good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today — accept or reject — the royal college of nursing prepares to announce if its members have agreed a pay deal. the fbi arrests a suspect in the worst leak of united states intelligence in years. good morning from an independent cinema in sheffield, but i will be looking at the fortunes of an industry struggling to recover from the pandemic amid the rising cost of

living —— where i will be. in sport, a missed opportunity for manchester united, as they throw away a two—goal lead to put their europa league hopes injeopardy. and we find out about how donating something usually discarded after childbirth — the umbilical cord — can save lives. and here at aintree, it is ladies day in the grand national festival. looking promising behind me at the moment, but rain and the focus for many of you today. all the detail on that and your weekend forecast all coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday 14th april. our main story — the royal college of nursing will announce whether its members in england have voted to accept the government's new pay offer later today. the union, which represents nurses and other health workers, has recommended that its members accept the deal, which includes a 5% pay rise for this year. it comes as junior doctors in england start the final full day of a 96—hour walkout over a separate pay dispute. our correspondent robin

brant has the latest. nhs nurses have been striking on a scale never seen before in the century—long history of their trade union. but that action by the rcn paused a month ago after an updated pay offer from the government. the proposal to most nhs workers, apart from doctors, includes a one—off payment of up to £3,789 for staff in england. that covers the 2022—23 financial year that's just ended. there's also a 5% consolidated pay rise for this year. nurses have until 9.00 this morning to vote on the offer. the rcn will reveal the result this evening. while one nhs dispute may be about to end, though, another continues. doctors in gateshead are some of the hundreds who've been on picket lines. their protest ends early on saturday. the bma and itsjunior doctors are determined, despite the government dismissing its 35% pay rise demand as unreasonable.

we are happy to negotiate on how we get pay restoration, but in any negotiation, one side puts their position forward, which we've done, and then usually the other side puts their position forward. but we've not had anything from the government, notjust a credible offer, which is what we are hoping for, to cancel the strikes. we've had no offer whatsoever. with ongoing concerns about patient safety alongside assurances from junior doctors, the arbitration service acas says it stands ready to help. robin brant, bbc news. we can speak now to our reporter simonjones, who's outside st thomas�* hospital in central london this morning. simon, there's a lot riding on the result of this ballot? when will we know? the result of the ballot today is — when will we know? the result of the ballot today is expected _ when will we know? the result of the ballot today is expected by _ when will we know? the result of the ballot today is expected by early - ballot today is expected by early evening, and it is going to be watched very closely at hospitals like this one. this is one of the largest hospital trusts in england,

operating five different hospital sites. now, members of the nursing union have until 9.00 this morning to cast their vote, so that the union leadership says it is premature to speculate what the result might be. but looking at other parts of the uk, it is by no means certain that members will accepted. in scotland, there was an offer of 6.5%. that was narrowly accepted by rcn members. but look at wales, where there was a 1.5% offer above what was already on the table, and that was roundly rejected. this all takes place against a backdrop of thejunior doctors' all takes place against a backdrop of the junior doctors' strike. we are now into day four of that. it continues until tomorrow morning. thejunior doctors are continues until tomorrow morning. the junior doctors are asking for a 35% pay rise. the government says thatis 35% pay rise. the government says that is completely unaffordable. and the chancel said it would not be right to give an offer like that, because it would fuel inflation. she does have the chancellor said. the

junior doctors want the conciliation service acas to get involved, but the government saying that can only happen if this 35% pay demand has dropped, and ultimately further strike action is postponed. so the two sides appear as far apart as ever. ,, ., ., ~ , ., a 21—year—old member of the us air force reserves, is being questioned over the leaking of highly classified documents, which revealed intelligence about the war in ukraine and the us spying on allies. jack teixeira was arrested by the fbi yesterday evening in massachusetts, and is expected to appear in court in boston later today. our correspondent david willis has the story. dressed in shorts and a t—shirt with news helicopters hovering overhead, the suspect in the latest us intelligence drama was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston. today, thejustice department arrested jack douglas teixeira

in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information. fbi agents took teixeira into custody earlier this afternoon without incident. jack teixeira is 21 years old and worked for the intelligence wing of the massachusetts national guard. one of the friends with whom he allegedly shared information told the washington post teixeira was neither a whistle—blower nor a foreign agent. any claims that he is a russian operative or pro—russian is categorically false. he is not interested in helping any foreign agencies with their attack on the us or other countries. he was a young, charismatic man who loved nature, god, who loved shooting guns and and racing cars. among the leaks were us assessments about the progress of the war in ukraine. top secret information shared amongst a small group of friends

on the chat app discord, so it's claimed, a process that had been going on for months, motivated in this case not by ideology, but by a desire to gain kudos within the group. we have an individual who's leaking material because they want to develop personal friendships online. in effect, they're using the release of top secret us intelligence documents as leverage to gain friendships with individuals in online chat forums. and i think that the insider threat remains the same as always, but the motivation is perhaps different from what we've seen before. the pentagon says it's looking into how such information is distributed, but a spokesman also made the point that it was the nature of the us military to entrust young service members with high levels of responsibility. jack teixeira is due to appear in court in boston later today, charged with the unauthorised removal and transmission of classified information. david willis, bbc news, washington. president biden will finsh his trip to the island of ireland today, with a visit to the town where his ancestors lived. yesterday, mr biden

made a historic address to the irish parliament, and spoke passiontely about his family roots in the country. our reporter charlotte gallagher has more. ballina is preparing for a special visitor. president biden, whose great great grandfather was born here, is coming to town, and some of his distant relatives are very excited. i'm actually related to him. hang on a second. you're related tojoe biden? yes. what is he to you? he's my fifth cousin. your fifth cousin? and how does that feel? shocking, really? and how did you find that out? i found that outwith... my mum and i were doing a family tree,

and we found out that biden was my fifth cousin. ballina is getting ready to welcome home its famous son. he's going to be speaking at the cathedral behind me, and you cannot miss what's going on here. there are flags on basically every building in the town. people are ready to celebrate. he came here for the first time when he was vice president, and received a rock star welcome, so him returning as president is a huge occasion for the small town. he will be among his people. and for us as people of ballina, people of the west coast of ireland, we're just looking forward to celebrating our people, celebrating their heritage, celebrating our story. and it was a very dark moment in our history when so many people left these shores, the celebration of the opportunity that exists, when people have left and worked hard and persevered and reached high office like the white house.

today will be a very personal and unofficial visit, a homecoming for a proud irish—american, or, as they call him here, cousinjoe. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, ballina. councils in england have warned that election staff could be overwhelmed by the introduction of compulsory voter id. next month's local elections will be the first time people will have to show photo identification in order to cast a ballot. the government says the new rules will help prevent fraud, but critics say it will mean less people take part. later today, the highest legal body in france will decide whether president macron's controversial pension reform plans can become law. the bill, which would raise the pension age from 62 to 64, was forced through without a parliamentary vote, triggering weeks of protests. last night, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the country, as yetunde yusuf reports. across france, protesters made a lively return to the streets. this was the scene in toulouse. many of the protests have been peaceful, but there's also

been widespread disruption. in paris, once again, there were clashes between demonstrators and the riot police. people here are angry over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. and in recent weeks, that anger has intensified after the government forced through the legislation without a vote in the lower house of parliament. today, the constitutional council will make a decision on the reforms. unions want the new laws to be struck down as well. unions want the new laws to be struck down. translation: whatever the opinion of the constitutional council, - unless it changes the law, unless it says stop, that the law is not constitutional, we, the unions, will continue protesting. the french government says the changes are needed to keep the pension system viable

as people live longer. whether council members approve the whole of the law, reject all of it, or parts of it, the verdict today will be crucial in determining how the very vocal opposition movement plays out in the weeks and months ahead. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. the european space agency will make another attempt to send a satellite tojupiter today, after yesterday's launch was called off due to bad weather. thejuice satellite will help scientists to establish whether the planet's moons have the necessary conditions to sustain life, and is one of the organisation's most ambitious exploration missions to date. there was so much in jeopardy and that, we were talking about it yesterday, it was a one second window, hasjust had yesterday, it was a one second window, has just had to yesterday, it was a one second window, hasjust had to be yesterday, it was a one second window, has just had to be so precise. window, has 'ust had to be so recise. �* , . ., ., window, has 'ust had to be so recise. , . ., ., ., , precise. but such a long “ourney, eiuht precise. but such a long “ourney, eight years i precise. but such a long “ourney, eight years to h precise. but such a long “ourney, eight years to get h precise. but such a long journey, eight years to get there, - precise. but such a long journey, eight years to get there, they - precise. but such a long journey, | eight years to get there, they had precise. but such a long journey, i eight years to get there, they had a second window to get them on track. they will try again.—

they will try again. weather can scu- her they will try again. weather can scunper things. _ they will try again. weather can scupper things, can't _ they will try again. weather can scupper things, can't it? - it's ladies day and day two of the grand national festival at aintree, but how is the weather looking ahead of the race on saturday? is the weather looking matt is there for us this morning. is the weather looking a is the weather looking very good morning from ain around a very good morning from aintree, around 500 million people in 140 countries will be watching the grand national tomorrow. countries will be watching the grand nationaltomorrow. i countries will be watching the grand national tomorrow. i don't know if you can just see national tomorrow. i don't know if you canjust see behind, you would think with all the rain we have had recently, they would not need to, but they're actually part of the course tomorrow. we will need at tomorrow, it will be a dry day. for those heading to the big event itself, blue skies ahead, a touch warmer than today. today, ladies day, if you are fully gland up for the day ahead, we wanted to is a bit chilly. not as windy as recent days, good news for hats, but potential for some heavy downpours later on. but what for the rest of us in the uk? let's take a look at that forecast for today, because overall, it is a mixture of sunny spells and

showers. some are seen more than others. what we will see certainly through this morning across parts of wales, south—west england, is somewhat more persistent rain over the coming hours. heavy in places as well. downpours at the moment through the midlands, edging towards the london area as well, all shifting eastwards through the day. the southern edge of it all start to fizz a little bit, becoming like and patchy, but notice across parts of north wales, the midlands, northern england, the showers becoming heavy perhaps thundery in places. the best of this option will be across western scotland and northern ireland today, but whatever you are still feeling a little bit cool, especially when you have the cloud and rain. temperatures for some struggling to reach above ten celsius. into tonight, some heavy rain pushing up sleet spots across england, confined to eastern counties as we go into tomorrow morning. temperatures will not drop away too much into eastern parts, but in the west, gardeners take note, quite a chilly night with

clear skies. a bit of a chilly start to the weekend, but it will be a day on which many western areas, including here at aintree, will see some sunshine. eastern counties of england will have some outbreaks of rain, that will fizzle out. a bit of cloud events the central and eastern parts of england, but tomorrow it normandy, tebbit is more widely into the mid—teens. and they will mist a little further into sunday. a full forecast coming up and around half an hour. .., ,., forecast coming up and around half an hour. .., ,. , an hour. matt, could you 'ust ste- ted an hour. matt, could you 'ust stepped out i an hour. matt, could you 'ust stepped out of i an hour. matt, could you 'ust stepped out of the i an hour. matt, could you 'ust stepped out of the way h an hour. matt, could youjust stepped out of the way for i an hour. matt, could youjust stepped out of the way for a | an hour. matt, could youjust- stepped out of the way for a moment? there you go. i stepped out of the way for a moment? there you go— stepped out of the way for a moment? there you go-_ we i there you go. i know my place. we will see you — there you go. i know my place. we will see you later, _ there you go. i know my place. we will see you later, matt, _ there you go. i know my place. we will see you later, matt, thank - there you go. i know my place. we | will see you later, matt, thank you. just like a beautiful, isn't it? you have got to take those moments. —— rather beautiful. let's take a look at today's papers. the times' main story is a claim that the royal college of nursing will today reject the government's latest pay deal following a ballot by its members.

the daily telegraph leads with a report about deaths supposedly rising "in the two weeks during and after the first round of industrial action" byjunior doctors last month. the report cites experts as saying there could be other explanations for excess deaths — including "flu cases, hospital admissions, and cold weather. " all of the papers this morning carry a picture of dame mary quant, who has died at the age 93. here is the fashion designer pictured in the guardian. and the most read on the bbc news website is news out of the united states. there are reports that approximately 18,000 cows were killed in an explosion at a texas dairy farm earlier this week. the blast also left one person in critical condition. authorities believe the machinery facility may have ignited methane gas. in 2000, that is a huge explosion. gas. in 2000, that is a huge exolosion-— explosion. quite a lot of the -a hers, explosion. quite a lot of the papers. and _ explosion. quite a lot of the papers. and he _ explosion. quite a lot of the papers, and he will- explosion. quite a lot of the papers, and he will be - explosion. quite a lot of the - papers, and he will be reflecting on it in the programme this morning, talking about mary quant, and there are some other little anecdotal pieces. this is from the daily mail, some of the models. these pictures very much of their time, just

talking about what mary quant was like to work with, what an inspiration she was. she says, mary was quite but magnetic. we have never known anyone like her. young women of that generation. she was a prototype of a new sort of woman, the tight we might also become. young, successful, very different from the women of the previous generation. modelling fought mary felt like being at the start of something huge for all of us. a lot more than a fashion designer, something very different was going on at the time. it is something very different was going on at the time.— on at the time. it is a spirit of entrepreneurship _ on at the time. it is a spirit of entrepreneurship as - on at the time. it is a spirit of entrepreneurship as well, - on at the time. it is a spirit of- entrepreneurship as well, starting out at a time when there were not many women in the business. we will be talking to wayne hemingway, fashion designer, and also a friend of mary quant�*s family, will be honouring mary quant�*s life and legacy a little later in the programme. this tickles me, when i

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pleasure beach yesterday, this was on tuesday, another windy day. at first night in the afternoon, they were there. they went up, and because it was so windy, but they have to walk down, which i think we all agree is more frightening than the ride ever could have been. this image have been posted on social media. the person who took it was on the ride before, said it was cold, windy, and the staff did a greatjob getting everyone down. 0ther blackpool pleasure beach does offer climbs to the summit of the big one, only during good weather. not interested. _ only during good weather. not interested. i— only during good weather. not interested. i don't _ only during good weather. not interested. i don't think - only during good weather. not interested. i don't think they l only during good weather. not - interested. i don't think they were askint ou interested. i don't think they were asking you specifically. _ interested. i don't think they were asking you specifically. horrible. l asking you specifically. horrible. here's a man — asking you specifically. horrible. here's a man who _ asking you specifically. horrible. here's a man who could - asking you specifically. horrible. here's a man who could deal- asking you specifically. horrible. | here's a man who could deal with that situation. it is thus a steely

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one i see, one i can do things with. but the other two that i just think about and just be grateful for. i've got plenty of therapy here. the kindness of strangers saved his life when he was diagnosed with leukemia. one of them's in america. one of them's in australia. and they're out there living their life. but for me, they mean so much that i'm so grateful for that they have done this to let me live. nilish had three unsuccessful rounds of chemotherapy after his diagnosis in 2012. they said, "ok, we have options." the first option was the unrelated donor. but then, obviously, because of my ethnicity, they couldn't find me a match. and then my other option was my brother. he wasn't a match either. and then they told me about the cord blood. a new mum can choose to donate their placenta and umbilical cord.

rich in stem cells, cord blood can be used to treat a number of conditions. if i didn't have the cord blood transplant, i don't think i would be here to tell the story. who do you recognise from that picture? lisa was pregnant with her second child when she chose to donate her placenta. at the time, her eldest, dylan, was battling leukaemia. we had four rounds of chemotherapy, and we were in hospital for about six months at the time. and when we were discharged, we thought everything was fine. a couple of months later, he became unwell, and that's when we were told that he had relapsed and the leukaemia had come back, and that he would need a stem cell transplant. and then, when his little sister was born. _ seven weeks after his transplant,

that's when we chose to donate her cord blood, because we wanted to give something back. only a handful of hospitals in the country allow people to donate their cords. anthony nolan concentrates its resources in areas with a mixture of mothers from different ethnic backgrounds, and they want more potential donors to come forward. open the way the donation works is after the birth of your baby, the umbilical cord is clamped and the placenta is delivered. once that's done, one of our cord collectors will come and take the placenta and go and collect the cord blood from there. once collected, the cord blood is frozen and stored away until needed. the main objective is that we can find any patient that needs a transplant a match, which is why we have got the cord blood programme running. we've collected over 10,000 cord blood units. they're ready to be shipped whenever there's a need for them. what are some of the reasons that some people have not wanted to donate? i think there's probably a lot of reasons. one of it could be cultural or religious, reasons that they're not don't want to donate.

