good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. british gas suspends the force—fitting of prepayment meters, after undercover footage showed them being imposed on vulnerable customers. interest rates look set to rise for the tenth time in a row. as the bank of england prepares to announce its decision this lunchtime, i've been to meet some of those already hit by spiralling mortgage costs. concern as the largest ever outbreak of bird flu in the uk is now infecting mammals. manchester united are into the league cup final. they beat nottingham forest 5—0 on aggregate. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy in nearly six years.

good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it's thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre—payment energy meters. the tactic — which results in someone�*s heating being cut off if they don't have the cash to top up their meter — is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier.

we're here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love this bit. paul morgan—bentley, a times newspaper reporter, says he has witnessed instances of energy companies using strong—arm tactics when customers fall into debt. there's a company that the major energy firms, including british gas and others, use to do this very aggressive debt collection. they're called arvato. and when i found out about this, i applied to work there undercover. on some of the coldest days in recent weeks, i was in teams of either four orfive men, breaking homes and force fitting pay—as—you meters for british gas. having a media like this means you pay up front. if you can't top it up, there no heating. the energy firms need a court warrant. they're supposed to check

if the customer is vulnerable. this is the home of a single dad with three children. they weren't in when the team entered the property. in the kitchen there was a child's ventolin asthma inhaler and eczema cream. the person living there, if they couldn't afford to top up, they'd go off supply. and we walked in and the radiators were hot. and we left and the radiators were cold. this agent offered tips on judging a customer's vulnerability. if theyjust say, "oh, - i'm a single mum and i've got three kids", that's not vulnerability. i it is a vulnerability, but i'm a bit old school, a bit hard—nosed. i the reporter worked in teams enforcing warrants for british gas, which included the homes of a 77—year—old man, and a mother aged 25 with four children. how old are your children? my youngest is three years old. this woman said her bills had jumped from 5a to £364 a month. the debt agent in this case decided to walk away without fitting a prepayment meter,

but said other agents might act differently. it's a very unusual situation at the moment. and this kind of very aggressive debt collection just feels very, very unfair. british gas says, "the allegations around our third party contractor, arvato, are unacceptable, and we immediately suspended their warrant activity." ofgem has now confirmed it's investigating, telling the bbc, "these are extremely serious allegations from the times. "we won't hesitate to take firm enforcement action." with no end in sight of a rising energy prices, the energy companies and regulators may need to find a better way to sort out those who refuse to pay, and those who just can't. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the bank of england is expected to announce that it's putting up interest rates for the tenth consecutive time at midday — with many analysts expecting a rise of half a percentage point. ben is here to tell us what this could mean for people.

lots of people will be very interested in this announcement today? interested in this announcement toda ? , , ., , today? they will be. if, as exnected. _ today? they will be. if, as expected, interest - today? they will be. if, as expected, interest rates l today? they will be. if, as| expected, interest rates go today? they will be. if, as- expected, interest rates go up again, this would take them to the highest they have been since the financial crisis back in 2008. the reason this matters is that base rate the bank of england asserts is something that has an impact on borrowing for a lot of people. the biggest thing is mortgages. but also credit cards, loans, those interest rates are linked to the bank of england base rate. if the base rate goes up, so too do those. in theory it is connected to savings rate. you should get more return on your savings. there is an issue about whether banks are passing this on quickly enough. this week natwest was accused of not passing it on. the chief executive was asked before to appear mps, but was unable to do so. that is an issue. a lot of people ask, why are my saving is not

going up? the reason the bank tends to raise interest rates is because we talk about average prices for goods and services going up. raising interest rates, in theory, should help limit of those price rises. but the biggest thing is the impact on mortgages. and when everything else is getting more expensive, in the short term putting up the interest rate, raising the cost of borrowing, has a big impact on people's lives, as i have been speaking out when speaking to some of them this week. recently married, and a homeowner, alex, who's 26, and her husband, were hoping to have a baby. but they've had to shelve those plans. because of the mortgage going up by £300, what i was thinking of putting aside for the child, it would eat up most of the outgoings that i would have had for the child, and i will have to wait until we get a better mortgage deal. higher interest rates don't

only affect home owners looking to remortgage, and first time buyers. people who rent are likely to feel the impact as well. that's because many landlords have a mortgage, and if their monthly payments go up, they may well pass that onto their tenants through higher rents. when there's a big increase in cost, such as an increase in interest rates would give, we have no choice. and if that happens, and you didn't put rents up for your tenants, what happens? we'd effectively be losing money. by the end of this year, the bank of england estimates that four million homeowners in the uk with a mortgage, will see their payments go up from an average of £750 a month, to an average of £1,000 a month, with some facing even steeper rises. but there is a glimmer of hope forfirst time buyers who are currently renting. rents have been rising at quite a high rate, so the mortgage rates available now are quite comparable with the amount you'll be paying on rent.

so i actually think that if you're a first time buyer, 2023 could be a good year to buy. that's little comfort, though, for those renewing a mortgage, like stu in leeds. initially offered a deal at £300 a month more, he got that down. but knowing when to lock in a rate is hard. it's almost like tossing a coin, it really is. i've still got £200 a month to find on top of my utilities bills doubling, and on top of the price of my food shop going through the roof, and the price of petrol and everything else that everybody's having a deal with. so, to sit and say, well, yeah, an extra 200 quid is a good result, is ridiculous. but i suppose you've got to try and find the positives where you can. but that can feel like slim pickings when trying to meet the increasing costs of keeping a roof over your head.

and ben, we saw that gentleman talking about rising gusts. —— gusts. and yet we see big energy companies doing well at the moment. shell's results will be closely looked at today?— shell's results will be closely looked at toda ? ., �* ., , , looked at today? you're absolutely riuht. looked at today? you're absolutely riht. it looked at today? you're absolutely riuht. it is looked at today? you're absolutely right- it is all _ looked at today? you're absolutely right. it is all connected. _ looked at today? you're absolutely right. it is all connected. utterly. right. it is all connected. utterly thing that has been driving higher prices is the high energy and fuel gusts businesses are facing. it gusts businesses are facing. it gusts more to make things, more to transport them, so they transfer them to us. that is why the bank of england is trying to rain in those average prices by raising the base rate. but yes, shell is reporting its results for the past year. we look at those figures out at seven o'clock this morning. the expectation is they will be reporting a record amount of profit. they are not the only ones. 0il, energy, gas company is around the world are at the same position. exxonmobil reported record profits in 2022. a us firm. and we will find

out how much tax shall paid. probably not at seven o'clock. we don't expect that detail until later in the morning. we should know their overall profit at seven. we will bring that to you as soon as we get it. ., ~ , ., households in england and wales will see the largest increase to their water bills for almost 20 years from april. industry body water uk said bills could rise to an average £a48 a year. consumer groups warned the rise could prove the tipping point for customers already struggling to pay. water uk says that the increase is down to higher energy costs. the water industry has absorbed as much of that inflation as possible, which is why the bill increase is lower than inflation. but nevertheless, because the water industry uses about 2% of the nation's electricity, they've been hit particuarly hard by that. so that's one factor. the second factor is investment. and we are currently investing more than at any other point in history, more than any other european nation in our sewage system, in the environment

and in our drinking water. and it's the bills that fund that. and we've got a further 70 billion of investment coming down the track in new reservoirs, and to clean up overflows into rivers. a vigil has been held in milton keynes in memory of a four—year—old girl who was killed in a dog attack on tuesday evening. the girl has been named locally as alice stones. thames valley police described the incident as tragic and isolated, and hasn't made any arrests. the dog — a family pet — has been humanely destroyed. the parents of the missing lancashire woman nicola bulley says they fear "somebody has got her". the 45—year—old mortgage adviser and mother—of—two went missing last friday whilst walking her dog. her mobile phone was found on a bench near where she was last seen, on a towpath in st michael's on wyre. police have said they are keeping an open mind about what happened, but do not believe bulley was attacked. pressure is mounting on the prime minister to explain what he knew about allegations of bullying made against

dominic raab, before appointing him asjustice secretary. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. morning to you. this is about clarity, isn't it? this is about what rishi sunak new, either formally or informally, this is what he has been challenged about? yeah, and those words _ he has been challenged about? yeah, and those words really _ he has been challenged about? yeah, and those words really matter, - he has been challenged about? ir—u and those words really matter, naga. what we have been told repeatedly by downing street and ministers close to rishi sunak is that he didn't know about any formal complaints about dominic raab. what they have not answered is whether he knew about some of the informal issues that had been discussed in government when he appointed mr rab as deputy prime minister. this is being investigated by a senior lawyer. dominic raab says he didn't do anything wrong. he is confident he behaved professionally. but the thing that is difficult for the

prime minister is firstly those questions over what he knew and when. and secondly, the fact that there are a lot of people now who have complained about mr rab. we are told by one of the unions which represents civil servants that dozens of people are now involved in this formal investigation. we think that it this formal investigation. we think thatitis this formal investigation. we think that it is eight formal complaints, but that some of those complaints involve multiple people. i have been speaking to serving ministers in government to say it would be really hard for mr sunakto government to say it would be really hard for mr sunak to keep dominic raab in hisjob because it is hard to ignore that number of complaints and just say that nothing was wrong. i think a lot of this will centre on whether the account you hear from some people in government, that dominic raab was direct, that he was a hard buzz, but ultimately he was just trying to get stuff done, whether that account is believed, or whether that account is believed, or whether another account that people have told the bbc about, which is

that he did stray into bullying, whether that is something that they decide is the case. a lot of that could be in the eye of the beholder. as mr sunak hits 100 days as prime minister today, still big questions of one of his senior team. those have been dogging him for a few weeks now. notjust dominic raab. nadeem zaha way. gavin williamson quit over bullying claims as well. it could be hard to shake off. —— nadeem zaha way. thank you. british steel is considering cutting 800 jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. it's thought the company is developing the plans, but hasn't submitted the paperwork required before a consultation on redundancies. it comes as british steel's chinese owner described a government support package as unsatisfactory. british steel has refused to comment. a year—long review into children's social care services has prompted the government to announce £200 million of extra funding, which it says will transform the sector and provide

better support for vulnerable families. record numbers of children are currently in care in england. kinship care, where a child is looked after by a relative, is being prioritised, with training promised for carers. but charities say the money may not be enough to solve all the problems. sanchia berg reports. stacey works at durham university, and used to have a very independent life. now she's a kinship carer for her four—year—old niece, georgie. adult activity has been replaced by a round of school, gymnastics, soft play. i love my life now. it is vastly different to what it was and what it could have been. i love my little person. i love that she's cheeky, mischievous, and it's kind of an avenue that i didn't think i wanted. i certainly don't want my own children, but i like georgie. stacey stepped in to stop georgie being taken into care. a court order made her georgie's special guardian, but she doesn't get an allowance as a foster carer would, and it can be hard

to make ends meet. i'm not ashamed to say it, but we make it into a game where, georgie will go and find the yellow stickers when we're out shopping and see if we like what items are there. and, you know, they don't know why kind of we're doing that. but, yeah, kind ofjust making the most of the amount of money you've got. the government has promised to support carers like stacy in the strategy for children's social care announced today. it says it will put families at the heart of reform, focus on more family—like placements, including kinship carers, give early support forfamilies with addiction, domestic abuse and mental health difficulties. what we're trying to do is make sure that families can get the early help that they need, so they don't end up escalating in crisis and we can keep more families together. but where children can't stay with their families, they're going into a family—like environment, maybe kinship carer, or with a foster carer. and where that's not possible, they're going into children's homes.

we also can make sure that they have a stable and loving environment. this children's centre in north london is a model the minister would like to see copied elsewhere. it's helped cut the number of children going into care. i think it's down to taking a whole system approach and to making l that decision to invest in early intervention to make sure - that families can get - the support when they need it at the first opportunity. can you get a green one? such early intervention is expensive. observers say the government's plans are too small scale. they only promise a fifth of the money recommended by last year's independent review into the sector. so there won't be any more cash in stacy's wallet. sancha berg, bbc news. the family of tyre nichols, who died after being beaten by several memphis police officers, have described him as a beautiful soul. they were speaking at his funeral which took place yesterday. us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending

the service in memphis, tennessee. more than 200 million birds have died as a result of the current avian flu outbreak, according to the world organisation of animal health. now public health authorities are worried mammals getting the disease. more than 200 cases have already been recorded in animals like otters and foxes, that are believed to have eaten infected birds. and there's a warning that bird flu could also spread to humans. that is something we will discuss later in the programme, finding out the exact details of how that virus is being transmitted. 18 minutes past six. let's say good morning on a thursday morning to carol mike. good morning. good morning. and good morning to you too. if you haven't yet stepped outside, it is quite a mild start. for the next few days it is going to be mild and dry for most

of us. it is not dry everywhere. we have got all this rain moving across scotland. we have some patchy rain and drizzle in western parts of england, wales and also in northern ireland. through the day you will find this first batch of rain pushes east, and then the rain becomes increasingly confined to the north west of scotland. still a bit more cloud in western areas, producing some drizzle. the brighter skies will be in central and eastern areas. it will be breezy. gusts later as the winds strengthen. temperatures eight to 13 degrees. temperatures eight to 13 degrees. temperatures are above average for this stage in february. as we head on through the evening and overnight, the rain in the north—west sinks southwards as a weakening feature. watch what it does. as it comes south, it starts to turn around. 0n either side of it, clearskies, to turn around. 0n either side of it, clear skies, showers in the north, but not a particularly cold night. gales across the far north of

scotland overnight will ease as we go through the course of tomorrow. and the rain will slowly start to push northwards once again. brighter skies will be further south and also in northern ireland. these are the temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for the temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for the time temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for the time of temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for the time of the temperatures. up to a0 degrees. a very mild for the time of the year. thank you. we will see you later. 20 past six. let's take a look at today's papers. the times leads with its investigation into british gas, and findings that the company uses debt collectors to forcibly install prepayment meters in vulnerable people's homes. following the report, british gas owner centrica said it would suspend the use of court warrants that allow forced installations. the daily express leads with the ongoing search for nicola bulley, who disappeared while walking her dog in lancashire last friday. the paper says nicola's parents fear "somebody has her". the daily mirror is demanding answers to what it describes as the national complacency around dog attacks. it follows the death of four—year—old alice stones

in milton keynes on tuesday. the paper asks if the lives of some children in britain are worth less protection than others. the guardian reports that the welsh rugby union has banned the song delilah from being sung at the six nations championship, following criticism that the lyrics promote violence against women. another story we will be talking about later on. cranes are back. the bird ones. there was a real concern about cranes almost and are becoming extinct. they were once extinct. what a decade after people are encouraged to dress up as cranes, it was people dressing up in grey robes at the and trust in gloucestershire. they dressed in these grey dressing gowns. i think we covered it at the time. and they would feed the birds

grain. anyway, that action, plus others, are being seen as part of the result that now, last year, 71 pairs of cranes were reported. the second highest level on record. just a little fight. how tall can they grow? three foot, two inches. four foot. and two inches. fourfoot. and double the number of chicks were produced last year compared to 2020. so that is good news. the wetlands are bringing them back. i'm not sure i would be fully confident knowing the difference if i saw a crane and a heron. clearly there are of differences. which day do we feel most miserable? it is not a thursday, so cheer up! it is not a thursday, so cheer up! it used to be blue monday. it is actually tuesday. tuesday is the day when everyone gets most miserable.

it has always been tuesday. if you work a five—day week, monday to friday, my theory when i walk the five day week was, monday, the first day of the week, you started, and then you thought, 0k, day of the week, you started, and then you thought, ok, i'll day of the week, you started, and then you thought, 0k, i'lljust get through this. but when you got to tuesday you would think, i'm just as tired and i have still got four days to go. wednesday is the middle of the whole thing. but then you are over the hump. 6:23am and it is thursday. a former russian army officer has told the bbc he witnessed russian soldiers committing war crimes in ukraine. konstantin yefremov said ukrainian prisoners of war were humiliated, beaten and shot. mr yefremov left the russian army in august last year, and has fled abroad. he spoke to the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg. this is the war in ukraine, the official russian version of it. packaged, promoted,

propagandised by moscow. fearless russian soldiers fighting the good fight, defending the motherland. but konstantin yefremov was there, and the reality, he says, is very different. konstantin was a senior lieutenant in the russian army, but he's fled russia. and he's agreed to tell me about crimes he says he saw russian soldiers committing in ukraine. starting here. this is one of konstantin�*s first photos from ukraine, an airbase seized by russian troops in melitopol. translation: i saw looting there. soldiers and officers grabbed everything they could. they climbed all over the planes, and went through all the buildings. 0ne soldier took away a lawnmower. he said proudly, "i'll take this home and cut the grass next to our barracks." buckets, axes, bicycles —

they bunged it all in trucks. konstantin says that on the day russia invaded ukraine, he tried to quit the army. he was warned he'd face up to ten years in prison for desertion. in occupied ukraine, he was sent to guard this artillery unit. and then, a facility where he says he witnessed ukrainian prisoners of war being tortured translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. _ the colonel put a pistol to the prisoner's forehead and said, "i'm going to count to three, and then shoot you in the head." he counted and then fired just to the side of his head, on both sides. the colonel started shouting at him. i said, "comrade colonel, he can't hear you. "you've deafened him." the interrogations, this torture, continued for about a week.

every day, at night, sometimes twice a day. the interrogations became increasingly violent, claims konstantin. translation: during another interrogation | the colonel shot the prisoner in the arm and in the right leg, under the knee, and hit the bone. i went to the commanders and said, "the ukrainian needs to go to hospital. "he'll be dead by morning from blood loss." we dressed him up in a russian uniform and took him to hospital. we told him, "don't say you're a ukrainian prisoner of war, because either the doctors will refuse to treat you, or the injured russian soldiers will hear you and shoot you." the bbc has verified documents, photographs and videos provided by konstantin, confirming his identity and his movements.

0nce he'd returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group has helped him leave the country. translation: | apologise i to the whole ukrainian nation for coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands. i don't even have a moral right to ask forforgiveness from the ukrainians. i can't forgive myself. so i can't expect them to forgive me. konstantin says that senior officers called him a traitor for being anti—war. but he points out that he gave an oath to protect his country, not to attack another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor has given conservative councils until today to sign a legal agreement allowing work to get under way to expand the ultra low emission zone. transport for london plans to expand the scheme to all of the capital from august — but some councils are unhappy with the move. if the councils refuse, mr khan's officials say they have the powers to go ahead anyway with the installation of signs and cameras on the boroughs' roads. the council in the area where zara aleena was murdered walking home last summer says it is trying to work with women to improve safety. zara's killerjordan mcsweeney had followed a number of women that night. redbridge council says it's tackling street harassment, and has started to fine offenders but it reconises there is much more

to be done. brighter streetlights, having visible enforcement officers, having our vehicles go late at night. so many women don't feel that they can go to report a crime and what we are saying is, we will see it, we will observe it, and we will tackle it there and then. bus services across some of the capital will be reduced today due to ongoing industrial action. bus drivers who work for abellio are striking today and tomorrow over pay, affecting more than 50 routes in south and west london. a mudlarker says he has been told a cup he pulled from the banks of the thames could be a rare roman find. malcom russell pulled the artefact from the mud last week, during some of the lowest tides of the year. the a9—year—old says he was told by museum archaeologists the object might date back to the 2nd century ad. the museum of london said it was unable to comment further until initial research and analysis had been done.

let's take a look at the tubes now. there's good service on the tubes this morning now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week. there will be more sunshine around at times. once again, set to feel really quite mild for this time of year and, of course, it is a frost—free start this morning with temperatures generally in mid—single figures. there will be variable amounts of cloud but also some bright and sunny spells on and off as we head through the day, but still a noticeable westerly wind blowing but not quite as blustery as it was yesterday and we will see temperatures peak again comfortably in double figures at around 11 or 12 celsius and for many of us it will stay dry. through this evening and overnight, the dry theme continues again.

there is cloud on and off through the night with temperatures dropping back to mid—single figures. we start the day tomorrow at around six or seven celsius for many of us. tomorrow, it is more or less the same sort of pattern. there will be some sunny spells and again it will cloud over at times. same again on saturday, but turning cloudier by sunday. it's colder and it's brighter. that's it, keep up to date on what's goig on with the bbc news app — you can select london. we're back in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up on breakfast this morning. we'll meet the cast and crew of the northern irish film "an irish goodbye" on their hopes for an oscar win — it's been nominated for best short film. and staying with irish film success stories — we'll be joined by actor daryl mccormack, who's up for a bafta for his role alongside emma thompson in "good luck to you, leo grande".

brookside is back. vintage episodes of the scouse soap are available to stream now. we'll talk to the actors who played jimmy corkhill and mickjohnson to find out why it was so popular. the bank of england is once again expected to increase the cost of borrowing today by raising interest rates. lots of people for lots of reasons have interest in what will happen today. have interest in what will happen toda . , have interest in what will happen toda. , ., , , today. yes, quite literally, the big im osin . today. yes, quite literally, the big imposing building _ today. yes, quite literally, the big imposing building in _ today. yes, quite literally, the big imposing building in the _ today. yes, quite literally, the big imposing building in the santy - today. yes, quite literally, the big imposing building in the santy ofi imposing building in the santy of london may seem removed from peoples lives but it has a real and quick effect when they change interest rates —— city of london. yes, it is widely expected that the bank of england will — for the tenth time in a row — put up the cost of borrowing this

lunchtime, as it continues to tackle those soaring prices. the bank's base rate of interest is currently at 3.5%, the highest it has been since the financial crash of 2008. what does that mean for you? well, interest rates affect the cost of your mortgage, any credit cards or loans you have. in theory, it should also mean that you get a bigger return on your savings. there's been a significant hike in rates over the last year. until last year, they'd stayed around zero for a significant amount of time, meaning it was cheaper to finance a car or negotiate a favourable mortgage rate. but with prices rising at their fastest rate for nearly a0 years — way higher than the bank of england's target for inflation of 2% — the bank says it needs to act to get things back under control. increasing interest rates will mean it is more expensive for people to borrow, meaning they spend less

and so in theory those high prices go down. it should — as i mentioned earlier — be a good time for savers. but some high street banks have been criticised for failing to pass on higher rates to customers. we'll get the bank's announcement at midday. that's what will bring to you later. we look forward to it, ben. the cost of housing is making many people rethink their ambitions of getting on the property ladder — but one woman from warwickshire hasn't let it stand in the way of owning her own home. three years ago, elizabeth earle gave up saving for a mortgage and bought a narrowboat instead. now she says it's saving her huge amounts of money every month. she tells us more. i am in my 30s, i'm self employed and i can't get a mortgage, but i can live on a boat.

hello, my name is elizabeth earle. this is my 1920s boat, maggie. i think to get onto the property ladder and to combat cost of living, boat life is a fantastic way to live. just bought a boat. i started out on plastic boats and i bought it with my overdraft but luckily i had a monthly income from being self employed, so i bought this project, which was an absolute shell, and over two years i renovated her, lived in her, and then i managed to sell her for a profit. so, for me to get here to this point on the narrow boat that i wanted to live on comfortably has taken me three years. faithful coal bucket. living on a canal boat does have costs, but nothing compared to living in a house. on average, my outgoings, not including my boat payments, would probably be roundabout £200 a month, ithink.

