good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today... the united nations says that syria has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid to a country devastated by last week's earthquake. the united states defends its decision to shoot down three flying objects over the weekend. but the white house says it still doesn't know what they are. there is no. again no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity. average wages have been rising at the fastest rate for decades but they've failed to keep up

with the soaring cost of living. we'll get the latest figures this morning and i'll explain what they tell us. punched, headbutted and spat at. hundreds of grassroots referees in england say that they fear for their safety on the pitch. liverpool return to winning ways. they beat everton in a dominant derby display, withjurgen klopp insisting they've regained their identity. good morning. parts of wales could reach _ good morning. parts of wales could reach 17 _ good morning. parts of wales could reach 17 degrees today. before that happens _ reach 17 degrees today. before that happens we have dense mist and fog around _ happens we have dense mist and fog around across parts of england and east wales. that will slowly lift. most _ east wales. that will slowly lift. most of — east wales. that will slowly lift. most of us will have a dry, mild and sunny— most of us will have a dry, mild and sunny day — most of us will have a dry, mild and sunny day. pick a cloud and patchy rain _ sunny day. pick a cloud and patchy rain all _ sunny day. pick a cloud and patchy rain all the — sunny day. pick a cloud and patchy rain. all the details later in the programme. —— thicker cloud. it's tuesday the 14th of february. our main story. two more border crossings will be opened up to allow aid to flow into northern syria,

as it deals with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. the country's president, bashar al—assad, agreed to open the routes from turkey after complaints about the time taken for support to reach some regions. vincent mcaviney reports. the second week of recovery in turkey and syria begins after the region's most powerful earthquake in a century. apartment blocks and homes turned to rubble and graves. in the southern turkish city of adiyaman, rescuers chant "god is great," as they pull a young girl alive after 178 hours under the ruins. but she's likely one of the last miraculous survivors. as the digging continues, the un is warning the death count will likely more than double, as the rescue phase of its operations ends. now it's about supporting the survivors. millions of them injured, traumatised and homeless in freezing conditions.

providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it's proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria's president assad to let more aid reach people in rebel—held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries. syria support the entry of humanitarian aid into the region through all possible crossing points, whatever, from inside syria or across the borders. the white helmets emergency group says people in the region have felt disappointed and abandoned.

the basic aid that will now hopefully reach them will make living possible. but their lives in a country still locked in a civil war won't be easily rebuilt. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. let's speak now to our correspondent caroline davies, who's in southern turkey. caroline, the focus is now on helping survivors and getting aid to where it's most needed. yes, of course, now that we are over a week on since the earthquake, there is a realfocus a week on since the earthquake, there is a real focus on the humanitarian disaster. behind me shows why often it is so difficult. this was part of the hospital here. this was part of the hospital here. this was part of the hospital here. this was the intensive care unit. now completely reduced to rubble. among their pink hits of white. those were medical documents which

were left here. there were 300 people inside, rescuers told us. they have said there are still rescue efforts to try to find two nurses who were underneath. we're still waiting to hear more information. people are waiting here, families of the nurses waiting desperately for news. the fact it is now over a week and means many incredibly worried. many feel that hope is dwindling here. i think as well, this hospital is completely wasted. the entire emergency operation is now taking place over here in makeshift tents. some of the rescuers have told us that rescue workers have come from across turkey, as well as internationally. ambulances have been sent from across turkey to try to make up for what has been damaged and what has been lost here.— been lost here. thank you very much indeed.

a state of emergency has been declared in new zealand after the country was hit by cyclone gabrielle. at least 38,000 homes lost power when torrential rain and strong winds swept across the north island. the minister for emergency management, kieran mcanulty, signed a national declaration into place — only the third such alert in the country's history. at least three people have been killed in a shooting at michigan state university in the us. five other people were taken to hospital, some with life—threatening wounds, after a gunman opened fire on the university's main campus. police say the suspect died after shooting himself. the white house has said it can't rule out the possibility that three flying objects shot down by us fighterjets in recent days were being used for spying. 0rders were given to destroy the devices after a suspected chinese surveillance balloon was brought down off the coast of south carolina earlier this month. beijing insists it was monitoring weather patterns.

and we will be reporting more on that story, getting the latest information to you here on the programme. european football's governing body uefa must bear "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid last year. that's according to an independent report into overcrowding, ticketing issues and policing at the match, held in france nine months ago. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. and i've been tear gassed twice. each fan trapped at the stade de france has their own story of what went wrong that night. problems with tickets, with barriers, with transport strikes, with the actions of french police. an independent panel blamed a lack of risk assessment or operational plans and said uefa was primarily responsible for the failures. it also said that uefa, the french football federation and french authorities wrongly inflated the huge numbers of supporters without valid tickets

to deflect responsibility for planning and operational failures. uefa's general secretary apologised to the supporters of liverpool fc for the experiences many of them had had and for the messages released prior to and during the game, which had the effect of unjustly blaming them. it's vindicated the idea of every single liverpool supporter who was there that day. that's the most important thing. liverpool fans were blamed by both uefa and the french interior minister as a major cause of the chaos at the turnstiles. this latest report confirms that they were not. liverpool football club has released a statement saying it had yet to receive a copy of the report and described its leaked publication as hugely disappointing. eight months on, the long list of failures here is becoming clear. these scenes could have been prevented, could have been so much worse. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

the family of brianna jai, the teenager who was stabbed to death in warrington, have paid tribute to her. the 16—year—old's body was found by a passerby in a park in the village of culcheth on saturday afternoon. 0ur reporter andy gilljoins us now from the scene. . what do we know about what happened as . what do we know about what ha hene .,, ,., . what do we know about what hauuene . what do we know about what ha hene ., y., , . what do we know about what hawene , ~' . what do we know about what hamene, , ~', happened as you can see, the park is still sealed off _ happened as you can see, the park is still sealed off this _ happened as you can see, the park is still sealed off this morning. - happened as you can see, the park is still sealed off this morning. a - still sealed off this morning. a number of police vehicles are here. a number of tributes to temper behind me. tributes as well. —— brianna behind me. he mentioned the tribute that brianna's family released, describing her as strong,

fearless and one—of—a—kind, she was a much loved daughter, grand daughter and baby sister and her death left a massive hole in their lives. she was a transgender girl. police say at present there is no evidence to indicate what happened here on saturday as a hate crime. police are still trying to work out the motive for the attack. brianna's has provoked a strong reaction from the transgender community. a number of vigils are being held across the uk, one planned for liverpool tonight, one for manchester tomorrow. 0thers taking place in the next few days in manchester, leeds, london, york, glasgow, plymouth, reading, belfast and brighton to name but a few. the police say they still want to hear from name but a few. the police say they still want to hearfrom people name but a few. the police say they still want to hear from people who may have —— plan footage of what

happened on saturday afternoon. they also want to speak to witnesses who may have seen what happened to brianna at the weekend. households across england are facing a rise in their council tax from april, as local authorities try to balance the books. research by the county councils network suggests the majority of councils with social care duties are planning a 5% increase. council leaders say they have little choice but to raise tax to protect services. no council wants to put up council tax by the maximum, especially not during a cost of living crisis. but with inflation at over 10%, even a 5% council tax doesn't match the costs that are going up, particularly with social care costs going up by more than 10% and construction costs going up as well. this means that councils have to put up their council tax, otherwise we'd be having even worse cuts to services. bbc analysis of accident and emergency waiting times in england shows wide variations in how services have coped this winter. at some of the 107 hospital

trusts that provided data, more than half of patients waited longer than four hours. but at the best performing units fewer than one in ten did. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. it's been the toughest winter for the nhs in a generation. across the uk, there have been record waiting times for ambulances and in a&e departments. and that's had a real impact on patients. the bbc has analysed nhs england data on average waiting times in emergency departments over december and january. among the best performing were nhs trusts in northumbria, maidstone and tunbridge wells and blackpool. but patients in hull, wye valley and shrewsbury and telford face the longest waits. and in all the ten worst performing trusts, patients were five times more likely to face a long wait of over four hours than in the best performing hospital. so what explains the difference between the best and the worst? 0ne hospital boss says its staff, teamwork and investment.

we've got the greatest staff truly dedicated, passionate about the best care possible in extremely difficult and quite challenging circumstances. equally, we really worked hard on collaboration and working with our partners across lancashire and south cumbria. lastly, we've had fantastic investment into the local system, whereby we've been able to invest in state—of—the—art facilities, such as the same day emergency care. nhs england acknowledges the winter has been tough but says ambulance but it also said that work continues on improving the speed with which patients can be discharged from hospital when they're well enough to leave. dominic hughes, bbc news. this story will make you smile this

morning. here's the moment a dog was pulled to safety from a canal in manchester. look at this! the definition of team work. the tail is wagging — the dog is fine. the dogs owner did have an extendable lead will stop it was not safe. look at this! there will always be advice, do not put yourself at risk. they clearly knew what they were doing was that there are plenty of them to help. later we will be talking to one man involved in the rescue. all is well that ends well. a story to make you smile this morning. do you know what else might

make you smile? caroline got the same memo and he clearly did not. we have gone for the hearts today. hgppy happy st valentine's day. if you are stepping out there is some dense fog. these are the areas likely to be affected by it. the weather warning is out till 11 o'clock this morning. it will slowly left. for some it will not clear till lunchtime. then we are looking at sunny spells. it is going to be mild today. here are some fog this morning slowly lifting, allowing the sun to come out. a lot of sunshine around. in the west more cloud and patchy light rain from a weather front. temperatures, they will be the talking point today. highs of 16 to 17 in parts of wales. these are the wind speeds, strongest in the

outer hebrides. temperatures will be above average for the time of year. we are looking at eight to 15 quite widely. under clear skies the temperature will fall away quite readily. it will be a breezy night. then a second more active weather front coming in across northern ireland and scotland. it will deposit some heavy rain and also saharan dust. there might be spectacular sunrises first thing tomorrow. there will be pockets of fog and frost, not as widespread as this morning. these are the temperatures we are looking at. tomorrow, after a dry start, any mist and fog lifting, we had this weather front continuing its journey, moving south, weakening all the time. not getting into the far south—east later in the day. behind it sunshine and a few showers. temperatures not as high as they are likely to be full some today. thank

you. over the last two weeks, the us military has shot a series of objects out of the skies over american territory — including what officials there say was a chinese spy balloon. the incidents have fuelled plenty of speculation but they're also ramping up tensions between the white house and beijing. here's more from the bbc�*s security correspondent, gordon corera. what's gone on in the last two weeks has been nothing short of craziness. well, it all started when the americans say they saw a high—tech chinese spy balloon over their territory flying over sensitive military sites, and they shot it down. but there was criticism that they didn't do that fast enough. so the us military has adjusted its radars. what that means is the more they look, the more they're seeing. they're seeing more objects in the last few days and shooting those down. now, what are they? we don't know. we just don't know. it's wild that we didn't know, isn't it? it is wild that we didn't know. well, there is a mystery to this. have you ruled out aliens? i haven't ruled out anything. these objects look a bit different from the original chinese spy balloon.

so they're going to look at the debris and try and work out what these ones are. but there's certainly growing alarm about it. and in china, they've responded angrily. they've said they didn't send any spy balloons and they've seen american spy balloons over their territory. so as tensions ratchet up between these two countries, balloons are at the middle of it. so what is going on? nick pope is a former ufo investigatorfor the ministry of defence. he joins us now from sanjose in california. morning to you. what is your assessment of what is going on? sadly, this is not aliens, however fun that might be. clearly it is espionage. the first one was a spy balloon. the other three, we are still waiting on gathering data. it looks to be some sort of surveillance platform, weather balloons, airships were drones. it

is probably china, it is not mars. we will come that in just a second. the white house says it is assessing the things it has found, certainly from the first balloon was shot down. it down. it said it shut it down. it down. it said it shut it down out of an abundance of caution, in its words. what do you make of that? what will they be looking for? underneath this balloon were very sophisticated signals and intelligence array which, from what i understand matt was able to locate various communications devices and possibly intercept the communications that took place on them. this is a very potentially serious national security breach here and obviously there are a lot of things going on behind closed doors right now which probably will not be made public because of national security issues. i think this has opened everyone's eyes to the fact there are things out there

that previously, because people had this it can't be and so it isn't mindset, previously we have missed these. ., ., i. ,, mindset, previously we have missed these. ., ., ,, these. how do you miss something like this quest _ these. how do you miss something like this quest but _ these. how do you miss something like this quest but we _ these. how do you miss something like this quest but we are - these. how do you miss something like this quest but we are looking l like this quest but we are looking at pictures of it being shot down and it is hard tojudge the at pictures of it being shot down and it is hard to judge the scale. now we are looking at it in the sea. you get a scale of how big it is. how can you miss something like this flying over a country? the how can you miss something like this flying over a country?— flying over a country? the first one was at a height _ flying over a country? the first one was at a height of— flying over a country? the first one was at a height of 60,000 - flying over a country? the first one was at a height of 60,000 feet. i flying over a country? the first one i was at a height of 60,000 feet. most commercial aircraft fly at about 35,000 feet. it gives you a sense of that. it is a heck of a way up. i am not surprised. the radar systems we use to look out for anything entering restricted airspace committees are configured on threats. so we are looking at things like aircraft. now everyone is recalibrating the radar systems and

saying what have we been missing? how long have these things been flying over the us? what have they compromised in terms of national security? compromised in terms of national securi ? ~ , security? the prime minister here sa in: security? the prime minister here saying planes _ security? the prime minister here saying planes are _ security? the prime minister here saying planes are on _ security? the prime minister here saying planes are on standby - security? the prime minister here saying planes are on standby to i saying planes are on standby to shoot anything down if it does encroach into uk airspace. how are these sorts of things monitored? in yourformerjob, it is these sorts of things monitored? in your formerjob, it is something you would have looked at?— your formerjob, it is something you would have looked at? absolutely. we not several would have looked at? absolutely. we got several hundred _ would have looked at? absolutely. we got several hundred reports _ would have looked at? absolutely. we got several hundred reports a - would have looked at? absolutely. we got several hundred reports a year. i got several hundred reports a year. i had statement from the prime minister and that is all fine. —— i heard the statement. the pentagon has set up an organisation. the ministry of defence has not even confirmed as yet whether they are engaging with this organisation. i asked them weeks ago and they say it will take several more weeks to tell me. if we take a defence seriously, it is a yes, no question. are you talking to the pentagon about this

or not? there is —— this is something the ministry of defence must answer. we something the ministry of defence must answer-— something the ministry of defence must answer. ~ ., must answer. we might find the idea of aliens fun — must answer. we might find the idea of aliens fun and _ must answer. we might find the idea of aliens fun and quite _ must answer. we might find the idea of aliens fun and quite exciting. - must answer. we might find the idea of aliens fun and quite exciting. in i of aliens fun and quite exciting. in serious terms, exploration of what might be out there was part of your formerjob. what are you trying to find? we former 'ob. what are you trying to find? ~ ., ., , former 'ob. what are you trying to find? ., .,, . find? we tried not to be conclusion led, we find? we tried not to be conclusion led. we tried _ find? we tried not to be conclusion led, we tried to _ find? we tried not to be conclusion led, we tried to be _ find? we tried not to be conclusion led, we tried to be data _ find? we tried not to be conclusion led, we tried to be data led. - led, we tried to be data led. satellites were drones, balloons, that sort of thing. some appear to have characteristics that seem very odd. speeds, many others, acceleration is going beyond anything we had made things we are tracked on radar picked up on satellite. nasa is doing a study

into ufos right now. even though what has unfolded over the last few daysis what has unfolded over the last few days is obviously espionage, i do not think we can, as the general said in the press conference yesterday, i do not think we can rule out other options. of this. let's keep a rise on the skies and who knows what we will find out the. really good to talk to you. really interesting to hear your thoughts. thank you. let's take a look at today's papers. some of the papers also feature the story we've just been talking about. the object seen over the united states. the daily mail quotes prime minister rishi sunak as saying the country's armed forces are ready to "shoot down chinese spy balloons." the daily star has a more whimsical take on the developments in the us, saying "we can't rule out aliens". it includes an image of perhaps the world's best known extra—terrestrial — et — apparently reaching out to his family.

iam not i am not sure. is that you, iam not sure. is that you, mum? the sun focuses its attention on the cost—of—living crisis, running what it says is an exclusive, saying that as people in the uk struggle with rising prices, an energy firm has flown "100 reps to a paradise island" on an all—expenses paid trip. and it is the 14th february after all. hgppy happy valentine's day. a zoo in texas has come up with a less than romantic way of celebrating the day. it's giving people the chance to name a cockroach after their ex before it's fed to one of the animals. the fundraiser has gone viral, and the zoo has now had people —— naming an cockroach after an ex

before it is fed to an animal! this story says if you really want to show someone you love them, make a really nice cup of tea. 0ther show someone you love them, make a really nice cup of tea. other things you can do is hold their hands and maybe give them a spontaneous kiss. actually, a cup of tea is the most dramatic and you can do. i would say it has to be a nice cup of tea. what do you define as a nice cup of tea? did tea and not dishwater tea. someone who takes care over a cup of tea. i have always said the colour of a rich tea biscuit. the colour of he man! not to lie and not too dark. a great story about who is making

money from the music industry these days and entertainment. you might be forgiven at some of the names on this list are golden oldies. not necessarily the artist but some of the cells. the top left of anas in the cells. the top left of anas in the entertainment industry are not exactly current. genesis, sting, tyler perry top three. genesis on 189 million quid. that is the thing about monetising all of the back catalogue. the top earning women on the list is taylor swift, very much current. a lot of them are the golden oldies for who are still making in the cash. they do not even had tittle. making the point that phil collins is not able to tour because of health issues. at the age of 72 still topping the list. iam about

i am about to make ben a nice cup of tea. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. there's a warning this valentine's day for users of dating apps to not be conned into lending money to people they meet online. a businesswoman from essex has spoken of the dangers after she gave more than £300,000 to a man who was grooming other women at the same time. the victim — who we're calling vicky — is still living with the impact. she spoke to our reporter, debbie tubby. i'm struggling to pay the bills, i can't put food on the table and i'm asking for my daughters to help me out. and ifeel ashamed. i feel ashamed that i've put myself in that position because i trusted somebody. and we'll have more on that story on our lunchtime and evening programme at 1.30 and 6.30 today on bbc one and the iplayer. the shortage of beds is an issue effecting all nhs hospitals in london,

but a new initiative in wandsworth and merton is taking pressure of the system by treating more at home. some patients under the care of st george's hospital have been given monitoring equipment, and can get blood tests at home with instant results. the trust believes it brings other benefits for patients too. the initiative, and the reason we did it, was not for money saving, but for better patient care and more holistic patient management. equally, we know that patients at home move more, they're less active, they're less likely to pick up naturally hospital acquired infections. a long—running dispute involving nearly 2,000 bus drivers in london has come to an end. after a series of walkouts in recent months, the unite union said an offer had been accepted that would see drivers with over two years' service being paid £18 an hour. employers, abellio said it was delighted the offer had been accepted. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kat. hello, there. good morning to you. widespread mist and fog out there this morning. pretty dense in a few spots, and it will really linger, at least through the first half of the morning. but the second half eventually lifting, and actually, through the rest of the day, it is going to be dry, bright, with plenty of winter sunshine around. and there is a weather warning in force for that fog. that's valid until 10:00 this morning. it's also quite chilly out there, with a frost in places, too. but through the rest of the day, once that mist and fog lifts, there's going to be plenty of sunshine around. it's going to be fine and dry. and our temperatures do remain above average for this time of the year. we're looking at highs of around 1a degrees celsius. so a very settled picture through this evening and overnight, gentle winds and lengthy, clear and starry skies. and under those clear skies tonight, our temperatures are fall away to around one or two degrees celsius, the chance of a ground

frost into our wednesday morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, but plenty of sunshine from the get go. we'll hold onto that sunshine into the afternoon. by the end of the afternoon, more cloud will start to build. and with that cloud, we'll get a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. coming up on breakfast this morning... in around 20 minutes, we'll meet the artist who was so frustrated with soaring house prices, he decided to live in a skip. it's almost a year since the wanted star tom parker died from brain cancer, and a new version of his memoir has been released. we'll talk about it with his bandmate nathan sykes. and the football pundit chris sutton has tried his hand at refereeing — he'lljoin us to discuss the verbal

and physical abuse faced by officials at grassroots level. todayis today is a busy day for business news. we'll get an update this morning on how our wages are faring against the rising cost of living. i think the answer is no. ben's taking a look at this for us. we will get that later, a snapshot. yes, it's a bit of a strange situation right now. if you've been lucky enough to get a pay rise this year, chances are any gains have been more than wiped out by rising prices. it may not feel like it, but wages are going up at their fastest rate for nearly 20 years. but when you take into account those rising prices for things like food, petrol and gas, they're actually falling. you'll be worse off this year than you were last year. where you work also impacts

what you're paid. the gap between public and private sector pay is also near a record high. average wage rises in the private sector are more than double the average pay rise in the public sector. but there's another story emerging from these statistics too. while unemployment is actually a near—historic low, the number of people out of a job, or choosing not to actively look for work, has grown by more than half a million since the start of the pandemic. a report says there are number of reasons for this — retirement, increased sickness, changes to migration, and the uk's ageing population. now the government is said to be looking at plans to encourage older people, over the age of 50, back to work. our business editor simonjack reports. under the bonnet of the jobs market not everything is running smoothly. halfords, like other businesses, is finding it harder post—pandemic and post—brexit to find staff with the right skills.

