good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today — the battle for mariupol — ukraine vows to keep fighting for the city after rejecting a russian ultimatum to surrender. on the ground, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding — hundreds of thousands are trapped with little food or water. translation: we have been in a basement for _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. _ translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this - translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this is - translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. this is the i basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best, to live as humans. in kyiv, shelling in a residential area leaves at least six people dead.

is this the week when something might be be done about the soaring cost of living? with many already struggling, i'll be looking at how the chancellor could help when he makes his spring statement on wednesday. a spring covid booster campaign is launched in england — over 755 can expect invitations in the coming days. new season, new fans, and a ferrari one—two in bahrain, with lewis hamilton third in the opening race of the formula one season.. it might be frosty for some of you out there, but this week is set to get warmer. all the details coming up get warmer. all the details coming up on breakfast. good morning. it's monday the 21st of march. our main story — ukraine has rejected a russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of mariupol safe passage out this morning, if they surrender. safe passage out this morning, residents in the port city have endured weeks of russian bombardment with no power or running water. around 300,000 people are believed to be trapped there.

jon donnison has the latest on the unfolding humanitarian crisis facing them. increasingly, ukraine's eastern cities are in ruins. ukraine has rejected a deadline for russians to surrender and leave or face military tribunal is, but with 90% of residential buildings damaged or destroyed, tens of thousands people are now homeless. translation:— people are now homeless. translation: , , ., translation: everything is now destro ed. translation: everything is now destroyed. you _ translation: everything is now destroyed. you can _ translation: everything is now destroyed. you can see - translation: everything is now destroyed. you can see it - translation: everything is now | destroyed. you can see it yourself. there is no untouched apartment

left. everything is broken. we do not know how to live on. in left. everything is broken. we do not know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters. _ not know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters, and _ not know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters, and with _ not know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters, and with no _ not know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters, and with no power- bomb shelters, and with no powerfor weeks, families gather and do what they can to stay warm. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days _ we have been in a basement for 11 days this— we have been in a basement for 11 days this is— we have been in a basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day of war. we have — days. this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them _ we have been counting every one of them we _ we have been counting every one of them. we hope will be best, to live as humans — them. we hope will be best, to live as humans. the apartment has been broken _ as humans. the apartment has been broken. everything is broken. where can we _ broken. everything is broken. where can we go— broken. everything is broken. where can we go from the basement? we are cooking _ can we go from the basement? we are cooking at— can we go from the basement? we are cooking at a _ can we go from the basement? we are cooking at a fire. now we have food and firewood, but any week we will have nothing, no food at all. what we do? _ have nothing, no food at all. what we do? �* a, ,., have nothing, no food at all. what wedo?�* ., , we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe. — we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe, with _ we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe, with ukraine _ we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe, with ukraine accusing i really safe, with ukraine accusing russia of deliberately targeting places where people are sheltering. translation:— translation: indices mariupol, a bomb was dropped _ translation: indices mariupol, a bomb was dropped on _ translation: indices mariupol, a bomb was dropped on an - translation: indices mariupol, a bomb was dropped on an art - translation: indices mariupol, a i bomb was dropped on an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardment, there were

no military positions there. there are about 400 people, peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we do not know how many people have survived, but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we have already shot down at nearly 100 other mass murderers. elsewhere, overnight on the q at nearly 100 other mass murderers. elsewhere, overnight on the 0 have come a russian shelling of a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left several people dead, with emergency services are still searching for people under the rubble. —— overnight shelling of the capital kyiv. this footage shows ukrainian people taking on russian forces in the only city they have managed to capture. the un says a quarter of

ukraine's population, 10 million people, have been forced to leave their homes. more than 3.5 million of them are fleeing for the safety of them are fleeing for the safety of neighbouring countries. let's speak now to our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. james, as we've been hearing, russia's ultimatum has been rejected. what now for the residents of mariupol? i don't think it is a particularly upbeat outlook for any of the 300,000 people trapped in mariupol. they have spent two weeks of being heavily shelled, having no running water, their bathrooms are unusable, they are unable to use their toilets, they are unable to get enough water, where they have been fighting each other for their next meal, people have been dying on the street, humanitarian aid unable to get in and agreed ceasefire is thus

far have only worked in a limited capacity. so what is next is probably more of the same, where russia will continue to bombard the city, and we now know that there is fighting breaking out in the centre of mariupol. the reasoning from the authorities there for refusing to surrender is that they say that russia cannot be trusted. they have agreed to the ceasefires before, have said they will let people out who wants to escape, and then moscow time and time again has been accused of opening fire. so it is a desperately dire situation. in the meantime, across the country, there has been a 24—hour lull, but it is the turn of kyiv to be the exception. you might hear thuds in the background, that is now normal. there is a smog in the background which is burning soil on the outskirts of the city in that same direction. and last night, there was

a very loud series of bangs at around 11 o'clock, and you could feel the wind, the energy can push against your window, which we are told was the sound of a shopping centre and a number of houses being hit in a central district, only a couple of kilometres from where we are. so whilst russian forces are thought to be much more static on the outside of kyiv, the worry is that this could now be tactics going forward, where theyjust start that this could now be tactics going forward, where they just start to try to get in a position where they can launch strikes on the centre of the city. can launch strikes on the centre of the ci . g . , ., , can launch strikes on the centre of theci , ., ,, the city. james, we are 'ust seeing imaaes the city. james, we are 'ust seeing images now. * the city. james, we are 'ust seeing images new. the h the city. james, we are just seeing images now, the aftermath - the city. james, we are just seeing images now, the aftermath of - the city. james, we are just seeing images now, the aftermath of one| the city. james, we are just seeing l images now, the aftermath of one of those attacks last night, cost incredibly difficult, i know you posted last night that it must be very difficult to manage the situation where you are, but also thinking about mariupol as well, you talked about the situation of the people who are living there, the stress is almost unthinkable. how

are they managing to get information in and out? it is in and out? it is extremely difficult. — in and out? it is extremely difficult, and _ in and out? it is extremely difficult, and authorities i in and out? it is extremely. difficult, and authorities are trying to control what information does get out. it is very hard for the bbc and other news outlets to verify different reports, because it is so difficult to get in there, and once you do, it is extremely dangerous. and you are right, it is hard to imagine, to be honest with you, it is hard to connect the images you see with a sense of what people are feeling. almost every building has been damaged by air strikes. even when people are sheltering, that now is clearly not safe. we have had a theatre targeted, a hospital shelled in the past week or so, people have seen images of people being pulled from the rubble. that situation is two whole weeks of being surrounded with no supplies and counting, but should mariupol fall, which i think it is

now looking increasingly likely, that was the concern of the west, that was the concern of the west, that the level of ukrainian resistance could be starting to falter, should it fall, russian has paid a cost as well. the priority, say defence experts, for them is now replenishing, resupplying, reorganising, not mounting new attacks to build on this advance, because of the fight to the ukrainians have put up, which has meant they have withstood two weeks of this relentless assault.— of this relentless assault. james, thank ou of this relentless assault. james, thank you so _ of this relentless assault. james, thank you so much _ of this relentless assault. james, thank you so much for— of this relentless assault. james, thank you so much for your - of this relentless assault. james, thank you so much for your time | of this relentless assault. james, . thank you so much for your time this morning. james waterhouse live in kyiv this morning for us. over the last three weeks, we have heard stories of the amazing acts of kindness from individuals and communities rallying together to support ukrainian refugees. one of those who has answered the call for assistance is neil midgley. he's been helping convert an agriculture college into a refugee centre on the polish border. he joins us now alongside

kamil prusinowski, who runs a charity for people fleeing ukraine, alona kirvonosova. thank you all for being with us. neil, tell us about your contact, a friend of yours got in contact with you, and here you are in poland helping out. you, and here you are in poland helping out-— helping out. exactly, i have a colour cleaning _ helping out. exactly, i have a colour cleaning lady - helping out. exactly, i have a colour cleaning lady in - helping out. exactly, i have a | colour cleaning lady in london helping out. exactly, i have a - colour cleaning lady in london who moved back home to poland last year, and i spoke to her a few weeks ago —— eight polish cleaning lady. i discovered her town was just a few miles from the ukrainian border. so much of the burden of hosting refugees is falling on ordinary polish people, who are taking people into their homes, feeding them, donating food, they are volunteering, and so i got on a plane, my cleaning lady's daughter's best friend is volunteering with

kamil here, and i have been working with the charity since thursday. kamil, from your perspective, give us an idea of how the local community have got involved and how many people are helping at the moment. ., ., ., , ., , ., moment. half of the households are su ”ortin moment. half of the households are sopporting our _ moment. half of the households are supporting our ukrainian _ moment. half of the households are supporting our ukrainian friends, . moment. half of the households are supporting our ukrainian friends, so | supporting our ukrainian friends, so people _ supporting our ukrainian friends, so people open their houses and their hearts. _ people open their houses and their hearts, because institutional help is always— hearts, because institutional help is always delayed, so we needed to respond _ is always delayed, so we needed to respond to— is always delayed, so we needed to respond to such a big migration much faster— respond to such a big migration much faster than— respond to such a big migration much faster than the government or other institutions— faster than the government or other institutions can deliver the help to our guests— institutions can deliver the help to our guests from ukraine. and alona, what has it been _ our guests from ukraine. and alona, what has it been like _ our guests from ukraine. and alona, what has it been like for— our guests from ukraine. and alona, what has it been like for you? - our guests from ukraine. and alona, what has it been like for you? we . what has it been like for you? we know that millions of people have fled ukraine, many of them have ended up in poland, like yourself. where have you come from, and what have the last few weeks been like for you?

have the last few weeks been like for ou? ., ., �* ~ ., , for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days. — for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days, two _ for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days, two days, - for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days, two days, i - for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days, two days, i do - for you? now i don't know exactly, but a few days, two days, i do not| but a few days, two days, i do not know _ but a few days, two days, i do not know how — but a few days, two days, i do not know how long _ but a few days, two days, i do not know how long it _ but a few days, two days, i do not know how long it will _ but a few days, two days, i do not know how long it will be. - but a few days, two days, i do not know how long it will be. and - know how long it will be. and many people _ know how long it will be. and many people live — know how long it will be. and many people live with _ know how long it will be. and many people live with me _ know how long it will be. and many people live with me in _ know how long it will be. and many people live with me in one - know how long it will be. and many people live with me in one place, . people live with me in one place, they have — people live with me in one place, they have told _ people live with me in one place, they have told me _ people live with me in one place, they have told me the _ people live with me in one place, they have told me the situation l people live with me in one place, | they have told me the situation in ukraine _ they have told me the situation in ukraine is— they have told me the situation in ukraine is horrible _ they have told me the situation in ukraine is horrible because - they have told me the situation in ukraine is horrible because manyl ukraine is horrible because many people _ ukraine is horrible because many peopie do— ukraine is horrible because many people do not— ukraine is horrible because many people do not have _ ukraine is horrible because many people do not have places, - ukraine is horrible because many people do not have places, it - ukraine is horrible because many people do not have places, it is i people do not have places, it is bombarded _ people do not have places, it is bombarded-— people do not have places, it is bombarded. �* ., ., bombarded. and neil, what about ourself, bombarded. and neil, what about yourself. have _ bombarded. and neil, what about yourself, have you _ bombarded. and neil, what about yourself, have you been _ bombarded. and neil, what about yourself, have you been struck . bombarded. and neil, what about yourself, have you been struck by| yourself, have you been struck by the number of people kamil is talking about there, the community getting involved, has that we hit you since you have been there? totally. kamil�*s organisation did not exist four weeks ago, they are

now hosting over 500 people, serving 8000 meals a day over five sites and sending food to be border, they have just released stepped up, and i think people in the uk want to help, but they don't know what to do, they don't know how to get money and resources actually on the ground to be people gladly work. i have raised over £5,000 and 24 hours, just trying to buy an industrial washing machine for a kamil�*s charity, so that they can do laundry. machine for a kamil's charity, so that they can do laundry.- that they can do laundry. alona, what does _ that they can do laundry. alona, what does it _ that they can do laundry. alona, what does it mean _ that they can do laundry. alona, what does it mean to _ that they can do laundry. alona, what does it mean to you - that they can do laundry. alona, what does it mean to you to - that they can do laundry. alona, . what does it mean to you to receive this help? obviously you're worried about what is happening back home in your country, but the love and support you have been given by kamil on so many other people in poland, it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help. — it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help. i — it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help. i don't — it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help, i don't know— it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help, i don't know how - it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help, i don't know how it - it must mean so much to you. yeah, they help, i don't know how it is -

they help, i don't know how it is possible. — they help, idon't know how it is possible. but— they help, i don't know how it is possible, but we _ they help, idon't know how it is possible, but we thank- they help, i don't know how it is possible, but we thank these i possible, but we thank these people, because _ possible, but we thank these people, because it _ possible, but we thank these people, because it is — possible, but we thank these people, because it is very, _ possible, but we thank these people, because it is very, very— possible, but we thank these people, because it is very, very huge, - possible, but we thank these people, because it is very, very huge, huge . because it is very, very huge, huge help for— because it is very, very huge, huge help for us, — because it is very, very huge, huge help for us, and _ because it is very, very huge, huge help for us, and people _ because it is very, very huge, huge help for us, and people in - because it is very, very huge, huge help for us, and people in poland l help for us, and people in poland who help — help for us, and people in poland who help us, _ help for us, and people in poland who help us, we _ help for us, and people in poland who help us, we are _ help for us, and people in poland who help us, we are very, - help for us, and people in poland who help us, we are very, very. who help us, we are very, very happy — who help us, we are very, very ha - . �* who help us, we are very, very ha . _ �* ., , who help us, we are very, very ha - . �* . , ., , happy. and kamil, 'ust finally to ou, happy. and kamil, 'ust finally to you. what h happy. and kamil, 'ust finally to you. what sort— happy. and kamil, 'ust finally to you, what sort of_ happy. and kamil, just finally to you, what sort of things - happy. and kamil, just finally to you, what sort of things do - happy. and kamil, just finally to you, what sort of things do you | you, what sort of things do you need, and what sort of stories are you hearing from people like alona about what they have come through? there are thousands of stories we heai’, _ there are thousands of stories we hear. and — there are thousands of stories we hear, and they are different and always— hear, and they are different and always dramatic for these people, and what — always dramatic for these people, and what we are trying to do, we do not want _ and what we are trying to do, we do not want to— and what we are trying to do, we do not want to reject it mother with children— not want to reject it mother with children on her hands. we are renovating _ children on her hands. we are renovating the building behind us, and there — renovating the building behind us, and there will be another 700 beds here hopefully if we have the proper equipment and money for the utilities _ equipment and money for the utilities. currently there are 100 mothers — utilities. currently there are 100 mothers and children in the building behind _ mothers and children in the building behind us _ mothers and children in the building behind us. it is mothers and children in the building behind us. , ., ., mothers and children in the building behind us. , . ., ., mothers and children in the building behind us. , . . ., , ., behind us. it is amazing what you are doing- _

behind us. it is amazing what you are doing. thank— behind us. it is amazing what you are doing. thank you _ behind us. it is amazing what you are doing. thank you for - behind us. it is amazing what you are doing. thank you for being i behind us. it is amazing what you l are doing. thank you for being with us this morning, kamil. alona, lovely to speak with you. neil, stay safe as well. thank you forjoining us this morning on bbc breakfast, all of you. us this morning on bbc breakfast, all of ou. . , ., , .,, all of you. incredible what people are doinu. all of you. incredible what people are doing. and _ all of you. incredible what people are doing. and so _ all of you. incredible what people are doing. and so helpful- all of you. incredible what people are doing. and so helpful to - all of you. incredible what people l are doing. and so helpful to alona and the millions _ are doing. and so helpful to alona and the millions of— are doing. and so helpful to alona and the millions of other - are doing. and so helpful to alona and the millions of other people i and the millions of other people fleeing ukraine at the moment. now the weather with matt. more sunshine to come through this week, so if you were working and mist out, you will have some of that as well. then this morning, a lovely bright start, get into that time of your body weather watchers are starting to come in herefordshire and many areas, a cold start to the week, —6 in parts of aberdeenshire, -5 week, —6 in parts of aberdeenshire, —5 in parts of oxfordshire, but plus five to seven across western areas. a bit cloudier today than what we saw on the weekend, that is drifting slowly northwards and eastwards, so sunny spells rather than clear blue

skies. good parts of northern and eastern scotland so sunny, blue skies later on across the south coast again. still a bit of a breeze out in the us, starting to drag in milder air, saw temperatures this afternoon around 15 or 16 celsius in parts of central southern england, eight to ten in the north of scotland. into tonight, a small chance of one or two isolated showers, but most will stay dry. maybe not as cold as it has been, but still a chance of a frost in the morning, parts of scotland and north—east england especially. but going through this coming week, emphasis on the dry weather continuing, some sunshine at times away from the north sea coast. more details in half an hour. matt, thank you very much. detectives are questioning a 22—year—old man in connection with the death of a student

in central london. 19—year—old sabita thanwani was found dead at student accommodation on saturday. our reporter simon jonesjoins us now. simon, what's the latest? the breeze were cold here just after 5.00 on saturday morning following reports that sabita thanwani has been found with severe injuries to her neck. —— the police were called here. she lived in the halls of residence. shortly after her death, police issued an urgent appeal to find a 22—year—old man with whom she was in a relationship. he was arrested in this area in clerkenwell yesterday afternoon, he was arrested on suspicion of murder and also assaulting a police officer. he remains in custody, his questionable continue later this morning. this is because a great deal of anxiety in

this community, particularly amongst the students who live in this halls of residence. the university tell us they have e—mailed all of the students who live here, offering them support and information of help if they feel they need it. they say they have also e—mailed every student who is a member of the university to keep them up—to—date with what has happened. the police say that they are offering support to sabita thanwani's family at this devastating time, and throughout the weekend, people have been turning up here, leaving flowers in a tribute to a death that has shocked the community here.— to a death that has shocked the community here. simon, thank you. simon jones — community here. simon, thank you. simon jones reporting _ community here. simon, thank you. simon jones reporting live _ community here. simon, thank you. simon jones reporting live from - simonjones reporting live from central london. labour will force a vote in parliament later today over the sacking of 800 p&o ferry workers. the party is demanding that the practice known as "fire and rehire," where staff are replaced by people on lower wages, is outlawed by the government. a department for transport spokesperson said the relationship with the company was under review. wales has become the second uk nation to ban the physical

punishment of children. it means people will be committing a crime if they smack, hit, slap, or shake a child from today. the so—called smacking ban follows a campaign by children's charities and politicians. but critics say the new law will "criminalise ordinary, decent, loving mums and dads." the latest stage of the covid vaccine programme will be rolled out in england from today. the first group to be offered a spring booster will be people over the age of 75, care home residents, and anyone over the age of 12 considered at high risk from the infection. it comes as covid cases continue to rise across the uk, with around one in every 20 people infected. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the story. millions of people across the uk have already had up to three vaccinationjabs, credited with saving thousands of lives and easing the pressure

on a hard—pressed health service. a round of spring boosterjabs to be given roughly six months after the last vaccine dose has already got underway in scotland and wales. now the details for arrangements in england have been announced. we are continuously learning about this virus and through the pandemic and through the vaccination programme, learning how to make sure that people keep safe and keep protected. as with any vaccination, your protection does wane over time, so it's really important to get online and get hooked and get protected today. the spring booster programme is a precautionary measure aimed at those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. first, it will be offered to people aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed. they can book a jab from 7.00am this morning. in the coming weeks, the programme will also be rolled out to those living in care homes, and in total will cover around five million people. in northern ireland, the department of health said it expects the spring booster vaccinations to be completed in april and may.

this latest phase of the vaccination programme comes as the number of cases linked to the omicron variant is climbing once again, a reminder that this virus is not yet done with us and still poses a threat to the most vulnerable. dominic hughes, bbc news. the duke and duchess of cambridge will visit ancient maya ruins deep in the heartland of belize today, as their tour of the caribbean continues. part of their schedule yesterday had to be cancelled, however, because of a protest at a cocoa farm. our royal correspondentjonny dymond reports from belize. a visit to a cocoa farm and a chance to spread some goodwill and learn a thing or two. but this wasn't meant to be the first stop of kate and william's tour. that had to be hurriedly cancelled after some residents protested at the link between prince william and a charity working in the area.