£300 max. i mean, having an historical boat like maggie, there are repairs that you have to do but i wouldn't say it's more than £300. hello there. welcome to another sail on maggie. on youtube, what i do with maggie is i show what it's like to live solo on an historical boat. one thing about being a boater is you've always got mucky hands. having a glass of wine, waking up with a hangover or having your friends over or trying to find somewhere to moor shows the real frustration and joy that comes with a narrow boat. i think one of the things when people are starting looking at boats, i think they get a romantic view. they see it on youtube or instagram, lovely sunsets, green smoothies, lots of yoga. if you are ok with being dirty, being occasionally cold, wet, tired, being covered in bruises,

then you can reap the rewards. it's worth the reward as long as you are prepared for that hardship. you were appreciating that, mike. easing into the morning, into the league cup final. in easing into the morning, into the league cup final.— easing into the morning, into the league cup final. in sharp contrast, because there _ league cup final. in sharp contrast, because there is _ league cup final. in sharp contrast, because there is history _ league cup final. in sharp contrast, because there is history when - league cup final. in sharp contrast, because there is history when it - because there is history when it comes to this.— because there is history when it comes to this. manchester united -la comes to this. manchester united play newcastle — comes to this. manchester united play newcastle like _ comes to this. manchester united play newcastle like they - comes to this. manchester united play newcastle like they did - comes to this. manchester united play newcastle like they did in - comes to this. manchester united | play newcastle like they did in the cup final in 1999, but it was easy—going because they had done the job almost in the first leg. but you have to say what a job erik ten hag has done in turning the club around when they were a—0 down at brentford early this season and he shipped out cristiano ronaldo and now they are fighting potentially forfour fighting potentially for four trophies fighting potentially forfour trophies this season. what a turnaround. if you like your stance, they haven't won a trophy for six years but you wouldn't get a violin

out for that but if they did not win one this season it would be their most barren run since 1968. sex, one this season it would be their most barren run since 1968. sea, 11th one this season it would be their most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers. most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers they _ most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers. they want _ most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers. they want to _ most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers. they want to get - most barren run since 1968. a lot of numbers. they want to get that - most barren run since 1968. a lot of| numbers. they want to get that right in a few weeks" _ numbers. they want to get that right in a few weeks' time. _ it was always likely to be the case, that they'd reach the league cup final, after the first leg, but manchester united made sure, adding another two last night, to beat nottingham forest 5 nil on aggregate. andy swiss reports. so is their longest trophy drought for a0 years finally about to end? well, wembley beckons for manchester united in comprehensive fashion. 3—0 down after the first leg, nottingham forest needed a miracle but there was little sign of one when emanuel dennis's goal bound shot was blocked by his own team—mate. soon united though went even closer. weghorst. back off the post. wout weghorst denied only by the woodwork to his obvious frustration. but after the break, united finally got their reward. and followed in by anthony martial! first anthony martial extended their aggregate lead and in barely the blink of an eye,

they were out of sight. marcus rashford setting up fred for surely the simplest goal of his career. and so, six years after their last trophy, erik ten hag's team will face newcastle in the final, hoping that the celebrations are just the start. andy swiss, bbc news. anotherjuggernaught of a team turned around by their new manager is rangers who are now 19 points clear of third placed hearts, after winning there 3 nil. alfredo morelos scored twice as they won six games in a row for the first time in almost two years. new boss michael beale urged his side to maintain this level of performance, as they chase down runaway leaders, celtic at the summit. the trouble is the leaders are relentless and remain nine points clear after beating livingstone on a three nil. kyogo furuhashi getting his 21st

goal of the season..elsewhere, aberdeen lost 3—1 against st mirren in their first game since sackingjim goodwin. a resurgentjofra archer took six wickets to inspire england to a 59—run, consolation victory against south africa, in the final match of the series. england were in early trouble, but swash buckling centuries from jos buttler, and davidd malan, led the revival, and they set a healthy target of 3a7. archer took the final wicket of the game to leave south africa way short of the target. so they may have lost the series, but the win ends england's five—match losing run in the format. the welsh rugby union plans to include at least five women, in its 12—strong board after facing accusations of sexism and misogny, in a bbc wales investigates programme. the w.r.u. chief executive, steve phillips resigned on sunday. his replacement or chair, is now also expected to be female. the proposals will be decided at a meeting next month, and needs 75 per—cent of clubs

to vote for the resolutions. now the american footballer, who's arguably the greatest nfl player of all time has retired... again. tom brady, is a5, has won the superbowl, a record seven times and played 23 seasons in total and says he is calling it a day, for real this time... lam retiring, for good. really, thank you, guys, so much, to every single one of you for supporting me. my family, my friends, my team—mates, my competitors. i could go on forever. there's too many. thank you, guys, for allowing me to live my absolute dream. i wouldn't change a thing. a5, that's nothing. tom brady may be retiring, but legendary japanese footballer kazuyoshi miura is not. he may be 55 but he signed for another club, joining a portuguese

second division club and he started his career in brazil before lionel messi was even born and has no intention of giving up soon. he started his playing career in 1986 before gareth southgate started his career and says at the moment he's aiming to go on until 60. playing professional football. that aiming to go on until 60. playing professional football.— aiming to go on until 60. playing professional football. that is very impressive- _ professional football. that is very impressive. tom _ professional football. that is very impressive. tom brady _ professional football. that is very impressive. tom brady retiring, l professional football. that is very l impressive. tom brady retiring, do ou impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember— impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember it _ impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember it was _ impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember it was last - impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember it was last year - impressive. tom brady retiring, do you remember it was last year that he sold the ball he used for his last touchdown and sold for something like $500 million but it was avoided because he started playing again. ijust wonder if he is going to resell the ball and i wonder if anybody wants it whether or not they believe in. i wonder if anybody wants it whether or not they believe in.— or not they believe in. i think they will believe _ or not they believe in. i think they will believe him _ or not they believe in. i think they will believe him this _ or not they believe in. i think they will believe him this time. - or not they believe in. i think they will believe him this time. sport l will believe him this time. sport stars do retire _ will believe him this time. sport stars do retire a _ will believe him this time. sport stars do retire a number- will believe him this time. sport stars do retire a number of- will believe him this time. c�*ifll stars do retire a number of times. especially boxes as as they come back again and again. some not retiring — back again and again. some not retiring any time to... back again and again. some not retiring any time to. . ._ back again and again. some not retiring any time to... what, carol? she wouldn't _ retiring any time to... what, carol? she wouldn't be _ retiring any time to... what, carol? she wouldn't be allowed _ retiring any time to. .. what, carol? she wouldn't be allowed if- retiring any time to... what, carol? she wouldn't be allowed if she - she wouldn't be allowed if she wanted to. good morning.

with any luck. good morning. this morning _ with any luck. good morning. this morning if— with any luck. good morning. this morning if you haven't been outside it's a _ morning if you haven't been outside it's a mild _ morning if you haven't been outside it's a mild start and do you know what, _ it's a mild start and do you know what. the — it's a mild start and do you know what, the mild theme will continue with us— what, the mild theme will continue with us as — what, the mild theme will continue with us as we go through the next couple _ with us as we go through the next couple of— with us as we go through the next couple of days. it will be dry for many _ couple of days. it will be dry for many of — couple of days. it will be dry for many of us _ couple of days. it will be dry for many of us but not all. there is some _ many of us but not all. there is some rain— many of us but not all. there is some rain and some drizzle in the forecast — some rain and some drizzle in the forecast. you can see the mild air represented by the yellow and we also have — represented by the yellow and we also have weather fronts across the north _ also have weather fronts across the north of— also have weather fronts across the north of the — also have weather fronts across the north of the country which is producing the rain and we have the rain at _ producing the rain and we have the rain at the — producing the rain and we have the rain at the moment across scotland in particular— rain at the moment across scotland in particular but there are some patchy, — in particular but there are some patchy, light rain and drizzle in parts _ patchy, light rain and drizzle in parts of — patchy, light rain and drizzle in parts of northern ireland and northern— parts of northern ireland and northern ireland, wales and also the south-west — northern ireland, wales and also the south—west. as we go through the day the west— south—west. as we go through the day the west will remain cloudy as part of the _ the west will remain cloudy as part of the country with once again some patchy, _ of the country with once again some patchy, light rain and drizzle and limited _ patchy, light rain and drizzle and limited brightness. the rain eventually becomes confined to north—west scotland and out toward central _ north—west scotland and out toward central and — north—west scotland and out toward central and eastern areas is where we will— central and eastern areas is where we will see — central and eastern areas is where we will see a fair bit of sunshine. it we will see a fair bit of sunshine. it will— we will see a fair bit of sunshine. it will be — we will see a fair bit of sunshine. it will be breezy today with the wind _ it will be breezy today with the wind strengthening across the western — wind strengthening across the western isles but we could have gusts _ western isles but we could have gusts by — western isles but we could have gusts by the end of the day of around — gusts by the end of the day of around 50 miles an hour and these

are our— around 50 miles an hour and these are ourtemperatures, eight around 50 miles an hour and these are our temperatures, eight in lerwick— are our temperatures, eight in lerwickuu_ are our temperatures, eight in lerwick up to 13 as we slipped down towards _ lerwick up to 13 as we slipped down towards the south. temperatures at this time _ towards the south. temperatures at this time of— towards the south. temperatures at this time of the year roughly seven in edinburgh, so we are above average— in edinburgh, so we are above average for the time of year. as we head _ average for the time of year. as we head through the evening and overnight, the band of rain which has become confined to the north west of— has become confined to the north west of scotland slides south as a weak _ west of scotland slides south as a weak feature, but look what happens as it enters _ weak feature, but look what happens as it enters northern england and northern— as it enters northern england and northern ireland stop it starts to pivotal _ northern ireland stop it starts to pivotal around and its journey tomorrow _ pivotal around and its journey tomorrow will be north but on either side there _ tomorrow will be north but on either side there will be some clear skies, some _ side there will be some clear skies, some showers across the north of the country— some showers across the north of the country as— some showers across the north of the country as well and temperatures between — country as well and temperatures between six and gales in the far north— between six and gales in the far north of— between six and gales in the far north of mainland scotland and also the northern isles. as we head into tomorrow. — the northern isles. as we head into tomorrow, this is the front that pivots— tomorrow, this is the front that pivots and _ tomorrow, this is the front that pivots and it will push towards the north— pivots and it will push towards the north and — pivots and it will push towards the north and the isobars will space out which _ north and the isobars will space out which means the wind will ease as we io which means the wind will ease as we go through— which means the wind will ease as we go through the course of the day and here is— go through the course of the day and here is the _ go through the course of the day and here is the weather front producing the rain. _ here is the weather front producing the rain, not particularly heavy rain _ the rain, not particularly heavy rain moving out of northern ireland and crossing parts of northern england — and crossing parts of northern england and also scotland. to the

south, _ england and also scotland. to the south, variable cloud and some sunshine — south, variable cloud and some sunshine and also breezy but not as breezy— sunshine and also breezy but not as breezy as— sunshine and also breezy but not as breezy as it — sunshine and also breezy but not as breezy as it will be today and these are the _ breezy as it will be today and these are the temperatures, seven in the north— are the temperatures, seven in the north up— are the temperatures, seven in the north up to — are the temperatures, seven in the north up to ia in the south, so much milder— north up to ia in the south, so much milder than— north up to ia in the south, so much milder than we have expected in early— milder than we have expected in early february. as we move onto the latter— early february. as we move onto the latter part _ early february. as we move onto the latter part of the week, friday still in — latter part of the week, friday still in the milder air but look at the cold — still in the milder air but look at the cold front coming our way and behind _ the cold front coming our way and behind it— the cold front coming our way and behind it cold air follows on and the other— behind it cold air follows on and the other thing is for a time we are looking _ the other thing is for a time we are looking at— the other thing is for a time we are looking at that cold air being cold enough _ looking at that cold air being cold enough to— looking at that cold air being cold enough to produce wintry showers, initially— enough to produce wintry showers, initially on — enough to produce wintry showers, initially on the hills in scotland but later— initially on the hills in scotland but later in the day on saturday we could _ but later in the day on saturday we could see — but later in the day on saturday we could see some of this getting down to lower— could see some of this getting down to lower levels and on saturday generally— to lower levels and on saturday generally as the front sinks south, the rain _ generally as the front sinks south, the rain it— generally as the front sinks south, the rain it will tend to ease but in the rain it will tend to ease but in the west— the rain it will tend to ease but in the west it — the rain it will tend to ease but in the west it will always be that bit cloudy _ the west it will always be that bit cloudy and damp. high pressure still very much— cloudy and damp. high pressure still very much with us as we head into sunday— very much with us as we head into sunday and — very much with us as we head into sunday and sunday will be much more settled. _ sunday and sunday will be much more settled. a _ sunday and sunday will be much more settled, a lot of dry conditions around — settled, a lot of dry conditions around and we might see a bit of rain in_ around and we might see a bit of rain in the — around and we might see a bit of rain in the north but it will also be cooler— rain in the north but it will also be cooler and also sunnier.

i love seeing the full sunshine graphic. it makes me very happy. thank you for that. it graphic. it makes me very happy. thank you for that.— thank you for that. it fills you with joy- _ thank you for that. it fills you with joy- the _ thank you for that. it fills you with joy. the sunshine - thank you for that. it fills you with joy. the sunshine fills i thank you for that. it fills you | with joy. the sunshine fills me thank you for that. it fills you - with joy. the sunshine fills me with withjoy. the sunshine fills me with 'oy withjoy. the sunshine fills me with joy anyway — with joy. the sunshine fills me with joy anyway-— with joy. the sunshine fills me with “0 an a. ., joy anyway. always good when you are “0 ul, joy anyway. always good when you are joyful. carol. — joy anyway. always good when you are joyful. carol. it— joy anyway. always good when you are joyful, carol. it makes _ joy anyway. always good when you are joyful, carol. it makes for— joy anyway. always good when you are joyful, carol. it makes for a _ joy anyway. always good when you are joyful, carol. it makes for a more - joyful, carol. it makes for a more pleasant experience. more than 200 million birds have died as a result of the current avian flu outbreak, according to the world organisation of animal health. now public health authorities are worried mammals getting the disease — more than 200 cases have already been recorded in animals like otters and foxes that are believed to have eaten infected birds — and there's a warning that bird flu could also spread to humans. our environment and rural affairs correspondent, claire marshall, reports. this is now, by far, the worst avian flu outbreak in global history. more than 200 million birds both wild and farmed have died or had to be cullled.

a development that is worrying scientists now is the spill over into mammals. in the uk, the virus has been found in foxes. they are scavengers and can feed on birds. it's also been found in otters, the kind of animal also likely to encounter infected birds. so, what about the risk to humans? ok, so, this is the genetics laboratory. we were shown into the government lab in surrey at the heart of the uk's fight against avian flu. so, here we have some of the latest technology and innovation in order to speed our work and generate that really important data. so this virus is absolutely on the march. how much of that is a worry to you that this might be be the next covid—19? i think when you are working with this disease every day, you are acutely aware of the risk and what it can become, and without overplaying it, this global spread is a concern. if we don't solve the problem across the globe, we are going

to continue to have that risk. this view is held around the globe. we spoke to the head of science at the world organisation for animal health. there is a risk for further transmission between species and we cannot underestimate the potential adaptation to humans. and that, in addition to the risk for impacting animal health, will have a very important impact on public health. the threat to humans is still said to be very low. overwhelmingly, the virus infects birds. on a global level, the situation with this virus is getting more and more critical, and yet the first line of defence is often people just out and about. in warwickshire, this lake is treasured by locals. many migrating waterfowl come here. last month there was an outbreak of avian flu and restrictions are still in place. it's been horrendous. it's been awful. we've got families that come round,

little kiddies come round and they want to feed the ducks and theyjust can't and it's really, really heartbreaking. sue runs a volunteer group. we are out here every day and we can see what is going on and we can see the state the birds are in and we check all the areas around with the binoculars to make sure there is no dead animals in the corners, especially if the wind blows, it moves them up to this particular end. and we just keep an eye on it. the advice is clear. heed any warning signs and don't touch any dead or dying birds. claire marshall, bbc news. we're joined now by professor tom solomon who's the director of the pandemic institute. good morning. anybody watching the report might be worried, so let's deal with the one issue first, the possibility of transmission to humans. just put that in some context for us. we humans. just put that in some context for us.— humans. just put that in some context for us. ~ ~ ., , ., context for us. we know the virus at the moment — context for us. we know the virus at the moment is _ context for us. we know the virus at the moment is spreading _ context for us. we know the virus at the moment is spreading amongst l the moment is spreading amongst birds _ the moment is spreading amongst birds and — the moment is spreading amongst birds and there have been outbreaks of avian— birds and there have been outbreaks

of avian flu _ birds and there have been outbreaks of avian flu in the past in recent years— of avian flu in the past in recent years and — of avian flu in the past in recent years and there have been occasional infections _ years and there have been occasional infections of humans and even with this virus— infections of humans and even with this virus there have been occasional infections in humans, certainly— occasional infections in humans, certainly and what the virus has not done _ certainly and what the virus has not done is _ certainly and what the virus has not done is changed its genetic material so it can _ done is changed its genetic material so it can pass from human—to—human and that— so it can pass from human—to—human and that is— so it can pass from human—to—human and that is the — so it can pass from human—to—human and that is the worry. at so it can pass from human-to-human and that is the worry.— and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing — and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing from _ and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing from bird _ and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing from bird to _ and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing from bird to bird - and that is the worry. at the moment it is passing from bird to bird in - it is passing from bird to bird in terms of transmission and we have reported that mammals that are eating dead birds, infected birds, ingesting it. so what is the impact on humans from avian flu?- on humans from avian flu? when humans have _ on humans from avian flu? when humans have been _ on humans from avian flu? when humans have been infected - on humans from avian flu? when humans have been infected with | on humans from avian flu? whenl humans have been infected with it on humans from avian flu? when humans have been infected with it it has been _ humans have been infected with it it has been severe and it can be a severe — has been severe and it can be a severe illness but the important point _ severe illness but the important point to— severe illness but the important point to emphasise at the moment is there _ point to emphasise at the moment is there has— point to emphasise at the moment is there has been a tiny number of human— there has been a tiny number of human cases, and as you say, what then— human cases, and as you say, what then uses— human cases, and as you say, what then uses is— human cases, and as you say, what then uses is there are some mammals that have _ then uses is there are some mammals that have been infected which have eaten _ that have been infected which have eaten dead birds but also importantly in spain there's been an outbreak— importantly in spain there's been an outbreak in — importantly in spain there's been an outbreak in the mink farm where the virus has _ outbreak in the mink farm where the virus has spread and infected minks and passed — virus has spread and infected minks and passed it on to others, so that

is the _ and passed it on to others, so that is the transmission of the virus from _ is the transmission of the virus from mammals to mammals. how concerned — from mammals to mammals. how concerned should _ from mammals to mammals. how concerned should we _ from mammals to mammals. firm? concerned should we be? does the virus, and you say the strain hasn't changed, but does the virus mutate more, become more transmissible once it is in mammals and therefore making us more vulnerable? i suppose we want to eliminate the fear factor. . . we want to eliminate the fear factor. ., , ., , ~ factor. that is the worry. we saw durin: factor. that is the worry. we saw during the _ factor. that is the worry. we saw during the pandemic _ factor. that is the worry. we saw during the pandemic with - factor. that is the worry. we saw during the pandemic with covid l factor. that is the worry. we saw i during the pandemic with covid how viruses _ during the pandemic with covid how viruses change and avian flu viruses do change _ viruses change and avian flu viruses do change over time and so far there's— do change over time and so far there's not— do change over time and so far there's not been a change which has made _ there's not been a change which has made this— there's not been a change which has made this a — there's not been a change which has made this a virus which passes easily— made this a virus which passes easily between humans. but it has happened — easily between humans. but it has happened in the past and we think that is— happened in the past and we think that is what happened to cause the 1918 that is what happened to cause the i918 flu _ that is what happened to cause the 1918 flu pandemic and although the risk to— 1918 flu pandemic and although the risk to humans at the moment is very low i _ risk to humans at the moment is very low i think— risk to humans at the moment is very low i think we've seen in the last couple _ low i think we've seen in the last couple of— low i think we've seen in the last couple of years that we cannot ignore — couple of years that we cannot ignore these threats and we need to put a _ ignore these threats and we need to put a lot— ignore these threats and we need to put a lot of— ignore these threats and we need to put a lot of effort into studying viruses — put a lot of effort into studying viruses like this and monitoring them _ viruses like this and monitoring them and — viruses like this and monitoring them and see what is happening with them and see what is happening with them and _ them and see what is happening with them and doing research so we have

them and doing research so we have the tools _ them and doing research so we have the tools ready should such an emerging virus be a pandemic threat and this— emerging virus be a pandemic threat and this is— emerging virus be a pandemic threat and this is one of the focuses of the pandemic institute in liverpool. we saw _ the pandemic institute in liverpool. we saw inside the laboratory where the work is going on. talk us through that. what do they do their and what are they trying to preclude?— and what are they trying to reclude? , ' , ., preclude? different things are happening _ preclude? different things are happening in _ preclude? different things are happening in different - preclude? different things are - happening in different laboratories around _ happening in different laboratories around the world. in liverpool in the pandemic institute one of the things— the pandemic institute one of the things we — the pandemic institute one of the things we are doing with work being led by— things we are doing with work being led by a _ things we are doing with work being led by a colleague of mine is trying to understand what genetic changes might— to understand what genetic changes might happen to allow this virus to pass from — might happen to allow this virus to pass from the birds to mammals and from mammals to humans, so that's one critical— from mammals to humans, so that's one critical thing to look at. clearly— one critical thing to look at. clearly monitoring dead birds it's really— clearly monitoring dead birds it's really important and that's why the government want people to report, if they see _ government want people to report, if they see an— government want people to report, if they see an occasional dead bird being _ they see an occasional dead bird being normal but seeing a cluster is what we _ being normal but seeing a cluster is what we want people to report on and not to _ what we want people to report on and not to go— what we want people to report on and not to go near them and to keep their— not to go near them and to keep their pets — not to go near them and to keep their pets away from them. can you

sto it? their pets away from them. can you stop it? you — their pets away from them. can you stop it? you can — their pets away from them. can you stop it? you can prevent _ their pets away from them. can you stop it? you can prevent it- stop it? you can prevent it spreading more but. stop it? you can prevent it sreadin: more but. j , spreading more but. they've existed for a lona spreading more but. they've existed for a long time _ spreading more but. they've existed for a long time and _ spreading more but. they've existed for a long time and they _ spreading more but. they've existed for a long time and they circulate - for a long time and they circulate like our— for a long time and they circulate like our flu — for a long time and they circulate like our flu viruses but what you want _ like our flu viruses but what you want to — like our flu viruses but what you want to do — like our flu viruses but what you want to do as we do with human viruses — want to do as we do with human viruses is — want to do as we do with human viruses is have vaccines ready and at the _ viruses is have vaccines ready and at the moment there are some vaccines— at the moment there are some vaccines ready but there difficult decision— vaccines ready but there difficult decision is, at what point do you say this— decision is, at what point do you say this is— decision is, at what point do you say this is enough of a threat and we need — say this is enough of a threat and we need i— say this is enough of a threat and we need i don't think we are near that threat— we need i don't think we are near that threat yet, but that is where the monitoring goes.— that threat yet, but that is where the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders. nice _ the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, nice to _ the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, nice to see _ the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, nice to see you _ the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, nice to see you and - the monitoring goes. professor tom sanders, nice to see you and thankl sanders, nice to see you and thank you. sanders, nice to see you and thank ou. , ., ., ., sanders, nice to see you and thank ou. , ., ., ., , sanders, nice to see you and thank ou. ., ,~~ , you. good morning. luxury clamping is a popular— you. good morning. luxury clamping is a popular option — you. good morning. luxury clamping is a popular option for— you. good morning. luxury clamping is a popular option for many - you. good morning. luxury clamping is a popular option for many people | is a popular option for many people who want a holiday in the uk. but what about spending the night inside a falklands war helicopter or a submarine that was once a prop

in a james bond film? you can do just that on a campsite on the isle of wight, that has built up quite a collection of unique places to sleep, as tom hepworth has been finding out. now, i'll be honest with you. spending the night under canvas doesn't really do it for me, but this campsite is different. it's not so much glamping, more special ops camping. fancy spending the night in a chopper? this westland wessex helicopter saw service in the falklands and is now enjoying its retirement here on the isle of wight. and it was one of those 3am at ebay purchases that was actually quite a good idea. well, in actual fact i was looking for an old vehicle of some sort, and then it was just staring at us. you know, you have to go for it.

