good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today. a high courtjudgment will be made today on whether the government did enough to protect care home residents in england at the start of the covid pandemic. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care and he was failed. russia turns off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria, as moscow enforces its new laws on "unfriendly states". the foreign secretary liz truss calls for the uk and other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine, as part of long term military support. there are calls for pharmacists in england to be allowed to alter gp prescriptions, to try and ease the shortage of some hrt medication.

the electronics costing you more than £100 a year without you even knowing it. new research puts a figure on the cost of so—called vampire devices, those which drain power when they're on standby. i'll reveal the biggest culprits. a real mad night in manchester as city edge real madrid in seven goal thriller in the champions league semifinal first leg. # i'm up in space, man from tiktok to turin. sam ryder tell us about his remarkable rise to eurovision. blogging for trafalgar square which for one day only has been transformed into a wild metal as part of a campaign to reconnect as with nature. it's a cold start to the date for some of us, i foresee one and an east—west split —— eight

krusty wide east—west in the weather today. it's wednesday 27th april. a high courtjudgment is expected today on claims that the government failed to put proper measures in place to protect care home residents in england at the beginning of the pandemic. the case has been brought by two women whose fathers died in care homes in 2020. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has been to meet them. two women challenging the government over what they see as its failure to protect their fathers from covid. both men lived in care homes. today a court will tell the families whether or not key decisions made early in the pandemic were unlawful. he was larger than life, he had a fantastic character, great fun. wicked sense of humour. and a bit mischievous at times. don harris was living in a nursing home in hampshire at the start of the pandemic. just before lockdown, the 89—year—old was doing well. a month later, he developed

covid and died. his daughter believes this followed the discharge of hospital patients who had the virus into his care home. a wider policy which she says failed residents like her father. i just think they were totally expendable. i don't think they were regarded at all. my dad worked all of his life to the age of 75, paid national insurance. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care, and he was failed. the last time that i was able to see my father was about 24 hours was before he died. doctor cathy gardner's father michael gibson died in an 0xfordshire care home in early april 2020. he was in a ground—floor room so i was able to see him through a window. i was lucky that i could do that because i know many families, they couldn't see their loved ones at all. doctor gardner started the legal action because she believes care homes largely had to fend

for themselves in the first month of the pandemic. her work has included the study of viruses, she believes the need for more protection for older and disabled people should have been clear. i believe that lives could have been saved in care homes if the government had acted differently. if they had pursued a policy involving quarantine, testing, proper training and infection control and ppe, all of those things, they could have saved lives. and it's important to remember that it wasn'tjust the old and vulnerable that died, that care home staff died as well. the government rejects the claim that it failed to protect care home residents. it says each death is a tragedy but that it worked tirelessly to protect people during the pandemic. pouring billions of pounds into supporting care services including with protective equipment and infection control. alison holt, bbc news. the bbc says it is "shocked" at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood.

in a joint investigation from the bbc and the guardian, seven women have talked about their experiences of unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the 64—year—old. he has strenuously denied all the allegations. chi chi izundu reports. it's westwood! the dj tim westwood was an early champion of hip and has been a prominent figure in black music for more than a0 years. he presented bbc radio 1's rap show for nearly two decades, interviewing some of the biggest names on his programme. but now he is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from women who say he abused his position in the music industry. one of the women, who we are calling nyla, met him in a club in london on new year's day in 2017. one of my friends and i were at the front, and he kind of shouts me out for being the pengest girl in the rave. i was just like, 0k. but one of my other friends wants a video with him,

but as she's taking this video, he essentially moves his hand down my back and puts his hand up the back of my skirt. i step back because i'm a bit shocked from it, and i didn't really expect it to happen. ijust felt kind of like objectified, really. he calls me on snapchat the next day, asking if i want to like hang out. i'd love to hang out. 0k, like, doing what, though? i'd love to see you. whatever you'd want, baby. i guess because at the time i was quite young, it does make me feel angry, to be honest. in a statement, a spokesperson for the 64—year—old said, he is a well respected and highly successful dj and that he strenuously denied in their entirety the serious allegations being made against him. chi chi izundu, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues discussed, please visit bbc action line for support by searching

bbc.co.uk/actionline. a 50—year—old man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a woman in lancashire has been further arrested on suspicion of her murder. katie kenyon was last seen in burnley on friday. police are continuing to search for katie but detectives are now working on the basis that she is no longer alive. it's understood that the suspect is known to her. polish officials say russia has threatened to cut off gas supplies after they missed a deadline to pay in russian roubles. it comes as the foreign secretary liz truss, urges the uk along with other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine. 0ur reporter andrew plant has more. ukrainian armoured vehicles heading towards the front line. donbas in eastern ukraine, where russian bombing is increasing by the day. russia, fighting notjust ukrainian resistance but pushing back now against countries helping ukraine, from today cutting up its gas

from today cutting off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria retaliation for sanctions imposed on russian companies. translation: we have received threats from the russian - federation, from gazprom. poland had previously prepared to diversify gas supplies. we will be able to protect our economy, protect households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. as thousands continue to flee the fighting, russia has now said it has the right to attack specific targets in ukraine even if a western adviser is present, as tensions between russia and the west increase. germany has now said it will send around 50 anti—aircraft tanks to the fights, a major change in its policy. meanwhile uk foreign secretary liz truss, in a speech later today, will vow to support ukraine for the long haul and say britain and other western powers should send will place in the country, something ukraine has

meanwhile uk foreign secretary liz truss, in a speech later today, will vow to support ukraine for the long haul and say britain and other western powers should send war planes to the country, something ukraine has repeatedly called for. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, after meeting the head of the international atomic energy agency, issued a warning to the world that russia, he said, should no longer be trusted with nuclear facilities. translation: no-one in the world can feel safe knowing how— many nuclear facilities, nuclear weapons and related facilities and technology the russian state has. we need global control over russia's nuclear facilities and nuclear technology. in kyiv, demolition work has started on a monument symbolising the historic ties between russia and ukraine. the hope is still for negotiation to end this war. russia, though, showing no sign of changing course. andrew plant, bbc news. we're joined now by our correspondentjoe inwood, who is in kyiv this morning. correspondentjoe inwood,

always correspondent joe inwood, good always correspondentjoe inwood, good to talk to. give us update always good to talk to. give us an update on what happened with regards to that meeting with the un yesterday, what was the progress of that? �* ,., yesterday, what was the progress of that? �* .,, yesterday, what was the progress of that? ,, yesterday, what was the progress of that? about as little progress as we had exnected _ that? about as little progress as we had exnected in _ that? about as little progress as we had expected in advance. _ that? about as little progress as we had expected in advance. antonio i had expected in advance. antonio guterres had to go, the united nations had to seem to be engaging to do something about this but both sides are so far apart, and he said as much yesterday, he said there are two different visions about how this war began and what is going on here in ukraine. the one that the russians have which they say justifies them annexing large parts of the east and south of the country in the one that the united nations have shared with the ukrainians themselves are much of the rest of themselves are much of the rest of the world. after the meeting with sergei lavrov the foreign minister, he had a meeting with vladimir putin, that was delayed for a while

because vladimir putin was spending the day congratulating sporting winners so that tells you how he conceived of these talks. tomorrow we are expecting the secretary general to come to kyiv but what those talks can achieve what he achieved so little in moscow, it's hard to know. achieved so little in moscow, it's hard to know— achieved so little in moscow, it's hard to know. ., ,, , hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you — hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you later. _ hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you later. -- _ hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you later. -- we _ hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you later. -- we will - hard to know. thank you, we will be lit when you later. -- we will be - lit when you later. —— we will be with you later. the editor of the mail on sunday has declined a meeting with the commons speaker to discuss the newspaper's controversial article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us from westminster. morning, adam, has this refusal, a surprise? it morning, adam, has this refusal, a surrise? , ., , , , surprise? it is a surprise in the sense that _ surprise? it is a surprise in the sense that the _ surprise? it is a surprise in the sense that the mail— surprise? it is a surprise in the sense that the mail on - surprise? it is a surprise in the sense that the mail on sunday| surprise? it is a surprise in the - sense that the mail on sunday had initially accepted the offer of the meeting today so they have changed their mind, they have given serious sense that they have published in the paper today, the first reason is the paper today, the first reason is the comments that lindsay hoyle the speaker made about this article being misogynistic means he is

potentially biased against the mail on sunday said they would not get a fair hearing. they also say that three conservative mps have come forward to the conservative party to corroborate the story that angela rayner had been talking about this to other mp5, and this comparison between her and sharon stone and the infamous film where the actress crosses at crosses her legs during a police interrogation. these are the reasons the mail on sunday is giving to not attend the meeting, they say it is a big issue about freedom of speech and who has the right to restrict freedom of speech when it comes to reporting parliament. and the paper have got hold of old recording of a podcast where angela rayner was talking about the comparison between her and sharon stone in a meme on the internet, you

can see how she could find that amusing but if it was being used as amusing but if it was being used as a ploy, it would be annoying. there was a real brainstorm in things yesterday that government departments could do around regulations which means that they could cost people less money to comply with them. a few ideas have emerged, just ideas at this stage, for example, changing the rules around childcare for the number of adults that have to be there for the number of children so you could have more children and fewer adults in the childcare could cost less? instead of having an mot for your car every year, could you help people save 55 quid and have it every two years? there is also an argument in the cabinet or a discussion in the cabinet, long—running, about cutting import taxes on food from abroad, which could potentially make food a bit cheaper? there are pros and cons for each idea, that they are not government policy yet. the danger for the government in this situation

is, does this look like a series of quite small measures to solve a very big problem?— big problem? thank you, adam, in westminster. _ westminster. carol is out and about this morning, in a much greener trafalgar square than we would normally see. trafalgar square! it looks gorgeous there! this morning it is lovely in trafalgar square which for one day early has been transformed into a wild meadow as part of a campaign to reconnect us with nature. we have ferns, foliage and plants, these guys have been setting this up since apm last night. you can come down until 8pm tonight when it will be dismantled and everything will go to a good home. it's all environmentally friendly. if you are planning on coming down, it is a cold start to the day. cold across

many areas with a touch of frost. the forecast for today is split, east to west. in the east, a lot of cloud especially across eastern england, and into the midlands. stubborn cloud could produce the odd spot of rain. in eastern scotland it could push into the north sea but in the west, drier and brighter with sunshine with the outside chance of a shower. a brisk breeze in the south—east of the english channel. we will hang on to the cloud overnight in eastern and central areas and at the same time we have got a weather front moving south producing showers in scotland. it will be cold again under clear

skies, so again, some frost and possibly a patchy list for being overnight. if that happens it will disperse quite rapidly tomorrow. tomorrow we still have the cloud across the east and midlands, brighter in the west that further cloud will develop as we go through the course of the day and again there is an outside chance of a shower. if you are on the north sea coastline it is worth mentioning that as we go through the next few days, we will be praying to the cloud which will hold back the temperature. and when you add on the breeze, it will feel chillier. i will be telling you more about this through the morning but for now, back to you stuff. it is gorgeous there. are you awake now? yes, i had some tea, i am are you awake now? yes, i had some tea. i am ready _ are you awake now? yes, i had some tea. i am ready to — are you awake now? yes, i had some tea, i am ready to go. _ the prison service in england

and wales is failing to recognise the dangers of islamist gangs injails, according to a new report. the independent reviewer of terrorist legislation has urged officials to pay more attention to the influence of convicted terrorists on other inmates. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. the terrifying moment when a man who had just stabbed two people to death was tackled to the ground on london bridgejust outside fishmonger�*s hall. usman khan had been released from a prison sentenced for terrorism less than a year earlier and was still on licence. the attack in which saskia jones and jack merritt died was the first of four attacks in just seven months committed by serving prisoners or ones who had just been recently released. today the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, jonathan paul qc, said... allahu akbar! this week, the bbc was given rare access inside woodhill prison to see

what is now being done to tackle the threat. woodhill has one of only three units in england called separation centres, where key radicalisers could be kept apart from the general population to reduce their pernicious influence. these separation centres are prisons within prisons, where the most ideallogically dangerous inmates can be isolated so they can't radicalise other prisoners. the radicalisers even have their own separate exercise yard. but the separation centres are underused. so far, only 15 inmates have ever been in one because the system for referring them is so complex and because of concerns about challenges under the human rights act. thejustice secretary dominic raab says he wants to make it easier to send inmates to the centres, and he will try to change human rights legislation if necessary.

this is about making sure that those that taint the well, poison the well inside prisons, radicalise more people, recruit more people to terrorist ranks, cannot do so. it's a very austere regime, it's different from what any other prisoner would experience in general population, it's very resource intensive, but it's absolutely the right thing to do to safeguard the public. also at woodhill prison is an ultra—secure close supervision centre that we were not allowed to film in. behind these doors are the most violent inmates, including michael adebowale who killed lee rigby. there are only around 50 cells like this in all of england, and the government plans to increase that to 60. daniel sanford, bbc news, in woodhill prison. let's take a look at today's papers. already doing it!

the headline in the metro reads "crunch time uk" as the paper reports that 59 % of people have made lifestyle changes in the last month to adjust for the rising cost of living, according to a new study. the times reports agency workers employed by p&0 ferries are refusing to work on a ship after it lost power and drifted in the irish sea for two hours yesterday. the telegraph reports on new research that could see those with high blood pressure treated by a single injection twice a year, ending the need for daily pills for millions of brits. and what would you do if you won the lottery? frances connolly features on the mirror's front page who has already given away more than half the £115 million jackpot she and her husband won in 2019. i asked that question yesterday on social media, of the elon musk�*s did, 35 billion, orwould social media, of the elon musk�*s did, 35 billion, or would you do with that money if you had it? not

many people said they would buy a social media company. the vast majority said they would give almost all of it away. think of the good you could do with it. it could make such a difference to so many people. i have got the sport from last night because my goodness me, did you stay up? at}! because my goodness me, did you stay u . ? . ., , because my goodness me, did you stay u-? . ., , it because my goodness me, did you stay u? , itwas because my goodness me, did you stay up?_ it was a _ because my goodness me, did you stay up?_ it was a late _ because my goodness me, did you stay up?_ it was a late finish - up? of course! it was a late finish at the etihad _ up? of course! it was a late finish at the etihad last _ up? of course! it was a late finish at the etihad last night, _ up? of course! it was a late finish at the etihad last night, as - at the etihad last night, as manchester city beat real madrid, i kept trying to set it switch off and i couldn't. i kept trying to set it switch off and i couldn't. . . kept trying to set it switch off and i couldn't. ., . ., i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i was listening _ i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i was listening to _ i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i was listening to alan _ i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i was listening to alan shearer i i couldn't. i watched it on the tv, i was listening to alan shearer on the radio as i was picking the kids up the radio as i was picking the kids up from various clubs and then i watched it. i loved it. i don't mind admitting that i once got a speeding thingy, 56 in a 50, very bad. did ou do thingy, 56 in a 50, very bad. did you do something wrong! the i thingy, 56 in a 50, very bad. did - you do something wrong! the motorist who filmed himself _ you do something wrong! the motorist who filmed himself driving _ you do something wrong! the motorist who filmed himself driving on - you do something wrong! the motorist who filmed himself driving on the - who filmed himself driving on the autobahn in germany did not receive

any sort of sanction from the police. you can get whatever speed you like on the autobahn but you have to make sure it isn't dangerous. he was going to hundred 50 miles an hour —— 250 miles an hour, in the gatti chiron. —— bughatti. police studied the footage but said it was not dangerous. 257 miles an hour!— miles an hour! that has got to be dangerous. _ miles an hour! that has got to be dangerous, daniel. _ miles an hour! that has got to be dangerous, daniel. you - miles an hour! that has got to be dangerous, daniel. you cold - miles an hour! that has got to be dangerous, daniel. you cold mel dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel, i dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel. i am _ dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel, i am going _ dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel, i am going to _ dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel, i am going to take - dangerous, daniel. you cold me daniel, i am going to take full. daniel, i am going to take full responsibility! i'm very sorry! the rising cost of living has forced many of us to make tough decisions about how to save money. do you go around the house switching off lights? do you go around the house switching off liahts? ~ , , do you go around the house switching offliuhts? , , �* . ., , off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly more aware _ off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly more aware of _ off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly more aware of things _ off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly more aware of things you - off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly more aware of things you leave i off lights? well, yes. i'm certainly| more aware of things you leave on.

ben can explain more. the lights are the easy ones are things but there are these so—called devices. these offending items are scarily called vampire devices, because they're phantom suckers of power. you might think they're switched off but they're costing you money. and as you say every penny counts at the moment. we've been talking a lot energy bills over the past few weeks, the price cap went up at the beginning of the month meaning higher bills for millions of us. there aren't cheaper deals to be had so some of these costs are unavoidable. but, today british gas told us that unused electronics left plugged in, turned on or in standby mode, are pushing up some people's bills without them knowing. the company's research found one in five of us didn't know some items use power even when they're not being used. lots of us admitted to not turning things off completely. so which items are the biggest cuplrits? the tv you're watching me on now is one of the biggest drains on power costing some households £25

a year on standby. if you've got a set—top box or a satellite receiver, you could be paying more than £20 a year by leaving it switched on. your modem or broadband router is another costly culprit to the tune of £19 annually when not in use. microwaves, especially those with digital displays, and printers could also be adding to your bill although not by as much. in total, totally switching off 13 widely—used appliances could save the average household £147 pounds a year, the equivalent of two months' electricity charges. we asked one energy expert what we could do to protect ourselves from these vampire devices. a lot of this is common sense but it's a case of bringing your home under control, and doing everything you can to possibly minimise wastage. and i think that we can all stop wastage in homes such as leaving lights on,

heating overrunning, and things like this. but as we enter the spring and we start to switch our heating off, then obviously electric devices become a little bit more important. every little helps at the moment of course but most of the increase in energy bills is not down to customer behaviour. the higher energy cap is out of our control and it could go even higher in october. from this month, some people will have started to receive a £150 council tax rebate to help with energy bills, as part of government measures to help with the cost of living. but a lot of people will still be looking for any way possible to bring the costs down. it certainly makes you think twice about switching appliances off at the mains, doesn't it, especially when you think about what you could be saving? charging your phone, charging a laptop stop. find

charging your phone, charging a lapt0p step-— charging your phone, charging a la---tosto.�* ., ., laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have not laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a — laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot _ laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot to _ laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot to do _ laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot to do when - laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot to do when i - laptop stop. and the tv on all day, i have got a lot to do when i get i i have got a lot to do when i get home, the list has grown significantly!— home, the list has grown significantly! home, the list has grown sianificantl! ., ., ., ., ., significantly! you are going to go around and _ significantly! you are going to go around and switch _ significantly! you are going to go around and switch everything i significantly! you are going to go| around and switch everything off, significantly! you are going to go i around and switch everything off, i know you are! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. keep your tv switched on for now! a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. a food bank charity providing emergency parcels to families across london says it's seen a dramatic increase in demand in the past six months. the trussell trust says its food banks in the capital provided more than 280,000 food parcels to people in the past year — almost 40% more than before the coronavirus pandemic. it was one of the worst roller—coaster disasters in history — when the big dipper at battersea park crashed in 1972, killing five children.