by midday, things were back on track, with william and kate getting a taste of garifuna culture, where african and indian arawak traditions met and made something completely new. it certainly made the royal couple put on their dancing shoes. and, of course, where there's a tour, there's generally a tree—planting. the big picture, the big message from this week—long tour of the caribbean, is thank you. thank you from the couple on behalf of the queen for the support she's had from the people of this region over her seven decades on the throne. but there'll also be time for the couple to meet people more directly connected to their key interests. so the last event of the day was a meeting with some of

the country's marine conservation experts, the men and women battling to restore belize's barrier reef. this trip will celebrate the royal family's past in the caribbean, but the duke and duchess also clearly have an eye on the future. jonny dymond, bbc news, belize. from mobile phones and tvs, to laptops and computers, every year, we throw away millions of tonnes of electronic waste. but not all of it is rubbish. now the royal mint has come up with a new way to extract precious metals from our unwanted tech, with a surprising end result. here's our science editor rebecca morelle. it's a problem that's piling up — the electronic waste that we're throwing away. but for the royal mint, this isn't rubbish. it's a precious resource. they're taking the circuit boards from laptops and phones

and placing them in a secret solution. over a series of steps, chemicals extract what's inside. what comes out is this brown powder. is then heated for 30 minutes at more than 1,000 celsius, and the end result becomes clear — its pure gold. we're hoping to recover all of the metals on the board. primarily gold to start with, but we're looking at copper, nickel, tin, particularly tin, and some silver. it's set to provide a new source of materials for the royal mint�*s main business, making coins. this whole space is about to be transformed. by this time next year, 90 tonnes of e—waste will pass through here each week, and the plan is eventually for every single part of every electronic component to be extracted and reused.

the process needs to be shifted from the lab to work on an industrial scale. so if you take all of the disused electronics around your home, that represents about 7% of the world's gold. that is a huge number, and really gives us the initiative and the imperative to start recycling those electronics. globally, about 50 million tonnes of e—waste is being produced annually, but only 20% is currently being recycled. in the uk, each person generates 24 kilograms of e—waste each year. that's the second highest amount in the world. scientists say we could look to other countries who are doing a betterjob of meeting their waste targets like switzerland. one of the reasons it's working there is they have made the opportunities for consumers to take back their waste very widespread. so you could walk into any shop that sells electronics with your broken toothbrush, even if they don't sell toothbrushes,

and they have to take it back. turning e—waste into gold is just one solution, but the problem is growing so fast, we need many more, and this means rethinking what we're throwing away and recognising that even our rubbish has value. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder after a university of london student was found dead in her halls of residence at the weekend. 19—year—old sabita thanwani was discovered on sebestaian street in clerkenwell. medics were called to arbour house in the early hours but ms thanwani died at the scene. 22—year—old maher maaroufe was arrested nearby. over four and a half years since the grenfell tower fire

the government has been accused of failing to complete a single recommendation which resulted from the first phase of the public inquiry. the criticism comes from the mayor of london, who questions whether the government and the housing sector has taken any steps to move forward. the government say the mr khan's claim is "unfounded". 72 people died in the fire injune 2017. over two years after the gatwick express rail service from london victoria to the airport was stopped due to falling passenger numbers due to covid, it'll restart. govia thameslink railway says they want to reintroduce the service on the 3rd of april to support gatwick airport and the economic recovery in the south east. if you're using the underground this morning, let's take a look at the tube board. dlr is part suspended between crossharbour and lewisham due to faulty equipment. onto the weather now with gill. hello there, good morning to you.

well, lovely sunshine through this weekend, hope you got to enjoy it. we are going to hang onto that brightness as well today. there will be a little more in the way of cloud around, there is also the chance of a very small isolated shower within that as well but plenty of opportunity for brightness. this is the picture. there might be a little bit of mist and fog around first thing today, a little bit of that cloud starting to push into the morning but gradually, there it goes, it clears away as we head into the afternoon. so plenty of opportunity for brightness. those temperatures around 16 degrees so we are going to notice it feeling a good bit milder than it did yesterday. as we head into tonight, as i say, some of that cloud pushing back in there. still some opportunity for the odd clear spell. but also the odd shower as well as we head into the early hours. could still trickle through as we head into the overnight period, but not such a cold night as we had last night, there is temperatures around four or 5 degrees. so let's have a look at what we are in store

for the rest of the week. look at that brightness, and that sunshine. those temperatures could get up to around 19 degrees as we head into the middle of the week. those temperatures well above average for this time of year. in the past half hour, my colleagues on bbc radio london have launched the first "make a difference awards". it comes two years after bbc local radio started the popular make a difference slot during the pandemic to put people who were able to offer help in touch with those who needed it. for a full list of categories and details of how to nominate someone, go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and a privacy notice. nominations are now open and will close on the 29th of april at 11:00pm. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. let's bring you up—to—date with everything that has been

happening in ukraine overnight. jon donnison is here with us. morning sally, morning dan, and to you at home, and we start with developments focussed on the south eastern city of mariupol, which has seen some of the most intense fighting and grimmest humanitarian conditions of this three—and a half week long conflict so far. overnight, ukraine has ignored a deadline given by russia for forces to surrender the city and for residents to leave. moscow had said that it would open up humanitarian corridors if ukrainian officials agreed to lay down arms. ukrainians have rejected that demand and vowed to continue fighting. here are some of the latest pictures emerging from mariupol, these really give us a sense of the situation on the ground for the 300,000 residents without water, power, medicine orfood. we can see people digging graves in the streets in a city which has been virtually reduced to ruins,

with around 90% of the buildings having been damaged or destroyed. let's hear from one local woman irena chernenko. she's a librarian in mariupol. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. - this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best to live as humans. the apartment has been broken, everything is broken. where can we go from the basement? we're cooking at a fire. for now we have some food and some firewood. in a week we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and nowhere is really safe in mariupol. just a few days ago, russian missiles targeted a theatre here where many were sheltering. and president zelensky has accused russia of hitting another shelter over the weekend. translation: in besieged mariupol, the russian air force dropped - a bomb on an art school.

people were using it as a hiding place from bombardments. there were no military positions there. there were about 400 people, peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we don't know how many people have survived. but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we've already shot down nearly 100 other mass murderers. and it's notjust mariupol underfire. overnight the capital kyiv was also under attack. russian shelling in a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left at least four people dead with emergency services still searching for people under the rubble. meanwhile the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, ten million people have been forced to leave their homes, more than 3.5 million fleeing for the safety

of neighbouring countries. one of them, you may remember is 7—year—old amelia, she went viral after a clip emerged of singing the theme tune to frozen in a kyiv shelter. well, last night, she opened a major charity concert for ukraine in poland singing the ukrainian national anthem "ukraine has not yet perished". you wonder whether people back home in ukraine would have been watching that, something at least a little uplifting amid all of the grim news. absolutely gorgeous to see, thank

you. absolutely gorgeous to see, thank ou. �* absolutely gorgeous to see, thank ou, �* ., ., absolutely gorgeous to see, thank ou. ~ . ., . ., absolutely gorgeous to see, thank ou.: . ., _, absolutely gorgeous to see, thank ou, �* ., ., . ., ., , yes, you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how— you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how shy _ you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how shy she _ you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how shy she was _ you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how shy she was in - you. and amazing crowd as well. yes, remember how shy she was in the - remember how shy she was in the shelter and her mum was trying to get her to sing, and look at that crowd she was singing in front of. let's get a view of the situation on the ground now. we'rejoined by the ukrainian mp, dmytro gurin. good morning, thank you forjoining us. i know you have family in barry uppal, what is the latest you know about how they are and what the situation might be like —— family in mariupol. i situation might be like -- family in mariuol. ,, ., , situation might be like -- family in mariuol. ., ., , ., situation might be like -- family in mariuol. ,, ., , . ., ., mariupol. i know they are alive, not more, mariupol. i know they are alive, not more. the — mariupol. i know they are alive, not more, the situation _ mariupol. i know they are alive, not more, the situation in _ mariupol. i know they are alive, not more, the situation in mariupol- mariupol. i know they are alive, not more, the situation in mariupol is l more, the situation in mariupol is medieval. there is still no communication, no electricity, heating, water, gas, nothing. and temperatures are below zero at night. and people are out of water and out of food. you

night. and people are out of water and out of food.— and out of food. you say that the situation there _ and out of food. you say that the situation there is _ and out of food. you say that the situation there is medieval, - and out of food. you say that the situation there is medieval, that| situation there is medieval, that sounds like a very accurate way of describing it from what we are hearing. when you look ahead to the next few days, how much longer do you think people there will be able to keep going? it’s you think people there will be able to keep going?— to keep going? it's hard to, it's hard to say _ to keep going? it's hard to, it's hard to say hello, _ to keep going? it's hard to, it's hard to say hello, because - to keep going? it's hard to, it's hard to say hello, because we i to keep going? it's hard to, it's - hard to say hello, because we don't have, we have very little connection with mariupol. the city is already destroyed. we don't have mariupol now, already. italked destroyed. we don't have mariupol now, already. i talked yesterday with the mare's office and 80% of buildings are destroyed are highly damaged. we have to build this city from scratch there already. i know very well my neighbourhood, and my neighbourhood is utterly destroyed. it's a maternity hospital, and an art school, all of this is very

catchy for the media, but everything is destroyed. my residential district, it was 130,000 people, and there is no district any more. the building where i grew up, 9—storey building, 200 apartments, it is burned, because tanks several times have shot on the building. like all the hospitals are destroyed, all the schools are destroyed, my university is destroyed, everything is destroyed. the only thing we have in mariupol now our people. 300,000 people are still in mariupol without food and water because mariupol is in a pretty arid climate and we don't have wells in the city. people cannot go, we have a small dirty river in mariupol but people can't

go there because street fighting is going on everywhere, all the time. and aeroplanes drop, like, hundreds of bombs, literally hundreds of bombs, every 24 hours. and street fights, it's not infantry with rifles, no, it's tanks. and people cannot go just to get water. so we see clearly now that vladimir putin is using hunger in mariupol to enforce his diplomatic positions. brute enforce his diplomatic positions. we are not saying where you are speaking from to keep you as safe as possible. what are you doing to try and stay safe every day? we possible. what are you doing to try and stay safe every day?— possible. what are you doing to try and stay safe every day? we are 'ust workin: , and stay safe every day? we are 'ust working. you — and stay safe every day? we are 'ust working, you know, i and stay safe every day? we are 'ust working, you know, we i and stay safe every day? we are 'ust working, you know, we don'tfi and stay safe every day? we are just working, you know, we don't have i and stay safe every day? we are just working, you know, we don't have a | working, you know, we don't have a special goal to stay safe, we have a lot to do, all of us, the government, president, all the mps

in ukraine. everybody have projects, they work for humanitarian convoys, some people have applied for army, for territorial defence units, somebody works on the information front. everybody is fighting against russia. and i know that we will win. but now, it's only a matter of the price, what the price will be a victory. if three weeks ago it was an ordinary welcome a conventional war, army against army, two weeks ago, when russia and all the world, by the way, have seen that russia can no longer beat us on the battlefield, they changed tactics and they will do the same as they did in chechnya and syria, and kill as many still dalliance as they can. we understood two civilians as they

can. we understand now that they have in order to kill civilians in mariupol. it is a long—standing building in the centre of the park, we had children written there, and they bombed it intentionally knowing that they have children inside. so it's not war any more, its mass murder. it depends on us, first of all, in ukraine, and then you, where mariupol will be. like dresden or warsaw or british cities which were born —— built again after world war ii. and it will be like auschwitz. there are 300,000 people in mariupol, and they are being destroyed by hunger.- mariupol, and they are being destroyed by hunger. thank you for talkini to destroyed by hunger. thank you for talking to us _ destroyed by hunger. thank you for talking to us here. _ destroyed by hunger. thank you for talking to us here. very _ destroyed by hunger. thank you for talking to us here. very powerful. talking to us here. very powerful words there.

talking to us here. very powerful words there-— words there. gives you a very powerful _ words there. gives you a very powerful picture _ words there. gives you a very powerful picture of _ words there. gives you a very powerful picture of is - words there. gives you a very i powerful picture of is happening. a man from south wales has become the first person in the world to have an existing covid infection treated with a vaccine. ian lester was forced to stay indoors for almost nine months with a persistant case of coronavirus. now his doctors believe vaccines could change the way infections like his are treated. our health correspondent, james gallagher, reports. people feel like it's going to be a long holiday, but after the three—month mark, it wasn't. was a lot of themy watching. i read a lot of books. i played the guitar quite a lot. i did a lot of the cooking. itjust a lot. i did a lot of the cooking. it just felt like every a lot. i did a lot of the cooking. itjust felt like every day a lot. i did a lot of the cooking. it just felt like every day was the same. i was living in groundhog day. you just end up doing nothing and sitting and staring at the wall. it was just a lot of waiting. i think that's enough, isn't it? ian

wasjust a lot of waiting. i think that's enough, isn't it? ian looks like a healthy — that's enough, isn't it? ian looks like a healthy young _ that's enough, isn't it? ian looks like a healthy young man. - that's enough, isn't it? ian looks like a healthy young man. but. that's enough, isn't it? ian looks| like a healthy young man. but he that's enough, isn't it? ian looks - like a healthy young man. but he was born with a weakened immune system. he's always struggled to fight off colds, advance he caught covid, his bodyjust colds, advance he caught covid, his body just couldn't shift colds, advance he caught covid, his bodyjust couldn't shift it. test after test came back positive. and ian was trapped in his in carefully. after the three months, ijust couldn't see an end to it and that's when i started feeling ill. the fatigue, headache, tight chest. i was worried that i would just keep on getting worse and worse. and i would never get rid of it. ian would never get rid of it. ian tested positive for nearly nine months. he was unable to meet friends and family, and boredom became his constant companion. it did feel like a prison by the end. especially when it got to the summertime, and the restrictions were lifting... for summertime, and the restrictions were lifting---_ were lifting... for everyone else? yes, ou were lifting... for everyone else? yes. you could — were lifting... for everyone else? yes, you could see _ were lifting... for everyone else? yes, you could see family - were lifting... for everyone else? yes, you could see family and - yes, you could see family and friends are starting to get back to real life, and do things, go on holidays, and i was still getting

these positive results. in holidays, and i was still getting these positive results.- these positive results. in this laboratory. — these positive results. in this laboratory, the _ these positive results. in this laboratory, the battle - these positive results. in this. laboratory, the battle between these positive results. in this - laboratory, the battle between the virus and ian's body was being closely monitored because of the risks to ian. eventually the team at university hospital of wales decided to try something new. at university hospital of wales decided to try something new.— to try something new. at the time, our potential— to try something new. at the time, our potential treatments _ to try something new. at the time, our potential treatments were - to try something new. at the time, our potential treatments were very| our potential treatments were very limited _ our potential treatments were very limited. and so we had to think a little _ limited. and so we had to think a little bit — limited. and so we had to think a little bit out of the box. and use vaccination _ little bit out of the box. and use vaccination potentially in a setting where _ vaccination potentially in a setting where it _ vaccination potentially in a setting where it is— vaccination potentially in a setting where it is not normally used which is to treat _ where it is not normally used which is to treat infection. the where it is not normally used which is to treat infection.— is to treat infection. the vaccine worked. is to treat infection. the vaccine worked- it _ is to treat infection. the vaccine worked. it gave _ is to treat infection. the vaccine worked. it gave ian's _ is to treat infection. the vaccine worked. it gave ian's immune i is to treat infection. the vaccine - worked. it gave ian's immune system the kick it needed to finish off the virus. he the kick it needed to finish off the virus. ., , ,., ,., the kick it needed to finish off the virus. .,, ,., ,., ., the kick it needed to finish off the virus. .,, ., , virus. he was so, so low, being stuck inside, _ virus. he was so, so low, being stuck inside, unable _ virus. he was so, so low, being stuck inside, unable to - virus. he was so, so low, being stuck inside, unable to work, i virus. he was so, so low, being l stuck inside, unable to work, and 'ust stuck inside, unable to work, and just chronically not himself. the icing _ just chronically not himself. the icing on — just chronically not himself. the icing on the cake, which was the first pcr — icing on the cake, which was the first pcr negative in over 200 days, and just— first pcr negative in over 200 days, and just felt so pleased for ian potentially being able to be released in the near future. |

potentially being able to be released in the near future. i was ecstatic. released in the near future. i was ecstatic- i — released in the near future. i was ecstatic. i couldn't _ released in the near future. i was ecstatic. i couldn't believe - released in the near future. i was ecstatic. i couldn't believe it, - released in the near future. i was ecstatic. i couldn't believe it, to i ecstatic. i couldn't believe it, to tell you the truth. i couldn't wait to speak to katie about it, i couldn't wait to tell my family, and i knew my workplace would be really happy i would be going back to work. you're not going to believe what happened earlier.— happened earlier. yeah, that is broken! ian _ happened earlier. yeah, that is broken! ian has _ happened earlier. yeah, that is broken! ian has got _ happened earlier. yeah, that is broken! ian has got his - happened earlier. yeah, that is broken! ian has got his life - happened earlier. yeah, that is| broken! ian has got his life back and his unwanted _ broken! ian has got his life back and his unwanted career- broken! ian has got his life back and his unwanted career break. broken! ian has got his life back| and his unwanted career break is over. what it is it like being back here? ., , over. what it is it like being back here? . , ., over. what it is it like being back here? ., ., here? really great, iwas longing for the day _ here? really great, iwas longing for the day to _ here? really great, iwas longing for the day to come _ here? really great, iwas longing for the day to come back. - here? really great, iwas longing for the day to come back. as - here? really great, iwas longing| for the day to come back. as soon here? really great, i was longing - for the day to come back. as soon as i got back i felt i had not been away. i got back i felt i had not been awa . ., , , i got back i felt i had not been awa . . , , , i got back i felt i had not been awa. . , ,, ., away. ian is the first person to have covid _ away. ian is the first person to have covid infection _ away. ian is the first person to have covid infection treated i away. ian is the first person to l have covid infection treated with away. ian is the first person to - have covid infection treated with a vaccine. the hope is this could help others with infections their body cannot shake. james gallagher, bbc news. nine months is a long time to recover! ,., ., ., nine months is a long time to recover! ., , . ,, ., recover! good to see him back at work. recover! good to see him back at work- this _ recover! good to see him back at work. this weekend _ recover! good to see him back at work. this weekend we - recover! good to see him back at work. this weekend we have - recover! good to see him back at| work. this weekend we have seen recover! good to see him back at - work. this weekend we have seen the first race of the formula 1 season. with added interest. after what

happened last season, everyone, there was a lot of debate about the end of season race when helton was stripped of the title. in many ways arguably one of the best things which happen to the sport because there has generated so much interest and intrigue into this season and attracted a few new fans, fair to say. they will be excited to see what will see what happens this season. ., what will see what happens this season. . ., ., ., ., what will see what happens this season, ., ., ., ., ., " season. ferrari had a good weekend. indeed, they — season. ferrari had a good weekend. indeed, they did. _ we've been promised a season full of excitement. plenty of surprises yesterday, not least lewis hamilton who finished third having downplayed his chances. another was ferrari finishing first and second, a very long time since they've done that, and world champion max verstappen not even finishing in bahrain. natalie pirks was there. back in the desert for a fresh start, where fans begin to dream again and old rivalries can resume. for years, lewis and mercedes have dominated. this year it looks like it's going to be an awful lot closer. anybody can win today. lewis can come back. new fans have flocked to the sport

but for the last eight years, we've see mercedes dominate. now, with red bull's max verstappen the world champion and ferrari on pole position, could this be the season that formula 1 levels up? it's lights out and away we go! he was in the unfamiliar position of fifth but you can't keep sir lewis hamilton down for long and he had soon gained a place going into the first corner. but mercedes have been struggling. new car changes were made this season to encourage more overtaking and more sparks flying. race leaders charles leclerc in the ferrari and max verstappen of red bull were taking full advantage. this is absolutely epic. but with leclerc closing in on a win, the race caught fire. the safety car was out — ferrari's time advantage had gone. but yet another dramatic ending brought not one... verstappen is out! ..but two major red bull issues. ferrari's pace was predictably perfect, leclerc and sainz beginning the red renaissance in style.