it's having to be more creative about attracting the 1,000 new vehicle technicians they need, and is targeting the huge number of over fifties who have left the workforce. to get the right people we've got a cast that net a bit wider than what we've done before. and the over fifties group is an interesting group, actually, because many people, through the pandemic, have fallen out of employment. they might have taken early retirement, or took a different career choice. and now, a couple of years down the line, with the cost of living and suchlike at the moment, it's maybe a new opportunity for a new career. nearly 30% of people aged between 50 and 64 are not actively looking for a job. and employment experts say that is an untapped resource to tackle labour shortages. one of the things we do observe about the labour market is the increasing number of people who want to work, but who have long term health conditions and impairments. and that means they need change in how work is done and how work is designed. they're a valuable asset,

if employers can think differently about how they provide work opportunities. the proportion of people of all ages who want a job and can't find one — the rate of unemployment — is very low, which is good, but can also present an economic problem. we still have millions of working age people who are not actively looking for a job, either because they're in education, they are unable to, or then maybe they're too unwell to look for a job. and that means employers have to compete for the ones that are looking for a job, pushing wages up, which in turn pushes inflation up, which then makes people ask for higher wages. and it's that wage spiral that the bank of england is so afraid of. for now, demand for workers is still outstripping supply. but there are signs that private sector employers are scaling back on hiring, as the outlook for the economy darkens. that's not an option for public services, who can't treat or teach fewer people, and whose wages have lagged behind the private sector and inflation. a major reason behind recent strikes.

simon jack, bbc news. don't forget there's more information, support and advice online at the bbc�*s cost of living web page. just search for bbc cost of living in your browser. we will go to the latest figures just after seven o'clock this morning. we will see what they tell us for the roast —— most recent three month period. i was on a construction site last week talking about economic growth in gdp. 0ne construction site last week talking about economic growth in gdp. one of the bosses said they couldn't find enough workers. they have projects, but couldn't find the workers. that was illustrated by what simonjack was illustrated by what simonjack was talking about there. speak to you later. thank you. it is 25 to seven. holly is here. a little bit of a turnaround for liverpool? it is early days, i know. i think we'll call it a sigh of relief. it has been a pretty

miserable 2023 so far for liverpool. how far they have fallen. when you think they were beaten by wolves and brighton and brentford. are they going to get a win yet? what a way to do it. looked very comfortable against everton last night. yes, relief all round from liverpool fans. their first premier league win of 2023 after beating everton 2—0 in the merseyside derby. with a special moment for £16 millionjanuary signing cody gakpo, who got his first goal for the club. joe lynskey reports. for a month and a half, liverpool have been waiting. this was the roar to greet a first league win of the year. it came in a match that on merseyside means so much. everton have put hope in a new coach and new approach, that goes for goals from set pieces. from that one, they came close. but within seconds, they'd be backed into a corner. liverpool got the ball, the blues' defence had gone forward, left in space in the middle was mo salah.

he's not scored a league goal since boxing day. now, like his team, there was a sense of this year's lift—off. injanuary, liverpool signed cody gakpo, the dutch world cup star who was still yet to score. now, the near £40 million signing had his first moment from a yard in front of goal. defeat for everton keeps them in the drop zone. for them, this was a night of few chances and fiery tempers. salah almost scored a third at the end, but for liverpool this was comfortable enough. you cannot now say that's it and now we are back, whatever. that would be really dumb. but it felt like us, it felt like us, it looked like us. it feltjust as like a massive relief, to be honest massive relief that we could play the game we played. and so, now, let's carry on. we came here with the right mentality, to take this on, to get

a win for ourselves as a team, and for the fans. didn't happen tonight, but we need to recover quickly and get ready to go again. liverpool still are nine points off the top four, but they have a platform. victory in the derby and they hope a february, a fresh start. joe lynskey, bbc news. sixth tier club darvel produced the cup's greatest ever shock in the fourth round when they beat aberdeen last month, but the dream is now over after losing 5—1 at home to falkirk. despite being 2—0 down at half time, a falkirk own goalfrom pj morrison gave the hosts hope . but it wasn't to be as chris mcgowan picked up a second yellow card, and the league one side capitalised with three goals in ten minutes, this one from aidan nesbitt seeing them through to the quarter—finals where they'll face ayr united. i think we believe we can compete in the professional leagues, i think that's shown during this run. it's been a remarkable

achievement for the players, it's been a fantastic journey to be on. listen, we're really humbled with the amount of attention and congratulation we've had. but tonight was just a step too far. yesterday was a historic day for women's cricket, with the women's premier league auction taking place. it's the women's equivalent of the men's indian premier league and seven of england's players were bought, for life—changing sums of money. 0n the field england maintained their 100% record at the t20 world cup with a comfortable win over ireland. chasing 106 to win, a 21 ball half century from alice capsey set them on the way as they ran out winners by four wickets. there next match is against india on saturday. ireland face pakistant tomorrow. and finally, ronnie 0'sullivan sailed into the second round of the welsh 0pen snooker. the rocket, who's aiming for a 5th title in llandudno, saw off fellow

englishman 0liver lines, winning by 4—0. 0n the rugged sales, as normal. we are discussing the champions league later. you are going to be chatting about referee abuse today, which is about referee abuse today, which is a huge topic at grassroots level. yes, interesting, this. 5 live put a questionnaire out asking how many referees experienced abuse. it is fascinating how much abuse they feel they get and what that changes for they get and what that changes for the game and how they referee. what has been fascinating, i find, from being an grassroots myself, how much you see it at such a young age. how young it starts, how young it is normalised. that is the problem. i hate to say, holly, but sometimes it is the mums and dads. you are absolutely right. it has to start somewhere. we have all witnessed this. at what point does

it become unacceptable? and how you police something like that. exactly, who wants to say something? hundreds of grassroots football referees in england have told the bbc that they fear for their safety on the pitch. out of almost a thousand referees who responded to a bbc radio 5 live questionnaire, just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players, coaches or managers. some described being punched, headbutted and spat at, as jane dougall reports. you're always one decision away from a smack in the mouth. i've had people comment on my chest in the middle of a game. it could be threats i against your family, and it is getting worse and worse and worse. | at grassroots level, the abuse of officials across the country has risen to breaking point. threatening — "i'm going to smash you up at the end of the game, just you wait."

ryan crabtree referees forjunior and men's leagues in pendleton on north yorkshire. he's been assaulted multiple times. after the game, a group of men, when i were a teenager, chased me out of the changing room, out onto the field, and i've had to then run down a back street— hide, basically. do you fear for your safety? all the time. every single weekend. a bbc questionnaire, sent to 7,000 members of the referees association in england, found that of the 927 who responded, 908 had experienced verbal abuse from spectators, players or coaches. 293 said they'd been physically abused. and 440 said they thought the abuse was worse now than it was five years ago. president of the referees association, paul field, wants a life ban for those responsible before it's too late. one day in this country, a referee will lose his life or her life. if a person is banned from football

for wilful abuse or assaults, why should they be allowed to attend any football matches? he feels it starts at the top, with children copying the actions of premier league players on television. the questionnaire also found many had experienced racist, homophobic and sexist abuse. 18—year—old megan belcher has been refereeing for three years. while officiating at an under 13s match, she was attacked by a parent. he came running on the pitch with his fist raised at me. the two coaches from the team that he was a part of came onto the pitch and kind of stopped him and said, "hey, stop." he was still yelling abuse at me and saying, "this is why girls shouldn't be in football." it was probably the scariest experience i've ever had. it really had an impact on my mental health as well. megan has come to watch former premier league player chris sutton, who's been asked by radio 5 live to referee his first match. don't forget to whistle loudly. i'll do my best.

it's a junior game. chris wants to find out what it's like on the other side. what a ball. what a ball that was. he's admitted previously to confronting a young referee whilst watching his son play. i walked onto the field because i was, you know, concerned about how badly injured he was. you know, i shouldn't have done that. i realise how difficult it is. but, you know, you're also, you know, you're a parent as well at that particular time. after the match, megan told chris what had happened to her. you know, that's totally unacceptable, you know, any sort of abuse. and i think that that's part of the reason which, you know, i'm here today — i played — but to see to see the other side. many who responded to the bbc questionnaire felt referee abuse wasn't being tackled sufficiently by the fa. but the organisation has said they are continuing to do everything they can to stamp out this behaviour. this is the fa's new campaign,

making it clear that action will be taken against abuse. they say stronger sanctions and a three year refereeing strategy are coming soon in order to tackle this issue. enough is enough. many referees feel the current deterrents won't stop verbal and physical abuse, and that eventually grassroots referees will walk away from the game they love. jane dougall, bbc news. such an interesting subject. 5 live programmes will be talking about referee abuse throughout the day today and will revisit the issue in the coming weeks. and plenty of you have been getting in touch with your experiences. garry, a referee from gloucestershire, emailed to say that since covid the behaviour has worsened, and that he remembers a spectator turning up to a game last year purely to shout abuse at him all game. claire says her teenage son has been refereeing since he was 14, but the comments

from other parents during matches makes it so that her husband sometimes can't watch the match, as they are just too much for any proud dad to listen to. tracey contacted us to say that her daughter has recently become a referee, but in her second game she told a parent if he didn't stop and let her do herjob she would send him away from the pitch, but this was after a lot of shouting and criticism towards her. this was at a under 13s girls football, tracey adds. and roshini emailed to say that her daughter and son were teenage tennis umpires for under 8s tennis matches and they were constantly being shouted at, bullied and threatened by highly competitive parents watching their kids play. it's not something limited to football only, roshini says. it's an interesting point. this questionnaire deals with football. but so many other sports where it may be very competitive parents are

getting involved. it is the grown ups who are sometimes the problems. you can email us at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. and you can tweet about today's stories using the hashtag bbcbreakfast — or follow us for the latest from the programme. something we will talk about again. to get in touch. to get in touch. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. never loses her temper. she is always charming. good morning- _ she is always charming. good morning. this _ she is always charming. good morning. this morning - she is always charming. good morning. this morning if- she is always charming. good morning. this morning if you | she is always charming. good i morning. this morning if you are travelling it is worth mentioning there are some dense fog patches around. a weather warning in place for these areas. visibility down to 50 or 100 metres in places. temperatures have fallen below freezing for some. freezing fog and frost to watch out for. but my of that will lift, slowly for some, maybe not until lunchtime, perhaps later. then we are looking at sunny spells and mild conditions. how mild? if you are in wales today, it

could hit 17 degrees in the north, west and central parts of wales. the average at this time of the year is eight. the warmest has been 19.1 in 1998. not quite there. dominating or weather. you can see this high across much of europe. we have weather fronts coming in from the west. the first one introducing cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle across northern ireland. also western scotland. it could fringe into the isle of man, west wales and the south—west initially. the fog slowly lifting. a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. today, winds are fairly light. strongest in the north—west. these are the temperatures. generally, 11 to 14 degrees. don't forget, we could hit 16 or 17 in the north—west and central wales. as we head into the evening and overnight, the high pressure moves further east. around it we are pulling in this saharan

dust. especially across northern ireland and scotland. if you see a fabulous sunrise tomorrow morning, thatis fabulous sunrise tomorrow morning, that is why. you might also find as the rain comes in you will see some of that on your car. tomorrow we have the weather front coming in, introducing some rain. some will be heavy across northern ireland and scotland. 20 to 30 millimetres. ahead of it, it is looking pretty dry to start the day. temperature wise, it is going to be a chilly night, particularly in southern areas, with a touch of frost. maybe some pockets of fog. the vale of york, for example. parts of eastern england. not as extensive as this morning. more of a breeze. tomorrow, we start off with some blue skies. we also have a weather front pushing slowly southwards and eastwards, weakening all the time as it bombs into the high pressure. as it comes into the high pressure. as it comes in across england and parts of wales, there will be more honoured than a band of cloud, may be some rain here and there. it won't get into the south—east until later in

the day. behind it, some sunshine and showers. blustery showers. temperatures nine to 14 degrees. as we head into thursday, it is going to be a fairly cloudy day. extensive low cloud. mist and fog. potentially some seat fog. brighter skies in the north of scotland. you can see the next system waiting in the wings. this is coming our way. bringing not just rain, but wind. there is the weather front going through. windy on friday. this weatherfront continuing to sink south. gales, especially in southern scotland and northern england. so, for friday itself, once again we're looking at low pressure moving in across the north of scotland, heading eastwards. there would be a fair bit of cloud. we have got that rain. 0n of cloud. we have got that rain. on saturday, something drier comes our way. the winds will slowly ease.

turning unsettled towards the end of the week for turning unsettled towards the end of the week for sure. i was going to ask you, those high temperatures in ways that you showed us at the beginning, are they linked to the saharan dust as well? is it all part of the same thing? —— in wales. it all part of the same thing? -- in wales-— all part of the same thing? -- in wales. , . , . -- in wales. it is an effect where the wind comes _ -- in wales. it is an effect where the wind comes over _ -- in wales. it is an effect where the wind comes over the - -- in wales. it is an effect where the wind comes over the hills, i the wind comes over the hills, basically. that's why. high pressure is keeping things fine and settled. we are going to see 17, possibly even more in wales. really stark difference. i will look that up. i knew you would have the answer. thank you. last year on breakfast we followed the story of gary mckee, the man who ran a marathon every single day of 2022, and raised more than £1 million for charity. for the first time since his incredible achievement, gary's been to meet staff at the two organisations which benefited from the money. abi smitton reports.

we definitely use gary as our inspiration. he's amazing. cheering without people like gary, the care we give just wouldn't be possible. a hero's welcome for gary mckee, visiting the charities he raised more than £1 million for. what a day. no matter the weather — the rain, the ice, the dark or the heat — gary was on the road running a marathon every day in 2022. three, two, one, go! his last challenge, on new year's eve, saw hundreds of people come out in support, as he crossed the final finish line and smashed his targets. a few weeks on from that triumphant moment, he's visiting the staff at hospice at home west cumbria and macmillan cancer support, the two charities he raised all the money for. with the family shopping

and things like that, and somebody�*ll come up you to and say what it means to them and the support that the charities have gave them, it hits home. you know, every step that i took was for somebody else. and there was a lot of steps, you know. so, the money will reach a lot of people. so when people are telling you that they've got a family member who's gone through the darkest times, itjust makes it all worthwhile. claire hays knows just how valuable support from both charities can be. keith was the funniest person, the most stubborn person. he was the best dad as well. he was really funny. claire lost her husband, keith, to lung cancer last january. through his illness, it was mostly help that was from macmillan. in the days leading up to him passing, he was really poorly and i was, ..hadn't slept, hadn't eaten very much, hadn't, you know, changed my clothes in three days.

and one of the nurses suggested that we have some hospice help. and the nurses looked after him through the night. the reassurance to know that the support for me and my family is there for however long we need it, is, is... ...really helps in the back of my mind. gary celebrated keith's life on what would have been his birthday injuly, running with his name on his shirt. clare and the kids also took part. my children think he's a complete hero, complete celebrity. ijust think, you know, it'sjust such a — yeah, selfless thing. each step gary took brought him closer and closer to his £1 million target. that cash will go towards expanding both charities' ongoing work, providing hospice care in patients' own homes. cumbria is incredibly rural and the access to care isn't always the best.

our responsibility is to try and bridge that. gary's achievement is absolutely incredible. gary's obviously gone the extra mile. and we hope to keep going the extra mile as well. hospice at home west cumbria, is also hoping to expand its bereavement support services for families who've lost a loved one. many people, theyjust don't know where to turn to, you know, - and just by having someone to talk lto, that maybe isn't their family, i so they can open up i and relay their worries, and, you know, you'rej just there sometimes, you're just there to listen. and that can help so many people in so many ways. l gary's achievements received national, even worldwide recognition. but at the end of the day, it's the work of those people closest to home that he wants to celebrate.

the people who's given us a part are the heroes. they're the people who we turn to when we need them, you know, and the job that they do is incredible. so ijust feel as if i'm just somebody who does what i'm capable of doing. these people, they're the absolute heroes. isn't that brilliant, he got to go and see the people he has been helping on all of those miles? i wonder if it makes it all worthwhile, to see the benefit? i think you would have done it anyway. hejust kept i think you would have done it anyway. he just kept going. i think you would have done it anyway. hejust kept going. amazing man. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london.

there's a warning this valentine's day for users of dating apps to not be conned into lending money to people they meet online. a businesswoman from essex has spoken of the dangers after she gave more than £300,000 to a man, who was grooming other women at the same time. the victim, who we're calling vicky, is still living with the impact. she spoke to our reporter, debbie tubby. i'm struggling to pay the bills, i can't put food on the table and i'm asking for my daughters to help me out. and ifeel ashamed. i feel ashamed that i've put myself in that position because i trusted somebody. and we'll have more on that story on our lunchtime and evening programme at 1:30pm and 6:30pm today on bbc one and the iplayer. the shortage of beds is an issue affecting all nhs hospitals in london. but a new initiative in wandsworth and merton is taking pressure off the system but treating more at home. some patients under the care of st george's hospital have been given monitoring equipment and can get blood tests at home with instant results. the trust believes it brings other

benefits for patients too. the initiative, and the reason we did it, was not for money saving, but for better patient care and more holistic patient management. equally, we know that patients at home move more, they're less active, they're less likely to pick up naturally hospital acquired infections. a long—running dispute involving nearly 2,000 bus drivers in london has come to an end. after a series of walkouts in recent months, the unite union said an offer had been accepted that would see drivers with over two years' service being paid £18 an hour. employers abellio said it was "delighted" the offer had been accepted. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kat. hello, there. good morning to you. widespread mist and fog out there this morning. pretty dense in a few spots,

and it will really linger, at least through the first half of the morning. but the second half eventually lifting, and actually, through the rest of the day, it is going to be dry, bright, with plenty of winter sunshine around. and there is a weather warning in force for that fog. that's valid until 10:00 this morning. it's also quite chilly out there, with a frost in places, too. but through the rest of the day, once that mist and fog lifts, there's going to be plenty of sunshine around. it's going to be fine and dry. and our temperatures do remain above average for this time of the year. we're looking at highs of around 14 degrees celsius. so a very settled picture through this evening and overnight, gentle winds and lengthy, clear and starry skies. and under those clear skies tonight, our temperatures are fall —— our temperatures will fall away to around one or two degrees celsius, the chance of a ground frost into our wednesday morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, but plenty of sunshine from the get—go. we'll hold onto that sunshine into the afternoon. by the end of the afternoon,

more cloud will start to build. and with that cloud, we'll get a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle. that's it. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today... the united nations says that syria has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid — to a country devastated by last week's earthquake. the united states defends its decision to shoot down

three flying objects over the weekend, but the white house says it still doesn't know what they are. there is no, again no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity. average wages have been rising at the fastest rate for decades, but they've failed to keep up with the soaring cost of living. we'll get the latest figues this morning — and i'll explain what they tell us. an independent review finds that uefa bears "primary responsibility" for the chaos at last year's champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. liverpool return to winning ways. they beat everton in a dominant derby display withjurgen klopp insisting they've regained their identity. dense fog across parts of england and east wales which was clearly left. most of us will have a dry,

mild david sunshine. all the details later. it's tuesday the 14th of february. our top story. two more border crossings will be opened up to allow aid to flow into northern syria, as it deals with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. as it deals with the aftermath the country's president, bashar al—assad, agreed to open the routes from turkey after complaints about the time taken for support to reach some regions. vincent mcaviney reports. the second week of recovery in turkey and syria begins after the region's most powerful earthquake in a century. apartment blocks and homes turned to rubble and graves. in the southern turkish city of adiyaman, rescuers chant "god is great," as they pull a young girl alive after 178 hours under the ruins. but she's likely one of the last miraculous survivors.

as the digging continues, the un is warning the death count will likely more than double, as the rescue phase of its operations ends. now it's about supporting the survivors. millions of them injured, traumatised and homeless in freezing conditions. providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it's proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria's president assad to let more aid reach people in rebel—held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries. syria support the entry of humanitarian aid into the region

through all possible crossing points, whatever, from inside syria or across the borders. the white helmets emergency group says people in the region have felt disappointed and abandoned. the basic aid that will now hopefully reach them will make living possible. but their lives in a country still locked in a civil war won't be easily rebuilt. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. eight days after the earthquake hit in turkey and syria. hopes of rescuing people out of the rubble is diminishing. this morning more stories of rescue. reuters new agency reporting a young man has been rescued alive from the rubble.

