednesday onwards, pressure begins to rise, weather settles down and we should see more in the way of sunshine but those temperatures would be dropping closer to average for the time of year. so, for the rest of the day we're watching the snow showers piling on across the high ground in
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scotland. i have been loving your weather pictures, the snowy picture, very scenic. it's one of the most famous frocks in movie history, the nightdress worn by scarlett o'hara, aka the actor vivien leigh — in gone with the wind. it was found several years ago, stuffed into a plastic bag in devon, where it then went on display in a musem — but without proper storage there are fears it could be permanently damaged. andrea ormsby has been to have a look. vivian leigh wore some pretty epic dresses when she played scarlett o'hara in gone with the wind. i'll think about that tomorrow. today, the film is regarded as controversial because of issues over race and consent, but in its day it was a big deal, winning ten oscars and in real terms, it remains the biggest grossing film of all time. archive: the world premiere - of the film of gone with the wind, in which the chief part of scarlett o'hara is played
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by britain's own vivien leigh. and here she is. and here is the nightdress she wore in the film, now on display at the museum in topsham. before it was a museum, it was a house, to which vivian was a regular visitor. many years later the nightdress was found here in a chest of drawers unceremoniously shoved into a supermarket plastic bag. i mean, nobody could quite believe it. they knew that obviously the connection with vivien leigh, but to find something like the nightdress here was absolutely amazing. now, sadly, i don't think i would fit into this beautiful nightdress. there's plenty of vivien leigh memorabilia here at topsham museum, but this really is the star of the show and it's incredible to believe it was just found scrunched up in a bag. it's super valuable here to this museum, but i don't think there's any chance it'll ever be put up for auction. as far as we are concerned, it is an accessioned object belonging to the museum and we need
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to preserve it and keep it for future generations to enjoy it. there is no thought of selling it or, as i say, i really don't want to know what the value is. one dress from the film sold for more than £100,000. now look at this. this is another dress worn by the actress at a premiere attended by the king and queen. but both garments are deteriorating because conservation is costly. it is the most lovely item. sadly, the sequins are beginning to fall off and why it is spread out like this is that we don't have a proper box to keep it in. it can't be on display the whole time. at all at the moment because of the sequin problems. but it would be lovely to have the funds for conservation, but there we are. the topsham connection to vivien leigh is little known, but the museum, which opens again on march the 30th, has a fascinating insight into her life.
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andrea ormsby, bbc news. i have to apologise, there is nothing wrong with the way you said nightdress. itjust came out of the blue. you can say it however you like. sorry. iam blue. you can say it however you like. sorry. i am going to speak to h r right now. it's time now for ros atkins to take one of his in—depth looks at a news story which has been making the headlines. today he explains the row between the music legend neil young, and the streaming platform spotify. joe rogan is a media phenomenon. in 2019 his podcast, thejoe rogan experience, was reportedly downloaded 190 million times in a month. he has over 11 million youtube subscribers and in 2020. subscribers and in 2020
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joe rogan's podcast was signed in an exclusive deal by spotify for $100 million. the format is simple. a vast array of guests talk with him about a vast array of subjects, sometimes for hours. and joe rogan and his guests can also sometimes cause controversy. in december, one guest, the virologist, dr robert malone, made a number of misleading claims about vaccines during the podcast, which prompted this reaction. having people on there giving opinions about the vaccines that are not based in science is just not... it's counter to public health right now, and it is just not the right thing to do. dr wallace was one of 270 health care professionals who wrote an open letter to spotify,
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urging it to act on misinformation injoe rogan's podcast. but it was the intervention of one of rock music's original rebels that made this story go global. neil young threatened to pull his music from spotify, saying they can have rogen or young. not both, while spotify chose rogen and young's music has been removed at his request. a few days later, another canadian legend, joni mitchell, followed suit and joe rogan has responded to the entire furore with a video on instagram. so my pledge to you is that i will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people's perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view. spotify also responded. it released a statement saying the company is working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about covid—19. so rogen stays but with a warning, and we can't understand that decision without understanding the finances behind this. really, the bottom line for spotify is that if you play a joni mitchell or a neil young song, 70% of the money that that generates has to go to the artists and their record labels
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and their publishers. when one person plays the joe rogan podcast spotify keeps all of that money, and that will very much be behind the business decision here. exclusive podcasts a lucrative they draw in subscribers and advertisers, but spotify has taken a hit with thisjoe rogan controversy. shares slumped before recovering slightly after the company projected lower profit margins, and the head of spotify has addressed what's happened in a call to investors. we're trying to balance creative expression with the safety of our users. it is a balance, but if you shift from music streaming to content creation that comes with new responsibilities. spotify now find themselves in a similar position to the big social media platforms have done in recent years, where they're constantly trying to deny that they should have any responsibility because they don't want to be regulated like a publisher.
