there was feelings by mi5. and it should have been stopped. i lost my son because somebody didn't do theirjob properly. more revelations from matt hancock's lockdown messages — government officials discussed the need for the police to get tougher with the public over covid rules. swimming in troubled waters — the rivers polluted with sewage, and the campaigners fighting to clean them up. good morning. a morning that hundreds of thousands of potentially unsafe vehicles could remain on the roads illegally as people struggle to afford repairs. i will be looking at what you need to do. the engines are revving for the longest season in formula 1 history. but before it even begins, in bahrain later today, the british mercedes drivers are expecting to be left behind by the dominant red bull cars.

there is plenty of cloud around. sunlight rain. most of you dry. colder air on the way. more details later. it's thursday, 3rd of march. the families of those who died in the manchester arena bombing have described their pain and anger at the failure of mi5 to stop the attack. a public inquiry found the intelligence and security agency missed a significant chance to take action that might have stopped the 2017 bombing. danny savage reports. nearly six years on from the atrocity of the manchester arena, atrocity at the manchester arena, a thorough report has concluded the security services missed a significant chance to take action, which may have prevented it. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence

could have been obtained which might have led to action preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. in response to the criticism, the director general of mi5 made a statement, but refused to take questions from the media. i deeply regret that such intelligence was not obtained. gathering covert intelligence is difficult. but had we managed to seize the slim chance we had, those impacted might not have experienced such appalling loss and trauma. i am profoundly sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack. the inquiry established that two pieces of classified information about the bomber were not acted upon by mi5. that was a missed opportunity.

it could have led to salman abedi being followed to the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert. teenagers were leaving, parents were waiting for their children. the revelations have left the families of the victims angry. they wanted yesterday to answer so many questions. disappointed. nothing changed. a bit bewildered. came down not knowing what to expect and going home the same way. policies have changed as a result of the manchester arena inquiry. it has been uncomfortable listening for most of the authorities involved. but that is nothing compared to a lifetime of sadness and loss for the innocent families caught up in the bombing. danny savage, bbc news.

there have been more revelations from the thousands of leaked whatsapp messages sent and received by former health secretary matt hancock during the pandemic. texts published by the daily telegraph seem to show mr hancock joking with a top aide about travellers arriving in the uk being "locked up" in quarantine hotels. they also discussed the enforcement of lockdown regulations in august 2020. when cabinet secretary simon case asks "who is delivering enforcement? matt hancock replies, "ithink we are going to have to get heavy with the police". following another meeting injanuary 202i, involving borisjohnson, mr hancock then messages mr case to inform him that "the plod got their marching orders". several senior conservatives have expressed anger that sue gray — the former senior civil servant who led the inquiry

into government lockdown parties — has been offered the role of chief of staff to the labour leader sir keir starmer. let's speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. why has there been a strong reaction?— why has there been a strong reaction? ,, , ~ ., why has there been a strong reaction? ,, , ~ ., reaction? sue gray became known as the senior official _ reaction? sue gray became known as the senior official charged _ reaction? sue gray became known as the senior official charged with - the senior official charged with investigating lockdown gatherings in downing street and she has now resigned at her post at the levelling up department. to work for the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. we are told he is delighted tojoin starmer. we are told he is delighted to join the party's starmer. we are told he is delighted tojoin the party's preparations starmer. we are told he is delighted to join the party's preparations for government. but protests from conservative mps who say it undermines her report into the partygate saga. former cabinet ministers under borisjohnson, ministers under boris johnson, nadine ministers under borisjohnson, nadine dorries and jacob rees—mogg, describing it as a stitch up. another saying it is inappropriate and should be blocked. there are rules. the cabinet office say they are looking into circumstances of

her resignation. sue gray will have to wait three months before taking up to wait three months before taking up anotherjob. the watchdog on business appointments will look into it and advise the prime minister if anything is inappropriate and he could make a ruling. he does not have the power to stop her taking up thejob. the question have the power to stop her taking up the job. the question for sue gray is if there are concerns, given her reputation as somebody who is there to uphold high standards and has a reputation for doing so in her work, would she carry on and take up the post? the question for labour who see this as an important hire, someone who knows workings of government so well, could that be upset with her becoming something of a distraction for keir starmer his team? a couple charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in woodland in sussex will appear before magistrates today. constance marten and mark gordon were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting

the course ofjustice. the couple sparked a nationwide search after going missing seven weeks ago with their newborn. they were found in brighton on monday night and the baby's body was discovered on wednesday. the bbc has been told some energy firms are preparing to amend bills as they're expecting the government to keep supporting householders past april. to £3000 a year from april, but calls have been made for the government to retain its current level of support so the cap stays at £2,500. the government has previously said all help for bills is under review and a treasury source declined to comment on speculation. a prominent lawyer in the us state of south carolina — who's the subject of netflix's latest true crime documentary — has been found guilty of killing his wife and son. prosecutors said alex murdaugh wanted to distract attention from the fact he stole millions of dollars from clients

to fund an expensive drug habit. garry 0'donoghue has this report. a small town courthouse in south carolina, but a dramatic trial that has gripped the nation's imagination. minimum sentence for murder... after nearly six weeks of evidence but less than three hours of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict on both murder charges. docket number 2022 6515. verdict, guilty. signed by the foreperson of the jury. outside the court, the prosecutor said justice had been done. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, justice will be done in south carolina. the murdaugh family dominated the legal world in this picturesque part of south carolina. for decades, the family held key prosecutor roles in several counties. and their private law firm was seen almost as powerful as law enforcement itself. it was at this i700—acre property that the bodies of maggie

and paul murdaugh were found brutally murdered almost two years ago. the culmination of a series of events that had seen three other separate suspicious deaths connected to the family. three months later, alex murdaugh, accused of killing his wife and son, was also to admit to a botched suicide attempt involving a $10 billion insurance claim, charges for which are still pending. but during the murder trial, he was adamant he was innocent. did you take this gun or any gun like it and blow your son's brains out onjune 7, or any day, or any time? no, i did not. and he may be taken away. as he left the courtroom, murdaugh mouthed "i love you" to his son buster, who was in the public gallery. he will be sentenced later today and could get anything from 30 years to life without parole. but that isn't the end of it for alex murdaugh. he still faces dozens of other charges of financial crimes charges for financial crimes

and investigations into other suspicious deaths connected to the family. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news. the national highways has released some shocking footage of dangerous driving as part of an ongoing road safety initiative. the chap is texting with both hands. he has no seat belt on. the footage recorded from hgv cabs includes a man texting with both hands whilst driving and one man using his elbows to steer a van. national highways has recorded 33,000 offences since the launch of the initiative in 2015. radio 2 presenter ken bruce will host his final mid—morning show today after 31 years. the broadcaster, who's best known for his daily popmaster quiz, announced in january that he would be leaving radio 2 to go to the commercial station greatest hits radio. he'll be replaced by presenter vernon kay. ken was supposed to present his last show at the end of march, but his leaving date was brought forward to today.

it's entirely within the bbc�*s right to ask me to step away a little early. gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. but for the sake of 17 days, which was all that was remaining — i would have finished on the 24th, anyway — it seems a shame. but, you know, you just adapt your timetable. instead of three weeks, it's one week and that's been fine. ken bruce on his last day. now the weather with matt. a cloudy start to the last working day of the week. plenty of cloud around to make for a grey friday. most will be dry but there are exceptions. we have seen showers in southern scotland and northern england. a damp start in northern ireland with rain working westwards.

most dry at the moment. temperatures above freezing for the majority but in the far south—west of england, and the far north of scotland, we have frost this morning with temperatures down to “4. these are areas that will see sunshine. more cloud in southern counties compared to yesterday. sunny spells in devon and cornwall and west wales with cloud in the afternoon. cloud in scotland should break up. we could see brighter breaks into eastern counties of england later in the day. the breeze not strong but in the breeze and under the cloud, feeling colder. temperatures at levels they should be in early march. tonight, clear skies, particularly in parts of scotland and northern england, we could see more frost. more breaks expected in western areas but overall, a lot of cloud especially in england and

wales and we cannot rule out further rain. sam frost to start the weekend. this weekend, cloudy. 0n weekend. this weekend, cloudy. on sunday, the greatest chance of showers developing. more details in half an hour. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian's front page includes reaction from relatives of victims of the manchester arena attack, who are accusing m15 of failure after the conclusion of a public inquiry. we will hear from some of the parents later in the programme. the daily telegraph continues with its revelations from matt hancock's leaked messages, reporting that he gave police officers "marching orders" to enforce strict covid—19 measures, days before staff at 10 downing street controversially held a party. the daily mail reports how former senior civil servant sue gray, who led the investigation into parties at downing street, has had her credibility questioned after being offered a job by labour leader sir keir starmer.

and bbc news online reports a warning by the world 0besity federation that more than half of the world's population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if no action is taken, with rates rising fastest among children. some of the inside pages now. a story from the times newspaper talking about the fact the world is going through mass extinction of different species. if you are trying to pick which you should concentrate on saving, they say you should look for evolutionary rarity, species that are unique. they point to the mountain pygmy possum. which is very cute looking. as is the aye—aye. it

has a spindly middle finger and yellow eyes. but nothing has come close to it in a0 million years. and how rare are they? incredibly rare. 0nly how rare are they? incredibly rare. only about 2000 of that possum left in the world. the mountain pygmy possum. this story rather pales in comparison in terms of importance to the world we live in. i do not know. this is about a lady called sarah who has visited 2aa cafe is to finish a challenge to eat a scone at every single national trust site in the uk and she has just achieved it. she has had so many, she says the

scone has to be baked on the day. no talk about which she prefers. personally, i only like a scone, a regular one. people mess with them. by people mess with them. by putting dried fruit in them? that is all right. giving them extra flavours. keep it simple. no cheese. especially not if you have cream and jam. does she say where she gets the best one from? this is detail we need. she does not say that. i think that might be unfair because all national trust properties... to highlight one. she must have a favourite. i do not think she has made the information public. if we interview how we will ask that question. we will not get into the debate of jam or cream first. way too complicated. stomach—churning images of raw sewage being pumped directly into the sea were widely shared on social media last year and it raised fresh

questions about the quality of our rivers and waterways. the river severn is one of the worst polluted bodies of water in britain — with sewage being discharged into it more than 2,500 times in one year. environment correspondentjonah fisher has been finding out more. 5.6 degrees. 5.6 degrees? yeah, it's quite warm. cleaning up our waterways is going to take courage and conviction, and melissa and alison have it in spades. you're there with your friends. but, again, it's quite solitary. oh, it's just lovely. it's the freedom. you're part of the nature. yeah, i love it. but, unfortunately, it's notjust nature in the river severn. it gets whiffy just up the river there. the uk's longest river is like many of our waterways — in trouble. farming runoff, industrial waste and sewage have all played their part in making swimming not for the faint—hearted.

in the edges, you tend to get sanitary products and toilet paper, that kind of thing. wet wipes. and it's a different colour. the water? yeah, yeah. it's horrible. looks like slurry. it's not nice. butjust how polluted the severn is is hard to quantify. in recent years, there have been great efforts made to measure the amount of sewage that flows into our rivers. but that data has its limits. here in the severn, we know that sewage mixed with rainwater flowed out of outflow pipes like that one over there for a combined total of nearly 29,000 hours in 2021. what we don't know is whether it was dribbling out or a raging torrent. and if you've ever run a bath, you'll know that makes all the difference. testing the water is the obvious way to find out how clean the severn is, but the only way to get that done regularly is to do as alison and melissa are attempting —

get it official status as a place to swim. so we're hoping to get a couple of stretches in the river severn designated as bathing water so that the water will be tested to see how clean it is or otherwise. and then if there's any pollutants in it, the environment agency will investigate who's polluting the water and what with. 0n the other side of the severn, we meet up with campaigners who say they've had enough. so this is where the the sewer enters the river. claire, kate and jamie are refusing to pay the part of their bill that covers taking the waste water away. i'lljust pay half of it for the fresh water. that's the supply in your taps. supply in the taps, which, you know, we're grateful for, really. but if they're still pumping the- into the rivers, | then i'm not happy about that. i'm not going to pay for it. i really feel like the only thing that's left for me to protest is to try and withhold a bit of the money because that seems

to be the only thing that they care about. you're not worried that you might get a criminal record? no, no, no, i'm not. i'm going to disinfect my shoes when i get home. when everything works, shrewsbury�*s sewage ends up here. this is a final settlement tank. the local water company points to environment agency data that shows farming playing the most significant role in polluting the river. so what, then, do they make of the campaigners refusal of the campaigners' refusal to pay their bills? i completely understand that there is a lot of passion when it comes to talking about rivers. people are fed up. oh, yes. so people are really passionate about this, but so are we. well, fix it, then. oh, so.... and we are. so, for example, we are investing £100 million every year to reinforcing our sewer network. but the water companies were privatised decades ago. you've had a lot of time to sort this out. why should we believe you now that you're going to actually fix this problem?

so, over that time, a lot of investment has gone into water quality and so there have been improvements. but we do accept that people would like to see us do more — and so we are. that night, we joined a special meeting of shrewsbury council — called to discuss the state of the severn. alison pushed her campaign for bathing status. and bill—refuser claire delivered a call to action. it isn'tjust the water companies, it's also farmers, it's also members of the public. we're all going to have to work together. it's pointless just blaming each other. with discussion of the severn over for the night, alison and melissa waded back into it. the advantage of darkness is that you have no idea what it is you're swimming in. jonah fisher, bbc news, in shrewsbury. later in the programme, we'll be

talking about urban wildlife — foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and so on — because new research says your peaceful garden could in fact be a battle ground. yes — you can see in these images — animals like foxes and badgers have been having set—tos. my my favourite bit of information about the story is hedgehogs are the most combative. so if you have seen fighting hedgehogs, we would love to see the pictures. i do not really want to see a fighting hedgehog. in a moment i will tell you what they do. i see them as rather benign creatures. let's tell the audience what the screen is showing. if you want to send a picture, there is an easy way

to do it... just scan the qr code you can now send us a message on whatsapp — rachel a message on whatsapp — wants to see fighting hedgehogs rachel wants to see fighting hedgehogs and i would rather see just wildlife in your back garden. this is a tactic called the barge and roll where are hedgehog attacks another by running at it, causing the victim to roll up. and then he pushesit the victim to roll up. and then he pushes it away. now, that is quite entertaining. hedgehogs, it is curious. i do not see one as the winner because the hedgehog that rolled up is just protecting itself. the other one gets the food. they are protecting itself. the other one gets the food. they are fighting protecting itself. the other one gets the food. they are fighting for protecting itself. the other one gets the food.

they are fighting for food. protecting itself. the other one gets the food. they are fighting for food. we protecting itself. the other one gets the food. they are fighting for food. we will see what comes out of our troll for pictures this morning. and cuddly pictures of animals. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. the london fire brigade is looking into 163 disciplinary cases against staff over the past two years. data obtained by bbc london reveals allegations including fraud, misuse of social media, pornography and misuse of social media, and inappropriate language. last year the brigade was moved into special measures after concerns about its culture. the lfb said complaints of gross misconduct that are upheld will lead to dismissal. the mayor of london has been heckled and booed over his plans to expand the ultra low emission zone at a people's question time event in west london. sadiq khan defended the scheme which is due to come into force

across london in august. but there were shouts from the audience when he made claims about some of those who staged a protest in front of ealing town hall. what i find unacceptable, though, is some of those who got legitimate objections joining hands with some of those outside who are part of a far—right group who are... cheering and shouting. let's call a spade a spade. some of those outside are part of the far right, some are, some are covid deniers. some are vaccine deniers. and some are tories. apples and pears, dog and bone, do you know what i am saying? it's london's very own language, and goes back hundreds of years. but there are fears that cockney

could be wiped out. so a celebration is being held at the museum of london docklands in the hope of changing that. the modern cockney festival aims to give a new insight into the identity, culture and rhyming slang and challenge negative stereotypes. let's have a look at the tubes now. are suspension on the northern line this morning between kennington and battersea power station —— part suspension. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. there's still plenty of dry weather in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week in the capital. but our area of high pressure is set to pull the north and the west but our area of high pressure is set to pull away to the north and the west allowing a northerly wind to develop over the weekend and then some very cold air to sink southwards, so it will be turning chillier on sunday and even colder still into the start of next week. now, for this morning, it's still quite a cold start. temperatures in low single figures,

a touch of frost out there. a lot more cloud around today then we saw yesterday, but still some brighter spells i think here and there and it should stay largely dry. top afternoon temperatures of seven or eight celsius with again a bit of added wind—chill but the north—easterly wind is still fairly light. as we head through this evening and overnight, it's still the same, plenty of cloud, we've still got that feed of cloud coming through. temperatures in low single figures as we start saturday. lots of cloud on saturday, maybe a few spot of drizzle here and there at times. and then turning colder again on sunday. that's it for now, we'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. coming up on breakfast this morning. she's the record breaking polar skier who's had royalty admiring her achievements. captain preet chandhi joins us on the sofa after completing what she says was the toughest thing she's ever done. dame denise lewis and damejessica ennis hill will talk us through the favourites at the european indoor

championships. # i'll keep holding on. and mick hucknall�*s back with simply red. he'll tell us how he rediscovered his love of songwriting in lockdown. the final report into the manchester arena attack was damning in its assessment of how the security services failed to share intelligence that could have stopped the bombing. but some of the findings will be kept private, and its lead to frustration amongst families of the victims that they'll never learn the full detail of exactly what happened. the parents of teenage couple liam curry and chloe rutherford spoke to our reporter daniel de simone to give their reaction. they were just at the beginning of their life together, you know, they they had so many plans. they were just the best part of each other, if you like.

they were the real true love story. they met, you know, young enough, and they wanted to travel, they'd done a bit of travelling, they were living life. chloe, keen performer, loved to sing, play piano. liam played cricket and was really good at it and they supported each other. i just... it's just so sad. can you just tell us what your reaction is to the report today? i think the chairman's done a really good job. he has given us... i know he answered his own question when he said because of how much detail he has gave us, it has resulted in more questions. but i'm just glad that he's had the courage to put it out there that there was failings by m15 and it should have been stopped. so, yeah, i am furious that i've lost my son because somebody didn't

do theirjob properly. it was pretty balanced by the chairman, obviously, from my personal point of view. i would have rather he went a little bit more in depth but obviously, because of who we're dealing with, his hands are tied and he couldn't go as far as we would like to. but as parents of somebody who's been murdered on their watch, i think we deserve a little bit more information. so do you feel short—changed by the fact you still don't know what this intelligence was, that had it been acted on differently, could have possibly prevented the attack? yeah, without a doubt. i don't see the problem of sharing that information with us as parents. i get it they might not want to share it with the general public but i think we have a right to know what that information is. and another thing the chairman said today is that he finds that it's probable that there was some assistance to the bombers by someone

or some people in libya. m15 had said they thought there wasn't anyone else involved beyond the two brothers that we know were involved. what do you think about that, that finding contradicts m15's assessment? well, m15 didn't think they had made any mistake, so. i'm sorry, they're wrong. there's no way that they did this on their own. they had backing. they had people behind them. they had people giving them the knowledge. he should have been put on a port watch. and they admitted that. so the chairman today has said that had different actions followed the receipt of this intelligence, then salman abedi might have been stopped at the airport, they might have followed him to the car where he kept explosives. i mean, when you've read that today, what did you think? it's something that we probably already knew,

really, in our own minds. but when you're listening to the chairman say that, it makes you feel sick. it just shows you how they'vrjust missed the perfect opportunity, you know, and it's really hard to sit and take. as you know, we've sat there, like you say, right through, and sometimes, you know, it physically hurts. you know, i've had to leave the room on many occasions which to their... because obviously i go out in my chair and it makes a loud noise and all the rest of it, but itjust gets you so frustrated and you know that they're not telling the truth. and then it has to go around a full circle at the end for them to go, "ah, yeah, that did happen." and you just think, what? you know, like markjust said, that's so disrespectful. like, our kids were murdered, they're treating it as a job. it's not a job, it's our life.

