field field mm field rices and the rate at which the prices and the rate at which they are rising flowing down. in an hour we will get their latest inflation figures. it will be awhile before we feel better in our pockets. i will look at the impact on businesses and households. extra police patrols in birmingham after a man is set alight outside a mosque — counter terror officers are investigating the attack. record—breaking offers for one of the biggest clubs in the world. how rival bidders have until 9 o'clock tonight to make their second bids for manchester united. and if accepted will stand at a world record. and once the overnight rain has cleared — and once the overnight rain has cleared sunshine and showers today. more windy — cleared sunshine and showers today. more windy and on the west coast there _ more windy and on the west coast there could be minor flooding. all there could be minor flooding. all the details right here on breakfast. it's wednesday, 22nd march.

borisjohnson is to appear before a committee of mps today as he tries to convince them he didn't deliberately mislead parliament over downing street parties during the covid pandemic. the former prime minister has admitted that some comments he made about the gatherings were misleading but said that it wasn't intentional. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports borisjohnson and downing street staff gathered inside number 10 when covid restrictions were in place. when those events came to light, borisjohnson said no rules had been broken. the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. yesterday, he admitted those denials meant parliament had been misinformed, but argued that wasn't his fault. the former prime minister said, i accept that the house of commons was misled by my statements, that the rules and guidance had been followed completely at number 10. but when the statements were made, he added, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time. i did not intentionally

or recklessly mislead the house, mrjohnson said, adding i would never have dreamed of doing so. here's what the former prime minister told mps in december 2021. what i could tell the right honourable gentleman is that is that all guidance was followed completely. a week later, he gave a similar statement. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that and that no covid rules were broken. a key question for mps is whether mrjohnson later corrected himself after he was fined by police. it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. and once the senior civil servant sue gray's report had found a failure of leadership.

i'm happy to set on the record now that when i said i came to this house and said in all sincerity that the rules and guidance had been followed at all times, it was what i believed to be true. borisjohnson claims he relied on the advice of his aides, questions the methods of mps investigating him and says he can't see why he received a fine. mps will later test that defence, as they question a former prime minister on the saga that played a part in his downfall. jonathan blake, bbc news. that is the story so far today. the big moment. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. nick, what can we expect to happen today? morning to you. to the this afternoon, borisjohnson will appear before those mps. he will have to take the oath, swearing on a king

james bible that he will tell the truth, he will make an opening statement, as will the chair of the committee and then several hours of evidence, interrogation will begin. there are 2p questions today. a lot will be discussed. two key questions are going to determine the fate of borisjohnson. not whether he misled parliament. he accepts the comments he made did mislead the house of commons. the question is why? did he do accidentally? he was acting in good faith and he did not think the rules had been broken and his aides told him repeatedly he hadn't, or as some of his critics intend, did he do it recklessly or deliberately to try to cover up the fact rules had been broken in downing street under his watch? that me is the absolute key question today. a second

question which is really important for mps as well, did he tell parliament as quickly as he could he had got it wrong? there are some questions about why he waited a fee months before correcting the record, is the phrase always used by folk around westminster. they are going to be two key questions today. remember, john, all of this really matters for the political future of borisjohnson. the seven mps on the committee, four tories, two labour and one snp will have the ability to judge whether he told the truth to parliament and why he misled them. ultimately they could come up with a sanction, everything from an apology to suspending him from the house of commons. this will be absolutely crucial to the future of boris johnson, politically, and whether he has any chance at all becoming a minister, or dare we even say it trying for high office again. tpm,

it will be interesting. _ trying for high office again. tpm, it will be interesting. we - trying for high office again. tpm, it will be interesting. we never i it will be interesting. we never have seen anything quite like this have seen anything quite like this have we? counter—terror police have launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was set alight as he walked home from a mosque in birmingham. a man has been held on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack in edgbaston on monday. amy cole is at the scene. amy, what's the latest on the investigation? good morning. west midlands police is leading this investigation and they are working round—the—clock to establish exactly what has happened. being no doubt, they are taking this extremely seriously. for the local community this has been deeply distressing and disturbing. on monday evening, at around seven o'clock, not that late, the victim, in his 70s, was walking home from prayers when he was approached. he was then sprayed with a substance and his jacket were set on fire.

neighbours told the bbc they helped to put out the flames. the victim was taken to his home where he was met by paramedics. he was taken to hospital with burns to his face which were said to be serious but not thought to be life—threatening. he is said to be in a stable condition. the man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. that took place on dudley road, the same street as the mosque is on, around the corner. the video of an attack showing a man being satellite is also being shared on social media. that is under investigation. last month, there was a similar attack in west london. there, and 82—year—old man was satellite as he was walking home after evening prayers in ealing. was walking home after evening prayers in eating. the metropolitan police have confirmed they are not treating that attack as terror —related but what they are looking at is whether that attack in london

and this one here in birmingham are related. meanwhile, west midlands police say they will be speaking to local community groups and offering reassurance and increasing patrol here as well. reassurance and increasing patrol here as well-— reassurance and increasing patrol here as well. thank you very much indeed. water bills will have to rise if the dumping of sewage into uk rivers and seas is to be stopped, a house of lords commitee has warned. in a new report, the peers say that successive governments, the regulator ofwat, and water companies are all to blame. it says huge investment will be needed to improve things. the uk has accused russian president vladimir putin of "deliberately" spreading false information about plans to send ammunition with depleted uranium to ukraine. the ministry of defence say the material is standard, and has nothing to do with nuclear weapons. but the russian leader says russia will be "forced to react" if the decision goes ahead. mps are due to vote today on rishi sunak�*s new brexit deal for northern ireland,known as the windsor framework. it aims to give the stormont

assembly a greater say on how eu laws apply to northern ireland. the democratic unionists' eight mps will oppose the framework whilst downing street has said there are no plans for substantial changes to the deal. the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow appeared in court yesterday in utah accused of crashing into a man in a skiing accident in 2016. terry sanderson, who's now 76, alleges he was hit from behind but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson�*s own fault. our west coast correspondent sophie long has this report. the oscar—winning actress was used to gracing the red carpet and appearing on the silver screen before founding her wellness company, goop. she appeared in court accused of a human hit and run. this is the case of terry sanderson versus gwyneth paltrow. at the centre of this case is who hit whom. on the slopes of park city, an upmarket mountain resort and celebrity hangout that hosts the sundance film festival.

76—year—old terry sanderson says she was skiing recklessly and struck him from behind, smashing his body to the ground before continuing her descent down the mountain, leaving him stunned and seriously injured. miss paltrow has sentimental feelings about skiing. her dad, who left this life too early, took her skiing as a kid at alta. but her lawyer said she's a conservative skier and he was the culprit in the collision and she who received the full body blow. the court will decide who should pay damages. mr sanderson is seeking $300,000, saying he sustained a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. but ms paltrow�*s lawyers say he's overstating his injuries and filed a counterclaim for a symbolic $1. the central question is who had right of way, who was further down the slope when they slammed into each other? ms paltrow is expected to testify in the case, which continues. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

a small number of donald trump supporters have gathered outside trump tower in new york and near his home in mar—a—lago in florida. the former us president has called for protest over claims he is set to be arrested over what he calls a "democrat plot." for the first time, london's west end has been lit up with 30,000 lights to mark the start of ramadan. the lights were switched on by the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who is one of more than a million muslims in london celebrating. coventry street, which links leicester square with piccadilly, is illuminated with "happy ramadan". looks rather nice. absolutely beautiful, especially at dusk last night. now the weather with matt.

blustery and still some rain around. more sunshine could develop in the coming hours. as we said a widespread story is of gates. some of the strongest winds this morning will be across parts of scotland. gusts of 50, 60 miles an hour. stronger winds out towards western coast. that will be whipping up some rough seas. a mild start if you are about to step out the door. temperature bit by the breeze. ireland a bit cooler. clear skies already before clear skies start to develop. into the start of the rush hour, east anglia and the south—east, strongest across shetland. for many there will be longer spells of sunshine today even compared with yesterday. showers dotted around. scotland and ireland the more frequent. wildly windy. on the more frequent. wildly windy. on the west coast there will be the

risk of minor flooding as well. the wind is whipping up high tides at the moment. still mad this afternoon, 11 to 15 degrees. some slightly cooler air pushing into night. a mix of clear skies and heavy showers. it will be cooler than the night has gone so far. temperatures more widely back into single figures. tomorrow a day of sunshine and showers.— single figures. tomorrow a day of sunshine and showers. we'll be getting an official update on the cost of living this morning, when the latest inflation figures are released. nina is at a cafe in greater manchester for us this morning. good morning. this is the kind of outside broadcast we like. i'm thinking about the first time i came here, november2021, we thinking about the first time i came here, november 2021, we werejust

coming out of lockdown. inflation had gone to 3% and at that point we thought it was pretty high. the invasion of ukraine in february sent pressure on energy through the roof with those prices. let's go through the numbers. their latest numbers in january were inflation at 10.1%. putting that crudely, it is something like a meal deal here which might have cost £5 going up to £5 50 p. it has been the inflation in particular where you are hearing it. the latest numbers on food inflation at 17%. it is everyday items and that is why it is particularly noticeable. things like cheese, cornflakes, doubling in price. that is when we saw the bank of england using the major tool at its disposal bringing inflation down. interest rates have gone up by 4%. inflation is coming down slightly but if you have borrowed,

if you have a big mortgage, you will certainly be feeling it. chris runs the coffee shop here. good morning to you. looks like inflation might have pete starting to come down below 10%. have pete starting to come down below10%. it have pete starting to come down below 10%. it will be a while before you feel it. we below 10%. it will be a while before ou feel it. ~ ., , below 10%. it will be a while before you feel it— you feel it. we have seen so many rice you feel it. we have seen so many price increases _ you feel it. we have seen so many price increases across _ you feel it. we have seen so many price increases across the - you feel it. we have seen so many price increases across the board i price increases across the board stop _ price increases across the board stop 17% — price increases across the board stop 17% on food. coffee beans have .one stop 17% on food. coffee beans have gone up _ stop 17% on food. coffee beans have gone up by — stop 17% on food. coffee beans have gone up by 15%. the biggest hit has been electricity. even with government support is a huge increase _ government support is a huge increase. we are at a stage where it has followed up all our profits. we cannot _ has followed up all our profits. we cannot rise — has followed up all our profits. we cannot rise our prices up. the food and coffee — cannot rise our prices up. the food and coffee in— cannot rise our prices up. the food and coffee in line with that. you are out— and coffee in line with that. you are out pricing herself in the market _ are out pricing herself in the market. it is making it a really tough — market. it is making it a really tough period at the moment and obviously. — tough period at the moment and obviously, as we go into april, we are also— obviously, as we go into april, we are also looking at less government support— are also looking at less government support and rising wage increases.

for a _ support and rising wage increases. for a lot _ support and rising wage increases. for a lot of— support and rising wage increases. for a lot of businesses it is going to start _ for a lot of businesses it is going to start getting to a real crisis point — to start getting to a real crisis point forecasts.— to start getting to a real crisis point forecasts. to start getting to a real crisis oint forecasts. ., ,, , ., ., , point forecasts. thank you. he was sa in: to point forecasts. thank you. he was saying to me _ point forecasts. thank you. he was saying to me earlier, _ point forecasts. thank you. he was saying to me earlier, yes, - point forecasts. thank you. he was saying to me earlier, yes, it - point forecasts. thank you. he was saying to me earlier, yes, it does l saying to me earlier, yes, it does look like prices have pete but it is this crunch period by heading into the summer, where businesses will need more support. graham is from greater manchester poverty action. good morning to you. looks like energy prices have peaked. looks like inflation has peaked. is this a turning point for households? ihleed turning point for households? need to be really careful _ turning point for households? need to be really careful this _ turning point for households? need to be really careful this year. we may to be really careful this year. we nray see — to be really careful this year. we may see inflation is coming down but that does— may see inflation is coming down but that does not mean living costs are not going _ that does not mean living costs are not going up. this is with the backdrop _ not going up. this is with the backdrop of energy bills and food bills going up at a greater rate than _ bills going up at a greater rate than inflation. they are essentials, because _ than inflation. they are essentials, because that people cannot avoid. we did not— because that people cannot avoid. we did not see _ because that people cannot avoid. we did not see anything in the budget last week— did not see anything in the budget last week to provide an extra immediate support to families up and down the _ immediate support to families up and

down the country. still really concerning times four people. the government _ concerning times four people. tue: government will argue concerning times four people. ti2 government will argue maintaining those levels of energy bills on average, they are sending billions in support over the coming year, what you say to that? sign up energy bills double, more than what they were a year ago. people on universal credit are hundreds of pounds short from a decent standard of living. what people get in wages from a low—paid job plus a top up from things like universal credit does not give them enough to make ends meet. . , not give them enough to make ends meet. ., , ., .., not give them enough to make ends meet. ., , ., meet. that is what we call scarring on the economy. _ meet. that is what we call scarring on the economy. chris _ meet. that is what we call scarring on the economy. chris is _ meet. that is what we call scarring on the economy. chris is talking i on the economy. chris is talking about it in graham is talking about it. we might have peaked in terms of inflation going up but prices will just be going up at a less rapid rate. businesses and households are wondering where they will get the extra money from. we find out the

numbers at seven o'clock. lots of people will be celebrating if inflation has come down under 10%. please bear in mind that still means prices are rising at an incredibly rapid rate. we will be back with you later. in the meantime you can choose any chair in the cafe. we will see you later. thank you. and you can find out more about how changes to inflation will affect you. that's on our website at bbc.co.uk/news, where you will find a section called cost of living: tackling it together. with rising energy bills and food costs soaring, it's piling on the pressure for many. there's concern about the impact it might have on our mental health. now, one man in east yorkshire is using his own experiences to help others. kevin davies has quite a story to tell — he's been speaking to caroline bilton. come here. good girl.

come on. i got to the point where i thought, i can't cope with this any longer. drop it. thank you. good catch. meet kevin and his dog, daisy. come on. daisy, sit. he says he wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for her. there was one time i just felt so bad. if he hadn't have got here, i probably, i don't know what might have happened. kevin is 62 now and he's been on quite a journey. six years ago, life stresses started taking their toll. and then this happened. i slipped and my head went into the door handle. and i was on the floor. that was it. i was in hospital and i rang the boss, said, "i can't come back because i don't know what's happening to me." his life changed in an instant. his job as an electrician was over and he was never

the same again. you see my face. you look really thin. yeah. and my jacket�*s dirty. i mean, the world just didn't matter. somehow he managed to turn things around by following a simple piece of advice. forget the negatives. try and cancel them out with positives, no matter how little they are. having a good night's sleep. it's a positive. it's better than a bad night's sleep. do you want another biscuit to keep you going? sometimesjust a cuppa and a chat can help. kevin comes here once a month. it's a mental health support group run by the community, for the community. thank you. prices are going up. losing that control is having a negative effect on mental health. you wallow a little bit, don't you? you know, you think, "oh, well, this is my life. and, you know, i'm lonely."

when you're here, you don't feel like snuggling down under the covers because you're here and you're listening to other people chatting and it'sjust absolutely brilliant. it doesn't matter what your problem is, how big it is, what's caused it, what effect it has on you. there's always an answer. we're the first step in that process of recovery. hello, everyone. hello, terry. hiya. kevin's now using his own unique experience to raise awareness of mental health, so that charities like this and businesses can be better prepared to offer support. so what helped you turn that corner and what can we do? getting the right support. in here, that can make a difference.

it's just about really being aware, trying to spot signs. i'm trying to give a bit back because obviously you've given me so much help and now i'm in a position where i can give a bit back and hopefully spread it out to the community, businesses, employers, whatever. this can happen to anyone. it can. any time. and you are clear evidence that one man and his dog can get through this. how often do we talk about our mental health? well, today, i've seen the power of talking and the strength that we can gain from the community around us. perhaps we could all try and be more kevin. caroline bilton, bbc news. be more carbon, indeed. what a great job he is doing!

let's take a look at today's papers. many of the papers lead on borisjohnson today, as he prepares to face mps. the guardian says calls it a "fight for political survival." the i also splashes on the former prime minister's upcoming appearance before the privileges committee. the paper says a comeback for the former pm may be supported by some ministers if he survives the committee's report. that story's also front and centre on the daily mail, which is running the headline "bullish boris up for the fight." and the financial times is reporting that plans to raise the state pension age to 68 have reportedly been delayed amid falling life expectancy. you get one hand and the other really. not always great news. someone who is working very hard at staying healthy is this incredible ten—year—old boy. that is relevant

o'malley. that is rowan and his baby sister at the bottom of the sofa. notice how strong he is. ten years old, he goes to the gym every day. he is targeting world records. he is going to america to break theirs because you cannot do that in the uk. we spend most of our time telling kids to get the sofa. he is in a protein rich calorie intensive diet. he can lead to 115 kilograms, which beats the us record already. good luck to him. you're watching breakfast. coming up on the programme... she always spoke about this painting as being the thing that kept them altogether in the camp. ijust want to see it how they would have seen it. bringing much—loved heirlooms back to life — we'll hear how the latest find on the repair shop tells the story

of one family's journey from ukraine during the second world war. looking forward to that. quite a story. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. a charity which runs a warm space in east london where people can have a free hot meal, says it's seeing a growing demand for its services as people struggle with the rising cost of food and rent. inflation figures are published this morning and while its expected to drop into single digits for the first time since august, food and drink prices are close to record levels. the housing rents have gone so high across london, it's just gone out of their affordability. and after the lockdown people are coming in and explaining that they are facing eviction notices as well because of the increase in the rents. new funding from city hall will help support homeless people

forced to sleep on london's public transport through the night. outreach teams will aim to find people on the bus and tube network and give them accommodation. it's part of a £2 million scheme aimed at tackling rough sleeping, which figures suggest rose byjust over 20% in london last year. alongside maths, english and science, a group of pupils in east london are also learning to rap. christian foley is a poet, musician and writer whose performances have gone viral. he now goes into schools to inspire young people and show the power of spoken word. when i became a teenager, i started discovering hip—hop. and then i realised that these worlds were so inter—related. and i love words. and, infact, hip—hop, i could get more words per minute. and so, i basicallyjust sped up and added a beat. what we're doing here is giving children the tools to talk about how they feel. i'm doing this in a few schools,

but there are so many children who don't have access to this, and i wish they did. let's take a look at the tubes now. let's see what the weather's looking like now, with kate. good morning. it is a rather grey start this morning. mild, however. we've got some dull and damp conditions. it's wet and windy first thing, but sunshine and showers later. you can see isobars close together. another breezy day. we will see these outbreaks of rain moving through fairly quickly. so, that front will clear, the cloud breaks, sunny spells develop, heavy showers to follow. there is the risk of a rumble of thunder, but temperatures are still mild, 15 celsius. winds may be 30 to a0 miles an hour, pushing those showers through. we could see some showers first this evening. some clear spells, but a more organised band of showers will move through in the early hours, clearing

by dawn, minimum temperatures dropping to seven or eight celsius. a bright start tomorrow. it is going to be another very unsettled day. we will see some showers around, and also the potential from the south for longer spells of rain. it is going to be another blustery day, perhaps the wind a little stronger through thursday. but the temperatures for now at least remaining mild, chillier by the end of the weekend. there's more on our website, including the new play based on the hit tv series stranger things. that's it — back tojon and sally, and i'll see you in half an hour. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. it isa it is a big day in westminster. borisjohnson is due to face mps today, as he tries to persuade them he didn't intentionally mislead parliament over covid rule—breaking parties in downing street. this all started back in march 2020,