198 hours, eight days since the earthquake. reports that some rescues are still being made, even though attention inevitably is moving beyond rescue and towards caring for those that survived the earthquake stop obviously continues. we are into day eight and the search is not stopping. 0ur correspondent caroline davies sent this report from karamanmaras near the turkish border with syria. there is a realfocus there is a real focus on the humanitarian disaster. this behind me shows quite often it is so difficult. this was part of the hospital here. this was the intensive care unit. of course completely reduced to rubble. you might be able to see bits of pink, bits of white, medical documents that were left here. we know there are about 300 people inside, rescuers have told us. they said there are still rescue efforts to

try to find two nurses who were underneath. we're still waiting to hear more information. there are people who are waiting here, families of those nurses waiting desperately for news. the fact it is now over a week on means many incredibly worried. hope is dwindling here. as well, this hospital is now completely, obviously it is impossible to use the building. instead the entire emergency operation is now taking place over here in makeshift tents. some of the rescuers have told us that rescue workers have come from across turkey as well as internationally. ambulances have been sent from across turkey to try to make up for what has been damaged in what has been asked. a state of emergency has been delcared in new zealand after the country was hit by cyclone gabrielle.

at least 38,000 homes lost power when torrential rain and strong winds swept across the north island. the minister for emergency management, kieran mcanulty, signed a national declaration into place — only the third such alert in the country's history. at least three people have been killed in a shooting at michigan state university in the us. five other people were taken to hospital, some with life—threatening wounds, after a gunman opened fire on the university's main campus. police say the suspect died after shooting himself. the us military has recovered equipment from a suspected chinese spy balloon which was shot down after crossing american airspace. officials said search crews in the atlantic ocean have found "significant debris," including sensors and other electronics from the device, which beijing insists was monitoring weather patterns. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports.

these new images show what was shutdown being dragged onto a boat of carolina. beijing insisted it was a weather platform that had blown off course. investigators say a closer examination of electronic devices attached to the balloon should reveal more about what it is doing. no such clue is the identity of three additional objects that were brought down in canada and the us state of alaska and michigan between last friday and sunday. they were much smaller with one being described as having an octagonal shape with strings hanging off it. no, says the white house, it is not what you are thinking. i no, says the white house, it is not what you are thinking.— what you are thinking. i never have been questions _ what you are thinking. i never have been questions and _ what you are thinking. i never have been questions and concerns i what you are thinking. i never have been questions and concerns about this. there is no, again no indication of or extraterrestrial activity with the recent take—downs. i loved et, the movie but i am just going _ i loved et, the movie but i am just

going to _ i loved et, the movie but i am just going to leave it there. i loved et, the movie but i am 'ust going to leave it there.i going to leave it there. laughter from the white _ going to leave it there. laughter from the white house _ going to leave it there. laughter from the white house press i going to leave it there. laughter| from the white house press cool going to leave it there. laughter i from the white house press cool but why was it necessary to shoot the objects out of the sky question even though we had no indications that any of these three objects were surveying, we could not rule that out. ., ., ., surveying, we could not rule that out. ., . ., ., surveying, we could not rule that out. ., ., ., ., , ., out. you want to on the side of safety in _ out. you want to on the side of safety in terms _ out. you want to on the side of safety in terms of _ out. you want to on the side of safety in terms of protecting i safety in terms of protecting national security interest. 0fficials national security interest. officials say since the chinese billing was brought down, they have been monitoring us airspace more closely and that may explain my objects had been spotted that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. this bizarre episode has further eroded what was already a contentious relationship between the us and china. washington says beijing has blown surveillance planes over as many as 40 countries in five continents. china says us balloon flights have passed through its airspace but ashington denies that. for now the search continues for

wreckage from the balloon and the three still unidentified objects while tensions with china show no sign of cooling down. the family of brianna jai, the teenager who was stabbed to death in warrington, have paid tribute to her. the 16—year—old's body was found by passersby in a park in the village of culcheth on saturday afternoon. 0ur reporter andy gilljoins us now from the scene. what we know about what happened? brianna jai was found stabbed on a path on saturday afternoon. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the parkis pronounced dead at the scene. the park is still sealed off. a number of police vehicles have gone in and out this morning and there are floral tributes left for brianna as well. police are still questioning a 15—year—old boy and girl on suspicion of murder. they are in

custody. police said they are from the local area. you mentioned the tribute issued by brianna's family saying she was strong, the less, one—of—a—kind. they say she was a much loved daughter, granddaughter and baby sister and her death has left a hole in our lives. she was a transgender girl police say there is no evidence to suggest it was a hate crime. detectives trying to work out what the motive for the attack was. her death has prompted a real outpouring of grief in the lgbt keeper plus community and beyond. a number of vigils have been organised to remember brianna the first one in liverpool, tonight another planned for manchester tomorrow. vigils also planned in london, leeds, belfast, york, brighton, reading and plymouth to name but a few. it is still appealing for witnesses who may have seen what happened here on saturday

and anyone who has cctv and dash cam footage that might also help. absolutely. footage that might also help. absolutely-— households across england are facing a rise in their council tax from april, as local authorities try to balance the books. research by the county councils network suggests the majority of councils with social care duties are planning a 5% increase. council leaders say they have little choice but to raise tax to protect services. we were talking earlier about whether wages were keeping up with the rising costs of living. ben has the rising costs of living. ben has the latest official figures and also on the jobs market. the latest official figures and also on thejobs market. this the latest official figures and also on the jobs market.— on the jobs market. this is an u date on the jobs market. this is an update on _ on the jobs market. this is an update on pay _ on the jobs market. this is an update on pay and _ on the jobs market. this is an update on pay and jobs i on the jobs market. this is an update on pay and jobs in i on the jobs market. this is an update on pay and jobs in the | on the jobs market. this is an i update on pay and jobs in the uk, how many people are in black and how much they are getting paid. what we have learned this morning is between october and december, average wages, excluding bonuses, rose by 6.7%.

where you work makes a difference. for those in the private sector, average pay rises were higher at 7.3% compared with 4.2% in the public sector. quite a lot of numbers. those figures alone do not tell the full story. when you factor in inflation, that is the average rise in prices for goods and services, in real terms average wages actually fell compared with the year earlier. inflation is at 10.5% by nearly 40 year high. that means typically if people something for £100 a year ago, it would now cost £110.50. if you wages do not go up cost £110.50. if you wages do not go up by the same amount things feel more expensive. if you factor that in wages fell by 2.5%. it is about where they fell in the previous three—month period. the gap is still there between average pay and average price rises. household budgets we know are under pressure from high energy bills high feed

costs. that is why we are seeing the strikes, the industrial action as employees push for higher wage rises. the worry is higher wages would mean higher prices. that would feel more inflation and become a vicious cycle. feel more inflation and become a vicious cycle-— vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier, vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier. if — vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier. if we _ vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier, if we look _ vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier, if we look at _ vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier, if we look at the - vicious cycle. you were telling us earlier, if we look at the jobs i earlier, if we look at the jobs market as a whole, lots of fans are struggling to get the staff they need. , ., , need. unemployment remains relatively low. _ need. unemployment remains relatively low. as _ need. unemployment remains relatively low. as the - need. unemployment remains relatively low. as the other i need. unemployment remains| relatively low. as the other set need. unemployment remains i relatively low. as the other set of figures we have got. unemployment is relatively steady at 3.7%. there are still a significant number of people who have chosen to leave the workforce. they are not counting as unemployed because they are not actively looking for work. a number of reasons, sickness, early retirement, health problems. that is what is often said to be holding back the economy growing. if there is a demand for work, but you cannot get the workers can make your business cannot grow because you cannot take on more work. it is a

really important point. we will find that the latest inflation data tomorrow which will tell us where average prices are and give a picture of how average wages we learned about today fit into that picture. learned about today fit into that icture. ., , , learned about today fit into that icture. .,, , , learned about today fit into that icture. ., , , , ., learned about today fit into that icture. , , , ., ., picture. paper is they start to come more into line. _ picture. paper is they start to come more into line. that _ picture. paper is they start to come more into line. that is _ picture. paper is they start to come more into line. that is the - picture. paper is they start to come more into line. that is the hope, i more into line. that is the hope, that is the _ more into line. that is the hope, that is the aim _ more into line. that is the hope, that is the aim stop _ more into line. that is the hope, that is the aim stop thank i more into line. that is the hope, that is the aim stop thank you. l the soft drink, lilt, is being rebranded after nearly 50 years on supermarket shelves. ido i do not know how i feel about this. this is what it'll look like. it'll become fanta pineapple and grapefruit, following a makeover by its owner, coca cola. is that the one that was totally tropical? the totally tropical taste. shame! when was the last time

you had one? 20 years ago, probably. that is a problem, isn't it? you need people to buy it, don't you? let's talk to the totally tropical parallel! a wee bit of tropical weather in the forecast today. in wales we could hit 17 degrees later on. that is after we have lost some fog and frost, particularly across parts of england. the fog is dense and the met office has a weather warning out for this. it will slowly lift through the day, not clearing to lunchtime foursome. when it does we are looking at sunny spells. we are also looking at more cloud in the west with patchy light rain and drizzle coming in. it is a weak weather front. drizzle coming in. it is a weak weatherfront. mid ahead of drizzle coming in. it is a weak weather front. mid ahead of that and when day breaks we will see a fair bit of sunshine. in eastern scotland and much of england and wales. that is after the fog lifts. patchy rain

moving through northern ireland through the day. the rain is not going to be particularly heavy. we will have a lot of sunshine around and light winds for most. gusty winds across the north west. these are generally the temperatures, 17, 13 or 14. across north—west and central parts of wales we could see 16, 17. this evening and overnight there could be clear skies around. 0nce there could be clear skies around. once again we see pockets of fog forming around the vale of york, parts of eastern england as well. not as widespread because there will be more of a breeze. there will be the odd pocket of frost as well as the odd pocket of frost as well as the fog. this band of heavy rain moving in and across northern ireland and scotland which will slip south and east, weakening as it does say, not getting into the far south—east which will hang on to the sunshine for a large chunk of the day. behind it and return to sunshine. blustery showers in the north and west. —— a return to

sunshine. a bit tropical in parts but not everywhere. warmer than maybe it should be at this time of year. thank you. european football's governing body uefa must bear "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid last year. that's according to an independent report into overcrowding, ticketing issues, and policing at the match held in france nine months ago. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. i've bad asthma and i've been tear gassed twice. each fan trapped at the stade de france has their own story of what went wrong that night. problems with tickets, with barriers, with transport strikes, with the actions of french police. an independent panel blamed a lack of risk assessment or operational plans and said uefa was primarily responsible for the failures. it also said that uefa, the french football federation and french authorities wrongly

inflated the huge numbers of supporters without valid tickets to deflect responsibility for planning and operational failures. uefa's general secretary apologised to the supporters of liverpool fc for the experiences many of them had had and for the messages released prior to and during the game, which had the effect of unjustly blaming them. it's vindicated the idea of every single liverpool supporter who was there that day. that's the most important thing. liverpool fans were blamed by both uefa and the french interior minister as a major cause of the chaos at the turnstiles. this latest report confirms that they were not. liverpool football club has released a statement saying it had yet to receive a copy of the report and described its leaked publication as hugely disappointing. eight months on, the long list of failures here is becoming clear. these scenes could have been prevented, could have been so much worse.

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. we're joined now by professor clifford stott, a crowd management and policing consultant, co—author of the independent report. this report came out last night. unexpectedly, i imagine. unexpectedly. we were planning to release the report today or tomorrow. it was unfortunate it was announced early, only three hours before a merseyside derby, which speaks to the background politics of this and the difficulty of cutting through that. we this and the difficulty of cutting through that.— this and the difficulty of cutting throu~h that. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., ,., this and the difficulty of cutting throu~h that. ~ ., ., ., through that. we look to a report at some of the — through that. we look to a report at some of the findings. _ through that. we look to a report at some of the findings. what - through that. we look to a report at some of the findings. what were i through that. we look to a report at| some of the findings. what were the key highlights in terms of who was to blame and what went wrong? the ke issue to blame and what went wrong? tue: key issue which to blame and what went wrong? tte: key issue which has to blame and what went wrong? tt9: key issue which has been picked to blame and what went wrong? tt9 key issue which has been picked up in the article, there was a rush to judgment, to actually put blame to

supporters. that is often the case in the wake of circumstances, where there are difficulties in football where supporters get the blame. what we have been able to do is unpack what really went wrong and show there are multiple failures. primarily on the part of the french authorities. the issue here is this is a uefa flagship event and they are the event owners. while there were failures ofjoint are the event owners. while there were failures of joint working, are the event owners. while there were failures ofjoint working, they had a responsibility to ensure those failures were addressed as they were happening and certainly the idea of devolving responsibility solely on some french authorities was really problems came from. argument is that cannot happen again. this oversight needs to be in place from uefa for feature event such that where such failures of policing and turnstile management or managing the boundaries around the security perimeter are going wrong, uefa are

in a position to pick up those failures early in the planning process and that is really why we tribute primary responsibility to that. tt tribute primary responsibility to that. , , :, :, that. it is staggering if we look at what happened. _ that. it is staggering if we look at what happened, if— that. it is staggering if we look at what happened, if this _ that. it is staggering if we look at what happened, if this was i that. it is staggering if we look at what happened, if this was a i what happened, if this was a champions league final in paris, one of the most sophisticated cities in the world, and it was so badly mismanaged, football fans who were blamed at the time will look at this, with all the other things that have happened in years before, feel incredible frustration and disbelief that it could be so badly happened. the other thing to highlight is the parallels with hillsborough. we look at this event. i think it is widely recognised by everyone involved as a near miss. we were so fortunate to be looking at inquiring where nobody died. that is the key issue about what went wrong. what went wrong was also what was happening afterwards, about the rush to judgment, the

conclusions of 30,000 to 40,000 fans without tickets. there is no evidence for that whatsoever. that is the dominant narrative. the french authorities still have in place the conclusion there were vast numbers of fans without tickets. even though there is no evidence there. it is our ability to unpack that evidence and produce this report which has prevented these misunderstandings and potentially cover ups from occurring. iloathed misunderstandings and potentially cover ups from occurring.- cover ups from occurring. what is shockin: , cover ups from occurring. what is shocking. in _ cover ups from occurring. what is shocking, in the _ cover ups from occurring. what is shocking, in the absence - cover ups from occurring. what is shocking, in the absence of- cover ups from occurring. what is shocking, in the absence of what| shocking, in the absence of what looked like a coherent policing strategy, the fans policed the event, didn't they? tell me about their behaviour. this event, didn't they? tell me about their behaviour.— their behaviour. this is another conclusion _ their behaviour. this is another conclusion we _ their behaviour. this is another conclusion we draw— their behaviour. this is another conclusion we draw out. - their behaviour. this is another conclusion we draw out. far i their behaviour. this is another l conclusion we draw out. far from being the problem they were the solution. if this was going to happen to any set of fans, the fact it happened to liverpool fans was ironically a kinder benefit because their awareness of the potential of this kind of event with a history of

hillsborough and so on meant in the context of the crisis, certain individuals stepped up and protected vulnerable people around them. had that not occurred, we potentially would be looking at a situation where people died. fans were not the cause of the problem, they were part of the solution. important to recognise that. what went on was primarily a failure in policing. police acted unilaterally in directing supporters to an entrance that was unfit for purpose and that is why the congestion occurred. you sa the is why the congestion occurred. you say the police _ is why the congestion occurred. you say the police narrative has not changed. talking about preventing this happening again, what needs to change to make sure it doesn't happen again?— change to make sure it doesn't hauenaaain? :, :, :, : ,:, happen again? part of our conclusion is that this was _ happen again? part of our conclusion is that this was not _ happen again? part of our conclusion is that this was not a _ happen again? part of our conclusion is that this was not a failure - happen again? part of our conclusion is that this was not a failure of i is that this was not a failure of policy. where one looks to the learning since the heysel stadium disaster, the intergovernmental treaties and agreements that have been signed, that has flowed into that policy, from my own work in

previous tournaments, what we end up with is a very good policy framework thatis with is a very good policy framework that is not being applied. this is not something unique to the champions league final. it is going on at multiple uefa led events. english football fans when they travel abroad will know this, they often meet hostile policing in the circumstances where there are failures of safety and security. what we need to ensure is we build better ways of ensuring that policy is applied so that is the direction of travel here. regardless of everything else, the key learning point is how do we work together to address circumstances where national governments and national police forces failed to adhere to treaties their own government have signed up for? that is happening in france, in italy, spain and so on. those are theissues italy, spain and so on. those are the issues we need to address moving forward. :, ~ , :, the issues we need to address moving forward. :, ~ i. :, forward. thank you same at full talkin: to forward. thank you same at full talking to us — forward. thank you same at full talking to us this _ forward. thank you same at full talking to us this morning. i anyone looking for a new flat

or house to rent will know it can be hugely competitive and expensive — especially with the mounting cost of living. the frustration became too much for one artist in london, so he came up with a fairly extreme idea, as tim muffett reports. a stunning detached property. compact and bijou. convenient location. and, oh yes, previously used to contain rubble. yes, it's a house in a skip. hello, harrison. hey, tim, how's it going? this is a skip. it is, yes. can i come in? of course. it's a bit of an awkward entrance. bermondsey, south london. a new approach to tackling rising living costs. first time i have ever entered a skip. for me, looking in this area, it's almost impossible.

