good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. vladimir putin prepares to welcome chinese president xijinping to moscow for talks — a show of support from one of his last remaining allies following russia's invasion of ukraine. could the ice in the alps be lost forever? we have a special report as un scientists prepare to publish the most comprehensive study on climate change in years. borisjohnson is set to submit evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. could you be missing out on £2,000?

145,00018—to—21—year—olds haven't claimed cash from government child trust funds. if you were born between 2002 and 2011, we'll let you know where to find it. in sport, one incident, three red cards — how fulham went from 11 players to nine — and lost their manager — in a0 crazy seconds during their fa cup defeat to manchester united. and it is the spring equinox today so can we finally say goodbye to winter? the week gets off to a mild but soggy start for some. all the details here on breakfast. it's monday 20th march. russian president vladimir putin is preparing to host his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in moscow. the visit is the first by china's premier since russia invaded ukraine last year. it will see meetings between the two leaders as mr putin, isolated from the west, looks to bolster his relationship with a vital ally.

0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. putin and xi. they call each other partners and friends. and right now, the kremlin leader needs all the friends he can get. his war in ukraine has not gone to plan. and last week, in the hague, the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. xi jinping's visit is a show of support for russia's president. the two leaders already claimed to have a no—limits partnership, but it's not an equal one. russia, under heavy international sanctions, is increasingly dependent on china as a market for its goods and raw materials. as for no limits — well, there are some. up till now, beijing's been reluctant to provide russia with lethal aid for the ukraine war, to avoid secondary sanctions against chinese companies.

still, china is thought to be supplying dual—use technology — like semiconductor chips that can be used by russia's military. ahead of the summit, president putin paid his first visit to territory that russia has captured and occupied during its full—scale invasion of ukraine. he toured mariupol — a city that was reduced to rubble by russian shelling. his presence sent a clear message to ukraine and to the west — there'll be no compromises by the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. 0ur china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, joins us now from beijing. good morning to you. yesterday we saw president putin in ukraine. now another big meeting, this time with the chinese premier. talk about the significance of the meeting. weill.

significance of the meeting. well, havin: significance of the meeting. well, having resident _ significance of the meeting. well, having resident at _ significance of the meeting. well, having resident at xi _ significance of the meeting. well, having resident at xi jinping - significance of the meeting. 11 having resident at xi jinping in moscow is a big deal, of course, because this is one of the two most powerful people in the world. meeting with vladimir putin and mid—war in ukraine. and what has led to this could further peace in terms of that war is because china is fresh off the back of brokering this deal between saudi arabia and iran, getting them to re—establish diplomatic relations. and so of course the question has been asked, could they do the same thing with ukraine and russia? the problem is that a war is naturally a much more complex matter and what would it take to somehow bring an end to that invasion? resort these newspaper articles written byjinping and vladimir putin published in each other�*s countries today and it is

interesting they both speak about ukraine war, they both acknowledge that dialogue is the way to go. however, it's all pretty vague and there is nothing concrete in terms of what could be done to stop that invasion from continuing. for now, thank yom — environmental scientists around the world have spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their report for the united nations will be published later — and will become the benchmark for decisions made by governments on how to respond to the growing threat to our planet. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlattjoins us now from interlaken in switzerland. this will become the benchmark for policy makers around the world in terms of setting the parameters of the science by which they have to work. we have a fairly good idea of

what will be in there because it is the basis of a series of reports already being published. we think the top line will be fairly optimistic. they will probably say something like there is a window to still keep climate change within manageable levels, but that window is closing rapidly, they are likely to say. then i think they will repeat what they have consistently said for years, which is we need to see rapid and very dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. we all round the world, everyone needs to use much less coal predominantly but also much less oil and gas to bring down the emissions that are driving climate change. they are also likely to talk about the change no need to adapt to climate change that is coming and they will also probably talk about they will also probably talk about the effects of climate change getting worse, getting more extreme heat, more extreme rain, droughts, all that kind of thing. i think it will be quite... the top line will be fairly optimistic but beneath

that it will be quite a dire prediction of what will happen unless we take hold of this issue and begin to take action, cutting emissions. . and begin to take action, cutting emission— and begin to take action, cutting emissions. . , ,. . emissions. that is the science, the re ort, emissions. that is the science, the report. but — emissions. that is the science, the report. but we _ emissions. that is the science, the report, but we are _ emissions. that is the science, the report, but we are all _ emissions. that is the science, the report, but we are all seeing - report, but we are all seeing evidence every day. floods, real impacts on lives. we evidence every day. floods, real impacts on lives.— evidence every day. floods, real impacts on lives. we certainly are, and it is ironic— impacts on lives. we certainly are, and it is ironic that _ impacts on lives. we certainly are, and it is ironic that at _ impacts on lives. we certainly are, and it is ironic that at the - impacts on lives. we certainly are, and it is ironic that at the meeting | and it is ironic that at the meeting in interlaken, in the shadow of the swiss alps. you can't see them but behind me there is a fabulous... behind those clouds there is a fabulous mountain range and in fact the alps are one of the places experiencing the most dramatic climate change. climate change at sea level has been about 1.1 celsius. in the alps it is about 2 degrees and when you get higher it is between 2.5 and three celsius. so go is between 2.5 and three celsius. so 9° up is between 2.5 and three celsius. so go up there and you really begin to see the melting glaciers, the ice, rock falls caused by the melting ice, really dramatic changes

bringing home to the scientists hear the importance of getting a strong message that the world really does need to take a grip on this problem and begin, as i say, to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly and dramatically. greenhouse gas emissions quickly and dramaticall . g , ., ~ greenhouse gas emissions quickly and dramaticall ., , ., ~ , ., , dramatically. justin, thank you very much. we dramatically. justin, thank you very much- we will— dramatically. justin, thank you very much. we will believe _ dramatically. justin, thank you very much. we will believe you - dramatically. justin, thank you very much. we will believe you on - dramatically. justin, thank you very much. we will believe you on the l much. we will believe you on the view. borisjohnson is to publish evidence before facing the commons privileges committee this week, over whether he misled parliament about covid rule—breaking parties in downing street. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. run us through what we might expect from this hearing. goad might expect from this hearing. good morninu. i might expect from this hearing. good morning. i think— might expect from this hearing. good morning. i think the _ might expect from this hearing. lir>r>c morning. i think the one might expect from this hearing. (emf. morning. i think the one thing we know for sure is that borisjohnson will fight tooth and nail to try to clear his name. i have been chatting to some of his allies over the weekend and they are confident, they say, that he will be vindicated, that the evidence will show he didn't knowingly mislead parliament. and i think when we get that dossier

may be later today, maybe tomorrow morning, of his defence, there will be three key parts to the argument that he and his allies are making. 0ne that he and his allies are making. one is that he was given advice that no rules were broken. we are expecting to see some whatsapp messages that suggest that his aides were telling him that the rules were not broken before he told parliament that was the case. two, i think he and his allies will argue that there was a political slant to this inquiry because some of the mps on it have previously suggested that they think he lied to parliament. he will basically say he thinks they have prejudged it. and number three, there is an argument from boris johnson's lawyers that the process is not fair, that they are not putting enough of a burden of proof on mps to prove that he misled parliament and that, for that reason, it is unlawful. now, the committee itself thinks that this is all watertight. it has been getting

all watertight. it has been getting a lot of legal advice and says it is completely fair, they think this will all stand up. it is also worth pointing out that it is a conservative majority, so there are four tory mps on it compared to three from other parties. but there will be a big, big moment this week when we hear borisjohnson give hours of evidence in public, in front of that committee, really fighting for his political career. he wants to come out of it saying, look, all the accusations that i tried to lie to parliament ijust not true, i told the truth as i saw it at the time. his critics will say that this is a chance to show that he was not totally forthright about what he knew and he was trying to cover up some of what went on in downing street. remember that the stakes are really high because ultimately he could be suspended from parliament if this committee finds that he misled mps and then mps vote for the ultimate sanction.

but if he was suspended from parliament more than ten days, that would mean probably that there is a by—election in his seat, so a big week for borisjohnson. for by-election in his seat, so a big week for boris johnson. for now, thanks very _ week for boris johnson. for now, thanks very much. _ week for boris johnson. for now, thanks very much. nick— week for boris johnson. for now, thanks very much. nick eardley l week for boris johnson. for now, | thanks very much. nick eardley in westminster. thank you. more than 100 metropolitan police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are being allowed to remain on normal duties, according to information obtained by the liberal democrats. the force is awaiting the release of what's expected to be a highly critical report by baroness casey on the culture within the met, which was prompted by the murder of sarah everard. the european union could sign off a two billion euro agreement later today in an attempt to help restock ukraine's dwindling ammunition supplies. eu foreign and defence ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss a deal, but final deliveries of arms could take many months, raising questions about how much difference it will make on the battlefield. a memorial service will take place in warrington later to commemorate 30 years since ira bomb attacks

in the town killed two children. three—year—old jonathan ball and 12—year—old tim parry both died when two bombs planted on a busy shopping street exploded. former prime ministerjohn major is among those who will be attending the service. switzerland's biggest bank, ubs, has rescued troubled lender credit suisse in a government—backed deal, which it's hoped will help restore calm to the global financial markets. nina has all of the details of what has been happening. what can you tell us? we has been happening. what can you tell us? ~ ,., ., , has been happening. what can you tell us? ~ ., , ., , tell us? we reported on this last week, tell us? we reported on this last week. credit _ tell us? we reported on this last week, credit suisse _ tell us? we reported on this last week, credit suisse found - tell us? we reported on this last week, credit suisse found some | week, credit suisse found some wholesome issues in its reporting, investors were spooked and the panic starts to feed on itself. really important that those fraught negotiations came to a deal. reputation is everything in switzerland. last night their big rival ubs took over in a deal worth

$3.1 billion. that is less than half of its value at close of play on friday but it is the best of a bad situation. the bank of england has said it offers stability and restores some confidence. inevitably, though, these comparisons now to 2008, especially following the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature in the us last week. this is happening because interest rates are rocketing, global energy prices have gone up and that has an impact on how much borrowing costs and some banks are not coping. markets in asia this morning have reacted, they are down between 1% and 2% this morning. not disastrous but not wholly reassuring. this deal in some ways has steadied the ship but experts are saying far from smooth sailing ahead. lats but experts are saying far from smooth sailing ahead.- but experts are saying far from smooth sailing ahead. lots of big questions- _ smooth sailing ahead. lots of big questions. for _ smooth sailing ahead. lots of big questions. for now, _ smooth sailing ahead. lots of big questions. for now, thank- smooth sailing ahead. lots of big questions. for now, thank you. l the twin sister of a woman shot dead by her partner is to meet with home office ministers to discuss changes to gun licensing laws in the uk. kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead in march 2020, along with her two daughters, ava and lexi. her partner rob needham lied

about treatment for depression on his shotgun application to sussex police in 2016. kathryn stanczyszyn has more. three years ago, kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead by her partner, rob needham — along with their two daughters, ava and lexi. the trauma of losing kelly, of losing the girls, of not having them as part of your life...is difficult enough. but knowing how they've died and what they went through, and how they're...you know — the girls were two and four — and how their short lives havejust been ended at the hands of their father. rob had a valid gun licence, but afterwards it was revealed police knew he'd lied about drug use and mental—health episodes when it was granted. emma believes that cost three lives. today, she's meeting with the home office to voice her concerns over licensing. the frequency of reviews — they're only every five years, they should be annually.

they need to increase the costs and the gun licensee needs to cover that. i think they need to not give gun licences to people that lie, and i think they shouldn't give gun licences to people that have reoccurring mental health or depressive episodes. it comes as a report in the wake of a shooting in plymouth has recommended urgent changes to gun control. 22—year—old jake davison killed five people — an inquest found there had been catastrophic errors by police when it came to vetting him. in the prevention of future deaths report, coroner ian arrow said there had been an abject failure to adequately train police officers and staff involved in firearms licensing decisions, that root—and—branch reform of firearms legislation is needed, and that current gun laws are at odds with public safety, and future deaths could occur unless action is taken. the shooting devastated the community of keyham. local mp luke pollard says things must change.

i think people are slipping through the cracks because the cracks in the system are now so big. 0ur gun laws are out of date — most of that legislation stems from 1968. the changes have been haphazard and ad hoc since then, and i'm afraid we're not having a proper assessment of people's suitability. the home secretary, policing minister and chief constables across england and wales now have until the beginning of may to respond to these inquest findings. the home office says it has already taken steps to tighten firearms licensing — including social—media checks and sharing of gp information. but campaigners say the government must go further, faster. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. leicester tigers rugby coach will findlay has completed a mammoth challenge — running 250 kilometres in just five days — to raise money and awareness for blood cancer uk.

it isa it is a staggering distance, honestly. so far, will has raised nearly £40,000 in memory of former england and leicester tiger rugby star tom youngs' wife, tiffany, who died from blood cancer injune. you will remember that we had come here on the sofa just last week talking about will —— we had tom on the sofa. congratulations to everyone involved in that because it was mammoth. 250 kilometres. iquite everyone involved in that because it was mammoth. 250 kilometres. quite a feat. yeah. congratulations _ was mammoth. 250 kilometres. quite a feat. yeah. congratulations to _ was mammoth. 250 kilometres. quite a feat. yeah. congratulations to him. - feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check — feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in _ feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in on _ feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in on all _ feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in on all you _ feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in on all you need - feat. yeah. congratulations to him. let's check in on all you need to - let's check in on all you need to know about the weather for the day ahead and the next few days. good morning, matt. tiers? ahead and the next few days. good morning. matt-— ahead and the next few days. good morning, matt. new week and today this s-urin morning, matt. new week and today this spring equinox. _ morning, matt. new week and today this spring equinox. we _ morning, matt. new week and today this spring equinox. we at _ morning, matt. new week and today this spring equinox. we at last - morning, matt. new week and today this spring equinox. we at last say i this spring equinox. we at last say goodbye _ this spring equinox. we at last say goodbye to winterjust about. certainly _ goodbye to winterjust about. certainly this week, whilst it is mild _ certainly this week, whilst it is mild there will be wet weather at times _ mild there will be wet weather at times. let's deal with today to get you through your commute. a lot of cloud _ you through your commute. a lot of cloud around, rain at times. here is

where _ cloud around, rain at times. here is where the _ cloud around, rain at times. here is where the wet spots are right now, some _ where the wet spots are right now, some heavy— where the wet spots are right now, some heavy showers moving in to the south—west and the channel_ moving in to the south—west and the channel islands. northern ireland, final channel islands. northern ireland, finai of— channel islands. northern ireland, final of the — channel islands. northern ireland, final of the wales and northern england. — final of the wales and northern england, a fair bit of rain, the odd spot in_ england, a fair bit of rain, the odd spot in between. brightest conditions in the north of scotland with some — conditions in the north of scotland with some sunshine. main rain band on the _ with some sunshine. main rain band on the move — with some sunshine. main rain band on the move north so northern iretand — on the move north so northern ireland dry and bright through the middle _ ireland dry and bright through the middle of— ireland dry and bright through the middle of the day, brightening in northern— middle of the day, brightening in northern england but showers developing more widely to the south—west. temperatures today starting — south—west. temperatures today starting mild for the vast majority, finishing _ starting mild for the vast majority, finishing mild, sunshine, 15 or16 degrees — finishing mild, sunshine, 15 or16 degrees across some parts of eastern england _ degrees across some parts of eastern england. coolest in orkney and shetland — england. coolest in orkney and shetland but we continue to see sunny— shetland but we continue to see sunny spells here throughout. for the evening, rain spread northwards across— the evening, rain spread northwards across scotland, into the west of northern — across scotland, into the west of northern ireland, turning white once again— northern ireland, turning white once again and _ northern ireland, turning white once again and through wales, the midlands and southern england there will he _ midlands and southern england there will be plenty of showers around. some _ will be plenty of showers around. some will — will be plenty of showers around. some will be on the heavy side, but with a _ some will be on the heavy side, but with a hit— some will be on the heavy side, but with a hit of— some will be on the heavy side, but with a bit of brightness to the east of england this is where we will see the highest of the temperatures today~ _ the highest of the temperatures today. here and across the country we will _ today. here and across the country we will see — today. here and across the country we will see outbreaks of rain come and go _ we will see outbreaks of rain come and go tonight. developing breeze

but still— and go tonight. developing breeze but still coming in from a south—westerly direction with temperatures well above freezing, so in that _ temperatures well above freezing, so in that mild _ temperatures well above freezing, so in that mild night into tomorrow. overall. — in that mild night into tomorrow. overall. at— in that mild night into tomorrow. overall, at least for the working week. _ overall, at least for the working week. it — overall, at least for the working week, it will stay mild. a lot of main _ week, it will stay mild. a lot of main symbols on the capital city forecasts — main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot of main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot of the main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot of the heaviest main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot of the heaviest of main symbols on the capital city forecasts but a bit of good news is that a lot of the heaviest of the rain witi— that a lot of the heaviest of the rain will be by night. if you are getting up early it is still wet when we come into work, isn't it? , , i. , isn't it? yes but you will be in work, isn't it? yes but you will be in work. you _ isn't it? yes but you will be in work, you will— isn't it? yes but you will be in work, you will be _ isn't it? yes but you will be in work, you will be out - isn't it? yes but you will be in work, you will be out of- isn't it? yes but you will be in work, you will be out of it. . isn't it? yes but you will be in | work, you will be out of it. we isn't it? yes but you will be in - work, you will be out of it. we will co e. work, you will be out of it. we will cope- see — work, you will be out of it. we will cope- see you- — work, you will be out of it. we will cope. see you. see _ work, you will be out of it. we will cope. see you. see you _ work, you will be out of it. we will cope. see you. see you later. - the mother of a teenage boy who died after taking pills on a night out says a jail sentence for the dealer who sold him the drugs has given her a sense of "closure". 17—year—old will horley took tramadol while drinking with friends in whitstable in 2018. now his mum, kim webster, is raising awareness in schools. chrissie reidy reports. 17—year—old will — seen here in the black shorts — was passionate about boxing. but four years ago, while out drinking with friends in whitstable,

he made the fatal decision to take tramadol. he never survived. last week, the drug dealer — also 17 at the time — was jailed for nine months at canterbury crown court. there were so many mums and parents out there that have lost their children to drugs, and there's been nojustice for those children. so i am grateful that this has been seen through, and has actually ended in a guilty and custodial sentence. this is my son behind me — my son will — and he died four years ago. since his death, kim has spoken openly about will's fate with more than 17,000 teenagers in schools across the south east — by teaming up with the kenwood charity — about the dangers of drugs. at the moment, in the curriculum, there is only an hour a year put towards education on drugs and alcohol, and that's something that we would like to see is increased. so cannabis is a class—b drug —

you can go to prison for 14 years for supplying it. students at this grammar school in broadstairs today were being encouraged to think differently. itjust made it more real to hear- the story from people who have gone through it so closely. it makes it just... it makes you think about how the people who you're close i to would feel if it was you. and i think it's really important that they've, you know, come in and they've done this whole presentation about it — especially from, like, a really personal aspect, because it, like, really reinforces, like, the harsh reality of it. will had his whole life ahead of him — with a starting date to join the army. i think it was just a moment of madness, of curiosity, ofjust...just giving it a go just to see what all the fuss is about. and, unfortunately...what he took, he reacted to, and cost him his life. you're going to be exposed to alcohol and you will be exposed to drugs at some point...

