good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. sensation at the oscars as best actor winner will smith lashes out on stage. richard xxx oh, wow! he hits chris rock, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, and goes on to make a tearful apology. denzil said to me a few minutes ago, at your— denzil said to me a few minutes ago, at your highest moment, he denzil said to me a few minutes ago, at your highest moment, be careful, that's_ at your highest moment, be careful, that's when— at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you.

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chris rock for making a joke about his wife's hair loss. rock was presenting an award when he made a joke aboutjada pinkett, who has alopecia. smith later won the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito. after last year's rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood. the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, uplifting and inspirational, with ariana debose�*s oscar for best supporting actress for her role in west side story, and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family.

all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith's hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right? her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow! will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night in the history of television. audience laughs. a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family, and what ijust happened.

denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds. i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm... this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award. its not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine a light. all around people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow. are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes.

and the oscar goes to... 0k. ..coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family. a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny in a heartfelt, uplifting. but it's probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. david joins us now. david, this would be a shocking moment for any actor, but particularly so for one with will smith's reputation? will smith, the funny guy, the nice luy, will smith, the funny guy, the nice guy, the _ will smith, the funny guy, the nice guy, the charming guy. you meet him and he _ guy, the charming guy. you meet him and he is _ guy, the charming guy. you meet him and he is a _ guy, the charming guy. you meet him and he is a man who is in total control— and he is a man who is in total control at— and he is a man who is in total control at any moment. and, you know, _ control at any moment. and, you know, anything you can throw at him

he can_ know, anything you can throw at him he can deel— know, anything you can throw at him he can deal with it. he is that sort of persoh — he can deal with it. he is that sort of person. what we witnessed overnight is something almost inexplicable. you couldn't see the expression — inexplicable. you couldn't see the expression to grant people's faces. totei— expression to grant people's faces. total bewilderment. a lot of people hadn't _ total bewilderment. a lot of people hadn't quite picked up on the joke from _ hadn't quite picked up on the joke from chris— hadn't quite picked up on the joke from chris rock, they couldn't pick up from chris rock, they couldn't pick up on _ from chris rock, they couldn't pick up on why— from chris rock, they couldn't pick up on why will smith could be so upset _ up on why will smith could be so upset. they want if it was a sketch, a stunt _ upset. they want if it was a sketch, a stunt theh— upset. they want if it was a sketch, a stunt. then they begin to realise what _ a stunt. then they begin to realise what they— photograph showing will smith being comforted by actors around him at the time, — comforted by actors around him at the time, because everyone there knew— the time, because everyone there knew what— the time, because everyone there knew what was coming next, which was he was _ knew what was coming next, which was he was about _ knew what was coming next, which was he was about to go back on stage because — he was about to go back on stage because he was a shoe in to be best actor— because he was a shoe in to be best actor for— because he was a shoe in to be best actor for king richard. the speech, which _ actor for king richard. the speech, which we _ actor for king richard. the speech, which we could only play a small part. _ which we could only play a small part. was, — which we could only play a small part, was, well, ithink it which we could only play a small part, was, well, i think it was five or six— part, was, well, i think it was five or six minutes in length, way over

any 0scars— or six minutes in length, way over any oscars speech i have ever seen. the tears _ any oscars speech i have ever seen. the tears were pouring from his eyes _ the tears were pouring from his eyes and — the tears were pouring from his eyes. and he talked about himself being _ eyes. and he talked about himself being a _ eyes. and he talked about himself being a vessel of love, being protective of his family. he was justifying — protective of his family. he was justifying what he had just done there _ justifying what he had just done there. but everyone knew what they had seen. _ there. but everyone knew what they had seen, which was one man assaulting _ had seen, which was one man assaulting another on live tv. there has been _ assaulting another on live tv. there has been a — assaulting another on live tv. there has been a statement from the lapd, the los— has been a statement from the lapd, the los angeles police department, saying _ the los angeles police department, saying they are aware of an incident, _ saying they are aware of an incident, but they say no for no boiice — incident, but they say no for no police report has been filed. nothing _ police report has been filed. nothing so far. it police report has been filed. nothing so far.— police report has been filed. nothin: so far. , ., ., ., , nothing so far. it is extraordinary. a ceremony _ nothing so far. it is extraordinary. a ceremony which _ nothing so far. it is extraordinary. a ceremony which is _ nothing so far. it is extraordinary. a ceremony which is normally - nothing so far. it is extraordinary. a ceremony which is normally so l a ceremony which is normally so tightly controlled and so preprepared and has accused of being quite boring. all of a sudden this dramatic moment in front of millions?— dramatic moment in front of millions? . ~ dramatic moment in front of millions? . . ,, , millions? what has killed the oscars is that every — millions? what has killed the oscars is that every joke — millions? what has killed the oscars is that every joke has _ millions? what has killed the oscars is that everyjoke has been - is that everyjoke has been rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed and

rehearsed until it isn't funny. —— it is— rehearsed until it isn't funny. —— it is what— rehearsed until it isn't funny. —— it is what has— rehearsed until it isn't funny. —— it is what has killed the oscars. it is a long — it is what has killed the oscars. it is a long evening to get through often~ _ is a long evening to get through often you — is a long evening to get through often. you are occasionally waiting for a _ often. you are occasionally waiting for a moment when something happens, and then— for a moment when something happens, and then this, which was utterly unexpected. —— inextricable. so out of character — unexpected. —— inextricable. so out of character for will smith. chris smith— of character for will smith. chris smith has— of character for will smith. chris smith has made jokes about jada pini

process— were trying their best to try to process what was going on there. i think— process what was going on there. i think with — process what was going on there. i think with the parties afterwards it is all anybody is going to be talking _ is all anybody is going to be talking about.— is all anybody is going to be talkin: about. ., ,, , ., ~ talking about. david, thank you. we will no live talking about. david, thank you. we will go live to _ talking about. david, thank you. we will go live to sophie _ talking about. david, thank you. we will go live to sophie long - will go live to sophie long throughout the programme this morning to get some reaction to that extraordinary moment. haifa morning to get some reaction to that extraordinary moment.— extraordinary moment. now at nine minutes past _ extraordinary moment. now at nine minutes past six, _ extraordinary moment. now at nine minutes past six, the _ extraordinary moment. now at nine minutes past six, the latest - extraordinary moment. now at nine minutes past six, the latest from i minutes past six, the latest from ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky has said he's prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status for ukraine, if it could lead to a peace deal with russia. peace talks are due to resume later this week in turkey. overnight, towns and cities across ukraine were bombarded by russian troops, who targeted several oil depots. tomos morgan has the latest details. in the western city of lviv, in relatively safety near the polish border, there is a daily cycle of firefighting is the work reaches their doorstep. the next round of peace talks are due to start today in istanbul. speaking to independent

russian journalists, in istanbul. speaking to independent russianjournalists, ukrainian russian journalists, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky russianjournalists, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said he would be willing to discuss adopting a point of neutral status, a mutual bone of contention for russia. translation:— bone of contention for russia. translation: ,, . , ., ., , ., translation: security guarantees our neutrali . translation: security guarantees our neutrality- the _ translation: security guarantees our neutrality. the non-nuclear— translation: security guarantees our neutrality. the non-nuclear status - neutrality. the non—nuclear status of our state. we are ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for the russian federation, as far as i can remember. and, if! russian federation, as far as i can remember. and, if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. abs]!!! correctly, this is why they started the war. �* , correctly, this is why they started the war. . , ~ . ., the war. all this while american resident the war. all this while american president joe — the war. all this while american president joe biden _ the war. all this while american president joe biden was - the war. all this while american president joe biden was forced l the war. all this while american | president joe biden was forced to presidentjoe biden was forced to deny claims that he called for a regime change in russia on saturday, whilst on a visit in poland. mr president. — whilst on a visit in poland. mr president, were you calling for regime — president, were you calling for regime change? _ president, were you calling for regime change? no. _ president, were you calling for regime change? no. the - president, were you calling for regime change? no. the mod| president, were you calling for- regime change? no. the mod says the regime change? ill:— battle regime change? the mod says the battle across regime change?- the mod says the battle across northern _ regime change?- the mod says the battle across northern ukraine - battle across northern ukraine remains largely static. no consolation for this man, however, in the northern city of chernihiv, having just lost a son.

translation: having just lost a son. tuna/mom- having just lost a son. translation: ~ ., , translation: we thought this door would protect _ translation: we thought this door would protect us _ translation: we thought this door would protect us if— translation: we thought this door would protect us if something - would protect us if something happened. suddenly i heard my wife crying and i realised what had happened. crying and i realised what had happened-— crying and i realised what had hauened. . ., ., happened. strikes north of the caital happened. strikes north of the capital near — happened. strikes north of the capital near the _ happened. strikes north of the capital near the border - happened. strikes north of the capital near the border with i happened. strikes north of the - capital near the border with belarus and russia are frequent and devastating. chernihiv is now almost completely encircled by russian forces over claims that the tens of thousands could remain trapped, cut off from electricity and water. as ukrainian army generals reiterated the call for weapons to help their cause, more than four weeks into this conflict there is little sign that peace is close to being found. tomos morgan, bbc news. our correspondent jonah fisher is in lviv. jonah, some slightly positive talk of a potential peace deal. but at this stage, no reduction in the russian attacks across ukraine?

yeah, ithink yeah, i think it is slightly optimistic to talk about a peace deal _ optimistic to talk about a peace deal it— optimistic to talk about a peace deal. it certainly president zelensky laying out a possible avenue — zelensky laying out a possible avenue of compromise on the question of neutrality _ avenue of compromise on the question of neutrality. lots of caveats attached _ of neutrality. lots of caveats attached to that offer, including the fact — attached to that offer, including the fact that russia would have to withdraw — the fact that russia would have to withdraw from ukrainian territory first, _ withdraw from ukrainian territory first, which would maybe take a year. _ first, which would maybe take a year. then— first, which would maybe take a year, then a referendum would have to be _ year, then a referendum would have to be held _ year, then a referendum would have to be held by the ukrainians to endorse — to be held by the ukrainians to endorse that decision. but it does come _ endorse that decision. but it does come back— endorse that decision. but it does come back to a fundamental question, really. _ come back to a fundamental question, really. when _ come back to a fundamental question, really, when we talk about what might _ really, when we talk about what might lead to a peace agreement here~ _ might lead to a peace agreement here why— might lead to a peace agreement here. why is russia fighting this war? _ here. why is russia fighting this war? it— here. why is russia fighting this war? if you accept the argument that has been _ war? if you accept the argument that has been made at some points in the run-up— has been made at some points in the run-up to _ has been made at some points in the run—up to this war that russia invaded — run—up to this war that russia invaded because it didn't want ukraine — invaded because it didn't want ukraine tojoin nato, something which _ ukraine tojoin nato, something which wasn't really on the table, then— which wasn't really on the table, then potentially this sort of neutrality offer might have some value _ neutrality offer might have some value and — neutrality offer might have some value and might lead to things moving — value and might lead to things moving forward. but when you look at what has _ moving forward. but when you look at what has happened on the ground since _ what has happened on the ground since the — what has happened on the ground since the invasion more than a month a-o, since the invasion more than a month ago. the _ since the invasion more than a month ago, the almost total destruction of some _

ago, the almost total destruction of some ukrainian cities, troops from russia _ some ukrainian cities, troops from russia moving in across different parts _ russia moving in across different parts of — russia moving in across different parts of the country, it's very hard to see _ parts of the country, it's very hard to see that— parts of the country, it's very hard to see that russia's ambition is simply— to see that russia's ambition is simply about nato. it looks much more _ simply about nato. it looks much more like — simply about nato. it looks much more like it has looked over the past _ more like it has looked over the past few— more like it has looked over the past few weeks, that russia really wants _ past few weeks, that russia really wants to _ past few weeks, that russia really wants to damage ukraine, take as much _ wants to damage ukraine, take as much territory as possible, and really _ much territory as possible, and really reduce it from being a quite prosperous western —looking state, to a state _ prosperous western —looking state, to a state that is always looking over— to a state that is always looking over its — to a state that is always looking over its shoulder towards russia. thank— over its shoulder towards russia. thank you — over its shoulder towards russia. thank you very much indeed. jonah fisher, life in lviv. details of a push to raise standards in maths and english in england 5 schools are expected, when the government publishes a major education plan today. its aims include raising national average gcse grades, and making sure nine out of ten children are at the expected standard when they leave primary school. our education editor branwen jeffreys has been to a village school near hereford to find out more. 58 times one gives us 58. we subtract that.

in the heart of herefordshire, a village school. what's our next move? but the maths they're learning is nothing like their parents' lessons. it's 161. yes, that's it. what ten and ii—year—olds study now... three, plus our nine... ..is tougher than ten years ago, and the same is true for english grammar, something all these year six pupils have to navigate. i absolutely love maths. ijust love working with numbers. i don't like writing at all. and i really struggle with it. that's why i use a laptop. i like challenging myself and finding out different ways to do stuff. "traces of the yellow—eyed, raven—coloured..." bursting with creativity, and stuffed full of grammar... "..black heart is emptier- than their kitchen cupboards." ..these year fives will face end of primary tests next year. the standard that children are expected to get to at the end of year six, has actually been raised quite recently, so children are already

working at a much higher level than they were ten years ago. so, they're already doing sort of the work that children would have done in years seven and eight. before the pandemic, around two thirds of children were leaving primary school at the standard expected for their year group. now the government is saying that, over the next few years, schools have to get nine out of ten children to that standard. that's a target for the whole of england, not for each school. ask questions and it helps you learn. that was the best thing i ever did. after meeting some secondary pupils, the education secretary told me there will also be a push to raise gcse grades in maths and english. it's not about more pressure on the children, it's about more support. if a child has fallen behind in maths or english, that the teacher will support that child, and will then engage with the parents. for parents who listen to this,

and who worry about more academic pressure going into schools, and they may not have a child who is particularly academically focused, what do you say to them? we're looking to make sure that your child leaves primary school able to read, write and do maths to a standard that allows them to do well in secondary school. forest school is just one of the many extra ways of learning here. this primary wants to keep a balance for children, and parents told me that is important. there's so much for them to learn, and i think primary schools should be about a time when they're enjoying life and getting to know who they are, because they've got many years ahead of them of exams. i do worry about the amount of anxiety children are going through, especially after the pandemic. and not everybody's academic. so, i've got one child who's really academic, and one that's not- quite so academic, and, you know, you just want them to be happy. i

schools and pupils are recovering after the pandemic. some parts of england are much further behind a challenge to these plans. branwen jefferies, bbc news, herefordshire. we will be talking to nadhim zahawi later in the programme, at about half past seven. the transport secretary will write to the boss of p&o ferries today, telling him to re—hire the 800 staff he sacked without notice earlier this month. grant shapps is expected to warn peter hebblethwaite that he plans to change the law, to make sure all ferry operators operating from uk ports pay at least the minimum wage. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. adam, what sort of impact will this have? is it too late? well, what is happening this week is the government passed legislation through parliament which will close that loophole in employment law,

which _ that loophole in employment law, which allows maritime companies to pay seafarers in british waters below — pay seafarers in british waters below the national minimum wage. so, that's the _ below the national minimum wage. so, that's the change in the law that's going _ that's the change in the law that's going to _ that's the change in the law that's going to happen this week. as part of that— going to happen this week. as part of that process we get a statement from the _ of that process we get a statement from the transport secretary, grant shapps. _ from the transport secretary, grant shapps, who has also written to the ceo of— shapps, who has also written to the ceo of p80 to tell about this change _ ceo of p80 to tell about this change. what is being added in this letter— change. what is being added in this letter is _ change. what is being added in this letter is some political pressure to say, look. — letter is some political pressure to say, look, because this change coming — say, look, because this change coming in _ say, look, because this change coming in the low, you should rehire the people _ coming in the low, you should rehire the people that you fired and pay them _ the people that you fired and pay them at — the people that you fired and pay them at least the minimum wage. sol think that _ them at least the minimum wage. sol think that is _ them at least the minimum wage. sol think that is a little bit of additional political pressure on top of the _ additional political pressure on top of the actual technical change that is happening to the statute book. whether— is happening to the statute book. whether that will change the very hard—headed commercial calculations made _ hard—headed commercial calculations made by— hard—headed commercial calculations made by the company in the first place. _ made by the company in the first place. is — made by the company in the first place. is a — made by the company in the first place, is a very different matter. and also, — place, is a very different matter. and also, the separate legal process that is— and also, the separate legal process that is under way now, after the company— that is under way now, after the company admitted it had broken employment law by not giving the staffing _ employment law by not giving the staffing of consultation or enough warning _ staffing of consultation or enough warning about the changes. so,

that's— warning about the changes. so, that's also— warning about the changes. so, that's also a separate process that we will _ that's also a separate process that we will see — that's also a separate process that we will see unfolding. but yeah, the political— we will see unfolding. but yeah, the political anger and public anger around — political anger and public anger around this, there is no denying that _ around this, there is no denying that and — around this, there is no denying that. and you do wonder whether actually— that. and you do wonder whether actually that kind of pressure from potential— actually that kind of pressure from potential customers not turning up, and just— potential customers not turning up, and just the general kind of clamour at westminster and focus on this company, — at westminster and focus on this company, that actually maybe this will be _ company, that actually maybe this will be what was motivating them rather— will be what was motivating them rather than letters from government ministers _ rather than letters from government ministers. , ministers. indeed. interesting. thank you- _ ministers. indeed. interesting. thank you. we _ ministers. indeed. interesting. thank you. we have _ ministers. indeed. interesting. thank you. we have been - ministers. indeed. interesting. l thank you. we have been talking about this moment _ thank you. we have been talking about this moment for _ thank you. we have been talking about this moment for quite - thank you. we have been talking about this moment for quite a i thank you. we have been talking i about this moment for quite a while now. millions of households will see their energy bills go up this week, when the price cap rises. but it's notjust the actual gas and electricity that's getting more expensive. it's also what you pay to have your home connected to the energy supply. nina's got more on this. good morning. we knew about the energy rise that was going up in april the 1st. this is an additional cost we pay every day. we didn't quite realise just how much the very iteration was depending on where you live. —— variation.

many of us have already seen our energy bills rise. and this week, costs go up further. lots of anger about one particular element of this — standing charges. from friday, the amount an average household will pay per year for their energy will be around £700 higher. that's for people on standard tariffs, paying by direct debit, and using an average amount of energy. people who use more energy will pay more than that cap level. as well as paying for the actual gas and electricity you use, your bill also includes a fee to be connected to the energy network, called a standing charge. this fee is applied for every day of your bill, even if you don't use energy on some days. these payments cover the installation and maintenance of the pylons, the wires and the pipes that actually get gas and electricity into your home. it also pays for other suppliers costs face — including the so—called last resort scheme. that's the process that moves customers onto new providers when a company goes bust. we have seen lots of that happening in the past year. the regulator ofgem —

which sets the energy price cap — also caps standing charges. the average standing charge for electricity is going up 20p a day this week. a big rise. but the bbc has learned this varies significantly depending on where you live. as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. energy bills are all going in one direction. i'm not too sure how much they're going up by, wejust know that they're going up. yes. yeah, it's going about £700. that's mostly because of the rising price for the energy you use. but there's another figure lurking on your bill — something called the standing charge. that's the price that all of us pay every day, just for the privilege of having your home connected to the grid. it's a little bit like line rental for the telephone. and that cost is going up for everybody. but it's going up by different amounts, depending on where you live. you need more poles, more complicated infrastructure, to get energy to more remote parts of the uk. that's why there's always been a difference in that standing charge level.

but these latest price rises are not going up by the same proportion. london is seeing the smallest increase, up eight pence a day, while north wales and merseyside are seeing their standing charges double this week, up an extra 23 pence. the regulator sets a different maximum standing charge in each area. ofgem told us that some regions are increasing more than others, because of a reallocation of network costs. that means people living here in liverpool will have to find an extra £50 a year, compared to people living in london, just to cover that standing charge increase. surprise, surprise, it's liverpool again, isn't it? yeah, it's always us being hit the hardest, ithink, and we just — we can't really rebel against it. you just have to make do with what we're told, don't we? so unfortunately, i think there's there's people in poorer areas where we work, who, you know, are choosing between food bills and energy bills at this stage. i mean, thankfully, we're not in that position, but it's not too far from home.

even if it's only an extra £50, £60, that makes a difference. you're already feeling it in so many areas. this isjust another hit. and there's no way round those high bills at the moment. yeah, we normally shop around every year when they come in, but at the minute it's pointless, really, isn't it? and those higher bills from april will look different, depending on where you live. coletta smith, bbc news in liverpool. that might feel really unfair, paying more because of your postcode, but energy uk, which represents suppliers, say it is within the rules as long as they don't break the price cap. we understand none of them have. it comes at a time when prices are rising for almost everything. your clothes, your food, petrol, energy bills. all of this week bbc local radio are looking at this and they have done lots of number crunching, including crucial advice on how to save money. thank you. 23 advice on how to save money. thank yon-— advice on how to save money.

