good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. at least 19 young children and two teachers have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. the first victims have been identified as teacher eva mireles and 10—year—old xavier lopez. in an emotional address, us presidentjoe biden said gun laws must change. how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened... see their friends die, as if they are on a battlefield,

for god's sake? another huge hike in energy bills. the price cap looks set to go up another £800 within months. a government support plan could be announced tomorrow. will it be enough? railway workers have voted to go on national strike, threatening major summer travel disruption across the uk. and we speak to radio 1 dj adele roberts about living with a stoma after bowel cancer surgery. good morning. rain currently in the west. that will be moving south and east through the day, weakening all the time. behind it we are back to sunshine and showers and it will be a blustery day. all the details later in the programme. it's wednesday, 25th may. our main story. at least 19 children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. an 18—year—old gunman opened fire at

robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, before he was killed by police. our us correspondent david willis reports. every pa rent�*s worst every parent's worst nightmare a reality once again in the united states. in the final week of the summer term, a student at a suburban elementary school, wielding weapons he bought on his birthday barricaded himself inside the building and went classroom to classroom on a killing spree. 18—year—old salvador was himself shot dead by law enforcement officers but not before he had inflicted the deadliest shooting of its kind since the sandy hook massacre nearly a decade ago. with flags lowered to half mast at the white house and other public buildings as a mark of respect to the victims, president biden declared himself sick and tired of the carnage caused by gun violence and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. figs

and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. $5 a most powerful lobby groups. as a nation we had _ most powerful lobby groups. as a nation we had to _ most powerful lobby groups. as a nation we had to ask, _ most powerful lobby groups. sis —. nation we had to ask, when most powerful lobby groups. is —. nation we had to ask, when in most powerful lobby groups. is 5. nation we had to ask, when in god's name and we going to stand up to the gun lobby? when in god's name will be to what we all know in our gut needs to be done? figs be to what we all know in our gut needs to be done?— be to what we all know in our gut needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, _ needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, as _ needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, as senator - massacre spread, as senator representing the state in which the sandy hook massacre took place, pleaded to his colleagues for tighter gun controls. i’m pleaded to his colleagues for tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to _ tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg, _ tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg, to _ tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg, to literally - tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg, to literally get | this floor to beg, to literally get down _ this floor to beg, to literally get down on — this floor to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg. find a _ down on my hands and knees and beg. find a path— down on my hands and knees and beg. find a path forward here. work with us to— find a path forward here. work with us to find _ find a path forward here. work with us to find a — find a path forward here. work with us to find a way to pass laws that make _ us to find a way to pass laws that make this — us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely. yet despite en'o in: make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan _ make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan support - make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan support at - make this less likely. yet despite j enjoying bipartisan support at the time, a bill that would have tightened america's gun laws in the wake of the sandy hook massacre failed to garner the votes it needed to pass into law. and there remain

those who bitterly oppose any legislation that could compromise americans constitutional right to bear arms. we americans constitutional right to bear arm-— americans constitutional right to beararms. ~ , , ., americans constitutional right to bear arms. ~ , , ., , ., ., bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks — bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in _ bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in the _ bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in the media _ bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose - lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens. that doesn't work. it's not effective. we know what does prevent crime, going after fugitives and those with serious mental illness. this fugitives and those with serious mental illness.— fugitives and those with serious mental illness. this country has been in the _ mental illness. this country has been in the grips _ mental illness. this country has been in the grips of _ mental illness. this country has been in the grips of a _ mental illness. this country has been in the grips of a gun - mental illness. this country has| been in the grips of a gun buying frenzy over the course of the laughter decades. the number of firearms manufactured he has nearly tripled in that time and there are now said to be around 400 million guns in circulation, more guns than people. the focus for the latest rampage still is not known.

in a televised address, president biden called for tighter controls on firearms in the united states. another massacre. uvalde, texas. an elementary school. beautiful, innocent, second, third, fourth graders. and how many scores of little children, who witnessed what happened, see their friends die, as if they're on a battlefield, for god's sake? to lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away. there's a hollowness in your chest. you feel like you're being sucked into it. you're never going to be able to get out. suffocating. it's never quite the same.

it's a feeling shared by the siblings and the grandparents and the family members and the community that's left behind. i am sick and tired of it. we have to act. and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this carnage. the idea that an 18—year—old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong. what in god's name do you need that for, except to kill someone? these kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world. why? they have mental health problems. they have domestic disputes in other countries. they have people who are lost. but these kinds of mass shootings never happen with the kind of frequency they happen in america. why? why are we willing to live with this carnage?

why do we keep letting this happen? where in god's name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with it, and stand up to the lobbies? it's a time to turn this pain into action. for every parent, for every citizen in this country. we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country, it's time to act. it's time for those who obstruct, or delay, or block the common sense gun laws. we need to let you know that we will not forget. we can do so much more. we have to do more. that was president biden speaking overnight after this attack in texas. 0nce overnight after this attack in texas. once again the whole subject of schools and guns and young people back to top the in the united states. angelica casas has been at the scene, and sent us this report.

this is likely the largest police presence the small town of uvalde has ever seen. today the target of a school mass shooting where victims are under the age of ten as well as teachers. what we know so far is this aspect was an 18—year—old he was carrying both a handgun and an automatic right. it is said he likely killed his grandmother before coming to a school that i have spoken to neighbours who say of course this is unexpected. many of them know people who either went to them know people who either went to the school children who were attending. at a vigil i went to i spoke to one woman who said a family friend still does not know where her daughter is. as the death toll continues to rise and more is known, it once again brings up the debate of guns in america. residents are in shock and disbelief as this town has become the latest target of a school mass shooting. president biden has already made a statement and ask

that all us flags be lowered to half on saturday. we that all us flags be lowered to half on saturday-— that all us flags be lowered to half on saturda . ~ ., ., on saturday. we will get more from the scene on _ on saturday. we will get more from the scene on the _ on saturday. we will get more from the scene on the programme. - on saturday. we will get more from the scene on the programme. you i the scene on the programme. you remember the terrible attack in sandy hook, on another elementary school in united —— united states. more information coming into us all the time. we will keep you up—to—date. the latest information we have is that 19 children and two adults have been killed overnight in the united states. now we will turn our attention to the news agenda in the uk. more measures to help ease the rising cost of living are being finalised by the government, and could be announced as soon as tomorrow. something we have been waiting for for a while. looks like it is imminent. it comes after a warning the average household energy bill could go up

by another £800 this october. nina's with us. we are expecting something from the government, do we know what? pressure has been growing on the government for some weeks as energy bills, fuel cost develop the car, child care costs, going to the supermarket have all been rocketing. what they do about it? a multi million pound support scheme has been scrambled together. yesterday the chief executive of 0fgem said he predicts in october, energy bills will go to for average is £2800 a year. take a deep breath. take that in. we knew it was coming. he says it is a once in a generation moment. it means each family will be spending on average £233 on gas and electric alone. it is a lot, isn't it? going back to a year before, it is £130 more than october last year.

a lot to think about with family finances. it is all about how it is hitting people at home. mum 0rla has already seen her bill is double. now they're likely to go up again by around £800 a year. in a 30—day period in april, my gas and electric — my bill was £310. i honestly thought they were joking. to think, that's £3,720 it's costing me for my energy for the year. the thought that it's going to go up anything at all additionally, i have no idea how i'm going to cope with that. it's following this from the boss of the energy regulator 0fgem who was speaking with mps yesterday. i know this is a very distressing time for customers. i do need to be clear with this committee, with customers and with the government

about the likely price implications for october. therefore, later today, i will be writing to the chancellor to give him our latest estimates of the price cap at left. this is uncertain. we are only halfway through the price cap window but we are expecting a price cap in october in the region of £2,800. the cap sets a limit on the amounts suppliers can charge on the average use of gas and electricity and it's predicted to rise by almost half. wow, that's ridiculous, isn't it? how are people affording to live? it's unbelievable, it's ridiculous. especially seeing as all these companies have got more money coming in. it's going to be a lot, - we'll have to sacrifice everyday items just to pay our bills. in october last year, the price cap was £1,277. that went up by 54% in april, to £1,971. and, if the latest predictions come true, it will go up again by 42% to £2800.

the rise has been blamed on wholesale gas prices in volatile markets but the results could be at least 10 million households in fuel poverty. that's where10% of disposable income goes on energy. we are getting so many more people coming. we're hearing some terrible stories, not only of debt and financial hardship, of people reaching out to loan sharks or gambling to make it pay. people who are going to be burning wet pallets in their homes to try and keep warm. people who are cooking on barbecues. people who simply do not see a way forward through the sorts of price rises. the government says there is support worth around £22 billion, including the £150 council tax support this month but acknowledge there is more to do. families like 0rla's hope it will be enough to get them through the colder, winter months.

potentially some help to be announced.— potentially some help to be announced. ~ . , announced. what will it be? it will be targeted _ announced. what will it be? it will be targeted at _ announced. what will it be? it will be targeted at the _ announced. what will it be? it will be targeted at the poorest - be targeted at the poorest households like the winter fuel allowance. perhaps a loan to help out with energy bills for a couple of years. we have talked a lot about the windfall tax potential, one of payment businesses are asked to pay if they have had a lot of good fortune. the expectation is that will happen on a sliding scale depending how much the businesses are investing. this might not end here. we don't know where the conflict in ukraine will go. prices may continue to go up. all the while the human consequence of that. people filled with anxiety heading into the winter months, wondering how much more they will have to pay. important to underline your wages and pension i nowhere near keeping pace with inflation, particularly if you work in the public sector.

interesting timing of the energy announcement tomorrow. it will come just a day after sue gray's report into lockdown parties in downing street, which is expected to be handed over to number ten soon. let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. adam, what are we expecting from this report? we think it might get handed into downing street today. sue gray has been looking at these claims for half a year now. then downing street will have to decide when to publish it. there will be a meeting of mps and a meeting with his own conservative party mps and then a televised press conference to answer questions from journalists as well. then it is about seeing what the consequences of that will be. speaking to one conservative grandee yesterday, either the prime minister

will be facing a leadership challenge, a vote of confidence by the end of the week but he will escape from all of this that his reputation tarnished but still secure in hisjob. lots of speculation about this report. it has been kept very tightly guarded. likely we will see similar revelations to what we saw last night in laura kuenssberg's panorama. she spoke to insiders saying these events did happen. people crammed in the sitting on laps. 0n people crammed in the sitting on laps. on one occasion, one of the custodians of the people who looked after the building suggested this was knocked right and they were mocked by people at the party. a lot of people at the events felt the presence of the prime minister, even ifjust for a short time, passing his way through to his flat at the top of the building meant it was may

be ok to do this. we top of the building meant it was may be ok to do this.— be ok to do this. we will talk to ou later be ok to do this. we will talk to you later in _ be ok to do this. we will talk to you later in the _ be ok to do this. we will talk to you later in the programme. - staff at network rail, and 13 train operators, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. the rmt union said its leaders will meet to discuss a timetable for walk—outs from mid—june. 0ur reporter matt graveling is at london euston for us this morning. matt, how significant could this be for passengers? good morning. yes, it could be very significant. important to say it is a significant first step. it does show the strength of feeling currently on the railway industry and it could have a massive impact on the movement of passengers and freight. no strike action has been finalised. if it where we do not know when and for how long. we do now as early as the middle of next month. this came about but a strike overjobs, pay and conditions. the rmt union sending ballots to 40,000

members. 71,000 feel there is in a more importantly a huge 89% voted in favour of strike action. —— filled them in. members wanted decent pay rise could jobs security and no compulsory redundancies. this is the biggest endorsement for industrial action by railway workers for a long time. rmt workers may want more pay but the railway sector has been losing a lot of money with coronavirus. while things are improving regarding passenger numbers, we are at about 80% now one pre—pandemic numbers. some of the more lucrative routes, their season tickets, the very expensive tickets can commuters coming into london are still not at the same levels. that is costing a lot of money. rmt believe network rail plan to cut

maintenance jobs believe network rail plan to cut maintenancejobs in believe network rail plan to cut maintenance jobs in a believe network rail plan to cut maintenancejobs in a restructure. network rail says modernisation is needed and they are disappointed a strike ballot has been launched when they have not tabled any proposals. they say rmt should be coming to talk and not walk. we they say rmt should be coming to talk and not walk.— talk and not walk. we will be talkin: talk and not walk. we will be talking to — talk and not walk. we will be talking to them _ talk and not walk. we will be talking to them later- talk and not walk. we will be talking to them later on - talk and not walk. we will be - talking to them later on breakfast and find out their demands and what might add that the strike action in the weeks ahead. now for carol with the weather. we have had heavy rain in the west. western scotland in particular. that will sweep south eastwards during the day and weakening. behind it will brighten to sunshine and showers. you can see the extent of the rainfall. you can also see the track, it is heading south. after a

short lived bright spell in the far south east the cloud will build and the rain will go south. behind it weakening sunshine and showers. 0n the english channel posts quite risk wins will dot you will notice that today. temperatures ii in the north and i8 today. temperatures ii in the north and 18 in the south. —— english channel posts. these are the overnight lows, seven to 12 degrees. the rain tomorrow continues across northern ireland, south—west scotland me into north—west england and wales. it is pushing slowly south and east. there will be some showers across the far north—west of scotland on the highest ground likely falling as sleet and snow. 20 towards norwich and london. another thing about the weather tomorrow, it

will be windy wherever you are. something you will definitely notice, especially tomorrow. i noticed this morning, a bit breezy in the last hour or two. the strongest _ in the last hour or two. the strongest winds _ in the last hour or two. tue: strongest winds today in the last hour or two. tte: strongest winds today will in the last hour or two. t“t2 strongest winds today will be in the last hour or two. tt2 strongest winds today will be in in the last hour or two. t“t2 strongest winds today will be in the english channel. a blustery day and windier tomorrow. tqm. english channel. a blustery day and windier tomorrow.— english channel. a blustery day and windier tomorrow. 0k, we have been warned. posters and billboards showing pictures of missing people are being revamped to make them more memorable. the new displays will carry a 3d image of the person, and a qr code which shows them laughing and smiling when scanned. really interesting, using new technology to try and track down people. people like leah croucher, who was 19 when she vanished. 0ur correspondent zoe conway has been to meet her parents. it's still the same as when she left it. in leah crouch's bedroom, time stands still. her bathrobe is placed neatly

on the bed, exactly as she left it the morning she disappeared. why haven't you moved her bathrobe? i don't know. because on the odd occasion, i do come in here, it's like she's still here with me. if she does come home, i want her to be able to to see i haven't touched anything, or tried getting rid of her. these are the last images of leah, on her way to work, but she never arrived. by 9:30pm that evening, claire knew something was very wrong. she called 999. they had the police here almost immediately. and then our world just went mad. search parties, helicopters, dogs that sniff out mobile phones. dogs that sniff out some not—so—nice stuff. a week later, clare and john were thrust into the spotlight. it was the hardest thing to do, to walk through those doors, because it was just a terrifying, terrifying experience. and you're in so much pain.

leah, if you are able to see or hear this, please, please, please come home. you're not in any trouble, because we love you so much. we want our beautiful, wonderful little girl to come home. if there's something bothering you, we can help you to fix it. you're not alone. you will never be alone as long as me and dad are here. this is what leah looked like growing up. her family says she was happy, but quite shy. here she is on a family holiday to saint lucia, and here she is being brilliant at taekwondo. she was both a british and european champion of the sport. her father was one of her instructors. what do you miss about her? everything. herlaugh, hersmile. everything. it was leah's naivety that her family fear could have led her into danger. but the police have found

no evidence she was taken. there's also no evidence she ran away. we just don't know where to turn next, or what to do next. it's... how do you look for the impossible? we know where she was one minute, and the next minute there's no more. just gone. vanished. leah's image will now appear on billboards, blinking. organised by the charity missing persons uk, it draws on behavioural science research. it's hoped that the images will be more memorable. often when we see a missing person's photograph or an image, it might be a grainy, potentially pixelated mobile phone image. there's technology now that enables us to make those images much more clear, higher resolution. and in fact, using some of the technology in these new posters, they can even be made to move. so they they give that

sense of a real human being behind the story. in the absence of any information about where leah might be, there is only torment for herfamily. you're stuck in a loop. although we get up and we go out to work and we go food and we look to everybody like we're normal, i don't think people realise that we're scanning faces just in case it's leah, constantly looking just for any clue. i look at people and just think, "are you the person that took leah?" and then you start thinking that you're going to be like the poor families that have spent years, decades living like this. and i don't know how they do it and how we're going to manage it because most days i don't have any hope. zoe conway, bbc news, milton keynes.

you are watching breakfast from bbc news. we are reporting on a shooting at a school, texas primary school. so far 19 children have been reported dead and two teachers. more information coming up in the next half—an—hour. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. the opening of the elizabeth line could lead to up to a hundred bus routes in central london being cut or reduced according to the mayor. transport for london has warned that failure to secure long—term funding from the government could lead to a reduction in services. sadiq khan suggested buses in the centre are now duplicating other transport routes and could be moved to outer boroughs where there's a greater need.

police are appealing for information after a jewellers in buckinghamshire was targeted by armed robbers for the second time in three months. this was the moment a man with a hammer and brick ran into elite in beconsfield, before smashing a glass display. it comes after three men escaped with £200,000 worth of stock in march. you may have spotted the bunting going up ahead of the queen's jubilee. well, the celebrations are already in full swing at one school in east london. pupils at cayley primary have spent the past few weeks making decorations and learning about the queen's 70 years of service. they invited us along to their party. what's really important is for children to understand their part in history and lived history, so they are, just as we went through covid, something was globally happening, what is nationally happening, something that's being written about in history books and children to know that they're part of that is really important. that looked fun.

and we want to know how you're going to be celebrating thejubilee. we might even come and film you. let us know by emailing us at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk a quick look at the tubes if you're heading out this morning. we've got a good service on all lines at the moment. now here's the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start for many this morning. glimpses of blue sky but fairly quickly this front is going to move through and that's going to bring some thicker cloud. one or two outbreaks of rain potentially. quite a breezy day too helping that front along its way, but the cloud breaking later on to give some sunny spells. temperatures i8 celsius. still one or two showers around, but they're going to blow through into the evening, so some sunshine again before it sets. 0vernight, clear spells. a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature dropping down to nine celsius. now for thursday, quite a similar affair, really. a bright start for many, then this cold front starts to sink south. as a result, that's going to

introduce more cloud. now, tomorrow, the front is weakening. you mightjust get a little bit of light and patchy rain but fairly short lived. some brighter spells towards the end of the day and temperatures tomorrow a touch warmer at 20 celsius. now overnight, thursday and friday, and indeed through the weekend, high pressure takes over, so plenty of fine, dry and sunny weather in the forecast. a warm day, a sunny day for friday, but we do pick up a north—westerly flow, so over the weekend temperatures feeling a bit fresher. i9 celsius with some sunny spells on saturday, but temperatures just about making the mid—teens on sunday. that's all for now. i'll be back in half an hour with all the latest. until then there's plenty more on our website, including why one rail superfan travelled all the way from america for the opening of the elizabeth line. see you soon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent.

we are waking up to some really terrible news from america. at least 19 children and two adults have been killed in a primary school shooting in texas — the deadliest since sandy hook, almost ten years ago. we'rejoined now from uvalde byjournalist jacob beltran. jacob, thanks so much forjoining us. i wonder whether to start with you to bring us up to date. what do you to bring us up to date. what do you understand has happened? so you understand has happened? sr earlier this morning at about 11:30am, there was a mass casualty event. we understand, as you mentioned, 19 children, not of the student started off their day looking forward to an awards ceremony, a time of year where they get a certificate for good grades and whatnot, but then it turned into and whatnot, but then it turned into a horrific event when this lone

shooter, investigators told us he was acting alone, came into the school. when not sure althea at sacked events yet but it's exactly what's going on here in uvalde, authorities are trying to piece together what led up to the shooting. aim together what led up to the shooting-— together what led up to the shootinu. �* ., , ,. shooting. an elementary school, we call it here a — shooting. an elementary school, we call it here a primary _ shooting. an elementary school, we call it here a primary school, - shooting. an elementary school, we call it here a primary school, thesel call it here a primary school, these are really young kids.— are really young kids. that's right. children in second, _ are really young kids. that's right. children in second, third _ are really young kids. that's right. children in second, third and - are really young kids. that's right. | children in second, third and fourth grade. that's right. so children in second, third and fourth grade. that's right.— grade. that's right. so we are talkin: , grade. that's right. so we are talking. five. _ grade. that's right. so we are talking, five, six, _ grade. that's right. so we are talking, five, six, seven - grade. that's right. so we are talking, five, six, seven years grade. that's right. so we are - talking, five, six, seven years old, something like that?— talking, five, six, seven years old, something like that?- howj talking, five, six, seven years old, i something like that?- how on something like that? correct. how on earth has the — something like that? correct. how on earth has the community _ something like that? correct. how on earth has the community been - earth has the community been notified about what happened? what about the parents? how have they found out? i imagine they must be terrified wanting to know if their kids have been affected. it’s terrified wanting to know if their kids have been affected. it's been a very surreal — kids have been affected. it's been a very surreal scene _ kids have been affected. it's been a very surreal scene today. _ kids have been affected. it's been a very surreal scene today. the - kids have been affected. it's been a | very surreal scene today. the school district did a greatjob notifying the parents there were some sort of

shooting going on here at the school, telling parents way to meet, where to go. they have been gathering together over here in a community centre, a unification post for a lot of these parents and their children. but it's been a very long agonising day for these parents because it's been a long drawn out investigation, and up until the evening, the past few hours, there were parents who did not know whether their children were dead or alive. ,., ., ,, whether their children were dead or alive. ,, ,., whether their children were dead or alive. ,, �* alive. goodness me, you can't even imaaine alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what _ alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what it's _ alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what it's like _ alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what it's like for _ alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what it's like for them - alive. goodness me, you can't even imagine what it's like for them but l imagine what it's like for them but that agony will continue because evenif that agony will continue because even if their children have survived this, the impact of a moment of an incident like this on the entire community is going to take years and years to recoverfrom, isn't community is going to take years and years to recover from, isn't it? absolutely, when i talk to a lot of community members hear a lot of people are putting on a brave face and i think the trauma of this

incident is barely starting to register. so we are going to see that over the next few days, and there's a lot of community support from the surrounding towns slowly trickling in here today. uvalde is a texas hill country town a lot of people travel through, people who are born and raised there, people from the nearby metropolitan areas like san antonio. tqm. from the nearby metropolitan areas like san antonio.— from the nearby metropolitan areas like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate ou like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making — like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the _ like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the time _ like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the time to _ like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the time to talk- like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the time to talk to - like san antonio. 0k, we appreciate you making the time to talk to us i you making the time to talk to us today. and we wish everybody there best wishes. we'rejoined now byjennifer hubbard, who lost her daughter catherine in the sandy hook shooting. good morning to you. thank you very much indeed for talking to us on what i'm sure is a really difficult day for you, as you're seeing these pictures unfolding. i imagine your first thoughts are with the families of those children in that school?