but red bull's pain was mercedes' gain. a surprising podium for hamilton. fireworks, then, in the middle east. where have we seen that before? natalie pirks, bbc news, bahrain. it was such a difficult race. we struggled throughout practice. this is really the best result we could have got and of course it was unfortunate for the other two drivers but we did the best we could and we are grateful for these points. perhaps a sign of things to come this season. there was a glimmer of victory for england in the second test with west indies, which ended in another draw. ben stokes doing his best to get that win, piling on the runs. england with a lead of 281 before declaring, which captainjoe root says they should have done sooner, because they ran out of time to get the ten wickets needed, jack leach with three, shaqib mahmood with two. we do have though a winner takes all in the next test on thursday. now, not only is it manchester city

against liverpool in the title race, they've been pitted against each other in the fa cup. the two sides will play each other in the semi—finals at wembley after liverpool beat nottingham forest, who pushed them all the way, diogojota's goal the only thing to split them. city had a much easier time of it, cruising into the last four with a 4—1win over southampton, phil foden with the pick of the goals, one to excite the england fans ahead of the world cup later this year. crystal palace face chelsea in the other tie after beating everton 4—0, not often a manager criticises his players but frank lampard said he can't keep buttering them up to improve their performances. in the women's fa cup west ham united are into the semis. they beat third tier ipswich town, lisa evans with the only goal that proved to be the winner. and we started on four wheels, we're finishing with two. because we wanted to bring you these pictures of mark marquez the motogp rider who i can tell

you was ok after this. having been thrown 15 feet into the air after this really nasty crash in the warm up ahead of the indonesian grand prix at more than 100 miles per hour. amazingly he was ok, but was left with concussion and declared unfit to race. you can see that he looks groggy. i think that is an indication of the dangers you face in that sport. maggi! dangers you face in that sport. wow! the make dangers you face in that sport. wow! they make it — dangers you face in that sport. wow! they make it look _ dangers you face in that sport. wow! they make it look so _ dangers you face in that sport. wow! they make it look so easy. _ dangers you face in that sport. wow! they make it look so easy. but - dangers you face in that sport. ig’grrin'ii they make it look so easy. but when it goes wrong. it is they make it look so easy. but when it goes wrong-— it goes wrong. it is so dangerous. but their suits _ it goes wrong. it is so dangerous. but their suits and _ it goes wrong. it is so dangerous. but their suits and the _ it goes wrong. it is so dangerous. but their suits and the helmet - it goes wrong. it is so dangerous. | but their suits and the helmet and the bike, — but their suits and the helmet and the bike, they do everything they can to _ the bike, they do everything they can to make it safe. the the bike, they do everything they can to make it safe.— can to make it safe. the safety is really good _ can to make it safe. the safety is really good but — can to make it safe. the safety is really good but still. _ can to make it safe. the safety is really good but still. fine - can to make it safe. the safety is i really good but still. fine imagine. i wasn't ready _ really good but still. fine imagine. i wasn't ready for _ really good but still. fine imagine. i wasn't ready for that, _ really good but still. fine imagine. i wasn't ready for that, john! - really good but still. fine imagine. i wasn't ready for that, john! it - i wasn't ready for that, john! slightly i wasn't ready for that, john! it slightly bothered me! it is very fine margins. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather.

yes, the fine weather will continued this weekend. == yes, the fine weather will continued this weekend-— yes, the fine weather will continued this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend — this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend is _ this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend is set _ this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend is set to _ this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend is set to become - this weekend. -- from the weekend. this weekend is set to become a - this weekend is set to become a little bit warmer. this is temperatures compared to the average across western europe, i will show you that later! out there it is a frosty start. —5 in parts of oxfordshire and —7 in aberdeenshire, south—west wales and cornwall is contrasted, a bit more cloud, stopping the temperatures dropping. western areas will see some more cloud than the weekend, still some sunny spells. a small chance we could produce the odd isolated shower from the cloud but most will stay dry. blue skies across the south later, sunshine in the north and east of scotland, lasting all day long. light winds away from the far west of the country which means as the air pushes away, it will feel warmer. 15 or 16 degrees across parts of england and wales, eight to

ten in northern scotland. little clumps of cloud, isolated shower, most dry, partly clear skies, the greater chance of some frost, parts of northern england and scotland tomorrow. confirmation of a largely dry week ahead with some sunshine. notice the temperatures, high teens or low 20s for one or two during the middle part of this week.— middle part of this week. thank you for that. pressure is growing on the chancellor to support families struggling with the cost of living. ben is here to explain. i know there is a lot going on in the news but this is the hot topic, now. it the news but this is the hot topic, now. ., , , the news but this is the hot topic, now. . , , ., , ,, ., ,, now. it really is, and rishi sunak the chancellor _ now. it really is, and rishi sunak the chancellor is _ now. it really is, and rishi sunak the chancellor is under _ now. it really is, and rishi sunak the chancellor is under pressure | now. it really is, and rishi sunak. the chancellor is under pressure to do something to alleviate the pressure that so many households are feeling. rishi sunak is due to deliver his spring statement on wednesday. it's usually an update on the economy, but the government is increasingly facing calls to announce new measures to help people out.

over the last year, inflation has risen to 5.5%. prices for things like food and fuel are rising at their fastest pace for nearly 30 years, with little sign of slowing down. have a look at this. this is the average price of petrol and diesel at the end of last week. a litre of diesel is now 20p more expensive than it was at the start of march. in just over a week, millions of households are set to see their yearly energy bills go up by nearly £700. many are already struggling. one charity says nearly 8 million people are now behind on their bills. my colleague elaine dunkley has been to meet some of those struggling to make ends meet. every week the queues get longer for the bread and butter thing. it's a charity that takes surplus food from supermarkets and factories to provide affordable food for families. oh, lovely, thank you.

at the start of the pandemic, in darlington, we met kylie. i think it's absolutely fantastic. it'sjust, it's helped massively. so surreal, you just couldn't imagine yourself being in this situation. in manchester, at the start of last year, we met pavel. he'd just lost hisjob. i'm an engineer, i was working on aircrafts and trains. so i'm really qualified. but at the moment i'm struggling. basically, in the pack, is absolutely everything we need to survive for a week for the family of four. many families are still struggling with the effect of the pandemic, and now with the rising cost of living, and the impact the war in ukraine will have on food prices. grazielle runs a hair salon in harpurhey in manchester. you know, i have one lady that knows the price of everything. you say, how much is sugar? well, in asda, the sugar is this much. in tesco, it's this much. she knows everything, i'm like, how do you know all this? grazielle uses the bread and butter

thing and recommends food clubs to all her clients. this is everyday conversation with in the salon with every client. it comes back to the cost of living these days. basically now, people are shopping more in cheaper shops. you see a lot of people actually going to the reduced aisle, and you see when they pull the rack of bread out, lots of hands, people jumping on top of each other to get the reduced. what can i say, i don't want to get emotional myself but... it's sad. the last time food prices rose this quickly was back in 1976, during a financial crisis. here in this market, where things are generally cheaper than in most high streets, brussel sprouts at christmas time are costing up to 28p per pound. what can i do, they've got to eat, same as anything else. _ are they complaining about it? no, what can they complain about? only too glad to get it, ain't they? the government says it's providing £12 billion of support over this

financial year and next, to ease the cost of living pressures. but as inflation reaches a 30 year high, there is growing concern. we've already faced the earthquake that is covid, the global pandemic, and now we're having to face the economic tsunami that followed. people that have never faced this sort of thing before, that really don't know what to do. people are struggling. anyone can join the bread and butter thing and it's changing the way people shop. our members get, for £7.50, three bags of food. that would normally cost you around 35 to £40 in the supermarket. it'sjust coming in, we need to get it in. something has gone wrong if families that are working for a living can't afford to put food on the table. we have got widening gaps of people that have got static wages but growing prices for food, for energy and debt. we need to think about the eligibility criteria of so many different things and benefits right now. free school meals are not accessible to a lot of people that were on the cusp already.

how about we do sort of a ratatouille, but we add pasta and lentils to it, bulks it up a bit? some of the food collected by the bread and butter thing is delivered to this community centre in salford. i started coming as a volunteer probably sometime in 2018. volunteers turn it into a three course meal, free to anyone who fancies eating out. we've got a soup ready, we've got everything to go for the main course as well. so i'm looking forward to those guys trying it now. we have had a little sample in here, as, you know, quality control! for chef andy, getting restaurant quality food out is a real buzz. i think food cycle as a charity has saved millions of tonnes of food that would have originally gone out to waste. and people that we're seeing here tonight, some of our guests, they can come here, they can socialise, they can have a chat, they can have a three course meal on us. it's got to be a good thing. so you get these two bags here.

the bread and butter thing has doubled in size since the start of the pandemic. serving thousands of families and opening hubs in schools and community centres across the north of england. and as prices continue to rise, an increasing number of people are turning to schemes like this to put food on the table. elaine dunkley, bbc news. it's heart—warming to see what people and charities are doing. so what is the government doing to help now? most homes in england will get a £150 rebate on council tax in april. there's also the £200 discount on energy hills which will have to be repaid next year. it's been criticised as a "buy now pay later" scheme and barely covers the £700 increase most will face. the national living wage will also increase by 59p an hour for the lowest—paid workers aged 23 and over. but with national insurance also due to rise in april many think

the government needs to go further to help struggling households. there are calls for a cut in fuel duty to counteract escalating petrol and diesel prices. the chancellor remained tight—lipped over the weekend. he'll deliver his update to the commons on wednesday. of course, we usually get little clues in the days before, and then the big announcement on the day itself so we will watch closely to what emerges. fiend itself so we will watch closely to what emerges.— itself so we will watch closely to what emerges. and we will talk to said javid what emerges. and we will talk to sajid javid later — what emerges. and we will talk to sajid javid later in _ what emerges. and we will talk to sajid javid later in the _ what emerges. and we will talk to sajid javid later in the programme j sajid javid later in the programme and see if he will give us any clues, i wonder. and see if he will give us any clues, iwonder.— and see if he will give us any clues, iwonder. clues, i wonder. also, if you are a fan of breaking _ clues, i wonder. also, if you are a fan of breaking bad, _ clues, i wonder. also, if you are a fan of breaking bad, bob - clues, i wonder. also, if you are a i fan of breaking bad, bob odenkirk, the star of those programmes, is going to be here, he is going to be here after nine o'clock, i think? between 8:30am and 9am. 8:50am! both

versions, just in case, ten to nine as well! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder after a university of london student was found dead in her halls of residence at the weekend. 19—year—old sabita thanwani was discovered in clerkenwell. medics were called to arbour house in the early hours but ms thanwani died at the scene. 22—year—old maher maaroufe was arrested nearby. over four and a half years since the grenfell tower fire, the government has been accused of failing to complete a single recommendation which resulted from the first phase of the public inquiry. the criticism comes from the mayor of london, who questions whether the government and the housing sector has taken any steps to move forward. the government say the mr khan's claim is "unfounded."

72 people died in the fire injune 2017. over two years after the gatwick express rail service from london victoria to the airport was stopped due to falling passenger numbers due to covid, it'll restart. govia thameslink railway says they want to reintroduce the service on the 3rd of april to support gatwick airport and the economic recovery in the south east. if you're using the underground this morning, let's take a look at the tube board. dlr is part suspended between crossharbour and lewisham due to faulty equipment. signal issues are affecting tfl rail and there is maintenance work going on on the northern line. onto the weather now with gill. hello there, good morning to you. well, lovely sunshine through this weekend, hope you got to enjoy it. we are going to hang onto that brightness as well today. there will be a little more in the way of cloud around, there is also the chance of a very small isolated shower within that as well, but plenty of opportunity for brightness.

this is the picture. there might be a little bit of mist and fog around first thing today, a little bit of that cloud starting to push into the morning but gradually, there it goes, it clears away as we head into the afternoon. so plenty of opportunity for brightness. those temperatures around 16 degrees, so we are going to notice it feeling a good bit milder than it did yesterday. as we head into tonight, as i say, some of that cloud pushing back in there. still some opportunity for the odd clear spell. but also the odd shower as well as we head into the early hours. could still trickle through as we head into the overnight period, but not such a cold night as we had last night, those temperatures around 4 or 5 degrees. so let's have a look at what we are in store for for the rest of the week. look at that brightness and that sunshine. those temperatures could get up to around 19 degrees as we head into the middle of the week. those temperatures well above average for this time of year. in the past half hour, my colleagues on bbc radio london

have launched the first make a difference awards. it comes two years after bbc local radio started the popular make a difference slot during the pandemic to put people who were able to offer help in touch with those who needed it. for a full list of categories and details of how to nominate someone, go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and a privacy notice. nominations are now open and will close on the 29th of april at 11.00pm. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today — the battle for mariupol — ukraine vows to keep fighting for the city after rejecting a russian ultimatum to surrender on the ground, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding — hundreds of thousands are trapped with little food or water. in kyiv, shelling in a residential and shopping area leaves at least six people dead.

a warning that the soaring cost of living is pushing vulnerable people towards illegal money lenders. a spring covid booster campaign is launched in england — over 755 can expect invitations in the coming days. new season, new fans, and a ferrari one—two in bahrain, with lewis hamilton third in the opening race of the formula one season. it may be frosty out there to start the week, but turning one as we go through the week, plenty of dry and sunny weather, too. yourfull forecast coming up on breakfast. —— turning warmer. good morning. it's monday the 21st of march. our main story — ukraine has rejected a russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of mariupol safe passage out this morning, if they surrender. residents in the port city have endured weeks of russian bombardment with no

power or running water. around 300,000 people are believed to be trapped there. a warning, this report from jon donnison contains images some people may find distressing. amid the ruins in mariupol, they are burying the dead in the street, bodies piling up at the side of the street. translation: i bodies piling up at the side of the street. translation:— street. translation: i hope there will be some _ street. translation: i hope there will be some sort _ street. translation: i hope there will be some sort of— street. translation: i hope there will be some sort of reburial- street. translation: i hope there will be some sort of reburial and i will be some sort of reburial and this isjust temporary, but will be some sort of reburial and this is just temporary, but the military told us to put anybody somewhere cold, and the only cold place now is in our basements. but there are people in the basement, so we buried them here. ukraine has rejected a deadline for russians to surrender and leave orface military tribunals, but with 90% of residential buildings damaged or destroyed, tens of thousands people are now homeless. translation: everything is destroyed. _ you can see it yourself. there is no untouched apartment left. everything is broken. we do not know how to live on.

in basement bomb shelters, and with no powerfor weeks, families gather and do what they can to stay warm. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. i this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best, to live as humans. the apartment has been broken. everything is broken. where can we go from the basement? we are cooking at a fire. now we have food and firewood, but in a week we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe, with ukraine accusing russia of deliberately targeting places where people are sheltering. translation: in besieged mariupol,| a bomb was dropped on an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardment. there were no military positions there. there are about 400 people,

peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we do not know how many people have survived, but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we have already shot down nearly 100 other mass murderers. elsewhere, overnight, in the capital kyiv, russian shelling of a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left several people dead, with emergency services still searching for people under the rubble. by by first light, the full force of the blast could be seen. but despite the blast could be seen. but despite the bombardment, ukrainians are continuing to show defiance. these taking on the russian military in

the only major city russia has managed to capture. and all the while, the number of refugees continues to grow. the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, 10 million people, have been forced to leave their homes. more than 3.5 million of them are fleeing for the safety of neighbouring countries. jon donnison, bbc news. let's get an update from our correspondentjonah fisher, who joins us from the western ukrainian city of lviv. jonah, it's been a couple of hours since the russians' demand for mariupol to surrender was rejected. what now? sadly, i think the next step might be more of the same for mariupol, which is an extremely bleak situation for them. they do not have power, they do not have electricity, they are surrounded on all sides by russian forces who are seemingly intent on bombing them into

submission. so i think we are likely to see that continue now for a few days. the offer to surrender was rejected very quickly by the ukrainians. the deputy prime minister made it very clear that that simply was not an option for the ukrainians. but for the people who are in there, the situation remains very bleak, and for the few people who have been able to get out, have been a limited number of humanitarian corridors over the last few days, they are bringing out awful tales of bodies on the streets, miserable conditions, sheltering in basements for up to two weeks at a time, without access to proper water, clean water, food, all of the basics for life. so very grim at the moment in mariupol, and at the moment it seems it is going to sadly continue in that way. jonah, give us an idea, we know ukraine is a vast country, is there a significant difference in the filling between those who are in eastern ukraine and closer to the sort of heart of the conflict, if

you like, those in cities like lviv and in the western side? it is you like, those in cities like lviv and in the western side? it is very different, there's _ and in the western side? it is very different, there's no _ and in the western side? it is very different, there's no doubt - and in the western side? it is very different, there's no doubt that i different, there's no doubt that the mood is very different, western ukraine has been hit a few times in the last week by air strikes, but this is still part of the country where people come to seek sanctuary from the war in the rest of the country. most of the conflict is focused around kyiv itself, the south, the south—east, the east and the north—east. western ukraine does not have russian troops advancing on it on the ground. it has been hit a few times, strategically targeted, so this is still the place where people are coming to for the most part to try to get away from the fighting. some of them are staying with a nutrient self, 6.5 million people are displaced within ukraine have left their homes, and many used lviv as a staging point, this is where they come on the train for example, to change trim having come from eastern ukraine to travel on, perhaps to poland. 2 million people

have now crossed over to poland alone in the last few weeks of war. jonah fisher, thank you very much, thatis jonah fisher, thank you very much, that is the latest live from lviv this morning. let's get the latest from russia now. our correspondent caroline davies is in moscow this morning. caroline, russia's demands have been rejected. have we had a response from the kremlin? no, the moment, we have not heard anything furtherfrom no, the moment, we have not heard anything further from the kremlin. while russia was very clear about what it wanted to happen, for ukraine to follow this ultimatum, it was talking about the fact it wanted to have all of the trips inside mariupol lay down their arms and come out before a humanitarian convoy would be able to enter the city, it wasn't very clear about exactly what happens if they decide not to follow that ultimatum, and we are waiting to hear further news from the kremlin and any spokespeople later this morning. if you were in russia finding out about what was happening in mariupol, you would get a very different picture

about what is happening on the ground. from the russian authorities in the state media here. they are talking about the fact that, in their words, from the russian ministry of defence here, they talked about if you terrible humanitarian catastrophe happening in mariupol, but they put the blame squarely on what they called the ukrainian nationalists, and they are seen all the atrocities we have had about and seeing images of, they are singles are entirely done by the ukrainian nationalists, a very different idea about what is going on inside mariupol, and even state tv had a report last night about the situation, and in fact interviewing somebody they claim is a refugee who was saying, thank you russia for liberating mariupol. so it is very obvious that the russian state media is really going into overdrive here. it cannot deny the fact that these images are being seen around the world, and at some point potentially will be seen inside russia as well, so instead it is using a different

tactic, instead of denying it, it is trying to divert attention and blaming a different party altogether here in russia.— here in russia. caroline, thanks very much- _ 50 ukrainian orphans from a charity supported by the scottish premiership team hibs will begin the final leg of their journey from dnipro to scotland today. the children, along with their carers, have been offered accommodation all together in stirlingshire. we can speak now to the chair of the dnipro kids charity, steve carr. thank you very much for being with us this morning. you are flying to poland in a couple of hours to try to help these 50 ukrainian orphans, as i understand it. tell us about theirjourney and how as i understand it. tell us about their journey and how they have theirjourney and how they have come to be involved in this. it is to be involved in this. it is orphanages _ to be involved in this. it is orphanages in _ to be involved in this. it is orphanages in ukraine i to be involved in this. it 3 orphanages in ukraine we have supported for a number of years, so we know these children in the orphanages very well. when the trouble started, we got in touch with them and offered to provide

them with support, they were very apprehensive about leaving dnipro at the time, so we managed to encourage them to get on a train, and we collection in lviv. so them to get on a train, and we collection in lviv.— collection in lviv. so this is a long-standing _ collection in lviv. so this is a long-standing relationship. i collection in lviv. so this is a i long-standing relationship. for long—standing relationship. for those who do not know, this was all the way back to 2005, this relationship, that is closely linked to hibs as well, gives an idea of where that relationship started. it basically started on the back of a european football match, we were drawn against fc dnipro in the uefa cup, and we travelled out there to watch the football match. we got involved with an orphanage prior to going out, and we organised a collection and we did something for the orphanage at the time. the trip was really good, supporters had a great time, they really took to the city and to the people of ukraine, and at the end of the football match, a few of us got together and decided that we would keep this going. so the charity dnipro kids

