this is bbc news with the latest headlines. police in sussex are continuing to question constance marten and mark gordon. the remains of a baby have been found in the search for a missing child. both are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. newly released whatsapp messages suggest former health secretary matt hancock tried to bypass the education secretary to have schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic. 1,000 charities have written to the chancellor for funding from the upcoming budget to tackle redistributing surplus food from farms. protesters clashed with police in athens last night in a demonstration against the operator of the passenger train involved in a fatal collision on tuesday.

the country's biggest children's short—story competition 500 words is back for the first time in three years. it will be supported by camilla, the queen consort. welcome to the bbc news channel. a postmortem examination is to be carried today out on the body of a baby found by police searching for the missing child of constance marten and mark gordon. the couple disappeared in earlyjanuary and were arrested earlier this week. in earlyjanuary and were they are currently being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the news comes after a days—long search by police of a 90 square

mile area near brighton, which ended with a baby's body being discovered near to where the couple was arrested on monday. vincent mcaviney has more. yesterday, at locations from newhaven to brighton, the search for the missing baby was in full swing over a 90 square mile area. officers from the sussex force were joined by those from the metropolitan police and volunteer experts in search and rescue. there was concern for the welfare of the infant, but there was also still hope. but last night, that hope was extinguished when a baby's remains were found in this woodland area near to where the couple were arrested monday night in north brighton. the detective superintendent leading the search, forced to make an announcement he'd been dreading. police officers searching a wooded area close to where constance and mark gordon were arrested, discovered the remains of a baby. a postmortem examination will be held in due course. a crime scene is in place and work at the location is expected

to continue for some time. 35—year—old constance marten and 48—year—old mark gordon were captured on cctv after emerging from the woods on monday to visit local shops. they returned along the same residential street 45 minutes later, but they'd been spotted by a member of the public who'd called 999. moments after this cctv footage was recorded, they were arrested. the two of them left their home in london in september when her pregnancy started to show. staying in a series of airbnbs, police believe their baby was then born in their car injanuary. but when the vehicle caught fire on the m61 near bolton onjanuary the 5th, the police started to investigate. cctv showed them travelling by taxi to liverpool, then harwich, before arriving in east london where they bought a tent and camping supplies at argos. they finally travelled to newhaven. their baby was definitely alive

at this stage as the taxi driver who drove them heard it, but at that point they disappeared, only to re—emerge six weeks later in brighton when they were arrested. for weeks, the police and constance�*s family have appealed to her to contact the authorities and warned of the dangers of freezing temperatures to her newborn. 0vernight, officers have guarded the crime scene as forensic tests are carried out to confirm the identity and detectives say a postmortem examination will take place in due course. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. let's speak to our correspondent yetunde yusuf in brighton. morning to you. tell us more about the continuing police operation there and the local reaction to this incredibly sad discovery.— incredibly sad discovery. yeah, there has _ incredibly sad discovery. yeah, there has been _ incredibly sad discovery. yeah, there has been a _ incredibly sad discovery. yeah, there has been a huge - incredibly sad discovery. yeah, there has been a huge local. incredibly sad discovery. yeah, - there has been a huge local impact because so many people have been involved in the search. local

residents assisting police with inquiries and also volunteer search and rescue specialists as well looking through woodland as well as the hundreds of police officers from the hundreds of police officers from the metropolitan police and sussex police as well scouring a 90 square mile area and this is not the outcome they helped, but as the days went on and temperatures dropped, they were concerned the baby could have come to harm. this is an ongoing investigation, a postmortem examination is expected to take place. there have been police vehicles guarding the area because there is a crime scene, but they are warning people not to speculate because it is an ongoing case, but they recognised the impact it has had on people following the story very closely and of course a huge impact locally as well in brighton. people have already left tributes, flowers, candles and there is talk

of a vigil later this evening. as the day goes on and people are reflecting, they will be reflecting on the tragic news.— reflecting, they will be reflecting on the tragic news. thank you very much. newly released whatsapp messages suggest former health secretary matt hancock tried to bypass the education secretary to have schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic. messages published in the daily telegraph show mr hancock describing sir gavin williamson as battling "tooth and nail" to keep schools in england open in december 2020 — a move he disagreed with. other messages show disparaging remarks about teachers�* unions. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart reports. more leaked messages from ministers during the pandemic, more apparent insight into decision—making. now education is in the spotlight. the daily telegraph suggests that in december 2020, matt hancock wanted schools closed for most pupils. the education secretary, sir gavin williamson, disagreed, and he seemed to be getting his way.

in a message to his adviser, mr hancock suggested he wasn't giving up, saying, i want to find a way, gavin having won the day, of actually preventing a policy car crash when the kids spread the disease injanuary. he then said, for that, we must now fight a rearguard action for a rational policy. in earlyjanuary, borisjohnson announced that schools in england would close as part of a lockdown. in a commentary piece for the daily telegraph, sir gavin williamson has today said this closure wasn't done for the right reasons. he says he now questions if he should have resigned in protest. the telegraph has obtained these messages from the lockdown sceptic journalist isabel 0akeshott who helped mr hancock write his recent book. last night, she told talk tv why she went public. we cannot afford to wait for a decade or more for answers as to what was really going on.

so, this resource that i had is an extraordinary way to quickly get to the truth of what really happened, why crucial decisions were made that affected millions of lives, that millions of people are still paying the price for today. 0ther leaked messages seem to show matt hancock and sir gavin williamson discussing teachers. in may 2020, sir gavin appeared to stress they had access to ppe, adding, some willjust want to say they can't so they have an excuse to avoid having to teach. in a message from october 2020, matt hancock congratulates sir gavin on a cracking announcement on exams, and adds, what a bunch of absolute arses the teaching unions are. 0ne head teachers union labelled this an appalling lack of respect. sir gavin williamson has said his comments were about unions, not teachers, who he has the utmost respect for. a spokesperson for matt hancock said, these are partial accounts, obviously spun with an agenda.

