�*is it m humanl mssible to swim is it humanl -ossible to swim nonsto-? we humanly possible to swim nonstop? we will find out over the next few days as endurance swimmer ross edgley attempts to monster loch ness. good morning. in sport, 17 years in the making. how england made a winning start to their historic tour of pakistan. and in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast, roger federer tells us that whilst he's walking away from the court, he isn't finished with tennis. i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay involved in some shape or form and i won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around any more. good morning. for many of us, today is going to be another very dry day with the variable amounts of cloud, bright or sunny spells, but the rain across the north and west is going to be heavier, and the wind will strengthen. all the details throughout this morning's programme. good morning, everybody.

it's wednesday 21st september. our main story. businesses will learn today how the government will help ease the pain of soaring energy bills this winter. the business secretary, jacob rees—mogg, is due to announce more details later this morning, but it's understood businesses could have their bills cut by up to a third. nina is in huddersfield this morning. good morning, nina. what details do you have to tell us about so far? good morning. it has been a long and very painful two weeks for businesses. it has almost been a fortnight since that announcement by the prime minister of household bills capped at £2500, but saying businesses would have to wait. we now understand some of the details. there won't be an average cap on use, but there will be a cap on the price per unit of gas and electricity. it's quite complicated, but we understand how that will translate a savings of around a

quarter to a third for businesses like this one in huddersfield. so here they use £40,000 of energy every month, and that would be cut we think by about £10,000 per month. it is some relief for businesses, many of whom have been telling us over the past month that they are clinging on for dear life. but think about it, if you're bills have gone up about it, if you're bills have gone up threefold, fourfold, fivefold, a 25-30% up threefold, fourfold, fivefold, a 25—30% saving won't even touch the sides. and it is only for six months, at which point it will be reviewed. many businesses saying they need to plan b on the next six months. it's going to be paid for by the government, they will be topping up the government, they will be topping up that price per unit to the tune of tens of billions of pounds at a time when government debt is already breaking all records. and don't forget, that doesn'tjust affect breaking all records. and don't forget, that doesn't just affect the survival of businesses. it affects all of us. every time their profits are squeezed, that means they're incrementally under pressure to put prices up a little bit. at a time

when our wages are already failing to keep pace with inflation. thank ou. for businesses up and down the uk, that help can't come soon enough as our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. are you together? they're serving customers, but also wondering how to keep the lights on. sean runs two pubs in st albans, and his current energy contract is about to end. the best quote he can get right now will see his bill rise by £170,000 a year. it has been quite shocking. and we are, i guess we're really hoping that this new announcement will bring something in to stop this, because small businesses cannot afford, you know, tenfold increases on their gas and fourfold increases on their electricity. it's just an impossible thing to pay. is this make or break for you?

this is a make—or—break situation. it will only kind of... we can get through it by borrowing more money against our building, for example. but that's pushing things down the road, and we need to see these energy prices coming down. unlike households, businesses aren't protected by the energy price cap. the government's been working on a scheme to start in october and last for six months. the prime minister said firms would get equivalent support to that of households, which will see an average annual energy bill capped at £2,500 for two years. this business energy support package can't come soon enough. thousands of firms are reaching the end of their fixed—term contracts, and are desperate for the details and some certainty for what lies ahead. small businesses need to see really big, generous support. it has to be clear what their bills will now be from this point onwards. it needs to be backdated, and it needs to be clear what happens after six months. at the moment there's a cliff edge,

and people need to know what happens next year. back in st albans, this pub can throw a log on to help keep punters warm, but he needs his red—hot energy bills to come down to survive. emma simpson, bbc news, st albans. let's talk about this some more with our political correspondent jonathan blake. good morning, jonathan. liz truss is facing some difficult challenges both at home and abroad, isn't she? she certainly is, it is a whirlwind week for the new prime minister. as well as dealing with pressing problems at home here in the uk, we will get more details later on on what she and her government plan to do to help businesses deal with the soaring cost of energy after the package for homeowners was outlined a couple of weeks ago, and she is also stepping out on the world stage as prime ministerfor the also stepping out on the world stage as prime minister for the first time, in new york, meeting other

world leaders at the united nations general assembly. world leaders at the united nations generalassembly. she world leaders at the united nations general assembly. she spoke to the french president emmanuel macron last night. 0ne french president emmanuel macron last night. one thing that didn't come up is that thorny issue of post—brexit trading arrangement around the northern ireland border, the protocol as it is known. it will, though, it seems, come up when the prime minister meets us presidentjoe biden in new york later. we are told by his spokesman that the president wants to talk about that in some detail, to ensure that the good friday agreement securing peace on the island of ireland is upheld. now, downing street would agree with that. the prime minister said that is her aim too, but speaking to reporters on the way out to new york, she said she would not allow this situation to drift, and wants to keep in her back pocket the option to legislate here at home to possibly override parts of that deal.— here at home to possibly override parts of that deal. jonathan, thank ou. you. important and fast moving developments in and around ukraine this morning.

western nations have condemned moscow's plans to hold urgent "so—called" referendums in parts of ukraine that are currently under russian control. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv for us this morning. hugo, is this a significant escalation in the war? yes, jon, yes,jon, and it yes, jon, and it is also being seen as a sign of desperation by moscow, at least here in ukraine, because these announcements come as the ukrainians continue with their counteroffensive, continue to make gains on the ground. russia continues to suffer defeat on the battlefield. so it is no coincidence, and this is being seen as a reaction by russia to what is happening on the front line. so the votes are expected to start on friday in four regions, occupied regions in the south and also in the east of this country, and i think there is no doubt the way this is going to go. i wouldn't be surprised if there is a 97% vote in favour of

joining russia, so no country will recognise the legitimacy of this vote. we have heard from western countries, western leaders, condemning the plans announced by russian backed officials, and i think russia as a result of this vote could then say, look, these are areas that are now part of russia, and any attack on those places will be seen as an attack on russian soil. ., ., ., ., ~ , ., , soil. hugo, for now, thank you very much indeed- _ leicestershire police are warning people not to circulate misinformation on social media as unrest in the city continues. on saturday, 25 police officers and a police dog were injured in a protest involving mainly young men from sections of the muslim and hindu communities. nearly 50 people have now been arrested in relation to disorder in the city since the 28th of august. union bosses say their latest round of rail strikes will bring the network to an "effective standstill".

members of the aslef and rmt unions will walk out on the 1st of october, and train drivers from aslef will stage a further day of industrial action on the 5th october, meaning as few as 10% of trains could run. the action will affect people travelling to and from the conservative party conference in birmingham and the london marathon. the queen's name has been inscribed on a new ledger stone in the windsor chapel where she was buried on monday. the late monarch was laid to rest with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, in the george vi memorial chapel, alongside her parents and sister. buckingham palace says the stone replaces a black slab naming just george vi and elizabeth, the queen mother. incredible images, incredible to watch them now a couple of days since it happened. it is ten past six exactly. let's go straight to

carol who has all our weather this morning. lovely to see you too. it is a mild start today especially in the north and west of scotland, where temperatures are around 14 or 15 already. here we will see some rain, some of us already have it, and for the next few days it is going to be that bit milder. across parts of devon and cornwall, east anglia and scotland, there is low cloud, but that will lift, and for most of us it will be a dry day with bright or sunny spells. the rain will continue across the north and west and we will find that the wind will start to strengthen, especially through the afternoon and evening. temperatures, we are looking at 14-20 temperatures, we are looking at 14—20 across scotland, to 21 in london. the rain will turn a little heavy and more persistent as it comes in this evening, pushing southwards and we could see some of

that getting on across cumbria for example. furthersouth, under that getting on across cumbria for example. further south, under clear skies and light winds, we could well see some fog patches forming, and those temperatures are around six or 7 degrees. so here it will be a chilly stuck to the day tomorrow. mist and fog lifting, rain continuing to journey very slowly southwards, getting into northern england and north—west wales. windy around it, behind it brightening up, and ahead of it it is going to cloud up and ahead of it it is going to cloud up with temperatures 14 in the north to about 20 in the south. carol, thank you very much indeed. see you shortly. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph leads on what it calls a "major escalation" of the invasion in ukraine. the paper says russia has laid the groundwork to formally annexe around 15% of ukraine's territory. the metro is reporting that king charles has returned

to balmoral following the funeral of the queen. he has travelled to the scottish estate with his wife, camilla, for a week of royal mourning where all official engagements have been cancelled. the mirror carries a picture of this morning hosts holly willoughby and phillip schofield who it says have paid a "huge emotional toll" after being accused of skipping the queue to see the queen lying in state. and online, one of the most—read stories on the bbc website is a tribute from singer ed sheeran to the music producerjamal edwards, who died in february. speaking at his memorial, ed sheeran said he owed his career to his late friend's support. shell we have a look at some of the inside pages? i will start with brad pitt who, following a very successful film career has now also decided he wants to be a sculptor.

this is in the guardian this morning, his exhibition has started. 0ne morning, his exhibition has started. one of the pieces is of this, which depicts a stand—off during a gunfight, and i'm just going to turn the paper over, because i want to read the next headline. i am being very careful, i have checked! the review in the guardian says he turns out to be a very fine sculptor. he is actually very good. he is a pretty arty, creative guy, and he looks the part as well. i don't know him personally. he is actually quite good! this is art of a slightly higher tech kind, this is a guy who lives in london who takes his tracking app with him, and has decided running is not enough, he wants to create images and take them home. so we

have a dax there, he has built a tyrannosaurus around victoria park in london, and he has also done a cockerel strutting, and a bear. that is brilliant! the extra work. you can't run backwards and forwards. do you remember etch—a—sketch when we were kids? it looks like that. tens of thousands of birds you can see here, it is a murmuration of waders, performing these magical formations in the sky in north norfolk, and there is a name for this. it is one of the uk's most spectacular wildlife sites, captured here. i love a murmuration, every winter

we go to see the starlings in somerset, hundreds of them. it is an amazing thing, you just stand there. you have to cover your head, because it can get a bit messy! but it is brilliant! you have been having a rather interesting day, haven't you? i had a busy day yesterday. really very lucky, you would argue, perhaps one off, definitely one off, perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time, greatest male tennis player of all—time, roger federer, decided he wanted to have a chat to bbc breakfast. we knew he was retiring but he hadn't done any big interviews, so we were invited along to go along and have a talk to him about why was hanging up his racket, what is coming in the next few days at the laver cup, and as ever he was incredibly eloquent, and has it all

planned, and very relaxed and laid—back. the way he plays tennis is the way he chats, which is, you know, calm, controlled, knows what he wants to say. the very opposite of sitting next to me! we can see sally's exclusive interview now with roger federer. what a player! what a champion here at wimbledon. yet another extraordinary performance. what a pleasure it is to watch him play tennis. he makes the game look so easy. job done. roger federer. it's not long since you wrote the words, "tennis, i love you. i will never leave you." you wrote those words down and released the news

that you are retiring. are you ready to talk about that now? yes. i feel good. it's been an emotional few weeks, to go through those words, to make sure... try to get them right, make sure they reflect how i'm feeling and thanking all the people i wanted to thank along the way, as it's been a very, very long journey, a good one, and i wish it would go on forever. now it's going to change, and it's going to go on in a different manner, but i just wanted to let the fans and the people know who have supported me for so long, for so many years, everywhere around the world, that i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay involved in some shape or form and i won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around any more. why now? the last three years have been tough, you know, to say the least. when i still played the last match for africa in cape town a few years back, i was very unhappy with my knee, and i knew

i was on very thin ice for the last year, ever since i played wimbledon last year. and i tried to come back, but then i could just feel... there was a limit to what i could do, and this is not the way to play or try to keep pushing. and i also stopped believing in it, to be honest, and then i got a scan a few months back and it was not just the scan, also i was hoping for, and this is when very quickly we realised this was it, you know, and it's ok. and then the question more becomes into how do you announce it, and when do you announce it, where are you going to be? it was also quite stressful as you tried to keep those moments private, and that it doesn't leak, and apparently there were leaks happening on the morning of the announcement, and so we scrambled together a little bit earlier than we were may be expecting to be. for someone who's been so in control for so many years, in charge of yourself, and your body has done

everything you've asked of it, how difficult has it been to let go of that control? i mean, actually, it was fairly simple, you know, because i always pushed my retirement thoughts away. i said, the more i think about it, the more i'm already halfway retired, and this is not the way to go to work for me as a tennis player, so we'll deal with it when it comes. and it did. so when i announced it, i had no plans other than my workout on friday and tennis on saturday. for me, i've seen what retirement could look like. in the last few years i've played so little that i've had a wonderful time at home with my children, even during covid we were up in the mountains, had a lovely time, we love spending time together with my wife and going everywhere, still travelling places as soon as we were allowed to again. and in a way, you lose control, but at the same time you still are in control. roger federer as a child dreamt of playing tennis. did you dream you would be this successful? never. i don't think anybody grows up and thinks they're going to win this much, you know?

you're happy with winning a wimbledon title, which is already crazy, or becoming world number one and being the best, coming from a small country. we don't have a base of so many players, so, no, i totally overachieved in my mind from a totally normal upbringing, so for me it's been an absolute dream of a run that i've had, so i know that, and that's why i'm totally happy to step away as well. and you have played in the golden era of tennis. think about the other men that you've been playing against, your competitors. djokovic, nadal, andy murray, you know. will we ever see this type of era again? that's a good question. i don't know. it was definitely very special in many ways, because when i came up, we didn't expect it either, you know? we were more on a bit of a downslope of, sampras retired, agassi retired, oh, what's going to come next, right? and here i came, and then

here came rafa, and then there was novak and then andy, all together, and all of a sudden there was this beautiful mix of we were all winning for ten plus years. all the same tournaments, almost nobody else could win anything else, it was like a lock on the big tournaments. and that must have been quite frustrating for a lot of the players, you know, to be honest, but for us the challenge of our life trying to figure it out, how can i play against all these certain different playing styles that we all play very different. so i think also for the fans it's been a joy to watch, and i'm sure some fans will be sad i'm leaving, of course, but then again there will always be wonderful new people, and the question is, can they fill the void of the personalities? because it's also very much different personalities and storytelling, i think, in our sport, you know? but i think our tour allows for incredible storytelling, so that's why i know that the game is very safe, and i'm sure we'll see incredible new superstars. what will it be like to play

on the same team as those other men that you've competed against for so many years? because that's what will happen at the laver cup. that's what it is, yes. i mean, i've been on the team with rafa and novak before, and i think having andy on the team who is a proper winner, you know, he wouldn't want to do anything else but when, and looking forward to spending some time where we can also just have some chats, you know, and look back. i think for the four of us, especially now me retiring this week, we can look back at the things we may be got upset about or laughed about and just go back to those moments and i think it will be funny. i've covered wimbledon for many years. i've stood in the queue. oh, yeah, 0k? 0h, many, many times, with people dressed head to toe in roger federer outfits. and i mean, yourface all over their clothes, and earings and hats. the level of devotion is like nothing i've ever seen. what's that like to be on the other side of? this is what's in a way so sad about retirement, you know? it's like that... you will miss those moments

where you know you mean so much to these people. they talk about you every day. but i really do feel almost that cult following, you know, of fans that... i've been on the road for so long, i think i was fan favourite for 18 straight years. that's not normal, and i know that, and all i try to always remind myself, just be yourself, be authentic, don't get carried away. i've had the fortune to play in front of so many cool fans everywhere around the world. it's been wonderful. you've been here during the week of the queen's funeral, and i know you have your own connections with our royal family here in the uk. what's it been like for you to witness what's gone on the last few days? yes, seeing a whole nation sort of... i don't want to say shut down, but like really go silent, stop, really, and then minutes of silence are so strong, and it's notjust here in this country. i think it also echoed around the world, and she's done so much, you know, for so many people. i had the chance to have lunch with her at wimbledon when she came back finally after 30 years

to wimbledon after giving the trophy to virginia wade 30 years earlier, and everybody at the tennis was so happy she came, and i was lucky enough to meet her, and i will remember that forever. one last question, and it's a really important one. what's next? yeah, good question. i always try to keep a clean slate, you know, for when i retired, because i do have four children, and they're amazing and they need my help. and my wife, too, she's always been by my side throughout. and then we'll see how i can stay in the game, you know? in what way. obviously i would love to always mentor children and get a new swiss superstar going. i think it'll be a nice time to reflect and look forward. interesting! not finished with tennis, won't be a ghost, won't disappear. he wants to find the next swiss tennis champion. how do you switch off after all those years when it has been your

complete life? you couldn'tjust walk away. i think he will be fine. he says he wants a holiday, wants to take the kids away, they want to travel. he seemed ready. so that is two weeks! i think he might go for longer than two weeks, jon. he has clearly been thinking about retirement for probably years, so when it came upon him and it was almost taken out of his hands because the situation his knee was in and because the news was going to come out, hejust in and because the news was going to come out, he just said, in and because the news was going to come out, hejust said, ok, i'm going to go with it. he doesn't seem to have any resentment or disappointment. even roger federer can't believe how good roger federer was. you can tell, he surprised himself. so i think that is why is why he is completely happy. is he really that nice? i'm afraid he is. i think he is even nicer. and he said you asked two good questions. he loved me, clearly! he is going to want to come and sit here. lovely interview, really fascinating. we will put that on social media, and

we will play it again later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. westminster abbey is due to reopen this morning after staging the queen's state funeral. visitors will be able to view the abbey from 9.30 until 3.30 today and tomorrow. some areas will remain closed to the public. it's thought there could be long queues. it's free of charge and you won't need to book. american style candy shops on oxford street could soon face stricter rules with westminster council due to vote on measures to tackle economic crime and corruption in central london's property market. it comes as 30 sweet shops are being investigated forfailing to pay millions in business rates. many of us took up new hobbies during lockdown. well, one londoner has taken his to the next level, and is now on course to break a world record.

joe murfitt from putney is on a mission to catch a fish in every london borough. i'm actually relatively new to angling. i started about two years ago, and it was sort of after the lockdowns, and it was just a way of spending some time with my dad. i had no idea that you could actually fish in that many places in london anyway, or there was enough wildlife in london. it's been amazing to go and see all of the boroughs of london in the sunshine. on to travel now, and rail passengers are being warned of serious disruption to mainline services in and out of london, following yet more damage to overhead power lines — this time in stevenage. network rail said some lines have now reopened, but trains may still be cancelled or delayed. there are also still some issues in and out of paddington. let's take a look at the tube board this morning. now the weather with katerina christodoulou. hello, there, good morning to you.