was started. going. so the charity dnipro kids was started-— going. so the charity dnipro kids was started. e . ., , , , ., , was started. what happens to these 50 orhans was started. what happens to these 50 orphans once _ was started. what happens to these 50 orphans once they _ was started. what happens to these 50 orphans once they arrive in i 50 orphans once they arrive in the uk? ~ 50 orphans once they arrive in the uk? s ., 50 orphans once they arrive in the uk? . ., . ., ., ., uk? we have excellent accommodation oruanised uk? we have excellent accommodation organised for— uk? we have excellent accommodation organised for them _ uk? we have excellent accommodation organised for them in _ uk? we have excellent accommodation organised for them in a _ uk? we have excellent accommodation organised for them in a beautiful- organised for them in a beautiful area of scotland, we have got a lovely lodge for them to stay in. we have got that organised for a few weeks, just to allow them to get in, get settled, take stock of things. it is obviously a huge disruption to them, so we want to try to make things as calm and settled for them as possible. so that is the intention, and then we have other accommodation options available after that, so we will look into talking things through with them and see what sort of thing they would like. i see what sort of thing they would like. ~ ., i. ., see what sort of thing they would like. ~ ., ., ., _ ., like. i know you have obviously had this long-standing _ like. i know you have obviously had this long-standing relationship i like. i know you have obviously had | this long-standing relationship with this long—standing relationship with dnipro, having been there many years ago with her burning, what have you made of the last few weeks? it the conflict is a few weeks old now, but there has been such an outpouring of

heartfelt feelings and also people getting up and doing things. —— having been there many years ago with hibernian. mi having been there many years ago with hibernian.— having been there many years ago with hibernian. all the way through, the su ort with hibernian. all the way through, the support and _ with hibernian. all the way through, the support and help _ with hibernian. all the way through, the support and help from _ with hibernian. all the way through, the support and help from people i with hibernian. all the way through, i the support and help from people has been fantastic, everybody is stepping up to the plate on this. i have been in poland, i have walked through warsaw train station, bus station, it is soul destroying much of what is going on. of course, ukraine has been through this before, not to this scale, obviously, but back in 2014, there was trouble as well. it is just horrendous. we are hoping for an end to it soon, wejust live in hope. steve, who are you going with, and how many people are helping with this mission?— how many people are helping with this mission? . ., , ., this mission? there are a number of us auoin this mission? there are a number of us going out. _ this mission? there are a number of us going out. far _ this mission? there are a number of us going out, far too _ this mission? there are a number of us going out, far too many - this mission? there are a number of us going out, far too many people i this mission? there are a number of| us going out, far too many people to thank for this. the flight and everything hasjust thank for this. the flight and everything has just been fantastic. it has just been a case of everything we have needed something, somebody has stepped up and provided it. we have had the uk government

which is organised in visas for the children to get here, the scottish government have been involved, they have been superb, we have had a child and other charities helping to organise things.— organise things. brilliant to see the work being _ organise things. brilliant to see the work being done. _ organise things. brilliant to see the work being done. steve, i organise things. brilliant to see i the work being done. steve, thank you forjoining us this morning, i wish you and everyone else a safe trip and hopefully we will get to see you in some of those kids when they come back to the uk.- they come back to the uk. fingers crossed, thank _ they come back to the uk. fingers crossed, thank you. _ let's speak now to our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. late last night, you posted you had heard a loud explosion is not too far away. what is the latest you can tell us? we far away. what is the latest you can tell us? ~ ., far away. what is the latest you can tell us? . ., ., _ tell us? we are told by the authorities _ tell us? we are told by the authorities that _ tell us? we are told by the authorities that a - tell us? we are told by the authorities that a shopping tell us? we are told by the - authorities that a shopping centre along with a number of houses have been hit in a district about 13 kilometres from where we are, to the

north. it was around 10.30, 11.00 last night that there were a series of very loud bangs, and you almost do not react because you get very used to it, then you're met with the wall of energy, the wind which hits the side of the building and the windows, it was hard to tell what that was, whether it an anti—missile system which the city has been deploying many times over the past couple of weeks, whether it was an impact, but we woke up this morning to those images of burning buildings, we are told six people are known to have been killed, and this is a commercial part of the city, it is surrounded by residential areas, and regardless of whether it was the intended target, the concern is that with russia not having the air superiority it would like, potentially according to western experts not having the

capacity to surround kyiv like in other cities, these will be the tactics for a while, where they will get in positions to launch heavier artillery strikes, and effectively try and bombard the city into submission. the uk ministry of defence says in their eyes, kyiv remains russia's top prize in this war, despite their frustrated advances elsewhere. , t, , t, ., , ., advances elsewhere. james, thank you ve much. advances elsewhere. james, thank you very much- james _ advances elsewhere. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse - advances elsewhere. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse live i advances elsewhere. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse live in l very much. james waterhouse live in kyiv this morning with the very latest in what has been happening overnight. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. i was scraping the car this morning at 3.00, and a frost on the ground here in east sussex, with temperatures for some around minus two celsius. the frost quite widespread at the moment, cold for oxfordshire, part of yorkshire, cold

the stubble and aberdeenshire, —7. but out to the west, plus seven celsius for some, because there is a bit more cloud to than at the weekend. it could also produce one or two isolated showers, the vast majority have another dry day, though. some show to end within the south, across parts of eastern scotland, winds reasonably light as well for many. —— some sunshine to end in the south. a case of slightly milder air pushing end in the south. a case of slightly milderair pushing in, which end in the south. a case of slightly milder air pushing in, which will continue through the week. tonight, various areas of cloud, isolated showers in the north, but as the milder air continues, showers in the north, but as the milderair continues, it showers in the north, but as the milder air continues, it will not be as cold as recent notes. gritters john to be frost in parts of northern england and into scotland. for most, tomorrow morning will be frost free. sunny spells to take us through tomorrow, and here's the outlook for towns and cities, tells

you the story, a largely dry weeks to come, plenty of sunshine for some, and note the temperatures as well, continuing to climb. into the low 20s for one or two in england and wales, high teens across the highlands of scotland. thanks, matt, see you again in half an hour. in every corner of the uk, people are feeling the pinch as the cost of living rises, and now new research suggests the crisis could be pushing vulnerable people towards illegal money lenders. according to the centre for socialjustice, more than a million people in england are currently borrowing from loan sharks. our social affairs editor alison holt has been finding out what impact it is having on people's lives. sometimes, if it was of the family car needed repairing, there was never at no extra money. bath car needed repairing, there was never at no extra money. both kim, not her real— never at no extra money. both kim, not her real name, _ never at no extra money. both kim, not her real name, and _ never at no extra money. both kim, not her real name, and her- never at no extra money. both kim, not her real name, and her partnerl not her real name, and her partner were working. initially they thought there lender was regulated. she

wasn't. soon half of kim's monthly wages were going on paying the eye watering level of interest as the loan shark applied the pressure. she knew m loan shark applied the pressure. sis: knew my exact payday. loan shark applied the pressure. 5ie: knew my exact payday. she was there any morning or asking us to post it her letterbox. constant messages. either way, she was getting her money, because the pressure would then be piled on. haifa money, because the pressure would then be piled on.— then be piled on. how difficult was it to net then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out _ then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out of _ then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out of this _ then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out of this once _ then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out of this once you i then be piled on. how difficult was it to get out of this once you have | it to get out of this once you have started the loans? you it to get out of this once you have started the loans?— started the loans? you cannot, reall , started the loans? you cannot, really, unless _ started the loans? you cannot, really, unless somebody i started the loans? you cannot, really, unless somebody gives| started the loans? you cannot, i really, unless somebody gives you a magic wand and give you a pot of money to pay it off, it is just endless, and it becomes the point where there is a loan on my name and in my partner's name, then they might offer us another one, because after paying your first loan for some time, they come to you and say, you have been very good at paying, you have been very good at paying, you can have another loan, and i think at one point we had four. to be honest, these doorstep loans, illegal money lending, all of that, don't do it. i know it is hard when

you feel you have nowhere to turn, you feel you have nowhere to turn, you need the money, but there are other ways. you need the money, but there are other ways-— other ways. today's report says, whilst illegal— other ways. today's report says, whilst illegal lenders _ other ways. today's report says, whilst illegal lenders still - other ways. today's report says, | whilst illegal lenders still operate on a local estates, more and more are turning to social media to drum up are turning to social media to drum up new business, and threaten. if up new business, and threaten. if you are operating on snapchat or facebooki — you are operating on snapchat or facebook, you have access to unlimited _ facebook, you have access to unlimited people, and it means a loan shark— unlimited people, and it means a loan shark based in rotherham can lend money in dorset and norfolk in london. _ lend money in dorset and norfolk in london, and those victims are never going _ london, and those victims are never going to _ london, and those victims are never going to meet up and realise what is going _ going to meet up and realise what is going on. _ going to meet up and realise what is going on. it — going to meet up and realise what is going on, it makes people even more isolated _ going on, it makes people even more isolated. , ., ., , isolated. loan sharks are being investigated — isolated. loan sharks are being investigated by _ isolated. loan sharks are being investigated by a _ isolated. loan sharks are being investigated by a specialist i isolated. loan sharks are being i investigated by a specialist team, but researchers estimate there could be more than 1 but researchers estimate there could be more than1 million people currently using illegal lenders in england. currently using illegal lenders in encland. �* currently using illegal lenders in encland. ., , england. about three quarters find themselves on _ england. about three quarters find themselves on some _ england. about three quarters find themselves on some kind - england. about three quarters find themselves on some kind of- england. about three quarters find l themselves on some kind of benefit, and an awful lot have a disability, if physical health problem or a mental health problem, and that could mean that we are dealing with some of the most vulnerable people in our country who are being taken advantage of. the in our country who are being taken advantage of-_ advantage of. the report calls for

tou~her advantage of. the report calls for tougher penalties _ advantage of. the report calls for tougher penalties and _ advantage of. the report calls for tougher penalties and alternative j tougher penalties and alternative places where people with poor credit ratings cannot borrow without being exploited. green —— can borrow without being exploited alison holt, bbc news. i can officialy say this morning i've passed the strictly come dancing baton on. sally took to the dance floor on saturday night to help raise money for the rob burrow centre for motor neurone disease. they are trying to lose as much as they can to build a special unit where people can see doctors, physios, anybody they need to talk to. you can take the kids, it is like a one stop shop, and that is rob's target. his family had organised this big event at

headingley, and asked people like sally, who have not done this before, if they could take part. so you are one of 11 celebrities in all, and she was amazing. here's sally, she was bullied. this is chris, your partner. she cannot look at the moment, but you are incredible. look at that red dress. a bit small, wasn't it?— a bit small, wasn't it? sally, you were brilliant. _ a bit small, wasn't it? sally, you were brilliant. i— a bit small, wasn't it? sally, you were brilliant. i know— a bit small, wasn't it? sally, you were brilliant. i know you - a bit small, wasn't it? sally, you were brilliant. i know you are i were brilliant. i know you are worried about nerves, but... it is finished now, you can look. you were spectacular! thejudges spectacular! the judges were comedianjohn richardson, kelvin comedian john richardson, kelvin fletcher, comedianjohn richardson, kelvin fletcher, former strictly winner, and nadia and i were alsojudging, letting you give you —— i give you an 11 out of ten. it letting you give you -- i give you an 11 out of ten.— letting you give you -- i give you an 11 out of ten. it was great fun. we have some — an 11 out of ten. it was great fun. we have some amazing - an 11 out of ten. it was great fun. we have some amazing people i an 11 out of ten. it was great fun. i we have some amazing people taking part. see if you recognise who this

is, we have somebody you might spot from a brilliant bbc series, line of duty. it is only h.— duty. it is only h. quite a few roombas _ duty. it is only h. quite a few roombas involved. _ duty. it is only h. quite a few roombas involved. he - duty. it is only h. quite a few roombas involved. he was i duty. it is only h. quite a few- roombas involved. he was amazing. duty. it is only h. quite a few— roombas involved. he was amazing. he: had flown in from spain, straight onto the dance floor of the plane. nadia was very impressed with his lines, i think she gave him a ten as well. �* i lines, i think she gave him a ten as well— i think - well. but the winner... i think you came second _ well. but the winner... i think you came second overall. _ well. but the winner... i think you came second overall. i _ well. but the winner... i think you came second overall. i did, - well. but the winner... i think you came second overall. i did, thank| came second overall. i did, thank ou for came second overall. i did, thank you for that- _ came second overall. i did, thank you for that- i _ came second overall. i did, thank you for that. i don't _ came second overall. i did, thank you for that. i don't how - came second overall. i did, thank you for that. i don't how that i you for that. i don't how that happened. i you for that. i don't how that happened-— you for that. i don't how that hauened. ,, f' you for that. i don't how that hauened. .. f happened. i think it was my 11. the winner was — happened. i think it was my 11. the winner was astonishing, _ happened. i think it was my 11. the winner was astonishing, the - winner was astonishing, the brilliant barrie mcdermott, former leeds rhinos player, who danced to michaeljackson's thriller. it leeds rhinos player, who danced to michaeljackson's thriller.— michaeljackson's thriller. it was one of the _ michaeljackson's thriller. it was one of the best _ michaeljackson's thriller. it was one of the best things _ michaeljackson's thriller. it was one of the best things i - michaeljackson's thriller. it was one of the best things i have i michaeljackson's thriller. it was| one of the best things i have ever

seen. that is dawn, his professional partner. it was truly wonderful. you can see everybody on their feet going well. his can see everybody on their feet going well-— can see everybody on their feet auoin well. , ., , , ., ., going well. his trousers meant to be that short? — going well. his trousers meant to be that short? they _ going well. his trousers meant to be that short? they are, _ going well. his trousers meant to be that short? they are, he _ going well. his trousers meant to be that short? they are, he is - that short? they are, he is wearing socks like michael— that short? they are, he is wearing socks like michaeljackson - that short? they are, he is wearing socks like michaeljackson in i that short? they are, he is wearing socks like michaeljackson in his i socks like michaeljackson in his prime. it wasjust socks like michaeljackson in his prime. it was just brilliant. the whole thing was about, you might just be able to see... whole thing was about, you might just be able to see. . .— whole thing was about, you might just be able to see... there is you dancinu! just be able to see... there is you dancing! you _ just be able to see... there is you dancing! you might _ just be able to see... there is you dancing! you might see _ just be able to see... there is you dancing! you might see robert i just be able to see... there is you dancing! you might see robert in| just be able to see... there is you i dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on — dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on the _ dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on the left _ dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on the left of _ dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on the left of shot, - dancing! you might see robert in the wheelchair on the left of shot, he i wheelchair on the left of shot, he had a beautiful smile on his face the whole time. that was the whole thing, people trying to do something and going through at fort rob —— going through it for rob. and going through at fort rob -- going through it for rob.- and going through at fort rob -- going through it for rob. there is rob with his _ going through it for rob. there is rob with his gorgeous _ going through it for rob. there is rob with his gorgeous family, i going through it for rob. there is | rob with his gorgeous family, and his sisters who organised the night,

i know they work really hard. fiend i know they work really hard. and there is one _ i know they work really hard. and there is one of _ i know they work really hard. and there is one of his _ i know they work really hard. and there is one of his daughters dressed up as matilda. she there is one of his daughters dressed up as matilda. she stole the show. she dressed up as matilda. she stole the show- she was _ dressed up as matilda. she stole the show. she was singing _ dressed up as matilda. she stole the show. she was singing and _ dressed up as matilda. she stole the show. she was singing and dancing. | show. she was singing and dancing. dancin: on show. she was singing and dancing. dancing on a _ show. she was singing and dancing. dancing on a chair— show. she was singing and dancing. dancing on a chair at _ show. she was singing and dancing. dancing on a chair at one _ show. she was singing and dancing. dancing on a chair at one point. i dancing on a chair at one point. they were all brilliant. and all the people we have met and spent time with over the last few months on breakfast were there. everybody supporting rob. they have raised something like £40,000 in money is still coming in, so thank you to everybody who supported it, and well done, i know you are embarrassed by the whole thing, but you were really brilliant. is the whole thing, but you were really brilliant. . ., the whole thing, but you were really brilliant. , ., ., the whole thing, but you were really brilliant. . ., ., i the whole thing, but you were really brilliant._ i saw i brilliant. is it over now? i saw our brilliant. is it over now? i saw your worried _ brilliant. is it over now? i saw your worried but _ brilliant. is it over now? i saw your worried but then - brilliant. is it over now? i saw your worried but then trying l brilliant. is it over now? i saw| your worried but then trying to brilliant. is it over now? i saw- your worried but then trying to be confident face. you your worried but then trying to be confident face.— your worried but then trying to be confident face. ., ., ., ., confident face. you taught me how to do that, confident face. you taught me how to do that. that — confident face. you taught me how to do that, that little — confident face. you taught me how to do that, that little pep _ confident face. you taught me how to do that, that little pep talk _ confident face. you taught me how to do that, that little pep talk solved - do that, that little pep talk solved it. ., ., thank do that, that little pep talk solved it._ thank you. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. a man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder after a university of london student was found dead in her halls of residence at the weekend. i9—year—old sabita thanwani was discovered on sebestaian street in clerkenwell. medics were called to arbour house in the early hours but ms thanwani died at the scene. 22—year—old maher maaroufe was arrested nearby. over four and a half years since the grenfell tower fire, the government has been accused of failing to complete a single recommendation which resulted from the first phase of the public inquiry. the criticism comes from the mayor of london who questions whether the government and the housing sector has taken any steps to move forward. the government says mr khan's claim is "unfounded". 72 people died in the fire injune 2017. over two years after the gatwick express rail service from london victoria to the airport was stopped due to falling

passenger numbers due to covid, it'll restart. govia thameslink railway says they want to reintroduce the service on the 3rd of april to support gatwick airport and the economic recovery in the south east. if you're using the underground this morning, let's take a look at the tube board. dlr is part suspended between crossharbour and lewisham due to faulty equipment. the other issues are cleared up, the par closure on the northern line is due to engineering work. onto the weather now with gill. hello there, good morning to you. well, lovely sunshine through this weekend, hope you got to enjoy it. we are going to hang onto that brightness as well today. there will be a little more in the way of cloud around, there is also the chance of a very small isolated shower within that as well but plenty of opportunity for brightness. this is the picture. there might be a little bit of mist and fog around first thing today, a little bit of that cloud starting

to push into the morning but gradually, there it goes, it clears away as we head into the afternoon. so plenty of opportunity for brightness. those temperatures around 16 degrees so we are going to notice it feeling a good bit milder than it did yesterday. as we head into tonight, as i say, some of that cloud pushing back in there. still some opportunity for the odd clear spell. but also the odd shower as well as we head into the early hours. could still trickle through as we head into the overnight period, but not such a cold night as we had last night, those temperatures around four or 5 degrees. so let's have a look at what we are in store for the rest of the week. look at that brightness, and that sunshine. those temperatures could get up to around 19 degrees as we head into the middle of the week. those temperatures well above average for this time of year. my colleagues on bbc radio london have this morning launched the first "make a difference awards". it comes two years after bbc local radio started the popular make a difference slot during the pandemic to put people who were able to offer help in touch with those who needed it.

for a full list of categories and details of how to nominate someone go to bbc.co.uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and a privacy notice. nominations are now open and will close on the 29th of april at 11:00pm. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. let's bring you up—to—date with everything that has been happening in ukraine overnight. jon donnison is here with us. it has been another busy night, hasn't it? a ill it has been another busy night, hasn't it? �* ., ill it has been another busy night, hasn't it? �* ., ., ill it has been another busy night, hasn't it? �* ., ., . ill it has been another busy night, hasn't it? �* ., ., . , ill it has been another busy night, hasn't it? �* ., ., . , ., hasn't it? a lot to catch up on including _ hasn't it? a lot to catch up on including some _ hasn't it? a lot to catch up on including some pretty - hasn't it? a lot to catch up on. including some pretty shocking pictures we have got from an attack in the capital kyiv, we will come to that in the moment. we start with developments focussed on the south eastern city of mariupol, which has seen some of the most intense fighting and grimmest humanitarian conditions of this three—and a half week

long conflict so far. overnight, ukraine has ignored a deadline given by russia for forces to surrender the city and for residents to leave. moscow had said that it would open up humanitarian corridors if ukrainian officials agreed to lay down arms. ukrainians have rejected that demand and vowed to continue fighting. here are some of the latest pictures emerging from mariupol. these really give us a sense of the situation on the ground for the 300,000 residents without water, power, medicine orfood. we can see people digging graves in the streets in a city which has been virtually reduced to ruins, with around 90% of the buildings having been damaged or destroyed. let's hear from one local woman irena chernenko. she's a librarian in mariupol. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. - this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best to live as humans. the apartment has been broken, everything is broken.