you get a real sense of the frustration and anger there. lisa rutherford, mother of chloe. later on in the programme we will be speaking to other relatives who lost loved ones on that night. the time there is a 6:33am. the rising cost of living affects all areas of our lives so it's no surprise the amount it costs to run and maintain a car has gone up significantly recently. new research shows people are struggling to afford a mot test, and other drivers are avoiding getting essential repairs done in order to save money. hannah's at a garage in greater manchester for us this morning. cost of living crisis makes people think hard about what they spend their money on? it think hard about what they spend their money on?— think hard about what they spend their money on? it certainly does. you always _ their money on? it certainly does. you always have _ their money on? it certainly does. you always have that _ their money on? it certainly does. you always have that sense - their money on? it certainly does. you always have that sense of - their money on? it certainly does. l you always have that sense of worry when you take your car in for an mot about what is about to happen next. and it's a busy time of year for them, more than 3 million mot is due this month. it can cost up to £55, and research shows that a lot of

people are very worried about the cost and the cost of repairs. more than a third of 17 to 2a—year—olds recently told the rac that they are not having repairs done on their cars. 0ne not having repairs done on their cars. one in six drivers have told halford that they cannot afford the cost of their mot. and the vast majority of those drivers it said they would continue to drive their cars anyway. we must stress that thatis cars anyway. we must stress that that is illegal, you have to have a valid mot to have insurance valid and to get vehicle tax so that is something you have to do if you want to run a car. let's talk to brian who owns this workshop. what are people saying to you when they come in bring their car orvan people saying to you when they come in bring their car or van in?— in bring their car or van in? people these days — in bring their car or van in? people these days are _ in bring their car or van in? people these days are really _ in bring their car or van in? people these days are really concerned i these days are really concerned about the cost of the repair. it is the main thing they are talking to us about before they bring their vehicle in for a service or an mot

orjust general repairs. it is a real concern for people. [30 orjust general repairs. it is a real concern for people. do you get eo - le real concern for people. do you get peeple when _ real concern for people. do you get peeple when they _ real concern for people. do you get people when they have _ real concern for people. do you get people when they have had - real concern for people. do you get people when they have had their i real concern for people. do you get. people when they have had their mot, if they have failed, do you get them saying, i can't afford the repairs and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that, and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that. and — and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that, and it's _ and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that, and it's hardly _ and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that, and it's hardly ideal. - and i'm going to drive anyway? we do see that, and it's hardly ideal. we - see that, and it's hardly ideal. we have some of the safest roads in the world in this country and it's all because of the mot test. in world in this country and it's all because of the mot test. in terms of cost of repairs. _ because of the mot test. in terms of cost of repairs, has _ because of the mot test. in terms of cost of repairs, has that _ because of the mot test. in terms of cost of repairs, has that gone - because of the mot test. in terms of cost of repairs, has that gone up - cost of repairs, has that gone up for you, are you having to charge more than you would have done before? 12 more than you would have done before? ' ., , ., ., , ., before? 12 months ago before everything — before? 12 months ago before everything started _ before? 12 months ago before everything started to - before? 12 months ago before everything started to rise - before? 12 months ago before everything started to rise in l before? 12 months ago before - everything started to rise in price, it was a lot more competitive to have your vehicle serviced and maintained. what we are finding now is that as parts prices have spiralled out of control in some places and we are spending lots of time now trying to source the best price to parts we can for our customers. price to parts we can for our customers-— price to parts we can for our customers. ., ., customers. the government have said the would customers. the government have said they would consider _ customers. the government have said they would consider perhaps - customers. the government have said they would consider perhaps moving l they would consider perhaps moving mot to every two years, they are

consulting at the moment to see whether it is something driven by bringing down the cost of living, what do you make of that, is it sensible? this what do you make of that, is it sensible? �* , what do you make of that, is it sensible?— what do you make of that, is it sensible? �* , , ~ sensible? as i 'ust said, i think we have some — sensible? as i 'ust said, i think we have some of — sensible? as ijust said, i think we have some of the _ sensible? as ijust said, i think we have some of the safest _ sensible? as ijust said, i think we have some of the safest roads - sensible? as ijust said, i think we have some of the safest roads in l sensible? as ijust said, i think we l have some of the safest roads in the country because of the mot test. the other side of that is, some vehicles only ever see a garage every time they have an mot done which is once a year. if you leave that every two years, they are not going to see a garage for quite some time and the costs will be even dearer. it’s costs will be even dearer. it's re costs will be even dearer. it's pretty important to get those kind of repairs done early, it's presumably one of those things that a job in time saves nine.— a job in time saves nine. protective maintenance _ a job in time saves nine. protective maintenance is _ a job in time saves nine. protective maintenance is something - a job in time saves nine. protective maintenance is something that - maintenance is something that everyone should be thinking about for their cars. everyone should be thinking about for their cars— for their cars. thank you for talkin: for their cars. thank you for talking to — for their cars. thank you for talking to us _ for their cars. thank you for talking to us this _ for their cars. thank you for talking to us this morning. | for their cars. thank you for | talking to us this morning. if for their cars. thank you for - talking to us this morning. if you are wondering when you're mot is actually due, i was, you can go online and check when your car is due by putting in your registration number. there is no excuse for forgetting about it but clearly,

many people are worried about the cost, notjust of the mot itself, but of the repairs that might come up but of the repairs that might come up as a result. but of the repairs that might come up as a result-— but of the repairs that might come up as a result. thank you, hannah. b wa of up as a result. thank you, hannah. by way of contrast, _ up as a result. thank you, hannah. by way of contrast, bike, _ up as a result. thank you, hannah. by way of contrast, bike, talking i by way of contrast, bike, talking about cars there, very expensive cars back in the frame. a not so comfortable, are you holding on? longest season in the history of f1, 23 races and it might feel like the longest season in history because a red bull's dominance and you don't want that in any sport. it's quite unusual for athletes to play themselves down before the season even starts, blaming the equipment, lewis hamilton says he has been in the car and they are not where they want to be. i5 and they are not where they want to be. , ., , ., ., eek be. is it a bit of mind games? eek could say that. — be. is it a bit of mind games? eek could say that, george _ be. is it a bit of mind games? eek could say that, george russell - be. is it a bit of mind games? eekl could say that, george russell says that red bull are in a league of their own. but you hope it will be more competitive.

so later this morning in bahrain, fans will get a first glimpse of the cars in practice for the opening race of 23 this season, with the last, not until late november and a new race on the streets of las vegas to come. defending champion max verstappen is the overwhelming favourite to clinch a third consecutive title. the top british driver last year was george russell. not only did he finish fourth in the drivers' championship, but he also outscored his team mate, the seven time world champion lewis hamilton. they're expecting a difficult weekend, and start to the season, but russell is confident they will improve as the marathon season progresses. last year was a really good year for development and understanding how a team like mercedes operates. they work on such a high level, the engineering talent they have got there is exceptional, and ifeel fortunate being in a team such as this. so, you know, it's a new year, new challenges, new opportunities and i'm looking forward to see what we can do this year. now cricket and england have been put into bat by bangladesh in the second of their three one day internationals. they won the first on wednesday. but england have lost opener

phil salt for just seven before recovering to 3a for one off nine overs. bangladesh are no pushovers nowadays, up to seventh in the world rankings, and this match in mirpur good conditioning for the world cup in india later this year. now, adil rashid, who's playing in that game, is also involved in the hearing into racism allegations at his yorkshire team and yesterday gave his evidence by video link. former england captain michael vaughan is expected to take the stand today. his lawyer said yesterday allegations of racism made against the cricketer are "word against word". vaughan, who denies the allegations, and five other players are accused of using racially discriminatory language by former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. the former wales footballer, jason bowen, says his first thoughts were for his wife and children after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. the 50—year—old, who played for cardiff city, swansea city and newport county during his career is now undergoing treatment

at the morrello clinic in newport, which specialises in rehabilitation for people with neurological conditions. they're heartbroken. a lot of tears. yeah, just a lot of tears, a lot of talking, yeah, just trying to stay positive, you know, and just trying to move on from it, really. there was a stunning comeback in rugby league as warrington wolves kept up their winning start to the new super league season. they were 20—6 down to salford, before the fight back with tries like this. what a kick to josh thewlis, running in the best of five second—half tries for the home side. but with tensions high, he wasn't in the mood to celebrate. he hadn't liked the nudge he got after scoring and it all turned rather ugly. 36—20 it finished and the wolves sit top of the table with three wins out of three.

finally, a disappointing day for rory mcilroy at the arnold palmer invitational golf. after struggling during his opening round of one over par, things didn't get much better as he appeared to almost take a tumble, mid way through! john rahm leads the tournament. hejust he just lost hejust lost his he just lost his balance, hejust lost his balance, really, it was a bit like a yoga pose. we tried to style it out! what today we are looking forward to in athletics, we have got two dames on the sofa after 9am and a big day for kitty hutchinson, —— keeley hutchinson, she is due to the semifinals, of the 800 metres, she is the defending european indoor champion and olympic silver medallist. she european indoor champion and olympic silver medallist.— silver medallist. she is so much fun to watch. silver medallist. she is so much fun to watch- our _ silver medallist. she is so much fun to watch. our strength _ silver medallist. she is so much fun to watch. our strength in _ silver medallist. she is so much fun to watch. our strength in middle i to watch. our strength in middle distance at the moment is a joy to

watch. laura muir is in the heat today. watch. laura muir is in the heat toda . , , ., , watch. laura muir is in the heat toda. ,, ., ,., watch. laura muir is in the heat toda. , , ., , ., today. yes, big names to look forward to- — today. yes, big names to look forward to. we _ today. yes, big names to look forward to. we will _ today. yes, big names to look forward to. we will find i today. yes, big names to look forward to. we will find out i today. yes, big names to look. forward to. we will find out from the people who really know later. so the people who really know later. sr dame the people who really know later. 5r dame jessica ennis—hill and dave denise damejessica ennis—hill and dave denise lewis on the sofa after 9am. —— dame did he denise lewis. good morning. a bit of a sunrise for some of you out there, a beautiful one, but a lot of cloud around today so it will be a predominantly grey day for most of you and it could be thick enough for a few spots of light rain and drizzle. as we go through friday we have the weather front started to push towards the north of scotland, but not much rain on that. patchy rain and drizzle in southern scotland, northern ireland, cloud across central and eastern england could produce some light rain and drizzle. a lot more cloud in southern counties compared with

yesterday. a few brighter breaks across the east later and a bit more sunshine developing across scotland but overall a cloudy and cool day. temperatures where they should be for this stage in march. this evening and overnight, we are going to hold onto a fair bit of cloud but perhaps some greater breaks possible. parts of scotland and northern england with a widespread frost developing where you do see those clearer breaks. quite a few people will stay frost free. into the weekend, we have this weather front which is going to work its way south. not going to be much on that, just a few more in the way of showers, big difference will come into sunday. 0n showers, big difference will come into sunday. on saturday, northern eastern counties of scotland and eating them will have some showers, a little bit more tension in western areas compared to today, cloud increasing through the day —— more sunshine in western areas competitive today. into sunday,

generally more showers around, again northern scotland through eastern counties of england more about one or two developing elsewhere. as temperatures start to drop a little bit, we could see things turned wintry on the tops of the hills. temperatures into sunday starting to show signs of change, the sign of something colder on its way. that cold air will really get going next week so one thing we are certain confident of is colder air will come from the arctic, bringing sleet and snow across scotland throughout monday and into tuesday that could push south, parts of scotland, northern ireland, eastern england most prone to seeing some of that snow at times and a strong wind as well. the wind will be gusty in places and it will add to the winter chill. wind—chill values closer to -2 -3a a chill. wind—chill values closer to —2 —3a a few of you on tuesday.

something more cold will be on the way into next week. thank you, see you later on. you might think your garden is a tranquil haven for wildlife to visit, but that could be far from the truth, according to new research. wild animals might be battling it out in turf wars as they fight for food that gets left out for them. victoria hicks has this report. a fox behaving aggressively towards a badger as it battles for scraps left out in a back garden. it's behaviour like this that's been analysed by researchers at nottingham trent university and brighton university to better understand how urban wildlife interacts. the research came about because we were working with the general public on wildlife, and they were asking us, if they put food in the gardens for badgers, foxes and hedgehogs, what effects are that food creating between those animals? so are those animals just eating it or is it attracting more animals together?

and is there any potential conflicts or fighting between those animals by providing food? after an appeal on bbc springwatch, people filmed wildlife in their back gardens. that led researchers to analyse animal behaviour across almost 700 videos. what were the most surprising things that you found from your research? so we had two things that i found really interesting. first of all was the interaction between foxes and cats. we thought foxes would see off cats and get access to the food, but actually it was the other way round. so in many cases, the cats actually got access to the food and chased the foxes off. so cats are definitely top dog in the garden. another thing we found really interesting is the interaction with hedgehogs. so hedgehogs against other hedgehogs, they're usually solitary, but what we found is when there was food present, they did try to fight each other. so hedgehogs are a little bit more feisty than we thought, and also with other animals. so we saw hedgehogs standing up against cats. they definitely saw cats

off and also foxes. so how can we best support wildlife in our gardens and open spaces? what we found from the research is that when we put out food, we change the interactions between animals. so if we do feed and in many cases food is important for these species in urban areas, but if we feed, we need to feed responsibly. so try not to have it all clumped massively in one place, but to scatter it across the garden and wherever possible, always use naturalfood items. looks like it's a hedgehog sniffing a box. this research is part of a wider study into urban wildlife to learn more about how we can best support it in terms of its behaviour and its health. victoria hicks, bbc news. joining us now is professor dawn scott, lead researcherfrom nottingham trent university school of animal, rural and environmental sciences. you were just saying in your own garden you have got a badger set? yes, we have a badger and we have foxes as well. 50 yes, we have a badger and we have foxes as well-—

yes, we have a badger and we have foxes as well. so have you seen this first hand playing — foxes as well. so have you seen this first hand playing at? _ foxes as well. so have you seen this first hand playing at? we _ foxes as well. so have you seen this first hand playing at? we do, i foxes as well. so have you seen this first hand playing at? we do, we i first hand playing at? we do, we have ut first hand playing at? we do, we have out no _ first hand playing at? we do, we have out no a — first hand playing at? we do, we have put up a camera _ first hand playing at? we do, we have put up a camera trap i first hand playing at? we do, we have put up a camera trap and l first hand playing at? we do, we have put up a camera trap and i | first hand playing at? we do, we l have put up a camera trap and i do monitor what is in the garden but i also have a dog so that is a concern for me how animals interact. so also have a dog so that is a concern for me how animals interact.- for me how animals interact. so no one ever messes — for me how animals interact. so no one ever messes with _ for me how animals interact. so no one ever messes with a _ for me how animals interact. so no one ever messes with a badger, i for me how animals interact. so no one ever messes with a badger, is| one ever messes with a badger, is that basically the rule of how things go?— that basically the rule of how thinaaso? , ,, , ., things go? nobody messes with a badaer, things go? nobody messes with a badger. they _ things go? nobody messes with a badger. they are _ things go? nobody messes with a badger, they are the _ things go? nobody messes with a badger, they are the biggest i things go? nobody messes with a badger, they are the biggest and | badger, they are the biggest and they use their body to push the others out of the way. you state that badgers _ others out of the way. you state that badgers are _ others out of the way. you state that badgers are less _ others out of the way. you state that badgers are less combative | others out of the way. you state i that badgers are less combative than other species?— other species? between each other, es, the other species? between each other, yes. they live _ other species? between each other, yes. they live in _ other species? between each other, yes. they live in a — other species? between each other, yes, they live in a social _ other species? between each other, yes, they live in a social hierarchy i yes, they live in a social hierarchy so they have always sorted out who is top dog so they don't tend to fight over food, they know who will get there first. 50 fight over food, they know who will get there first-— fight over food, they know who will get there first. so when you look at secies get there first. so when you look at species among _ get there first. so when you look at species among themselves, - get there first. so when you look at species among themselves, really l species among themselves, really getting _ species among themselves, really getting antsy with each other, who are the _ getting antsy with each other, who are the worst? we getting antsy with each other, who are the worst?— are the worst? we found that hedgehogs. _ are the worst? we found that hedgehogs, and _ are the worst? we found that hedgehogs, and we _ are the worst? we found that hedgehogs, and we didn't i are the worst? we found that i hedgehogs, and we didn't expect that, they tend to be solitary, they only come together when they are breeding, but when you put them together with food, they do start to fight with each other.— fight with each other. explain these ictures fight with each other. explain these pictures that _ fight with each other. explain these pictures that were _ fight with each other. explain these pictures that were recorded, what's going on? 50. pictures that were recorded, what's auoin on? ., ., ., ,

going on? so, we have two hedgehogs in the garden — going on? so, we have two hedgehogs in the garden together, _ going on? so, we have two hedgehogs in the garden together, and _ going on? so, we have two hedgehogs in the garden together, and one i in the garden together, and one hedgehog has a run at the other one, which we call a barge and roll, the other one rolls up in defence, and the hedgehog that is doubled and is rolling the other one out of the garden. sometimes they roll them right across the grass and we have seen them roll them into a pond and also done a whole flight of stairs. they don't want them there and they definitely push them out of the way. i have never seen that before. presumably that is a known practice, it must have been witnessed before? we have had people anecdotally tell us they have seen it but this is the first time we have got an indication of how frequently it again so we termed it barge and roll. you said it was a hierarchy _ termed it barge and roll. you said it was a hierarchy in _ termed it barge and roll. you said it was a hierarchy in an _ termed it barge and roll. you said it was a hierarchy in an animal- it was a hierarchy in an animal community, is there a top ten or top five chart you can get us? it’s community, is there a top ten or top five chart you can get us?— five chart you can get us? it's not uuite five chart you can get us? it's not quite lydia. _ five chart you can get us? it's not quite lydia, badgers— five chart you can get us? it's not quite lydia, badgers are - five chart you can get us? it's not quite lydia, badgers are there i five chart you can get us? it's not quite lydia, badgers are there onj quite lydia, badgers are there on the top adopted and then foxes and cats, and we thought that foxes would dominate cats but it's the other way round, cats actually dominate foxes. mr;

other way round, cats actually dominate foxes.— other way round, cats actually dominate foxes. g ., ., , ., dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dominate foxes. my cat dominates our do at dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dog at home — dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dog at home and _ dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dog at home and the _ dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dog at home and the size _ dominate foxes. my cat dominates our dog at home and the size difference i dog at home and the size difference between _ dog at home and the size difference between them, you can see how voracious — between them, you can see how voracious cats can be if they are not happy— voracious cats can be if they are not happy with the situation, it doesn't — not happy with the situation, it doesn't surprise me. -- not happy with the situation, it doesn't surprise me.— doesn't surprise me. -- how ferocious— doesn't surprise me. -- how ferocious they _ doesn't surprise me. -- how ferocious they can _ doesn't surprise me. -- how ferocious they can be. it's i doesn't surprise me. -- howl ferocious they can be. it's not quite linear, it's ferocious they can be. it's not quite linear, its complex, hedgehogs and cats, hedgehogs can see off cats. cats don't know what to do with them. so with the spikes of the spine if they touch them or pat them, they don't like them and they run away. so pat them, they don't like them and they run away-— they run away. so a lot of the interactions _ they run away. so a lot of the interactions you _ they run away. so a lot of the interactions you are - they run away. so a lot of the interactions you are seeing i they run away. so a lot of the interactions you are seeing is| interactions you are seeing is because _ interactions you are seeing is because people are putting food out for wildlife. because people are putting food out forwildlife. if because people are putting food out for wildlife. if that just because people are putting food out for wildlife. if thatjust not because people are putting food out for wildlife. if that just not a good — for wildlife. if that just not a goodidea for wildlife. if that just not a good idea then? are we better letting — good idea then? are we better letting animals forage for themselves? i letting animals forage for themselves?— letting animals forage for themselves? ~ ., ., , �* themselves? i think leading doesn't su - ort themselves? i think leading doesn't support animals _ themselves? i think leading doesn't support animals and _ themselves? i think leading doesn't support animals and wildlife, i themselves? i think leading doesn't support animals and wildlife, and i support animals and wildlife, and for hedgehogs they are in —— i think that feeding doesn't support animals and hedgehogs are in decline, —— it does support animals. i would not say stop feeding, but we just need to feed in a way which is more