while kim says will made the wrong choice that night, she hopes by empowering youngsters to make different choices, they won't make the same mistake. that was chrissie reidy reporting. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mail is reporting that progress has been made during talks at the european court of human rights regarding the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the daily express leads with the same story this morning. its front page also features a picture of the princess of wales with her three children, released for mother's day. the image was posted on the kensington royal twitter account with the message, "from our family to yours". the guardian is leading with the nhs pay agreement. the paper says members of the biggest health unions in britain are organising a campaign to reject the deal that's being recommended by union bosses in england. and one of the most—read stories

on the bbc website is this rather unusual sight, that greeted diners at one of bath's historic hotels yesterday. this car seemingly crashed through the railings and became wedged against the building's basement windows. one of the visitors to the hotel, said, "it was a bit strange." it fits so perfectly! not probably in the way that was intended, but... that looks like a toy car. it is real, everyone.— that looks like a toy car. it is real, everyone. how it fits so neatl . real, everyone. how it fits so neatly- do — real, everyone. how it fits so neatly- do you _ real, everyone. how it fits so neatly. do you think - real, everyone. how it fits so neatly. do you think it - real, everyone. how it fits so . neatly. do you think it shimmied real, everyone. how it fits so - neatly. do you think it shimmied its way down? i’m neatly. do you think it shimmied its wa down? �* ., , �*, way down? i'm not sure. it's terrifying- — way down? i'm not sure. it's terrifying. let's _ way down? i'm not sure. it's terrifying. let's look - way down? i'm not sure. it's terrifying. let's look in - way down? i'm not sure. it's terrifying. let's look in the l terrifying. let's look in the inside. this is in the express. you like a bit of renovation work. normally the things i find are horror stories behind the walls. nasty wallpaper? fir horror stories behind the walls. nasty wallpaper?— nasty wallpaper? or pipes that shouldn't be _ nasty wallpaper? or pipes that shouldn't be there. _ nasty wallpaper? or pipes that shouldn't be there. is - nasty wallpaper? or pipes that shouldn't be there. is not - nasty wallpaper? or pipes that shouldn't be there. is not like l shouldn't be there. is not like this. shouldn't be there. is not like this- this _ shouldn't be there. is not like this. this is—

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is overhauling all of the exterior lighting at the pubs, the shops and restaurants and on the houses to make sure that they are the first english village to have all streetlights and elimination converted so you can see the stars more clearly. i converted so you can see the stars more clearly-— converted so you can see the stars more clearly. i love that idea there is a very specific— more clearly. i love that idea there is a very specific set _ more clearly. i love that idea there is a very specific set of _ more clearly. i love that idea there is a very specific set of rules - more clearly. i love that idea there is a very specific set of rules you i is a very specific set of rules you have to obey full status which great but it means you will be able to see unique natural likeness.— unique natural likeness. there are onl 21 unique natural likeness. there are only 21 other— unique natural likeness. there are only 21 other places _ unique natural likeness. there are only 21 other places around - unique natural likeness. there are only 21 other places around the i only 21 other places around the entire world that have that status so that you can see the stars properly at night. 21 in the whole world. �* ., . properly at night. 21 in the whole world. �* . , , ., , world. i'm a bit squeamish about heirhts world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but _ world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but look _ world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but look at _ world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but look at this. - world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but look at this. this - world. i'm a bit squeamish about heights but look at this. this is l world. i'm a bit squeamish about| heights but look at this. this is in the mirror. window cleaner on the london eye yesterday making sure it is clean. been having a bit of a spring clean ahead of the new season, which starts today. they are 135 metres up, the people working on that, and they are all polishing 32

capsules. it that, and they are all polishing 32 ca sules. ., . ., that, and they are all polishing 32 casules. . , ., , ., that, and they are all polishing 32 casules. . , . , ., ., capsules. if it was a straight wall of a tower _ capsules. if it was a straight wall of a tower block, _ capsules. if it was a straight wall of a tower block, that _ capsules. if it was a straight wall of a tower block, that could - capsules. if it was a straight wall of a tower block, that could be i of a tower block, that could be easier. the fact that it is curvy and stuck out... easier. the fact that it is curvy and stuck out. . ._ almost 400 hotels across the uk are being used by the government to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers. seaside resorts, airports and even retirement villages are among the locations being used, as part of a home office scheme which is costing more than £6 million every day. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. welcome to the wilshire — a hotel, golf course and retirement village set in rolling hills near royal wootton bassett, home to more than 100 mostly older residents, now also home to more than 80 asylum seekers, who moved in in december. the leisure village residents pay to access the hotel's pool, gym and golf course, but have had to enter by the back door since the asylum seekers moved in. down in the village, i found

resident and former tv presenter christopher morris, now 84 years old and quietly fuming. we find it difficult now to access the facilities. we can't go in the front door. it's locked. there are security men shooing us away. we have to go round the back and the facilities are much more reduced. people don't bother to go there anymore. the retired residents are unnerved by the arrival of lots of young men, who mill around at night. but they're not the only ones who say the hotel is completely unsuitable for asylum seekers. i found this 25—year—old from sudan heading to catch a bus to swindon. he's been in the hotel for three months and says its isolated location means there's no way of learning about british society. there's nothing to do here. nothing. we stay the whole day at the room doing nothing. what do you do? nothing. nothing, actually. we started getting depressed. i've been talking with them

to see some therapist. the home office has rented hundreds of hotels to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this — wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum seekers — and rising — the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses, anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all — 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland — but farfewer in the other two nations, ten in scotland and only two in wales. the leicestershire village of kegworth is one of the latest places to have the local hotels' business model changed overnight to housing asylum seekers. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym, as well as bringing

in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. frederica reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum seekers came on the monday and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of, not even the government, and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth.

still to come on breakfast... # i'm never gonna say goodbye. # cos i never wanna see you cry. we'll be talking to keith duffy, formerly of boyzone, and brian mcfadden, who was in westlife, about their supergroup boyzlife uk tour — that's at 9.05. they i see what they did there. they are good, we love them. theo;r i see what they did there. they are good, we love them.— good, we love them. they will 'oin us 'ust good, we love them. they will 'oin us just after — good, we love them. they will 'oin us just after 9am. i time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. almost 150 met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse. thats according to figures obtained

by the liberal democrats. the party's released them a day before the publication of what's expected to be a damning report on the met�*s culture, accusing the force of racism, sexism and homophobia, as well as protecting its officers ahead of the public. university staff represented by the university and college union will restart strike action today as part of an ongoing row involving pay. academics, librarians and other university staff will walk out today, tomorrow and wednesday. seventeen universities in london including birkbeck, city and goldsmiths are among those affected. rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the state—of—the—art facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign

in world war ii. it's always since the rhs had it been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom, it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that to our visitors and to student gardeners to kind of spread evidence—based learning about gardening. and, finally, if you're afraid of heights, look away briefly now. the london eye has had its big spring clean. a crew of cleaners had to be suspended 135m high to clean the famous landmark. each pod has had a good old scrub. let's take a look at the tubes now. let's get the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey start to what is going to be a rather

unsettled week of weather. we'll see spells of rain through today as well. now the cloud anywhere through this morning thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle. but we'll see further spells of rain, perhaps turning heavier as we head towards the evening as well. a breezier afternoon. temperatures mild, though, 13 celsius the maximum. now overnight, we'll see further spells of rain. they can be quite heavy actually through the night and it stays quite breezy. a mild night too — the minimum temperature between 8 and 10 celsius. now, as we head into tuesday, we'll see yet more spells of rain, but we'll see the cloud breaking up a little more readily. so we should see more in the way of sunny spells through tomorrow. staying breezy, though, and then we'll get another band of rain overnight tuesday and into wednesday, clearing through wednesday. but still, we're going to see outbreaks of rain through much of this week, on and off, some spells of sunshine, breezy. but you can see the temperature remains reasonably mild. that's it from me. plenty more on our website — you can find us on twitter and instagram too. i'm back in half an hour. see you then.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. nearly £400 million has gone unclaimed from child trust funds in the uk. nina has the details for us. but does it mean? what it means is money you — but does it mean? what it means is money you did _ but does it mean? what it means is money you did not _ but does it mean? what it means is money you did not know— but does it mean? what it means is money you did not know you - but does it mean? what it means is money you did not know you had. . but does it mean? what it means is i money you did not know you had. like when you find a fiver in a kitchen drawer. really good news for some this morning. yes, there are worries that parents have simply forgotten the money is there! child trust funds were set up by the then labour government in 2005. they're essentially a starter pack for tax—free savings for those born between september 2002 and january 2011. the government gave parents vouchers worth £200 — or £500 for those on lower incomes — to deposit into these accounts.

this was then invested by the scheme ready for when the child reached 18. the government has since paid more than £2 billion into the accounts for all 6.3 million children born during the period. the average account is now worth around £2,000. not bad. it'll be even higher if parents put extra cash in over the years too — families can deposit up to £9,000 a year tax free. but we now know a large portion of that money has seemingly been forgotten. the national audit office found £394 million has been left unclaimed by 145,000 18—21—year—olds across the uk. so how can you check if you're eligible for the money? it's worth just remembering that

when this was set up — it was at least 18 years ago for many people — that around 28% of all of the accounts were set up by hmrc, so the government department that was managing this programme because parents hadn't filled in or completed or set up the account on their child's behalf within the allocated time. so around 28% of those accounts exist. it's entirely likely that people won't even know they were set up on their behalf or they may have lost track of them during the course of the last 18 years. well, if you're aged 18—21, check with your parents to see if they have the account details. if they didn't set one up, the government did it for you. so you'll almost certainly have a fund available. if you don't have the details to hand, you can contact hmrc using an online form — and they'll be able to find the account for you. we asked hmrc about the unclaimed funds and they told us the money will be kept safe until it is claimed. but it is important to know that

many of the accounts do come with charges, so while the money goes unclaimed, you could be paying charges of up to 1.5% each year. really easy to do. ijust put into a search engine unclaimed child trust fund and it came up straightaway. i thought you were going to tell us how many you've found. tia. thought you were going to tell us how many you've found.- thought you were going to tell us how many you've found. no, i am 'ust over 21, unfortunately. i it was a mad weekend in the fa cup. it was a mad weekend in the fa cup. it all unravelled for fulham. they were 1—0 up. that is the moment that will be talked about. that is what the fulham striker did, mitrovic. a

red card for manhandling the referee. that was not the real incident. it was what preceded that with willian sent off for fulham. three people sent off in virtually the space of a minute. it all turned in favour of united. it was 40 crazy seconds for fulham. first their manager, then two players saw red. mitrovic will grab the headlines for his behaviour towards the referee. and i'm sorry to say it's time to let down those inflatable haddocks — grimsby�*s incredible cup run is over, ended by brighton. joe wilson reports. match officials make decisions. they don't decide how footballers and managers behave. aleksandar mitrovic opened the scoring for fulham against manchester united. they were still leading when willian blocked this shot with his hand. it took a replay to decide it,

but that was a red card for him. mitrovic confronted the referee, achieved nothing except getting himself sent off too. bruno fernandes scored the penalty. now united were playing against nine, immediately scored again. sabitzer. what would fulham's manager do? not much. marco silva was there. yes, after arguing earlier, fulham's manager had been sent off too. three red cards, three reds goals. bruno fernandes finished it. goodness. well, here's a calming glimpse of the brighton coastline. they'd migrated again. grimsby town and the haddocks — inflatable excitable. it's this sense of occasion which makes and remakes the fa cup's reputation. we're all reminded of its purpose because we can see how much it means to grimsby. in a change, league two grimsby wore salmon pink, premier league brighton in stripes. they keep finding and developing exciting players. evan ferguson, 18 years old, scored twice — surely a club with trophy potential.

it all felt a little bit cruel when the score got to 5—0, but swap the haddock for a seagull, the significance just changes hands. and goal of the day — how about this from tommy doyle for sheffield united to knock out blackburn 3—2? he said it was his best goal ever. and who'd argue? joe wilson, bbc news. the semifinal line—up complete. i tell you what there might be a market for inflatable premier league trophies outside the emirates stadium as arsenal edge towards the title. they beat crystal palace 4—1 yesterday, bukayo saka's excellent season continued with two goals. it means they extend the gap by three points from manchester city to eight, who were in fa cup action this weekend. arsenal have ten games remaining in the premier league, their next game comes on 1st of april after the international break. very good, especially the way we played in the last few weeks and the resources that we picked.

and now, unfortunately, we have to stop, get the players into international duties and make sure everybody comes back with the same mindset and ready to go. the draw for the women's fa cup semis takes place on morning live tomorrow. manchester united will be in the hat after making the last four for the first time in their history. they beat championship side lewes 3—1. nikita parris continuing her record of scoring in every round. the other semi—finalists are holders chelsea, aston villa and brighton. as well as the six nations being decided this weekend — congratulations to ireland for completing the grand slam, of course — there was also a trophy lifted in domestic rugby union. exeter chiefs beat london irish 24—20 in extra time to win the premiership rugby cup. it's their third domestic cup triumph since promotion to the top flight in 2010. and if ever there was an assesment of how the formula one

season's likely to go, it's come from lewis hamilton, who says he's never seen a car as fast as the red bull. it was driven to victory by sergio perez yesterday, who won from pole in saudi arabia. team mate max verstappen still finished second despite starting from 15th. so that was pretty quick. so two races, two red bull wins, so that is quite an alarming assessment from lewis hamilton. what is it? it assessment from lewis hamilton. what is it? , ,., assessment from lewis hamilton. what isit? , ., , is it? it is so fast. you see the improvements _ is it? it is so fast. you see the improvements they _ is it? it is so fast. you see the improvements they keep - is it? it is so fast. you see the i improvements they keep making is it? it is so fast. you see the - improvements they keep making and the dominance mercedes had in that period when lewis hamilton was winning. i guess we are entering a period where red bull is shifting a bit. even the boss said lewis hamilton may have to leave if they

cannot get a car fast enough for him to challenge for the title. what will lewis hamilton do? what would you do? will lewis hamilton do? what would ou do? , ., , will lewis hamilton do? what would ou do? , ., ., will lewis hamilton do? what would ou do? , ., , .,, ., he you do? they love the soap opera. he will be in demand. _ you do? they love the soap opera. he will be in demand. he _ you do? they love the soap opera. he will be in demand. he will _ you do? they love the soap opera. he will be in demand. he will not - you do? they love the soap opera. he will be in demand. he will not want i will be in demand. he will not want to go around in a tin bath. he wants something faster than that. is to go around in a tin bath. he wants something faster than that.- something faster than that. is that ou something faster than that. is that you technical— something faster than that. is that you technical assessment? - something faster than that. is that you technical assessment? thankl something faster than that. is that - you technical assessment? thank you. while on a beach stroll, you might discover shells, rocks or maybe even a fossil, but this weekend broadcaster and historian dan snow found something very different. the body of an "exceptionally rare" shark washed up on lepe beach in hampshire — but while dan went to find a team to help, someone removed its head, tailand fin. 0ur reporter, briony leyland, reports. it is a shark, so be careful. an unexpected visitor to the south coast in trouble. when a shark was spotted thrashing

about in the shallows at lepe beach, locals went to help. come on, mister. the rescue mission seemed to have been a success... yes, yes! ..but yesterday, the shark — believed to be a small toothed sand tiger rarely seen in uk waters — was found washed up. historian and local resident dan snow tweeted about the discovery, and scientists urged him to salvage the shark, but he and a team of volunteers were too late — the head, fin and tail had been cut off. we are desperately trying to get hold of that head because there are things like isotopic analysis, you can see where it's been, what it's eaten. if you have its brain, you can tell lots from its brain. so we would love to get hold of it, there's nojudgment. but if we could just have it back, just to do some science on it, the person can have it back again. they can keep it. scientists want to know more about why the shark — which, by the way, wouldn't present a threat to people — was in the solent at all. if this is or was a small toothed

sand tiger, then they are often found more in the atlantic, more in the bay of biscay. and, as we changes in climate change, ocean currents, we are seeing changes in districutions of species in distributions of species around the world but also around our british waters as well. the hope is the head may yet be returned, so the full story of the shark and why it came to the solent can be told. briony leyland, bbc news. we'll speak to dan snow at 8:40am. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. he has the details for the rest of the country. what a lovely view! could it be the last sunrise rise of winter? the spring equinox today. that means the northern and southern hemisphere have roughly the same amount of daytime and night—time. and of course astronomically

speaking we're heading into spring later it does also mean sunrises and sunsets getting later. sunsets will not be till well after six o'clock for many of you. for many of you the sunrises up in lots of the uk. lots of cloud around today. we will see rain at times. satellite images show the story for this morning and a good part of the day, the swell of cloud in the west with cloud piling in. an indication we have milder wins developing. northern ireland and northern england, outbreaks of heavy and persistent rain which will nudge its way north. heavy showers in the south—west, the channel islands and wales, other parts of southern england and midlands later. brighter conditions in the far north of scotland. the winds are not particularly strong. where there is

brightness later, northern england, midlands, especially towards the eastern coast we could see temperatures nearly 16 degrees. cooler in shetland and 0rkney. here the driest and brightest condition throughout. tonight all of us will see rain at times. there will be dry moments in between the downpours. temperature sticking around seven to ten as we go into tomorrow morning. tomorrow we have the weather system pushing to the east. the pressure in the west will dry then another one late in the day. they are almost in between the two. there has to be dry weather around, a bit more sunshine. heavy and thundery showers, initially in the west pushing east. the rain in shetland will clear away. latertoday the rain in shetland will clear away. later today in northern ireland we will start to see rain returned. another mate, 15, 16 across eastern parts of scotland as well. still low pressure with us. as well. still low pressure with us. as we go into wednesday persistent rain

pushing across the country. again between weather systems. back to sunshine and showers by and large on wednesday, some heavy and thundery. 0n wednesday, some heavy and thundery. on wednesday particularly windy day with widespread gales coming from a relatively mild direction. back to you. see you later. thank you very much. to celebrate the coronation of king charles, 1,500 charities will be offering you the chance to volunteer in your community during the bank holiday weekend in may. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is in epping forest and can tell us more about how to take part in the big help 0ut. morning to you. how does this work? what can we do?— morning to you. how does this work? what can we do? good morning. i am in scout hq. _ what can we do? good morning. i am in scout hq, the _ what can we do? good morning. i am in scout hq, the biggest _ what can we do? good morning. i am in scout hq, the biggest youth - in scout hq, the biggest youth volunteer led organisation in the country. here we are doing a bit of cooking skills. these are all explorer scouts, travelling to south

korea in the summer to take part in the scoutjamboree. that is where about 40,000 scouts from around the world come together. i'm going to ask imaging what we are eating. taste ask imaging what we are eating. we are making bread and doing some smores _ are making bread and doing some smores as— are making bread and doing some smores as well. we make the bread. this would _ smores as well. we make the bread. this would not be possible without all the volunteers which are vital to the scout movement. this is about trying to inspire as many people as possible to get involved. from today there is a new app which hopefully will make it as easy as possible for people to get in touch with the charities and organisations. let's have a look. across the uk, there is an army of volunteers, giving up theirtime and sharing their talents and expertise to the benefit of all. i'mjane. i've been involved in scouting for 23 years now. it's the satisfaction element, i think, of seeing them enjoy

themselves and being part of it. it's like being one part of a big family really. my name is ian. i've been volunteering at london zoo for nearly seven years. my background, i was a public sector accountant, so something completely different to what i'm doing here. and it's just wonderful to get such new experiences, meet many new people, make many hundreds of new friends. i'm priti, and i volunteer- for the royal voluntary service. i've been volunteering _ because i love being around people. it gives me a sense of belonging to the community and it - makes me happy. at the last count, there were 7 million people in england alone, who volunteered at least once a month. sounds a lot, but that's about a third down on pre—pandemic levels. and it's at a time when the most vulnerable really need the support volunteers so generously give. this charity, little village, provides free toys, clothes and baby equipment. we're expecting to support 2,000 more children this year than we did last year.