the prices are going crazy. i was looking at ways in which maybe there is an alternative — a skip. something that you see all over the city. it kind of blends in, you forget about it. for me was a great tool to create my own little space. harrison designed the conversion itself. it's on private land with permission the landowner. the toilet is outside in a portaloo. and then pretty much all my showering is done either at the gym or at work. i sleep upstairs in the mezzanine, i sleep upstairs, up the ladder. the physicalfloor area is tiny. because of the angle of the sides and then the roof, the volume is what makes it feel not too bad. total cost £4,000 for the conversion, £50 a month to hire the skip. harrison is an artist and insists that ultimately this is an eye—catching creative statement about the cost of living as opposed to a practical solution that

could be rolled out everywhere. but there is a view that given the lack of affordable homes, innovative new ideas like this are vital. i'm harrison. nice to meet you. your new neighbour. i think it's really interesting. what a great concept! in our road just along here with the railway cottages, one of them was going a couple of years ago for nearly £1 million. i think it's incredibly hard. is a good addition to local area? it's got character, i must admit. it does look different from anything else i have seen. your new neighbour is a man living in a skip. how do you feel about that? it's better than a tent. you've got your potted plants here already. yes, i've got them in a bin. bin, skip, ok, i see the theme. you say this isn't a solution. i think there will be people

watching the same, this isn't bad — this is a pretty good place to live. i prepared for the interest you are going to spark? tt i prepared for the interest you are going to spark?— going to spark? if they want to do it, i am all— going to spark? if they want to do it, i am all for— going to spark? if they want to do it, i am all for it. _ going to spark? if they want to do it, i am all for it. people - it, i am all for it. people replicating _ it, i am all for it. people replicating it _ it, i am all for it. people replicating it even i it, i am all for it. peoplel replicating it even better. harrison's home for the rest of the year. compact and quirky but not rubbish. what do you reckon customer i get looks like a big eye screen. it could also be chilly. it is cool. —— eight ice cream. the latest from turkey and syria coming upjust after half past seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. there's a warning

this valentine's day for users of dating apps to not be conned into lending money to people they meet online. a businesswoman from essex has spoken of the dangers after she gave more than £300,000 to a man who was grooming other women at the same time. the victim — who we're calling vicky — is still living with the impact. she spoke to our reporter, debbie tubby. i'm struggling to pay the bills, i can't put food on the table and i'm asking for my daughters to help me out. and ifeel ashamed. i feel ashamed that i've put myself in that position because i trusted somebody. and we'll have more on that story on our lunchtime and evening programme at 1.30 and 6.30 today on bbc one and the iplayer. the shortage of beds is an issue effecting all nhs hospitals in london, but a new initiative in wandsworth and merton is taking pressure off the system by treating more at home. some patients under the care of st george's hospital have been given monitoring equipment, and can get

blood tests at home, with instant results. the trust believes it brings other benefits for patients too. the initiative, and the reason we did it, was not for money saving, but for better patient care and more holistic patient management. equally, we know that patients at home move more, they're more active, they're less likely to pick up naturally hospital acquired infections. a long—running dispute involving nearly 2,000 bus drivers in london has come to an end. after a series of walkouts in recent months, the unite union said an offer had been accepted that would see drivers with over two years' service being paid £18 an hour. employers, abellio said it was delighted the offer had been accepted. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kat.

hello, there. good morning to you. widespread mist and fog out there this morning. pretty dense in a few spots, and it will really linger, at least through the first half of the morning. but the second half eventually lifting, and actually, through the rest of the day, it is going to be dry, bright, with plenty of winter sunshine around. and there is a weather warning in force for that fog. that's valid until 10:00 this morning. it's also quite chilly out there, with a frost in places, too. but through the rest of the day, once that mist and fog lifts, there's going to be plenty of sunshine around. it's going to be fine and dry. and our temperatures do remain above average for this time of the year. we're looking at highs of around 14 degrees celsius. so a very settled picture through this evening and overnight, gentle winds and lengthy, clear and starry skies. and under those clear skies tonight, our temperatures fall away to around one or two degrees celsius, the chance of a ground frost into our wednesday morning. so a chilly start to wednesday, but plenty of sunshine from the get go. we'll hold onto that sunshine into the afternoon. by the end of the afternoon,

more cloud will start to build. and with that cloud, we'll get a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle. that's it. i'm back in an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. eight days after the devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria, the number of people confirmed to have died has risen to more than 37,000. as rescue teams begin winding down the search for survivors, the focus is now turning to the humanitarian disaster. yesterday, the united nations held an emergency meeting on ways to boost aid to syria, which is a country already devastated by years of civil war. the only crossing open to northern syria, until now, was at bab—al hawa. but syria's president, bashar al—assad, has told un officials he'll open two more border crossings so that emergency aid can enter from neighbouring turkey. laura bicker reports from antakya

close to the syrian border. there is a moment of disbelief at seeing light. then comes the smile. thejoy at seeing light. then comes the smile. the joy at knowing he is free after 50 hours encroaching concrete. god is great, the crowd chanteds, as they celebrate in idlib last week. his father shielded him from the rubble. but with hope with so few rescuers on the ground in syria, they are helpless. translation: �* :, , translation: after a while my wife sto ed translation: after a while my wife stopped talking- _ translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. kurram _ translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. kurram and - translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. kurram and i i translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. kurram and i were l stopped talking. kurram and i were still there. i was in a kneeling down position. i was kneeling down over him. the rubble was up to my legs. it was all taking too long. the focus is now on keeping the living a life. survivors have little

choice but to find whatever shelter they can within the fallen buildings. translation: ~ :, :, translation: we now live on the streets. translation: we now live on the streets- we _ translation: we now live on the streets. we stay _ translation: we now live on the streets. we stay there _ translation: we now live on the streets. we stay there and, i translation: we now live on the streets. we stay there and, when | translation: we now live on the i streets. we stay there and, when we feel we are falling asleep, we get in a car that we covered. that is where we sleep. paid in a car that we covered. that is where we sleep.— where we sleep. aid is being promised. — where we sleep. aid is being promised, but _ where we sleep. aid is being promised, but not _ where we sleep. aid is being promised, but not fully i where we sleep. aid is being i promised, but not fully delivered. after leaving turkey, the united nations aid chief martin griffiths toured aleppo in syria and said help is coming. but the un has to find a new routes over the border if it is to meet the mounting needs of millions. this hospital in northern syria, filmed by bbc are a baker, has had to carry out multiple amputations on children, with very little equipment. —— bbc alba pic. more than 3.5 million syrians came to turkey to escape the horrors of war. in antakya there are hopes that

this would be a safe home have been destroyed. although this camp is getting some help from the uk charity refugees, key supplies are still short. after a decade of trying to lift themselves out of grinding poverty, these families are having to start again. translation: is having to start again. tuna/mom- having to start again. translation: :, , , translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working. — translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working. we _ translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working, we are _ translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working, we are eating. - translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working, we are eating. if- translation: is a daily struggle. if i'm working, we are eating. if not, l i'm working, we are eating. if not, we are dependent on the charity of random people. life has become expensive. and the dignity of those who have had to leave their homes has been affected. our people have been decimated. sass has been affected. our people have been decimated.— been decimated. as dusk brings freezin: been decimated. as dusk brings freezing temperatures, - been decimated. as dusk brings freezing temperatures, these i freezing temperatures, these families can only hope that dawn will bring them the strength to build their lives again. laura bicker, bbc news in antakya on the turkey syria border. we're joined now by professor tony redmond, the founder of uk med, a charity that sends nhs professionals to disaster zones. we can also speak to dr steve mannion, an orthopaedic surgeon

with the charity who's in turkey. good morning to you both. steve, let me start with you. i believe you got there at seven days ago. as the crisis enters its eighth day. what have you been able to do since you arrived? taste have you been able to do since you arrived? ~ :, :, , , , , have you been able to do since you arrived? . :, :, , , , , , arrived? we did an assessment visit to see which — arrived? we did an assessment visit to see which areas _ arrived? we did an assessment visit to see which areas of _ arrived? we did an assessment visit to see which areas of this _ arrived? we did an assessment visit to see which areas of this country i to see which areas of this country most needed our help. we are very near the epicentre of the earthquake, where we set up coming in conjunction with our turkish colleagues, a facility offering emergency department care, minor injuries treatment, as well as paediatrics and maternal help. we have recently been joined paediatrics and maternal help. we have recently beenjoined by paediatrics and maternal help. we have recently been joined by an army, a surgicalfacility, and we are integrating that with our service. we are very much working alongside our kids colleagues, providing services that would otherwise have been provided by this

turkish hospital here, the damage of which is so severe it cannot be used. : ,, , , :, :, , used. and steve, 'ust explain to us how important — used. and steve, 'ust explain to us how important it i used. and steve, just explain to us how important it is _ used. and steve, just explain to us how important it is that _ used. and steve, just explain to us how important it is that someone l how important it is that someone like yourself, that there is a facility for orthopaedic surgery over the coming days and weeks? we know at the moment the rescue operation is still ongoing, but there are many, many thousands of people who are injured. how important is it that they are treated quickly?— important is it that they are treated quickly? important is it that they are treated cuickl ? ~' , , :, treated quickly? turkey is quite a sophisticated _ treated quickly? turkey is quite a sophisticated country _ treated quickly? turkey is quite a sophisticated country from i treated quickly? turkey is quite a sophisticated country from a i sophisticated country from a health—care perspective. the severely injured were evacuated from the earthquake zone in the early days after the disaster to places like istanbul and ankara, where there are sophisticated surfaces. what we have here are the minor injuries. and the ongoing clinical spectrum of cases that would ordinarily present to this hospital on a day—to—day basis. we are trying to substitute for that by providing what it would normally do, in a

tented facility, with the turkey star from this hospital, tented facility, with the turkey starfrom this hospital, who are still here, who are still alive. and our own clinical medical teams, both from uk med and the united kingdom. i want to bring in tony, who is with us in the studio. professor tony redmond. good morning. you have been involved in all sorts of relief efforts after earthquakes in armenia, iran, china, indonesia, haiti. how does this in turkey and syria compare? t haiti. how does this in turkey and syria compare?— syria compare? i mean, this is up there with — syria compare? i mean, this is up there with the _ syria compare? i mean, this is up there with the most _ syria compare? i mean, this is up there with the most severe. i syria compare? i mean, this is up there with the most severe. both| syria compare? i mean, this is up l there with the most severe. both in terms _ there with the most severe. both in terms of— there with the most severe. both in terms of its — there with the most severe. both in terms of its size, the force of the earthquake, but the area across which _ earthquake, but the area across which it — earthquake, but the area across which it is— earthquake, but the area across which it is spread. and of course when _ which it is spread. and of course when you — which it is spread. and of course when you get into syria, you've got a sudden _ when you get into syria, you've got a sudden onset of disaster against a background of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. so, this is a huge _ humanitarian crisis. so, this is a huge disaster. it will have a long

tail. huge disaster. it will have a long tail its— huge disaster. it will have a long tail. its impact on the health care services — tail. its impact on the health care services across turkey, but also the already _ services across turkey, but also the already very — services across turkey, but also the already very compromised health care services _ already very compromised health care services in _ already very compromised health care services in syria, will go on for a long _ services in syria, will go on for a longtime — services in syria, will go on for a long time. and i think people need to appreciate that. that, as steve says. _ to appreciate that. that, as steve says. you — to appreciate that. that, as steve says, you do get of the injuries that— says, you do get of the injuries that occur, _ says, you do get of the injuries that occur, but there are always three _ that occur, but there are always three elements to the health care needs— three elements to the health care needs of— three elements to the health care needs of any disaster. the direct consequences. the impact on how you can provide _ consequences. the impact on how you can provide for everyday emergencies that still— can provide for everyday emergencies that still occur. maternal and child health _ that still occur. maternal and child health. women still need support during _ health. women still need support during pregnancy and labour. children— during pregnancy and labour. children as well. and then chronic diseases — children as well. and then chronic diseases. normal health care facilities _ diseases. normal health care facilities to support those would have _ facilities to support those would have been disrupted. and then, the rehabilitation. and that goes on for a long _ rehabilitation. and that goes on for a long time. rehabilitation. and that goes on for a long time-— a long time. there are also the --eole a long time. there are also the people who _ a long time. there are also the people who have _ a long time. there are also the people who have been - a long time. there are also the people who have been so i a long time. there are also the j people who have been so badly a long time. there are also the i people who have been so badly hurt, or even people with minor injuries from the earthquake, who will now, if they are not help quickly, ——

helped quickly, could get worse? exactly. you will get the injuries that require immediate treatment. but there — that require immediate treatment. but there are others who require additional— but there are others who require additional care if those minor injuries— additional care if those minor injuries then become major injuries because _ injuries then become major injuries because of— injuries then become major injuries because of infection and lack of treatment. and also, we want to prevent— treatment. and also, we want to prevent as — treatment. and also, we want to prevent as many amputations as possible. _ prevent as many amputations as possible. so you have crushed limbs, but with _ possible. so you have crushed limbs, but with proper treatment you can prevent— but with proper treatment you can prevent as — but with proper treatment you can prevent as much as possible the terrible — prevent as much as possible the terrible burden of amputation in these _ terrible burden of amputation in these circumstances. we terrible burden of amputation in these circumstances.— terrible burden of amputation in these circumstances. we are still heafina these circumstances. we are still hearing reports — these circumstances. we are still hearing reports this _ these circumstances. we are still hearing reports this morning i these circumstances. we are still hearing reports this morning of. hearing reports this morning of people being pulled out of this rubble alive, but inevitably focus is now shifting from rescue to just looking after those who need help, that survived the earthquake. in some respects your work is onlyjust beginning in that respect. tell me about the work that he will now be

having to do, and how long you expect to be there?— expect to be there? we're consolidating _ expect to be there? we're consolidating or _ expect to be there? we're consolidating or services | expect to be there? we're i consolidating or services here. services that would ordinarily be provided by this damaged hospital. in terms of the uk team, we are providing humanitarian solidarity with our kids colleagues and the turkish people. i do anticipate that volunteers will, and the doctors and nurses who worked at this hospital will soon be able to resume their normal tasks. over the course of the next few weeks we will gradually... my next few weeks we will gradually... my personal attention now, having set up this facility, is to look at how we might help northern syria, dressed in your report. it is a more difficult situation. already there's 15 years of civil war that have caused damage to health care facilities. there is no facility to evacuate the severely injured. we are looking to work through our partners to provide equipment and

service in northern syria and explore whether it is possible to have medical teams go in there. there is, as everybody knows, a very great security concern around that area of the country.— area of the country. tony, if you could pick— area of the country. tony, if you could pick pp — area of the country. tony, if you could pick up on _ area of the country. tony, if you could pick up on that _ area of the country. tony, if you could pick up on that very i area of the country. tony, if you i could pick up on that very thought. what is the help that northern syria needs now command how do you manage getting it there? that needs now command how do you manage getting it there?— getting it there? that is the issue. we work with _ getting it there? that is the issue. we work with the _ getting it there? that is the issue. we work with the world _ getting it there? that is the issue. we work with the world health i we work with the world health organization and the un to get safe passage _ organization and the un to get safe passage across into syria, and then work _ passage across into syria, and then work with _ passage across into syria, and then work with syrian colleagues. to establish — work with syrian colleagues. to establish a basic health care service _ establish a basic health care service and then built on the additional needs that have been put upon that— additional needs that have been put upon that poor country by this terrible — upon that poor country by this terrible earthquake. it�*s upon that poor country by this terrible earthquake. it's really interesting — terrible earthquake. it's really interesting to _ terrible earthquake. it's really interesting to hear— terrible earthquake. it's really interesting to hear how i terrible earthquake. it's really interesting to hear how this i terrible earthquake. it's really i interesting to hear how this work goes on. there is still a lot of work ahead, as he told us. steve mannion and professor tony redmond, thank you for being with us. it is 7:43am. you're watching breakfast. holly is here with us

this morning. use of a liverpool win. yes, finally. the premier league in 2023, a sigh of relief for liverpool fans. it's not been the best year for liverpool so far, with defeats at brentford, brighton and wolves. but could this be the turning point? they beat everton comfortably in the merseyside derby 2—0 in what is their first premier league win of 2023. perhaps still not at their best. but mo salah back on the scoresheet will be a relief for the manager. and there was a first goal for their £45 millionjanuary signing cody gakpo. bossjurgen kloppp says it's given them belief again. it felt like us, it looked like us. and it's... it's not the best timing, but if that's the moment now, then we take that and let's go from there. but we have to keep going, of course. very interesting and difficult games to play. but i think with that tonight, everybody starts believing a little bit more again.

after a long lay—off, the champions league returns tonight. tottenham play ac milan. spurs are missing several key players for their trip to the italian capital, none more so than rodrigo bentancur who is out for the season with a knee injury. that one kicks off at eight o'clock tonight. after making headlines across the country with their shock win over premiership side aberdeen, darvel have been knocked out of the scottish cup. they were beaten 5—1 by falkirk. the only score for the sixth tier club came from an own goal. and after they had a player sent off, falkirk capitalised, scoring three times in 10 minutes. darvel boss mick kennedy says they're disappointed but proud of what they've achieved. i think we believe we can compete in the professional leagues, i think that's shown during this run. it's been a remarkable

achievement for the players, it's been a fantastic journey to be on. listen, we're really humbled with the amount of attention and congratulation we've had. but tonight was just a step too far. it's great to see how far they've come. they've talked a lot about the fact that they have been put on the map thanks to the run in the scottish cup. it is a great achievement in itself. the finances as well, you have to focus on the positives. not all disappointing. thank you. we have been talking this morning about grassroots football and the abuse that some referees get from players, spectators. that report we shared with you where referees have told the bbc they sometimes fear for their own safety on the pitch. you have been e—mailing about your experiences. loads of messages. keep them coming. it is something we will talk about again. tam says she has

two sons, one place football in one place rugby. he hates watching the older son at four but because of the abuse. it is out of control, it needs changing. 50 years ago my kids wanted to play sports. i've never been to a baseball or soccer game played by children, so i went to one with a friend whose ten—year—old daughter was playing. i was horrified by the language and swearing. the parents were shouting at referees. and these are small young girls. phil got in touch to say that when he was at school he played hockey. he was also a referee. the players were rarely a problem, he says. all of them were, almost all of the abuse, he says, came from parents. they scream whatever insults come into their heads. he says it stops them from —— he says he stopped refereeing because of that. that is the problem. a lot of these referees are volunteers. they would think, why would i even do this? what would encourage young boys and girls to become referees,

come through the ranks, if it is so difficult and stressful? and as we are saying, often it is the parents setting the example on the parents setting the example on the touchline. and the kids then think it is ok. yes, we will be talking about this a lot more after half past eight this morning. keep the messages coming in. just turning to 7:48am. carol is the weather.- in. just turning to 7:48am. carol is the weather. good morning. good morning- _ carol is the weather. good morning. good morning. this _ carol is the weather. good morning. good morning. this morning - carol is the weather. good morning. good morning. this morning if i carol is the weather. good morning. good morning. this morning if you l good morning. this morning if you are in england or east wales and you haven't yet stepped out, there is some dense fog. one of our weather watchers sent this picture taken earlier in lowestoft in suffolk. the met office has a yellow weather warning out for this in all of these areas. it is patchy, it is dense, visibility is 50 to 100 metres. it is only very slowly going to lift as we go through the course of the day. maybe not clearing until lunch time for some. maybe not clearing until lunch time forsome. it maybe not clearing until lunch time for some. it may take a little bit longer. temperatures have fallen away. it is frosty. some of it will be freezing fog as well. both of

these things were left. for most it will be a sunny day, and mild. how mild? across parts of north and the west and central wales, we could see 17 celsius. the average is eight. not quite the warmest valentine's day on record. that was in 1998. we are not! million miles away from it. high pressure is firmly in charge across europe. we are pulling in these mild southern winds and we have weather fronts waiting in the wings. one of them showing its hand in the west. introducing thicker cloud and some patchy light rain and drizzle. through the day, as this mist and fog left, the sun will come out and they will be a fair bit of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. as the weather front drifts across scotland, it will brighten up across northern ireland. for most of us we are looking at slight breezes, but stronger winds across the far north—west of scotland. temperatures generally 11 to 14 degrees. locally, especially

in wales, 16 or 17. through this evening, the high pressure further eastwards. we started to pull in this saharan dust. we have also got a weather front coming our way. the saharan dust is more likely to be seen across parts of northern ireland and scotland as it comes down in this band of rain. this rain is going to be heavy as it moves into northern ireland and western scotland. 20 to 30 millimetres. clear skies ahead of it. more of a breeze tonight. no widespread issues with fog tomorrow morning. we could see some pockets in the vale of york, the midlands, eastern england. we could also see some pockets of frost, with these the overnight lows. much milderfurther north and west. into tomorrow, we will lose the mist and fog that forms overnight. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine. a band of rain continuing tojourney fair bit of sunshine. a band of rain continuing to journey southwards and eastwards. weakening all the time. by eastwards. weakening all the time. by the time it gets into the midlands, the isle of wight, it is not going to be much more than a

band of cloud and the odd splash of rain. staying dry on the far south—east with some sunshine. behind it once again we will see some sunshine. still some blustery showers in the north—west. these are the temperatures. nine to 14 degrees. this is the next system just waiting in the wings. as we head on into thursday, thursday we have got that rain coming in, crossing those early doors. then there will be a lot of cloud, a lot of low cloud consumer some mist and work. the north of scotland the brighter skies for a time before the cloud starts build in. temperatures seven in the north to 12 or 13, maybe 14, as we slipped down towards the south. and then it turns much more unsettled, very windy on friday with gales, and some rain. that will more unsettled, very windy on friday with gales, and some rain. that will ease more unsettled, very windy on friday with gales, and some rain. that will ease on more unsettled, very windy on friday with gales, and some rain. that will ease on saturday. more unsettled, very windy on friday with gales, and some rain. that will ease on saturday. there alwa s that will ease on saturday. there always seems _ that will ease on saturday. there always seems to _ that will ease on saturday. there always seems to be _ that will ease on saturday. there always seems to be something i that will ease on saturday. there always seems to be something ominous waiting in the wings, just over your shoulder! just building up the tension.

