good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... police forces not acting on complaints of violence on women by officers — a new report shows in nine out of ten cases no action was taken in england and wales. scary. the fact that he's had little control of himself, and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. a man has died and three people are injured after a suspected gas explosion at a house in swansea. it's the "back to work budget" says the chancellor. despite the lowest unemployment rate

in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as "economically inactive" back working. how? i'll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and — which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it's_ and you think, i will ring someone, but it's still— and you think, i will ring someone, but it's still not the same as having — but it's still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival —— mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, and the forecast is one of scattered wintry showers. we could see some snow at lower levels, and it is going to be windy. all the details later in the programme.

good morning. it's tuesday 14th of march. our main story. new figures show the overwhelming majority of police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls in a six—month period faced no penalty or further action. the data from the national police chiefs' council covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. less than 1% of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. wayne couzens, the police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard. david carrick, like couzens, a firearms officer with the metropolitan force, and a serial rapist. their crimes have shone a spotlight on the issue of officers suspected and accused of violence against women and girls, and how they're dealt with. this woman's former partner is a firearms officer with the west yorkshire force. alice, and this is not her real name to protect her identity,

says he subjected her to sexual violence and emotional abuse. i think it's scary, the fact that he's had little control of himself and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be walking the streets. because clearly you think he should not be a serving police officer? i think it's a very dangerous individual. alice says she made a series of complaints about her ex partner to west yorkshire police, but she says no action was taken. after the bbc asked the force for a response, he was suspended. the force says it's referred its conduct in alice's case to the police watchdog, and it stressed its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. when it comes to complaints, today's report by police chiefs shows that over a six—month period, more than 1,500 officers and staff were accused of violence against women and girls. just 13 people were or would have been sacked, and where cases

were finalised, 91% of complaints resulted in no further action. we're looking at everything from perhaps use of force when a woman is arrested through to rape, domestic abuse, something much more serious. so in a six—month period, it's often easier to wrap up an investigation, and understand the outcome of it. where something is very serious, it takes a lot longer to investigate. police chiefs say forces have to do more to tackle all violence against women and girls. it's basically ptsd. .. in barnsley, deborahjones has set up a support group, resolute, to help women who suffered domestic abuse. all of the women at this meeting have to be anonymous for their own safety. they share their experiences of dealing with the police. i found out in october who the officer was in charge of my investigation. i didn't get any more contact from her untiljanuary. she didn't respond

to any of my messages. he assaulted me, tried to strangle me, and i was covered in bruises on my neck and my chest. a member of the public called the police, but the police didn't even take me back home. how did you think you were treated as in terms of things _ being explained to you, what was happening? l the police officer that i had at first admitted to me that she wasn't domestic violence trained. she was firearms. the second one, she was a lot better, but the first one, it was just horrendous. their local force, south yorkshire, says it's regularly listening to victims and delivering specialised training to growing numbers of offices and staff. june kelly, bbc news. we will have more on that throughout the programme this morning. it is five minutes past six. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea. three others were taken to hospital after the blast in the morriston area of the city,

which shook houses miles away. one property was completely flattened, with wales & west utilities describing the structural damage as "severe". aru na iyengar reports. one home completely flattened, debris thrown right down the street, windows shattered. the sound of the blast could be heard a mile away. this was the morriston area of swansea after a gas explosion at 11:20 on monday morning. you could feel, like, the pressure of the blast inside the house. i just looked out of the window and i couldn't believe it. it took me about two or three seconds to realise what happened, and i said to my wife, i said, the entire house is gone. the whole building shook. we all shook, and we dashed out to the back of the property into the garden to check what on earth had happened. and then one of us noticed at the end of the street, smoke billowing into the sky. so we realised something terrible had happened

at the end of the street. one man was reported missing. later his body was recovered from the rubble. neighbours reported seeing a teenager being pulled out. three people were taken to hospital. residents close to the explosion sites have been asked to stay away. the local sports club has opened its doors as a shelter. an investigation is under way to find the cause of the blast, and the health and safety executive has been informed. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the convicted paedophile and former pop star gary glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions. the 78—year—old singer, whose real name is paul gadd, was released in february after serving half of his 16—year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls. the uk, the us and australia have agreed a security pact aimed at countering china's influence in the indo—pacific region, with a new fleet of nuclear—powered submarines.

the aukus agreement will see the us provide canberra with submarines, before a new model is built for the uk and australian navies. our political editor, chris mason, travelled with the prime minister and sent this report. a pact of old democracies coming together to counter a new and growing adversary — china. australia and the united kingdom are two of america's most stalwart and capable allies. our common values are shared vision, a more peaceful and prosperous future, uniting us all across the atlantic and pacific. this is about projecting power and resolve. the backdrop and naval base, the images and the words intended to work in unison.

joe, anthony, we represent three allies who have stood shoulder to shoulder together for more than a century. three peoples who have shed blood together in defence of our shared values and three democracies that are coming together again to fulfil that higher purpose of maintaining freedom, peace and security, now and for generations to come. compare and contrast what you've just heard and seen with this. china's leader, xijinping, also promising to modernise its military, to turn it, as he said, into a great wall of steel. the main announcement here was an agreement to build australia nuclear—powered, but not nuclear—armed, submarines built in shipyards in the uk and australia over the next 20 years. president biden and the prime

minister met one—on—one here, too, with the president saying that he hopes to make it to the uk and ireland in april for the 25th anniversary of northern ireland's good friday agreement. 25 years. it seems like yesterday. and the prime minister will visit washington injune. chris mason, bbc news. here, groups representing hospitals and other nhs trusts have called for compromise from both sides to end the pay dispute betweenjunior doctors and the government. thousands of medics will walk out again this morning in a second day of strikes across england. our health reporter jim reed has more. chanting. from manchester to lincoln to brighton, thousands ofjunior doctors will continue their 72—hour strike today in a dispute over pay and working conditions. the scale of the disruption is likely to be significant. junior doctors make up around a quarter of all gps and half

of all hospital doctors in england. carrie, a former intensive care nurse, said she had an operation to test for cancer delayed because of the strikes. the impact is huge. i never realised how big it was. my first cancer was diagnosed about six, seven years ago, and that waiting time is very, very hard. and i don't think until you've been through it you can actually understand it. i always thought i was a pretty compassionate nurse, but until i went through that myself, i didn't realise the complete ups and downs and highs and lows that you feel while you're waiting for that diagnosis, and the optimism when you think it might be ok compared to then the crash when you suddenly think it might not be. and to have that now delayed for yet another... hopefully not for too long, but having geared up for today to have it be delayed again, it has been a difficult few days, for sure.

groups representing hospitals and other nhs trusts said they are working hard to minimise disruption and have called for compromise from both sides to end the dispute. nhs leaders need to see a resolution to the disruption that's being caused by this industrial action, and would call upon both the government and the trade unions to get together, sit down and have proper conversations that can lead to a resolution. what do we want? the doctors' union has been asking for a 35% pay increase to make up for below—inflation wage rises over the last 15 years. the government called that demand unaffordable, but said it was open to talks about a new pay deal for this year and next if the union called off the strikes. jim reed, bbc news. there's plenty more information on the strikes and how they might impact you. you can find out more by heading to the bbc news website.

of minutes past six. dick fosbury, the man who revolutionised the highjump in athletics, has died at the age of 76. he won a gold medal at the 1968 olympics using his innovative technique of a curved run—up, twisting in the air and clearing the bar backwards and face—up. the fosbury flop was subsequently adopted by all elite jumpers, most of whom had previously used the straddle technique. did you ever try that as a kid? not with my back, not even as a kid! lots of people have been paying tribute on social media. olympic and world champion michaeljohnson tweeted, "the word legend is probably used too often. dick fosbury was a true legend! he changed an entire event forever with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it the standard." it isa it is a great story, isn't it? team usa tweeted, "he was truly an olympic pioneer and legend. team usa pays tribute to fosbury�*s remarkable life

and enduring legacy. " and mark shearman, the man who snapped fosbury making his iconic move, tweeted, "so sad to hear of the passing of dick fosbury at the age of 76. "i took this picture of him at the 1968 olympic games in mexico city. "it was the first time i witnessed the flop, now universally recognised as the norm for high jumping." and sally will be showing us how it's done a little bit later on the programme, right? overthe back it's done a little bit later on the programme, right? over the back of the sofa? i don't think so. we have also got some more pictures for you this morning. the first set of stamps bearing the silhouette of king charles, alongside popular garden flowers, are being released by royal mail. these will be the first stamps showing the king's profile that will be widely seen by the public. the flowers are said to reflect the fact that the monarch is a "passionate gardener". really rather beautiful. nice,

bright stamps. a lovely, colourful start to the day. carol has the weather for us. start to the day. carol has the weatherfor us. more northern lights wears white weather for us. more northern lights wears whit , , ., , wears white yes, indeed. lovely ictures wears white yes, indeed. lovely pictures sent — wears white yes, indeed. lovely pictures sent in _ wears white yes, indeed. lovely pictures sent in from _ wears white yes, indeed. lovely pictures sent in from a - wears white yes, indeed. lovely pictures sent in from a weather| pictures sent in from a weather watcher this morning, from aberdeenshire where we did see the northern lights last night. we have some wintry showers in the forecast, and the risk of ice first thing in the morning across areas that have been untreated overnight. we also have a weather front sinking south, and then following on from that we are looking at some scattered wintry showers. in the wintry showers it means it is a mixture of sleet, snow and hail as well, and we can also see some thunder and lightning embedded in those showers. most of the snow will be on higher ground, but we could see some snow at lower levels and the heavier bursts, north—west england and also north wales. the snow showers continue across the far north of scotland.

not as windy as yesterday, and these are our temperatures, 5—10 in the south. through this evening and overnight, we can see the wintry mix move southwards, and it is going to be a cold night tonight with a widespread frost, and once again the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. these are the overnight lows, although in sheltered glens we can see —10, possibly —11 as the overnight low temperatures. so if you are up early in the morning, wrap up warmly. tomorrow we start with a cold and frosty note, and then this next system coming in from then this next system coming in from the atlantic introduces some rain, preceded by snow, largely on the hills, although in scotland we could see some of that down to lower levels, but milder air starting to filter in with this rain, but still cold ahead of it.

it is just after a quarter past six. we have talked a lot about the recruitment crisis in social care. now a company in stoke—on—trent has started to plug the gap in their workforce by hiring people in their 50s and older. norah deaville became a pensioner herself more than 15 years ago and now works as a care assistant, helping others who need extra support at home. our reporterjennie aitken went to meet her. if you've done the maths, you'll have worked out that makes norah 80 years old. norah works between three and five days a week caring for elderly clients in their own homes. well, obviously i do get tired, yeah, but as, you know, it's to be expected, really? well, they keep telling me to slow down, but when i have a week off work, after i've done what i've got to do, i get bored. great—grandmother norah thinks being a similar age than some of the clients she looks after helps her to connect with them. well, some of the clients i really love.

you know, you get certain ones that you get attached to. you've got to have a caring nature to a certain extent. you know, you can'tjust go in and say, "right come on, get up. "i'm getting you ready for bed. "you know, getting you ready, you're going somewhere." you've got to be a bit more sympathetic. 87—year—old pat is one of nora's regulars who feels really comfortable with her. it's lovely to see a smiling face in the morning, and she comes in and she's always happy. the thing is, she's someone you've got a communication with. despite being a carerfor almost a0 years, norah applied for and got her current role when she was 78. her employers say that care work is really well suited to older people. if i could get another tenj norahs, it'd be fantastic! so after celebrating that big birthday, has norah thought about her plans for retirement? not really, no. i mean, my mum was a worker. i'lljust keep going.

well done norah, what a brilliant story! she is probably looking after people younger than her. that wasjennie aitken reporting. let's take a look at today's papers. the mirror leads with the news that former pop star and convicted paedophile gary glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions. many of the front pages lead with gary lineker being allowed back on air following the row over his twitter use. the guardian reports that the bbc has announced a review of its guidelines for social media use by staff and presenters. the telegraph's main story is looking ahead to the budget on wednesday. the paper reports that chancellorjeremy hunt is preparing to raise the tax—free allowance for pensions as part of measures to dissuade people from taking early retirement. and one of the most—watched videos on the bbc online page

is from a coastguard patrol in norfolk, who got a bit of a surprise when they pulled over to let what they thought was just a few deer across the road. it turned out there were nearly a hundred deer waiting to cross. that is an actual herd! the 30—second video has now had more than six million views on the coastguard's facebook page. 0h, oh, look at the little ones at the back trying to keep up? is that it? no, there is another one! that would be me at the end. just checking everyone is ok at the back. it is 6.20, thank you for joining us this morning. former england and leicester tigers rugby player tom youngs tragically lost his wife tiffany to blood cancer injune. since then the sporting world has rallied behind tom and his nine—year old daughter, maisie. the team's coach, will findlay, is preparing to take on a huge

challenge this weekend in tiffany's memory — he's going to run 250 kilometres in 50 hours. wait till you hear how he's going to do it. our sports reporterjames burridge has been speaking to tom about what this support means. the toughest moments, they are just so raw. they'rejust so, so raw. it's not fair, it's not right, but it's happened. you know, you can't keep getting angry about something, because i don't...| don't see the advantages of living life like that. commentator: tom youngs. and it's a captain's contribution for tom youngs. tom youngs played rugby for leicester tigers, england and the british and irish lions. but when his wife tiffany was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer, he stepped away from rugby

to care for her. i made sure as a family, as me, maisie, made sure it was the happiest it could be. but, you know, it was not easy at all. and i don't want to hide away from that. i don't want to make it like a fairy tale, because it wasn't. there had been quite a lot of episodes where we'd been going to hospital and coming back, and i was picking maisie up from school and saying mummy�*s in hospital. and shejust said to me, daddy, why do we always have to go away? and ijust said to her, look, unfortunately, you know, mummy is not very well, as you know. kids are so black and white, and she was like, "well, is mummy going to die? and you have to answer. one thing i've learnt over my time, you have to answer them so black and white, as well. and ijust said, "yes, unfortunately, she is." that moment, it was a very tough moment, as anyone can imagine, and maisie reacted in the way i thought she would and was very, very upset and very angry. but, you know, not an easy day

at all, but something... i think me and tiff always wanted to be honest with her with what was going on. so i think it's important to be honest so that she could understand, maisie could deal with it. she could still have the conversation with tiff about things, which she did. and i think, because of that, we're probably in a better spot with maisie now. tiffany was first diagnosed in 2014. after a period in remission, cancer returned. she died injune 2022. i think the loneliness is probably the one which really gets you. it wasn't till that probably the dark nights came in. so i'm talking wintertime. so as a farm round here, we slow down quite a lot in the winter. we don't have as much work on and it gets dark at four o'clock. and you think, i'll ring someone. so you start ringing people and stuff like that. but, then, you know, it's still not the same. it's still not the same as having someone there to talk to alongside you.

but i have learned that, i have gone through that, i am better for that experience, because my reflection on life is better. shortly after tiffany's death, leicester won the premiership. tom took maisie to watch at twickenham, and the tigers rallied behind their former team—mate. i got to go onto the pitch and lift the trophy. so i got a real... i had such a low, low, low to then a massive high watching the leicester boys win a trophy. i think we all find that sport can give you so much, at times, and it gave me a massive boost there at that moment. and then with maisie running around with her cousins and stuff like that. and the support. i just felt so supported and, you know, i felt like it's going to be all right, we're going we're going to get through this. i think, also, tiff has to take full credit, as well, that her resilience she showed in her battle against it, as well, helps you move forward, as well. since his retirement,

tom is now back working on the family farm in norfolk. very lucky to have the farm as a thing to do. i want to work, i want to do that. i think when you go through something like i've gone through, you want tojump in and get going, you know. because if you sit around and think too much, you drive yourself crazy. so, straight on with the harvest on the combine, i was — and i love that. you know, lock the world away when i close the door and have my own thoughts. you know, some people were worried about me being on my own quite a lot, but, actually, on reflection, it was the best thing i could have done. if you try and stop life, i think you get yourself in a real pickle. and, yeah, i've had days where, you know, you sit there and you think how did i get through the day? but you did, and you've got to be proud of that little step. you did it. you may not have wanted to, but you got through it. ten months on, tom and maisie are getting through it together, taking it one step at a time.

i think with a little girl of nine years old, as well, you have a responsibility to make sure she enjoys life, as well. make sure she understands that, yes, it's really bad, but that's what life can do to you. and if you get that right, you know, you make one very resilient little girl who understands life far earlier than she should have done. but you make someone who probably, hopefully, will go and achieve a lot in life and get it right. and there are people watching this who, sadly, are probably going through something pretty similar. yeah. what advice would you give them? never lose hope. the days get easier. life moves forward. and you never should lose hope in that. and the fact that you can enjoy life and not feel guilty about it, at the same time, and that's all part of the grieving stages of getting through it. at 8:15 we'll be speaking to tom and finding out about coach will findlay�*s challenge this weekend for blood cancer uk. what a challenge it is.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me alison earle. it's emerged that one in five complaints about violence by police against women and girls involves officers from the met. a report by the national police chief's council looked at allegations over a six—month period from october 2021, with complaints including excessive force and sexual assault. in response, the met said, "we know we have much more to do and we are working hard to improve so that women and girls feel safe, and have confidence in our service to them." more than a million vapes that don't meet uk regulations, were stopped from entering the country last year through the capital's airports.