when the uk first went into lockdown and gatherings were banned. 18 months later, in november 2021, the first allegations emerged of parties taking place in downing street in breach of covid regulations. despite initial denials from number 10, more reports surfaced and a police investigation into some of the gatherings resulted in borisjohnson being handed a fine in april 2022. later that summer he resigned as prime minister, but the investigations into his conduct didn't stop there. today, if mps find he deliberately misled them, he could face suspension — or even expulsion — from the house of commons. joining us now is katy balls, from the spectator, and sonia sodha, from the observer. morning to both of you. so, this is eight. i imagine there is a huge amount of interest in what we are going to see this afternoon. what do

you think borisjohnson might be doing right at this moment now? is that to me first? yes. _ doing right at this moment now? is that to me first? yes. i— doing right at this moment now? is that to me first? yes. i sort - doing right at this moment now? is that to me first? yes. i sort of- that to me first? yes. i sort of susect that to me first? yes. i sort of suspect he _ that to me first? yes. i sort of suspect he might _ that to me first? yes. i sort of suspect he might be _ that to me first? yes. i sort of suspect he might be asleep. i think some people, if you are about to appear before the privileged committee, massively high stakes, might be awake at 6:30am before the appearance had to be, swotting up on their defence. i may be wrong, but something tells me borisjohnson may still be asleep. something tells me boris johnson may still be asleep-— still be asleep. katie, do you not think ou still be asleep. katie, do you not think you might _ still be asleep. katie, do you not think you might be _ still be asleep. katie, do you not think you might be furiously - still be asleep. katie, do you not| think you might be furiously gone through his notes with his lawyers right now? i through his notes with his lawyers riaht now? , , through his notes with his lawyers riahtnow? , ., , right now? i suppose with two very ounu right now? i suppose with two very young children _ right now? i suppose with two very young children in _ right now? i suppose with two very young children in banged _ right now? i suppose with two very young children in banged that - right now? i suppose with two very young children in banged that i - right now? i suppose with two very. young children in banged that i have the option— young children in banged that i have the option to be asleep right now, but we _ the option to be asleep right now, but we don't know. he could well be doing _ but we don't know. he could well be doing it _ but we don't know. he could well be doing itiust— but we don't know. he could well be doing itjust in the sense that we have _ doing itjust in the sense that we have a _ doing itjust in the sense that we have a situation where borisjohnson spent _ have a situation where borisjohnson spent so _ have a situation where borisjohnson spent so much time and legal fees trying _ spent so much time and legal fees trying to— spent so much time and legal fees trying to prepare his defence

forward _ trying to prepare his defence forward today, because it is so high stakes, _ forward today, because it is so high stakes, that — forward today, because it is so high stakes, that you can see this as something _ stakes, that you can see this as something he is taking very seriously because he is trying to come _ seriously because he is trying to come i— seriously because he is trying to come i think, notjust trying to clear— come i think, notjust trying to clear his — come i think, notjust trying to clear his name, but trying to avoid being _ clear his name, but trying to avoid being thrown out of the house of commons — being thrown out of the house of commons in a suspension that could ultimately— commons in a suspension that could ultimately lead to a by—election and put him _ ultimately lead to a by—election and put him out of parliament permanently.— put him out of parliament ermanentl . ., ,, ., , permanently. sonia, we essentially already know _ permanently. sonia, we essentially already know what _ permanently. sonia, we essentially already know what his _ permanently. sonia, we essentially already know what his argument. permanently. sonia, we essentiallyj already know what his argument is, we already know what he is going to say, but i imagine the difference between that dossier, and then being asked about it in person, could be significant. lots of people will be analysing his performance today? absolutely. i think it's very different. we have seen published yesterday 5a page defence. boris johnson will have prepared it with his highly experienced, highly paid lawyers. that is different to being in front of a committee of mps, including mps from your own party,

acting in a cross—party manner, grilling you on the details and some of the inconsistencies in that account. and i think he is going to face a number of very difficult questions. for example, you use the word parity yourself in communications with a senior adviser, what was that about? —— party. the fact he received advice from his principal private secretary thatjust from his principal private secretary that just wasn't, from his principal private secretary thatjust wasn't, you know, it wasn't plausible to say in downing street that all the guidance had been followed all the time. and he still said it in the comments. so, there is quite a lot in there that undermines this idea. —— said it in the house of commons. even though he was the prime minister to set the rules, communicated rose to the public, answered questions to journalists, he didn't have an idea about what they meant for downing street. and because there is no proof that an adviser explicitly told him, this party was breaking the rules at the time, how was he

possibly do now? i think that is quite a stretch. and i think it will be a stretch for him to maintain this very kind of legalistic, technical defence he has adopted in the dossier published yesterday. figs the dossier published yesterday. as sonia was saying, it is a very legalistic defence, but for people reading it, the general public, does it sound quite a lot like he's blaming other people? i suppose, es, in blaming other people? i suppose, yes. in the — blaming other people? i suppose, yes, in the sense _ blaming other people? i suppose, yes, in the sense that _ blaming other people? i suppose, yes, in the sense that he - blaming other people? i suppose, yes, in the sense that he is - blaming other people? i suppose, l yes, in the sense that he is saying, well, _ yes, in the sense that he is saying, well, i_ yes, in the sense that he is saying, well, lwasn't — yes, in the sense that he is saying, well, i wasn't told this at the time by well, iwasn't told this at the time by my— well, i wasn't told this at the time by my team and i should have expected _ by my team and i should have expected them to tell me. there is a natural— expected them to tell me. there is a natural question about self responsibility, particularly if you are prime — responsibility, particularly if you are prime minister, that you would si-n are prime minister, that you would sign off— are prime minister, that you would sign off the — are prime minister, that you would sign off the rules and you would be familiar— sign off the rules and you would be familiar with the rules in your own workplace — familiar with the rules in your own workplace. that will be one of the things _ workplace. that will be one of the things you — workplace. that will be one of the things. you can also imagine that today's— things. you can also imagine that today's session, four hours, we are going _ today's session, four hours, we are going to _ today's session, four hours, we are going to see — today's session, four hours, we are going to see borisjohnson, right now, _ going to see borisjohnson, right now. very— going to see borisjohnson, right now, very legal arguments, but not one to _ now, very legal arguments, but not one to ever— now, very legal arguments, but not one to ever put in a public appearance that can't be described

as colourful. i imagine it will be quite _ as colourful. i imagine it will be quite bombastic in its own way, even if boris _ quite bombastic in its own way, even if borisjohnson is quite bombastic in its own way, even if boris johnson is trying to stick to the _ if boris johnson is trying to stick to the script. he will struggle to do so _ to the script. he will struggle to do so. just— to the script. he will struggle to do so. just down to his personality. that is— do so. just down to his personality. that is one — do so. just down to his personality. that is one of the reasons i was saying — that is one of the reasons i was saying this _ that is one of the reasons i was saying this is going to be popcorn. this is— saying this is going to be popcorn. this is going to run on for weeks, perhaps— this is going to run on for weeks, perhaps even months, before we know the outcome. perhaps even months, before we know the outcome-— the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody _ the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody is _ the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody is going _ the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody is going to - the outcome. sonia, we talk about how everybody is going to be - how everybody is going to be watching and how everybody is interested in what borisjohnson has to say. is itjust because you are talking to us on a news programme where all journalists, talking to us on a news programme where alljournalists, in our world, it is fascinating. how engaged, how interested are the general public on what boris johnson interested are the general public on what borisjohnson has to say today? if it does go on for weeks and months, will people get fed up with it? l months, will people get fed up with it? ., ., , ., ., ,, it? i am not sure a massive proportion _ it? i am not sure a massive proportion of— it? i am not sure a massive proportion of voters - it? i am not sure a massive proportion of voters will. it? i am not sure a massive proportion of voters will be | it? i am not sure a massive - proportion of voters will be glued to the new channels for four hours this afternoon. but i do think there is more public engagement with the story that they would otherwise have

been, because i think a lot of people are still really angry. lots of people gave up a lot during the pandemic. and i know people, for example, who didn't see their mum, or their dad, example, who didn't see their mum, ortheir dad, before example, who didn't see their mum, or their dad, before they died. they didn't see them for months. lots of things we can get over quite quickly. that sort of thing people are rightly furious about, that they made these sacrifices, yet rule breaking was going on in downing street. i think that is why the level of public engagement is higher thanit level of public engagement is higher than it might be, than it often is around the stories around financial impropriety, for example. boris johnson is not prime minister any more. but i do think it will cause issues for rishi sunak potentially. that is because the privileges committee, a cross—party committee of mps, theirjob is to produce findings for the house of commons, to make recommendations for what the sanctions should be, which can be anything from writing a letter of apology, to a ten day suspension, or

even a longer suspension, that would trigger a recall petition that could end up in a by—election and may even see borisjohnson lose a seat. a big range of potential penalties. it is the house of commons who ultimately get the vote on it. it does create a headache for rishi sunak because he has a lot of backbenchers who like borisjohnson despite partygate. and who are quite out of step with the public on that.— who are quite out of step with the public on that. thank you so much for talkin: public on that. thank you so much for talking to _ public on that. thank you so much for talking to us _ public on that. thank you so much for talking to us this _ public on that. thank you so much for talking to us this morning. - there'll be special coverage across bbc news today, with analysis and reaction from our team at westminster, and live updates on social media from our correspondents listening to boris johnson's evidence to the committee. and we'll have a special edition of newscast, with live updated pages on the bbc news app and online. so you won't miss it. it is going to be everywhere. it is almost certainly going to be the big story tonight on the evening bulletins as well. fascinating to see what happens. there is no escape. just after half past six. john is here

with the sport. nina is looking for the inflation figures in the next hour. you're looking over the road at manchester united and a number coming in. yes, and this story will hit the headlines when that story —— takeover is completed. second in for any potential purchase of manchester united by 9pm tonight. it would be fascinating to see which direction this goes. we are talking about a world record a song. end of the month we will know more. there have been some eight different groups you have met with united officials over a ten day period. it shows the level of interest. but i think we are looking at a sum of money which will eclipse any record fee that has been paid for a sports club so far. good morning. second bids will roll in for manchester united today, and we could be looking at a record offers for a club. prospective buyers have until that deadline tonight. it's thought the frontrunners remain the qatari bid by sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani, whose group is looking to buy 100% of the club in a debt free takeover.

sirjim ratcliffe, the british petrochemicals billionaire, is looking to buy the 69% stake of the current owners, the glazers. it all points though to record breaking offers, eclipsing the record 3.8 billion spent on buying the denver broncos. as many as eight groups have met united officials over ten days of meetings. chelsea and england defender ben chilwell has made a passionate plea for mental health to be respected, saying the stigma around getting support has to go. after being forced to miss the world cup because of injury, chilwell caught help to cope, and said it was hugely beneficial for him, and it shouldn't be something that anybody needs to hide. the stigma around it is silly really, especially with men, men in football in particular, i think. as myself, someone who has been talking to someone for a few years now,

and just the way that it's helped me, i think, you know, it can definitely help everyone and, like i said, just the stigma around it is something that, you know, potentially needs to go. it is advantaged bayern munich in the women's champions league against arsenal, 1—0 winners last night. they lost the first leg of their quarter final tie 1—0 at bayern munich, lea schuller�*s first half header enough for victory. arsenal did have two efforts cleared off the line, but couldn't find a way through, and must now win next week's home leg to give them any chance of avoiding a european quarter final exit for a fourth year in a row. tonight, women's super league leaders chelsea are in action as they travel to reigning champions lyon. emma hayes' side are on a superb run in europe, having scored 19 goals in six group stage games to reach the quarter—finals. it was an eventful day for 60—year—old jimmy white at the world snooker tour classic. the whirlwind pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the season as he beat the former world number

onejudd trump in leicester to make the last 16. his joy was short lived though, as he was knocked out later in the day, losing 4—1 to china's pang junxu. and finally, blackburn rovers and burnley under 15s may have got the biggest surprise of their careers so far — when they saw who was on the touchline during their match earlier this week. none other than the eight time olympic champion and world's fastest man — usain bolt — made the trip to lancashire. the reason? one of bolt�*s friend's sons is currently on trial with blackburn — and bolt was there to support. so there you go. what is amazing, most of the under 15s are as tall as usain bolt anyway! thank you. looked beautiful in

lancashire. let's see what it is like for everybody else. good morning, matt. like for everybody else. good mornin: , matt. ., like for everybody else. good mornina, matt. ., ~ , good morning, matt. good morning. as a rovers fan. — good morning, matt. good morning. as a rovers fan. all— good morning, matt. good morning. as a rovers fan, all i _ good morning, matt. good morning. as a rovers fan, all i am _ good morning, matt. good morning. as a rovers fan, all i am concerned - a rovers fan, all i am concerned about is, did they beat burnley? that is all i need to know. please find out. good morning. we will see some sunshine like you saw in the picture yesterday. a wild and windy day for some. a mixture of sunshine, showers developing after the overnight rain is clear. widespread gains developing across the country as well. travel impact across parts of scotland this morning. we will see the strongest of the winds inland, anywhere from ayrshire to the moray coast, 50 to 60 mph ghosts —— cost. that will have an impact on the bridges, ferry services as well. another thing to bear in mind, with the winds widely strung across the country too, and i —— and high tides, there is the risk of coastal flooding. various flood warnings out

and they are on the bbc weather website home page. just go to the top right can corner. —— right—hand corner. as for what is happening in the skies above, lots of cloud. that is what brought the rain to most areas overnight. still lingering in the south—east of england and the north of scotland. here is where they were to stop conditions are to start the day. persistent rain lasting on shetland all the way through the afternoon. lively showers in shetland this morning. strongest winds. elsewhere, a scattering of showers. i think quite a few of you will spend the bulk, if not all of the day, dry today, with more sunshine around. any showers will rattle through quite quickly, given the fact we have those strong gale force winds continuing through the afternoon. and temperatures today still on the mild side. it will feel cooler given the strength of the wind, certainly across scotland, where we saw 16 degrees yesterday. temperatures both were we expect at this time and right. this

evening and overnight heavy showers will merge into a longer spell of rain, pushing its way eastwards. some of that can be pretty heavy at times. another batch of showers into the west later. with clearer skies around, they are not as mild than i. a cooler start to tomorrow morning. a cooler start to tomorrow morning. a touch of frost in some sheltered glens of scotland. most are frost free, five to 8 degrees. tomorrow, low pressure dominating to stop the strongest winds to the south. an area of more persistent rain on the way. overall it is a story of sunshine and showers tomorrow. some of the showers and we on the heavy side. watch for the more persistent rain through the channel islands and east anglia later. it could be a chanceit east anglia later. it could be a chance it is further west. it is here where the strongest of the winds will be. touch gale force. they are coming from a south—westerly direction. another mild day. 15 degrees possible. on friday it is a case of sunshine and showers more widely. the heaviest in

the west. potentially a bit cloudier across scotland and northern ireland at times with longer spells of rain. temperatures dropping a little bit. they will drop further this weekend. dare i say it, by sunday, we could be seeing a bit of snow in the northern half of the uk. you said it now. i have done! snow coming. you promised. gps in the uk are under extreme strain, and have higher stress levels than doctors in nine other countries, according to a new report. the study, by the health foundation charity, found that doctors are facing higher stress levels, bigger rises in workload and lower job satisfaction than in countries like france, germany and the us. dr helen wall has been a gp for more than 10 years — shejoins us now. morning. i imagine this is something you did not need a server to find out? it you did not need a server to find out? , �* �* ., you did not need a server to find out? , ~ �* ., ., ., .,

out? it is. and i'm not going to do an gps out? it is. and i'm not going to do any gps a — out? it is. and i'm not going to do any gps a favour _ out? it is. and i'm not going to do any gps a favour by _ out? it is. and i'm not going to do any gps a favour by sitting - out? it is. and i'm not going to do any gps a favour by sitting here i any gps a favour by sitting here saying gps are stressed. gps are stressed, the public are stressed because they can't get access to a gp the way they used to. but i think the important thing about this study is, actually, why are doctors reporting there are stressed, and notjust reporting there are stressed, and not just stressed, reporting there are stressed, and notjust stressed, but reporting there are stressed, and not just stressed, but distressed? emotionally distressed. the key thing that stood out for me is it's not all about workload. the number of doctors has gone down, the number of doctors has gone down, the number of patients is going up. we have an ageing population, problems with people on waiting list for secondary care appointments that they can't get hold of. the other key factor is thatjob get hold of. the other key factor is that job satisfaction get hold of. the other key factor is thatjob satisfaction has gone down, because we are reporting we are stressed because we can't do what we want to do for patients, we can't be that family doctor that many of us wanted to general practice to do. there is a lot of vilifying of gps because people are feeling that they are lazy, that they don't want to see patients. it'sjust not are lazy, that they don't want to see patients. it's just not true.

the majority of gps want to be giving the service.— the majority of gps want to be giving the service. looking at the fiuures, giving the service. looking at the figures. so _ giving the service. looking at the figures, so comparing _ giving the service. looking at the figures, so comparing gps - giving the service. looking at the figures, so comparing gps here l giving the service. looking at the i figures, so comparing gps here with gps across nine other countries, they found that in the uk 71% found their job they found that in the uk 71% found theirjob extremely, it's very stressful. and female gps more likely to say they were burning out. 34% of them against 20 —— 23% of male gps emotional distress. does that surprise you, that gender split? it that surprise you, that gender s - lit? , that surprise you, that gender slit? , ., ., ., , ,, split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? i split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? | don't— split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? i don't want _ split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? i don't want to _ split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? i don't want to get - split? it is the emotional distress, isn't it? i don't want to get into i isn't it? i don't want to get into stereotyping males and females because there are males who are feeling this as well. but i think the emotional distress is a bit more common in females. we are very nurturing, mother —like creatures generally, without being overly stereotypical, and we want to have that care. a lot of gps go into general practice because they love that cradle to grave care of

patients. i have got families that i have known for ten, 12, 13 years, and i have seen them get married, have babies, all the trials and tribulations that brings, then their children start school. that's what i love about general practice. we get that family full. that is becoming harder to maintain. that is really affecting job satisfaction. i have got colleagues who are leaving the profession. it is a vicious cycle because when people start leaving and reducing their hours, those left behind get more stress and are less able to do that family doctor role. tricky question, i know, but, what is the answer? if gps are stressed because notjust a workload but everything else as well, does it not need a vast rethink? it everything else as well, does it not need a vast rethink?— need a vast rethink? it absolutely does. we hear _ need a vast rethink? it absolutely does. we hear so _ need a vast rethink? it absolutely does. we hear so much _ need a vast rethink? it absolutely does. we hear so much about - does. we hear so much about recruitment. we are recruiting more doctors, we have more gp trainees than ever before. what i want to hear most about is retention. it doesn't matter how many gp trainees

we recruit, we have got lots of gp trainees are now practice, when they are coming into an environment where people already there are stressed, distressed, feeling they are not doing a good job, morale is low, those gps will not stay in general practice. they are moving to other countries, cutting their hours, finishing training and perhaps not working as a gp or working minimal hours. in the last year alone we have lost a70 full—time gps. if that trend continues we will be in a worse place. it trend continues we will be in a worse place-— worse place. it is a realworry. helen, thank— worse place. it is a realworry. helen, thank you _ worse place. it is a realworry. helen, thank you very - worse place. it is a realworry. helen, thank you very much i worse place. it is a realworry. - helen, thank you very much indeed. we spoke to rishi sunak yesterday. one of the things we talked about was the retention of gps. and doctors more generally. he talked about the pension change, which is the first part of that, he would say, but that has been hugely criticised as well, hasn't it? it criticised as well, hasn't it? tit has, yes. criticised as well, hasn't it? it has, yes. thank _ criticised as well, hasn't it? it has, yes. thank you - criticised as well, hasn't it? it has, yes. thank you very - criticised as well, hasn't it? it| has, yes. thank you very much indeed. has, yes. thank you very much indeed- we _ has, yes. thank you very much indeed. we are _ has, yes. thank you very much indeed. we are not _ has, yes. thank you very much indeed. we are not to - has, yes. thank you very much indeed. we are not to start - has, yes. thank you very much indeed. we are not to start a l indeed. we are not to start a political debate, you will be relieved to hear! she's a two—time olympic champion, and arguably one of the greatest rowers great britain has ever seen.

