good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today. migrants who come to the uk by small boat from today will be removed and banned from ever returning as part of new legislation the home secretary says "pushes the boundaries of international law". tributes are paid to three people found dead in a crashed car in cardiff, days after they went missing. we go with rob burrow to downing street as he receives a point of light award from the prime ministerfor his tireless campaigning for mnd. the raw price of petrol and diesel

are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the —— and ask what might be done in the —— and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentford's remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. we have got a band of mostly rain but some sleet and snow in it as well, sinking south, clearing southern england and for most of us it will be dry with sunshine but still some wintry showers, especially in the north. thursday into friday we could see some heavy and disruptive snow across vast swathes of the country away from the south. it's tuesday the 7th of march. our main story. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is pushing the boundaries of international law

with new legislation it's introducing today to stop migrants from crossing the english channel in small boats. the measures, which will put a duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally, would take precedence over the right to claim asylum here. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. and the government will begin the process of passing a new law today. it would place a duty on the home secretary to remove anyone who comes here by an illegal route and it would prevent them

from claiming asylum in the uk. those who are removed won't be permitted to return or to seek british citizenship. the prime minister and home secretary have written in conservative supporting newspapers this morning. in the sun, rishi sunak has said, "this new law will send a clear signal that if you come to this country illegally, you'll be swiftly removed." and in the telegraph, suella braverman declared there would be "no more sticking plasters or shying away from difficult decisions. we've pushed the boundaries of international law to solve this crisis." dover's mp says this is part of wider measures and she wants to see more action to stop small boats setting sail. what i'm hoping to see from this package of measures is that we see more action taken to stop those boats leaving france in the first place, more is done in terms of managing the english channel between the two countries, and that there's strengthening of the returns. and that's what we're expecting in the bill this week. anyone arriving by an illegal route from today onwards could be subject to the new law.

but some experts say there are potential practical problems with the government's proposals. where are we going to send tens of thousands of individuals who arrive via small boat? to do that, we need bilateral agreements with countries or an agreement with the eu. and there's precious little evidence so far that we have made much progress in hammering out agreements of that kind _ of course, we do have one policy like that, that's with rwanda, but we haven't sent anyone there yet. critics, too, are questioning whether the government has the capacity to detain large numbers of people prior to their removal from the uk. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called the government's plan unworkable and is calling on the government to do more to tackle the criminal gangs who are responsible for ferrying asylum seekers across the channel. but the prime minister believes if he doesn't try to introduce a new law to stop small boats, he could pay a high political price. iain watson, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to simonjones in dover.

first our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. we have had these columns in the papers today, we have had briefings but we had got the real detail in parliament today. we but we had got the real detail in parliament today.— but we had got the real detail in parliament today. but we had got the real detail in parliament toda . ~ ., ., parliament today. we do, jon, and as ever with this — parliament today. we do, jon, and as ever with this sort _ parliament today. we do, jon, and as ever with this sort of— parliament today. we do, jon, and as ever with this sort of thing, _ parliament today. we do, jon, and as ever with this sort of thing, this - ever with this sort of thing, this will be key to figuring outjust how far the government is prepared to go to try and stop these crossings in the channel. i have got to say from the channel. i have got to say from the details we have seen so far and the details we have seen so far and the conversations i have been having with people in government, this does feel like quite a radical plan. it does feel like rishi sunak is pushing the boundaries here as the home secretary put it in the papers this morning, pushing the boundaries of international law. so for example

she will have that legal duty to remove people who arrive on small boats from the uk, and i'm told that that duty will take legal precedents, it will be more important under the law, then people's right to claim asylum. so the government will hope that that hopes to act as more as a deterrent to people crossing on small boats, and also makes it easierfor the government to remove those who do make that journey. government to remove those who do make thatjourney. that will apply in pretty much all cases apart from those of unaccompanied minors under 18 and people who are very gravely i8 and people who are very gravely ill, that is the phrase being used in government. ministers are going to try and persuade us all today that they have a radical, bold plan that they have a radical, bold plan that will work, but there are big practical challenges, there will be political challenges with some people saying that this stuffjust isn't fair and it will lead to a lot of genuine asylum seekers being treated like criminals. the question

that the government will ask itself is, can it do something that the previous conservative conservative administration has failed to do and get on top of this issue?— administration has failed to do and get on top of this issue? thank you for those details. _ let's now speak to simon jones who is in dover. this comes as more than 100 people crossing the channel were been brought to shore on the south coast yesterday. do you think this will deter people from making the journey? i was iwas up i was up here yesterday morning on the white cliffs, and i saw border force bring in several groups of migrants. the lifeboat also brought in around a0 people. in all, more than 100 people made the crossing yesterday, possibly the number closer to 200, we will get back on them later on from the home office. i think it shows that this has become an all year phenomenon despite the fact it was very cold yesterday, it was very calm out

there on the channel so the crossings have continued. i think the government is hoping that from today, the message is, even though this new plan may take several months to come into law, it can be applied retrospectively. so anyone arriving from today potentially in the coming months be told, you can't claim asylum here at all, you will be removed to rwanda or another safe country. that is it supposed to be the deterrent effect. i think we talk a lot about numbers but it's always worth remembering, we are talking about people here, individuals making this crossing, risking their lives in the world's busiest shipping lane out there. yesterday, we saw a number of women and children being brought to shore, some of the children being —— holding hands with the border force officials. rishi sunak has said, i will stop the boats but the question is, even if the legislation comes in

and manages to reduce the number is and manages to reduce the number is a little, from a5,000 to a0,000, the government can say they are making progress but will voters think that thatis progress but will voters think that that is progress or will they think that is progress or will they think that the borders are still not under control? police are investigating the events that led up to a car crash that killed three young people who lay undiscovered in the wreckage for almost a8 hours. eve smith and darcy ross, both 21 and 2a—year—old rafeljeanne, were found dead in a car which had come off a major road in cardiff. two others are in hospital in a critical condition. 0ur correspondent, tomos morgan is at the scene. tragic story, this, and for the families of those involved, an awful lot of questions.— lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions, _ lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions, as _ lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions, as you _ lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions, as you can - lot of questions. there are an awful lot of questions, as you can see - lot of questions, as you can see behind me, the tributes were pouring

in yesterday. there is a wall of flowers for the three that have been named, that with found dead in that car yesterday. they are eve smith and darcy ross, 21—year—old, and rafeljeanne, the 2a—year—olds. also with them in the car when they were found around the car were sophie russon, 20 years old, and shane loughlin, 32. we understand that sophie russon had an operation last night and we are waiting for updates on those two. the three young women were on a night out on friday in newport about ten miles away from here, they met up with the two men and they went in a call —— car to portugal, —— to porthcawl, then back to cardiff, and they were seen here at uam. sometime later the car crashed around the corner. when you look around the corner, it's very difficult to see any signs of any

sort of displacement from the trees sort of displacement from the trees so nothing was seen. but family and friends had contacted authorities and put out social media posts and they say they believe the police could have done more. the police did start investigating on sunday and they were found and they have put themselves forward to the police officer misconduct. the former health secretary matt hancock has denied threatening to block a disability centre in a conservative mp's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for the tiered system of restrictions in england during the pandemic. whatsapp messages from mr hancock which were leaked to the daily telegraph show him agreeing to put pressure onjames daly, mp for bury north, if he failed to vote with the government. matt hancock's spokesperson said "what has been accused here never happened." scientists have produced a detailed "future flood map" of britain

simulating the impact of climate change. it's revealed that the annual damage could rise by more than 20% over the next century unless international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met. here's our science and environment correspondent victoria gill. as water trickles through this woodland in calderdale, a team of local volunteers are getting to work. what we're trying to do is just divert this into woodland. katie's nearby home has been flooded in the past because in this steep sided valley, heavy rain can swell the river very quickly. how bad does flooding get in this area? it's catastrophic. it's incredibly fast. it's a wave of destruction. it's physically and mentally hard for people here. there've been repeated devastating floods here in recent years. and when the water subsides, it can take months to repair the damage to homes and businesses.

across the uk, destruction from flooding costs an estimated £700 million per year. here at the fathom labs in bristol, they're simulating all of the causes of flooding, creating maps that will help people to plan and prepare. we call this a flood hazard map. so what we've done is we've simulated the probability and intensity of flooding on every river in the uk. scientists used layers of information about what causes flooding. they mapped the terrain of mainland britain and combined that with data on rainfall patterns, how water's moved through our rivers and around our coastal area. they've combined all this information with details from the met office about how exactly climate change will affect flood risk. even if we can keep global temperatures to a 1.8 degree increase, there are areas where flood risk will increase significantly, including the southeast and northwest of england and south wales. but there will be little change across northeast and central england as well as eastern and northern scotland.

there are many places where risk is growing and being able to understand the communities and the regions where this is likely to happen allows us to make sensible investment decisions about making interventions such as engineering structures or natural flood management, or indeed moving people out of harm's way. a warmer climate means more extremes, including more heavy rainfall. but this new research shows that every town and village will be affected differently by climate change. and the scientists say that governments need betterforecasting to protect communities and make informed decisions about where to build. being able to forecast is ideal. anything, any early warnings that we can have here i would say are so important, just because of the speed of things here. the best helper ever! it's information that will be crucial for katie and calder valley's next generation. victoria gill, bbc

news in calderdale. fourteen health unions are holding talks with the government today in a bid to end ongoing strikes. the three—day meeting will involve unions representing nurses, ambulance staff and many other health workers, but not the british medical association, which speaks for doctors. it's understood the talks will focus mainly on pay but also terms and conditions. an unmanned rocket launched by the japanese space agency has self—destructed shortly after it was launched in the early hours. main engine start. the flagship h—3 rocket, japan's first medium—lift space craft for 30 years, launched successfully but its second stage engine failed to ignite and it was ordered to self—destruct. the setback follows a series of delays and aborted launches.

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starts to move away, inland it will be a few more snow flurries developing, but a fair bit of sunshine, windy across the north and thatis sunshine, windy across the north and that is a wind. temperatures today to getting up to 8 degrees on the far south—west but add on the windshield and it will feel colder than that. —— the wind chill. tonight, showers in northern ireland, northern scotland and down the east coast, and at the same time some rain is coming in and if it bombs into the cold air in the south west and southern counties, that will turn quite readily to snow. a cold night tonight, temperatures in towns and cities here, but in some sheltered glen the temperature could fall away 2—i3 sheltered glen the temperature could fall away 2—13 or —15, making it the coldest night so far this year. snow

in the south—west moves a bit further north to south wales, the south midlands and into the south—east, followed in hot pursuit by the. we will take a deeper look into the week in about half an hour into the week in about half an hour in the next forecast. you into the week in about half an hour in the next forecast.— in the next forecast. you can have half an hour _ in the next forecast. you can have half an hour for _ in the next forecast. you can have half an hour for the _ in the next forecast. you can have half an hour for the next - in the next forecast. you can have half an hour for the next forecast! j half an hour for the next forecast! the rest of the programme, i like the sound of that! if you're looking at a frosty or even a snowy view today, we'd love to see some pictures and there's a new way to send them to us. breakfast now has a whatsapp number which is 0330123 oaao, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. if you save that number in your phone you can message at any time! scan the qr code and it will

automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. don't forget to tell us your name and whereabouts you are. you can send an owl or a pigeon with a scroll of message, you know what to do! here on breakfast you'll know we've been following the story of the rugby league legend rob burrow, who's been living with motor neurone disease since 2019. since his diagnosis rob's gone on to inspire change and raised millions for the mnd association. last night he met with the prime minister who honoured him for his work. take a look at this. as a father of three young children, i would never want any family to have to go through what my wife and children have since my diagnosis.

hi, rob. how are you? fine, thanks. rob, hi, i'm rishi. it's such a privilege to see you. i've got some very good news. so, every day, i have this wonderful tradition where we honour an amazing volunteer in our country that has done something special. and today is a special day because we are awarding it to the 2000th person and i am delighted to tell you that that is you. and you have done such important work raising awareness of motor neurone disease. you have been an inspiration to so many and we have nothing but admiration for everything you have done, so it is my great pleasure to award you with the 2000th points of light award for everything that you have done. i am going to give it to your mum and dad to look after for you. so i give that to you. there you go. thank you, sir. and congratulations. but i will say you have been absolutely extraordinary. your story is an amazing one.

he inspires me with how he keeps i going and he will keep fighting i till his last breath. i would like to thank the prime minister for this award and also the £50 million commitment by his government for new research and i know the first £30 million is already making a huge difference and i hope that the remaining £20 million will be available as soon as possible, as time is not a luxury that the mnd community have. i would like to accept this award on behalf of my fellow 5,000 people with mnd in this country and ask the prime minister that when he stands in the house of commons and sees his fellow mps, that he imagines six more people behind every one of those 650 mp5, each with the worst possible diagnosis in front of him, when he does that, and makes the very important decisions his office demands. i would ask him to do it with compassion for each of those people, because as my good friend kevin sinfield said,

this country cares. very well said, rob, very well said. that is why it is so important that we get this research money, as you said the £50 million, that we get it out there making a difference to people. so i will take that away and we will make sure that happens. and thank you, that was very well put. thank you. no, it was a great pleasure and privilege to see you. the bit i have seen of the documentary, rob — fantastic. it really raised the profile and did it in such a powerful way. i've got the back of it here. two, three. i hope that is comfortable enough. don't worry, i am not - going to tip you out, all right? cheering. rob, great to see you. thanks for your time.

what do you think of what the prime minister has just said to you? well, i mean, when you think the country has been through what we have been through with the pandemic and the cost—of—living crisis, there was always that fear that they were going to say, well, we will do it next year or the year after. but, in fairness, we had a bit of a wait but in the longer scale of things, they have started to deliver and i am really pleased. what is it like for all of you to be here with this incredibly special recognition? it's another one but, we say it every time that there is an award given for rob since he has had mnd, that it's for all the mnd sufferers, because they don't get a chance of coming here. and, you know, rob is showing them that it is for them. it is not for him, it is for them. what do you hope is next? a cure, treatments. because i think it will be

a multitude of treatments to lead towards a cure. stabilise it and then cure it. and how has it been coming to downing street and meeting the prime minister? as prime minister, they speak in certain ways, but i thought, tonight, he spoke with real sincerity and i thank him for that. what an incredibly special moment. it's great to see the whole team was there, sally was there as well. we will catch up with herjust after a team to hear more about it. great to see his mum — team to hear more about it. great to see his mum and _ team to hear more about it. great to see his mum and dad _ team to hear more about it. great to see his mum and dad as _ team to hear more about it. great to see his mum and dad as well, - team to hear more about it. great to see his mum and dad as well, the i see his mum and dad as well, the whole family enjoying that very special award. a number of tuesday's papers lead with government plans to reduce the number of people entering the uk in small boats. "we will push human rights law to the limit," that's

the headline in the daily mail. the paper says ministers have been advised that the proposals are lawful but "push the boundaries" of the european convention on human rights. the times adds that, under the plans, there will be a cap on overall refugee numbers and the home secretary will have a legal duty to remove almost all asylum seekers who enter the country on small vessels. as we've been hearing, whatsapp messages leaked to the daily telegraph allege that the former health secretary matt hancock agreed to put pressure on a fellow tory mp if he failed to back lockdown restrictions during the height of the covid pandemic. a spokesperson for mr hancock said the message exchange was an "entirely partial account". and the most watched video on the bbc news website this morning? three must—see moments from sir david attenborough's new bbc series, called "wild isles".

we'll be talking more about that on the showjust before eight with our climate editorjustin rowlatt. there are some spectacular images, stuff we have never seen before from all over the uk. all eyes will be on hollywood this weekend as the oscars return. yesterday we heard from the cast of the banshees of inisherin, now it's the turn of elvis. the films going into sunday's race with eight nominations. our us west coast correspondent sophie long has been speaking to its directors and cast, who are all hoping to take home the award. we had fire, we had flood, then a pandemic. we lost the movie. then the movie came back. then the movie is made, then the movie flourishes. and then austin wins the golden globe for best actor.