thank you. advice on how to save money. thank ou. x: , , , thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee _ thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee there _ thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee there is _ thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee there is going - thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee there is going to - thank you. 23 minutes past six. i guarantee there is going to be i thank you. 23 minutes past six. i l guarantee there is going to be one subject when you get to work or school or whatever this morning that people are talking about. this incident at the oscars.- incident at the oscars. yes, it overshadowed _ incident at the oscars. yes, it overshadowed basically i incident at the oscars. yes, it overshadowed basically the i incident at the oscars. yes, it i overshadowed basically the whole event. will smith hit the comedian chris rock following a joke about his wife's hair loss. the academy has just issued a statement saying it does not condone violence of any typer it does not condone violence of any type, and congratulating all the winners on the night. sophie long is outside one of the major oscars party is for us this morning. i would imagine this incident is dominating everything? yes. i would imagine this incident is dominating everything? yes, that's ri . ht. dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome _ dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome to _ dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome to one _ dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome to one of _ dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome to one of the i dominating everything? yes, that's right. welcome to one of the most| right. welcome to one of the most glamorous— right. welcome to one of the most glamorous parties in hollywood this evening, _ glamorous parties in hollywood this evening, perhaps even the world, this is— evening, perhaps even the world, this is the — evening, perhaps even the world, this is the vanity fair after party. we are _ this is the vanity fair after party. we are expecting most of the oscar winners _ we are expecting most of the oscar winners to— we are expecting most of the oscar winners to be attending later tonight _ winners to be attending later tonight. but yeah, what a night it has been — tonight. but yeah, what a night it has been. it was all running according _ has been. it was all running according to plan. there was history

being _ according to plan. there was history being made — according to plan. there was history being made by people like ariana debose. — being made by people like ariana debose, the first openly queer woman of colour— debose, the first openly queer woman of colour to _ debose, the first openly queer woman of colour to win the best supporting actress— of colour to win the best supporting actress oscar. also, troy kotsur, the first _ actress oscar. also, troy kotsur, the first deaf man to win the best supporting actor for his role in coda — supporting actor for his role in coda but— supporting actor for his role in coda. but then, everybody thought it was going _ coda. but then, everybody thought it was going to be will smith's night, but not _ was going to be will smith's night, but not quite in the way that it was _ but not quite in the way that it was a — but not quite in the way that it was. a tremendous career for nearly 30 years. _ was. a tremendous career for nearly 30 years, and everyone thought tonight— 30 years, and everyone thought tonight would be the night he won an oscar _ tonight would be the night he won an oscar he _ tonight would be the night he won an oscar. he did, but about 40 minutes before _ oscar. he did, but about 40 minutes before that _ oscar. he did, but about 40 minutes before that happened chris rock was on stage _ before that happened chris rock was on stage and made a joke about will smith's— on stage and made a joke about will smith's wife, which did not land well~ _ smith's wife, which did not land well~ will— smith's wife, which did not land well. will smith strode across the floor and — well. will smith strode across the floor and struck chris rock in a jaw—dropping moment which many people _ jaw—dropping moment which many people thought was part of the show. it people thought was part of the show. it turns— people thought was part of the show. it turns out _ people thought was part of the show. it turns out it was not. the audio was cut— it turns out it was not. the audio was cut when there was an exchange. it was cut when there was an exchange. it has _ was cut when there was an exchange. it has been _ was cut when there was an exchange. it has been quite a night. that is what _ it has been quite a night. that is what everyone is talking about here on the _ what everyone is talking about here on the vanity fair carpet. i have

spoken— on the vanity fair carpet. i have spoken to — on the vanity fair carpet. i have spoken to minnie driver on her way in. i ithink in. - i think that's in. — i think that'sjust in. i think that's 'ust some very i think that's just some very personal feelings running i think that's just some very personalfeelings running high. and this is hollywood. actors deal in the currency of emotion. it runs high sometimes. i mean, i hope they make up. that was minnie driver. people filing _ that was minnie driver. people filing through now. andrew garfield went in— filing through now. andrew garfield went in a _ filing through now. andrew garfield went in a few moments ago, but he was holding — went in a few moments ago, but he was holding his back to us to show he was _ was holding his back to us to show he was not — was holding his back to us to show he was not going to be speaking. he lost out _ he was not going to be speaking. he lost out on _ he was not going to be speaking. he lost out on the oscar to will smith. for the _ lost out on the oscar to will smith. for the first — lost out on the oscar to will smith. for the first time the oscars were hosted _ for the first time the oscars were hosted by— for the first time the oscars were hosted by three women. they did a tremendousjob. there were lots of jokes _ tremendousjob. there were lots of jokes about the gender pay gap. rebel— jokes about the gender pay gap. rebel wilson, jokes about the gender pay gap. rebelwilson, no jokes about the gender pay gap. rebel wilson, no stranger to hosting awards— rebel wilson, no stranger to hosting awards shows, she hosted the baftas recently. _ awards shows, she hosted the baftas recently, we spoke to her on her way into the _ recently, we spoke to her on her way into the vanity fair party to see what _ into the vanity fair party to see what she — into the vanity fair party to see what she thought about the events of the night _

the night. i- the night. i mean, it was very, the night. — i mean, it was very, yeah, it the htght. — i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind _ i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of— i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of hard _ i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of hard to _ i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of hard to watch, _ i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of hard to watch, i - i mean, it was very, yeah, it was kind of hard to watch, i guess, i kind of hard to watch, i guess, because — kind of hard to watch, i guess, because it's _ kind of hard to watch, i guess, because it's probably- kind of hard to watch, i guess, because it's probably the - kind of hard to watch, i guess, because it's probably the best| kind of hard to watch, i guess, i because it's probably the best night of his— because it's probably the best night of his life. — because it's probably the best night of his life. in— because it's probably the best night of his life. ina— because it's probably the best night of his life, in a way, _ because it's probably the best night of his life, in a way, and _ because it's probably the best night of his life, in a way, and then- of his life, in a way, and then also, — of his life, in a way, and then also, it— of his life, in a way, and then also, it may— of his life, in a way, and then also, it may have _ of his life, in a way, and then also, it may have some - also, it may have some repercussions. - also, it may have some i repercussions. interesting also, it may have some - repercussions. interesting to see what _ repercussions. interesting to see what is _ repercussions. interesting to see what is going _ repercussions. interesting to see what is going to _ repercussions. interesting to see what is going to happen. - what is going to happen. will— what is going to happen. will smith, _ what is going to happen. will smith, when- what is going to happen. will smith, when he i what is going to happen. i will smith, when he made a what is going to happen. - will smith, when he made a very emotional— will smith, when he made a very emotional speech, did apologise to the academy and his fellow nominees for his— the academy and his fellow nominees for his behaviour. but he said he was playing richard williams, of course, — was playing richard williams, of course, the role that won him the oscar, _ course, the role that won him the oscar, and — course, the role that won him the oscar, and he said he was a fierce protector— oscar, and he said he was a fierce protector of — oscar, and he said he was a fierce protector of his family. this incident _ protector of his family. this incident has overshadowed the night. no question about that. but it was a wonderful— no question about that. but it was a wonderful night for coda. it went into the — wonderful night for coda. it went into the evening with three oscar nominations and it came away with three _ nominations and it came away with three oscars. the director won for best adapted screenplay, and it took

the best— best adapted screenplay, and it took the best price of the night for best picture _ the best price of the night for best picture. we will be back with much more _ picture. we will be back with much more from — picture. we will be back with much more from the vanity fair red carpet in a while _ in a while. sophie long their live at the h e whtte. — sophie long their live at the oscars after party. a party that there is only going to be one thing they're talking about. i only going to be one thing they're talking about.— talking about. i wonder what the atmosphere _ talking about. i wonder what the atmosphere is _ talking about. i wonder what the atmosphere is like _ talking about. i wonder what the atmosphere is like there - talking about. i wonder what the atmosphere is like there are i talking about. i wonder what the i atmosphere is like there are now? they will all be talking about that one thing. so they will all be talking about that one thin. . ., , one thing. so much for the academy urt int one thing. so much for the academy urttin the one thing. so much for the academy urging the media — one thing. so much for the academy urging the media loves _ one thing. so much for the academy urging the media loves to _ one thing. so much for the academy urging the media loves to ask - urging the media loves to ask questions about it. it is urging the media loves to ask questions about it. it is definitely ttoin to questions about it. it is definitely going to happen- _ questions about it. it is definitely going to happen. we _ questions about it. it is definitely going to happen. we will - questions about it. it is definitely going to happen. we will talk i questions about it. it is definitely i going to happen. we will talk about it more. along with all of the other news coming up. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. hundreds of buses will not be running across south and central london today, as drivers stage a 48—hour walk—out over pay. members of the unite union working for arriva london buses are on strike at depots in croydon, norwood and thornton heth garages.

a union leader said arriva "can afford to pay fair wages." an arriva spokesperson said: "there will be no winners from a strike which would hit customers and communities." london's aquatic�*s centre has said the venue will remain closed until further notice after a gas leak at the site last week. problems on wednesday after a major incident was declared. the london fire brigade said the leak had been caused by a chemical reaction, causing a "high quantity of chlorine gas" to be released. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother was stabbed to death in east london, while her children were at school. 40 year—old yasmin begum from globe road in bethnal green died on thursday. a man of the same age was arrested in stratford yesterday, and remains in police custody. gatwick airport has reopened its south terminal almost two years after closing because of the pandemic. it's being seen as a significant

step forward for the aviation industry after a difficult time. the south terminal has been taken out of being its mothballed state, and there were lots — hundreds of people — checking in forflights from as near as malaga in spain to as far as bridgetown, barbados. so it's really a kind of signal to the uk, to the rest of europe and the world that aviation is back. a look at the travel now and the tube board. it is looking ok. onto the weather now with sara. morning to you. a bit of a slow start out there this morning. it's chilly, misty and foggy as well at the moment in some places. that will all clear

and the temperatures will start to lift because we get sunshine coming through for the middle part of the day today. then cloud pushing and later by the end of the day. in the best of it, temperatures well above average, 17, 18 celsius. overnight tonight the cloud becomes more extensive again. there are showers pushing in from the south. they mightjust start to head our way by first light tomorrow morning and the temperatures will not really fall away. the big story this week is the big cool off. the high pressure we had last week has certainly gone away. low pressure dominating and a few systems pushing in, particularly notably coming in from the north in the middle to end of the week. that is really going to see our temperatures fall away. it will be particularly chilly on wednesday and thursday with the risk, would you believe it, of a little bit of winteriness. june davis is standing in for the nasa feltz this morning on her

breakfast show. we wish her a speedy recovery. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. let's bring you up—to—date with what's been happening in ukraine overnight. tomos morgan has the details. so, over the weekend, as we know the fighting has now arrived in this western side of ukraine. there have been several unverified reports on social media of bombing, explosions and fighting in four other cities in the west. from the relative safety near the polish border, the city of lviv is now also in a daily cycle of firefighting, as the war reaches their doorstep. hitting fuel depots has been a strategic ploy of russian fighters throughout this battle so far. moving over to eastern ukraine, where the fighting has been the most devastating and intense, in mariupol, there are reports that russia have been forcibly relocating thousands of civilians

from the strategic port city to a temporary camp in bezimen in the donetsk people's republic, russian—occupied ukraine. this satellite image shows a camp that houses an estimated 5,000 people. ukraine 5 deputy prime minister, been moved from ukraine to russian—held territory without any coordination with kyiv. this is irina, a mariupol refugee. she's now in moscow, and spoke to the bbc about being given a difficult choice. everyone was taken to the dpr, russian occupied ukraine. once there you had to decide if you are going to stay there or go to russia. the choice was between the dpr and russia. on friday, russia said that the first phase of their fight was complete, and that even though fighting has been taking place across ukraine over the weekend,

russia were now solely focused on liberating this eastern region. speaking to independent russian journalists on zoom, ukrainian president volodmyr zelensky said that no peace deal would be possible without a ceasefire and troop withdrawals. however, he ruled out trying to recapture all russian—held territory by force, saying it would lead to a third world war, and wanted a compromise over this eastern donbass region. now, as the fighting has been continuing in their home country, there was an emotional and mesmerising performance by two ukrainian figure skaters in france. let's just take a quick look. from kharkiv, one of the worst hit cities, the pair had less than a month to prepare for this dance, and no time even to make costumes — performing in joggers and t—shirts to the crowd. a truly incredible performance

given their circumstances. thank you very much. that was a hugely emotional moment, watching that. the labour mp dawn butler has told breakfast that a mammogram saved her life after her breast cancer was picked up during a routine screening. speaking for the first time about her diagnosis, the 52—year—old told victoria derbyshire that she initially feared she was going to die. after having surgery to remove the cancer, she's now on a mission to make sure women go to their mammogram appointments — particularly the million or so which were missed because of the pandemic. i got the results. i was at an event and i took a phone call. and i was told that i needed to come in the next day to see a surgeon. and i thought, "i need a surgeon. it means i've got cancer." what was your immediate reaction, then, when you knew? i mean, the first thing

i thought was, "i'm dying." did you? yeah, i thought i've probably got 24 hours to live. labour mp dawn butler was diagnosed with breast cancer in december. she hasn't spoken publicly about it until now. the next thing i thought was, i'm going to lose all my hair. the surgeon said i shouldn't need chemotherapy because the cure is an operation to cut it out. so that's the cure. so... i knew there had to be tears. i haven't cried a lot, and i think, you know, probably the tears will come at some point. i think it was just all a blur, really. one day i was sitting at home and i thought, "i'm going to need to have to go public." ijust had a panic attack. and this was probably

about midnight. and i'm thinking, "oh my goodness, you know, and ijust started feeling myself sort of overheating. why do you want to talk about this publicly? the more we can talk about cancer, the less of a struggle it might be to cope with it, and it helps, you know, it is helpful. miss butler's cancer was picked up after she'd been for a routine mammogram? a number of international studies have highlighted that uptake of cancer screening, like mammograms, is generally lower amongst people of colour. i'm georgette oni. i'm an oncoplastic breast surgeon, i remove cancers and i do reconstruction. women have said to me that they don't think it applies to them because the information that they get, they don't really see anybody that looks like them in the leaflet, for instance. overall, compared to where we were 10, 20, 30 years ago, yes, you know, breast cancer treatment very, very good. but we are still seeing... despite that, we're still seeing disparities, and so there's always work to do. after we spoke, dawn butler went in for life—saving surgery,

a mastectomy to remove the cancerous cells. she says it was successful, and she's been told she doesn't need chemotherapy or radiotherapy. they got all the cancer. the cancer�*s all out? the cancers all out. so the cancer�*s all gone. a mammogram saved my life. without a mammogram, my cancer wouldn't have been discovered. and there's a million women who haven't had their mammogram. and they... they missed it because of covid. and they estimate there's, like, 9,000 women who are walking around with breast cancer, and they don't know it, and there will be women who will die if their breast cancer is not discovered and needlessly so. what would you like to say to the surgeons and the anaesthetists and the breast cancer nurses

and the senior registrars and the auxiliary nurses and all those people who were on shift when you had your life—saving surgery? i've kind of made a promise to them that i'm not going to forget them. they don't always feel valued. you know, they've saved my life. and you just think, it's... and i know it's what they do. but they really are sort of superheroes. now she wants to speak out about her cancer diagnosis to encourage other women to go for their mammogram appointments. please go for your mammogram and just take it up and go for it and don't hesitate. our thanks to dawn butler for telling her story to victoria derbyshire. later on breakfast, we'll play a longer version of that interview, which includes dawn and victoria meeting other survivors of breast cancer. and now the sport.

morning, everybody. a busy weekend. max verstappen winning the grand prix in saudi arabia. the race will be remembered, their weekend will be remembered for a missile strike on an oil refinery. it raises questions. a strong chance the race might not even have gone ahead. at one point they were in practice and max verstappen were saying, what is that smell? what is that learning? he thought it was coming from his engine but it was fumes coming from the missile strike. it raises questions for the sport. it was a race weekend like no other, one that might not have gone ahead after those meetings. it was won by max verstappen. lewis hamilton said he was pleased everyone was safe, but was looking forward to leaving after finishing tenth, as he again questioned the wisdom of staging a race in saudi arabia. ben croucher reports. back on top, max verstappen seldom

does it the easy way in f1. and under the twisty, tight saudi arabian sunday night lights, he showed just why he's a world champion. it's lights out and away we go. the sport's newest venue always delivers drama. perhaps surprisingly, given last year's pile up, it didn't happen at the start. the crunch of carbon fibre came from nicholas latifi mid—race, allowing charles le clerc in the red ferrari to leapfrog into the lead, tracked closely by verstappen. behind, lewis hamilton was cruising through the field, starting down the grid. he ran as high as sixth before a late virtual safety car unravelled his strategy, dropping him to 10th. out front, a repeat of bahrain last week and the fireworks between leclerc and verstappen. tit for tat, pass for pass. for ten laps they tussled but didn't tangle, as verstappen won the battle to take his first victory of the season. number one for a reason. ben croucher, bbc news. well, you just have to take a look

at the back pages today and joe root�*s captaincy again being questioned with the men's test side arguably at the lowest point in years. they lost their series in west indies, which was meant to be the big reset after the ashes embarassment, theirfour straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the '80s. so should joe root remain as captain? i'm still very passionate about taking this team forward. and i feel like there's the support of the dressing room behind me. and, you know, i'm desperate to turn that around and to see them smile and celebrate because we don't feel that far away. it's an easy thing to say, and it's probably a frustration for a lot of people to hear, but very passionate about taking it forward. and, you know, hopefully that will be the case. despite the challenges off the field, chelsea are on top of the women's super league.