they show matt was focused throughout on saving lives. the right place for a full assessment is the inquiry. that public inquiry will take some time. more of matt hancock's messages may appear soon. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. geoff barton from the association of school and college leaders says the exchanges between the health and education secretary show an appalling lack of respect to teachers. it is contemptible because we have to remind ourselves that this was an age of extraordinary anxiety, we hadn't got vaccines etc, and the government was starting to look to the teaching profession to welcome those young people back into school. there was a huge debate going on, very snarky debate, about whether face coverings should or shouldn't be worn. and essentially the very people who then brought those young people back into school are being described in those snide times by that former education secretary. joining me now is our chief political correspondent, nick eardley.

we will come to those texts and the language, the comments made about teachers and unions in a moment, but first, matt hancock responding more broadly to this. what has he been saying and how does it sit alongside isabel 0akshott, the journalist who leaked the messages and what she has been saying, her defence that it is in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy. — in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy. he _ in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy. he has _ in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy, he has called _ in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy, he has called this - in the public interest? matt hancock isn't happy, he has called this a - isn't happy, he has called this a massive betrayal of trust. he said he is hugely disappointed and he has apologised to the people whose messages have been leaked. his argument is that there is no public interest in this because he handed over these messages to the public inquiry which is looking into the uk's covid response. they were handed to the inquiry in the autumn, i understand. the crux of his

argument as it would have been come at anywhere in the right place for it to be properly analysed, the public inquiry, he argues. isabel 0akeshott argues, actually, the public inquiry would take far too long and the stuff might never see the light of day and therefore there was a public interest in getting it out. she also in an interview she did last night accused mr hancock of sending her menacing messages. interesting that mr hancock is completely denying that, says it is not true. in a statement he put out this morning, he says he simply asked her... he called her on tuesday night when he heard something was coming saying he was asking her if there were any clues of what it was and when he saw it, he said to her that it was a big mistake, the quote he has provided in a statement. he is denying he said anything menacing. fin

in a statement. he is denying he said anything menacing. on those dis-harain said anything menacing. on those disparaging comments _ said anything menacing. on those disparaging comments about - said anything menacing. on those - disparaging comments about teachers and unions, that presents a very different private face to the public face, to what the two ministers, then ministers, were saying in public. what problems do you foresee this causing, well they need to be an apology?— an apology? possibly. it is a bit embarrassing _ an apology? possibly. it is a bit embarrassing for _ an apology? possibly. it is a bit embarrassing for gavin - an apology? possibly. it is a bit. embarrassing for gavin williamson and matt hancock. i don't think they made any bones about criticism of some of the unions in private, but it was pretty clear some of the language being used was not the sort of language ministers would want to get out in the public domain, clearly slightly at odds with the praise of teachers we saw at the time. and one of the things that is most fascinating reading some of the exchanges published by the telegraph is just how they lay on the line the sort of discussions going on in government and when it comes to the

closure of schools in england, we always knew there had been a disagreement in government about whether schools should be closed for a second time at the start of 2021, but the extent to which matt hancock was trying to fight against gavin williamson's position, the extent to which matt hancock's aides were questioning mr williamson's decision, saying he was freaking out, not being rational, the extent to which the divisions were leading to which the divisions were leading to some big rows between the ministers is really fascinating and the fact mr hancock made it clear to his team that once the decision had been made by government to keep schools open that he wanted to fight a rearguard action against it is a fascinating insight to what was going on. it matters because a lot of parents and perhaps some pupils as well will remember the start of 2021 being a bit of a shambles,

frankly, where we had a situation where the government was coming on the bbc saying, schools are definitely going to stay open, then a couple of days later, some schools might have to shut. by the end of the week, all schools being shut indefinitely because of a national lockdown. we knew there had been a row, we knew it had been pretty chaotic. but the extent to which ministers were battling against each other�*s positions at the time, really fascinating. other's positions at the time, really fascinating.— other's positions at the time, really fascinating. thank you very much, really fascinating. thank you very much. nick _ really fascinating. thank you very much, nick eardley, _ really fascinating. thank you very much, nick eardley, chief - really fascinating. thank you very | much, nick eardley, chief political correspondent. the government has published a long—awaited plan to improve learning for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in england. proposals include ending "postcode—lottery" support, and earlier intervention in mainstream schools. the bbc�*s education correspondent elaine dunkley has more. across the country, there are mainstream schools struggling to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. what's the difference?

recruiting for specialist support assistants is incredibly difficult and incredibly challenging. schools are struggling for resources. local authorities are certainly struggling for resources. the capacity in the system just isn't there. this is leighton primary in blackpool. here there are more than 90 pupils with special educational needs. needs are becoming more complex as time goes on and therefore the provision that we need to provide children over time needs to become more skilled and better. this head is transforming an area within the school where children with special educational needs can be assessed and given individual support. we've ordered the right size tables and chairs, lots of sensory equipment. all the local specialist school provision is under huge amounts of pressure to accept increasing numbers of children. what we are planning to do is create a provision whereby we can support

them in their learning in a separate environment, but keep them integrated and integrate them over time back into classroom so that we continue to provide an inclusive environment for children. and then you're on another journey, then, aren't you? for these parents, long waiting lists to get children diagnosed with special educational needs and finding the right support has pushed them to crisis. i don't know where my children will be in years to come. i don't know what will be out there for them. we can fight as much as we can fight. but if there's nothing there to help, what are we fighting for? i don't know. as a parent of send, i'm exhausted. i've fought for ehcp plans for her three times. not got one. i go to different services. i see different professionals. and every single time, i have - to explain and explain and explain. see if you can get it

on from the same place. 14—year—old maisie is autistic, has adhd and has struggled to cope in mainstream schools. she's been excluded numerous times and now attends school part time. i've never liked school. ijust didn't fit in. i was out of school for a month. so then when i've gone into a school, it's a bit like so many people just everywhere, like crowding me. 0n the first day i went there, it was a lot. so instead of going to class, i'll be doing one to one science, maths, art. 0ne foot in the stirrup. beautifully done. when masey�*s not at school, she comes here to heroes, an educational therapy centre in 0xfordshire. it's helped hundreds of children with special educational needs who are struggling in school. i think i've learnt a lot more being here. school pay for me to come here, so they are helping. but i think coming here, we do work, so it's not like we're just taking the mick out of it and, you know, missing school and just riding because we're still doing work. and how are you getting

on today here? children with special educational needs are seven times more likely to be excluded from school. veena verahsammy knows all too well what families go through. her son was excluded from school for a year. she set up an alternative provision. it stops children who are excluded from feeling isolated and permanently dropping out of education. i think especially with the children who have got send needs, a lot of these children aren't getting a diagnosis or some of them are getting misdiagnosed. these kids feel completely isolated. they feel abandoned. one of the biggest issues is funding. so, even if a school has identified and they really want to support these children, a lot of them don't have the funds to send them to alternative provision. from mainstream to specialist schools, there are calls for urgent funding and intervention to help support an increasing number of pupils. the government is promising more investment in specialist staff and admits that for too many the system is broken.