they mightjust they might just not they mightjust not be familiar with it, but it does not affect the birth of the baby. this woman decided to donate after it has been spotted a hospital waiting room. it it has been spotted a hospital waiting room.— it has been spotted a hospital waitint room. , , , . ., . waiting room. it is 'ust such a nice thint to waiting room. it is 'ust such a nice thing to to. h waiting room. it is 'ust such a nice thing to tie. het_ waiting room. it isjust such a nice thing to do, not only _ waiting room. it isjust such a nice thing to do, not only for _ waiting room. it isjust such a nice thing to do, not only for the - thing to do, not only for the families. _ thing to do, not only for the families, the families, the other children. — families, the families, the other children, but also it is something really— children, but also it is something reallyiusl— children, but also it is something reallyjust meaningful for your child _ reallyjust meaningful for your child as — reallyjust meaningful for your child as well. i have never heard about _ child as well. i have never heard about cord — child as well. i have never heard about cord blood, i had to do some research _ about cord blood, i had to do some research on — about cord blood, i had to do some research on google, to be honest. i think— research on google, to be honest. i think my— research on google, to be honest. i think my first action week that reaction — think my first action week that reaction was surprise. if we can do something — reaction was surprise. if we can do something to help other people, and it is such _ something to help other people, and it is such an— something to help other people, and it is such an easy thing to do, why not do _ it is such an easy thing to do, why not do it? — it is such an easy thing to do, why not do it? ., , ., ., ., not do it? donors do not find out if her cord blood _ not do it? donors do not find out if her cord blood is _ not do it? donors do not find out if her cord blood is used, _ not do it? donors do not find out if her cord blood is used, but - not do it? donors do not find out if her cord blood is used, butjust - her cord blood is used, butjust months into her life, this little girl could already be a life—saver. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. at 8.50 this morning, we'll be speaking

to the chief executive of the anthony nolan charity and actor kellie shirley, who's donated her ubilical cords. we are looking at the decline in the cinema audience numbers this morning, hannah is at an in sheffield for us this morning, popcorn in hand. not an easy industry to be in right now, is it? —— at an independent cinema in sheffield. it -- at an independent cinema in sheffield. . -- at an independent cinema in sheffield. , ., ,, , sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early _ sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for _ sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, - sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, but. sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, but it | a bit early for popcorn, but it would not be a trip to the cinema without it. welcome to the showroom cinema in sheffield, one of the biggest independent cinemas in the uk. you will not be seen super mario bros here, one of the films that has helped to turn around the fortunes of the cinema industry. they show foreign films and old classics here, let's come into one of the four screens. they have been operating for 25 years in the centre of

sheffield, but right now they are struggling to fill the seats as much as they would like in the aftermath of the pandemic. i will be talking a bit later about why, and i have also been chatting to the ceo of one of the big cinema chains across the whole country, vue cinemas, about their fortunes and how they hope to recover from the pandemic. their fortunes and how they hope to recoverfrom the pandemic. keep watching and get your popcorn ready. if only. thanks, hannah. if we have popcorn here, i think that would be a disaster. i popcorn here, i think that would be a disaster. ., ., ., ,.., a disaster. i would not want popcorn at this time — a disaster. i would not want popcorn at this time in _ a disaster. i would not want popcorn at this time in the _ a disaster. i would not want popcorn at this time in the morning. - a disaster. i would not want popcorn at this time in the morning. not - at this time in the morning. not tood for at this time in the morning. not good for the _ at this time in the morning. not good for the voice this time of the morning. i good for the voice this time of the mornint. ., �* ~' good for the voice this time of the mornint. ., �* ,, ,., time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the metropolitan police will hand down sanctions to eight serving and former officers today, who have been found guilty of

gross misconduct. they were found to have shared offensive messages in a whatsapp group, including some that made fun of katie price's disabled son. there have been calls for all eight to be dismissed and placed on the police barred list. detectives have named a 17—year—old boy, who was stabbed to death in east london as chima osuji. the teenager was killed in chingford on the evening of easter monday. members of the public and emergency services tried to give first aid but the teenager died at the scene. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested and two other teenage boys had previously been arrested in connection with the stabbing. the mayor is being urged to help drive up maternity care standards in london. it comes after an investigation found a "postcode lottery" when it comes to maternal health services in the capital, particularly since the pandemic. the london assembly health committee is calling for a review into all maternity services, with a particular look at mental health support. residents refusing to leave an estate in elephant and castle that's due to be demolished are inviting people to come down and see why they don't want to move.

one resident on the aylesbury estate is using their flat to display posters and information about their campaign against regeneration. southwark council says it's offered residents alternative accommodation. i am still going to be in the footprint of the aylesbury estate but it is not the same. this is my home and i don't want to move out. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the bakerloo, central line, the metropolitan line and the picadilly line is part suspended between arnos grove and king's cross, westbound only. now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. turning increasingly cloudy out there today with a scattering of showers. a few of these showers could fall on the heavy side, but it will be less breezy compared with yesterday. so any bright, any clear spells out there this morning will be replaced

by large areas of cloud and a scattering of showers. you see the green in these showers indicate the heaviest bursts. yes, a few could fall on the heavy side. they will be very hit and miss through the day and we'll get a gentle south—southeasterly breeze. we're looking at highs of around 11 degrees celsius. now, through this evening and overnight, those showers will merge into longer spells of rain. so a very unsettled picture. and we are going to hold on to plenty of cloud. temperatures will fall the way to around 6 degrees celsius. due to that overnight rain, we are expecting tomorrow morning to be quite a damp, soggy start to the day. but we are expecting that cloud to break quite nicely, particularly through the course of the afternoon to allow for some sunny spells. but there will still be some showers around — largely dry on sunday with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny intervals. and there will be plenty more sunshine on the way on monday with highs of around 16 degrees celsius. that's it. we're back in half an hour. see you then.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we are going to have a look at their sport this morning. jane is here. palace about this tale. it was manchester united last night. what happened? it was a difficult night, they were leading 2—0 but conceded two goals, the second and own goal in extra time. also a serious injury to one of their key players. not a loss. you are right. the second leg to go. manchester united boss erik ten haag says his side were simply unlucky, as they threw away a 2—0 lead to draw 2—2 with sevilla in their europa league quarter final first leg. united had been cruising, but two own goals and a series of injuries put their european

hopes injeopardy. joe wilson reports. old trafford, envy of the world. well, when it came to choosing ten stadiums for the uk and ireland's euro 2028 bid, it was overlooked. there's been investment elsewhere. if manchester united remains for sale and the team keeps competing with players like marcel sabitzer. commentator: united ahead! he fooled sevilla's defenders that time. watch him again seven minutes later. similar routine, same result. 2—0, even better. if only it had ended there. sevilla offered little until the 84th minute. suddenly, jesus navas, ex—man city — a ricochet and 2—1. worse. lisandro martinez down. carried off by argentina teammates. and if you can see his face, what does it tell you? it's not an injury, he will not play on sunday. and it looks like that. but i can't say what is the diagnosis and i prefer to wait. and then we are clear,

and we know exactly what it is. united down to ten and time for sevilla to score again. tough to watch? well, look at the replay. ball off harry maguire's head. the tie's alive, so to come, more uncertainty. joe wilson, bbc news. west ham's hopes of reaching the semi finals of the europa conference league also hang in the balance after a 1—1 draw with ghent. danny ings putting the hammers ahead just before half time — his first european club goal. but the belgian side levelled shortly after the break. and they hit the bar late on. however, west ham battled to keep the score level. david moyes hoping his side can get over the line in front of their fans at the london stadium next thursday. premier league clubs have announced they will not have gambling sponsors on the front of their shirts from the start of the 2026—27 season. they'll be the first sports league in the uk to sign up to the measure voluntarily, in order to reduce gambling advertising. they'll still be allowed to carry

logos on shirt sleeves and around their grounds. eight top—flight clubs currently have gambling companies on the front of their shirts, worth an estimated £60 million per year. assistant referee constantine hatzidakis says he is looking "forward to returning to officiating," after the football association confirmed he'll face no further action for clashing with liverpool's andy robertson. hatzidakis and robertson came together at half time during liverpool's draw with arsenal last week, with the official appearing to raise his elbow to the defender. hatzidakis was stood down while an investigation took place. that has now been completed and he'll face no further punishment. hatzidakis also confirmed he had apologised to robertson. former liverpool player sadio mane has been left out of bayern munich's squad for this weekend after reports that he punched his own teammate, following their defeat to manchester city in the champions league earlier this week.

bayern lost 3—0 to city at the ethiad on tuesday and it's been reported mane punched team—mate leroy sane afterwards, with other members of the squad having to seperate the two. bayern confirmed mane had been dropped and fined. jake jarman said he was over the moon to win silver in the all—around event at the european gymnastics championship — adding to the growing medal haul for team gb. after his four golds at the commonwealth games last year, the 21—year—old impressed on all six apparatus to finish second in turkey. jarman has another chance to go for gold on sunday in the parallel bars and vault. the level of gymnastics at europeans is really high. every year that i've been here, i've tried to keep on progressing. and, you know, first two years, we've been the top ten or around round about there. you know, really pleased with that.

but to come second at this europeans, i can't believe it. another big day of racing ahead at aintree today, it's ladies day! the grand national festival got underway yesterday, and we saw constitution hill live up to his "horse of a generation" billing in the aintree hurdle. perfection, mesmerising, a superstar — just some of the words to describe his performance. constitution hill followed up his win in the champion hurdle at cheltenham with the comfortable victory — leading from start to finish. it's seven out of seven now for the 15—2 on favourite, who could graduate onto racing over fences next year. away from all of the celebrations, there has sadly been a fatality on day one at aintree. envoye special suffered a fatal injury in the foxhunters' chase. the nine—year—old fell at a fence when running loose, having unseated his rider james king. animal rights activists have threatened to sabotage saturday's grand national.

in super league, the salford red devils' coach, paul rowley, praised his side's "resilience and character," as they came from behind at home to beat castleford tigers 14—6. despite trailing early on, the red devils fought back with two tries — this their second through shane wright, to claim victory and move to 5th in the table while castleford remain 10th with only two wins this season. all it was the battle of the england legends in the county championship — 40—year—old jimmy anderson versus 38—year—old sir alistair cook. essex v lancashire. and it was anderson, who came out on top. he took a wicket with his third ball in his first appearence for lancashire in 11 months. he then got his former england team mate cook out, by lbw. anderson looking in great form as he prepares to play in the ashes this summer. the weather looks nice. doesn't it

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with a patient and created a cast of their limb, and computer models will be made to create the various parts of the arm. and then, once all the pieces come together here in our workshop in bristol, we build up the arm piece by piece, threading the tendons and the arm itself gets wired up from the wrist down to the senses, and the frames and sockets get hand—finished. arms like these will be given to ukrainian soldiers with the help of the charity, superhumans. they've been working to open the first centre of its kind to rehabilitate soldiers from the war. we were reached out to from superhumans ukraine organisation about their project to try and start working towards the rehabilitation for ukrainians who've lost limbs in the war. we met the two soldiers who are being fitted and got a chance to speak with them and spend a little bit of time with them. and it was just extraordinary to see their attitude. andre and vitali are the first two

recipients of the arms. we just really do want to help empower people and help people feel secure in themselves. and knowing what kind of terrible situations people have been living through, having been able to have even this impact... this isjust the beginning. over the course of the next few years, we anticipate that there will be hundreds of bionic arms going to ukrainians. makes you feel like you're doing something that could be important or could be a bigger part of a story. gem o'reilly, bbc news.

extraordinary story! lots of people excited about ladies day. you kind of plan your outfits. lots of people plan their outfits. the big day out. nothing you can do about the weather. everyone has lovely suits and dresses ready and not as windy as the last few days but there could be rain later. i am by the biggest of the 16 fences. this is the chair. it is the highest. i am fences. this is the chair. it is the highest. iam in fences. this is the chair. it is the highest. i am in a ditch. it is

likely raise the other side. that is one thing to bear in mind for ladies day, it is chilly. for the grand national itself, it is going to be dry, sunny and feel warmer. showers with sunny spells across some areas. the best of the sunshine in scotland and northern ireland today. england and northern ireland today. england and wales will see the wettest of the conditions. the low pressure is bringing in weather fronts. persistent rain across wales and the south—west of england, heavy showers in the midlands. that is tracking its way east today. it will start to ease a little bit in southernmost counties of england. turning lighter and more patchy going through the day. in the midlands are getting heavier and more widespread. they

could become thundery as well. many western areas will have a fine day. it will feel chilly out of the sun. temperatures eight, nine in the wet spots. not as windy as it has been. still windy in the south—west. heavy rain spreads east. clearer skies in the west. gardeners, you need to sit up the west. gardeners, you need to sit up and take note. there will be frost around as we start tomorrow. it will be a lovely start to the weekend in the west. sunny spells throughout the day in aintree. clouding over a bed in northern ireland. in the east of england, there will be rain in east anglia and the south—east which will fizzle. forall, a milder and the south—east which will fizzle. for all, a milder date that temperatures more widely into the mid—teens. saturday night into sunday some rain arriving in northern ireland and western scotland. lot of dry weather.

outbreaks across northern and western areas. sunny spells. the best of the sunshine in the south and east. temperatures could be up to 17 degrees as we go into sunday afternoon. feeling warmer than it has done all week. we continue into a drier story next week. not overly warm but very pleasant in the sunshine. i should also mention, if you are coming tomorrow can expect very high pollen levels as well. just full of cheer, aren't you? i try my best. thank you. see you later. the price of food is the highest it's been in 40 years and has led a rising number of consumers to swap from fresh goods to frozen in the weekly shop. frozen chicken and ready meals are some of the most popular purchases, according to research. our business reporter,

noor nanji, explains. laura would prefer to give her three young children fresh fruit and vegetables to eat, but says they're too expensive nowadays. she is buying more frozen food to keep costs down. i have been buying a lot more frozen fruit and veg because it is coming out much better value. i am only using what i absolutely need, and i am not throwing any away because there is less waste when it is all frozen. cheaper and less waste — that matters when you have a lot of kids to feed, and laura is not worried that frozen food is less nutritious. we are getting the fruit and veg into the meals, and it is picked really quickly, so i am sure it has still got all the same nutritional value, and honestly, it is the sweets they eat that i'm worried about, not the home—cooked meals. laura is not the only one. the british retail consortium told

the bbc that, as the cost of living rises, consumers are finding ways to save money, including swapping fresh food for frozen. it comes as fresh food prices continue to soar. fresh food inflation hit 17% in march, according to the british retail consortium, the highest rate since records began. things like frozen chicken, frozen ready meals, pizzas and chips are the products doing best, according to a research firm. other supermarkets also say certain frozen food items have been rising in popularity. i frozen food items have been rising in popularity-— in popularity. i am buying more cheater, in popularity. i am buying more cheaper, frozen _ in popularity. i am buying more cheaper, frozen stuff _ in popularity. i am buying more cheaper, frozen stuff because l in popularity. i am buying more| cheaper, frozen stuff because it in popularity. i am buying more i cheaper, frozen stuff because it is easier. instead of spending £3, i can spend £150. i easier. instead of spending £3, i can spend £150.— easier. instead of spending £3, i can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food — can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food person _ can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food person but _ can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food person but i _ can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food person but i find - can spend £150. i am not usually a frozen food person but i find it - frozen food person but i find it easier — frozen food person but i find it easier to — frozen food person but i find it easier to buy frozen sea bass and stuck _ easier to buy frozen sea bass and stuck it _ easier to buy frozen sea bass and stuck it up— easier to buy frozen sea bass and stuck it up at home.— easier to buy frozen sea bass and stuck it up at home. buying frozen food is not — stuck it up at home. buying frozen food is not the _ stuck it up at home. buying frozen food is not the answer _ stuck it up at home. buying frozen food is not the answer for - stuck it up at home. buying frozen l food is not the answer for everyone. running a freeze across many so not everyone can afford one. many families do not have large breezes

which can prevent them from bulk buying. frozen food also has a reputation for being less healthy. that is something that is changing. it has been thought of a second—rate, not as healthy as in the past. if you are buying fresh produce that has been frozen they can be better for us produce that has been frozen they can be betterfor us than produce that has been frozen they can be better for us than fresh food because they are frozen so soon after harvesting a retainer lot of nutrients within them. you after harvesting a retainer lot of nutrients within them.— after harvesting a retainer lot of nutrients within them. you have set u . nutrients within them. you have set u- a blot nutrients within them. you have set up a blog advising _ nutrients within them. you have set up a blog advising people _ nutrients within them. you have set up a blog advising people what - nutrients within them. you have set up a blog advising people what to l up a blog advising people what to put in their freezers. what advice do you have for me, i have one old ice cream and dish my mum gave to me about ten years ago? you ice cream and dish my mum gave to me about ten years ago?— about ten years ago? you can deftly use that space _ about ten years ago? you can deftly use that space more _ about ten years ago? you can deftly use that space more effectively. - about ten years ago? you can deftly| use that space more effectively. you could buy more from the shops, from the freezer aisle. there are masses of things you could freeze at home yourself you might not realise. if yourself you might not realise. if you have food waste, it is worth thinking if things could be frozen.

to show you what i freeze, i have all of these different bits and pieces. weirder stuff that people don't usually think of, things that come out of the cupboards. i have some wine which is for cooking. cashew nuts go rancid if you leave them in the cupboard too long. i have frozen some eggs which were not going to make it. if you can freeze things while they are relatively fresh you can save a lot from that then, you can save a lot of money and it is really convenient when i want to cook something. it is in the freezer for want to cook something. it is in the freezerfor me. want to cook something. it is in the freezer for me.— freezer for me. time for the ice cream to _ freezer for me. time for the ice cream to move _ freezer for me. time for the ice cream to move over. _ some ladies are all about the sound, aren't they? you hear a sound. makes

me want to sit back and get ready. curtains open. maybe they do not. hannah's at an independent cinema in sheffield this morning. ido i do not know if many people are experiencing cinema because there has been a decline in profits and takings. this is one of the biggest screens in sheffield. it is one of the biggest independent cinemas across the whole of the uk. they are struggling to develop seats in the way they once would have hoped. across the whole industry there are many cinema bosses who are saying very similar things. many cinema bosses who are saying very similarthings. perhaps many cinema bosses who are saying very similar things. perhaps the most at risk is cineworld. 130 of their then are at risk of closure in their then are at risk of closure in the uk and ireland after they went

into administration. the cost of living crisis hasn't helped. with more than half of us saying we are cutting back on leisure spending for things like going to the cinema is finances are squeezed. there are signs that rings are on the up forcing a mars that have survived so far. ticket sales increased last year compared with the previous year when they were still restrictions in place. they are still massively down on where they were before the pandemic. in a moment we will be finding out what they are doing to entice people back here. i have been looking at some the big releases cinema bosses will help to bring people backing the coming months. you asked for it. this is fun! it's the biggest film of the year so far. super mario bros: the movie smashing box office records for an animated film. but an industry that was booming before the pandemic is still suffering from a lack of blockbusters made during the lockdown.