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some, though, argue you need to listen tojoe rogan to understand what's happening here. jemima kelly, rising in the financial times this week, said ifjoe rogan's critics listen to his podcast, they would know that the presenter is a genuinely open minded host who seeks out all sorts of opinions rather than blindly following those of a particular tribe. for his part, joe rogan says he explores ideas that are controversial but can later become mainstream, like the wuhan lab leak theory on covid—19 and batya unger sargon from newsweek argues he's meeting a need. joe rogan is producing content for people who want to see their own skepticism reflected in what he's saying. they're not going to him for medical advice. they're going to hear how other people think. they are. but on occasion, they will also hear sometimes unchecked opinions that are not rooted in available evidence. and for some, that's a problem. the notion that he has such a large audience being constantly confused, fed disinformation
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isjust too much. it is harmful to our ability to, if not end, at least diminish the impacts of this pandemic as soon as possible. both spotify and joe rogan know that he and his guests are what make the show. the podcast is different, and that difference is hugely popular. butjust asjoe rogan has the right to talk to who he wants, so musicians and scientists have the right to urge spotify not to give a platform to covid advice that isn't rooted in available evidence. it's just after 8:30am, you are with bbc breakfast and one of our top stories today... borisjohnson has had a busy weekend. he's announced two new appointments to his backroom staff following a wave of resignations on thursday. cabinet office minister steve barclay will become the pm's chief of staff, and guto harri — a former adviser to mrjohnson when he was mayor of london — will become director of communications.
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so, will this help to steady the ship after a difficult few weeks? let's ask two westminster—watchers — jane merrick from inews and anna mikhailova from the mail on sunday. all those appointments are not to get things back on an even keel at downing street? that get things back on an even keel at downing street?— downing street? that is the million-dollar _ downing street? that is the million-dollar question. - downing street? that is the| million-dollar question. the downing street? that is the - million-dollar question. the new million—dollar question. the new director of communications are seen as a grown—up who could potentially steady the ship and crucially has worked with borisjohnson steady the ship and crucially has worked with boris johnson for steady the ship and crucially has worked with borisjohnson for many years back when he was the chief of staff so he is seen as someone who could potentially say no and then stephen bartley as a minister and an mp who will be the new chief of staff as part of the sue gray clear
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up staff as part of the sue gray clear up the operation and that is on one side reassuring to mps because he is seen as someone who could bridge the gap between parliament with backbenchers who are unhappy and he is a grown—up, not playing into any of the scandal is what a lot of people are pointing out, how will he juggle people are pointing out, how will he juggle chief of staff, mp and ministerfor the cabinet juggle chief of staff, mp and minister for the cabinet office which is already a huge job? minister for the cabinet office which is already a hugejob? the main thing is the vote of confidence is now seen as a matter of when not if so will it all be enough to try to convince the sceptics, probably not but it has thrown something to the rebels this morning. white back and labour have described this as rearranging deck chairs on the titanic. do you think this is an exercise in futility or is it something that might be the change thatis something that might be the change that is needed? i something that might be the change that is needed?—
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that is needed? i think it is a athwa that is needed? i think it is a pathway between _ that is needed? i think it is a pathway between the - that is needed? i think it is a pathway between the two i that is needed? i think it is a pathway between the two -- j that is needed? i think it is a - pathway between the two -- halfway pathway between the two —— halfway between _ pathway between the two —— halfway between the two and it moves the prime _ between the two and it moves the prime minister's doomsday clock back a few minutes. there was definite at the moment on thursday or friday were _ the moment on thursday or friday were it _ the moment on thursday or friday were it looked like the whole of downing — were it looked like the whole of downing street would be collapsing complete turmoil but has and i was saying. _ complete turmoil but has and i was saying. he — complete turmoil but has and i was saying, he has two very safe pair of hands _ saying, he has two very safe pair of hands here, — saying, he has two very safe pair of hands here, especially in the guto harri _ hands here, especially in the guto harri is— hands here, especially in the guto harri is what he needed was a new head _ harri is what he needed was a new head of— harri is what he needed was a new head of communication because this week will— head of communication because this week will be crucial. we have four days _ week will be crucial. we have four days before the mini recess, lots of tory mps _ days before the mini recess, lots of tory mps will be wondering whether to put _ tory mps will be wondering whether to put their letter sent on the threshold could reach 54 by thursday so the _ threshold could reach 54 by thursday so the question is, what will you probe _ so the question is, what will you probe a — so the question is, what will you probe a muscles will next few days to reassure — probe a muscles will next few days to reassure mps and i think we'll see more — to reassure mps and i think we'll see more appointments, people wanting — see more appointments, people wanting to talk to a wavering conservative mps to persuade them to rescind _ conservative mps to persuade them to rescind their letters and i think it's what— rescind their letters and i think it's what the prime minister will... will he _ it's what the prime minister will... will he go — it's what the prime minister will... will he go on the offensive? yes, he wants— will he go on the offensive? yes, he wants to _ will he go on the offensive? yes, he wants to fight back and guto harri's
