good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's episode in support of presenter gary lineker. premier league players say they won't do interviews — the bbc�*s boss defends the corporation's decision. as editor of chief in the bbc one of our founding prisoners is impartiality and that is what we are delivering — impartiality and that is what we are delivering on. thank you very much. a plea for more help with energy bills — small businesses say they need extra

support in next week's budget. we'll catch up with lesley paterson — the triathlete who's in the running at this weekend's oscars — for her screenplay of a german first world war epic i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, _ i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi. tom, my— i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i_ hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know— hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson. he said i know your story. he said how many— he said i know your story. he said how many hours a day do you dream? the six nations roars back into life this afternoon, as england meet france, both needing to win to keep title hopes alive, while wales are aiming to avoid a new low in rome. and after a frosty and icy start of the weekend there is a bit more snow to come _ the weekend there is a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts but tomorrow looking much milder. all the _ but tomorrow looking much milder. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it's saturday the 11th of march. our top story: tonight's episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators —

amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker, who stepped back from the show after he criticised government policy in a tweet. a number players are also understood to have said they won't be giving post—match interviews. the bbc has said the programme will go ahead but focus on match action. with more details, here's our media correspondent, david sillito. we've got the games... gary lineker, for more than 20 years, the face of match of the day. but not tonight. the bbc says he has crossed the line with his recent tweets. also missing will be ian wright and alan shearer have pulled out in solidarity with their colleagues. and a number of commentators and players have also indicated they won't be contributing. the trigger for all of this — gary lineker�*s recent tweets, one of which described a statement from the home secretary as beyond awful. bbc says he has broken the

rules on impartiality. if awful. bbc says he has broken the rules on impartiality.— rules on impartiality. if gary lineker reached _ rules on impartiality. if gary lineker reached the -- - rules on impartiality. if gary l lineker reached the -- breach rules on impartiality. if gary - lineker reached the -- breach the lineker reached the —— breach the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? havi just kicked it further down the line? i havi “ust kicked it further down the line? ., �* ., ., ., ., line? i don't want to add to the statement _ line? i don't want to add to the statement was _ line? i don't want to add to the statement was that _ line? i don't want to add to the statement was that i _ line? i don't want to add to the statement was that i think - line? i don't want to add to the statement was that i think we | line? i don't want to add to the - statement was that i think we have had very— statement was that i think we have had very productive discussions and that is_ had very productive discussions and that is where we are. as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of— editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our— editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that is what we are delivering — impartiality and that is what we are delivering on. this impartiality and that is what we are delivering om— delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was — delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting _ delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting to _ delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting to stop - delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting to stop early this week he said he wasn't fearing suspension. he was looking forward to presenting this weekend was up one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell who now has a pod casts produced by a company of which gary lineker is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven clinical cowardice at the top of the bbc and that is what has led to gary lineker. in this thing about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, gary is —— it has been made

clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he will not be presenting match of the day because he is not toeing the line. b25 match of the day because he is not toeing the line.— toeing the line. bv says he is as a sorts toeing the line. bv says he is as a sports presenter _ toeing the line. bv says he is as a sports presenter he _ toeing the line. bv says he is as a sports presenter he is _ toeing the line. bv says he is as a sports presenter he is second - toeing the line. bv says he is as a sports presenter he is second to l sports presenter he is second to none but they want him to stop tweeting about controversial topics. —— the tweeting about controversial topics. -- the bbc tweeting about controversial topics. —— the bbc says. he will remain of the air untilan —— the bbc says. he will remain of the air until an agreement is reached. , , .,. the air until an agreement is reached. , , .. ., reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i suggest _ reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i suggest they _ reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i suggest they has - reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i suggest they has to - reached. he is still the face of the bbc so i suggest they has to be i reached. he is still the face of the - bbc so i suggest they has to be some rules. what these rules should be i thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. gary lineker, however, has not given any indication he is about to agree to be silenced. david sillito, bbc news. let's get the latest now from our reporter simonjones. simon, the focus is on match of the day, and gary lineker. what the rules should be and who should abide by them.

this morning this was like a huge crisis for the bbc. this morning it was the pundits who came out and said they wouldn't take part in the programme if gary lineker wasn't presenting it, as an act of solidarity. then late last night the six commentators who were due to work on the show that they wouldn't be doing theirjob today, also as an act of solidarity and now we have some players who are threatening not to take part in postmatch interviews. some of the papers are dubbing this mutiny of the day. the bbc i think would have liked a swift resolution to this but it hasn't happened. we don't know what took place in conversations behind the scenes between bbc bosses and gary lineker but i think it is hard to see a way out of this for either side because both seem pretty entrenched in their positions and the bbc doesn't have much time to try and sort this out because next weekend it is due to have live coverage as they need a presenter. the question is well their flagship presenter be in the seat to present

much of the day for the live games? the issue the bbc has been grappling here is impartiality and many here question that should apply to given that he is a sports presenter and he is employed by the bbc on a freelance basis but his contract is worth 1.3 million a year, he is the bbc's worth 1.3 million a year, he is the bbc�*s highest—paid star in the face of the corporation. one person we haven't heard from any —— in any detail is gary lineker himself. he has remained silent on twitter. simon thank you for taking it —— taking us through that. the uk has agreed to give france almost 500 million pounds over three years to help stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. the cash, which will fund a new detention centre and extra beach patrols, was announced at a summit in paris between prime minister rishi sunak and president emmanuel macron, who said france would also contribute. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart has more details.

rishi sunak ana —— emmanuel macron. two leaders who are happy to do business together after years of strained relations of the two countries they represent. they both want to clamp down on migrants crushing the channel, and they've announced a deal they hope will do just that. the uk will fund a new detention centre in france though it won't be operational till late 2026 was not there is to be hundreds of extra french law enforcement officers and enhanced surveillance technology including drones, will be introduced. france will make a larger contribution but this will all cost the uk around £500 million over three years. good value insists the prime minister.— over three years. good value insists the prime minister. emanuel macron and i share the prime minister. emanuel macron and l share the _ the prime minister. emanuel macron and i share the same _ the prime minister. emanuel macron and i share the same belief- - and i share the same belief— criminal gangs should not get to decide who comes to our countries. within weeks of my coming into office we agreed that our largest ever small boat steel and today we have taken our cooperation to the

unprecedented level to tackle this shared challenge. but unprecedented level to tackle this shared challenge.— unprecedented level to tackle this shared challenge. but the deal does not allow any _ shared challenge. but the deal does not allow any agreement _ shared challenge. but the deal does not allow any agreement to - shared challenge. but the deal does not allow any agreement to allow i shared challenge. but the deal doesl not allow any agreement to allow the uk digit return everyone to france. not all mps are sold on his new deal. i not all mps are sold on his new deal. ., not all mps are sold on his new deal. . ., ., ., , not all mps are sold on his new deal. . . ., . ., deal. i am automatically not enthused — deal. i am automatically not enthused by _ deal. i am automatically not enthused by the _ deal. i am automatically not enthused by the prospect i deal. i am automatically not enthused by the prospect ofj enthused by the prospect of subsidising the french police force even more. we have given a lot of money— we have given them a lot of kit was that we have given them a lot of joint kit was that we have given them a lot ofjoint intelligence. the thing thatis lot ofjoint intelligence. the thing that is really going to make the difference is when the french police in the british taxpayer funded dune buggy intercepts a group of migrants, they are arrested and they claims are processed by the french police. claims are processed by the french olice. ., ., ., , ., ., police. labour want to see more done to break up — police. labour want to see more done to break up criminal _ police. labour want to see more done to break up criminal gangs. _ police. labour want to see more done to break up criminal gangs. i - police. labour want to see more done to break up criminal gangs. i think - to break up criminal gangs. i think this isn't a — to break up criminal gangs. i think this isn't a big _ to break up criminal gangs. i think this isn't a big enough _ to break up criminal gangs. i think this isn't a big enough agreementl this isn't a big enough agreement for the problems we're facing. rishi sunak�*s failed to get a returns agreement and many of the border cooperation measures look like they won't come into place for several more years even though some of the

challenges are now. the more years even though some of the challenges are now.— challenges are now. the premise to has pledged — challenges are now. the premise to has pledged to _ challenges are now. the premise to has pledged to make _ challenges are now. the premise to has pledged to make progress - challenges are now. the premise to has pledged to make progress on . challenges are now. the premise to l has pledged to make progress on this issue before the next election and if he fails, could face quite the political storm. germany is preparing to tighten its gun laws following a mass shooting in hamburg which left seven people dead, including an unborn baby. the gunman opened fire on a meeting hall forjehovah's witnesses on thursday night, before taking his own life. germany has around a million registered firearms owners, who are already subject to some of the strictest gun laws in europe. the cost of energy is set to take centre stage of next week's budget, with chancellorjeremy hunt expected to announce the continuation of a price cap limiting what consumers pay. but homes and businesses up and down the uk are still under huge financial pressure, with bills at historic highs, as our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. i have spent £76 83 this week. sue

has turned — i have spent £76 83 this week. sue has turned metre reading into a fine art. after seeing her energy bills trouble, she is now careful about the simple things, like making tea, and does her washing at certain times of day when her tariff is cheaper. times of day when her tariff is chea er. �* times of day when her tariff is cheaer. �* ., ., ., , cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! _ cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! l've — cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! i've shut _ cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! i've shut doors! - cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! i've shut doors! i- cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! i've shut doors! i sit. in rooms! i've shut doors! i sit with a rug around me at night in my lounge. you arejust with a rug around me at night in my lounge. you are just constantly cutting back on everything. all the time. and thinking, how can i save? how can i not turn this on? the ener: how can i not turn this on? the energy regulator— how can i not turn this on? the energy regulator ofgem that's a price for the maximum that households can be charged for energy. that is expected to be £3280 a year, down £1000 from what it is now but it is a prevalent at the moment as the government does make energy prosperity means atypical consumer pays a maximum of 2000 5000 -- £2500 a consumer pays a maximum of 2000 5000 —— £2500 a year. that is it supposed to raise but even energy firms are planning for the chancellor on wednesday's budget to raise ——

freezer guarantee where it is for another three months. there will be some other additional support for pensioners like sue — those on low incomes and on disability benefits and if you want to see how you are going to be affected, there is loads of information on the bbc�*s web site. everyone has been getting a £66 discount on their bill, totalling £400 paid for by the government but at the end of this month, that is ending. businesses have also been receiving support for the energy costs but that is about to change. instead of a cat unit price similar to households are from april, they will receive a flat rate discount on wholesale prices. it means if there is another spike, where costs could rocket. that means if there is another spike, where costs could rocket. at the moment, where costs could rocket. at the moment. pebble _ where costs could rocket. at the moment, people are _ where costs could rocket. at the moment, people are paying - where costs could rocket. at the moment, people are paying forl moment, people are paying for electricity which could rise as high as 73 or 74p per kilowatt. you are seeing some will rise either three orfour times from seeing some will rise either three or four times from the first of april and that is a cliff edge, and

elegy cliff edge, and something we really, really need to avoid, because that would lead to over 300 small firms thinking —— shrinking, restructuring or having to close. fin restructuring or having to close. on the water, they are feeling it. this man is locked into a 12 month energy contract until october which is about to get far more expensive. brute about to get far more expensive. we had a about to get far more expensive. - had a £2000 a month bill for our electric on our contract. with the government support for the last six months, that bill has doubled to £4000 a month. from the first of april, we will be looking at a bill here for £10,000 a month for this store alone, it is not manageable. the government said its package of energy support has been unprecedented and from april will keep helping businesses while delivering value for taxpayers. the good news is, analysts think the price could fall to around £2000 by july and stayed over the rest of the year. but right now, households and businesses are hoping for some more

help over the coming months. marc ashdown, bbc news. 12 minutes past six is the time. matt will update with the weather and a set but we just want to show you, because it was a freezing night across the uk and yellow weather warnings remain place for many of us. the met office says we could be expecting more scenes like these. this was llanrwst in north wales yesterday. although as we were saying yesterday, lots of people saw no snow, absolutely no snow. these scenes... i mean... and this is divisive, do you like the snow? is itjust divisive, do you like the snow? is it just a divisive, do you like the snow? is itjust a pain for getting around? is it too cold? should we find out? are you pro— snow or anti— snow, matt? i are you pro- snow or anti- snow, matt? ., , ., are you pro- snow or anti- snow, matt? . , ., , ., are you pro- snow or anti- snow, matt? ., , ., , ., ., , matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slush . matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushv- 0h. _ matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... _ matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... and _ matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... and then - matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... and then it - matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... and then it is i matt? i am pro- snow until it goes slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a| slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a getaway- — slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a getaway- there — slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a getaway. there is _ slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a getaway. there is a _ slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a getaway. there is a good - slushy. oh, yes... and then it is a| getaway. there is a good contrast. some without. _ getaway. there is a good contrast. some without. this _ getaway. there is a good contrast. some without. this is _ getaway. there is a good contrast. some without. this is what - getaway. there is a good contrast.

some without. this is what we - getaway. there is a good contrast. j some without. this is what we saw -la ed out some without. this is what we saw played out yesterday _ some without. this is what we saw played out yesterday morning - some without. this is what we saw played out yesterday morning but. played out yesterday morning but there is some more snow to come on there is some more snow to come on the hills mainly of northern england and scotland through tonight. not as severe as we saw the other night but it is going to be splitting the weekend in two, really, because dry, cold, frosty night is starting today and snow tonight but then something much milder tomorrow which you will certainly notice in contrast to what you have got this morning. 0ut there this morning you have temperatures widely below freezing. as low as -11. widely below freezing. as low as —11. temperatures are varied across the country even in the colder spots. the mildest towards the south—west. starting saturday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and same to south wales. a few flurries in southern scotland is where a dry and sunny start to your saturday. many will stay dry but wales and northern ireland into the midlands and central southern england. turning grey, outbreaks of rain and again on the hills a bit of sleet and snow. temperatures slowly rising and snow. temperatures slowly rising and 11 degrees in plymouth and most

only around 2—7 and somewhat in northern scotland will stay below freezing all day long but through tonight, mainly from the peak district northwards up to ten centimetres and fresh snow on higher ground and initial frosts, centimetres and fresh snow on higher ground and initialfrosts, outbreaks of rain elsewhere and that will then be preceded by two bridges rising so by the end of the night most of us will be frost free. exceptions are still being across parts of scotland which averages around freezing as the weather front comes through but as it goes, notice the colours on the charts, assignment milder air will be putting in for all of us as we go through into monday. but let's start with sunday most of all because sunday brings us some sunny spells before clouding over in the west later. some outbreaks of rain and scotland and northern ireland and scotland and northern ireland and then on and off through the afternoon and some of which will be heavy. note the temperatures tomorrow. today, single figures for most. 14 or 15 degrees in the

south—east corner. stick with the mild theme into monday and then the weather fronts will bring outbreaks of rain into many parts of the country, just adding to the floor, beware, you could see minorflooding but outbreaks of rain coming and going across the country was not a bit of snow to northern scotland and wins coming in from a northerly direction could just 50 or 60 miles an hour. a windy day across the board and widespread gales for england and wales which could get up to 60 or 70 miles an hour in the south later. four in stornoway and 13 or 14 in london. the colder air fights back into tuesday and wednesday eight colder spell and snow at times and parts of scotland and north—east england once again, blown around by the strong winds, but later in the week with local pressure close by, more banks of wet and windy weather to come so a bit of a rollercoaster ride, i think you could call it, over the next week. maga and roger, back to you. —— naga.

0n yesterday's breakfast, we told you about tim edwards, the father of ellie edwards, who was shot dead outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. tim's taking part in a walk with the comedianjohn may to help him deal with his grief and to support a charity, which helps to steer youngsters away from gang and gun crime. he was hoping that yesterday a few people mightjoin him to show their support as he walked into the centre of liverpool. well, he got a lot more than a few. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin was there. just three months ago tim edwards lost his daughter ellie in a christmas eve shooting. but here he was in liverpool, joined by actor and comedianjohn may. they had asked their home city to come together to take a stand against violence, and the city responded. how are you feeling? i am violence, and the city responded. how are you feeling?— violence, and the city responded. how are you feeling? i am all right. are ou how are you feeling? i am all right. are you surprised _ how are you feeling? i am all right. are you surprised by _ how are you feeling? i am all right. are you surprised by that _ how are you feeling? i am all right. are you surprised by that i - how are you feeling? i am all right. are you surprised by that i was - how are you feeling? i am all right. | are you surprised by that i was out? it is a bit overwhelming.— it is a bit overwhelming. people care. it is a bit overwhelming. people

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on the front _ taken around much of the day. it is on the front page of all the newspapers. it on the front page of all the newspapers-— on the front page of all the newspapers. it is the longest runnina newspapers. it is the longest l running highlights programme newspapers. it is the longest - running highlights programme in the world. _ running highlights programme in the world, started in august 1964, but it has— world, started in august 1964, but it has never— world, started in august 1964, but it has never not had a presenter or pundits _ it has never not had a presenter or pundits. sometimes without pundits, but never _ pundits. sometimes without pundits, but never without a presenter. the question— but never without a presenter. the question is— but never without a presenter. the question is whether they go from here _ question is whether they go from here. next weekend the bbc has some scheduled _ here. next weekend the bbc has some scheduled live games in the fa cup. but at _ scheduled live games in the fa cup. but at the _ scheduled live games in the fa cup. but at the moment that doesn't seem to be any— but at the moment that doesn't seem to be any exit strategy. going but at the moment that doesn't seem to be any exit strategy.— to be any exit strategy. going back to be any exit strategy. going back to the sport. _ to be any exit strategy. going back to the sport, people _ to be any exit strategy. going back to the sport, people say _ to be any exit strategy. going back to the sport, people say they - to be any exit strategy. going back to the sport, people say they don't want the presenters, theyjust want the football. want the presenters, they 'ust want the football.— want the presenters, they 'ust want the toether.— the football. yes! my dad said that once actually- _ the bbc have announced that no presenters or pundits will feature on match of the day tonight, and the programme willjust include match action only. that's after the bbc asked gary lineker to step back from the programme following his criticism of the government's new asylum policy, which broke the bbc�*s guidelines. following that news, a number of pundits announced they wouldn't take part in tonight's program, showing solidarity with lineker, and in a development late last night, bbc sport understands

a number of premier league players also want to show solidarity, and intend to boycott any post—match interviews. well, here's some of the reaction from some of the pundits normally involved in the program. some of the regulars. ian wright tweeted: fellow pundit alan shearer followed, saying: and late last night, the regular commentators followed suit, with a statement put out by steve wilson, which said: more on that story throughout the morning. let's move on to a massive day of rugby union, and it could be a defining weekend in the six nations championship.

first of all, wales go to italy, with both searching for a first victory this season, and wales aiming to avoid a new low in the world rankings. then england and france put their title hopes on the line at twickenham, before top two ireland and scotland meet in edinburgh tomorrow, as patrick gearey reports. ina in a city across seven hills, the two highest points of the six nations made. scotland versus ireland in edinburgh should be the weekend's peak, and the visitors from the west arrived with the wind at their back. ireland are officially the best team in the world, the only team who can yet when a grand slam with the world cup come, a team that could be headed for the clouds. i come, a team that could be headed for the clouds.— for the clouds. i think it is up there with — for the clouds. i think it is up there with the _ for the clouds. i think it is upj there with the most pressure for the clouds. i think it is up - there with the most pressure teams, definitely. there with the most pressure teams, definitel . . , [k ., , definitely. over the last 18 months it has been — definitely. over the last 18 months it has been a _ definitely. over the last 18 months it has been a dream _ definitely. over the last 18 months it has been a dream come - definitely. over the last 18 months it has been a dream come true - definitely. over the last 18 months it has been a dream come true for| it has been a dream come true for someone — it has been a dream come true for someone like me, always dreamt of company— someone like me, always dreamt of company highland —— captaining

ireland — company highland —— captaining ireland it— company highland —— captaining ireland. it has been pretty special. scotland _ ireland. it has been pretty special. scotland have one, a famous victory. 1990, the last time they beat england, wales and ireland to win the triple crown. winning that trophy again would be a tangible sign of progress for this new scotland. . sign of progress for this new scotland-— sign of progress for this new scotland. , ., , scotland. the first three games we have shown — scotland. the first three games we have shown lots _ scotland. the first three games we have shown lots of _ scotland. the first three games we have shown lots of positivity, - scotland. the first three games we have shown lots of positivity, we i have shown lots of positivity, we are just excited to be on the field as well. it will be exciting and plain for the triple crown, the boys are in a confident space, so excited to put the poor performance in. iterate to put the poor performance in. we can and will be led onto the field by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that is — by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that is the — by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that is the new _ by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that is the new captain's - is! that is the new captain's nickname — is! that is the new captain's nickname on _ is! that is the new captain's nickname on account - is! that is the new captain's nickname on account of- is! that is the new captain's nickname on account of his| nickname on account of his rambunctious nature. regular skipper is out, dropped for marcus smith, a big call from a still new head coach. i big call from a still new head coach. ., �* ., _, , .,

coach. i don't tend to consider how it is perceived _ coach. i don't tend to consider how it is perceived from _ coach. i don't tend to consider how it is perceived from outside. - coach. i don't tend to consider how it is perceived from outside. i - it is perceived from outside. i consider what is the right team to be picked for the game in that week, and that is what i do every single week, and i don't look forward, i don't look to the next game after this one and the game after that one or the tournament in a few months time. ~' ., ., or the tournament in a few months time. ~' . ., , , time. like mediaeval pilgrims, whales are _ time. like mediaeval pilgrims, whales are going _ time. like mediaeval pilgrims, whales are going to _ time. like mediaeval pilgrims, whales are going to rome - time. like mediaeval pilgrims, i whales are going to rome hoping time. like mediaeval pilgrims, - whales are going to rome hoping to cleanse. the last two weeks have been stained by disgrace, discordant defeats, well said bottom of the table below today's opponents italy, trying to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon. trying to avoid the dreaded wooden soon. , ., trying to avoid the dreaded wooden soon. , . ., ., ., spoon. they have had two weeks to tet it ritht spoon. they have had two weeks to get it right and _ spoon. they have had two weeks to get it right and they _ spoon. they have had two weeks to get it right and they can't _ spoon. they have had two weeks to get it right and they can't play - spoon. they have had two weeks to get it right and they can't play a - get it right and they can't play a bad game. we would do it. i have always confident. iterate bad game. we would do it. i have always confident.— bad game. we would do it. i have always confident. we have had a lot of tood always confident. we have had a lot of good signs. _ always confident. we have had a lot of good signs, and _ always confident. we have had a lot of good signs, and if _ always confident. we have had a lot of good signs, and if we _ always confident. we have had a lot of good signs, and if we go - always confident. we have had a lot of good signs, and if we go through | of good signs, and if we go through the bad _ of good signs, and if we go through the bad games, we go up again. we are the bad games, we go up again. are hoping the bad games, we go up again. we are hoping for a win, however small, it would _ are hoping for a win, however small, it would be _ are hoping for a win, however small, it would be wonderful, _ are hoping for a win, however small, it would be wonderful, just _ are hoping for a win, however small, it would be wonderful, just to - it would be wonderful, just to give us a lift _ it would be wonderful, just to give us a lift it— it would be wonderful, 'ust to give us a lift. ., . . ., it would be wonderful, 'ust to give usalift. , ., it would be wonderful, 'ust to give usalift. ., ., us a lift. it has been a days short of 13 months _ us a lift. it has been a days short of 13 months since _ us a lift. it has been a days short of 13 months since wales - us a lift. it has been a days short of 13 months since wales last - us a lift. it has been a days short| of 13 months since wales last one us a lift. it has been a days short . of 13 months since wales last one of six nations much, so in rome, another city of seven hills, they will try to begin the climb.