and the boss of one of the country's biggest cinema chains predicts it will be next year before ticket sales get back to where they were. we've lost four or five years, which is incredible. everyone is still struggling. we're recovering right now as an industry, but we're not going to be out of the woods until the end of this year. and i think that's something that is true, whether you're a major or a small independent. some of the highest—earning films in uk history have been released in the past year, but the way the industry operates is changing, with movies like matilda the musical being released on a limited basis in the cinema before they're available to stream at home. i need the greatest basketball shoe that's ever been made. who's the player? michaeljordan. amazon's just done the same with its new movie, air,

attracted by the marketing and the wider audience that the big screen can bring. how worried are you about streaming and its impact on cinema? that question has been asked when vhs came out and then dvds and then blu—ray and then the internet. and we are still here, and we're still growing. so i don't look at them as a competitor. people who like movies, like movies in all formats. among audiences this easter holiday, it's the whole experience that's important. we don't come as often, obviously. you know, with, like, different platforms online, it's easier to watch from home. so to come out, it's definitely a treat. how does it compare to watching something at home? it's about the atmosphere, really. you know, big screen. speakers. with your friends. yeah, exactly. and across the country, independent cinemas like this are trying to cater to local audiences. tony has five venues —

the smallest has just 36 seats. i think the biggest asset we have is that we know our customers because we're a small family business. we literally get to know people who come on a regular basis and we tailor our programming forthem. what are people wanting to see at the moment? happy, feel good things that may put a smile on your face. there's no doubt about that. i think the, you know, the earnest, darker films are a bit of a hard—sell at the moment. and the happier we can make people, the more they want to come. there are other ways of working out what audiences want. we have this ai, which is- a basically a predictive model that tells us what movie to play in what screen at what time, i at what cinema. and there's very obvious things that a will pick up, _ i such as in the north of the country, | people will tend to eat dinner maybe a little bit earlier than the south. and the programming time is kind of built around that. _ that's kind of a very high level,

crude kind of example of it. - we have the ability, because of the ai, i to programme more| films in more times. and with some of the most—anticipated hits of the year still to come this summer, the cinema industry's task of rebuilding their ticket sales may not be an impossible mission. iamjoined by i am joined by ian, the ceo here. thank you for having us. how difficult are things for you here at the moment? it difficult are things for you here at the moment?— the moment? it has been very difficult since _ the moment? it has been very difficult since we _ the moment? it has been very difficult since we reopened - the moment? it has been very i difficult since we reopened after the pandemic. audiences have not come _ the pandemic. audiences have not come back— the pandemic. audiences have not come back as quickly as we hoped. it has taken _ come back as quickly as we hoped. it has taken a _ come back as quickly as we hoped. it has taken a long time to rebuild audiences. every month is better than _ audiences. every month is better than the — audiences. every month is better than the last but it is taking longer— than the last but it is taking longer than we hoped. than the last but it is taking longerthan we hoped. is than the last but it is taking longer than we hoped. is it than the last but it is taking longer than we hoped. is it because theole are longer than we hoped. is it because people are worried _ longer than we hoped. is it because people are worried about _ longer than we hoped. is it because people are worried about the - longer than we hoped. is it because people are worried about the price. people are worried about the price all coming back into a place like this? .,

all coming back into a place like this? . ., ., ., this? there are a lot of factors. peo-le this? there are a lot of factors. people got _ this? there are a lot of factors. people got used _ this? there are a lot of factors. people got used to _ this? there are a lot of factors. people got used to doing - this? there are a lot of factors. | people got used to doing things differently during lockdown with streaming, etc. people do not go into the _ streaming, etc. people do not go into the office and see a film after work— into the office and see a film after work like — into the office and see a film after work like they used to do. what kind of thin t s work like they used to do. what kind of things are — work like they used to do. what kind of things are you _ work like they used to do. what kind of things are you doing _ work like they used to do. what kind of things are you doing to _ work like they used to do. what kind of things are you doing to entice - of things are you doing to entice people backing at the moment? there are a lot of initiatives _ people backing at the moment? there are a lot of initiatives going we have _ are a lot of initiatives going we have cheap ticket prices, particularly for young people. special— particularly for young people. special screenings for older customers every thursday morning. there _ customers every thursday morning. there are _ customers every thursday morning. there are parent and baby screenings. things like young programmers group encouraging people to engage _ programmers group encouraging people to engage with cinema. lots of initiatives _ to engage with cinema. lots of initiatives taking place. they are all being — initiatives taking place. they are all being successful in different ways — all being successful in different ways do — all being successful in different wa s. ~ , all being successful in different was. ~ ways. do you think it is about when theole ways. do you think it is about when people choose _ ways. do you think it is about when people choose to _ ways. do you think it is about when people choose to come _ ways. do you think it is about when people choose to come out - ways. do you think it is about when people choose to come out to - ways. do you think it is about when people choose to come out to the l people choose to come out to the cinema because they are spending money on it, it is more about having an experience? it money on it, it is more about having an experience?_ an experience? it is. the cost of livint an experience? it is. the cost of living crisis _ an experience? it is. the cost of living crisis is _ an experience? it is. the cost of living crisis is a _

an experience? it is. the cost of living crisis is a major— an experience? it is. the cost of living crisis is a major factor. i living crisis is a major factor. when — living crisis is a major factor. when people go out they want to have a good _ when people go out they want to have a good time. they want to spend money— a good time. they want to spend money in — a good time. they want to spend money in the bar, have meal see a film but _ money in the bar, have meal see a film but perhaps not as often as they used — film but perhaps not as often as they used to. film but perhaps not as often as they used to-— film but perhaps not as often as the used to. ., ,, y., ., , , ., ,, they used to. thank you for speaking to us this morning. _ they used to. thank you for speaking to us this morning. someone - to us this morning. someone mentioned people are less willing to take a risk on a film they might not like given money is tighter. this has made me want to go and see some of these films over the coming weeks and months. hopefully the industry will get back on its feet very soon. she has a point. there was lots of talk about maverick, without guarantee of a good film, people are going to be more mindful about spending. going to be more mindful about s-tendin. ~ ., ., spending. whenever i hear that music, spending. whenever i hear that music. not _ spending. whenever i hear that music, not doing _ spending. whenever i hear that

music, not doing it _ spending. whenever i hear that music, not doing it again - spending. whenever i hear that music, not doing it again as - music, not doing it again as commissioner i think great, cinema, big screen. you're going to see something. it is the experience. we will be back with you at seven o'clock. we'll discuss the life and legacy of dame mary quant — one of the most influential figures in fashion, following her death, aged 93. she brought us the miniskirt, the freedom of the many skirt with impeccable style. we are going to be celebrating her life. she was an entrepreneur, what she did for fashion and liberation. she persuaded how she really makers to make tights opaque. —— hosiery makers. before then the men had to worry about modesty. she wanted women to be free and walk. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the metropolitan police will hand down sanctions to eight serving and former officers today, who have been found guilty of gross misconduct. they were found to have shared offensive messages in a whatsapp group, including some that made fun of katie price's disabled son. there have been calls for all eight to be dismissed and placed on the police barred list. detectives have named a 17—year—old boy, who was stabbed to death in east london, as chima osuji. the teenager was killed in chingford on the evening of easter monday. members of the public and emergency services tried to give first aid but the teenager died at the scene. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested and two other teenage boys had previously been arrested in connection with the stabbing. the mayor is being urged to help drive up maternity care standards in london. it comes after an investigation

found a "postcode lottery" when it comes to maternal health services in the capital, particularly since the pandemic. the london assembly health committee is calling for a review into all maternity services, with a particular look at mental health support. residents refusing to leave an estate in elephant and castle that's due to be demolished are inviting people to come down and see why they don't want to move. one resident on the aylesbury estate is using their flat to display posters and information about their campaign against regeneration. southwark council says it's offered residents alternative accommodation. iam i am still going to be in the footprint of the aylesbury estate, but it is not the same. this is my home, and i don't want to move out. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are severe delays on the bakerloo, minor delays on the central line, the metropolitan line and the picadilly line. now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. turning increasingly cloudy out there today with a scattering of showers. a few of these showers could fall on the heavy side, but it will be less breezy compared with yesterday. so any bright, any clear spells out there this morning will be replaced by large areas of cloud and a scattering of showers. you see the green in these showers indicate the heaviest bursts. yes, a few could fall on the heavy side. they will be very hit and miss through the day, and we'll get a gentle south—southeasterly breeze. we're looking at highs of around 11 degrees celsius. now, through this evening and overnight, those showers will merge into longer spells of rain. so a very unsettled picture. and we are going to hold on to plenty of cloud. temperatures will fall away to around 6 degrees celsius. due to that overnight rain, we are expecting tomorrow morning to be quite a damp, soggy start to the day. but we are expecting that cloud to break quite nicely, particularly through the course of the afternoon to allow for some sunny spells. but there will still be

some showers around — largely dry on sunday with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny intervals. and there will be plenty more sunshine on the way on monday with highs of around 16 degrees celsius. that's it. keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today — accept or reject — the royal college of nursing prepares to announce if its members have agreed a pay deal. the fbi arrests a suspect in the worst leak of united states intelligence in years. dermatologists are seeing increasing numbers of people with life—changing allergies triggered by some gel nail polishes. in sport, a shocker for manchester united as they throw away a two—goal lead

to put their europa league hopes injeopardy. they scored two own goals in eight minutes. and i am at aintree, where it is ladies day in the grand national festival. sunny now, but some rain in the forecast. details on that and if all weekend forecast for you right across the uk coming up on breakfast. —— a full weekend forecast. good morning. it's friday 14th april. our main story — the royal college of nursing will announce whether its members in england have voted to accept the government's new pay offer, later today. the union, which represents nurses and other health workers, has recommended that its members accept the deal, which includes a 5% pay rise for this year. it comes as junior doctors in england start the final, full day of a 96—hour walkout over a separate pay dispute. our correspondent robin brant has the latest.

nhs nurses have been striking on a scale never seen before in the century—long history of their trade union. but that action by the rcn paused a month ago after an updated pay offer from the government. the proposal to most nhs workers, apart from doctors, includes a one—off payment of up to £3,789 for staff in england. that covers the 2022—23 financial year that's just ended. there's also a 5% consolidated pay rise for this year. nurses have until 9.00 this morning to vote on the offer. the rcn will reveal the result this evening. while one nhs dispute may be about to end, though, another continues. doctors in gateshead are some of the hundreds who've been on picket lines. their protest ends early on saturday. the bma and itsjunior doctors are determined, despite the government dismissing its 35% pay rise demand as unreasonable.

we are happy to negotiate on how we get pay restoration, but in any negotiation, one side puts their position forward, which we've done, and then usually the other side puts their position forward. but we've not had anything from the government, notjust a credible offer, which is what we are hoping for, to cancel the strikes. we've had no offer whatsoever. with ongoing concerns about patient safety alongside assurances from junior doctors, the arbitration service acas says it stands ready to help. robin brant, bbc news. we can speak now to our reporter simonjones, who's outside st thomas' hospital in central london this morning. simon, good morning. there's a lot riding on the result of the ballot, they are hoping to find later today. yes, a lot at stake here. at this hospital, for example, it is one of the biggest hospital trusts in england, so the result of this

ballot will affect the day—to—day running of sites like this. we are expecting a result this afternoon, early evening at the latest. the union leadership have recommended that members do accept this offer, because the government initially made an offer of 3.5%, but through negotiations that was raised to 5%. but it is by no means certain that the offer will be accepted here in england. if you look at other parts of the uk, in scotland and offer of 6.5% was accepted by nurses, but in wales, an offer of 1.5% above what was already on the table was roundly rejected. but this all comes against the backdrop of the ongoing junior doctors strike, we are now in day four of that, junior doctors asking for 35%. they say that'll reflect the fact that their salary really has diminished over the past 15 years due to inflation. junior

doctors want acas to get involved. the view of the government as there is no point bringing in a cat unless the 35% demand is downgraded, and they also sayjunior doctors need to postpone any threat of future strike action. so in reality, the two sides seem as far apart as ever, but no doubt thejunior doctors doubt the junior doctors very closely watching the result of the nurses' ballot later today. simon, thanks very _ nurses' ballot later today. simon, thanks very much. _ a 21—year—old member of the us air force reserves is being questioned over the leaking of highly classified documents, which revealed intelligence about the war in ukraine and the us spying on allies. jack teixeira was arrested by the fbi yesterday evening in massachusetts, and is expected to appear in court in boston later today. our correspondent david willis has the story.

jack teixeira was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston, dressed in a t—shirt and shorts as news helicopters hovered overhead. he worked as an it specialist in the massachusetts national guard, the intelligence wing thereof, and separately oversaw an online chat room, mainly comprised of young teenage men who bonded during the covid pandemic, and with whom he had apparently been sharing classified documents for several months now. it wasn't until those documents, including some relating to the war in ukraine, were shared outside of that small group that the pentagon became involved. they launched a wide—ranging investigation. and aside from the age of the suspect, the motive is also thought to be quite unusual, because friends of jack teixeira say he was motivated not because he was a foreign agent or because he was a whistleblower, but because of the kudos that he gained from posting these top secret documents online amongst his friends in that chat room.

now, the pentagon has said it will re—examine how classified information is shared online, but a spokesman also made the point that it is, as he put it, the nature of the us military to entrust young people with high levels of responsibility. now, jack teixeira is due to appear in court in boston later today, charged with the unauthorized removal and transmission of classified documents. president biden will finsh his trip to the island of ireland today, with a visit to the town where his ancestors lived. yesterday, mr biden made a historic address to the irish parliament and spoke passiontely about his family roots in the country. our reporter charlotte gallagher has more. ballina is preparing for a special visitor. president biden, whose great—great—grandfather was born here, is coming to town, and some of his distant relatives are very excited. i'm actually related to him.

hang on a second. you're related tojoe biden? yes. what is he to you? he's my fifth cousin. your fifth cousin? and how does that feel? shocking, really. and how did you find that out? i found that outwith... my mum and i were doing a family tree, and we found out that biden was my fifth cousin. ballina is getting ready to welcome home its famous son. he's going to be speaking at the cathedral behind me, and you cannot miss what's going on here. there are flags on basically every building in the town. people are ready to celebrate. he came here for the first time when he was vice president, and received a rock star welcome, so him returning as president is a huge occasion for the small town. he will be among his people. and for us, as people of ballina, people of the west coast of ireland, we're just looking forward to celebrating our people,

celebrating their heritage, celebrating our story. and it was a very dark moment in our history when so many people left these shores, the celebration of the opportunity that exists, when people have left and worked hard and persevered and reached high office like the white house. today will be a very personal and unofficial visit, a homecoming for a proud irish—american, or, as they call him here, cousinjoe. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, ballina. charlotte joins us now from ballina. charlotte, what's happening there today? the final day of the us president's visit to ireland. it has been personal and part formal, what will be happening in this last day? —— park personal and part formal. morning, charlie. this is a very personal trip to his —— very

personal trip to his —— very personal end to his trip to ireland. and he has a packed schedule. he will go to a catholic shrine and then to a heritage centre and learn more about his ancestry here in county mayo. then the finale will be here in the town of ballina, he will be making a speech at the church behind me, and then in the evening there will be traditional irish music, dancing, a laser show, they're pulling out all the stops here in ballina. you walk down the main street, there are flags, there are signs outside pubs inviting him in, they are offering ice creams, everything he could want in ballina they are trying to give to him, people here are so excited. just walking around the town yesterday, they were putting up finishing touches, putting up bunting, painting some doors as well. i do not know if it is a coincidence or there's something in the water here in ballina, because across the river from where joe in ballina, because across the river

from wherejoe biden will be making his speech as a house for the first female president of ireland, mary robinson, grew up. she will be here tonight as well for her own homecoming, so i think it will be a very special night. we will see a very special night. we will see a very relaxed atjoe biden, like years on his holidays, almost. the weather has _ years on his holidays, almost. the weather has been kind to you, not has been pretty chilly at times, but what a beautiful morning there. charlotte, thank you. councils in england have warned that election staff could be overwhelmed by the introduction of compulsory voter id. next month's local elections will be the first time people will have to show photo identification, in order to cast a ballot. the government says the new rules will help prevent fraud, but critics say it will mean fewer people take part. later today, the highest legal body in france will decide whether president macron's controversial pension reform plans can become law. the bill, which would raise the pension age from 62 to 64, was forced through without a parliamentary vote, triggering weeks of protests. last night, hundreds of thousands

of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the country. if the court approves the law change, president macron hopes to bring it into effect before the end of the year. the european space agency is hoping to make another attempt to send a satellite tojupiter today, after yesterday's launch was called off due to bad weather. thejuice satellite will help scientists to establish whether the planet's moons have the necessary conditions to sustain life, and is one of the organisation's most ambitious exploration missions to date. an eight year journey, an eight yearjourney, it won second window to get the one trait, but maybe today. —— a one second window. now the weather with matt.

i think you're being a little bit cruel, you there standing in the sunshine, enjoying the warmth on your skin, sunshine, enjoying the warmth on yourskin, but sunshine, enjoying the warmth on your skin, but it is not going to last, and lots of people will be looking forward to today. it seems warm at the moment, a sense of calm here at aintree ahead of ladies day. the area behind me will be full of thousands of people, 150,000 over three days, and for tomorrow, grand national day, there could be in excess of 60,000. 70,000 people right here on the course. if you're heading to aintree for ladies day, dry and bright at the moment but do be prepared, there could be downpours later on, but not as windy as recent days. for the rest of the

uk comic story of sunny spells around, and some longer spells of rain, particularly this morning across parts of wales and south—west england as we start the day, heavy downpours through the middle towards the south—east now, all working its way eastwards as we go through the day. using a little bit, turning lighter in southern parts, but midlands, wales come into northern england, we will see some heavy, thundery showers around through this afternoon. scotland and northern ireland by comparison, a little bit drier, just one or two showers. some places are staying dry all day long. wherever you are, a little cool for this stage, some places are staying around eight or nine celsius where the rain has fallen. this evening, some headed rain across parts of england, working its way to the east. confined to parts of east anglia and south—east england by the end of the net. clear skies in the west, a particularly cold night, could be a frost around, not great news for gardeners or anybody heading here first thing tomorrow

morning. but it will soon warm up, because tomorrow, western area is largely dry and sunny before cloud increases in the northern own voice on. eastern half of the country, but more cloud around at times, particularly in the morning, and east anglia and the south—east, starting the day with some rain. but even here, some sunny spells later, temperatures mobile into the mid—teens. and it could get a little bit warmer still on sunday. mid-teens. and it could get a little bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt. see you _ bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see you later _ bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see you later on. _ bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see you later on. the - bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see you later on. the time i bit warmer still on sunday. thanks, matt, see you later on. the time is| matt, see you later on. the time is 7.15. gel manicures are one of the most popular beauty treatments, but dermatologists say they're causing an increasing number of people to develop life—changing allergies. the reaction happens when chemicals from the polish come into contact with the skin, and can mean sufferes are unable to have certain medical treatments in the future. niki cardwell has this report. when laura davis' nails started lifting off her fingers, she posted the footage on tiktok. it's really horrible looking back at it now. it was like blood vessels bursting underneath the nails. i was embarrassed, really

embarrassed about them. some of them i'd had to trim them right down to, like, half the length. it had a really negative impact on, like, how i felt. i thought people would look at me and think i was dirty. the damage to laura's nails and fingers was caused by an allergy to the gel nail polish that she'd been using at home. the british association of dermatologists first warned that gels were causing allergies in 2018. dr deirdre buckley is a consultant dermatologist and co—author of that report. she says they're now seeing a big increase in cases. i and all of my colleagues who work in cutaneous allergy are seeing patients most weeks with this problem. it can range from the nails loosening to falling off. it can include a severe rash on the face, the neck, the upper chest, which is mysterious. the consequences are severe. in worst cases, there can be respiratory symptoms.