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'ob wants to fight back and guto harri's job is— wants to fight back and guto harri's job is to _ wants to fight back and guto harri's job is to send him out there and basically— job is to send him out there and basically tell mps he is the man for the job— basically tell mps he is the man for the job and — basically tell mps he is the man for the job and he can bring them back from _ the job and he can bring them back from the _ the job and he can bring them back from the brink. a the job and he can bring them back from the brink.— from the brink. a lot of this is talk about _ from the brink. a lot of this is talk about reassuring - from the brink. a lot of this is talk about reassuring mps - from the brink. a lot of this is| talk about reassuring mps and from the brink. a lot of this is - talk about reassuring mps and the prime minister winning back confidence of tory party members but what about winning over the confidence of voters? how much of this is going to make any difference in that? ~ ., ., , , i in that? well, all of this is very westminster _ in that? well, all of this is very westminster bubble _ in that? well, all of this is very westminster bubble for - in that? well, all of this is very westminster bubble for voters | in that? well, all of this is very - westminster bubble for voters and i think because downing street has, throughout this whole scandal, been such a centre, you can watch it closely but ultimately the key will be what was said, the prime minister, will he get a fixed penalty notice? i think that is what voters are waiting for and they are probably waiting for natural salts, will the direction of government and travel change? the mp thing is the
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immediate crisis facing the prime minister because of this vote of confidence he is facing so he needs to essentially fight off that threat and then start resetting policy and that dreaded word culture which has been obviously completely lacking throughout. —— throughout covid. given the challenges facing number ten right now, i wonder about the sort of person that the prime minister needs to surround himself with. is he looking for someone who will facilitate and say yes to him or someone who will say hang on, you need to think about this differently? i wonder what the true appointments and may be more to come tales about who should go get the soap of numbersaid. tales about who should go get the soap of number said. —— tells about the top of number ten. elma keno is in really well, he's been quite
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critical of the prime minister in recent years, especially when he was foreign secretary, guto harri. devoted remain, has been outspoken about brexit and he will be able to say to the prime minister you're doing this wrong and i think the prime minister likewise under no illusions that he has a critical friend with him who will tell him that what you will not be a yes man, you will say, this is what you need to do next, and that will be really interesting and i think from guto harri's point of view, he's a season journalist, professional, he will not want to go into this and make a bad fist of it, he will want to prove he is the director of communications and he will speak true to the prime minister, we will see a more... hopefully a more honest prime minister and someone who can be more frank with the public and culture in downing street but also looking at how you can convince the voters that there is a change at the top of government that you can tackle things like the cost
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of living crisis, like a pandemic we are still in and i think we have to look at the bigger picture, although the sue grey report is still really important, there has to be a lot of looking forward as well. —— the sue gray report. thank you for your thoughts. maybe a few sore heads waking up this morning. maybe a few sore heads waking up this morning-— this morning. yes, particularly if ou're this morning. yes, particularly if you're lrish _ this morning. yes, particularly if you're irish or— this morning. yes, particularly if you're irish or scottish, - this morning. yes, particularly if you're irish or scottish, there i this morning. yes, particularly if. you're irish or scottish, there may just be. i couldn't go to the games yesterday but i was watching and it was a lovely moment that all the fans were back out watching it together, wearing the shirt and it felt... it together, wearing the shirt and it felt... ., , i i together, wearing the shirt and it felt... i , , felt... it felt noisy, they because we've not — felt... it felt noisy, they because we've not had — felt... it felt noisy, they because we've not had that. _ felt... it felt noisy, they because we've not had that. yellow - felt... it felt noisy, they because j we've not had that. yellow might guess, particularly after the scotland and england game, a lot of noise after that.