patrick gearey, bbc news. there was a brillaint game in the premiership as northampton scored six tries to beat bath 45—26. four of the tries came in the second half with james grayson going over for the last of them. bath are bottom of the table, while northampton are up to third. england's rugby league captain sam tomkins will retire from rugby league at the end of the season. he's now 33 years and has appeared in two world cups for england, captaining his country to the semifinals in the most recent tournament last autumn. the catalans dragons full—back said a persistent issue with his left knee played a part in his decision. meanwhile, on the pitch, what's happening to the multiple champions st helens? beaten again, this time in a huge shock, at leigh. they had been 12—0 up at half time, but lost 20—12. elsewhere, huddersfield giants are up to third after thrashing castleford 36—6 — running in six tries — chris mcqueen with two of them. warrington are top after beating hull kr, while leeds beat wakefield

in the night's other match. in tennis, cameron norrie cruised to a second—round victory at indian wells. the british number one defeated taiwan's wu tung—lin in straights sets, 6—2, 6—4. norrie won the tournament in 2021 and will face taro daniel ofjapan in his second—round tie. and it was another day to forget for rory mcilroy at golf�*s players championship. he was 2—over par in his second round after ten holes, 6—over par overall, when stormy weather caused play to be abandoned. it now means that mcilroy is very likely to miss the cut. danny willet is the leading brit five shots off the lead. maybe the storm came out a good time for rory mcilroy. but sometimes you can go back and collect your thoughts, gather yourself. can go back and collect your thoughts, gatheryourself. but thoughts, gather yourself. but whatever thoughts, gatheryourself. but whatever he does now, it could be impossible for him to make the cut. i love it, but it is such a cruel game, the coolest of games. ——

cruellest. it will happen, it will happen, that is the game. iterate happen, that is the game. we have all been there. _ happen, that is the game. we have all been there. i _ happen, that is the game. we have all been there. i have _ happen, that is the game. we have all been there. i have felt that - all been there. i have felt that pain. all been there. i have felt that ain. .,, ., ~' all been there. i have felt that ain. ., ~' ., all been there. i have felt that ain. .,~' ., all been there. i have felt that aim .~' ., ., the oscars are taking place tomorrow night, and one of the big winners could be the british writer lesley paterson. we have spoken about her before on the programme. she's the screenwriter and creative force behind the first world war film all quiet on the western front, which is up for nine awards. lesley is also an elite triathlete, so our entertainment correspondent colin paterson met up with herfor a run in the hollywood hills as she prepares for the big night. is just amazing. it is very weird to think i am here and sort of going to the oscars. think i am here and sort of going to the oscars-— the oscars. what? lesley paterson, the oscars. what? lesley paterson, the -- the — the oscars. what? lesley paterson, the -- the scottish _ the oscars. what? lesley paterson, the -- the scottish triathlete - the oscars. what? lesley paterson, the -- the scottish triathlete at - the —— the scottish triathlete at the —— the scottish triathlete at

the oscars. and she is loving los angeles. the oscars. and she is loving los anteles. , .,, , the oscars. and she is loving los anteles. , , , angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing. _ angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn't _ angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn't it? _ angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn't it? this- angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn't it? this is- angeles. oh, my gosh, this is. amazing, isn't it? this is pretty much beverly hills. for amazing, isn't it? this is pretty much beverly hills.— amazing, isn't it? this is pretty much beverly hills. for16 years, the five-time _ much beverly hills. for16 years, the five-time of— much beverly hills. for16 years, the five-time of road _ much beverly hills. for16 years, the five-time of road triathlete l the five—time of road triathlete world champion used her prize money for races to keep alive her dream of new film version of all quiet on the western front. finally, in 2022, it was made, with her prescription translated into german. now it is up to nine oscars and she is nominated for best adapted screenplay. what is the best photo you have taken this season? ., . the best photo you have taken this season? ., , , ., .. season? tom cruise. i went up to tom cruise and i _ season? tom cruise. i went up to tom cruise and i said, _ season? tom cruise. i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, _ season? tom cruise. i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, _ season? tom cruise. i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my- cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name's leslie patterson, writer of all quiet on the western front. he said i know your story. he said how many hours a day do you dream? i

said you are... no way! to be honest just trying to soak it in, you know, it is so bizarre. the four seasons do it, trying on dress in this for the oscars. like, who would have thought that? laughter. just the oscars. like, who would have thought that? laughter.- the oscars. like, who would have thought that? laughter. just to make a statement- -- — thought that? laughter. just to make a statement... i— thought that? laughter. just to make a statement... i think _ thought that? laughter. just to make a statement... i think this _ thought that? laughter. just to make a statement... i think this is _ thought that? laughter. just to make a statement... i think this is ok. - a statement... i think this is ok. so how— a statement... i think this is ok. so how are — a statement... i think this is ok. so how are you finding all this then? it so how are you finding all this then? . ., , so how are you finding all this then? , . , , ., ., then? it is all very strange, all very strange — then? it is all very strange, all very strange was _ then? it is all very strange, all very strange was not _ then? it is all very strange, all - very strange was not custom-made very strange was not custom—made this, custom—made that, getting dressed, getting pampered, take—up and hair and dressed, getting pampered, take—up and hairand all dressed, getting pampered, take—up and hair and all that. dressed, getting pampered, take—up and hairand all that. a dressed, getting pampered, take—up and hair and all that. a long way away the mud. i’d and hair and all that. a long way away the mud-— and hair and all that. a long way away the mud. and hair and all that. a long way awa the mud. �* ,, ., , ., away the mud. i'd like to see you do away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in — away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one _ away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one of— away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one of those. - away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one of those. can - away the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one of those. can you | a triathlon in one of those. can you imatine a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? — a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? on _ a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? on the _ a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? on the bike _ a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? on the bike as - a triathlon in one of those. can you imagine it? on the bike as well... | imagine it? on the bike as well... that would be pretty hilarious. but it is not actually the first time she has been there. i it is not actually the first time she has been there.— it is not actually the first time she has been there. i waited tables at the ball into _ she has been there. i waited tables at the ball into thousand _ she has been there. i waited tables at the ball into thousand and - she has been there. i waited tables at the ball into thousand and five. i at the ball into thousand and five. judi dench and jennifer lopez were on my table. might see who will be waiting me... i'll ladderwe on my table. might see who will be waiting me... i'll ladder we chat with them. i will say you will never

guess! with them. i will say you will never tuess! . , with them. i will say you will never tuess! , , ., with them. i will say you will never tuess! ., with them. i will say you will never tuess! , , ., ., ., guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in — guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in her _ guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, _ guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, is _ guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, is going - guess! lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, is going for. first time in her life, is going for gold. colin paterson, bbc news. that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise- -- _ that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise... those _ that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise... those are _ that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise... those are the - that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise... those are the views i that is wonderful, isn't it? tomi cruise... those are the views of that is wonderful, isn't it? tom cruise... those are the views of the hollywood hills! we can beat that here. they you go! this is the view outside our studio. just back four minutes ago, six minutes ago, that whole sky wasjust minutes ago, six minutes ago, that whole sky was just beautiful, radiant pink. whole sky was 'ust beautiful, radiant pink._ whole sky was 'ust beautiful, radiant pink. whole sky was 'ust beautiful, radiant ink. , . , ., radiant pink. more picturesque than it is now. still— radiant pink. more picturesque than it is now. still beautiful, _ radiant pink. more picturesque than it is now. still beautiful, still- it is now. still beautiful, still beautiful- — it is now. still beautiful, still beautiful. it _ it is now. still beautiful, still beautiful. it promises - it is now. still beautiful, still beautiful. it promises a - it is now. still beautiful, still| beautiful. it promises a good it is now. still beautiful, still- beautiful. it promises a good day because of matt wilkie was up—to—date with the weather throughout the programme. iterate up-to-date with the weather throughout the programme. we will be back with the — throughout the programme. we will be back with the headlines _ throughout the programme. we will be back with the headlines but _ throughout the programme. we will be back with the headlines but first... - when turkey was struck by two huge earthquakes nearly five weeks ago, the international community responded immediately. but the same quakes also devastated parts of syria,

where help took much longer to arrive. bbc news has been investigating what caused that delay. the earthquake strikes. un aid arrives in turkey _ the earthquake strikes. un aid arrives in turkey immediately i the earthquake strikes. un aid i arrives in turkey immediately but takes several days to reach north—west syria. bbc news arabic investigates. un teams as supposed to deploy within 48 hours of a request. in north—west assyria, that didn't happen. north-west assyria, that didn't ha- ten. ~ . north-west assyria, that didn't hat-en.~ . ., ,, , north-west assyria, that didn't hat-en. . , , ., happen. what happens in response to earthtuake happen. what happens in response to earthquake is — happen. what happens in response to earthquake is time _ happen. what happens in response to earthquake is time and _ happen. what happens in response to earthquake is time and the _ happen. what happens in response to earthquake is time and the response i earthquake is time and the response and the un just stood there, like completely paralysed. in and the un just stood there, like completely paralysed.— and the un just stood there, like completely paralysed. in this film, we ask what _ completely paralysed. in this film, we ask what took _ completely paralysed. in this film, we ask what took the _ completely paralysed. in this film, we ask what took the united - completely paralysed. in this film, i we ask what took the united nations so long? to

we ask what took the united nations so lont ? ., ., ., ., ., so long? to deliver humanitarian aid across an international— so long? to deliver humanitarian aid across an international border, - so long? to deliver humanitarian aid across an international border, we i across an international border, we need either consent of the government or, in the case that we have in syria, abiding security council resolution. 0n on monday the sixth of february, 04 17 a.m. a magnitude earthquake of strikes in south—eastern turkey.

screaming. across the border in syria, strong tremors i felt. hundreds of buildings collapse. as the hours pass, the scale of the disaster becomes apparent. rescue teams are overwhelmed. screaming and yelling. in turkey, a major rescue effort gets under way. rescue teams from around the world rushed to help. in syria, earthquake hit several cities controlled by the assad government. it also strikes north—west syria— the last pocket of territory controlled by opposition groups. buildings here have been weakened by years of conflict. crying. this woman is a local journalist who has reported from north—west syria for the past few years. she has been alongside the

rescue team for the first moments of the worst cake —— earthquake. the the worst cake -- earthquake. the members are _ the worst cake —— earthquake. tie: members are just trying the worst cake —— earthquake. ti9: members are just trying to the worst cake —— earthquake. ti9 members are just trying to save civilians. underthe members are just trying to save civilians. under the rocks. members are just trying to save civilians. underthe rocks. it is civilians. under the rocks. it is tuickl civilians. under the rocks. it is quickly clear — civilians. under the rocks. it is quickly clear that _ civilians. under the rocks. it is quickly clear that this - civilians. underthe rocks. it is quickly clear that this is one of the worst natural disasters of the century. in the government—controlled areas of syria, on the day of the disaster, planes carrying aid arrived from iran and algeria. more soon follows from the uae, libya, egypt and iraq. that in north—west assyria, there is no airport, no international rescue teams and no aid. the un says that in order to save lives, response must begin within the first 72 hours. it is a race against time.

this man and his five—year—old son were lucky enough to be rescued from the rubble. 0ne one of his other sons is missing. but he believes he is still alive.

here we are today in one of the neighbour route in the countryside because of another quake with hit

north—west syria yesterday. still people are working and the white helmets are working to remove the rocks and to see if there are any victims under. this is one of the buildings two days ago but now they are victims of the earthquake. in turkey, president richard toya into one —— richard thai red check payable over one addresses the nation. :. , payable over one addresses the nation. :, , , , ., nation. immediately the president of that member —

nation. immediately the president of that member state _ nation. immediately the president of that member state of _ nation. immediately the president of that member state of the _ nation. immediately the president of that member state of the un - nation. immediately the president of that member state of the un says i nation. immediately the president of that member state of the un says it| that member state of the un says it is too big for any one country and we need all the international help we need all the international help we can get. none of that happened in syria. b. we can get. none of that happened in s ria. : :. we can get. none of that happened in s ria. : :, :, �* :, we can get. none of that happened in sria. :, :, �* :, , we can get. none of that happened in sria. :, :, �* :, :, syria. a team from britain is one of the first to — syria. a team from britain is one of the first to arrive. _ syria. a team from britain is one of the first to arrive. we _ syria. a team from britain is one of the first to arrive. we centred - the first to arrive. we centred immediately _ the first to arrive. we centred immediately into _ the first to arrive. we centred immediately into the - the first to arrive. we centred immediately into the region l the first to arrive. we centred i immediately into the region and the first to arrive. we centred - immediately into the region and 77 uk search and rescue experts together with the top level of equipment and their sniffer dogs arrived in turkey fast.— equipment and their sniffer dogs arrived in turkey fast. when natural disasters strike, _ arrived in turkey fast. when natural disasters strike, than _ arrived in turkey fast. when natural disasters strike, than united - disasters strike, than united nations plays a vital role in co—ordinating international relief efforts. the un carries out search and rescue through its disaster and assessment co—ordination system. iterate assessment co-ordination system. we are assessment co—ordination system. - are trying to work out if we can get it assessment team as quickly as we can to where the problem lives. ——

lies was. we try to get to the right place as quickly as possible. the un also organises _ place as quickly as possible. the un also organises emergency _ place as quickly as possible. the un also organises emergency medical l also organises emergency medical teams, known as emt, through the world health organization. fin teams, known as emt, through the world health organization.- world health organization. on the sixth of february, _ world health organization. on the sixth of february, the _ world health organization. on the sixth of february, the world - world health organization. on the| sixth of february, the world health organization had put out an emt global alert for the turkey earthquake and they were calling on emt teams to self identify and put themselves forward for consideration for deployment for turkey. the themselves forward for consideration for deployment for turkey.— for deployment for turkey. the un was tuick for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to _ for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to respond _ for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to respond to _ for deployment for turkey. the un was quick to respond to turkey's i was quick to respond to turkey's call for help. across the border in north—west syria, it was a different story. no—one could send teams because north—west syria is not under government control, is not recognised. under government control, is not recognised-— recognised. you can't request intergovernmental _ recognised. you can't request intergovernmental help - recognised. you can't request intergovernmental help in - recognised. you can't request - intergovernmental help in the same way as turkey was able to. this man

is head of the _ way as turkey was able to. this man is head of the syrian _ way as turkey was able to. this man is head of the syrian volunteer- is head of the syrian volunteer group known as the white helmets. the un teams can deploy anywhere in the world within 48 hours of request, usually by a government. the un humanitarian co—ordination in syria was begging me aside regime to give access and to some in north—west syria it seems like no—one was listening.

during the crucial 72 hour window for rescue, no international search and rescue or emergency red —— medical teams came to north—west syria. medical teams came to north-west s ria. ~ :. :. . medical teams came to north-west s ria. . :, :, , , medical teams came to north-west sria. :, :, , syria. what matters in terms of resonse syria. what matters in terms of response to _ syria. what matters in terms of response to earthquake - syria. what matters in terms of response to earthquake his - syria. what matters in terms of| response to earthquake his time syria. what matters in terms of - response to earthquake his time and the immediacy of the response and the immediacy of the response and the un just stood there, completely paralysed. the un just stood there, completely taral sed. �* . the un just stood there, completely taral sed. �*, :, :, , paralysed. the un's headquarters in new york, stefan _ paralysed. the un's headquarters in new york, stefan dew _ paralysed. the un's headquarters in new york, stefan dew generic - paralysed. the un's headquarters in new york, stefan dew generic is - paralysed. the un's headquarters in new york, stefan dew generic is a l new york, stefan dew generic is a

spokesman for their un secretary general. :. , spokesman for their un secretary general. :_ :, «a spokesman for their un secretary general. :_ :, , spokesman for their un secretary general. :, , :, general. the way it works is that the national _ general. the way it works is that the national government - general. the way it works is that the national government is - the national government is responsible for asking for help. right? we have an integrated system where we co—ordinate international rescue teams but if there are no international search and rescue teams in an area, one can understand that there is really not much co—ordination of those teams to be done. co-ordination of those teams to be done. : : : :, :, co-ordination of those teams to be done. :, ,, done. according to the website, un teams can be _ done. according to the website, un teams can be deployed _ done. according to the website, un teams can be deployed anywhere i done. according to the website, un teams can be deployed anywhere in the world at short wet —— notice, and i'm quoting the website, within 48 hours from a request for assistance from the co—ordinator or by the affected government so i'm trying to understand who is responsible for the delay? iterate trying to understand who is responsible for the delay? we are ttoin responsible for the delay? we are going around _ responsible for the delay? we are going around in — responsible for the delay? we are going around in circles _ responsible for the delay? we are going around in circles here. - responsible for the delay? we are| going around in circles here. there were a number of on deck teams which were sent to southern turkey. there was one into southern syria into

aleppo —— turkey. we go where we are able to go, we go for the co—ordination where there is international aid to be co—ordinated. it is day three. the death toll in syria now exceeds 2500 stop with nearly 11 million affected by the earthquake. 4 million syrians depend on aid agencies for survival. but the border crossing, the only entry point for you aid to northwest syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. it syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. :, :, ~' syria, is reportedly blocked and unusable. , :, unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities _ unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to _ unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to reopen - unusable. it took three days for the turkish authorities to reopen the i turkish authorities to reopen the border crossing because, as you well know, this earthquake hits not only

of course millions of people, but it impacted the humanitarian operation itself, the humanitarian infrastructure that was in place. however, others maintain that the crossing remained open. so, one thing you said earlier was

that turkey took three days to open up that turkey took three days to open up the border. can you just elaborate on that? i up the border. can you 'ust elaborate on that?�* up the border. can you 'ust elaborate on that? i mean, let's tive... elaborate on that? i mean, let's give--- let's— elaborate on that? i mean, let's give... let's understand - elaborate on that? i mean, let's give... let's understand the - give... let's understand the situation. southern turkey was hit by devastating earthquake, right. tens of thousands of people died. roads were blocked. i mean, it is not a matter of blame, it is a matter of fact. it took time to clear the roads. it took time for humanitarian workers, whether turkish workers, international workers are others who were there, to actually bring themselves back to a working stage where they had to deal with their own families, they had to deal with their own houses having been collapsed.

siren wails. this woman was at bab al—hawa crossing. she witnessed the tragic consequences of the earthquake. the cross—border operation followed the un's failure to agree with the syrian government on how to get aid to the rebel held territories. in 2014, the un security council authorised aid to be delivered through for border crossings. however, in 2020, russia used its veto to reduce the number of crossings from four to just one, at

bab al—hawa crossing. carson whalen is a former political correspondent for the un. he studied how the syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid. 50 syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid.— syrian regime has politicised humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in _ humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the _ humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the security - humanitarian aid. so we have a debate in the security council. humanitarian aid. so we have a - debate in the security council every six months to discuss the conditions under which the un is allowed to live across border grade —— aid into syria, and maybe the russian side imposes new conditions on the delivery of humanitarian aid. valerie amos is a former head of the un's office for the co—ordination of humanitarian affairs. i un's office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs.— humanitarian affairs. i and others have been _ humanitarian affairs. i and others have been deeply _ humanitarian affairs. i and others have been deeply frustrated - humanitarian affairs. i and others| have been deeply frustrated about the lack of movement sometimes by the lack of movement sometimes by the security council over many, many years and decades. we have seen the way that countries have used

humanitarian aid as a proxy for a conflict that they are having in a particular country. this would not happen, this should be about people in need. it is happen, this should be about people in need. ,, , :, happen, this should be about people in need. ,, :,, in need. it is supposed to be delivered — in need. it is supposed to be delivered in _ in need. it is supposed to be delivered in an _ in need. it is supposed to be delivered in an impartial- in need. it is supposed to be - delivered in an impartial manner, principal— delivered in an impartial manner, principal humanitarian aid that is, not as— principal humanitarian aid that is, not as a _ principal humanitarian aid that is, not as a condition you can deliver more _ not as a condition you can deliver more humanitarian aid and, in turn, bashar— more humanitarian aid and, in turn, bashar al—assad gets more recovery or reconstruction, and so that is trading — or reconstruction, and so that is trading unequal things, you start trading _ trading unequal things, you start trading military neighed, which is supposed — trading military neighed, which is supposed to be unconditional, with things— supposed to be unconditional, with things that are not humanitarian, and this— things that are not humanitarian, and this is— things that are not humanitarian, and this is taking place every six months — and this is taking place every six months. , and this is taking place every six months. :_ , ., and this is taking place every six months. , ., ~ and this is taking place every six months. , :, ,, ., , months. the un says that like any other organisation, _ months. the un says that like any other organisation, and _ months. the un says that like any other organisation, and has - months. the un says that like any other organisation, and has to - other organisation, and has to operate within a framework, its charter. :, :, , , :, charter. the united nations is made u . charter. the united nations is made u- of 193 charter. the united nations is made up of 193 states _ charter. the united nations is made up of 193 states to _ charter. the united nations is made up of 193 states to guard _ charter. the united nations is made up of 193 states to guard their- up of 193 states to guard their sovereigntyjealously. the secretary

sovereignty jealously. the secretary at sovereigntyjealously. the secretary at have the authority from the security council to deliver aid cross—border we did. we appealed for more border crossings. in the end, the syrian government gave the permission to use two more crossings. we use that opportunity as quickly as we could. we have delivered about 500 trucks of aid now since the beginning of the quake. four days after the earthquake, the death toll is still rising and is now 17,000 in total. in northwest syria, many hospitals are now too badly damaged to operate.

time is running out for the rescuers, but still, survivors are being found. cheering earthquake aid has yet to reach the opposition held area where conditions are now worse than any seen during 12 years of war. at last, five days after the quake, a convoy of 14 un aid lorries arrives at bab al—hawa. but even then, it wasn't the urgently needed search and rescue equipment.

iam here i am here at the crossing point... two days later, martin griffiths, un's out of emergency relief, makes an extraordinary admission, writing on twitter. he says the un has so far failed the people of northwest syria. they rightly feel abandoned. looking for international help that hasn't arrived. imminent lawyers, professors, retired judges of the international court ofjustice and international court of justice and former legal international court ofjustice and former legal un officials have all agreed that under international law, the un doesn't need the consent of

the un doesn't need the consent of the syrian government or even a security council resolution to deliver a cross—border aid. for security council resolution to deliver a cross-border aid. for us, it is clear. — deliver a cross-border aid. for us, it is clear. it _ deliver a cross-border aid. for us, it is clear, it has _ deliver a cross-border aid. for us, it is clear, it has been _ deliver a cross-border aid. for us, it is clear, it has been a _ it is clear, it has been a long—standing position from the that in order deliver humanitarian aid across an international border, we need either the consent of the government or, in the case of we have in syria, a binding security council resolution. bre have in syria, a binding security council resolution.— have in syria, a binding security council resolution. are you saying that what they — council resolution. are you saying that what they are _ council resolution. are you saying that what they are saying - that what they are saying essentially is wrong? what i am sa int to essentially is wrong? what i am saying to you — essentially is wrong? what i am saying to you is _ essentially is wrong? what i am saying to you is that _ essentially is wrong? what i am saying to you is that we - essentially is wrong? what i am saying to you is that we can - essentially is wrong? what i am | saying to you is that we can have academic discussions for a weeks, months and years about international law. there are thousands and thousands of international law experts, i am sure very imminent. i position is that it has not delayed our work. but position is that it has not delayed our work. �* :. position is that it has not delayed our work. �* :, , :, . position is that it has not delayed our work. �* :, , :, : ., our work. but in that instance, what was delayed — our work. but in that instance, what was delayed was — our work. but in that instance, what was delayed was earthquake - our work. but in that instance, whati was delayed was earthquake related aid equipment, no? and that is what i needed and that is what they

didn't get based on un's stands and their interpretation of the to blame their interpretation of the to blame the law for any delivering of humanitarian aid is wrong. iterate humanitarian aid is wrong. we 0 terate humanitarian aid is wrong. - operate within a given mandate, and thatis operate within a given mandate, and that is the charter of the united nations, international law, the united nations is made up of 193 states who guard their sovereignty jealously. it is now three weeks after the earthquake. these men were finally reunited.

the devastation has stripped his family of everything it worked so hard to keep during the years of war.

this man is left with a daunting task of sorting yet again from scratch. michael walsh, the emergency aid advisor, thinks that if the international community doesn't learn from the crisis in northwest syria, it will only happen again. northwest syria, it will only happen atain. ~ , . . northwest syria, it will only happen atain. ~ , , , , northwest syria, it will only happen atain. ,, , ,, , :, again. the key issue here is that we knew there — again. the key issue here is that we knew there was _ again. the key issue here is that we knew there was going _ again. the key issue here is that we knew there was going to _ again. the key issue here is that we knew there was going to be - again. the key issue here is that we knew there was going to be that - knew there was going to be that in northwest syria years ago when we started talking about a need for a process of deploying teams interactive conflicts and emergencies. there has been in

northwest syria a case, there will be another case. we have to learn the lessons that we see on the ground today in northwest syria and find a solution to this problem.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. 0ur headlines today: on match of the day in disarray — studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's programme in support of presenter gary lineker who's stepped back from duties — some premier league players say they won't do interviews — the bbc�*s boss defends the corporation's decision as editor of chief in the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that's what we're delivering on. thank you very much. a plea for more help with energy bills: small businesses say they need extra support in next week's budget. the six nations roars back into life this afternoon as england meet france, both needing to win to keep title hopes alive, while wales are aiming to avoid a new low in rome. and after a frosty and icy start to the weekend, there's a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts

but tomorrow looking much milder. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it's saturday march 11. our top story: tonight's episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators who has stepped back from the show after he criticised government policy in a tweet. a number of players are also understood to have said they won't be giving post—match interviews. the bbc has said the programme will go ahead, but focus on match action. with more details, here's our media correspondent david sillito. we've got big games at both... gary lineker, the face of match of the day for more than 20 years. but not tonight. the bbc says he's crossed the line with his recent tweets. also missing will be ian wright and alan shearer who have pulled out in solidarity with their colleague. and a number of commentators and players have also indicated they won't be contributing. the trigger for all of this —

gary lineker�*s recent tweets, one of which described a statement from the home secretary as �*beyond awful�*. bbc says he's broken the rules on impartiality. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? aren't you delaying the inevitable? i don't want to add to the statement. i think we've had very productive discussions. the statement's very clear, and that's where we are. as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that's what we're delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting. earlier this week he said he wasn't fearing suspension, and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend. one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell who now has

a podcast produced by a company of which gary lineker is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker. and this thing about, you know, stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, gary has been made — it's been made clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he's not going to be presenting match of the day because he's not towing the line. the bbc says gary lineker is, as a sports presenter, second to none but want him to stop tweeting about politically controversial topics and say he will remain off air until an agreement is reached. as a sports presenter, he is still the face of the bbc so i would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be i thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. gary lineker, however, has not given any indication he's about to agree to be silenced. david sillito, bbc news. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent damian grammaticas.

damian, the government has said this is a matter for gary lineker and the bbc, but there has been plenty of political reaction, hasn't there? clearly downing street doesn't want to get involved in this. gary lineker being pulled from match of the day, an issue between here and the day, an issue between here and the bbc, reflects what they were saying earlier in the week, too, when they were saying it was up to the bbc. although at that point they were saying it was disappointing to see someone whose salary is funding by licence fee payers using the kind of rhetoric he did. that was a common earlier in the week. and absolutely, yes, what we have seniors weighing in from sides, politicians. nadine dory's

conservative former culture secretary, she actually was last night on her own tv show that she has on talk tv and she was saying the gary lineker, she said, doesn't need to decide she said, is he a football presenter or a candidate for the labour party? she said it was important that public facing employees of the bbc have a responsibility to retain an element of impartiality when using social media platforms. from the other side, from the leave aside, what you heard was david lambie, he was saying that this was a chilling decision and he accused the bbc of cowering to white —— right wing fanatics. nicola sturgeon in scotland said this was indefensible by the bbc and undermining free speech in the face of political pressure and it does always seem to

be right—wing pressure that the bbc caves too. the bbc director—general i think caves too. the bbc director—general ithink finding caves too. the bbc director—general i think finding himself, he says, tackling impartiality and the impartiality of his own decisions at the bbc being called into question. damian grammaticas there. us regulators have shut down silicon valley bank and taken control of its customer deposits, in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bank was struggling to raise money, prompting a rush of withdrawals. officials say the us banking sector is resilient and will be able to cope with the collapse but the three main stock market indexes closed down sharply. the father of a woman shot dead outside a pub on christmas eve says he's been overwhelmed by the support of the community. tim edwards, father of ellie edwards, arrived in liverpool yesterday as part of a charity walk he is doing with the comedianjohn may. their goal is to reach john 0'groats, whilst raising awareness around gun and gang crime.