so when you saw that pop up. unbelievable. could i own a helicopter that i could afford to buy? and even now, sometimes i think, how the hell did i manage that? we came from blackpool on a flat bed lorry onto our premises and then restored it over the course of the year. the idea is to keep itjust as it is, whereas a lot of these conversions these days, they strip all the interesting bits out and they fill it with insulation and plastic matting and it loses all of its character. but this has got the character. it's even got the leaks. these helicopters were nicknamed westland fund buses and i can see why. i'm pretty sure these are not original fixtures. it's almost like a playground for us, because we just have all of these cool things and crazy things.

oh. in the off—season most campsite owners might think about refurbishing the toilets or maybe getting electricity to more pitches. not here. they bought a submarine. dive, dive! funnily enough, you can't buy submarines just like that. there's not an auto trader for submarines, would you believe? this is not an ordinary submarine. no, this is hms bond. a model or property used in the in the film the world is not enough. hold on! brace yourselves. we stumbled across an old out of date auction site where this film prop, the james bond submarine was being sold on. we reached out to them and they still wanted to sell it and it was being housed at the historic dockyard in dartmouth. and how did it get there? by tractor, of course.

the chopper and the sub aren't the only oddities stewart and rhys have pressed into service on the campsite. a grain silo cinema, reliant robin launderette and disco shower aren't the half of it. have people got used to you bringing weird stuff here? yes, i believe they probably have because people are now starting to reach out to us and saying, look, we have an old double—decker bus or we have something. would you be interested in using it and stuff like that? we are almost getting approached now, which is quite interesting. perhaps you've got a second—hand space shuttle you want shut of. an old tube train, a spare zeppelin, a fishing trawler, a chieftain tank, a telephone box, toll booth, a petrol tanker, an old hadron collider... you get the picture. the list goes on. it you get the picture. the list goes on. , ., ., ., ., time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

fox hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor has given conservative councils until today to sign a legal agreement allowing work to get under way to expand the ultra low emission zone. transport for london plans to expand the scheme to all of the capital from august. but some councils are unhappy with the move. if the councils refuse, mr khan's officials say they have the powers to go ahead anyway with the installation of signs and cameras on the boroughs' roads. the council in the area where zara aleena was murdered walking home last summer, says it is trying to work with women to improve safety. zara's killer, jordan mcsweeney, had followed a number of women that night. redbridge council says it's tackling street harassment, and has started to fine offenders. but it recognises there is much more to be done. brighter street lights, having visible enforcement officers, having our vehicles go late at night. so many women don't feel

that they can go to report a crime and what we are saying is, we will see it, we will observe it, and we will tackle it there and then. bus services across some of the capital will be reduced today due to ongoing industrial action. bus drivers who work for abellio are striking today and tomorrow over pay, affecting more than 50 routes in south and west london. a mudlarker says he has been told a cup he pulled from the banks of the thames could be a rare roman find. malcolm russell pulled the artefact from the mud last week, during some of the lowest tides of the year. the a9—year—old says he was told by museum archaeologists the object might date back to the 2nd century ad. the museum of london said it was unable to comment further until initial research and analysis had been done. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's good service on the tubes this morning.

now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week. there will be more sunshine around at times. once again, set to feel really quite mild for this time of year and, of course, it is a frost—free start this morning with temperatures generally in mid—single figures. there will be variable amounts of cloud but also some bright and sunny spells on and off as we head through the day, but still a noticeable westerly wind blowing but not quite as blustery as it was yesterday and we will see temperatures peak again comfortably in double figures at around 11 or 12 celsius and for many of us it will stay dry. through this evening and overnight, the dry theme continues again. there is cloud on and off through the night with temperatures dropping back to mid—single figures. we start the day tomorrow at around six or seven celsius for many of us. tomorrow, it is more or less the same sort of pattern. there will be some sunny spells and again it will cloud over at times.

same again on saturday, but turning cloudier by sunday. it's colder and it's brighter. that's it for now. you can keep up to date on with the bbc news app. you can select london. we're back in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. british gas suspends the force—fitting of prepayment meters, after undercover footage showed them being imposed on vulnerable customers. 0il giant shell is about to announce its profits for the year. it's expected they'll be the biggest in the company's history. i'll break down the figures for you in just a few minutes.

as# as # my, my, my, delilah... controversy as the tom jones classic delilah is banned by the welsh rugby union because its lyrics have been deemed offensive. manchester united ease their way into the league cup final. they complete a 5—0 aggregate win over nottingham forest, and will now battle it out with newcastle for the trophy later this month. good morning. for most of us over the next few days it is going to be mild. today we have got some rain, eventually becoming confined to north—west scotland. for most, variable claude but some sunshine. the wind picking up but some sunshine. the wind picking up in the north. ground—breaking soap brookside. all episodes are going to be back on our screens after a 20 year absence. we talked to two of the most famous residents ahead of the relaunch. ——

reruns. good morning. it's thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit prepayment energy meters. the tactic, which results in someone's heating being cut off if they don't have the cash to top up their meter, is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners, or other vulnerable people. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we're here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love this bit. paul morgan—bentley, a times newspaper reporter, says he has witnessed instances of energy companies using strong—arm tactics when customers fall into debt.

there's a company that the major energy firms, including british gas and others, use to do this very aggressive debt collection. they're called arvato. and when i found out about this, i applied to work there undercover. on some of the coldest days in recent weeks, i was in teams of either four orfive men, breaking into families' homes and force fitting pay—as—you meters for british gas. having a meter like this means you pay up front. if you can't top it up, there's no heating. the energy firms need a court warrant. they're supposed to check if the customer is vulnerable. this is the home of a single dad with three children. they weren't in when the team entered the property. in the kitchen there was a child's ventolin asthma inhaler and eczema cream. the person living there, if they couldn't afford to top up, they'd go off supply. and we walked in and the radiators were hot.

and we left and the radiators were cold. this agent offered tips on judging a customer's vulnerability. if theyjust say, "oh, - i'm a single mum and i've got three kids", that's not vulnerability. i it is a vulnerability, but i'm a bit old school, a bit hard—nosed. i the reporter worked in teams enforcing warrants for british gas, which included the homes of a 77—year—old man, and a mother aged 25 with four children. how old are your children? my youngest is three years old. this woman said her bills had jumped from 5a to £36a a month. the debt agent in this case decided to walk away without fitting a prepayment meter, but said other agents might act differently. it's a very unusual situation at the moment. and this kind of very aggressive debt collection just feels very, very unfair. british gas says, "the allegations around our third—party contractor, arvato, are unacceptable, and we immediately suspended their warrant activity."

0fgem has now confirmed it's investigating, telling the bbc, "these are extremely serious allegations from the times. "we won't hesitate to take firm enforcement action." with no end in sight of rising energy prices, the energy companies and regulators may need to find a better way to sort out those who refuse to pay, and those who just can't. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the bank of england is expected to announce that it's putting up interest rates for the tenth consecutive time at midday. it could have a particular impact on people with mortgages, as ben boulos reports. recently married, and a homeowner, alex, who's 26, and her husband, were hoping to have a baby. but they've had to shelve those plans. because of the mortgage going up by £300, what i was thinking of putting aside for the child, it would eat up most of the outgoings that i would have had for the child, and we will

have to wait until we get a better mortgage deal. higher interest rates don't only affect home owners looking to remortgage, and first time buyers. people who rent are likely to feel the impact as well. that's because many landlords have a mortgage, and if their monthly payments go up, they may well pass that onto their tenants through higher rents. when there's a big increase in cost, such as an increase in interest rates would give, we have no choice. and if that happens, and you didn't put rents up for your tenants, what happens? we'd effectively be losing money. by the end of this year, the bank of england estimates that four million homeowners in the uk with a mortgage, will see their payments go up from an average of £750 a month, to an average of £1,000 a month, with some facing even steeper rises. but there is a glimmer of hope forfirst time buyers who are currently renting.

rents have been rising at quite a high rate, so the mortgage rates available now are quite comparable with the amount you'll be paying on rent. so i actually think that if you're a first time buyer, 2023 could be a good year to buy. that's little comfort, though, for those renewing a mortgage, like stu in leeds. a initially offered a deal at £300 a month more, it's almost like tossing a coin, it really is. i've still got £200 a month to find on top of my utilities bills doubling, and on top of the price of my food shop going through the roof, and the price of petrol and everything else that everybody's having a deal with. so, to sit and say, well, yeah, an extra 200 quid is a good result, is ridiculous. but i suppose you've got to try and find the positives where you can. but that can feel like slim pickings when trying to meet the increasing costs of keeping

a roof over your head. ben is with us now. it's very interesting, your report. this morning we have news from shell about their profits, which is always interesting reading. take us through the figures. interesting reading. take us through the fiaures. . ,, interesting reading. take us through the fiaures. , ,, ., , interesting reading. take us through the fiaures. . ,, .,, the figures. yes, shell has reported that for 2022. — the figures. yes, shell has reported that for 2022, they _ the figures. yes, shell has reported that for 2022, they made _ the figures. yes, shell has reported that for 2022, they made profits - the figures. yes, shell has reported that for 2022, they made profits of| that for 2022, they made profits of £32 billion. in itself that is an eye watering the high figure. it is more than 55 the company made in 2021. -- more than 55 the company made in 2021. —— more than double what the company made. what is behind those big profits? well, as we were hearing from some of the people we were speaking to, the high cost of energy, the high cost of fuel,

driven when things started to open up driven when things started to open up after the pandemic. a spike in demand when. when demand goes up, the price goes up as well. we also saw energy prices soar when russia invaded ukraine. russia a big supplier of energy. when sanctions were applied against russia, that limited the global supply. so companies that were selling command are selling russian oil and gas, the price they charge went up. that is what people are feeling. this is the result from companies like shell. we should say they are not the only ones making these kinds of profits. exxon mobil, the big us company, reported record profits for the past year of £aa billion. so, at points like this i often get people e—mailing and tweeting and saying, why don't you talk about the fact

the wholesale cost of gas has now come down since russia invaded ukraine, and since the pandemic? well, yes, we have had a mild winter across europe, and reserves are high. the wholesale price has come down. that has yet to feed through to the prices people pay for their household and business energy supply. these profits are from the past year when prices have been elevated. a lot of questions will arise around windfall tax. that was introduced to tax the uk profits of firms like shell. brute introduced to tax the uk profits of firms like shell.— firms like shell. we are hearing about that _ firms like shell. we are hearing about that later _ firms like shell. we are hearing about that later today, - firms like shell. we are hearing about that later today, aren't i firms like shell. we are hearing i about that later today, aren't we? yes. they haven't given details on how much tax they pay. there is a call they have with investors later in the morning. if we get that in time, we will bring it to you. those fi . ures time, we will bring it to you. those figures have _ time, we will bring it to you. those figures have just _ time, we will bring it to you. those figures have just come _ time, we will bring it to you. those figures have just come in. - time, we will bring it to you. those figures have just come in. we - time, we will bring it to you. those figures have just come in. we will. figures havejust come in. we will give you a chance to look through them. thank you. 11 minutes past seven. households in england and wales

will see the largest increase to their water bills for almost 20 years from april. industry body water uk said bills could rise to an average £aa8 a year. consumer groups warned the rise could prove the tipping point for customers already struggling to pay. water uk says that the increase is down to higher energy costs. british steel is considering cutting 800 jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. it's thought the company is developing plans, but hasn't submitted the paperwork required before a consultation on redundancies. british steel has refused to comment. crispin rolfe is outside the plant. where exactly are we in this process?— where exactly are we in this rocess? ~ ,., , ,, ., process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning _ process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning of— process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning of what _ process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning of what is - process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning of what is going - process? well, it sounds like we are at the beginning of what is going to | at the beginning of what is going to be a public negotiation, possibly even haggling between the owners of british steel, jingye, and the british steel, jingye, and the british government. now last week the british government put out a figure of £300 million, which it said would support this plant here

in scunthorpe. but it was conditional on the planned transitioning to environmental technology, so moving away from traditional blast furnaces to bring down the energy gusts, one of the main reasons why this plant is not as competitive as they would like. as part of that deal they were talking then thatjingye would do a number of things, one of which was guaranteejobs here number of things, one of which was guarantee jobs here until 2030, number of things, one of which was guaranteejobs here until 2030, and also considerable sum of £1 billion in order to bring this place up to spec. 0vernight what we have heard is 800 jobs to cut out of roughly a000. that isjingye's response. they have talked about this deal being unsatisfactory. this seems to being unsatisfactory. this seems to be their response, 800 jobs could go. that would be a significant concern. unions say it could mean the end of operations here. thank you. a 32—year—old man has been charged with the murder

of natalie mcnally in county armagh. natalie was 32, and was 15 weeks pregnant, when she was stabbed on the 18th of december at her home in silverwood green, in lurgan. more than 1,000 people gathered at a rally in her memory at lurgan park on saturday. the parents of the missing lancashire woman nicola bulley say they fear somebody has got her. the a5—year—old mortgage adviser and mother—of—two went missing last friday, whilst walking her dog. her mobile phone was found on a bench near where she was last seen, on a towpath in st michael's on wyre. police have said they are keeping an open mind about what happened, but do not believe nicola bulley was attacked. pressure is mounting on the prime minister to explain what he knew about allegations of bullying made against dominic raab, before appointing him asjustice secretary. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. there are two things. there is what

rishi sunak new, either informally orformally, that rishi sunak new, either informally or formally, that is rishi sunak new, either informally orformally, that is not rishi sunak new, either informally or formally, that is not clear. rishi sunak new, either informally orformally, that is not clear. and also, questions as to whether —— why he has not suspended mr raab if investigations are ongoing? yeah, absolutely- _ investigations are ongoing? yeah, absolutely. morning, _ investigations are ongoing? yeah, absolutely. morning, so _ investigations are ongoing? yeah, absolutely. morning, so we - investigations are ongoing? yeah, absolutely. morning, so we are i investigations are ongoing? yeah, i absolutely. morning, so we are told repeatedly by downing street and senior ministers close to rishi sunak that the prime minister hadn't heard about any formal complaints when he made dominic raab his deputy. but what is less clear is whether informal warnings were given to the prime minister. there had been suggestions that he was told. i'd been told by numerous people in government that it was quite well known that there were concerns about mr raab's behaviour. number 10 are not giving any clarity on what the prime minister knew informally. the investigation into dominic raab is continuing. there is a top lawyer

looking into the bullying allegations which have been levelled against him. dominic raab's spokesman says this morning that he intends to see the process through. he wants a chance to set out his position in a formal setting, and thatis position in a formal setting, and that is why he called for the investigation in the first place. but i've got to say, chatting to people around westminster, the mood music for dominic rab is not great at all. senior ministers have told us that i think it would be hard for rishi sunak to ignore the number of people who have now been involved in these complaints about mr raab. we were told yesterday by a union representative that dozens of people are involved in the eight formal complaints, basically more than one person is involved in a few of those complaints, and we think it amounts to more than 2a now. there is a lot of pressure. 100 days today that rishi sunak has been in number 10.

he wants to talk about other things like the economy, like the nhs, like clamping down on immigration. but theseissues clamping down on immigration. but these issues about —— around the ministers he appointed keeper following him around and are proving hard to shake off.— hard to shake off. thank you, nick. nick eardley- _ hard to shake off. thank you, nick. nick eardley. 17 _ hard to shake off. thank you, nick. nick eardley. 17 minutes _ hard to shake off. thank you, nick. nick eardley. 17 minutes past - hard to shake off. thank you, nick. | nick eardley. 17 minutes past seven. let's look at the weather with carol. i am thinking that a scene behind you, cheese and pickle sandwich, flask of tea, perfect, wouldn't it? oh, yes, charlie! that sounds absolutely perfect. not a bad day to do that. good morning. this morning it is a mild start. as we go through the next few days, and nights too, for the time of the year it will remain mad. it is also going to be dry. that does not mean wall—to—wall blue skies. we do have some rain and drizzle in the forecast. much of the rain at the moment is in scotland. patchy light rain and drizzle in northern ireland, parts of northern england, wales and the south—west.

as we go through the course of the day we find the first band of rain moves across scotland, but the second one remains across the north west. some of this will be heavy. later, the wind will strengthen. patchy rain as we come further south. choose the bits and pieces to cross northern ireland, north—west england, wales and the south—west. there is quite a bit of cloud around. we are also looking at some sunshine. now through the day the wind will pick up. especially in the western isles. 50 mph. temperatures six to 12 degrees north to south. this evening and overnight in a band of rain in the north—west weakens as it moves further southwards and eastward. then it will pave it and head north once again. ahead of it, some clear skies. behind it, some clear skies and some showers. quite a mild night. if we follow this band of rain tomorrow, it leaves northern

ireland, pushes across northern england and scotland, where it will be fairly cloudy, but for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, should brighten up. we could see 1a degrees in summer tomorrow. wore a above average. the averages 79, north to south. where will the 1a day? more than likely in the south—east. thank you. it's a tom jones classic that welsh rugby fans have adopted to sing at their international matches. # my, my, my, delilah that's delilah, which was first released in 1968, and is about a jealous lover stabbing a woman after seeing her with another man. in 2015, the welsh rugby union took the song off its half—time music playlist during test matches,

and now choirs performing at matches at cardiff's principality stadium have been banned from singing it because of these lyrics. this latest decision has divided opinion. but those supporting it say it's about time it was banned. i'm glad that the double over —— the welsh rugby union are finally saying, we are going to stop promoting the singing of delilah. because it is a very violent song. the lyrics are about killing a woman. and unfortunately, on big match days, we see a dramatic rise in the number of domestic violence cases across wales. so it's good to do this. this follows a week in which the chief executive of the welsh rugby union was forced to resign, following allegations of sexism, misogyny and racism

within the organisation. let's talk to our is corresponded. obviously make this decision has divided opinion. i suppose it is probably wise to take a few steps back to see how this decision has been reached? it back to see how this decision has been reached?— back to see how this decision has been reached? it has been a long time coming. _ been reached? it has been a long time coming, as _ been reached? it has been a long time coming, as you _ been reached? it has been a long time coming, as you said. - been reached? it has been a long time coming, as you said. it - been reached? it has been a long time coming, as you said. it was| time coming, as you said. it was 2015 that they didn't included as part of their half—time repertoire the tannoy. but acquirers have always sung it and they were due to sing it in the forthcoming home internationals against england and ireland in the six nations. —— six nations. it is or was difficult banning a song. 0ne thinks of frankie goes to hollywood, surge gains back. what is next, is it half ofjohnny cash's back catalogue? a lot of people are uneasy with this. it is a popular song. i spoke to a female member of a choir last night and she was really glad she would not have to sing these lyrics any more. and the key thing is that it

comes against this backdrop of these allegations, a bbc investigation last week of sexist behaviour and a toxic culture within welsh rugby. had they played the song at one of the forthcoming internationals, a few critics would have said, well, you know, the welsh rugby union is not taking the lessons on board. it is a popular song. it is a catchy song. it has divided opinion in the stadium. ., , , ., , stadium. undoubtedly what you say is true. a lot stadium. undoubtedly what you say is true- a lot of— stadium. undoubtedly what you say is true. a lot of your _ stadium. undoubtedly what you say is true. a lot of your reporting _ stadium. undoubtedly what you say is true. a lot of your reporting has - true. a lot of your reporting has led to some of those decisions made by the welsh rugby union. but there will be some people inevitably who say the business of banning a song is a real side issue, a token gesture. the real problems lie with what has been happening within welsh rugby. and thisjust what has been happening within welsh rugby. and this just looks like a bauble to put on the side to look as if you are doing something? yes.

