good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. "the free world is united as never before" — president zelensky thanks the us and germany, as they agree to supply powerful tanks to ukraine. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england become the latest group to strike about pay in the health service. with big bill increases looming for millions of broadband customers, there are calls to ban early exit fees to allow people to look for a better deal. i'll be looking atjust how big those costs are getting. rashford in a rush to get to wembley.

he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi—final. and we catch up with radio one extra's dj ace to find out why he's campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it's thursday, 26th january. ukraine's president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as "an important step on the path to victory." commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly.

our correspondent robin brant reports. for months, he's campaigned for these, in public, and intensely behind the scenes, diplomatically. now, ukraine's leader is going to get this powerful, reliable, and potentially transformative, bit of kit. translation: the key now is speed and volume. - the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tank support. we have to form a fist of tanks, a fist of freedom, after which tyranny will not rise again. we can do it together. on social media, he'd already thanked germany for what he called these important and timely decisions. but it took a long time. germany's leader, olaf scholz, has long been hesitant. he's balancing between a reliance on russia for his country's energy needs, with pressure from within, and neighbouring

countries, to give ukraine the boost it needs. in the end, it was likely this helped. president biden announced that the us will also send tanks. putin expected europe and the united states to weaken our resolve. he expected our support for ukraine to crumble with time. he was wrong. his key aim — to keep ukraine well stocked, but also nato and the west united against russian aggression. this war is evolving and nato allies have constantly assessed what type of support they should provide. president putin made a big mistake when invaded ukraine, because he totally underestimated the ukrainians. but he also made a big mistake because, of course, he totally underestimated nato and nato allies and our unity, our resolve, to stand by ukraine, to support ukraine with an unprecedented level of military support. but despite enduring almost a year of this, the kit deemed so essential to helping ukraine isn't

going to arrive quickly. soldiers need to be trained in how to use those german—made tanks, and there are reports the us hardware could take a year to come. with the tanks promised, ukraine's leader is already talking about what he needs next. translation: we also have to open up the supply of long range _ missiles for ukraine. it's important that we expand our cooperation in artillery and the supply of aircraft for ukraine. this is a dream, and this is a task, an important task, for all of us. this war, almost a year old now, is escalating. more countries are giving more kit to ukraine, as it tries to turn the tide against russia. robin brant, bbc news. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england are on strike today, in the on—going dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24—hour strike.

physiotherapists in wales are due to walkout next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post—operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that's why they've taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn—out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do... ..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that's another reason that people's goodwill has actually run out now.

this is the first time members of the chartered society of physiotherapy have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff, although not all of them will be on shift today. and it involves 30 nhs trusts in england, roughly one in seven. next month will see two more days of strike action in trusts and health boards in both england and wales. those involved in talks with the government say the strike is the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making. this is about making sure that physiotherapists, physio support workers and other nhs staff, can meet the health needs of the uk population, at a time when we know you only need to turn on the television to see what's happening in emergency departments and outside them. and waiting lists are getting longer and longer for the treatment that people so desperately need. the physiotherapists are just the latest group to go on strike. recent weeks have seen industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and other health workers. like other strikes, the most urgent,

life threatening cases will be covered. but some patients will face cancelled appointments. so far, there is little sign of an end to this long running dispute. unions are determined to pursue a pay deal they say reflects the cost of living crisis. ministers argue they simply can't afford to pay them what they want. dominic hughes, bbc news. in response to the strike, health and social care secretary steve barclay said... "it is regrettable some union members are taking industrial action. "i will continue meeting with unions to discuss what is fair and affordable." donald trump's facebook and instagram accounts are to be reinstated, two years after he was suspended following the capitol riots. a review by social media provider, meta, found that the former president's accounts no longer posed a serious risk to public safety, and the company says people have a right to hear what politicians were saying. mr trump said no future leader should be banned from posting on social media. a man has been arrested

for allegedly assaulting former health secretary matt hancock on the london underground. footage posted online appeared to show a man shouting at mr hancock and following him on to a train, in what his spokesperson called "an unpleasant encounter". he is not believed to have been hurt in the incident. police said a 61—year—old was arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence. an asylum seeker from afghanistan has beenjailed for a minimum of 29 years, after murdering a man in bournemouth. lawangeen abdulrahimzai stabbed tom roberts to death after an argument over an e—scooter in march last year. a review of his case has been ordered after it emerged abdulrahimzai had previously been convicted of killing two people in serbia, and was posing as a child to stay in the uk. michelle cross reports. chased from the scene of a stabbing, a 26 second altercation which changed lives forever.

the court heard mr abdulrahimzai arrived in the uk in december 2019, claiming he was 14, and was treated as a child needing care. he was sent to school in bournemouth, and lived with foster carers, who described him in a statement as volatile with everyone. this footage shows an altercation the defendant was involved in just before the incident in the early hours of march last year. here, a picture of a knife he posted on tik tok. 21—year—old tom roberts from bournemouth was killed after trying to act as a peacemaker when his friend got into an argument with the defendant over an e—scooter. at the time of his arrest, abdulrahimzai told authorities he was 16. it was determined at salisbury crown court his true age was 21. he admitted stabbing mr roberts, but denied intending to cause serious harm. but the jury found him guilty of murder. despite posing as a

vulnerable refugee, authorities then discovered he'd shot two fellow afghans in serbia in 2018, and was jailed for 20 years for murder in his absence. passing sentence, his honour, judge dugdale, said, "this is about thomas roberts and the indescribable loss suffered by his family." mr abdulrahimzai will serve life in prison, with a minimum term of 29 years, before any questions over any future parole. reading an impact statement in court, the father of tom roberts recalled their final conversation, telling him to be careful as he left home that night. matters relating to the defendant's background and previous convictions have been shared with relevant agencies, to ensure appropriate reviews are carried out and areas for learning identified. and it doesn't end there, with questions of how this happened already being raised in the commons.

so many red flags, mr speaker, missed that could have revealed what a threat to society this individual was. there are lessons to be learnt. please, will the minister launch an investigation? we will be investigating the full circumstances surrounding the case. at a time when the uk's asylum system is already under close scrutiny, this case has highlighted more questions. michelle cross, bbc news. a debate on whether suicide prevention should be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum is to take place in parliament, following a long campaign by the 3 dads walking group. mike palmer, andy airey and tim owen have walked thousands of miles in memory of their three daughters, who took their own lives. they started the petition, which now has more than 150,000 signatures, and means the issue will now be debated by mps next month. just coming up to 12 minutes past

six. let's have a chat with carol about the weather. i sincerely hope that that picture is what my weather will be like today. good morning. it quite possibly could be because you are in an area where there will be some sunshine. to start with, it is a chilly start. for some, a touch of frost, part of the midlands, parts of cheshire as well, where temperatures have fallen below freezing. for many it will be dry today. much sunnier where we had the cloud and rain yesterday. there are still some showers and some cloud. this morning you could catch a shower on the north coast of northern ireland. more likely in northern and eastern parts of the country, coming in on this breeze from the north sea. through the day some of them could drift over towards greater london, the home counties. the best of the sunshine is in the west. a lot of us will have a sunny day. this evening and overnight it is going to be colder than last night. there will also be

a bit more frost. and we will see the showers fade. by the end of the night of the first signs of weather front from the west. you can see the kind of temperatures we are looking at. “4 in parts of the highlands. three towards london. here is the weather front producing some patchy light rain and drizzle in the north—west. it is going be breezy. move away from that and we are looking at sunny spells, areas of cloud at times. an isolated chance of a shower in the midlands or the west country. but that is very isolated. these are the temperatures. five to eight or 9 degrees. more or less where you would expect them to be at this stage of january. thank you. 30 minutes past six. —— 13. let's take a look at today's papers.

the daily mail features an image of volodymyr and olena zelensky on the ukrainian president's 45th birthday yesterday. the guardian reports that dominic raab is facing a broader bullying inquiry than initially thought, with at least two dozen formal complaints against him. the paper says government insiders believe the depth of the investigation means the deputy pm will struggle to survive in post. mr raab has vowed to "rebut and refute" the formal complaints. ministers are preparing to ban the sale and possession of laughing gas in a bid to crack down on anti—social behaviour according to the times. only those with a legitimate reason for carrying nitrous oxide would have an exemption, the paper says. and bbc news online reports that the number of new cars made in the uk fell again sharply last year, plummeting to its lowest level since 1956. it comes as car makers are reportedly concerned that the uk has not yet got a strategy to make the country competitive as a destination for manufacturing investment.

blue plaques, it is always good when you walk around and see a blue plaque and learn something new about somebody in history who has made a difference. there has long been a debate that in london there are almost 1000 plaques. give me a rough percentage of those who represent women in history? it would be terribly low. 15%. that's very good. it's 14%. one sixth of people have been announced in history who have been given a plaque. a lot of it is related to the founding spirit of the notting hill carnival. i'm going to give you some names. two suffragettes have been included, five of the six announced are women. the public has been encouraged to nominate more women for these plaques. you have got emily wilding davidson, who stepped in front of the king's horse in the 1913 derby, honoured in kensington west.

princess sofia dilip singh became a suffragette and user connections to further... and cloudierjones, a journalist and activist from trinidad who organise the first instance of what would later become the notting hill carnival. her plaque is going to be in herformer home in vauxhall. i wonder whether that proportion is changing over time? it well, absolutely. 16 minutes past six. following his renalfailure diagnosis, bbc radio one extra dj ace was warned it could take up to six years for him to find a kidney donor because of his ethnicity. he successfully found a match with his donor naomi, and has now set up a campaign to help others who are waiting for lifesaving transplants. it comes after the nhs recently called for more organ donors of black and asian heritage. graham satchell has more.

this is radio one extra's dj ace. yes, yes, what's going on? it's your boy ace, heavyweight champion of radio, mr 10k! and we are in the building all of the way until one o'clock. ace was told in 2018 that one of his kidneys had stopped working. to hear i had kidney or renal failure was quite shocking. and all i wanted to know is like, how do i stop it, how do reverse it? and to hear that the only solution was a kidney transplant was, yeah, quite harrowing. there's black people that don't need to be sitting in dialysis beds. a new social media campaign starts today, called we for us uk. the long and short of it is that i need a kidney. but then you're still at a disadvantage because there aren't enough kidneys to match people of colour. it tells the stories of black and minority ethnic people waiting for a kidney transplant. and they said, "yeah, you know, . you're going to need a transplant." i remember i was sitting i

there with like my crunchy nut cornflakes and they were just like, "yeah, no, - it's not good news." ace is on his way to a dialysis unit, part of the royal free hospital in london. how are you finding dialysis? for me, the first two years were difficult, but the last year for me, year number three was the hardest. tiring. very frustrating, but i want to do it. most kidney patients will have dialysis three times a week. each session can take four orfive hours. it can be a debilitating process. at the beginning it was very, very worrying and quite stressful, if i'm honest. it really took a toll on my mental health and how i felt about myself and my situation. year three, i think, was the most difficult for me. ace began to realise there were more black and asian people in the dialysis unit than white people, and that they stayed longer.

i would go to dialysis and me and three other asian people would sit in one section, and we werejust looking at each other for months and months on end, and our white counterparts would come in, they'd be there for like two or three months and they'd be in and out. my youngest is nine years old, my youngest child, . and i want be knocking _ about with her for the longest time. it was frustrating. i was like, why is this happening? why are we sitting here looking at each other, when other people that obviously don't have the same skin complexion or are not from our background, are able to just come in, have the treatment for three or four months, and then get that transplant and go? how do we get people - from ethnic minorities — yes? — to have more living kidney transplants? i ace is meeting kirit modi from thejain and hindu organ donation alliance. why are the black and asian community so bad at talking about donation? and why is it such a taboo subject within our community? if you look at all the reasons, - the main barrier is that there isn't enough discussion and -

awareness about this issue. my experience is that the vast majority of people, _ after having engaged . in those conversations, will support organ donation. the conversations that we need to have are around why there's this stigma about organ donation within our community. it could be it could be religious, it could be just a lack of trust or old wives' tales. but no one should be listening to information or old urban myths from years ago. we shouldn't be using really rubbish excuses for not helping out people that look like us, that are waiting for organs. ace and his match, who was found, who is naomi, are both here now. a very good morning to you both. good morning. after waiting more than three years, ace received a new kidney from a live donor, naomi. they appeared together on bbc breakfast last year. very, very good, yeah. i know what i've done, _ and i understand the benefits of it. that's why i've done it. and i'm just grateful that we're both really healthy and well. i

she's amazing. that's my twin. we talk all the time. i love her with all my heart. she's giving me a second chance to do things that i wasn't able to do before. she's released me from the shackles of dialysis. she's an amazing person. i can't put into words... ..the way i feel about my donor's family. the we for us campaign puts names and faces to people waiting for a transplant, and those who've had treatment. i cannot thank them enough for giving me a second chance at life. this is about us, we helping us, and i'd love everybody to go on there and check out some of the faces and the people that you could be helping if you just did a little bit more in regards to organ donation. that was graham satchell reporting. there are calls for broadband firms to allow customers to change suppliers without incurring penalty fees, if prices

increase mid—contract. hannah's taking a looking into this for us. i don't like my contract, i want to change, what happens next? you need to talk to your— change, what happens next? you need to talk to your provider. _ yes, some broadband providers have already started confirming to customers how much their bills will go up by in april. chances are there'll be an annual price rise built into your contract. it's december�*s cpi measure of inflation, plus another 3.9%. that means the average bill looks set to rise by 14.4% this april. consumer group which? says that'll mean the average ee customer, for example, will pay an extra £66.89 for their yearly bill. is this allowed to happen? well, yes. inflation—linked price rises should be included in the terms and conditions when you sign up for a contract. how do the companies justify it?

well bt, for example, told us that it's necessary given rising costs facing the business. providers say they need to put prices up to continue to invest in the services they offer. what can you do about it? you could cancel your contract and look for a cheaper alternative. but cancelling your contract comes at a cost, in some cases of more than £200. this morning there are calls for that to change. which really thinks it is unfair people — which really thinks it is unfair people are trapped in this position where _ people are trapped in this position where they are forced to either pay much _ where they are forced to either pay much more — where they are forced to either pay much more for their annual broad band _ much more for their annual broad band contract than they initially agreed — band contract than they initially agreed to, or to pay exit fees to .et agreed to, or to pay exit fees to get out — agreed to, or to pay exit fees to get out of— agreed to, or to pay exit fees to get out of those contracts early, some _ get out of those contracts early, some of— get out of those contracts early, some of which can be as much as £200~ _ some of which can be as much as £200~ we — some of which can be as much as £200. we think they should allow customers to leave their contracts without _ customers to leave their contracts without penalties if prices are increased beyond their control mid—contract, regardless of whether or not— mid—contract, regardless of whether or not they— mid—contract, regardless of whether or not they were said to be

transparent. the industry regulator ofcom told us that providers must treat customers fairly and be upfront about future price rises before customers sign up. it says its investigating whether phone and broadband firms are sticking to the rules. if your bill goes up and the price rise wasn't written at the contract, you can leave without paying the exit fees. if you think it wasn't made clear when you signed up, ofcom says you should complain to your provider and escalated to the ombudsman if necessary. we will be talking to a consumer expertjust after eight o'clock. it is the kind of thing many people will have seen their bills go up in the past and not usually noticed that. but with the cost of living are front and centre, something i think a lot of people would be noticing over the months to come. �* ., ., ., come. and we more willing to do something _ come. and we more willing to do something about _ come. and we more willing to do something about it. _ come. and we more willing to do something about it. good - come. and we more willing to do j something about it. good advice. thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a food charity that supports a thousand other organisations to distribute meals to those in need, says it can't meet the current demand in london. the felix project says there are more than 520 groups on its waiting list, and many charities are asking for more food. it comes as a new report says a quarter of londoners are living in poverty. the cost of living crisis is seriously impacting people's budgets and their ability to cook their food, what they can buy. it's not just about them being able to buy food, it's about being able to cook the food that they buy. this kitchen is a critical service for the phoenix project, because we are able to give cooked food, that can be reheated in the microwave, to people that really, really can't afford to use their whole ovens. a review into what happened at london bridge last night is to take place after the station became overcrowded during rush hour. southeastern has said the disruption was due to a trespasser

on the tracks at hither green causing line closures, delays and cancellations. but some commuters say crowding has got worse since changes to the timetable came into effect. three quarters of all the streets in hackney are set to become low—traffic zones in a bid to reduce emissions in the borough. the council has approved plans to extend low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets. it means vehicles won't be allowed on some roads at certain times of day — with through traffic being reduced by barriers. but one campaign group say the scheme will create more traffic, pollution and congestion on other roads. the royal opera house has become the latest arts venue in london to end its sponsorship deal with bp after more than 30 years. the covent garden venue had been under pressure from environmental campaigners to end its deal with the oil and gas giant let's see how the tube is looking at this time of the morning.