germany is preparing to tighten its gun laws following a mass shooting in hamburg which left seven people dead, including an unborn baby. the gunman opened fire on a meeting hall forjehovah's witnesses on thursday night before taking his own life. germany has around 1 million firearms owners who are already object to the most strict laws. cyclone freddie form 33 days ago could be on course to set a new record is the longest lasting tropical storm on record. 27 people died in mozambique and made —— neighbouring madagascar when freddie hit the first time around. matt is going to keep us up—to—date with the weather today and we have been talking a lot about snow hitting various parts of the uk. the yellow

weather warnings stayed in place for many of us. the weather warnings stayed in place for man of us. ~ weather warnings stayed in place for many of us— many of us. the met office says we could be expecting _ many of us. the met office says we could be expecting may _ many of us. the met office says we could be expecting may be - many of us. the met office says we could be expecting may be more i could be expecting may be more scenes like these. this was north wales yesterday. of course the snow moved its way up during the course of the week and hit the southern england earlier maybe wednesday and then maybe came further north as the front moved further. take then maybe came further north as the front moved further.— front moved further. take care when ou are front moved further. take care when you are travelling _ front moved further. take care when you are travelling to _ front moved further. take care when you are travelling to stop _ front moved further. take care when you are travelling to stop we - front moved further. take care when you are travelling to stop we need i you are travelling to stop we need to know where we take care and matt will show us... wowsers! you always have to trump us, don't you? we showed you outside the studio and yes we are six minutes late to the pink hues that were there. and then you always have to come up with something, notjust a bit better, like 50 times better!— like 50 times better! well, it is our weather — like 50 times better! well, it is our weather watcher _ like 50 times better! well, it is our weather watcher is - like 50 times better! well, it is our weather watcher is doing i like 50 times better! well, it is i our weather watcher is doing the hard work. they weren't six minutes late, where they, with this! look at this! a beautiful sunrise in

nottingham. that is a sun pillar caused by the sun just below the horizon and it interacts with ice crystals in the air as welljust because the temporary shaft of light. a beautiful scene captured one of our weather watcher is in nottinghamshire. and a sunrise across many parts of the country this morning but it does need a bit more cloud around as we were expecting last night maybe not quite as cold as some of you as we were anticipating the dry start to many before we see another spell of snow tonight. not as severe as the other day and then the transitions to something milderfor day and then the transitions to something milder for sunday. day and then the transitions to something milderfor sunday. lepers something milder for sunday. lepers might look something milderfor sunday. lepers might look at what we have out there as far as the temperature is concerned —— let's take a look. another night of that in scotland. temperatures a few degrees higher than anticipating that still frosty and icy start for many. a bit of cloud and some stony breaks. this makes sunny breaks. rain and drizzle will come and go through the day and

that spreads into northern ireland and wales and across parts of the midland and into the afternoon. it will turn damper later on. elsewhere a few light sun —— snow flurries. a chilly day and temperatures just about in double figures particularly to the south—west. tonight is from —— ten centimetres and not as severe as it was. a slight dusting of snow elsewhere but what we will see, as well as a bit of rain for some of us, temperatures will be rising so only the far north of scotland breezing into tomorrow morning. a much milder start tomorrow and the weather front is bringing sleet and snow initially across scotland but then introducing the milder south—westerly winds and the air getting warmer and warmer for the south—west as we go through the day. he was out how sunday plays out—a damp start in the far north dry for a time and more rain develops, on and off through the afternoon and

not a brilliant day. elsewhere through england and wales some sunny spells through the morning and melbourne poles hazy but rain in the south—west and the breeze picking up and by the end of the day you could see temperatures in many of the major towns and cities in double figures, 14 or 15 to the south—west corner. as we go through into sunday night and into monday the weather fronts bring more rain across the country and a risk of flooding and for monday itself, a windy day as well. . :, for monday itself, a windy day as well. , :, , well. the red sky in the morning, is that a shepherd's _ well. the red sky in the morning, is that a shepherd's warning? - well. the red sky in the morning, is that a shepherd's warning? i - well. the red sky in the morning, is that a shepherd's warning? i guess| that a shepherd's warning? i guess it is. just about _ that a shepherd's warning? i guess it is. just about right. _ that a shepherd's warning? i guess it is. just about right. someone i that a shepherd's warning? i guess| it is. just about right. someone has e-mailed into _ it is. just about right. someone has e-mailed into point _ it is. just about right. someone has e-mailed into point that _ it is. just about right. someone has e-mailed into point that out. - the cost of energy is set to take centre stage at next week's budget with chancellorjeremy hunt expected to address the amount customers pay. there are calls from homes and businesses for help with bills to continue as our business correspondent marc ashdown reports.

i've spent £76.83 this week. and have you had it on much? no! sue has turned metre reading into a fine art. after seeing her energy bills treble, she's now careful about the simple things, like making tea, and does her washing at certain times of day when her tariff is cheaper. i've turned radiators off in rooms! i've shut doors! i sit with a rug around me at night in my lounge. you're just constantly cutting back on everything, all the time, and thinking, how can i save? how can i not turn this on? the energy regulator 0fgem sets a price cap for the maximum suppliers can charge households for a unit of energy. in april, that's expected to be £3280 a year, down £1000 from where it is now, but it's irrelevant at the moment as the government's energy price guarantee means a typical consumer pays a maximum of £2500 a year. that figure is planned to rise to £3000 in april,

but analysts, politicians and even energy firms are planning for the chancellor, in wednesday's budget, to freeze the guarantee where it is for another three months. now, there will be some additional support for pensioners like sue — those on low incomes and on disability benefits — and if you want to see how you might be affected, there's loads of information on the bbc�*s web site. now, it is worth noting that for the past six months, everyone's been getting a £66 discount on their bill, totalling £400 paid for by the government, but at the end of this month, that is ending. businesses have also been receiving support for their energy costs but that's about to change. instead of a capped unit price similar to households — from april, they'll receive a flat rate discount on wholesale prices. it means if there's another spike, where costs could rocket. so at the moment, people are paying 21p/kwh for electricity. that could rise as high as 73—74p per kilowatt, if they fix last summer. so you're seeing some bills will rise by three times,

maybe even four times from one april. that's a cliff edge, that's an energy cliff edge, and something we really, really need to avoid, because that would lead to over 300,000 small firms, we think, shrinking, restructuring or having to close. in bourton—on—the—water, they're feeling it. ben runs three convenience stores in the area. he's locked into a 12 month energy contract until october which is about to get far more expensive. we had a £2000 a month bill for our electric on our old contract. with the government support for the last six months, that bill has doubled to £4000 a month. from 1 april, we will be looking at a bill here for £10,000 a month for this store alone. it's not manageable. the government said its package of energy support has been unprecedented and from april will keep helping businesses while delivering value for taxpayers. the good news is, analysts think the price cap could fall to around £2000 byjuly and stay there for the rest of the year. but right now, households and businesses are hoping for some more help over

the coming months. marc ashdown, bbc news. budget coverage will be here on the bbc and we will be previewing that next week. we're back with more news and sport at 7:30. but first, a bbc investigation into how a criminal gang stole more than £10 million of taxpayers' money. they did so by defrauding the government's bounceback loan scheme, which was supposed to help businesses recover from the effects of the covid pandemic. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has the details. a global pandemic and a national emergency. i a global pandemic and a national emergency-— a global pandemic and a national emerten . . �* , emergency. i must give the british tteole are emergency. i must give the british people are very — emergency. i must give the british people are very simple _ emergency. i must give the british i people are very simple instruction. you must stay at home. thtn people are very simple instruction. you must stay at home. an economy trtindin to you must stay at home. an economy grinding to a — you must stay at home. an economy grinding to a halt, _ you must stay at home. an economy grinding to a halt, companies - you must stay at home. an economy grinding to a halt, companies on i you must stay at home. an economy grinding to a halt, companies on the| grinding to a halt, companies on the brink. :, :, :, : :,

brink. today we announced a brand-new — brink. today we announced a brand-new loan _ brink. today we announced a brand-new loan scheme - brink. today we announced a brand-new loan scheme for. brink. today we announced a i brand-new loan scheme for the brand—new loan scheme for the smaller businesses. brand-new loan scheme for the smaller businesses.— brand-new loan scheme for the smaller businesses. rishi sunak, chancellor _ smaller businesses. rishi sunak, chancellor to _ smaller businesses. rishi sunak, chancellor to the _ smaller businesses. rishi sunak, chancellor to the rescue. - smaller businesses. rishi sunak, chancellor to the rescue. he - smaller businesses. rishi sunak, i chancellor to the rescue. he stood u . chancellor to the rescue. he stood u- and chancellor to the rescue. he stood up and said. _ chancellor to the rescue. he stood up and said, this _ chancellor to the rescue. he stood up and said, this is _ chancellor to the rescue. he stood up and said, this is the _ chancellor to the rescue. he stood| up and said, this is the bounceback loan scheme. there will be no credit checks. it was like... jackpot by a lot of people. fit, checks. it was like... jackpot by a lot of people-— lot of people. a godsend for business. — lot of people. a godsend for business, a _ lot of people. a godsend for business, a goldmine - lot of people. a godsend for business, a goldmine for i lot of people. a godsend for- business, a goldmine for criminals. £100,000, eating in the best restaurants, the flashier stand fastest cars, yachts. everything that most people desire in their lives. when they win the lottery. these people, they won the lottery in an entirely different way. let’s in an entirely different way. let's release those _ in an entirely different way. let's release those big-money - in an entirely different way. let's release those big—money balls! in an entirely different way. let's| release those big-money balls! a release those big—money balls! colossal release those big—money balls! a colossal way of money. release those big-money balls! a colossal way of money. this - release those big-money balls! a colossal way of money. this is i release those big-money balls! a| colossal way of money. this is the inside story _ colossal way of money. this is the inside story of _ colossal way of money. this is the inside story of fraud _ colossal way of money. this is the inside story of fraud on _ colossal way of money. this is the inside story of fraud on a - colossal way of money. this is the inside story of fraud on a massive| inside story of fraud on a massive scale. of gangs and glamour. i’d inside story of fraud on a massive scale. of gangs and glamour. i'd dug about. £10 million. _

scale. of gangs and glamour. i'd dug about. £10 million. we _ scale. of gangs and glamour. i'd dug about. £10 million. wejust- scale. of gangs and glamour. i'd dug about. £10 million. we just want i scale. of gangs and glamour. i'd dug about. £10 million. we just want to i about. £10 million. we 'ust want to ask ou about. £10 million. we 'ust want to ask you where h about. £10 million. we 'ust want to ask you where the i about. £10 million. we just want to ask you where the money - about. £10 million. we just want to ask you where the money went. i about. £10 million. we just want to i ask you where the money went. this is the chef. — ask you where the money went. this is the chef, the _ ask you where the money went. this is the chef, the model and the missing millions. the story starts here. with two men, one russian and one lithuanian. tell us a bit about them.— us a bit about them. russian, trevious us a bit about them. russian, previous bad _ us a bit about them. russian, previous bad character, i us a bit about them. russian, previous bad character, came | us a bit about them. russian, i previous bad character, came here, was really the control of what was going on in relation to this group. a bad man. going on in relation to this group. a bad man-— going on in relation to this group. a bad man.- lithuanian, i a bad man. davis? lithuanian, trevious a bad man. davis? lithuanian, previous convictions _ a bad man. davis? lithuanian, previous convictions in - a bad man. davis? lithuanian, i previous convictions in lithuania. again, a family man. came to this country, was the master man around everything that was going on, made a lot of money. this everything that was going on, made a lot of money-—

lot of money. this is john coles from the national _ lot of money. this is john coles from the national crime - lot of money. this is john coles| from the national crime agency. a copperfor from the national crime agency. a copper for decades. from the national crime agency. a copperfor decades. he knows a thing or two about fraud. i copper for decades. he knows a thing or two about fraud.— or two about fraud. i have never seen anything — or two about fraud. i have never seen anything like _ or two about fraud. i have never seen anything like it. _ or two about fraud. i have never seen anything like it. it - or two about fraud. i have never seen anything like it. it is the i seen anything like it. it is the biggest one i know of, the biggest one i have seen.— biggest one i know of, the biggest one i have seen. they were money launderers. _ one i have seen. they were money launderers, caught _ one i have seen. they were money launderers, caught on _ one i have seen. they were money launderers, caught on police i launderers, caught on police surveillance videos. that bag stuffed with cash. this is them delivering a safe. bundles and bundles of notes. ledgers and counting machines. they took dirty money from other gangs and put it through a whole load of fake companies, cleaning itand making it look legitimate. here they are depositing cash at the bank, something they did almost every day. the prime minister announces the toughest restrictions on our way of life in living memory. you toughest restrictions on our way of life in living memory.— toughest restrictions on our way of life in living memory. you must stay at home.

life in living memory. you must stay at home- what _ life in living memory. you must stay at home. what was _ life in living memory. you must stay at home. what was bad _ life in living memory. you must stay at home. what was bad for - life in living memory. you must stay at home. what was bad for the i at home. what was bad for the legitimate _ at home. what was bad for the legitimate economy _ at home. what was bad for the legitimate economy was i at home. what was bad for the legitimate economy was also l at home. what was bad for the i legitimate economy was also bad for criminals, the supply of dirty cash virtually dried up. so what do you do if you have a whole network of dodgy companies but with no money to launder? the dodgy companies but with no money to launder? : : ,, ,: launder? the bounceback loan scheme is desi t ned launder? the bounceback loan scheme is designed to — launder? the bounceback loan scheme is designed to support _ launder? the bounceback loan scheme is designed to support uk _ launder? the bounceback loan scheme is designed to support uk smaller i is designed to support uk smaller businesses that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak... affected by the coronavirus outbreak. . ._ affected by the coronavirus outbreak... :, outbreak... welcome as luck would have it, outbreak... welcome as luck would have it. the — outbreak... welcome as luck would have it, the government _ outbreak... welcome as luck would have it, the government had i outbreak... welcome as luck would have it, the government had just i outbreak... welcome as luck would i have it, the government had just set “p have it, the government had just set up an emergency loan scheme. £50,000 on offer, almost no questions asked. clover came along, the government tried to do the best are good for businesses, for people to support during this difficult period, and these people took advantage of it. and made £10 million worth through £50,000 applications at a time. but these men got careless. they in some

of the rest of the gang are now behind bars. of the rest of the gang are now behind bars-— of the rest of the gang are now behind bars. :, :, , , behind bars. you were arrested this mornint behind bars. you were arrested this morning on — behind bars. you were arrested this morning on suspicion _ behind bars. you were arrested this morning on suspicion of— behind bars. you were arrested this morning on suspicion of being i morning on suspicion of being involved in bounceback loan fraud, £10 million...— £10 million... here is davis being interviewed _ £10 million... here is davis being interviewed by — £10 million... here is davis being interviewed by the _ £10 million... here is davis being interviewed by the national- £10 million... here is davis being interviewed by the national crimei interviewed by the national crime agency. interviewed by the national crime aten . : . : interviewed by the national crime aten. : :, agency. translation: i don't know who is doing — agency. translation: i don't know who is doing this. _ agency. translation: i don't know who is doing this. when _ agency. translation: i don't know who is doing this. when officers i who is doing this. when officers from the national _ who is doing this. when officers from the national crime - who is doing this. when officers from the national crime agency| who is doing this. when officers i from the national crime agency went through the doors of flat seven and itr, they found bundles of cash, high watchers, a string of bankcards, and evidence of holidays in the caribbean and reservation that the london's top restaurants. and that leaves some important questions. where did the money go? remember that network accompanies the gang used? each one needed a real person to act as a director. say hello to this woman. she was the director of one of the key companies

involved in the scheme. her name was on all sorts of documents. we don't know whether she actually lived in london, into her facebook profile we know she came here. that is about 200 metres from where the was living. and this is a chef by trade and director of one of the main companies involved. we know he was in london as well, standing on this exact spot, posing in front of that superyacht hotel. we really want to talk to them. they are not in london anymore, but both have common links to a city more than 1000 miles away.

lithuania, home to several million people. but we are only looking for two. first, though, let me introduce you to a couple of people. these are local investigative journalists who have agreed to help out, and as we are about to find out, they are really good. these are the people we are interested in. they have found a facebook post. he has posted in a group of people who own bmws, and here is his car in the rear light apparently is not working. we are on the case. and miraculously, there it is. it is the right make, a bmw, and e 90. this was the car.—

this was the car. yeah. early the next morning. — this was the car. yeah. early the next morning, a _ this was the car. yeah. early the next morning, a surprise. - this was the car. yeah. early the next morning, a surprise. hi. i. this was the car. yeah. early the i next morning, a surprise. hi. i am angus from the bbc. we just want to ask you where the money went. the money from the bounceback loans. your name is on a company... yes? they received £10 million in your name. yeah, your name. ifi if i had some money or 10,000... i didn't work twojobs if i had some money or 10,000... i didn't work two jobs here. he ifi had some money or10,000... i didn't work two jobs here.— didn't work two “obs here. he tells us he has he — didn't work two jobs here. he tells us he has no idea _ didn't work two jobs here. he tells us he has no idea his name - didn't work two jobs here. he tells us he has no idea his name was i us he has no idea his name was being used in this way. i really don't

know what to make of that. he seems very genuine, he seems very honest, i don't think he was lying to us, but as far as he is concerned, that is the first time he has ever heard that his name is connected to the theft of ten million of taxpayers money. now, he is off to work, it has twojobs he money. now, he is off to work, it has two jobs he says. he lives in this set of flat. those on the edge of this scheme may or may not have known what was going on, but the fact is the british tax got well and truly ripped off. but why? why wasn't the gang stopped? why was the scheme so flawed? politicians? police? who is to blame? london is the only place to find those answers. it the only place to find those answers-— the only place to find those answers. , , :, ., the only place to find those answers. , , :, :, , ., answers. it sends a dreadful signal to society that _ answers. it sends a dreadful signal to society that bad _ answers. it sends a dreadful signal to society that bad people - answers. it sends a dreadful signal to society that bad people are i to society that bad people are enriching themselves of the back of decent taxpayers. it

enriching themselves of the back of decent taxpayers.— enriching themselves of the back of decent taxpayers. if anyone is going to know what _ decent taxpayers. if anyone is going to know what went _ decent taxpayers. if anyone is going to know what went wrong _ decent taxpayers. if anyone is going to know what went wrong with i decent taxpayers. if anyone is going to know what went wrong with the l to know what went wrong with the bounceback loan scheme, it is this man, lord agnew was the government on the counter prime minister. he resigned in sheer frustration. on the counter prime minister. he resigned in sheerfrustration. i resigned in sheer frustration. i think there was a colossal naivete. i am worried that there is still a reluctance to grip this with real vigor. 50 reluctance to grip this with real vitor, reluctance to grip this with real vitor. :,, , :, reluctance to grip this with real vitor. , ., :, reluctance to grip this with real vitor. :,, , :, ., ,. vigor. so as we stand, to rethink that those _ vigor. so as we stand, to rethink that those at _ vigor. so as we stand, to rethink that those at the _ vigor. so as we stand, to rethink that those at the top _ vigor. so as we stand, to rethink that those at the top of - that those at the top of have learned the lesson to the bounceback loan scheme? i learned the lesson to the bounceback loan scheme?— loan scheme? i would like to hope so, but! loan scheme? i would like to hope so. but i am _ loan scheme? i would like to hope so, but i am not _ loan scheme? i would like to hope so, but i am not convinced. i with the economy imploding and businesses going to the wall, at the height of covid, handing out loans as fast as possible seems like the only option. as fast as possible seems like the only option-— as fast as possible seems like the only option. right at the start, all ou need only option. right at the start, all you need for— only option. right at the start, all you need for a _ only option. right at the start, all you need for a bounceback- only option. right at the start, all you need for a bounceback loan i only option. right at the start, all you need for a bounceback loan isi only option. right at the start, all i you need for a bounceback loan is an eligible company and a pulse. it now turns out you didn't need either. iterate turns out you didn't need either. we have come to blackpool to meet mike

who tried to help legit company owners get their hands on a bounceback loan. the people who scanned the system, they should be rounding them up, it is taxpayer's money. mike they should be rounding them up, it is taxpayer's money.— is taxpayer's money. mike craig ran a 1-man campaign. _ is taxpayer's money. mike craig ran a 1-man campaign, lifting _ is taxpayer's money. mike craig ran a 1-man campaign, lifting the i is taxpayer's money. mike craig ran a 1-man campaign, lifting the lid i is taxpayer's money. mike craig ran i a 1-man campaign, lifting the lid on a 1—man campaign, lifting the lid on all that he says was wrong with the scheme. how big a scandal is this? it is massive, you are talking millions of pounds. when you hear that people could just press a couple of buttons, £50,000, ship it off abroad and leave, that is wrong, it is just wrong. off abroad and leave, that is wrong, it isjust wrong-— it is just wrong. where does that leave the taxpayer? _ it is just wrong. where does that leave the taxpayer? stuffed i it is just wrong. where does that leave the taxpayer? stuffed full| leave the taxpayer? stuffed full billions of pounds. _ leave the taxpayer? stuffed full billions of pounds. -- _ leave the taxpayer? stuffed full billions of pounds. -- for- leave the taxpayer? stuffed full i billions of pounds. -- for billions.

so, what about the model? she is out there somewhere. maybe she knows more about where the money went. we spent days trying to track her down, and then... just as we were about to give up... nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet ou. i nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet you- i asked — nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet you- i asked her— nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet you. i asked her about _ nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet you. i asked her about the _ nice to meet you. yeah, nice to meet you. i asked her about the company l you. i asked her about the company in her name. i you. i asked her about the company in her name-— in her name. i don't know anything, and ou in her name. i don't know anything, and you should _ in her name. i don't know anything, and you should ask— in her name. i don't know anything, and you should ask other _ in her name. i don't know anything, and you should ask other people. i and you should ask other people. because i live here. but and you should ask other people. because i live here.— because i live here. but you have lived in london _ because i live here. but you have lived in london as _ because i live here. but you have lived in london as well. - because i live here. but you have lived in london as well. but i i because i live here. but you have. lived in london as well. but i don't tive lived in london as well. but i don't give comment- _ lived in london as well. but i don't give comment. no _ lived in london as well. but i don't give comment. no comment. i lived in london as well. but i don't

give comment. no comment. no i give comment. no comment. no comments. 0nly give comment. no comment. no comments. only with my lawyer. 9nd comments. only with my lawyer. and with that, comments. only with my lawyer. and with that. she — comments. only with my lawyer. and with that, she is gone. we have no idea if either of them knew what those companies were being used for. so, where does that leave us? we have found two people whose names are on the companies which were used for monetary laundering and the bounceback loan fraud, we just don't know if they had any idea where the money came from and where it went too. and as for that money, are we going to find it? is the british taxpayer going to get it back? it looks highly unlikely.

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. good morning to you. the uk has agreed to give france almost 500 million over three years to help stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. the cash, which will fund a new detention centre and extra beach patrols, was announced at a summit in paris between prime minister rishi sunak and president emmanuel macron, who said france would also contribute. 0ur political correspondent david wallace—lockhart

has more details. rishi sunak and emmanuel macron. two leaders who seem happy to do business together after years of strained relations between the countries they lead. they met yesterday in paris to discuss shared problems. they both want to clamp down on migrants crossing the channel. they've announced a deal they hope will do just that. the uk will fund a new detention centre in france, though it won't be operational until late 2026. there's to be hundreds of extra french law enforcement officers and enhanced surveillance technology, including drones, will be introduced. france will make a larger contribution but this will all cost the uk around £500 million over three years. good value insists the prime minister. emmanuel and i share the same belief — criminal gangs should not get to decide who comes to our countries. within weeks of my coming into office we agreed our largest ever small boats deal, and today we've taken

our cooperation to an unprecedented level to tackle this shared challenge. but the deal does not include any agreement allowing the uk to return anyone to france. not all conservative mps are sold on this new deal. i am automatically not enthused by the prospect of subsidising the french police force even more. we've given a lot of money — we've given them a lot of kit, we've given them a lot ofjoint intelligence. the thing that is really going to make the difference is when the french police, in their british taxpayer—funded dune buggy, intercepts a group of migrants, they are arrested and their claims are processed by the french police. labour want to see more done to break up criminal gangs. i think this just isn't a big enough agreement for the problems we're facing. rishi sunak�*s failed to get a returns agreement and many of the border cooperation measures look like they won't come into place for several more years even though some of

the challenges are now. the prime minister has pledged to make progress on this issue before the next election. if he fails, he could face quite the political storm. david wallace—lockhart, bbc news. we're nowjoined byjohn vine, former chief inspector of borders and immigration. there are substantially more resources for doing largely the same thing, really. the idea of a detention centre is new and that will make a difference in rounding people up and may be moving from the northern coast of france but i don't think that is going to come onstream for another couple of years. 2826. for another couple of years. 2026. there is a lot _ for another couple of years. 2026. there is a lot more _ for another couple of years. 2026. there is a lot more money - for another couple of years. 2026. there is a lot more money going l for another couple of years. 2026. i there is a lot more money going into it. a big it is almost double what is being spent in the last six years and the newjoint aberration where

british and french officials of —— working side—by—side is definitely a step in the right direction. it is remaining to be seen whether this makes a difference. in remaining to be seen whether this makes a difference.— makes a difference. in your experience. _ makes a difference. in your experience, with _ makes a difference. in your experience, with the i makes a difference. in your experience, with the extra| makes a difference. in your- experience, with the extra funding, and thinking in percentage terms, we have heard the numbers and keep getting told by the government they will be significantly more heading over to the uk... what tangible impact are we going to see, say, within a year? i impact are we going to see, say, within a year?— within a year? i think the french sa the within a year? i think the french say they are _ within a year? i think the french say they are stocking _ within a year? i think the french say they are stocking 60%. i within a year? i think the frenchl say they are stocking 6096. some within a year? i think the french - say they are stocking 6096. some of say they are stocking 60%. some of their extra surveillance equipment and drones is important because we know the french really haven't been embracing technology. and i think

the extra offices will be good but it remains the case that we are talking about 200 miles so however many offices there are allocated to this there are going to be times where offices aren't in the right place. finding out where they are in the and intercepting them before they put people to see. fine the and intercepting them before they put people to see.— the and intercepting them before they put people to see. one of the thins they put people to see. one of the thin . s that they put people to see. one of the things that will _ they put people to see. one of the things that will be _ they put people to see. one of the things that will be quashed - they put people to see. one of the l things that will be quashed in terms of speculation is whether or not, people arrive here with people, whether or not they will be able to be turned back and that has not been agreed upon and it was pretty much

said it was unlikely to be agreed. how important is it that that is going to be agreed? i how important is it that that is going to be agreed?— how important is it that that is going to be agreed? i think that would have _ going to be agreed? i think that would have been _ going to be agreed? i think that would have been a _ going to be agreed? i think that would have been a game - going to be agreed? i think that i would have been a game changer. going to be agreed? i think that - would have been a game changer. it is not about turning boats back at sea is not everybody agrees that is very dangerous. let sea is not everybody agrees that is very dangerous-— very dangerous. let me rephrase, caettin very dangerous. let me rephrase, getting those _ very dangerous. let me rephrase, getting those who _ very dangerous. let me rephrase, getting those who arrived - very dangerous. let me rephrase, getting those who arrived at - very dangerous. let me rephrase, | getting those who arrived at those boats returned back to france. figs boats returned back to france. is soon as they arrive in the uk the idea would be to return them immediately to france and was very clear that the president ruled out that and it is something the british must agree with the european union. to some degree is correct because of course there are other countries affected like belgium and the netherlands and they were not part of the agreement but it is clear that was all going to be very ambitious to see achieved and indeed it wasn't achieved but if it had of been, that would have been an immediate and very impact of deterrent on the trade that we couldn't see going on across the

channel. �* ,., , couldn't see going on across the channel. ~ ,., , ~.,. ., channel. also president macron did made it clear _ channel. also president macron did made it clear that _ channel. also president macron did made it clear that the _ channel. also president macron did made it clear that the uk _ channel. also president macron did made it clear that the uk needs - channel. also president macron did made it clear that the uk needs to | made it clear that the uk needs to negotiate with the eu, notjust france. negotiate with the eu, not 'ust france. , , ., france. yes, it can be. refer to something _ france. yes, it can be. refer to something called _ france. yes, it can be. refer to something called the _ france. yes, it can be. refer to something called the calais - france. yes, it can be. refer to i something called the calais group which is a group, it includes britain, france, netherlands, belgium, germany and there is some meeting scheduled for the rest of the year, of that group, and he intimated that this could be a discussion at that forum. so i don't think it was ruled out at all but basically was just saying it needs to be broader thanjust a bilateral agreement which was between britain and france. we used to have something called the dublin agreement when we were part of the eu but in truth that wasn't very effective so this will be a replacement for what we used to have when we were part of the european union. , ~ ., . when we were part of the european union. , ~.,. ., . union. indeed, president macri once said the doubling _ union. indeed, president macri once said the doubling agreement - union. indeed, president macri once said the doubling agreement can't i union. indeed, president macri once| said the doubling agreement can't be implemented anymore. —— president macron. thank you for your time on