natural and sensible. so don't put a big clump of food in one place but to scatter it around the garden and make your food as natural as possible. make your food as natural as possible-— make your food as natural as ossible. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., possible. what are we talking about? peo - le possible. what are we talking about? peole sa possible. what are we talking about? people say they _ possible. what are we talking about? people say they feed _ possible. what are we talking about? people say they feed commercial i people say they feed commercial hedgehog food but i will use peanuts, raisins, fruit, lots of different things are more natural. hedgehogs like peanuts? badgers like eanuts, i hedgehogs like peanuts? badgers like peanuts. i like — hedgehogs like peanuts? badgers like peanuts, i like reading _ hedgehogs like peanuts? badgers like peanuts, i like reading my— hedgehogs like peanuts? badgers like peanuts, i like reading my badger- peanuts, i like reading my badger peanuts. peanuts, i like reading my badger eanuts. , peanuts, i like reading my badger peanuts._ natural- peanuts, i like reading my badger peanuts._ natural if i peanuts. roasted? natural if possible- _ peanuts. roasted? natural if possible. the _ peanuts. roasted? natural if possible. the kind _ peanuts. roasted? natural if possible. the kind of- peanuts. roasted? natural if possible. the kind of things l peanuts. roasted? natural if. possible. the kind of things that ou leave possible. the kind of things that you leave out — possible. the kind of things that you leave out for _ possible. the kind of things that you leave out for the _ possible. the kind of things that you leave out for the the - possible. the kind of things that you leave out for the the birds? | possible. the kind of things that i you leave out for the the birds? not cat food, _ you leave out for the the birds? not cat food, people talk about living at cat _ cat food, people talk about living at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are auoin at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are going to _ at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are going to leave _ at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are going to leave out _ at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are going to leave out food, i at cat food for hedgehogs? if you are going to leave out food, but. are going to leave out food, but hedgehog food out. but try and benefit your garden as much as possible, make it wild. the best thing for wildlife is naturalfood. a wild and scruffy garden, that's what _ a wild and scruffy garden, that's what i _ a wild and scruffy garden, that's what i like — a wild and scruffy garden, that's what i like to hear.—

a wild and scruffy garden, that's what i like to hear. have you given our what i like to hear. have you given your badger— what i like to hear. have you given your badger a _ what i like to hear. have you given your badger a name? _ what i like to hear. have you given your badger a name? it _ what i like to hear. have you given your badger a name? it is - what i like to hear. have you given your badger a name? it is called i your badger a name? it is called boris. there _ your badger a name? it is called boris. there you _ your badger a name? it is called boris. there you go. _ your badger a name? it is called boris. there you go. you - your badger a name? it is called boris. there you go. you can i your badger a name? it is called i boris. there you go. you can help us with this. people _ boris. there you go. you can help us with this. people have _ boris. there you go. you can help us with this. people have been - boris. there you go. you can help us with this. people have been sending| with this. people have been sending in pictures this morning. this is from lewis,...— from lewis,... sally in lewes. sor , from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry. that — from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry. that is _ from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry, that is a _ from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry, that is a fox _ from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry, that is a fox playing i from lewis,... sally in lewes. sorry, that is a fox playing in l from lewis,... sally in lewes. i sorry, that is a fox playing in the garden. sorry, that is a fox playing in the carden. . , sorry, that is a fox playing in the uarden. ., , ”i sorry, that is a fox playing in the garden-— is - sorry, that is a fox playing in the garden._ is that l garden. that is daylight. is that fairly common _ garden. that is daylight. is that fairly common now? _ garden. that is daylight. is that fairly common now? yes, i garden. that is daylight. is that fairly common now? yes, they| garden. that is daylight. is that i fairly common now? yes, they are uuite fairly common now? yes, they are quite common _ fairly common now? yes, they are quite common in _ fairly common now? yes, they are quite common in urban _ fairly common now? yes, they are quite common in urban areas, i fairly common now? yes, they are| quite common in urban areas, they are habituated to humans. they tend to be more nocturnal but you can see them in the daytime.— them in the daytime. danny sent a icture of them in the daytime. danny sent a picture of a — them in the daytime. danny sent a picture of a badger _ them in the daytime. danny sent a picture of a badger in _ them in the daytime. danny sent a picture of a badger in their- them in the daytime. danny sent a picture of a badger in their mumsl picture of a badger in their mums garden _ picture of a badger in their mums garden i— picture of a badger in their mums garden. i think that is caught on a light, _ garden. i think that is caught on a light, that — garden. i think that is caught on a light, that can't be daylight. it's so bright — light, that can't be daylight. it's so bright and clear.— so bright and clear. they are formidable _ so bright and clear. they are formidable creatures. i so bright and clear. they are i formidable creatures. everything about them is quite formidable. i have come across lots of different badgers, they are actually quite shy, they tend to run away. and badgers, they are actually quite shy, they tend to run away. and they are auick.

shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick- this _ shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick. this is _ shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick. this is a _ shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick. this is a picture _ shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick. this is a picture of - shy, they tend to run away. and they are quick. this is a picture of a i are quick. this is a picture of a fox of the _ are quick. this is a picture of a fox of the hedgehog _ are quick. this is a picture of a fox of the hedgehog having i are quick. this is a picture of a | fox of the hedgehog having one are quick. this is a picture of a i fox of the hedgehog having one of those, apparently, they say they are having a meal together. they are both eating next to one another. we did both eating next to one another. - did see quite a lot of videos where the animals were together and there was no antagonistic behaviour or aggression but the problem that we have with that is, this is potentially predator and prey you are getting close together. what we don't want to do is encourage that, we want them to try and be not in close proximity because you don't know how that relationship is going to change. let's try to not bring lots of animals together in the same place because it can cause conflict and possibly disease.— and possibly disease. different feedin: and possibly disease. different feeding areas. _ and possibly disease. different feeding areas. spread - and possibly disease. different feeding areas. spread it i and possibly disease. different feeding areas. spread it out i and possibly disease. different i feeding areas. spread it out rather than clamp — feeding areas. spread it out rather than clamp it- _ feeding areas. spread it out rather than clamp it. have _ feeding areas. spread it out rather than clamp it. have you _ feeding areas. spread it out rather than clamp it. have you noticed i feeding areas. spread it out rather. than clamp it. have you noticed what is over your — than clamp it. have you noticed what is over your left _ than clamp it. have you noticed what is over your left shoulder _ than clamp it. have you noticed what is over your left shoulder as - than clamp it. have you noticed what is over your left shoulder as you i is over your left shoulder as you have been talking all this time? a badger right on your shoulder. lovely to see you. we are going to keep asking people to send the

pictures so you can see some more. scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. when lyndsay watterson had her leg amputed after contracting mrsa, she decided to make herself a walking stick which reflected her personality. it attracted so much attention she turned her hobby into a business and now has some very exclusive customers supplying bespoke canes to hollywood celebrities. michelle lyons has been to meet her. lindsay had her leg amputated in 2010, a life changing experience which inspired her to carve eights a whole new career for herself. i

carve eights a whole new career for herself. . ., ., herself. i decided that i needed to net out herself. i decided that i needed to get out there _ herself. i decided that i needed to get out there but _ herself. i decided that i needed to get out there but not _ herself. i decided that i needed to get out there but not with - herself. i decided that i needed to get out there but not with one i herself. i decided that i needed to get out there but not with one of. get out there but not with one of these horrible sticks that i was seeing out there already so i made my own and i decided that i would make something really spectacular and i made my first one in the kitchen. it still makes me laugh. in the kitchen at home in the oven, and i moulded the handle around a wine bottle. , f , i moulded the handle around a wine bottle. , j , , ., , bottle. lindsey's entrepreneurialism started to get _ bottle. lindsey's entrepreneurialism started to get her _ bottle. lindsey's entrepreneurialism started to get her noticed _ bottle. lindsey's entrepreneurialism started to get her noticed and i bottle. lindsey's entrepreneurialism started to get her noticed and she . started to get her noticed and she found her creative walking stick at the bottom away from her disability. people were were looking at my stick. they weren't looking at me. people just want to walk up to you and ask you about your fabulous walking stick. and that's what i knew that i could do for other people as well. and that's how the business came about. to get her business off the ground, lindsay visited the dragon's den to see if she could get some investment. when disability came knocking on my door, i was around your age, sara, and i was only 43 when i lost my leg because of an mrsa infection. but unfortunately, her bid wasn't successful.

i don't want to invest because all i'll do is take a bit of your business and i'm going to sit here feeling like i've hardly made a difference. i'm out. thank you. a sobering experience, but one which left lindsay all the more determined to make it work. so one morning i got up and i was checking the orders on the computer, and there was an order from a lady called selma blair in hollywood. and i thought, well, really? she lives with ms. that also led to another very famous lady called christina applegate, who also has ms. and she'd contacted christina and said, what on earth do i do? i need a walking stick. as well as supplying hollywood celebrities. lindsey's designs recently featured in london fashion week, and the orders keep flooding in. she sold ii,500 bespoke walking sticks

in the last year alone, all made at her home in york. that was michelle lyons reporting there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. the london fire brigade is looking into more than 150 disciplinary cases against staff over the past two years. data obtained by bbc london reveals allegations including fraud, misuse of social media, and inappropriate language. last year the brigade was moved into special measures after concerns about its culture. the lfb said complaints of gross misconduct that are upheld will lead to dismissal. we'll all be paying more to use public transport from sunday.

adult fares are going up by an average of 10 to 30 pence on most pay as you go journeys. it's part of tfl's deal with the government to get its finances back on track after falling into trouble during the pandemic. staying with the tubes — a man who spent months visiting all of london's tube stations before he loses his mobility says he hopes to help improve disabled access on the capital's transport. ben spencer came up with the challenge after being told he has a rare condition known as ataxia, and may not be able to walk by the end of the year. i thought, if i can put pictures on my instagram, i can do something good and help other people. i think it's almost certain with the progression my particular ataxia has, that i would be in a wheelchair most of the time now if i'd not done the tube challenge. so there is an element of being a little bit selfish and looking after myself in all this. apples and pears, dog and bone — do you know what i am saying? it's london's very own language, and goes back hundreds of years. but there are fears that cockney could be wiped out.

so a celebration is being held at the museum of london docklands in the hope of changing that. the modern cockney festival aims to give a new insight into the identity, culture and rhyming slang. there is a part suspension on the northern line. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. there's still plenty of dry weather in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week in the capital. but our area of high pressure is set to pull away to the north and the west allowing a northerly wind to develop over the weekend and then some very cold air to sink southwards, so it will be turning chillier on sunday and even colder still into the start of next week. now, for this morning, it's still quite a cold start. temperatures in low single figures, a touch of frost out there. a lot more cloud around today then we saw yesterday, but still some brighter spells i think here and there and it should stay largely dry. top afternoon temperatures of seven or eight celsius with again

a bit of added wind—chill but the north—easterly wind is still fairly light. as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same, plenty of cloud, we've still got that feed of cloud coming through. temperatures in low single figures as we start saturday. lots of cloud on saturday, maybe a few spot of drizzle here and there at times. and then turning colder again on sunday. that's it for now, we'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines. an unacceptable failure — families of the 22 people murdered in the manchester arena bombing express their fury at being let down by the security services. there were feelings by mi5. and it should have been stopped. i lost my son because somebody

didn't do theirjob properly. i've lost my son because somebody didn't do theirjob properly. more revelations from matt hancock's lockdown messages — government officials discussed the need for the police to get tougher with the public over covid rules. england get into the groove in the second one day match in bangladesh. after an early setback, it's roy amongst the runs as the tourists begin to take control. history—making explorer preet chandi will be here — she's known as polar preet — fresh from her latest remarkable antarctic expedition. it may not be as cold as it was there but things are set to get colder next week.— there but things are set to get colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around _ colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around in _ colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around in the _ colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around in the best - colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around in the best of - colder next week. now, plenty of cloud around in the best of the i cloud around in the best of the sunshine in the west. it's friday the 3rd of march. the families of those who died in the manchester arena bombing have described their pain and anger

at the failure of mi5 to stop the attack. a public inquiry found the intelligence and security agency missed a significant chance to take action that might have stopped the 2017 bombing. danny savage reports. nearly six years on from the atrocity at the manchester arena, a thorough report has concluded the security services missed a significant chance to take action that may have prevented it. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence could have been obtained, which might have led to action preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. in response to the criticism, the director general of mi5 made a statement, but refused to take questions from the media.

i deeply regret that such intelligence was not obtained. gathering covert intelligence is difficult. but had we managed to seize the slim chance we had, those impacted might not have experienced such appalling loss and trauma. i am profoundly sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack. the inquiry established that two pieces of classified information about the bomber were not acted upon by mi5. that was a missed opportunity. it could have led to salman abedi being followed to the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert.

teenagers were leaving, parents were waiting for their children. the revelations have left the families of the victims angry. they wanted yesterday to answer so many questions. there was feelings by mi5 and it should have been stopped. i have lost my son because they did not do theirjob properly. policies have changed as a result of the manchester arena inquiry. it has been uncomfortable listening for most of the authorities involved. but that is nothing compared to a lifetime of sadness and loss for the innocent families caught up in the bombing. danny savage, bbc news. we're joined now by our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, who has been following the inquiry. understandable anger from the

families. ~ . . , understandable anger from the families. ., ., , ., , families. what are they tardy? yes. an . er families. what are they tardy? yes. anuer and families. what are they tardy? yes. anger and frustration _ families. what are they tardy? yes. anger and frustration is _ families. what are they tardy? yes. anger and frustration is how - families. what are they tardy? yes. anger and frustration is how i - families. what are they tardy? yes. | anger and frustration is how i would sum it up. this is the third report of three the inquiry have produced publicly but there is a full document the families will never get to see and contains evidence that... and judgments on evidence held in secret, our national security. families knew that would be part of the process but that does not make it easy to take. yesterday they found that mi5 missed an opportunity. they did not get the detail of what that opportunity exactly involved. they have outlined but not anything specific and that is in a report kept secret which will only be read by people within government and mi5 who have security clearance. isuppose, not government and mi5 who have security clearance. i suppose, not everybody, but some families will say they feel frustrated, a bit short—changed they do not have the full picture.

amongst the various parts of the investigations, there are questions asked of various organisations. for example, didsbury mask. there was a form of wilful blindness according to the report. tell us more about that. —— didsbury mosque. to the report. tell us more about that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury mosuue is that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury mosque is where _ that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury mosque is where the _ that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury mosque is where the family - that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury mosque is where the family of - that. -- didsbury mosque. didsbury i mosque is where the family of salman abedi worship. it found it was not responsible for radicalising the family but it talked about wilful blindness. particularly, they looked at two people connected to the mosque, a chair man and imam who preach there. the inquiry found the imam's evidence was reliable but the chairman, they said there had been

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salman abedi's family. but this is about the manchester community and what that did. whether there was a role for people close to the abedi family but questions as far as government, m15, the country. i think the point is everyone involved with this report, including the families, want it to be used to say that in future, no one can go through the suffering they have. judith, thank you. a couple charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in woodland in sussex will appear before magistrates today. constance marten and mark gordon were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the couple sparked a nationwide search after going missing seven weeks ago with their newborn. they were found in brighton on monday night and the baby's body was discovered on wednesday. sue gray, the civil servant who wrote the partygate report into lockdown gatherings in downing street, has been offered the role of chief of staff to the labour leader,

sir keir starmer. let's speak now to our political correspondentjonathan blake. good morning. there can hardly ever have been a civil servant known more widely than sue gray because of her investigation. widely than sue gray because of her investigation-— investigation. naturally, this appointment— investigation. naturally, this appointment attracted - investigation. naturally, this- appointment attracted attention. good morning. it has. she became a household name when her report looked into what was known as the partygate saga finding many events that happened in downing street and government buildings in lockdown should not have been held in politicians and officials should have taken responsibility. boris johnson said at the time he was humbled by the experience and learned lessons. he is less happy now at news that keir starmer has asked sue gray to be his chief of staff. she has resigned from her post at the department for levelling up. and there was protest from

conservative mps, those who served under borisjohnson, nadine dorries, jacob rees—mogg saying it shows the sue gray report to be a stitch up. a friend of borisjohnson saying the validity of her findings has been destroyed. rules need to be followed here. she will have to wait at least three months before taking up a new role having resigned from her post in the civil service. the watchdog on business appointments will look into this and recommend to the prime minister if there is anything inappropriate. as for what anyone else can do about it now she has left her post, it seems limited. the question will be for her, if there is any sense it is not appropriate from an official level, will she take up that role? and labour, it could end up being a bit of a distraction. the bbc has been told some energy firms are preparing to amend bills as they're expecting the government to keep supporting householders past april. typical household energy bills

are set to rise to £3,000 a year from next month, but calls have been made for the government to retain its current level of support so the cap stays at £2,500. the government has previously said all help for bills is under review and a treasury source declined to comment on speculation. a prominent lawyer in the us state of south carolina who's the subject of netflix's latest true crime documentary has been found guilty of killing his wife and son. prosecutors said alex murdaugh wanted to distract attention from his theft of millions of dollars from clients, which he used to fund an expensive drug habit. maggie and paul murdaugh were shot at close range on their family estate injune 2021. national highways has released some shocking footage of dangerous driving as part of an ongoing road safety initiative. got a chap here texting with both hands.

he has no seat belt on. footage from hgv cabs includes a man texting with both hands whilst driving and one man using his elbows to steer a car transporter. national highways has recorded 33,000 offences since the launch of the initiative in 2015. here's matt. looking ahead to the weekend. good morning. a lovely sunrise for some, such as here in south—west wales. 0ur weather watcher out early. a cold start for you. most have grey skies today. whilst many will be drying, some rain around, at the moment across southern scotland, far north of england and northern ireland. some of that will ease through the day. we could see the odd shower elsewhere particularly in

eastern england. with clear skies and the sunrise, a cold start. limited to devon, cornwall, west wales and northern scotland. where we have temperatures as low as —5. more cloud across scotland yesterday and also across southern england. some sunny breaks. perhaps brightening up in parts of eastern england later. the cloud can thicken up england later. the cloud can thicken up across other parts of central and southern england to produce rain at times. the winds will be light. if you have sunshine, it will feel pleasant most will have a cool day, 7-9. pleasant most will have a cool day, 7—9. overnight, cloudy. more breaks appearing. how much we will see of the clear sky is open to debate but where you do, a chance of frost to take you into the weekend. this weekend, cloud dominating. saturday,

more dry of the two days. a chance of showers on sunday. it will get colder next week. thousands of whatsapp messages sent and received by the former health secretary during the pandemic have been leaked this week, leading to explosive revelations and accusations of betrayal. in the latest exchange released by the daily telegraph, mr hancock and a senior cabinet official are seen tojoke about travellers arriving in the uk being "locked up" in quarantine hotels. political correspondent damian grammaticas has more. february 2021, hotel quarantine. this is where you had to stay by law — an airport hotel, for ten days — if you arrived from a high—risk country. the cost — you paid around £2,000 per adult. the very day the policy came in, it's the tone of the text messages that's most striking. the country's most senior civil servant to matt hancock, then health secretary. "i just want to see some of the faces of people coming out of first—class and into a premier inn

shoebox," says simon case. ten days later, they appear to be laughing. mr case asks, "any idea how many people we locked up in hotels yesterday?" matt hancock says, "none, but 1119 chose to enter the country and are now in quarantine hotels due to their own free will." simon case replies, "hilarious." the telegraph newspaper was given the messages by isabel oakeshott. she says publishing them is in the national interest, claiming the lockdowns and quarantines were catastrophic. she was handed the messages by matt hancock when she helped him write a book about his experience of the pandemic. mr hancock says the messages are being published piecemeal as part of a biased campaign to discredit government policies. and, last night, a former colleague came to his defence. there's three st james bibles' worth of messages from one man

who was working 18 hours a day, seven days a week. he will have made mistakes, as well as other things. what i think you would get if you were fair and you weren't selectively splashing in a newspaper, you would get the impression of people who were working absolutely flat—out and determinedly to save lives. ms oakeshott has said the telegraph has more revelations to come. mr hancock has said the right place to investigate how the pandemic was handled is the upcoming inquiry. damian grammaticus, bbc news. we can speak now to the journalist who leaked the messages — isabel oakeshott. good morning. there are two main issues. the substance of the messages and what they tell about decision—making in government at the time. and then your decision to go against your commitment to keep the message is private. let's deal with that first. at one stage after matt hancock gave you this haul of messages did you think, actually, more of this needs to be put out in