there's a good service on all lines so far this morning now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. it is a chilly start this morning that temperatures widelyjust this morning that temperatures widely just above the this morning that temperatures widelyjust above the zero this morning that temperatures widely just above the zero first thing. today it is largely dry, bright with some sunny spells, but there is a chance of one or two showers. high pressure is in charge, around the outside, a north—easterly breeze which is feeding in some cloud and one or two showers from the north sea. largely dry this morning but through the afternoon those showers might move a little bit further south towards us. sunny spells and temperatures a little milder than yesterday and eight celsius. overnight it is going to be quite chilly, we will see the showers fade away, some clearer skies, a little bit of a breeze so that should not prevent too much in the way of mist and fog. high

pressure in charge, largely dry with sunny spells, the cold fronts in the south into the weekend, that is going to bring some more cloud. a breezy day for sunday and temperatures of malden. that's it from me. much more on our website and over on bbc radio london. i'll be here again in half an hour, but it's back to naga and charlie. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. president zelensky has described the decisions by germany and the us to send 35 tanks to ukraine, as �*an important step on the path to victory�*. he said it would allow the ukrainian military to regain momentum and take back occupied territory almost a year after moscow invaded. our analysis editor ros atkins, has been taking a look at whether the tanks will make a decisive contribution. germany has decided to send text to

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has been onjamie to do just that. there has been diplomatic pressure and social media pressure, particularly diplomatic pressure from poland. particularly diplomatic pressure from poland-— particularly diplomatic pressure from poland. ., ., ., from poland. poland and the free world cannot _ from poland. poland and the free world cannot afford _ from poland. poland and the free world cannot afford not _ from poland. poland and the free world cannot afford not to - from poland. poland and the free world cannot afford not to send i world cannot afford not to send leopard tanks and not to send weapons to ukraine. the decision around tanks. _ weapons to ukraine. the decision around tanks, for _ weapons to ukraine. the decision around tanks, for germany, - weapons to ukraine. the decision around tanks, for germany, the l weapons to ukraine. the decision i around tanks, for germany, the uk and others connected to the broader question of what kind of support they want to other. at question of what kind of support they want to other.— question of what kind of support they want to other. at the start of they want to other. at the start of the war, they want to other. at the start of the war. the _ they want to other. at the start of the war, the west's _ they want to other. at the start of the war, the west's focus - they want to other. at the start of the war, the west's focus was - they want to other. at the start of the war, the west's focus was on | the war, the west's focus was on providing weapons on ukraine defending its. that has now changed. britain is giving 1a of these battle tanks as well as 30 massive self—propelled guns. figs tanks as well as 30 massive self-propelled guns. as jonathan beale explains, _ self-propelled guns. as jonathan beale explains, this _ self-propelled guns. as jonathan beale explains, this month - self-propelled guns. as jonathan beale explains, this month the i self-propelled guns. as jonathan l beale explains, this month the uk became the first to promise modern tanks and other us is sending at least 30 as well. and that is important to germany. it has made clear it did not want to do this alone and now it doesn't have to.

you may ask whether tanks can really tip the balance. this war is, after all, vast, stretching across eastern ukraine. when russia invaded, it had more than 3000 tanks and many more in reserve. nonetheless, some analysts argue western tanks do matter, if they are used well by ukraine. ., , , ukraine. come the summer when they tried to counterattack, _ ukraine. come the summer when they tried to counterattack, if _ ukraine. come the summer when they tried to counterattack, if they - ukraine. come the summer when they tried to counterattack, if they are - tried to counterattack, if they are kept together this is very significant. an armoured brigade of 100 tanks supported by 100 infantry fighting vehicles and artillery support is incredibly significant. to make a difference, the tanks need to be part of a broader range of attacking options, and there is also an advantage that comes with germany's decision of the leopard. the meaning is they are popular. poland _ the meaning is they are popular. poland and — the meaning is they are popular. poland and the czech republic have them _ poland and the czech republic have them so _ poland and the czech republic have them so it — poland and the czech republic have them. so it easier for the ukrainians to build tanks with the same _ ukrainians to build tanks with the same logistics.— ukrainians to build tanks with the same logistics. that will not happen

and generally _ same logistics. that will not happen and generally says _ same logistics. that will not happen and generally says this _ same logistics. that will not happen and generally says this decision - and generally says this decision carries an extra weight. because of german 's carries an extra weight. because of germany's painful— carries an extra weight. because of germany's painful 20th _ carries an extra weight. because of germany's painful 20th century - carries an extra weight. because of| germany's painful 20th century and its idea of its responsibility with its idea of its responsibility with its wartime ills, the idea sending tanks into the areas where the nazis wants committed atrocities is difficult for the german voters to deal with. , , . . difficult for the german voters to dealwith. , , . ., , ., difficult for the german voters to dealwith. ,, . ., ., ., deal with. less than a year ago the idea of the — deal with. less than a year ago the idea of the german _ deal with. less than a year ago the idea of the german government. idea of the german government supplying arm to an active conflict would have been unthinkable. that is where we are. and russia's ambassador to germany once this takes a new ——... wetter say this is all russia's —— the rest westwood say this is all russia's responsibility but this takes the war into something with no end in sight. we're joined now by ed arnold, who's from the defence and security thinktank royal united services institute, and also a former british army and nato officer.

as we were saying, no end in sight but this is the whole point, ukraine has been appealing for 300 tanks and this is the start to say perhaps which way this conflict goes next. absolutely, and this is now a conflict in its ninth year, not its first year. the war started in 2014. what we are seeing at the moment is static lines overwinter what we are seeing at the moment is static lines over winter which will would expect and be quite natural, what the tanks applied does is give ukraine significant offensive capability and the ability to punch through russian lines and take back lots more territory. we saw this very effectively in september in the counter offensive in the east and they will try to take back territory this year. but this war might drag on past this year as well. irate this year. but this war might drag on past this year as well. we have

all become _ on past this year as well. we have all become experts _ on past this year as well. we have all become experts or— on past this year as well. we have all become experts or expanded i on past this year as well. we have i all become experts or expanded our knowledge with this war, not necessarily needed to go to every detail into every tank, but what do these types of tanks being provided, compared to what russia has? tanks rovide ou compared to what russia has? tanks provide you firepower _ compared to what russia has? tanks provide you firepower and _ compared to what russia has? taxis provide you firepower and mobility and protection, western battle tanks have a much over russian capability. russian tanks were knocked out early in the more so they are starting to apply even older versions. these ones are more stable than washing system playback so they are better —— russian systems, they are more accurate and they can survive hits because of their armour. russian tanks do not compartmentalise ammunition to any kind of attack on the top can destroy the ammunition and destroy the tank and western

tanks do not have that capability. in terms of the timing of the decision for germany and the united states, there has been some coordination and a lot of hesitation but now they have done it, does it pave the way, should we expect a raft of announcements from other european countries?— european countries? yes, and specifically — european countries? yes, and specifically on _ european countries? yes, and specifically on the _ european countries? yes, and specifically on the leopard - european countries? yes, and i specifically on the leopard tanks european countries? yes, and - specifically on the leopard tanks we have seen, are a lot more countries say they will supply the tanks. the fact that the us, germany and the uk have put tanks in puts more pressure on the french to send tanks so we will start to see those numbers go up will start to see those numbers go up in the next couple of days. in terms of timing, the west has known that this was a likely eventuality and quite frankly they have left it very late. there was an offensive in the eastern donbas which was to show the eastern donbas which was to show the west that they can do the job if they have the tools. there is no

reason why this couldn't have had a bit of leadership from these western nations and started in september so ukrainian defence planners had certainties on the number of tanks and how they could be used. you have seen the russian _ and how they could be used. you have seen the russian response, _ and how they could be used. you have seen the russian response, described| seen the russian response, described as a blatant provocation, there are fears that this could escalate in terms of the russian reaction, what are your thoughts?— are your thoughts? russian has russia has _ are your thoughts? russian has russia has been _ are your thoughts? russian has russia has been talking - are your thoughts? russian has russia has been talking about i russia has been talking about escalation for a long time and even when finland and sweden decided to join nato, we did not see an escalation. they lost a cousin in the end of —— they lost kherson last year and there was no escalation. the supply of tanks i don't think, or the other weapon systems that have been more effective, and what president putin is trying to do is put pressure on individual nations

deliberately on germany to not send tanks. but that has not worked. in terms of the west, escalation management will be very effective. ed arnold from the royal united services institute, thank you for your time. marcus rashford is playing with such a smile on his face, it was crackling last night at the city ground. nottingham forest had been regulars in the cup semifinals but last night they just regulars in the cup semifinals but last night theyjust could not stop marcus rashford. manchester united are in pole position to reach the league cup final, after dominating the away leg at nottingham forest, in the semifinal at the city ground. the last time united played there they won 8—1. and even though, that was back in the �*90s, older forest fans will have winced at the way the in—form marcus rashford burst through, after just five minutes. and manchester united advanced

further towards wembley when wout weghorst pounced to get his first goal for his new club, before bruno fernandez added a third late on. by then, rashford had been taken off, as the club look to keep their star man fresh. i'm happy with marcus, his performance and his development. from the start of the season he's growing, and he keeps doing that. so what we have to aim for with him — and in the first place he's responsible for that — to keep his process going. if he's in that mood and that spirit, i think he's unstoppable. now to the australian open, and it's the women's semi—finals later, with belarusians arina sabalenka and victoria azarenka both involved. now, they can't play under their national flags, because of belarussia's support for russia's

invasion of ukraine, and both players now live in the us as they try to set up what would be an historic final. i really want it to happen. and i know that vicky will do everything she can to make it happen, and i'll do everything i can to make it happen. that's, yeah, that's going to be history, and that's going to be just like, unbelievable, and tough to realise that this has actually happened. next to that familiar tale of penalty heartbreak for england against germany, this time at the men's hockey world cup. this is how they do penalties in hockey, a one—on—one with the keeper. and liam ansell had scored earlier, when england took a 2—0 lead. but germany fought back, and here, ansell missed in the shoot—out, meaning germany booked a semifinal against australia, leaving ansell and company in disbelief at how this one got away. england ended their netball quad—series in south africa on a high, beating the hosts in cape town. but it was a disappointing tournament overall for them — they finished third after losing all their group games,

and the world cup is coming up this summer also in south africa. now, gareth bale only retired from professional football a fortnight ago, but already he's pressing on with a new career — in golf. bale is preparing for a pro—am event next month, where he'll compete alongside professionals and celebrities in california. he's been warming up with nine holes alongside major winnerjon rahm who's been impressed with what he's seen. i told gareth he can't be so good at professional football and golf at the same time. thatjust doesn't seem fair. you can't be dedicated to one thing and have this much talent for golf. it's not fair in the slightest. he didn't ask for anything, nor should he be asking. he's already good enough. the second he's done and he can actually practise more, he's going to get a lot better. that reminds me of my school days where you have a friend who is brilliant at multiple sports but we shouldn't be surprised. gareth had

been accused of playing too much golf when he was playing football in spain. i had been reading about this, i can't figure out if they are on the same team otherwise they should be fine with him being brilliant. but you don't want to be upstaged, do you, with a professional footballer. indeed. footballers tend to be good at golf. thank you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. those boats look fantastic. this shows the sky. today it is going to be a brighter day than yesterday. we had a weather front which cleared

overnight but brought a lot of cloud and rain with it. a cold start. frost in the midlands and cheshire first thing. today will be drier than yesterday. with more sunshine. we have showers at the moment across parts of northern ireland, they will fade, and in northern and eastern parts of scotland and england. through the day, those will drift further west, around the midlands, greater london, the home counties. a noticeable breeze as well from the north. if you are exposed to that particularly on the north east coast line it will feel nippy. here are the temperatures. again closer to where we should be injanuary. away from the showers, a fair bit of sunshine, the best of which in the

west. through the evening, many of the showers will fade. some clear skies. a weather front will show in the north—west bringing more cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. we could see patchy mist and fog through tonight across northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england and the west midlands. that should lift tomorrow. here are the overnight temperatures, chili in the north. we will see some frost to start tomorrow. tomorrow, still a lot of dry weather. areas of cloud at times, the odd shower in the midlands, the west country but that will be the exception. a weather front across north—west scotland and northern ireland brings cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. a more active weather front is waiting. temperatures up to nine

tomorrow. that active weather front will weaken as it moves southwards. the odd spot of rain in the cloud as it sinks southwards on saturday. some brightness. any early mist and fog lifting. behind it we will see a return to some brighter conditions. some showers in the north and west. temperatures up to nine. sunday sees a change. the weatherfront temperatures up to nine. sunday sees a change. the weather front will clear. then low pressure takes over. we will have rain and windy conditions especially across the northern half of the country. further south, clear skies, the cloud moving away but the wind will strengthen, with severe gales over scotland. here are the temperatures, a little higher further scotland. here are the temperatures, a little higherfurther north, up to 12 degrees.

just a thought, if we wanted to build a snowman in the uk, is there any snow? there are wintry showers in scotland in the highlands and grampians. so the snowman would be very small. there is quite a bit of snow lying in some parts. thank you. this is the reason we are asking. building a snowman when the cold weather arrives is something lots of us enjoy — but for many, the skills required for the international snow sculpture championships may be a little out of reach! despite not being able to practise at home in devon, sculptor pippa unwin has decided to swap stone for snow as she joins the british team, hoping for gold in colorado. emma ruminski has been to meet her. the standard is high. this is what the teams are aiming to create in just five days.

some of last year's entries seems to defy gravity. but how do you practise if you live in kingsbridge and don't have any snow? well, all four of us are stone cutters so it's much simpler to do. we are taking away. it's basically the same process, butjust on a much bigger scale and with modified garden tools. but it's really exciting. compared with some of the others, we are rank amateurs because we have nowhere to practise at home. pippa is best known for her work in stone. five years ago, i filmed with her at an exhibition but it is her work with the gb snow carving team which is winning awards. they have brought home silver and bronze with their past entries. this year, they are chasing gold. this is a little model of a crocodile and an alligator greeting each other at a club.

so one's got a cocktail and the other has got a cigar. it's about —4, —5 at present to it's absolutely fine. we keep busy, we are very active. the problem is the altitude, we are about 10,000 feet now. so we work slowly and methodically. if you work too fast, you get out of breath. teams with a lack of snow might be at a disadvantage, so what are team gb's chances? you can definitely win this competition, if you do not come from the snowy climate, it's really all about artistic skills and what kind of sculptor you are and working with the medium and different kinds of mediums. so i would say the chances are good, any of these teams here today could take home the gold. the 12 international teams have 94 hours determine their 25 tonnes of snow into a sculpture. some work through the night in gruelling temperatures, to finish in time. we should know if the british team have made a podium place on friday. emma ruminski, bbc news.