if you are doing something? yes, there is the _ if you are doing something? yes, there is the allegation. _ if you are doing something? fie: there is the allegation. chris bryant's point about domestic violence rising on match days, i would suggest that has more to do with alcohol and the alcohol problems, which are real problems within the stadium, than the tom johnson song. what happens next? next time tom jones appears at the stadium, will he be allowed to sing his own song? some people see this as a slippery slope. having said that, it is part of a big measure of measures the wru has had to take in the light of our investigation. the most important ones are getting rid of some people at the welsh rugby union. latertoday of some people at the welsh rugby union. later today at the senedd, the welsh parliament, the head of the welsh parliament, the head of the welsh parliament, the head of the welsh rugby union and the sports minister will have to appear to explain some of those things we exposed in our programme, those fundamental decisions and reactions are perhaps more important than the banning of a song in the stadium itself. we are getting lots of comments, as you can imagine. just a couple of

examples. kevin parry says, i have to say, i am gobsmacked with his decision to ban a song. what is this country coming to? gerald west says, banning delilah at the six nations. this is 30, a0 years too late. who are these people? it goes towards chardy�*s point, how significant a decision this is. it is making the headlines, we are talking about it. but again, the bigger reasons behind it are almost being hidden away by this kind of headline grabber? yeah. this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the — this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only _ this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only thing _ this kind of headline grabber? yeah, this was the only thing the _ this was the only thing the welsh rugby union was doing, i think that criticism would be entirely justified. it is the more fundamental stuff that we will cover later today that is really important. this song, and the lyrics, won an ivor novello award for tom jones when they were released. queen's the opening line of bahamian rhapsody, put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he is dead. are they going to ban queen songs next? that would

appear on the face of it to be just as violent. 0n appear on the face of it to be just as violent. on its own it may seem an odd decision, an overreaction. the problem is, the song is a catchy song. it is a popular song across wales. it is notjust song at rugby matches. it is sung in many different venues. the problem for the welsh rugby union is, what happens if the crowd starts to sink delilah? again, fills lyrics themselves are not well known, certainly the chorus is well known. —— if those lyrics themselves are not well known. will they stop the crowds singing the lyrics to delilah on saturday? we crowds singing the lyrics to delilah on saturday?— crowds singing the lyrics to delilah on saturda ? ~ ., �* ~ ., ., on saturday? we don't know. how can ou ban on saturday? we don't know. how can you ban fans — on saturday? we don't know. how can you ban fans from _ on saturday? we don't know. how can you ban fans from singing? _ on saturday? we don't know. how can you ban fans from singing? simple - on saturday? we don't know. how can you ban fans from singing? simple as| you ban fans from singing? simple as that. thank you for that. our wales correspondence. he has been doing a lot of work of course into toxic culture at the welsh rugby union. there is a programme he contributed to that you can catch up with. it is available on the bbc iplayer.

now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor has given conservative councils until today to sign a legal agreement allowing work to get under way to expand the ultra low emission zone. transport for london plans to expand the scheme to all of the capital from august — but some councils are unhappy with the move. if the councils refuse, mr khan's officials say they have the powers to go ahead anyway with the installation of signs and cameras on the boroughs' roads. the council in the area where zara aleena was murdered walking home last summer says it is trying to work with women to improve safety. zara's killerjordan mcsweeney had followed a number of women that night. redbridge council says it's tackling street harassment, and has started to fine offenders

but it reconises there is much more to be done. brighter streetlights, having visible enforcement officers, having our vehicles go late at night. so many women don't feel that they can go to report a crime and what we are saying is, we will see it, we will observe it, and we will tackle it there and then. it's emerged a firefighter from the london fire brigade took a selfie for his tinder profile in front of grenfell tower — during the aftermath of the tragedy. the revelation was made to london assembly members on wednesday by the author of a report looking into misogynistic and racist behaviour in the brigade. the fire service said it apologised "sincerely for his behaviour". a mudlarker says he has been told a cup he pulled from the banks of the thames could be a rare roman find. malcom russell pulled the artefact from the mud last week, during some of the lowest tides of the year. the a9—year—old says he was told

by museum archaeologists the object might date back to the 2nd century ad. the museum of london said it was unable to comment further until initial research and analysis had been done. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's good service on the tubes this morning now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week. there will be more sunshine around at times. once again, set to feel really quite mild for this time of year and, of course, it is a frost—free start this morning with temperatures generally in mid—single figures. there will be variable amounts of cloud but also some bright and sunny spells on and off as we head through the day, but still a noticeable westerly wind blowing but not quite as blustery as it was yesterday and we will see temperatures peak again comfortably in double figures at around 11 or 12 celsius and for many of us it will stay dry. through this evening and overnight, the dry theme continues again. there is cloud on and off through the night with temperatures dropping back to mid—single figures.

we start the day tomorrow at around six or seven celsius for many of us. tomorrow, it is more or less the same sort of pattern. there will be some sunny spells and again it will cloud over at times. same again on saturday, but turning cloudier by sunday. it's colder and it's brighter. that's it, keep up to date on what's goig on with the bbc news app — you can select london. we're back in half an hour. hello this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a year—long review into children's social care services has prompted the government to announce £200—million of extra funding which it says will transform the sector and provide better support for vulnerable families. record numbers of children are currently in care in england — kinship care, where a child is looked after by a relative, is being prioritised, with training promised for carers. but charities say the money may not

be enough to solve all the problems. sanchia berg reports. stacy works at durham university, and used to have a very independent life. now she's a kinship carer for her four—year—old niece, georgie. adult activity has been replaced by a round of school, gymnastics, soft play. i love my life now. it is vastly different to what it was and what it could have been. i love my little person. i love that she's cheeky, mischievous, and it's kind of an avenue that i didn't think i wanted. i certainly don't want my own children, but i like georgie. stacy stepped in to stop georgie being taken into care. a court order made her georgie's special guardian, but she doesn't get an allowance as a foster carer would, and it can be hard to make ends meet. i'm not ashamed to say it, but we make it into a game where, georgie will go and find the yellow stickers when we're out shopping and see if we like what items are there.

and, you know, they don't know why kind of we're doing that. but, yeah, kind ofjust making the most of the amount of money we've got. the government has promised to support carers like stacy in the strategy for children's social care announced today. it says it will put families at the heart of reform, focus on more family—like placements, including kinship carers, give early support forfamilies with addiction, domestic abuse and mental health difficulties. what we're trying to do is make sure that families can get the early help that they need, so they don't end up escalating in crisis and we can keep more families together. but where children can't stay with their families, they're going into a family—like environment, maybe kinship carer, or with a foster carer. and where that's not possible, they're going into children's homes. we also can make sure that they have a stable and loving environment. this children's centre in north london is a model the minister would like to see copied elsewhere. it's helped cut the number of children going into care.

i think it's down to taking a whole system approach and to making l that decision to invest in early intervention to make sure - that families can get - the support when they need it at the first opportunity. can you get a green one? such early intervention is expensive. observers say the government's plans are too small scale. they only promise a fifth of the money recommended by last year's independent review into the sector. so there won't be any more cash in stacy's wallet. there you go, tabby. sancha berg, bbc news. let's speak now to josh macalister, who chaired the independent review of children's social care. good morning and thanks for your time. that review that she chaired, does the findings of that review, are those findings reflected in the amount of money and assistance that the government is offering now? it

is partly reflected in the investment and reform programme announced today and i think the really welcome thing is that the review highlighted the scale of the challenge facing children's social care, a system where more families were reaching crisis point and more money and activity in the system was being spent too late, picking up the pieces when families have gone through really tough times and children have needed to enter care and what the government plan today does, which i think is notable and very positive as it says we need a new direction and they have recognised the problems and we won the argument with the review that big changes are needed and they are taking the first steps down the road to address them and i think they will need to go further and faster in the future.— in the future. what steps will be recognisable _ in the future. what steps will be recognisable in _ in the future. what steps will be recognisable in the _ in the future. what steps will be recognisable in the short - in the future. what steps will be recognisable in the short term? | in the future. what steps will be l recognisable in the short term? in the short term there will be a big boost in activity to recruit more foster carers and we have a huge problem across england at the moment

in both fostering communities which is democratically getting older so the problems around difficulties from recruiting foster carers are only going to get more acute so the government is putting over £25 million into additional work to recruit foster carers, which is key and they are rolling out lots of the features of a new model of family health and child protection and bringing local authorities together to create new children's homes, so all of that is welcome and i think will make things better but what is needed here is a whole system reset. that is what my review called for and that means that those of us who have been making that argument will still be holding this baton for a bit longer until at some point in the nearfuture, which is what i hope, it's really firmly grasped and the government on the system run with it. , , ., with it. this is something we have followed quite _ with it. this is something we have followed quite closely, _ with it. this is something we have followed quite closely, kinship - followed quite closely, kinship care, when family members take on

the care of a child who is not able to be looked after by their parents, for example and it could be grandparents or aunts or uncles or cousin, so what support is going to be offered to those carers? so far that has been lacking.— that has been lacking. kinship carers were — that has been lacking. kinship carers were a _ that has been lacking. kinship carers were a group _ that has been lacking. kinship carers were a group i - that has been lacking. kinship carers were a group i spoke i that has been lacking. kinship| carers were a group i spoke to that has been lacking. kinship i carers were a group i spoke to in the review that i learnt a huge amount from and these are aunts and uncles, grandparents doing incredible work to raise their kid. the government plan today takes some really positive steps in the right direction, so more training for kinship carers and they are rolling out the recommendation i made about family network support packages, so this is where the family network gather at that crucial time where a child might be about to enter care and they will be asked if they can come up with a package of support that might be an alternative to the child going into a foster home, for example and that's really crucial and they've also said, which is welcome, but they could go further

that they will explore the case for a financial allowance for kinship carers. i happen to think the argument that is very clear already and they should progress it by pushing for legislation now. they are saying they will take longer to do that and that's really an example where if this issue was top priority for government, these are children in the care of the state after all and the government's children, we would make faster progress on some of the issues. star would make faster progress on some of the issues-— of the issues. star hobson, arthur, these are names _ of the issues. star hobson, arthur, these are names unfortunately i of the issues. star hobson, arthur, these are names unfortunately that are etched in our minds because they are etched in our minds because they are horrific cases of child abuse and children that were failed to be spotted in the system. you will review, your recommendations said that the system would need an extra £2.6 billion in the next four years. what is on offer is £200 million. is that enough? the what is on offer is £200 million. is that enough?—

that enough? the cases that you mentioned _ that enough? the cases that you mentioned really _ that enough? the cases that you mentioned really very, _ that enough? the cases that you mentioned really very, very i that enough? the cases that you | mentioned really very, very tragic and very upsetting and what i learned from the national panel report that annie hudson and her team did looking at what happened in those cases was identify the earlier intensive support for families that would help us identify the minority of parents and adults who might be posing significant harm to their children. and then we need to also as well as having a sharper child protection response make sure we are using the widerfamily protection response make sure we are using the wider family network which comes back to the point on kinship care, making all of those changes at a scale that will tip the system into a more positive direction will require £2.6 billion overfour years as my review set out. the approach that the government has taken which is 200 million over the first two years means we will start to make progress in that direction but it

will take longer than four or five years and i think it doesn't need to. i think we could go further and quicker on that. josh to. i think we could go further and quicker on that.— quicker on that. josh mcallister, thank ou quicker on that. josh mcallister, thank you for— quicker on that. josh mcallister, thank you forjoining _ quicker on that. josh mcallister, thank you forjoining us - quicker on that. josh mcallister, thank you forjoining us on i thank you forjoining us on breakfast. mike is here with the sport. breakfast. mike is here with the sort. ., ., , ., , ., sport. rolling back to the years to 1999 the last _ sport. rolling back to the years to 1999 the last time _ sport. rolling back to the years to 1999 the last time manchester i sport. rolling back to the years to i 1999 the last time manchester united and newcastle met in the fa cup final and this is the league cup final and this is the league cup final and this is the league cup final and returns the best form to manchester united and happy camp under erik ten hag and what a contrast of the start of the season when the team are struggling and people were even question his future. he people were even question his future. . . people were even question his future. ., , ., ., future. he has turned it around. yes. it's future. he has turned it around. yes- it's a _ future. he has turned it around. yes. it's a new _ future. he has turned it around. yes. it's a new feeling - future. he has turned it around. yes. it's a new feeling for i future. he has turned it around. yes. it's a new feeling for the i yes. it's a new feeling for the current manchester united players to go to wembley and win a trophy. they are in the league cup final after easing past nottingham forest over two legs. six years since manchester united won trophies when the league cup was one of them and anthony marcy al and marcus rashford

conjured up the opening goal and rashford would go on to set up another squaring the ball for fred to score. 5—0 on aggregate to set up a final against newcastle later this month. it’s a final against newcastle later this month. i a final against newcastle later this month. �*, ., month. it's good to reach the final, of course but _ month. it's good to reach the final, of course but it's _ month. it's good to reach the final, of course but it's not _ month. it's good to reach the final, of course but it's not about - of course but it's not about reaching _ of course but it's not about reaching the final, it's about winning _ reaching the final, it's about winning the final and that will be tough _ winning the final and that will be tough and we have a great opponent, so we _ tough and we have a great opponent, so we have _ tough and we have a great opponent, so we have prepared well but now we are focusing — so we have prepared well but now we are focusing on the premier league because _ are focusing on the premier league because in— are focusing on the premier league because in two days the premier league — because in two days the premier league will continue. now she's one of the most wanted players in football and manchester united say they will do all they can, to persuade alessio russo to stay with the club. they turned down a world record bid of around half a million pounds, two days ago. russo turned down a contract renewal injune, but her manager marc skinner says he is hopefully she'll extend her stay. what is very clear as she is a manchester united player and if they are where _ manchester united player and if they are where bids, we turned them down, so i are where bids, we turned them down,

so i don't _ are where bids, we turned them down, so i don't know. i haven't asked. i don't _ so i don't know. i haven't asked. i don't really— so i don't know. i haven't asked. i don't really care. i think she has a real love — don't really care. i think she has a real love for — don't really care. i think she has a real love for the club and we have a love for— real love for the club and we have a love for her— real love for the club and we have a love for her so i would be very hopeful — love for her so i would be very hopeful and we will work to the day that we _ hopeful and we will work to the day that we stop off the field to do that we stop off the field to do that but— that we stop off the field to do that but me and her on the field will be _ that but me and her on the field will be working for the club's success _ will be working for the club's success. it will be working for the club's success. , ., , , ., success. it is now six wins on the bounce for _ success. it is now six wins on the bounce for rangers _ success. it is now six wins on the bounce for rangers after - success. it is now six wins on the bounce for rangers after alfredo | bounce for rangers after alfredo marella scored twice in a three nil when our hearts which takes rangers 19 points clear and richard beale has challenged his side to keep this up has challenged his side to keep this up as they chase down the runaway leaders celtic but the trouble is the leaders are just as relentless and they were nine points clear after they beat livingstone 3—0 with after they beat livingstone 3—0 with a 21st goal of the season and we are only in fabry. elsewhere aberdeen lost against a saint mirren in their first game since sucking jim goodwin. england's cricketers leave south africa with a consolation win under their belts but more importantly wickets forjofra archer in just his second game

importantly wickets forjofra archer injust his second game back importantly wickets forjofra archer in just his second game back after nearly two years out with injuries. he took six wickets and his pace was just too much for the hosts who were bowled out for 287 so 59 runs short. and it is a defeat, but and there is the prospect of arch at full pace for the summer's ashes in the world cup defence later this year. if you've been watching breakfast, over the last couple of years, you'll know all about kevin sinfield and rob burrow. since rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, kevin has been taking on incredible super human, fundraising challenges for his best friend, and former rugby league, team—mate. now, we've put together a half hour programme, which you'll be able to watch tomorrow evening, which is all about kevin's three—year fundraising journey for mnd. one of the toughest challenges he took on, was his extra mile run.

101 miles in 2a hours with no sleep and you might remember we broadcast the last part of the journey on here but for the first time we can hear kevin speaking about the pain his body was in and how close he was to collapsing. it body was in and how close he was to colla sin. .. body was in and how close he was to colla-usin. ~ .,, collapsing. it felt like i was havinu collapsing. it felt like i was having to _ collapsing. it felt like i was having to switch _ collapsing. it felt like i was having to switch different l collapsing. it felt like i was i having to switch different systems offjust _ having to switch different systems offjust to — having to switch different systems offjust to keep alive and keep going — i felt like i was in a cockpit and you run— i felt like i was in a cockpit and you run out— i felt like i was in a cockpit and you run out of fuel. you are probably— you run out of fuel. you are probably about to go down, but you are just _ probably about to go down, but you are just trying to stay in the air as long — are just trying to stay in the air as long as— are just trying to stay in the air as long as you can and find a way of hitting _ as long as you can and find a way of hitting the — as long as you can and find a way of hitting the runway. everything had pretty— hitting the runway. everything had pretty much switched off and the only things going were the things that will— only things going were the things that will keeping me putting one step in— that will keeping me putting one step in front of the other. it

that will keeping me putting one step in front of the other.- step in front of the other. it was that point _ step in front of the other. it was that point where _ step in front of the other. it was that point where you _ step in front of the other. it was that point where you need i step in front of the other. it was that point where you need him l step in front of the other. it was | that point where you need him to push _ that point where you need him to push but — that point where you need him to push but at — that point where you need him to push but at the _ that point where you need him to push but at the same _ that point where you need him to push but at the same time, i that point where you need him to push but at the same time, howl that point where you need him to- push but at the same time, how much can we _ push but at the same time, how much can we allow— push but at the same time, how much can we allow him _ push but at the same time, how much can we allow him to _ push but at the same time, how much can we allow him to push? _ push but at the same time, how much can we allow him to push? i _ push but at the same time, how muchl can we allow him to push? i remember going _ can we allow him to push? i remember going through — can we allow him to push? i remember going through leeds— can we allow him to push? i remember going through leeds and _ can we allow him to push? i remember going through leeds and we _ can we allow him to push? i remember going through leeds and we were i going through leeds and we were genuinely— going through leeds and we were genuinely worried _ going through leeds and we were genuinely worried at _ going through leeds and we were genuinely worried at that - going through leeds and we were genuinely worried at that point i going through leeds and we were i genuinely worried at that point that there _ genuinely worried at that point that there was— genuinely worried at that point that there was a — genuinely worried at that point that there was a chance _ genuinely worried at that point that there was a chance he _ genuinely worried at that point that there was a chance he could - there was a chance he could collapse _ there was a chance he could collapse so _ there was a chance he could collapse. so we _ there was a chance he could collapse. so we had - there was a chance he could collapse. so we had to i there was a chance he could collapse. so we had to run i there was a chance he could i collapse. so we had to run with there was a chance he could - collapse. so we had to run with him as well_ collapse. so we had to run with him as well and — collapse. so we had to run with him as well and as — collapse. so we had to run with him as well and as we _ collapse. so we had to run with him as well and as we were _ collapse. so we had to run with him as well and as we were getting - as well and as we were getting closer— as well and as we were getting closer to — as well and as we were getting closer to headingley. - as well and as we were getting closer to headingley. you - as well and as we were getting closer to headingley. you are. as well and as we were getting - closer to headingley. you are going through— closer to headingley. you are going through your — closer to headingley. you are going through your mind _ closer to headingley. you are going through your mind about _ closer to headingley. you are going through your mind about what - closer to headingley. you are going through your mind about what we . closer to headingley. you are going l through your mind about what we will do if that— through your mind about what we will do if that happens. _ through your mind about what we will do if that happens. we _ through your mind about what we will do if that happens. we hope - through your mind about what we will do if that happens. we hope it- do if that happens. we hope it doesn't — do if that happens. we hope it doesn't happen, _ do if that happens. we hope it doesn't happen, but— do if that happens. we hope it doesn't happen, but we - do if that happens. we hope it doesn't happen, but we have. do if that happens. we hope it. doesn't happen, but we have to do if that happens. we hope it- doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared _ doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared that _ doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared that there _ doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared that there is _ doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared that there is a _ doesn't happen, but we have to be prepared that there is a likely - prepared that there is a likely chance — prepared that there is a likely chance it _ prepared that there is a likely chance it could _ prepared that there is a likely chance it could happen. - prepared that there is a likely chance it could happen. you. prepared that there is a likely chance it could happen. you couldn't tell at the time _ chance it could happen. you couldn't tell at the time what _ chance it could happen. you couldn't tell at the time what he _ chance it could happen. you couldn't tell at the time what he was - chance it could happen. you couldn't tell at the time what he was going i tell at the time what he was going through. incredible. that was part of the skill and what true friendship like that can do it can get you through. he friendship like that can do it can get you through-— friendship like that can do it can get you through. friendship like that can do it can aet ou throu~h. ., . , get you through. he did not give any ofthat get you through. he did not give any of that away — get you through. he did not give any of that away when _ get you through. he did not give any of that away when he _ get you through. he did not give any of that away when he was _ get you through. he did not give any of that away when he was on - get you through. he did not give any of that away when he was on the - of that away when he was on the programme because we were catching up programme because we were catching up with him during that and he did not give it away because he was focused and determined to finish. is a very modest man as well. whenever we've had him here on the sofa it's

cars being saying this is extraordinary and he knows it, but all he talks about is why he is doing it. all he talks about is why he is doin: it. �* . all he talks about is why he is doin: it. . , , ., , ., doing it. and this story will move ou doing it. and this story will move you beyond _ doing it. and this story will move you beyond tears. _ doing it. and this story will move you beyond tears. a _ doing it. and this story will move you beyond tears. a story - doing it. and this story will move you beyond tears. a story of - doing it. and this story will move you beyond tears. a story of true friendship and hope and you can watch him going the extra miles tomorrow at 7pm on bbc two and on the iplayer, bbc iplayer, so you can watch it any time ahead of the start of the six nations where kevin will be involved. he of the six nations where kevin will be involved-— of the six nations where kevin will be involved. he is a defence coach. that's tomorrow _ be involved. he is a defence coach. that's tomorrow night _ be involved. he is a defence coach. that's tomorrow night on _ be involved. he is a defence coach. that's tomorrow night on saturday. thanks, mike. carol is taking a look at the weather and bringing us some sunshine find stop not that you don't always, of course you do, but you are bringing us extra sunshine at the end of the week.— at the end of the week. that's ri . ht. at the end of the week. that's right- on _ at the end of the week. that's right. on sunday _ at the end of the week. that's right. on sunday will- at the end of the week. that's right. on sunday will be - at the end of the week. that's right. on sunday will be cold i at the end of the week. that's i right. on sunday will be cold but sunnierfor most of right. on sunday will be cold but sunnier for most of us as well. this morning is not a bad start in greater london from one of the weather watches pictures and it's a mild start as it is across many areas this morning and it will remain that way until we get to late on saturday when it will cool down.