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—— yes, particularly after the scotland and england game, a lot of noise after that. there was a huge win for scotland on the opening day of the six nations as they beat england at murrayfield. this was perhaps the turning point, with england leading, scotland were given a penalty try for this deliberate knock—on from luke cowan—dickie. that tied the scores but then finn russell's penalty gave them the win by 20 points to 17. it's the first time scotland have beaten england in successive six nations since 1984. it means a lot to ours. but it means more for our country, for the people here. we know how important this game is for scotland as a nation. for us, wejust game is for scotland as a nation. for us, we just wanted to focus on the game and we delivered a winning performance but we know that we can improve and we will have to improve if you want to win another trophy later on this season. ireland started their campaign with an emphatic win over reigning champions wales. they won 29 points to 7 — running in four tries in dublin to secure that all important bonus point. one game left this weekend, that's
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france italy in paris at 3 o'clock. it was never going to be perfect in there because of the conditions and there because of the conditions and the way that wales fought, i thought they fought really hard especially at the breakdown, defended really well at times on their own line so very pleased with the win but obviously there are things you can work on and get better on. —— obviously there are things we can work on and get better on. to the winter olympics where great britain's mixed curling team remain on course for a place in the semi finals. jen dodds and bruce mouat picked up a narrow 6—5 win over china this morning — theirfifth win in seven games so far. they're back in action again at lunchtime against norway you are obviously fighting for the olympic medal sol you are obviously fighting for the olympic medal so i think every time we are stepping onto the ice, we will give 110% and give everything we have got and have got another event on and this is the focus and we will fight for everything we have.
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team gb's andrew musgrave finished a respectable 17th in the men's skiathlon. he couldn't improve on the 7th he achieved at pyeongchang as alexander bolshunov from the russian olympic committee won gold. kidderminster harriers were just seconds away from one of the biggest shocks in the fa cup's150 year history before agonisingly getting beaten by west ham yesterday. a premier league side has never lost to a sixth—tier side but kiddermisnter took the lead when alex penney opened the scoring. but it was heartbreak for the harriers as west ham equalised in injury time before jarrod bowen scored the winner in injury in extra time. there was also nearly another shock at stamford bridge where league one side plymouth argyle took the lead against chelsea. the match went to extra time before marcus alonso finally scored the winner for chelsea no such drama at everton where frank lampard took —— no such drama at everton where frank lampard took control for the first time since being appointed manager. they beat brentford 4—1
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to progress to the 5th round. from teammates to rivals — liverpool's frontmen sadio mane and mo salah will be going head—to—head in the africa cup of nations final tonight as senegal take on egypt in cameroon. former manchester city defender nedum onuoha is part of the commentary team covering the tournament and hejoins us now. good morning to you. good morning. it's been quite _ good morning to you. good morning. it's been quite a _ good morning to you. good morning. it's been quite a journey _ good morning to you. good morning. it's been quite a journey and - good morning to you. good morning. it's been quite a journey and it - it's been quite a journey and it feels like the right two teams are in the final. in feels like the right two teams are in the final-— feels like the right two teams are in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right _ in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right to _ in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right to teams _ in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right to teams in _ in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right to teams in terms - in the final. in some ways, yes, it is the right to teams in terms of l is the right to teams in terms of viewership but the way that the egyptians have plate in terms of getting the has not been the most entertaining whereas for senegal, they've been good, you can see why they've been good, you can see why they are the number one ranked team in the continent, 20th in the world as well so it will be a really interesting battle but the two players the playing on the field who we all know, we are all very keen to see if they can have an impact on their sides.