9—0 they beat leicester, four coming in the first 11 minutes — the best though saved till last. jessie fleming with this goal. and what a title race! chelsea a point clear of arsenal. old trafford hosted its first wsl game in front of fans as manchester united beat everton 3—1. alesia russo scored twice. 20,000 watched the game. and glasgow city beat hamilton 6—0 in the scottish women's premier league. as did rangers against hearts to stay top of the table, two points ahead of glasgow. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. the british number one's serve was broken in the first game but he soon recovered to take the set 6—3. norrie controlled the second set but squandered seven match points before winning the match on the 8th and moving into the last 16. well done to him. 50 million, i

think the saudi arabian grand prix was worth to its organisers. you question which direction the sport wants to go in. very grateful for the money but when you consider what happened at the weekend that human rights concerns in saudi arabia, missile strikes on oil refineries. will they hold serious discussions over potentially not staging it there. thank you. another big global event dominated by an unscripted moment this morning, isn't it? the government will set out their vision for improving education in england later this morning, with a push expected to raise standards in english and maths. the shadow minister for employment, alison mcgovern, joins us in the studio. thank you for coming in. good morning- _ thank you for coming in. good morning. hard _ thank you for coming in. good morning. hard for— thank you for coming in. good morning. hard for you to i thank you for coming in. good | morning. hard for you to argue with this. improving _ morning. hard for you to argue with this, improving standards _ morning. hard for you to argue with this, improving standards in - this, improving standards in schools. �* , this, improving standards in schools. �*, this, improving standards in schools. �* , ., ., this, improving standards in schools. �*, ., ., , schools. let's look at what is happening- _

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children recover from what they had been through during coronavirus and that means taking a different approach. we have had this tutoring scheme which seems to have failed. now the strategy which is not doing anything, i think it is time for a change. that means thinking more broadly about what our children have on offerfor them. what broadly about what our children have on offer for them.— on offer for them. what would you do? i on offer for them. what would you do? i would _ on offer for them. what would you do? i would work _ on offer for them. what would you do? i would work with _ on offer for them. what would you do? i would work with sports i on offer for them. what would you i do? i would work with sports bodies, creative arts — do? i would work with sports bodies, creative arts to _ do? i would work with sports bodies, creative arts to help _ do? i would work with sports bodies, creative arts to help schools - do? i would work with sports bodies, creative arts to help schools do i creative arts to help schools do different things. we said we needed a better catch up programme. the government because my own patch ups are resigned because it was not good enough. we need a better programme to work with those other bodies, bringing them into schools helping them had a fully rounded programme to help parents. if kids can have a better programme outside the formal learning of english and maths, that gives parents more flexibility. lots of mums and _ gives parents more flexibility. lots of mums and dads _ gives parents more flexibility. lots of mums and dads will be watching

this morning, whose kids are ready to go to school. they will be worrying about whether spelling is to standard or handwriting or basic skills. great if they can spend more time doing drama in the music and sport but let's get the basics right. i sport but let's get the basics ritht. ., �* sport but let's get the basics ritht. . ~ ., . right. i agree. all of the evidence sa s that right. i agree. all of the evidence says that the _ right. i agree. all of the evidence says that the two _ right. i agree. all of the evidence says that the two things - right. i agree. all of the evidence says that the two things go i says that the two things go hand—in—hand. team sport is fantastic for confidence and engaging kids said they want to be there and be in school, getting those english, maths science basics right. it those english, maths science basics ritht. ., , ., ., . those english, maths science basics ritht. ., ., . right. it does not matter as much as entlish right. it does not matter as much as english and — right. it does not matter as much as english and maths, _ right. it does not matter as much as english and maths, does _ right. it does not matter as much as english and maths, does it? - right. it does not matter as much as english and maths, does it? the i right. it does not matter as much as| english and maths, does it? the two to hand in english and maths, does it? the two go hand in hand. _ english and maths, does it? the two go hand in hand. our— english and maths, does it? the two go hand in hand. our school- go hand in hand. our school curriculum has been to narrow and we have also seen things like extended schools really restricted. i think thatis schools really restricted. i think that is the difference a change could make.— that is the difference a change could make. ., ,. i. ., could make. out of school you are the employment _ could make. out of school you are the employment spokesperson i could make. out of school you arej the employment spokesperson for labour. the government talking about

getting tough with piano and trying to get them to rehire people who got their notice last week. —— is that enough? —— p&o. if their notice last week. -- is that enough? -- p&o._ their notice last week. -- is that enough? -- p&o. if the government are prepared — enough? -- p&o. if the government are prepared to _ enough? -- p&o. if the government are prepared to legislate _ enough? -- p&o. if the government are prepared to legislate now, i enough? -- p&o. if the government are prepared to legislate now, that l are prepared to legislate now, that is the right thing to ensure this cannot happen. i do not think it will end here. unfortunately, the p80 staff who have been treated p&o staff who have been treated absolutely abysmally, they are not the only people in britain who do not have enough rights at work and are not looked after properly. we have promised an employment bill. the government is talking about changing the law, getting them rehired and encouraging their boss to quit. rehired and encouraging their boss to tuit. ~ ., rehired and encouraging their boss to tuit. . ., ., , rehired and encouraging their boss totuit.~ ., ., , , to quit. what more can they be doint ? to quit. what more can they be doing? we _ to quit. what more can they be doing? we have _ to quit. what more can they be doing? we have far— to quit. what more can they be doing? we have far too - to quit. what more can they be doing? we have far too many l to quit. what more can they be i doing? we have far too many people are very fragile forms of employment. zero—hours contracts still a problem. we have people who frankly need more hours and better

jobs. the department for work and pensions is far too focused on pushing people into anyjob are not helping people improve skills that they can get a betterjob, which will be good for their wages and good for the country's economy because it will improve productivity. take action on p&o, absolutely, it has been an absolute travesty what has happened but also a much broader picture. latte travesty what has happened but also a much broader picture.— travesty what has happened but also a much broader picture. we have been talkint a much broader picture. we have been talking about — a much broader picture. we have been talking about energy _ a much broader picture. we have been talking about energy prices _ a much broader picture. we have been talking about energy prices going i a much broader picture. we have been talking about energy prices going up i talking about energy prices going up towards the end of the week, a big concern for lots of households. nina was talking about the fact standing charges were also going up and the knock—on fourfamilies. charges were also going up and the knock—on four families. what will labour do to try to tackle that? is anything you can do? isil labour do to try to tackle that? is anything you can do?— labour do to try to tackle that? is anything you can do? isil that apple and thought. _ anything you can do? isil that apple and thought, how _ anything you can do? isil that apple and thought, how terrible? - anything you can do? isil that apple and thought, how terrible? a i and thought, how terrible? a decision in 2012 taken by the tories means a number of people getting homes insulated fell off a clip. that decision is coming home to

roost now. we would like to see cavity laws and loft insulation done. sometimes you have to invest to save. if we had continued with the programme of insulation, people would have cheaper bills now. anyway it is not too late to crack on with it is not too late to crack on with it and it would mean a whole generation of people getting those skills in making homes energy—efficient, which again would be betterjobs for them, better pay and better skills i would really help our economy grow, which is what we need right now. haste help our economy grow, which is what we need right now.— we need right now. have you seen noel smith _ we need right now. have you seen noel smith moment? _ we need right now. have you seen noel smith moment? oh, - we need right now. have you seen noel smith moment? oh, my i we need right now. have you seen i noel smith moment? oh, my goodness! -- will smith- — noel smith moment? oh, my goodness! -- will smith- i— noel smith moment? oh, my goodness! -- will smith. i woke _ noel smith moment? oh, my goodness! -- will smith. i woke up— noel smith moment? oh, my goodness! -- will smith. i woke up this _ —— will smith. i woke up this morning and built, what has happened?— morning and built, what has ha ened? ., , ~ ., ., morning and built, what has hauened? , ~ ., ., ., happened? nobody knew what to do. peole happened? nobody knew what to do. peeple laughed _ happened? nobody knew what to do. people laughed initially _ happened? nobody knew what to do. people laughed initially but _ happened? nobody knew what to do. people laughed initially but when - happened? nobody knew what to do. people laughed initially but when he | people laughed initially but when he spoke the words, the whole place went silent. thank you very much for

your words this morning. now the weather with matt. iam not i am not sure people will want to hear what i had to say. today is the last of the warm up of their days as temperatures gradually fall away throughout the week. let's show you what to expect this morning for the journey to work and the journey to school. most places drive. we do have cloud drifting in across orkney and shetland. much of scotland and northern ireland, right, sunny start. a bit frosty in places. isle of man and the north of england, spots of rain around. back to the dry with mist and fog in east london and down the english channel. the mist and fog were gradually clear vicente spouse for most of the day. scotland, northern ireland, not too bad. staying cloudy in northern

ireland and the east of ireland. cooler around the post. temperatures down to 17, i9 cooler around the post. temperatures down to 17, 19 in the south of england. the showers in central parts will fade. some developing across southern counties of england to take us into tomorrow. the big story this week will be the drop in temperature. after a cool star it could turn wintry as well. thank you. —— start. the oscars delivered all the usual moments last night — tearful winners, gushing speeches, some fabulous fashion, and many worthy winners. however, the night will probably be remembered for a lowlight rather than a highlight. will smith's moment of violent anger towards the comedan chris rock. the radio i film critic ali plumb stayed up to watch the action.

we are going to talk about the winners and losers. just we are going to talk about the winners and losers.— we are going to talk about the winners and losers. just tell us what happened. _ winners and losers. just tell us what happened. an _ winners and losers. just tell us i what happened. an extraordinary situation were to all intents and purposes a choke landed incredibly badly. chris rock said something and will smith reacted. he took to the stage and may be the right word is smacked chris rock. it looked like a pantomime at first but swiftly revealed itself to be not a joke battle. the thing will smith was reacting to was about will smith's wife, wasn't it?— wife, wasn't it? clearly offended. this is a night _ wife, wasn't it? clearly offended. this is a night for— wife, wasn't it? clearly offended. this is a night for celebrating - this is a night for celebrating cinema and cherishing the wonderful moments we shared together with the big screen in front of us. this will be the big moment we will be discussing. i imagine the atmosphere at the after parties is a bit tricky. at the after parties is a bit tric . ~ ., ., , at the after parties is a bit tric .~ ., .,, ._ tricky. we are not seeing many --eole tricky. we are not seeing many peeple with — tricky. we are not seeing many people with their _ tricky. we are not seeing many

people with their prepared - tricky. we are not seeing many - people with their prepared speeches. it is a case of take my picture now and i will leave as quickly as possible. and i will leave as quickly as possible-— and i will leave as quickly as ossible. ~ ., ., ., ,, .«r and i will leave as quickly as ossible. ., ., ., ,, .«r , possible. we are going to speak this mornin: possible. we are going to speak this morning with _ possible. we are going to speak this morning with our _ possible. we are going to speak this morning with our correspondent - possible. we are going to speak this morning with our correspondent in l morning with our correspondent in hollywood. as for the rest of the oscars, who won? we know what gets best dramatic moment. {add oscars, who won? we know what gets best dramatic moment.— best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner- — best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this _ best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this is _ best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this is a _ best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this is a story - best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this is a story about. best dramatic moment. coda is the big winner. this is a story about a i big winner. this is a story about a young woman who wants to be a singer. she wants to leave her family, who are fisher men and women. it is very moving and very emotional. it won the hearts of the oscar voters and we are seeing three oscars for them, again including best picture. also a british winner in the former belfast. kenneth branagh winning his first ever

academy award, which is unbelievable after all those nominations. this is the screenplay award for his real—life reinterpretation of what happened to him when he was younger during the troubles in their late 60s and early 70s.— during the troubles in their late 60s and early 70s. whether any surrise 60s and early 70s. whether any surprise winners _ 60s and early 70s. whether any surprise winners on _ 60s and early 70s. whether any surprise winners on the - 60s and early 70s. whether any surprise winners on the night i 60s and early 70s. whether any. surprise winners on the night and anybody who didn't when he was expected to? hot anybody who didn't when he was exnected to?— anybody who didn't when he was expected to? not so much. it was slick and polished, _ expected to? not so much. it was slick and polished, nothing - expected to? not so much. it was slick and polished, nothing really| slick and polished, nothing really went wrong. and then there was that moment! jenny bevan won for best costume design. billy eilish won for no time to die. she won a grammy for that song before the movie even came out, which is quite the trick. also let's bring up dealing. it won six

oscars, all in technical categories. that was stunning. that is what the academy awards love, what showcases the industry best. this year they decided to cut away from certain wins. that the school was not shown as part of the main package. this left hand is emma in his hotel getting his oscar in the mail. —— hans zimmer. he already has one for the lion king. look how happy he is! is a lovely moment.— is a lovely moment. what do you think of his _ is a lovely moment. what do you think of his fashion _ is a lovely moment. what do you think of his fashion choice? - is a lovely moment. what do you think of his fashion choice? is - is a lovely moment. what do you think of his fashion choice? is it | think of his fashion choice? is it armani? ~ ., ., think of his fashion choice? is it armani? ~ . ., ,., think of his fashion choice? is it armani? ~ . ., , ., ., thank armani? what are you wearing! thank ou so armani? what are you wearing! thank you so much- — armani? what are you wearing! thank you so much- we _ armani? what are you wearing! thank you so much. we will _ armani? what are you wearing! thank you so much. we will talk _ armani? what are you wearing! thank

you so much. we will talk to - armani? what are you wearing! thank you so much. we will talk to you - you so much. we will talk to you later about some of their winners and movers and how medium making reacts to that moment. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. wembley actor and rapper riz ahmed has won at the oscars. he got the academy award for best short film, the long goodbye, which he co—wrote and stars in. hundreds of buses will not be running across south and central london today, as drivers stage a 48—hour walk—out over pay. members of the unite union working for arriva london buses are on strike at depots in croydon, norwood and thornton heath garages. a union leader said arriva can afford to pay fair wages. an arriva spokesperson said, "there'll be no winners from a strike which would hit

customers and communities." london's aquatic�*s centre has said the venue will remain closed until further notice, after a gas leak at the site last week. 29 people were taken to hospital with breathing problems on wednesday, after a major incident was declared. the london fire brigade said the leak had been caused by a chemical reaction, causing a high quantity of chlorine gas to be released. gatwick airport has reopened its south terminal, almost two years after closing, because of the pandemic. it's being seen as a significant step forward for the aviation industry after a difficult time. the south terminal has been taken out of being its mothballed state, and there were lots — hundreds of people — checking in forflights from as near as malaga in spain to as far as bridgetown, barbados. so it's really a kind of signal to the uk, to the rest of europe and the world that aviation is back.

a look at the travel now and the tube board. onto the weather now with sara. morning to you. a bit of a slow start out there this morning. it's chilly, misty and foggy as well at the moment in some places. that will all clear and the temperatures will start to lift because we get sunshine coming through for the middle part of the day today. then cloud pushing and later by the end of the day. in the best of it, temperatures well above average, 17, 18 celsius. overnight tonight the cloud becomes more extensive again. there are showers pushing in from the south. they might just start to head our way by first light tomorrow morning and the temperatures will not really fall away. the big story this week is the big cool off.

the high pressure we had last week has certainly gone away. low pressure dominating and a few systems pushing in, particularly notably coming in from the north in the middle to end of the week. that is really going to see our temperatures fall away. it will be particularly chilly on wednesday and thursday with the risk, would you believe it, of a little bit of wintriness. june davis is standing in for the nasa feltz this morning on her breakfast show. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. sensation at the oscars as best actor winner will smith lashes out on stage. uh—oh! richard. oh, wow! he hits chris rock, after the comedian made a joke

about the actor's wife and goes on to make a tearful apology. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." the incident overshadows some of the night's other major aachievements, including kenneth brannagh's first oscar and the best picture award for coda — we'll have live reaction from hollywood. a new round of peace talks on ukraine. as the fighting continues, president zelensky says he's prepared to discuss neutrality as part of a peace deal new targets to drive up standards in english and maths for primary and secondary schools in england, escaping with victory in saudi arabia — max verstappen wins a race weekend like no other. as the challenge facing lewis hamilton this season's laid bare. and after some warmth through the

weekend, temperatures into the low 20s, how does this grab you for a thursday? a subzero wind chill. a big weather change on the way. details on breakfast. good morning. it's monday, the 28th of march. our main story today is an extraordinary incident at the oscars ceremony, when the actor will smith marched on stage and hit the comedian chris rock for making a joke about his wife's hair loss. rock was presenting an award when he made a joke aboutjada pinkett smith, who has alopecia. will smith later won the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito. after last year's rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood.

the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, uplifting and inspirational, with ariana debose�*s oscar for best supporting actress for her role in west side story, and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family. all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith's hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right? her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow! will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night

in the history of television. audience laughs. a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family, and what had just happened. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds. i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm... this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award.

its not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine a light. all around people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow. are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes. 0k. coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family. a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny heartfelt, uplifting. but it's probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. yeah, that is probably true.

david joins us now. david, this would be a shocking moment from any actor but particularly so for one with will smith's reputation? you wouldn't have ever imagined it, would you? imilli you wouldn't have ever imagined it, would you?— would you? will smith is the funny .u l would you? will smith is the funny au , the would you? will smith is the funny guy. the nice _ would you? will smith is the funny guy. the nice guy. _ would you? will smith is the funny guy, the nice guy, the _ would you? will smith is the funny guy, the nice guy, the charming i would you? will smith is the funny i guy, the nice guy, the charming guy. if you _ guy, the nice guy, the charming guy. if you meet _ guy, the nice guy, the charming guy. if you meet him you can throw, you think. _ if you meet him you can throw, you think, anything at him and he will deal with— think, anything at him and he will deal with it. he think, anything at him and he will dealwith it. he is think, anything at him and he will deal with it. he is in total controt _ deal with it. he is in total control. he has an impressive person to meet _ control. he has an impressive person to meet -- — control. he has an impressive person to meet -- he — control. he has an impressive person to meet. —— he is an impressive person — to meet. —— he is an impressive person. everybody around him was utterly— person. everybody around him was utterly bewildered by this. a lot of them _ utterly bewildered by this. a lot of them sitting nearby had not quite heard _ them sitting nearby had not quite heard the — them sitting nearby had not quite heard the joke. they thought it was part of— heard the joke. they thought it was part of the — heard the joke. they thought it was part of the show. they thought it was a skate. they some prepared joke. it took a while before it sank in. he some prepared joke. it took a while before it sank in.— before it sank in. he was laughing at a fee joke _ before it sank in. he was laughing at a fee joke initially. _ before it sank in. he was laughing at a fee joke initially. his - before it sank in. he was laughing at a fee joke initially. his wife - at a fee 'oke initially. his wife isn't. at a fee joke initially. his wife isn't. yeah. _ at a fee joke initially. his wife isn't. yeah. there _ at a fee joke initially. his wife isn't. yeah. there is - at a fee joke initially. his wife isn't. yeah. there is this - at a fee joke initially. his wife - isn't. yeah. there is this moment of --eole isn't. yeah. there is this moment of people beginning — isn't. yeah. there is this moment of people beginning to _ isn't. yeah. there is this moment of people beginning to understand - isn't. yeah. there is this moment of| people beginning to understand what

they had _ people beginning to understand what they had just witnessed, which is one man — they had just witnessed, which is one man assaulting another on live tv in— one man assaulting another on live tv in the _ one man assaulting another on live tv in the middle of the oscars. then, — tv in the middle of the oscars. then, denzelwashington tv in the middle of the oscars. then, denzel washington goes up to will smith— then, denzel washington goes up to will smith afterwards and tries to console _ will smith afterwards and tries to console him. you see all this going on around — console him. you see all this going on around him at the time because everyhody— on around him at the time because everybody in their nose what is going _ everybody in their nose what is going to — everybody in their nose what is going to happen next, because will smith— going to happen next, because will smith is_ going to happen next, because will smith is going to win the oscar. everyhody— smith is going to win the oscar. everybody knew he was going to win the oscan _ everybody knew he was going to win the oscar. and he is going to go up and have _ the oscar. and he is going to go up and have to — the oscar. and he is going to go up and have to make a speech. we have only shown _ and have to make a speech. we have only shown you a small part of that speech— only shown you a small part of that speech lrut— only shown you a small part of that speech but it was a very long, very emotional— speech but it was a very long, very emotional speech. the tears were pouring _ emotional speech. the tears were pouring. he was talking about himself— pouring. he was talking about himself being protective of his family. — himself being protective of his family, being a vessel of love and essentially trying to justify what he had — essentially trying to justify what he had just done. the apology was to the academy. it was also to his fellow— the academy. it was also to his fellow nominees, not to chris rock

though _ fellow nominees, not to chris rock though. and at the end of eight what do you _ though. and at the end of eight what do you make of what you have just seen _ do you make of what you have just seen on _ do you make of what you have just seen on live — do you make of what you have just seen on live tv? —— at the end of it. seen on live tv? —— at the end of it the _ seen on live tv? —— at the end of it. the academy said it does not condone — it. the academy said it does not condone violence and went on to congratulate the other winners of the evening. one statement from will smith's— the evening. one statement from will smith's son _ the evening. one statement from will smith's son says, that is how we do it. smith's son says, that is how we do it so _ smith's son says, that is how we do it. so definitely a division of views— it. so definitely a division of views about what theyjust witnessed. david, thank you for now. i witnessed. — david, thank you for now. i know you will come back and talk to us later in the programme. once more to discuss. —— much more to discuss. our los angeles correspondent sophie long is outside one of the major oscars parties in beverly hills. sophie, how have people been reacting to what happened? well, it is a very rowdy carpet here, — well, it is a very rowdy carpet here, the _ well, it is a very rowdy carpet here, the vanity fair party. we have 'ust here, the vanity fair party. we have just missed — here, the vanity fair party. we have just missed venus williams going on behind _

just missed venus williams going on behind me — just missed venus williams going on behind me. she was chatting for a while _ behind me. she was chatting for a while to— behind me. she was chatting for a while to the man who played her coach _ while to the man who played her coach in — while to the man who played her coach in the film that will smith won his — coach in the film that will smith won his oscar for. there is one thing _ won his oscar for. there is one thing people are talking about here tonight _ thing people are talking about here tonight. the incident that happened before _ tonight. the incident that happened before he _ tonight. the incident that happened before he went up to collect his oscar, — before he went up to collect his oscar, when chris rock made that 'oke oscar, when chris rock made that joke about — oscar, when chris rock made that joke about his wife, jada pinkett smith, _ joke about his wife, jada pinkett smith, and will smith did not react welt _ smith, and will smith did not react welt when— smith, and will smith did not react well. when it was happening everybody here, glued to the oscars, theiriaws _ everybody here, glued to the oscars, theirjaws dropped. nobody could work out — theirjaws dropped. nobody could work out what actually happened. for a time _ work out what actually happened. for a time people thought it a publicity stunt. _ a time people thought it a publicity stunt, part of the show. it turned out, _ stunt, part of the show. it turned out, of _ stunt, part of the show. it turned out, of course, that it was not. the reaction _ out, of course, that it was not. the reaction here — out, of course, that it was not. the reaction here for many people is disbelief — reaction here for many people is disbelief. but some people are being more sympathetic. i spoke to minnie driver— more sympathetic. i spoke to minnie driver on _ more sympathetic. i spoke to minnie driver on her way into the vanity fair party— driver on her way into the vanity fair party and she made the point that being — fair party and she made the point that being an actor is an emotional journey _ that being an actor is an emotional journey. this is hollywood. emotions run very— journey. this is hollywood. emotions run very high. i think that's just some very personalfeelings running high. and this is hollywood.