but helen glover isn't quite done yet. she became the first gb rowing athlete to compete in the olympics after having children, when she raced in tokyo two years ago. now, she'sjuggling three young kids at home and training for the paris games in 202a. let's hear some more of helen's story. from the moment i kind of started rowing it was nothing other than to win the olympics. great britain's glover and stanning defend their olympic title, and they've done it in such style. when i was preparing for london and for rio it was all i had. it was the most important thing in the world. and now i've got my family. every single thing, every decision i make, comes second to them. they can smile as they come up to the line here. i wonder what is going through their minds?

they are allowing themselves to think, we are olympic champions. great britain into the record books and fabulously well done! they punch the air, they shake their hands. great britain olympic champions. helen glover and heather stanning, we stand up and we salute you. helenjoins us now. morning. morning. we have been here before, morning. morning. we have been here before. haven't _ morning. morning. we have been here before, haven't we?! _ morning. morning. we have been here before, haven't we?! i— morning. morning. we have been here before, haven't we?! i didn't - morning. morning. we have been here before, haven't we?! i didn't think- before, haven't we?! i didn't think we would be _ before, haven't we?! i didn't think we would be here _ before, haven't we?! i didn't think we would be here again. _ before, haven't we?! i didn't think we would be here again. what - before, haven't we?! i didn't think we would be here again. what is l before, haven't we?! i didn't think. we would be here again. what is the motivation? — we would be here again. what is the motivation? how _ we would be here again. what is the motivation? how do _ we would be here again. what is the motivation? how do you _ we would be here again. what is the motivation? how do you know - we would be here again. what is the motivation? how do you know you i we would be here again. what is the l motivation? how do you know you can do this? i motivation? how do you know you can do this? ~' ~' ., motivation? how do you know you can do this? ~' ,, ., ., do this? i feel like i know i can do it because — do this? i feel like i know i can do it because i _ do this? i feel like i know i can do it because i have _ do this? i feel like i know i can do it because i have done _ do this? i feel like i know i can do it because i have done it - do this? i feel like i know i can do it because i have done it before. i it because i have done it before. when i did it towards tokyo, i really didn't know, i didn't think that i could do it, that i could juggle that i could do it, that i could juggle parenthood and being a full—time athlete and make it work,

and ifeel like i've made it work, i made it work during covid times, and now i want to do it properly, and to do it where my performance comes higher up my list of agendas. i think i can be better than i ever have been. i never thought i would say that, being a bit older than the average rower, having three children, but i feel like all the stuff makes me better and i want to see what i can do with it. the stuff makes me better and i want to see what i can do with it.— see what i can do with it. the last time we spoke. — see what i can do with it. the last time we spoke, i _ see what i can do with it. the last time we spoke, i came _ see what i can do with it. the last time we spoke, i came to - see what i can do with it. the last time we spoke, i came to see - see what i can do with it. the lastj time we spoke, i came to see you see what i can do with it. the last i time we spoke, i came to see you at home when you are announcing that he were coming back then, the babies were coming back then, the babies were still very, very little. do you feel now that that they are a little bit older, that you might be able to juggle bit older, that you might be able to juggle a little bit more, have a bit more time?— juggle a little bit more, have a bit more time? ., , . more time? yeah, exactly. when i saw ou i was more time? yeah, exactly. when i saw you i was still— more time? yeah, exactly. when i saw you i was still breast-feeding - more time? yeah, exactly. when i saw you i was still breast-feeding the i you i was still breast—feeding the twins. it was a huge thing i was going through, especially because we were in the middle of covid times, just dealing with everything as it came. ifeel like there is just dealing with everything as it came. i feel like there is a just dealing with everything as it came. ifeel like there is a bit more of a plan, a

came. ifeel like there is a bit more ofa plan, a bit came. ifeel like there is a bit more of a plan, a bit more of a longer running into paris. there is a strategy behind it. which is, ok, we know we can do it. let's do it really well. i we know we can do it. let's do it really well-— really well. i wondered, whether when we spoke _ really well. i wondered, whether when we spoke to _ really well. i wondered, whether when we spoke to you _ really well. i wondered, whether when we spoke to you this i really well. i wondered, whether- when we spoke to you this morning, you would be, ok, iwill give when we spoke to you this morning, you would be, ok, i will give it a go. it is still held in though. you are absolutely fixed, this is it, i am doing it, iam are absolutely fixed, this is it, i am doing it, i am doing are absolutely fixed, this is it, i am doing it, iam doing it, i'm going to win? am doing it, i am doing it, i'm going to win?— am doing it, i am doing it, i'm going to win? am doing it, i am doing it, i'm auoin to win? ., �* ., going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that- i'm _ going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. i'm saying _ going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. i'm saying i _ going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. i'm saying i want - going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. i'm saying i want to i going to win? no, i'm not saying it like that. i'm saying i want to do i like that. i'm saying i want to do it and really show that you can do it and really show that you can do it and really show that you can do it and be an athlete with not, in brackets, all, well, she is also a mum. on my three kids are watching at home right now. i want to say a big hello to them. the thought of them standing at the finish line cheering me on in paris, i can't think of something, anything, that is a bigger driver than that, making them proud and having them watch the journey and be on it with me. that is something that gets me out of the bed and onto that leg every day.

also, the build—up to tokyo was really challenging. we were in a very difficult time. you had your own stuff going on. your rowing partner polly had her stuff going on. it was hard for everybody. do you feel like maybe, hopefully, paris might be a little bit more straightforward? filth. paris might be a little bit more straightforward? 0h, definitely. i cuess straightforward? 0h, definitely. i ruess it is straightforward? 0h, definitely. i guess it is almost _ straightforward? 0h, definitely. i guess it is almost going - straightforward? 0h, definitely. i guess it is almost going to i straightforward? 0h, definitely. i guess it is almost going to be i straightforward? 0h, definitely. i. guess it is almost going to be more like a normal games, the games i'm used to with london and with rio. there is more predictability. we know what we are peaking four and when it is going to happen and that it will actually happen is a crucial thing. ifeel like it has got it will actually happen is a crucial thing. i feel like it has got that sense of normality around it, yeah. have you told the kids? i’m sense of normality around it, yeah. have you told the kids?— sense of normality around it, yeah. have you told the kids? i'm not sure how much they _ have you told the kids? i'm not sure how much they care! _ have you told the kids? i'm not sure how much they care! but _ have you told the kids? i'm not sure how much they care! but hopefully, | how much they care! but hopefully, if i get onto the team in the next few months, they will be able to watch me race. i think then they will fully understand what it is and why i spent so much time on the road. ., , ., , ., why i spent so much time on the road. ., , .,, ., ., �* road. helen, for people who don't know, road. helen, for people who don't know. explain _ road. helen, for people who don't know, explain to _ road. helen, for people who don't know, explain to everybody i road. helen, for people who don't i know, explain to everybody watching how much time you do spend on the

rowing machine and what a training day is like? i rowing machine and what a training da is like? ., .. , rowing machine and what a training da is like? ., ., , , ., day is like? i normally get up and tried to do _ day is like? i normally get up and tried to do two _ day is like? i normally get up and tried to do two water _ day is like? i normally get up and tried to do two water sessions i day is like? i normally get up and. tried to do two water sessions with the team first thing in the morning. starting at around seven. that takes me about to midday. that is the time i'm spending with the rest of the women because back squat. the coaches had been really understanding about how i manage my time on a rowing machine. or lifting weights in the gym. i can do that my own time, they can be when the children go to bed or around their schedule. i have been lucky my coaches have been happy and eager to work with me. ilia coaches have been happy and eager to work with me— work with me. do you ever think, do ou know work with me. do you ever think, do you know what. _ work with me. do you ever think, do you know what. i — work with me. do you ever think, do you know what, i can't _ work with me. do you ever think, do you know what, i can't be _ work with me. do you ever think, do j you know what, i can't be bothered? a lot of the time, yeah. i'm just like everybody, you have those days when you don't feel motivated. but a huge motivating factor is my kids, and my husband steve is so, so on my side. he will be there saying, come on, you will be pleased you have done it when you are sat at the

start line in the summer. well, we are all on your _ start line in the summer. well, we are all on your site. _ start line in the summer. well, we are all on your site. we _ start line in the summer. well, we are all on your site. we are - are all on your site. we are cheering you on. it is fantastic news. good luck. it is nearly seven o'clock. you better get out there! i know, i've got to go! goodness i o'clock. you better get out there! i l know, i've got to go! goodness me. do ou know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever — know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever feel— know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever feel like _ know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever feel like you _ know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever feel like you just - know, i've got to go! goodness me. do you ever feel like you just don't. do you ever feel like you just don't want to do it? you can't be bothered? we can be bothered. we will stick with it for the next couple of hours. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning... we'll hear about the wedding that took a dramatic turn at the weekend, when five of the guests had to swap their suits for life jackets. and if you've got a funny story of the best laid plans going wrong on your wedding day, we'd like to hear them. you can now send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0aao, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. a charity, which runs a warm space in east london where people can have a free hot meal, says it's seeing a growing demand for its services. the latest inflation figures will be realeased in the next few minutes and whilst the rate's expected to drop below 10% for the first time since august, the price of some everyday groceries has more than doubled over the last year. hope a humanity says people are really struggling with the cost of food and rent. the housing rents have gone so high across london, it's just gone out of their affordability. and, after the lockdown, people are coming in and explaining that they are facing eviction notices as well because of the increase in the rents.

new funding from city hall will help support homeless people forced to sleep on london's public transport through the night. outreach teams will aim to find people on buses and tubes and give them accommodation. it's part of a £2 million scheme aimed at tackling rough sleeping, which figures suggest rose byjust over 20% in london last year. next, alongside maths, english and science, a group of pupils in east london are also learning to rap. christian foley is a poet, musician and writer whose performances have gone viral. he now goes into schools to inspire young people and show the power of spoken word. when i became a teenager, i started discovering hip—hop. and then i realised that these worlds were so inter—related. and i love words. and, infact, hip—hop, i could get more words per minute. and so, i basicallyjust sped up and added a beat. what we're doing here is giving children the tools to talk about how they feel. i'm doing this in a few schools, but there are so many children who don't have access to this, and i wish they did.

let's take a look at the tubes now. a signal failure means there's no services on the district line from richmond to turnham green and on the overground from richmond to south acton. let's see what the weather's looking like now with kate. good morning. it is a rather grey start this morning. mild, however. we've got some dull and damp conditions. it's wet and windy first thing, but sunshine and showers later. you can see isobars close together. another breezy day. we will see these outbreaks of rain moving through fairly quickly. so, that front will clear, the cloud breaks, sunny spells develop, heavy showers to follow. there is the risk of a rumble of thunder, but temperatures are still mild, 15 celsius. winds may be 30 to a0 miles an hour, pushing those showers through. we could see some showers first this evening. some clear spells, but a more organised band of showers will move through in the early hours, clearing by dawn, minimum temperatures dropping to seven or eight celsius. a bright start tomorrow. it is going to be another very unsettled day.

we will see some showers around, and also the potential from the south for longer spells of rain. it is going to be another blustery day, perhaps the wind a little stronger through thursday. but the temperatures for now at least remaining mild, chillier by the end of the weekend. there's more on our website, including the new play based on the hit tv series stranger things. that's it. and i'll see you in half an hour. bye— bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... fighting for his political life — borisjohson will today be questioned by mps over whether he deliberately misled parliament. after the murders of her twin sister and two nieces, we meet the woman campaigning for a change in gun laws. record—breaking offers for one of the biggest clubs in the world. how rival bidders have until 9 o'clock tonight to make their second bids for manchester united and if accepted will stand at a world record fee. as overnight rain clears, another day of— as overnight rain clears, another day of sunshine and showers for many of you _ day of sunshine and showers for many of you it _ day of sunshine and showers for many of you it will — day of sunshine and showers for many of you. it will be windier and around — of you. it will be windier and around western coast there is a risk of flooding — around western coast there is a risk of flooding. all the details here on breakfast — it's wednesday, 22nd march.

all eyes are on westminster. borisjohnson is to appear before a committee of mps today as he tries to convince them he didn't deliberately mislead parliament over downing street parties during the covid pandemic. the former prime minister has admitted that some comments he made about the gatherings were misleading but said that it wasn't intentional. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports borisjohnson and downing street staff gathered inside number 10 when covid restrictions were in place. when those events came to light, borisjohnson said no rules had been broken. the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. yesterday, he admitted those denials meant parliament had been misinformed, but argued that wasn't his fault. the former prime minister said, i accept that the house of commons was misled by my statements, that the rules and guidance had been followed completely at number 10. but when the statements were made, he added, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time.

i did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the house, mrjohnson said, adding i would never have dreamed of doing so. here's what the former prime minister told mps in december 2021. what i could tell the right honourable gentleman is that — is that all guidance was followed completely. a week later, he gave a similar statement. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that and that no covid rules were broken. a key question for mps is whether mrjohnson later corrected himself after he was fined by police... it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. ..and once the senior civil servant sue gray's report had found a failure of leadership.

i'm happy to set on the record now that when i said i came to this house and said in all sincerity that the rules and guidance had been followed at all times, it was what i believed to be true. borisjohnson claims he relied on the advice of his aides, questions the methods of mps investigating him and says he can't see why he received a fine. mps will later test that defence, as they question a former prime minister on the saga that played a part in his downfall. jonathan blake, bbc news. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. nick, what can we expect to happen today? morning to you. a lot is the answer. borisjohnson is going to be before the privileges committee for several hours from two o'clock. there are a

couple of questions that are absolutely key. one is not whether borisjohnson absolutely key. one is not whether boris johnson misled absolutely key. one is not whether borisjohnson misled parliament, he has admitted his comments did mislead the house of commons committees why. borisjohnson argues he was being sincere at the time, it was his properly held belief that rules hadn't been broken and he had been assured by aides in downing street it was the case. he argues it was accidental. there are others who think it is either reckless or deliberate, borisjohnson should have known that the rules that he had put in place were not being followed when he attended events and saw people not social distancing while the rest of the country was being told to do so. that question of why borisjohnson made those comments to parliament is going to be really crucial. the second thing that mps will be really interested in is whether he came clean quick enough, whether he corrected the

record at westminster quickly enough. he said he waited until the sue gray report was done. some mps think he should have done that a lot sooner when it became clear the rules had not been followed in downing street. this is really important to boris johnson's political future because the seven mps on this committee, if they think he did not do things properly, they could recommend a sanction, everything from an apology to him being suspended from parliament which could trigger a by—election. we are also hearing news about boris johnson and today's vote on the new brexit deal for northern ireland. there is a vote this afternoon on the windsor framework, rishi sunak�*s answer to some of the post—brexit trading problems with northern ireland. we have found that boris johnson will definitely vote against it. there was a strange moment in

the committee when bells go off for votes and all mp5, who have been discussing the partygate saga go to vote. we know borisjohnson will vote. we know borisjohnson will vote against the government, against rishi sunak�*s plans. he said they are unacceptable and do not give the uk and freedom. his critics will say, hold on, he came up with the original northern ireland protocol and signed up for that as prime minister in the first place. the question is whether borisjohnson voting against the plans means other conservative mps will follow him in rebelling against the government. the government will not lose because labour is backing them but the question is how many tory mps rebelled against rishi sunak and maybe suggest they are prepared to make life difficult for him. thank ou. there'll be special coverage across bbc news today — with analysis and reaction from our team at westminster. there will be live coverage

on the bbc news channel and updates on social media from our correspondents. and we'll have a special edition of newcast, with live updated pages on the bbc news app and online. the latest inflation figures have just been released. nina's at a cafe in greater manchester with the details. what can you tell us? morning. these numbers are — what can you tell us? morning. these numbers are quite _ what can you tell us? morning. these numbers are quite surprising. - what can you tell us? morning. these numbers are quite surprising. the i numbers are quite surprising. the predictions for the month of february where that prices, inflation... the prediction was that inflation... the prediction was that inflation would drop below 10%. what we have learned in the last few minutes is that inflation for february was at 10.a%, an increase from january. it has come as a surprise to us and many of the experts who thought we would see inflation dipped below 10%. what is really interesting when you drill

down into the numbers, the main driverfor down into the numbers, the main driver for this down into the numbers, the main driverfor this is down into the numbers, the main driver for this is places down into the numbers, the main driverfor this is places like down into the numbers, the main driver for this is places like this, restaurants and cafe is who had to have these expensive and pass them on to customers. who can blame them? the latest grocery figures for very similar period where at 17%, businesses having to pass on the expenses to customers. inflation would have been higher had fuel prices gone down and prices around recreational activities dipping slightly. as we head into the next human split what we know is that overall will cost around energy have peaked. that will come down with government support being reduced. when we look at these figures we must look where wages are at. the latest numbers where pay rises were around 7% in the private sector, close to 5% in public sector pay, so things are very hard for households

and for businesses. this is a surprise for us, frankie, a surprise to many experts that inflation remains above 10%. —— frankly. we are still in the midst of the runaway prices and things are not slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit _ slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit of— slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit of a _ slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit of a surprise - slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit of a surprise to i slowing down properly yet. it might come as a bit of a surprise to the i come as a bit of a surprise to the government as well, the chancellor and prime minister. we heard from rishi sunak yesterday constantly referring to inflation. it is going on the right direction, it is my top priority to halve the rate of inflation. if it is going up again it is the wrong direction and might be a challenge. that could have an implication for interest rates in the months ahead. another big story this morning. it is a busy day, isn't it? counter—terror police have launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was set alight as he walked home from a mosque in birmingham. a man has been held on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack in edgbaston on monday. amy cole is at the scene. amy, what's the latest

on the investigation? well, west midlands police are leading this investigation and they say they are working round—the—clock to establish who was responsible and their motive. ian no doubt, they are taking this extremely seriously. for the local community and this has been deeply distressing and disturbing. on monday evening at about 7pm, not that late, the victim, in his 70s, was approached as he was walking home after prayers. the substance was sprayed on his jacket, which was then set on fire. neighbours told the bbc they helped to put out the flames and carried victim to his home, just around the corner, where he was treated by paramedics. he was taken to hospital with burns to his face which are serious but not thought to be life threatening and police say he is in a stable condition. a man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. he was arrested on

dudley road at the same street wear the muskies. what is interesting about this is last there was a similar attack in west london. laminated two—year—old man was satellite as he was walking home after prayers in ealing. the metropolitan police have today confirmed that incident is not being treated as a terror —related incident. what they are looking at is whether that attack in london and this one here in birmingham are connected. meanwhile, the police here say they will be talking to community groups and local mosques to offer support to the wider community and also they will be stepping up patrols in this area to offer reassurance to residents. thank you very much indeed. we will speak to you later. water bills will have to rise if the dumping of sewage into uk rivers and seas is to be stopped, a house of lords commitee has warned. in a new report, the peers say that successive governments,

the regulator ofwat, and water companies are all to blame. it says huge investment will be needed to improve things. the uk has accused russian president vladimir putin of "deliberately" spreading false information about plans to send ammunition with depleted uranium to ukraine. the ministry of defence say the material is standard and has nothing to do with nuclear weapons. but the russian leader says russia will be "forced to react" if the decision goes ahead. the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow appeared in court yesterday in utah accused of crashing into a man in a skiing accident in 2016 causing a head injury and broken ribs. terry sanderson alleges he was hit from behind but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson's own fault. the incident occurred in february 2016 at the deer valley resort where ms paltrow was skiing with family. it's 7:13am. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it isa it is a bit blustery and lots of places, isn't it? morning. morning.