absolutely. i can't imagine or even try to put in words what they are feeling. 0nly that my heart is with them. it's a horrible day. ten feeling. only that my heart is with them. it's a horrible day. ten years on almost — them. it's a horrible day. ten years on almost from _ them. it's a horrible day. ten years on almost from sandy _ them. it's a horrible day. ten years on almost from sandy hook, - them. it's a horrible day. ten years on almost from sandy hook, tell. them. it's a horrible day. ten yearsj on almost from sandy hook, tell us how come if you can share with us, how come if you can share with us, how you have managed for the last decade question of what has got you through and how do you manage everyday with the awful tragedy, coping with the awful tragedy that occurred at sandy hook ten years ago? occurred at sandy hook ten years auo? ~ �* , occurred at sandy hook ten years am? . �* , ., ., , occurred at sandy hook ten years am? ,y occurred at sandy hook ten years auo? _ occurred at sandy hook ten years am? ,y i, ., ago? well, it's a day by day type of arowth, ago? well, it's a day by day type of growth. and _ ago? well, it's a day by day type of growth, and recovery, _ ago? well, it's a day by day type of growth, and recovery, i— ago? well, it's a day by day type of growth, and recovery, i was- growth, and recovery, i was fortunate my son came out of the school. he was in the school when catherine died. and so, for me, it was focusing on him, and his healing and recovery and, because of him, i was forced to get out of bed. and focus on living life. i had the

opportunity to begin to honour catherine's love and commitment to animals by building a sanctuary in her name. we animals by building a sanctuary in her name. ~ ., , ., , . ., her name. we are seeing a picture of catherine right _ her name. we are seeing a picture of catherine right now, _ her name. we are seeing a picture of catherine right now, gorgeous - catherine right now, gorgeous picture of her. tell us a little bit about her if you can.— picture of her. tell us a little bit about her if you can. catherine was about her if you can. catherine was a rentle about her if you can. catherine was a gentle and _ about her if you can. catherine was a gentle and shy — about her if you can. catherine was a gentle and shy little _ about her if you can. catherine was a gentle and shy little girl, - about her if you can. catherine was a gentle and shy little girl, who - a gentle and shy little girl, who was passionate about her friends and her family but most was passionate about her friends and herfamily but most in was passionate about her friends and her family but most in love with the creatures she came in touch with. but, as much as she was shy, and gentle, she was a fiercely determined redhead that was just going to take the world by storm. we've seen joe going to take the world by storm. we've seenjoe biden speak in the last few hours. he made an emotion address asking why we allow this to happen? children going to school can be like a battlefield. 0utside

happen? children going to school can be like a battlefield. outside of the united states, looking in, i'm sure lots of people simply don't understand how an 18—year—old is able to buy two weapons like this and again, i'm sure this will start the debate about gun control in the united states. why has this situation gone on like this for so long and why won't things change? you know, frankly, i don't know. i'm not a legislator. i'm not a politician. i know that we need to do something in the realm of responsible and safe gun ownership, but that's not myjob, and that's not my focus, and i trust that the people that we have a to take care of our communities, our children, our schools, will make the right choices. ifirmly our schools, will make the right choices. i firmly believe the reason we are in this position again today

is because we have come as a community, as a country, have lost track of our moral focus. i truly believe that we need to become more empathetic, more compassionate, and work on our ability to come together in compassion and in empathy for the people we stand beside. we are a divisive country and it needs to stop. divisive country and it needs to sto -. ~ . divisive country and it needs to sto . _ . ., . ., , divisive country and it needs to sto.. ., . ., , ., divisive country and it needs to st0.~ ., . ., , ., “ divisive country and it needs to st0.~ ., . ., , ., 4' ., stop. what changes would you like to see in terms — stop. what changes would you like to see in terms of— stop. what changes would you like to see in terms of gun _ stop. what changes would you like to see in terms of gun control— stop. what changes would you like to see in terms of gun control in - stop. what changes would you like to see in terms of gun control in the - see in terms of gun control in the united states?— see in terms of gun control in the united states? you know, i'm really not versed to _ united states? you know, i'm really not versed to talk _ united states? you know, i'm really not versed to talk about _ united states? you know, i'm really not versed to talk about gun - united states? you know, i'm really not versed to talk about gun control| not versed to talk about gun control and the legislated issues in front of us. that's a conversation for the people we have elected. to make those changes. i truly believe that our focus and our attention needs to be on those important issues, as well as the moral values be held as a society.

well as the moral values be held as a socie . ., ., ~' well as the moral values be held as a socie . ., ., ,, ., ., ., well as the moral values be held as asocie . ., ., ,, ., ., ., ., a society. you talked a moment to go about empathy _ a society. you talked a moment to go about empathy and _ a society. you talked a moment to go about empathy and how _ a society. you talked a moment to go about empathy and how the - a society. you talked a moment to go about empathy and how the country l a society. you talked a moment to go | about empathy and how the country is divided. why is it so divided? what is at the heart of that? t divided. why is it so divided? what is at the heart of that?— is at the heart of that? i think that we need _ is at the heart of that? i think that we need to _ is at the heart of that? i think that we need to take - is at the heart of that? i think that we need to take a - is at the heart of that? i think that we need to take a step . is at the heart of that? i think - that we need to take a step back. i think that, as people, we need to realise that we are humans and that we need to consider how we approach humanity as a whole. it's the work we do at the sanctuary, making sure that everything that we do is based on a value of acceptance for who we are and the values that we hold. we can most certainly disagree and have a difference of opinion, but it doesn't change the fact we are all humans and when a community is rattled like sandy hook was, as is texas right now, we need to be reminded that when children are lost and, frankly, babies are killing other babies, he was 18, we have a

problem that we need to address that i believe cuts deeper than a legislated issue. we need to look at who we are. legislated issue. we need to look at who we are-— legislated issue. we need to look at who we are. ~ ., , .,, who we are. where can that problem be addressed? _ who we are. where can that problem be addressed? do _ who we are. where can that problem be addressed? do you _ who we are. where can that problem be addressed? do you start - who we are. where can that problem be addressed? do you start in - who we are. where can that problem be addressed? do you start in the i be addressed? do you start in the schools? do you start at home? t schools? do you start at home? i think it started home, i think it starts at school. i think we have to take a look at ourselves first in what we are teaching our children and the children that may live next door within our communities. and go from there. ~ . door within our communities. and go from there-— from there. what come in the work ou've from there. what come in the work you've done _ from there. what come in the work you've done over— from there. what come in the work you've done over the _ from there. what come in the work you've done over the last _ from there. what come in the work you've done over the last ten - from there. what come in the work| you've done over the last ten years, are the main problems, challenges, you see? is it social isolation? i'm trying to work out where the divisions are coming? what is it particularly about these situations? what sparks it? what is the start? i think it starts when we start respecting each other for what we

believe in, what we stand for. i think there has been a significant period of social isolation. we need to pay time and attention into what our kids are doing, what they are watching, what they are interacting with, and that starts at home. imilieu with, and that starts at home. when ou sa with, and that starts at home. when you say what — with, and that starts at home. when you say what they — with, and that starts at home. when you say what they are _ with, and that starts at home. when you say what they are watching, - with, and that starts at home. when you say what they are watching, what concerns you there? i you say what they are watching, what concerns you there?— concerns you there? i think that we are a screen _ concerns you there? i think that we are a screen community, _ concerns you there? i think that we are a screen community, all- concerns you there? i think that we are a screen community, all too - are a screen community, all too often we don't know what our kids are watching on their phones, we don't know who they are interacting with because we're so on ourselves. and whatever is important to us. and i think that we need to sit back and take a good hard look at the interactions we have within our own family. for me, i think at times it's as simple as how many times we eat dinner with our kids.— eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank ou

eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank you so _ eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank you so much _ eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank you so much for— eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank you so much for talking - eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, thank you so much for talking to i eat dinner with our kids. jennifer, l thank you so much for talking to us today. jennifer hubbard, whose daughter catherine died at sandy hook a decade ago, talking really emotionally about obviously everything she has learned in the ten years since that happened to her family. ten years on we are reporting the fact very similar tragic event has taken place overnight in texas. railway workers have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike — threatening major summer travel disruption across britain. the rmt union says staff want a decent pay rise and job security, but the department for transport says strikes should always be the last resort not the first. we're joined now by rmt assistant general secretary, eddie dempsey. good morning, thanks forjoining us today. for people who have heard about strike action and the vote but maybe haven't followed the lead up to this, just run us through what this is about as far as your members

are concerned. what are you wanting? well, some of our members now are in the third year of a pay freeze. they have worked extremely hard during the pandemic. they were heroes in that period. worked hard getting key workers to where they needed to be. and now we have come out of the pandemic moment if you like, and we are being told our membersjobs are going to be cut, that their terms and conditions are going to be torn up, and that there is no money in the pot to pay for a pay rise, and this is at a time now when rpi is 11.1%. we are in the biggest cost of living crisis since records began and our members now have voted in the biggest mandate we have had as a trade union for at least 30 years, and they put a demand on us as well as on the industry to get a deal that gives them a pay rise and protect their jobs

that gives them a pay rise and protect theirjobs and their livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee _ livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee you _ livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee you they _ livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee you they will- livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee you they will be - livelihoods going forward. i can guarantee you they will be people watching this programme right now who are thinking oh my goodness me, a strike, how am i going to get to work, how can i get paid and pay my bills in the weeks ahead? what are we talking about, strike action? when and how? irate we talking about, strike action? when and how?— we talking about, strike action? when and how? ~ ., ., ., when and how? we are going to meet next week to — when and how? we are going to meet next week to discuss _ when and how? we are going to meet next week to discuss that _ when and how? we are going to meet next week to discuss that here - when and how? we are going to meet next week to discuss that here in - next week to discuss that here in our head offices. but we are not rushing into this. we never have. we have been speaking to the employers and the industry for months and come in some cases, for more than a year, and we've written to all these companies injanuary and we've written to all these companies in january seeking negotiations to try and get a settlement, so now that we have not got anywhere with that, we have balloted for industrial action but now we think there is an opportunity to negotiate a deal, so we are calling for an industrywide convention if you like. we want to sit down with the employers and the government, because what we are finding when we are speaking to a lot of these employers, their hands

are tied by government around what they can do in negotiations, and it seems government is directing their plans in terms of cutting jobs and tearing up our members are pottery terms and conditions.— terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, we are limited _ terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, we are limited on _ terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, we are limited on time, _ terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, we are limited on time, to - terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, we are limited on time, to where i terms and conditions. sorry, eddie, l we are limited on time, to where you are talking, you're making it sound like maybe the strike won't happen? well, it won't if we get a settlement, so we haven't named any action yet. what we are doing in the first instance is calling for the employers and government to set down a table with us and see if we can hash out a deal. we don't want to rush headlong into strike action but we've got a lot of pressure from our members who have had a pay freeze for three years, biggest cost of living crisis in living memory, and there arejobs and living crisis in living memory, and there are jobs and in terms of conditions under threat. we are established to defend our members and that's what they expect of us as and that's what they expect of us as a trade union, but we want to make a deal, so we're hoping we can get an opportunity now with this ban to

focus minds and try to achieve that. but if we can't, ultimately, we will have to take strike action. hagar have to take strike action. how helful have to take strike action. how helpful are _ have to take strike action. how helpful are you _ have to take strike action. how helpful are you to _ have to take strike action. how helpful are you to those - have to take strike action. how helpful are you to those commuters who are watching this morning, how is this right? i’m who are watching this morning, how is this right?— is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes _ is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes will _ is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes will be _ is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes will be named - is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes will be named if - is this right? i'm always hopeful. the strikes will be named if we l the strikes will be named if we can't get a settlement because we have been speaking for a very long time now and it's been falling on deaf ears, so now is the right opportunity for us to get together. let's get this sorted out. you know the risk of a _ let's get this sorted out. you know the risk of a strike _ let's get this sorted out. you know the risk of a strike because - let's get this sorted out. you know the risk of a strike because it - the risk of a strike because it working life is changed. lots of people are now used to working from home. is there a danger you call a strike, it doesn't have as much impact as maybe it would have done in the past, and you kind of shoot yourselves in the foot?— yourselves in the foot? well, i don't really — yourselves in the foot? well, i don't really see _ yourselves in the foot? well, i don't really see that _ yourselves in the foot? well, i don't really see that that's - yourselves in the foot? well, i don't really see that that's the j don't really see that that's the case. i mean, this is the biggest rail strike certainly in my lifetime if we were to name action. this is network rail. all of the train operating companies under control,

this is a major set of industrial action if we end up calling it. but it's a last resort. 0ur action if we end up calling it. but it's a last resort. our members are feeling the pinch too. we don't want to take them out to make them lose money if we can get a settlement, so we hoping this will focus minds where they need to be focused and we think it's an opportunity for us to sit down and a settlement. which is reasonable and gives people a pay rise and protect theirjobs. that's not much to ask for in the current circumstances, is it? we not much to ask for in the current circumstances, is it?— circumstances, is it? we will find out when you _ circumstances, is it? we will find out when you negotiate. - circumstances, is it? we will find out when you negotiate. eddie i out when you negotiate. eddie dempsey, thanks very much indeed for joining us. network rail said modernisation is needed, wrotejust need to be more flexible, and they are also saying they are disappointed the union has voted for a strike. last october, the radioi dj adele roberts announced she'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer and ever since she has made it her mission to raise awareness by sharing every step of herjourney. what a journey it's been, hasn't it

come already? adele has been through intense treatment, and now wears a stoma bag as her bowel recovers. this month, adele, and her stoma, grace the front cover of "women's health", as she continues to break down the stigma surrounding her diagnosis. she has given it a nickname, audrey. she's trying to break down the stigma and just tell people is a reality. she's doing a brilliantjob at it, as well. adele and her girlfriend kate have spoken to breakfast about the impact cancer has had, and what life is like for them now. hi, i'm adele roberts. i'm a presenter and dj. i am currently recovering from stage two bowel cancer. i've just finished chemotherapy, which is amazing, and i am the proudest parent of audrey the stoma. we're going to get to know her. come and join us. welcome to my bathroom. we're about to get audrey dressed. i think it's so important to raise awareness of stomas and be visible. since i've got to know the ostomic community,

i've realised that there are a few people that feel a bit ashamed about their bodies and that makes me so sad for them because i know what they've been through to get their stoma. they're absolute heroes and they should not be ashamed at all. so this essentially is my small intestine and the reason that the doctors gave me this is because my large colon is healing at the moment, because i've had a tumour removed, the cancerous tumour. so you have to make sure she's really dry, otherwise the bag might peel off. what i usually do is put a dry wipe around audreyjust in case she leaks because she's like a naughty, leaky tap. so audrey is my small intestine that's been brought to my tummy to allow me to go to the toilet in the meantime, while my bottom is healing. so in a weird way, i've not been to the toilet since october last year. laughter. this is a tip that i got off my stoma nurse. this is a special liquid that helps the skin around the stoma heal. right, ready?

yep. so there's the sticker. now we're just going to pop audrey in that hole. she's in. yay! ok, that's that. and then kate does a little check through the peephole. i like to give her a little wave before i say goodbye. i love little audrey. she saved my life and i'm so grateful to her. she's my little baby, and she's popped away back now in her home. we're here at the hospital where i've been receiving my treatment to see my brilliant stoma nurse elaine, audrey's second mum. let's go! hello. hi. you all right? good to see you. look. look at this! wow! can you believe that? look at audrey!

i don't think i could have done this without audrey being there. i think old me would have been too embarrassed about my body. but, thanks to audrey, i love my body now. i mean, all of this, we need more of this. love that, elaine, love that. such an honour for the first time ever on a newsstand magazine, a woman with a stoma. just wonderful. you know, i never nearly came in. i never nearly rang the gp because i was worried, you know, because of covid. ijust thought i'd be a burden to the nhs and i'm so grateful that i did because i wouldn't have met you or wouldn't have little audrey. bowel cancer is the second biggest killer, isn't it? cancer killer in the uk. alternating between diarrhoea and constipation, having lots of mucus, bleeding. and, you know, if it lasts more than three weeks you should absolutely get it checked out because if we catch it early, it's treatable.

see, elaine's right. early diagnosis saves lives. go and get checked. don't be shy. can we have a hug? of course. thank you so much. in six weeks' time, i'm going to have a scan and fingers crossed it's going to say i'm cancerfree. and i think that will be the greatest day of my life. yeah, it will. i just want to hear those words. i just want to hear those words that you've not got cancer. ijust try and wake up every day and get through it. i don't think much further than the next 24 hours. i know that you always say that i help you through everything and that i'm there for you. but ijust want you to know

how easy you make it. because nobody knows how they're going to deal with cancer or having a stoma. and you make it an absolute pleasure to help you through it. from the start, you've accepted my new body and you've made me feel amazing. and it's thanks to you that i get through every day. oh, my god. i thought you were going to marry me then! going to say, "will you marry me? " laughter. yeah, getting down on one knee actually means something different now. it means i'm going to change audrey! when you take the knee, you're changing audrey, you're not proposing. such a pleasure to be able to share our story and show that you can get through it and you do laugh, but we've laughed every single day. yeah, we have. thank you for always being there for me, baby. i love you.