0ut there today it does look to be largely dry. i think there'll be more cloud around later on this afternoon but through this morning, that cloud should break quite nicely to allow for some sunny spells. so this area of high pressure that's been with us over the past few days will eventually track eastwards through the day. and just behind it, you can see an active weather front, and this front will wave — so there's still some uncertainty on exactly when it will reach us. but thursday night into friday, there is a chance of some rain which may linger through the day on friday. so where you've got those clear spells this morning's where that patchy mist and fog will be. eventually it will clear away, there'll be some sunshine. i think more cloud will build into this afternoon and winds will be light, with highest temperatures today in central london at around 21 degrees. so, through this evening, quite a bit of cloud first thing, but eventually this cloud will creep away out to the north sea. so overnight, it will stay dry, we'll be left with lengthy, clear spells, some pockets of mist and fog once again, and temperatures will fall to around nine or ten degrees. so a cool start, i think, into our thursday morning.

but thursday, very similar to today — it will be dry with areas of cloud and some sunshine, but a chance of rain on thursday night into friday. as we know, there've been thousands of floral trbutes laid for the queen outside royal residences this past week. and there were the flowers on the queen's coffin, too. if you want to know the significance of them, do have a look on our website. i'm back in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning... we'll be live from loch ness as endurance swimmer ross edgley sets off on his latest challenge to complete the longest tideless swim ever — which will see him swim at least 48 hours non—stop. that is not the monster. that is

ross. actor callum scott howells made his screen breakthrough playing colin morris—jones in channel 4's hit drama it's a sin — he'll be telling us about his new role in the west end production of cabaret. it's been just over a year since the taliban took back control of afghanistan, resulting in the largest airlift in us history. now a new documentary aims to tell the inside story. it is an extraordinary watch. directorjamie roberts willjoin us here on the sofa just after nine o'clock. businesses struggling to stay afloat because of the rising cost of energy prices. we're waiting to hear details of the government's plan to support them. nina is at a glass manufacturing firm in huddersfield for us. they use loads of energy, they are worried about the bills. 0ne they use loads of energy, they are worried about the bills. one example of the kind of companies that i so stressed right now.—

stressed right now. that's right. good morning. _ stressed right now. that's right. good morning. we _ stressed right now. that's right. good morning. we are - stressed right now. that's right. good morning. we are at - stressed right now. that's right. good morning. we are at a - stressed right now. that's right. - good morning. we are at a specialist glass manufacturer in huddersfield. what they do here is a tough and strengthened glass and the far less behind me i taking shower edges off glass pieces, cutting it into shape ready to send out to businesses. everything from big retail spaces to our cameraman who is looking for a replacement balustrade for his juliet balcony. they are keen to hear details of what the government will announce for business support. what we have learnt this morning we think is that the wholesale price per unit of gas and electricity is set to be fixed for businesses. it is estimated that will help bring down prices for energy for businesses between 25% to 35%. a significant saving. the government will then be topping up that price per unit to the tune of tens of billions of pounds. there is a problem. it is thought it will only

be put in place for around six months. businesses need to make plans are way beyond that period, so is it enough for businesses like this one? lets chat with andrew, the boss. the issue for you, your prices are locked in for energy but it is your suppliers who are struggling. every month we are incurring energy surcharges _ every month we are incurring energy surcharges that are changing month by month_ surcharges that are changing month by month and we have no visibility over how— by month and we have no visibility over how to— by month and we have no visibility over how to plan ahead. took by month and we have no visibility over how to plan ahead.— over how to plan ahead. took me throu~h over how to plan ahead. took me through how _ over how to plan ahead. took me through how much _ over how to plan ahead. took me through how much more - over how to plan ahead. took me through how much more things . over how to plan ahead. took me i through how much more things are costing from your suppliers because of energy prices. ah, costing from your suppliers because of energy prim-— of energy prices. a typical square metre of glass — of energy prices. a typical square metre of glass between - of energy prices. a typical square metre of glass between 8096 - of energy prices. a typical square metre of glass between 8096 and | of energy prices. a typical square - metre of glass between 8096 and 15096 metre of glass between 80% and 150% more than _ metre of glass between 80% and 150% more than the same time last year. doubling _ more than the same time last year. doubling. what are you saying to your customers? we doubling. what are you saying to your customers?— doubling. what are you saying to your customers? we have to pass those costs — your customers? we have to pass those costs aren't. _ your customers? we have to pass those costs aren't. we _ your customers? we have to pass those costs aren't. we have - your customers? we have to pass those costs aren't. we have been | those costs aren't. we have been able to— those costs aren't. we have been able to at— those costs aren't. we have been able to at the moment but how long we can _ able to at the moment but how long we can... ., , able to at the moment but how long we can... .,, �* able to at the moment but how long we can... �* ., , ., ., we can... people can't afford to keep paying _ we can... people can't afford to keep paying more. _ we can... people can't afford to

keep paying more. let's - we can... people can't afford to keep paying more. let's chat i we can... people can't afford to l keep paying more. let's chat with andrew. richard was saying earlier... andrew was saying earlier, sorry, that it is notjust the fact he is taking that on from his supply chain but his workers are saying they cannot carry on like that. you had to move back in with your mum because of pressure on prices. what happened? it your mum because of pressure on prices. what happened?— your mum because of pressure on prices. what happened? it was 'ust caettin too prices. what happened? it was 'ust getting too much. i prices. what happened? it was 'ust getting too much. everything h prices. what happened? it wasjust getting too much. everything is - getting too much. everything is going _ getting too much. everything is going up— getting too much. everything is going up and i am trying to save to buy another— going up and i am trying to save to buy another house. i am not sure how or when— buy another house. i am not sure how or when because of house prices and interest— or when because of house prices and interest rates and then obviously you have — interest rates and then obviously you have got gas and electricity to contend _ you have got gas and electricity to contend with.— contend with. when you look at movin: contend with. when you look at moving out. — contend with. when you look at moving out, does _ contend with. when you look at moving out, does that - contend with. when you look at moving out, does that feel - contend with. when you look at - moving out, does that feel possible, feasible at the moment? blot moving out, does that feel possible, feasible at the moment?— feasible at the moment? not at this moment in time. _ feasible at the moment? not at this moment in time. let's _ feasible at the moment? not at this moment in time. let's hope - feasible at the moment? not at this moment in time. let's hope it - feasible at the moment? not at this moment in time. let's hope it getsl moment in time. let's hope it gets better _ moment in time. let's hope it gets better. ., ., , , better. you hope things will stabilise. _ better. you hope things will stabilise. presumably - better. you hope things will stabilise. presumably you i better. you hope things will. stabilise. presumably you and better. you hope things will- stabilise. presumably you and some of your team members are having to say to andrew and the management, inflation is high, wages are keeping

up? we inflation is high, wages are keeping u . 2 . inflation is high, wages are keeping u . ? . ., inflation is high, wages are keeping u? . ., ., , �* , ., up? we get a wage rise in april to t to up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep _ up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep op _ up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep up but _ up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep up but i _ up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep up but i don't - up? we get a wage rise in april to try to keep up but i don't think - try to keep up but i don't think they— try to keep up but i don't think they can — try to keep up but i don't think they can keep up. they need to come dowii, _ they can keep up. they need to come down, price _ they can keep up. they need to come down, price rises.— they can keep up. they need to come down, price rises. suddenly when you are t in: down, price rises. suddenly when you are trying to — down, price rises. suddenly when you are trying to save. _ down, price rises. suddenly when you are trying to save. thank _ down, price rises. suddenly when you are trying to save. thank you very - are trying to save. thank you very much. —— certainly when you are trying to say. every time prices go up trying to say. every time prices go up for businesses we feel it and bearin up for businesses we feel it and bear in mind i cannot think of a single business, possibly you can, that doesn't have energy overheads so that when their prices go up inevitably they pass them on to us at a point where our wages are not keeping up with inflation. the pressure is on for businesses like this one. andrew saying everything is costing more and passing on those prices, but also my employees want to be paid more, that cannot be squared at the moment and so inflation will be passed onwards and unless something changes we have to feel sorry for andrew's mum, who could be stuck with him for ever. i think that will happen a lot. people moving back in with their mum and

dad, looking after each other, trying to keep the house warm. absolutely. andrew's mum, if you are watching, we want the inside story. what is it like cohabiting back with your son? brute what is it like cohabiting back with our son? ~ ., ., ., your son? we will have a look at loch ness _ your son? we will have a look at loch ness this _ your son? we will have a look at loch ness this morning. - your son? we will have a look at loch ness this morning. we - your son? we will have a look at loch ness this morning. we will| your son? we will have a look at i loch ness this morning. we will be there later on in the programme. the endurance swimmer ross edgley is planning to swim several times across the loch. he planning to swim several times across the loch.— planning to swim several times across the loch. he will keep going as lona as across the loch. he will keep going as long as he can, he _ across the loch. he will keep going as long as he can, he has - ever so slightly worried about what is lurking. flan ever so slightly worried about what is lurkinu. . ,, , ever so slightly worried about what is lurkin. . , ., , is lurking. can you see anything? definitely. _ is lurking. can you see anything? definitely, can't _ is lurking. can you see anything? definitely, can't you? _ is lurking. can you see anything? definitely, can't you? what - is lurking. can you see anything? definitely, can't you? what is - is lurking. can you see anything? | definitely, can't you? what is that shape? abs. definitely, can't you? what is that shae? �* definitely, can't you? what is that shae? . , , , , definitely, can't you? what is that shae?�* , ,, , ., definitely, can't you? what is that shae? . shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck. that shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck- that is _ shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck. that is just _ shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck. that isjust ross. _ shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck. that isjust ross. 0r- shape? a few bubbles, a stretched neck. that isjust ross. orjohn - neck. that is 'ust ross. orjohn magurre. — neck. that is 'ust ross. orjohn magurre. |_ neck. that isjust ross. orjohn maguire. i thought _ neck. that isjust ross. orjohn maguire. i thought you - neck. that isjust ross. orjohn maguire. i thought you were i neck. that isjust ross. orjohn i maguire. i thought you were going neck. that isjust ross. orjohn - maguire. i thought you were going to sate me then- _

maguire. i thought you were going to sate me then. we _ maguire. i thought you were going to sate me then. we are _ maguire. i thought you were going to sate me then. we are talking - maguire. i thought you were going to sate me then. we are talking about | sate me then. we are talking about the cricket- — we take it for granted, going to the cricket, _ we take it for granted, going to the cricket, getting your friends and femiiy— cricket, getting your friends and family to — cricket, getting your friends and family to watch. that has not been a case in _ family to watch. that has not been a case in pakistan for international cricket _ case in pakistan for international cricket for— case in pakistan for international cricket for such a long time. the engiand — cricket for such a long time. the england team playing there for the first time _ england team playing there for the first time after 17 years and what a bil first time after 17 years and what a big moment it will be for cricket fans _ big moment it will be for cricket fans they— big moment it will be for cricket fans. they have been trying to put on a show— fans. they have been trying to put on a show and england certainly did that with _ on a show and england certainly did that with their victory yesterday in what _ that with their victory yesterday in what will — that with their victory yesterday in what will be a really historic tour. and they did that in front of the crowds in karachi thanks to alex hales who hadn't played for the side in three years. previous captain 0wain morgan said there had been breakdown of trust with the player after a failed drugs test. joe wilson is there thank you, england! they've seen it — england's return to pakistan. it was what it was — a cricket match with all the normal twists and turns and wickets and runs. but there had been such a huge effort to achieve normality again.

in 2009, a bus carrying sri lankan cricketers came under attack elsewhere in pakistan. here in karachi, this is the security convoy which escorts the players of pakistan and england from their hotel to the stadium every time. and all of this so that cricket matches can be played. pakistan's players wore special shirts — on the back, the numbers are half submerged to symbolise floods, to express solidarity. then the captain gave the crowd a reason to cheer. babar azam — few in the world bat better. although maybe mohammad rizwan does. there are so many talented players, but pakistani cricket needs teams to tour here, and a sense of gratitude spans from fans to the coach. all the boys, all the players, you know, they have a very strong and long relation with each other. and the cricket — i always say that, you know,

it brings the people, the communities, the countries close to each other. but make no mistake — the job is to compete. bowled him! ho—ho! especially if you're luke wood, just starting your england career. pakistan were restricted to 158 from their 20 overs. now this was alex hales batting back from the wilderness, reviving his international career. he made 53. and with harry brook playing shots like this, england remained in control of their chase. the value of this match was that it was played — but with four balls to spare, england were there. it is a particular triumph to win in pakistan — and it always has been. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. what a start. and we know the ambition has been to make formula 1 a truly global sport. well, next year that's set to happen, with a record—breaking 24 races. and book your tickets for this one. fancy this? las vegas will host a race

for the first time, the penultimate round in november, for a saturday night race on the famous las vegas strip. and the great news is there are some cheap seats. and the great news is there are some cheap seats— and the great news is there are some cheap seats._ cheap - cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enou:h. cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's _ cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's we _ cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's we could - cheap seats. how cheap? cheap| enough. that's we could squeeze cheap seats. how cheap? cheap - enough. that's we could squeeze that in next year. they will race against the famous —— along the famous las vegas strip. book it in. that the famous -- along the famous las vegas strip. book it in.— vegas strip. book it in. that would be uuite a vegas strip. book it in. that would be quite a sight. _ vegas strip. book it in. that would be quite a sight. with _ vegas strip. book it in. that would be quite a sight. with the - vegas strip. book it in. that would be quite a sight. with the lights i be quite a sight. with the lights and backdrop. _ be quite a sight. with the lights and backdrop, it— be quite a sight. with the lights and backdrop, it will— be quite a sight. with the lights and backdrop, it will be - be quite a sight. with the lights i and backdrop, it will be stunning. a busy week of football ahead. scotland take on ukraine in the nations league tonight, just three months after the ukrainians ended their hopes of reaching the world cup. scotland sit second in their group, a point behind ukraine. the scots host republic of ireland on saturday and face ukraine in poland next tuesday. england play theirfinal two matches before heading off to qatar. and this, i think, is very telling this morning. the england defender eric dier who has just been recalled

to the international squad for their upcoming matches — their last before the world cup begins — says he doesn't want his parents attending away matches because fan behaviour is such an issue, he doesn't want his family attending, calling it a real problem. i think this is happening with a lot of the players, because of the abuse thatis of the players, because of the abuse that is happening, they are reluctant for family members to attend. it is interesting he has spoken up about this because you think this will only make you more of a target for said abuse. you might remember, he approached a fan inside the stadium a couple of seasons ago because of the abuse his family was receiving, and again, his brother attended the chelsea match when tottenham were playing away this season and the abuse happened again. he is probably not alone in feeling this. again. he is probably not alone in feeling this— again. he is probably not alone in feeling this. talking about it, does that make things _ feeling this. talking about it, does that make things worse _ feeling this. talking about it, does that make things worse for- feeling this. talking about it, does that make things worse for him? l feeling this. talking about it, does i that make things worse for him? but what alternative does he have? if it is his problem he has to address that, people who are bullies. that ou make

that, people who are bullies. that you make yourself _ that, people who are bullies. that you make yourself more of a target but the visa feel strongly enough and i'm sure he will not be the only professional player who feels like that... people saying they don't want their family to watch them at away games which is sad because of the abuse. especially when you think about the summer we have just had, you think about the wonderful atmosphere inside the stadium, the women's euros and the family environment and you match that to what is happening in the top—flight. thank you. in 2019 the argentinian footballer emiliano sala was killed in a plane crash as he was travelling from nantes to cardiff to begin his career in the premier league. his body was found in the plane's wreckage at the bottom of the english channel. the pilot david ibbotson was also killed — and in audio given to the bbc, we can hear first—hand the concerns he had about the safety of the aircraft they flew in. kayley thomas has this

exclusive report. this is the last time emiliano sala and david ibbotson were seen alive. for the first time, we can show you cctv footage from january 21st 2019, as the footballer and pilot go through airport security. these were final checks before the striker flew from nantes to wales to become a premier league player at cardiff city. earlier, david ibbotson is seen on the runway, preparing the plane ahead of the flight. everything was going to plan, and he sent this video to a pilot friend. but in a phone call to the same friend — the recording of which has been obtained by the bbc — david ibbotson raised concerns about the plane.

that's quite a bombshell of a tape to actually hear it in david ibbotson's own words, and to hear that he was concerned about the flight 24 hours earlier. i'd consider that absolutely explosive, frankly. i mean, a pilot has ultimate responsibility for the safety of the individual flight. and i think david ibbotson, knowing what he knew, could easily have decided that the flight wasn't safe. david ibbotson should never have taken the job to fly emiliano sala, as he wasn't a commercial pilot and couldn't legally fly at night. his concerns about the plane were echoed by his passenger. emiliano often came to this small house on the outskirts of nantes

to see his friend and mentor marie shan. he described the plane as a cuckoo to her — french slang for a rickety old plane. translated from french: emiliano sent this last voice message to his friends from inside the plane.

the aircraft starts taxiing towards runway three. it's scheduled to land in cardiff just two hours later. it never arrived. the depths of the english channel, the plane's final resting place. for the first time, we can show you moving pictures of the wreckage in a tragedy that touched a number of lives. as investigations and court proceedings continue, and as two families mourn the loss of loved ones, we now have more

insight into what happened in the hours before that fateful flight. kelly thomas, bbc news, in cardiff. some answers. i some answers. i remember some answers. i remember being in cardiff reporting that the plane had never arrived and they were so many questions and we are still to get those answers. it is part of a documentary, that piece. it is called transfer the fate of emiliano sala. called transfer the fate of emiliano sala. , ., ,., called transfer the fate of emiliano sala. , ., ., called transfer the fate of emiliano sala. ., , , sala. there is also a podcast series that ou sala. there is also a podcast series that you can _ sala. there is also a podcast series that you can listen _ sala. there is also a podcast series that you can listen to _ sala. there is also a podcast series that you can listen to on _ sala. there is also a podcast series that you can listen to on bbc - that you can listen to on bbc sounds. ~ , ., ., sounds. we will be going live to loch ness _ sounds. we will be going live to loch ness a _ sounds. we will be going live to loch ness a little _ sounds. we will be going live to loch ness a little later - sounds. we will be going live to loch ness a little later on - sounds. we will be going live to | loch ness a little later on where ross edgley is about to begin an enormous swim but we're watching those pictures because you see loch ness and you think of one thing, don't you?— don't you? what's that? laughter _ laughter i'm joking. if you look to the left

of your screen does micro what is that there?— that there? either ripples? definitely. _ that there? either ripples? definitely. the _ that there? either ripples? definitely. the reason - that there? either ripples? definitely. the reason we i that there? either ripples? i definitely. the reason we are showing this is because it is actually quite mild out there today and lots of parts of the uk. you can see loch ness looking really rather beautiful. i haven't put a coat on yet. it is still quite mild. hanging on towards the end of september. will the mild weather continue for much longer? for the next few days, yes, absolutely, and you are right about it being mild. in loch ness it is pretty much the mildest part of the country, about 15 degrees. again, you can see a lot of us still in double figures. where there are clear skies to the south, temperatures are that bit lower at 8 degrees. what is happening today is we still have high pressure clinging on to the south but an array of

weather fronts in the north—west. fairly weak at the moment, producing some rain. the rain a little heavier than yesterday and the wind will strengthen more with this south—westerly through the day and because of the south—westerly and the cloud, across the north west, as we saw in loch ness, we are seeing the temperatures that bit higher. for the rest of us away from that rain we are looking at mist and fog to start with. that will lift and a day of bright spells or it sunny spells and light breezes. temperatures up to 21 degrees. heading through the rest of the afternoon you can see how light the winds will be for much of the country, except for across the north west where they will be gusty. these are a sustained wind speeds in the white circles, gusts could be as much as 45 mph later. as we had on through the evening and overnight, the rain comes in, and that when the front bringing in some heavier bursts. it will be more consistent across parts of scotland and into

northern ireland. some of that is just fringing into cumbria. pushed south, with clear skies and light winds, some will see the mist and fog forming once again but it will be another mild night. tomorrow, this weather front producing all this weather front producing all this rain, very slowly pushes southwards, taking more of it in across parts of england and also north wales. behind it at one or two showers in scotland and northern ireland but drier and brighter, wind dropping, and ahead of it went will continue to build. temperatures ahead of it up to 19 or 20 and we are starting to pull in fresher conditions behind that front. as different continues overnight into friday, move southwards, it will develop a wave which means it will do that. it might be further north, the rain, orfurther south because it is waving. this is roughly where we think it will be, moving south across southern england come out of wales. behind it, drierand brighter conditions with a few showers. the

wind changing direction that cooler air seeping that bit further south during friday. into the weekend, we have the remnants of that clutch of fronts, so saturday could well start wet in the south in the channel islands, then into sunday this high pressure builds in which you may have noticed low pressure to the north. that will bring instant wet windy weather to the final with that for the most part it will be settled this weekend. thank you. that is very interesting that loch ness is one of the warmest parts of the country right now and one man will be very delighted to hear that. in 2018, ross edgely became the first person to swim around the whole of britain. it was an epic challenege that saw him swim up to 12 hours a day, braving storms and jellyfish. well, not satisfied with one record—breaking challenge — he's about to set off on another.