and, for us to be able to do that, we need to have volunteers on sites to be able to help. so come and help. and that's the idea behind the big help out — a national day of volunteering planned as part of the coronation weekend in may. download the app — the big help out app. find those opportunities, find out what your passion is and how you can make a difference to your community and then select the opportunity that's right for you. and although it's about may 8th initially, what you really want is people to discover it, love it, carry on volunteering. that's right. it's more than one day. take care, honey. there will be thousands of charities and organisations looking for new helpers. lots of sex in the city again. oh, excellent. people like husband and wife team carol and andy, who spend a few hours a week in their local age uk shop. it's good fun.

then we have a laugh and a giggle about the things that have gone in the shop today. we enjoy it. we like each other's company and that's good fun for us. keeps us young. this is suzanne. she spends her evenings rescuing wildlife as an rspca volunteer. my normal dayjob, it's very much sat down. it's very much behind a desk. so it's something that's that real hands on helping animals. and they're really rewarding for seeing the difference that you're making. it is a simple message — get involved over the coronation weekend however you can and find out where your help might be needed using the new app. many thanks to those beaver scouts for the amazing sign writing. well done to them. catherinejohnson is from the royal voluntary service. we saw one of the lunch club you organise. tell is a bit about the need for volunteers. the pandemic has had an interesting effect hasn't

it? ' ., , ., , , , has had an interesting effect hasn't it? ., , ., it? 12.4 million people step forward to volunteering _ it? 12.4 million people step forward to volunteering a _ it? 12.4 million people step forward to volunteering a ten _ it? 12.4 million people step forward to volunteering a ten month - it? 12.4 million people step forwardj to volunteering a ten month period. we were _ to volunteering a ten month period. we were in— to volunteering a ten month period. we were in it together and people .ot we were in it together and people got an— we were in it together and people got an appetite to give time, skills and expertise into the community. we know 58 _ and expertise into the community. we know 3.8 million of those are saying we want _ know 3.8 million of those are saying we want to— know 3.8 million of those are saying we want to do more but we do not know— we want to do more but we do not know where — we want to do more but we do not know where to go. part of this is to bring _ know where to go. part of this is to bring people together so they can find their— bring people together so they can find their opportunity. at the royal voluntary— find their opportunity. at the royal voluntary service we are offering coming _ voluntary service we are offering coming to — voluntary service we are offering coming to hospital, working in a cafe and — coming to hospital, working in a cafe and shop, coming into the community and be part of the lunch cluh _ community and be part of the lunch club. helping people who are lonely and isolated to come together and be part of— and isolated to come together and be part of the _ and isolated to come together and be part of the events programme. you can come _ part of the events programme. you can come in— part of the events programme. you can come in and help. we have indoor archery. _ can come in and help. we have indoor archery, bollywood dancing dressed up archery, bollywood dancing dressed up in the _ archery, bollywood dancing dressed up in the community so people can thrive _ up in the community so people can thrive it— up in the community so people can thrive it is— up in the community so people can thrive. it is important we help people — thrive. it is important we help people finding the volunteer opportunities. sometimes it is quite tricky _ opportunities. sometimes it is quite tricky you _ opportunities. sometimes it is quite tricky. you do not know where to go and where _ tricky. you do not know where to go and where your passion is. it is about— and where your passion is. it is about trying before you buy and

having — about trying before you buy and having an — about trying before you buy and having an opportunity to get involved _ having an opportunity to get involved and engaged. let�*s having an opportunity to get involved and engaged. let's speak to the chief executive _ involved and engaged. let's speak to the chief executive of _ involved and engaged. let's speak to the chief executive of the _ involved and engaged. let's speak to the chief executive of the scouts - the chief executive of the scouts association, which is huge and relies on volunteers. an amazing opportunity these guys have got this summer. it would not be possible without adults who run it. 140,000 aduu without adults who run it. 140,000 adult volunteers _ without adults who run it. 140,000 adult volunteers take _ without adults who run it. 140,000 adult volunteers take part - without adults who run it. 140,000 adult volunteers take part in - adult volunteers take part in scouting _ adult volunteers take part in scouting and help young people learn skills like _ scouting and help young people learn skills like this for life is that we have _ skills like this for life is that we have 90,000 people on the waiting list and _ have 90,000 people on the waiting list and need more volunteers. we are so— list and need more volunteers. we are so typical of so many organisations, charities, sports and arts organisations who need more volunteers. that is why we have come up volunteers. that is why we have come up with _ volunteers. that is why we have come up with the _ volunteers. that is why we have come up with the big help out can all about— up with the big help out can all about inspiring a new generation when _ about inspiring a new generation when new— about inspiring a new generation when new people to get involved in volunteering. all over the 8th of may. _ volunteering. all over the 8th of may. the — volunteering. all over the 8th of may, the coronation weekend but beyond _ may, the coronation weekend but beyond that as well stop volunteers play such _ beyond that as well stop volunteers play such a — beyond that as well stop volunteers play such a vital role in communities. it is good. i and good for them _ communities. it is good. i and good for them as— communities. it is good. i and good for them as well. the communities. it is good. i and good for them as well.—

for them as well. the big help out a . . for them as well. the big help out a-- has for them as well. the big help out app has gone _ for them as well. the big help out app has gone live _ for them as well. the big help out app has gone live and _ for them as well. the big help out app has gone live and people - for them as well. the big help out app has gone live and people can l app has gone live and people can download it. they will find charities and organisations in the local area but more will sign up all the time. you need to keep checking because there will be more organisations on there. if because there will be more organisations on there. if you are an organisation _ organisations on there. if you are an organisation relying _ organisations on there. if you are an organisation relying on - an organisation relying on volunteers, go to the big help out, download _ volunteers, go to the big help out, download the app and add your opportunities. the nearer we get to the 8th— opportunities. the nearer we get to the 8th of— opportunities. the nearer we get to the 8th of may there will be all those — the 8th of may there will be all those opportunities, different causes — those opportunities, different causes. whatever your passion. when animal— causes. whatever your passion. when animal welfare, causes. whatever your passion. when animalwelfare, helping causes. whatever your passion. when animal welfare, helping out the elderly. — animal welfare, helping out the elderly, getting in communities. he will see— elderly, getting in communities. he will see all— elderly, getting in communities. he will see all those opportunities the nearer— will see all those opportunities the nearer you — will see all those opportunities the nearer you get to the 8th of may. —— you will— nearer you get to the 8th of may. —— you will see — nearer you get to the 8th of may. —— you will see. he nearer you get to the 8th of may. -- you will see-— you will see. he will see opportunities _ you will see. he will see opportunities for - you will see. he will see - opportunities for businesses. you want businesses to get involved. some businesses do this already. they give their employees a day off for volunteering. you are trying to encourage that across the sector. businesses have such a vital role to

play _ businesses have such a vital role to play. volunteering is good for well— being play. volunteering is good for well—being and skills and good for business — well—being and skills and good for business as well. good for businesses to be playing that role in communities also buy flexible working. — in communities also buy flexible working, having hr policies that enable _ working, having hr policies that enable workers to go out there and make _ enable workers to go out there and make a _ enable workers to go out there and make a difference. it is a win, win, win. _ make a difference. it is a win, win, win. �* ., ., ., ., win. i'm not going to hand back the without trying _ win. i'm not going to hand back the without trying some _ win. i'm not going to hand back the without trying some smores. - win. i'm not going to hand back the without trying some smores. is - win. i'm not going to hand back the i without trying some smores. is there a spare one? let me try it. i have had the professional making it. marshmallow, chocolate biscuit. delicious. lovely. never eat on television. it does not look good. back to you. i’m television. it does not look good. itack to you-— television. it does not look good. back to you. i'm going to ask your really complicated _ back to you. i'm going to ask your really complicated question, - back to you. i'm going to ask your| really complicated question, while your mouth is full. we are joking, we are not that mean. the your mouth is full. we are 'oking, we are not that mean._ your mouth is full. we are 'oking, we are not that mean. the big help out a- -, we are not that mean. the big help 0ut app. sign _ we are not that mean. the big help out app. sign up _ we are not that mean. the big help 0ut app. sign up and _ we are not that mean. the big help out app, sign up and make - we are not that mean. the big help i out app, sign up and make something 0ut app, sign up and make something like this.

out app, sign up and make something like this. , . ., ~ out app, sign up and make something like this. , . . ~' , ., like this. very nice. thank you. they look— like this. very nice. thank you. they look like _ like this. very nice. thank you. they look like they _ like this. very nice. thank you. they look like they are - like this. very nice. thank you. they look like they are having l like this. very nice. thank you. | they look like they are having a brilliant time. i am glad she clarified what they were making. we were trying to work out what it was at this time of the morning. still to come, we'll catch up with paralympic rowing cox champion erin kennedy, as she gets back to training following treatment for breast cancer. it will be great to see her. the headlines coming up at seven o'clock. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. almost 150 met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse. that's according to figures obtained by the liberal democrats. the party's released them a day before the publication of what's expected to be a damning report on the met�*s culture — accusing the force of racism, sexism and homophobia, as well as protecting its officers ahead of the public.

colchester united has condemned fans who they say sang "vile chants" about ex—leyton 0rient manager justin edinburgh during saturday's game at brisbane road. edinburgh died in 2019 after suffering a cardiac arrest. colchester united says it will co—operate with leyton orient, should any further investigations take place. rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the state—of—the—art facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign in world war ii. it's always, since the rhs had it, been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom. it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that to our visitors and to student

gardeners to kind of spread evidence—based learning about gardening. and finally, if you're afraid of heights, look away briefly now! the london eye has had a its big spring clean. a crew of cleaners had to be suspended 135 metres high to clean the famous landmark. each pod has had a old scrub. let's take a look at the tubes now. now let's get the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey start to what is going to be a rather unsettled week of weather. we'll see spells of rain through today, as well. now the cloud anywhere through this morning thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle, but we'll see further spells of rain — perhaps turning heavier as we head towards the evening, as well. a breezier afternoon. temperatures mild, though — 13 celsius, the maximum. now overnight, we'll see

further spells of rain. they could be quite heavy, actually, through the night, and it stays quite breezy. a mild night, too — the minimum temperature between eight and ten celsius. now, as we head into tuesday, we'll see yet more spells of rain, but we'll see the cloud breaking up a little more readily, so we should see more in the way of sunny spells through tomorrow. staying breezy, though, and then we'll get another band of rain overnight tuesday and into wednesday — clearing through wednesday, but still, we're going to see outbreaks of rain through much of this week, on and off. some spells of sunshine, breezy, but you can see the temperature remains reasonably mild. that's it from me. plenty more on our website. you can find us on twitter and instagram too. i'm back in half an hour — see you then good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. vladimir putin prepares to welcome

chinese president xijinping to moscow for talks — a show of support from one of his last remaining allies following russia's invasion of ukraine. could the ice in the alps be lost forever? we have a special report as un scientists prepare to publish the most comprehensive study on climate change in years. borisjohnson is set to submit evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. in sport, one incident, three red cards — how fulham went from eleven players to nine — and lost their manager — in 40 crazy seconds during their fa cup defeat to manchester united. it is the spring equinox today so have we had last seen the back of winter? certainly to start the week it is mild out there but it is an umbrella weather for some. all the details right here on breakfast. it's monday 20th march.

russian president vladimir putin is preparing to host his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in moscow. the visit is the first by china's premier since russia invaded ukraine last year. it will see meetings between the two leaders as mr putin, isolated from the west, looks to bolster his relationship with a vital ally. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. putin and xi. they call each other partners and friends. and right now, the kremlin leader needs all the friends he can get. his war in ukraine has not gone to plan. and last week, in the hague, the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. xi jinping's visit is a show of support for russia's president. the two leaders already claim to have a no—limits partnership, but it's not an equal one. russia, under heavy international sanctions, is increasingly dependent on china as a market for its goods

and raw materials. as for no limits — well, there are some. up till now, beijing's been reluctant to provide russia with lethal aid for the ukraine war, to avoid secondary sanctions against chinese companies. still, china is thought to be supplying dual—use technology — like semiconductor chips that can be used by russia's military. ahead of the summit, president putin paid his first visit to territory that russia has captured and occupied during its full—scale invasion of ukraine. he toured mariupol — a city that was reduced to rubble by russian shelling. his presence sent a clear message to ukraine and to the west — there'll be no compromises by the kremlin. steve rosenberg joins us now.

good morning. thank you for talking to us. what more can we expect from this meeting? you mentioned in the report, there is a lot about a show. what more substance might come? first of all, these are the ways you can expect to hear a lot of in the next couple of days. friendship, cooperation, partnership. this is all about building the russian chinese relationship. that is why xi is coming here. it is not about making peace in ukraine, it is about boosting this relationship which russia and china believers in their best interests. two key questions. will beijing decide to provide legal aid to russia to help it win on the battlefield in ukraine? the us claims that beijing is considering that. china denies that. but there is no guarantee that that will actually happen, because for china its main trading partners are america and the eu, and that would

almost certainly trigger secondary sanctions against chinese companies. the other question is, can china do anything to secure peace in ukraine? there is talk of a chinese peace plan. it is not really a plan will stop kind of an initiative or a set of principles. it may make china look good to play the role, to portray itself as peacemaker. the chances are low, i don't think china really believes ukraine or russia are about to sit down at the negotiating table and end the war. with both of these regimes, how difficult will it be to find out the truth of actually what happens? that's a good question! i think actually the key meeting may be taking place today, when xi arrives and has a one—on—one meeting with vladimir putin. that will be the key meeting and we probably won't find out, really, what is being discussed, what is being agreed. there are other meetings tomorrow in

a widerformat, but, yes, it may be that we don't actually know the results of this summit for some time to come. we results of this summit for some time to come. ~ . results of this summit for some time to come. ~ , , ., , results of this summit for some time tocome.~ , , , , to come. we wish you the very best of luck! thank _ to come. we wish you the very best of luck! thank you _ to come. we wish you the very best of luck! thank you very _ to come. we wish you the very best of luck! thank you very much - to come. we wish you the very best i of luck! thank you very much indeed, that was steve rosenberg in moscow this morning. borisjohnson is to publish evidence before facing the commons privileges committee this week, over whether he misled parliament about covid rule—breaking parties in downing street. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. what might we hear from this committee? this good morning. what might we hear from this committee?— from this committee? this is a really important _ from this committee? this is a really important moment - from this committee? this is a really important moment for l from this committee? this is a i really important moment for boris johnson's political future because ultimately if the committee finds he did mislead parliament he could be suspended and that could force a by—election in his constituency. but i think you can expect him to come out fighting this week. i have been chatting to his allies over the weekend and they are utterly convinced that they have evidence that will show that he didn't knowingly mislead parliament, and

they are confident that he will be vindicated. i think you will hear two key arguments from boris johnson. 0ne two key arguments from boris johnson. one is that he got advice from his aides that rules were not broken, and we are told there are likely to be whatsapp messages that provide some evidence. two, i think you will hear borisjohnson argue that the process that he is going through is not fair, that some of the mps on the committee have prejudged the evidence, and also that the burden of proof that they have to achieve is too low. his lawyers, for example, think that the process is pretty unlawful. so that is the argument you will hear from him. i have to say the committee has been very robust in its defence of what it is doing. it is going to argue that what it is asking him is fair, they have taken advice from a seniorformerjudge as to fair, they have taken advice from a senior formerjudge as to exactly how they should carry all of this out. we will see the evidence from borisjohnson probably later this boris johnson probably later this afternoon, borisjohnson probably later this afternoon, maybe tomorrow morning if

it slips, and that is all ahead of that bump at session, four or five hours potentially, that will be televised on wednesday. for now, thanks very _ televised on wednesday. for now, thanks very much. _ televised on wednesday. for now, thanks very much. nick— televised on wednesday. for now, thanks very much. nick eardley i televised on wednesday. for now, thanks very much. nick eardley in | thanks very much. nick eardley in westminster. more than 100 metropolitan police officers who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct are being allowed to remain on normal duties, according to information obtained by the liberal democrats. the force is awaiting the release of what's expected to be a highly critical report by baroness casey on the culture within the met, which was prompted by the murder of sarah everard. a memorial service will take place in warrington later to commemorate 30 years since ira bomb attacks in the town killed two children. three—year—old jonathan ball and 12—year—old tim parry both died when two bombs planted on a busy shopping street exploded. former prime ministerjohn major is among those who will be attending the service. the european union could sign off a two billion euro agreement later in an attempt to help restock ukraine's dwindling ammunition supplies. eu foreign and defence ministers

are meeting in brussels to discuss a deal, but final deliveries of arms could take many months, raising questions about how much difference it will make on the battlefield. switzerland's biggest bank, ubs, has rescued troubled lender credit suisse in a government—backed deal, which it's hoped will help restore calm to the global financial markets. that is what we need, more calm with lenders stocking up some assurance. good morning. we reported on this last week, credit suisse went into freefall. reports of weaknesses on its reporting, investors were spooked, and as we know that feeds on . spooked, and as we know that feeds on , ., ., . on itself, that level of panic. frau . ht on itself, that level of panic. fraught negotiations, - on itself, that level of panic. fraught negotiations, high i on itself, that level of panic. - fraught negotiations, high drama over the weekend and this fresco dinner cote rescue deal from their former rival, a deal worth $3.1 billion from ubs. less than half the market value of the bank at close of

value on friday. not brilliant for their investors but the best of a bad deal. the bank of england has said this offers stability and restores some. we have had those comparisons to 2008, these banks that were supposed to be too big to fail. particularly following the collapse of telecom valley and signature banks in the us last week. this is happening because interest rates have gone quite quickly following rising energy prices and some investments cannot cope with that extra payment. what about the ripples of this? the markets in asia this morning opened 1% to 2% down. that is not disastrous but not wholly reassuring, either. overall, experts are saying, yes, the ship has been studied for now but if you look at these ongoing ripple effects, real concern of stormy seas ahead. ,, ., , effects, real concern of stormy seas ahead, ,, ., , ., , effects, real concern of stormy seas ahead. ,, ., , ., , , ., , ahead. still lots of big questions until all of that _ ahead. still lots of big questions until all of that is _ ahead. still lots of big questions until all of that is resolved. - ahead. still lots of big questions until all of that is resolved. it i ahead. still lots of big questions until all of that is resolved. it is| until all of that is resolved. it is all about confidence _ until all of that is resolved. it 3 all about confidence and once that is removed there can be panic and the ripples i felt for a long time after. . , .

the twin sister of a woman shot dead by her partner is to meet with home office ministers to discuss changes to gun licensing laws in the uk. kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead in march 2020, along with her two daughters, ava and lexi. her partner rob needham lied about treatment for depression on his shotgun application to sussex police in 2016. kathryn stanczyszyn has more. three years ago, kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead by her partner, rob needham — along with their two daughters, ava and lexi. the trauma of losing kelly, of losing the girls, of not having them as part of your life...is difficult enough. but knowing how they've died and what they went through, and how they're...you know — the girls were two and four — and how their short lives havejust been ended at the hands of their father. rob had a valid gun licence, but afterwards it was revealed police knew he'd lied about drug use and mental—health episodes when it was granted.