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see if they can have an impact on their sides-— see if they can have an impact on their sides. . , ., ., ., their sides. that is what we are all askin: . their sides. that is what we are all asking. everybody _ their sides. that is what we are all asking. everybody wanted - their sides. that is what we are all asking. everybody wanted to - their sides. that is what we are all asking. everybody wanted to see l asking. everybody wanted to see these two in the final, maybe not liverpool boss jurgen these two in the final, maybe not liverpool bossjurgen klopp but it will be interesting to see the impact they can have, how do you think this will go down? the impact they can have, how do you think this will go down?— think this will go down? the way e: at think this will go down? the way egypt are. _ think this will go down? the way egypt are. egypt _ think this will go down? the way egypt are. egypt have _ think this will go down? the way egypt are, egypt have been - egypt are, egypt have been nullifying teams like cameroon but there is a reason that why senegal number one so that for the way that mane plays, they have players who play for psg, in the premier league and in serie a. the best thing for everyone will be if senegal score first so egypt have to be more open but i think senegal will win. differentjourneys as but i think senegal will win. different journeys as well, but i think senegal will win. differentjourneys as well, senegal top their group by scoring one goal, could that have an impact today? irlat could that have an impact today? not reall , no, could that have an impact today? iifrt really, no, they've been a slow burner to be honest but in the last
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round against burkina faso, they looked really good because that could have been very time for them but they came through with the quality shining through. egypt have scored four goals so far, that is not brilliant either but i think senegal will have more of a goal threat the as a collective whereas for egypt, it seems like all the eggs are in mo salah's bassett basket. —— basket. i eggs are in mo salah's bassett basket. -- basket.— eggs are in mo salah's bassett basket. -- basket. i get the feeling ou think basket. -- basket. i get the feeling you think senegal _ basket. -- basket. i get the feeling you think senegal will _ basket. -- basket. i get the feeling you think senegal will win. - basket. -- basket. i get the feeling you think senegal will win. i - basket. -- basket. i get the feeling you think senegal will win. i am - you think senegal will win. i am heavily leaning _ you think senegal will win. i am heavily leaning senegal. - you think senegal will win. i am heavily leaning senegal. thank| you think senegal will win. i am - heavily leaning senegal. thank you, i know you'll — heavily leaning senegal. thank you, i know you'll be _ heavily leaning senegal. thank you, i know you'll be busy _ heavily leaning senegal. thank you, i know you'll be busy doing - heavily leaning senegal. thank you, i know you'll be busy doing the - i know you'll be busy doing the commentary so thank you. you can watch the africa cup of nations final on bbc three, bbc iplayer, the bbc sport website and app at 7pm tonight. it is going to be a good one, even if you haven't been following the tournament whole way through, watching tonight. busy day. thanks. the queen has used the 70th anniversary of her accession to do a bit of succession planning. she's announced that
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she'd like camilla — duchess of cornwall — to have the title of "queen consort" when charles becomes king. what does it all mean? gyles brandreth has written biographies of the queen and the duke of edinburgh — and a book about charles and camilla's relationship. he joins us from south london. good morning, lovely to see you. talk to me about the importance of this. no longer princess consort but will be queen consort. i this. no longer princess consort but will be queen consort.— will be queen consort. i think this siml will be queen consort. i think this simply settles — will be queen consort. i think this simply settles the _ will be queen consort. i think this simply settles the matter. - will be queen consort. i think this simply settles the matter. it - will be queen consort. i think this simply settles the matter. it was | simply settles the matter. it was controversially a few years ago but i don't think it is now, people have seen the duchess of cornwall in action over the last 20 years and can see the good work she does on the way in which she does it, following really the example she has acknowledged herself the late duke of ed. so what the queen has done, the queen —— might be duke of edinburgh. i don't know how the queen gets it right at 95 but she does, she has settled the matter, it will not be a matter of dispute or controversy, it is over now, camilla
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in the fullness of time as the queen says and may be many years from now, when king charles the third arrives, his wife will be the queen, as has always been the custom. the king's wife is the queen and there are examples of the queen's own mother, queen elizabeth, before her there was queen mary, before her queen at alexandra —— my queen alexandra and we will have queen camilla to king charles. king charles the third. it came on the anniversary of her accession, 70 years, extraordinary, the opening sentence of her wonderful letter actually refers of course to her father, wonderful letter actually refers of course to herfather, and wonderful letter actually refers of course to her father, and today, wonderful letter actually refers of course to herfather, and today, the 6th of february, is a mixed day of emotions because it marks her accession but more significantly, it marks the death of her beloved father who, as she says in her letter after 70 years, she still thinks a very much today. often on