john maguire is in the scottish highlands. good morning. good morning. ross is not the only — good morning. good morning. ross is not the only person _ good morning. good morning. ross is not the only person happy _ good morning. good morning. ross is not the only person happy it _ good morning. good morning. ross is not the only person happy it is - good morning. good morning. ross is not the only person happy it is one. i not the only person happy it is one. also me and andy, the cameraman, who is wearing shorts! braving the scottish weather at this time, while in shorts. an incredible effort, adventure that ross will take part in. he wants to do around 72 hours up in. he wants to do around 72 hours up and down loch ness. just look at it, absolutely beautiful, flat, calm. conditions are vital when he did not swim around britain in 2018 the conditions worked in his favour. the person who planned it, the brains behind the operation, he was running his support boat, the small yacht that went all around. he didn't think it would ever... nobody would ever succeed in that attempt to swim around britain again because ross was lucky with the conditions but it was still an incredible adventure. tough, really, really

tough, but as you say he is at it again. he's already achieved what was previously thought impossible. in 2018, ross edgley became the first person to swim around britain. it took five months, and he was in the water twice a day for up to 12 hours — returning to his support boat only to sleep and to eat. although some food was consumed while swimming. fuelled by one million calories, he swam 2,000 miles. the toll it took on his body was brutal. i had something in my mouth. i was like, "i don't remember eating anything in the night." basically, it was just peeling strips of tongue off. you know, it was... yeah, it was... it was weird. i mean, that was two weeks in and i was... i didn't even know the etiquette! it was like, if your tongue's falling off, do you flush it down the toilet or do you put it in the bin? oh! but this time, there's no end, no destination, no finish line. he wants to push human endurance to its very limit,

and discover how long and how far it's possible to swim. he's been training in scotland, and is aiming to break two world records. the longest distance in non tidal waters — that's more than 168.3 kilometres. and the longest time swimming nonstop — which stands at 67 hours and 16 minutes. once an hour he'll pause to tread water and take on food, and that's formed a vital part of the build—up — the bulk—up. gaining ten kilograms by eating 10,000 calories a day. it will help to insulate him against the cold of the loch ness water. his objective is notjust to break the records, but to raise awareness and money for ocean conservation — in particular the preservation of kelp forests. ross will push his mind and body to breaking point, but in doing so may achieve something that's never been done before. the ultimate test

of strength, stamina, and stone—cold stubbornness. he will need all three of those things in absolute bucket loads over the next 72 hours. he thinks he can do that. imagine what you could be going over the next 72 hours, the next three whole days, sleep, go to work, go to school or college, watch tv, go to the gym, go to the pub. all he will be doing, like nemo, is swimming, swimming, swimming. he will attend five lengths of loch ness which were taken to 110 miles. just thinking about that intake of calories a day on day that he has been using to build up to this. something like 140 boiled eggs every single day. tens of cans of baked beans. i don't know how many deep—fried fried my spies it is put a lot of intake and he will need it

—— deep—fried mars bars. we will join him in around an hour i have had breakfast with russ before and it is a sight to behold. anyone old enough to remember the wrestling on saturday afternoons, do you remember giant haystacks mr mike it is that level of food. it promises to be an incredible achievement. we will hear how ross is feeling ahead of the big swim. ! how ross is feeling ahead of the big swim. . . how ross is feeling ahead of the big swim. ., ., ' :: ,., swim. i imagine after140 boiled e: rs swim. i imagine after140 boiled e: as and swim. i imagine after140 boiled eggs and 30 _ swim. i imagine after140 boiled eggs and 30 cans _ swim. i imagine after140 boiled eggs and 30 cans of _ swim. i imagine after140 boiled eggs and 30 cans of baked - swim. i imagine after140 boiled| eggs and 30 cans of baked beans swim. i imagine after140 boiled - eggs and 30 cans of baked beans he is feeling queasy. i can eggs and 30 cans of baked beans he is feeling queasy-— is feeling queasy. i can imagine all sorts of things! _ sorts of things! laughter thanks very much indeed. we will be back with you very soon. the numbers are cra . back with you very soon. the numbers are crazy. swimming _ back with you very soon. the numbers are crazy. swimming until— back with you very soon. the numbers are crazy. swimming untilyou - back with you very soon. the numbers are crazy. swimming untilyou can't. are crazy. swimming until you can't swim any more. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tolu adeoye. westminster abbey is due to reopen this morning after staging the queen's state funeral. visitors will be able to view the abbey from 9.30 until 3.30 today and tomorrow. some areas will remain closed to the public — it's thought there could be long queues. trees and materials from the marble arch mound will be used to help transform a nearby housing scheme. a report by westminster city council said parts of the dismantled attraction would feature in a garden and play area on the ebury estate in pimlico. the artificial hill was mocked when it opened last summer and was found to have cost triple the original budget. now, many of us took up new hobbies during lockdown. but one londoner has taken his to the next level and is now on course to break a world record. joe murfitt from putney

is on a mission to catch a fish in every london borough. i'm actually relatively new to angling. i started about two years ago, and it was sort of after the lockdowns, and it was just a way of spending some time with my dad. i had no idea that you could actually fish in that many places in london anyway, or there was enough wildlife in london. it's been amazing to go and see all of the boroughs of london in the sunshine. on to travel now, and rail passengers are being warned of serious disruption to mainline services in and out of london following yet more damage to overhead power lines, this time in stevenage. network rail said some lines have reopened since last night, but check before you set off. there are also still some issues in and out of paddington. let's take a look at the tube board this morning. the district and the elizabeth lines have severe delays. the piccadilly line has minor delays. now the weather with katerina christodoulou. hello, there, good morning to you.

0ut there today it does look to be largely dry. i think there'll be more cloud around later on this afternoon but through this morning, that cloud should break quite nicely to allow for some sunny spells. so this area of high pressure that's been with us over the past few days will eventually track eastwards through the day. and just behind it, you can see an active weather front, and this front will wave — so there's still some uncertainty on exactly when it will reach us. but thursday night into friday, there is a chance of some rain which may linger through the day on friday. so where you've got those clear spells this morning's where that patchy mist and fog will be. eventually it will clear away, there'll be some sunshine. i think more cloud will build into this afternoon and winds will be light, with highest temperatures today in central london at around 21 degrees. so, through this evening, quite a bit of cloud first thing, but eventually this cloud will creep away out to the north sea. so overnight, it will stay dry, we'll be left with lengthy, clear spells, some pockets of mist and fog once again, and temperatures will fall to around nine or ten degrees. so a cool start, i think, into our thursday morning. but thursday, very similar to today — it will be dry with areas of cloud and some sunshine, but a chance of rain

on thursday night into friday. thousands of floral trbutes have been laid for the queen this past week. and there were the flowers on the queen's coffin, too. if you want to know the significance of them, do have a look on our website. i'm back in half an hour — now, though, it's back to sally and jon. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... businesses could have their energy bills cut by up to a third, as part of government support which will be announced later today. a fixed price per unit for gas and electricity, but will it be enough for the business is buckling under the pressure of energy prices? there's international condemation

as four areas of ukraine which are under russian occupation announce plans for referendums onjoining russia. the royal college of midwives says there is an ongoing crisis in maternity care, as new research shows many units in england don't always meet safety standards. and in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast, roger federer tells us why he is walking away from the court, but he definitely isn't finished with tennis. good morning. for most of us today it will be dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. there is rain in the north and west, but for all of us it is going to be mild. all the details throughout the rest of the programme. hello there, good morning. it's wednesday the 21st of september. our main story. we've had more details overnight about how the government will ease the pain of soaring energy bills for businesses this winter. full details will be

published later today, but companies could have their bills cut by up to a third. nina is in huddersfield this morning. nina, what details do we have so far? good morning to you. it has been a long wait for businesses, almost a fortnight since the prime minister announced support for households but said that businesses would have to wait. this morning we understand there will be a price per unit for gas and electricity. what does that mean? it will translate to, we think, savings of between 25% and 35% on energy bills for businesses. this one for example where bills are £40,000 a month could come down by about £10,000. predictive saving is some relief, but 25% for a business that has had to pay fivefold, sixfold, for energy bills in the

upcoming months, it barely touches the sides. and bear in mind it is only for six months or so. it will be the government topping up the price per unit to the tune of tens of billions of pounds, at a time when public borrowing is already breaking all records. and don't forget, every time pockets and squeeze for businesses like this one, they have to pass on the prices to consumers, at a time when our wages are already no where near the rate of inflation.— rate of inflation. nina, thank you. it isn't rate of inflation. nina, thank you. it isn't just _ rate of inflation. nina, thank you. it isn'tjust manufacturing - it isn't just manufacturing businesses it isn'tjust manufacturing businesses like that one up and down the country that could be affected. it is pubs, hairdressers cafe is, businesses all over the uk telling us that help can't come soon enough. our business correspondent emma simpson has been finding out. are you together? they're serving customers, but also wondering how to keep the lights on. sean runs two pubs in st albans, and his current energy contract is about to end. the best quote he can get right now will see his bill

rise by £170,000 a year. it has been quite shocking. and we are, i guess we're really hoping that this new announcement will bring something in to stop this, because small businesses cannot afford, you know, tenfold increases on their gas and fourfold increases on their electricity. it's just an impossible thing to pay. is this make or break for you? this is a make—or—break situation. it will only kind of... we can get through it by borrowing more money against our building, for example. but that's pushing things down the road, and we need to see these energy prices coming down. unlike households, businesses aren't protected by the energy price cap. the government's been working on a scheme to start in october and last for six months. the prime minister said firms would get equivalent support to that of households, which will see an average annual energy bill capped

at £2,500 for two years. this business energy support package can't come soon enough. thousands of firms are reaching the end of their fixed—term contracts, and are desperate for the details and some certainty for what lies ahead. small businesses need to see really big, generous support. it has to be clear what their bills will now be from this point onwards. it needs to be backdated, and it needs to be clear what happens after six months. at the moment there's a cliff edge, and people need to know what happens next year. back in st albans, this pub can throw a log on to help keep punters warm, but he needs his red—hot energy bills to come down to survive. emma simpson, bbc news, st albans. let's talk about this some more with our political correspondent jonathan blake. liz truss is facing some difficult challenges both at home and abroad, isn't she?

she is indeed. it's a whirlwind week for the prime minister as the wheels of government back home here start getting back into motion again after a period of national mourning following the queen's death, and with that announcement today about help for businesses to cope with the soaring cost of energy, there will be a key policy from liz truss. but she remains a new york meeting other world leaders at the united nations general assembly where there will be a tricky issue which is bound to come up, we know, in her meeting with us presidentjoe biden, that problem of the northern ireland protocol, how to deal with guns going from great britain into northern ireland. we are told the president wants to talk about that in some detail. and then she will address world leaders, talking about her worldview in which she wants to talk a lot about freedom and people being able to keep more of their own money, and on that we see reports this morning that a new tax cut

could be in the works. this friday when the mini budget is presented to parliament, there could be a reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, thank ou reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, thank you very _ reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, thank you very much _ reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. - reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. we . reduction in stamp duty. jonathan, i thank you very much indeed. we were saying that liz truss is facing challenges at home and abroad, and one of those challenges is just being ramped up, isn't it? that's right. president putin has been speaking to the russian people in a televised address, and we can give you a little bit of information about what he has been saying. this is just coming to us about what he has been saying. this isjust coming to us in about what he has been saying. this is just coming to us in the last few moments. he is announcing a partial military mobilisation. he says, and this is a quote directly from him in the last few moments, we're talking about defending territories and russia. he is giving this live address to the russian people. we have been expecting it for a couple of hours, and what analysts have been predicting is that he will step up been predicting is that he will step up his commitment to reclaim, as he

would call it, ukraine. we know that after the invasion earlier this year, the war that has followed, and in the last few weeks, russia has had to take a back step, that they have been forced back by the ukrainian forces. putin hasjust said, this is the reuters agency translating this for us, they are saying the west wants to destroy our country, says putin. he says they tried to turn ukraine's people into cannon fodder, and we now aim to liberate the donbas region. a little more information about what he has been saying, as we can see he is still speaking now. he says the west did not want peace between ukraine and russia, so this is his address to the russian people, to the world, that has been going on in just the last few moments. vladimir putin speaking about the situation in ukraine, and as we've been

telling you, announcing a partial military mobilisation. he says, we are defending, we are talking about defending territories and russia. he goes on to say, the west wants to destroy our country. of course, over the last few months, of course, over the last few months, president putin had described his invasion of ukraine as a special military operation. he never described it as a war, he wouldn't allow it to be described as a war within his country. the fact that he is now calling it a military mobilisation, i think that is the language that we are going to have to get our heads around. there was talking about maybe he would call it a mass mobilisation, and that might mean he could call up potentially hundreds of thousands of extra troops and individuals from across the country to join the military. in fact the language he is using as a partial military mobilisation, so i don't know, and we have yet to find

out exactly how that translates and what that will mean in terms of military numbers, but certainly it seems like he is ramping up his demands and his expectations of what he wants to achieve in ukraine. and we will bring you the very latest reaction to these words that he has been saying in the last few minutes from russia and from ukraine during the programme this morning. we will be with our correspondence in ukraine very shortly. just to get a bit of reaction to those words from vladimir putin, announcing a partial military mobilisation, interesting phrase he has chosen there. the time now is ten past seven. further rail strikes have been announced for next month affecting big events like the london marathon and the conservative party conference. the walk—outs over pay will take place on the 1st and the 5th of october. the rmt said its members would also strike on the 1st, meaning thatjust10% of services may run. the queen's name has been inscribed on a new ledger stone in the windsor chapel where she was buried on monday.

the late monarch was laid to rest with her husband, the duke of edinburgh, in the george vi memorial chapel alongside her parents and sister. buckingham palace says the stone replaces a black slab naming george vi and elizabeth, the queen mother. 11 minutes past seven this wednesday morning. we will get more analysis on that speech by vladimir putin in moscow in the last few minutes, but we have got lots more to come, including going to loch ness later. where it looked beautiful, and carol has been telling us, it is quite mild there. good morning. good morning to you all. it is indeed mild, there is quite a bit of cloud around this morning and some of us seeing beautiful sunrises through that cloud and some having missed in fog across parts of south—west england and east anglia.

we have got some rain across the west of scotland, and essentially we have got a mixture of a fair bit of cloud, some breaks with some sunshine coming through. but mild to start the day. through the course of the day, a lot of the cloud will thin and break, we will have some bright skies or indeed sunny spells. we could catch the odd shower across southern scotland and northern england. the wind will strengthen across the far north—west. temperatures 13—21. through this evening and overnight, the wind continues to strengthen and we also have that rain coming in across scotland and also northern ireland, some of it getting in as far south as cumbria. ahead of it clear skies and light winds, some mist and fog, and light winds, some mist and fog, and tomorrow this where the front just very slowly pushing southwards, windy around it, behind at the wind drops, brighterskies windy around it, behind at the wind drops, brighter skies with showers, but i had the cloud will continue to

build, and temperatures 13 once again to about 20. carol, thank you very much indeed. more than half of all maternity units in england are not safe enough — that's the findings of a bbc investigation following a review of data from the regulator, the care quality commission. it follows a series of high profile cases relating to maternity units at trusts including morecambe bay and shrewsbury and telford. the royal college of midwives says the findings reflect an ongoing crisis in maternity care. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns reports. you've heard of "one born every minute". it's actually more than that — one baby every 54 seconds. and the vast majority arrive safely. it was a dream! very easy birth, normal delivery. really empowering birth, you know? it's just knowing that you've just given birth to this wonderful little human being.

i was a little bit nervous, but now i'm happy because i've got my little boy in my arms! that's the most important thing. unlike most hospital wards, maternity units are generally full of healthy patients and it is usually safe to give birth in the uk. but "usually" isn't "always". serious problems might be rare, but their impact can be devastating. something that laura ellis knows all too well. things seemed to be going as planned when she went into labour in april 2019, but midwives had failed to notice that her baby was breech — being delivered bottom first instead of head first. as soon as the midwife realised that, it seemed to be a complete sense of panic. theo was part born — so his his chest was born, but his head obviously still wasn't born. and at one point a lady said, "well, let's try to put a stethoscope on the baby to see if we can hear the heartbeat." so they put a stethoscope on theo and they didn't hear a heartbeat. and shejust said, "oh, i don't think the stethoscope's

working," and didn't do anything. 0nce theo had been delivered, they tried to resuscitate him. you never want to give up hope. and they came over to us and said, you know, "we're going to have to... we're going to have to stop." and my husband said, "please just try one more time." but it was no good. laura and her husband james were able to spend some time in hospital with theo — their baby who never got to take a breath. you just kind of wanted to stare at him, and try and remember every little. . . every little feature of his face cos you knew that you were never going to see it again. yeah, just horrific, just so hard. so hard to deal with. so hard to leave, as well — how do you leave your baby at a hospital when you should be taking them home? maternity units in england are inspected by the care quality commission — the cqc. not one unit has an outstanding rating for safety, but 45% are classed as good.

that leaves 48% requiring improvement, and 7% in the worst possible category — inadequate. this means that 55% of maternity units do not always meet safety standards. there have been some changes to how the cqc carries out inspections, but the picture has hardly changed and is actually slightly worse than it was a few years ago. we are worried. we are concerned. we have not seen the pace of improvement consistently, nationally, that we would hope and expect to see across maternity services. elsewhere, northern ireland's regulation and quality improvement authority hasn't inspected care in maternity units yet, but will in autumn next year. nhs wales says maternity services do need improvement. the scottish government says it's transforming maternity services with its best start programme. over the years there've been several plans to improve maternity. some have promised to transform

care, others have set new ambitions for safety. but experts warn the same problems persist, and they put that down largely to issues with staffing and budgets. there's an ongoing crisis in maternity services, but it is fixable. it is fixable. more funding, particularly for the workforce. sometimes it feels like people aren't listening. we want maternity services and the safety of maternity services to stay on the top of the agenda. it must. i've been a midwife for 33 years, and this is one of the most challenging times of my entire career. the first—ever chief midwifery officer says she wants england to be the safest place in the world for all women to give birth. so one of my key priorities is to ensure safe and personal care for everybody using our nhs services in england — regardless of postcode, socioeconomic status, or colour of their skin. what do you think is stopping safety from getting to the levels that you want to see?