these issues are being caused by acrylates, a group of chemicals that form the basis of all plastics. when solid, they're harmless, but in their liquid form, can be absorbed into the body. once someone becomes allergic to them, it can stop them from having future medical procedures. they become sensitised to acrylics in other things, which can have implications for dentistry or if they're diabetic or for orthopedic surgery, and it's a lifelong sensitisation. gel products differ from regular nail varnishes as they need to be cured to dry. the rise in allergies to some gel polishes is giving some in the industry cause for concern. suzanne clayton has been a nail technician for 20 years. she set up a facebook group when she and some of her colleagues had clients who developed allergies. four years ago, when i started the group, nobody knew. you know, like i said, i hadn't seen reactions, but neither had other nail techs either. itjust wasn't a common thing. so now it's just

growing and growing. ijust want brands, if they can do something to help us figure out why it's happening and prevent it happening to someone else, then let's all work together. industry experts want better enforcement of existing regulations and clearer labelling of ingredients. some of the imports that we have into this country don't always provide the correct information. we have lots of regulations connected with this industry, but the problem is with the enforcement. and this is the advice from the federation of nail professionals on how to get a safe gel manicure. one of the most recognised allergens is an ingredient called hema. to be safer, find somebody that uses a brand that is hema—free, and there are plenty of them now, and if possible, hypoallergenic. niki cardwell, bbc news. we'rejoined now by drjason williams, from the british association of dermatologists, and lisa prince, a nail technician who had an allergic reaction

to gel polish. good morning. there will be loads of people thinking i did not even know there was a problem, you go to a salon and you expect them to know what is going on, butjason, let's start with you, we should make clear this is a polish that has a certain ingredient in it that seems to be causing issues. can you just explain? causing issues. can you 'ust ex-lain? . causing issues. can you 'ust exptaihafi causing issues. can you 'ust ex-lain? , , , ., explain? yes, the issue we are talkint explain? yes, the issue we are talking about _ explain? yes, the issue we are talking about this _ explain? yes, the issue we are talking about this morning - explain? yes, the issue we are talking about this morning as l explain? yes, the issue we are i talking about this morning as with acrylic or gel nails, and the chemicals there are the acrylics, and these are the males that need curing, so there are different ways of curing, either lightjewelled or air cured. of curing, either light “ewelled or air cured. . . of curing, either light “ewelled or air cured. , , ,., of curing, either light “ewelled or air cured. , , y., , air cured. this is when you see theole air cured. this is when you see people putting _ air cured. this is when you see people putting their— air cured. this is when you see people putting their hand i air cured. this is when you see | people putting their hand under air cured. this is when you see i people putting their hand under a uv light and waiting for them to dry or set properly?— light and waiting for them to dry or set properly? absolutely, these are not our set properly? absolutely, these are not your normal _ set properly? absolutely, these are not your normal nail _ set properly? absolutely, these are not your normal nail varnishes i set properly? absolutely, these are not your normal nail varnishes that| not your normal nail varnishes that you would buy over the counter, apply. you would buy over the counter, apply, and walked off in a few minutes. . .. apply, and walked off in a few minutes. . ,, . ., , ., minutes. let make clear, there is no

issue with those. _ minutes. let make clear, there is no issue with those. you _ minutes. let make clear, there is no issue with those. you can _ minutes. let make clear, there is no issue with those. you can get i issue with those. you can get allert ies issue with those. you can get allergies from _ issue with those. you can get allergies from those, i issue with those. you can get allergies from those, but i issue with those. you can get allergies from those, but the | issue with those. you can get i allergies from those, but the rates are much lower, and we have not seen such an increase as we have with the nail products that need setting. that was a particular problem over covid. 50 that was a particular problem over covid. , ., that was a particular problem over covid, , ., ., that was a particular problem over covid. y., ., ., ,, that was a particular problem over covid. ,. . . ,, , that was a particular problem over covid. y., . ., ,, , ., covid. so you have taken us into the salon, someone _ covid. so you have taken us into the salon, someone is _ covid. so you have taken us into the salon, someone is listening - covid. so you have taken us into the salon, someone is listening to i covid. so you have taken us into the salon, someone is listening to this | salon, someone is listening to this and they are going into a salon today, how do they know what product will be used on their nails? igtgieilii. will be used on their nails? well, if they are _ will be used on their nails? well, if they are going _ will be used on their nails? well, if they are going in _ will be used on their nails? well, if they are going in to _ will be used on their nails? well, if they are going in to have i will be used on their nails? well, if they are going in to have a i if they are going in to have a set of gel nails or acrylic nails done, then those will be acrylic —based products, and they can cause allergies even if you're having them donein allergies even if you're having them done in a salon. these are similar kind of allergies, was the very different chemicals, to allergies you would get with hair dye, for example. a lot of products we use can cause allergies. the particular issue we have seen recently is that during covid, a of salons have closed, of course, and a lot of people who are used to having their gel nails or acrylic nails done

every three to four weeks went on to purchase tickets online and started to do it at home. this purchase tickets online and started to do it at home.— to do it at home. this is where we should pick _ to do it at home. this is where we should pick up _ to do it at home. this is where we should pick up with _ to do it at home. this is where we should pick up with you, - to do it at home. this is where we should pick up with you, lisa, i should pick up with you, lisa, because you set up your own business during covid. because you set up your own business during covid-— because you set up your own business during covid. yes. we have started to set u- during covid. yes. we have started to set up your _ during covid. yes. we have started to set up your own business and it was doing nails, so you bought how many bottles?— many bottles? hundreds. i literally boutht many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home _ many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home kits _ many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home kits for _ many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home kits for gel _ many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home kits for gel kits, i many bottles? hundreds. i literally bought home kits for gel kits, gel i bought home kits for gel kits, gel policies. — bought home kits for gel kits, gel policies, hundreds of them. so you had done a — policies, hundreds of them. so you had done a course, _ policies, hundreds of them. so you had done a course, and _ policies, hundreds of them. so you had done a course, and then i policies, hundreds of them. so you had done a course, and then you i policies, hundreds of them. so you i had done a course, and then you went out and bought a kit. did you know anything about the ingredients or... the ones you bought might have been different to the ones that don't have... right, ok. different to the ones that don't have... right, 0k.— different to the ones that don't have... right, 0k. no, i did my trainint have... right, 0k. no, i did my training at— have... right, 0k. no, i did my training at basically _ have... right, 0k. no, i did my training at basically found i have... right, 0k. no, i did my training at basically found that i have... right, 0k. no, i did my. training at basically found that the reactions— training at basically found that the reactions i— training at basically found that the reactions i was getting from the policies — reactions i was getting from the policies i — reactions i was getting from the policies i had bought from a certain place _ policies i had bought from a certain place were — policies i had bought from a certain place were giving me the itchiness on my— place were giving me the itchiness on my skin — place were giving me the itchiness on my skin. i was getting the breakages, the blemishes on my face. you getting _

breakages, the blemishes on my face. you getting blemishes on your face if you are painting your nails? it was the dust, so as soon as i was fine when — was the dust, so as soon as i was fine when the polish off my nails, it was— fine when the polish off my nails, it was getting into the air, and it was getting onto my skin. so as soon as i was getting onto my skin. so as soon as i had _ was getting onto my skin. so as soon as i had any— was getting onto my skin. so as soon as i had any exposure to that on my skin. _ as i had any exposure to that on my skin. i_ as i had any exposure to that on my skin. iwas— as i had any exposure to that on my skin, i was getting the reaction straightaway. skin, i was getting the reaction straightaway-— skin, i was getting the reaction straightaway. skin, i was getting the reaction straithtawa . . . , straightaway. and what has been the consequence — straightaway. and what has been the consequence of— straightaway. and what has been the consequence of that? _ straightaway. and what has been the consequence of that? i _ straightaway. and what has been the consequence of that? i have - straightaway. and what has been the consequence of that? i have been i consequence of that? i have been told to stop _ consequence of that? i have been told to stop working, _ consequence of that? i have been told to stop working, i _ consequence of that? i have been told to stop working, i have i consequence of that? i have been told to stop working, i have been | told to stop working, i have been told to stop working, i have been told to _ told to stop working, i have been told to not — told to stop working, i have been told to not work with the product at all, told to not work with the product at all. i_ told to not work with the product at all. i have _ told to not work with the product at all, i have been told to stop being all, i have been told to stop being a nail— all, i have been told to stop being a nail technician. all, i have been told to stop being a nailtechnician. iwas all, i have been told to stop being a nail technician. i was getting problems— a nail technician. i was getting problems breathing, so they have said that. — problems breathing, so they have said that, because i've been exposed to them _ said that, because i've been exposed to them now so much, it is unsafe for me _ to them now so much, it is unsafe for me to — to them now so much, it is unsafe for me to be — to them now so much, it is unsafe for me to be a nail technician. | to them now so much, it is unsafe for me to be a nail technician. i am for me to be a nailtechnician. i am t int to for me to be a nailtechnician. i am trying to work— for me to be a nailtechnician. i am trying to work my _ for me to be a nailtechnician. i am trying to work my way _ for me to be a nail technician. i —n trying to work my way through the study, because when i hear what you have just explained to us, i am thinking, why would you ever use those products? but there's nothing wrong... they are for sale legitimately, aren't they? they are in themselves not wrong, but it is potentially can have an impact of somebody has an allergy. absolutely,

somebody has an allergy. absolutely, so in a very similar _ somebody has an allergy. absolutely, so in a very similar way _ somebody has an allergy. absolutely, so in a very similar way but _ so in a very similar way but different chemicals to hair dye, hair dyes can cause problems, but in the vast majority of people, they don't. the particular issue we have seen with the acrylic or the gel nails is that when people bought the home kits, you can become a logic from having them done professionally, the chances are there, but they are very low. the chances increase somewhat when people buy kits for home... but there has _ people buy kits for home... but there has to _ people buy kits for home... but there has to be a difference in the product, isn't there? the there has to be a difference in the product, isn't there?— product, isn't there? the factual it chemicals will _ product, isn't there? the factual it chemicals will be _ product, isn't there? the factual it chemicals will be in _ product, isn't there? the factual it chemicals will be in exactly i chemicals will be in exactly the same products, there might be different products... 50 same products, there might be different products. . ._ same products, there might be different products... so what should ou ask different products... so what should you ask for? — different products... so what should you ask for? we _ different products... so what should you ask for? we are _ different products... so what should you ask for? we are not _ different products... so what should you ask for? we are not hearsay i you ask for? we are not hearsay nobody should have gel nails, there is a risk, don't do it. how do you do it safely?— do it safely? you can have them done professionally. _ do it safely? you can have them done professionally, and _ do it safely? you can have them done professionally, and you _ do it safely? you can have them done professionally, and you would i do it safely? you can have them done professionally, and you would hope i professionally, and you would hope that having them done professionally

that having them done professionally that the person undertaking that is using the right lamp for the right gels or policies. —— methacrylate chemicals. that is the essential and key thing, because if you start to mix and match, which is easy to do, and if you're not 100% clear about the risks and what you're doing, and also to follow instructions, because the lamp and the polish will be designed to work three minutes of that particular way... flan designed to work three minutes of that particular way... can someone check whether _ that particular way... can someone check whether they _ that particular way... can someone check whether they have _ that particular way... can someone check whether they have an i that particular way... can someone check whether they have an allergyj check whether they have an allergy in advance? if someone has had this and thinks they would like to know if they have an allergy before carrying on, can you check? you would need _ carrying on, can you check? you would need to _ carrying on, can you check? you would need to come _ carrying on, can you check? gm, would need to come for patch testing. but that would be pretty unlikely unless you started to get symptoms come about the rashes on the face, actually, even with nail varnishes in these products, quite often when we look back at all our patients presented and refined these allergies, they are more often on

the neck and on the face, because people who have rashers on their nails decides to stop using them, but because we're scratching our faces all time, we develop rashes elsewhere. i faces all time, we develop rashes elsewhere-— faces all time, we develop rashes elsewhere. , . , , ., elsewhere. i started first relies on over covid — elsewhere. i started first relies on over covid when _ elsewhere. i started first relies on over covid when we _ elsewhere. i started first relies on over covid when we were - elsewhere. i started first relies on over covid when we were wearing | over covid when we were wearing masks. _ over covid when we were wearing masks, because i was constantly nipping _ masks, because i was constantly nipping at— masks, because i was constantly nipping at the mask to try and cover my face. _ nipping at the mask to try and cover my face. it — nipping at the mask to try and cover my face, it started across the top of my— my face, it started across the top of my cheeks as well as on my hands. so lisa. _ of my cheeks as well as on my hands. so lisa. you _ of my cheeks as well as on my hands. so lisa, you have had an unfortunate experience, what would you say... we cannot stress enough, we are not saying they are bad, or that you should not do this at home, but what would you do, what producer to someone who has these now at home, what should they think about, what do you wish you could have known? ensure that the products you are using _ ensure that the products you are using are — ensure that the products you are using are distributed in the eu, for one _ using are distributed in the eu, for one if— using are distributed in the eu, for one if they— using are distributed in the eu, for one. if they are not distributed in

the eu. _ one. if they are not distributed in the eu, then they are not going to be regulated, or they are more unlikely— be regulated, or they are more unlikely to be regulated. doctor, somebody has — unlikely to be regulated. doctor, somebody has got _ unlikely to be regulated. doctor, somebody has got a _ unlikely to be regulated. doctor, somebody has got a drawer i unlikely to be regulated. doctor, somebody has got a drawer fulll unlikely to be regulated. doctor, | somebody has got a drawer full of stuff they bought because they plan on doing it at home, what do you say to them? i on doing it at home, what do you say to them? ., ._ , on doing it at home, what do you say tothem? ., , .,, to them? i would say be cautious. this is one — to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing _ to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing to _ to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing to buy _ to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing to buy a - to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing to buy a kit i to them? i would say be cautious. this is one thing to buy a kit that l this is one thing to buy a kit that comes and is designed... the absolutely key thing is if you're going to do this at home is make sure you're using the right lamp for the right policies. and follow the instructions. because then you are reducing your risk as much as possible... reducing your risk as much as possible- - -— reducing your risk as much as tossible. .. . ., ., ., ., reducing your risk as much as tossible... . ., ., ., ., , possible... and that information is on the packaging? _ possible. .. and that information is on the packaging? i— possible... and that information is on the packaging? i am _ possible... and that information isj on the packaging? i am presuming possible... and that information is l on the packaging? i am presuming it will be, i on the packaging? i am presuming it will be. i don't _ on the packaging? i am presuming it will be, i don't have _ on the packaging? i am presuming it will be, i don't have one _ on the packaging? i am presuming it will be, i don't have one at - on the packaging? i am presuming it will be, i don't have one at home. i will be, i don't have one at home. thank you for sharing your story. and good luck with your new career, whatever you do next. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins.

the metropolitan police will hand down sanctions to eight serving and former officers today, who have been found guilty of gross misconduct. they were found to have shared offensive messages in a whatsapp group, including some that made fun of katie price's disabled son. there have been calls for all eight to be dismissed and placed on the police barred list. eight adults and two children have been rescued from the scene of a fire in south london. around 60 firefighters tackled the ground fire flat on polecroft lane in lewisham when they were called atjust before 4 o clock this morning. the fire has now been brought under control and an investigation has begun. the mayor is being urged to help drive up maternity care standards in london. it comes after an investigation found a "postcode lottery" when it comes to maternal health services in the capital, particularly since the pandemic. the london assembly health committee is calling for a review into all maternity services, with a particular look at mental health support. a new free exhibition by a group of 18 artists

with a shared history of migraton has opened in kings cross. the work has been curated by peju oshin, and explores themes of post—colonial black identitity. i think the exhibitions are incredibly important. art is a part of our daily lives. it's given me so muchjoy seeing all the people come to the gallery over the past couple of weeks and just overhearing a lot of the comments about how much they relate to the subject matter of the works has been the most important thing to me. let's take a look at the tubes now. not great news. now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. turning increasingly cloudy out there today

with a scattering of showers. a few of these showers could fall on the heavy side, but it will be less breezy compared with yesterday. so any bright, any clear spells out there this morning will be replaced by large areas of cloud and a scattering of showers. you see the green in these showers indicate the heaviest bursts. yes, a few could fall on the heavy side. they will be very hit and miss through the day and we'll get a gentle south—southeasterly breeze. we're looking at highs of around 11 degrees celsius. now, through this evening and overnight, those showers will merge into longer spells of rain. so a very unsettled picture. and we are going to hold on to plenty of cloud. temperatures will fall away to around 6 degrees celsius. due to that overnight rain, we are expecting tomorrow morning to be quite a damp, soggy start to the day. but we are expecting that cloud to break quite nicely, particularly through the course of the afternoon to allow for some sunny spells. but there will still be some showers around — largely dry on sunday with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny intervals. and there will be plenty more sunshine on the way on monday with highs of around 16 degrees celsius.