almost ended up in the worst of all worlds with a lot more money being spent, but the provision not being right. so, a big part of the investment is building the capacity, i mean, £2.6 billion into building more places. can you guarantee that the children who need education, health and care plans are going to get them and they're going to get the right support with these new measures? people feel they need that to get any support. and that's wrong, actually. if your child needs extra support at school, they're in a mainstream school, they need extra support with their writing or reading, whatever it is they need, or language, they need extra support, that support should be available. you shouldn't need to get an ehcp plan to make sure that that support available. so that's one of the things we're also doing with mainstream schools. for too many and for too long, it's been a fight to get the right support. a broken system that needs fixing. making the right changes are crucial in transforming the lives of thousands of children and young people.

elaine dunkley, bbc news. with me now is margaret mulholland, send and inclusion specialist at the association of school and college leaders. thank you forjoining us. as you will know, this is a story that at the bbc we have been reporting on in the bbc we have been reporting on in the last few weeks, talking about for example oversubscribed and overcrowded facilities, cupboards converted into teaching spaces in some schools. what the government has published now, this plan, is the answer? i has published now, this plan, is the answer? ~ , ., , , ., ., answer? i think it is a step forward and we are — answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really _ answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful- answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful there i answer? i think it is a step forward and we are really grateful there is | and we are really grateful there is now a plan, having waited so long for next steps. we are waiting with baited breath today to really hear the detail around the plan. as your guests have said this morning, for young people, their time is now, they are at school now, they need that support in place, the right

support, reaching the right place, and they need it urgently. d0 support, reaching the right place, and they need it urgently.- and they need it urgently. do you fear there and they need it urgently. do you feer there is _ and they need it urgently. do you fear there is a _ and they need it urgently. do you fear there is a generation - and they need it urgently. do you fear there is a generation of - fear there is a generation of children with the needs who will get lost in the system? i children with the needs who will get lost in the system?— lost in the system? i think every school in the _ lost in the system? i think every school in the country _ lost in the system? i think every school in the country is - lost in the system? i think every school in the country is working | school in the country is working hard to ensure that they are doing what they can to meet need. the funding situation is dire. the recruitment challenges are playing a part, particularly around support staff and recruiting and retaining tas to support young people with additional needs. we have great concerns that what we hear today really meets the need in terms of funding but also in terms of workforce development, in terms of school capacity, special schools are, as you say, oversubscribed. there are many young people who are waiting for a place and, in some

instances, cannot access school until they have that special school place. fist until they have that special school lace. �* , until they have that special school lace, �* , ., ., place. at the very fundamental level, place. at the very fundamental level. and _ place. at the very fundamental level, and we _ place. at the very fundamental level, and we saw— place. at the very fundamental level, and we saw parents - place. at the very fundamental level, and we saw parents in i place. at the very fundamental. level, and we saw parents in the report and we have talked to parents before about the trials and tribulations of getting a proper assessment for the child and a plan. do you have confidence now that will be easier for parents to do? i do you have confidence now that will be easier for parents to do?- be easier for parents to do? i think we had in the _ be easier for parents to do? i think we had in the press _ be easier for parents to do? i think we had in the press release - be easier for parents to do? i think we had in the press release this . we had in the press release this morning that the ehcps will be standardised and digitised but it concerns me that appears to be a pilot project over a two—year period. we don't have time for that for those young people. we need those changes to happen and happen soon. in a way that make sure those education and health care plans really are working on the ground. that they are manageable and

accessible and supportive of what parents want to see in school and meeting the needs of that child to access school happily, successfully and thrive within the curriculum. so, i would like to say that the sense of urgency must not with the announcement of this plan today, must not disappear because those time lags are too long for those young people. so, we want to know that the workforce development on offer today when we hear the detail offer today when we hear the detail of the plan is actually going to support schools to do what they can hear and now, but equally, that we have those special school places, those additional tas in the system, that we have the funding to meet those needs, that we have those additional specialists as well, the ot, educational psychologists,

0t, educational psychologists, speech and language therapist, so we can ensure we can support young people with that wraparound intervention that they need, and do that early, not late.— that early, not late. margaret, thank you _ that early, not late. margaret, thank you very _ that early, not late. margaret, thank you very much, - that early, not late. margaret, | thank you very much, inclusion specialist at the association of school and college leaders. 1,000 charities have written to the chancellor asking for cash in the upcoming budget to help with redistributing waste and surplus food from farms. the charities say 3 million tonnes of food is going to waste on farms alone and have asked jeremy hunt to invest £25 million to make it easier to take produce that would otherwise be wasted and distribute it to those experiencing food poverty. simone connolly is the chief executive of the food redistribution charity fa resha re midlands. thank you forjoining us. you obviously want the redistribution of

food from farmers and producers to be cost neutral for them because otherwise they cannot afford to do it. is that the biggest barrier at the moment and making sure access food gets to people who need it? yes, it is. it absolutely is, particularly with farmers and producers and manufacturers. the cost of redistributing the food is very expensive, hence why we are calling on government to invest in the logistics and make it cost neutral for the food organisations to redistribute the food so we can get it to front line charities across the uk.— get it to front line charities across the uk. , ., ., across the uk. tell us more about the letter and _ across the uk. tell us more about the letter and what _ across the uk. tell us more about the letter and what exactly - across the uk. tell us more about the letter and what exactly it - across the uk. tell us more about the letter and what exactly it is i the letter and what exactly it is you want the government to do. 0bviously, you want the government to do. obviously, to give you money in the budget, but tell us in more detail about that. the budget, but tell us in more detail about that-— budget, but tell us in more detail about that. ., ., , ., ., about that. the latter has gone out to all of our— about that. the latter has gone out to all of our charities _ about that. the latter has gone out to all of our charities and _ to all of our charities and community organisations asking for their support, community organisations asking for theirsupport, calling community organisations asking for their support, calling on them for support, so fareshare supports 9000