where can we go from the basement? we're cooking at a fire. for now we have some food and some firewood. in a week we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and nowhere is really safe in mariupol, just a few days ago, russian missiles targeted a theatre here where many were sheltering and president zelensky has accused russia of hitting another shelter over the weekend. translation: in besieged mariupol, the russian air force dropped - a bomb on an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardments. there were no military positions there. there were about 400 people, peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we don't know how many people have survived. but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we've already shot down

nearly 100 other mass murderers. and it's notjust mariupol underfire. overnight the capital kyiv was also under attack. russian shelling in a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left at least six people dead with emergency services still searching for people under the rubble. these pictures which have been shared by a german reporter on the scene show the aftermath, as you can see, the shopping centre is completely destroyed. and we have had an update from ukraine's armed forces in the past few hours, they say their air force has hit a further seven russian targets including one aircraft, four unmanned aerial vehicles and two cruise missiles. the bbc has not been able to independently verify these claims. meanwhile the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, ten million people have been forced to leave their homes,

more than three and a half million fleeing for the safety of neighbouring countries. one of them, you may remember is 7—year—old amelia, she went viral after a clip emerged of singing the theme tune to frozen in a kyiv shelter. well, last night, she opened a major charity concert for ukraine in poland singing the ukrainian national anthem "ukraine has not yet perished". something a little uplifting at least amid all the grim news.

beautiful stuff, thank you. i could listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous. _ listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous. so — listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous, so shy _ listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous, so shy in _ listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous, so shy in the - listen to her sing for ever. she was so gorgeous, so shy in the shelter| so gorgeous, so shy in the shelter and there she is in front of all of those people. around 600,000 people in england will be invited to book an additional covid vaccination this week, as the spring booster campaign gets underway. it comes as the number of covid cases continue to rise across the uk with around one in 20 people now infected with the virus. we'rejoined this morning by the health secretary, sajid javid. good morning. good to see you. when we spoke to you a week ago you said you were not too concerned about this but five days later, the ons saying that we have got that member, one in 20 people, how concerned are you nail in the rise in cases? fiur you nail in the rise in cases? our level of concern _ you nail in the rise in cases? oi" level of concern hasn't changed. that's because although case numbers are rising and infections are rising and hospital nonmembers are rising, they are still way below the peak —— hospital numbers are rising and they

are way below the peak. and we need to know why they are rising, and it is primarily due to increased social mixing rhysy after the country opened up but also the sub—variant of omicron, ba.2, which is on the one hand more infectious but our vaccines work just as well just against this sub—variant. so we keep the data under review but there is no particular cause for concern at this point. no particular cause for concern at this point-— no particular cause for concern at this oint. ., ., �* ., , ., this point. you don't feel any more concerned — this point. you don't feel any more concerned than _ this point. you don't feel any more concerned than when _ this point. you don't feel any more concerned than when we _ this point. you don't feel any more concerned than when we spoke - this point. you don't feel any more concerned than when we spoke a l this point. you don't feel any more - concerned than when we spoke a week ago? concerned than when we spoke a week auo? ., concerned than when we spoke a week ago? ho. we know that retesting is ago? fin, we know that retesting is going to end at the beginning of april, will that make it more challenging to follow the spread of the variant and any potential new variants? —— free testing is going to end. variants? -- free testing is going to end. ., ., ., ., , , ., to end. not to follow the spread because we _ to end. not to follow the spread because we are _ to end. not to follow the spread because we are going _ to end. not to follow the spread because we are going to - to end. not to follow the spread l because we are going to continue with our surveillance programmes including the ons, that programme will continue and there are other programmes, one focused on care homes and one focused on hospitals.

because of that we will still have excellent data on a regular basis about what is going on with the virus in the country. the one thing that we will remain focused on is the vaccination programme. that is what has built a wall of defence, it is working, the uk hsa, the agency which focuses on vaccines, believes that because of the booster push that because of the booster push that we had since december, some 157,000 people have been kept out of hospital and that is also why we are announcing today this offer of a spring booster dosed to anyone 75 or over, a resident in an old person is care home, or immunosuppressed. in care home, or immunosuppressed. in your last answer you talked about how you are going to monitor any potential spread. how you are going to monitor any potentialspread. does how you are going to monitor any potential spread. does that mean that this is essentially bringing back surgery testing in certain areas? ., ., ., , back surgery testing in certain areas? ., ., ., areas? no, not at this point -- surue areas? no, not at this point -- surge testing- _ areas? no, not at this point -- surge testing. that _ areas? no, not at this point --

surge testing. that would - areas? no, not at this point -- i surge testing. that would happen areas? no, not at this point -- - surge testing. that would happen at some future date if there was some new variant we were particularly concerned about, there is no such varied at this point in time. there will be more variants in the future but no one can know certainly what form they will take, whether they will be more severe or less or how infectious they will be. we will be on our guard for that. in the meantime today we know what the dominant variant is, the sub—variant of omicron, ba.2, we know our vaccines work, and when it comes to testing, we will still have a testing, we will still have a testing footwear it will be focused on those —— testing offer after april when it's focuses on those most vulnerable.— april when it's focuses on those most vulnerable. ~ ., ., , , , , ., most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? — most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? the _ most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? the advice _ most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? the advice is _ most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? the advice is not - most vulnerable. what happens if you test positive? the advice is not to - test positive? the advice is not to isolate in england. if you tested positive for coronavirus, would you go into work? if positive for coronavirus, would you go into work? nh positive for coronavirus, would you go into work?— go into work? if i tested positive, i would not _ go into work? if i tested positive, i would not going _ go into work? if i tested positive, i would not going to _ go into work? if i tested positive, i would not going to work. - go into work? if i tested positive, i would not going to work. as - go into work? if i tested positive, i would not going to work. as we | go into work? if i tested positive, i i would not going to work. as we are learning to live with covid, we are

relying much more on people because my own personal response witty and common sense. as we learn to live with covid and other viruses like the flu, people should take an approach which is common sense. if you aren't feeling well and you have symptoms of covid, it's not a good idea to mix with other people. in the right idea is to spend some time trying to stay away from others. for examle trying to stay away from others. for example if you test positive but you don't have symptoms, how long do you wait before going back to work? if you are asking me personally, there is still guidance, and an expectation that people will behave in a responsible way. i would wait for five days and then wants to then re—enter whether it is work or socialising in the normal way. essen socialising in the normalway. even if ou socialising in the normalway. even if you have — socialising in the normalway. even if you have got _ socialising in the normalway. even if you have got the _ socialising in the normal way. even if you have got the double line? socialising in the normalway. even if you have got the double line? i l if you have got the double line? i would want to wait for five days,

but i would hope that i would not be positive after that point. the point here really is around a focus on vaccination rather than tests. the universal testing of that will end on the 1st of april, we will focus on the 1st of april, we will focus on what we know works incredibly well which is the vaccinations. we know vaccination is keep people out of hospital but we also know that every now and again there is a need to top up that protection which is why we listen carefully to the advice by the jcvi, why we listen carefully to the advice by thejcvi, our group of independent advisers on vaccines, and they have given this advice which i have accepted on a spring booster dose for around 5 million people. and that spring booster will start from today with around 600,000 people receiving an invite to this week. no need for anyone to go online and book it for themselves at this point they should wait and see until they receive the invite. what

until they receive the invite. what about the broader _ until they receive the invite. what about the broader population? is there likely then to be an autumn booster campaign? the there likely then to be an autumn booster campaign?— there likely then to be an autumn booster campaign? the jcvi have said that it is possible _ booster campaign? the jcvi have said that it is possible there _ booster campaign? the jcvi have said that it is possible there will _ booster campaign? the jcvi have said that it is possible there will be - booster campaign? the jcvi have said that it is possible there will be an - that it is possible there will be an autumn booster campaign. probably for those who are 50 and over. they have not yet made a final regulation on that. i have not yet made a final regulation on that. ., ., ., ~ ., on that. i want to talk about the prime minister's _ on that. i want to talk about the prime minister's speech - on that. i want to talk about the prime minister's speech at - on that. i want to talk about the prime minister's speech at the l prime minister's speech at the weekend. he has been criticised for comparing the struggle, the ongoing situation for many people living in ukraine, where they are fighting a russian invasion, he compared that to people in britain voting for brexit. do you think that was an appropriate comparison to make? i listened carefully to what the prime minister said, and listened carefully to what the prime ministersaid, and i listened carefully to what the prime minister said, and i don't accept that he made some kind of direct comparison between the situation in ukraine and the situation in the uk. what he was talking about, and to me it is self—evident from listening to his words, was the desire for self—determination which is strong in people across the world, no

matter what situation you are in, what country you are in, people have a strong desire for self—determination. that was a general point. to suggest he was trying to say what is going on in ukraine and uk was somehow comparable, that was not the case. many other people have interpreted his comments differently. quite a few comments, donald tusk, the former president of the european council, called the comments offensive. do you think boris johnson may be made a mistake? i don't, i think what he was talking about was this desire for self—determination. when it comes to borisjohnson and ukraine, it's hard to find any world leader that has done more to support ukraine at this time, whether that is with military support, humanitarian support, support, humanitarian support, support internationally, he is a prime minister that his talking to president zelensky of ukraine on a very regular basis offering whatever

support we can as a country. and it's right that we have that kind of approach to ukraine.— it's right that we have that kind of approach to ukraine. would you say that mentioning _ approach to ukraine. would you say that mentioning ukraine _ approach to ukraine. would you say that mentioning ukraine and - approach to ukraine. would you say that mentioning ukraine and the - that mentioning ukraine and the awful situation that that country is in at the moment in this context was wrong? in at the moment in this context was wron: ? ~ , ., , ., wrong? the prime minister was not t in: to wrong? the prime minister was not trying to make _ wrong? the prime minister was not trying to make a — wrong? the prime minister was not trying to make a direct _ trying to make a direct comparison... trying to make a direct comparison. . .- trying to make a direct comparison... trying to make a direct com arison. .. �* ., comparison... but he did mention ukraine in — comparison... but he did mention ukraine in the _ comparison... but he did mention ukraine in the same _ comparison... but he did mention ukraine in the same sentence - comparison... but he did mention ukraine in the same sentence as. ukraine in the same sentence as brexit. it ukraine in the same sentence as brexit. . , �* . ukraine in the same sentence as brexit. ., , �* ., ., , ukraine in the same sentence as brexit. �* ., ., , ., brexit. it wasn't an attempt to somehow — brexit. it wasn't an attempt to somehow say _ brexit. it wasn't an attempt to somehow say the _ brexit. it wasn't an attempt to somehow say the situation - brexit. it wasn't an attempt to i somehow say the situation were similar in any way whatsoever. i think it is spurious to suggest that. what he was talking about was, as i say, about the general desire for self—determination. people everywhere no matter what the circumstance or country, no matter where they live. he circumstance or country, no matter where they live.— where they live. he actually said that ukrainians _ where they live. he actually said that ukrainians had _ where they live. he actually said that ukrainians had the - where they live. he actually said that ukrainians had the instinctl where they live. he actually said l that ukrainians had the instinct to choose freedom, these are his words. and cited the 2016 vote to leave the eu as a recent example of people choosing freedom. i know it is the instinct of the people of this country, like the people of ukraine, to choose freedom, that's a

comparison. he to choose freedom, that's a comparison-— to choose freedom, that's a comarison. , ., ~ ., comparison. he is talking about the riahts to comparison. he is talking about the rights to self-determination - comparison. he is talking about the rights to self-determination for - rights to self—determination for everyone, the desire that people have. i don't think it was a direct comparison in any way. and ijust think that for someone to keep labouring this point and saying it was some kind of direct comparison between the two with the current situations in both countries. i willi situations in both countries. i will stop labouring — situations in both countries. i will stop labouring that _ situations in both countries. i will stop labouring that point and move on to the cost of living. the chancellor has promised the government will try to make a difference in the cost of living crisis. what will any support look like? ., , ., . , ., ., like? that is a decision for the chancellor _ like? that is a decision for the chancellor and _ like? that is a decision for the chancellor and we _ like? that is a decision for the chancellor and we will - like? that is a decision for the chancellor and we will wait - like? that is a decision for the chancellor and we will wait to | like? that is a decision for the . chancellor and we will wait to see what he says. we have seen in recent months a lot more support for cost of living in terms of the increase we have seen in the national living wage, at the highest level ever, the energy plan that the chancellor set out a few weeks ago, £9 billion of

extra support. it's also important at a time like this to keep the economy strong and the fact that just last week we heard that our unemployment rate is back down to 3.9%, one of the lowest rates we have had at the pre—pandemic rate, that helps to support the economy when people are in work.— that helps to support the economy when people are in work. would you su ort a when people are in work. would you support a cut _ when people are in work. would you support a cut in _ when people are in work. would you support a cut in fuel— when people are in work. would you support a cut in fuel duty? - when people are in work. would you support a cut in fuel duty? it's - when people are in work. would you support a cut in fuel duty? it's a - support a cut in fuel duty? it's a nice try but _ support a cut in fuel duty? it's a nice try but it's _ support a cut in fuel duty? it's a nice try but it's not _ support a cut in fuel duty? it's a nice try but it's not going - support a cut in fuel duty? it's a nice try but it's not going to - support a cut in fuel duty? it�*s — nice try but it's not going to work because these are decisions for the chancellor. and i'm not chancellor any more so i don't have to answer these questions. but any more so i don't have to answer these questions.— these questions. but he would welcome it? — these questions. but he would welcome it? these _ these questions. but he would welcome it? these are - these questions. but he would l welcome it? these are decisions these questions. but he would - welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. _ welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. i— welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. i have _ welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. i have to _ welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. i have to say - welcome it? these are decisions for the chancellor. i have to say that i the chancellor. i have to say that the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion — the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion of— the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion of a _ the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion of a 5p _ the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion of a 5p per- the chancellor. i have to say that the suggestion of a 5p per litre . the chancellor. i have to say that. the suggestion of a 5p per litre cut is on the front page of lot of newspaper this morning so someone somewhere is saying it. ianthem newspaper this morning so someone somewhere is saying it._ somewhere is saying it. when it comes to fuel _ somewhere is saying it. when it comes to fuel duty _ somewhere is saying it. when it comes to fuel duty it _ somewhere is saying it. when it comes to fuel duty it is - somewhere is saying it. when it. comes to fuel duty it is important to reflect that i think for ii comes to fuel duty it is important to reflect that i think for 11 years now, the government has not increased fuel duty. that has led to significant amounts of support for motorists up and down the country.

in terms of what happens next, that is going to be decision for the chancellor.— is going to be decision for the chancellor. g ., ., , , ., ., chancellor. sa'id javid, as you have said, hearth— chancellor. sajid javid, as you have said, health secretary _ chancellor. sajid javid, as you have said, health secretary now, - chancellor. sajid javid, as you have said, health secretary now, of - said, health secretary now, of course, thank you very much indeed. thank you much. that's interesting, talking about formerjobs! here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. another dry and sunny start, chilly out there but let's have a look ahead at what to expect this week. the dry story continues, one or two isolated showers but few and far between. things are going to be becoming a little bit warmer. let's show you across europe about temperatures and compared to the normal one for the time of year, we could see temperatures 5 degrees or more above average during the middle of this year. —— this week. we are warmer compared to europe which might come visit prize to some of

you stepping outside this morning because it is chilly. —7 in parts of aberdeenshire, north yorkshire pretty chilly, but towards the south and west it is a different story. a bit more cloud compared to the weekend, edging its way eastwards, could produce the odd isolated shower through the day. vast majority staying dry. the cloud were thin and break, we will have more sunshine compared to this morning. blue guys in eastern england and the north and east of scotland. 14 degrees in scotland. up to 16 or 17, mid—70s in fahrenheit, mid—60s, sorry, in parts of southern england. various clumps of cloud are pushing north on the largely gentle south to south easterly breeze we have got, that could produce an isolated

shower but we are starting to get colder air, so the could it be a child to france —— a great chance of frost in northern england and scotland. but back to sunny weather in tuesday, long spells of blue sky and temperatures continuing to climb. 18 and i9 and temperatures continuing to climb. i8 and 19 across central and southern england. by wednesday we could see some low cloud forming around the loci which could lapse onto the shores of eastern scotland, maybe north—east england but blue skies and isolated showers and attempt is continuing to climb. we could see 20 degrees in one or two spots across england and wales, 18 or19 spots across england and wales, 18 or 19 in the west of scotland. things are set to get warmer. confirmation on the forecast for the capital cities. it is a weekend temperatures will drop a little bit with a bit more cloud and praise.

but this week will be warm and dry spring week. it sounds tropical! let's have a look at the sport now. it was warm in bahrain. were you watching yesterday? i in bahrain. were you watching yesterday?— in bahrain. were you watching yesterday?_ it - in bahrain. were you watching yesterday?_ it was| yesterday? i dipped in. it was excitina , yesterday? i dipped in. it was exciting. we _ yesterday? i dipped in. it was exciting, we were _ yesterday? i dipped in. it was exciting, we were promised l yesterday? i dipped in. it was - exciting, we were promised drum of the season. the biggest shake—up in the season. the biggest shake—up in the sport since the 80s. —— promised drama this season. more overtaking and signs that there could be change because ferrari 1—2, not for ferrari —— mercedes or red bull. there were plenty of surprises in bahrain, not least lewis hamilton who finished third having downplayed his chances. that ferrari one two and world champion max verstappen failing to finish. natalie pirks reports.

he was in the unfamiliar position of fifth but you can't keep sir lewis hamilton down for long and he had soon gained a place going into the first corner. but mercedes have been struggling. new car changes were made this season to encourage more overtaking and more sparks flying. race leaders charles leclerc in the ferrari and max verstappen of red bull were taking full advantage. this is absolutely epic. but with leclerc closing in on a win, the race caught fire. the safety car was out — ferrari's time advantage had gone. but yet another dramatic ending brought not one... verstappen is out! ..but two major red bull issues. ferrari's pace was predictably perfect, leclerc and sainz beginning the red renaissance in style. but red bull's pain was mercedes' gain. a surprising podium for hamilton. fireworks, then, in the middle east. where have we seen that before? natalie pirks, bbc news, bahrain.

this is the biggest problem, we scored zero points for the competitive car. and on the days where you have tiny issues or even not entirely happy with the balance, you have to consolidate and score points and what we did today is extremely painful. there was a glimmer of victory for england in the second test with west indies, which ended in another draw. ben stokes doing his best to get that win, piling on the runs. england with a lead of 281 before declaring, which captainjoe root says they should have done sooner, because they ran out of time to get the ten wickets needed, jack leach with three, shaqib mahmood with two. we do have though a winner takes all in the next test on thursday. we keep putting ourselves in these positions, it won't be long before we see ourselves winning a test match here. so more of the same next week. can't ask for any more from the group, they were brilliant again, attitude was excellent. commitment throughout the whole game. spending a long time in the field, concentration, and ability

to take those chances today when there were some tired bodies flying around was a great effort. so a lot of good signs again. now not only is it manchester city against liverpool in the title race, they've been pitted against each other in the fa cup. the two sides will meet in the semi—finals at wembley after liverpool beat nottingham forest, who pushed them all the way, diogo'sjota's goal the only thing to split them. city knocked out southampton, crystal palace will take on chelsea in the other semi final. here we are in march, and rafa nadal�*s unbetaen streak has come to an end, in the final at indian wells. the australian open champion's run stretched back 20 matches, but taylor fritz ended that overnight winning in straight sets. the american was flat out after. this the biggest win of his career. the clay court season is just three weeks away, where nadal will hope to add to his 21 grand slam titles at the french open.