that's it. keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the premier league has announced plans to tighten its rules on gambling advertising. clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts. the change will begin at the start of the 2026/2027 season. gambling brands will still be able to feature in other areas — including on shirt sleeves and led advertising boards. currently, eight top—flight clubs have gambling companies on the front of their shirts — worth an estimated £60 million a year.

we'rejoined now by former premier league footballer clarke carlisle, who developed a gambling addiction, and james grimes, from the charity gambling with lives. good morning. ithink good morning. i think we should get to the heart of this in terms of what the impact of gambling can have on a person. you know this better than most. i. on a person. you know this better than most-— than most. i, myself, develop troblem than most. i, myself, develop problem behaviour— than most. i, myself, develop problem behaviour around i than most. i, myself, develop- problem behaviour around gambling. you know, just like you said, the important thing we needed to get he was the reason why gambling was an issue. even though statistics show the vast majority of people do enjoy gambling responsibly, there are some people for whom it can pose an incredible problem. and that is invariably due to the extent to

which they had gambled and the psychological and practical consequences of engaging with it like that. that was my issue. why engage with gambling as an avoidance mechanism, as a coping mechanism? i saw it as a fantastic escape from the emotional turmoil i was going through. that happens in real life. you get caught in a vicious cycle. you get caught in a vicious cycle. you start to gamble for fun but once you start to lose amounts of money, then gambling in and of itself can offer you a single solution where their next role, the next wing of their next role, the next wing of the roulette, the next bet is the thing that can solve your problems. it can develop into a very vicious cycle. it can develop into a very vicious cle. �* . , cycle. the betting and gambling council has _ cycle. the betting and gambling council has said, _ cycle. the betting and gambling council has said, as _ cycle. the betting and gambling council has said, as well i cycle. the betting and gambling council has said, as well as i cycle. the betting and gambling l council has said, as well as saying

it is welcoming the decision, it looks boy to a new code on responsible gambling sponsorship in court. it says research did not establish a causal link between exposure to advertising in the development of problem gambling. why do you think this change to front of shirt sponsorship on match days will make a difference when it says there is no link? ., .., make a difference when it says there is no link? ., .. , make a difference when it says there is no link? . .. , ,~ is no link? data can be skewed in many different _ is no link? data can be skewed in many different ways _ is no link? data can be skewed in many different ways to _ is no link? data can be skewed in many different ways to shoot i many different ways to shoot purposes. what we cannot get away from is the juxtaposition of celebrities, of those we hold on a pedestal for whatever reason and we cannot get away from the fact that football is the biggest sport in the world. it has a global audience of over 600 million people. once we juxtapose a brand or action with that, that could increase a person's

proclivity to engage in that act. the important thing about football is it is so influential to the younger generation. the earlier that we expose the younger generation to that act of gambling, the more likely they are... this is another study. the more likely they are to engage with as an adult. to be totally dismissive of open visible betting is wrong and we can draw on the analogy of smoking. when it was banned from all sports and the band was made for smoking in public, it reduced the younger generation's visibility of the act. also the engagement with passive smoking. thatin engagement with passive smoking. that in tandem with education at school about what happens when people smoke, and the potential harm

that it causes physically and also for the consequences down the line. that is the next step that needs to come in with what i think is very important and progressive move by the football clubs.— important and progressive move by the football clubs. thank you. james is listenint the football clubs. thank you. james is listening and _ the football clubs. thank you. james is listening and nodding _ the football clubs. thank you. james is listening and nodding along i the football clubs. thank you. james is listening and nodding along to i the football clubs. thank you. james is listening and nodding along to a l is listening and nodding along to a lot of what you are saying. so people understand, you campaign on this but you have had gambling issues over the years as well. i have issues over the years as well. l have spent issues over the years as well. i have spent my adult life addicted to gambling campaigning to change it. i can relate to what was said. people like clarke are playing in environments encouraging them to think it was destroying his life. notjust think it was destroying his life. not just football. think it was destroying his life. notjust football. fin think it was destroying his life. not just football.— think it was destroying his life. not just football. notjust football. on the issue that clarke raised _ notjust football. on the issue that clarke raised about _ notjust football. on the issue that clarke raised about this _ notjust football. on the issue that clarke raised about this particular i clarke raised about this particular measure, it is a good thing, it is a step. betterthan measure, it is a good thing, it is a step. better than not making a step.

in the great scheme of things to do with betting that is most alluring, what difference could it make? i think it will make a huge difference. it will start to de—normalise gambling for the young people. to de-normalise gambling for the young neale, ., , ., de-normalise gambling for the young --eole. ., , . . , de-normalise gambling for the young neale, ., , ., ., , .,~' people. to start that this will make sense. it people. to start that this will make sense- it is — people. to start that this will make sense. it is not _ people. to start that this will make sense. it is not perfect. _ people. to start that this will make sense. it is not perfect. i— sense. it is not perfect. i genuinely think it could be a tipping point about how we see and treat gambling in this country. anyone can get addicted to addictive projects. if you expose that to a generation of young fans you are risking their lives. it is not perfect. we have to start somewhere. with your own experience, what were the triggers, if you like? i understand it could be linked to emotional issues and a lot of other things going on. what things in a moment meant you saw something and

did it, the bits that pulled you in? i think, for me, it was is an accessibility of gambling. it is not the same for everyone. i was not escaping everything. gambling found me. by exposing young people to that you are potentially picking anyone to do this. there are times when i tried to stop gambling, i would shut down my account and be watching much of the day, dare i say and see an advert for a random gambling company to open an account for straight backing. there reason they spend so much money on gambling, sponsorship and advertising is because it works with its impact. a, and advertising is because it works with its impact.— with its impact. a fascinating discussion — with its impact. a fascinating discussion to _ with its impact. a fascinating discussion to have. - with its impact. a fascinating discussion to have. clarke i with its impact. a fascinating l discussion to have. clarke and with its impact. a fascinating - discussion to have. clarke and james discussion to have. clarke and james were thank you for bringing your experiences and your views as well. we will see what changes come about from this. if you've been affected by any issues raised in this discussion, there is help and support available

on the bbc website. now we turn our attention to action on the pitch last night. tell us more. a night that manchester united will want to forget. they were leading 2—0 against seville in the europa league, but eight minutes of madness could have cost them dearly in theirfirst leg. united's marcel sabitzer scored twice in the first half and the home side was cruising. but then an 84th minute own goal by united's tyrell malacia was followed by this. the seville strike came off the head of harry maguire in the 92nd minute and it finished 2—2. two on goals. a lisandro martinez injury added to their misery. united have it all to do in spain next week. we had our opportunities to score a third goal. and i think in the last 10 minutes was everything

looked like it was against us. like i said, sometimes you have such nights. west ham's hopes of reaching the semi finals of the europa conference league also hang in the balance after a 1—1 draw with ghent. danny ings putting the hammers ahead just before half time — his first european club goal. but the belgian side levelled shortly after the break. and they hit the bar late on. however, west ham battled to keep the score level. david moyes hoping his side can get over the line in front of their fans at the london stadium next thursday. assistant referee constantine hatzidakis says he is looking "forward to returning to officiating," after the football association confirmed he'll face no further action for clashing with liverpool's andy robertson. hatzidakis and robertson came together at half time during liverpool's draw with arsenal last week, with the official appearing to raise his elbow to the defender.

hatzidakis was stood down while an investigation took place — that has now been completed and he'll face no further punishment. hatzidakis also confirmed he had apologised to robertson. jake jarman said he was over the moon to win silver in the all—around event at the european gymnastics championship — adding to the growing medal haulfor team gb. after his four golds at the commonwealth games last year, the 21—year—old impressed on all six apparatus to finish second in turkey. jarman has another chance to go for gold on sunday in the parallel bars and vault. the level of gymnastics at europeans is really high. every year that i've been here, i've tried to keep on progressing. and, you know, first two years, we've been the top ten or around about there. you know, really pleased with that. but to come second at this europeans, i can't believe it.

another big day of racing ahead at aintree today — it's ladies day! the grand national festival got underway yesterday, and we saw "constitution hill" live up to his horse of a generation billing in the aintree hurdle. perfection, mesmerising, a superstar — just some of the words to describe his performance. constitution hill followed up his win in the champion hurdle at cheltenham with the comfortable victory — leading from start to finish. it's seven out of seven now for the 15—2 on favourite, who could graduate onto racing over fences next year. in super league, the salford red devils' coach paul rowley praised his sides �*resilience and character�* as they came from behind at home to beat castleford tigers ill—6. despite trailing early on, the red devils fought back with two tries — this their second through shane wright — to claim victory and move to 5th in the table, while castleford remain 10th, with only two wins this season.

it was the battle of the england legends in the county championship — 38—year—old sir alistair cook v 40—year—oldjimmy anderson, essex v lancashire. and it was anderson who came out on top. he took a wicket with his third ball. then this is the moment he got his former england team mate cook out by lbw. anderson looking in great form as he prepares to play in the ashes this summer. loving that amount of experience on the pitch. time to tell you the billie jean the pitch. time to tell you the billiejean king cab stance this afternoon. it is live on bbc iplayer. it is britain against france. is being held in coventry. do we know about the weather? there he is, leaning nonchalantly,

like a fashion model on the balcony. there we go, catalogue man stopped look him go!— look him go! welcome to aintree. it is ladies day — look him go! welcome to aintree. it is ladies day in _ look him go! welcome to aintree. it is ladies day in the _ look him go! welcome to aintree. it is ladies day in the grand _ look him go! welcome to aintree. it is ladies day in the grand national i is ladies day in the grand national festival. behind me they are doing repairs to the ground and lawn, to the course. you can see the closest events, the waterjump. believe it or not, when the festival started initially back in 1839, was a 16 foot wide stone wall. how times have changed! if you are heading here for ladies day, the weather is all—important. the weather could all—importa nt. the weather could cause all—important. the weather could cause a few hiccups. try at the moment but they could be downpours. never too far away. not as windy,

not especially warm. if you are heading for the big festival itself, the big steeplechase tomorrow, of course there is good news in the forecast. it is looking dry, sunny and a good deal warmer as well. what about the rest of us? mixed, with sunshine. particularly in the far north and west of the country. low pressure at the moment pushing into the south—west of the uk. across wales and south—west england heavy and persistent rain. rain edging across wales as we speak. the rain across wales as we speak. the rain across southern counties will turn light and patchy as it works its way east during the day. further north heavy and thundery showers this afternoon through the midlands, north wales and northern parts of england. in northern ireland by comparison there could be a few showers, particularly later. many places will stay predominantly dry. not especially warm, especially with

the cloud and rain. temperatures folsom only eight, nine. not as breezy as it has been in the last few days. this evening, heavy rain pushes east across england. by tonight it will be confined to eastern counties. in the west it will be clearer. a chilly night with temperatures dropping below freezing in some spots. there is the risk of frost as we head into the weekend. even though it starts chilly, including at aintree, things are looking good. there will be plenty of sunshine in western areas by clouding over later in the day. in east anglia and the south—east heavy rain around first thing that will fizzle out. everyone should see sunshine at some point during the day and it will feel warmer. temperatures in the mid—teens. three saturday night lb rain in scotland and northern ireland by fizzling out on sunday. the other shower in the

north and the west. cloud will break up. sunniest in the south and east where we could see a high of 17 celsius. feeling much warmer than it has done all week. we continue with the dry as we go into next week as well. good news. a fact for you. it started back in 1839 as the grand liverpool steeplechase. the first winner was called lottery. there you go. winner was called lottery. there you no. ~ ., ., . winner was called lottery. there you go. who would have known? what year was that? 1839? _ go. who would have known? what year was that? 1839? yes. _ go. who would have known? what year was that? 1839? yes. thank— go. who would have known? what year was that? 1839? yes. thank you. - the fashion world has been paying tribute to the revolutionary british designer, dame mary quant, who's died at the age of 93. she was one of the most influential figures of the 19605 fashion scene, with her sleek, vibrant and innovative designs. our arts correspondent david sillito takes a look back at her life and career.

when mary quant invades new realms of fashion, bright young girls are interested and so is the national press. mary quant. it was more than just a new look. it was a new way of life. bold, free. fun, daring. miniskirts, hot pants. it was all about freedom. liberation. it really was the first time that emancipation became possible. i was very full of the sort of elation that was happening then. mary quant had started out making hats, but soon decided she wanted to make clothes that reflected a new era. skirts were short, shoes flat, grey, dowdy. london was suddenly a colourful style capital. and remembering her today, another �*605 pioneer photographer david bailey.

she always has this pattern doing little drawings of girls on a bus or something. but she was all right. she was all right. there weren't many girl designers, really. i'm just sad that i will never see her again. she... i liked her personality. she was kind of wonderful. she was very positive, too. she had a vision. she wanted to challenge the formal rules of �*50s fashion. you know, it got through to me that this was sort of unrealistic, out of date and nonsense. and we lived in a mass production age and that we we must make mass production clothes. her design interests spread to makeup, bedding, perfume. well, that'sjust dirty. well, but like her, vidal sassoon, bob, the spirit of her heyday was always there. the miniskirt, she said, was invented on the streets of london. she just captured a mood and defined

the look of the swinging sixties. we're joined now by heather tilbury—phillips, who was friends with dame mary and fashion designer wayne hemmingway. welcome to both of you this morning. heather, if i could start with you. am i right in thinking you are wearing an mary quant piece? you are wearing an mary quant piece? you are wearing something of hers this morning, is that right? i am indeed. this is a very — morning, is that right? i am indeed. this is a very iconic _ morning, is that right? i am indeed. this is a very iconic dress. _ morning, is that right? i am indeed. this is a very iconic dress. it - morning, is that right? i am indeed. this is a very iconic dress. it was - this is a very iconic dress. it was called banana split, it has a zip which can go quite low, depending how daring the wearer wants to be and either wearing a little top underneath all actually a rollneck sweater or nothing. you underneath all actually a rollneck sweater or nothing.— underneath all actually a rollneck sweater or nothing. you explain it and demonstrate _ sweater or nothing. you explain it and demonstrate it _ sweater or nothing. you explain it and demonstrate it so _ sweater or nothing. you explain itj and demonstrate it so beautifully. straightaway, i am thinking you worked with her for a

straightaway, i am thinking you worked with herfor a long time. is that an item you had from way back from those days and maybe you could share with people some of what she was all about? we hear she is quiet personally but forceful in getting things done and changing the world of fashion. ,, . ., , of fashion. indeed. she had the most endeafina of fashion. indeed. she had the most endearing manner. _ of fashion. indeed. she had the most endearing manner. as _ of fashion. indeed. she had the most endearing manner. as you _ of fashion. indeed. she had the most endearing manner. as you see, - of fashion. indeed. she had the most endearing manner. as you see, quitej endearing manner. as you see, quite shy and diffident. she spoke quite quietly and she had this steely in determined —— determination and underneath she would really feel so strongly about things. so often somebody would say to her at one of the technical people, mary, we can't to that, it's not possible. she would look at them under her lashes and say, oh, i'm sure you'll find a

way. and of course they did because they knew she was confident that she was right in what she wanted to achieve. it was right in what she wanted to achieve. , . , ., , ., was right in what she wanted to achieve. , ., , ., . , achieve. it is fabulous to hear 'ust how full social fl achieve. it is fabulous to hear 'ust how full social was in i achieve. it is fabulous to hear 'ust how full social was in the i achieve. it is fabulous to hearjust how full social was in the world i achieve. it is fabulous to hearjust how full social was in the world of| how full social was in the world of fashion. wayne, she laid ground, didn't she? she challenged ideals. in order to get the miniskirt she spoke to has designers as well to make sure that fashion was wearable. how did she influence your career? —— hosiery designers. she wanted to make _ —— hosiery designers. she wanted to make fashion accessible and affordable. she was one of the first major— affordable. she was one of the first major designers that became a name around _ major designers that became a name around the _ major designers that became a name around the world. it was affordable. even for _ around the world. it was affordable. even for people who could not afford it, even for people who could not afford it. like _ even for people who could not afford it, like my— even for people who could not afford it, like my mum and nan made all their_ it, like my mum and nan made all theirowu— it, like my mum and nan made all their own clothes. my man in morecambe and my mum in blackburn. there _

morecambe and my mum in blackburn. there was_ morecambe and my mum in blackburn. there was always a mary quant. i think_ there was always a mary quant. i think they— there was always a mary quant. i think they were called butteknit patterns, which allowed people to make _ patterns, which allowed people to make the — patterns, which allowed people to make the miniskirt slither shift dresses, — make the miniskirt slither shift dresses, then niche managed look that could — dresses, then niche managed look that could only be mary quant. my mum _ that could only be mary quant. my mum was— that could only be mary quant. my mum was mary quant met my nan was mary quant. — mum was mary quant met my nan was mary quant. when i came to london in 1979 and _ mary quant. when i came to london in 1979 and i_ mary quant. when i came to london in 1979 and i started selling second—hand close on camden market and kensington market even then that there is— and kensington market even then that there is only 14, 15 years after when — there is only 14, 15 years after when she _ there is only 14, 15 years after when she had done that kind of swinging — when she had done that kind of swinging 60s london look. it had already— swinging 60s london look. it had already become collectable. the holy -rail already become collectable. the holy grail of— already become collectable. the holy grail of going tojumble sales already become collectable. the holy grail of going to jumble sales and second—hand shops, charity shops, was finding — second—hand shops, charity shops, was finding a pair of mary quant plastic— was finding a pair of mary quant plastic boots. this weekend is one of the _ plastic boots. this weekend is one of the biggest vintage events of the