actors deal in the currency of emotion. it runs high sometimes. i mean, i hope they make up. that was minnie driver on her way in. that was minnie driver on her way in we _ that was minnie driver on her way in we have — that was minnie driver on her way in. we have seen our first oscar. riz ahmed — in. we have seen our first oscar. riz ahmed clutching that oscar. he won short _ riz ahmed clutching that oscar. he won short film the long goodbye, a short— won short film the long goodbye, a short film _ won short film the long goodbye, a short film the long goodbye, filmed on the _ short film the long goodbye, filmed on the streets of leatherhead, a lon- on the streets of leatherhead, a long way— on the streets of leatherhead, a long way from the red carpet in beverly— long way from the red carpet in beverly hills. we also spoke to rebel— beverly hills. we also spoke to rebel wilson, beverly hills. we also spoke to rebelwilson, no beverly hills. we also spoke to rebel wilson, no stranger to hosting awards— rebel wilson, no stranger to hosting awards shows. i asked her what she thought— awards shows. i asked her what she thought about what happened at the 0scars— thought about what happened at the oscars tonight. it thought about what happened at the oscars tonight-— oscars tonight. it was hard to watch, i guess, _ oscars tonight. it was hard to watch, i guess, because - oscars tonight. it was hard to watch, i guess, because it- oscars tonight. it was hard to watch, i guess, because it is| watch, i guess, because it is probably the best night of his life but may have some repercussions. interesting to see what is going to

happen. this is the party where the oscar winners come. we are hoping at some point we _ winners come. we are hoping at some point we might get to see the stars of coda _ point we might get to see the stars of coda. this has been a wonderful evening _ of coda. this has been a wonderful evening for— of coda. this has been a wonderful evening for them. they won best picture. — evening for them. they won best picture, beating the favourite of the power of the dog. and troy kotsur, — the power of the dog. and troy kotsur, making history, becoming the first deaf— kotsur, making history, becoming the first deaf man to win an oscar for his best _ first deaf man to win an oscar for his best supporting role as ruby's father— his best supporting role as ruby's father in— his best supporting role as ruby's father in that film. hopefully, we will see _ father in that film. hopefully, we will see some ulster winners on the carpet _ will see some ulster winners on the carpet. join — will see some ulster winners on the carpet. join us in a little while. sophie. — carpet. join us in a little while. sophie, thank you. sophie long at the vanity fair party in la. can will smith turn up?— the vanity fair party in la. can will smith turn up? who knows? we will know in — will smith turn up? who knows? we will know in the _ will smith turn up? who knows? we will know in the next _ will smith turn up? who knows? we will know in the next couple - will smith turn up? who knows? we will know in the next couple of- will know in the next couple of hours. i wonder if they will talk to each other?— each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover— each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover it _ each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover it here. _ each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover it here. 11 _ each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover it here. 11 minutes - each other? oh, i don't know. we will cover it here. 11 minutes past| will cover it here. 11 minutes past seven. president volodymyr zelensky has said he's prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status for ukraine if it could lead to a peace deal with russia. peace talks are due to resume later this week in turkey.

overnight, towns and cities across ukraine were bombarded by russian troops, who targeted several oil depots. tomos morgan has the latest details. in the western city of lviv, from their relative safety near the polish border, they're in a daily cycle of firefighting as the war reaches their doorstep. the next round of peace talks are due to start today in istanbul. speaking to independent russian journalists, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said he would be willing to discuss adopting a point of neutral status, a major bone of contention for russia. translation: security i guarantees our neutrality. translation: security i guarantees and neutrality, the non—nuclear status of our state. we are ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for the russian federation,

as far as i can remember. and, if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. all this while american president joe biden was forced to deny claims that he called for a regime change in russia on saturday, whilst on a visit in poland. reporter: mr president, _ were you calling for regime change? no. the mod says the battle across northern ukraine remains largely static. no consolation for this man, however, in the northern city of chernihiv, having just lost a son. translation: we thought this door would protect us - if something happened. suddenly i heard my wife crying and i realised what had happened. strikes north of the capital near the border with belarus and russia are frequent and devastating. chernihiv is now almost completely encircled by russian forces over claims that the tens of thousands could remain trapped, cut off from electricity and water.

as ukrainian army generals reiterated the call for weapons to help their cause, more than four weeks into this conflict there is little sign that peace is close to being found. tomos morgan, bbc news. our correspondent jonah fisher is in lviv. jonah, some slightly positive talk of a potential peace deal. but at the same time pictures of more attacks. how do we balance these two things?— more attacks. how do we balance these two things? yeah, i think the ositive these two things? yeah, i think the positive thing _ these two things? yeah, i think the positive thing one _ these two things? yeah, i think the positive thing one can _ these two things? yeah, i think the positive thing one can say - these two things? yeah, i think the positive thing one can say about. these two things? yeah, i think the | positive thing one can say about the peace _ positive thing one can say about the peace talks — positive thing one can say about the peace talks is that they are due to happen— peace talks is that they are due to happen this week in turkey, and that there _ happen this week in turkey, and that there does— happen this week in turkey, and that there does appear to be at least a channel— there does appear to be at least a channel of— there does appear to be at least a channel of communication between ukraine _ channel of communication between ukraine and russia. but here, within the context— ukraine and russia. but here, within the context of what is happening on the context of what is happening on the ground, the fact that ukrainian cities _ the ground, the fact that ukrainian cities are _ the ground, the fact that ukrainian cities are being surrounded, bombarded, mariupol in particular in the south—east of this country, a

very— the south—east of this country, a very grim — the south—east of this country, a very grim humanitarian situation, it's not— very grim humanitarian situation, it's not a — very grim humanitarian situation, it's not a climate where it feels like, _ it's not a climate where it feels like. you — it's not a climate where it feels like, you know, we are ready to have some _ like, you know, we are ready to have some sort _ like, you know, we are ready to have some sort of— like, you know, we are ready to have some sort of peace agreement. we did hear from _ some sort of peace agreement. we did hear from president zelensky in an interview— hear from president zelensky in an interview talking about neutrality. i think— interview talking about neutrality. i think the — interview talking about neutrality. i think the much more tricky issue for ukraine — i think the much more tricky issue for ukraine in russia is going to be who controls what, who keeps what bit who controls what, who keeps what hit of _ who controls what, who keeps what bit of territory. russia has made advances — bit of territory. russia has made advances in_ bit of territory. russia has made advances in some parts of the country — advances in some parts of the country it— advances in some parts of the country. it has talked about focusing _ country. it has talked about focusing more on the eastern part of ukraine _ focusing more on the eastern part of ukraine. there are a lot of very difficult — ukraine. there are a lot of very difficult issues which will have to be addressed. at the moment given everything _ be addressed. at the moment given everything we are seeing from how russia _ everything we are seeing from how russia is— everything we are seeing from how russia is conducting this work, it does _ russia is conducting this work, it does not — russia is conducting this work, it does not appear they have reached their objectives and are ready to talk seriously about peace. thank _ talk seriously about peace. thank you very much for now. plans to improve standards in maths and english in england s schools will be published by the government today. its aim to raise average gcse grades, and making sure nine out of 10 children are at the expected standard when they leave primary school. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been

to a village school near hereford to find out more. 58 times one gives us 58. we subtract that. in the heart of herefordshire, a village school. what's our next move? but the maths they're learning is nothing like their parents' lessons. it's 161. yes, that's it. what ten and 11—year—olds study now... three, plus our nine... ..is tougher than ten years ago, and the same is true for english grammar, something all these year six pupils have to navigate. i absolutely love maths. ijust love working with numbers. i don't like writing at all. i and i really struggle with it. that's why i use a laptop. i like challenging myself and finding out different ways to do stuff. "traces of the yellow—eyed, raven—coloured..." bursting with creativity, and stuffed full of grammar... "..black heart is emptier- than their kitchen cupboards." ..these year fives will face end

of primary tests next year. the standard that children are expected to get to at the end of year six, has actually been raised quite recently, so children are already working at a much higher level than they were ten years ago. so, they're already doing sort of the work that children would have done in years seven and eight. before the pandemic, around two thirds of children were leaving primary school at the standard expected for their year group. now the government is saying that, over the next few years, schools have to get nine out of ten children to that standard. that's a target for the whole of england, not for each school. ask questions and it helps you learn. that was the best thing i ever did. after meeting some secondary pupils, the education secretary told me there will also be a push to raise gcse grades in maths and english. it's not about more pressure on the children,

it's about more support. if a child has fallen behind in maths or english, that the teacher will support that child, and will then engage with the parents. for parents who listen to this, and who worry about more academic pressure going into schools, and they may not have a child who is particularly academically focused, what do you say to them? we're looking to make sure that your child leaves primary school able to read, write and do maths to a standard that allows them to do well in secondary school. forest school is just one of the many extra ways of learning here. this primary wants to keep a balance for children, and parents told me that is important. there's so much for them to learn, and i think primary schools should be about a time when they're enjoying life and getting to know who they are, because they've got many years ahead of them of exams.

i do worry about the amount of anxiety children are going through, especially after the pandemic. and not everybody's academic. so, i've got one child i who's really academic, and one that's not quite i so academic, and, you know, you just want them to be happy. schools and pupils are recovering after the pandemic. some parts of england are much further behind, a challenge to these plans. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, herefordshire. the transport secretary will write to the boss of p&o ferries today, telling him to re—hire the 800 staff he sacked without notice earlier this month. grant shapps is expected to warn peter hebblethwaite that he plans to change the law to make sure all ferry operators operating from uk ports pay at least the minimum wage. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. adam, what sort of impact will this have? i think we will be able to gauge that better when we have actually seen the — that better when we have actually seen the letter in what has been put down _ seen the letter in what has been put down in _ seen the letter in what has been put down in black and white by the transport _ down in black and white by the transport secretary, rather than 'ust transport secretary, rather than just a _ transport secretary, rather than just a sort— transport secretary, rather than just a sort of guessing and relying on the _

just a sort of guessing and relying on the government's version of what this letter— on the government's version of what this letter is — on the government's version of what this letter is going to say. but it does _ this letter is going to say. but it does seem what is happening is this week— does seem what is happening is this week the _ does seem what is happening is this week the government is going to change _ week the government is going to change the law so that they will no longer— change the law so that they will no longer be — change the law so that they will no longer be a loophole where seafarers working _ longer be a loophole where seafarers working in _ longer be a loophole where seafarers working in uk waters can be paid below— working in uk waters can be paid below the — working in uk waters can be paid below the national minimum wage. so that is— below the national minimum wage. so that is the _ below the national minimum wage. so that is the kind of legal lawmaking reaction _ that is the kind of legal lawmaking reaction of the government is doing to this _ reaction of the government is doing to this story. it sounds like what the transport secretary is going to do in _ the transport secretary is going to do in this— the transport secretary is going to do in this letter is to sort of present— do in this letter is to sort of present that as an incentive to p80 to rehire _ present that as an incentive to p80 to rehire the workers they fired, and pay— to rehire the workers they fired, and pay them at least the minimum wage _ and pay them at least the minimum wage now— and pay them at least the minimum wage. now it doesn't look as if the government is changing the law so those _ government is changing the law so those people are rehired, it looks like they— those people are rehired, it looks like they are changing the law about what you _ like they are changing the law about what you can pay seafarers in general — what you can pay seafarers in general in _ what you can pay seafarers in general in british waters. it will be interesting to see if that political— be interesting to see if that political pressure, joined up with the changes in the law, forced p&o to do— the changes in the law, forced p&o to do something different. there are other— to do something different. there are other factors at play. the company has admitted they broke the law by not doing _ has admitted they broke the law by not doing enough consultation with their workers. that does open them

up their workers. that does open them up to— their workers. that does open them up to a _ their workers. that does open them up to a potential tribunal, arbitration process. then of course there _ arbitration process. then of course there the _ arbitration process. then of course there the risk of public opinion, lots of— there the risk of public opinion, lots of mps are very angry about has happened _ lots of mps are very angry about has happened. and what about customers and for— happened. and what about customers and foriust_ happened. and what about customers and forjust the potential damage to the company's reputation? there are lots of— the company's reputation? there are lots of factors at play here. the thing _ lots of factors at play here. the thing that — lots of factors at play here. the thing that is definitely going to happen— thing that is definitely going to happen this week is that a change to the law— happen this week is that a change to the law so— happen this week is that a change to the law so that anybody working in the law so that anybody working in the maritime industry and in british waters— the maritime industry and in british waters will— the maritime industry and in british waters will be paid at least the minimum _ waters will be paid at least the minimum wage. adam, thank you. adam fleming. we adam, thank you. adam fleming. , thought we would ask where we are with covid. another set of covid rules is being lifted in wales today, which means the whole of the uk is now close to business as usual in terms of living without restrictions. that doesn't mean the virus has gone away. in fact, one in 16 of us currently has it, which is one of the biggest covid waves since the start of the pandemic. let's take a look at the figures. the number of recorded

cases is still far below the peak injanuary, but that's partly due to fewer people testing, and the number is likely to fall further, as free tests are being scrapped for most groups from the end of this week. latest figures show there are more than 17,000 people in hospital with the virus. the peak injanuary 2021 was more than 40,000. we have made progress. current patients are generally spending less time in hospital, and they're getting less ill. that's reflected in the number who are currently on ventilators, which isjust 302. at the peak of the pandemic there were more than 4,000

people on ventilators. let's get more on this with the professor of public health, sian griffiths, who is in oxford. good morning. summit up for us, where are we with this pandemic? taste where are we with this pandemic? we have a highly transmissible variant, omicron _ have a highly transmissible variant, omicron ba.2, in the community. round _ omicron ba.2, in the community. round about 300,000 people a day getting _ round about 300,000 people a day getting covid. there is still a lot of covid — getting covid. there is still a lot of covid around in the population. but as— of covid around in the population. but as you — of covid around in the population. but as you also pointed out, there is also _ but as you also pointed out, there is also a _ but as you also pointed out, there is also a separation between that very high— is also a separation between that very high numberand is also a separation between that very high number and the numbers in hospital. _ very high number and the numbers in hospital, the lengths of stay in hospital— hospital, the lengths of stay in hospital and the numbers of people in icu _ hospital and the numbers of people in icu. those are much lower. that is partly _ in icu. those are much lower. that is partly because we have got a lot of immunity in the population thanks to the _ of immunity in the population thanks to the vaccination programme, the booster— to the vaccination programme, the

booster programme. and there have been huge _ booster programme. and there have been huge advances in treatment once in hospitat _ been huge advances in treatment once in hospital. so, it is a less serious, _ in hospital. so, it is a less serious, in _ in hospital. so, it is a less serious, in terms of hospitalisation, but there is a lot of it around in the community at the current— of it around in the community at the current time — of it around in the community at the current time. a of it around in the community at the current time-— current time. a lot of us will know that from our— current time. a lot of us will know that from our lives, _ current time. a lot of us will know that from our lives, workplaces i current time. a lot of us will know. that from our lives, workplaces and schools. is thisjust that from our lives, workplaces and schools. is this just the new normal? is this living with covid, is the government of called it? fine is the government of called it? one would hope- — is the government of called it? one would hope- as— is the government of called it? one would hope. as immunity goes up, and that is— would hope. as immunity goes up, and that is continuing the booster programme for the vulnerable and the elderly. _ programme for the vulnerable and the elderly, the more immunity, the less serious _ elderly, the more immunity, the less serious impact the virus will have on our— serious impact the virus will have on our population. sol serious impact the virus will have on our population. so i think living with covid — on our population. so i think living with covid means making sure you stay up _ with covid means making sure you stay up to — with covid means making sure you stay up to date with your vaccinations boosters, and if you are affected, stay at home if you can _ are affected, stay at home if you can using — are affected, stay at home if you can. using facemasks. i think a lot of us _ can. using facemasks. i think a lot of us still— can. using facemasks. i think a lot of us still think using facemasks is worth— of us still think using facemasks is worth it _ of us still think using facemasks is

worth it because it protects both you and — worth it because it protects both you and the people around you. keeping — you and the people around you. keeping windows open. personal hygiene, — keeping windows open. personal hygiene, the hygiene messages of washing _ hygiene, the hygiene messages of washing hands, keeping all of that implies _ washing hands, keeping all of that implies. that will all help. the public— implies. that will all help. the public health measures will help, as well as— public health measures will help, as well as the — public health measures will help, as well as the vaccination, as we won't be testing _ well as the vaccination, as we won't be testing any more. as we don't test as— be testing any more. as we don't test as much... we will also need the onus — test as much... we will also need the onus surveillance looking across the onus surveillance looking across the population, how many people are showing _ the population, how many people are showing to _ the population, how many people are showing to their gps, telling the gps they— showing to their gps, telling the gps they have got the symptoms, and making _ gps they have got the symptoms, and making sure that a new variant doesn't — making sure that a new variant doesn't creep through the net and that everybody is prepared and ready. — that everybody is prepared and ready, should they need to take action— ready, should they need to take action again. fits ready, should they need to take action again-— action again. as you are talking about masks — action again. as you are talking about masks and _ action again. as you are talking about masks and ventilation i action again. as you are talking | about masks and ventilation and keeping a distance, i can hear, from where i am standing, they will be a lot of people watching this morning saying, come on, we have come through this, the worst is over, we just have to crack on with our lives? ~ ., , just have to crack on with our lives? ~ .y , . ., . ~ just have to crack on with our lives? ~ .y , . ., . ,, ., lives? well maybe cracking on with

our lives includes _ lives? well maybe cracking on with our lives includes washing - lives? well maybe cracking on with our lives includes washing are i lives? well maybe cracking on with our lives includes washing are my i our lives includes washing are my cans _ our lives includes washing are my cans more — our lives includes washing are my cans more often, keeping r masks on. if we are _ cans more often, keeping r masks on. if we are not _ cans more often, keeping r masks on. if we are not feeling well, why expose — if we are not feeling well, why expose other people to our viruses? we have _ expose other people to our viruses? we have to — expose other people to our viruses? we have to be covid aware in the future _ we have to be covid aware in the future but — we have to be covid aware in the future. but i suspect the most important thing is to make sure you are vaccinated. help your elderly relatives— are vaccinated. help your elderly relatives if— are vaccinated. help your elderly relatives if they need help to get the vaccine. i think that's really important _ the vaccine. i think that's really important. if you look across to the far east— important. if you look across to the far east at— important. if you look across to the far east at the moment you will see there _ far east at the moment you will see there is— far east at the moment you will see there is a _ far east at the moment you will see there is a huge surge in china and shanghai. — there is a huge surge in china and shanghai. a— there is a huge surge in china and shanghai, a major city of about 25 million _ shanghai, a major city of about 25 million people, is in the major —— in the _ million people, is in the major —— in the process of going into another knockdown — in the process of going into another knockdown. they have got a spike in cases _ knockdown. they have got a spike in cases of— knockdown. they have got a spike in cases of omicron. they vaccine —— the vaccination rates are not sufficient. the disease would rip through— sufficient. the disease would rip through the community. again, if you look at _ through the community. again, if you look at hong kong, where i used to workr _ look at hong kong, where i used to work. they— look at hong kong, where i used to work, they have got caught unawares and have _ work, they have got caught unawares and have seen the most massive rise in cases— and have seen the most massive rise in cases from — and have seen the most massive rise in cases from this omicron variant as well—

as from deaths among unvaccinated people _ as from deaths among unvaccinated people if— as from deaths among unvaccinated people. if we look across the world, this is— people. if we look across the world, this is a _ people. if we look across the world, this is a global issue. we need to be aware — this is a global issue. we need to be aware that we need to be covid aware. _ be aware that we need to be covid aware. we — be aware that we need to be covid aware, we need to take steps if we do get _ aware, we need to take steps if we do get the — aware, we need to take steps if we do get the symptoms, but at the same time. _ do get the symptoms, but at the same time. yes. _ do get the symptoms, but at the same time, yes, get on with enjoying life _ time, yes, get on with enjoying life but — time, yes, get on with enjoying life. but don't forget, covid is still— life. but don't forget, covid is still around.— life. but don't forget, covid is still around. . , ., ., still around. given your own links to china and _ still around. given your own links to china and your— still around. given your own links to china and your knowledge i still around. given your own links to china and your knowledge of l still around. given your own links i to china and your knowledge of what is happening, i am fascinated by these lockdowns in shanghai and i seriously the authorities still target. you say that is because vaccination is not at the levels we have got here?— vaccination is not at the levels we have got here? well, partly. if you have got here? well, partly. if you have a zero — have got here? well, partly. if you have a zero covid _ have got here? well, partly. if you have a zero covid policy, _ have got here? well, partly. if you have a zero covid policy, the i have got here? well, partly. if youj have a zero covid policy, the policy is not _ have a zero covid policy, the policy is not to _ have a zero covid policy, the policy is not to deal with covid through vaccination and raising population immunity. — vaccination and raising population immunity, which is basically in a nutshell— immunity, which is basically in a nutshell what living with covid is. the zero — nutshell what living with covid is. the zero covid approach is having no covid _ the zero covid approach is having no covid in _ the zero covid approach is having no covid in your— the zero covid approach is having no covid in your population. which is why you _ covid in your population. which is why you can't get into china at the