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this day in the past, they used to go and visit hospitals really treated people with cancer, the father died of cancer but what is interesting about the letter as it is all about service and she mentions camilla's service, and fascinatingly, to me, she signs off this letter, your servant, elizabeth r. it is interesting that is how our head of state, the queen, after 70 years of service, still sees her role. . , i ., years of service, still sees her role. absolutely and she's talked about continuing _ role. absolutely and she's talked about continuing that _ role. absolutely and she's talked about continuing that servitude, | about continuing that servitude, going on from this. how much of that is a defining characteristic of her as a monarch and how we see her? she set the as a monarch and how we see her? sue: set the seal as a monarch and how we see her? 5ie: set the seal on that and as a monarch and how we see her? 5“ie: set the seal on that and began as a monarch and how we see her? 5ie: set the seal on that and began it at 21 years of all that my cage. she
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committed herself to her whole life, whether long or short, to the service of her people and that is actually what she has done, and she has done it not any sort of self sacrificial way but actually there are satisfaction service. she has done it and is pleased to have done it and is pleased to see the people around her get satisfaction from it and that has been a role. she knows this, she has to keep going. she really has to keep going from my point of view because we may think she is the longest reigning sovereign and history of the world but she isn't, i'm afraid. the french have louis xiv, the sun king, who started off as a baby but consequently managed 72 years and 120 days so the queen has to go on for at least two more years and 111 days —— mcmanus 72 years and 111 days. —— managed 72 years and time
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111 days. days. -- managed 72 years and time 111 da s. ,, ., days. -- managed 72 years and time 111da s. ,, ., . ., , 111 days. she refer to changes, seeinu a 111 days. she refer to changes, seeing a lot — 111 days. she refer to changes, seeing a lot of— 111 days. she refer to changes, seeing a lot of changes - 111 days. she refer to changes, seeing a lot of changes in - seeing a lot of changes in technology but also in her own family. jubilee year, coming in and it's a difficult time as far as prince andrew is concerned, and also you will look at prince harry and meghan as well. it is you will look at prince harry and meghan as well.— you will look at prince harry and mechan as well. , ., , meghan as well. it is the remarkable thin about meghan as well. it is the remarkable thing about her. _ meghan as well. it is the remarkable thing about her, she _ meghan as well. it is the remarkable thing about her, she just _ meghan as well. it is the remarkable thing about her, she just keeps - thing about her, she just keeps going. she is human being, she must feel these things what she looks up and out and still going, using a cane now to help her get about, she's 96 years of age, but she just keeps going with it. the truth is, if you're interested in the history of royalty, and i am, it is our island story and many ways, 1000 years of it, there has always been ups and downs and controversial royals, mostly princes rather than princesses, the controversial ones, but the queen has managed us to keep
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going and interestingly, i want set your private secretary, the queen is quite a conservative person, with a small c and he said, yes, quite a conservative person, with a small cand he said, yes, in quite a conservative person, with a small c and he said, yes, in some ways deliberately so because the truth is —— make be view as she should always go at the pace of the slowest person if the slowest person every kingdom so that no one should every kingdom so that no one should ever feel left behind so she has kept going solidly and steadily to ensure that nobody ever feels left behind. 50 ensure that nobody ever feels left behind. ., i ensure that nobody ever feels left behind, ., i ., ensure that nobody ever feels left behind. ., i ., ., behind. so lovely to have your thouuhts behind. so lovely to have your thoughts this _ behind. so lovely to have your thoughts this morning, - behind. so lovely to have your thoughts this morning, thank| behind. so lovely to have your i thoughts this morning, thank you behind. so lovely to have your - thoughts this morning, thank you for being with us and we speak about this i'm sure as you just kick off thatjubilee celebration. this is where we say goodbye to you — you're off to read the news for sophie raworth. here's chris with a look at this morning's weather. looks a bit chilly, good morning. yes, it's been a cold, snowy started the day. this is mori in scotland and a photo of the snow. —— this is moray. and