charities and community groups across the uk and a significant number have signed the letter, over 1000 supported, ask of the government. what we are asking for is £25 million to be invested into the redistribution of surplus food. we know there are 3 million tonnes of food being wasted across the supply chain. we want 42,000 tonnes of the food to be redistributed contributing to 100 million meals. we know that poverty and food insecurity has doubled since the pandemic, pretend and it was —— it is now 14 million people who are food insecure, shocking one that much food is being wasted. we fundamentally think it is the role of the government to support us in getting the food to the people who are going hungry. this getting the food to the people who

are going hungry-— are going hungry. as you say, food insecurity has _ are going hungry. as you say, food insecurity has doubled, _ are going hungry. as you say, food insecurity has doubled, they - are going hungry. as you say, food insecurity has doubled, they need | are going hungry. as you say, food. insecurity has doubled, they need is greater than ever, but also farmers and producers have been looking at their increased costs and perhaps deciding to plant fewer crops or raise fewer animals. is there a shortage, is there less fair food, surplus food, to go around? there is still a significant _ surplus food, to go around? there is still a significant amount _ surplus food, to go around? there is still a significant amount of- still a significant amount of surplus food to be redistributed to people that need it, that is absolutely clear. but, yes, farmers, producers, they are cutting back on course. we saw recently in the news that there is not enough produce that there is not enough produce that retailers can sell to consumers. farmers, producers, they are not able to heat poly tunnels so they are turning them off. the challenges are huge and that is why fareshare does not think the food industry can do much more at the moment because they are struggling with costs, costs of heating sites, redistribution costs. they have

stepped up, the food industry are stepping up all of the time to do as much as they can to get surplus to organisations like fareshare but we need more and we need significant investment to get the food to where it is really needed them most. goad it is really needed them most. good to seak it is really needed them most. good to speak to — it is really needed them most. good to speak to you. _ it is really needed them most. good to speak to you, good _ it is really needed them most. good to speak to you, good luck- it is really needed them most. good to speak to you, good luck with your project. simon from fareshare midlands. —— simone. the country's biggest short story competition 500 words is back. launched in 2011 on radio 2, it's now returning for the first time in three years with a new home on bbc breakfast. children aged between 5 and 11 will be able to take part when the competition returns this september, and once again it will be supported by camilla, the queen consort. jon kay has more. in birmingham for us, with more details this morning, 500 words in the studio with you, exciting. it

has been about three years since it was last on the bbc but this is a primary in birmingham. you are up for it, aren't you? they are a bit tired, to be honest, they have been up tired, to be honest, they have been up since five o'clock this morning tojoin us on bbc up since five o'clock this morning to join us on bbc breakfast as we announced the relaunch of 500 words but we thought we would talk more about it with benjamin zephaniah, top author, and sarah mears, one of thejudges. benjamin, these kids want to know what they have to do to write a good story to enter, what is your advice? write a good story to enter, what is youradvice? mr; write a good story to enter, what is your advice?— write a good story to enter, what is your advice? my advice would be to first of all of— your advice? my advice would be to first of all of course _ your advice? my advice would be to first of all of course use _ your advice? my advice would be to first of all of course use your- first of all of course use your imagination but try and do something originah _ imagination but try and do something originah it_ imagination but try and do something original. it is ok reading books, but try— original. it is ok reading books, but try and _ original. it is ok reading books, but try and do something that is really— but try and do something that is really different and, remember, there _ really different and, remember, there are — really different and, remember, there are no rules, this is not like being _ there are no rules, this is not like being in— there are no rules, this is not like being in school. this is freedom, you can — being in school. this is freedom, you can break the rules and really think_ you can break the rules and really think outside of the box. you

you can break the rules and really think outside of the box.- think outside of the box. you are not bein: think outside of the box. you are not being marked _ think outside of the box. you are not being marked on _ think outside of the box. you arej not being marked on punctuation think outside of the box. you are i not being marked on punctuation or grammar or spelling. just about the idea, your story. i grammar or spelling. just about the idea. your story-— idea, your story. i have to say, very serious — idea, your story. i have to say, very serious note, _ idea, your story. i have to say, very serious note, i _ idea, your story. i have to say, very serious note, i am - idea, your story. i have to say, very serious note, i am a - idea, your story. i have to say, - very serious note, i am a full-time very serious note, i am a full—time writer_ very serious note, i am a full—time writer now— very serious note, i am a full—time writer now but i am very dyslexic and i_ writer now but i am very dyslexic and i really — writer now but i am very dyslexic and i really struggle to read and write. _ and i really struggle to read and write, that dyslexia is not a mark of my— write, that dyslexia is not a mark of my intelligence, it is not a mark of my intelligence, it is not a mark of my— of my intelligence, it is not a mark of my creativity, so i don't let it stop _ of my creativity, so i don't let it stop me — of my creativity, so i don't let it stop me. we have got computers now and teachers to help us. the important thing is to let your imagination go.— important thing is to let your imagination go. important thing is to let your imauination no. ., , , ., , imagination go. you guys have been tellin: me imagination go. you guys have been telling me you _ imagination go. you guys have been telling me you have _ imagination go. you guys have been telling me you have ideas, - imagination go. you guys have been telling me you have ideas, you - imagination go. you guys have been telling me you have ideas, you are l telling me you have ideas, you are dressed up, ifeel like we telling me you have ideas, you are dressed up, i feel like we are at home because this morning, snow—white, what are you thinking about, got some ideas? i snow-white, what are you thinking about, got some ideas?— about, got some ideas? ithinki have one- _ about, got some ideas? ithinki have one- he — about, got some ideas? ithinki have one. he was _ about, got some ideas? ithinki have one. he wasjust _ about, got some ideas? ithinki have one. he wasjust being - about, got some ideas? ithink i l have one. he wasjust being really have one. he was 'ust being really competitive _ have one. he was 'ust being really competitive and _ have one. he wasjust being really competitive and keeping _ have one. he wasjust being really competitive and keeping it - have one. he wasjust being really competitive and keeping it to - competitive and keeping it to yourself! i