now, 50 years on, survivors say the tragedy has been forgotten and are calling for a permanent memorial at the site of the ride. my hope is that it will stop being the forgotten accident of battersea, and be something that people acknowledge was a terrible tragedy and a terrible loss of young life. wandsworth council said a memorial tree will be planted and a further memorial could be installed in the future. a new study is being carried out in london into ways of treating people with high blood pressure. researchers at queen mary university of london and barts health nhs trust are looking at replacing a daily tablet with a six—monthly injection. it's thought around a third of adults in the uk have high blood pressure. one in ten ukrainians arriving at luton airport have been using a special advice desk set up there, the airport says. it was the first terminal in the country to get a hub with advisers offering help

on a range of issues including transport, housing and schooling. if you're heading out on public transport, this is how tfl services are looking. the metropolitan line is running a reduced service until further notice. there's an ongoing part—closure on northern line. and the 0verground is part—suspended. 0nto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and the cloud in part thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. high pressure still in charge but it does not mean wall—to—wall sunshine. the cloud today will be stubborn. maybe one or two brighter spells, glimpses of sunshine. we still have the north—easterly breeze. temperatures in the east feeling cooler. away from that, we are looking at 1a celsius as a maximum. 0vernight tonight, we still have the cloud in part. some clearer spells, but more cloud moving in as we head through to dawn. again, thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. minimum temperature between 4—6 celsius. we should see more bright and sunny spells through the course of thursday. high pressure is still in charge.

the wind perhaps lighter. the temperature, though, may be recovering just a little bit, but still on the cool side. still cloud around. some sunny spells tomorrow. some sunny spells tomorrow, especially to the south of london and beyond. the temperature going up to around 15 celsius. as we head towards the weekend, if you are looking for a better day, sunshine—wise, it is saturday. but there is still no significant rain in the forecast. i'll be back in half an hour. until then there's plenty more stories on our website — now though it's back to sally and dan. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning.

louise is back on the breakfast sofa. she'll be here to talk about the concerns many women are having as they struggle to get hold of hrt. he's the straight—talking promotor who has been credited for transforming sporting events around the world. barry hearn will be here to tell us how he did it. # i'm up in space, man! and could this be the song that finally gets us some points? sam ryder — this year's uk eurovision entry, and will be here before 7 this morning. a mother whose son was killed in a motorway collision is calling for all new vehicles to be fitted with emergency braking, which automatically slows down or stops a vehicle if its driver fails to respond. meera naran's son, dev, wasjust eight years old when a lorry crashed into his grandfather's car. she's now urging the government to adopt dev�*s law.

navtej johal reports. i'm going to make a rocket when i get big and it's going to go to another planet. dev was just full of life. it's the one sentence i could use for him over and over again. he just loved learning, he loved people. he loved his school, he loved his friends. he just loved everything about everything. he was just the light of our life. it's been four years since dev naran was killed when his grandfather's car was struck by a lorry on the m6. the eight—year—old from leicester was on his way home from visiting his critically ill older brother in hospital. when i sat in hospital that night, i had one son fighting for his life. and my other son is dead. it didn'tjust break me, it destroyed me.

it destroyed everything i knew, and who i was. and i had no idea where i was going to go from there. it was devastating. meera decided to channel her grief into campaigning for road safety. and she is now urging the government to adopt what she is calling dev�*s law — legislation to make it compulsory for all new cars to be fitted with aeb, autonomous emergency braking. technology that she says could prevent future deaths like her son's. there were so many elements that failed. and it led to the catastrophic outcome of losing dev. aeb was one part of it. if it were there, it maybe could have saved him. i think it's disappointing that we haven't done it already, we haven't mandated aeb as law already. however, i'm always optimistic that they will do the right thing.

john works at a local garage and deals with cars that have aeb installed. he says the technology is proven and effective. how does the brake in a car normally work and how is that different to aeb? you press the brake pedal, that energy is then transferred to this pad, which then hits that disc. it clamps together with another pad this side and obviously slows you down accordingly. aeb works alongside a lot of different systems on a vehicle. you have a little camera in the front of this one you can see just there. then you have radar built into the car, as well. and if that car sees an object that it thinks you are going to hit, it will slow you down accordingly. it's a safety feature. it's brilliant, it works. it wants to be on every car. meera's campaign is being supported by the aa. the european commission has voted to introduce it and it will be - introduced on all new cars - from july, but the uk government

hasn't decided to support that. we think, in terms of safety, it could be a gamechanger, i so we are encouraging _ the government, alongside meera, to get this introduced. the department for transport says it is currently considering the vehicle safety provisions within the eu's general safety regulation, which includes advanced emergency braking, to determine requirements that are appropriate for new vehicles in great britain. if dev could see your campaigning, what do you think his reaction would be? i can only pray and hope that wherever he is, he is supporting, he is guiding me. and one day i'm going to meet him again. and i want to proudly say, "dev, mummy tried her best, she tried her everything, and i hope it made you proud while you are watching." navteonhal, bbc news, leicester.

jon is with us in the studio. you have a big smile on your face. and you. sometimes you get a game of football where you just enjoy it as it washes over you. it was great for the neutral and a showcase of football. everything you love about the champions league and the free—flowing football manchester city play. and the atmosphere. which you don't often get. it has been said. certainly not last night. pep guardiola and the city fans will be livid the tie is not done and dusted because three times they were leading 2—0 against real madrid and real madrid came back. and they were 15 minutes within going out against chelsea and real madrid came back. manchester city with the one goal advantage they have heading into the

second leg will be thinking, if only. where else could we possibly start? it was a champions league classic — four goals to city. in a city that loves a wild night, how about this for a mad one in manchester? an almost ridiculously entertaining evening started with a city dream sequence, a floating kevin de bruyne heading them in front inside two minutes. a spinning gabrieljesus doubled that lead inside ten. man city were rampant. real madrid's manager exhaled, their striker excelled. karim benzema only needed half a chance to half the deficit. the scoreline was misleading. city were superb. even fernandinho, their destroyer turned creator. phil foden made it three. but real, 13 times champions of europe, can recover by muscle memory. viniciusjunior responded immediately. in the pandemonium, city regained composure. bernardo silva especially,

emphatically. 4-2. but this first leg was twisted again by a late arm. real penalty, real pressure. so karim benzema did this. now city will need to stay cool in madrid. you have to perform really well in two games and we performed really well in the first one. we have to do it in the second one. it is a good test to show our personality as a team, and we are going to travel there to win the game. a wonderful evening but, for city, like many a great night, it might be sprinkled with regrets. can you imagine what is needed to take a penalty like that? and tonight, it's liverpool's turn, the champions league one of four trophies they're chasing, having already lifted the league cup and they're into fa cup final. if last night was anything to go by, i'm not surejurgen klopp will be looking as relaxed later. they also face spanish opposition

in the shape of villarreal, who knocked out bayern munich. liverpool in the semi—finals for the third time in five years. this is actually special to be part of the semifinal, it's crazy, it's crazy, really. it's a massive game. so many coaches, so many players out there try and work their socks off their whole life and have no chance to be close to a semifinal. we are there so we have to cherish it, we have to appreciate it, of course, but we have to enjoy it as well. the organisers of wimbledon say they had no choice but to ban russian and belarusian players at this summer's championships. there's been lots of criticism, from current and former players, but they say they're not prepared "to be used to benefit the propaganda machine of the russian regime". we considered our options in the context of the continuing aggression in ukraine from the russian regime, as well as thinking about the safety and security of the event and players particularly. we concluded the only viable option was to decline entries from russian

and bela rusian competitors. i would say it was a decision we took with real sadness. they also confirmed world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his men's singles title because players don't need to be vaccinated. djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary, as he hadn't beenjabbed. ronnie 0'sullivan is looking good in his bid for a record—equalling seventh world snooker title. the rocket leads stephen maguire 11—5 in their quarterfinal at the crucible, needing just two more frames to win, so, barring an extraordinary turnaround, he'll be in good shape to round things off when play resumes at ten o'clock. we talked about neil robertson and the 147 stop never to be outdone, ronnie 0'sullivan. i suspect he has something else of his sleeve, which could be equalling stephen hendry�*s record, which would be a big story.

i love it when the snooker is in sheffield. as a resident. a lot of people come to visit. there is more activity during the day. and a buzz around the town centre. they are a dedicated bunch. they will travel far and wide. and as far as big events are concerned it does not get much bigger. the crucible is the home. you are talking with modern, that is at the heart of it. i took my wife and a friend, not much into snooker, a view years ago. to this snooker. and it was peter ebdon and matthew stevens and the first frame was the longest framing crucible history. and they got told off for opening sweets. a bit bored. i will say nothing. good job you had supplies. always take snacks. you really know how to treat mrs walker. an hour of snooker. now the weather with carol.

fa ncy fancy a date at the snooker? good morning, everybody, from trafalgar square, which for one day only has been transformed into a beautiful wild meadow as part of a campaign to reconnect us with nature. it is known as the big green wild campaign to give a reflection of what london could look like if it was returned to nature. it has potted plants. it is open until eight o'clock and three to wander in and out of. you could be given a plant to take home with you or a little piece of paper that contains a lot of seeds for wild flowers that you can plant in your garden. it is gorgeous and tranquil. you can come here, sit down and have your lunch and enjoy life. but it is a colder start to the day with temperatures in london 7.7 celsius. in shap, —5.

you will have to wrap up warm if you are heading out. high pressure is in charge of the weather. it is anchored to the north. not much in the way of isobars. there will be a breeze in the south—east especially the english channel. for the rest, clear skies mostly in the west. in the east and central areas, a lot of low cloud. some of that will linger. in scotland you start with cloud but that will wander into the north sea at times. temperatures today, under low cloud in the east, quite low, struggling to get into double figures. if you are in the sunshine out of the breeze, a high up to 15 degrees. 0vernight, we hang on to the cloud in eastern and central areas and elsewhere the cloud that

has built up will disperse. a weather front has built up will disperse. a weatherfront coming in has built up will disperse. a weather front coming in across northern scotland will introduce light rain. under clear skies temperatures will fall away in sheltered areas 2—2 —3. we start tomorrow with sunshine where we have clear skies. still stubborn cloud in eastern parts. and the midlands. in the west, starting a sunny but cloud will develop. and some rain in the northern and western isles and far northern and western isles and far north of scotland but nothing substantial. friday is almost an action replay. no substantial rain. still the odd spot in northern scotland through the day. and then we have cloud along the east coast and midlands. towards the west, a better chance of seeing sunshine. and a smaller risk of the odd

shower. i want to show you this watering can. this is for the one day it doesn't rain. we need that at the moment. and there is no substantial rain on the horizon. i have been telling dan how lovely your garden is and how you care for it so it looks like you have a bit of work cut out for you for the rest of work cut out for you for the rest of the day. my of the day. my garden is like a desert at the moment. thank you, we will see you later. she's probably not going to the snooker with you. always an option. women going through the menopause say they are suffering debilitating symptoms affecting their physical and mental health as they struggle to get hold of much needed medication. a surge in demand for hormone replacement therapy has led to supply shortages in recent months — the government say alternatives are available. we're joined now by community pharmacist and chair of the english pharmacy board,

thorrun govind. how can you help, what can pharmacists do to ease the shortage? it is difficult for women and we ask the government to allow pharmacists to make a substitution so if we do not have one item we can provide another to the person and make sure we can cater to the patients coming through our doors who are distressed they cannot access medication. that they cannot access medication. at they cannot access medication. at the moment, if someone goes in, you do not have the product they need, they would have to do what? {30 do not have the product they need, they would have to do what? go back to the doctor? _ they would have to do what? go back to the doctor? at — they would have to do what? go back to the doctor? at the _ they would have to do what? go back to the doctor? at the moment i they would have to do what? go back to the doctor? at the moment we i they would have to do what? go back i to the doctor? at the moment we have to the doctor? at the moment we have to contact other pharmacies and if that supply issue cannot be resolved, we have to contact the person prescribing. so it is important we are enabled and supported to make the clinical decision. it is not a change in treatment, it isjust

decision. it is not a change in treatment, it is just an alternative item we want to provide. you treatment, it isjust an alternative item we want to provide.- item we want to provide. you can understand _ item we want to provide. you can understand why _ item we want to provide. you can understand why it _ item we want to provide. you can understand why it is _ item we want to provide. you can understand why it is causing i understand why it is causing distress to a lot of people. you must have seen that face—to—face. we must have seen that face-to-face. we know must have seen that face—to—face. - know with any medication when you can't access it, it can be a struggle because you rely on that. women are struggling perhaps to get through their day right now. if you struggle with brain fog, concentration, it can limit your ability to do yourjob, care for yourfamily and be involved in key decisions. it is good sajid javid has appointed someone to look into this and get women's health to the top of the agenda because unfortunately it has not always been. ~ . , unfortunately it has not always been. . , been. what is the problem with su -l ? been. what is the problem with supply? at _ been. what is the problem with supply? at the _ been. what is the problem with supply? at the moment, i been. what is the problem with supply? at the moment, it i been. what is the problem with supply? at the moment, it is i supply? at the moment, it is manufacturing. _ supply? at the moment, it is manufacturing. we _ supply? at the moment, it is manufacturing. we can i supply? at the moment, it is manufacturing. we can orderj supply? at the moment, it is i manufacturing. we can order the supply? at the moment, it is - manufacturing. we can order the item and sometimes it does not arrive. that can be frustrating on our part because we want to provide that medication to patients. it is very

difficult and we are continuing lee having to chase up with wholesalers, liaise with prescribers and they are busy, so we are calling for the government to say let's make the substitution and use the clinical skills of pharmacists, who are accessible to patients. and we saw that in the pandemic. we need the government to enable us. and we have been calling for hrt and prescriptions to be made free across the country. at the moment you have to pay? it really is a burden for individuals who are suffering with shortages. individuals who are suffering with shortaaes. ., ., shortages. you mentioned the hrt tsar who will _ shortages. you mentioned the hrt tsar who will be _ shortages. you mentioned the hrt tsar who will be appointed. - shortages. you mentioned the hrt tsar who will be appointed. i i tsar who will be appointed. i imagine there are some people so desperate, they swap medication, try to find alternatives. what desperate, they swap medication, try to find alternatives.— to find alternatives. what are the dan . ers of

to find alternatives. what are the dangers of that? _ to find alternatives. what are the dangers of that? we _ to find alternatives. what are the dangers of that? we are - to find alternatives. what are the i dangers of that? we are concerned people are using online marketplaces to obtain supplies of hrt and other medication, but it is important you get your supply through your pharmacy team. as a health care professional i have a duty to check medication is stored properly and it is correct and so if there is a problem we can recall medication, which we cannot do if you get it online or abroad.— which we cannot do if you get it online or abroad. there is a danger there for women. _ online or abroad. there is a danger there for women. we _ online or abroad. there is a danger there for women. we talk - online or abroad. there is a danger there for women. we talk about i there for women. we talk about prescribing alternatives and many say alternatives do not suit them. is that something you have heard? we need to make sure it is tailored for that patient which is why it needs to be a conversation with the individual to provide what they need. there is no one size fits all which is why we need women to come into pharmacies and speak to prescribers so we can make sure it

is right for them.— is right for them. thank you. i'm sure the advice _ is right for them. thank you. i'm sure the advice has _ is right for them. thank you. i'm sure the advice has helped i is right for them. thank you. i'm i sure the advice has helped people. if you've been affected by hrt shortages and want to share your story, or if you have an urgent question, please email us. and our panel of experts, including louise minchin, will be here just after eight o'clock. desperate to be back! is she? it will be weird. she has not been back. i think she has, doing chats about programmes. and she probably did not have to get up and she probably did not have to get up quite so early. she will be in at 8am. it will be lovely to see her. and you can find us on social media and you can find us on social media and you can find us on social media and you can e—mail. it's been a long time since the glory days of the uk winning or even getting anywhere near the top of the scoring board

was it 1997? somebody said that in my ear. and the bookies think that sam ryder, who has an amazing voice and became famous in lockdown, he is the entry this year. our music correspondent mark savage, has been to meet him. # up in space, man! sam ryder, welcome to bbc breakfast. thank you so much for having me. are you 0k? yeah, i'm good. what about you, though? it's two weeks to go. what is still on your mental checklist before you go to italy? you know what? i feel good. touch wood. yep. i feeljust focused, calm, i'm just ready to soak it all in and be there and be present for the experience. for people who don't know the sam ryder story, tell us about... tell us about growing up. i grew up in a house of music, not that my parents were musicians,

but theyjust loved music. records playing constantly. earth, wind and fire, beautiful south, and queen. and even now, they listen to the same records, like, full blast. i mean, full blast, when they are cleaning the house or mowing the lawn. my neighbours will know. the records will be playing so loud, so they can still hear it over the lawnmower. tell me aboutjoining tiktok and posting covers. what inspired you to do that? i'd been working in construction for years and years and then started singing at weddings. it took lockdown to happen for the weddings to be cancelled, all of us to be stuck indoors. for me to sort of think i don't want to stop singing, just because i can't sing at people's weddings now. but how am i going to do that? it was, i guess, kind of a digital way. me flicking through a record collection. the first video was hit me baby one more time by britney spears. i sang it as high as i could

in my mum's kitchen. and it all started snowballing from there. # lose my mind! # so give me a sign. # hit me baby one more time. and alicia keys? yeah. i thought it was deep fake stuff, like someone was messing with me. and like someone has figured out how to be alicia keys. # but everything means nothing. beautiful soul, beautiful person. and they don't have to do that, you know. like, kind of encourage someone who is just an emerging artist coming through the ranks. it changes everything for that artist. 0n tiktok, up until ed sheeran joined last year, you were the most streamed british artist on the platform. how much do you hate him now? 0h, mate, you can't stop ed.

ed is a force. if ever there is a silver medal that i want, i'll take this one. of course, there is an ed sheeran connection to space man. because amy wadge, who wrote thinking out loud, is a co—writer on your song. both an amazing team. ed is a genius, so is amy. you have taken the song all the way across europe in the last couple of weeks. you have performed in madrid, in germany, you have been in serbia. what's been the highlight? you know what? actually, in all the cities with trying to do a green lamp session. so this isn't the original green lamp, but, in lockdown, when i was filming in the corner of my shed, they're just so happened to be one of these in the corner. so i've started doing something called the green lamp sessions where, when we have time and we are in a new city, we willjust drop like a 15 minute

like come and meet us here and we will sing a couple of songs. and that has been an amazing highlight. # up in space, man. and the performance itself, what can you tell us? what are you going to do on stage? i'm not going to tell you anything, but you already know that. i'll have some guesses. you can just say yes or no or not react at all. will you be in a spacesuit? no. will you have alien backing dancers? that's a good idea. can we get some? and, obviously, the last two times the uk has been to eurovision, we have come in last place. so that either puts more pressure on you or it gives you complete freedom because you can't do any worse. so where do you fall on that scale? if you tell yourself you've got pressure, i mean, with my personality, i think you're starting off on the wrong foot. singing and songwriting and performing, it shouldn't be about a scoreboard. you are about to meet a former eurovision winner. what is the burning question

you have for conchita wurst? i want to talk about the mindset. like how she felt before walking on that stage. # i rise like a phoenix. # out of the ashes. oh, i couldn't wait to go on stage. because you rehearse like a gazillion times. so it makes it... me, it made me feel really comfortable. and on the very day, i was like let's get it on. not to put you on the spot, but what do you rate sam's chances as this year? ijust talked to some people outside. it feels like... well, the buzz in the eurovision community is, oh, you guys are participating again. you know? no offence to all the other artists who have come before. they are all brilliant, but this year it feels like, oh, they mean business. # i've searched around the universe. # been down some black holes. # nothing but space, man.