breakfast. let's move on to talk about sport. coincidentally we are talking about gary lineker as a sports story. on the front page of all the stories this morning.— the front page of all the stories this morning. the front page of all the stories this morninu. , ,., , , , ., , this morning. every body seems to be talkin: this morning. every body seems to be talking about — this morning. every body seems to be talking about it _ this morning. every body seems to be talking about it and _ this morning. every body seems to be talking about it and dividing _ talking about it and dividing opinions. on the restaurant, dividing _ opinions. on the restaurant, dividing opinions and trending on social_ dividing opinions and trending on social media. the interesting thing is what _ social media. the interesting thing is what happens next, whether it number— is what happens next, whether it number of— is what happens next, whether it number of live ffa cup games, it will be _ number of live ffa cup games, it will be hard — number of live ffa cup games, it will be hard to do those without a presenten — will be hard to do those without a presenter. in will be hard to do those without a resenter. ., ., ., , ., presenter. in all of that is over the row over — presenter. in all of that is over the row over the _ presenter. in all of that is over the row over the tweets - presenter. in all of that is over the row over the tweets that i presenter. in all of that is over| the row over the tweets that he presenter. in all of that is over - the row over the tweets that he sent earlier in the week.— the row over the tweets that he sent earlier in the week. what does match ofthe earlier in the week. what does match of the day the _ earlier in the week. what does match of the day the programme _ earlier in the week. what does match of the day the programme look - earlier in the week. what does match of the day the programme look like l of the day the programme look like tonight? i of the day the programme look like toni . ht? of the day the programme look like toniaht? , ., of the day the programme look like toniaht? , . , tonight? i will explain exactly that. in the _ tonight? i will explain exactly that. in the first _ tonight? i will explain exactly that. in the first time - tonight? i will explain exactly that. in the first time in - tonight? i will explain exactly that. in the first time in its i tonight? i will explain exactly| that. in the first time in its 59 year— that. in the first time in its 59 year history, tonight's match of the day will— year history, tonight's match of the day will look different. it won't have a presnter, or pundits, and willjust include,

match action only. that's after the bbc asked gary lineker to step back from the programme — following his criticism of the government's new asylum policy — which broke the bbc�*s guidelines. following that news — a number of pundits announced they wouldn't take part in tonight's programme — showing solidarity with lineker — and in a development late last night, bbc sport understands a number of premier league players, also want to show solidarity and intend to boycott, any post match interviews. well here's some of the reaction from some of the pundits normally involved in the programme. ian wright tweeted �*everybody knows what match of the day means to me, but i've told the bbc, i won't be doing it tomorrow. solidarity.�* fellow pundit alan shearer followed — saying: �*i have informed the bbc that i won't be appearing on m.o.t.d tomorrow night.�* and late last night, the regular commentators followed suit, with a statment put out by steve wilson, which said, �*as commentators on match of the day, we have decided to step down, from tomorrow night's broadcast. we are comforted, that football fans who want to watch their teams, should still be able to do so, as management, can use world feed

commentary, if they wish.�* there will be some kind of commentary that viewers can access. let�*s move onto this penultimate weekend, in the six nations championship, and it could be a defining couple of days. first of all, wales go to italy, with both searching for a first victory, and wales, aiming to avoid a new low in the world rankings. then at tea time, england and france put their title hopes on the line at twickenham, before the big one, the top two, ireland and scotland meet in edinburgh tomorrow, as patrick gearey reports. in a city that lies across seven hills, the two highest points of the six nations meet. scotland versus ireland in edinburgh should be the weekend�*s peak, and the visitors from the west arrived with the wind at their back. ireland are officially the best team in the world, the only team who could yet

when a grand slam — with the world cup come, a team that could be headed for the clouds. i think it is up there with the most pressure teams, definitely. over the last 18 months it's been a dream come true for someone like me, always dreamt of captaining ireland and having success as an irish captain — it has been pretty special. scotland have won a famous victory! 1990, the last time they beat england, wales and ireland to win the triple crown. singing winning that trophy again would be a tangible sign of progress for this new scotland. the first three games we�*ve shown lots of positivity, we�*re just excited to be on the field as well. it will be exciting and playing for the triple crown, the boys are in a confident space, so excited to put the poor performance in. we can and will be

led onto the field by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that�*s the new captain�*s nickname on account of his rambunctious nature. he�*s in because regular skipper is out, dropped for marcus smith, a big call from a still new head coach. i don�*t tend to consider how it�*s perceived from outside. i consider what�*s the right team to be picked for the game in that week, and that�*s what i do every single week. i don�*t look forward, i don�*t look to the next game after this one and the game after that one or the tournament in a few months time. like mediaeval pilgrims, wales are going to rome hoping to cleanse. the past two weeks have been stained by disgrace, discord and defeats. bottom of the table below today�*s opponents italy, trying to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon. they�*ve had two weeks to get it right and they can�*t play a bad game. we would do it. i�*s always confident. we've had a lot of good times,

and if we go through the bad games, we go up again. we're hoping for a win, however small, - it would be wonderful, just to give us a lift. . it�*s been a days short of 13 months since wales last one of six nations much, so in rome, another city of seven hills, they will try to begin their climb. patrick gearey, bbc news. now, after being mauled by bears, a deep bath was the remedy for the northampton saints in the premiership. what do i mean by this? of course, after they were thrashed by bristol bears last week, made eight changes, for their match against bottom side bath, and it worked, as they scored six tries, with james grayson going over for the last of them in this a6—25 win. bath are bottom of the table, while northampton are up to third. while in rugby league there was a big shock, as the super league champions st helens, beaten again, this time at leigh. elsewhere, huddersfield giants are up to third after thrashing castleford 36—6 — running in six tries — chris mcqueen with two of them. warrington are top after beating hull kr — while leeds beat wakefield

in the night�*s other match. in tennis, cameron norrie cruised to a second round victory at indian wells. the british number one defeated, taiwan�*s, wu tung—lin, in straights sets 6—2, 6—4. norrie won the tournament in 2021, and will face, taro daniel ofjapan in his second round tie. still to come later today, and all british affairjack draper versus andy murray. andy murray will give away the first set so he can have the typical murray come back. is going to be a late one again? —— jack draper versus evans. there are some people in life who manage to spread a lot ofjoy, simply by doing what they love. barry may, also known as "the a19 waving man" did just that — by standing on the same bridge in teesside, almost every day for three decades, to wave

at passing trucks. then — five years ago — he stopped, and no—one knew why. adam clarkson managed to track him down. he isa he is a character and we all like life�*s characters and he is one that will always be remembered. i�*ge life's characters and he is one that will always be remembered. i've seen him u- will always be remembered. i've seen him up there- — will always be remembered. i've seen him up there- i— will always be remembered. i've seen him up there. i drove _ will always be remembered. i've seen him up there. i drove past _ will always be remembered. i've seen him up there. i drove past and - him up there. i drove past and stuff — him up there. i drove past and stuff. everyone knows about him. how much ou stuff. everyone knows about him. how much you love — stuff. everyone knows about him. him" much you love trucks? stuff. everyone knows about him. how much you love trucks? loads. - stuff. everyone knows about him. how much you love trucks? loads. meet i much you love trucks? loads. meet barry mabil- — much you love trucks? loads. meet barry mabil. you've _ much you love trucks? loads. meet barry mabil. you've probably - much you love trucks? ir—r" meet barry mabil. you've probably guessed barry mabil. you�*ve probably guessed this already but he really likes trucks and spending the day with him to talk about it. i�*ge trucks and spending the day with him to talk about it.— to talk about it. i've got all sorts. 50 years, _ to talk about it. i've got all sorts. 50 years, loads - to talk about it. i've got all sorts. 50 years, loads of. to talk about it. i've got all- sorts. 50 years, loads of caps. laughter. i'm sorts. 50 years, loads of caps. laughter. i�*m proud of my collection, yes. they are my wee

little babies. 25 years ago that was on the bridge. the little babies. 25 years ago that was on the bridge-— on the bridge. the same bridge 25 ears on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago- — on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago- yes- — on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago. yes. it _ on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago. yes. it was _ on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago. yes. it was a _ on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago. yes. it was a two - on the bridge. the same bridge 25 years ago. yes. it was a two lane l years ago. yes. it was a two lane now it is a — years ago. yes. it was a two lane now it is a three _ years ago. yes. it was a two lane now it is a three lane. _ years ago. yes. it was a two lane now it is a three lane. you - years ago. yes. it was a two lane now it is a three lane. you can i years ago. yes. it was a two lane | now it is a three lane. you can see that he has — now it is a three lane. you can see that he has attracted _ now it is a three lane. you can see that he has attracted journalists i that he has attracted journalists before but never before has he sat down with an interview like this. nearly three decades of waving. think about that because of it is a joy think about that because of it is a joy to find out more. it is think about that because of it is a joy to find out more.— joy to find out more. it is even -aourin joy to find out more. it is even pouring down _ joy to find out more. it is even pouring down or— joy to find out more. it is even pouring down or snowing - joy to find out more. it is even pouring down or snowing i - joy to find out more. it is even. pouring down or snowing i don't pouring down or snowing i don�*t bother stopping. ind pouring down or snowing i don't bother stopping.— pouring down or snowing i don't bother stopping. and if the weather was aood bother stopping. and if the weather was good how _ bother stopping. and if the weather was good how long _ bother stopping. and if the weather was good how long would _ bother stopping. and if the weather was good how long would you - bother stopping. and if the weatherj was good how long would you stand therefore? his dad was a truck driver and introduce them to him at a young age. we driver and introduce them to him at a young age-— a young age. we went everywhere. when ou a young age. we went everywhere. when you stand — a young age. we went everywhere. when you stand on _ a young age. we went everywhere. when you stand on the _ a young age. we went everywhere. when you stand on the bridge - a young age. we went everywhere. when you stand on the bridge andl a young age. we went everywhere. | when you stand on the bridge and a truck comes past and the beep a new wave, what does that feel like? it feels great. wave, what does that feel like? it feels great. his _ wave, what does that feel like? it feels great. his hobby _ wave, what does that feel like? it feels great. his hobby has - wave, what does that feel like? it feels great. his hobby has made l wave, what does that feel like? it. feels great. his hobby has made him a local celebrity, _

feels great. his hobby has made him a local celebrity, but _ feels great. his hobby has made him a local celebrity, but five _ feels great. his hobby has made him a local celebrity, but five years - a local celebrity, but five years ago he stopped waving. he lived with his mum �*s whole life, and a few years ago she passed away and it was different. it is years ago she passed away and it was different. , , ., ., different. it is 'ust one of those thins, different. it is 'ust one of those things. that _ different. it is 'ust one of those things. that is— different. it isjust one of those things, that is it. _ different. it isjust one of those things, that is it. you _ different. it isjust one of those things, that is it. you are - different. it isjust one of those things, that is it. you are here | different. it isjust one of those i things, that is it. you are here and then you are gone, that he said. then the pandemic happened. his world became small and insular and he struggled. around the same time, he struggled. around the same time, he was diagnosed with autism. quite late in life, as of today, he is doing well. it was decided through mutual agreement that supported living was the way forward, so he doesn�*t leave the house anymore without his sarah cumming as well. standing on the bridge all day sadly is not an option. his terrace takes him to a service station where he considered the window for hours, watching the trucks go by. he has brought so much joy to the north—east and has asked for so little in return. i had an idea. with the blessing of his carer and a few safety checks, we headed to the

for one final wave. would you like that? , for one final wave. would you like that?- local _ for one final wave. would you like that? yes. local truckers who have that? yes. localtruckers who have known him — that? yes. localtruckers who have known him for _ that? yes. localtruckers who have known him for years _ that? yes local truckers who have known him for years came out that? 12s local truckers who have known him for years came out to give him a beep for old times sake. give them away. —— a way of. —— a wave. give them away. -- a way of. -- a wave. . ., , . give them away. -- a way of. -- a wave-_ lt- give them away. -- a way of. -- a wave-_ it is- give them away. -- a way of. -- a wave._ it is nice i give them away. -- a way of. -- a| wave._ it is nice to wave. nice to be back? it is nice to be back here. _ wave. nice to be back? it is nice to be back here, yeah. _ wave. nice to be back? it is nice to be back here, yeah. do _ wave. nice to be back? it is nice to be back here, yeah. do you - wave. nice to be back? it is nice to be back here, yeah. do you miss i be back here, yeah. do you miss wavint be back here, yeah. do you miss waving at — be back here, yeah. do you miss waving at trucks? _ be back here, yeah. do you miss waving at trucks? yeah. - be back here, yeah. do you miss waving at trucks? yeah. it - be back here, yeah. do you miss waving at trucks? yeah. it is - be back here, yeah. do you miss| waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice to come to _ waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice to come to the _ waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice to come to the bridge _ waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice to come to the bridge and - waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice to come to the bridge and stand | waving at trucks? yeah. it is nice - to come to the bridge and stand here for half—an—hour and wave at the trucks. it for half-an-hour and wave at the trucks. . for half-an-hour and wave at the trucks. , ,., . ., ., trucks. it is something nice to do. so ma be trucks. it is something nice to do. so maybe you _ trucks. it is something nice to do. so maybe you haven't _ trucks. it is something nice to do. so maybe you haven't retired - trucks. it is something nice to do. | so maybe you haven't retired from so maybe you haven�*t retired from waving at trucks just yet? i so maybe you haven't retired from waving at trucks just yet?- waving at trucks 'ust yet? i don't think so! adam clarkson, bbc news. that was fantastic. spreading a bit

ofjoy, wasn�*t he? that was adam clarkson chatting with barry �*the a19 waving man�* may. good to see him back. we�*re back with the headlines at 8:00. now, it�*s time for newswatch, and samira ahmed has been looking at the reaction around gary lineker�*s tweets and how this was covered earlier in the week. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up: why has the bbc news channel�*s dedicated service for uk audiences largely disappeared? and why did a tweet from a sports presenter hit the top of the news headlines? it�*s been another week when the bbc itself has become the story, at least in its own eyes. on wednesday, the row over tweets posted by the match of the day presenter gary lineker led the evening news bulletins. at six, the bbc presenter gary lineker says he�*ll keep speaking up for those with no voice after criticism

from downing street over his comments about the government�*s asylum plans. while other media organisations might have been less keen to air their problems in public, david wilson didn�*t see the prominence it gave the story as being to the bbc�*s credit. he wrote: we�*ve known for a while that this spring will see the launch of a new channel, bbc news, to be shown in the uk and around the world. it�*s replacing the current news channel, which operates domestically only and world news, which is only shown abroad.

there have been signs of this move approaching, such as the ending of dateline london, the film review and the paper review, all uk—focused programmes on the news channel, and the announcement of a reduced roster of presenters for the new channel. some output has been shared for a while across world news and the news channel, especially overnight and at weekends. but it still came as a surprise to some viewers of the latter tuning in on monday to find that all dedicated domestic news bulletins had ceased to exist during the day. apart from breakfast and the bulletins at one, six and 10:00, all still simulcast on bbc one and the news channel, every hour began something like this. hello, this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk on pbs in the united states and around the globe. i�*m anita mcvey. our top stories... to all intents and purposes then, the uk only news channel seems to have almost disappeared,

although there�*s been no announcement to that effect. viewer chris sharman was already telling us a few weeks ago: and on monday, julian bray was surprised to observe: later in the week, after watching some of the output, rick from manchester wondered: we asked again for someone from the bbc to talk to about the new channel, but our request was declined. instead, they gave us this statement:

well, instead, we�*re delighted to talk about this issue to richard eyre, who�*s a former controller of editorial policy, former deputy chief executive of bbc news. he�*s also been a member of the bbc trust and of the ofcom content board. welcome to newswatch, richard. now, there used to be two bbc news channels. now, there�*s essentially one with the uk opt outs, is that right? that�*s right. let me give you a health warning first — i haven�*t spoken to anybody in the bbc about this. i�*m as clueless as maybe some of the staff are about what the new channel will look like when it�*s launched in about four weeks�* time, i think. but you can get a pretty good sense of it already because much of the change has already happened. and if you turn on — it�*s not quite true, as some of your viewers have suggested, that there�*s no longer

a domestic bulletin. in fact, if you turn on not at the hour, but at the half hour, you�*ll find that the second half hour... the back half hour. ..the back half hour — that�*s technical lingo — the back half hour is domestic news because that�*s not being broadcast around the world, and the rest of the world will see documentaries, pre—filmed programmes for the back half hour. so it�*s the first half hour of the programme, which is now going to be a mixture of international and uk news but, frankly, mostly international news. and the good thing about that is that it would give us a better service of international world news than the bbc has been able to provide for quite a long time. we�*ll see stories and people and correspondents from south america, from africa, from parts of asia other than china. parts of the world that we hardly ever see

on the domestic news bulletins or even on the existing bbc domestic news channel. is this the right solution to what�*s clearly a money problem? well, it�*s clearly a financial problem that has driven these changes. and that�*s no surprise because by this time next year, if you look back over 13 years, the bbc�*s licence fee has been frozen by successive governments on nine of those 13 years. so the bbc�*s income is falling and falling in real terms. so of course it�*s one of the measures the bbc is taking to try to eke out licence fee payers�* money. having said that, it�*s a change which i think would have come and actually, should come anyway because the world has changed. i was one of the bosses around here when we launched news 2a, as it then was, in 1997 — nobody had — hardly anybody had a mobile phone,

nobody had invented a smartphone. there were no news apps. look at what�*s happening today. with all respect, people do not turn on the news channel or sit in front of it hour after hour, hoping to catch breaking news. because even people of my age, 25% of us get our breaking news from news apps on our mobile phones. so, if one of the issues is people get their news primarily online, is there any need for a news channel at all? well, no, they don�*t get it primarily online, but they get it regularly online. when there�*s a really big breaking news, the majority of people hear about it through their mobile phones and then what do they do? they turn on the television. and on those occasions, the audience to the news channel goes up from hundreds of thousands to millions. one of the concerns of that political discourse in the uk has got so toxic now, social media has had a big effect. it feels to many like it�*s the worst time for the bbc

to give up a dedicated uk news channel presence. won�*t people go to sky or to gb news or talk radio, if that�*s the only place they can get proper continuous news conversation about stuff that�*s going on in the uk? well, if you watch the bbc news channel, domestic channel over the last year, it�*s been overwhelmingly domestic news on a cycle churned around every 15 minutes and very little world news other than big breaking stories, most obviously in ukraine. the bbc has been in danger, in my personal view, over the last decade of reporting less and less foreign news unless it involves wars or british interest abroad. the british people will, after next month, be confident that if they turn on the news channel for the first half hour, they will get the biggest uk stories, but they�*ll also get stories from around the world.

and i turned on yesterday and i saw coverage of georgia and this really important struggle, which is going on between those who are pro—russian in georgia and those who want to become eventually part of the european union. i saw something like a six—minute report, including live coverage. it was tremendous. and the new channel should bring us stories like that. richard eyre, thank you so much. the bbc celebrated 100 years in scotland this week with the anniversary on monday of the first broadcast from glasgow. the following night, alan little looked back on those early days. at the start, the audience was local and so was the content, bagpipes, scottish speech and song, glasgow talking to glasgow. but soon, london would exert control over what it called

its provincial stations, even determining what kind of voices were acceptable on scotland�*s airwaves. this is bbc television from scotland. that perception of london calling the shots persists to this day among some people, although the news at six and news at ten were broadcast from glasgow on tuesday to mark the anniversary. and although the bulletins featured contributors such as scotland editorjames cook, helen mcclelland wanted to see more home—grown talent on display. phil campbell agreed: finally, we featured last week a viewer�*s opinion that a bbc report on the border checks for goods coming into northern ireland

was condescending because emma vardy held up a packet of sausages and a parcel while talking about, well, sausages and parcels. another viewer called matt took issue with that critic, asking: emma vardy has self—contributed to the debate online tweeting: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, email newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370106676. do have a look at previous interviews on our website,

bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that�*s all from us. we�*ll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. our headlines today... match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight�*s programme in support of presenter gary lineker, who�*s stepped back from duties. some premier league players say they won�*t do interviews. the bbc�*s boss defends the corporation�*s decision.

as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality, and that�*s what we�*re delivering on. thank you very much. a plea for more help with energy bills. small businesses say they need extra support in next week�*s budget. tackling tourette�*s. a leading charity hails a life—changing device that controls the syndrome�*s symptoms and it�*s backed by singer lewis capaldi. we�*ll catch up with lesley paterson, the triathlete who�*s in the running at this weekend�*s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. so i went up to tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom. my name is lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front." he said, "i know your story," he said, "how many hourdid you train?" it�*s a defining weekend in the six nations. both england and france have to win to keep alive their title hopes,

while wales hope to avoid a new low in rome. it�*s saturday the 11th of march. tonight�*s episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators, amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker, who has stepped back from presenting the programme after he criticised the government�*s immigration policy. a number of players are also understood to have said they won�*t be giving post—match interviews. the bbc has said the programme will go ahead, but focus on match action. with more details, here�*s our media correspondent, david sillito. we�*ve got big games at both ends of the table. gary lineker, the face of match of the day for more than 20 years, but not tonight. the bbc says he�*s crossed the line with his recent tweets. also missing will be ian wright and alan shearer, who have pulled out in solidarity with their colleague.

and a number of commentators and players have also indicated they won�*t be contributing. the trigger for all of this, gary lineker�*s recent tweets, one of which described a statement from the home secretary as, "beyond awful." the bbc says he�*s broken the rules on impartiality. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action, _ and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? aren't you delaying the inevitable? i don't want to add to the statement. i i think we've had very. constructive discussions. the statement is very clear, and that's where we are. - as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding - principles is impartiality. and that's what we're delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting. earlier this week, he said he wasn�*t fearing suspension and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend. one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell, who now has a podcast produced by a company in which gary lineker

is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker, and this thing about stepping backwards, let�*s be absolutely frank about this, it�*s been pretty made clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he�*s not going to be presenting match of the day because he�*s not toeing the line. the bbc says gary lineker is, as a sports presenter, second to none, but want him to stop tweeting about politically controversial topics and say he will remain off air until an agreement is reached. as a sports presenter, he is still the face of the bbc, so i would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be, i would have thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. gary lineker, however, has not given any indication he�*s about to agree to be silenced. david sillito, bbc news. let�*s get the latest now

from our reporter simonjones. two the bbc in focus and this isn't over, _ two the bbc in focus and this isn't over. there — two the bbc in focus and this isn't over, there are issues to be resolved in the coming week? make no mistake, this — resolved in the coming week? make no mistake, this feels _ resolved in the coming week? make no mistake, this feels little _ resolved in the coming week? make no mistake, this feels little huge - mistake, this feels little huge crisis for the bbc this morning. first after gary lineker was suspended it was pundits who said they would not take part, then the commentators who were due to work on the programme told out and now we have some players questioning whether the will to post—match interviews with the bbc. no doubt they would have liked to resolve this should pretty quickly. both sides seem pretty far apart. entrenched in their views. it is difficult to see an exit strategy for either that is going to allow them to save face and the clock is ticking for the bbc. even though tonight�*s programme is going to be very different, dubbed mutiny of the

day by some of the newspapers, and just a week the bbc is due to show some fa cup matches and no doubt they will need to present in place for that and commentators. the big question is whether the presenter is going to be gary lineker. this is all to do with the issue of impartiality, the question whether it should apply equally like sports presenters like gary lineker. he is of course the bbc�*s highest paid star, employed on a freelance basis but his contract is worth £1.3 million a year and a view from bbc management is he is a face of a corporation and that comes with added responsibilities. in terms of the political reaction to this, the government says it is keeping out of it, it is a matter between the bbc and gary lineker but nadine dorries form of culture secretary has said it should draw a line in the sand, presenters should know they have to respect that idea of impartiality. the labour mp david lammy says our suspension is chilling and we have

also heard from nicola sturgeon, first minister of scotland, who said this is really questioning the idea of free speech. who we have not heard from since the suspension is gary lineker. unusually has been fairly quiet on twitter.— fairly quiet on twitter. simon, thanks very — fairly quiet on twitter. simon, thanks very much. _ the uk has agreed to give france almost £500 million over three years to help stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. the cash was announced at a summit in paris between prime minister rishi sunak and president emmanuel macron, who said france would also contribute. it will fund a new detention centre and extra beach patrols by french police. germany is preparing to tighten its gun laws, following a mass shooting in hamburg which left seven people dead, including an unborn baby. the gunman opened fire on a meeting hall forjehovah�*s witnesses on thursday night, before taking his own life. our correspondentjenny hill is in hamburg. jenny, what more can you tell us about the attack, and the response to it?

i think the revelations of the last 24 i think the revelations of the last 2a hours have really compounded the shock and grief felt here. we now know that when the killer stormed that meeting all behind me where a group ofjehovah�*s witnesses were worshipping, he fired at them around 100 times, killing amongst his other victims as you say an unborn baby. we now know too that he had once been a member of thejehovah�*s witness community here, that he had left around 1.5 years ago and won what we were told pretty bad terms. and we now know too the authorities quite recently received an anonymous letter from someone who claims to be concerned because the killer held a gun licence, he was licensed to only weapon which he used here, but the person who wrote a letter told police they were concerned about the

man�*s mental stability and said he was angry with jehovah�*s witnesses among others. the authorities say that they visited the man but saw no reason to take further action. as you mention, germany was already considering tightening its gun laws, they are already pretty stringent. it is looking at doing so, making some amendments to its current plans and in the meantime, people here are just trying to absorb what happened. i think the german chancellor olaf scholz perhaps spoke for many here when he said the violence perpetrated here on thursday night has left him stunned.— perpetrated here on thursday night has left him stunned. thank you very much. the cost of energy is set to take centre—stage at next week�*s budget, with chancellorjeremy hunt expected to address the amount customers pay. there are calls from homes and businesses for help with bills to continue, as our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. i�*ve spent £76.83 this week. and have you had it on much?

no! sue has turned metre—reading into a fine art. after seeing her energy bills treble, she�*s now careful about the simple things, like making tea, and does her washing at certain times of day, when her tariff is cheaper. i�*ve turned radiators off in rooms! i�*ve shut doors! i sit with a rug around me at night in my lounge. you�*re just constantly cutting back on everything, all the time, and thinking, "how can i save? how can i not turn this on?" the energy regulator ofgem sets a price cap for the maximum suppliers can charge households for a unit of energy. in april, that�*s expected to be £3,280 a year, down £1,000 from where it is now, but it�*s irrelevant at the moment, as the government�*s energy price guarantee means a typical consumer pays a maximum of £2,500 a year. that figure is planned to rise to £3,000 in april, but analysts, politicians and even energy firms are planning for the chancellor, in wednesday�*s budget, to freeze the guarantee where it is for

another three months. now, there will be some additional support for pensioners like sue, those on low incomes and on disability benefits, and if you want to see how you might be affected, there�*s loads of information on the bbc�*s website. now, it is worth noting that, for the past six months, everyone�*s been getting a £66 discount on their bill, totalling £400 paid for by the government, but at the end of this month, that is ending. businesses have also been receiving support for their energy costs but that�*s about to change. instead of a capped unit price similar to households, from april, they�*ll receive a flat rate discount on wholesale prices. it means if there�*s another spike, their costs could rocket. so at the moment, people are paying 21p/kwh for electricity. that could rise as high as 73—74p per kilowatt, if they fix last summer. so you're seeing some bills will rise by three times, maybe even four times from 1st aurit _ that's a cliff edge, that's an energy cliff edge, and something we really, really need to avoid, because that would lead to over