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will have _ key thing that anyjudge needs. they will have a _ key thing that anyjudge needs. they will have a great time reading through— will have a great time reading through someone. fire will have a great time reading through someone.— will have a great time reading through someone. will have a great time reading throu~h someone. �* i. ., ., ., through someone. are you going to do auain? through someone. are you going to do again? definitely. _ through someone. are you going to do again? definitely. first— through someone. are you going to do again? definitely. first in _ through someone. are you going to do again? definitely. first in the - again? definitely. first in the rueue again? definitely. first in the queue this— again? definitely. first in the queue this morning. - again? definitely. first in the queue this morning. and - again? definitely. first in the queue this morning. and we | again? definitely. first in the i queue this morning. and we are lookin: queue this morning. and we are looking for— queue this morning. and we are looking for teachers, _ queue this morning. and we are looking for teachers, teaching i looking for teachers, teaching assistants and librarians like sarah to volunteer. you can go onto the website from now on. it is bbc.co.uk/50words. benjamin, you are excited about a new generation of storytellers?— excited about a new generation of sto ellers? , , storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in — storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in this _ storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in this very _ storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in this very city, _ storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in this very city, full- storytellers? yes. i remember when i was small in this very city, full of- was small in this very city, full of ideas. _ was small in this very city, full of ideas. and — was small in this very city, full of ideas. and i_ was small in this very city, full of ideas, and i was _ was small in this very city, full of ideas, and i was very— was small in this very city, full of ideas, and i was very shy. - was small in this very city, full of ideas, and i was very shy. i- ideas, and i was very shy. i couldnt— ideas, and i was very shy. i couldn't speak— ideas, and i was very shy. i couldn't speak if _ ideas, and i was very shy. i couldn't speak if i - ideas, and i was very shy. i couldn't speak if i had - ideas, and i was very shy. i couldn't speak if i had to i ideas, and i was very shy. i- couldn't speak if i had to stand in front— couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of— couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of an — couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of an audience. _ couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of an audience. but - couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of an audience. but i- couldn't speak if i had to stand in front of an audience. but i found | front of an audience. but i found that when— front of an audience. but i found that when i— front of an audience. but i found that when i wrote _ front of an audience. but i found that when i wrote poetry - front of an audience. but i found that when i wrote poetry or- front of an audience. but i found i that when i wrote poetry or stories, i that when i wrote poetry or stories, i could _ that when i wrote poetry or stories, i could really— that when i wrote poetry or stories, i could really express _ that when i wrote poetry or stories, i could really express myself. - that when i wrote poetry or stories, i could really express myself. so. i could really express myself. so this is— i could really express myself. so this is an — i could really express myself. so this is an opportunity _ i could really express myself. so this is an opportunity not - i could really express myself. so this is an opportunity not just i i could really express myself. so this is an opportunity not just to| this is an opportunity not just to fantasise — this is an opportunity not just to fantasise about— this is an opportunity not just to fantasise about the _ this is an opportunity not just to fantasise about the world, i this is an opportunity not just to fantasise about the world, but l this is an opportunity not just to| fantasise about the world, but to also say — fantasise about the world, but to also say how _ fantasise about the world, but to also say how you _ fantasise about the world, but to also say how you feel— fantasise about the world, but to also say how you feel about i fantasise about the world, but to also say how you feel about the. also say how you feel about the world _ also say how you feel about the world too~ _ also say how you feel about the world too-— also say how you feel about the world too. ., ,, i. ,., , . world too. thank you both very much. have ou world too. thank you both very much. have you got — world too. thank you both very much. have you got some — world too. thank you both very much. have you got some ideas? 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news. that is it from the primary school here. have a good day. i think we all need to have a snack because they are starving after an early start! i because they are starving after an earl start! ., �* because they are starving after an early start!— early start! i don't blame them. let's early start! i don't blame them. let's have _ early start! i don't blame them. let's have a _ early start! i don't blame them. let's have a lens _ early start! i don't blame them. let's have a lens is, _ early start! i don't blame them. let's have a lens is, it's - early start! i don't blame them. let's have a lens is, it's only i let's have a lens is, it's only 9.30. but i like the idea, and i like the idea of more sweet stories. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. that is a sweet picture behind you, what is the forecast like?— what is the forecast like? almost the same as _ what is the forecast like? almost the same as yesterday _ what is the forecast like? almost the same as yesterday in - what is the forecast like? almost the same as yesterday in that i what is the forecast like? almost the same as yesterday in that we have a lot of cloud across eastern areas. that has been producing a few showers and will continue to do so through the day. we have also had showers in northern ireland. but the cloud is breaking across parts of southern and central england and wales, so increasing amounts of sunshine here, with sunshine in the north and west. not feeling as cold along the north sea coastline today because the wind here is as strong.

. this evening, more cloud comes in from the north sea and overnight, it pushes west and south. norwich in south—west england, wales and parts of scotland, under the clear skies here, we will see some frost, but it's going to be a cold night wherever you are. tomorrow, the cold night continued to journey southwards and westwards. scotland is seeing some sunshine. some sunny intervals across northern ireland, but a weather front coming in across the northern isles will introduce one or two showers. and it's going to get colder still. brute one or two showers. and it's going to get colder still.— to get colder still. we will keep the big coats — to get colder still. we will keep the big coats out, _ to get colder still. we will keep the big coats out, then. - to get colder still. we will keep the big coats out, then. thankl to get colder still. we will keep i the big coats out, then. thank you, carol. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. there are eight teams left in the fa cup. grimsby town have made history in the headlines by becoming the first team to knock out five sides from higher divisions in a single fa