rather beautiful, those. here is something i don't think many people don't talk about. pot holes. pot holes are the torment of road users everywhere and if you've noticed more of them recently it isn't surprising, with cold weather and rain often causing cracks to the road surface. the rac says more needs to be done to prevent and repair them — john maguire is in stoke—on—trent this morning to find out more. and with some serious machinery, tell us more. good morning. as you say at this time of year with the winter we have had so far and continuing to have in certain areas, potholes are an inconvenience at best, expensive and even worse, at worst, think about hitting one with a motorbike or push—bike, they can be extremely serious. solutions, councils across

the uk are always looking for solutions. we will give you a run through to show you exactly how this works, it is a machine that will cut out and clean a hole ready for the road crew to fill and repair, not just a temporary repair but a permanent repair which is important. temporary repairs are important, what you don't want is for that pothole to open up again once it has been hit by heavy amounts of traffic. a real problem this time of year. it is the water getting into cracks in the road, freezing, the water expands as ice which breaks up the road structure. it is notjust tarmac on the top but multiple layers below and once it gets further down it doesn't matter what you do on the service, the integrity has been undermined. a real problem wherever there has been freezing

weather this winter. a particularly bad one as we will hear now. as every motorist knows, potholes are a very big problem and fixing them is an even bigger headache. across kent, there are almost 30 trials being carried out to identify the causes and to find solutions for longer—term repairs. we're looking at things like trials involving drones, for example, artificial intelligence. we're looking at new materials, new specifications for tarmac. and another one we're doing is looking at a machine—mounted trial which does a circular repair rather than a square repair to see whether that lasts for longer. and most of the stuff is really exciting stuff. it's mainly intended to make the tarmac last longer so that we don't have to do as many repeated repairs. one of the trials is using a jcb with a mounted device called pothole pro, and it's not simply about speed. essentially, it's a vehicle—mounted

system that digs a hole mechanically rather than by hand and then relays material by machine as well. and so it's all about productivity. it's about whether it lasts for longer. whether it results in a longer—lasting repair. and that's what we're evaluating at the moment. one of the trials is using a material called g—pave. it's a space—age material, very strong, very lightweight. they're adding it to the asphalt on the road surface to see whether it can slow down the microscopic cracking. now, they won't know probably for another year whether it is a solution, but if it does work, it could extend the life of a road two or three times. kent has 5,400 miles of road network. add to that it's the gateway to europe, so vast amounts of traffic and for cash—strapped councils... ultimately, it's about money. people are really sick of this. theyjust want people to get a grip of it and sort it out.

well, we can understand that. i don't like to see damage to my highway network and people don't like to see damage to their cars. we only have limited resources because we can't anticipate how bad the winter is going to be. but motorists are unconvinced. we know they're stretched for money, but this has been going on for years now. it's not like pot holes have just suddenly happened. yeah, i've written off one of my tyres on a pothole recently and it's nojoke. we won't know for another year if any of these trials are successful. so for drivers it looks like a bumpy road ahead. chrissie reidy, bbc news. here we are back in stoke—on—trent on a closed road. we willjust walk through the machine now. good morning. i hope you are well. explain how it works. this machine does three key _ explain how it works. this machine does three key processes, - explain how it works. this machine does three key processes, cut - explain how it works. this machine does three key processes, cut and| does three key processes, cut and

clean _ clean. what will these ceam — what will these tungsten teeth clean. what will these tun-sten teeth do? what will these tungsten teeth do? 52 tungsten —tipped teeth spent very quickly— 52 tungsten —tipped teeth spent very quickly and will cut out the pot hole _ quickly and will cut out the pot hole and — quickly and will cut out the pot hole and damage on the service in the roadway. it _ the roadway. it articulates around, quite a process. you want a consistent finish, from a small— you want a consistent finish, from a smell poi— you want a consistent finish, from a small pot hole up to a big patch. you were — small pot hole up to a big patch. you were saying they don't just take you were saying they don'tjust take out the broken material but work its way around to make sure there is a good structure left. exactly that. we are focused on permanent repairs. as with the dentist, — permanent repairs. as with the dentist, root out all the damaged materiel. — dentist, root out all the damaged material, ready for the filling, in our case, — material, ready for the filling, in our case, tarmac. we _ our case, tarmac. we saw the pneumatic drill which will cut a square. what happens next? then the cleaning

element, _ what happens next? then the cleaning element, taking out the damaged materiel. — element, taking out the damaged material, dumping it into a support vehicle _ material, dumping it into a support vehicle. �* , ,, , material, dumping it into a support vehicle. �* , ,, ., vehicle. brush spins around, you can see bits on — vehicle. brush spins around, you can see bits on the _ vehicle. brush spins around, you can see bits on the road _ vehicle. brush spins around, you can see bits on the road from _ vehicle. brush spins around, you can see bits on the road from the - see bits on the road from the previous job, see bits on the road from the previousjob, sweeping it into a bucket, and what is the water tank? to any dust clouds. with all that in mindr _ to any dust clouds. with all that in mind, it _ to any dust clouds. with all that in mind, it can— to any dust clouds. with all that in mind, it can do four times more work at half— mind, it can do four times more work at half the _ mind, it can do four times more work at half the cost to the council. i at half the cost to the council. i can _ at half the cost to the council. i can imagine why it is popular, you developed it specially in conjunction with james who is on board there, to make it work, especially for this job. exactly that, we wanted to give councils — exactly that, we wanted to give councils the tools to fix our roads permanently. this is a british manufacturer, a family business, james _ manufacturer, a family business, james has — manufacturer, a family business, james has done years of work on

this _ james has done years of work on this giving — james has done years of work on this. giving councils tools to fix the roads— this. giving councils tools to fix the roads permanently. what _ the roads permanently. what works so well? these three key processes, _ what works so well? these three key processes, there is no other machine that can _ processes, there is no other machine that can do _ processes, there is no other machine that can do this, the key is it can do it— that can do this, the key is it can do it permanently. residents and motorists— do it permanently. residents and motorists get frustrated when these holes _ motorists get frustrated when these holes reappear. and _ holes reappear. and it works quickly. what would maybe _ and it works quickly. what would maybe take one hour we can do in eight _ maybe take one hour we can do in eight minutes. that is a staggering amount— eight minutes. that is a staggering amount of— eight minutes. that is a staggering amount of potholes we can fix. thank— amount of potholes we can fix. thank you _ amount of potholes we can fix. thank you very much indeed. so this is a solution. such a problem when winter is as harsh as it has been. and very wet. climate change will obviously be a factor. lots of different ways to tackle the problem. an impressive piece of kit which seems to be working. bought by

quite if you councils in scotland. —— quite a few councils. join as later on back here. did i hear he said they could do a pot hole in eight minutes, do the job? yes, eight minutes? job? yes, eiuht minutes? , , ., yes, eight minutes? yes. it is a more mobile — yes, eight minutes? yes. it is a more mobile crew, _ yes, eight minutes? yes. it is a more mobile crew, they - yes, eight minutes? yes. it is a more mobile crew, they can - yes, eight minutes? yes. it is a more mobile crew, they can get between the potholes more quickly, and in eight minutes, so throughout and in eight minutes, so throughout a shift and this is working 24/7, it is out and about on the roads. it means they can fix more potholes. and the key thing is it is permanent. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a food charity that supports a thousand other organisations to distribute meals to those in need, says it can't meet the current demand in london. the felix project says there are more than 520 groups on its waiting list, and many charities are asking for more food. it comes as a new report says a quarter of londoners are living in poverty. the cost of living crisis is seriously impacting people's budgets and their ability to cook their food, what they can buy. it's not just about them being able to buy food, it's about being able to cook the food that they buy. this kitchen is a critical service for the phoenix project, because we are able to give cooked food, that can be reheated in the microwave, to people that really, really can't afford to use their whole ovens. a review into what happened at london bridge last night, is to take place after the station became overcrowded during rush hour. southeastern says the disruption was due to a trespasser on the tracks

at hither green causing line closures, delays and cancellations. but some commuters say crowding has got worse since changes to the timetable came into effect. three quarters of all the streets in hackney are set to become low—traffic zones, in a bid to reduce emissions in the borough. the council has approved plans to extend low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets. it means vehicles won't be allowed on some roads at certain times of the day, with through traffic being reduced by barriers. but one campaign group says the scheme will create more traffic, pollution and congestion on other roads. the royal opera house has become the latest arts venue in london to end its sponsorship deal with bp after more than 30 years. the covent garden venue had been under pressure from environmental campaigners to end its relationship with the oil and gas giant, after others, including the tate and national portrait gallery, previously ended their ties.

let's see how the tube is looking. there's a good service on all lines. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a chilly start this morning that temperatures widely just above the zero first thing. today it is largely dry, bright with some sunny spells, but there is a chance of one or two showers. high pressure is in charge, around the outside, a north—easterly breeze which is feeding in some cloud and one or two showers from the north sea. largely dry this morning but through the afternoon those showers might move a little bit further south towards us. sunny spells and temperatures a little milder than yesterday and eight celsius. overnight it is going to be quite chilly, we will see the showers fade away, some clearer skies, a little bit of a breeze so that should not prevent too much in the way of mist and fog. high pressure in charge,

largely dry with sunny spells, the cold fronts in the south into the weekend, that is going to bring some more cloud. a breezy day for sunday and temperatures of malden. much more on our website and over on bbc radio london. i'll be here again in half an hour, but it's back to naga and charlie. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. "the free world is united as never before" — president zelensky thanks the us and germany, as they agree to supply powerful tanks to ukraine. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england become the latest group to strike about pay in the health service. with big bill increases looming for millions of broadband customers, while rashford in a rush to get to wembley — he scores early, as manchester

united put three past nottingham forest in the away leg of their league cup semi—final. and 90s britpop frontman gaz coombes will be here to talk about life after supergrass. good morning. it isa it is a chilly start for some. not as cold as it has been. some frost around. for most it will be dry with sunny spells. a few showers in the forecast, many in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it's thursday, 26th january. ukraine's president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as "an important step on the path to victory." commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks

of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. robin brant reports. for months, he's campaigned for these, in public, and intensely behind the scenes, diplomatically. now, ukraine's leader is going to get this powerful, reliable, and potentially transformative, bit of kit. translation: the key now is speed and volume. - the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tank support. we have to form a fist of tanks, a fist of freedom, after which tyranny will not rise again. we can do it together. on social media, he'd already thanked germany for what he called these important and timely decisions. but it took a long time. germany's leader, olaf scholz,

has long been hesitant. he's balancing between a reliance on russia for his country's energy needs, with pressure from within, and neighbouring countries, to give ukraine the boost it needs. in the end, it was likely this helped. president biden announced that the us will also send tanks. putin expected europe and the united states to weaken our resolve. he expected our support for ukraine to crumble with time. he was wrong. his key aim — to keep ukraine well stocked, but also nato and the west united against russian aggression. this war is evolving and nato allies have constantly assessed what type of support they should provide. president putin made a big mistake when he invaded ukraine, because he totally underestimated the ukrainians. but he also made a big mistake because, of course, he totally underestimated nato and nato allies and our unity, our resolve, to stand by ukraine, to support ukraine with an unprecedented level of military support.

but despite enduring almost a year of this, the kit deemed so essential to helping ukraine isn't going to arrive quickly. soldiers need to be trained in how to use those german—made tanks, and there are reports the us hardware could take a year to come. with the tanks promised, ukraine's leader is already talking about what he needs next. translation: we also have to open up the supply of long range _ missiles for ukraine. it's important that we expand our cooperation in artillery and the supply of aircraft for ukraine. this is a dream, and this is a task, an important task, for all of us. this war, almost a year old now, is escalating. more countries are giving more kit to ukraine, as it tries to turn the tide against russia. robin brant, bbc news. we're nowjoined by our ukraine

correspondent james waterhouse. morning. as president zelensky had said, it is great having the numbers, being told you are going to get the tanks. the question is, when will they arrive so they can be put into use? . , , ., into use? that is the question. these tanks — into use? that is the question. these tanks are _ into use? that is the question. these tanks are only _ into use? that is the question. these tanks are only as - into use? that is the question. these tanks are only as good i into use? that is the question. | these tanks are only as good as into use? that is the question. - these tanks are only as good as the likelihood of them actually being deployed in a significant way by ukrainian forces on the front line. now, what is interesting is that president biden claimed that these weren't offensive measures against russia. he said they were for ukraine to protect its territory and for russian troops to return to their own country where they belong. but these are pieces of kit which are designed for attack. this is what ukraine has long been calling for. but if you look at the us

tanks, these are part of another big military package worth more than £300 million. they will need to come with support vehicles and spare parts. also, the americans don't have any in stock, which means they will have to be sourced either from private companies, or other companies themselves. the difference with the german leopard tank is that there are other western allies, like finland and poland, who have them already and have already ready clear they want to provide them to ukraine. —— have already made clear. there is a difference in speed. this is significant because of the potential. the fact that no tanks can arrive on the ukrainian battlefield and they could arrive in big numbers. president zelensky has said he needs 300. at the moment we will probably see a fraction of that in the coming months. with fears

certainly in kyiv of a spring offensive, the concerns are that it could be russia that, in fact, takes more territory. if you're wondering why we are in the car park once more, well, it is another morning when there have been widespread drone attacks from the south—east of ukraine. air raid sirens are going off across the country. so, another day of the invasion of ukraine. james, you and your team, do stay safe. thank you very much. james waterhouse. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england are on strike today, in an ongoing dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24—hour strike. physiotherapists in wales are due to walk out next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports

injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post—operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that's why they've taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn—out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do... ..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that's another reason that people's goodwill has actually run out now. this is the first time members of the chartered society of physiotherapy have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff, although not all of them will be on shift today. and it involves 30 nhs trusts in england, roughly one in seven. next month will see two more days of strike action in trusts and health boards

in both england and wales. those involved in talks with the government say the strike is the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making. this is about making sure that physiotherapists, physio support workers and other nhs staff, can meet the health needs of the uk population, at a time when we know you only need to turn on the television to see what's happening in emergency departments and outside them. and waiting lists are getting longer and longer for the treatment that people so desperately need. the physiotherapists are just the latest group to go on strike. recent weeks have seen industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and other health workers. like other strikes, the most urgent, life threatening cases will be covered. but some patients will face cancelled appointments. so far, there is little sign of an end to this long running dispute. unions are determined to pursue a pay deal they say reflects the cost of living crisis. ministers argue they simply can't afford to pay them what they want. dominic hughes, bbc news.

in response to the strike, health and social care secretary steve barclay said, "it is regrettable some union members are taking industrial action. "i will continue meeting with unions to discuss what is fair and affordable." donald trump's facebook and instagram accounts are to be reinstated, two years after he was suspended following the capitol riots. a review by social media provider, meta, found that the former president's accounts no longer posed a serious risk to public safety, and the company says people have a right to hear what politicians were saying. mr trump said no future leader should be banned from posting on social media. a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting former health secretary matt hancock on the london underground. footage posted online appears to show a man shouting at mr hancock and following him on to a train, in what his spokesperson called "an unpleasant encounter". he is not believed to have been hurt in the incident. police said a 61—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence.

the government has promised a review into how an asylum seeker, who murdered a 21—year—old man in bournemouth, managed to come to the uk despite previously being convicted of killing two people in serbia. lawangeen abdulrahimzai has been jailed for a minimum of 29 years, after he stabbed tom roberts to death during an argument over an e—scooter in march last year. michelle cross reports. chased from the scene of a stabbing, a 26 second altercation which changed lives forever. the court heard mr abdulrahimzai arrived in the uk in december 2019, claiming he was 14, and was treated as a child needing care. he was sent to school in bournemouth, and lived with foster carers, who described him in a statement as volatile with everyone. this footage shows an altercation the defendant was involved in just before the incident in the early hours of march last year.

here, a picture of a knife he posted on tik tok. 21—year—old tom roberts from bournemouth was killed after trying to act as a peacemaker when his friend got into an argument with the defendant over an e—scooter. at the time of his arrest, abdulrahimzai told authorities he was 16. it was determined at salisbury crown court his true age was 21. he admitted stabbing mr roberts, but denied intending to cause serious harm. but the jury found him guilty of murder. despite posing as a vulnerable refugee, authorities then discovered he'd shot two fellow afghans in serbia in 2018, and was jailed for 20 years for murder in his absence. passing sentence, his honour, judge dugdale, said, "this is about thomas roberts and the indescribable loss suffered by his family." mr abdulrahimzai will serve life in prison, with a minimum term of 29 years,

before any questions over any future parole. reading an impact statement in court, the father of tom roberts recalled their final conversation, telling him to be careful as he left home that night. matters relating to the defendant's background and previous convictions have been shared with relevant agencies, to ensure appropriate reviews are carried out and areas for learning identified. and it doesn't end there, with questions of how this happened already being raised in the commons. so many red flags, mr speaker, missed that could have revealed what a threat to society this individual was. there are lessons to be learnt. please, will the minister launch an investigation? we will be investigating the full circumstances surrounding the case. at a time when the uk's asylum system is already under close scrutiny, this case has highlighted more questions. michelle cross, bbc news.