and then we have the sadness and the shock of losing lisa marie. it's been such an incredible emotional roller coaster, an up and down. it's an incredibly difficult time and tumultuous time, you know, and... but i think back to when she first saw the film and when priscilla saw the film and how... their reaction to it, and especially because they they felt the way that they did about it. no review will ever mean more to me than what what they said after, you know. # going to a party at the countyjail. tomorrow, all of america will be talking about elvis presley. - all your films have such energy. like, i remember the first time i watched moulin rouge. it kind of slaps you in the face. it's different to anything else. how do you do that? well, my energy might be, you know, slightly dribbling away as the years go on.

but they're designed like that. they're engagement films. they're meant to say, "come with us on the ride." they're meant to challenge you in the beginning. they're not keyhole psychological dramas. they are participatory cinematic works. and i think the energy of the movies comes from baz's energy— and his infectious storytelling - and the fact that as a collaborator, you feel so privileged to be part of the journey. - and he takes such care - to include me, but everybody from mandy to, you know, the grip, the dolly grip, i . whoever it is, we all feel part . of an energised, bigger company. l the directive that gave me really. super early on when we were talking the directive that baz - gave me really super early on when we were talking - about script is that the camera has to dance with elvis, _

and it has to fly when he flies. and then when the drama gets heavy and emotional that we would be - elegant and observational. i need to get back to who i really am. how does it feel? it feels like a dream. you know, i'm trying to... i'm trying to take snapshots in my mind and really remember these moments. the newness of all this will never happen again. so i really want to remember it. there's so much buzz around this whole, this part of the industry. and i'm used tojust being the guy who's, you know, you can sort of hide behind a character. so there's a lot of talking about yourself. cheering it is an amazing performance. a

great film. it is an amazing performance. a great film-— i i great film. you have seen it? i loved it, _ great film. you have seen it? i loved it, it _ great film. you have seen it? i loved it, it was _ great film. you have seen it? i loved it, it was great. - great film. you have seen it? i loved it, it was great. i - great film. you have seen it? i loved it, it was great. i love i great film. you have seen it? i. loved it, it was great. i love that sophie is sitting by that pool all week for breakfast and letting the stars come to her, colin farrell yesterday, mortimer, it is her pool! great cake! this book are what a great gig! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad beyonce's extra sell—out concert at the tottenham hotspur stadium this summer still doesn't have permission to go ahead. tickets for the singer's renaissance world tour have proved hugely popular, but the ground has breached the terms of its licence by agreeing to host the extra date. the club will now have to get a special licence from haringey council for beyonce's performance to go ahead. a council decision is expected soon. londoners have been warned not to get caught out by tax avoidance

schemes after new research shows the capital to be one of the country's hotspots for them. a report by his majesty's revenue and customs showed that barking and dagenham, dartford and greenwich had moer companies that promote tax avoidance, which hmrc say, can often leave customers with even larger tax bills to pay. residents living in london's richest areas might soon have access to a hotline that they can use to report neighbours who leave homes vacant. a rise in empty properties in the borough of westminster has led to proposals for the hotline, which is aimed at encouraging wealthy homeowners to make empty spaces available for rent, as well as discouraging buying properties as holiday homes. the council says absentee homeowners are detrimental to local communities. catford's broadway theatre in southeast london has reopened after a £7 million refit. it closed during the pandemic

with some fearing it may never open its doors again. but with investment from lewisham council, it now has state of the equipment, as well as a makeover just to walk through the building now and you know that when you turn on the stage lights, everything is going to light up. we've got a brand—new pa system. things are motorised, so there aren't people pulling on hemp for hours. state—of—the—art accessibility throughout. a look at the travel... the dlr has minor delays because of a faulty train. the overground is part suspended because of a signal failure. and now the weather. hello, good morning. some rather wintry weather heading our way across the capital over the next few days. it will feel bitterly cold and there is possible snow to come in the forecast. this morning, there is a met office weather warning in force valid until ten o'clock across the capital for snow and ice. why?

because our cold front is continuing to push southwards through the morning and, on the back edge of this, as the cold air digs in, then there will be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, rather than thick snow. but our cold front continues to move southwards through the morning. it will eventually clear, but always a lot of cloud behind and also the chance of showers following behind. again, a wintry element to some of those, particularly over the higher ground. top temperatures today of only a—5c. it will be feeling bitterly cold and there will be added wind chill from the northerly wind. 0vernight, the skies will clear, everything will refreeze, so an ice risk into wednesday morning with temperatures dropping below freezing. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley. coming up on today's programme. the countdown is on. eurovision tickets go on sale this afternoon —

we'll tell you how you can get them, and hear from the superfans that are desperate to attend. nature in these islands, if you know where to look, can be extraordinary. he's back, and on home soil. sir david attenborough documents the beauty of the british isles for the first time. we'll hear more about his new bbc series just before 8. and from the stage, to the podium, to the breakfast sofa — we'll be joined by jazz sawyers, former contestant on the voice now long—jump gold medallist. she'll be here at around half eight. despite fuel prices falling over the last four months, prices at the pump aren't coming down as quickly — that's the latest warning from one motoring organisation. the rac is calling

on the chancellor to cancel a planned 5p increase in fuel duty ahead of next week's budget. nina's on a petrol station in stockport to explain. good to see you got the green memo, as well. always matching. good morning. i do not know about you, when you fill up these days, it is one of those. as you fill up and get to the top price and think how much it is going to be this time, particularly like me if you are a diesel driver the increase has been noticeable but prices have been coming down. the question is whether they have come down enough. look at this graphic. you can see when they peaked last summer, petrol at 1.91 per litre and diesel at 1.99

per litre. there has been a big drop reflected here. down to 1.a7 for petrol and 1.67 for diesel. the rac warns particular for diesel drivers. when wholesale prices are factored in, they say on average diesel drivers pay around £7 more per tank than they should be. they are calling on the chancellor next week to look at the budget and drop the planned price rise of 5% in fuel duty. they say if that does not happen, in the next two weeks, drivers will face a jump in price shock, shock to finances of businesses and individuals. if he does not heed the warning, it will be 1.5a for petrol and 1.73 for diesel, so anotherjump. we can chat with sam, who runs a coach company.

it is mainly for kids, school trips and holidays going abroad in europe. we talked about the price rises last summer which have dropped a little bit but we are nowhere near where we were before the crisis. how have you absorbed this?— were before the crisis. how have you absorbed this? unfortunately we pass it onto the customer, _ absorbed this? unfortunately we pass it onto the customer, and _ absorbed this? unfortunately we pass it onto the customer, and in - absorbed this? unfortunately we pass it onto the customer, and in essence | it onto the customer, and in essence thatis it onto the customer, and in essence that is schools, people from poor areas, and it has been difficult for them. how do you feel doing that? i feel terrible. i am a dad with a house to run and children to pay for and feed. i house to run and children to pay for and feed. ~ ., , , . and feed. i know it is difficult. what did the _ and feed. i know it is difficult. what did the schools - and feed. i know it is difficult. what did the schools say i and feed. i know it is difficult. what did the schools say to i and feed. i know it is difficult. i what did the schools say to you? they are asking to reduce prices and whether we can drop them even by £5. every penny matters. what do you say to the school schools in response? we have to work with them as much as we can but there is a limit. we are a business and we need to survive.

looking at your spreadsheet, do you face a battle between balancing the books and what is the ethical question to clients?- books and what is the ethical question to clients? yes, and at the moment, question to clients? yes, and at the moment. we _ question to clients? yes, and at the moment. we are — question to clients? yes, and at the moment, we are just _ question to clients? yes, and at the moment, we are just fighting i question to clients? yes, and at the moment, we are just fighting for i moment, we are just fighting for survival. that is how close it is and has been since the pandemic. what would you like to say to the chancellor?— what would you like to say to the chancellor? . , ., , chancellor? please leave fuel duty alone and look _ chancellor? please leave fuel duty alone and look at _ chancellor? please leave fuel duty alone and look at other _ chancellor? please leave fuel duty alone and look at other areas i chancellor? please leave fuel duty alone and look at other areas to i alone and look at other areas to save money. alone and look at other areas to save money-— alone and look at other areas to save mone . ., ~ ,., .., , save money. thank you. of course, it is not 'ust save money. thank you. of course, it is notjust small _ save money. thank you. of course, it is notjust small businesses - save money. thank you. of course, it is notjust small businesses asking i is notjust small businesses asking the chancellor to leave things where they are. we are looking at public sector workers, across the board, organisations, public and private sector say to the chancellor we need the money maze. the question is where and if he will find savings. studio: thank you. it affects so many people. john has the sport. more goals. it has been a thriller. we are

focusing on brentford. a team you perhaps would not expect to see doing so well in the premier league when you think of the money rolled into newcastle and manchester city and the success of liverpool. brentford are a surprise package and knocking on the door of european places which seems unthinkable, coming up from the championship and now the fans are dreaming of a european adventure. they are having fun. and it is those ingredients coming together at the perfect time. which is great to see. whichever team, you love to see someone doing well. yes, they continue to impress this season. and they have their eyes set on europe. after beating west london rivals fulham in a five—goal thriller. mathias jensen scored what proved to be the winner as brentford edged it, and it leaves them ninth — a point behind fulham — and a point off the european places.

it is important that we are allowed to dream. and we have said at the beginning we aim to go as high as possible. it is important not to get carried away too much and focus on the next game. we are in a good place and it is about continuing. we hope at the end of the season we are in a fantastic place but that is very far ahead. we need to focus on saturday. the dust still settling on liverpool's seismic victory over manchester united on sunday. papers reporting erik ten hag's frustration with his players suggesting he made his team sit in silence and listen to the liverpool players celebrating after the defeat. one fan — a 16—year—old liverpool supporter — has been arrested on suspicion of encroaching onto the pitch following their final goal,

their seventh, in that seven—nil win. the club have said they're investigating. it is a big night ahead for chelsea. pressure's been growing on their manager graham potter, who's struggled to gel the squad of expensively assembled stars since taking over. and despite victory on the weekend, the champions league returns tonight with the club 1—0 down from the first leg of their last 16 tie to borussia dortmund. it's the champions league, it's a chance to get the last eight. we are playing against a top opponent who are in a really good vein of form. so it's a huge challenge, but, at the same time, what an opportunity. stamford bridge is going to be rocking, i'm pretty sure. and we're going to give everything to win the game and go through. england missed out on a clean sweep with bangladesh in their one day series. the big plus, 18—year—old debutant rehan ahmed taking a wicket with his final ball. the 18—year—old becoming england's youngest one day wicket taker.

with the series already won and set 2a7 to win, england fell short, losing by 50 runs. a piece of athletic fielding there to take that wicket. the world cup is later this year in india, after the ashes. one of the most prestigious tournaments on the tennis calendar outside of the grand slams — indian wells — starts tomorrow. the likes of emma raducanu, andy murray and cam norrie will all be there. the best in men's tennis won't be, though. novak djokovic has withdrawn because he's unable to enter the states because of his unvaccinated status. the us requires international visitors to be vaccinated and proof will be required until at least the 10th of april. it raises questions over the us open later in the year. we know his vaccination status has been a big talking point for him. since he was not allowed into australia. he was and he was not. and it is still having an impact.

deja vu. thank you. age uk is calling for all households on pre—payment meters to be given the choice to have it removed. energy firms have paused force—fitting the meters until the end of this month — but what happens next is yet to be announced. cost of living correspondent colletta smith has more. so the noodles have just been placed into boiling water. everyone here is keen to stay warm, have a chat and learn how to cook without spending a fortune. i've got an electric throw and i plug that in, put it around me, rather than put an electric fire on. get stuck in. jackie's here with her pals judy, madge and joe. but while they all pay by direct debit, jackie's gas is on a pre—payment meter. and her gas costs more as a result. it isn't fair. everybody should be paying the same amount. but, you know, that's the way

it goes at the moment. mary turns 80 this year and was switched to a pre—payment meter for gas and electricity after struggling to pay her bills. when you've got to get your power back on again. she says the thought of not being able to get out to the shops to top up in bad weather does worry her, and, occasionally, she's not noticed when she's running low. i had run out and the shop was shut. i had to wait till the next morning. while some customers are happy to pay an advance for their energy, that's not true for everyone. i've spoken to so many different people of all different ages who've moved into a house with a pre—payment meter or had one installed, and they've had real difficulty getting it reversed again. and that's what age uk wants to change. the regulator ofgem are spending the rest of this month reviewing the way meters are installed and they're examining tougher rules for switching those in financial difficulty. but they and energy suppliers have told me that allowing people who already have a meter to choose

to switch off it could leave millions of pounds in unrecoverable debt, which everyone else would have to pay for. but age uk think it's too dangerous not to allow people the option to switch away from pre—payment. i went to somebody�*s house and they told me that they were cooking a roast dinner for the wife and himself. they weren't cooking anything. i saw in their fridge, there was no food. i saw that they didn't have the electricity on. the neighbours said that they were concerned about them. it's not ok. and the next lucky winner is 123. cheering. there are no easy wins when deciding what happens next. there we go. i told you it was going to be fast. but the government and the regulator are under pressure to protect prepayment customers better. colletta smith, bbc news, in trafford. here's carol.

snow is all we hear about. snow in march. how much of it is around? there is quite a bit in the next days. we have seen snow overnight in northern scotland and north—east england, northern ireland and wales as this picture shows. we also have rain moving south with sleet and snow on the back edge. more will be seeing some through the course of the night and will see some more today. it will be a cold day but many will be dry. this is the weather front. many will be dry. this is the weatherfront. it has rain, sleet and snow. behind it, you can see the wind coming down from the arctic. and getting further south. battling against the mild atlantic air. at the moment it is winning. we had snow showers in northern ireland,

scotland and the east of england. this weather front is moving south and on the back edge, sleet and snow. through this morning, you will find the weather front continues to move steadily down to the english channel. behind it, dry weather, sunshine. through the day, further wintry flurries develop inland. all of these are snow showers. we are not all going to see them. at the moment, in the highlands, we have about 12 centimetres of snow. these are the temperatures, 1—6. milder conditions in the southwest and channel islands. when you add in the brisk wind in the north of the country, it will feel colder. through the evening and overnight, clear skies. the weather front moving in across the south—west initially as rain. as it bumps into cold air, we will see snow in

southern england, south midlands and south wales. temperatures tonight, a cold night where ever you are and the risk of ice, a widespread frost. we could see temperatures falling away in sheltered glens 2—13, potentially —15. the lowest temperature this year was in january, —10.a. so this potentially will be the coldest night of this year so far. tomorrow, more snow across the south—west pushing further north. drifting to the south—east. behind it the rain. ahead of that, a lot of dry weather and showers in the north, parts of the east. we could see them getting into northern ireland. as this system moves away south, you will find the cold air will move further south and by evening, some in the south and by evening, some in the south will see more snow. but it is

beyond that, later into the week, there is the risk of disruptive snow further north, with heavy snow in the north pennines and scottish hills, because we have another area of low pressure from the atlantic. it has active weather fronts. on the southern flank we are in mild air and that will be rain but you can see where we expect snow. rain in the south, windy and mild. but snow across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and northern england and to the north of that, clear skies. to give an idea of the amount of snow we are looking at, the met office has weather warnings in force. the higherfigures are for has weather warnings in force. the higher figures are for higher ground but widely we could see five centimetres up to ten centimetres. that is quite a lot of snow. thank you. it's not just the hottest ticket

in town, but in europe. at midday today, tickets will finally go on sale for the eurovision song contest in liverpool. superfans are counting down the minutes. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been speaking with some of them. hello, everybody, iceland calling. spain calling. this is germany calling. hi there from armenia. i gotjedward to sign. it's the eurovision logo, the maltese heart. i they were so lovely, by the way. hello, i'm stefan from sweden. there is no denying, i may be rooting for italy, right now. i just ironed it. i have, like, crumpled up flags. thatjust wouldn't do, no. eurovision fans from all over the world are bracing themselves. because today is the day they can get their hands on a golden ticket to the main event in this place. and, let me tell you,

people are very, very... very excited! come this may, this place will be the focus for all things eurovision. welcome to euro club. come on in. introduce yourself. my name is simon bennett and i'm the president of organisation generale des amateurs de l'eurovision. otherwise known as the fan club. this is going to be the euro club. so this is going to be the social hub. it is all going to be going on here for the whole week of eurovision. this is where all the fans from around the world are going to be gathering in the evening. it is going to be exclusively eurovision music. yeah, it's a niche. you aren't sleeping, simon. i'm not. too excited. honestly, you're not? it's not worry that it's not going to work, it's just excitement.