cup season. they beat southampton 2— want to reach the fa cup quarterfinals for the first time in 84 years, so they will be off to brighton next. championships side sheffield united also knocked out premier league opposition in the form of tottenham. here isjoe wilson with that and the rest of the action. for one night only, grimsby was on the south coast. 0ver for one night only, grimsby was on the south coast. over 4000 travelling fans and inflatable had the essential accessory. the league 2 club made the cap on occasion. their blue shirts poured forward, but they had something else to turn to, var. replays revealed the right southampton hand touching the ball, so step forward a 34—year—old from kilkenny. the moment, the man. it’s kilkenny. the moment, the man. it's nood! it is kilkenny. the moment, the man. it�*s good! it is 1—0 to grimsby town! kilkenny. the moment, the man. it's| good! it is 1-0 to grimsby town! now the fish were — good! it is 1-0 to grimsby town! now the fish were flying. _ good! it is 1—0 to grimsby town! now the fish were flying. how was the composure in the southampton defence? the referee spotted this arm and the reaction, and that was

another penalty. five minutes into the second half, have another go, gavin. no problem. the croatian defender who gave away that last penalty then got a goal back for the premier league side, but grimsby love var. theo walcott equalised, only to discover he hadn't. 0ffside overruled. and on the final whistle, the feeling only the fa cup can bring. there has been nothing like this for grimsby since the 1930s. unbelievably special night. like everyone involved in the club, i am so happy. the travelling fan base we brought on a wednesday night was unbelievable. i was glad we could get back today. unbelievable. i was glad we could get back today-— unbelievable. i was glad we could get back today. sheffield united are chasina get back today. sheffield united are chasing promotion _ get back today. sheffield united are chasing promotion from _ get back today. sheffield united are chasing promotion from the - chasing promotion from the championship. here is a goal that would look good in any league. tottenham were knocked out of the

cup. manchester united began their match by lifting the cup. , or last weekend's league cup. benrarma looked like he might take west ham through to the quarterfinals. there were just 14 minutes left when the equaliser went in, an own goal. ekstrand beckoned when i finish was produced good enough to win the game —— extra time beckoned. fred added a third. still plenty more fish in the cup? cod army? fleetwood fans on the short trip to burnley. it was burnley who scored later here. now, a big night as well in the premier league. arsenal now have a five—point lead at the top of the thrashing everton. it took the gun 40 minutes to unpick that of his defence and when they did, what a ferocious finish that was. the leaders looked back to their best as well, with their title challenge

back on track. gabriel martinelli scored twice, the second was the end to make it 4—0. everton are in the relegation zone. to make it 4-0. everton are in the relegation zone.— relegation zone. they were really well organised, _ relegation zone. they were really well organised, to _ relegation zone. they were really well organised, to be _ relegation zone. they were really well organised, to be fair, - relegation zone. they were really well organised, to be fair, and i relegation zone. they were really l well organised, to be fair, and they are difficult to play. if you look at the goals they have conceded, but once we scored the first goal, the game unlocked and we started to get much better and attacked with much better organisation to not allow them to run. and liverpool have put recent problems behind them as they won their latest encounter with wolves. mo salah had the second of two goals. that moves them up to sixth in the table, just six points away from the top four. wolves remain uncomfortably close to the relegation zone. finally, history on the slopes this morning. great britain's charlotte banks and huw nightingale have won world championship gold in the mixed team snowboard cross final in georgia. banks became britain's first snowboard world champion when

she won individual gold in 2021, but she won individual gold in 2021, but she crashed out of this year's individual event yesterday. but she was much improved today. after netting up an impressive first run together, banks brought it home in what turned out to be a clear victory. it is the nation because 's first—ever mixed title in the mixed discipline. it follows the slopestyle victory earlier in the week. i slopestyle victory earlier in the week. . . �* slopestyle victory earlier in the week. �* , �* week. i can't believe it! after yesterday. — week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when _ week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it _ week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it was i week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it was not i week. i can't believe it! after| yesterday, when it was not so week. i can't believe it! after- yesterday, when it was not so good for both of us, and now to come fresh and put all of everything that we had into it isjust amazing. it’s we had into it isjust amazing. it's unbelievable. we came out today and conditions _ unbelievable. we came out today and conditions were looking tricky, but we had _ conditions were looking tricky, but we had great boards and the team believed _ we had great boards and the team believed in us. it wasjust like, go for it. _ believed in us. it wasjust like, go for it. give — believed in us. it wasjust like, go for it. give it— believed in us. it wasjust like, go for it, give it all we have got. as a lot— for it, give it all we have got. as a lot of— for it, give it all we have got. as a lot of teams are under set, you have _ a lot of teams are under set, you have got— a lot of teams are under set, you have got fresh legs. so we saved our energy— have got fresh legs. so we saved our energy from — have got fresh legs. so we saved our energy from yesterday and went for it today _

energy from yesterday and went for it toda . ~ . . energy from yesterday and went for it toda . ~ ., ., , ., it today. what a brilliant performance _ it today. what a brilliant performance on - it today. what a brilliant performance on the i it today. what a brilliant i performance on the slopes. it today. what a brilliant - performance on the slopes. mike, thank you very much for that. protesters clashed with police in athens last night after staging a demonstration against the operator of the passenger train that crashed on tuesday. police fired tear gas at protesters, who lit fires in the streets. at least 43 people died when the passenger train collided with a freight train near the town of larissa. local police say a station master in charge of signalling has been charged with manslaughter. nick beake sent us this update from outside a hospital in larissa where some of the injured people are being treated. later this morning, a 59—year—old worker from the railway system, a stationmaster, will appear in court charged with manslaughter by negligence. it does seem that the wheels ofjustice have moved very quickly, far too quickly for a lot of people we have been speaking to, because they don't really buy what the greek prime minister has

said that this was, in his words, a tragic human error. instead, they point to some of the repeated warnings that have been given over the years that this was an accident waiting to happen, that the rail network was simply not safe here, that it was antiquated, that there weren't computerised parts of the line, that a lot of the drivers were relying on communication between each other before they moved along different parts of the track, even though this was the main line between two key cities in this country. so there is real anger there, and that's been reflected in the protests we have seen in this city and others overnight. the third and final report into the manchester arena bombing will be published later today. the report will focus on the radicalisation of the bomber salman abedi, and whether the attack correspondentjudith moritz reports. she was a firecracker. life and soul of every party

that she ever went to. loved to travel. be at concerts, nights out. she was just a brilliant little sister, really. kelly brewster was one of 22 people murdered at manchester arena. they were all here in the foyer when a bomb exploded. it's nearly six years since that night and every aspect of the attack has now been examined. kelly's sister clare went to nearly every day of the public inquiry and has heard about one failing after another. we feel completely let down as a family at every level. everybody failed to protect us on that night and we will never, ever forgive any of them.