a debate on whether suicide prevention should be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum is to take place in parliament, following a long campaign by the 3 dads walking group. mike palmer, andy airey and tim owen have walked thousands of miles in memory of their three daughters, who took their own lives. they started the petition, which now has more than 150,000 signatures, and means the issue will now be debated by mps next month. time to talk to carol and find out what is happening with the weather. you match the map. i am looking forward to the day you wear yellow and match the map. me too. bring on the summer. good morning. it is a cold start to the day. this chart has varied from earlier in the week. in the beginning of the week we had 13 degrees at this time of the day.

today, where you see the blues, we have temperatures below freezing. we are still looking at a touch of frost. we have also got some showers in the north of northern ireland, those in pembrokeshire pulling away, we also have them in the north, east of scotland and eastern england. these ones, comedy ones in the north and east, will continue as we go through the day. but for most of us, we are looking at a drier and sunnier day than yesterday. a lot of sunshine. these showers are well scattered. we have this onshore flow coming down the east coast. that will make it feel colder —— cooler on the coast. some of the showers will get inland through the day. the best of the sunshine will be in the west. some of these showers will be making their way as far as the midlands, greater london, the home counties, kent. but they will hit this. temperatures four to 7 degrees. overnight we still have the

showers to start with. then they fade. they will be clear skies. play by the end of the night a new weather front would bring by the end of the night a new weatherfront would bring in by the end of the night a new weather front would bring in cloud patchy rain and drizzle. we could see the odd patch of fog around the midlands and the west country. with temperatures as low as this, we could have frost to start the day in many areas. tomorrow, a cold start to the day. any mist and fog will lift. a fair bit of sunshine. you can see the weather front coming in across the north west bring in some cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. later, a more active one will cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. later, a more active one will come cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. later, a more active one will come our cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. later, a more active one will come our way. thank you. 16 minutes past seven. the labour party says criminals made £183 million from small boat crossings last year, and is pledging to crackdown on people trafficking with the creation of a new elite national crime agency unit. the conservatives have described the plans as "a re—hash of existing policies". shadow home secretary

yvette cooperjoins us now. good morning. do you just want to outline for us the scale of the problem that you think needs addressing?— problem that you think needs addressing? problem that you think needs addressin: ? ~ , ., �* , ., addressing? well, you've seen a huge urowth in addressing? well, you've seen a huge growth in these _ addressing? well, you've seen a huge growth in these criminal— addressing? well, you've seen a huge growth in these criminal gangs - addressing? well, you've seen a huge growth in these criminal gangs over i growth in these criminal gangs over the last three years, and a huge growth in the profits that they're making. so we have estimated that they're making £180 million in the year as a result of putting people's lives at risk. that has increased around 100 fold or more over the last three years. three years ago, they were just a few hundred people crossing in these dangerous boats. last year it was 44,000. what that shows is the way these criminal gangs have been able to take hold along our border, longley channel. that undermines border security and put lives at risk. —— it puts lives at risk. we think it is crucial there is a new organisation to go

after those gangs. they have been allowed to proliferate by the british and french authorities. we need a major new unit to go after those gangs and get to the heart of the really dangerous things they are doing. the really dangerous things they are doinu. ~ . the really dangerous things they are doinr. . ., ., , the really dangerous things they are doin _ . ., ., , ., ., “ doing. what would this unit look like? we are _ doing. what would this unit look like? we are setting _ doing. what would this unit look like? we are setting up - doing. what would this unit look like? we are setting up the - doing. what would this unit look like? we are setting up the netl doing. what would this unit look i like? we are setting up the net -- the national _ like? we are setting up the net -- the national crime _ like? we are setting up the net -- the national crime agency - like? we are setting up the net -- the national crime agency unit. it| the national crime agency unit. it leads to work on people smuggling and people trafficking but it is far too small scale. it needs to be able too small scale. it needs to be able to operate in partnership with europol, the french authorities, with the belgian and german authorities as well, because some of what is happening is that there are boats being moved in, often from china or other countries, you have to follow the pattern where the boats are coming from and follow the money as well. that way you go to the heart of the gangs and take them out. ., ., ~ the heart of the gangs and take them out. ., ., 4' ., ., the heart of the gangs and take them out. ., ., ,, ., ., ,., the heart of the gangs and take them out. ., ., ~ ., ., y., ., out. looking at what you are proposing. _ out. looking at what you are proposing. and _ out. looking at what you are proposing, and you - out. looking at what you are proposing, and you will- out. looking at what you are proposing, and you will tell| out. looking at what you are - proposing, and you will tell me, you are talking about an increase of 100 officers, is that right? this are talking about an increase of 100 officers, is that right?— officers, is that right? this is potentially — officers, is that right? this is potentially around _ officers, is that right? this is potentially around 100 - officers, is that right? this is . potentially around 100 specialist officers. specialist officers. we

estimate this would more than double the operation operations taking place currently in europe, and also would be funded by stopping the waste of £100 million on the unworkable and unethical rwanda programme, that clearly is not making any difference, and put that money instead into going after the gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. d0 gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. , ., gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. ,, . , gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. , ., . , ,, gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. y., ., , ,, ' :: :: gangs and stopping the dangerous boats. ., , ,, ' :: :: ., boats. do you really think100 more --eole are boats. do you really think100 more people are working _ boats. do you really think100 more people are working on _ boats. do you really think100 more people are working on this - boats. do you really think100 more people are working on this will - boats. do you really think 100 more| people are working on this will make a difference?— a difference? yes, these are specialist — a difference? yes, these are specialist teams _ a difference? yes, these are specialist teams working - a difference? yes, these are| specialist teams working with existing police forces and other forces across europe. so you're talking about the specialist officers to lead the investigation is, to actually have the detected detectives to place to drive this. this is a substantial increase in what is happening at the moment. we are talking about putting millions of pounds of additional funding into taking this action. an example of the way this is failing at the moment is, we have seen the reports of the children going missing from

asylum hotels in sussex, where you have one hotel where there have been significant numbers of children and teenagers being picked up by criminal gangs. there was a pattern here but nobody is properly investigating. there is no targeted unit going after them and saying, lo, this is a pattern where young people have been trafficked across the channel and into cannabis farms, or into prostitution is in the worst cases, put into organised crime. they are being picked up from outside of these hotels. the home office is taking no serious action. i do think the conservatives have just turned their backs on the serious action that is needed to go after the criminal gangs. that is what labour is saying we would make a priority. talk what labour is saying we would make a riori . . ,, ., ., , ., a priority. talk to me a bit more about these _ a priority. talk to me a bit more about these missing _ a priority. talk to me a bit more about these missing children. i a priority. talk to me a bit more i about these missing children. this was the statement from robert jenrick saying that around 200 child asylum seekers are missing. what is

your understanding of what action, if any, has actually happened in relation to finding them, in terms of practical activity or investigations? what do you know of that? ., , ., ., . ~ that? that is our real concern. at the minister— that? that is our real concern. at the minister told _ that? that is our real concern. at the minister told parliament - that? that is our real concern. at the minister told parliament is, i the minister told parliament is, well, there are missing persons protocols that are followed that the police were looking to every individual case, but there is a pattern here where around 40% of those missing children from one alone. there is a pattern. and it is most likely the same criminal gangs that are operating, that have brought the children and young people there in the first place, rather than taking them up again. there is coercion involved, exploitation. they should be a coordinated investigation. the home office it should also be taking action to end the contract with this particular hotel immediately, to close that unit down, and to make sure there is proper child protection in place so you don't

have this unregulated hotel accommodation, where they have been warned repeatedly that young people are at risk and that the gangs are operating. but we also need the national crime agency led coordinated action to go after the gangs involved too. i am coordinated action to go after the gangs involved too.— coordinated action to go after the gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear, gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear. are _ gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear, are you _ gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear, are you clear _ gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear, are you clear in - gangs involved too. i am trying to be clear, are you clear in your- gangs involved too. i am trying to | be clear, are you clear in your own head whether anything practically to look for those children, and we can concentrate only one hotel specifically, do you know of any extra staff, any extra funding that is right now being spent in the last weeks since we heard that information, orwhen weeks since we heard that information, or when it has been made public? do you know of any increases in any activity or expenditure to find those young people? expenditure to find those young eo - le? ., . expenditure to find those young ..eole? ., �* ., �*, expenditure to find those young --eole? ., ~ ., �*, ., �*, expenditure to find those young n-eole? ., �* ., �*, ., �*, people? no. and that's what's so shameful about _ people? no. and that's what's so shameful about this. _ people? no. and that's what's so shameful about this. home - people? no. and that's what's so | shameful about this. home office ministers have been warned repeatedly about this risk and about what was happening. and in response to everybody�*s really serious

questions about what was going on, they seem to have nothing additional to say other than to say, well, missing persons protocols are followed. you have got a serious pattern involving child protection, young people and the operation of criminal gangs. they should be a major unit in place going after those gangs. as far as we can see, thatis those gangs. as far as we can see, that is not happening. i think it is really serious. this isjust that is not happening. i think it is really serious. this is just going to carry on. we shouldn't be leading the gangs get away with it. and we should be keeping young people say. yvette cooper, a lot of people may well think that there is some sense in what you are saying about increasing the number of officers who are involved in this, but it's just a rehash of everything that has been said before? all political parties are saying the same thing, we could do better, we could do more? ., ., , ., ., , ., , more? no, we have set out a serious roblem more? no, we have set out a serious problem to — more? no, we have set out a serious problem to do _ more? no, we have set out a serious problem to do this, _ more? no, we have set out a serious problem to do this, millions - more? no, we have set out a serious problem to do this, millions of- problem to do this, millions of pounds of funding to go into a national crime agency unit. that is not happening at the moment. the

conservatives, they are just not doing it. they have had the opportunity to take action. they have allowed these huge proliferation of gangs operating along the channel. they have allowed this increasing gang operations, this increasing gang operations, this smuggling taking place in hotels in sussex and around the uk. they are allowing this to happen. it's not about rehashing anything. it's not about rehashing anything. it's about getting on and doing things that are not happening at the moment. i think this is common sense. i think most people across the country would think this is common sense. but it's not happening. and that's why labour would make sure it actually happens. yvette cooper, shadow home secretary, thank you.- yvette cooper, shadow home secretary, thank you. 24 secretary, thank you. thank you. 24 minutes past — secretary, thank you. thank you. 24 minutes past seven. _ secretary, thank you. thank you. 24 minutes past seven. we _ secretary, thank you. thank you. 24 minutes past seven. we are - secretary, thank you. thank you. 24 minutes past seven. we are talking| minutes past seven. we are talking about plastic waste now. you probably think plastic bottles, but historically, think smarty lids from the 1980s, old mobile phones and 50—year—old loyalty stickers. these are just some of the plastic wastes washing up on the shores of england.

conservationists say they're increasingly concerned about the impact of ageing plastics in our seas, following evidence that it's now entering the human food chain. our environment correspondent paul murphy reports from flamborough. the spectacular sight of an east coast winter tide. oh, that's fishing line. but it brings with it little reminders of a planet damaged by plastic. little reminders of a planet damaged b lastic. , .. ., , little reminders of a planet damaged b lastic. , . , ~ little reminders of a planet damaged b lastic. , . , ,, ., by plastic. they actually think that we only roughly — by plastic. they actually think that we only roughly find _ by plastic. they actually think that we only roughly find about - by plastic. they actually think that we only roughly find about 15, - by plastic. they actually think that| we only roughly find about 15, 1596, we only roughly find about 15, 15%, of the litter out at sea.— of the litter out at sea. picking up the ieces of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is _ of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is an _ of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is an endless - of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is an endless task. - the pieces is an endless task. collected in recent months, some of this was thrown away more than 50 years ago. this was thrown away more than 50 ears auo. .,, this was thrown away more than 50 ears auo. ., ~ this was thrown away more than 50 earsaro. ., ~ , ., years ago. materials like plastics are extremely — years ago. materials like plastics are extremely durable. - years ago. materials like plastics are extremely durable. they - years ago. materials like plastics| are extremely durable. they take literally hundreds and hundreds of years to break down, so, for example, take a plastic bottle you drink out of, it takes roughly 450

years to break down in the sea. so we always collect whatever we can. it's a fantastic way to show people what a problem plastics and other materials are in the sea. and everyone always laughs when i say this. i was born in 1993. so a lot of this is absolutely older than i am. , ., ., of this is absolutely older than i am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but am. the litter is bad enough to look at- but the — am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but the real— am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but the real problems _ am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but the real problems start - am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but the real problems start with | at. but the real problems start with the plastic when it begins to slowly break down in sea water, into tiny particles. micro—plastics, as they are known, have been found on supermarket —— in supermarket shellfish and in human tissue. brute shellfish and in human tissue. we know that microplastic seren our diet _ know that microplastic seren our diet 0ur— know that microplastic seren our diet. our own work has looked in lungs _ diet. our own work has looked in lungs and — diet. our own work has looked in lungs and found plastics deep inside patients— lungs and found plastics deep inside patients ' _ lungs and found plastics deep inside patients ' lungs. understudies —— other— patients ' lungs. understudies —— other studies have found plastics and blood, the liver, and several other— and blood, the liver, and several other organs as well. know now they

.et other organs as well. know now they get into— other organs as well. know now they get into our— other organs as well. know now they get into our bodies. in terms of the impact _ get into our bodies. in terms of the impact of— get into our bodies. in terms of the impact of that, and whether there are any, _ impact of that, and whether there are any, we — impact of that, and whether there are any, we really don't know. but on the coast _ are any, we really don't know. kit on the coast they are trying to find solutions. the town wants to be a plastic free community. the motto at the shop is, refill not landfill. customers can shop with us fully circular, they can either bring their own containers or we have containers for them to borrow. we repurposed jars as well that people donate. there is no need for a landfill at all. everything goes into the parts sound comes back around again for us —— to us for recycling. abs. around again for us -- to us for recycling-— recycling. a ban on single-use lastics, recycling. a ban on single-use plastics, including _ recycling. a ban on single-use plastics, including pottery- plastics, including pottery uncertain poly styrene, comes into force in england this autumn. more --eole are force in england this autumn. more people are crying — force in england this autumn. more people are crying out _ force in england this autumn. more people are crying out for _ force in england this autumn. more people are crying out for plastic free alternatives, for less single—use products and we are seeing — single—use products and we are seeing that a change in our behaviour. this needs to be a societal— behaviour. this needs to be a societal change. but behaviour. this needs to be a societal change. but replacing a

material in _ societal change. but replacing a material in which _ societal change. but replacing a material in which there - societal change. but replacing a material in which there is - societal change. but replacing a material in which there is such i material in which there is such reliance has been a slow process. it could be many years before these tides are plastic free. paul murphy, bbc news, east yorkshire. it isa it is a serious matter now it is getting into the food chain. the nostalgia of seeing smarty lids tops and not even thinking then. yes, we didn't think about it when we should have done. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a review into what happened at london bridge last night is to take place after the station became overcrowded after lines had to be closed — causing delays and cancellations for many. southeastern says the disruption was due to a trespasser on the tracks at hither green. but some commuters say crowding on the platforms has got worse

since changes to the timetable came into effect. a food charity that supports a thousand other organisations to distribute meals to those in need — says it can't meet the current demand in london. the felix project says there are more than 520 groups on its waiting list — and many charities are asking for more food. it comes as a new report says a quarter of londoners are living in poverty. the cost of living crisis is seriously impacting people's budgets and their ability to cook theirfood, what they can buy. it's not just about them being able to buy food, it's about being able to cook the food that they buy. this kitchen is a critical service for the felix project, because we are able to give cooked food, that can be reheated in the microwave, to people that really, really can't afford to use their whole ovens. three quarters of all the streets in hackney are set to become low—traffic zones — in a bid to reduce emissions in the borough. the council has approved plans to extend low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets. it means vehicles won't be allowed on some roads

at certain times of the day — with through traffic being reduced by barriers. but one campaign group says the scheme will create more traffic, pollution and congestion on other roads. the royal opera house has become the latest arts venue in london to end its sponsorship deal with bp after more than 30 years. the covent garden venue had been under pressure from environmental campaigners to end its relationship with the oil and gas giant after others including the tate and national portrait gallery previously ended their ties. well, let's see how the tube is looking. there's a good service on all lines. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a chilly start this morning with temperatures widely just above zero first thing. today it is largely dry, bright with some sunny spells, but there is a chance of

one or two showers. high pressure is in charge, a north—easterly breeze which is feeding in some cloud and one or two showers from the north sea. largely dry this morning but through the afternoon those showers might move a little bit further south towards us. sunny spells and temperatures a little milder than yesterday at eight celsius. overnight it is going to be quite chilly, we will see the showers fade away, some clearer skies, a little bit of a breeze so that should prevent too much in the way of mist and fog. high pressure in charge, largely dry with sunny spells, the cold front sinking south into the weekend, that is going to bring some more cloud. a breezy day for sunday. that's it from me. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

the supreme court will rule on a landmark case later which could help protect tenants from so—called ghost landlords. housing campaigners want a legal definition on who is responsible for property repairs, in cases where the owner of the building is different from the tenant's immediate landlord. jim connolly has been to meetjess who struggled to work out who was liable when her flat needed urgent work. which one was it? just this one here. it was in a general state of disrepair. the shared bathroom was giving off electric shocks. and we didn't have a fire door either. it did end up being quite unpleasant. you can see it flowing out. that is the water. but poor living conditions were just the start of it. when jess complained to who she thought was her landlord, things got complicated. the owner of the property wasn't the person who let it out to her. it made it impossible forjess to get anyone

to take responsibility. even when things did get fixed, jess says it took a long time. it felt like we were chasing a ghost. any works that needed doing, it was all through text, so there was no peace of mind. you don't know who you are going to. at the time, it was a lot. jess moved out two years ago and even took her landlord to a tribunal. it ruled they should pay back her rent but she hasn't had a penny. the owner of the property told us she doesn't manage it and is appealing the basis for the tribunal�*s findings. the person who rented the flat tojess did not respond to our requests for a comment. this is all connected to something called rent to rent. it is where a person or a company offers a landlord a fixed rental income for the whole property while managing and maintaining it. to make a profit, they then divide it up and let the place out on a room by room basis. often splitting larger rooms and living rooms to make more money. rent to rent is not illegal and it can work well for some property owners.