is that's now above your right shoulder? it's got your name on it! shoulder? it's not our name on it! , :, it's got your name on it! -- is that it's now? — it's got your name on it! -- is that it's now? you _ it's got your name on it! -- is that it's now? you are _ it's got your name on it! -- is that it's now? you are watching - it's now? you are watching breakfast. it's been almost a year since the singer tom parker passed away from brain cancer. he was just 33 years old. tom spent a lot of time campaigning and raising awareness of the disease including performing at the royal albert hall with his band the wanted. now, a new version of his best selling memoir is being released which features an introduction from his wife. before we speak to nathan sykes, his fellow bandmate and friend, let's revisit a time when tom spoke to us on breakfast. # the sun comes out... # the sun comes out... # i'm glad you came.

it's not that i am ignoring cancer, but i don't want to pay it any attention. the more attention you pay it, the more it consumes your life. i don't want to consume my life. i don't want to consume my life. i've got kids, i've got a family. so i try tojust ignore it as much as possible, just focus on every day. none of us, any of us in this room, don't know what tomorrow holds. i think that is the one thing i've taken from this situation. live today like it is your last. # say my name. # say my name. # live today, it's the last. and nathanjoins us now. morning. morning. that moment then, 'ust sa in: morning. morning. that moment then, just saying that — morning. morning. that moment then, just saying that again, _ morning. morning. that moment then, just saying that again, that _ morning. morning. that moment then, just saying that again, that must i just saying that again, that must have been incredible, just to be a

part of. just explain to us what the situation was then?— part of. just explain to us what the situation was then? well, he wanted to do something. _ situation was then? well, he wanted to do something. that _ situation was then? well, he wanted to do something. that sums - situation was then? well, he wanted to do something. that sums it - situation was then? well, he wanted to do something. that sums it up . to do something. that sums it up tom. he really wanted to raise awareness. he wanted to do something powerful. and he did. tom put on a show at the royal albert hall. and he asked friends to be part of it. it was the most amazing night. and the noise that we heard when we first walked on that stage was amazing. it was the first thing we had done together in seven years, i think. it wasjust had done together in seven years, i think. it was just the most incredible moment, to share that experience with him was so special. and to see his drive to raise awareness. it's powerful. and again,

just sums up tom, he is giving to others. ~ , ., just sums up tom, he is giving to others. ~ i. , ., ., just sums up tom, he is giving to others. ~ , ., others. when you stood backstage waitin: to others. when you stood backstage waiting to go _ others. when you stood backstage waiting to go on — others. when you stood backstage waiting to go on and _ others. when you stood backstage waiting to go on and do _ others. when you stood backstage waiting to go on and do this, - others. when you stood backstage waiting to go on and do this, what| waiting to go on and do this, what did you talk about? just waiting to go on and do this, what did you talk about?— did you talk about? just en'oy it, take it in. — did you talk about? just en'oy it, take it in. we fl did you talk about? just en'oy it, take it in. we just i did you talk about? just en'oy it, take it in. we just said _ did you talk about? just en'oy it, take it in. we just said it's h did you talk about? just enjoy it, take it in. we just said it's a - take it in. wejust said it's a pleasure and an honour to share that stage together. and it was truly, truly special. then obvious mike lee greatest hits tour that we did afterwards, it was amazing having those moments. —— obviously. to talk about everything we had gone through together. and everything we had experienced. and share those memories. it was such a special time in all of our lives. and on the last night in liverpool, my phone was on the side as we came off to go back on. and i saw it and ijust grabbed

it and ifound on. and i saw it and ijust grabbed it and i found the whole last song. it's the best video, i think i will ever take. it's the best video, i think i will ever take-— it's the best video, i think i will ever take. . . , , , ., ever take. that was inspired, that little moment, _ ever take. that was inspired, that little moment, making _ ever take. that was inspired, that little moment, making a - ever take. that was inspired, that little moment, making a record i ever take. that was inspired, that j little moment, making a record of that moment in liverpool was incredible. i remember watching it. you talk about his drive. that is clear from seeing the concert and the kind of energy he must have had to muster to go through all of that. he was also really funny, wasn't he? the book is funny.— the book is funny. tom is hilarious. absolutely hilarious. _ the book is funny. tom is hilarious. absolutely hilarious. that's - the book is funny. tom is hilarious. absolutely hilarious. that's the - absolutely hilarious. that's the thing. when you get terrible, terrible news that tom had, he was like, i'm going to laugh through this. he was like, it's rubbish. yeah. �* ., , this. he was like, it's rubbish. yeah. �* . , ., , ., ., yeah. but that is how he is going to no throuuh yeah. but that is how he is going to go through the _ yeah. but that is how he is going to go through the journey. _ yeah. but that is how he is going to go through the journey. with - yeah. but that is how he is going to go through the journey. with him i yeah. but that is how he is going to i go through the journey. with him and kelsey they always used to say they are the positive parkers. they were so positive through that experience. they found light in everything. i think that is the thing that people

will read in the book. there is so much positivity. there is humour where you don't expect it. and it's, i think it so special that people can see how passionate tom was about, yeah... can see how passionate tom was about. yeah-u— can see how passionate tom was about, yeah... when you are in a band, about, yeah... when you are in a hand. you _ about, yeah... when you are in a hand. you must _ about, yeah... when you are in a band, you must live _ about, yeah... when you are in a band, you must live your - about, yeah... when you are in a band, you must live your life - about, yeah... when you are in a band, you must live your life so i band, you must live your life so closely, it is so intense, i guess, sharing all of these moments. did you learn anything from the book when you thought, we've lived this life together and actually, you are still learning things in the book? you know, his upbringing. you don't really talk about stuff like that. so, finding out how he got to the audition. i'm not going to spoil it for people. how he got to the audition for the band is slightly unconventional, maybe. very different to how i got the audition for the band. different to how i got the audition forthe band. mine different to how i got the audition for the band. mine came through the school that i went to. ijust kind of got sent off. enjoy yourself. tom

�*s journey is quite incredible. it is worth the read just for that long. i rememberwhen is worth the read just for that long. i remember when he walked into the audition and every single person, even when there was like 300 of us, everyone knew who tom was, because he was this lad with a very, very thick bolton accent in this really dirty tracksuit! it's the only way i can describe it. we had to do dancing as part of the audition. none of us could dance. and tom was front and centre, really trying. really trying. than? and tom was front and centre, really trying- really trying-— trying. really trying. any good? terrible. terrible. _ trying. really trying. any good? terrible. terrible. everyone - trying. really trying. any good? l terrible. terrible. everyone knew who tom was. he made such an impression. that is the thing about tom. you don't forget tom. even now he is part of every day. i think for us, for tom's family, for kelsey,

you think, theirfamily and us, for tom's family, for kelsey, you think, their family and friends, there will be elements of tom and everyone. there will be elements of tom and eve one. ., _ , there will be elements of tom and eve one. ., , ., everyone. you say they are the ositive everyone. you say they are the positive parkers. _ everyone. you say they are the positive parkers. now, - everyone. you say they are the positive parkers. now, as - everyone. you say they are the positive parkers. now, as you. everyone. you say they are the - positive parkers. now, as you look back over the last year, what are the moments where you thought, right, i am going to try to be a bit more tom now? are there times when you have been able to be more positive, or decide to be positive about something really difficult? it's a choice. it's a choice. it's hard to get to that choice sometimes. but i think the choice to be proactive and stop like, with tom, he wanted to go into parliament. and try and get more funding. the funding for brain tumour research is really, really tough. it is i% of overall research into cancer. i%. yet it is the biggest killer of people under the age of a0. i%. so, he wanted to make age of a0. i%. so, he wanted to make a change. and he went into parliament. that was a choice. he

didn'tjust want to sit around and be like, yeah, 0k, didn'tjust want to sit around and be like, yeah, ok, i'm going to do my treatment and see how it goes. he wanted to make a change to help other people. the wanted to make a change to help other pewte— wanted to make a change to help other people-— wanted to make a change to help other --eole. ., ., ., , other people. the more tom. really nice to see — other people. the more tom. really nice to see vou- _ other people. the more tom. really nice to see you. thank— other people. the more tom. really nice to see you. thank you - other people. the more tom. really nice to see you. thank you for - nice to see you. thank you for cominu nice to see you. thank you for coming in- _ nice to see you. thank you for coming in. thank— nice to see you. thank you for coming in. thank you - nice to see you. thank you for coming in. thank you for - nice to see you. thank you for i coming in. thank you for having nice to see you. thank you for - coming in. thank you for having me. the book is out now in paperback on thursday. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today... the united nations says that syria has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid — to a country devastated by last week's earthquake. the united states defends its decision to shoot down three flying objects over the weekend, but the white house says it still doesn't know what they are. there is no, again no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity. further pressure on households, as average wages again fail to keep up with rising prices. real terms pay fell by 2.5% at the end of last year. figures out this morning also reveal more people are looking to go back to work but fewerjobs available. punched, headbutted and spat at. hundreds of grassroots referees in england say that they fear for their safety on the pitch. good morning. some dense fog across parts of england and east wales this

morning. that will slowly left. when it does there will be a fair bet of sunshine and foremost, patchy rain in the west. highs in wales could get up to 17 degrees. all the details later. it's tuesday the iath of february. our main story. two more border crossings will be opened up to allow aid to flow into northern syria, as it deals with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. the country's president, bashar al—assad, agreed to open the routes from turkey after complaints about the time taken for support to reach some regions. vincent mcaviney reports. the second week of recovery in turkey and syria begins after the region's most powerful earthquake in a century. apartment blocks and homes turned to rubble and graves. today two men were rescued alive under a collapsed building after 198

hours. yesterday, in the southern turkish city of adiyaman, rescuers chant "god is great," as they pull a young girl alive after 178 hours under the ruins. but they're likely one of the last miraculous survivors. as the digging continues, the un is warning the death count will likely more than double, as the rescue phase of its operations ends. now it's about supporting the survivors. millions of them injured, traumatised and homeless in freezing conditions. providing shelter, food and health care in the wreckage of a stable country like turkey is challenging enough. across the border in syria, over a decade into a civil war, it's proving near impossible. only one of the four original border crossings in the country has been open. the us government has led calls for syria's president assad to let

more aid reach people in rebel—held areas of northern syria. last night he agreed to let the un use two more crossings for three months of aid deliveries. syria support the entry of humanitarian aid into the region through all possible crossing points, whatever, from inside syria or across the borders. the white helmets emergency group says people in the region have felt disappointed and abandoned. the basic aid that will now hopefully reach them will make living possible. but their lives in a country still locked in a civil war won't be easily rebuilt. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. let's speak now to our correspondent, caroline davies, who's in southern turkey. caroline, the focus is now on helping survivors and getting aid

to where it's most needed. yes, there is a realfocus on yes, there is a real focus on trying to help people. after a week, many people here are concerned there will be no more survivors left in the rubble. here, this was in intensive care unit behind me. this hospital. it has been reduced to complete rebel. here there are families who are waiting, hoping, praying that loved ones can still be inside. behind me a lot of the heavy machinery is trying to clear a large amount of this rubble away and many fear they will not find anyone left in the rubble. we were here earlier when a body was discovered, a family who had been waiting for many, many days for news were in tears. they were screaming for their father. they were able to identify him because this was a hospital and many patients who were inside the hospital when the earthquake hit

still had identification bands on their arms and that is how rescuers are able to identify those people they are binding on the rubble. we are told by rescuers that are about 300 people they believe were inside the hospital when the earthquake hit. a mix of medical staff, patients and visitors. they are not certain how many of the 300 survived. another thing i want to highlight is there is a large amount of anger about this building. this building is complete rubble but over on the side is another modern part of the hospital that is still standing even though it has cracks on. we have been highlighting a report on the health ministry's website from 2012, on this report in turkish it says, the earthquake report for this building behind me came back negative. that was over a decade ago it was known this was not an earthquake fit building. many people he had seen their support and are very angry about this report.

they want to have answers about why more was not done.— more was not done. thank you very much indeed- _ a state of emergency has been declared in new zealand after the country was hit by cyclone gabrielle. at least 38,000 homes lost power when torrential rain and strong winds swept across the north island. the minister for emergency management, kieran mcanulty, signed a national declaration into place — only the third such alert in the country's history. at least three people have been killed in a shooting at michigan state university in the us. five other people were taken to hospital, some with life—threatening wounds, after a gunman opened fire on the university's main campus. police say the suspect died after shooting himself. european football's governing body uefa must bear "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid last year. that's according to an independent report into overcrowding, ticketing issues, and policing at the match, held in france eight months ago.

0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. i've bad asthma and i've been tear gassed twice. each fan trapped at the stade de france has their own story of what went wrong that night. problems with tickets, with barriers, with transport strikes, with the actions of french police. an independent panel blamed a lack of risk assessment or operational plans and said uefa was primarily responsible for the failures. it also said that uefa, the french football federation and french authorities wrongly inflated the huge numbers of supporters without valid tickets to deflect responsibility for planning and operational failures. uefa's general secretary apologised to the supporters of liverpool fc for the experiences many of them had had and for the messages released prior to and during the game, which had the effect of unjustly blaming them.

it's vindicated the idea of every single liverpool supporter who was there that day. that's the most important thing. liverpool fans were blamed by both uefa and the french interior minister as a major cause of the chaos at the turnstiles. this latest report confirms that they were not. liverpool football club has released a statement saying it had yet to receive a copy of the report and described its leaked publication as hugely disappointing. eight months on, the long list of failures here is becoming clear. these scenes could have been prevented, could have been so much worse. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the family of brianna jai, the teenager who was stabbed to death in warrington, have paid tribute to her. the 16—year—old's body was found by passersby in a park in the village of culcheth on saturday afternoon. 0ur reporter andy gilljoins us now from the scene. what's the latest this morning?

well, brianna jai was found with stab wounds at culcheth park. there were a number of police officers and police because he had already been in and out. ., ., ., , police because he had already been in and out. ., ., ., ., in and out. one woman has added to the floral tributes _ in and out. one woman has added to the floral tributes you _ in and out. one woman has added to the floral tributes you can _ in and out. one woman has added to the floral tributes you can probably l the floral tributes you can probably see behind me. cheshire police are still questioning a 15—year—old girl and a 15—year—old boy on suspicion of murder. they are from the local area and they are in custody at the moment. you mentioned the emotional tribute paid by brianna's family yesterday. and much loved daughter, granddaughter and baby sister. they say her death has left a massive hole in their lives. brianna was a transgender girl. police say there

is no evidence to suggest at the moment it was a hate crime. police are trying to work out what the motive of the attack was. a death has prompted a real outpouring of grief and anger among the health gb tiki plus community right across the uk where vigils are planned. all over the uk in places like york, london, brighton, plymouth, glasgow and reading. all vigils planned in the coming days. still appealing for witnesses, appealing for the cctv, anyone who may have —— can footage which might help investigation. —— households across england are facing a rise in their council tax from april, as local authorities try to balance the books. research by the county councils network suggests the majority of councils with social care duties are planning a 5% increase. council leaders say they have little

choice but to raise tax to protect services. bbc analysis of accident and emergency waiting times in england shows wide variations in how services have coped this winter. at some of the 107 hospital trusts that provided data, more than half of patients waited longer than four hours but at the best performing units fewer than one in ten did. nhs england said performance had begun to improve, which nhs bosses would now look to build on. it's 8:12am. show we have a look outside the window? shall we! look at that! sorry to be picky but i think that they might need a clean. what edible morning! no matter how clean your windows are, when the sun hits a certain angle, they look the. i will be cleaning

they look the. i will be cleaning the windows! a gorgeous view outside. carol was telling us it would be unseasonably warm in some parts of the country. there are some beautiful pictures of sunrises this morning. this was sent in a bit earlierfrom anglesey. morning. this was sent in a bit earlier from anglesey. we could see beautiful sunsets and sunrises tonight and tomorrow morning as we pull up some more saharan dust. what we have at the moment is a lot of fog. the met office warning about this. this across england and parts of east wales as well. dense fog which will let through the day. it may be lunchtime before some areas playable to even at ten o'clock this morning we have this fog across some parts of hampshire and into the midlands. more cloud producing splashes of rain, light rain mostly

and drizzle from a weak weather front. eastern areas of the country hanging onto dry conditions were sunshine at first. through the day this week by the front drips that are eased by taking spots of rain with it. it will brighten up behind in northern ireland. for most of us it will be a dry day with a fair bit of sunshine and light winds. the winds will be stronger in the north—west. temperature is largely about 11 to 1a degrees. north—west and central wales could see 16, even 17 degrees. this evening and overnight there will be clearer skies. more of a breeze so less of a problem with frost and fog. there will be pockets of it in prone areas. tomorrow for a time we will see some mountain snow across scotland. as it pushes south and it it weakens. staying dry ahead of it for much of the day in the far south—east. these are the temperatures tomorrow, between nine and 1a. thank you.

over the last two weeks, the us military has shot a series of objects out of the skies over american territory — including what officials there say was a chinese spy balloon. the incidents have fuelled plenty of speculation — but they're also ramping up tensions between the white house and beijing. as our security correspondent, gordon corera explains. what's going on? what's gone on in the last two weeks has been nothing short of craziness. well, it all started when the americans say they saw a high—tech chinese spy balloon over their territory flying over sensitive military sites, and they shot it down. but there was criticism that they didn't do that fast enough. so the us military has adjusted its radars. what that means is the more they look, the more they're seeing. they're seeing more objects in the last few days and shooting those down. now, what are they? we don't know. we just don't know. it's wild that we didn't know, isn't it? it is wild that we didn't know. well, there is a mystery to this.