i love that. what a lovely inspiring film that was. just seeing her smiling and passing on that message. we will see that a bit late in the programme because i know it's going to be a message lots of us are going to feel like we want to follow. we are joined now by a consultant oncologist. thank you talking to us this morning. it's really important people who perhaps have a little bit of a platform talk about their diagnosis, their symptoms, their treatment. for the rest of us to pay attention to. what is your message to people watching this morning?— this morning? absolutely, when --eole this morning? absolutely, when people like _ this morning? absolutely, when people like adele _ this morning? absolutely, when people like adele come - this morning? absolutely, when people like adele come onto i this morning? absolutely, when| people like adele come onto the screen and they have a huge platform, huge following, when they

talk about these things, they talk about their journey, talk about these things, they talk about theirjourney, the about their journey, the chemotherapy, about theirjourney, the chemotherapy, that is incredibly moving and that sends a much more powerful message to the people out there to be aware of their body symptoms. we hear them talk, medics, but we tell the same story so many times, but when celebrities talk about it it really generates a huge awareness and that's what we should want at this stage.— want at this stage. let's capitalise on that. want at this stage. let's capitalise on that- here _ want at this stage. let's capitalise on that. here engaging _ on that. here engaging us this morning. what are the symptoms come what should people be aware of if they watching this morning? {line what should people be aware of if they watching this morning? one of they watching this morning? one of the most common _ they watching this morning? one of the most common symptoms - they watching this morning? one of the most common symptoms for i they watching this morning? one of. the most common symptoms for bowel cancer is bleeding. so if you experience any rectal bleeding, fresh bleeding, mixed with stools, thatis fresh bleeding, mixed with stools, that is not normal and we should not just ignore it. many people will underplay it. it might be something i ate, it could be piles or it will probably go away, but no, you need to seek medical attention. the other common symptoms which goes along with it is changing your bowel habits, so you've had good bowel

habits, so you've had good bowel habits or your life in the last few weeks to notice you have to go to the toilet much more often. again, you normalise it may be because i changed my diet perhaps, but you are going to the toilet more frequently than your normal lifelong pattern, there is something which you should be concerned about. chances are that it probably is nothing. that is ok. but you should go and get yourself checked out. but you should go and get yourself checked out-— checked out. adele said she nearly didn't even — checked out. adele said she nearly didn't even phone _ checked out. adele said she nearly didn't even phone her _ checked out. adele said she nearly didn't even phone her gp. - checked out. adele said she nearly| didn't even phone her gp. everyone is very busy, we know gp surgeries are still busy post—pandemic and it can be difficult to get appointments. how do you persuade people to go forward and get checked? ~ , ,., , people to go forward and get checked? ~ ,,., , ., �*, people to go forward and get checked? ~ , ., �*, ~ , checked? absolutely, that's the key thin , if checked? absolutely, that's the key thing. if you — checked? absolutely, that's the key thing, if you have _ checked? absolutely, that's the key thing, if you have symptoms, - checked? absolutely, that's the key thing, if you have symptoms, you i thing, if you have symptoms, you need to go to the doctor because we know from our statistics the early the bowel cancer is diagnosed and picked up, better will be the treatment success. so if somebody is

picked up with bowel cancer at stage one for example, the chances of being cured from mud cancer is 90% and more than that. one worry is what might come because of this consultation, but the chances are it will not be cancer but even if it is, god forbid, the chance of being cured is in excess of 90%. that is, god forbid, the chance of being cured is in excess of 90%.- cured is in excess of 90%. that is phenomenally — cured is in excess of 90%. that is phenomenally higher _ cured is in excess of 90%. that is phenomenally higher than - cured is in excess of 90%. that is phenomenally higher than it - cured is in excess of 90%. that is phenomenally higher than it ever| cured is in excess of 90%. that is - phenomenally higher than it ever has been before, isn't it? that phenomenally higher than it ever has been before, isn't it?— been before, isn't it? that is because we _ been before, isn't it? that is because we are _ been before, isn't it? that is because we are diagnosing l been before, isn't it? that is- because we are diagnosing early, diagnostic techniques now, our surgical skill has really gone through and our chemotherapy and those things, immunotherapy are really coming together. i'm not saying everybody has got 90%, but it depends on how early you diagnose it so if you have symptoms and you present to the doctor early, that is really the key thing you can change. how quickly our treatment is changing? mil how quickly our treatment is changing?— how quickly our treatment is chanauin? �* . ., changing? all the time. we have clinical trials _ changing? all the time. we have clinical trials which _ changing? all the time. we have clinical trials which are _ changing? all the time. we have clinical trials which are there - changing? all the time. we have clinical trials which are there at l clinical trials which are there at every stage of the illness before

the diagnosis, through the diagnosis, and in terms of follow—up. if you ask me this ten years ago, we might have said we had a handful of chemotherapy is, but we now have chemotherapy, radiotherapy, sophisticated approaches, things called immunotherapy which is revolutionising things for our patients. 0ften revolutionising things for our patients. often it is not this treatment that treatment, but a question of combining these treatments, working in teams and trying to out what the best thing for this patient is in front of you in personalising their treatment and trying to give the best possible outcome. ., ., ~ trying to give the best possible outcome. ., ., ,, i. trying to give the best possible outcome. ., ., ,, . outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming — outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming in- _ outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming in- l— outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming in. i was _ outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming in. i was worried - outcome. doctor, thank you so much for coming in. i was worried this - for coming in. i was worried this was going to be a negative and upsetting piece this morning but i think it's been hopeful, optimistic and that's thanks to you and adele and that's thanks to you and adele and kate, her girlfriend, as well. if you're watching you know what you have to do. we will be showing that film later on in the programme and talking about this more throughout the morning. adele is used to being

up the morning. adele is used to being up early for the breakfast show at the weekend so if you're watching this morning, good morning to you and kate, and we want the big exclusive if that engagement ever happens. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. the opening of the elizabeth line could lead to up to 100 bus routes in central london being cut or reduced, according to the mayor. tfl has warned that failure to secure long—term funding from the government could lead to a reduction in services. sadiq khan suggested buses in the centre are now duplicating other transport routes and could be moved to outer boroughs, where there's a greater need. posters and billboards to help trace missing people have been given a new look, with technology that aims to make

them more memorable. they'll now feature 3d images, smiling faces and less information. the word "missing" has also been replaced with the phrase "help find." the changes follow research which suggests it could make people more likely to respond to them. police are appealing for information after a jewellers in buckinghamshire was targeted by armed robbers for the second time in three months. this was the moment a man with a hammer and brick ran into elite in beconsfield, before smashing a glass display. it comes after three men escaped with £200,000—worth of stock in march. you may have spotted the bunting going up ahead of the queen's jubilee. well, the celebrations are already in full swing at one school in east london. pupils at cayley primary have spent the past few weeks making decorations and learning about the queen's 70 years of service. what's really important is for children to understand their part in history and lived

history, so they are, just as we went through covid, something was globally happening, what is nationally happening, something that's being written about in history books and children to know that they're part of that is really important. a quick look at the tubes if you're heading out this morning. we've got a good service on all lines at the moment. now here's the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start for many this morning. glimpses of blue sky but fairly quickly this front is going to move through and that's going to bring some thicker cloud. one or two outbreaks of rain potentially. quite a breezy day too helping that front along its way, but the cloud breaking later on to give some sunny spells. temperatures i8 celsius. still one or two showers around, but they're going to blow through into the evening, so some sunshine again before it sets. 0vernight, clear spells. a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature dropping down to nine celsius. now for thursday, quite a similar affair, really. a bright start for many, then this cold front starts to sink south. as a result, that's going to introduce more cloud.

now, tomorrow, the front is weakening. you mightjust get a little bit of light and patchy rain but fairly short lived. some brighter spells towards the end of the day and temperatures tomorrow a touch warmer at 20 celsius. now overnight, thursday and friday, and indeed through the weekend, high pressure takes over, so plenty of fine, dry and sunny weather in the forecast. a warm day, a sunny day for friday, but we do pick up a north—westerly flow, so over the weekend temperatures feeling a bit fresher. i9 celsius with some sunny spells on saturday, but temperatures just about making the mid—teens on sunday. i'll be back in half an hour. until then head to our website for plenty more. see you soon. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today... at least 19 young children and two teachers have been killed

in a shooting at a primary school in texas. among the victims are teacher eva mireles and ten—year—old xavier lopez. in an emotional address, us presidentjoe biden said gun laws must change. how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened... see their friends die, as if they are on a battlefield, for god's sake? another huge hike in energy bills. the price cap looks set to go up another £800 within months. a government support plan could be announced tomorrow. will it be enough? railway workers have voted to go on national strike, threatening major summer travel disruption across the uk. and bad news from the insect world as a new report reveals that nearly half of britain's butterfly species are in danger of disappearing from

our shores completely. the premier league approves the takeover of chelsea by the la dodgers co—owner todd boehly in a £4.25 billion deal — the highest price for a sports team in history. heavy rain in the north and west of the country as pushing south—east. weakening as it spreads across the country. behind it sunshine and showers. a blustery day wherever you are. all the details throughout the programme. it's wednesday, the 25th of may. a tragic story coming out of the united states today. at least 19 children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. the 18—year—old gunman opened fire at robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, before he was killed by police.

our us correspondent david willis reports. every parent's worst nightmare a reality once again in the united states. in the final week of the summer term, a student at a suburban elementary school, wielding weapons he'd bought on his birthday, barricaded himself inside the building and went classroom to classroom on a killing spree. my my heart was broken today. we are a small community. we need prayers to get us through this. thank you. 18—year—old salvador ramos was himself shot dead by law enforcement officers but not before he'd inflicted the deadliest shooting of its kind since the sandy hook massacre nearly a decade ago. let me assure you, the intruder is deceased and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case. we will ask you will to keep the families involved in your prayers. with flags lowered to half mast at the white house and other public

buildings as a mark of respect for the victims, president biden declared himself sick and tired of the carnage caused by gun violence and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. as a nation we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? when in god's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, a senator representing the state in which the sandy hook massacre took place, pleaded with his colleagues for tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg... to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. find a path forward here. work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan support at the time, a bill that would have tightened

america's gun laws in the wake of the sandy hook massacre failed to garner the votes it needed to pass into law. and there remain those who bitterly oppose any legislation that could compromise americans' constitutional right to bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens. that doesn't work. it's not effective. it doesn't prevent crime. we know what does prevent crime, which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness. the motive for this latest rampage still isn't known. meanwhile, the national rifle association is due to hold its annual meeting in texas this coming weekend. david willis, bbc news. the names and photographs of those killed in this attack are starting to emerge, along with heartbreaking details of their lives.

the family of xavier lopez have confirmed that he died at school. he was 10—years—old. his cousin told american news outlets that xavier's mum had attended his awards ceremony just hours before the shooting. a go fund me page has been set up by one of his relatives to help his family pay for his funeral. so sad, isn't it. uziyah garcia was was nine, and would have turned ten this summer. his aunt nikki cross confirmed his death and shared his photo. his grandfather described him as "the sweetest little boy i've ever known". the father of 10—year—old ameriejo garza confirmed that his daughter was one of the pupils killed as she attended school yesterday. teacher eva mireles was also killed.

she'd been a teacher for 17 years, according to her profile at robb elementary school. one of her relatives told american reporters that she was "trying to protect her students" from the gunman before she died. her aunt said she was a keen hiker, who took pride in teaching students of latino heritage. she described her niece as "the life of the party." angelica casas has been at the scene, and sent us this report. this is likely the largest police presence the small town of uvalde, texas, has ever seen. today it's the target of a school mass shooting where the victims are pupils under the age of ten, as well as teachers. what we know so far is that the suspect was an 18—year—old who was carrying both a handgun and an automatic rifle. it is said he likely killed his grandmother before then coming to the school.

i have spoken to neighbours from the area who say of course this is unexpected. many of them know people who either worked at the school or children who were attending. at a vigil i went to i spoke with one woman who said a family friend still does not know where her daughter is. as the death toll continues to rise and more is known about the victims, this once again brings up the debate of guns in america. residents here are in shock and disbelief as this town has become the latest target of a school mass shooting. us presidentjoe biden has already made a statement and ask that all us flags be lowered to half mast from saturday. we will have more on that as the programme goes on this morning. more measures to help ease the rising cost of living are being finalised by the government, and could be

announced as soon as tomorrow. it comes after a warning the average household energy bill could go up by another £800 this october. nina's with us. it is hard to get your head around. we are all wincing. these possible measures we might get later in the week what are we talking about? it takes the average annual use price to £2800 a year. it is so shocking. 0fgem said it is a once in a generation thing. it comes as food prices are going up, childcare is going up. it has galvanised the governing into forming this plan very quickly. —— galvanised the government. families cannot wait for this, especially those on single incomes. we have been speaking to one. mum 0rla has already

seen her bills double. now they're likely to go up again by around £800 a year. in a 30—day period in april, my gas and electric — my bill was £310. i couldn't. .. i honestly thought they were joking. to think, that's £3,720 it's costing me for my energy for the year. the thought that it's going to go up anything at all additionally, i have no idea how i'm going to cope with that. it's following this from the boss of the energy regulator 0fgem, who was speaking with mps yesterday. i know this is a very distressing time for customers. but i do need to be clear with this committee, with customers and with the government, about the likely price implications for october. now this is uncertain. we are only part way through the price cap window but we are expecting a price cap in october in the region of £2,800. the cap sets a limit on the amount suppliers can charge for the average use of gas and electricity,

and it's predicted to rise by almost half. wow, that's ridiculous, isn't it? wow! how are people affording to live? it's unbelievable, it's ridiculous. especially seeing as all these companies have got more money coming in. it's going to be a lot. we'll have to sacrifice l a lot in everyday items just to pay our bills. in october last year, the price cap was £1,277. that went up by 54% in april, to £1,971. and, if the latest predictions come true, it will go up again by 42% to £2,800. the rise has been blamed on wholesale gas prices in volatile markets but the results could be at least 10 million households in fuel poverty. that's where10% of disposable income goes on energy. we're getting so many more people coming.

we're hearing some terrible stories, not only of debt and financial hardship, of people reaching out to loan sharks or gambling to make it pay. people who are going to be burning wet pallets in their homes to try and keep warm. people who are cooking on barbecues. people who simply do not see a way forward through these sorts of price rises. the government says there is support worth around £22 billion, including the £150 council tax support this month, but acknowledge there is more to do. families like 0rla's hope it will be enough to get them through the colder, winter months. if we are going to get some kind of announcement in the next couple of days from the government about help, what kind of help could somebody like 0rla get? taste what kind of help could somebody like 0rla get?— what kind of help could somebody like orla net? . ., ., ., ~' ., like orla get? we are looking at the bi aer of like orla get? we are looking at the bigger of around — like orla get? we are looking at the bigger of around 10 _ like orla get? we are looking at the bigger of around 10 billion - like orla get? we are looking at the bigger of around 10 billion being - bigger of around 10 billion being bandied about that could be offered in support schemes were targeted the

vast majority to the poorest households, the most vulnerable. within that potentially some universal measures like the ones we have seen with the loan on our bills for the next few years. how will it be funded? lots of talk of a windfall tax. that is given to businesses who have done extraordinary wealth. asking them to get back a big chunk of it in order to support households. we are hearing from households saying they are not coping every day. households on decent pensions by people with two full—time salaries who say they are not getting by on as before that hike. general inflation is already at 9% and expected to go up again. wages and pensions are not keeping up, particularly if you are in public sector. it up, particularly if you are in public sector.— up, particularly if you are in public sector. it will get worse before it gets _ public sector. it will get worse before it gets better. - the announcement could be a day

after the other thing we have been waiting for. this is sue gray's report into lockdown parties in downing street, which is expected to be handed over to number 10 later today. let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. adam, the timnig of this report is quite significant? well, we have been talking about this story. months can half a year since the first claims of lockdown busting parties emerged from downing street and other government departments in whitehall. the political pressure built on boris johnson to investigate this matter first person he hired to do this cabinet secretary simon paice then got embroiled in it as well and it was handed over to sue gray. she could publish any an interim version of her report when the metropolitan police started investigating and asked her to hold back on the details. she only publish broad headline findings. today it looks

like we will get the full details of everything she found out, dates, times, names, maybe even photos as well. there are two schools of thought in westminster about this. one is this story is kind of ever because the metropolitan police find the prime minister and the chancellor, they completed their investigation without any other politicians being fined or boris johnson getting any more fines. the other school of thought is this could open a can of worms and reignite everyone plasma tango all over again and have some quite consequences. —— everyone's anger consequences. —— everyone�*s anger all consequences. —— everyone's anger all over again. consequences. -- everyone's anger all over again-— all over again. where and when will it end? if you use the trains but you need to this. —— if you use the trains,

you need to listen to this. staff at network rail, and 13 train operators, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. the rmt union said its leaders will meet to discuss a timetable for walkouts from mid—june. 0ur reporter matt graveling is at london euston for us this morning. this could have serious implications for a lot of people, couldn't it? definitely a significant first step. it shows the current sense of feeling in the railway industry and could affect movement of passengers and freight. important to say no dates have been arranged for any industrial action. dates have been arranged for any industrialaction. if dates have been arranged for any industrial action. if there were strikes they could be as early as the middle of next month. these are strikes overjobs, pay and conditions. ballots were sent out to 40,000 members. 71% filled the men and 89% voted in favour of the strike. here is the general secretary eddie dempsey. this is a major set of industrial action— this is a major set of industrial action if— this is a major set of industrial action if we _ this is a major set of industrial action if we end up calling it. this is a last_ action if we end up calling it. this is a last resort. are members are feeling _ is a last resort. are members are feeling the — is a last resort. are members are

feeling the pinch. we are hoping this will— feeling the pinch. we are hoping this will focus minds when they need to be focused. we think there is an opportunity— to be focused. we think there is an opportunity for us to sit down and negotiate — opportunity for us to sit down and negotiate a settlement that is reasonable, gives people a pay rise and protect theirjobs. not much to ask for— and protect theirjobs. not much to ask for in_ and protect theirjobs. not much to ask for in the current circumstances, is it? the current circumstance is the railway industry has lost a lot of money with the coronavirus pandemic. passenger numbers around 80% but not everywhere here in london. with the lucrative season tickets, the numbers are still dangling meaning cash flow is also down. network rail planned to cut 2500 maintenance jobs in a restructure to save money. network rail said they are disappointed in the strike because no firm actions or proposals have been tabled. they urge the rmt to talk rather than walk.— talk rather than walk. interesting ou sa talk rather than walk. interesting you say that _ talk rather than walk. interesting you say that numbers _ talk rather than walk. interesting you say that numbers are - talk rather than walk. interesting you say that numbers are down. |

talk rather than walk. interesting l you say that numbers are down. it does look much quieter than it used to. we'rejoined now by steve montgomery, chair of rail delivery group. morning to you. i'm hoping you have heard some of the discussion over the last couple of minutes about the current situation. rmt saying the strike is over pay, conditions and significantlyjob cuts. itruihat significantly 'ob cuts. what assurances — significantly job cuts. what assurances can _ significantly job cuts. what assurances can you - significantly job cuts. what assurances can you give i significantly job cuts. what i assurances can you give staff? i think the important is, strike is by ballot to strike is not going to help anybody, but typically not stop at the front end and not customers. the industry has to recover from the pandemic. your reporter said there is already £16 billion of taxpayers money being paid. we need to look at reforming the industry. the way to do that is talking with rmt and making sure we have sensible discussions. 0ne making sure we have sensible discussions. one thing we can continue to do is keep taking money out. we have got to be able to look

and fund ourselves. as you have highlighted with a number of customers that have lost in the pandemic are not returning. we need to look differently at the future. and customers. you said striking would not help staff protect their jobs, what do you mean by that? itruihat jobs, what do you mean by that? what i mean is jobs, what do you mean by that? what i mean is people _ jobs, what do you mean by that? ernst i mean is people going out jobs, what do you mean by that? wt5gt i mean is people going out on strike and that we need to sit down and talk the trade unions and look at how we do sensible reform of the industry. an example i can give his terms and conditions at the moment. 0ne terms and conditions at the moment. one thing since the pandemic and the people travel on a saturday and sunday, the frequency is greater. the terms and conditions, it means sunday working for people is voluntary and that means sometimes we can offer an inconsistent service. it is those type of reforms we want. we can do that with the trade unions and set the industry up for the future, particularly with the new travelling patterns we are

seeing. the new travelling patterns we are seeina. ~ _ the new travelling patterns we are seeina. ~ . ., , , seeing. the rmt saying clearly they ho ed seeing. the rmt saying clearly they hoped negotiations _ seeing. the rmt saying clearly they hoped negotiations will _ seeing. the rmt saying clearly they hoped negotiations will continue i hoped negotiations will continue urgently. do you think there is a chance the strikes might not happen? i definitely do. we had to sit down and talk. it is important for everybody to sit down and talk and look at sensible discussions were sensible reform, protecting the future. ~ , ., ., sensible reform, protecting the future. ., ., ,, future. when you are talking about how the way _ future. when you are talking about how the way we — future. when you are talking about how the way we use _ future. when you are talking about how the way we use the _ future. when you are talking about how the way we use the railways . future. when you are talking about i how the way we use the railways has changed, hasn't been happening for quite a long time? we are talking a lot about the pandemic. that has been happening gradually, over decades. ., ., , , ., decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is — decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure _ decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure travel - decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure travel has i have seen is leisure travel has obviously increased. recall staple diet of season—ticket holders travelling has changed dramatically. a five—day week has become a four—day week. now we are seeing two

and three days people coming into the office. we had to modernise and be able to adapt to the change and offer the best type of service we can to customers.— offer the best type of service we can to customers. thank you very much indeed. _ can to customers. thank you very much indeed. we _ can to customers. thank you very much indeed. we have _ can to customers. thank you very much indeed. we have heard i can to customers. thank you very | much indeed. we have heard from can to customers. thank you very i much indeed. we have heard from both sides. shall we try and get an overview and make sense of it? we're joined now by railway operations consultant, anna—jane hunter. it sounds to me, listening to the unions and the management that both sides want to avoid a strike. t0 unions and the management that both sides want to avoid a strike. to get that impression? _ sides want to avoid a strike. to get that impression? it _ sides want to avoid a strike. to get that impression? it is _ sides want to avoid a strike. to get that impression? it is often - sides want to avoid a strike. to get that impression? it is often the i that impression? it is often the case both sides are not far apart. they both say getting around the table and negotiating is what is needed and what will be going on in the coming months.— needed and what will be going on in the coming months. unions want a pay rise and “0b the coming months. unions want a pay rise and job security. _ the coming months. unions want a pay rise and job security. two _ the coming months. unions want a pay rise and job security. two tricky i rise and “0b security. two tricky thin . s rise and job security. two tricky thin . s to rise and job security. two tricky things to guarantee _ rise and job security. two tricky things to guarantee at - rise and job security. two tricky things to guarantee at the i rise and job security. two tricky i things to guarantee at the moment. they really are. this problem is not exclusive to the rail industry. these are things... of course they will say that. they have a mandate