particularly over the last few years, workforce is a real key challenge in terms of midwifery/obstetric numbers. we have a long way to go, but we have a plan. circle this right arm, it comes down. reach it past baby, big stretch. but in the meantime, women will keep getting pregnant, and babies will keep being born. the hospital near these first—time mums requires improvement for safety. i am just preparing for the day for the worst—case scenario. i have a very detailed birth plan. i didn't feel that going into a hospital that requires improvement was a safe place for me to be. i need to feel safe. i honestly don't feel scared, like, at all. i don't think it reflects - on the people who are there, day in and day out, working so hard to try and give us care. _ and for something that is such a huge part of life, like, it's a massive job and it should be an area that is well looked after. catherine burns, bbc news.

it is 18 minutes past seven. last week a former bbc radio presenter was found guilty of stalking four people, including the broadcaster jeremy vine, and was jailed for five and a half years. alex belfield made youtube videos about his victims, posted messages on social media, sent emails, and also encouraged his followers to target them. following the sentencing of his stalker, jeremy vine has criticised social media companies for a lack of action against online hate. he's been speaking to newsnight�*s victoria derbyshire about the fountain of hate belfield generated. it's not "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me". it's almost the opposite. i had a physical stalker once — i had somebody turn outside radio 2 and try and follow me home and stuff. that was a picnic compared to this. cos what happened in this case is that you're fired on from all directions. every time you open your phone, he's there. every time you turn on your computer, he's there.

and you know that what he's doing is he's adjusting or despoiling your digital self. now, you may say, "well, that doesn't matter, you just come offline." but the fact is that, you know, we live 70, 80, 90 years, but our digital presence goes on forever, and you can see yourself being dismantled. and you can't see it ending. the judge actually said, when he sentenced belfield, "you didn't meet or physically approach or watch any of your victims as a traditional stalker might have done. your methods were, however, just as effective as a way of intimidating your victims and were, in many ways, much harder to deal with." the danger came from the online traffic, not from the individual. i would have done anything to meet this guy and have a conversation with him face—to—face. he wouldn't have been threatening — he was probably a coward. but what he wanted to do was create so much hatred against me that someone acted by proxy.

a i'm absolutely certain that he knows, with 400,000 people watching those videos, that at some point someone is going to take a knife or acid to my home. or the other thing is he gets one of his victims to take their own life. we heard about someone trying exactly that in the court case — one of the victims. two of them described themselves as becoming suicidal. that is not to be taken lightly. i think if the courts hadn't stopped alex belfield, somebody would have died. where you are afraid of him? i was afraid of what he could do to my family. i was afraid because... you have to think around corners with this stuff. and, you know, we've seen knife attacks on mps, mps being killed, people who are prominent being attacked, so i'm not trying to give myself undue status here, but i have to think this through. so i can see this youtube channel is an absolute fountain of hate. he wants that hatred to be so great that someone pays me a visit. and i know he wanted that because he put my home address out. so i had to take it seriously. i've got two teenage daughters...

you know, i can't be casual about it. so at that point i was scared for them. how would you describe this experience? what words would you use? i felt broken over it. i tried to stay away from it, but people would say, "oh, i saw this thing." and then, of course, his followers would come at me so i'd be blocking like crazy. and again, you know, looking for followers to block and. . .that�*s just not healthy. i think itjust took me into a really unhealthy space. in a way, it took me into his...weird brain. you know, he pulls people into this dark orbit that he's in. how have youtube and twitter behaved during all of this? i'm amazed at how hard it is to get them to realise. so we went to youtube and said, "come on!" you know, "what's going on with this guy? you can't allow him tojust defame..." then we say, "ok, there's a libel action now, based on that video, that video, that video. they still won't take them down!

eventually, we have to go through a lawyer. they take down individual videos. and then when he's convicted, they demonetise him. but half the videos about me are still up there. his technique was to say "copy and share". so you'll have someone who takes his video in moscow and hosts it, and it'll always be out there. i've got to live with that. but the fact that youtube hosts this stuff, they have no responsibility. they don't care. they don't give a toss, they don't give a toss. sorry for my language, but i am disgusted by their lack of values. and twitter, as well. you know, the guy still... he's in prison, and he's still got a twitter account. what the hell is that about?! mm. i don't understand it. with somebody like belfield, the flagging of those broadcasts was continuous, constant — notjust by the victims, by other people who are friends of the victims. one person went into the youtube hq and asked reception if they could do anything about it! so it's not a mystery to them which are the problem accounts, and theyjust need

to take them down. you know, belfield has already put out a video from prison saying he's going to be right back up and running. he's got restraining orders now in eight people's cases, but he'll start on other people. and i do think, you know, the one thing you can do is deprive people of their platform. thank you very much for talking to us. jeremy vine they're speaking to victoria derbyshire. a spokesperson for youtube said that belfield's channel remains suspended and several videos have been removed for violating its creator responsibility policy and community guidelines. twitter declined to comment. you can watch the full interview withjeremy vine on newsnight tonight on bbc two at 10.30pm, and also on iplayer. the time now is 24 minutes past seven. experts in australia are investigating how a pod of more than 230 whales became stranded on a remote beach in western tasmania. about half of the animals are believed to have died. we can speak now to the wildlife

scientist dr vanessa pirotta who joins us live from sydney this morning. good morning to you. can you just tell us what the latest situation is and what has been happening? goad and what has been happening? good morninu. and what has been happening? good morning- this— and what has been happening? good morning. this is _ and what has been happening? good morning. this is an _ and what has been happening? (each. morning. this is an incredibly unusual situation. we've had two separate strandings in tasmania within the last two days, so it is incredible, and what is also really interesting about this is that the animals that have stranded as of today, that we are currently learning more about right now, have stranded in a similar place to one of australia's largest mass stranding events, which happened two years to the day, which is just crazy. years to the day, which is 'ust cra . years to the day, which is 'ust cra . . ., years to the day, which is 'ust cra _ i, years to the day, which is 'ust cra _ , years to the day, which is 'ust cra . , crazy. so can you give us any indication _ crazy. so can you give us any indication about _ crazy. so can you give us any indication about what - crazy. so can you give us any indication about what might. crazy. so can you give us any i indication about what might be causing the wales to do this, given the timing and the location? great cuestion, the timing and the location? great question. so _ the timing and the location? great question, so these _ the timing and the location? great question, so these are _ the timing and the location? great question, so these are pilot -

the timing and the location? (c—r question, so these are pilot whales, they can weigh up to 800 kilograms, they can weigh up to 800 kilograms, they are big animals usually found offshore, they are highly social and travelling groups. so this might be poor navigation, there might be an individual that has led the entire pod to the wrong spot, which is not good. wejust pod to the wrong spot, which is not good. we just simply don't know why whales strand, but for it to have happened to the same species at the same time of year to what we saw happen two years ago was really interesting. happen two years ago was really interesting-— happen two years ago was really interestinu. . ., , ., , interesting. and what effort can be made to attempt — interesting. and what effort can be made to attempt to _ interesting. and what effort can be made to attempt to save _ interesting. and what effort can be made to attempt to save the - interesting. and what effort can be i made to attempt to save the whales that have survived so far? authorities are in place right now, so this is tasmanian authorities, and what they are doing is assessing just how many there are, so there is an estimated 230 individuals, but they will then be looking at the individuals that are alive and have a potential of going back out to sea, so it is all about helping those ones that are looking a little bit better than the others that have passed, and then taking them out to sea hopefully, but unfortunately it is getting dark here, so this might

be a case of watch this space and in the morning hopefully we might have a few still remaining where we can rescue those and sent them out to see. dr rescue those and sent them out to see. , ., , ., ., rescue those and sent them out to see. , ., ., ., ., ~ see. dr vanessa pirotta, thank you very much — see. dr vanessa pirotta, thank you very much indeed. _ very much indeed. heartbreaking stuff. hopefully they can save some of those whales. roger federer is just one tournament away from retirement. the 20—time grand slam winner announced last week he was putting down his racket after 24 years in tennis. he'll play his final match at the laver cup this weekend. in an exclusive interview he told me what led to the decision. the team got it, the bbc breakfast team. what did he say? he was very relaxed about the whole thing, he said he knew the retirement was coming at some point, he wasn't sure when. he has got a knee injury that he knew meant he would have to stop eventually. but he was great, he said he was happy with his decision. i feel good.

it's been an emotional few weeks, to go through those words, make sure... try to get them right, that they reflect of how i'm feeling, and thanking all the people i wanted to thank along the way, as it's been a very, very long journey, a good one, and i wish it would go on forever. now it's going to change, and it's going to go on in a different manner, but i just wanted to let the fans and the people know who have supported me for so long, for so many years, everywhere around the world, that i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay involved in some shape or form and i won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around any more. why now? the last three years have been tough, you know, to say the least. when i still played the last match for africa in cape town a few years back, i was very unhappy with my knee, and i knew i was on very thin ice for the last year, ever since i played wimbledon last year. and i tried to come back, but then i could just feel...

there was a limit to what i could do, and this is not the way to play or try to keep pushing. talking about his knee an awful lot in that interview, and when we started talking, he was talking about retirement, he actually was just holding onto his bad knee for the first five minutes. he seems at ease with his decision, he seems positive. new nine not leaving tennis behind, is what he said. we will find out more in about 45 minutes, we will play the interview in full. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. westminster abbey is due to reopen this morning after staging the queen's state funeral. visitors will be able to view the abbey from 9.30 until 3.30 today and tomorrow. some areas will remain closed to the public — it's thought there could

be long queues. american—style candy shops on oxford street could soon face stricter rules — with westminster council due to vote on measures to tackle economic crime and corruption in central london's property market. it comes as 30 sweet shops are being investigated forfailing to pay millions in business rates. now, many of us took up new hobbies during lockdown. but one londoner has taken his to the next level and is now on course to break a world record. joe murfitt from putney is on a mission to catch a fish in every london borough. i'm actually relatively new to angling. i started about two years ago, and it was sort of after the lockdowns, and it was just a way of spending some time with my dad. i had no idea that you could actually fish in that many places in london anyway, or there was enough wildlife in london. it's been amazing to go and see all of the boroughs of london in the sunshine. on to travel now, and rail

passengers are being warned of serious disruption to mainline services in and out of london following yet more damage to overhead power lines — this time in stevenage. network rail said some lines have reopened since last night, but check before you set off. there are also still some issues in and out of paddington. let's take a look at the tube board this morning. now the weather with katerina christodoulou. hello, there, good morning to you. 0ut there today it does look to be largely dry. i think there'll be more cloud around later on this afternoon but through this morning, that cloud should break quite nicely to allow for some sunny spells. so this area of high pressure that's been with us over the past few days will eventually track eastwards through the day. and just behind it, you can see an active weather front, and this front will wave — so there's still some uncertainty on exactly when it will reach us. but thursday night into friday, there is a chance of some rain which may linger through the day on friday. so where you've got those clear spells this morning's where that

patchy mist and fog will be. eventually it will clear away, there'll be some sunshine. i think more cloud will build into this afternoon and winds will be light, with highest temperatures today in central london at around 21 degrees. so, through this evening, quite a bit of cloud first thing, but eventually this cloud will creep away out to the north sea. so overnight, it will stay dry, we'll be left with lengthy, clear spells, some pockets of mist and fog once again, and temperatures will fall to around nine or ten degrees. so a cool start, i think, into our thursday morning. but thursday, very similar to today — it will be dry with areas of cloud and some sunshine, but a chance of rain on thursday night into friday. thousands of floral tributes have been laid for the queen this past week. and there were of course flowers on the queen's coffin, too. if you want to know the significance of them, do have a look on our website. i'm back in half an hour — now, though, it's back to sally and jon. bye for now.

hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. in the last half hour president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation in russia. in a televised address to the nation, he said this was a necessary step to ensure russian territorial integrity. there was speculation he would have a mass mobilisation meaning he can in the russian to join. a a mass mobilisation meaning he can in the russian tojoin. a partial mobilisation means it only applies to people who are members of the military reserve, those who have already served in the army. basically he is calling them up and says he wants to do this because he wants to defend the motherland and he is talking about extending and expanding his intentions in ukraine.

he says if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, to defend russia and our people, we will use all the means we have. he says, this is not a bluff. the territorial integrity of the motherland, our independence and freedom, will be secured. this motherland, our independence and freedom, will be secured.- freedom, will be secured. this is not a bluff- _ freedom, will be secured. this is not a bluff. the _ freedom, will be secured. this is not a bluff. the words _ freedom, will be secured. this is not a bluff. the words this - freedom, will be secured. this is i not a bluff. the words this morning of vladimir putin. let's speak to foreign office minister gillian keegan. what do you make of those words from vladimir putin?— vladimir putin? good morning. does last words are _ vladimir putin? good morning. does last words are a _ vladimir putin? good morning. does last words are a serious _ vladimir putin? good morning. does last words are a serious threat. - vladimir putin? good morning. does last words are a serious threat. one | last words are a serious threat. one that has been made before but we would urge calm. the overall address clearly was more of putin's lies, rewriting of history, and the ukrainian people have our unwavering support at this time. he ukrainian people have our unwavering support at this time.— support at this time. he says, "i tell the west _ support at this time. he says, "i tell the west we _ support at this time. he says, "i tell the west we have _ support at this time. he says, "i tell the west we have lots - support at this time. he says, "i tell the west we have lots of. tell the west we have lots of weapons to reply with." chilling. it

is, but as i say it is a serious threat but one that has been made before. clearly, i guess, overthe last couple of weeks, the russian military have lost significant ground to the ukrainians and i guess that has caused perhaps this speech today. a serious threat but one that has been made before. let's be clear, it does not change our stance, we are still unwavering in our support for ukraine. in the fact the prime minster will make a speech today which says we have already committed 2.3 billion pounds to support ukraine with their military weapons to make sure they do have the support they need and we will continue to do that again next year. we will match that next year. we are there and we are there to support our ukrainian colleagues who obviously are on the ground suffering a lot right now. it doesn't change our stance, but could it change our level of support? uk's

involvement in this war. if he is as serious as he sounds like he is from these words. we serious as he sounds like he is from these words-— these words. we are involved in terms of supporting _ these words. we are involved in terms of supporting ukraine, i these words. we are involved in i terms of supporting ukraine, which is the position of ourselves and our nato allies. we will continue to do that. ~ ., , , ., ., ., that. where does this go now, do you think? well, — that. where does this go now, do you think? well, i— that. where does this go now, do you think? well, | don't— that. where does this go now, do you think? well, i don't know— that. where does this go now, do you think? well, i don't know where - that. where does this go now, do you think? well, i don't know where it - think? well, i don't know where it noes. think? well, i don't know where it toes. i think? well, i don't know where it goes- i mean. _ think? well, i don't know where it goes. i mean, obviously, - think? well, i don't know where it goes. i mean, obviously, the - think? well, i don't know where it goes. i mean, obviously, the big. goes. i mean, obviously, the big news for the russian people is some of them will be conscripted, reservists, etc. to date i think russia have lost about 55,000 of their troops. that is a lot of people who have already given their lives to this work from russia. i think to put that into context it is about the same amount of the americans lost throughout the whole of the ten year vietnam war. in six months that is a lot of people and i guess there are now more people who will be asked from russia to join that fight. don't forget the pretext, and he repeated some of the

language today, as well, the pretext about neo—nazis and trying to rewrite history, reframe the whole illegal war, which is russia's illegal war, which is russia's illegal war, which is russia's illegal war in ukraine. and i don't know, you know, how the russian troops will respond to that. abs, troops will respond to that. a couple more quotes. this beach is ongoing but a couple of extra things that vladimir putin has just said. " mobilisation events, " by which we assume he is referring to this entry mobilisation, that those events will begin today. he says, "our aim mobilisation, that those events will begin today. he says, "0uraim is mobilisation, that those events will begin today. he says, "our aim is to liberate donbas in the east of ukraine." liberate donbas in the east of ukraine-"— liberate donbas in the east of ukraine.“ ., ., ukraine." mobilisation started on the 24th of _ ukraine." mobilisation started on the 24th of february, _ ukraine." mobilisation started on the 24th of february, when - ukraine." mobilisation started on the 24th of february, when they | the 24th of february, when they invaded ukraine. ithink the 24th of february, when they invaded ukraine. i think that is not really news, we have already had that happen. i guess what he's talking about is bringing more people into the donbas region in particular but this, again, in a

military situation, is something that we have experienced for the last six months, or the ukrainian people have experienced for and we have been supporting and continue to increase our support for ukraine. 0bviously increase our support for ukraine. obviously it is early days since this statement but a lot of people will watch this this morning and feel consent and wonder is there anything that can be done through diplomacy, that could come to some kind of diplomatic solution? what channels are open to moscow between the uk and moscow may be via other routes? ., ._ , , routes? there will always be discussions _ routes? there will always be discussions that _ routes? there will always be discussions that will - routes? there will always be discussions that will be - routes? there will always be | discussions that will be going routes? there will always be - discussions that will be going on either via ukraine or other countries, as well, or directly. so we will continue to urge calm and we will continue to have those discussions where possible. iflan will continue to have those discussions where possible. can we talk about the _ discussions where possible. can we talk about the situation _ discussions where possible. can we talk about the situation here - discussions where possible. can we talk about the situation here in - discussions where possible. can we talk about the situation here in the | talk about the situation here in the uk this morning? a lot of people, businesses waking up hoping that todayis businesses waking up hoping that today is the day they will finally find out what kind of cost of living help is coming their way. i know

there is help coming for those businesses, i know you have announced help for people with their household bills, but a lot of people i still terrified about the months ahead. and they don't really understand how you are talking about cutting stamp duty or cutting income tax really helps them in their daily lives. how do you explain the focus that liz truss is taking with the economy? taste that liz truss is taking with the economy?— that liz truss is taking with the econom ? ~ ., , ., , economy? we are focused on helping --eole, economy? we are focused on helping people. and — economy? we are focused on helping people. and the _ economy? we are focused on helping people, and the package _ economy? we are focused on helping people, and the package to _ economy? we are focused on helping people, and the package to help - people, and the package to help people, and the package to help people is a huge package and it is obviously going to cost a lot of money, as well. businesses today will be given support for a period of six months and then for targeted, those that are more vulnerable or more energy intensive, those that need extra support after that six month period. that is in place, but as well as that we need to get the economy moving, so what we are doing... 0bviously economy moving, so what we are doing... obviously this will all be announced on friday and that is when