emma believes that cost three lives. today, she's meeting with the home office to voice her concerns over licensing. the frequency of reviews — they're only every five years, they should be annually. they need to increase the cost and the gun licensee needs to cover that. i think they need to not give gun licences to people that lie, and i think they shouldn't give gun licences to people that have reoccurring mental health or depressive episodes. it comes as a report in the wake of a shooting in plymouth has recommended urgent changes to gun control. 22—year—old jake davison killed five people — an inquest found there had been catastrophic errors by police when it came to vetting him. in the prevention of future deaths report, coroner ian arrow said there had been an abject failure to adequately train police officers and staff involved in firearms licensing decisions, that root—and—branch reform of firearms legislation is needed, and that current gun laws are at odds with public safety,

and future deaths could occur unless action is taken. the shooting devastated the community of keyham. local mp luke pollard says things must change. i think people are slipping through the cracks because the cracks in the system are now so big. our gun laws are out of date — most of that legislation stems from 1968. the changes have been haphazard and ad hoc since then, and i'm afraid we're not having a proper assessment of people's suitability. the home secretary, policing minister and chief constables across england and wales now have until the beginning of may to respond to these inquest findings. the home office says it has already taken steps to tighten firearms licensing — including social—media checks and sharing of gp information. but campaigners say the government must go further, faster. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. diners at one of bath's historic hotels were greeted with an unusual

sight while enjoying afternoon tea on mother's day. a car careered off the road and became wedged against the basement windows. emergency services were called to the francis hoteljust before 5:00 yesterday. one man had to be cut free from the car, while another was able to get out by himself. but it is just it fits so perfectly. i hope they are both 0k. but it is just it fits so perfectly. i hope they are both ok. that must be really quite scary and claustrophobic to end up being on that side of the car. yes. the wrong side. i that side of the car. yes. the wrong side- i mean. _ that side of the car. yes. the wrong side. i mean, there _ that side of the car. yes. the wrong side. i mean, there is _ that side of the car. yes. the wrong side. i mean, there is wanting - that side of the car. yes. the wrong side. i mean, there is wanting to i side. i mean, there is wanting to net our side. i mean, there is wanting to get your afternoon _ side. i mean, there is wanting to get your afternoon tea _ side. i mean, there is wanting to get your afternoon tea and - side. i mean, there is wanting to get your afternoon tea and there | side. i mean, there is wanting to i get your afternoon tea and there is wanting to get your afternoon tea. it was very busy trying to get afternoon tea yesterday, that is one way to jump the queue. i afternoon tea yesterday, that is one way to jump the queue.— way to 'ump the queue. i was going to way to jump the queue. i was going to say--- don't _ way to jump the queue. i was going to say... don't do _ way to jump the queue. i was going to say... don't do it. _ way to jump the queue. i was going to say... don't do it. let's - way to jump the queue. i was going to say... don't do it. let's go - to say... don't do it. let's go straight _ to say... don't do it. let's go straight to —

to say... don't do it. let's go straight to matt _ to say... don't do it. let's go straight to matt for _ to say... don't do it. let's go straight to matt for the - to say... don't do it. let's go i straight to matt for the weather. beautiful picture of the sky behind you. it is indeed. good morning. lovely site to _ it is indeed. good morning. lovely site to the — it is indeed. good morning. lovely site to the day in the far north of scotland — site to the day in the far north of scotland right now. very calm, the see like _ scotland right now. very calm, the see like a — scotland right now. very calm, the see like a mill pond. one of the brightest — see like a mill pond. one of the brightest places today, the far north— brightest places today, the far north of— brightest places today, the far north of scotland, best chance of sunshine — north of scotland, best chance of sunshine at times. most of you won't see huge _ sunshine at times. most of you won't see huge amounts of sunshine, if you brighter— see huge amounts of sunshine, if you brighter breaks but a lot of cloud to come — brighter breaks but a lot of cloud to come through today and if you are about— to come through today and if you are about to _ to come through today and if you are about to head out watch for the next minute _ about to head out watch for the next minute or— about to head out watch for the next minute or so — about to head out watch for the next minute or so because there will be some _ minute or so because there will be some rain— minute or so because there will be some rain around and some of you will definitely need an umbrella. this is— will definitely need an umbrella. this is where the wettest is at the moment. — this is where the wettest is at the moment, across northern ireland, northern— moment, across northern ireland, northern england and north wales, some _ northern england and north wales, some of— northern england and north wales, some of the heaviest and more persistent rain. heavy showers towards — persistent rain. heavy showers towards the south—west which will track— towards the south—west which will track down — towards the south—west which will track down the english channel into the south—west more widely later. the rain _ the south—west more widely later. the rain ran— the south—west more widely later. the rain ran further north, as that edge _ the rain ran further north, as that edge is _ the rain ran further north, as that edge is not — the rain ran further north, as that edge is not as common northern ireland _ edge is not as common northern ireland should brighten, middle part of the _ ireland should brighten, middle part of the day. — ireland should brighten, middle part of the day, northern ireland for the afternoon _ of the day, northern ireland for the afternoon -- — of the day, northern ireland for the afternoon —— make an opening of the afternoon. _ afternoon —— make an opening of the afternoon. sumption shine at times. that were _ afternoon. sumption shine at times. that were left temperatures up to around _ that were left temperatures up to around 15 — that were left temperatures up to around 15 or 16. killer across

around 15 or16. killer across northern— around 15 or 16. killer across northern scotland but some of the driest _ northern scotland but some of the driest and — northern scotland but some of the driest and brightest weather here throughout. scotland itself, across the mainland we will see things turn cloudy— the mainland we will see things turn cloudy and _ the mainland we will see things turn cloudy and damp air through the afternoon — cloudy and damp air through the afternoon after a bright start. western — afternoon after a bright start. western northern ireland will see heavy _ western northern ireland will see heavy rain — western northern ireland will see heavy rain and we will see showers develop _ heavy rain and we will see showers develop more widely into this evening — develop more widely into this evening across wales, southwest, the midlands _ evening across wales, southwest, the midlands and southern parts of england. — midlands and southern parts of england. even if you are dry on your journey— england. even if you are dry on your journey in _ england. even if you are dry on your journey in could get wet on the way home _ journey in could get wet on the way home. tonight, outbreaks of and go across— home. tonight, outbreaks of and go across the _ home. tonight, outbreaks of and go across the country, some drier and clear— across the country, some drier and clear it _ across the country, some drier and clear it moments to take us into tomorrow— clear it moments to take us into tomorrow morning and it will be a pretty— tomorrow morning and it will be a pretty mild — tomorrow morning and it will be a pretty mild start. seven to 10 degrees. _ pretty mild start. seven to 10 degrees. they are levels we should be at _ degrees. they are levels we should be at in _ degrees. they are levels we should be at in the — degrees. they are levels we should be at in the afternoon, never mind facing _ be at in the afternoon, never mind facing in _ be at in the afternoon, never mind facing in the — be at in the afternoon, never mind facing in the morning. mild on tuesday. _ facing in the morning. mild on tuesday. our symbols for the capital cities _ tuesday. our symbols for the capital cities through this week don't look overly— cities through this week don't look overly promising. a lot of rain but some _ overly promising. a lot of rain but some of— overly promising. a lot of rain but some of the — overly promising. a lot of rain but some of the wettest conditions will be by— some of the wettest conditions will be by night so they should be some sunshine _ be by night so they should be some sunshine between the downpours as we io sunshine between the downpours as we go through— sunshine between the downpours as we go through the day, but of note, the temperature during the working week. ten to—

temperature during the working week. ten to 15_ temperature during the working week. ten to 15 or— temperature during the working week. ten to 15 or 16 degrees, and incredibly mild week and notjust here in_ incredibly mild week and notjust here in the uk. almost all of europe will see _ here in the uk. almost all of europe will see temperatures substantially above _ will see temperatures substantially above where they should be will see temperatures substantially above where they should be for will see temperatures substantially above where they should be for this stage _ above where they should be for this stage in_ above where they should be for this stage in mid—march. and cu. it is interesting that that is the note she should end your forecast on. —— thank you. keep listening because i think you will be interested. environmental scientists around the world have spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their report for the united nations will be published later — and will become the benchmark for decisions made by governments on how to respond to the growing threat to our planet. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt sent this report from the mountains of the alps. if you want to experience our future climate, you need to visit the alps. europe's highest railway takes you high into the mountains. the greenhouse gases emitted since the industrial revolution have already raised global temperatures by a little over one degree celsius,

but up here, the effects have been much greater. the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average — it's already increased by two degrees celsius, and it is having a devastating impact on the snow and the ice up here. near the top of thejungfrau mountain in switzerland is an observatory and weather station. built almost 90 years ago, they've been monitoring the changing alpine climate here for decades. it's even raining in summer up here now. 30 years ago, it was never raining up here — just snow. and there was a humidity, but now it's raining several days. and that is a big change. that's a big change, yeah. last year, the ice melt hit a new record — the glaciers of the alps lost 6% of their total volume. the very best forecast

for the future of alpine glaciers is that we can save about one third of the ice volume. this is the best case. and the worst case, we are going to lose everything. below the dome of the observatory, the biggest glacier in europe — the aletsch — stretches more than 20 kilometres into the valley. just look how its expected to retreat over the next few decades in that worst—case scenario. it's why dr huss believes un scientists need to send a tough message to the world's politicians. action is now urgently needed for the glaciers. we see the effects of climate change — this is illustrating how urgent it is to act now. the high alpine landscape appears eternal — literally frozen in time. but the truth is, without dramatic reductions in greenhouse—gas emissions, the ice up here at the top of europe will be lost forever.

justin rowlattjoin us now from interlaken in switzerland. there is lots i want to ask you. talk to us about what the findings might be. we have been waiting a long time for this comprehensive look at climate change.— long time for this comprehensive look at climate change. yeah, this draws together _ look at climate change. yeah, this draws together eight _ look at climate change. yeah, this draws together eight years - look at climate change. yeah, this draws together eight years of - draws together eight years of research, three key reports that these un scientists have done. we are expecting it to say, look, there is a window of opportunity for tackling climate change, keeping climate change before that crucial 1.5 degrees boundary, but they are going to say that in order to do that we need huge. we would imagine they are going to say we need huge reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. we also need to develop technologies to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. they are

embryonic at the moment, at the beginning they are very expensive but they still need to be deployed quite widely but i think they are also likely to say we will probably overshoot that 1.5 degrees limit and need to claw back some of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to keep the temperatures within the limits that we think will minimise the worst effects of climate change. i think the top line will be quite optimistic but beneath that they will be a very strong message for the politicians of the world that you really need to get on top of this problem and begin to reduce emissions dramatically. this report is about coming _ emissions dramatically. this report is about coming up _ emissions dramatically. this report is about coming up with... - emissions dramatically. this report is about coming up with... i - emissions dramatically. this report is about coming up with... i don't i is about coming up with... i don't want to say simple because it is so complicated, but it is about achievable aims and benchmarks because it is condensing a lot of science into 20 pages or so? and it is about what can be achieved rather than the whole issue that is fraught with a lot of complications. lloathed with a lot of complications. what this is about _ with a lot of complications. what this is about is _ with a lot of complications. what this is about is about _

with a lot of complications. twat this is about is about summarising the science. the science on how global warming operates and what effect it is likely to have on the world, and what adaptations will help us and how we can begin to reduce emissions. it is not really about policy. policies for politicians. this document sits at the centre of the negotiating process so it is signed off by the governments of the world, they'll say, look, we have read signs, we agree, we think that accurately represents what needs to happen. in a sense it is a tool that can be used to hold governments to account to say, you looked at the signs and sign it off and said we need to make this dramatic cuts, why are you not doing it? what it does not do is say what policies need to be made, it just says what the science says will happen if we don't, for example, massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. it is not about policy, it is about the science. but what it sendsis it is about the science. but what it sends is a really strong message about what kind of policies will be effective, big reductions in carbon dioxide emissions will be necessary. we do to develop technologies to

draw carbon from the atmosphere because they are likely to say we will overshoot the dangerous levels of warming in the next decade or two. so this is about the science, not the policies of tackling global warming. not the policies of tackling global warminu. . . . not the policies of tackling global warmin.. ., , ., ., warming. that is an important clarification. _ warming. that is an important clarification. thank— warming. that is an important clarification. thank you. - warming. that is an important clarification. thank you. i - warming. that is an important- clarification. thank you. i suppose the question then is, what will this change? anyone watching at home this morning might think, look, another report into what has gone wrong with the planet in terms of climate change. it is another set of not recommendations or proposals, but an idea of what needs to be done. will it change anything, in your view? look, this is really, really important because this is the science that governments used to make decisions about the future, and we can all be frustrated about how slowly the world is responding to this problem, but it is crucial that we recognise the scale of the challenge that we face and the risk that we face as a human community,

and that is what this does. it says, look, here is a science, the risks, we do need to act. there are positive changes happening. i think one of the things the report is likely to say is, look, the technologies for renewable energy have got far cheaper. we are already seeing a take—off in electric vehicles notjust in the uk but around the world. these are really positive stories, these encourage us to believe that real action can be taken. look, they arejust laying out the risks, the science of climate change, saying what the risk is. but there is positive news about this. i think is. but there is positive news about this. ithink it is. but there is positive news about this. i think it will say, look, if we take the right action we can solve this problem, so in that sense i think there is an optimistic story coming out here but you have to remember, we do have to recognise the risk and that is the way we encourage governments of the world to take action and to do something about it. . .. to take action and to do something about it. ., ,, , ., to take action and to do something about it. . ~' , ., . , to take action and to do something about it. ., ,, i. ., , ., ., to take action and to do something about it. ., ,, i. ., , ., about it. thank you, really good to talk to you — about it. thank you, really good to talk to you this _ about it. thank you, really good to talk to you this morning. _ about it. thank you, really good to talk to you this morning. busy - about it. thank you, really good to talk to you this morning. busy day| talk to you this morning. busy day ahead for you but thank you, good to have you with us. yesterday we heard how a petition started by a group of parents, whose children took their own lives

whilst at university, has reached more than 100,000 signatures and will now be debated by mps. the campaign is calling for a change in the law, to ensure universities have a legal duty of care towards their students. 0ur reporter claire starr has been speaking to some of the parents involved — including lecturer mark shanahan, whose son rory took his own life. i try not to think of who he'd be now. but i really liked the 22—year—old rory that he was when he left us. dr mark shanahan has worked at universities for 12 years, now in the southeast, but he knows all too well what can happen when students struggle during their studies — his son rory took his own life while at university in 2018. i see the gaps. and i see the gaps where things go wrong. i've seen it from my own bitter, bitter personal experience,

and the huge rory—shaped hole that exists in our lives now. both mark and his wife jacquie have joined a campaign for universities to have a legal duty of care towards their students. it seems very odd that employers should owe a duty to provide a safe workplace for their employees, while a university is not under a similar duty to provide a safe educational space for their students. i'm actually happy in life. aww! phoebe grime from cranbrook was 20 when she took her own life at university. her mother hilary has been supporting the petition calling for the legislation. now it's reached 100,000 signatures, it'll be considered for a debate in parliament. there is hope for change - and help to support our students. i cried. i felt really, really emotional. i felt that everything had sort of, like, all come together. - universities uk, which

represents 140 institutions. represents 140 institutions, says universities prioritise the mental health of students and staff, providing support for those experiencing difficulties, and working closely with nhs services. the government says it expects all universities to take active steps to prevent suicides, and to meet their legal duties in respect of the safety and welfare of their students. but parents don't think those current legal duties are enough. i'm determined — this is going to happen. i for students future and current. obviously we can't bring back those children that we've lost, _ but we can do honour and do what they'd want us - to do, and that is help. students going forwards. that was claire starr reporting. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website, just search bbc.co.uk/actionline.

you will find information there. still to come on breakfast... more than 1,500 charities will be offering you the chance to volunteer as part of king charles' coronation weekend. sarah campbell can tell us more about how to take part in the big help 0ut. i'm slightly worried. why the hard hat? i i'm slightly worried. why the hard hat? . i'm slightly worried. why the hard hat? , ., , , hat? iwill be honest, it is unlikely — hat? iwill be honest, it is unlikely that _ hat? iwill be honest, it is unlikely that i _ hat? iwill be honest, it is unlikely that i will - hat? iwill be honest, it is unlikely that i will be - hat? i will be honest, it is| unlikely that i will be going hat? i will be honest, it is- unlikely that i will be going up this big wall. those two are doing a very good job, thank you very much, but health and safety, just in case i decide to get up there, but i probably won't. this is the big help 0ut, this is the app we are talking about. the big help 0ut 0ut, this is the app we are talking about. the big help out is a day of volunteering during the coronation weekend on monday to make the eighth and it is hoped that thousands of people will get together with local charities, local organisations and volunteer. and the scouts alone will

be holding around 100 taster sessions around the country. if you ever wanted to be a scout leader, to help out one scouts, then that will be your opportunity and it is just one of many, many organisations, many groups that will be doing that. like i say, here they are doing it now. there are something like 140,000 volunteers with the scouts already but they need more because there is something like 100,000 kids on the waitlist wanting to do this, wanting to learn new skills, and just to give an example of what that really gives to children... these guys are going to be going to south korea for the scoutjamboree in summer and they wouldn't have been able to do that were it not for those volunteers that help them to do what they are going to do. it is a lot to be doing. the big help 0ut app. a lot to be doing. the big help 0ut app, download it, get in touch with your local charities and organisations, and while you get the news, travel and weather work you are i will decide whether i want to go are i will decide whether i want to 9° up are i will decide whether i want to go up there. i might know the answer

but here it is. hello, good morning. this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. almost 150 met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse. that's according to figures obtained by the liberal democrats. the party's released them a day before the publication of what's expected to be a damning report on the met�*s culture, accusing the force of racism, sexism and homophobia, as well as protecting its officers ahead of the public. university staff represented by the university and college union will restart strike action today as part of an ongoing row involving pay. academics, librarians and other university staff will walk out today, tomorrow and wednesday. seventeen universities in london including birkbeck,

city and goldsmiths are among those affected. rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the state—of—the—art facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign in world war ii. it's always since the rhs had it been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom, it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that to our visitors and to student gardeners to kind of spread evidence—based learning about gardening. and finally, if you're afraid of heights, look away briefly now. the london eye has had its big spring clean. a crew of cleaners had to be suspended 135m high

to clean the famous landmark. each pod has had a old scrub. let's take a look at the tubes now. now let's get the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey start to what is going to be a rather unsettled week of weather. we'll see spells of rain through today, as well. now the cloud anywhere through this morning thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle, but we'll see further spells of rain — perhaps turning heavier as we head towards the evening, as well. a breezier afternoon. temperatures mild, though — 13 celsius, the maximum. now overnight, we'll see further spells of rain. they could be quite heavy, actually, through the night, and it stays quite breezy. a mild night, too — the minimum temperature between eight and ten celsius. now, as we head into tuesday, we'll see yet more spells of rain, but we'll see the cloud breaking up a little more readily, so we should see more in the way of sunny spells through tomorrow.