300,000 small firms, we think, shrinking, restructuring or having to close. in bourton—on—the—water, they�*re feeling it. ben runs four convenience stores in the area. he�*s locked into a 12—month energy contract until october, which is about to get far more expensive. we had a £2,000 a month bill for our electric- on our old contract. with the government support, for the last six months, - that bill has doubled to £4,000 a month. i from 1st april, we will be looking | at a bill here for £10,000 a month for this store alone. it's not manageable. the government said its package of energy support has been unprecedented and from april, will keep helping businesses while delivering value for taxpayers. the good news is, analysts think the price cap could fall to around £2,000 byjuly and stay there for the rest of the year. but right now, households and businesses are hoping for some more help over the coming months.

us regulators have shut down silicon valley bank and taken control of its customer deposits, in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. the bank was struggling to raise money, prompting a rush of withdrawals. officials say the us banking sector is resilient and will be able to cope with the collapse but the three main stock market indexes closed down sharply. it was a freezing night across the uk and yellow weather warnings remain in place for many of us. the met office says we could be expecting more scenes like these. this was hawes in the yorkshire dales yesterday. the person who can tell is exactly what to expect is matt with the weather. beautiful scene behind you. but also seems that have cause a lot of disruption throughout the week.

morning. of disruption throughout the week. mornint. ., ., ., of disruption throughout the week. mornin. _ ., ., ., , , morning. indeed, good morning, yes, -len of morning. indeed, good morning, yes, plenty of disruption, _ morning. indeed, good morning, yes, plenty of disruption, particularly - plenty of disruption, particularly on the pennines and north wales during yesterday. —6 overnight under clear skies. a bit of sunshine this morning, bouncing off that snow. most of that will be gone by the end of tomorrow. the reason is because whilst we started a dry, and there will be more still to come tonight, not as bad as we saw the other night across parts of northern england and scotland. once that clear through it will turn into sunday, hence we will see snowmelt. let�*s talk about the snow, first of all it will not be as bad as it was the other night but it will be parts of the peak district, pennines, into scotland again where we see some heavy snow at times, mainly on the hills up to ten centimetres on the ground lower levels it will be hit and miss but you can see a covering of a few centimetres here and there before

that clears. it has gathering towards the south, cloud bringing outbreaks of rain, parts of south—west england, sleet and snow, high cloud ahead of it hence we have had good sunrises this morning. temperatures did not drop as much as we expected but —15, the rest of the sunshine in northern scotland. snow to the south of scotland but the main force will be wales, south—west and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain and drizzle, high ground will have sleet, spreading into central england and southern england and the rest of london. milder air towards the south—west. brightness later on. 11 degrees, single figure temperatures, another chilly day. whilst many of us will see rain, there will be a spell of snow for a time. after an initial dip in temperature this is what we can expect. i milderstart, coldest

across the south. whilst that shift out the way, strengthening south—westerly wind and the amber colour showing atlantic air returning, temperatures drastically higher compared to today. i differencing sunday. dry weather first thing but outbreaks of rain develop, some of which heavy and into the south—west. the wind coming from the south—westerly direction, temperatures iii from the south—westerly direction, temperatures 1a or 15. back to you. positively topical. thank you. thank you. on yesterday�*s breakfast we told you about tim edwards, the father of elle edwards. who was shot dead outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. tim�*s taking part in a walk with the comedianjohn may, to help him deal with his grief and to support a charity which helps to steer youngsters away from gang and gun crime. he was hoping that, yesterday, a few people mightjoin him, to show their support, as he walked into the

centre of liverpool. well, he got a lot more than a few. breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin was there. just three months ago, tim edwards lost his daughter, elle, in a christmas eve shooting. but here he was in liverpool, joined by actor and comedianjohn may. right, you ok? they asked their home city to come together to take a stand against violence, and the city responded. how are you feeling? i�*m all right, yeah. are you surprised by the numbers? it�*s a bit overwhelming. didn�*t have a clue. people care. good. yeah, people care. thank you so much for coming. i'm going to start crying now. it is quite overwhelming how many people have like turned up to support this. it's amazing. ijust started off this walk on my own and this fella's joined me as well. i've met a best mate for life. elle�*s death was a loss

which could have sent him into a spiral of rage. but all of this is part of his determination to spread a different message. it doesn�*t solve nothing, does it, being like that? it really is about being positive. and making a difference. you know, let�*s make this happen. and we�*re all in the position to make that change, all of us, every single person. are you surprised by tim�*s love, optimism and hope for the future? considering what he's gone through, yeah. he could be really angry. and i suppose some people might go that way, but he's choosing not to go that way. he's keeping elle's memory alive. and hopefullyjoining me on this

walk and the message, it's notjust me spreading the message, now, it's me and tim, both of us together. thank you, liverpool. from liverpool, tim and john will now walk north tojohn o�*groats and as they do, they�*ll raise money for weapons down, gloves up, a scheme which encourages young people to make better choices in life. among the crowd was the family of ava white, a 12—year—old girl stabbed to death by a 14—year—old boy in 2021. ava's with me every day, i because that's the only way of me coping and me living. and getting, getting through. she�*s driving you on. definitely. to see this many people come out and all stand together, _ it was absolutely amazing, - it's really what we need, is to be all standing together. and this is the message they want to send out beyond this city. it�*s overwhelming. i can�*t process it right now.

give us one of these. onwards to scotland ? incredible turnout. did you see the smile he had on his face. more than 300,000 people in the uk are said to be living with tourette syndrome, which causes all sorts of physical and verbal tics. there�*s no cure but a new device, which looks like a smartwatch, has been described as a game—changer when it comes to reducing those symptoms. our midlands correspondent navtej johal went to find out more. these people all have tourette syndrome. they�*re trying out a device at home which they hope will help them control the tics or involuntary movements caused by the condition. it looks like a wristwatch. once they turn it on, their tics stop almost completely. these videos were filmed as part of a clinical trial,

and it�*s because of these sorts of results that the device is being called a game changer. tourette�*s is a neurological condition, which usually starts in childhood. it�*s disturbing that by stimulating it, we�*re reducing the... professor stephen jackson from the university of nottingham has led the research into the gadget. it works by delivering electrical pulses, which send signals to the brain, reducing the amount and severity of tics. we only gave people ten minutes of active stimulation each day. that ten minutes a day was sufficient to bring about a very large effect. the effect was that nearly 60% of those using the gadget experienced at least a 25% reduction in their tics while receiving active stimulation. and that�*s not all. what it also shows is if you have repeated stimulation daily over a four—week period, there�*s greater than a 35% reduction in your tic severity, even when you�*re not wearing the device. we�*re very pleased with the results, atjust10 minutes a day

is sufficient to give you a clinically meaningful result. 121 people took part in the trial. one of them was 13—year—old milo, who was diagnosed with tourette�*s more than four years ago. we spoke to him last summer before the trial began. are you trying to suppress a tic right now? ithink, yeah, lam, to be honest, because when you're talking about it, this is certainly worse. he says the device made a big difference to his tics. i would not tic, almost at all. i mean, obviously i'd still tic with it, but no, nowhere near as much, like, it's got, i mean, sometimes it's quite severe, especially if i'm tired, but if i've got the device on, then no, really, it's so much better, so helpful. i think the thing with tourette's is that we don't know how, - as milo gets older, how it's going to progress. - it could stay the same. it could get a bit better. it could get worse. but to know that you've got that safety net there that can - help him is it's fantastic.

one person who wasn�*t part of the trial but did try the device was singer—songwriter lewis capaldi. the musician has spoken openly about living with tourette�*s and contacted the team in nottingham. at the time, he had really bad tics, so he had head tics and shoulder tics and he tried the device on and it was very effective. his tics went away and he said it made him feel calmer and more relaxed. i think it�*s really important to recognise that someone like lewis capaldi saying, "i have tourette�*s and this is how it affects me and this is how i cope with it," is inspirationalfor other people with tourette�*s. the charity tourette�*s action says the device could be life changing. and professorjackson says the success of the clinical trial means it�*s now cleared a big hurdle. we�*ve demonstrated that it works. we�*ve demonstrated it in a properly controlled, double—blind trial against a proper placebo, sham control. we�*ve demonstrated its effectiveness, that will give people confidence to invest

in this approach. it will now need regulatory approval. the university is hoping to have it available to the public within two years, with the ultimate aim of it eventually being available via a prescription on the nhs. we�*re nowjoined by emma mcnally, from the charity and support group tourettes action. good morning, nice to see you. just explain how much of a game changer you think that device, smartwatch, how much of a change that might make for people. i how much of a change that might make for theole. ~ how much of a change that might make for theole. ,, ., , how much of a change that might make for theole. ~' ., , how much of a change that might make for theole. ,, ., , ., for people. i think for my point of view, the for people. i think for my point of view. the good — for people. i think for my point of view, the good thing _ for people. i think for my point of view, the good thing about - for people. i think for my point of view, the good thing about the i view, the good thing about the devices you can use it when you need it. it is something you can dip in and out of, it is not something you have got used 2a hours a day every day of the week. you can use it when you need it. if you�*re takes a really bad you can use the watch to help you with them. i think that�*s

amazing because it is not something thatis amazing because it is not something that is going to give you huge amounts of side effects, it is something that you can put on, it can help you control the tics. your son has tourette's, _ can help you control the tics. your son has tourette's, physically, how son has tourette�*s, physically, how does that affect him? it son has tourette's, physically, how does that affect him?— does that affect him? it causes -ain, i does that affect him? it causes pain. i think — does that affect him? it causes pain, i think when _ does that affect him? it causes pain, i think when you - does that affect him? it causes pain, i think when you first i does that affect him? it causes pain, i think when you first get | pain, i think when you first get diagnosed with two rates, you don�*t understand the applications that come with it and i think —— tourette�*s and i think mostly for think of the vocal tics rather than motor tics. the painting, people don�*t associate that and the lack of sleep can cause issues. the amount of pain and a lack of sleep. irate sleep can cause issues. the amount of pain and a lack of sleep. we were talkint as of pain and a lack of sleep. we were talking as we _ of pain and a lack of sleep. we were talking as we watch _ of pain and a lack of sleep. we were talking as we watch the _ of pain and a lack of sleep. we were talking as we watch the report i of pain and a lack of sleep. we were| talking as we watch the report about the importance of seeing someone like lewis capaldi come out about the condition, talk about it and be very open about it. how important is it? its very open about it. how important is

it? , ., , , very open about it. how important is it? , , it? its massive because it is normalising _ it? its massive because it is normalising it, _ it? its massive because it is normalising it, it _ it? its massive because it is normalising it, it is - it? its massive because it is| normalising it, it is removing it? its massive because it is i normalising it, it is removing the stigma that is associated with it, it is making it seem normal and i think for children that is a massive thing because with school they can get bullied for it whereas if someone like lewis capaldi is out any open showing he has got to rights for them it is a massive thing. is rights for them it is a massive thin. . . rights for them it is a massive thin. , , , . rights for them it is a massive thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? _ thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? it _ thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? it was _ thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? it was used - thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? it was used as i thing. is the still stigma around tourette's? it was used as an i tourette�*s? it was used as an insult, if you set a bad word, is that still the case? it insult, if you set a bad word, is that still the case?— that still the case? it still is, massively- — that still the case? it still is, massively. we _ that still the case? it still is, massively. we are _ that still the case? it still is, massively. we are working i that still the case? it still is, i massively. we are working really hard to try and get rid of that stigma, but it is still out there. i stigma, but it is still out there. i thought it was worth expanding, this device, is itjust the physical tourette�*s syndrome is? hit). device, is itjust the physical tourette's syndrome is? no, it is for vocal and _ tourette's syndrome is? no, it is for vocal and motor. _ tourette's syndrome is? no, it is for vocal and motor. when - tourette's syndrome is? no, it is for vocal and motor. when you i tourette's syndrome is? no, it is. for vocal and motor. when you say ou can for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip — for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip in _

for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip in and _ for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip in and out, _ for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip in and out, do - for vocal and motor. when you say you can dip in and out, do the i you can dip in and out, do the symptoms increase in that stressful situations? tint; symptoms increase in that stressful situations? �* , ~' ., symptoms increase in that stressful situations? ., , ., situations? any kind of strong emotion really, _ situations? any kind of strong emotion really, if— situations? any kind of strong emotion really, if you - situations? any kind of strong emotion really, if you are i situations? any kind of strong i emotion really, if you are stressed, if you are anxious, if you are tired, if you are really hot, hungry. it is different for everyone but a strong physical emotion can bring them on worse. what but a strong physical emotion can bring them on worse.— but a strong physical emotion can bring them on worse. what have been the traditional _ bring them on worse. what have been the traditional treatments _ bring them on worse. what have been the traditional treatments that - bring them on worse. what have been the traditional treatments that have i the traditional treatments that have been available to people? eaten been available to people? even medication _ been available to people? even medication or _ been available to people? even medication or therapy - been available to people? e721 medication or therapy but been available to people? e72�*u medication or therapy but what we hear a lot is last january, we medication or therapy but what we hear a lot is lastjanuary, we did a survey with our service users to find out what was happening when they got diagnosed and 60% of those were discharged at the point of diagnosis being told there was nothing else that could be offered because there was no services locally to them providing any kind of treatment. so a lot of people are going without any treatment. is it going without any treatment. is it tossible going without any treatment. is it possible to _ going without any treatment. is it possible to manage the symptoms yourself successfully? to learn how

to cope? i suppose it depends how severe the condition is. its, iat to cope? i suppose it depends how severe the condition is.— severe the condition is. a lot of -eo . le severe the condition is. a lot of people out _ severe the condition is. a lot of people out in — severe the condition is. a lot of people out in public— severe the condition is. a lot of people out in public will- severe the condition is. a lot of. people out in public will suppress. you will look at them and think they don�*t look like they have got tourette�*s but when they get home it is a different story. hose tourette's but when they get home it is a different story.— is a different story. how do you if ou have is a different story. how do you if you have got _ is a different story. how do you if you have got to — is a different story. how do you if you have got to tourette's? i is a different story. how do you if you have got to tourette's? to i is a different story. how do you if| you have got to tourette's? to be diatnosed you have got to tourette's? to be diagnosed each _ you have got to tourette's? to be diagnosed each have _ you have got to tourette's? to be diagnosed each have at _ you have got to tourette's? to be diagnosed each have at least i you have got to tourette's? to be diagnosed each have at least one | diagnosed each have at least one vocal tic and multiple motor tics and you need to have had them for over a year. and that is it. it is not rocket science and it�*s not rare which a lot of people think it is. it is really not a rare condition. that is reassuring as well. thank you very much for your time. stay with us, headlines are on the way.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. it�*s saturday the 11th of march. our top story. tonight�*s episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators, amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker,

who has stepped back from presenting the programme after he criticised the government�*s immigration policy. the bbc insists the programme will go ahead — but focus on match action — after a number of stars said they wouldn�*t take part in the show. ian wright tweeted �*everybody knows what match of the day means to me, but i�*ve told the bbc, i won�*t be doing it tomorrow. solidarity.�* fellow pundit alan shearer followed, saying �*i have informed the bbc that i won�*t be appearing on motd tomorrow night.�* and late last night, the regular commentators followed suit, with a statment put out by steve wilson which said, �*as commentators on match of the day, we have decided to step down from tomorrow night�*s broadcast. we are comforted, that football fans who want to watch their teams, should still be able to do so, as management can use world feed commentary, if they wish. here�*s what the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie,

said when he was asked about the situation. i think we always look to take proportionate action and that�*s what we�*ve done. haven�*t you just kicked it down the line? i don�*t want to add to the statement. i think we�*ve had very constructive discussions, the statement is very clear. one of ourfounding one of our founding statement is impartiality and that is what we are delivering on. we can speak now to richard ayre, who was a controller of editorial policy at the bbc, and worked with the media regulator ofcom. i heard you about 48 hours ago if there was any way back for gary lineker and the bbc and you said it had no choice but to let him go. where are we now?— had no choice but to let him go. where are we now? ~ ., , . ., where are we now? about 24 hours ago ga was

where are we now? about 24 hours ago gary was door — where are we now? about 24 hours ago gary was door stepped _ where are we now? about 24 hours ago gary was door stepped outside - where are we now? about 24 hours ago gary was door stepped outside his i gary was door stepped outside his house and made it clear he not only did not apologise for the original tweet to go on speaking his mind. it is an adult —— irreconcilable position between the bbc and gary who feels he has the right to express his views on any issue no matter how contentious it can be but the bbc has guidelines that lay down particular rules for people who are really high—profile television personalities and i don�*t think it is likely in the coming days and will be reconciled so this may be the last time, may already have been the last time, may already have been the last time we see gary present much of the day, unfortunately. you talk about high—profile bbc personalities because a number of people have opinions right across the piece. one point people are making this morning as other people

who appear on bbc channels like lord sugar have made opinions in the past. they have supported political stances and have not been disciplined. is there some hypocrisy at play here from the bbc? i disciplined. is there some hypocrisy at play here from the bbc?- at play here from the bbc? i don't think there _ at play here from the bbc? i don't think there is _ at play here from the bbc? i don't think there is hypocrisy. _ at play here from the bbc? i don't think there is hypocrisy. the i think there is hypocrisy. the guideline talks about people with a particularly high bbc public profile. who was above the line and who is below the line in the thinking of the bbc, we do not know. your guess is as good as mine. for me personally, i have seen quite a gulf between gary lineker who on a year—round basis presents a live programme in which he is required to host a discussion and apply all the other bbc guidelines applying to presenters of all programmes, not just news and current affairs, a distinction between that role and someone like lord sugar who takes part in a pre—filmed heavily directed, heavily edited, heavily

scripted sort of game show in which she plays the part of slightly irascible boss. i can understand why the bbc not regard him as being a key high—profile bbc property, as it were, but they do feel that way about gary and i can understand why. should they feel that way about that will chairman? again, some people say the bbc is facing questions over the chairman of the bbc, richard sharpe, who helped facilitate a loan for borisjohnson. is that double standards here? the for boris johnson. is that double standards here?— for boris johnson. is that double standards here? �* �* . , ., ., standards here? the bbc has no role in appointing — standards here? the bbc has no role in appointing its _ standards here? the bbc has no role in appointing its own _ standards here? the bbc has no role in appointing its own chairman - standards here? the bbc has no role in appointing its own chairman and i | in appointing its own chairman and i bet it wishes that it did in the bbc can�*t sack its own chairman. the bbc chairman is appointed technically by the monarch but on advice of the prime minister, it is a prime ministerial appointment. prime minister, it is a prime ministerialappointment. it shouldn�*t be in my view but it

always has been. the bbc can�*t do anything until and unless the chairman is either removed or chooses to walk the plank. i assume many people at the bbc and deeply embarrassed by the situation and even although i have not worked with the bbc for many years i am embarrassed about it too. they say sort and embarrassed about it too. they say sport and politics _ embarrassed about it too. they say sport and politics should _ embarrassed about it too. they say sport and politics should never- embarrassed about it too. they say sport and politics should never mix| sport and politics should never mix and clearly that not as happened here. the bbc is at quite a fine line moving towards a charter renewal and a government that faces an election in less than two years�* time. it an election in less than two years' time. . an election in less than two years' time. , ., ,., . time. it is not the government that faces an election, _ time. it is not the government that faces an election, it _ time. it is not the government that faces an election, it is _ time. it is not the government that faces an election, it is you - time. it is not the government that faces an election, it is you and i time. it is not the government that faces an election, it is you and me | faces an election, it is you and me and everybody watching this morning, the whole country faces an election within the next 18 months or so and it is pretty clear that the plans of

the current government to tackle what they call a legal immigration across the channel is one of the core issues that divide the party in the run—up to the next election and why street to street fighting between the bbc and government and other parties and why the bbc has two —— between labour and the government and other parties and by the bbc has two ensure that people identified as the bbc in the public mind also walk a straight line and what they say on the private social network. ,, ., what they say on the private social network. , ., , what they say on the private social network. , .,, j network. some people say they're tuite lad network. some people say they're quite glad not _ network. some people say they're quite glad not to _ network. some people say they're quite glad not to have _ network. some people say they're quite glad not to have to - network. some people say they're quite glad not to have to listen i network. some people say they're quite glad not to have to listen to | quite glad not to have to listen to the punditry and the war that goes around the football because actually all they want to watch much of the day for as the football. tonight they will get that wish. iia.

day for as the football. tonight they will get that wish.- day for as the football. tonight they will get that wish. no, it is a sad occasion _ they will get that wish. no, it is a sad occasion for— they will get that wish. no, it is a sad occasion for all— they will get that wish. no, it is a sad occasion for all viewers, i they will get that wish. no, it is a sad occasion for all viewers, for l sad occasion for all viewers, for anybody who is interested in football. it will be very sad if they can�*t reconcile with gary. he is superlative, he is absolutely extraordinarily good notjust as a football pundit, of course, but i think in my 50 or so audios in association with the bbc i have never come across such a naturally gifted television presenter. he is terrific, and it will be very sad if he goes. frankly, the bbc and its reputation is bigger and more important than any individual, even gary. now sport.

ireland are chasing the grand slam in scotland the triple crown. —— and scotland are chasing the triple crown. first of all, it�*s a potential wooden spoon decider for wales against italy in rome. and the visitors are the underdogs. not something that would have been thought possible for wales, during warren gatland�*s first stint in charge. then england and france put their title hopes on the line at twickenham, neither can afford to lose, before the big one, the top two, ireland and scotland meet in edinburgh tomorrow,

as patrick gearey reports. in a city that lies across seven hills, the two highest points of the six nations meet. scotland versus ireland in edinburgh should be the weekend�*s peak, and the visitors from the west arrive with the wind at their back. ireland are officially the best team in the world, the only team who could yet when a grand slam — with the world cup to come, a team that could be headed for the clouds. i think it is up there

with the most special teams i�*ve played for, definitely. over the last 18 months it�*s been a dream come true for someone like me, always dreamt of captaining ireland and having success as an irish captain. it has been pretty special. scotland have won a famous victory! 1990, the last time they beat england, wales and ireland to win the triple crown. singing winning that trophy again would be a tangible sign of progress for this new scotland. the first three games we�*ve shown lots of positivity, we�*re just excited to be on the field as well. it will be exciting and playing for the triple crown, the boys are in a confident space, so excited to put the poor performance in. we can and will be led onto the field by france by a baby rhino. here he is! that�*s the new captain�*s nickname on account of his rambunctious nature. he�*s in because regular skipper is out, dropped for marcus smith, a big call from a still new head coach. i don�*t tend to consider how it�*s perceived from outside. i consider what�*s the right team to be picked for the game

in that week, and that�*s what i do every single week. i don�*t look forward, i don�*t look to the next game after this one and the game after that one or the tournament in a few months�* time. like medieval pilgrims, wales are going to rome hoping to cleanse. the past few weeks have been stained by disgrace, discord and defeats. bottom of the table below today�*s opponents italy, trying to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon. they�*ve had two weeks to get it right and they can�*t play that bad again. we would do it. i�*m always confident. we�*ve had a lot of good times, and if we go through the bad games, we go up again. we�*re hoping for a win, however small, it would be wonderful,

just to give us all a lift. it�*s been eight days short of 13 months since wales last one of six nations match, so in rome, another city of seven hills, they will try to begin their climb. patrick gearey, bbc news. on to football, and hearts take on celtic in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup today. after last night, inverness caledonian thistle came from behind, to beat kilmarnock 2—1 and reach the semis. sean welsh scored the winner today in the premier league, tottenham host nottingham forrest, with under—pressue spurs boss, antonio conte saying, he was �*ready to die for this club.�* he�*s under intense scrutiny, after they were knocked out of the fa cup and the champions league in the space of a week. and comments from striker richarlison, in which he appeared to criticise conte over his lack of playing time this season, created more tension. but conte says the comments weren�*t about him, just an honest reflection of the player�*s own season.

then he went to the world cup and they missed to win the world cup and he had another injury, serious. he came back and then another injury. he has scored zero goals with us, only two goals in the champions league. he came back and then another injury. he has scored zero goals with us, only two goals in the champions league. i think that the guy was really honest to tell that his season is not good. in tennis, cameron norrie cruised to a second round victory at indian wells. the british number one defeated, taiwain�*s, wu tung—lin, in straights sets 6—2 6—4. norrie won the tournament in 2021, and will face, taro daniel ofjapan in his second round tie. our sports editor says that today in the premier league it has been informed that players and managers will not be requested to do interviews after the premier league games. they will still do other interviews but they will not be asked to do one by much of the day according to the premier league. —— match of the day.

the oscars are taking place tomorrow night — and one of the big winners could be the british writer lesley paterson. she�*s the screenwriter and creative force behind the first world war film all quiet on the western front, which is up for nine awards. lesley is also an elite triathlete — so our entertainment correspondent colin paterson met up with herfor a run in the hollywood hills as she prepares for the big night. got the hollywood sign behind us! how does that make you feel, when you see that? oh, it�*s so iconic, it�*sjust amazing. it�*s very weird to think i�*m here and sort of going for the oscars. like, what? lesley paterson, the scottish triathlete in the running at the oscars. hello! good to see you, man. and she is loving los angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn�*t it? this is pretty much beverly hills. cheering.

for 16 years, the five—time off—road triathlete world champion used her prize money from races to keep alive her dream of a new film version of all quiet on the western front. finally, in 2022, it was made, with her script translated into german. now it�*s up for nine oscars and she�*s nominated for best adapted screenplay. what�*s the best photo you�*ve taken this season? tom cruise. you got cruise? no, no, so, check this out. so i went up to tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom, my name�*s lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front". and he said "i know your story". he said, "how many hours a day do you train?" iwas like... you are... no way! to be honest, just trying to soak it in, you know, it�*s so bizarre. i�*m at the four seasons trying on dresses for the oscars. like, who would�*ve thought that? should we try this one, see if it fits.

just to make a statement. i think this is ok. so how are you finding all this, then? yeah, it�*s all very strange, all very strange. custom—made this, custom—made that, getting dressed, getting pampered, getting makeup and hair and this and that. so a long way away from the mud. i�*d like to see you do a triathlon in one of those. could you imagine it? on the bike as well, that�*d be pretty hilarious. but it�*s not actually the first time lesley�*s been to the oscars. i waited tables at the governers ball in 2005. so, i had judi dench and jennifer lopez on my table. so let�*s see who�*s going to be waiting me. i�*ll have a wee chat to them. they�*ll be like, "you�*ll never guess! i waited tables, lesley paterson was at mine!" lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, is going for gold. colin paterson, bbc news, hollywood.