we will hear a progrowth, pro—business agenda from the chancellor. pro-business agenda from the chancellor.— pro-business agenda from the chancellor. ., ., , , ,, chancellor. progrowth, pro-business. but if ou chancellor. progrowth, pro-business. but if you are — chancellor. progrowth, pro-business. but if you are running _ chancellor. progrowth, pro-business. but if you are running a _ chancellor. progrowth, pro-business. but if you are running a household i but if you are running a household or business and you don't know if you can switch on the lights, or you are terrified about the weekly shopping bill at the till, i don't know whether you will be able to put enough petrol in the car today, how do you explain letting bankers have they get bonuses reseller programme and pro—business helps everybody, most of us are employed in businesses 50 most of us are employed in businesses— most of us are employed in businesse ,., , , , ,., , businesses so it helps everybody. the packages _ businesses so it helps everybody. the packages that _ businesses so it helps everybody. the packages that we _ businesses so it helps everybody. the packages that we have - businesses so it helps everybody. the packages that we have their i businesses so it helps everybody. i the packages that we have their are exactly for those situations that you have described. people who are concerned, people who are looking at the rising cost and thinking how will they manage. that is why we have this considerable package in place to freeze bills and there is also additional support that was already in place for certain groups

so that is why they are in place, but we can't just sit there and just leave it there because we do have to look at what is next and how we get our economy moving again. we have had a lot of shops in our economy. coronavirus has been a shock that lasted for a couple of years and on top of that we have the situation in ukraine which has had global impacts on energy prices, food prices, etc. 0bviously on energy prices, food prices, etc. obviously we also need to look and make sure our economy is in really, really good shape for the future, and that's why the chancellor will be making an announcement on friday which is really to support what next for our country and how to make sure we get moving again after those shocks. liz we get moving again after those shocks. , , . ., �* shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden toda in shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden today in the — shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden today in the states. _ shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden today in the states. he _ shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden today in the states. he is _ shocks. liz truss meeting joe biden today in the states. he is not - today in the states. he is not convinced by this approach. he put on twitter last night that he thinks this kind of trickle—down approach to the economy, where you might let bankers get richer, but everybody then benefits in the end because the economy grows, he says it doesn't

work. . . , �* economy grows, he says it doesn't work. ., ., , economy grows, he says it doesn't work. ., ., work. that wasn't actually a message. — work. that wasn't actually a message. we _ work. that wasn't actually a message, we don't - work. that wasn't actually a message, we don't believe, work. that wasn't actually a - message, we don't believe, which work. that wasn't actually a _ message, we don't believe, which was based on our economy. i think that was based on his own economy and also some opposition to his position locally. that is what i understand. you cannot say what we have done is trickle—down economics. we havejust put a massive package in place which the chancellor will outline the cost of that and how we will deal with that it of that and how we will deal with thatitis of that and how we will deal with that it is massive, the package we put in place to make sure that we support people at this time. if you look at the definition of trickle—down economics that does not fit it. what we're doing is two things. we are going up to people who need it, it is not people's fault that the energy costs have spiralled, it is the war in ukraine and president putin and his actions, the illegal war in ukraine which caused this. but we have put that package in place so i don't think it is a reflection on our policies because there is no way you could describe our approach as trickle—down. taste describe our approach as trickle-down.— describe our approach as trickle-down. ~ .,,

trickle-down. we will get those olicies trickle-down. we will get those policies later, _ trickle-down. we will get those policies later, or _ trickle-down. we will get those policies later, or some - trickle-down. we will get those policies later, or some of- trickle-down. we will get those | policies later, or some of them. gillian keegan, thank you very much indeed. . ~ gillian keegan, thank you very much indeed. ., ,, , ., indeed. thank you. we will _ indeed. thank you. we will get - indeed. thank you. | we will get reaction indeed. thank you. - we will get reaction from indeed. thank you. _ we will get reaction from ukraine in the programme in the next few minutes, to the words of vladimir putin over the last hour or so. words which gillian keegan agreed were chilling. it is not a bluff, from vladimir putin. carol has the most stunning picture behind her this morning. good morning. behind her this morning. good mornini. behind her this morning. good mornin.. ., we have had some fabulous weather watcher pictures sent over the course of the summer months and now it is that time again to vote for your bbc weather watches summer picture of the season. there are ten lovely finalists to choose from and if you want to vote, what you need to do is go on to this website here. you scroll down to the bottom of the page. click on pic of the season and

you can vote for your favourite. you'll find the terms and conditions on that website. i can tell you it will be a really difficult choice, for the best one. we use your pictures every single day. they are so useful stuff here is one from earlier. forthe so useful stuff here is one from earlier. for the next few days the forecast is one that is going to be mild for the time of year but there is also some rain in the forecast, as well. today we have high pressure clinging on in the south with a ready front draped across the final of scotland. is bringing in some rain and another one coming in later hot on its heels. some mist and fog around as part of the south—west of england, east anglia, the vale of york and southern scotland. that should lift. for many, a day of bright spells or indeed the sunny intervals, although you could catch the shower across southern scotland, northern england and wales. most will not but you will see the first

band of rain continue across north—west scotland with increasing winds and then the second one comes in and they both merge, so at times terrain will be heavy and persistent it moves across scotland and northern ireland and then eventually will sink down towards cumbria by the end of the night. for the rest of england and wales, clear skies and light winds. some will see mist and light winds. some will see mist and fog patches one. temperatures overnight, not falling away low for the time of year, it will be mild for many. through tomorrow, here comes our band of rain, associated with that weather front. it will be blustery around it. behind it, return to sunshine and some showers with the wind slighter and ahead of it to the cloud continues to build. in the far south—east of england and the channel islands at this stage it should remain dry. you will notice it will turn fresher behind that weather front, it will turn fresher behind that weatherfront, still it will turn fresher behind that weather front, still miles ahead of it. as we had three thursday night into friday, the front continues to sink southwards and you will find it

will waive, develop a wave in it, so it could be a bit further north or south, the rain on it, but it will get into the south and also the channel islands through the day. behind it once again we will see some sunshine around, one or two showers, changing direction from that mildly south—westerly wind so you can see the temperatures coming down. into the weekend, this clutch up down. into the weekend, this clutch up front still with us and producing some rain at times across southern england and the channel islands with high pressure built in but i'm sure you noticed late on sunday, low pressure is coming in from the north and that will bring in some wet and windy weather. for the most part through the weekend, things are fairly quiet, since sunny intervals thanit fairly quiet, since sunny intervals than it is at the moment. thank you very much. if you want a spectacular pictures we have some. we know a mild who can provide them. they might be splashed but they are fine. in 2018, ross edgely became the first person to swim around

the whole of britain. it was an epic challenge that saw him swim up to 12 hours a day, braving storms and jellyfish. if you have done that you might think, right, i'll have a rest and put my feet up. but no. not satisfied with one record breaking challenge — he's about to set off on another. john maguire is in the scottish highlands and can tell us more. 0h, oh, look! lots of breakfast. explain- _ oh, look! lots of breakfast. explain- a _ oh, look! lots of breakfast. explain. a small— oh, look! lots of breakfast. explain. a small breakfast. | explain. a small breakfast. is it a snack? what does this mean to you? you have been piling, piling on the calories to make sure you are warm enough and have enough energy for this nonstop swim. tell me about this. , , ., , ., . ~ for this nonstop swim. tell me about this. , , ., , ., . ,, , for this nonstop swim. tell me about this. , , , , this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit _ this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit of — this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit of a _ this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit of a snack. _ this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit of a snack. it - this. this will be a snack. this is a little bit of a snack. it works i a little bit of a snack. it works out basically for the next 72 hours, really simple, you just have to east 120 grams of carbohydrates every hour on the hour. it is this eating competition with a bit of swimming

thrown in. this competition with a bit of swimming thrown in. �* , ,, ., competition with a bit of swimming thrown in. ~ , i. ., ., competition with a bit of swimming thrown in. a ., ., , ., , thrown in. as you told me four years aio. it thrown in. as you told me four years ago- it strikes _ thrown in. as you told me four years ago. it strikes me _ thrown in. as you told me four years ago. it strikes me that _ thrown in. as you told me four years ago. it strikes me that something i ago. it strikes me that something with an end goal, i can get my head around that, but an open—ended challenge, extraordinary. how will you cope mentally?— challenge, extraordinary. how will you cope mentally? that's it. it has been four years _ you cope mentally? that's it. it has been four years since _ you cope mentally? that's it. it has been four years since we _ you cope mentally? that's it. it has been four years since we were - been four years since we were talking on my gate beach when i started my swing around britain. i wouldn't say i retired but i semi—hung up the goggles and i wanted to do a swim for charity, something like that and then chatting to the heroes on the isle of skye, they said we are trying to protect marine ecosystems but more specifically the kelp forest. speaking to one of them, they said, —— | speaking to one of them, they said, —— i said, ok, iwill speaking to one of them, they said, —— i said, ok, i will put night goggles on. to quote sir david attenborough, it is notjust a scientific issue, it is a communication one. if by putting on my goggles i can make a swimming spectacle of myself and speak to

you, then we can broadcast this need to protect our oceans and it will make every cold calamity with it. so let's go through it. you need to beat 67 hours, is that right? it will be interesting because the distance is around 170 kilometres but we don't know how long that is going to take and tonight it is looking like a rough night. we will be swimming into 20 knots of wind which will make it difficult to eat bananas! ., , ., , , ., bananas! how will you rest, if you are swimming _ bananas! how will you rest, if you are swimming nonstop _ bananas! how will you rest, if you are swimming nonstop for- bananas! how will you rest, if you are swimming nonstop for three i bananas! how will you rest, if you - are swimming nonstop for three days? i can't touch land, nobody can touch me, and it is constant swimming. during the day, it is quite nice. even this morning it will be amazing, but at night it is almost like trying to eat in a washing machine blindfolded. that is the best way i can describe it. itruihat best way i can describe it. what will kee- best way i can describe it. what will keep you — best way i can describe it. what will keep you going _ best way i can describe it. what will keep you going in _ best way i can describe it. what will keep you going in your - best way i can describe it. what will keep you going in your mind? best way i can describe it. what - will keep you going in your mind? a will keep you going in your mind? few things. since arriving here,

what a swimming pool, loch ness! it is really easy to do about the high ship. my tongue was falling off in the british swim and i got trench foot. when you look out across loch ness it is a real village, not the hardship. i say that... might have a different point of view after 72 hours! it is focusing on those things. the wildlife, scenery, sunsets. if you can do that it makes it easier. taste sunsets. if you can do that it makes it easier. ~ , , ., , , it easier. we will see you set up in about an hour. _ it easier. we will see you set up in about an hour. we _ it easier. we will see you set up in about an hour. we will _ it easier. we will see you set up in about an hour. we will let - it easier. we will see you set up in about an hour. we will let ross i it easier. we will see you set up in | about an hour. we will let ross get back to eating bananas, bananas and brioche. he doesn't stop. he will set off on this 72 hour swim. you will try to do five lengths of loch ness and i think he will monster it.

oh, you didn't! i love it. i(eep oh, you didn't! i love it. keep anoin! oh, you didn't! i love it. keep going! ross — oh, you didn't! i love it. keep going! ross almost _ oh, you didn't! i love it. keep going! ross almost eats - oh, you didn't! i love it. keep going! ross almost eats as i oh, you didn't! i love it. keep. going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as _ going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as l _ going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as i do. _ going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as i do. i _ going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as i do. i feel- going! ross almost eats as much breakfast as i do. i feel hungry i breakfast as i do. i feel hungry 'ust breakfast as i do. i feel hungry just watching _ breakfast as i do. i feel hungry just watching him. _ it's a sin — russell t davies' drama about the aids crisis in the 1980s — was one of the most talked—about tv shows of 2021, propelling its cast to fame. callum scott howell was still finishing up his degree when he landed the role as colin, who leaves his home behind in wales to move to london and eventually dies after contracting hiv. let's take a look. # looking out a dirty old window. # down below the cars in the city go rushing by. # i sit here alone and i wonder why.

# friday night and everyone's moving. # i can feel the heat but it's soothing, heading down. # i search for the beat in this dirty town. # downtown the young ones are going. # downtown the young ones are growing. # we're the kids in america. # whoa. # everybody live for the music—go—round. # bright lights, the music gets faster. # look, boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance. callum joins us now. that was two years ago. so much has changed. it that was two years ago. so much has chanced. , . . , that was two years ago. so much has chanced. , . ., , ., .,, that was two years ago. so much has chanced. , . ., , ., ., changed. it is crazy that it was two ears changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago- — changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago- time — changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago. time just _

changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago. time just flies - changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago. time just flies by - changed. it is crazy that it was two years ago. time just flies by when | years ago. time just flies by when you are having fun! that years ago. time just flies by when you are having fun!— you are having fun! that was a ivotal you are having fun! that was a pivotal moment _ you are having fun! that was a pivotal moment in _ you are having fun! that was a pivotal moment in your - you are having fun! that was a pivotal moment in your career| pivotal moment in your career that happened so quickly. did you know going into that how much it would change we sell are not at all. we filmed the shell and it felt like a family, very much like we were making our little thing == family, very much like we were making our little thin- family, very much like we were making our little thing -- we filmed the show. making our little thing -- we filmed the show- way _ making our little thing -- we filmed the show. way gets _ making our little thing -- we filmed the show. way gets put _ making our little thing -- we filmed the show. way gets put on - making our little thing -- we filmed the show. way gets put on tv - making our little thing -- we filmed the show. way gets put on tv and i the show. way gets put on tv and people watched and received it we were so proud of how people responded and it was very much there is and it was a beautiful thing to see, something that we experienced. people got to really claim it as theirs and it was a lovely thing. it felt like you are sharing it, giving it to people. in felt like you are sharing it, giving it to people-— felt like you are sharing it, giving it to people. in the end, for sure. it was beautiful _ it to people. in the end, for sure. it was beautiful to _ it to people. in the end, for sure. it was beautiful to watch. - it to people. in the end, for sure. it was beautiful to watch. people | it to people. in the end, for sure. i it was beautiful to watch. people in the streets, i remember walking my dog and people saying "colin" or" la" and people talking about their families and stories they had and

that was what was so beautiful about russell's script and how the story was told. ~ . , ~ russell's script and how the story was told. ~ ., , ,, ., russell's script and how the story wastold. ~ ., , ,, ., ., was told. what is it like for you to be art of was told. what is it like for you to be part of something _ was told. what is it like for you to be part of something that - was told. what is it like for you to be part of something that is - was told. what is it like for you to be part of something that is so i be part of something that is so hugely emotional, that really captured everybody�*s imagination? it was all anyone was talking about and you are right in the middle of it. what was that like? it you are right in the middle of it. what was that like?— you are right in the middle of it. what was that like? it was a crazy time. obviously _ what was that like? it was a crazy time. obviously it _ what was that like? it was a crazy time. obviously it was _ what was that like? it was a crazy time. obviously it was a - what was that like? it was a crazy time. obviously it was a crazy - what was that like? it was a crazy | time. obviously it was a crazy time anyway because of what was going on, we felt very proud in the end and all the charities that were involved, the terence higgins trust, we love getting involved and it's never really felt like activism at all, wejust never really felt like activism at all, we just felt we knew the job in hand and we knew what we were in for and wean felt we were just representing them as well as the history of what show exploits. i feel very proud. i love being part of this show and talking to people

about it —— what the show explores. you are a busy man, including cabaret! what a gig. i you are a busy man, including cabaret! what a gig.— you are a busy man, including cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at _ cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at the _ cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at the kit _ cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at the kit kat _ cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at the kit kat club. - cabaret! what a gig. i am doing cabaret at the kit kat club. this production is so brilliant. it is cabaret at the kit kat club. this production is so brilliant.- production is so brilliant. it is a different style, _ production is so brilliant. it is a different style, what _ production is so brilliant. it is a different style, what does - production is so brilliant. it is a different style, what does that| different style, what does that mean? in different style, what does that mean? , . ., different style, what does that mean? . ., . ., mean? in this particular production, ou mean? in this particular production, you experience _ mean? in this particular production, you experience the _ mean? in this particular production, you experience the kit _ mean? in this particular production, you experience the kit kat _ mean? in this particular production, you experience the kit kat club - mean? in this particular production, | you experience the kit kat club from the moment you walk into the theatre and it is immersive and it is the ultimate experience, really. you come in and everything happens with the audience from the moment you walk through the doors are white it is like you are in the club, not in a theatre not exactly. the performance are amongst you. it is at your feet, all there, performance are amongst you. it is at yourfeet, all there, and performance are amongst you. it is at your feet, all there, and you see the show will pan out in front of you and amongst you and it is so fun and such a beautiful production. i saw it a year ago and i completely

fell in love with it, head over heels. now to be in the show, i am having the time of my life, it is really fun. having the time of my life, it is really fun-— having the time of my life, it is reall fun. ., ., _ ., , really fun. what role dylan about my role. you really fun. what role dylan about my role- you are — really fun. what role dylan about my role. you are centrestage, _ really fun. what role dylan about my role. you are centrestage, holding i role. you are centrestage, holding the whole thing together. i will! the whole thing together. i will have to learn _ the whole thing together. i will have to learn something - the whole thing together. ii-rr' ii. have to learn something from the whole thing together. in ii. have to learn something from you!. you have previous in this because we have been digging in the archive and this is not yourfirst musical experience, is it? ithink this is not yourfirst musical experience, is it? i think we have a clip of you as a schoolboy... experience, is it? i think we have a clip of you as a schoolboy. . .- clip of you as a schoolboy... ok... you are performing _ clip of you as a schoolboy... ok... you are performing on... - clip of you as a schoolboy... ok... you are performing on... what - clip of you as a schoolboy... ok... | you are performing on... what was it? it you are performing on... what was it? ., , ., , ., you are performing on... what was it? ., ,., it? it was the talent show, you auditioned. _ it? it was the talent show, you auditioned. when _ it? it was the talent show, you auditioned. when i— it? it was the talent show, you auditioned. when i was - it? it was the talent show, you auditioned. when i was 16. - it? it was the talent show, you i auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. i auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!- lthink— auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. | think so, _ auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. i think so, was _ auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. | think so, was he - auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. | think so, was he or- auditioned. when i was 16. youa 16?!. | think so, was he or17? | auditioned. when i was 16. youa i 16?!. i think so, was 116 or17? you are cuite 16?!. i think so, was 116 or17? you are quite successful _ 16?!. i think so, was 116 or17? you are quite successful but _ 16?!. i think so, was 116 or17? you are quite successful but chose - 16?!. i think so, was 116 or17? you

are quite successful but chose to i are quite successful but chose to step away — are quite successful but chose to step away. i are quite successful but chose to step away-— step away. i got a role in a show called she _ step away. i got a role in a show called she loves _ step away. i got a role in a show called she loves me _ step away. i got a role in a show called she loves me at - step away. i got a role in a show called she loves me at the - step away. i got a role in a show - called she loves me at the chocolate factory. everybody was very understanding and then i went into this show called she loves me and from there i fell in love with theatre and acting and really that was the moment i wanted to do that. let's see it, this is you aren't let it shine. # you'll be back, time will tell. # you'll remember that i served you well. # 0ceans rise, empires fall. # we have seen each other through it all. # and when push comes to shove. # i will send a fully armed battalion. # to remind you of my love! 16! what a voice! that is very kind,