a bit blustering _ places, isn't it? morning. morning. a bit blustering around _ places, isn't it? morning. morning. a bit blustering around the - places, isn't it? morning. morning. a bit blustering around the coast. l a bit blustering around the coast. blue skies overhead. a bit more sunshine around for many of you compared with the past few days. showers will start to come and go that widespread gales will be a biggerfeature fulsome, that widespread gales will be a bigger feature fulsome, especially across scotland where, through this morning, we have 50, 60 mile across scotland where, through this morning, we have 50,60 mile an hour gusts inland from even stronger around the western coast, affecting some of the ferry services. as you can see from the latest temperature is still not particularly chilly. coldest in northern ireland. overnight rain lingering in the far north of scotland and the far south—east of england and the channel islands. that will clear in the next few hours. shetland, the rain will last longer, till lunchtime. further showers in the northern part of scotland. the scattering of showers elsewhere. most frequent in scotland and northern ireland. we will see winds

touching gale force at times. around the western coast there is a risk of coastal flooding. the western coast there is a risk of coastalflooding. a the western coast there is a risk of coastal flooding. a comparatively mild day for the stage in march, 15 degrees possible in the is to england. tonight batches of showers, one pushes through in the first part of the night. clear skies for a time. the clearer skies in between, a much cooler night on the night just gone. a chilly start tomorrow temperature is low enough for a touch of frost in parts of scotland. we continue with the showery theme on the way through the weekend. back to you. the twin sister of a woman, who was shot dead by her partner in west sussex, has met with home office ministers in herfight to change gun licensing laws in the uk. kelly fitzgibbons was killed along with her two daughters, almost three years ago. since then, her sister emma has been campaigning for tougher laws on gun ownership, after it emerged that their killer had lied repeatedly on his application. kathryn stancyzsyn went

to westminster with emma and sent this report. ava was just an absolute delight. and then lexi came along, who was the opposite. i always say this — the opposite of ava. just always looked mucky, always had crazy, wild... she had our fitzgibbons curly hair. kelly was just... just so lovely. in 2020, emma ambler�*s twin sister kelly was shot dead by her long term partner, along with their two daughters, ava and lexi. rob needham 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 and is now campaigning to change gun licensing in the uk. she's travelled from birmingham to london for a meeting with the home office

to voice her concerns. nervous. but i think when i go in there... i'm so passionate about this. hopefully that will that will drive me and push through. i'm going to say there are so many changes that need to be made. hopefully, we can have an honest discussion about what those changes are. emma says there's evidence current guidance isn't being followed robustly enough, but also that there are issues with the law itself, particularly around medical record checks, the cost of licences and the frequency of reviews. an hour later, the meeting is over. how was that? it was good, i think. there was a commitment that they were going to revise the guidance again. and this is going to be relaunched and republished towards the end of the year. and again, there's a further commitment that we can be involved in that and have our say. emma's meeting comesjust a week or so before the third anniversary of the deaths of kelly, ava and lexi.

it also comes in the same month that a report following the deaths of five people in a mass shooting in plymouth suggested that root—and—branch reform of gun licensing is needed with more training for police and judges and an urgent review of all licences granted in the last five years. hi. thank you for coming in today. no, thank you for taking the time to meet me. while in westminster, emma has been invited to talk to luke pollard, the plymouth mp, with similar worries. two devastating stories, one common cause. whoever wins next general election... yeah. ..i would like there to be a review of guns. i would like that to be with the intention of updating legislation and the guidance and the licensing system. so we can say that those people who we've lost didn't die in vain. won't be quiet. and we're going to keep raising the profile until we feel something's happened.

the home office says it has already taken steps to tighten firearms licensing, including social media checks and the sharing of gp information. it also says it will respond to the keyham inquest findings in due course. for emma, this is a path she never imagined taking, but it's a path she says she's determined to follow. it all feels very surreal and very odd that i'm here. kelly is giving me every little bit of power i need to push and to get some changes made. emma joins us now, along with professor peter squires, who's a professor of criminology and public policy, and part of the gun control network. we will come to you in a moment. so sorry, everything you and your family have gone through and how

tough it must be to go public on that and tell your story. why was it so important for you to go to london, to meet those in power and to get that message out there? because i am so determined to see a change. what happened with my sister is so wrong. i feel so strongly about gun licence had not legally been given to rob that paddy, ava and lexi could still be here today. the whole process needs a revamp and a rework. there are so many parts of it that are not safe. i really wanted to be able to talk to the people responsible for making those policies and explain to them what i believe went wrong. what policies and explain to them what i believe went wrong.— policies and explain to them what i believe went wrong. what went wrong was actually very _ believe went wrong. what went wrong was actually very straightforward i was actually very straightforward thing he did, he lied but it ended up thing he did, he lied but it ended up in disaster. what did he do and how did he get away with it? he lied on every single _ how did he get away with it? he lied on every single box _ how did he get away with it? he lied on every single box on _ how did he get away with it? he lied on every single box on the _ on every single box on the application form. they found out as part of the checking process, he had

recurring mental health episodes being treated with antidepressants numerous times. they still granted him the gun licence. when he went to the doctor and flagged issues with cocaine and drinking heavily, that never got conveyed, that information is never shared with the police. it was a whole catalogue of failures. what made it worse is the police said when it did appear review, we would still have given him that licence. abs. would still have given him that licence. �* .., . would still have given him that licence. ~ , ., ., ., licence. a couple of weeks ago we sat here talking _ licence. a couple of weeks ago we sat here talking about _ licence. a couple of weeks ago we sat here talking about the - licence. a couple of weeks ago we sat here talking about the permitl sat here talking about the permit shootings. five people killed a couple of years ago. again, there were questions about the fact that a gun licence had been given and whether the doctors and the police had known everything about the gunman in advance. when you saw that report, even though the government has promised changes since... it is really hard — has promised changes since... it is really hard to _ has promised changes since... it 3 really hard to hear another family or community like epsom as well impacted in the same way and no

changes are being made. from what i know from all of those cases, they took the gun off him and gave it back to him. if you do enough to have a gun taken of you, you should lose your right to have it returned. the government says things have changed since the tragedy in plymouth, the home office says, the covenant has ta ken steps to plymouth, the home office says, the covenant has taken steps to tighten firearms licensing. the coroner has given recommendations and the government is considering those and will respond it says in due course. does it give you hope things will change in the future? no other families will intentionally go through what you went through. it little hope. i have not seen changes that have not gone far enough. —— it gives a little hope. i that have not gone far enough. -- it gives a little hope.— gives a little hope. i know you have been working _ gives a little hope. i know you have been working in _ gives a little hope. i know you have been working in this _ gives a little hope. i know you have been working in this area _ gives a little hope. i know you have been working in this area and i been working in this area and studying it for many years. when you hear that story, how frustrating is it for you? hear that story, how frustrating is it for ou? , hear that story, how frustrating is it for you?—

it for you? hugely frustrating. i a . ree it for you? hugely frustrating. i agree entirely _ it for you? hugely frustrating. i agree entirely with _ it for you? hugely frustrating. i agree entirely with her. - it for you? hugely frustrating. i agree entirely with her. i i it for you? hugely frustrating. i agree entirely with her. i havel it for you? hugely frustrating. i i agree entirely with her. i have been researching — agree entirely with her. i have been researching firearms and firearms crime _ researching firearms and firearms crime for— researching firearms and firearms crime for over 25 years now. i have heard _ crime for over 25 years now. i have heard of— crime for over 25 years now. i have heard of many previous cases where similar— heard of many previous cases where similar recommendations have been made. _ similar recommendations have been made, reports have been written and essentially— made, reports have been written and essentially very little has changed. i essentially very little has changed. l was _ essentially very little has changed. l was a _ essentially very little has changed. i was a member of a police inspectorate in 2016 which undertook a review— inspectorate in 2016 which undertook a review of— inspectorate in 2016 which undertook a review of firearms licensing around — a review of firearms licensing around the country. it produced a hard—hitting report, including the suggestion that the licence fee should — suggestion that the licence fee should be increased substantially to pay full— should be increased substantially to pay full and more effective licence process~ _ pay full and more effective licence process it — pay full and more effective licence process. it was shelled. nothing happened. we have still had more and more cases _ happened. we have still had more and more cases. the happened. we have still had more and more cases-— more cases. the home office says, peter, we more cases. the home office says, peter. we have _ more cases. the home office says, peter, we have some _ more cases. the home office says, peter, we have some of _ more cases. the home office says, peter, we have some of the - more cases. the home office says, | peter, we have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country here. is that case? we gun control laws in the country here. is that case?— gun control laws in the country here. is that case? we do have some ofthe here. is that case? we do have some of the strictest _ here. is that case? we do have some of the strictest laws _ here. is that case? we do have some of the strictest laws in _ here. is that case? we do have some of the strictest laws in the _ of the strictest laws in the country. _ of the strictest laws in the country, we also have one of the lowest _ country, we also have one of the lowest rates of firearm ownership.

as a result, — lowest rates of firearm ownership. as a result, some of the lowest rates _ as a result, some of the lowest rates of— as a result, some of the lowest rates of gun crime, of equivalent societies — rates of gun crime, of equivalent societies. it is a question of how those _ societies. it is a question of how those laws — societies. it is a question of how those laws are implemented. the committee are referred to earlier, the police — committee are referred to earlier, the police inspectorate, found massive — the police inspectorate, found massive from one force to another in terms _ massive from one force to another in terms of— massive from one force to another in terms of the — massive from one force to another in terms of the diligence with which the force — terms of the diligence with which the force has carried out its licensing _ the force has carried out its licensing process. that cannot go on. licensing process. that cannot go on the _ licensing process. that cannot go on. the coroner in plymouth talked about— on. the coroner in plymouth talked about the _ on. the coroner in plymouth talked about the licensing system being not fit for _ about the licensing system being not fit for purpose. this needs a fundamental review. the licence fee has to _ fundamental review. the licence fee has to be _ fundamental review. the licence fee has to be adequate to pay full and effective _ has to be adequate to pay full and effective licensing process and the cost of _ effective licensing process and the cost of that should full on the shooters _ cost of that should full on the shooters themselves. i have a motorbike and i do not expect someone _ motorbike and i do not expect someone else to pay for my mot certificate — someone else to pay for my mot certificate or road tax. that is what — certificate or road tax. that is what is — certificate or road tax. that is what is happening in this shooting. shooters _ what is happening in this shooting. shooters are subsidised and the fact there _ shooters are subsidised and the fact there is— shooters are subsidised and the fact there is not— shooters are subsidised and the fact there is not enough resources on the system _ there is not enough resources on the system to— there is not enough resources on the system to undertake the licensing process _ system to undertake the licensing

process effectively mean many police forces _ process effectively mean many police forces do _ process effectively mean many police forces do it _ process effectively mean many police forces do it on a shoestring, do it inadequately and there are gaps in how the _ inadequately and there are gaps in how the laws are implemented. after our visit how the laws are implemented. after your visit to — how the laws are implemented. tire your visit to westminster on monday, did you come away with any renewed hope, with any practical suggestions of what might happen? i hope, with any practical suggestions of what might happen?— of what might happen? i definitely felt listened _ of what might happen? i definitely felt listened to. _ of what might happen? i definitely felt listened to. they _ of what might happen? i definitely felt listened to. they paid - felt listened to. they paid attention to the changes i wanted to see made _ attention to the changes i wanted to see made. but the commitment to actually— see made. but the commitment to actually implement them was not... i did not— actually implement them was not... i did not feel— actually implement them was not... i did not feel it was therefore that they did — did not feel it was therefore that they did agree that for the next round _ they did agree that for the next round of— they did agree that for the next round of consultation on policy that we could _ round of consultation on policy that we could be involved in that. i see that as _ we could be involved in that. i see that as a _ we could be involved in that. i see that as a positive. i think accountability is the issue. the home — accountability is the issue. the home office is quite quick to say the police — home office is quite quick to say the police should not have done that and given _ the police should not have done that and given robert the licence. the police _ and given robert the licence. the police will — and given robert the licence. the police will come back and say the guidance — police will come back and say the guidance allowed them to do that. if you look— guidance allowed them to do that. if you look at— guidance allowed them to do that. if you look at the guidance, it is open to interpretation and those cases can unfortunately happen. we are

talkin: can unfortunately happen. we are talking about _ can unfortunately happen. we are talking about rules, _ can unfortunately happen. we are talking about rules, regulations i talking about rules, regulations were numbers and international comparisons. let's take it back to the family you last. it is three years next week stop how do you want them to be remembered? i do years next week stop how do you want them to be remembered?— years next week stop how do you want them to be remembered? i do not want them to be remembered? i do not want them to be remembered _ them to be remembered? i do not want them to be remembered as _ them to be remembered? i do not want them to be remembered as murder- them to be remembered as murder victims. _ them to be remembered as murder victims. i_ them to be remembered as murder victims, i want them to be remembered as the wonderful people they are _ remembered as the wonderful people they are and where. we have so many fond memories of them and we want is changes— fond memories of them and we want is changes to _ fond memories of them and we want is changes to be made in their memory. celebrate _ changes to be made in their memory. celebrate their memory and a wonderful way. what do you do? irleori wonderful way. what do you do? next weekend we — wonderful way. what do you do? next weekend we will _ wonderful way. what do you do? next weekend we will have a remembrance for kelly _ weekend we will have a remembrance for kelly. they will take part in something they enjoy doing with her all the _ something they enjoy doing with her all the girls. something they en'oy doing with her all the uirls. ~ .. , ., something they en'oy doing with her all the uirls. ~ .. y., , all the girls. what will you be doinu ? all the girls. what will you be doinu? i all the girls. what will you be doing? iwill— all the girls. what will you be doing? i will probably - all the girls. what will you be doing? i will probably go i all the girls. what will you be doing? i will probably go to i all the girls. what will you be doing? i will probably go to aj doing? i will probably go to a movie, doing? i will probably go to a movie. sit — doing? i will probably go to a movie, sit on _ doing? i will probably go to a movie, sit on the _ doing? i will probably go to a movie, sit on the couch i doing? i will probably go to a movie, sit on the couch with | doing? i will probably go to a i movie, sit on the couch with some prosecco~ — movie, sit on the couch with some prosecco. �* .., , movie, sit on the couch with some prosecco. �* .. , ., movie, sit on the couch with some prosecco. �* , ., , ., movie, sit on the couch with some prosecco. , ., , ., prosecco. because that is what you use to do with _

prosecco. because that is what you use to do with kelly? _ prosecco. because that is what you use to do with kelly? yess. - prosecco. because that is what you use to do with kelly? yess. thankl use to do with kelly? yess. thank ou for use to do with kelly? yess. thank you for your _ use to do with kelly? yess. thank you for your insight _ use to do with kelly? yess. thank you for your insight this _ use to do with kelly? yess. thank you for your insight this morning. you're watching breakfast. in the next half hour we'll be finding out who the runners and riders are in this year's bafta tv awards and discussing them with critic scott bryan. also more on partygate and boris johnson and looking at the inflation figures, which have taken everyone by surprise. the rate going up when people thought it was beginning to come down. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. a charity which runs a warm space in east london where people can have a free hot meal, says it's seeing a growing demand for its services. the latest inflation figures have just been released, showing the cost of living unexpectedly increased last month, partly driven by food price rises. hope a humanity was created to help communities during the lockdowns, but the charity says the need

for it is still great. the housing rents have gone so high across london, it's just gone out of their affordability. and after the lockdown people are coming in and explaining that they are facing eviction notices as well because of the increase in the rents. workers on the woolwich ferry will receive a double—digit pay rise, after a new deal was agreed with transport for london. it brings an end to more than two years of strikes by members of the unite union. under the agreement car park assistants will see their wages go up 26%, while senior deckhands will get an extra 18%. next, alongside maths, english and science, a group of pupils in east london are also learning to rap. christian foley is a poet, musician and writer whose performances have gone viral. he now goes into schools to inspire young people and show

the power of spoken word. when i became a teenager, i started discovering hip—hop. and then i realised that these worlds were so inter—related. and i love words. and, infact, hip—hop, i could get more words per minute. and so, i basicallyjust sped up and added a beat. what we're doing here is giving children the tools to talk about how they feel. i'm doing this in a few schools, but there are so many children who don't have access to this, and i wish they did. let's take a look at the tubes now. a signalfailure means there's no services on the district line from richmond to turnham green, and on the overground from richmond to south acton. let's see what the weather's looking like now, with kate. good morning. it is a rather grey start this morning. mild, however. we've got some dull and damp conditions. it's wet and windy first thing, but sunshine and showers later. you can see isobars close together. another breezy day. we will see these outbreaks of rain moving through fairly quickly. so, that front will clear, the cloud

breaks, sunny spells develop, heavy showers to follow. there is the risk of a rumble of thunder, but temperatures are still mild, 15 celsius. winds may be 30 to a0 miles an hour, pushing those showers through. we could see some showers first this evening. some clear spells, but a more organised band of showers will move through in the early hours, clearing by dawn, minimum temperatures dropping to seven or eight celsius. a bright start tomorrow. it is going to be another very unsettled day. we will see some showers around, and also the potential from the south for longer spells of rain. it is going to be another blustery day, perhaps the wind a little stronger through thursday. but the temperatures for now at least remaining mild, chillier by the end of the weekend. there's more on our website, including the new play based on the hit tv series stranger things. that's it. it's back to sally and jon. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast

with sally nugent and jon kay. exactly half past seven, wednesday morning. thank you forjoining us. the latest inflation figures have been released in the last half hour, and show an unexpected rise in prices. nina is at a cafe in greater manchester for us this morning with the details. can you explain what is going on? well, there is a lot of head scratching going on this morning, notjust from me, but many of the experts. at the bbc we consulted close to a0 economists in the run—up to this morning. none of them put a face increase in their predictions. one of them thought inflation would be maintained from january, ran 10.1%. nobody saw this one coming. in fact, most of the predictions was that inflation would dip below 10%. when you look at the numbers, and we're still looking at the details, it looks like fresh vegetables are part of that upwards pressure. but

also places like this, cafes restaurants, they are looking at inflation. grocery prices, food prices, the cost of food went up 18% in the year to february. they have had to make a decision about passing on those gusts. we have just managed to grab katie. i know you are so busy. you have seen this. 18% does not come as a shock? iflat busy. you have seen this. 18% does not come as a shock?— not come as a shock? not at all. it has been a — not come as a shock? not at all. it has been a real— not come as a shock? not at all. it has been a real struggle _ not come as a shock? not at all. it has been a real struggle recently. | has been a real struggle recently. food _ has been a real struggle recently. food has— has been a real struggle recently. food has been increasing, coffee is increasing — food has been increasing, coffee is increasing. there is only a certain amount— increasing. there is only a certain amount of— increasing. there is only a certain amount of mark—up we can do. increasing. there is only a certain amount of mark-up we can do. yeah, a bit of a nightmare. _ amount of mark-up we can do. yeah, a bit of a nightmare. you _ amount of mark-up we can do. yeah, a bit of a nightmare. you put _ amount of mark-up we can do. yeah, a bit of a nightmare. you put coffee i bit of a nightmare. you put coffee prices up marginally by 20p in the autumn. inflation then was above 11%. go much further and you risk driving people away?— 11%. go much further and you risk driving people away? yeah, it is a competitive _ driving people away? yeah, it is a competitive market. _ driving people away? yeah, it is a competitive market. as _ driving people away? yeah, it is a competitive market. as an - competitive market. as an independent we are more expensive than most _ independent we are more expensive than most common brands. we risk

driving _ than most common brands. we risk driving up _ than most common brands. we risk driving up the price is too much and driving _ driving up the price is too much and driving people away from us. it is a delicate _ driving people away from us. it is a delicate balance.— delicate balance. thank you. and a surrise delicate balance. thank you. and a surprise to — delicate balance. thank you. and a surprise to many _ delicate balance. thank you. and a surprise to many that _ delicate balance. thank you. and a surprise to many that have - delicate balance. thank you. and a surprise to many that have that i surprise to many that have that balance isn't sort of petering out a little bit more. that is the decision chris, the owner, has had to make about whether to keep prices down. he is trying to do that for the moment. but a real surprise this morning that overall inflation didn't come down in february. we have heard from the chancellor. he says the target of having inflation over this year, we have to stick with it. there is no inevitability with it. there is no inevitability with inflation coming down, he says. despite the government pledged to have eight by the end of the year. he says we are working with families, offering support of more than £3000 a year. what is important to know whenever we talk about rising prices, is where wages are at. on average around 7% of the private sector, close to 5% in the public sector. so, there are two things around this. it is how much

overall prices are rising, this is what you are feeling. despite the fact it appears that the real cost of energy, the main driver behind these runaway prices has now peaked, that is now coming down, it will take a long time before we feel that at home, before we feel it particularly in small businesses like this, and when we do start to feel it, that will coincide with the removal of government support. so, a shock this morning, to me, too many economists out there. and a reminder that nothing is certain when it comes to inflation. absolutely. thank you very much. i'm guessing that could have an impact on those pay talks. unions thinking that prices were beginning to, or the right of prices was dropping, but now apparently not. we need to do some maths. and you can find out more about how changes to inflation will affect you. that's on our website, where you will find a section called cost of living: tackling it together. everything you need is there. how much does it cost to buy a football club these days?