it will also be dry for the next couple of days for most of us but not bone dry and not wall—to—wall blue sky. we can see the mild air represented by the yellows in the chart for today and this weather front is moving east across scotland and this one is ensconced across the north west and both of them producing rain at the moment. not just in scotland where we have patchy light rain and drizzle in northern ireland, northern england, wales on the south—west and also the channel islands. there is more cloud in the west today and brighter skies with sunshine across central and eastern areas and as the rain becomes confined to the north—west late in the day the wind will strengthen across the western isles with gusts of up to 50 mph. these white circles represent the average wind speed so not particularly windy for most. temperatures today eight to 13 degrees, so above where we would expect them to be at this stage in february and through the evening and overnight the rain in the north—west sinks further south

and weakens and as it moves out of scotland into northern england and northern ireland, it starts to pivot around. behind it there will be clear skies, showers and ahead of it clear skies, showers and ahead of it clear skies. clear skies, showers and ahead of it clearskies. it clear skies, showers and ahead of it clear skies. it won't be a cold night, between six and 10 degrees overnight but it will be windy across the north of scotland and the northern isles where there will be gales. tomorrow the weather front slowly tracks out of northern ireland and moves across northern england and also scotland and we have high pressure in the south so things are settled here and the gales are easing across the far north, so the rain clears northern ireland and you can see the cloud associated with it in the rain pushing across northern england and scotland after a bright start of the east and it should brighter behind it and for the rest of england and wales there will be sunny intervals and a variable cloud and lighter winds generally than we are looking at today but if anything a little bit milder so temperatures in stornoway, ii bit milder so temperatures in stornoway, 11 degrees, belfast 13,

12 in cardiff but we could see ia in london. normally at this stage in february we would expect seven in edinburgh and nine in london, to give you a rough idea. we have the mild air ensconced across friday and into saturday and until the weather front crosses us so it is a cold front crosses us so it is a cold front with cold air following behind and then high pressure remains in charge so even on sunday although we are looking at a lot of dry weather with sunshine it is going to feel colder and on saturday we could see wintry showers across the north of scotland. a lot to play for in the weather in the next few days. taste weather in the next few days. we have been _ weather in the next few days. we have been discussing the cheese and pickle sandwich. where would you be with the cheese and pickled beetroot sandwich? how would that be? that’s sandwich? how would that be? that's interestinu. sandwich? how would that be? that's interesting- my _ sandwich? how would that be? that's interesting. my favourite _ sandwich? how would that be? that's interesting. my favourite beach - sandwich? how would that be? trust�*s interesting. my favourite beach is interesting. my favourite beach is in the north west highlands near where i grew up, sol in the north west highlands near where i grew up, so i would definitely be there amongst the san james, perfect. itrutith definitely be there amongst the san james. perfect-— james, perfect. with a cheese and ickle james, perfect. with a cheese and pickle beetroot _ james, perfect. with a cheese and pickle beetroot sandwich? - james, perfect. with a cheese and pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i l pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i

love cheese _ pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i love cheese and _ pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i love cheese and pickle, - pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i love cheese and pickle, so - pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i love cheese and pickle, so add i pickle beetroot sandwich? yes, i | love cheese and pickle, so add be true, i don't mind.— true, i don't mind. there you go. all good- — true, i don't mind. there you go. all good- all— true, i don't mind. there you go. all good. all sounds _ true, i don't mind. there you go. all good. all sounds good. - true, i don't mind. there you go. all good. all sounds good. i'm i all good. all sounds good. i'm getting hungry. the cost of housing is making many people rethink their ambitions of getting on the property ladder — but one woman from warwickshire hasn't let it stand in the way of owning her own home. three years ago, elizabeth earle gave up saving for a mortgage and bought a narrowboat instead. now she says it's saving her huge amounts of money every month. she tells us more. i am in my 30s, i'm self employed and i can't get a mortgage, but i can live on a boat. hello, my name is elizabeth earle. this is my 1920s boat, maggie. i think to get onto the property ladder and to combat cost of living, boat life is a fantastic way to live. just bought a boat. i started out on plastic boats

and i bought it with my overdraft but luckily i had a monthly income from being self employed, so i bought this project, which was an absolute shell, and over two years i renovated her, lived in her, and then i managed to sell her for a profit. so, for me to get here to this point on the narrow boat that i wanted to live on comfortably has taken me three years. faithful coal bucket. living on a canal boat does have costs, but nothing compared to living in a house. on average, my outgoings, not including my boat payments, would probably be roundabout £200 a month, ithink. £300 max. i mean, having an historical boat like maggie, there are repairs that you have to do but i wouldn't say it's more than £300. hello there. welcome to another sail on maggie. on youtube, what i do with maggie

is i show what it's like to live solo on an historical boat. one thing about being a boater is you've always got mucky hands. having a glass of wine, waking up with a hangover or having your friends over or trying to find somewhere to moor shows the real frustration and joy that comes with a narrow boat. i think one of the things when people are starting looking at boats, i think they get a romantic view. they see it on youtube or instagram, lovely sunsets, green smoothies, lots of yoga. if you are ok with being dirty, being occasionally cold, wet, tired, being covered in bruises, then you can reap the rewards. it's worth the reward as long as you are prepared for that hardship.

swings and roundabouts as it were. not necessarily an easy way to live. it very rewarding. i not necessarily an easy way to live. it very rewarding.— it very rewarding. i think she is winnin: it very rewarding. i think she is winning overall. _ we are going to have a bit of nostalgia. you know, sometimes music is the best way into memories, isn't it. you play something and you think of a time and how about this? i was going to wait for the original drums. it's brookside, of course and thatis drums. it's brookside, of course and that is liverpool, course. and it will be back on our screens for the first time in almost 20 years. we'll be talking to two of the show�*s most well—known stars. but first, take a look at one of the show�*s most memorable moments. what the hell are you doing now? keep it down. sinbad has something stashed _ keep it down. sinbad has something stashed down here.

iia. looks like we have struck gold. it could _ iia. looks like we have struck gold. it could be — iia. looks like we have struck gold. it could be anything. don't get involved. ., ., , , it could be anything. don't get involved. ., ., . . what? involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? — involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? it — involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? it is — involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? it is a — involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? it is a hand. _ involved. come on, pull it up. what? what is it? it is a hand. what? - we're joined now by dean sullivan, who played jimmy corkhill and louis emerick, who played mickjohnson. i loved watching both of you there, i loved watching both of you there, i was glued. you absolutely glued. i wasjust interested to see it. i've i was 'ust interested to see it. i've not wasjust interested to see it. i've not seen wasjust interested to see it. i've rrot seen it _ wasjust interested to see it. i've not seen it before. one of those famous scenes. the

not seen it before. one of those famous scenes.— not seen it before. one of those famous scenes. . famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil _ famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil came _ famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil came up _ famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil came up with - famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil came up with the - famous scenes. the interesting thing was when phil came up with the idea | was when phil came up with the idea of having _ was when phil came up with the idea of having a _ was when phil came up with the idea of having a body under the patio, which _ of having a body under the patio, which was — of having a body under the patio, which was the culmination of the domestic— which was the culmination of the domestic abuse storyline and we always— domestic abuse storyline and we always did very realistic storylines, he decided the body would _ storylines, he decided the body would he — storylines, he decided the body would be under the patio for two years— would be under the patio for two years so— would be under the patio for two years so the viewers always knew it was there _ years so the viewers always knew it was there and one day it was going to come _ was there and one day it was going to come to — was there and one day it was going to come to the surface and that is what _ to come to the surface and that is what happened. to come to the surface and that is what happened-— what happened. very good storytelling- _ what happened. very good storytelling. there - what happened. very good storytelling. there will - what happened. very good storytelling. there will be | what happened. very good - storytelling. there will be people watching this morning for whom brookside does not mean much and depending on your age and what you were doing at the time, but it did really change the idea of a soap opera, didn't it? we were used in emmerdale or coronation street and then brookside came. shill emmerdale or coronation street and then brookside came.— then brookside came. all made in studios generally. _ then brookside came. all made in studios generally. what _ then brookside came. all made in studios generally. what made - then brookside came. all made in studios generally. what made it l then brookside came. all made in| studios generally. what made it so different? because _ studios generally. what made it so different? because it _ studios generally. what made it so different? because it was - studios generally. what made it so different? because it was very - studios generally. what made it so different? because it was very realj different? because it was very real and we used _ different? because it was very real and we used a _ different? because it was very real and we used a lot _ different? because it was very real and we used a lot of— different? because it was very real and we used a lot of natural- different? because it was very real and we used a lot of natural light. | and we used a lot of natural light. and there — and we used a lot of natural light. and there was locations and stuff out in the city, so it had that touch of realism that was completely different at the time.— different at the time. change the face of british _ different at the time. change the face of british tv _ different at the time. change the

face of british tv on _ different at the time. change the face of british tv on british - different at the time. change the face of british tv on british soap| face of british tv on british soap operas _ face of british tv on british soap operas without a doubt. what really worked is a — operas without a doubt. what really worked is a lot _ operas without a doubt. what really worked is a lot of _ operas without a doubt. what really worked is a lot of soap _ operas without a doubt. what really worked is a lot of soap operas, - operas without a doubt. what really worked is a lot of soap operas, like | worked is a lot of soap operas, like the big impact stories, they kind of smack you round the head quickly whereas brookside, like with your character, you entered and was seen as an everyday person and then the racism line came in, so it wasn't like you were in as a lack person and let's watch him and see what happens. i and let's watch him and see what ha ens. , . and let's watch him and see what hauens. ., , ., happens. i say with great props to phil redmond _ happens. i say with great props to phil redmond is _ happens. i say with great props to phil redmond is what _ happens. i say with great props to phil redmond is what they - happens. i say with great props to phil redmond is what they did - happens. i say with great props to phil redmond is what they did is i happens. i say with great props to| phil redmond is what they did is it was about two years before the race story started, so the audience got to know mick as a person. he was a single dad trying to bring up two kids and thejuggling single dad trying to bring up two kids and the juggling that takes and he was just kids and the juggling that takes and he wasjust a kids and the juggling that takes and he was just a guy who happened to be black who was trying to get on with his life and do the best he could. by his life and do the best he could. by the time the story came, the audience cared for him and had got to know this guy and it was a lovely story when i was in the city one

time of the story was this right—wing group were doing the racial stuff on a mick and i was walking through town and as i rust —— cross the road i sought the old lady and she said, we are not all like that you know. it was a lovely little story. but it's because they cared for him. our storylines weren'tjust for a couple of episodes or so, i had two big storylines and bombers drug someone was mental health issues, but they ran for years and even when with say the mental health issues, even when it was not mentioned in the script, i would still play that as an actor because he was diagnosed with bipolar and if you are diagnosed with it, you have got it for life. you can be on medication but it's always there. that was another ground—breaking thing we did. the storylines were grounded in realism and they ran for a long time and they showed how those affected, not just the individual but may be a

whole family or the whole close. we did a storyline where a virus broke out on the close. this was always years ago and the press were saying it's ridiculous, where are they getting the storylines from. a virus? we put a chord and up so people could not come up into the close but talk about reflecting reality. close but talk about reflecting reali . ., . , . ., reality. the original cast have done incredible things _ reality. the original cast have done incredible things since. _ reality. the original cast have done incredible things since. there - reality. the original cast have done incredible things since. there was l incredible things since. there was an amazing talent pool. absolutely. a lot of people _ an amazing talent pool. absolutely. a lot of people cut _ an amazing talent pool. absolutely. a lot of people cut their— an amazing talent pool. absolutely. a lot of people cut their teeth - a lot of people cut their teeth there — a lot of people cut their teeth there and notjust on the acting side _ there and notjust on the acting side but — there and notjust on the acting side but on the screw is a lot of people — side but on the screw is a lot of people were given their first opportunity to work on a television programme. opportunity to work on a television programme-— programme. look at that fellow there. what's _ programme. look at that fellow there. what's going _ programme. look at that fellow there. what's going on - programme. look at that fellow there. what's going on there? i programme. look at that fellow i there. what's going on there? he programme. look at that fellow - there. what's going on there? he was ro erl there. what's going on there? he was properly thinking _ there. what's going on there? he was properly thinking he'd _ there. what's going on there? he was properly thinking he'd be _ there. what's going on there? he was properly thinking he'd be back. - properly thinking he'd be back. these shots and we saw the shoulder pads in the previous then, do you think it will stand the test of

time? it will be very interesting. some people will watch it for nostalgia and remember what they were doing but for those coming to it fresh. . , it fresh. right at the beginning brookside was _ it fresh. right at the beginning brookside was dealing - it fresh. right at the beginning brookside was dealing with - it fresh. right at the beginning i brookside was dealing with issues to do with— brookside was dealing with issues to do with the unions and people going on strike, _ do with the unions and people going on strike, that was from day one when _ on strike, that was from day one when it— on strike, that was from day one when it started and look what is happening now. it's very relevant. it's happening now. it's very relevant. it's a _ happening now. it's very relevant. it's a chance — happening now. it's very relevant. it's a chance for people that weren't around and are a certain age you won't remember it, it's a look back at britain then because i was think brookside was an extension of the boys from the black stuff where that finished as we started in 1982 and times in liverpool were bleak. it reflected that. the and times in liverpoolwere bleak. it reflected that.— it reflected that. the close is now houses that _ it reflected that. the close is now houses that are _ it reflected that. the close is now houses that are lived _ it reflected that. the close is now houses that are lived in _ it reflected that. the close is now houses that are lived in by - it reflected that. the close is now. houses that are lived in by everyday people. did you steal anything from the set for nostalgia and what was it? �* ., ., ., . ~ , ., it? i've got a few “ackets that i like. jimmy h it? i've got a few “ackets that i like. jimmy was i it? i've got a few jackets that i like. jimmy was known - it? i've got a few jackets that i like. jimmy was known for- it? i've got a few jackets that i i like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim _ like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim stop _ like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim stop which - like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim stop which is - like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim stop which is back. like. jimmy was known for wearing double denim stop which is back in

fashion _ double denim stop which is back in fashion. way ahead of the time. the wardrobe fashion. way ahead of the time. iie: wardrobe department fashion. way ahead of the time. tie: wardrobe department gave fashion. way ahead of the time. “ii9 wardrobe department gave me fashion. way ahead of the time. i“i9: wardrobe department gave me the jackets, so i've still got that and also the design guys and part of the storyline, jimmy had a picture of his dog blown up and it was an awful bad taste gold gilded frame and they presented that to me. it's in the loft. i've still got it. i see this picture of you, that sequence with the grave early on and that leather jacket. i absolutely remember you wearing thatjacket. . i jacket. i absolutely remember you wearing that jacket. ._ jacket. i absolutely remember you wearing that jacket. . wearing that “acket. . i remember as well that i wearing that jacket. . i remember as well that i had _ wearing that jacket. . i remember as well that i had a _ wearing that jacket. . i remember as well that i had a conversation - wearing that jacket. . i remember as well that i had a conversation with i well that i had a conversation with phil redmond and said, jimmy is on the wrong _ phil redmond and said, jimmy is on the wrong side of the law, could he not have _ the wrong side of the law, could he not have pinched something better to wear like _ not have pinched something better to wear like a _ not have pinched something better to wear like a leatherjacket and he said, _ wear like a leatherjacket and he said. yes, — wear like a leatherjacket and he said. yes, i_ wear like a leatherjacket and he said, yes, iwill do wear like a leatherjacket and he said, yes, i will do that and he introduced _ said, yes, i will do that and he introduced this horrible fringed cowboy— introduced this horrible fringed cowboy style jacket as a joke before i cowboy style jacket as a joke before i -ot cowboy style jacket as a joke before i got the _ cowboy style jacket as a joke before i got the real leather one. it�*s i got the real leather one. it's lovely seeing _ i got the real leather one. it�*s lovely seeing you both here again. a

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. british gas suspends the force—fitting of prepayment meters, after undercover footage showed them being imposed on vulnerable customers. oil giant shell announces

record profits. it made more than £32 billion last year — more than double the year before. i'll break down the figures for you in just a few moments. grace millane was killed while on the holiday of a lifetime in new zealand by a man she met online. we will speak to her mum, who has conquered kilimanjaro in her memory. good morning. a cloudy start for many day. however, towards the west, patchy light rain and drizzle. —— for many of us today. wherever you are it will be mild. details later in the programme. good morning. it's thursday, 2 february. in the last hour, the oil company shell has announced record profits for the past year. it made more than £32 billion. that's more than double what it made the year before — and is the biggest profit

in shell's 115 year history. ben's been taking a look at the number. you better put some of this in context, because on the face of those are eye watering sums? thea;r those are eye watering sums? they absolutely are. _ those are eye watering sums? they absolutely are. £32 _ those are eye watering sums? i“i9 absolutely are. £32 billion those are eye watering sums? i“i91 absolutely are. £32 billion in profit over the whole of last year. that is double what it made up more than double what it made, in 2021. and it smashes the previous record annual profit, which was set back in 2008, and it was 25 billion. 32 billion for the whole of 2022. you may wonder what is behind these profits? well, it is the high cost of energy, oil, gas, fuel, which has led to these huge profits. and we saw that when pandemic restrictions were being lifted, things started to open up around the world, demand for energy went up. that went up even

further after russia invaded ukraine. russia a big supplier of energy. when the sanctions were imposed, that limited the amount of supply and pushed the price up. all of that has led to these huge profit, notjust for shell. oiland gas profit, notjust for shell. oil and gas companies profit, notjust for shell. oiland gas companies around the world are also seeing similar bumper profits. exxonmobil, the us company, recently reported £aa million in profits for the previous year. so, shall not alone in making these profits, but of course households are the ones that are contributing, and businesses, through the energy that they are paying for. and it also feeds into the rise in average prices for everyday goods and services. if it cost companies more to manufacture stuff, and it up —— and it gusts them more to transport it around, they pass the gusts on to us. —— costas. its,

it around, they pass the gusts on to us- -- costas— us. -- costas. a lot of examination of those numbers _ us. -- costas. a lot of examination of those numbers today. _ us. -- costas. a lot of examination of those numbers today. thank i us. -- costas. a lot of examination l of those numbers today. thank you. the bank of england is expected to announce it is putting up interest rates for the tenth time this morning, with many analysts expecting a rise of half a percentage point. a previous increase was made in december, pushing them to the highest level in 1a pushing them to the highest level in ia years. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people, and forcibly fit pre—payment energy meters. the tactic — which results in someone's heating being cut off if they don't have the cash to top up their meter — is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports.

this is the exciting bit. i love this bit. paul morgan—bentley, a times newspaper reporter, says he has witnessed instances of energy companies using strong—arm tactics when customers fall into debt. there's a company that the major energy firms, including british gas and others, use to do this very aggressive debt collection. they're called arvato. and when i found out about this, i applied to work there undercover. on some of the coldest days in recent weeks, i was in teams of either four orfive men, breaking into families' homes and force fitting pay—as—you meters for british gas. having a meter like this means you pay up front. if you can't top it up, there's no heating. the energy firms need a court warrant. they're supposed to check if the customer is vulnerable. this is the home of a single dad

with three children. they weren't in when the team entered the property. in the kitchen there was a child's ventolin asthma inhaler and eczema cream. the person living there, if they couldn't afford to top up, they'd go off supply. and we walked in and the radiators were hot. and we left and the radiators were cold. this agent offered tips on judging a customer's vulnerability. the reporter worked in teams enforcing warrants for british gas, which included the homes of a 77—year—old man, and a mother aged 25 with four children. this woman said her bills had jumped from 5a to £36a a month. the debt agent in this case decided to walk away without fitting a prepayment meter, but said other agents might act differently.