current— why you can't get into china at the current time without three weeks in quarantine — current time without three weeks in quarantine. i mean, that is isolation _ quarantine. i mean, that is isolation. also, the flights are highly— isolation. also, the flights are highly restricted. there is a seal around — highly restricted. there is a seal around china and hong kong. very difficult _ around china and hong kong. very difficult to — around china and hong kong. very difficult to come in. that was meant to stop _ difficult to come in. that was meant to stop the — difficult to come in. that was meant to stop the importation. once cases are diagnosed, the approach is to isolate _ are diagnosed, the approach is to isolate the — are diagnosed, the approach is to isolate the community and to test and to— isolate the community and to test and to trace, then to put the people infected. _ and to trace, then to put the people infected, they need to go into quarantine in the population, as do their contacts. so the idea is to drive _ their contacts. so the idea is to drive the — their contacts. so the idea is to drive the numbers right down, not have _ drive the numbers right down, not have covid — drive the numbers right down, not have covid in the population. that is a huge — have covid in the population. that is a huge challenge in a country of 1.3, is a huge challenge in a country of 1.3.1.4— is a huge challenge in a country of 1.3,1.4 billion is a huge challenge in a country of 1.3, 1.4 billion people. it is a microcosm _ 1.3, 1.4 billion people. it is a microcosm in hong kong. the zero covid _ microcosm in hong kong. the zero covid approaches a difficult one to maintain _ covid approaches a difficult one to maintain because it does mean huge economic— maintain because it does mean huge economic disruption. shanghai had been _ economic disruption. shanghai had been hoping, i think, to get away without— been hoping, i think, to get away without a — been hoping, i think, to get away without a massive lockdown. they

have _ without a massive lockdown. they have been— without a massive lockdown. they have been locking down particular areas _ have been locking down particular areas because, as i said, 25 million. _ areas because, as i said, 25 million, around 25 million people, including... — million, around 25 million people, including... they are now going into lockdown— including... they are now going into lockdown to — including... they are now going into lockdown to try to drive out any of the cases — lockdown to try to drive out any of the cases of— lockdown to try to drive out any of the cases of omicron that seemed to be out _ the cases of omicron that seemed to be out there at the moment. we know how transmissible omicron is. and also a _ how transmissible omicron is. and also a question for china as their immunisation rates are still lower, particularly — immunisation rates are still lower, particularly amongst the elderly. at what point can they transition... ? inaudible — inaudible. inaudible. i think we are watching quite carefully— i think we are watching quite carefully what is happening in china at the _ carefully what is happening in china at the current time.— at the current time. thank you very much indeed- _ at the current time. thank you very much indeed. professor— at the current time. thank you very much indeed. professor sharon i much indeed. professor sharon griffiths, expert in public health both here in the uk and the far east. ., ., .,

both here in the uk and the far east. . ., ., ., east. nadhim zahawi in a few minutes- _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. hundreds of buses will not be running across south and central london today, as drivers stage a 48—hour walk—out over pay. members of the unite union working for arriva london buses are on strike at depots in croydon, norwood and thornton heth garages. a union leader said arriva "can afford to pay fair wages." an arriva spokesperson said: "there will be no winners from a strike which would hit customers and communities." the labour mp for brent central, dawn butler, has told the bbc that she's undergone surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. the 52 year—old was given the news in december and recently had a mastectomy at royal london hospital. she said she had no signs or symptoms. the cancer was picked up in a routine breast screening appointment.

ms butler says the mammogram saved her life. wembley actor and rapper riz ahmed has won at the oscars. he got the academy award for best short film "the long goodbye," which he co—wrote and stars in. last year ahmed was nominated in the best actor category for sound of metal. gatwick airport has reopened its south terminal almost two years after closing because of the pandemic. it's being seen as a significant step forward for the aviation industry after a difficult time. the south terminal has been taken out of being its mothballed state, and there were lots — hundreds of people — checking in forflights from as near as malaga in spain to as far as bridgetown, barbados. so it's really a kind of signal to the uk, to the rest of europe and the world that aviation is back.

a look at the travel now and the tube board. on to the weather now with sara. morning to you. a bit of a slow start out there this morning. it's chilly, misty and foggy as well at the moment in some places. that will all clear and the temperatures will start to lift because we get sunshine coming through for the middle part of the day today. then cloud pushing and later by the end of the day. in the best of it, temperatures well above average, 17, 18 celsius. overnight tonight the cloud becomes more extensive again. there are showers pushing in from the south. they mightjust start to head our way by first light tomorrow morning and the temperatures will not really fall away. the big story this week is the big cool off. the high pressure we had last week has certainly gone away. low pressure dominating

and a few systems pushing in, particularly notably coming in from the north in the middle to end of the week. that is really going to see our temperatures fall away. it will be particularly chilly on wednesday and thursday with the risk, would you believe it, of a little bit of winteriness. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. as we've been hearing, the goverment is launching its education recovery plan this morning, with a drive to raise standards in maths and english. let's hear more on that from the education secretary nadhim zahawi. morning to you. thank you for talking to us here on bbc breakfast. we know that children of all ages have missed huge amounts of

schooling during coronavirus. you said yesterday i believe there are 200,000 children off with the virus right now at the moment will stop how will your white paper help those children? ~ ,,., , ., ,, children? absolutely. one making sure that we _ children? absolutely. one making sure that we know _ children? absolutely. one making sure that we know where - children? absolutely. one making sure that we know where their i sure that we know where their children are, so we are launching a national register. —— those children are. we have never had a national register for children. are. we have never had a national registerfor children. some parents do brilliant work with home schooling. i have seen first—hand the work some children are missing education and that cannot be right, which is why the national register is so important. the best thing for children and the greatest determinant of outcome for children is a great teacher in the classroom. what the white paper does is the investment canada focus, a quarter of £8 billion in half a million

teacher training opportunities in the early careers framework, initial teacher training and also later in life in the professional development of teachers. that is one thing. another thing we are doing is making sure teachers discuss with parents where the gaps are in a student's education in english and maths and actually use... we are investing £5 billion in recovery. use the national tutoring programme. many schools are participating. we had done a million blocks of tutoring. 6 million we want by the end of this parliament. they share with parents where the gaps are and address them through things like the national tutoring programme. teachers and school leaders said they wanted more of it done by schools, so school lead. that is what we have done in giving them the ability to do that.

you have mentioned in your introduction the targets. primary school children at the moment, only two thirds complete primary school where they can read, write and do maths. we are raising that target to 90%. i don't believe children in moseley are less talented than children in kensington. the important thing is to get the additionalfocus and the important thing is to get the additional focus and the quality education through schools being in a family of schools that are tightly managed and well supported in high performing... i understand high performing... i understand high performing non—academy trust. evidence suggests those high performing multi academy trust had delivered the best outcome will students. we delivered the best outcome will students. ~ ., ., ., delivered the best outcome will students. ., ., ., ., ,, delivered the best outcome will students. ~ ., ., ., ., ,, ., students. we are going to talk about catchin: u- students. we are going to talk about catching up an _ students. we are going to talk about catching up an first _ students. we are going to talk about catching up an first about _ students. we are going to talk about catching up an first about the - students. we are going to talk about catching up an first about the plan i catching up an first about the plan today. we have heard from the general secretary of school and couege general secretary of school and college leaders that says focusing on just maths and english does not

serve every child. we had a mothers mother talking in a report saying she had one academic child and another not so academic. how are you going to help those children who might suit different more creative subjects? i might suit different more creative sub'ects? ~ ., , subjects? i think that is right. they fear— subjects? i think that is right. they fear things _ subjects? i think that is right. they fear things on _ subjects? i think that is right. they fear things on that. i subjects? i think that is right. i they fear things on that. maths and english are not the anything but the other building blocks. i came to country without the ability to speak a word of english. only when i started to read and think in the language that i discovered i was quite good at maths, quite that chemistry, physics and biology and human biology. it is important to get the foundations right which is why part of the white paper is focused on new morrissey and literacy and also about a knowledge rich curriculum. if you look at how there is a knowledge rich

curriculum, the best highest performing multi—academy trust and schools within that family of trusts do really well on extracurricular activities. i saw it last week at an academy where the headmaster showed me how they were doing this work so brilliantly. that is one thing we are doing which is really important. another thing, t levels, they are a fusion between an apprentice and an a—level. they do not have to do an a—level, they can do a tea level in technology, construction and repair and go straight into aqua goanna to and go straight into aqua goanna to a higher apprenticeship or into university. i am creating different runways. if i do this well i think we can deliver that opportunity for all through the white paper. you mentioned _ all through the white paper. you mentioned you _ all through the white paper. you mentioned you were good at maths, how much is all this going to cost?

well the budget. i5 how much is all this going to cost? well the budget.— how much is all this going to cost? well the budget. is be going up? it is. i well the budget. is be going up? it is- i managed _ well the budget. is be going up? it is. i managed to _ well the budget. is be going up? it is. i managed to secure _ well the budget. is be going up? it is. i managed to secure a - well the budget. is be going up? it is. i managed to secure a £7 i well the budget. is be going up? it| is. i managed to secure a £7 million at the list —— uplift. the budget full schools will be over £56 billion. £4 billion is front—loaded to this year and next year. that is a big left. plus the additional 5 billion into recovery. we have the money in place to do and do it well. many schools are doing really well. we learn from the best make sure we scale it up. we are about to announce our 10,000th academy. that is real scale. 22,000 schools in england. i want to make sure every school is a good academy school. focusing on investment areas we announced in the levelling up white paper. 400 schools in those areas are not performing adequately, they are not performing adequately, they are requiring improvement. my big

focus is on those schools as well. government spend on schools in 2022 to 2023 is 53.8 billion. when accounting for inflation, the most important thing in high cost, this is actually the same level as 15 years ago. —— costs. 15 is actually the same level as 15 years ago. -- costs.— is actually the same level as 15 years ago. -- costs. 15 years ago we had the financial _ years ago. -- costs. 15 years ago we had the financial crisis _ years ago. -- costs. 15 years ago we had the financial crisis and _ years ago. -- costs. 15 years ago we had the financial crisis and crash i had the financial crisis and crash which we had to deal with in coalition. then we were hit by a global pandemic. the chancellor made £400 million available. 40 million people had the net of protection through the furlough scheme in a pandemic. i had the oecd head of education in my office last week, who said spend on schools is right up who said spend on schools is right up there, in the upper quartile of oecd countries. that is a good thing. when i was doing the vaccine

job, i was the vaccine deployment minister, i was less interested in knowing how many vaccines were in the warehouse and more interested in knowing how many were in people's arms. i want to make sure we spend money well and get the recovery in place and measure it. if you measure it and publish it you create much better outcomes for children because people can see where the gaps are. if i see where the gaps are i can address them. it if i see where the gaps are i can address them.— if i see where the gaps are i can address them. it is a third of the su ort address them. it is a third of the support the _ address them. it is a third of the support the government's i address them. it is a third of the support the government's and l address them. it is a third of the i support the government's and former catch—up commissioner asked for, who then went on to resign. i catch-up commissioner asked for, who then went on to resign.— then went on to resign. i know him well. i worked _ then went on to resign. i know him well. i worked with _ then went on to resign. i know him well. i worked with him _ then went on to resign. i know him well. i worked with him when i i then went on to resign. i know him well. i worked with him when i was children and families minister in the department for education. he looked at this, i have 5 billion at the moment to spend on recovery. the national tutoring programme is working well. we had done a million blocks of tutoring, 15 hours of

tutoring really working with children to make sure they recover. let me make sure i deliver that recovery, i will measure it, publish the measurement. we are doing well on primary recovery and reading, writing and in mass. we need to do the same secondary recovery as well. when you look at where, for example, the 16 to 19 euros who have little time left in education, 800 million going to help them. ——19—year—olds. if i need more money i will go back to the treasury and say i need to go further. ., ., , , , further. none of it helps parents and children _ further. none of it helps parents and children in _ further. none of it helps parents and children in that _ further. none of it helps parents and children in that situation i and children in that situation today, does it?— and children in that situation today, does it? and children in that situation toda , does it? , ., , today, does it? yes, it does. the 5 billion i secure _ today, does it? yes, it does. the 5 billion i secure that _ today, does it? yes, it does. the 5 billion i secure that the _ today, does it? yes, it does. the 5 billion i secure that the spending l billion i secure that the spending review, 800 million is the children who have leased time in education who have leased time in education who need the additional help. 1 million blocks of tutoring already delivered. another million by the end of the academic year and 6

million by the end of this parliament. focused on —— the focus on primary disadvantage peoples is happening now. 0h on primary disadvantage peoples is happening now. oh come on your programme and do it now because i am determined every child has to recover. —— i will come on your programme. recover. -- i will come on your programme-— recover. -- i will come on your rorramme. ~ . ., ., programme. we received an e-mail from if you — programme. we received an e-mail from if you are _ programme. we received an e-mail from if you are telling _ programme. we received an e-mail from if you are telling us _ programme. we received an e-mail from if you are telling us her i programme. we received an e-mail from if you are telling us her gcse i from if you are telling us her gcse daughter has been told there will be no teacher assessed available —— grades available for them. what is your feeling about whether exams will go ahead this year? i am thinking of children who have been so badly hit. thinking of children who have been so badly hit-— so badly hit. they have been badly hit. so badly hit. they have been badly hit- exams — so badly hit. they have been badly hit. exams will— so badly hit. they have been badly hit. exams will go _ so badly hit. they have been badly hit. exams will go ahead _ so badly hit. they have been badly hit. exams will go ahead for i so badly hit. they have been badlyj hit. exams will go ahead for gcses and a—levels and s levels. we have been looking very carefully at the learning loss the students who have been impacted the mess because of

the disruption of the virus and so instead of going to pre—coronavirus grading we are going halfway to the mean this year and then pre—covid grading next year. we went further working with the regulator. i'm made shall we gave students the additional information they need for each subject they are taking an exam and so they know what they are being examined on so they can focus on that material. it recognises they have had disruptions in that time and we will make plans for those who nest out if they are not well. i am sure ou nest out if they are not well. i am sure you have _ nest out if they are not well. i am sure you have seen _ nest out if they are not well. i am sure you have seen our— nest out if they are not well. i am sure you have seen our main i nest out if they are not well. i am sure you have seen our main story this morning. i would like you to put yourself in a situation of a teacher going into a school who has people is to teach. what would you say to children who have watched one man hit another man at the oscars overnight? i man hit another man at the oscars

overniuht? ., ._ ., man hit another man at the oscars overniuht? ., ., ., ., overnight? i would say, do not do it. m overnight? i would say, do not do it- my heart _ overnight? i would say, do not do it. my heart was _ overnight? i would say, do not do it. my heart was broken _ overnight? i would say, do not do it. my heart was broken when i i overnight? i would say, do not do i it. my heart was broken when i saw the tearful apology from will smith. he apologised immediately. it was hard from him because it was someone who made a joke about his wife and her illness. that is not easy. he regretted it and he apologised immediately. it is heartbreaking when you lose control of your emotions in that way but i think it is important not to allow yourself to cross that line was that he apologised immediately, which was good to see. a very talented man, his first oscar in a fantastic film, king richard, which is about serena and venus williams and the story and that father's focus on education. he wanted them to be great tennis does but also be highly educated and speak a number of languages. a

brilliant tale of aspiration for that family. my heart went out to will smith and his family.- that family. my heart went out to will smith and his family. thank you ve much will smith and his family. thank you very much indeed. _ will smith and his family. thank you very much indeed. the _ will smith and his family. thank you very much indeed. the education i very much indeed. the education secretary live on breakfast this morning. there's of you commenting on that moment at the oscars. some saying he did apologise to the academy and to his fellow nominees but not actually to chris rock. i wonder, has chris rock apologised to him? forthatjoke? does he apologise to him or his wife? we will be down some of your comments later. that is the talk of the red carpet this morning. and the red sofa. john is here with an uneventful weekend of sport. it was an unprecedented race weekend when you consider there was a missile strike

on the oil refinery a few miles from the circuit on friday. a lot of the driver said, we are not ready to race, we do not think it is safe. it has raised real questions about whether or not the race will be staged there in future. valterri bottas has said he has been given assurances they will consider holding future races there. good morning. world champion max versatappen won yesterday, the weekend though will be remembered for that missile strike eight miles from the circuit on friday. lewis hamilton said he was pleased everyone was safe, but was looking forward to leaving as he too questioned whether a grand prix should be staged in in saudi arabia. ben croucher reports. back on top, max verstappen seldom does it the easy way in f1. and under the twisty, tight saudi arabian sunday night lights, he showed just why he's a world champion. it's lights out and away we go. the sport's newest venue always delivers drama. perhaps surprisingly,

given last year's pile up, it didn't happen at the start. the crunch of carbon fibre came from nicholas latifi mid—race, allowing charles le clerc in the red ferrari to leapfrog into the lead, tracked closely by verstappen. behind, lewis hamilton was cruising through the field, starting down the grid. he ran as high as sixth before a late virtual safety car unravelled his strategy, dropping him to 10th. out front, a repeat of bahrain last week and the fireworks between leclerc and verstappen. tit for tat, pass for pass. for ten laps they tussled but didn't tangle, as verstappen won the battle to take his first victory of the season. number one for a reason. ben croucher, bbc news. now england captainjoe root survived the post ashes cull of senior roles, but after another bruising series defeat he's facing fresh scrutiny. after losing the final test in west indies, with it went

the series, one which was meant to be the big reset in test cricket after the embarassment in australia in the winter. this is their fourth straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the '80s. so should joe root remain as captain? i'm still very passionate about taking this team forward. and i feel like there's the support of the dressing room behind me. and, you know, i'm desperate to turn that around and to see them smile and celebrate because we don't feel that far away. it's an easy thing to say, and it's probably a frustration for a lot of people to hear, but very passionate about taking it forward. and, you know, hopefully that will be the case. despite the challenges off the field, chelsea are on top of the women's super league for the first time this season. how about this for a result? 9—0 they beat leicester. four goals came in the first 11 minutes — the best saved till last. jessie fleming rounding things off. and what a title race! chelsea a point clear of arsenal.

old trafford hosted its first wsl game in front of fans, as manchester united beat everton 3—1. alesia russo scored twice. 20,000 watched the game. and glasgow city beat hamilton 6—0 in the scottish women's premier league, as did rangers against hearts to stay top of the table, two points ahead of glasgow. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. the british number one's serve was broken in the first game but he soon recovered to take the set 6—3. norrie controlled the second set but squandered seven match points before winning the match on the 8th and moving into the last 16. wakefield trinity are through to rugby league's challenge cup quarter—finals. they came from behind to win at warrington. yhe wolves led 12—6 at the break but two tries in as many minutes around the hour mark from wakefield saw them win16—12. also through are huddersfield,

they survived a late comeback from barrow to win 30 points to 16. and men's golf has a new world number one. scottie scheffler. after he beat fellow american kevin kisner to win the wgc match play in texas. it is a meteoric rise up the rankings from obscurity to world number one. brilliant story. had to say, as an american, what a name! brilliant story. had to say, as an american, whata name! —— i have to say. sounds like a cop. a great cop show. thank you very much indeed. summer is here, right? you wish! summer is here, right? you wish! summer is here, right? you wish! summer is on its way out and winter is back. a big week of weather change. things set to turn colder, windier and even wintry in some parts of the country as well. and

that it will feel warm enough, temperatures in the sunniest spot 17 to 19. looking north, the deep blue colours, the colder air going south this week. by the time you get to thursday, instead of 17 to 19, some of you will struggle to get to full, by degrees. —— four, 5 degrees. there is mist and fog around at the moment across parts of england and wales. low cloud across the north—east of scotland which will bring the change. we will see cloud linger all day with showers around this morning which will continue into the afternoon. a bit cooler. 18, 19 in the south of england. ten night, showers across central parts will gradually depart. we will see showers push out the channel islands

into the southernmost counties of england. keeping temperatures higher than last night. as we go into tomorrow the weather front starting tomorrow the weather front starting to push further south. this one will produce a greater risk of showers in around the english channel, southern counties of england especially. a misty and murky day. the best of the sunshine in wales and the north of england. a few showers to go with a cloud. temperatures will drop back down into single figures. elsewhere not far off the late march average. the weather front will continue to shift south as a go into wednesday. we'll start to see snow around, many on the hills of southern scotland and the far north of england. snow flurries even to sea level. wales and the midlands, staying dry on wednesday we think. much colder

elsewhere. the trend of cold will all staying for wednesday night and into thursday morning. in the south—east corner we could see some snow if the weather front stalls a little bit. sunshine and wintry showers elsewhere on thursday. the best of any dry and bright weather will be out towards the west. all of us will feel the effect of the wind on thursday. these are the maximum temperatures. gone are the 21 celsius we saw at the weekend. in the wind it will feel even colder, it will feel close to freezing sand. summer has gone. scary. we were all thinking about some sunshine the last few days. did it put us in the mood for outdoor

swimming? britain's last surviving georgian lido — which fell into disrepair in the 1980s — is in the final stages of a major restoration. it's called cleveland pools, it's in bath, and it's full of amazing memories — as breakfast�*sjohn maguire has been finding out. wow! amazing. we paid up there and then we would just come through here. there was a chap here and he would direct you down. maria, nick and rosie are walking through the reconstruction site that is cleveland pools in bath and down memory lane. the boys used to push us in the pool. certainly not! it was big, almost like a lake, actually.