i can't wait for may. and neither can the rest of the fan club. this person is from iceland. it's a lifestyle, it's a religion, it's how to lead your life. arpine has bad wi—fi and is from armenia. am i good now? songs that tell history, that can heal you, that can help you. luke is from malta. i'm getting goose bumps just talking about it. i it's absolutely brilliant. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. javier is from spain. most of the people we have around, they never understand this. and if you don't get it, they don't care, because they live for this competition and, in liverpool — people are desperate to get involved any way they can with or without a ticket. hello, everybody, hello! more than 1000 people came to this eurovision job fair looking for a way in, possibly via martin's firm, which will provide security at the main event.

so everybody wants to be involved in it, from headmasters to tax accountants to students. it's very, very popular. really, you have had headmasters come down? yes. for a job on the doors it eurovision? at eurovision? yeah, it is being part of that buzz, being part of that event. what is the dream eurovision job? we were talking about being graham norton's assistant. that would be amazing. back in the land of super—fandom... right, ok, let me see how big a superfan you are. quickfire questions now. how many times have you been to eurovision? 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. like, 18 years. i think seven. eight? seven. can i do it? yeah. i've been in belgrade, i've been in moscow. i about 1a or 15 eurovision song contests.

it is so funny. - i've been in norway. yeah, next stop is liverpool for me. 11th eurovision coming up and we are so excited. i haven't been in finland, but i love this... - oh, my god. hold on, hold on. i love it. ok, best one — top tip for getting a ticket. don't panic, it's eurovision. please don't panic. being in the venue for the semifinals and final will be the cherry on top of the cake. but my priority is just to be there and enjoy the absolutely magical atmosphere. panic if the right song doesn't win, but not about this. that's where it's all going to happen. that is the arena. maria fled ukraine a year ago. she is a huge eurovision fan, along with the vast majority

of ukrainians, who she is certain will be watching no matter what. eurovision is massive in ukraine? yes, everybody watches it, really. kind of like the super bowl of music competitions, i would say. it is difficult, in some ways, to enjoy things like this, but i am sure the people on the front lines will be watching eurovision. that is how big it is and also how important it is to bring somejoy into your life. you have got to have thatjoy and you have got to have that hope? yes. but i think we willjust party harder for ukraine, of course. it's a way of showing support, through culture. so the countdown to eurovision really has begun. tickets will be in short supply and high demand. good luck. but joy and solidarity with ukraine will be plentiful. so let's celebrate the magic of music together. boom. you take good care.

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. i love you. goodbye for now. liverpool, i'm quite ready to come and meet you. there tickets will be in demand. are you going to apply? 0f are you going to apply? of course. are we allowed? i think so, it does not matter, we will do it anyway. we'll have more on how you can get hold of those golden tickets. we'll be joined by eurovisioncast host daniel rosney and blogger oliver adams just before nine o'clock this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad beyonce's extra sell—out concert at the tottenham hotspur stadium this summer still doesn't have

permission to go ahead. tickets for the singer's renaissance world tour have proved hugely popular, but the ground has breached the terms of its licence by agreeing to host the extra date. the club will now have to get a special licence from haringey council for beyonce's performance to go ahead. a council decision is expected soon. residents living in london's richest areas might soon have access to a hotline that they can use to report neighbours who leave homes vacant. a rise in empty properties in the borough of westminster has led to proposals for the hotline, which is aimed at encouraging wealthy homeowners to make empty spaces available for rent, as well as discouraging buying properties as holiday homes. catford's broadway theatre in southeast london has reopened after a £7 million refit. it closed during the pandemic with some fearing it may never open its doors again. but with investment from lewisham council, it now has state of the equipment,

as well as a makeover just to walk through the building now and you know that when you turn on the stage lights, everything is going to light up. we've got a brand—new pa system. things are motorised, so there aren't people pulling on hemp for hours. state—of—the—art accessibility throughout. londoners have been warned not to get caught out by tax avoidance schemes after new research shows the capital to be one of the country's hotspots for them. a report by his majesty's revenue and customs showed that barking and dagenham, dartford and greenwich had more companies that promote tax avoidance, which hmrc say, can often leave customers with even larger tax bills to pay. a look at the travel... the overground is part suspended because of a signalfailure. and now the weather. hello, good morning. some rather wintry weather heading our way across the capital over the next few days. it will feel bitterly cold

and there is possible snow to come in the forecast. this morning, there is a met office weather warning in force valid until ten o'clock across the capital for snow and ice. why? because our cold front is continuing to push southwards through the morning and, on the back edge of this, as the cold air digs in, then there will be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, rather than thick snow. but our cold front continues to move southwards through the morning. it will eventually clear, but always a lot of cloud behind and also the chance of showers following behind. again, a wintry element to some of those, particularly over the higher ground. top temperatures today of only a—5c. it will be feeling bitterly cold and there will be added wind chill from the northerly wind. overnight, the skies will clear, everything will refreeze, so an ice risk into wednesday morning with temperatures dropping below freezing. it will be a cold start to the day and there could be more snow

with possible accumulations on wednesday evening. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today. the home secretary says new legislation to stop small boats crossing the channel "pushes the boundaries of international law". tributes are paid to three people found dead in a crashed car in cardiff, two days after they went missing. in sport, brilliant brentford. how the bees are buzzing after beating fulham and daring to dream of a european adventure. it rivals anything i've seen elsewhere. it's not far — its home.

and we get a sneak—peak at sir david attenborough's new series, wild isles, which looks at nature closer to home. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow pushing east across —— pushing south across england, behind it sunshine, some snow showers in parts of the north especially the coast but it will be a cold day but there into friday some of us could see some disruptive snow. all of the details later. it's tuesday the 7th of march. our main story. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation it's introducing today to stop migrants from crossing the english channel in small boats. the measures, which will put a duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally, would take precedence over the right to claim asylum here. here's our political correspondent, iain watson.

five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than a5,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. and the government will begin the process of passing a new law today. it would place a duty on the home secretary to remove anyone who comes here by an illegal route and it would prevent them from claiming asylum in the uk. those who are removed won't be permitted to return or to seek british citizenship. the prime minister and home secretary have written in conservative supporting newspapers this morning. in the sun, rishi sunak has said, "this new law will send a clear signal that if you come to this country illegally, you'll be swiftly removed."

and in the telegraph, suella braverman declared there would be "no more sticking plasters or shying away from difficult decisions. we've pushed the boundaries of international law to solve this crisis." dover's mp says this is part of wider measures and she wants to see more action to stop small boats setting sail. what i'm hoping to see from this package of measures is that we see more action taken to stop those boats leaving france in the first place, more is done in terms of managing the english channel between the two countries, and that there's strengthening of the returns. and that's what we're expecting in the bill this week. anyone arriving by an illegal route from today onwards could be subject to the new law. but some experts say there are potential practical problems with the government's proposals. where are we going to send tens of thousands of individuals who arrive via small boat? to do that, we need bilateral agreements with countries or an agreement with the eu. and there's precious little evidence so far that we have made much progress in hammering out agreements

of that kind _ of course, we do have one policy like that, that's with rwanda, but we haven't sent anyone there yet. critics, too, are questioning whether the government has the capacity to detain large numbers of people prior to their removal from the uk. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called the government's plan unworkable and is calling on the government to do more to tackle the criminal gangs who are responsible for ferrying asylum seekers across the channel. but the prime minister believes if he doesn't try to introduce a new law to stop small boats, he could pay a high political price. iain watson, bbc news. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. nick, nick eardley is in westminster. just how radical ars plans nick, just how radical are these plans that have been trailed for days, today is the day we finally get the detail?— days, today is the day we finally get the detail? morning, tina. it is indeed. get the detail? morning, tina. it is indeed- they _ get the detail? morning, tina. it is

indeed. they sound _ get the detail? morning, tina. it is indeed. they sound pretty - get the detail? morning, tina. it is indeed. they sound pretty radical i get the detail? morning, tina. it is| indeed. they sound pretty radical to me from what has been briefed out by the government and what we have heard in the last few days. it is important to say that the data will be crucial, there will be a lot of mps poring over it later today. but on the face of it, it doesn't seem like rishi sunak is prepared to take some new steps to try and take this issue on. for example having that legal requirement from the home secretary to remove people from the uk if they arrive on small boats, that will take precedence, it will be more important in law than the right to claim asylum or human rights cases. so that feels like a big deal, if it works. in practice. there are bound to be practical challenges, i think there will be a big row in parliament, there will be some who argue that this is unfair and it means that genuine asylum seekers will be treated like criminals. there will be practical challenges as well, if you have tens

of thousands of people arriving on small boats, where do you detain them, how do you deport them? real challenges there. ultimately we will hear from the prime challenges there. ultimately we will hearfrom the prime minister challenges there. ultimately we will hear from the prime minister today an argument that one, an argument that the plan he has will deter people from crossing the channel and making that dangerous journey in the first place, and two, that radical steps are needed to get on top of this issue. rishi sunak has made it a big priority for the government, he is convinced it matters a lot to voters. today he will tell us what he plans to do. voters. today he will tell us what he plans to tie-— voters. today he will tell us what he plans to do. thank you very much for now, he plans to do. thank you very much for now. nick- _ police are investigating the events that led up to a car crash that killed three young people who lay undiscovered in the wreckage for almost a8 hours. eve smith and darcy ross, both 21, and 2a—year—old rafelljeanne, were found dead in a car which had come off a major road in cardiff. two others are in hospital in a critical condition. our correspondent tomos

morgan is at the scene. for the families of those who died, and who were injured, so many questions. 50 and who were in'ured, so many questions.— and who were in'ured, so many ruestions. ., , , ., questions. so many questions and as ou can questions. so many questions and as you can see — questions. so many questions and as you can see behind _ questions. so many questions and as you can see behind me _ questions. so many questions and as you can see behind me here, - questions. so many questions and as you can see behind me here, what. questions. so many questions and as you can see behind me here, what it| you can see behind me here, what it meant to those family and friends there. hundreds of tributes pouring in all day yesterday. let me run through the lead up as to what happened in the early hours of saturday morning. the three young women were on a night out in newport, they met up with two young men who then drove around 36 miles away to porthcawl, then drove back to cardiff, they were last seen around 2am on saturday morning, a few miles away from the crash site here. sometime later it appears as though the car veered off the road and went into the streets here. but when you pass here, this is a very busy dual carriageway, there is no obvious signs that anything is out of the ordinary. so many people will

have driven past here and no alarm was raised. but the family and friends of those who have been lost year have —— lost here have raised questions on social media saying that the police could have reacted quicker to what happened. police are liaising with the families but they have not commented on the response from the family and friends and they have referred the case to the independent office for police conduct. the question will be now, how did that car come to be stuck here and why did it take so long to be found, even though it was difficult to see?— the former health secretary matt hancock has denied threatening to block funding to a disability centre in a conservative mp's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for the tiered system of restrictions in england during the pandemic. whatsapp messages from mr hancock which were leaked to the daily telegraph show him

agreeing to put pressure onjames daly, mp for bury north, if he failed to vote with the government. matt hancock's spokesperson said "what has been accused here never happened." 1a health unions are holding talks with the government today in a bid to end ongoing strikes. the three—day meeting will involve unions representing nurses, ambulance staff and many other health workers, but not the british medical association, which speaks for doctors. it's understood the talks will focus mainly on pay but also terms and conditions. here in the uk we occasionally hear about a library book that gets returned to its rightful owner after several decades. well, we think we've found the equivalent story for texas. this eight—foot—long alligator is thought to have been stolen from a zoo in the us state 20 years ago, as either an egg or a hatchling.

i know you are dying to see the pictures, we will bring them to you later! the female gator named tewa was found near the city of austin last week. it's not quite a library book, is it? it it's not quite a library book, is it? ., , , �* it was taken back "home" to the animal world and snake farm zoo, where she's said to be settling in well. where have they been for the last 20 years? that is the question. there is a lot of snow in some places. we'll get the weather from carol in a moment but first let's see some of the frosty and snowy pictures you've been sending in via our new whatsapp number. this is a very cold and crisp lady bower reservoir, in high peak. looks like a light dusting of snow on this farm in brandon, in suffolk. thanks to kevin for sending this

picture of his back garden in diss, in norfolk. but it seems to be parts of scotland which have had the most snow. this picture is from mikki in aberdeen. and here are some snowy rooftops in lerwick, in shetland. that looks like it is from another time. it that looks like it is from another time. ., ., that looks like it is from another time. ,, ., time. it looks like quartz! -- it looks like _ time. it looks like quartz! -- it looks like hogwarts! _ time. it looks like quartz! -- it looks like hogwarts! this i time. it looks like quartz! -- it looks like hogwarts! this is i time. it looks like quartz! -- it i looks like hogwarts! this is going to carry on for a few days? yes, it will be heaviest for most of us thursday to friday and that could be disruptive, it will be windy and the snow will be blowing. we have got 12 centimetres in the highlands, but the snow has come a bit further south. furthersnow but the snow has come a bit further south. further snow showers in the forecast today along with some

sleet. today is going to feel colder than yesterday. bear that in mind if you are stepping out now. there is still a lot of cloud at the front of the weather front and some of the showers will follow and be sleet and snow. a lot of dry weather today after that, a crisp day today, sunshine, but a peppering of showers in northern ireland and the northern half of scotland and on the east coast, on a strong wind. it will feel colder than the temperatures here but holding on to milder conditions in south—west england and the channel islands. in aberdeen, it will feel more like —a. this evening and overnight, clear skies, wintry showers coming in in areas adjacent to the coast, again, on the wind.

then some rain in the south—west, on its leading edge as it bumps into the cold air it wilful readily as snow, spreading over the south midlands and getting into the south—east. a widespread frost tonight and temperatures in sheltered glens could fall away to -13 sheltered glens could fall away to —13 or —15, making it the coldest night so far. watch out for ice in the morning. we will delve deeper into the week later on and talk about the snow on thursday and friday. about the snow on thursday and frida . �* ., , ., about the snow on thursday and frida. �* ., , ., ., , friday. i'm not sure we want any more. i would _ friday. i'm not sure we want any more. i would loved _ friday. i'm not sure we want any more. i would loved to - friday. i'm not sure we want any more. i would loved to see i friday. i'm not sure we want any| more. i would loved to see some snow, more. i would loved to see some snow. we — more. i would loved to see some snow, we haven't _ more. i would loved to see some snow, we haven't had _ more. i would loved to see some snow, we haven't had any i more. i would loved to see some snow, we haven't had any in i more. i would loved to see some snow, we haven't had any in the| snow, we haven't had any in the south. perhaps wednesday we will see some, but the heavy snow on thursday and friday will be further north, it will be rain and wind in the south. we are all based here in salford! ——

we are braced for it here! we're used to seeing the devastating damage flooding has caused in parts of the uk in recent years but now researchers are suggesting that could worsen by 20%, unless countries meet their internationally agreed pledges. scientists in bristol have now created a "future flood map" of britain simulating the impact of climate change. our science and environment correspondent victoria gill reports. as water trickles through this woodland in calderdale, a team of local volunteers are getting to work. what we're trying to do is just divert this into woodland. katie's nearby home has been flooded in the past because in this steep sided valley, heavy rain can swell the river very quickly. how bad does flooding get in this area? it's catastrophic. it's incredibly fast. it's a wave of destruction. it's physically and mentally hard for people here. there've been repeated devastating floods here in recent years.