but campaigners worry it is open to exploitation. so, currently, the way the law works is that a tenant can only take action against their immediate landlord. and what that does is it creates a real blueprint for property owners to simply crowd as many tenants in as possible, ignore fire safety features. and it is a question of when, not if there will be a number of people dying in one of these death trap properties. this has created a big legal question. who is a landlord? is it the person someone signs their contract with? or is it the property's owner? the supreme court is about to make a decision on a case which could have a big impact on who people can take legal action against. those representing landlords in the court have concerns, too. of course, landlords should be responsible for who they let to, but there are simply things they can't control. if someone has taken a property and lied to them, what would you expect them to do? it is not possible for them to stop that. it is difficult, though,

because both parties are victims. butjust because both parties are victims, that doesn't mean that landlords should be held responsible for that. the court will give clarity on who legally is a landlord but for people like jess, all they want is for someone to take responsibility. it could look like any other rental situation from the eyes of someone who doesn't have the knowledge of what is going on. are they who they say they are? is it their place? jim connolly, bbc news. we'rejoined now by george penny, and by nadeem khan, a helpline advisor at the homeless charity, shelter. good morning. george, in that report, we saw that these arrangements, this is a legal arrangement. the problem is when they go wrong, who is to blame? this is what this supreme court ruling today will find out. how useful will that be for people currently living in these properties?

as you said, it is about who the landlord is. this decision will have real significance for those in properties up and down the country. many of these rent to rent companies when the time comes up to pay a rent repayment order which has been granted against them, simply wind themselves up and disappear and tenants can't enforce that order. if it is found that superior landlords can also be held responsible for what is done at their properties, it will allow tenants to proceed to recover the money they are owed. it works the other way around, what production —— what protection does a property owner have? the important thing to remember is the person renting at the property is still making a significant amount of money from renting out their property. there are other protections in law, a reasonable

excuseis protections in law, a reasonable excuse is a defence to a rent repayment order. or a reasonable reason that you failed to secure an hmo licence which was the events in this case, then it is possible to use that as a defence and say there is this good reason it happened which could in certain circumstances perhaps include you have been deceived by the people you are renting the property to. for anyone to end up in this situation of not knowing who their landlord is, something must have gone wrong. what other kind of things which lead to this situation? quite often we are hearing from people — quite often we are hearing from people living in appalling conditions, our helpline, we hear from _ conditions, our helpline, we hear from people living with damp and mould. _ from people living with damp and mould, disrepairto from people living with damp and mould, disrepair to the from people living with damp and mould, disrepairto the roof, the structure. — mould, disrepairto the roof, the structure, and it causes distress. people _ structure, and it causes distress.

people like — structure, and it causes distress. people like jess trying to find out who the — people like jess trying to find out who the property owner is, the tenant— who the property owner is, the tenant can _ who the property owner is, the tenant can suffer in these situations. what avenues are open? situations. — what avenues are open? people can be in difficult circumstances may be financially, what avenues are open to them by way of advice? what we would advise here is your landlord _ what we would advise here is your landlord is — what we would advise here is your landlord is responsible for most repairs — landlord is responsible for most repairs to— landlord is responsible for most repairs to the structure and exterior. _ repairs to the structure and exterior, the electrical wiring, supply— exterior, the electrical wiring, supply of— exterior, the electrical wiring, supply of gas, the pipework, heating systems _ supply of gas, the pipework, heating systems. when you have a repair, you need _ systems. when you have a repair, you need to— systems. when you have a repair, you need to put— systems. when you have a repair, you need to put your landlord on notice that there — need to put your landlord on notice that there is a repair that needs doing — that there is a repair that needs doing it— that there is a repair that needs doing. if they don't carry out the repair, _ doing. if they don't carry out the repair, you — doing. if they don't carry out the repair, you can report this to the private _ repair, you can report this to the private renting team at the council. they should arrange for an inspection and make the landlord carry— inspection and make the landlord carry out— inspection and make the landlord carry out the work. if there is an

unreasonable delay, it is a case of making _ unreasonable delay, it is a case of making a — unreasonable delay, it is a case of making a complaint against the council— making a complaint against the council or— making a complaint against the council or taking legal action against _ council or taking legal action against the landlord. george hearing about the case studies and how complicated things can be, is it ever is situation where one way of finding who your situate wretch finding out who your landlord is, is to stop paying your rent? no, there are other routes. there should _ no, there are other routes. there should be — no, there are other routes. there should be details of the landlord provided — should be details of the landlord provided to you. all you can get them _ provided to you. all you can get them from, for example, the lettings agent _ them from, for example, the lettings agent you _ them from, for example, the lettings agent. you can also undertake other steps _ agent. you can also undertake other steps which — agent. you can also undertake other steps which are detailed on our website — website. i- website. i suppose the issue is website. — i suppose the issue is and we have touched on it, is that with people facing rising costs, the fear of

having to go through those hoops if they are faced with a landlord who isn't doing the repairs that are needed, for example heating, or mould, it feels as if they are still at a disadvantage in this system. yes, they are, i am afraid. but there _ yes, they are, lam afraid. but there are— yes, they are, i am afraid. but there are protections for renters. where _ there are protections for renters. where you — there are protections for renters. where you do have a disrepair and had complained to the landlord and they are _ had complained to the landlord and they are refusing to carry out the work _ they are refusing to carry out the work or— they are refusing to carry out the work or there is unreasonable delay, that offers _ work or there is unreasonable delay, that offers you a little bit of protection from being evicted under a no faults— protection from being evicted under a no faults eviction section 21 notice — a no faults eviction section 21 notice. that is temporary. a landlord _ notice. that is temporary. a landlord can still end your tenancy later down— landlord can still end your tenancy later down the line. thank— later down the line. thank you for clearing that up. thank you for your time.

there were some games last night. this morning is like back in the 19905. this morning is like back in the 1990s. penalty heartbreak against germany coming up. and in 1992, nottingham forest against manchester united. manchester united, are well on their way to wembley and the league cup final. warwick services on the m40 such was their dominance, in beating nottingham forest 3—0 in the away leg of their semifinal at the city ground. the winners of the tie will play either newcastle or southampton in the final. jim lumsden reports.

forest fans would flinch at the memory of united's last visit back in 1999. they were thrashed 8—1. united now were in the running forfour trophies. and marcus rashford in the form of his life, 20 goals to his name this season, make that 21. forest were strangers to the ball for a while until sam surridge thought he had scored on the break. var begged to differ. the disallowed goal had lit the forest fire. de gea keeping this one at bay. united are a better side since erik ten hag began his old trafford shake—up. wout weghorst brought them back in the comfort zone. they put three past forest at old trafford in the premier league before christmas and looked ever more likely to mirror that feat. it was bruno fernandes who added the third and fired his side into pole position for a trip to wembley. jim lumsden, bbc news. controversy at the australian open tennis.

the father of novak djokovic, srdan, has been filmed posing for photos with vladimir putin supporters. russian and belarussian flags and symbols have been banned at melbourne park ever since a russian flag was displayed during a match on the opening day. meanwhile on court britain's alfie hewett is through to, two wheelchair finals in melbourne — he is the world number one in singles, and is through to his third successive final. and along with fellow briton gordon reid, he then beat a japanese pair as they chase a fourth successive doubles title in melbourne. now heartbreak for england men's hockey team and just like in the �*90s, penalty pain for england against germany, this time at the hockey world cup. england had been cruising through. this is how they do penalties in hockey, a one on one with the keeper, and liam ansell had scored earlier before germany fought back, and here ansell missed in the shoot—out, meaning germany booked a semifinal against australia leaving ansell and co in disbelief at how this one got away.

now, footballers are known for relaxing on the golf course and recently retired legend gareth bale is taking that to a new level now. he is preparing, for a pro—am event next month, where he'll compete alongside professionals and celebrities in california. he's been warming up with nine holes alongside major winnerjon rahm who seemed almost annoyed at how good bale was. he was incredulous, saying he couldn't believe what he was seeing and must be hoping he gets paired with bale. he won't be telling him he is too good then! do you think he will turn professional? superstars, do you remember that programme where they challenged sports stars to do other sports? back to the 19905 again. we were around in the 19905!

here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. we could have gone back a lot further, i am grateful, we could have gone back a lot further, iam grateful, i we could have gone back a lot further, i am grateful, i will take the 19905. a beautiful start to the day today as we can see from our weather watcher picture, a lovely sunrise. many of us will have a lovely sunrise with more sunshine in the forecast. we have high pressure across ask which has settled things down. but the wind is coming from the north sea bringing some showers, getting inland, showers dotted

across the north coast of northern ireland. for many a chilly start. a lot of sunshine especially in the west, showers continuing through the day especially in the east. we will see further ones developed across the midlands and greater london, the home counties. in between them there will be bright skies. temperatures up will be bright skies. temperatures up to nine further south. overnight, many of the showers will fade, some clear skies, some patchy mist and fog forming across the midlands and south west, but it will be fairly isolated. we also have a new weather front across the north west introducing bigger cloud and patchy light rain and result. here are the overnight lows and again we will see frost. a cold start to tomorrow. we

still have high pressure across us and a weather front waiting slipping southwards. we start with a cloudy note, mist and fog lifting. then a lot of dry weather with areas of cloud producing the odd shower in the midlands or south west but again they will be isolated. this is the first by the front. a new active one will come our way later. temperatures around nine degrees. into saturday, again, a chilly start. a lot of dry weather again. so more cloud across the south—west and the north of the country. into next week, we will see a change in the weather especially on sunday when low pressure takes over and that means in the north of the country we will have quite a bit of

rain through their day which will sink south and we can. in the north again it will be windy with gales, even severe gales. it will be drier and breezy. into monday, brighter conditions, with low pressure giving way to high pressure so things settle down. and temperatures will be up and down. they will go up again through the weekend, highs of ii. you know what you have done there, i was saying it is a shame the map is the colour it is. looking that far ahead does give you some hope. it has been too cold for too long.

it has been bitter in some parts of the country but temperatures have been up and down. it has been much milder in the north than in the south for a lot of this week. they are changing again. things are levelling out. back to where they should be. we're talking about potholes this morning — which are a source of frustration for many motorists and cyclists. breakfast'sjohn maguire is in stoke—on—trent to see how they're tackling the problem. you can't invent enough tools to fix a pothole because they are everywhere all the time. quite right. a scourge, aren't they? at best they are inconvenient, at worst they can create huge injuries, damage to vehicles. this is a standard jcb but with some

interesting bits of kit. james is operating it for us this morning. he is using both hands and both feet and a digital screen to operate the machine. quite an impressive piece of kit. let me show you how it works. you have 56 tungsten blades. the pothole is identified, the group pulls up and what they will do is scour out the hole to get to the structure of the road that is still stable that hasn't been ruined. then this is the cropping with this pneumatic cutter, cutting a square shape to enable the crew to get better access. the next phase is this brush, brushing all the loose bits into that bracket which tips it out into a truck which enables the

crew to fill the hole. they can do a pothole in eight minutes, the type of solution to a problem that is not going away. thank you. people will have lots of questions about that. eight minutes to fix a pothole. supergrass frontman gaz coombes made his name in the �*90s britpop scene, but more recently he's been releasing music as a solo artist. his latest album was recorded in an outhouse studio in his garden and captures the ups and downs of modern life. before we chat to him, let's take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with some of his 30—year—old classics. #we # we are young, we are free...

# life is a cigarette... # and all i really had to say... # and all i really had to say... # moving, keep on moving... gaz coombes joins us now. good morning, good evening! you are still in that rock and roll lifestyle!

where you 17 when you got your first record deal? yes, we signed a six album deal. can you remember the feeling? it was the beatles label. we grew up listening to them. watching their interviews alone. when you think about your expectations, was it unexpected? in terms of how it has panned out so far? looking back, we managed to make a record that connected, and it hit at the right time, that summer of 1995.

yes, we made some good music. and it was worth celebrating. we finished a reunion get—together, so brilliant to see everyone in the cloud, the songs feel fresh. you were 17, you probably couldn't even go for a drink! we went for a big old drink up, not quite believing we had signed to such a big label. back then, six albums, it was not unusual. it was a big commitment. it is albums, it was not unusual. it was a big commitment. it is more difficult for — it was a big commitment. it is more difficult for major _ it was a big commitment. it is more difficult for major labels _ it was a big commitment. it is more difficult for major labels to - it was a big commitment. it is more difficult for major labels to stick - difficult for major labels to stick with artists these days. have i got the line correct, "we have got teeth, nice and clean."

hygiene was not particularly on our minds, it was a tongue in teeth —— cheek ivanie, we were kids not really looking after ourselves. but a subliminal message to keep your teeth clean! or maybe not, maybe a punk message. are the messages the same? you are obviously still friends with the group, but you have solo stuff now, how different is it? i mean, it is from a completely different place. we wrote together as the group, there is that connection in a band, and i write what i want to hear. what makes me feel good. it is a way of processing thoughts, ideas, experiences. ilook

at the world around me and try to articulate it as best i can. this record really came together really well. i am going to get into your thoughts, let us hear it. # long live the strange... # long live the strange... # so, don't ever change. # so, don't ever change. # as long as i love you. that looked creepy. a little bit on the scary side. it was an amazing day. it was filmed, actually in a park nearby, at this mannequin graveyard in the grantham, all the

lost and forgotten mannequins that aren't used any more. incredible farmland with thousands and thousands of manikins. weird and creepy. but other spots are arty and interesting to look at. quite mild for an afternoon out. they were doing these things at halloween where you could take a party along and have this weird experience. it was a mild all day, i really enjoyed it. your children now, are in their teens. and have musical talent i understand. yes, both. my eldest loves singing all the time. my little one is 14 and plays bass in a band. on the album?— and plays bass in a band. on the album? , .. ., on the album? they came into the studio a lot- _

on the album? they came into the studio a lot. they _ on the album? they came into the studio a lot. they are _ on the album? they came into the studio a lot. they are probably - on the album? they came into the studio a lot. they are probably on | studio a lot. they are probably on there some high talking in the background. i have been to a lot of her gigs, taking the gear in the back of the car. that is what you have got to do. have a go at the pub ownerfor not giving have got to do. have a go at the pub owner for not giving them enough morning! does it take you right back to your early days? it is great. they are doing cover versions, that is how we started. do they do cover versions of your music? i didn't allow them. you band them? it would make it awkward saying their cloud's song but she agreed. there are plenty of other songs. and there is another one, don't say it's over. i would love to hear what your daughters think of your music.