a lot. you wonder, don't you? to be a fly on the wall inside the boardroom at old trafford with those sort of sums being discussed. 9pm tonight is the deadline for all second bid is essentially for prospective buyers. is it going to be a nation state or a private individual, or a group of people? or could the glazer family stay? there was the potential suggestion of that after the league cup success and with united going in the right direction. but it appears now they are looking to sell and we will know, potentially, by the end of the month. the interesting thing is you wouldn't imagine that cavill card of the qataris coming in to make that bit would have gone all the way into carrington and old trafford if they want very serious. that is a genuine declaration of their interest, yeah. it is the sum is to be discussed. and they are huge. good morning. bids could exceed £5 billion. that

would be the highest fee paid for any team in the world. prospective buyers have until that deadline tonight. it's thought the frontrunners remain the qatari bid, led by sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani whose group is looking to buy 100% of the club in a debt—free takeover. sirjim ratcliffe, the british petrochemicals billionaire, has proposed an offer for the 69% stake of the current owners, the glazers. it all points though to a record breaking deal, eclipsing the record 3.8 billion spent on buying the american football team the denver broncos last year. the new owners have been told they have until 9pm tonight to submit second, revised bids for the club. we've heard a passionate plea over the importance of speaking about men's mental health. the england and chelsea player ben chilwell says the stigma around getting support has to go. after being forced to miss the world cup because of injury, chilwell sought help to cope, and said it was hugely beneficial for him, and that it shouldn't be something anybody needs to hide.

the stigma around it is silly really, especially with men, men in football in particular, i think. as myself, someone who has been talking to someone for a few years now, and just the way that it's helped me, i think, you know, it can definitely help everyone and, like i said, just the stigma around it is something that, you know, potentially needs to go. chilwell is part of the england squad that has teamed up ahead of their euro 202a qualifiers this week. they play italy on thursday in naples, before returning home to wembley to face ukraine on sunday. northern ireland also get their qualifying campaign underway on thursday when they travel to san marino, who are one of the lowest ranked teams competing. san marino find it difficult to get results at international level. but they will see every game as an opportunity to get a result, so we have to make sure that we don't approach the game in that manner. and we won't. the message has been pretty clear, that we'll prepare for this game as if we're playing denmark away,

which we would anticipate would be the most difficult game in the group. so, no, i don't think there's any chance that we'll not have our eye on the ball and ourfocus won't be there. it's advantage bayern munich in the women's champions league against arsenal, 1—0 winners last night in the first leg of the quarterfinals. lea schuller�*s header proved the difference. arsenal had a couple of efforts cleared off the line, but have plenty to do in the return leg if they're to avoid a quarterfinal exit for a fourth year in a row. there's life in the old jimmy yet. at 60 years old jimmy white only went and pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the season, beating former world number onejudd trump at the world snooker tour classic to reach the last sixteen. eventful day though, the joy was short lived as he was knocked out later in the day. and talking of surprises, in case you missed this, look who turned up on the touchline of an under 15s game

between blackburn rovers and burnley. none other than the eight time olympic champion and world's fastest man usain bolt made the trip to lancashire. there he is posing for the photo after the game. it turns out one of his close friends, his son is currently on trial with blackburn and usain bolt was there to offer his support. he obviously stole the headlines when he was there. i wonder if he did any sprinting. i wonder if he did any sprinting. i didn't realise matt was rovers fan. they did win. i am sure he was following it closely. i am sure his lover blackburn runs deep! unbelievable. thank you. it's the tv programme that brings our much loved heirlooms back to life. the repair shop is back tonight with a brand new series.

it's notjust well—loved toys and worn out musical instruments that are getting a bit of tlc. the experts have also been restoring a 19th century painting that has made an extraordinaryjourney. lets hear a bit more about it. my my grandfather was a ukrainian catholic priest. and he was given this by his father when he was ordained. and he'd hung in his church. ~ . , ordained. and he'd hung in his church. ~ ., , , ordained. and he'd hung in his church. ~ . , , this church. where was this then? this was in a little _ church. where was this then? this was in a little village _ church. where was this then? this was in a little village in _ church. where was this then? this was in a little village in western i was in a little village in western ukraine, in the mountains. at the outbreak of the second world war my mother, my aunt and my grandmother were escaping from the russians on one side, the germans the other. they were like a sandwich in the middle. so they decided to take the painting with them. so they rolled it up and stitched it into a winter

coat so it was safe. this it up and stitched it into a winter coat so it was safe.— coat so it was safe. this was the only thing _ coat so it was safe. this was the only thing they _ coat so it was safe. this was the only thing they talk? _ coat so it was safe. this was the only thing they talk? yes, i coat so it was safe. this was the only thing they talk? yes, just i coat so it was safe. this was the i only thing they talk? yes, just this only thing they talk? yes, 'ust this icture. only thing they talk? yes, 'ust this picture. eventually i only thing they talk? yes, 'ust this picture. eventually my i only thing they talk? yes, just this picture. eventually my mother, i only thing they talk? yes, just this | picture. eventually my mother, my aunt and my grandmother were captured by the germans and sent to a labour camp. my grandmother died in the camp of starvation. and then, when the war ended, my mum decided to come to england. and my aunt stayed in germany. and i decided my aunt would have the painting. i went to see my aunt. she was very sick. she told me she wanted me to have the painting. i haven't got any other tangible proof that it even existed. it’s other tangible proof that it even existed. �* , . . , other tangible proof that it even existed. �*, ., ., , ., existed. it's a really sad, poignant sto , a existed. it's a really sad, poignant story. a life _ existed. it's a really sad, poignant story, a life story. _ existed. it's a really sad, poignant story, a life story. it _ existed. it's a really sad, poignant story, a life story. it sort - existed. it's a really sad, poignant story, a life story. it sort of i existed. it's a really sad, poignant story, a life story. it sort of it i story, a life story. it sort of it makes me — story, a life story. it sort of it makes me realise _ story, a life story. it sort of it makes me realise how - story, a life story. it sort of it

makes me realise how brave| story, a life story. it sort of it i makes me realise how brave they story, a life story. it sort of it - makes me realise how brave they were to do this. because they could have easily been robbed. the faith and the bravery to just do it and how did, and to carry it through the whole war, it's...— did, and to carry it through the whole war, it's. .. incredible that it survived- _ whole war, it's. .. incredible that it survived. incredible _ whole war, it's. .. incredible that it survived. incredible that i whole war, it's. .. incredible that it survived. incredible that it - it survived. incredible that it survived- — it survived. incredible that it survived. an _ it survived. incredible that it survived. an amazing - it survived. incredible that it survived. an amazing story. | lucia scalisi joins us now. good morning. this isjust remarkable. so good morning. this isjust remarkable. 50 special for you to work on? remarkable. so special for you to work on? , ., , ., work on? oh, it is. it was an absolute _ work on? oh, it is. it was an absolute thrill. _ work on? oh, it is. it was an absolute thrill. when - work on? oh, it is. it was an absolute thrill. when maria l work on? oh, it is. it was an - absolute thrill. when maria came in, she loved us and we loved her. she was such a fantastic teller of the tail. she holds that history in her hands. she is hoping to take the painting back to the church when she can get back there. but yes, all the family in ukraine know about it as well, so that is really great news. we could see from that clip we have

shown everybody that of the painting itself, we didn't see it in a lot of detail, but we saw it was really quite badly damaged. when you saw it, what did you think? i quite badly damaged. when you saw it, what did you think?— it, what did you think? i thought, and actually _ it, what did you think? i thought, and actually maria _ it, what did you think? i thought, and actually maria said _ it, what did you think? i thought, and actually maria said it - it, what did you think? i thought, and actually maria said it before i i and actually maria said it before i set anything, that she wanted to keep the level of damage visible, because that reflects the trauma of the family went through and the painting went through to get here today. we discussed the level that i would take the painting too, but keeping the damage revealed. amazingly, i was really surprised at how technically competent at the painting was, because all the painting was, because all the painting materials that were there actually held together. it could have been in a lot worse state because of his folded up for a long time and tucked into the coat of maria's relatives when they were escaping. it is a traumatic story. i think the visuals of the painting reflect that even today. so, we

didn't want to look brand—new. it has got all the history there, the church history, the religious story, the family history, the trauma of what went on as well. that the family history, the trauma of what went on as well.— what went on as well. that is all now art what went on as well. that is all now part of _ what went on as well. that is all now part of the _ what went on as well. that is all now part of the picture, - what went on as well. that is all now part of the picture, isn't - what went on as well. that is all now part of the picture, isn't it? i now part of the picture, isn't it? it is gone beyond from what it was originally? it is gone beyond from what it was oriainall ? ~ ., ., , , ., , originally? wow, that is the beauty ofthe originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items _ originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items we _ originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items we hold _ originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items we hold to _ originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items we hold to your - originally? wow, that is the beauty of the items we hold to your choice and keep through the generations. it really is a fantastic story. —— hold dear to us. maria is here and she is still at the end of the story either. she is working with the family and the church. she hopes to be able to take it back to ukraine, god willing. but yeah, that remains to be seen. it is a fantastic story. i think the painting reflects the story and lots of different levels. 50, it's really interesting from so, it's really interesting from that point of view. find so, it's really interesting from that point of view.— that point of view. and how nerve-racking _ that point of view. and how nerve-racking is _ that point of view. and how nerve-racking is it - that point of view. and how nerve-racking is it for - that point of view. and how nerve-racking is it for you | that point of view. and how| nerve-racking is it for you to that point of view. and how - nerve-racking is it for you to have nerve—racking is it for you to have the responsibility of restoring something like this? it the responsibility of restoring something like this?- the responsibility of restoring something like this? it really is uuite something like this? it really is quite nerve-racking. _

something like this? it really is quite nerve-racking. we - something like this? it really is quite nerve-racking. we have l something like this? it really is} quite nerve-racking. we have a quite nerve—racking. we have a certain amount of time to work on the objects anyway. so we'll work really hard here to get things done. then we have the barn, a beautiful place but a complicated environment, because we are in the middle of a deep and it is a late 17th century barn, so it has all the features of that, which is hot in summer, cold in winter, and dampness and what have you. so we're working within a difficult environment. but that aside, i think once we have got the gist of what the contributor wants and expects, then that also guides us into what we can offer in doing the work, actually. we us into what we can offer in doing the work, actually.— us into what we can offer in doing the work, actually. we 'ust saw some foota . e the work, actually. we 'ust saw some footaae of the work, actually. we 'ust saw some footage of you _ the work, actually. we 'ust saw some footage of you with — the work, actually. we just saw some footage of you with the _ the work, actually. we just saw some footage of you with the brushes - the work, actually. we just saw some footage of you with the brushes and l footage of you with the brushes and the painting work. are you sort of filling in the gaps they and matching colours and painting onto it, or are you cleaning and removing? l it, or are you cleaning and removing?— it, or are you cleaning and removin: ? ., �* ~ ., . it, or are you cleaning and

removino? ~ ., . . , removing? i don't know which clip ou have removing? i don't know which clip you have seen. — removing? i don't know which clip you have seen, but _ removing? i don't know which clip you have seen, but the _ removing? i don't know which clip you have seen, but the initial - removing? i don't know which clip you have seen, but the initial part was to consolidate the remaining paint and make sure that nothing else was going to fall off. then it was cleaning the varnish that was on top because it was quite dirty. then we decided, between myself and maria, what she wanted. i reconstructed the figures themselves and decided to leave the background that held the trauma of the ordeal that held the trauma of the ordeal that it went through. 50, i did the retouching on the figures and pulled them together, using modern pigment equivalent tos. so, for example, the blue was originally a fantastic pigment and colour. but it has problems. i use a modern equivalent of that blue to actually do the retouching. it was kind of a minimal intervention. but there was a lot of minimal intervention to do! l intervention. but there was a lot of minimal intervention to do!- minimal intervention to do! i know ou can't minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil— minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil it — minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil it for _ minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil it for us, _ minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil it for us, but - minimal intervention to do! i know you can't spoil it for us, but what i you can't spoil it for us, but what was this the moment like when you reunited maria with her painting?

0h, reunited maria with her painting? oh, my god. it wasn't exactly traumatic but it was veryjoyful. there were a lot of tears. i mean, maria is a character. she has a lot to say about everything. she was so loving and thankful, and really looks beyond what is happening now to what she is going to be doing with the painting. but it was enormous. we still had to distance restrictions between us. but it was very difficult to leave her there sobbing when she saw the painting and all the memories came back. so, we had a little chat. her name is maria, and my middle name is maria. we also have a production assistant, and her name is maria. she is polish. and we were all crying. but it was joyful tears. yeah. polish. and we were all crying. but it wasjoyful tears. yeah. we polish. and we were all crying. but it was joyful tears. yeah. it was 'oyful tears. yeah. we cannot wait it was joyful tears. yeah. we cannot wait to watch _ it was joyful tears. yeah. we cannot wait to watch eight. _ it was joyful tears. yeah. we cannot wait to watch eight. lucy, _ it was joyful tears. yeah. we cannot wait to watch eight. lucy, brilliant l wait to watch eight. lucy, brilliant to talk to you. incredible level of skill. . .,

to talk to you. incredible level of skill. . . ., , . skill. -- lucia. thanks very much, sall . skill. -- lucia. thanks very much, sally- very _ skill. -- lucia. thanks very much, sally- very nice — skill. -- lucia. thanks very much, sally. very nice to _ skill. -- lucia. thanks very much, sally. very nice to hear. _ the new series of the repair shop starts on bbc one tonight at 8pm. can't wait to watch it. there's a lot of good telly onto that. we are going to be talking telly in a moment. matt is excited about something else on telly tonight, aren't you? i havejust something else on telly tonight, aren't you? i have just seen you on social media. 0h, social media. oh, yeah, races across the world, i love it. a bit of escapism on a wednesday. can't beat it. good morning. some of our other watches have been risking life and limb to show or —— to show us the condition this morning. it is pretty windy in some parts of the country through today. the strongest winds across scotland, anywhere from ayrshire through towards the moray coast, across towards the isle of skye. it is in the west of scotland where winds could top 75 mph at times. that is already causing some impacts to ferry services. with those strong winds and spring tides, they could

beat coastal flooding around, not just today, but the next few days, around these western coast. flood warnings have been issued in some places. the details on the bbc weather website. places. the details on the bbc weatherwebsite. it places. the details on the bbc weather website. it is going to be quite a wild day for some. we have got quite a bit of sunshine developing. this big coral of cloud is what brought the overnight rain. it is clearing for many. a lot more sunshine. still lingering rain in east anglia, the southeast. certainly across shetland, where it will remain thoroughly wet for a few hours. showers working across scotland to go with the strongest of the winds. some heavy infantry. showers develop elsewhere across the country. fairly well scattered. more of you will spend, if not the bulk of you will spend, if not the bulk of the day dry, all of the day dry today. but it will be windy. a0 to 50 miles an hour gusts in scotland. the winds still coming in from the

south—west. a mild story. cool in the breeze. 15 degrees in western scotland. down a few degrees on yesterday in eastern scotland. tonight, a batch of showers will work through. things turn clearer for a time. another batch of heavy showers working to the west letter. with clearing skies around tonight compared to recent nights, it won't be quite as mild, but five to nine celsius still above what we expect at this time in march. nine into thursday, this area of low pressure is still with us to the rest of the week. there is this weather front. is still with us to the rest of the week. there is this weatherfront. a little wave develops. that is where the rain becomes heavy and persistent. it is not with us to begin with. a mixture of sunshine and showers. some heavy with hail and showers. some heavy with hail and thunder to begin with. later on we could see persistent rain, channel islands coming to the south—east and east anglia. keep an eye on the forecast. tomorrow's windiest weather will be across england and wales. a0 to 50 mph gusts. overall, the bile story

continues. then in due friday, still blustery, the winds easing down. wherever you are, be prepared. there could be heavy and thundery showers coming and going through the day. longer spells of rain possible at times in scotland and northern ireland. thank you. be prepared. always. whether it was the treachery of traitors, the nostalgic comedy of derry girls, or the moving drama of i am ruth, we've been spoiled for top television in the last year. in the last half hour the nominations for this year's bafta tv awards have been announced. we're joined by scott bryan, who can talk us through them. good morning. in terms of being prepared i've got all the nominations printed out. they had line is, really big for the responder, the drama with martin freeman. this is going to hurt also having six nominations. just behind,

ljy having six nominations. just behind, by the that fantastic comedy. slow horses, gary oldman has got a nomination. for many people, the nomination. for many people, the nomination they will be excited most about is the traitors, a really big bbc show that came on. massive with younger audiences. an unexpected hit. i don't think the bbc expected it to be as big as it ended up being. cloudierwinkleman it to be as big as it ended up being. cloudier winkleman has been nominated. i hope are massively oversized jumper has another... ll oversized jumper has another... it was a sleeper hit. it was a big slot. it got a lot of coverage, but it came from nowhere? ll slot. it got a lot of coverage, but it came from nowhere?— slot. it got a lot of coverage, but it came from nowhere? it came from nowhere because _ it came from nowhere? it came from nowhere because it _ it came from nowhere? it came from nowhere because it coincided - it came from nowhere? it came from nowhere because it coincided with i nowhere because it coincided with the world cup. it was also one of those shows in which it really was great as a catch up. i remember

being on holiday and watching about nine episodes in a day! it's one of those big word—of—mouth hits. ll has those big word-of-mouth hits. it has now spawned — those big word-of-mouth hits. it has now spawned lots _ those big word-of-mouth hits. it has now spawned lots of _ those big word-of-mouth hits. it has now spawned lots of copycats? - those big word-of-mouth hits. it has now spawned lots of copycats? yes, | now spawned lots of copycats? yes, there is rise — now spawned lots of copycats? yes, there is rise and _ now spawned lots of copycats? yes, there is rise and fall, _ now spawned lots of copycats? ya: there is rise and fall, done by now spawned lots of copycats? 123 there is rise and fall, done by the same production company, that is on at the moment. one of the joys of the nominations at the moment with the nominations at the moment with the tv ones, because this is the weird thing where we are going to be celebrating last year's tv, the calendar year of 2022, celebrated in 2023, but a lot of the shows you can catch up now. if we look at drama, you have got bad sisters, which we have a talkingabout, the responder, sherwood were a boy. these are shows that you can watch right now, they are still out there. we have moved beyond the times when you need to catch these shows when they are actually on. i catch these shows when they are actually on-_ actually on. i guess that happy valley doesn't _ actually on. i guess that happy valley doesn't actually - actually on. i guess that happy valley doesn't actually fall - actually on. i guess that happy l valley doesn't actually fall within that calendar year? we valley doesn't actually fall within that calendar year?— that calendar year? we will be celebrating — that calendar year? we will be celebrating that _