and when the water subsides, it can take months to repair the damage to homes and businesses. across the uk, destruction from flooding costs an estimated £700 million per year. here at the fathom labs in bristol, they're simulating all of the causes of flooding, creating maps that will help people to plan and prepare. we call this a flood hazard map. so what we've done is we've simulated the probability and intensity of flooding on every river in the uk. scientists used layers of information about what causes flooding. they mapped the terrain of mainland britain and combined that with data on rainfall patterns, how water's moved through our rivers and around our coastal area. they've combined all this information with details from the met office about how exactly climate change will affect flood risk. even if we can keep global temperatures to a 1.8 degree increase, there are areas where flood risk will increase significantly, including the southeast and northwest of england and south wales.

but there will be little change across northeast and central england as well as eastern and northern scotland. there are many places where risk is growing and being able to understand the communities and the regions where this is likely to happen allows us to make sensible investment decisions about making interventions such as engineering structures or natural flood management, or indeed moving people out of harm's way. a warmer climate means more extremes, including more heavy rainfall. but this new research shows that every town and village will be affected differently by climate change. and the scientists say that governments need betterforecasting to protect communities and make informed decisions about where to build. being able to forecast is ideal. anything, any early warnings that we can have here i would say are so important, just because of the speed of things here. the best helper ever! it's information that will be crucial for katie and calder valley's next generation.

victoria gill, bbc news in calderdale. we're talking about vitiligo this morning which causes the skin to lose pigmentation and become patchy. until recently, most people with the condition would simply cover it up with clothes or make—up. but in the last few years, that situation has been changing thanks in part to celebrities like the supermodel winnie harlow. people have an idea of who i am or what i should stand for. solely based off of how i look or what they have heard about me and that's not necessarily who i am. i think i was born with confidence. it was really just something that i lost when people made me feel like i shouldn't be confident. and itjust really took me not

thinking about anybody else's opinion of me and focusing on my opinion of myself to be, like, why am i not confident? my mum always talks about me and my baby pictures, she wants to send everyone the worst photos of me. people will say things like, it's so amazing, you are so brave for, you know, going out and being yourself. and i'm like, no, i'm not brave, i'm confident. we love winnie! this isn't brave to me, going outside and being confident in my skin. it implies that there is a problem with my skin, and i must need a pat on the back for being so confident to go outside looking like this. it's not that i'm ashamed of having

vitiligo or i don't like it or i used it to get where i am now or i'm trying to get away from it. there's no getting away from it, it is a part of me, but it is a part of me, it isn't who i am, it doesn't define me. now a new treatment could soon be offered on the nhs but how will it be received? we'rejoined nowjoti gata—aura who was diagnosed with vitiligo when she was 21. morning, joti, thank you forjoining his. morning, joti, thank you for “oining his. , ., ., ., morning, joti, thank you for “oining his. ., would morning, joti, thank you forjoining his-_ would you - morning, joti, thank you forjoiningl his._ would you mind his. good morning. would you mind 'ust takin: his. good morning. would you mind just taking us _ his. good morning. would you mind just taking us back— his. good morning. would you mind just taking us back to _ his. good morning. would you mind just taking us back to your- just taking us back to your diagnosis, what life was like for you when you are first diagnosed? 20, 25 years you when you are first diagnosed? 20,25 years ago, you when you are first diagnosed? 20, 25 years ago, life is very different. there wasn't the awareness that people have these days, and when i was initially diagnosed, i was very lucky to have

a doctor who was very knowledgeable and knew straightaway what vitiligo was. however it was very new to me, i hadn't seen anyone with vitiligo, haven't seen anyone on tv, didn't see anyone in media so it was something that was very new and i was very worried about it at the time, of being diagnosed. for people who don't know _ time, of being diagnosed. for people who don't know much _ time, of being diagnosed. for people who don't know much about - time, of being diagnosed. for people who don't know much about it, i time, of being diagnosed. for people who don't know much about it, it's i who don't know much about it, it's when you'll skin —— your skin loses pigment so you start getting white patches and it spread across your body? patches and it spread across your bod ? ~., , patches and it spread across your bod ? , , patches and it spread across your bod? , , ., body? many people develop vitiligo in different ways, _ body? many people develop vitiligo in different ways, i _ body? many people develop vitiligo in different ways, i was _ body? many people develop vitiligo in different ways, i was 21 - body? many people develop vitiligo in different ways, i was 21 when i i in different ways, i was 21 when i found my first spot. some people are born with it, some people have it from a young age, some people have it later in life. for me it appeared during some life stresses. and it was incredibly difficult to deal with. i was diagnosed straightaway, but it was very difficult to deal with initially. only one to 3% of

the worlds population have vitiligo so it's not really something you see on a day—to—day basis. however with more the wayne awareness, we are getting people being more confident in the skin they are in and showing their skin more than they would before. ~ ., , their skin more than they would before. ~ . , ., , before. were there any treatments available at — before. were there any treatments available at the _ before. were there any treatments available at the time? _ before. were there any treatments available at the time? yes, - before. were there any treatments available at the time? yes, at i before. were there any treatments available at the time? yes, at the l available at the time? yes, at the time i available at the time? yes, at the time i was — available at the time? yes, at the time i was diagnosed, _ available at the time? yes, at the time i was diagnosed, i _ available at the time? yes, at the time i was diagnosed, i did i available at the time? yes, at the time i was diagnosed, i did some | time i was diagnosed, i did some treatment which is a light treatment, but it was very time consuming. a very emotionally draining, very psychologically tiring as well. it impacted my day—to—day life as well. i would say that was one of the very first forms of treatment that i had decided to try. i did that for six months to a year, i did notice some new pigmentation which was fantastic.

when you live in hope and you hope to see your patches re—pick bent, you just hope that it will disappear. —— pigment. you just hope that it will disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment— disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment that _ disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment that could _ disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment that could work, i disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment that could work, had i disappear. -- pigment. there is a treatment that could work, had it | treatment that could work, had it been available to you at the time, what is your reaction to it?- been available to you at the time, what is your reaction to it? when i was first contacted _ what is your reaction to it? when i was first contacted to _ what is your reaction to it? when i was first contacted to speak i what is your reaction to it? when i was first contacted to speak about j was first contacted to speak about this, i was very emotional because it brought me back to the time i was 21 and i was so desperate to find that treatment. always searching and reading and trying to find out about what there was that could cure it, a tablet, chinese or indian medicine, always searching. now knowing that there is a cream that could cure vitiligo and bring that pigment back, bring people's confidence back, bring people's confidence back, its back, bring people's confidence back, it's absolutely overwhelming. i know many people who i support on social media who haven't yet come to terms with it. and i know when they find out about the screen, they are going to be overjoyed. it's just

going to be overjoyed. it's just going to be everything that they wanted. vitiligo is a skin condition that can spread, sometimes it can stay stagnant, with me, my skin had turned white. so it's something that i probably would consider now. but had this been at the forefront of the conversation 20 years ago, or even ten years ago, i think i would be very excited. and i and excited to know what impact this will have on how this will support people, because there are so many people out there who have not, who don't feel comfortable in their vitiligo skin who have not reached that acceptance. this will be the light at the end of the end of the total to try it and see if it is something that works for them. —— the light at the end of the total. that works for them. -- the light at the end of the total.— the end of the total. what does it mean for your— the end of the total. what does it mean for your identity? _ the end of the total. what does it mean for your identity? you i the end of the total. what does it mean for your identity? you have j mean for your identity? you have spent so many years coming to terms

with looking completely different, your skin is now white. we have made so much progress when it comes to acceptance of people who have different conditions and this is, in a way, reversing that. absolutely, it's very difficult _ a way, reversing that. absolutely, it's very difficult for _ a way, reversing that. absolutely, it's very difficult for me _ a way, reversing that. absolutely, it's very difficult for me because i it's very difficult for me because i'm from an indian, south asian background. so my skin is brown. vitiligo stripped away by brown pigmentation. my skin is white, my arms, i don't know if you are able to see this on camera, my arms are all white and now, i don't have any patches. my whole body is turning white. it does touch on the whole topic of identity because people will say, they will question where i am from. and i think initially this is something that didn't affect me because i am proud of my background

and where i'm from. but equally, i have come to terms with the new colour skin that i have and grow to love it. and i do love the skin that i am in. love it. and i do love the skin that iam in. i have to be love it. and i do love the skin that i am in. i have to be incredibly careful because i have lost my pigmentation, i have to be careful in the sun but equally i have learned to embrace the new a person and your identity that i am in. taste and your identity that i am in. we appreciate you coming on and sharing your story, joti. this treatment might soon be offered on the nhs, it is still controversial because there are side effects but potentially a big breakthrough for people living with the condition. a, big breakthrough for people living with the condition.— with the condition. a condition which is rrot — with the condition. a condition which is not really _ with the condition. a condition which is not really talked i with the condition. a condition| which is not really talked about with the condition. a condition i which is not really talked about a lot so fascinating. lovely to have tina here this morning while sally is in london for a special reason.

shejoined rob burrow in downing street last night as he received an award for the incredible work he's done since his mnd diagnosis. we'll catch with her up with her just after eight this morning. but first let's see what happened when the rugby league legend met the prime minister. i would like to thank the prime ministerfor this award i would like to thank the prime minister for this award and also the £50 million commitment that his government for mnd research. i know the first £30 million is already making a huge difference and i hope the remaining 20 million will be available as soon as possible. as time is not a luxury that the mnd community have. i would like to accept this award, by a way pharaoh 5000 people with mnd in this country and asked the —— behalf of the 5000 to people with mnd in this country and asked the prime minister to imagine six more people behind every mp in the commons each with the

worst diagnosis in front of them. when he makes the very important decisions his office demands, i would ask him to do it for compassion that each of those people because as my good feel —— friend kevin sinfield said, this country cares. , ., �* , kevin sinfield said, this country cares. , ., �*, , cares. very well said, that's why it's so important _ cares. very well said, that's why it's so important that _ cares. very well said, that's why it's so important that we - cares. very well said, that's why it's so important that we get i cares. very well said, that's why| it's so important that we get this research — it's so important that we get this research money, getting out there making _ research money, getting out there making a _ research money, getting out there making a difference to people. very well out _ making a difference to people. very well out a — making a difference to people. very well put. a great privilege and pleasure — well put. a great privilege and pleasure to see you. rob burrow makin: pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use _ pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use of — pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use of that _ pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use of that time - pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use of that time he i pleasure to see you. rob burrow making use of that time he had i pleasure to see you. rob burrow i making use of that time he had with the prime minister at downing street last night to raise awareness of motor neurone disease and spread the message from other families and sufferers, always thinking about others. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london.

i'm asad ahmad. beyonce's extra sell—out concert at the tottenham hotspur stadium this summer still doesn't have permission to go ahead. tickets for the singer's renaissance world tour have proved hugely popular — but the ground has breached the terms of its licence by agreeing to host the extra date. the club will now have to get a special licence from haringey council for beyonce's performance to go ahead. the council decision is expected soon. residents living in london's richest areas might soon have access to a hotline that they can use to report neighbours who leave their homes vacant. a rise in empty properties in the borough of westminster has led to proposals for the hotline, which is aimed at encouraging wealthy homeowners to make empty spaces available for rent — as well as discouraging buying properties as holiday homes. catford's broadway theatre in southeast london has reopened after a £7 million refit.

it closed during the pandemic with some fearing it may never open its doors again. but with investment from lewisham council, it now has state of the art equipment, as well as gaining a makeover. just to walk through the building now and you know that when you turn on the stage lights, everything is going to light up. we've got a brand—new pa system. things are motorised, so there aren't people pulling on hemp for hours. state—of—the—art accessibility throughout. londoners have been warned not to get caught out by tax avoidance schemes after new research shows the capital to be one of the country's hotspots for them. a report by his majesty's revenue and customs showed that barking and dagenham, dartford and greenwich had more companies promoting tax avoidance than anywhere else. hmrc warn that using illegal schemes can leave customers with even larger tax bills to pay. a look at the tubes now. a good service on most lines apart

from severe delays on the evergrande because of signal failure. now the weather. hello, good morning. some rather wintry weather heading our way across the capital over the next few days. it will feel bitterly cold and there is possible snow to come in the forecast. this morning, there is a met office weather warning in force valid until ten o'clock across the capital for snow and ice. why? because our cold front is continuing to push southwards through the morning and, on the back edge of this, as the cold air digs in, then there will be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, rather than thick snow. but our cold front continues to move southwards through the morning. it will eventually clear, but always a lot of cloud behind and also the chance of showers following behind. again, a wintry element to some of those, particularly over the higher ground. top temperatures today of only a—5c. it will be feeling bitterly cold and there will be added wind chill from the northerly wind. overnight, the skies will clear, everything will refreeze, so an ice risk into wednesday morning with temperatures dropping below freezing.

it will be a cold start to the day and there could be more snow with possible accumulations on wednesday evening. that's it. i'll be back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast. the government is introducing new legislation today to stop migrants crossing the english channel in small boats. we thought we would look at the story. more than a5,000 people crossed the channel to britain in 2022, according to government figures. it's the highest number since records started in 2018. last year, of asylum seekers who arrived in the uk through any route, the highest number came from albania, almost 16,000.

the second largest, with almost 11,000, came from afghanistan, followed by iran, iraq and syria. as you can see, the number of asylum seekers who have been returned has dropped significantly since 2010. of those who arrived on small boats since 2018 and who have had an initial decision on their asylum claim — 61% were granted refugee status or leave to remain. let's get more on the announcement today. paris correspondent lucy williamson is in calais. first, let's speak to simonjones in dover. i guess there is one question. will this work? — i guess there is one question. will this work? the _ i guess there is one question. ll this work? the government says it needs to do something and it is convinced it can solve this problem.

the big idea is going to be detained, deny and deport. the idea is people crossing the channel illegally as the government sees it by small boat will be detained in immigration removal centres. they will be told they cannot claim asylum in the uk ever and they will be deported either to rwanda or a safe third country, perhaps a country they pass through before getting on the boat from northern france. it is pointed out there are difficulties in this idea. first, if you have similar numbers last year, a5,000 making the crossing, where will you detain that number? those places do not exist at the moment. at the moment people cannot be sent to rwanda because that is facing legal challenges and there is no returns agreement with the eu so evenif returns agreement with the eu so even if this gets through parliament, putting it into reality faces huge hurdles. taste

parliament, putting it into reality faces huge hurdles.— parliament, putting it into reality faces huge hurdles. we are looking at the numbers. _ faces huge hurdles. we are looking at the numbers. can _ faces huge hurdles. we are looking at the numbers. can you _ faces huge hurdles. we are looking at the numbers. can you give i faces huge hurdles. we are looking at the numbers. can you give a i faces huge hurdles. we are looking i at the numbers. can you give a sense of how many are attempting that crossing? of how many are attempting that crossin: ? ., ., ~' of how many are attempting that crossin: ? ., ., ~ ., of how many are attempting that crossin: ? ., ., ~' ., , , h, crossing? looking at the numbers so far, crossing? looking at the numbers so far. yesterday. _ crossing? looking at the numbers so far, yesterday, more _ crossing? looking at the numbers so far, yesterday, more than _ crossing? looking at the numbers so far, yesterday, more than 100 - crossing? looking at the numbers so| far, yesterday, more than 100 people made the crossing. i was up here on the white cliffs looking at the port and we saw border force bringing in several groups along with a lifeboat, potentially 200 people. those numbers have continued over the past couple of months. so far, we have had more than 3000 making the crossing, double the figure we saw this time last year. home office officials warned that they are preparing potentially for 18,000 people to make the crossing which gives a sense of how many are doing that. but those are people getting through. obviously there is tight security on the beaches in northern france and we will hear from calais

shortly. the french say they prevent a huge number of crossings but they cannot be on every beach all the time and that is the big challenge. the legislation is supposed to send out a deterrent message and the warning is even if it might take months to become law, it can be applied retrospectively, so the government say anyone making the crossing from today, potentially they will be told they cannot stay here and never return during their lifetime. paris correspondent lucy williamson joins us from calais. simon, thank you. while rishi sunak need support of mps in parliament here, he will also need to get the french authorities behind anything he comes up with. what french authorities behind anything he comes up with.— he comes up with. what chance of that? i think _ he comes up with. what chance of that? l think the _ he comes up with. what chance of that? i think the relationship - he comes up with. what chance of that? i think the relationship is i that? i think the relationship is set for a reset. people feel positive about how things are moving

in cross—channel relations but a key demand of britain is that france take back migrants it rejects. and there is little sign that will happen. i think that plays into a keyissue happen. i think that plays into a key issue on this side of the channel, talking to people in the camps here, which is the chances of implementation of this plan, how the uk government will do it. when you look back in recent history, policy announcements are not enough to deter people from crossing the channel and we saw with the rwanda policy there were days of anxiety amongst some people in the camps but it passed pretty quickly, especially when people saw there was little concrete action happening. i think how the government puts this into practice will have a bearing on the impact it has in northern france. this meeting at the end of the week between rishi sunak and the french president will be crucial? yes.