# but i don't hear any more. # but i don't hear any more. # no, i can't stay away. # no, i can't stay away. # i am too in love. your voice is lovely. # i am too in love. yourvoice is lovel. ., ,, your voice is lovely. thank you. that was _ your voice is lovely. thank you. that was a _ your voice is lovely. thank you. that was a sharp _ your voice is lovely. thank you. that was a sharp where - your voice is lovely. thank you. that was a sharp where my - your voice is lovely. thank you. - that was a sharp where my daughter rehearses her band, i live in an old —— in an old working men's place. this was a great room for the idea i had in my video of me playing to an old couple with no one else interested. the actors in it were brilliant. what you say your music? they are great. they are both into different things, my oldest is into p0p different things, my oldest is into pop music. my youngest is, she likes

nirvana. clash. stuff like that. they are both very supportive, very sweet. there are favourite track is the title track of my album. gaz�*s album is called turn the car around. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. "the free world is united as never before" — president zelensky thanks the us and germany as they agree to supply powerful tanks to ukraine. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england become the latest group to strike about pay in the health service. with big bill increases looming for millions of broadband customers, there are calls to ban early exit fees to allow people to look for a better deal. i'll be looking atjust how much those costs are rising and what you can do about it. freezing temperatures means it's been a very bad year for potholes. so here is a piece of kit that can fix them permanently and very quickly. rashford in a rush, to get to wembley — he scores early on, as manchester united, put three past nottingham forest,

in the away leg of their league cup semifinal, with the england striker unstoppable. good morning. if you are just stepping out, it is a cold start. not as cold as it has been for some of us. for many, today is going to be dry with some sunshine. a few showers in the forecast, mostly in the north and east. details later. good morning. it's thursday, 26th january. ukraine's president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country as "an important step on the path to victory." commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. robin brant reports. for months, he's campaigned

for these, in public, and intensely behind the scenes, diplomatically. now, ukraine's leader is going to get this powerful, reliable, and potentially transformative, bit of kit. translation: the key now is speed and volume. - the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tank support. we have to form a fist of tanks, a fist of freedom, after which tyranny will not rise again. we can do it together. on social media, he'd already thanked germany for what he called these important and timely decisions. but it took a long time. germany's leader, olaf scholz, has long been hesitant. he's balancing between a reliance on russia for his country's energy needs, with pressure from within, and neighbouring countries, to give ukraine the boost it needs. in the end, it was likely this helped. president biden announced

that the us will also send tanks. putin expected europe and the united states to weaken our resolve. he expected our support for ukraine to crumble with time. he was wrong. his key aim — to keep ukraine well stocked, but also nato and the west united against russian aggression. this war is evolving and nato allies have constantly assessed what type of support they should provide. president putin made a big mistake when he invaded ukraine, because he totally underestimated the ukrainians. but he also made a big mistake because, of course, he totally underestimated nato and nato allies and our unity, our resolve, to stand by ukraine, to support ukraine with an unprecedented level of military support. but despite enduring almost a year of this, the kit deemed so essential to helping ukraine isn't going to arrive quickly. soldiers need to be trained in how to use those german—made tanks, and there are reports the us

hardware could take a year to come. with the tanks promised, ukraine's leader is already talking about what he needs next. translation: we also have to open up the supply of long range _ missiles for ukraine. it's important that we expand our cooperation in artillery and the supply of aircraft for ukraine. this is a dream, and this is a task, an important task, for all of us. this war, almost a year old now, is escalating. more countries are giving more kit to ukraine, as it tries to turn the tide against russia. robin brant, bbc news. we're joined now by our correspondent jessica parker, who is in berlin. good morning. this was a very significant moment for germany and, of course, directly relating to what ukraine will be capable of doing. the questions now are many. how long

will it take for those tanks to arrive, for example?- will it take for those tanks to arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial- — arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial. and _ arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial. and i _ arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial. and i think— arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial. and i think that's - arrive, for example? yeah, timing is so crucial. and i think that's why - so crucial. and i think that's why there was so impatient with germany to make this decision, notjust to sanction the delivery of its own leopards, but also other countries who have these german—made tanks to do so as well. when will they arrive? well, indication seem to be two to three months. what about the us tanks? well, they are going to take, we are told, quite a bit longer. no exact figure, but may be “p longer. no exact figure, but may be up to a year. that is partly because they are not going to be drawn from existing stocks in america. they are going to be privately procured. they are complicated pieces of kit. there needs to be training as well. germany's decision does unlock the ability of other countries who want to send tanks, such as poland, to do so, to get them to ukraine. it isn't

just about timing. it is about numbers as well. britain has pledged i4 numbers as well. britain has pledged 14 tanks. ukraine will look very carefully at the numbers. they say they want 300 battle tanks in order to really be able to have a big effect on the battlefield. i mentioned timing. why? there are lots of rumours, speculation that russia could try to launch an offensive in the spring, maybe even sooner. there are a lot of pressures on the ukrainian forces to try and get these tanks as soon as they possibly can. and i think, again as i mentioned before, that is why there was so much diplomatic pressure on germany, which was clearly nervous. the government of olaf scholz hesitant. olaf scholz had warned about his fears of escalating the conflict. he has finally made that decision. it was clear he wanted the us to pledge

some of its tanks before he made to do so as well. some of its tanks before he made to do so as well-— thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england are on strike today, in an ongoing dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24—hour strike. physiotherapists in wales are due to walk out next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post—operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that's why they've taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn—out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do...

..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that's another reason that people's goodwill has actually run out now. this is the first time members of the chartered society of physiotherapy have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff, although not all of them will be on shift today. and it involves 30 nhs trusts in england, roughly one in seven. next month will see two more days of strike action in trusts and health boards in both england and wales. those involved in talks with the government say the strike is the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making. this is about making sure that physiotherapists, physio support workers and other nhs staff, can meet the health needs of the uk population, at a time when we know you only need to turn on the television to see what's happening in emergency departments and outside them. and waiting lists are getting longer and longer for the treatment that people so desperately need.

the physiotherapists are just the latest group to go on strike. recent weeks have seen industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and other health workers. like other strikes, the most urgent, life threatening cases will be covered. but some patients will face cancelled appointments. so far, there is little sign of an end to this long running dispute. unions are determined to pursue a pay deal they say reflects the cost of living crisis. ministers argue they simply can't afford to pay them what they want. dominic hughes, bbc news. in response to the strike, health and social care secretary steve barclay said, "it is regrettable some union members are taking industrial action. "i will continue meeting with unions to discuss what is fair and affordable." the cabinet is due to meet for an away day at the prime minister's country house, chequers. it comes as a number of rishi sunak�*s ministers are facing investigations about their conduct. our chief

political correspondent nick eardley joins us now from westminster. an away day. it is an interesting concept, isn't it?— an away day. it is an interesting concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it 'ust? concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? on. — concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? on. to _ concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? on. to be — concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? oh, to be a _ concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? oh, to be a fly _ concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? oh, to be a fly on _ concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? oh, to be a fly on the - concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it just? oh, to be a fly on the wall. concept, isn't it? morning. isn't it| just? oh, to be a fly on the wall in those conversations today, because nadhim zahawi, the tory chairman, will be there. he is under investigation from the ethics adviser, the prime minister's ethics adviser, the prime minister's ethics adviser, but his tax affairs. there are lots of concerns among mps, including ministers, who are unhappy with his conduct and how this has panned out. that could be awkward. what could also be awkward is the situation for the justice secretary dominic raab. reports this morning that the number of people who have complained about his conduct is as many as 30, and over two dozen. that is what the guardian is reporting. we have not confirmed that he had. number 10 are saying this morning

they will not give a running commentary. but we did know he was under investigation over these bullying complaints. dominic raab was on the programme at the weekend. here is what he said about the status of those investigations. a number of complaints have been made _ a number of complaints have been made the — a number of complaints have been made. the minute that happened, the minute _ made. the minute that happened, the minute there were any formal complaints, there was leaking made in the _ complaints, there was leaking made in the media, a medically asked for an independent investigation. that is outstanding, that is ongoing, i can't _ is outstanding, that is ongoing, i can't comment on that. it would be wrong _ can't comment on that. it would be wrong to— can't comment on that. it would be wrong to do— can't comment on that. it would be wrong to do so. as i said before, i am confident i behave correctly throughout. the government takes zero tolerance approach to bullying. it's interesting because there are a few cabinet ministers, a few of the top team, who have these investigations hanging over them, these clouds hanging over their futures in the cabinet. a mammoth away day today. it is going to be several hours. there are two meetings. there is the government one and the political one, where

ministers are going to get a bit of a presentation from top political strategists, remember, the conservatives are miles behind in the polls that we have seen recently. rishi sunak is hoping to turn that around. but at the moment he is facing all these headlines and all these questions about his ministers' conduct. interesting. thank you- _ ministers' conduct. interesting. thank you. nick _ ministers' conduct. interesting. thank you. nick eardley. - donald trump's facebook and instagram accounts are to be reinstated, two years after he was suspended following the capitol riots. a review by social media provider, meta, found that the former president's accounts no longer posed a serious risk to public safety, and the company says people have a right to hear what politicians were saying. mr trump said no future leader should be banned from posting on social media. the government has promised a review into how an asylum seeker, who murdered a 21—year—old man in bournemouth, managed to come to the uk despite previously being convicted of killing two people in serbia. lawangeen abdulrahimzai has been jailed for a minimum of 29 years,

after he stabbed tom roberts to death during an argument over an e—scooter, in march last year. michelle cross reports. chased from the scene of a stabbing, a 26 second altercation which changed lives forever. the court heard mr abdulrahimzai arrived in the uk in december 2019, claiming he was 14, and was treated as a child needing care. he was sent to school in bournemouth, and lived with foster carers, who described him in a statement as volatile with everyone. this footage shows an altercation the defendant was involved in just before the incident in the early hours of march last year. here, a picture of a knife he posted on tik tok. 21—year—old tom roberts from bournemouth was killed after trying to act as a peacemaker when his friend got into an argument with the defendant over an e—scooter.

at the time of his arrest, abdulrahimzai told authorities he was 16. it was determined at salisbury crown court his true age was 21. he admitted stabbing mr roberts, but denied intending to cause serious harm. but the jury found him guilty of murder. despite posing as a vulnerable refugee, authorities then discovered he'd shot two fellow afghans in serbia in 2018, and was jailed for 20 years for murder in his absence. passing sentence, his honour, judge dugdale, said, "this is about thomas roberts and the indescribable loss suffered by his family." mr abdulrahimzai will serve life in prison, with a minimum term of 29 years, before any questions over any future parole. reading an impact statement in court, the father of tom roberts recalled their final conversation, telling him to be careful as he left home that night.

matters relating to the defendant's background and previous convictions have been shared with relevant agencies, to ensure appropriate reviews are carried out and areas for learning identified. and it doesn't end there, with questions of how this happened already being raised in the commons. so many red flags, mr speaker, missed that could have revealed what a threat to society this individual was. there are lessons to be learnt. please, will the minister launch an investigation? we will be investigating the full circumstances surrounding the case. at a time when the uk's asylum system is already under close scrutiny, this case has highlighted more questions. michelle cross, bbc news. 16 minutes past eight. let's look at the weather. carol is there. three

of the four sheep are paying no attention. one appears to be looking attention. one appears to be looking at you and listing, carol. story of my life! good morning. this morning it is a chilly start. not as cold as it has been this week. but there is a touch of frost around. however, if you were under all the cloud in the dank conditions yesterday, then the rain, today will be drier and sunnier. what we have is a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. there are urges of cloud. some of it is producing the odd shower. a few across the midlands. as we go through the morning a lot will be in the east. they will be blowing inland on the brisk wind from the north sea. we could also see some across northern ireland. again, showers in northern and eastern scotland. today, the best of the sunshine will be in the west. but not all of us will catch a shower. in between the showers it would be bright. we will see some

sunny spells. this wind will make it feel cooler. it is coming from the north along the north sea coastline. temperatures today, six to eight degrees. this evening and overnight many of the showers will fade. we will have clear skies. we could see some mist and fog patches. for example, the west midlands, north west lincoln, northern ireland and parts of south—west scotland. by the end of the night a weak weather front would be coming into the north—west, introducing thicker cloud and patchy light rain or drizzle. some will see a frost first thing in the morning. it will be a chilly start. again, for most, a dry day. we could catch a shower in the midlands, and the west country, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. you can see where the weather front is draped across northern and western scotland and northern ireland, introducing the patchy light rain and drizzle. it is later in the day we see a more active weather front coming in, bringing in some heavy rain.

tomorrow's temperatures, five in aberdeen, six in plymouth, eight in london and norwich. thank you. 18 minutes past eight. good morning. following his kidney failure diagnosis in 2018, dj ace, from bbc radio one extra, was warned it could take up to six years to find a suitable donor because of his ethnicity. in 2021, he was successfully matched with his donor naomi, and has now set up a campaign to help others who are waiting for life—saving transplants. it comes after the nhs recently called for more organ donors of black and asian heritage. graham satchell has more. this is radio one extra's dj ace. yes, yes, what's going on? it's your boy ace, heavyweight champion of radio, mr 10k! and we are in the building all of the way until one o'clock. ace was told in 2018 that one of his kidneys

had stopped working. to hear i had kidney or renal failure was quite shocking. and all i wanted to know is like, how do i stop it, how do reverse it? and to hear that the only solution was a kidney transplant was, yeah, quite harrowing. there's black people that don't need to be sitting in dialysis beds. a new social media campaign starts today, called we for us uk. the long and short of it is that i need a kidney. but then you're still at a disadvantage because there aren't enough kidneys to match people of colour. it tells the stories of black and minority ethnic people waiting for a kidney transplant. and they said, "yeah, you know, i you're going to need a transplant." i remember i was sitting i there with like my crunchy nut cornflakes and they were just like, "yeah, no, - it's not good news." ace is on his way to a dialysis unit, part of the royal free hospital in london. how are you finding dialysis? for me, the first two years

were difficult, but the last year for me, year number three was the hardest. tiring. very frustrating, but i want to do it. most kidney patients will have dialysis three times a week. each session can take four orfive hours. it can be a debilitating process. at the beginning it was very, very worrying and quite stressful, if i'm honest. it really took a toll on my mental health and how i felt about myself and my situation. year three, i think, was the most difficult for me. ace began to realise there were more black and asian people in the dialysis unit than white people, and that they stayed longer. i would go to dialysis and me and three other asian people would sit in one section, and we werejust looking at each other for months and months on end, and our white counterparts would come in, they'd be there for like two or three months and they'd be in and out. my youngest is nine years old, my youngest child, i and i want be knocking _

about with her for the longest time. it was frustrating. i was like, why is this happening? why are we sitting here looking at each other, when other people that obviously don't have the same skin complexion or are not from our background, are able to just come in, have the treatment for three or four months, and then get that transplant and go? how do we get people - from ethnic minorities — yes? — to have more living kidney transplants? i ace is meeting kirit modi from thejain and hindu organ donation alliance. why are the black and asian community so bad at talking about donation? and why is it such a taboo subject within our community? if you look at all the reasons, - the main barrier is that there isn't enough discussion and - awareness about this issue. my experience is that the vast majority of people, _ after having engaged i in those conversations, will support organ donation. the conversations that we need to have are around why there's this stigma about organ

donation within our community. it could be religious, it could be just a lack of trust or old wives' tales. but no one should be listening to information or old urban myths from years ago. we shouldn't be using really rubbish excuses for not helping out people that look like us, that are waiting for organs. ace and his match, who was found, who is naomi, are both here now. a very good morning to you both. good morning. after waiting more than three years, ace received a new kidney from a live donor, naomi. they appeared together on bbc breakfast last year. very, very good, yeah. i know what i've done, _ and i understand the benefits of it. that's why i've done it. and i'm just grateful that we're both really healthy and well. i she's amazing. that's my twin. we talk all the time. i love her with all my heart. she's giving me a second chance to do things that i wasn't able to do before. she's released me from the shackles of dialysis. she's an amazing person. i can't put into words...