it's a very unusual situation at the moment. and this kind of very aggressive debt collection just feels very, very unfair. ofgem has now confirmed it's investigating, telling the bbc, "these are extremely serious allegations from the times. "we won't hesitate to take firm enforcement action." there nothing to be said to excuse it. there nothing to be said to excuse it every _ there nothing to be said to excuse it. every customer deserves to be treated _ it. every customer deserves to be treated with respect. that is what i expect _ treated with respect. that is what i expect from my colleagues. they are not doing _ expect from my colleagues. they are not doing any work for us right now. we commissioned an independent report— we commissioned an independent report to — we commissioned an independent report to get to the bottom of what is going _ report to get to the bottom of what is going on, and therefore, when we -et is going on, and therefore, when we get to— is going on, and therefore, when we get to the _ is going on, and therefore, when we get to the bottom, we will fix it. where _ get to the bottom, we will fix it. where we — get to the bottom, we will fix it. where we have got it wrong, we will make _ where we have got it wrong, we will make it _ where we have got it wrong, we will make it right. yesterday morning we announced _ make it right. yesterday morning we announced that we have suspended any installation _ announced that we have suspended any installation prepayment meters under

warrant _ with no end in sight of rising energy prices, the energy companies and regulators may need to find a better way to sort out those who refuse to pay, and those who just can't. aruna iyengar, bbc news. households in england and wales will see the largest... households in england and wales will see the largest increase to their water bills for almost 20 years from april. industry body water uk said bills could rise to an average £aa8 a year. consumer groups warned the rise could prove the tipping point for customers already struggling to pay. water uk says that the increase is down to higher energy costs. british steel is considering cutting 800 jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. it's thought the company is developing plans but hasn't submitted the paperwork required before a consultation on redundancies. british steel has refused to comment. our reporter crispin rolfe is outside the plant. morning. they will be a lot of people very worried hearing these

kind of —— this kind of speculation but with no firm announcement? melt. but with no firm announcement? well, what a difference _ but with no firm announcement? well, what a difference a _ but with no firm announcement? well, what a difference a week— but with no firm announcement? 9ii what a difference a week makes. a week ago, i was standing here talking about £300 million the british government was talking about investing into this steel plant here investing into this steel plant here in scunthorpe. this is the fabric of our lives. it goes into everything around us. you can see the value to the british government of having your own steel. so, £300 million is on the table as part of that was the suggestion that would secure jobs at this plant until 2030, after really what has been years ofjob cuts. go back ten, 15 years, they would be 10,000 jobs here. there are roughly a000 10,000 jobs here. there are roughly aooo now. 800 potentially now set to go. we have seen the british government coming forward with its offer tojingye, government coming forward with its offer to jingye, the government coming forward with its offer tojingye, the owners of british steel. and they seem to have come back to say, we think some of

this is unsustainable. obviously they have their own pressures. they are huge energy gusts. union is telling me last night it gusts roughly £1 million a day to keep this plant going. clearly those are potentially unsustainable expenditures at this time of high energy crisis. let's look at the deal in detail. 3oo energy crisis. let's look at the deal in detail. 300 million from the british government. they then wanted £1 billion to be put in by british steel in order to take this plant grain, to change from the furnace currently used to an electric furnace, which would be far more sustainable. i have been speaking to a few employees this morning. they suggest those 800 jobs to sound like they are very vulnerable, and that they are very vulnerable, and that they would close down the coke burners within this plant here. what that means for the community in scunthorpe, of course, is that, yes, there may be aooo jobs here, but there may be aooo jobs here, but there are potentially 16,000 jobs in this whole area that relying on this

plant. of course, that means mortgages. i take it back to last week. back then there was a sense of optimism on the high street, people saying they would be able to change “ pay saying they would be able to change —— pay their bills. that saying they would be able to change -- pay their bills-— -- pay their bills. that has changed- _ -- pay their bills. that has changed- a _ -- pay their bills. that has changed. a contrasting i -- pay their bills. that has i changed. a contrasting fortune. thank you. a32—year—old man has been charged with the murder of natalie mcnally in county armagh. she was 32. she was 15 weeks pregnant when she was stabbed on the 18th of december at her home in lurgan. more than 1000 people gathered at a rally in her memory. pressure is mounting on the prime minister to explain what he knew about allegations of bullying made against dominic raab, before appointing him asjustice secretary. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. morning to you. so, where are we in relation to rishi sunak�*s decision about his deputy prime minister?

morning to you. well, there is that investigation ongoing. i think rishi sunak wants to wait to see what the results are. what we know is that there are eight formal complaints which have been made. we think they involve more than 2a different people. but i think there are a couple of things proving to be quite tricky for rishi sunak. one is the number of complainants. i've spoken to serving government ministers who said it would be hard to ignore the fact that there are 2a people who have come forward and said they think the deputy prime minister because my conduct was inappropriate, oramounted because my conduct was inappropriate, or amounted to bullying. the second thing that is tricky for the government is the question of what rishi sunak knew when he appointed mr raab as debris prime minister back in october. we had been told repeatedly by number 10, and again this morning, that mr sunak did not know about any formal

complaints. the emphasis is on formal, because they —— they are being a lot less clear about whether informally some concerns were raised. speaking to people around government departments mr raab worked out, speaking to other people in government, there is a bit of a sense that it was an open secret that there were concerns about mr raab's behaviour. i think that is a tricky issue for the government as well. it is worth reminding everybody, mr raab denies wrongdoing. his team says this morning he wants to set out his case in a professional setting, that he intends to see all of this through, he will not fall on his sword before then. but as rishi sunak its 100 daysin then. but as rishi sunak its 100 days in office today, he wants to talk about the economy, he wants to talk about the economy, he wants to talk about the nhs and immigration, but there is that a cloud over the conduct of his ministers that is proving hard to shake off. nick, thank you. it is nearly a

quarter past eight. it is absolutely time to talk to carol and find out what is happening with the weather. all that picture has done is conjure up all that picture has done is conjure up images of sandwiches and lazy days by the sea enjoying a bit of milder weather. oh, doesn't that sound perfect? that is why i brought it back. we have been talking about his particular picture as we have gone through the morning. good morning. it is a mild start. forthe morning. good morning. it is a mild start. for the next few days and nights, for the time of the year, it will remain mild. it will turn colder later this afternoon. for most of us it will be dry, but not bone dry. this morning we have some heavy rain across scotland, patchy rain and drizzle across northern ireland, wales and the channel islands. eventually this rain will become confined to north—west scotland. the wind will strengthen. as we come further south you can see in the channel islands, western parts of england and wales, there is a bit more cloud producing patchy rain and drizzle. the same across north—west england. in northern

ireland you will see the odd spot. some bright skies. the heaviest rain will be across north—west scotland. it is the midlands, into kent, east anglia, where we will see some sunshine first thing. some of these cloud will break up and brighten up through the afternoon. we are looking at gusty winds. temperatures eight to 13 degrees. this evening and overnight of the band of rain six south as a weaker feature, getting into northern england and northern ireland, clear skies ahead and behind, but gales across the far north northern ireland, clear skies ahead and behind, but gales across the far north of northern ireland, clear skies ahead and behind, but gales across the far north of scotland. carol, thank you. the time now is 8:15am. grace millane was on the trip of a lifetime in new zealand in 2018, when she was murdered by a man she met on tinder. she was just 22 years old. since her death, grace's family have focused on charity work aimed at stopping violence against women. most recently, they climbed mount kilimanjaro in grace's memory. marta newman has more.

grace millane had just graduated from university, her whole life ahead of her. she was on her dream trip, backpacking around the world, when she was murdered in new zealand. cctv pictures show mike her last moments. she had met a man on a dating app. they had drinks and ended up in his apartment, where he strangled her. it was the 1st of december, 2018, the day before grace's 22nd birthday. the murder sent shock waves through new zealand and led to this response from the country's prime minister. fin and led to this response from the country's prime minister. on behalf of new zealand, _ country's prime minister. on behalf of new zealand, i _ country's prime minister. on behalf of new zealand, i want _ country's prime minister. on behalf of new zealand, i want to - country's prime minister. on behalf| of new zealand, i want to apologise to grace's family. your daughter should have been safe here and she wasn't, and i am sorry for that. the man who strangled grace, jesse kempson, had nine previous convictions, including rain and sexual violence.

convictions, including rain and sexualviolence. he convictions, including rain and sexual violence. he was sentenced to 17 years in prison. since grace's death, herfamily have 17 years in prison. since grace's death, her family have taken on charity work in her memory, sending packed handbags to domestic violence centres for women who leave home with nothing, and most recently, climbing kilimanjaro in memory of grace and herfather climbing kilimanjaro in memory of grace and her father david, who passed away from cancer in 2020. by taking on this challenge, the family hope to raise £30,000 for charities close to their hearts command through sheer grit and determination, they have just that. we've done it. i'm just... i can't say no more. we've done it. i'm 'ust... ican't say no much we've done it. i'm 'ust... ican't say no moroh we've done it. i'm 'ust... ican't| say no more.i what we've done it. i'm 'ust... i can't i say no more.i what a say no more. good on you. what a very special— say no more. good on you. what a very special moment. _ say no more. good on you. what a very special moment. jill - say no more. good on you. what a very special moment. jill is - say no more. good on you. what a very special moment. jill is with i say no more. good on you. what a| very special moment. jill is with us this morning. and the team easier as well. we have got martin, who is grace's ogle. we have got god mother

heather. —— grace's uncle. and jason. one of the things people take away from what we saw of the climb, and we got a sense of it when you set down here, there is great camaraderie and love among this group, isn't there? you are united for the worst possible reasons, but that came shining through on your trip? that came shining through on your tri . ? :. ~ that came shining through on your tri . ? ., . ., that came shining through on your tri . ? . : ., :, that came shining through on your tri . ? . : . :, , trip? yeah, did. we all get on very well as family _ trip? yeah, did. we all get on very well as family and _ trip? yeah, did. we all get on very well as family and friends. - trip? yeah, did. we all get on very well as family and friends. i - trip? yeah, did. we all get on very well as family and friends. i never| well as family and friends. i never asked them to come, so they can't blame me for taking them to kilimanjaro. but yeah, wejust blame me for taking them to kilimanjaro. but yeah, we just all get on well. we just all get on well. get on well. we 'ust all get on well. . get on well. we 'ust all get on well. , , . , , , well. ok, let me 'ust establish this first. you said i well. ok, let me just establish this first. you said you _ well. ok, let me just establish this first. you said you didn't _ well. ok, let me just establish this first. you said you didn't ask i well. ok, let me just establish this first. you said you didn't ask them | first. you said you didn't ask them to come. was it, i want to do this, this is important? itlat to come. was it, i want to do this, this is important?— to come. was it, i want to do this, this is important?_ she i this is important? not at all! she did, this is important? not at all! she did. didn't _ this is important? not at all! she did, didn't she? _ this is important? not at all! she did, didn't she? we _ this is important? not at all! she did, didn't she? we had - this is important? not at all! she did, didn't she? we had a - this is important? not at all! she did, didn't she? we had a few i did, didn't she? we had a few drinks, did, didn't she? we had a few drinks. she — did, didn't she? we had a few drinks, she came _ did, didn't she? we had a few drinks, she came up - did, didn't she? we had a few drinks, she came up with i did, didn't she? we had a few drinks, she came up with the| did, didn't she? we had a few i drinks, she came up with the idea, and then— drinks, she came up with the idea, and then we — drinks, she came up with the idea, and then we thought, we'll do that.

afterwards, you think, i shouldn't have _ afterwards, you think, i shouldn't have done — afterwards, you think, i shouldn't have done that.— afterwards, you think, i shouldn't have done that. obviously it looks so daunting- _ have done that. obviously it looks so daunting- a — have done that. obviously it looks so daunting. a brilliant _ have done that. obviously it looks so daunting. a brilliant photo, i have done that. obviously it looks so daunting. a brilliant photo, by| so daunting. a brilliant photo, by the way. at the joy of doing it, the accomplishment, and the fact that michael heather, maybe you can explain the two pebbles that were left? . :. : explain the two pebbles that were left? , . : :, explain the two pebbles that were left? , .: :, . , left? grace loved travelling. i 'ust thou:ht, left? grace loved travelling. i 'ust thought, wherever i i left? grace loved travelling. i 'ust thought, wherever i go i left? grace loved travelling. i 'ust thought, whereverl go ii left? grace loved travelling. i 'ust thought, whereverl go i am i left? grace loved travelling. ijust| thought, whereverl go i am going left? grace loved travelling. ijust i thought, wherever i go i am going to take a pebble and put it down. so she is still travelling in some way. at that somebody picks a pebble up and moves it on, she goes somewhere else. that was my goal. that i would go to the top of kilimanjaro. i didn't actually think about coming down kilimanjaro. those two pebbles were going. obviously my, i placed one for david. i placed two in sri lanka when i done a practised track. and then to the top of kilimanjaro. we must say david, your husband, who died from cancer in 2020, you've

gone through a lot in four years, haven't you? i mean, we have spoken about the camaraderie, but what does keep you kind of, you are not even just going, you are smashing things, aren't you? just going, you are smashing things, aren't ou? ~ :. just going, you are smashing things, aren't ou? 9 . , ., aren't you? well, that is what i shau aren't you? well, that is what i shall make _ aren't you? well, that is what i shall make you _ aren't you? well, that is what i shall make you on _ aren't you? well, that is what i shall make you on the - aren't you? well, that is what i shall make you on the day. i i aren't you? well, that is what i i shall make you on the day. i don't know. i think helping other people, immersing myself in charity work. and just trying to make it positive out of a negative, you know. i don't know how i'd do it. but i've got a tremendous family and friendships. i've got a really good friendships. did you know thatjill was this strong? did you know that jill was this stron: ? . 9 9. , did you know that jill was this stronn? . 9 9. , �* strong? yes. well, initially. but! think it has— strong? yes. well, initially. but! think it has come through - strong? yes. well, initially. but! think it has come through the i strong? yes. well, initially. but i| think it has come through the last four years. — think it has come through the last four years, which it will do. we have _ four years, which it will do. we have always known you had it in you. it have always known you had it in you. it has _ have always known you had it in you. it has moved — have always known you had it in you. it has moved on to another level. it

it has moved on to another level. [i is 'ust it has moved on to another level. isjust the focus, keeping the positive _ isjust the focus, keeping the positive. as hard as kilimanjaro was: _ positive. as hard as kilimanjaro was, it— positive. as hard as kilimanjaro was, it is— positive. as hard as kilimanjaro was, it is not as hard as these women — was, it is not as hard as these women go _ was, it is not as hard as these women go through every day. it easy, really~ _ women go through every day. it easy, really~ lt— women go through every day. it easy, reall . :_ , :, women go through every day. it easy, reall . i. ,, , really. it the way you kept everything _ really. it the way you kept everything going, - really. it the way you kept i everything going, kilimanjaro, really. it the way you kept - everything going, kilimanjaro, the handbags. — everything going, kilimanjaro, the handbags. the _ everything going, kilimanjaro, the handbags, the pebbles, _ everything going, kilimanjaro, the handbags, the pebbles, the - everything going, kilimanjaro, thel handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds _ handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds to— handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds to it. — handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds to it. it— handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds to it. it is— handbags, the pebbles, the tracks, it all adds to it.— it all adds to it. it is trying to find something _ it all adds to it. it is trying to find something more - it all adds to it. it is trying to find something more to i it all adds to it. it is trying to find something more to do, | it all adds to it. it is trying to - find something more to do, because i had to keep busy, because i can't not be busy. so if i keep busy, there will be another project. they handbags keep us very busy. xtt�*aiu’d handbags keep us very busy. you'd best explain- _ handbags keep us very busy. you'd best explain. you _ handbags keep us very busy. you'd best explain. you mentioned i handbags keep us very busy. you'd best explain. you mentioned that a couple of times. what is the thinking behind that?- couple of times. what is the thinking behind that? grace loved a handbaa. thinking behind that? grace loved a handbag- when _ thinking behind that? grace loved a handbag. when grace _ thinking behind that? grace loved a handbag. when grace was - thinking behind that? grace loved a handbag. when grace was taken i thinking behind that? grace loved a i handbag. when grace was taken from us we decided we would have to do something. as a practicalfamily, and all of these have dropped bags off and packed bags, and we decided we would get a handbag and fill it with essential items, shampoo, conditioner... every bag has six

items in. ~ ., ., , ., conditioner. .. every bag has six items im— conditioner... every bag has six - items in-_ sorry, items in. who do they go to? sorry, the no to items in. who do they go to? sorry, they go to a — items in. who do they go to? sorry, they go to a local — items in. who do they go to? sorry, they go to a local women's - items in. who do they go to? sorry, they go to a local women's refuge. i they go to a local women's refuge. we have got a 31 drop—off in the uk. we have got a 31 drop—off in the uk. we have got a 31 drop—off in the uk. we have got a big push in tamworth at the moment. new zealand will be doing their annual bag drop on the 14th of every. we have done handbags in america, ireland, canada. find 14th of every. we have done handbags in america, ireland, canada.— in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is. if a — in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman _ in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman has _ in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman has had - in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman has had to - in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman has had to go - in america, ireland, canada. and the idea is, if a woman has had to go to l idea is, if a woman has had to go to a refuge, often she has fled from home in very quick, urgent circumstances with nothing, and these are the basics i canjust circumstances with nothing, and these are the basics i can just help do basics like wash your hair? yeah, have a shower. _ do basics like wash your hair? yeah, have a shower. and _ do basics like wash your hair? yeah, have a shower. and the _ do basics like wash your hair? yeah, have a shower. and the card? - do basics like wash your hair? yeah, have a shower. and the card? the i have a shower. and the card? the card, have a shower. and the card? the card. this — have a shower. and the card? the card. this is _ have a shower. and the card? the card, this is grace's and _ have a shower. and the card? the card, this is grace's and writing i card, this is grace's and writing which was on one of my last birthday cards she said to be. this is a picture grace drew because she was a

very talented artist. —— she gave to me. there is a bit about grace. and saying to the women who receive these, you are worth it, you are. we tie it with a white ribbon because we are very support of white ribbon. i'm really mindful, and maybe jason and martin this is one for you, one of the call—outs about this campaign is about men and how men think about their behaviour and how it affects women. that is the core of this campaign. i women. that is the core of this campaign. lam not women. that is the core of this campaign. i am not suggesting you have been in any way wrong in the past, but have you had to think? we had this discussion last night in the can — had this discussion last night in the can we _ had this discussion last night in the car. we was— had this discussion last night in the car. we was talking - had this discussion last night in the car. we was talking about i had this discussion last night in. the car. we was talking about it. i think_ the car. we was talking about it. i think that — the car. we was talking about it. i think that the _ the car. we was talking about it. i think that the education _ the car. we was talking about it. i think that the education that - the car. we was talking about it. i think that the education that is i think that the education that is being — think that the education that is being put— think that the education that is being put into _ think that the education that is being put into it— think that the education that is being put into it now— think that the education that is being put into it now is - think that the education that is being put into it now is only. think that the education that is i being put into it now is only going to benefit— being put into it now is only going to benefit in— being put into it now is only going to benefit in probably— being put into it now is only going to benefit in probably five, - being put into it now is only going to benefit in probably five, ten i to benefit in probably five, ten years — to benefit in probably five, ten years' time _ to benefit in probably five, ten years' time i_ to benefit in probably five, ten years' time. i think— to benefit in probably five, ten years' time. i think it- to benefit in probably five, ten years' time. i think it is- to benefit in probably five, ten years' time. i think it is the i years' time. i think it is the younger— years' time. i think it is the younger generation- years' time. i think it is the younger generation that i years' time. i think it is the| younger generation that are years' time. i think it is the - younger generation that are really going _ younger generation that are really going to _

younger generation that are really going to benefit _ younger generation that are really going to benefit from _ younger generation that are really going to benefit from it. - younger generation that are really going to benefit from it. but i younger generation that are really going to benefit from it. but if- younger generation that are really going to benefit from it. but if it. going to benefit from it. but if it is out _ going to benefit from it. but if it is out there _ going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and _ going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and it _ going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and it is _ going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and it is in - going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and it is in the i going to benefit from it. but if it is out there and it is in the news and so _ is out there and it is in the news and so on. — is out there and it is in the news and so on, obviously— is out there and it is in the news and so on, obviously market i is out there and it is in the news and so on, obviously market is. going to have a positive effect on people _ going to have a positive effect on pe0pte on — going to have a positive effect on pe0pte on men~ _ going to have a positive effect on people. on men. the— going to have a positive effect on peeple- 0h men-— going to have a positive effect on people. on men. the more it is put out there. — people. on men. the more it is put out there. the _ people. on men. the more it is put out there, the better, _ people. on men. the more it is put out there, the better, really. it'si out there, the better, really. it's awareness — out there, the better, really. it's awareness-— out there, the better, really. it's awareness. it's a moment for a to reflect on — awareness. it's a moment for a to reflect on how — awareness. it's a moment for a to reflect on how they _ awareness. it's a moment for a to reflect on how they behave i awareness. it's a moment for a to reflect on how they behave and i awareness. it's a moment for a to l reflect on how they behave and how it affects women specifically. don’t it affects women specifically. don't remain silent _ it affects women specifically. don't remain silent if _ it affects women specifically. don't remain silent if somebody - it affects women specifically. don't remain silent if somebody is i it affects women specifically. dm�*t remain silent if somebody is doing something you don't think it's quite right, orthey something you don't think it's quite right, or they say something that is not right. just say, that's not right. don't remain silent. blokes have not right. don't remain silent. blokes have got to _ right. don't remain silent. blokes have got to know _ right. don't remain silent. blokes have got to know how _ right. don't remain silent. blokes have got to know how to - right. don't remain silent. blokes have got to know how to pull- right. don't remain silent. blokesl have got to know how to pull other fellas _ have got to know how to pull other fellas. ., , ., have got to know how to pull other fellas. . , ., ., ., have got to know how to pull other fellas. . ., ., , fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, fellas. have you done that yourself? oh. look. we — fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, we won't _ fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, we won't go _ fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, we won't go into - fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, we won't go into it. i fellas. have you done that yourself? oh, look, we won't go into it. have. oh, look, we won't go into it. have ou had oh, look, we won't go into it. have you had occasion _ oh, look, we won't go into it. have you had occasion to _ oh, look, we won't go into it. have you had occasion to do _ oh, look, we won't go into it. have you had occasion to do it _ oh, look, we won't go into it. have you had occasion to do it to - you had occasion to do it to somebody else? i you had occasion to do it to somebody else?— you had occasion to do it to somebody else?- i l you had occasion to do it to i somebody else?- i have as somebody else? i have. i have as well. just. _ somebody else? i have. i have as well. just, that's _ somebody else? i have. i have as well. just, that's not _ somebody else? i have. i have as well. just, that's not acceptable, | well. just, that's not acceptable, don't say that. just a comment that was not acceptable. ijust don't say that. just a comment that was not acceptable. i just said, don't say that. just a comment that was not acceptable. ijust said, you can't say that, that's not

acceptable. i can't say that, that's not acceptable.— can't say that, that's not accetable. ,, ., ., acceptable. i don't know how you feel about _ acceptable. i don't know how you feel about this. _ acceptable. i don't know how you feel about this. this _ acceptable. i don't know how you feel about this. this is _ acceptable. i don't know how you | feel about this. this is something we have spoken a lot about. especially when it comes to women's safety. when it comes to speaking out, people don't often feel comfortable speaking out in that group because they think, am i being a killjoy? am i bringing the mood down? am i being to walk? whatever word you want to use. it is about preventing this behaviour from becoming endemic. it is preventing this behaviour from becoming endemic.— preventing this behaviour from becoming endemic. it is the white fibbon becoming endemic. it is the white ribbon motto. _ becoming endemic. it is the white ribbon motto, never— becoming endemic. it is the white ribbon motto, never use, - becoming endemic. it is the white ribbon motto, never use, excuse| becoming endemic. it is the white l ribbon motto, never use, excuse or remain— ribbon motto, never use, excuse or remain silent— ribbon motto, never use, excuse or remain silent about male violence. it is not _ remain silent about male violence. it is not making excuses for your friends — it is not making excuses for your friends it— it is not making excuses for your friends. , ., , ., it is not making excuses for your friends. , . , . , ., , friends. it starts at the smallest oint, friends. it starts at the smallest point. doesn't — friends. it starts at the smallest point, doesn't it, _ friends. it starts at the smallest point, doesn't it, with _ friends. it starts at the smallest point, doesn't it, with banter? l point, doesn't it, with banter? yeah, you don't have to going aggressive. you just have to say, that's not really acceptable, i don't really like that. but if that person then does go on to do something? —— what if that person then goes on to do something? you

just have to speak up. don't remain silent. �* , ' . just have to speak up. don't remain silent. v ' . , �* silent. it's difficult, isn't it, for young — silent. it's difficult, isn't it, for young boys. _ silent. it's difficult, isn't it, for young boys, young i silent. it's difficult, isn't it, | for young boys, young girls? silent. it's difficult, isn't it, i for young boys, young girls? it's educating — for young boys, young girls? it's educating them that they should be able to— educating them that they should be able to do— educating them that they should be able to do that without fear. look, congratulations _ able to do that without fear. look, congratulations on _ able to do that without fear. look, congratulations on your— able to do that without fear. look, congratulations on your success. l able to do that without fear. look, congratulations on your success. i | congratulations on your success. i heard a rumour there may be something else? tht, heard a rumour there may be something else?— heard a rumour there may be something else? we something else? a beach walk! we have not something else? a beach walk! we have got ongoing — something else? a beach walk! we have got ongoing things. _ something else? a beach walk! we have got ongoing things. my i something else? a beach walk! we have got ongoing things. my niece | something else? a beach walk! we l have got ongoing things. my niece is doing the marathon. in aid of white ribbon. i have got a couple of more tricks. i don't think it will be everest. it may be peru, it may be vietnam. wejust everest. it may be peru, it may be vietnam. we just need to get the awareness out. we have raised an awful lot of money. we have raised more than £31,000, which, you know, or page is still open. if

more than £31,000, which, you know, or page is still open.— or page is still open. if anybody wants to give... _ or page is still open. if anybody wants to give... well, - wants to give... well, congratulations to you all. thank you for coming in. the love amongst you all is really lovely. it has been challenged and kilimanjaro. if it has been challenged and kilimanjaro.— it has been challenged and kiliman'aro. . , , ., ., kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenae kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenge it. _ kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenge it, that _ kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenge it, that will. _ kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenge it, that will. thank i kilimanjaro. if anything is going to challenge it, that will. thank you i challenge it, that will. thank you very much and good luck. morning live follows us on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. good morning. coming up, the scan that can turn innocent people into accidental criminals by advertising quick cash schemes that are too tempting to ignore. take a look at the social media post. it may look like an opportunity to make some extra money, but rather explains how it could turn you into what is known as a money mule. that's right. you are offered a fee to transfer some money in and out of