staying breezy, though, and then we'll get another band of rain overnight tuesday and into wednesday — clearing through wednesday, but still, we're going to see outbreaks of rain through much of this week, on and off. some spells of sunshine, breezy, but you can see the temperature remains reasonably mild. that's it from me. plenty more on our website. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. exactly 20 years ago, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq in order to oust the dictator, saddam hussein. it was part of the us war on terror, begun by president george w bush in the wake of the terrorist attacks of september 11th 2001. our international editorjeremy bowen has been taking a look back at the consequences of the conflict, and sent this report from mosul.

the americans called the massive air raids with which they opened the war shock and awe. they claimed, wrongly, that this was the way to make the middle east safer for everyone. within weeks, they had removed the iraqi dictator saddam hussein. another false claim was that he had weapons of mass destruction. the us navy flew president george w bush out to an aircraft carrier where he declared victory. the tyrant has fallen and iraq is free. he could not have been more wrong. the americans hadn't worked out how they were going to replace saddam hussein's regime. in the end, they imposed a system that turned sectarian and ethnic groups against each other.

in the years of chaos and violence that followed, hundreds of thousands of iraqis were killed. no—one knows how many exactly as army groups fought each other, —— no—one knows how many exactly as armed groups fought each other, fought the americans and killed each other's civilians. much of mosul and other cities has been rebuilt. there are bright spots. as for the west, the americans and the british — the invaders, a lot of the world just laughs when they talk about peace or international law because of what happened here. but what matters most is the effect on the lives of millions of people, notjust in iraq but across the wider middle east, who suffered and died because of the invasion

and its consequences. that was our international editor jeremy bowen, reporting from mosul. hejoins us now from baghdad. what does the anniversary today mean to the people, the iraqis you have been talking to?— to the people, the iraqis you have been talking to? well, you know, it is not like there _ been talking to? well, you know, it is not like there are _ been talking to? well, you know, it is not like there are big _ been talking to? well, you know, it is not like there are big events - is not like there are big events going on or anything like that. i think people are affected by the way the invasion was a catastrophe for them, for the country. there is continuing instability, not least because of the political system that the americans bequeathed to them splitting power along sectarian lines, sectarian and ethnic groups. that means the elites have managed to enrich themselves through prodigious levels of corruption and meantime iraq has not been able to

rebuild itself into a strong state. also the wider middle east, which still the ramifications of this rumble around. 0f still the ramifications of this rumble around. of course it was pretty disastrous for the americans and the british and their allies as well because they were discredited, they couldn't control the violence, they couldn't control the violence, they couldn't control the violence, they couldn't control the killing. they did not really understand what was going on and they were accused, with a lot ofjustification, of breaking international law by invading in the first place. hogs breaking international law by invading in the first place. how do their people _ invading in the first place. how do their people look _ invading in the first place. how do their people look back— invading in the first place. how do their people look back on - invading in the first place. how do their people look back on the - invading in the first place. how do their people look back on the war| their people look back on the war now? i imagine it is hard to find a family not affected in some way. i will give you a tangible example. i went to the opening of the excavation of a mass grave where the yazidi people were subject to a

genocidal campaign by the jo yazidi people were subject to a genocidal campaign by thejo had a state. there was a direct line back to the terribly violent atmosphere incubating the ideology of the extremist groups. they were weeping and crying. they could not really get over it. islamic state killed as many men as they could, which in some places was almost all of the men and took the women away and they became slaves, they were repeatedly raped, they were traded. they went through terrible trauma. 0ther through terrible trauma. other communities as well have suffered grievously as well. [30 communities as well have suffered grievously as well.— grievously as well. do you think at the oint grievously as well. do you think at the point when — grievously as well. do you think at the point when this _ grievously as well. do you think at the point when this all— grievously as well. do you think at the point when this all started - grievously as well. do you think at the point when this all started the | the point when this all started the west had any idea of the repercussions it was going to have and that all these years later that country would be so scarred? ida. country would be so scarred? no, the did country would be so scarred? no, they did not- _ country would be so scarred? lifr, they did not. unless they were stark staring mad, had they realised it when they would not have gone ahead

with it. the americans thought it over very quickly, they would get rid of saddam hussein and that would be it. the neocons as they were called, around george bush, the president said getting rid of saddam would have introduced democracy almost like a virus that was spread around the middle east, bring peace, make it safe everybody, make america safer. none of that came to pass. the justification focused on by tony blair, the weapons of mass destruction, those weapons did not exist. when the violence was kicking off and really getting bad, there was a great deal of ignorance about the way power worked in this country and also about the residual dislike of western countries, more than dislike, anger, that existed because of the pressure iraqi people have been put under because the sanctions that were driven through the un in the 1990s. . . that were driven through the un in the 1990s. , ., ., . , the 1990s. great to catch up with ou this

the 1990s. great to catch up with you this morning. _ the 1990s. great to catch up with you this morning. jeremy - the 1990s. great to catch up with | you this morning. jeremy bowen, the 1990s. great to catch up with - you this morning. jeremy bowen, live in baghdad for us today. thank you. now for the sport. a really busy weekend. we are talking one incident in particular. especially in football, we talk so much about grassroots football and the example being set from the top to the bottom of the game, especially around the treatment of referees. you see it on the sidelines at any level. referees being shouted out. the game is really trying to address that. it does not help when at the very top of the game, you have mitrovic, playing fulfilling, manhandling the referee and shouting in his face. abs, referee and shouting in his face. a moment of madness, isn't it? notj referee and shouting in his face. a i moment of madness, isn't it? not a aood look moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for _ moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the _ moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the game. _ moment of madness, isn't it? not a good look for the game. incidents i moment of madness, isn't it? not a| good look for the game. incidents in the first half— good look for the game. incidents in the first half went _ good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against _ good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against them - good look for the game. incidents in the first half went against them and | the first half went against them and fans saying it added to the emanation. that is the one thing you

know about anything else you cannot touch, the referee. 0n the field of play. unfortunately it was a madcap minute which saw three people being sent off, including the manager of fulham. it was a crazy sequence of events and ultimately fulham paid the price. out of the fa cup and their star strikerfacing a length ban. it all stemmed from this. fulham were leading, but a break from manchester united saw willian sent off for hand ball on his own goal line. then that moment, mitrovic shoving the referee and facing up to him, he saw red, who also lost their manager, marco silva, fernandes scored a penalty. in stoppage time as united won 3—1 in a dramatic match. even if i haven't done something really special, i have to control better myself. of course. should be in the... in my area. i didn't say anything really special to the referee.

he didn't listen. even what i said to him, for sure. he just saw me there and gave me the red card because he, in that moment, it was a moment to control the the emotions of the game. so, fulham out, as are grimsby town. their dream cup run ended as evan ferguson scored twice for premier league side brighton. they ran out 5—0 winners against the league two side who were competing in the fa cup quarter—final for the first time in 84 years. a dream run for them. while sheffield united face man city. and what a way to book your place in the last four. tommy doyle! his fantastic strike in the 9lst minute gave united a 3—2 win over blackburn rovers — although doyle's on loan from city to the blades so he won't be able to play against them.

he won't forget that in a hurry, will he? arsenal are on course to win the premier league title. extending their lead. they beat crystal palace 4—1 yesterday, bukayo saka's excellent season continued with two goals. it means they extend the gap from manchester city, who were in fa cup action this weekend, to eight, although pep guariola's side do have a game in hand. arsenal are next in action on 1st april, after the international break. the draw for the women's fa cup semis takes place on morning live tomorrow. manchester united will be in the hat after making the last four for the first time in their history. they beat championship side lewes 3—1, nikita parris continuing her record of scoring in every round. the other semi—finalists are holders chelsea, aston villa and brighton. a couple of tennis lines to bring you. emma raducanu has been drawn against fellow former us open champion bianca andreescu in the first round of the miami 0pen, which will take place tomorrow.

meanwhile, rafael nadal has just exited the top 10 for the first time since april 2005. the 36—year—old has not played since injuring his left leg at the australian open, but is hoping to return on the clay of monte carlo next month. and if ever there was an assesment of how the formula one season's likely to go, it's come from lewis hamilton, who says he's never seen a car as fast as the red bull. it was driven to victory by sergio perez yesterday who won from pole in saudi arabia. team mate max verstappen still finished second despite starting from 15th. fernando alonso was third, he's having a good season. although the trophy was briefly given to george russell because of a time penalty, but was then rescinded.

but two races, two red bull wins. prompting hamilton to make the asssesment. we will just we willjust have to take that back, the trophy. that power! i do not think anyone will beat them. 23 races, a bumper season. already it looks like we know who will win it. the contrast between the car from red bull and the mercedes, which hamilton struggles with. interesting stuff and this is why we like it and what makes it interesting. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. i love how you are being optimistic, rain but not when we are awake. it is monday morning and we had to do our best to lift the nation. bitter sunshine across scotland right now

in central scotland. —— is a bit of sunshine. there is rain around elsewhere. here is the downside in some ways. more rain to come. here is the rainfall forecast this week. it shows how the totals are building up. the darker colours, the more rain you will see this week. where you have brighter colours in the west you could see up to 100 millimetres of rain. a lot of that will come by night. certainly there is rain around there this morning. and indeed there will be today and what will be a very cloudy day for many. as such i never scotland is fairly limited right now. you can see on the satellite, all this weight is cloud, pushing up from the south. the direction is crucial. a southerly direction with the wind means it will be mild. certainly mild. the wettest mm in northern

ireland and northern england. it will turn drier and brighter. the rain continues to push north across scotland. some heavy showers across the english channel in the south—west, developing more widely into wales, the west and the southern counties of england later. as we see some brightness developing this afternoon across parts of northern england, towards lincolnshire and the east midlands, this is where we could hit 15, 16. a mild day for march. mild to come tonight. lots of cloud. rain coming and going onjust about tonight. lots of cloud. rain coming and going on just about all cup parts. temperatures tomorrow well above where we should be, around seven to ten. the big picture shows why we are going to see the wet weather. an area of low pressure is in the atlantic. 0n weather. an area of low pressure is in the atlantic. on tuesday the overnight rain clears away. more rain gathering towards northern ireland late in the day. in between more sunshine tomorrow compared with today. there will be hit and miss

showers. the showers could be heavy on inventory, starting in the west and pushing is this afternoon. in the sunshine between very mild, 15, 16 were even in eastern parts of scotland by this stage. the low pressure still with us as we go into wednesday. a spell of overnight rain. then back to sunshine and showers as we go into wednesday. the big difference wednesday is how different it will be put at casa 50, 60. some showers heavy with hail and thunder. staying on the mild side as well. back to you. you tell us it will be mild but actually tipping it down as well. that is the problem. tipping it down by night. the spring flowers will love it. you showed us that really useful map with the rainfall. you are probably telling us and apologies if i missed it but we have had more than we would normally have. much more rain than we would normally have. this month

we would normally have. this month we have seen some parts of the uk, particularly the south—east, they have had more than an month's worth of rain. lots more to come. in the grand scheme of things but we still need it. a lot of dry months under our belt and we need to top up their reservoirs ahead of the spring and summer season. again the positive spin. thank you very much. thank you. thanks. we're all becoming more mindful about our use of fossil fuels. but where does this leave heritage steam railways, which depend on coal to create a special experience for tourists? 0ne charity near skipton has now installed hundreds of solar panels onto the embassy to bolton abbey railway, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral. 0ur reporter 0livia richwald has been to find out more. the heat of a fire box powered by coal. there is nothing quite like the feel and smell on the footplate of a steam engine. whistle blasts. it takes you back to a time long past, but burning coal to run

steam trains is not good for the planet's future. now, for the first time, one of yorkshire's heritage railways is aiming to be carbon—neutral. whistle blasts. and this is how. the roof of the engine shed at embsay station is now a vast solar field. the panels will generate almost all the electricity the railway needs, with just a little to buy in the depths of winter. well, this roof has just been finished — there are 568 solar panels here, and there will be 263 on that roof — which means, by the end of the year, the railway will actually be carbon—neutral. in terms of carbon savings, it will offset 55 tonnes per year. in terms of the coal, it will save them about a third of what their current usage is, which is about 91 tonnes a year. and it's helping the membership in terms of cost saving on their energy bills, which keeps the railway station going for future. the solar—panel plan was developed before the war in ukraine started, but the timing couldn't be better.

it's gone from effectively what we're paying now — which is 19p a unit — and we're being quoted from the same supplier 62p a unit. our electricity bill would be £90,000. so we would be probably be buying about 8,000 now. so you can see how much we're saving. plus, we will have a surplus that we can reinvest back into the railway. the panels are an investment of £750,000 — borrowed from railway supporters. a debt that will take up to seven years to repay. the electricity bill would have gone up threefold, which is a big chunk of money out of what we earn every year for no real extra return on it. so... i don't think we had an option, to be honest with you. i think we had to do something for the railway to survive, to be honest with you. steam travel was phased out by british rail in the 1960s, at a time when dreams of harnessing the power of the sun were confined to scientific laboratories. now the past and the present run

side by side, taking steam travel to a greenerfuture. 0livia richwald, bbc news. incredible pictures there. that looked so beautiful, like somewhere in the swiss alps. paralympic rowing cox champion erin kennedy has announced she's been given the all clear, after being diagnosed in may been given the all clear, with stage 2 breast cancer. been given the all clear, erin underwent a double mastectomy just seven weeks ago, and shared her good news on twitter saying... "it's official. all clear. erinjoins us now from british rowing's national training centre in caversham. morning. brilliant to see you. the last time i saw you we did not have this news. it must be wonderful.

thank you so much for having me. it has been amazing, really emotional week. i am just still thought of getting used to the fact that essentially no more visits to hospital. essentially no more visits to hosital. ., . ,, ., essentially no more visits to hosital. ., ., ~' ., ,, hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital. _ hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital, talk _ hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital, talk to _ hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital, talk to me _ hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital, talk to me about - hospital. you talk about the trips to hospital, talk to me about the| to hospital, talk to me about the moment you get to ring the bell. that was amazing. i actually got to ring the bell at the end of chemotherapy, at the end of december. by then if i am honest i was completely on my knees. i had 15 and over 150 days and i was absolutely exhausted. i had a double mastectomy and reconstruction in january and was waiting for the pathology results. they have come back all clear, which is the best news i can get. back all clear, which is the best news i can get-— back all clear, which is the best news i can get. how are you feeling at the moment? _ news i can get. how are you feeling at the moment? other _ news i can get. how are you feeling at the moment? other than - news i can get. how are you feeling at the moment? other than a - news i can get. how are you feeling at the moment? other than a little | at the moment? other than a little bit dam - , at the moment? other than a little bit damp. rowing — at the moment? other than a little bit damp, rowing is _ at the moment? other than a little bit damp, rowing is an _ at the moment? other than a little bit damp, rowing is an all-weather| bit damp, rowing is an all—weather sport. i am doing really well. the recovery from the mastectomy was really positive. i basically

approached my surgery a little bit like an athlete, really tried to essentially exercise, stretch mbs fit as i possibly could going into surgery to my recovery on the other side would be essentially as good as it possibly could be.— it possibly could be. really interesting _ it possibly could be. really interesting to _ it possibly could be. really interesting to hear. - it possibly could be. really interesting to hear. i - it possibly could be. really interesting to hear. i am i it possibly could be. really i interesting to hear. i am sure it possibly could be. really - interesting to hear. i am sure there are lots of women watching at home who have been through something similar might be about to go through it. what messages would you be able to pass on to them? lloathed it. what messages would you be able to pass on to them?— to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, _ to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, a _ to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, a lot— to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, a lot can _ to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, a lot can happen i to pass on to them? what have you learned? well, a lot can happen in| to pass on to them? what have you| learned? well, a lot can happen in a year. i was diagnosed on the 25th of may and we are mid—march now. i am sat here with the all clear. the biggest in the biggest thing i can possibly say is early detection is key. it really does save lives. i was really proactive about checking myself on knowing what my normal was. ifound a lump in the training camp and got it checked quickly. as a result i was able to be treated quickly. the type of breast cancer i

had with triple negative which can be one of the hardest to treat. because i found it so early they could treat it really effectively. big thanks to my team he made it possible and will cement possible for me to come here and train as well. white you talk about being able to train through your treatment. how important was that for your recovery but also for your mental health through all of this as well? yes, hugely. that is a big thing i would say to anybody experiencing a diagnosis or who has someone who has come alive does not seem to stop completely. you can lose yourself in a diagnosis and essentially become a cancer patient. actually you still have your own identity and you can do amazing things. that is one thing i wanted to do, keep coming to the training centre and exercise. key for mental health that so much evidence that exercise throughout treatment and afterwards is huge for your prognosis. i really bore that in

mind on days i did not want to do exercise. i thought this is really good for my health, my brain, and to be around my team. you good for my health, my brain, and to be around my team.— be around my team. you are really ounu be around my team. you are really mm: to be around my team. you are really young to be _ be around my team. you are really young to be diagnosed, _ be around my team. you are really young to be diagnosed, when - be around my team. you are reallyj young to be diagnosed, when she? yes, i was 29 when i was diagnosed. it really did come out of the blue. it really did come out of the blue. i had family history of breast cancer but 29 was really young. todayis cancer but 29 was really young. today is an important day and where you are is important. you are getting back into the boat for the first time? . getting back into the boat for the first time? , ., getting back into the boat for the first time? , . ., first time? yes, i am. i am so excited- _ first time? yes, i am. i am so excited. some _ first time? yes, i am. i am so excited. some of _ first time? yes, i am. i am so excited. some of my - first time? yes, i am. i am so - excited. some of my team-mates have excited. some of my team—mates have already hit the water. it is the first time i have been back out in a boat since european championships backin boat since european championships back in august. i have been itching to get back in but obviously various reasons, one thing is the water is not always clean so i need to make sure i am staying healthy. also because of my recovery and having my double mastectomy, making sure i am

safe. i had the green light from the doctors and the coaches. ih doctors and the coaches. in competitive terms, what is next? doctors and the coaches. in - competitive terms, what is next? it is actually a bit emotional for me thinking about it. it is actually the european championships, which are coming around again. i am trialling for that at the moment. it happens at the end of may. what is mental about it really was the first day of the championships was a year to the day i got diagnosed. for me it is such a huge goal to be working towards ultimate i can get there in that seat i can essentially do my first day back of international competition exactly one year to the day i got diagnosed with cancer. you are definitely allowed to be a bit emotional about it. i completely understand it and wish you the very best of luck. wishing you well today. enjoy getting back on the water. great to see you.

thank you. what an incredible story. the aood thank you. what an incredible story. the good news _ thank you. what an incredible story. the good news story _ thank you. what an incredible story. the good news story this _ thank you. what an incredible story. the good news story this morning. i the good news story this morning. really lovely to talk to her. still to come on breakfast... # i'm never gonna say goodbye. # cos i never wanna see you cry. we'll be talking to keith duffy, formerly of boyzone, and brian mcfadden, who was in westlife, about their supergroup, boyzlife, uk tour. that's at 9.05am. i cannot wait for that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. almost 150 met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse. thats according to figures obtained by the liberal democrats. the party's released them a day before the publication of what's expected to be a damning report on the met�*s culture — accusing the force of racism,

sexism and homophobia. rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign in world war ii. it's always, since the rhs had it, been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom. it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that to our visitors and to student gardeners to kind of spread evidence—based learning about gardening. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather. staying mainly dry until this evening. highs of 13 degrees that's it from me.