often used as an alternative to cigarettes, they sometimes exceed the levels of nicotine and sizes allowed. trading standards have described it as the biggest threat to the high street. last year i seized 1.4 million illegal vapes from the port. if consumers get their hands on these vapes, they could potentially be harmful. if you absorb too much nicotine, it can cause serious harm. you don't know how safe the lithium batteries are. sometimes these vapes, when you drop them, they open up and release liquid. luton airport has defended the ticket price of its new shuttle after claims its britain's most expensive rail service. the dart, as it's known, will have a one—way fare of £11.90 for a journey that takes less than four minutes. that's more per mile than the heathrow express, which goes from paddington. bosses at luton say it's all about convenience. today sees the launch of 12 months of events in croydon as it begins its year as london borough of culture. the official programme will be

revealed later and will see international artists, musicians and community groups helping to celebrate the area. travel and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. no service on the district line and severe delays on the bakerloo line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's feeling less mild this morning compared to yesterday. any rain will gradually clear to some sunny spells a bit later. now we have a couple of systems moving through. the rain we get this morning, behind it, we're going to see that colder air starting to filter in, so it will feel chillier compared to yesterday. the rain this morning over higher ground could be wintry — some hail, some sleet, wet snow falling as rain to lower levels. but, like i said, clearing to some sunshine later. temperatures getting up to 10 celsius. overnight tonight, we could just see one or two showers as we head through the evening,

but they should clear. clear skies, the wind lighter and, under those clear skies, the temperature is going to get very cold — —5, potentially, overnight. cold, —5, potentially, overnight. if you get those showers earlier on, we could see some icy stretches in the morning. widespread frost tomorrow. bright start with some sunshine, but you can see we will start to see more cloud and rain arriving as we head through the afternoon and into the evening. it is going to stay unsettled this week, but the temperatures eventually less cold by friday. there's lots more on our website and social media including the team rowing the length of london's newest tube line. that's it for now, i'll be back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. coming up on breakfast this morning. warwickshire cricket club is thought to be the first in the country to introduce a sensory room, which aims to make matches more accessible for autistic people. we'll find out more before 7. we'll also catch up with the 3 dads, andy, mike and tim, who want suicide

prevention to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum — the issue is being debated in westminster and we'll hear their reaction just after seven. rob rinder and sarah agha join us to chat about their new docu—series, the holy land and us: our untold stories, which explores how family history has been defined by events in palestine and israel. it is made by the same team as who do you think you are?. . the chancellor says the budget will focus on trying to help more people get back into work in a bid to boost economic growth. later this morning, we'll get an update on pay and employment figures — but what can we expect to hear from jeremy hunt tomorrow on the issue ofjobs? nina has the details.

we talked about it yesterday. news that filters through before the budget. since we came out of the pandemic it has been interesting to look at vacancy rates, the number ofjobs available. that has stifled growth, rather than not enough people walking through the door of your business, not having enough to make sure contracts have been fulfilled. the chancellor will stand up on wednesday to deliver what he's called a back to work budget. it's a very intersting picture. unemployment — people looking for work — is at its lowed since the 19705. but we hear every week from firms struggling to recruit. around ten million people — don't havejobs. students, retirees, carers, those will health conditions, and parents of young children. it is thought the chancellor will try to change that. many over 50s left the jobs market in the pandemic

and did not come back. can they be tempted to do the same role or do something different? andy verity has been finding out. at the kitchen of this pub in romsey, near southampton, they are trying to find the staff they need by training apprentices, and there is no age limit. at 58, claire was starting to find her old job as a housekeeper too physically demanding. but rather than retire early, she is now starting a whole new career as a share. i like the thrill and the buzz of the kitchen — it is a very lively atmosphere, a lot of the time. and it can be very challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding when you have fed over 100 people on sunday and you get to the end of the shift and you think, i don't know how we did that, but we did. like millions of workplaces across the country, this pub�*s problem isn't a lack of customers. ever since the bounce back from the pandemic, the problem has been trying to find the staff. while half a million workers have exited the workplace, some of them retiring earlier than before, businesses

like this are trying to lure older workers back in. the experience, the life skills, the way that they carry themselves, the way that they can talk to people naturally, i think it's great having i think it's great having the energy of young people joining the business, but you can't train experience — that comes naturally with them. and the way they can build relationships within the workplace and with our customers is absolutely fantastic. the government is expected to bring in measures in tomorrow's budget to encourage more older workers to keep working or come out of retirement. but a big part of the reason is also long—term sickness, which was rising before the pandemic and has accelerated since then. with the cost of living rising so quickly, older workers already have plenty of reasons not to retire early, but in tomorrow's budget, chancellorjeremy hunt is expected to supply a few more. andy verity, bbc news.

some are retiring early because of saving and another item in the budget tomorrow, pensions. the annual contribution before being hit by tax will go up to £60,000. the overall tax free pension pot allowance will go up from just over £1 million. and there will be a spotlight on childcare. those on universal credit will be able to claim £950 for one child and more than 1600 for two, an increase of almost 50%. it will be paid up front rather than parents having to claim it back. if you receive universal credit, there are tighter rules around looking for work as a single parent or living with someone who is employed. this will be enforced by new sanctions. we know the economy

needs a full workforce to thrive this year. the chancellor hopes his back to work budget will meet that. and tomorrow we will be out speaking to businesses about what they want to businesses about what they want to hear. a lot of them will say the runaway costs, prices they are struggling with at the moment. household say the same. interesting to see if there is any extra support from the chancellor tomorrow. the economy in cheltenham should be booming with four days of racing beginning today. john is there. what are four days we have in store. and already at cheltenham we have seen horses unloaded from trailers and people filing in ahead of a thrilling four days of racing. and we will have the historic cheltenham

roar from we will have the historic cheltenham roarfrom racegoers packing into the stands ahead of the first race at 1.30. you can only imagine the sound generated. last year it was about returning fans as racegoers were not allowed here two years ago because of covid restrictions. last year they were back and we saw the first female jockey to win the gold cup last year on the back of six wins she produced a year before. the leading jockey that year, she will be back and you wonder what historic stories will be made this year. we will find out why this festival will be different, notjust for the jockeys but some of the racegoers with new rules in place. we will talk about that later but we will take you somewhere warmer than cheltenham this morning. to the action in rather sunnier climes over at indian wells andy murray came up againstjack draper in the battle of the brits.

the first time they had faced each other. jack draper came out on top winning in straight sets. arguably the future of british tennis after andy murray. he came through in straight sets and the first time they have faced each other. jack draper also beat dan evans in the last round. in the women's draw, a huge win for emma raducanu. the biggest victory since she won the us open. the british number one beat world number 13 beatriz haddad maia by two sets to one. a tough test next though, she will play world number one iga swiatek in the last 16. in football, file clerk the first team from the third tier of scottish football to reach the semifinal of the scottish cup and they play inverness caledonian thistle in the last four at hampden park. they had

a 2—1win. the holders rangers will play celtic in the other semifinal. worth pointing out this morning, not known for our talents in baseball but the gb team made history by winning theirfirst but the gb team made history by winning their first match at the world baseball classic, essentially the world cup of baseball. 7—5 they beat colombia. a win like this does not happen too often in a sport the us dominates but the gb players loved it. back here at cheltenham, the parade ring behind me. that is where a lot of racegoers will gather as the horses are paraded before the seven races of the day. today racegoers will see how they are looking. will they want to place a bet? is that where they want to put their money? a great tradition of their money? a great tradition of the festival is the rivalry between the festival is the rivalry between the irish trained and british trained horses. the irish trainers

have enjoyed more success here recently guiding more winners at cheltenham than the british. at the centre of that is the legendary irish trainer willie mullins who has had 88 winners here. ten alone last year. and with the 28 races to come over the next days, he has favourites in at least half of them. so you can guarantee he will be out enjoying success once again this year. mike has been with him at his base to find out the secret behind his success. they have got used to tasting irish dominance over the last couple of years at cheltenham. worth the trip for tens of thousands who make the annual pilgrimage from the emerald isle. but where it all begins in the rolling hills of county carlow, there is excitement again and a spring in the step once more down on the farm where champions are trained. the yard of willie mullins, who has built a racing dynasty. his production line of success

has produced 88 winners so far at cheltenham — more than any other trainer. and he is tipped to dominate once more. every winner in cheltenham is special, but possibly the first one i trained there, tourist attraction, i came home from cheltenham that time thinking if i never have another horse to win at cheltenham, i have been there and done it. and, you know, we were all very proud, the whole yard. we never dreamt of a day like this when we would have so many winners. it just shows how the whole game has grown. the numbers that trainers have in training, the number of horses in training. and it shows how fashionable the national hunt festival has become. cheltenham is special because all of the racing fraternities meet. the irish meet the english meet the welsh meet the scottish. it itjust brings everyone together. it is a sort of mini world cup.

there is something about this place that is rather special. whether it is the lush pastures and the air in this beautiful part of ireland in carlow that has made it such a breeding ground for winners over the years, especially when it comes to cheltenham. there's a huge horse congregation around here. it is lovely grassland for breeding horses. it's a fantastic area. commentator: arkle | coming to the last now. it hasn't always been this way. it was rare for irish horses to beat the british ones, until a defining moment in 1964 when arkle struck gold for ireland with a stunning upset to beat the famous mill house. the winner of the gold cup. i have never heard such cheers from the stands at cheltenham. and the tide has since turned to such a point when the irish leave home full of expectation that their yards will have more winners than their british rivals. take it off the english. it's ireland versus england and, every time, we win. do you know what i mean?

in recent years, it has become more like willie mullins against the rest, because the favourite in nearly half the races this week will be trained by him. the whole yard is so chilled here, from tea in the kitchen to an impromptu press conference in willie's lounge. everywhere you go there is a nod to his winners. and success now runs in the family. down the lane, another mullins — emmet, his nephew — can already boast the grand national winner from last year in noble yeats. all i know is willie's model. generally, i don't appreciate it enough and realise what a big thing it is. i suppose if i had a few more years of heartache, i would probably have appreciated it a bit more — one challenge to the mullins monopoly will be from the queen of irish racing, rachael blackmore, who rides for henry de bromhead and is the first female jockey to have won the grand national and cheltenham gold cup, over the last couple of years.

how different will it feel going in there is the defending gold cup champion? yeah, yes, it's pretty cool heading out with that on your back, i suppose. but it's trying to hold onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something and you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard — and munching on extra carrots in this part of ireland. mike bushell, bbc news, in carlow. we are building up to the signature race gold cup on friday. it will be a festival different in many ways in look and feel. worth pointing out there is a new dress code in place this year. a little more relaxed for racegoers arriving here. many will still be dressed to impress. ladies' day on wednesday. another big changes on the jockeys and use of

the whip. new changes were brought in midway through the season restricting the number of times jockeys can use the whip when riding. it has been limited to seven. any more than that could lead to a possible disqualification and if that is the case, we could see results being changed retrospectively. you could see the bookies paying out potentially for a winner today but when it is ruled upon next tuesday, we could see the result changed. it is a big talking point around the festival. it should not detract from some of the exciting racing we expect. it gets under way at 1.30. it is no wonder they call it a big talking point around the festival. it should not detract from some of the exciting racing we expect. it gets under way at 1.30. racing we expect. it gets under way at1.30. it racing we expect. it gets under way at 1.30. it is no wonder they call it the greatest show on turf. studio: a lot has changed. it seems a different festival this year. you wearing a tie or going for the more

relaxed look? it is a more dressed down feeling today. you can get away with it now. they let me in so it has become more relaxed! you love a bit of tweed. you like your tweed suit at cheltenham. here's carol. good morning. good morning. did good morning. did you good morning. did you notice good morning. did you noticejohn good morning. did you noticejohn did you noticej was good morning. did you noticejohn was wearing two coats. a cold start wherever you are. the risk of ice and a widespread frost. today we are looking at wintry showers. not all of us will see them. it is cold. the cold air has filtered south. through this week, note how the mild air comes back on wednesday and thursday and much of the weekend. on saturday, something cooler comes in across the north west. the temperatures really are topsy—turvy.

we have a risk of ice. we have a weather front moving south with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. and showers coming in across northern scotland. underwintry showers coming in across northern scotland. under wintry mix in northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england, north wales and the south pennines and that means you have sleet, snow, rain and hail. most of the snow on higher ground. some of it and heavy showers could get to lower levels but equally some sunshine around. these are maximum temperatures. 1—4 in scotland. 5—9, maybe ten in the south—west. and northern ireland, england and wales. colder than yesterday. overnight, wintry showers move south. we could see fog patches in the midlands. central and southern england. more wintry showers across the north of

scotland. you can see cloud building in the south—west. under clear skies, it will be another cold nights. in sheltered glens, temperatures in the highlands could get to —11. looking at widespread frost. where there has been precipitation there could be the risk of ice. it will be sunny to start for most. then the cloud comes in from the west followed by this rain and preceded by snow. we will see snow on the hills of northern ireland, wales, north—west england and western scotland. even at lower levels in western scotland, before the rain pushes through. with the rain comes mild airfrom the south—west. you can see the progress the front makes. another weather front comes in. it will be quite windy. it is ringing in mild air

across the uk on thursday. the rain pushes northwards. we have the weather front, pushes northwards. we have the weatherfront, cold pushes northwards. we have the weather front, cold front trailing behind, producing showers. and these are the temperatures. from a maximum of eight, we are looking at a maximum of 14 on thursday. thank you very much. it looks cold. and soggy. one of the best things about live sport is being able to watch the action close up, but the noise and crowds can be overwhelming, particularly for autistic people. warwickshire is thought to be the first cricket club in england to introduce a sensory room, making matches more accessible. the idea came from player danny briggs, whose eight—year—old son stan is neurodiverse. peter wilson has this report. star spin bowler danny briggs with his wife linsey and their three children at the edgbaston cricket ground. but, until recently,

danny's biggest supporters were not always able to watch him play because of his eldest son stan's form of autism. if it's a hot day, if he is in the stand, and it is really busy, the lights, music, whatever it may be, there is a lot there to overstimulate him or overwhelm him. what has changed all of that is the introduction of the sensory rooms, places laid out to help children on the autistic spectrum. if he sat in the crowd, he can feel really anxious because he is kind of, i need to move, i need to get out of here. so if we come and have a break, it is like sensory break as in your senses are calm, it's quiet in here, but also he can move around and look at things he needs to do kind of give him that level of balance. stan is eight years old. he has been diagnosed with pda — pathological demand avoidance. he is really, really heightened with his hearing, so he gets overwhelmed really

quickly at busy and noisy places, even if it is not loud noises, it is just layers of lots of noise. he also really struggles to regulate his temperature, so he gets really hot easily. warwickshire cricket club are the first in the country to introduce sensory rooms at their edgbaston ground. now, more clubs may follow. we love to pave the way, so we have other grounds coming to take pictures. understanding how we do it, how we operate it is really key. and the ecb are doing a bit of a case study on us, as well. commentator: he clips that away, he's done it! i that is a six from danny briggs. danny is a top spin bowler, but it was his batting skills that got the bears over the line in 2021 to win the championship. it is the first time he has spoken about his family's issues and how neurodiversity has affected them. for me, it is to spread awareness of autistic minds

and also an acceptance, and this is part of that, really. to have this space does help and i think it is something that if i can help spread that and acceptance and awareness, that is a good thing for all of us to do, really. but what does it mean for stan to finally be able to watch his dad play? i wanted to watch him but the crowd was really overwhelming and, like, the speakers. but in here, it isjust really not. warwickshire say the two sensory rooms are notjust for the players' families but an option for anyone with neuro diversity needs. that was peter wilson reporting. good for warwickshire. it makes such a difference to those families. we're joined now by tim nicholls from the national autistic society. it is quite something and it seems to be a growing movement. absolutely. warwickshire have made a

great step, fantastic to see them leading the way in the cricket world. it is something we have seen in other sports. it is brilliant to see sensory rooms and changes autistic people might need spreading across sport because autistic people want to enjoy games and support their team as much as everyone else. but as we heard from that, for some, it can be too overwhelming and noisy, and too many unexpected changes. something like a sensory room is one thing that can help to ease anxiety that comes with those crowds and noises and loud environments. we crowds and noises and loud environments.— crowds and noises and loud environments. ~ environments. we saw in the report, one thing that _ environments. we saw in the report, one thing that will _ environments. we saw in the report, one thing that will help _ environments. we saw in the report, one thing that will help is _ environments. we saw in the report, one thing that will help is for - one thing that will help is for autistic children, their families and carers know they can go to a particular place and people will not be concerned about whatever type of coping mechanism they might have to use to be there and enjoy the sport.

what behaviour might we see that might look unusual to some people but arejust part might look unusual to some people but are just part of being on the spectrum? but are just part of being on the spectrum?— but are just part of being on the sectrum?�* , _, ,, . spectrum? autism is a spectrum condition so _ spectrum? autism is a spectrum condition so each _ spectrum? autism is a spectrum condition so each person - spectrum? autism is a spectrum condition so each person is - condition so each person is different. autistic people see and hear, communicate and relate to the world slightly differently. some might find unexpected changes difficult to deal with while others will experience what we call a hypo or hypersensitivity to things like light, noise and sound. it means some can experience loud and sudden noises as clapping as physical pain. imagine, that can be overwhelming. as a result of those things you might see autistic people momentarily lose control and have what they call a meltdown. to stop that, autistic people will often do something that is a soothing behaviour, so if you see someone

flapping their hands, bouncing on their toes, fiddling with a fidget spinner, anything like that, that is for an autistic person an important way of staying regulated. a sensory room provides space to do that with lots of things to do that with. but it is also a safe space. what we want to see is the whole of society becomes a safe space for autistic people to be who they are without shame or stigma and this is a great step along that way. 50 shame or stigma and this is a great step along that way.— shame or stigma and this is a great step along that way. so what else do ou think step along that way. so what else do you think needs _ step along that way. so what else do you think needs to _ step along that way. so what else do you think needs to be _ step along that way. so what else do you think needs to be done - step along that way. so what else do you think needs to be done now? - step along that way. so what else do l you think needs to be done now? what would represent greater progress to that ambition?— that ambition? when it comes to seeinu that ambition? when it comes to seeing sport _ that ambition? when it comes to seeing sport and _ that ambition? when it comes to seeing sport and going _ that ambition? when it comes to seeing sport and going to - that ambition? when it comes to seeing sport and going to big - that ambition? when it comes to . seeing sport and going to big events like that, we would love to see training in place in stadiums so that staff know what to do if an autistic person comes to them and they are worried or in distress. it is important to think about the rest

of the environment. can you provide information in advance so someone knows exactly where they will be going and what it looks like. removing uncertainty could be a benefit to an autistic person. and across society, universal understanding. there is so much work to do to make sure every one in the country has heard of autism and knows the word, but knows that in certain situations, autistic people might need more space and time, communicating with them in a way that will be clear and concise so they can work out what is going on and get on with their lives. tim nicholls, thank— and get on with their lives. tim nicholls, thank you. _ time for the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london. it's emerged one in five complaints about violence by police against women and girls involves officers from the met. a report by the national police chief's council looked at allegations over a six—month period from october 2021, with complaints including excessive force and sexual assault. in response, then met said: "we know we have much more to do and we are working hard to improve so that women and girls feel safe, and have confidence in our service to them." more than a million vapes which don't meet uk regulations were stopped from entering the country last year through the capital's airports. often used as an alternative to cigarettes, they sometimes exceed the levels of nicotine and sizes allowed. trading standards have described it as the biggest threat to the high street. last year i seized 1.4 million illegal vapes from the port. if consumers get their hands on these vapes, they could potentially be harmful. if you absorb too much nicotine, it can cause serious harm.