public? it more of this needs to be put out in ublic? , .,, ., , ., ., public? it is obvious to me that the ublic public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry _ public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry is _ public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry is not _ public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry is not going - public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry is not going to - public? it is obvious to me that the public inquiry is not going to serve | public inquiry is not going to serve the public in the way it should because it quite simply has no deadline. as keir starmer said in prime minister's questions earlier this week, it needs a clear deadline to report back by the end of the year. as things are, we will not get answers about one of the most critical things that has happened to all of us in this country potentially for up to ten years. that is not good enough. it is in overwhelming public interest against that backdrop to release as much information as can be found about what happened and why because another pandemic could happen and i do not think there should be a repeat of the disasters of lockdown. i am curious to know when you were writing the book, you were already thinking, i will keep these messages and go through them in more detail

so the public can learn more after the book is out.— so the public can learn more after the book is out. when i was writing the book is out. when i was writing the book, that _ the book is out. when i was writing the book, that project _ the book is out. when i was writing the book, that project was - the book, that project was absolutely all consuming. i worked on it the best part of a year. i did not get the messages until halfway through the time frame. there was absolutely no possibility of going through the volume of material. between us we did our best. i want to acknowledge matt hancock tried to be pretty revelatory where possible, sometimes in an uncomfortable way for him. but it was clear there was a vast amount of material we could not go through. he will not know what is in all the messages. 2.3 million words, 100,000 plus messages. there is no way we could do that. i messages. there is no way we could do that. , ., ., messages. there is no way we could do that. , . ., , do that. i understand that but were ou at do that. i understand that but were you at that — do that. i understand that but were you at that stage _ do that. i understand that but were you at that stage thinking - do that. i understand that but were you at that stage thinking there - do that. i understand that but were you at that stage thinking there is l you at that stage thinking there is an awful lot of material here, once

the book is out, i will go back to it and see if there is anything worth putting out to the public? where your journalistic worth putting out to the public? where yourjournalistic instincts twitching? ii where your “ournalistic instincts twitchin: ? , ., where your “ournalistic instincts twitchina? . where your “ournalistic instincts twitchin? ., where your “ournalistic instincts twitchin1? ., twitching? if you are asking me was i secretly plotting _ twitching? if you are asking me was i secretly plotting to _ twitching? if you are asking me was i secretly plotting to do _ twitching? if you are asking me was i secretly plotting to do something. i secretly plotting to do something quite different at the end of the project, the answer is no. if you are asking was i as a journalist intrigued about what else might be lurking in there, the answer is yes. i do not think anyjournalist, particularly a politicaljournalist, who cares about what has happened to this country and during the pandemic would be worth their name as a journalist if they did not look through the messages. where you friends with _ through the messages. where you friends with matt _ through the messages. where you friends with matt hancock, - through the messages. where you friends with matt hancock, did - through the messages. where you| friends with matt hancock, did you become close when you were writing this? no. so your relationship was based on trust but there is no connection or friendship there? i based on trust but there is no connection orfriendship there? i do connection or friendship there? i do not know why _ connection or friendship there? i tr not know why you are asking this question. i am a professional,

working journalists. question. i am a professional, workingjournalists. it question. i am a professional, working journalists. it is not my job to protect reputations of politicians. it is myjob to expose what they do. i politicians. it is my “0b to expose what they aah politicians. it is my “0b to expose what they 1th politicians. it is my “0b to expose what they do. i am not suggesting ou are what they do. i am not suggesting you are not _ what they do. i am not suggesting you are not doing _ what they do. i am not suggesting you are not doing your _ what they do. i am not suggesting you are not doing yourjob - what they do. i am not suggesting you are not doing yourjob as - what they do. i am not suggesting you are not doing yourjob as a - you are not doing yourjob as a journalist, i know the process of writing a book is intense and two people can get to know each other and trust builds. matt hancock had said that you and he had worked closely on the book more than a year based on legal confidentiality in a process approved by the cabinet office and isabel reiterated the importance of trust throughout and then break that trust. i importance of trust throughout and then break that trust.— then break that trust. i have been clear i am — then break that trust. i have been clear i am not _ then break that trust. i have been clear i am not going _ then break that trust. i have been clear i am not going to _ then break that trust. i have been clear i am not going to get - then break that trust. i have been clear i am not going to get into i then break that trust. i have been clear i am not going to get into a | clear i am not going to get into a slanging match with matt hancock. there is plenty i could say about the way he approached our professional relationship and decisions he made about disappearing to thejungle decisions he made about disappearing to the jungle without telling me at a critical time in our dealings with the cabinet office. many other

things i could go into. but, funnily enough, this is not about him. i know he tends to think it is. it is not about him, about me, it is bigger than that. i want to say the extraordinary volume of messages i am receiving from ordinary people who suffered badly as a result of the mistakes made during that pandemic are quite incredibly encouraging. in pandemic are quite incredibly encouraging-— encouraging. in terms of the substance — encouraging. in terms of the substance of _ encouraging. in terms of the substance of the _ encouraging. in terms of the substance of the messages, | encouraging. in terms of the - substance of the messages, many encouraging. in terms of the _ substance of the messages, many have said it is inevitable there would be disagreements, strong language exchange, misjudgments at a time of unprecedented crisis. what do you think is new and valuable that has come to light as a result of publication? i come to light as a result of publication?— come to light as a result of tublication? ., ., , ,., , publication? i would absolutely acce -t publication? i would absolutely accept mistakes _ publication? i would absolutely accept mistakes were - publication? i would absolutely accept mistakes were made - publication? i would absolutely| accept mistakes were made and publication? i would absolutely - accept mistakes were made and things are said in the heat of the moment. i would also agree people were

working hard. i do not think most of those involved had anything other than good motives. i think they were misguided in response to the pandemic and what is coming out in the messages showsjust pandemic and what is coming out in the messages shows just how true that is. it shows that extraordinary sweeping decisions that would have generational effects on children and the economy were taken on the flimsiest prospectus. they were taken for political experience and in order not to fall out with nicola sturgeon orfor this or in order not to fall out with nicola sturgeon or for this or that politician to look good or avoid a row with someone else. that is nowhere near good enough for decisions like locking children out of school for the best part of two years for which 100,000 children will pay an indefinite price. 100,000 children never returned to the school system. different

interpretations of decisions made during the pandemic and some will always think the government did not move quickly enough. i know you sit on a different side of things. the government went far too far in lockdown. i am government went far too far in lockdown. iam not government went far too far in lockdown. i am not sure, government went far too far in lockdown. iam not sure, but government went far too far in lockdown. i am not sure, but you can tell me your interpretation, whether the messages prove the strategy was right or wrong or either of those arguments. i right or wrong or either of those arguments-— right or wrong or either of those art uments. ., arguments. i would disagree with ou. i arguments. i would disagree with you- i think— arguments. i would disagree with you. i think what _ arguments. i would disagree with you. i think what they _ arguments. i would disagree with i you. i think what they demonstrate is that the repeated lockdowns were unnecessary and we are getting politicians now breaking ranks. gavin williamson coming out in the telegraph yesterday, the education secretary at the time, saying he pondered whether he should have resigned over schools policy. intraday�*s telegraph we have a powerful article by racheljohnson, the sister of the then prime minister, talking of her

unquenchable rage over the policy towards care homes and the desperate loneliness of those imprisoned without being able to see relatives and who died alone. i hope, i think this will change policy and that never again will we be locked down or subjected to this treatment while politicians laughed and joked about locking us up in horrible hotels and charging us for the benefit. [30 locking us up in horrible hotels and charging us for the benefit.- charging us for the benefit. do you have any qualms — charging us for the benefit. do you have any qualms we _ charging us for the benefit. do you have any qualms we are _ charging us for the benefit. do you have any qualms we are seeing - charging us for the benefit. do you have any qualms we are seeing a l have any qualms we are seeing a limited side of the story with the whatsapp messages? we have the inquiry and i appreciate you say it will take too long to come to light. but the government has said we will get interim reports on the prime minister said there is a proper process, it is an independent inquiry with the resources it needs and what we should do is let them get on and do theirjob. is there any part of you that thinks we should respect that process? i would res-ect should respect that process? i would respect that — should respect that process? i would

respect that process _ should respect that process? i would respect that process if _ should respect that process? i would respect that process if it _ should respect that process? i would respect that process if it had - should respect that process? i would respect that process if it had a - respect that process if it had a clear timeframe. respect that process if it had a cleartimeframe. i respect that process if it had a clear timeframe. i think people in this country deserve better than warm and woolly words. yes it has resources and a very respected judge leading it. it does not have a deadline. that is not good enough. in terms of the partial account, thatis in terms of the partial account, that is an important question to address. the telegraph in its coverage is clear about this. we do not over claim for these messages. it is a partial account. we would love ministers who feel they have whatsapp messages or other records that tell a fuller story to come forward with that information. i am sure they are also giving it to the public inquiry but it is not good enough if we do not hear about it for a decade. in enough if we do not hear about it for a decade-— enough if we do not hear about it for a decade. in terms of what the tublic is for a decade. in terms of what the public is seeing, _ for a decade. in terms of what the public is seeing, these _ for a decade. in terms of what the public is seeing, these are - public is seeing, these are conversations you and the paper has decided to publish. is there a possibility that at some stage the

whole lot, and i know it is several volumes of the bible, but you will make the whole lot available so people can pick through them themselves to understand what went on behind—the—scenes? that themselves to understand what went on behind-the-scenes?_ on behind-the-scenes? that is not somethint on behind-the-scenes? that is not something i— on behind-the-scenes? that is not something i have _ on behind-the-scenes? that is not something i have considered - on behind-the-scenes? that is not| something i have considered doing. it is important only to release things at this stage that are very demonstrably in the public interest. as you can imagine in those messages, there is a lot of private staff, personalstuff, messages, there is a lot of private staff, personal stuff, tittle tattle thatis staff, personal stuff, tittle tattle that is not relevant to what we are looking at which is the serious stuff. i do not think at this stage that would be the right thing to do. i do not think it would be easy for people to make much of a meaningful interpretation of a huge dump of material. i do not think that is a question for today. thank you. isabel oakeshott is

behind the messages published in the telegraph. she's the polar explorer who keeps on breaking records. captain preet chandi — also known as polar preet — willjoin us before 8 o'colck this morning to tell us all about her latest antarctic expedition. she has done the most extraordinary thing. in the harshest of climates. she is an incredible woman. she will give us a sense of how difficult it was later. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. the london fire brigade is looking into more than 150 disciplinary cases against staff over the past two years. data obtained by bbc london reveals allegations including fraud, misuse of social media, and inappropriate language. last year the brigade was moved into special measures after concerns about its culture.

the lfb said complaints of gross misconduct that are upheld will lead to dismissal. the mayor of london has been heckled and booed over his plans to expand the ultra low emission zone at a people's question time event in west london. sadiq khan defended the scheme which is due to come into force across london in august. but there were shouts from the audience when he made claims about some of those who staged a protest in front of ealing town hall. what i find unacceptable, though, is some of those who've got legitimate objections joining hands with some of those outside who are part of a far—right group who are... cheering and shouting. let's call a spade a spade. some of those outside are part of the far right, some are, some are covid deniers. some are vaccine deniers. and some are tories.

apples and pears, dog and bone — do you know what i am saying? it's london's very own language, and goes back hundreds of years. but there are fears that cockney could be wiped out. so a celebration is being held at the museum of london docklands in the hope of changing that. the modern cockney festival aims to give a new insight into the identity, culture and rhyming slang. there is a part suspension on the northern line. also on the northern line. minor delays on thejubilee line. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. there's still plenty of dry weather in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week in the capital. but our area of high pressure is set to pull away to the north and the west

allowing a northerly wind to develop over the weekend and then some very cold air to sink southwards, so it will be turning chillier on sunday and even colder still into the start of next week. now, for this morning, it's still quite a cold start. temperatures in low single figures, a touch of frost out there. a lot more cloud around today then we saw yesterday, but still some brighter spells i think here and there and it should stay largely dry. top afternoon temperatures of seven or eight celsius with again a bit of added wind—chill but the north—easterly wind is still fairly light. as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same, plenty of cloud, we've still got that feed of cloud coming through. temperatures in low single figures as we start saturday. lots of cloud on saturday, maybe a few spot of drizzle here and there at times. and then turning colder again on sunday. that's it for now, we'll be back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast with

rachel burden and charlie stayt. the families of the victims of the manchester arena bombings have described the findings of the inquiry as a "devastating conclusion". it's taken a long time for the reports to be published but here's what we know. 22 people died in the bombing in may 2017. the youngest was eight years old. hundreds more were injured. the third and final inquiry report, published yesterday, found m15 missed a significant chance to take action that might have stopped the bombing. including intelligence that could have led to the bomber, salman abedi, being followed to a car where he stored his explosives. sirjohn saunders, the chair of the inquiry, said abedi's family holds "significant responsibility" for his extremist beliefs, but he should have been referred to the anti—radicalisation scheme, prevent, up to two years before the attack. the families have been at the inquiry every step of the way. we're joined now by figen murray,

whose son martyn hett died in the attack and his stepdad, dr stuart murray. very dr stuart murray. good morning to both of you. thank very good morning to both of you. thank you so much for coming in this morning. figen, when you finally got home last night, i know it was a long, very long day for you, what are your thoughts? i long, very long day for you, what are your thoughts?— long, very long day for you, what are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course, are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course. but _ are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course, but it _ are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course, but it was _ are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course, but it was obviously - are your thoughts? i was exhausted, of course, but it was obviously the i of course, but it was obviously the last day of the inquiry. i'm kind of relieved that that is the end of the big chapter in our lives. and i'm now ready to move on with other stuff that i'm doing.— now ready to move on with other stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions — stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions from _ stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions from the _ stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions from the inquiry, - stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions from the inquiry, a - stuff that i'm doing. what were the conclusions from the inquiry, a lot| conclusions from the inquiry, a lot of people listened very intently, especially the families, what with the elements of it that you see now are the most significant?— are the most significant? obviously what was just _ are the most significant? obviously what wasjust said, _ are the most significant? obviously what was just said, that _ are the most significant? obviously what was just said, that he - are the most significant? obviously what was just said, that he was - what was just said, that he was radicalised very early on within the family and something may have been able to be done about it had he been

referred to prevent, that was one thing. and the other other geniuses opportunities that were missed, the volume three of the inquiry was no different from one and two, —— the other opportunities that were missed, it was the same as volume one and two, lots of opportunities missed. , ._ missed. yesterday highlighted even more when sir _ missed. yesterday highlighted even more when sirjohn _ missed. yesterday highlighted even more when sirjohn said _ missed. yesterday highlighted even more when sirjohn said there - missed. yesterday highlighted even more when sirjohn said there were | more when sirjohn said there were missed _ more when sirjohn said there were missed chances by m15, sol more when sirjohn said there were missed chances by m15, so i think to missed chances by mis, so i think to actually— missed chances by m15, so i think to actually see — missed chances by m15, so i think to actually see that in writing in the report, _ actually see that in writing in the report, that was challenging for many— report, that was challenging for many of— report, that was challenging for many of us. report, that was challenging for many of us— report, that was challenging for man ofus. , ., ., many of us. they don't say that had the taken many of us. they don't say that had they taken their _ many of us. they don't say that had they taken their chances, _ many of us. they don't say that had they taken their chances, the - they taken their chances, the tragedy would definitely have been prevented, but there is a chance there. and for the families, that will be heartbreaking enough to know. but the other element of this is that there is a big fat report sitting there that you will never see because it is confidential and

classified. i know some families feel very angry and frustrated about that. how you both feeling? i personally am 0k that. how you both feeling? i personally am ok with it, because every country has a secret service. and there are things that every country has to keep under wraps, the national security. and, sirjohn has been absolutely incredibly thorough and ifully been absolutely incredibly thorough and i fully trust his judgment and his expertise in the way he conducted the inquiry. i completely trust him that if he says he cannot disclose stuff because of national security, i personally am totally fine with that. he works in our best interests, so i have no issue with not seeing everything. find interests, so i have no issue with not seeing everything.— interests, so i have no issue with not seeing everything. and in fact he made it _ not seeing everything. and in fact he made it clear _ not seeing everything. and in fact he made it clear it _ not seeing everything. and in fact he made it clear it was _ not seeing everything. and in fact he made it clear it was only - not seeing everything. and in fact i he made it clear it was only because they were working under those conditions that he could fully explore certain elements of where there may have been failings, and therefore he was able to come to the conclusions he did.—

therefore he was able to come to the conclusions he did.- it's - conclusions he did. exactly. it's very hard. _ conclusions he did. exactly. it's very hard. and _ conclusions he did. exactly. it's very hard, and i— conclusions he did. exactly. it's very hard, and i can _ conclusions he did. exactly. it'sj very hard, and i can understand conclusions he did. exactly. it's - very hard, and i can understand why so nrany— very hard, and i can understand why so many people are angry, i was angry— so many people are angry, i was angry yesterday at times, frustrated. but figen is amazingly calming _ frustrated. but figen is amazingly calming in— frustrated. but figen is amazingly calming in these situations, she is studied _ calming in these situations, she is studied and she puts me at rest and at ease _ studied and she puts me at rest and at ease and — studied and she puts me at rest and at ease and rationalises everything. so i at ease and rationalises everything. 50 i think— at ease and rationalises everything. so i think having figen there in the background, being so strong, has helped _ background, being so strong, has helped us— background, being so strong, has helped us as a family be in the position— helped us as a family be in the position we are in. you helped us as a family be in the position we are in.— helped us as a family be in the position we are in. you have both been remarkably _ position we are in. you have both been remarkably candid - position we are in. you have both been remarkably candid and - position we are in. you have both i been remarkably candid and honest, and sitting here now, stuart, people will be living this with you. one of a couple, obviously, very honestly saying how angry you are, and figen, you are having a different reaction. and people will absolutely understand that, it feels very, very human. ., ., understand that, it feels very, very human. . ., ., ., , ., human. yeah. i had the apology from m15 human. yeah. i had the apology from m yesterday. _ human. yeah. i had the apology from

m15 yesterday, and _ human. yeah. i had the apology from m15 yesterday, and then _ human. yeah. i had the apology from m15 yesterday, and then we - human. yeah. i had the apology from m15 yesterday, and then we got - human. yeah. i had the apology from | m15 yesterday, and then we got home, mi5 yesterday, and then we got home, i saw how— mi5 yesterday, and then we got home, i saw how genuine that was. so... you have — i saw how genuine that was. so... you have got— i saw how genuine that was. so... you have got that mixed emotion feelinq _ you have got that mixed emotion feeling. but having that calmness from _ feeling. but having that calmness from figen in the background, and as a family. _ from figen in the background, and as a family. i— from figen in the background, and as a family, i think it's important, and it— a family, i think it's important, and it has— a family, i think it's important, and it has helped us, as a family, friends, _ and it has helped us, as a family, friends, all— and it has helped us, as a family, friends, all get over something which _ friends, all get over something which has — friends, all get over something which has been very difficult for us. , , ., ., us. help us with that one, figen, all the way _ us. help us with that one, figen, all the way people _ us. help us with that one, figen, all the way people have - us. help us with that one, figen, all the way people have been - us. help us with that one, figen, - all the way people have been amazed by your response, and stuart has since said it very clearly sitting right next to you now, how much that is helping him. how is it you have achieved that position? the is helping him. how is it you have achieved that position?— is helping him. how is it you have achieved that position? the work i have done with _ achieved that position? the work i have done with martyn's _ achieved that position? the work i have done with martyn's law - achieved that position? the work i have done with martyn's law for i achieved that position? the work i l have done with martyn's law for the last four and a half years has got to be connected to a lot of people in the security industry, the security sector —— has connected me with a lot of people. i have worked with a lot of people. i have worked with counterterrorism and policing. so i know these people on a personal level and i know how genuinely serious they are about theirjobs,