have you ruled out aliens? i haven't ruled out anything. these objects look a bit different from the original chinese spy balloon. so they're going to look at the debris and try and work out what these ones are. but there's certainly growing alarm about it. and in china, they've responded angrily. they've said they didn't send any spy balloons and they've seen american spy balloons over their territory. so as tensions ratchet up between these two countries, balloons are at the middle of it. let's speak now to nigel inkster, former director of operations and intelligence at m16. morning to you. what do you make of all of this? ~ ~ all of this? well, i think we need to focus on _ all of this? well, i think we need to focus on the _ all of this? well, i think we need to focus on the real _ all of this? well, i think we need to focus on the real issue - all of this? well, i think we need to focus on the real issue here, i to focus on the real issue here, which is the impact all of this has had on an already fragile and fraught us— china relationship. the united states has long had this sense of inviolability, they have not had to fight on their own

territory since the end of the us civil war. and to discover they are not as in violent as they thought they were is a big deal. culturally for the us population. i think... this is what is at stake. it is quite clear that china has messed up. somebody somewhere should have realised this programme was ongoing at a time when both china and the united states were keen, bordering on desperate to put a floor between a rapidly deteriorating relationship. nobody seemed to think the discovery of one of these billings, airships, dirigible is, call it what you will, might derail this. when the news first came out, the chinese response was to say the united states is making a fuss about

nothing. commentators, newspapers, plundered the cliche book to talk about this. this, i think, plundered the cliche book to talk about this. this, ithink, is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding by china of what this means. ., , ., misunderstanding by china of what this mean— misunderstanding by china of what this means. ., , ., ., , this means. how unusual are these latest developments? _ this means. how unusual are these latest developments? is _ this means. how unusual are these latest developments? is there - this means. how unusual are these latest developments? is there not| this means. how unusual are these| latest developments? is there not a sense that actually probably everybody is watching everybody else all the time? how surprising is it to see these balloons? the actual technology. _ to see these balloons? the actual technology. if— to see these balloons? the actual technology, if what _ to see these balloons? the actual technology, if what we _ to see these balloons? the actual technology, if what we think - to see these balloons? the actual| technology, if what we think about the first balloon, the airship is correct is that china has been quite ingenious in capping and very old and long established technology with modern surveillance capabilities. in terms of actual effect, does it make a huge difference? i am terms of actual effect, does it make a huge difference? iam not terms of actual effect, does it make a huge difference? i am not sure the united states is at a significantly

greater degree of risk than it was before these were discovered. in strategic terms but what is going to happen next? what options to both nations have? i happen next? what options to both nations have?— nations have? i think china's view as this will _ nations have? i think china's view as this will blow _ nations have? i think china's view as this will blow over _ nations have? i think china's view as this will blow over and - nations have? i think china's view as this will blow over and that - nations have? i think china's view as this will blow over and that the combination of circumstances that led to the secretary of state anthony benton planning to visit china as a fully fledged summit between president biden and president xijinping are between president biden and president xi jinping are still there and this resolution will be reinstated. the munich security conference is coming up. anthony pinkham will be there and a state councillor is also going to be there. that may be an opportunity to talk about this and start to get

ings back on track. we talk about this and start to get ings back on track.— talk about this and start to get ings back on track. we have already had from the _ ings back on track. we have already had from the prime _ ings back on track. we have already had from the prime minister, - ings back on track. we have already had from the prime minister, rishil had from the prime minister, rishi sunak, the uk hasjet on standby in case there might be a balloon over our airspace. case there might be a balloon over ourairspace. how likely case there might be a balloon over our airspace. how likely is it to escalate here?— our airspace. how likely is it to escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is. it escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is- it may — escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is- it may be _ escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is. it may be these _ escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is. it may be these balloons - escalate here? frankly, i doubt it is. it may be these balloons or i is. it may be these balloons or something like them have blown over the uk at very high altitude and for similar reasons to what gordon corera explained, nobody has noticed them. if the uk wanted to shoot one of these objects down under international law it would be entirely within its rights to do so. but i think i will need to be a degree of political consideration applied to this. after all, the united kingdom is not the united states. we are not a global superpower. we have to deal with china from a rather different

perspective from what washington does. . ~ perspective from what washington does. ., ~ , ., perspective from what washington does. ., ~ . ., perspective from what washington does. ., . ., , does. thank you so much. that is the former director _ does. thank you so much. that is the former director of _ does. thank you so much. that is the former director of operations - does. thank you so much. that is the former director of operations and - former director of operations and intelligence at m16. last year on breakfast we followed the story of gary mckee, the man who ran a marathon every single day of 2022 — and raised more than a million pounds for charity. for the first time since his incredible achievement, gary's been to meet staff at the two organisations which benefited from the money. abi smitton reports. we definitely use gary as our inspiration. he's amazing. cheering without people like gary, the care we give just wouldn't be possible. a hero's welcome for gary mckee, visiting the charities he raised more than £1 million for. what a day! no matter the weather — the rain, the ice, the dark or the heat — gary was on the road running a marathon every day in 2022. three, two, one, go! his last challenge,

on new year's eve, saw hundreds of people come out in support, as he crossed the final finish line and smashed his targets. a few weeks on from that triumphant moment, he's visiting the staff at hospice at home west cumbria and macmillan cancer support, the two charities he raised all the money for. with the family shopping and things like that, and somebody�*ll come up you to and say what it means to them and the support that the charities have gave them, it hits home. you know, every step that i took was for somebody else. and there was a lot of steps, you know. so, the money will reach a lot of people. so when people are telling you that they've got a family member who's gone through the darkest times, itjust makes it all worthwhile. clare hayes knows just how valuable support from both charities can be. keith was the funniest person, the most stubborn person. he was the best dad as well.

he was really funny. clare lost her husband, keith, to lung cancer last january. through his illness, it was mostly help that was from macmillan. in the days leading up to him passing, he was really poorly and i was, ..hadn't slept, hadn't eaten very much, hadn't, you know, changed my clothes in three days. and one of the nurses suggested that we have some hospice help. and the nurses looked after him through the night. the reassurance to know that the support for me and my family is there for however long we need it, is, is... really helps in the back of my mind. gary celebrated keith's life on what would have been his birthday injuly, running with his name on his shirt. clare and the kids also took part. my children think he's a complete hero, complete celebrity.

ijust think, you know, it'sjust such a — yeah, selfless thing. each step gary took brought him closer and closer to his £1 million target. that cash will go towards expanding both charities' ongoing work, providing hospice care in patients' own homes. cumbria is incredibly rural and the access to care isn't always the best. our responsibility is to try and bridge that. gary's achievement is absolutely incredible. gary's obviously gone the extra mile. and we hope to keep going the extra mile as well. hospice at home west cumbria is also hoping to expand its bereavement support services for families who've lost a loved one. many people, theyjust don't know where to turn to, you know, - and just by having someone to talk ito, that maybe isn't their family, i

so they can open up . and relay their worries, and, you know, you'rel just there sometimes, you're just there to listen. and that can help so many people in so many ways. l gary's achievements received national, even worldwide recognition. but at the end of the day, it's the work of those people closest to home that he wants to celebrate. the people who's given us support are the heroes. they're the people who we turn to when we need them, you know, and the job that they do is incredible. so ijust feel as if i'm just somebody who does what i'm capable of doing. these people, they're the absolute heroes. an incredible achievement! to see

where the money goes. i love how they all applauded him and he applauded them back no, it is for you! morning live follows us on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with sam and gethin. coming up on morning live... the cost of living is spiralling people into debt and with an estimated 3.5 million bailiff warrants a year, many are being left frightened in their own homes. ayesha nayyar explains how you can defer the debt and why you don't always have to open up if the bailiffs are banging on your door. plus, he never skips a beat. it's valentine's day and dr xand is talking matters of the heart. with 7.6 million people in the uk living with coronary disease, i'll be telling you how to discover the age of your heart and why some fats can keep it happy. also, with travel companies reporting a boom in bookings, many are looking for a sunny and stress—free break. but some are getting just the opposite —

we'll be hearing about the british grandmother stuck in a turkish hospital with a 200,000 euro bill. katie thistleton explores why, when it comes to travel insurance, the devil is in the detail. and she's our angel in the kitchen — chef briony may williams is making a three course beetroot banquet. yes, it's super cheap and easy to create. we're making a delicious dip, a purple pasta treat and super—sticky beetroot brownies. that'll be hard to beet! we had graziani as well on valentine's day. see you at 9:15am. you are welcome! morning. just for ou. we you are welcome! morning. just for you- we will _ you are welcome! morning. just for you. we will talk _ you are welcome! morning. just for you. we will talk about _ you are welcome! morning. just for you. we will talk about that. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. there's a warning this valentine's day for users of dating apps to not be conned into lending money to people they meet online. a businesswoman from essex has spoken of the dangers after she gave more than £300,000 to a man who was grooming other women at the same time. the victim — who we're calling vicky — is still living with the impact. she spoke to our reporter, debbie tubby. i'm struggling to pay the bills, i can't put food on the table and i'm asking for my daughters to help me out. and ifeel ashamed. i feel ashamed that i've put myself in that position because i trusted somebody. and we'll have more on that story on our lunchtime and evening programme at 1.30 and 6.30 today on bbc one, and the iplayer. the shortage of beds is an issue effecting all nhs hospitals in london, but a new initiative in wandsworth and merton is taking pressure off the system, but treating more at home. some patients under the care

of st george's hospital have been given monitoring equipment, and can get blood tests at home, with instant results. the trust believes it brings other benefits for patients too. the initiative, and the reason we did it, was not for money saving, but for better patient care and more holistic patient management. equally, we know that patients at home move more, they're more active, they're less likely to pick up naturally hospital acquired infections. a long—running dispute involving nearly 2,000 bus drivers in london has come to an end. after a series of walkouts in recent months, the unite union said an offer had been accepted that would see drivers with over two years' service being paid £18 an hour. employers, abellio said it was delighted the offer had been accepted. let's take a look at the tubes now.

now onto the weather with kat. hello, there. good morning to you. widespread mist and fog out there this morning. pretty dense in a few spots, and it will really linger, at least through the first half of the morning. but the second half eventually lifting, and actually, through the rest of the day, it is going to be dry, bright, with plenty of winter sunshine around. and there is a weather warning in force for that fog. that's valid until 10:00 this morning. it's also quite chilly out there, with a frost in places, too. but through the rest of the day, once that mist and fog lifts, there's going to be plenty of sunshine around. it's going to be fine and dry. and our temperatures do remain above average for this time of the year. we're looking at highs of around 1a degrees celsius. so a very settled picture through this evening and overnight, gentle winds and lengthy, clear and starry skies. and under those clear skies tonight, our temperatures fall away to around one or two degrees celsius, the chance of a ground frost into our wednesday morning. so a chilly start to wednesday,

but plenty of sunshine from the get go. we'll hold onto that sunshine into the afternoon. by the end of the afternoon, more cloud will start to build. and with that cloud, we'll get a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle. i'm backjust after nine. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. the car maker ford has just announced that it's cutting around 1300 jobs in the uk. ben is back with us it isa it is a big global employer and a big employer here. yes, this is part of a wider plan, some restructuring love—bombed is doing. it is planning to cut 3800 jobs across europe. around 1,300 posts will be lost in the uk over the next two years. love—bombed has decided to cut back heavily on product development

staff, including designers and engineers. most of the post closures are to come at its uk research and development site at dunton, in essex. several hundred back office posts are also expected to be closed at sites across the country. but production sites at halewood, dagenham and daventry will not be affected. "here in europe we've got a pretty difficult economic situation, and the outlook is uncertain", explained tim slatter, chairman of ford of britain. "high inflation, higher interest rates, the ongoing war in ukraine, cost of energy and so on." but he insists that is not the only factor. ford of europe is preparing for a major transformation of its business. by 2030, it expects all the cars it builds in the region to be fully electric. that is just seven years from now.

hence the big changes, hence the big restructuring. really big changes. it is getting to grips with what number of people they need. big change on the way. thank you. hundreds of grassroots football referees in england have told the bbc that they fear for their safety on the pitch. out of almost a thousand referees who responded to a bbc radio 5 live questionnaire, just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players, coaches or managers. some described being punched, headbutted and spat at, as jane dougall reports. you're always one decision away from a smack in the mouth. i've had people comment on my chest in the middle of a game. it could be threats i against your family, and it is getting worse and worse and worse. | at grassroots level, the abuse of officials across the country has risen to breaking point. threatening — "i'm going

to smash you up at the end of the game, just you wait." ryan crabtree referees forjunior and men's leagues in pendleton on north yorkshire. he's been assaulted multiple times. after the game, a group of men, when i were a teenager, chased me out of the changing room, out onto the field, and i've had to then run down a back street — hide, basically. do you fear for your safety? all the time. every single weekend. a bbc questionnaire, sent to 7,000 members of the referees association in england, found that of the 927 who responded, 908 had experienced verbal abuse from spectators, players or coaches. 293 said they'd been physically abused. and aao said they thought the abuse was worse now than it was five years ago. president of the referees association, paul field, wants a life ban for those responsible before it's too late. one day in this country, a referee will lose his life or her life.

if a person is banned from football for wilful abuse or assaults, why should they be allowed to attend any football matches? he feels it starts at the top, with children copying the actions of premier league players on television. the questionnaire also found many had experienced racist, homophobic and sexist abuse. 18—year—old megan belcher has been refereeing for three years. he came running on the pitch with his fist raised at me. the two coaches from the team that he was a part of came onto the pitch and kind of stopped him and said, "hey, stop." he was still yelling abuse at me and saying, "this is why girls shouldn't be in football." it was probably the scariest experience i've ever had. it really had an impact on my mental health as well. megan has come to watch former premier league player chris sutton, who's been asked by radio 5 live to referee his first match.

don't forget to whistle loudly. i'll do my best. it's a junior game. chris wants to find out what it's like on the other side. what a ball. what a ball that was. he's admitted previously to confronting a young referee whilst watching his son play. i walked onto the field because i was, you know, concerned about how badly injured he was. you know, i shouldn't have done that. i realise how difficult it is. but, you know, you're also, you know, you're a parent as well at that particular time. after the match, megan told chris what had happened to her. you know, that's totally unacceptable, you know, any sort of abuse. and i think that that's part of the reason which, you know, i'm here today — i played — but to see to see the other side. many who responded to the bbc questionnaire felt referee abuse wasn't being tackled sufficiently by the fa. but the organisation has said they are continuing to do everything they can to stamp out this behaviour. this is the fa's new campaign, making it clear that action

will be taken against abuse. they say stronger sanctions and a three year refereeing strategy are coming soon in order to tackle this issue. enough is enough. many referees feel the current deterrents won't stop verbal and physical abuse, and that eventually grassroots referees will walk away from the game they love. jane dougall, bbc news. we're joined now by two referees — teenagerjoe lynch, and robert vas, who's been a match official for 25 years. former premier league footballer chris sutton, who we saw in that film, alsojoins us. morning to you all. thank you for talking to us. joe, let's start with you. what are your experiences of being a referee?— being a referee? qualified at 14 ears being a referee? qualified at 14 years old- _ being a referee? qualified at 14 years old- i _ being a referee? qualified at 14 years old. i have _ being a referee? qualified at 14 years old. i have been - being a referee? qualified at 14 years old. i have been doing . being a referee? qualified at 14 years old. i have been doing it. being a referee? qualified at 14 . years old. i have been doing it four years. i am years old. i have been doing it four years. iam now 18. i have been insulted refereeing. i have been

abused by parents, spectators, coaches and threatened by players. it is something that happens on a regular basis. it is something that happens on a regular basis-— it is something that happens on a regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? _ regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? at _ regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? at the _ regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? at the start - regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? at the start you - regular basis. how on earth do you tolerate that? at the start you see | tolerate that? at the start you see it as a potential— tolerate that? at the start you see it as a potential career, _ tolerate that? at the start you see it as a potential career, people - it as a potential career, people telling you it's a potential career, it's part and parcel of the game, it's part and parcel of the game, it's part and parcel of the game, it's part of the job, you're a referee, you are expected to take that abuse. but the more it goes on, the more you say, this is not ok, and it starts to take its toll. that is what has happened to me this season. ., , , ., ., is what has happened to me this season. .,. ,. . . is what has happened to me this season. ., , , ., ., , ., season. robert, you have been doing it a little longer _ season. robert, you have been doing it a little longer than _ season. robert, you have been doing it a little longer than joe. _ season. robert, you have been doing it a little longer than joe. have - it a little longer thanjoe. have you seen a change over the years? i'm not 100% certain i have. obviously— i'm not 100% certain i have. obviously with the pandemic there was a _ obviously with the pandemic there was a massive gap there basically were _ was a massive gap there basically were no— was a massive gap there basically were no football was taking place at all. were no football was taking place at all~ and _ were no football was taking place at all~ and so, — were no football was taking place at all. and so, when you come back to it, i all. and so, when you come back to it. i can _ all. and so, when you come back to it. i can see — all. and so, when you come back to it, i can see that maybe the pandemic— it, i can see that maybe the pandemic has caused, the lack of football, — pandemic has caused, the lack of football, has caused them to be more

excitable _ football, has caused them to be more excitable. but personally, since the pandemic— excitable. but personally, since the pandemic i— excitable. but personally, since the pandemic i have not experienced anything — pandemic i have not experienced anything really... you have had the odd word _ anything really... you have had the odd word is — anything really... you have had the odd word is said, the odd comment made _ odd word is said, the odd comment made lry— odd word is said, the odd comment made by a — odd word is said, the odd comment made by a player, but nine times out of ten _ made by a player, but nine times out of ten they— made by a player, but nine times out of ten they will listen to what you have _ of ten they will listen to what you have to _ of ten they will listen to what you have to say. it of ten they will listen to what you have to say-— have to say. it is one thing being excitable. _ have to say. it is one thing being excitable, and _ have to say. it is one thing being excitable, and another _ have to say. it is one thing being excitable, and another when - have to say. it is one thing being excitable, and another when it . have to say. it is one thing being l excitable, and another when it tips over into the abuse. i think that is what a lot respondents are talking about, it is abuse. it is notjust people who are too keen, they are shouting, they are swearing, they are physically assaulting the that is not on? ., h are physically assaulting the that is not on? ., �*, ., , is not on? no, it's not. it is totally unacceptable. - is not on? no, it's not. it is totally unacceptable. the . is not on? no, it's not. it is - totally unacceptable. the worst part about _ totally unacceptable. the worst part about it _ totally unacceptable. the worst part about it is. — totally unacceptable. the worst part about it is, asjoe has alluded to earlier. — about it is, asjoe has alluded to earlier, underia, you can about it is, asjoe has alluded to earlier, under 14, you can qualify as a _ earlier, under 14, you can qualify as a referee _ earlier, under 14, you can qualify as a referee at 14, you cannot referee — as a referee at 14, you cannot referee aged 14 or over, but you can referee _ referee aged 14 or over, but you can referee age — referee aged 14 or over, but you can referee age groups under you. the problem _ referee age groups under you. the problem is — referee age groups under you. the problem is not the players. if ever you've _ problem is not the players. if ever you've seen — problem is not the players. if ever you've seen kids playing football,

theyjust — you've seen kids playing football, theyjust run back about the field. munis— theyjust run back about the field. mums and — theyjust run back about the field. mums and dads are the nightmare. as joe said. _ mums and dads are the nightmare. as joe said, some coaches as well. i acted _ joe said, some coaches as well. i acted as— joe said, some coaches as well. i acted as a — joe said, some coaches as well. i acted as a mentor to one of our referees. — acted as a mentor to one of our referees, who is now in his late 20s _ referees, who is now in his late 20s i_ referees, who is now in his late 20s. i remember going to see him. and at— 20s. i remember going to see him. and at that — 20s. i remember going to see him. and at that time they had already started _ and at that time they had already started the respect campaign, why spectators on one side of the pitch, coaches _ spectators on one side of the pitch, coaches and — spectators on one side of the pitch, coaches and the other side, and the abuse _ coaches and the other side, and the abuse that— coaches and the other side, and the abuse that even the club assistant was getting from some of these parents. — was getting from some of these parents, unacceptable. you know, the language _ parents, unacceptable. you know, the language being used by these parents, they should be locked up. safeguarding issues, we all have to id safeguarding issues, we all have to go through safeguarding training. and something i learnt during the safeguarding training, if you actually— safeguarding training, if you actually swear in front of an 18—year—old or under, it is against the law _ 18—year—old or under, it is against the law and — 18—year—old or under, it is against the law. and yet these parents, and it is not— the law. and yet these parents, and it is not restricted to men, women as well. _ it is not restricted to men, women as well, using... some of the language. _ as well, using... some of the language, honestly, you probably wouldn't — language, honestly, you probably wouldn't use it yourself. let�*s