from members to ask an increase in pay and to protect those jobs. there is two things are not completely mutually exclusive and it is a balance as ever.— mutually exclusive and it is a balance as ever. how important is ublic balance as ever. how important is public opinion. — balance as ever. how important is public opinion, the _ balance as ever. how important is public opinion, the opinion i balance as ever. how important is public opinion, the opinion of i public opinion, the opinion of passengers about the possibility of a strike? . , passengers about the possibility of a strike? ., , ., a strike? really important. the railway are _ a strike? really important. the railway are there _ a strike? really important. the railway are there to _ a strike? really important. the railway are there to serve i a strike? really important. the railway are there to serve its i railway are there to serve its customers by its passengers and public opinion is really important. it will be disruptive for passengers. hopefully there is a way to avoid the impact on passengers. worst case scenario, how disruptive could be strikes potentially be? obviously, we have no details yet on what the strikes will look like. that is crucial. what is difficult about the mandate is it covers all 13 train operating companies as well as network rail. we don't know how the action will be taken, whether will the things together or company by company, network rail on their

own, etc. we need to wait and see what happens. hopefully it will not come to that and will not be so impact. come to that and will not be so im act. �* ., come to that and will not be so im act. . ., . , impact. another thing which is different, we _ impact. another thing which is different, we have _ impact. another thing which is different, we have had - impact. another thing which is different, we have had a i impact. another thing which is l different, we have had a couple impact. another thing which is i different, we have had a couple of years where people have begun to adjust to working from home. we do not know if the strike will be as disruptive as in the past? that is true. i disruptive as in the past? that is true- i guess _ disruptive as in the past? that is true. i guess that _ disruptive as in the past? that is true. i guess that is _ disruptive as in the past? that is true. i guess that is what - disruptive as in the past? that is true. i guess that is what the i disruptive as in the past? that is. true. i guess that is what the rmt will consider overtaking any action. traditionally we will have seen week day strikes an impact on weekends as and when. it'll be interesting to see how they decide to take the action if it comes to that with the changing patterns in place. we saw steve montgomery _ changing patterns in place. we saw steve montgomery about _ changing patterns in place. we saw steve montgomery about the i changing patterns in place. we saw. steve montgomery about the change changing patterns in place. we saw- steve montgomery about the change in conditions working on a sunday, working on a sunday is voluntary. how important will it be to reform terms and conditions? that how important will it be to reform terms and conditions?— how important will it be to reform terms and conditions? that is never eas but terms and conditions? that is never easy but possible. _ terms and conditions? that is never easy but possible. sundays - terms and conditions? that is never easy but possible. sundays are i terms and conditions? that is never easy but possible. sundays are a i easy but possible. sundays are a really good example. there are a

load of other examples within the maintenance terms and conditions at network rail where things have not lived as quickly as other elements of working patterns and pay and conditions have. things do need to modernise the steve mention some of the money pumped into the industry and some of the savings. therein lies the compromise and that is what people need to come to the table with. ., , ., ,, .,, ., with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to _ with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to the _ with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to the station _ with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to the station and i with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to the station and get i with. for the breakfast viewer about to head off to the station and get a l to head off to the station and get a train to work that were at the implications? i train to work that were at the implications?— implications? i do not have a c stal implications? i do not have a crystal ball- _ implications? i do not have a crystal ball. as _ implications? i do not have a crystal ball. as i _ implications? i do not have a crystal ball. as i said - implications? i do not have a crystal ball. as i said at i implications? i do not have a crystal ball. as i said at the l crystal ball. as i said at the start, the two sides are rarely as far apart as first would seem and hopefully there will be a compromise which means it is not necessary to disrupt people. where we need a brolly today or perhaps a windshield? you where we need a brolly today or perhaps a windshield?— where we need a brolly today or perhaps a windshield? you will need a broll . perhaps a windshield? you will need a brolly- what _ perhaps a windshield? you will need a brolly. what we _ perhaps a windshield? you will need a brolly. what we have _ perhaps a windshield? you will need a brolly. what we have today - perhaps a windshield? you will need a brolly. what we have today is i a brolly. what we have today is heavy rain in the north and west

pushing south eastwards. as it does that it will weaken and will brighten up behind it with showers. you can see where we have had the rain in the early hours of today. still heavy rain to come across parts of north—west england, wales and the south—west. already heavy rain in western scotland. as we go through the day as it moves south it will brighten up behind it. there will brighten up behind it. there will be sunshine, bright spells and showers. heavy rain in parts of cumbria coming in through wales and the malls with cloud building all the malls with cloud building all the time across the midlands and in the time across the midlands and in the south—east. through the rest of the south—east. through the rest of the day this where the band continues, the band of rain continues, the band of rain continues to push down towards the south east, weakening, not much getting into the south—east. then it is sunshine and showers. then a blustery day. brisk winds along the english channel coastline. tonight the weather front does eventually move away. we will see falk in the

south—west of england. some clear skies as well. then the next patch of rain coming in across the north west. tomorrow that will sink south. some of it will be heavy at times. the other showers in the north and scotland. on the highest ground they are likely to be sleet and in between that some sunshine. a real difference in temperatures, ten in the north and 20 in the south. a windy day as well. thank you very much indeed. day as well. thank you very much indeed- that _ day as well. thank you very much indeed. that wind _ day as well. thank you very much indeed. that wind is _ day as well. thank you very much indeed. that wind is not - day as well. thank you very much indeed. that wind is not good i day as well. thank you very much indeed. that wind is not good for| indeed. that wind is not good for butterfly spotting, is it? not great timing for us. have you noticed many butterflies so far this spring? some statistics out today say two fifths of britain's

butterfly species are now so rare that they're in danger of dying out entirely. scientists from "butterfly conservation" have published what's called a "red list", which assesses the health of each of our butterfly species. let's get more on this now, from our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. what else would you start on but that beautiful image of the butterfly?— that beautiful image of the butterfl? ., , ., butterfly? gorgeous! good morning. welcome to — butterfly? gorgeous! good morning. welcome to stratford-upon-avon. l butterfly? gorgeous! good morning. i welcome to stratford-upon-avon. you welcome to stratford—upon—avon. you are looking at a swallowtail which is actually from the philippines. this is a butterfly house. it has 2000 butterflies in it, full of tropical butterflies from around the world. it is morning here. the temperature is starting to rise. the butterflies are still effectively snoozing, a lot of them, waiting for temperatures to rise and start to fly around. the big news today is the release of a new report about the release of a new report about the state of britain's butterfly species. i am lucky to bejoined by dr richard fox where he basically is

behind this report. richard, it is not good news, is it?— behind this report. richard, it is not good news, is it? sadly not. the new red list — not good news, is it? sadly not. the new red list of _ not good news, is it? sadly not. the new red list of britain's _ new red list of britain's butterflies has been published today — butterflies has been published today. 24 of our 58 species are threatened with extinction, an increase — threatened with extinction, an increase of five species since about a decade _ increase of five species since about a decade ago. why increase of five species since about a decade ago-— increase of five species since about a decade ago. why is it happening? mainly because _ a decade ago. why is it happening? mainly because the _ a decade ago. why is it happening? mainly because the habitats, i a decade ago. why is it happening? mainly because the habitats, the i mainly because the habitats, the sunny— mainly because the habitats, the sunny woodland clearing spread the rich grasslands have in destroyed or are deteriorating in quality.- are deteriorating in quality. though the overall picture _ are deteriorating in quality. though the overall picture is _ are deteriorating in quality. though the overall picture is bleak, - the overall picture is bleak, richard, there have been some success stories? specific species that have been targeted for help. the silver lining is conservation does _ the silver lining is conservation does work _ the silver lining is conservation does work. where conservation organisations, volunteers and land owners— organisations, volunteers and land owners have worked in targeted efforts — owners have worked in targeted efforts to — owners have worked in targeted efforts to save threatened species, there _ efforts to save threatened species, there had _ efforts to save threatened species, there had been some successes. tiers; there had been some successes. very briefl , if there had been some successes. very briefly. if people _ there had been some successes. 2

briefly, if people are watching this back home and they are thinking about what can i do to help butterflies because we all love to see butterflies around the placement what would you suggest? the simplest. _ what would you suggest? the simplest, cheapest, easiest thing is really— simplest, cheapest, easiest thing is reallywild— simplest, cheapest, easiest thing is really wild bit of your garden, let the grass— really wild bit of your garden, let the grass grow long and wildflowers grow _ the grass grow long and wildflowers grow |s— the grass grow long and wild flowers crow. , , . the grass grow long and wild flowers i row. , , . ., the grass grow long and wild flowers crow. , , . ., ., grow. is the picture going to continue _ grow. is the picture going to continue in _ grow. is the picture going to continue in this _ grow. is the picture going to continue in this way? i grow. is the picture going to| continue in this way? anyway grow. is the picture going to - continue in this way? anyway you can see it reversed?— see it reversed? yes, but they need more resources- _ see it reversed? yes, but they need more resources. we _ see it reversed? yes, but they need more resources. we need _ see it reversed? yes, but they need more resources. we need effort - see it reversed? yes, but they need} more resources. we need effort and money— more resources. we need effort and money to— more resources. we need effort and money to target there is conservation efforts on the threatened species and that will turn things around.— threatened species and that will turn things around. richard, thank ou ve turn things around. richard, thank you very much- — turn things around. richard, thank you very much. let's _ turn things around. richard, thank you very much. let's hope - turn things around. richard, thank you very much. let's hope they . turn things around. richard, thank i you very much. let's hope they make a comeback. i hate you call richard's shout, really impressive butterfly shirt. —— i hope you caught richard's shirt. this is about the state of britain's butterfly species. we about the state of britain's butterfly species.- about the state of britain's butterfl secies. ~ ., ~ butterfly species. we were remarking on that shirt- — butterfly species. we were remarking on that shirt. it — butterfly species. we were remarking on that shirt. it makes _ butterfly species. we were remarking on that shirt. it makes your _ butterfly species. we were remarking on that shirt. it makes your shirt - on that shirt. it makes your shirt look a bit plain. i

on that shirt. it makes your shirt look a bit plain.— look a bit plain. i need to up my name. i look a bit plain. i need to up my game. i should _ look a bit plain. i need to up my game. i should have _ look a bit plain. i need to up my game. i should have planned i look a bit plain. i need to up my - game. i should have planned better head of this. you game. i should have planned better head of this- game. i should have planned better head of thia— head of this. you need to get some real butterflies _ head of this. you need to get some real butterflies and _ head of this. you need to get some real butterflies and attract - head of this. you need to get some real butterflies and attract them i real butterflies and attract them onto your shirt.— real butterflies and attract them onto your shirt. could i be a more borin: onto your shirt. could i be a more boring bbc— onto your shirt. could i be a more boring bbc journalist _ onto your shirt. could i be a more boring bbc journalist than - onto your shirt. could i be a more boring bbcjournalist than this? l onto your shirt. could i be a more i boring bbcjournalist than this? no. boring bbc 'ournalist than this? no. see ou boring bbcjournalist than this? no. see you later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. the opening of the elizabeth line could lead to up to a hundred bus routes in central london being cut or reduced according to the mayor. tfl has warned that failure to secure long—term funding from the government could lead to a reduction in services. sadiq khan suggested buses in the centre are now duplicating other transport routes and could be moved to outer boroughs where there's a greater need. the government is now in a position to grant a licence

for the 4.25 billion pound takeover of chelsea after the premier league approved the deal. a government spokesperson said, "we are now satisfied that the full proceeds of the sale will not benefit roman abramovich or any other sanctioned individual." the club was put up for sale before its owner roman abramovich was sanctioned over his links to russian president vladimir putin. posters and billboards to help trace missing people have been given a new look, with technology that aims to make them more memorable. they'll now feature sd images, smiling faces and less information. the word "missing" has also been replaced with the phrase "help find". the changes follow research which suggests it could make people more likely to respond to them. police are appealing for information after a jewellers in buckinghamshire was targeted by armed robbers for the second time in three months. this was the moment a man with a hammer and brick ran into elite in beconsfield, before smashing a glass display. it comes after three men escaped with £200,000 worth of stock in march.

second time in a few months. obviously disappointed, but the police were here within seconds. fantastic. again we'll be upgrading security. a quick look at the tubes if you're heading out this morning. we've got a good service on all lines at the moment. now here's the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start for many this morning. glimpses of blue sky but fairly quickly this front is going to move through and that's going to bring some thicker cloud. one or two outbreaks of rain potentially. quite a breezy day too helping that front along its way, but the cloud breaking later on to give some sunny spells. temperatures 18 celsius. still one or two showers around, but they're going to blow through into the evening, so some sunshine again before it sets. overnight, clear spells. a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature dropping down to nine celsius. now for thursday, quite a similar affair, really. a bright start for many, then this cold front starts to sink south. as a result, that's going to introduce more cloud. now, tomorrow,

the front is weakening. you mightjust get a little bit of light and patchy rain but fairly short lived. some brighter spells towards the end of the day and temperatures tomorrow a touch warmer at 20 celsius. now overnight, thursday and friday, and indeed through the weekend, high pressure takes over, so plenty of fine, dry and sunny weather in the forecast. a warm day, a sunny day for friday, but we do pick up a north—westerly flow, so over the weekend temperatures feeling a bit fresher. i9 celsius with some sunny spells on saturday, but temperatures just about making the mid—teens on sunday. i'll be back in an hour. until then head to our website for plenty more. see you soon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. at least 19 children and two adults have been killed in a primary school shooting in texas — the deadliest since sandy hook, almost ten years ago.

we can speak now to tony montalto whose daughter gina was killed in a shooting at a high school in parkland, florida in 2018 when she was just 14 years old. he now campaigns for better safety in schools. tony, thanks so much forjoining us on the bbc this morning. i see the picture of gina behind you there. when you hear about events like this, in texas, just take me through it, when you heard this latest event. ., ., ., ., event. thanks for having me on. sadl , event. thanks for having me on. sadly. hearing — event. thanks for having me on. sadly, hearing about _ event. thanks for having me on. sadly, hearing about any - event. thanks for having me on. sadly, hearing about any school| sadly, hearing about any school shooting takes you right back to the day that we learned that our beautiful daughter gina was murdered in her school. it brings that same devastating feeling and pit in your stomach. you know, it's a kind of

pain that never goes away. the best you could hope for is to be able to work around it each day. we you could hope for is to be able to work around it each day.— you could hope for is to be able to work around it each day. we are so sor for work around it each day. we are so sorry for what _ work around it each day. we are so sorry for what you _ work around it each day. we are so sorry for what you and _ work around it each day. we are so sorry for what you and your - work around it each day. we are so sorry for what you and your family | sorry for what you and your family have gone through and our thoughts this morning with the in texas. i guess it's notjust those families, is it? it's an entire community that is it? it's an entire community that is affected when something like this happens? is affected when something like this ha ens? ~ is affected when something like this ha--ens? ~ . v , happens? well, that's true, but let's be clear, _ happens? well, that's true, but let's be clear, the _ happens? well, that's true, but let's be clear, the families i happens? well, that's true, but let's be clear, the families who | happens? well, that's true, but i let's be clear, the families who had their children murdered are those come in the case of the adults murdered, certainly suffer the most. however, there are the wounded who must heal, there is the greater community, because a school is a centre of the community in many ways, where children go, where they learn, and having an attack on those innocents attacks the future of your nation. i innocents attacks the future of your nation. ~' .,

innocents attacks the future of your nation. ~ ., , ., ., nation. i think, from this nation, from the uk. — nation. i think, from this nation, from the uk, where _ nation. i think, from this nation, from the uk, where our - nation. i think, from this nation, from the uk, where our gun i nation. i think, from this nation, | from the uk, where our gun laws nation. i think, from this nation, i from the uk, where our gun laws are much tighter, we see events like this and wejust much tighter, we see events like this and we just can't kind of believe that it happens as frequently as it does full you must feel exactly the same. what can stop it? so many politicians have tried and failed. what needs to happen? well, we need to start looking for solutions and stop looking for reasons not to do it. that's the first thing. the next thing is we need to stop pandering to those both on the extreme left and the extreme right and the people in the middle need to come together, we need to come together as an american family and demand action to solve this. there are different things here in america of course but we do have solutions. we have the possibility of passing extreme risk protection orders or red flag laws as they are known, which force people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to give up their firearms.

and protecting the rest of us. there is a group that works with the united states secret service called the national threat assessment centre and these people investigate how to prevent school shootings and then they take what they learn and they will go out into our various states and cities and teach local individuals how to perform a behavioural threat assessment and get people who are exhibiting troubling behaviour into services, and do that long before anybody resorts to violence. staying with parkland, looking at things in a holistic way, we look at securing the campus, improved mental health screening and support programmes and should you own one, responsible arms ownership but sadly all three of those failed all of our founding families on that fateful day in february 2018. i'm sure we will find that they failed those families in

texas today. i that they failed those families in texas today-— texas today. i can sense your frustration _ texas today. i can sense your frustration as _ texas today. i can sense your frustration as you _ texas today. i can sense your frustration as you talk - texas today. i can sense your| frustration as you talk through this. it happens and then we have a president, several presidents the last few years, who make these addresses where they say something has got to change and we get local state government saying something has to change, but nothing really seems to change enough to stop it happening again. how do you make the big changes that prevent this going forward? can anybody do that? i think you can't hold out and wave a magic one for one thing. you can't hold out for perfection and what we have to do is what we've done here in florida, as we passed laws in the last five sessions, since my daughter was murdered, it is the incremental steps, that are building a bridge, learning that we can all work together and actually change laws and the catastrophic predictions of both the left and the right don't come true. but we do make each other safer and that is something we have to get in the

middle of this country to do. they have to express themselves and we have to express themselves and we have to express themselves and we have to see those incremental steps to success. i guess that's what i'm getting at. i5 to success. i guess that's what i'm caettin at. , , ., getting at. is it possible to achieve that _ getting at. is it possible to achieve that in _ getting at. is it possible to achieve that in the - getting at. is it possible to | achieve that in the middle? getting at. is it possible to i achieve that in the middle? our u-rou achieve that in the middle? our a-rou of achieve that in the middle? oi" group of families achieve that in the middle? oi" group of families have met great people on both sides and it's just going to take some final action that moves people to this and i think it's that realisation that there are incremental steps in the middle that can be taken. right now, after these tragedies, we have seen so many people go to, we have to take me all the guns, we can't take away all the guns, these are polarising positions and were never going to change the people on either end, but what we can change, what we can swing is the middle. the people who can listen to one another, talk to one another, and then find a pragmatic solution to move forward with it and that's what we need. we need a centrist.

you mean in terms of a centrist president could do this? centrist resident, president could do this? centrist president, congressman, - president could do this? centrist i president, congressman, somebody president could do this? centrist - president, congressman, somebody who is willing to reach out and take the senate. early when i was growing up, elections where165—35, because people were able to swing the vote in the middle. now here in america we have anybody pandering to the extremes and their votes are 49—50. we need to get someone back and people realising the middle of this country is a power and the middle has to make itself heard, saying we need more pragmatic solutions that bring people together to protect our children and our teachers at school. it's really interesting you're saying that because we heard early in our programme from the mother of a girl was killed at another shooting tragedy in connecticut at sandy hook, and she was talking

about how america is so polarised now, socially, culturally, politically, she can't see a way forward. she can't find a way of getting back to that middle ground, that centre ground, but you sound like you have got some optimism? well, if we don't have optimism and we don't have hope, what do we have? despair? i live with despair every day. i've lost the most precious thing i possibly could, so i'm going to choose to have hope for my wife, myself, and my son. if nothing else. good for you, tony. so many people in texas are going to be going through, sadly, what you and your family has been through in the last few years. what would you say to them this morning? what message would you give them about how on earth to get through this? basically

breathe, earth to get through this? basically breathe. be — earth to get through this? basically breathe, be together. _ earth to get through this? basically breathe, be together. lean - earth to get through this? basically breathe, be together. lean on i earth to get through this? basically l breathe, be together. lean on others at this troubling point and realise, as you move down the road, everybody grieves differently. but sadly, the loss of your child is something that never goes away. you just have to find a way to work around it the best you can. find a way to work around it the best you can-— find a way to work around it the best you can. tony, thank you so much for — best you can. tony, thank you so much forjoining _ best you can. tony, thank you so much forjoining us _ best you can. tony, thank you so much forjoining us on _ best you can. tony, thank you so much forjoining us on the - best you can. tony, thank you so much forjoining us on the bbc. best you can. tony, thank you so l much forjoining us on the bbc this morning reflecting on the loss of his daughter gina and on this new tragedy that's taken place overnight in texas. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. with millions of households already struggling with the rising cost of living, yesterday's warning that energy bills could go up by another £800 will have been incredibly worrying. we have been asking for weeks now on breakfast what is the government going to do in terms of a package of support measures and when might it come? we are hearing they could be a

package of support announced tomorrow. nina has been looking at it. �* , ., ., it. it's worth underlining that the £800 figure _ it. it's worth underlining that the £800 figure given _ it. it's worth underlining that the £800 figure given out _ it. it's worth underlining that the | £800 figure given out yesterday, it. it's worth underlining that the i £800 figure given out yesterday, the prediction from 0fgem saying in october an extra £800 will be added on to annual bills for the average use of gas and electric, taking the total to £2800 a year on average. just to pay your gas and electric. it is breathtaking. good morning. when the energy price cap goes up in october it will essentially mean the average household using a normal amount of energy will be forking out £1,500 more than a year earlier. that £800 jump is expected to push at least ten million households into what's called fuel stress or fuel poverty. that's when more than 10% of your income — after tax — goes on paying energy bills. to give you some context, that will be four times the number of households in fuel poverty compared to last winter. this has been called

a "once—in—a—generation event," but what's worrying here is that experts can't be sure these prices have peaked. unfortunately what we've seen as the causes _ unfortunately what we've seen as the causes of— unfortunately what we've seen as the causes of this level of volatility, a lot_ causes of this level of volatility, a lot of— causes of this level of volatility, a lot of it — causes of this level of volatility, a lot of it is reflecting the geopolitical russia and ukraine conflict, — geopolitical russia and ukraine conflict, so unfortunately as that situation — conflict, so unfortunately as that situation continues, various at the risk we _ situation continues, various at the risk we will— situation continues, various at the risk we will continue to see these levels _ risk we will continue to see these levels of— risk we will continue to see these levels of volatility. i think, as far as — levels of volatility. i think, as far as the _ levels of volatility. i think, as far as the october cap is concerned, given— far as the october cap is concerned, given the _ far as the october cap is concerned, given the way in which 0fgem prices the level_ given the way in which 0fgem prices the level of the wholesale market, we are _ the level of the wholesale market, we are seeing some of that volatility already baked into its calculations, however, there is still a — calculations, however, there is still a long _ calculations, however, there is still a long time before those prices — still a long time before those prices are effectively set in stone and the _ prices are effectively set in stone and the level is set, so there's always— and the level is set, so there's always a — and the level is set, so there's always a possibility for it to come down _ always a possibility for it to come down but — always a possibility for it to come down but unfortunately, the possibility for it to increase also.