# and i wanna go home.# we like him. honestly, you have been playing me his videos and he is amazing. he has an incredible voice and it is a lovely story. 50 points. start small. 50 points. start small. 50 points. start small. 50 points would be like a win. maybe 15 points. there is no pressure. just a little bit of hope. we are going to win it! time for the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. the food bank charity, the trussell trust, says it's seen a dramatic increase in demand

in the past six months. the trust's figures show it provided more than 280,000 emergency food parcels to families in london in the last year, up by almost 40% compared to the year before the pandemic. it said parents are skipping meals and going without heating to afford the internet so their children can do their homework. it was one of the worst roller—coaster disasters in history when the big dipper at battersea park crashed in 1972, killing five children. now 50 years on, survivors say the tragedy has been forgotten and are calling for a permanent memorial at the site of the ride. my hope is that it will stop being the forgotten accident of battersea, and be something that people acknowledge was a terrible tragedy and a terrible loss of young life. wandsworth council said a memorial tree will be planted and a further memorial could be installed in the future. a new study�*s being carried out

in london into ways of treating people with high blood pressure. researchers at queen mary university of london and barts health nhs trust are looking at replacing a daily tablet with a six monthly injection. it's thought around a third of adults in the uk have high blood pressure. one in ten ukrainians arriving at luton airport have been using a special advice desk there, the airport says. it was the first terminal in the country to have advisors offering help on a range of issues including transport, housing and schooling. if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. the metropolitan line is running a special reduced service until further notice, there's an ongoing part closure on northern line, and the 0verground is part suspended. 0nto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and the cloud in part thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. high pressure still in charge but it does not mean wall—to—wall sunshine. the cloud today will be stubborn.

maybe one or two brighter spells, glimpses of sunshine. we still have the north—easterly breeze. temperatures in the east feeling cooler. away from that, we are looking at 14 celsius as a maximum. 0vernight tonight, we still have the cloud in part. some clearer spells, but more cloud moving in as we head through to dawn. again, thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. minimum temperature between 4—6 celsius. we should see more bright and sunny spells through the course of thursday. high pressure is still in charge. the wind perhaps lighter. the temperature, though, may be recovering just a little bit, but still on the cool side. still cloud around. some sunny spells tomorrow. especially to the south of london and beyond. the temperature going up to around 15 celsius. as we head towards the weekend, if you are looking for a better day, sunshine—wise, it is saturday. but there is still no significant rain in the forecast. i'll be back in half an hour,

but until then there's plenty more stories on our website. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. a high courtjudgment will be made today on whether the government did enough to protect care home residents in england at the start of the covid pandemic. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care and he was failed. russia turns off its gas supplies to poland as moscow enforces its new laws on "unfriendly states". the foreign secretary liz truss calls for the uk and other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine, as part of long term military support. the electronics costing you more than £100 a year without you even knowing it. new research puts a figure on the cost of so—called vampire

devices those which drain power when they're on standby. i'll reveal the biggest cuplrits. a real mad night in manchester as city edge real madrid in a seven—goal thriller in the champions league semi final first leg. saying goodbye to harry. hundreds turn out in cornwall for the funeral of the world war two veteran. good morning from trafalgar square which for one day only has been transformed into a wild meadow as part of a campaign to connect us with nature. an east—west split in the weather, in the east, clouded and grey, in the west, sunny intervals is small cloud develops. more of the details coming up later. it's wednesday 27th april. a high courtjudgment is expected today on claims that the government

failed to put proper measures in place to protect care home residents in england at the beginning of the pandemic. the case has been brought by two women whose fathers died in care homes in 2020. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has been to meet them. two women challenging the government over what they see as its failure to protect their fathers from covid. both men lived in care homes. today a court will tell the families whether or not key decisions made early in the pandemic were unlawful. he was larger than life, he had a fantastic character, great fun. wicked sense of humour. and a bit mischievous at times. don harris was living in a nursing home in hampshire at the start of the pandemic. just before lockdown, the 89—year—old was doing well. a month later, he developed covid and died. his daughter believes this followed the discharge of hospital patients who had the virus into his care home.

a wider policy which she says failed residents like her father. i just think they were totally expendable. i don't think they were regarded at all. my dad worked all of his life to the age of 75, paid national insurance. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care, and he was failed. the last time that i was able to see my father was about 24 hours before he died. doctor cathy gardner's father michael gibson died in an 0xfordshire care home in early april 2020. he was in a ground—floor room so i was able to see him through a window. i was lucky that i could do that because i know many families, they couldn't see their loved ones at all. doctor gardner started the legal action because she believes care homes largely had to fend for themselves in the first months of the pandemic. her work has included the study of viruses, she believes the need for more protection for older and disabled people should have been clear. i believe that lives

could have been saved in care homes if the government had acted differently. if they had pursued a policy involving quarantine, testing, proper training on infection control and ppe, all of those things, they could have saved lives. and it's important to remember that it wasn'tjust the old and vulnerable that died, that care home staff died as well. the government rejects the claim that it failed to protect care home residents. it says each death is a tragedy but that it worked tirelessly to protect people during the pandemic. pouring billions of pounds into supporting care services including with protective equipment and infection control. alison holt, bbc news. alison joins us now. good morning, good to talk to you. what can we expect from the high court ruling today? it's really important for a lot of people. i know a lot of families will be watching this because if you put

yourself back at the very start of the pandemic, this is the time they are talking about. at that point in time, we were learning about the virus, things are changing rapidly, there were very real fears that the nhs could be overwhelmed. and care homes were warning at the time, they were saying at the time, we are having difficulty getting ppe, what is the guidance, what should we do? by is the guidance, what should we do? by the beginning of april 2020 they were talking about a high number of deaths, they were seeing, as a result of covid in care homes. this court case is concentrated on three key areas, which have included the rapid discharge of 25,000 nhs patients into care homes without systematic testing, without clear isolation policies. the court heard claims from cathy gardner and faye harris's lawyers saying that there

was also questions about the guidance on when care home should have locked down and questions between staff moving between home and work, agency staff coming in and what that meant in terms of the virus getting into homes. it is quite complex in what it covers about that policy, but for those families, it is so important. whenever we spoke to government ministers during the pandemic, they would always say that they did everything possible and the word they often used was unprecedented circumstances. do you feel that lessons have been learned? i think. we saw policies evolve and change over time. the government did introduce later, some months in, it introduced infection control policies, free ppe for care homes because of the problems they were having getting ppe and to the problems with the costs. and vaccination, targeted vaccination in

care homes for staff and patients so a lot was done in those terms. the government will say that yes, these were absolutely unprecedented times, and that they were following the rapidly evolving science of what was happening. they insist that they did everything possible to protect people throughout the pandemic. thank you for talking to us, alison. the bbc says it is "shocked" at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood. in a joint investigation from the bbc and the guardian, seven women have talked about their experiences of unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the 64—year—old. he has strenuously denied all the allegations. chi chi izundu reports. it's westwood! the dj tim westwood was an early champion of hip hop and has been a prominent figure in black music for more than 40 years. he presented bbc radio 1's rap show for nearly two decades, interviewing some of the biggest

names on his programme. but now he is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from women who say he abused his position in the music industry. one of the women, who we are calling nyla, met him in a club in london on new year's day in 2017. one of my friends and i were at the front, and he kind of shouts me out for being the pengest girl in the rave. i wasjust like, um, 0k. but one of my other friends wants a video with him, but as she's taking this video, he essentially moves his hand down my back and puts his hand up the back of my skirt. i step back because i'm a bit shocked from it, and i didn't really expect it to happen. ijust felt kind of like objectified, really. he calls me on snapchat the next day, asking if i want to like hang out. i'd love to hang out. 0k, like, doing what, though?

i'd love to see you. whatever you'd want, baby. i guess because at the time i was quite young, it does make me feel angry, to be honest. in a statement, a spokesperson for the 64—year—old said, he is a well respected and highly successful dj and that he strenuously denied in their entirety the serious allegations being made against him. chi chi izundu, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues discussed, please visit bbc action line for support by searching bbc.co.uk/actionline. polish officials say russia has cut off their gas supply after poland and bulgaria missed a deadline to pay for their energy in roubles. bulgaria say gas is still flowing to the country. it comes as the foreign secretary liz truss, urges the uk along with other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine. 0ur reporter andrew plant has more. ukrainian armoured vehicles heading towards the front line. donbas in eastern ukraine,

where russian bombing is increasing by the day. russia, fighting notjust ukrainian resistance but pushing back now against countries helping ukraine, from today cutting off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria retaliation for sanctions imposed on russian companies. translation: we have received threats from the russian - federation, from gazprom. poland had previously prepared to diversify gas supplies. we will be able to protect our economy, protect households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. as thousands continue to flee the fighting, russia has now said it has the right to attack specific targets in ukraine even if a western adviser is present, as tensions between russia and the west increase. germany has now said it will send around 50 anti—aircraft tanks to the fight, a major change in its policy.

meanwhile uk foreign secretary liz truss, in a speech later today, will vow to support ukraine for the long haul and say britain and other western powers should send war planes to the country, something ukraine has repeatedly called for. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, after meeting the head of the international atomic energy agency, issued a warning to the world that russia, he said, should no longer be trusted with nuclear facilities. translation: no-one in the world can feel safe knowing how— many nuclear facilities, nuclear weapons and related facilities and technology the russian state has. we need global control over russia's nuclear facilities and nuclear technology. in kyiv, demolition work has started on a monument symbolising the historic ties between russia and ukraine. the hope is still for

negotiation to end this war. russia, though, showing no sign of changing course. andrew plant, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, jenny hill is in moscow for us. good morning. added the morning between resident putin and the un secretary general actually go yesterday? i secretary general actually go yesterday?— secretary general actually go esterda ? ., ., , yesterday? i would say not very well, part _ yesterday? i would say not very well. part of — yesterday? i would say not very well, part of the _ yesterday? i would say not very well, part of the beginning i yesterday? i would say not very well, part of the beginning of l yesterday? i would say not very i well, part of the beginning of the meeting was televised so we got to have a bit of a look at the men setting down at that by now —— the long table. vladimir putin was rather calm, he gave a long defence and justification of his invasion of ukraine, not that he would call him that. the antonio

guterres repeatedly tried to get him to agree to come to the aid of civilians particularly in mariupol, and particularly those sheltering in the azovstal steelworks there, where ukrainian voters are defending them. vladimir putin agreed in principle to allow the un and red cross to help with the setting up of humanitarian corridors out of there but it is very tenuous and ineffective mr guterres has come and gone with nothing. it's worth noting that for the entire day that the un secretary of state was in moscow to discuss an end to war, vladimir putin spent his day across town adding elt medals to olympic athletes who had competed in the beijing winter games two months ago and holding a meeting with officials about the future of russian sport. it is by no mean evident that russia

even though it says it is committed to finding peace in ukraine that it genuinely is. we have had an update this morning saying that russian troops are taken and entire region, they are sometimes prone to exaggeration in these statements from russia. from the russian respective, vladimir putin's invasion is continuing at pace. a 50—year—old man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a woman in lancashire has been further arrested on suspicion of her murder. katie kenyon was last seen in burnley on friday. police are continuing to search for katie but detectives are now working on the basis that she is no longer alive. it's understood that the suspect is known to her. the editor of the mail on sunday has declined a meeting with the commons speaker to discuss the newspaper's controversial article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us from westminster.

good morning. is this a surprise, that they have not turned up to this meeting? it’s that they have not turned up to this meetin: ? �* , . that they have not turned up to this meetin-2 �*, ., , , meeting? it's a surprise in the sense that _ meeting? it's a surprise in the sense that they _ meeting? it's a surprise in the sense that they had _ meeting? it's a surprise in the sense that they had accepted l meeting? it's a surprise in the i sense that they had accepted the invitation a couple of days ago and they have now turned it down but the mail on sunday have published their reasons in today's daily mail saying that first of all the speaker of the house of commons lindsay hoyle has commented on this case and they feel that because he has made his feelings known, they might not get a fair hearing from him. secondly, they say that three conservative mps have come forward to corroborate their original reporting and they say they have come forward and identify themselves to the conservative party. no word on that from the conservative party yet. also the daily mail is publishing a transcript of a podcast that angela rayner did with a comedian earlier this year where she compared herself to sharon stone in the film basic instinct which has that infamous scene with her crossing and uncrossing her legs. you can see why somebody might be ok with that

comparison being made and talking about that, but very angry at the suggestion that it was then used by them as a direct tactic in parliament.— them as a direct tactic in parliament. ~ . , , ., parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talkin: parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talking about _ parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talking about ideas _ parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talking about ideas of _ parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talking about ideas of how- parliament. meanwhile ministers have been talking about ideas of how to i been talking about ideas of how to tackle the cost of living, something we speak a lot about, what sort of things have been put forward? there was a big brainstorm _ things have been put forward? there was a big brainstorm at _ things have been put forward? ii—ii” was a big brainstorm at yesterday's meeting of the cabinet, some ideas being taken forward and some being just talked about. the big theme was regulations and charges that the government imposes on people and what can be reduced and removed to help with the cost of living? some ideas where having an mot for your car every two years rather than every year, do you reduce the number of adults that you need to look after a certain amount of children in child care settings with the idea being that eventually that mean childcare would be less expensive? another idea i have heard floated is reducing the cost of certificates you have to get from your gp for various medical purposes. the danger

for the government here is that lots of solutions which seem quite small but could add up to look bigger actuallyjust end up looking small in the face of a very big problem. thank you, i don't. —— adam. carol has the weather this moring from a greener than normal trafalgar square. looking really pretty. it is indeed, good morning, everyone. trafalgar square has been turned into a wild meadow for one day only, all part of a campaign to reconnect us with nature. it is known as the big rewild campaign, to give an impression of what london would look like if it was returned to nature. you might see this in your community because over the next six to eight weeks, in manchester, lewisham, port talbot and edinburgh they are all to be doing something

similar. you canjust wander here, it is attracting things like bees and butterflies and it is very attractive. it is a cold start today, first in scotland, northern england and northern ireland and the forecast today is east—west split. in the east there is a lot of low cloud extending into the midlands but in the west we have brighter skies with some sunshine around. an outside chance of a shower is a bit more cloud develops through the afternoon. the cloud in the east will linger but in eastern scotland it will go into the north sea. breezy conditions across the south—east and english channel, feeling cool under the low cloud. 14 of 15 top temperature in the west in the sunshine. this evening, and overnight, we hang on in the east and the midlands but elsewhere it will disperse leaving clear skies. a weather front sinking south will

introduce some patchy light rain in scotland but in sheltered glens and in northern england, temperatures down to —3. so a touch of frost tomorrow morning. similar tomorrow tomorrow morning. similar tomorrow to today, eastern areas in the midlands will have a low cloud, the west starting with sunshine with more cloud bubbling up through the day and still breezy across the east and english channel but not as breezy as today. if you are in eastern areas you will be prone to some low cloud and that will hold back the temperatures. nothing is holding back the joy here because ray mears has arrived and he has caused a bit of a stir! i know you are talking to him later.- caused a bit of a stir! i know you are talking to him later. yes, he is here after 9am. _ are talking to him later. yes, he is here after 9am. is _ are talking to him later. yes, he is here after 9am. is he _ are talking to him later. yes, he is here after 9am. is he causing i here after 9am. is he causing trouble? _ here after 9am. is he causing trouble? i — here after 9am. is he causing trouble? i can't _ here after 9am. is he causing trouble? i can't imagine. i here after 9am. is he causing i trouble? i can't imagine. probably chattina.

may be doing a bit of some carving. and fluffing up some plants. do you fluff up plants? i and fluffing up some plants. do you fluff up plants?— with the summer holidays fast approaching, people wanting to apply for a new passport are being warned not to leave it until the last minute. the passport office says it is dealing with a large backlog after brexit and covid, with the prime minister warning the service could be privatised if things do not improve. so what's behind the current delays? an estimated five million people delayed their passport applications throughout 2020 and 2021 because of travel restrictions during the pandemic. it has also been linked to a change in the rules for travelling to some eu countries post—brexit, because passports must be valid for at least three months, and no more than ten years old from the point of issue. both these issues have led to unprecedented demand, and people are being advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their passports. so how will this affect plans for the summer? let's get more from the independent�*s travel correspondent simon calder who joins us from heathrow.