plenty more on our website — you can find us on twitter and instagram, too. i'm back in half an hour — see you then good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today... vladimir putin prepares to welcome chinese president xijinping to moscow for talks — a show of support from one of his last remaining allies following russia's invasion of ukraine. another chance to keep running the trains — avanti is told improvements since last year mean it can keep hold of the west coast service — for now. i look at why, and what it means for you. borisjohnson is set to submit evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. in sport, one incident, three red cards. how fulham went from eleven players to nine — and lost their manager — in 40 crazy seconds during their fa cup defeat to manchester united.

it may be the spring equinox today but does that mean the end of winter? we start the day very —— start the week mild but there will be rain at times. i will have details. have you ever wanted to volunteer? perhaps with your local scout troop. as part of the coronation weekend a day of volunteering is planned and a new app is being launched to help you plan, it is called the big help 0ut. it's monday 20th march. russian president vladimir putin is preparing to host his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in moscow. the visit is the first by china's premier since russia invaded ukraine last year. it will see meetings between the two leaders as mr putin, isolated from the west, looks to bolster his relationship with a vital ally. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. putin and xi.

they call each other partners and friends. and right now, the kremlin leader needs all the friends he can get. his war in ukraine has not gone to plan. and last week, in the hague, the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. xi jinping's visit is a show of support for russia's president. the two leaders already claim to have a no—limits partnership, but it's not an equal one. russia, under heavy international sanctions, is increasingly dependent on china as a market for its goods and raw materials. as for no limits — well, there are some. up till now, beijing's been reluctant to provide russia with lethal aid for the ukraine war, to avoid secondary sanctions against chinese companies. still, china is thought to be supplying dual—use technology — like semiconductor chips that can be

used by russia's military. ahead of the summit, president putin paid his first visit to territory that russia has captured and occupied during its full—scale invasion of ukraine. he toured mariupol — a city that was reduced to rubble by russian shelling. his presence sent a clear message to ukraine and to the west — there'll be no compromises by the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier we spoke to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, and asked him what we could expect to come from today's meeting. well, first of all, these are the words you can expect to hear a lot of in the next couple of days — friendship, cooperation, and partnership. this is all about building the russian—chinese relationship. that is why xi is coming here. it's not really about making peace in ukraine, it's about boosting this relationship which both russia and china believe is

in their best interests. now, two key questions. will beijing decide to provide lethal aid to russia to help it win on the battlefield in ukraine? the united states claims that beijing is considering that. china denies that. but there's no guarantee that that will actually happen, because for china, its main trading partners are america and the european union, and that would almost certainly trigger secondary sanctions against chinese companies. the other question is, can china do anything to secure peace in ukraine? i mean, there is talk of a chinese peace plan — it's not really a plan, kind of an initiative or a set of principles. but although it may make china look good to play the role, to portray itself as peacemaker, i think the chances are low — i don't think china really believes that ukraine or russia are about to sit down at the negotiating table and end the war.

rail operator avanti west coast has had its contract extended for another six months by the department for transport. the company runs services between london, the north west of england and scotland — but was criticised last summerfollowing major cuts to its timetable. nina is here with more details. how has this happened? we covered it extensively last _ how has this happened? we covered it extensively last summer, _ how has this happened? we covered it extensively last summer, it _ how has this happened? we covered it extensively last summer, it felt - extensively last summer, it felt like every week we were talking about chaos on the rail lines. avanti west about chaos on the rail lines. ava nti west coast links about chaos on the rail lines. avanti west coast links london to the north—west and up to scotland, reduced timetables. crisis in recruitment of train drivers. it resulted in his warning that unless they were urgent improvements within they were urgent improvements within the six month period from october, they would have their right to run these trains removed. the department for transport points to massive improvements, cancellations have been reduced from nearly 25% to 4.2%, 90% of trains now arriving within 15 minutes of time and

additional drivers have been recruited. as a result of these improvements, the contract has been extended until october of this year. undoubtedly, things have got better. i had a little look online this morning to book a train. an open return tomorrow, £103. roughly what you would expect. where things are trickier if you you want to go to london for the weekend in a few weeks, getting cheaper prices in advance, they are still not at that point yet. we wait to see reaction to this, we note that andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, described the six months extension is last counselling. the department worked champion lineker transport will want to see consistency —— the department for transport will want to see improvement. it is a major route for commuters across the uk and it is important improvements continue. it and it is important improvements continue. , , , and it is important improvements continue. , ,, , and it is important improvements continue. , ,, continue. it suggests they are kee - in: continue. it suggests they are keeping a _ continue. it suggests they are keeping a close _ continue. it suggests they are keeping a close eye _ continue. it suggests they are keeping a close eye on - continue. it suggests they are keeping a close eye on it - continue. it suggests they are keeping a close eye on it and| keeping a close eye on it and monitoring progress. nina, for now, thank you. borisjohnson is to publish evidence before facing the commons privileges committee

this week, over whether he misled parliament about covid rule—breaking parties in downing street. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. what can we expect from the hearing?— good morning. what can we expect from the hearing? good morning. we will probably — from the hearing? good morning. we will probably see _ from the hearing? good morning. we will probably see that _ from the hearing? good morning. we will probably see that evidence - from the hearing? good morning. we will probably see that evidence from | will probably see that evidence from borisjohnson either this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. it is a big deal because this committee, if it finds that boris johnson big deal because this committee, if it finds that borisjohnson did mislead parliament, could recommend he is suspended from parliament. if that happens it could trigger a by—election. but i think you can expect him to come out fighting. i have been chatting to some of his allies over the weekend and they all say that they have evidence that he didn't knowingly mislead parliament and that they are certain that he will be found innocent of the accusations against him. i think you will hear two key arguments from him. one is that he had advice from his aides that the rules were not broken when those events took place

in downing street. we may well see some whatsapp messages that are designed to give some backing to that argument. secondly i think you will argue that the process of the inquiry is unfair, that some of the mps who are looking into this have already prejudged them, and that the burden of proof is too low. his lawyers for example think the process is unlawful. the committee is taking evidence from some senior lawyers itself and is absolutely convinced that it is onto something here. they have already said that they think boris johnson here. they have already said that they think borisjohnson should have known that some of the events that were taking place in downing street breached the covid rules. we will see that evidence within the next day or so from borisjohnson. then there is that mammoth hearing that will be televised on wednesday afternoon. big dealfor boris johnson and it may well see some of those splits in the conservative party start to rear their heads again. party start to rear their heads aaain. . .. party start to rear their heads aaain. w' . .. party start to rear their heads aaain. w ., ,, i. party start to rear their heads aain, ., ~ party start to rear their heads aaain. ., . ., ., again. nick, thank you. we wait and see. more than 100 metropolitan

police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are being allowed to remain on normal duties, according to information obtained by the liberal democrats. the force is awaiting the release of what's expected to be a highly critical report by baroness casey on the culture within the met, which was prompted by the murder of sarah everard. switzerland's biggest bank, ubs, has rescued troubled lender credit suisse in a government—backed deal, which it's hoped will help restore calm to the global financial markets. the deal, worth nearly £3 billion, was made after emergency talks over the weekend between the two banks and swiss financial regulators. the bank of england said it welcomed the "comprehensive set of actions". the european union could sign off a two—billion—euro agreement later in an attempt to help restock ukraine's dwindling ammunition supplies. eu foreign and defence ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss a deal, but final deliveries of arms could take many months, raising questions about how much difference it will make on the battlefield.

environmental scientists around the world have spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their report for the united nations will be published later — and will become the benchmark for decisions made by governments on how to respond to the growing threat to our planet. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt joins us now from interlaken in switzerland. good morning. you are telling me earlier, this is not about what the government should do butjust giving an update on the state of climate change right now. {lil an update on the state of climate change right now.— change right now. of the state of climate change _ change right now. of the state of climate change science, - change right now. of the state of climate change science, this - change right now. of the state of climate change science, this will| climate change science, this will say what the best science says about what is happening to our world and what is happening to our world and what we need to do in order to reduce the impact of climate change. it will look at how climate change is likely to impact us in the future and what sort of things we can do in order to kind of reduce that impact. this is a kind of stage of the

science, the latest stage. it will be valid for about eight years, the process of analysing science takes about eight years for the un scientist, the intergovernmental panel on climate change, and so this report that they produce today, the idea is it will be signed up to by the governments of the world. they will be acknowledging the science embedded in it and they will be presumably implicitly saying we will take action, try to reduce the impact you talk about. no policies coming out of this, but strong, a very strong signalfor coming out of this, but strong, a very strong signal for what the science tells us about the kind of thing that needs to be done, and that will be a thing at the height of it all, big, steep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and a warning that if that doesn't happen we stand a very good chance of exceeding 1.5 celsius above industrial levels, and that of course is the level that is widely believed to kind of minimise the effects of climate change on us all.

a strong warning embedded in his report to. a, a strong warning embedded in his reort to. �* . ., a strong warning embedded in his reortto. ~ , ., ., , ., report to. a strong warning but a lot of people _ report to. a strong warning but a lot of people watching _ report to. a strong warning but a lot of people watching at - report to. a strong warning but a lot of people watching at home i | lot of people watching at home i think we have heard these sorts of warnings before i. the real challenge is actually doing anything about those warnings. that challenge is actually doing anything about those warnings.— about those warnings. that is absolutely — about those warnings. that is absolutely right. _ about those warnings. that is absolutely right. that - about those warnings. that is absolutely right. that is - about those warnings. that is i absolutely right. that is certainly true. it is easy to become cynical when you see the scale of action around the world. but on the other side of the coin we should look at the positive things that are happening. there has been some legislation in the us that creates huge incentives for the development and implementation of renewable technologies, wind and solar, electric vehicles. the same thing is happening in europe. china for decades has been investing very heavily in clean technology. 0ne decades has been investing very heavily in clean technology. one of the reasons why so much cheaper than it used to be. all these things are really possible. here is another message i think will come from the report. i think scientists will say, look, the arsenal, the range of technologies we need to solve this problem, they are there, we just need to get round to begin to start implementing that. i think the

optimistic story is here that it is beginning to happen around the world, the more we invest in these technologies, the more we roll them out, the cheaper they are likely to get and the easier it is for that pattern of development to be replicated around the world. i am not saying we will solve the problem but i am saying the range of technologies we need in order to do that i there and i think that is another message that will come out of this report today.— of this report today. justin, really aood to of this report today. justin, really good to talk _ of this report today. justin, really good to talk to — of this report today. justin, really good to talk to you, _ of this report today. justin, really good to talk to you, thank- of this report today. justin, really good to talk to you, thank you. i good to talk to you, thank you. justin rowlatt, our climate editor. we will update you on a story we talked about last week. leicester tigers rugby coach will findlay has completed a mammoth challenge — running 250 kilometres in just five days — to raise money and awareness for blood cancer uk. so far, will has raised nearly £40,000 in memory of his team—mate tom youngs' late wife, tiffany, who died from blood cancer injune.

we had them on the sofa last week talking about the challenge and will was saying how apprehensive he was. it looked like a number he might be able to do when he wrote it down but doing it was a different thing. essen doing it was a different thing. even writin: it doing it was a different thing. even writing it down _ doing it was a different thing. even writing it down is _ doing it was a different thing. even writing it down is incredible. 250 kilometres in five days. congratulations to him, really important because.— congratulations to him, really important because. congratulations to him, really imortant because. , important because. here is matt with the optimistic — important because. here is matt with the optimistic whether! _ good morning. the start of spring, the spring — good morning. the start of spring, the spring equinox today. astronomically speaking. the spring flowers _ astronomically speaking. the spring flowers will get an equal dose of rain and — flowers will get an equal dose of rain and sunshine for the rest of the week. — rain and sunshine for the rest of the week. at that moment you can see from the _ the week. at that moment you can see from the skies in suffolk, the cloud will dominate for most today. not a hu-e will dominate for most today. not a huge amount of sunshine that we will have a _ huge amount of sunshine that we will have a bit— huge amount of sunshine that we will have a bit of— huge amount of sunshine that we will have a bit of rain at times, it will come _ have a bit of rain at times, it will come and — have a bit of rain at times, it will come and go, many will have dry and even brighter moments for some. at the moment to get you through the day, the moment to get you through the day. let's— the moment to get you through the day, let's show the rain at the moment. _

day, let's show the rain at the moment. northern ireland, northern england. _ moment. northern ireland, northern england, north midlands in particular. that is moving northwards. heavy showers to the south—west and through the english channel. _ south—west and through the english channel. they will push it into wales— channel. they will push it into wales and more to the south later. northern— wales and more to the south later. northern ireland and northern english — northern ireland and northern english and brightening up, some sunshine — english and brightening up, some sunshine here and always more sunshine — sunshine here and always more sunshine in northern scotland. big contrast— sunshine in northern scotland. big contrast in— sunshine in northern scotland. big contrast in temperatures. a very mild — contrast in temperatures. a very mild 15_ contrast in temperatures. a very mild 15 or— contrast in temperatures. a very mild 15 or 16 degrees with brighter mild 15 or16 degrees with brighter breaks— mild 15 or 16 degrees with brighter breaks to — mild 15 or 16 degrees with brighter breaks to the high ground in the midlands — breaks to the high ground in the midlands later on. single figures in parts _ midlands later on. single figures in parts of— midlands later on. single figures in parts of shetland and orkney. but here. _ parts of shetland and orkney. but here, sunny spells continue. cloudy afternoon _ here, sunny spells continue. cloudy afternoon compared with the morning in scotland. _ afternoon compared with the morning in scotland, outbreaks of rain and drizzle _ in scotland, outbreaks of rain and drizzle and — in scotland, outbreaks of rain and drizzle and after a respite from the rain. _ drizzle and after a respite from the rain. more — drizzle and after a respite from the rain, more into the west of northern ireland _ rain, more into the west of northern ireland later. the showers develop more _ ireland later. the showers develop more widely through wales, the midlands, southern england for the evening _ midlands, southern england for the evening rush hour. they will be a bit come — evening rush hour. they will be a bit come and go, some on the heavy side and _ bit come and go, some on the heavy side and that will be the story tonight. — side and that will be the story tonight. rain at times in most areas. — tonight. rain at times in most areas. some clearer skies but we stick— areas. some clearer skies but we stick with— areas. some clearer skies but we stick with the male thing with temperatures around seven to 10 degrees _ temperatures around seven to 10 degrees tomorrow. are you ready for this? _ degrees tomorrow. are you ready for this? the _ degrees tomorrow. are you ready for this? the weather symbols for the capital— this? the weather symbols for the capital cities of the week. lots of

rain symbols but some of the most persistent— rain symbols but some of the most persistent rain will be by night, meaning — persistent rain will be by night, meaning by day we will see a bit of sunshine _ meaning by day we will see a bit of sunshine between the spring downpours and it stays very mild. thank you. we will see you later. see you then. it's 30 years since ira bomb attacks in warrington killed two children. three—year—old jonathan ball and 12—year—old tim parry both died when two bombs, planted on a busy shopping street, exploded. a memorial service will take place in warrington later — but first, john maguire looks back at what happened on that day in 1993. siren wails. on an ordinary saturday afternoon in a town in the north west of england, as people went about their business, terror came to the high street. two bombs planted in litter bins exploded among the shoppers in warrington. 54 people were injured, and two young boys were killed. three—year—old jonathan ball, and tim parry, who was 12, became

the victims of the provisional ira, who admitted causing the explosions. in the months that followed, tim's parents — their lives changed forever — set about working to spare others the pain they were enduring. they became campaigners, setting up a charity in the boys' names and creating a peace centre in the town dedicated to helping people through education, conciliation, and conflict resolution. tim's father, colin, has said the cause has given his family a strong sense of purpose, and the charity has ensured their sanity. for it to grow as it has, and for it to reach as far as it has, and to help as often as it has been — i think that's been the glue which has kept the family together. and in bridge street, where the bombs were detonated, there's a memorialfountain named the river of life. it's a reminder not only

of the atrocity perpetrated here 30 years ago, but also — as with the charity named after tim and jonathan — they act as symbols of peace and hope for future generations. john maguire, bbc news. tim parry�*s father, colin, joins us now. good morning. thank you for coming in. i imagine it is a very difficult day, but you are here to talk to us about the last 30 years and everything that has changed. right. there is a lot _ everything that has changed. right. there is a lot to _ everything that has changed. right. there is a lot to pack _ everything that has changed. right. there is a lot to pack into _ everything that has changed. right. there is a lot to pack into a - everything that has changed. right. there is a lot to pack into a few - there is a lot to pack into a few minutes. . �* there is a lot to pack into a fewl minutes._ everything there is a lot to pack into a few - minutes._ everything has minutes. isn't there? everything has chanced. minutes. isn't there? everything has changed- the _ minutes. isn't there? everything has changed. the family _ minutes. isn't there? everything has changed. the family changed - minutes. isn't there? everything has changed. the family changed from i changed. the family changed from five to four and other kids had to adjust as much as wendy and i did. thankfully, through the creation of the charity and the building of the peace centre, the kind of glue that may be all families need following

especially the death of a child came through that and we focused so much on turning something bad into something good and i think we have done it. without sounding boastful, we have done it reasonably well. we are still here and we have a purpose in life. it} are still here and we have a purpose in life. ;; :: , . , are still here and we have a purpose in life. 5: i: , ., , . are still here and we have a purpose in life. 5: :: , . , . i. are still here and we have a purpose in life. ;::: , . , . i. , in life. 30 years. when you see it written down. — in life. 30 years. when you see it written down, when _ in life. 30 years. when you see it written down, when i _ in life. 30 years. when you see it written down, when i read - in life. 30 years. when you see it written down, when i read out i in life. 30 years. when you see it i written down, when i read out those words, it sounds like a long time but i imagine for you it feels different. but i imagine for you it feels different-— but i imagine for you it feels different. . ., �* ., , different. yeah, i don't need to be a time traveller. _ different. yeah, i don't need to be a time traveller. i _ different. yeah, i don't need to be a time traveller. i can _ different. yeah, i don't need to be a time traveller. i can go - different. yeah, i don't need to be a time traveller. i can go back - different. yeah, i don't need to bej a time traveller. i can go back that day, the moment we've heard that there had been a bomb and when we were told how badly injured tim was and everything that flowed from that over the next few days. for a while we thought he might live but then of course that wasn't to be. 30 we thought he might live but then of course that wasn't to be.— course that wasn't to be. 30 years on, what course that wasn't to be. 30 years on. what do _ course that wasn't to be. 30 years on. what do you — course that wasn't to be. 30 years on, what do you hope _ course that wasn't to be. 30 years on, what do you hope people - course that wasn't to be. 30 years | on, what do you hope people might remember about that day and what has happened since?—

happened since? well, of course, there are many _ happened since? well, of course, there are many people _ happened since? well, of course, there are many people now - happened since? well, of course, there are many people now who i happened since? well, of course, - there are many people now who under there are many people now who under the age of 35 wouldn't know anything about it. it tends to be the higher age groups who can recall it. what do they remember? if they lived in warrington they will remember the sense of utter shock that the town noted, no military significance, shouldn't have been targeted. why the shopping street, why mother's day? i think it was a cynical deliberate choice by the ira to hit a soft target and they must have known that they would be children likely to be injured or possibly killed through those bombs. they had to know. these were bombs set very close to shops. it wasn't in a field somewhere. cynically, they did what they did. they have never been caught, we will never know who they are. not that it matters any more. it matters more to me the positive things that have come along that we