i really remember it being big, you could swim the whole length. do you remember all the bits in it? oh, the leaves! it was freezing cold, freezing cold. oh, my goodness, it was freezing cold. oh, my goodness, it was so cold. i didn't mind that. it didn't bother me. you shoved it out the way, didn't you? i remember coming here when i was a schoolgirl, sunbathing. it was a wonderful place to come. it was delightful, it was like going on holiday, it was busy. and it was just fun. my father used to come - here and he would actually swim across the river, jump over the fence to get in. - his grandfather did the same. so i came and then we came i and then our children have come here. now hopefully ourl grandchildren well. so it's whole generations

of local people using it. i the history of the site predates living memory by a long way. first built in 1815 to save the blushes of local people, as men insisted on skinny dipping in the river avon. swimmers finally hung up their bathing suits in the 1980s as it closed and fell into disrepair. since then, a handful of campaigners have been battling to save the pools and now that ambition, that dream is about to be realised. if you value heritage, sure, there is something here for you. also if you value swimming, being outdoors in a green space and the impact that can have on people's well—being and sustainability. we are running a whole energy project. if you are into natural and architectural beauty, there is something here i hope for everybody and that is why people will be keen to support us as we get to the end of the project.

the vast majority of the restoration has been paid for by the heritage lottery fund with a £6 million grant. but crowdfunding is continuing. an army of volunteers has been recruited, one of them has lent his graphic design expertise, part of a community effort he hopes will ensure success. i came here when it felt dilapidated and a bit rundown. even then it had something about it, beautiful. —— it felt beautiful. seeing it coming to life now, very special. being situated right on the banks of the river avon comes with challenges. apart from the fact of reconstructing, rebuilding the pools, a georgian building in a world heritage city, there is also the small aspect there is no road access to the site. every single item or building material has to be brought in by boat. but the river also provides opportunities. this is the pool within the pool, as it were.

originally the river water used to be the water for the pool, is that right? that is correct. it is to be fed by the river. what is nice about that, although we cannot do that these days, it has to be fed with natural clean water and be chlorinated and treated, we are actually extracting the water from the river, passing it through heat exchangers and the heat from river water to heat the new pool. so it's really clever equipment. i don't think there's any other pool in the uk which is being heated by river water. all being well, cleveland pools will be opening the summer to become same time both britain's oldest and newest lido. a city renowned for the appeal of its water since roman times is about to enter a new chapter in its illustrious bathing history. john maguire, bbc news, bath. initial local, isn't it? -- that is

our initial local, isn't it? -- that is your local- _ stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent.

our headlines today. sensation at the oscars as best actor winner, will smith lashes out on stage. uh—oh, richard. oh, wow! he hits chris rock, after the comedian made a joke about the actor's wife and goes on to make a tearful apology. dans lsaid, dans l said, add your highest moment to be careful, that is when the devil— to be careful, that is when the devil comes for you. xxx denz l. the incident overshadows some of the night's other major achievements, including kenneth brannagh's first oscar, and the best picture award for coda — we'll have live reaction from hollywood. a new round of peace talks on ukraine. as the fighting continues, president zelensky says he's prepared to discuss neutrality as part of a peace deal. the labour mp dawn butler speaks for the first time since her cancer diagnosis —

and tells us how a routine mamogram saved her life. the energy bills postcode lottery. in the week that everybody post my gas and electricity goes up, i will explain why where you live could affect a big jump could be. and after some warmth through the weekend, with temperatures into the low 20s, are you ready for this? it is on the way for a thursday, sleet and snow and subzero wind chill. details and breakfast. good morning. it's monday, the 28th of march. we are talking about an extraordinary incident at the oscars. the hollywood actor will smith has given a tearful apology, after he overshadowed the oscars by marching on stage and hitting the comedian chris rock. rock had just made a joke about the hair loss suffered by smith's wife, who has alopecia. smith later apologised to the academy — but not to rock —

while picking up the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito. after last year's rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood. the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, uplifting and inspirational, with ariana debose's oscar for best supporting actress for her role in west side story, and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family. all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith's hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right?

her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow! will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night in the history of television. audience laughs. a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family, and what had just happened. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds.

i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm... this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award. it's not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine a light. all around people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow. are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes. and the oscar goes to... 0k. coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family.

a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny, heartfelt, uplifting. but it's probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. we are going to go live to los angeles. that is the man of the moment. that is will smith, holding his oscar. you can see his wife with him. it is live from beverly hills. they are walking into the vanity fair post—oscars party. that is the big famous party that everybody goes to. . . big famous party that everybody goes to. ., , ., ., ., big famous party that everybody goes to. .,., ., ., to. there was a lot of speculation about whether _ to. there was a lot of speculation about whether he _ to. there was a lot of speculation about whether he would - to. there was a lot of speculation about whether he would turn i to. there was a lot of speculation about whether he would turn up i to. there was a lot of speculation i about whether he would turn up after the ceremony, whether he would break more possible questions from the media. listening and hear what are shouting. bright might listen in.

big smiles for the photographs about the sound off stage very different. there is only one thing people will want to talk about. he is doing the full hollywood smile and ignoring them. . . full hollywood smile and ignoring them. . , ., , full hollywood smile and ignoring them. ., , ., i, .,., them. that is the family photo he wants, them. that is the family photo he wants. isn't _ them. that is the family photo he wants, isn't it? _ them. that is the family photo he wants, isn't it? that— them. that is the family photo he wants, isn't it? that is— them. that is the family photo he wants, isn't it? that is the i them. that is the family photo he wants, isn't it? that is the photo| wants, isn't it? that is the photo he wants to keep forever. he finally went his oscar after years of trying. he has won it for king richard. that is his moment. yet the moment people _ richard. that is his moment. yet the moment people are _ richard. that is his moment. yet the moment people are going _ richard. that is his moment. yet the moment people are going to - richard. that is his moment. yet the moment people are going to be i moment people are going to be talking about is not the oscar in his hand, but about the slap that was thrown moments before he collected his prize with chris rock on the state. he is not going to stop and answer questions, is he? i stop and answer questions, is he? i don't think so. let's ask someone who might know. sophie long is right there. she is outside third party. this is quite a moment? —— she is outside third party. this is quite a moment? -- she is outside third party.— outside third party. yes, this is the moment — outside third party. yes, this is the moment many _ outside third party. yes, this is the moment many people - outside third party. yes, this is the moment many people herei outside third party. yes, this is - the moment many people here have been waiting for, as you can imagine. _ been waiting for, as you can imagine, afterwe been waiting for, as you can imagine, after we saw will smith

astride _ imagine, after we saw will smith astride across the floor and strike chris_ astride across the floor and strike chris rock— astride across the floor and strike chris rock as... a5 astride across the floor and strike chris rock as... as you say, he made a tearful. _ chris rock as... as you say, he made a tearful, emotional speech in which he apologised to his academy, fellow nominees _ he apologised to his academy, fellow nominees. at no direct apology to chris_ nominees. at no direct apology to chris rock— nominees. at no direct apology to chris rock himself. this is the moment— chris rock himself. this is the moment everybody has been waiting for. moment everybody has been waiting for~ the _ moment everybody has been waiting for. the man himself. it was always going _ for. the man himself. it was always going to _ for. the man himself. it was always going to be — for. the man himself. it was always going to be his night. he was hotly tipped _ going to be his night. he was hotly tipped to _ going to be his night. he was hotly tipped to win the oscar for best actor. _ tipped to win the oscar for best actor, which he did. but of course that was— actor, which he did. but of course that was no— actor, which he did. but of course that was no surprise. but what is surprising — that was no surprise. but what is surprising is what happened before. a very— surprising is what happened before. a very smiley will smith standing on the carpet _ a very smiley will smith standing on the carpet now with his family. when he made _ the carpet now with his family. when he made that speech he said, the man who was— he made that speech he said, the man who was playing richard williams was a fierce _ who was playing richard williams was a fierce protector of his family. and he — a fierce protector of his family. and he said that's what he has been doing _ and he said that's what he has been doing as _ and he said that's what he has been doing as well. he is there with his wife, _ doing as well. he is there with his wife, jade — doing as well. he is there with his wife, jade pinkett, who chris rock made _ wife, jade pinkett, who chris rock made the — wife, jade pinkett, who chris rock made the joke about that did not land weit— made the joke about that did not land well at all. will smith now all smiles _ land well at all. will smith now all smiles as— land well at all. will smith now all smiles as he celebrates winning his

first 0scar— smiles as he celebrates winning his first oscar after three decades in this business. he first oscar after three decades in this business.— first oscar after three decades in this business. , . this business. he is getting cheered there. he this business. he is getting cheered there- he is — this business. he is getting cheered there. he is punching _ this business. he is getting cheered there. he is punching the _ this business. he is getting cheered there. he is punching the air- this business. he is getting cheered there. he is punching the air with i there. he is punching the air with his oscar. but how does hollywood, how does the industry react to what he did on the stage last night? what happens now?— happens now? well, as you can imauine, happens now? well, as you can imagine. i _ happens now? well, as you can imagine. i only _ happens now? well, as you can imagine, i only caught - happens now? well, as you can imagine, i only caught a - happens now? well, as you can imagine, i only caught a little i happens now? well, as you can l imagine, i only caught a little bit of your— imagine, i only caught a little bit of your question. i think you are asking _ of your question. i think you are asking about the reaction of hollywood. when we first were on the carpet _ hollywood. when we first were on the carpet here _ hollywood. when we first were on the carpet here at the vanity fair party and people — carpet here at the vanity fair party and people were first coming in, that is— and people were first coming in, that is all— and people were first coming in, that is all they wanted to talk about — that is all they wanted to talk about. we spoke to many stars as they came in who said it was a shame — they came in who said it was a shame. minnie drivertelling us earlier— shame. minnie drivertelling us earlier that this is hollywood and the journey of an actor is an emotional one. that is what we saw from _ emotional one. that is what we saw from will— emotional one. that is what we saw from will smith tonight. many people are very— from will smith tonight. many people are very disappointed. i have to say when _ are very disappointed. i have to say when it— are very disappointed. i have to say when it was— are very disappointed. i have to say when it was actually happening we were here — when it was actually happening we were here and it was one of disbelief _ were here and it was one of disbelief. most people didn't even know— disbelief. most people didn't even know what was happening was real. everyone _ know what was happening was real. everyone sort of sat there and said,

wait, _ everyone sort of sat there and said, wait, what — everyone sort of sat there and said, wait, whatjust happened? at first people _ wait, whatjust happened? at first people thought it may have been part of the _ people thought it may have been part of the show. very soon after we realised — of the show. very soon after we realised that was not the case. the audio _ realised that was not the case. the audio was — realised that was not the case. the audio was caught. we saw the silent video— audio was caught. we saw the silent video of— audio was caught. we saw the silent video of will smith looking very upset _ video of will smith looking very upset and angry, shouting at chris rock _ upset and angry, shouting at chris rock we — upset and angry, shouting at chris rock. we do not that lapd, the police _ rock. we do not that lapd, the police here, say they will not be taking _ police here, say they will not be taking the — police here, say they will not be taking the matter any further because _ taking the matter any further because no complaint has been made. for many— because no complaint has been made. for many people it did overshadow the evening. i was speaking to a number— the evening. i was speaking to a number of— the evening. i was speaking to a number of oscar winners. ariana debose — number of oscar winners. ariana debose went in a few minutes before will smith— debose went in a few minutes before will smith and she was dancing along with her— will smith and she was dancing along with her oscar. and i have to say, for many— with her oscar. and i have to say, for many people they said it did overshadow things for about 15 minutes — overshadow things for about 15 minutes. with the atmosphere here and now— minutes. with the atmosphere here and now is— minutes. with the atmosphere here and now is one of great celebration, even _ and now is one of great celebration, even for— and now is one of great celebration, even for will smith. ariana debose made _ even for will smith. ariana debose made history tonight, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win _ first openly queer woman of colour to win an— first openly queer woman of colour to win an oscar, to win an acting 0scar— to win an oscar, to win an acting oscar for— to win an oscar, to win an acting oscar for her _ to win an oscar, to win an acting

oscar for her role in west side storv — oscar for her role in west side storv she _ oscar for her role in west side story. she was absolutelyjubilant. most people coming along this carpet. — most people coming along this carpet, clutching gold statuettes, are just _ carpet, clutching gold statuettes, are just very, very happy indeed. i think— are just very, very happy indeed. i think there — are just very, very happy indeed. i think there will be repercussions. there _ think there will be repercussions. there will— think there will be repercussions. there will be a continuing conversation about what happened tonight _ conversation about what happened tonight. but as you can see, the people _ tonight. but as you can see, the people we — tonight. but as you can see, the people we are speaking to here i 'ust people we are speaking to here i just verv— people we are speaking to here i just very happy indeed about the celebration of film that took place tonight _ celebration of film that took place tonight. and of course there was an amazing _ tonight. and of course there was an amazing night for a coder. they came away with— amazing night for a coder. they came away with three oscars. they won best picture. they were the underdog, they beat the favourites. there _ underdog, they beat the favourites. there is _ underdog, they beat the favourites. there isjessica chastain, just on the carpet — there isjessica chastain, just on the carpet now. she won the oscar for best— the carpet now. she won the oscar for best actress. a wonderful night for best actress. a wonderful night for her _ for best actress. a wonderful night for her. she doesn't look quite as happv_ for her. she doesn't look quite as happv as— for her. she doesn't look quite as happy as will smith, who we just saw io happy as will smith, who we just saw go in _ happy as will smith, who we just saw go in it— happy as will smith, who we just saw go in it has— happy as will smith, who we just saw go in. it has come of course, overshadow the evening somewhat but it has still— overshadow the evening somewhat but it has still been an evening of celebration. we have not seen the stars _ celebration. we have not seen the stars of— celebration. we have not seen the stars of coda. we have just seen will smith— stars of coda. we have just seen will smith and jessica chastain. so

hopefully. — will smith and jessica chastain. so hopefully, we will get the chance to speak— hopefully, we will get the chance to speak to _ hopefully, we will get the chance to speak to the cast of coda, including the young _ speak to the cast of coda, including the young british star of that movie. — the young british star of that movie, amelia jones. yeah, what a night, _ movie, amelia jones. yeah, what a night, basically. what can you say? absolutely — night, basically. what can you say? absolutely. sophie long live for bbc breakfast. there wasn't a flicker in will smith of acknowledging what had happened. he was all smiles. i am acknowledging what had happened. he was all smiles-— was all smiles. i am delighted to sa that was all smiles. i am delighted to say that david — was all smiles. i am delighted to say that david sillitoe _ was all smiles. i am delighted to say that david sillitoe is - was all smiles. i am delighted to say that david sillitoe is here. is| say that david sillitoe is here. is that the performance of will smith's life? forthat that the performance of will smith's life? for that to happen and then turn up on that carpet, cool as you like, smiling, beaming, getting his moment and his picture.— moment and his picture. there is a hrase, moment and his picture. there is a phrase, emotional— moment and his picture. there is a phrase, emotional roller-coaster. l moment and his picture. there is a i phrase, emotional roller-coaster. we phrase, emotional roller—coaster. we have just _ phrase, emotional roller—coaster. we have just what an extraordinary one. it have just what an extraordinary one. it involved _ have just what an extraordinary one. it involved all the people who were watching _ it involved all the people who were watching it at the time. when it happened, this was going to be the evening _ happened, this was going to be the evening of— happened, this was going to be the evening of will smith's life. this

was the — evening of will smith's life. this was the man who was going to be getting _ was the man who was going to be getting the oscar. and just before it happened, suddenly, thisjoke, he seems— it happened, suddenly, thisjoke, he seems to— it happened, suddenly, thisjoke, he seems to laugh to start off with, and everything seems to be all smiles — and everything seems to be all smiles. chris rock sees him walking towards _ smiles. chris rock sees him walking towards him and even when that blow comes— towards him and even when that blow comes across his face you can tell that chris — comes across his face you can tell that chris rock is still trying to process— that chris rock is still trying to process what actually has just happened, what has taken place. it happened _ happened, what has taken place. it happened so fast. will smith, the nice guy, — happened so fast. will smith, the nice guy, the charming guy, the man who is— nice guy, the charming guy, the man who is almost seemingly always in control, _ who is almost seemingly always in control, and he is shouting abuse at chris— control, and he is shouting abuse at chris rock— control, and he is shouting abuse at chris rock from it. and around afterwards _ chris rock from it. and around afterwards he was being consoled by other actors. afterwards he was being consoled by otheractors. denzilwashington. and other actors. denzil washington. and everyone _ otheractors. denzilwashington. and everyone of— otheractors. denzilwashington. and everyone of course then knowing he was about _ everyone of course then knowing he was about to go on stage when he wins best— was about to go on stage when he wins best actor because he was a complete — wins best actor because he was a complete shoe in. we have only shown part of— complete shoe in. we have only shown part of the _ complete shoe in. we have only shown part of the speech. it was extraordinary. it went on and on and

on. extraordinary. it went on and on and on there _ extraordinary. it went on and on and on. there were tears streaming down his face _ on. there were tears streaming down his face he _ on. there were tears streaming down his face. he was standing up there iustifying _ his face. he was standing up there justifying the fact he had just struck— justifying the fact he had just struck another man on live television. he talks about himself being _ television. he talks about himself being a _ television. he talks about himself being a vessel of love, he talked about _ being a vessel of love, he talked about himself being very protective of his— about himself being very protective of his family. and he did apologise to the _ of his family. and he did apologise to the academy. and two fellow nominees. but not to chris rock. there _ nominees. but not to chris rock. there are — nominees. but not to chris rock. there are some people this morning on social media, some celebrities saying they can understand why he felt the need to stand up for his wife, but there will be people who are really, really angry, especially when they see these pictures of him arriving at the party all smiles, posing with his oscar, as if this didn't happen, almost trying to move on, carry on? he didn't happen, almost trying to move on. carry on?— on, carry on? he assaulted a man in front of everybody. _ on, carry on? he assaulted a man in front of everybody. lapd _ on, carry on? he assaulted a man in front of everybody. lapd say - on, carry on? he assaulted a man in front of everybody. lapd say they i front of everybody. lapd say they have not— front of everybody. lapd say they have not received a complaint, a police _ have not received a complaint, a police report. they say they are aware _ police report. they say they are aware of — police report. they say they are aware of an incident that has taken

place _ aware of an incident that has taken place but— aware of an incident that has taken place. but it appears they will be no charges filed so far. i don't think— no charges filed so far. i don't think we — no charges filed so far. i don't think we have heard of the end of this at— think we have heard of the end of this at alt — think we have heard of the end of this at all. but certainly will smith— this at all. but certainly will smith is— this at all. but certainly will smith is there enjoying and celebrating his moment with his family — celebrating his moment with his family. this is what he has greened up family. this is what he has greened up for— family. this is what he has greened up for a _ family. this is what he has greened up for a very— family. this is what he has greened up for a very long time. this is the fresh— up for a very long time. this is the fresh prince — up for a very long time. this is the fresh prince of bel air. a man who was a _ fresh prince of bel air. a man who was a major— fresh prince of bel air. a man who was a major music star, the number one movie _ was a major music star, the number one movie star, and faces his moment _ one movie star, and faces his moment. and it has been completely overshadowed by what happened a few minutes— overshadowed by what happened a few minutes ago. what overshadowed by what happened a few minutes auo. ~ . , ~ overshadowed by what happened a few minutes auo. ~ . , ,, ., minutes ago. what is he like to interview? _ minutes ago. what is he like to interview? he _ minutes ago. what is he like to interview? he is _ minutes ago. what is he like to interview? he is the _ minutes ago. what is he like to interview? he is the most - minutes ago. what is he like to - interview? he is the most charming erson interview? he is the most charming person you — interview? he is the most charming person you could — interview? he is the most charming person you could possibly _ interview? he is the most charming person you could possibly imagine. | person you could possibly imagine. you can _ person you could possibly imagine. you can throw any question at him and he _ you can throw any question at him and he will— you can throw any question at him and he will come back with a funny answer. _ and he will come back with a funny answer. a — and he will come back with a funny answer, a thoughtful answer. he is incredibly— answer, a thoughtful answer. he is incredibly sharp, incredibly bright. and totally, totally in control of

the situation. that is the thing about— the situation. that is the thing about him. you just go, this is a man— about him. you just go, this is a man who — about him. you just go, this is a man who is _ about him. you just go, this is a man who is a _ about him. you just go, this is a man who is a total professional. there _ man who is a total professional. there are — man who is a total professional. there are few people quite like him when _ there are few people quite like him when you _ there are few people quite like him when you meet them. with absolute charisma _ when you meet them. with absolute charisma. and you are seeing it there — charisma. and you are seeing it there if— charisma. and you are seeing it there. ., .,, ., , there. if not in those moments in there. if not in those moments in the middle _ there. if not in those moments in the middle of _ there. if not in those moments in the middle of the _ there. if not in those moments in the middle of the night! - there. if not in those moments in the middle of the night! thank. there. if not in those moments in l the middle of the night! thank you. 16 minutes past eight. president volodymyr zelensky has said he's prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status for ukraine, if it could lead to a peace deal with russia. peace talks are due to resume later this week in turkey. overnight, towns and cities across ukraine were bombarded by russian troops, who targeted several oil depots. tomos morgan can bring us up to speed with the latest details. so, over the weekend, as we know the fighting has now arrived in this side of ukraine. overnight, there have been several unverified reports on social media of bombing, explosions and fighting in four other cities in the west.