that calendar year? we will be celebrating that show, - that calendar year? we will be celebrating that show, if- that calendar year? we will be celebrating that show, if it - that calendar year? we will be | celebrating that show, if it gets nominated, in the middle of 202a. the catchment for that is from the 1st of january to the 31st of december. the first episode of happy valley aired on the 1st of january this year. therefore, it won't be in this year. therefore, it won't be in this year's nominations. do this year. therefore, it won't be in this year's nominations.— this year's nominations. do you think people — this year's nominations. do you think people schedule - this year's nominations. do you think people schedule their- this year's nominations. do you - think people schedule their problems to start so they can get into the baftas? ! to start so they can get into the baftas? ., ~' to start so they can get into the baftas? ., ~ ., to start so they can get into the baftas? ., ~' ., ~' to start so they can get into the baftas? ., ~ ., ~ ., baftas? i would like to think that. i think what _ baftas? i would like to think that. i think what matters _ baftas? i would like to think that. i think what matters more - baftas? i would like to think that. i think what matters more is - baftas? i would like to think that. i think what matters more is that | i think what matters more is that there is a big buzz and a big loyalty to these shows. there is also a lot about rising talent. if you look at big boys, one of the most tender explanations of mental health created by jack brooke and written by him, john pointing has got a nomination too, and i think that was a hit, yet again, word—of—mouth, people talking about it. that has really been coming through. surprisingly, that has not got more nominations —— what has not got more nominations —— what has not

got more nominations is heart stopper, the really big show from last year. the writer has got a nomination. i am surprised it didn't sweep through more of the acting categories, particularly as it had such a resonance with younger audiences. such a resonance with younger audiences-— such a resonance with younger audiences. ., ., , ., ., ., , audiences. what do these nominations tell us about — audiences. what do these nominations tell us about the _ audiences. what do these nominations tell us about the state _ audiences. what do these nominations tell us about the state of _ tell us about the state of television today? is one particular genre which is better than others, or is it looking pretty healthy out there generally? ! or is it looking pretty healthy out there generally?— there generally? i think it is lookin: there generally? i think it is looking pretty _ there generally? i think it is looking pretty healthy - there generally? i think it is - looking pretty healthy generally. jeremiah is always the one that seems to spout the most attention. —— drama. streamers have been spending more money on drama. if you look at the overall list of nominations, the bbc has 81, channel 4 nominations, the bbc has 81, channel a has got a 33. netflix's just behind with 2a, beating itv. some, you are starting to have —— so you are starting to see things shift. it is also, i think of the one—off dramas are the ones that really

capture the attention. and kate winslet has been nominated for i am ruth, which stars herself and her daughter mia. that was a one—off drama on channel a. not that it had a biggest —— not that it had the bigger audience, a biggest —— not that it had the biggeraudience, but a biggest —— not that it had the bigger audience, but it was a tender reflection of mental health and social media. it also felt incredibly authentic. it was really real. particularly having a real—life mother and daughter playing in the show. kate real-life mother and daughter playing in the show. kate winslet soke playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very _ playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very publicly _ playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very publicly at _ playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very publicly at the - playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very publicly at the time i playing in the show. kate winslet spoke very publicly at the time of it coming out, by the challenges in real life being a parent and social media. that works well, i'm guessing, and award ceremonies, but it is notjust the original piece of television. it is kind of what it does culturally, does it lead to change? does it lead to a discussion in society? change? does it lead to a discussion in socie ? , ., change? does it lead to a discussion insocie ? , ., , change? does it lead to a discussion in socie ? , ., ,., change? does it lead to a discussion insocie ? , ., ., in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons _ in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons i _ in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons i love _ in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons i love being - in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons i love being a - in society? exactly, that is one of the reasons i love being a tv - the reasons i love being a tv critic. it reflects a lot of the issues we have in society. if you have a writer with a new perspective on an issue that they feel really

passionately about, or you have an actor who has researched a role really intrinsically, it can make a positive impact in society because viewers have a lot of empathy. they understand an issue more. that can lead to societal change. tv can be a frivolous thing in the evening. but it can have a profound impact on ourselves as a society.— it can have a profound impact on ourselves as a society. scott, what is our ourselves as a society. scott, what is your favourite? _ ourselves as a society. scott, what is your favourite? the _ ourselves as a society. scott, what is your favourite? the traitors - ourselves as a society. scott, what is your favourite? the traitors forl is your favourite? the traitors for me was heart _ is your favourite? the traitors for me was heart stopping. _ is your favourite? the traitors for me was heart stopping. big - is your favourite? the traitors for me was heart stopping. big boy l is your favourite? the traitors for| me was heart stopping. big boy is is your favourite? the traitors for l me was heart stopping. big boy is a great tv show. but this is the thing. these awards, last year the surprise was that the favourite walked away with nothing. the traitors i like a lot. even though it can be shocking. i look like michael parkinson! it is it can be shocking. i look like michael parkinson!— it can be shocking. i look like michael parkinson! it is a bit of a battered clipboard. _ michael parkinson! it is a bit of a battered clipboard. it _ michael parkinson! it is a bit of a battered clipboard. it has - michael parkinson! it is a bit of a battered clipboard. it has been l battered clipboard. it has been around the _ battered clipboard. it has been around the house _ battered clipboard. it has been around the house is _ battered clipboard. it has been around the house is a - battered clipboard. it has been around the house is a little - battered clipboard. it has been j around the house is a little bit. battered clipboard. it has been l around the house is a little bit. i will invest in a you were before may. will invest in a you were before ma . :, ~' , ., , will invest in a you were before

ma . . ~' , :, , . you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning... we'll hear about the wedding that took a dramatic turn at the weekend, when four of the guests had to swap their suits for life jackets. we have been asking for your dramatic wedding stories this morning. some crackers coming in. not quite as dramatic as the one we are going to hit about a 20 past eight. we will hear from the bride and groom, and the vicar as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. a charity, which runs a warm space in east london where people can have a free hot meal, says it's seeing a growing demand for its services. it comes as the latest inflation figures released this morning show the cost of living unexpectedly rose last month, partly driven by a sharp rise in food prices. the charity, hope a humanity, says people are really struggling to afford food and rent.

the housing rents have gone so high across london, it's just gone out of their affordability. and, after the lockdown, people are coming in and explaining that they are facing eviction notices as well because of the increase in the rents. next, alongside maths, english and science, a group of pupils in east london are also learning to rap. i'm in the middle of a riddle... christian foley is a poet, musician and writer, whose performances have gone viral. he now goes into schools to inspire young people. let's take a look at the tubes now. a signal failure means there's no services on the district line from richmond to turnham green and on the overground from richmond to south acton. on to the weather. a damp start but turning drier this afternoon. it'll be windy with some strong gusts. it should reach 15 celsius.

there's more on our website including the new play based on the hit tv series stranger things. that's it. i'll be back in half an hour. bye— bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... fighting for his political life — borisjohson will today be questioned by mps over whether he deliberately misled parliament. the latest figures show inflation rose to 10.a%, surprising experts,

the government and the bank of england. we look at why it is happening and whether it means you will be feeling poorer for longer. weather presenter alexis green tells of her torment after she was harassed by a man, who bombarded her with explicit messages. it's been really hard. i just want to get on with my life and i don't want him in it. deadline day at old trafford. by 9pm tonight all second offers in the manchester united sale need to be in — with the club confident they'll receive bids in excess of five billion pounds. it is going to be a windy day for many of you with the risk of flooding on posts in the west. all the details here on breakfast. it's wednesday, 22nd march.

a big day in westminster. borisjohnson is to appear before a committee of mps today as he tries to convince them he didn't deliberately mislead parliament over downing street parties during the covid pandemic. the former prime minister has admitted that some comments he made about the gatherings were misleading but said that it wasn't intentional. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. borisjohnson and downing street staff gathered inside number 10 when covid restrictions were in place. when those events came to light, borisjohnson said no rules had been broken. the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. yesterday, he admitted those denials meant parliament had been misinformed, but argued that wasn't his fault. the former prime minister said, i accept that the house of commons was misled by my statements, that the rules and guidance had been followed completely at number 10. but when the statements were made, he added, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time.

i did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the house, mrjohnson said, adding i would never have dreamed of doing so. here's what the former prime minister told mps in december 2021. what i could tell the right honourable gentleman is that — is that all guidance was followed completely. a week later, he gave a similar statement. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that and that no covid rules were broken. a key question for mps is whether mrjohnson later corrected himself after he was fined by police... it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. ..and once the senior civil servant sue gray's report had found a failure of leadership.

i'm happy to set on the record now that when i said i came to this house and said in all sincerity that the rules and guidance had been followed at all times, it was what i believed to be true. borisjohnson claims he relied on the advice of his aides, questions the methods of mps investigating him and says he can't see why he received a fine. mps will later test that defence, as they question a former prime minister on the saga that played a part in his downfall. jonathan blake, bbc news. that is the saga, the story so far. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. nick, what can we expect to happen today? the hearing will be at two o'clock

this afternoon and it is scheduled for several hours. borisjohnson for several hours. boris johnson will for several hours. borisjohnson will be there with a couple of lawyers. you will take an oath, swearing on the king james bible to tell the truth that the hearing. there will be several hours of his defence and an interrogation of fur by the mps on the privileges committee. four conservatives, two labour and one snp. there are two key questions today that boris johnson will face. not did he mislead parliament quest what he now accepts his comments were misleading. the question is why? borisjohnson's misleading. the question is why? boris johnson's defence misleading. the question is why? borisjohnson's defence is he was acting in good faith, that is what he thought at the time. his aides had advised him rules had been followed. he says it was an accident. not everybody is convinced. the committee, for example, have said they think it should have been obvious to boris johnson that the rules he was explaining to us on television every day had not been followed because he

was at these events where pictures have shown there was no social distancing. mps will be asking if it was accidental he misled parliament whether it was reckless, or perhaps even deliberate? that is the key question. the second one is, once he found out he had misled parliament medically at quickly enough to tell mps? he said yes, he did it as soon as the investigation from sue gray into the parties were over. some think it took too long. figs if into the parties were over. some think it took too long.— think it took too long. as if we needed proof _ think it took too long. as if we needed proof that _ think it took too long. as if we needed proof that boris - think it took too long. as if we i needed proof that boris johnson continues to dominate political life in westminster, we have heard while we had been on air this morning about how he will vote in rishi sunak�*s brexit deal vote. again that is fascinating, isn't it? if sunak's brexit deal vote. again that is fascinating, isn't it?— is fascinating, isn't it? if you want a busy _ is fascinating, isn't it? if you want a busy afternoon, - is fascinating, isn't it? if you | want a busy afternoon, today is fascinating, isn't it? if you - want a busy afternoon, today you are going to get one. shortly after the hearing starts, there will be a break for mps to vote on rishi sunak's deal on post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland.

borisjohnson will vote against the boris johnson will vote against the government. borisjohnson will vote against the government. he said this morning he thinks rishi sunak's arrangements are unacceptable and that he cannot back then. that will be another moment of theatre. politically, the question i am wondering this morning, when it gain more conservative mps have a to do the same, to rebel against the government? a lot of them have been weighing it up, they are not totally happy with what rishi sunak agreed. some of the brexiteers from back in the big battles in parliament in 2018, 2019 are considering rebelling on it. the dup is considering voting against as well. it is not a situation where we are wondering if the government potentially going to face a big defeat. it will pass because it is being backed by labour. something else to watch out for. b. labour. something else to watch out for. : , ,

labour. something else to watch out for. �* , .y ., ., ~ labour. something else to watch out for. �* , .y ., ., for. a busy day for you. thank you very much — for. a busy day for you. thank you very much indeed. _ for. a busy day for you. thank you very much indeed. lots _ for. a busy day for you. thank you very much indeed. lots of- for. a busy day for you. thank you i very much indeed. lots of coverage across bbc news today on all outlets. there will be analysis and reaction from my team at westminster, including nick. there will be live coverage on the bbc news channel and updates on social media from our correspondents. and we'll have a special edition of newcast, with live updated pages on the bbc news app and online. there is no escape. the latest inflation figures have been released this morning and show an unexpected rise in prices. no escaping that either. nina is at a cafe in greater manchester for us this morning with the details. nobody really saw this coming. they'll thought the rate of inflation was to drop. ! they'll thought the rate of inflation was to drop. i have not seen anyone — inflation was to drop. i have not seen anyone who _ inflation was to drop. i have not seen anyone who saw _ inflation was to drop. i have not seen anyone who saw this - inflation was to drop. i have not i seen anyone who saw this coming. i have been doing thisjob seen anyone who saw this coming. i have been doing this job for a three years. it is the biggest surprise i had seen in some time yesterday when we were looking ahead to the

inflation figures today, most of the predictions where it would drop below 10%. predictions where it would drop below10%. some predictions where it would drop below 10%. some said maybe it will plateau at 10.1%. nobody predicted this. inflation for the month of february, how quickly prices were rising in the year to february at 10.a%. we have been trying to drill down and find out where the surprise came from. it is largely around food prices. food inflation at 18% of the highest it has been full 1a years. her is a restaurant having to make decisions about whether to pass on the prices which is driving up the pressure as well. also pressure from fresh vegetables go interestingly. do you remember when i was bad weather on the continent driving up pressure? a short, sharp shock on prices. the bank of england now has to make a decision on interest rates and the government pledged to halve inflation by the end of the year. inflation will come down this year.

it is inevitable after the trickle of energy costs coming down. prices will not. that stretch you are feeling now is going to have to go further for longer.— further for longer. thank you very much indeed. _ counter—terror police have launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was set alight as he walked home from a mosque in birmingham. neighbours told the bbc they helped to put the flames out and carry the victim to his home where he was treated by paramedics. police have arrested another man on suspicion of attempted murder and they're investigating if there's a link with a similar attack in west london last month. water bills will have to rise if the dumping of sewage into uk rivers and seas is to be stopped, a house of lords commitee has warned. in a new report, the peers say that successive governments, the regulator ofwat, and water companies are all to blame. it says huge investment will be needed to improve things. the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow appeared in court yesterday in utah accused

of crashing into a man in a skiing accident in 2016 causing a head injury and broken ribs. terry sanderson alleges he was hit from behind but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson's own fault. the incident occurred in february 2016 at the deer valley resort where ms paltrow was skiing with family. it's 8:10an. a bbc weather presenter says she was left feeling physically sick after she was harassed by a man who sent her over 100 messages — many of them sexually explicit. alexis green said she was unable to sleep and had to take time off work after she was bombarded with messages, videos and photos on social media from timothy o'brien. the 55—year—old was jailed for 17 weeks and given a restraining order after he admitted harassment against ms green. i sat down with her to talk and the impact it's had on her life and health.

alexis, thanks so much for talking to us about this. i know this is not easy for you to talk about. but if you could just start right at the beginning when you realised there was a problem with this man. yes. so it all started last year in november. i had a few messages from this guy and they were inappropriate, saying something like, "you're warming up my house tonight." so i thought, you know what? i'm just going to block you, which i did. and a month later, he set up a new profile on facebook and decided to message me again. two to three messages a day. and these are videos that are like maybe between seven to nine minutes long. selfie videos, talking of his sexual desires, what he'd like to do to me, knowing that when he'd finished with me, my other half would be lying in bed knowing that he'd had his dirty way. so i showed it to my partner. he only watched a couple of minutes and was like, "you need to phone the police. this is outrageous. this guy can't get away with this."

so i thought about it for 2a hours and then went to the police. they came round. but then i had to listen to that whole video because the police used my phone and use their body cameras to record everything. so i listened to the whole thing. so did you have to sit in a room with him? yeah, i had to sit in a room with him in court. obviously, the court case was horrendous for me. i sat there in the dock shaking, reading my statement, which was about five paragraphs long because i had a lot to say about the situation and i was quite teary reading it as well. yes, it's really, really hard doing those things. but, at the end of it, i did have a result. being on the television, i was the voice of the people out there who don't have a voice and are going through exactly the same thing. and i want to i want to give them confidence in knowing that going forward, you can get a result and get a sentencing and also get a restraining order, which i have. and how much do you feel protected by that now?

i don't feel totally protected by it. it's a restraining order. you can't stop somebody driving to my house or my workplace or stop them messaging me. they will go back to... he will go back to prison if he does. it's made you afraid, hasn't it? it has, yes. it has made me afraid. i'm scared to do certain things. i won't go for a run on my own any more. i take the dog. the poor dog has to go so many miles with me and he's tired every day. but no, i feel that there is that protection in place, but it's not going to be... he's not going to help me. it's not going to help my personal feelings, my anxiety. i'll always have that with me. you have all of this going on away from work, and yet yourjob requires you to be really together and calm. how did you manage to stay like that? i had to go to work knowing that he was watching me, thinking of his sexual desires about me.

and i felt physically sick. i was actually shaking, presenting the weather. none of my colleagues knew about it at work. but yeah, i was literally my legs were shaking, my hands were shaking, and i was trying to hold it together on air. i've had my fair share of sort of people stepping over the line with messages on social media, as i'm sure you have. and i've taken it as a part of myjob, which maybe we shouldn't have to put up with that kind of thing. but this was way over the line, just totally over the line. and did you ever, during that time, during that very intense period when you were getting all of these messages, did you everfind yourself modifying your own behaviour because of him? i'm a keen runner, so i'd go out and pound the streets on my own, but i found myself looking over my shoulder, really scared to see if he'd be lurking in the bush. it got to the point where i go to bed at night and i wouldn't sleep at all and the dog would bark downstairs and i'd be instantly opening the curtains, thinking there was something out

there or he was out there. do you feel like once he does come out of prison, that will make you behave in a different way? think about — think again about places you might go or things that you might do. yeah. i think when he comes out of prison, i'm definitely not going to go in the county he lives in. i'm going to avoid that like the plague. i will probably stay in my area at home. go to work. and go back into a sort of like withdrawn self because i did withdraw myself even from my family and my friends. yeah. it's been really hard, and ijust... i just want to get on with my life, and i don't want him in it. i know now you're feeling so vulnerable and frightened. but can you see that day when this is behind you, when you can put all of this nasty stuff behind you?

i think i can focus on the future. ijust think i have to take it a day at a time and hope that those messages aren't going to come back on social media. i think the longer period of time that it is, it will get better. i think. i'm hoping it will. looking ahead, can you see a time where you can put this experience behind you, and how do you think you will do that? what's the process to get to that point for you? i think it's just time for me to get to that point. i think he needs to stop messaging me, ithink. i need to... wow, i'm angry. i really am angry now. before, i was emotional. obviously, i am still emotional, but i'm thinking in my head, you know, "this is not fair. i don't need this. and he's not going to affect the rest of my life." i'm not going to go into work feeling angry. i actually thought about quitting my job because of this. do i really need this stress on me every day?

do i need to feel sick going into work, presenting the weather? no, i don't. and...hopefully within time things will get better. there's an element of acceptance, isn't there? there's a certain level of harassment that goes on online. a lot of the time for women that maybe we just accept, maybe we shouldn't. it's notjust women that are stalked or harassed. it's men as well. i had a guy messaged me on social media saying, "look, i've been through the same thing as you. i totally get where you're coming from. and, you know, chin up, keep going." so there are lots of people out there. this is... this goes on more than you think. do you think social media companies do enough to protect us? i don't think they do. social media companies maybe have a lot to answer for. there is a lot out there that, you know, you see cases of sexual violence, etc, on social media and it shouldn't happen. there needs to be some laws put in place to prevent

this from happening further to innocent people. i know we would very much like to thank an accessible speaking to us about this really difficult subject to talk about. i know she wants to tell other people who may have been in a similar situation and maybe make some changes. best wishes to her. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. he has been telling us it is a bit blustery. that picture tells a different story. d0 blustery. that picture tells a different story.— blustery. that picture tells a different story. do not be full by the sunshine. _ different story. do not be full by the sunshine. we _ different story. do not be full by the sunshine. we have - different story. do not be full by the sunshine. we have a - different story. do not be full by the sunshine. we have a bit i different story. do not be full by. the sunshine. we have a bit more sunshine around today. beautiful start after the overnight rain. a different story in shetland. overnight rain are still lingering. yesterday the below—average rainfall across shetland so far this month. the 30 rows of rain still to come.

across the rest of scotland when this is where we will see some of the strongest of the winds today. we could see the wind 50, 60 miles an hour. they will be whipping up some pretty high seas even with the strengthening winds, it would be a comparatively mild start. temperature still about where we should be for this stage in march. still some overnight rain lingering and easing in east anglia and the south—east. lively, thundery showers towards the highlands and islands pushing north—east. for most of you it will be the story of sunny spells and one or two showers may be coming your way. any show as you do will push through quickly because even though we have the strongest wins in scotland we will still see gales elsewhere across the country enacted give coastal flooding in the west. the highest temperatures in the east. down a little bit in eastern scotland compared with yesterday.