and david beckham handed over his instagram account to a ukrainian doctor working in the city of kharkiv yesterday. iryna shared images of the cramped basement where pregnant women and new mothers were evacuated during the first day of the russian invasion, with his 71 million followers. beckham, a unicef ambassador, urged people to donate to the charity, which is trying to provide families access to clean water and food, and kits to maternity hospitals. thanks to your donations, the oxygen generators they have received are helping newborns survive in appalling conditions. david beckham doing what he can, doing his hit. david beckham doing what he can, doing his bit. he is trying to tell those stories of what is happening out in ukraine. i those stories of what is happening out in ukraine.— out in ukraine. i am 'ust going to check newt out in ukraine. i am 'ust going to check how many — out in ukraine. i am just going to check how many followers - out in ukraine. i am just going to check how many followers he - out in ukraine. i am just going toj check how many followers he has out in ukraine. i am just going to - check how many followers he has got. 71.5 million. what a great way to access all those people and tell those stories to people, a huge number that he has got, or followers. number that he has got, or followers-—

number that he has got, or followers. ,,, ., ~ ., , ., , number that he has got, or followers. .«r ., , ., followers. speaking to people all around the _ followers. speaking to people all around the world. _ followers. speaking to people all around the world. thank - followers. speaking to people all around the world. thank you, - followers. speaking to people all. around the world. thank you, john. two siblings from bristol are taking on a blistering io—day drumathon challenge to raise money for children in ukraine. io—year—old paige and eight—year—old kian were inspired by our very own owain wyn evans after his fundraiser for children in need last year. which was incredible, truly amazing. owain's been catching up with the pair to see how they've been getting on. well, you know, i probably started first playing, craig, when i was about six or seven maybe. owain is incredible, he's superhuman. look at you both, you are sat there in front of your drum kits, how you both doing? we're good, thank you. how are you? i'm great. listen, i heard all about your fabulous drumathon. it was kian's idea,

after we saw your drumathon. we saw a charity on the news so we thought this would be a good idea to raise money. honestly, i'm, ifeel so honoured that you were inspired by my drumathon to do your own one. that is absolutely fabulous. and kian, when did you start your drumathon, when did you start playing? it was on saturday. it wasjust normal, and we didn't know that it was going to get as big as this. how much did you plan on raising initially, paige, how much money did you have in mind? about £100. mainly because all of our friends might see it and maybe donate a bit. but it turned out to be a huge thing in the end. and you have absolutely smashed that. i think we raised about £1400. wow! that's incredible. congratulations.

i think that will keep going up as well. so, kian, when did you start learning to play the drums? about seven and a half. and what do you love about drumming? that when you play, it's really fun. what sort of music do you like playing to? we both usually play with stuff like rock and punk. rock music is one of my favourites. that sounds good. do you know many hours you have played so far in your drumathon? so far, kian has played five hours and i have played seven. how about your hands, you two? when i did the drumathon, my hands by the end of it, even after playing an hour or two they were starting to feel a bit sore. how are your hands doing? when you have just done a long section, and it's coming to an end, they do start to hurt. this is so cool that you two are doing a drumathon. paige, what do your friends think about this?

some of my friends are thinking, wow, i did not expect that. and some are thinking, cool, i want to be on tv! so i've had some mixed feelings from my friend. how about you, kian? so, when i went to school, they were like, hello, kian. when we start looking on the news and find out that i was on there, and then it was like, well done! when you were watching the bbc breakfast drumathon, did you have any favourite parts of it at all? you had loads of people around you, and itjust made lots of sound, that made it really cool. i really enjoyed the bbc countdown with all the different people playing in time. that was my favourite part. i especially loved when pudsey bear came in. yeah, who knew pudsey was such a great drumer! i have got a little surprise for you both. i have got a pair of drumsticks each foryou here, right,

that i have used to play on my drum kit. but i am going to send them to you and hopefully you will be able to use these to play the drums over the next couple of years. thank you! no problem. right, shall we get behind the drum kit and play a little song, then? yeah. # if you say run # i'll run with you # and if you say hide, we hide. well done, you two, honestly, i'm super proud of you both. and i'm so inspired by the both of you. thank you! let's dance! that is what that song was! �* , ., .,

was! are you feeling the need of the saturda ! was! are you feeling the need of the saturday! not _ was! are you feeling the need of the saturday! not at _ was! are you feeling the need of the saturday! not at all! _ was! are you feeling the need of the saturday! not at all! weren't - was! are you feeling the need of the saturday! not at all! weren't they i saturday! not at all! weren't they brilliant? coming up in the next hour. he's best known for playing crooked criminal defense lawyer saul goodman in breaking bad. bob odenkirkjoins us on the sofa to discuss his new memoir on a life in showbiz. what a character, fantastic. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today — the battle for mariupol — ukraine vows to keep fighting

for the city after rejecting a russian ultimatum to surrender. on the ground, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding — hundreds of thousands are trapped with little food or water. in kyiv, shelling in a residential and shopping area leaves at least six people dead. is this the week when something might be be done about the soaring cost of living? with many already struggling, i'll be looking at how the chancellor could help when he makes his spring statement on wednesday. a spring covid booster campaign is launched in england — over 75s can expect invitations in the coming days. and in the coming days. it may be frosty out there for some and it may be frosty out there for some of you to start the week, but temperatures are on the rise this week, and more dry and largely sunny weather, too. yourfull week, and more dry and largely sunny weather, too. your full forecast coming up on breakfast.

good morning. it's monday the 21st of march. our main story — ukraine has rejected a russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of mariupol safe passage out this morning — if they surrender. residents in the port city have endured weeks of russian bombardment with no power or running water. around 300,000 people are believed to be trapped there. a warning, this report from jon donnison contains images some of you may find distressing. amid the ruins in mariupol, they are burying the dead in the street, bodies piling up at the side of the road. translation: i hope there will be some sort of reburial and - this isjust temporary, but the military told us to put the bodies somewhere cold, and the only cold place now is in our basements. but there are people in the basements, so we buried them here. ukraine has rejected a deadline for russians to surrender and leave

orface military tribunals, but with 90% of residential buildings damaged or destroyed, tens of thousands people are now homeless. translation: everything is destroyed. _ you can see it yourself. there is no untouched apartment left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live on. in basement bomb shelters, and with no powerfor weeks, families gather and do what they can to stay warm. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. - this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best, to live as humans. the apartment has been broken. everything is broken. where can we go from the basement? we're cooking at a fire. for now we have food and firewood, but in a week, we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and in mariupol, nowhere is really safe, with ukraine accusing russia of deliberately targeting places where people are sheltering.

translation: in besieged mariupol, the russian air force dropped a bombj on an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardment. there were no military positions there. there were about 400 people, peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we do not know how many people have survived, but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we have already shot down nearly 100 other mass murderers. elsewhere, overnight, in the capital kyiv, russian shelling of a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left several people dead, with emergency services still searching for people trapped under the rubble. by first light, the full force

of the blast could be seen. with such destruction, it is hard to imagine a number of people killed will not rise. and this is just a few miles from the centre of the capital. but despite the bombardment, ukrainians are continuing to show defiance. these are protestors taking on the russian military in the only major city russia has managed to capture. and all the while, the number of refugees continues to grow. the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, 10 million people, have been forced to leave their homes. more than 3.5 million of them are fleeing for the safety of neighbouring countries. jon donnison, bbc news.

let's speak now to our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. we know the extension of a passage up we know the extension of a passage up from the russians has been rejected, what do you think is the next step? i’m rejected, what do you think is the next ste - ? �* ., ., rejected, what do you think is the next ste-? �* ., ., , , next step? i'm afraid the next step is a continuation _ next step? i'm afraid the next step is a continuation for _ next step? i'm afraid the next step is a continuation for the _ next step? i'm afraid the next step is a continuation for the misery - is a continuation for the misery being experienced by the 300,000 people who are trapped there, who are trapped under almost hourly bombardment from the sky, whose homes are reduced to rubble. most buildings now are thought to be damaged. it has been a week where a theatre, an art school, and a eternity and children's hospital have all been shelled, all buildings where people were either taking shelter or receiving much needed treatment. you will have seen the images of pregnant women being

stretchered out of that hospital. there's also no running water, people cannot their bathrooms, were fighting each other for their next meal in an act of pure survival. so i do not think we can stress enough, just because what is happening in mariupol hasn't changed, it is still increasingly desperate, and just when you think it cannot get any worse for people, it is only looking likely to continue until the city either prevails or falls. the wadi from the west is that it will be the latter, as ukrainians continue to put up stiff resistance. —— the worry. that said, the russians have suffered losses as well, so even if the city does fall, yes it will be a victory for them, but their next focus will be to regroup rather than launch further attacks. find focus will be to regroup rather than launch further attacks.— launch further attacks. and what about what _ launch further attacks. and what about what has _ launch further attacks. and what about what has been _ launch further attacks. and what about what has been happening| launch further attacks. and what - about what has been happening there in the capital? you said a few hours ago that you had heard some noises overnight, was that the attack on the shopping centre? we have been

getting some pictures from there this morning. it is getting some pictures from there this morning-— this morning. it is hard to tell when you _ this morning. it is hard to tell when you hear— this morning. it is hard to tell when you hear bands - this morning. it is hard to tell when you hear bands what. this morning. it is hard to tell- when you hear bands what exactly is might be. we as a team have learned to work out which is outgoing artillery fire, which is a much louder sound, that reverberates through the centre of the city, and then you hear the distant fonts you might be able to hear of shelling or artillery fire —— with the distant thuds. it is very difficult to tell. but last night there were a series of loud bangs at around 10.30, 11.00, and you almost do not react until you are met with this wall of energy from the impact, it could have been the city's anti—missile systems, but nevertheless the images we are seeing from the district about 13 kilometres over my shoulder, it is a scene of devastation, where a whole area has just been flattened, and you can see the shell of what was once a

shopping centre will stop the authorities are so many houses were hit as well. we have had six reported deaths. and to be honest with you, this has been a daily occurrence, where you hear sounds overnight, and there are specific sites of devastation that dotted around the city. yes, kyiv is not surrounded, yes it is not going through what other cities are, but the worry is that we could be seeing a change in tactics from the russians given their lack of capacity, given the question marks over their supplies and the losses they have sustained, the worry is that they could be shifting now to trying to carry out longer artillery strikes on the city to continue that sense of uncertainty and ultimately try to force it into surrendering. but as you said earlier, we are more than three weeks in, and only one major city still has fallen. 0k, james waterhouse, _ major city still has fallen. 0k, james waterhouse, always good to talk to you, thank you very much, the latest from kyiv this morning. let's get the latest from russia now.

our correspondent caroline davies is in moscow this morning. caroline, russia's demands have been rejected — have we had a response from the kremlin? we are still waiting to hear from the kremlin what their next steps are. they said it would be able to create a humanitarian convoy so long a body set down their arms. now that that has not happened, everybody is waiting to see what russia does in response. if you were here in russia watching the situation unfold, the way that state media portrays exactly what is going on both in ukraine and around the rest of the world is very different from the way the rest of the world is looking at the rest of the world is looking at the situation. yesterday we had from the situation. yesterday we had from the russian ministry of defence, who described the situation in mariupol is a terrible humanitarian catastrophe, but they put the blame squarely on the ukrainian nationalists. they say that they are

the ones causing these atrocities. we just had from james atlas of the various places, including maternity hospitals, schools, that had been hit. in this statement, the russian mod specifically goes through and blamed that on ukrainian nationalists, really trying to create this impression that this is coming from ukraine itself. it is clear that at this stage, russia feels it cannot deny these images, it cannot suggest that these images of complete destruction in mariupol are the responsibility of somebody else, they have been created by something else, but instead they are trying to divert attention away, instead of denying it, they are trying to find another actor to blame for this situation. in study the hearing more in this situation as well, talking about russia phobia, trying to create the idea that the rest of the world is against russia, that russian culture and language are potentially going to be flattened out by the rest of the world, i'm trying to create this fortress mentality inside russia to

create a sense of unity here, clearly the state in the state media is going into overdrive to try to justify what is going on in ukraine. caroline, thank you very much. that is caroline davies live from moscow. we can speak now to elena, who fled ukraine two weeks ago. she has family in mariupol who she hasn't been able to contact. elinor, thank you for speaking to us. i know we are talking to you from moldova today. i will ask you about your family in mariupol from moldova today. i will ask you about yourfamily in mariupol in a moment, but tell us a little about your journey, moment, but tell us a little about yourjourney, what of the last few weeks been like for you? how did you get out of ukraine?— get out of ukraine? hello. i have left ukraine _ get out of ukraine? hello. i have left ukraine through _ get out of ukraine? hello. i have left ukraine through the - get out of ukraine? hello. i have left ukraine through the border, | get out of ukraine? hello. i have. left ukraine through the border, it has been a long trip because i was looking for about 20 kilometres with my child and my bags, but moldovan citizens met us in a hospitable way.

they have given us shelter and food, they gave us everything. so it was really pleasant for us at last to feel safe again.— really pleasant for us at last to feel safe again. and tell us if you can about your— feel safe again. and tell us if you can about your family _ feel safe again. and tell us if you can about your family in - can about your family in mariupol. when was the last time you were able to speak to them? i when was the last time you were able to speak to them?— to speak to them? i still do not have any news _ to speak to them? i still do not have any news about _ to speak to them? i still do not have any news about my - to speak to them? i still do not l have any news about my mother, to speak to them? i still do not - have any news about my mother, my brother, my stepfather and a lot of my friends. i last heard from them three weeks ago, so the situation in mariupol is still critical, no gas, no water, no electricity, no help, nobody helps but volunteers. thank you a lot to all the volunteers who have saved the lives of other people, who risk their own lives,

and they try to take as many people as it is possible to put them in one car, theyjust try as it is possible to put them in one car, they just try to as it is possible to put them in one car, theyjust try to do the impossible. no help inside the city. people survive if they cannot themselves. the ones who have cars, they have the opportunity to leave they have the opportunity to leave the city, but there is danger. they are still in basements. pregnant women hesitate from one basement to another. if a fire after bombing, ukrainian soldiers say they do not give people, citizens, to put out the fire. i know this from my

friends who have just left the city and talk on the phone with one another. there are a lot of snipers, they just force people another. there are a lot of snipers, theyjust force people to leave their own flats to take tactical positions. people are at the risk of constant shelling, so there is no help from outside the city, from local authorities. they meet them in a safe place, but nobody helps in side, people die, so if you do not have a car, you are at risk of death, that is the situation. elena,

we are glad — death, that is the situation. elena, we are glad you — death, that is the situation. elena, we are glad you managed - death, that is the situation. elena, we are glad you managed to - death, that is the situation. elena, we are glad you managed to get i we are glad you managed to get out with some members of your family, and we hope you're able to speak to your mother, your brother and your stepfather at some stage in mariupol, and get some news of your friends. elena is not spoken to anybody in mariupol for three weeks. more than ten million people have now left their homes in ukraine since the russian invasion began, creating a humanitarian situation described by aid agencies as "catastrophic." let's get a view now from the situation on the ground. we'rejoined by karolina lindholm billing from the un refugee agency. she joins us from the western city of lviv. good morning, thank you very much for talking to us. what is the situation like where you are today? lviv is one of the areas in ukraine receiving the most internally displaced people, fleeing from mariupol and other areas that are heavily affected, so it is a challenging situation because all the people arriving need somewhere

to stay, a roof over their head, food, basic items, because they have left everything behind. find food, basic items, because they have left everything behind.— left everything behind. and in terms of riori , left everything behind. and in terms of priority. how _ left everything behind. and in terms of priority, how do _ left everything behind. and in terms of priority, how do you _ left everything behind. and in terms of priority, how do you even - left everything behind. and in terms of priority, how do you even work. of priority, how do you even work that out for the un refugee agency? is that the most important thing first of all, somewhere to sleep at night? first of all, somewhere to sleep at ni . ht? , first of all, somewhere to sleep at niuht? , ., , first of all, somewhere to sleep at niiht? , ., , ., 4' first of all, somewhere to sleep at niuht? , ., , ., ~ night? yes, for us working as part of a collaborative _ night? yes, for us working as part of a collaborative response - night? yes, for us working as part of a collaborative response with l of a collaborative response with other organisations, shelter, somewhere to sleep for the first night, but also in the longer term is one of the areas where we work closely with the local authorities to identify sites for reception centres or eventually collection centres, because there may be a million or more people in the end who will not be able to return to their homes and will need somewhere to live in the period to come. we are seeing _ to live in the period to come. we are seeing pictures right now of people approaching the polish border here, i think, people approaching the polish border here, ithink, trying people approaching the polish border here, i think, trying to find safety, so the numbers are almost unthinkable, and they? how many more

people are you expecting to have to help? people are you expecting to have to hel ? �* ., ., ., ., people are you expecting to have to help? around a quarter of ukraine's --oulation help? around a quarter of ukraine's population is _ help? around a quarter of ukraine's population is currently _ help? around a quarter of ukraine's population is currently displaced. i population is currently displaced. around 6.5 million within ukraine, almost 3.5 million have left ukraine as refugees abroad. so what we see as refugees abroad. so what we see as the main reason why people leave ukraine to flee abroad as a weak fear of dying or being harmed, and it is not safe anywhere in ukraine is the perception, and if the violence and this indiscriminate shelling and hostilities continue, we are expecting to see more people fleeing within ukraine and also to neighbouring countries. we fleeing within ukraine and also to neighbouring countries.— neighbouring countries. we are heanna neighbouring countries. we are hearing desperate _ neighbouring countries. we are hearing desperate news - neighbouring countries. we are hearing desperate news out i neighbouring countries. we are hearing desperate news out of| hearing desperate news out of mariupol, that city has been devastated, this is a struggle for anybody simply to survive there.

what is the latest information you have about potentially setting up corridors of safety?— have about potentially setting up corridors of safety? mariupol is one ofthe corridors of safety? mariupol is one of the areas — corridors of safety? mariupol is one of the areas we _ corridors of safety? mariupol is one of the areas we have _ corridors of safety? mariupol is one of the areas we have had _ corridors of safety? mariupol is one of the areas we have had office - corridors of safety? mariupol is one | of the areas we have had office over the years, but the situation there as you see has really become unbearable, so are colleagues in the last week we had to try and get out, and thankfully six out of seven managed to do so. one we have not had contact with for more than a week, and we are extremely concerned about his situation. but at the same time we are working with other un agencies on trying to get agreement for a commodore to get much needed humanitarian aid into mariupol. but it also requires clearing the roads into mariupol, sweden with a ceasefire corridor, you then need to

probably spend a day or so just clearing the road to be able to empty the city, —— entered the city, so it is very complicated but very urgent. so it is very complicated but very uruent. ., ., ., ., ~ , urgent. karolina, thank you very much indeed _ urgent. karolina, thank you very much indeed for _ urgent. karolina, thank you very much indeed for your _ urgent. karolina, thank you very much indeed for your time - urgent. karolina, thank you very much indeed for your time this | much indeed for your time this morning. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a chilly start to the week, but what a start it has been for some of you. this is the view on the north—east coast of scotland at the moment, still a frost around, but temperatures started to rise and the sun getting to work, but still freezing across parts of scotland and central parts of england. clear of frost as it has been all morning in the west. a bit cloudier than it has been over the weekend. might get the odd isolated shower today, but the odd isolated shower today, but the vast majority of the uk staying dry. some trend back towards the south—west later, give sunny spells along the south coast, northern england, into northern and eastern scotland, and a gentle breeze. and we are starting to drag and slightly

less chilly air, so tempt us on the rise. we could see 17 in parts of the south—east, probably about 14 in the south—east, probably about 14 in the highlands. into this evening of overnight, not as cold but areas of clouds drifting northwards, maybe the odd shower, still in chance of a little bit of frost going into tuesday, but the outlook is weak predominantly dry and sunny. and it will turn warmer, we could see tempt us reach 20 celsius in one or two spots. one word of caution, with high pressure in charge, elect south—easterly wind, we are expecting the air quality to deteriorate, pollution levels will gradually creep up across the uk as we go through the week, shown by the yellow and red colours here on the chart. as i said, because we have high pressure in charge and the south—easterly winds are starting to push on. that is how it is looking. matt, thank you, see you again in half an hour. pressure is growing on the chancellor to support

families struggling with the cost of living. ben is here to explain. with the cost of living. yes, rishi sunak is due to deliver his spring statement on wednesday. it's usually an update on the economy, but the government is increasingly facing calls to announce new measures to help people out. over the last year, inflation has risen to 5.5%. prices for things like food and fuel are rising at their fastest pace for nearly 30 years, with little sign of slowing down. have a look at this — this is the average price of petrol and diesel at the end of last week. a litre of diesel is now 20p more expensive than it was at the start of march. and in just over a week, millions of households will see their yearly energy bills go up by nearly £700. many are already struggling. one charity says nearly 8 million people are now behind on their bills. my colleague elaine dunkley has been to meet some of those struggling to make ends meet. every week, the queues get longer

for the bread and butter thing. it's a charity that takes surplus food from supermarkets and factories to provide affordable food for families. oh, lovely, thank you. at the start of the pandemic, in darlington, we met kylie. i think it's absolutely fantastic. it'sjust, it's helped massively. so surreal, you just couldn't imagine yourself being in this situation. in manchester, at the start of last year, we met pavel. he'd just lost hisjob. i'm an engineer, i was working on aircrafts and trains. so i'm really qualified. but at the moment, i'm struggling. basically, in the pack is absolutely everything we need to survive for a week for the family of four. many families are still struggling with the effect of the pandemic, and now with the rising cost of living, and the impact the war in ukraine will have on food prices. grazielle runs a hair salon in harpurhey in manchester.