good morning, lovely to see you. almost like a perfect storm, so many issues leading to the current delays, do you know what the latest situation is and what the advice is for people who need to apply for a passport? it for people who need to apply for a --assort? ,,,,., , for people who need to apply for a ”assort? ,., , , , passport? it is absolutely shocking, sall . i passport? it is absolutely shocking, sally- i started _ passport? it is absolutely shocking, sally. i started warning _ passport? it is absolutely shocking, sally. i started warning the - sally. i started warning the passport office about this two years ago. it was absolutely clear once the first lockdown was under way that instead of getting the usual 20,000 renewals a day, it was down to about seven or 8000 renewals. that means every day, 12,000 passports were not being issued. quite understandably, why would people want to apply for a passport when they couldn't go anywhere? it was absolutely clear, and i asked them this two years ago, what plans are you making for when travel restrictions are finally lifted and we can all travel, what are you going to do to make sure that you

meet the demand? and the answer came there none, and am afraid we are now on the situation where if you are lucky, you will get your passport backin lucky, you will get your passport back in ten weeks. an astonishing length of time. normally, and during lockdown you could get a passport in a week or so. but tens of thousands of people whose passports are stuck in process, they have got holidays coming up very soon, they simply do not know what is going on. and to compound things, the rule about post—brexit passports is so confused and so misunderstood by a couple of very large airlines that a lot of people are renewing passports when they don't need to, because the airlines have said, your passport isn't valid. even when it is. and that has just compounded the

problem, gumming up the system and leading to this perfect storm. the government _ leading to this perfect storm. the government says that some people are now paying for premium services which is fine if you could afford it, i suppose. which is fine if you could afford it, isuppose. how which is fine if you could afford it, i suppose. how much are people having to pay to get their passports back quickly?— having to pay to get their passports back cuickl ? .,, ., ., , back quickly? people would pay many hundreds of pounds _ back quickly? people would pay many hundreds of pounds to _ back quickly? people would pay many hundreds of pounds to get _ back quickly? people would pay many hundreds of pounds to get their- hundreds of pounds to get their passports back quickly, there is a premium one day service which is £144 but the trouble is, there are no appointments. i have been speaking to people who have made round trips from london to belfast because that was the only passport office where they could get the same day appointment. and this is very predictable. i have been trying to warn people regularly, check your passport before you book a trip, but inevitably people don't, they have got many other things to worry about. at the moment, there are people probably watching right now and also keeping half an eye on

their laptop, seeing if they can possibly get an appointment. it is very tricky. in the olden days, and i think i am the person who can remember this, when things were gummed up in the 1980s, you could take a passport along, they would extend it by an extra six months. they were just stamp it. that can't happen with modern passports. and i'm afraid there are people losing holidays, and it is all too predictable.— holidays, and it is all too predictable. holidays, and it is all too redictable. �*, predictable. let's try and solve this, shall— predictable. let's try and solve this, shall we? _ predictable. let's try and solve this, shall we? what— predictable. let's try and solve this, shall we? what needs i predictable. let's try and solve this, shall we? what needs to| predictable. let's try and solve - this, shall we? what needs to happen now, what needs to change and what advice can you give to people who are desperate to get away? the most im ortant are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix _ are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix to _ are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix to this _ are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix to this is - are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix to this is do i are desperate to get away? the most important semi-fix to this is do not i important semi—fix to this is do not renew your passport unless you absolutely have to. two rules that apply to british passports going to the european union. what your passport issued less than ten years ago on the day that he wants to go?

and does it expire more than three months after the day you are intending to come home? that is all. there are other rules. easyjet and ryanair have been applying ridiculous rules which do not correspond with the european commission rules. easyjet it appears from this morning is now actually falling into line with the european commission rules, but crucially, do not add to the own stress and expense by renewing a passport if yours is perfectly valid. i'm sorry i can't be more optimistic. if your passport is stuck in a queue, or you can do is hope for the best. it used to be that you could maybe contact your mp office and they could put some pressure on but i'm told by mps that the system is now so bunged up that the system is now so bunged up that there is simply nothing they can do. really sorry, everybody! after the last couple of years, terrible time that the travel

industry has had, this sort of uncertainty is the last thing they need. , . ., ., ., , need. yes, and also unfortunately its predictability _ need. yes, and also unfortunately its predictability makes _ need. yes, and also unfortunately its predictability makes it - need. yes, and also unfortunately its predictability makes it all- need. yes, and also unfortunately its predictability makes it all the i its predictability makes it all the worse _ its predictability makes it all the worse. all kinds of problems, british— worse. all kinds of problems, british airways has cancelled another— british airways has cancelled another 94 flights today, all to do with it _ another 94 flights today, all to do with it issues. easyjet from gatwick cancelled _ with it issues. easyjet from gatwick cancelled 70 flights. they literally cannot _ cancelled 70 flights. they literally cannot get the staff after lockdown. and just _ cannot get the staff after lockdown. and just at — cannot get the staff after lockdown. and just at the time we all want to -et and just at the time we all want to get away, — and just at the time we all want to get away, making up for the lost time, _ get away, making up for the lost time, there are all sorts of issues that are _ time, there are all sorts of issues that are combining to make it really. — that are combining to make it really, really difficult. sorry to be really, really difficult. sorry to he the — really, really difficult. sorry to be the voice of travel do! but we appreciate _ be the voice of travel do! but we appreciate the — be the voice of travel do! but we appreciate the facts, _ be the voice of travel do! but we appreciate the facts, thank i be the voice of travel do! but we appreciate the facts, thank you i be the voice of travel do! but we i appreciate the facts, thank you for talking to us. i appreciate the facts, thank you for talking to us— appreciate the facts, thank you for talking to us. i do have a statement from the passport _ talking to us. i do have a statement from the passport office. _ talking to us. i do have a statement from the passport office. they i talking to us. i do have a statement from the passport office. they say, | from the passport office. they say, the vast majority of all passport applications are being dealt with within ten weeks, we have increased staff numbers by 500 since april

2021 helping us handle more applications than ever before. we are applications than ever before. - are getting some people saying that it is working 0k are getting some people saying that it is working ok but some people are being processed. if you have a story about your passport, whether it is taking a long time or it has been efficient, you can e—mail us. and we are available on the social media channels as well. barry hearn has been involved in putting on some of the world's biggest and most memorable sporting events but after 40 years in the business he's not giving up just yet. barry will be with us just before nine this morning. cannot wait to talk to him, he has got some tales to tell. iie cannot wait to talk to him, he has got some tales to tell.— cannot wait to talk to him, he has got some tales to tell. he has been involved in — got some tales to tell. he has been involved in some _ got some tales to tell. he has been involved in some of _ got some tales to tell. he has been involved in some of the _ got some tales to tell. he has been involved in some of the biggest i involved in some of the biggest sport in the last few years. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london,

i'm alice salfield. the food bank charity the trussell trust says there's been a dramatic increase in demand in the past six months. figures show it provided more than 280,000 emergency food parcels to londoners in the past year — up by almost 40% compared to the year before the pandemic. the trust says it's seen parents skipping meals and going without heating to be able to afford the internet so their children can do their homework. it is one of the worst roller—coaster disasters in history — when the big dipper at battersea park crashed in 1972, killing five children. now, 50 years on, survivors say the tragedy has been forgotten — and are calling for a permanent memorial at the site of the ride. my hope is that it will stop being the forgotten accident of battersea, and be something that people acknowledge was a terrible tragedy and a terrible loss of young life. wandsworth council said a memorial tree will be planted and a further memorial could be installed

in the future. high blood pressure could be treated with an injection every six months instead of a daily tablet. scientists at queen mary university of london and barts health nhs trust are testing the approach in a new trial. it's thought around a third of adults in the uk have high blood pressure. one in ten ukrainians arriving at luton airport have been using a special advice desk there, the airport says. it was the first terminal in the country to have advisers offering help on a range of issues including transport, housing and schooling. if you're heading out on public transport, this is how tfl services are looking right now. the metropolitan line is running a reduced service until further notice. there's an ongoing part—closure on northern line. the 0verground is part—suspended. the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and the cloud in part thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. high pressure still in charge but it

does not mean wall—to—wall sunshine. the cloud today will be stubborn. maybe one or two brighter spells, glimpses of sunshine. we still have the north—easterly breeze. temperatures in the east feeling cooler. away from that, we are looking at 14 celsius as a maximum. 0vernight tonight, we still have the cloud in part. some clearer spells, but more cloud moving in as we head through to dawn. again, thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. minimum temperature between 4—6 celsius. we should see more bright and sunny spells through the course of thursday. high pressure is still in charge. the wind perhaps lighter. the temperature, though, may be recovering just a little bit, but still on the cool side. still cloud around. some sunny spells tomorrow. especially to the south of london and beyond. the temperature going up to around 15 celsius. as we head towards the weekend, if you are looking for a better day, sunshine—wise, it is saturday. but there is still no significant

rain in the forecast. i'll be back in an hour, but until then there's plenty more stories on our website. now back to sally and dan. it hello, it this is breakfast hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. yesterday, we had a really special programme saying goodbye to harry billinge, the d—day veteran and much—loved fundraiser who touched many people's lives. his funeral took place in his hometown of charlestown in cornwall. jon kay was there. this is the mini breakfast sofa that we take out for outside broadcasts. i think we will always think of this in some ways as harry's sofa, because it was three years ago that we took this to normandy, and harry sat right here. take care, my darling. god bless.

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so so many of you reacted to that piece on our programme yesterday. we're joined now by nicholas witchell, who is the founder of the normandy memorial trust, and read the eulogy at harry's funeral. thank you for being with us. it must been a special event. 0bviously sadness, but the main theme is celebration an amazing life. yes. celebration an amazing life. yes, aood celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning- — celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it _ celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it really _ celebration an amazing life. yes, good morning. it really was. i celebration an amazing life. ye: good morning. it really was. you got a sense of the affection there was for harrier from the local community in saint all —— st austell, charlestown and the market. he captured so many hearts. he reminded

us of the vanishing generation, second world war generation that did its duty when national survival was at stake. he reminded us of d—day, when he was 18, wading ashore in the early hours of that morning when the future of western europe hung in the balance. and he reminded us particularly of the obligation to remember, an obligation he felt passionately and keenly about. because of what he witnessed himself in normandy and as he fought on into germany. he was severely traumatised by what he saw. he pursued this duty to remember throughout his adult life, after moving to cornwall. and he did win the hearts of so many. i said in the eulogy he was not a large man physically, just five foot two and a bit. but he had a huge heart, indomitable spirit and a captivating personality. with harry there was no sense of

self—aggrandizement. it was about the men who had been lost in normandy. it was never really about him. , , ., ., ., him. things you mentioned, a winning smile, selfless _ him. things you mentioned, a winning smile, selfless commitment _ him. things you mentioned, a winning smile, selfless commitment to - him. things you mentioned, a winningj smile, selfless commitment to honour his friends. and you mention about the fact the war and what he saw, the fact the war and what he saw, the friends and comrades he lost, had a huge impact. and he spoke a lot in later life about other conflicts and how they impacted him and others. , ., conflicts and how they impacted him and others. , ~' . , , conflicts and how they impacted him and others. , ~ ., , ., and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war— and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war first _ and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war first hand, _ and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war first hand, he - and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war first hand, he had i and others. yes, like anybody who has seen war first hand, he had no has seen warfirst hand, he had no romantic misconceptions. war is a terrible thing, as he frequently said. it was because of that and what he witnessed, because of the friends he lost, and those friends forever in his heart, as harry's memory will remain in ours, that was his first duty, to remember them. at

various stages in his life in cornwall, he championed the poppy appeal, the normandy veterans' association in cornwall. and by chance, when i set up the memorial trust in 2016 after another veteran came to me and pointed out britain was alone among the principal allied nations of the second world war that did not have a national memorial in normandy. we printed brochure and sent it to normandy veterans and it was by chance that my colleagues came across harry in st austell. they had taken their family holiday there and found him in the centre of there and found him in the centre of the town and he had begun, unknown to a one—man campaign to support this project for britain to have a memorial in normandy. he single—handedly raised more than £50,000, but he inspired many thousands more to contribute to the memorial that was principally financed by the british government

through a fund, costing the best part of £30 million to construct. but he contributed through his actions and inspiration to so many people, reminding people of the obligation to remember the people of d—day to contribute so much more. in the various times we have featured him, so many viewers have got in touch to say things they have heard him say and things he has spoken about have brought them to tears. reading through that correspondence, he did epitomise the modesty and dedication of a generation. yes. epitomised _ dedication of a generation. yes. epitomised the _ dedication of a generation. yes. epitomised the best _ dedication of a generation. jazz epitomised the best qualities of that generation. stead fast and true but with harry there was an extraordinary generosity of spirit. he was mysterious. he was outspoken. as we found on the 75th anniversary of d—day. he said it his way —— he

was mischievous. there was this winning way that got him out of sticky corner sometimes. 0ne winning way that got him out of sticky corner sometimes. one could not but warm to the wisp of a man as i said yesterday, with a palpable generosity of spirit, passionate commitment to remember. he would wish, if people still want to support the memorial, that they would help the trust to maintain it in the condition appropriate and fitting, a memorial that commemorates more than 20,000 men and women. because that is the task we have, the government having largely financed the construction. the government gives nothing towards the maintenance. so if i may put in a little plug, if people want to support harry and remember him, what he would wish, and as he said several times, he would wish, and as he said severaltimes, is he would wish, and as he said several times, is to support the memorial via the website to ensure the memorial that was such a part of

his life and so important to him can be kept in a fitting and appropriate state. . , be kept in a fitting and appropriate state. ., , ., ., ,, ., state. really good to talk to you. thank you _ state. really good to talk to you. thank you for— state. really good to talk to you. thank you for your _ state. really good to talk to you. thank you for your memories i state. really good to talk to you. j thank you for your memories and state. really good to talk to you. i thank you for your memories and for the words yesterday. a beautiful thing to say, a selfless commitment to honour his friends and you saw that when he gave an interview. he never wanted to speak about himself, it was always about shining a light on those who were lost. such a special man. and a fitting tribute to him yesterday. and so many saying, if you want to continue the legacy support what he wanted to do, to maintain that memorial in normandy. a friend said yesterday it is our responsibility now to carry it on. an incredible game of football last night. we had to stay up late. everything we love about football. 4—3, manchester city pipped real madrid

in the champions league semifinal. manchester city really probably should have put the match to bed. they could have been 4—0 up. and that will be the thing. if they look back on this. they have turned around results, real madrid. they have magician in karen benzema. as we will show you. what a game. a seven—goal thriller in a mad night in manchester. kevin de bruyne putting them ahead after 94 seconds — the fastest goal in a champions league semi—final. city scored again before the brilliant karim benzema made it 2—1 to pull them back into the tie. three times city had a two—goal advantage in this one. bernardo silva put them 4—2 up with 17 minutes to play. but a handball gave

real a late penalty. what a finish that was from karim benzema. leaving the tie on a knife edge. to win this competition, from my small experience, is that you have to overcome situations that football puts in front of you. even though the result could be better, madrid is always madrid. it doesn't matter whether you are up one, two, three. so you have to perform really well into games and perform really well in the first one and you have to do it in the second one. it is a good test. tonight it's liverpool's turn, the champions league one of four trophies they're chasing, having already lifted the league cup, they're into the fa cup final as well. with so much at stake, jurgen klopp, showing no sign of nerves, as they prepare to face spanish opposition in the shape of villarreal, who knocked out bayern munich. liverpool in the semi—finals for the third time in five years.

despite some criticism, the organisers of wimbledon say they had no choice but to ban russian and belarusian players from this summer's championships because they're not prepared "to be used to benefit the propaganda machine of the russian regime". they also confirmed world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his title because players won't need to be vaccinated. djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary, as he hadn't beenjabbed. ronnie 0'sullivan's eyeing another slice of history as he closes in on a a record—equalling 7th world snooker title. the rocket leads stephen maguire 11—5 in their quarterfinal at the crucible, needing just two more frames to win, so barring an extraordinary turnaround, he'll be in good shape to round things off when play resumes at ten o'clock. what do you think most children spend their birthday money on? the latest gadget? toys, maybe? well, one seven—year—old millwall fan decided to give £20 to his favourite player, to donate to charity.

charlie haynes takes up the story. you always remember meeting your heroes. seven—year—old benjy is a dedicated millwall supporter. my favourite football player is sitting right next to me. commentator: very cheekily manages to play the ball back. _ should be another. look who it is! it's mcnamara again! danny mcnamara is an irish defender who plays for millwall, and benjy's favourite player. benji caught the attention of danny and the internet after he gave a letter to his favourite player. so danny asked benji to come to millwall�*s training ground to meet him for a kickabout. it's lovely to meet you, mate. it's lovely to meet you. it was a great gesture from you doing that. really appreciate that. because you are my favourite player, i would like to give you £20 of my birthday money for you to give to charity, from benji savage. danny knew instantly where he was going to donate the money.

i chose to give the £20 and match it to cancer research. my nan got diagnosed not so long ago with lung and kidney cancer. not curable. but they can shrink it, prolong it kind of thing. and, obviously, a fan, recently, 59—year—old ted, he has just recently got cancer and he passed away. so massive condolences to his family. and one more surprise for the young fan. 0riginally not going to the last home game of the season, he will now be in the millwall stands this weekend after a personal invitation from danny himself. charlie haynes, bbc news. a nice little finish to boot. i love that story. a generous boy. it is amazing. you never think what can come. that is not your main motivation. but you do not your main motivation. but you do not know what will come from something as simply as putting £20 in a letter and sending it. doing good things.

great story. good things happen to good people. you may have noticed that the weather has been somewhat on the dry side over the past few weeks. good news you may say — but not for everyone — particularly farmers who are eager for a spot of rain. here's cereal farmer 0lly explaining what the next few weeks could mean for him. i think the drought has officially started. this barley is desperate for water. the forecast for the next 14 days shows none whatsoever. so it looks like it is going to be one of those years. i love ilove him. i love him. need to follow him. he is great. not as good as carol at the weather but really interesting. what is the weather like today? i have a watering can that says for the one day it doesn't rain but that has not been the case in april because april has been very dry,

especially so for england and wales. in fact, there has only been 40—50% of the rainfall we expect in the whole of april in england and wales and in central and eastern england, 30-40%, and in central and eastern england, 30—40%, so a lot less. scotland and northern ireland, closer to the average, especially in northern scotland. today the forecast does not have any substantial rain. high pressure in charge. hardly a breeze exceptin pressure in charge. hardly a breeze except in parts of the south—east and the english channel. where there is a brisk north—easterly. we start on a cold note with temperatures below freezing in parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland in particular with frost. we have low cloud across the east of the country and the midlands. some of it will hang around. in scotland, in the east it will move into the

north sea at times. in the west, much brighter, cloud developing, the chance of a shower. also cooler along the north sea coastline. not just by day but by night. tonight, a weak weather front moves across scotland that will produce showers. temperatures tonight, in the sheltered glens of the southern uplands and northern england, cold enough for frost. tomorrow, uplands and northern england, cold enough forfrost. tomorrow, where uplands and northern england, cold enough for frost. tomorrow, where we have clear skies by night, we will start with sunshine first thing. still cloud out towards the east and the midlands and some of it lingering. still breezy through the channel. in the sunshine, out to the west, despite more cloud, it will feel milder than in the east. and then an action replay as we head into friday. we hang on to the cloud into friday. we hang on to the cloud in eastern and central areas. towards the west, drier and bright with the outside chance of a shower.