we know — possibility for it to increase also. we know it's notjust possibility for it to increase also. we know it's not just energy. petrol, food and all sorts of other costs are also rising. what happens now? we're joined now by dhara vyas, deputy director of energy uk , the group which represents the energy suppliers. the companies to whom you pay your bills. good morning. what would you like to hearfrom bills. good morning. what would you like to hear from the government tomorrow? 50 like to hear from the government tomorrow?— like to hear from the government tomorrow? ,, ., , , ., tomorrow? so i think, as you say, it's incredibly _ tomorrow? so i think, as you say, it's incredibly worrying _ tomorrow? so i think, as you say, it's incredibly worrying that - tomorrow? so i think, as you say, it's incredibly worrying that the i it's incredibly worrying that the predictions for the winter price cap are so— predictions for the winter price cap are so high — predictions for the winter price cap are so high. we've been talking to the government and warning them for many— the government and warning them for many months now about this. energy suppliers— many months now about this. energy suppliers have been doing their best to support _ suppliers have been doing their best to support their customers, spending hundreds— to support their customers, spending hundreds of millions of pounds working — hundreds of millions of pounds working with charities and extending repayment plans, credit, things like that, as _ repayment plans, credit, things like that, as well as creating their own £5 million— that, as well as creating their own £5 million fund, spent on trust funds, — £5 million fund, spent on trust funds, but— £5 million fund, spent on trust funds, but the skein of this problem is far— funds, but the skein of this problem is far bigger than anything we had anticipated. what i really hope government is thinking about is how to support _ government is thinking about is how to support people and target that

support— to support people and target that support so thinking about how to better— support so thinking about how to better target and increase and expand — better target and increase and expand the warm home discount considering we are moving vat from bills would _ considering we are moving vat from bills would be a good start to help everybody. and also perhaps extending the way we repay the cost of supply— extending the way we repay the cost of supply because so many companies have gone _ of supply because so many companies have gone out of business and that has added — have gone out of business and that has added to people's bills, as welt _ has added to people's bills, as well. ., ._ , has added to people's bills, as well. ., i, ,, , has added to people's bills, as well. ., i, ,, well. you say energy suppliers are doinu all well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they _ well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they can. _ well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they can. we _ well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they can. we just - well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they can. we just had i well. you say energy suppliers are doing all they can. we just had a l doing all they can. we just had a look at some profit numbers from energy companies so aeon made 1.7 million in profit in the first three months of the year, centric and discuss expected to make 1.2 billion in profits this year, up from last year, scottishpower made half a billion injanuary to march alone, is it time for the energy companies to give a bit back? the is it time for the energy companies to give a bit back?— to give a bit back? the energy market is _ to give a bit back? the energy market is quite _ to give a bit back? the energy market is quite a _ to give a bit back? the energy market is quite a complex i to give a bit back? the energy i market is quite a complex market to give a bit back? the energy - market is quite a complex market and the companies that actually build people _ the companies that actually build people haven't really been taking much _ people haven't really been taking much money at all. most of them have been making _ much money at all. most of them have been making a loss since before the pandemic _ been making a loss since before the pandemic. it's not a hugely attractive market to be involved in film attractive market to be involved in right now. — attractive market to be involved in right now, the retail energy market, and those _

right now, the retail energy market, and those of a company that either wholesale — and those of a company that either wholesale energy company and sell it on to you. _ wholesale energy company and sell it on to you, so there are certainly parts _ on to you, so there are certainly parts of— on to you, so there are certainly parts of the _ on to you, so there are certainly parts of the industry that have been making _ parts of the industry that have been making money don't end upjust any come _ making money don't end upjust any come how— making money don't end upjust any come how do you account for the profits? — come how do you account for the profits? they would have been made amongst _ profits? they would have been made amongst the wider groups, the different— amongst the wider groups, the different bits of the business. certainly— different bits of the business. certainly have been profits, i'm not denying _ certainly have been profits, i'm not denying there are profits, however, we do _ denying there are profits, however, we do want — denying there are profits, however, we do want a successful energy industry— we do want a successful energy industry in _ we do want a successful energy industry in this country, generators industry in this country, generators in this— industry in this country, generators in this country, investing billions, hundreds— in this country, investing billions, hundreds of billions over the last few years — hundreds of billions over the last few years to get us to a place where we have _ few years to get us to a place where we have at— few years to get us to a place where we have at times been having a low carbon— we have at times been having a low carbon energy as a majority of the energy— carbon energy as a majority of the energy on— carbon energy as a majority of the energy on our system. if we want to transition — energy on our system. if we want to transition away from importing expensive russian gas and other gas, if we expensive russian gas and other gas, it we want _ expensive russian gas and other gas, if we want to have a home—grown domestic— if we want to have a home—grown domestic clean low carbon energy system _ domestic clean low carbon energy system we do need to attract that investment to make sure we are investing — investment to make sure we are investing in things like carbon capture — investing in things like carbon capture hydrogen and improving and expanding _ capture hydrogen and improving and expanding our no carbon onshore and offshore _ expanding our no carbon onshore and offshore wind, things like that, so

it's quite — offshore wind, things like that, so it's quite important we weigh up a healthy_ it's quite important we weigh up a healthy market that's functioning against _ healthy market that's functioning against stripping away the investment we need to make those net zero targets. can investment we need to make those net zero targets-— zero targets. can you talk to me about what _ zero targets. can you talk to me about what suppliers _ zero targets. can you talk to me about what suppliers are - zero targets. can you talk to me about what suppliers are saying | zero targets. can you talk to me l about what suppliers are saying to you at the moment? we heard the boss of aeon at the weekend saying 40% of clients in fuel poverty in the autumn. is that what all of the suppliers are saying to you? is it that dramatic? it’s suppliers are saying to you? is it that dramatic?— that dramatic? it's incredibly wor inc that dramatic? it's incredibly worrying and _ that dramatic? it's incredibly worrying and its _ that dramatic? it's incredibly worrying and its been - that dramatic? it's incredibly worrying and its been the i that dramatic? it's incredibly i worrying and its been the case for some _ worrying and its been the case for some time, — worrying and its been the case for some time, lots of energy suppliers have sometime, lots of energy suppliers have been— some time, lots of energy suppliers have been extending so much support to their— have been extending so much support to their customers, and it's important _ to their customers, and it's important people reach out to their companies — important people reach out to their companies and tell them what's going on so _ companies and tell them what's going on so that— companies and tell them what's going on so that they can offer any support— on so that they can offer any support available but ultimately, this is— support available but ultimately, this is bigger than the energy industry— this is bigger than the energy industry and it's really, really important government thinks about how to _ important government thinks about how to support people. it's a macro economic— how to support people. it's a macro economic cost of living crisis and it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watchin: it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watching a — it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watching a term, _ it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watching a term, on _ it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watching a term, on a _ it's impacting everyone. if somebody is watching a term, on a single i is watching a term, on a single income, lots of pressure to pay the bills, getting anxious about what in the winter, and they know some people categorically know they won't

be able to pay these bills, what should they do? i be able to pay these bills, what should they do?— be able to pay these bills, what should they do? i think the first ste is to should they do? i think the first step is to make _ should they do? i think the first step is to make sure _ should they do? i think the first step is to make sure you - should they do? i think the first step is to make sure you reach| should they do? i think the first i step is to make sure you reach out to your _ step is to make sure you reach out to your energy supplier. make sure you let _ to your energy supplier. make sure you let them know what your circumstances are, what you can afford. _ circumstances are, what you can afford. and _ circumstances are, what you can afford, and asking them for any support— afford, and asking them for any support they can extend. they can do things— support they can extend. they can do things like _ support they can extend. they can do things like refer you to charities, citizens— things like refer you to charities, citizens advice, national energy action, — citizens advice, national energy action, lots of people in partnership with and who can do things— partnership with and who can do things like maximise your income, check— things like maximise your income, check your— things like maximise your income, check your getting the benefit you're — check your getting the benefit you're getting, and also perhaps help you — you're getting, and also perhaps help you to invest and improve energy— help you to invest and improve energy efficiency of your home. there _ energy efficiency of your home. there are — energy efficiency of your home. there are schemes energy supply is one which— there are schemes energy supply is one which can help to make your home is a little _ one which can help to make your home is a little bit _ one which can help to make your home is a little bit more energy efficient and the cheapest energy is the energy we don't use and it's important — the energy we don't use and it's important we think about reducing demand _ important we think about reducing demand on the system too. just to underline that _ demand on the system too. just to underline that reassurance, - demand on the system too. just to | underline that reassurance, nobody should have the energy cut—off, should have the energy cut—off, should they? should have the energy cut-off, should they?— should have the energy cut-off, should they? energy suppliers to eve hinu should they? energy suppliers to everything they _ should they? energy suppliers to everything they can _ should they? energy suppliers to everything they can to _ should they? energy suppliers to everything they can to make i should they? energy suppliers to | everything they can to make sure should they? energy suppliers to i everything they can to make sure we don't _ everything they can to make sure we don't get _ everything they can to make sure we don't get to— everything they can to make sure we don't get to that point. i am really

keen— don't get to that point. i am really keen people on a prepaid metre are talking _ keen people on a prepaid metre are talking to _ keen people on a prepaid metre are talking to their supplier because they are — talking to their supplier because they are not mind readers and they do need _ they are not mind readers and they do need to— they are not mind readers and they do need to know what's going on in your life _ do need to know what's going on in your life to— do need to know what's going on in your life to help and support you. that's _ your life to help and support you. that's really useful advice. she is saying it's important suppliers are still ten are big profit so they can invest in green energy and also so they can protect consumers who can't afford to pay. it will be interesting to hear from you this morning on how you plan to cover this extra expense. how are things at the moment? have you absorbed the rise which is already gone up and that 2800 figure is just an average, it could be more or less than that, and if you have any questions you would like to put a personalfinance experts, energy expert, get in touch with us because we will speak to them at 830. with us because we will speak to them at 830-— them at 830. thanks very much indeed. them at 830. thanks very much indeed- one — them at 830. thanks very much indeed. one of _ them at 830. thanks very much indeed. one of the _ them at 830. thanks very much indeed. one of the problems i them at 830. thanks very much indeed. one of the problems as them at 830. thanks very much i indeed. one of the problems as we don't know how much everything is going to go up by and it's difficult to budget when you can't even plan and don't have the specific figures. i know it's tricky for everybody. and every time you mention it and

nina answers questions, more questions come in all the time from you, the nitty—gritty of life, and how we will have to adapt in the months ahead, so she will keep across that every single morning. john is here with an update for us about chelsea football club. good morning. it's happening. the sale will go through. £140 million it was bought for back in 2003 by roman abramovich. now it's going to be sold to £4.25 billion. a 12 week saga's almost over with government in a position to grant a licence for the sale. the club was put up for sale in march before roman abrahomvich was sanctioned for his links to vladimir putin following the invasion of ukraine. they've not been able to buy or sell any players as a result and certainly not been able to negotiate contracts with some of those players and been able to sell shares to the club shop and with the wage bill of £28 million, a month, roman

abramovich has been able to pop up any shortfall historically but they've not had that luxury and there were real concerns the future of the club was at stake. they've been desperate to find an owner. this consortium has been one of the frontrunners from the very beginning in those negotiations and the government confirming they are in a position to grant a licence now this morning for that sale. there were concerns the deal could collapse but a government statement saying they are satisfied that roman abramovich won't benefit from the sale and the proceeds will go towards supporting the victims of the war in ukraine as promised. i think that was one of the sticking point initially as well. because of the portuguese passport roman abramovich also has i think the deal needs to be sanctioned as well so those of the stumbling blocks by think they will iron it out now and it means that deal will go through but when you think about that success roman abramovich brought to chelsea, 21 trophies in that spell, for the chelsea fans, the main thing they will hope for now is successful continue. and stability, that's what

they need. this is certainly something they will get now with that sales had to go through. they will be glad it sorted before the summer and potentially a bit of money available now to buy some players and secure those players coming to the end of their contracts so they have a more settled future going forward. quite a jump talking about household electricity bills to the money being spent on a football club. it's crazy. thank you. from street parties to state pageants, preparations for the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations are already in full—swing. we need to get cracking, don't we? we need to get cracking, don't we? we got a big couple of weeks ahead. may it's happening already where you live. post boxes, street lamps and even bollards all over the country have been getting ajubilee—themed makeover. have you seen these? let's have a look at some, shall we? seriously impressive crochet.

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that's why you haven't been invited this year to buckingham palace? 1loathe this year to buckingham palace? who is helinu this year to buckingham palace? who is helping this — this year to buckingham palace? wufr is helping this interview, this year to buckingham palace? w157 is helping this interview, you were me? first of all, for me, music is huge. you never go away from any event saying i had a great piece of chicken come you always go away saying, the music was great, we had a 50s, eddie fisher, we've got frankie laine, i think it was, then you're going to the 60s, the beatles, the 70s, abba, the 80s, we are all big on music in the uk and we had loads of time to make a spotify playlist, so music and drink are my two things.— are my two things. what is the dfink? are my two things. what is the drink? listen, _ are my two things. what is the drink? listen, seriously, - are my two things. what is the drink? listen, seriously, take| are my two things. what is the - drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and _ drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and jam — drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and jam jars, _ drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and jam jars, take - drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and jam jars, take a - drink? listen, seriously, take milk bottles and jam jars, take a jam i drink? listen, seriously, take milk| bottles and jam jars, take a jam jar and makea bottles and jam jars, take a jam jar and make a mocktailfor the children with the red white and blue stores, put it down a long table, with coloured jelly little cakes, lots of sweets, tangible items that people can take, move, recycle. idon't think we'll be doing anotherjubilee

party. lots of little vases of flowers, use a red white and blue, use the payg to colours of the monarch and bring it in, tangible items you can decorate your home with —— pattaya to colours. then when the kids go to bed, put the lights on in your house. if you are going to have a big party you would have organised it by now and we do lots of high—end parties and no one has booked me for once i'm nervous. but i'm going into the street parties, garden parties, and everything is so accessible, you know, little fairy lights, just make it magical because it is magical. if you are on a tight budget, what top tips can you give us? i know you do lots of high end but i know you can do any party at all. the lots of high end but i know you can do any party at all-— do any party at all. the tight bud . et do any party at all. the tight budget ones _ do any party at all. the tight budget ones are _ do any party at all. the tight budget ones are going - do any party at all. the tight budget ones are going up i do any party at all. the tight| budget ones are going up the do any party at all. the tight - budget ones are going up the milk bottles, jam jars, use the cordial, use of the prosecco can add a bit of colour into it, make it look pretty

and you don't have to spend a lot of money. go and get coloured plates from all the supermarkets, i don't think i'm not to say where, but you can get everything from everywhere, and it's all about eating with your eyes, you party with your eyes. if money was no object, and i know you've done a few money no object parties, what would you be doing for ajubilee party parties, what would you be doing for a jubilee party next week? i parties, what would you be doing for a jubilee party next week?— a jubilee party next week? i would be -auttin a jubilee party next week? i would be putting a _ a jubilee party next week? i would be putting a huge _ a jubilee party next week? i would be putting a huge marquee - a jubilee party next week? i would be putting a huge marquee up- a jubilee party next week? i would be putting a huge marquee up in l be putting a huge marquee up in somebody�*s back garden, i would have set designers in, we would be rebuilding buckingham palace inside, we would have magnificent staircases people would walk down with a red carpet, with the gold handles, amazing six foot round tables draped with gold cloth, fringed at the bottom, and all the staff dressed like butlers and footman and outside you would have the guys outside, i would bring buckingham palace to life. do you want one? find

would bring buckingham palace to life. do you want one?— would bring buckingham palace to i life. do you want one?_ of life. do you want one? and 'elly. of course we would i life. do you want one? and 'elly. of course we would have _ life. do you want one? and 'elly. of course we would have jelly _ life. do you want one? and jelly. of course we would have jelly but - life. do you want one? and jelly. of. course we would have jelly but maybe with a little bit of vodka in it. you are talking my kinda party. that sounds fantastic. let's see what people do, shall we? you have excited us, given us all tantalising ideas. we want to see what breakfast he was a got planned. maybe you've made some stuff and got some videos of your preparations? you got to contribute to this next week and join in with us. we'd love to feature some more photos and videos of yourjubilee celebrations and decorations. your shopping list, things to do this, all the things you're doing to get ready for next week. shall we do a competition? we get ready for next week. shall we do a competition?— a competition? we could send a box of prosecco — a competition? we could send a box of prosecco or— a competition? we could send a box of prosecco or something _ a competition? we could send a box of prosecco or something to - a competition? we could send a box of prosecco or something to the - of prosecco or something to the winner of the bestjubilee party. you are paying for it, ok. i will -a it. you are paying for it, ok. i will pay it- you _ you are paying for it, ok. i will pay it. you have _ you are paying for it, ok. i will pay it. you have given - you are paying for it, ok. i will pay it. you have given us - you are paying for it, ok. i willj pay it. you have given us some you are paying for it, ok. i will- pay it. you have given us some good ideas because _ pay it. you have given us some good ideas because they _ pay it. you have given us some good ideas because they don't _ pay it. you have given us some good ideas because they don't have - pay it. you have given us some good ideas because they don't have a - ideas because they don't have a party next week. we are next week, i will bring the jelly. details to be announced. photos to come. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today... at least 19 young children and two teachers have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. among the victims are teacher eva mireles, 10—year—old xavier lopez, nine—year—old uziyah garcia and 10—year—old ameriejo garza. how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened... see their friends die, as if they are on a battlefield, for god's sake? another huge hike in energy bills. the price cap looks set to go up another £800 within months. a government support plan could be announced tomorrow —

will it be enough? railway workers have voted to go on national strike, threatening major summer travel disruption across the uk. and we speak to radio 1 dj adele roberts about living with a stoma after bowel cancer surgery. good morning. a band of rain currently moving south—east. in doing so it will continue to turn lighter, more patchy in nature. behind it and lighter, more patchy in nature. behind itand mix lighter, more patchy in nature. behind it and mix of bright spells, sunshine and showers. wherever you are it will be a blustery day. all the details later in the programme. it's wednesday, the 25th of may. terrible news coming out the united states today. at least 19 children and two adults have been killed

in a shooting at a primary school in texas. the 18—year—old gunman opened fire at robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, before he was killed by police. our us correspondent david willis reports. every parent's worst nightmare a reality once again in the united states. in the final week of the summer term, a student at a suburban elementary school, wielding weapons he'd bought on his birthday, barricaded himself inside the building and went classroom to classroom on a killing spree. my heart was broken today. we're a small community. we need your prayers to get us through this. thank you. 18—year—old salvador ramos was himself shot dead by law enforcement officers but not before he'd inflicted the deadliest shooting of its kind since the sandy hook massacre nearly a decade ago. let me assure you, the intruder is deceased and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case. we definitely ask you all to keep the families involved in your prayers. with flags lowered to half mast at the white house and other public

buildings as a mark of respect for the victims, president biden declared himself sick and tired of the carnage caused by gun violence and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. as a nation we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? when in god's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, a senator representing the state in which the sandy hook massacre took place, pleaded with his colleagues for tighter gun controls. i'm here on this floor to beg... to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. find a path forward here. work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan

support at the time, a bill that would have tightened america's gun laws in the wake of the sandy hook massacre failed to garner the votes it needed to pass into law. and there remain those who bitterly oppose any legislation that could compromise americans' constitutional right to bear arms. we see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens. that doesn't work. it's not effective. it doesn't prevent crime. we know what does prevent crime, which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness. the motive for this latest rampage still isn't known. meanwhile, the national rifle association is due to hold its annual meeting in texas this coming weekend. david willis, bbc news. the names and photographs of those killed in this attack are starting to emerge,

along with heartbreaking details of their lives. the family of xavier lopez have confirmed that he died in the school. he was 10 years old. his cousin told american news outlets that xavier's mum had attended his awards ceremonyjust hours before the shooting. a go fund me page has been set up by one of his relatives to help his family pay for his funeral. uziyah garcia was nine, and would have turned 10 this summer. his aunt nikki cross confirmed his death and shared his photo. his grandfather described him as "the sweetest little boy that i've ever known." the father of 10—year—old ameriejo garza confirmed that his daughter was one of the pupils killed as she attended school yesterday. he posted this picture of her. two

teachers were killed as well. one of them eva mireles. she'd been a teacher for 17 years, according to her profile at robb elementary school. one of her relatives told american reporters that she was "trying to protect her students" from the gunman before she died. her aunt said she was an avid hiker, who took pride in teaching students of latino heritage. she described her niece as "the life of the party." so sad. really brings it home to you. real people. in america, the shooting is dominating public debate, and there have been some incredibly emotional appeals for tighter gun controls from a number of politicians and celebrities. they're approaching the end of the basketball season over there, and the coach of one of the biggest teams in the sport was clearly very angry when he spoke out before last night's match.