between rishi sunak and the french president will be crucial?— president will be crucial? yes. i think there _ president will be crucial? yes. i think there are _ president will be crucial? yes. i think there are wider _ president will be crucial? yes. i think there are wider issues - president will be crucial? yes. i | think there are wider issues that will be talked about. defence and trade, as well as migration, but migration is a big one. where it sometimes gets stuck is supposed brexit, the uk talking to france and france saying you have to talk to the eu as a whole. this issue of migration is notjust about migrants in camps in northern france but it is an eu problem we are trying to sell. for france, while the situation here is of particular importance in the relationship with the uk, it has issues at the other end of the country. migrant flows coming in from italy, end of the country. migrant flows coming infrom italy, up end of the country. migrant flows coming in from italy, up from the south. there is a slight difference in emphasis sometimes when this conversation happens across the channel. the chances, at the moment, very little sign france will do a 180 and say it is prepared to take

back migrants. some of the things simon was talking about in terms of implementing the plan and denying migrants the right to stay and removing them to third countries or returning them to the eu, i think thatis returning them to the eu, i think that is something stuck in the relationship here.— that is something stuck in the relationship here. some sport. the goals keep coming. another thriller last night. in the world of sport it is about who is winning and competing for the big prizes but there is space to recognise what brentford and fulham are doing. not long up from the championship. you think about money spent in the premier league and what teams are doing, to be knocking on the door of european places for them, i do not think people would have expected that. and great entertainment and the fans are loving it. brentford came out on top

last night. good morning. whatever level of sport and whatever club, when everyone and everything is pulling in the right direction there's no better feeling. and brentford are certainly doing that. after beating west london rivals fulham in a five goal thriller last night. matthias jensen with the winning goal, as brentford edged it, and the win leaves them ninth — a point behind fulham who are also going very well — and dreaming of finishing in the european places. it is important that we are allowed to dream. and we have said from the beginning we aim to go as high as possible. it is important not to get carried away too much and to focus on the next game. we are in a good place and it is about continuing. we hope at the end of the season we are in a fantastic place but that is very far ahead. we need to focus on saturday. reports this morning in the papers around erik ten hag's frustration after united's heavy defeat to liverpool.

suggestions that he made his players sit in silence and listen to the liverpool players celebrate. the dust still settling on liverpool's seismic victory. one fan, a 16—year—old liverpool supporter, has been arrested on suspicion of encroaching onto the pitch following their final goal, their seventh, in that seven—nil win. the club have said they're investigating. there is a big night ahead for chelsea. manager graham potter's struggled to gel his squad of expensive stars. following a much needed victory on the weekend, the champions league returns later with the club looking to overturn a 1—0 first leg deficit to borussia dortmund. it's the champions league, it's a chance to get to the last eight. we are playing against a top opponent who are in a really good vein of form. so it's a huge challenge, but, at the same time, what an opportunity. stamford bridge is going to be rocking, i'm pretty sure. and we're going to give everything to win the game and go through.

it's set to be a family affair in the cambridge team in this year's boat race. brothers ollie and jasper parish will find themselves in the same boat. after winning the race as the women's cox last year, jasperjoins the men's team and joins ollie in the boat for the race on the 26th of march. you hope they don't fall out. that could get heated in the boat. and already the most expensive english footballer of all time, jack grealish has a boot deal to match. care to hazard a guess how much he's getting to wear a pair of these for the next five years? fancy pair of pumas? we are talking millions. for wearing boots? that is hisjob. how much? 10 million a year. 50 million over five years. a step up from those he used to wear when he played for aston villa. he has earned himself a new

pair of boots. a lot of beats now. 10 million. still short of neymar�*s with the same company, 23 million a year. do you fancy a pack? carol could get a dealfor her do you fancy a pack? carol could get a deal for her wellington do you fancy a pack? carol could get a dealfor her wellington boots do you fancy a pack? carol could get a deal for her wellington boots over the next few weeks. the winter weather. before we go to carol, you have sent fantastic pictures of the cold weather. this is snow on the hills of north wales. thank you to thomas. this is colder. this is from steph in east yorkshire. the north sea looking bracing. and this is the scene in scotland. no snow in stirling. clear skies means

a cold night. that is more like it in the cairngorms. helen wins with the most snow. here's carol. you have more than us. the weather watchers have been brilliant. a beautiful picture. we have seen snow as far south as southern england but the heaviest has been across the north. today more sleet and snow showers and it will feel colder than yesterday. especially if you are exposed to the northerly wind. this is the weather front bringing the rain, sleet and snow southwards overnight. the wind coming down from the arctic. it is a northerly. it has been blowing in snow showers

across northern scotland and northern ireland, north—east england. this weather front this morning will push off in the direction of the english channel. behind it, an area of cloud. we will see snow flurries developed. these are snow showers and like rain showers, difficult to predict where they will fall. not everyone will see snow. today, a lot of us will have dry weather and sunshine. temperatures 1—6. but we still are in the milder conditions in the south—west and channel islands. overnight, we have rain first. in the south—west. as it bumps into cold air, it will fall as snow, across southern counties, south midlands and into south wales. a lot of clear skies and wintry showers coming in on windward coasts.

tonight's temperatures... a widespread frost. in sheltered lens temperatures could go as low as —15. there is the risk of ice. some hazards to bear in mind tomorrow. we have arctic air in place. the atlantic air tomorrow is trying to move in. you can see the mild yellow in the far south—west. this is where we will see rain. additionally, snow clears. we have respite and then income is the leading edge of the weather front producing snow and the rain in the mild air behind it. ahead of this, wintry showers. again a lot of dry weather. it will be cold for most. 3—5, at best with temperatures below average for the time of year, but mild in the far south—west which is why we have rain and not snow. into the latter part

of the week, thursday and friday, the risk of disruptive snow further north. heavy snow in the north pennines, northern ireland, the scottish hills, because we have a new area of low pressure from the atlantic with an active weather front. it will bring rain and windy conditions in the south but where we have the snow, you can see. parts of northern ireland, wales, northern england, and eventually into southern scotland. it will be windy. the snow will be blowing. if you are travelling, bear it in mind. it is likely to be heavy. rain further south. mild in the south—west and channel islands. cold in scotland but drier. to show you the warning areas the met office has for disruptive snow on thursday into friday... so something definitely to keep an eye on. that is a big area. side note, but a

lot of appreciation for your snowy dress in the studio. i had not even thought about that, but thank you. it was the only thing that was ironed, to be honest. ironing, what is that? thank you. you may remember how, a decade or so ago, the tomb of king richard iii was found beneath a car park in the centre of leicester. well, archaeologists have now made another major discovery just 50 yards away. it's a roman shrine, buried beneath a former graveyard — next to leicester cathedral. midlands cphil mackie was given exclusive deep beneath leicester city centre, they have been uncovering 2000 years of history. so we have been excavating here for nine months now.

matthew morris is excited and he is the man who unearthed the remains of richard iii in a car park barely 50 metres away, ten years ago. in this corner, eight metres underground and right next door to leicester cathedral, they have made an important discovery. these are our special artefacts we have had out so far. so lovely intact roman hairpin. that is incredible. a late first—century roman brooch. but this is our star find at the minute. this, we are pretty certain, is going to be the base of a roman altar, a portable altar. so it probably would have been about this high originally. it may not look much, but this is likely to have been part of a subterranean shrine in a large home in roman leicester, or ratae, as it was known at the time. most of it is buried underneath modern leicester. this was a rare opportunity to excavate. it is because the cathedral is building a new visitors' centre and knew it would be interesting, but did not know how much they would find. there has always been a tradition that leicester cathedral is built on a roman temple,

based on antiquarian discoveries in the 19th century. and it has always been hard tojudge whether that was true or not. but we are now finding a roman building that looks like it might have a shrine status, so some sort of element, private worship, maybe, but maybe there is a retention of memory through the centuries from that roman building to the cathedral being built on top of it. what the dig gives you is a slice of leicester's history. at the bottom, you have the original iron age sediment. those gravel layers are roman settlements. above that, medieval. richard iii would have been here, a little bit above that top layer. above that, the victorian layer, and, way above me, the current ground level. they knew the area had been a graveyard for centuries, but they did not know exactly how long. these burials were from around the time of the norman conquest. these two children were buried

much earlier than that. they are probably from the early anglo—saxon period, maybe eighth century. that gives the archaeologists more evidence of what happened after the romans left leicester. in all, they recovered more than 1100 sets of human remains. after analysis, they will be reburied. this 3d image shows the excavation at the end of the dig. but now the work is complete, it is being filled back in again. absolutely fascinating. shall we go above ground? above ground ? yes, please. above ground? yes, please. above ran to someone who has taken us across the world. from the depths of our oceans to the most remote deserts. but sir david attenborough's latest series is much closer to home. wild isles promises to reveal a previously unseen side of british wildlife. let's take a look.

orca that come here have a particular taste for seals. and they have developed a unique way of catching them. their strategy is one of surprise. they have discovered how to travel up channels in the kelp to reach the shallow water where seals often hide.

stunning pictures. i have a bad feeling about that seal. climate editorjustin rowlattjoins us now. before we get into some of that stunning footage stop and what happens to the poor seal. let's underline the fact that david attenborough, almost 97, on location. b? attenborough, almost 97, on location. ' ., j~ location. 97 on may the 8th. on location. 97 on may the 8th. on location again. _ location. 97 on may the 8th. on location again. over— location. 97 on may the 8th. on location again. over the - location. 97 on may the 8th. on location again. over the years, | location. 97 on may the 8th. on l location again. over the years, he has kind of withdrawn and done more narration. it shows something about his charisma that we did not notice he was not going out as much. but this one, focus on the uk, they have managed to get him out, managed to get him out! he agreed to go on locations to remote places. off the coast of pembrokeshire. amazing

seabirds collect there. they took him on a boat with concrete steps up to the top i was told and the guy who made the series, they were anxious if you would be happy to walk up the steps and be on the boat. when you moor the boat, it is rocking. we had to climb off and go up. they phoned his daughter and she said with the 97 steps, there are 2a steps to his study, i will get him to go up four times. he was delighted to be there. incredible to see him on location and his interaction. an amazing scene with mac shearwaters learning to fly. the boyish joy he still has that 96 is evident. —— manx shearwaters. you evident. -- manx shearwaters. you zoom in close _ evident. -- manx shearwaters. you zoom in close to _ evident. —— manx shearwaters. you zoom in close to home and see things like that we have not seen before.

and the scale. some of this is epic, just as it would be if you went elsewhere in the world. that was part of the pitch to the bbc. they have never done the uk before, they said, give us the resources we would do it internationally. and behaviour you have not seen before. there is a sequence of the white tailed eagle catching barnacle geese on the wing. have a look at this. the youngster keeps the flock on the move~ _ one exhausted goose, however, gets left behind. another young eagle swoops in. in the confusion, the goose manages

to fly in the confusion, the goose manages to fly off _ but neither of the eagles is going to give _ but neither of the eagles is going to give up— but neither of the eagles is going to give up now. what are you doing to us? it is too early, traumatic.— what are you doing to us? it is too early, traumatic. that behaviour has only developed _ early, traumatic. that behaviour has only developed in _ early, traumatic. that behaviour has only developed in the _ early, traumatic. that behaviour has only developed in the past _ early, traumatic. that behaviour has only developed in the past ten - only developed in the past ten years. they have only learnt to hunt those geese. we have not seen that before. it gives a sense of as you say, when you get up close to our wildlife, the amazing things you can see and scale of the wildlife we have here in the uk. i would like to point out another sequence. they get these incredible cameras developed especially to make these things. they have a sequence with what is a common plant. a lord and lady's plant. look at the camera work. than plant. look at the camera work. an amazing story here. it produces an

odd looking flower. with a large purple _ odd looking flower. with a large purple spike. in the late afternoon, it heats _ purple spike. in the late afternoon, it heats up — purple spike. in the late afternoon, it heats up until it becomes 20 celsius— it heats up until it becomes 20 celsius hotter than its surroundings. it releases a foul smelling — surroundings. it releases a foul smelling scent. tiny midge flies looking — smelling scent. tiny midge flies looking for a rotting matter on which — looking for a rotting matter on which to— looking for a rotting matter on which to lay eggs find the stink irresistibly attractive. you _ irresistibly attractive. you really do learn so much. you cannot, i suppose, you really do learn so much. you cannot, isuppose, underestimate you really do learn so much. you cannot, i suppose, underestimate how much effort and time it takes to make this. much effort and time it takes to make thie— much effort and time it takes to make thia— much effort and time it takes to make this. ., ., ., , make this. the amount of time is amazinu. make this. the amount of time is amazing- the)! — make this. the amount of time is amazing. they had _ make this. the amount of time is amazing. they had 1650 - make this. the amount of time is amazing. they had 1650 filming l make this. the amount of time is - amazing. they had 1650 filming days. the sequence with the orca was filmed over two years. they built a special boat with amazing cameras in order to do it. and recruited 250

local people to track the orca because you need to know where they are. there are all these launching pads in the shetland islands. they do not know where the orca swim around, they go huge distances every day. the boat would slip. there was moss and seaweed. they had to clear every landing strip, not knowing which they would have to use, before shooting. an amazing amount of effort goes into it. and some of the cameras are amazing. that sequence of the plant, the camera goes inside the plant to a kind of dungeon the plant creates to trap the flies so they are covered in pollen. extraordinary.— they are covered in pollen. extraordinary. they are covered in pollen. extraordina . �* ., ., extraordinary. and all from the uk. the have extraordinary. and all from the uk. they have been _ extraordinary. and all from the uk. they have been making _ extraordinary. and all from the uk. they have been making this - extraordinary. and all from the uk. they have been making this over. extraordinary. and all from the uk. | they have been making this over the years? three years. they said lockdown was quite useful because many of the great cameramen were in the uk. so they asked if they could go and do sequences and they were

available to shoot. a strong thing to come out is the conservation message. he emphasises this in every programme. david attenborough says we have amazing jewels of international wildlife in the uk and we see them all in the programme but he says we are one of the most nature depleted countries on earth. we have lost 97% of wild flower meadows since the second world war. these messages come through that we need to value and love wildlife and part of showing it in this beautiful way is to get us to engage with wildlife again and to keep emphasising the point wildlife is challenged and under threat and we need to mobilise to help the wildlife of the uk, because it is amazing. wildlife of the uk, because it is amazinu. ~ , ., ~' amazing. why do you think it has taken so long _ amazing. why do you think it has taken so long to _ amazing. why do you think it has taken so long to focus _ amazing. why do you think it has taken so long to focus on - amazing. why do you think it has taken so long to focus on the - taken so long to focus on the british isles? i taken so long to focus on the british isles?— british isles? i think partly a commercial— british isles? i think partly a commercial reason. - british isles? i think partly a commercial reason. the - british isles? i think partly a| commercial reason. the bbc british isles? i think partly a - commercial reason. the bbc making these programmes, they are