carry on doing, for as long as we can. ., carry on doing, for as long as we can, ., ., , ., ., carry on doing, for as long as we can. ., ., , ., ., ., carry on doing, for as long as we can. you raise a lot of questions. have you — can. you raise a lot of questions. have you ever — can. you raise a lot of questions. have you ever dealt _ can. you raise a lot of questions. have you ever dealt you - can. you raise a lot of questions. have you ever dealt you have - can. you raise a lot of questions. j have you ever dealt you have got can. you raise a lot of questions. - have you ever dealt you have got any sort of answers to those questions? none. the investigation went down quite quickly. resources probably crippled cheshire police. there was no particular desire on the part of the authorities i think to continue to investigate because they have so little to go on. there was a grainy picture of two men and you can see their heads and there was a camera in a shop and they were the only two people not accounted for so they had to be the guys but you couldn't see anything. they have no way of identifying who they were and they were obviously from some kind of sleep at cell somewhere in the north of england. so i don't underestimate how difficult it would have been for the police to apprehend somebody but nevertheless the investigation wound down very quickly. you are basically left to your own devices after that. and i hear you say that it doesn't matter any more... i

and i hear you say that it doesn't matterany more... i imagine and i hear you say that it doesn't matter any more... i imagine what you mean by that is you have moved on from that because you have had to. . ., , ., to. yeah. the only thing we wanted was some kind _ to. yeah. the only thing we wanted was some kind of _ to. yeah. the only thing we wanted was some kind of resolution - to. yeah. the only thing we wanted was some kind of resolution as - to. yeah. the only thing we wanted was some kind of resolution as to i was some kind of resolution as to who did it and why, and that would have probably driven me around the bend a long time ago so we have not focused on that. rightly so. we have focused on that. rightly so. we have focused on that. rightly so. we have focused on things we can affect. we cannot affect who did it, we are not investigators, we don't know what desire there is on the part of the authority to ever find them. i think there is zero appetite for that now. there is a big appetite for making sure that when i am gone there is a fabulous building there and a fabulous building there and a fabulous charity left that will help other people for many years to come. you said earlier a few words you said you will be saying later on today. what will happen today, what will you do? today. what will happen today, what will ou do? . today. what will happen today, what will ou do? , ., , , ., will you do? there is a series of speakers- _ will you do? there is a series of speakers- l _ will you do? there is a series of speakers. iwill— will you do? there is a series of speakers. i willjust _ will you do? there is a series of speakers. i willjust say, - will you do? there is a series of speakers. i willjust say, as - will you do? there is a series of. speakers. i willjust say, as tim's dad, how much we miss him and how much of a hole he left when he was

taken because he was different to our other children. he was the joker in the pack, the one who did things he shouldn't have done and got cheap laughs and got away with it because he was the middle one. he was an entertainer, i suppose, he was the middle one. he was an entertainer, isuppose, and he was the middle one. he was an entertainer, i suppose, and there were so many things going on in his young life, he wanted to do so many things. i often wonder what would have become of him and i have said a few times, in terms of career, i could have seen him in the royal navy because my father was x royal navy because my father was x royal navy and tim was into the sea scouts early on and going to the lakes on canoes. i can see him running in a nuclear sub or something with all the scrambled egg on his shoulders. he would have loved that, it would have fed his sense of self very much. who knows? i don't know what he would have become. he may have even played for everton if they needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for — needed him badly enough! the dream?

the dream for me. _ needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for me. the _ needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for me. the way _ needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for me. the way he - needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for me. the way he will - needed him badly enough! the dream? the dream for me. the way he will be i the dream for me. the way he will be remembered. — the dream for me. the way he will be remembered, the _ the dream for me. the way he will be remembered, the way _ the dream for me. the way he will be remembered, the way you _ the dream for me. the way he will be remembered, the way you have - the dream for me. the way he will be remembered, the way you have been | remembered, the way you have been able to focus on those things you said are so important, that foundation. how important has that beenin foundation. how important has that been in being able to channel that energy into positive things? massively. going back to the dayjob the day before the bombing, take that on, which i did, but the appetite for normal life changed because life was not normal any more, so we had to channel our energies into something new and that is still there 30 years on and it will outlive us but we will have to find people to carry on for us because i have reached an age now where my memory is terrible, energy is terrible and my wife is forever saying, "i told you that two minutes ago." we need people with fresh ideas to keep going but it will go on and we will find new blood. lloathed on and we will find new blood. what ou have on and we will find new blood. what you have done _ on and we will find new blood. what you have done is _ on and we will find new blood. what you have done is remarkable. thank

ou, i you have done is remarkable. thank you. i think — you have done is remarkable. thank you. i think so- _ you have done is remarkable. thank you, i think so. we _ you have done is remarkable. thank you, i think so. we are _ you have done is remarkable. thank you, i think so. we are proud - you have done is remarkable. thank you, i think so. we are proud of- you have done is remarkable. thank you, i think so. we are proud of it. | you, i think so. we are proud of it. good luck today.— you, i think so. we are proud of it. | good luck today._ really good luck today. thank you. really nice to see — good luck today. thank you. really nice to see you. — good luck today. thank you. really nice to see you, thank _ good luck today. thank you. really nice to see you, thank you - good luck today. thank you. really nice to see you, thank you for- nice to see you, thank you for coming in. we will talk to another evertonians. breakfast is on bbc one this morning until 9:15, when morning live takes over. kim and gethin can tell us what they have in store. good morning stops i am come on, everton. coming up on morning live... gethin's feeling muscles he didn't know he had after his 24 hours of dancing for comic relief. but for ten million people, aches and pains are part of daily life and that's what we're talking to dr xand about. for gethin, it was all for a good cause so it's worth it — but if you're living in pain, it can make life thoroughly miserable. i'll be sharing how moving can help, and why taking ibuprofen every day might not be the long—term answer. this might put a spring in your step — our finance expert iona bain - is on a mission to help you locate britain's lost billions! _ there is £50 billion in lost and forgotten bank accounts, pensions and investments in the uk.

whether the account is yours or belonged to a deceased relative, i'll tell you how to check — it's free to do online, and you might uncover money you didn't even know you had! the link between sport and dementia is a story breakfast viewers have been following, and today we'll be hearing from legendary former england defender dave watson about his own diagnosis, as we explore the impact heading the ball has on footballers, and the changes that are being made. bbc radio one presenterl jordan north isjoining us, and i can't believe i'm saying this — but we will of course be - doing strictly fitness! no! i can't wait... will you be sittin: no! i can't wait... will you be sitting down _ no! i can't wait... will you be sitting down for— no! i can't wait... will you be sitting down for its? - no! i can't wait... will you be sitting down for its? yes! - no! i can't wait... will you bej sitting down for its? yes! tell no! i can't wait... will you be - sitting down for its? yes! tell me i am sittin: sitting down for its? yes! tell me i am sitting down. _ sitting down for its? yes! tell me i am sitting down. we _ sitting down for its? yes! tell me i am sitting down. we have - sitting down for its? yes! tell me i am sitting down. we have allowed| sitting down for its? yes! tell me i - am sitting down. we have allowed you that toda . am sitting down. we have allowed you that today- i — am sitting down. we have allowed you that today. iwill— am sitting down. we have allowed you that today. i will be _ am sitting down. we have allowed you that today. i will be lying _ am sitting down. we have allowed you that today. i will be lying on _ am sitting down. we have allowed you that today. i will be lying on the - that today. i will be lying on the sofa. that today. i will be lying on the sofa- how _ that today. i will be lying on the sofa- how is _ that today. i will be lying on the sofa. how is the _ that today. i will be lying on the sofa. how is the recovery - that today. i will be lying on the | sofa. how is the recovery going? ph sicall sofa. how is the recovery going? physically l _ sofa. how is the recovery going? physically l was _ sofa. how is the recovery going? physically i was in _ sofa. how is the recovery going? physically i was in bits _ sofa. how is the recovery going? physically i was in bits over- sofa. how is the recovery going? physically i was in bits over the i physically i was in bits over the weekend — physically i was in bits over the weekend but. _ physically i was in bits over the weekend but, my— physically i was in bits over the weekend but, my goodness, i weekend but, my goodness, overwhelmed _ weekend but, my goodness, overwhelmed by— weekend but, my goodness,

overwhelmed by the - weekend but, my goodness, overwhelmed by the support weekend but, my goodness, - overwhelmed by the support from people _ overwhelmed by the support from people at— overwhelmed by the support from people at home _ overwhelmed by the support from people at home who _ overwhelmed by the support from people at home who donated. - overwhelmed by the support from i people at home who donated. that overwhelmed by the support from - people at home who donated. that has kept me _ people at home who donated. that has kept me going. — people at home who donated. that has kept me going. we _ people at home who donated. that has kept me going. we are _ people at home who donated. that has kept me going. we are in _ people at home who donated. that has kept me going. we are in great - kept me going. we are in great spirits. — kept me going. we are in great spirits. we _ kept me going. we are in great spirits. we are _ kept me going. we are in great spirits, we are very— kept me going. we are in great spirits, we are very grateful. i kept me going. we are in great i spirits, we are very grateful. you made us all _ spirits, we are very grateful. you made us all cry. _ spirits, we are very grateful. you made us all cry. it _ spirits, we are very grateful. you made us all cry. it was _ spirits, we are very grateful.” made us all cry. it was amazing, well done. made us all cry. it was amazing, well done-— made us all cry. it was amazing, well done. ~ ., ., ., ' well done. well done, more than 1 million quid- _ well done. well done, more than 1 million quid. congratulations. - well done. well done, more than 1 million quid. congratulations. we | million quid. congratulations. we will let him recover for a bit will let him recoverfor a bit longer. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. almost 150 met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse. that's according to figures obtained by the liberal democrats. the party's released them a day before the publication of what's expected to be a damning report on the met�*s culture, accusing the force of racism, sexism and homophobia, as well as protecting its officers ahead of the public.

university staff represented by the university and college union will restart strike action today as part of an ongoing row involving pay. academics, librarians and other university staff will walk out today, tomorrow and wednesday. seventeen universtities in london including birkbeck, city and goldsmiths are among those affected. the national union of students is backing staff rhs wisley in surrey has opened its old laboratories to show how they used to research and help gardeners there. the state—of—the—art facility opened back in 1916. one of its many achievements was helping gardeners during the dig for victory campaign in world war ii. it's always since the rhs had it been essentially like a giant outdoor laboratory and a giant outdoor classroom, it's where we test and trial and experiment and learn about plants and ways of growing and then communicate that

to our visitors and to student gardeners to kind of spread evidence—based learning about gardening. and finally, if you're afraid of heights, look away briefly now. the london eye has had its big spring clean. a crew of cleaners had to be suspended 135 metres high — to clean the famous landmark. each pod has had a good old scrub. let's take a look at the tubes now. now let's get the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a rather grey start to what is going to be a rather unsettled week of weather. we'll see spells of rain through today, as well. now the cloud anywhere through this morning thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle, but we'll see further spells of rain — perhaps turning heavier as we head towards the evening, as well. a breezier afternoon.

temperatures mild, though — 13 celsius, the maximum. now overnight, we'll see further spells of rain. they could be quite heavy, actually, through the night, and it stays quite breezy. a mild night, too — the minimum temperature between eight and ten celsius. now, as we head into tuesday, we'll see yet more spells of rain, but we'll see the cloud breaking up a little more readily, so we should see more in the way of sunny spells through tomorrow. staying breezy, though, and then we'll get another band of rain overnight tuesday and into wednesday — clearing through wednesday, but still, we're going to see outbreaks of rain through much of this week, on and off. some spells of sunshine, breezy, but you can see the temperature remains reasonably mild. that's it from me. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. nearly £400 million has gone unclaimed from child trust

funds in the uk. it could be a lovely morning folsom people. imagine finding out you have £200 you did not know about. yes, there are worries that parents have simply forgotten the money is there! child trust funds were set up by the then labour government in 2005. essentially a starter pack for tax—free savings for children born between september 2002 and january 2011. the government gave parents vouchers worth £200 — or £500 for those on lower incomes — to deposit into these accounts. this was then invested by the scheme ready for when the child reached 18. the government has since paid more than £2 billion into the accounts for all 6.3 million children born during the period. the average account is now worth around £2,000.

it'll be even higher if parents put extra cash in over the years too — families can deposit up to £9000 a year tax free. but now a large portion of that money has seemingly been forgotten. the national audit office found £394 million has been left unclaimed by 145,000 18—21 year olds across the uk. it is worth remembering when this was set _ it is worth remembering when this was set up — it is worth remembering when this was set up my nearly 18 years ago, around — was set up my nearly 18 years ago, around 28%_ was set up my nearly 18 years ago, around 28% of all the accounts were set up _ around 28% of all the accounts were set up by _ around 28% of all the accounts were set up by hmrc as a government department managing the programme because _ department managing the programme because parents had not filled in or completed, or setup the account on behalf— completed, or setup the account on behalf of— completed, or setup the account on behalf of the child within the allocated time. it is entirely likely— allocated time. it is entirely likely people will not know they

were _ likely people will not know they were set — likely people will not know they were set up on their behalf. or they will have _ were set up on their behalf. or they will have lost track of them in the last 18 _ will have lost track of them in the last 18 years. how can you check if you're eligible for the money? well, if you're aged 18—21, check with your parents to see if they have the account details. if they didn't set one up, the government did it for you. so you'll almost certainly have a fund available. if you don't have the details to hand, you can contact hmrc using an online form — and they'll be able to find the account for you. we asked hmrc about the unclaimed funds and they told us the money will be kept safe until it is claimed. but it is important to know that many of the accounts do come with charges — so while the money goes unclaimed, you could be paying charges of up to 1.5% each year. idida i did a search for unclaimed child

trust fund and it came straight up. like finding a better cash down the back of a sofa.— back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven _ back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if— back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if they _ back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if they do _ back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if they do not - back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if they do not have - back of a sofa. lots of parents will be forgiven if they do not have the documents to hand. good luck to anyone looking for that.- documents to hand. good luck to anyone looking for that. thank you ve much anyone looking for that. thank you very much indeed. _ anyone looking for that. thank you very much indeed. sorry _ anyone looking for that. thank you very much indeed. sorry if- anyone looking for that. thank you very much indeed. sorry if that - anyone looking for that. thank you very much indeed. sorry if that is i very much indeed. sorry if that is you on a monday morning having to dig out the paperwork. john is here with the sport. a nasty incident yesterday. you john is here with the sport. a nasty incident yesterday.— john is here with the sport. a nasty incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee- — incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee. it _ incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee. it was _ incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee. it was a _ incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee. it was a crazy _ incident yesterday. you do not touch the referee. it was a crazy minute i the referee. it was a crazy minute by mitrovic. what will the punishment be? alexander mitrovic facing a potentially length ban after pushing the referee in fulham's loss to manchester united in the fa cup. it was one of three sendings—off in the space of a minute during a chaotic period in the second half, which all stemmed from this — a manchester united breakaway which saw willian sent off

for handball on his own goal line. the manager was shouting at the referee before that moment that's getting the headlines — mitrovic shoving the referee and facing up to him. bruno fernandes scored the resulting penalty and so, from 1—0, they went on to lose 3—1. the fulham manager has appealed to the authorities to be fair in their punishment. mitchell vitch was the player not involved — mitchell vitch was the player not involved in situations in the box. -- mitrovic. _ involved in situations in the box. —— mitrovic. the referee did not care _ —— mitrovic. the referee did not care about _ —— mitrovic. the referee did not care about him. at least the referee has to— care about him. at least the referee has to go— care about him. at least the referee has to go on— care about him. at least the referee has to go on the screen to see it. it has to go on the screen to see it. it was _ has to go on the screen to see it. it was difficult. he has to be in control— it was difficult. he has to be in control of— it was difficult. he has to be in control of the emotion of the moment. _ control of the emotion of the moment. myjob is to make them understand we should control what we can. that _ understand we should control what we can. that is _ understand we should control what we can. that is our actions and our emotions. _

so, fulham out, and the seagulls got the better of harry the haddock. grimsby — we've ejoyed their cup run on the programme — beaten 5—0 by brighton. the league two side were competing in the fa cup quarterfinal for the first time in 84 years — brighton go on to face united in the last four... ..while sheffield united face man city. and what a way to book your place in the last four. tommy doyle — his fantastic strike in the 9lst minute gave united a 3—2 win over blackburn rovers — although doyle's on loan from city to the blades, so he won't be able to play against them. arsenal are on course to win the premier league title, extending their lead. they beat crystal palace 4—1 yesterday — bukayo saka's excellent season continued with two goals. it means they extend the gap from manchester city, who were in fa cup action this weekend, to eight — although pep guariola's side do have a game in hand. arsenal are next in action on 1st april, after the international break.

very good, especially the way we played in the last few weeks and the resources that we picked. and now, unfortunately, we have to stop, get the players into international duties and make sure everybody comes back with the same mindset and ready to go. the draw for the women's fa cup semis takes place on morning live tomorrow. manchester united will be in the hat after making the last four for the first time in their history. they beat championship side lewes 3—1, nikita parris continuing her record of scoring in every round. the other semi—finalists are holders chelsea, aston villa and brighton. can anyone catch the red bulls this season? well, going by lewis hamilton's assessment, perhaps not. the seven—time f1 champion says he's never seen a car as fast. it was drivern to victory by sergio perez yesterday, who won from pole in saudi arabia. team mate max verstappen still finished second, despite starting from 15th. fernando alonso was third — he's having a good season.

although the trophy was briefly given to george russell because of a time penalty, but was then rescinded. but two races, two red bull wins — prompting hamilton to make the asssesment, which says a lot about his chances. it turned out to be tougher than expected. that safety car. we really did the job in the first stint, but that safety car, again, tried to take the victory out of us again injeddah, but not this time. i was on the victory last year, so finally i got it. you feel that red bull is marching on towards the title, don't you? as well as the six nations being decided this weekend — congratulations to ireland for completing the grand slam by the way — there was also a trophy lifted in domestic rugby union. exeter chiefs beat london irish 24—20 in extra time to win the premiership rugby cup. it's their third domestic cup triumph since promotion to the top flight in 2010. a couple of tennis lines to bring you.

emma raducanu has been drawn against fellow former us open champion bianca andreescu in the first round of the miami 0pen, which will take place tomorrow. meanwhile, rafael nadal has just exited the top 10 for the first time since april 2005. the 36—year—old has not played since injuring his left leg at the australian open, but is hoping to return on the clay of monte carlo next month. we are seeing quite a lot, aren't we? seeing pictures of found that allen payne trying to carry on. it is where we are at the moment. —— seeing pictures of rafa trying to carry on. the mind must be so

strong. that is why you are a champion. you believe you can do it. you know, i guess he will. he is not going to throw in the towel, will he? as we know, the elite sports people we are. thank you. while on a beach stroll, you might discover shells, rocks or maybe even a fossil, but this weekend broadcaster and historian dan snow found something very different. the body of an "exceptionally rare" shark washed up on lepe beach in hampshire — but while dan went to find a team to help, someone removed its head, tail and fin. 0ur reporter briony leyland has the story. it is a shark, so be careful. an unexpected visitor to the south coast in trouble. when a shark was spotted thrashing about in the shallows

at lepe beach, locals went to help. come on, mister. the rescue mission seemed to have been a success... yes, yes! ..but yesterday, the shark — believed to be a small toothed sand tiger rarely seen in uk waters — was found washed up. historian and local resident dan snow tweeted about the discovery, and scientists urged him to salvage the shark, but he and a team of volunteers were too late — the head, fin and tail had been cut off. we are desperately trying to get hold of that head because there are things like isotopic analysis, you can see where it's been, what it's eaten. if you have its brain, you can tell lots from its brain. so we would love to get hold of it, there's nojudgment. but if we could just have it back, just to do some science on it, the person can have it back again. they can keep it. scientists want to know more about why the shark — which, by the way, wouldn't present a threat to people — was in the solent at all. if this is or was a small toothed sand tiger, then they are often found more in the atlantic, more in the bay of biscay.