the last ten days we have had elderly black people killed in a supermarket in buffalo. we've had asian churchgoers killed in southern california. and now we have children murdered at school. when are we going to do something? i'm tired. i'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. i'm so tired, i'm sorry, i'm tired of moments of silence. enough! there's 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on hr8, which is a background check rule that the house passed a couple of years ago. it's been sitting there for two years, and there's a reason they won't vote on it — to hold onto power. so i ask you, mitch mcconnell, i ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence in school shootings and supermarket shootings, i ask you, are you going to put your own desire

for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? because that's what it looks like. that was the coach of the golden state warriors.— that was the coach of the golden state warriors. ., ., , ., state warriors. powerful words from him. we state warriors. powerful words from him- we have _ state warriors. powerful words from him. we have had _ state warriors. powerful words from him. we have had from _ state warriors. powerful words from him. we have had from some - state warriors. powerful words from him. we have had from some of- state warriors. powerful words from him. we have had from some of the| him. we have had from some of the families who lost kids in the sandy hook shootings. let's get the latest on this incident. 0ur north america editor sarah smith sent this report from uvalde. this is the community centre in uvalde where parents had to come to find out whether their children had been injured or taken to hospital all received the devastating news they had been killed. the young victims are all between seven and ten years old. two teachers were shot as well. it is a profoundly

shocking tragedy that the same time is depressingly familiar in america. the gunman was an 18—year—old local high school student believed to have shot his grandmother before he then went to the school to attack it with a handgun and a semiautomatic rifle. in an emotional address from the white house, president biden said he was sick and tired of the repeated mass shootings in america and it was time to find the courage to change gun laws. democrats here have been trying and failing to do that for years. in their response to this tragic shooting here in texas, republicans do not seem to be showing any signs article of changing their opposition to making it harderfor people changing their opposition to making it harder for people to get hold of guns. they say it is not the guns are the problem. he had to tackle the criminals and the balance. the attorney general here in texas has even suggested it will be arming ——

arming teachers would be a better idea to try and prevent school shootings were making shortages in the classrooms had guns. it seems very unlikely there will be a major change the laws here or a changing gun control as a result of the shooting. —— a change in gun control. more measures to help ease the rising cost of living are being finalised by the government, and could be announced as soon as tomorrow. it comes after a warning the average household energy bill could go up by another 800 pounds this october. nina's with us. the figures are staggering, aren't they? hide the figures are staggering, aren't the ? ~ , . , they? we were expecting it but the extra £800 would _ they? we were expecting it but the extra £800 would take _ they? we were expecting it but the extra £800 would take average - extra £800 would take average household electric use combined to £2800 annually. —— gas and electric. it is very difficult. especially at a time when food prices, car, fuel,

childcare, everything is going up. inflation at 9%. that is why this multi—billion pound packages being expected as quickly as tomorrow. they are scrambling to get it together. potentially targeting on the poorest, most vulnerable households, and expansion of their winter homes whether homes discount, sorry, possibly some more universal measures, a bit like the meal got the loan because of energy prices. —— like when we got. an extra bit on gas and electricity companies who have had extraordinary lap being asked to give a little bit have had extraordinary lap being asked to give a little hit back. is asked to give a little hit back. is this the peak? we do not think it is. volatility drives the prices. russia is a major supplier of gas. the stopping and starting of the global economy means things are taking a long time to settle down

for the everyday we hear from people who are struggling, people on pensions, people on double household incomes who are not getting by. pensions are frozen, salaries are frozen with inflation getting close to 10%. thank you so much. if that announcement from the treasury comes tomorrow, the help from the government, the politics and timing are really interesting. it would come a day after the other long—awaited report by sue gray is due this morning into lockdown parties in downing street. we think it will be handed over to number 10 shortly. don't we? let's get the latest from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. adam, the timing of this report is quite significant? no sign yet of seagrave's report. she is a senior civil servant asked to look at all the claims into the reports of parties in downing street

breaking lockdown rules in 2020 and 2021. the plan is it should be handed over at some point this morning when downing street will look at it and it will be published. the prime minister will probably do prime minister's questions and answer questions from mps. he will probably do a press conference as well. he will take questions from the public, from janice, i should say. there are two schools of thought about how it could go. sue gray already did an interim report and it wasjust gray already did an interim report and it was just the detail she could not give. this will draw a line under it all once all the stuff is out there and the government can move on, probably with a cost of living announcement tomorrow. or does it reignite all the public anger and reinforce dance among conservative mps about boris johnson? in the words of one senior conservative, he could be facing a

leadership contest by the end of the week he could be getting through this and getting back to the dayjob and getting on with it. we will find out in the next few hours. staff at network rail, and 13 train operators, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. the rmt union said its leaders would meet to discuss a timetable for walkouts from mid—june. our transport correspondent katy austin is at london euston for us this morning. this sounds like it could be a big deal. , ., , ~ this sounds like it could be a big deal. , ., , . ., �* deal. yes, that is right. we don't have any dates _ deal. yes, that is right. we don't have any dates yet _ deal. yes, that is right. we don't have any dates yet for _ deal. yes, that is right. we don't have any dates yet for mine - deal. yes, that is right. we don't. have any dates yet for mine action could begin. we don't know how long it could last. it could be seen as mid june. if a strike does happen involving workers until the 13 train operating companies around the country and at network rail, his staff include signallers, there would be a significant impact on passengers and also on rail freight.

we know emergency or contingency plans are being worked on behind—the—scenes to try to keep passengers and goods meeting as much as possible. the rmt says its dispute is about pay and what it says our planned job cuts at network round. the industry says the ballot has been premature, before any firm proposals have been tabled. the industry is under pressure to cut costs at the moment following the financial impact of the pandemic, when passenger numbers plummeted and they are 70% of what they were before the pandemic. billions of taxpayer money has been pulled in to keep services running. reform is neededin keep services running. reform is needed in any industrial action would actually damage the recovery of the railway. all sides involved are calling for talks to try to negotiate a settlement to try to prevent strike action going ahead. thank you for now. you'll keep across that. —— we will keep across

that. last october, the radio1 dj adele roberts announced she'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer and ever since she has made it her mission to raise awareness, by sharing every step of her journey. adele has been through intense treatment, and now wears a stoma bag as her bowel recovers. this month, adele and her stoma grace the front cover of "women's health", as she continues to break down the stigma surrounding her diagnosis. any positive way, this is really uplifting, isn't it? really uplifting. adele and her girlfriend kate have spoken to breakfast about the impact cancer has had, and what life is like for them now. hi, i'm adele roberts. i'm a presenter and dj. i am currently recovering from stage two bowel cancer. i've just finished chemotherapy, which is amazing, and i am the proudest parent of audrey, the stoma. we're going to get to know her. come and join us.

welcome to my bathroom. we're about to get audrey dressed. so, little audrey is in here, my stoma. and kate is the best dresser. you are audrey's stylist. so this is audrey's change bag. these are dry wipes to help clean audrey. little doggy bags for her. audrey's bags. and then we have this special spray which actually takes the stoma bag off the skin. so this is the bag. it's going to pop on there when kate sorts it out. i think it's so important to raise awareness of stomas and be visible. since i've got to know the ostomic community, i've realised that there are a few people that feel a bit of shame about their bodies and that makes me so sad for them because i know what they've been through to get their stoma. they're absolute heroes and they should not be ashamed at all. so this essentially is my small intestine, and the reason

that the doctors gave me this is because my large colon is healing at the moment, because i've had a tumour removed, the cancerous tumour. so you have to make sure she's really dry, otherwise the bag might peel off. what i usually do is put a dry wipe around audreyjust in case she leaks because she's like a naughty, leaky tap. so audrey is my small intestine that's been brought to my tummy to allow me to go to the toilet in the meantime, while my bottom is healing. so in a weird way, i've not been to the toilet since october last year. laughter. this is a tip that i got off my stoma nurse. this is a special liquid that helps the skin around the stoma heal. right, ready? yep. so there's the sticker. now we're just going to pop audrey in that hole. she's in. yay! that's it. and then kate does a little check

through the peephole. i like to give her a little wave before i say goodbye. i love little audrey. she saved my life and i'm so grateful to her. she's my little baby, and she's popped away back now in her home. do you know? i can't believe i've actually been to the toilet in front of you since audrey. that is what audrey has caused in our relationship. i don't see it like that, though. when audrey is doing her business in front of me, it doesn't feel like you are going to the toilet in front of me. i see audrey as almost like a separate entity, just like a naughty child. like changing our baby, that's what it feels like. we're here at the hospital where i've been receiving my treatment to see my brilliant stoma nurse elaine, audrey's second mum. let's go! hello. hi. you all right?

good to see you. look. look at this! wow! can you believe that? look at audrey! i don't think i could have done this without audrey being there. i think old me would have been too embarrassed about my body. but, thanks to audrey, i love my body now. i mean, all of this, we need more of this. love that, elaine, love that. such an honour for the first time ever on a newsstand magazine, a woman with a stoma. just wonderful. you know, i never nearly came in. i never nearly rang the gp because i was worried, you know, because of covid. ijust thought i'd be a burden to the nhs and i'm so grateful that i did because i wouldn't have met you or wouldn't have little audrey. bowel cancer is the second biggest killer, isn't it? cancer killer in the uk. it is. alternating between diarrhoea and constipation, having lots of mucus, bleeding.

and, you know, if it lasts more than three weeks you should absolutely get it checked out because if we catch it early, it's treatable. see, elaine's right. early diagnosis saves lives. go and get checked. don't be shy. can we have a hug? of course. thank you so much. in six weeks' time, i'm going to have a scan, and fingers crossed it's going to say i'm cancer—free. and i think that will be the greatest day of my life. yeah, it will. i just want to hear those words. i just want to hear those words that you've not got cancer. i just try and wake up every day and get through it. i don't think much further

than the next 2a hours. i know that you always say that i help you through everything and that i'm there for you. but ijust want you to know how easy you make it. because nobody knows how they're going to deal with cancer or having a stoma. and you make it an absolute pleasure to help you through it. from the start, you've accepted my new body and you've made me feel amazing. and it's thanks to you that i get through every day. oh, my god. i thought you were going to marry me then! going to say, "will you marry me? " laughter. yeah, getting down on one knee actually means something different now. it means i'm going to change audrey! true! when you take the knee, you're changing audrey, you're not proposing. such a pleasure to be able to share our story and show that

you can get through it and you do laugh, but we've laughed every single day. yeah, we have. thank you for always being there for me, baby. i love you. 0h, oh, you three! it makes a massive difference, doesn't it? sharing that story. we're joined now by bianca perea, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in november along with, gp, dranisha patel who is currently in remission. morning to you both. thank you so much for coming in. the anchor, is i can start with you, you are in ticket treatment. take this back in november and what happened? i got diaunosed november and what happened? i got diagnosed on — november and what happened? i gfiii diagnosed on the 4th of november. it diagnosed on the llth of november. it was a thursday before bonfire night.

and, yes, i received my diagnosis. after about five weeks kind of going through the referral process from first going to my gp with kind of suspected symptoms of something more kind of irritable bowel is what was in my head thinking it may be, and from there, my gp just kind of started referral process of going for lads, stool samples and lead to a colonoscopy, a ct scan, up until that point nothing really dark with it being bowel cancer. to find out that diagnosis and find out it had spread to my liver and how much it had spread was actually quite surprising because, if! had spread was actually quite surprising because, if i can explain, the day before i had played netball, bring to the gym, i am a trainee solicitor so i had been to work. i was not ill, i still do not

class myself as ill even they medically apparently i am ill. i found out my diagnosis and was operated on the next week. that is when i had my stoma. t weeks after that started my fortnightly chemo. i'm still currently on that. —— two weeks after that started. you i'm still currently on that. -- two weeks after that started. you must be so pleased _ weeks after that started. you must be so pleased he _ weeks after that started. you must be so pleased he went _ weeks after that started. you must be so pleased he went to _ weeks after that started. you must be so pleased he went to the - weeks after that started. you must i be so pleased he went to the doctor. yes. i do not know what made me go. usually you hear a different story. people are quite debilitated before they go to the doctor, they have suffered quite a lot. mine wasn't like that, it was a niggling at the back of my head, thinking something is not right, go to the doctor and see what it is.— see what it is. you could have ianored see what it is. you could have ignored the — see what it is. you could have ignored the symptoms - see what it is. you could have ignored the symptoms for - see what it is. you could have i ignored the symptoms for ages? absolutely. and goodness i went with my gut instinct. thank goodness my gp took everything on board i was saying entered the referral as protocol, asjust

saying entered the referral as protocol, as just in case. exactly, who knows? protocol, as 'ust in case. exactly, who knows?— protocol, as 'ust in case. exactly, who knows? , ., who knows? gp, diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018- — who knows? gp, diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018. i _ who knows? gp, diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018. i imagine _ who knows? gp, diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018. i imagine now - who knows? gp, diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018. i imagine now when i cancer in 2018. i imagine now when you have people coming into your clinics and talking to you, you talk, you know, with first—hand experience of what this is like. as a doctor, what did you first notice and when did you first come concerned about your own house? i started feeling extremely tired, probably january 2018. as a mother of two children, burning the candle and working hard in practice, i thought it was nothing more than actually my life. i had quite a stressful life. i had constipation, not feeling like i was completely emptying my bowel properly. then i was thinking i was getting some piles after childbirth. i had

tissue, blood on the tissue. i thought, this is probably related to the constipation but i did something was not quite right. i spoke to my husband, the director of the bowel cancer screening programme and mentioned the symptoms. he said something is not quite right and told me to get checked. this was probably injuly because i had had blood tests injanuary. at the time they were actually normal. july came, i was put on some medication for presumed haemorrhoids, which are piles in constipation. an month later the symptoms got a bit better but things started to get progressively worse. i went back to my tpm is referred down the cancer pathway. lo and behold in september 2018, i was diagnosed with rectal cancer, stage three b. eat; 2018, i was diagnosed with rectal cancer, stage three b.— 2018, i was diagnosed with rectal cancer, stage three b. say that to us a . ain. cancer, stage three b. say that to us again- your— cancer, stage three b. say that to us again. your husband _ cancer, stage three b. say that to us again. your husband is - cancer, stage three b. say that to us again. your husband is the i us again. your husband is the

director of?— us again. your husband is the director of? , . ., ., director of? director of the bowel cancer screening _ director of? director of the bowel cancer screening service. - director of? director of the bowel i cancer screening service. westland ten. the cancer screening service. westland ten- the irony _ cancer screening service. westland ten. the irony of _ cancer screening service. westland ten. the irony of the _ cancer screening service. westland ten. the irony of the symptoms i cancer screening service. westland | ten. the irony of the symptoms and then your diagnosis. —— for south west london. was it having all the information to hand? were you well informed going into your treatment? i think it was double edged sword. i knew so much of what could potentially occur, even more so for my husband. he was always one step ahead of where i was because i was in shock. it was a double—edged sword. ifound the in shock. it was a double—edged sword. i found the loss of control, being the patient really difficult. being on the wrong side of the desk was really tricky. there are pros and cons to both. it was a difficult situation for anyone to be in. we are seeing _ situation for anyone to be in. we are seeing pictures of you going through your treatment. we saw a picture with you and your stoma. i

am really struck by the fact all of you, and adele, hillyjust heard from radio 1, sharing your stories, saying that this is the reality, wanting to go public on this. why did he want to come in here and sit on the safer in front of the people and tell us about it? if it can save somebody�*s life then it's absolutely worth it. and if it can break the taboo about talking about our bowel habits, then if somebody can hear that and think, something is not quite right, and they go to the dock doesn't get it looked at, then it's absolutely worth it. so, yeah, it's notjust about spreading awareness. the doctor is nodding seriously there. medical improve approval. if you get one of these — medical improve approval. if you get one of these sent _ medical improve approval. if you get one of these sent through _ medical improve approval. if you get one of these sent through your - medical improve approval. if you get one of these sent through your door| one of these sent through your door please _ one of these sent through your door please go _ one of these sent through your door please go and do these kits, because they can _ please go and do these kits, because they can save your life. this is a treatable — they can save your life. this is a treatable cancer if detected early,

so absolutely, one of my biggest things— so absolutely, one of my biggest things is— so absolutely, one of my biggest things is that everyone is trying to raise _ things is that everyone is trying to raise awareness and what deborah and adele. _ raise awareness and what deborah and adele, these people are doing is amazing, — adele, these people are doing is amazing, because bowel cancer hasn't had enough _ amazing, because bowel cancer hasn't had enough coverage and its uk's second _ had enough coverage and its uk's second biggest cancer killer and we know— second biggest cancer killer and we know that _ second biggest cancer killer and we know that actually we need to break the stigma — know that actually we need to break the stigma and the shame of this cancer~ _ the stigma and the shame of this cancer. ~ , ., ., ., ~ ., cancer. well, it is great to talk to ou this cancer. well, it is great to talk to you this morning _ cancer. well, it is great to talk to you this morning and _ cancer. well, it is great to talk to you this morning and see - cancer. well, it is great to talk to you this morning and see you i cancer. well, it is great to talk to i you this morning and see you looking so well. thank you very much indeed. bianca, youtube, best of luck with the rest of your treatment for them i know you've got a little break now and then you're back in the thick of it. tell them why you are having a break. i it. tell them why you are having a break. g; :: ~ �* , break. i turned 30 next week. it's funny because — break. i turned 30 next week. it's funny because ironically _ break. i turned 30 next week. it's funny because ironically come i break. i turned 30 next week. it's| funny because ironically come you don't want to get older and now, since my diagnosis, my head has flipped and i want to see every single birthday absolutely built you embrace it and you got a jubilee weekend as well so you can have a really long celebration. you deserve it. thank really long celebration. you deserve it- thank you _ really long celebration. you deserve it. thank you for _ really long celebration. you deserve it. thank you for coming _ really long celebration. you deserve it. thank you for coming in. - morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning.

gethin and sam can tell us what they have in store. good morning, both. good morning to you under very happy birthday to from everyone here. coming up on morning live... there's a brand new police alert about a fraud which has conned victims out of £15 million in the last year — and it's on the rise. scammers pretending to be the police or your bank trick you into handing over cash or cards on your doorstep — but don't worry, rav wilding has your back. yes, it's my warning of the week. i'll be explaining how courier scams work, telling you what to look - out for and how best to protect yourself. i also on the show — after seeing an increase in cases in the surgery, dr punam is here to reassure us about hand, foot and mouth disease. i'm getting lots of worried patients calling in, because it can look similar to monkeypox, so i'll be talking about the symptoms, explaining the differences between the viruses and telling you how to treat them. plus on the back of news that energy bills are set to soar again in october, we know that every single penny counts right now. presenter chris bavin will be telling us how our supermarket

trolley could be one area to cut back on costs. he's always got some great advice. and from protecting our pockets to guarding the streets, it's the police academy, but for pups. we've been to visit the dog training school at greater manchester police to see how they turn these cute canines into coppers. all that, plus... charlie dimmock�*s here with top tips for your gardens — see you at 9:15am. thank you so much, guys. we will see in a bit. you get your is ready with charlie dimmock for thejubilee as charlie dimmock for the jubilee as well. charlie dimmock for thejubilee as well. we got a lot of work to do. i will get my bunting out but it's not red, white and blue according to liz. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. the sale of chelsea football club looks set to go ahead after it was approved by both

the premier league and the government. ministers say they're satisfied that the proceeds of the deal worth four and a quarter billion pounds won't benefit the current owner roman abramovich. a consortium led by the co—owner of the la dodgers baseball team is taking over the club. nearly four thousand passengers were fined for not wearing face coverings on london's transport network when it was mandatory to do so. the new figures have been released by city hall. face coverings were made compulsory amid rising concerns about the omicron variant of covid—19 in november but the rules have since been relaxed. the opening of the elizabeth line could lead to up to a hundred bus routes in central london being cut or reduced according to the mayor. tfl has warned that failure to secure long—term funding from the government could lead to a reduction in services. sadiq khan suggested buses in the centre are now duplicating other transport routes and could be moved to outer boroughs where there's a greater need.