thank ou 16! what a voice! that is very kind, thank you very _ 16! what a voice! that is very kind, thank you very much. _ 16! what a voice! that is very kind, thank you very much. it _ 16! what a voice! that is very kind, thank you very much. it is - 16! what a voice! that is very kind, thank you very much. it is so - 16! what a voice! that is very kind, | thank you very much. it is so funny, time is a such a funny thing. when i look back it is so wild. watching their feels like yesterday. amazing quite good luck with it all. it is brilliant to _ quite good luck with it all. it is brilliant to see _ quite good luck with it all. it is brilliant to see you. _ quite good luck with it all. it is brilliant to see you. you win best knitwear — brilliant to see you. you win best knitwear of — brilliant to see you. you win best knitwear of the morning, thank you for bringing — knitwear of the morning, thank you for bringing in that cardigan. callum scott howells will be starring in cabaret from october 3rd at the kit kat club. do stay with us. the latest from ukraine and the headlines are coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast

withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... the russian president vladimir putin announces a partial mobilisation for the war in ukraine — saying russia will use all the means it has, and this is not a bluff. businesses could have their energy bills cut by up to a third, as part of government support which will be announced later today. a fixed price per unit for gas and electricity, but will that be enough for the business is buckling under the pressure of high energy prices? good morning. in sport, 17 years in the making. how england made a winning start to their historic tour of pakistan. and in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast, roger federer tells us that whilst he's walking away from the court, he isn't finished with tennis. i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay

involved in some shape or form, and they won't bejust involved in some shape or form, and they won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around any more. good morning. what we've got today is very similar to what we had yesterday, some dry weather, some sunny spells at first, and the wind will strengthen across scotland. but for all of us it will be a mild day. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it's exactly eight o'clock. it's wednesday 21st september. in the last hour or so, some breaking news. president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation in russia. in a televised address to the nation, president putin said the west wanted the end of russia just as it had brought the soviet union to an end. let's speak to our russia editor steve rosenberg who's in our moscow studio for us this morning. steve, this is a huge escalation isn't it? just listening to those words that have been coming through in the last hour, can you tell us exactly what

putin means by this, and how significant his language is? yes. significant his language is? yes, first of all this _ significant his language is? yes, first of all this is _ significant his language is? yes, first of all this is a _ significant his language is? yes, first of all this is a mission - significant his language is? yes first of all this is a mission by president putin, that things have not been going well for russia in ukraine. untiltoday, not been going well for russia in ukraine. until today, the message from the kremlin has been, everything is going according to plan. well, it clearly hasn't been if the president is now announcing a partial mobilisation, and that means calling up military reservists, we believe around 300,000 military reservists could be called up after this. it's clearfrom reservists could be called up after this. it's clear from what president putin said that he is determined to achieve some kind of military victory in ukraine, and his language about the west, he blames everything on the west. we've grown used to that, if you follow state media here in russia, everything is blamed on what they call the collective west, on nato, america. he talked about

the total roster —— russophobia from the west, and he said that russia would use all means at its disposal to defend russia if its territorial integrity was threatened. what does that mean? in a few days, we have got referendums coming up in russia, russian occupied territories of ukraine. i think it is pretty clear that once these referendums are over, and everyone expects the results of these referendums will be that people want to join russia, that the reaction will be, this land is now ours, and if you try to attack it or to take it back, we will respond, there will be big consequences, and he basically made it clear that russia has plenty of nuclear weapons, and he said this is not a

bluff. he said those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds will turn in their direction. so he was accusing the west of nuclear blackmail but saying that russia would respond, so i think the message is clear, but once these so—called referendums are over and the territory annexed, then russia will consider this land to be russian territory, and there will be consequences to anyone trying to take it back. i consequences to anyone trying to take it back-— take it back. i know that this has only happened — take it back. i know that this has only happened in _ take it back. i know that this has only happened in the _ take it back. i know that this has only happened in the last - take it back. i know that this has only happened in the last hour i take it back. i know that this has i only happened in the last hour and we don't have long with you this morning, but i am keen to know what you expect the reaction in russia to be his words. i you expect the reaction in russia to be his words-— be his words. i think there will be concern, certainly. _ be his words. i think there will be concern, certainly. a _ be his words. i think there will be concern, certainly. a lot- be his words. i think there will be concern, certainly. a lot of- concern, certainly. a lot of russians up to this point have tried to in some way put their head in the sand and pretend it isn't happening. they see what is happening on television, they hear the authorities talking about a special military operation, not a war, it is

not referred to here is a war. the fact that the president has come out now and said partial mobilisation, that will cause some concern here, and although the authorities say this isn't about calling up students, young people like that, this is about people in the military reserve who have some experience of serving in the army, even so it is a clear message to people that things are not going according to plan. this operation that he launched seven months ago were supposed to take just a few days to complete. seven months have passed, and there is no sign yet of what the kremlin hopes will be a russian victory. steve, thank you so much for talking to us this morning, steve rosenberg, our russia editor live in moscow with the very latest reaction to vladimir putin's address to the nation this morning. and vladimir putin has said that those mobilisation events, as he called it, will begin today, and that

russia's aim, his aim, to liberate donbas. sally was asking steve about the reaction in russia. let's find out what the reaction in ukraine is going to be. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega who is in kyiv for us this morning. hugo, in terms of the politicians and also the people, this will be deeply concerning?— and also the people, this will be deeply concerning? yes, and i don't think it comes _ deeply concerning? yes, and i don't think it comes as _ deeply concerning? yes, and i don't think it comes as a _ deeply concerning? yes, and i don't think it comes as a surprise, - think it comes as a surprise, really~ — think it comes as a surprise, really~ we _ think it comes as a surprise, really. we have heard from one of the president 's top advisers reacting _ the president 's top advisers reacting to this announcement, saying — reacting to this announcement, saying that he wasn't really surprised. steve was saying that president — surprised. steve was saying that president putin was trying to shift blame _ president putin was trying to shift blame for— president putin was trying to shift blame for the war and russia's worsening _ blame for the war and russia's worsening economy onto the west, and ithink— worsening economy onto the west, and i think if— worsening economy onto the west, and i think if you _ worsening economy onto the west, and i think if you listen to what senior russian _ i think if you listen to what senior russian politicians have been saying over the _ russian politicians have been saying over the last few weeks, they've been _ over the last few weeks, they've been trying to frame what is happening here in ukraine as a war between— happening here in ukraine as a war between russia and the west, russia and nato _ between russia and the west, russia and nato countries, because of the level of— and nato countries, because of the level of support, because of the military— level of support, because of the military assistance being given by

nato countries to ukraine. sol think— nato countries to ukraine. sol think we — nato countries to ukraine. sol think we are starting to hear some reaction _ think we are starting to hear some reaction from ukrainian officials, the senior— reaction from ukrainian officials, the senior advisers are saying that it is not— the senior advisers are saying that it is not really surprising, and over— it is not really surprising, and over the _ it is not really surprising, and over the last few days and yesterday, we had those announcements from leaders appointed by russia _ announcements from leaders appointed by russia in— announcements from leaders appointed by russia in those occupied areas announcing those referendums, so i think— announcing those referendums, so i think the _ announcing those referendums, so i think the way that authorities here are looking at these announcements being _ are looking at these announcements being made by russia is that this is reaction _ being made by russia is that this is reaction to— being made by russia is that this is reaction to the setbacks on the front— reaction to the setbacks on the front lines. reaction to the setbacks on the front lines-— reaction to the setbacks on the front lines. ok, for now, hugo, thank you _ front lines. ok, for now, hugo, thank you very _ front lines. ok, for now, hugo, thank you very much _ front lines. ok, for now, hugo, thank you very much indeed i front lines. ok, for now, hugo, thank you very much indeed for front lines. ok, for now, hugo, - thank you very much indeed for that reaction in ukraine. let's now talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake. how might the uk government to respond to this? brute how might the uk government to respond to this?— how might the uk government to resond to this? ~ ., ., ., , , respond to this? we have had a sense ofthat respond to this? we have had a sense of that already — respond to this? we have had a sense of that already this _ respond to this? we have had a sense of that already this morning, - of that already this morning, hearing from uk foreign office minister gillian keegan responding immediately to what vladimir putin has had to say, and i don't think

there will be any change. in fact they will be a strengthening in the uk's they will be a strengthening in the uk's position in terms of its support for ukraine. we've heard in the last day or so the prime minister make commitments to match or increase the amount spent on military assistance to ukraine in the face of the russian invasion over the next year, and this morning, gillian keegan said that vladimir putin's words were chilling, but that it was a threat that he had made before. clearly i cuess that he had made before. clearly i guess over — that he had made before. clearly i guess over the — that he had made before. clearly i guess over the last _ that he had made before. clearly i guess over the last couple - that he had made before. clearly i guess over the last couple of- that he had made before. clearly i i guess over the last couple of weeks, the russian — guess over the last couple of weeks, the russian military have lost significant ground to the ukrainians, and i guess that's caused — ukrainians, and i guess that's caused perhaps this speech today. but yes, _ caused perhaps this speech today. but yes, it — caused perhaps this speech today. but yes, it is a serious threat, but one that _ but yes, it is a serious threat, but one that has — but yes, it is a serious threat, but one that has been made before. but let us— one that has been made before. but let us be _ one that has been made before. but let us be clear, it doesn't change our stance — let us be clear, it doesn't change our stance. we are still unwavering in our— our stance. we are still unwavering in our support for ukraine, in fact the prime — in our support for ukraine, in fact the prime minister will make a speech— the prime minister will make a speech today which says we have already _ speech today which says we have already committed £2.3 billion to

support— already committed £2.3 billion to support ukraine with their military weapons _ support ukraine with their military weapons to make sure that they do have the _ weapons to make sure that they do have the support they need, and we will continue to do that again next year~ _ will continue to do that again next ear, , ., ., will continue to do that again next ear. , ., ., y�* year. gillian keegan they're mentioning _ year. gillian keegan they're mentioning the _ year. gillian keegan they're mentioning the financial - year. gillian keegan they're - mentioning the financial support, the military assistance to ukraine, and the prime minister's speech in new york later, she will address the united nations general assembly and talk about the importance of freedom, including the line that 2022 could have been that of an authoritarian state rolling its tanks over the border of a peaceful neighbour, instead it is the story of freedom fighting back. you can imagine vladimir putin's words will galvanise that message among western countries in new york. jonathan, thank you. it is eight minutes past eight. we will bring you more analysis of that speech by vladimir putin as we get it this morning. but we also need to talk about a very important story here at home in the uk as well, because we have had more details overnight about how the government here is going to try and ease the pain of

those soaring energy bills for businesses this winter. full details will be announced later today, but companies could have their bills cut by up to a third. that cannot come soon enough, as business correspondent emma simpson reports. are you together? they're serving customers, but also wondering how to keep the lights on. sean runs two pubs in st albans, and his current energy contract is about to end. the best quote he can get right

now will see his bill rise by £170,000 a year. it has been quite shocking. half and we are, i guess we're really hoping that this new announcement cannot afford, you know, tenfold increases on their gas and fourfold increases on their electricity. it's just an impossible thing to pay. is this make or break for you? this is a make or break situation. it will only kind of... we can get through it by borrowing more money against our building, for example. but that's pushing things down the road, and we need to see these energy prices coming down. unlike households, businesses aren't protected by the energy price cap. the government's been working on a scheme to start in october and last for six months. the prime minister said firms would get equivalent support to that of households, which will see an average annual energy bill capped at £2,500 for two years. this business energy support package can't come soon enough. thousands of firms are reaching the end of their fixed—term contracts, and are desperate for the details and some certainty for what lies ahead. a small businesses need to see really big, generous support. it has to be clear what their bills will now be from this point onwards. it needs to be backdated,

and it needs to be clear what happens after six months. at the moment there's a cliff edge, and people need to know what happens next year. back in st albans, this pub can throw a log on to help keep punters warm, but he needs his red—hot energy bills to come down to survive. emma simpson, bbc news, st albans. we are going to go live this morning to a place that will be closely watching any announcements. nina is at a glass manufacturing firm in huddersfield for us. i know it is very busy there, and they will need to keep an eye on what news comes their way? yes. they will need to keep an eye on what news comes their way? yes, very bus and what news comes their way? yes, very busy and very — what news comes their way? yes, very busy and very noisy. _ what news comes their way? yes, very busy and very noisy. just _ what news comes their way? yes, very busy and very noisy. just to _ what news comes their way? yes, very busy and very noisy. just to show - busy and very noisy. just to show you a little bit about what they do here. they are glass specialists, and mark over there isjust here. they are glass specialists, and mark over there is just cleaning down a little bit of glass that has been cut into shape, the sharp edges have been rubbed down ready to send out. so we are talking about big retailers all the way down to bits

of glass you might have to replace in your kitchen. the bills here for energy r £40,000 a month. they've been listening closely to what the government will be saying, and we expect that announcement later today. here's what we understand about what we're going to be hearing later on. we understand that the wholesale price per unit of gas and electricity is going to be fixed, so it won't be a cap on household bills, but it will be a cap on price per unit. for businesses, it is estimated that will bring prices down by between 25% and 35%, so a big saving potentially. the government will be topping that off, and that is estimated to cost tens of billions of pounds. and here is something that businesses are worried about this morning. it's understood that

relief will only be for about six months or so. if you run a business, you will know that your spreadsheets, your predictions for where your income is coming from go way beyond six months. forecasts have to do that in order for a business to function, so that is problematic. let's have a chat with peter this morning who runs one of the teams. let's go over there a little bit, because it is still very noisy. your problem at the moment, you are fixed into a contract until next winter. what happens then, but also your suppliers are struggling? 0ur suppliers are passing on the energy— 0ur suppliers are passing on the energy costs to us, which we are then— energy costs to us, which we are then having _ energy costs to us, which we are then having to pass on to our customer. _ then having to pass on to our customer, which obviously is making the price _ customer, which obviously is making the price very expensive. so customer, which obviously is making the price very expensive.— the price very expensive. so when ou are the price very expensive. so when you are bringing — the price very expensive. so when you are bringing in _ the price very expensive. so when you are bringing in the _ the price very expensive. so when you are bringing in the raw - you are bringing in the raw materials and then the glass that you are shaping, talk me through how some of the prices have gone up. abs, some of the prices have gone up. a typical price increase, about 115%, and that— typical price increase, about 115%, and that is— typical price increase, about 115%,

and that isjust on single per square — and that isjust on single per square metre, so it is very expensive. square metre, so it is very expensive-_ square metre, so it is very expensive. and suppliers are learnina expensive. and suppliers are learning to — expensive. and suppliers are learning to add _ expensive. and suppliers are learning to add things - expensive. and suppliers are learning to add things on - expensive. and suppliers are | learning to add things on four deliveries, for example, they are starting to add on energy. yes. deliveries, for example, they are starting to add on energy. yes, they are doini starting to add on energy. yes, they are doing what _ starting to add on energy. yes, they are doing what is _ starting to add on energy. yes, they are doing what is called _ starting to add on energy. yes, they are doing what is called an - starting to add on energy. yes, they are doing what is called an energy i are doing what is called an energy surcharge. — are doing what is called an energy surcharge, which can be as much as 23p per— surcharge, which can be as much as 23p per kilogram of glass, and when you are _ 23p per kilogram of glass, and when you are buying several hundred tonnes — you are buying several hundred tonnes a — you are buying several hundred tonnes a month, that amounts up. and inevitabl tonnes a month, that amounts up. inevitably have tonnes a month, that amounts up. fific inevitably have to pass tonnes a month, that amounts up. e"ic inevitably have to pass that tonnes a month, that amounts up. el"ic inevitably have to pass that on to customers? brute inevitably have to pass that on to customers?— inevitably have to pass that on to customers?_ and - inevitably have to pass that on to | customers?_ and then inevitably have to pass that on to - customers?_ and then that customers? we do, yes. and then that adds to inflation, _ customers? we do, yes. and then that adds to inflation, which _ customers? we do, yes. and then that adds to inflation, which the _ adds to inflation, which the government are trying desperately to get hold of. but also trying desperately, we learned in the last hour or so that the interest on debt for the government broke all records in august, it was £8.2 billion. part of the reason for these rising prices in energy costs, part of the reason the government are struggling to grab a hold of it is the volatility of the raw energy market, something which will not be helped

in any way with the news emerging from russia this morning. ihliha. from russia this morning. nina, thank you _ from russia this morning. nina, thank you very _ from russia this morning. nina, thank you very much _ from russia this morning. nina, thank you very much indeed. i from russia this morning. nina, l thank you very much indeed. just from russia this morning. nina, thank you very much indeed. just be very careful with that glass. i'm terrified we're going to break something and get billed for it! there is already one gone over. you take care- — thank you. rescue teams in australia are currently trying to free a pod of more than 230 pilot whales stranded on a remote beach in australia. about half of the whales are believed to have died. they are trying to save the remaining creatures, and australia's largest ever stranding took place in exactly the same place two years ago, and 380 whales died. it is quarter past eight exactly. we have been talking to carol this morning about how mild it is in certain parts of the country. this is the absolutely beautiful loch

ness. we are live there this morning, because in the next half hour or so, super swimmer ross edgley is going to get in that water and is going to go for a swim, and then he's going to swim, and swim some more. do you think he is going to swim after that breakfast we just saw him eat? he is going to keep swimming for as long as he humanly can and break the existing record, over 100 miles nonstop. so that its five lengths in what he called the best swimming pool he had ever seen. we haven't seen the monster yet, but we are constantly looking! that would be breaking news on bbc breakfast, wouldn't it. that would be the monster exclusive. we have got another exclusive coming up we have got another exclusive coming up with roger federer. he is definitely real, and he will be explaining why he is going to retire. but first let's go from those stunning pictures in loch ness to another lovely image that carol has got this morning, those pictures coming thick and fast into your

inbox. aren't they just? this inbox. aren't theyjust? this is a cracker, it is from edinburgh. beautiful sunrise this morning, blue skies as well, and for some of us that is how well, and for some of us that is how we are starting the day. as sally said, it is a mild start of the day for most of us, a fair bit of cloud around, and through the day that will thin and break, we will have bright spells in sunny intervals, and although most will miss them, we still have some rain across the north and west of scotland. the wind will be strengthening, and temperatures today, 20 in aberdeen, 18 in belfast, 19 in birmingham and 21 in london. through this evening and overnight, ourfirst band of rain emerges with another one coming in hot on its heels, and you can see some of that will be heavy and persistent as illustrated by the brighter colours. head for the rest of england and wales, we are looking at blue skies, light winds and some mist and fog forming, and rather like last night, tonight it is not

going to be particularly cold, so it will be a mild start to the day tomorrow, with mist and fog lifting quite rapidly and then some sunshine across parts of england and wales as our weather front continues to move out of scotland and northern ireland into england and also wales. blustery around it, the wind is dropping behind it, looking at sunshine and showers, but feeling fresher behind that weather front, top temperatures in the north of 17 and in the south of 20. carol, thank you. still so mild, isn't it. it is 18 minutes past eight. just talking about that interview with roger federer. with 20 grand slam titles, a record 237 weeks as world number one and eight wins at wimbledon — roger federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. idid ask i did ask him, did you realise that you were going to win so much, and even he said, he had no idea. he amazed himself because of course last week fedor announced he was hanging up his racket. he will play in his final match at the laver cup this weekend.