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then driven asker. snow showers continue to feed in. some transport disruption, rain clearing away and showers follow, loads and loads of showers follow, loads and loads of showers across western areas in the gusty north—westerly winds will continue to make it feel pretty chilly with temperatures for many about 4—7 c. overnight tonight, showers keep going for a while but after midnight, probably fading away with clear spells and then it gets cold, widespread frost and the risk of some icy stretches to take out into monday morning, another change. we lose these skies so turning wetter tomorrow, pushing west through scotland for the rest of the day but milder with temperatures between 10—12 c and that is how the weather is looking. thank you. we've been quite spoiled as of late but it
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looks a little bit more seasonal. talking about whether. .. only around 70 people have managed to complete the explorers grand slam challenge, climbing all of the world's seven summits as well as reaching the north and south poles. martin hewitt is set to become the first person with a disability to add his name to that list. martin — who lost the use of his right arm while serving in afghanistan — set out on his challenge more than a decade ago and has since completed most of the summits, as well as the north and south poles. he's gotjust two more climbs to tick off his list, one in indonesia and the other in australia. let's take a look at his challenges so far.
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well done. thanks for everything. you've done an amazing job. i'v e i've got sweaty palms just looking at those views. well, i'm pleased to say martin is with us now. good morning. nice to see you. how have you been getting on? tell me about that last trip, which was the
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antarctic i believe. two separate trips. antarctic i believe. two separate tri s. , antarctic i believe. two separate tris. , . ~ antarctic i believe. two separate tris. , .,~ ., antarctic i believe. two separate tris. , ., ~' ., trips. yes, walked to the south pole and once you _ trips. yes, walked to the south pole and once you got — trips. yes, walked to the south pole and once you got that _ trips. yes, walked to the south pole and once you got that aspect, - trips. yes, walked to the south pole and once you got that aspect, we i and once you got that aspect, we climbed the highest mountain which was the highest one in antarctica. why are you doing this? good question- _ why are you doing this? good question. when _ why are you doing this? good question. when i _ why are you doing this? good question. when i first - why are you doing this? good| question. when i first started, why are you doing this? (error. question. when i first started, the aspiration was to try and do something that had not been achieved with a disability before. i got injured in afghanistan in 2011... 2007 sorry in 2011 was my first expedition and there were a lot of soldiers getting injured, losing their careers and facing transition from the military so the initial aspiration was to try and provide an example of success, whatever that looks like, and for me it was doing something that had not been achieved with a disability, to try and set the bar and provide a positive example. ii the bar and provide a positive examle. the bar and provide a positive example-— example. if we look at these pictures. _ example. if we look at these pictures. it _ example. if we look at these pictures, it makes _ example. if we look at these pictures, it makes it - example. if we look at these pictures, it makes it look- example. if we look at these pictures, it makes it look so| example. if we look at these - pictures, it makes it look so easy when we just get the snapshots on a gloriously sunny day, you told us that was the only date you could film because you could see
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something, for an tout car, you got there in the end but it didn't quite go according to plan, did it? talk to me about that. irlat go according to plan, did it? talk to me about that.— to me about that. not at all. the oriainal to me about that. not at all. the original plan _ to me about that. not at all. the original plan was _ to me about that. not at all. the original plan was to _ to me about that. not at all. the original plan was to do _ to me about that. not at all. the original plan was to do it - original plan was to do it unsupported and unassisted to the land continent edge of antarctica to the south pole and that means no resupply is, not using wind power, it is all man hauling, and in essence that resulted in a lot of weight in the sledger polling, so i had 108 kilograms to pull behind me and my team—mate had a similar amount of weight, so i had a challenge in that we had just the use of one paul and you're constantly trying to tackle a feature which is a build—up of snow and ice on the ground and these mounds can be a couple of feet tall, long and wide or bigger and trying to balance up that when you're pulling quite a lot of weight on the sledge with that, i was pulling a lot of load from the left hand side because i've only got the poll in my