you may have spotted the hunting going up ahead of the queen's jubilee. well, the celebrations are already in full swing at one school in east london. pupils at cayley primary have spent the past few weeks making decorations and learning about the queen's 70 years of service. what's really important is for children to understand their part in history and lived history, so they are, just as we went through covid, something was globally happening, what is nationally happening, something that's being written about in history books and children to know that they're part of that is really important. a quick look at the tubes if you're heading out this morning. we've got a good service on all lines at the moment. now here's the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a bright start for many this morning. glimpses of blue sky but fairly quickly this front is going to move through and that's going to bring some thicker cloud. one or two outbreaks of rain potentially. quite a breezy day too helping that front along its way, but the cloud breaking later

on to give some sunny spells. temperatures 18 celsius. still one or two showers around, but they're going to blow through into the evening, so some sunshine again before it sets. overnight, clear spells. a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature dropping down to nine celsius. now for thursday, quite a similar affair, really. a bright start for many, then this cold front starts to sink south. as a result, that's going to introduce more cloud. now, tomorrow, the front is weakening. you mightjust get a little bit of light and patchy rain but fairly short lived. some brighter spells towards the end of the day and temperatures tomorrow a touch warmer at 20 celsius. now overnight, thursday and friday, and indeed through the weekend, high pressure takes over, so plenty of fine, dry and sunny weather in the forecast. a warm day, a sunny day for friday, but we do pick up a north—westerly flow, so over the weekend temperatures feeling a bit fresher. 19 celsius with some sunny spells on saturday, but temperatures just about making the mid—teens on sunday. i'll be back atjust after 9am.

until then head to our website for plenty more, including why one rail super fan travelled all the way from america for the opening of the elizabeth line. see you soon. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. let's talk a bit about bills, energy bills. with millions of households already struggling with the rising cost of living, yesterday's warning that energy bills could go up by another £800 will have been incredibly worrying. the government's preparing to announce a new package of support measures as soon as tomorrow, but will it go far enough? nina's taking a look at the details. what can you tell us? it's worth underlining _ what can you tell us? it's worth underlining that _ what can you tell us? it's worth underlining that massive - what can you tell us? it's worth l underlining that massive number. what can you tell us? it's worth - underlining that massive number. an extra £800, so that will take the total for an average price for gas and electricity annually to £2800,

so you're looking out on average £233 every month before you paid your mortgage or rent or even bought a loaf of bread coming straight out after tax from your income. good morning, everyone. when the energy price cap goes up in october, it will essentially mean the average household using a normal amount of energy will be forking out £1,500 more than a year earlier. that £800 jump is expected to push at least ten million households into what's called fuel stress or fuel poverty. that's when more than 10% of your income — after tax — goes on paying energy bills. to give you some context, that will be four times the number of households in fuel poverty compared to last winter. this has been called a "once—in—a—generation event," but experts can't be sure these prices have peaked. that's a real worry for people like solo mum 0rla. in a 30—day period in april, my gas and electric, my bill was £310, i honestly thought they were joking. and to think, that's

£3720 it's costing me for my energy for the year. the thought that it's going to go up anything at all additionally i have no idea how i'm going to cope with that. as we all know, it isn't just energy. petrol, food and all sorts of other costs are also rising. let's get some advice now on what people like 0rla can do. we'rejoined by richard fitton, an energy efficiency expert from salford university, and also by morning live's personal finance expert iona bain. good to see you both this morning. richard, the question lots of people at home have is how did we get here? i think this has been coming for a lon- i think this has been coming for a long time — i think this has been coming for a long time and equally our housing stock— long time and equally our housing stock hasn't improved for a long time _ stock hasn't improved for a long time so — stock hasn't improved for a long time so we've seen is gradual energy increases _ time so we've seen is gradual energy increases then this huge increase because — increases then this huge increase because of— increases then this huge increase because of all the things which have

.one because of all the things which have gone on _ because of all the things which have gone on with covid and ukraine. it's crept _ gone on with covid and ukraine. it's crept up _ gone on with covid and ukraine. it's crept up slowly and then gone quickly— crept up slowly and then gone quickly but our housing stock hasn't moved _ quickly but our housing stock hasn't moved with— quickly but our housing stock hasn't moved with it. we have a very old inefficient — moved with it. we have a very old inefficient housing stock, without a great _ inefficient housing stock, without a great deal — inefficient housing stock, without a great deal being done to it in terms of energy— great deal being done to it in terms of energy performance. the great deal being done to it in terms of energy performance.— great deal being done to it in terms of energy performance. the old tips obtain the thermometer— of energy performance. the old tips obtain the thermometer down - of energy performance. the old tips obtain the thermometer down a i obtain the thermometer down a degree, make the curtains are closed, will not touch the sides? anything will help an even smaller tips, when— anything will help an even smaller tips, when the prices go higher will help even— tips, when the prices go higher will help even more. it's also difficult to tell— help even more. it's also difficult to tell people to make significant investments on their property in terms _ investments on their property in terms of— investments on their property in terms of external wall insulation and big — terms of external wall insulation and big measures and heat pumps and things— and big measures and heat pumps and things like _ and big measures and heat pumps and things like this when the cost of living _ things like this when the cost of living is— things like this when the cost of living is also coming up next year to the _ living is also coming up next year to the price — living is also coming up next year to the price of energy. this is a price _ to the price of energy. this is a price increase that will hit in october— price increase that will hit in october which is when we all put our heating _ october which is when we all put our heating back on. this will bite quite — heating back on. this will bite quite hard in the winter. 80% of the price _ quite hard in the winter. 80% of the price cap _ quite hard in the winter. 80% of the price cap is — quite hard in the winter. 80% of the price cap is allocated towards gas as well, _ price cap is allocated towards gas as well, so— price cap is allocated towards gas as well, so we need to think that this is— as well, so we need to think that this is a — as well, so we need to think that this is a heating related problem rather— this is a heating related problem rather than necessarily appliances

and electrical fridges and things like that — and electrical fridges and things like that. so and electrical fridges and things like that. ., ., , ., like that. so heat retention should be our like that. so heat retention should be your priority — like that. so heat retention should be your priority if _ like that. so heat retention should be your priority if you _ like that. so heat retention should be your priority if you do _ like that. so heat retention should be your priority if you do have - like that. so heat retention should be your priority if you do have a i be your priority if you do have a bit of money to play with. that is to help you can get if you can afford it, but what about people who are looking at these prices and as we are hearing from them every day, saying i'm already struggling to pay these bills for them when it goes up another £800 it will be impossible. well, to be honest i'm running out of things— well, to be honest i'm running out of things to — well, to be honest i'm running out of things to recommend _ well, to be honest i'm running out of things to recommend in - well, to be honest i'm running out of things to recommend in this - well, to be honest i'm running outl of things to recommend in this area and i_ of things to recommend in this area and i speak— of things to recommend in this area and i speak on— of things to recommend in this area and i speak on behalf— of things to recommend in this area and i speak on behalf of— of things to recommend in this area and i speak on behalf of all- and i speak on behalf of all financial— and i speak on behalf of all financialjournalists, - and i speak on behalf of all- financialjournalists, broadcasters, people _ financialjournalists, broadcasters, people who — financialjournalists, broadcasters, people who want _ financialjournalists, broadcasters, people who want to _ financialjournalists, broadcasters, people who want to provide - financialjournalists, broadcasters, people who want to provide useful| people who want to provide useful information — people who want to provide useful information. we _ people who want to provide useful information. we are _ people who want to provide useful information. we are all— people who want to provide useful information. we are all feeling - information. we are all feeling pretty— information. we are all feeling pretty impotent _ information. we are all feeling pretty impotent and _ information. we are all feeling pretty impotent and helpless i information. we are all feeling i pretty impotent and helpless right now. pretty impotent and helpless right now because _ pretty impotent and helpless right now. because every— suggestion that might feel like common sense might feel- suggestion that might feel like - common sense might feel helpful, increasingly— common sense might feel helpful, increasingly readers _ common sense might feel helpful, increasingly readers and _ common sense might feel helpful, increasingly readers and viewers i increasingly readers and viewers tell us— increasingly readers and viewers tell us we — increasingly readers and viewers tell us we have _ increasingly readers and viewers tell us we have tried _ increasingly readers and viewers tell us we have tried that - increasingly readers and viewers tell us we have tried that and i increasingly readers and viewers tell us we have tried that and iti tell us we have tried that and it hasn't — tell us we have tried that and it hasn't made _ tell us we have tried that and it hasn't made that _ tell us we have tried that and it hasn't made that much- tell us we have tried that and it hasn't made that much of- tell us we have tried that and it hasn't made that much of a - hasn't made that much of a difference. _ hasn't made that much of a difference. have _ hasn't made that much of a difference. have you - hasn't made that much of a difference. have you got i hasn't made that much of a - difference. have you got anything else for— difference. have you got anything else for us? — difference. have you got anything else for us? it's— difference. have you got anything else for us? it's quite _ difference. have you got anything else for us? it's quite infuriating i else for us? it's quite infuriating to be _ else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told — else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told its _ else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told it's down _ else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told it's down to _ else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told it's down to you, - else for us? it's quite infuriating to be told it's down to you, the i to be told it's down to you, the individual. _ to be told it's down to you, the individual, to— to be told it's down to you, the individual, to try _ to be told it's down to you, the individual, to try to _ to be told it's down to you, the individual, to try to cut - to be told it's down to you, the individual, to try to cutback. to be told it's down to you, the individual, to try to cutback asi individual, to try to cutback as much _ individual, to try to cutback as much as— individual, to try to cutback as much as you _ individual, to try to cutback as much as you possibly- individual, to try to cutback as much as you possibly can, - individual, to try to cutback as i much as you possibly can, which i know— much as you possibly can, which i know everybody _ much as you possibly can, which i know everybody is _ much as you possibly can, which i know everybody is doing - much as you possibly can, which i

know everybody is doing that. - much as you possibly can, which i i know everybody is doing that. when market _ know everybody is doing that. when market forces — know everybody is doing that. when market forces are _ know everybody is doing that. when market forces are overwhelmingly i market forces are overwhelmingly working _ market forces are overwhelmingly working against _ market forces are overwhelmingly working against you, _ market forces are overwhelmingly working against you, it's - market forces are overwhelmingly working against you, it's like - market forces are overwhelmingly working against you, it's like king | working against you, it's like king canute _ working against you, it's like king canute trying _ working against you, it's like king canute trying to _ working against you, it's like king canute trying to hold _ working against you, it's like king canute trying to hold back - working against you, it's like king canute trying to hold back the - working against you, it's like king i canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think— canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think there _ canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think there is _ canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think there is no _ canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think there is no good - canute trying to hold back the tide. so i think there is no good optionsl so i think there is no good options right— so i think there is no good options right now— so i think there is no good options right now for— so i think there is no good options right now for households. - so i think there is no good options right now for households. if- so i think there is no good optionsj right now for households. if you're paying _ right now for households. if you're paying your — right now for households. if you're paying your energy _ right now for households. if you're paying your energy bills _ right now for households. if you're paying your energy bills by - right now for households. if you're paying your energy bills by direct i paying your energy bills by direct debit. _ paying your energy bills by direct debit. and — paying your energy bills by direct debit. and you— paying your energy bills by direct debit, and you notice _ paying your energy bills by direct debit, and you notice that - paying your energy bills by direct debit, and you notice that your. debit, and you notice that your credit— debit, and you notice that your credit balance _ debit, and you notice that your credit balance is _ debit, and you notice that your credit balance is creeping - debit, and you notice that your credit balance is creeping up i debit, and you notice that your. credit balance is creeping up over the summer. _ credit balance is creeping up over the summer, then _ credit balance is creeping up over the summer, then you _ credit balance is creeping up over the summer, then you might - credit balance is creeping up overi the summer, then you might have credit balance is creeping up over. the summer, then you might have a case for— the summer, then you might have a case for asking _ the summer, then you might have a case for asking your— the summer, then you might have a case for asking your direct - the summer, then you might have a case for asking your direct debits i case for asking your direct debits to be _ case for asking your direct debits to be reduced, _ case for asking your direct debits to be reduced, but _ case for asking your direct debits to be reduced, but they- case for asking your direct debits to be reduced, but they will- case for asking your direct debits to be reduced, but they will only| case for asking your direct debits i to be reduced, but they will only go down _ to be reduced, but they will only go down so _ to be reduced, but they will only go down so far— to be reduced, but they will only go down so far and _ to be reduced, but they will only go down so far and there _ to be reduced, but they will only go down so far and there is _ to be reduced, but they will only go down so far and there is a - to be reduced, but they will only go down so far and there is a danger. down so far and there is a danger that if— down so far and there is a danger that if they— down so far and there is a danger that if they go _ down so far and there is a danger that if they go down _ down so far and there is a danger that if they go down too - down so far and there is a danger that if they go down too far- down so far and there is a danger that if they go down too far then i that if they go down too far then you will— that if they go down too far then you will be — that if they go down too far then you will be hit— that if they go down too far then you will be hit with _ that if they go down too far then you will be hit with a _ that if they go down too far then you will be hit with a really - that if they go down too far then| you will be hit with a really nasty bill at _ you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the — you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the end _ you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the end of— you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the end of the _ you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the end of the year- you will be hit with a really nasty bill at the end of the year when i you will be hit with a really nasty. bill at the end of the year when you least _ bill at the end of the year when you least expect — bill at the end of the year when you least expect it. _ bill at the end of the year when you least expect it, so _ bill at the end of the year when you least expect it, so i _ bill at the end of the year when you least expect it, so i think— bill at the end of the year when you least expect it, so i think how- least expect it, so i think how cells — least expect it, so i think how cells are — least expect it, so i think how cells are stuck— least expect it, so i think how cells are stuck between - least expect it, so i think how cells are stuck between the i least expect it, so i think how. cells are stuck between the devil and the — cells are stuck between the devil and the deep _ cells are stuck between the devil and the deep blue _ cells are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea _ cells are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea on- cells are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea on this i cells are stuck between the devil. and the deep blue sea on this one. we've _ and the deep blue sea on this one. we've had — and the deep blue sea on this one. we've had people _ and the deep blue sea on this one. we've had people are _ and the deep blue sea on this one. we've had people are getting - and the deep blue sea on this one. we've had people are getting in i we've had people are getting in touch saying i'm going to stop paying my bills. nobody should ever have to do that. secondly, nobody should ever be cut off, should they? no, absolutely, and your energy supplier— no, absolutely, and your energy supplier has _ no, absolutely, and your energy supplier has a _ no, absolutely, and your energy supplier has a legal— no, absolutely, and your energy supplier has a legal obligation i no, absolutely, and your energy| supplier has a legal obligation to treat— supplier has a legal obligation to treat you — supplier has a legal obligation to treat you fairly— supplier has a legal obligation to treat you fairly under— supplier has a legal obligation to treat you fairly under the - supplier has a legal obligation to treat you fairly under the terms. supplier has a legal obligation to. treat you fairly under the terms of their— treat you fairly under the terms of their gas— treat you fairly under the terms of their gas supply _ treat you fairly under the terms of their gas supply license _ treat you fairly under the terms of their gas supply license and - treat you fairly under the terms of their gas supply license and they. their gas supply license and they should _ their gas supply license and they should be — their gas supply license and they should be doing _ their gas supply license and they should be doing everything - their gas supply license and they should be doing everything theyl their gas supply license and they i should be doing everything they can to prevent _ should be doing everything they can to prevent you — should be doing everything they can to prevent you from _ should be doing everything they can to prevent you from being _ should be doing everything they can to prevent you from being forced i to prevent you from being forced onto a _ to prevent you from being forced onto a prepayment _ to prevent you from being forced onto a prepayment metre - to prevent you from being forced onto a prepayment metre and i to prevent you from being forced i onto a prepayment metre and once to prevent you from being forced - onto a prepayment metre and once you are on—

onto a prepayment metre and once you are on one, — onto a prepayment metre and once you are on one, having — onto a prepayment metre and once you are on one, having to — onto a prepayment metre and once you are on one, having to disconnect- are on one, having to disconnect because — are on one, having to disconnect because you _ are on one, having to disconnect because you cannot _ are on one, having to disconnect because you cannot afford - are on one, having to disconnect because you cannot afford to - are on one, having to disconnect| because you cannot afford to pay are on one, having to disconnect- because you cannot afford to pay the bills _ because you cannot afford to pay the bills l'm _ because you cannot afford to pay the bills i'm seeing _ because you cannot afford to pay the bills. i'm seeing some _ because you cannot afford to pay the bills. i'm seeing some shocking - bills. i'm seeing some shocking cases— bills. i'm seeing some shocking cases at— bills. i'm seeing some shocking cases at the _ bills. i'm seeing some shocking cases at the moment _ bills. i'm seeing some shocking cases at the moment are - bills. i'm seeing some shockingi cases at the moment are people bills. i'm seeing some shocking - cases at the moment are people who clearly— cases at the moment are people who clearly are _ cases at the moment are people who clearly are very — cases at the moment are people who clearly are very vulnerable _ cases at the moment are people who clearly are very vulnerable not - clearly are very vulnerable not being — clearly are very vulnerable not being treated _ clearly are very vulnerable not being treated fairly— clearly are very vulnerable not being treated fairly by- clearly are very vulnerable not being treated fairly by their i clearly are very vulnerable not - being treated fairly by their energy supplier— being treated fairly by their energy supplier and — being treated fairly by their energy supplier and is _ being treated fairly by their energy supplier and is being _ being treated fairly by their energy supplier and is being asked - being treated fairly by their energy supplier and is being asked to- being treated fairly by their energy. supplier and is being asked to make payments— supplier and is being asked to make payments that — supplier and is being asked to make payments that are _ supplier and is being asked to make payments that are in _ supplier and is being asked to make payments that are in no _ supplier and is being asked to make payments that are in no way- payments that are in no way affordable _ payments that are in no way affordable or— payments that are in no way affordable or reasonable. i payments that are in no way. affordable or reasonable. and i think— affordable or reasonable. and i think those _ affordable or reasonable. and i think those people _ affordable or reasonable. and i think those people have - affordable or reasonable. and i think those people have a - affordable or reasonable. and i think those people have a very| affordable or reasonable. and i- think those people have a very good chance _ think those people have a very good chance of— think those people have a very good chance of challenging _ think those people have a very good chance of challenging those - think those people have a very good i chance of challenging those payments and asking _ chance of challenging those payments and asking their— chance of challenging those payments and asking their energy— chance of challenging those payments and asking their energy supplier- chance of challenging those payments and asking their energy supplier for. and asking their energy supplier for more _ and asking their energy supplier for more compassion— and asking their energy supplier for more compassion and _ and asking their energy supplier for more compassion and if— and asking their energy supplier for more compassion and if anyone - and asking their energy supplier forj more compassion and if anyone you know— more compassion and if anyone you know is— more compassion and if anyone you know is vulnerable, _ more compassion and if anyone you know is vulnerable, look— more compassion and if anyone you know is vulnerable, look into - know is vulnerable, look into getting — know is vulnerable, look into getting them _ know is vulnerable, look into getting them put _ know is vulnerable, look into getting them put on- know is vulnerable, look into getting them put on a - know is vulnerable, look into| getting them put on a priority service — getting them put on a priority service as _ getting them put on a priority service as register— getting them put on a priority service as register of- getting them put on a priority service as register of their. service as register of their supplier— service as register of their supplier because - service as register of their supplier because that - service as register of their. supplier because that means service as register of their- supplier because that means that service as register of their— supplier because that means that all their needs — supplier because that means that all their needs will— supplier because that means that all their needs will be _ supplier because that means that all their needs will be taken _ supplier because that means that all their needs will be taken into- their needs will be taken into consideration— their needs will be taken into consideration and _ their needs will be taken into consideration and hopefully i their needs will be taken into. consideration and hopefully they will not — consideration and hopefully they will not be — consideration and hopefully they will not be forced _ consideration and hopefully they will not be forced on _ consideration and hopefully they will not be forced on to - consideration and hopefully they will not be forced on to a - will not be forced on to a prepayment _ will not be forced on to a prepayment metre - will not be forced on to a prepayment metre or- will not be forced on to a prepayment metre or a l will not be forced on to a - prepayment metre or a payment will not be forced on to a _ prepayment metre or a payment plan that is— prepayment metre or a payment plan that is not— prepayment metre or a payment plan that is not fair— prepayment metre or a payment plan that is not fair or— prepayment metre or a payment plan that is not fair or affordable. - prepayment metre or a payment plan that is not fair or affordable. the- that is not fair or affordable. the most important _ that is not fair or affordable. most important thing is to open that is not fair or affordable- most important thing is to open that conversation, don't panic and stop paying your bills because things could get worse. richard, you said we could see this as a big moment for change, that needed to happen. please be the optimist in all of us and say something good could come out of this. if and say something good could come out of this. ., . ,, out of this. if we go back in time, the hoint out of this. if we go back in time, the point at _ out of this. if we go back in time, the point at which _ out of this. if we go back in time, the point at which the _ out of this. if we go back in time, the point at which the building i the point at which the building

regulations changed, we know the i970s, _ regulations changed, we know the 1970s, building regulations changed and to— 1970s, building regulations changed and to include insulation on buildings because of the oil crisis. it's buildings because of the oil crisis. it's a _ buildings because of the oil crisis. it's a similar thing. we have to do let's— it's a similar thing. we have to do let's hope — it's a similar thing. we have to do let's hope that all the suffering and distress we are seeing the moment— and distress we are seeing the moment in the consumers eyes might force people to make some decisions to say— force people to make some decisions to say we _ force people to make some decisions to say we are going to change the way we _ to say we are going to change the way we look at energy in buildings because _ way we look at energy in buildings because i— way we look at energy in buildings because i think it is time to change something — because i think it is time to change something. we have to have a policy to say— something. we have to have a policy to say this _ something. we have to have a policy to say this is — something. we have to have a policy to say this is how we address it in the future — to say this is how we address it in the future because i don't think this price — the future because i don't think this price is going to quickly drop back— this price is going to quickly drop back down. find this price is going to quickly drop back down-— this price is going to quickly drop back down. �* ,., , ., ,, , ., back down. and sometimes it takes a dramatic moment _ back down. and sometimes it takes a dramatic moment like _ back down. and sometimes it takes a dramatic moment like this _ back down. and sometimes it takes a dramatic moment like this one - back down. and sometimes it takes a dramatic moment like this one in - dramatic moment like this one in order to force change. both, thank you very much. the expectation is for an announcement tomorrow from the government. we don't know specifically what will be in it but potentially enhancing warm home discount to help the most vulnerable in society, a number of around 10 billion extra investment has been mooted today but we wait and see for the announcement tomorrow.-

the announcement tomorrow. thanks very much- — posters and billboards showing pictures of missing people are being revamped to make them more memorable. the new displays will carry a 3d image of the person, and a qr code which shows them laughing and smiling when scanned. the aim is to help track down people like leah croucher, who was 19 when she vanished. our correspondent zoe conway has been to meet her parents. it's still the same as when she left it. in leah crouch's bedroom, time stands still. her bathrobe is placed neatly on the bed, exactly as she left it the morning she disappeared. why haven't you moved her bathrobe? i don't know. because on the odd occasion, i do come in here, it's like she's still here with me. if she does come home, i want her to be able to to see i haven't touched anything, or tried getting rid of her.