in an exclusive interview — his first since that announcement — he talked to me about his career and future plans. what a player! what a champion here at wimbledon. yet another extraordinary performance. what a pleasure it is to watch him play tennis. he makes the game look so easy. job done. roger federer. it's not long since you wrote the words, "tennis, i love you. i will never leave you." you wrote those words down and released the news that you're retiring. are you ready to talk about that now? yes. i feel good. it's been an emotional few weeks, to go through those words, to make sure... try to get them right, make sure they reflect how i'm feeling and thanking all the people i wanted to thank along the way,

as it's been a very, very long journey, a good one, and i wish it would go on forever. now it's going to change, and it's going to go on in a different manner, but i just wanted to let the fans and the people know who have supported me for so long, for so many years, everywhere around the world, that i will still be seen. i love this game and i will want to stay involved in some shape or form and i won't be just a ghost or a stranger and not be around any more. why now? the last three years have been tough, you know, to say the least. when i still played the last match for africa in cape town a few years back, i was very unhappy with my knee, and i knew i was on very thin ice for the last year, ever since i played wimbledon last year. and i tried to come back, but then i could just feel... there was a limit to what i could do, and this is not the way to play

or try to keep pushing. and i also stopped believing in it, to be honest, and then i got a scan a few months back and it was not just the scan also i was hoping for, and this is when very quickly we realised this was it, you know, and it's ok. and then the question more becomes into how do you announce and when do you announce it, where are you going to be? it was also quite stressful as you tried to keep those moments private, and that it doesn't leak, and apparently there were leaks happening on the morning of the announcement, and so we scrambled together a little bit earlier than we were maybe expecting to be. for someone who's been so in control for so many years, in charge of yourself, and your body has done everything you've asked of it, how difficult has it been to let go of that control? i mean, actually, it was fairly simple, you know, because i always pushed my retirement thoughts away. i said, the more i think about it, the more i'm already halfway

retired, and this is not the way to go to work for me as a tennis player, so we'll deal with it when it comes. and it did. so when i announced it, i had no plans other than my workout on friday and tennis on saturday. for me, i've seen what retirement could look like. in the last few years i've played so little that i've had a wonderful time at home with my children, even during covid we were up in the mountains, had a lovely time, we love spending time together with my wife and going everywhere, still travelling places as soon as we were allowed to again. and in a way, you lose control, but at the same time you still are in control. roger federer as a child dreamt of playing tennis. did you dream you would be this successful? never. i don't think anybody grows up and thinks they're going to win this much, you know? you're happy with winning a wimbledon title, which is already crazy, or becoming world number one and being the best, coming from a small country. we don't have a base of so many players, so, no, i totally overachieved in my mind and had a totally normal upbringing,

so for me it's been an absolute dream of a run that i've had, so i know that, and that's why i'm totally happy to step away as well. and you have played in the golden era of tennis. think about the other men that you've been playing against, your competitors. djokovic, nadal, andy murray, you know. will we ever see this type of era again? that's a good question. i don't know. it was definitely very special in many ways, because when i came up, we didn't expect it either, you know? we were more on a bit of a downslope of, sampras retired, agassi retired, oh, what's going to come next, right? and here i came, and then here came rafa, and then there was novak and then andy, all together, and all of a sudden there was this beautiful mix of we were all winning for ten plus years. all the same tournaments, almost nobody else could win anything else, it was like a lock on the big tournaments.

and that must have been quite frustrating for a lot of the players, you know, to be honest, but for us the challenge of our life trying to figure it out, how can i play against all these certain different playing styles that we all play very different. so i think also for the fans it's been a joy to watch, and i'm sure some fans will be sad i'm leaving, of course, but then again there will always be wonderful new people, and the question is, can they fill the void of the personalities? because it's also very much built on personalities and storytelling, i think, in our sport, you know? but i think our tour allows for incredible storytelling, so that's why i know that the game is very safe, and i'm sure we'll see incredible new superstars. what will it be like to play on the same team as those other men that you've competed against for so many years? because that's what will happen at the laver cup. that's what it is, yes. i mean, i've been on the team with rafa and novak before, and i think having andy on the team who is a proper winner, you know, he wouldn't want to do anything else but win, and looking forward to spending some

time where we can also just have some chats, you know, and look back. i think for the four of us, especially now me retiring this week, we can look back at the things we may be got upset about or laughed about and just go back to those moments and i think it will be funny. i've covered wimbledon for many years. i've stood in the queue. oh, yeah, 0k? 0h, many, many times, with people dressed head to toe in roger federer outfits. and i mean, yourface all over their clothes, and earings and hats. the level of devotion is like nothing i've ever seen. what's that like to be on the other side of? this is what's in a way so sad about retirement, you know? it's like that... you will miss those moments where you know you mean so much to these people. they talk about you every day. but i really do feel almost that cult following, you know, of fans that... i've been on the road for so long, i think i was fan favourite for 18 straight years.

that's not normal, and i know that, and all i try to always remind myself, just be yourself, be authentic, don't get carried away. i've had the fortune to play in front of so many cool fans everywhere around the world. it's been wonderful. you've been here during the week of the queen's funeral, and i know you have your own connections with our royal family here in the uk. what's it been like for you to witness what's gone on the last few days? yes, seeing a whole nation sort of... i don't want to say shut down, but like really go silent, stop, really, and then minutes of silence are so strong, and it's notjust here in this country. i think it also echoed around the world, and she's done so much, you know, for so many people. i had the chance to eat lunch with her at wimbledon when she came back finally after 30 years to wimbledon after giving the trophy to virginia wade 30 years earlier, and everybody at the tennis was so happy she came, and i was lucky enough to meet her, and i will remember that forever.

one last question, and it's a really important one. what's next? yeah, good question. i always try to keep a clean slate, you know, for when i retired, because i do have four children, and they're amazing and they need my help. and my wife, too, she's always been by my side throughout. and then we'll see how i can stay in the game, you know? in what way. obviously i would love to always mentor children and get a new swiss superstar going. i think it'll be a nice time to reflect and look forward. and a day planned, then, perhaps? and a day planned, then, perhaps? a massive one, not the bucket and spade type. and this weekend, playing in the laver cu with all the men he has been playing against for years, and you can tell he is looking forward to it. i have never met the guy, but it seems like somebody you could just get on with,

he seems relaxed, very nice. he has got it all. absolutely sickening! 8.27. breakfast is on bbc one until quarter past nine this morning. then it's time for morning live with sam and gethin. they can tell us what they have in store. good morning. plenty in store. you are a big fan of roger, aren't you? he comes across as such a nice man, he seems like such a gentleman. i don't even know him, but i'm going to miss it! taste don't even know him, but i'm going to miss it! ~ . . coming up on morning live, with winter on the way, adults and schoolchildren across the uk are being invited to get vaccines for flu, covid and other illnesses. but with so many on offer, it can feel overwhelming. dr ranj is here with his vaccine clinic to help. that's right. i'll tell you what jabs you can get and when, plus explain why your body can cope with more than one vaccine at the same time. also, we often warn about online scams on the show, but being nervous of using the internet means older people could be missing out on

savings of almost a £1,000 a year. presenter mavis ackerley is here to show us how to stay safe online, including why using one card for all your shopping could help protect your cash. plus, with spending on high streets continuing to fall, we find out how one scheme has helped local entrepreneurs transform empty shops into blooming businesses. and how about this for an idea — tucking into a sunday roast on a wednesday? well, it's exactly what bake 0ff winner and chef nadiya hussain is cooking up on her new show nadiya's everyday baking. she tells us why her twist on the classic will make them your go—to cheap and easy mid—week meal. and millions can't get enough of the hit crime thriller bloodlands starring james nesbitt. after a show—stopping series one finale, it's back. actor charlene mckenna explains why the case is set to get even more intriguing. see you at 9:15. looking forward to it, see you later, guys. it does look very tense. gethin and

sam at quarter past nine. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. westminster abbey is due to reopen this morning after staging the queen's state funeral. visitors will be able to view the abbey from 9.30 until 3.30 today and tomorrow. some areas will remain closed to the public — it's thought there could be long queues. trees and materials from the much—mocked marble arch mound are to be used to help transform a nearby housing scheme. a report by westminster city council said parts of the dismantled attraction would feature in a garden and play area on a estate in pimlico. the artificial hill opened last summer and was found to have cost triple the original budget. now, many of us took up new hobbies during lockdown. but one londoner has taken his to the next level

and is now on course to break a world record. joe murfitt from putney is on a mission to catch a fish in every london borough. i'm actually relatively new to angling. i started about two years ago, and it was sort of after the lockdowns, and it was just a way of spending some time with my dad. i had no idea that you could actually fish in that many places in london anyway, or there was enough wildlife in london. it's been amazing to go and see all of the boroughs of london in the sunshine. 0nto travel now, and rail passengers are being warned of serious disruption to mainline services in and out of london, following yet more damage to overhead power lines — this time in stevenage. network rail said some lines have reopened since last night, but check before you set off. there are also still some issues in and out of paddington. let's take a look at the tube board this morning. now the weather with katerina christodoulou.

hello, there, good morning to you. 0ut there today it does look to be largely dry. i think there'll be more cloud around later on this afternoon but through this morning, that cloud should break quite nicely to allow for some sunny spells. so this area of high pressure that's been with us over the past few days will eventually track eastwards through the day. and just behind it, you can see an active weather front, and this front will wave — so there's still some uncertainty on exactly when it will reach us. but thursday night into friday, there is a chance of some rain which may linger through the day on friday. so where you've got those clear spells this morning's where that patchy mist and fog will be. eventually it will clear away, there'll be some sunshine. i think more cloud will build into this afternoon and winds will be light, with highest temperatures today in central london at around 21 degrees. so, through this evening, quite a bit of cloud first thing, but eventually this cloud will creep away out to the north sea. so overnight, it will stay dry, we'll be left with lengthy, clear spells, some pockets of mist and fog once again, and temperatures will fall to around nine or ten degrees. so a cool start, i think, into our thursday morning. but thursday, very similar to today

— it will be dry with areas of cloud and some sunshine, but a chance of rain on thursday night into friday. thousands of floral tributes have been laid for the queen this past week. and there were of course flowers on the queen's coffin, too. if you want to know the significance of them, do have a look on our website. i'm back in half an hour — now, though, it's back to sally and jon. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. in 2019 the argentinian footballer emiliano sala was killed in a plane crash as he was travelling from nantes to cardiff to begin his career in the premier league. his body was found in the plane's wreckage at the bottom of the english channel. the pilot david ibbotson was also killed, and in audio given to the bbc, we can hearfirst—hand

the concerns he had about the safety of the aircraft they flew in. kayley thomas has this exclusive report. this is the last time emiliano sala and david ibbotson were seen alive. for the first time, we can show you cctv footage from january 21st 2019, as the footballer and pilot go through airport security. these were final checks before the striker flew from nantes to wales to become a premier league player at cardiff city. earlier, david ibbotson is seen on the runway, preparing the plane ahead of the flight. everything was going to plan, and he sent this video to a pilot friend. but in a phone call to the same friend — the recording of which has been obtained by the bbc — david ibbotson raised concerns about the plane.

that's quite a bombshell of a tape to actually hear it in david ibbotson's own words, and to hear that he was concerned about the flight 24 hours earlier. i'd consider that absolutely explosive, frankly. i mean, a pilot has ultimate responsibility for the safety of the individual flight. and i think david ibbotson, knowing what he knew, could easily have decided that the flight wasn't safe. david ibbotson should never have taken the job to fly emiliano sala, as he wasn't a commercial pilot and couldn't legally fly at night. his concerns about the plane were echoed by his passenger. emiliano often came to this small

house on the outskirts of nantes to see his friend and mentor marie. he described the plane as a cuckoo to her — french slang for a rickety old plane. translated from french: emiliano sent this last voice message to his friends from inside the plane.

the aircraft starts taxiing towards runway three. it's scheduled to land in cardiff just two hours later. it never arrived. the depths of the english channel, the plane's final resting place. for the first time, we can show you moving pictures of the wreckage in a tragedy that touched a number of lives. translated:

as investigations and court proceedings continue, and as two families mourn the loss of loved ones, we now have more insight into what happened in the hours before that fateful flight. kelly thomas, bbc news, in cardiff. those insights, that exclusive material comes from a documentary you can watch. it is called transfer. there is also a bbc podcast on bbc sound is about the investigation. a remarkable story about english cricket. brute a remarkable story about english cricket. ~ ., , ., ., ., cricket. we have spoken a lot about this, this historic _ cricket. we have spoken a lot about this, this historic tour _ cricket. we have spoken a lot about this, this historic tour that - this, this historic tour that england have been on to pakistan, not playing there in 17 years. we know about security issues that have prevented so many touring sides to go and play cricket and you know how passionate they are for their cricket in pakistan so it was going to be a huge moment when england went there after such a long time to

play. they wanted to put on a show and england certainly did that with and england certainly did that with a win. plenty more to come. the first of seven matches, their first t2o in first of seven matches, their first t20 in such a long time. after such a long time away england captain moeen ali said they wanted to put on a show in their historic opening international t20. and they did that in front of the fanatical crowds in karachi with a victory, batsmen alex hales marking his own return after three years away with an impressive show of his own, asjoe wilson reports. thank you, england! they've seen it — england's return to pakistan. it was what it was — a cricket match with all the normal twists and turns and wickets and runs. but there had been such a huge effort to achieve normality again. in 2009, a bus carrying sri lankan cricketers came under attack elsewhere in pakistan. here in karachi, this is the security convoy which escorts the players of pakistan and england from their hotel to the stadium every time.

and all of this so that cricket matches can be played. pakistan's players wore special shirts — on the back, the numbers are half submerged to symbolise floods, to express solidarity. then the captain gave the crowd a reason to cheer. babar azam — few in the world bat better. although maybe mohammad rizwan does. there are so many talented players, but pakistani cricket needs teams to tour here, and a sense of gratitude spans from fans to the coach. all the boys, all the players, you know, they have a very strong and long relation with each other. and the cricket — i always say that, you know, it brings the people, the communities, the countries close to each other. but make no mistake — the job is to compete. bowled him! ho—ho! especially if you're luke wood, just starting your england career. pakistan were restricted to 158 from their 20 overs. now this was alex hales batting back from the wilderness, reviving his international career.

he made 53. and with harry brook playing shots like this, england remained in control of their chase. the value of this match was that it was played — but with four balls to spare, england were there. it is a particular triumph to win in pakistan — and it always has been. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. and now it is down to the action. plenty more to come, the first of seven t20 matches to be played. and you might want to book your tickets for this one. now we know the ambition has been to make formula 1 a truly global sport. well, next year that's set to happen, with a record breaking 24 races. las vegas will host a race for the first time, the penultimate round in november, a saturday night race on the famous las vegas strip. you can imagine it under the lights on the famous las vegas strip. sounds expensive, but we're hearing a selection of cheaper tickets will be made available to racing fans.

the usa will stage three races. a busy week of football ahead. scotland take on ukraine in the nations league tonight, just three months after the ukrainians ended their hopes of reaching the world cup. scotland sit second in their group, a point behind ukraine. the scots host republic of ireland on saturday and face ukraine in poland next tuesday. england played two matches and they will be the only two they play before the world cup begins. it is around the _ before the world cup begins. it 3 around the corner. before the world cup begins. it is around the corner. two _ before the world cup begins. it is around the corner. two months i before the world cup begins. it is i around the corner. two months away and we are — around the corner. two months away and we are talking _ around the corner. two months away and we are talking about _ around the corner. two months away and we are talking about the - around the corner. two months away and we are talking about the world i and we are talking about the world cup, england and wales going there. i think it will dawn on us over the coming weeks that the world cup is just around the corner.— just around the corner. starts early november? _ just around the corner. starts early november? november _ just around the corner. starts early november? november 20 - just around the corner. starts early november? november 20 is - just around the corner. starts early november? november 20 is the i just around the corner. starts early - november? november 20 is the opening match that qatar _ november? november 20 is the opening match that qatar will _ november? november 20 is the opening match that qatar will play _ november? november 20 is the opening match that qatar will play an _ match that qatar will play an england player very soon after that in their opening match against iran. so little time to get ready, these

matches hold such significance to marry up who you apply, who will go, the players you will select, so make decisions for the welsh and english managers. abs, decisions for the welsh and english manaiers. �* . ., , decisions for the welsh and english managers-_ l i managers. a winter world cup! i can't let managers. a winter world cup! i can't get my _ managers. a winter world cup! i can't get my head _ managers. a winter world cup! i can't get my head around - managers. a winter world cup! i can't get my head around it. - here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. fine start to the day as you can see from one of our weather watchers pictures, taken earlier in belfast. quite a bit of cloud around for some of us and the mist and fog from earlier is slowly starting to lift. through the day, bright spells, sunny intervals, the isolated chance of a shower in parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland. most will mist them. we have that rain across the north and west of scotland with the wind continuing to strengthen and by the end of the afternoon we will see that rain get into the west of northern ireland. temperatures 14 in the north, to 21 in the south. for the rush hour this

evening, quite sunny across parts of south—west england, heading over towards dorset. and kent. the cloud, a lot of it across parts of the midlands and into east anglia. wales, northern england, eastern scotland seen some sunshine but the rain persisting across the north and west and getting into parts of northern ireland along with strengthening winds. tonight the rain slowly edges southwards, some heavy. with light breezes and clear skies in the south we could see mist and fog patches forming but it will be another mild night. the mist and fog lifting tomorrow, leaving a bright start, but the rain will move out of scotland and northern ireland come in three parts of england and wales through the day. cloud building ahead of it and it, brightening skies with just a few showers but cooler conditions following behind that front. top temperature in the north, 16 degrees, and in the south, milder conditions, 20. thank you. brightening skies and

clearing rain in the next couple of daysin clearing rain in the next couple of days in scotland will be very good news for our next guest. in 2018, ross edgely became the first person to swim around the whole of britain. it was an epic challenge that saw him swim up to 12 hours a day, braving storms and jellyfish. well, not satisfied with one record—breaking challenge — he's about to set off on another. this is even more bonkers. john maguire is in the scottish highlands and can tell us more. loch ness, where he is about to dive in. john isn't. i loch ness, where he is about to dive in- john isn't-— loch ness, where he is about to dive in. john isn't._ are - in. john isn't. i think he is. are ou in. john isn't. i think he is. are you going to — in. john isn't. i think he is. are you going to join _ in. john isn't. i think he is. are you going to join in? _ you going tojoin in? absolutely not. we were joking, he said he has done a couple of lengths but he wants to do the whole five lengths of loch ness. 72 hours, 110 miles, extraordinary. going beyond what any human has ever done before. just getting a last minute briefing, smiling away. we will see if he is