year, _ of the biggest vintage events of the year. the _ of the biggest vintage events of the year, the car—boot sale in king's cross _ year, the car—boot sale in king's cross you — year, the car—boot sale in king's cross. you know that people will be scouring _ cross. you know that people will be scouring the whole of granary spare in king's_ scouring the whole of granary spare in king's cross to find mary quant shift dresses and mary quant hot pants— shift dresses and mary quant hot pants and — shift dresses and mary quant hot pants and those iconic boots. and the thing — pants and those iconic boots. and the thing is, you will see people... you will— the thing is, you will see people... you will see — the thing is, you will see people... you will see 18—year—olds, 48—year—olds were 68—year—olds with that haircut _ 48—year—olds were 68—year—olds with that haircut this weekend. you will see them — that haircut this weekend. you will see them. it is an enduring look that sums — see them. it is an enduring look that sums up written at a certain time _ that sums up written at a certain time that— that sums up written at a certain time that has lasted a long time. she'll— time that has lasted a long time. she'll say— time that has lasted a long time. she'll say was very supportive of british designers, having been through the mill herself. —— she was also supportive. red through the mill herself. -- she was also supportive-— also supportive. red or dead one desianer also supportive. red or dead one designer of— also supportive. red or dead one designer of the _ also supportive. red or dead one designer of the year _ also supportive. red or dead one designer of the year award - also supportive. red or dead one designer of the year award for . also supportive. red or dead one i designer of the year award for three years in a row in the 905. she would turn up at those events sometimes at the royal albert hall. she was made

beeline of encouragement. she had a knowledge about young designers a5 knowledge about young designers as well. i rememberthere knowledge about young designers as well. i remember there were nights when there were alexander mcqueen and all that kind of era. mary quant was there. she was always supportive. that is the only time i ever met her, she was definitely supportive. ever met her, she was definitely supportive-— ever met her, she was definitely su ortive. w , ., . supportive. take us back to a time and place. — supportive. take us back to a time and place. if _ supportive. take us back to a time and place. if he — supportive. take us back to a time and place, if he would. _ supportive. take us back to a time and place, if he would. a - supportive. take us back to a time and place, if he would. a lot - supportive. take us back to a time and place, if he would. a lot of. and place, if he would. a lot of people associate her with a miniskirt. forthose people associate her with a miniskirt. for those like me who do not know a lot about fashion, that is what you think of her and connect her with. is what you think of her and connect herwith. can is what you think of her and connect her with. can you remember when it happened in terms of the design and impact it had threat may be on you personally but also on society more general? she personally but also on society more reneral? ,, . ._ , personally but also on society more reneral? ,, . , . . , general? she always said that it was the uirls general? she always said that it was the girls themselves _ general? she always said that it was the girls themselves who _ general? she always said that it was the girls themselves who had - general? she always said that it was the girls themselves who had seen l the girls themselves who had seen her fabulous makes and that she will

short skirts — her fabulous makes and that she will short skirts. in her shop, they would — short skirts. in her shop, they would say— short skirts. in her shop, they would say i _ short skirts. in her shop, they would say i want my shorter stop had a huge _ would say i want my shorter stop had a huge impact to the older generation. —— that had a huge impact — generation. —— that had a huge impact it— generation. —— that had a huge impact. it was deemed to be shocking _ impact. it was deemed to be shocking. forthe impact. it was deemed to be shocking. for the young, the youthful— shocking. for the young, the youthful exuberance of being able to run, youthful exuberance of being able to run. skip. _ youthful exuberance of being able to run, skip, move freely, jump on a bus, _ run, skip, move freely, jump on a bus, go— run, skip, move freely, jump on a bus, go straight from work out dancing — bus, go straight from work out dancing and feel that those clothes expressed their individuality, it was the — expressed their individuality, it was the most enormous impact and wonderful, — was the most enormous impact and wonderful, liberating feeling. you know, i wonderful, liberating feeling. you know. i would _ wonderful, liberating feeling. gm, know, i would say, wonderful, liberating feeling. gm, know, iwould say, heather, what wonderful, liberating feeling. gm, know, i would say, heather, what we haven't said to you because you helped announced the death of mary quant with her son. sorry, we have

lost a friend. what was she like as a friend? . . , lost a friend. what was she like as a friend? ,, . , . ., a friend? she was a wonderful personality- — a friend? she was a wonderful personality. she _ a friend? she was a wonderful personality. she combined - personality. she combined sensitivity with how other people felt with — sensitivity with how other people felt with concern and we'll belief in what — felt with concern and we'll belief in what she was doing. —— real belief — in what she was doing. —— real belief she _ in what she was doing. —— real belief. she wanted to empower all of us who— belief. she wanted to empower all of us who worked with herself that we shared _ us who worked with herself that we shared her— us who worked with herself that we shared her confidence and belief in what she _ shared her confidence and belief in what she was doing personally and the brand — what she was doing personally and the brand. it gave so much to people — the brand. it gave so much to people. it _ the brand. it gave so much to people. it allowed them the freedom of opportunity to do what they felt was right— of opportunity to do what they felt was right as well stop and being able to— was right as well stop and being able to achieve if you worked hard enough. _ able to achieve if you worked hard enough, you believed in it, then it was possible. it�*s enough, you believed in it, then it was possible-— was possible. it's been a delight talkin: to was possible. it's been a delight talking to you — was possible. it's been a delight talking to you this _ was possible. it's been a delight talking to you this morning. - was possible. it's been a delight l talking to you this morning. thank you very much. what a perfect

tribute that you should be on our television screens this morning wearing one of those outfits. a great tribute to her. thank you for sharing your stories. wayne, thank you as well. many in the fashion world giving their tributes to dame mary quant. we'd love to hear your stories and see your pictures. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is on screen, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can also still get in touch with us by e—mail, and on twitter as well. coming up in the next half hour... afterjamie oliver opened up on breakfast yesterday i ,he , he talked about education. that is

one of his main things. also he talked about dyslexia, something he has not talked openly about. with his books, he has always had to narrate them rather than write them. he wrote a new children's book and said it really changed his attitude towards dyslexia. we are going to hear about some of your experience and discuss what it means to live with the condition after eight o'clock. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the metropolitan police will hand down sanctions to eight serving and former officers today, who have been found guilty of gross misconduct. they were found to have shared offensive messages in a whatsapp group, including some that made fun of katie price's disabled son. there have been calls for all eight to be dismissed and placed on the police barred list. eight adults and two children have been rescued from a block of flats in catford overnight after a fire broke out in a

ground floor flat. it took 60 firefighters 2.5 hours to bring the fire in polecroft lane under control. those rescued were treated at the scene by paramedics. several other people were led to safety wearing smoke hoods. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are lots of problems this morning. severe delays on the bakerloo, circle, hammersmith and city, metropolitan and picadilly lines. and the central line and jubillee line have minor delays. now onto the weather. this morning will be cloudy with a few showers pushing in from the south. in the afternoon, it will become cloudy with patchy light rain. we'll see a top temperature of 11 celsius. that's it. keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour. see you then.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today — accept or reject — the royal college of nursing prepares to announce if its members have agreed a pay deal. the fbi arrests a suspect in the worst leak of united states intelligence in years. good intelligence in years. morning from an independen�* cinema good morning from an independent cinema in sheffield, where i will be looking at the films that could help

turn around the fortunes of an industry still struggling to come from a pandemic —— still struggling to recover. and we find out about how donating something usually discarded after childbirth — the umbilical cord — can save lives. i will have the weather forecast later. good morning. it's friday 14th april. our main story — the royal college of nursing will announce whether its members in england have voted to accept the government's new pay offer later today. the union, which represents nurses and other health workers, has recommended that its members accept the deal, which includes a 5% pay rise for this year. it comes as junior doctors in england start the final full day of a 96—hour walkout over a separate pay dispute. 0ur correspondent robin

brant has the latest. nhs nurses have been striking on a scale never seen before in the century—long history of their trade union. but that action by the rcn paused a month ago after an updated pay offer from the government. the proposal to most nhs workers, apart from doctors, includes a one—off payment of up to £3,789 for staff in england. that covers the 2022—23 financial year that's just ended. there's also a 5% consolidated pay rise for this year. nurses have until 9.00 this morning to vote on the offer. the rcn will reveal the result this evening. while one nhs dispute may be about to end, though, another continues. doctors in gateshead are some of the hundreds who've been on picket lines. their protest ends early on saturday. the bma and itsjunior doctors are determined, despite the government dismissing its 35% pay rise demand as unreasonable.

we are happy to negotiate on how we get pay restoration, but in any negotiation, one side puts their position forward, which we've done, and then usually the other side puts their position forward. but we've not had anything from the government, notjust a credible offer, which is what we are hoping for, to cancel the strikes. we've had no offer whatsoever. with ongoing concerns about patient safety alongside assurances from junior doctors, the arbitration service acas says it stands ready to help. robin brant, bbc news. we can speak now to our reporter simonjones, who's outside st thomas' hospital in central london this morning. such an important day, this, so much riding on it. take us to the timetable, when will we know the result? tote timetable, when will we know the result? ~ ., timetable, when will we know the result? ~ . , . , result? we are expecting the result either late this _ result? we are expecting the result either late this afternoon _ result? we are expecting the result either late this afternoon or- result? we are expecting the result either late this afternoon or early . either late this afternoon or early this evening. it will certainly be very closely watched at hospitals like this one. this hospital as part

of one of the largest hospital trusts in england, so the result has the potential to have a big impact on services here. gnosis still have just under an hour to vote in the ballot. it closes at 9.00 this morning. that is why the leadership of the union do not want to speculate on the possible result of it. but it is by no means certain that nurses will accept this offer when you look at other parts of the uk. in scotland, a pay offer of 6.5% was narrowly accepted, but in wales, an offer of 1.5% above what was already on the table, was roundly rejected. so that'll have to go to negotiations. this is all taking place against a backdrop of day four of thejunior doctor's place against a backdrop of day four of the junior doctor's strike, that will continue into tomorrow morning when it comes to an end. but four days of strike action into the weekend, but it all started with four days of the easter holidays, so

that means it is ten days in total when the nhs has not been running at full capacity, and that is why hospital bosses have been so concerned about the potential impact, with hundreds of thousands of appointment and operations being cancelled. ,, ., . ~ , ., , cancelled. simon, thank you very much. a 21—year—old member of the us air force reserves is being questioned over the leaking of highly classified documents which revealed intelligence about the war in ukraine and the us spying on allies. jack teixeira was arrested by the fbi yesterday evening in massachusetts, and is expected to appear in court in boston later today. 0ur correspondent david willis has the story. dressed in shorts and a t—shirt, with news helicopters hovering overhead, the suspect in the latest us intelligence drama was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston. today, thejustice department arrested jack douglas teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission

of classified national defense information. fbi agents took teixeira into custody earlier this afternoon without incident. jack teixeira is 21 years old and worked for the intelligence wing of the massachusetts national guard. one of the friends with whom he allegedly shared information told the washington post teixeira was neither a whistle—blower nor a foreign agent. any claims that he is a russian operative or pro—russian is categorically false. he is not interested in helping any foreign agencies with their attack on the us or other countries. he was a young, charismatic man who loved nature, god, who loved shooting guns and racing cars. among the leaks were us assessments about the progress of the war in ukraine. top secret information shared amongst a small group of friends on the chat app discord, so it's claimed, a process that had been going on for months, motivated in this case not by ideology,

but by a desire to gain kudos within the group. we have an individual who's leaking material because they want to develop personal friendships online. in effect, they're using the release of top secret us intelligence documents as leverage to gain friendships with individuals in online chat forums. and i think that the insider threat remains the same as always, but the motivation is perhaps different from what we've seen before. the pentagon says it's looking into how such information is distributed, but a spokesman also made the point that it was the nature of the us military to entrust young service members with high levels of responsibility. jack teixeira is due to appear in court in boston later today, charged with the unauthorised removal and transmission of classified information. david willis, bbc news, washington. president biden will finish his trip to the island of ireland today, with a visit to the town where his ancestors lived. yesterday, mr biden made a historic address to the irish parliament and spoke

passionately about his family roots in the country. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagher has more. ballina is preparing for a special visitor. president biden, whose great—great—grandfather was born here, is coming to town, and some of his distant relatives are very excited. i'm actually related to him. hang on a second. you're related tojoe biden? yes. what is he to you? he's my fifth cousin. your fifth cousin? and how does that feel? shocking, really. and how did you find that out? i found that outwith... my mum and i were doing a family tree, and we found out that biden was my fifth cousin. ballina is getting ready to welcome home its famous son. he's going to be speaking at the cathedral behind me,

and you cannot miss what's going on here. there are flags on basically every building in the town. people are ready to celebrate. he came here for the first time when he was vice president, and received a rock star welcome, so him returning as president is a huge occasion for the small town. he will be among his people. and for us, as people of ballina, people of the west coast of ireland, we're just looking forward to celebrating our people, celebrating their heritage, celebrating our story. and it was a very dark moment in our history when so many people left these shores, the celebration of the opportunity that exists, when people have left and worked hard and persevered and reached high office like the white house. today will be a very personal and unofficial visit, a homecoming for a proud irish—american, or, as they call him here, cousinjoe. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, ballina.

——today will be a very personal end to an official visit. charlotte joins us now from ballina. charlotte, what's happening there today? it is going to be a really busy day, this final day ofjoe biden's visit to ireland. he will be going to a catholic shrine, a personal visit, because it often talks about his religion and how important it is to him. then he is going to the north mayo heritage centre and learning more about his ancestors, people who are still hundreds of years ago. then at the finale is here in ballina, and behind me as the cathedral where he is going to be making his speech this evening. you can see it has been set up for the occasion. they were rehearsing here yesterday, there will be irish dancers, traditional irish music, a laser show as well, so they are really pulling out all the stops for

joe biden. when you walk around the town, there are flags everywhere, people have been polishing their doors as well, making it look completely perfect for the president. he came here before in 2016, and i think we are going to see even more people coming out tonight, because he is theirfamous son, and people want to welcome him back and hopefully he will have time to go to a pub later, because i know the landlords are pretty excited about president biden being in town. charlotte, thanks so much. see you soon. councils in england have warned that election staff could be overwhelmed by the introduction of compulsory voter id. next month's local elections will be the first time people will have to show photo identification, in order to cast a ballot. the government says the new rules will help prevent fraud, but critics say it will mean fewer people take part. later today, the highest legal body in france will decide whether president macron's controversial pension reform plans can become law. the bill, which would raise the pension age from 62 to 64, was forced through without

a parliamentary vote, triggering weeks of protests. last night, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the country, as yetunde yusuf reports. across france, protesters made a lively return to the streets. this was the scene in toulouse. many of the protests have been peaceful, but there's also been widespread disruption. in paris, once again, there were clashes between demonstrators and the riot police. people here are angry over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. and in recent weeks, that anger has intensified after the government forced through the legislation without a vote in the lower house of parliament. today, the constitutional council will make a decision on the reforms. unions want the new laws

to be struck down. translation: whatever the opinion of the constitutional council, - unless it changes the law, unless it says stop, that the law is not constitutional, we, the unions, will continue protesting. the french government says the changes are needed to keep the pension system viable as people live longer. whether council members approve the whole of the law, reject all of it, or parts of it, the verdict today will be crucial in determining how the very vocal opposition movement plays out in the weeks and months ahead. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. it's 8.13. it's ladies day and day two of the grand national festival at aintree, but how is the weather looking ahead

of the race on saturday? matt is there for us this morning. more thanjust more than just a national institution, the greatest steeplechase in the world taking place tomorrow here at aintree in liverpool. we have got probably around 500 million people accept it or watch it over 140 countries. the courses looking quite good at the moment, back in it was so wet and so 5°99)” moment, back in it was so wet and so soggy, the conditions were classed as bottomless. 0nly soggy, the conditions were classed as bottomless. only four horses actually completed the race in total. should not have any problems this time. although we have seen some wet weather recently. could be some wet weather recently. could be some rain for ladies day to day, not as windy as it has been, but a bit chilly tomorrow for the grand national itself. for the rest of us across the uk, it will be a bit mixed today, some turnaround at times, but more especially to the north and west of the country, but as other parts, especially england and wales, will see some rain. wet is that the moment across wales in

the south—west, heavy downpours through the midlands and towards the south—west as well. all tracking its way eastwards as we go through the day you'll start to see the rain in the south result, but part of the midlands, northern england could get hairy and thundery later, and more widespread. could also slide into south—east scotland. western scotland and northern ireland, largely dry and bright, chilly day, though, around nine celsius at best. some heavy rain pushes from western england and eastern england tonight, meaning western areas clear up, and quite a chilly night to come tonight under the clear skies, a touch of frost around for the gardeners as we head into saturday morning, but it will be a chilly start, a lovely day across saturday, there come across many western areas, bit of cloud and northern ireland later. eastern areas, some rain to stop and across east anglia and the south—east fizzling out, just the odd isolated shower, most staying dry. a little afternoon sunshine and feeling warmer than today, temperatures more widely in the mid—teens. pollen levels on the rise, as they will do

on sunday. a lot of dry weather to, then as well. a full forecast in around half an hour. thank you, matt, so you later. the time is exactly 8.15. yesterday on breakfast, celebrity chef jamie oliver opened up about living with dyslexia and some of the challenges he faced growing up. often children struggle with reading and writing at school. let's remind ourselves of what he said. i'm dyslexic, so words to me have always been quite scary. i've always had a chip on my shoulder about it. that was a problem at school for me, learning. were you diagnosed at school or did you find out later? afterwards.