you don't know how safe the lithium batteries are. sometimes these vapes, when you drop them, they open up and release liquid. luton airport has defended the ticket price of its new shuttle after claims its britain's most expensive rail service. the dart, as it's known, will have a one—way fare of £4.90 for the journey that takes less than 4 minutes. that's more per mile than the heathrow express which goes from paddington. bosses at luton say it's all about convenience. today sees the launch of 12 months of events in croydon as it begins its year as london borough of culture. the official programme will be revealed later and will see international artists, musicians and community groups helping to celebrate the area. travel now and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there are some minor delays on the district line between edgware road and high street kensington due to an

earlier signalfailure, and minor earlier signal failure, and minor delays earlier signalfailure, and minor delays on the bakerloo line. here is the weather now with kate. good morning. it's feeling less mild this morning compared to yesterday. any rain will gradually clear to some sunny spells a bit later. now we have a couple of systems moving through. the rain we get this morning, behind it, we're going to see that colder air starting to filter in, so it will feel chillier compared to yesterday. the rain this morning over higher ground could be wintry — some hail, some sleet, wet snow falling as rain to lower levels. but, like i said, clearing to some sunshine later. temperatures getting up to ten celsius. overnight tonight, we could just see one or two showers as we head through the evening, but they should clear. clear skies, the wind lighter, and under those clear skies, the temperature is going to get very cold — —5, potentially, overnight. if you get those showers earlier on, we could see some icy stretches in the morning. widespread frost tomorrow. bright start with some sunshine, but you can see we will start to see more cloud and rain arriving as we head through the afternoon

and into the evening. it is going to stay unsettled this week, but the temperatures eventually less cold by friday. there's lots more on our website and social media, including the team rowing the equivalent of the length of the elizabeth line. that's it for now, i'll be back in around half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... it is exactly seven o'clock. the headlines. police forces not acting on complaints of violence on women by officers — a new report shows in nine out of ten cases no action was taken in england and wales. scary. the fact that he's had little control of himself, and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. a man has died and three people are injured after a suspected gas explosion at a house in swansea. it's the "back to work budget" says the chancellor.

good morning. unemployment is low, but there arejobs good morning. unemployment is low, but there are jobs that need filling. in the next few minutes, we get the latest numbers on vacancies and pay, and ask how that might affect tomorrow's announcements. good morning from cheltenham where we will hear that historic shout as the tape is lifted ahead of the opening race on the opening day ahead of this four—day festival in what could be a very different festival notjust what could be a very different festival not just for the jockeys but for racegoers as well. we are taking you on a drive down memory lane and to meet the teenager who keeps many of these cars on the road, all of which are older than he is. good morning. it is a cold start on the day with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, and widespread frost. for many of us it will be a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, and a brisk wind. i will have all the details later in the programme.

good morning. it's tuesday 14th of march. our main story. new figures show the overwhelming majority of police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls in a six—month period faced no penalty or further action. the data from the national police chiefs' council covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. less than 1% of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. wayne couzens, the police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard. david carrick, like couzens, a firearms officer with the metropolitan force, and a serial rapist. their crimes have shone a spotlight on the issue of officers suspected and accused of violence against women and girls, and how they're dealt with. this woman's former partner is a firearms officer with the west yorkshire force. alice, and this is not her real name to protect her identity, says he subjected her to sexual

violence and emotional abuse. i think it's scary. the fact that he's had little control of himself and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. because clearly you think he should not be a serving police officer? i think it's a very dangerous individual. alice says she made a series of complaints about her ex partner to west yorkshire police, but she says no action was taken. after the bbc asked the force for a response, he was suspended. the force says it's referred its conduct in alice's case to the police watchdog, and it stressed its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. when it comes to complaints, today's report by police chiefs shows that over a six—month period, more than 1,500 officers and staff were accused of violence against women and girls. just 13 people were or would have been sacked, and where cases were finalised, 91% of complaints

resulted in no further action. we're looking at everything from perhaps use of force when a woman is arrested through to rape, domestic abuse, something much more serious. so in a six—month period, it's often easier to wrap up an investigation, and understand the outcome of it. where something is very serious, it takes a lot longer to investigate. police chiefs say forces have to do more to tackle all violence against women and girls. it's basically ptsd. .. in barnsley, deborahjones has set up a support group, resolute, to help women who've suffered domestic abuse. all of the women at this meeting have to be anonymous for their own safety. they share their experiences of dealing with the police. i found out in october who the officer was in charge of my investigation. i didn't get any more contact

from her untiljanuary. she didn't respond to any of my messages. he assaulted me, tried to strangle me, and i was covered in bruises on my neck and my chest. a member of the public called the police, but the police didn't even take me back home. how did you think you were treated as in terms of things _ being explained to you, what was happening? l the police officer that i had at first admitted to me that she wasn't domestic violence trained. she was firearms. the second one, she was a lot better, but the first one, it was just horrendous. their local force, south yorkshire, says it's regularly listening to victims and delivering specialised training to growing numbers of offices and staff. june kelly, bbc news. we will speak to the national police chiefs' council here on breakfast in half an hour to get reaction to those figures. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea. three others were taken

to hospital after the blast in the morriston area of the city, which shook houses miles away. thomas morgan is in swansea for us this morning. the pictures arejust so shocking, what more can you tell us about this investigation that is under way? irate us about this investigation that is under way?— us about this investigation that is underwa ? ~ . , ., ., , under way? we have 'ust had a bit more detail— under way? we have 'ust had a bit more detail about _ under way? we have just had a bit more detail about those _ under way? we have just had a bit more detail about those three - under way? we have just had a bit| more detail about those three that were taken to hospital, one of them was a boy and an adult, those two have been discharged, but the other aduu have been discharged, but the other adult has now been admitted and is in the trauma unit there. take a look at the devastation behind me, you can see the house is completely ruined and all that rubble from that explosion which took place just before midday yesterday, and next door you can also see the damage it had on the houses, blowing out windows, rooms are really taken apart as well, south wales police will continue their investigation here to see what can be learned, but also, we are waiting to hear today later this morning hopefully from wales and west, the gas supplier

here, they haven't really said yet what was the cause of this gas explosion. they are working with the emergency services because they will want to know how on earth this could have taken place. but it is clear to see from the amount of devastation this is because, the road is still closed in swansea, the health and safety executive, the regulator, has been informed, and we are waiting to hear anything more to come from them, but really anything more from this community and, swansea, just complete shock here, speaking to people on the street yesterday, saying just how extraordinary it was a loud bang, people saying it was like a bomb had gone off in this part of swansea at midday. waiting to hear a little bit more from wales and west for any signs of what could have caused this damage yesterday. yes, tomos, unbelievable pictures. good to hear that a couple of people have been discharged from hospital. we will be back with you later, thank you. the convicted paedophile and former pop star gary glitter has

been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions. the 78—year—old singer, whose real name is paul gadd, was released in february after serving half of his 16—year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls. it is budget week, a lot of talk and focus on the economy, and we have an update on the jobs situation in the uk. nina has been looking at the numbers. what do they tell us? it is numbers. what do they tell us? it is a attern numbers. what do they tell us? it is a pattern we — numbers. what do they tell us? it 3 a pattern we have been seeing over the past few months, continuing on the past few months, continuing on the same vein. always a slight lag, so these are the numbers from the end of last year, beginning of this year. they tell us about where things have been and where they have had it, so wages continue to increase, by 7% over that period in the private sector, 4.8% in the public sector, but what we keep boiling it down to is the fact that inflation, the rate at which prices were rising over that period, went over 10% around that time, so in actualfact, realwages over 10% around that time, so in actual fact, real wages fell over that period by 2.4%. so 2.4% worse

off on average because of inflation being baked into that. this is interesting, we spoke earlier this morning about vacancies, the fact that there are not enough people to fill jobs, that there are not enough people to filljobs, and that is stifling growth for lots of businesses and the wider economy, so the number of vacancies fell by more than 50,000, but still at more than 1.1 million, so 1.1 millionjobs out but still at more than 1.1 million, so 1.1 million jobs out there that are not being filled. some good news for the chancellor, who has been looking at focusing on economic activity tomorrow, so that reduced slightly over that period, but not enough to allay their fears. we talked about earlier tomorrow he'll be looking at the people considered economically inactive who could be working but aren't, so that includes students, people with long—term health conditions, parents with young children. he will be looking out at those measures which might tempt people back into the workforce. but the main issue that we keep circling back to and we will be going for the next few months, is

the fact that however you look at it, wages might be growing but no one here at the rates at which prices are rising. nina, thank you very much indeed. ukraine and russia have both reported heavy losses as the battle for bakhmut in eastern ukraine rages on. capture of the city would bring russia slightly closer to its goal of controlling the whole of donetsk region. our diplomatic correspondent james landale joins us from kyiv. good morning, james. can you unravel the truth of the situation for us? i the truth of the situation for us? i will try. the truth of the situation for us? i willtry. it's the truth of the situation for us? i will try. it's really hard. when it comes to numbers of casualties and numbers of men who have died, it is very, very hard to get any kind of information or any independent data. what we know it at the most recent figures from the ukrainian side, they say that in less than a week they say that in less than a week they have managed to kill 1100 russian soldiers, and they have managed to injure 1500 of them. if

those numbers are even remotely approximate to the truth, that is still a huge number of losses on the russian side, and it explains why ukraine itself is incurring losses, because they are trying basically to degrade russia's fighting capability. as president zelensky said overnight, we have to destroy the russian military machine, and thatis the russian military machine, and that is what is happening in bakhmut. he says the future of this fight is being decided on the battlefield there, simply because they hope that by killing more russians in bakhmut, that will hinder russia's ability to launch a significant counteroffensive later on in the year. but the problem is thatis on in the year. but the problem is that is costing lives, and there are questions here in kyiv already about whether or not the time is beginning to come for ukraine to make a strategic withdrawal. but at the moment, the ukrainian armed forces and the government are standing firm and the government are standing firm and saying, the price is worth paying. and saying, the price is worth .a in. . g ., , and saying, the price is worth .a |n.g., , ., ~' and saying, the price is worth -a mun. , . ,

and saying, the price is worth paying. james, thank you very much indeed. a storm that has ripped through malawi has left at least 99 people dead and has overwhelmed rescue teams. the government has declared a state of emergency following tropical storm freddy. brown water has cascaded through neighbourhoods, sweeping away homes. planes and helicopters cannot fly because of relentless rain and fierce winds. rescue teams are having to use shovels to try to find survivors buried in the mud. the uk, the us and australia have agreed details of a security pact aimed at countering china's influence in the indo—pacific region, with a new fleet of nuclear—powered submarines. the aukus agreement will see the us provide canberra with submarines, before a new model is built for the uk and australian navies. these include reactors made by rolls—royce in the uk. if you struggle to go to sleep, and maybe you count sheep, we have an alternative for you this morning.

and this is notjust one or two of them, this was filmed by a coastguard patrol team in norfolk. they thought they were going to let a couple of day across the road, but theyjust kept coming and coming. nearly 100 of them crossing the road. the 32nd video has had 6 million views on their facebook page. here he comes. wait for me! 6 million views. that could send us off to sleep. we have to stay awake for another two hours, jon! carol has the weather for us. it is chilly out there, isn't it, carol? it it is chilly out there, isn't it, carol? , , , ~ , it is chilly out there, isn't it, carol? , , , a , carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said, it carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said. it is _ carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said. it is a _ carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said, it is a cold _ carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said, it is a cold start _ carol? it is indeed yes! as sally said, it is a cold start with - carol? it is indeed yes! as sallyl said, it is a cold start with wintry showers in the forecast. for the showers in the forecast. for the show is coming across the north of scotland in a brisk wind, accentuate

in the cold feel, showers coming into the west, wintry showers across northern ireland, and as we come further south, we have a weather front bringing a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. most of the snow being on higher ground. in between, clear skies, low temperatures and the risk of ice. this system clears away with sunshine left behind, further wintry showers across northern ireland, southern scotland, into north—west and wales. most of those on the hills, but some of the heavier showers you can see getting down to lower levels, and these are the wind gusts, so still windy across the far north, and that will accentuate the cold feel that we currently have. temperatures up to eight or 9 degrees, may be ten in the south—west, so much colder in the south—west, so much colder in the south—west, so much colder in the south and it was yesterday. through this evening and overnight, this clutch of wintry showers and sinks southwards. they will be clear skies behind, further wintry showers coming in across the north of scotland, a widespread frost, temperatures getting down to —10 or 11 in parts of the highlands, and

then tomorrow we start with the risk of ice where we have had some precipitation, but a lot of sunshine before this band of rain sweeps in from the atlantic, preceded by mostly hill snow for a time, but you can see some of that getting down to low levels across parts of scotland for a time. the milder airfollows on behind. carol, thank you very much indeed. it has been a long journey for the 3 dads, andy, mike, and tim, who, over the last two years, have bought hundreds of miles and raised more than £1 million in memory of their daughters who took their own lives. following their successful campaign, they got enough signatures on a petition for a debate to be held in westminster. it happened last night, on whether suicide prevention should be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum. our reporter

alison freeman has been travelling with them. alison, what impact did the debate have? it was a huge significant 24 hours, and the 3 dads found themselves in westminster listening to a debate on whether suicide prevention should be made a part of the compulsory school curriculum. they have walked more than 900 miles in two years, raising the profile and awareness about the problem of suicide amongst young people, as well as more than £1 million for suicide prevention charity papyrus. yesterday's debate was incredibly emotionally charged. we will be getting reaction from the dance in a moment, but first let's see how that debate turned out yesterday afternoon.

well, here's a thing. it was a moment they'd never thought would come. the 3 dads went to westminster to hear mps debate their call for suicide prevention to be made a compulsory part of the national curriculum. when tim, andy and mike metjust over two years ago, after each losing a daughter to suicide. they had no idea they would end up trying to change the way every child is taught. it's just quite odd, really, very surreal. we didn't choose to be on this journey at all. you know, we're only here because our daughters took a terribly rash decision and we've ended up going down a route and finding out so many different things as we've gone along, it's hard to believe how we've got here, never mind why. last year, the dads walked 600 miles between all four uk parliaments to ask mps to consider the change in legislation. more than 150,000 people have signed a petition backing their call. then yesterday at 4.30, mps met to debate that petition. she was outgoing, independent, and

an an artist with a record contract. every mp had a story to tell about the tragic experiences of their constituents or their own heartbreaking bereavements. we taught daniel about how to tie his shoelaces and how to cross the road safely. but we never spoke to him about how life can throw things at you that you need some help to deal with. it is not a sign of weakness to reach out for help. whilst we will never know why ryan i did what he did, and we will also i never know if having suicide spoken about openly at school _ might have saved him. we are keen to see suicide awareness land prevention in schools progress. i if it saves just one person, it will be worth it. - the loss of his son has broken him. we will never know exactly why ourjack took his life. we miss him every day. we want to do all we can to prevent others from feeling suicide as the only way out of the pain that they feel.

because it isn't. thank you. by the end of the debate, cross—party support for the proposal was clear and it was down to the schools minister to respond on behalf of the government. we have brought forward the review of the rshe statutory guidance, which was originally due to commence in september 2023. the review, that is. the current content i have already set out on mental health and wellbeing covers a large amount of what is important in suicide prevention. but we will look further at this as a priority area for the review and decide whether to add requirements on teaching about suicide. the labour mp for blaydon, liz twist, asked the minister to clarify what this meant. this is quite simple. it's about talking to young people about suicide prevention, knowing that it's ok for them to talk about their feelings. and i wonder whether the minister

can say how he will be approaching that in the rhse review. that will be a matter for the review. this review needs to be carried out with thoroughness, with speed, but also we need to consult experts on this issue as well, as well as, of course, talking to families and young people who've got important experience to convey to the review. so i wouldn't want to pre—empt that review with my own opinions. we want to make sure that this is a properly carried out review. the dads say they still see this as a massive step forward in theircampaign. they'd always remained realistic about what the debate would achieve. i'm joined now by the 3 dads, andy, tim and mike. irate i'm joined now by the 3 dads, andy, tim and mike-— tim and mike. we will talk in a moment about _ tim and mike. we will talk in a moment about what _ tim and mike. we will talk in a moment about what the - tim and mike. we will talk in a - moment about what the minister's response was, but i think we have to talk about the emotional stories that we heard in there. what was it like hearing those mps speaking so openly? like hearing those mps speaking so oenl ? ., , like hearing those mps speaking so 0 enl ? ., , �* openly? one of the things we've learned is _ openly? one of the things we've learned is that _ openly? one of the things we've

learned is that suicide _ openly? one of the things we've learned is that suicide touches l learned is that suicide touches everybody. it doesn't discriminate. but to hear all those mps share such emotional stories was incredibly powerful. the oddest thing was to hear our girls names mentioned time and time again. that really was quite uplifting, but really difficult and quite challenging to listen to, and the knowledge that the loss of our daughters have brought us to this. but the loss of our daughters have brought us to this.— the loss of our daughters have brought us to this. but it shows that what you — brought us to this. but it shows that what you have _ brought us to this. but it shows that what you have been - brought us to this. but it shows that what you have been doing | brought us to this. but it shows i that what you have been doing has been hitting home.— that what you have been doing has been hitting home. absolutely, and the fact that — been hitting home. absolutely, and the fact that it — been hitting home. absolutely, and the fact that it was _ been hitting home. absolutely, and the fact that it was absolutely - the fact that it was absolutely crystal clear, every mp had heard exactly what we have been asking for, and we were right behind that call to get suicide prevention and into the curriculum. it is incredibly powerful. into the curriculum. it is incredibl owerful. ., incredibly powerful. tim, what did ou make incredibly powerful. tim, what did you make of _ incredibly powerful. tim, what did you make of the _ incredibly powerful. tim, what did you make of the minister's - incredibly powerful. tim, what did - you make of the minister's response? he stopped short of saying happen tomorrow, but you knew that. we knew