..the way i feel about my donor's family. the we for us campaign puts names and faces to people waiting for a transplant, and those who've had treatment. i cannot thank them enough for giving me a second chance at life. this is about us, we helping us, and i'd love everybody to go on there and check out some of the faces and the people that you could be helping if you just did a little bit more in regards to organ donation. joining us now are leroy cophen, who is living with kidney failure, and orin lewis, co—founder of the african caribbean leukaemia trust. good morning to both of you. leroy, bring us up to date with your situation? where are you now

exactly? situation? where are you now exactl ? �* , ., situation? where are you now exactl ?�* , ., ., ,,, exactly? i've been doing dialysis now for about _ exactly? i've been doing dialysis now for about three _ exactly? i've been doing dialysis now for about three years, - exactly? i've been doing dialysis i now for about three years, coming exactly? i've been doing dialysis - now for about three years, coming on for years. trying to battle the blood pressure at the minute to get myself on the list. just blood pressure at the minute to get myself on the list.— myself on the list. just so people understand. _ myself on the list. just so people understand, you _ myself on the list. just so people understand, you need _ myself on the list. just so people understand, you need a - myself on the list. just so people understand, you need a kidney. understand, you need a kidney transplant?— understand, you need a kidney transplant?_ but - understand, you need a kidney transplant?_ but as i understand, you need a kidney| transplant?_ but as it transplant? yes, i do. but as it stands you _ transplant? yes, i do. but as it stands you can't _ transplant? yes, i do. but as it stands you can't go _ transplant? yes, i do. but as it stands you can't go on - transplant? yes, i do. but as it stands you can't go on the - stands you can't go on the transplant list because you are not ready for it in relation to other things, health—wise? ready for it in relation to other things, health-wise?— ready for it in relation to other - things, health-wise?- take things, health-wise? correct. take us throu . h things, health-wise? correct. take us through what _ things, health-wise? correct. take us through what that _ things, health-wise? correct. take us through what that means? - things, health-wise? correct. take us through what that means? it - us through what that means? it basically means i can't get a kidney just yet because of other health issues. it's been a struggle. when ou are issues. it's been a struggle. when you are first _ issues. it's been a struggle. when you are first diagnosed, _ issues. it's been a struggle. when you are first diagnosed, i - issues. it's been a struggle. when you are first diagnosed, i think - issues. it's been a struggle. when you are first diagnosed, i think it i you are first diagnosed, i think it was around when you are 40, sorry for giving your age! about three, four years ago, what were you told, as a black man, about needing a

transplant and the likelihood of you getting a matched organ? meiji. transplant and the likelihood of you getting a matched organ?— transplant and the likelihood of you getting a matched organ? well, i was 'ust told getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that. — getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that, you _ getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that, you know, _ getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that, you know, i _ getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that, you know, i had - getting a matched organ? well, i was just told that, you know, i had a - just told that, you know, i had a kidney disease. my kidneys were working at 25% each. they could slow down the process and what not. there was nothing said to me about the struggle. i've only picked up this information on the journey, like, dealing with this. so, like, there was nothing they said to me about struggling to get kidneys. brute was nothing they said to me about struggling to get kidneys. we heard from dj aaasss _ struggling to get kidneys. we heard from dj aaasss they _ struggling to get kidneys. we heard from dj aaasss they are _ struggling to get kidneys. we heard from dj aaasss they are command i struggling to get kidneys. we heard i from dj aaasss they are command he was quite vocal about some of the issues, thank goodness, and spoke about the issues in certain community, be they old wives tales, cultural or religious issues, fear of the system. it is enough effort being put in to make sure that these communities, black and asian

communities, black and asian communities, are aware of the importance of donating? there is a lot of work — importance of donating? there is a lot of work going _ importance of donating? there is a lot of work going on, _ importance of donating? there is a lot of work going on, awareness i lot of work going on, awareness campaigns— lot of work going on, awareness campaigns come as you are showing 'ust campaigns come as you are showing just now _ campaigns come as you are showing just now. this interview. eyse, who was in _ just now. this interview. eyse, who was in the — just now. this interview. eyse, who was in the same situation as leroy, there _ was in the same situation as leroy, there is— was in the same situation as leroy, there is a _ was in the same situation as leroy, there is a lot — was in the same situation as leroy, there is a lot of work. nhs blood and transplant, organisations like oursr _ and transplant, organisations like ours, going out and doing a lot of community— ours, going out and doing a lot of community investment work, projects like that, _ community investment work, projects like that, talking about it in the mask, — like that, talking about it in the mask, social media, mainstream media, _ mask, social media, mainstream media, face—to—face, in—school, education — media, face—to—face, in—school, education is _ media, face—to—face, in—school, education is key. -- media, face-to-face, in-school, education is key.— media, face-to-face, in-school, education is key. -- mosque. as that translated into _ education is key. -- mosque. as that translated into a _ education is key. -- mosque. as that translated into a spike _ education is key. -- mosque. as that translated into a spike in _ translated into a spike in donations? it translated into a spike in donations?— translated into a spike in donations? , ., ., ., donations? it is going forward in the riaht donations? it is going forward in the right direction, _ donations? it is going forward in the right direction, but - donations? it is going forward in the right direction, but too - donations? it is going forward in i the right direction, but too slowly. and too— the right direction, but too slowly. and too slowly in relative to the fact that — and too slowly in relative to the fact that the latest report, which hasjust— fact that the latest report, which hasjust come out, which i co—signed the forward, — hasjust come out, which i co—signed

the forward, has highlighted —— highlighted that most ethnic minorities get their organs from white _ minorities get their organs from white people whojust happen to match _ white people whojust happen to match them, which is great. it is 80%_ match them, which is great. it is 80% to _ match them, which is great. it is 80% to 90%. but race is a factor, a key factor — 80% to 90%. but race is a factor, a ke factor. ~ 80% to 90%. but race is a factor, a key factor-— key factor. when you have these conversations, _ key factor. when you have these conversations, i— key factor. when you have these conversations, i don't _ key factor. when you have these conversations, i don't know - key factor. when you have these conversations, i don't know if. key factor. when you have these i conversations, i don't know if they are one—on—one conversations, and you say, this is the situation, it can be improved if more people come forward, is there a common theme as to why people say they don't, or they are reluctant to? where does that lie? it they are reluctant to? where does that lie? , ., , ., ., ., that lie? it is a combination of the thins that lie? it is a combination of the things that — that lie? it is a combination of the things that we _ that lie? it is a combination of the things that we have _ that lie? it is a combination of the things that we have talked - that lie? it is a combination of the things that we have talked about i things that we have talked about 'ust things that we have talked about just now — things that we have talked about just now. taboos, religious, cultural— just now. taboos, religious, cultural barriers, we don't do this in our— cultural barriers, we don't do this in our community or in our culture. but we _ in our community or in our culture. but we actually do. it is a matter of having — but we actually do. it is a matter of having a — but we actually do. it is a matter of having a conversation. because the consent rate for ethnic minorities is only 40% compared to 71% minorities is only 40% compared to 7i% for— minorities is only 40% compared to 71% for white counterparts. even though _ 71% for white counterparts. even though something like 60% of ethnic minority. _ though something like 60% of ethnic minority., yes, would consider organ

donation, _ minority., yes, would consider organ donation, but— minority., yes, would consider organ donation, but when it comes to the family— donation, but when it comes to the family consenting, it doesn't happen _ family consenting, it doesn't happen. it is causing a problem. the conversation — happen. it is causing a problem. the conversation is not being heard. the family— conversation is not being heard. the family didn't realise their loved one carried an organ donor card. people _ one carried an organ donor card. people don't realise living organ donation — people don't realise living organ donation is an option. naomi is a living _ donation is an option. naomi is a living donor _ donation is an option. naomi is a living donor. these options out there — living donor. these options out there the _ living donor. these options out there. the conversation needs to happen— there. the conversation needs to happen on— there. the conversation needs to happen on a bigger scale. you are here with us _ happen on a bigger scale. you are here with us now. _ happen on a bigger scale. you are here with us now. what _ happen on a bigger scale. you are here with us now. what would - happen on a bigger scale. you are here with us now. what would it i happen on a bigger scale. you are i here with us now. what would it be your message to somebody hearing this and thinking, i am still not sure, i'm not convinced? what would you be saying? mr; sure, i'm not convinced? what would you be saying?— you be saying? my would -- my messare you be saying? my would -- my message would _ you be saying? my would -- my message would be _ you be saying? my would -- my message would be to _ you be saying? my would -- my message would be to do - you be saying? my would -- my message would be to do the - you be saying? my would -- my- message would be to do the research, get the information you need. and seriously consider it. save someone's lie. save somebody�*s light. someone's lie. save somebody's li . ht. , someone's lie. save somebody's lirht. , , light. they could be summary watchin: light. they could be summary watching this _ light. they could be summary watching this programme - light. they could be summary| watching this programme now light. they could be summary - watching this programme now who could match someone like you. —— there could be somebody watching this programme.—

there could be somebody watching this programme. was. when my there could be somebody watching this programme. �*1f}f}i§a. when my son this programme. 10096. when my son needed help — this programme. 10096. when my son needed help in _ this programme. 10096. when my son needed help in his _ this programme. 10096. when my son needed help in his battle _ this programme. iciciei6 when my son needed help in his battle against blood _ needed help in his battle against blood cancer, needed blood donations, needed an organ transplant, he wasn't strong enough, daniel— transplant, he wasn't strong enough, daniel helped to raise the awareness for more _ daniel helped to raise the awareness for more black people to help each other _ for more black people to help each other it _ for more black people to help each other. it can be done. ethnic minorities— other. it can be done. ethnic minorities will come forward. we are having _ minorities will come forward. we are having to _ minorities will come forward. we are having to put stronger messages out than before. it is working. and so we want — than before. it is working. and so we want more people to stay up—to—date rather than the ones who have been— up—to—date rather than the ones who have been opting out. we need to change _ have been opting out. we need to change that balance and bring the level of— change that balance and bring the level of those on the waiting lists down~ _ level of those on the waiting lists down for— level of those on the waiting lists down. for me, the quotation i like to quote _ down. for me, the quotation i like to quote is— down. for me, the quotation i like to quote is the quotation of the mother— to quote is the quotation of the mother of— to quote is the quotation of the mother of a 20—year—old muslim girl who died _ mother of a 20—year—old muslim girl who died tragically, was part of the organ— who died tragically, was part of the organ donor register. and her mother said, _ organ donor register. and her mother said. saving _ organ donor register. and her mother said, saving lives is more important than burying — said, saving lives is more important than burying healthy organs, or incinerating healthy organs. for me

that's— incinerating healthy organs. for me that's powerful. for us as black people — that's powerful. for us as black people we _ that's powerful. for us as black people we say to a community, black lives matter, let's prove it. it's up lives matter, let's prove it. it's up to— lives matter, let's prove it. it's up to us — lives matter, let's prove it. it's up to us— lives matter, let's prove it. it's utous.�* ., up to us. and daniel, you mentioned, is the living — up to us. and daniel, you mentioned, is the living proof. _ up to us. and daniel, you mentioned, is the living proof. yes, _ up to us. and daniel, you mentioned, is the living proof. yes, lives - up to us. and daniel, you mentioned, is the living proof. yes, lives can - is the living proof. yes, lives can be saved by _ is the living proof. yes, lives can be saved by people _ is the living proof. yes, lives can be saved by people coming - is the living proof. yes, lives can . be saved by people coming forward. is the living proof. yes, lives can - be saved by people coming forward. a .ood be saved by people coming forward. good message. leroy, good luck. thank you for coming on. and oren, curtis beattie. morning live follows us on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and gaby. coming up on morning live... they're annoying, intrusive and steal millions of pounds every year. today we're showing you what happens when a scam text hooks you in. take a listen to this. "welcome to barclays. "thank you for returning our call. "we've noticed your card's . recently been used and need to protect you against fraud." that's definitely not barclays, but a number we called from a dodgy text, isn't it, rav?

it's pretty convincing, but there are red flags hidden in there, and i'll be playing more of that call to point them out. plus, tell you why a note stuck on your phone can help you stop being conned. plus, it's not a scam, but paying over the odds for medicine is a bitter pill to swallow, especially at the moment. dr guddi tells us why treating your prescriptions like a season ticket could help you save over £300 a year. that's enough to pay for a big chunk of your energy bill. with all of our bills rising, consumer champ dom littlewood finds out how infrared scanners can be picked up for free at some local libraries, so you can see where your home is losing heat, and how to stop it escaping with some tape and a jacket. also, giving us a free night at the theatre comedian jason manford tells us why his big night of musicals is back for an encore. and we're forecasting an extra special strictly fitness today, because gorka's teaching us carol kirkwood's american smooth. see you at 9:15.

yes, i don't know what it is called. we are doing it later. carol is on the show. strictly with carol. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a review into what happened at london bridge last night is to take place after the station became overcrowded — and lines had to be closed — causing delays and cancellations for many. southeastern says the disruption was due to a trespasser on the tracks at hither green. but some commuters say crowding has become worse since changes to the timetable came into effect. a food charity that supports a thousand other organisations with food for those in need — says it can't meet the current demand in london. the felix project says there are more than 520 groups on its waiting list —

and many charities are asking for more food. it comes as a new report says a quarter of londoners are living in poverty. the cost of living crisis is seriously impacting people's budgets and their ability to cook theirfood, what they can buy. it's not just about them being able to buy food, it's about being able to cook the food that they buy. this kitchen is a critical service for the felix project, because we are able to give cooked food, that can be reheated in the microwave, to people that really, really can't afford to use their ovens. three—quarters of all the streets in hackney are set to become low—traffic zones — in a bid to reduce emissions in the borough. the council has approved plans to extend low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets. it means vehicles won't be allowed on some roads at certain times of the day — with through traffic being reduced by barriers. but one campaign group says the scheme will create more traffic, pollution and congestion on other roads. the royal opera house has become

the latest arts venue in london to end its sponsorship deal with bp after more than 30 years. the covent garden venue had been under pressure from environmental campaigners to end its relationship with the oil and gas giant after others including the tate and national portrait gallery previously ended their ties. well, let's see how the tube is looking. there's a good service on all lines. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a chilly start this morning with temperatures widely just above zero first thing. today it is largely dry, bright with some sunny spells, but there is a chance of one or two showers. high pressure is in charge, a north—easterly breeze which is feeding in some cloud and one or two showers from the north sea. largely dry this morning but through the afternoon those showers might move a little bit further south towards us. sunny spells and temperatures

a little milder than yesterday at eight celsius. overnight it is going to be quite chilly, we will see the showers fade away, some clearer skies, a little bit of a breeze so that should prevent too much in the way of mist and fog. high pressure in charge, largely dry with sunny spells, the cold front sinking south into the weekend, that is going to bring some more cloud. a breezy day for sunday. that's it from me. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. there are calls for broadband firms to allow customers to change suppliers without incurring penalty fees if prices increase mid—contract. hannah's taking a looking into this for us.