we�*ll get the weather from matt in a moment but — if you do have clear skies today — it�*s a great time of year to spot murmurations of starlings. this is the ripon wetlands, in north yorkshire, where an estimated quarter of a million starlings stop off during the winter — with some having come all the way from scandinavia for our slightly milder weather. you can see them under the peers in blackpool. —— piers. let�*s get the forecast from matt. this still doesn�*t seem to last as long these days. even big drifts like this catch near barnsley yesterday won�*t last long this weekend either. this chart showers

you how many days of the year we have lying snow across the uk. when you see white areas that is less than five days a year. this was between 1961 and 1990. the darker colours across the grampians where you generally get over 60 days per year of lying snow and fast forward 30 years the average between 1990 and 2020, notice how the white colours have increased so we get fewer days of lying snow, particularly across parts of england and wales and as it warms the snow does not hang around much longer. could see a bit more snow for some three tonight particularly across parts of northern england and scotland but that will melt as we go through sunday. much milder air will be on away to just about all. it is

cold out there this morning. widespread frost, —15 in the highlands and outbreaks of rain and drizzle extended across south wales and there is sleet and snow on the hills until that turns back to reign in the same northern ireland until that pushes and later in the afternoon. edging towards the west of london by the end of the day. away from that, one or two isolated wintry flurries and some spells of sunshine that quite a bit of cloud at times. best of the sunshine in the north of scotland when it will be chilly and shetland not getting above freezing all day. tonight some fresh snow in the pennines and in scotland and by the end of the night temperatures will rise through the night after an initial depth, most places frost free, the exception being northern scotland as we start the morning. we still have the wintry mix on the weather front as we start sunday. that will edge away and south—westerly winds will develop bringing in much milder air

as we go through sunday. sunday a bit of a damp start in the far north and east and bit of a damp start in the far north and eastand rain bit of a damp start in the far north and east and rain will spread as we go through the day and quite a bit of sunshine and quite a mild afternoon with temperatures hitting 13 or 14 for some. here�*s one of those "time flies" moments for you. it�*s ten years since the channel 4 show gogglebox first hit our screens — making household names of telly fans like mary and giles, steph and dom, the siddiquis and the moffats. and who could forget sandra and sandi? we�*ll be speaking to them in a moment. there�*s a special show to mark the anniversary tonight but let�*s take a moment now to remember a few of the times that bbc breakfast found itself in the critics�* crosshairs. my favourite time of day to watch the news is breakfast. why?

well, i don�*t know. because normally, like, i wake up dazed and confused, make myself a cup of tea, come and sit down and just watch news and come round a bit. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. morning, naga, morning, charlie. oh, i like breakfast news. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. i can't bear that the way presenters say each other's names. why can't you say your own name? i'm charlie stayt and i'm naga munchetty. she can speak for herself. why have you got to say that? on sunday, bbc one woke us with some jazzy news from europe. now, did you catch eurovision last night? yes, we did. funny how that phantom stain appears there every so often. you noticed? good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and rachel fern. i like chris mason. i like the confidence he has to part his hair in the middle. i love it!

and one of the most legendary gogglebox pairings — best friends sandi bogle and sandra martin — join us now. can you believe it is ten years? it is a long time but it's gone very is a long time but it�*s gone very quickly. how amazing. sound like i was 15 when it started, i�*m 60 now. like all great ideas it is a simple eye dear. it like all great ideas it is a simple e e dear. . like all great ideas it is a simple eedear. , , eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thou~ht it eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thought it would _ eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thought it would be _ eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thought it would be what _ eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thought it would be what it - eye dear. it is the concept, nobody thought it would be what it is i thought it would be what it is today. i mean, just to even think somebody watching people watching tv watching people watching them, it doesn�*t sound great, but to be honest, it�*s an amazing concept and it works. honest, it's an amazing concept and it works. ., , ., it works. how did you get approached? _ it works. how did you get approached? that - it works. how did you get approached? that is i it works. how did you get approached? that is my i it works. how did you get i approached? that is my part of it works. how did you get - approached? that is my part of the sto . it approached? that is my part of the story- it was _ approached? that is my part of the story- it was my — approached? that is my part of the story. it was my 50th _ approached? that is my part of the story. it was my 50th birthday i approached? that is my part of the story. it was my 50th birthday at i story. it was my 50th birthday at

the time and sandi owned a pub in peckham, so i decided i want to go to brixton, where i am from, but she is from peckham so i said let�*s go to brixton one day and it was raining, so as i am a queen bee when i sit down i sit down in a special part of the pub in brixton and there is a nice guy called james came in and went to the bar and said we are doing the show, gogglebox and because of who i am and my character they said go to the queen bee and he came over and sandi sitting next to me and when he came he said he is queen b and i said to me and he said to both of us, which are like to do

this tv show? he thinks that the details and when sandi took down the details, he couldn�*t get through to her so we came back to me and said would you like to bring a pizza down? i said, would you like to bring a pizza down? isaid, who would you like to bring a pizza down? i said, who wouldn�*t? would you like to bring a pizza down? isaid, who wouldn�*t? top pizza. chicken supreme. with toppings and garlic bread. so me and sandi dawes, what do we do? ten years ago, so he went like this. when i saw that picture ten years ago” when i saw that picture ten years ago,, we both had short hair. we both have long hair now. he said to sit down and watch telly and you�*ve got the big pizza, that�*s all. do got the big pizza, that's all. do they send you a dvd or whatever? do

they send you a dvd or whatever? do they say these are the clips to watch? sign mcnall. irate they say these are the clips to watch? sign mcnall.— they say these are the clips to watch? sign mcnall. we are here like this filming- — watch? sign mcnall. we are here like this filming. one _ watch? sign mcnall. we are here like this filming. one little _ watch? sign mcnall. we are here like this filming. one little camera - this filming. one little camera there, watching tv. we already use there, watching tv. we already use the visit each other because we used it on our own businesses and i�*m not originally from peckham, i am from brixton. i had a few wine bars and pubs around different areas so it�*s not that we were planned or anything like that. we used to do this anyway so we didn�*t care if there was anything in this so they put a couple of cameras in there and just be yourself. de couple of cameras in there and 'ust he yoursett— couple of cameras in there and 'ust he yeursett— be yourself. de the same things? sitn no. i be yourself. de the same things? sign no. i used _

be yourself. de the same things? sign no. i used to _ be yourself. de the same things? sign no. i used to say _ be yourself. de the same things? j sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than. — sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than. t— sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't _ sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't do _ sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't do that. - sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't do that. i - sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't do that. i am i sign no. i used to say gogglebox, less than, i can't do that. i am a i less than, i can't do that. i am a bit squeamish but on one born every minute _ bit squeamish but on one born every minute and — bit squeamish but on one born every minute and i— bit squeamish but on one born every minute and i had to watch it. it was very serious — minute and i had to watch it. it was very serious. if minute and i had to watch it. it was very serious-— very serious. if we were both the same it wouldn't _ very serious. if we were both the same it wouldn't be _ very serious. if we were both the same it wouldn't be good - very serious. if we were both the i same it wouldn't be good television. same it wouldn�*t be good television. this is why it makes sense, different families and different opinions. different families and different o-inions. ~ i. different families and different o-inions. ~ . , opinions. when did you realise you are becoming _ opinions. when did you realise you are becoming sweethearts - opinions. when did you realise you are becoming sweethearts of i opinions. when did you realise you are becoming sweethearts of the l are becoming sweethearts of the nation? samak we were already sweethearts of the nation, just not everybody knew it yet. sweethearts of the nation, 'ust not everybody knew it yet._ everybody knew it yet. when it started in february, _ everybody knew it yet. when it started in february, by- everybody knew it yet. when it started in february, by the i everybody knew it yet. when it | started in february, by the time everybody knew it yet. when it i started in february, by the time it aired. _ started in february, by the time it aired, game over. my first celebrity that i_ aired, game over. my first celebrity that i met _ aired, game over. my first celebrity that i met was david beckham. and he knew who you — that i met was david beckham. and he knew who you were? _ that i met was david beckham. and he knew who you were? samak— that i met was david beckham. and he knew who you were? samak no, i that i met was david beckham. and he knew who you were? samak no, he i knew who you were? samak no, he didn�*t know who he was because

everybody stopped doing the book signing and they came to me. i said signing and they came to me. i said david, signing and they came to me. i said david. hold — signing and they came to me. i said david. hold on _ signing and they came to me. i said david, hold on a _ signing and they came to me. i said david, hold on a minute. _ signing and they came to me. i said david, hold on a minute. i - signing and they came to me. i said david, hold on a minute. i called victoria — david, hold on a minute. i called victoria and _ david, hold on a minute. i called victoria and said, listen, it's all right _ victoria and said, listen, it's all ritht. . . , victoria and said, listen, it's all ritht. ,, ., , ., victoria and said, listen, it's all ritht. ,, . , . . ~ victoria and said, listen, it's all ritht. ,, . . ~ , right. she was all right? samak she was all right- _ right. she was all right? samak she was all right. then _ right. she was all right? samak she was all right. then we _ right. she was all right? samak she was all right. then we met - right. she was all right? samak she was all right. then we met whoopi | was all right. then we met whoopi goldberg. i was all right. then we met whoopi goldbert. ., ., ~' was all right. then we met whoopi goldbert. , , . . was all right. then we met whoopi goldbert. i, . . , goldberg. i took myself at and put it on the chatty — goldberg. i took myself at and put it on the chatty man _ goldberg. i took myself at and put it on the chatty man show. - goldberg. i took myself at and put it on the chatty man show. who i goldberg. i took myself at and put. it on the chatty man show. who are our it on the chatty man show. who are your favourite _ it on the chatty man show. who are your favourite pairings _ it on the chatty man show. who are your favourite pairings you - it on the chatty man show. who are your favourite pairings you have i yourfavourite pairings you have watched down the years? lean your favourite pairings you have watched down the years? leon and june, watched down the years? leon and june. thomas _ watched down the years? leon and june, thomas scarlett who - watched down the years? leon and june, thomas scarlett who i - watched down the years? leon and june, thomas scarlett who i am i watched down the years? leon andl june, thomas scarlett who i am still in contact with. congratulations,

scarlett. , . ., , ~ scarlett. they are godparents. and giles and mary- — scarlett. they are godparents. and giles and mary. they _ scarlett. they are godparents. and giles and mary. they are _ scarlett. they are godparents. and giles and mary. they are just i scarlett. they are godparents. and | giles and mary. they are just quirky giles and mary. they are 'ust quirky with the sulphur. i giles and mary. they are 'ust quirky with the sulphur. and i giles and mary. they are just quirky with the sulphur. and amazing i giles and mary. they are just quirky i with the sulphur. and amazing books. —— so far. —— sofa. george is all right. -- so far. -- sofa. george is all ritht, , -- so far. -- sofa. george is all ritht. , ., . right. somebody has to connect with at least somebody, _ right. somebody has to connect with at least somebody, one _ right. somebody has to connect with at least somebody, one of _ right. somebody has to connect with at least somebody, one of the i at least somebody, one of the families — at least somebody, one of the families. you cannot say you are sitting _ families. you cannot say you are sitting down there and watching it and nobody ever connects with at least _ and nobody ever connects with at least somebody in a family, and that is what _ least somebody in a family, and that is what makes it so amazing. gogglebox also was a show that brings the family together. some people might think we are full blown

celebrities but were normalfamily. we are a family unit, it's all about family sitting down and a lot of people don't sit down together any more. ., y ., people don't sit down together any more. ., ,, . people don't sit down together any more. ., . ., ., ,, . more. now you have laptops and computers _ more. now you have laptops and computers and — more. now you have laptops and computers and everybody - more. now you have laptops and computers and everybody is - more. now you have laptops and computers and everybody is in i computers and everybody is in different — computers and everybody is in different rooms but when you say gogglebox is coming on, what are we having _ gogglebox is coming on, what are we having for— gogglebox is coming on, what are we having for dinner? everybody comes together— having for dinner? everybody comes together and you have a tv show that everybody _ together and you have a tv show that everybody enjoys and you have different — everybody enjoys and you have different opinions. it is everybody enjoys and you have different opinions.— different opinions. it is lovely bein: different opinions. it is lovely being here- — different opinions. it is lovely being here. enough _ different opinions. it is lovely being here. enough now, - different opinions. it is lovely i being here. enough now, ladies. different opinions. it is lovely - being here. enough now, ladies. this is our soul- —

you can watch the gogglebox ten year anniversary special, tonight at 9 on channel 4 and all 4.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. our headlines today... match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's programme, in support of presenter gary lineker, who's stepped back from duties. some premier league players say they won't do interviews. the bbc�*s boss defends the corporation's decision. as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality, and that's what we're delivering on. thank you very much. proposals for new tighter gun laws in germany, after the mass shooting in hamburg which left seven people dead. the clifftop homes in norfolk at risk of toppling into the sea due to coastal erosion. officials fear they could fall this weekend.

we are really teetering on the edge and it's, you know, it's touch and go whether the house survives or not. the six nations roars back into life this afternoon, as england meet france, with their title hopes on the line. while wales are aiming to avoid slumping towards another defeat in rome. and after a frosty and icy start to the weekend, there's a bit more snow to come tonight in northern parts, but tomorrow looking much milder. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it's saturday the 11th of march. tonight's episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators, amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker, who has stepped back from presenting the programme after he criticised the government's immigration policy. a number of players are also understood to have said they won't be giving post—match interviews. the bbc has said the programme will go ahead, but focus on match action. with more details, here's our

media correspondent, david sillito. we've got big games at both ends of the table... gary lineker, the face of match of the day for more than 20 years, but not tonight. the bbc says he's crossed the line with his recent tweets. also missing will be ian wright and alan shearer, who have pulled out in solidarity with their colleague. and a number of commentators and players have also indicated they won't be contributing. the trigger for all of this, gary lineker�*s recent tweets, one of which described a statement from the home secretary as, "beyond awful." the bbc says he's broken the rules on impartiality. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action, _ and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? i don't want to add to the statement. i i think we've had very. constructive discussions. the statement is very clear, and that's where we are. - as editor—in—chief of the bbc,

i think one of our founding - principles is impartiality. and that's what we're delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting. earlier this week, he said he wasn't fearing suspension and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend. one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell, who now has a podcast produced by a company in which gary lineker is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker, and this thing about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, it's been pretty made clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he's not going to be presenting match of the day because he's not toeing the line. the bbc says gary lineker is, as a sports presenter, second to none, but want him to stop tweeting about politically controversial topics and say he will remain off air until an agreement is reached. as a sports presenter,

he is still the face of the bbc, so i would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be, i would have thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. gary lineker, however, has not given any indication he's about to agree to be silenced. david sillito, bbc news. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent damian grammaticas. damian, the government has said this is a matter for gary lineker and the bbc, but there has been plenty of political reaction, hasn't there? yes, there has been plenty and earlier in the week, downing street did get involved. they said it was disappointing those comments from gary lineker. now they are saying it is a matter for between gary lineker and the bbc to decide but as you

say, politicians of all sides, conservative side, nadine dorries former culture secretary said how this reminded bbc employees they had responsibility for impartiality when using social media platforms. from the other sites and real criticism coming. we have heard this morning the labour shadow schools minister said the bbc needs to rethink. i think we have got this wrong, they are pandering to the conservatives, this is not right. david lammy has said that this in his words was chilling, cowering to right—wing fanatics. the snp leader nicola sturgeon has also been very critical, she said it is indefensible, undermining free speech in the face of political pressure. it always seems to be right—wing pressure the bbc caves too. some very strong opinions there. bbc director—general what i

think he finds tackling one issue of one presenter was not impartiality finding his own decisions impartiality of the whole corporation being called into question. corporation being called into cuestion. . ~ corporation being called into cuestion. . ,, , ., the uk has agreed to give france almost £500 million over three years to help stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. the cash was announced at a summit in paris between prime minister rishi sunak and president emmanuel macron, who said france would also contribute. it will fund a new detention centre and extra beach patrols by french police. germany is preparing to tighten its gun laws following a mass shooting in hamburg which left seven people dead, including an unborn baby. the gunman opened fire on a meeting hall forjehovah's witnesses on thursday night, before taking his own life. our correspondentjenny hill is in hamburg. jenny, what more can you tell us about the attack, and the response to it? we covered the story and tragic incident. the response is swift? fin

incident. the response is swift? on the incident. the response is swift? (in the gun law subject, germany was already looking to tighten its licensing laws and that is actually in the wake of the discovery of an attempted plot to overthrow the government here just before christmas. that had led to the interior minister of the country looking at the gun laws. again, they are actually already pretty stringent, that is considered quite tough year in europe. in light of what has happened here, the interior minister has said she wants to look at her proposals for tightening the gun laws. again perhaps for example include a psychological evaluation as part of the licensing process before someone is allowed to have a gun. the point of courses that we now know that the man who stormed the meeting hall behind media on thursday night, shooting the people inside, around 100 times, legally owned the handgun he was using. we have learned in the last 2a hours

that the police here had received an anonymous letter from someone who said they were concerned because they knew he owned a gun but were worried he was mentally unstable and was very angry towards jehovah's witnesses. the police say they responded to that, visited him but found no reason to take any further action. the shock and grief your palpable. we have seen a couple of members of the community come quietly, lay some flowers at the entrance to the hole behind the, wiping away tears, they quite understandably do not want to talk to the media but it is very sobering to the media but it is very sobering to see the effect that this is had not only on thejehovah's witness community here but of course on the whole city. community here but of course on the whole ci . . ~ community here but of course on the whole ci . . ,, i. , . the father of a woman shot dead outside a pub on christmas eve says he's been overwhelmed by the support of the community. tim edwards, father of elle edwards, arrived in liverpool yesterday as part of a charity walk he is doing with the comedian john may. their goal is to reach john 0'groats, whilst raising awareness around gun and gang crime.

it was a freezing night across the uk and yellow weather warnings remain in place for many of us. the met office says we could be expecting more scenes like these. this was higham in lancashire yesterday. we saw the snow move up the country as the week ended. they should take time... oh... iwould not want as the week ended. they should take time... oh... i would not want my legs stuck with snow. our dog seems to love the snow. flats legs stuck with snow. our dog seems to love the snow.— to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just — to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just now. _ to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just now. they _ to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just now. they go - to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just now. they go out - to love the snow. cats definitely do not like just now. they go out and l not like just now. they go out and dash straight back in. is it not like just now. they go out and dash straight back in.— dash straight back in. is it going to settle? _ dash straight back in. is it going to settle? matt _ dash straight back in. is it going to settle? matt has _ dash straight back in. is it going to settle? matt has been - dash straight back in. is it going | to settle? matt has been looking dash straight back in. is it going . to settle? matt has been looking at this. you had a brilliant chart

earlier on. it does not settle for as long in recent years, does it? it as long in recent years, does it? it doesn't. the snow we have seen for many could be gone by the time we finished sunday. mild weather on the way, despite the fact we're going to see snow across western areas into tomorrow. areas at risk of some disruption across parts of the peak district, northern england and into central and southern and eastern scotland. as much as ten centimetres on the hills. lower levels, hit and miss, could be slight temporary covering through the night into morning. what's happening at the moment, we have the cloud approaching which will bring the snow to the south—west. a lot of cloud on the satellite imagery, some of it is high cloud so sunshine hazy but south—west south wales and northern ireland that clouds thickening up. outbreaks of rain and drizzle which will come and go, turning heavy into the afternoon and sleet and snow for a while. some lights now possible, good part of

england and northern scotland will stay dry for the bulk of the day but the midlands, central and southern angle, north—west will see that rain and hill snow arrive later in the afternoon and into the evening. temperatures 3—7. a chilly day, 11 in the south—west, mild air pushing north tonight and on the higher ground we will see snow for a time which will cover. lingering tomorrow morning but what happens is things turn mild into tomorrow morning. temperatures in the south—west in double figures. back to you both. thank you, see you later. residents of a coastal community in norfolk are in for an agonising wait this weekend, as there are fears their homes could topple into the sea within hours. several properties in hemsby, just north of great yarmouth, are at risk of collapse as the high spring tide batters the cliffs on which they strand. alex dunlop reports. hemsby is used to life on the front line with the north sea, but that line has cut a few more

metres into this coastal community. at high tide, local lifeboatman alanjones escorts me onto the beach. so we can see the sand is cut right back into the dune here, how much do you think you've lost? literally, as we speak, more chunks are just sliding down. last night we could have walked in front of the dune face. this morning, we've at least lost three metres, if not more. of 92 wooden properties on these sandy dunes, after the storm, three more are at risk of toppling over into the sea. we came across police cordoning off a road teetering on the cliff edge. what's going on with the road? well, the road is now based it on the verge of collapse. we've lost a temporary building which was there, well, the road is now basically on the verge of collapse. we've lost a temporary building which was there, that's now gone into the sea. the old road near the lifeboat shed is completely gone and that's in the sea as well. so yeah, we're in a hell ofa mess there. we've actually called in for extra resources. norfolk fire and rescue, police are in there now getting properties evacuated. a number of seafront properties have been evacuated, but not all.

fire crews visit residents, urging them to leave before the next spring high tide. margaret, who's suffering from covid, has finally decided to leave her clifftop home. the house seems fine, i but the electricity supply, of course, is on the dune side, so it's the electricity that - will go before the house. people on the norfolk coast are all too used to winter storms. over the years, a number of homes have been lost as the soft cliffs erode. but this ex—soldier has held out. when lance martin's house teetered on the edge three years ago, he brought in rocks to shore it up. when that failed, he dragged his home back ten metres from the cliff edge. but now, we watch as he starts packing up his life. he has no choice but to leave, for now. as you can see now out of the window there, i've got about two metres left. you are teetering on the edge aren't you? exactly, we are really teetering on the edge and it's, you know, it's touch and go whether the house survives or not.

the local council is offering temporary accommodation to those who've had to leave their homes. within a fortnight, it'll bring in some rock defences to shore up a clifftop road. we're trying to retain the access road, because if we lose that, then that will impact on a number of other properties as well. local people say this beach has to be protected. that would cost around £15 million. that said, it's reckoned that tourism in hemsby brings around £88 million a year to the local economy. for the next few days, all eyes are on the winter winds and high tides, fearful of what devastation may come in their wake. alex dunlop, bbc news, on the norfolk coast. we're joined now by hemsby resident lance martin, who we just saw in that film, and environmental scientist angela terry. what is happening this morning? it does not look as bad as it did yesterday when the waves were breaking at bottom of my property.

it is a high tide as we speak, it is gently rolling in, we have got our west south—west wind coming in. it looks as calm as can be at the moment. i looks as calm as can be at the moment-— looks as calm as can be at the moment. ~ ., i. ,., moment. i know you bought the ro -e moment. i know you bought the property about _ moment. i know you bought the property about five _ moment. i know you bought the property about five years - moment. i know you bought the property about five years ago. l moment. i know you bought the i property about five years ago. i'm sure lots of people will be thinking when you did the survey, what were you told in terms of the risk to property?— you told in terms of the risk to n-roe ? ., , property? risk to the property at the time was _ property? risk to the property at the time was coastal _ property? risk to the property at the time was coastal erosion - property? risk to the property at. the time was coastal erosion around here was reckoned that about one metre a year. that would have given metre a year. that would have given me 30—40, even 50 years which would have seen my lifetime out so i did not have any worries. then we were hit by the beast from the east and the following storm and it wiped that out in that fortnight. we will seak to that out in that fortnight. we will speak to angela _ that out in that fortnight. we will speak to angela in _ that out in that fortnight. we will speak to angela in a _ that out in that fortnight. we will speak to angela in a moment - that out in that fortnight. we willj speak to angela in a moment but that out in that fortnight. we will. speak to angela in a moment but a final word, you have got a race against time to try and actually move your house. how long are the experts telling you you have got? they want me to rush through and get it done as soon as possible. i was speaking to the council yesterday,

they have allowed me one week up to ten days so the sooner i can get the equipment up your to get it done the better. ~ , ,., , equipment up your to get it done the better. ~ ,,., , ~ equipment up your to get it done the better. ~ ,,., , . , equipment up your to get it done the better. , , . , better. absolutely. we wish you well with it. better. absolutely. we wish you well with it- you — better. absolutely. we wish you well with it. you have _ better. absolutely. we wish you well with it. you have looked _ better. absolutely. we wish you well with it. you have looked into - better. absolutely. we wish you well with it. you have looked into this - with it. you have looked into this in great detail and where lance lives they are not the only ones around the uk coastline at rest, are they? . around the uk coastline at rest, are the ? ., ., . ., around the uk coastline at rest, are the ? ., . . . around the uk coastline at rest, are the? ., . �*, they? , for lance and everyone it's an appalling _ they? , for lance and everyone it's an appalling situation _ they? , for lance and everyone it's an appalling situation because - they? , for lance and everyone it's an appalling situation because they faced losing everything. there is no compensation or insurance and what we're _ compensation or insurance and what we're seeing is that people have bought— we're seeing is that people have bought these houses along the coast, it is the _ bought these houses along the coast, it is the dream lifestyle to live by the seaside and climate change accelerating extreme weather events so with _ accelerating extreme weather events so with comfort they were given by estate _ so with comfort they were given by estate agents or surveyors has proven _ estate agents or surveyors has proven not to be true. gardens are disappearing before they know that they get _ disappearing before they know that they get an election and demolition order— they get an election and demolition order from — they get an election and demolition order from their local authorities and have — order from their local authorities and have to go into council accommodation and have lost their dream _ accommodation and have lost their

dream home. it is an awful situation, _ dream home. it is an awful situation, we are not prepared for it at all. _ situation, we are not prepared for it at all. we — situation, we are not prepared for it at all, we have one of the largest— it at all, we have one of the largest coastlines in europe, and what _ largest coastlines in europe, and what your— largest coastlines in europe, and what your organisation dead is look at the _ what your organisation dead is look at the most — what your organisation dead is look at the most 21 at risk communities in england — at the most 21 at risk communities in england and it is all around the coast, _ in england and it is all around the coast, not — in england and it is all around the coast, notjust norfolk and east right, _ coast, notjust norfolk and east right, it — coast, notjust norfolk and east right, it is — coast, notjust norfolk and east right, it is in essex, kent, dorset, cornwall, — right, it is in essex, kent, dorset, cornwall, the _ right, it is in essex, kent, dorset, cornwall, the isle of wight, cumbria _ cornwall, the isle of wight, cumbria. it's a problem we will see more _ cumbria. it's a problem we will see more and _ cumbria. it's a problem we will see more and more aware as the world warms _ more and more aware as the world warms and — more and more aware as the world warms and extreme weather events become _ warms and extreme weather events become more dominant. these cliffs are crumbling and collapsing much faster— are crumbling and collapsing much faster than anyone has anticipated. coastal— faster than anyone has anticipated. coastal defence workers what is being called for. what evidence have you seen that happening where you are? , . , ., ., are? everything has gone through the -alannin are? everything has gone through the planning stages _ are? everything has gone through the planning stages with _ are? everything has gone through the planning stages with the _ are? everything has gone through the planning stages with the council, - planning stages with the council, who have been fantastic. we're waiting on marine management organisation to sign off and that

has been a now, over a year now, we don't know what the hold—up is. we note the planning permission to be put on the beach that is about one kilometre, up to 1.5 kilometres long, consisting of rocks being brought in from cornwall which is fantastic but we needed it yesterday. so now the council can use the emergency powers and start getting things started off down here on the beach for the residents that do live down here. is on the beach for the residents that do live down here.— on the beach for the residents that do live down here. is that kind of a ical do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? _ do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? in _ do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? in terms _ do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? in terms of— do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? in terms of the - do live down here. is that kind of a typical tail? in terms of the time . typical tail? in terms of the time management of these coastal defence works? , . .,, ., management of these coastal defence works? , ., ' ., works? yes, the cost of 15 million they worked _ works? yes, the cost of 15 million they worked out _ works? yes, the cost of 15 million they worked out would _ works? yes, the cost of 15 million they worked out would cost - works? yes, the cost of 15 million they worked out would cost at - works? yes, the cost of 15 million i they worked out would cost at least £15 billion _ they worked out would cost at least £15 billion to do the sea defences we need — £15 billion to do the sea defences we need but if climate change happens — we need but if climate change happens which currently is tracking, it is the _ happens which currently is tracking, it is the financial but also policy. basically. — it is the financial but also policy. basically, one third of our coastline has already been designated as no active

intervention. what that means is regardless of what homes or heritage sites or— regardless of what homes or heritage sites or wildlife or infrastructure we will— sites or wildlife or infrastructure we will lose, there is no financial or environmental case to save those communities. that is why we will see a lot more _ communities. that is why we will see a lot more villages and hamlets lost as time _ a lot more villages and hamlets lost as time goes on. the designations are in— as time goes on. the designations are in something called shoreline management plans, they have been public— management plans, they have been public information for nearly 20 years _ public information for nearly 20 years and — public information for nearly 20 years and most people have never heard _ years and most people have never heard of— years and most people have never heard of them. it means that everyone _ heard of them. it means that everyone has been given a status of either— everyone has been given a status of either hold — everyone has been given a status of either hold the line which means put up either hold the line which means put up those _ either hold the line which means put up those sea defences or no active intervention which means no sea defences— intervention which means no sea defences will be built and one of the reasons we did the project was people _ the reasons we did the project was people just did not know. i was going _ people just did not know. i was going to — people just did not know. i was going to areas i knew were going to be you _ going to areas i knew were going to be you are — going to areas i knew were going to be you are not supposed to use the word _ be you are not supposed to use the word abandoned but to the people that live _ word abandoned but to the people that live there that is what it feels — that live there that is what it feels like. the message is not being communicated at these decisions have already— communicated at these decisions have already been made and four where

there _ already been made and four where there is— already been made and four where there is a — already been made and four where there is a desire to save those people — there is a desire to save those people they still need the money and sea defences are really important. they have — sea defences are really important. they have to get millions of pounds and where — they have to get millions of pounds and where are they supposed to find that money? local authorities through— that money? local authorities through austerity really do not have much _ through austerity really do not have much money at all in their budget so where _ much money at all in their budget so where is _ much money at all in their budget so where is this— much money at all in their budget so where is this money supposed to come from? _ where is this money supposed to come from? . ~' ,, where is this money supposed to come from? . ,, i. . . . where is this money supposed to come from? . ,, . . . from? thank you and lance martin, wishin: from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you — from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all _ from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all of _ from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all of the _ from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all of the best - from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all of the best with - from? thank you and lance martin, wishing you all of the best with the | wishing you all of the best with the house. thank you very much for talking to us. house. thank you very much for talking to us— talking to us. thank you for the opportunity- — never mind the oscars. the glittering prize ceremony that's really captured our attention this morning is the british pie awards. the big winner was called the moo and blue. that's steak, ale and stilton cheese and we'll speak to its creator shortly. first, elise chamberlain went to melton mowbray to mingle with the upper crust of the pie world.