you know, i have one lady that knows the price of everything. you say, how much is sugar? well, in asda, the sugar is this much. in tesco, it's this much. she knows everything, i'm like, how do you know all this? grazielle uses the bread and butter thing and recommends food clubs to all her clients. this is everyday conversation in the salon with every client. it comes back to the cost of living these days. basically now, people are shopping more in cheaper shops. you see a lot of people actually going to the reduced aisle, and you see when they pull the rack of bread out, lots of hands, people jumping on top of each other to get the reduced. what can i say, i don't want to get emotional myself but... it's sad. the last time food prices rose this quickly was back in 1976, during a financial crisis. here in this market, where things are generally cheaper than in most high streets, brussel sprouts at christmas time are costing up to 28p per pound.

what can i do, they've got to eat, same as anything else. _ are they complaining about it? no, what can they complain about? only too glad to get it, ain't they? the government says it's providing £12 billion of support over this financial year and next, to ease the cost of living pressures. but as inflation reaches a 30 year high, there is growing concern. we've already faced the earthquake that is covid, the global pandemic, and now we're having to face the economic tsunami that followed. people that have never faced this sort of thing before, that really don't know what to do. people are struggling. anyone can join the bread and butter thing, and it's changing the way people shop. our members get, for £7.50, three bags of food. that would normally cost you around 35 to £40 in the supermarket. it'sjust coming in, we need to get it in. something has gone wrong if families that are working for a living can't afford to put food on the table. we have got widening gaps of people

that have got static wages but growing prices for food, for energy and debt. we need to think about the eligibility criteria of so many different things and benefits right now. free school meals are not accessible to a lot of people that were on the cusp already. how about we do sort of a ratatouille, but we add pasta and lentils to it, bulks it up a bit? some of the food collected by the bread and butter thing is delivered to this community centre in salford. i started coming as a volunteer probably sometime in 2018. volunteers turn it into a three course meal, free to anyone who fancies eating out. we've got a soup ready, we've got everything to go for the main course as well. so i'm looking forward to those guys trying it now. we have had a little sample in here, as, you know, quality control! for chef andy, getting restaurant quality food out is a real buzz. i think food cycle as a charity has saved millions of tonnes of food that would have originally gone out to waste. and people that we're

seeing here tonight, some of our guests, they can come here, they can socialise, they can have a chat, they can have a three course meal on us. it's got to be a good thing. so you get these two bags here. the bread and butter thing has doubled in size since the start of the pandemic. serving thousands of families and opening hubs in schools and community centres across the north of england. and as prices continue to rise, an increasing number of people are turning to schemes like this to put food on the table. elaine dunkley, bbc news. very heart—warming to see what people and charities are doing. but what is the government doing to help? well, most homes in england will get a £150 rebate on council tax in april. there's also the £200 discount on energy bills, which will have to be repaid in installments from next year. it's been criticised as a "buy now pay later" scheme, and barely covers the £700 increase most will face.

the national living wage will also increase by 59p an hour for the lowest—paid workers aged 23 and over. but with national insurance also due to rise in april, many think the government needs to go further to help struggling households. there are calls for a cut in fuel duty to counteract escalating petrol and diesel prices. the chancellor remained tight—tipped over the weekend. he'll deliver his update to the commons on wednesday. we have had a statement from the treasury this morning. they point out that fuel duty is due to be frozen this year. that was announced in the autumn before fuel prices started rising as rapidly as they have. we will wait and see how they response to the situation, we will move this week. breakfast is on bbc one until 9.15,

then it's time for morning live. let's hear what's on today's programme. good morning. coming up on the show today, online gambling is a multi—million pound industry in the uk, and placing a bet has never been easier. but with a number of women reporting gambling problems rising in recent years, we look at the way some companies are actively enticingly vulnerable with free bets and other incentives. bud enticingly vulnerable with free bets and other incentives.— and other incentives. and with all the travel restrictions, _ and other incentives. and with all the travel restrictions, covid - the travel restrictions, covid restrictions, lifted in the uk, dr xand _ restrictions, lifted in the uk, dr xand will— restrictions, lifted in the uk, dr xand will be answering your travel questions. — xand will be answering your travel questions, including will it be safe to fly— questions, including will it be safe to fly without a facemask? with questions, including will it be safe to fly without a facemask? with so man of to fly without a facemask? with so many of us — to fly without a facemask? with so many of us moved _ to fly without a facemask? with so many of us moved as _ to fly without a facemask? with so many of us moved as the -- - to fly without a facemask? with so many of us moved as the -- at - to fly without a facemask? with so many of us moved as the -- at the many of us moved as the —— at the scene is coming out of ukraine, mr motivator has been to see how things are getting to be people who need it most. ., ., , ' , ., most. here we have only 1% of the donations we _ most. here we have only 1% of the donations we have _ most. here we have only 1% of the donations we have been _ most. here we have only 1% of the| donations we have been collecting?

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though. i gave her an 11! she cannot watch it, thouoh. ~' ., gave her an 11! she cannot watch it, thouoh. ~ ., i. i, gave her an 11! she cannot watch it, thouoh. ~ ., ,, .,, gave her an 11! she cannot watch it, thouoh. ~ ., i, ., though. i know you guys raised a lot of money for — though. i know you guys raised a lot of money for a _ though. i know you guys raised a lot of money for a brilliant _ though. i know you guys raised a lot of money for a brilliant charity, - of money for a brilliant charity, and i know you are petrified, sally, so well played. and i know you are petrified, sally, so well played-— so well played. thank you. see you later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder after a university of london student was found dead in her halls of residence at the weekend. i9—year—old sabita thanwani was discovered on sebestaian street in clerkenwell. medics were called to arbour house in the early hours, but ms thanwani died at the scene. 22—year—old maher maaroufe was arrested nearby. over four and a half years since the grenfell tower fire the government has been accused of failing to complete a single recommendation, which resulted from the first phase of the public inquiry. the criticism comes from the mayor of london who questions whether the government

and the housing sector has taken any steps to move forward. the government says mr khan's claim is "unfounded". 72 people died in the fire injune 2017. over two years after the gatwick express rail service from london victoria to the airport was stopped due to falling passenger numbers due to covid, it'll restart. govia thameslink railway says they want to reintroduce the service on the 3rd of april to support gatwick airport and the economic recovery in the south east. if you're using the underground this morning, ler�*s take a look at the tube board. dlr is part suspended between crossharbour and lewisham due to faulty equipment. onto the weather now with gill. hello there, good morning to you. well, lovely sunshine through this weekend, hope you got to enjoy it. we are going to hang onto that brightness as well today. there will be a little more in the way of cloud around,

there is also the chance of a very small isolated shower within that as well but plenty of opportunity for brightness. this is the picture. there might be a little bit of mist and fog around first thing today, a little bit of that cloud starting to push into the morning but gradually, there it goes, it clears away as we head into the afternoon. so plenty of opportunity for brightness. those temperatures around 16 degrees so we are going to notice it feeling a good bit milder than it did yesterday. as we head into tonight, as i say, some of that cloud pushing back in there. still some opportunity for the odd clear spell. but also the odd shower as well as we head into the early hours. could still trickle through as we head into the overnight period, but not such a cold night as we had last night, those temperatures around four or 5 degrees. so let's have a look at what we are in store for the rest of the week. look at that brightness, and that sunshine. those temperatures could get up to around 19 degrees as we head into the middle of the week.

those temperatures well above average for this time of year. my colleagues on bbc radio london have this morning launched the first "make a difference awards". it comes two years after bbc local radio started the popular make a difference slot during the pandemic to put people who were able to offer help in touch with those who needed it. for a full list of categories and details of how to nominate someone, go to bbc.co. uk/makeadifference, where you can also see full terms and a privacy notice. nominations are now open and will close on the 29th of april at 11:00pm. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. let's bring you up—to—date with everything that has been happening in ukraine overnight. jon donnison is here with us. good morning, quite a few lines of

news this morning in particular some shocking pictures of an attack in the centre of kyiv which we will come to in a moment. we start with developments focussed on the south eastern city and grimmest humanitarian conditions of this three—and a half week long conflict so far. overnight, ukraine has rejected a deadline given by russia for forces to surrender the city and for residents to leave. moscow had said that it would open up humanitarian corridors if ukrainian officials agreed to lay down arms. ukrainians have dismissed that demand and vowed to continue fighting. here are some of the latest pictures emerging from mariupol. these really give us a sense of the situation on the ground for the 300,000 residents without water, power, medicine orfood. we can see people digging graves in the streets in a city which has been virtually reduced to ruins, with around 90% of the buildings having been damaged or destroyed.

let's hear from one local woman, irena chernenko. she's a librarian in mariupol. translation: we have been in a basement for 11 days. - this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we hope for the best to live as humans. the apartment has been broken, everything is broken. where can we go from the basement? we're cooking at a fire. for now we have some food and some firewood. in a week we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and nowhere is really safe in mariupol, just a few days ago, russian missiles targeted a theatre here where many were sheltering and president zelensky has accused russia of hitting another shelter over the weekend. translation: in besieged mariupol, the russian air force dropped - a bomb on an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardments. there were no military positions there.

there were about 400 people, peaceful people, mostly women and children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we don't know how many people have survived. but we do know that we will shoot down the pilot who dropped that bomb, like we've already shot down nearly 100 other mass murderers. and it's notjust mariupol underfire. overnight the capital kyiv was also under attack. russian shelling in a shopping mall and residential district is said to have left at least six people dead with emergency services still searching for people under the rubble. these pictures from this morning, really show the force of the attack, the shopping centre is completely destroyed, a tower block burnt out and hard to imagine given the level of destruction that the number of people killed won't rise and this is just about eight miles from the centre

of the capital. separately we have had an update from ukraine's armed forces in the past few hours, they say their air force has hit a further seven russian targets including one aircraft, four unmanned aerial vehicles and two cruise missiles. the bbc has not been able to independently verify these claims. meanwhile the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, ten million people have been forced to leave their homes, more than three and a half million fleeing for the safety of neighbouring countries. one of them, you may remember is 7—year—old amelia, she went viral after a clip emerged of singing the theme tune to frozen in a kyiv shelter. well, last night, she opened a major charity concert for ukraine in poland singing the ukrainian national anthem "ukraine has not yet perished".

you wonder whether her friends and family were watching back in ukraine, something a bit of lift and inspiring in a lot of grim news. thank you very much, and she has a beautiful voice. the latest stage of the covid vaccine programme will be rolled out in england from today. the first group to be offered a spring booster will be people over the age of 75, care home residents and anyone over the age of 12 considered at high risk from the infection. it comes as covid cases continue to rise across the uk, with around one in every 20 people infected. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the story. millions of people across the uk have already had up to three vaccinationjabs, credited with saving thousands of lives and easing the pressure on a hard—pressed health service.

a round of spring boosterjabs to be given roughly six months after the last vaccine dose has already got underway in scotland and wales. now the details for arrangements in england have been announced. we are continuously learning about this virus and through the pandemic and through the vaccination programme, learning how to make sure that people keep safe and keep protected. as with any vaccination, your protection does wane over time, so it's really important to get online and get booked and get protected today. the spring booster programme is a precautionary measure aimed at those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. first, it will be offered to people aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed. they can book a jab from 7.00am this morning. in the coming weeks, the programme will also be rolled out to those living in care homes, and in total will cover around five million people. in northern ireland, the department of health said it expects the spring booster vaccinations to be completed in april and may. this latest phase of the vaccination

programme comes as the number of cases linked to the omicron variant is climbing once again, a reminder that this virus is not yet done with us and still poses a threat to the most vulnerable. dominic hughes, bbc news. we're joined now by one of our regular gps, doctor helen wall. good morning, great to see this morning. how is this going to work out? it's not the same as the previous booster programmes, is it? spring boosters are targeted at our most vulnerable in our so that living with covid plan always had to count in vulnerable people, those are the people we need to protect. it's going to cover over 75, elderly care home residents and those who are immunosuppressed. the reason they likely need another vaccine right now, the reason we are going to give them another vaccine, it's because of two reasons, really. one is because when you have got an

immunosuppressed condition, or when you are elderly, you don't respond to a vaccine as well as younger person so your immunity from each vaccine might not be as a strong response. the other reason is, when that immunity starts to wane, so for you and i had that immunity raining might not affect us but if you are elderly or immunosuppressed, that little bit of immunity that waynes can affect those individuals more. in practice we are starting to see more elderly pick up covid because it is six months since they had a last piece to. it is six months since they had a last piece to— it is six months since they had a last piece to. quite a few people who need this _ last piece to. quite a few people who need this will _ last piece to. quite a few people who need this will be _ last piece to. quite a few people who need this will be struggling | last piece to. quite a few people l who need this will be struggling to leave their home, how to get to those sorts of people? we leave their home, how to get to those sorts of people?- leave their home, how to get to those sorts of people? we are well versed in this. _ those sorts of people? we are well versed in this, the _ those sorts of people? we are well versed in this, the nhs _ those sorts of people? we are well versed in this, the nhs and - those sorts of people? we are well versed in this, the nhs and 120 i versed in this, the nhs and 120 million vaccine in the last 18 months so we have really good processes in place. they are going out of the house bound so there are teams of people from gp practices and community pharmacies going into care homes and into people's homes who are housebound. locate care homes and into people's homes who are housebound.— care homes and into people's homes who are housebound. we are seeing, we talked to —

who are housebound. we are seeing, we talked to the _ who are housebound. we are seeing, we talked to the health _ who are housebound. we are seeing, we talked to the health secretary - we talked to the health secretary earlier on in the programme, we are seeing a real rise in cases, what are you seeing as a gp? locate seeing a real rise in cases, what are you seeing as a gp?- are you seeing as a gp? we are seeino a are you seeing as a gp? we are seeing a rise — are you seeing as a gp? we are seeing a rise in _ are you seeing as a gp? we are seeing a rise in cases _ are you seeing as a gp? we are seeing a rise in cases and - are you seeing as a gp? we are seeing a rise in cases and we i are you seeing as a gp? we are. seeing a rise in cases and we can always feel it, almost in the water, you can feel it starting to rise even before we hear it on the news and hear it in the numbers. that's going to change because people are not going to be testing from the 1st of april, so we are not going to perhaps know what the rates are as well. but as this health secretary says, there will be the m&s studies giving us some modelling. —— the m&s studies. more people are getting covid now, the elderly people, i have a lot registered in my practice in bolton, i have had some getting covid which is a bit of an alarm bell because we haven't seen them before, but the good news is they are all ok, just a little bit achy but they are great.

are all 0k, just a little bit achy but they are great.— are all 0k, just a little bit achy but they are great. how do you feel about vaccine _ but they are great. how do you feel about vaccine fatigue _ but they are great. how do you feel about vaccine fatigue from - but they are great. how do you feel about vaccine fatigue from the - about vaccine fatigue from the people you speak to? do you understand it?— people you speak to? do you understand it? there is a huge amount of— understand it? there is a huge amount of vaccine _ understand it? there is a huge amount of vaccine fatigue - understand it? there is a huge amount of vaccine fatigue out | understand it? there is a huge - amount of vaccine fatigue out there, and i'm already having people saying to me in the street and in the supermarket, i won't be having my booster. i think that's a shame, really, because we have come so far. we have got well over 95% of our over 75s in bolton vaccinated, that's where i am based so i go back to it but that is mirrored across the country. we have done so well it would be a shame to drop the ball now and we need to protect people. are they saying why they aren't going to bother with their booster? i think it isjust going to bother with their booster? i think it is just fatigue, it feels like covid is over, everywhere feels back to normal. the other thing people are commonly saying to me is that when tests stop, lateral flow tests are not freely available in april, how will i know if it is covid? how will i know the difference? i had the health secretary earlier say, if you have

got that covid symptoms, stay at home. but what are the covid symptoms? they are very nonspecific. they have changed as well. then;t symptoms? they are very nonspecific. they have changed as well.— they have changed as well. they are chanaoin they have changed as well. they are changing all — they have changed as well. they are changing all the _ they have changed as well. they are changing all the time. _ they have changed as well. they are changing all the time. you _ they have changed as well. they are changing all the time. you might i they have changed as well. they are| changing all the time. you might not have a symptom, you might have bellyache, fever, you mightjust have the bit of the sniffles. parents have said, how do i know if my child has got covid? they are constantly sniffling with a cold. my children were the same, how are we going to know? people are going to be circulated with covid and not realising. i5 be circulated with covid and not realisina. , , be circulated with covid and not realisinu. , , ., be circulated with covid and not realisina. , , ., ., be circulated with covid and not realisin. , , ., ., , realising. is this part of a broader lan realising. is this part of a broader [an to realising. is this part of a broader plan to get _ realising. is this part of a broader plan to get us _ realising. is this part of a broader plan to get us back _ realising. is this part of a broader plan to get us back to _ realising. is this part of a broader plan to get us back to normal, i realising. is this part of a broader i plan to get us back to normal, where we treat it like something else, if you are too ill not to go wherever it is like school or work, even if you don't know what it is you have got? you don't know what it is you have not? ~ . you don't know what it is you have tot? . ., ., .., ., , .,, ., got? we have to encourage people to sta at got? we have to encourage people to stay at home — got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if— got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if they _ got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if they are _ got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if they are too _ got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if they are too ill - got? we have to encourage people to stay at home if they are too ill but i stay at home if they are too ill but we have to accept that there will be a lot of people who are a little bit unwell and have covid but they have to go into work so we have to accept it will be circulating in the rates

will go up. what we can do to protect our most vulnerable is to do what we are doing today, our spring booster programme, so it is more important that ever that people who are immunocompromised and elderly because they are more susceptible gets the spring booster. what because they are more susceptible gets the spring booster.— gets the spring booster. what is it like for you _ gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as _ gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as a _ gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as a gp? _ gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as a gp? does - gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as a gp? does it - gets the spring booster. what is it like for you as a gp? does it feel. like for you as a gp? does it feel like for you as a gp? does it feel like things are returning to normal or are you still overwhelmed? locate or are you still overwhelmed? we have not or are you still overwhelmed? - have got to remember when we talk about gp demand, we are notjust talking about covid. what we do in the primary care system, there are 6.1 million people on waiting lists to get into a secondary care procedure or appointment. that is no 1's fault, that's just where we are. but that has a back fail on primary care because all of those people are managing chronic pain now or managing chronic pain now or managing conditions that they have not been able to get sorted by surgery or sorted by some definitive treatment. the demand on primary

care from their 6.1 million people is going to be there for some time until we get through that. we will have an increased demand in primary care for some time. we have seen over! million more contacts in primary care since pre—pandemic and i cannot see that getting easier regardless of what the covid rate to do because of that backlog. thank ou for do because of that backlog. thank you for speaking _ do because of that backlog. thank you for speaking to _ do because of that backlog. thank you for speaking to us, _ do because of that backlog. thank you for speaking to us, always - do because of that backlog. thank you for speaking to us, always a i you for speaking to us, always a pleasure to have you in the studio. let's get the sport now with john and we _ let's get the sport now with john and we are — let's get the sport now with john and we are talking about formula i getting _ and we are talking about formula i getting even more exciting. yes, aood getting even more exciting. yes, good morning. — getting even more exciting. ye: good morning, everybody. we have been promised drama and excitement and we got a flavour of what things are going to be like in the opening race. no mercedes or red bull on top spot but ferrari. the first time we've seen that in three years. the cars have undergone the greatest changes in a generation to make races more exciting and it worked. ferrari's charles leclerc and world champion max verstappen swapped the lead five times in two laps. leclerc triumphed after verstappen and his red bull team mate sergio perez retired with just three laps left, allowing hamilton

to claim an unexpected third in his slower mercedes. this is the biggest problem, we scored zero points with a competitive car. and on the days where you have tiny issues or even not entirely happy with the balance, you have to consolidate and score points and what we did today is extremely painful. the next race is in saudi arabia this weekend. england captainjoe root said he should have been braver as england missed out on victory against west indies in the second test. ben stokes doing his best to get that win, piling on the runs, a lead of 281. but root says they could have declared sooner as england ran out of time to get the ten wickets needed for the win, they took five, jack leach with three, shaqib mahmood with two. the series level, it'll be a winner takes all in the next test. it's fast becoming the modern

rivalry in english football. manchester city against liverpool in the title race, and they've been pitted against each other in the fa cup. the two sides will meet in the semi—finals at wembley after liverpool beat nottingham forest, thanks to diogo jota's goal. city knocked out southampton, crystal palace take on chelsea in the other semi final. he made it all the way to march, but rafa nadal�*s unbetaen streak has come to an end, in the final at indian wells. it stretched back 20 straight matches, his australian open success one of those, but taylor fritz ended that overnight winning in straight sets. as the american stretched out on court this the biggest win of his career. the clay court season just three weeks away, where nadal will hope to add to his 21 grand slam titles at the french open. and david beckham handed over his instagram account to a ukrainian doctor working in the city of kharkiv yesterday. iryna shared images of the cramped

basement where pregnant women and new mothers have been living after being evacuated. beckham, a unicef ambassador, urged people to donate to the charity, which is trying to provide clean water and food, and kits to maternity hospitals, with these messages to his 71 million followers. you can only imagine what those mums and those babies and they are going through. it's a simple thing for david beckham to do to hand over his instagram account but when you think about the importance of getting those messages out, what is going on playing out in ukraine at the moment, to have access to that number of people using platform for such a good cause. it's huge, isn't it? it will have a huge impact. thank you so much, john. i’m it? it will have a huge impact. thank you so much, john. i'm excited about our next _ thank you so much, john. i'm excited about our next guest. _ thank you so much, john. i'm excited

about our next guest. he _ thank you so much, john. i'm excited about our next guest. he is _ thank you so much, john. i'm excited about our next guest. he isjust - about our next guest. he is 'ust over about our next guest. he is 'ust there! fl he's best known for playing shady lawyer saul goodman in the hit american drama, breaking bad and then in its spin off, better call saul. and now actor and author bob odenkirk is touring the uk with his new memoir documenting the highs and lows of showbiz. let's take a look at him in action. people are saying you're prosecuting an innocent man. does the da's office have something to hide? excuse me, excuse me, please let me through. that's my client you're talking about. and you are? i'm saul goodman. and karl cravenhearse is 100% innocent. the albuquerque da's office is perpetrating an outrageous miscarriage of justice. you're who? i'm saul goodman. and we are countersuing you and the entire albuquerque da's office for malicious persucution, unlawful detention and abuse of process. seriously? yeah, we'll take this all the way to the supreme court. and by the time we are through, karl cravenhearse's name will be cleared and will receive a settlement, a cash settlement. all right, enough. i've got to be in court. go, if you must, but know this. we will meet again. i'm sorry, what did you say your name was?