how genuinely, they come from the heart with everything they do. and i also feel a real sense of all of these people, that they carry the burden of the inquiry on their shoulders, even though they may not have been personally involved, they carry it as a profession on their shoulders. and so many people are genuinely saying, we need to set this right, all these mistakes, we need to deal with it. and i can see the evidence of it. people have made a lot of changes, right across the sector, from volume one and two, who hopefully also volume three. and the apology from m15, i totally accept, because it was meant genuinely. i understand as well, figen, you have, and people will really understand this, you have channelled your son's own personality into how you have reacted. can you just explain that a little bit for us? reacted. can you 'ust explain that a little bit for us?— little bit for us? martyn, how can i describe martyn? _ little bit for us? martyn, how can i describe martyn? it _ little bit for us? martyn, how can i describe martyn? it was _ little bit for us? martyn, how can i describe martyn? it was full - little bit for us? martyn, how can i describe martyn? it was full of - little bit for us? martyn, how can i | describe martyn? it was full of joy, he loved people, he loved life, he

was so life embracing and positive. had i gone down the anger and depression and frustration route, i think i would have sort of almost contaminated his character. he lives on in us as a family so i needed to do thatjustice. on in us as a family so i needed to do that justice.— on in us as a family so i needed to do that justice. do thatjustice. behind everything, eve bod do thatjustice. behind everything, everybody was _ do thatjustice. behind everything, everybody was doing _ do thatjustice. behind everything, everybody was doing their - do thatjustice. behind everything, everybody was doing their best, i do thatjustice. behind everything, everybody was doing their best, it | everybody was doing their best, it was two _ everybody was doing their best, it was two brothers and an ideology that was— was two brothers and an ideology that was wrong. we need to remember that. that was wrong. we need to remember that and _ that was wrong. we need to remember that. and everybody else was caught up that. and everybody else was caught up in this _ that. and everybody else was caught up in this. and they may have made mistakes, _ up in this. and they may have made mistakes, they were doing what they could at— mistakes, they were doing what they could at the time to the best of their— could at the time to the best of their ability. could at the time to the best of their ability-— their ability. one of the recommendations - their ability. one of the recommendations is i their ability. one of the | recommendations is that their ability. one of the - recommendations is that the department for education might look at the way that schools interact with children who are perhaps vulnerable to radicalisation and pick up on behavioural problems and use those as an alert to this progressing into something more sinister. i know you have been doing so much work in schools, is it right you have spoken to 20,000 school

students? , ., ., ., students? yes, two weeks ago i reached 25,000. _ students? yes, two weeks ago i reached 25,000. it _ students? yes, two weeks ago i reached 25,000. it is _ students? yes, two weeks ago i reached 25,000. it is importantj students? yes, two weeks ago i i reached 25,000. it is important to speak to young people. but i wish schools would put it in the curriculum, almost, because i think young people are very vulnerable to radicalisation online. and parents need to be more aware of that. i go to the children and talk to them about, you know, this is what recruiters online will say to you, these are the tactics they use, these are the tactics they use, these are the platform they operate on, these other signs of radicalisation, you can notice in yourself or others. and this is how yourself or others. and this is how you get support and help if that is the case. and i think it's really important for young people to know that. , , ., ~ , ., important for young people to know that. , , ., ~ y., ., that. figen, this is the work you do ourself, that. figen, this is the work you do yourself. you _ that. figen, this is the work you do yourself, you send _ that. figen, this is the work you do yourself, you send stand _ that. figen, this is the work you do yourself, you send stand in - that. figen, this is the work you do yourself, you send stand in front i that. figen, this is the work you do yourself, you send stand in front of young people and talk to them, you must be mindful looking forward very much what you do, possible that someone listening to you in one of those classrooms could be someone who potentially be going down the

path of going down that path of something dreadful themselves. it is difficult to something dreadfulthemselves. it 3 difficult to measure, my measure of success will be if a school rings me after the talk and say, after your talk, we had a young person approach as full support, that would be a small measure of success. it has been very _ small measure of success. it has been very good _ small measure of success. it has been very good of— small measure of success. it has been very good of you _ small measure of success. it has been very good of you to - small measure of success. it has. been very good of you to cameron talk to us after a long ——, talk to a long day yesterday, thank you so much. jersey spent five long years under nazi occupation during the second world war and slave workers from nations across europe were forced to dig thousands of metres of tunnels below ground. today the jersey war tunnels are preserved as a monument to those who worked there. electrician steen le gresley was part of a team carrying out winter maintenance on them, when he thought he spotted a familiarface. robert hall takes up the story.

the gateway to so much ofjersey�*s wartime history. the war tunnels burrowed deep into the hillside by an army of forced workers. back—breaking months in the dark and the danger, underfed and ill—treated. so many would never return home. there was a huge amount of fortification work done on these islands. it was intended directly from hitler that they would be an impregnable fortress. and tunnels like this were built both in guernsey and injersey to either store ammunition, store rations, food, as a way of being completely impregnable to allied bombing and invasion. one of the stories told here centres on antonio martinez, who spent four years working in the tunnels. and it caught the eye of an electrician carrying out winter maintenance. steen le gresley recognised his own great grandfather, and he invited his great uncle to make absolutely sure. yeah, that's my dad.

hard as nails, he was. he was a good father, he looked after us. we never had to worry. we were brought up respectfully. he told me, you treat older women as you would, give them the respect you give your mother. you treat younger women as you would your sisters. you had to have a german soldier with you or an officer or a machine gun trooper would shoot you down. and they'd done it to someone, they came running out screaming, and they shot him down. he may have been haunted by memories of his time in the tunnels and the friends he lost, but when the occupation ended, antonio decided to make his home injersey. i think it's very interesting to note that some of the people who were sent here under such tragic circumstances sort of chose to remain here after the occupation and chose to settle here. and i think it's lovely that jersey was able to offer a little something back.

heading for his own shift underground, steen's head is full of the knowledge he now shares. to think back to what conditions he would have worked in, and as much as it's cold now, it must have been a lot colder back then. we've got heaters now, whereas back when they were putting it in, they wouldn't have had the heating and the dangers that they would have come across with the unfinished tunnels and making the tunnels in general. there's a lot there that i can think back on that he might have had to go through. it's a real link to the past to be placing hands on those places that his great grandfather placed his hands on over 80 years ago. so it must be special every time he comes in here. i can only say i've got respect for the people that worked in here at the time and the the level of effort they would have had to put in, and the forced effort that they would have had to put in. so it's definitely a unique experience working down here. over the decades, thousands

of visitors have come here to learn more about the occupation years. this is another piece of another family puzzle. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. what an amazing personal connection to make. ~ , �*, to make. absolutely. let's get the sort to make. absolutely. let's get the sport now- — to make. absolutely. let's get the sport now- it _ to make. absolutely. let's get the sport now- it is — to make. absolutely. let's get the sport now. it is chilly _ to make. absolutely. let's get the sport now. it is chilly outside, - sport now. it is chilly outside, let's whisk — sport now. it is chilly outside, let's whisk you _ sport now. it is chilly outside, let's whisk you off _ sport now. it is chilly outside, let's whisk you off to - sport now. it is chilly outside, let's whisk you off to the - sport now. it is chilly outside, i let's whisk you off to the warmth sport now. it is chilly outside, - let's whisk you off to the warmth of bangladesh. they are up to seven in the world rankings. but they have no answer to jason roy who has made a bit of history for england in the second of the three one day internationals. england did have an early set back,

losing phil salt for just seven. but teamate roy has equalled the record for half centuries as an opener for his country. it's now 33. so puts him alongside the great graham gooch. and remember that roy has struggled for runs lately. but not today. and he's still going to help england to 113 for three off 22 overs. the former wales footballer jason bowen has spoken about his diagnosis with motor neurone disease and says his first thoughts were for his wife and children. the 50—year—old, who played for cardiff city, swansea city and newport county during his career is undergoing treatment at the morrello clinic in newport, which specialises, in newport, which specialises in rehabilitation for people with neurological conditions. they're heartbroken. a lot of tears. yeah, just a lot of tears, a lot of talking, yeah, just trying to stay positive, you know, and just trying to move on from it, really.

you can see more you can see more of you can see more of that on the bbc sport website. now it's case of catch us if you can, at the start of the longest formula 1 season in history, with 23 races to come. it will feel like a long season too, if the red bull cars are as dominant as many expect, with defending champion max verstappen the overwhelming favourite to clinch a third consecutive title. the top british driver last year was george russell. not only did he finish fourth in the drivers' championship, but he also outscored his team mate the seven—time world champion lewis hamilton. they're expecting a difficult weekend and start to the season, but russell is confident they will improve as the marathon season progresses. lando norris is the third british driver in his mclaren. he finished just a place behind hamilton last year. now it's happy birthday to british athlete keely hodgkinson, who turns 21 today, but any cake or celebrations will be on hold as she's in turkey competing at the european indoor championships.

she is the defending champion in the 800 metres, and favourite, and yesterday she eased into the semi—finals by winning her heat in istanbul. her great britain team mate and formerjunior european champion isabelle boffey is also through to the semi—finals. i will spend my birthday recovering, which is fine. and this will be a nice present to myself, i can defend my title, so, i'm happy. sometimes running at that pace is actually harder than running what you are used to, so i'm actually quite tired. but i'm sure i'll be ok by saturday and hopefully come back sunday and get thejob done. the defending mens champion in the 800 metres, guy learmonth is through to the semi—finals despite finishing third in his heat. the 30—year—old considered retiring "many times" during a battle with long covid. butjoining a training group in australia gave him motivation to keep going. whether it was the sunshine of the

coaching he got there, he says he feels like a new person. 21 again. really enjoying the athletics season being back in swing and we have got two dames later on. yes. being back in swing and we have got two dames later on.— two dames later on. yes, jessica ennis-hill— two dames later on. yes, jessica ennis-hill and _ two dames later on. yes, jessica ennis-hill and denise _ two dames later on. yes, jessica ennis-hill and denise lewis, - two dames later on. yes, jessicaj ennis-hill and denise lewis, just ennis—hill and denise lewis, just after 9am. they will talk all things athletics. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. i know there are some cold weather on the way. yes, much colder, rachel, good morning. if you have got the sunshine like here in devon, areas where you have got a frost to start your friday. elsewhere is frost free but plenty of cloud around and plenty of light rain and drizzle, some in scotland and northern ireland and the odd spot in northern and eastern counties of england which will continue through the day. a rather grey day for many. even

across scotland fairly limited to, a lot more cloud compared with yesterday and the cloud could be thick enough for some light rain and drizzle at times. there will be the odd brighter smile developing to the east of england later today. if you do get the sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant but another cool day seven to 9 degrees. this evening and overnight, plenty of cloud in place to begin with. a few more breaks here and there is specially across central and western areas of the country and here you have the greatest chance of frost. that takes it into the weekend where cloudy skies will dominate for many. sunday, a greater chance of one or two showers. temperature starting to drop. next week as rachel mentioned much colder, fairly confident it will be cold and some snow around. a little less confident as how much snow and who will see it and exactly how long the cold will last but we

will keep you updated. now, breaking one world record is massive feat, but imagine breaking two at the same time. that's what captain preet chandi, also known as polar preet, has achieved by completing the longest polar ski expedition by a man 01’ a woman. munaza rafiq takes a look back at her journey. captain preet chandi already had a one world record under her belt. in 2022, she became the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition across antarctica. 2023 saw her break two more. so on day four, still going pretty slow with the mileage. it is very cold, a lot colder than it usually is, covering covering more than 900 miles. she spent 70 days on the ice, breaking both female and overall expeditions. but it was tough going. she skied for up to 15

hours per day, sometimes on just five hours sleep. pretty slow going so far. a little bit of a storm outside today, had to stop early. she battled temperatures of —30 degrees celsius and wind speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, all while pulling her kit and supplies on a sledge weighing around 19 stone. back home, there was royal support. the princess of wales became patron of the expedition. she even had a go at preet�*s resistance training. describing the antarctic expedition as the toughest thing she's ever done, the ultimate goal was to inspire young women and girls. and there's no doubt she's done that. we're joined now by captain preet chandi. she captain preet chandi. is here with us sin that you d

how she is here with us sin that you do, how are you, you look amazing? thank ou ve how are you, you look amazing? thank you very much. — how are you, you look amazing? thank you very much. and — how are you, you look amazing? thank you very much, and good, _ how are you, you look amazing? t�*iag�*ua; you very much, and good, putting weight back on, getting stronger so why did you lose a want of weight? yes, —— did you lose a lot of weight? yes, i did put on weight before i went, i lost 20 kilograms, but it wasn't just that, it was muscle as well, and i think it was a shock for my family. the muscle as well, and i think it was a shock for my family.— muscle as well, and i think it was a shock for my family. the people who have not followed _ shock for my family. the people who have not followed your _ shock for my family. the people who have not followed your story, - shock for my family. the people who have not followed your story, just i have not followed your story, just described what you achieved during that expedition. it's hard to get your head around unless you appreciate the environment and the vast distances you are travelling. yeah, it was 922 miles of a ski expedition with maple —— me pulling all of my kit and equipment through extreme conditions. i was skiing 15 hours a day, dragging all of that kit, on my sled, it weighed 120 kilograms at the start. for those who don't deal— kilograms at the start. for those who don't deal in _ kilograms at the start. for those who don't deal in kilograms, - kilograms at the start. for those | who don't deal in kilograms, that kilograms at the start. for those i who don't deal in kilograms, that is 19 stone? _ who don't deal in kilograms, that is 19 stone? , ., ., ,

who don't deal in kilograms, that is 19 stone? , . , , 19 stone? yes, that was pretty hea . it 19 stone? yes, that was pretty heavy- it gets _ 19 stone? yes, that was pretty heavy. it gets lighter - 19 stone? yes, that was pretty heavy. it gets lighter because | 19 stone? yes, that was prettyl heavy. it gets lighter because it 19 stone? yes, that was pretty i heavy. it gets lighter because it is food and fuel which is the heaviest. but i struggled with soft snow so it did not feel like it was getting lighter and i was losing weight as well. i was quite exhausted by the end. it was still feeling just as difficult as the start. there were some pretty tough days, you look out into nothingness, really. nothing on the horizon to look at. i have got a compass in front of me to see which direction to go in. it was physically tough and mentally also pretty tough. 50. physically tough and mentally also pretty tough-— pretty tough. so, how do you... peo-le pretty tough. so, how do you... people talk _ pretty tough. so, how do you... people talk about _ pretty tough. so, how do you... people talk about snow - pretty tough. so, how do you... i people talk about snow madness, don't they? what is the thing which kept him in the right place in your head? , , kept him in the right place in your head? .. , , , head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening — head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening and _ head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening and i _ head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening and i was _ head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening and i was having - head? so, when i put my tent up in the evening and i was having a - head? so, when i put my tent up in l the evening and i was having a tough days which was quite a lot of days, i listened to voice notes that i had from my family and close friends. they were just amazing. they would go through stories, poems, i got to hear them, go through stories, poems, i got to hearthem, i got go through stories, poems, i got to hear them, i got to hear my 11—year—old niece talk to me, my sled was named after her. i heard

stories from my mum, my brothers, it was just great to hear their voices. you tell me, that could be a bit upsetting as well because you are a long way away, it could almost remind you of the distance and hardship. remind you of the distance and hardshi. 'i: :: , remind you of the distance and hardshi -. 'i: :: , , remind you of the distance and hardshi. 'i: f. , ., y , hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and _ hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and l— hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and i was _ hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and i was having - hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and i was having a - hardship. 100% but i only listened to them and i was having a tough | to them and i was having a tough time so if i thought i was ok, that was fine. i was always in a rush and i was a was behind so i had to get in the tent quickly, melt snow, get water, have dinner, do my blog, you may check in on the satellite phone, go to sleep as quick as i could so i could get up on the next day and do the same again.— the same again. when you were a child, did the same again. when you were a child. did he _ the same again. when you were a child, did he used _ the same again. when you were a child, did he used to _ the same again. when you were a child, did he used to say- the same again. when you were a child, did he used to say to - the same again. when you were a child, did he used to say to your. child, did he used to say to your mum1 _ child, did he used to say to your mum. i'nr— child, did he used to say to your mum, i'm heading out forthe child, did he used to say to your mum, i'm heading out for the day and 'ust mum, i'm heading out for the day and just go— mum, i'm heading out for the day and just go off— mum, i'm heading out for the day and just go off on adventures, where did this come _ just go off on adventures, where did this come from? | just go off on adventures, where did this come from?— this come from? i don't think i was at the venture _ this come from? i don't think i was at the venture is _ this come from? i don't think i was at the venture is to _ this come from? i don't think i was at the venture is to be _ this come from? i don't think i was at the venture is to be honest - this come from? i don't think i was at the venture is to be honest with | at the venture is to be honest with you. i rememberthinking to at the venture is to be honest with you. i remember thinking to myself a while ago that i want to do something big, something which i didn't know anything about which is why i chose antarctica because i didn't know anything about antarctica, i didn't know anything about shackleton, i had never even heard of ahmanson and scott. i thought how amazing it would be to

do something you knew nothing about. hopefully you can relate to that to anything, if you want to go do anything, if you want to go do anything, arts, science, it's ok to not follow the usual path, it's ok to do something different. i started retesting on google, like with anything, the more you do. you basically googled _ anything, the more you do. you basically googled the polar expedition?— basically googled the polar ex-edition? , . expedition? yes, and i came across antarctic logistics _ expedition? yes, and i came across antarctic logistics and _ expedition? yes, and i came across antarctic logistics and expeditions l antarctic logistics and expeditions straightaway and they have helped me and helped me train to get there and semi people have helped me. a lot of people are like, what exactly are you doing?— people are like, what exactly are ou doint? ., . ~ ., you doing? you talked about food earlier on. _ you doing? you talked about food earlier on. you — you doing? you talked about food earlier on, you head _ you doing? you talked about food earlier on, you head to _ you doing? you talked about food earlier on, you head to toe - earlier on, you head to toe everything behind you, did you have treat? —— you had to have everything towed behind you. did you have things that were treats that didn't need to be there?— need to be there? yes, the only treats i took _ need to be there? yes, the only treats i took is _ need to be there? yes, the only treats i took is haribo, - need to be there? yes, the only treats i took is haribo, because | treats i took is haribo, because last time i did 700 miles to the poll i craved sweet and i didn't have any sweets. so this time i had

them but i had to ration there. i think i had 25 pieces in total. only for the tough days. i had one on christmas day.— for the tough days. i had one on christmas day. for the tough days. i had one on christmas da . ., ., ., ' :: ., christmas day. you ration 25/920 two miles? everything _ christmas day. you ration 25/920 two miles? everything was _ christmas day. you ration 25/920 two miles? everything was weight. - christmas day. you ration 25/920 two miles? everything was weight. i- miles? everything was weight. i didn't even _ miles? everything was weight. i didn't even want _ miles? everything was weight. i didn't even want to _ miles? everything was weight. i didn't even want to take - miles? everything was weight. i didn't even want to take a - didn't even want to take a hairbrush.— didn't even want to take a hairbrush. ., , ., .., didn't even want to take a hairbrush. ., y., .. . ,, hairbrush. you said you came back and had a shower— hairbrush. you said you came back and had a shower but _ hairbrush. you said you came back and had a shower but the - hairbrush. you said you came back and had a shower but the one - hairbrush. you said you came back| and had a shower but the one thing was you _ and had a shower but the one thing was you had not been able to brush your hair~ _ was you had not been able to brush your hair. you have said you have only— your hair. you have said you have onlyiust — your hair. you have said you have onlyjust been able to brush your hair! _ only 'ust been able to brush your hair! , ., , , , ., only 'ust been able to brush your hair! , ., _ hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able — hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able to _ hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able to go _ hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able to go through - hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able to go through my - hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats to be able to go through my hair, j hair! yes, honestly, it is of treats i to be able to go through my hair, it is so nice to not have that nothing there any more. —— all of those knots any more. there any more. -- all of those knots any more.— there any more. -- all of those knots any more. the princess of wales had _ knots any more. the princess of wales had a _ knots any more. the princess of wales had a go _ knots any more. the princess of wales had a go telling _ knots any more. the princess of wales had a go telling what - knots any more. the princess of wales had a go telling what you | wales had a go telling what you towed, she welcome you back? yes. towed, she welcome you back? yes, one of the ways _ towed, she welcome you back? yes, one of the ways i _ towed, she welcome you back? yes, one of the ways i tried _ towed, she welcome you back? yes, one of the ways i tried was _ towed, she welcome you back? 13:3 one of the ways i tried was to drag tyres, it was great to have her there in one of the school competition is i run, and she

dragged the tyres, they are about 20 kilograms each and it depends on the surface you are on in terms of friction and how heavy they are. this is her having a go? is it all about the angle you are standing on? depending on the surface you are on. so if you are dragging the tyres on high grass there is a lot more fiction, so it is tougher, —— not more friction, and on gravel it is a lot easier. 50 more friction, and on gravel it is a lot easier-— more friction, and on gravel it is a lot easier. . , ., ., ,, lot easier. so where are you making the most? i— lot easier. so where are you making the most? i can _ lot easier. so where are you making the most? i can definitely _ lot easier. so where are you making the most? i can definitely feel - lot easier. so where are you making the most? i can definitely feel my i the most? i can definitely feel my hamstrings. _ the most? i can definitely feel my hamstrings, calves _ the most? i can definitely feel my hamstrings, calves and _ the most? i can definitely feel my| hamstrings, calves and shoulders. the most? i can definitely feel my i hamstrings, calves and shoulders. i -ot hamstrings, calves and shoulders. i got neck— hamstrings, calves and shoulders. i got neck pain really early on because _ got neck pain really early on because i_ got neck pain really early on because i was dragging this heavy sled and _ because i was dragging this heavy sled and looking down at my compass. from day— sled and looking down at my compass. from day five. so that was fun to struggle — from day five. so that was fun to struggle with and it got worse and worse _ struggle with and it got worse and worse and — struggle with and it got worse and worse and i had to ration my pain relief _ worse and i had to ration my pain relief after— worse and i had to ration my pain relief. after i passed the poll, i had one — relief. after i passed the poll, i had one tablet left of codeine to take only — had one tablet left of codeine to take only on the last —— west day and i_ take only on the last —— west day and i had —