that, it takes — tomorrow, but you knew that. we knew that, it takes awhile _ tomorrow, but you knew that. we knew that, it takes awhile to _ tomorrow, but you knew that. we knew that, it takes awhile to turn _ tomorrow, but you knew that. we knew that, it takes awhile to turn the - that, it takes awhile to turn the tanker, — that, it takes awhile to turn the tanker, but we keep on and keep on. of ali— tanker, but we keep on and keep on. of all the _ tanker, but we keep on and keep on. of all the mps in there, no one came up of all the mps in there, no one came up with— of all the mps in there, no one came upwitha— of all the mps in there, no one came up with a good reason as to why we shouidn't_ up with a good reason as to why we shouldn't introduce suicide prevention into the school curriculum, to hear all the mps quoting — curriculum, to hear all the mps quoting the office of national statistics at themselves about how many _ statistics at themselves about how many suicides there are a year, how many— many suicides there are a year, how many young — many suicides there are a year, how many young suicides, the evidence is out there _ many young suicides, the evidence is out there we — many young suicides, the evidence is out there we need to do some thing about— out there we need to do some thing about it. _ out there we need to do some thing about it, and by introducing it into the school, — about it, and by introducing it into the school, it is a measurable thing. — the school, it is a measurable thing. and _ the school, it is a measurable thing, and we be able to tell how suicides— thing, and we be able to tell how suicides reduce over time. incredibly powerful.- suicides reduce over time. incredibly powerful. what with the ositives incredibly powerful. what with the positives you _ incredibly powerful. what with the positives you took _ incredibly powerful. what with the positives you took from _ incredibly powerful. what with the positives you took from the - incredibly powerful. what with the l positives you took from the schools minister, nick gibb's response? the ositive is minister, nick gibb's response? the positive is that they are reviewing it now. _ positive is that they are reviewing it now, they were going to do it in september— it now, they were going to do it in september but they have brought it forward _ september but they have brought it forward. we are going to be gillian keegan, _ forward. we are going to be gillian keegan, so — forward. we are going to be gillian keegan, so we know that is going to happen, _ keegan, so we know that is going to happen, and neil hudson and his mp have arranged a meeting with the prime _ have arranged a meeting with the prime minister. so it is all positive, _ prime minister. so it is all positive, everything is going on the

i’ili'it positive, everything is going on the right direction, and why wouldn't we want to— right direction, and why wouldn't we want to save young people's lives? mike, _ want to save young people's lives? mike. to _ want to save young people's lives? mike, to mention to the prime minister there. to hear your names read out in parliament by the prime minister, to hear your daughters' names, this is hugely emotional, and unexpected. names, this is hugely emotional, and unexpected-— unexpected. absolutely. this time three years _ unexpected. absolutely. this time three years ago. _ unexpected. absolutely. this time three years ago, my _ unexpected. absolutely. this time three years ago, my daughter - unexpected. absolutely. this time three years ago, my daughter was j three years ago, my daughter was still alive — three years ago, my daughter was still alive we _ three years ago, my daughter was still alive. we had _ three years ago, my daughter was still alive. we had no _ three years ago, my daughter was still alive. we had no idea - three years ago, my daughter was still alive. we had no idea she - three years ago, my daughter was| still alive. we had no idea she was about— still alive. we had no idea she was about to _ still alive. we had no idea she was about to take _ still alive. we had no idea she was about to take her— still alive. we had no idea she was about to take her own _ still alive. we had no idea she was about to take her own life. - still alive. we had no idea she was about to take her own life. so - still alive. we had no idea she was about to take her own life. so it i about to take her own life. so it has been — about to take her own life. so it has been an— about to take her own life. so it has been an emotional- about to take her own life. so it has been an emotionaljourneyl about to take her own life. so it i has been an emotionaljourney to about to take her own life. so it - has been an emotionaljourney to get here, _ has been an emotionaljourney to get here, but— has been an emotionaljourney to get here, but we — has been an emotionaljourney to get here, but we absolutely— has been an emotionaljourney to get here, but we absolutely believe - has been an emotionaljourney to get here, but we absolutely believe in . here, but we absolutely believe in what _ here, but we absolutely believe in what we _ here, but we absolutely believe in what we are — here, but we absolutely believe in what we are saying. _ here, but we absolutely believe in what we are saying. we _ here, but we absolutely believe in what we are saying. we need - here, but we absolutely believe in what we are saying. we need to l here, but we absolutely believe in . what we are saying. we need to add suicide _ what we are saying. we need to add suicide prevention _ what we are saying. we need to add suicide prevention into— what we are saying. we need to add suicide prevention into the - what we are saying. we need to add suicide prevention into the schools i suicide prevention into the schools curriculum — suicide prevention into the schools curriculum as_ suicide prevention into the schools curriculum. as a _ suicide prevention into the schools curriculum. as a compulsory- suicide prevention into the schools . curriculum. as a compulsory subject, it is a _ curriculum. as a compulsory subject, it is a no-brainer~ _ curriculum. as a compulsory subject, it is a no—brainer. itille— curriculum. as a compulsory sub'ect, it is a no-brainer.fi it is a no-brainer. we heard questions — it is a no-brainer. we heard questions raised _ it is a no-brainer. we heard questions raised about - it is a no-brainer. we heard questions raised about how| it is a no-brainer. we heard i questions raised about how do it is a no-brainer. we heard - questions raised about how do you talk to the youngest of children about this topic, because we know that you have met parents who have lost children as young as ten and 11. what is the answer to that, do you think? brute 11. what is the answer to that, do you think?— you think? we have to do it age appropriately _ you think? we have to do it age appropriately and _ you think? we have to do it age appropriately and sensitively. . you think? we have to do it agei appropriately and sensitively. we need _ appropriately and sensitively. we need to— appropriately and sensitively. we need to build _ appropriately and sensitively. we need to build from _ appropriately and sensitively. we need to build from early- appropriately and sensitively. we need to build from early years, . need to build from early years, build _ need to build from early years, build bricks— need to build from early years,

build bricks around _ need to build from early years, build bricks around emotions . need to build from early years, l build bricks around emotions and basically— build bricks around emotions and basically how— build bricks around emotions and basically how to _ build bricks around emotions and basically how to keep _ build bricks around emotions and| basically how to keep themselves safe, _ basically how to keep themselves safe, and — basically how to keep themselves safe, and encourage _ basically how to keep themselves safe, and encourage help - basically how to keep themselvesj safe, and encourage help seeking behaviour~ — safe, and encourage help seeking behaviour. ., ., , ., safe, and encourage help seeking behaviour. ., ., , behaviour. you as men have broken down barriers _ behaviour. you as men have broken down barriers in _ behaviour. you as men have broken down barriers in talking _ behaviour. you as men have broken down barriers in talking about - down barriers in talking about mental health. to think that message is getting out there? brute mental health. to think that message is getting out there?— is getting out there? we know it is, 'ust as we is getting out there? we know it is, just as we left _ is getting out there? we know it is, just as we left the _ is getting out there? we know it is, just as we left the hotel _ is getting out there? we know it is, just as we left the hotel this - just as we left the hotel this morning. _ just as we left the hotel this morning. a _ just as we left the hotel this morning, a lady— just as we left the hotel this morning, a lady engaged . just as we left the hotel this morning, a lady engaged us| just as we left the hotel this . morning, a lady engaged us in conversation _ morning, a lady engaged us in conversation about— morning, a lady engaged us in conversation about her- morning, a lady engaged us in. conversation about her daughter morning, a lady engaged us in- conversation about her daughter at university— conversation about her daughter at university and _ conversation about her daughter at university and her— conversation about her daughter at university and her daughter's - university and her daughter's friend. — university and her daughter's friend. and _ university and her daughter's friend, and the _ university and her daughter's friend, and the fact - university and her daughter's friend, and the fact that - university and her daughter's friend, and the fact that we i university and her daughter's - friend, and the fact that we have accidentally— friend, and the fact that we have accidentally created _ friend, and the fact that we have accidentally created a _ friend, and the fact that we have accidentally created a bit - friend, and the fact that we have accidentally created a bit of - friend, and the fact that we have accidentally created a bit of a - friend, and the fact that we have i accidentally created a bit of a safe space _ accidentally created a bit of a safe space was — accidentally created a bit of a safe space was not— accidentally created a bit of a safe space was not something - accidentally created a bit of a safe space was not something we - accidentally created a bit of a safe space was not something we ever| space was not something we ever thought— space was not something we ever thought we — space was not something we ever thought we could _ space was not something we ever thought we could do, _ space was not something we ever thought we could do, but - space was not something we ever thought we could do, but we - space was not something we ever| thought we could do, but we know space was not something we ever. thought we could do, but we know it is happening. — thought we could do, but we know it is happening. so— thought we could do, but we know it is happening. so we _ thought we could do, but we know it is happening, so we see _ thought we could do, but we know it is happening, so we see people - thought we could do, but we know it is happening, so we see people talk| is happening, so we see people talk openly— is happening, so we see people talk openly about — is happening, so we see people talk openly about emotional— is happening, so we see people talk openly about emotional and - openly about emotional and challenging _ openly about emotional and challenging subjects, - openly about emotional and challenging subjects, and l openly about emotional and . challenging subjects, and that openly about emotional and - challenging subjects, and that can only help — challenging subjects, and that can only help save _ challenging subjects, and that can only help save lives. _ challenging subjects, and that can only help save lives. was - challenging subjects, and that can only help save lives.— challenging subjects, and that can only help save lives. was what you heard yesterday — only help save lives. was what you heard yesterday enough? - only help save lives. was what you heard yesterday enough? do - only help save lives. was what you heard yesterday enough? do you i only help save lives. was what you - heard yesterday enough? do you think what you want to happen is going to happen? i what you want to happen is going to ha en? ., , what you want to happen is going to ha--en? ., , what you want to happen is going to ha en? ., , , ., what you want to happen is going to hauen? , ., , happen? i hope it is. it would be erfect if happen? i hope it is. it would be perfect if they — happen? i hope it is. it would be perfect if they had _ happen? i hope it is. it would be perfect if they had said, - happen? i hope it is. it would be perfect if they had said, we - happen? i hope it is. it would be perfect if they had said, we willl perfect if they had said, we will change — perfect if they had said, we will change the curriculum tomorrow. it will never _ change the curriculum tomorrow. it will never happen, they have got to speak— will never happen, they have got to speak to _ will never happen, they have got to speak to the experts. we have just -ot speak to the experts. we have just got lived _ speak to the experts. we have just got lived experience, we are not the

minister— got lived experience, we are not the minister did promise to engage with the families as well going into the school— the families as well going into the school curriculum, it would be lovely— school curriculum, it would be lovely if— school curriculum, it would be lovely if they had said, we will do it today, — lovely if they had said, we will do it today, but government doesn't work— it today, but government doesn't work that— it today, but government doesn't work that quickly. last it today, but government doesn't work that quickly.— it today, but government doesn't work that quickly. last question. if it doesn't happen, _ work that quickly. last question. if it doesn't happen, what _ work that quickly. last question. if it doesn't happen, what are - work that quickly. last question. if it doesn't happen, what are you i it doesn't happen, what are you going to do? brute it doesn't happen, what are you going to do?— it doesn't happen, what are you auoin to do? ., ,, ., ., ., going to do? we can walk for a long time! we will— going to do? we can walk for a long time! we willjust _ going to do? we can walk for a long time! we willjust put _ going to do? we can walk for a long time! we willjust put our _ going to do? we can walk for a long time! we willjust put our walking i time! we willjust put our walking boots _ time! we willjust put our walking boots on — time! we willjust put our walking boots on and _ time! we willjust put our walking boots on and keep _ time! we willjust put our walking boots on and keep going! - time! we willjust put our walking boots on and keep going!- time! we willjust put our walking boots on and keep going! thank you so much, boots on and keep going! thank you so much. lovely _ boots on and keep going! thank you so much, lovely to _ boots on and keep going! thank you so much, lovely to see _ boots on and keep going! thank you so much, lovely to see you, - boots on and keep going! thank you so much, lovely to see you, and - boots on and keep going! thank you so much, lovely to see you, and be| so much, lovely to see you, and be part of it. there you go, if it doesn't happen, they are going to keep walking. we never doubted it! thank you very much indeed. now, what was your very first car? everybody remembers their first car? everybody remembers their first car. you know what mine was? that went behind me there. not that particular one, but it was one of those. it was bright red, and gorgeous. did it go for years? yes, years, gorgeous. did it go foryears? yes, years, and fresh air. if you have a passion for

classic cars, we have got a real treat for you this morning, because john maguire is at the great british carjourney where an apprentice mechanic has been shortlisted for a national award. mechanic has been shortlisted for a nationalaward. i remember mechanic has been shortlisted for a national award. i remember my mum having one of those, it wasn't pink, but a morris minor. gorgeous! you are riaht, but a morris minor. gorgeous! you are right. jon. _ but a morris minor. gorgeous! you are right. jon. a — but a morris minor. gorgeous! ym. are right, jon, a morris minor, not that french rubbish like sally used to drive! it wouldn't have been this colour, that is one of the 1,000,000th car colours, so your mum was farfrom alone 1,000,000th car colours, so your mum was far from alone in driving 1,000,000th car colours, so your mum was farfrom alone in driving one, one of the most popular british cars of all time. minis, this place tells the story of british engineering, creativity, ingenuity. what is really interesting as we have been saying it is all very well for people of a certain vintage to get excited about these things had to tell stories about cars we used to

have, or that relatives used to have, or that relatives used to have, but a young man who works here, luke henshaw, 19 years old, he is younger than any of the cars here. all of the cars here are older than him. we will meet him later, find out about what he has been up to and why he has a passion for these wonderful british cars. meanwhile, you watch the news, travel and whether where you are, and i will take this for a spin. lucky you, john! that is gorgeous. fantastic. i could watch those all day. have you got any photos of your old 2cv? it was too long ago! they would be in black—and—white. that doesn't matter. we want to see your pictures this morning. if you love restoring classic cars, if you just long for that to make and model of your very

first car, we would love to hear from you, and we would especially love some pictures. you can send us a message on whatsapp. scan the qr code with your camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. and you can send us classic cars on the classic way as well. open for your pictures right now. and we will be back talking about how to restore a classic car. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. bakhmut good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's emerged one in five complaints about violence by police against women and girls involves officers from the met. a report by the national police chief's council looked at allegations over a six—month period from october 2021, with complaints including excessive force

and sexual assault. in response, then met said: "we know we have much more to do and we are working hard to improve so that women and girls feel safe, and have confidence in our service to them." more than a million vapes that don't meet uk regulations, were stopped from entering the country last year through the capital's airports. often used as an alternative to cigarettes, they sometimes exceed the levels of nicotine and sizes allowed. trading standards have described it as the biggest threat to the high street. last year, i seized 1.4 million illegal vapes from the port. if consumers get their hands on these vapes, they could potentially be harmful. if you absorb too much nicotine, it can cause serious harm. you don't know how safe the lithium batteries are. sometimes, these vapes, when you drop them, they open up and release liquid. luton airport has defended the ticket price of its new shuttle after claims its britain's most expensive rail service.

the dart, as it's known, will have a one—way fare of £4.90 for the journey that takes less than 4 minutes. that's more per mile than the heathrow express which goes from paddington. bosses at luton say it's all about convenience. today sees the launch of 12 months of events in croydon as it begins its year as london borough of culture. the official programme will be revealed later and will see international artists, musicians and community groups helping to celebrate the area. travel now and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. severe delays on parts of the central line and minor delays on the bakerloo and jubilee lines. good morning. it's feeling less mild this morning compared to yesterday. any rain will gradually clear to some sunny spells a bit later. now we have a couple of systems moving through. the rain we get this morning, behind it, we're going to see that colder air starting to filter in,

so it will feel chillier compared to yesterday. the rain this morning over higher ground could be wintry — some hail, some sleet, wet snow falling as rain to lower levels. but, like i said, clearing to some sunshine later. temperatures getting up to 10 celsius. overnight tonight, we could just see one or two showers as we head through the evening, but they should clear. clear skies, the wind lighter and, under those clear skies, the temperature is going to get very cold, —5, potentially, overnight. if you get those showers earlier on, we could see some icy stretches in the morning. widespread frost tomorrow. bright start with some sunshine, but you can see we will start to see more cloud and rain arriving as we head through the afternoon and into the evening. it is going to stay unsettled this week, but the temperatures eventually less cold by friday. there is more on the website and social media. including the team rowing the equivalent of the length of the elizabeth line. that's it for now, i'll be back in around an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. a report into how police officers, in england and wales handle complaints of violence made by women and girls has been published for the first time. the national police chiefs' council looked at six months of data, and found in the vast majority of cases no action was taken. the figures also showed more than 1500 officers and staff were accused of violence against women and girls. out of these, 13 people were or would have been sacked, and where cases were finalised, 91% of complaints resulted in no further action. we can speak now to deputy chief constable maggie blyth, the npcc co—ordinator for violence against women and girls. we can start with that figure, first of all, how concerned are you, and

why is that figure so high? goad why is that figure so high? good morninu. why is that figure so high? good morning. these _ why is that figure so high? good morning. these figures - why is that figure so high? good morning. these figures are - why is that figure so high? (13mg. morning. these figures are of course very disturbing to read. behind each one is a real victim and behind each one is a real victim and behind each one is a perpetrator, which is important to understand. i would like to put context around them. this was a snapshot from last year, a six month period and in that time, 45% of the complaints, public complaint cases, were alive and 74% of the internal police misconduct cases were still alive. so in terms of no further action where those included in that period. but what they show is we cannot be complacent and we need robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone who we think is working in the organisation that should not be and who is found guilty of allegations that relate to violence against

women and girls. we take this seriously. the data has been released for the first time nationally so we show each year as we publish how we think we are improving. we think the actions we are putting in place to speed up and be robust in terms of removing anyone from the organisation who should not be there will make differences to women over the next months. d0 differences to women over the next months. , ., differences to women over the next months. _ , , months. do you feel the system is robust enough _ months. do you feel the system is robust enough now? _ months. do you feel the system is robust enough now? i— months. do you feel the system is robust enough now? i think - months. do you feel the system is robust enough now? i think the i robust enough now? i think the chances robust enough now? i think the changes made _ robust enough now? i think the changes made in _ robust enough now? i think the changes made in the _ robust enough now? i think the changes made in the past - robust enough now? i think the changes made in the past year| robust enough now? i think the - changes made in the past year have been significant. all 43 forces have been significant. all 43 forces have been mobilised through their approach to violence against women and girls. we have tightened up vetting and the misconduct systems with a risk assessment, intelligence through counter corruption units, professional standards departments, that join the professional standards departments, thatjoin the dots when complaints come in from the public and also through our own organisations from internal complaints from officers, usually women. they are treated