i'm saul goodman, and i make it my business to defend the citizens of albuquerque against injustices of every kind. wow, you must be really expensive. not at all, i believe every man, woman and child deserves speedyjustice. at a price they can afford. bob odenkirkjoins us now. lovely to have you on the programme. shaking your head watching that. he must be one of the great characters to place. he must be one of the great characters to lace. , , ., ., to place. he is, he is. i get to do comedy like _ to place. he is, he is. i get to do comedy like that, _ to place. he is, he is. i get to do comedy like that, that _ to place. he is, he is. i get to do comedy like that, that is - to place. he is, he is. i get to do comedy like that, that is a - comedy like that, that is a ridiculous scene where he has come into the _ ridiculous scene where he has come into the courthouse with his own camera — into the courthouse with his own camera crew, pretending they are a news _ camera crew, pretending they are a news crew, — camera crew, pretending they are a news crew, to make a commercial, in the actual— news crew, to make a commercial, in the actual halls of the courts. and he gets— the actual halls of the courts. and he gets away with it, and he gets into an _ he gets away with it, and he gets into an argument with the arrival and puts— into an argument with the arrival and puts it — into an argument with the arrival and puts it in his commercial. and he is _ and puts it in his commercial. and he is a _ and puts it in his commercial. and he is a fun— and puts it in his commercial. and he is a fun character to play, a lot of fun _ he is a fun character to play, a lot

of fun in— he is a fun character to play, a lot of fun. in breaking bad he was so much _ of fun. in breaking bad he was so much fun— of fun. in breaking bad he was so much fun and really comic relief and as i tell— much fun and really comic relief and as i tell in _ much fun and really comic relief and as i tell in my book, in better call saul, _ as i tell in my book, in better call saul. they— as i tell in my book, in better call saul, they go into the drama of his true life. _ saul, they go into the drama of his true life, who he really is. for those who _ true life, who he really is. for those who don't _ true life, who he really is. fr?" those who don't know, better call saul is a prequel to breaking bad, in breaking bad, you come in a little bit into the series and at the time it wasn't a huge success it was now. in the time it wasn't a huge success it was now. .. ., , ., .,, was now. in fact it was almost cancelled. _ was now. in fact it was almost cancelled, the _ was now. in fact it was almost cancelled, the first _ was now. in fact it was almost cancelled, the first two - was now. in fact it was almost i cancelled, the first two seasons. was now. in fact it was almost - cancelled, the first two seasons. it was very— cancelled, the first two seasons. it was very much on the fringe of what people _ was very much on the fringe of what people were watching. mad men was a bil people were watching. mad men was a big hit— people were watching. mad men was a big hit on— people were watching. mad men was a big hit on amc and breaking bad was the quieter and smaller show and over time — the quieter and smaller show and over time it became huge. and you came in in — over time it became huge. and you came in in season _ over time it became huge. and you came in in season two? _ over time it became huge. and you came in in season two? when - over time it became huge. and you came in in season two? when it i came in in season two? when it wasn't really... _ came in in season two? when it wasn't really... know, - came in in season two? when it wasn't really... know, nobody l came in in season two? when it i wasn't really... know, nobody had seen _ wasn't really... know, nobody had seen it _ wasn't really... know, nobody had seen it i— wasn't really... know, nobody had seen it i was _ wasn't really... know, nobody had seen it. i was lucky to find one friend — seen it. i was lucky to find one friend who _ seen it. i was lucky to find one friend who had seen it and told me it was— friend who had seen it and told me it was really good and i must do it. i was _ it was really good and i must do it. iwasiust_ it was really good and i must do it. i wasjust going to do it for the fun iwasjust going to do it for the fun of— i wasjust going to do it for the fun of it — i wasjust going to do it for the fun of it. that's what's in my book as well, _ fun of it. that's what's in my book as well, the — fun of it. that's what's in my book as well, the variety of experiences that i_ as well, the variety of experiences that l have — as well, the variety of experiences that i have had in show business. i have _ that i have had in show business. i have done — that i have had in show business. i

have done comedy for most of my career. _ have done comedy for most of my career, that's why it is comedy comedy— career, that's why it is comedy comedy comedy, and then drama has become _ comedy comedy, and then drama has become howl comedy comedy, and then drama has become how i am known around the world _ become how i am known around the world from — become how i am known around the world from better call saul and the action— world from better call saul and the action movie nobody and things like that. ., , ., ., , , ., action movie nobody and things like that. ., ., , , ., ., that. the vast ma'ority before that was writinr that. the vast majority before that was writing stuff? _ that. the vast majority before that was writing stuff? yes, _ that. the vast majority before that was writing stuff? yes, i _ that. the vast majority before that was writing stuff? yes, i have - that. the vast majority before that was writing stuff? yes, i have two | was writing stuff? yes, i have two emm s was writing stuff? yes, i have two emmys for— was writing stuff? yes, i have two emmys for comedy _ was writing stuff? yes, i have two emmys for comedy writing! - was writing stuff? yes, i have two emmys for comedy writing! i - was writing stuff? yes, i have two | emmys for comedy writing! i wrote chris— emmys for comedy writing! i wrote chris farley's motivational speaker character, — chris farley's motivational speaker character, i— chris farley's motivational speaker character, i wrote for saturday night — character, i wrote for saturday night live, i had my own show, i wrote _ night live, i had my own show, i wrote for— night live, i had my own show, i wrote for tenacious d, i wrote to tim and — wrote for tenacious d, i wrote to tim and eric, helps them to construct _ tim and eric, helps them to construct their show, i have written many _ construct their show, i have written many things— construct their show, i have written many things you have seen and that's what i _ many things you have seen and that's what i did _ many things you have seen and that's what i did. and i liked to performance in a while and then i .ot performance in a while and then i got this— performance in a while and then i got this fluke of an offer to be on breaking — got this fluke of an offer to be on breaking bad which nobody was watching. and then it snowballed into this — watching. and then it snowballed into this huge thing. at watching. and then it snowballed into this huge thing.— watching. and then it snowballed into this huge thing. at what point did ou into this huge thing. at what point did you realise, _ into this huge thing. at what point did you realise, this _ into this huge thing. at what point did you realise, this is _ into this huge thing. at what point did you realise, this is actually - did you realise, this is actually quite big? was it a day, a series of events, how did it work?—

quite big? was it a day, a series of events, how did it work? comecon of the final series _ events, how did it work? comecon of the final series of _ events, how did it work? comecon of the final series of breaking _ events, how did it work? comecon of the final series of breaking bad, - the final series of breaking bad, they have — the final series of breaking bad, they have a comic convention, people who are _ they have a comic convention, people who are into— they have a comic convention, people who are into tv shows and movies and cartoons _ who are into tv shows and movies and cartoons and _ who are into tv shows and movies and cartoons and animation, and the had a bi- cartoons and animation, and the had a big celebration for us at the finale — a big celebration for us at the finale of— a big celebration for us at the finale of the season, just beginning, as better call saul finale — beginning, as better call saul finale season is going to begin in a month— finale season is going to begin in a month from — finale season is going to begin in a month from now. and it was the biggest — month from now. and it was the biggest thing i have ever been apart of. it biggest thing i have ever been apart of it was— biggest thing i have ever been apart of. it was the closest to feeling like you — of. it was the closest to feeling like you were in the beatles for a few minutes this life. we will being chased _ few minutes this life. we will being chased around the streets by crowds, wherever _ chased around the streets by crowds, wherever you went, people would see you and _ wherever you went, people would see you and iran — wherever you went, people would see you and iran. it was great fun. —— see you _ you and iran. it was great fun. —— see you and — you and iran. it was great fun. —— see you and run. ijust stuck with aaron— see you and run. ijust stuck with aaron paut— see you and run. ijust stuck with aaron paul who played jesse on the show _ aaron paul who played jesse on the show. he _ aaron paul who played jesse on the show. he is — aaron paul who played jesse on the show, he is very recognisable and beloved — show, he is very recognisable and beloved. and it was great fun to travel— beloved. and it was great fun to travel around with him and see that convergence of energy and excitement. fits convergence of energy and excitement.— convergence of energy and excitement. ~ , ., , excitement. as a comedy writer, as someone who _

excitement. as a comedy writer, as someone who you _ excitement. as a comedy writer, as someone who you consider - excitement. as a comedy writer, as someone who you consider yourself primarily for all of that time you are writing, did you ever imagine you might feel like you are in the beatles? ., ., ., ., ., , beatles? no, not at all! it was fun to do for a — beatles? no, not at all! it was fun to do for a few _ beatles? no, not at all! it was fun to do for a few minutes _ beatles? no, not at all! it was fun to do for a few minutes and - beatles? no, not at all! it was fun to do for a few minutes and then l beatles? no, not at all! it was fun | to do for a few minutes and then be done _ to do for a few minutes and then be done with— to do for a few minutes and then be done with it — to do for a few minutes and then be done with it— done with it. those events can be intense, done with it. those events can be intense. can't _ done with it. those events can be intense, can't they? _ done with it. those events can be intense, can't they? 0h, - done with it. those events can be intense, can't they? oh, yeah. i intense, can't they? oh, yeah. thousands— intense, can't they? oh, yeah. thousands of— intense, can't they? oh, yeah. thousands of people. - intense, can't they? oh, yeah. thousands of people. and - intense, can't they? oh, yeah. thousands of people. and thatj intense, can't they? oh, yeah. - thousands of people. and that was a great _ thousands of people. and that was a great... thousands of people in this large _ great... thousands of people in this large convention centre, and that, if you _ large convention centre, and that, if you want— large convention centre, and that, if you want to experience it, you have _ if you want to experience it, you have to — if you want to experience it, you have to go — if you want to experience it, you have to go in disguise. so that year. — have to go in disguise. so that year, bryan cranston had a very specially— year, bryan cranston had a very specially made mask of his own head that he _ specially made mask of his own head that he put— specially made mask of his own head that he put over his head, it looked exactly _ that he put over his head, it looked exactly like — that he put over his head, it looked exactly like him that because he was unmasked. _ exactly like him that because he was unmasked, no one bothered him. that is ingenious- — unmasked, no one bothered him. that is ingenious- in — unmasked, no one bothered him. “inst is ingenious. in terms of your career, do you prefer writing for other people, do you get more of a buzz writing a line that someone else to live as well?— buzz writing a line that someone else to live as well? yes, writing to me is more — else to live as well? yes, writing to me is more satisfying - else to live as well? yes, writing to me is more satisfying over- else to live as well? yes, writing i to me is more satisfying over time. it sticks— to me is more satisfying over time. it sticks with — to me is more satisfying over time. it sticks with you that you did something special. i talk about this

in my— something special. i talk about this in my book. — something special. i talk about this in my book, itjust feels like an achievement. acting feels like you ran a _ achievement. acting feels like you ran a race — achievement. acting feels like you ran a race. you can sort of remember you did_ ran a race. you can sort of remember you did it. _ ran a race. you can sort of remember you did it. but— ran a race. you can sort of remember you did it. but i— ran a race. you can sort of remember you did it, but i don't know, did i? let's _ you did it, but i don't know, did i? let's walk— you did it, but i don't know, did i? let's walk again and make sure i did it. was that really me? it’s let's walk again and make sure i did it. was that really me?— it. was that really me? it's a thing that passes. _ it. was that really me? it's a thing that passes, it's _ it. was that really me? it's a thing that passes, it's fleeting. - it. was that really me? it's a thing that passes, it's fleeting. but - it. was that really me? it's a thing that passes, it's fleeting. but it's i that passes, it's fleeting. but it's great _ that passes, it's fleeting. but it's great fun— that passes, it's fleeting. but it's great fun to do, and i have had the chance _ great fun to do, and i have had the chance to — great fun to do, and i have had the chance to do — great fun to do, and i have had the chance to do it at a high level for a few— chance to do it at a high level for a few years _ chance to do it at a high level for a few years. | chance to do it at a high level for a few years-— a few years. i believe that you recently had _ a few years. i believe that you recently had quite _ a few years. i believe that you recently had quite a _ a few years. i believe that you recently had quite a health i a few years. i believe that you i recently had quite a health scare. a few years. i believe that you - recently had quite a health scare. i did, i had a heart attack. which is caught— did, i had a heart attack. which is caught a — did, i had a heart attack. which is caught a heart incident, technically can. caught a heart incident, technically can if— caught a heart incident, technically can if you — caught a heart incident, technically can. if you are a heart doctor, you would _ can. if you are a heart doctor, you would say, — can. if you are a heart doctor, you would say, no, bob, you had a heart incident _ would say, no, bob, you had a heart incident who — would say, no, bob, you had a heart incident. who knows. my heart stopped — incident. who knows. my heart stopped because it got blocked, i stopped — stopped because it got blocked, i stopped breathing, it was stopped because _ stopped breathing, it was stopped because it was blocked with plaque in a widow— because it was blocked with plaque in a widow archery —— winnemucca eight _ in a widow archery —— winnemucca eight archery— in a widow archery —— winnemucca eight archery and i would have died if my— eight archery and i would have died if my customers had not seen me go down _ if my customers had not seen me go

down i_ if my customers had not seen me go down iwas— if my customers had not seen me go down. i was on set, it is 13 episodes _ down. i was on set, it is 13 episodes in the final series and it took— episodes in the final series and it took a _ episodes in the final series and it took a long time to make, i slowed us down _ took a long time to make, i slowed us down with a heart attack. i took a five-week— a five—week break. i had surgery the next morning, they went through my wrist and _ next morning, they went through my wrist and they put two stents in so my heart _ wrist and they put two stents in so my heart is — wrist and they put two stents in so my heart is partly to end now. i'm in good _ my heart is partly to end now. i'm in good shape. —— partly made of tin. in good shape. -- partly made of tin, ., . in good shape. -- partly made of tin. ., in good shape. -- partly made of tin, ., ,., tin. so the fact that you were lookinr tin. so the fact that you were looking after _ tin. so the fact that you were looking after yourself, - tin. so the fact that you were i looking after yourself, basically, is why you are sat here today? i did an action movie _ is why you are sat here today? i did an action movie last _ is why you are sat here today? i did an action movie last year that a lot of people — an action movie last year that a lot of people enjoyed called nobody, and training _ of people enjoyed called nobody, and training for that movie for two years. — training for that movie for two years. i— training for that movie for two years, i got in the best shape of my life and _ years, i got in the best shape of my life and that — years, i got in the best shape of my life and that helped save my life from _ life and that helped save my life from the — life and that helped save my life from the heart attack. some of the veins— from the heart attack. some of the veins in— from the heart attack. some of the veins in your— from the heart attack. some of the veins in your heart get larger when you train— veins in your heart get larger when you train hard. when they did cpr, it meant— you train hard. when they did cpr, it meant there was an avenue for the blood _ it meant there was an avenue for the blood to— it meant there was an avenue for the blood to go— it meant there was an avenue for the blood to go into my heart and keep it alive _ blood to go into my heart and keep it alive and — blood to go into my heart and keep it alive and there is almost no scarring — it alive and there is almost no scarring on _ it alive and there is almost no scarring on my heart because of training — scarring on my heart because of training hard. so if you are training, _ training hard. so if you are training, keep it up, it's good for

you. _ training, keep it up, it's good for you. even— training, keep it up, it's good for you. even if— training, keep it up, it's good for you, even if you have an incident like that— you, even if you have an incident like that happen, it will keep you alive _ like that happen, it will keep you alive. ~ ., ., ,, like that happen, it will keep you alive. ~ ., ., ., ., ., alive. what do you do about that now, alive. what do you do about that now. then? _ alive. what do you do about that now. then? i _ alive. what do you do about that now, then? i train _ alive. what do you do about that now, then? i train just _ alive. what do you do about that now, then? i train just as - alive. what do you do about that now, then? i train just as hard, l alive. what do you do about thatj now, then? i trainjust as hard, i now, then? i train 'ust as hard, i thinkthoro _ now, then? i train 'ust as hard, i think there is _ now, then? i trainjust as hard, i think there is going _ now, then? i trainjust as hard, i think there is going to _ now, then? i trainjust as hard, i think there is going to be - now, then? i trainjust as hard, i think there is going to be a - now, then? i trainjust as hard, i i think there is going to be a sequel! you have _ think there is going to be a sequel! you have got to be prepared for that! i you have got to be prepared for that! ., ., ., , ., that! i am going to be out there in a few months _ that! i am going to be out there in a few months making _ that! i am going to be out there in a few months making the - that! i am going to be out there in a few months making the sequel. | that! i am going to be out there in| a few months making the sequel. i was a few months making the sequel. was going a few months making the sequel. i was going to ask you, better call saul is finished filming, the final series is going to be on, what is next for you other than the other film? i next for you other than the other film? ., ., ~ ., , ., , film? i am making a show with my friend david _ film? i am making a show with my friend david cross. _ film? i am making a show with my friend david cross. i— film? i am making a show with my friend david cross. i did _ film? i am making a show with my friend david cross. i did comedy i film? i am making a show with my| friend david cross. i did comedy for most _ friend david cross. i did comedy for most of— friend david cross. ! did comedy for most of my— friend david cross. i did comedy for most of my career, that is why the book— most of my career, that is why the book is— most of my career, that is why the book is called comedy, comedy, comedy. — book is called comedy, comedy, comedy, drama, if youjust book is called comedy, comedy, comedy, drama, if you just want to be reading — comedy, drama, if you just want to be reading about breaking bad, you only get— be reading about breaking bad, you only get 30 pages! it is a comedy project _ only get 30 pages! it is a comedy project called guru nation. we are going _ project called guru nation. we are going to _ project called guru nation. we are going to be playing curious, if you

watch _ going to be playing curious, if you watch their— going to be playing curious, if you watch their a vow on netflix, you can learn — watch their a vow on netflix, you can learn about some of the modern cults in _ can learn about some of the modern cults in america and we are going to make _ cults in america and we are going to make fun _ cults in america and we are going to make fun of— cults in america and we are going to make fun of them. i�*m cults in america and we are going to make fun of them.— make fun of them. i'm sure it will be as successful _ make fun of them. i'm sure it will be as successful as _ make fun of them. i'm sure it will be as successful as your - make fun of them. i'm sure it will be as successful as your other i be as successful as your other stuff. thank you for talking to us about your memoir. and bob's memoir, comedy comedy, comedy, drama is out now. brilliant to meet you. i'm sure you don't really have a heart made of tin, it is a real beating heart under there! you're watching bbc breakfast.

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