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good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines. an unacceptable failure — families of the 22 people murdered in the manchester arena bombing express their anger at being let down by the security services. there were feelings by m15 and it should have been stopped. i've lost my son because somebody didn't do theirjob properly. more revelations from matt hancock's lockdown messages — government officials discussed the need for the police to get tougher with the public over covid rules. swimming in troubled waters — the rivers polluted with sewage, and the campaigners fighting to clean them up. good to clean them up. morning, there is a warning that good morning, there is a warning that hundreds of thousands of potentially unsafe vehicles could remain on the roads illegally as people struggle to afford the cost of repairs and mots. i will look at

what you need to do. joy for roy in the cricket. as jason closes in, on a century, in the second one day match in bangladesh as they look to wrap up the series. # it's so good to be together. it's the simply unmistakable sound of simply red. mick hucknall will be here as the band return with a new album. is the weather too cult a mention? maybe not. it will get cold next week. today, plenty of cloud. the forecast coming up on breakfast. it's friday the 3rd of march. the families of those who died in the manchester arena bombing have described their pain and anger at the failure of m15 to stop the attack. a public inquiry found the intelligence and security agency missed a significant chance to take action that might have stopped the 2017 bombing. danny savage reports.

nearly six years on from the atrocity at the manchester arena, a thorough report has concluded the security services missed a significant chance to take action that may have prevented it. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence could have been obtained, which might have led to action preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. in response to the criticism, the director general of m15 made a statement, but refused to take questions from the media. i deeply regret that such intelligence was not obtained. gathering covert intelligence is difficult.

but had we managed to seize the slim chance we had, those impacted might not have experienced such appalling loss and trauma. i am profoundly sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack. the inquiry established that two pieces of classified information about the bomber were not acted upon by m15. that was a missed opportunity. it could have led to salman abedi being followed to the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert. teenagers were leaving, parents were waiting for their children. the revelations have left the families of the victims angry. they wanted yesterday to answer so many questions.

there were feelings by m15, and it should have been stopped. so, yeah, i am furious that i have lost my son because somebody did not do theirjob properly. policies have changed as a result of the manchester arena inquiry. it has been uncomfortable listening for most of the authorities involved. but that is nothing compared to a lifetime of sadness and loss for the innocent families caught up in the bombing. danny savage, bbc news. we're joined now by our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, who has been following the inquiry. asa as a range of emotions from their families, from anger and frustration from some and others a resigned acceptance of the outcome. it has been a long _ acceptance of the outcome. it has been a long time _ acceptance of the outcome. it has been a long time in _ acceptance of the outcome. it has

been a long time in the _ acceptance of the outcome. it has been a long time in the coming i acceptance of the outcome. it has. been a long time in the coming and the hearings have lasted more than two and a half years. such a huge exercise that resulted in three reports. this is the last of three. it is full of information. i guess the families would clearly never have had to confront. it is difficult reading. the other aspect is what they do not know because there is a fourth document they will never see that is withheld because it is classified because of national security and contains evidence which will never be made public about the detail of the opportunities m15 missed. that is where frustration comes from. these family have sat, many of them, through every day of the hearings. they have listened to everything and yet come out at the end of it without absolutely the full information. the end of it without absolutely the full information.— end of it without absolutely the full information. the mosque that abedi attended _ full information. the mosque that abedi attended came _ full information. the mosque that abedi attended came under- full information. the mosque that i abedi attended came under scrutiny and came out with a finding that suggesting wilful blindness and you

had an encounter. we can see that now. i do not mean to be respectful, i cannot see you today. i am not hiding. i can tell you there is no place for radicalisation, politics or any evil acts. no one can be radicalised with a ten—minute sermon. this is about political meetings and other activities in the mosque. i repeat, there are no political meetings. i do not care what people say. the inquiry said there were. have they been to the mosque, in 2016 and 2017? they heard what they were told. they heard evidence from an imam who were said to be reliable. i said that imam was a liar and many things he did were not correct. you did not turn a blind eye? we did not turn a blind eye. that was the chairman of the mosque who this report said was an unreliable witness and he downplayed

the relationship between the abedi family and didsbury mosque. he was at the hearing butjust outside i found him watching things going on and tackled him. because it is that sort of detail these families found difficult. there is a lot of information about government agencies and what could have been done better at that level. but the community in manchester is still healing and will do for so long. that is also something that has had to be dealt with.— a couple charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in woodland in sussex will appear before magistrates today. constance marten and mark gordon were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the couple sparked a nationwide search after going missing seven weeks ago with their newborn. they were found in brighton on monday night and the baby's body was discovered on wednesday.

sue gray, the civil servant who wrote the partygate report into lockdown gatherings in downing street, has been offered the role of chief of staff to the labour leader, let's speak now to our political correspondentjonathan blake. there has been a strong reaction to this at westminster.— this at westminster. predictably terha ts this at westminster. predictably perhaps from — this at westminster. predictably perhaps from conservatives - this at westminster. predictably perhaps from conservatives who this at westminster. predictably - perhaps from conservatives who are outraged at what they see as a move that undermines the findings of sue gray's report. she looked into partygate and found many events were held in downing street and other government buildings that break the rules and the politicians and officials in senior positions should have taken responsibility for that. cabinet ministers serving under borisjohnson, nadine dorries, jacob boris johnson, nadine dorries, jacob rees—mogg, borisjohnson, nadine dorries, jacob rees—mogg, both saying the report now looks like a stitch up. a friend of borisjohnson is selling the validity of her findings has been destroyed. it is not quite a done deal. sue gray, having resigned from

her post in the civil service, now having to undertake a period of at least three months before starting that role as sir keir starmer�*s chief of staff. it may have to be longer, depending on the findings of the advisory council on business appointments. the anti—corruption watchdog at westminster that gives advice on how soon or whether at all ministers and officials should take up ministers and officials should take up a role outside government when they leave their post. labour say they leave their post. labour say they and sue gray will abide by recommendations. it could be some time before she takes up her role but sir keir starmer�*s team seem relaxed about the criticism and say they are playing by the rules. but they are playing by the rules. but they reject any suggestion that sue gray's integrity is called into question. they say it is a matter of getting the best person for the job who knows government inside out and can help labour prepare for what they hope will be a move into

government after the next general election. there have been more revelations from the thousands of leaked whatsapp messages sent and received by former health secretary matt hancock during the pandemic. texts published by the daily telegraph seem to show mr hancock joking with a top aide about travellers arriving in the uk being "locked up" in quarantine hotels. they also discussed the enforcement of covid lockdown regulations in august 2020. when cabinet secretary simon case asks "who is delivering enforcement?" matt hancock replies "i think we are going to have to get heavy with the police". following another meeting injanuary 2021 involving borisjohnson, mr hancock then messages mr case to inform him that "the plod got their marching orders". the bbc has been told some energy firms are preparing to amend bills as they're expecting the government to keep supporting householders past april. typical household energy bills are set to rise to £3000 a year from next month, but calls have been made for the government to retain its current level

of support so the cap stays at £2500. the government has previously said all help for bills is under review and a treasury source declined to comment on speculation. delays to hs2 are being considered, among other options, to curb rising costs — that's according to the boss of the project. the planned high—speed railway, which will link london, the midlands and north of england, has long been plagued by cost increases and delays. one estimate has previously said the final price tag could exceed £100 billion. the government said work was well underway to bring transformational benefits for generations to come. radio 2 presenter ken bruce will host his final mid—morning show today after 31 years. the broadcaster, who's best known for his daily popmaster quiz, announced in january that he would be leaving radio 2 to go to the commercial station greatest hits radio. he'll be replaced by

presenter vernon kay. ken was supposed to present his last show at the end of march, but his leaving date was brought forward to today. it's entirely within the bbc�*s right to ask me to step away a little early. gardening leave is a known concept in broadcasting and in many other areas. but for the sake of 17 days, which was all that was remaining — i would have finished on the 211th, anyway — it seems a shame. but, you know, you just adapt your timetable. instead of three weeks, it's one week and that's been fine. and all the best. a legend of the airwaves, as he continues his work. here's matt. good morning, this is the view in devon a short while ago. a good frost on the ground. clear skies here overnight. for most, cloud

dominated overnight. cloud dominates much of today. the majority having a dry day but some damp weather already with rain in southern scotland, far north of england and northern ireland. the rain continues here through the day in northern ireland. sunlight rain in from this cloud moving west. not as much sunshine in the south as yesterday. clouding over in west wales, devon and cornwall. some breaks in the cloud in scotland and eastern england. when you have sunshine, it will feel pleasant. the wind is light and the sun is getting stronger. but another cold day under grey skies. this evening and overnight, not a huge amount will change. plenty of cloud. some rain and drizzle. maybe breaks in scotland and northern england later in the night and this is where you are most prone to see frost. showers

in the north and east of scotland through the latter stage of the night. this weekend, they will become more dominant. still, many will have the bulk of the weekend dry, but it starts to turn colder as we go into next week. stomach—churning images of raw sewage being pumped directly into the sea were widely shared on social media last year — and it raised fresh questions about the quality of our rivers and waterways. currently, only 111% of england's rivers are classified as having a good ecological status, according to the environment agency. but it says that figure is predicted to drop to just 6% by 2027. raw sewage discharge is one of the main contributors to poor water quality. in just one year, england and wales' waterways had sewage pumped into them for at least three point four million hours. yorkshire was one of the worst counties

for polluted waterways, with three of its rivers — the calder, the aire and the ouse — falling within the top ten. meanwhile, sewage was discharged into the river severn more than 2,500 times in one year. environment correspondent jonah fisher has been to meet people living nearby. 5.6 degrees. 5.6 degrees? yeah, it's quite warm. cleaning up our waterways is going to take courage and conviction, and melissa and alison have it in spades. you're there with your friends. but, again, it's quite solitary. oh, it'sjust lovely. it's the freedom. you're part of the nature. yeah, i love it. but, unfortunately, it's notjust nature in the river severn. it gets whiffy just up the river there. the uk's longest river is like many of our waterways — in trouble. farming runoff, industrial waste and sewage have

all played their part in making swimming not for the faint—hearted. in the edges, you tend to get sanitary products and toilet paper, that kind of thing. wet wipes. and it's a different colour. the water? yeah, yeah. it's horrible. looks like slurry. it's not nice. butjust how polluted the severn is is hard to quantify. in recent years, there have been great efforts made to measure the amount of sewage that flows into our rivers. but that data has its limits. here in the severn, we know that sewage mixed with rainwater flowed out of outflow pipes like that one over there for a combined total of nearly 29,000 hours in 2021. what we don't know is whether it was dribbling out or a raging torrent. and if you've ever run a bath, you'll know that makes all the difference. testing the water is the obvious way to find out how clean the severn is,

but the only way to get that done regularly is to do as alison and melissa are attempting — get it official status as a place to swim. so we're hoping to get a couple of stretches in the river severn designated as bathing water so that the water will be tested to see how clean it is or otherwise. and then if there's any pollutants in it, the environment agency will investigate who's polluting the water and what with. on the other side of the severn, we meet up with campaigners who say they've had enough. so this is where the the sewer enters the river. so this is where the sewer enters the river. claire, kate and jamie are refusing to pay the part of their bill that covers taking the waste water away. i'lljust pay half of it for the fresh water. that's the supply in your taps. supply in the taps, which, you know, we're grateful for, really. but if they're still pumping the- into the rivers, | then i'm not happy about that. i'm not going to pay for it.

i really feel like the only thing that's left for me to protest is to try and withhold a bit of the money because that seems to be the only thing that they care about. you're not worried that you might get a criminal record? no, no, no, i'm not. i'm going to disinfect my shoes when i get home. when everything works, shrewsbury�*s sewage ends up here. this is a final settlement tank. the local water company points to environment agency data that shows farming playing the most significant role in polluting the river. so what, then, do they make of the campaigners' refusal to pay their bills? i completely understand that there is a lot of passion when it comes to talking about rivers. people are fed up. oh, yes. so people are really passionate about this, but so are we. well, fix it, then. oh, so.... and we are. so, for example, we are investing £100 million every year to reinforcing our sewer network. but the water companies were privatised decades ago. you've had a lot of

time to sort this out. why should we believe you now that you're going to actually fix this problem? so, over that time, a lot of investment has gone into water quality and so there have been improvements. but we do accept that people would like to see us do more — and so we are. that night, we joined a special meeting of shrewsbury council — called to discuss the state of the severn. alison pushed her campaign for bathing status. and bill—refuser claire delivered a call to action. it isn'tjust the water companies, it's also farmers, it's also members of the public. we're all going to have to work together. it's pointless just blaming each other. with discussion of the severn over for the night, alison and melissa waded back into it. the advantage of darkness is that you have no idea what it is you're swimming in. jonah fisher, bbc news, in shrewsbury.

we can speak now to the actor paul whitehouse, who's been investigating the state of britain's rivers for a new bbc documentary. nice to talk to you. people know you from garden fishing and understand your appreciation of the waterways. —— gone fishing. how did you get involved in looking at pollution. i have always been concerned about the level of pollution in rivers and lakes because i have being an angler all my life and have seen it first—hand. bob mortimer and all my life and have seen it first—hand. bob mortimerand i all my life and have seen it first—hand. bob mortimer and i have been privileged and lucky enough to visit some of the most beautiful places in the country. and they are still beautiful. a lot of rivers are extraordinarily beautiful places which makes it more heartbreaking to see what has been on. the pollution we experience now is more insidious than old—fashioned industrial than old —fashioned industrial pollution,

than old—fashioned industrial pollution, i am sorry, i am crying here, not at pain of the rivers, because it is so cold. the levels of pollution we see now are more insidious. they are industrial relation, run—off, and also the water companies are culpable. when i started the documentary, although i am good friends with feargal sharkey, who has been a mouthpiece of the campaign, it still astonishes me water companies are legally allowed to dump raw sewage into waterways at certain levels of storm overflows and high rainfall. ifind it an anomaly. i am so angry about it. and i cannot believe it, still cannot believe that is policy. plus, there are also allegations that water companies are also dumping raw sewage illegally. but water companies are also dumping raw sewage illegally-— sewage illegally. but that is 'ust somethin 1 sewage illegally. but that is 'ust something tfi sewage illegally. but that is 'ust something i have i sewage illegally. but that is 'ust something i have heard. i sewage illegally. but that is 'ust something i have heard. we]. sewage illegally. but that isjust something i have heard. we will sewage illegally. but that is just i something i have heard. we will let that anger keep you warmed up

because i appreciate it looks cold. have you seen evidence of the impact of this pollution on wildlife and fish populations as you have been fishing? fish populations as you have been fishint ? ~ , , fish populations as you have been fishint? ~ , �* ., fish populations as you have been fishint? ~ , ~ ., ., fish populations as you have been fishint? ~ , �* ., ., , fishing? absolutely. a lot of rivers are devastated, _ fishing? absolutely. a lot of rivers are devastated, nothing _ fishing? absolutely. a lot of rivers are devastated, nothing like - fishing? absolutely. a lot of rivers are devastated, nothing like what| are devastated, nothing like what they were 20 years ago. they have been cleaned up in the post—industrial era and we thought everything was rosy in the garden but unfortunately that is not the case. yourfilm but unfortunately that is not the case. your film touched but unfortunately that is not the case. yourfilm touched on but unfortunately that is not the case. your film touched on the issues that we are concerned with on the river severn and we visit the wye, which is often voted the nation's favourite river, in places it has been decimated. it still has potential. i do not want to paint just a picture of doom and gloom. the technology and possibility exists to clean up our rivers. and now we are seeing across the country

the will of people to do something about it. there is a groundswell of support to do something about this. the water companies have been sitting on their laurels too long. it is time they were taken to task. good morning. i interrupted, iam sorry. good morning. i interrupted, i am sor . ., �* sorry. charlie here. all right, charlie, sorry. charlie here. all right, charlie. you _ sorry. charlie here. all right, charlie, you can _ sorry. charlie here. all right, charlie, you can interrupt, i l sorry. charlie here. all right, i charlie, you can interrupt, i will let you off. charlie, you can interrupt, i will let you off-— charlie, you can interrupt, i will let you off. charlie, you can interrupt, i will let ou off. ., ., . , ., let you off. you mention the wye and an one let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who — let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who knows _ let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who knows it _ let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who knows it it _ let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who knows it it is _ let you off. you mention the wye and anyone who knows it it is a _ anyone who knows it it is a stunningly beautiful place. do you think the fact people enjoy the place, it almost is that they are unaware what is going on in the river system itself. we are on a quick learning curve about what is happening beneath, in and around. 1&5 happening beneath, in and around. is your film highlighted, happening beneath, in and around. is yourfilm highlighted, it happening beneath, in and around. is your film highlighted, it is now... yourfilm highlighted, it is now... they talk about it being a second—tier issue. how can that be?

it is water, we cannot exist without it. we cannot go to another water company, another area for our water, we have no alternative. lockdown focused everyone on how beautiful the countryside is. and here we are, the countryside is. and here we are, the very people, often, who are supposed to be safeguarding it, are the ones causing problems. it has to change. it is quite simple, it has to change. tit. change. it is quite simple, it has to change-— change. it is quite simple, it has tochante. ., ., , ., ., to change. a lot of people adore on fishint. . to change. a lot of people adore on fishing- - that— to change. a lot of people adore on fishing. . that programme - to change. a lot of people adore on fishing. . that programme is - fishing. . that programme is delightful. i dare say when you are out there, doing your thing, there must be moments when you have discussions about what is going on and you have presumably been fishing and you have presumably been fishing a long time. and you have presumably been fishing a lont time. ~ , ., and you have presumably been fishing alont time. ~ , ., a long time. absolutely. in a way that is why _ a long time. absolutely. in a way that is why i _ a long time. absolutely. in a way that is why i am _ a long time. absolutely. in a way that is why i am fronting - a long time. absolutely. in a way that is why i am fronting the - that is why i am fronting the documentary because i have been

privileged to fish in our beautiful rivers and see it first—hand. it would be lax of me if i did not put my head over the parapet. we have had feargal sharkey on our show a couple of times. our show is a celebration of rivers and the countryside. but we cannot ignore what is going on. feargal sharkey has been the spearhead of the current campaign to get the water companies to acknowledge what is going on. companies to acknowledge what is ttoin on. �* , , companies to acknowledge what is ttoin on. v , , companies to acknowledge what is ttoinon. �*, , , , going on. let's 'ust see... let see a little going on. let's 'ust see... let see a ttttte ht — going on. let's 'ust see... let see a ttttte ht of _ going on. let'sjust see... let see a little bit of it. — going on. let'sjust see... let see a little bit of it. a _ going on. let'sjust see... let see a little bit of it. a clip _ going on. let'sjust see... let see a little bit of it. a clip from - going on. let'sjust see... let see a little bit of it. a clip from the i a little bit of it. a clip from the documentary. where you find out the extent of the pollution in some of our rivers. this is exactly what a sewage discharge actually looks like. so that's full on. oh, it is. everything going into the river, all downstream. look at the state of that. jeez, right the way across. it is liquid death. and that is underwater.