seriously. most forces have increased the number of investigators in these departments. and this is important, make sure they use investigators who understand how to investigate domestic abuse and serious sexual offences, because that has been proven to make sure these cases come to fruition. we have also recently made submissions to the home office to strengthen the ability of chief constables to dismiss, where we can use accelerated hearings to use them because they show in 95% of cases they resulted in a dismissal when chief constables use the accelerated hearings. and we ask the government to change regulations so anyone convicted of an offence that involves violence against women and girls will be immediately dismissed, because they would never have passed the bar to get into policing. these things are now in place that we think will make important changes. today, if a woman comes forward with

a complaint, how much trust can she have that complaint will be investigated thoroughly? she can have absolute _ investigated thoroughly? she can have absolute trust. _ investigated thoroughly? she can have absolute trust. do _ investigated thoroughly? she can have absolute trust. do you - investigated thoroughly? she can have absolute trust. do you thinkj have absolute trust. do you think there is trust? _ have absolute trust. do you think there is trust? i _ have absolute trust. do you think there is trust? i think _ have absolute trust. do you think there is trust? i think the - have absolute trust. do you think there is trust? i think the trust i there is trust? i think the trust from women — there is trust? i think the trust from women in _ there is trust? i think the trust from women in communities . there is trust? i think the trust i from women in communities has there is trust? i think the trust - from women in communities has been lost in policing and i am disappointed. i will do everything in myjob to bring that trust back as i know leaders and front line officers are doing. i would say to women today, please report anything either as a member of the public or as staff working in policing, report it, because leaders will support you and the investigation that will be under way will be robust. we know we have not always got this right. i think what i want to say to women today, the point of releasing the figures is to show we want to improve, we know where the gaps have been and we are strengthening the way we go around these

investigations. if you talk to any front line officer, we do not want people working in policing who display this behaviour. haifa people working in policing who display this behaviour.- people working in policing who display this behaviour. how do you root out those _ display this behaviour. how do you root out those people? _ display this behaviour. how do you root out those people? three - display this behaviour. how do you | root out those people? three ways. you strengthen _ root out those people? three ways. you strengthen vetting. _ root out those people? three ways. you strengthen vetting. you - root out those people? three ways. you strengthen vetting. you do - root out those people? three ways. you strengthen vetting. you do not| you strengthen vetting. you do not allow them to come into policing. i5 allow them to come into policing. is the problem they are in the police already? the problem they are in the police alread ? ., ,., already? there are some in the olice already? there are some in the police already _ already? there are some in the police already and _ already? there are some in the police already and we _ already? there are some in the police already and we need - already? there are some in the police already and we need to i already? there are some in the i police already and we need to be clear about how we discover that, how we take every intelligence report seriously, every complaint seriously, and investigate it properly. where we have anything that can reach the bar for criminal investigation we do that concurrently with misconduct. to have the means available to dismiss people. those are things where we know we have the people inside and we need to root them out. we are calling upon teams to ensure they can whistle—blowing, they can use integrity lines to anonymously

complain and provide intelligence, and we can see results already because more are coming forward. we think it will get worse before it gets better. we think numbers will increase. but we know we are on a mission to not have people like this working in policing.— working in policing. deputy chief constable, thank _ working in policing. deputy chief constable, thank you. _ working in policing. deputy chief constable, thank you. we - working in policing. deputy chief constable, thank you. we are i working in policing. deputy chief- constable, thank you. we are getting photographs of classic cars. first cars going back to the 60s and 70s. an awful lot of pride. and we are off to cheltenham this morning. john is there. he has a busy, jolly days ahead. you have the place to yourself. this place will fill up later on the opening day. always so much excitement on the opening day. and they are clearly getting ready for

racegoers. around 270,000 coming in the next days. we have a natural amphitheatre where the course runs. you can see why an agrandstand you get a prime spot. you can find your horse in any one of the seven races today, you will be able to follow them around the course. so many talking points. we will see some of the king's horses running. alex ferguson will have horses running. and we will see history made. the first female jockey to win the cheltenham gold cup, rachel blackmore, the signature race at the festival as we build up to that on friday. we will talk later why this festival might feel a little different this year with some changes and different rulings coming into place but also how it will feel different for those racegoers who will be coming down over the next days with changes in the dress code.

before we talk about that, let's reflect on the talking points from the world of sport overnight. and we will take you to a warmer california. indian wells in california where there are two more britsjoining norrie in the next round — but not andy murray. jack draper came out on top in straight sets against the former wimbledon champion. an impressive win from draper, who also beat dan evans. 14 years andy murray's junior. great friends. next up for him, the top seed carlos alcaraz. in the women's draw, it was emma raducanu's biggest victory since her us open triumph in 2021.

the british number one beat world number 13 beatriz haddad maia by two sets to one. a tough test next though, she will play world number one iga swiatek in the last 16. good to see her back to form. falkirk have become the first team from the third tier of scottish football in years to reach the semi—finals of the scottish cup. they will play inverness caledonian thistle in the last four at hampden park after kai kennedy's deflected strike earned a 2—1 win over ayr united. holders rangers will play celtic in the other semi—final. we are not known for our talented baseball. great britain's baseball team made history by winning their first ever match at the world baseball classic. that is the world cup of baseball. 7—5 over columbia.

the countdown is on to the first race of the day at cheltenham. at 1.30. we will hear the cheltenham roar. some of the changes centre on the use of the whip. with new rules coming in midway through the season, which will limit the number of times jockeys can use the whip when riding, to seven. anything more could see a possible disqualification and when the panel sits next tuesday, it means we could see results from cheltenham retrospectively changed. that will have an impact on the wayjockeys are riding. so used to doing things as they have in the past. suddenly this change. somejockeys as they have in the past. suddenly this change. some jockeys liken as they have in the past. suddenly this change. somejockeys liken it to potentially changing rules in cricket, football, midway through the season. it will be something they will have to deal with. and it has proved a big talking point so far in the lead up to this

cheltenham festival. we can get the thoughts from the british race —— racing authority. brute thoughts from the british race -- racing authority.— racing authority. we wanted the “ocke s to racing authority. we wanted the jockeys to think _ racing authority. we wanted the jockeys to think more _ racing authority. we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully. jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it is not a welfare issue. it is about engagement in sport and fairness. we go from jump to flat to jump. we already delayed the implementation significantly. already delayed the implementation sianificantl. �* ., . ., , significantly. another change is the wa eo - le significantly. another change is the way people dress — significantly. another change is the way people dress at _ significantly. another change is the way people dress at cheltenham. l significantly. another change is the i way people dress at cheltenham. they relaxed the dress code. no need potentially for a time this year. the idea it will appeal to a broader range of racegoers by relaxing the dress code, though i imagine plenty will be out to dress to impress with ladies' day on wednesday. and we can speak to ian from the jockey club, who put on the incredible festival here. is there any better feeling than the opening day of the

cheltenham festival? . , cheltenham festival? excitement must be buildinu. cheltenham festival? excitement must be building- it — cheltenham festival? excitement must be building. it is _ cheltenham festival? excitement must be building. it is fantastic. _ cheltenham festival? excitement must be building. it is fantastic. we - be building. it is fantastic. we look forward to the start. four day is a fantasticjump racing. and we have an amazing card today and we will look forward to the start of the meeting. you mention the roar. the atmosphere is wonderful. brute the meeting. you mention the roar. the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talkin: the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talking about — the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talking about some _ the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talking about some of— the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talking about some of the _ the atmosphere is wonderful. we were talking about some of the changes. i talking about some of the changes. jockeys affected by that change and also different for racegoers. it will feel like a different festival. i think it will. we have altered the dress code in essence to bring it to what we have always had here. we never had a dress code at cheltenham and we always welcome everybody and want to be inclusive and that's what we want to do across all the courses. some people will continue to love dressing up and we will see fashionable people here, but for those who want to be casual, they will be welcome. brute those who want to be casual, they will be welcome.— those who want to be casual, they will be welcome. we are not wearing

our tires this — will be welcome. we are not wearing our tires this morning. _ will be welcome. we are not wearing our tires this morning. there - will be welcome. we are not wearing our tires this morning. there is i will be welcome. we are not wearing our tires this morning. there is a i our tires this morning. there is a buzz around cheltenham. there always is when the festival comes to town. give a sense of the wider impact. we know about racegoers and money spent. people who will enjoy a flutter. but what about cheltenham more broadly? is the festival welcomed by people who live here? brute welcomed by people who live here? a are conscious of the community and how we work with the community. we did a recent economic study with gloucester university into the valley of the festival brings to cheltenham and it brought out at £274 million, brought into cheltenham over the festival. that is valuable. we are conscious of a quarter of a million people here, potentially causing a little bit of irritation to residents. this year we worked closely with residents and the local council and police to bring something called love our turf to make sure that when they leave

they behave responsibly and residents are happy with everything that goes on here. i am residents are happy with everything that goes on here.— residents are happy with everything that goes on here. i am sure you are keein: that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an — that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an eye _ that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an eye on — that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an eye on the _ that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an eye on the weather. i that goes on here. i am sure you are keeping an eye on the weather. the| keeping an eye on the weather. the rain is holding. we know if the going gets off it can throw the form book out the window. i know our presenters will keep a keen eye on things. if they are thinking of backing a horse, where do you think we should be putting our money we have fantastic racing. i am we should be putting our money we have fantastic racing.— have fantastic racing. i am the worst tipster _ have fantastic racing. i am the worst tipster but _ have fantastic racing. i am the worst tipster but i _ have fantastic racing. i am the worst tipster but i look - have fantastic racing. i am the | worst tipster but i look forward have fantastic racing. i am the i worst tipster but i look forward to seeing constitution hill. and it is wonderful to have three fantastic mares challenging almost a second champion hurdle. brilliant to see those two races but i would love to see constitution hill prove the horse we think he is. but see constitution hill prove the horse we think he is.— see constitution hill prove the horse we think he is. but it will not be horse we think he is. but it will rrot be good — horse we think he is. but it will not be good value. _ horse we think he is. but it will not be good value. very - horse we think he is. but it will not be good value. very shorti horse we think he is. but it will- not be good value. very short odds, proving popular. thank you. you will

have to battle it out between yourselves who is back in constitution hill today. studio: you will have a battle on your hands. when you gave the weather forecast, your hands. when you gave the weatherforecast, i saw your hands. when you gave the weather forecast, i saw carol grimacing. do that face. yes. explain why. we have a band of rain, sleet and snow ahead. today we look at a cold start. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and some wintry showers. it is breezy. some, it is windy. these are the temperatures if you are just stepping out. further south, temperatures if you are just stepping out. furthersouth, not quite in the cold air yet because the weather front hasn't moved south but when it does the cold air will filter south. but when it does the cold air will filtersouth. by but when it does the cold air will filter south. by the end today, many in the cold air. by tomorrow, we are back into the mild air. and also

through friday and into saturday. the temperatures this week are topsy—turvy. this is the band of cloud, rain and sleet and snow heading south. any snow is mostly going to be in the hills and behind it dry weather, sunshine, wintry showers across the north of scotland. again, a noticeable brisk wind here. and feeling cold because of that wind. further wintry showers in northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and north—west wales. most of the snow will be on the hills. in some of these we could see it getting to lower levels. as well as hail and thunder and lightning. still cold in the north. 1—5. thunder and lightning. still cold in the north. 1—5 . as we come south, it turns colder behind the weather front. and cold generally than yesterday. this evening and overnight, the weather front continues southwards. then we have

clear skies. wintry showers in the north—west of scotland. cloud waiting in the wings. that will introduce more rain tomorrow. it will be a cold night. in sheltered glens in the highlands, temperatures could fall down to minus 10—11. a widespread frost. where we have precipitation, the risk of ice. a lot of sunshine tomorrow morning. showers in northern scotland. and then the rain preceded by cloud and hill snow in wales, north—west england, western parts of scotland. in scotland, some of it could get down to lower levels. but mild air following behind. thanks. rain. a uk team of engineers are travelling to the earthquake zone in turkey,

to assess why so many buildings collapsed. turkish engineers already on the ground, have provided them with proof of inferior building materials being used in construction. the uk team will produce a report in a matter of weeks, designed to improve seismic safety when the area is rebuilt. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. the devastation of last month's earthquake. more than 50,000 people lost their lives as buildings collapsed in the biggest earthquake to hit the region in almost a century. now, an investigation is beginning to try and find some answers amongst the wreckage. so how many buildings did you actually end up serving as a team? professor emily sow is leading the earthquake engineering field investigation team or e—fit. structural engineers in the uk and turkey are working together to assess the damage. someone who's been there.

they have been taking some samples of concrete and has found large pebbles embedded in it. do you think they got these aggregates locally because it's got lots of rivers around? yeah, all of them taken from the river. the river pebbles shouldn't be there. they weaken the structure. she's also found some still bars as smooth instead of ridged, which means the concrete doesn't cling to them again, reducing the strength. this kind of in—depth analysis can only be done by having experts on the ground. it's important to get the full picture rather thanjust looking at a snapshot of a single asset or a single building. because the successes of the ones that are still intact and perform perfectly well is as important as its neighbours that have collapsed, and actually having that distribution. having that overview is really key to what we do and what can learn from this earthquake. but the collapse of some buildings isn't because of poor construction. in some areas, the ground movement was so great it exceeded what the buildings had been designed to withstand. and in others, a process

called liquefaction turns the ground into a heavy fluid, like very wet sand. a telltale sign of this is a building that's toppled over. at the engineering company arup computer simulations show why some buildings fail. we're starting to see more movement in the columns. this part of the building is moving more. the connection with the central core has failed. that part has collapsed. this part has collapsed. the building has performed really, really badly. but buildings can be designed to withstand seismic events. we can see the performance of the columns and the beams and the floors and the ceilings, and everything remains intact. so that's a clean bill of health. the basic design principle is to allow some form of damage within the building. that damage absorbs the energy of the earthquake, means the building will move a little bit more. things were cracked, but generally the building will survive, and that's the sort of the baseline. how do you construct buildings in an earthquake zone?

the vertical columns should be stronger than the horizontal beams. it means the upper storeys are supported, so you don't get what's called pancaking — where one layer collapses on top of another. dampers can be added too. they act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings can be fitted underneath the building. they absorb the energy of the earthquake so it doesn't transfer to the structure above. but all of this costs money. and retrofitting an older building can be even more expensive. with so much destruction, there's a huge task ahead. it will take years of careful planning to rebuild. the hope is that the findings of this investigation will ensure this kind of devastation is not seen again. rebecca morelle, bbc news. we will keep across that expedition and what they find out. do you remember

getting yourfirst car? has it since become a classic? no. it is on the scrapheap. the thrill of yourfirst car, no. it is on the scrapheap. the thrill of your first car, maybe restoring it years later, you cannot beat it. a lot of people are mad about it. we watched by a lot of petrol heads, you can see our inbox. john maguire is in ambergate at the great british carjourney — where an apprentice mechanic has done just that and been shortlisted for a national award. are you in there somewhere, john? we are in here. surrounded by all sorts of fascinating idiosyncratic cars. this is a 20s rolls—royce that belonged to baden powell, the founder of the scout movement. and that it founder of the scout movement. and thatitis founder of the scout movement. and that it is why it has this on top and not the usual bonnet decoration. it was given to him by the scout

association after scouts each donated a penny. can you imagine they raised enough money? there are fascinating cars and ordinary cars that tell not only their story and the car industry, but our story, because we remember them well. this bentley belonged to eltonjohn. you flip this up to open the boot. unsurprisingly, two massive amps in the back. apparently, when you switch it on you can hear rocket man played 20 miles down the road. luke henshaw. richard usher set up this place. luke, you are the apprentice. up place. luke, you are the apprentice. up for this tourism award which is exciting. up for this tourism award which is excitina. ~ ., ., up for this tourism award which is excitina. ~ . ., , ., up for this tourism award which is excitina. ~ . ., ., ~' up for this tourism award which is excitina. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., exciting. what are you working on? we have been _ exciting. what are you working on? we have been cleaning _ exciting. what are you working on? we have been cleaning this - exciting. what are you working on? we have been cleaning this out i exciting. what are you working on? we have been cleaning this out and have finished it, popping the air filter back on, nothing like a modern airfilter. the filter back on, nothing like a modern air filter. the carburettor is clean and it should run as well as it did from the factory. the award comes _ as it did from the factory. the award comes about _ as it did from the factory. the award comes about because the garage to the side, that is where you work,

five days a week, and people come to chat to you? obviously your passion as well. none of these cars... all of these cars were made before you were born. ~ ., , of these cars were made before you were born-— were born. where does the passion come from? _ were born. where does the passion come from? my — were born. where does the passion come from? my father. _ were born. where does the passion come from? my father. he - were born. where does the passion come from? my father. he had i were born. where does the passion come from? my father. he had a i come from? my father. he had a classic carfrom when come from? my father. he had a classic car from when i was younger and i have gone from there. i wanted to do an apprenticeship because my brothers did that. it is inspiration from my family and found this and it was a dream apprenticeship. iloathed from my family and found this and it was a dream apprenticeship. what is it about older— was a dream apprenticeship. what is it about older cars _ was a dream apprenticeship. what is it about older cars that _ was a dream apprenticeship. what is it about older cars that get _ was a dream apprenticeship. what is it about older cars that get you i it about older cars that get you excited? , , . , , ., excited? the simplicity, but more satis in: excited? the simplicity, but more satisfying to _ excited? the simplicity, but more satisfying to work _ excited? the simplicity, but more satisfying to work on. _ excited? the simplicity, but more satisfying to work on. when i excited? the simplicity, but more satisfying to work on. when you l excited? the simplicity, but more l satisfying to work on. when you get them running, it is different to a modern car. you do notjust for parts, you reengineer them. you cannot get— parts, you reengineer them. you cannot get them _ parts, you reengineerthem. you cannot get them any more. anybody who has opened their modern car's bonnet, they will be amazed at the amount of space in here. essen bonnet, they will be amazed at the amount of space in here. even some wood at the — amount of space in here. even some wood at the back. _ amount of space in here. even some wood at the back. they _ amount of space in here. even some wood at the back. they are - amount of space in here. even some wood at the back. they are easy i amount of space in here. even some wood at the back. they are easy to i wood at the back. they are easy to work on. when you get used to it.