from the relativity safety near the polish border, the city of lviv is now also in a daily cycle of firefighting, was the war reaches their doorstep. hitting fuel depots has been a strategic ploy of russian fighters throughout this battle so far. as schools in the capital reopen for online education, kyiv residents have been reinforcing structure, using sandbags and scaffolding to strengthen monuments and statues, in preparation for any attacks that could move closer to the centre. moving over to eastern ukraine, where the fighting has been the most devastating and intense. in mariupol, negotiations are under way for a humanitarian rescue of the 17,000 civilians remaining in the port city, where there's constant shelling and a lack of food and water.

there are also reports that russia have been forcibly relocating thousands of civilians to a temporary camp in bezimen, in the donetsk people's republic, russian—occupied ukraine. this satellite image shows a camp that houses an estimated 5,000 people. ukraine's deputy prime minister, iryna vereshchuk said 40,000 had been moved from ukraine to russian—held territory without any coordination with kyiv. we spoke to one mariupol refugee. she's now in moscow, and told the bbc she was forced to leave her home city and given a difficult choice. translation: everybody was taken to russian occupied _ translation: everybody was taken to russian occupied ukraine. _ translation: everybody was taken to russian occupied ukraine. once - translation: everybody was taken to russian occupied ukraine. once there l russian occupied ukraine. once there you had to decide whether you were going to stay in the gp or go to russia. the choice was between that and russia.

on friday, russia said that the first phase of their fight was complete, and that even though fighting has been taking place across ukraine over the weekend, russia were now solely focused on liberating this eastern region. speaking to independent russian journalists on zoom, ukrainian president volodmyr zelensky said that no peace deal would be possible without a ceasefire and troop withdrawals. however, he ruled out trying to recapture all russian—held territory by force, saying it would lead to a third world war, and wanted a compromise over this eastern donbas region. now, as the fighting has been continuing in their home country, there was an emotional and mesmerising performance by two ukrainian figure skaters in france. from kharkiv, one of the worst hit cities, the pair had less than a month to prepare for this dance, and no time even to make

costumes, performing injoggers and t—shirts to the crowd. a standing ovation for these two. a truly incredible and mesmerising performance. worth having a look at it on social _ performance. worth having a look at it on social media. there we go for now _ it on social media. there we go for now. . ~' it on social media. there we go for now. . ~ , ., well, for more analysis on how the war in ukraine might evolve we can speak now to our security correspondent frank gardner, who is in london for us this morning. good morning. it is interesting. we are talking about peace talks a little more today. are we acting slowly towards some kind of progress?— slowly towards some kind of rouress? ., ,, ., ., ,, progress? progress towards peace, well, es, progress? progress towards peace, well. yes. let's — progress? progress towards peace, well, yes, let's hope _ progress? progress towards peace, well, yes, let's hope so. _ progress? progress towards peace, well, yes, let's hope so. i- progress? progress towards peace, well, yes, let's hope so. i don't - well, yes, let's hope so. i don't think— well, yes, let's hope so. idon't think either— well, yes, let's hope so. i don't think either side have yet exhausted. warms tend to enter when one or— exhausted. warms tend to enter when one or both— exhausted. warms tend to enter when

one or both sides think they have nothing _ one or both sides think they have nothing more to gain by fighting. unfortunately, we have not got to that stage yet. the russian current strategy _ that stage yet. the russian current strategy is — that stage yet. the russian current strategy is to accept they have bitten — strategy is to accept they have bitten off more than they can chew. they cannot — bitten off more than they can chew. they cannot fight this on three fronts. — they cannot fight this on three fronts, which is what they have been doing _ fronts, which is what they have been doing in— fronts, which is what they have been doing in kyiv, mariupoland fronts, which is what they have been doing in kyiv, mariupol and donbas. it is doing in kyiv, mariupol and donbas. it is too _ doing in kyiv, mariupol and donbas. it is too much. they can't resupply themselves. they have been running out of— themselves. they have been running out of fuel— themselves. they have been running out of fuel and ammunition. what they are _ out of fuel and ammunition. what they are going to do, i think, is to try to _ they are going to do, i think, is to try to finish — they are going to do, i think, is to try to finish mariupol in every sense — try to finish mariupol in every sense it _ try to finish mariupol in every sense. it suits russia for the remaining _ sense. it suits russia for the remaining residents to be evacuated from that— remaining residents to be evacuated from that city so they can basically pacify _ from that city so they can basically pacify it _ from that city so they can basically pacify it and sweep on further north and try— pacify it and sweep on further north and try to _ pacify it and sweep on further north and try to encircle the bulk of ukraine's_ and try to encircle the bulk of ukraine's regular armed forces, who have been— ukraine's regular armed forces, who have been fighting in the donbas region _ have been fighting in the donbas region. they are going to try to circle _ region. they are going to try to circle them. that will be their immediate military aim. to take and control— immediate military aim. to take and control the _ immediate military aim. to take and control the whole of the donbas. there _ control the whole of the donbas. there are — control the whole of the donbas. there are two schools of thought.

one will— there are two schools of thought. one will say that is all that he wants — one will say that is all that he wants he _ one will say that is all that he wants. he will have that and crimea. if wants. he will have that and crimea. if the _ wants. he will have that and crimea. if the ukrainians can settle for some — if the ukrainians can settle for some kind of compromise deal and agreed _ some kind of compromise deal and agreed to— some kind of compromise deal and agreed to stay out of nato, then there _ agreed to stay out of nato, then there is— agreed to stay out of nato, then there is the basis of a peace deal to be _ there is the basis of a peace deal to be concluded in turkey. i am not sure that _ to be concluded in turkey. i am not sure that is — to be concluded in turkey. i am not sure that is necessarily the case. who— sure that is necessarily the case. who knows — sure that is necessarily the case. who knows what is in president putin's— who knows what is in president putin's mind? if you can achieve a swift _ putin's mind? if you can achieve a swift victory — putin's mind? if you can achieve a swift victory in the donbas, and that is— swift victory in the donbas, and that is by— swift victory in the donbas, and that is by no means certain, there is nothing — that is by no means certain, there is nothing to— that is by no means certain, there is nothing to say he would not then resume _ is nothing to say he would not then resume his— is nothing to say he would not then resume his thrust westward and try to take _ resume his thrust westward and try to take care. certainly the ukrainians don't trust a word the kremlin— ukrainians don't trust a word the kremlin says. remember that right until the _ kremlin says. remember that right until the last minute russian officials _ until the last minute russian officials were saying, 100%, we are not going _ officials were saying, 100%, we are not going to invade. and officials were saying, 100%, we are not going to invade.— not going to invade. and they did. we know that _ not going to invade. and they did. we know that the _ not going to invade. and they did. we know that the ukraine - not going to invade. and they did. we know that the ukraine militaryj we know that the ukraine military chief saying that russia is planning to divide ukraine. it sounds a bit like north and south korea, doesn't it? ., , like north and south korea, doesn't

it? . , ., ., ._ like north and south korea, doesn't it? .,, ., y. it? that is the analogy they have civen. it? that is the analogy they have given- this _ it? that is the analogy they have given- this is— it? that is the analogy they have given. this is the _ it? that is the analogy they have given. this is the ukrainian - given. this is the ukrainian intelligence chief who said that is their ultimate plan, to partition it. their ultimate plan, to partition it well, — their ultimate plan, to partition it. well, of course, it is already partitioned _ it. well, of course, it is already partitioned because in 2040 —— 2014, russia _ partitioned because in 2040 —— 2014, russia occupied and illegally annexed crimea. they have supported the separatists in the donbas, to the separatists in the donbas, to the east — the separatists in the donbas, to the east of— the separatists in the donbas, to the east of ukraine, into two self—declared republics, the donetsk and lyu _ self—declared republics, the donetsk and lyu bans people's republic. there _ and lyu bans people's republic. there will— and lyu bans people's republic. there will be a referendum held in these _ there will be a referendum held in these places. russia has already handed — these places. russia has already handed out more than half a million russian _ handed out more than half a million russian passports to the residents of those _ russian passports to the residents of those ukrainian areas. so it's perfectly— of those ukrainian areas. so it's perfectly likely that they will vote to be _ perfectly likely that they will vote to be part of russia. it may be ultimately that there will be western or international pressure on ukraine _ western or international pressure on ukraine to _ western or international pressure on ukraine to accept they will have to lose those — ukraine to accept they will have to lose those republics. at the moment

of the _ lose those republics. at the moment of the ukrainians are in no mood to .ive of the ukrainians are in no mood to give up— of the ukrainians are in no mood to give upan— of the ukrainians are in no mood to give up an inch of territory. they have _ give up an inch of territory. they have fought the russians to a standstill in many cases. they have even _ standstill in many cases. they have even pushed them back. they inflicted — even pushed them back. they inflicted massive casualties on them, — inflicted massive casualties on them, for— inflicted massive casualties on them, for more than anyone expected, and probably— them, for more than anyone expected, and probably more than on their own military _ and probably more than on their own military. nevertheless, if this war is going _ military. nevertheless, if this war is going to — military. nevertheless, if this war is going to and there is going to have _ is going to and there is going to have to — is going to and there is going to have to be _ is going to and there is going to have to be a compromise on both sides _ have to be a compromise on both sides -- — have to be a compromise on both sides. —— end. have to be a compromise on both sides- -- end-— have to be a compromise on both sides. -- end. ., ., ., sides. -- end. you would imagine the compromise — sides. -- end. you would imagine the compromise may _ sides. -- end. you would imagine the compromise may come _ sides. -- end. you would imagine the compromise may come towards - sides. -- end. you would imagine the| compromise may come towards peace talks. could russia he compromise may come towards peace talks. could russia be successful in splitting ukraine militarily? it sounds like a mad question. do they have the firepower to successfully do that now?— do that now? they do if they sort themselves _ do that now? they do if they sort themselves out _ do that now? they do if they sort themselves out militarily. - do that now? they do if they sort themselves out militarily. they i themselves out militarily. they fought — themselves out militarily. they fought a — themselves out militarily. they fought a poor war so far. the one thing _ fought a poor war so far. the one thing there — fought a poor war so far. the one thing there have been good at is firing _ thing there have been good at is firing loads of artillery shells at civilian — firing loads of artillery shells at civilian areas. they are really good at that _ civilian areas. they are really good at that. bombing hospitals and theatres — at that. bombing hospitals and theatres and places that can't defend — theatres and places that can't defend themselves. when they can't actually— defend themselves. when they can't actually take a city, because they

are pulled — actually take a city, because they are pulled back by resistance, they revert— are pulled back by resistance, they revert to _ are pulled back by resistance, they revert to the same tactics they used in chechnya — revert to the same tactics they used in chechnya and syria, which is to pummel— in chechnya and syria, which is to pummel the city with artillery, missiles, _ pummel the city with artillery, missiles, rockets. that is partly in punishment, but it is also to try to break— punishment, but it is also to try to break the — punishment, but it is also to try to break the will of the defenders. it hasn't _ break the will of the defenders. it hasn't happened so far. if ukraine was going — hasn't happened so far. if ukraine was going to run out of the kind of high-tech— was going to run out of the kind of high—tech weaponry that nato and western— high—tech weaponry that nato and western countries have been supplying, like the javelin anti—tank missile, the stinger anti-tank— anti—tank missile, the stinger anti—tank missile, the stinger anti—tank missile, if they run out of those — anti—tank missile, if they run out of those it— anti—tank missile, if they run out of those, it will find it quite hard to keep — of those, it will find it quite hard to keep fighting russia. it has had a lot of— to keep fighting russia. it has had a lot of success so far with hit and running _ a lot of success so far with hit and running tactics. they have used the ground _ running tactics. they have used the ground very— running tactics. they have used the ground very cleverly. russia still has the — ground very cleverly. russia still has the advantage of numbers, of heavy— has the advantage of numbers, of heavy equipment. and of course it has got _ heavy equipment. and of course it has got this— heavy equipment. and of course it has got this big hinterland behind it that _ has got this big hinterland behind it that is — has got this big hinterland behind it that is not at war. so, although they— it that is not at war. so, although they have — it that is not at war. so, although they have taken a lot of hits,

russia — they have taken a lot of hits, russia still has the numerical advantage. this war is not over yet. i advantage. this war is not over yet. i am _ advantage. this war is not over yet. i am interested to now, finally, what the reaction has been to president biden's comments about vladimir putin, that this man cannot remain in power? what has been the reaction to those comments? foretell. reaction to those comments? well, internationally, _ reaction to those comments? well, internationally, a _ reaction to those comments? well, internationally, a groan, _ reaction to those comments? well, internationally, a groan, frankly. i internationally, a groan, frankly. that— internationally, a groan, frankly. that may— internationally, a groan, frankly. that may well be what president biden— that may well be what president biden is— that may well be what president biden is thinking. in fact, i am sure— biden is thinking. in fact, i am sure it— biden is thinking. in fact, i am sure it is— biden is thinking. in fact, i am sure it is what he is thinking and it is what— sure it is what he is thinking and it is what a — sure it is what he is thinking and it is what a lot of the free world is thinking, _ it is what a lot of the free world is thinking, but the general reaction _ is thinking, but the general reaction is that this is not a clever— reaction is that this is not a clever thing to say because it is calling — clever thing to say because it is calling for— clever thing to say because it is calling for regime change. president putin is— calling for regime change. president putin is already a paranoid, isolated. _ putin is already a paranoid, isolated, cornered man. this whole war was— isolated, cornered man. this whole war was his — isolated, cornered man. this whole war was his lockdown project. it has not gone _ war was his lockdown project. it has not gone well. he has already raised the nuclear, — not gone well. he has already raised the nuclear, reminding people he has several— the nuclear, reminding people he has several thousand nuclear warheads at his disposal, and they really are at his disposal, and they really are at his disposal. he is the one guy who

can organise — his disposal. he is the one guy who can organise a nuclear strike. calling — can organise a nuclear strike. calling him names is not very constructive, frankly. the white house _ constructive, frankly. the white house and — constructive, frankly. the white house and state department have had to roll _ house and state department have had to roll back— house and state department have had to rollback on this, saying, no, he did to roll back on this, saying, no, he did not— to roll back on this, saying, no, he did not call— to rollback on this, saying, no, he did not call for him to be replaced, that would — did not call for him to be replaced, that would only be up to the russian people _ that would only be up to the russian people to _ that would only be up to the russian people to decide. it is not the first— people to decide. it is not the first time _ people to decide. it is not the first time. it is the second or third — first time. it is the second or third time _ first time. it is the second or third time that president biden has made _ third time that president biden has made these off audit 0 gaffes. there was the _ made these off audit 0 gaffes. there was the one about chemical weapons where _ was the one about chemical weapons where he _ was the one about chemical weapons where he said, we will respond in kind _ where he said, we will respond in kind. people had to quickly say, actually, — kind. people had to quickly say, actually, he doesn't mean we are going _ actually, he doesn't mean we are going to — actually, he doesn't mean we are going to do — actually, he doesn't mean we are going to do a retaliatory chemical attack, _ going to do a retaliatory chemical attack, because that is not what america — attack, because that is not what america would do, or what the west would _ america would do, or what the west would do _ america would do, or what the west would do. they don't have chemical weapons _ would do. they don't have chemical weapons for a start. then there was the one _ weapons for a start. then there was the one where he spoke to us troops in poland _ the one where he spoke to us troops in poland saying, when you go across there _ in poland saying, when you go across there you _ in poland saying, when you go across there you will see ukrainians standing _ there you will see ukrainians standing bravely in front of a tank. no, you _ standing bravely in front of a tank. no, you are — standing bravely in front of a tank. no, you are not going across there. there _ no, you are not going across there. there are _ no, you are not going across there. there are no — no, you are not going across there. there are no plans to send nato troops. — there are no plans to send nato troops, american or otherwise, cross the border— troops, american or otherwise, cross the border into ukraine. that could change _ the border into ukraine. that could change but — the border into ukraine. that could change but at the moment that is not the plan _

change but at the moment that is not the plan. again, people have had to row back~ _ the plan. again, people have had to row back. there was going to be very clear encouragement in the white house _ clear encouragement in the white house for— clear encouragement in the white house for biden to stick to autocue from _ house for biden to stick to autocue from now— house for biden to stick to autocue from now on. house for biden to stick to autocue from now on— house for biden to stick to autocue from now on. frank, thank you very much indeed- _ from now on. frank, thank you very much indeed. frank _ from now on. frank, thank you very much indeed. frank gardner. - from now on. frank, thank you very much indeed. frank gardner. 27 - much indeed. frank gardner. 27 minutes past — much indeed. frank gardner. 27 minutes past eight. _ much indeed. frank gardner. 27 minutes past eight. we - much indeed. frank gardner. 27 minutes past eight. we are - much indeed. frank gardner. 27. minutes past eight. we are going much indeed. frank gardner. 27 - minutes past eight. we are going to talk about improving standards in england's schools after the pandemic. the government outlining some proposals today. adam fleming is in westminster. good morning. what is the government planning with these plans? irate what is the government planning with these lans? ~ . ., what is the government planning with these lans? . ., ., ., ., these plans? we are going to get a white paper. _ these plans? we are going to get a white paper. a _ these plans? we are going to get a white paper, a list— these plans? we are going to get a white paper, a list of— these plans? we are going to get a white paper, a list of proposals - these plans? we are going to get a white paper, a list of proposals of. white paper, a list of proposals of things— white paper, a list of proposals of things that will be done. some changes, — things that will be done. some changes, practically, some changes to legislation for the school system in england. the big thing is a boost for academies. and this idea of chains — for academies. and this idea of chains of— for academies. and this idea of chains of academies, groups of schools— chains of academies, groups of schools getting together, and also leading _ schools getting together, and also leading local councils get involved in the _ leading local councils get involved in the academy model, which is a big change because the whole _ model, which is a big change because the whole point of academies is they didn't— the whole point of academies is they didn't have _ the whole point of academies is they didn't have anything to do with

their— didn't have anything to do with their local authorities. also, there is going _ their local authorities. also, there is going to — their local authorities. also, there is going to be a big drive on standards, with a big new target with the — standards, with a big new target with the skills that pupils should have when they leave primary school, as education— have when they leave primary school, as education secretary nadhim zahawi explained _ explained. primary school children at the moment, _ primary school children at the moment, only— primary school children at the moment, only two _ primary school children at the moment, only two thirds - primary school children at the - moment, only two thirds complete primary— moment, only two thirds complete primary school _ moment, only two thirds complete primary school where _ moment, only two thirds complete primary school where they - moment, only two thirds complete primary school where they are - moment, only two thirds complete j primary school where they are able to read. _ primary school where they are able to read. write _ primary school where they are able to read, write and _ primary school where they are able to read, write and do _ primary school where they are able to read, write and do maths. - primary school where they are able to read, write and do maths. we . primary school where they are able i to read, write and do maths. we are raising _ to read, write and do maths. we are raising that — to read, write and do maths. we are raising that target _ to read, write and do maths. we are raising that target to _ to read, write and do maths. we are raising that target to 90% _ to read, write and do maths. we are raising that target to 90% because l to read, write and do maths. we are raising that target to 90% because i| raising that target to 90% because i don't _ raising that target to 90% because i don't believe — raising that target to 90% because i don't believe children— raising that target to 90% because i don't believe children in— raising that target to 90% because i don't believe children in knowsleyl don't believe children in knowsley are less _ don't believe children in knowsley are less talented _ don't believe children in knowsley are less talented than _ don't believe children in knowsley are less talented than children - don't believe children in knowsley are less talented than children ini are less talented than children in kensington _ are less talented than children in kensington i_ are less talented than children in kensington. i think— are less talented than children in kensington. i think the _ are less talented than children in| kensington. i think the important thing _ kensington. i think the important thing is _ kensington. i think the important thing is they— kensington. i think the important thing is they get— kensington. i think the important thing is they get that _ kensington. i think the important thing is they get that additional l thing is they get that additional focus _ thing is they get that additional focus and — thing is they get that additional focus and quality _ thing is they get that additional focus and quality education - thing is they get that additional - focus and quality education through schools— focus and quality education through schools being — focus and quality education through schools being in _ focus and quality education through schools being in a _ focus and quality education through schools being in a family— focus and quality education through schools being in a family of- focus and quality education through schools being in a family of schoolsj schools being in a family of schools that are _ schools being in a family of schools that are tightly _ schools being in a family of schools that are tightly managed, - schools being in a family of schools that are tightly managed, well - that are tightly managed, well supported, _ that are tightly managed, well supported, in— that are tightly managed, well supported, in high— that are tightly managed, welll supported, in high performing, that are tightly managed, well - supported, in high performing, and i will align— supported, in high performing, and i will align high— supported, in high performing, and i will align high performing _ supported, in high performing, and i will align high performing multiple . will align high performing multiple academy— will align high performing multiple academy trusts, _ will align high performing multiple academy trusts, because - will align high performing multiple academy trusts, because the - will align high performing multiple - academy trusts, because the evidence suggests, _ academy trusts, because the evidence suggests, especially— academy trusts, because the evidence suggests, especially through - academy trusts, because the evidence suggests, especially through covid, i suggests, especially through covid, that those _ suggests, especially through covid, that those high— suggests, especially through covid, that those high performing - suggests, especially through covid, that those high performing multi i that those high performing multi academy— that those high performing multi academy trusts— that those high performing multi academy trusts have _ that those high performing multi academy trusts have delivered l that those high performing multi l academy trusts have delivered the best outcome _ academy trusts have delivered the best outcome for— academy trusts have delivered the best outcome for students. - best outcome for students. the — best outcome for students. the opposition— best outcome for students. the opposition parties, - best outcome for students. i the opposition parties, labour best outcome for students. - the opposition parties, labour and the lib— the opposition parties, labour and