so all these little bits that you are seeing floating around is human waste. and then mixed in with it you have the sanitary towels and obviously the waste and the wipes and everything. that is deeply unpleasant to behold. that is a turd's—eye view. it isa it is a good line but all fairly grim. what you realises there is some responsibility on the public to be careful about what they are putting into the way system. obviously, we have a personal responsibility. we can see in front of us here, evidence of human discharge, shall we say? we have a personal responsibility but the bigger picture is how we manage our rivers and waterways and water supply. it is interesting. that was

the river wharfe in elderly. i think it was one of the first designated bathing areas in the country. i would not want to swim in that, would not want to swim in that, would you? no, thanks. iwent would you? no, thanks. i went for a swim in the river thames a little while ago. are you mad? well, yeah, i do wonder. where do you go for your swim? it does make you think. itjust seems extraordinary. i end up sounding like a broken record for those of you old enough to know what a record is. ijust cannot comprehend the fact that we are discharging raw sewage into waterways. i keep asking the same question of myself and everyone i have interviewed and met on the programme. how this can be allowed to happen. i still have not

had a satisfactory answer. it makes you scared and worried about enjoying the rivers stop hats off to you, charlie forswimming in enjoying the rivers stop hats off to you, charlie for swimming in the river thames.— you, charlie for swimming in the river thames. , ., , ., ., river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovel to river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat — river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat with _ river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat with you. _ river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat with you. have - river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat with you. have a - river thames. maybe not wise to do. lovely to chat with you. have a cup i lovely to chat with you. have a cup of tea, warm up. i lovely to chat with you. have a cup of tea. warm up-— lovely to chat with you. have a cup of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea. i of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea- i have — of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea. i have to _ of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea. i have to have _ of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea. i have to have a _ of tea, warm up. i cannot get a cup of tea. i have to have a heart - of tea. i have to have a heart assessment and they will not let me have a coffee or anything to eat! igate have a coffee or anything to eat! we tet a have a coffee or anything to eat! we get a health update as well. i hope it goes all right.— get a health update as well. i hope it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk — it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk to _ it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk to you. _ it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk to you. i _ it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk to you. i mean, - it goes all right. thanks very much. good to talk to you. i mean, bless l good to talk to you. i mean, bless him. he good to talk to you. i mean, bless him- he really _ good to talk to you. i mean, bless him. he really wanted _ good to talk to you. i mean, bless him. he really wanted to - good to talk to you. i mean, bless him. he really wanted to get - good to talk to you. i mean, bless him. he really wanted to get the i him. he really wanted to get the message out there. our thanks to message out there. ourthanks to him. message out there. our thanks to him. every time you see those pictures of what is put directly into the rivers, it focuses the mind. it is not a broken record, it is a broken live stream, which is appropriate. it sort of works. you can watch paul whitehouse: our troubled rivers this sunday on bbc two at 8pm and on bbc iplayer.

breakfast is on bbc one until a 9.15. then morning live takes over. coming up on morning live. in the last few weeks, cases of norovirus have increased by more than a third, and infections in people over 65 are at the highest in a decade. with over the counter medicines selling out dr punam is here. keeping hydrated is the key to recovery, but some medication can make things worse. so i'll tell you what to do to get back on your feet. plus rav is here with his warning of the week. the new financial year is weeks away, but we're being bugged by the same old tax scams. don't be fooled by slick websites. i'll explain why, if you're due a tax rebate, you'll never be given a deadline. also on the show, looking after your finances, and credit unions are providing a lifeline for people that struggle to borrow from banks. katie thistleton finds out how they're getting money to the people that need it. plus, chefjohn gregory—smith

is making chinese noodles. at £3.50 a portion, it's quicker and cheaper than going to the takeaway. they usually taste better. call the midwife's helen george talks to us about trixie finally getting lucky in love. after 11 series. and we all love a bit of strictly fitness, so strictly pro michelle tsiakkas is here with some moves for my 211 hour comic relief challenge. see you at 9:15. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. the london fire brigade is looking into more than 150 disciplinary cases against staff over the past two years. data obtained by bbc london reveals allegations including fraud,

misuse of social media, and inappropriate language. last year the brigade was moved into special measures after concerns about its culture. the lfb said complaints of gross misconduct that are upheld will lead to dismissal. we'll all be paying more to use public transport from sunday. adult fares are going up by an average of 10 to 30 pence on most pay as you go journeys. it's part of tfl's deal with the government to get its finances back on track after falling into trouble during the pandemic. staying with the tubes — a man who spent months visiting all of london's tube stations before he loses his mobility says he hopes to help improve disabled access on the capital's transport. ben spencer came up with the challenge after being told he has a rare condition known as ataxia, and may not be able to walk by the end of the year. i thought, if i can put pictures on my instagram, i can do something good and help other people.

i think it's almost certain with the progression my particular ataxia has, that i would be in a wheelchair most of the time now if i'd not done the tube challenge. so there is an element of being a little bit selfish and looking after myself in all this. apples and pears, dog and bone — do you know what i am saying? it's london's very own language, and goes back hundreds of years. but there are fears that cockney could be wiped out. so a celebration is being held at the museum of london docklands in the hope of changing that. the modern cockney festival aims to give a new insight into the identity, culture and rhyming slang. minor delays on the north and part suspension on thejubilee two metropolitan line.

hello, good morning. there's still plenty of dry weather in the forecast as we head through the rest of this week in the capital. but our area of high pressure is set to pull away to the north and the west allowing a northerly wind to develop over the weekend and then some very cold air to sink southwards, so it will be turning chillier on sunday and even colder still into the start of next week. now, for this morning, it's still quite a cold start. temperatures in low single figures, a touch of frost out there. a lot more cloud around today then we saw yesterday, but still some brighter spells i think here and there and it should stay largely dry. top afternoon temperatures of seven or eight celsius with again a bit of added wind—chill but the north—easterly wind is still fairly light. as we head through this evening and overnight, it's more of the same, plenty of cloud, we've still got that feed of cloud coming through. temperatures in low single figures as we start saturday. lots of cloud on saturday, maybe a few spot of drizzle here and there at times. and then turning colder again on sunday. that's it for now, we'll be back in an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. the rising cost of living affects all areas of our lives so it's no surprise the amount it costs to run and maintain a car has gone up significantly recently. new research shows people are struggling to afford a mot test, and other drivers are avoiding getting essential repairs done in order to save money. hannah's at a garage in greater manchester for us this morning. some of the stuff, you haven't got a choice, you have got to have an mot and it costs money.— choice, you have got to have an mot and it costs money. morning, charlie and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel- — and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel. we _ and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel. we have _ and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel. we have all— and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel. we have all had - and it costs money. morning, charlie and rachel. we have all had that - and rachel. we have all had that sinking feeling when you know that your mot is due and you wonder what is going to come next. we have got some maintenance going on here, what are you doing? i am just rebuilding the brake system. and this is a car that has come in for maintenance? yes, it is. you have got plenty to

be getting on with, i'm sure. i will let you get on. a lot of people are worried about the cost of maintenance. a third of 211—year—olds told the rac that they were cutting back on repairs and choosing not to do them. one in six people have now told halfords that they simply cannot afford to even do their mat. and the vast majority of those people then went on to say that they would continue to use their car without a valid mot. we should stress that that is illegal. and he is here, —— andy is a who was involved in that research, what was your reaction to those statistics? seven out of ten drivers will consider— seven out of ten drivers will consider driving without an mot, that's— consider driving without an mot, that's shocking and alarming. we see it in the statistics _ that's shocking and alarming. we see it in the statistics but _ that's shocking and alarming. we see it in the statistics but do _ that's shocking and alarming. we see it in the statistics but do you - that's shocking and alarming. we see it in the statistics but do you see - it in the statistics but do you see it in the statistics but do you see it on the shop floor?— it in the statistics but do you see it on the shop floor? yes, we see drivers cutting —

it on the shop floor? yes, we see drivers cutting back _ it on the shop floor? yes, we see drivers cutting back and - it on the shop floor? yes, we see drivers cutting back and doing - it on the shop floor? yes, we see| drivers cutting back and doing the bare essentials to keep the car on the road. — bare essentials to keep the car on the road, keep the mot going. it's those _ the road, keep the mot going. it's those advisory items that ordinarily people _ those advisory items that ordinarily people would get done to ensure that their car— people would get done to ensure that their car was safe and maintained on their car was safe and maintained on the road. _ their car was safe and maintained on the road, those things are starting to be _ the road, those things are starting to be cut _ the road, those things are starting to be cut back on as well. what the road, those things are starting to be cut back on as well.- to be cut back on as well. what is the impact _ to be cut back on as well. what is the impact if _ to be cut back on as well. what is the impact if people _ to be cut back on as well. what is the impact if people choose - to be cut back on as well. what is the impact if people choose not i to be cut back on as well. what is| the impact if people choose not to do the advisories because they cannot do them or they are choosing not to service their car in the way they might once have done? what impact does that happen? historically people generally have their cars — historically people generally have their cars serviced at the same time as the _ their cars serviced at the same time as the m01— their cars serviced at the same time as the mot. so those things are starting — as the mot. so those things are starting to— as the mot. so those things are starting to be reduced. those advisory— starting to be reduced. those advisory items, they become failures in the _ advisory items, they become failures in the future. so it if you don't -et in the future. so it if you don't get them _ in the future. so it if you don't get them done in the time of the m0t1 _ get them done in the time of the mot, or— get them done in the time of the mot, orafter, get them done in the time of the mot, or after, they can lead to a costly— mot, or after, they can lead to a costly breakdown later on. we are trying _ costly breakdown later on. we are trying to _ costly breakdown later on. we are trying to give the best advice we can _ trying to give the best advice we can. ~ ., trying to give the best advice we can. . ., ., , ., trying to give the best advice we can. . ., ., .,, can. what would you say to people who want to _ can. what would you say to people who want to be _ can. what would you say to people who want to be safe, _ can. what would you say to people who want to be safe, they - can. what would you say to people who want to be safe, they want. can. what would you say to people who want to be safe, they want to | who want to be safe, they want to drive their car, they need their car but they also don't have much money in their back pocket, what would you say to them?—

say to them? certainly try and keep on to- of say to them? certainly try and keep on top of the _ say to them? certainly try and keep on top of the car — say to them? certainly try and keep on top of the car maintenance, - on top of the car maintenance, between — on top of the car maintenance, between service and mot, is checking things— between service and mot, is checking things like _ between service and mot, is checking things like your tyres, tyre pressure, levels, things like that. but our— pressure, levels, things like that. but our stores and garages, we can support— but our stores and garages, we can support you _ but our stores and garages, we can support you with that. we have also -ot support you with that. we have also got a _ support you with that. we have also got a halfords motoring club that you can _ got a halfords motoring club that you canjoin which helps got a halfords motoring club that you can join which helps to give you discounts— you can join which helps to give you discounts on — you can join which helps to give you discounts on mot is another service items _ discounts on mot is another service items. ., ~' , ., discounts on mot is another service items. ., ~' �* , h discounts on mot is another service items. ., , ~ , �*, ., ,, items. thank you, andy. let's talk to gl nis items. thank you, andy. let's talk to glynis who _ items. thank you, andy. let's talk to glynis who owns _ items. thank you, andy. let's talk to glynis who owns this _ items. thank you, andy. let's talk to glynis who owns this workshop. j items. thank you, andy. let's talk| to glynis who owns this workshop. i know you do a lot of the invoices here, you must be seeing your costs go here, you must be seeing your costs 9° up here, you must be seeing your costs go up as well as the business? thea; go up as well as the business? they are ttoin go up as well as the business? they are going up — go up as well as the business? they are going up massively, we don't know— are going up massively, we don't know from — are going up massively, we don't know from day— are going up massively, we don't know from day to _ are going up massively, we don't know from day to day _ are going up massively, we don't know from day to day what - are going up massively, we don't know from day to day what is - are going up massively, we don't i know from day to day what is going to be _ know from day to day what is going to be one — know from day to day what is going to be one day— know from day to day what is going to be. one day something - know from day to day what is going to be. one day something cost - know from day to day what is going to be. one day something cost a i to be. one day something cost a fiver— to be. one day something cost a fiver in _ to be. one day something cost a fiver in the — to be. one day something cost a fiver in the next _ to be. one day something cost a fiver in the next day _ to be. one day something cost a fiver in the next day could - to be. one day something cost a fiver in the next day could be - to be. one day something cost a| fiver in the next day could be £7. customers — fiver in the next day could be £7. customers ask— fiver in the next day could be £7. customers ask what _ fiver in the next day could be £7. customers ask what the - fiver in the next day could be £7. customers ask what the prices i fiver in the next day could be £7. i customers ask what the prices are going _ customers ask what the prices are going to _ customers ask what the prices are going to be — customers ask what the prices are going to be and _ customers ask what the prices are going to be and until— customers ask what the prices are going to be and until we _ customers ask what the prices are going to be and until we have - customers ask what the prices are going to be and until we have thel going to be and until we have the parts _ going to be and until we have the parts in _ going to be and until we have the parts in we — going to be and until we have the parts in we cannot _ going to be and until we have the parts in we cannot give _ going to be and until we have the parts in we cannot give them - going to be and until we have the parts in we cannot give them the| parts in we cannot give them the cost of— parts in we cannot give them the cost of what _ parts in we cannot give them the cost of what the _ parts in we cannot give them the cost of what the job _ parts in we cannot give them the cost of what the job is _ parts in we cannot give them the cost of what the job is going - parts in we cannot give them the cost of what the job is going to i parts in we cannot give them the i cost of what the job is going to be. we can— cost of what the job is going to be. we can give — cost of what the job is going to be. we can give them _ cost of what the job is going to be. we can give them a _ cost of what the job is going to be. we can give them a rough- cost of what the job is going to be. i we can give them a rough estimation, but that's— we can give them a rough estimation, but that's about — we can give them a rough estimation, but that's about it. _ we can give them a rough estimation, but that's about it. that— we can give them a rough estimation, but that's about it.— but that's about it. that must be very frustrating. _ but that's about it. that must be very frustrating. the _ but that's about it. that must be| very frustrating. the government but that's about it. that must be i very frustrating. the government is consulting on making mot is every two years rather than every year as

a way of bringing down costs, not great for you as a business but what do you think of it as a plan? it worries me because we see some vehicles _ worries me because we see some vehicles come _ worries me because we see some vehicles come through _ worries me because we see some vehicles come through which - worries me because we see some vehicles come through which are i vehicles come through which are really— vehicles come through which are really not — vehicles come through which are really not fit _ vehicles come through which are really not fit for _ vehicles come through which are really not fit for the _ vehicles come through which are really not fit for the road. - vehicles come through which are really not fit for the road. and i vehicles come through which are really not fit for the road. and if| really not fit for the road. and if it's really not fit for the road. and if its left — really not fit for the road. and if it's left another— really not fit for the road. and if it's left another 12 _ really not fit for the road. and if it's left another 12 months, - really not fit for the road. and if it's left another 12 months, you| it's left another 12 months, you know. — it's left another 12 months, you know. they— it's left another 12 months, you know. they are _ it's left another 12 months, you know, they are going _ it's left another 12 months, you know, they are going to - it's left another 12 months, you know, they are going to be - it's left another 12 months, you i know, they are going to be worse, and then— know, they are going to be worse, and then it — know, they are going to be worse, and then it is _ know, they are going to be worse, and then it is going _ know, they are going to be worse, and then it is going to _ know, they are going to be worse, and then it is going to cause - know, they are going to be worse, i and then it is going to cause damage to themselves — and then it is going to cause damage to themselves and _ and then it is going to cause damage to themselves and to _ and then it is going to cause damage to themselves and to various - and then it is going to cause damage| to themselves and to various people, they could _ to themselves and to various people, they could have — to themselves and to various people, they could have an _ to themselves and to various people, they could have an accident - to themselves and to various people, they could have an accident and - to themselves and to various people, they could have an accident and hit i they could have an accident and hit people _ they could have an accident and hit people that— they could have an accident and hit people. that obviously— they could have an accident and hit people. that obviously really- people. that obviously really concerns _ people. that obviously really concerns me. _ people. that obviously really concerns me.— people. that obviously really concerns me. ., , �* ., ~' concerns me. certainly. and thank ou ve concerns me. certainly. and thank you very much _ concerns me. certainly. and thank you very much for _ concerns me. certainly. and thank you very much for having - concerns me. certainly. and thank you very much for having us - concerns me. certainly. and thank you very much for having us this i you very much for having us this morning and reminding us all of the importance of getting that mot and that maintenance done. if this has made you wonder when yours is due, that was the case for me, there are websites online where you can put in your registration number and find out when your mot is next due. it worked for me, so it will work for you as well. worked for me, so it will work for you as well-— you might think your garden is a tranquil haven for wildlife to visit, but that could be far

from the truth, according to new research. wild animals might be battling it out in turf wars, as they fight for food that gets left out for them. victoria hicks has this report. a fox behaving aggressively towards a badger as it battles for scraps left out in a back garden. it's behaviour like this that's been analysed by researchers at nottingham trent university and brighton university to better understand how urban wildlife interacts. the research came about because we were working with the general public on wildlife, and they were asking us, if they put food in the gardens for badgers, foxes and hedgehogs, what effects are that food creating between those animals? so are those animals just eating it or is it attracting more animals together? and is there any potential conflicts or fighting between those animals by providing food? after an appeal on bbc springwatch, people filmed wildlife in their back gardens. that led researchers to analyse animal behaviour

across almost 700 videos. what were the most surprising things that you found from your research? so we had two things that i found really interesting. first of all was the interaction between foxes and cats. we thought foxes would see off cats and get access to the food, but actually it was the other way round. so in many cases, the cats actually got access to the food and chased the foxes off. so cats are definitely top dog in the garden. another thing we found really interesting is the interaction with hedgehogs. so hedgehogs against other hedgehogs, they're usually solitary, but what we found is when there was food present, they did try to fight each other. so hedgehogs are a little bit more feisty than we thought, and also with other animals. so we saw hedgehogs standing up against cats. they definitely saw cats off and also foxes. so how can we best support wildlife in our gardens and open spaces? what we found from the research is that when we put out food, we change the interactions between animals. so if we do feed and in many cases food is important for these

species in urban areas, but if we feed, we need to feed responsibly. so try not to have it all clumped massively in one place, but to scatter it across the garden and wherever possible, always use naturalfood items. looks like it's a hedgehog sniffing a fox. this research is part of a wider study into urban wildlife to learn more about how we can best support it in terms of its behaviour and its health. victoria hicks, bbc news. we've received hundreds of videos and pictures of wildlife in your garden. thank you for sending them in. if you hear mike chipping in, it's because he loves wildlife. i do! this is fox _ because he loves wildlife. i do! this is fox cubs _ because he loves wildlife. i do! this is fox cubs in _ because he loves wildlife. i do! this is fox cubs in a _ because he loves wildlife. i do! this is fox cubs in a viewer's i this is fox cubs in a viewer's garden. this is fox cubs in a viewer's atrden. ., . , this is fox cubs in a viewer's atrden. ., ., , ., ., , garden. how many are there as well? the are garden. how many are there as well? they are so — garden. how many are there as well? they are so sweet. _ garden. how many are there as well? they are so sweet. cleverly _ garden. how many are there as well? they are so sweet. cleverly filmed i they are so sweet. cleverly filmed