easy compared to a modern car for space. also, the principles are the same butjust a lot more basic on these cars. same butjust a lot more basic on these cars-— same butjust a lot more basic on these cars. ~ ., . , ., , these cars. well done. when you set this lace these cars. well done. when you set this place up. _ these cars. well done. when you set this place up. we _ these cars. well done. when you set this place up, we were _ these cars. well done. when you set this place up, we were here - these cars. well done. when you set this place up, we were here at i these cars. well done. when you set this place up, we were here at the i this place up, we were here at the time. did you think, i want new blood, to take on an apprentice? it was a mission for the old car movement to engage with younger people _ movement to engage with younger people. luke has been a dream employee — people. luke has been a dream employee and i'm not saying it because — employee and i'm not saying it because he is here! he has thrown everything — because he is here! he has thrown everything into it. he goes away a week— everything into it. he goes away a week every— everything into it. he goes away a week every month to do his course in bicester— week every month to do his course in bicester and — week every month to do his course in bicester and he talks to customers, which _ bicester and he talks to customers, which is _ bicester and he talks to customers, which is why he is up for this award because _ which is why he is up for this award because they lean over and want to talk about— because they lean over and want to talk about the car they have 40 years _ talk about the car they have 40 years ago— talk about the car they have 40 years ago and he stands there patiently— years ago and he stands there patiently and listens to old people like me _ patiently and listens to old people like me wittering on about their cars _ like me wittering on about their cars i'm — like me wittering on about their cars. i'm surprised he gets work done _ cars. i'm surprised he gets work done we — cars. i'm surprised he gets work done. we do wonder what he is doing, sometimes! _ done. we do wonder what he is doing, sometimes! it is fantastic and we hope _ sometimes! it is fantastic and we hope to— sometimes! it is fantastic and we hope to have another apprentice soon

because _ hope to have another apprentice soon because i_ hope to have another apprentice soon because i am afraid luke will probably— because i am afraid luke will probably graduate now he is a media star. probably graduate now he is a media star~ fif— probably graduate now he is a media star. .., , probably graduate now he is a media star. _, , ., , probably graduate now he is a media star. , ., , . star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you — star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you get _ star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you get back _ star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you get back to _ star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you get back to the - star. of course. thanks very much. i will let you get back to the air- will let you get back to the air filter. david, come around this austin seven, just in case you did not realise what it was. do you see what i mean about ordinary cars. the ford mondeo. the lotus. not the one that turned into a submarine in the james bond film. i want to show you the ford fiesta, which is apparently carol kirkwood's first car. i can imagine her driving around the highlands, refusing to put the windscreen wipers on so she could examine the snowflakes and rain on the bonnet. i can visualise her doing that a couple of years ago in scotland. back to you in the studio. studio: stopping to study the local cloud formation. i think you are right. brilliant and well done to luke henshaw.

fingers crossed on the nomination. you have got in touch with pictures of your classic cars. chris sent a picture of his mg from 1953, restored by his late fatherjohn. chris said it shows three generations with his dad. chris and his son finlay. how amazing. i have another picture from junein amazing. i have another picture from june in northumberland. she sent a picture of her ford anglia. she said it was the first car back in the 605. my husband has passed away now, she says, but she has memories of that car. it was ourjoy, 5he she says, but she has memories of that car. it was ourjoy, she says. another viewer from north yorkshire sent this picture of gertrude. i love this. 1974 land rover that is still going strong and i5 love this. 1974 land rover that is still going strong and is used weakly. i love it when the car has a name. gertrude. did your car have a name? my first car was called claud.

it was french. it is coming up to eight o'clock. keep the pictures coming. we have loved having them. we have hundreds but we will show you some more. you asked for them. the headlines are coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... the headlines. police forces not acting on complaints of violence on women by officers — a new report shows in nine out of ten cases no action was taken in england and wales. scary.

the fact that he's had little control of himself, and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. convicted paedophile gary glitter is recalled to prison just weeks after he was released. it's the "back to work budget" says the chancellor. unemployment is low, but there are jobs that need filling. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and you think, i will ring someone, but it's still not the same as having someone there to talk to. welcome to day one of the cheltenham festival, four days of thrilling

racing, but a very different festival in many ways both for the jockeys and the racegoers here. good morning. it is a cold start on the day with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, and widespread frost. for many of us it will be a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, and a brisk wind. i will have all the details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday 14th of march. our main story. new figures show the overwhelming majority of police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls in a six—month period faced no penalty or further action. the data from the national police chiefs' council covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. less than 1% of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. wayne couzens, the police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard.

david carrick, like couzens, a firearms officer with the metropolitan force, and a serial rapist. their crimes have shone a spotlight on the issue of officers suspected and accused of violence against women and girls, and how they're dealt with. this woman's former partner is a firearms officer with the west yorkshire force. alice, and this is not her real name to protect her identity, says he subjected her to sexual violence and emotional abuse. i think it's scary. the fact that he's had little control of himself and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. because clearly you think he should not be a serving police officer? i think it's a very dangerous individual. alice says she made a series of complaints about her ex partner to west yorkshire police, but she says no action was taken. after the bbc asked the force

for a response, he was suspended. the force says it's referred its conduct in alice's case to the police watchdog, and it stressed its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. when it comes to complaints, today's report by police chiefs shows that over a six—month period, more than 1,500 officers and staff were accused of violence against women and girls. just 13 people were or would have been sacked, and where cases were finalised, 91% of complaints resulted in no further action. we're looking at everything from perhaps use of force when a woman is arrested through to rape, domestic abuse, something much more serious. so in a six—month period, it's often easier to wrap up an investigation, and understand the outcome of it. where something is very serious, it takes a lot longer to investigate. police chiefs say forces have to do more to tackle all violence against women and girls.

it's basically ptsd. .. in barnsley, deborahjones has set up a support group, resolute, to help women who've suffered domestic abuse. all of the women at this meeting have to be anonymous for their own safety. they share their experiences of dealing with the police. i found out in october who the officer was in charge of my investigation. i didn't get any more contact from her untiljanuary. she didn't respond to any of my messages. he assaulted me, tried to strangle me, and i was covered in bruises on my neck and my chest. a member of the public called the police, but the police didn't even take me back home. how did you think you were treated as in terms of things _ being explained to you, what was happening? l the police officer that i had at first admitted to me that she wasn't domestic violence trained. she was firearms. the second one, she was a lot better, but the first one, it was just horrendous.

their local force, south yorkshire, says it's regularly listening to victims and delivering specialised training to growing numbers of offices and staff. june kelly, bbc news. the convicted paedophile and former pop star gary glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions. the 78—year—old singer, whose real name is paul gadd, was released in february after serving half of his 16—year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls. gary glitter was jailed in 2016 for attempted rape, crimes going back to

the 19705. thejudge attempted rape, crimes going back to the 19705. the judge described attempted rape, crimes going back to the 19705. thejudge described his abuse of a girl under ten is appalling. he had been imprisoned before, in 1997 computer engineers at this bristol store discovered indecent images on his computer hard drive. he was jailed for two months. he then went abroad, and in 2002 was expeued he then went abroad, and in 2002 was expelled from cambodia made six crime allegations. in 2006 he was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in vietnam, and spent two and a half years injail. he returned to the uk in 2008, and was forced to sign the six offenders register. his past finally caught up with him. the glam rock pop star was arrested under operation yew tree, the investigation launched by the met in 2012 in the wake of thejimmy savile scandal. that led to his trial and conviction. a man has died after a gas explosion at a house in swansea.

three others were injured after the blast in the morriston area of the city, which shook houses miles away. tomos morgan is in swansea for us this morning. what is the latest? just in the last few moments, lorries have arrived to start taking away the rubble from the destruction that happened yesterday. as you mentioned, this explosion happened just before midday yesterday. you can see the devastation that it has caused here, reducing one home to complete rubble, extensively damaging other housing. and just look at how much rubble is strewn all over the road here in swansea. but the other side effect of this explosion yesterday as the damage it has done to the surrounding houses as well. you can see the roofs, windows blown out, and they will be in temporary accommodation for quite some time as their homes are

reconstructed and made safe again after what has happened here. the rescue operation has finished, you mentioned a body was taken out of the wreckage yesterday. three other people were taken straight to hospital, two were discharged, one is still in hospital as things stand. the investigation into what happened and why continuous, and we were waiting to hear some sort of update from the gas providers in the area, wales and west utilities, later this morning, and any further updates i will let you know as soon as we get them as well.— updates i will let you know as soon as we get them as well. tomos, thank ou. the as we get them as well. tomos, thank you- the number— as we get them as well. tomos, thank you. the number of _ as we get them as well. tomos, thank you. the number ofjob _ as we get them as well. tomos, thank you. the number of job vacancies i as we get them as well. tomos, thank you. the number of job vacancies has | you. the number ofjob vacancies has fallen, but remains high at more than 1.1 million. the figures come ahead of the budget tomorrow, when the chancellor is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work. some businesses have blamed economic pressures for recruitment problems. a storm that has ripped through malawi has left at least 99 people

dead and overwhelmed rescue teams there. the government has declared a state of emergency following tropical scorn fredy. brown water swept away homes, and planes and helicopters cannot fly due to relentless rain and winds. rescuers are using shovels to try to find survivors buried in the mud. the uk, the us and australia have agreed details of a security pact aimed at countering china's influence in the indo—pacific region, with a new fleet of nuclear—powered submarines. the aukus agreement will see the us provide canberra with submarines, before a new model is built for the uk and australian navies. these include reactors made by rolls—royce in the uk. the first set of stamps bearing the silhouette of king charles alongside popular garden flowers have been released by the royal mail.

bright and colourful, that is what we need this morning. the flowers are said to reflect the fact that the monarch is a passionate gardener. some flowers. i wonder if thatis gardener. some flowers. i wonder if that is a clue about what is coming next. brate fuschias! how good is ourfuture next. brate fuschias! how good is our future —looking, next. brate fuschias! how good is ourfuture —looking, carol? we have a few wintry showers, good morning, everybody. forthe a few wintry showers, good morning, everybody. for the next couple of days it will be colder than it has been, especially across the south where we have held onto the mild air, but then it turns rainey on thursday. this is the picture at the moment, wintry showers piling on across the north of scotland. the other wintry showers that you see are mostly over the hills, but in some of the heavy showers we have seen a little at lower levels as well. generally speaking we are looking at a mixture of rain, sleet

and hill snow. this will continue to move away as we go through the course of the day, leaving behind at a fair bit of sunshine, but further wintry showers across the country and into north—west wales. continue across the north of scotland, quite across the north of scotland, quite a brisk wind here taking the edge of the temperature. it will feel cold, and as we go through the day, all these showers very slowly slip southwards. eventually that cold air makes its way right the way down to the far south of england, but it is going to be colder here than it was yesterday. here comes that clutch of wintry net as it pushes southwards, clear skies following on behind, further wintry showers across the far north of scotland, and under blue skies it will be cold with a widespread frost, and the risk of ice. it could in parts of the highlands reach —10 —11. thank you very much indeed, carol.

former england and leicester tigers rugby player tom youngs tragically lost his wife tiffany to blood cancer injune. since then the sporting world has rallied behind tom and his nine—year old daughter, maisie. our sports reporterjames burridge has been speaking to tom about what this support means. the toughest moments, they are just so raw. they'rejust so, so raw. it's not fair, it's not right, but it's happened. you know, you can't keep getting angry about something, because i don't...| don't see the advantages of living life like that. commentator: tom youngs. and it's a captain's contribution for tom youngs. tom youngs played rugby for leicester tigers, england and the british and irish lions. but when his wife tiffany was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer, he stepped away from rugby

to care for her. i made sure as a family, as me, maisie, made sure it was the happiest it could be. but, you know, it was not easy at all. and i don't want to hide away from that. i don't want to make it like a fairy tale, because it wasn't. there had been quite a lot of episodes where we'd been going to hospital and coming back, and i was picking maisie up from school and saying mummy�*s in hospital. and shejust said to me, daddy, why do we always have to go away? and ijust said to her, look, unfortunately, you know, mummy is not very well, as you know. kids are so black and white, and she was like, "well, is mummy going to die? and you have to answer. one thing i've learnt over my time, you have to answer them so black and white, as well. and ijust said, "yes, unfortunately, she is." that moment, it was a very tough moment, as anyone can imagine, and maisie reacted in the way i thought she would and was very, very upset and very angry. but, you know, not an easy day at all, but something...

i think me and tiff always wanted to be honest with her with what was going on. so i think it's important to be honest so that she could understand, maisie could deal with it. she could still have the conversation with tiff about things, which she did. and i think, because of that, we're probably in a better spot with maisie now. tiffany was first diagnosed in 2014. after a period in remission, cancer returned. she died injune 2022. i think the loneliness is probably the one which really gets you. it wasn't till that probably the dark nights came in. so i'm talking wintertime. so as a farm round here, we slow down quite a lot in the winter. we don't have as much work on and it gets dark at four o'clock. and you think, i'll ring someone. so you start ringing people and stuff like that. but, then, you know, it's still not the same. it's still not the same as having someone there to talk to alongside you. but i have learned that, i have gone through that, i am better for that experience,

because my reflection on life is better. shortly after tiffany's death, leicester won the premiership. tom took maisie to watch at twickenham, and the tigers rallied behind their former team—mate. i got to go onto the pitch and lift the trophy. so i got a real... i had such a low, low, low to then a massive high watching the leicester boys win a trophy. i think we all find that sport can give you so much, at times, and it gave me a massive boost there at that moment. and then with maisie running around with her cousins and stuff like that, and the support. i just felt so supported and, you know, ifelt like it's going to be all right, we're going we're going to get through this. i think, also, tiff has to take full credit, as well, that her resilience she showed in her battle against it, as well, helps you move forward, as well. since his retirement,

tom is now back working on the family farm in norfolk. very lucky to have the farm as a thing to do. i want to work, i want to do that. i think when you go through something like i've gone through, you want tojump in and get going, you know. because if you sit around and think too much, you drive yourself crazy. so, straight on with the harvest on the combine, i was — and i love that. you know, lock the world away when i close the door and have my own thoughts. you know, some people were worried about me being on my own quite a lot, but, actually, on reflection, it was the best thing i could have done. if you try and stop life, i think you get yourself in a real pickle. and, yeah, i've had days where, you know, you sit there and you think how did i get through the day? but you did, and you've got to be proud of that little step. you did it. you may not have wanted to, but you got through it. ten months on, tom and maisie are getting through it together, taking it one step at a time. i think with a little girl of nine years old, as well, you have a responsibility to make sure she enjoys life, as well. make sure she understands that,

yes, it's really bad, but that's what life can do to you. and if you get that right, you know, you make one very resilient little girl who understands life far earlier than she should have done. but you make someone who probably, hopefully, will go and achieve a lot in life and get it right. and there are people watching this who, sadly, are probably going through something pretty similar. yeah. what advice would you give them? never lose hope. the days get easier. life moves forward. and you never should lose hope in that. and the fact that you can enjoy life and not feel guilty about it, at the same time, and that's all part of the grieving stages of getting through it. well, tom is here on the so for now along with leicester tigers coach will findlay. he is taking on a huge

challenge this weekend in tiffany's memory. we had to check the numbers. you are going to run 250 kilometres, more than 150 miles, in 50 hours? yes, we are going to try to continue tiff's_ yes, we are going to try to continue tiff's legacy. — yes, we are going to try to continue tiff's legacy, and we are going to run one _ tiff's legacy, and we are going to run one metre for every person who is living _ run one metre for every person who is living with — run one metre for every person who is living with blood cancer in the uk. is living with blood cancer in the uk that — is living with blood cancer in the uk that is _ is living with blood cancer in the uk. that is 250,000 people. we did it in 50 _ uk. that is 250,000 people. we did it in 50 hours, because we want it to be _ it in 50 hours, because we want it to be a _ it in 50 hours, because we want it to be a challenge, not something we are definitely going to do, but something we will give a real good shot at. _ something we will give a real good shot at, and hopefully raise awareness and vital funds for blood cancer~ _ awareness and vital funds for blood cancer. we — awareness and vital funds for blood cancer. ~ ., ~' awareness and vital funds for blood cancer. ~ . ~ ., , ., cancer. we will talk a bit more about the _ cancer. we will talk a bit more about the challenge _ cancer. we will talk a bit more about the challenge in - cancer. we will talk a bit more about the challenge in a i cancer. we will talk a bit more i about the challenge in a moment, cancer. we will talk a bit more - about the challenge in a moment, but tom, what does that mean, the fact that he is prepared to do that? crazy, isn't it? obviously ran half marathons last year through november, raised over £40,000 for

blood cancer. i think now, doing this challenge, unbelievable effort from him. forsome this challenge, unbelievable effort from him. for some reason, you enjoy it, and fair play, keeping up the support and raising money in tiff's name and helping others is the key thing. name and helping others is the key thin. �* ., ., . , thing. and tom, how much is it helinu thing. and tom, how much is it helping you _ thing. and tom, how much is it helping you for— thing. and tom, how much is it helping you for you _ thing. and tom, how much is it helping you for you to - thing. and tom, how much is it helping you for you to keep i thing. and tom, how much is it helping you for you to keep the j helping you for you to keep the profile of this campaign going, and for you to see others being helped? i think it is massive. it is difficult to talk about, i'm not going to deny that, but at the same time if it helps others who were in a similar situation, fantastic, because it is not an easy place to be. it is a tough place to be, and thatis be. it is a tough place to be, and that is life, unfortunately, and if you are helping others in that toughness, then that is great. you sa it is toughness, then that is great. you say it is rrot _ toughness, then that is great. you say it is rrot easy _ toughness, then that is great. you say it is not easy to _ toughness, then that is great. you say it is not easy to talk about. is there any part of you that even though it is really difficult to do that film with us and to sit here on the sofa this morning, does it help in some way, is there a sense of relief when you have unburdened all of that and share that, and then other people share their stories with you? i

other people share their stories with ou? ~ ., , with you? i think that is the difference _ with you? i think that is the difference there, _ with you? i think that is the difference there, you i with you? i think that is the difference there, you get i with you? i think that is the i difference there, you get other people open up to you because you have opened up, you show vulnerability in people open up to you, and it is a sense of they feel relaxed and talking to you about it, which is fantastic. ll relaxed and talking to you about it, which is fantastic. it is relaxed and talking to you about it, which is fantastic.— which is fantastic. it is certainly helinu which is fantastic. it is certainly helping peeple. _ which is fantastic. it is certainly helping people, we _ which is fantastic. it is certainly helping people, we have - which is fantastic. it is certainly helping people, we have had i which is fantastic. it is certainly| helping people, we have had an amazing response already. an e—mail here from samantha. thank you for getting in touch. she said that her husband died in august last year to stomach cancer, and that your take on life, tom, and how you have dealt with grief, is exactly the same as hers. she also has a daughter who is four years old, and your comment in the film just then, she says your daughter is resilient, it really resonated with her as she tries to think about how she gets through this as a family, because you are not just dealing this as a family, because you are notjust dealing with yourself, you are doing it for both of you. massively, and there is a wider framework to that. you drop a stone in the water, there is a ripple effect, and the big thing for us, for me is to get maisie through