but like i'm classic, good days, bad days. letters round the wrong way. can't focus. so my whole life since leaving school has been about problem solving, the things i'm bad at to be functional and to be able to do what i want to do. and the great thing for the kitchen was that the kitchen genuinely did save me, because school was tough, but in the kitchen i could learn. i think of it like little bubbles of knowledge, like how to prep one thing, that's above all. and that's the great thing where you can take anyone and teach them how to cook. he talks a lot, but he also asked and himself, he is able to communicate but writing and reading has always been a huge problem. that moment when he said it out loud anyway that he has not said very often, about making a mark on people. the idea about finally being able to get rid of the chip on his shoulder, that is what rotary

children's but has meant to him. jamie's story prompted a huge response from our viewers and lots of you got in touch to share your own experiences. colleen tweeted bbc breakfast to say, "my husband and son both have dyslexia. your honesty was appreciated by us as a family. loving books, trying to read to your child, making up stories, and realising your children are better at reading than you was something my husband resonated with." margaret said, "thank you so much for this very moving interview. my son was diagnosed last year aged 42. my grandson aged eight is waiting for a diagnosis. thank you so much, jamie oliver, i was in tears with you." this next message comes from michelle who says, "so grateful to personalities coming forward with their sen difficulties to show my children and i that you can make something of yourself even if you are neurodivergent. thank you jamie oliver and bbc breakfast for shining a light on this." and rosemary said, "you nearly made me cry. what a fantastic role model you are for any kids struggling." jamie was very open but also made a

great impact. joining us now are kate griggs, founder of the charity made by dyslexia, and omari mcqueen, an award—winning vegan chef and entrepreneur who also has dyslexia. you are a chef, omari, and you have dyslexia. tell us a bit about how it affects you. i dyslexia. tell us a bit about how it affects you-— affects you. i find it hard with my sellin: affects you. i find it hard with my spelling is. _ affects you. i find it hard with my spelling is. my — affects you. i find it hard with my spelling is, my reading _ affects you. i find it hard with my spelling is, my reading and - affects you. i find it hard with my i spelling is, my reading and writing, and ifind it very spelling is, my reading and writing, and i find it very difficult with maths. in and i find it very difficult with maths. ., and i find it very difficult with maths. . . . ,, maths. in a classroom, when did you first realise — maths. in a classroom, when did you first realise that _ maths. in a classroom, when did you first realise that there _ maths. in a classroom, when did you first realise that there was _ maths. in a classroom, when did you first realise that there was a - first realise that there was a struggle for you, do you remember an occasion where somebody drew attention to it, a teacher or parent? i attention to it, a teacher or arent? ., , ., parent? i was in year five when i was going _ parent? i was in year five when i was going onto _ parent? i was in year five when i was going onto my _ parent? i was in year five when i was going onto my second - parent? i was in year five when i i was going onto my second match, and the teacher said to me and my mum that i would not be able to do my sats because i was not smart enough.

that made me feel down, made me feel like i was different from the other kids in my school. at the time, my mum did not know i have dyslexia, so thatis mum did not know i have dyslexia, so that is when she tested me for it, and ifound out i had dyslexia. aha, and i found out i had dyslexia. a lot of things may be made sense then, did they come about the things you have struggled with?— then, did they come about the things you have struggled with? yeah. that is a story you — you have struggled with? yeah. that is a story you must _ you have struggled with? yeah. that is a story you must have _ you have struggled with? yeah. that is a story you must have had - you have struggled with? usai. that is a story you must have had so you have struggled with? i';s:—.”i. that is a story you must have had so many times before. i is a story you must have had so many times before-— times before. i am dyslexic and had a similar experience _ times before. i am dyslexic and had a similar experience to _ times before. i am dyslexic and had a similar experience to omari, - times before. i am dyslexic and had a similar experience to omari, but i j a similar experience to omari, but i think— a similar experience to omari, but i think the _ a similar experience to omari, but i think the thing we really need to change _ think the thing we really need to change is — think the thing we really need to change is the focus from just negative _ change is the focus from just negative to the positives of dyslexia, because it is a different way of _ dyslexia, because it is a different way of processing information that comes— way of processing information that comes with huge strengths and everything jamie oliver was talking about— everything jamie oliver was talking about yesterday, his ability to communicate and to write books, authors _ communicate and to write books, authors strengths you see in omari because _ authors strengths you see in omari because of— authors strengths you see in omari because of your dyslexia, and it is really _ because of your dyslexia, and it is really important we have that balance — really important we have that balance and young people have that balance, _ balance and young people have that balance, because it is not all doom

and gloom — balance, because it is not all doom and gloom-— balance, because it is not all doom andaloom. , ., , , and gloom. absolutely not, because ou then and gloom. absolutely not, because you then take _ and gloom. absolutely not, because you then take advantage _ and gloom. absolutely not, because you then take advantage of - and gloom. absolutely not, because you then take advantage of other. you then take advantage of other skills, don't you? likejimmy was saying, he can absolutely communicate, hejust got saying, he can absolutely communicate, he just got his stories with the cookbook through a dictaphone. —— likejamie with the cookbook through a dictaphone. —— like jamie was saying. he knew that because he was so much more creative, having to remember things more or think of them in a different way rather than seeing them on paper, and there is an advantage to that. yes. seeing them on paper, and there is an advantage to that.— an advantage to that. yes, 'ust the creativity of — an advantage to that. yes, 'ust the creativity of being * an advantage to that. yes, 'ust the creativity of being able _ an advantage to that. yes, 'ust the creativity of being able to h an advantage to that. yes, just the creativity of being able to come - an advantage to that. yes, just the creativity of being able to come up| creativity of being able to come up with amazing recipes, like omari doesi _ with amazing recipes, like omari does. and — with amazing recipes, like omari does, and then create books that explain _ does, and then create books that explain that to others, is an amazing _ explain that to others, is an amazing skill. so important to focus on that _ amazing skill. so important to focus on that. , ., , ., ., on that. the problem of having --eole on that. the problem of having people who — on that. the problem of having people who cook _ on that. the problem of having people who cook on _ on that. the problem of having people who cook on the - on that. the problem of having people who cook on the sofa, i on that. the problem of having. people who cook on the sofa, as on that. the problem of having - people who cook on the sofa, as we said to jamie yesterday, you are a chef, what have you brought in for us? ,, . . ., ., chef, what have you brought in for us? ,, . ., ., ., ., us? since i came from london to manchester. _ us? since i came from london to manchester, if _ us? since i came from london to manchester, if i _ us? since i came from london to manchester, if i brought - manchester, if i brought something... i didn't bring anything, yeah. something... i didn't bring anything. yeah-— something... i didn't bring anything, yeah. something... i didn't bring an hint, eah. ., anything, yeah. you started off well there, anything, yeah. you started off well there. omari. _

anything, yeah. you started off well there, omari, it _ anything, yeah. you started off well there, omari, it didn't _ anything, yeah. you started off well there, omari, it didn't quite - anything, yeah. you started off well there, omari, it didn't quite work. i there, omari, it didn't quite work. how did you start off? you were inventive, won't you come up with eight source? —— you were inventive with a sauce, weren't you? yes. eight source? -- you were inventive with a sauce, weren't you?- with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my — with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my dad _ with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my dad if _ with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my dad if he _ with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my dad if he could - with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i asked my dad if he could teach i with a sauce, weren't you? yes, i | asked my dad if he could teach me how to cook, that is when i knew my passion for cooking was there, and i have the talent for it. tell]! passion for cooking was there, and i have the talent for it.— have the talent for it. tell me about the _ have the talent for it. tell me about the vegan _ have the talent for it. tell me about the vegan pizza. - have the talent for it. tell me about the vegan pizza. that i have the talent for it. tell me - about the vegan pizza. that came about the vegan pizza. that came about and l _ about the vegan pizza. that came about and i was _ about the vegan pizza. that came about and i was cooking - about the vegan pizza. that came about and i was cooking in - about the vegan pizza. that came about and i was cooking in the . about and i was cooking in the kitchen for the whole family, my older brother films my videos for youtube, he decided to fill me in the kitchen, and he said that he is going to film me, and he delights that i am doing, so at first i did not really know if i wanted to do it, but seeing as we made that vegan pizza, it was amazing, but it was dry, so then i made a vegan dip, and i made my friends and family tasted. they said it was delicious. you i made my friends and family tasted. they said it was delicious.—

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consented to people, but then i write it down on internet but then i also use grammarly to improve on my spelling mistakes. i also use grammarly to improve on my spelling mistakes.— spelling mistakes. i think what is different now, _ spelling mistakes. i think what is different now, kate, _ spelling mistakes. i think what is different now, kate, perhaps - spelling mistakes. i think what is i different now, kate, perhaps from when you were diagnosed, is that the technology is helping, and there are hopefully more tools in place to help teachers, carers recognise dyslexia and not be scared of it. exactly, i was identified at about nine _ exactly, i was identified at about nine, and — exactly, i was identified at about nine, and actually went to an amazing _ nine, and actually went to an amazing school then that had all the ti l ht amazing school then that had all the right support, but yes, you are right, — right support, but yes, you are right, technology is a huge enabler for dyslexic people, and it isjust a case _ for dyslexic people, and it isjust a case of— for dyslexic people, and it isjust a case of making sure we get all the skills— a case of making sure we get all the skills and _ a case of making sure we get all the skills and knowledge and skills so that teachers can spot dyslexia and understand the strengths as well as the challenges, because they are really— the challenges, because they are really vital skills for the workplace today, it is communication, inventiveness, all of

those _ communication, inventiveness, all of those people skills that people delete — those people skills that people delete my every workplace is looking for, delete my every workplace is looking for. so _ delete my every workplace is looking for. so we _ delete my every workplace is looking for, so we focus on the strength of what _ for, so we focus on the strength of what we _ for, so we focus on the strength of what we can— for, so we focus on the strength of what we can do, and give support of the struggle with at school. what would ou the struggle with at school. what would you say — the struggle with at school. what would you say to _ the struggle with at school. b'g�*iéii would you say to somebody, the struggle with at school. “mat would you say to somebody, maybe the struggle with at school. “wisgit would you say to somebody, maybe a young person, or maybe somebody who is older struggled over time and has not yet got answers that may exist as to whether they have a condition like dyslexia, what would you say to somebody who worries about that and has not done anything? i somebody who worries about that and has not done anything?— has not done anything? i would say, do something _ has not done anything? i would say, do something passionate _ has not done anything? i would say, do something passionate about. - has not done anything? i would say, | do something passionate about. stay humble, be yourself, rememberthat yourfloors humble, be yourself, rememberthat your floors make you humble, be yourself, rememberthat yourfloors make you unique, and evenif yourfloors make you unique, and even if yourfirst yourfloors make you unique, and even if your first attempt fails, keep trying and never give up —— flaws make you unique. yen; keep trying and never give up -- flaws make you unique. very wise words from _ flaws make you unique. very wise words from somebody _ flaws make you unique. very wise words from somebody your - flaws make you unique. very wise words from somebody your age, i flaws make you unique. very wise i words from somebody your age, but great to hear. thank you, omari, and thank you kate as well. omari,

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two—and—a—half hours to bring the fire in polecroft lane under control. those rescued were treated at the scene by paramedics. several other people were led to safety wearing smoke hoods. the mayor is being urged to help drive up maternity care standards in london. it comes after an investigation found a "postcode lottery" when it comes to maternal health services in the capital, particularly since the pandemic. the london assembly health committee is calling for a review into all maternity services, with a particular look at mental health support. residents refusing to leave an estate in elephant and castle that's due to be demolished are inviting people to come down and see why they don't want to move. one resident on the aylesbury estate is using their flat to display posters and information about their campaign against regeneration. southwark council says it's offered residents alternative accommodation. i am still going to be in the footprint of the aylesbury estate but it is not the same.

this is my home and i don't want to move out. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are lots of problems. the bakerloo line is part suspended between queen's park and harrow & wealdstone. metropolitan line: no service between wembley park and aldgate. there are severe delays on the circle line and the picadilly line and there are minor delays on thejubilee line. now onto the weather with kat. hello there. good morning to you. turning increasingly cloudy out there today with a scattering of showers. a few of these showers could fall on the heavy side, but it will be less breezy compared with yesterday. so any bright, any clear spells out there this morning will be replaced by large areas of cloud and a scattering of showers. you see the green in these showers indicate the heaviest bursts. yes, a few could fall on the heavy side. they will be very hit and miss through the day and we'll get a gentle south—southeasterly breeze.

we're looking at highs of around 11 degrees celsius. now, through this evening and overnight, those showers will merge into longer spells of rain. so a very unsettled picture. and we are going to hold on to plenty of cloud. temperatures will fall away to around 6 degrees celsius. due to that overnight rain, we are expecting tomorrow morning to be quite a damp, soggy start to the day. but we are expecting that cloud to break quite nicely, particularly through the course of the afternoon to allow for some sunny spells. but there will still be some showers around — largely dry on sunday with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny intervals. and there will be plenty more sunshine on the way on monday with highs of around 16 degrees celsius. that's it. we're back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

the cinema industry has struggled in recent years. ido i do not know how often people are going to the cinema at the moment. to what extent are people going back? , , , ., ., ., to what extent are people going back? , , ., ., ., , back? depends on a lot of things, what is on — back? depends on a lot of things, what is on offer, _ back? depends on a lot of things, what is on offer, the _ back? depends on a lot of things, what is on offer, the cost - back? depends on a lot of things, what is on offer, the cost of i back? depends on a lot of things, what is on offer, the cost of livingi what is on offer, the cost of living crisis. hannah's at an independent cinema in sheffield this morning. just the things you are surrounded by, the merchandise and all the other things to try to increase revenue. good morning. it has become about the experience of going into cinema. these _ the experience of going into cinema. these are _ the experience of going into cinema. these are some of the films on here at the _ these are some of the films on here at the showroom cinema in sheffield. there _ at the showroom cinema in sheffield. there is— at the showroom cinema in sheffield. there is one fine morning. they hope these _ there is one fine morning. they hope these films— there is one fine morning. they hope these films will get people back in

here _ these films will get people back in here one — these films will get people back in here. one big name many people will have heard _ here. one big name many people will have heard of is cineworld. more than _ have heard of is cineworld. more than 100 — have heard of is cineworld. more than 100 of their venues across the uk and _ than 100 of their venues across the uk and ireland are under threat of closure _ uk and ireland are under threat of closure after the company went into administration. that is in large part— administration. that is in large part because of the pandemic. there is also _ part because of the pandemic. there is also the _ part because of the pandemic. there is also the impact of the cost of living _ is also the impact of the cost of living crisis. more than half of people — living crisis. more than half of people saying they are cutting back on spending on leisure items, like going _ on spending on leisure items, like going to _ on spending on leisure items, like going to the cinema. there is a bit of positive — going to the cinema. there is a bit of positive news. ticket sales did io of positive news. ticket sales did go up _ of positive news. ticket sales did go up last— of positive news. ticket sales did go up last year after the previous year when — go up last year after the previous year when there were still restrictions in place. they are massively— restrictions in place. they are massively down on where they were before _ massively down on where they were before the _ massively down on where they were before the pandemic in 2019 when the cinema _ before the pandemic in 2019 when the cinema industry was really, really booming — cinema industry was really, really booming i— cinema industry was really, really booming. i have been speaking to the boss of— booming. i have been speaking to the boss of one _ booming. i have been speaking to the boss of one of the biggest cinema chains _ boss of one of the biggest cinema chains where they have been putting on a film _ chains where they have been putting on a film i_ chains where they have been putting on a film i suspect many of you might— on a film i suspect many of you might have seen. you asked for it. this is fun! it's the biggest film

of the year so far. super mario bros: the movie smashing box office records for an animated film. but an industry that was booming before the pandemic is still suffering from a lack of blockbusters made during the lockdown. and the boss of one of the country's biggest cinema chains predicts it will be next year before ticket sales get back to where they were. we've lost four or five years, which is incredible. everyone is still struggling. we're recovering right now as an industry, but we're not going to be out of the woods until the end of this year. and i think that's something that is true, whether you're a major or a small independent. some of the highest—earning films in uk history have been released in the past year, but the way the industry operates is changing, ..with movies like matilda

the musical being released on a limited basis in the cinema before they're available to stream at home. i need the greatest basketball shoe that's ever been made. who's the player? michaeljordan. amazon's just done the same with its new movie, air, attracted by the marketing and the wider audience that the big screen can bring. how worried are you about streaming and its impact on cinema? that question has been asked when vhs came out and then dvds and then blu—ray and then the internet. and we are still here, and we're still growing. so i don't look at them as a competitor. people who like movies, like movies in all formats. among audiences this easter holiday, it's the whole experience that's important. we don't come as often, obviously. you know, with, like, different platforms online, it's easier to watch from home. so to come out, it's definitely a treat. how does it compare to watching something at home? it's about the atmosphere, really. you know, big screen. speakers.