incredibly expensive. they found if they made international ones, they found they could get co—production money and sell them. this time i think they thought they needed to invest. i think they were persuaded by the pitch of the epic scale of wildlife in the uk deserved to be represented. if you watch the series, it is stunning. it connects you with the wildlife of the country in a way i have never felt before. it is stunning.— in a way i have never felt before. it is stunning. and the variety and ranue it is stunning. and the variety and ranae of it is stunning. and the variety and range of stuff- — it is stunning. and the variety and range of stuff. big _ it is stunning. and the variety and range of stuff. big and _ it is stunning. and the variety and range of stuff. big and little - range of stuff. big and little stuff. they go into tiny plants. the large blue butterfly, the caterpillar falls down and creates a special smell to attract ants to drag it down and it pretends to be the queen of the ants. the bizarre

stories that happen under your feet. more death and violence. and beauty. thank you. the first episode of wild isles will be on bbc one and iplayer this sunday at 7pm. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today. the home secretary says new legislation to stop small boats crossing the channel "pushes the boundaries of international law". tributes are paid to three people found dead in a crashed car in cardiff, two days after they went missing. we go with rob burrow to downing street as he recieves a point of light award from the prime ministerfor his tireless campaigning for mnd. yes, rob was here at number 10 with his mum and dad for that very special moment and he had a message for the prime minister from special moment and he had a message for the prime ministerfrom the mnd community. good morning. the raw prices of petrol and diesel are falling, but is that being reflected fairly by what you pay at the pump? we take a look at the numbers and ask what if

anything can be done at the budget. in sport this hour, soaring to gold, athlete jazmine sawyers joins us on the sofa after her record breaking weekend, winning long jump gold at the european indoor championships. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. good morning. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow continuing to push away from the far south of england, behind it dry weather but wintry showers on windward coasts exposed to the northerly wind. a cold day but significant snow coming our way later in the week. i will tell you where in 15 minutes. it's tuesday the 7th of march. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation it's introducing today to stop migrants

from crossing the english channel in small boats. the measures, which will put a duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally, would take precedence over the right to claim asylum here. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than a5,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. and the government will begin the process of passing a new law today. it would place a duty on the home secretary to remove anyone who comes here by an illegal route and it would prevent them from claiming asylum in the uk. those who are removed won't be

permitted to return or to seek british citizenship. the prime minister and home secretary have written in conservative supporting newspapers this morning. in the sun, rishi sunak has said, "this new law will send a clear signal that if you come to this country illegally, you'll be swiftly removed." and in the telegraph, suella braverman declared there would be "no more sticking plasters or shying away from difficult decisions. we've pushed the boundaries of international law to solve this crisis." dover's mp says this is part of wider measures and she wants to see more action to stop small boats setting sail. what i'm hoping to see from this package of measures is that we see more action taken to stop those boats leaving france in the first place, more is done in terms of managing the english channel between the two countries, and that there's strengthening of the returns. and that's what we're expecting in the bill this week. anyone arriving by an illegal route from today onwards could be subject to the new law. but some experts say there are potential practical problems with the government's proposals.

where are we going to send tens of thousands of individuals who arrive via small boat? to do that, we need bilateral agreements with countries or an agreement with the eu. and there's precious little evidence so far that we have made much progress in hammering out agreements of that kind _ of course, we do have one policy like that, that's with rwanda, but we haven't sent anyone there yet. critics, too, are questioning whether the government has the capacity to detain large numbers of people prior to their removal from the uk. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has called the government's plan unworkable and is calling on the government to do more to tackle the criminal gangs who are responsible for ferrying asylum seekers across the channel. but the prime minister believes if he doesn't try to introduce a new law to stop small boats, he could pay a high political price. iain watson, bbc news. our chief political correspondent

nick eardley is in westminster. ahead of these being announced in the house of ahead of these being announced in the house of commons, ahead of these being announced in the house of commons, we ahead of these being announced in the house of commons, we have ahead of these being announced in the house of commons, we have had plans before, haven't we comeau attempts to make big changes and none of them have worked as the government has planned. what is different this time potentially? morning, jon. on the face of it, the plans we have heard about, the ones that have been briefed or emerged over the weekend do sound pretty radical to me. the home secretary saying that they push the boundaries of international law by doing things like introducing a legal duty on the government to take people who have arrived on small boats and remove them from the country. that would take precedence, ie, it would be more important than the legal right to claim asylum or to make a based on human rights. so it doesn't —— it does sound like the government is trying to test how far it can go

legally in new areas. the details will be very important, a lot of conservative mps will be really exercised by this issue, we think that the —— who think that the government need to get a grip, they will be looking closely at the details this afternoon. there are big questions about how you do this practically, if you have potentially tens of thousands of people crossing the channel on small boats, how do you detain them all, the deport them all? the real scheme that the government has got in place has not removed anybody from this country to rwanda just yet and as you heard just in that piece, there are concerns that there are no more returns agreements with eu countries. there will be political rows with some saying that this is not fair and it treats genuine asylum seekers like criminals and there are not in a safe and legal routes for them to do it without resorting to crossing the channel.

the calculation that the government will make today is that the public want it sorted, they have to get a grip on it or be seen to be trying to get a grip on it before the next general election. that reason and others, the prime minister is coming up others, the prime minister is coming up with some pretty radical plans in. it up with some pretty radical plans in. . , ., , in. it will be interesting to see what they _ in. it will be interesting to see what they are. _ police are investigating the events that led up to a car crash that killed three young people who lay undiscovered in the wreckage for almost 48 hours. eve smith and darcy ross, both 21 and 24—year—old rafelljeanne, were found dead in a car which had come off a major road in cardiff. two others are in hospital in a critical condition. our correspondent tomos morgan is at the scene. a tragedy for all the families and friends of those involved, and those who have lost their lives, and a lot of unanswered questions? yes.

who have lost their lives, and a lot of unanswered questions? yes, the famil and of unanswered questions? yes, the family and friends _ of unanswered questions? yes, the family and friends of— of unanswered questions? yes, the family and friends of the _ of unanswered questions? yes, the family and friends of the family - of unanswered questions? yes, the family and friends of the family had been raising concerns on saturday and sunday morning on social media, and sunday morning on social media, and to the police, asking for any information of the five because they had not made contact for quite some time after their night out on friday. some of those have raised questions to the police, asking whether the police should have reacted a little bit quicker in terms of beginning the search sooner. where this crash happened, you can see the tributes here, just around the corner there, it is really difficult to see. this is the main 840 eight road, a dual carriageway. it's blocked where the carriageway. it's blocked where the car was found. in fairness nothing he car was found. in fairness nothing be seen from the road, regardless of when the search started. however, the last contact made with the group was around 2am saturday morning and the car was not found until the early hours of monday morning so questions are being asked by friends

and family. two still in a critical condition, sophie russon who is 20 had an operation last night, still waiting to hear the outcome of that operation. and also sophie —— shane loughlin, who is also in a critical condition in cardiff. the two forces involved have preferred this case to the independent office of police conduct so they can have oversight on how the forces have looked after this case. .. .. on how the forces have looked after this case. ., ~ ,., the former health secretary matt hancock has denied threatening to block funding to a disability centre in a conservative mp's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for the tiered system of restrictions in england during the pandemic. whatsapp messages from mr hancock which were leaked to the daily telegraph show him agreeing to put pressure onjames daly, mp for bury north, if he failed to vote with the government. matt hancock's spokesperson said "what has been accused here never happened." scientists have produced a detailed

"future flood map" of britain simulating the impact of flooding as climate change takes its toll. research revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could rise by more than a fifth over the next century unless international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met. 14 health unions are holding talks with the government today in a bid to end ongoing strikes. the three—day meeting will involve unions representing nurses, ambulance staff and many other health workers, but not the british medical association, which speaks for doctors. it's understood the talks will focus mainly on pay but also terms and conditions. here in the uk we occasionally hear about a library book that gets returned to its rightful owner after several decades. well, we think we've found the equivalent story for texas. this eight—foot—long alligator is thought to have been stolen

from a zoo in the us state 20 years ago, as either an egg or a hatchling. the female gator named tewa was found near the city of austin last week, before being taken back "home" to the animal world and snake farm zoo, where she's said to be settling in well. imagine, what you do with an alligator for 20 imagine, what you do with an alligatorfor 20 years? imagine, what you do with an alligator for 20 years? and what forced them to hand it back? i'm glad to hear that she is doing well, that's good news! i think we could have that weather because it's getting too cold for many others. all of the snow around you, it's gone back to christmas. i know, isn't it lovely? _ gone back to christmas. i know, isn't it lovely? i— gone back to christmas. i know, isn't it lovely? i personally - gone back to christmas. i know, isn't it lovely? i personally love | isn't it lovely? i personally love the snow but it can be disruptive. i am starting with the forecast for later in the week, there is friday,

heavy snowfall expected in the north pennines, northern ireland and the scottish hills. if you are travelling you might find delays transportation and with blowing snow, visibility will be poor at times. something to consider. we have snow this morning, this is a picture from aberdeen city, and the snow has been steadily falling in areas close to the coast in the north. a weather front is drifting south across england and that is producing a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow with quite a bit of cloud behind it. wintry showers even inland through the day but there will be a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. you can see the peppering of wintry showers in areas exposed to the cold northerly wind. it will be a cold day that recalled the day than yesterday, especially when you had the wind chill on, it could be sub zero. in the channel islands it could be

milder. it will feel more like —4 in aberdeen. as we head through the evening and overnight, we have got some rain coming in across the south—west where it is milder, but ahead of that as it bumps into the cold air it will readily full as snow across parts of southern england and the south midlands. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces where we have had snow flurries through the day, and in some sheltered glens, temperatures could fall away to —13 to -15. i temperatures could fall away to —13 to —15. i will have the longer weather weather forecast in half an hour. thank you, see you later. here on breakfast you'll know we've been following the story of the rugby league legend rob burrow, who's been living with motor neurone disease for nearly four years. since his diagnosis, rob has inspired change, and last night he was in downing street meeting the prime minister who honoured rob for his work.

sally was there and joins us now from downing street to tell us more. it sounds like quite a meeting. yeah, it was really interesting, because obviously everybody who has watched rob on breakfast over the last three years will know him from the very start of his story, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, has been living in that condition since then. and very, very bravely opened his doors so that everybody could see what it was like to live with motor neurone disease. he has campaigned, raised millions of pounds, but it is his positive attitude to which i think everybody remembers. that's what we all see when we talk to him. he was invited here to number 10 last night with his mum and dad, given the 2000 point of light award by rishi sunak, the premise. considering where we started with rob which was, watching him at the end of his playing career, sitting with him in his kitchen, sitting down a street with

him last night was really quite something. as a father of three young children, i would never want any family to have to go through what my wife and children have since my diagnosis. hi, rob. how are you? fine, thanks. rob, hi, i'm rishi. it's such a privilege to see you. i've got some very good news. so, every day, i have this wonderful tradition where we honour an amazing volunteer in our country that has done something special. and today is a special day because we are awarding it to the 2000th person and i am delighted to tell you that that is you. and you have done such important work raising awareness of motor neurone disease. you have been an inspiration to so many and we have nothing but admiration for everything you have done, so it is my great pleasure to award you with the 2000th points of light award for everything that you have done.

i am going to give it to your mum and dad to look after for you. so i give that to you. there you go. thank you, sir. and congratulations. but i will say you have been absolutely extraordinary. your story is an amazing one. he inspires me with how he keeps i going and he will keep fighting i till his last breath. i would like to thank the prime minister for this award and also the £50 million commitment by his government for mnd research and i know the first £30 million is already making a huge difference and i hope that the remaining £20 million will be available as soon as possible, as time is not a luxury that the mnd community have. i would like to accept this award on behalf of my fellow 5,000 people with mnd in this country and ask the prime minister that when he stands in the house of commons and sees his fellow mps,

that he imagines six more people behind every one of those 650 mp5, each with the worst possible diagnosis in front of him, when he does that, and makes the very important decisions his office demands. i would ask him to do it with compassion for each of those people, because as my good friend kevin sinfield said, this country cares. very well said, rob, very well said. that is why it is so important that we get this research money, as you said the £50 million, that we get it out there making a difference to people. so i will take that away and we will make sure that happens. and thank you, that was very well put. thank you. no, it was a great pleasure and privilege to see you. the bit i have seen of the documentary, rob — fantastic. it really raised the profile and did it in such a powerful way. i've got the back of it here. two, three. i hope that is comfortable enough.

don't worry, i am not - going to tip you out, all right? cheering. rob, great to see you. thanks for your time. what do you think of what the prime minister has just said to you? well, i mean, when you think the country has been through what we have been through with the pandemic and the cost—of—living crisis, there was always that fear that they were going to say, well, we will do it next year or the year after. but, in fairness, we had a bit of a wait but in the longer scale of things, they have started to deliver and i am really pleased. what is it like for all of you to be here with this incredibly special recognition? it's another one but, we say it every time that there is an award given for rob since he has had mnd,

that it's for all the mnd sufferers, because they don't get a chance of coming here. and, you know, rob is showing them that it is for them. it is not for him, it is for them. what do you hope is next? a cure, treatments. because i think it will be a multitude of treatments to lead towards a cure. stabilise it and then cure it. and how has it been coming to downing street and meeting the prime minister? as prime minister, they speak in certain ways, but i thought, tonight, he spoke with real sincerity and i thank him for that. that was really quite something to be in the room when that happened, and you could hearfrom jeff, rob's dad, how honest he was talking about rob's situation and also saying that

i know rob says all of the time, i know rob is the face of this campaign but he does it and he has been campaigning right from the very start for everybody else who is living with mnd at the moment. he might be at the forefront of this and you might see his picture, he has got a documentary out, obviously, but this is for the people who are diagnosed with motor neurone disease every day. jeff said to the prime said last night, while i have been talking to you, someone else in our country has been diagnosed so previous remember that and i think that message came through very strongly from all of them. particularly from what rob said, reflecting kevin sinfield saying, this country cares, and asking the prime minister to remember that when making big decisions about funding. its really strikina decisions about funding. its really striking seeing — decisions about funding. its really striking seeing rob _ decisions about funding. its really striking seeing rob with _ decisions about funding. its really striking seeing rob with the - decisions about funding. its really| striking seeing rob with the prime minister there. receiving an award for himself but immediately turning it to others, the community, their families, which is why he wanted to make that documentary with this team which, i need to point out, which

you won't, it won a big prize last night, congratulations to everybody. yeah, the bbc breakfast team were honoured last night for their work with rob burrow in making the documentary that rishi sunak actually referenced in the meeting yesterday, he said he'd watched parts of it and was really impressed with the way rob came across in the documentary. last night, very proud to say our team worked incredibly hard on that, claire, richard, sean, were honoured at the sports journalists association for documentary of the year. rob was there with us and came up on stage and made a brilliant speech. what i loved about last night is rob as a player would never prepare to lose, so there was a certain little twinkle in his eye as he got up on stage, he had everything ready. he was definitely ready to win last night. was definitely ready to win last niuht. �* ., ., ., ,.,

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tickets for the singer's renaissance world tour have proved hugely popular, but the ground has breached the terms of its licence by agreeing to host the extra date. the club will now have to get a special licence from haringey council for beyonce's performance to go ahead. the council decision is expected soon. residents living in some of london's richest areas might soon have access to a hotline they can use to report neighbours who leave their homes vacant. a rise in empty properties in the borough of westminster has led to proposals for the hotline that is aimed at encouraging wealthy homeowners to make empty spaces available for rent, as well as discouraging buying properties as holiday homes. catford's broadway theatre in southeast london has reopened after a £7 million refit. it closed during the pandemic with some fearing it may never open its doors again. but with investment from lewisham council, it now has state of the art equipment, as well as gaining a makeover.