this. there will be huge challenges along the way, but hopefully as i said in the film, she will get an understanding of how fragile life is, and hopefully she will get that and will understand and be tougher and will understand and be tougher and better when she walks into the real world, when she leaves school and goes into the real world. find and goes into the real world. and how is she _ and goes into the real world. and how is she at _ and goes into the real world. and how is she at the moment? all i and goes into the real world. and i how is she at the moment? all right. mother's day — how is she at the moment? all right. mother's day is _ how is she at the moment? all right. mother's day is just _ how is she at the moment? all right. mother's day isjust around _ how is she at the moment? all right. mother's day isjust around the - mother's day is just around the corner, a tricky one, but on the whole she doing well. school have been fantastic. i have fantastic friends and family around me, who just continually support us, and we are doing well. just continually support us, and we are doing well-— are doing well. going through the numbers of— are doing well. going through the numbers of your _ are doing well. going through the numbers of your epic _ are doing well. going through the numbers of your epic challenge, l are doing well. going through the - numbers of your epic challenge, what have you learned about blood cancer through doing this research? because the number of people suffering with thatis the number of people suffering with that is much higher than i think you had imagined. that that is much higher than i think you had imagined-— that is much higher than i think you had imagined. that is the thing, 50% of --eole had imagined. that is the thing, 5096 of people couldn't _ had imagined. that is the thing, 5096 of people couldn't name _ had imagined. that is the thing, 5096 of people couldn't name a _ had imagined. that is the thing, 5096 of people couldn't name a single - of people couldn't name a single symptom — of people couldn't name a single symptom of blood cancer, and it is the biggest killer amongst children and the _ the biggest killer amongst children and the third biggest amongst adults. — and the third biggest amongst adults, so it is so prevalent out there _ adults, so it is so prevalent out there that _ adults, so it is so prevalent out there that research is so vital, so

one day— there that research is so vital, so one day we — there that research is so vital, so one day we hope people aren't losing their lives_ one day we hope people aren't losing their lives because of it. how one day we hope people aren't losing their lives because of it.— their lives because of it. how can --eole their lives because of it. how can people support — their lives because of it. how can people sopport you? _ their lives because of it. how can people support you? we - their lives because of it. how can people support you? we will- their lives because of it. how can| people support you? we will start frida at people support you? we will start friday at 10am, _ people support you? we will start friday at 10am, this _ people support you? we will start friday at 10am, this friday, - people support you? we will start friday at 10am, this friday, at i people support you? we will startj friday at 10am, this friday, at the home _ friday at 10am, this friday, at the home of— friday at 10am, this friday, at the home of leicester tigers. and we are going _ home of leicester tigers. and we are going to _ home of leicester tigers. and we are going to hopefully be finished on the sunday, so people can come down, come _ the sunday, so people can come down, come and _ the sunday, so people can come down, come and support. we are encouraging people _ come and support. we are encouraging people to _ come and support. we are encouraging people to come during daylight hours 'ust people to come during daylight hours just for— people to come during daylight hours just for safety, but there is also a 'ust just for safety, but there is also a just giving — just for safety, but there is also a just giving page where people can donate, _ just giving page where people can donate, we have put online the 250 and 50 _ donate, we have put online the 250 and 50 challenge.— and 50 challenge. taute so to exlain and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it _ and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it in — and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it in a _ and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it in a little _ and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it in a little bit - and 50 challenge. taute so to explain it in a little bit more l explain it in a little bit more detail. you're going to be running, don't laugh, tom. five k... every hour? , ., , don't laugh, tom. five k... every hour? , . , , ., hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to — hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do _ hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do 5k, _ hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do 5k, so _ hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do 5k, so we're - hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do 5k, so we're going i hour? yes, that is right, every hour we want to do 5k, so we're going to encourage — we want to do 5k, so we're going to encourage people to come and join us, because everybody can run 5k, they can _ us, because everybody can run 5k, they can come and join us for one.

there _ they can come and join us for one. there is_ they can come and join us for one. there is a — they can come and join us for one. there is a little bit of sleep built in, there is a little bit of sleep built in. but _ there is a little bit of sleep built in. but it— there is a little bit of sleep built in, but it will be a case of short naps, _ in, but it will be a case of short naps, ten— in, but it will be a case of short naps, ten or— in, but it will be a case of short naps, ten or15 in, but it will be a case of short naps, ten or 15 minutes, and then back_ naps, ten or 15 minutes, and then hackon— naps, ten or 15 minutes, and then back on my— naps, ten or 15 minutes, and then back on my feet.— naps, ten or 15 minutes, and then back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you — back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would _ back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would get _ back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would get you - back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would get you to - back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would get you to do i back on my feet. they will shake you and wake you would get you to do it | and wake you would get you to do it again? and wake you would get you to do it auain? .,. , and wake you would get you to do it auain? , ., ., , again? exactly that. that is so important _ again? exactly that. that is so important why _ again? exactly that. that is so important why we _ again? exactly that. that is so important why we are - again? exactly that. that is so important why we are doing i again? exactly that. that is so | important why we are doing it, again? exactly that. that is so - important why we are doing it, that whatever— important why we are doing it, that whatever i— important why we are doing it, that whatever i am going through for that 50 hours is_ whatever i am going through for that 50 hours is nothing compared to what these _ 50 hours is nothing compared to what these people are living with blood cancer _ these people are living with blood cancer going through everyday. and intensive cancer going through everyday. situc intensive training, how do you prepare for something like that? that is a good question. ask me sunday— that is a good question. ask me sunday afternoon! try to run as much as you _ sunday afternoon! try to run as much as you can, _ sunday afternoon! try to run as much as you can, i— sunday afternoon! try to run as much as you can, i run before work, after work, _ as you can, i run before work, after work. i_ as you can, i run before work, after work. i had — as you can, i run before work, after work. i had a — as you can, i run before work, after work, i had a few days back in wales, — work, i had a few days back in wales, nry— work, i had a few days back in wales, my mum and dad, which was great, _ wales, my mum and dad, which was great, and _ wales, my mum and dad, which was great, and we got out and ran up some— great, and we got out and ran up some hills — great, and we got out and ran up some hills i_ great, and we got out and ran up some hills. ifeel good, ifeel prepared, _ some hills. ifeel good, ifeel prepared, and we are ready to get into it _ prepared, and we are ready to get into it now — prepared, and we are ready to get into it now— into it now. tom, are you going to be able to — into it now. tom, are you going to be able to go _ into it now. tom, are you going to be able to go and _ into it now. tom, are you going to be able to go and support - into it now. tom, are you going to be able to go and support this - be able to go and support this weekend? l be able to go and support this weekend?— be able to go and support this weekend? ., ., , ., weekend? i am hoping to get there, i miaht trot weekend? i am hoping to get there, i might trot a — weekend? i am hoping to get there, i might trot a few— weekend? i am hoping to get there, i might trot a few kilometres. - weekend? i am hoping to get there, i might trot a few kilometres. fair - might trot a few kilometres. fair play. might trot a few kilometres. fair play, he is working as well and doing all these other bits and bobs, and to dedicate yourself to do this

unbelievable effort, fair play. for su ort unbelievable effort, fair play. for support from the rugby family has been amazing. it is support from the rugby family has been amazing-— been amazing. it is huge. i was sa inc been amazing. it is huge. i was sa in: in been amazing. it is huge. i was saying in the — been amazing. it is huge. i was saying in the film, _ been amazing. it is huge. i was saying in the film, when - been amazing. it is huge. i was saying in the film, when i - been amazing. it is huge. i was saying in the film, when i got l been amazing. it is huge. i was l saying in the film, when i got the opportunity which i didn't really want to go on the pitch, because thatis want to go on the pitch, because that is the kind of guy i am, i did feel like this massive lift, it was a wonderful thing, and people do this and just lift you. that was unbelievable, a bit of closure on my career there as well, and lifting maisie out. it was a special moment. fantastic for her to feel that sense of support as well. she fantastic for her to feel that sense of support as well.— fantastic for her to feel that sense l of support as well._ thank of support as well. she does. thank ou both of support as well. she does. thank you both so — of support as well. she does. thank you both so much, _ of support as well. she does. thank you both so much, and _ of support as well. she does. thank you both so much, and good - of support as well. she does. thank you both so much, and good luck, l you both so much, and good luck, well. we will find out how you will be doing. we are with you through the telly. we will be watching! we have no doubt at all. brea kfast breakfast here on bbc one this morning until quarter past nine, and thatis morning until quarter past nine, and that is when moni live taking over

from us. sam and gethin can tell us what they have in store.— what they have in store. good morning- _ what they have in store. good morning. plenty _ what they have in store. good morning. plenty of— what they have in store. good morning. plenty of inspiration j what they have in store. (ems. morning. plenty of inspiration for my dance challenge coming up. coming up on morning live. right now, people are facing unprecedented levels of stress. whether it's ongoing money pressures, worries about what tomorrow's budget will bring, or even the war in ukraine, if anxiety is eating you up, dr xand explains why it could be down to your gut. the relationship between what you eat and how you feel is now clearer than ever. i'll be telling you how food and mood are linked and why big a holiday may help. and even with money tight, it hasn't stopped people booking trips away. travel expert simon calder tells us how flying from across the border could save you money. also, closer to home, paralympian ellie simmonds is finding out how a comic relief project funded by your money is helping people who feel lonely and isolated to get involved in exercise and make new friends. and it's only two days until gethin's 24—hour dance

challenge for red nose day, so janette manrara's out on the road at a very special nursing home. there she is, sneaking around. they wrote in to say they're massive strictly fitness fans and love joining in every day, so we thought we'd surprise them. see you at 9:15. and we are ready, we're also building up to gethin's big dance challenge. what moves have you got for us? ! challenge. what moves have you got for us? ., �* ~ ., , for us? i don't know, but i need enouah for us? i don't know, but i need enough for— for us? i don't know, but i need enough for 24-hour _ for us? i don't know, but i need enough for 24-hour is. - for us? i don't know, but i need enough for 24-hour is. i - for us? i don't know, but i need enough for 24-hour is. i have i enough for 24—hour is. i have friends coming in to help, that's the main thing. it is getting exciting, getting real now. have you not a aood exciting, getting real now. have you got a good playlist? _ exciting, getting real now. have you got a good playlist? lots _ exciting, getting real now. have you got a good playlist? lots of- exciting, getting real now. have you got a good playlist? lots of socks, l got a good playlist? lots of socks, thatis got a good playlist? lots of socks, that is what you will need. ok! thank you. this is getting more weird. it is 27 minutes past eight.

good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. it's emerged one in five complaints about violence by police against women and girls involves officers from the met. a report by the national police chief's council looked at allegations over a six—month period from october 2021, with complaints including excessive force and sexual assault. in response, then met said: more than a million vapes that don't meet uk regulations were stopped from entering the country last year through the heathrow. often used as an alternative to cigarettes, they sometimes exceed the levels of nicotine and sizes allowed. trading standards have described it as the biggest threat to the high street.

last year, i seized 1.4 million illegal vapes from the port. if consumers get their hands on these vapes, they could potentially be harmful. if you absorb too much nicotine, it can cause serious harm. you don't know how safe the lithium batteries are. sometimes, these vapes, when you drop them, they open up and release liquid. luton airport has defended the ticket price of its new shuttle after claims it's britain's most expensive rail service. the dart, as it's known, will have a one—way fare of £11.90 for the journey that takes less than 1! minutes. that's more per mile than the heathrow express which goes from paddington. than the heathrow express bosses at luton say it's all about convenience. today sees the launch of 12 months of events in croydon as it begins its year as london borough of culture. the official programme will be revealed later and will see international artists, musicians and community groups helping to celebrate the area. travel now and this is how the tube

is looking at the moment. minor delays on parts of the central line and minor delays onjubilee line. good morning. it's feeling less mild this morning compared to yesterday. any rain will gradually clear to some sunny spells a bit later. now we have a couple of systems moving through. the rain we get this morning, behind it, we're going to see that colder air starting to filter in, so it will feel chillier compared to yesterday. the rain this morning over higher ground could be wintry — some hail, some sleet, wet snow falling as rain to lower levels. but, like i said, clearing to some sunshine later. temperatures getting up to 10 celsius. overnight tonight, we could just see one or two showers as we head through the evening, but they should clear. clear skies, the wind lighter and, under those clear skies, the temperature is going to get very cold, —5, potentially, overnight. if you get those showers earlier on, we could see some icy stretches in the morning.

widespread frost tomorrow. bright start with some sunshine, but you can see we will start to see more cloud and rain arriving as we head through the afternoon and into the evening. it is going to stay unsettled this week, but the temperatures eventually less cold by friday. there is more on the website and social media. including the team rowing the equivalent of the length of the elizabeth line. that's it for now, i'll be back in around 9. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. tomorrow, the chancellor will deliver his spring budget and he faces some unusual challenges. this morning, we learned that recruitment remains a big issue, so what mightjeremy hunt have in store? nina has the details. we are in a position where businesses want to recruit and grow. but they cannot find the right

people. the chancellor will stand up tomorrow and deliver what he calls the back to work budget. in some ways that is starting to happen. the latest figures said unemployment, those looking for work, remains low. at its lowest since the 70s. more jobs are being filled every month. there are still more than 1.1 millionjob vacancies. it there are still more than 1.1 million job vacancies. it means that tomorrow the chancellor will look to students, those retired, carers, people with health conditions and parents of young children, trying to get them back into work. let's start with the over 15s. a lot of them left the job market in the pandemic and did not come back. can they be tempted back or maybe into doing something different? andy verity has been finding out. at the kitchen of this pub in romsey, near southampton, they are trying to find the staff they need by training apprentices, and there is no age limit. at 58, claire neale was starting

to find her old job as a housekeeper too physically demanding. but rather than retire early, she is now starting a whole new career as a share. new career as chef. i like the thrill and the buzz of the kitchen — it is a very lively atmosphere, a lot of the time. and it can be very challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding when you have fed over 100 people on sunday and you get to the end of the shift and you think, i don't know how we did that, but we did. like millions of workplaces across the country, this pub's problem isn't a lack of customers. ever since the bounce back from the pandemic, the problem has been trying to find the staff. over half a million workers have exited the workplace, some of them retiring earlier than before, and businesses like this are trying to lure older workers back in. the experience, the life skills, the way that they carry themselves, the way that they can talk to people naturally. i think it's great having the energy of young people joining the business, but you can't train experience — that comes naturally with them.

and the way that they can build relationships within the workplace and with our customers is absolutely fantastic. the government is expected to bring in measures in tomorrow's budget to encourage more older workers to keep working or come out of retirement. but a big part of the reason is also long—term sickness, which was rising before the pandemic and has accelerated since then. with the cost of living rising so quickly, older workers already have plenty of reasons not to retire early, but, in tomorrow's budget, chancellorjeremy hunt is expected to supply a few more. andy verity, bbc news. we heard from clare, who changed her career path. are some people retiring early because they are deterred from saving? another focus in the budget is pensions. the annual contribution before being hit by tax is set to increase by around

50% up to £60,000. and this morning, we learn the overall tax—free pension pot allowance will go up from just over £1 million up to 1.8 million, which is significant for those in a position to save. we expect the childcare allowance for those on universal credit to increase, but there is pressure to do more for all parents of young children. what is striking, when we look at the jobs figures, no matter how quickly wages increase, they do not keep up with inflation. and this morning we learned that despite wages going up significantly, we are on average 2.li% worse off once the 10% inflation is included. the chancellor said halving inflation as a priority. tomorrow in the budget he says he will set out how he will go further to bear down on inflation, reduce debt, grow the economy, including helping more back

to work. that is quite the combination. i was going to say he has a lot of work to do. thank you. budget coverage tomorrow. it is a special week, one of my favourite of the year. cheltenham week. john is there this morning and you were asking which horses we would go for. i have chosen honeysuckle and rachael blackmore. and you have constitution hill? iop each way! i am glad you have remedied that. both strong shouts. great tips already on the opening day. you might see sunshine is poking through. some dark clouds. and rain could affect conditions. in the form book will go out of the

window. constitution hill, honeysuckle, who knows how it will play out? rain is holding. the grandstands behind me, a great setting. it is the famous cheltenham roar, when the tape goes up on the first race today you will hear the incredible roar. 68,000 racegoers will pack in and it signals the chart of —— start of the festival. preparations already. we have seen horses out here. it is where jockeys and trainers come together and the racegoers for this brilliant festival. can you believe it? estimations suggesting £1 billion will be bet on the races over the coming days. astonishing. as racegoers back horses. it will be exciting. we will be hearing later, mike bushell went to ireland with the legendary trainer willie mullins

and he has assessed his secret to his success with ten winners here last year. and we know there is always the rivalry between british and irish trained horses here and we will see that over the coming days. before we hear from will see that over the coming days. before we hearfrom mike bushell, we will look at the other sports stories. to the action in rather sunnier indian wells in california where there are two more britsjoining norrie in the next round. the big talking point was jack draper taking on andy murray, beating the former window —— the former wimbledon champion. jack draper is the future of men's british tennis. and he takes on the top seed after beating andy murray in straight sets. jack draper also beat the other british player in the last round, dan evans.

in the women's draw, it was emma raducanu's biggest victory since her us open triumph in 2021 . the british number one beat world number 13 beatriz haddad maia by two sets to one. a tough test next though, she will play world number one iga swiatek in the last 16. but this was a huge win for her at indian wells. with her battle with fitness of late. her biggest win since the us open success. falkirk have become the first team from the third tier of scottish football in 9 years to reach the semi—finals of the scottish cup. they will play inverness caledonian thistle in the last four at hampden park after kai kennedy's deflected strike earned a 2—1 win over ayr united. holders rangers will play celtic in the other semi—final. we are not known for our talent in baseball. but great britain's baseball team made history by winning their first ever match at the world baseball classic. that is the world cup of baseball.