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he's hanging up his stethoscope for the last time. or is he? see you at 9:15. what a mystery. thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor has given conservative councils until today to sign a legal agreement allowing work to get under way to expand the ultra low emission zone. transport for london plans to expand the scheme to all of the capital from august. but four tory councils — bexley, bromley, harrow and hillingdon — have refused to sign it and have begun the first step of their legal action to stop tfl installing signage and enforcement cameras. city hall insists it has the powers to go ahead regardless. the council in the area where zara aleena was murdered walking home last summer says it is trying to work with women to improve safety. zara's killerjordan

mcsweeney had followed a number of women that night. redbridge council says it's tackling street harassment, and has started to fine offenders but it recognises there is much more to be done. brighter streetlights, having visible enforcement officers, having our vehicles go late at night. so many women don't feel that they can go to report a crime and what we are saying is, we will see it, we will observe it, and we will tackle it there and then. bus services across some of the capital will be reduced today due to ongoing industrial action. bus drivers who work for abellio are striking today and tomorrow — over pay, affecting more than 50 routes in south and west london. a mudlarker says he has been told a cup he pulled from the banks of the thames could be a rare roman find. malcom russell pulled the artefact from the mud last week, during some of the lowest tides of the year. the 49—year—old says he was told by museum archaeologists the object might date back to the 2nd

century ad. the museum of london said it was unable to comment further until initial research and analysis had been done. let's take a look at the tubes now. just the jubilee line just thejubilee line to remind you about that has minor delays. hello there. good morning. lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week. there will be more sunshine around at times. once again, set to feel really quite mild for this time of year and, of course, it is a frost—free start this morning with temperatures generally in mid—single figures. there will be variable amounts of cloud but also some bright and sunny spells on and off as we head through the day, but still a noticeable westerly wind blowing but not quite as blustery as it was yesterday and we will see temperatures peak again comfortably in double figures at around 11 or 12 celsius and for many of us it will stay dry. through this evening and overnight,

the dry theme continues again. there is cloud on and off through the night with temperatures dropping back to mid—single figures. we start the day tomorrow at around six or seven celsius for many of us. tomorrow, it is more or less the same sort of pattern. there will be some sunny spells and again it will cloud over at times. same again on saturday, but turning cloudier by sunday. it's colder and it's brighter. that's it. you can get all the days news on the bbc news app — you can download it and of course our website. we're back in half an hour. hello this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we've been hearing this morning, that the oil firm shell has announced record profits of more than £32 billion last year. ben's been getting reaction to this.

just take us through the figures. yes, 32.2 billion is the biggest profit in shell's history and more than double what it made the year before. of course this comes at a time when households are being squeezed by much higher fuel and energy costs. joining me now is labour's lisa nandy, the shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities. thank you for being with us. good mornini. thank you for being with us. good morning- your— thank you for being with us. good morning. your reaction _ thank you for being with us. good morning. your reaction to - thank you for being with us. good morning. your reaction to these i thank you for being with us. good i morning. your reaction to these huge rofits that morning. your reaction to these huge profits that shell _ morning. your reaction to these huge profits that shell have _ morning. your reaction to these huge profits that shell have made. - morning. your reaction to these huge profits that shell have made. it's i profits that shell have made. it's not profits that shell have made. it�*s not unexpected but what is unconscionable is that the government will not close loopholes in the windfall tax that allow these big energy companies to keep more of their companies well people across every part of the country are struggling to heat their homes. we

think they should close the loopholes which could raise 13 billion pounds over the next year and it could be used to help households who will face hikes in their energy bills in april when the energy price cap is increased. we just can't go on like this. you energy price cap is increased. we just can't go on like this.- just can't go on like this. you say close the loopholes, _ just can't go on like this. you say close the loopholes, but - just can't go on like this. you say close the loopholes, but as - just can't go on like this. you say| close the loopholes, but as things stand with the basic tax that energy companies pay for what they extract from the north sea and the profits they make from that in the uk it's now gone up to 75% and it will stay at 75% including the extra windfall tax element until 2028. that is the government taking action and taking some of the profits to help pay for public services. we some of the profits to help pay for public services.— some of the profits to help pay for public services. we welcome that the government — public services. we welcome that the government conceded _ public services. we welcome that the government conceded the _ public services. we welcome that the government conceded the principle . public services. we welcome that the | government conceded the principle of a windfall tax last year but let's not forget they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to do it at a time when there were stories emerging from every part of the country about people who simply couldn't afford their heating. we believe when companies are making record profits and families cannot heat their homes we should close the

loopholes. they will still make profits but we should close the investment allowance loophole that allows them to get tax breaks for investing in fossil fuels and backdate the windfall tax to when the government ought to have done it not when they actually did, and by doing it we can get real help to families struggling now.- doing it we can get real help to families struggling now. would you ut the families struggling now. would you put the windfall _ families struggling now. would you put the windfall tax _ families struggling now. would you put the windfall tax up _ families struggling now. would you put the windfall tax up even - families struggling now. would you | put the windfall tax up even higher? we think it should be brought into line with countries like norway. if you look at some of the big bosses of the energy companies whether it is shell or bp there are signals coming from the industry that they understand at a time for a huge pain for people in the country that the system is unsustainable when even they are saying tax us more, it's completely unconscionable that the government is refusing to do so. you mention people struggling to pay their electricity and gas bills with their electricity and gas bills with the cost of those going up. we had another story we were talking about this morning about debt collectors operating on behalf of british gas forcibly entering homes where there are children and disabled people

living, forcibly fitting these prepayment meters. so what sort of action would you like to see taken to stop that kind of behaviour? the times to stop that kind of behaviour? tue: times investigation to stop that kind of behaviour? tte: times investigation makes for horrific reading. notjust disabled people or families with children, but older people as well been targeted and people being paid bonuses for forcibly entering homes and fitting prepayment meters. we believe there has to be an immediate moratorium on these practices and we need wider action to reform the system. at the moment people on prepayment meters pay a huge penalty for that, typically paying far more for that, typically paying far more for energy costs than people on direct debit and we are directly penalising some of the poorest people in the country and we believe it has to end. people in the country and we believe it has to end-— it has to end. another big story on a busy day — it has to end. another big story on a busy day in _ it has to end. another big story on a busy day in the _ it has to end. another big story on a busy day in the business - it has to end. another big story on a busy day in the business world, | a busy day in the business world, the bank of england's latest decision on interest rates, widely expected to go up which puts mortgage payments, credit card costs, loan bills up for millions of

people around the uk and on the flip side it should mean higher rates for savers and a better return on their savings. this is inevitably what the bank has to do to rein in inflation. it is widely expected that is what the bank of england will do today. the problem we have got now is that since the mini budget, liz truss's budgett that crash the economy we have mortgage payers paying hundreds of pounds more every single month on their mortgages and we have calculated today in some parts of the country people are facing up to £13,000 more on their mortgages this year because of that high tory penalty. the only way out of the crisis in the end is to get the economy growing again and that is why we have a plan to invest in every part of this country in the clean energyjobs and arts and culturejobs of the clean energyjobs and arts and culture jobs of the future to get every part of the country working again. every part of the country working aaain. . every part of the country working a.ain_ ., every part of the country working aiain. ., ., every part of the country working aaain. . ., g , again. that said afterjeremy hunt unicked again. that said afterjeremy hunt unpicked some — again. that said afterjeremy hunt unpicked some of— again. that said afterjeremy hunt unpicked some of liz _ again. that said afterjeremy hunt unpicked some of liz truss's - again. that said afterjeremy hunt unpicked some of liz truss's mini| unpicked some of liz truss's mini budget, mortgage rates came down and

it was only when the bank of england raised rates that the rates started to creep back up and in that sense, what would labour have done differently?— what would labour have done differentl ? , �* .., ., differently? they didn't come down for the peeple _ differently? they didn't come down for the people who _ differently? they didn't come down for the people who had _ differently? they didn't come down for the people who had already - differently? they didn't come down | for the people who had already been forced to renegotiate fixed term mortgages and they are now trapped on two—year fixed term mortgages paying hundreds of pounds more a month. the average people are paying more who renegotiated their mortgages straight out the mini budget was £500 per month and that will last over the next couple of years. when you put that together with the issues we've just been talking about about soaring inflation rates and the rising cost of food and energy, it seems to me completely unconscionable that the government is not moving heaven and earth to make their choices, tax those doing well in order to get help to people who need it. lisa. help to people who need it. lisa, thanks for— help to people who need it. lisa, thanks forjoining _ help to people who need it. lisa, thanks forjoining us, _ help to people who need it. lisa, thanks forjoining us, labour's lisa nandy and we should say the bank of england interest rate decision is expected at midday on the dock today, so we will see if the rate goes up as widely expected. it's

always bang on midday. i've been on trading floors and it is appearing to the second. maybe we need a conversation after all that about a gentle irish comedy. a small low budget film made in northern ireland could be the toast of hollywood if it wins at this year's oscars. 'an irish goodbye' is a black comedy, telling the tale of two estranged brothers, who are forced to reunite following the death of their mother to complete her bucket list. it's been nominated for an oscar in the best short film category. let's take a look... i've just been speaking with father 0'shea _ i've just been speaking with father o'shea about mum's list. all those ridiculous— o'shea about mum's list. all those ridiculous things we did. i o'shea about mum's list. all those ridiculous things we did.—

ridiculous things we did. i know. you know _ ridiculous things we did. i know. you know the — ridiculous things we did. i know. you know the worst _ ridiculous things we did. i know. you know the worst thing - ridiculous things we did. i know. you know the worst thing about| ridiculous things we did. i know. | you know the worst thing about it is? ., ., , you know the worst thing about it is? ., . , the is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing — is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing about _ is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing about it _ is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing about it is - is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing about it is we - is? tell her no i am sorry. the worst thing about it is we did l worst thing about it is we did not even _ worst thing about it is we did not even finish — worst thing about it is we did not even finish it.— worst thing about it is we did not even finish it._ well, i worst thing about it is we did not| even finish it._ well, we even finish it. finish it? well, we can't stop — even finish it. finish it? well, we can't stop at— even finish it. finish it? well, we can't stop at 99. _ even finish it. finish it? well, we can't stop at 99, can _ even finish it. finish it? well, we can't stop at 99, can we? - 100. go into outer space. go on! that isjust a snippet of it. co—writers and directors tom berkeley and ross white, as well as actor

james martinjoin us now. good morning to you. i'm going to lay my cards on the table. i loved it. i absolutely loved it. how on earth, tom starting with you, how did it come to fruition?— earth, tom starting with you, how did it come to fruition? myself and ross met about _ did it come to fruition? myself and ross met about ten _ did it come to fruition? myself and ross met about ten years - did it come to fruition? myself and ross met about ten years ago - did it come to fruition? myself and ross met about ten years ago and | did it come to fruition? myself and i ross met about ten years ago and we originally trained as actors and during that time we'd both been writing plays, individually and we came together to start writing for screen and this was the first script we wrote together and it took us a bit of time to get it made but we filmed it across five days in spring of 2021. �* ., filmed it across five days in spring of2021. �* ., ., filmed it across five days in spring of2021. ., ., ., ., of 2021. don't go too far ahead because i _ of 2021. don't go too far ahead because i want _ of 2021. don't go too far ahead because i want to _ of 2021. don't go too far ahead because i want to know - of 2021. don't go too far ahead because i want to know the - because i want to know the inspiration for it. wasn't it from a football match? tt inspiration for it. wasn't it from a football match?— inspiration for it. wasn't it from a football match? it was and tom is a long-suffering _ football match? it was and tom is a long-suffering leicester _ football match? it was and tom is a long-suffering leicester city - football match? it was and tom is a long-suffering leicester city fan - long—suffering leicester city fan and was — long—suffering leicester city fan and was at a football match with his dad. .. and was at a football match with his dad, ,,., ., and was at a football match with his dad, ., .., , and was at a football match with his dad. ., .., , ., and was at a football match with his dad. ., , ., , ., , and was at a football match with his dad. ., , ., , ., dad. saw a couple of brothers a few rows ahead — dad. saw a couple of brothers a few rows ahead watching _ dad. saw a couple of brothers a few rows ahead watching the _ dad. saw a couple of brothers a few rows ahead watching the game - dad. saw a couple of brothers a few rows ahead watching the game and| dad. saw a couple of brothers a few. rows ahead watching the game and it was quite a boring game and ifound them compelling to watch. they had a

fiery brotherly relationship and an added layer of responsibility there because the older brother was the care of for the younger brother who had down syndrome and i found the juxtaposition of those two things really interesting and we spoke about at the next day. haifa really interesting and we spoke about at the next day.- really interesting and we spoke about at the next day. how did you aet james about at the next day. how did you get james involved? _ about at the next day. how did you get james involved? we _ about at the next day. how did you get james involved? we wrote - about at the next day. how did you get james involved? we wrote a i about at the next day. how did you i get james involved? we wrote a first draft which had _ get james involved? we wrote a first draft which had the _ get james involved? we wrote a first draft which had the character - get james involved? we wrote a first draft which had the character in - draft which had the character in place _ draft which had the character in place and — draft which had the character in place and i_ draft which had the character in place and i knew— draft which had the character in place and i knew about - draft which had the character in place and i knew about james l draft which had the character in - place and i knew about james because he is a _ place and i knew about james because he is a hit _ place and i knew about james because he is a hit of— place and i knew about james because he isa hitofa— place and i knew about james because he is a bit of a local— place and i knew about james because he is a bit of a local legend _ place and i knew about james because he is a bit of a local legend in - he is a bit of a local legend in belfast — he is a bit of a local legend in belfast. and _ he is a bit of a local legend in belfast. and i— he is a bit of a local legend in belfast. and i didn't- he is a bit of a local legend in belfast. and i didn't realise . he is a bit of a local legend in| belfast. and i didn't realise he he is a bit of a local legend in - belfast. and i didn't realise he was an acton _ belfast. and i didn't realise he was an acton that _ belfast. and i didn't realise he was an actor. that was _ belfast. and i didn't realise he was an actor. that was the _ belfast. and i didn't realise he was an actor. that was the main - belfast. and i didn't realise he was an actor. that was the main thing. | an actor. that was the main thing. we saw— an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him — an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him at _ an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him at a _ an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him at a bbc— an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him at a bbc tv— an actor. that was the main thing. we saw him at a bbc tv movie - an actor. that was the main thing. i we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant — we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and _ we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and as _ we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and as soon _ we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and as soon as - we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and as soon as we - we saw him at a bbc tv movie that was brilliant and as soon as we sawj was brilliant and as soon as we saw him in _ was brilliant and as soon as we saw him in that, — was brilliant and as soon as we saw him in that, the— was brilliant and as soon as we saw him in that, the penny— was brilliant and as soon as we saw him in that, the penny dropped - was brilliant and as soon as we sawj him in that, the penny dropped and we needed — him in that, the penny dropped and we needed to— him in that, the penny dropped and we needed to get— him in that, the penny dropped and we needed to get this _ him in that, the penny dropped and we needed to get this guy- him in that, the penny dropped andj we needed to get this guy involved. can we _ we needed to get this guy involved. can we do— we needed to get this guy involved. can we do some _ we needed to get this guy involved. can we do some explaining. - we needed to get this guy involved. can we do some explaining. james, why are you a local legend in belfast? �* , why are you a local legend in belfast? �*, , , , ., belfast? it's because my dad was a radio presenter _ belfast? it's because my dad was a radio presenter and _ belfast? it's because my dad was a

radio presenter and always, - belfast? it's because my dad was a radio presenter and always, to - belfast? it's because my dad was a radio presenter and always, to his| radio presenter and always, to his shows when he did the sunday proms, i thought it would be nice to do a christmas show and it kicked off really well the next minute i got known. ~ . , , really well the next minute i got known. . , , ~ ., , known. which is why everyone knows ou. known. which is why everyone knows vou- james. — known. which is why everyone knows vou- james. tell— known. which is why everyone knows you. james, tell us _ known. which is why everyone knows you. james, tell us about _ known. which is why everyone knows you. james, tell us about the - known. which is why everyone knows you. james, tell us about the role. i you. james, tell us about the role. you saw the script and the idea, so what did you think? tt’s you saw the script and the idea, so what did you think?— what did you think? it's really funn . it what did you think? it's really funny- it is — what did you think? it's really funny. it isjust _ what did you think? it's really funny. it isjust really - what did you think? it's really funny. it isjust really funny. l funny. it is just really funny. being on set it's still fantastic, how the different sets in different movies. ., . �* , how the different sets in different movies. ., ., �* , ., movies. you are right, it's a genuinely — movies. you are right, it's a genuinely funny _ movies. you are right, it's a genuinely funny film - movies. you are right, it's a genuinely funny film in - movies. you are right, it's a| genuinely funny film in part. movies. you are right, it's a - genuinely funny film in part. it's a story about grief, essentially, but it's very funny. james, can i ask you a blunt question. you are going to the oscars. you are going to the

oscars. how about that? tt’s to the oscars. you are going to the oscars. how about that?— oscars. how about that? it's not eve da oscars. how about that? it's not everyday that — oscars. how about that? it's not everyday that you _ oscars. how about that? it's not everyday that you go _ oscars. how about that? it's not everyday that you go to - oscars. how about that? it's not everyday that you go to america | oscars. how about that? it's not - everyday that you go to america and even though an oscar would be a nice parting gift, because on the day it's on the 12th of march and the timing of it is fantastic and... the tightening. _ timing of it is fantastic and... the tightening, hold on, it's also your birthday. tightening, hold on, it's also your birthda . , ., �* , ~ tightening, hold on, it's also your birthda. , ., �*, ~ . birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm aoinu birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm auoin to birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be — birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be 31- _ birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be 31. you _ birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be 31. you don't _ birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be 31. you don't look - birthday. yes, that's right. and i'm going to be 31. you don't look it. . going to be 31. you don't look it. it's fantastic. _ going to be 31. you don't look it. it's fantastic. who _ going to be 31. you don't look it. it's fantastic. who are _ going to be 31. you don't look it. it's fantastic. who are you - going to be 31. you don't look it. | it's fantastic. who are you hoping to meet? who would be on the list? you walk down the red carpet and you never know. who would be on the list of people? t never know. who would be on the list of --eole? ., ., ., ., of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i — of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i thought _ of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i thought top _ of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i thought top gun - of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i thought top gun was - of people? i would love to meet tom cruise and i thought top gun was a i cruise and i thought top gun was a fantastic movie and i would love to

meet liam neeson because we have something in common. and i would love to meet robert de niro because we've got something in common as well. , , . we've got something in common as well. , .,, we've got something in common as well. , , we've got something in common as well. , . ., well. this is a serious list. what have ou well. this is a serious list. what have you got — well. this is a serious list. what have you got in _ well. this is a serious list. what have you got in common - well. this is a serious list. what have you got in common with i well. this is a serious list. what - have you got in common with robert de niro? macro james my first name is robert. these are very loose connections. the liam neeson what i got but now i think you are pulling at straws. they are good films. can i put in an early pitch? when you are on the red carpet, can we have a camera with you or something? i think you are going to get to meet people. think you are going to get to meet --eole. ., , , ., think you are going to get to meet --eole. ., , ., it people. you guys need to film it. it feels like a — people. you guys need to film it. it feels like a whole _ people. you guys need to film it. it feels like a whole other— people. you guys need to film it. it feels like a whole other movie. - people. you guys need to film it. it feels like a whole other movie. i'm| feels like a whole other movie. i'm a big fan of friends and, a big of