a weak weather front across the north of scotland so here we can see the odd spot of rain and some of it possibly getting into northern ireland. temperatures, at best, 16. it will feel cool in the breeze under the cloud along the east coast. i am in trafalgar square in london, which for one day has been transformed into a wild meadow. part of a campaign to get is reconnected with nature. it is fabulous. you can wander in, you can have a snack. lots of plants and foliage. and the organisers are giving away the plants as they go through the day. they are all in separate parts. those not given away are rented and will go back, so it is environmentally friendly, encouraging you to grow at home. and they also have these seed cards. all

you do, you pop it into the ground, cover it in soil and keep it watered and then you can have wildflowers in your garden. and a visitor here will be on the programme later. they have planted red robins, campanula, so you might be lucky. we wondered what happened to the plants. good to know they were given away. see you later and we will be talking to ray mears. he has been causing a stir. earlier this week, we told you that none of the £50 million promised by the government to help find a cure for motor neurone disease had been awarded. a group of campaigners met the care minister yesterday to find out

what was happening to the funds. fiona lamdin has more. three former sports stars — rob burrow, stephen darby and doddie weir — all live with motor neurone disease and are all campaigning to find a cure. mr robert burrow for services - to rugby and motor neurone disease awareness during covid—19. last autumn, rob was part of a group who went to downing street asking for help. the government pledged to give £50 million over the next five years for research in the hope of finding a cure. we are now on the brink of a meaningful treatment, so we need to get funds to help prolong life and maybe find a cure. but, so far, charities and scientists say they haven't seen any of the money. so a meeting was arranged with the minister for care, gillian keegan. and the outcome seems encouraging.

it was made very clear that the £50 million over five years is not at risk. the prime minister, sajid javid and gillian keegan are all very keen that we access this £50 million. it is just the mechanics of how we access it as quickly as possible for the government and for as and, most importantly, for patient met. most importantly, for patients. it has been suggested you will see the first chunk this august. is that early enough for you? it is never early enough for mnd. it is such a devastating disease. it is never early enough. but we have to recognise there has to be the right mechanism in place. to answer your question, no, it is not early enough, but we have to just push on and do it as quickly as we can. and that is certainly the case for lee millard, who was diagnosed eight years ago. this disease is taking his voice and his mobility. he is desperate for the scientists to get the funding now, hoping there will be a cure for him. we need to make sure it comes through. i hope to be around to make sure it does. because i'm not going to relent.

one of those working on a cure is this professor, devoting nearly three decades of his life to it. we have never been closer than now. the knowledge we've got is accelerating. so when i first started, for example, there was one clinical trial every 2—3 years. right now we've got between six and ten waiting to start. and that reflects the amount of knowledge and information we've got that lets us develop these new potential treatments. so we have never been closer than we are now to finding an effective treatment. do you believe in your lifetime you might see a cure for this disease? i think we are close to finding a cure for some people with motor neurone disease, yes. when i first started, i thought it was impossible. i think most of my colleagues would have probably agreed. but now i think there really is proper hope that we can actually effectively treat motor neurone disease for some people in the very near future. this kind of amount of funding is a game changing amount of funding. we know it could transform

the landscape for people doing research in motor neurone disease in this country. they have now been assured the 50 million is theirs. next week's meeting will concentrate on how they access this funding with the hope they will be using it for research at the very latest, by the end of the year. good to see that report. we will be keeping a night on that 50 million and seeing when it is a rise in what progress can be made. i get the feeling it will be a long process. and complicated. coming up in the next half hour louise minchin will back on the sofa, to talk about the concerns many women are having as they struggle to get hold of hrt. you've already been getting in touch with your stories. lisa says "it's great that people are fighting for pharmacies to have the power to replace them but i think this is a sign of a bad attitude towards women's health

we will be talking about that at 8:10am and louise will be here with a couple of guess and we will bring in your stories. —— guests. you can e—mail us and you can send us a tweet. we will get through as many of those as we can. a lot of you have been in touch. and also about our next story. the rising cost of living has forced many of us to make tough decisions about how to save money. but, despite our best efforts, some household items might be ruining all our hard work

by using energy while on standby mode. ben can explain more. good morning. that's right. you might think they are switched off. they are called vampire devices. because they're phantom suckers of power. and — as you say — every penny counts at the moment. we've been talking a lot about energy bills over the past few weeks. the price cap went up at the beginning of the month meaning higher bills for millions of us. there aren't cheaper deals to be had so some of these costs are unavoidable. but, today, british gas told us that unused electronics left plugged in, turned on or in standby mode, are pushing up some people's bills without them knowing. the company's research found one in five of us didn't know some items use power even when they're not being used. lots of us admitted to not turning things off completely.

so which items are the biggest cuplrits? the tv you're watching me on now is one of the biggest drains on power. costing some households almost £25 a year on standby. if you've got a set—top box or a satellite receiver, you could be paying more than £20 a year by leaving it switched on. your modem or broadband router is another costly culprit — to the tune of £19 annually when not in use. microwaves — those with digital displays — and printers could also be adding to your bill — although not by as much. it all adds up. totally switching off 13 widely used appliances could save the average household £147 a year — the equivalent of two months' electricity charges. we asked one energy expert what we could do to protect ourselves from these vampire devices. a lot of this is common sense but it

is a case of bringing your home under control and doing everything to possibly minimise wastage. we all can spot wastage and home such as leaving lights on, heating overrunning. as we enter spring and start to switch heating off, then the electric devices become more important. every little helps at the moment of course, but most of the increase in energy bills is not down to customer behaviour. the higher energy cap is out of our control and it could go even higher in october. from this month, some people will have started to receive a £150 council tax rebate to help with energy bills, as part of government measures to help with the cost of living. but, a lot of people will still be looking for any way possible to bring the costs down. a device i am guilty of is leaving

the phone charger plugged in. you unplug the phone and you realise it has been plugged in all the time you have been out. you realise that dan is going to go home and switch everything off. the whole house. not my home, i hope! i will go to your home, when you come back i will be there, switching things off. it will not work in mine. everything is switched on all the time. handy advice. at the minute, every penny counts. for so many people. being aware of where you are losing money can be helpful. it is the little things over time, over a month or year, it adds up and it helps. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today.

a high courtjudgment will be made today on whether the government did enough to protect care home residents in england at the start of the covid pandemic. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care and he was failed. russia turns off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria, as moscow enforces its new laws on "unfriendly states". the foreign secretary liz truss calls for the uk and other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine, as part of long term military support. there are calls for pharmacists in england to be allowed to alter gp prescriptions, to try and ease the shortage of some hrt medication. a real mad night in manchester city edge out real madrid in a seven goal thriller in the champions league semifinal first leg. # i'm up in space, man from tiktok to turin. sam ryder tell us about his remarkable rise to eurovision.

good morning from trafalgar square, which _ good morning from trafalgar square, which for— good morning from trafalgar square, which for one day only has been transformed into a wild meadow. as part of— transformed into a wild meadow. as part of a _ transformed into a wild meadow. as part of a campaign to reconnect us with nature — part of a campaign to reconnect us with nature. it's here till 8pm tonight — with nature. it's here till 8pm tonight. the weather is an east—west split _ tonight. the weather is an east—west split in_ tonight. the weather is an east—west split in the — tonight. the weather is an east—west split. in the west, sunny intervals, in the _ split. in the west, sunny intervals, in the east, — split. in the west, sunny intervals, in the east, a — split. in the west, sunny intervals, in the east, a lot more clout and feeling _ in the east, a lot more clout and feeling cooler. all of the details through— feeling cooler. all of the details through the rest of the mornings programme. it's wednesday 27th april. our main story. a high courtjudgment is expected today on claims that the government failed to put proper measures in place to protect care home residents in england at the beginning of the pandemic. the case has been brought by two women whose fathers died in care homes in 2020. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has been to meet them. two women challenging the government over what they see as its failure to protect their fathers from covid. both men lived in care homes.

today a court will tell the families whether or not key decisions made early in the pandemic were unlawful. he was larger than life, he had a fantastic character, great fun. wicked sense of humour. and a bit mischievous at times. don harris was living in a nursing home in hampshire at the start of the pandemic. just before lockdown, the 89—year—old was doing well. a month later, he developed covid and died. his daughter believes this followed the discharge of hospital patients who had the virus into his care home. a wider policy which she says failed residents like her father. i just think they were totally expendable. i don't think they were regarded at all. my dad worked all of his life to the age of 75, paid national insurance. he had a right to life and they had a duty of care, and he was failed. the last time that i was able

to see my father was about 24 hours before he died. doctor cathy gardner's father michael gibson died in an 0xfordshire care home in early april 2020. he was in a ground—floor room so i was able to see him through a window. i was lucky that i could do that because i know many families, they couldn't see their loved ones at all. doctor gardner started the legal action because she believes care homes largely had to fend for themselves in the first months of the pandemic. her work has included the study of viruses, she believes the need for more protection for older and disabled people should have been clear. i believe that lives could have been saved in care homes if the government had acted differently. if they had pursued a policy involving quarantine, testing, proper training on infection control and ppe, all of those things, they could have saved lives. and it's important to remember that it wasn'tjust the old and vulnerable that died, that care home staff died as well. the government rejects the claim

that it failed to protect care home residents. it says each death is a tragedy but that it worked tirelessly to protect people during the pandemic. pouring billions of pounds into supporting care services including with protective equipment and infection control. alison holt, bbc news. russia's state run energy firm has said it has cut off all gas deliveries to bulgaria and poland after both countries refused to start paying for the supplies in roubles. it comes as the foreign secretary liz truss, urges the uk along with other western powers to give warplanes to ukraine. 0ur reporter andrew plant has more. ukrainian armoured vehicles heading towards the front line. donbas in eastern ukraine, where russian bombing is increasing by the day. russia, fighting notjust ukrainian resistance but pushing back now against countries helping ukraine, from today cutting off its gas supplies to poland and bulgaria

retaliation for sanctions imposed on russian companies. translation: we have received threats from the russian - federation, from gazprom. poland had previously prepared to diversify gas supplies. we will be able to protect our economy, protect households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. as thousands continue to flee the fighting, russia has now said it has the right to attack specific targets in ukraine even if a western adviser is present, as tensions between russia and the west increase. germany has now said it will send around 50 anti—aircraft tanks to the fight, a major change in its policy. meanwhile uk foreign secretary liz truss, in a speech later today, will vow to support ukraine for the long haul and say britain and other western powers should send war planes to the country, something ukraine has repeatedly called for.

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, after meeting the head of the international atomic energy agency, issued a warning to the world that russia, he said, should no longer be trusted with nuclear facilities. translation: no-one in the world can feel safe knowing how— many nuclear facilities, nuclear weapons and related facilities and technology the russian state has. we need global control over russia's nuclear facilities and nuclear technology. in kyiv, demolition work has started on a monument symbolising the historic ties between russia and ukraine. the hope is still for negotiation to end this war. russia, though, showing no sign of changing course. andrew plant, bbc news. we're joined now by our correspondentjoe inwood, who is in kyiv this morning.

we hearing that the gas supply to both and bulgaria has been cut off, what more do we know? iarui’hat both and bulgaria has been cut off, what more do we know? what we're seeinu what more do we know? what we're seeing here — what more do we know? what we're seeing here is— what more do we know? what we're seeing here is the _ what more do we know? what we're seeing here is the long-term - what more do we know? what we're i seeing here is the long-term problem seeing here is the long—term problem that europe has that people have been pointing out for a time, europe has come very dependent, incredibly dependent on petrochemicals from russia. the supply of oil and gas. while relations were good, no problem at all, they thought. but since the start of this crisis and indeed as relations have worsened over the years, it meant that russians have a hold on europe, have a hold on if not theirforeign policy, they can stay their hand. that's the accusation levelled against some european nations. and we are seeing that today. the sun —— the countries that have been cut off other ones who have offered more support do you create, the one country which has not been cut off, hungary, they have a president in viktor 0rban who is very friendly to the kremlin and more than that broke

ranks and has agreed to pay in roubles. so russia is playing its hand, can diplomacy as europe supports ukraine, russia saying, you can do that but we can do something back to you in the return. the bbc says it is "shocked" at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood. in a joint investigation from the bbc and the guardian, seven women have talked about their experiences of unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the 64—year—old. he has strenuously denied all the allegations. chi chi izundu reports. it's westwood! the dj tim westwood was an early champion of hip hop and has been a prominent figure in black music for more than 40 years. he presented bbc radio 1's rap show for nearly two decades, interviewing some of the biggest names on his programme. but now he is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from women who say he abused his position in the music industry. one of the women, who we are calling

nyla, met him in a club in london on new year's day in 2017. one of my friends and i were at the front, and he kind of shouts me out for being the pengest girl in the rave. i wasjust like, um, 0k. but one of my other friends wants a video with him, but as she's taking this video, he essentially moves his hand down my back and puts his hand up the back of my skirt. i step back because i'm a bit shocked from it, and i didn't really expect it to happen. ijust felt kind of like objectified, really. he calls me on snapchat the next day, asking if i want to like hang out. i'd love to hang out. 0k, like, doing what, though? i'd love to see you. whatever you'd want, baby. i guess because at the time i was quite young, it does make me feel angry, to be honest. in a statement, a spokesperson for the 64—year—old said, he is a well respected and highly

successful dj and that he strenuously denied in their entirety the serious allegations being made against him. chi chi izundu, bbc news. chi chi izundu joins us now. i know you have worked on a story for such a long time, what else can you tell us about these women's accounts? latte you tell us about these women's accounts? ~ . you tell us about these women's accounts?— you tell us about these women's accounts? ~ . , ., , accounts? we had seven women, seven independent — accounts? we had seven women, seven independent accounts _ accounts? we had seven women, seven independent accounts of _ accounts? we had seven women, seven independent accounts of sexual - independent accounts of sexual misconduct with ourjoint infestation with the guardian newspaper. each of the women said they met tim westwood the dj throughout his career spanning from 1992 to 2017, through his work either as aspiring artist themselves, or attending one of his club nights. three of the women alleged sexual misconduct by unexpected sexual behaviour from tim westwood, and four of the women say that when they went to go and see ed

attend his club night and asked to pay strict picture, he either grabbed their breast or tried to stick his hand down the back of their skirt or shorts. tim westwood has strenuously denied all of the allegations in their entirety. horse allegations in their entirety. how has the bbc _ allegations in their entirety. how has the bbc responded? tim i allegations in their entirety. how i has the bbc responded? tim westwood has the bbc responded? tim westwood has said, his spokesperson _ has the bbc responded? tim westwood has said, his spokesperson has - has the bbc responded? tim westwood has said, his spokesperson has said i has said, his spokesperson has said he is successful and well respected dj, and that he strenuously denied all of these allegations in their entirety and has called them. as part of the investigation we sent a freedom of information request to the bbc because he worked at the bbc as a radio one dj for 20 years. they said that asking for... they said they did not confirm or deny any of they did not confirm or deny any of the information but have since said that they do not hold information that they do not hold information thatis that they do not hold information that is helpful for this investigation. the bbc says that it is shocked by the allegations against their former presenter tim

westwood. iflhi against their former presenter tim westwood. . .. against their former presenter tim westwood. ., ,, , ., , westwood. chi chi, thank you very much indeed- _ the bbc three documentary about this called �*tim westwood: abuse of power�* is on bbc iplayer now. if you've been affected by any of the issues discussed, please visit bbc action line for support by searching bbc.co.uk/actionline. the editor of the mail on sunday has declined a meeting with the commons speaker to discuss the newspaper's controversial article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us from westminster. it's an interesting story and continues to develop, the male have a ten —— the daily mail had gone to this story on the front page again today, after refusing to go for a chat with the speaker of the house. yes, the speaker said he was also freedom of the press but he wanted to clear the air and sure that people understood what had gone on here. but the daily mail did not state that way. the editor of the

mail on sunday said he will not be going to that meeting with sir lindsay hoyle today, and they give two reasons, one, that the speaker has made public comments about this case which means that they will not get a fair hearing, and secondly they claim that three conservative mps have come forward to corroborate the original story. they say that is why they are not having the meeting today. they are also printing a transcript from a podcast that angela rayner did at the start of the year where she herself brings up this comparison that people were making between her and the actress sharon stone in the film basic instinct and the infamous scene with the police officers. she said in this podcast that she was mortified that that had come up. but you can see why maybe she would be happy to discuss that on a podcast, but then very unhappy if she was then accused of using that tactic to distract the prime minister which is what she was accused of by tory mps quoted in

this article. accused of by tory mps quoted in this article-— over the last two weeks we've been hearing from women, gps and mps deeply concerned about an ongoing shortage of certain hormone—replacement therapies in the uk. women are now reportedly sharing their prescriptions, with some even said to be feeling suicidal by the debilitating menopause symptoms they suffer without regular medication — let's hear from some of those concerned they may soon run out. finally plucked up the courage to go back on to hrt, was prescribed this, i had to ring 17 pharmacies six months ago because nobody had any stock. i finally found one pharmacist that had it in stock and the idea that i might not now be able to get it actually makes me feel sick. currently i have about two weeks supply left. before i started hrt about a year ago, life was pretty bad. lots of mood swings and self—confidence issues, brain fog, fatigue, joint

pain, muscle pain. i struggled to look after my children and hold down a full—time job as well as all the other things in life and i really am anxious about having to face that again until these shortages are sorted out. there is very little guidance, i there's no guidance specifically from the pharmacy in relation to how much i should be taking _ of the estradiol compared i to the sandrena, for different preparations you need i different amounts to get the same level of oestrogen. i think this is probably- confusing a lot of of women. i sufferfrom anxiety and depression, i'm quite happy to admit that. and i'm trying to come off that medication and without the hrt, the symptoms just get worse again. and it becomes this spiral, and without being able to get the medication that we need, it's looking really difficult. i'm just hoping somebody, please, do something for us. there's loads of women out there that are struggling with this. we need something done.