just to walk through the building now and you know that when you turn on the stage lights, everything is going to light up. we've got a brand—new pa system. things are motorised, so there aren't people pulling on hemp for hours. state—of—the—art accessibility throughout. londoners have been warned not to get caught out by tax avoidance schemes after new research shows the capital to be one of the country's biggest hotspots for them. a report by his majesty's revenue and customs showed that barking and dagenham, dartford and greenwich had more companies promoting tax avoidance than anywhere else. hmrc warn that using illegal schemes can leave customers with even larger tax bills to pay. let's take a look at the tubes. a good service on pretty much all lines apart from thejubilee line that has minor delays. that is because of train cancellations. now the weather, here's elizabeth. hello, good morning. some rather wintry weather heading our way across the capital over the next few days. it will feel bitterly cold

and there is possible snow to come in the forecast. this morning, there is a met office weather warning in force valid until ten o'clock across the capital for snow and ice. why? because our cold front is continuing to push southwards through the morning and, on the back edge of this, as the cold air digs in, then there will be a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, rather than thick snow. but our cold front continues to move southwards through the morning. it will eventually clear, but always a lot of cloud behind and also the chance of showers following behind. again, a wintry element to some of those, particularly over the higher ground. top temperatures today of only 4—5c. it will be feeling bitterly cold and there will be added wind chill from the northerly wind. overnight, the skies will clear, everything will refreeze, so an ice risk into wednesday morning with temperatures dropping below freezing. it will be a cold start to the day and there could be more snow with possible accumulations on wednesday evening.

our final ourfinal update isjust our final update is just after nine. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley. despite fuel prices falling over the last four months, prices at the pump aren't coming down as quick — that's the latest warning from one motoring organisation. the rac is calling on the chancellor to cancel a planned 5p increase in fuel duty ahead of next week's budget. nina's on a petrol station in stockport for us this morning to explain. good morning. the price is not necessarily what you see in the markets. it can be confusing working out how much you should be paying. wholesale prices have been dropping since they peaked last year. good morning from

stockport where the sun has come out. brightertimes stockport where the sun has come out. brighter times ahead are predicted when it comes to the cost of energy and how it trickles down to us. prices have come down over the past months but we can remind ourselves of how high they were last summer. the price of petrol peaked at 1.91 per litre. the price of diesel, up to about 1.99. it has dropped since, particularly in the last four months. these are prices closer to what you are probably used to now. the rac says seeing as wholesale prices have dropped, why has diesel not come down more? they said if it fairly reflected wholesale costs when you filled up with diesel you would be £7 better off every time. they are calling on the chancellor to drop an extra 5p on fuel duty in the budget next

week, otherwise they say it will be a tremendous shock to motorists adjusting to different prices all over the place. they say otherwise we will have to get used to higher prices again. for petrol, 1.54 and diesel 1.73. prices again. for petrol, 1.54 and diesel1.73. it prices again. for petrol, 1.54 and diesel 1.73. it is a difficult time for motorists and nurses who rely on transport in order to make money. we have spoken to some of those coming through the pumps in stockport this morning and they are not happy. it is shocking at the moment. going to work used to cost 20 quid now it is 50 quid just to get to work. if work used to cost 20 quid now it is 50 quid just to get to work. hi it 50 quid 'ust to get to work. if it nets a 50 quid just to get to work. if it gets a little _ 50 quid just to get to work. if it gets a little bit _ 50 quid just to get to work. if it gets a little bit lower, nothing spectacular at the minute. more help could he _ spectacular at the minute. more help could be done. other than that, trying _ could be done. other than that, trying to— could be done. other than that, trying to chug along. how could be done. other than that, trying to chug along.— could be done. other than that, trying to chug along. how do you find fuel prices? _ trying to chug along. how do you find fuel prices? a _ trying to chug along. how do you find fuel prices? a nightmare - find fuel prices? a nightmare because i— find fuel prices? a nightmare because i travel— find fuel prices? a nightmare because i travel quite - find fuel prices? a nightmare because i travel quite a - find fuel prices? a nightmare because i travel quite a way i find fuel prices? a nightmare - because i travel quite a way every day. could do with it coming down.

how do you absorb the extra costs? i am driving slowly, put it that way. we have all done that when we are low on fuel, just bring the speed down a little. joe owns this site. good morning. the accusation here is that wholesale prices have gone down and yet you are making more money. our retailers protecting margins above customers? hat our retailers protecting margins above customers?— our retailers protecting margins above customers? ., ., ., . .,~ above customers? not at all. we make above customers? not at all. we make a lower margin — above customers? not at all. we make a lower margin than _ above customers? not at all. we make a lower margin than last _ above customers? not at all. we make a lower margin than last year. - above customers? not at all. we make a lower margin than last year. add - a lower margin than last year. add to that the economic pressure we are under with the increase in energy costs and staff costs, a lower margin made in the shop, and we are not doing anything different we have for the last 20 years. rah? not doing anything different we have for the last 20 years.— for the last 20 years. why are mar: in for the last 20 years. why are margin smaller— for the last 20 years. why are margin smaller if— for the last 20 years. why are margin smaller if wholesale i for the last 20 years. why are - margin smaller if wholesale prices come down?— margin smaller if wholesale prices come down? prices on the fuel are not smaller. _ come down? prices on the fuel are not smaller, they _ come down? prices on the fuel are not smaller, they are _ come down? prices on the fuel are not smaller, they are the - come down? prices on the fuel are not smaller, they are the same - come down? prices on the fuel are | not smaller, they are the same they have been for quite... the price keeps coming and going. it is a

volatile market. ukraine and russia plays a large part. some weeks, it goes up, sometimes down. so many factors to consider rather than just the cost today. factors to consider rather than 'ust the cost today.�* the cost today. explain how it works. the cost today. explain how it works- we — the cost today. explain how it works. we have _ the cost today. explain how it works. we have seen - the cost today. explain how it| works. we have seen regional variations of up to 20p in the south—east compared to parts of the north—east. it south-east compared to parts of the north-east— north-east. it depends on company -oli and north-east. it depends on company policy and what _ north-east. it depends on company policy and what margin _ north-east. it depends on company policy and what margin they - north-east. it depends on company policy and what margin they want i north-east. it depends on company| policy and what margin they want to make and who they are competing against and what targets they have. it is up to the individual retailer. so it is up to the shopper to shop around and get the best deal because you are driven by neighbours' cost? it has always been certain areas and retailers who are cheaper. it is no different. it has been the same and it will not change. the encouragement - it will not change. the encouragement is - it will not change. the encouragement is to l it will not change. the i encouragement is to look it will not change. the encouragement is to look where it is cheapest. the rac and others say it lies on the government to support small business and those who need to

use for your for theirjob and to get around. there is a planned 5p increase in the budget on fuel next week which many ask to be dropped. the chancellor held up his hands on the treasury say they are doing what they can to support households but at the moment, everyone is under pressure. motorists may have to get used to the high prices the next few months at least. studio: interesting looking at the comments coming in. a variety of prices. some places it is more expensive with regional variations. we are reflecting on a standout moment of the weekend notjust because of the sporting achievement but also the reaction. jazmin sawyers, longjump, brilliant sawyers, long jump, brilliant performance. sawyers, longjump, brilliant performance. and very few athletes get to stand on the podium and hear their national anthem. and even fewer could wow the crowds by singing it like a pro.

jazmin sawyers probably could. she was a contestant on the voice a few years ago, but, on sunday, she won long—jump gold at the european indoor championships in istanbul, prompting a priceless reaction. let's take a look. commentator: jaz sawyers, fifth round of the long jump. she can compete. and it's within reach. what has she done? i don't want to get too excited just yet. i mean, she looked disappointed with it, but i think... as we wait for... wait for the green square. aston is smiling already. he knows it is big. this may challenge for the lead. very fast on the approach. beautiful leg kick — leg shoot, i should say. it is a beautifuljump from jaz sawyers. there is no hesitation. and she knows that was big. seven metres comes up on the scoreboard. perfect almost on the take—off board. 7.00.00. and jaz, captainjaz,

has gone into the lead. jazmin is with us now. good morning. still smiling. watching that back. a bit emotional. getting the fiels again. it watching that back. a bit emotional. getting the fiels again.— getting the fiels again. it was so s-ecial. getting the fiels again. it was so special- that _ getting the fiels again. it was so special. that has _ getting the fiels again. it was so special. that has a _ getting the fiels again. it was so special. that has a moment - getting the fiels again. it was so special. that has a moment i - getting the fiels again. it was so | special. that has a moment i have waited for over a decade. when i was 18 i had a fouljump that i am sure landed at seven metres. i am now 28 and have waited to replicate that the whole time. you and have waited to replicate that the whole time.— and have waited to replicate that the whole time. ., .., , ., . the whole time. you can see how much it meant. the whole time. you can see how much it meant- that — the whole time. you can see how much it meant. that distance, _ the whole time. you can see how much it meant. that distance, a _ the whole time. you can see how much it meant. that distance, a british - it meant. that distance, a british record. foryou it meant. that distance, a british record. for you to do that, you have tried so long. it must feel so great, all that time and investment and energy has paid off. it great, all that time and investment and energy has paid off.— and energy has paid off. it has. all the ears and energy has paid off. it has. all the years between _ and energy has paid off. it has. all the years between then _ and energy has paid off. it has. all the years between then and - and energy has paid off. it has. all the years between then and now. and energy has paid off. it has. all i the years between then and now are trying to do it and it not happening. you have to really

believe it is in there because over and over it did not happen. this was my 14th major championship. first—time winning gold over seven metres. all those before i thought it would happen and it didn't and did not. and then all the emotion came out. how did it suddenly clicked? i changed my technique over the winter. that has been helping. i have a new coach, aston moore who is amazing. he told me off with that reaction because the competition was not over. but itjust clicked. it is one of those things. sometimes, you just have to wait it out. be a bit patient. keep the faith. and keep trying. because it was in there. yours is an amazing story. we have been to the olympics. you are setting british records and talented at what you do. you are an amazing

singer and you appeared on the voice. this is pictures of you on that. and this is when you came back from the rio olympics.— from the rio olympics. straight after rio. from the rio olympics. straight after rio- l— from the rio olympics. straight after rio. i had _ from the rio olympics. straight after rio. i had wanted - from the rio olympics. straight after rio. i had wanted to - from the rio olympics. straight after rio. i had wanted to go i from the rio olympics. straightj after rio. i had wanted to go on from the rio olympics. straight - after rio. i had wanted to go on the year before but i was doing my degree and trying to qualify for reo. in 2017, i went on the voice. i was on team william. which was great fun. having passions outside of sport, it cannot be everything you are. you need to be a multifaceted person. you cannotjust be an athlete, you are a person also. i have found that super important, being happy outside sport to get results. ., ., , results. you have 'umper there. student. results. you have jumper there. student. graduate. _ results. you have jumper there. student. graduate. you - results. you have jumper there. student. graduate. you have i results. you havejumper there. | student. graduate. you have got results. you havejumper there. - student. graduate. you have got the lot. law degree. put that on the jumper. what will you focus on? 540

law degree. put that on the 'umper. what will you focus on?_ what will you focus on? 5-10 years, where will you _ what will you focus on? 5-10 years, where will you be? _ what will you focus on? 5-10 years, where will you be? identity - what will you focus on? 5-10 years, where will you be? identity answer| where will you be? identity answer that because it seems like something ridiculous pops up. i never planned to do bobsleigh. that popped into my life. i saw cool runnings and thought i would give it a go. the next two, for sure... 5—10 minutes? we are here. are there transferable skills between long jump and bobsleigh? skills between long 'ump and hohstetghah skills between long 'ump and bobsleith? ., ~ ~ bobsleigh? more than you think. at the start, bobsleigh, _ bobsleigh? more than you think. at the start, bobsleigh, you _ bobsleigh? more than you think. at the start, bobsleigh, you sprint - the start, bobsleigh, you sprint 30-40 the start, bobsleigh, you sprint 30—40 metres and jump on the sled. long jump, 30—40 metres and jump on the sled. longjump, sprint 30—40 metres and jump on the sled. long jump, sprint 30—40 metres, you jump long jump, sprint 30—40 metres, you jump on the sand. a little different. you are pushing a big heavy thing, but a lot of the training transfers. i did heptathlon before bobsleigh. that is another for thejumper. the before bobsleigh. that is another for the jumper. the winter i

before bobsleigh. that is another for thejumper. the winter i did bobsleigh i did not train for certain events. did not have time. i was on the ice. i thought what is the closest thing to bobsleigh and heptathlon and it was the long jump so i competed and it turned down i was better at that. i stuck with that and it is going all right. some of our that and it is going all right. some of your heroes _ that and it is going all right. some of your heroes message _ of your heroes message congratulations.- of your heroes message congratulations. of your heroes message contratulations. . . , ., congratulations. denise lewis and jessica ennis-hill— congratulations. denise lewis and jessica ennis-hill in _ congratulations. denise lewis and jessica ennis-hill in the _ congratulations. denise lewis and jessica ennis-hill in the studio - jessica ennis—hill in the studio live, speaking about the pictures you just saw as it was happening. those are two idols. as a kid, i read denise lewis's autobiography obsessively. she was the reason i wanted to do heptathlon. i was neither as good as those incredible women but i managed to fulfil my athletic streams going to the olympics. and now it is to take it to the next level and do what they did and get an olympic medal. you are the team _

did and get an olympic medal. you are the team captain in istanbul. i was. did you have to deliver a team speech? you could have sung them a song instead. it could have been a new way of geeing up the team. part ofthe new way of geeing up the team. part of the speech. _ new way of geeing up the team. part of the speech. i— new way of geeing up the team. part of the speech, i included at the end a list of ten things i have learned a list of ten things i have [earned over my ten plus years being an international athlete and competing at major championships. one was that i have learned you do not have to be a serious person to be a serious athlete. you can take sport seriously and have the time of your life. it is fun. we train hours and years. so that it is fun when we do it out there. i feel sorry for people not having a good time. when it comes to major championships because that is the fun bit. beyond that, my final point was a little delusion goes a long way. you have to believe, you have to have so much

belief that it might look delusional. for14 belief that it might look delusional. for 14 major championships i have said i canjump seven metres and probably people are going, ok. but in my mind, i can. you have to believe in yourself. it is lovely to have a core of people around you who believe in you and i am lucky to have that. eeii around you who believe in you and i am lucky to have that.— am lucky to have that. self belief is the most _ am lucky to have that. self belief is the most important _ am lucky to have that. self belief is the most important thing. - am lucky to have that. self belief| is the most important thing. after seven metres, everybody believes in you now. olympics. that seven metres, everybody believes in you now- olympics— you now. olympics. that is the next bi one. you now. olympics. that is the next big one- seven _ you now. olympics. that is the next big one. seven metres _ you now. olympics. that is the next big one. seven metres won - you now. olympics. that is the next big one. seven metres won the - you now. olympics. that is the next big one. seven metres won the last| big one. seven metres won the last olympics, so let's see. just big one. seven metres won the last olympics, so let's see.— olympics, so let's see. just take our olympics, so let's see. just take your guitar- _ olympics, so let's see. just take your guitar. let's _ olympics, so let's see. just take your guitar. let's not _ olympics, so let's see. just take your guitar. let's not forget - olympics, so let's see. just take | your guitar. let's not forget that. great to speak to you.— your guitar. let's not forget that. great to speak to you. thank you, it has been a — great to speak to you. thank you, it has been a pleasure. _ great to speak to you. thank you, it has been a pleasure. if— great to speak to you. thank you, it has been a pleasure. if you - great to speak to you. thank you, it has been a pleasure. if you think. has been a pleasure. if you think ou will has been a pleasure. if you think you will have _ has been a pleasure. if you think you will have sunny _ has been a pleasure. if you think you will have sunny weather - has been a pleasure. if you think| you will have sunny weather over has been a pleasure. if you think- you will have sunny weather over the next days you are deluding yourself because it is snowy and cold. you have sent lovely pictures. sara's picture. this is what she