language, honestly, you probably wouldn't use it yourself. let's hear what chris has _ wouldn't use it yourself. let's hear what chris has to _ wouldn't use it yourself. let's hear what chris has to say. _ wouldn't use it yourself. let's hear what chris has to say. chris - wouldn't use it yourself. let's hear what chris has to say. chris sutton l what chris has to say. chris sutton is listening intently to this. good morning. you have seen this from all sides. as a player, as a parent, and now as a referee. what did you make of what you found out? i now as a referee. what did you make of what you found out?— of what you found out? i thought it was a really _ of what you found out? i thought it was a really interesting _ of what you found out? i thought it was a really interesting exercise i was a really interesting exercise because — was a really interesting exercise because i've _ was a really interesting exercise because i've never, _ was a really interesting exercise because i've never, ever- was a really interesting exercisel because i've never, ever thought about— because i've never, ever thought about putting _ because i've never, ever thought about putting myself— because i've never, ever thought about putting myself in - because i've never, ever thought about putting myself in the - about putting myself in the referee's _ about putting myself in the referee's shoes, _ about putting myself in the referee's shoes, and - about putting myself in the referee's shoes, and to- about putting myself in the | referee's shoes, and to see about putting myself in the - referee's shoes, and to see things from _ referee's shoes, and to see things from the _ referee's shoes, and to see things from the referee _ referee's shoes, and to see things from the referee 's_ referee's shoes, and to see things from the referee 's perspective. . referee's shoes, and to see things from the referee 's perspective. ii from the referee 's perspective. i have _ from the referee 's perspective. i have to _ from the referee 's perspective. i have to say. _ from the referee 's perspective. i have to say. i_ from the referee 's perspective. i have to say, i felt _ from the referee 's perspective. i have to say, i felt totally - from the referee 's perspective. i have to say, i felt totally out - from the referee 's perspective. i have to say, i felt totally out of l have to say, i felt totally out of my comfort _ have to say, i felt totally out of my comfort zone. _ have to say, i felt totally out of my comfort zone. the - have to say, i felt totally out of my comfort zone. the game i have to say, i felt totally out of. my comfort zone. the game which have to say, i felt totally out of - my comfort zone. the game which i refereed. _ my comfort zone. the game which i refereed. i— my comfort zone. the game which i refereed, i found _ my comfort zone. the game which i refereed, i found quite _ my comfort zone. the game which i refereed, i found quite enjoyable i refereed, i found quite enjoyable after _ refereed, i found quite enjoyable after initial — refereed, i found quite enjoyable after initial nerves. _ refereed, i found quite enjoyable after initial nerves. but - refereed, i found quite enjoyable after initial nerves. but that - refereed, i found quite enjoyable after initial nerves. but that wasl after initial nerves. but that was down _ after initial nerves. but that was down to— after initial nerves. but that was down to the _ after initial nerves. but that was down to the behaviour _ after initial nerves. but that was down to the behaviour of - after initial nerves. but that was down to the behaviour of the - after initial nerves. but that was - down to the behaviour of the players on the _ down to the behaviour of the players on the pltch~ — down to the behaviour of the players on the pltch~ it — down to the behaviour of the players on the pitch. it was _ down to the behaviour of the players on the pitch. it was against - down to the behaviour of the players on the pitch. it was against didcot i on the pitch. it was against didcot in the _ on the pitch. it was against didcot in the oxfordshire _ on the pitch. it was against didcot in the oxfordshire area. _ on the pitch. it was against didcot in the oxfordshire area. the - on the pitch. it was against didcot l in the oxfordshire area. the players were excellent, _ in the oxfordshire area. the players were excellent, the _ in the oxfordshire area. the players were excellent, the parents- in the oxfordshire area. the playersl were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. — were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. so — were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. so in _ were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. so in that _ were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. so in that respect, - were excellent, the parents behaved impeccably. so in that respect, i- impeccably. so in that respect, i found _ impeccably. so in that respect, i found the — impeccably. so in that respect, i found the game, _ impeccably. so in that respect, i found the game, you _ impeccably. so in that respect, i found the game, you know, i impeccably. so in that respect, i. found the game, you know, pretty easy. _ found the game, you know, pretty easy. and — found the game, you know, pretty easy. and enjoyable. _ found the game, you know, pretty easy. and enjoyable. it— found the game, you know, pretty easy. and enjoyable. it was- found the game, you know, pretty| easy. and enjoyable. it was played in a good _

easy. and enjoyable. it was played in a good spirit. _ easy. and enjoyable. it was played in a good spirit. but— easy. and enjoyable. it was played in a good spirit. but the _ easy. and enjoyable. it was played in a good spirit. but the bigger- in a good spirit. but the bigger picture — in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here _ in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, _ in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, as— in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, as far- in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, as faras- in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, as faras i i in a good spirit. but the bigger picture here is, as far as i cani picture here is, as faras i can see. — picture here is, as faras i can see. with _ picture here is, as faras i can see, with regards _ picture here is, as faras i can see, with regards to - picture here is, as far as i can. see, with regards to grassroots picture here is, as far as i can- see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing. — see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing, there _ see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing, there is— see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing, there is a _ see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing, there is a decline - see, with regards to grassroots and refereeing, there is a decline in i refereeing, there is a decline in numbers. — refereeing, there is a decline in numbers. just _ refereeing, there is a decline in numbers. just listening - refereeing, there is a decline in numbers. just listening to - refereeing, there is a decline in numbers. just listening tojoe'sj numbers. just listening tojoe's story. _ numbers. just listening tojoe's story. and _ numbers. just listening tojoe's story, and meghan _ numbers. just listening tojoe's story, and meghan markle i numbers. just listening tojoe's story, and meghan markle of. numbers. just listening to joe'si story, and meghan markle of the numbers. just listening to joe's i story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing _ story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing me — story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing me on— story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing me on the _ story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing me on the day, _ story, and meghan markle of the girl assessing me on the day, the - story, and meghan markle of the girll assessing me on the day, the stories are horrific. — assessing me on the day, the stories are horrific. -- — assessing me on the day, the stories are horrific. —— meghan. _ assessing me on the day, the stories are horrific. —— meghan. why- assessing me on the day, the stories are horrific. —— meghan. why would. are horrific. —— meghan. why would anybody— are horrific. —— meghan. why would anybody want — are horrific. —— meghan. why would anybody want to _ are horrific. —— meghan. why would anybody want to put _ are horrific. —— meghan. why would anybody want to put themselves i anybody want to put themselves through— anybody want to put themselves through that _ anybody want to put themselves through that on _ anybody want to put themselves through that on a _ anybody want to put themselves through that on a sunday- anybody want to put themselves i through that on a sunday morning? i don't _ through that on a sunday morning? i don't get _ through that on a sunday morning? i don't get that. — through that on a sunday morning? i don't get that. if— through that on a sunday morning? i don't get that. if people _ through that on a sunday morning? i don't get that. if people want - don't get that. if people want grassroots _ don't get that. if people want grassroots football— don't get that. if people want grassroots football to- don't get that. if people want grassroots football to thrive i don't get that. if people want i grassroots football to thrive and survive. — grassroots football to thrive and survive. then— grassroots football to thrive and survive, then the _ grassroots football to thrive and survive, then the attitude - grassroots football to thrive and i survive, then the attitude towards referees. — survive, then the attitude towards referees. from _ survive, then the attitude towards referees, from players, _ survive, then the attitude towards referees, from players, from i referees, from players, from coaches. _ referees, from players, from coaches. and _ referees, from players, from coaches, and from _ referees, from players, from coaches, and from parents, i referees, from players, from i coaches, and from parents, does referees, from players, from - coaches, and from parents, does need to change _ coaches, and from parents, does need to change it _ coaches, and from parents, does need to change it has — coaches, and from parents, does need to change. it has been _ coaches, and from parents, does need to change. it has been going _ coaches, and from parents, does need to change. it has been going on- coaches, and from parents, does need to change. it has been going on far- to change. it has been going on far too long. _ to change. it has been going on far too long. and — to change. it has been going on far too long. and it _ to change. it has been going on far too long. and it does _ to change. it has been going on far too long. and it does need - to change. it has been going on far too long. and it does need to- to change. it has been going on farl too long. and it does need to stop. i have _ too long. and it does need to stop. i have to _ too long. and it does need to stop. i have to say. — too long. and it does need to stop. i have to say, there _ too long. and it does need to stop. i have to say, there was _ too long. and it does need to stop. i have to say, there was an - too long. and it does need to stop. | i have to say, there was an incident 15 years— i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago— i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago with _ i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago with my— i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago with my own _ i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago with my own son, i i have to say, there was an incident 15 years ago with my own son, you i 15 years ago with my own son, you know. _ 15 years ago with my own son, you know. where — 15 years ago with my own son, you know. where i_ 15 years ago with my own son, you know, where i ran _ 15 years ago with my own son, you know, where i ran onto— 15 years ago with my own son, you know, where i ran onto the - 15 years ago with my own son, you know, where i ran onto the field i know, where i ran onto the field because — know, where i ran onto the field because i— know, where i ran onto the field because i was— know, where i ran onto the field because i was worried _ know, where i ran onto the field because i was worried about i know, where i ran onto the field| because i was worried about him being _ because i was worried about him being seriously— because i was worried about him being seriously injured, - because i was worried about him being seriously injured, and i- because i was worried about himi being seriously injured, and i had because i was worried about him i being seriously injured, and i had a few choice — being seriously injured, and i had a few choice words _ being seriously injured, and i had a few choice words at _ being seriously injured, and i had a few choice words at the _ being seriously injured, and i had a few choice words at the referee. i being seriously injured, and i had a i few choice words at the referee. and

i look— few choice words at the referee. and i look back— few choice words at the referee. and llook back at — few choice words at the referee. and i look back at that _ few choice words at the referee. and i look back at that moment - few choice words at the referee. and i look back at that moment and - i look back at that moment and think. — i look back at that moment and think. i— i look back at that moment and think. iwas— i look back at that moment and think, i was totally— i look back at that moment and think, i was totally wrong - i look back at that moment and think, i was totally wrong to i i look back at that moment and think, i was totally wrong to do that. _ think, i was totally wrong to do that. albeit _ think, i was totally wrong to do that. albeit | _ think, i was totally wrong to do that. albeit i was _ think, i was totally wrong to do that. albeit i was a _ think, i was totally wrong to do that. albeit i was a parent, i. think, i was totally wrong to dol that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught— that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught grow— that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught grow up _ that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught grow up in _ that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught grow up in the _ that. albeit i was a parent, i got caught grow up in the moment. | that. albeit i was a parent, i got. caught grow up in the moment. but taking _ caught grow up in the moment. but taking a _ caught grow up in the moment. but taking a step— caught grow up in the moment. but taking a step back, _ caught grow up in the moment. but taking a step back, i— caught grow up in the moment. but taking a step back, i didn't - caught grow up in the moment. but taking a step back, i didn't help- taking a step back, i didn't help the young — taking a step back, i didn't help the young referee _ taking a step back, i didn't help the young referee at _ taking a step back, i didn't help the young referee at that - the young referee at that particular. _ the young referee at that particular, you _ the young referee at that particular, you know, i the young referee at that i particular, you know, time. i realise — particular, you know, time. i realise that _ particular, you know, time. i realise that is _ particular, you know, time. i realise that is unacceptable. | particular, you know, time. i. realise that is unacceptable. as particular, you know, time. i- realise that is unacceptable. as i say. _ realise that is unacceptable. as i say. if— realise that is unacceptable. as i say. if we — realise that is unacceptable. as i say. if we want _ realise that is unacceptable. as i say, if we want grassroots - realise that is unacceptable. as i i say, if we want grassroots football to really— say, if we want grassroots football to really thrive, _ say, if we want grassroots football to really thrive, then _ say, if we want grassroots football to really thrive, then people - say, if we want grassroots football to really thrive, then people needl to really thrive, then people need to really thrive, then people need to start _ to really thrive, then people need to start really _ to really thrive, then people need to start really respecting - to really thrive, then people need to start really respecting refereesj to start really respecting referees more _ to start really respecting referees more. otherwise, _ to start really respecting referees more. otherwise, why— to start really respecting referees more. otherwise, why would i to start really respecting referees| more. otherwise, why would they to start really respecting referees i more. otherwise, why would they do it? a _ more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot— more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of— more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of referees _ more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of referees get _ more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of referees get up— more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of referees get up on- more. otherwise, why would they do it? a lot of referees get up on a i it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday— it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday morning _ it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday morning and _ it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday morning and do - it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday morning and do it- it? a lot of referees get up on a sunday morning and do it for. sunday morning and do it for virtually— sunday morning and do it for virtually nothing. _ sunday morning and do it for virtually nothing. grassroots| virtually nothing. grassroots football _ virtually nothing. grassroots football needs _ virtually nothing. grassroots football needs volunteers. l virtually nothing. grassroots i football needs volunteers. and virtually nothing. grassroots - football needs volunteers. and why would _ football needs volunteers. and why would anybody _ football needs volunteers. and why would anybody want _ football needs volunteers. and why would anybody want to _ football needs volunteers. and why would anybody want to put - football needs volunteers. and why- would anybody want to put themselves through _ would anybody want to put themselves through receiving — would anybody want to put themselves through receiving abuse _ would anybody want to put themselves through receiving abuse on _ would anybody want to put themselves through receiving abuse on a _ would anybody want to put themselves through receiving abuse on a sunday. through receiving abuse on a sunday morning? _ through receiving abuse on a sunday morning? i_ through receiving abuse on a sunday morning? idon't— through receiving abuse on a sunday morning? i don't understand - through receiving abuse on a sunday morning? i don't understand that. l morning? i don't understand that. and morning? idon't understand that. and walk— morning? i don't understand that. and walk away. _ morning? i don't understand that. and walk away. let's _ morning? i don't understand that. and walk away. let's ask - morning? i don't understand that. and walk away. let's askjoe - morning? i don't understand that. and walk away. let's askjoe thatl and walk away. let's askjoe that exact question. why put yourself through it? we can see the impact it can have on the pitch in the moment. do you take a lot of this home with you after the match?—

do you take a lot of this home with you after the match? sometimes. as chris said, you after the match? sometimes. as chris said. i — you after the match? sometimes. as chris said, i actually _ you after the match? sometimes. as chris said, i actually have _ you after the match? sometimes. as chris said, i actually have to - you after the match? sometimes. as chris said, i actually have to do i chris said, i actually have to do it. i started out because i love football and wanted to stay in the game, i want a good player. at 1a years old it was a good way to make a bit of money, to be able to go to school, a drink to and from school. now put petrol in my car so i can drive. —— nowi now put petrol in my car so i can drive. —— now i can put petrol in my car. some games you think, countless times my mum and dad have got a call, you give them a call and then, i am packing this income i am not doing this any more. then you come home, you can be in a mood for the rest of the day because a parent has jumped the respect barrier. jump rest of the day because a parent has jumped the respect barrier.- jumped the respect barrier. jump to the resect jumped the respect barrier. jump to the respect barrier? _ jumped the respect barrier. jump to the respect barrier? yes, _ jumped the respect barrier. jump to the respect barrier? yes, that i the respect barrier? yes, that happened _ the respect barrier? yes, that happened to _ the respect barrier? yes, that happened to me _ the respect barrier? yes, that happened to me three - the respect barrier? yes, that happened to me three weeks | the respect barrier? yes, that i happened to me three weeks ago. it is such a common thing. you sit there and you go, what is the point? and sometimes, part of the reason i carry on is because i still enjoy it. istill carry on is because i still enjoy

it. i still want to help other young referees who might not be as lucky as me to have got the support i got from other refereeing colleagues. and you sit there and go, if i pack it in, what example is that the setting for them? but as my mum says, she goes, what are you going to do for your petrol this week if you don't do it? i have still got my a—levels. it is one of those tough situations. i absolutely love refereeing, but it is getting to the point where we get in, week out, you 9°. point where we get in, week out, you go, why am i doing this?— go, why am i doing this? chris, what needs to change? _ go, why am i doing this? chris, what needs to change? what _ go, why am i doing this? chris, what needs to change? what ideas - go, why am i doing this? chris, what needs to change? what ideas have i go, why am i doing this? chris, what i needs to change? what ideas have you got that might make behaviour change? in got that might make behaviour chance? , , change? in my view, parents, spectators. — change? in my view, parents, spectators, coaches, - change? in my view, parents, spectators, coaches, players,| spectators, coaches, players, everybody. _ spectators, coaches, players, everybody. if— spectators, coaches, players, everybody, if they— spectators, coaches, players, everybody, if they want - spectators, coaches, players, i everybody, if they want grassroots football _ everybody, if they want grassroots football to — everybody, if they want grassroots football to survive, _ everybody, if they want grassroots football to survive, and _ everybody, if they want grassroots football to survive, and thrive, - everybody, if they want grassroots| football to survive, and thrive, and enjoy— football to survive, and thrive, and enjoy sunday — football to survive, and thrive, and enjoy sunday mornings, _ football to survive, and thrive, and enjoy sunday mornings, then - football to survive, and thrive, and. enjoy sunday mornings, then simply football to survive, and thrive, and i enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they— enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they need — enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they need to _ enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they need to put _ enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they need to put themselves . enjoy sunday mornings, then simply i think they need to put themselves in| think they need to put themselves in the reteree's— think they need to put themselves in the referee's shoes. _ think they need to put themselves in the referee's shoes. would - think they need to put themselves in the referee's shoes. would they - think they need to put themselves in the referee's shoes. would they rock up the referee's shoes. would they rock up to— the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee — the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee a — the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee a game _ the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee a game if— the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee a game if they- the referee's shoes. would they rock up to referee a game if they were . up to referee a game if they were sobject— up to referee a game if they were subject to —