without frightening _ they are so sweet. cleverly filmed without frightening them. - they are so sweet. cleverly filmed without frightening them. they i they are so sweet. cleverly filmed| without frightening them. they are eatint without frightening them. they are eating something, _ without frightening them. they are eating something, something - without frightening them. they are eating something, something in i without frightening them. they are l eating something, something in the bowls? we have also got this one which is another foxes, bowls? we have also got this one which is anotherfoxes, that bowls? we have also got this one which is another foxes, that is unmistakably a fox. you which is another foxes, that is unmistakably a fox.— which is another foxes, that is unmistakably a fox. he unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own — unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own bowl! _ unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own bowl! does _ unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own bowl! does it _ unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own bowl! does it have - unmistakably a fox. you are good! he has his own bowl! does it have his - has his own bowl! does it have his name _ has his own bowl! does it have his name on _ has his own bowl! does it have his name on it— has his own bowl! does it have his name on it as well?— has his own bowl! does it have his name on it as well? somebody who is in the habit of— name on it as well? somebody who is in the habit of clearly _ name on it as well? somebody who is in the habit of clearly feeding - name on it as well? somebody who is in the habit of clearly feeding the - in the habit of clearly feeding the foxes unless it was a dogs ball. —— bowl. friendly foxes, this is a video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs _ video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs came _ video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs came up _ video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs came up in _ video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs came up in the - video of some hedgehogs. now, hedgehogs came up in the discussion earlier with the wildlife expert, not mike, somebody else. she said hedgehogs do get quite cross and grumpy with each other. what hedgehogs do get quite cross and grumpy with each other. what was the term? so1 charges _ grumpy with each other. what was the term? so1 charges at _ grumpy with each other. what was the term? so1 charges at the _ grumpy with each other. what was the term? so1 charges at the other- grumpy with each other. what was the term? so1 charges at the other one. i term? sol charges at the other one. ram and roll or the other one. it sounds like the six nations. i ram and roll or the other one. it i sounds like the six nations. i think we have got _ sounds like the six nations. i think we have got one more? _ sounds like the six nations. i think we have got one more? this - sounds like the six nations. i think we have got one more? this is -

sounds like the six nations. i think we have got one more? this is a i we have got one more? this is a lane. a we have got one more? this is a lane-_ a picture - we have got one more? this is a lane._ a picture of- lane. oh, look! a picture of hedgehog. _ lane. oh, look! a picture of hedgehog, she _ lane. oh, look! a picture of hedgehog, she has- lane. oh, look! a picture of hedgehog, she has given i lane. oh, look! a picture of hedgehog, she has given it| lane. oh, look! a picture of- hedgehog, she has given it some lane. oh, look! a picture of— hedgehog, she has given it some food and water and elaine says, that is ahead a hedgehog smile! i’m and water and elaine says, that is ahead a hedgehog smile! i'm buying that! that is — ahead a hedgehog smile! i'm buying that! that is a — ahead a hedgehog smile! i'm buying that! that is a happy _ ahead a hedgehog smile! i'm buying that! that is a happy hedgehog. - that! that is a happy hedgehog. fantastic — that! that is a happy hedgehog. fantastic. �* , ., that! that is a happy hedgehog. fantastic. �* ., ., ., fantastic. are you going to do some s-ufious fantastic. are you going to do some spurious link— fantastic. are you going to do some spurious link into _ fantastic. are you going to do some spurious link into the _ fantastic. are you going to do some spurious link into the sport - fantastic. are you going to do some spurious link into the sport now, - spurious link into the sport now, how are you going to manage that? england's cricketers are in bangladesh.— england's cricketers are in | bangladesh._ if england's cricketers are in - bangladesh._ if they england's cricketers are in _ bangladesh._ if they were bangladesh. here we go. if they were luc and bangladesh. here we go. if they were lucky and got — bangladesh. here we go. if they were lucky and got near — bangladesh. here we go. if they were lucky and got near enough _ bangladesh. here we go. if they were lucky and got near enough and - bangladesh. here we go. if they were lucky and got near enough and got. lucky and got near enough and got some wildlife pictures, they could get a picture of a royal bengal tiger, whose roar can be had three miles away, and who else is roaring, jason roy! in this world cup year, england's opening batterjason roy has sent out a warning to the rest of the world. he's back to his best with a century for england in the second of the three one day internationals.

for england in the second roy equalled the record for half centuries as an opener for his country to put him alongside the great graham gooch. and he's not stopped there and has gone past the 100 after struggling for runs lately. 0h, oh, and he is now out, of course! he did get 132 so that is pretty good going. england are 205—11 from 35 overs. now ten years after hanging up his boots, the former wales footballerjason bowen has been speaking about his fight against motor neurone disease. he says his first thoughts after his diagnosis were for his wife and children. the 50—year—old, who played for cardiff city, swansea city and newport county during his career, first noticed something was wrong two years ago but says that exercises he's been doing, and treatment he's getting at the morrello clinic in newport, has been helping him cope. but one of the toughest parts has been helping his family adapt. they're heartbroken. a lot of tears.

yeah, just a lot of tears, a lot of talking, yeah, just trying to stay positive, you know, and just trying to move on from it, really. you can see more of that interview on the bbc news website. formula 1 fans will get a first glimpse of the cars, ahead of the opening race of this longest season in history later today with 23 races in all. defending champion max verstappen is the overwhelming favourite to clinch a third consecutive title. the top british driver last year was george russell. not only did he finish fourth in the drivers' championship, but he also outscored his team mate, the seven—time world champion lewis hamilton. they're expecting a difficult weekend, and start to the season, but russell is confident they will improve as the marathon last year was a really good year for development and understanding how a team like mercedes operates. they work on such a high level,

the engineering talent they have got there is exceptional, and ifeel fortunate being in a team such as this. so, you know, it's a new year, new challenges, new opportunities and i'm looking forward to see what we can do this year. there was a stunning second half comeback in the super league, as warrington wolves came roaring back to beat salford 36—20 and maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. despite being 20—6 down at the break, warrington scored 30 unanswered points. they sit top of the table with three wins out of three so far this season. novak djokovic has a tough task to continue his unbeaten run this year as he faces daniil medvedev, in the semi—finals of the dubai tennis championships later. the world number one took his record to 15 unbeaten in 2023 with victory over poland's hubert, hurkacz. djokovic is going for his third title of the year.

luckily for me, already, second match, and today, i already, i'm feeling as close to the best that i could possibly feel. of course, you can always be better, but i'm playing on a high level and i'm happy with my tennis. finally, a disappointing day for rory mcilroy at the arnold palmer invitational golf. here is a lesson of how to sail things out if things are going badly. —— style things out. after struggling during his opening round of one over par, things didn't get much better as he appeared to almost take a tumble, mid way through! john rahm leads the tournament. is it just is itjust me, formula 1 drivers seem to get younger and younger or look younger and younger.— look younger and younger. george russell, lando _ look younger and younger. george russell, lando norris, _ look younger and younger. george russell, lando norris, they - look younger and younger. george russell, lando norris, they start i russell, lando norris, they start when they are so young. they are in their early teens. now they seem

like veterans, but they are only in their early 20s. much younger than lewis hamilton. it’s their early 20s. much younger than lewis hamilton.— lewis hamilton. it's going to be bit etr lewis hamilton. it's going to be bigger than _ lewis hamilton. it's going to be bigger than ever _ lewis hamilton. it's going to be bigger than ever this _ lewis hamilton. it's going to be bigger than ever this year? - lewis hamilton. it's going to be| bigger than ever this year? yes, lewis hamilton. it's going to be i bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races. meant _ bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, meant to _ bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, meant to be _ bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, meant to be 211 _ bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, meant to be 211 but - bigger than ever this year? yes, 23 races, meant to be 211 but the - races, meant to be 211 but the chinese one was cancelled due to covid restrictions and concerns there. one of the highlights will be there. one of the highlights will be the street circus circuit race in las vegas in mid november, i think it is the penultimate race. it is a marathon but will it feel like a long season in terms of... because you want competition, you want it to go to the wire but at the moment it seems like no one can catch the because of the red bull team. the whole drive _ because of the red bull team. the whole drive to _ because of the red bull team. tue: whole drive to survive phenomenon, the behind—the—scenes documentary series around formula 1 has brought in a massive new audience, people who are not into it before. presumably that gives it another dimension for people watching. {iii dimension for people watching. of course. and theyjust needed to be

that little more competitive. it will be more throughout the season as the cars progress and tweaks art made but at the start expect max verstappen to run away with it. there are certain very distinctive voices in one of them. —— in music and we will hear from one of them. mick hucknall, one of the most distinctive vocalists of the 80s and 90s, has been performing for nearly 110 years as lead singer of the band simply red. and there's no sign of them stopping anytime soon — the band have a new single and album on the way. before we chat to mick, let's have a quick listen to just some of those hits we know and love. # money's too tight to mention # i can't get an unemployment extension # money's too tight to mention. # i'll keep holding on

# i'll keep holding on # i'll keep holding on. # if you don't know me by now # if you don't know me # you will never, never, never know me # no, you won't. # and i love the thought of coming home to you # even if i know we can't make it # yes, i love the thought of giving hope to you # just a little ray of light shining. and mickjoins us now. does it feel like coming back home

coming to manchester? it does it feel like coming back home coming to manchester?— coming to manchester? it does, absolutely. _ coming to manchester? it does, absolutely, yeah. _ coming to manchester? it does, absolutely, yeah. i'm _ coming to manchester? it does, | absolutely, yeah. i'm particularly impressed with the building development. it astounding. it looks like some kind of american city i might have met visited when i first started out. might have met visited when i first started out-— started out. salford has changed a lot in the last _ started out. salford has changed a lot in the last few _ started out. salford has changed a lot in the last few years. _ started out. salford has changed a lot in the last few years. do - started out. salford has changed a lot in the last few years. do you i lot in the last few years. do you still have family and friends in this part of the world? igate still have family and friends in this part of the world? we were a very small _ this part of the world? we were a very small family, _ this part of the world? we were a very small family, just _ this part of the world? we were a very small family, just me - this part of the world? we were a very small family, just me and i this part of the world? we were a | very small family, just me and my dad. so once he's gone, that's kind of zilch, nothing. d0 dad. so once he's gone, that's kind of zilch, nothing.— of zilch, nothing. do a little time u n of zilch, nothing. do a little time u- for of zilch, nothing. do a little time up for us- _ of zilch, nothing. do a little time up for us- lt'll — of zilch, nothing. do a little time up for us. it'll nick _ of zilch, nothing. do a little time up for us. it'll nick hucknall, - of zilch, nothing. do a little time up for us. it'll nick hucknall, atej up for us. it'll nick hucknall, ate nine years old, —— little mick hucknall, eight or nine years old, when did you know about your voice? i did my first gig when i was about six. ~ ., i did my first gig when i was about six. . . , ., i did my first gig when i was about six. ~ ., , ., . i did my first gig when i was about six. ~ ., ,, , i i did my first gig when i was about six. ~ ., , ., , i want six. what were you singing? i want to hold your— six. what were you singing? i want to hold your hand _ six. what were you singing? i want to hold your hand by _ six. what were you singing? i want to hold your hand by the _ six. what were you singing? i want to hold your hand by the beatles i to hold your hand by the beatles with a grown—up band at a wedding. at wedding and wearing a pair of austrian lederhosen.— at wedding and wearing a pair of austrian lederhosen. please tell me there are pictures. _ austrian lederhosen. please tell me there are pictures. apparently - austrian lederhosen. please tell me there are pictures. apparently there was a tape. —

there are pictures. apparently there was a tape. one _ there are pictures. apparently there was a tape, one of— there are pictures. apparently there was a tape, one of those _ there are pictures. apparently there was a tape, one of those reel- there are pictures. apparently there was a tape, one of those reel to - was a tape, one of those reel to reel tapes and got lost. mick hucknall in _ reel tapes and got lost. mick hucknall in lederhosen - reel tapes and got lost. mick hucknall in lederhosen singing at a wedding! feline hucknall in lederhosen singing at a weddint! ., , , , wedding! one of my baby-sitters, the manchester. — wedding! one of my baby-sitters, the manchester, that _ wedding! one of my baby-sitters, the manchester, that was _ wedding! one of my baby-sitters, the manchester, that was very _ wedding! one of my baby-sitters, the manchester, that was very glamorous| manchester, that was very glamorous to go on a skiing holiday, and she brought me back a pair of austrian lederhosen and i worked for this wedding. but i loved to i would love to see it. ~ ., wedding. but i loved to i would love to see it. . ., ., wedding. but i loved to i would love to see it. ., ., ., wedding. but i loved to i would love toseeit. ., ., ., ., to see it. what would you have told that little six-year-old _ to see it. what would you have told that little six-year-old boy - to see it. what would you have told that little six-year-old boy if - to see it. what would you have told that little six-year-old boy if you i that little six—year—old boy if you knew _ that little six—year—old boy if you knew you — that little six—year—old boy if you knew you would have a music career going _ knew you would have a music career going over— knew you would have a music career going over four decades now? | knew you would have a music career going over four decades now? i have 'ust alwa s going over four decades now? i have just always loved _ going over four decades now? i have just always loved music. _ going over four decades now? i have just always loved music. i _ going over four decades now? i have just always loved music. i was - going over four decades now? i have just always loved music. i was into i just always loved music. i was into the beatles at age six, and i had my first record player when i was ten, i was buying records when i was 11, i was buying records when i was 11, i have been buying records all the way through my teenage years. i used to save up money. like lots of people, but really obsessively so. i love melody, i respond to that, music is something which lives in

the air and it affects people and they don't always know how or why. it's almost like a subconscious feeling people get from music. fiend feeling people get from music. and that is clearly _ feeling people get from music. and that is clearly running three you now because you have got a new single out, let's have a little listen to it now? # i recall a crowded smoking room # i recall a crowded smoking room # and you and me had had enough of perfumes # better with you, honey, for the things i will never regret # better with you, honey, as we did the things we'll never forget # better with you # better with you # better with you # better when you # better when you # better when you # better with you # better with you, # better with you, always.

# better with you, always. people # better with you, always. people, always. peopls love # better with you, always. people love trying to work out what is going on in the lyrics. what's all that about?— going on in the lyrics. what's all that about? . .,, ., ,., , that about? well, most of the songs on this album _ that about? well, most of the songs on this album were _ that about? well, most of the songs on this album were written - that about? well, most of the songs on this album were written during i on this album were written during lockdown, during, ithink on this album were written during lockdown, during, i think there was 2021, wasn't it? it's weird, that period, it almost seems like it didn't happen, or something. period, it almost seems like it didn't happen, orsomething. it's like a time warp. just like a lot of people, when you are at home, you think, what's going on? where am i? and the worst part of it is, the negative part would be that you realise that you don't have a great relationship because you are so close together, and it's not working out. the best part of it is, that you realise you have got a great relationship and you spend so much time at work that you don't really appreciate the family that you have. and part of that is with this song realising that, you know, focusing on your family and focusing on the

good things that you have or in your life and not being so obsessed with your work, that work is really something that you use to facilitate happiness within your family. and better with you is effectively that, the main line in the chorus that isn't on the video there is, it's so good to be together. that's the main chorus line. and it'sjust good to be together. that's the main chorus line. and it's just that feeling that you want to share with people to get your priorities right, you know? in my case as a musician, i could tour the world, every two or three years. but i choose to mainly just stay in western europe and the uk, because i don't want to be away from my family that long. you could be away all year and never see them, ijust be away all year and never see them, i just don't want to live like that. we do see amazing longevity in musicians these days, and artists performing well into their later life. i mention 110 years, you will

be doing your 110th anniversary in 2025, is that right? be doing your 40th anniversary in 2025, is that right?— be doing your 110th anniversary in 2025, is that right?— 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must _ 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must still— 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must still be _ 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must still be a _ 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must still be a drive - 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. there must still be a drive to i 2025, is that right? yeah, yeah. | there must still be a drive to get out there and perform and feel the rush of being in front of people. oh, without a doubt. but for a couple of months, you know? one of the things that i noticed, at the beginning of last year, we toured the uk. and it was pretty much a sell—out tour. and i walked on stage as i'm looking at of the stage, there is an empty seat here, there is an empty seat there. and there's a lady or gentleman standing next to the empty seat. and the way we do the empty seat. and the way we do the set indoors is, we tend to do the set indoors is, we tend to do the slower songs at the beginning of the slower songs at the beginning of the show. and on several occasions, it was pretty heartbreaking, you would see somebody crying, next to

the empty chair and it suddenly dawned on me, was that covid, are they not there because of that? because the show was sold out. one of the great joys because the show was sold out. one of the greatjoys of making music, of the greatjoys of making music, of writing songs, is that by the end of writing songs, is that by the end of the show, that person is standing up, clapping, smiling, feeling part of the entire event. and when you see things like that, it makes you so, ifeel so happy in the profession i'm in. so, i feel so happy in the profession i'm in.- so, i feel so happy in the profession i'm in. so, i feel so happy in the trofession i'm in. ., , ., profession i'm in. your songs are kind of anthemic, _ profession i'm in. your songs are kind of anthemic, some - profession i'm in. your songs are kind of anthemic, some of - profession i'm in. your songs are kind of anthemic, some of the i profession i'm in. your songs are i kind of anthemic, some of the older songs people go really well, do you ever have people telling you, i remember when it is a moment in someone's life illustrated by a song? someone's life illustrated by a sont? �* ., v someone's life illustrated by a sont? ~ . �*, ., someone's life illustrated by a son? �* . �*, ., ., someone's life illustrated by a son? ~ . �*, ., ., song? again, it's one of the 'oys, because i could i song? again, it's one of the 'oys, because i could write * song? again, it's one of the 'oys, because i could write a h song? again, it's one of the 'oys, because i could write a songh song? again, it's one of the joys, because i could write a song that| because i could write a song that would be about something personal to me, but the great thing about music is that somebody else could listen to that song and say, that's about them. and they interpret it in the

way that they live their lives. and again, it's one of the greatjoys of writing songs that you can communicate, people say, i played this song at our wedding, or, i played this song at my dad's funeral, some thing like that. and itjust really makes you feel that you are helping to enrich people's lives the. igate you are helping to enrich people's lives the. ~ , you are helping to enrich people's lives the. . , ., ., , lives the. we must move on, but i 'ust lives the. we must move on, but i just wanted _ lives the. we must move on, but i just wanted to say _ lives the. we must move on, but i just wanted to say briefly, - lives the. we must move on, but i | just wanted to say briefly, because you are such a hardcore manchester united fan, you must be enjoying seeing their recovery process under erik ten hag. seeing their recovery process under erikten hag-— erik ten hag. yeah, it feels like we have tot erik ten hag. yeah, it feels like we have got a — erik ten hag. yeah, it feels like we have got a proper— erik ten hag. yeah, it feels like we have got a proper manager - erik ten hag. yeah, it feels like we have got a proper manager that i have got a proper manager that understands the club, understands the culture. ifeel this is understands the club, understands the culture. i feel this is the closest we have been to replacing sir alex ferguson, this is the guy... to some of the other people tried their best, butjust to create that magic is not easy.— tried their best, butjust to create that magic is not easy. don't fancy bu int it, that magic is not easy. don't fancy buying it. the _ that magic is not easy. don't fancy buying it, the club? _ that magic is not easy. don't fancy buying it, the club? i— that magic is not easy. don't fancy buying it, the club? i never, - that magic is not easy. don't fancy buying it, the club? i never, that i buying it, the club? i never, that was all- -- —

buying it, the club? i never, that was all... that _ buying it, the club? i never, that was all... that was _ buying it, the club? i never, that was all... that was a _ buying it, the club? i never, that was all... that was a myth! - buying it, the club? i never, that was all... that was a myth! fairl was all... that was a myth! fair enouth! was all. .. that was a myth! fair enough! thank— was all... that was a myth! fair enough! thank you _ was all... that was a myth! fair enough! thank you very - was all... that was a myth! fair enough! thank you very much. | and simply red's new album 'time' is out in may this year this is bbc news with this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the latest headlines. energy firms are preparing energy firms are preparing for the government to change course for the government to change course and maintain similar levels and maintain similar levels of support for households of support for households with their energy bills, with their energy bills, and not reduce help from the end and not reduce help from the end of the month as planned. of the month as planned. constance marten and mark gordon constance marten and mark gordon are due to appear in court are due to appear in court after a baby's remains were found after a baby's remains were found following a huge search following a huge search operation around brighton. operation around brighton.

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