woke up to in aberdeenshire. very snowy. snow spread across a wide area. this was in suffolk. colin's back garden in aberdeen. a lot of snow there. and they will be scraping the snow off their cars in northumberland. tom sent that picture from near his home in whitley bay. and we can go to carol. what news? more snow in the forecast. i have pictures from weather watchers. this in wales, a beautiful scene. and this one, the sun has come out in north tyneside. and further sleet and snow showers today. it will feel colder today for most away from the

south—west than yesterday. we have a weather front sinking south. that has brought rain and sleet and snow overnight, heading south. it will move away through the morning. we have snow showers across northern scotland and northern ireland and down the east coast of england. all these areas where have gusty northerly wind. in between, dry weather around. through the day, further snow flurries develop, even inland, where they will be hit and miss. in the wind, feeling cold. temperatures widely1—5. add in the effect of the wind and it will feel some zero for many accept for the southwest and channel islands. overnight, a weather front close by bumps into milderairand overnight, a weather front close by bumps into milder air and falls as rain but as it engages with colder airfurther rain but as it engages with colder air further north it will fall as

snow in south wales, parts of the midlands and parts of southern england. something to bear in mind if you are on the move tomorrow. under clear skies it will be cold. the risk of ice and a widespread frost. —13 in parts of the highlands. it could get as low as -15. highlands. it could get as low as —15. tomorrow, arctic air in place. the atlantic air is doing its best to move into the south and when it does and where it does, we will see rain. in the morning rush—hour we could have snow in southern counties before it moves away. and later, rain comes in and as it pushes into the cold air, we will see it turn to snow. moving north to the midlands and east anglia, scotland and northern ireland, snow flurries but most staying dry. a cold day. 3—5, exceptin most staying dry. a cold day. 3—5,

except in the south—west and channel islands, where we hang onto mild conditions. then i want to draw attention to thursday into friday. there is a risk of disruptive snow further north. you might find travel disruption, for example. some might see roads blocked by the snow because we are looking at heavy falls across the north pennines, northern ireland, north wales, the scottish hills. it is a large area we are talking about, because we have low pressure coming in from the atlantic from the weather fronts. as it comes in against the mild air, it will fall as rain and it will be windy here. moving across the cold air, northern ireland, wales, the midlands, northern england and scotland, we will see snow. at low levels we could have 5—10 centimetres. on the highest mountains, we could have 30 centimetres, possibly 40. if you are

travelling, take extra care. good advice. it's not just the hottest ticket in town, but in europe. at midday today, tickets will finally go on sale for the eurovision song contest in liverpool. superfans are counting down the minutes. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been speaking with some of them. hello, everybody, iceland calling. spain calling. this is germany calling. hi there from armenia. i gotjedward to sign. it's the eurovision logo, the maltese heart. - they were so lovely, by the way. hello, i'm stefan from sweden. there is no denying, i may be rooting for italy, right now. i just ironed it. i have, like, crumpled up flags. thatjust wouldn't do, no.

eurovision fans from all over the world are bracing themselves. because today is the day they can get their hands on a golden ticket to the main event in this place. and, let me tell you, people are very, very... ..very excited! come this may, this place will be the focus for all things eurovision. welcome to euro club. come on in. introduce yourself. my name is simon bennett and i'm the president of organisation generale des amateurs de l'eurovision. otherwise known as the fan club. yeah. this is going to be the euro club. so this is going to be the social hub. it is all going to be going on here for the whole week of eurovision. this is where all the fans from around the world are going to be gathering in the evening.

it is going to be exclusively eurovision music. yeah, it's a niche. you aren't sleeping, simon. i'm not. too excited. honestly, you're not? it's not worry that it's not going to work, it's just excitement. i can't wait for may. and neither can the rest of the fan club. this fan is from iceland. it's a lifestyle, it's a religion, it's how to lead your life. this fan has bad wi—fi and is from armenia. am i good now? songs that tell history, that can heal you, that can help you. luke is from malta. i'm getting goose bumps just talking about it. - it's absolutely brilliant. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. javier is from spain. most of the people we have around, they never understand us. and if you don't get it, they don't care, because they live for this competition and, in liverpool — people are desperate to get involved any way they can with or without a ticket. hello, everybody, hello!

more than 1,000 people came to this eurovision job fair looking for a way in, possibly via martin's firm, which will provide security at the main event. so everybody wants to be involved in it, from headmasters to tax accountants to students. it's very, very popular. really, you have had headmasters come down? yes. for a job on the doors at eurovision? yeah, it is being part of that buzz, being part of that event. what is the dream eurovision job? we were talking about being graham norton's assistant. that would be amazing. back in the land of super—fandom... right, ok, let me see how big a superfan you are. quickfire questions now. how many times have you been to eurovision? '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23. like, 18 years. i think seven. eight? seven.

can i do it? yeah. - i've been in belgrade, i've been in moscow. i about 14 or 15 eurovision song contests. it's so funny. i've been in norway. yeah, next stop is liverpool for me. 11th eurovision coming up and we are so excited. i haven't been in finland, but i love this. _ oh, my god! hold on, hold on. i love it. - ok, best one — top tip for getting a ticket? don't panic, it's eurovision. please don't panic. being in the venue for the semifinals and final will be the cherry on top of the cake. but my priority is just to be there and enjoy the absolutely magical atmosphere. panic if the right song doesn't win, but not about this.

that's where it's all going to happen. that is the arena. maria fled ukraine a year ago. she is a huge eurovision fan, along with the vast majority of ukrainians, who she is certain will be watching no matter what. eurovision is massive in ukraine? yes, everybody watches it, really. kind of like the super bowl of music competitions, i would say. it is difficult, in some ways, to enjoy things like this, but i am sure the people on the front lines will be watching eurovision. that is how big it is and also how important it is to bring somejoy into your life. you have got to have thatjoy and you have got to have that hope? yes. but i think we willjust party harder for ukraine, of course. it's a way of showing support, through culture. so the countdown to eurovision really has begun. tickets will be in short supply and high demand. good luck.

but joy and solidarity with ukraine will be plentiful. so let's celebrate the magic of music together. boom. you take good care. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. i love you. goodbye for now. liverpool, i'm quite ready to come and meet you. we're joined now by eurovision blogger oliver adams. and eurovisioncast host daniel rosney, who is in our london newsroom. good morning. daniel, can you explain why there are nine shows available to buy tickets for? what are your tips for getting a ticket. out of the nine, three are the live televised shows, which is the grand final, which we know from watching on saturday night. there are two live semifinals. some viewers might

be unaware there are semifinals and thatis be unaware there are semifinals and that is because uk does not participate in those because of how much the bbc pays to enter. there are six preview shows, essentially razzle is, a full run—through of the live shows and often easier to get tickets to and cheaper. if you are trying to get tickets at midday, you will only be able to buy a ticket for one event at a time on ticketmaster.— for one event at a time on ticketmaster. what about for ukrainians — ticketmaster. what about for ukrainians living _ ticketmaster. what about for ukrainians living in _ ticketmaster. what about for ukrainians living in the - ticketmaster. what about for ukrainians living in the uk, i ticketmaster. what about for - ukrainians living in the uk, because thatis ukrainians living in the uk, because that is where it was supposed to be hosted. , ., , ., , hosted. the uk government set aside 3000 tickets — hosted. the uk government set aside 3000 tickets for — hosted. the uk government set aside 3000 tickets for ukrainians _ hosted. the uk government set aside 3000 tickets for ukrainians living - 3000 tickets for ukrainians living in the uk who have been displaced because of russia's ongoing invasion. those tickets will be separate and detail will come from the government on those. essentially, they have to live here as part of three programmes the government announced. 3000 go to

ukrainians and 51,000 over the nine shows will be made available for the general public. prices, how much are they? they start at £30 for some of they? they start at £30 for some of the preview shows and go up to £380 for the grand final. 160 million watch eurovision every year, which is why they will be very much in demand. i had a message from a friend who is pretending he has a meeting at midday so he can try to get tickets. i meeting at midday so he can try to tet tickets. ., meeting at midday so he can try to get tickets-— get tickets. i am sure many will do exactly the — get tickets. i am sure many will do exactly the same. _ exactly the same. i told you not to mention that, daniel! , ., , daniel! oliver, you will be in the tueue. daniel! oliver, you will be in the queue. definitely. _ daniel! oliver, you will be in the queue. definitely. i— daniel! oliver, you will be in the queue. definitely. i have - daniel! oliver, you will be in the queue. definitely. i have my- daniel! oliver, you will be in the i queue. definitely. i have my laptop and phone — queue. definitely. i have my laptop and phone ready. i have every person in my— and phone ready. i have every person in my family— and phone ready. i have every person in my family on standby ready to hit various— in my family on standby ready to hit various assigned shows. why in my family on standby ready to hit various assigned shows.— in my family on standby ready to hit various assigned shows. why does it mean so much _ various assigned shows. why does it mean so much to _ various assigned shows. why does it mean so much to be _ various assigned shows. why does it mean so much to be there _ various assigned shows. why does it mean so much to be there in - various assigned shows. why does it | mean so much to be there in person? i have followed eurovision since i

was nine — i have followed eurovision since i was nine i— i have followed eurovision since i was nine. i found my queerness at eurovision — was nine. i found my queerness at eurovision i— was nine. i found my queerness at eurovision. i love it so much. and growing _ eurovision. i love it so much. and growing up — eurovision. i love it so much. and growing up seeing it in exotic places— growing up seeing it in exotic places across europe. a ten—year—old will not _ places across europe. a ten—year—old will not go _ places across europe. a ten—year—old will not go to — places across europe. a ten—year—old will not go to moscow, belgrade or oslo _ will not go to moscow, belgrade or oslo to— will not go to moscow, belgrade or oslo. to have made that tour across europe _ oslo. to have made that tour across europe and — oslo. to have made that tour across europe and now be essentially in my back garden. you live in liverpool. i do _ back garden. you live in liverpool. i do that — back garden. you live in liverpool. i do. that does not give you extra access? _ i do. that does not give you extra access? ., . , i do. that does not give you extra access? ., ., , ., ., ., access? unfortunately not. you do not have to _ access? unfortunately not. you do not have to pay — access? unfortunately not. you do not have to pay for _ access? unfortunately not. you do not have to pay for a _ access? unfortunately not. you do not have to pay for a hotel. - access? unfortunately not. you do not have to pay for a hotel. we - access? unfortunately not. you do| not have to pay for a hotel. we can 'ust take not have to pay for a hotel. we can just take a — not have to pay for a hotel. we can just take a taxi. _ not have to pay for a hotel. we can just take a taxi. even _ not have to pay for a hotel. we can just take a taxi. even without - just take a taxi. even without tickets — just take a taxi. even without tickets there is so much going on, anyway. _ tickets there is so much going on, anyway, so — tickets there is so much going on, anyway. so i — tickets there is so much going on, anyway, so i am excited, even if we don't _ anyway, so i am excited, even if we don't get _ anyway, so i am excited, even if we don't get them. i am looking forward to it don't get them. i am looking forward to it being _ don't get them. i am looking forward to it being in— don't get them. i am looking forward to it being in my home city. you were supposed _ to it being in my home city. you were supposed to _ to it being in my home city. gm. were supposed to go before? to it being in my home city. you were supposed to go before? i i to it being in my home city. you - were supposed to go before? i have tried a couple _ were supposed to go before? i have tried a couple of— were supposed to go before? i have tried a couple of times _ were supposed to go before? i have tried a couple of times to _ were supposed to go before? i have tried a couple of times to get - tried a couple of times to get tickets— tried a couple of times to get tickets before. i was hoping to treat— tickets before. i was hoping to treat myself to tickets in 2020 as a graduation — treat myself to tickets in 2020 as a graduation present and then the unspeakable virus hit us and

cancelled eurovision. since then, it has never— cancelled eurovision. since then, it has never been affordable but now i am lucky _ has never been affordable but now i am lucky to — has never been affordable but now i am lucky to be in a position where it is am lucky to be in a position where it is in— am lucky to be in a position where it is in liverpool and i can afford a ticket — it is in liverpool and i can afford a ticket i— it is in liverpool and i can afford a ticket. ., it is in liverpool and i can afford a ticket. .. it is in liverpool and i can afford aticket. .. . , a ticket. i am so excited it is happening- _ a ticket. i am so excited it is happening. daniel— a ticket. i am so excited it is happening. daniel said - a ticket. i am so excited it is happening. daniel said you | a ticket. i am so excited it is - happening. daniel said you cannot just blitz it on the website, you can only apply for one event at a time. so what is your strategy? how much are you prepared to spend? i have money set aside. i am ready to spend _ have money set aside. i am ready to spend whatever i need to. but i am aiming _ spend whatever i need to. but i am aiming for— spend whatever i need to. but i am aiming forthejury spend whatever i need to. but i am aiming for the jury final. there are rehearsal— aiming for the jury final. there are rehearsal shows so i want to go for the friday— rehearsal shows so i want to go for the friday nightjewellery rehearsal shows so i want to go for the friday night jewellery show, which _ the friday night jewellery show, which you — the friday night jewellery show, which you see all the acts and interval— which you see all the acts and interval as— which you see all the acts and interval as you would in the live broadcast, _ interval as you would in the live broadcast, it isjust perhaps not as strict _ broadcast, it isjust perhaps not as strict and — broadcast, it isjust perhaps not as strict and less pricey. i hope that will be _ strict and less pricey. i hope that will be less— strict and less pricey. i hope that will be less competitive to get tickets — will be less competitive to get tickets. that is the message i put out to— tickets. that is the message i put out to anyone. if you want to go,

try the — out to anyone. if you want to go, try the rehearsals, try the preview shows— try the rehearsals, try the preview shows before the live because they are a _ shows before the live because they are a little — shows before the live because they are a little bit less popular. good stratet . are a little bit less popular. good strategy- go _ are a little bit less popular. good strategy- go on _ are a little bit less popular. good strategy. go on national- are a little bit less popular. (lime strategy. go on national television and tell 5 million people to go for the rehearsals and then all the tickets for the final are yours! on affordability, it is an important point. there are other events going on around eurovision. the screenings- _ on around eurovision. the screenings. i— on around eurovision. the screenings. i am - on around eurovision. the screenings. i am told - on around eurovision. tue screenings. i am told one reason liverpool won the bid to host the contest is because of how much it is putting on outside the arena, making liverpool the big cultural event for eurovision. there is a cultural festival taking place simultaneously. there will be 24 projects running alongside it and they have announced four so far. they are doing a simultaneous rave between liverpool and kyiv. i think

that emphasises the slogan of eurovision which is united by music, because we are hosting on behalf of ukraine who won last year. the deal normally is if you win it you put it on the following year.— on the following year. thank you very much- _ on the following year. thank you very much- a — on the following year. thank you very much. a simultaneous - on the following year. thank you very much. a simultaneous rave| on the following year. thank you | very much. a simultaneous rave if you do not get a ticket. good luck today. let us know if you get your ticket. daniel, that t—shirt, that is not a eurovision t—shirt, that is not a eurovision t—shirt from previous years? it t-shirt, that is not a eurovision t-shirt from previous years? it has a secret uk — t-shirt from previous years? it has a secret uk acts _ t-shirt from previous years? it has a secret uk acts written _ t-shirt from previous years? it has a secret uk acts written on - t-shirt from previous years? it has a secret uk acts written on it. - a secret uk acts written on it. all will be revealed. eurovision tickets will go on sale at midday today. you're watching bbc breakfast.

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