most people when they sign up to a contract, it is because it is a good deal for a fixed period you are sorted. and you assume that is it but that is not the case. yes, some broadband providers have started confirming to customers how much their bills will go up by in april — and it might surprise you. there's a decent chance you'll have an annual price rise built into your contract. it's often december�*s measure of inflation, plus another 3% or 4%. that means the average bill looks set to rise by more than 14% this april. consumer group which says it'll mean the average ee customer, for example, will pay almost £67 extra on their yearly bill. is that allowed to happen? well, yes. price rises are often included in the terms and conditions when you sign up for a contract. you could cancel and look for a cheaper alternative. but that comes at a cost —

in some cases exit fees of more than £200. and i'm joined now by consumer law expert at which? lisa webb, who is calling for that to change. how common is it for providers to be able to put up the price in the middle of a contract? this isn't new, but it is becoming more _ this isn't new, but it is becoming more noticeable because these are linked to inflation and it is hitting people an awful lot harder than it— hitting people an awful lot harder than it would have several years ago _ than it would have several years ago a _ than it would have several years ago a lot— than it would have several years ago. a lot of providers do it. some don't _ ago. a lot of providers do it. some don't it— ago. a lot of providers do it. some don't it is— ago. a lot of providers do it. some don't. it is possible for providers to get— don't. it is possible for providers to get away with not increasing prices — to get away with not increasing prices halfway through. but you will see from _ prices halfway through. but you will see from research a large number are putting _ see from research a large number are putting prices up particularly around — putting prices up particularly around april. the - around april. the regulator says providers have to be upfront in these terms and conditions. they do have to be transparent and that is— they do have to be transparent and that is at— they do have to be transparent and

that is at the point you make the contract — that is at the point you make the contract and in their marketing. the regulator— contract and in their marketing. the regulator is — contract and in their marketing. the regulator is looking at whether providers— regulator is looking at whether providers have been doing the right thin- providers have been doing the right thing and _ providers have been doing the right thing and making sure people know. there _ thing and making sure people know. there is— thing and making sure people know. there is a _ thing and making sure people know. there is a question, can anyone ever know— there is a question, can anyone ever know what— there is a question, can anyone ever know what they are agreeing to for cpi, know what they are agreeing to for cpi. that— know what they are agreeing to for cpi, that inflation index is forward projected — cpi, that inflation index is forward projected so when you sign up how can you _ projected so when you sign up how can you possibly know that in a pull your bill— can you possibly know that in a pull your bill could go up by 14%? you — your bill could go up by 14%? you are — your bill could go up by 14%? you are saying they shouldn't be allowed to do these baked in price rises. in my view people should have a choice. — in my view people should have a choice. to— in my view people should have a choice, to exit without a penalty, that is— choice, to exit without a penalty, that is key — choice, to exit without a penalty, that is key. some of these contracts say they— that is key. some of these contracts say they will put the price up, either— say they will put the price up, either you _ say they will put the price up, either you accept it, or you pay even _ either you accept it, or you pay even more _ either you accept it, or you pay even more to get out of the contract _ contract. is- contract. is there a risk if connect. — is there a risk if providers are allowed to put up their prices, that

you would end up with contracts that are more expensive in the first place? i suspect some providers might argue what is _ i suspect some providers might argue what is obvious to us and from speaking — what is obvious to us and from speaking to consumers, when you phone _ speaking to consumers, when you phone a _ speaking to consumers, when you phone a provider and haggle with them, _ phone a provider and haggle with them, they can often find decent discounts— them, they can often find decent discounts for you. in that case there — discounts for you. in that case there seems like a lot of leeway for providers— there seems like a lot of leeway for providers to do better for consumers. briefly, what should people do if they know their bill will go up? speak to your provider immediately because _ speak to your provider immediately because they should help you. thank— because they should help you. thank you. many people might find themselves looking at the terms and conditions more closely than they had been up to now. thank you. time now for the sport. halfway through the league cup semifinals and it would see manchester united are due to meet

newcastle. united 3—0 up in the first leg. it was all about marcus rashford playing with a smile on his face. nottingham forest fans had waited 31 years to taste that excitement you get in a cup semifinal and the city ground was crackling with noise and anticipation of a potential trip to wembley. but it took just five minutes for the man of the moment marcus rashford to burst the bubble and give manchester united the lead as they chase a first trophy since 2017. and they took another step towards wembley when vout veghorst pounced to get his first goal for his new club, before bruno fernandez added a third, late on. by then rashford had been taken off as the club look to keep their star man fresh. controversy at the australian open tennis.

the father of novak djokovic srdan has been filmed posing for photos with supporters of vladimir putin. russian and belarussian flags and symbols have been banned at melbourne park ever since a russian flag was displayed during a match on the opening day. meanwhile on court britain's alfie hewett is through to two wheelchair finals in melbourne — he is the world number one in singles, and is through to his third successive, final. and along with fellow briton gordon reid, he then beat a japanese pair as they chase a fourth successive doubles title in melbourne. now, gareth bale only retired from professional football a fortnight ago, but already he's pressing on with a new career — not in the sport where he's won so many honours with wales and real madrid, but in golf. he is preparing for a pro—am event next month, where he'll compete alongside professionals and celebrities in california. he's been warming up with nine holes alongside major winnerjon rahm who seemed almost annoyed at how good bale was. he was incredulous. saying he couldn't believe what he was seeing. and must be hoping he gets paired with bale.

not too much of a surprise, gareth bale had been criticised by some real madrid supporters. leslie spending too much time on the golf course. and he had a banner at the world cup saying golf, real madrid, in that order. remember ian botham who played for scunthorpe while he was playing cricket. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. hello, carol. good morning. look at this gorgeous picture taken earlier this gorgeous picture taken earlier this morning in kinross. some of us have started with a beautiful sunrise. there is a lot of sunshine, more than yesterday. but we have

some showers, some in northern ireland and wales and inland. those will come down the east coast of england, some will blow further inland on a brisk breeze. in between we will see bright skies and sunshine. the breeze is from a northerly direction so it could feel jelly. some showers in the far north of scotland. sunshine will continue through the day towards the west. temperatures up to nine degrees. this evening and overnight many of the showers will fade. mist and fog patches forming over the west midlands, south—west scotland, northern ireland. another weather front in the west will introduce cloud across the north and west, bringing some patchy light rain and drizzle. under clear skies, bringing some patchy light rain and drizzle. under clearskies, it will be cold. cold enough for some frost. tomorrow, any mist and frost will

quickly lift. there will be a fair bit of sunshine, the chance of a shower in the midlands and west country. this weather front over scotland and northern ireland with patchy light rain and drizzle. the next one will be active over the north—west. temperatures up to eight degrees. thank you. potholes are the torment of road users everywhere and if you've noticed more of them recently it isn't surprising, with cold weather and rain often causing cracks to the road surface. the rac says more needs to be done to prevent and repair them — john maguire is in stoke—on—trent this morning to find out more. we are on a learning curve today about the technology that could help do the thing quicker. you are right, we know it is a major problem so we are always looking for solutions. this impressive piece of kit is proving to be very useful and

a great solution. we will give you a good look around. let us get back to the problem. tony, a bumper yearfor potholes, how bad has it been? we have seen a large increase on our breakdowns, — we have seen a large increase on our breakdowns, about 20% increase especially — breakdowns, about 20% increase especially when the weather is bad, the roads— especially when the weather is bad, the roads have big paddles, what we are seeing _ the roads have big paddles, what we are seeing is people can't see the potholes — are seeing is people can't see the potholes underneath the water, they drive through all cycle through, hitting — drive through all cycle through, hitting a — drive through all cycle through, hitting a pothole, then you have these _ hitting a pothole, then you have these subsequent damage. a lot — these subsequent damage. a lot of _ these subsequent damage. a lot of damage to cars, and motorbikes and cyclists, they are a danger. the advice we would give is if you are driving — the advice we would give is if you are driving behind a motorcycle or push _ are driving behind a motorcycle or push bike — are driving behind a motorcycle or push bike and they are coming up to a paddle _ push bike and they are coming up to a paddle in — push bike and they are coming up to a paddle in a row please give them roomr _ a paddle in a row please give them room. sit _ a paddle in a row please give them room, sit back. if that cyclist chooses _ room, sit back. if that cyclist chooses to go around the paddle,

then you — chooses to go around the paddle, then you need to give them space to do so _ then you need to give them space to do so if_ then you need to give them space to do so. if they end up riding through the paddle — do so. if they end up riding through the paddle and hit a pothole and come _ the paddle and hit a pothole and come off, — the paddle and hit a pothole and come off, you don't want to be in a position— come off, you don't want to be in a position where you are right next to them _ position where you are right next to them because you will impact with them _ them because you will impact with them. that is our main point. keep an eye— them. that is our main point. keep an eye out — them. that is our main point. keep an eye out it— them. that is our main point. keep an eye out. if you are in an area where— an eye out. if you are in an area where you— an eye out. if you are in an area where you know there are potholes be mindful— where you know there are potholes be mindful of— where you know there are potholes be mindful of them. great _ mindful of them. great advice, thank you. very problematic as we say, it could cause damage and even more serious issues than that. let us look at some of the things that are being done to mitigate the problems. as every motorist knows, potholes are a very big problem and fixing them is an even bigger headache. across kent, there are almost 30 trials being carried out to identify the causes and to find solutions for longer—term repairs.

we're looking at things like trials involving drones, for example, artificial intelligence. we're looking at new materials, new specifications for tarmac. and another one we're doing is looking at a machine—mounted trial which does a circular repair rather than a square repair to see whether that lasts for longer. and most of the stuff is really exciting stuff. it's mainly intended to make the tarmac last longer so that we don't have to do as many repeated repairs. one of the trials is using a jcb with a mounted device called pothole pro, and it's not simply about speed. essentially, it's a vehicle—mounted system that digs a hole mechanically rather than by hand and then relays material by machine as well. and so it's all about productivity. it's about whether it lasts for longer. whether it results in a longer—lasting repair. and that's what we're evaluating at the moment. one of the trials is using a material called g—pave. it's a space—age material,

very strong, very lightweight. they're adding it to the asphalt on the road surface to see whether it can slow down the microscopic cracking. now, they won't know probably for another year whether it is a solution, but if it does work, it could extend the life of a road two or three times. kent has 5,400 miles of road network. add to that it's the gateway to europe, so vast amounts of traffic and for cash—strapped councils... ultimately, it's about money. people are really sick of this. theyjust want people to get a grip of it and sort it out. well, we can understand that. this i don't like to see damage to my highway network and people don't like to see damage to their cars. we only have limited resources because we can't anticipate how bad the winter is going to be. but motorists are unconvinced. we know they're stretched for money, but this has been going on for years now. it's not like pot holes have just suddenly happened.

yeah, i've written off one of my tyres on a pothole recently and it's nojoke. we won't know for another year if any of these trials are successful. so for drivers it looks like a bumpy road ahead. chrissie reidy, bbc news. let us take a look at this complicated bit of kit, very sophisticated kit. richard has to hand controls, lots of buttons, a video screen, his feet going as well. a very sophisticated bit of kit but it does everything. james harper is managerfor stoke city council, took us through how it works. on the back we have a 600 millimetre plain to take out defects. it tips to one side. it plain to take out defects. it tips to one side.- plain to take out defects. it tips to one side. it can tilt left or right _

it tips to one side. it can tilt left or right and _ it tips to one side. it can tilt left or right and slide, - it tips to one side. it can tilt left or right and slide, go i it tips to one side. it can tiltj left or right and slide, go up it tips to one side. it can tilt i left or right and slide, go up and down, there are no real defects we struggle to get to. that down, there are no real defects we struggle to get to.— struggle to get to. that digs out the hole, cleans _ struggle to get to. that digs out the hole, cleans the _ struggle to get to. that digs out the hole, cleans the hole. i the hole, cleans the hole. what is the next stage? the hole, cleans the hole. what is the next staue? . what is the next stage? then we have the cropping — what is the next stage? then we have the cropping tool _ what is the next stage? then we have the cropping tool on _ what is the next stage? then we have the cropping tool on the _ what is the next stage? then we have the cropping tool on the back, - what is the next stage? then we have the cropping tool on the back, two i the cropping tool on the back, two stroke breakers operated from the cab, there are no hands on vibration symptoms. especially in harsh conditions. then the sweeper bucket will open up. it rotates. we have a brush with water on for the aggregate. the brush connects the debris and leaves it clean with the patch waiting for the tarmac. so the next crew can pour the tarmac into the clean hole. like a tooth when you have been to a

dentist. you have a clean base to work from really. how successful has this been for you? is it the rate at which you can make repairs? this year we have done 4000 potholes, seven years worth of work in just over 12 months. potholes, seven years worth of work injust over 12 months. ibis potholes, seven years worth of work in just over 12 months.— in just over 12 months. as big a difference _ in just over 12 months. as big a difference as _ in just over 12 months. as big a difference as that. _ difference as that. it is all health and safety impact as well, reduction in manual handling. it has been phenomenalfor us. you are happy with them. thank you very much. we will get you back out on the road. i will take it straight to site now. that winter is you talked about, those freezing conditions when water gets in the pothole, freezes, the material expands, which creates problems. it will continue to be a

problems. it will continue to be a problem with climate change, and something like this is proving an effective solution. all we can do is look forward to in spring and summer when they can try to catch up with a number of potholes that need to be repaired, and they are permanent repairs. thank you. we have learnt loads today. pantomime dame ian magee from portrush had a genuine "he's behind you" moment last weekend while performing one of his favourite jokes — asking the audience why local celebrities haven't turned up to watch the production. ian — who was playing widow twankey in aladdin — chose to call out actor james nesbitt who worked in portrush as a teenager. but to his surprise, james turned up on stage, with a kiss and a bunch of flowers! let's take a look. do i know you? no, but you want to and i want to get to know you. i tell you, you could be access to some lovely people.

there are people here that have been here a couple of times. and james nesbitt still hasn't shown himself! ilove him. but he never turned up, so he did. so when you see him, tell him i love him! squeals and applause. and all because the lady loves black magic! _ and all because the lady loves black magic! do— and all because the lady loves black magic! do you want some chocolate?

thank _ magic! do you want some chocolate? thank you _ magic! do you want some chocolate? thank you for coming along. just magic! do you want some chocolate? thank you for coming along.- thank you for coming along. just one kiss and ill — thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take _ thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take you _ thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take you for _ thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take you for a _ thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take you for a ride i thank you for coming along. just one kiss and i'll take you for a ride on i kiss and i'll take you for a ride on the big _ kiss and i'll take you for a ride on the big dipper! we'rejoined now by pantomime dame ian magee. good morning to you. good morning to you. good morning. how much of a surprise was that? other people had been involved. the director was involved and more worryingly my wife, she is keeping secrets from me. i had no idea it was going to happen and i was speechless. how long had they known and how had they arranged it? they had known for two weeks before because one of the directors was in the local garage and walked into jimmy and said this is one of the lines in the pantomime, would you turn up? jimmy, being the person he is, made the decision and said he would be hit and true to his when he turned up on the last night.

i don't know whetherjames nesbitt has done pantomime, he was a natural with the audience! he played night audience perfectly. everybody in the audience is there to support us in portrush, they want them to go well. whenjimmy nesbitt came on, it literally blew the roof off the town hall, superb. we captured it, there was a moment when clearly the audience saw him before you did. they saw him. i was talking to a lady in the audience and the next minute i heard them shout and clap. i turned around and there is this gentleman who has so many accolades standing beside me on stage. i was flabbergasted and speechless. in a way, the bar is set quite high now. is this anything you do every

year? if it is, next year, who knows who might turn up. i try who might turn up. itry and who might turn up. i try and pick on somebody. portrush theatre general is intergenerational, we are all inclusive and diverse. on a dark night injanuary we are trying to bring light and life into people's lives. next year ifjimmy nesbitt isn't available, if colin farrell does well in the oscars, we might be using his name. never say never. once that had happened on stage, james nesbitt leaves, did he stay until the end? what happened was i thinkjames stayed for the next 20 minutes and then he left because he was flying out to watch manchester united getting beaten by arsenal on sunday. but he texted me and has been in

touch. again a sign of what sort of guy he is, he thanked me for allowing him to share the stage with the theatre company which was a really nice touch. have you been a big fan of his? i have watched quite a few of his shows. you will see him about portrush, this is his home town. i have known of him, watched his dad. i can't believe somebody of such stature in the acting community would come to see portrush theatre company and support us in this way. ifjames nesbitt were looking to appear in a pantomime in future, how would you cast him, what would be his natural role? james, he would have to go through the auditioning phase. if he was lucky enough to make it through, i would seejimmy as part of the would see jimmy as part of the comedy would seejimmy as part of the comedy duo. he started off here in

oliver, he is the cheeky chappie. that role would suit him. that would be down to our director brenda who would make the decision and approachedjimmy to would make the decision and approached jimmy to see if he was willing to do it. brenda sounds formidable! lovely talking to you and congratulations, i am sure the audience loved it. a great moment. thank you. you're watching bbc breakfast.

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