15, 16 in the east of england. another batch of showers later on. it will be cooler than recent nights even though overall it is still pretty mild. sunshine and showers tomorrow, more persistent rain in southern england.— southern england. thank you very much. a wedding in south wales took a dramatic turn at the weekend when five of the guests had to leave the church to respond to an emergency call. this is dedication. the porthcawl rnli volunteers were at the service for a fellow crew member's special day when they were called out to rescue two people cut off by an incoming tide. charlotte winfield has the story. as a rescue volunteer himself, groom mark and his bridejessie always knew there was the chance that some of their guests could get called away. the irony came just 17 minutes after the vicar who was marrying them said, "switch off your phones unless you are lifeboat crew."

the happy couple, who were already saying their vows, were none the wiser that five of their guests were now swapping their suits for life jackets — travelling ten miles away from the church. the rescuers jumped to action to reach two people who had been cut off by the tide, telling them where their rescue mission had started. thank you so much. i was in church. one of the lifeboat guys was getting married. aw! it's all right. it's before the sermon. a quick helicopter ride and it was happily ever after. the crew made it back just as the ceremony was ending, to apologise to the newlyweds and capture the moment. charlotte winfield, bbc news. we're joined now by mark and jessie, who are currently on their honeymoon, as well as ken yorke, luke anderson and the rest of the volunteers

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a couple of other crew members fumbling in their pockets as well to look at their pages. suddenly, instinctively, we all started to get up instinctively, we all started to get up at the same time and i looked at my partner and said, i have got to go. she looked back and said, you are kidding! i said, go. she looked back and said, you are kidding! isaid, i have got go. she looked back and said, you are kidding! i said, i have got to go. at that point, we left as discreetly and quietly and quickly as we could. discreetly and quietly and quickly as we could-— discreetly and quietly and quickly as we could. ., ., ~' , ., ., i. as we could. took us through how you not out of as we could. took us through how you got out of the — as we could. took us through how you got out of the church _ as we could. took us through how you got out of the church without - got out of the church without anybody realising what went on. we were sitting to the rear of the seating — were sitting to the rear of the seating plan. obviously, the bride and groom — seating plan. obviously, the bride and groom are at the front, totally oblivious _ and groom are at the front, totally oblivious to — and groom are at the front, totally oblivious to the carnage going on behind _ oblivious to the carnage going on behind. we did get some funny looks from the _ behind. we did get some funny looks from the rest of the congregation. i do not _ from the rest of the congregation. i do not know— from the rest of the congregation. i do not know if they thought it was a prank— do not know if they thought it was a prank we _ do not know if they thought it was a prank we were doing something. we kind of— prank we were doing something. we kind of got— prank we were doing something. we kind of got out as quickly as we

could — kind of got out as quickly as we could. least disruption, like i said — could. least disruption, like i said our— could. least disruption, like i said. our pagers were on silence so at least _ said. our pagers were on silence so at least it— said. our pagers were on silence so at least it did not disrupt the service — at least it did not disrupt the service too much. i at least it did not disrupt the service too much.— at least it did not disrupt the service too much. , ., service too much. i bet some of the other people _ service too much. i bet some of the other people in _ service too much. i bet some of the other people in a — service too much. i bet some of the other people in a congregation i service too much. i bet some of the other people in a congregation that| other people in a congregation that you are about to perform a wedding task or burst into song or flash mob or something. task or burst into song or flash mob or something-— task or burst into song or flash mob or something. there were a few licks of confusion- — or something. there were a few licks of confusion. as _ or something. there were a few licks of confusion. as people _ or something. there were a few licks of confusion. as people kept - of confusion. as people kept disappearing from different parts of the church, people realised pretty quickly what was going on. tel]! the church, people realised pretty quickly what was going on.- quickly what was going on. tell us about the shout. _ quickly what was going on. tell us about the shout. where _ quickly what was going on. tell us about the shout. where were i quickly what was going on. tell us about the shout. where were you | about the shout. where were you being called to? locate about the shout. where were you being called to?— about the shout. where were you being called to? we were called to a ba near being called to? we were called to a bay near sundown. _ being called to? we were called to a bay near sundown. the _ being called to? we were called to a bay near sundown. the couple i being called to? we were called to a bay near sundown. the couple were | bay near sundown. the couple were cut off _ bay near sundown. the couple were cut off by _ bay near sundown. the couple were cut off by the tide. the chil came in from _ cut off by the tide. the chil came in from the — cut off by the tide. the chil came in from the national coast watch. we .ot in from the national coast watch. we got there. _ in from the national coast watch. we got there, the boat was there in 15 minutes _ got there, the boat was there in 15 minutes. there was a swell, so we could _ minutes. there was a swell, so we could not— minutes. there was a swell, so we could not get the boat safely on. we went ashore and then the coastguard whether— went ashore and then the coastguard whether pretty quickly. they were

giving _ whether pretty quickly. they were giving us — whether pretty quickly. they were giving us the safest way to extract the casualties and that was by helicopter. they came to pick up. good _ helicopter. they came to pick up. good news — helicopter. they came to pick up. good news. did they get back in time for the reception? thea;r good news. did they get back in time for the reception?— for the reception? they did. we manaoed for the reception? they did. we managed to _ for the reception? they did. we managed to have _ for the reception? they did. we managed to have a _ for the reception? they did. we managed to have a bit - for the reception? they did. we managed to have a bit of i for the reception? they did. we managed to have a bit of fun i managed to have a bit of fun afterwards. managed to have a bit of fun afterwards-— managed to have a bit of fun afterwards. : ~ afterwards. am i right in thinking, when they came — afterwards. am i right in thinking, when they came back, _ afterwards. am i right in thinking, when they came back, they i afterwards. am i right in thinking, i when they came back, they brought the boat back. i when they came back, they brought the boat back.— the boat back. i heard the siren. i was at the — the boat back. i heard the siren. i was at the back _ the boat back. i heard the siren. i was at the back of _ the boat back. i heard the siren. i was at the back of the _ the boat back. i heard the siren. i was at the back of the church i the boat back. i heard the siren. i i was at the back of the church having cake and _ was at the back of the church having cake and i_ was at the back of the church having cake and i heard the siren going. i thought. _ cake and i heard the siren going. i thought. it — cake and i heard the siren going. i thought, it can't be. i hitched up my dress— thought, it can't be. i hitched up my dress and ran out of the front. all looking — my dress and ran out of the front. all looking windswept and damp from bein- all looking windswept and damp from being on— all looking windswept and damp from being on the sea. the boat was there as well— being on the sea. the boat was there as well for— being on the sea. the boat was there as well for such a lovely moment where _ as well for such a lovely moment where we — as well for such a lovely moment where we have got the iconic photos. that was— where we have got the iconic photos. that was such a lovely part of the weddind — that was such a lovely part of the wedding. 50 that was such a lovely part of the weddina. ., ., ., , that was such a lovely part of the weddina. ., , ., , ., wedding. so good to be able to congratulate — wedding. so good to be able to congratulate them _ wedding. so good to be able to congratulate them on - wedding. so good to be able to congratulate them on a - wedding. so good to be able to i congratulate them on a successful shout. great to see them after they had done what they do so well. iotrot’hat had done what they do so well. what a lovely thing —

had done what they do so well. what a lovely thing to _ had done what they do so well. what a lovely thing to say. _ a lovely thing to say. congratulations to all of you. particularly mark and jesse but the guys at porthcawl as well. a reminder of the work you do every day around the uk, even when there is a wedding. it is definitely a film, definitely. thank you. we wish you a long and happy, successful life together.— you a long and happy, successful life together._ thank i you a long and happy, successful. life together._ thank you life together. thank you. thank you so much. breakfast is on bbc one this morning until a quarter—past nine, when morning live takes over. helen and gethin can tell us what they have in store. coming up on morning live... loneliness is a growing problem in the uk for people of all ages. and feeling isolated and alone can have a devastating impact on sufferers. the best thing is holding hands, i miss that. holding hands.

a small gesture that goes so far. nobody is immune to loneliness, but lots is being done to find a remedy. countryfile presenter charlotte smith meets some of the amazing people working hard to get us interacting with each other and talking more, and she shares how you can get involved. dr oscar always loves a chat, especially about all things medical. i'll be working my way through the health headlines to see which are fact and which are fiction. we'll be looking at the news that there could be a way stop children developing peanut allergies and whether wearing socks in bed really will give you a better night's sleep. so many questions. and we've got two doctors for the price of one today, we chat to a leading orthopaedic surgeon to find out how tech neck, a pain caused by looking at your phone, can be reversed with some simple stretches. also today, we'll be joined by broadcaster rob rinder and actor sarah agha to hear how they followed in the footsteps of theirjewish and palestinian ancestors in the documentary series, the holy land and us: our untold stories. very powerful stuff. incredibly

movino . plus, we meet some of the contestants, who ditched tech and attempted to cross canada for bbc one's race across the world. run, run! but they'll be here in manchester at 9:15am. we are all looking forward to that. it has been three years, hasn't it? brilliant stuff. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. a charity which runs a warm space in east london where people can have a free hot meal, says it's seeing a growing demand for its services. it comes as the latest inflation figures released this morning show the cost of living unexpectedly rose last month, partly driven by a sharp rise in food prices. the charity, hope a humanity, says people are really struggling to afford food and rent.

the housing rents have gone so high across london, it's just gone out of their affordability. and after the lockdown people are coming in and explaining that they are facing eviction notices as well because of the increase in the rents. workers on the woolwich ferry will receive a double—digit pay rise after a new deal was agreed with transport for london. it brings an end to more than two years of strikes by members of the unite union. under the agreement car park assistants will see their wages go up 26%, while senior deckhands will get an extra 18%. next, alongside maths, english and science, a group of pupils in east london are also learning to rap. christian foley is a poet, musician and writer whose performances have gone viral. he now goes into schools to inspire young people and show the power of spoken word. when i became a teenager, i started discovering hip—hop.

and then i realised that these worlds were so inter—related. and i love words. and, infact, hip—hop, i could get more words per minute. and so, i basicallyjust sped up and added a beat. what we're doing here is giving children the tools to talk about how they feel. i'm doing this in a few schools, but there are so many children who don't have access to this, and i wish they did. let's take a look at the tubes now. let's see what the weather's looking like now with kate. good morning. it is a rather grey start this morning. mild, however. we've got some dull and damp conditions. it's wet and windy first thing, but sunshine and showers later. you can see isobars close together. another breezy day. we will see these outbreaks of rain moving through fairly quickly. so, that front will clear, the cloud

breaks, sunny spells develop, heavy showers to follow. there is the risk of a rumble of thunder, but temperatures are still mild, 15 celsius. winds may be 30 to a0 miles an hour, pushing those showers through. we could see some showers first this evening. some clear spells, but a more organised band of showers will move through in the early hours, clearing by dawn, minimum temperatures dropping to seven or eight celsius. a bright start tomorrow. it is going to be another very unsettled day. we will see some showers around, and also the potential from the south for longer spells of rain. it is going to be another blustery day, perhaps the wind a little stronger through thursday. but the temperatures for now at least remaining mild, chillier by the end of the weekend. there's more on our website, including the new play based on the hit tv series stranger things. that's all from me. it's back to sally and jon. see you in half an hour. bye—bye. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay.

morning. just after half past eight. the latest inflation figures have been released this morning, and show an unexpected rise in prices. nina is at a cafe in greater manchester for us with the details. we weren't expecting this, were we? no. it has been a mixed picture in altrincham this morning, talking to the owner, the people to work in the kitchen, keeping an eye on prices, but also the customers. i want you to meet lucy and little tuffy, who is costing you a little bit more than she was?— is costing you a little bit more than she was? . ., _ �* than she was? yeah, i would say i've certainly noticed _ than she was? yeah, i would say i've certainly noticed things _ than she was? yeah, i would say i've certainly noticed things like - than she was? yeah, i would say i've certainly noticed things like dog i certainly noticed things like dog food and treats have gone up in price, for sure.— food and treats have gone up in price, for sure. and those holidays ou would price, for sure. and those holidays you would have — price, for sure. and those holidays you would have booked _ price, for sure. and those holidays you would have booked by - price, for sure. and those holidays you would have booked by now? . you would have booked by now? haven't booked anything so far this year. the prices are astronomical. interestingly, you work in finance. always keeping an eye on whether wages keep pace with inflation. not too bad in your industry?—

too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad at all. _ too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad at all. my _ too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad at all. my company - too bad in your industry? yeah, not too bad at all. my company has i too bad in your industry? yeah, notj too bad at all. my company hasjust too bad at all. my company has just awarded us a pay increase, a bit more for lower earners, which seems a bit fair. ~ :, �* more for lower earners, which seems a bit fair. ~ ., �* ., ~ a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edae a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edoe to a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edge to be _ a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edge to be taken _ a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edge to be taken off? _ a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the edge to be taken off? the - a bit fair. wouldn't we all like the l edge to be taken off? the numbers this morning say the month of february saw inflation at 10.a%. that game is a real shock. the expectation, because inflation had been dropping since it peaked, was it was going to come down below 10%. that wasn't to be. it has taken everybody by surprise, even the experts. we spoke to almost a0 before the announcement this morning. none of them put them at that price. food inflation is the main driver behind it. that is at 18% for the month of february, the highest it has been for nearly five decades. i want to take you through some of the prices and look at how they have increased. low fat milk over that period increased by a2.2%. can you believe it? i love oil

increased by a0.7%. and eggs went up by nearly a third. some big decisions now for the bank of england, who will typically use interest rates to curb spending and bring inflation down. it is already at a%, a bit of a headache for those of you have may be borrowed a lot of money, who have a big mortgage. they will make a decision tomorrow about whether to increase that once again. what it tells us more broadly is that, despite the fact the raw cost of energy following a settling after the invasion of ukraine, and a slowdown of activity following coming out of lockdown, is that it is not trickling down to us just yet. a short, sharp shock, the likes of which we saw when there was a dearth of vegetables coming from the continent when there was bad weather, meant vegetable prices zoomed up. overall that had a massive impact. vegetable prices going up by 18% in that period. you will be feeling it at home, like lucy. also, the small businesses that employ millions of people

across the uk, it puts more pressure on them. speak to robert, from the greater manchester federation of small businesses. good morning. it has confounded us, it has confounded a lot of the experts, certainly the government and the bank of that. when we spoke to chris, who runs this place, he wasn't surprised at all. is that what small businesses are telling us?— all. is that what small businesses are telling us? yeah, i don't think many small— are telling us? yeah, i don't think many small businesses _ are telling us? yeah, i don't think many small businesses will i are telling us? yeah, i don't think many small businesses will be i many small businesses will be surprised. especially in food production. inflation has been a problem for small businesses, but it is not the only problem. we have the energy crisis continuing with energy support been turned off from april the 1st. business rates landing as we speak and that will feed through is a big headache for businesses. some of them are going to really struggle to pay. on inflation, yes, it has been a problem for the last few months. it is a double whammy for businesses also, because it forces their prices up. they have to

charge customers more. customers' wages have not kept up with inflation. it is a vicious circle and it won't end until inflation comes down. inflation is a stubborn base. it has not come down. even with the go or forecast saying it is perhaps going to lower below 3% come christmas, that is a long way off. that is obvious to assuming we don't hit any balls along the way like a banking crisis or something geopolitical. banking crisis or something geopolitical-— banking crisis or something eoo -olitical. , w' , : geopolitical. very quickly, the vat threshold being _ geopolitical. very quickly, the vat threshold being frozen, _ geopolitical. very quickly, the vat threshold being frozen, you i geopolitical. very quickly, the vat threshold being frozen, you think. threshold being frozen, you think thatis threshold being frozen, you think that is making businesses and their decision on whether to grow, behave differently? decision on whether to grow, behave differentl ? :, , decision on whether to grow, behave differentl ? . , , ., ., differently? yeah. this is another bio differently? yeah. this is another big problem _ differently? yeah. this is another big problem going _ differently? yeah. this is another big problem going forward - differently? yeah. this is another big problem going forward for i big problem going forward for businesses. the vat threshold has been frozen since 2017. the government has said it is going to remain for 85,000 until 2026. businesses are struggling to stay under that threshold. they don't want to go above it. if they go

penny above they have to start charging 20% to customers. that is a real big problem. they can't afford it. what we're seeing now is businesses, particular leap in retail, hospitality is, opening four, five days a week. that is a red flag for the chancellor that the fiscal policy is not working. deciding not to grow, almost. it is a bit like if you are coming close to the tax threshold, you think a small pay rise might not be worth it. the government supporting businesses by capping energy prices for a little bit longer, they say. they are supporting households, they say, with £3300 worth of support this year. but they are under pressure now for their own target of halving inflation by the end of the year. they will have to make some decisions on how to handle that. the bank of england will have to decide on whether to raise interest rates. but every single one of us will be making some decisions at home about how we are going to cope with these prices that are coming down.