it's a grand setting for this gastronomic gathering, where one food rules. pies. each entry lovingly handcrafted, a reflection of the creativity and skill of its maker. time now to meet some of them. i'm claire from brockleby�*s pies. i'm alex from baldy's pies in wigan. i'm mark, i'm from the treacle town pie company in macclesfield. - i'mjay. the rules are clear. each pie is filling has to be wholly encrusted in pastry. but what lies beneath the surface? buffalo buffalo. it's a bison in spicy bean sauce, which is a play on great fast food, without the additives. they make people happy, and whatever the situation is economically, or whatever's going on in your life, there's a pie for all situations. we've got the big jim - and we've got nearly as good as mama joe's lasagne. i've got one, which is| homage to my father, who passed away in 2020. and then the other one, this is for my mum, - because obviously she lived in italy~ — when i made this about six months|

ago, i sold out of them and couldn't give her one to eat. so i'm going to have to, - i've got a few spare that i'm going to take around tomorrow. i'm sure she'll like it. and if she doesn't, - she'll definitely tell me. it's basically a deconstructed version of a bacon cheeseburger, wrapped in pastry. we've done all sorts over the years. we've done a fried chicken pie. so fried chicken and gravy and a pie. if it tastes good, i'll put it in a pie. one of the pies we're entering is the italian—style meatball. i first entered this in 2015, and at the time, my son was seven and he said, "dad, let's make an unusual pie." he loves spaghetti and meatballs. so i said, "right, let's make a meatball pie." they got bronze and i've not entered it since, so i thought, you know, i'll give it a go this year. do you still like eating a pie? do you ever get sick of them? i'm not a pie fan. i'm not a pie person, i'm really not. i prefer sausage rolls, actually. when there's this much variety, it's tough to know how to stand out. and what really makes a pie of pies? the appearance. does it look good? number two, the pastry. is it soggy on the bottom? boil—over, every pie| has a hole in the top where the steam comes out.

but if you get excess mixture coming out the top, that's not good. - is the filling, - is there enough of it? does it reach the top? you don't want any gaps _ between the filling and the pastry. and then. . .the taste. coveted prizes await, as well as constructive feedback from the judges, to help keep a plethora of pie—makers coming back each year, eager for a piece of the action. that was elise chamberlain reporting. joining us now in the studio is ianjalland of brockleby�*s pies, who won that top prize. and down the line from melton mowbray, we have stephen hallam, one of the organisers of this year's competition. good morning to you in the kitchen. we will talk to you in a moment. ian, often simple ideas are the best. who had the idea of putting stilton in with your steak and ale

power. stilton in with your steak and ale ower. ., , . . , ., power. error state and help out usually popular _ power. error state and help out usually popular but _ power. error state and help out usually popular but we - power. error state and help out usually popular but we thought| power. error state and help out i usually popular but we thought we would like to enrich it. we're from melton mowbray in leicestershire is home to cheese so it was a no—brainer really. put a bit of stilton krom in and enrich the source. ., . y , stilton krom in and enrich the source. ., . , , ., .~ source. how many times do you make? we have got — source. how many times do you make? we have got seasonality _ source. how many times do you make? we have got seasonality but _ source. how many times do you make? we have got seasonality but between . we have got seasonality but between 4000 and 10,000 a week, we are out of season at the moment so about 4000. . ., , of season at the moment so about 4000. ~ ., , ., ., 4000. what is the definition of a- iah? 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it _ 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it has _ 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it has to _ 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it has to be _ 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it has to be totally, i 4000. what is the definition of appiah? it has to be totally, it| 4000. what is the definition of. appiah? it has to be totally, it has a feelin: appiah? it has to be totally, it has a feeling which _ appiah? it has to be totally, it has a feeling which is _ appiah? it has to be totally, it has a feeling which is totally _ appiah? it has to be totally, it has a feeling which is totally encased i a feeling which is totally encased in pastry. when we go to a gastropub and you have a pot with a lead on it, that is not a pie. i and you have a pot with a lead on it, that is not a pie.— it, that is not a pie. i agree with ou. it, that is not a pie. i agree with you- that _ it, that is not a pie. i agree with you- that has — it, that is not a pie. i agree with you. that has got _ it, that is not a pie. i agree with you. that has got to _ it, that is not a pie. i agree with you. that has got to be - it, that is not a pie. i agree with you. that has got to be applied. it, that is not a pie. i agree with - you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish _ you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish pie? _ you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish pie? fish _ you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish pie? fish pie - you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish pie? fish pie is - you. that has got to be applied. 0k, what about fish pie? fish pie is top i what about fish pie? fish pie is top with potato. no what about fish pie? fish pie is top with potato-— with potato. no idea. we do a enauin with potato. no idea. we do a penguin pie — with potato. no idea. we do a penguin pie which _ with potato. no idea. we do a penguin pie which is... - with potato. no idea. we do a penguin pie which is... not i with potato. no idea. we do a i penguin pie which is... not really enauin? penguin pie which is... not really penguin? now. _ penguin pie which is... not really penguin? now, smoked - penguin pie which is... not really| penguin? now, smoked haddock, cheese, onion _

penguin? now, smoked haddock, cheese, onion and _ penguin? now, smoked haddock, cheese, onion and potato, - penguin? now, smoked haddock, cheese, onion and potato, full- penguin? now, smoked haddock, i cheese, onion and potato, full case. no potato topping, potatoes in it. what makes what makes the judges point of view when you are judging a pie, what makes a perfect pie? four criteria, really, _ pie, what makes a perfect pie? four criteria, really, they _ pie, what makes a perfect pie? four criteria, really, they all _ pie, what makes a perfect pie? four criteria, really, they all are based around _ criteria, really, they all are based around your— criteria, really, they all are based around your senses. _ criteria, really, they all are based around your senses. it _ criteria, really, they all are based around your senses. it has - criteria, really, they all are based around your senses. it has to - criteria, really, they all are based| around your senses. it has to look good, _ around your senses. it has to look good, if— around your senses. it has to look good, if you — around your senses. it has to look good, if you sort— around your senses. it has to look good, if you sort would _ around your senses. it has to look good, if you sort would you - around your senses. it has to look good, if you sort would you buy. around your senses. it has to lookl good, if you sort would you buy it? if it good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does _ good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does not — good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does not look _ good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does not look good, _ good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does not look good, you - good, if you sort would you buy it? if it does not look good, you are i if it does not look good, you are not going — if it does not look good, you are not going to _ if it does not look good, you are not going to buy— if it does not look good, you are not going to buy it. _ if it does not look good, you are not going to buy it. does - if it does not look good, you are not going to buy it. does it - if it does not look good, you are not going to buy it. does it live. if it does not look good, you are i not going to buy it. does it live up to your— not going to buy it. does it live up to your expectations? _ not going to buy it. does it live up to your expectations? in - not going to buy it. does it live up to your expectations? in terms i not going to buy it. does it live up to your expectations? in terms of| to your expectations? in terms of appearance — to your expectations? in terms of appearance it _ to your expectations? in terms of appearance it should _ to your expectations? in terms of appearance it should not - to your expectations? in terms of appearance it should not be - to your expectations? in terms of appearance it should not be too i appearance it should not be too dark. _ appearance it should not be too dark. too — appearance it should not be too dark. too pale, _ appearance it should not be too dark, too pale, baked - appearance it should not be too dark, too pale, baked properly, should — dark, too pale, baked properly, should not— dark, too pale, baked properly, should not be _ dark, too pale, baked properly, should not be over— dark, too pale, baked properly, should not be over glaze, - dark, too pale, baked properly, should not be over glaze, it- dark, too pale, baked properly, i should not be over glaze, it should be glazed — should not be over glaze, it should be glazed appropriately. _ should not be over glaze, it should be glazed appropriately. then - should not be over glaze, it should be glazed appropriately. then the i be glazed appropriately. then the baking _ be glazed appropriately. then the baking the — be glazed appropriately. then the baking. the baking _ be glazed appropriately. then the baking. the baking needs - be glazed appropriately. then the baking. the baking needs to- be glazed appropriately. then the baking. the baking needs to be i baking. the baking needs to be perfect, — baking. the baking needs to be perfect, i— baking. the baking needs to be perfect, i have _ baking. the baking needs to be perfect, i have touched - baking. the baking needs to be perfect, i have touched on - baking. the baking needs to be perfect, i have touched on it. baking. the baking needs to be - perfect, i have touched on it there. if it perfect, i have touched on it there. if it is _ perfect, i have touched on it there. if it is over— perfect, i have touched on it there. if it is over baked, _ perfect, i have touched on it there. if it is over baked, touching - perfect, i have touched on it there. if it is over baked, touching and - if it is over baked, touching and being _ if it is over baked, touching and being burnt, _ if it is over baked, touching and being burnt, it— if it is over baked, touching and being burnt, it should _ if it is over baked, touching and being burnt, it should not - if it is over baked, touching and being burnt, it should not evenl if it is over baked, touching and i being burnt, it should not even be in the _ being burnt, it should not even be in the competition _ being burnt, it should not even be in the competition and _ being burnt, it should not even be in the competition and vice - being burnt, it should not even be in the competition and vice versa,| in the competition and vice versa, if it has been— in the competition and vice versa, if it has been under— in the competition and vice versa, if it has been under baked. - in the competition and vice versa, if it has been under baked. whenl in the competition and vice versa, . if it has been under baked. when you cut into _ if it has been under baked. when you cut into the _ if it has been under baked. when you cut into the piloting _ if it has been under baked. when you cut into the piloting of— if it has been under baked. when you cut into the piloting of the _ if it has been under baked. when you cut into the piloting of the pastry, - cut into the piloting of the pastry, the thickness, _ cut into the piloting of the pastry, the thickness, nice _ cut into the piloting of the pastry, the thickness, nice and _ cut into the piloting of the pastry, the thickness, nice and even- cut into the piloting of the pastry, the thickness, nice and even all. the thickness, nice and even all over, _ the thickness, nice and even all over. we — the thickness, nice and even all over. we talk— the thickness, nice and even all over, we talk about _ the thickness, nice and even all over, we talk about bait - over, we talk about bait penetration, _ over, we talk about bait penetration, the - over, we talk about bait penetration, the pastryl over, we talk about bait -

penetration, the pastry should be thoroughly— penetration, the pastry should be thoroughly baked, _ penetration, the pastry should be thoroughly baked, and _ penetration, the pastry should be thoroughly baked, and not - penetration, the pastry should be thoroughly baked, and not underl penetration, the pastry should be l thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked — thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked. you _ thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked. you get— thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked. you get a _ thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked. you get a real- thoroughly baked, and not under or over baked. you get a real clear- over baked. you get a real clear view— over baked. you get a real clear view of— over baked. you get a real clear view of that— over baked. you get a real clear view of that having _ over baked. you get a real clear view of that having cut - over baked. you get a real clear view of that having cut the - over baked. you get a real clear view of that having cut the pie i over baked. you get a real clear. view of that having cut the pie and it should _ view of that having cut the pie and it should taste _ view of that having cut the pie and it should taste good _ view of that having cut the pie and it should taste good as _ view of that having cut the pie and it should taste good as well. - view of that having cut the pie and it should taste good as well. it - view of that having cut the pie and it should taste good as well. it is i it should taste good as well. it is 50% of— it should taste good as well. it is 50% of the — it should taste good as well. it is 50% of the pie, _ it should taste good as well. it is 50% ofthe pie, it— it should taste good as well. it is 50% of the pie, it is _ it should taste good as well. it is 50% of the pie, it is not - it should taste good as well. it is 50% of the pie, it is notjust- it should taste good as well. it is. 50% of the pie, it is notjust about the filling — 50% of the pie, it is notjust about the filling. there _ 50% of the pie, it is notjust about the filling. there is— 50% of the pie, it is notjust about the filling. there is a _ 50% of the pie, it is notjust about the filling. there is a harmony- the filling. there is a harmony between — the filling. there is a harmony between the _ the filling. there is a harmony between the pastry— the filling. there is a harmony between the pastry and - the filling. there is a harmony between the pastry and filling | the filling. there is a harmony. between the pastry and filling as welt _ between the pastry and filling as welt in — between the pastry and filling as well. in terms _ between the pastry and filling as well. in terms of _ between the pastry and filling as well. in terms of texture - between the pastry and filling as well. in terms of texture and - well. in terms of texture and fluidity, _ well. in terms of texture and fluidity, and _ well. in terms of texture and fluidity, and all— well. in terms of texture and fluidity, and all the - well. in terms of texture and fluidity, and all the rest - well. in terms of texture and fluidity, and all the rest then well. in terms of texture and - fluidity, and all the rest then you come _ fluidity, and all the rest then you come to— fluidity, and all the rest then you come to the _ fluidity, and all the rest then you come to the feeling _ fluidity, and all the rest then you come to the feeling itself. - fluidity, and all the rest then you come to the feeling itself. if- fluidity, and all the rest then you come to the feeling itself. if it i come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces— come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces of— come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces of meat _ come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces of meat in - come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces of meat in it- come to the feeling itself. if it has pieces of meat in it or- has pieces of meat in it or whatever, _ has pieces of meat in it or whatever, if— has pieces of meat in it or whatever, if it _ has pieces of meat in it or whatever, if it should - has pieces of meat in it or whatever, if it should be i whatever, if it should be particulate, _ whatever, if it should be particulate, it _ whatever, if it should be particulate, it should - whatever, if it should be| particulate, it should not whatever, if it should be - particulate, it should not be rushed. _ particulate, it should not be rushed. you _ particulate, it should not be rushed, you are _ particulate, it should not be rushed, you are looking - particulate, it should not be rushed, you are looking at i particulate, it should not be . rushed, you are looking at the particulate, it should not be - rushed, you are looking at the name of the _ rushed, you are looking at the name of the pie, _ rushed, you are looking at the name of the pie, whatever— rushed, you are looking at the name of the pie, whatever it _ rushed, you are looking at the name of the pie, whatever it is— rushed, you are looking at the name of the pie, whatever it is being - of the pie, whatever it is being called — of the pie, whatever it is being called it— of the pie, whatever it is being called. it should _ of the pie, whatever it is being called. it should be _ of the pie, whatever it is being called. it should be reflected l of the pie, whatever it is being| called. it should be reflected in all of— called. it should be reflected in all of these _ called. it should be reflected in all of these four— called. it should be reflected in all of these four criteria. - called. it should be reflected in all of these four criteria. for i all of these four criteria. for example _ all of these four criteria. for example if— all of these four criteria. for example if it _ all of these four criteria. for example if it is _ all of these four criteria. for example if it is lamb- all of these four criteria. for example if it is lamb and - all of these four criteria. for - example if it is lamb and rosemary pie, you _ example if it is lamb and rosemary pie. you would _ example if it is lamb and rosemary pie, you would expect— example if it is lamb and rosemary pie, you would expect as - example if it is lamb and rosemary pie, you would expect as a - example if it is lamb and rosemary pie, you would expect as a judge l example if it is lamb and rosemaryi pie, you would expect as a judge to be seeing _ pie, you would expect as a judge to be seeing and — pie, you would expect as a judge to be seeing and tasting _ pie, you would expect as a judge to be seeing and tasting lamb- pie, you would expect as a judge to be seeing and tasting lamb and - be seeing and tasting lamb and rosemary— be seeing and tasting lamb and rosemary should _ be seeing and tasting lamb and rosemary should be _ be seeing and tasting lamb and rosemary should be coming - be seeing and tasting lamb and - rosemary should be coming through on the palate _ rosemary should be coming through on the palate for— rosemary should be coming through on the palate for the _ rosemary should be coming through on the palate for the flavour. _ rosemary should be coming through on the palate for the flavour. that - rosemary should be coming through on the palate for the flavour. that is - the palate for the flavour. that is in breach — the palate for the flavour. that is in breach lt— the palate for the flavour. that is in breach. , . , , in breach. it is a huge brief but it is very clear- _ in breach. it is a huge brief but it is very clear. when _ in breach. it is a huge brief but it is very clear. when you - in breach. it is a huge brief but it is very clear. when you were - in breach. it is a huge brief but it - is very clear. when you were looking

after the _ is very clear. when you were looking after the judges, is very clear. when you were looking afterthejudges, how is very clear. when you were looking after the judges, how many pies did they have _ after the judges, how many pies did they have to taste and how did them — they have to taste and how did them how— they have to taste and how did the... how do you keep tasting pies with it _ the... how do you keep tasting pies with it not _ the... how do you keep tasting pies with it not merging into one? there were hot and _ with it not merging into one? there were hot and cold _ with it not merging into one? there were hot and cold pies. _ with it not merging into one? there were hot and cold pies. this - with it not merging into one? there were hot and cold pies. this is - were hot and cold pies. this is relevant — were hot and cold pies. this is relevant to— were hot and cold pies. this is relevant to the _ were hot and cold pies. this is relevant to the judges. - were hot and cold pies. this is relevant to the judges. if- were hot and cold pies. this is relevant to the judges. if a - were hot and cold pies. this isj relevant to the judges. if a pie were hot and cold pies. this is- relevant to the judges. if a pie has been _ relevant to the judges. if a pie has been developed _ relevant to the judges. if a pie has been developed oh _ relevant to the judges. if a pie has been developed oh developed - relevant to the judges. if a pie has been developed oh developed to l relevant to the judges. if a pie hasi been developed oh developed to be eaten— been developed oh developed to be eaten hot— been developed oh developed to be eaten hot it — been developed oh developed to be eaten hot it should _ been developed oh developed to be eaten hot it should be _ been developed oh developed to be eaten hot it should be judged - been developed oh developed to be eaten hot it should be judged hot. i eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is— eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is what— eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is what we _ eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is what we do, _ eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is what we do, warm - eaten hot it should be judged hot. that is what we do, warm them i eaten hot it should be judged hot. i that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa — that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa for — that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa for the _ that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa for the cold _ that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa for the cold house. - that is what we do, warm them up. vice versa for the cold house. we l vice versa for the cold house. we leave _ vice versa for the cold house. we leave them — vice versa for the cold house. we leave them for— vice versa for the cold house. we leave them for an _ vice versa for the cold house. we leave them for an hour— vice versa for the cold house. we leave them for an hour to - vice versa for the cold house. we leave them for an hour to beforel leave them for an hour to before they are — leave them for an hour to before they are judged, _ leave them for an hour to before they are judged, the _ leave them for an hour to before they are judged, the chilled - they are judged, the chilled dissipates _ they are judged, the chilled dissipates into— they are judged, the chilled dissipates into get - they are judged, the chilled dissipates into get the - they are judged, the chilled l dissipates into get the round spectrum _ dissipates into get the round spectrum of— dissipates into get the round spectrum of flavours - dissipates into get the round spectrum of flavours on - dissipates into get the round spectrum of flavours on your dissipates into get the round - spectrum of flavours on your palate. in spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms— spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms of— spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms ofjudges, _ spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms ofjudges, the _ spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms ofjudges, the judges - spectrum of flavours on your palate. in terms ofjudges, the judges are l in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired _ in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up — in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up so — in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up so that— in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up so that they _ in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up so that theyjudge - in terms ofjudges, the judges are paired up so that theyjudge in - in terms ofjudges, the judges are i paired up so that theyjudge in two. there _ paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are _ paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16— paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16 pies— paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16 pies per— paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16 pies perjudge - paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16 pies perjudge so - paired up so that theyjudge in two. there are 16 pies perjudge so we . there are 16 pies perjudge so we have _ there are16 pies perjudge so we have 23— there are 16 pies perjudge so we have 23 classes _ there are16 pies perjudge so we have 23 classes of— there are 16 pies perjudge so we have 23 classes ofjudges, - there are 16 pies perjudge so we have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, | there are 16 pies perjudge so we i have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes _ have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of— have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of pie — have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of pie and _ have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of pie and depending - have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of pie and depending on - have 23 classes ofjudges, sorry, 23 classes of pie and depending on the number— classes of pie and depending on the number of— classes of pie and depending on the number of pies _ classes of pie and depending on the number of pies per— classes of pie and depending on the number of pies per class _ classes of pie and depending on the number of pies per class we - classes of pie and depending on the number of pies per class we will. number of pies per class we will determine — number of pies per class we will determine how— number of pies per class we will determine how many— number of pies per class we will determine how manyjudges- number of pies per class we will. determine how manyjudges there number of pies per class we will- determine how manyjudges there are in that— determine how manyjudges there are in that class — determine how manyjudges there are in that class we _ determine how many 'udges there are in that class.— determine how many 'udges there are in that crass.— in that class. we are going to volunteer _ in that class. we are going to volunteer for _ in that class. we are going to volunteer for next year. - in that class. we are going to volunteer for next year. how| in that class. we are going to - volunteer for next year. how many -eo . le volunteer for next year. how many people apply _ volunteer for next year. how many people apply to _ volunteer for next year. how many people apply to be _ volunteer for next year. how many

people apply to be a _ volunteer for next year. how many people apply to be a judge? - volunteer for next year. how many people apply to be a judge? yes, i people apply to be a 'udge? yes, well, people apply to be a 'udge? yes, watt. certainty _ people apply to be a 'udge? yes, well, certainly an — people apply to be a judge? yes, well, certainly an e-mail - people apply to be a judge? yes, well, certainly an e-mail or- well, certainly an e—mail or something. _ well, certainly an e—mail or something, get— well, certainly an e—mail or something, get in- well, certainly an e—mail or something, get in touch. i well, certainly an e—mail or- something, get in touch. there are people _ something, get in touch. there are people that — something, get in touch. there are people that do _ something, get in touch. there are people that do and _ something, get in touch. there are people that do and people - something, get in touch. there are people that do and people that - people that do and people that don't — people that do and people that don't people— people that do and people that don't. people from _ people that do and people that don't. people from the - people that do and people that don't. people from the media, | people that do and people that i don't. people from the media, it people that do and people that - don't. people from the media, it is a question— don't. people from the media, it is a question of— don't. people from the media, it is a question of paving _ don't. people from the media, it is a question of paving people - don't. people from the media, it is a question of paving people up- don't. people from the media, it is a question of paving people up so. a question of paving people up so that there — a question of paving people up so that there is _ a question of paving people up so that there is a _ a question of paving people up so that there is a good _ a question of paving people up so that there is a good rapport - a question of paving people up so that there is a good rapport and i that there is a good rapport and conversation _ that there is a good rapport and conversation going _ that there is a good rapport and conversation going on _ that there is a good rapport and conversation going on outside i that there is a good rapport andl conversation going on outside of that there is a good rapport and - conversation going on outside of the judging _ conversation going on outside of the judging process _ conversation going on outside of the judging process it— conversation going on outside of the judging process-— judging process. it sounds fabulous. you asked about _ judging process. it sounds fabulous. you asked about how— judging process. it sounds fabulous. you asked about how you _ judging process. it sounds fabulous. you asked about how you keep - judging process. it sounds fabulous. you asked about how you keep your| you asked about how you keep your palate _ you asked about how you keep your palate clean — you asked about how you keep your palate clean we _ you asked about how you keep your palate clean. we use _ you asked about how you keep your palate clean. we use line _ you asked about how you keep your palate clean. we use line squash, l palate clean. we use line squash, people _ palate clean. we use line squash, people might _ palate clean. we use line squash, people might think— palate clean. we use line squash, people might think lemon, - palate clean. we use line squash, people might think lemon, lime l people might think lemon, lime cordial— people might think lemon, lime cordial cuts _ people might think lemon, lime cordial cuts through _ people might think lemon, lime cordial cuts through seasoning, | cordial cuts through seasoning, especially— cordial cuts through seasoning, especially pepper _ cordial cuts through seasoning, especially pepper. so _ cordial cuts through seasoning, especially pepper. so your- cordial cuts through seasoning, i especially pepper. so your palate cordial cuts through seasoning, - especially pepper. so your palate is not blurred — especially pepper. so your palate is not blurred-— not blurred. how long does it take to come up _ not blurred. how long does it take to come up with _ not blurred. how long does it take to come up with a _ not blurred. how long does it take to come up with a concept - not blurred. how long does it take to come up with a concept for - to come up with a concept for appiah? is it as quick as that or is there testing? this appiah? is it as quick as that or is there testing?— appiah? is it as quick as that or is there testing? this one is actually concurrently _ there testing? this one is actually concurrently in _ there testing? this one is actually concurrently in a _ there testing? this one is actually concurrently in a pie. _ there testing? this one is actually concurrently in a pie. when - there testing? this one is actually concurrently in a pie. when you i there testing? this one is actually i concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our— concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our range _ concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our range to _ concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our range to see _ concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our range to see if- concurrently in a pie. when you have a look at our range to see if there i a look at our range to see if there is something missing, see what other people _ is something missing, see what other people are _ is something missing, see what other people are doing, then we just sit down _ people are doing, then we just sit down and — people are doing, then we just sit down and work out ideas. then we come _ down and work out ideas. then we come up _

down and work out ideas. then we come up with a creative name to market— come up with a creative name to market the — come up with a creative name to market the pie. it is that simple. the name — market the pie. it is that simple. the name is _ market the pie. it is that simple. the name is key, isn't it? we have lots of different _ the name is key, isn't it? we have lots of different names. _ the name is key, isn't it? we have lots of different names. we - the name is key, isn't it? we have lots of different names. we have i the name is key, isn't it? we have| lots of different names. we have at vision _ lots of different names. we have at vision using — lots of different names. we have at vision using latin. it is part of our— vision using latin. it is part of our plan _ vision using latin. it is part of our plan-— vision using latin. it is part of our-lan.~ . , , , our plan. what is in the pipeline for next year? _ our plan. what is in the pipeline for next year? may _ our plan. what is in the pipeline for next year? may argue - our plan. what is in the pipeline i for next year? may argue allowed our plan. what is in the pipeline - for next year? may argue allowed to say? i for next year? may argue allowed to sa ? ., . . , , say? i did not decide what pies we tut say? i did not decide what pies we hut in, i say? i did not decide what pies we put in. iwent— say? i did not decide what pies we put in, i went to _ say? i did not decide what pies we put in, i went to the _ say? i did not decide what pies we put in, i went to the production i put in, i went to the production team, — put in, i went to the production team, every thursday we had a tasting — team, every thursday we had a tasting meeting. half a dozen and we eat the _ tasting meeting. half a dozen and we eat the pies. then we decide what is good, _ eat the pies. then we decide what is good, what — eat the pies. then we decide what is good, what needs improving and i said the _ good, what needs improving and i said the pie awards, put whatever you think— said the pie awards, put whatever you think is — said the pie awards, put whatever you think is great so we did and it won _ you think is great so we did and it won it _ you think is great so we did and it won it is — you think is great so we did and it won. it is down to them. congratulations to you and the team. thank you for all that interesting

information this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when matt takes over in the saturday kitchen. we did pies last week, i was making a pie, and delicious pie. that we did pies last week, i was making a pie, and delicious pie.— a pie, and delicious pie. that was really interesting, _ a pie, and delicious pie. that was really interesting, i— a pie, and delicious pie. that was really interesting, i liked - a pie, and delicious pie. that was really interesting, i liked that. i really interesting, i liked that. our special guest is sarah cox. you are partial to apply, aren't you? i are partial to apply, aren't you? i love a plain meat pie like my grandma _ love a plain meat pie like my grandma used to make. you love a plain meat pie like my grandma used to make. you have done this show quite — grandma used to make. you have done this show quite a _ grandma used to make. you have done this show quite a few _ grandma used to make. you have done this show quite a few times. _ grandma used to make. you have done this show quite a few times. tell- grandma used to make. you have done this show quite a few times. tell us - this show quite a few times. tell us about your food heaven.