the bomber, salman abedi, will be the focus of the last inquiry report, which will cover his radicalisation, the planning for the attack and whether it could have been prevented. it's expected to be critical of m15, who didn't share information they received with the police. on two separate occasions in the months leading up to the bombing, intelligence about salman abedi was received here at m15. at the time, it was assessed as innocent or non—terrorist criminality. it's now widely accepted that it was highly relevant to the attack. abedi grew up just south of manchester city centre in the suburb of fallowfield. the report will address whether this community missed opportunities to spot a terrorist in the making. abedi went to this school where his head teacher at the time was ian fenn, who was also serving as an adviser to the government on addressing extremism in schools. he wouldn't have known how to make a bomb. he could barely light a bunsen burner. he says abedi showed no signs of extreme views as a schoolboy. salman would have had to have been

very carefully groomed and moulded from being a feckless, lacklustre, rather lazy, people would say good—for—nothing. if somebody is going to become a terrorist, they're not going to tell you about it, are they? and the radicalisation of salman abedi happened way after he left school. the report will examine whether didsbury mosque, where the abedi family worshipped, failed to confront extremism. the inquiry chairman will make a range of recommendations, a legacy of learning for manchester and beyond. absolutely, i would say it's been a really important journey for the city region, some of it really hard, don't get me wrong, really hard. but it's been a process of genuine learning. that phrase is used a lot now, isn't it? lessons will be learnt. well, i can say to the residents of greater manchester, they have been. so many lives were lost and families shattered. the inquiry has answered many questions, but no amount of reflection can repair the hurt. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.

the family ofjoanna simpson — who was beaten to death by her estranged husband, robert brown, in 2010 — have launched a campaign to prevent his early release from prison. joanna's mother said the death was a life—changing tragedy. she was joined by carriejohnson, the wife of former prime minister borisjohnson, who is also calling on dominic raab to intervene over brown's release, as tim muffett reports. remembering joanna simpson. westminster chapel in london last night, where family, friends and campaigners gathered to honour her and to fight on her behalf. and to call for the man who killed her, her husband, robert brown, not to be released from prison later this year, halfway through his 26 yearjail term. we're campaigning now to protect ourselves and the public because with the sentence he has,

robert brown will be automatically released in november. no application for parole, just out. robert brown was a british airways pilot. he'd driven to the home he'd previously shared with joanna in berkshire in october 2010. armed with a clawhammer, he hit his wife around the head at least 14 times. joanna had tried to defend herself. their two children were in another room and heard the attack. brown then buried his wife's body in a makeshift grave he had dug some weeks earlier. he was cleared of murder but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. at his trial, jurors heard that brown had been consumed with anger throughout the marriage. the couple were in the middle of divorce proceedings. robert brown said he killed his wife during an argument about schools. if he does come out, god help us. the revenge he will feel, because he feels he was stitched up by us and... we're worried. we're very worried.

the campaign to keep robert brown in prison is also backed by carriejohnson, whose speech last night was watched by her husband, the former prime minister, borisjohnson. she was targeted in 2007 byjohn warboys, a taxi driver who was later convicted of rape and a series of sexual assaults. i remember hetti and diana describing themselves as feeling like sitting ducks, powerless to do anything. and i knew that feeling from my own experience when i found out that taxi cab rapist john warboys was due to be released much earlier than we thought, with no explanation as to why. i remember feeling really scared. we think that the justice secretary, dominic raab, should urgently review this case and use all his powers to do what he can to prevent the early release of robert brown. on sunday, dominic raab said he would be taking a close look at the case and also agreed to meet joanna's family. myjob is always to put victims first, so of course i'll meet with her and secondly,

to protect the public. at the time of robert brown's sentencing, a prisoner in his situation could expect to serve half of their sentence before being released on licence. but since then, the rules have changed. for serious offences, prisoners now have to serve two thirds of their sentence in custody. but that's still not long enough for many, including joanna's mother, diana. diana parkes says that if robert brown is released, she doesn't trust the probation service to keep an eye on him. do you trust the probation service? well, i'm not going to make general comments about the probation service because i take the view and i have worked, obviously, as home secretary on certain cases, but not of this nature. you know, the probation service is a very, very important and significant part of this. of course, we don't want him to be released from prison, full stop. 13 years after her death, the family and friends ofjoanna simpson are still fighting on her behalf and hoping that the man who killed her won't be released from prison this year.

tim muffett, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked to vacate their british home, frogmore cottage in windsor. the couple's spokesperson confirmed the request, but buckingham palace hasn't commented. they were reportedly told to leave the property injanuary, days after harry published his memoir. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. since leaving the uk for a new life in the states, prince harry and his wife meghan have returned just a handful of times. and when they have done so, such as lastjune for thejubilee, they have stayed in frogmore cottage, the house gifted to them by the late queen. the five bedroom property is situated within the grounds of windsor castle. the duke and duchess spent more than £2 million on rent and refurbishments according

to royal accounts. but their spokesperson has confirmed the sussexes have now been asked to vacate the property. once again, it has put royal relations back on the front pages, with the king reported to have sanctioned the move and prince andrew allegedly being lined up to move in once the sussexes are out. buckingham palace has offered no comment on what are considered private family matters. this all comes in the wake of prince harry's memoir spare, the publicity campaign that accompanied it and their six part television series putting the couple's grievances with the royal family in front of a global audience. in just two months�* time, harry's father prince charles will be crowned. it's still unclear whether harry, his youngest son, and meghan, will be there to witness it. sarah campbell, bbc news. a man who didn't learn to read and write until he was 18 is set to become a professor at one of the uk's top universities.