we know how strong the united states are in this sport. britain beat columbia. the sunshine here this morning. history at cheltenham, rachael blackmore winning the gold cup last year, the first female jockey to do so. the signature race of the festival when that is staged on friday. but it is the interesting battle between the trainers at cheltenham. the british trained horses and the irish trained horses. we know irish racegoers will descend in their thousands over the coming days. but someone at the heart of it on the irish side is legendary trainer willie mullins who had ten winners last year. he has had 88 wins in cheltenham history. nobody has had more winners than he. of the 28 races this festival, he has

favourites in at least half of them so you wonder if he will get close to another ten winners. what is the secret to his success? mike has been to ireland to spend time with him. they have got used to toasting irish dominance over the last couple of years at cheltenham. worth the trip for tens of thousands who make the annual pilgrimage from the emerald isle. but where it all begins in the rolling hills of county carlow, there is excitement again and a spring in the step once more down on the farm where champions are trained. the yard of willie mullins, who has built a racing dynasty. his production line of success has produced 88 winners so far at cheltenham — more than any other trainer. and he is tipped to dominate once more. every winner in cheltenham is special, but possibly the first one i trained there, tourist attraction, i came home from cheltenham that time thinking if i never have another horse to win

at cheltenham, i have been there and done it. and, you know, we were all very proud, the whole yard. we never dreamt of a day like this when we would have so many winners. it just shows how the whole game has grown. the numbers that trainers have in training, the number of horses in training. and it shows how fashionable the national hunt festival has become. cheltenham is special because all of the racing fraternities meet. the irish meet the english meet the welsh meet the scottish. it itjust brings everyone together. it is a sort of mini world cup. there is something about this place that is rather special. whether it is the lush pastures or the air in this beautiful part of ireland in carlow that has made it such a breeding ground for winners over the years, especially when it comes to cheltenham. there's a huge horse congregation around here. it is lovely grassland for breeding horses. it's a fantastic area.

commentator: arkle | coming to the last now. it hasn't always been this way. it was rare for irish horses to beat the british ones, until a defining moment in 1964 when arkle struck gold for ireland with a stunning upset to beat the famous mill house. the winner of the gold cup. i have never heard such cheers from the stands at cheltenham. and the tide has since turned to such a point when the irish fans leave home full of expectation that their yards will have more winners than their british rivals. take it off the english! it's ireland versus england and, every time, we win. do you know what i mean? in recent years, it has become more like willie mullins against the rest, because the favourite in nearly half the races this week will be trained by him. the whole yard is so chilled here, from tea in the kitchen to an impromptu press conference in willie's lounge. everywhere you go there

is a nod to his winners. and success now runs in the family. down the lane, another mullins — emmet, his nephew — can already boast the grand national winner from last year in noble yeats. all i know is willie's model. generally, i don't appreciate it enough and realise what a big thing it is. i suppose if i had a few more years of heartache, i would probably have appreciated it a bit more — one challenge to the mullins monopoly will be from the queen of irish racing, rachael blackmore, who rides for henry de bromhead and is the first female jockey to have won the grand national and cheltenham gold cup, over the last couple of years. how different will it feel going in there is feel going in there as the defending gold cup champion? yeah, yes, it's pretty cool heading out with that on your back, i suppose. but it's trying to hold onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success

and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard — and munching on extra carrots in this part of ireland. mike bushell, bbc news, in carlow. and here we are at the finishing post. this is where dreams will be made or dreams broken as the runners and riders thunder up the final stretch towards the finishing post. and i know you will be keeping an eye on your runners and riders. constitution hill going in the feature race, the champion hurdle at 3.30. honeysuckle going at 11.10, sally. i hope you will keep yourself calm and collected. studio: ifeel like a calm and collected. studio: i feel like a winner already. i am confident. i like it. confidence is what we need this morning. i cannot wait to hear the sound. that roar is brilliant. and

horses thundering past. thank you. slowly plodding past. here's carol. good morning. i have thunder, as well. a cold start. the risk of ice first thing. it is breezy and there are wintry showers. for some of those there will be thunder and lightning. the blue is the cold air. as we go through the next days, note the milder air replacing it. temperatures will return back into double figures. what we have today is a band of rain, sleet and snow pushing southwards. behind it, dry weather, sunshine. wintry showers across the north of scotland. through the day, further wintry showers. northern ireland, south—west scotland, parts of north—west england and north wales.

the snow element will largely be in the hills. in some of the heavy showers, it will get to low levels. temperatures only three degrees in aberdeen and glasgow. 10 degrees in plymouth. temperatures in the south lower than yesterday. the cold air will continue to filter behind the weather front moving south. overnight, a clutch of wintry showers continues to move away. we will see fog patches in the midlands and central and southern england and showers in the north of scotland that will be wintry. and we will see them in the northern isles. under clear skies, a cold night across the board. —10, —ii, clear skies, a cold night across the board. —10, —11, they are possible in the far north of scotland. some ice where we have had precipitation, and a widespread frost. tomorrow it means we will see sunshine at the start of day. wintry showers continue in the north and west of

scotland. and then the cloud moves in followed by rain. as it engages with cold air across western parts of wales for example and the north west of england and western scotland, we could see it fall as hill snow. scotland, we could see it fall as hillsnow. in scotland, we could see it fall as hill snow. in scotland, scotland, we could see it fall as hillsnow. in scotland, it scotland, we could see it fall as hill snow. in scotland, it could come down to lower levels. you can also see the milder air coming in with this band of rain and it will be windy. it moves northwards and eastwards. the next front comes in behind. and it will be windy on thursday. it will be mild because we are dragging in the south—westerly right the way across our shores. there goes the rain. this is the cold front bringing showers. a lot of cloud. a brisk wind. temperatures on thursday up to iii. but still in the cold air in the northern isles. into the weekend, it remains

unsettled with rain, some sunshine, and windy. it will be mild. thank you. a new bbc series, the holy land and us: our untold stories — explores how presenters rob rinder and sarah agha's family histories have been defined by events in palestine and isreal. sarah learns about the circumstances under which herfamily fled galilee in 19118, and rob follows his relative's journey to escape the holocaust and start a new life in the recently established state of israel. let's take a look. in this series, british people travel to the holy land to find out how their family's destiny was changed for ever. i'll discover how my grandfather's cousin went from the horrors of auschwitz to a new life in palestine aged only 20.

he was hunted by wars. i think he was. and, for the first time, i visit the village my family fled from in 19118. i am the first member of my family to set foot here since. israel offered sanctuary to jews from across the world. but that undoubtedly came at a price. i think the key to understanding where we are today is to hear the stories from that time, from both sides. these are stories that need to be told. we need to look at the human impact on families whose lives were changed forever. barrister and broadcaster rob rinder and actor and writer sarah agha join us now. good morning. this is fascinating. the phrase both sides. that is what it is about, hearing two stories,

lots of stories, and both sides of an area of the world we think we know. . . an area of the world we think we know. ,., , ., know. yes and i suppose that might seem problematic _ know. yes and i suppose that might seem problematic for _ know. yes and i suppose that might seem problematic for some - know. yes and i suppose that might| seem problematic for some because people have very strong opinions about this topic, myself included, something ifeel about this topic, myself included, something i feel passionate about. however, it was a fantastic opportunity to elevate palestinian voices as well as others. it is quite unique. and a privilege. did ou quite unique. and a privilege. did you have to think seriously about taking part?— you have to think seriously about takin: art? ~ , , .,, ., taking part? absolutely. it was not a decision i— taking part? absolutely. it was not a decision i took _ taking part? absolutely. it was not a decision i took lightly. _ taking part? absolutely. it was not a decision i took lightly. i - taking part? absolutely. it was not a decision i took lightly. i spoke i a decision i took lightly. i spoke to different palestinians for advice. i was bolstered by everyone's support. a lot of people gave me encouragement. because it is a daunting thing to do. it is deeply personal. there is a strong sense of injustice, loss and pain and hurt. so i was initially apprehensive

about going on the journey. but ultimately it was the right decision and i learnt a lot and it was an invaluable experience. you have shared your _ invaluable experience. you have shared your family _ invaluable experience. you have shared your family history - invaluable experience. you have shared your family history in - invaluable experience. you have shared your family history in the past, rob. what was it about this opportunity that made you feel you could add to that? it is opportunity that made you feel you could add to that?— could add to that? it is precisely as sarah puts — could add to that? it is precisely as sarah puts it. _ could add to that? it is precisely as sarah puts it. two _ could add to that? it is precisely as sarah puts it. two sides - could add to that? it is precisely as sarah puts it. two sides of. could add to that? it is precisely| as sarah puts it. two sides of the story— as sarah puts it. two sides of the story people think they know about, but they— story people think they know about, but they do not know the origin story~ — but they do not know the origin story we — but they do not know the origin story. we are going to 1947 and 48 and your— story. we are going to 1947 and 48 and your question is important. i have _ and your question is important. i have shared my family history from voices— have shared my family history from voices of— have shared my family history from voices of people who were there. that is— voices of people who were there. that is the — voices of people who were there. that is the best way the areas of communicating, or sharing, of enabling — communicating, or sharing, of enabling people to have empathy, which _ enabling people to have empathy, which is _ enabling people to have empathy, which is a — enabling people to have empathy, which is a difficult thing, to stand in the _ which is a difficult thing, to stand in the shoes of those who have lived through— in the shoes of those who have lived through that experience and consequently have the important effect _ consequently have the important effect of — consequently have the important effect of perhaps, perhaps changing what they— effect of perhaps, perhaps changing what they think they know about this

complicated part of the world. and the courage of everybody taking part _ the courage of everybody taking part. sarah, all contributors, to enable — part. sarah, all contributors, to enable us — part. sarah, all contributors, to enable us to hear those stories is what _ enable us to hear those stories is what matters. and that is why i shared — what matters. and that is why i shared nry— what matters. and that is why i shared my family stories in the holocaust, to enable people to do the difficult work of hearing and consequently may be learning. there is so much pain. _ consequently may be learning. there is so much pain, as _ consequently may be learning. there is so much pain, as sarah _ consequently may be learning. there is so much pain, as sarah said. - consequently may be learning. life is so much pain, as sarah said. and opinions are so strong on this subject. going into a documentary, you must have been apprehensive about what you might find, what you might have to say?— about what you might find, what you might have to say? sarah... i mean i think that is — might have to say? sarah... i mean i think that is absolutely _ might have to say? sarah... i mean i think that is absolutely true. - might have to say? sarah... i mean i think that is absolutely true. a - think that is absolutely true. a thoughtful way to think about that question— thoughtful way to think about that question is what do i want people to come _ question is what do i want people to come away— question is what do i want people to come away thinking about when they have watched the programme. as sarah articulatety— have watched the programme. as sarah articulately and thoughtfully

described, people come to this really— described, people come to this really with a confident sense of it or no— really with a confident sense of it or no sense — really with a confident sense of it or no sense of it at all. many people — or no sense of it at all. many people know it is a place of conflict. _ people know it is a place of conflict, but will have no understanding and experience at all of what _ understanding and experience at all of what it— understanding and experience at all of what it meant to people at the time _ of what it meant to people at the time and — of what it meant to people at the time and what it means to people now _ time and what it means to people now. ultimately, that is what i want people _ now. ultimately, that is what i want people to _ now. ultimately, that is what i want people to come away with, with this one i_ people to come away with, with this one i suppose enduring thought that it is a _ one i suppose enduring thought that it is a complicated part of the world — it is a complicated part of the world but— it is a complicated part of the world but a part of the world where origin— world but a part of the world where origin stories, two different origin stories— origin stories, two different origin stories can — origin stories, two different origin stories can cause and have pain and have _ stories can cause and have pain and have a _ stories can cause and have pain and have a different complexion of emotional feelings. have a different complexion of emotionalfeelings. ultimately, though. — emotionalfeelings. ultimately, though, they are human stories and that is— though, they are human stories and that is at— though, they are human stories and that is at the heart of this.— that is at the heart of this. sarah, shau that is at the heart of this. sarah, shall we talk _ that is at the heart of this. sarah, shall we talk about _ that is at the heart of this. sarah, shall we talk about what - that is at the heart of this. sarah, shall we talk about what you - that is at the heart of this. sarah, i shall we talk about what you learned about your family. they left a village in galilee in 1948. that is the big date _ village in galilee in 1948. that is the big date for— village in galilee in 1948. that is the big date for palestinians - village in galilee in 1948. that is i

the big date for palestinians when more than 700,000 were displaced and lost everything. lives were shattered. they still are not able to access their homeland. we lost our ancestral homes. i was taken to the village my father was born in for the first time ever. it was an immensely powerful experience. bittersweet because it felt such a privilege to finally stand on the earth where my father was born. he tried to find the village and it has been wiped off the map as if it did not exist, which is heartbreaking and very painful. it was in many ways sweet and powerful to finally be able to return. but bitter because most palestinians have never had that experience and still cannot return. it brought up a lot of emotions. evenjust thinking return. it brought up a lot of emotions. even just thinking about it now, ifeel emotions. even just thinking about it now, i feel my heart going. it is an experience i will never forget

and i will cherish for ever. [30 an experience i will never forget and i will cherish for ever. do you think being _ and i will cherish for ever. do you think being able _ and i will cherish for ever. do you think being able to _ and i will cherish for ever. do you think being able to go _ and i will cherish for ever. do you think being able to go back - and i will cherish for ever. do you think being able to go back and l think being able to go back and retrace those steps through your ancestors, it is almost like a healing process, something that if moore had the opportunity to go back and tell their stories, it might help? i and tell their stories, it might hel ? ~' ., , and tell their stories, it might hel? ~ ., , ., help? i think for me it is a learning — help? i think for me it is a learning process. - help? i think for me it is a learning process. one - help? i think for me it is a l learning process. one thing help? i think for me it is a - learning process. one thing about the programme, we do not talk about things— the programme, we do not talk about things going on today. i am not sure it is a _ things going on today. i am not sure it is a healing process as much as one of— it is a healing process as much as one of the — it is a healing process as much as one of the important thing is we all learn _ one of the important thing is we all learn is _ one of the important thing is we all learn is that to move forward in any way. _ learn is that to move forward in any way. we _ learn is that to move forward in any way, we have to do the difficult work _ way, we have to do the difficult work of — way, we have to do the difficult work of complicated, challenging, even _ work of complicated, challenging, even painful hearing. even be listening _ even painful hearing. even be listening to sarah there and her experience, that is the first time i might— experience, that is the first time i might have — experience, that is the first time i might have heard her describe it in that way _ might have heard her describe it in that way. for ni, the stories i told about— that way. for ni, the stories i told about my— that way. for ni, the stories i told about my family, they were also full of pain— about my family, they were also full of pain and — about my family, they were also full of pain and loss and yearning. my

grandfather, a survivor, his first cousin— grandfather, a survivor, his first cousin he — grandfather, a survivor, his first cousin he did not know existed standing — cousin he did not know existed standing on that earth and what it meant _ standing on that earth and what it meant to— standing on that earth and what it meant to him to be finally safe for the first— meant to him to be finally safe for the first time. that of itself was pain _ the first time. that of itself was pain and — the first time. that of itself was pain. and forjewish people, the end perhaps— pain. and forjewish people, the end perhaps of— pain. and forjewish people, the end perhaps of yearning of 2000 years, and the _ perhaps of yearning of 2000 years, and the story of a jewish woman from egypt _ and the story of a jewish woman from egypt that— and the story of a jewish woman from egypt that is rarely told, listening to the _ egypt that is rarely told, listening to the pain of that experience again. — to the pain of that experience again. is— to the pain of that experience again, is not necessarily about heating. — again, is not necessarily about heating. it _ again, is not necessarily about healing, it is about that difficult hearing. — healing, it is about that difficult hearing, the pain, the complexity, and walking away thinking, goodness me, and walking away thinking, goodness me. we _ and walking away thinking, goodness me. we are _ and walking away thinking, goodness me, we are not going to heal anything _ me, we are not going to heal anything but at least let's start by creating _ anything but at least let's start by creating a — anything but at least let's start by creating a space where we can genuinely— creating a space where we can genuinely and meaningfully hear one another~ _ genuinely and meaningfully hear one another. ~ . . ~ genuinely and meaningfully hear one another. ~ ., , ~ ., genuinely and meaningfully hear one another. ., , ~ ., ., another. what is it like to hear rob sa that? another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah. — another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah, i— another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah, i think _ another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah, i think i _ another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah, i thinki agree, i another. what is it like to hear rob say that? yeah, i thinki agree, a l say that? yeah, i thinki agree, a lot of what— say that? yeah, i thinki agree, a lot of what you _ say that? yeah, i thinki agree, a lot of what you said _ say that? yeah, i thinki agree, a lot of what you said resonates i lot of what you said resonates especially in terms of the

palestinian point of view. we do not hear about 1948. you spoke about looking to the past in order to understand the present. i agree it is important to look back to that date because for as there has been no recognition, very few people know about what happened. i would not say it is healing. i also would not say it is healing. i also would not say it has been healing at all because there is no resolution, it is ongoing. most of the discourse around palestine today is always about what is happening on the ground now, and very few look back to the turbulent time when so many people, palestinians, lost their homes, livelihoods, everything. i hope this show encourages people to see the region through a new lens and understand why people feel strongly about this, they lost everything. people like myself and other palestinians my age and of

different generations, are still suffering the consequences of what happened in 1948. we have to start there. . . happened in 1948. we have to start there. ., , , ., there. that is the starting point. the end of— there. that is the starting point. the end of the _ there. that is the starting point. the end of the first _ there. that is the starting point. the end of the first programme, tonight. — the end of the first programme, tonight, bbc two, nine o'clock, it ends— tonight, bbc two, nine o'clock, it ends with— tonight, bbc two, nine o'clock, it ends with a— tonight, bbc two, nine o'clock, it ends with a palestinian who is going back to _ ends with a palestinian who is going back to eastjerusalem. that moment of emotional connection as her relative — of emotional connection as her relative kisses her. that can be any grandparent or relative. the moment where _ grandparent or relative. the moment where daniel stands on the land that his father— where daniel stands on the land that his father was part of, i would say safeguarding. they would be a different narrative. and if so moved to tears _ different narrative. and if so moved to tears he — different narrative. and if so moved to tears he cannot speak. that is the passion _ to tears he cannot speak. that is the passion and emotion but as sarah describes. _ the passion and emotion but as sarah describes. it— the passion and emotion but as sarah describes, it is a moment of deliverance for one community and catastrophe for another. thank you.

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