and, as we changes in climate change, ocean currents, we are seeing changes in distributions of species around the world but also around our british waters as well. the hope is the head may yet be returned, so the full story of the shark and why it came to the solent can be told. briony leyland, bbc news. joining us now is dan snow. morning tea year. this is an astonishing story. let's start at the beginning. —— morning to you. tell me what happened that day. it is even more complicated than it sounds, i am afraid. this is a crisis. had ifound the sounds, i am afraid. this is a crisis. had i found the shark initially it would have been 0k crisis. had i found the shark initially it would have been ok but i was on a mother's day excursion with my kids and my wife to an historically themed musical in the west end of london, six, which is

all about chopping heads up. my phone was going. 0n all about chopping heads up. my phone was going. on your local beach there was a shark. i was almost joking, how weird! then someone said stop messing around, get down and secure that body because it is incredibly valuable. there was a train strike and no car, i had to get to the south coast, which was difficult. i got a gang of lads together from difficult. i got a gang of lads togetherfrom my difficult. i got a gang of lads together from my village and we went down. we got there about 11 o'clock at night and i had had just gone. there was blood on the beach, the head had just gone. that is why, had i been here, i would have got it and sorted it earlier. stupidly, you should leave home! lteeth? sorted it earlier. stupidly, you should leave home! ~ , ., ., should leave home! why would someone do this? anyway. — should leave home! why would someone do this? anyway. i— should leave home! why would someone do this? anyway, i don't _ should leave home! why would someone do this? anyway, i don't want _ should leave home! why would someone do this? anyway, i don't want to - do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it _ do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it in _ do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it in a _ do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it in a way _ do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it in a way because - do this? anyway, i don't want to condemn it in a way because it i do this? anyway, i don't want to | condemn it in a way because it is do this? anyway, i don't want to i condemn it in a way because it is an

exciting thing to happen in your community. if you secure the head, maybe it is going into a fisherman's hut or a boat. not something i would do. i am hut or a boat. not something i would do. iam not hut or a boat. not something i would do. i am not trying to settle of say it was terribly bad to do because we want to work with these people to get it back, really. it is a once—in—a—lifetime thing. scientists say no shark of this species on the scale has ever watched up on uk shores. it has attracted a lot of excitement. shores. it has attracted a lot of excitement-— shores. it has attracted a lot of excitement. ., ., , excitement. not to get too caught up in it, what excitement. not to get too caught up in it. what to — excitement. not to get too caught up in it. what to they — excitement. not to get too caught up in it, what to they want _ excitement. not to get too caught up in it, what to they want to _ excitement. not to get too caught up in it, what to they want to head - in it, what to they want to head for? �* , . .. in it, what to they want to head for? �* , . ,, ., for? are they talking about the scale? ideally _ for? are they talking about the scale? ideally the _ for? are they talking about the scale? ideally the brain. - for? are they talking about the i scale? ideally the brain. looking for? are they talking about the - scale? ideally the brain. looking at the teeth and when i work in relation to one another. they would love the brain. they want to know why the shark was distressed. why was it struggling? why was it in the shallows? they also want to know where it has been and where it has

been eating. trying to work out what it is doing here in uk waters. haste it is doing here in uk waters. have ou heard it is doing here in uk waters. have you heard anything _ it is doing here in uk waters. have you heard anything yet, _ it is doing here in uk waters. have you heard anything yet, i - it is doing here in uk waters. have you heard anything yet, i imagine you heard anything yet, i imagine you are on bbc one now at quarter to nine on a monday morning. all sorts of ways on social media that people can keep in touch with you. what are you hearing? i can keep in touch with you. what are you hearing?— can keep in touch with you. what are you hearing? i spent yesterday doing a door-to-door_ you hearing? i spent yesterday doing a door-to-door search _ you hearing? i spent yesterday doing a door-to-door search in _ you hearing? i spent yesterday doing a door-to-door search in this - you hearing? i spent yesterday doing a door-to-door search in this part i a door—to—door search in this part of the new forest. we have been out loads of volunteers, led the people down here. we love our wildlife down here, very proud of the solent and people in the new forest. lots of updates but there is no shark head at the moment. now i have been on bbc breakfast it is a matter of time. ., . ~' bbc breakfast it is a matter of time. ., ., ,, ., ., , .,, time. you talk about what people miaht time. you talk about what people might want _ time. you talk about what people might want to — time. you talk about what people might want to head _ time. you talk about what people might want to head for. - time. you talk about what people might want to head for. is - time. you talk about what people might want to head for. is there i time. you talk about what people i might want to head for. is there any chance the people who have taken it want to do the same is that you are looking to do? i want to do the same is that you are looking to do?— looking to do? i think probably not. the zoological _ looking to do? i think probably not. the zoological society _ looking to do? i think probably not. the zoological society are - looking to do? i think probably not. the zoological society are coming i the zoological society are coming

down and they are going to take it back to the lab. they have specialist equipment. it would be great if it were taking by the local university, in which case i wish them all the best. i have it tap things off the beach. i have it teeth out of giant fish i have found and carcasses around the world. i have a crocodile tears somewhere. i am off and on archaeological sites or places where aircraft are down. i am asked, d want a piece to remember it by? | am asked, d want a piece to remember it by? ijust lose things. when they enter our houses, they get put to the side all relatives were mentioning no names. i think these things, think it would be cool to haveitin things, think it would be cool to have it in my house but it is more cool to share it and let us, everybody, the community, benefit from it. if people want the draw,

they want it for their clubhouse when they can keep it. if they can just that the scientist had a good look first, it would be really community spirited of them. might i have learned so much this morning from talking to you. i had no idea this sort of thing went on. i have not even got into the history. more than enough _ not even got into the history. more than enough at _ not even got into the history. more than enough at ten _ not even got into the history. more than enough at ten to _ not even got into the history. more than enough at ten to nine. - not even got into the history. more than enough at ten to nine. wishing you the best of luck with it. thank you. now for the weather. here's matt. very calm. the spring equinox today. that is when places have relatively the same amount of day and night. the sun is getting up earlier and

earlier. you have to get up early to catch it. in parts of east anglia in the morning. if you were at early properly did not catch it because it was too cloudy. i have found sunshine for you. this scene this morning in the last half—an—hour. fog clearing around the moray firth. this is a fog though, the fog equivalent of a rainbow. that lovely shot by our weather watcher. grey skies for many at the moment and that will bring rain at times. not thoroughly wet day but there will be wet weather around. this will show the extent of the cloud full to it is pushing from south to north. there are other clearer skies. we will continue to see sunshine. the cloud has been picking up full heavy rain across northern ireland and northern england edging into scotland. thing is getting brighter in northern ireland and later northern england. heavy showers in

the english channel and the south—west extending further into wales and the southern counties of england and later into wales. if you get breaks in the cloud, a gentle south—westerly wind bringing the milder. a little bit cooler in the far north of scotland. even here the milder air works its way into night. outbreaks of rain pushing their way in. it will come and go. the south—westerly winds still dominating. seven to ten to start tomorrow. fortomorrow, dominating. seven to ten to start tomorrow. for tomorrow, a big area of low pressure with us. it is out in the atlantic. it will be driving in the atlantic. it will be driving in areas of rain. rain tonight and more later tomorrow. during day time it would be a mix of sunshine may be heavy, thundery showers. the wettest will be northern ireland. it will be

mild with temperatures in eastern scotland 15, 16. no pressure with us through into wednesday. another overnight weather front bringing more persistent widespread rain, then back into sunshine and showers again. the most persistent of the rain hopefully will be overnight. sunshine and showers, shower is heavy, thundery with hell especially across the west. the big story for many temperatures down a little bit, still mild but it would be much windier and feel cooler. wins is where the touching gal. because northern and western parts of the uk. -- the northern and western parts of the uk. —— the wind will be touching gal. to celebrate the coronation of king charles, 1500 charities will be offering you the chance to volunteer in your community during the bank holiday weekend in may. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is in epping forest and can tell us more about how to take part

in the the big help 0ut. good morning to you. you have been up good morning to you. you have been up to will sorts of things. can you guess that we have been doing? raft building. these are explorer scouts. they will be travelling to south korea in the summer for the world scouting jamboree where tens of thousands of scouts come together. we will have raft building disasters, what is the secret? good, stron: disasters, what is the secret? good, strong knots- _ disasters, what is the secret? good, strong knots. this _ disasters, what is the secret? good, strong knots. this is _ disasters, what is the secret? good, strong knots. this is a _ disasters, what is the secret? good, strong knots. this is a japanese - strong knots. this is a japanese sr uare strong knots. this is a japanese square lashing _ strong knots. this is a japanese square lashing pretty _ strong knots. this is a japanese square lashing pretty much - strong knots. this is a japanese square lashing pretty much as i strong knots. this is a japanese - square lashing pretty much as strong as it gets. square lashing pretty much as strong as it lets. . .. square lashing pretty much as strong as it lets. . ~ i. , square lashing pretty much as strong as it lets. . ~' ,, , . as it gets. thank you very much indeed. as it gets. thank you very much indeed- they — as it gets. thank you very much indeed. they had _ as it gets. thank you very much indeed. they had an _ as it gets. thank you very much indeed. they had an amazing i indeed. they had an amazing opportunity _ indeed. they had an amazing opportunity this _ indeed. they had an amazing opportunity this summer. - indeed. they had an amazing i opportunity this summer. they indeed. they had an amazing - opportunity this summer. they would not be able to go if they did not have an army of volunteers, adult helpers really running the scouts are making it possible for them to have these amazing opportunities. the idea on coronation weekend is full thousands of people to try

volunteering and hopefully carry on volunteering and hopefully carry on volunteering outside the coronation weekend and it will be made a lot easier by a new app you can download today, called the big help 0ut app. here are more details. across the uk, there is an army of volunteers, giving up theirtime and sharing their talents and expertise to the benefit of all. i'mjane. i've been involved in scouting for 23 years now. it's the satisfaction element, i think, of seeing them enjoy themselves and being part of it. it's like being one part of a big family really. my name is ian. i've been volunteering at london zoo for nearly seven years. my background, i was a public sector accountant, so something completely different to what i'm doing here. and it's just wonderful to get such new experiences, meet many new people, make many hundreds of new friends. i'm priti, and i volunteer- for the royal voluntary service. i've been volunteering _ because i love being around people. it gives me a sense of belonging to the community and it -

makes me happy. at the last count, there were 7 million people in england alone, who volunteered at least once a month. sounds a lot, but that's about a third down on pre—pandemic levels. and it's at a time when the most vulnerable really need the support volunteers so generously give. this charity, little village, provides free toys, clothes and baby equipment. we're expecting to support 2,000 more children this year than we did last year. and, for us to be able to do that, we need to have volunteers on sites to be able to help. so come and help. and that's the idea behind the big help 0ut — a national day of volunteering planned as part of the coronation weekend in may. download the app — the big help out app. find those opportunities, find out what your passion is and how you can make a difference to your community and then select the opportunity that's right for you. and although it's about may 8th initially, what you really want is people to discover it, love it, carry on volunteering.

that's right. it's more than one day. take care, honey. there will be thousands of charities and organisations looking for new helpers. lots of sex in the city again. oh, excellent. people like husband and wife team carol and andy, who spend a few hours a week in their local age uk shop. it's good fun. then we have a laugh and a giggle about the things that have gone in the shop today. we enjoy it. we like each other's company and that's good fun for us. keeps us young. this is suzanne. she spends her evenings rescuing wildlife as an rspca volunteer. my normal dayjob, it's very much sat down. it's very much behind a desk. so it's something that's that real hands on helping animals. and they're really rewarding for seeing the difference that you're making. it is a simple message — get involved over the coronation weekend however you can and find out where your help might be needed using the new app.

massive thanks to that first 0sterley beaver scout group for their excellent signmaking scales. chris is here from the rspca. they have signed up to the big help 0ut. lisle suzanne, one of your volunteers, rescuing a baby fox cub. very cute. what kind of things are you hoping people to get involved in? me you hoping people to get involved in? ~ . �* you hoping people to get involved in? . �*., . in? we are delighted. a fantastic initiative to _ in? we are delighted. a fantastic initiative to celebrate _ initiative to celebrate volunteering. we have over 10,000 volunteers— volunteering. we have over 10,000 volunteers the rspca. we have a new wildlife _ volunteers the rspca. we have a new wildlife friends initiative encouraging people in their communities. we share communities with wildlife to think about what they can — with wildlife to think about what they can do. you can set out nesting in places— they can do. you can set out nesting in places for— they can do. you can set out nesting in places for animals, leave food out for— in places for animals, leave food out for hedgehogs and encourage hedgehog highways by leaving small -aps hedgehog highways by leaving small gaps in— hedgehog highways by leaving small gaps in the bottom of the fence. lots of— gaps in the bottom of the fence. lots of things people can do. in

addition — lots of things people can do. in addition we have animal rescue volunteers helping inspectors to take in— volunteers helping inspectors to take in six— volunteers helping inspectors to take in six and injured families to centres. — take in six and injured families to centres. we also have pat socialising is well but at the rspca can get— socialising is well but at the rspca can get tricky plants that do not like to— can get tricky plants that do not like to be — can get tricky plants that do not like to be handled too much. they are working — like to be handled too much. they are working with slightly grumpy animals. — are working with slightly grumpy animals, a bit like my own. also foster— animals, a bit like my own. also foster is. — animals, a bit like my own. also foster is. we are coming into kitten season. _ foster is. we are coming into kitten season. sadly we see kittens who have _ season. sadly we see kittens who have lost — season. sadly we see kittens who have lost their mothers. we see helpers— have lost their mothers. we see helpers bottle—feeding the kittens and helping them to go to the toilet so they— and helping them to go to the toilet so they can be rehomed as well. the messaues so they can be rehomed as well. messages you so they can be rehomed as well. tue: messages you can give so they can be rehomed as well. ti9 messages you can give as so they can be rehomed as well. ti9: messages you can give as much so they can be rehomed as well. ti9 messages you can give as much or little of their time as you have got available. brute little of their time as you have got available. ~ . little of their time as you have got available. . . ., available. we saw in the pandemic a real disruption _ available. we saw in the pandemic a real disruption to _ available. we saw in the pandemic a real disruption to how— available. we saw in the pandemic a real disruption to how volunteering l real disruption to how volunteering took place — real disruption to how volunteering took place. the huge out peering of desire _ took place. the huge out peering of desire to _ took place. the huge out peering of desire to get involved in communities. that flexibility is really— communities. that flexibility is really important. we launched a micro—volunteering programme in the pandemic. _ micro—volunteering programme in the pandemic. we have seen younger people _ pandemic. we have seen younger people involved in that. it is aimed

at those _ people involved in that. it is aimed at those under 35. they can do a range _ at those under 35. they can do a range of— at those under 35. they can do a range of tasks. giving information on social— range of tasks. giving information on social media platforms. | range of tasks. giving information on social media platforms.- range of tasks. giving information on social media platforms. i want to move on. on social media platforms. i want to move on- the _ on social media platforms. i want to move on. the king _ on social media platforms. i want to move on. the king has _ on social media platforms. i want to move on. the king has been - on social media platforms. i want to move on. the king has been your i move on. the king has been your royal patron since it started. this initiative, the big help 0ut royal patron since it started. this initiative, the big help out is very much part of the coronation weekend, a set piece event. what does it tell us about the king and queen consort they want to prioritise this? the kin: they want to prioritise this? the king particularly has been a passionate believer in the importance of civil society all his life and — importance of civil society all his life and his — importance of civil society all his life and his work has a showcase for him the _ life and his work has a showcase for him the importance of volunteers, whether— him the importance of volunteers, whether in— him the importance of volunteers, whether in the distrust or encouraging companies to support employees to be involved. —— as in the prince's— employees to be involved. —— as in the prince's trust. tremendous

muslim — the prince's trust. tremendous muslim support on running a great programme. this muslim support on running a great programme-— muslim support on running a great rouramme. , , programme. this is the same with the queen consort. _ programme. this is the same with the queen consort, you _ programme. this is the same with the queen consort, you have _ programme. this is the same with the queen consort, you have been - queen consort, you have been involved in her literacy campaign. i have chaired the literacy trust for eight _ have chaired the literacy trust for eight years. she has been an amazing supporter— eight years. she has been an amazing supporter as— eight years. she has been an amazing supporter as patron. champions were launched _ supporter as patron. champions were launched as _ supporter as patron. champions were launched as part of the volunteers. it is launched as part of the volunteers. it is critical — launched as part of the volunteers. it is critical to help young people by getting more literacy champions engaged. _ by getting more literacy champions engaged. it is by getting more literacy champions ennaed. ,., by getting more literacy champions enauaed. ,., , , engaged. it is about responsible businesses. _ engaged. it is about responsible businesses. you _ engaged. it is about responsible businesses. you have _ engaged. it is about responsible businesses. you have a - engaged. it is about responsible businesses. you have a real- engaged. it is about responsible - businesses. you have a real message. you want businesses to get involved with the big help 0ut make it easier for employees to get involved. something the king has always believed in, the power of business to support — believed in, the power of business to support employees. looking at the potential— to support employees. looking at the potential for the big help out and the enormous enthusiasm companies have _

the enormous enthusiasm companies have. hearing a lot of exciting challenges saying they will get 9000 people _ challenges saying they will get 9000 people involved on the day. this is a real— people involved on the day. this is a real multiplier. whether that is bil a real multiplier. whether that is big retailers like sainsbury's or all of— big retailers like sainsbury's or all of the — big retailers like sainsbury's or all of the tiny organisations on the ground. _ all of the tiny organisations on the round. :. .. all of the tiny organisations on the round. :, ~' i. all of the tiny organisations on the round. :, ,, i. ,:, all of the tiny organisations on the round. :, ,, i. . ground. thank you so much indeed. the message. _ ground. thank you so much indeed. the message, that _ ground. thank you so much indeed. the message, that big _ ground. thank you so much indeed. the message, that big help - ground. thank you so much indeed. the message, that big help out, i ground. thank you so much indeed. i the message, that big help out, this the message, that big help 0ut, this is a work in progress. the message todayis is a work in progress. the message today is to download the app, the big help 0ut app and try to get involved as we can on maybe eight. the hope is you can get involved in stabled with volunteering. —— on may the 8th. they have got to get to school. i am the 8th. they have got to get to school. iam not the 8th. they have got to get to school. i am not sure the rafts will make it onto the water. the knots are amazing. make it onto the water. the knots are amazing-— make it onto the water. the knots are amazinu. : :, :, , :, , are amazing. amazing. lovely to see ou. the are amazing. amazing. lovely to see you- they are _ are amazing. amazing. lovely to see you- they are going _ are amazing. amazing. lovely to see you. they are going to _ are amazing. amazing. lovely to see you. they are going to be _ are amazing. amazing. lovely to see you. they are going to be late. - you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8.59.

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