jason arday was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler, and was unable to speak until he was 11. but now the 37—year—old is about to take up a research position at the university of cambridge. celestina 0lulode went to meet him. i always felt it was a privilege to have a period of 11 years where maybe i couldn't speak and i couldn't converse while everyone else could, because it allowed me to see things in a different way. professorjason arday was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of three. he couldn't speak until he was 11 and read or write until he was 18. throughout his early years, his parents continued to believe in him. at 18, my mum had got to a point where there was only so much she could do, and she was brilliant. even though she had this belief that "he will do 0k", but she decided, "i need someone else to believe in him as much as i believe in him". therapists predicted he would need full—time assistance throughout his life. how wrong they were.

you 0k? it was this man, college tutor sandro sandri, who helped teach jason to read and write at 18. i'm just so happy for him, you know? i'm speechless, to be honest. but i never doubted for a moment that he would achieve what he has. sandro would spend hours of his free time teaching jason. there was one thing you said to me which i neverforgot, and it was when i was 22 and i said to you i was thinking about doing a phd. and you said to me that it would be the greatest story in the world if the kid who didn't know how to read or write managed to get a phd. you said, like, "i think you can take on the world and you can win". and i neverforgot that. and now jason is days away from achieving another ambition. nice to see you. good to see you. here's his new boss at cambridge.

we do have a lot of work to do, but i feel really optimistic. part of his research will look at new ways to make higher education more accessible for everyone. what can we do to ensure that this isn't a one—off appointment in five years' time? how can this become the norm? we've listened to the voices of our black scholars and our black students, and some of it has not been easy to hear, to be honest, but we're able to face up to some of the structural issues that people face. there will be those who think this is a tokenistic appointment. what are your thoughts on this? the board of electors, on your interview day, were absolutely unanimous. we are so lucky to have you. you are the best in the world in terms of the research that you do. an extraordinaryjourney, but forjason, this is not an end, it's a beginning. the reaction has been amazing and i'm truly grateful to everyone for their kind sentiment and kind words.

we've got a lot of work to do. what a brilliant and inspirational story. eurovision tickets will go on sale next week, for six preview shows and three televised shows at the liverpool acc. ticket prices start at £30 and will cost up to £380 for the grand final on 13th may. the show�*s being hosted in liveprool after the uk was chosen to host the competition on behalf of 2022 winner ukraine. fans will need to register for a ticketmaster account ahead of the sale going live from noon on tuesday. 0ur eurovision correspondent, daniel rosney, is here now. i think we have gone through the basics, butjust recap how people can get a ticket if they want one? they are bound to be in huge demand.

it is one of the most popular tv events in the world. it gets 160 million viewers, but this is your opportunity to be inside the arena. there are three things that are important. firstly, no matter where important. firstly, no matterwhere you are in the world, you need to have a ticketmaster.co.uk registered account. tickets go on sale midday, uk time on tuesday. and that is for all nine shows. i will explain more about that in a moment. the third big thing is that you will only be able to buy tickets for one show per time. so fans who want to go to all nine shows will only be able to purchase for each event and then they will have to reload the page to come back again. so the nine shows are, there are three televised shows, the two semifinals and the live grand final, the big saturday night show we are all used to watching. but there are also six preview shows which are sort of rehearsals. that is a full production run through for the acts to sing, but they do it six times in front of a live audience and those

tickets are often easier and cheaper to get. the ticket ranges are £30 to £380, depending on the event you buy. but it will be a big event for eurovision fans. it is like glastonbury!— eurovision fans. it is like glastonbu ! �*, ., ,, ., glastonbury! let's talk about the uk act, which glastonbury! let's talk about the uk act. which has _ glastonbury! let's talk about the uk act, which has to _ glastonbury! let's talk about the uk act, which has to be _ glastonbury! let's talk about the uk act, which has to be announced i glastonbury! let's talk about the uk. act, which has to be announced soon. it does. there are strict eurovision rules. we have a fortnight left before all 37 competing broadcasters have to reveal the song and the artist. we still don't have the uk act, so that is to come. there are ten or 11 countries who have yet to reveal who they will be sending. but after last yea r�*s success, reveal who they will be sending. but after last year's success, which was rare for uk fans, with some rider coming second, there was a lot of anticipation of who it will be. —— with some rider coming second. some countries have huge tv competition is to choose their act, but bbc doing what it did with sam ryder. it

is working with a company that has worked with dua lipa, and they are trying to find someone who will do as well as sam ryder if not better. thank you for taking us through that. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. we will be walking on sunshine today, especially across southern areas, where we are looking at the cloud continue to break. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather today. pressure is firmly in charge of our weathertoday. look pressure is firmly in charge of our weather today. look at the spacing between isobars. we are looking at less wind than yesterday, not feeling as cold as a result. it is still quite breezy across parts of the english channel. we are hanging on to cloud in eastern areas. still producing some patchy light rain and one or two showers getting into northern ireland. for southern england, you can see how the cloud breaks and there will be sunny skies at times across the far north of scotland. temperatures today are similar to yesterday, but not feeling as cold because the wind is going to be lighter along the north sea coastline. as we head through

the evening, more cloud comes in from the north sea and spreads further south and westwards. but it won't get into south—west england, wales and parts of scotland. here under clear skies, we are looking at the temperature following away below freezing. locally, we will see a frost. but whichever way you look at it, it's going to be a cold night. tomorrow, high pressure is still with us, if anything drifting a bit further west. again, a lot of spaces in those isobars, but breezy air from the north—east of scotland, where we will also have a weatherfront coming our way. we start with this cloud across england, wales and northern ireland and southern scotland. it will sink southwards and westwards through the day. so later it will brighten up in the east. we will have sunshine across much of scotland, but a bit more cloud across northern ireland. and that weather front will come across the far northern isles, where we are looking at then again producing one or two showers. as we

head into the weekend, we still have high pressure out to the west. this weatherfront continues to sink southwards. we will see thicker cloud and the odd spot of rain before more organised rain and hills no comes on across the far north of scotland. and we pull in this cold, arctic air across our shores this weekend and into next week. next week, it's going to feel much colder than this week, with the chance of snow. where exactly we are going to see the snow is still open to question, and when we are going to see it as well, but we might see it as far south as the south of england. but it is certainly going to turn colder as we go through the weekend and into next week, and we will see a return of night frosts. windy at times, with a significant wind chill.

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