these are the last images of leah, on her way to work, but she never arrived. by 9:30pm that evening, claire knew something was very wrong. she called 999. they had the police here almost immediately. and then our world just went mad. search parties, helicopters, dogs that sniff out mobile phones. dogs that sniff out some not—so—nice stuff. a week later, clare and john were thrust into the spotlight. it was the hardest thing to do, to walk through those doors, because it was just a terrifying, terrifying experience. and you're in so much pain. leah, if you are able to see or hear this, please, please, please come home. you're not in any trouble, because we love you so much. we want our beautiful, wonderful little girl to come home.

if there's something bothering you, we can help you to fix it. you're not alone. you will never be alone as long as me and dad are here. this is what leah looked like growing up. her family says she was happy, but quite shy. here she is on a family holiday to saint lucia, and here she is being brilliant at taekwondo. she was both a british and european champion of the sport. her father was one of her instructors. what do you miss about her? everything. herlaugh, hersmile. everything. it was leah's naivety that her family fear could have led her into danger. but the police have found no evidence she was taken. there's also no evidence she ran away. we just don't know where to turn next, or what to do next. it's... how do you look for the impossible? we know where she was one minute, and the next minute there's no more.

just gone. vanished. leah's image will now appear on billboards, blinking. organised by the charity missing persons uk, it draws on behavioural science research. it's hoped that the images will be more memorable. often when we see a missing person's photograph or an image, it might be a grainy, potentially pixelated mobile phone image. there's technology now that enables us to make those images much more clear, higher resolution. and in fact, using some of the technology in these new posters, they can even be made to move. so they give that sense of a real human being behind the story. in the absence of any information about where leah might be, there is only torment for herfamily. you're stuck in a loop. although we get up and we go out to work and we go food shopping, and we look to everybody

like we're normal, i don't think people realise that we're scanning faces just in case it's leah, constantly looking just for any clue. i look at people and just think, "are you the person that took leah?" and then you start thinking that you're going to be like the poor families that have spent years, decades living like this. and i don't know how they do it and how we're going to manage it because most days i don't have any hope. zoe conway, bbc news, milton keynes. the charity "missing people" is behind the new billboard campaign, and their chief executive jo youle joins us now. good morning. incredibly moving words there we could see from a family devastated by someone going missing. what difference do you hope you can make? hate

missing. what difference do you hope you can make?— you can make? we think about these dihital you can make? we think about these digital billboards _ you can make? we think about these digital billboards are _ you can make? we think about these digital billboards are just _ you can make? we think about these digital billboards are just going - you can make? we think about these digital billboards are just going to i digital billboards are just going to enchant people. it's hard enough walking past a poster of a missing child anyway, but the eyes following you, the smile, the animation drawing on al, behavioural science which human beings arejust drawing on al, behavioural science which human beings are just drawn to others with a smile, and we think it will then capture the imagination of the public hopefully to help find leah and other missing children. we've got pictures here of one billboard, the initial ones. i'm sure technically it is very complicated to do. but, in a way, it's a very simple thing to do and potentially makes a massive difference?— potentially makes a massive difference? , , , ., , ., difference? yes, the best ideas are the simplest _ difference? yes, the best ideas are the simplest and _ difference? yes, the best ideas are the simplest and is _ difference? yes, the best ideas are the simplest and is not _ difference? yes, the best ideas are the simplest and is not a _ difference? yes, the best ideas are | the simplest and is not a technology that goes on behind it, but essentially, for a familyjust desperate for news like leah's family, to capture the imagination of someone walking past, i think you would have to stop and look and we want members of the public to engage

with these images. so many of you do, we know that, engage and it touches people hardly think this will captivate them to support the cause. �*, will captivate them to support the cause. �* , , . will captivate them to support the cause. �*, , . . will captivate them to support the cause. �*,,. ., , ,, cause. it's such a distressing sub'ect, cause. it's such a distressing subject. isn't _ cause. it's such a distressing subject, isn't it? _ cause. it's such a distressing subject, isn't it? do - cause. it's such a distressing subject, isn't it? do you - cause. it's such a distressing | subject, isn't it? do you think cause. it's such a distressing - subject, isn't it? do you think may be subject, isn't it? do you think may he sometimes when we see a still image of a young person, someone missing, it's almost like it so difficult to look at you could almost be desensitised to it because the thought of it is so horrific and may be things like this, by bringing someone, making them more real, will help? i someone, making them more real, will hel-? ~ �* , ., someone, making them more real, will hel-? ~ �*, ., ., ., help? i think it's hard to imagine, hard to put— help? i think it's hard to imagine, hard to put yourself— help? i think it's hard to imagine, hard to put yourself in _ help? i think it's hard to imagine, hard to put yourself in somebody| hard to put yourself in somebody else's shoes. every parents worst nightmare do not know where they are, i do think people can walk past images because it is painful to look at, but i think these ones will grab people and also anyone that's missing themselves, you know, just to see the appeal and know that there is help there for them. it can be hard when you see the person missing but we encourage anyone to reach out for help and we have a confidential helpline if anybody

wants to make that connection back with their family. lgrails]!!! wants to make that connection back with their family.— with their family. well done to you hu s for with their family. well done to you guys for revisiting _ with their family. well done to you guys for revisiting cases _ with their family. well done to you guys for revisiting cases because i with their family. well done to you i guys for revisiting cases because we can see in the case of leah, the parents to a press conference and it gets a lot of coverage of the local news for a few days and then, very often the news agenda moves on and somebody else goes missing and the story changes but i guess, for you, it's about keeping faces in the public eye. it's about keeping faces in the public eye-— it's about keeping faces in the -ublic e e. , .,, it's about keeping faces in the -ublice e. , , public eye. reminding people? yes, this is such — public eye. reminding people? yes, this is such a — public eye. reminding people? yes, this is such a huge _ public eye. reminding people? yes, this is such a huge scale, _ public eye. reminding people? yes, this is such a huge scale, 70,000 i this is such a huge scale, 70,000 children go missing in the uk every year and the good news are so many missing children are found within the first 48 hours but for some, for families left not knowing for so long, as a charity we are very proud to keep the search alive and keep hope. we head leah's mother talking about bit of hope and we are proud to keep the appeal is going to find the missing children. loiihl’hwzlt to keep the appeal is going to find the missing children.— to keep the appeal is going to find the missing children. what about the families? when _ the missing children. what about the families? when you _ the missing children. what about the families? when you focus _ the missing children. what about the families? when you focus on - the missing children. what about the families? when you focus on them, i families? when you focus on them, how would you help the families who may be how would you help the families who may he don't get an answer? that may be don't get an answer? that

such a good _ may he don't get an answer? that such a good question because not having an answer and knowing what happened in edinburgh that not being able to move on, we have services therefore families every day of the week from someone to talk to at the end of helpline, to counselling services, and bring families together through our online forum. all the details on our website for anybody watching this and once that help, because we know somebody is somebody missing, it's only somebody else in that situation you can understand the pain they are going through, living in limbo, so we provide support for as long as it takes. ., ~' , ., provide support for as long as it takes. ., ,, i. provide support for as long as it takes. ., ,, . ., provide support for as long as it takes. ., . ., takes. thank you so much for coming in and these — takes. thank you so much for coming in and these billboards _ takes. thank you so much for coming in and these billboards are _ takes. thank you so much for coming in and these billboards are going - in and these billboards are going everywhere? hate in and these billboards are going everywhere?— in and these billboards are going eve here? ~ ., ., ., , ., everywhere? we are going to start in london today — everywhere? we are going to start in london today and _ everywhere? we are going to start in london today and then _ everywhere? we are going to start in london today and then we _ everywhere? we are going to start in london today and then we hope - everywhere? we are going to start in london today and then we hope to i london today and then we hope to spread them out more widely. hate london today and then we hope to spread them out more widely. we will all kee- an spread them out more widely. we will all keep an eye _ spread them out more widely. we will all keep an eye out _ spread them out more widely. we will all keep an eye out for— spread them out more widely. we will all keep an eye out for them. - spread them out more widely. we will all keep an eye out for them. thanks. all keep an eye out for them. thanks very much indeed. have you noticed many butterflies so far this spring? there's a good chance there may be fewer than usual, because two fifths of britain's butterfly species are now so rare that they're in danger of dying out entirely, according to a report out today.

carol was saying it was a bit windy for butterflies in a lot of places. even on a dry sunny day there is not as many as they used to be. scientists from "butterfly conservation" have published what's called a "red list", which assesses the health of each of our butterfly species. let's get more on this now, from our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast- — good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast. it's _ good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast. it's breakfast _ good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast. it's breakfast time - to breakfast. it's breakfast time here in the butterfly farm here in stratford—upon—avon. i am with coogan, you work here. tell me a little bit about what you're up to morning. we little bit about what you're up to morninh. ~ ., ., morning. we are giving out the breakfast to — morning. we are giving out the breakfast to our _ morning. we are giving out the breakfast to our tropical - breakfast to our tropical butterflies and i like to meet tropical— butterflies and i like to meet tropical fruits. butterflies and i like to meet tropicalfruits. i've butterflies and i like to meet tropical fruits. i've put some orange — tropical fruits. i've put some orange and pineapple out for the butterflies this morning so they got something to eat. what butterflies this morning so they got something to eat.— something to eat. what sort of butterflies _ something to eat. what sort of butterflies have _ something to eat. what sort of butterflies have we _ something to eat. what sort of butterflies have we got - something to eat. what sort of butterflies have we got here i something to eat. what sort of - butterflies have we got here because this is a tropical place so these have all come from around the world? they are much bigger than the ones you would _ they are much bigger than the ones you would find in the uk as all of our butterflies are from the topics.

this is— our butterflies are from the topics. this is a _ our butterflies are from the topics. this is a mormon swallowtail which originates— this is a mormon swallowtail which originates from the philippines. these _ originates from the philippines. these are — originates from the philippines. these are small brown ones are the great _ these are small brown ones are the great egg _ these are small brown ones are the great egg flight from the philippines. the olive green one on the apple _ philippines. the olive green one on the apple is— philippines. the olive green one on the apple is a malachite from costa rica _ the apple is a malachite from costa rica. , ., ., , ., ., rica. great to see them all eating. the big story _ rica. great to see them all eating. the big story today _ rica. great to see them all eating. the big story today is _ rica. great to see them all eating. the big story today is about - rica. great to see them all eating. the big story today is about british butterflies and to be quite frank british butterflies are in some trouble. the latest report, read list basically, listing the status of the different butterfly species that we have here and you took part in the survey, didn't you, richard and you run this butterfly farm. sad to say, doesn't look good news? it’s to say, doesn't look good news? it's not good news, no. more and more butterflies— not good news, no. more and more butterflies declining _ not good news, no. more and more butterflies declining year _ not good news, no. more and more butterflies declining year on - not good news, no. more and more butterflies declining year on year i butterflies declining year on year and since — butterflies declining year on year and since the _ butterflies declining year on year and since the last— butterflies declining year on year and since the last time _ butterflies declining year on year and since the last time the - butterflies declining year on yearl and since the last time the report was done — and since the last time the report was done as— and since the last time the report was done as more _ and since the last time the report was done as more species- and since the last time the report was done as more species which. and since the last time the report - was done as more species which have slipped _ was done as more species which have slipped into— was done as more species which have slipped into the — was done as more species which have slipped into the danger— was done as more species which have slipped into the danger zone. - was done as more species which have slipped into the danger zone. in - slipped into the danger zone. in very slipped into the danger zone. very broad terms, why is this happening?— very broad terms, why is this hauhenin? , ., , ., , happening? generally, too many -eo . le, happening? generally, too many people. too _ happening? generally, too many people, too much _ happening? generally, too many people, too much nitrogen, - people, too much nitrogen, fertiliser— people, too much nitrogen, fertiliser in _ people, too much nitrogen, fertiliser in agriculture - people, too much nitrogen, fertiliser in agriculture andl people, too much nitrogen, i fertiliser in agriculture and the climate — fertiliser in agriculture and the climate is _ fertiliser in agriculture and the climate is warming _ fertiliser in agriculture and the climate is warming so - fertiliser in agriculture and the climate is warming so all - fertiliser in agriculture and the climate is warming so all of i fertiliser in agriculture and the i climate is warming so all of these things—

climate is warming so all of these things are — climate is warming so all of these things are affecting _ climate is warming so all of these things are affecting the _ climate is warming so all of these things are affecting the habitat i climate is warming so all of these things are affecting the habitat of| things are affecting the habitat of the butterflies— things are affecting the habitat of the butterflies and _ things are affecting the habitat of the butterflies and there - things are affecting the habitat of the butterflies and there is - things are affecting the habitat of. the butterflies and there is nowhere for them _ the butterflies and there is nowhere for them to— the butterflies and there is nowhere for them to live _ the butterflies and there is nowhere for them to live and _ the butterflies and there is nowhere for them to live and they— the butterflies and there is nowhere for them to live and they become i for them to live and they become more _ for them to live and they become more scarce _ for them to live and they become more scarce-— for them to live and they become more scarce. the big picture is not particularly — more scarce. the big picture is not particularly good. _ more scarce. the big picture is not particularly good, but _ more scarce. the big picture is not particularly good, but i _ more scarce. the big picture is not particularly good, but i think- more scarce. the big picture is not particularly good, but i think it's i particularly good, but i think it's important to point out that some species which looked to be heading towards complete extinction effectively in britain have made a bit of a comeback, haven't they? absolutely. the large blue was extinct— absolutely. the large blue was extinct in— absolutely. the large blue was extinct in the _ absolutely. the large blue was extinct in the uk— absolutely. the large blue was extinct in the uk and _ absolutely. the large blue was extinct in the uk and has- absolutely. the large blue was extinct in the uk and has been| extinct in the uk and has been reintroduced _ extinct in the uk and has been reintroduced and _ extinct in the uk and has been reintroduced and now- extinct in the uk and has been reintroduced and now it's - extinct in the uk and has been reintroduced and now it's the i extinct in the uk and has been. reintroduced and now it's the cuts in somerset _ reintroduced and now it's the cuts in somerset a_ reintroduced and now it's the cuts in somerset. a lot _ reintroduced and now it's the cuts in somerset. a lot of— reintroduced and now it's the cuts| in somerset. a lot of conservation effort _ in somerset. a lot of conservation effort has — in somerset. a lot of conservation effort has gone _ in somerset. a lot of conservation effort has gone into— in somerset. a lot of conservation effort has gone into supporting i effort has gone into supporting those — effort has gone into supporting those butterflies _ effort has gone into supporting those butterflies and _ effort has gone into supporting those butterflies and other- effort has gone into supporting. those butterflies and other rarer species — those butterflies and other rarer species and _ those butterflies and other rarer species and if— those butterflies and other rarer species and if you _ those butterflies and other rarer species and if you have - those butterflies and other rarer species and if you have bucked i those butterflies and other rareri species and if you have bucked the trend _ species and if you have bucked the trend but— species and if you have bucked the trend but they— species and if you have bucked the trend but they are _ species and if you have bucked the trend but they are the _ species and if you have bucked the trend but they are the ones - species and if you have bucked the trend but they are the ones we - species and if you have bucked the trend but they are the ones we are putting _ trend but they are the ones we are putting effort — trend but they are the ones we are putting effort into _ trend but they are the ones we are putting effort into it— trend but they are the ones we are putting effort into it can _ trend but they are the ones we are putting effort into it can be - trend but they are the ones we are putting effort into it can be done. i putting effort into it can be done. four— putting effort into it can be done. four people — putting effort into it can be done. four people at _ putting effort into it can be done. four people at home, _ putting effort into it can be done. four people at home, they- putting effort into it can be done. four people at home, they are i four people at home, they are hearing about butterflies and hearing about butterflies and hearing butterflies are in big trouble, what can they do to try and help there be more butterflies around because everybody loves to see butterflies, don't they? don’t see butterflies, don't they? don't use pesticides _ see butterflies, don't they? don't use pesticides in _ see butterflies, don't they? don't use pesticides in your _ see butterflies, don't they? don't use pesticides in your garden. i see butterflies, don't they? don't use pesticides in your garden. plant some _ use pesticides in your garden. plant some nectar, — use pesticides in your garden. plant some nectar, a _ use pesticides in your garden. plant some nectar, a bush, _ use pesticides in your garden. plant some nectar, a bush, things - use pesticides in your garden. plant some nectar, a bush, things like i some nectar, a bush, things like that, _ some nectar, a bush, things like that, and — some nectar, a bush, things like that, and have _ some nectar, a bush, things like that, and have a _ some nectar, a bush, things like that, and have a wild _

some nectar, a bush, things like that, and have a wild patch - some nectar, a bush, things like that, and have a wild patch for. some nectar, a bush, things like - that, and have a wild patch for them if you've _ that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got — that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got the _ that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got the space _ that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got the space so _ that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got the space so it - that, and have a wild patch for them if you've got the space so it can- if you've got the space so it can live and — if you've got the space so it can live and breed. _ if you've got the space so it can live and breed. the _ if you've got the space so it can live and breed.— if you've got the space so it can live and breed. the advice is if you mow our live and breed. the advice is if you mow your lawn _ live and breed. the advice is if you mow your lawn all— live and breed. the advice is if you mow your lawn all the _ live and breed. the advice is if you mow your lawn all the time, - live and breed. the advice is if you i mow your lawn all the time, perhaps give it a break and let the wild flowers grow. give it a break and let the wild flowers grow— give it a break and let the wild flowers crow. �* ~ ., flowers grow. don't know in may. overall, don't _ flowers grow. don't know in may. overall, don't despair, _ flowers grow. don't know in may. overall, don't despair, there - flowers grow. don't know in may. overall, don't despair, there is i overall, don't despair, there is hope even though the numbers don't look good? we hope even though the numbers don't look hood? ~ l. hope even though the numbers don't look hood? ~ .. , look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how — look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to _ look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do _ look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do it _ look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do it but _ look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do it but we - look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do it but we need i look good? we can reverse the trend, we know how to do it but we need the resources _ we know how to do it but we need the resources to _ we know how to do it but we need the resources to put — we know how to do it but we need the resources to put into _ we know how to do it but we need the resources to put into it— we know how to do it but we need the resources to put into it to _ we know how to do it but we need the resources to put into it to make - we know how to do it but we need the resources to put into it to make the i resources to put into it to make the whole _ resources to put into it to make the whole landscape _ resources to put into it to make the whole landscape better— resources to put into it to make the whole landscape better for- resources to put into it to make the| whole landscape better for butterfly so they— whole landscape better for butterfly so they can — whole landscape better for butterfly so they can move _ whole landscape better for butterfly so they can move through _ whole landscape better for butterfly so they can move through it. - so they can move through it. richard, _ so they can move through it. richard, great _ so they can move through it. richard, great to _ so they can move through it. richard, great to speak - so they can move through it. richard, great to speak to i so they can move through it. i richard, great to speak to you so they can move through it. - richard, great to speak to you and thanks so much for having us here at the butterfly farm here in stratford—upon—avon. so there you 90, stratford—upon—avon. so there you go, british species under threat, it doesn't look particularly good, but perhaps consider having a wild spot in your garden as richard said there, allowing things to go a bit crazy, that's what butterflies like, wild habitats, and we can help them come back. back to you. that

wild habitats, and we can help them come back. back to you.— come back. back to you. that is hreat come back. back to you. that is great news- _ come back. back to you. that is great news. thanks _ come back. back to you. that is great news. thanks so - come back. back to you. that is great news. thanks so much. i come back. back to you. that is great news. thanks so much. a| come back. back to you. that is - great news. thanks so much. a little bit worrying that the that we can do about it. don't mow your lawn in may, june, july, august. let it grow all summer long. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.

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