nina, thank you very much indeed for explaining all of that. and you can find out more about how changes to inflation will affect you. that's on our website at bbc.co.uk forward slash news — where you will find a section called "cost of living: tackling it together." coming up to 20 to nine. john has the sport. you are also talking money, aren't you? we are indeed. money is going to be pouring into manchester united, that is what some of the fans help with this potential takeover looming. bids need to be in today, there was a second bates, with that deadline tonight of 9pm. there has been a lot of talk, big meetings over ten days, with eight parties potentially interested. yes, it is going to be a fascinating day. it is deadline day at old trafford for the second bids for the sale of the club. there is a feeling bids will exceed £5 billion — that would be the highest fee paid for any team in the world. prospective buyers have until that deadline tonight. it's thought the frontrunners

remain the qatari bid, led by sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani who is looking to buy 100% of the club in a debt—free takeover. sirjim ratcliffe, the british petrochemicals billionaire, has proposed to buy the 69% stake held by the current owners, the glazers, following talks between all parties and united officials in recent days. it all points to that potential record breaking deal, eclipsing the record 3.8 billion spent on the purchase of the american football team the denver broncos last year. we've heard a passionate plea over the importance of speaking about men's mental health. the england and chelsea player ben chilwell says the stigma around getting support has to go. after being forced to miss the world cup because of injury, chilwell sought help to cope, and said it was hugely beneficial for him, and that it shouldn't be something anybody needs to hide. the stigma around it is silly really, especially with men,

men in football in particular, i think. as myself, someone who has been talking to someone for a few years now, and just the way that it's helped me, i think, you know, it can definitely help everyone and, like i said, just the stigma around it is something that, you know, potentially needs to go. england face italy tomorrow, northern ireland play san marino, while scotland's focus is on cyprus on saturday as qualifying for euro 2022 begins. after reaching euro 2020, they failed to qualify for the world cup in qatar last year, but will be hopeful of qualifying for the next major tournament staged in germany next year. we have to use that disappointment of not qualifying for the world cup, and sitting watching it on tv, to our advantage. and i'm sure every single player that's come in is motivated to make sure that we try and get into this

next tournament and be competitive, and continue that into the following world cup. it's advantage bayern munich in the women's champions league against arsenal, 1—0 winners last night in the first leg of the quarterfinals. lea schuller�*s header proved the difference. arsenal had a couple of efforts cleared off the line, but have plenty to do in the return leg if they're to avoid a quarterfinal exit for a fourth year in a row. chelsea play the reigning champions lyon tonight. and fancy a few days in paris next year? i suspect the answer is probably next. from today, you can apply to volunteer as part of the team who'll make sure everything runs smoothly at the paris olympics. the requirements are that you can speak english or french, are 18 or over onjanuary the 1st next year, and are available for a minimum of ten days. karolyn gaston, who's volunteered at the rio and the london olympics, tells us why it appeals to her. if i could bottle that up in one sentence and sell it,

i would be a billionaire right now. volunteering, just gifting your time, getting involved, it could be local, national or international, it doesn't really matter, but volunteering, gifting your time, is very, very special. it doesn't matter what it is. your contribution to delivering support or charity work and fundraising, whatever it is that you do, is so critically important, particularly in this day and age. and i know we willjoke about being in paris and the joys of seeing some of these sites, being part of what will be an incredible olympic experience. but it is actually the buzz you get from simply helping, volunteering your time, being part of something much bigger. that i guess is what it is about as well. correct. see you there! absolutely. coming up to quarter to nine. here is a figure for you. it is pretty shocking. more than 1a0,000 schoolchildren in england were officially severely absent in the summer term last year,

meaning they missed more than half of their classes. sadly, it's a figure that is growing, and for many of these so—called ghost children, it can mean they're off the radar. now, journalist terri white has travelled across the country in a new podcast to find out why these kids went missing and what is being done to help them. shejoins us now. good morning. is this a pandemic thing? it good morning. is this a pandemic thino ? , : good morning. is this a pandemic thin? , ., , , good morning. is this a pandemic thino? ,. ,, ., good morning. is this a pandemic thing? it is an issue that has been worsened by _ thing? it is an issue that has been worsened by the _ thing? it is an issue that has been worsened by the pandemic. i thing? it is an issue that has been worsened by the pandemic. so, i thing? it is an issue that has been - worsened by the pandemic. so, those statistics you have just mentioned, thatis statistics you have just mentioned, that is 134% increase in pre—pandemic levels. 50, absence has always been an issue, i think. of the numbers we are seeing right now i definitely exacerbated since the first lockdown. it is i definitely exacerbated since the first lockdown.— first lockdown. it is a really big question. _ first lockdown. it is a really big question. but _ first lockdown. it is a really big question, but how _ first lockdown. it is a really big question, but how does - first lockdown. it is a really big question, but how does this i first lockdown. it is a really big - question, but how does this happen? does it start with a kind of an increasing number of absences that just trail off, and who is trying to reach these children? the

just trail off, and who is trying to reach these children?— just trail off, and who is trying to reach these children? the first part of our reach these children? the first part of your question — reach these children? the first part of your question is _ reach these children? the first part of your question is really _ reach these children? the first part of your question is really difficult . of your question is really difficult to answer because it is really hard to answer because it is really hard to track individual children and to really get to the root of it. we know some of the issues. 50, anxiety, mental health, children with special educational needs. but what we focused on in the podcast was the vulnerable children. we know they are overrepresented in the statistics. if you are on school —— free school meals, like i was as a kid, you are three times more likely to be a ghost child, which shows that disadvantaged kids, who, by the way, i passionately believe are the people who need education the most, the people risking falling through the people risking falling through the gaps are not getting the education they need. but we did go around the country. we spoke to incredible social workers, because this is also a social care issue. we did make this incredible teacher in barrow, caroline walker. hope she is listening this morning, because he is incredible. this is a teacher who was getting up in the morning, and if her kid was not at school, was going and climbing through a window to get them and bring them through

the school gates. now, not every teacher can go above and beyond in that way. but it shows what individuals are trying to do to help these kids. you individuals are trying to do to help these kids. ., . , individuals are trying to do to help these kids. ., ., , ., ., these kids. you as an individual, clearly this _ these kids. you as an individual, clearly this was _ these kids. you as an individual, clearly this was deeply _ these kids. you as an individual, clearly this was deeply personal| clearly this was deeply personal wanted to do this from your own life. this really matters to you? i always say school saved me. there was a lot of violence in my house growing up. when i felt like home was the most dangerous place to be, school was the safest. i still remember walking through the school gates and feeling unafraid for the first time that day, and feeling not scared about whether i might trigger summary because my temper, but what might happen when that temper is triggered. you know what happens when you don't have to feel that? what happens is you can just learn. that is all i wanted to do. school not only saved me, which does sound like hyperbole, but i really don't believe it is, but also it is about opportunity, it is about giving all kids parity of opportunity, so that they can go on and achieve anything

they can go on and achieve anything they want to achieve. if we as a country really do believe in social mobility. country really do believe in social mobili . �* , ., country really do believe in social mobili .�* , ., ., mobility. because of your background i would imagine _ mobility. because of your background i would imagine you _ mobility. because of your background i would imagine you are _ mobility. because of your background i would imagine you are very - i would imagine you are very affected by some of the stories that you hear. who are the children that stay in your mind?— you hear. who are the children that stay in your mind? well, i mean, the most upsetting _ stay in your mind? well, i mean, the most upsetting part _ stay in your mind? well, i mean, the most upsetting part of _ stay in your mind? well, i mean, the most upsetting part of this _ stay in your mind? well, i mean, the most upsetting part of this entire - most upsetting part of this entire thing, and one of the reasons we wanted to do it, was the death of arthur hughes, who was held from school for two weeks before his death. school reopened that he was not sent back. obviously, he was murdered by his dad's partner. i found that case incredibly distressing. i think probably everybody in the country found it incredibly distressing. i spoke to his cousin, bernie, who painted a picture for us. when we talk about ghost children, we have to remember, as dame rachel de sousa, the children's commissioner always says, these are flesh and blood children, they are not numbers, they are kids who we need to be concerned about. and with arthur, we were able to

really bring him to life and to round people that this was a boy who loved superheroes, he loved going to school, he thrived in school. and just what it meant to him. and what i couldn't get out of my head was, could he have been safer had he been under the eyes of adults who weren't just his carers?— just his carers? what is the solution? _ just his carers? what is the solution? that _ just his carers? what is the solution? that is _ just his carers? what is the solution? that is a - just his carers? what is the solution? that is a very, i just his carers? what is the i solution? that is a very, very just his carers? what is the - solution? that is a very, very big question, but are you hopeful that we can help these kids and get more of them back to school? i we can help these kids and get more of them back to school?— of them back to school? i think there is a _ of them back to school? i think there is a real _ of them back to school? i think there is a real wheel _ of them back to school? i think there is a real wheel at - of them back to school? i think there is a real wheel at the - of them back to school? i think - there is a real wheel at the moment. there is currently an inquiry into absence. dame rachel de sousa is a passionate advocate of this course. she calls it a crisis of our age. i think that is exactly right. it is working out exactly why kids are not at school, trying to get a grip on the numbers. and really working out how to engage them. because once you go back severe absence, we have 1.8 million kids who are persistently

absent, that means missing more than 10% of school, 10% or more. and that, for me, is extraordinary. 1.8 million kids who are not going to school for 10% of their sessions. that is really worrying. there is a broader issue than a small number of severely absent children we are talking about. all of our absent children deserve the opportunity to be in education and reap the rewards. . ~ be in education and reap the rewards. ., ~ , ., be in education and reap the rewards. ., ~' , ., be in education and reap the rewards. ., ~ , ., . be in education and reap the rewards. ., ~ . ., rewards. thank you so much for cominu rewards. thank you so much for coming in- _ the first two episodes of the terri white: finding britain's ghost children podcast are out now on bbc sounds. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it is blustery on the coast. it is indeed. big waves too, as good morning. a story of sunshine and showers today. a lot of dry weather. it is the gales that will have some of the greatest impact, especially in scotland. winds could top 75 mph in scotland. winds could top 75 mph in the west. elsewhere it is going to be windy. coupled with spring

tides across some of these western coast, there is the risk of coastal flooding. details on the bbc weather website. what we have got at the moment is this big stripped of cloud which came through the night bringing outbreaks of rain. it is clearing away, clearing skies in its wake. we still have some of that lingering in east anglia and the south—east. more heavy persistent rain in shetland for a few hours before it eventually clears. every thundery showers across the mainland of scotland will push northwards. then it is sunny spells for the vast majority. a few showers passing through if they do come your way. they will be there for everybody. they will be there for everybody. they will be there for everybody. they will pass through smarty. strong winds in scotland and further south. winds topping a0 to 50 mph. temperatures on the mild side. through tonight, one batch of showers works its way through. another batch into the west later on. temperatures will be lower than recent nights, back to lower single figures. another cold start tomorrow morning. as for tomorrow itself,

there will be sunny spells for many to begin with. more showers tomorrow, the odd downpour coming your way. tomorrow, the odd downpour coming yourway. especially tomorrow, the odd downpour coming your way. especially in the south later, with strengthening winds, more persistent rain, working its way across east anglia and the south—east in the evening and overnight. another mild day. back to you. thank you. it's a timeless story, with unforgettable characters. but a new adaptation of dickens' great expectation will be as you've never seen it before. the new bbc series from the creator of peaky blinders sees dickensian england brought to life through the eyes of miss havisham, as she takes orphan pip on a darkjourney. let's have a look. may i ask, what is your intention? i believe once you have made your fortune, love is not so hard to find. and so it begins. now a handsome man.

innocent, moments before the great corruption. i am looking for a boy- by the name of pip gargery. a secret benefactor gave me instruction to bring him to london and teach him. teach me what? the wicked ways of this wicked city. do you feel love? yes. mrjagger has insisted that you stay under my protection. _ the devil will come. you can break his heart. what she taught me was how to be her weapon of revenge. we're joined now by fionn whitehead, who plays pip. morning. morning. it looks incredible. _ morning. morning. it looks incredible. what _ morning. morning. it looks incredible. what can - morning. morning. it looks incredible. what can we i morning. morning. it looks- incredible. what can we expect from this version? i incredible. what can we expect from this version?—

this version? i think this is a very fresh take _ this version? i think this is a very fresh take on _ this version? i think this is a very fresh take on great _ this version? i think this is a very j fresh take on great expectations. this version? i think this is a very i fresh take on great expectations. it has obviously been there not a lot. but stephen has done an amazing job with the scripts and made it his own. i hope everyone isjust entertained. own. i hope everyone is 'ust entertainedi own. i hope everyone is 'ust entertainedfi own. i hope everyone is 'ust entertained. ., , ., entertained. you get a sense of the peaky blinders _ entertained. you get a sense of the peaky blinders aspect _ entertained. you get a sense of the peaky blinders aspect of— entertained. you get a sense of the peaky blinders aspect of it. - entertained. you get a sense of the peaky blinders aspect of it. the - peaky blinders aspect of it. the drama, the music, the pacing, the lighting, it looks very modern, despite the fact it is an old story? yeah, definitely. that was definitely something we talked about lot when we were filming it, was trying to make it feel kind of contemporary within this period setting. so i'm glad that has come across. �* , ., , , ., across. and when you first started talkin: across. and when you first started talking about _ across. and when you first started talking about this _ across. and when you first started talking about this role, _ across. and when you first started talking about this role, i _ across. and when you first started talking about this role, i don't - talking about this role, i don't know if they approached you, or you went for it i don't know how it works, but did you think, how do i make this new? it works, but did you think, how do i make this new?— works, but did you think, how do i make this new? it was definitely on make this new? it was definitely on m mind, make this new? it was definitely on my mind. yeah- _ make this new? it was definitely on my mind. yeah- i— make this new? it was definitely on my mind, yeah. ithink— make this new? it was definitely on my mind, yeah. i think people - make this new? it was definitely on my mind, yeah. i think people are i my mind, yeah. i think people are such an iconic character within the

literary world and film and tv. —— pip. i wanted to make it my own. i think it is helpful to try to make it your own so you don't feel the pressures to match anybody else. find pressures to match anybody else. and how do ou pressures to match anybody else. and how do you do that? couldn't - pressures to match anybody else. and how do you do that? couldn't tell- how do you do that? couldn't tell ou! it's how do you do that? couldn't tell you! it's really — how do you do that? couldn't tell you! it's reallyjust _ how do you do that? couldn't tell you! it's reallyjust kind - how do you do that? couldn't tell you! it's reallyjust kind of - how do you do that? couldn't tell you! it's reallyjust kind of trying | you! it's reallyjust kind of trying to bring it as close to a real character as possible, so kind of goingthrough and mapping the character's arc, where he stands at each point in the journey, character's arc, where he stands at each point in thejourney, and giving him his own personality rather than trying to match it up to some kind of version of someone else's. ., . ~' some kind of version of someone else's. ., ., ~ ., some kind of version of someone else's. ., . ~' . ' else's. you talk about the different versions before. _ else's. you talk about the different versions before. they _ else's. you talk about the different versions before. they have - else's. you talk about the different versions before. they have been i else's. you talk about the different | versions before. they have been 28 stage, film and tv adaptations of great expectations. but it is one of those stories where you just know the title and you want to watch it again. you will watch a different version, yeah. i again. you will watch a different version. yeah-— again. you will watch a different version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad

ou think version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so- _ version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so. it _ version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so. it has _ version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so. it has a _ version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so. it has a magic- version, yeah. i hope so. i'm glad you think so. it has a magic about it, you think so. it has a magic about it. dickens. _ you think so. it has a magic about it, dickens. and _ you think so. it has a magic about it, dickens. and what _ you think so. it has a magic about it, dickens. and what you - you think so. it has a magic about it, dickens. and what you can - you think so. it has a magic about it, dickens. and what you can do | you think so. it has a magic about | it, dickens. and what you can do is bring it to a new audience who have not seen it before.— not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope- _ not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope- it _ not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope. it can _ not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope. it can be _ not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope. it can be really - not seen it before. definitely. that is the hope. it can be really trickyl is the hope. it can be really tricky to get younger audiences and new audiences to read dickens and some more of these kind of classic writers, because some of the language can feel so inaccessible. so, i'm hoping this puts a fresh take on eight and opens the world. we got a tiny little glam style of olivia colman as ms havisham. what was it like working with her? brilliant. she is lovely. i mean, she is obviously an incredible actor and doesn't need me telling her that. she is alsojust and doesn't need me telling her that. she is also just really lovely and funny. i think we had a real good laugh because we were all dressed in these mad costumes. just having a good time. the dressed in these mad costumes. just having a good time.— having a good time. the customs are incredible, aren't _ having a good time. the customs are incredible, aren't they? _ having a good time. the customs are incredible, aren't they? what - having a good time. the customs are incredible, aren't they? what is - having a good time. the customs are incredible, aren't they? what is it. incredible, aren't they? what is it like for you to work in customs like

that? . ., , , ., , like for you to work in customs like that? . .,, , ., , ., ., that? -- costumes. it was amazing. the costume _ that? -- costumes. it was amazing. the costume designer— that? -- costumes. it was amazing. the costume designer did _ that? -- costumes. it was amazing. the costume designer did such - that? -- costumes. it was amazing. the costume designer did such an i the costume designer did such an incrediblejob. it was hot the costume designer did such an incredible job. it was hot because we found from february to mid july, mid to latejuly, and at the beginning it was cold, then at the end we were going through some of those heatwaves and wearing a lot of layers. i was peeling the costume off by the end of the day. i’m off by the end of the day. i'm pretending — off by the end of the day. i'm pretending it's _ off by the end of the day. i'm pretending it's cold and snowing? yeah. one of the days we shot it was about 35 degrees. give or take. they were putting fake snow on the ground. we were in layers, big hat, big hat which had to be a specially made because my head is so big. i5 made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks — made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks very — made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks very much. _ made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks very much. i _ made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks very much. ifeel- made because my head is so big. is it?! thanks very much. i feel like i l it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry- _ it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry- if _ it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry. if that _ it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry. if that is _ it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry. if that is bad - it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry. if that is bad for- it?! thanks very much. i feel like i want to cry. if that is bad for you, | want to cry. if that is bad for you, imaaine want to cry. if that is bad for you, imagine what _ want to cry. if that is bad for you, imagine what olivia _ want to cry. if that is bad for you, imagine what olivia colman - want to cry. if that is bad for you, imagine what olivia colman felt i want to cry. if that is bad for you, i imagine what olivia colman felt like in that giant dress and wig! i

definitely had an easy ride. in that giant dress and wig! i . definitely had an easy ride. that relationship _ definitely had an easy ride. that relationship between kate and ms havisham is the story. that must have been really crucial that you get that right? == have been really crucial that you get that right?— have been really crucial that you get that right? -- pip. definitely. it la s get that right? -- pip. definitely. it lays the — get that right? -- pip. definitely. it lays the foundation _ get that right? -- pip. definitely. it lays the foundation for - get that right? -- pip. definitely. it lays the foundation for the - get that right? -- pip. definitely. it lays the foundation for the rest | it lays the foundation for the rest of the story. it is a very manipulative relationship. i think they come together when peter is so young. —— pip. she can get her hooks into him. she holds all the cards in a lot of ways. ce is kind of at her bidding. a lot of ways. ce is kind of at her biddinu. ., . ., ,., , a lot of ways. ce is kind of at her biddin.. ., ., ., , ., bidding. you are also in emily at the moment. — bidding. you are also in emily at the moment, the _ bidding. you are also in emily at the moment, the story - bidding. you are also in emily at the moment, the story of - bidding. you are also in emily at the moment, the story of emily| the moment, the story of emily bronte, which is streaming at any moment. that has been hugely successful, really, really well received. do you feel like that was your breakthrough moment? i was reall , your breakthrough moment? i was really. really _ your breakthrough moment? i was really. really happy _ your breakthrough moment? i was really, really happy with _ your breakthrough moment? i —" really, really happy with how emily was received. i think it was great to see everyone responding to it so well. again, and with niche topic within british literature. i had a

really good time doing it. the character i play is emily bronte's mad, chaotic brother, who was notoriously the sort of black sheep. i have a great time doing it. is it i have a great time doing it. is it aood to i have a great time doing it. is it good to say _ i have a great time doing it. is it good to say play _ i have a great time doing it. is it good to say play right to play someone mad? it good to say play right to play someone mad?— good to say play right to play someone mad? , , , someone mad? it is very good. use one in. someone mad? it is very good. use one in- you — someone mad? it is very good. use one in. you have _ someone mad? it is very good. use one in. you have had _ someone mad? it is very good. use one in. you have had an _ someone mad? it is very good. use one in. you have had an amazing i someone mad? it is very good. use. one in. you have had an amazing few ears. it's one in. you have had an amazing few years- it's great- _ one in. you have had an amazing few years. it's great. lovely _ one in. you have had an amazing few years. it's great. lovely to _ one in. you have had an amazing few years. it's great. lovely to see - one in. you have had an amazing few years. it's great. lovely to see you i years. it's great. lovely to see you here this morning. we are looking forward to the series. thank you for coming in. great expectations starts this saturday at 9pm, on bbc one and bbc iplayer. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59.

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