this show quite a few times. tell us about yourfood heaven. i this show quite a few times. tell us about your food heaven.— this show quite a few times. tell us about your food heaven. i have had a lont and about your food heaven. i have had a long and complicated _ about your food heaven. i have had a long and complicated relationship i long and complicated relationship with korean food and i grew to love it. i with korean food and i grew to love it i was _ with korean food and i grew to love it i was over— with korean food and i grew to love it. i was over there working when i was really— it. i was over there working when i was really young and i didn't understand it. nowi was really young and i didn't understand it. now i do love it and want _ understand it. now i do love it and want to— understand it. now i do love it and want to eat — understand it. now i do love it and want to eat as much as possible so please _ want to eat as much as possible so please give — want to eat as much as possible so please give me some. help would be please give me some. help would he do nothing _ —— hell would be gnocchi. between that covers— —— hell would be gnocchi. between that covers arts on monday on bbc two _ that covers arts on monday on bbc two so— that covers arts on monday on bbc two. st ., ., ., . ., two. so 'our'hino has a one pot wonder two. sojour'hino has a one pot wonderm— two. so jourjhino has a one pot wonder for us. _ two. sojourjhino has a one pot wonder for us. i _ two. so jourjhino has a one pot wonder for us. i am _ two. so jourjhino has a one pot wonder for us. i am doing - two. so jourjhino has a one pot wonder for us. i am doing a - two. so jourjhino has a one pot| wonder for us. i am doing a tray bake with _ wonder for us. i am doing a tray bake with lots _ wonder for us. i am doing a tray bake with lots of _ wonder for us. i am doing a tray bake with lots of gloomy. -- i

wonder for us. i am doing a tray bake with lots of gloomy. -- -- | bake with lots of gloomy. —— —— haloumi — bake with lots of gloomy. —— —— haloumi l— bake with lots of gloomy. -- -- haloumi— haloumi. i am going to make effectually — haloumi. i am going to make effectually paste _ haloumi. i am going to make effectually paste with - haloumi. i am going to make effectually paste with clamsl haloumi. i am going to make i effectually paste with clams and haloumi. i am going to make - effectually paste with clams and you are going to love it.— are going to love it. these were really lovely _ are going to love it. these were really lovely dishes _ are going to love it. these were really lovely dishes to _ are going to love it. these were really lovely dishes to match i are going to love it. these were i really lovely dishes to match this week_ really lovely dishes to match this week so— really lovely dishes to match this week so i— really lovely dishes to match this week so i have a couple of hidden gems _ week so i have a couple of hidden gems do — week so i have a couple of hidden tems. y ., week so i have a couple of hidden tems. ,, ~ week so i have a couple of hidden .ems. y., 4' ., week so i have a couple of hidden ems. y., 4' ., , week so i have a couple of hidden gems. do you like a pie? samaki love a pie- _ gems. do you like a pie? samaki love a pie. what _ gems. do you like a pie? samaki love a pie. what is _ gems. do you like a pie? samaki love a pie. what is your _ gems. do you like a pie? samak i| love a pie. what is your favourite? i would properly go down the plane pirate _ i would properly go down the plane pirate -- — i would properly go down the plane pirate. —— the root of the plane pie _ pirate. —— the root of the plane pie -- — pirate. —— the root of the plane pie. -- plain _ pirate. —— the root of the plane pie. —— plain. | pirate. -- the root of the plane pie- -- plain-— pie. -- plain. i don't think the tast pie. -- plain. i don't think the pastry should _ pie. -- plain. i don't think the pastry should be _ pie. -- plain. i don't think the pastry should be on _ pie. -- plain. i don't think the pastry should be on the - pie. -- plain. i don't think the i pastry should be on the bottom,

there is too much of it. but that's another conversation. lets there is too much of it. but that's another conversation.— another conversation. lets talk about pies- _ another conversation. lets talk about pies- l — another conversation. lets talk about pies. iwill— another conversation. lets talk about pies. i will argue - another conversation. lets talk about pies. i will argue with i another conversation. lets talk| about pies. i will argue with you about pies. i will argue with you about your _ about pies. i will argue with you about your programme - about pies. i will argue with you about your programme next - about pies. i will argue with you i about your programme next week. about pies. i will argue with you - about your programme next week. have about your programme next week. have a good one today. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast

with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. the former director—general of the bbc greg dyke says the bbc has "undermined its own credibility" by asking gary lineker to step back from presenting match of the day, and created an impression that it had "bowed to government pressure". tonight's episode will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators, amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker, after he criticised the government's immigration policy. the bbc insists the programme will go ahead, but focus on match action, after a number of stars said they wouldn't take part in the show. ian wright tweeted 'everybody knows what match of the day means to me, but i've told the bbc, but i've told the bbc i won't be doing it. solidarity.�* fellow pundit alan shearer followed, saying 'i have informed the bbc that i won't be appearing on motd.�* and late last night, the regular

commentators followed suit, with a joint statement put out by steve wilson which said, 'as commentators on match of the day, we have decided to step down from tomorrow night's broadcast. we are comforted that football fans who want to watch their teams should still be able to do so, as management can use world feed commentary if they wish.�* here's what the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said when he was asked about the situation. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action, _ and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? aren't you delaying the inevitable? i don't want to add to the statement. i i think we've had very. constructive discussions. the statement's very clear, and that's where we are. i as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding - principles is impartiality. and that's what we're delivering on. we're joined now by the shadow culture secretary lucy powell. what do you think? i think the bbc

has tot what do you think? i think the bbc has got itself _ what do you think? i think the bbc has got itself into _ what do you think? i think the bbc has got itself into a _ what do you think? i think the bbc has got itself into a real _ what do you think? i think the bbc has got itself into a real mess - what do you think? | think the sscj has got itself into a real mess here in bowing to a tory campaign to cancel somebody who disagreed with some of their views? what cancel somebody who disagreed with some of their views?— some of their views? what evidence do ou some of their views? what evidence do you have — some of their views? what evidence do you have this _ some of their views? what evidence do you have this is _ some of their views? what evidence do you have this is a _ some of their views? what evidence do you have this is a tory _ some of their views? what evidence do you have this is a tory campaign | do you have this is a tory campaign pressurising the bbc what to do with one of its presenters? irate pressurising the bbc what to do with one of its presenters?— one of its presenters? we have had ministers on _ one of its presenters? we have had ministers on the _ one of its presenters? we have had ministers on the airwaves, - ministers on the airwaves, conservative mps and the airwaves boosted by their friends conservative mps and the airwaves boosted by theirfriends in conservative mps and the airwaves boosted by their friends in the right wing media with a particular campaign abouta right wing media with a particular campaign about a presenter on the bbc which initially the bbc didn't respond to in this way, so the time it has taken them to respond in this way i think shows they have capitulated to a tory cancel culture. the same mps and ministers who only last month was standing in the commons saying that they were the commons saying that they were the standard foetus of free speech. i think this is a misinterpretation of what impartiality is. impartiality is independence,

particularly i think showing independence from pressure from the government of the day and conservative mps and ministers, and impartiality is about taking a position of an overview, not about the comments of individuals outside of their bbc presenting job unless they are, like you are, and current affairs and i think there is that distinction.— affairs and i think there is that distinction. , . , . ., distinction. there is a distinction and we are _ distinction. there is a distinction and we are under— distinction. there is a distinction and we are under certain - distinction. there is a distinction - and we are under certain guidelines, securely in bbc news, that you do not express political opinion because we interview politicians for example. but when you have a profile as large as that of gary lineker, seen as a face of the bbc, what does it say about the bbc when one of its biggest stars is seen to express political opinion? i biggest stars is seen to express political opinion?— biggest stars is seen to express political opinion? i don't think it should be about _ political opinion? i don't think it should be about profile - political opinion? i don't think it should be about profile or - political opinion? i don't think it i should be about profile or payroll, i think it should be about a principled point of view and if the

principles are if you are not in news and current affairs i think the guidelines say there is a lower risk involved and they give the example if you're a sports centre expressing a political view. buti if you're a sports centre expressing a political view. but i think what we've seeing here is the overview is that somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view that the government of the day didn't like and i think that is a very dangerous place to be in and i think it flies in the face of what upholding independence and impartiality actually is. and i notice those same cries of impartiality were completely absent when we find that the bbc share failed to disclose his very cosy and close relationship with the prime minister and helping to get him a personal loan and that same chair, who is not a titular role, four days a week, hundred

£60,000 per year salary is the ultimate arbiter of the tissues of impartiality. ultimate arbiter of the tissues of impartiality-— impartiality. there is an investigation _ impartiality. there is an investigation going - impartiality. there is an investigation going into | impartiality. there is an i investigation going into the impartiality. there is an - investigation going into the role impartiality. there is an _ investigation going into the role of richard sharpe. fish investigation going into the role of richard sharpe.— richard sharpe. an investigation only happening _ richard sharpe. an investigation only happening because - richard sharpe. an investigation only happening because i - richard sharpe. an investigation only happening because i asked| richard sharpe. an investigation i only happening because i asked for it and it was found to be ok and it was seen to be ok. why are we not seeing the same cries of impartiality around those sorts of issues? but impartiality around those sorts of issues? �* , . ., , ., ., issues? an investigation is going on into that. issues? an investigation is going on into that- he _ issues? an investigation is going on into that. he started _ issues? an investigation is going on into that. he started by _ issues? an investigation is going on into that. he started by saying - issues? an investigation is going on into that. he started by saying this| into that. he started by saying this was a campaign by tories and the right—wing media to cancel, and cancel culture. if gary lineker had treated that keir starmer is doing a

really poorjob of tackling the conservative policy, don't vote for him. what would labour politicians say to that and why would that be justified? for say to that and why would that be 'ustified? ., . ., ., �* justified? for the record, i don't ha- ten justified? for the record, i don't happen to _ justified? for the record, i don't happen to agree _ justified? for the record, i don't happen to agree with _ justified? for the record, i don't happen to agree with gary - justified? for the record, i don't| happen to agree with gary sweet justified? for the record, i don't - happen to agree with gary sweet with the analogy he used in those circumstances that i think he is right to express it and that sweet you are describing, a very well known bbc presenter did express a view like that, we had alan sugar expressing a view at the last election about that then labour leader so we are entitled to complain to the bbc as politicians which meeting the parsley and often and other people are entitled to complain to the bbc but i think they have to understand these campaigns to cancer people, you take are

principled stand and if you have a freelancer, a sports presenter and a lower risk than someone who is a news presenter, you have to stand by that principle and not be seen as kowtowing to the government of the day. in the world we are operating in at the moment where you have the likes of vladimir putin fawning up the state run media in russia and telling them to —— fawning up the state—run media in russia and telling them to get people off air who are critical of him, it is up to us in the uk to uphold the standards of independence and impartiality and kowtowing —— might not be kowtowing by them. kowtowing -- might not be kowtowing b them. a ., kowtowing -- might not be kowtowing b them. ~ ., . kowtowing -- might not be kowtowing b them. a ., . . kowtowing -- might not be kowtowing b them. a ., . by them. would a labour government ever call up — by them. would a labour government ever call up the _ by them. would a labour government ever call up the bbc _ by them. would a labour government ever call up the bbc after _ by them. would a labour government ever call up the bbc after a _ ever call up the bbc after a political interview? irate ever call up the bbc after a political interview? ever call up the bbc after a tolitical interview? . . . , ., political interview? we already do, i think that is — political interview? we already do, i think that is a _ political interview? we already do, i think that is a different _ political interview? we already do, i think that is a different job - political interview? we already do, i think that is a different job than i i think that is a differentjob than we are seeing here and i do want to

see in the future the bbc more protected and have a stronger political independence than it has done today. we will see more about that in coming weeks.— that in coming weeks. thank you for 'oinint us. there are some people in life who manage to spread a lot ofjoy, simply by doing what they love. barry may, also known as "the a19 waving man" did just that — by standing on the same bridge in teesside, almost every day for three decades, to wave at passing trucks. then — five years ago — he stopped, and no—one knew why. adam clarkson managed to track him down. he's a character and we all like life's characters and he's one of them that will always be remembered. i've seen him up there. yeah, like as i go past and stuff.

everyone knows about him, don't they? how much do you love trucks? meet barry may. you've probably guessed this already, but he really likes trucks and i'm spending the day with him to talk about it. look, new ones and old ones. they've got def trucks, they've got mercedes, scanias, but also 50 years of heady stuff.

as the cops said i've only got one brood yet, you know? no, i'm proud of my collection. 25 years ago, that was on the bridge. wow. same bridge. 25 years ago. and which is really if you look for barry online, you'll see he has chatted to journalists before, but never before as he sat down for an interview like this. nearly three decades of waving. just think about that. it's a joy to find out more. if it was a nice sunny day i'll go down. but if it's not snowing, i don't bother to stop at all. and if the weather was good, how long would you stand there for?

barry's loved trucks pretty much his whole life. his dad was a truck driver and introduced him to them at a young age. when i was little, i used to i used to go my dad in the truck and ijust went there and everywhere me, that's when you stand on that bridge and a truck comes past and the beep and the wave and new wave back. what does that feel like? it feels great. his hobby has made him a local celebrity. but five years ago he stopped waving. he lived with his mum, pat, his whole life and a few years ago she passed away and it was difficult. i was in love with the business, you know what i mean? but was just one of them things. then the pandemic happened. barry's world became small and insular, and he struggled. around the same time, he was diagnosed with autism quite late in life. but as of today, he's doing well. it was decided through mutual agreement that supported living was the way forward. so he doesn't leave the house any more without his carer coming too. so standing on the bridge all day sadly isn't really an option. is carer does take him to a service station where barry can sit

at the window for hours watching the trucks go by. he's brought so muchjoy to the north—east and as asked for so little in return, i had an idea. with the blessing of barry's carer and a few safety checks, we headed to the a19 for one final wave. would you like that? yeah. local truckers. you've known him for years. came out to give him a beep. for old times' sake, leave one coming down and see one now. i'll give him a wave. nice to be back. well, that's nice to be back here. do you miss waving at trucks? yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. well, looking back down on my stand on a bit for life, and i would just be able to talk to what i've been doing. so you maybe haven't retired from waving at trucks just yet? i don't think so. adam clarkson, bbc news. now sport. how times have changed for wales, because on this penultimate weekend of six nations action, they're involved in the first match in rome, and are the underdogs in this match will go a long way to decide

which teams gets the proverbial wooden spoon for finishing last. wales are in italy having lost their first three matches, most recently with defeat to england in cardiff. defeat would mean they drop to their lowest position in the world rankings and would be heading for a first wooden spoon in 20 years, the italians are also yet to win a game, but do boast a solitary losing bonus point. the players had trying to give a clear message about the improvements we are trying to make and certain improvements in the game against england, a couple times in a couple of set piece plays so will adjust to that and we have done some good review stuff this week on italy and where there strengths are and

potentially opportunities for us from a defensive point of view and potentially, attacking point of view as well. after that game, england host france later with both sides battling to stay in contention for the title. ellis genge, will captain england, with owen farrell dropped to the bench, and marcus smith starting at fly half. france haven't won a six nations match at twickenham since 2005. we play a french team that is three years into the development of their team and the combinations and occasionally have and they are team that have a huge full pack and incredible pace out wide on brilliance and half backs and a team that kick the ball further than anyone in international rugby so this is a different team to what we played when we played against wales and that needs and deserves a different plan.

on to football and hearts take on celtic in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup today after last night, inverness caledonian thistle came from behind, to beat kilmarnock 2—1 and reach the semis. sean welsh scored the winner. in tennis, britain's cameron norrie continued his recent good form with a straight—set victory at indian wells. the british number one defeated, taiwain's, wu tung—lin, in straights sets 6—2 6—4. norrie won the tournament in 2021, and will face, taro daniel ofjapan in his second round tie. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather.

more still to come to night but for most snow free at the moment. cloudy skies won't last all day long. what a chilly start but most of you dry with varying amounts of cloud and some sunshine and a few wintry flurries across parts of southern scotland and for the showers in the far north—east but rain and drizzle in south—west england extending through wales and on towards northern ireland with sleet and snow of a higher ground and through the afternoon parts of the midlands and central and southern egg will start to get a bit wet. temperatures today slowly on the rise was still another chilly day for the vast majority, the exception being the channel islands and conall as well as devon up islands and conall as well as devon up to ten or 11 degrees. tonight hills of northern england and scotland will see up to ten centimetres of snow, no where near the amount we saw but a little slow

to lower levels temporarily but that will fall in the morning because by the end of the night temperatures for most will clear of frost, the exception the far north of scotland we will start with sleet and snow first thing that will ease away and some rain will develop into the west of england and wales into the afternoon and many in the south and east stay dry on sunday but was south to south—westerly winds are much milder day. the film will be a rapid one and temperatures could get up rapid one and temperatures could get up to 13 or 14 celsius. —— the thaw will be a rapid one stop. blue peter has been going for over six decades, and in that time they've had 42 presenters, of which the most recent was unveiled last night. her name is abby cook, she's just 20, and says

this is her dream job. let's find out a little bit more about her. hi,| hi, lam hi, i am abby and i'm the 42nd blue peter presenter. that is a funny thing to say. when i found out i was absolutely i was glued to it every single week so being a presenter of this is such a huge thing to be. no way estimates mark absalom incredible, no way!. i was born in falkirk in scotland. my favourite snack are pickles. i love dinosaurs. one of my favourite things to do is racing. it's the crunch. so that's me, blue peter centre number 42 and i cannot wait to get started. —— presenter.

we're joined now by abby. first show better—than—expected, very nerve—racking making the entrance with the best part of it and the atmosphere was incredible. how did you get the job? and the atmosphere was incredible. how did you get thejob?i and the atmosphere was incredible. how did you get thejob? i got how did you get the 'ob? i got contacted. h how did you get the 'ob? i got contacted. t h how did you get the 'ob? i got contacted, i did _ how did you get the job? i got contacted, i did some - how did you get the job? i grrt contacted, i did some work for some organisations in scotland and got noticed for the work i did there and let me audition for them which is really cool. you don't usually see an advert in the paper or something for a blue peter presenter, just kind of happens and a lot of auditioning processes. what did you have to do any _ auditioning processes. what did you have to do any additions? _ auditioning processes. what did you l have to do any additions? challenges about horror — have to do any additions? challenges about horror crafting _ have to do any additions? challenges about horror crafting which _ have to do any additions? challenges about horror crafting which usually i

about horror crafting which usually fun, i had to play the casino but played it from the wrong end and still got the job. they also got me tojuggle. —— the casino. ——kazoo. use a wheelchair, what is a condition you have? i use a wheelchair, what is a condition you have?- use a wheelchair, what is a condition you have? i have a condition — condition you have? i have a condition which _ condition you have? i have a condition which means - condition you have? i have a condition which means that. condition which means that everything in your body can be really bendy so it is basically the glue that holds your body together so i can dislocate really easily and i can get hurt a lot easier. very painful and i get a lot of pain fatigue from it and for long distances i use a wheelchair but also i can stand and walk which a lot of wheelchair users can do so it will definitely bring an element of challenge to the programme but the

team an incredible and they have made everything so accessible and i want to show people you can still do these incredible challenges. i went abseiling and actually end my own blue peter badge. you abseiling and actually end my own blue peter badge.— blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? _ blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? no, _ blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? no, you _ blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? no, you have - blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? no, you have to - blue peter badge. you didn't have one before? no, you have to earn| one before? no, you have to earn one. one before? no, you have to earn one- thank _ one before? no, you have to earn one. thank goodness _ one before? no, you have to earn one. thank goodness that - one before? no, you have to earn one. thank goodness that was - one before? no, you have to earn| one. thank goodness that was not one before? no, you have to earn i one. thank goodness that was not in the addition process. no matter how scared you are you can still achieve things and the editing did an amazing job. there were a couple of tears and now they managed to cut out so they made me look a lot more brave than actually was.— brave than actually was. everyone watchint brave than actually was. everyone watching he _ brave than actually was. everyone watching he was _ brave than actually was. everyone watching he was once _ brave than actually was. everyone watching he was once blue - brave than actually was. everyone watching he was once blue peterl brave than actually was. everyone i watching he was once blue peter will have their own era, going back 60 years. we all remember different presenters. who were the presenters you watched and inspired you? it was you watched and inspired you? it was helen and then _ you watched and inspired you? it was helen and then in _ you watched and inspired you? it was helen and then in 2013 _ you watched and inspired you? it was helen and then in 2013 lindsay - helen and then in 2013 lindsay russell was voted by the viewers the

new presenter of the show and watching her go through all that and still get thejob and watching her go through all that and still get the job and be such an amazing, powerfulwomen still get the job and be such an amazing, powerful women doing that was so inspiring, ijust wanted to be her when i was younger, she was the coolest person ever so she changed my life and i was a lot younger and made me realise i could do things. younger and made me realise i could do thints. ., ,, , ., . do things. have you been in touch with? she actually _ do things. have you been in touch with? she actually sent _ do things. have you been in touch with? she actually sent in - do things. have you been in touch with? she actually sent in a - do things. have you been in touch with? she actually sent in a littlel with? she actually sent in a little video from _ with? she actually sent in a little video from my — with? she actually sent in a little video from my first _ with? she actually sent in a little video from my first show - with? she actually sent in a little video from my first show last - with? she actually sent in a little i video from my first show last night and she gave me good advice, get a very good suitcase because you do a lot of travelling and i have had that so far so i have invested in a very good suitcase because you definitely need it. the challenges, i to back definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to _ definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to john _ definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to john knox _ definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to john knox back - definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to john knox back in - definitely need it. the challenges, i go back to john knox back in the | i go back tojohn knox back in the day —— noakes and you have probably seen him got nelson's column with no

safety harness and helen skelton walking up battersea power station. you have to be quite careful to say what you are scared of in front of the producers. i said i was scared of heights and they said perfect, what is the highest place we can picture? on top of a viaduct, let's go. so that was my first challenge so anything i am scared off would probably get done. you so anything i am scared off would probably get done.— probably get done. you should trobabl probably get done. you should probably have _ probably get done. you should probably have shut _ probably get done. you should probably have shut up - probably get done. you should probably have shut up about i probably get done. you should i probably have shut up about that. did presenters get their own special badge? did presenters get their own special badte? ., . ., . ., badge? no, we have to earn our badtes badge? no, we have to earn our badges like _ badge? no, we have to earn our badges like anyone _ badge? no, we have to earn our badges like anyone on _ badge? no, we have to earn our badges like anyone on the - badge? no, we have to earn our| badges like anyone on the show. anyone who goes on it or send something and will get a badge and i had to earn my badge and collect it halfway down a viaduct so we have the same as the viewers. congratulations on your debut. good luck with your new adventures. blue peter airs on cbbc every friday at 5pm and is available on bbc iplayer.

that's all from us today — breakfast is back from six o'clock tomorrow. have a great day. saturday is up next

this is bbc news. these are the headlines — match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's programme, in support of presenter gary lineker, who's been told to step back from duties. opposition labour party accused bosses of bowing to government pressure. as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality, and that's what we're delivering on. thank you very much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view that the government of the day did not like. ithink— government of the day did not like. i think that — government of the day did not like. i think that is a very dangerous

place _ i think that is a very dangerous place to— i think that is a very dangerous place to be in. us