up to referee a game if they were subject to that _ up to referee a game if they were subject to that abuse? _ up to referee a game if they were subject to that abuse? i- up to referee a game if they were subject to that abuse? i think - up to referee a game if they were | subject to that abuse? i think that is a starting — subject to that abuse? i think that is a starting point. _ subject to that abuse? i think that is a starting point. everybody- subject to that abuse? i think that l is a starting point. everybody knows where _ is a starting point. everybody knows where the _ is a starting point. everybody knows where the line — is a starting point. everybody knows where the line is. _ is a starting point. everybody knows where the line is. everybody- is a starting point. everybody knows where the line is. everybody knowsi where the line is. everybody knows what is _ where the line is. everybody knows what is right— where the line is. everybody knows what is right from _ where the line is. everybody knows what is right from wrong. - where the line is. everybody knows what is right from wrong. so, - where the line is. everybody knows what is right from wrong. so, it's. what is right from wrong. so, it's about— what is right from wrong. so, it's about restraint, _ what is right from wrong. so, it's about restraint, controlling - about restraint, controlling themselves. _ about restraint, controlling themselves. and _ about restraint, controlling themselves. and even, - about restraint, controlling| themselves. and even, you about restraint, controlling - themselves. and even, you can go about restraint, controlling _ themselves. and even, you can go as far as _ themselves. and even, you can go as far as to— themselves. and even, you can go as far as to say— themselves. and even, you can go as far as to say a — themselves. and even, you can go as far as to say a premier— themselves. and even, you can go as far as to say a premier league - far as to say a premier league players — far as to say a premier league players have _ far as to say a premier league players have to _ far as to say a premier league players have to set _ far as to say a premier league players have to set an - far as to say a premier leaguel players have to set an example far as to say a premier league - players have to set an example with the way _ players have to set an example with the way that — players have to set an example with the way that they _ players have to set an example with the way that they talk _ players have to set an example with the way that they talk to _ players have to set an example with the way that they talk to referees, i the way that they talk to referees, some _ the way that they talk to referees, some of— the way that they talk to referees, some of their— the way that they talk to referees, some of their choice _ the way that they talk to referees, some of their choice language, - some of their choice language, albeit— some of their choice language, albeit irr— some of their choice language, albeit in the _ some of their choice language, albeit in the heat _ some of their choice language, albeit in the heat of— some of their choice language, albeit in the heat of the - some of their choice language, i albeit in the heat of the moment, some of their choice language, - albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable — albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable it— albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable. it does _ albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable. it does start - albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable. it does start at - albeit in the heat of the moment, is unacceptable. it does start at the i unacceptable. it does start at the top. everybody— unacceptable. it does start at the top. everybody has _ unacceptable. it does start at the top. everybody has a _ unacceptable. it does start at the i top. everybody has a responsibility and everybody _ top. everybody has a responsibility and everybody knows _ top. everybody has a responsibility and everybody knows where - top. everybody has a responsibility and everybody knows where that l top. everybody has a responsibility . and everybody knows where that line is. and everybody knows where that line is and _ and everybody knows where that line is and if _ and everybody knows where that line is and if that— and everybody knows where that line is. and if that is— and everybody knows where that line is. and if that is a _ and everybody knows where that line is. and if that is a starting _ and everybody knows where that line is. and if that is a starting point, - is. and if that is a starting point, that is— is. and if that is a starting point, that is a — is. and if that is a starting point, that is a good _ is. and if that is a starting point, that is a good starting _ is. and if that is a starting point, that is a good starting point. - is. and if that is a starting point, that is a good starting point. but things— that is a good starting point. but things do— that is a good starting point. but things do need _ that is a good starting point. but things do need to _ that is a good starting point. but things do need to change - that is a good starting point. butl things do need to change because that is a good starting point. but. things do need to change because if there _ things do need to change because if there is— things do need to change because if there is a _ things do need to change because if there is a continuous _ things do need to change because if there is a continuous decline - things do need to change because if there is a continuous decline in - there is a continuous decline in refereeing _ there is a continuous decline in refereeing at _ there is a continuous decline in refereeing at grassroots - there is a continuous decline in refereeing at grassroots level, | there is a continuous decline in - refereeing at grassroots level, then there _ refereeing at grassroots level, then there will— refereeing at grassroots level, then there will be — refereeing at grassroots level, then there will be no _ refereeing at grassroots level, then there will be no football. _ refereeing at grassroots level, then there will be no football. so, - refereeing at grassroots level, then there will be no football. so, no - there will be no football. so, no football — there will be no football. so, no football and _ there will be no football. so, no football and there's— there will be no football. so, no football and there's going - there will be no football. so, no football and there's going to - there will be no football. so, no football and there's going to be| there will be no football. so, noi football and there's going to be a lot of— football and there's going to be a lot of unhappy— football and there's going to be a lot of unhappy parents _ football and there's going to be a lot of unhappy parents on - football and there's going to be a lot of unhappy parents on a - football and there's going to be a l lot of unhappy parents on a sunday nrorning _ lot of unhappy parents on a sunday morninu. ., , lot of unhappy parents on a sunday morninu. .,, i. lot of unhappy parents on a sunday morninu. .,, ,, . lot of unhappy parents on a sunday morninu. .,, i. ., ., morning. robert, you are nodding alonu. is morning. robert, you are nodding along- is that _ morning. robert, you are nodding along. is that the _ morning. robert, you are nodding along. is that the answer? - morning. robert, you are nodding along. is that the answer? yes, . morning. robert, you are nodding along. is that the answer? yes, a| along. is that the answer? yes, a fine example _ along. is that the answer? yes, a fine example over _ along. is that the answer? yes, a fine example over the _ along. is that the answer? yes, a fine example over the past - along. is that the answer? yes, a i fine example over the past weekend was the _ fine example over the past weekend was the sending off of the

wolverhampton wanderers player. the luy wolverhampton wanderers player. the guy ran _ wolverhampton wanderers player. the guy ran from 25 yards. he was already— guy ran from 25 yards. he was already on— guy ran from 25 yards. he was already on a yellow. he ran from 25 yards— already on a yellow. he ran from 25 yards to _ already on a yellow. he ran from 25 yards to confront the referee. out came _ yards to confront the referee. out came another yellow card, red card, off you _ came another yellow card, red card, off you go — came another yellow card, red card, off you go. the specialists on tv, the so—called panel of experts on tv, what's— the so—called panel of experts on tv, what's he done wrong? well, that sends— tv, what's he done wrong? well, that sends a _ tv, what's he done wrong? well, that sends a message out. the fact the referee _ sends a message out. the fact the referee did — sends a message out. the fact the referee did the right thing. the guy had actually sworn at him. the laws of the _ had actually sworn at him. the laws of the game — had actually sworn at him. the laws of the game are, you can be sent off for foul— of the game are, you can be sent off for foul and — of the game are, you can be sent off for foul and abusive language. that is a straight red. for dissent, you can get— is a straight red. for dissent, you can get a — is a straight red. for dissent, you can get a yellow. so, he gave him a yellow _ can get a yellow. so, he gave him a yellow. they — can get a yellow. so, he gave him a yellow. they said, no, but he didn't swear— yellow. they said, no, but he didn't swear at— yellow. they said, no, but he didn't swear at them. whether he did or not is irrelevant — swear at them. whether he did or not is irrelevant. the fact is he ran 25 yards— is irrelevant. the fact is he ran 25 yards to — is irrelevant. the fact is he ran 25 yards to confront the referee. it wasn't — yards to confront the referee. it wasn't as— yards to confront the referee. it wasn't as though it was straight after— wasn't as though it was straight after the — wasn't as though it was straight after the incident. wasn't as though it was straight afterthe incident. it wasn't as though it was straight after the incident. it was 30 seconds _ after the incident. it was 30 seconds after the incident that he

was complaining about. that is the sort of— was complaining about. that is the sort of place it needs to be, on tv, starting _ sort of place it needs to be, on tv, starting from — sort of place it needs to be, on tv, starting from there, saying, this is what _ starting from there, saying, this is what is _ starting from there, saying, this is what is going to happen to the prenrier— what is going to happen to the premier league referees, to the prenrier— premier league referees, to the premier league referees, to the premier league players, it will filter— premier league players, it will filter down. but the fa have this idea about — filter down. but the fa have this idea about starting from the bottom up idea about starting from the bottom up with— idea about starting from the bottom up with respect barriers, and parents. _ up with respect barriers, and parents, as you've already heard, theyjust — parents, as you've already heard, theyjust ignore it. it is parents, as you've already heard, theyjust ignore it. they 'ust ignore it. it is something we theyjust ignore it. it is something we will talk _ theyjust ignore it. it is something we will talk about _ theyjust ignore it. it is something we will talk about again. - theyjust ignore it. it is something we will talk about again. so - theyjust ignore it. it is something we will talk about again. so many| we will talk about again. so many people have been getting in touch. thank you to all of you for talking to us. thank you for being with us. those of you getting in touch. russell emailed to tell us... "i have no idea why referees still referee at grass roots level. "i'm 52 and up until recently gave up playing veterans football. "i'd played for a very good team for years but was so embarrassed by some of the abuse that my own team—mates gave to decent referees." natasha has been watching this morning and says she had to get in touch. her son plays grassroots rugby, and she says that from the start they are taught you don't question the ref.

his or her say is final. pauline says she has been involved in girls and women's football for over 30 years. she says she recently witnessed a horrible event when a referee was cornered aggressively by three male coaches of a young girls team. pauline asks, what kind of message does that send? 5 live programmes will be talking about referee abuse throughout the day today, it is 8:49am. you're watching breakfast. it is tuesday, the 14th of february. carol is definitely feeling the love this morning. goad feeling the love this morning. good morninu. feeling the love this morning. good morning- yes. _ feeling the love this morning. good morning. yes, love _ feeling the love this morning. good morning. yes, love is _ feeling the love this morning. good morning. yes, love is in _ feeling the love this morning. good morning. yes, love is in the - feeling the love this morning. (ems morning. yes, love is in the air. look at my two pigeons. one of our weather watchers scent of in from warwickshire. thank you for that one. there is a lot of fog around.

as we saw in warwickshire, as we are seeing in yorkshire and greater london this morning. the met office has a weather warning out for all the areas i havejust has a weather warning out for all the areas i have just shown you answer more as well. a large chunk of england and eastern parts of wales. visibility is poor. it is between 50 and 100 metres in some places. this is valid until ten o'clock this morning. some of the fog will be slow to clear and could last until lunchtime, possibly even just a little bit longer than that. high pressure is firmly in charge. out towards the west you can see the isobars that are a bit closer together, and we do have a couple of weather fronts. together, and we do have a couple of weatherfronts. the together, and we do have a couple of weather fronts. the first weather front already shown its hand in the west is producing some thicker cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle. towards the east, when we lose the mist and fog, there will be a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. today generally speaking we are looking at light winds. the strongest winds will be across the outer hebrides. these are the average wind speeds. gusts will

be more than that. temperature wise we are looking at widely ii to ia degrees. locally in north—west wales and a central words, we could reach 16 or 17 degrees. that will make it the warmest day of the year so far, beating the 15.8 you saw earlier on. as we head on through the evening, the high pressure drifts a bit further east. we pull in this southerly flow. it is going to drag in some saharan dust, which means there will be some beautiful pictures of sunrises and sunsets for the next couple of days and mornings. tomorrow, we start off, tonight, i should say, we start off with clear skies. more of a breeze as we go through the night. having said that, a few pockets of mist and fog. just the vale of york, the midlands, we can also see pockets of frost. it is not going to be widespread. heavy rain across northern ireland and also western scotland. these are the temperatures. we are looking at five to seven in the north. perhaps —1 as

we push for the south. tomorrow that will lift readily. a lot of sunshine to start the day. this rain will continue to push south and east as a weakening feature. we get into the —— gets into the far south—east later in the day. behind it, sunshine, but blustery showers. temperatures nine to a0 degrees. then we have the system waiting in the wings. wednesday night into thursday that is pushing across us. leaving us with a cloudy day on thursday. a lot of low cloud, mist orfog, mark, damp conditions. we have got the lot. northern scotland starts in a bright note. the cloud will build through the day. seven to 13 degrees are the temperatures for you. thursday night into friday it is going to be very windy across the board with rain. warm. thank you. just approaching 8:53am. back in 201a, coleen

believed her partner of more than two years was a divorced firefighter called james. they got engaged and had a baby. she went on to discover the man she loved was a serial cheater with a whole other life. her story is being told as part of a new podcast series on bbc sounds called love—bombed. coleen joins us now, along with detective constable chris bentham from durham constabulary, who investigated the case. morning to you both. tell us what happened? i morning to you both. tell us what ha--ened? morning to you both. tell us what hauened? , ,, , , happened? i met james in september 2014. i had happened? i met james in september 2014- i had just _ happened? i met james in september 2014. i had just gone _ happened? i met james in september 2014. i had just gone on _ happened? i met james in september 2014. i had just gone on to _ happened? i met james in september 2014. i had just gone on to a - happened? i met james in september 2014. i had just gone on to a dating i 201a. i had just gone on to a dating site. i'd been away from my ex—husband a long time. somebody suggested it might be worth dipping my toe back in. ijust went on, got a message from the sky calling himself firefighterj. we started a conversation. he seemed like a nice guy. conversation. he seemed like a nice quy- “ conversation. he seemed like a nice guy. —— from these guys. we chatted for a couple of weeks. he told me he

was a divorced father of two girls. he was a firefighter. he just seemed like a genuinely nice person. 50. like a genuinely nice person. so, ou're like a genuinely nice person. so, you're calling — like a genuinely nice person. so, you're calling him james. that is what he said his name was at the time. he was, in fact, what he said his name was at the time. he was, infact, a what he said his name was at the time. he was, in fact, a completely different person. what was the truth of that situation? the different person. what was the truth of that situation?— of that situation? the truth was he was called greg — of that situation? the truth was he was called greg wilson, _ of that situation? the truth was he was called greg wilson, a - of that situation? the truth was he was called greg wilson, a married| was called greg wilson, a married father of boys living in darlington, and he was not a firefighter. he never had been a firefighter. his motivation was what? i - never had been a firefighter. his motivation was what? i don't - never had been a firefighter. his i motivation was what? i don't know, to be honest- _ motivation was what? i don't know, to be honest. it— motivation was what? i don't know, to be honest. it wasn't— motivation was what? i don't know, to be honest. it wasn't money, - motivation was what? i don't know, to be honest. it wasn't money, not| to be honest. it wasn't money, not for myself, because i never gave him a penny. he did get my sister to invest in a business. god certainly isn't this in —— he got certain businesses to fund things to do without businesses. but maybe he wanted to beat someone else. he was living this persona. and hejust got addicted to the life he had built, this vacant life. it

addicted to the life he had built, this vacant life.— this vacant life. it seems like lie u on lie this vacant life. it seems like lie upon lie upon — this vacant life. it seems like lie upon lie upon lie. _ this vacant life. it seems like lie upon lie upon lie. so _ this vacant life. it seems like lie upon lie upon lie. so many- this vacant life. it seems like lie upon lie upon lie. so many lies. | this vacant life. it seems like lie i upon lie upon lie. so many lies. at what point did you get an inkling that something was wrong, and how long did it take you to do something about that? i long did it take you to do something about that? . , long did it take you to do something about that? ., , ., ., about that? i never really got an inklin: about that? i never really got an inkling because _ about that? i never really got an inkling because he _ about that? i never really got an inkling because he was - about that? i never really got an inkling because he was so - inkling because he was so convincing. even after we found out, people still would not believe me when i told them. they thought i was mistaken. james wouldn't do that. he is such a nice guy. no, you're wrong. it was my sister who started to unravel it. because she found one of the rental properties she owned, it was a boiler that led to his unravelling. it it was a boiler that led to his unravelling.— it was a boiler that led to his unravelling. it was a boiler that led to his unravellinu. ., , ,., ,., unravelling. it was something so simle unravelling. it was something so simple and _ unravelling. it was something so simple and mundane. _ simple and mundane. chris, how common are stories like this? , ., , , chris, how common are stories like this? , , ., this? this one is very uncommon. romance frauds _ this? this one is very uncommon. romance frauds are _ this? this one is very uncommon. romance frauds are common. - this? this one is very uncommon. i romance frauds are common. where people _ romance frauds are common. where people hand over loads of money, which _ people hand over loads of money, which is _ people hand over loads of money, which is very sad. but this case is unique. _ which is very sad. but this case is unique. i— which is very sad. but this case is unique, i think.

which is very sad. but this case is unique, ithink.— which is very sad. but this case is unique, ithink. unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? _ unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? is _ unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? is it _ unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? is it that - unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? is it that it - unique, i think. what is it about it that is so unique? is it that it is i that is so unique? is it that it is not involving money, or money up front, and the fact the lies went on for so long? i front, and the fact the lies went on for so long?— for so long? i think that is exactly it. it for so long? i think that is exactly it- it lasted _ for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for— for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for so _ for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for so long. _ for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for so long. up - for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for so long. up to - for so long? i think that is exactly it. it lasted for so long. up to two years— it. it lasted for so long. up to two years that — it. it lasted for so long. up to two years that is — it. it lasted for so long. up to two years that is led —— that this man led a _ years that is led —— that this man led a double _ years that is led —— that this man led a double life and took so many people _ led a double life and took so many people in — led a double life and took so many people in. he duped some new people, notjust— people in. he duped some new people, notjust colleen and people in. he duped some new people, not just colleen and her sister, businesses in the north—east, colleen — businesses in the north—east, colleen referred to some companies. they were _ colleen referred to some companies. they were fake companies. they were no such— they were fake companies. they were no such companies. he offered to buy a hotel— no such companies. he offered to buy a hotel in— no such companies. he offered to buy a hotel in newcastle which never existed — a hotel in newcastle which never existed. a1 .6 million house he was going _ existed. a1 .6 million house he was going to _ existed. a1 .6 million house he was going to buy. he didn't have any funds— going to buy. he didn't have any funds at— going to buy. he didn't have any funds at all. he said his man was a rich sports — funds at all. he said his man was a rich sports agent. the whole thing was a _ rich sports agent. the whole thing was a scant — rich sports agent. the whole thing was a scam. i think it was a control thing _ was a scam. i think it was a control thing he _ was a scam. i think it was a control thing. he liked to control people. he did _ thing. he liked to control people. he did it— thing. he liked to control people. he did it very well. he was very convincing _ he did it very well. he was very convincing-— he did it very well. he was very convincin-. . ., ., . convincing. what role can the police -la ? we convincing. what role can the police play? we are _ convincing. what role can the police play? we are talking _ convincing. what role can the police play? we are talking about - convincing. what role can the police play? we are talking about an - play? we are talking about an extreme story here, which is not common, but at what point do the

police step in?— common, but at what point do the police step in? online fraud is hard to investigate _ police step in? online fraud is hard to investigate because _ police step in? online fraud is hard to investigate because the - to investigate because the perpetrator normally lives abroad. so, perpetrator normally lives abroad. so. we _ perpetrator normally lives abroad. so, we would always give the advice to step _ so, we would always give the advice to step back if somebody is considering transferring money to somebody, if there is something like a heartbreak story, it's a love story. — a heartbreak story, it's a love story. step _ a heartbreak story, it's a love story, step back. involve somebody else _ story, step back. involve somebody else a _ story, step back. involve somebody else. a perpetrator like that wouldn't _ else. a perpetrator like that wouldn't want you to do that. they would _ wouldn't want you to do that. they would use — wouldn't want you to do that. they would use a — wouldn't want you to do that. they would use a fake profile, fake e-mail— would use a fake profile, fake e—mail addresses, they would have sort of— e—mail addresses, they would have sort of a _ e—mail addresses, they would have sort of a fake face on their profile _ sort of a fake face on their profile if— sort of a fake face on their profile. if you involve a friend or a family— profile. if you involve a friend or a family member, and ask their advice — a family member, and ask their advice and _ a family member, and ask their advice and get that person involved, the perpetrator will not want that to happen. that will be a red flag. to say— to happen. that will be a red flag. to say there is an issue. sadly, once _ to say there is an issue. sadly, once the — to say there is an issue. sadly, once the money it is gone, it's impossible _ once the money it is gone, it's impossible for any law enforcement agency— impossible for any law enforcement agency to— impossible for any law enforcement agency to investigate. when it is abroad _ agency to investigate. when it is abroad it — agency to investigate. when it is abroad it is really difficult. that is the _ abroad it is really difficult. that is the advice before you transfer any money. take five minutes to think— any money. take five minutes to think about — any money. take five minutes to think about it.— think about it. how has this affected you? _ think about it. how has this

affected you? i _ think about it. how has this affected you? i was - think about it. how has this i affected you? i was devastated at the time, understandably. - affected you? i was devastated at the time, understandably. really| the time, understandably. really poorly. couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. i had a one—year—old who suffered depression and anxiety because his fatherjust ran off, not to be seen again. but i decided that i would not let that man defined the rest of my life. so i picked myself up. i thought, rest of my life. so i picked myself up. ithought, i've met rest of my life. so i picked myself up. i thought, i've met one bad person. i was unlucky. the majority of people are good. ijust picked myself up, carried on with life. but i wanted to get myjustice. i wanted him to be accountable. what did you do? initially my sister and brother—in—law went to the police because my sister had invested money. the monetary side of it was what the police would go after. and we just fought. at the time they said the money was gone. it was not about the money. it was more than that. wejust about the money. it was more than that. we just didn't want him to do this to somebody else. we wanted him to pay for what he did. it is to pay for what he did. it is valentine's _ to pay for what he did. it is valentine's day. _ to pay for what he did. it is valentine's day. give - to pay for what he did. it is valentine's day. give us i to pay for what he did. it is valentine's day. give us some hope. are you all right now? i’m valentine's day. give us some hope. are you all right now?— are you all right now? i'm fabulous now. i

are you all right now? i'm fabulous now i met — are you all right now? i'm fabulous now. i met the _ are you all right now? i'm fabulous now. i met the nicest _ are you all right now? i'm fabulous now. i met the nicest guy. - are you all right now? i'm fabulous now. i met the nicest guy. i'm - now. i met the nicest guy. i'm happily married. he has now adopted james, as i still call him, my biological son. and my son now because my husband his forever dad because that is what he is to him. i’m forever dad because that is what he is to him. �* ., ., . , ., is to him. i'm going to cry now. reau is to him. i'm going to cry now. really glad _ is to him. i'm going to cry now. really glad that _ is to him. i'm going to cry now. really glad that you _ is to him. i'm going to cry now. really glad that you have - is to him. i'm going to cry now. | really glad that you have shared that story. it's really important. the full series of the podcast love bombed with vicky pattison: how a serial cheater managed to hide his true identity, is on bbc sounds from today. thank you. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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