really powerful stories coming from women all over the country at the moment. latte women all over the country at the moment. ~ , ., ,., women all over the country at the moment. ~ ,., ,., ., i. moment. we will get you some of your auestions a moment. we will get you some of your questions a bit — moment. we will get you some of your questions a bit later— moment. we will get you some of your questions a bit later on. _ 0ur panel of experts are here to talk us through this. a well—known face on this sofa, louise minchin, former breakfast presenter and menopause campaigner. good morning! dr paula briggs, a consultant in sexual & reproductive health and chair elect of the british menopause society and mp caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee. lovely to have you back, louise. it is like coming home again! it's i is like coming home again! it's really important and a serious issue, so may people have contacted us about it today. you issue, so may people have contacted us about it today.— us about it today. you were here when we did _ us about it today. you were here when we did this _ us about it today. you were here when we did this wake _ us about it today. you were here when we did this wake up - us about it today. you were here when we did this wake up to i when we did this wake up to menopause week, and we were absolutely inundated with messages then. it's great that a lot has changed, because i think we went

into that, personally, even, with the impact that menopause had on families and women at work. it has changed in some ways that that is good, women who want to get hrt are now being prescribed it but not to get it coming up to be able to find it, is really very difficult. it’s it, is really very difficult. it's fascinating, _ it, is really very difficult. it's fascinating, when _ it, is really very difficult. it's fascinating, when we filmed that week, you were so brave and so open about your own struggles about what was happening to you at the time, it's almost like now, a couple of years down the line, this is the after—effects of that. everybody did wake up to it. after-effects of that. everybody did wake up to it-_ wake up to it. which is really good and 'ust wake up to it. which is really good and just to — wake up to it. which is really good and just to talk _ wake up to it. which is really good and just to talk about _ wake up to it. which is really good and just to talk about the - wake up to it. which is really good and just to talk about the effects, | and just to talk about the effects, like very many of the women you have talked to, and have been getting in touch with me, as soon as i heard that, i'm like, 0k, touch with me, as soon as i heard that, i'm like, ok, i have got supplies but maybe i have less of it. it has a real impact. briefly i will talk passively about it, i had a physical impact, i had heart populations, i had to nitiss, all sorts of things. one example, ——

heart palpitations and tinnitus. but i remember the brain fog is really very real, i remember sitting where you wear, and it makes me really nervous to tell you, interviewing that then chancellor george osborne, and he was outside a jcb factory, a very important interview on this lovely programme, lots of you watching and you may remember and i could not say the letters jcb. because my brain just went into this extraordinary... i came off that day thinking, what's going on? these are very real problems, that was my problem at work but other people have similar issues. that's before i had hrt. ., , , ., , ., had hrt. you must be hearing similar stories from — had hrt. you must be hearing similar stories from some _ had hrt. you must be hearing similar stories from some of _ had hrt. you must be hearing similar stories from some of your _ stories from some of your constituents you are really concerned about the availability of their medication.— their medication. hugely anxious, and we know _ their medication. hugely anxious, and we know that _ their medication. hugely anxious, and we know that anxiety - their medication. hugely anxious, and we know that anxiety is i their medication. hugely anxious, and we know that anxiety is a i and we know that anxiety is a menopause symptom anyway, but the

stories— menopause symptom anyway, but the stories about women rationing their supplies— stories about women rationing their supplies that they have, trading oestrogen gel with their friends, all of— oestrogen gel with their friends, all of this — oestrogen gel with their friends, all of this led me to raise it in the house _ all of this led me to raise it in the house and business questions last week— the house and business questions last week and it has been an avalanche of correspondence since with women describing to me exactly what louise just has. and the increased _ what louise just has. and the increased anxiety because they don't know whether their next proscription will be _ know whether their next proscription will be felt. �* , . .. know whether their next proscription will be felt. �*, ., ,, ., will be felt. let's talk about the im act. will be felt. let's talk about the impact- we _ will be felt. let's talk about the impact. we are _ will be felt. let's talk about the impact. we are hearing - will be felt. let's talk about the impact. we are hearing lots i will be felt. let's talk about the impact. we are hearing lots of. impact. we are hearing lots of stories about what this might mean. 0ne stories about what this might mean. one of the symptoms is anxiety so imagine how anxious women will be going into pharmacies to be told, sorry, wejust don't going into pharmacies to be told, sorry, we just don't have it. going into pharmacies to be told, sorry, wejust don't have it. what can they do? it’s sorry, we just don't have it. what can they do?— can they do? it's really important that women _ can they do? it's really important that women understand - can they do? it's really important that women understand that i can they do? it's really important| that women understand that there can they do? it's really important i that women understand that there are alternatives, — that women understand that there are alternatives, there _ that women understand that there are alternatives, there are _ that women understand that there are alternatives, there are alternatives i alternatives, there are alternatives to the _ alternatives, there are alternatives to the gel. — alternatives, there are alternatives to the gel, another— alternatives, there are alternatives to the gel, another provider- alternatives, there are alternatives to the gel, another provider of- alternatives, there are alternativesj to the gel, another provider of gel, there _ to the gel, another provider of gel, there is— to the gel, another provider of gel, there is a _ to the gel, another provider of gel, there is a spray, _ to the gel, another provider of gel, there is a spray, there _ to the gel, another provider of gel, there is a spray, there are - to the gel, another provider of gel, | there is a spray, there are patches, and whilst — there is a spray, there are patches, and whilst l — there is a spray, there are patches, and whilst i appreciate _ there is a spray, there are patches, and whilst i appreciate it's - there is a spray, there are patches, and whilst i appreciate it's not i and whilst i appreciate it's not ideal— and whilst i appreciate it's not ideal to — and whilst i appreciate it's not ideal to constantly— and whilst i appreciate it's not ideal to constantly have - and whilst i appreciate it's not ideal to constantly have your. and whilst i appreciate it's not. ideal to constantly have your hrt preparation — ideal to constantly have your hrt preparation changed, _ ideal to constantly have your hrt preparation changed, i— ideal to constantly have your hrt preparation changed, i think- ideal to constantly have your hrt

preparation changed, i think it's. preparation changed, i think it's important — preparation changed, i think it's important to _ preparation changed, i think it's important to reduce _ preparation changed, i think it's important to reduce anxiety- preparation changed, i think it's important to reduce anxiety by. important to reduce anxiety by saying — important to reduce anxiety by saying that _ important to reduce anxiety by saying that this _ important to reduce anxiety by saying that this isn't _ important to reduce anxiety by saying that this isn't an - important to reduce anxiety by saying that this isn't an hrt. saying that this isn't an hrt shortage, _ saying that this isn't an hrt shortage, to _ saying that this isn't an hrt shortage, to very— saying that this isn't an hrt shortage, to very specific. saying that this isn't an hrt- shortage, to very specific shortage. and it _ shortage, to very specific shortage. and it started — shortage, to very specific shortage. and it started with _ shortage, to very specific shortage. and it started with 0estrogel. - shortage, to very specific shortage. and it started with 0estrogel. it - and it started with 0estrogel. it may then — and it started with 0estrogel. it may then tip _ and it started with 0estrogel. it may then tip over— and it started with 0estrogel. it may then tip over into - and it started with 0estrogel. it may then tip over into the - and it started with 0estrogel. it may then tip over into the other and it started with 0estrogel. it - may then tip over into the other gel which _ may then tip over into the other gel which is _ may then tip over into the other gel which is called _ may then tip over into the other gel which is called sandrena _ may then tip over into the other gel which is called sandrena but- may then tip over into the other gel which is called sandrena but for- may then tip over into the other gel which is called sandrena but for a l which is called sandrena but for a short— which is called sandrena but for a short period _ which is called sandrena but for a short period of— which is called sandrena but for a short period of time _ which is called sandrena but for a short period of time they- which is called sandrena but for a short period of time they can - short period of time they can replace — short period of time they can replace what _ short period of time they can replace what they _ short period of time they can replace what they are - short period of time they can replace what they are using i short period of time they can| replace what they are using it short period of time they can - replace what they are using it with something — replace what they are using it with something else. _ replace what they are using it with something else. i— replace what they are using it with something else. i know— replace what they are using it with something else. i know it- replace what they are using it with something else. i know it will- replace what they are using it with. something else. i know it will cause anxiety— something else. i know it will cause anxiety but — something else. i know it will cause anxiety but we _ something else. i know it will cause anxiety but we need _ something else. i know it will cause anxiety but we need to _ something else. i know it will cause anxiety but we need to be _ something else. i know it will cause anxiety but we need to be as - anxiety but we need to be as reassuring _ anxiety but we need to be as reassuring as _ anxiety but we need to be as reassuring as possible. - anxiety but we need to be as reassuring as possible. some women are sa in: reassuring as possible. some women are saying that _ reassuring as possible. some women are saying that the _ reassuring as possible. some women are saying that the other _ reassuring as possible. some women are saying that the other versions - are saying that the other versions don't work as well. i are saying that the other versions don't work as well.— don't work as well. i had my own issues, don't work as well. i had my own issues. this _ don't work as well. i had my own issues, this is _ don't work as well. i had my own issues, this is a _ don't work as well. i had my own issues, this is a really _ don't work as well. i had my own issues, this is a really personal l issues, this is a really personal again, the patches don't work for me. there is that balance because it took me a long time to get it right and i think when you have got it right, the boost that it gives you in the physical and mental way is, again, it makes you very anxious thinking, i'm going to have to change things up. iiii thinking, i'm going to have to change things up. if important to sa this is change things up. if important to say this is likely _ change things up. if important to say this is likely to _ change things up. if important to say this is likely to be _ change things up. if important to say this is likely to be a - say this is likely to be a short—term _ say this is likely to be a short—term problem. . say this is likely to be a short—term problem. if| say this is likely to be a - short—term problem. if women say this is likely to be a _ short—term problem. if women do have to replace _ short—term problem. if women do have to replace what — short—term problem. if women do have to replace what they— short—term problem. if women do have to replace what they are _ short—term problem. if women do have to replace what they are using - short—term problem. if women do have to replace what they are using with - to replace what they are using with something — to replace what they are using with something else, _ to replace what they are using with something else, it— to replace what they are using with something else, it will— to replace what they are using with something else, it will not - to replace what they are using with something else, it will not be - to replace what they are using with something else, it will not be long| something else, it will not be long term _ something else, it will not be long term i_ something else, it will not be long term ivery— something else, it will not be long term. i very much— something else, it will not be long term. i very much hope _ something else, it will not be long term. i very much hope that -

something else, it will not be long term. i very much hope that with i something else, it will not be long . term. i very much hope that with the tsar, _ term. i very much hope that with the tsar. this _ term. i very much hope that with the tsar. this witt— term. i very much hope that with the tsar, this will not _ term. i very much hope that with the tsar, this will not happen— term. i very much hope that with the tsar, this will not happen again - term. i very much hope that with the tsar, this will not happen again and i tsar, this will not happen again and there _ tsar, this will not happen again and there witt— tsar, this will not happen again and there will be — tsar, this will not happen again and there will be better _ tsar, this will not happen again and there will be better communication| there will be better communication with pharmaceutical— there will be better communication with pharmaceutical companies - there will be better communication with pharmaceutical companies toi with pharmaceutical companies to stop that — with pharmaceutical companies to sto that. ., with pharmaceutical companies to stothat. ., ., with pharmaceutical companies to stothat. ., . , ., ~ stop that. you have been talking about what _ stop that. you have been talking about what you _ stop that. you have been talking about what you have _ stop that. you have been talking about what you have been - stop that. you have been talking about what you have been going | about what you have been going through in parliament, caroline, borrowing other peoples medication, talking to other women going to the same thing. talking to other women going to the same thin. ~ , ., ., ., , same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries, same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries. who _ same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries, who had _ same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries, who had a _ same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries, who had a brilliant - same thing. absolutely and carolyn harries, who had a brilliant private | harries, who had a brilliant private members — harries, who had a brilliant private members bill last year, an absolute goddess. _ members bill last year, an absolute goddess, has given me a pump of 0estroget— goddess, has given me a pump of 0estrogel but it should not be like that _ 0estrogel but it should not be like that. that's why a group of other campaigners we have set up is there to enable _ campaigners we have set up is there to enable women to share their stories— to enable women to share their stories and breakdowns down the taboo _ stories and breakdowns down the taboo i_ stories and breakdowns down the taboo. i wish i had confidence this would _ taboo. i wish i had confidence this would be — taboo. i wish i had confidence this would be short—term butjust this morning — would be short—term butjust this morning i— would be short—term butjust this morning i had an e—mail from a lady who has— morning i had an e—mail from a lady who has been on a brand of patches which _ who has been on a brand of patches which she _ who has been on a brand of patches which she has struggled to get hold of the _ which she has struggled to get hold of the several years. this is not new, _ of the several years. this is not new. this — of the several years. this is not new. this is _ of the several years. this is not new, this is an ongoing issue. sadly it feels— new, this is an ongoing issue. sadly it feels as _ new, this is an ongoing issue. sadly it feels as if — new, this is an ongoing issue. sadly it feels as if women's health care has been — it feels as if women's health care has been pushed onto the back burner — has been pushed onto the back burner. i'm looking forward to the tsar, _ burner. i'm looking forward to the tsar. i_ burner. i'm looking forward to the tsar. i won — burner. i'm looking forward to the tsar, i won the women's health ambassador appointed, the women's health— ambassador appointed, the women's health strategy out and being delivered, so that we don't go

around — delivered, so that we don't go around this endless loop of women having _ around this endless loop of women having to _ around this endless loop of women having to get together and really fi-ht having to get together and really fight to _ having to get together and really fight to get equal access to the health— fight to get equal access to the health care we need. we fight to get equal access to the health care we need.— fight to get equal access to the health care we need. we have had lots and lots _ health care we need. we have had lots and lots of _ health care we need. we have had lots and lots of comments - health care we need. we have had lots and lots of comments this - lots and lots of comments this morning and questions. i have got one for you, caroline, from lydney, she says, we were told several months ago that hrt would either be made free or a one—off payment per year to made free or a one—off payment per yearto obtain, any made free or a one—off payment per year to obtain, any idea when this might happen? irate year to obtain, any idea when this might happen?— might happen? we all got the impression — might happen? we all got the impression that _ might happen? we all got the impression that this _ might happen? we all got the impression that this would - might happen? we all got the - impression that this would happen swiftty. _ impression that this would happen swiftly, the one—off annual prescription for hrt. the government is now— prescription for hrt. the government is now saying april 23, effectively asking _ is now saying april 23, effectively asking us — is now saying april 23, effectively asking us to wait another year for something — asking us to wait another year for something we were promised last october — something we were promised last october. that is not acceptable and let me _ october. that is not acceptable and let me assure you there are women across— let me assure you there are women across parliament who are determined to keep _ across parliament who are determined to keep the _ across parliament who are determined to keep the pressure up on the coverage — to keep the pressure up on the coverage and say to ministers in the department of health, you have to do this. department of health, you have to do this make _ department of health, you have to do this. make the legislative change, whatever— this. make the legislative change, whatever requirement is needed, just

do it _ whatever requirement is needed, 'ust do it. , ., ., whatever requirement is needed, 'ust doit. , ., ., �*, ., do it. just another thing, it's not 'ust the do it. just another thing, it's not just the impact _ do it. just another thing, it's not just the impact on _ do it. just another thing, it's not just the impact on women, - do it. just another thing, it's not just the impact on women, that l do it. just another thing, it's not. just the impact on women, that was realty— just the impact on women, that was really clear — just the impact on women, that was really clear when— just the impact on women, that was really clear when we _ just the impact on women, that was really clear when we did _ just the impact on women, that was really clear when we did the - just the impact on women, that was really clear when we did the wake . just the impact on women, that wasi really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, — really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, it— really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, it has— really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, it has an _ really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, it has an impact - really clear when we did the wake up to menopause, it has an impact on l to menopause, it has an impact on families, _ to menopause, it has an impact on families, partners— to menopause, it has an impact on families, partners and _ to menopause, it has an impact on families, partners and children. . families, partners and children. most— families, partners and children. most of— families, partners and children. most of the _ families, partners and children. most of the women _ families, partners and children. most of the women going - families, partners and children. . most of the women going through families, partners and children. - most of the women going through this will be _ most of the women going through this will be at _ most of the women going through this will be at the — most of the women going through this will be at the age _ most of the women going through this will be at the age that _ most of the women going through this will be at the age that i— most of the women going through this will be at the age that i was, - most of the women going through this will be at the age that i was, right - will be at the age that i was, right at the _ will be at the age that i was, right at the heart — will be at the age that i was, right at the heart of _ will be at the age that i was, right at the heart of their— will be at the age that i was, right at the heart of their careers, - will be at the age that i was, right| at the heart of their careers, many of them _ at the heart of their careers, many of them witt— at the heart of their careers, many of them will be _ at the heart of their careers, many of them will be the _ at the heart of their careers, many of them will be the backbone - at the heart of their careers, many of them will be the backbone of. at the heart of their careers, manyi of them will be the backbone of the nhs. of them will be the backbone of the nhs and _ of them will be the backbone of the nhs and they— of them will be the backbone of the nhs. and they will— of them will be the backbone of the nhs. and they will be _ of them will be the backbone of the nhs. and they will be looking - of them will be the backbone of the nhs. and they will be looking after| nhs. and they will be looking after young _ nhs. and they will be looking after young children. _ nhs. and they will be looking after young children, older— nhs. and they will be looking after young children, older parents, - nhs. and they will be looking after young children, older parents, this| young children, older parents, this is realty— young children, older parents, this is really important _ young children, older parents, this is really important that _ young children, older parents, this is really important that we - young children, older parents, this is really important that we get - young children, older parents, this is really important that we get thisj is really important that we get this i’ili'it is really important that we get this right and _ is really important that we get this right and that _ is really important that we get this right and that they— is really important that we get this right and that they get _ is really important that we get this right and that they get the - is really important that we get this right and that they get the help . right and that they get the help that they— right and that they get the help that they obviously _ right and that they get the help that they obviously think- right and that they get the help that they obviously think that l right and that they get the help i that they obviously think that they want and — that they obviously think that they want and need. _ that they obviously think that they want and need.— that they obviously think that they want and need. here's a question for ou, want and need. here's a question for you. doctor- — want and need. here's a question for you, doctor. ashley _ want and need. here's a question for you, doctor. ashley has _ want and need. here's a question for you, doctor. ashley has been - want and need. here's a question for you, doctor. ashley has been in - you, doctor. ashley has been in touch, thank you to everyone who has got in touch. my sister's doctor has told her that because she has had a blood clot, she cannot be given anything and she has to live with it, surely something that can be prescribed for her?— it, surely something that can be prescribed for her? women that had blood clots could _ prescribed for her? women that had blood clots could get _ prescribed for her? women that had blood clots could get hrt _ prescribed for her? women that had blood clots could get hrt through i blood clots could get hrt through the skin, a patch, i gel or spray,

just oral hrt could increase the risk of a further blood clot. there has been a focus on menopause and education and in general people are becoming better informed. you mentioned. _ becoming better informed. you mentioned, louise, the wake up to menopause which you were instrumental to doing when you are working on this safer and i am —— i hope you are glad we kept the cushions of a giant mark! it’s hope you are glad we kept the cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't believe _ cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't believe it! _ cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't believe it! it _ cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't believe it! it was _ cushions of a giant mark! it's good! i can't believe it! it was so - i can't believe it! it was so important _ i can't believe it! it was so importantjust _ i can't believe it! it was so importantjust to - i can't believe it! it was so important just to not - i can't believe it! it was so l importantjust to not change i can't believe it! it was so - importantjust to not change the conversation but start it for the first time. i conversation but start it for the first time-— conversation but start it for the first time. . , , ., ., first time. i was hugely ignorant when i first time. i was hugely ignorant when i went _ first time. i was hugely ignorant when i went into _ first time. i was hugely ignorant when i went into it, _ first time. i was hugely ignorant when i went into it, i— first time. i was hugely ignorant when i went into it, i didn't - when i went into it, i didn't realise there were so many symptoms. the fundamental thing for me, i was different then because i was not on hrt at the time and i look back at the film that i did but it because it looks like a different person, i was so anxious then. that's what we realise the messages saying, husband is saying, thank goodness you