with your friends. yeah, exactly. and across the country, independent cinemas like this are trying to cater to local audiences. tony has five venues — the smallest has just 36 seats. i think the biggest asset we have is that we know our customers because we're a small family business. we literally get to know people who come on a regular basis and we tailor our programming forthem. what are people wanting to see at the moment? happy, feel good things that may put a smile on your face. there's no doubt about that. i think the, you know, the earnest, darker films are a bit of a hard—sell at the moment. and the happier we can make people, the more they want to come. there are other ways of working out what audiences want. we have this ai, which is- a basically a predictive model that tells us what movie to play in what screen at what time, i at what cinema. and there's very obvious things that the ai will pick up, -

i such as in the north of the country, | people will tend to eat dinner maybe a little bit earlier than the south. and the programming time is kind of built around that. _ that's kind of a very high level, crude kind of example of it. i we have the ability, because of the ai, i to programme more| films in more times. and with some of the most—anticipated hits of the year still to come this summer, the cinema industry's task of rebuilding their ticket sales may not be an impossible mission. well, i am joined well, iamjoined by well, i am joined by ryan, well, lam joined by ryan, who well, i am joined by ryan, who is in charge of how to get people back in here and what is on on the screens here. good morning to you. good mornini. here. good morning to you. good morning- what — here. good morning to you. good morning. what had _ here. good morning to you. good morning. what had been - here. good morning to you. good morning. what had been your- here. good morning to you. good i morning. what had been your biggest hits recently? — morning. what had been your biggest hits recently? the _ morning. what had been your biggest hits recently? the last _ morning. what had been your biggest hits recently? the last few— morning. what had been your biggest hits recently? the last few months i hits recently? the last few months we have seen _ hits recently? the last few months we have seen some _ hits recently? the last few months we have seen some really - hits recently? the last few months we have seen some really big i hits recently? the last few months we have seen some really big hits| we have seen some really big hits with british films. after seven and

others _ with british films. after seven and others the — with british films. after seven and others. the irish film, the banshees of innisheran was a real hit here. narratives— of innisheran was a real hit here. narratives about people and films that resonate with the audience and have an _ that resonate with the audience and have an emotional connection. you mentioned — have an emotional connection. gm. mentioned banshees of innisheran, do you see more people watching after it has been nominated for an oscar, for example?— for example? once a film has some acclaim and — for example? once a film has some acclaim and it _ for example? once a film has some acclaim and it becomes _ for example? once a film has some acclaim and it becomes a _ for example? once a film has some acclaim and it becomes a water- acclaim and it becomes a water cooler— acclaim and it becomes a water cooler moment. people are more interested — cooler moment. people are more interested. everything everywhere all at _ interested. everything everywhere all at once, we returned that and it did really— all at once, we returned that and it did really well. people like the familiarity and acclaim of the film. it familiarity and acclaim of the film. it brings— familiarity and acclaim of the film. it brings people in. to get a sense

that people wait to find out whether it is worth coming to see a film? do they need that acclaim to come in? rings like super mario bros, there is a tendency towards nostalgia and familiarity — is a tendency towards nostalgia and familiarity. upcoming we have things like barbie. looks like it could be a big _ like barbie. looks like it could be a big hit— like barbie. looks like it could be a big hit for— like barbie. looks like it could be a big hit for us. people like some of the _ a big hit for us. people like some of the recognition. we have seen that _ of the recognition. we have seen that we — of the recognition. we have seen that... we play a lot of classic films— that... we play a lot of classic films here _ that... we play a lot of classic films here. we had families coming in dressing — films here. we had families coming in dressing gowns last week because they were _ in dressing gowns last week because they were familiar with the title we played _ they were familiar with the title we played last week. they were familiar with the title we played last week-— they were familiar with the title we played last week. what else are you exected played last week. what else are you expected to — played last week. what else are you expected to be _ played last week. what else are you expected to be a — played last week. what else are you expected to be a big _ played last week. what else are you expected to be a big hit _ played last week. what else are you expected to be a big hit over - played last week. what else are you expected to be a big hit over the i expected to be a big hit over the summer? . expected to be a big hit over the summer? , ., , ., ., ., , summer? things we hope to do well as an independent — summer? things we hope to do well as an independent cinema. _ summer? things we hope to do well as an independent cinema. asteroid i summer? things we hope to do well as an independent cinema. asteroid city l an independent cinema. asteroid city injune _ an independent cinema. asteroid city injune and _ an independent cinema. asteroid city injune and barbie injuly. it also

comes— injune and barbie injuly. it also comes at— injune and barbie injuly. it also comes at the same time as oppenheimer. | comes at the same time as oppenheimer.— comes at the same time as oppenheimer. comes at the same time as o- enheimer. ., , ., ., , oppenheimer. i really want to see that. we oppenheimer. i really want to see that- we hope _ oppenheimer. i really want to see that. we hope it _ oppenheimer. i really want to see that. we hope it will— oppenheimer. i really want to see that. we hope it will be _ oppenheimer. i really want to see that. we hope it will be released i oppenheimer. i really want to see i that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is. that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is- the _ that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is. the director _ that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is. the director is _ that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is. the director is aware i that. we hope it will be released on 35mm is. the director is aware of i 35mm is. the director is aware of the importance of films being released on the big screen and we need _ released on the big screen and we need that— released on the big screen and we need that industry support. sounds like there is — need that industry support. sounds like there is plenty _ need that industry support. sounds like there is plenty to _ need that industry support. sounds like there is plenty to entice - like there is plenty to entice people back. the big lebowski is still on here. i have been hearing about a japanese film which is more obscure. i am about a japanese film which is more obscure. lam not about a japanese film which is more obscure. i am not going to lie. i have not seen super mario bros and i do not intend on seeing it. it has had treat do not intend on seeing it. it has had great reviews _ do not intend on seeing it. it has had great reviews but _ do not intend on seeing it. it has had great reviews but it - do not intend on seeing it. it has had great reviews but it is - do not intend on seeing it. it has had great reviews but it is not i had great reviews but it is not something i will rush to watch either. the japanese animated film is supposed to be excellent. see you soon.

how is the weather? looking ahead to their weekend on a friday morning with matt, who is at aintree for as. i feel since we started talking to you it is looking a bit better. it you it is looking a bit better. iii is actually raining at the moment. if you are heading to aintree for ladies day, the rain isjust scraping to the south of liverpool. it will depart but there could be more downpours later. it will not quite as windy. if you are wearing your best hat, you might not need too many pins to stop it disappearing off down the course. the courses looking great at the moment. a lush, green colour. a bit softer as well which is good for the horses and lessons impact on the gems as well. if you are heading for big national steeplechase, the weather is looking fantastic. lots of sunshine and it will feel warm as well but are not as warm as the

warmest grand national in 2011. with strong sunshine overhead you will notice that once compared with what we have had this week. what about the rest of us through this weekend? that's start with today festival. there will be plenty of sunshine in the north and west of the country but rain as well. the rain is heaviest at the moment across wales and southern parts of england as well as the west midlands. the area of low pressure has been drifting in of low pressure has been drifting in of the atlantic slowly. the rain will work its way east as we go through the day. the rain will spread to other parts of england in particular. the rain in the south leaves a little bit. we could see heavy thunder. it could have some impact. a few showers in south—east scotland. scotland will see the best of the weather. temperatures no

lower than eight, 9 degrees for some in the rain. the rain pushes across england. heavy at times as well. clearing skies in the west. it means it is going to be a chilly night. we start tomorrow morning across many western areas. it does mean rees doubt the weekend sunny. a lot of sunshine to come throughout the day. for many the rain in east anglia and the south—east will ease. a few isolated showers in east of england. the clouds will break to allow a few sunny spells. temperatures widely into the mid—teens. rain in scotland and northern ireland overnight, turning lighter and more patchy. the rain will break up with more sunny spells. the best of the sunshine on

sunday is in the south and is where we could see highs of 17 degrees. this story will continue into next week. good news at long last. we're looking at some of the potential runners tomorrow the grand national. i think i have chosen mine, whether related, cloudy gen. for charlie, big dog. i related, cloudy gen. for charlie, big dog. lam related, cloudy gen. for charlie, big dog. i am grateful you did not call me the big dog. you big dog. i am gratefulyou did not call me the big dog.— big dog. i am gratefulyou did not call me the big dog. you do not like bein: call me the big dog. you do not like being called — call me the big dog. you do not like being called big _ call me the big dog. you do not like being called big dog? _ call me the big dog. you do not like being called big dog? what - call me the big dog. you do not like being called big dog? what accent i being called big dog? what accent was that? was it danish? certainly not. do it again. where is it from? do you know where it was from? had an atlantic do you know where it was from? tier. an atlantic twang about

do you know where it was from? tier an atlantic twang about it. do you know where it was from? had an atlantic twang about it. i - an atlantic twang about it. i regretted it as soon as i opened my mouth. i pulled back on it. anyway... we have time if you want to give it another go. we have so much sport. up until the 84th minute when manchester united were leading 2—0 in the europa league and then disaster. they scored two own goals. they do have the return leg. that is painful! it is. and a couple of injuries as well. their chances in europe are hanging by a thread after a difficult night in europe. unlike manchester united will want to forget. they were leading 2—0 but

moments of madness could cost them dearly. united had been cruising, marcel sabitzer scoring twice in the first half. but two own goals and a series of injuries put their european hopes in jeopardy. this last minute equaliser, which came off the head of substitute harry maguire meant the rollercoaster game finished 2—2. everything to play for in spain next week. we had our opportunities to score a third goal. and i think in the last 10 minutes was everything looked like it was against us. like i said, sometimes you have such nights. west ham's hopes of reaching the semi finals of the europa conference league also hang in the balance after a 1—1 draw with ghent. danny ings putting the hammers ahead just before half time —

his first european club goal. but the belgian side levelled shortly after the break. and they hit the bar late on. however, west ham battled to keep the score level. david moyes hoping his side can get over the line in front of their fans at the london stadium next thursday. assistant referee constantine hatzidakis says he is looking "forward to returning to officiating," after the football association confirmed he'll face no further action for clashing with liverpool's andy robertson. hatzidakis and robertson came together at half time during liverpool's draw with arsenal last week, with the official appearing to raise his elbow to the defender. hatzidakis was stood down while an investigation took place — that has now been completed and he'll face no further punishment. hatzidakis also confirmed he had apologised to robertson. it is going to rumble on for a little while, i would imagine. hassle between referees, officials and players. happens a lot.

after the birth of a baby, most of the time the umbilical cord and placenta are discarded. but, they can be a vital source of stem cells — used in lifesaving treatment for people with genetic disorders or blood cancer. the anthony nolan charity is now urging more people to sign up to donate their cord, especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds. a5 celestina 0lulode reports. every mother's day, i think to myself, "i've got three mothers." one i see, one i can do things with. but the other two that i just think about and just be grateful for. i've got plenty of therapy here. the kindness of strangers saved his life when he was diagnosed with leukemia. one of them's in america. one of them's in australia. and they're out there living their life. but for me, they mean so much that i'm so grateful for that they have done this to let me live. nilish had three unsuccessful

rounds of chemotherapy after his diagnosis in 2012. they said, "ok, we have options." the first option was the unrelated donor. but then, obviously, because of my ethnicity, they couldn't find me a match. and then my other option was my brother. he wasn't a match either. and then they told me about the cord blood. a new mum can choose to donate their placenta and umbilical cord. rich in stem cells, cord blood can be used to treat a number of conditions. if i didn't have the cord blood transplant, i don't think i would be here to tell the story. who do you recognise from that picture? lisa was pregnant with her second child when she chose to donate her placenta. at the time, her eldest, dylan, was battling leukaemia. we had four rounds of chemotherapy, and we were in hospital for about six months at the time. and when we were discharged,

we thought everything was fine. a couple of months later, he became unwell, and that's when we were told that he had relapsed and the leukaemia had come back, and that he would need a stem cell transplant. and then, when his little sister was born, seven weeks after his transplant, that's when we chose to donate her cord blood, because we wanted to give something back. only a handful of hospitals in the country allow people to donate their cords. anthony nolan concentrates its resources in areas with a mixture of mothers from different ethnic backgrounds, and they want more potential donors to come forward. the way the donation works is after the birth of your baby, the umbilical cord is clamped and the placenta is delivered. once that's done, one of our cord collectors will come and take the placenta and go and collect the cord blood from there. once collected, the cord blood is frozen and stored away until needed.

the main objective is that we can find any patient that needs a transplant a match, which is why we have got the cord blood programme running. we've collected over 10,000 cord blood units. they're ready to be shipped whenever there's a need for them. what are some of the reasons that some people have not wanted to donate? i think there's probably a lot of reasons. one of it could be cultural or religious, reasons that they're not don't want to donate. something they're not be familiar with it, but it does not affect the birth of the baby. this woman decided to donate after it has been spotted a hospital waiting room. it isjust such a nice thing to do, not only for the families, the families, the other children, but also it is something

reallyjust meaningful for your child as well. i have never heard about cord blood, i had to do some research on google, to be honest. i think my first reaction was surprise. if we do — something to help other people, and it is such an easy thing to do, why not do it? — donors do not find out if their cord blood is used, butjust months into her life, this little girl could already be a life—saver. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. we're nowjoined by the chief executive of the anthony nolan charity — henny braund — and kellie shirley, who has donated her cords from the birth of her children. if we can start with you kellie. can you tell us when it was and what your decision—making process was? it

was really easy to do. i gave birth at king's college in london. there are five hospitals, kings and london, two in leicester and two in manchester. we donated umbilical cords from our twins back in 2015. i have recently given birth back at kings a few weeks ago and we donated our baby boys umbilical cord again. otherwise it is tucked away at birth, which is awful, because it is such miracle stuff. you literally go and talk to your midwife, get a sticker put on your notes. you need to get to 37 weeks. once you have given birth, they come along and take away your umbilical cord. it would only otherwise be tucked away. they can freeze it and use it for transplants to save a stranger's lie. i transplants to save a stranger's lie. .. ~ transplants to save a stranger's lie. . ~ , ., ., lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie. we _ lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, we can _ lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, we can see _ lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, we can see as _ lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, we can see as you i lie. i am thinking straightaway, kellie, we can see as you tell l lie. i am thinking straightaway, l kellie, we can see as you tell the story, the pleasure it has given

unity to their altruistic thing. how did you know to do in the first place? why was it in your headspace to make that decision? it is place? why was it in your headspace to make that decision?— to make that decision? it is quite a random thing- _ to make that decision? it is quite a random thing. i _ to make that decision? it is quite a random thing. i am _ to make that decision? it is quite a random thing. i am an _ to make that decision? it is quite a random thing. i am an ambassador to make that decision? it is quite a i random thing. i am an ambassador for random thing. i am an ambassadorfor anti—nolan. in 2008, i went to a bit of a swanky do at the house of commons. it was at the time of the labour coalition. we started chatting and i was told about cord blood. she was staying in spain, you opt out. in this country you opt in if you want to donate your baby's umbilical cords. when i got pregnant i remember the conversation i had with her and we transferred our care to kings because i knew it was one of the hospitals offering their service. i have met people first—hand who had been saved from

this treatment, being an ambassador from anthony nolan. the proof is in the pudding. it is amazing to see somebody who is alive, who has been saved by cord blood. if anyone is pregnant and wants to donate, i strongly recommend it. it doesn't hurt you, it doesn't hurt your baby and it saves someone's life.- and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out _ and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out how— and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out how it _ and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out how it worked - and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out how it worked for i and it saves someone's life. kellie has laid out how it worked for her. a couple of things that kellie has brought up. a limited number of hospitals, the conversation she had had about how in spain you have to opt out whereas here you have to opt in. why do so few hospitals offer this service and why don't we just had to opt out? that this service and why don't we 'ust had to opt moi had to opt out? at anti-nolan we concentrate _ had to opt out? at anti-nolan we concentrate our— had to opt out? at anti-nolan we concentrate our pockets - had to opt out? at anti-nolan we concentrate our pockets of - concentrate our pockets of collection in the five hospitals graphically in areas where there are

populations of ethnic diversity. for ethnic— populations of ethnic diversity. for ethnic minority patients, it is much harder— ethnic minority patients, it is much harder sometimes to find an adult donor~ _ harder sometimes to find an adult donor~ cord — harder sometimes to find an adult donor. cord is a wonderful, rich source — donor. cord is a wonderful, rich source of— donor. cord is a wonderful, rich source of stem sales for ethnic minorities _ source of stem sales for ethnic minorities. we banked 10,000 cord so far. minorities. we banked 10,000 cord so far~ as _ minorities. we banked 10,000 cord so far~ as you _ minorities. we banked 10,000 cord so far. as you have seen on the film, milosz— far. as you have seen on the film, milosz is _ far. as you have seen on the film, milosz is living a wonderful life. why can — milosz is living a wonderful life. why can so few hospitals do this? at the moment we are about the right number— the moment we are about the right number of— the moment we are about the right number of mothers donating cord blood _ number of mothers donating cord blood we — number of mothers donating cord blood. we always do want more people to come _ blood. we always do want more people to come forward. we would love three funding _ to come forward. we would love three funding to _ to come forward. we would love three funding to open up more sites. it is down to funding to open up more sites. it 3 down to funding. there is no need at this moment in time to have to opt out because you have enough. taste out because you have enough. we never have enough, we always want people. _ never have enough, we always want people, vertically from ethnic minorities to come forward and donate — minorities to come forward and donate cord blood. if they cannot do

that, _ donate cord blood. if they cannot do that, go— donate cord blood. if they cannot do that, go on— donate cord blood. if they cannot do that, go on to the register if you are aged — that, go on to the register if you are aged between 16 and 30. then you can donate _ are aged between 16 and 30. then you can donate stem cells to a stranger and say— can donate stem cells to a stranger and say their lives. the magical thing _ and say their lives. the magical thing about cord blood is about unlocking new treatments and jewels and transplants. they are using this blood _ and transplants. they are using this blood a _ and transplants. they are using this blood a lot — and transplants. they are using this blood a lot. in future we will need more _ blood a lot. in future we will need more people to donate cord blood. this may— more people to donate cord blood. this may be a question for both of you. mary, first. when people express a reluctance or do not want to commit is there a theme around why people would not want to do this? ., why people would not want to do this? . ., ., ,., , this? there are varied reasons. it could be personal, _ this? there are varied reasons. it could be personal, cultural, i could be personal, cultural, religious _ could be personal, cultural, religious. we spend a lot of time, a midwife _ religious. we spend a lot of time, a midwife spent a lot of time with another, — midwife spent a lot of time with another, talking about why and what could _ another, talking about why and what could happen with stem cells. going back to the conversation. _ could happen with stem cells. (er? “ir. back to the conversation. kellie mentioned it. and midwife would not start that conversation. it could be

something that comes from the mother. . .. , something that comes from the mother. , ., , ., ., , something that comes from the mother. . .. , ., ., mother. usually the mother has heard about something, _ mother. usually the mother has heard about something, goes _ mother. usually the mother has heard about something, goes on _ mother. usually the mother has heard about something, goes on to - mother. usually the mother has heard about something, goes on to the i about something, goes on to the website — about something, goes on to the website. quite an easy process. they put a _ website. quite an easy process. they put a sticker— website. quite an easy process. they put a sticker on your folder and go in and _ put a sticker on your folder and go in and collect your cord blood. there — in and collect your cord blood. there might be people who say, i don't know, i don't want to. it is my baby. itjust doesn't seem right. what would you say to that? it is a choice, isn't it? you don't have to but, like i say, if you eliminate the fear... it really doesn't hurt you. it doesn't hurt your baby can make your baby doesn't need any more and otherwise it is just chapter way. it literally can save someone's life. ijust think it is a no—brainer. if it can't be used to say someone's life, it can be used in research. they havejust say someone's life, it can be used in research. they have just found out it can be used to help bristol eyesight for people. it is such a

magical thing. eyesight for people. it is such a magicalthing. —— help eyesight for people. it is such a magical thing. —— help restore eyesight. it is totally up to you, it is a choice. what an amazing thing your baby can do. they went it is born. .. ~ thing your baby can do. they went it is born. ., ., ,, ., is born. thank you. you win the arize for is born. thank you. you win the prize for the — is born. thank you. you win the prize for the absolute _ is born. thank you. you win the prize for the absolute best i prize for the absolute best background. i loved then a mess, they are fantastic.

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