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left hand to bounce on and that meant i was basically putting a lot of stress through that left calf and i got what is called achilles tendinitis so we had to get a bit of rest and take some anti—inflammatories, but i thankfully got it healed enough to go back out and complete the challenge. $5 go back out and complete the challenge-— go back out and complete the challenue. �* , i ., �* ., challenge. as we said, you've now kicked off most _ challenge. as we said, you've now kicked off most of _ challenge. as we said, you've now kicked off most of the _ challenge. as we said, you've now kicked off most of the things - challenge. as we said, you've now kicked off most of the things on i kicked off most of the things on that list, it's been ten years in the making. —— you have ticked off most of the things. tell me about the two things you still have to conquer. bill might guess, we want to climb every highest mountain in the world as well, but there is dispute as to which is the in continental australasia so the people who have done the summits, they did it in australia. —— ages. people who have done the summits, they did it in australia. --_ they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to- but _ they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. but when _ they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. but when you _ they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. but when you look- they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. but when you look at - they did it in australia. -- yes, we want to. but when you look at it i want to. but when you look at it from and explore perspective, people in the community talk about geographical continental areas so continental australasia, the highest mountain is carson's pyramid and
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west papa new guinea so it's to make sure there is no cutbacks, we are going to do both. sure there is no cut backs, we are going to do both.— sure there is no cut backs, we are going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've — going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've got _ going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've got both _ going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've got both ticked - going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've got both ticked off - going to do both. absolutely, make sure you've got both ticked off the l sure you've got both ticked off the list. what goes through your head? going through this and each of them in their own right is an amazing achievement but you're doing them essentially back to back of the course of many years. the sense of achievement when you finish that must be incredible. you achievement when you finish that must be incredible.— achievement when you finish that must be incredible. you do get an enormous — must be incredible. you do get an enormous sense _ must be incredible. you do get an enormous sense of— must be incredible. you do get an enormous sense of achievement i must be incredible. you do get an i enormous sense of achievement and must be incredible. you do get an - enormous sense of achievement and to be honest with you, this last one, a sense of relief as well because of the injury and we didn't know whether we could actually complete it or not so there was huge relief, a sense of gratitude. the fact that i've had the opportunity to attempt this and do this, and it has been a huge endeavour, some of the explorers from the heroic error of exploration, they have said the hardest part is the financial and cash generating part which isjust the start because the logistical challenge that goes into this is
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momentous and we have met some amazing people through it, and our sponsors have become ourfriends, and mark, i'm godfather to his son alfie now, he has taken this on as his pet project because he loves the passion of what you're doing so not just on the expedition side, beeping fillers to meet a lot of people with disabilities who have overcome significant injury to take on the challenge theyjoin us on but the wider network and the stakeholders involved, we'vejust wider network and the stakeholders involved, we've just built up this amazing team and as a result, whenever we achieve any of the significant challenges, it is an overwhelming sense of gratitude more than anything else. papa overwhelming sense of gratitude more than anything else.— than anything else. papa new guinea next and when _ than anything else. papa new guinea next and when are _ than anything else. papa new guinea next and when are you _ than anything else. papa new guinea next and when are you hoping - than anything else. papa new guinea next and when are you hoping to - next and when are you hoping to finally take off that entire list? hopefully autumn this year. but there was a fuel logistical and political challenges so we have to look into that and, like anything else, the plan starts on to take it from there. we else, the plan starts on to take it from there-— from there. we wish you all the best, from there. we wish you all the
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best. come _ from there. we wish you all the best, come back— from there. we wish you all the best, come back and _ from there. we wish you all the best, come back and seals - from there. we wish you all the | best, come back and seals when from there. we wish you all the - best, come back and seals when you do at all, please. i best, come back and seals when you do at all, please.— do at all, please. i would love to. when the — do at all, please. i would love to. when the map — do at all, please. i would love to. when the map is _ do at all, please. i would love to. when the map is all— do at all, please. i would love to. when the map is all green! - do at all, please. i would love to. j when the map is all green! thank do at all, please. i would love to. - when the map is all green! thank you very much and best of luck. that's all from breakfast today. dan and sally will be here from six tomorrow. have a great sunday. in available evidence.
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