explain what was going on with my loved ones. this put relationships at risk. it has a huge impact. as long as we can keep the momentum going, get it back, it is a supply problem, it must be able to be solved somehow.— problem, it must be able to be solved somehow. , ., , ., solved somehow. here is a question. i can see solved somehow. here is a question. i can see the — solved somehow. here is a question. i can see the change _ solved somehow. here is a question. i can see the change in _ solved somehow. here is a question. i can see the change in you, - i can see the change in you, definitely. definitely, definitely, you are your old self. maybe it is all the normal sleep and not working shifts! women are advised if they are going to take hrt did stay on it for a set amount of time. is there an argument tojust for a set amount of time. is there an argument to just stay on it? irate an argument to 'ust stay on it? we need an argument to just stay on it? we need individual care, everyone is different. — need individual care, everyone is different. it _ need individual care, everyone is different, it will— need individual care, everyone is different, it will be _ need individual care, everyone is different, it will be very- need individual care, everyone is different, it will be very different to make — different, it will be very different to make a — different, it will be very different to make a sweeping _ different, it will be very different i to make a sweeping generalisation. it is to make a sweeping generalisation. it is important — to make a sweeping generalisation. it is important that _ to make a sweeping generalisation. it is important that women - to make a sweeping generalisation. it is important that women have - to make a sweeping generalisation. it is important that women have an| it is important that women have an initiat— it is important that women have an initial consultation— it is important that women have an initial consultation with _ it is important that women have an initial consultation with someone, i it is important that women have ani initial consultation with someone, a three _ initial consultation with someone, a three month — initial consultation with someone, a three month review— initial consultation with someone, a three month review and _ initial consultation with someone, a three month review and then - initial consultation with someone, a three month review and then an - three month review and then an annual— three month review and then an annual review _ three month review and then an annual review. nobody- three month review and then an annual review. nobody has - three month review and then an annual review. nobody has to l three month review and then an . annual review. nobody has to stay three month review and then an - annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever _ annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever but — annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever but at _ annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever but at the _ annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever but at the same - annual review. nobody has to stay on hrt forever but at the same time - hrt forever but at the same time nobody— hrt forever but at the same time nobody has — hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to _ hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to come _ hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to come off _ hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to come off it - hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to come off it at - hrt forever but at the same time nobody has to come off it at a - nobody has to come off it at a certain— nobody has to come off it at a certain time. _ nobody has to come off it at a certain time. do _ nobody has to come off it at a certain time.— certain time. do you think, caroline. — certain time. do you think, caroline, people _ certain time. do you think, caroline, people are - certain time. do you think, caroline, people are more| certain time. do you think, - caroline, people are more willing to talk about it now, have you noticed that in recent years?—

that in recent years? hugely, and i would use myself— that in recent years? hugely, and i would use myself as _ that in recent years? hugely, and i would use myself as an _ that in recent years? hugely, and i would use myself as an example. i that in recent years? hugely, and i. would use myself as an example. this time the _ would use myself as an example. this time the tast— would use myself as an example. this time the last year i would not have talked _ time the last year i would not have talked about it but now i am happy to come _ talked about it but now i am happy to come on— talked about it but now i am happy to come on here and tell everyone about— to come on here and tell everyone about my— to come on here and tell everyone about my itchy legs and the anxiety and insomnia. iam about my itchy legs and the anxiety and insomnia. i am fearing about my itchy legs and the anxiety and insomnia. iam fearing it? i don't— and insomnia. iam fearing it? i dontwant— and insomnia. iam fearing it? i don't want it to happen because i remember— don't want it to happen because i remember the don't want it to happen because i rememberthe me of 12 don't want it to happen because i remember the me of 12 months ago he didn't— remember the me of 12 months ago he didn't steep _ remember the me of 12 months ago he didn't sleep at night and that was a bad place _ didn't sleep at night and that was a bad place to be, it meant you could not work _ bad place to be, it meant you could not work successfully the next day. you are _ not work successfully the next day. you are the — not work successfully the next day. you are the first mp i have ever talked to about itchy legs. i know you say that as a joke... if people here an mp saying that, it validates it. , , ., , here an mp saying that, it validates it. yes, if you just look at the decision-making _ it. yes, if you just look at the decision-making processes . it. yes, if you just look at the i decision-making processes you it. yes, if you just look at the - decision-making processes you might decision—making processes you might be making, you might be working as a doctor, not cutting a special on any doctors but these are real problems that can have a real —— not casting aspersions on any doctors but these are really real problems which can have effects. i have been doing a lot of work on keeping women in work while they are going to this because thatis while they are going to this because that is really important. it

while they are going to this because that is really important.— that is really important. it has a knock-on _ that is really important. it has a knock-on effect _ that is really important. it has a knock-on effect on _ that is really important. it has a knock-on effect on the - that is really important. it has a l knock-on effect on the economy, that is really important. it has a . knock-on effect on the economy, it knock—on effect on the economy, it affects families, jobs. knock-on effect on the economy, it affects families, jobs.— affects families, “obs. think how man , affects families, “obs. think how many. may — affects families, “obs. think how many. may be _ affects families, jobs. think how many, may be teachers, - affects families, jobs. think how i many, may be teachers, whatever affects families, jobs. think how - many, may be teachers, whatever they are. you lose your confidence, you going to a meeting and you feel like you are going backwards in lots of different ways in your life. ijust think that puts people it's a really difficult situations. including sitting here and not being able to say sitting here and not being able to saijb which i now can! i’m sitting here and not being able to say jcb which i now can! i'm aware that there are _ say jcb which i now can! i'm aware that there are probably _ say jcb which i now can! i'm aware that there are probably a - say jcb which i now can! i'm aware that there are probably a lot - say jcb which i now can! i'm aware that there are probably a lot of- that there are probably a lot of people watching this you are desperate at the moment, and are going from the pharmacist back to the gp and back again and try to find something and talking to their friends about what they can do and really worried about supplies running out, what is your message to them? ., . running out, what is your message to them? ., , ., running out, what is your message to them? .,, ., ., running out, what is your message to them? ., ., . them? please do not panic. the british menopause _ them? please do not panic. the british menopause society - them? please do not panic. the - british menopause society publishes eguivatent— british menopause society publishes equivalent doses _ british menopause society publishes equivalent doses of _ british menopause society publishes equivalent doses of alternative - equivalent doses of alternative products — equivalent doses of alternative products which— equivalent doses of alternative products which would - equivalent doses of alternative products which would just - equivalent doses of alternative products which would just be l equivalent doses of alternative i products which would just be for equivalent doses of alternative - products which would just be for the short— products which would just be for the short term _ products which would just be for the short term until— products which would just be for the short term until there _ products which would just be for the short term until there is _ products which would just be for the short term until there is a _ products which would just be for the short term until there is a solution i short term until there is a solution to the _ short term until there is a solution to the supply— short term until there is a solution to the supply chain _ short term until there is a solution to the supply chain issue - short term until there is a solution to the supply chain issue with - short term until there is a solution| to the supply chain issue with hrt. i to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have _ to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have had — to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have had a — to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have had a lot _ to the supply chain issue with hrt.

i have had a lot of— to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have had a lot of people - to the supply chain issue with hrt. i have had a lot of people getting i i have had a lot of people getting in touch, going to 15 different pharmacies and all the rest of it, talking to friends, travelling across the country, getting it from other countries as well. people are really trying and being very resourceful but if it's not there, it's not there.— it's not there. briefly, you said this is short — it's not there. briefly, you said this is short term, _ it's not there. briefly, you said this is short term, not - it's not there. briefly, you said this is short term, not a - it's not there. briefly, you said this is short term, not a long i it's not there. briefly, you said - this is short term, not a long time, what do you mean by short—term? it what do you mean by short—term? it might last for several months. the bigger— might last for several months. the bigger picture _ might last for several months. the bigger picture i_ might last for several months. the bigger picture i think— might last for several months. the bigger picture i think is _ might last for several months. the bigger picture i think is that- might last for several months. the bigger picture i think is that we - bigger picture i think is that we are working _ bigger picture i think is that we are working towards _ bigger picture i think is that we are working towards a - bigger picture i think is that we i are working towards a long—term solution — are working towards a long—term solution to— are working towards a long—term solution to ensure _ are working towards a long—term solution to ensure that _ are working towards a long—term solution to ensure that this - are working towards a long—term solution to ensure that this is - are working towards a long—term solution to ensure that this is a i solution to ensure that this is a very— solution to ensure that this is a very unlikely _ solution to ensure that this is a very unlikely to _ solution to ensure that this is a very unlikely to happen - solution to ensure that this is a very unlikely to happen again . solution to ensure that this is a . very unlikely to happen again and that is— very unlikely to happen again and that is going _ very unlikely to happen again and that is going to— very unlikely to happen again and that is going to require _ that is going to require collaboration _ that is going to require collaboration betweeni that is going to require . collaboration between all that is going to require - collaboration between all of the women's — collaboration between all of the women's health— collaboration between all of the women's health pharmaceuticalj women's health pharmaceutical companies, _ women's health pharmaceutical companies, and _ women's health pharmaceutical companies, and the _ women's health pharmaceutical companies, and the tsar, - women's health pharmaceutical companies, and the tsar, and l companies, and the tsar, and collaboration _ companies, and the tsar, and collaboration with— companies, and the tsar, and collaboration with royal - companies, and the tsar, and - collaboration with royal colleges, that's— collaboration with royal colleges, that's realty— collaboration with royal colleges, that's really important. _ collaboration with royal colleges, that's really important. if- collaboration with royal colleges, that's really important.— collaboration with royal colleges, that's really important. if you look what happened — that's really important. if you look what happened with _ that's really important. if you look what happened with vaccines, - that's really important. if you look what happened with vaccines, forl what happened with vaccines, for example. things can move really quickly if the impetus is there. so perhaps this could be a similar thing. to perhaps this could be a similar thin. ., . ., perhaps this could be a similar thin. ., ., thing. to come back to you, caroline. — thing. to come back to you, caroline. it _ thing. to come back to you, caroline, it feels _ thing. to come back to you, caroline, it feels like - thing. to come back to you, caroline, it feels like there l thing. to come back to you, | caroline, it feels like there is thing. to come back to you, i caroline, it feels like there is a lot of momentum with this and you and others will keep talking about it and we hope change will happen?

absolutely, there is a cross—party agreement— absolutely, there is a cross—party agreement in parliament where we saw three separate mps raise it last week. — three separate mps raise it last week, we — three separate mps raise it last week, we are determined to work with ministers _ week, we are determined to work with ministers and campaigners, we have to keep _ ministers and campaigners, we have to keep this— ministers and campaigners, we have to keep this high on the agenda because — to keep this high on the agenda because all of those over 50 women cannot— because all of those over 50 women cannot be _ because all of those over 50 women cannot be forgotten. and we will not let that _ cannot be forgotten. and we will not let that happen. cannot be forgotten. and we will not let that happen-— let that happen. thank you so much for our let that happen. thank you so much for your time. _ let that happen. thank you so much for your time, really _ let that happen. thank you so much for your time, really good _ let that happen. thank you so much for your time, really good to - let that happen. thank you so much for your time, really good to talk i for your time, really good to talk to you all and i'm sure advice and your insight has helped a lot of people watching this money. lovely to have you back louise, there might be a vacancy in a few weeks, interested?— be a vacancy in a few weeks, interested? ~ ., ., , ., interested? we have done it before! we have! it's _ interested? we have done it before! we have! it's the _ interested? we have done it before! we have! it's the hours, _ interested? we have done it before! we have! it's the hours, already- we have! it's the hours, already getting up at 6am was trying enough. lovely to have you back and thank you for all of your insight. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. gethin and kimberley can tell us what they have in store. lovely seeing louise, i love that

she said, cannot do the hours any more! coming up on morning live. it's something many of us take for granted, but a shocking 30% of families on low incomes can't afford to buy their children a bed. mr motivator has been to find out why somewhere to sleep has become an unaffordable luxury, and meets the charities that are trying to help. and chicken pox can often be seen as a childhood illness. but it can have serious consequences when caught later in life. dr punam is here to tell us why march to may is when we are more likely to catch it. it infects over half a million - people every year and can have serious consequences. i'll explain how to ease - the symptoms, why pox parties are a no—no and if getting vaccinated is a good idea. and no stranger to a good idea, matt allwright is here. with delays at the passport office hitting the headlines this week, he's warning us why checking the expiry date on your documents is more important that ever. get your dates wrong and it could mean your summer. holiday will be grounded. plus find out how millions - of drivers could liable for a £1000 'driving licence fine' i

without even realising. it's not just matt with the facts you can trust. we're talking to marianna spring, the bbc's first disinformation correspondent. with over 50% of us getting our information from posts on social networks, she'll be telling us why fake news is a growing problem, and how to call it out. there's nothing fake about katya jones. all this week on strictly fitness we're celebrating some fabulous finalists, and today we're working on our lower body withjohn and johannes' stunning show dance. i thought that was a good rehearsal, we should be perfect when we do it at 9:15am! ., ., i. at 9:15am! how did it go when you ractise at 9:15am! how did it go when you practise that _ at 9:15am! how did it go when you practise that first _ at 9:15am! how did it go when you practise that first time _ at 9:15am! how did it go when you practise that first time round, - at 9:15am! how did it go when you practise that first time round, was j practise that first time round, was it? , , . ~ it? three times perfect! a timing issue? we _ it? three times perfect! a timing issue? we thought _ it? three times perfect! a timing issue? we thought you _ it? three times perfect! a timing issue? we thought you were - issue? we thought you were brilliant! how— issue? we thought you were brilliant! how was _ issue? we thought you were brilliant! how was your - issue? we thought you were | brilliant! how was your lunch issue? we thought you were - brilliant! how was your lunch with

sally yesterday?— brilliant! how was your lunch with sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. we talked about _ sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. we talked about eu _ sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. we talked about eu a _ sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. we talked about eu a lot, _ sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- l sally yesterday? perfect, thank you. | we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about — we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about you. _ we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about you. i _ we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about you. i might _ we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about you. i might be - we talked about eu a lot, dan. -- we talked about you. i might be going i talked about you. i might be going but at least unreliable. see you later! you are such a troublemaker. —— at least i am reliable! later! you are such a troublemaker. -- at least i am reliable!— -- at least i am reliable! sorry! you didn't _ -- at least i am reliable! sorry! you didn't go — -- at least i am reliable! sorry! you didn't go to _ -- at least i am reliable! sorry! you didn't go to lunch - -- at least i am reliable! sorry! you didn't go to lunch with - -- at least i am reliable! sorry! | you didn't go to lunch with him, -- at least i am reliable! sorry! - you didn't go to lunch with him, did you? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. the food bank charity the trussell trust says there's been a dramatic increase in demand in the past six months. figures show it provided more than 280,000 emergency food parcels to londoners in the last year — up by almost 40% compared to the year before the pandemic. the trust says it's seen parents skipping meals and going without heating to be able to afford the internet so their children

can do their homework. it was one of the worst rollercoaster disasters in history — when the big dipper at battersea park crashed in 1972, killing five children. now 50 years on, survivors say the tragedy has been forgotten and are calling for a permanent memorial at the site of the ride. my hope is that it will stop being the forgotten accident of battersea, and be something that people acknowledge was a terrible tragedy and a terrible loss of young life. wandsworth council said a memorial tree will be planted and a further memorial could be installed in the future. high blood pressure could be treated with an injection every six months instead of a daily tablet. scientists at queen mary university of london and barts health nhs trust are testing the approach in a new trial. it's thought around a third of adults in the uk have high blood pressure. one in ten ukrainians arriving at luton airport have been using a special advice desk there,

the airport says. it was the first terminal in the country to have advisors offering help on a range of issues including transport, housing and schooling. well if you're heading out on public transport this morning — this is how tfl services are looking right now. the metropolitan line is running a special reduced service until further notice causing minor delays and there's an ongoing part closure on the northern line. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a largely cloudy start this morning and the cloud in part thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. high pressure still in charge but it does not mean wall—to—wall sunshine. the cloud today will be stubborn. maybe one or two brighter spells, glimpses of sunshine. we still have the north—easterly breeze. temperatures in the east feeling cooler. away from that, we are looking at 1a celsius as a maximum. overnight tonight, we still have the cloud in part. some clearer spells, but more cloud moving in as we head through to dawn. again, thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain. minimum temperature between 4—6 celsius.

we should see more bright and sunny spells through the course of thursday. high pressure is still in charge. the wind perhaps lighter. the temperature, though, may be recovering just a little bit, but still on the cool side. still cloud around. some sunny spells tomorrow. especially to the south of london and beyond. the temperature going up to around 15 celsius. as we head towards the weekend, if you are looking for a better day, sunshine—wise, it is saturday. but there is still no significant rain in the forecast. i'll be backjust after nine. now though it's back to sally and dan. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and saly nugent.

john is reflecting on one of the great champions league games. a classic. we know how good manchester city are. a seven goal thriller they came out on the right side of but they did it against the most successful team in european cup history. they will hope they do not regret the missed chances. it is not often you see a result like this in a champions league semifinal. 4—3, city edged it, but they should have scored more, such was their dominace early on. this is the trophy they want to win, and the fans will be hoping they don't rue those missed chances. patrick gearey reports. in a city that loves a wild night, how about this for a mad one in manchester? an almost ridiculously entertaining evening started with a city dream sequence, a floating kevin de bruyne heading them in front inside two minutes. a spinning gabrieljesus doubled that lead inside ten. man city were rampant. real madrid's manager exhaled, their striker excelled.

karim benzema only needed half a chance to half the deficit. the scoreline was misleading. city were superb. even fernandinho, their destroyer turned creator. phil foden made it three. but real, 13 times champions of europe, can recover by muscle memory. viniciusjunior responded immediately. in the pandemonium, city regained composure. bernardo silva especially, emphatically. 4-2. but this first leg was twisted again by a late arm. real penalty, real pressure. so benzema did this. now city will need to stay cool in madrid. you have to perform really well in two games and we performed really well in the first one. we have to do it in the second one. it is a good test to show our personality as a team, and we are going to travel there to win the game. a wonderful evening but, for city, like many a great night, it might be sprinkled with regrets.

liverpool will play villarreal tonight. they were 15 minutes within going out with chelsea so manchester city will be all too aware of that. imagine if that was the final. it would be tense. city once the champions league. they have not managed it so far. talking about another europe—wide competition. do you watch eurovision? i always tune in. it's been a long time since the glory days of the uk winning or even getting anywhere near the top of the scoring board change? at the eurovision song contest — but is that all about to change? you are feeling confident? sam ryder — who found fame on tiktok during lockdown — is our entry this year with his song "space man". our music correspondent mark savage, has been to meet him.