smiling away. we will see if he is smiling in 72 hours. the safety crew and safety belts out on the loch 2018 was an extraordinary achievement. he is determined to go one better. heaven knows why. he's already achieved what was previously thought impossible. in 2018, ross edgley became the first person to swim around britain. it took five months, and he was in the water twice a day for up to 12 hours — returning to his support boat only to sleep and to eat. although some food was consumed while swimming. fuelled by one million calories, he swam 2,000 miles. the toll it took on his body was brutal. i had something in my mouth. i was like, "i don't remember eating anything in the night." basically, it was just peeling strips of tongue off. you know, it was... yeah, it was... it was weird. i mean, that was two weeks in and i was... i didn't even know the etiquette! it was like, if your tongue's falling off, do you flush it down the toilet or do you put it

in the bin? oh! but this time, there's no end, no destination, no finish line. he wants to push human endurance to its very limit, and discover how long and how far it's possible to swim. he's been training in scotland, and is aiming to break two world records. the longest distance in non—tidal waters — that's more than 168.3 kilometres. and the longest time swimming nonstop — which stands at 67 hours and 16 minutes. once an hour he'll pause to tread water and take on food, and that's formed a vital part of the build—up — the bulk—up. gaining ten kilograms by eating 10,000 calories a day. it will help to insulate him against the cold of the loch ness water. his objective is notjust to break the records, but to raise awareness and money for ocean conservation — in particular the preservation of kelp forests. ross will push his mind and body to breaking point,

but in doing so may achieve something that's never been done before. the ultimate test of strength, stamina, and stone—cold stubbornness. he will be needing all three of those in bucket loads. i wasjust talking about strength, stamina and stone cold stubbornness. i’ll! talking about strength, stamina and stone cold stubbornness.— stone cold stubbornness. i'll! that sounds good- _ stone cold stubbornness. i'll! that sounds good. will _ stone cold stubbornness. i'll! that sounds good. will that _ stone cold stubbornness. i'll! that sounds good. will that get - stone cold stubbornness. i'll! that sounds good. will that get you - sounds good. will that get you throu . h? sounds good. will that get you through? i _ sounds good. will that get you through? i hope _ sounds good. will that get you through? i hope so. _ sounds good. will that get you through? i hope so. it - sounds good. will that get you through? i hope so. it was - sounds good. will that get you through? i hope so. it was on | sounds good. will that get you i through? i hope so. it was on the sounds good. will that get you - through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that l — through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said _ through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said i _ through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said i will— through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said i will be _ through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said i will be a _ through? i hope so. it was on the gb swim that i said i will be a naive - swim that i said i will be a naive enough to start and stubborn enough to finish and embodying that philosophy, that be it by the next 72 hours. ~ ., , ., , 72 hours. what will be the hardest art? 72 hours. what will be the hardest part? there _ 72 hours. what will be the hardest part? there is _ 72 hours. what will be the hardest part? there is no _ 72 hours. what will be the hardest part? there is no end _ 72 hours. what will be the hardest part? there is no end no - part? there is no end no destination.— part? there is no end no destination. ., ,, , ., , destination. yeah, i think probably hiih destination. yeah, i think probably high despite. _ destination. yeah, i think probably high despite, which _ destination. yeah, i think probably high despite, which sounds - destination. yeah, i think probably i high despite, which sounds strange, but if we get over the sleep deprivation, combat hypothermia, and can keep all the food down and not be sick, the swimming should be the easy part! that sounds strange but

then the swimming takes care of itself if you look after those three.- that _ itself if you look after those three.- that is - itself if you look after those three. {eic that is the goal. itself if you look after those three.- that is the goal. three. ok. that is the goal. what techniques _ three. ok. that is the goal. what techniques you — three. ok. that is the goal. what techniques you use _ three. ok. that is the goal. what techniques you use mentally - three. ok. that is the goal. what techniques you use mentally to i three. ok. that is the goal. what. techniques you use mentally to keep going? it techniques you use mentally to keep aioin ? , techniques you use mentally to keep rroin? , ., techniques you use mentally to keep rroin? ., ., going? it is so easy to talk about scott obviously _ going? it is so easy to talk about scott obviously it _ going? it is so easy to talk about scott obviously it isn't _ going? it is so easy to talk about scott obviously it isn't one, - scott obviously it isn't one, obviously it can kick up but it can be brutal but focusing on that, it is not so much of a high ship, sometimes it is a privilege. an amazing sunrise, sunset, i am hoping... if loch ness is kind it will be easier.— will be easier. despite the fact that our will be easier. despite the fact that your head _ will be easier. despite the fact that your head is _ will be easier. despite the fact that your head is under - will be easier. despite the fact that your head is under the - will be easier. despite the fact - that your head is under the water. what is strange is because you exist in this weird world of sensory deprivation because you can't see anything, it is so dark, loch ness is so deep, this sounds strange but certain parts actually taste quite nice so you don't see or smell things but you taste things. somewhere around the middle it has quite an organic taste. ilibihat somewhere around the middle it has quite an organic taste.— quite an organic taste. what do we need to taste? _ quite an organic taste. what do we need to taste? tongue _ quite an organic taste. what do we need to taste? tongue does - quite an organic taste. what do we need to taste? tongue does on - quite an organic taste. what do we i need to taste? tongue does on your tongue be ok? i

need to taste? tongue does on your tongue be ok?— tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt, on tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt. on the — tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt. on the gb _ tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt, on the gb swim. _ tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt, on the gb swim. i _ tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt, on the gb swim. i am - tongue be ok? i hope so. it was the salt, on the gb swim. i am hoping i salt, on the gb swim. i am hoping loch ness is a lot kinder to my tongue, as well.— tongue, as well. let's get you kitted out- — tongue, as well. let's get you kitted out. these _ tongue, as well. let's get you kitted out. these are - tongue, as well. let's get you kitted out. these are the - tongue, as well. let's get you kitted out. these are the veryj tongue, as well. let's get you - kitted out. these are the very final things. we are going for goggles, obviously, first. and then two coulds as you can imagine, the temperature is something around 10 degrees so it will be pretty chilly in the loch. it degrees so it will be pretty chilly in the loch-— degrees so it will be pretty chilly in the loch. ., , ., , ., , in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. 0k, it was — in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. 0k, it was 16 _ in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. ok, it was 16 last _ in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. ok, it was 16 last week, _ in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. ok, it was 16 last week, which - in the loch. it has warmed up a bit. ok, it was 16 last week, which i- 0k, it was 16 last week, which i didn't believe, but there you go. now we have those reflective stickers on either side to help see him in the dark but they're well of course be a safety boat all the way. and ross has afloat, as well. i was going to say make sure it is nice and watertight but that doesn't make sense. as long as it keeps him warm

and comfortable, that is ok. give him a bigcheer. cheering thank you. i will see you in three days. thank you. i will see you in three da s. ~ , , days. we will see you in three days. how are you — days. we will see you in three days. how are you feeling _ days. we will see you in three days. how are you feeling right _ days. we will see you in three days. how are you feeling right now, - days. we will see you in three days. how are you feeling right now, right now? i how are you feeling right now, right now? ~ . how are you feeling right now, right now? ,, ., ., , how are you feeling right now, right now? ~' ., ., , ., , ., now? i think that has warmed up. how are ou now? i think that has warmed up. how are you feeling? _ now? i think that has warmed up. how are you feeling? cold! _ now? i think that has warmed up. how are you feeling? cold! yellow - now? i think that has warmed up. how are you feeling? cold! yellow but - are you feeling? cold! yellow but this is nice. _ are you feeling? cold! yellow but this is nice, the _ are you feeling? cold! yellow but this is nice, the wind _ are you feeling? cold! yellow but this is nice, the wind is _ are you feeling? cold! yellow but this is nice, the wind is really - this is nice, the wind is really kind though it will get rough tonight and we have 20 knots of wind. this is calm. as we turn around and come back will be swimming into 20 knots of wind as i will en'o swimming into 20 knots of wind —" i will enjoy the next swimming into 20 knots of wind

he has taken on to keep him warm but also to have those energy reserves five times up and down loch ness. around 110 miles to break those records. he will be swimming solidly for 72 hours. you will stop every hour or so to take on food as best he can stop they will throw bananas at him from the support boat but what an incredible undertaking. all we can do is wish him luck. he is already halfway along. i we can do is wish him luck. he is already halfway along.— already halfway along. i love the detail with _ already halfway along. i love the detail with which _ already halfway along. i love the detail with which you _ already halfway along. i love the detail with which you went i already halfway along. i love the i detail with which you went through his outfit and all the gear but can i ask you just to talk us through what you are wearing this morning? well, look, i came straight from london, didn't i? unless i was going to do a james bond thing and have a wet suit under my black suit and it wouldn't really have worked so i am sorry to anyone trying to enjoy their breakfast, i am sorry. andy has shorts and, as well. give me the camera, andy, iwill show

has shorts and, as well. give me the camera, andy, i will show you has shorts and, as well. give me the camera, andy, iwill show you his legs! it camera, andy, i will show you his leis! , _, camera, andy, i will show you his legs!_ maybe _ camera, andy, i will show you his legs!_ maybe do - camera, andy, i will show you his legs!_ maybe do the i camera, andy, i will show you his. legs!_ maybe do the james legs! it is cold. maybe do the james bond thing late _ legs! it is cold. maybe do the james bond thing late in _ legs! it is cold. maybe do the james bond thing late in the _ legs! it is cold. maybe do the james bond thing late in the week i legs! it is cold. maybe do the jamesj bond thing late in the week because we need to follow ross' journey so we need to follow ross' journey so we will come back on saturday with white oh, yeah. see you then. thank you very much indeed. ross is disappearing in the background. what an amazing thing. he is disappearing in the background. what an amazing thing.— an amazing thing. he is going at cuite a an amazing thing. he is going at quite a pace. — an amazing thing. he is going at quite a pace, isn't _ an amazing thing. he is going at quite a pace, isn't he? - an amazing thing. he is going at quite a pace, isn't he? those i quite a pace, isn't he? those tourists gathering _ quite a pace, isn't he? those tourists gathering around i quite a pace, isn't he? those l tourists gathering around loch quite a pace, isn't he? those i tourists gathering around loch ness will be very confused when they see that today. good luck, we are with you, brackets, in spirit. we will keep up to date with his progress over the next two days will stop it's the new murder—mystery movie being billed as the "whodunnit without a whodunnit". set in 1950's london, see how they run follows a desperate hollywood film producer as he sets out to bring his popular west end play to the big screen. let's take a look. how much longer do you intend to hold us all hostage? or is that the idea — gather all the suspects and interrogate each of us in turn until the mystery's solved? mervyn cocker—norris. 0verrated playwright.

celebrated playwright. oh, i'm so sorry, sir. i can't read my own handwriting. there was an incident. i'll kill you! it's as good as a confession. let's not jump to i conclusions, constable. what do we have here? ha! working late, huh? killed kopernick to hush up the affair. case closed. i'm doing it again, aren't i, sir? jumping to conclusions. conclusions, yeah. we're joined now by the actor pearl chanda, who plays sheila sim in the film. welcome and thank you for coming in. thank you for having me. let’s thank you for having me. let's exlain thank you for having me. let's explain it- _ thank you for having me. let's explain it- it — thank you for having me. let's explain it. it is _ thank you for having me. let's explain it. it is complicated i thank you for having me. let's explain it. it is complicated to | thank you for having me. let's explain it. it is complicated to get our heads around. it is a play within a film within a play within a film... you explain.— film... you explain. yes, it's a murder mystery _ film... you explain. yes, it's a murder mystery comedy i film... you explain. yes, it's a murder mystery comedy set i film... you explain. yes, it's a murder mystery comedy set in film... you explain. yes, it's a i murder mystery comedy set in 1950s in the theatre, west end, and takes place around the plate the mousetrap, which my character sheila

sim and richard attenborough, my husband, played by harris dickinson takes the lead. the play has to stop. it is the longest running play so that was a contract breach. basically the hollywood director of the movie turns up dead and so sam rockwell and saoirse ronan coming to try to find out who did it. it is beautiful _ try to find out who did it. it is beautiful to _ try to find out who did it. it is beautiful to look _ try to find out who did it. it is beautiful to look at. - try to find out who did it. it is beautiful to look at. it i try to find out who did it. it is beautiful to look at. it is i try to find out who did it. it is i beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so pretty _ beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so pretty on _ beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so pretty on the _ beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so pretty on the screen. i beautiful to look at. it is amazing. it is so pretty on the screen. the i it is so pretty on the screen. the costumes are incredible, the period detail is, it seems, perfect. what was it like to be part of that? abs, was it like to be part of that? real dream because i love those 19505 real dream because i love those 1950s movies anyway and those dresses and the costume design, all of it was such a wonderful experience. they are really hard to

move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not— move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide — move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide to _ move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide to act _ move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide to act but _ move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide to act but it - move around in, those dresses. hide to act? not hide to act but it gives i to act? not hide to act but it gives it new for free, _ to act? not hide to act but it gives it new for free, basically. - to act? not hide to act but it gives it new for free, basically. the i to act? not hide to act but it gives it new for free, basically. the leg l it new for free, basically. the leg straight on, the posture and all of it was beautiful, really good looking film.— it was beautiful, really good lookin: film. ., ., ., , looking film. part of that is the location, where _ looking film. part of that is the location, where you _ looking film. part of that is the location, where you filmed i looking film. part of that is the location, where you filmed it. | looking film. part of that is the i location, where you filmed it. we did the location, where you filmed it. - did the savoy, we filmed in the old vic and we filmed during covid during the second lockdown so we got to film in these places we wouldn't have otherwise.— to film in these places we wouldn't have otherwise. how did you manage to --reare have otherwise. how did you manage to prepare for— have otherwise. how did you manage to prepare for something _ have otherwise. how did you manage to prepare for something like i have otherwise. how did you manage to prepare for something like this? i to prepare for something like this? it reminds me of that golden era of film. did you watch lots of things are? i film. did you watch lots of things are? . . film. did you watch lots of things are? ., . ., , ., , are? i watched lots of things, i watched clips _ are? i watched lots of things, i watched clips of _ are? i watched lots of things, i watched clips of sheila i are? i watched lots of things, i watched clips of sheila sim. i i are? i watched lots of things, i i watched clips of sheila sim. i spoke to her son, who oddly directed me in one of my firstjobs ever. ilibihat to her son, who oddly directed me in one of my first jobs ever.— one of my first “obs ever. what a coincidence. i one of my first jobs ever. what a

coincidence. michael— one of my first jobs ever. what a i coincidence. michael attenborough. it was a fictitious _ coincidence. michael attenborough. it was a fictitious adaptation i coincidence. michael attenborough. it was a fictitious adaptation and i it was a fictitious adaptation and it was interesting talking to him about his mum at that time in the 19505 about his mum at that time in the 1950s and the mousetrap. she was a remarkable woman, she was a magistrate, active in charities, incredible. magistrate, active in charities, incredible-— magistrate, active in charities, incredible. ., ., ., ., , ., incredible. for an actor to play an actor in a film _ incredible. for an actor to play an actor in a film about _ incredible. for an actor to play an actor in a film about the - incredible. for an actor to play an actor in a film about the play... i | actor in a film about the play... i mean... it actor in a film about the play... i mean... , . actor in a film about the play... i mean. . ._ whodunnit i actor in a film about the play... i i mean. . ._ whodunnit will mean... it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself, mean... it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself. is _ mean... it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself, is that _ mean... it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself, is that it? _ mean... it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself, is that it? yeah, i mean. .. it is meta. whodunnit will eat itself, is that it? yeah, i- eat itself, is that it? yeah, i en'o ed eat itself, is that it? yeah, i enjoyed playing _ eat itself, is that it? yeah, i enjoyed playing an - eat itself, is that it? yeah, i enjoyed playing an actor, i eat itself, is that it? yeah, i- enjoyed playing an actor, haven't done it before. the enjoyed playing an actor, haven't done it before.— done it before. the same for this could appeal _ done it before. the same for this could appeal to _ done it before. the same for this could appeal to people _ done it before. the same for this could appeal to people who - done it before. the same for this| could appeal to people who really remember those old films but also people watching the style of movie for the first time.— people watching the style of movie for the first time. there has been a real resurgence _ for the first time. there has been a real resurgence in _ for the first time. there has been a real resurgence in murder- for the first time. there has been a real resurgence in murder mystery| real resurgence in murder mystery and it is such good escapism and i think we also really love to solve

murders, brits, especially, we love watching detectives solve it and being on the same page and this film, because it is so funny and there is a lightness, it is very good for family. there is a lightness, it is very good forfamily. it there is a lightness, it is very good for family.— there is a lightness, it is very good for family. it is nostalgic. it is and everyone _ good for family. it is nostalgic. it is and everyone will— good for family. it is nostalgic. it is and everyone will have - good for family. it is nostalgic. it is and everyone will have a - good for family. it is nostalgic. it is and everyone will have a good | is and everyone will have a good time going to watch it. it is time going to watch it. it is interesting _ time going to watch it. it is interesting you _ time going to watch it. it is interesting you say - time going to watch it. it is interesting you say about everyone likes solving the mystery and getting answers. we were talking yesterday about the court case in the states and the true crime podcast. those are the kind of modern day equivalents of the kind of agatha christie approaches. obviously not fictional but that is what we are getting, a fix in a different way.— what we are getting, a fix in a different wa . ., ., , ~ ., different way. totally, i think that is so true because _ different way. totally, i think that is so true because i _ different way. totally, i think that is so true because i think - different way. totally, i think that is so true because i think we - different way. totally, i think that l is so true because i think we really like being part of it and guessing and feeling like we are at the detectives, as well, you know? and this one is silly but i think it gives a good... you know, you will be sitting there, going, maybe it is them and maybe it is meant. that is them and maybe it is meant. that is the oint. them and maybe it is meant. that is the point- do _ them and maybe it is meant. that is the point- do you — them and maybe it is meant. that is

the point. do you like _ them and maybe it is meant. that is the point. do you like whodunnits? l them and maybe it is meant. that is the point. do you like whodunnits? i do, do you? i the point. do you like whodunnits? i do. do you? i do- — the point. do you like whodunnits? i do, do you? i do. genuinely, - the point. do you like whodunnits? i do, do you? i do. genuinely, you . the point. do you like whodunnits? i| do, do you? i do. genuinely, you do. i had true — do, do you? i do. genuinely, you do. i had true crime _ do, do you? i do. genuinely, you do. i had true crime podcast which is a different thing and there is a difference between what is fiction and what is fact that we all have that human leader to get answers. get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth- _ get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth. get _ get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth. get to _ get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth. get to the _ get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth. get to the truth. - get to the bottom of it, yeah. get to the truth. get to the truth. it | to the truth. get to the truth. it is a brilliant _ to the truth. get to the truth. it is a brilliant watch, _ to the truth. get to the truth. it is a brilliant watch, thank - to the truth. get to the truth. it is a brilliant watch, thank you . to the truth. get to the truth. it | is a brilliant watch, thank you so much _ is a brilliant watch, thank you so much for— is a brilliant watch, thank you so much for coming in. good luck. thank ou. see how they run is in cinemas now. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8.59.

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