friends so it would be great to meet her. you have got your list, but what about yours? we are big fans of martin mcdonagh and the banshees and in ayrshire and is a film we like. stephen spielberg will be there. —— the banshees of in a shearing. you've got to figure whether you have got to play it cool or go straight in for the selfies. there is no way of playing it cool. t is no way of playing it cool. i think we will consistently lose our heads _ think we will consistently lose our heads. �* , . ~ think we will consistently lose our heads. �*, . ., ., heads. let's make it clear, what have ou heads. let's make it clear, what have you been _ heads. let's make it clear, what have you been nominated - heads. let's make it clear, what have you been nominated for? l heads. let's make it clear, what. have you been nominated for? best live action short _ have you been nominated for? best live action short film for the oscars _ live action short film for the oscars. �* live action short film for the oscars. . ., live action short film for the oscars. �* ., ., live action short film for the oscars. . ., ., ,., oscars. and how do you get nominated? _ oscars. and how do you get nominated? it's _ oscars. and how do you get nominated? it's a _ oscars. and how do you get nominated? it's a long - oscars. and how do you get - nominated? it's a long process. the film went on — nominated? it's a long process. the film went on the _ nominated? it's a long process. the film went on the festival _ nominated? it's a long process. the film went on the festival circuit - film went on the festival circuit for about— film went on the festival circuit for about a _ film went on the festival circuit for about a year— film went on the festival circuit for about a year and _ film went on the festival circuit for about a year and a - film went on the festival circuit for about a year and a half- film went on the festival circuit for about a year and a half and| film went on the festival circuit - for about a year and a half and then you have _ for about a year and a half and then you have to— for about a year and a half and then you have to go— for about a year and a half and then you have to go to _ for about a year and a half and then you have to go to a _ for about a year and a half and then you have to go to a qualifying - you have to go to a qualifying festival— you have to go to a qualifying festival and _ you have to go to a qualifying festival and win _ you have to go to a qualifying festival and win a _ you have to go to a qualifying festival and win a certain - you have to go to a qualifying i

festival and win a certain award you have to go to a qualifying - festival and win a certain award and we did _ festival and win a certain award and we did that — festival and win a certain award and we did that back— festival and win a certain award and we did that back in— festival and win a certain award and we did that back in september- festival and win a certain award and we did that back in september and| we did that back in september and -ot we did that back in september and got to— we did that back in september and got to the — we did that back in september and got to the long _ we did that back in september and got to the long list _ we did that back in september and got to the long list of _ we did that back in september and got to the long list of 200. - we did that back in september and got to the long list of 200. so - we did that back in september and got to the long list of 200.- got to the long list of 200. so you knew this was _ got to the long list of 200. so you knew this was good. _ got to the long list of 200. so you knew this was good. we _ got to the long list of 200. so you knew this was good. we thought l got to the long list of 200. so you i knew this was good. we thought that was enou . h knew this was good. we thought that was enough for _ knew this was good. we thought that was enough for us _ knew this was good. we thought that was enough for us and _ knew this was good. we thought that was enough for us and we've - was enough for us and we've qualified _ was enough for us and we've qualified and _ was enough for us and we've qualified and that _ was enough for us and we've qualified and that is - was enough for us and we've qualified and that is fab i was enough for us and we've qualified and that is fab butl was enough for us and we've i qualified and that is fab but then we got _ qualified and that is fab but then we got to— qualified and that is fab but then we got to the _ qualified and that is fab but then we got to the shortlist _ qualified and that is fab but then we got to the shortlist just i qualified and that is fab but thenl we got to the shortlistjust before christmas — we got to the shortlistjust before christmas and _ we got to the shortlistjust before christmas and that _ we got to the shortlistjust before christmas and that was _ we got to the shortlistjust before christmas and that was down i we got to the shortlistjust before christmas and that was down to l we got to the shortlistjust before| christmas and that was down to 15 and it— christmas and that was down to 15 and it was starting _ christmas and that was down to 15 and it was starting to _ christmas and that was down to 15 and it was starting to feel- christmas and that was down to 15 and it was starting to feel a - christmas and that was down to 15 and it was starting to feel a bit i and it was starting to feel a bit possible — and it was starting to feel a bit possible and _ and it was starting to feel a bit possible and then _ and it was starting to feel a bit possible and then last - and it was starting to feel a bit possible and then last week i and it was starting to feel a bit| possible and then last week we and it was starting to feel a bit i possible and then last week we got down _ possible and then last week we got down to— possible and then last week we got down to the — possible and then last week we got down to the final _ possible and then last week we got down to the final five. _ possible and then last week we got down to the final five.— possible and then last week we got down to the final five. when did you know that you _ down to the final five. when did you know that you had _ down to the final five. when did you know that you had something i down to the final five. when did you i know that you had something special? when james was know that you had something special? whenjames was on set and you saw the dynamic building? tt when james was on set and you saw the dynamic building?— the dynamic building? it was even before that _ the dynamic building? it was even before that because _ the dynamic building? it was even before that because it _ the dynamic building? it was even before that because it was - the dynamic building? it was even before that because it was ringing j before that because it was ringing james _ before that because it was ringing james and seamus o'hara for the first couple of days of rehearsals and hearing about the two of them doing _ and hearing about the two of them doing face — and hearing about the two of them doing face time in the evening and originally— doing face time in the evening and originally to run their lives and then— originally to run their lives and then they— originally to run their lives and then they ended up doing it because they became fast friends and i think we realised they had something special— we realised they had something special together. it�*s we realised they had something special together.— we realised they had something special together. it's great to have that bond, with _ special together. it's great to have that bond, with a _ special together. it's great to have that bond, with a brother's - special together. it's great to have that bond, with a brother's point i special together. it's great to have | that bond, with a brother's point of view, even though that was my first time of meeting seamus, when you

make a bucket list from one to 100 and it is lovely to have that. just to explain. _ and it is lovely to have that. just to explain. we — and it is lovely to have that. just to explain, we mentioned it before but your mother had died and had this bucket list of 100 things and the gauntlet is laid down to you and your brother to complete it in some form or another. do not spoil anything. that is the gist of the story. tt anything. that is the gist of the sto . , ., , anything. that is the gist of the sto. , ., , ., ., story. it is, actually, and you are totally right _ story. it is, actually, and you are totally right just _ story. it is, actually, and you are totally rightjust making - story. it is, actually, and you are totally rightjust making a - story. it is, actually, and you are totally rightjust making a film i totally rightjust making a film like means you can make it funny. that's what i do. that's what the actors do, make people laugh and we were trying to get the point out that when people were in lockdown and it was tough and hard, because

we made an irish goodbye in lockdown, wejust we made an irish goodbye in lockdown, we just wanted to make people laugh because you don't want to watch the same thing over and over again on tv. we need to watch something new, and i think that is nice. ~ ., �* , ., something new, and i think that is nice. ~ ., ~ , ., nice. well, it works. best of luck. when is the _ nice. well, it works. best of luck. when is the ceremony? _ nice. well, it works. best of luck. when is the ceremony? march i nice. well, it works. best of luck. | when is the ceremony? march the nice. well, it works. best of luck. i when is the ceremony? march the 12. robert's birthday. _ when is the ceremony? march the 12. robert's birthday. more _ when is the ceremony? march the 12. robert's birthday. more importantly, | robert's birthday. more importantly, your birthday. video it. send us some highlights, especially when you win. how's that? let's be positive. such a joy. tom, ross, james, thank you so much. we'll find out if "an irish goodbye" won on the morning of march 13th. let's have a bit of weather. 849. carroll, what have you got? by, bit let's have a bit of weather. 849. carroll, what have you got? a bit of eve hinu

carroll, what have you got? a bit of everything in the — carroll, what have you got? a bit of everything in the next _ carroll, what have you got? a bit of everything in the next few - carroll, what have you got? a bit of everything in the next few days. i carroll, what have you got? a bit of everything in the next few days. to | everything in the next few days. to start with, i'll start to the day and as you can see from the weather watchers picture in cumbria for some, it's also rather cloudy and for others it's also rather wet, so the thick cloud in cumbria producing patchy light rain, heavy rain across scotland and patchy like rain and drizzle across northern ireland, wales and into some parts of southern england. we hang onto the cloud in the west for a large chunk of the day and it will break here and there and the lion's share of the sunshine will be across central and eastern areas in the rain will eventually become confined to the north—west where the wind will strengthen and we will have gusts later of 50 mph in the outer hebrides but inland not really much in the way of wind to speak with temperatures between eight and 13 degrees. through the evening and overnight the rain in the north—west sinks further south across scotland, getting into northern england and also northern ireland and in doing so it starts to pivot. behind it there will be clear skies and a few

showers and head of it there will be clear skies but the winds will continue to strengthen across the north of scotland and the northern isles where they will be touch and gale force at times. temperatures between six and 10 degrees, so a mild night. tomorrow he was the weather front bringing the rain, so after a bright start in eastern scotland the rain moves out of northern ireland, pushes across northern england and scotland and it will brighten behind it but the lion's share of weather will be across the rest of england and wales and we could see highs up to 14 degrees. and we could see highs up to 14 de-rees. i and we could see highs up to 14 degrees. and we could see highs up to 14 de-rees. i see and we could see highs up to 14 degrees. and we could see highs up to 14 de-rees. i see the and we could see highs up to 14 degrees. and we could see highs up to 14 de-rees. i see the numbers and we could see highs up to 14 degrees. and we could see highs up to 14 de-rees. i see the numbers have degrees. i see the numbers have changed. degrees. i see the numbers have chanced. ., , ' changed. you put the 14 in. it wasn't in _ changed. you put the 14 in. it wasn't in earlier. _ changed. you put the 14 in. it wasn't in earlier. it _ changed. you put the 14 in. it wasn't in earlier. it is - changed. you put the 14 in. it i wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating. _ wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating. so — wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating. so we _ wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating, so we put _ wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating, so we put it _ wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating, so we put it in - wasn't in earlier. it is constantly updating, so we put it in now, i wasn't in earlier. it is constantly i updating, so we put it in now, which is good. but that's really good for this time of year if you like it milder. normally in london it would be about 9 degrees, so quite a lot higher. t’m be about 9 degrees, so quite a lot hiaher. �* , , ., higher. i'm sure it will dip down below the _ higher. i'm sure it will dip down below the average. _ higher. i'm sure it will dip down below the average. swings i higher. i'm sure it will dip down below the average. swings and | below the average. swings and roundabouts. carol, enjoy the rest of your week. take care. thank you. you too.

daryl mccormack is a name — and face — you might recognise from a number of shows including peaky blinders, and more recently the irish comedy series, bad sisters. but it's his role in the british drama 'good luck to you, leo grande', in which he performed alongside emma thompson, that has won him two bafta nominations. let's take a look... you know, my mother was like you. she did _ you know, my mother was like you. she did everything right, food on the table. — she did everything right, food on the table, clean clothes in the drawers. _ the table, clean clothes in the drawers, all that but i don't think she ever. — drawers, all that but i don't think she ever, ever actually saw me. and if she _ she ever, ever actually saw me. and if she did, _ she ever, ever actually saw me. and if she did, she didn't like it. you know. _ if she did, she didn't like it. you know. she — if she did, she didn't like it. you know, she tried to hide her emotion but i could _ know, she tried to hide her emotion but i could feel it vibrating through— but i could feel it vibrating through the walls and i wasn't what

she wanted or imagined for herself. i'm sorry _ she wanted or imagined for herself. i'm sor . ,._ ., , she wanted or imagined for herself. i'msor . ., , , ., i'm sorry. daryl 'oins us now. good morninu. i'm sorry. daryl 'oins us now. good morning. i — i'm sorry. daryl 'oins us now. good morning. i saw — i'm sorry. daryljoins us now. good morning. i saw you _ i'm sorry. daryljoins us now. good morning. i saw you quite _ i'm sorry. daryljoins us now. good | morning. i saw you quite transfixed on that. have you seen the whole thing many times? t’ue on that. have you seen the whole thing many times?— on that. have you seen the whole thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after— thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after a _ thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after a while _ thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after a while you - thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after a while you let i thing many times? i've seen it a few times but after a while you let it i times but after a while you let it go and let other people watch it. when i introduced i said there had been a lot of chatter about it and for anyone, been a lot of chatter about it and foranyone, putting been a lot of chatter about it and for anyone, putting it in an internet search engine, it a younger man with an older woman and a sexual relationship, and an emotional relationship, and an emotional relationship, and an emotional relationship, and that has been focused on greatly. you must have known that especially with dame emma thompson that this was going to generate noise. how did you prepare for that? �* , ., , generate noise. how did you prepare for that? �*, ., , . generate noise. how did you prepare forthat? �*, ., , . for that? there's only so much you can prepare _ for that? there's only so much you can prepare and — for that? there's only so much you can prepare and there's _ for that? there's only so much you can prepare and there's a - for that? there's only so much you can prepare and there's a degree i can prepare and there's a degree where you have to do just fall back onto your own experience and trust in yourself and your own ability but it came down to the connection we

had as actors and those two characters really finding a special bond. ., ., characters really finding a special bond. ., ,., ., .. �* bond. the thing about that, i can't imaaine bond. the thing about that, i can't imagine dame _ bond. the thing about that, i can't imagine dame emma _ bond. the thing about that, i can't imagine dame emma thompson i bond. the thing about that, i can't i imagine dame emma thompson would have ever said to the casting director, you go for this. i can imagine if she was going to put herself out there in this film, she is going to have a say as to who her co—actor is, and didn't it come down to a walk between you two? tell us about that. t to a walk between you two? tell us about that. . to a walk between you two? tell us about that-— to a walk between you two? tell us about that. . ., ., about that. i went and met emma at her house and _ about that. i went and met emma at her house and we _ about that. i went and met emma at her house and we went _ about that. i went and met emma at her house and we went for _ about that. i went and met emma at her house and we went for a - about that. i went and met emma at her house and we went for a walk. her house and we went for a walk through hampstead heath. and, yeah, the first time i met her i really needed to use the loo, so i had to use her loo under the stairs which i proceeded to see her two oscars so any pressure i feltjust escalated quite quickly. she any pressure i felt 'ust escalated quitequicuy._ any pressure i felt 'ust escalated quite quickly. she is so because it kee -s the quite quickly. she is so because it keeps the oscars _ quite quickly. she is so because it keeps the oscars in _ quite quickly. she is so because it keeps the oscars in the _ quite quickly. she is so because it keeps the oscars in the toilet. i quite quickly. she is so because it i keeps the oscars in the toilet. yes, which i admire. _ keeps the oscars in the toilet. yes, which i admire. we _ keeps the oscars in the toilet. yes, which i admire. we went _ keeps the oscars in the toilet. me: which i admire. we went for a keeps the oscars in the toilet. te: which i admire. we went for a walk on hampstead heath and spoke about the film and how it resonated with

both of us and we were both aware that we needed to have a bond we could trust in one another and that became quite apparent on the walk and on top of that we had similar humour, which i think is really important because filming the film was quite long days, long takes and it was just the two of us and it's in one room and there's a sense where you can have a bit of cabin fever but to really have someone who not only trust but have a good time with was kind of for everything. the nature of the scenes you are filming, it's not the most important thing about the film is it's about a relationship and psychological relationships but for those on the outside, there are often questions asked about what's it is like the actors when you do intimate scenes and how you prepare for it and i suppose, in a way, you describe that. you just have to kind of trust and then it's easier because, in a way, there is something intrinsically unnatural about it, yet you have to be able to do it in

the moment and feel comfortable. yes, and i think it comes down to emotional connection, that mental connection and somewhat of a spiritual connection with the other person and when that is in place you tend to have a great deal of safety with that person and you can really launch into those characters as deep as you are required to in the moment. as you are required to in the moment-— as you are required to in the moment. , , ., , ., moment. did you get the giggles at inappropriate _ moment. did you get the giggles at inappropriate moments? _ moment. did you get the giggles at inappropriate moments? not i moment. did you get the giggles at| inappropriate moments? not really. somethin: inappropriate moments? not really. something tells _ inappropriate moments? not really. something tells me _ inappropriate moments? not really. something tells me it _ inappropriate moments? not really. something tells me it did _ inappropriate moments? not really. something tells me it did happen. i something tells me it did happen. but no. . , something tells me it did happen. but no. .,, . ., but no. there was so much laughter between me — but no. there was so much laughter between me and _ but no. there was so much laughter between me and emma. _ but no. there was so much laughter between me and emma. she - but no. there was so much laughter between me and emma. she is i but no. there was so much laughter between me and emma. she is such but no. there was so much laughter i between me and emma. she is such an amazing person and she's hilarious. but a lot of the times we would laugh on the way to the set because it was quite repetitive, day by day, we would take it bit by bit, the film, and we would go into hysterics because we just had so much and such a similar sense of humour. but never on film. �* , .,

a similar sense of humour. but never on film. �* ,. , a similar sense of humour. but never on film. . y., , ., . on film. are you still in touch? yes, of course, _ on film. are you still in touch? yes, of course, all— on film. are you still in touch? yes, of course, all the - on film. are you still in touch? yes, of course, all the time. i on film. are you still in touch? i yes, of course, all the time. we will see each other at the baftas and before then we might have a dinner to reconnect, but we always stay in touch and she has become such a dearfriend stay in touch and she has become such a dear friend and stay in touch and she has become such a dearfriend and i am very blessed to have someone like her so early in my career that i can really go to. early in my career that i can really no to. ., early in my career that i can really to to, ., , early in my career that i can really aoto. ., �*, ._ early in my career that i can really roto. ., �*, ._ early in my career that i can really toto, ., �*, .,y go to. you say it's early in your career. go to. you say it's early in your career- not _ go to. you say it's early in your career. not really, _ go to. you say it's early in your career. not really, i'm - go to. you say it's early in your career. not really, i'm old. i go to. you say it's early in your| career. not really, i'm old. you go to. you say it's early in your i career. not really, i'm old. you are a crusty old — career. not really, i'm old. you are a crusty old thing. _ career. not really, i'm old. you are a crusty old thing. you _ career. not really, i'm old. you are a crusty old thing. you have - career. not really, i'm old. you are a crusty old thing. you have peaky| a crusty old thing. you have peaky blinders behind you, bad sisters and which came first? the film? the film did. it kind which came first? the film? the film did- it kind of— which came first? the film? the film did. it kind of came _ which came first? the film? the film did. it kind of came out _ which came first? the film? the film did. it kind of came out the - which came first? the film? the film did. it kind of came out the same i did. it kind of came out the same time. �* did. it kind of came out the same time. . ., did. it kind of came out the same time. �* ., , did. it kind of came out the same time. . ., , ., , ., time. all of these are high profile shows, time. all of these are high profile shows. so — time. all of these are high profile shows. so you — time. all of these are high profile shows, so you might _ time. all of these are high profile shows, so you might not - time. all of these are high profile shows, so you might not have i time. all of these are high profile i shows, so you might not have been doing it for long but you've done some pretty good stuff. t’ee doing it for long but you've done some pretty good stuff. i've been really fortunate, _ some pretty good stuff. i've been really fortunate, you _ some pretty good stuff. i've been really fortunate, you know. i i some pretty good stuff. i've been i really fortunate, you know. i moved to london maybe five years ago and i kind of had to reset when i got here because i didn't have a job that brought me here and required me to

wait tables again.— brought me here and required me to wait tables again. where you good at that? i was. — wait tables again. where you good at that? i was. i — wait tables again. where you good at that? iwas, i became _ wait tables again. where you good at that? i was, i became very— wait tables again. where you good at that? i was, i became very good i wait tables again. where you good at that? i was, i became very good at i that? i was, i became very good at waitinr that? i was, i became very good at waiting tables _ that? i was, i became very good at waiting tables and _ that? i was, i became very good at waiting tables and pouring - that? i was, i became very good at waiting tables and pouring coffee i waiting tables and pouring coffee and working in a bar as an actor it's part of the process. but definitely over the last three years, to be fortunate enough to work on multiple projects that have been received well, i'm very grateful. t been received well, i'm very rrateful. ., �* been received well, i'm very grateful-— been received well, i'm very rrateful. ~ ., grateful. i don't know if you saw it, grateful. i don't know if you saw it. talking _ grateful. i don't know if you saw it. talking to _ grateful. i don't know if you saw it, talking to james _ grateful. i don't know if you saw it, talking to james a _ grateful. i don't know if you saw it, talking to james a moment i grateful. i don't know if you saw. it, talking to james a moment ago, they are going to the oscars and james were saying about his hit list of people he wants to meet. was it robert de niro? and jennifer aniston. and liam neeson. are you normalised to other stars or are there people who you would be fully in awe of? t there people who you would be fully in awe of? ~ ., there people who you would be fully in awe of? ~' ., ., ., in awe of? i kind of to a degree i've become — in awe of? i kind of to a degree i've become normalised - in awe of? i kind of to a degree i've become normalised by i in awe of? i kind of to a degree i i've become normalised by actors because i'm aware that we do the same thing and i tend to actually be starstruck by directors now. so if there is a film—maker i'm a big fan

of that i've seen multiple films of i've become starstruck by them. ltttnl’ha i've become starstruck by them. who is on our i've become starstruck by them. who is on your wish _ i've become starstruck by them. who is on your wish list _ i've become starstruck by them. who is on your wish list to _ i've become starstruck by them. who is on your wish list to work with? you can say it here, they might be watching. you can say it here, they might be watchinr. .,,, , ., you can say it here, they might be watchinr. , , ., ., ., watching. ross is an amazing film-maker _ watching. ross is an amazing film-maker and _ watching. ross is an amazing film-maker and i _ watching. ross is an amazing film-maker and i know i watching. ross is an amazing film-maker and i know he - watching. ross is an amazing | film-maker and i know he was watching. ross is an amazing - film-maker and i know he wasjust film—maker and i know he wasjust on. film-maker and i know he was 'ust on. , , a, film-maker and i know he was 'ust on. , , , film-maker and i know he was 'ust on. ,, on. did you slip him your card? i ho -e on. did you slip him your card? i hoe he on. did you slip him your card? i hepe he has _ on. did you slip him your card? i hope he has left _ on. did you slip him your card? i hope he has left by _ on. did you slip him your card? i hope he has left by now. - on. did you slip him your card? i hope he has left by now. is - on. did you slip him your card? i. hope he has left by now. is properly still there. there _ hope he has left by now. is properly still there. there is _ hope he has left by now. is properly still there. there is so _ hope he has left by now. is properly still there. there is so much - still there. there is so much emerging talent it's almost hard to keep track. every year there is incredible film makers that have just come through and on top of that there are those who have been out there are those who have been out there for a while. it doesn't sound like you need it, but good luck. things are clearly going well. is that line? it works well. good luck to you, leo grande is available to stream in the uk on a number of sites including prime video and apple tv.

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