the lib dems, already criticising their— the lib dems, already criticising their strategy, saying its half baked. — their strategy, saying its half baked, doesn't go far enough, and raising _ baked, doesn't go far enough, and raising questions about just baked, doesn't go far enough, and raising questions aboutjust how much _ raising questions aboutjust how much money the government spending on a programme to help pupils catching — on a programme to help pupils catching up on last learning from the covid — catching up on last learning from the covid pandemic. the ketchup tsar, _ the covid pandemic. the ketchup tsar. kevin— the covid pandemic. the ketchup tsar, kevin collins, wanted to spend billions _ tsar, kevin collins, wanted to spend billions the — tsar, kevin collins, wanted to spend billions. the government said it was only going _ billions. the government said it was only going to spend billions. the opposition parties saying, forget about— opposition parties saying, forget about the future structure of the system, — about the future structure of the system, there are real issues now about— system, there are real issues now about how — system, there are real issues now about how much money is being spent to help _ about how much money is being spent to help people catch up with the crisis _ crisis. for now, - for now, thank — for now, thank you. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. not a bad start for many. after the weekend club change, it was a longer wait for sunrise but for some it was certainly worth it. for many, a fine day ahead. we have got more cloud pushing into orkney and shetland. sunny spells across much of scotland. cloud towards the western

isles. northern ireland, west is best. eastern areas turned cloudy. splashes of rain in the isle of man, northern england, showers on and off through the day. mainly from the m62 north was. mist and fog patches. most start the day dry. more sunshine across parts of the midlands compared to yesterday. as we go through the day we will see the stubborn area of cloud and occasional rain from eastern northern ireland through to parts of tyne and tees, as well as county durham. feeling cool under that. tyne and tees, as well as county durham. feeling cool underthat. in the sun sun, 16, i7 durham. feeling cool underthat. in the sun sun, 16, 17 to the west durham. feeling cool under that. in the sun sun, 16, 17 to the west of scotland, 18, i9 and southern parts of england. this evening and overnight showers in central areas fade away. white across orkney and shetland. showers pushed towards southern counties of england. not as cold tonight as it was this morning. cold weather on the way. here you go. a quick glimpse. temperatures by thursday in mid—single figures. a big drop from rightdown.

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dawn butler, has told the bbc that she's undergone surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. the 52—year—old was given the news in december, and recently had a mastectomy at royal london hospital. she said she had no signs or symptoms. the cancer was picked up in a routine breast screening appointment. ms butler says the mammogram saved her life. wembley actor and rapper riz ahmed has won at the oscars. he got the academy award for best short film "the long goodbye" — which he co—wrote and stars in. last year ahmed was nominated in the best actor category for sound of metal. congratulations to him. gatwick airport has reopened its south terminal, almost two years after closing because of the pandemic. it's being seen as a significant step forward for the aviation industry after a difficult time.

the south terminal has been taken out of being its mothballed state, and there were lots — hundreds of people — checking in forflights from as near as malaga in spain to as far as bridgetown, barbados. so it's really a kind of signal to the uk, to the rest of europe and the world that aviation is back. a look at the travel now and the tube board. london overground: minor delays between stratford and hackney wick due to an earlier faulty train. metropolitan line: minor delays between chalfont & latimer and amersham / chesham due to train cancellations. on to the weather now with sara. morning to you. a bit of a slow start out there this morning. it's chilly, misty and foggy as well at the moment in some places. that will all clear and the temperatures will start to lift because we get sunshine coming through for the middle part of the day today. then cloud pushing in later by the end of the day. in the best of it, temperatures well above average, 17, 18 celsius. overnight tonight the cloud becomes more extensive again. there are showers pushing

in from the south. they mightjust start to head our way by first light tomorrow morning and the temperatures will not really fall away. the big story this week is the big cool off. the high pressure we had last week has certainly gone away. low pressure dominating and a few systems pushing in, particularly notably coming in from the north in the middle to end of the week. that is really going to see our temperatures fall away. it will be particularly chilly on wednesday and thursday with the risk, would you believe it, of a little bit of winteriness. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. the labour mp dawn butler has told breakfast that a mammogram saved her life after her breast cancer was picked up during a routine screening.

speaking for the first time about her diagnosis, the 52—year—old told victoria derbyshire that she initially feared she was going to die. after having surgery to remove the cancer, she's now on a mission to make sure women go to their mammogram appointments — particularly the million or so which were missed because of the pandemic. i got the results. i was at an event and i took a phone call. and i was told that i needed to come in the next day to see a surgeon. and i thought, "i need a surgeon. it means i've got cancer." what was your immediate reaction, then, when you knew? i mean, the first thing i thought was, "i'm dying." did you? yeah, i thought i've probably got 24 hours to live. labour mp dawn butler was diagnosed with breast cancer in december. she hasn't spoken publicly about it until now.

the next thing i thought was, i'm going to lose all my hair. the surgeon said i shouldn't need chemotherapy because the cure is an operation to cut it out. so that's the cure. so... i knew there had to be tears. i haven't cried a lot, and i think, you know, probably the tears will come at some point. i think it was just all a blur, really. one day i was sitting at home and i thought, "i'm going to need to have to go public." ijust had a panic attack. and this was probably about midnight. and i'm thinking, "oh my goodness, you know, and ijust started feeling myself sort of overheating. why do you want to talk about this publicly? the more we can talk about cancer, the less of a struggle it might be to cope with it, and it helps, you know, it is helpful. miss butler's cancer was picked up after she'd been for a routine mammogram.

a number of international studies have highlighted that uptake of cancer screening, like mammograms, is generally lower amongst people of colour. i'm georgette oni. i'm an oncoplastic breast surgeon, i remove cancers and i do reconstruction. women have said to me that they don't think it applies to them because the information that they get, they don't really see anybody that looks like them in the leaflet, for instance. overall, compared to where we were 10, 20, 30 years ago, yes, you know, breast cancer treatment very, very good. but we are still seeing... despite that, we're still seeing disparities, and so there's always work to do. after we spoke, dawn butler went in for life—saving surgery, a mastectomy to remove the cancerous cells. she says it was successful, and she's been told she doesn't need chemotherapy or radiotherapy. they got all the cancer. the cancer�*s all out? the cancer�*s all out. so the cancer�*s all gone.

a mammogram saved my life. without a mammogram, my cancer wouldn't have been discovered. and there's a million women who haven't had their mammogram. and they... they missed it because of covid. and they estimate there's, like, 9,000 women who are walking around with breast cancer, and they don't know it, and there will be women who will die if their breast cancer is not discovered and needlessly so. what would you like to say to the surgeons and the anaesthetists and the breast cancer nurses and the senior registrars and the auxiliary nurses and all those people who were on shift when you had your life—saving surgery? i've kind of made a promise to them that i'm not going to forget them. they don't always feel valued. you know, they've saved my life. and you just think, it's...

and i know it's what they do. but they really are sort of superheroes. now she wants to speak out about her cancer diagnosis to encourage other women to go for their mammogram appointments. we brought together a group of women who have had breast cancer to meet dawn. i really wanted dawn to meet lucy and rose and leanne because you have been through it. dawn is going through it. so here we are. thank you for having us. thanks for the invitation. thanks for getting us all together. dawn, you are very high profile, you are a black woman. people are going to know you've had breast cancer. how do you feel about that? it is a huge thing to do because i know that i am going to get...

i'm going to get some wonderful comments on some wonderful support but there is going to be abuse as well, which is going to come from me going public and i've got to make sure that i'm physically and mentally strong enough to do that. when i found out that you had it, to me i was like, can you imagine this is a woman going through one of the worst things you've ever gone through in your life. i don't want to get emotional but you're actually sitting here and we're going, it's acceptable, and it's not. i've seen other white celebrities come out and say they've got breast cancer. i've looked at the comments, nothing but praise. so this is where you're going to see a difference between black women and white women talking about it. white women will get praised, they'll get put on certain platforms. on the other hand, black women, i get vilified. i get called race baiting, i've been called probably every name under the sun.

you race baiting bleep. yeah. i think it's common. i had to think twice about whether i take my social media down before i came here. actually we found when we were starting the support groups and launching the support groups, it's race hate, basically. when i was growing up i was a windrush kid, born in '56. we went through certain things. i don't expect my children to be going through that now. yeah. we've been told time and again black people don't get cancer because people don't see the cancer narrative fits then. i would agree. i think i have met quite a lot of black women that have i made my experience just that little bit more personal. _ so when i was having chemo, i three of the chemo nurses that would see me, theyjust brought me

this joy and it was almost _ and it was almost like being looked after by my own mum. _ they made me feel comfortable, they gave me advice . that no—one else could. my surgeons, they were funny. that sense of humour helped me. this is a massive operation. he said, "what do you care? you'll be asleep. i'm the one doing all the work!" and the one thing dawn butler really wants you to do... please go for your mammogram and just take it up and go for it and don't hesitate. our thanks to dawn butler for telling her story to victoria derbyshire. millions of households will see their energy bills go up this week, when the price cap rises. but it's notjust the actual gas and electricity that's getting more expensive.

we have been talking about the big rise on the 1st of april, everyone is expecting it. rise on the 1st of april, everyone is exnecting it— rise on the 1st of april, everyone is expecting it. they might not know about the additional _ is expecting it. they might not know about the additional expense. - many of us have already seen our energy bills rise. and this week, costs go up again. lots of anger about one particular element of this. standing charges. just a reminder. from friday, the amount an average household pays per year will be around £700 higher. that's for the standard tariffs, paying by direct debit and using an average amount. those using more energy, will pay more. but on top of the gas and electricity you use, you also pay to be connected to the network. that's called a standing charge. this is applied every day — even on the days you're away and not using any energy. the payments cover installation and maintenance of the pylons, wires and pipes that get gas and electricity into your home. they also pay for other supplier costs. this includes the so—called 'last resort�* scheme.

that's the process that moves customers onto new providers when a company goes bust and of course we've seen a lot of that over the past year. the regulator ofgem — which sets the energy price cap — also caps standing charges. the average electricity fee is going up 20p a day this week. that is a big rise. but, the bbc has learned this varies significantly depending on where you live. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. energy bills are all going in one direction. i'm not too sure how much they're going up by, wejust know that they're going up. yes. yeah, it's going about £700. that's mostly because of the rising price for the energy you use. but there's another figure lurking on your bill — something called the standing charge. that's the price that all of us pay every day, just for the privilege of having your home connected to the grid.

it's a little bit like line rental for the telephone. and that cost is going up for everybody. but it's going up by different amounts, depending on where you live. you need more poles, more complicated infrastructure, to get energy to more remote parts of the uk. that's why there's always been a difference in that standing charge level. but these latest price rises are not going up by the same proportion. london is seeing the smallest increase, up eight pence a day, while north wales and merseyside are seeing their standing charges double this week, up an extra 23 pence. the regulator sets a different maximum standing charge in each area. ofgem told us that some regions are increasing more than others, because of a reallocation of network costs. that means people living here in liverpool will have to find an extra £50 a year, compared to people living in london, just to cover that standing charge increase. surprise, surprise, it's liverpool again, isn't it? yeah, it's always us being hit the hardest, ithink, and we just — we can't really rebel against it. you just have to make do with what we're told, don't we? so unfortunately, i think there's there's people in poorer areas

where we work, who, you know, are choosing between food bills and energy bills at this stage. i mean, thankfully, we're not in that position, but it's not too far from home. even if it's only an extra £50, £60, that makes a difference? you're already feeling it in so many areas. this isjust another hit. and there's no way round those high bills at the moment. yeah, we normally shop around every year when they come in, but at the minute it's pointless, really, isn't it? and those higher bills from april will look different, depending on where you live. coletta smith, bbc news in liverpool. and that might feel unfair; paying more simply because of your postcode. but energy uk, which represents suppliers, told us it's within the rules as long as they don't break the price cap. as far as we know none of them have. but of course it comes at a time when prices for almost everything are rising. clothes, food, petrol, energy. all of this we bbc local radio is

looking at the price crunch and how this is affecting households and giving you advice on ways to save. thank you. john is here with the sport. max verstappen winning his first race of the season, not how it went in the first race with red bull not in the points until. when you consider what happened on friday with the missile strike on an oil refinery miles from the circuit. max verstappen, he was out at the time, he said, what is the smell? it was the theme is coming over. he thought it was his engine. they did not want to race and questions about whether or not it will be staged in the future. a missile strike eight

miles from the circuit, in a country with a questionable human rights record — max verstappen may have won in saudi arabia yesterday, but some drivers leaving there have sought assurances staging a race will be reconsidered. verstappen, the world champion passed charles leclerc in the closing stages to pick up his first win of the season. many didn't want to race on safety grounds after the blast during practice on friday, but were given reassurances the houti rebels behind the strike only target infrastructure and not civilians. lewis hamilton who finished tenth said he was pleased everyone was safe as verstappen celebrated. tough battle. i really enjoyed it with charles. not easy to get past him. in the end we did it. we can be very proud. of course, and lucky with the first safety car. i'm sure with plenty of races to make up for that. now england captainjoe root survived the post ashes cull of senior roles, but after another bruising series defeat he's facing fresh scrutiny. after losing the final test in the west indies, with it went the series, one which was meant to be the big reset in test cricket

after the embarassment in australia in the winter. this is their fourth straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the '80s. is it time for a new figure to lead the team on the field? i'm still very passionate about taking this team forward. and i feel like there's the support of the dressing room behind me. and, you know, i'm desperate to turn that around and to see them smile and celebrate because we don't feel that far away. it's an easy thing to say, and it's probably a frustration for a lot of people to hear, but very passionate about taking it forward. and, you know, hopefully that will be the case. despite the challenges off the field, chelsea are on top of the women's super league for the first time this season. how about this for a result? 9—0 they beat leicester. four goals came in the first 11 minutes — the best saved till last. jessie fleming rounding things off. and what a title race!

chelsea a point clear of arsenal. and old trafford hosted its first wsl game in front of fans as manchester united beat everton 3—1. alesia russo scored twice. 20,000 watched the game. and glasgow city beat hamilton 6—0 in the scottish women's premier league. as did rangers against hearts to stay top of the table, two points ahead of glasgow. obviously real challenges ahead for lewis hamilton. only once in nine years has he finished outside the points. intent hejust years has he finished outside the points. intent he just picked years has he finished outside the points. intent hejust picked up a solitary point. that illustrates the challenge this season. he said he did not enjoy this we can just wanted to come home. he has been very vocal about racing in arabia before. thank you. what a night at the oscars! all the

usual glitz and glamour. this year, very different. it has all been overshadowed by will smith striding on stage and assaulting chris rock. shall we start with the low light? where do we start? people might not have seen it. shall we show what went on. remarkable. to summarise it defies belief. hearing you say out loud makes me think, are we in another world? loud makes me think, are we in anotherworld? is loud makes me think, are we in another world? is it a bad place? will smith, recently seen as the genie in aladdin step onto the oscar stage and slapped chris rock after he made a joke at his wife's expense. extraordinary. the whole room totally changed. the maid was unbelievable. was it a joke? was it

pantomime? —— be moved. people did not think it was real, did they? it is a quick production. will smith is a very funny guy, chris rock is a very funny guy. this must be a joke. it looked perfect. there is footage you can see, it can be found, where words were said which were not planned and certainly not for public consumption. minutes later will smith had to go onto the stage and accept an award for best actor. it was nigh on guaranteed he would win the award. people like myself were so excited to see him win for king richard and this is what happened. there were years when either he might win. this really was his year, wasn't it? probably more remembered

for this. wasn't it? probably more remembered forthis. it wasn't it? probably more remembered for this. , ., ., ., , for this. it is extraordinary. i want to flag _ for this. it is extraordinary. i want to flag at _ for this. it is extraordinary. i want to flag at the _ for this. it is extraordinary. i want to flag at the oscars i for this. it is extraordinary. i. want to flag at the oscars right for this. it is extraordinary. i- want to flag at the oscars right now seem to be a little bit irrelevant, tiny bit less relevant with all that is going on in the world. if we thought it was a boring oscars, certainly not now. the new best picture winner is coda, about a family with deaf people in it and a daughter who wants to go off and discover her life and sing and perform. a wonderfully heartfelt story but it is all about will and chris. ., , .., story but it is all about will and chris. ., , , ., chris. how significant is that when four coda? — chris. how significant is that when four coda? it _ chris. how significant is that when four coda? it is _ chris. how significant is that when four coda? it is important - chris. how significant is that when | four coda? it is important because it allows people — four coda? it is important because it allows people to _ four coda? it is important because it allows people to discover - four coda? it is important because it allows people to discover about| it allows people to discover about deaf people and deaf families. it is available to watch on apple tv. we

have never had a streaming one when before. a change of tide for other potential best picture winners. finally an oscar for kenneth branagh. i finally an oscar for kenneth branaah. . ,., finally an oscar for kenneth branah. ., ., , .y finally an oscar for kenneth branauh. ., ., , .y ., branagh. i am so happy for him. he has aioint — branagh. i am so happy for him. he has a joint record _ branagh. i am so happy for him. he has a joint record for— branagh. i am so happy for him. he has a joint record for the _ branagh. i am so happy for him. he has a joint record for the most - has a joint record for the most nominations in different categories but never taken a little gold man home. tonight was the night. the screenplay original. he was eloquent and wonderful as ever picking up a prize. as and wonderful as ever picking up a rize. �* , , ., ., prize. a hugely personal film for him. basically _ prize. a hugely personal film for him. basically his _ prize. a hugely personal film for him. basically his childhood. - prize. a hugely personal film for. him. basically his childhood. jude -la ed a him. basically his childhood. jude played a young _ him. basically his childhood. jude played a young version _ him. basically his childhood. jude played a young version of- him. basically his childhood. jude played a young version of him, i played a young version of him, badly. full of talent. —— daddy based on his experiences in the early 60s, early 70s. mas based on his experiences in the early 60s, early 70s. was there a winner or a _ early 60s, early 70s. was there a winner or a moment _ early 60s, early 70s. was there a winner or a moment that - early 60s, early 70s. was there a winner or a moment that will - early 60s, early 70s. was there a winner or a moment that will get | winner or a moment that will get completely overshadowed? driee

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there was an hour or so after this happened. the in the maureen section was overshadowed by the rhythm going, what is going on? —— in the memoriam. going, what is going on? -- in the memoriam— going, what is going on? -- in the memoriam. ., ,, ., , memoriam. thank you for being with us. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59am.

there hello. this is bbc news. the latest headlines in the uk and round the world. ukraine's president says his country could become neutral in a bid to enrussia's invasion, negotiations between two countries take place in turkey. i negotiations between two countries take place in turkey.— take place in turkey. i understand it is impossible _ take place in turkey. i understand it is impossible to _ take place in turkey. i understand it is impossible to force _ take place in turkey. i understand it is impossible to force russia - it is impossible to force russia from ukrainian territory, it would lead to a third world war, i understand it, and that is why i am talking about a compromise. a bbc investigation has shed new light on the murder of the russian opposition leader who was shot dead in moscow in 2015. drama at the oscars, from will smith a hug when he wins best actor, but a smack in the face for a comedian after he makes comments about his

wife. will smith apologises on