# up in space, man! # up in space, man.# sam ryder, welcome to bbc breakfast. thank you so much for having me. are you ok? yeah, i'm good. what about you, though? it's two weeks to go. what is still on your mental checklist before you go to italy? you know what? i feel good. touch wood. yep. i feeljust focused, calm, i'm just ready to soak it all in and be there and be present for the experience. for people who don't know the sam ryder story, tell us about... tell us about growing up. i grew up in a house of music, not that my parents were musicians, but theyjust loved music. records playing constantly. earth, wind and fire, beautiful south, queen. and even now, they listen to the same records, like, full blast. i mean, full blast, when they are cleaning the house or mowing the lawn. my neighbours will know. the records will be playing so loud, so they can still hear it over the lawnmower. tell me aboutjoining

tiktok and posting covers. what inspired you to do that? i'd been working in construction for years and years and then started singing at weddings. it took lockdown to happen for the weddings to be cancelled, all of us to be stuck indoors. for me to sort of think i don't want to stop singing, just because i can't sing at people's weddings now. but how am i going to do that? it was, i guess, kind of a digital way. of me flicking through a record collection. the first video was hit me baby one more time by britney spears. i sang it as high as i could in my mum's kitchen. and it all started snowballing from there. # lose my miiiiind! # so give me a siiiign. # hit me baby one more time. and alicia keys?

you covered one of hers. yeah. i thought it was deep fake stuff, like someone was messing with me. and like someone has figured out how to be alicia keys. # but everything means nothing. beautiful soul, beautiful person. and they don't have to do that, you know. like, kind of encourage someone who is just an emerging artist coming through the ranks. it changes everything for that artist. on tiktok, up until ed sheeran joined last year, you were the most streamed british artist on the platform. how much do you hate him now? oh, mate, you can't stop ed. ed is a force. if ever there is a silver medal that i want, i'll take this one. of course, there is an ed sheeran connection to space man. because amy wadge, who wrote thinking out loud, is a co—writer on your song. both an amazing team. ed is a genius, so is amy. you have taken the song all the way across europe in the last couple of weeks. you have performed in madrid,

in germany, you have been in serbia. what's been the highlight? you know what? actually, in all the cities with trying to do a green lamp session. actually, in all the cities we're trying to do a green lamp session. so this isn't the original green lamp, but, in lockdown, when i was filming in the corner of my shed, they're just so happened of my shed, there just so happened to be one of these in the corner. so i've started doing something called the green lamp sessions where, when we have time and we are in a new city, we willjust drop like a 15—minute warning on instagram, like come and meet us here and we will sing a couple of songs. and that has been an amazing highlight. # up in space, man! and the performance itself, what can you tell us? what are you going to do on stage? i'm not going to tell you anything, but you already knew that. i'll have some guesses. you can just say yes or no or not react at all. will you be in a spacesuit? no. will you have alien backing dancers? that's a good idea.

can we get some? and, obviously, the last two times the uk has been to eurovision, we have come in last place. that either puts more pressure on you or it gives you complete freedom because you can't do any worse. so where do you fall on that scale? if you tell yourself you've got pressure, i mean, with my personality, i think you're starting off on the wrong foot. singing and songwriting and performing, it shouldn't be about a scoreboard. you are about to meet a former eurovision winner. what is the burning question you have for conchita wurst? i want to talk about the mindset. like how she felt before walking on that stage. # i rise like a phoenix. # out of the ashes. oh, i couldn't wait to go on that stage. because you rehearse like a gazillion times. so it makes it...

me, it made me feel really comfortable. and on the very day, i was like, let's get it on. not to put you on the spot, but what do you rate sam's chances as this year? ijust talked to some people outside. it feels like... well, the buzz in the eurovision community is, oh, you guys are participating again. you know? no offence to all the other artists who have come before. they are all brilliant, but this year it feels like, oh, they mean business. # i've searched around the universe. # been down some black holes. # nothing but space, man. # and i wanna go home.# he has got a voice. nothing to lose. no pressure. cannot do any worse. it is a long

time since we have been on the left—hand side of the board. i know what you mean. when you get the 12 points, you pop up on the left. we are always on the bottom right. it is always a very long night. it is always a very long night. it is a serious investment. always delays match of the day, as well. annoyingly, yes. now the weather with carol. she is in trafalgar square. good morning. good morning, it is lovely in trafalgar square. for one day only it is transformed into a wild meadow as part of a campaign to get us reconnected with nature. this time last night, at eight o'clock, this was not here. they worked all night to make it look like an established garden. each of these plants is planted in a separate part and they

are being given away through the day. they are here until eight tonight. if you do not want to plant, you can get a card like this with seeds and it has wildflowers and you put it in the ground, cover it with soil and keep it water. they aim to give away 3 million plants today. a lot of them on the cards. if you cannot come to london, there will be other transformations in other parts of the country such as edinburgh. port talbot, lewisham and manchester. staggered over the next 6-8 manchester. staggered over the next 6—8 weeks. a cold start to the day. what is happening today with the forecast is high pressure is in charge. not much of a breeze apart from in the south—east and english channel. a brisk north—easterly breeze. we have an east— west split. in eastern areas today and the midlands there is cloud. a lot of it

will stay for the day. in the east of scotland it will go to the north sea at times. the west will have the best sunshine but even here, cloud during the day. an outside chance of a shower. temperatures, it will be cooler along the north sea coast and eastern coastal counties. further west, in the sunshine, feeling quite pleasant. this evening and overnight, cloud will melt away, except for in the east and midlands. a weather front except for in the east and midlands. a weatherfront sinking except for in the east and midlands. a weather front sinking south across the north of scotland introduces light rain. it will be cold in sheltered glens in the highlands, southern uplands and sheltered areas of northern england. cold enough for a touch of frost. and any mist will disperse tomorrow morning. still this cloud across the east and

midlands. suppressing temperatures. still breezy through the english channel. the best of the sunshine further west. channel. the best of the sunshine furtherwest. friday, channel. the best of the sunshine further west. friday, an action replay. we are looking at cloud in eastern areas and the midlands. further west, further cloud develops but we are more likely to see sunny spells. but still feeling cool along the east coast of scotland and england. temperatures in the sunshine could be as high as 16 degrees. at the moment, no substantial rain. this weekend, low pressure looks like it will come in across parts of scotland and northern ireland and that could bring some rain. it has been dry during april. we need more, especially in the south, then we are likely to get until the start of may. a lot of people talking to us about needing more to for their gardens.

and we will be back in trafalgar square just after and we will be back in trafalgar squarejust after nine. and we will be back in trafalgar square just after nine. we will speak to ray mears. few people have had as big an impact on the world of sport than barry hearn. from boxing to darts, football to fishing. and of course snooker. your favourite. after more than a0 years in the business, barry is trying his best to retire, and has now written his memoirs — charting his involvement in some of the biggest moments in british sport. here he is talking about steve davis winning the world snooker championship in 1981. ted lowe: steve davis sits there, i waiting for the most important frame of his young career. as a duo, we were pretty unbeatable, providing he won this match. can he slam this blue into the top pocket? he is breathing heavily as he comes down to this final pink. as i'm sitting there watching my dreams, steve's dreams, the intensity of that evolve,

you are welling up. and i am saying to myself, don't do anything stupid. don't do anything stupid. and that's it. the world snooker champion, 1981. steve davis. and as he pots the pink, of course i do do something stupid. he was perhaps slightly. more extrovert than me. he ran down from the balcony onto the set. | like some maniac, to embrace my friend. # show me, show me, show me how you do that trick. and all you could see was barry going, "yes, we've done it!" i imean, if i mean, if you have never seen that watch it. i think it is on the iplayer. great to have you. you

en'o ed iplayer. great to have you. you enjoyed that — iplayer. great to have you. gm. enjoyed that documentary. i loved it because it is unusual, i have seen so much snooker and many sports over my years, and there were things in the documentary i have not seen before and it shows someone put a lot of work in. one of the great days, if not one of the great commercial days of my life, 1981, steve davis. commercial days of my life, 1981, steve davis-_ steve davis. sally said about the im act steve davis. sally said about the impact you _ steve davis. sally said about the impact you have _ steve davis. sally said about the impact you have had _ steve davis. sally said about the impact you have had on - steve davis. sally said about the impact you have had on sport. . steve davis. sally said about the impact you have had on sport. itj steve davis. sally said about the l impact you have had on sport. it is hard to think about what snooker was before you got involved. you hard to think about what snooker was before you got involved.— before you got involved. you have to have passion — before you got involved. you have to have passion and _ before you got involved. you have to have passion and make _ before you got involved. you have to have passion and make sure - before you got involved. you have to have passion and make sure you i before you got involved. you have to i have passion and make sure you enjoy it. there is so much fun. when i started doing the book, three and a half years of remembering stories and even now i wake up and think i have forgotten someone. they will be upset. but the snooker, the darts, anything where people suddenly have anything where people suddenly have a chance to change their life through sport, any sport. that is why they entertain us.—

through sport, any sport. that is why they entertain us. there was a lot of drama _ why they entertain us. there was a lot of drama over— why they entertain us. there was a lot of drama over the _ why they entertain us. there was a lot of drama over the years - why they entertain us. there was a lot of drama over the years but i why they entertain us. there was a | lot of drama over the years but you mentioned it being fun and it looked like a lot of fun. is that why you were successful?— like a lot of fun. is that why you were successful? ., ., ., were successful? you wanted to en'oy it? i never were successful? you wanted to en'oy in r nevertook— were successful? you wanted to en'oy it? i never took myself i were successful? you wanted to en'oy it? i never took myself that i it? i never took myself that seriously. i am quite good at what i do, i am seriously. i am quite good at what i do, lam not seriously. i am quite good at what i do, i am not silly. seriously. i am quite good at what i do, lam not silly. i seriously. i am quite good at what i do, i am not silly. i am seriously. i am quite good at what i do, lam not silly. lam better than quite good, i am excellent! you sound like _ quite good, i am excellent! you sound like dan _ quite good, i am excellent! you sound like dan walker! when i quite good, i am excellent! you i sound like dan walker! when you work with treat sound like dan walker! when you work with great people. _ sound like dan walker! when you work with great people, it _ sound like dan walker! when you work with great people, it is _ sound like dan walker! when you work with great people, it is easy _ sound like dan walker! when you work with great people, it is easy to - sound like dan walker! when you work with great people, it is easy to be i with great people, it is easy to be successful and to have fun. especially the 805 and 905. i cannot remember not to laughing. and just saying, you know we were two kids from council houses and we suddenly cracked it and the world was our oyster and we would enjoy every second. and we did, as you can see, embarrassingly. you cannot be embarrassed by that. you cannot be embarrassed by that. you talk about this in the book, but you are the council estate kid who trained as an accountant and you got

elocution lessons. ma; trained as an accountant and you got elocution lessons.— elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy- _ elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy- she — elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy. she taught _ elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy. she taught me - elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy. she taught me how. elocution lessons. my mother was very pushy. she taught me how to fight. all the kids, kids can be very cruel. suddenly you come from a council estate and you have elocution lessons. and then amateur dramatics. i was doing brecht plays when i was 12 and then going around the country reciting robert graves. it did not sit well in our culture of the council estates of dagenham. but looking back, she was a genius because what a great way to start confidence and going up and talking. it opened up the world to you. and understanding the world of media and being famous. it understanding the world of media and being famous-— being famous. it was great. it seems ou are being famous. it was great. it seems you are never — being famous. it was great. it seems you are never intimidated _ being famous. it was great. it seems you are never intimidated by - you are never intimidated by anybody. you are never intimidated by an bod . , ., you are never intimidated by an bod. , ., , ., you are never intimidated by an bod. , ., , anybody. only one person i have been frirhtened anybody. only one person i have been frightened off — anybody. only one person i have been frightened off in _ anybody. only one person i have been frightened off in my _ anybody. only one person i have been frightened off in my life _ anybody. only one person i have been frightened off in my life is _ anybody. only one person i have been frightened off in my life is my - frightened off in my life is my wife. i have been married 52 years. in my business, i meet strange

characters, you can imagine. some very strange characters. never had a problem with anyone because we live in a world of respect, so nothing ever worries you. but a glance across the room from my wife kills me. it across the room from my wife kills me. . across the room from my wife kills me, , , ., ., across the room from my wife kills me. , ,., ., ., across the room from my wife kills me. , ., ., ., ~, me. it is important to have somebody who kee -s me. it is important to have somebody who keeps you _ me. it is important to have somebody who keeps you grounded _ me. it is important to have somebody who keeps you grounded in _ me. it is important to have somebody who keeps you grounded in a - me. it is important to have somebody who keeps you grounded in a world i who keeps you grounded in a world where you can easily disappear into the vanity of it. you where you can easily disappear into the vanity of it— the vanity of it. you start thinking ou are the vanity of it. you start thinking you are something _ the vanity of it. you start thinking you are something different. i the vanity of it. you start thinking you are something different. we. the vanity of it. you start thinking i you are something different. we are basically humans trying to do the best we can and i have been blessed to have a life in sport that has been wonderful. my family is the most important thing. eddie is doing a greatjob as a boxing promoter. taking onjobs you a greatjob as a boxing promoter. taking on jobs you were a greatjob as a boxing promoter. taking onjobs you were doing? he is better than me. the only reason i did this book was to sell more than his book, because we are competitive. he has over 2 million social media followers, i cannot beat that. �* social media followers, i cannot beat that. . , ., social media followers, i cannot beat that. �* ~' social media followers, i cannot beat that-— social media followers, i cannot beat that. . ~ beat that. are you like your mum with him? _ beat that. are you like your mum with him? no. — beat that. are you like your mum with him? no, he _ beat that. are you like your mum with him? no, he was— beat that. are you like your mum with him? no, he was a - beat that. are you like your mum with him? no, he was a spoilt. beat that. are you like your mum |

with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid- the last _ with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the last person _ with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the last person i _ with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the last person i went - with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the last person i went in i with him? no, he was a spoilt rich kid. the last person i went in the l kid. the last person i went in the ring with was him when he was 16. we had a proper tear up and i knew he was going to be ok when he dropped me in the second round. my daughter is different. she is smarter. she is in charge of tv production around the world for natural emedia. irate in charge of tv production around the world for natural emedia. we saw the world for natural emedia. we saw the ictures the world for natural emedia. we saw the pictures of— the world for natural emedia. we saw the pictures of you _ the world for natural emedia. we saw the pictures of you with _ the world for natural emedia. we saw the pictures of you with steve - the world for natural emedia. we saw the pictures of you with steve davis i the pictures of you with steve davis in 1981 who is still a great friend. —— match room media. ma; in 1981 who is still a great friend. -- match room media.— in 1981 who is still a great friend. -- match room media. my whole life chance -- match room media. my whole life change that — -- match room media. my whole life change that day- _ -- match room media. my whole life change that day. i _ -- match room media. my whole life change that day. i have _ -- match room media. my whole life change that day. i have been - -- match room media. my whole life change that day. i have been a - change that day. i have been a member of the institute is a fellow as a chartered accountant. i have served my time. figures are the most important thing is to how you run a business. i try to capture that, how you can be successful. but that moment when the pink went in and

steve davis stood there with his eyes closed, savouring the moment before i charged at him like a mad second row forward in a rugby match, that was the moment. i would not be here with you today if that had not happened, i am sure. i am sure i would have been ok. i would not have starved to death because my work ethic is unbeatable. but that was the moment when matchroom is a company started, in 1982. with one girl and a company started, in 1982. with one girland a part—time company started, in 1982. with one girl and a part—time book—keeper. we will be celebrating on the ist of july will be celebrating on the ist of july in matchroom hq. one of the biggest sport promotion companies in the world grew from that good idea. and it came from steve davis winning the world snooker championship. did you know in that moment it would change things? it you know in that moment it would change things?— you know in that moment it would change things? it was two working class kids against _ change things? it was two working class kids against the _ change things? it was two working class kids against the world - change things? it was two working class kids against the world and i i class kids against the world and i thought we are winning. suddenly we have power. and how shall we use it?

but most of all, the process of my entire life is how do we have fun? which is a lovely mantra to maintain with your family. you talked about eddie, who is involved in boxing. do you still enjoy watching the big events? you still en'oy watching the big events? ~' , , ., events? like tyson fury at the weekend? _ events? like tyson fury at the weekend? that _ events? like tyson fury at the weekend? that was _ events? like tyson fury at the weekend? that was not - events? like tyson fury at the weekend? that was not our. events? like tyson fury at the i weekend? that was not our fight, but weekend? that was not ourfight, but i still enjoyed it. this weekend is the massive one with katie taylor. the weekend after, we have alvarez. we have hundreds of events a year set every day somewhere in the world, i have something that keeps me alive. i am an anorak. i write down the results and change my rankings by hand. if you have not got passion, what the hell are you doing in sport? it is not a job, it is a passion. doing in sport? it is not a 'ob, it is a passiomfi doing in sport? it is not a 'ob, it is a assion. ., ., .,, is a passion. ricky hatton was here esterda is a passion. ricky hatton was here yesterday talking _ is a passion. ricky hatton was here yesterday talking about _ is a passion. ricky hatton was here yesterday talking about tyson i is a passion. ricky hatton was here| yesterday talking about tyson fury.

would you like to see him against anthonyjoshua, tyson fury? i am would you like to see him against anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua man- — anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua man- i— anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua man. ithink— anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua man. i thinkjoshua - anthony joshua, tyson fury? i am a joshua man. i thinkjoshua would i joshua man. i thinkjoshua would beat tyson fury. joshua is my friend and client. i am biased. that is why people like me in their corner, i am either with you or against you. i like tyson fury, a great fighter and world number one. but ajay had to fight someone else first and the winner of that, hopefully, i am hoping tyson does not do anything silly. do not retire! do you think he means it? of course he doesn't. have you any idea how much money is on that fight? 100 million plus. one more fight to make sure your family are protected for ever. and every other family you have are protected for ever. and every otherfamily you have met! he deserves it. he is a great entertainer, tyson. he deserves everything he gets and he is a difficult guy to fight. only one way

to beat tyson fury is to attack him and nokia map. but you cannot outbox him because he is too good. we will see what —— and knock him out. if joshua turns up in his next fight, it is the same result. him against tyson fury, not as big as tyson fury againstjoshua. we could talk to you for ever. i have to read out the title of your book. barry hearn: my life knockouts, snookers, bullseyes, tight lines and sweet deals. . it is out tomorrow.— tight lines and sweet deals. . it is out tomorrow. it's 8.59.

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